Great Tang princess

Chapter 657 Disaster Relief
In this day and age, most buildings are made of wood, and it is quite dangerous to cause a fire.

The imperial court also had a plan for this. Those night watchmen were actually checking to see if there was a fire.

And once a fire breaks out, the drums will also sound, with a bright rhythm, to notify the management agency.

Li Yuechen just knew this kind of drum sound, but since he was born, this was the first time he really heard it in nearly 30 years, so at first he mistook it for an urgent military situation at eight hundred miles.

After recognizing that it was a fire notice, Li Yuechen immediately began to put on his clothes, and at the same time shouted: "Come on!"

"Your Highness!" The guard's voice sounded from outside the door.

"When is it?" Li Yuechen asked while quickly getting dressed.

"Return to Your Highness, the Yin hour has just passed."

After Li Yuechen put on his middle coat, he immediately jumped up from the bed and walked out.

"Your Highness!" Shangguan Wan'er wanted to remind her that she hadn't tied her hair yet, but she had already opened the door and went out.

The guard outside the door saw that the princess came out wearing only a tunic, and was about to remind her, but saw her take off suddenly, and her body had already jumped high.

After taking two steps on the pillar with one leg, he reached out and grabbed the eaves.

Then with a slight flick, a side somersault threw himself directly onto the roof.

Under the dark night sky, a gust of cold wind blows, making her black hair flutter freely along the direction of the wind.

She raised her eyes and saw an orange-red light flickering in the southeast, which was extremely conspicuous in the dark night sky.

After a visual inspection, it might be a little farther than Nanshi.

A layer of flames could be seen faintly beating gradually. Although it looked small here, the fire at the scene would not be too small.

After all, the sound of drums resounded throughout the city, so it must not be a small fire, which meant that it had already developed into a fire!The situation has gotten out of control!

Otherwise, as long as the fire is still under control, it is impossible for those present to allow the drums to sound.

Because the sound of the drums meant that things were getting serious, and the emperor would know that this was definitely not something the managers present wanted to see.

Li Yuechen narrowed his eyes, then jumped off the eaves, grabbed the eaves with one hand to relieve his strength, and landed firmly on the ground.

As she walked in, she gave orders to the guards next to her: "Prepare the horses, I am going to the scene! Send someone to ride a fast horse to inform the Jinwu Guard and the bad guys, and rush to the scene as quickly as possible! Prepare a few more different horses. Bring colored fabrics, if you don’t have fabrics, take satin, fast!”

Her guards were all trained in the barracks, even if they had doubts about her orders, they would not ask them on the spot, and they all agreed to express their understanding.

Li Yuechen actually wanted to inform Qianniuwei. After all, they have all received professional training, and it is much more convenient to mobilize than Jinwuwei and bad people.

But the military camp was at the foot of Mang Mountain, and it would take about an hour to come here on a fast horse, so before they came, the Jinwu Guards and bad people had to be allowed to maintain order on the scene.

At the same time, she also sent someone to the barracks to inform, hoping that Qianniuwei could come over quickly.

After entering the room, Li Yuechen sat on the edge of the bed while putting on his coat: "Wan'er tie my hair."

"Yes!" Shangguan Wan'er agreed, and picked up the red ribbon on the bedside table to tie her hair.

While tied up, he asked: "Your Highness, is the hidden guard..."

"It's just a fire, we don't need them." Li Yuechen interrupted her and quickly got dressed.

After getting dressed and tied up her hair, Li Yuechen got up and walked outside.

Seeing that Shangguan Wan'er got up and wanted to go out, she stopped her: "Wan'er doesn't have to follow me, after all, the fire scene..."

"Wan'er understands, but I think His Majesty is already awake at this moment, Wan'er will go into the palace to accompany His Majesty, and wait for His Highness's good news!" Shangguan Wan'er replied with a smile.

After hearing this, Li Yuechen was slightly taken aback, but immediately nodded and touched her cheek: "Don't worry, it will be soon!"

After finishing speaking, he turned and left the room, ran quickly across the yard, and arrived at the gate of the Princess Mansion.

At the gate, all the guards have arrived and the horses are ready.

"Is everything ready?" Li Yuechen asked as he walked forward.

The guard on the side shook the pieces of silk in his hand: "Don't worry, Your Highness!"

Afterwards, Li Yuechen quickly got on his horse and flicked the rein: "Let's go!"

……

A group of people galloped wildly on the streets of Dongdu. Fortunately, the visibility at night in this era is not too low, so it will not smear the progress.

Nearly twenty horses galloped down the street, kicking up a lot of dust.

Although the streets in Dongdu are now paved with concrete roads, there is a six-meter-wide dirt road in the middle of the road, which is used for horses to run wild under special circumstances.

Dongducheng is not big, and it is definitely not small. After Li Yuechen galloped for nearly two quarters of an hour, he saw the scene from a distance.

At this time, it can be seen accurately that the place of fire is in Huijiefang.

Seeing that the scene was getting closer, Li Yuechen gave an order to the guards on the side: "You go over here and inform the medical school to prepare to save lives!"

"Yes!"

The guard agreed, and left at the next fork to go to the medical school.

Li Yuechen continued to run forward with other guards, and arrived outside Huijiefang in a short while.

Even through a layer of walls, you can see the flames in the workshop, and at the same time, you can hear the extremely chaotic sounds inside.

There were angry roars and desperate cries, mixed together in a mess, which made people feel uneasy.

Then she jumped off the horse and entered Huijiefang, and the other guards followed quickly.

Just came in from Fangmen, the first thing I saw was a row of burning houses.

The raging fire will wrap the roof, pillars and every other place that can burn, twisting and twisting in the night wind.

If you listen carefully, you can still hear miserable cries in the house wrapped in flames, including adults and children.

Outside, the Jinwu Guards and bad people who had already come, as well as the people in the workshop, were running around with buckets and wooden basins, splashing more than half of the water in the containers on the flames due to running.

However, this little splash is nothing compared to the fire that has already started, and it hardly seems to have any effect.

Most of the square was illuminated by the light produced by the flames, like daytime.

On the ground not far in front of them lay a group of wounded, some were still crying in pain, some could only twitch and struggle slightly, and some were motionless.

The key problem is that the scene is still a mess, and no one in charge of command and dispatch can be seen.

There were even cases of people running over with buckets tripping over wounded on the ground.

There is no water canal in Huijiefang, and the residents living in the workshop usually rely on wells to get water.

At this time, a large number of people surrounded the well, and every time the water was taken out, a lot of water was spilled out when the crowd was squeezed out.

This is what Li Yuechen saw after entering the gate. The only thing he felt was chaos, it was too chaos!

She suddenly ran two steps forward and grabbed a Jinwu Guard in armor.

The caught man didn't make any preparations, he just felt his shoulders being pulled back by a strong force, and the basin in his hand fell to the ground.

He turned his head and was about to yell, but when he saw Li Yuechen's tall figure and the ax pinned to the waist of the guard beside him, he immediately guessed her identity, and immediately saluted: "I have seen..."

"Where's Fang Zheng?" Li Yuechen didn't have time for him to salute now, so he interrupted him directly.

"Returning to Your Highness, Fangcaifang was rushing into the house to save people, but...the door beam collapsed, and the person...did not come out..." Jin Wuwei replied in a panic.

After listening to the other party's answer, Li Yuechen looked around, and then rushed out.

Before the guards could react, they saw that she had quickly climbed up the square wall after a run-up.

Then he jumped along the square wall to the side of the house that had not been ignited, and after a few ups and downs, he climbed to the highest point of the roof like a nimble monkey.

Li Yuechen stood on the roof, looked at the messy scene below, took a deep breath, and shouted: "Quiet—!"

The sudden roar overwhelmed the other voices present, and everyone subconsciously stopped what they were doing, and turned to look at the big red figure on the roof.

Except for the cries still coming from the burning house, the people outside have basically quieted down.

"I am Princess Taiping of Zhenguo! Everyone, follow my orders!"

The other Jinwu Guards and bad people immediately surrounded them, waiting for the princess's order.

Li Yuechen looked down and shouted: "Jin Wuwei, all obey orders!"

"Yes!" The Jinwu guards below all agreed.

"You guys are divided into two groups! All of you have removed your armor and are dressed in civilian clothes. After soaking through, cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel, and search for the wounded. Rescue everyone where the fire has not spread! Another wave, take Tools, demolish all the houses in the downwind direction that are close to the land of flames!"

"Yes!" The leading Jinwu guard agreed, and his opponent waved his hands: "Brothers, let's go!"

They ran aside and took off their armor, and then ran to the well and drenched themselves with the water drawn up.

Li Yuechen continued: "Bad people, all listen to the order! Collect horses and donkey carts everywhere, and send all the injured to the medical school. The guards of this palace will guide you!"

"Yes!" The unscrupulous people dressed in black below all agreed, and then immediately dispersed to collect available means of transportation.

There was no water canal in Huijiefang, so it was unrealistic to expect water to put out the fire, so Li Yuechen decided to demolish all the houses downwind of the fire and create a isolation zone.

At least make sure that the fire will not continue to expand, and then slowly extinguish it.

As for those trapped inside the fire...

A trace of unbearableness flashed in Li Yuechen's eyes, but in the end he shook his head and did not give the order to rush into the fire to save people.

In this era when there is no fireproof clothing, it is not worth the loss to rush into the fire scene to save people. If you can't save people, don't say it, and if you can't save people, you have to go in.

As long as there is hope of saving people, Li Yuechen will not watch them be burned alive.

The burning place is a Zoroastrian temple, and most of the people inside are Zoroastrians. I hope their gods can bless them to escape safely...

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen shook his head unbearably.But then cheered up.

Now is not the time to be sad, she still has things to do.

Then she lowered her head to look at the silks and satins carried by the guards, which were in four colors: red, white, green, and black.

She ordered the guards: "Send these silks to the medical school, and let them cut them into long strips, and tie them to the wrists of the injured according to different symptoms. Red is for people who must be treated immediately; white can wait; green is light." If you are injured, put it last; if you are dead, you should wear black!"

"Yes!" The guard agreed, and immediately turned and left.

……

Under Li Yuechen's command, everyone found their positions and jobs, and acted methodically.

The unscrupulous people found a large number of horse-drawn carts and donkey carts in the surrounding houses and other places, and sent the injured to the medical school batch by batch.

The Jinwu Guard started the search and rescue work and demolished the surrounding houses.

It is said that they are looking for utensils, but apart from some tools, no other utensils can be found at all.

The Jinwu guards can only dismantle it with bare hands or with stones.

Li Yuechen actually wanted the guards to lend them the ax for use, but the problem was that the army's ax was very thin and hollowed out, and if it was used as a demolition tool, it would break and hurt himself.

After all, this kind of ax was originally intended for chopping people, not for work.

So she jumped off the roof and demolished the house together with the Jinwu guards.

With her here, the work efficiency can be improved a lot.

……

Just after jumping off the roof and coming behind several Jinwu guards, they heard a burst of crying.

Walking up to look, it was a little girl who was only five or six years old crying, crying and shouting: "Don't tear down our house..."

The Jinwu Guard at the side watched the fire that had gradually spread, and waved his hand in a disturbed manner, asking his brother to take the little girl aside.

Before he could move, Li Yuechen had already run over.

She squatted down, raised her hand and touched the little girl's head: "Don't be afraid, the imperial court will arrange a new residence for you!"

Seeing a beautiful older sister comforting her, the little girl became more emotionally stable, but she was still a little overwhelmed: "But...but..."

"If this place is not demolished, the fire will spread, and this row of houses will be burned down!" Li Yuechen touched her head and said, "So this is also a good deed, understand?"

The little girl pouted and asked: "Then...the court will really..."

"Well, don't worry, I assure you!" Li Yuechen smiled at her.

At this time, the little girl's mother ran over, hugged her back, and then hurriedly saluted: "The little girl is ignorant, she offended His Highness, and I still hope..."

"No problem!"

Li Yuechen waved his hands with a smile, and then asked the Jin Wuwei next to him: "Is there anyone else in the house?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, we have searched everything inside and out."

"Remove!" Li Yuechen issued an order, "But remember, only this row should be removed, and the rest must be kept!"

Even for the purpose of fighting the fire, Li Yuechen also hoped to preserve the property of the common people as much as possible to prevent further losses.

With the sound of falling apart, the houses were demolished under the efforts of Li Yuechen and Jin Wuwei, and collapsed on the ground.

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