Chapter 540: Meritorious Poison (8)
Mauberwin? Yang Chengzu seemed to have a little impression of this name, but he really couldn't remember who it was, but he vaguely remembered that the set poem on the stage that the general was born bold and bold seemed to have something to do with him. But now this relationship is not important at all, he only knows that this person is a strong competitor of his own.
The official of Weihui Mansion is a civil official position, and it seems that the age of the person is not light. But the hands and feet are still sharp, and the speed is not slow at all. And when he reported his identity as Wei Hui's promoter, these little eunuchs scattered left and right, but blocked Yang Chengzu's way forward.
"Gelding!" Yang Chengzu scolded secretly in his heart, but he still raised his arms sideways and knocked away a few little eunuchs who were blocking the road, and ran behind Mao Bowen. At this time, the palace was still screaming and crying everywhere. Under the action of fire and smoke, people's eyesight is greatly affected, and Mao Bowen obviously has not been trained to rescue people in fire, but only uses a wet blanket to cover his body, but he does not use a wet cloth to protect his mouth and nose like Yang Chengzu.
The smoke was gusting, and the choking pusher who was saving people coughed and slowed down unconsciously. Fiercely, he only felt a strong force coming from behind, and he didn't even have time to cry for help, and the person fell to the side heavily. Beside him was a bush of thorns that had never been overburned, and it would have been a great struggle for a man to get up when he had fallen into it, and by the time he had finally struggled to get up, the smoke was filled with smoke all around, and it had become extremely difficult to find the abode of the heir. Mao Bowen stumbled and sighed: "Who is this?" Who pushed the old man? Come on, come and help! ”
Yang Chengzu was very clear about the emperor's residence, although the fireworks were big, they could not hinder him from finding his way. When I came to the door, I saw that the place was surrounded by fire, and the roof was blazing, and I don't know when the whole house will be destroyed by the flames. At the door, a large stone was placed, apparently to prevent the people in the room from pushing open the door to escape.
Before he turned to the window, he kicked it open, and the man rolled in. Zhu Houxi curled up in the corner, his mind was already a little confused.
Far fewer people were actually burned to death by fire than those who were choked to death by smoke, and the smoke that came through the doors and windows choked the future emperor with a drowsy state. In his hand, he clutched a scripture book given to him by Tao Zhongwen, obviously before Yang Chengzu broke in, he had been asking the gods for help.
As a young man who grew up in the hands of a woman in the deep palace, it would be too demanding to expect him to escape by himself. With the fire, he had completely lost his thoughts, and as soon as the smoke came in, he didn't know what to do. As soon as the window opened, the heat wave and smoke rushed in, Zhu Houxi's body moved subconsciously, and Yang Chengzu said: "Long live, it's Weichen who came to save you." Don't worry, it'll be fine. ”
Carrying the man behind his back, he rushed to the window without saying a word, and when he had just jumped out, there was a loud bang behind him. Looking back, it turned out that the fire had already burned down the house, and if it was too late, both of them would have died in the flames.
When he left the fire, there was fresh air and clear water, Zhu Houxi quickly regained his senses, and then in front of him was the embarrassed Yang Chengzu. On his head and body, his clothes were torn. It was already dark, and he couldn't see the appearance of his face clearly, but by the light of the stars and moon, he could see that there was a wound on his face.
"Yes...... Was it the eldest brother who saved me? Zhu Houxi asked in a hoarse voice.
"The criminal's escort is not good, please long live the guilt." Yang Chengzu knelt on the ground, "Actually, it was Banzai who saved the minister." In the sea of fire, the minister was not lucky, but at the critical moment, bursts of red light emitted from Banzai's body, and the flames retreated from Banzai within a radius of three feet and did not dare to approach. The minister relied on the blessing of Banzai to rush out of the fire, and if you want to say that you want to save it, it is Banzai who saved the minister. ”
"Forget it, if you keep this kind of talk to deceive others, don't say it to me. In fact, when it was on fire, I pushed through the door with my hand, but I couldn't push it open, thinking that this time, I really couldn't enter Beijing. It turned out to be the big brother...... Huang Jin, this damn minion! When this is over, I will take his life! ”
This method is obviously artificially set on fire, and it is easy to deduce that it was the White Lotus Sect bandits who set the fire. Yang Chengzu said:
"This is all the fault of the minister, the minister heard that the White Lotus Demon had appeared here, so he wanted to ask Banzai to move elsewhere tonight. But I don't know what means the demons use, so it's not good to blindly urge, I don't want them to have an internal response in the palace. The minister is a military minister, responsible for the safety of Banzai, and let Banzai be frightened, it is the fault of the minister, and it cannot be blamed on others. ”
"Nonsense!" Zhu Houxi raised his tone, trembling and touching the torn part of Yang Chengzu's clothes, the emperor who escaped from the sea of fire was obviously very nervous in his heart. It's just that he tried to calm himself down, but unfortunately the trembling limbs and torso still betrayed his true emotions.
"The eldest brother braved the fire to save the driver, in order to save the orphan, his hair and skin were damaged. If this is also a sin, then what is merit? Could it be that in the eyes of the eldest brother, I am a faint king? Can't even tell the treacherous and the foolish? From today on, the eldest brother is my crown, there is a day of mine, there is a day of wealth for you, if you violate this statement, heaven and earth will not tolerate! ”
This is an era of superstition, an era from top to bottom, which believes in the induction of heaven and man. This kind of words came out of the emperor's mouth, but it was not just a casual talk, in other words, this is the Danshu iron coupon that has not been implemented, if you don't take the initiative to find death, just by relying on this sentence, you can save your life without worrying about life.
Yang Chengzu was ecstatic in his heart, tonight's play was not in vain, and this risk was not in vain, and he finally got what he wanted. Prior to this, in Zhu Houxi's heart, compared with Lu Bing, Huang Jin and others, he may be slightly heavier, but it may not be much heavier. But after this fire, the first minister in the heart of the future Son of Heaven must be himself.
Zhu Houxi recalled the despair and helplessness in the sea of fire, and at that moment, death was so close to him. It was the brother in front of him who pulled himself back from the line of death. Whether it is the civil and military system, or the way of balance, in the emperor's heart at this time, it has become less important, only this brotherhood plus the kinship that cannot be made public, let the emperor remember it deeply.
"Your Highness! His Royal Highness! A call came from afar, and several angels in the capital had already rushed from afar with torches and lanterns. Everyone didn't expect such a thing to happen. Since Liang Chu, everyone's faces are not very good-looking, Guo Xun's hair and beard have been burned off a large part by the fire, it seems that although he did not save the Son of Heaven, he did take the lead in rushing into the sea of fire.
"Your Highness, how are you doing?" Liang Chu was the first to rush over, he was the leader of this group, if something went wrong with Zhu Houxi's safety, he couldn't shake off this pot.
"I'm fine, but the others ...... I'm afraid not necessarily. Please ask Liang Ge to give instructions to go down, treat the wounded, count the losses, and most importantly, be sure to find out the cause of the fire. Assassins can't get away with a single one, they have to find out their details, and leave no one behind! ”