In the autumn and winter of the first year of Yanzai, the situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty was rarely calm, the politics were harmonious, the military was not prosperous, and the charm was hidden.

After surviving the harsh winter, time stepped into the new year, and then, the Great Zhou changed the yuan again. Wu Cao's honorific title is also longer.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the empress added the title of "Ci's Yuegu Golden Wheel Holy Spirit Emperor" in Mingtang, and after a grand ceremony, she granted amnesty to the world and changed the yuan to prove the saint. From the literal meaning, it can be seen that the empress really wants to be a saint!

There was a small episode in the beginning of spring, a servant named Zhou Ju actually wrote a book to impeach Xue Huaiyi, for his illegal transgressions, abuse of monks and nuns, and arsonance and rape...... These crimes are often difficult to bring Xue Huaiyi down, and this is no different.

But what is different from the past is that the empress exiled all the monks and minions who did evil to the border state, and promoted Zhou Ju to the heavenly official Wailang, and promoted him to three levels in a row. The emperor's attitude has obviously changed a lot, and if there is a change, it is a good thing.

Xue Huaiyi probably also sensed something wrong, especially Wu Cao hadn't taken the initiative to summon him into the palace for a long time, and he didn't seem to miss him at all. So, Master Xue, who had been drunk and dreamed of death for a long time, was anxious.

On the day of Yiwei, the empress held an uncovered meeting in the Ming Hall, and Xue Huaiyi actively participated in it as the host of the White Horse Temple, making a show of congratulations and pleasing Wu Cao. The empress finally smiled at Master Xue, and rarely, Master Xue took the initiative to stay in the imperial palace to serve, but was rejected by the empress.

That night, it was Shen Nanmiao who stayed on the dragon couch!

On an early spring night, there were a few faint cold stars shining in the sky, and under the dark night sky, the still cold breeze blew across the earth, hovering inside and outside the divine capital.

During the Shangyuan Festival, the city is not closed at night, and there is a lively and prosperous scene all over Los Angeles, especially in the north, south and west cities, all kinds of lanterns are dotted in the meantime, and the residents of Shendu celebrate the good night.

In the imperial city, although it is not as noisy as outside, it is also filled with joy. However, it was not destined to be a peaceful night. In the center of Miyagi, the magnificent Heavenly Hall, a fire is burning.

The fire is not small, and the flames follow all combustibles, and by the wind, they want to devour everything. The palace e's, the eunuchs, and the guards were all in a state of disorder, which lasted for a short time.

Fortunately, after the fire broke out, Yuan Hui "coincidentally" patrolled the surrounding area at night, found it early, and reacted quickly. Decisively led the guards, worked hard to suppress the situation, stabilized people's hearts, and calmly put out fires.

The night banquet in the Ming Hall, not long after the party dispersed, some of the ministers and ministers of the Great Zhou had not yet left the imperial city, and the fire in the direction of heaven quickly attracted everyone's attention, and most of them were a little stunned. For those who did not leave the palace, clever officials rushed to join the firefighting, such as Wang Xiaojie, the general who was not long in the Fang Dynasty.

And Wu Youyi, the general of Qianniuwei who was in charge of the order tonight, came relatively late, drunk, and at a loss, and still had to rely on Huan Bin and Yuan Langjun to bear the firefighting.

The movement in the direction of heaven reached Wu Cao's ears as soon as possible. On the occasion of the festival of the Yuan Tianguan, the empress first went to the gate to accept the worship of the subjects of the gods, rejoiced with the people, and then feasted the ministers in the Mingtang night, the mood was very good, after all, the new year and new atmosphere.

After drinking some wine, he was slightly drunk, and only went back to the dormitory to rest for a while. When the news came, I almost sat up in shock.

Standing under the eaves of the palace in the wind, the empress looked at the chaos in the south with a serious expression, her face was ugly, and her eyes flashed with anger. Heaven is not an ordinary place, the empress reciting sutras to the Buddha, and "communicating" with the gods and Buddhas are all in it, if heaven is destroyed, it is still in this festive day......

Wu Cao could almost foresee in advance that those old relics who cherished Li Tang were going to make a fuss about this matter again. The empress couldn't help but think of the events of that year, when she was still the queen of heaven, and there was a great drought in Guanzhong, so some people accused her of interfering in politics, which caused a disaster to come.

In a short period of time, all kinds of thoughts flashed through the empress's mind.

The efforts of the men finally paid off, and the fire was clearly contained, and although it was night, by the light of the lamp, it was clear that a thick smoke could be observed that was sweeping over the heavens.

Because of the Shangyuan Festival, there are more lanterns in the palace, and the prevention of water fires is much stricter than usual, but heaven is still on fire. Naturally, it will not be arson for no reason, it is indeed arson, and the perpetrator was taken down on the spot - Xue Huaiyi.

The emperor personally went out to see the matter, and Yuan Langjun lost no time in sending someone to report the details. The dancing flames in the distance were reflected in Wu Cao's pupils, the frost on his face became thicker, and his eyes faintly flickered with killing intent.

A light breeze blew, stirring her hair, and the empress's hands clenched into fists.

"Your Majesty, the fire has been brought under control. It's cold, you better go back to the temple to rest first, take care of the dragon's body! Shangguan Wan'er, who hurriedly came after hearing the news, helped the empress and suggested softly, with strange emotions flashing in her eyes.

Seeing this, Shangguan Wan'er beckoned to an inner attendant, and after a while, he took a thick coat and put it on the empress.

Standing beside the empress, Shangguan Wan'er also thought silently in her heart, Xue Huaiyi was afraid that it would be over this time, and if it was as her concubine said, Master Xue would die. Shangguan Beauty's political sense of smell is not dull, and she doesn't care about the reason why Xue Huaiyi burned heaven at the moment, what she is thinking about, and the political turmoil that this matter will cause.

Who's going to jump out? Shangguan Beauty actually had some expectations.

After a short period of time, the situation was completely brought under control as the last flame was extinguished. But the heavens were no longer in shape, a scene of smoke and fire, full of devastation, and it seemed that the whole temple was a little shaky.

Calm down, everyone carefully dispersed, they didn't want to be burned to death by the collapse of heaven instead of fighting the fire.

"Xuan Huanbin, Yuan Hui!" Coldly leaving a sentence, the empress finally moved her steps, threw off her sleeves and returned to the dormitory.

In front of heaven, far away, Yuan Hui looked at the original magnificent palace, and his face was full of pity. Such a magnificent temple was destroyed like this, and it is estimated that it will have to be demolished and rebuilt, which will be a huge expense. At that time, Wang Qiuli is estimated to be busy again......

is not like Yuan Langjun, there are many divergent thinking. Huan Bin was full of fear, his face was smoky, after counting the casualties, he walked to Yuan Langjun's side, and scolded: "This Xue Huaiyi, I'm afraid that if I don't lose my heart, I dare to burn heaven!" ”

This guy, under his rough appearance, really has a clear heart, and it is not polite to mention Xue Huaiyi in his words. As he spoke, he looked at Yuan Hui, leaned closer, and asked in a low voice, "General Yuan, where is that guy?" ”

Paying attention to Huan Bin's eyes, he secretly thought in his heart what this person's plans were, didn't he want to steal the credit? replied casually: "General Huan rest assured, the last general has ordered someone to keep him under strict guard!" ”

"That's good!" Huan Bin beckoned: "I need to report the details to His Majesty immediately, I will ...... it"

Before the words were finished, the empress's summons came, and they didn't dare to slack off, so the two immediately set off to the north.