This turmoil in front of the Xixia Palace was quite unexpected in the eyes of Li Qianshun and other monarchs. They have not even figured out how it happened until now. Only Sun Tu, the person who planned everything, knew that this was bound to happen. In fact, I just directly induced the hidden danger.
Allowing tens of thousands of people to gather in a small area is inherently dangerous. Sometimes just a small commotion can cause panic among countless people at the scene. And once panic spreads and everyone rushes to escape, it will lead to a disaster.
This kind of situation will not be avoided by people with advanced scientific knowledge and higher quality of people a thousand years later, not to mention the party members of Xia State who may not be able to recognize these big characters at this time. So just throwing a few coins into the crowd is enough to make people confused and lead to the current situation that is out of control.
Even though the Forbidden Army had quickly stepped forward to suppress the rushing and rioting people under the emperor's will, the situation still did not change much. It seemed awkward for more than 3,000 Forbidden Army to blend into the tens of thousands of panicked people. They were so inconspicuous that some of the Imperial Guards even fell down after being jostled by others, following in the footsteps of those innocent souls.
"Everyone goes out of the palace to suppress the people. The chaos can't continue!" Li Qianshun's body had begun to tremble violently. How could he be so angry? Today is obviously his birthday, and he originally planned to enjoy it with the people, but as a result, such chaos occurred under his nose. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to the entire Xia Kingdom, and he has even begun to consider the future. The birthday celebrations are held in a low-key manner and are no longer as extravagant as before.
Later, Li Qianshun set his sights on the envoys from the Liao and Song countries not far away, thinking about how they would react after seeing such a scene. What fell into their eyes was an unspeakable cold smile. Obviously, in the eyes of these two envoys, the chaos in the Xia Kingdom was more like a big show, a big show that caused the Xia Kingdom's court to lose face!
Li Qianshun, who was even more annoyed in his heart, immediately spoke again: "Ask all the people from the Inspection Department to mobilize immediately to quell the turmoil as soon as possible. Prince, all the people in your house should also come out, don't let them just stay behind closed doors!" "
The prince responded hurriedly, turned around and went downstairs to speak to his men and give them instructions. At this moment, several more exclamations came from above: "There... there's a fire over there..."
After hearing this, the prince hurriedly turned around and ran up a few steps, then looked into the distance. Sure enough, he found that there were several fires burning near Taiqingfang, which was only one street away from the palace and where his residence was located. , there were also fires appearing in other places that were only a block away from there, which made his heart skip a beat, knowing that something was wrong!
There is no such coincidence in this world. As soon as there was chaos in the palace, a fire broke out not far away. The only explanation is that everything happened under the premeditation of some people. In other words, someone is secretly sabotaging it and trying to turn tonight's Wanshou Street celebration into a mess!
What frightened the prince was that if his guess was correct, then the official from the Inspection Department responsible for public security in the city would be guilty of a huge crime. And responsible for the phase
The person involved in the matter turned out to be Li Kan, who had been deprived of his position as Chief of the Inspection Department, and was one of the crown prince's cronies!
Although the emperor had issued an order to take away Li Kan's post as Chief of the Inspection Department just two days ago, because there was no definite successor yet, the errand that had been entrusted to him was not handed over for the time being. Especially regarding the security of this Wanshou Festival, because the matter is so important, it is difficult to just change the person in charge, so everything is still under his responsibility.
Now that troubles are happening one after another, Li Kan will naturally be held responsible once he is investigated. Not only him, but the entire Inspection Department and even the prince who recommended him for this post are also to blame. The prince knew very well that Yimo Xihe was so sophisticated that he would never miss the opportunity to hit him like this.
We must make amends, and at worst we must catch some of the arsonists so that we can give some explanation to our father! After turning away from this thought, the prince turned back down again and said to his subordinates who had just received the order to make arrangements: "You have all the guards in my house dispatched and search the area carefully for anyone who looks suspicious. I got them all!"
"Yes! It's just the prince. Once this happens, the prince's mansion will be guarded empty... If a thief takes this opportunity to sneak in..."
"No one has such courage. They are doing all this just to disrupt our Xingzhou City." The prince was not worried about this and immediately ordered with a straight face: "You tell them not to be perfunctory, everyone Go out and arrest them all, otherwise I won’t let them go easily when I get back!”
"Yes!" Seeing that the prince was already angry, the other party did not dare to say anything more. After agreeing, he hurried down and went to the palace gate to deliver the news.
At this time, Li Qianshun, who was above him, was so angry that he was staring at the lights not far away, his teeth grinding so hard that he said, "Wow, I didn't expect that someone actually dared to make such a fuss in my Xingqing Mansion. Wait for chaos to arise. If I know who is responsible, I will destroy all three of their clans!"
"Haha, this is just retribution." Just when the ministers did not dare to take a breath because of the emperor's rage, a sentence suddenly came out. Although the words were not too loud, in this quiet place Despite the situation, it still fell on everyone's ears, and the expressions of all Xia Kingdom monarchs and ministers present immediately changed drastically, and then all their eyes turned to the speaker, full of anger and murderous intent.
The person who said this was the Liao envoy. He still had a sarcastic sneer on his face. Even though he was stared at by so many people, he had no intention of shrinking. He actually turned to look at Li Qianshun. She nodded slightly at him, acknowledging that she was the one who said the words.
Mo Chihe and others were all furious. This was a slap in the face to the Xia monarch and his ministers! But when I wanted to scold him, I didn't know what to say. Just because they all knew well, what the envoy said was true. Over the years, the Xia Kingdom had placed too many spies in the Liao and Song Dynasties, causing many troubles. Not to mention, just a few months ago, the turmoil in Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom was caused by their people, but the Liao Kingdom could not find conclusive evidence for a while, so they did not pursue it to the end.
And today, seeing that the Xia Kingdom was also in great trouble, the Liao Kingdom's envoys would naturally feel gloating. Moreover, the Liao envoys have been in Xingzhou City during these days.
I was being restrained at every turn, and I was simmering with anger, so it was reasonable to vent my anger and say a few sarcastic words.
Even after some people thought deeply about it, they also wondered whether the person behind all this might be the envoy of Song and Liao countries or someone close to them
Don't say it, this is still very possible. Because there are so few people who dare to set fire to Xingqing Mansion, it is naturally impossible for ordinary people in Xia to do such a thing. They do not have the courage, the ability, and the need to do all this. Nowadays, the Xia Kingdom is in a rare prosperous period, and the people in the country only have a good impression of the imperial court. How can they risk the whole family being killed to do such a treasonous thing in the capital
As for the few thieves and bandits, it was almost impossible for Xingzhou City to enter easily due to the strict inspections and inspections at the city gates during this period. So the only explanation is that a certain country's forces that have been hiding in the city are secretly planning this!
What Mo Xihe and other ministers could think of, Li Qianshun naturally quickly appreciated it, and his eyes immediately became sharper: "It seems that the Liao envoy looks down on my country of Xia?"
"Haha, what I look down on are those villains who can only do tricks. I thought that only I, Daliao, would encounter such evil tricks, but I didn't expect that Xia Kingdom would also be so invaded!" Neither soft nor hard. After replying to the emperor, he stopped provoking and turned around to continue "appreciating" the scene outside.
The Song envoy who was not far away from him also smiled silently when he saw this. He had hit a wall recently and was happy to see the Xia people frustrated. Of course, if he had known that it was not the Liao people who caused this turmoil but the secret spies of the Song Dynasty, he would probably not be able to laugh anymore.
At this time, the envoys of the Song and Liao countries rarely had the same idea. They all hoped that the little bit of fire would spread quickly, and it would be best to involve the entire Xingqing Mansion in the fire.
But half an hour later, their hope was completely shattered.
After all, Xingqing Mansion is the capital of the Xia Kingdom, and the military and government forces here are extremely powerful. When the emperor is angry, no matter it is the imperial army, the city defense army, the soldiers and horses of the Inspection Department, and the people of the Prince's Mansion and other mansions. Working together, there will no longer be any barriers. With their full suppression and rescue efforts, the turmoil was finally completely subsided before dawn.
It's just that it's impossible to find out how many casualties and losses this turmoil caused, at least in a short period of time. It was only at this time that everyone present breathed a sigh of relief. Li Qianshun waved his hands a little tiredly and said: "Everyone, please leave the palace and go back. Come to the palace to answer questions in the afternoon." He also felt tired and just wanted to After returning to the harem to rest for a while, Emperor Xia, who was nearly sixty years old, showed a hint of his old age for the first time.
The two ministers closest to him, the prince and Mo Chihe, clearly felt this, which made their hearts move. Could it be that the opportunity was already coming
No matter what everyone was thinking, they only had one thought left at this time, and that was to go back and rest for a while, so that they could be energetic enough to deal with the accountability later.
In everyone's eyes, this turmoil is over. But can things really go as they wish