Volume 2 The Wind and Rain of the Imperial Capital Chapter 174 Fishing in troubled waters

Although he was hesitant in his heart, Lu Zhen still followed Xu Chengzong towards the Earl's Palace. Presumably he opened the way in front, and the guards here didn't dare to stop it.

But the subsequent situation was beyond his expectations, since he broke into the gate, there was no one all the way forward, there was no one in the front yard, and although there were a few people in the double courtyard, they were in a hurry to carry or carry basins and buckets and other things towards the rear. It turned out that in addition to the guards in front of the door, everyone in the Earl's Mansion ran to the backyard to put out the fire.

Seeing this, Lu Jin's heart was even more determined, and he immediately strode forward, constantly beckoning people to put out the fire. To be honest, if he was bold enough and his hands were black enough, he could have put a fire in the front yard of this Earl's Court while there were no people around, so that the situation would be completely disrupted, and it would be easier to make things happen. But since Xu Chengzong is by his side, there is no need to do such things anymore.

After passing through the third hospital, there are gradually more talents. But these house slaves of the Earl's Court were too busy to carefully distinguish who was coming, and as soon as they saw that they had set up a water dragon to come, they hurriedly gave way one after another, and pointed to the backyard where the smoke was still billowing in front of them, and even a few fires could be seen and shouted: "Hurry up, the fire over there can't be extinguished." ”

"Good! Let's go, go put out the fire! Lu Jin waved his big hand, beckoned everyone to kill inside, and shouted while entering: "Let's let go, let's bring the water dragon to fight the fire." ”

This was really useful, and the people of the Earl's Court who met along the way quickly dodged the way and let a group of them in, without even asking a question. After all, in the eyes of these people, firefighting is the top priority in the house at this time, and seeing that they are all wearing official uniforms and coming in directly from the front door, there will naturally be no problem.

In this way, Lu Zhen and his entourage drove straight into the backyard of the Earl's Palace, where the fire broke out. It should be a vihara and a storehouse, at this moment the small house has already been burned down for most of it, and the storehouse is constantly blazing, although the people below are still splashing water, but obviously they can't extinguish it. Especially the flames that had already spread on the roof, because they were so far from the ground, the water of the people could not be poured at all, and they could only watch the flames spread in all directions little by little.

Seeing this, an old man dressed in silk clothes, with a majestic appearance but a black and gray face, was jumping to his feet and shouting loudly: "Come on, whoever dares to go into the warehouse and move the boxes inside, Uncle will definitely be rewarded when he comes back!" Who can help burn the fire, the old man will talk to the uncle and protect you with a future! ”

However, the seductive effect of such fame and fortune was limited, and although the subordinates still tried to draw water from the well in front of them to put it out, none of them dared to rush in to rescue the contents as they said, and no one thought of climbing to the top of the warehouse to put out the fire.

Because just now, after the three encouraged house slaves rushed in, they never came out, and the fire seemed to be even bigger than just now. Also, a person tried to climb to the top of the warehouse to put out the fire, but he kicked in the air and fell into the warehouse that had already caught fire, and there was no sound...... The rewards are tempting, but they have to be life-grabbing, right?

Seeing this, the old housekeeper was even more anxious, but he had no choice but to keep urging the people below to take the risk of putting out the fire, and raise the price again and again. But the people below only couldn't hear it, and still fetched water and splashed water as they did just now, coping with errands.

At this moment, a person shouted: "Let's let go, the water dragon is here!" ”

As soon as he heard this, a hint of joy suddenly appeared on the old butler's old face, which was wrinkled into a chrysanthemum: "Quick, bring the water dragon in to put out the fire!" ”

In fact, he didn't need to order, everyone behind him had all moved out of the way, let the water dragon in, the thick bamboo body was quickly aimed at the top of the warehouse in front of him, with the loud shouts of several messengers, a large column of water like Bai Lian flew out at once, hitting the flames on the top of the warehouse.

Suddenly, a white gas evaporated, and the momentum of the flames that was constantly rising stopped.

Seeing this, everyone's spirits were lifted, and the old butler waved his hands and commanded loudly: "Quick, spray again!" This fire has been suppressed! ”

The messenger behind the water dragon pushed hard again, and another turbulent column of water flew out, suppressing the fire. And the subordinates of the Earl's Court also came to their senses at this time, and knew that it was impossible to really extinguish the fire with this water dragon alone, so they also rushed up with basins and buckets filled with water, and kept splashing them on the top......

However, this fire is really not small, and now it is the wind season, and the wind is helping the fire, but it is not something that can be extinguished by such a few waters, and at most it can be controlled. And as the water stored in the water dragon gradually runs out, it seems that the situation is not good again.

Just when everyone's hearts were panicking, there was another commotion behind them, but five more water dragons came in! It turned out that it was the people from the Xicheng Terracotta Division who finally arrived at this time, and they had a bigger plan, and there were five water dragons.

At this moment, six water dragons spewed water jets towards the burning warehouse, and the fire was quickly contained, and then gradually extinguished. It was only at this time that everyone in the Earl's Court breathed a sigh of relief, and the old butler thanked the soldiers who controlled the water dragon with a grateful face: "Thank you for your help...... Hey! It wasn't until the moment when the shock was settled that he realized that the people fighting the fire in front of him were not all in the costumes of the Soldiers and Horses, and there were people and horses dressed as officials.

After being stunned for a moment, he reluctantly smiled and said, "Who are these poor masters?" ”

"We are from the Yamen of Daxing County." One of the leading officers hurriedly returned the salute and said truthfully.

The old housekeeper's heart was even more mentioned: "It turned out to be everyone from Daxing County, but I was born to you." As he spoke, his eyes turned behind him, and when he saw a guard who was supposed to be guarding the door of the mansion, he glanced at the other party fiercely, didn't he order someone to watch the door before, he actually let these guys in, if something happened, he couldn't afford it.

That one was anxious, squeezing forward with all his might, and he didn't care about the current scene, and said urgently: "Fu Bo is not good, just now the Daxing County Commander took people straight to the back garden......

"What?" The old butler Fuber staggered at his feet, and almost fell headlong, and he didn't care what to say, but immediately turned his head and hurried towards his back garden, and looked at his appearance, which was even more terrified than when he had seen the warehouse fire before.

The surrounding cadres and others were stunned on the spot, especially the generals who came over under the leadership of the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses, and they were even more confused when they saw this: "What is this?" Our brothers worked hard to help him put out the fire, and he didn't even thank him for half a word? But what backyard did you rush to? ”

While heading straight into the Earl's Palace, Lu Zhen was still looking around, and soon found his real goal this time - the back garden.

So, he ordered his servants to continue to carry the water dragon in, while he and Lin Lie took the other two straight to the back garden. Xu Chengzong, who was already curious about his intentions, saw this, so he didn't go to the backyard to make a scene, but followed him to Hua Garden.

Seeing that Lu Jin's goal was so clear, Xu Chengzong became even more interested, although he didn't open his mouth to ask anything, but a pair of eyes swept around the slightly withered garden, wanting to see what was strange about this place, so that Lu Zhen was willing to take this risk.

However, Lu Jin's subsequent actions disappointed him a little, and after entering the back garden, they were all stunned, especially Lu Jin, after standing still, his eyes swept around like him, looking for something.

However, this garden really doesn't see much of it, although it occupies a lot of land, and there are a few flower-viewing pavilions, some of the flowers and plants that used to compete for beauty have been defeated early because of the arrival of autumn, only a few autumn chrysanthemums are blooming in the wind, and there is really nothing strange about it.

What the hell is he looking for? What could this Quang Ninbo keep hidden here, rather than in a safer treasure trove? Although Xu Chengzong had a smile on his face, his eyes were full of doubt, and he made some kind of guess.

Finally, Lu Jin's eyes fell on a cluster of flourishing flowers and trees next to the pavilion, which looked much better than other places. After looking back at the smaller fire at the other end, Lu Zhen no longer hesitated, pointed his hand at the place and gave an order: "Dig up this place and take a look!" ”

This garden is naturally equipped with all kinds of shovels and pickaxes, and at this time, the gardeners here also ran to put out the fire, but the tools were left in place, which was convenient for Lin Lie and the others, who immediately picked up the shovels and dug up towards the bush of flowers and trees.

It is naturally not an ordinary product that can be planted on the Guangning Bo Mansion, but Lin Lie and the others did not hesitate at all, and when the shovel fell, the lush flowers and trees were dug up and broken roots, and then moved to the side casually, and then dug a few more times, and the soil buried in the roots was also cut away, and a small pit appeared.

A few people dug along the pit, waving shovels like flying, and in a flash, they dug down for several feet, but except for the soil, nothing else appeared, which made the movements of the two messengers slow down, and Lin Lie also frowned slightly.

Only Lu Jin, but he was still calm, and said: "Keep digging, since there is a problem here, they will definitely hide things deeper." ”

After saying yes, a few shovels began to dig faster again. Seeing this, Xu Chengzong became more and more curious, what are they digging? What will be the unsightly thing in this Earl's Court?

Just when the men were sweating profusely, the fire on the other side had been completely extinguished, and then there was a sound of footsteps outside the garden, but it was the old butler who finally arrived......

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