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In order to curb the scourge of the secession of the former dynasty's feudal towns, Song Taizu and Song Taizong firmly controlled the "Shang Forbidden Army" of Sanya in their own hands. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The Privy Council, chaired by Wenchen, and the Sanya contain each other and implement the use of civil power to control the military. As a result, every soldier fired by the "Forbidden Army" had to be issued a military talisman by the Privy Council. As the main force of the Hidden Fire Army, how can the elite troops of the "Forbidden Army" be deployed at will?

Fire waits for no one!!This truth is known to everyone!!

However, even Wang Guangyuan did not dare to bear the reputation of "changing the military system and being disrespectful to Taizu", and when the imperial history and the officials attacked him, it would not be degraded from Beijing and cut officials to be dismissed.

Naturally, he didn't expect a small eunuch to solve any problems, let alone what he could do.

Chris walked up the stone steps to the Lookout Tower. To be honest, she thinks that the "Wanghuo Tower" in the city should be more accurately called the "Wanghuo Pavilion". It is a square pavilion built on a pedestal, supported by four columns, covered with tiles, and transparent on all sides. The pedestal is one or two meters high, the platform is about ten meters, and because it is built in a rather high place, the soldiers can stand on the fire tower and overlook the surrounding fire.

Upstairs, there are four expected fire men, standing on the four sides of the fire tower, and they are all engrossed in looking at the direction they are responsible for. There was also one who was their replacement, and when they needed to be relieved or something else, he came on as a substitute. When this person saw the sword coming up, he hurriedly greeted him.

Chris said in his heart: These people are very familiar with the sword shop! It seems that he is a frequent visitor here. Thinking about the fire he encountered when he was young, in addition to catching bad guys on errands, he was really concerned about fire prevention.

This time, she took the initiative to walk to the side of Jian Shi.

Jian Yan glanced at her and said, "Do you know where your favorite place is to start a fire?"

Chris just wanted to shake his head, when he suddenly saw the incense of the Great Xiangguo Temple and the banners fluttering. The temple is lit with lamp oil all night, and there is an endless stream of people who enter the incense during the day. She immediately realized: "It's a Buddhist temple!"

Jian Shi nodded.

At that time, in Kaifeng City, there were more than 50 large and small temples, more than 20 Taoist temples, more than 60 ancestral halls, courtyards, nunnery, etc., and there were churches such as Yuanjiao and Zoroastrianism in Fengqiumen. There are many temples and nunnery, festivals and sacrifices are frequent, and the entire Bianliang City is filled with incense almost every day. In less than ten years from the early years of Jingyou to the middle of the Qingli calendar, Yuqing Zhaoying, Dongzhen, Shangqing, Hongqing, Shouning, Xiangyuan, Huiling Seven Palaces, Kaibao, Taiping Xingguo two temples of the tower hall, burned down one after another, and no remains were left. Ouyang Xiu once sighed that the "fire in the capital for many years" cost the people and money!

Watching the fire in the direction of Daxiangguo Temple was a middle-aged man. He opened his mouth and said: "In July of the third year of Jing You, Taiping Xingguo Temple was on fire in the pavilion, and hundreds of towers and temples were burned down. The Buddhist pavilion of Taiping Xingguo Temple can be seen dozens of miles away from the capital. He sighed, "I was ten years old at the time, and I liked to see the big Buddha in the temple the most, and I climbed the sixth or seventh floor to see the waist and abdomen of the big Buddha, and the Buddha's fingers were hugged, so thick." Fortunately, I suffered from heat stroke that day and didn't go to the temple with my friends to play. The Great Buddha Hall was burned to the ground, with countless casualties ......"

Jian Yan said: "Every household also has a god seat, in addition to the stove fire, candle fire, it is the most hateful incense on the god seat!" He said in his heart: The fire in Wenzhou was the Spring Festival, I thought it was the children who set off fireworks to cause the fire, but who knew that it was a family of residents to worship the incense of the Buddha statue, roasted the front curtain of the Buddha hall, when the wind was blowing, the fire borrowed the wind, and immediately burned...... In the end, he killed his sister and brother-in-law, and his sister was pregnant!

He saw Lan Yuanxiao staring at Xiangguo Temple in a daze, and his heart became angry. He asked sharply: "What if Xiangguo Temple burns down?"

The middle-aged man who had just spoken didn't know that Jian Yan was "teaching" the envoy, thinking that he was studying himself, and hurriedly replied: "Lord Shencha! The villains naturally know that the largest in the capital belongs to Xiangguo Temple, and we work in shifts, and we can't leave our eyes from morning to night, and we don't dare to have the slightest neglect!"

The fire in the first temple in the world is indeed not a joke! The vicinity of Xiangguo Temple is the cutting-edge area of fire prevention in the capital, and this is also the original intention of Jianshi to bring Chris to this Wanghuo Tower.

Jian Shi knew that the man would be wrong, so his tone eased a lot, and said, "I naturally trust a few old brothers who watch the fire!" He knew that the people on this fire-watching tower were the most senior fire-watchers, and they were experienced.

Of course, Chris knew in his heart who the sword was aimed at, and seeing that the man blocked for herself, she had an idea and interjected: "Lord God is just an analogy! He wants to test you, in case there is a fire in Xiangguo Temple, the process of fighting the fire!"

I'm testing you!!

The middle-aged man stroked his beard, pointed to a corner of Xiangguo Temple, and said: "If the apse catches fire, don't worry! The Great Xiangguo Temple itself also has a group of monks, the apse is close to the Bianhe River, and the monks can get water nearby, as long as the fire is not big, they can completely extinguish it by themselves." But the front hall has the most pilgrims and tourists, and if it catches fire, it must be rung immediately to report the news!"

"Rattle?" asked Chris.

Several fire-watchers heard this delicate voice and glanced at it with their spare eyes. It turned out that there was a very handsome young man next to Lord Shenzhu. I can't see my identity when I wear a robe, but seeing the attitude of the god catching the adult, several people guessed that the young man was his fast hand.

"Little brother, look here!" the substitute fire-watcher standing behind them walked to the corner of the quadrangle pavilion, holding a rope in his hand. Chris looked along the rope and saw that there was a huge brass bell tied to each eaves.

Jian Shi interrupted them, pointed to a building not far away, and said, "That is the garrison station of Xinlingfang! As soon as the bell of the Wanghuo Tower rings, they can hear it!"

Oh, it's not far away! It's not too fast to get to Daxiangguo Temple. However, she suddenly realized that it was useless for the Hidden Fire Army to arrive, and said, "By the way, we have to wait for the Lord to inspect the city!"

Jian Yan was surprised in his heart: This is something that ordinary people often don't know, but Lan Yuanxiao knows it very well. He pointed to several houses one after another, and asked, "Where is the inspection office in the old city! Where is the inspection office of the left and right compartments! Where is the inspection office of the left compartment! Do you know where to report to the inspector?"

Chris's expression was embarrassed, and he said to himself: Why are there so many? She replied casually: "Just call it over!" or call them all!"

"Bang!" and he was punched with a sword in the head, and although he was separated by a hat, he still hurt.

Xiong Daiying didn't expect Jian Yan to move without saying a word, and it was too late to stop him.

Jian Yan said coldly: "In the future, you'd better think clearly before answering!"

Chris secretly waved at Xiong Daiying, she couldn't help but didn't reach out to cover her head, raised her face, and tears were about to come out.

Those few people who looked at the fire said: Lord God has a straight temper! It is really not easy to listen to the errand under him!

The young man who was on the bench saw Chris's bitter face, and hurriedly interrupted: "Little brother doesn't know anything! The inspection office in the old city and the inspection office of the left and right compartments are all in charge of the entire old city, and the inspection adults are so busy that they spank their feet and are often not in the office! Xinlingfang belongs to the left compartment, so it is naturally better to report to the left compartment inspection office!"

"Where is the left box?"

Jian Yan's eyes widened and asked, "You don't even know this?"

Chris was startled and took a step back, for fear of being hit again.

The middle-aged man smiled, pointed at the young man and said, "Come on, I have already taught you this, and I will test you today!"

The young man understands that he has already memorized what the master taught him in his heart, and he can simply memorize it backwards, which is to let himself help this little brother. He paused for a moment and said slowly: "Our old city in the capital is divided into two compartments, each compartment is divided into two, and there are a total of forty-six squares under its jurisdiction. The largest area of the old city is the left box, which is the most prosperous place. It has jurisdiction over 20 squares, including Taiping, Yihe, Anye, Tongli, Baoji, Xuanping, Xingning, Guande, Mingde, Jiashan, Chongde, Jingning, Huizheng, Xingli, Longhua, Xinling, Zhaode, Fushan, Yanhe, and Tongji. He raised his fingers and counted as he spoke, and the more he spoke, the faster he spoke, as if he was saying the name of the dish in cross talk, "The second compartment of the left army in the old city has jurisdiction over sixteen squares: Guangde, Yichun, Leyou, Yankang, Huihe, Jianchu, Taihe, Jingming, Ganquan, Chongren, Baohe, Jing'an, Zhaoqing, Jiade, Guangfu, and Jiaping. The first compartment of the right army in the old city, under the jurisdiction of eight squares, Xingguo, Xuanhua, Xinchang, Changle, Guanghua, Liren, Letai, Guoyi. The second compartment of the right army in the old city, under the jurisdiction of the two squares, Jinshun and Shouchang. ”

He said it all in one go, and Chris applauded, almost applauding.

The young man glanced at the middle-aged man, and when he saw that the old master smiled satisfactorily at his answer, he was also very happy in his heart, and he smiled.

The middle-aged man pointed to the southeast of the city and added: "That Daxiangguo Temple was originally built on the basis of the residence of Xinlingjun, one of the "Four Gentlemen of the Warring States". Therefore, the workshop where Xiangguo Temple is located is called "Xinling Fang". However, in fact, the best way is not to ask the inspectors!"

Jian Xi and Chris were both slightly stunned.

The middle-aged man stroked his beard and said with a slight meaning: "The Daxiong Treasure Hall of the Great Xiangguo Temple is on fire, so naturally send a fast horse and go straight to the camp of the forbidden army on the left, please command the adults to supervise the fire extinguishing!"

Jian Shi didn't understand the reason, and hurriedly asked: "Brother, why do you want to go far and near?"

Chris pulled the young man and asked, "Where is the camp of the Forbidden Army on the left?"

"There!"

"That's so far!!!" she exclaimed, "this trip is equivalent to several trips back and forth to the inspection center!"

The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said, "The inspector is very busy, and he may not be able to invite someone if he goes." And the commander in charge of the left side has made the adults idle and the grass is about to grow! In addition, if he believes in Buddhism, if he reports that something has happened to the Great Xiangguo Temple, even if it is the edge of the sky, the submarine fire army will fly to the same place!"

Jian Yan and Chris said in unison: "I see!"

Who knew that the middle-aged man still had a later word: "If there is a fire in the scripture building, it is the most dangerous, and you can neither report it to the above inspection office, nor report it to the commander of the left box!"

"Huh?" Chris was the first to ask, "who is that for?"

"Send two fast horses, one to report to Kaifeng Mansion, and the other to report to the right and one to the forbidden army camp!"

She asked in surprise: "Didn't you just say that Xinlingfang belongs to the left compartment? How can you report the right compartment? Isn't it the opposite direction?"

"Hehe!" said the middle-aged man, "The scripture building of Xiangguo Temple has left Xinlingfang, crossed to Fushanfang, and then across the royal street to Guanghuafang, which is under the jurisdiction of the right box, and when the fire alarm was reported, it was said that the west wind was hanging! The commander of the right box was afraid that the fire would be blown to the Duting Station across the street, so he was more anxious than anyone else, so he naturally rushed to put out the fire! After receiving the news, Kaifeng Mansion will also urge the inspectors to rush to the fire as soon as possible!"

Chris said in his heart: Duting Yi is the post house of Liao people in Beijing, and my little uncle showed me last time! It seems that everyone is afraid of becoming an international incident, and no one dares to take care of it!

Jian Yan waved at the middle-aged man and said, "I didn't expect that there are so many clever ways to 'report fire'! I underestimated my brother before I went down, please accept my worship!"

"How dare you!" the middle-aged man waved his hand hurriedly, and then said, "It's nothing more than the experience accumulated over the years! These young people don't necessarily know these ways at first, and I also brought them out little by little!"

The other fire-watchers nodded frequently. The substitute who talked to Chris was the youngest, and he said a little embarrassedly: "The fire at the junction of the various compartments is the most troublesome, and I was confused at the beginning, I don't know which inspector to report to, or to the local owners." And where there is a fire, and who to report it to, they are all particular! I'm still training!"

Chris asked, "Where is the junction of the chambers, and why is it the most troublesome?"

The young man led her to all directions of the Wanghuo Tower, pointed out the tips of watching the fire in the various squares in the city, and carefully explained the doorways he had learned from the "Wanghuo Master". No matter how big or small, we will teach each other.

"I really didn't expect that there would be so many doorways!"

After listening, she felt a lot. Xindao: This military patrol shop is obviously a ready-made fire station, but unfortunately it is vacant, and the firefighters are elsewhere. It was a very efficient thing, but it artificially added complicated procedures. Even in the case of modern communications, tasks that require the cooperation of multiple parties are extremely difficult to coordinate. And I think about the junction just mentioned, involving multiple management departments, it is more likely to make mistakes!

Jian Xi saw that her eyes were straight and silent this time, but he didn't say much. He hugged his fists and said to a few people: "Brother, I have been taught today, take the next step first!"

The young firewatcher sent them down the firetower. Before leaving, Jian Shi gave him some broken silver, saying that he would let the elder brother get off duty and eat some wine and food. With that, he left directly, and Chris and Xiong Daiying followed silently.

Next, Jian Xian took them to visit other lookout towers, military patrol shops, cantonment stations, and inspection stations...... As the sky gradually darkened, they followed a few military patrol shops to patrol at night.