Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 194 Burning the Spring Building in Beijing
After Bai Shuiyue gave her orders, she nodded after seeing everyone, then turned around and kicked open the door neatly.

As soon as the wind entered, the flames swelled even more against the wind, directly burning through the two adjacent rooms,
"Walk."

Bai Shuiyue rushed out with someone, and then deliberately shouted,
"The water is running, the water is running, run quickly."

The people who were still playing on the first floor were also shocked. They all looked over and saw the flames rushing out, and the wine cups in the scared people's hands fell off.

Bai Shuiyue shouted again,
"Hurry up, it's water."

This sound was like a thunderclap, which woke up the drunk and stunned people, and they all ran out crying, and the people upstairs were even more miserable, some half-naked people ran out.

Seeing this, the members of the White Lotus Sect also mixed in and ran out of the yard. At first there were stewards who wanted to stop them, but when they saw the fire rising, they shouted in fright;
"Forget those people, put out the fire, put out the fire,"

In an instant, most of the thugs and guards were busy fetching water and looking for buckets to put out the fire.

Originally, some guards came to support them, but when they saw several stewards shouting to put out the fire, they also gave up coming here. The guards who were already at a disadvantage had to retreat. Seeing this, the leader of Chu didn't want to fight, and directly led people out of the warehouse yard , and climbed out from a prepared low wall.

The dumbfounded guards were left looking at each other.

And those who came out of the first floor were Ma Mengquan and others who had just been promoted to the office of the Imperial City Secretary. Seeing this, they ran out secretly to chase after them, but seeing that none of the guards followed, they also stopped them, saying;
"Don't chase, be careful to ambush, and help put out the fire first."

"My lord, do you want to go first?"

One of the Imperial City Secretary Baihu whispered;

"My lord Jianshi, King Zhongshun is behind this Chunlou. If such a big incident happened today, if we stay here, we will be blamed for our ineffectiveness."

Ma Jian's story is also the same when he hears it. The master above doesn't ask if he is on duty.

"That's right, the villains escaped from here, brothers, hurry up and catch up, take a look, try not to let them escape."

"Yes, Mr. Jianshi. Hurry up and keep up."

Ma Mengquan also climbed out from that low wall with a few people, and saw the four-way street behind him, so he didn't take a closer look, so he just chased after him after a few detours. Put on your official uniform and go.

But the fire in the Chunlou was getting bigger and bigger, the people inside the building had already been running and scattered, and they all gathered around the street outside to watch, and inside were people carrying all kinds of utensils and water to fight the fire. It can only be said to be a drop in the bucket.

"Quickly go to the Bing Ma Si and the Imperial Army for help, and then immediately report to the officials to let the submersible fire shop come over quickly."

Several stewards shouted desperately.

Chunlou's servants, thugs, guards, and even kiln sisters all came to help, but it was wishful thinking to save such a large fire with only a bowl of water.

Soon the fire ignited, and the surrounding temperature rose sharply, forcing back the crowd fighting the fire.

And the guards mounted their horses, and the messengers galloped around,

Many guards rushed into the Bingmasi Yamen and the troops patrolling the imperial army like crazy, saying that the Chunlou was on fire and needed rescue, so many soldiers hurriedly gathered to go, but at this moment, a person who came from nowhere came to lead the army What did the lieutenant say in front of him? These rescued Forbidden Army marched slowly.

It turned out that it was the personal guards of the Imperial Army of the Kang Mansion who came, and told them to walk slowly. When Kang Mengyu was resting, Kang Guichen took a large number of personal guards out of the mansion to inspect the capital, and encountered this situation on the way.

He also hastily sent someone to investigate, and after knowing this, he secretly thought that there was a good opportunity, so he asked his personal guard to go and explain, and this happened, while Bao Ninghou took his people back to the mansion.

People from another place went to Dongcheng Bingma Division, but there were very few people on duty, so they had to gather troops slowly.

But Shuntian Mansion went much smoother, the guards called the yamen directly to talk about the matter, Shuntian Mansion Yi also hurriedly called the people from Qianhuo Shop to assemble and pull the water truck and run towards Chunlou, hoping to put out the fire.

However, with the help of the wind, the fire burned more and more vigorously, and it rushed directly to the third floor, and it was already impossible to save it.

The heat wave was so hot that it was impossible to get close.

In a family five miles away from Chunlou, the Taiping Sect members who had already made arrangements were relieved to know that there were no pursuers behind.

Some Taiping members who were in a state of embarrassment arrived at a safe place, and suddenly felt the fire behind them, so they looked back subconsciously.

Everyone gasped, the fire burned the sky above the capital, and it turned out that the place was Chunlou.

Hall Master loses his voice;
"Oh my god, this spring building is gone."

Chu Yiyue was terrified when he saw it, and cursed;

"It's brewed, those people from the White Lotus Sect are really ruthless, and they served it directly."

People around are also sympathetic.

And the members of the White Lotus Sect who swaggered away outside the street also looked back, with complicated expressions on their faces.

Seeing this, Bai Shuiyue scolded;
"These wastes don't even have a storage tank. Such a big brothel is useless."

The right protector Ying Xian swallowed his saliva and comforted him;
"Master, I really don't blame us for this. They don't even have a fire brigade, and there's nothing they can do if they can't control it. Now they can't save it even if they want to. The fire is too big. It can only be God's will."

The hall masters around also nodded fiercely, the Huozhezi was brought by these people, and they also ordered them.

Bai Shuiyue is also helpless;
"Be careful these days. Fortunately, there are people from the Taiping Sect as cover. The place where we started is burned to death. There is no proof. Let's go."

Bai Shuiyue took one last look at Chunlou, which was engulfed in flames, and shook her head, disappearing between the streets and alleys.

The people from Shuntian Fu Qianhuo Shop came here, and they were shocked to see such a fire, they could only save the surrounding houses, but there was nothing they could do about the burning Chunlou.

And the imperial guards who came late saw this place, and the lieutenant shook his head helplessly at the steward. The stewards were crying and mourning, paining aside like dead relatives, but it didn't help.

As for the soldiers and horses, they are still not assembled in the yamen.

The fire here finally burned to the top floor, and it was particularly bright in the dark night, shining on the entire capital and burning the sky above the capital red.

Luoyunhou Mansion,

Zhang Jinyu took a high-end bath beautifully, and went up to the attic with her two daughters in her arms. As soon as she went up, she saw the window was red.

It was a bit dazzling, so I asked;

"Hey, what's the situation, it's so bright, why is there a barbecue here?"

"What did Mr. Lang say?"

Lan Yueer asked a little tiredly.

"Open the window and see what's so bright."

Zhang Jinyu pointed to the window, and the fiery red light illuminated the attic brightly. The second daughter, Yue Shu, was also puzzled, and suddenly thought that there might be a flood, so the second daughter ran to the window in fright, and opened it.

Zhang Jinyu looked out and saw a big fireball burning in the sky not far away.

The scene was also shocking, as if the god of fire had come to the world.

Gorgeous.

Zhang Jinyu was so frightened that she sobered up immediately, thinking to herself, what is the situation, where is the fire, and it is burning so vigorously, this kind of fire should not be able to be extinguished by the technology now.

Seeing the fire gradually engulf the entire Chunlou.

"Why is this place so familiar, Mr. Lang?"

Lan Shuer asked with some uncertainty.

Zhang Jinyu took a closer look, confirmed again and again that this was Chunlou, and said;

"Of course I'm familiar with it. I left there before. What happened? It disappeared in the blink of an eye?"

"Ah, Mr. Lang, that's Chunlou, no way."

Hearing Lan Yueer's exclamation, Zhang Jinyu twitched his lips and said with a smile;

"It's Chunlou. This time King Zhongshun won't cry to death, let's see if he's still shy."

After finishing speaking, he didn't close the window, and directly dragged the second daughter to the bed, wanting to celebrate.

Inner City of Beijing,

Emperor Wu, who had already finished correcting the memorial, did not take a break, and was still thinking about tomorrow's grand meeting.

Feeling a little irritable, pacing back and forth in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

When Dai Quan saw it, he said;

"Your Majesty, it's better to go out for a walk and relax."

Emperor Wu stopped his footsteps and said, so he put on a fox fur coat, pushed open the palace door and went out.

Dai Quan followed closely behind with the little yellow gate, and the Emperor Wu came to the Qianqing Palace before he knew it. Standing outside the gate of the main hall, stepping on the high platform of white marble, he was also full of thoughts.

"Dai Quan, have you made arrangements for tomorrow's court meeting?"

"Return to Your Majesty, everything is in order."

Dai Quan replied immediately behind him.

"Well, that's good, send someone out of the palace immediately to tell Mr. Gu Ge that tomorrow can start, let Shen Zhongxin get ready, and tomorrow's court meeting will take the opportunity to settle those old scores. How can we delay it again and again. "

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely bring it. But, Your Majesty, is it too urgent?"

"The current general trend is in the Dawu court, and now all the elite are in Beijing. If it is not resolved, it will not be resolved."

Seeing Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong's confident and decisive demeanor, which is also majestic and heroic, Dai Quan replied carefully,
"Your Majesty is wise!"

Only then did Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong nod his head in satisfaction, and suddenly thought of the fact that his younger brother Zhou Jian'an was hosting a banquet for the chiefs and generals in the Chunlou tonight, it was absurd.

"I would like to ask you, what happened to King Zhongshun's banquet in Chunlou, honorable generals from all walks of life. Brother Wang is also absurd. I didn't stop him from saying that he could probe into the details of various ministries in advance. It's no big deal after all."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the slaves are all watching over there. This matter is also a good intention of the prince. It's only been a few days since the martial arts performance. Isn't this just trying to find a way for the Imperial Army's Beijing camp?"

Dai Quan had no choice but to accompany him with kind words, after all, he was the emperor's brother-in-law.

Emperor Wu shook his head and said;

"I don't believe it. When it comes to the Grand Competition, it's all about real skills. All the officials in the court are not blind. You can tell who is good and who is not. You can improve your ranking by relying on these little tricks. It's a dream."

"Your Majesty said yes."

Dai Quan carefully accompanied him behind him. Emperor Wu thought about what King Zhongshun had done. It was a bit ridiculous. He used a brothel to entertain the dignitaries. How did he come to think of it? When he thought of Chunlou, Emperor Wu turned his head and looked east.

All of a sudden, from the east, there was a fiery red color, illuminating half of the capital, especially dazzling in the dark night.

"Dai Quan quickly sent someone to check where the water leaked."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the servant complies."

The flames of this incident grew bigger and bigger, and could be seen from far away. When Dai Quan saw it, he naturally knew that something had happened. He hurriedly arranged for the little yellow gate to notify the guards of the Imperial Army and the Imperial City Secretary, and quickly went to check.

"Dai Quan, where is this place? Why is it burning so badly?"

The more Zhou Shihong thought about it, the more he felt uncomfortable. The capital city hadn't caught fire for a long time.

Hearing this, Dai Quan stood on a high place and looked to the east. There seemed to be only one such tall building, the Spring Tower in Dongcheng.

Dai Quan's face immediately changed, and he thought to himself, it's broken, this is Chunlou.

Hastened back and cried,
"Your Majesty, the place where the fire broke out seems to be Chunlou."

"what!"

Emperor Wu exclaimed a little.

(End of this chapter)