In ten minutes, the crowd surrounded them, and the defenders of the palace city also lit torches, and more people poured into the city, bending their bows and arrows as if facing the enemy. Zhao Ta was also a little nervous at this time, both sides moved at the same time, and he could now be said to have become a 'turtle' in the urn, with nowhere to escape.

"Second master, doesn't seem to be right?" Pan Long turned his head and said to Zhao Ta, who was standing in the center.

"Oh?!" Zhao Ta separated the crowd and looked out, these people are not quite right, although they are wearing the military uniforms of the Great Song Dynasty, but the guys in their hands are buckets, water bladders, water bags, sprinklers, hemp, axes, saws, ladders, fire sticks, large ropes, iron anchors, it doesn't look like arresting people, but it looks like the current demolition company is carrying out forced demolition in the middle of the night.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Zhao Ta shouted at the arrival.

"Hmph, why are you lighting a fire in the middle of the night?" A rider rushed out of the crowd, pointed at Zhao Ta and asked, looking like a leader.

"You're blind, we're burning paper money, do you care?" Xue Bao took a step forward to cover Zhao Ta and replied.

"Of course, we are in charge of the hidden fire shop on the Royal Street, and the management is to inspect and extinguish the fire, and you have reported to us for burning paper money in the middle of the night!" The man said with a sneer.

"Alas, it turned out to be a fucking fire brigade, and they burned paper money to recruit them, what a false alarm!" Zhao Ta put his mind at ease, these people came for the firelight, not to clear the field, he kicked the side of Jianxi, which means that now you are still wearing the clothes of the chamberlain, you are still an official, and the matter of wiping your ass will be handed over to you!

"May I ask which brother is leading the team, take a step to speak!" Seeing Xi, he arched his hand and said with a smile.

"It's here, Kaifeng Mansion is inspecting Li Wei, what are you doing, why do you want to burn paper in front of the imperial city?" The rider replied.

"Oh, it's Inspector Li, below is the senior class of the inner chamberlain in Prince Yan's mansion, Prince Yan is here to guard the queen's spirit, just now the fire is a little bigger, it alarmed the brothers, I'm really sorry!" Miki said.

"Yes... Is Prince Yan here to pay tribute to the queen? Inspector Li said with some disbelieving.

"Inspector Li, let's leave quickly, it's Prince Yan here, you are so tossed, let us also be busy!" Without waiting for Kiki's answer, the defenders on Miyagi shouted, disturbing Qingmeng, of course, they wouldn't be happy.

"Kaifeng Mansion Inspector Li Wei visited Prince Yan, there was something offended just now, please don't remember the villain, don't blame!" When Li Wei heard this, he quickly turned over and stepped forward to plead guilty.

"Okay, okay, we still have to stay here for a few days, you don't have to come every day, even if we report today!" Zhao Ta said with a smile and a smile, today's fire is too big. He just asked another small yellow door to figure it out, the capital is densely populated, there are many houses, palaces and temples, and most of these are wooden structures, every time there is a fire, it will burn the company camp, causing heavy losses, so from the beginning of the founding of the country, the fire prevention and fire extinguishing work as the focus, and later it is the elite of the forbidden army to set up the first full-time fire brigade in history, formulate severe punishment measures, set up a watchtower in the main street with shop guards, responsible for inspecting and discovering the fire and extinguishing it in time.

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The morning bell rang on time, although it was the time of the queen's funeral, but it did not have much impact on the small people of Shengdou, and they still got up early to rush for the day's food. When they opened the door of the shop, they found that the group in front of the palace gate was still there, and the incense and candles were still burning, but everyone was covered with hoarfrost, and they were tired, but they could only sigh and express sympathy.

"See, you go buy some food and distribute it to everyone, it's not a way to stay up with me, and you want to buy a fur for everyone, don't care about the high and low, you must be the best, otherwise after one night, good people will also freeze out!" Zhao Ta washed his face with the hot water that he had begged from the shop on the street, and then replaced the tribute on the table with the newly bought one, and ordered.

"Second master, what about you?" Jianxi nodded and asked again.

"I... I have to follow the rules, and I can't make the slightest mistake at this point, you know? Zhao Ta looked at the rising sun in the east, stretched his waist, and said with a wry smile.

"Well, but is your body bearable, I still have a few days!" Seeing that the tears were about to fall, it was useless to persuade Zhilu, but he couldn't help but say it. ,

"Lord, don't worry about us, you don't eat for a day, we don't eat for a day, there is no master who doesn't eat, but the people eat first, although I Pan Long is a rough person, but this truth is still known!" Pan Long heard the conversation between the two and walked over to the urn, and said angrily.

"Brother Pan, you still have to protect me every day, where do you have the strength to not eat, so we all have to be dragged down..."

"Don't persuade the prince anymore, you don't eat or sleep here to do your filial piety for your mother, we are also loyal to the Lord, we don't want to be said to be disloyal and unrighteous by fellow people in the rivers and lakes!" Xue Bao clenched his fists and said solemnly.

"Alas, how can I repay you for your deep friendship..." Zhao Ta looked at these resolute men and choked up in his voice, and tears couldn't help but slide down.

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It's another three days, Zhao Ta still insists on laying it day and night, eating the ancient rites of eating, although it has reached the day of dressing, but no one has sent them a bowl of gruel, and now he is even worse than a few days ago, the two eye sockets are deep, the cheekbones are prominent, the face is bruised, the corners of the mouth are chapped, and the figure is smart, as if a gust of wind can blow him away. Other people are not much better, and a man like Pan Long, who used to be able to eat two catties of meat in a meal, had an even more difficult life, and his bulging cheeks collapsed, but everyone was holding on with the prince.

"Mother, just say something, my little brother hasn't eaten for many days, are you just watching him starve to death at the door of your house?" Zhao Yupan had tears on his cheeks, knelt in front of Zheng Hongmei, and said with a whimper.

"Yupan, get up, you are crying, how can you look like the eldest daughter of the emperor!" Zheng Hongmei reprimanded sharply.

"Mother... If you don't let my little brother enter the palace, I can't afford it! Zhao Yupan grabbed Zheng Hongmei's sleeve and said.

"This matter is his violation of the purpose first, it is already an unforgivable crime, how can I enforce the law again, get out!" Zheng Hongmei flicked her sleeves and turned to leave, leaving only Zhao Yupan lying on the ground crying in the room.

Zheng Hongmei entered the study, stepped back from the left and right, took out a note from her sleeve, unfolded it, and there were only four words on it: immovable as a mountain, "Immovable as a mountain, Ta'er means not to let me take care of him!" Zheng Hongmei was so smart that she immediately understood the meaning from the note that Zhao Ta had passed in.

"Tatar, you are the meat that fell off my body when I conceived in October, why am I indifferent..." Zheng Hongmei said to herself, her son can now be said to be in a desperate situation, but there is no resentment in his words, and he still understands his inaction, and at this time, guilt and worry are like a knife piercing her heart, making her miserable and tormenting the mother.

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On October 12, Zhao Ta and his group had been hungry for five days, the bell of the bell tower had just rang, it was already noon, they sat together facing south, enjoying the warmest moment of the day, and no one was willing to move again, even if they raised their little fingers.

"Brother Xue, I bet with you, that little lady's food box must be filled with almonds, dates, and japonica rice porridge!" Hong Ba snorted and said.

"Damn, I won't bet with you, how can your nose be better than a dog after you've been hungry for a few days, and all the money on my body has gone into your pocket!" Xue Bao shook his head and refused, he was already afraid of losing.

"Alas, all the good porridge is for the dogs to drink!" Pan Long said as he lay on the ground on his back.

"If Brother Pan had given us this porridge, wouldn't everyone have become dogs!" Zhang Hao quipped.

"Cut, if it's for us, I'll learn to bark three times and make amends to everyone!" Pan Long said disdainfully.

"Brother Pan, that little lady is really coming over to us!" Zhang Hao sat up suddenly, stabbed Pan Long and said.

"Don't coax me, I have no way to make money!" Pan Long said angrily, in the past few days, I don't know how many people who deliver food have passed in front of them, and none of them have stopped, so he doesn't believe it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my young lady asked me to bring a bowl of porridge to my filial son, take it!" As soon as his words fell, the little lady gave them a half-salute and said to them.

"This..." Everyone was a little unconvinced, and after looking at each other, Pan Long pinched his thigh, suspecting that he was dreaming.

"Thank you, little lady, may I ask which one you belong to, we will thank you again another day!" Seeing that Xi reacted quickly, he immediately got up and said.

"My young lady is just feeling filial piety, there is no need!" The little lady said with a smile.

"Then thank you on behalf of my lord!" Jianxi took the food box and thanked him, and at this moment, a person dressed as a scribe bumped into him as if he was drunk, knocking Jianxi into a stumble and almost falling.

"I'm sorry, it's good that the porridge didn't spill!" The man grabbed Jianxi, opened the food box, glanced at it, and said apologetically.

"Grow your eyes, it's a lifesaver!" Seeing that Xi yelled angrily and snatched the food box back into his arms, the scribe left with another humble word.

"Second master, someone has given porridge, it's still hot, you hurry up and eat it!" Seeing that Xi Gu couldn't bother with the scribe anymore, he took the porridge out of the food box, and carefully brought it to Zhao Ta and said.

"Oh!" Zhao Ta, who was practicing the 'Turtle Breath Dafa' to save physical strength, lifted the big curtain covering his body and sat up, rubbed his eyes, and looked at the porridge in front of him, the porridge was indeed a good porridge, there were not only walnuts, almonds, dates, but also raisins and white sesame seeds, but it was too little, only one bowl, maybe it could fill eighty percent full.

"Second master, eat quickly, don't look at it, or it will be cold!" Xue Bao also persuaded, but Zhao Ta clearly saw his Adam's apple squirm a few times.

"Eat, eat..." The guards all gathered around happily, it was not easy for the prince to survive so little, everyone was looking forward to him drinking the porridge as soon as possible.

"Well, it's so fragrant, I'll take a sip first!" Zhao Ta's nose leaned to the side of the bowl and sniffed it and said with a smile, as he picked up the bowl and sucked a big mouthful of porridge on the side of the bowl, then licked his lips and handed it to Pan Long beside him, "Brother Pan, it's your turn, don't drink it all, leave a sip for everyone!" ”