Powerful

Chapter 173
Before the queen's kiss was over, the room where Da Qiumian was placed behind the sacrificial shed caught fire.Now it is spring and March, the fire is not violent, and it was quickly extinguished by Huben soldiers and servants, but there are still a lot of losses.

The fire burned several boxes in the room, and the big fur crown was no exception. Although the two sets of solemn and exquisite big fur crowns were not burned to ashes, there were still a few sleeves left.

In addition, Song Hong, ordered by the Supervision and Dyeing Department of the Shaofu, accidentally slipped and fell to the ground during the firefighting period. His head happened to touch the hard iron box, and he is now in a coma - the imperial physician of the Shangyao Bureau also said Not sure if he can wake up.

As for the other people in the room, such as Han Fang, Prime Minister of the Weaving and Dyeing Department, and Fang Song, Prime Minister of Taichang, they were ashamed, with traces of smoke on their faces, and an unconcealable panic on their faces.

That's right, they had just escaped from the fire, and it can be said that they escaped from death, and panic is inevitable.

When Shen Du heard about the fire, he immediately jumped to the small room, just in time to see the soldiers from Huben carrying the unconscious Song Hong away, while Han Fang and the others were fighting with each other, as if they couldn't stand still.

"What's going on here?" Shen Du asked sullenly, looking at Han Fang and Fang Song like sharp knives.For no reason, how could it catch fire?Moreover, a fire broke out in this place, and something happened to Song Hong!
Facing such a heavy situation, Han Fang and Fang Song felt that there was a heavy mountain pressing down on them, and they couldn't breathe.At this moment, after hearing Shen Du's question, they lowered their heads and did not answer Shen Du's words.

Shen Du only felt his brows twitch, and he called his name directly and said, "Han Fang, tell me!"

Hearing Shen Du's questioning, Han raised his head subconsciously, his eyes flickered and his lips squirmed, and finally he said in a gnat-like voice: "Lord Shen, I don't know... This is an accident, it must be an accident."

"You!" Shen Du's anger suddenly increased, and the power sent to Han Fang became even more oppressive.Accident?This is definitely not an accident!There was Da Qiu Mian first, and then there was this fire, Shen Du could guess who made the hands and feet, he just wanted to ask for an accurate answer.

"Lord Shen, I don't know, I don't know anything..." Han Fang suddenly fell to the ground and shouted in a panic.

He didn't know, he didn't know that someone set the fire on purpose, he didn't know that someone dragged Song Hong into the box, and he didn't know that someone threatened him: "If you say one more word, your family will end up like Song Hong! "

He didn't know what he was involved in. He only knew that he was still very young and he had many family members. He only knew that he couldn't say anything, otherwise, he would be ruined like Song Hong.

He looked at Shen Du with pleading and pity, and begged Shen Du not to ask any more questions, even if he asked, he still didn't know anything.

Shen Du gradually let go of his sword. Looking at the shivering Han Fang, he knew that another official had lost the courage to stand upright and fight under the threat of violence and power.In order to be an official in the court and to continue to climb up, how many people have eyes and ears and ears.

This is something he is used to. Officials like Han Fang are just doing it to protect themselves, so what can he say?Even if Han Fang told what he saw, could the emperor punish the high-ranking officials for mere seventh- and ninth-rank officials?
"I don't want to ask any more questions, you can only go to an official position below the seventh rank, so you can do it yourself!" After Shen Du said this, he turned and left.In this world, there are too many people like Han Fang who cannot escape due to their status and power.

Shen Du saw Qin Ji and Zhu Xuanxin outside the sacrificial shed.They seemed to be watching the results of the fire, but they had aggressive and provocative smiles on their faces, which was annoying to watch.

Shen Du hastily greeted Qin Ji and Zhu Xuanxin, and then wanted to leave. He wanted to check on Song Hong's injury, so he had no time to pay attention to these two people.

When he passed by Qin Ji, he heard Qin Ji say: "Master Shen, who is more skilled in this handwriting?"

The tone of Qin Ji's words was full of contempt. It was not only Shen Du who despised, but also the officials of the Shaofu Supervisor, just like those officials were like ants, who could be trampled on by him at will.

Shen Du stopped, looked at Qin Ji expressionlessly, and then laughed out loud: "Ha ha."

Hehe, Shen Du's response turned out to be hehe, these two words, but his tone was more contemptuous than Qin Ji's, which made Qin Ji's ear piercing, and his expression was a little dispirited. He stared at Shen Du with an indescribable hatred meaning.

This hatred was mixed with resentment, fear and jealousy, which made his face look a little distorted, as if he would rush to bite someone the next moment, and he no longer looked like a gentleman in the past.

Shen Du had already strode away. This time, he was really angry. Sending "hehe" to Qin Ji is already generous.

He didn't expect that Qin Ji would be so daring to let someone set fire to him when he was offering sacrifices to the sky and the emperor was not far away, just to cover up Da Qiu Mian's matter.Now that the big Qiu Mian was burned and Song Hong was in a coma, Han Fang didn't dare to say anything, seeing that the matter was about to end.

Shen Du stood beside his car, concentrating on the follow-up of this matter.Even if Song Hong was in a coma and Han Fang didn't say anything, he couldn't let Qin Ji and the others succeed, couldn't hurt them, and wanted them to lose a layer of skin!

Just as he was thinking about this, Chen Wei appeared and whispered to Shen Du: "Master, Prince Qin called Fang Jixin, and the small room caught fire soon."

Shen Du nodded, indicating that he already knew.It turned out to be Fang Jixin. No wonder, Fang Song was also suspected of destroying Daqiu Mian. Now that Daqiu Mian was burned, there was nothing wrong with Fang Jixin.

It's Fang Jixin again... It seems that he is really busy as a minister. If so, let him be busy.

Shen Du decided that after returning to Jingzhao, he would use the crown gift from A Bi for Zhongshu Province, and make Fang Jixin worry every day and sleepless nights!
Chen Wei looked around vigilantly, and saw that no one was paying attention to him and Shen Du, so he lowered his voice: "Master, the master has made some changes. From last night to now, the emperor has summoned him twice."
Chen Wei's voice was so low that it couldn't be lowered. If it wasn't for Shen Du's sharp ears, even if he stood so close, he wouldn't be able to hear what Chen Wei said.

The chief general of Huben, Wei Bainian, was Emperor Chongde's most trusted military commander. He followed Emperor Chongde from a young age until Emperor Chongde ascended the throne, and his pure loyalty did not diminish in the slightest, which is why he was able to command the [-] Huben Army.

Wei Bainian possessed the Huben Soldier Talisman, and due to many injuries in the early years of the war, he has seldom cared about the actual affairs of the Huben Army in the past two or three years. The one who is really in charge of training and leading the troops is Xue Shoufan, Deputy General of the Huben Army.
Why did the emperor summon Wei Bainian twice within half a day?Could it be that the Huben army is going to be mobilized?But recently, I haven't heard that there is any need to use troops. Dasheng's deposed prince is still in the sky prison in Dading, and Dasheng hasn't started fighting.

It wasn't for the purpose of dispatching troops, so the emperor summoned Wei Bainian for a personal matter?Is there anything that needs to be done by Lord Huben himself?Shen Du couldn't figure it out.

What Shen Du didn't understand, Chen Wei didn't understand even more.He just saw that this was unusual, so he came to report to Shen Du.

At this moment, Emperor Chongde was also listening to the report on the fire.He soon knew that the fire was on fire. After all, the suburban festival was outside, and any troubles would be sent directly to the royal driver. There was no need to report layer by layer as before, and he had to go through many checkpoints before being sent to the Zichen Palace.

"Your Majesty, Song Hong, ordered by the Weaving and Dyeing Department, is doing his best to treat it. Except for burning two sets of big fur crowns, there is nothing else." Chang Kang replied in this way, quite cautiously.

He was worried that the fire would arouse the emperor's anger and disturb the emperor's interest in enjoying the spring. After all, it was still half a day away.To put it more seriously, a fire broke out after the suburban festival. This is not a good omen, and it may affect the prestige of the emperor.
Contrary to Chang Kang's expectations, Emperor Chongde didn't care about the fire, but asked, "Can you find out why the fire started?"

"According to the officials of the Shaofu Prison, it was a mouse that knocked down the candlesticks and caused the fire. The slave has already ordered other people to extinguish the candlesticks everywhere after the empress's mother-in-law ceremony is over." Chang Kang respectfully replied.

After hearing Chang Kang's words, Emperor Chongde only nodded, but did not respond. It seemed that he really didn't care about the fire.
Chang Kang was surprised, and was about to say something, when he heard the servant announce from outside the imperial car: "Report to the emperor, General Wei has arrived."

Just now, Emperor Chongde ordered his servants to invite Wei Bainian, and Wei Bainian came here on call.Seeing this, Chang Kang knew why Emperor Chongde didn't care about the fire. It turned out that he had more important things to do, and he wanted General Wei to take action.Respectfully withdrew from the imperial carriage,
At this moment, in the imperial car of Emperor Chongde, Emperor Chongde said calmly: "Benian, you are very familiar with the martial arts of that family back then. I will leave this matter to you. I need to know that there are people around him Without a dead soldier, would he know that family's martial arts? Don't let me down."

After hearing this, Wei Bainian responded, "The final general will definitely not disappoint the emperor."

He didn't ask why he did these things, why he wanted to test that young man, as a courtier, he only needs to faithfully carry out Emperor Chongde's will, and that's enough.

Even if the person he is going to test is also a member of Huben's army, he will not show mercy.

After the monarch and his ministers discussed some details of the task again, Emperor Chongde would wave Wei Bainian to retreat.As soon as Wei Bainian left, Emperor Chongde's expression turned grim.

Originally, he didn't want to use the suburban festival to do anything, nor did he think about doing this temptation. After all, that family was dead back then.But a few days ago, the people who were dormant in the An Guogong's mansion sent back news that Wei Changyin was very concerned about Shen Du, and seemed to be confirming who he was.

Emperor Chongde knew that Wei Changyin had lived in that family for a period of time when he was young, and he had a deep relationship with that family, so he might know something.That being the case, let's take advantage of the suburban festival to try it out.After all, this was one of the few opportunities for Emperor Chongde to leave the palace.

He wanted to see if his respected teacher and trustworthy courtiers were hiding anything from him.
(Outside the chapter: It’s been raining all day, what are you guys doing on weekends when you’re in a gloomy mood~)

　Thank you Meishu, Tang Doudou for the pink color, floodjiang, the peace symbol that I only miss, and Yulichu for the sachet~~
　　
　
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