When Han De lit the fire and the fire in the Chengtian Hall spread, Lin Jue and the others were forced to retreat into the main hall. Tens of thousands of rockets ignited all the carved beams and wooden pillars in the Chengtian Temple, and the fire had reached the point of being uncontrollable. Lin Jue and more than 800 soldiers of the Luoyan Army's personal guard battalion were all trapped in the cage of the fire and fell into a desperate situation.

Fortunately, the scale of the Chengtian Hall is too large, not only covers a large area, but also has three floors high, although the fire on the upper floor of the main hall has burned extremely fiercely, but there is no flame spreading in the main hall for a while. The firewood piled up around could only burn the walls. The walls around the main hall are made of granite barriers several feet high, and the fire will not spread to the main hall from all sides for the time being. Until the upper floor of the main hall does not collapse and the fire does not spread to the main hall, there is no danger of life for the time being.

However, as the flames spread, the main hall was absolutely going to be burned down. Moreover, the fire would cause the entire upper floor to collapse, which would also mean that everyone in the main hall would not be able to survive. The time left for everyone is very short, and most people already think that there is no possibility of survival.

Of course Lin Jue couldn't give up, how could he be willing to be burned to death here by the fire. His first thought was to lead everyone to rush out of the main hall, rush out of the surrounding flames, and fight to the death with Han Desui and the others who were besieged outside. But in fact, unless it is a last resort, this road is not of much significance except that it is more heroic than burning here. Even if you don't get burned to death, you will die at the hands of the other party.

The fire was raging all around, and the smoke in the hall was steaming, getting hotter and hotter. The man and the horse soon became overwhelmed. Ma Bin, Sun Dayong, Bai Bing, Liang Qi and others had already searched the main hall and the left and right side halls quickly, but they found that there was no way out at all. When they returned to the main hall, they saw Lin Jue frowning.

"Brother Lin, what should I do? Just rush out and fight with them. It's better than burning here. Ma Bin shouted.

Everyone watched Lin Jue and waited for his decision. Lin Jue waved his hand and said: "Don't panic, do you think that this Chengtian Palace is such a big palace, and the main body is a wooden structure, aren't the Liao people afraid of fire?" ”

Ma Bin smacked his lips and exclaimed, "My brother Lin, when is it, you still worry about such a thing?" ”

Sun Dayong suddenly said: "What do you mean, the Liao people should be prepared for the fire in the main hall?" ”

Lin Jue nodded and said: "Exactly, when I was a storyteller in the Chongzheng Palace in my Great Zhou Palace, I was familiar with the chamberlains in the palace. When you are bored, you can also make small talk with them about something. I once asked them how to escape if the palace was so dense that they could escape if they walked out of the water. They told me that there was no need to worry at all, because there is a special fire brigade in the palace, and there are special people who inspect hidden dangers day and night to prevent fires. Moreover, in some major palaces, including the Chongzheng Palace, the Zichen Palace, and the Emperor's Bedroom, there are more special measures. I'm thinking, what's this contingency? ”

When everyone is in a hurry, who still has the heart to listen to Lin Jue nagging about these things here, and who can think of any emergency measures according to their temperament?

"This hall is the largest palace in the Imperial Palace, and I have long heard that the Liao people like to imitate the architectural pattern of my Great Zhou. If they really follow the construction methods of my Great Zhou Palace, then there should be the same precautions here in case of fire. Lin Juewu frowned and said, as if he was talking to everyone, and as if he was talking to himself.

Ma Bin had no time to listen to these words anymore, and he ordered loudly:

"Everyone is ready to rush out, rush out and fight them, it's better than burning here."

Everyone began to prepare, some wrapped their heads and faces in cloth towels, and some poured water on their bodies with water bladders, ready to rush out. Lin Jue suddenly got up and shouted, "No one is allowed to move, no one is allowed to move a finger, let me be quiet." ”

"Brother Lin!" Ma Bin shouted.

"Shut up! Waiting for the noisy military law again! Lin Jue shouted.

Ma Bin was stunned and speechless, Lin Jue had never been so polite to him, he should be really anxious. Bai Bing hurriedly whispered: "Brother Ma, if you listen to your husband, your husband must have deep meaning." ”

Ma Bin nodded and said, "Of course you have to listen to him, he is the commander." Everyone listened, and they were not allowed to move, and they were not allowed to move. ”

Everyone stood still in place as if they were carved clay sculptures of wood. Outside, the fire was steaming, and the hall was full of red light. The scorching air was already hard to breathe, and smoke had begun to fill the hall through the long windows of the hall. Lin Jue stared at the smoke that filled the hall, and suddenly, his gaze fell on the mahogany platform surrounded by the white jade railing on the north side of the hall, which should be a special place to set up the throne. If the emperor of the Liao State came to Xijin Mansion, he only needed to set up a throne on a high platform when he wanted to discuss matters in the palace of Xijin Mansion. The only prominent place in the main hall is here. But what attracted Lin Jue was not the position of this throne, but the disturbance of the air near the left.

Lin Jue had already ordered people to close the long windows around the main hall before, which was to prevent the rapid penetration of smoke, and also to prevent the situation of causing convection to accelerate the spread of the fire caused by the penetrating wind. While it can't stop the smoke from entering, it does delay it for a while. In this case, the air in the hall was completely forbidden, and the smoke that came in slowly spread from the roof of the hall in a very regular way, slowly sinking down. It is common sense that smoke drifts upwards, unless the smoke is too full and the air is disturbed severely, otherwise the smoke will fill the entire space at a top-down rate.

The reason why Lin Jue forbade everyone to stay still was to prevent everyone from walking around and running around and causing air disturbances. When everyone is forbidden to move, it is supposed that the smoke will return to its slow top-down permeate, and there should be nothing out of the ordinary. However, in the air behind the side of the mahogany platform, the smoke rolled erratically, as if an air stream was blowing the smoke from the bottom up. Lin Jue immediately realized the problem.

"There must be a reason for this. There's got to be weird down there. Remove the wooden seat. Lin Jue jumped up and shouted loudly.

When Sun Dayong heard this, he had already rushed away, and the long knife in his hand slashed at the wooden platform, cutting a crack in the back of the wooden platform. A cold wind blew through the cracks, and Sun Dayong shouted with joy: "The bottom is empty." ”

When everyone heard this, they were overjoyed, and they didn't have time to think about it, and dozens of guards came up and slashed indiscriminately, cutting the solid wooden platform to pieces, kicking and pulling, and soon razed the wooden platform to the ground. However, after the wooden platform moved, there was a huge felt cloth full of dust on the ground, Sun Dayong lifted the felt cloth, and in the midst of the dust, a large wooden board embedded in the ground appeared in front of everyone, and two bronze knockers of animal heads were installed on the wooden board.

Sun Dayong grabbed the copper ring with both hands and lifted it hard, and a cold wind came from below, blowing people's spirits. The entrance of a black hole appeared in front of everyone, and there were stone steps creeping down from the side.

Lin Jue laughed and said, "As I expected, dang."

However, there is an escape route. Just behind this throne, it is convenient for the big man to get out of danger immediately. Not only fires, but also assassinations and the like. Everyone is ready to leave, go quietly, don't make a noise. ”

Everyone was so excited that they almost shed tears, and the feeling of being in a desperate place was extremely beautiful, and they sighed that God blessed the Bodhisattva to manifest themselves. But at the same time, they also admired Lord Lin. At such a time, it is unbelievable that Lord Lin can think so calmly and judge that there must be an escape channel, and he can find it. How can there be any bodhisattva blessing, Lin Da is a living bodhisattva. Everything is not luck, but sober analysis.

The passage was long and wide, and there was no obstacle to the passage of horses. The staircase leads to a long passage between the rammed earth and bluestones beneath the high foundations of the palace, leading to a corner disguised as a flower bed behind the temple to the north. The exit was not sealed, but only covered with grass and trees, so the night wind came from the north and blew some of it in, causing the air flow to penetrate. The fire in the direction of the main hall burned too fiercely, causing the oxygen consumption in the main hall to be severe, and it accelerated the circulation of air. So Lin Jue's eyes discovered the clues. In fact, the exit is above the wooden platform, so there is no need to destroy the wooden platform. It's just that everyone was too eager at that time, so they destroyed the wooden platform with all hands and feet.

In fact, very few people know about this kind of secret passage, and most of the designers when the palace was built were sealed, and only the closest ministers knew the location of the secret passage. Over time, fewer people know. Although Han Desui was one of the people who knew that there was a secret passage in the main hall, he didn't know the specific location or where the exit led. In his opinion, it was absolutely impossible for Lin Jue's group to know the entrance to the secret passage, and it was impossible for them to escape from the fire.

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Seeing Lin Jue and the others arrive safe and sound, Ma Qingshan, Han Gang and others were pleasantly surprised, Ma Qingshan wiped his tears and quickly stepped forward to bow to the ground to salute, with tears on his face but a bright smile.

"Great, great. You are all still alive, and I think that Lord Lin and all the soldiers have suffered misfortune, and you are blaming yourself. God bless, Lord Lin and all the soldiers are safe, this is a great joy, a great joy. Ma Qingshan said incoherently excitedly.

Lin Jue laughed and jumped off the horse, he could see that Ma Qingshan was sincere, and he was also moved in his heart. Someone who can genuinely care about your life and death, cry because of your death, and rejoice that you are alive must be someone who can be trusted. Because in today's troubled times, self-preservation, selfishness, disregard for morality, ingratitude, and so on seem to have become common phenomena, and the overall moral level of society is declining rapidly. Who cares about the life and death of others at this time. Not to mention crying over the death of someone with whom you don't have a deep relationship.

"Bless Brother Thoma, we are still alive. Han De then wants to burn us, how easy is it? However, it is indeed dangerous, but fortunately, God is on our side, and at a critical time, he taught us to save the day. Lin Jue laughed.

Ma Qingshan nodded again and again and smiled: "Jiren has his own natural appearance, I am also very stupid, if Lord Lin is so easy to die, how did the winds and waves he experienced before?" How could someone who could escape from the capital guarded by hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops die in this small scene? ”

Lin Jue raised his head and laughed, and Ma Qingshan also laughed. The two laughed very happily, infecting everyone around them. Ma Bin, Sun Dayong and others also laughed.