As soon as these words came out, all the ministers in the cabinet changed color. The Song people already had a commodity economy of initial scale and a large number of citizen classes, which inevitably led to an increase in the number of residents in the city, and the population of Kaifeng at its peak had surpassed that of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty. But in the spirit of convenience for the citizens, it is not as clear as the Tang Dynasty, like a chessboard, but chaotic, the residential areas and noble areas in the city are built haphazardly, and the markets are dotted and chaotic. For more than 100 years since the founding of the country, a large number of fires have occurred every year, and the most serious one was the Great Fire in Tokyo, which burned half of the Imperial Palace.

Because of the fear of fire, the Song Dynasty already had a large-scale fire brigade, with strict fire extinguishing regulations, Rao is so, because the houses are mixed, and most of them are wooden, so fires still occur frequently, and once the fire starts, it is likely to be uncontainable, and the situation of burning a city to white ground has occurred repeatedly.

The experience of the previous car was so painful, so as soon as everyone present heard that there was a fire in the west of the city, they were extremely nervous, and a few young guards, without waiting for Zhao Huan's orders, had already rushed out of the pavilion and looked at the west of the city on the stone steps.

Looking westward, he saw that the firelight had reached into the sky, burning high, and everyone was standing very high, and the shadows were full of shadows, as if he saw hundreds of people running in the firelight, the houses collapsed, and the tongue of fire raged, sweeping all the living beings in the world.

Everyone's faces changed color, looking at each other, and finally someone couldn't help but shout: "It must be because the golden dog came to attack, Your Majesty forgot to sacrifice the Fire Virtue True Monarch, the True Monarch manifested the saint, and sent disaster to Chang'an!" ”

After them, Zhang Jun and the others also came out, their faces gloomy, and they looked at the fire in the west of the city together.

The Song people established the country with fire virtue. There are temples and Taoist temples that worship the god of fire everywhere, and there are the most partial fires, and when there are many fires, the more prosperous the temple incense that worships the god of fire becomes, and it is easier to cause fires. And so it goes. It forms a vicious circle that is difficult to break.

It was in view of this that Zhao Huan deliberately began not to worship in the palace, at least to reduce the sacrifices, and then forbade the people to build ancestral halls and temples in crowded places where the houses were crowded, so as to slowly reduce this unnecessary loss.

Before Chang'an was besieged this time, he had not sacrificed to Huode Zhenjun for a long time, and there were private rumors in the palace. There are quite objections to his approach, but the emperor is waiting in people's hearts if he is the incarnation of a real dragon, and the emperor is not a god of fire, but others have nothing to say, this time the city is on fire. If the loss is great, I am afraid that the rumors in the palace will spread among the people, and it will be instigated by someone with a heart, and it will be a bad comment that cannot be washed away.

He saw the guards looking at him with worried eyes. Zhao Huan suddenly laughed and said to everyone: "It's that I didn't sacrifice to the god of fire, but as the Son of Heaven, how important things are in the world, how can I bow down to a clay puppet if I have nothing to do!" Today's matter, I will do it with all my might! ”

Zhang Jun is a scholar. But he was dyed by the old customs, and he was going to persuade Zhao Huan to hurry to the inner palace to worship, but at this time he heard what Zhao Huan said. I was stunned, but I was extremely ashamed.

But he heard the emperor ask him: "Zhang Suo, Xie Liang and others." Qingyi sent troops to protect their homes, and they must protect the prime ministers from being safe and sound. ”

"Yes, the minister will arrange it immediately."

Zhang Jun solemnly surrendered his hand and immediately ordered the accompanying cardinal attaché to go to protect the minister's mansion in the city.

He had completed the arrangement, and saw that the fire in the city had a tendency to spread, and he was uneasy in his heart, so he said to Zhao Huan at the moment: "Your Majesty, it is better to go out of the city for a while, the enemy has gone away, and there is nothing to come out of the city, Chang'an City has many villains, since His Majesty is stationed here, the population in the city has surged, and many more houses have been added, occupying the road, even if it is not easy to fight the fire, it is better to go out of the city for a while." ”

Zhao Huan glared at him and said sharply, "No need to say it again." Passed on the order and ordered Prime Minister Yu Yunwen to extinguish the fire. Tell him that I am in the palace and watch him do it. ”

Yu Yunwen was busy with Zhang Jun for a day, and he was asleep when the fire started, and after being awakened by the noise, he hurriedly put on his clothes and pushed the door out, and was immediately taken aback.

The place where he lived was not far from the fire, and after waking up, Yao Pingzhong, who lived with him, also hurried out and looked at the fire in the distance.

Moments later, two people who had seen a lot of city fires knew that the fire was no small thing.

It was the turn of autumn and winter, the weather was dry, and the wind rose again tonight, and now it seems that the fire is not small, but it is still trapped in one place, if the fire takes advantage of the wind, spreads everywhere, and burns half of the whole city, it is just a common thing.

They were worried about Zhongzhong, they didn't know how safe the palace was, Chang'an was not as good as Tokyo, and there were many houses near the palace, and if the fire burned down, it would be difficult for the palace to ensure safety.

Although Yao Pingzhong is old and his body is still very strong, he is wearing a single coat at this time, and he pauses again and again, and sighs: "I just repelled the Jin soldiers, and I want to settle down, but the thief God came out to make trouble!" ”

Although he is dressed as a Taoist, he actually has no respect for the gods in the sky, and after he opened his mouth, he scolded the past gods all the time, and as for Huo De Zhenjun, he was even more scolded in blood.

Yu Yunwen was also very depressed in his heart, and when he saw that Yao Pingzhong was furious, he persuaded him: "Heaven's will is unpredictable, why should my brother be like this." It is better to send someone to inquire about the news first, as long as Your Majesty and the hundred officials are fine, it will be a blessing in misfortune. ”

He was twice as old as the other party, but his bearing was much calmer, and after a few words of comfort, he called the guards and ordered them to go separately to the place where the fire broke out and the palace to inquire about the news.

In the midst of the chaos, he saw a small group of cavalry galloping under the moonlight, and the front squad of the palace led by him saw Yu Yunwen standing in front of the courtyard from a distance, and dozens of soldiers were clustered in front of him, and were about to scatter away, he hurriedly stopped, and then said to Yu Yunwen: "Your Majesty's will, order Governor Yu Yunwen to extinguish the fire, control all the soldiers and horses in the city, and must extinguish the fire to save my people, without delay!" ”

Yu Yunwen perked up, knowing that this was another test given to him by the emperor.

He commanded Ruo Ding today, made immortal miraculous achievements, and was used by the emperor It is a sure thing, but the generals in the palace and the people of the city are just acting according to orders, and they feel the encouragement of the emperor in the city, and they are not really convinced by this white boss, and Zhao Huan knows his ability and wants to reuse it, and tonight's fire is another test for Yu Yunwen. After passing this hurdle, this person has established real authority within the people of Chang'an and the forbidden army system.

Soon after the arrival of this team of heralds, the shoulder that the emperor gave to Yu Yunwen was also lifted, and after Yu Yunwen sat down, there were many wrestlers with swords and hammers around him, and began to move towards the firelight.

Yu Yunwen is no longer as leisurely as Shicai, although it is the first time for him to bear such a heavy responsibility, he has also experienced several fires, and after a little thought in his mind, he knows how to cook.

One after another ordered: "Order, spread troops to evacuate the people, if there is a stampede and panic, they are the only ones who ask." ”

"Order the former generals of the palaces to lead their soldiers and soldiers to demolish the houses around the fire and spread it with fire."

When he arrived near the fire site, it was already a heat wave, Yu Yunwen did not move, looked at each other for a while, and ordered: "Order the water army, the pro-army, the front team, and the board team, step forward in turn, first extinguish with water, and then build a board to spread the soil to isolate the fire. ”

Looking at each other again, I saw that there was a fire pavilion not far from the fire, so he ordered sharply: "If the fire passes through this pavilion, the captain will be killed, and ten steps in front of me will be the captain, if it still fails, then I will die with you!" ”

After that, he just sat in the middle of the court, watching the teams of firefighting soldiers and swarming forward.

In the center of the fire, it had long been burned to the ground, the surrounding people were originally in a panic, to be properly handled by Yu Yunwen, thousands of elite forbidden troops demolished the houses, isolated the fire and evacuated the people, half an hour later, the fire was gradually weakened under the efforts of more than 2,000 fire extinguishing teams, and tens of thousands of people around came back to their senses, seeing that although the commander was only a young man in white, he was indeed calm and measured, majestic and resolute, and he was not convinced in his heart, and was no longer afraid, even the cry of the woman and the child was also small.

In this kind of fire, the worst casualties are because of the panic of many people, trampling on each other, and then affecting the fire extinguishing, resulting in the situation getting out of control. Yu Yunwen was resolute and resolute, so that the hearts of the people were reassured, and many sturdy men gathered in groups, using all means to extinguish the fire around them, and when the sky was bright, although the fire was surrounded by rocks and cracked tiles, and the air still emitted a scorching smell, when the casualties were checked, it was not serious, and it was the slightest fire in history.

Yu Yunwen only relieved his mind at this time, quietly raised his sleeves, wiped the sweat on his forehead, ignored the admiring eyes and discussions of the people around him, and ordered the sedan chair man around him to get up and escort him back to the palace to pay the order.

Near the palace gate, although there are many people probing their brains, there are not many forbidden troops guarded, and there are vegetable farmers outside the city who have begun to sell near the morning market.

When Zhao Huan heard that he was coming, he naturally saw him, seeing that although he was neatly dressed, a few strands of burnt hair were obviously visible on his forehead, and there were some obvious holes in his robe, looking at this young man who was much younger than himself, Zhao Huan felt pity in his heart, and couldn't help but get up and stand in front of him, and asked Yu Yunwen: "Look at your situation, the situation last night must have been extremely dangerous?" ”

Yu Yunwen's height is much higher than that of the emperor, at this time he was too close, and he felt very disrespectful, so he hurriedly took two steps back, bent down slightly, and replied: "It is indeed very dangerous, in the second half of the night, the fire has been extinguished, who knows that the residual fire was blown by the wind, and suddenly slammed over, the minister couldn't dodge, and some sparks fell on his body, but fortunately he was extinguished by the guards, and it was extremely dangerous in retrospect." ”

Zhao Huan was very happy in his heart, and couldn't help but ask him again: "Is it dangerous when it is against the enemy, or is it more dangerous to fire?" ”

Yu Yunwen replied: "The power of heaven is terrifying, and the fire is even more dangerous. ”

Zhao Huan snorted coldly from his nose and said to him: "You are young, you don't have to learn from those rotten Confucians. What Tianwei? There were more than 50 temples in Tokyo City, where the god of fire was worshipped, as well as folk ancestral halls and Wo religions. Wang Anshi said that the Mandate of Heaven is not enough to fear, that is, the Mandate of Heaven is too mysterious, and it is still necessary to do the best. I have decided that in the future, if we want to build a city, we need to reform the system of water conservancy and fire prevention, and we must do our best to conform to the destiny of heaven, which is the right way. ”