Empire

It was a dark night with high winds. The capital city was exceptionally quiet except for the sound of armor and weapons colliding as the Qinghe Army patrols passed by.

When a patrol team with torches just walked through the street in front of the deputy commander's residence, more than a dozen sneaky shadows flashed into the dark alley next to the deputy commander's residence.

Chen Ziang and his Ninth Battalion now took over the granary in the west of the city and the west gate of the capital. Although the city was under a curfew at night, it did not affect them much.

Deputy commander Xu Fu tried to set fire to the granary in the west of the city to put the blame on Chen Ziang for not keeping a strict watch and get rid of him. Xu

Fu wanted to get rid of Chen Ziang for two reasons. One was to vent his anger, and the other was to kill the capable general of his old rival Chen Ru.

Although Xu Fu was the deputy commander, Chen Ziang had the deputy commander Chen Ru standing behind him, so he did not dare to do it openly and could only use these dark means.

It's just that Xu Fu's luck is not very good. Although his methods are clever, he always returns empty-handed.

Now the confidant he sent out to carry out the task of burning the granary fell into the hands of Chen Ziang, letting Chen Ziang know his conspiracy.

Chen Ziang has always hated evil and hated it. He has been tolerant, but he doesn't want to tolerate it this time. He decided to give Xu Fu a counterattack to let Xu Fu know that he, Chen Ziang, is not someone who can be bullied.

Wang Hu brought more than a dozen capable brothers to execute Chen Ziang's order, which was to burn the mansion of Deputy Marshal Xu Fu and teach him a lesson.

Chen Ziang's idea is very simple. Since you are playing dirty, I will treat you the same way you treat me, so that you will also know the taste of being tricked.

Wang Hu is Chen Ziang's absolute confidant. Although he is only a general of a thousand men, he is loyal to Chen Ziang.

With the expansion of the army, Wang Hu's ability is now slightly insufficient, resulting in his military merits not keeping up, and he was not promoted to deputy battalion general, but Chen Ziang did not treat him badly, and gave him the treatment of a deputy battalion general.

This time he came to carry out the task of setting fire to the house, which was also Chen Ziang's trust in him.

Although Wang Hu's ability to lead troops is a little worse, he is more cautious and has been working hard to improve himself.

Wang Hu hid in the dark and saw that the guards at the door of the deputy marshal's mansion on the front of the street did not notice anything, so he waved his hand and prepared to lead people to climb over the wall.

More than a dozen brothers built a ladder and climbed over the wall like ghosts into the mansion of deputy marshal Xu Fu.

This was originally the mansion of a dynasty official. There were countless pavilions and towers with three entrances and three exits, which was magnificent. Now it was taken by deputy marshal Xu Fu.

As a deputy marshal, although Xu Fu did not have much real power, there were many guards in the mansion.

It's just that there is no enemy situation in the surrounding areas of the provincial capital, which makes the guards more relaxed.

Under the cover of night, Wang Hu and his men were divided into several fire-setting teams and quickly took action.

The first place to catch fire was the kitchen of the deputy commander's residence. The dry firewood and the fierce fire instantly engulfed the row of houses next to the kitchen.

""It's on fire! It's on fire!"

The guards in the deputy commander's mansion saw a raging fire in the kitchen, and they all rushed to the kitchen to try to put out the fire.

But they didn't know that this was just Wang Hu's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

When everyone's attention was drawn to the kitchen, other places were quickly ignited. With the help of the night wind, the fire spread rapidly and some houses were burned with a bang.

"What's going on?"

Deputy Commander Xu Fu was sleeping soundly when he was awakened by the noise outside. Seeing a bright red patch outside, he hurriedly got up to check.

""Deputy commander, deputy commander, hurry up, there's a fire!"

A guard whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot from smoke came running over and shouted hurriedly.

"What are you still standing there for? Put out the fire!"

Seeing the mansion burning, Xu Fu was also very angry.

""Deputy Marshal, there are too many fires, we can't put them out, run for your lives!"

Seeing the crackling flames everywhere, Xu Fu realized that something was wrong. He didn't even bother to put on his clothes, and ran out with his wife and concubines.

Those guards and servants were not fools. Facing the raging flames, who would care about putting out the fire? Running for your lives was the most important thing.

Xu Fu and his group fled from their exquisite mansion in a panic, watching countless houses engulfed in flames. The night sky was illuminated in red, and it was clearly visible ten miles away. When standing guard at night, patrolling soldiers saw that the deputy marshal's mansion was on fire, and they all rushed over to put out the fire.

But many of the pavilions and towers in the deputy marshal's mansion were... It was made of wood. When the fire started, the air was filled with heat waves. It was difficult to get close, let alone put out the fire.

The fire continued to burn until dawn and then gradually died down. The entire deputy marshal's mansion was burned to ruins.

Since this house occupies a large area and the surrounding houses are separated from each other by bricks and tiles, it did not affect other places.

Xu Fu watched helplessly as his house was burned to ashes. The gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin inside were also burned to ashes. He gritted his teeth in anger.

The fire burned in many places in a short period of time. Xu Fu knew without guessing that someone must have set the fire on purpose.

"Don't let me know who it is. If I find out who it is, I will tear you to pieces!"

Seeing the mansion burned into a charred ruin, Xu Fu clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

"Hey, isn’t this Deputy Marshal Xu? Why is he standing on the street?"

"Tsk tsk, how could such a luxurious mansion burn down like this? Oh, what a pity."

When Xu Fuqi's face turned pale, a sarcastic voice came over.

He turned his head and saw Chen Ziang looking at him with a playful face, muttering

���When it came to Chen Zi'ang, Xu Fu suddenly understood everything. It must be him who dared to be so bold!

"Chen Ziang, you set fire to my mansion?!"

Xu Fu stared at Chen Ziang with red eyes, as if he wanted to swallow Chen Ziang in one gulp.

"I say, deputy commander, you can't wrongly accuse a good person. Which eye of yours saw the arson?" Chen Ziang said with a smile.

"Yes, Deputy Commander, my general slept soundly last night, I can testify to that."

"Deputy Commander, you can't wrongly accuse a good person."Wang Hu and others also chimed in.

"You!"

Xu Fu was now certain that Chen Ziang had sent someone to set the fire, but he had no evidence. He pointed at Chen Ziang and was so angry that he could not speak.

""Chen Ziang, just wait for me, I'm not done with you!" Xu Fu gritted his teeth and said

""Oh, Deputy Commander Xu, I'm so scared."

Chen Ziang pretended to be scared, which made Wang Hu and others laugh, while Xu Fu was so angry that he trembled all over.

"Deputy Commander, please move aside and don't block the way. I have to take the criminal who tried to set fire to the granary last night to the commander-in-chief for punishment."

Chen Ziang was in no mood to argue with Xu Fu and waved his hand impatiently.

Xu Fu then noticed the people detained behind Chen Ziang and his men. Although they were beaten black and blue, they were the ones he had sent to burn the granary.

""Deputy Marshal, help me, I am Xiao Liuzi."

A personal guard of the deputy marshal's mansion shouted hurriedly as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

Xu Fu saw these trusted personal guards, but now in public, would he dare to admit it?

No, because once he admitted that the other party was his man, then he would be inseparable from the arson of the granary.

"What are you talking about? I don't know any Xiao Liuzi." Xu Fu said cruelly.