Chapter 4: The Legend of Cats and Ghosts (25) - Fire on a Rainy Night
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Huangfu Wuya silently looked at Jian Shi with a wicked smile on his face, and thought: I really don't know how this Lan Yuanxiao provoked him. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info it seems that the next step is enough for him.
Jian Yan rolled his eyes and said, "You and Lao Qiu...... Why are you willing to follow the prince with all your heart? I am also for the same reason! When the prince transferred me from Mingzhou to the capital, I said to him, 'I am a person with a bad temper, I am afraid that I am not suitable for the realm of the capital! In the future, you will have trouble that you will not be able to clean up!' But his answer surprised me greatly...... He said, 'Even if you act according to your own temperament, even if you poke a hole in the sky in the future, I will be able to protect you......!'
Jian Yan eased his emotions and said with a smile, "When I first came to the capital, I deliberately caused trouble a few times, just to test it. As a result, instead of restraining me, the prince really said that he would stand up for me! From then on, I will obey him with a sword!"
Huangfu Wuya smiled faintly, thinking: The prince is martial arts and talented, and these people who follow him are willing. For example, because his great-grandfather Huangfu Jiming was a retainer of the King of Wei, and the King of Wei was condemned by Taizong as a usurper, and the descendants of the Huangfu family were not allowed to be reused by the imperial court. Fortunately, thanks to the maneuvering of the prince, he got the opportunity to return to the forbidden army! And being stationed at this corner gate in the name of the Hidden Fire Army is the exquisite arrangement of the prince.
He glanced at Jian Shi and said, "It's always you to be leisurely, don't let the other party get off the stage too much, in the end, it's the red man in front of the Queen Mother!"
"Got it!" said the sword.
Huangfu Wuwu thought about it, the prince was only so tolerant of his confidants, in the past, greedy people like Lan Yuanxiao, when they had use value, it was better to say, once it was useless, the end would not be very good. If you are greedy for so much wealth, you must have a life to enjoy it...... Suddenly, Huangfu Wuya remembered the list he handed over to the prince that night, as well as the wild laughter of the prince at that time, and faintly felt that something big was going to happen in the capital!
The two of them had their own thoughts, and for a moment the tent became quiet, and even the sound of raindrops falling on the roof of the tent could be heard. But the silence was soon shattered, and in an instant the bell rang loudly, and it sounded so harsh so late at night.
Jian Yan frowned, turned his head and asked Huangfu Wuya: "What's the matter? It's raining so hard that it's on fire?"
Huangfu Wuya slapped the military case and said loudly: "Someone!"
The curtain was lifted by two soldiers guarding the door, and a soldier in a cloak and a hat came in a hurry to report, "It's on fire!"
Huangfu Wuya shouted: "Tell me clearly, where is the fire?"
"Yes...... It's an oil refining workshop......" The soldier gasped, and continued, "Somehow suddenly there was a fire, and the fire stained with oil burned more and more when it rained!"
"What direction?"
"The oil workshop is in the stone village outside the gate of Daliang in the west of the city! It is said that it has already gone to notify the left and right compartments, the compartment boundary and the right compartment to be inspected. It's just that it's so late and it's raining so heavily, no one can expect a big fire! And it's outside the city, I'm afraid it will be ...... for a while."
Huangfu Wuyan said: "Stone Village, isn't it not far from the west tile of the city? Drumming!
"No!"
The soldier was about to turn around and leave, but the sword suddenly stopped: "Wait!"
Huangfu Wuya was taken aback and asked, "What?"
"Immediately send a fast horse to inform the commander of the right box!"
"Wuban is indeed subordinate to the right box! But you also know that our commander, Lord Liao, has nothing to do with himself, and you personally ask him to take care of things outside the city, it is better to sit back and wait for the inspection to be in place!"
Huangfu Wuya waved his hand and urged the soldier, saying, "Go and let them gather!"
Jian Yan quickly stopped the soldier and said, "Mengren, you listen to me this time!" He turned to the soldier and said, "Just go to Lord Liao, and say that the oil mill in the stone village has been blown up, just in time for the northwest wind to blow, and the rain is blowing towards Qionglin Yuan!"
When Huangfu Wuya heard this, his eyes lit up, and then he suddenly realized: "You mean to make Lord Liao think that the fire has burned to Qionglin Garden?"
Jian Shi nodded and said, "Lord Liao wants to make meritorious service the most, but he is even more afraid of being responsible! If the fire burns to Qionglin Yuan, he will definitely not be able to sit still." ”
Outside Bianliang City, there are two royal gardens that have been built since the Taizu period. The two gardens are facing each other in the north and south, the north is called Jinming Pond, and the south is Qionglin Garden. Jinming Pond is used as a place for royal rafting, but Qionglin Yuan is not only a place for pleasure, it is also a place where the emperor announces the ranking of the palace examination and holds ceremonies after the annual palace examination. These new "protégés of the Son of Heaven" will also be given a banquet in Qionglin Garden, called the "Qionglin Banquet". If a fire breaks out in such an important place, it is a big deal!
Huangfu Wuya's face sank, and he said to the soldier: "Go to Lord Liao, just follow what Lord Shenzhu just said! Tell Lord Liao that 'Wufan' has taken the first step, and he can put out the fire just when he arrives!"
"Order!" the soldier hurried out of the tent.
Huangfu Wuya looked at Jian Yan and said, "I also said that I don't like to think about things, how did you come up with such a wonderful method?"
"Today, I took Lan Yuanxiao to inspect and chatted with an old brother who looked up to the fire. He told me some shortcuts to report the fire, and that was amazing! His words really inspired me, and I should have given it a try!"
Huangfu Wuya nodded and said, "It seems that the master is always in the people!"
Jian Yan said: "The fat foot is still lying at Doctor Yan's place, I'll go with you this time!"
"It's okay! I don't know how big this oil fire is? It will not be easy to extinguish! With your help, it will naturally be like a tiger with wings!"
"Let Dr. Yan go with him! I'm afraid that if we save this fire, many brothers will be injured!"
The two of them talked as they walked, and went out of the tent.
In fact, as soon as the rattle bell rang, the pot had already exploded in the barracks. No one expected the fire to come out of the rain, but the team members climbed out of bed one after another, dressed and put on socks.
Others got dressed first, picked up their hats from the wooden shelves, and ran out into the corridor to ask the puppies on night duty.
Chris was also awakened by such a noise, she rubbed her eyes in a daze, struggled to get up, and saw Xiong Daiying meditating cross-legged on the bed next to her. Xindao: It seems that Dai Ying has been guarding himself again, and he didn't close his eyes.
Immediately after, a thunderous drum beat sounded.
On the contrary, the people around took a reassurance, cleaned up as quickly as possible, and lined up to the corridor to "arm" themselves.
Chris asked Xiong Daiying softly, "Isn't it still raining?"
Xiong Daiying shook his head and said, "I don't know either!"
As soon as Chris rolled over and got out of bed, he saw that the cyan eunuch he had taken off was placed at the head of the bed, neatly folded. She thought to herself: In fact, the shadow guard is also a kind of military organization, and their discipline can be seen from these small places. Although he has never served in the military, he also participated in the Boy Scout when he was a child. Since he has been in the "Wufan" military camp for the past few days, it is better to pay a little attention to himself, and strictly demand himself according to the rules of the boy scout camp, so as to save Dai Ying trouble.
Chris shook off his eunuch clothes and put them on his body, fastened his belt, and said to Dai Ying: "Let's go out and have a look!"
When I arrived at the corridor, I saw that most of the people were already dressed and went out.
Seeing that the little puppy also began to dress, he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"
The little puppy was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "I forgot about these two!" So he replied: "There is a fire in the west of the city, we have to rush to put out the fire!"
Chris saw that his tone was hurried and his expression was nervous, I am afraid it was not a small fire. Then he asked, "Can you catch fire when it rains?"
"It's an oil refining workshop!, too lazy to talk to you layman!" explained the little puppy, a little impatiently, and began to put the dark red vest on his body in front of his bamboo basket.
Oil refinery Chris said: Even in modern times, it is a troublesome matter for dangerous biochemical units such as oil refineries and chemical plants to catch fire, and extinguishing the fire is a troublesome matter! Depending on the fire situation, foam or dry powder should be used to extinguish the fire. But can such a fire be extinguished by those "rudimentary" fire extinguishing tools during the day?
Worried, she stepped forward and grabbed the puppy and said, "We're going to go with us!"
"What?" the other party was taken aback, and thought to himself: In such a dangerous situation, where can I take you two masters! The puppy hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, no! That's not a joke! How can I take you ......?"
Just wanted to tell the emperor that he had let him supervise the submarine fire army to extinguish the fire, but Chris stopped, thinking that moving the emperor out might not be effective for the sword! If he doesn't see us there, if he blames us, I'll say you won't let us go!"
......After thinking about it, he finally spoke: "Okay! Go and go! But you can't go like this!"
He found that neither of them was too tall, and their bodies were also lean. First said to Xiong Daiying, "You are about the same size as Deputy Cai, wait for me to find you his spare team uniform!" After that, he ran to a bamboo basket, rummaged under it twice, took out two pieces of clothing, and handed them to Xiong Daiying.
He walked up to Chris and held out two hands.
"What are you going to do?" Chris crossed his hands over his chest.
"It's all men, what are you afraid of?" No, he is a eunuch, and he can't be considered a man. The puppy's hands quickly moved down, and Chris didn't even keep up with him. was hugged by his hands and wrapped around his waist.
However, the puppy suddenly let go of his hand and dodged Chris's diagonal downward hand.
Chris glanced at his empty hand, looked at the other party with some surprise, and said to himself: This guy is so flexible!
The puppy said, "Although you are taller than me, but you are as thin as me, just wear my clothes! It may be a little shorter, but you must wear it! It can protect you!"
Chris took the vest from him and asked, "Is this suit fireproof?"
"It's called a 'fire jacket,' and of course it's fireproof!" the puppy took the light white cloak from the hook and handed it to her.
"This is the 'Raccoon Fire Cloth'!" the little puppy learned to teach the tone of Mr. Teach, and muttered a sentence, but seeing that Chris couldn't understand it, he immediately changed his words and explained, "It's a raccoon cloth that you throw it into the fire, and it won't burn it no matter how much you burn it!" And even if you make it dirty, it will turn white when it touches the fire! It's amazing, you don't understand!"
Seeing the other party's 'you see no culture, scary or not' expression, the corners of Chris's mouth twitched. In ancient times, many countries used asbestos as fireproof materials, but asbestos caused cancer, and modern times have banned this material as fireproof clothing.
She looked at the clothes on her hands, and at this time she couldn't care whether it caused cancer or not!
The puppy teaches Chris and Bear how to put on the gear. After finishing it, the three of them hurried to arrive, but they were already behind, and the vanguard had already set off.
The puppy wanted to complain a few words, but saw a familiar figure.
"Fat feet!" he called out the man's name.
There was a carriage parked at the entrance of the barracks, and the one called "Fat Plantar" was as tall as a carriage. He is not "fat" at all, but "strong", and with a coat, he looks like a mountain!
The fat foot asked, "Dog, why are you not as fast as me, the wounded soldier?"
The puppy glanced behind him and said, "I can't ignore the person who the marquis explained!"
Chris pursed his lips and said to himself: Originally, you didn't even want to care.
Fat Foot raised the lantern in his hand, shone it for a moment, looked at Chris's face, and said, "This is what everyone calls 'pretty face'?
"What do you mean?" Chris wondered, does the little thumb mean the same as the middle finger?
The little puppy said in his heart: "Fat planters! Just your big mouth! The discussion in private is over, how can you question people face to face! Fortunately, this kid doesn't seem to understand the meaning of "getting along" by raising his little finger.
He hurriedly interrupted: "Your injuries are all healed, and Dr. Yan let you out?"
The fat foot laughed and said, "I'm not in the line of fire for a slight injury!"
"Hurt a little fart!" a hoarse voice sounded behind them.
An old man with a white beard in a coarse cloth gown walked out with a medicine box. He was thin but full of energy, pointing at the fat planters and saying, "I let you out! But the wound on your back is not good! Today I asked you to go to the fire with my medical car, not for you to fight the fire! If you dare to come like last time, Lao Tzu will never treat you!"
"I know, I know!" replied immediately.
This Doctor Yan is fierce enough, Chris thought to himself.
The old man looked at them and said, "Don't poke here and talk nonsense to me! Get in the car!