The Emperor of Great Ming had not visited Consort Yan for the past two days. It was not that he did not want to, but whenever he saw her, he kept thinking of the explosion that night.
Two days had passed, and Zhang Banban had uncovered many things, but all they proved was that Wan Yulou and Liu Xi had both wanted to deal with the other. Even the explosion at the Gunpowder Depot had been part of their plans.
Wan Yulou and Liu Xi probably never imagined, even in death, that Zhang Banban had long since planted men around them. After all, Zhang Banban was the Seal-Holding Eunuch, the highest-ranking eunuch in the palace.
But why Wan Yulou and Liu Xi had perished together remained undiscovered.
Was it really because their Martial Arts were evenly matched that they fought to the death, taking each other down with them?
"Zhang Banban, let this matter end here. The Firearms Bureau's New Bureau Deputy has already been selected. The depot must be relocated, and this time, you must assign some men to guard it too. There must be no more accidents."
Firearms were the Great Ming court's most important weapons. He had a premonition that chaos was about to engulf the world.
The Emperor of Great Sui had been taken out of the palace by Yuwen Huaji, supposedly to tour the realm, but this was plainly a means of holding the Son of Heaven hostage to command the lords.
The Li Clan and Dugu Clan in Great Sui had already seized the opportunity to expand their territories. Many rebel armies had also appeared. Great Sui was heading for chaos.
Once Yuwen Huaji discovered that the Emperor of Great Sui's commands no longer worked, it would be time for that emperor to die