Hexi

Chapter 288 Why Are You So Urgent?

The word "fire in the official storehouse" drew the attention of the two of them. Duke Zhen got up first, followed by Su Shou, and they both arrived at the door.

Standing at the door was Feng Quan, the governor of the Chinese military camp with an anxious face. Before Zhen Guogong could speak, he reported the whole story: "...the soldiers who were on duty at night in the official warehouse only discovered it when they smelled the burning smell. I don't know how the fire started. Yes, but tonight, a batch of silk cloth was put into the warehouse. It took about an hour to go into the warehouse, and the fire started!"

"Aren't there guards around the warehouse? Why didn't you find out before the flames ignited?!"

Zhen Guogong walked out while talking.

"Each warehouse is assigned two people to be on duty, but the position of the windshield in the warehouse is extremely high, and there are many pedestrians on the street, which conceals some movement, so it is not discovered until the fire is lit! When it is discovered, the water storage bag on the wall is used as a fire prevention reserve. It’s already impossible to put out the fire, and now the people in the Guancang and the Wucheng Bingmasi are fighting the fire, but they can only transport water, and the bucket water dragons in the Guancang cannot be fully used due to insufficient manpower!”

Lord Zhen Guo stopped immediately when he heard this, looked at Su Shou who was standing under the door, and then walked back without any explanation and pulled him up again: "The gates in the warehouse are all equipped with mechanical locks, what if it burns out? Don't stand still, you and I will go and have a look!"

Su Shou, a literati, was dragged down the stairs without any explanation by him.

"Grandpa!"

Before he had reached the end, Yang You caught up with him: "Master Guo! The young man is ordered by your son to come here and ask Mr. Guo to dispatch troops to put out the fire!"

Zhen Guogong said: "Isn't there enough people for your master to go?"

"Not enough! The best time to control the fire has passed. Right now, there are not enough people to carry water, operate ladders, pumps, and water dragons!"

Zhen Guogong took a deep breath, turned his head and untied his waist badge to Feng Quan: "Pass my order, return to the camp immediately and mobilize 500 people to go to the official warehouse!"

Feng Quan said yes, and hurried downstairs and left.

Duke Zhen didn't delay here, and went out with Su Shou and got on the horse.

There was such a fire in the Sifang imperial city, and someone from the palace gate had already reported it to the emperor.The emperor put on his clothes, and it happened that the crown prince also came after hearing the news. After paying a salute, he hurriedly asked: "Every quarter in the city, there will be a special yamen to check the fire protection facilities. Why is there such a big fire all of a sudden?"

The emperor looked at the night sky outside the door: "How is the situation now?"

"My son has sent guards to inquire and is waiting for news."

The emperor stood with frowned eyebrows: "Did Lord Zhen know about this?"

"Both Zhen Guogong and Han Mo have passed by, and Han Mo has dispatched guards to go for reinforcements," the prince said here, and couldn't help but say from the bottom of his heart, "Father, in such an important place as an official warehouse, fire prevention is a must. The most important thing is that there has been almost no such dangerous situation for many years, but today, when the tribute silk presented to the Ministry of Internal Affairs entered, such a thing happened. Could there be something strange about it?

"It caused such a fire that even the officers and soldiers of the Guancang teamed up with the Nancheng soldiers and horses could not control it. The commander of the Nancheng Guancang simply couldn't cut off ten heads on his shoulders. How dare they have such negligence?"

"There are so many unexpected things in this world, I don't think there is anything strange about it." The emperor said and turned around, "Go tell the people from the Fangyu Army to enter the palace, and then send someone to the official warehouse to inquire about the fire. If there is any change, report it at any time!"

"...My son complies with the order."

The prince paused at the threshold, looked back and then withdrew.

It was only Haishi at the moment, the streets were full of officials, guards and soldiers from all walks of life, the streets were not peaceful, the people of the four cities were all disturbed, and the lights that had been extinguished in various mansions were lit up one after another, and those who had been In the mansion where the lights had never been turned off, the hanging lanterns seemed to shine even brighter at this moment.

Chang He walked through the winding corridors and went straight to Chang Wei's study room. Chang Wei stood neatly in front of the window, stroking his short beard and staring at the night sky, his eyes darkened under slightly frowning eyebrows.

"Father, the fire has burned two warehouses, and Han Mo has already gone. Many people have also joined the firefighting camp. Just now, after Feng Quan's report, Zhen Guogong sent him away, and then went with Su Shou The scene. Father——" Chang He said, taking a step closer, "Is it God's help? Such a big thing happened at this juncture. If the warehouse really didn't catch fire, my son would doubt it. The Duke of Zhenguo and his son made a plan!"

"How did it boil, did you find out?"

"It is said that when the tribute silk came in, the oil lamp on the wall of the door was hung in, and the lamp oil was wrapped in the silk, and the person who came out later wiped a torch to light the way, and sparks splashed on it. When the warehouse door was closed, The windshield is high, and it’s burning slowly inside, and you can’t feel it at all. By the time the smoke comes out of the windshield, it’s already half burned!"

Chang Wei turned around, looked him squarely and said, "I heard that it will affect the surrounding houses?"

Chang He paused, and said: "If you can't stop it, it's inevitable." After finishing speaking, he immediately said: "Father, don't we take advantage of this opportunity?"

Chang Wei looked at the threshold and frowned even tighter: "The people are always innocent."

"Father!" Chang He went around in front of him, "Those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters. If they are innocent, aren't those people who were occupied by the Chang family in the past innocent? Aren't those who died under the guillotine innocent? You There should be no hesitation, innocent people are not bad, we should make a decisive decision!"

There was a sharp look in Chang Wei's eyes for a moment, but then he lowered his eyes again, hiding the sternness. "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"It's not that I'm eager. It's such a good opportunity to not do anything. Then we will be passive. The Han family and his son openly declared war with the Ministry of War, no, they declared war with you. Do we really have to wait for him to find out about Yuan Qing's death?" Do you fight back when you are innocent? Father, you must be decisive and you will be subject to chaos! You just need to follow the rules, and you don’t need to think otherwise. Yun is under pressure, and I believe you don't want to carry the shackles in front of uncle for the rest of your life."

Chang Wei's body shook suddenly, and he turned around quickly, his expression was more severe than before!
It's just that Chang He didn't flinch, and met his gaze calmly: "We hide our strengths and bide our time, isn't it for that day?"

Chang Wei looked back at the threshold again.But his hands behind his back have already been put down.

Looking at the shadow of the lamp shaking on the ground for half a day, he said, "How is the situation in the Chinese Army Yamen?"

"There is no movement yet."

Chang Wei sat down on the chair closest to him, and raised his head with deep eyes: "Then go and watch, and when Feng Quan returns to the Zhongjun Yamen, he will report."

(End of this chapter)