The palace is quiet, and the empress of the cold palace is acting as a demon

Chapter 76
The forum hosted by Miao Jin was held at the Louguan Terrace at the foot of Qingling.

Thousands of years ago, Zhou Wang Shi Yin liked the study of astronomy and astrology. He built a grass building in the building to watch the stars, and meditate on the Tao.The Empress Dowager Laojun traveled westward so far, and taught five thousand words of scriptures and Taoism here. Later generations here have become a holy place for scholars to discuss Taoism.

In the early spring, the flowing water breaks the ice, and the grass grows and warblers fly.Scholars from all over the world gather at Louguantai to compose poems and landscapes, quote scriptures and classics, and talk eloquently.

Qin Wan took Liuying and Yuan Ying for an outing, and while traveling around mountains and rivers, he praised the influence of the Miao family among scholars. He thought it was a small forum with more than a dozen people, but it attracted hundreds of visitors, many of whom were well-known in the literary world. official.

At this time, the snack stalls gathered outside the Louguan Terrace, which was more lively than the temple fair. Even the ordinary people around came to join in the fun, catching up with the New Year's Eve atmosphere.

Qin Wan was not interested in what they said on the forum, and he couldn't understand them at all.She turned left and right at the market, trying to buy something fun and novel.

Just as she was bargaining with the boss for a painting fan at a painting booth, suddenly there was a loud noise behind her.

"boom--!"

The crowd was silent for a moment, and everyone raised their eyes to look in the direction of the sound, and then screams and howls came, and thick black smoke rose from the upper entrance of Jinniuping on the Louguantai, and the wildfire began to spread from a distance.

broken!

Someone caused an explosion!
The crowd began to flee in a panic, booths were overturned, things were kicked down, and the scene was a mess.Qin Wan and Liuying Yuan Ying were squeezed on the side of the road, watching the peaceful market just now turn into a scene of disaster in an instant.People piled on each other, and soon someone fell to the ground and was trampled by others.There were cries and shouts one after another, and there was chaos.

"Yuan Ying, over there! Hurry up and save people!" Qin Wan pointed to the interface where the stampede happened, and ordered Yuan Ying loudly.

"No, ma'am, I have to protect you first!" Yuan Ying stood in front of Qin Wan, spreading her arms to protect her behind her.

"Go quickly, the people who are crushed there will die! And more and more people will be blocked there, and eventually a bunch of people will be trampled to death!" Qin Wan was extremely anxious.This forum can be regarded as the biggest literary prosperity after Beirong took over the Liangbei area. She did not expect such a big accident.

She suddenly remembered why every grand event held in China would have countless special police, armed police and the army dispatched to protect it, even if it was a civil gathering, there would be police on duty. It turns out that no matter what the purpose of any large-scale event, safety is the most important thing.

But now she realized it was too late.

"Yuan Ying! Leave me alone! It's important to save people. Liuying and I will stay here and not go anywhere, come back to us later!" Qin Wan said anxiously.

Yuan Ying was in a dilemma, but the trampled by the crowd became more and more serious, and many children were crushed among the crowd.

"Liuying, ma'am, take care of me, I'll come back as soon as possible!" Yuan Ying told Liuying, got up and rushed out stepping on the wall.

After Yuan Ying and the defenders dispersed the panicked citizens and ordered the treatment of the wounded, she went back to the painting booth to find Qin Wan and Liu Ying, but found that they were no longer here.

Yuan Ying panicked immediately, and frantically searched for Qin Wan among the crowd.

However, for a whole day, all the guards in Yingyang City were dispatched, but Qin Wan and Liuying still disappeared.

Ning Yi personally led troops to search in an expanded area, blocking all traffic arteries, and found nothing for five days.

Wei Hang led people to arrest the arsonists who exploded in Louguantai, and they were interrogated. They were just ordinary scholars. Because they were dissatisfied with Beirong's refusal to open the border city gate to take in refugees, they felt resentful and wanted to cause some sabotage in this forum.

Wei Hang brought the two scholars in front of Ning Yi, who was so frightened that he couldn't even stand still, and they spread their noses and tears on the ground, crying that they didn't know the power of gunpowder was so powerful , I thought it was at most lighting a firewood shed, just lighting a fire.

"Your Highness, the two of them have confessed that someone who claimed to be a Nanliang merchant sold them gunpowder and other items at a very low price, and told them that the gunpowder is less powerful and will not hurt people, so they brought this item to the forum The woodshed on the Louguantai was set on fire, causing an explosion and a mountain fire." Wei Hang reported.

"Snapped--!"

Ning Yi cracked the table in front of him with his palm, and the two scholars were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they almost lost their breath.

"This king doesn't care about these things! Why hasn't Concubine Qin been found yet!"

Ning Yi's voice shook like a volcanic eruption, shaking the entire main pavilion of Louguantai.

Everyone present fell to their knees, but no one knew where Qin Wan had gone.

……

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The underground secret passage of Yingyang City.

Qin Wan looked at Lie Xian calmly: "Do you really think that King Ning will not be able to find this place?"

Lie Xian put the food and drink in front of her: "This is the tunnel that we, the thirteen shadow guards of the Liang Kingdom, knew about. Even His Majesty Liang Emperor didn't know that there was such a place underground in Yingyang City. The food stored here is enough for ten people to survive for three months." , now that our people have left Yingyang City with your maid, they will deliberately guide the Northern Army to go to Nanliang by land. After Yingyang City relaxes its guard, we will send you to Yuheng County by water. "

"Liexiu, I know this is your task, but I really can't understand what Emperor Liang is doing so much to arrest me." Qin Wan picked up the chopsticks and ate the meal prepared by Liexiu, and said helplessly, "You destroy After this Louguantai debate, the whole world will soon know that it was Nanliang who did it. At that time, these scholars will definitely criticize Emperor Liang, wishing to drown him with spitting stars, saying that Emperor Liang killed scholars for a woman, destroyed The grand event in the literary world has hurt the hearts of thousands of scholars, and the result will make him lose the hearts of the people even more, is it worth it?"

Lie Xie smiled: "Your Majesty said, Lie Xie doesn't understand. But from Lie Xie's point of view, no matter what the price is, I should take you back to Nanliang."

"What? Emperor Liang really regretted leaving me in the limbo for three years and then remembered my beauty? Or did he feel that I gave him a cuckold and wanted to snatch me back?" Qin Wan said disdainfully.

Lie Xie gave her food: "Your Majesty, Lie Xie dare not speculate, but Lie Xie thinks that the only thing in this world is the empress, and it would be cheaper for Bei Rong to keep you by King Ning's side."

"You think highly of me too." Qin Wan smiled.

Qin Wan recalled the chaos outside the viewing platform that day. As soon as Yuan Ying left, someone knocked her unconscious with a knife from behind.When she woke up, she and Liu Ying were locked in this underground secret passage.Lie Xian forced her to exchange clothes with Liu Ying, and then Liu Ying was taken away to pretend that she had left Yingyang City, while she and Lie Xian stayed in this dark secret passage for several days.

(End of this chapter)