After leaving the Wang family in a hurry, Li Zexuan did not even return home. Instead, he went straight to the government office.
After explaining his identity to the government servant at the door, Li Zexuan was invited to a side hall at the back of the government office. After about 15 minutes, Yin Wenjie of the government office walked in wearing a purple official robe. He cupped his hands and smiled at Li Zexuan.
"Yo! Li Zhanshi, may I know why you are here today? "
Things were different now. Li Zexuan was the Crown Prince Zexuan, a rising star of the empire. He was no longer the little "teacher" of the Imperial College. Even Hua Wenjie had to be polite when he saw him.
"Haha! Greetings, Magistrate Hua. I have something I need your help with today! "
Li Zexuan did not put on airs. He politely bowed back to Hua Wenjie and smiled.
Hua Wenjie's eyes flashed. Almost instantly, he realized that what Li Zexuan wanted to say was related to the assassination case. Normally, he did not have any contact with Li Zexuan. If there was any interaction, it would only be the assassination case a few days ago!
Thinking of this, Hua Wenjie's expression brightened. He quickly waved his hands and dismissed his servants. He sat down beside Li Zexuan and said, "Li Zexuan, if you have something to say, just say it. As long as it is within my power, I will definitely do my best to help!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "I think Magistrate Hua can also guess a thing or two. That's right, I am here today because of the assassin. I have already investigated the assassin's background, but I need Magistrate Hua to help me find the assassin's hiding place!"
"Oh! Li Zhanshi, quickly say it! Where did the assassin come from? "
Hua Wenjie's face flashed with a hint of excitement as he quickly said.
Actually, he was bitter in his heart!
The ten-day deadline given by Li Er was about to arrive, but the constables of the Governor's Office failed to find any useful clues. On the contrary, many ruffians and scoundrels in Chang 'an City were arrested these days.
It couldn't be said that the bailiffs of the capital government were incompetent. It was just that Li Zexuan had provided too few clues. They knew nothing about the black-clothed assassin's appearance, age, background, and so on. How could the bailiffs catch him?
This era was not like the modern era, where there were surveillance cameras in key places. When there was a murder case, one could find the murderer through the surveillance cameras at each intersection. The investigation of this era relied on the clues left behind by the murderer to gradually investigate.
The worst part was that Li Zexuan could provide very little useful information to the capital government. How could the bailiffs even begin their investigation ~?
Now that Li Zexuan could provide the identity and origin of the assassin, how could Hua Wenjie not be excited? At least he could keep his official position!
"According to my investigation, the assassin came from a small sect in the depths of the Qinling Mountains called the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue. That sect is located at a place called the Serpent Mountain. Today, I came here to ask Magistrate Hua to send someone to help me find out where the Serpent Mountain is located in the Qinling Mountains. Once you find out, I will deal with them! "
Li Zexuan looked at Hua Wenjie and said with a serious face.
"Seven Cultivators Sect? Snake Spirit Mountain? "
Hua Wenjie muttered a few words and then nodded, "Okay! This old man will send someone to investigate! If there is any news, I will inform Li Zhanshi immediately! "
"Thank you for your trouble! Thank you! "
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and thanked him.
The Qinling Mountains traversed the central part of China, starting from southern Gansu in the west, passing through southern Shaanxi to western Henan. Its main body was located at the junction of southern Shaanxi and northern Sichuan provinces. It was about 1500 kilometers long from east to west, including hundreds of mountains of various sizes. If Li Zexuan didn't have anyone to help him, who knew how long it would take him to find it?
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The next day.
On top of the Cloud Mountain.
The morning sun reflected the rosy clouds, covering the whole mountain with a golden coat, making it look exceptionally beautiful!
The craftsmen who got up early to work were running around, digging foundations, building walls, quarrying rocks, chopping trees, and sawing wood. The division of labor was clear, and the scene was bustling with activity.
At 7: 45 AM, a convoy of four or five ox carts arrived at the top of the mountain along the mountain path. Some of the sharp-eyed workers guessed that the boss had sent something good to the workers again.
"Eh? Faubert, why are you here? "
The shed that Yan Shaoning stayed in during the day was very close to the mountain gate. He raised his head and saw Faubert in front of the convoy, so he quickly stopped his work and went out to greet him.
"Haha! Young Master Yan, this old man is here to send you new materials today! "
Faubert said to Yan Shaoning with a smile as he directed the crowd to unload the bags of cement.
"New materials? Is that all? What are they used for? "
Yan Shaoning didn't know that the workshop was secretly developing cement during this period of time. He was busy with the division of labor at the construction site!
"Haha! This is the cement that the workshop made according to Lord Jue's instructions. It is used to replace the cement mortar and used to build walls! This stuff can not only be used to build walls, but it can also be used to build roads. Lord Jue said that the roads of the academy will be paved with a layer of cement mixed with sand and stones in the future! "
Faubert said with a sense of accomplishment as he stroked his beard.
"Cement ~? Why is this name so weird ~? Is this stuff really that easy to use? "
Yan Shaoning opened a bag of cement and looked at the gray powder inside as he asked doubtfully.
Faubert nodded and said, "Of course! The craftsmen in the cement workshop have all done experiments before. There is no problem at all! Shaoning, you can let someone try it now. Young Master said that the construction of the academy must be done with cement in the future! "
"Okay, I will try it! Faubert, how do I use this stuff? "
Yan Shaoning nodded in agreement after hearing Faubert's solemn answer.
"Haha, this is simple. Let me tell you the ratio of the water mixture!"
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"Done? That's it? But it doesn't look sturdy at all? If you push it hard with your hand, this wall will probably collapse! "
Under Faubert's guidance, the workers mixed some cement paste and then used it to build two walls. However, Yan Shaoning felt that this thing wasn't very sturdy, so he asked Faubert.
"We still have to wait for the cement to solidify! Even if we use glutinous rice mortar, won't the newly built walls be very fragile? Shaoning, you don't have to worry about these two walls today. You can take a look at it tomorrow. At that time, you will find out how magical this cement is! "
Generally, cement mortar will reach its final solidification after five to eight hours at 20 degrees Celsius. At that time, it won't be able to move with fingers. Faubert was very confident about this, so he said to Yan Shaoning with certainty.
"Okay! Then we will take a look at it tomorrow. If the effect is really good, then we won't buy glutinous rice mortar in the future! "
Yan Shaoning thought for a while and nodded in agreement.
In his opinion, Li Zexuan's foresight and decisiveness were very trustworthy.
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