Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 454 The plan will be laid out today
silent night sky,
In addition to the firelight that illuminated half of the sky above the capital, there was a rapid and desolate sound of horns.
"Ohh Ohh ohh!"

The sound travels far at night.

Luoyunhou Mansion,

Zhang Jinyu, who had just rested, was lying on the bed with Yang Hanyu and Qin Keqing in her arms. It turned out that Qin Keqing couldn't bear it alone and wanted someone to share the burden. Who knew that the Marquis would not allow Qin Keqing to get out of bed?
The county chief naturally let Baozhu sneak out and called Yang Hanyu over. He thought that after the little vixen arrived, he could just leave and go back to his room to rest, but it ended up being a ridiculous night and it took a long time for the three of them to fall asleep.

She thought she could sleep peacefully, but when she heard the bleak sound of horns outside, Zhang Jinyu opened her eyes suddenly and instinctively looked outside. Unexpectedly, when she opened her eyes, she realized that she was not in the military camp, but on the bed, watching The beautiful lady beside him breathed a sigh of relief.

But after such a long time, the urgent horn has not yet gone out. As if to gather together, they lift off the quilt and put on their clothes.

Putting on his coat, he stood up and walked to the north window. Then he opened the window and a cold wind blew in. Zhang Jinyu couldn't help but shiver. Then he suddenly felt a bright light in the sky. He looked over in confusion and saw only the far side. A raging fire broke out in a place. The fire that broke out in the Spring Tower in the capital was nothing compared to this one.

Zhang Jinyu couldn't help biting her tongue and thought to herself, "Who the hell, who's so fierce? I'm afraid it might have set the capital on fire. Looking at the fire spots on the ground over there, they were connected together. Even the gods couldn't save them." Then I heard over there There were faint shouts coming from somewhere, as well as the heavy footsteps of a large number of forbidden troops.

It seems that something big has happened, and it is true that in the capital, there are constant small things and frequent big things. It is simply a bad year. I am afraid that I will go to court tomorrow.

The key is that I went a little too far tonight, and that vixen really had a backache.

It wasn't until the horn sound died down that I no longer felt panic. Looking at the fire, I was afraid that the fire would not go down tonight, so I closed the window.

Zhang Jinyu returned to the bed with a tired look on her face, took off her coat and turned over in. Two warm bodies fell into her arms, and she had another good night's sleep.

In the capital,
Many courtiers and nobles were also awakened, especially Gu Yichen, the Minister of Household Affairs, who was waiting for new news from Shen Zhong. When he heard the horn sound from the northeast, he immediately felt uncomfortable, as if something had happened, so he hurriedly took the stewards with him. Climb up to the attic and look northeast.

I saw the flames soaring into the sky, and I knew it was the direction of Jingcang with my eyes closed. The steward behind me had been immersed in the house for a long time, so he naturally knew where that was, and he shouted out loud,
"Master, look at the direction of the fire, isn't that Jingcang in the capital?"

After all, Gu Yichen was old and dazzled, and could not see clearly. Although he had doubts in his heart, he was not sure yet. When he heard the butler behind him speaking like this,
He turned around and stared into the butler's eyes and asked,
"Can you see clearly, is it really the direction of Jingcang? There's a fire there."

The butler nodded,

"Go back to the master, it must be right. Such fires are connected together and are still in the northeast of the capital. There is only the official warehouse over there. Master, look, the fire is continuous and still high up. Where else could it be if it were not there? I'm afraid it is Something happened over there, Mr. Shen."

Gu Yichen was still thinking that the housekeeper had deceived him, but his thoughts just now were a bit deceptive. He thought he could predict the incident, and arranged for Shen Ziyu to lead people to investigate overnight. Unfortunately, he was a step too late. Who was behind everything? Could it be that the officials Is Shangshu Lu Wenshan behind the scenes, or was it someone else who intervened in this matter? I don't know how much food was burned in such a fire, or there was no food at all in the places where the fire broke out.

Things in Jingnan are being suppressed!
This minister gave them the opportunity. The official warehouses in various places are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs. If they move the official warehouses, they will have a conflict with the Ministry of Household Affairs. Those people will not know it. If they really did it, then the people in the south of Beijing will Not only was he audacious, but something big happened.

This matter must be guarded against. The grain station orders and guarding officers and soldiers over there in Jingcang must not be trusted. So don't blame me for being ruthless. He hurriedly ordered,
"Butler, I will change my clothes, prepare the bicycle frame, and go to Ouchi."

"Yes, master, this old slave will go now."

"Drive, drive!"

"Drive, hurry up, hurry up,"

Shen Zhongxin, who was the closest, was sitting in the carriage and shouted anxiously. The warning horn blew all the way. The support of the Forbidden Army would arrive immediately. Now it was time to rush over and immediately protect the granary that was not on fire and minimize the damage. However, Looking at the intensity of the fire, there was nothing we could do.

But whoever was so lucky to have done this today must have been tipped off by someone. Who could it be?
Shen Zhongxin looked at the ferocious fire, with flames rising in his eyes. The teacher's guess flashed in his mind. Could it be that he was really from the Ministry of Personnel, but there was no reason.
After thinking about it again and again, I still had no clue. At this moment, the convoy arrived at the gate guarded by Jingcang. Su Yang, the head of the household department, shouted,
"Master Tobe Shirou Shen, here!"

All the surrounding soldiers knelt down and shouted in unison,

"See Mr. Shen..."

"Haha, don't see me anymore, come here, arrest everyone in Jingcang immediately!"

"Yes, Lord Shen!"

Mei Yizheng, deputy general manager of the Forbidden Army behind him, immediately scolded,
"Come here, push them aside." "Yes, Mr. Qian."

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army immediately drew their long swords and drove all the soldiers guarding the warehouse aside. Many of the soldiers guarding were still shouting that they were wronged.

However, the person who made the slightest move was swiped by the Imperial Guards with the back of his sword, and there was a scream. Imperial City Deputy Qianhu Liuchen had a livid look on his face. He did not expect that a major case would be encountered today, and the fire in Jingcang would affect the people. Tobe, I can't run away even if I want to.

"Sir Shen, are the grain commanders and treasurer inspectors here, as well as Mr. Cui, the doctor of the household department, are they?"

"Catch them all. Just arrest them here. The granary that caught fire over there can't be saved. The others that are far away are fine. This fire has wiped out all the hard work of the Ministry of Finance for many years." , I want to ask Mr. Cui, and I must give an explanation to the palace no matter what."

Before Liu Qianhu finished speaking, Cui Dehai, who had already received the letter, hurried over with a group of officials from Beijing and Cangcang, shouting,
"Master Shen, Master Shen, you are here. Please forgive me. Please forgive me. I took the officials, big and small, to put out the fire desperately. However, the fire was too strong and the wind on the mountain was cold. The fire was blown up by the wind. , I’m so humble looking at the fire and can’t do anything.”

Looking at Cui Dehai crying in front of him, Shen Zhongxin's eyes became colder and colder, and he said sternly,
"Okay, what a powerless person. Mr. Cui, you know best what you think. The official warehouse in the capital is the top priority of the Ministry of Household Affairs. There must be no mistakes. Making a mistake is a capital crime. Now you Come here and watch it for yourself, how many fires did it burn? Can you tell me?"

"Back to Mr. Shen, this is not my fault. You don't know that just before, a red mark suddenly appeared in the sky, and then turned into a fire dragon. It fell from the sky and fell directly into the C-shaped area of ​​the granary halfway up the mountain. It immediately ignited The fire was so fierce that it was impossible to rescue them. Then a gust of wind blew by, and the fire dragon took advantage of the situation and flew up, driving the flames straight into the sky. It was the fire dragon that burned down the warehouse. Mr. Shen, this is a natural disaster, and we can't save it."

Cui Dehai's face was full of fear, and then his whole body trembled. His artificial performance was really eye-catching. Tian Fangzheng, the grain leader behind him, also echoed,
"Master Shen, what Master Cui said is right. You may not know that the fire dragon is a hundred meters long and extremely hot. It will kill you if you touch it. Not to mention those granaries, which burned through the roof of the granaries. I'm afraid it's really a disaster. It's God's will for the fire dragon to burn the warehouse, and we can't stop it."

"Yes, Mr. Shen clearly knows that this is a disaster from heaven. The water in the fire prevention pool over there has boiled. I have never seen such a ferocious flame."

The inspection supervisor Zhou Ji even insisted that this was a natural disaster and he was powerless to fight it.

The descriptions of the three people were vivid and vivid, and the officials behind them nodded frequently with frightened faces, as if they were immersed in the scene.

Seeing the three people's words, insisting that this was a natural disaster and that the fire dragon burning the warehouse was beyond human control, Shen Zhongxin could no longer hold back the anger in his heart and cursed,
"What a fire dragon burning down the warehouse, what a natural disaster that cannot be avoided. Mr. Cui and Mr. Tian, ​​you are really good at acting. I also admire your acting skills. Why, why don't you have a place among the famous actors of Li Chun Yuan?

Humph, this is outrageous!How many of you dare to talk nonsense here? You can keep saying this in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice. Come on, please escort them down. "

"Yes, Master Shen,"

Liu Chen waved his hand and asked the guards of the Imperial City Division to escort all the officials. Cui Dehai and Tian Fangzheng kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, but the people from the Imperial City Division dared to hold back, so they directly picked up the two of them and took them down. I had been unwilling for a long time, but this matter was done flawlessly, and now it was completely destroyed by a fire. As long as the fire dragon killed him and burned the warehouse, it was a natural disaster. How could anyone deal with this matter for me?

If something leaks out to someone else, I'm afraid it will harm the whole family and make them worse than dead.

After the person was taken away, Liu Qianhu looked at the kneeling soldiers around him and asked with a gloomy face,
"Master Shen, I'm afraid things won't go well today. What are your plans?"

"Let the Forbidden Army guard this place first. General Mei Yizhengqian will be in charge. Wait for the Forbidden Army to come here and seal this place. In addition, Liu Qianhu, you have taken good care of these Jingcang officials. The imperial court will definitely send someone here tomorrow. The review cannot go wrong tonight."

"Yes, Master Shen, I understand your humble position!"

Shen Zhongxin hurriedly arranged the important things in Jingcang, then called Su Yang, the head of the household department who was following behind him, and ordered,

"Mr. Su, just watch from here. All official warehouses do not have a warrant from the Ministry of Revenue. No one is allowed to open a warehouse. Anyone who dares to enter and exit the capital warehouse at will will be detained immediately by the Imperial Army. You understand!"

"Yes, Lord Shen, I understand."

Manager Su immediately bowed his hands and accepted the order, with a serious face and a sigh in his heart. He was afraid that he was going deep into the land of right and wrong.

I'm afraid that the Ministry of Household Affairs is also entangled. If outsiders intervene in the matter of right and wrong, the elder Ge is afraid that he will be in trouble. As for Shen Shilang, he is young and vigorous. How can he suffer such a big loss? The court is afraid that there will be another turmoil.

After watching the people around him calm down, Shen Zhongxin and Liu Qianhu came to the soldiers guarding the warehouse. They looked at the soldiers who were trembling with fear and looked quite serious.
"Liu Qianhu, I still need to trouble you today."

"Don't worry, Mr. Shen, no one can escape today!"

(End of this chapter)