Chapter 17: Heavenly Fire and Human Fire
Sure enough, it was the Xian'an Palace that caught fire. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Xian'an Palace was originally a courtyard with three entrances and three exits, and the main room with three entrances was of course a school, and the wing room was used as a miscellaneous room and a teaching room.
The fire started in the last wing of the courtyard, and then spread to the main room.
When the team arrived, several eunuch-like people were carrying buckets to extinguish the fire, and some guard-like people had already arrived, only to see some hesitating, some carrying water and splashing it, messy and clueless, seeing that the three princes were all here, and they came over and knelt down to ask for peace.
"It's all free!" Prince Li said loudly, "Fight the fire, go fight the fire, don't block the door!" "The fireworks are big, and the fire in his heart is even greater.
"Fortunately, there is no wind today, if the wind howls like the day before yesterday, the consequences are unpredictable." Yin Tang looked at Hongyi.
"Why isn't this fire prevention class yet?" Prince Li said loudly, "Behind is the Yinghua Palace, and further back is the Shoukang Palace, and further on, you will go to the Cining Palace!" ”
Su Wen was standing on Hongyi's body, but he noticed that these gates (big iron cylinders) in the courtyard were covered with thick cotton covers, and this drop of water was frozen, but it was not frozen.
"Put out the fire in the main house first." Hongyi gave an order, and the guards who followed immediately pounced, but in the dark night and fire shadows, there were few barrels and many people, heads to heads, people crowded, and it was even more chaotic.
Su Wen hurriedly stepped forward, "Lord Wang, the north wind blows in winter, and the house is full of wooden structures. ”
"Yes!" In the red, Yin Tang looked at the young man, "You can't burn down the camp!" The Queen Mother Lafayette still lives in Cining Palace! "In the same dynasty for decades, he is too familiar with Prince Li's path, but he has secretly made up his mind that he must protect this young man in his banner.
Hongyi naturally understands the weight inside, the date of the start of school on February 2 is set by him personally, if the official school cannot be carried out as usual, and move to other small things, he is afraid that the long-term plan will be in vain overnight.
But the fire burned to the south, and he couldn't ignore it, Su Wen's words reminded him that the remaining two into the main house could also start school normally, and he could also stop the fire from stretching south, he waved his hand, "Go!" ”
Su Wen said yes and ran inside with him.
"This is good, how can you walk through the water?" Yin Tang stroked his beard and thoughtfully, "Go, find a eunuch on duty." ”
After a while, a eunuch with a black face and gray face ran over tremblingly, and knelt on the ground, "The slave doesn't know how to go to the water, I smell the smell of smoke in the east wing, and when I open the door, the fire has already ignited,......"
A trace of gloom passed over Yin Tang's face, like the bright moon walking through a cloud on the fifteenth night, he gritted his teeth, stared at the flames of Xiong Neng in front of him, the ochre-red night sky, and in his ears, the voices of people were noisy, and the shouts shook the sky, and he was deaf to it.
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"The crowd is divided into two groups, divided into two groups," Hongyi shouted loudly, and when he came in, the crowd spontaneously stopped, "There are buckets, there are guys, and they all pour water on the front house, this is a group." Hongyi didn't like the fire, and shouted loudly, under the firelight, his five-clawed dragon gown was particularly dazzling, "Hurry up!" ”
The crowd shouted, but everyone who had something in their hands took action.
"Another one, Su Wen!" He glanced at Su Wen who was standing aside, "You will lead you to save the main house!" ”
But as soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud "bang", smoke and dust rose everywhere, and the east wing collapsed! But a gust of wind blew, and the fire spread straight towards the second main house!
Everyone didn't have anything in their hands, but the fire was very fast, raging and blazing, and the flames were in the air, and they couldn't rely on it at all.
"Quick, come forward to put out the fire, there will be a heavy reward!" Hongyi's voice was a little hoarse, and in the firelight, his face was hideous.
Su Wen turned around and ran into the side room, and when he ran out of the side room, he held a few quilts and threw them on the ground, "Brothers, take out all the quilts." ”
Hongyi's eyebrows furrowed, isn't this adding to the fire? Such a delicate and clear person, no, seeing Su Wen snatch a bucket from a eunuch's hand, he immediately denied his idea.
Su Wen scooped up a bucket of water from the sea of doors and splashed it on the quilt, dripping into ice, although he was in the fire, the quilt immediately became stiff.
In the same way, he picked up another quilt and concocted it in the same way, and two slightly soft "big ice cubes" were made instantly.
"Come on, help!" He shouted.
A few people stepped forward and said, "Lift it up, slide over." Under his leadership, several people carried the "ice cubes" to the open space of the wing room and the main room, but the more they walked, the more burning they became, and the more difficult it was to get close.
"Stop!" Su Wen shouted, "Push in!" The "ice cube" was pushed into the space between the main room and the side room.
"Wet your towel with water! Plug your nose! Su Wen shouted loudly again, "Come again!" ”
The crowd immediately spontaneously took action, taking the quilt and watering it, and a few more people gathered around a "block of ice".
As soon as Su Wen raised his eyes, one of them was Jiang Guangnai, and there was another big nose and a Mongolian man, but he didn't know him.
"Get up, go," Su Wen shouted loudly, so hot that the roast was about to melt, and the more he walked inside, the hotter it became, "Throw it on!" Su Wen roared, and although the ice cubes made of noodles were wet, the hardness was okay, like a large cake, and it was stacked up.
The east wing has burned down, and the main house of the third courtyard cannot be saved, so build a separation wall, and add water to splash it, and the main house of the second courtyard should not have a problem.
But before they could build this separation wall, the wind suddenly became stronger, the fire borrowed the power of the wind, and the flames rose high all of a sudden, and the eyebrows of Su Wen and Jiang Guangnai, who were rushing to the front, immediately scorched into two black charcoals.
"Can't go back, throw the last bed up!" In the midst of the chaos, Su Wen shouted, the smoke made him a little breathless, although his nose was wrapped in a wet towel, his chest was still like a ball of hemp.
What is this called! On the first day of school, not to mention killing people, you have to put out fires! He secretly complained about God's injustice, thinking about the way Prince Li looked at him, although he was in the fire, it made him shudder, and he killed his minions by mistake, he would not give up!
The four of them didn't retreat, Su Wen turned his head and saw that Jiang Guangnai's face was black and gray, and his body was also embarrassed, smoky and smoky, but they all looked desperate.
The flames are scattered, the tongues of fire are licked wildly, and when the last "ice quilt" is paved, a firewall is cast!
Just as they were about to step forward again, a cry of surprise came from outside the door, "The bucket has arrived, the bucket has arrived!" ”
The four of them couldn't help but look at each other, what kind of trick is this bucket? But no one has seen it with their own eyes.
I only watched a few strong eunuchs pushing a few carts into the courtyard, and there were several large buckets on the shelves, which looked quite cumbersome, no wonder it was late.
I saw several eunuchs at both ends of the pressure beam lifting and pressing down at the same time, and one eunuch rushed to the fire with a pipe in his hand.
"Poof", a fierce stream of water surged, and the fire immediately subsided.
Su Wen found that this is quite similar to the fire extinguishing device of later generations, but the water is pressurized by manpower to pump out the water, but the water pipe can also be moved in all directions, regardless of how high and far.
The fire brigade arrived with the buckets, and everyone was finally relieved, seeing that more and more barrels were transported, everyone retreated from the Xian'an Palace.
This fire burns so strangely! Not early, not late, not impartial, is burning in Xian'an Palace!
Retreating from the courtyard, Su Wen looked at Hongyi, but Hongyi's face was as usual, calm and calm.
"Alas, everyone worked hard to prevent a big mistake in the end," Yin Tang looked at the fire in Xian'an Palace that was getting smaller and smaller by the barrel, and his expression calmed down.
"What time is it? I don't know if the emperor is worried? Supposedly, it's time to call it over, right? Prince Li Jiershu said, he looked at the eastern sky, a touch of fish belly white under the cover of the firelight is very weird.
"I'm not worried!" A voice suddenly sounded from behind.
Su Wen turned around and saw that a man in his forties was leaning on the palace wall and listening with his hands behind his back, only to see that he was wearing a black sable satin crown, a mink yellow coat covered with black mink fur, and a string of small leaf red sandalwood prayer beads in his hand, looking at everyone.
Prince Zheng, Prince Duan, and Prince Li were all stunned, and hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed, "When did you come, Your Majesty, the ministers were busy fighting the fire, but they didn't see their master!" Su Wen was also a little stunned, listening to the name and looking at the clothes, the person who came was Emperor Xuanguang Hongji of the Great Jin Dynasty!
"Weichen see the emperor!" "See the emperor!" Everyone suddenly fell to their knees.
Xuanguang nodded slightly, but he walked into Xian'an Palace calmly with the dirty water, his steps were calm, his pupils were bright, and there was no color on his face.
"The emperor, the son of a daughter, can't sit down, the embers of Xian'an Palace have not been extinguished, and the ministers also ask the emperor to move elsewhere!" Yin Tang knelt on the ground and said loudly.
Xuanguang stopped, "I just said, I'm not worried, the courtiers use their lives, the guards work together, isn't this fire already extinguished?" He looked back at a group of courtiers who were still kneeling on the ground, "It's cold, get up!" His gaze seemed to penetrate the courtyard and hit the fire.
"Your Majesty, the courtier's brother was derelict in his duties and the management was not strict, which caused the palace to catch fire, and the courtier's brother asked for punishment!" Prince Duan Hongyi stepped forward quickly, plopped and fell to the ground again.
Xuanji looked at him, "You get up first, how is it inside?" ”
"Two of the main houses of the three courtyards were burned down, the east wing was burned down, and the first two courtyards were cleaned up neatly." Hongyi stood with his hands down and replied carefully.
"Xian'an Palace, as an official school, remembers that today is the second day of February, the day of the beginning of school," Xuanji raised his head and glanced at everyone, "Since there are still two courtyards intact, there is no need to choose a new site. ”
When Hongyi heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but he heard Xuanji continue, "Is this fire a human fire or a heavenly fire?" …… Prince Duan is in charge, and the Internal Affairs Office must quickly find out the cause of the fire. He turned, his tone stern. Xian'an Palace should be a eunuch, can not be careful, to punish the crime according to the routine, the chief eunuch of the inner palace inspector, the patrol is not strict, neglect of duty, but also to punish the crime as one! Yintang, Hongyi! ”
"The minister is here!" The two of them immediately went out of work and wanted to kneel down again, but Xuan Ji waved his hand, "You two are the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Hongyi is also the minister of the guard, you must quickly determine the regulations and rules of the fire prevention class, the weather is dry, and this kind of thing can't happen again!" ”
The two agreed to retreat, but they listened to his tone soothingly, "I have also seen it in the high places, the minister of the guard used his life, braved the flames, and did not care about his own life, and rewarded the guards and officials and students who participated in the firefighting!" Fit, I saw that the four officials and students were not afraid of the fire, regardless of their safety, put life and death out of the way, and cut off the fire, which four of them! ”
Everyone looked at each other, Hongyi looked at Su Wen, Su Wen quickly knelt on the ground, and then Jiang Guangnai, Big Nose and the Mongolian man knelt down.
"Minister Jiang Guangnai, the current review of the Hanlin Academy!"
"Chen Suwen! Now he is an official student of Xian'an Palace! ”
"Chen Dehao, the current teacher of Xian'an Palace!" Mongolian Han is not very fluent in Chinese.
"Chen Maleji, now an official student of Xian'an Palace!" The wide-faced and big-nosed person has a loud voice.
"Okay, very good, according to the usual reward," Xuanguang's voice was excited, "But Shicai, I heard that Su Chong, the commander of the Guardian Army, died in Xihuamen, and the commander of the forbidden army was also an official student?!" ”
Everyone's thoughts were immediately raised, and many eyes shot at Su Wen together.