Chapter 44: Intentional Arson
The fire looked fierce, but in fact it was all frightening, and he only asked Wang Chong to light the fire everywhere and make the fire burn, so as to drive a group of men and women outside, and by the way, see the embarrassment of this prince.
As for his own safety, Yang Xiaoyu had already prepared, stretched out his hand to summon a group of guards, brought them into the room, and asked them to go down the rope kneaded by strips of cloth first, ready to answer him below.
After the guards went down, Yang Xiaoyu dragged the cloth rope with both hands and hung down little by little.
The distance of seven or eight meters is not slow, at most it takes a few breaths, and Yang Xiaoyu fell to the ground safely.
This is the side courtyard of Changchun Garden, the fire did not spread here, Yang Xiaoyu and a group of guards quietly went out of the side gate and rushed to the main gate of Changchun Garden.
The fire was so great that it reflected the streets as if it were daylight!
Yang Xiaoyu didn't expect Wang Chong to light such a big fire, didn't this guy know that he was inside?
"Young master, I've been looking for you below!" Wang Chong ran out of a remote place, stood in front of Yang Xiaoyu and said with a smile: "Young Master, how is it?" With this fire, it must be able to scare that prince, right? ”
Yang Xiaoyu said coldly: "Young Master Ben asked you to light such a big fire?" ”
"Didn't you say more fires?"
"Young Master Ben asked you to set a few more fires, but he didn't let you set the entire Changchun Garden on fire."
Wang Chong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Then go down to fight the fire?" ”
"What to save, drive the carriage over, and go back to the house first." Yang Xiaoyu ordered angrily.
He first had a grudge with ** tonight, and then he was not on good terms with Wang Wen, it was really unlucky, and now Wang Chong listened to his words and set the entire Changchun Garden on fire, if he didn't leave at this time, would he still wait for the people from the judge to take him to the yamen?
The Ming Dynasty had strict criminal laws, and once such intentional arson crimes were verified, they would require at least five or six years in prison.
Yang Xiaoyu didn't want to do nothing, so he was arrested and sent to prison to spend the best years of his life.
"Brother Yang, it turns out that you came out, it really worries Zai Haosheng!"
"I'll just say it! Brother Yang's lucky star shines brightly, how can the usual flames hurt Brother Yang. ”
Liang Gongzi and Wang Gongzi came over to Yang Xiaoyu with their subordinates, complimenting them on their lips.
Tonight's matter, although these two people did something a little inauthentic, but fundamentally speaking, it has nothing to do with the two of them, after all, the three of them are the heirs of Zhejiang party officials, and they should be in the same breath and advance and retreat together.
When Yang Xiaoyu saw the two of them coming, he didn't care about the previous incident in Changchun Garden, and said with a smile: "Two brothers, it seems that the fire in Changchun Garden can't stop for a while, where are you going to go?" ”
"After discussing it with the next two of them, I think it's better to go home early!" The son, surnamed Liang, said first.
This Liang Gongzi's full name is Liang Shengjiang, and he is the eldest son of the political envoy of Zhejiang.
"I also think so below, I don't know what Brother Yang thinks?" The person who spoke was the son-in-law of the envoy, whose full name was Wang Xu, and he was the fifteen-year-old son who married his wife in Yang Yong's mouth.
Yang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "What kind of high opinion can you have, the son of the imperial envoy of the deputy capital of the king looks down on such a superficial martial artist in Xia, so he has to go back to his home and continue to dream of his Spring and Autumn Festival." ”
"Brother Yang, don't say that, Wang Gongzi is just arrogant, and he didn't mean to target Brother Yang."
"Listen to the next sentence of persuasion, Brother Yang must not be rash, I believe that when I leave the house, the elders have already told me to get close to each other and stay away from Wang Gongzi, but his father was ordered to come to inspect Jiangnan this time, how can we refute his face." Wang Xu saw that Yang Xiaoyu had something to say, and explained in a low voice.
Yang Xiaoyu understood what the two meant, and didn't talk anymore, seeing Wang Chong driving the carriage over, he arched his hand and said: "Two brothers, meet again in the future, and say goodbye first." ”
"Brother Yang, tonight's incident won't be done by you, right?"
"Brother Yang, it's better for me to do less of this kind of thing in the future."
Wang Xu and Liang Shengjiang saw that Yang Xiaoyu was leaving, so they hurriedly lowered their voices and asked.
Yang Xiaoyu knew that this matter could not contain the fire, and one day it would be known to the world, but he couldn't say it now, and he must not say it from his mouth in the future.
"The two brothers are looking down, and there are ten guts below, and they don't dare to set fire to Changchun Garden, not to mention, there are two brothers and princes inside, how can they do such an unkind and unjust thing!"
"It really wasn't Brother Yang who did it?"
"Brother Yang, can't you hide it from the two of us?"
Looking at Liang Shengjiang and Wang Xu in front of him with a look of disbelief, Yang Xiaoyu smiled helplessly: "If the two brothers don't believe it, you can swear by it!" ”
"That's not necessary, this matter was not done by Brother Yang, then it may be that someone is taking advantage of the arson to disadvantage my brothers!" Liang Shengjiang speculated.
Wang Xu followed and said: "My brothers and I don't have any enemies in Hangzhou City, Wang Gongzi is the first time to come to Jiangnan, how can someone be unfavorable to him for no reason, according to the following, the person who set the fire may want to be unfavorable to Brother Yang, Brother Yang is better to be careful recently." ”
"Thank you Brother Wang for the reminder!" Yang Xiaoyu pretended to thank him.
"Brother Yang, I heard a few days ago that you met an assassin on the edge of the West Lake, is this true?" Liang Shengjiang frowned, as if he had guessed something, and asked hurriedly.
Yang Xiaoyu nodded slightly, admitting the assassination.
"That makes sense, the assassin didn't succeed last time, so he came to Changchun Garden today to assassinate Brother Yang, but what they didn't expect was that Brother Yang and I would have a big life, and an extraordinary fire could be extinguished." Liang Shengjiang said with a little other meaning.
Yang Xiaoyu instantly understood that Liang Shengjiang was excusing him, after all, the suspect of arson was his greatest, if his suspicion could not be ruled out, Wang Gongzi's side would not be able to calm down, it just so happened that he met the assassin some time ago, and pushed all the matter on the assassin, others just wanted to make irresponsible remarks, and in the absence of evidence, it was impossible to 'wrong' him.
"Brother Liang said this, and he understood when he got down, it seems that the person who set the fire wanted to be in the next place, and it was not appropriate to stay here for a long time, so he said goodbye." Yang Xiaoyu's face changed, and he immediately rushed into the carriage in a panic.
"Brother Yang, wait a minute, tomorrow is February 18th, I heard that there are many talented people from the north by the West Lake, I wait for the two of us to have nothing to do, and I want to invite Brother Yang to go together." Liang Shengjiang hurriedly dodged to the side of the carriage, glanced at Wang Xu, and said to Yang Xiaoyu.
Yang Xiaoyu lifted the curtain, revealed half of his head, and said with a frightened face: "The two brothers, they are given by their parents in this life, but they don't dare to throw it to the assassins, and if they go to the West Lake, they won't go down, and the two brothers can invite the prince to go." ”