Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 411 Yonglefang Fire

  If it was an accident, the fire wouldn't burn so fast. Depending on the situation, it was obvious that someone in the Pingnanhou Mansion was deliberately setting fire to it, and the purpose was naturally very simple, that is, to leave the capital while the chaos.

   The question is how much turmoil this fire can bring.

   In ancient times, there were also fire yamen.

It’s hard to say about other cities, at least there are definitely in the capital, especially near Yonglefang, there are two water shops, and there is a yamen specializing in fire fighting, the name is Huoxunpu, which is in charge of more than a dozen people in the capital. A water shop, the chief is called Fire Ban Guan, from the seventh rank.

  Yonglefang is the most important one in the capital. When Yonglefang was on fire, the fire patrol shop immediately began to operate. Some people were responsible for transporting water, some people were responsible for putting out fires, and some people were responsible for evacuating the masses.

  Qianniuwei's people were originally near the Pingnanhou Mansion. They were quicker in contact with the fire, and they were also actively fighting the fire. If it was just an accidental fire, they would be able to put it out quickly, but unfortunately, it was an arson.

  The fire spread at the fastest speed.

   Hundreds of people from the Pingnanhou Mansion fled in a panic, escaping from the gates one by one in a panic.

   At this moment, Zhonglang General of Qianniuwei is busy closing the city gates.

   At that time, he didn't get the order of the Son of Heaven, so he couldn't close the city gate as quickly as possible. He could only use his face as the grandson of the family, and his identity as the general of the Qianniu Wei Zhonglang, to forcibly close the city gate, first beheading and then playing.

   He didn't have this permission originally, but the grandson of this kind of family can be sure that today's emperor will definitely do this, so he decided to do it ahead of time.

Now this fire, Pingnanhou Mansion will definitely be burnt down, and even several nearby houses will be affected. If the fire is not put out in time, half of Yonglefang will have an accident, so Pingnanhou Mansion can only be abandoned. But the people who escaped from the Pingnanhou Mansion were not easy to deal with.

  Chong Heng, who made the idea, was not there. Only a few captains of Qianniuwei were left here. The captains looked at each other in dismay, and finally made up their minds.

   "Go and transfer everyone over, but everyone who comes out of Pingnan Hou's Mansion, one will be arrested, and all of them will look like, as for the firefighting..."

   "Let the patrollers come to the rescue!"

The whole Yonglefang was burnt down, and it doesn't matter to Qianniuwei, because this is not their responsibility, but if the people of Pingnanhou Mansion are lost in this chaos, then these Qianniuwei will not be able to eat. gone!

   I have to say that the decisions made by these commanders were correct, but they underestimated the power of the masses.

When people are frightened, they are very flustered, especially when they encounter this kind of fire, everyone is scrambling to run out, how can they arrest you one by one, and there are still others in the Pingnanhou mansion. There were more than 200 minions, and these people were strong and strong. As soon as a few hundred people ran out, the team blocked by the Qianniu Guard was scattered.

   The scene was in chaos.

   There was a raging fire behind, and everyone panicked.

It was the dry time of autumn, and the wind was strong. After a while, the fire began to spread to the vicinity. At the moment, it was all wooden houses, and they caught fire as soon as they touched the fire. After the fire spread, Qianniuwei instantly I can't control the situation.

   This is a decision-making problem.

   If these Qianniu Guard captains were ruthless enough, they would draw their knives and wait at the gate of the Pingnan Marquis Mansion, and kill one of them when they came out, and the situation would be under control.

   But now, it's obviously too late.

When Chong Heng closed the city gate and rode back to Yonglefang, the entire Yonglefang was in a mess, not only the Pingnanhou Mansion, but also the four or five large mansions connected to the Pingnanhou Mansion. When the fire broke out, Yongle Street was full of people.

   Zhongheng's face was extremely ugly.

   He grabbed a captain of Qianniu Guard and shouted in a low voice, "Where are the people from the Marquis of Pingnan!"

   This commander was trembling.

"Zhong... Zhonglang general, the people of the Pingnanhou Mansion fled from the inside in a hurry, and most of them were stopped by the inferior, but the situation was too chaotic, many people ran away, the situation is too chaotic at the moment, It's scattered a lot, and it's not very easy to find..."

   Zhongheng gasped hard.

   "Waste!"

   "We Qianniuwei have more than 3,000 people, and we can't bear to see a small Pingnanhou mansion. This kind of thing happened to Qianniuwei Xinli. How can we establish a foothold in the capital in the future!"

   Zhong Heng gasped deeply.

But fortunately, he saw the opportunity early and closed the city gate as soon as possible. Even if the Pingnan Hou escaped from Yonglefang at this moment, most of them are still in the capital. As long as he is still in the capital, this matter will happen. room for recovery.

Just when Chong Heng lowered his head to think, the fire patrol officer rushed over in a panic, bowed his head to Chong Heng and said, "General Chong, the fire can't be controlled, please help Qianniuwei to evacuate the people of Yonglefang. !"

  Chong Heng came back to his senses and glanced at the fire officer lightly.

"No time."

   Qianniuwei is going to start looking for people everywhere, and there is still time to manage the fire.

  The fire spreads.

   After the fire in Yonglefang burned down three or four houses in a row, the inner guard of the big red clothes finally arrived.

   These inner guards came not to fight the fire, but to protect a four-horse carriage.

  The eunuch, who had an inner eunuch, sang loudly, "Your Majesty, come here—"

  The Qianniuwei and the people from the patrol shop near Yonglefang immediately knelt on the ground.

  In the carriage, a young man came down, dressed in black clothes, with his hands on his back, and raised his eyes to look at the blazing fire of the Marquis of Pingnan.

   At this moment, the Pingnanhou Mansion was almost completely swallowed up by the fire, and the wood was burning.

   Emperor Taikang carried his hands on his back and watched the spectacular fire with his eyes fixed.

  Chong Heng was in a cold sweat and knelt directly on the ground.

   "Your Majesty, the subject of the death penalty—"

   Emperor Taikang waved his hand and sighed: "What are you doing kneeling, go and put out the fire."

   He exhaled.

   "Qianniuwei and Neiwei also went to put out the fire, and if it continued to burn, half of the Yonglefang would be gone."

   There are princes everywhere in Yonglefang, and it is a big problem which one burns down.

   If this fire is allowed to continue to burn, it is not impossible to burn down the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

   The two guards came quickly because they were nearby, while Yulin guard was in the south of the city, and it would take more than half an hour to get here.

   Zhongheng knelt in front of the emperor and lowered his head deeply.

   "Your Majesty, this minister... guilty."

  The Son of Heaven slowly exhaled and said, "When you get up and talk, this kind of thing will happen. You didn't expect it, and I didn't expect it, so I can't blame you."

   "It's just weird, this great general of the Zhu Kingdom is too cruel."

   Emperor Taikang withdrew his gaze from the fire, turned to look at Chong Heng, and his voice was calm.

   "Listen, no matter what the cost, Li Shen can't be let out of Beijing."

   "Catch him, live or die."

  Chong Heng lowered his head and said loudly, "My minister, obey!"

  …

   At the same time, Mu Ying also rushed to Chen Guogong's mansion and met Ye old man.

   Ye Sheng was drinking secretly.

   After seeing Mu Ying coming, the old man took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "So anxious, for the matter of Pingnan Houfu?"

   Mu Ying bowed her head and said, "You all know?"

   "Bullshit."

   Ye Sheng glanced at Mu Ying angrily.

   "The old man lives in Yonglefang. The fire is about to burn to the old man's house. Could the old man not know?"

   Mu Ying bowed her head and said, "Please advise my grandfather, what should Yu Linwei do now?"

   "Nature is what to do."

   Ye Sheng said indifferently: "At this moment, His Majesty will most likely ask you to fight the fire, you just follow."

   "This kind of thing is not something that Yu Linwei can control. You can send someone you can trust to explain the matter to Li Xin."

   Having said that, Ye Sheng continued.

   "Remember, when fighting the fire, help some of my Ye family, don't let the old man's house burn!"

   (end of this chapter)