Jingming

Chapter 67 The Qianqing Palace is on fire?
The five mansions and six ministries outside the Chengtian Gate are now in chaos, and everyone is looking pale at the fire in the north in the night rain.

A large number of imperial guards were being transferred, and they entered Chengtian Gate nervously.

As soon as Yang Tinghe's sedan chair arrived, many people surrounded him.

"Old man..."

"Undergraduate..."

Amidst the noise, Yang Tinghe looked around, and the first sentence was: "Lightning strikes and fires often occur. Today's court meeting, you must not talk about any celestial phenomena!"

It must have just been a lightning strike to start the fire!There must be no astronomical warnings!
Everyone who heard this sentence felt a piercing cold: quickly press Qin Tianjian!

At this moment, Yang Tinghe sincerely hoped that His Majesty would be fine.

On Renzi Shuo day in May, before the first court meeting, the Forbidden Palace caught fire.

Everyone felt that the rain was so cold at the moment, and it was so cold to the heart.

Mao Cheng, a grassroots man who had no part to go to court, still had his biological clock, even if he hadn't woken up, he was woken up now.

Looking at the flames over there, Mao Cheng's eyes widened and his whole body trembled.

The king has no way, and the celestial phenomena warn?
Or is there someone in the ban plotting something wrong?
I heard that the emperor has been a virtuous man for the past few days, and he will hold the first Sutra banquet tomorrow to show respect. Who is thinking about it?
Rolling heads, rolling heads...

"Thank you behind closed doors, thank you behind closed doors!" Mao Cheng ordered immediately, with panic in his eyes.

Wang Shifang, who had been postponed for more than a year because of the palace examination, had been living in the Mao Mansion, and now he suddenly fell down on the chair, muttering: "It's over, it's over..."

Who has the greatest resentment towards the emperor at this time?
The group of people who were demoted to the people before.

Who is next?Yang Tinghe who was suppressed, Queen Mother Zhang who did not get a title, Zhang brothers who lost their status as uncles, and some of the ministers who were deprived of power.

If these people unite, is it possible to do anything?

do not know.

But the morning light did not appear, and this speculation became the biggest shadow in everyone's mind.

Yuan Zonggao's face outside Chengtian Gate was pale, and he looked into the distance with trembling lips.

The Hou Dynasty has not yet started, and everyone cannot enter the Chengtian Gate.

Standing here is even more certain that the fire probably really started near the Qianqing Palace.

"The fire is not strong, and it's raining, so don't worry, Uncle Da Zong." Wang Qiong walked up to him and said solemnly, "The guards are not in chaos, and the situation may still be under control."

Yuan Zonggao pursed his lips and nodded, staring absently at the four cabinet ministers walking hand in hand in front of Chengtian Gate.

Was it because His Majesty personally bullied you too much before, or was it just that someone in the palace was dissatisfied?
Yuan Zonggao didn't believe that a lightning strike caused a fire.Although the thunder was loud last night, it wasn't a very dense and violent thunderstorm. How could it be such a coincidence?
Hearing Yang Tinghe's instructions before, Yuan Zonggao walked into the rain: "Although I have not joined the cabinet, I am willing to go!"

Looking at Yuan Zonggao's firm back in the rain, Wang Qiong followed behind without hesitation, and shouted at the same time: "Everyone, Jiuqing should go together. Your Majesty's safety, the ministers are very concerned!"

On the Waijinshui Bridge, there are many people in red robes, and everyone wears six or seven beams.

"Where is the fire? How is Your Majesty?"

In front of Yang Tinghe, Zhang Yong looked serious.

Seeing the six ministers who came hand in hand, Dali Temple Minister, Tongzheng Envoy, and Du Yushi, Zhang Yong nodded to the worried Yuan Zonggao, and then said: "Your Majesty is safe! Wait a moment, the court will not stop , When the drums sound, enter the Chengtianmen Hou Dynasty."

"But the Qianqing Palace is on fire?" Yuan Zonggao couldn't help asking.

Zhang Yong shook his head, and said solemnly: "Nijingmen."

The hearts of the four cabinet ministers and Jiuqing were all shaken.

What is the difference between the fire at Rijing Gate and the fire in the main hall of Qianqing Palace?Standing at the gate of Qianqing Palace, the front is Qianqing Gate, and the left front and right front are Rijing Gate and Yuehua Gate respectively.

The courtyard wall at the entrance of the house is on fire, where is the house?

When lightning strikes a fire, it usually starts from a high place, so how could it deviate from the main hall of the Qianqing Palace and start from the Rijing Gate first?

Jiang Mian gritted his teeth and silently looked at Yang Tinghe.

There can only be one person who can be so stupid, and that is the Queen Mother Zhang in the palace, and her two idiot brothers.

The emperor, who wanted to hold on to his military power, caught fire outside his bedroom. This open fire is easy to extinguish, but what about the emperor's raging anger?
The rain kept falling, and the light of the fire in the distance gradually dimmed.

Before dawn, the wind blew the pungent smell of smoke.

What's the situation in the palace at this time?
……

"Is the fire going down?"

Zhu Houcong stood under the eaves of the main hall of Weiyang Palace, looking in the direction of Qianqing Palace through the rain curtain.

Zhang Zuo quickly ran over from the gate of Weiyang Palace: "Huang Jin sent someone to say that there is no open flame."

"Has it burned to Qianqing Palace?"

"My lord, only the Rijing Gate was burned down, and one and a half rooms in the hut next to the Qianqing Gate were burnt down."

Zhu Houcong nodded, then turned around and held Concubine Shao's hand and said, "Grandmother, grandson is fine, you go back to the back room and rest."

Concubine Shao's hands trembled coolly: "We must reward them well."

Zhu Houcong smiled slightly: "That's natural."

When the fire broke out, it was Huang Jin who ran to the bedroom that Zhu Houcong had randomly chosen tonight, picked him up without any explanation, and ran towards Weiyang Palace.

It was Zhu Qingping who went to Weiyang Palace to find Zhang Zuo first, and asked Zhang Zuo to find Mai Fu and Zhang Zuo.

At this moment, Weiyang Palace was surrounded by the eunuchs of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

Zhang Yong, the only remaining member of the Eight Tigers, holds the fire card of the soldier talisman. The emperor is willing to protect him, and the emperor has been carried to Weiyang Palace immediately. What will Zhang Yong do?

But before that, it was indeed the most tense moment.

Zhu Houcong was not sure whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, Weiyang Palace was only guarded by eunuchs and maids from the palace.

After Zhang Yong arrived, he knelt down without hesitation, and the first thing he did when he got up was to let his eunuchs who had experience in supervising the army surround Renshou Palace.

In the name of protection.

In Renshou Palace, Empress Xia has already moved here.

Looking at the eunuchs standing next to each other outside the gate of Renshou Palace, she bit her lip and looked at the angry Queen Mother Zhang in horror.

"Yuan Jinsheng, go out and see if the fire is out!"

Yuan Jinsheng, who had been serving Empress Dowager Zhang in Renshou Palace, hurriedly took Yizhi and walked to the palace gate. Empress Dowager Zhang saw that he was blocked at the door and refused to let him go out.

The anger on her face grew even stronger.

Later, seeing the eunuchs including Yuan Jinsheng kneeling down in one direction, Empress Dowager Zhang immediately restrained her anger and switched to a worried expression.

Surrounded by Mai Fu and several eunuchs, Zhu Houcong stepped into the gate of Renshou Palace, and Huang Jin followed beside him holding a big umbrella.

"Auntie was shocked. The fire is out. Is Auntie safe?" Zhu Houcong walked under the eaves and then nodded to Empress Xia, "Is the emperor's wife safe?"

Empress Xia pinched the handkerchief nervously, bit her lips and nodded, and waited for Empress Dowager Zhang to reply Zhu Houcong before saying, "Your Majesty, Ai's family is fine..."

"Emperor, why did the fire start? Is the Qianqing Palace burning?" Empress Dowager Zhang looked concerned.

"The cause of the fire has yet to be investigated in detail, that is, two servants who were sleepy did not have time to escape from the flames." Zhu Houcong stared into her eyes.

"Why are these two slaves on duty? Didn't they warn the police when they were struck by lightning?" Empress Dowager Zhang was angry and frightened.

"Unfortunately, he died under the sky thunder, and it may not be known before there is time to warn." Zhu Houcong sighed, "In short, there is no proof of death now."

Empress Xia was terrified when she heard this, whether she was killed by Tianlei or something else was hidden, now the sentence "Death has no proof" has already shown the emperor's suspicion.

And in this palace, who can use the two eunuchs who are on duty at night around Qianqing Palace, who are the suspects?
Empress Xia only felt cold all over her body, her head shook slightly, and her legs and feet began to feel weak.

Only to hear the emperor say again: "The incident happened suddenly. Because of the fire spreading, I let the servants wait around the Renshou, Weiyang Palaces and Jiyan Palace. Now that the fire is out, I should go to court. These few days have been cloudy, rainy and thunderous, I'm afraid there are still some omissions in the palace, I have ordered Zhang Jin, Zhang Zuo, and Wei Bin to investigate and investigate carefully, don't worry, Auntie."

After saying that, he made a simple salute, and the emperor turned and walked towards the palace gate.

After he arrived outside the palace gate, he waved his hands sharply, and then a voice full of anger came over: "It's all gone!"

Outside the Renshou Palace, I don't know how many eunuchs shouted in unison: "Observe the order!"

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