Xiao Tuyou said: "Chuntuo, go and give an order quickly, and ask Dou Ji to take care of this matter personally." At all costs, we must rescue Qihou and them. You make my will clear, Qihou and them, none of them will be missing, and they will all be rescued from me! ”

"Whoa!" Chuntuo galloped away.

Xiao Tuyu turned to Empress Xuanren's close attendant Su Poyan and said, "Su Poyan, Chun Tuo and Huai Wu have errands at the moment, and they are not here for the time being, so you will temporarily dispatch the inner servants and Nangong guards here." ”

Su Poyan glanced at Empress Xuanren, and Empress Xuanren looked into the distance, as if she hadn't heard the emperor's words, let alone seen Su Poyan's eyes asking for instructions.

Su Poyan said, "Wow." ”

"Okay. Drive the Fengde Palace High Gate Hall. We went to the attic of the High Gate Hall to see how the fire was fighting. ”

The High Gate Hall is the tallest pavilion in the Imperial Palace, and it is the best place to observe the fire and fight the fire.

Su Poyan said unyieldingly: "Oh." Then he commanded the inner servants and the guards of the Nangong Palace, escorting the emperor, Empress Yu and Empress Xuanren, and rushed to the Gaomen Hall of Fengde Palace.

Su Poyan sent another team of chamberlains and Nangong guards to leave first and clean up the Gaomen Palace. By the time they arrived at the High Gate Hall, everything was ready.

Empress Xuanren, Empress Xuanren, and Empress Xuan walked down one after another, and Queen Xuan walked to Empress Xuanren's side and supported Empress Xuanren. Empress Xuanren was already in a state of confusion, and in an instant, she seemed to be ten years old, and she already had the declining posture of an ordinary folk woman in her fifties.

The queen's heart was also very anxious. If this fire could not be extinguished in time and they could be rescued, the alliance reached between Empress Yu and Empress Xuanren would soon disintegrate. The reason is simple. The purpose of this fire against Emperor Longwu was too obvious. Queen Yu was even wondering if this fire was an evil thing that Yu Yuan was too anxious to do.

Everyone was nervous, but they didn't say a word.

There is a three-story pavilion built in the high gate hall. Under the service of Su Poyan, Xiao Tuyou, together with Empress Yu and Empress Xuanren, ascended to the highest floor of the pavilion.

The Qihou Mansion is not far from the Imperial Palace, near the northeast corner of the Imperial Palace. The Fengde Palace is in the northeast corner of the Imperial Palace, standing on the high gate hall of the Fengde Palace, the fire in the Qihou Mansion can be seen clearly.

The magnitude of the fire shocked Xiao Tuyu, Empress Yu and Empress Xuanren. The fire in the Qihou Mansion almost illuminated the entire northeast of the Holy Capital. Empress Yu even felt that her face seemed to be able to feel the heat of the Qihou Mansion, but Empress Yu didn't know if this feeling was real or just an illusion.

Empress Xuanren was completely confused, and the sensations around her body disappeared, and she only thought about whether the children in Xiaocheng could escape from the fire safely.

The fire is completely out of control and is showing signs of getting bigger.

The queen muttered: "The ancestors bless, the ancestors bless." Don't let anyone have any problems. Don't let anyone have any problems. ”

Empress Xuanren's prayer struck the softest place in Empress Xuanren's heart.

Empress Xuanren leaned on Empress Yu, and she was almost paralyzed.

Xiao Tuyou paced back and forth in the corridor of the pavilion, and commanded Xu Poyan and said: "Su Poyan, you don't have to worry about it here, lead a team of Nangong guards to report the fire situation." Report every other moment, in addition to the fire, but also report the fire situation. Just go. ”

Su Poyan said, "Wow." Then he turned around and left with a team of Nangong guards.

Xiao Tuyou went around, turned around and saw Zhou Duan, and said, "Zhou Duan, the three of them are not here, so you will temporarily dispatch the Nangong guards and chamberlains." ”

Zhou Duan was about to agree, but Queen Yu interjected: "Your Majesty, Xiangguo Gong lives with the imperial sister-in-law all the year round, lives in a simple house, and has always been unfamiliar with the Nangong guards and chamberlains, and the concubine is afraid that Xiangguo Gong will not be able to dispatch them." It's better to let the concubine arrange it. Your Majesty, what do you think? ”

The Empress looked directly at the emperor. Xiao Tuyou immediately understood: Zhou Duan was the abolished emperor of the previous dynasty, and he must hate the Dazhao clan who forced him to abdicate. If he wants to be disobedient, this may be the most convenient time to start.

Xiao Tuyou nodded and said, "It's okay." It's more convenient that way. ”

Empress Yu handed over Empress Xuanren to a palace maid to serve, took Zhou Duan and others, and turned around and went downstairs.

One by one, the Nangong guards who reported the news came. The reports were all obscure. Some say that although the fire is small, people have not yet been saved; Some say that the fire has gone down on the whole, but it has a tendency to spread to the west and south; And so on and so forth, and so on, and even contradicting each other, the more you listen, the more anxious you become.

Finally, there was good news, and a Nangong guard came to report: "A few servants who have escaped from the Qihou Mansion and are on duty outside. These servants said that there was a large lake in the middle of the garden behind the Qihou Mansion, called Qichi. According to his guess, the fire is now at its worst, and the people in the Hou Mansion will not be able to get out no matter what, but as long as they hide on the edge of the Qi Pond, it will never be fine. ”

Xiao Tuyou looked at Empress Xuanren with inquiring eyes, and Empress Xuanren nodded: "That's right." There is indeed a Kaichi, and you can hide if you want to. His expression relaxed a little.

"But, why can't you see this Qichi from here?" Qihou Mansion looks like it's all on fire? ”

Empress Xuanren said: "Maybe it's because the fire is burning too high and blocking Qichi." ”

Xiao Tuyu finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Ancestors and ancestors bless. Emperor Longwu blessed. ”

Xiao Tuyou picked up the tea on the table, brought it to his mouth and wanted to drink it, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Zhou Duan standing below and following Queen Yu, thought about it, and put it down.

He was very thirsty, but he didn't dare to drink a drop of water. However, although he was thirsty, his heart was slowly relaxed. The fire is spreading to the periphery, but as long as the people on the edge of the pond are okay, everything will be fine. He thought that the servants who caused the fire must be severely punished, and it will almost cause a catastrophe. If Qihou and them are buried in the fire, the situation that has just stabilized will be in trouble. Thankfully, there is Kaichi......

Suddenly, two earth-shattering explosions were heard in the direction of Qihou Mansion, and two huge fireballs exploded on the north and east sides of Qihou Mansion one after another, and the fireballs then turned into chaotic and brilliant huge fireworks. The sound of explosions kept coming, and fireworks flew into the Qihou Mansion. The Qihou Mansion was completely covered by fire, with continuous explosions, fireworks, and fires......

Empress Xuanren just looked at the continuous explosions and the growing fire in the direction of the Qihou Mansion, and stood quietly expressionless.

The explosion was accompanied by brilliant fireworks, as if to celebrate something.

The bright night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was originally a full moon, was set off by brilliant fireworks, and the holy capital was extremely bright and weird......

When the sky was bright, Taiwei Dou Ji and Zhi Jinwu Suo both came up.

Dou Ji looked frustrated, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is incompetent. The Qihou Mansion has been burned to the ground......"

Tu Yu raised his eyebrows and asked sharply, "Less nonsense." We just stood here and watched, and we still need you to tell us, has the Qihou Mansion been burned down? Tell me, where are they? ”

Dou Ji said: "Qihou them, they ......" Although Dou Ji was born as a military attaché, he was cowardly by nature, and he was almost paralyzed at this time, and his words were not good.

Queen Yu, who had already gone upstairs to wait, said, "Suo Jun, you say." ”

Zhijin Wusuo said: "Back to Your Majesty and Niangniang, the situation is very bad." The whole family of Qihou, Liuhou, and Wohou were all buried in the fire, and no one survived. "Say goodbye to the end.

He sat down.

Empress Xuanren's face turned pale in an instant. Empress Yu hugged Empress Xuanren and said, "In addition to them, there are also signs." Did you escape? "Xiao Zheng is the great son of the crop, and he also celebrated the festival together in the Qihou Mansion last night.

Zhi Jinwu lay on the ground and said, "The great prince of the great world has not been rescued. ”

Xiao Tuyou picked up a teacup with water on the case, slammed it on Dou Ji's head, and said, "You waste!" Not even a single fire can be saved. Rubbish! Rubbish! ”

Dou Ji knew the emperor's intentions. This sentence, on the surface, is attacking Dou Ji, but in fact, it is reminding Dou Ji, let Dou Ji explain the cause of the fire, and the deeper meaning is also very clear, whether Dou Ji knows the cause of the fire or not, at least the emperor must be exempted from responsibility, so as not to make Empress Xuanren suspicious.

But Empress Xuanren is suspicious, and people in the world are suspicious, how can Dou Ji be able to grasp it in a few words. And Dou Ji has always been clumsy, and in such a situation, it is even more refreshing. Fortunately, Dou Ji's heart turned quickly, and he kowtowed and said, "Please punish Your Majesty heavily." This fire is really strange, it is almost extinguished, but it suddenly grows bigger. When the minister arrived at the scene, the fire was already large, and the minister was only trying to put out the fire at that time, and he had time to find out the cause of the fire in the future. Ministers are courageous, please hold Jin Wu Chen. ”

Tuyu roared angrily: "Waste! Everyone is gone, what is the use of the cause of the fire? ”

Zhijin Wusuo bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is angry." Lord Taiwei and his ministers were ineffective in disaster relief and were willing to be punished. It's just that what Lord Taiwei said is extremely true, this fire is really strange. The ministers are courageous, please listen to the minister's brief recital. ”

The emperor did not speak. That's what acquiescence means.

Zhijin Wu Suo said: "Originally, this fire was not difficult to save. Although the fire is very big together, the houses in the Qihou Mansion are all Gaoxuan big houses, the layout is magnificent, the houses are far apart, and there is a large pool, even if the fire starts, the people in the Hou Mansion always have a way to escape, but they need to wait a little longer. After the fire was extinguished, the bodies of Qihou and the others were concentrated on the bank of the big pool, judging from this situation, Qihou and the others should have thought the same way, and everyone should have been hiding from the fire by the big pool at that time. But unfortunately, I never expected that several illegal traders hoarded a few warehouses on the north and east sides of Qihou Mansion, and secretly hid a lot of fireworks and firecrackers, as well as some loose gunpowder, which should be used for sale during the Mid-Autumn Festival. After the fire spread, it finally ignited the gunpowder in these private places, causing a series of explosions, and spraying a large number of flammable materials such as bulk phosphorus powder into the woods around the large pond of Houfu, which in turn caused a fire in the woods around the large pond, and finally became irreparable. When the ministers put out the fire and entered the Hou Mansion, several Hou Ye and his family members had passed away. It seems that several Hou Ye and his family members were not burned by the fire, but choked by the smoke. Because it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, the big trees in the woods around the big pond of Houfu still had green and wet gas, and could not be completely burned, so a lot of smoke was produced. It is these smokes, not fires, that are deadly. ”