Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 162 The riot on Yuan Ye! Someone rebelled! !

In the twenty-third year of Wanli, it is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

It’s the Lantern Festival again.

As the sun sets and night falls, there are more and more tourists on the streets of the capital. Among the people passing by, there were not only familiar Han faces, but also blond and blue-eyed foreigners.

The prosperity that can be seen everywhere shows that the Ming Dynasty did have a short-term prosperity after experiencing the "Zhang Juzheng Reform" that officials complained about.

At least this is the case for the capital at the feet of the emperor. As for the poor people who cannot see where they are...

Even if the reform was initially intended to benefit the people, in the Ming Dynasty, which had long-standing disadvantages, the 'benefits' eventually turned into 'disadvantages'...

"Good son-in-law, come here, hold my hand, be careful not to get lost like last year."

At this time, Zhao Shizhen wished he could have eyes all over his body, so that he could keep an eye on his daughter and son-in-law, so as not to lose sight of his daughter and lose his son-in-law like he did last year.

Ever since, in order to prevent his son-in-law from getting lost again, Zhao Shizhen felt that it would be safer to hold his son-in-law's hand with his own hands!

"That old man is really in the way. If he gets in our way later, we might as well give him a knife too!"

If it weren't for the officers and soldiers setting up a human wall like an iron barrel about a mile outside Prince Lu's Mansion. This surging crowd could probably flatten the entire Prince Lu's Mansion and the nearby wealthy areas!
For a time, countless people gathered around, chattering and talking.

"..."

This year, many people who came to Yuan Night followed the wind and flocked towards Prince Lu's Mansion.

For a moment, the other fireworks that were blooming all around seemed to dim instantly!
In the eyes of the onlookers, there is only the peerless beauty above the palace at this moment! I no longer have anything else to think about and look at those other 'vulgar fans'!

……

Suddenly, there was a loud "bang" and a gorgeous firework bloomed in the sky!
However, this was not placed by Prince Lu's Mansion, but by other rich people's homes in this wealthy area.

"Is it that exaggerated? What I see is no different from what we usually see? Besides, what can you see from such a distance?"

After all, it's already dark, and it's time for rich people to show off how rich they are.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

After Zhang Chonghui finished speaking casually, he turned his head and looked in the direction with the most dense crowds of people. Before his father-in-law was about to speak again, he hurriedly asked:
"Speaking of my father-in-law, why are so many people going there? What's going on over there?"

The momentum is magnificent, the colors are magnificent, and the sound is deafening! Just by looking at it, you will be addicted to it and unable to extricate yourself!

"..."

"So, let's go together or what?"

"I heard that this year, His Royal Highness Prince Lu has received a favor from the emperor to hold a grand fireworks show. They all went to join in the fun and watch the fireworks."

Zhao Shizhen shook his head: "No, Ying'er still wants to watch the Aoshan lanterns and see what the Lao Shizi fireworks are for! Besides, there are so many people and chaos, and the fireworks are so dangerous. What if they explode?"

At the same time, in the crowd, three big men with their faces covered tightly, only a pair of eyes exposed, were staring at this scene!
At this moment, the big hands of the three people hidden in their sleeves were all tightly holding a sharp dagger!

"Hiss... when you said that, I remembered that there is gunpowder everywhere in Prince Lu's Mansion right now! If there is a fire, it won't explode, right?"

With this sound, the wealthy households in the inner city began to set off fireworks one by one!
Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers crackled, the sound of fireworks was deafening, and the whole capital was filled with a lively festive atmosphere!
Zhao Shizhen had no intention of watching the gorgeous fireworks. He stared straight at his daughter and held his son-in-law tightly with his slightly sweaty hands, for fear that the two of them would accidentally lose one.

"That's natural! Have you forgotten the fireworks in the Forbidden City during the Chinese New Year? With such a high wall, we can see and hear them from outside. It must be really big!"

"What a beauty……"

"Well... there's no need for that." Zhang Chonghui still declined his father-in-law's kindness, and said: "Last year I was just accidentally squeezed out, and it wasn't a big deal. And I'm strong and will be fine. Yes, just keep an eye on Yingniang."

Seeing that Zhang Chonghui didn't extend his hand, Zhao Shizhen urged again: "Oh, please bring your hand quickly, there is nothing to be embarrassed about!"

As for the Zhao family servants accompanying him, Zhao Shizhen did not have high expectations. He was almost certain that if chaos really broke out, these people wouldn't be able to count on them at all.

"Okay, who will go first? As agreed, no matter who goes first, the money will be divided equally between the three of us!"

Even though he was ten thousand reluctant, in the end Zhao Shizhen had no choice but to compromise. He held his son-in-law, stared at his daughter, and followed the crowd in the direction of Prince Lu's Mansion.

Prince Lu’s Mansion finally sets off fireworks!
Accompanied by "Bang! Bang! Bang!" three consecutive sounds! Three transcendent and huge fireworks bloomed in the night sky!

"Then you go ahead."

However, at this moment, Zhao Lanying suddenly said: "Dad, I want to watch the fireworks! I don't want to watch Aoshan!"

The fireworks above the palace continue to bloom, and when they fall, they will be lit up with stars like stars, which is so beautiful.

Even Zhao Shizhen was attracted by this beautiful scenery. He couldn't help but be surprised that the gunpowder usually used to fill guns and kill people could be used by people from the Ministry of Works to create such a beautiful scene...

"Separately, the boss said, this kid is very cunning and difficult to deal with. If the first one accidentally fails, the rest can continue!"

I don’t know if the fireworks set off by the royal family are too attractive, or if someone is deliberately setting the pace.

……

Zhang Chonghui looked at his hands and could only temporarily compromise. He then suggested: "Then let's go and have a look."

"Hey you..." Zhao Shizhen was also speechless: "You two, just unite and bully me, an old man!"

"You know nothing! Those are the fireworks that the emperor watched! How could they be the same as the ones we usually watch! And don't you know? The emperor has an entire 'Wang Gong Factory' of gunpowder! It can be said that he can set off whatever he wants, Just let it go!”

"Forget about the Wang Gong Factory, my house is over there. Every year when the weather is dry, there will be explosions inside every now and then! Fortunately, the scope of the explosion is not large. If it were bigger, I would be afraid that my house would be destroyed. "

"On this wonderful holiday! Shut your crow mouth!"

"The royal fireworks must be much bigger than the fireworks we usually see, right?"

Zhao Shizhen was not easy to fool. He forcefully grabbed Zhang Chonghui's hand and then replied:

no! He will try it another day!
He doesn't believe it! He, Lao Zhao, can even make guns! Just fireworks! He can definitely be transformed into something more fancy and majestic!

With this thought in mind, Zhao Shizhen withdrew his gaze. The first thing he did was to look at his daughter Zhao Lanying. He felt relieved when he saw that his daughter was still fine.

Looking at son-in-law Zhang Chonghui, he should be fine... huh? Where are the hands? Where was the hand you were holding just now?
Looking back, Zhao Shizhen was stunned!
Because at this moment, an extremely sharp blade was only a hair away from his son-in-law's throat!

At the same time, Zhang Chonghui was holding the big hand holding the sharp blade tightly with one hand, and the other hand was blocking the hand that wanted to tighten his abdomen!
Seeing that the sharp blade was about to hit his Adam's apple, at this critical moment, Zhang Chonghui made a clever move. First, he pushed back the little finger of the hand holding him at the waist!
The little finger is the most "labor-saving" part of the human hand. It can often be opened with only the smallest amount of effort, and the pain caused is severe!
Even a small amount of effort can make the little finger ache, not to mention that Zhang Chonghui still exerted enough force to break it!

The gangster behind him was obviously hurt, and the hand holding the knife was a little looser. Taking advantage of this great opportunity, Zhang Chonghui used both hands together and quickly smashed the hand holding the knife diagonally backward!
There was only a slight "click" sound, and the hand suddenly lost strength, and the sharp blade in his hand fell to the ground with a clang!
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Chonghui turned around quickly and punched the criminal behind him hard in the face! Another hard kick to his crotch!
After such a series of events, the villain whose face could not be seen clearly has now put on a mask of pain!

The people around didn't know what was going on, but they only guessed that someone was fighting, and they all wanted to hide aside, but because the crowd was too crowded, there was no way to hide!
It wasn't until someone saw the 'beaten man' taking out a sharp blade from his body and stabbing Zhang Chonghui that someone exclaimed loudly!
"It's not good! It's murder!"

However, the roar of the fireworks was so loud that it was instantly covered up, so that not many people heard it.

Until someone in the crowd shouted!
"Gun! Someone shot! Killing! Someone rebelled!"

This sound seemed to be poisonous. It was accompanied by a person shouting and spread everywhere at an extremely fast speed!
Suddenly, there were exclamations everywhere!

"What? Someone rebelled?"

"Look! Someone is shooting over there!"

"Ah!! Someone was shooting there too!!"

"Ah!! Run quickly! Someone is rebelling!!"

Now! What a mess! Total chaos!
In the face of life and death, who still has the energy to watch those fireworks? They all just think about saving their lives!
The officers and soldiers on the edge of the crowd also noticed something was wrong at this time, and even saw someone in the crowd shooting fire cannons into the sky!
After hearing someone shouting the word "rebellion", the leader of the officers and soldiers hurriedly issued an order and sent people to arrest the rebel!

However, it turns out that arresting people is not that easy!
The more people there are, the more chaotic it will be! The more chaotic the people are, the more chaotic the soldiers will be!

The frightened people were in complete chaos, so chaotic that even if the officials in front of them were holding swords and guns against them, they could not stop everyone from running around for their lives!

There are too many people in panic! There are so many that the road is completely blocked!

Not only were the officers and soldiers unable to move even an inch! Even the human wall that was originally surrounded by iron barrels was about to be broken down by the tens of thousands of people who were 'escape'!
At this moment, no matter how the officers and soldiers shouted: "Don't run around! If you run around again, you will be shot! If you run around again, you will be punished as treason!"

However, no matter how the officers and soldiers intimidated and threatened, these ordinary people, who usually feared the officials to the point of being humble, were actually indifferent at this moment!
At this moment, in the eyes of the officers and soldiers, the frightened "bastards" in front of them were almost the same as the "rebels", but they could not directly hack these innocent people to death with swords and guns! Someone had already shouted for help, but it seemed it was too late.

Because the 'iron barrel human wall' formed by the officers and soldiers was already in a panic, and a corner of it was destroyed by the panicked crowd!
As this 'gap' opened, countless people poured into the comfortable 'encirclement' and began to flee in all directions!
The officers and soldiers who were still in good formation were now like a piece of loose sand, being thrown into chaos in the surging crowd!

The area close to the officers and soldiers was completely chaotic, and the area where Zhang Chonghui was located belonged to the "middle and rear" of the crowd. Although it was also chaotic, it was not chaotic to the point of exaggeration.

After all, there were too many people. Even if they wanted to run, they had to wait until the people in front of them had almost run away.

Zhang Chonghui had already dislocated the gangster's hands, but he didn't intend to kill him, he just threw him out!
The villain seemed to understand, so he hurriedly squeezed into the crowd and ran away with his limp hands waving!
When Zhang Chonghui saw someone running away, he didn't chase him. He seemed to be waiting for something. It wasn't until a gap was broken out of the wall of officers and soldiers that he turned to look at his father-in-law and his wife, and said solemnly:

"Remember! Don't follow crowded places! Go directly back home! Someone wants to kill me! Leave me alone!"

After saying that, Zhang Chonghui squeezed towards the "gap" where there were the most people without looking back, as if he was running for his life!
At this time, Zhao Shizhen was already dumbfounded. What had just happened was so sudden that he was still confused even now...

What...someone wants to kill his son-in-law? Why?
Just as he was wondering, Zhao Shizhen saw with his own eyes a musket fired into the sky less than a foot away from him! The crowd around him suddenly exclaimed!
Zhao Shizhen was used to playing with guns. He knew that the power of this gun was not fatal, so he did not panic much.

In the chaos, Zhao Shizhen saw the shooter carrying the barrel of the gun and heading in one direction. That direction was exactly the direction Zhang Chonghui fled!
And behind the man carrying the gun, there were many people who were acting strangely, and that was the direction they were going!

Zhao Shizhen was stunned again...

There are so many people who want to kill his son-in-law? And it doesn’t look like they are the same batch!
Just when Zhao Shizhen was thinking that there should be two groups of people who killed his son-in-law, several tall, burly and agile men who had obviously received special training also followed in that direction!
At this time, Zhao Shizhen was completely shocked!

What? Three groups of people?
Why are so many people trying to kill his son-in-law? ?

How many people has his son-in-law offended?

Could it be that all of Zhang Juzheng's enemies came to visit him?
"Dad, let's go back quickly!"

Just when Zhao Shizhen was shocked by what was happening in front of him, Zhao Lanying, who had always reacted very slowly, suddenly became surprisingly calm and pulled his old father who was in a daze to go home!
"But..." Zhao Shizhen wanted to say something, but was forcibly interrupted by Zhao Lanying before he could finish speaking!

"Dad! Stop being a bastard! Your son-in-law has his own ideas! If we stay here, we are just causing trouble for him! Go home quickly!"

Zhao Lanying knew very well that the only thing the father and daughter had to do now was to protect their own safety!
Not holding Zhang Chonghui back is the greatest help to him! She believed in Zhang Chonghui, and she believed that her man would be fine!
Almost regardless of her father's wishes, Zhao Lanying pulled her father and ran away! In the chaos, she even caught a few servants of the Zhao family who wanted to run around with the crowd, and scolded them to protect the master and return home quickly!

Zhao Shizhen was stunned...

Looking at his daughter's calm and calm look, for a moment, he even wondered if this was still the stupid, stupid daughter...

Is it possible that... if you marry a smart person, you will become smarter?

……

The crowd became more and more chaotic. As the officers and soldiers were scattered, the people who fled privately did not know where they were going in the chaos. Anyway, they went wherever there was a way, until there was no way to go!
The fireworks in Prince Lu's Mansion are still in full bloom, but no one is in the mood to see the beautiful scenery anymore, and the sound of "bang bang" fireworks falls in the ears of those who are running for their lives, like a firecracker shooting in their ears. generally!
Only scary, nothing else!
At the same time, in Prince Lu’s Mansion.

"It's not good, Your Highness! I don't know what happened outside! Suddenly a large number of refugees rushed onto the street outside! The gate of the palace was almost knocked open by them!"

After King Lu Zhu Yiliu heard this, he did not panic and only scolded:

"Why panic? How decent it is! Just send someone to guard the gate. The gate of Prince Lu's Mansion is not so fragile that it cannot even withstand the defenseless refugees!"

After scolding the servants who rushed to deliver the message, Zhu Yixi immediately put on his usual gentle smile, raised his hands to the queen, Sister Wang Xi, and said with a smile:
"It was my failure to manage the servants in the palace that made the emperor's wife laugh."

Sister Wang Xi's health was not good, and she encountered this kind of thing when she finally left the palace. The woman in the palace was inevitably frightened, and her face turned pale, and she hurriedly asked:

"Uncle Emperor, is everything okay outside?"

"It's okay. How could something happen in this peaceful and prosperous age?" Zhu Yixuan smiled calmly. Suddenly, he seemed to be frightened by the other party's pale face, and said hurriedly:

"Sister-in-law, why do you look so bad? Why don't you go to the backyard to rest first?"

"Yes, Queen Mother, let me accompany you to have a rest." Zhu Xuanyu also felt sorry for his mother and said hurriedly.

"Okay..." Sister Wang Xi did not refuse. Although the fireworks were beautiful, she was indeed a little tired.

"Royal sister-in-law, let me see you off." Princess Lu hurriedly went to see her sister-in-law off.

However, she was scolded by her husband: "Sister-in-law, go and have a rest. Why are you causing trouble! You are the hostess of the palace. There are so many guests at the banquet today. You want me to handle them all by myself!"

Princess Lu did not dare to speak.

For a moment, the atmosphere became awkward.

Although Sister Wang Xi is a queen, she is still in someone else's house after all, and she has long known that her brother-in-law and his wife have a bad relationship and often quarrel.

Now that she was going to rest, she was embarrassed and embarrassed that the couple was about to quarrel again.

"No, just go with me. You two can continue to watch the fireworks."

After Sister Wang Xi refused, she went to the backyard of Prince Lu's Mansion with the support of her daughter.

……

After the queen and princess left, Princess Lu sat back with a dark face, and Zhu Yili's face was also dark and green.

Zhu Xuanyao on the side saw this familiar scene and was so numb that he didn't even bother to roll his eyes.

As it turned out, this embarrassing scene ended quickly.

Because, the sound of fireworks suddenly stopped!
"Report! Your Highness is in trouble! Many thieves have climbed the wall and entered the palace! They actually have fire guns!"

When Zhu Yili heard the news, his nerves immediately tightened!

coming! finally come!
……

At the same time, people who did not go to join the fireworks at Prince Lu Mansion were watching the Aoshan lanterns on the street.

It has to be said that this year, the number of people watching the Aoshan lanterns has decreased by more than half. After all, almost all of them flocked to the Luwang Mansion to watch the fireworks.

The street is not lively, but it can also be said to be sparse. As a result, the pedestrians here feel a lot more comfortable.

Suddenly, a gust of wind picked up.

I saw that the magnificent Da'ao Mountain seemed to have been cast by some magic. A lot of paper flew out from it and scattered among the crowd!
"Wow! What is this?"

"Aoshan God has appeared?"

"Quick! Pick it up and see what it is!"

"What is this dense writing? I can't read."

"Let me see, it says... continued..."

……

At the same time, in the deserted alleys, "big-character posters" filled with words were one after another posted on the walls and corners.

On the other side, there was a man standing in front of the home of Zhu Geng, the current cabinet scholar. When no one was around, he slipped the 'only' big-character poster through the crack in the door.

Inside the Zhu Mansion.

The concierge just came out to relieve himself and saw the paper stuffed through the crack of the door.

Out of curiosity, he went to pick up the paper and then opened the door to see who was celebrating the festival and throwing paper into other people's homes!

However, there was no one outside the door.

"It's strange, who is he? He doesn't go to see Ao Deng at night, and he doesn't go to bed! He even throws paper into the home of today's pavilion. He must be mentally ill!"

The concierge wanted to crumple up the paper and throw it away, but when he glanced down, he saw that it was full of words, so he stopped.

"What is written here?"

The concierge was not very illiterate, but he was not completely illiterate either. With the faint candlelight coming from the lanterns on both sides of the door, he read with some difficulty as he read:
"Continue... continue worrying about Hong Hong's discussion?"

(End of this chapter)