Chapter Seventy-Three: Fighting Fires
Yang Yong tidied up his clothes and sent people to invite the political envoy Liang and the envoy Wang respectively, and asked them to quickly lead people to Wang Zhengxiang's mansion.
This matter was planned by a few of them, and Yang Yong was not worried that Liang and Wang would change their hexagrams, so he ordered the maids to bring official uniforms and change them, and gathered all the guards to go out of the mansion.
Tonight, the fire in the north of the city was reported to Yang Yong by the officials of the capital.
Yang Yong has also sent people to mobilize the left and right guards to fight the fire, but he did not come to the scene in person.
At this time, Yang Yong, who was sitting in the carriage, saw that the corner of the sky was red by the fire, and instantly thought that he might misjudge the fire, and the ordinary fire definitely did not have such a big movement, could it be a natural disaster?
In just a moment, Yang Yong didn't care about his image, and hurriedly shouted out: "Speed up!" ”
The carriage sped up and the wheels sped down the street.
At present, it has not been a year since the new monarch ascended the throne, and there is such a fire in Hangzhou, doesn't this imply that the new monarch is not virtuous?
Yang Yong's original happy expression was replaced by a heavy touch, the fire in the city, its responsibility should be the political secretary and the capital division, the political secretary manages a side of the civil affairs, the capital division otherwise guards the city of Hangzhou, once the imperial court investigates this matter, the commander of the capital division will definitely not escape its responsibility, there are old men in the court in the past, and the Zhejiang party forces are all over the court, and no one dares to target him.
But now that the old man has resigned and gone into hiding, the Zhejiang Party is being pressed step by step by the Donglin Party, the situation between the DPRK and China is confusing, and the fighting between the parties is inextricable.
After all, most of the officials in Hangzhou City are Zhejiang Party officials, and the Donglin Party will definitely be able to overthrow a large number of Zhejiang Party officials by making a big fuss about this matter, and he is one of them.
Yang Yong sat in the car, and quickly thought of countermeasures in his mind!
With the speed of the wheels, after a while, Yang Yong's car came to the fire area!
The northern city is now bright, and the fire rises into the sky, and the fire shines into the sky, illuminating the dark night sky brightly.
Yang Yong stepped out of the carriage and saw that there was a fire three miles away, rows of houses were ignited by the fire, and the sound of collapse and shouting filled the place.
After stopping for a moment, Yang Yong turned around and got into the carriage, the most important thing at the moment is Wang Zhengxiang, driving this person out of Zhejiang first is the top priority at present.
Wang Zhengxiang's accommodation is easy to find, cross the small street on the left, turn two corners along the Kang Kee cloth shop, and walk three miles forward to reach the destination.
At this time, the fire in Wang Zhengxiang's mansion had been controlled, and a group of sergeants gathered in front of the gate, firmly controlling the entrance.
Yang Yong ordered the guards to come forward to report their identities, while he sat in the carriage and waited.
After a while, the guards of Wang's Mansion reported back, saying that it was Wang's imperial envoy who asked Yang Du to command the envoy to enter the mansion to speak.
Yang Yong took a few guards and strode towards Wang's mansion.
The backyard of Wang's mansion was charred black, and the burned room was reduced to a pile of rubble, and a faint green smoke surrounded the mansion.
All the maids and servants in the house were gathered in the corridor, and all kinds of furniture filled the corridor, leaving only a path for people to pass.
Yang Yong stepped forward quickly, passed through the corridor, and came to the ruins, but saw Wang Zhengxiang sitting on a big wooden box, sighing secretly, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang is safe, it is really a blessing for the officials and people of Hangzhou." ”
Wang Zhengxiang came back to his senses and saw that the person who came was the commander of the capital division, so he hurriedly stood up and saluted: "The lower official has seen Lord Yang!" ”
Although Yang Yong's grade is higher than Wang Zhengxiang, he can't hold a stand in front of Wang Zhengxiang, the emperor's personal supervision envoy, so he said: "I heard that there was a fire in Lord Wang's mansion, and this official was worried about Lord Wang's safety, so he brought someone to fight the fire. ”
"There is Lord Lao Yang, the lower officials are outside to inspect the fire, but they didn't expect that their home was on fire, it's really a strange thing!" Wang Zhengxiang's unsmiling face rose with a touch of self-deprecation and a slight meaning.
Of course, Yang Yong knew who set this fire, but he wouldn't show his feet, and pretended to be casual: "It's a small fire, Lord Wang doesn't have to take it to heart!" ”
"This mansion was temporarily borrowed by a wealthy merchant in Hangzhou to live in Xiaguan, but now it has been burned into ruins by the fire, and Xiaguan is really shameless to face the people of Hangzhou!" Wang Zhengxiang said in a deep voice.
"What does this have to do with this, Lord Wang patrolled the hunt on behalf of the sky and came to the border of Hangzhou, and the local people expressed their hearts a little, as the saying goes, 'Fire and water are ruthless,' who would have thought that a fire would suddenly fall tonight, so Lord Wang doesn't need to blame himself." Yang Yong smiled and comforted.
Wang Zhengxiang heard this, sighed, looked at the blackened backyard, and said: "This place is in ruins, but the fire is still burning elsewhere, and I also asked Commander Yang to order the guards to put out the fire." ”
Yang Yong said: "Lord Wang, you can rest assured, this official has ordered the left and right guards to put out the fire, I believe it won't take long for the fire to be controlled!" ”
"That's it!" Wang Zhengxiang nodded.
When Yang Yong and Wang Zhengxiang were talking, their eyes couldn't help but roll, looking for Yang Xiaoyu's figure among the maids and servants!
Yang Xiaoyu hid behind a sergeant, and when he saw Yang Yong's eyes looking at the crowd, he hurriedly stood up and moved a few steps to the open area.
After Yang Yong saw Yang Xiaoyu, he nodded slightly, and Yang Xiaoyu over there nodded his head closely.
"Lord Yang, you can't sit down here to serve tea, please go to the hall and drink a cup of coarse tea." Wang Zhengxiang said politely.
Yang Yong should have been humble and left, but not only did he not leave, but nodded in response, and said, "Then bother Lord Wang!" ”
"Where!" Wang Zhengxiang bowed his hand, responded lightly, and asked Yang Yong to go first, while he followed behind.
The two entered the hall of the front mansion one after the other, and a handmaid who stayed in the corridor dispersed in a hurry, only the old housekeeper stepped forward and said to Yang Xiaoyu: "Thank you for this little brother's help, the master of the mansion can't thank each other for something important, it's a pity, please don't care about it, little brother!" ”
"It's just a guard for hundreds of households, and it's my job to fight fires." Yang Xiaoyu said politely, and beckoned the guards to continue to fetch water, and the spark that would continue to burn was extinguished.
The wooden boxes and other objects in the corridor were stacked in rows on the edge of the passage on both sides, and Yang Xiaoyu took advantage of the chaos in Wang's Mansion and ordered people to carry several of the large boxes to the Qianfu passage, and one of the boxes contained silver tickets and jewelry.
Originally, after fighting the fire, Yang Xiaoyu should have left Wang's mansion, but after not seeing news from Yang Yong for a long time, Yang Xiaoyu couldn't leave rashly, so he had to find an excuse and take a group of guards to drink cold water in a well at the right passage to pass the time.
The people of Wang's mansion didn't care, anyway, it was just a few mouthfuls of water, and now that the fire has been extinguished, it is only natural to give Yang Xiaoyu and other firefighters a sip of water to drink.
But they were wrong, Yang Xiaoyu and his party of more than 40 people, one person drank a sip of water, and then rested for a while, and changed various reasons, just refused to leave.
The old housekeeper was in a hurry, and said angrily: "You are waiting for the official army, but you don't go to put out the fire, what is the intention of the dead beggar Bai Lai in this mansion?" ”
"The old man can rest assured, the inferior people will leave." Yang Xiaoyu sighed secretly, and then ordered the guards to prepare to leave.
At this time, the Wang Mansion ushered in two big shots, and Wang Zhengxiang, who was the owner of the mansion, stood outside the hall to greet each other.
When Yang Xiaoyu saw this, he knew that the two big men were high-ranking officials in the yamen, so he ordered someone to quietly carry a few boxes and move to the front house.
Wang Zhengxiang greeted the two heavy guests, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the sneaky group of people who came to fight the fire before, and the big man who walked in front seemed to be deliberately hiding something, and the guards on both sides followed closely, completely covering the middle group, Wang Zhengxiang was puzzled for a moment, and in a blink of an eye, he put the matter behind him and accompanied the two officials attentively.