Be a master through ancient times

"Yuchang Palace is on fire! Come quickly!"

In the deep night, the orange flame shaking in the corner of the palace is particularly conspicuous.A shrill cry pierced the sky, waking up the sleeping people.

Someone wanted to rush in, but when they reached the door, they were forced back by the heat wave. Winter is dry and things are easy to catch fire. I don't know what the door of Yuchang Palace is made of, and it burns very hot.

Countless palace people hurriedly came to rescue them with buckets and wooden basins, but the fire was too big and barely enough to help.

"The people from the fire squad are here, get out of the way!" With an angry shout, dozens of people in forbidden army uniforms came over carrying water dragons.This is a fire extinguisher in the palace. They opened it and sprayed it towards the flames. The originally fierce fire suddenly became much smaller.Everyone was overjoyed, and they poured water and watered the fire even more desperately, hoping to put out the fire as soon as possible.At the same time, other people also came over with the ladder, and rolled into it from the other side that was not yet on fire, to rescue the three princes who were still inside.

"My son!" At this moment, a woman with disheveled hair rushed out from the crowd. She was the concubine Jin, the mother of the sixth prince.She was woken up in her sleep, and when she asked, she found out that the Yuchang Palace was on fire. Her mind buzzed, and she got out of bed and rushed out.

A group of palace people desperately held her back, for fear that she would rush into the fire.Concubine Jin cried and screamed, struggling to rush forward, her eyes were soaked with tears, she stared straight inside, wishing she could see the figure of the sixth prince being rescued in the next moment.

Concubine Shu Gui on the other side also came. After hearing the news, she hurried to Yuchang Palace. Seeing such a fierce fire, she kept calling for them to save people.

"The Holy One is here!"

Before Tianhedi's Luanjia came to a complete stop, a figure rushed forward, almost being kicked out like an assassin.

"Your Majesty, please save Qiuqiu, he is only eight years old! He is the lifeblood of my concubine!" Concubine Jin was already hoarse, and she pleaded in front of Luanjia, a person who is always cautious in words and deeds, for the sake of the child No respect at all.

"Concubine Jin, don't worry, I guarantee that the princes will be fine." A pair of big hands helped her up, her firm voice seemed to inject great strength into Concubine Jin, she raised her head and looked into those gentle eyes , with a sore nose again, sobbing softly.

Tianhedi ordered someone to take her down to freshen up, and thought that it was freezing cold now, and she was wearing such thin clothes, fearing that she might catch the cold, so he ordered someone to send a message to the Imperial Dining Room, asking them to boil a large pot of ginger soup and bring it over.

Concubine Shugui at the other end also stumbled over, Tian Hedi comforted her a few words, and asked someone to take her aside.

At this time, the fire at the palace gate had been brought under control, and the sky was gradually turning pale.

A soft sedan came from the west, and the queen was sitting on it.After landing, she walked over anxiously and said: "Please forgive me, my concubine's Kunde Palace is some distance away from here, and there is no news. I just heard about it. I am so anxious that I don't know what to do." That’s right, I’ll be here right away. Your Majesty, what’s going on inside? The fire is so big, I’m afraid——ah!”

"It's okay, queen, don't worry, even if you came earlier, it won't help. There are people in the fire squad here, and the fire should be extinguished soon." Emperor Tianhe looked at the queen, and his eyes fell on her head On the exquisite phoenix hairpin stuck on the top.

The queen didn't notice his eyes, but only focused on the movement of the fire squad. Seeing countless streams of water continuously spraying on the flames through the water dragon, and quickly extinguishing another piece, her expression became a little strange, as if she was loose. In one breath, he seemed a little dissatisfied.

With the efforts of everyone, the fire was finally extinguished. The original solemn palace gate now only had a black-painted door opening, and most of the corridors of the palace gate were burnt down, leaving only some ruined walls.The few houses inside were okay, only the doors and windows were burned, but the thick black smoke was very choking.

The fire class palace men who climbed the ladder and climbed over the wall to rescue them found the children and hid in a corner with the little eunuchs inside, instead of rushing out rashly.After the fire was extinguished, they also wrapped a few children in quilts and came out.The faces of several children were blackened, and their heads were shivering under the quilt.

"My Majesty, when the servants entered, several princes were running out. Unfortunately, a burnt pillar fell down. They were a little frightened, and they also choked a few thick smoke in their throats." Huo Ban's palace servants knelt down and pleaded guilty to Tianhedi.

The capital is located in the north, which is drier than the south. In autumn and winter, fire is the focus of their prevention and control. Since autumn, they have changed from two shifts to four shifts every night. Unexpectedly, the fire It still burned, and the fire was still so big.If the three princes are not rescued today, they can apologize with death.

Concubine Jin and Concubine Shu went up to hug them, but they were stopped by Emperor Tianhe: "Let the imperial doctor go and show them first, they were quite frightened tonight, so there should not be too many people around them. "

After all, they were ready to let the people in the fire squad send them to another place.

"Honorable Majesty, wait a minute. The princes have been frightened. This is the time when they need their mothers to take care of them the most. Concubine Jin and Concubine Shu are here at this time. Why don't you let them take them back to their respective palaces so that they can take care of them?" The queen said. He stepped forward and said, what Concubine Jin and Concubine Shu agreed with very much, they both looked at Tianhe Emperor expectantly.

They haven't seen their children properly for several months, and this incident tonight almost scared them out of their wits.

Emperor Tianhe took a fixed look at the queen, then lowered his head and asked the child who was being held by the Huoban guards: "Xiao Liu, do you want to follow your mother and concubine back to the palace?"

The child shook his head, and said firmly in a childish voice: "No, the child has grown up and cannot always be taken care of by the concubine mother. I believe the imperial doctors will take good care of me."

After finishing speaking, she held Concubine Jin's hand sensiblely and said, "Concubine Mother is very worried about the baby, so let's go back and rest for a while, and come to see me when the baby is well."

Concubine Jin covered her mouth and began to cry, with a small face darkened in front of her eyes, and the child whose throat was a little hoarse from the smoke choked her up, and even comforted her instead, how could the mother bear it?

Tianhedi nodded in satisfaction, and then asked: "Xiao Qi, do you want to go back with your mother and concubine?"

Xiao Qi shook his head, took the sixth prince's hand, and expressed with actions that he would advance and retreat with the sixth brother.

Concubine Shu sighed helplessly, Xiao Qi was still so reticent, not as likable as his sixth brother.

"Empress, you heard it too. The children are grown up. The reason for staying in the concubine's palace all the time is not because I am unkind. It is really a man who has to take responsibility, not a boudoir girl."

Tianhedi's words were insinuating, and several people in the room could tell that the eldest prince raised by the queen was not responsible. Who didn't know that when he was in the palace, the eldest prince lived in the queen's courtyard until he was a teenager before opening another house? hospital.

When he was speaking, Concubine Jin kept her head down, while Concubine Shu quietly tilted her head, scrutinizing the Queen's expression indiscriminately, seeing her distorted expression, she snorted inwardly.

"It's the concubines who are short-sighted. If that's the case, the Holy Majesty should send them there quickly, so as not to spoil their throats by the fire, let the concubines take care of the aftermath?" The queen is worthy of being a queen. After being said so, she seemed to be fine in a blink of an eye up.

Emperor Tianhe looked at her moved, and then refused: "No need, the queen should go back to rest, I have already ordered Zhang Fuhai to invite people from Dali Temple."

The queen became anxious in an instant: "Well, my lord, why do you need to bother the adults of Dali Temple to come here for the matter in the inner courtyard of the palace? They are outsiders, so it's not good to come and go here?"

Tianhedi disagreed with her statement, he said: "The empress is too worried, they came here to investigate the case in broad daylight, and the palace people will also be there, so what's the difference? It's so strange, I have to let people check it out."

"Isn't this just an ordinary leak? It must be caused by the palace servants being lazy and forgetting to turn off the candles. Is His Majesty blaming the courtiers and concubines for not being able to supervise the harem well?" The queen's tone was a little aggrieved.

"Why would the empress think so?" Emperor Tianhe was a little surprised, "I have always known that the harem is busy, how can I blame you for such a trivial matter? But I still want Dali Temple to come over to see the cause of the fire. It's just an accident, if someone deliberately set the fire, how can I rest easy?"

Seeing that he had made up his mind, the queen had no choice but to agree.

After Emperor Tianhe left, the queen looked at the tightly guarded Yuchang Palace, and had no choice but to leave.

After the palace gate was wide open, Mu Yuanxiu, Minister of Dali Temple, came in.During this period of time, dealing with the case of the two princes made him extremely anxious. When he saw another palace servant coming over, he felt his heart pounding, fearing that it would be another case.

Often they are afraid of what will happen. After the palace man announced the decree, Mu Yuanxiu calmed down. It was indeed the matter of the prince. It was surprising that the three princes were involved, and it happened in the inner courtyard of the palace. !

Although he was a bit reluctant, Mu Yuanxiu was of excellent quality. As soon as he entered the scene, he showed a professional attitude and began to collect evidence that might exist at the scene.

"Is this the place where the fire started?" He stood by the side door of Yuchang Palace, pointing to the door that had been charred.

A palace official nodded: "Lord Mu, this is here. This was discovered when the patrol team of the fire squad came over, but they didn't see what caused it. They only said that they smelled a smell first. The fire here is already very big." When they went back to move the tools, the side door had already been burned, and the fire spread along the pillars next to it.

Mu Yuanxiu nodded, knelt down to check the ashes on the ground, and found that besides the ashes of the wood, there were also some small black-brown balls, which shattered into powder when pressed lightly with his hands.With a thought in his heart, he ordered his men to bring a fine-bristled brush, and gently brushed the thing into the small plate.

The palace man was a little curious, stared at it for a long time, then opened his mouth and asked, "Lord Mu, have you found any clues?"

Mu Yuanxiu was stunned for a moment: "It can't be counted for the time being. You have to check to find out." After that, he began to look for clues carefully.

Seeing this, the palace servant didn't dare to disturb him, but stood silently not far away, for fear of disturbing his investigation.

Mu Yuanxiu walked all the way along the burning traces, but he didn't find anything that might become evidence, but he smelled some strange smells.It stands to reason that most of the things that were burned were wooden doors, and there should be only the fire-smoked smell of wood, which is probably equivalent to the smell in the stove.But what he smelled was much worse.

In order to prevent his nose from malfunctioning, Mu Yuanxiu asked other people to smell it, and everyone said they smelled it, which proved that he was right.What kind of smell is it? It's a bit pungent, and it makes people feel uncomfortable after smelling it for a long time, but Mu Yuanxiu couldn't remember where he smelled it for a while.

Still a subordinate asked cautiously: "Could it be the smell of tung oil? Maybe the gate of Yuchang Palace has been painted recently?"

Another directly retorted: "Red lacquer and tung oil cannot be mixed together. My father-in-law owns a coffin shop. I know this better than anyone else."

"But it's clearly the smell of tung oil." The subordinate who was refuted felt aggrieved. He developed a rash when he smelled the smell of tung oil. If it doesn't exist here, how did the rash on his hands come from?

Mu Yuanxiu kept the two of them's arguments in mind, and turned to look for the little eunuch of Yuchang Palace. After learning about some things from him, he asked him to take him to a nearby palace.The little eunuch was puzzled, but he obediently led him past.Mu Yuanxiu looked up under the palace gate for a long time, and went back without knocking on the door to ask.

He found Eunuch Yuande, who was sent by Emperor Tianhe, and said: "I have found out some clues, please take me to see the sage."

This Yuande was trained by Zhang Fuhai, he didn't ask much after hearing the words, and directly brought him from the harem to the upper study.

At this moment, Emperor Tianhe was going to court with the rest of his officials, and when he heard the report from outside, he let them in.

Mu Yuanxiu stepped forward to salute, and when Tianhedi called out, he said, "Your Majesty, the case of the fire in the Yuchang Palace, after investigation, I can basically confirm that this is not an ordinary case of water leakage, but someone deliberately set the fire on fire. !"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the hall was shocked.They were still talking about this just now, but at the time everyone felt that the sky is dry and things are dry, and it is easy to catch fire. Who has the courage to set fire to the palace?It was still an ordinary palace on fire, so what is the picture?