On a clear morning, the sun shines into the house from the window lattice like broken gold, signaling that spring has arrived. Chang Lu of the Kyoto Prefecture is in a very good mood today, and in the second half of last year, there were many strange things in the central government of Beijing, but it was sad for him to be the governor of the prefecture. This year is different, there have been almost no major events in Beijing since the New Year, and he, the seat of Kyoto Prefecture Yin, is also sitting easily and steadily.

Chang Lu leisurely tasted tea and read a book, so uncomfortable, but this god seemed to be deliberately against him, and not long after he was leisurely, he immediately used his color to break the original calm with an incident that shocked the whole capital.

The official came to report the sudden fire in Liuxiang, the famous flower street in Beijing, which first occurred in Yanyulou, and then the fire was rapid and spread very quickly. Chang Lu couldn't help but be shocked when he heard it, and even the teacup in his hand fell to the ground, so he hurried to the place of the incident without saying a word.

When Chang Lu arrived at the Yanyu Building, the fire had already been extinguished, but because the fire was too fierce and the wind last night, it was almost half of the street now. Chang Lu raised his eyes and saw that the entire Yanyu Building had been burned into a black empty shell, although the fire had been extinguished, the people in the Yanyu Building were emitting puffs of black smoke. The streets were full of people, everyone's faces dirty, and their eyes filled with horror and despair. Chang Lu looked at this mess and was very flustered, and immediately asked the official beside him: "Why did it suddenly catch fire?" Have your people checked, is it an accident or a man-made? ”

"Since the fire has just been extinguished, the subordinates have not had time to check the surrounding situation themselves, but according to the current situation, the fire should have started in the Yanyu Building, and then gradually spread to other shops. The subordinates questioned the surrounding residents and the clerks of other shops, and they said that the Yanyu Building suddenly caught fire this morning, and the flames were so bright that in a short time the entire brothel was almost completely burned out, and not half a figure escaped from it. ”

Chang Lu was taken aback and interrupted, "You mean that no one escaped in the Yanyu Building?!" ”

The official nodded heavily, and said, "Yes, I haven't seen any survivors so far. This smoke and rain building is the land of fireworks, and the green building is the quietest in the early morning. The fire came at an unfortunate time, and it was estimated that everyone was asleep at that time, and no one noticed that the room was on fire, and by the time they realized it was too late. ”

Chang Lu's whole face turned green when he heard this, and his heart sank: It's over... This Yanyulou is a famous brothel in Beijing, and many dignitaries are frequent visitors here. Now that the smoke and rain building is on fire, and no survivors have been found so far, in case a lot of big people die in it, the matter will definitely reach the ears of the emperor, don't say that his black gauze hat can't be saved, I'm afraid it will be difficult to save his life!

The more Chang Lu thought about it, the more panicked he became, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to search Yanyu Building immediately, in addition to finding the cause of the fire, he also paid attention to whether there were survivors.

Just when Chang Lu was anxious, another big man appeared outside the Yanyu Building that gave him a headache, and that was the new favorite of the imperial court, King Liang Yinhuan.

Liang Yinhuan had just left the court this morning, and as soon as he heard the fire in Yanyulou, he threw down all the government affairs in his hand, and rushed here directly. When he saw the smoke and rain building that had now been burned to ashes, he suddenly felt a pain in his heart.

Chang Lu saw King Rui walking straight towards him, so he hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said, "Your Royal Highness, why are you here, Your Highness?" ”

"This king heard that there was a fire in Yanyulou, and there were many dead and injured, so he came to take a look." Liang Yinhuan replied in a deep voice, but a pair of dark eyes did not move away from the blackened empty shell.

Chang Lu showed a look of embarrassment on his face, there was already such a big thing in Yanyu Tower, if there was any more problem with this ancestor, then he would be dead. So Chang Lu persuaded: "There is a lot of chaos here, and there are many injured people, I am afraid that it is inconvenient for Your Highness to be here, if it hurts your golden body..."

Liang Yinhuan interrupted unhappily: "What's so convenient or inconvenient, when is it now, Lord Chang is still talking such nonsense?" Let's hurry up and send more people to rescue the wounded! ”

"Yes, yes, the lower officials will arrange it now!" Chang Lu bowed his head in response, and a thin layer of fine sweat had already appeared on his forehead. Although he didn't know why King Rui appeared here, with his ability to observe words and colors, he knew that King Rui must attach great importance to this Yanyu Building, and maybe Rui Wang was also a frequent visitor in Yanyu Building. So Chang Lu hurriedly dispatched all the officials of the Kyoto Prefecture, some of whom comforted and cared for the injured, and the other part was responsible for entering the Yanyu Building to find the cause of the fire.

Chang Lu stood beside Liang Yinhuan, and saw that the young prince's face was getting more and more ugly, and he felt uneasy in his heart. At this time, Liang Yinhuan suddenly spoke, with a slight hoarseness in his voice, and he asked, "How many people have been rescued in the Yanyu Building?" ”

"If we go back to Your Highness, when we arrived, the entire Yanyu Building had almost burned out, and no one in it had ever come out...."Chang Lu replied tremblingly, his voice getting softer and softer, for fear that King Rui would be angry with him if he was unhappy.

Liang Yinhuan was stunned when he heard such news, he looked at Chang Lu in disbelief, and repeated: "You say... No one escaped? ”

"Just... So far, no one has ever come out. The fire was just too big, so... But the subordinates have already gone in to look for it, maybe there is... There are a few more survivors..."Chang Lu stammered, but in the middle of speaking, King Rui was already running towards the black empty shell without looking back. Liang Yinhuan ran extremely fast, and Chang Lu barely had time to react before he had already entered the interior of the Yanyu Building.

The officials couldn't help but be surprised when they saw the prince of Washington suddenly break in, and stood in place with a little flinching. Liang Yinhuan looked around at the surrounding scene and asked in a cold voice, "Who are you responsible here?" ”

As soon as the words fell, a dark-skinned man about thirty or forty years old walked up to Liang Yinhuan and replied, "Back to Your Highness, it's a small one." ”

"You...."Liang Yinhuan suddenly felt a sour feeling in his throat, and it took a while to say word by word with difficulty, "How many bones have you found?" ”

Seeing that King Rui's face was not quite right, the head of the government couldn't help but start to panic a little, and replied intermittently: "If you go back to Your Highness, this... The fire was so big that none of the corpses were found, and it was estimated that all of them were burned to ashes. ”

"Not a single one? It's all burned out?! Liang Yinhuan was shocked, took two steps back in panic, and shook his head in a trance while muttering to himself. No way, no way...."

Seeing this, the head of the government just wanted to step forward to comfort him, but he didn't want King Rui to suddenly flick his sleeves and leave the Yanyu Building quickly. At this time, Chang Lu, who had been standing outside, was hesitating whether to accompany King Rui to go in, but he didn't want to run out at this time, he just wanted to step forward and say something, but King Rui didn't even look at him, and rode away on his horse, leaving Chang Lu standing in place confused. (To be continued.) )