Fire at night, fascinated by phoenix que
"Go to the water!"
"Quick, bring water!"
"Sir, the fire is too fierce! We don't have enough manpower!"
"Go, beat gongs and drums and call the surrounding shops and private houses to put out the fire together!"
"But... it's a curfew at this time, and it's a serious crime to gather people without a decree."
When the battalion commander of the patrol battalion heard his subordinates say this, he was so angry that he kicked him to the ground and roared, "Do you know who lives here? Lord Jun Qi! He is the concubine of Princess Zhen Zhen's mansion, we all have to be buried with him when something happens to him, do you understand?!"
The young soldier was not well versed in matters, and the fact that Nangong had been ill for several years made that person forget what a noble and favored princess Nangong Jingnu was, but the battalion commander of the patrol battalion knew it.
The man tumbled and crawled to the ground. He found a broken gong from nowhere, and rode on a horse to beat along the street: "Get out of the water, everyone, come out and put out the fire."
"The water is gone, the commander of the patrol battalion asked everyone to come out and put out the fire."
Da Hong burned half of the sky, and many people were woken up by the fire, but they never came out due to the curfew. When they heard the shouts, one or two people finally walked out of the house with buckets. With the first wave of people, the other people became more courageous, and they picked up their own firefighters and ran towards the Concubine's Palace.
Although it rained heavily for a while, it was followed by two months of bright sunshine, and the water vapor had already evaporated to dryness. In addition, the buildings in Wei Kingdom were mostly wooden structures, and the fire was soaring into the sky, even if hundreds of people joined together Fighting the fire together with the government is still a drop in the bucket.
The sound of "beep boo" was incessant, and the tongues of fire rose more than ten feet, raging and spreading... The entire palace of the concubine was shrouded in a red light, a sea of fire.
Many officers and soldiers were wearing water-soaked quilts and tried to rush in. Some were directly forced out by the thick smoke and fire, while others screamed and died in the sea of fire. After several trials, no one dared to go. I rushed inside, even if the one trapped inside was a first-rank official of the imperial court... .
The commander of the patrol battalion knelt on the ground with a scorched face in despair. The people around were still fighting the fire, but the buckets of water poured on them were not effective at all.
Another rush of gongs came, and the people heard that this was the drumbeat of the honor guards opening the way, and they stopped the movements in their hands and moved back.
The Wei Kingdom has a very strict system in terms of etiquette, and there is a crime called: the crime of avoidance.
It means: after hearing the gong of the honor guard opening the way, failing to evade is considered a crime.
A coquettish shout came from the sedan car: "Who allowed you to knock the gong to open the way? Stop quickly!"
The servant Chen Chuansi asked for instructions: "Your Highness, the fire scene is right in front of you..."
Nangong Jingnv: "You hurry up and send the order, saying that this palace has spared all the firefighters from evading and let them do their best to put out the fire."
Chen Chuansi grabbed his horse's belly, hurriedly shouted, "His Royal Highness Zhen Zhen has a purpose, don't evade and do your best to put out the fire."
Nangong Jingnu lifted the curtain of the car, and saw the red light in her eyes biting her lower lip, her body trembling.
She remembered that when she first got married with Qi Yan, she followed the holy car to worship her ancestors, and it was the same when she was in the other courtyard of the palace... That time, she rushed to Qi Yan's side with the fastest speed, took his hand and led him to a safe place.
The sedan car stopped, and Nangong Jingnu almost fell over looking at the scene in front of her.
The fire burned half of the sky, and the entire Concubine's Mansion was swallowed up by the fire. The courtyard wall in the distance had collapsed, and the sparks were scattered.
Qiu Ju tied a cloak to Nangong Jingnu, helped her get off the sedan chair, and officials from the patrol battalion and Yingtianfu came forward to pay homage: "See Your Highness."
Nangong Jingnu: "How long has the fire been burning? Where is the consort?"
The battalion commander of the patrol battalion knocked his head on the ground: "Go back to Your Highness, the fire... The fire has been burning for an hour, and the consort is still inside."
Nangong Jingnu clenched her fists tightly and said angrily, "Why don't you save people first? What if a mansion burns down? Why don't you save the concubine first?"
The battalion commander of the patrol battalion almost burst into tears and replied, "His Royal Highness Mingjian! Many brothers wearing quilts tried to rush into the fire to save people, but the fire was so fierce that none of the brothers who went in came out, Your Highness Mingjian!"
Nangong Jingnu took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down: "Where's the waterwheel?"
The capital of Wei Kingdom has only a few water wells. More than half of the people in the capital rely on the waterwheels of the government for water supply. On the first night, a special person will go outside the city to fetch water from the mountain springs. The route provides water to households who are inconvenient to obtain water. Each household is approved to have two buckets of water per day. If it is not enough, it can be purchased from the government at the price of one cent per bucket.
The commander of the patrol battalion looked embarrassed.
Nangong Jingnu raised her chin, and Chen Chuansi came to the battalion commander of the patrol battalion: "Pass the order from the palace, and transfer all the twelve waterwheels, be quick!"
The two were ordered to mount their horses and ran to the south of the city.
Nangong Jingnu glanced at Yingtian Fu Yin: "You come with this palace."
Yin Tianfu: "Yes."
The two came to the back of the sedan chair, Nangong Jingnu ordered everyone except Qiu Ju to put out the fire, and asked, "Bengong asks you, how did the fire start?" When she saw the fire, Nangong asked. Shizuo smelled an unusual breath: This fire is not like one or two fires can be caused!
Since the witchcraft case, Nangong Jingnv has learned about the bloody and dark politics of politics, and she also knows what heinous things have been done by civil servants and generals throughout the ages for power...
Ying Tianfu Yin raised his hand to wipe the sweat that had been evaporated by the heat wave long ago, and answered truthfully: "The guards on the night watch reported that the consort's mansion suddenly burst into flames an hour ago, and the fire started when they approached. It's more than one fire at the same time..."
Nangong Jingnu's body swayed, and with the help of Qiu Ju, she barely stood still: How many more fires? ! really! In the end... or did he kill him!
Nangong Jingnu pulled off her cloak and walked towards the fire. Qiu Ju took her arm and called, "Your Highness! Dangerous!"
Nangong Jingnu turned her head to look at Qiu Ju: "You also come with this palace to put out the fire together."
The complicated and wide-mouthed palace sleeves are not suitable for rough work. Nangong Jingnu cut the skirt with a hairpin and tore off two cloth strips to tie the cuffs. She couldn't carry the bucket, so she took a wooden basin, Water poured into the fire again and again.
Qiu Ju was so frightened that she lost her soul, and while following the fire fighting, she guarded Nangong Jingnu.
At this point in the fire, many palaces have been burned to the ground. I don't know when they will collapse and save thousands of sparks, but Nangong Jingnu doesn't care at all. In fact, the possibility of Qi Yan's survival is very high. It's low, but she just doesn't want to give up, she won't give up until she sees Qi Yan or the fire is put out.
Just like what Qi Yan said to her many years ago: No one knows how it will end until the last moment.
When the people saw that the high-ranking princess came off in person, they worked harder and harder to rescue them.
Another quarter of an hour later, Chen Chuansi and the battalion commander of the patrol battalion arrived first with two water trucks full of water. Nangong Jingnu dropped the wooden basin in her hand and said loudly: "Everyone in the capital, the fire is so fierce that you have to call the waterwheel for emergency response. This palace promises everyone to complete the new waterwheel within three days."
After speaking, Nangong Jingnu instructed the two guards to soak their bodies and then put a soaked quilt on them: "Someone stabs a few holes in the water tank! You two, drive a waterwheel into it!"
"Yes!"
The guards raised the weapons in their hands to tie the water tank into a honeycomb, and the two guards rushed towards the fire in a carriage.
The horse kept neighing and refused to move forward. Nangong Jingnu ordered again: "Put the horse's butt with a dagger! Rush in for Ben Gong! You guys follow this method to drive the waterwheel from different directions to Ben Gong into the fire!"
"Yes!"
Most of the walls of the Concubine's Palace have collapsed. As water trucks rushed into the fire, the palaces were dumped one after another, but the fire was also effectively controlled.
There is no water, this is the last available water in the capital. If it doesn't work, Nangong Jingnu doesn't know what to do...
After another quarter of an hour, the open fire in the Concubine's Mansion was basically controlled, and only some red charcoal remained, emitting red light.
Yingtian Governor and the patrol battalion commander each carried a bucket of water, and led the officers and soldiers to rush in.
Qi Yan heard the voice and said to Qian Tong beside her, "Have you written down everything you instructed?"
Qian Tong: "Yes."
Qi Yan closed her eyes and fell into Qian Tong's arms.
Qian Tong: "Is there anyone!? Help!"
The guards not far away heard the voice and ran over one after another, and saw the boy who was soaking in the lotus pond, holding Qi Yan and the concubine whose chest was blurred and unconscious.
"Come here! The concubine has found it, hurry up and inform His Highness!"
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The fire was set by Qi Yan.
There is a lotus pond on the central axis of the Concubine's Mansion, which is located in a fairly broad yard, surrounded by some rockery that cannot be burned.
According to the terrain of the Concubine's Mansion, she ordered her confidants to set fires at multiple points at the same time, to ensure that while the Concubine's Mansion was burned into ruins, she and Qian Tong would not be hurt.
The totem on the chest was burnt by Qi Yan in advance. Even if the plan was right, the billowing smoke almost killed two people. Fortunately, when the lotus pond was low-lying and thick smoke raged, the two held their breath and dived into the water, which saved their lives.
However, the burn on Qi Yan's chest was soaked in water, and the pain was unbearable. She felt the pain but said nothing, thinking: this may be God's punishment for her.
When your conscience is unbearable, you can only rely on sex to share the mental pain.
Qi Yan knew that her behavior this time was very risky, but she believed that Nangong Jingnu would cure herself at all costs.
In order to short Yutian in the Gyeonggi area, Qi Yan sold out the treasury, which was full of rare treasures given to her by Nangong Jingnu.
And the totem on his chest can no longer be dragged. The most important thing is: I want to take this opportunity to abolish the money bag of the third prince and give the Taiwei's house a heavy blow.
Nangong Jingnv: "Yuanjun!" She threw herself on the stretcher, Qian Tong knelt down in front of Nangong Jingnv, and cried, "Damn the villain! I didn't protect the concubine, and the house suddenly burst into flames, and the concubine was charred. The block hit the chest, and the villain jumped into the lotus pond with the concubine on his back and barely escaped the fire, but... the concubine he... "
Only then did Nangong Jingnu see Qi Yan's carbonized front and chest soaked in blood, and then saw Qi Yan's face pale and unconscious.
I was so frightened that I was almost out of strength because of the fire fighting, and I fainted in front of my eyes.