Chapter 21: The Emperor's Wrath

Bianjing is a city that never sleeps, but it does not mean that even the city gate is not closed, and the opening and closing of the city gate is strictly regulated, if the city gate is closed, without the emperor's will, no one wants to open it.

And because of the huge consumption of Bianjing City, the time to open the city gate every day is relatively early, the door is opened at five watches in winter, and the door will be opened at three o'clock in summer.

Every day, even when the sky is just dawning, the city gates are still crowded with people preparing to enter the city.

It was the same today, when the drawbridge was lowered and the rumbling of the door opened, the people who had been waiting for a long time began to stir, take their belongings, and be ready to rush to the city gate at any time.

But what the people didn't expect was that before they could launch today, a team of officers and soldiers rushed out first.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way, delay Lord Zhu's big thing, be careful of your heads..."

In the shouting of the leading officer, the people were forcibly squeezed out of a passage, and then a sound of horses' hooves sounded, and more than ten carriages with the banner of Zhu Fu were seen rushing out quickly.

Each carriage was so tightly obscured that it was impossible to see inside, and there was no one else in the convoy except for the two young drivers.

"Is this Lord Zhu so majestic?"

"Phew! Can anyone other than Zhu Mian be that dog thief? This guy got up so early, he must be in a hurry to rush to Jiangnan to harm people."

"Shhhh Be quiet, that dog thief is a favorite minister in front of His Majesty, you be careful of the trouble coming out of your mouth"...

In the midst of the discussion, as the convoy gradually moved away, the people began to line up again to enter the city, but not long after entering the city, they suddenly heard someone exclaim: "Look, go to the water!" ”

The people on the march were attracted by the sound and looked in the direction of the fire.

Sure enough, not far from the palace, there was already a burst of flames, the light of the fire illuminated the pre-dawn dawn, billowing black smoke drifted away with the wind, and soon, the cry for help also came.

This time is the quietest time in Bianjing, whether it is the discussion of the people or the cries for help at the place where the fire started, it is far and wide.

The attention of the people was on the side of the fire, but they did not notice that there was also a discussion among the soldiers who opened the city gate behind them.

"What a fire! How does it feel like someone put it on purpose? ”

"Also, the weather is dry and dry, and it is normal for a fire to start, but such a big fire is rare, if Lao Tzu remembers correctly, the people who live in that area are all eunuchs, hehe! It's a good burn, and those who are officials have money."

"Hey! That's not right! I remember that Master Zhu's family seems to live in that area, and I was arrested by the general and gave gifts to his family! ”

"The Zhu family? You're not mistaken! Didn't Master Zhu just leave? ”

After listening to the last soldier's words, the soldiers couldn't help but look at each other, and a bad feeling welled up in their hearts...

Zhu Mian drank with Li Yan last night and didn't go home until late, and the reason why he drank so late was that Li Yan reached an agreement with Zhu Mian behind Zhao Rui's back, and after Li Yan sent someone to become proficient in the gambling operation, he would open a store in Jiangnan in the name of Zhu Mian.

In other words, Li Yan shouted hard in his mouth, but he had already betrayed Zhao Rui behind his back, so it was not an exaggeration for Zhao Rui to worry about his family property.

Zhu Mian was woken up by a wet thing, and when he opened his eyes, he found that it was the leper dog he raised at home, and found that the owner woke up, and the leper dog shook his head and tail, and licked Zhu Mian's face more affectionately.

Zhu Mian was irritable and wanted to wave his hand to push the dog away, but this movement didn't matter, but he suddenly found that he was stripped like a white chicken.

That's not right! I didn't remember to take off my clothes last night! I don't know if it's a hangover or what, Zhu Mian always feels dizzy.

Because he was not wearing clothes, the cool breeze blew, and finally made him sober up, and he was about to greet his subordinates, but when he looked around, he was shocked by the surrounding scene and instantly sobered up, because this was no longer his luxurious mansion, but a barren tomb, and the people lying next to him were all his family members.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Mian was so frightened that his eyes almost didn't fall out, and he couldn't understand how his family could appear here?

Seeing that some of his subordinates woke up one after another, he hurriedly grabbed a piece of clothing and put it on himself, and then called the subordinates who had come to his senses to ask what was going on.

The family members were all scared of the sweat medicine, and Lu Zhishen, Wu Song and others did not even let go of the dog, which shows the weight of the drug.

The subordinates, who also had muddy heads, were also frightened when they were called, but after looking around, they soon saw the city wall in the distance.

Zhu Mian, who had a bad premonition, was not in the mood to take care of the rest of his family at all, so he immediately ordered his subordinates to run towards the city with him on his back...

Not only Zhu Mian was anxious, but the fire in his house had already alarmed the entire Bianjing at the moment, and they all knew that Zhu Mian was the emperor's celebrity, and after extinguishing the fire but not finding a corpse, someone soon reported this abnormal situation to Emperor Huizong.

Emperor Huizong couldn't help but be furious when he heard this, Gyeonggi City, Shoushan District, first the gunpowder magazine was blown up, and then the minister's house was set on fire, and even his most trusted subordinates disappeared, which is too indifferent to Lao Tzu.

In a fit of rage, he almost cut off Chen Fuyin's head directly, although in the end someone pleaded to temporarily let Chen Fuyin go, but he was only given three days, and if he couldn't solve the case in three days, he went home and hugged the child.

At this time, someone finally provided a clue, saying that Master Zhu had left the city early in the morning.

Things have come to this point, and fools know that Zhu Mian is out of the city under the guise of going out.

Emperor Huizong immediately ordered Gao Yu to send troops out of the city to search for Zhu Mian's whereabouts.

Then soon, Zhu Mian's family was taken back, and then, Zhu Mian found that not only the mansion was burned down, but even the property that he had accumulated for half his life was gone.

Even holding his breath and bringing the nest to the fire, Lord Zhu, who had caused countless people in Jiangnan to die, had black eyes, and he directly turned his back on his anger...

His gaze turned to the backyard of the Jian'an County Palace.

Zhao Rui, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, Liu Tang, Shi Xiu, Yang Xiong, Shi Qian, seven people sat together, and Lu Zhishen and others each put a small package and a jar of wine in front of them.

Zhao Rui took the lead in holding up the wine jar and said boldly: "I should have been drunk with your brothers, but the situation in the capital is too dangerous, so I can only wait for the situation to calm down, you and my brothers will drink heartily again, a little heart, the brothers will use it first, and the specific number will be divided equally among the brothers after the statistics are out."

Lu Zhishen grabbed the wine jar, laughed, and said: "Brother is too underestimated to wait for me, I'm not afraid of brother's jokes, the Sprinkle family has never done such a happy business, if there is such a thing in the future, remember to call me and wait."

Wu Song also smiled: "I'm waiting for people in the rivers and lakes, what do you want so much money for?" If Your Highness has a heart, you might as well use it on the poor people."

Zhao Rui nodded, and said with a straight face: "What Second Brother Wu said is that my brother is already rich and noble, and it is time to do more for the people, don't hide it from a few brothers, the words of the great monk just now can be said to have won my heart, and I have hung up the signboard for Tianxingdao, so please come back to help me after you take a break from the limelight."

People gather like like, these people can get together, it is definitely like-minded, as Lu Zhishen said, everyone here has done everything to rob their homes, but they have never completed such a feat, so everyone hopes to have a next time.

As soon as Zhao Rui's voice fell, Liu Tang and the others all picked up the wine jar and said loudly: "I am willing to listen to His Highness's orders"...