[Red Mansion] His mouth was opened

"It's water, it's water." The sound of gongs and drums sounded everywhere, accompanied by the crackling sound of the flames burning.

The air was filled with a burning smell and a foul smell, the air was filled with black smoke, the wind was blowing harder and harder, and the fire was burning hotter and hotter.

"Oh, what's going on?" Bai Yongxiu was woken up in a sweet sleep. He was furious in his heart, but when he saw the blazing flames outside, he was so frightened that his soul lost his soul. Trembling back three or four steps, leaning on the table.

Others also found their homes surrounded by flames.

Some people rushed to find water to put out the fire, some people were so frightened that they collapsed on the ground, unable to move, and some even wailed and passed out.

However, they soon discovered that the fires did not seem to be burning in the house.

After all, Bai Yongxiu has experienced a lot of things, even though his legs were already weak from fright, he still managed to keep up his spirits. He soon realized that he didn't need to be afraid at all. The fire was burning outsiders.

But when did the people appear outside?

Bai Yongxiu, who has been ups and downs in the officialdom for many years, was keenly aware of the inappropriateness of this incident. Since the fire was harmless to him, and he couldn't find a way to escape, he simply shrank into a corner, rubbed his chin, and fell into the trap. meditation.

This fire must not have started by accident.

Because from this window, not only here, but also other places are on fire.

and many more!

Your Highness the Sixteenth!

Bai Yongxiu's pupils shrank suddenly, his heart beat fast, and his lips became dry. If something happened to His Royal Highness Sixteenth, the group of them would have nothing to eat!

Only Henglu here.

Playing with a dagger in his hand, Tuhenglu's expression was not as relaxed as his movements. He pressed his brows, but he couldn't figure out what the purpose behind all Chen Shen's actions was.

Everyone has a purpose in doing things, just like he took the risk to come to Shanxi, not only to make contributions, but also to find out the master behind Chen Shen. He can already be sure that the master behind Chen Shen must be his a certain brother.

If you can know Chen Shen's purpose, you will be able to solve a lot of confusion, such as why Chen Shen dared to do such a murderous thing.

The flames outside the house were crackling, but Tuhenglu seemed unaware that he was in a sea of ​​flames.

He was thinking, there were countless thoughts and guesses in his mind, all of which he needed to verify one by one.

Chen Xia kept his mouth shut and stood in the corner without saying a word.

He had also heard about His Highness the Sixteenth. When he was in the capital, it was inevitable to talk about His Highness. When it came to His Highness Sixteen, they always said how arrogant he was.

However, now, Chen Xia glanced at Tu Henglu, and he marked the rumor with a heavy X in his heart. He didn't think it would be someone who could meditate without changing his face under such circumstances. What an arrogant person.What's more, Tu Henglu can firmly believe in Jia Huan's words, which shows how broad-minded this person is.

Those in high positions are mostly suspicious. Tu Henglu can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand, but it is very rare to be able to employ people without doubting them and doubting them without using them.

"Chen Xia, can you do something?" Tu Henglu raised his eyelids and said calmly.

Chen Xia nodded.

……

The fire that had been burning all night was finally extinguished at dawn.

There were many curious and worried people around the governor's yamen. If the gates were not guarded by yamen guards, these people would have rushed in to put out the fire.

"Why did the fire start last night? I wonder if your lord is alright?" There was a white-haired old man leaning on a cane, looking in worriedly.

"An auspicious person has his own appearance, so he must be safe and sound."

"Oh, it's so good, why did it go out of water?"

Inside the yamen, the faces of a group of ministers were as white as paper, and each of them had a look of shock on their faces. After a night of worry and restlessness, coupled with lack of rest, these people had almost no energy.

"Your Highness is fine, that's great." Bai Yongxiu was relieved when he saw that Tuhenglu was safe and sound.

Tuhenglu's face was as gloomy as water, and he frowned and said: "My lords were also frightened last night."

"Yeah, I smelled the burning smell in the middle of the night. I thought it was a dream. When I opened my eyes, I almost didn't scare the old man to death." Master Liu, who was close to knowing his destiny, patted his chest and brought Said with displeasure.

The others also had lingering fear on their faces.

"It's all my negligence that allowed the remnants of bandits to sneak in and cause such a catastrophe." Chen Shen sighed, his expression full of self-blame, he lowered his head with a look of guilt.

Everyone originally had some opinions on him. After all, this is Chen Shen's territory. If something like this happens, he can't be blamed. But seeing him as a governor with such an appearance at this time, all the opinions in their hearts disappeared. up.

"Where is Master Chen's fault!" Someone spoke for Chen Shen, "If you make a mistake, it is also the fault of those bandits. These bandits are so mad that they even want to kill us, not to mention taking away the relief money."

"Yes, Mr. Chen, don't worry. We all know that Mr. Chen has devoted himself to the country and the people. It is not what Mr. Chen wanted to happen."

Chen Shen's expression became more and more relaxed. He gave a wry smile, and cupped his hands at everyone, "Thank you, my lords, but in the final analysis, I am responsible for this matter. I have already ordered my people to search for those people. The whereabouts of the thieves will definitely be captured and brought to justice."

Bai Yongxiu nodded, he thought for a while, and said: "By the way, Mr. Chen, there is something very strange. I don't know if you have noticed it. The fire was clearly burning very vigorously, but it couldn't burn into the house. I don't know why Why?"

Hearing Bai Yongxiu's words, the others also said: "Exactly, this matter is really weird. The same is true in our house."

Chen Shen's face froze, his lips were pursed, and his fists were clenched. If he knew why, that would be great.

The fire last night was supposed to send this group of people to hell, but killed many of his subordinates by mistake. You must know that those subordinates were loyal and skilled. This time, for him, the loss caused can be said It was terrible.

Tuhenglu glanced at Jia Huan indiscriminately.

Jia Huan was lowering his head, fiddling with the tea cover in his hand, as if staying out of the way.

Unknowingly, a smile crossed the corner of Tuhenglu's mouth.

"I don't know..." Chen Shen's heart was bleeding, he forced a smile and said: "Since your lords are safe and sound, it can be seen that there are gods to protect them. This is really a good thing."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, they were blessed by the gods, they didn't believe in this before, but what happened last night was so strange that they couldn't help but feel that what Chen Shen said had some truth.

If it wasn't for the blessing of the gods, it would be them who burned, not the thieves who set the fire.

"Master Chen is right," Tuhenglu said with a smile, "We are here on the orders of my father, for the sake of the people of Shanxi. Having such a vision this time is more than enough to prove that this trip will definitely be fruitful." .”

His words lifted everyone's spirits, didn't they!Even the fire didn't kill them, it seems that they were really blessed by the gods.

Bai Yongxiu and his party blushed with excitement.

"Governor Chen, it's better to hit the sun than to choose a day. Why don't you take us to the place where the embankment broke today." Bai Yongxiu said excitedly.

"Yes, the people of Shanxi have suffered for a long time, and there is no need to delay any longer." Master Liu said righteously, stroking his pale beard.

The smile on the corner of Chen Shen's mouth was a little stagnant. He glanced at Tuhenglu. He wanted to use Tuhenglu as an example, but unexpectedly Tuhenglu nodded repeatedly, "You adults are right, and adults are older than you are." Ben Gong is so conscientious, how can I be lazy!"

Chen Shen could hardly keep smiling.

Jia Huan didn't seem to notice the change in Chen Shen's expression, and drank the tea in his cup, "What Your Highness said is, please trouble Governor Chen to take us there."

Chen took a deep breath, calming down the faint uneasiness in his heart, his eyes were dark and unpredictable, "Okay, then I will order someone to prepare immediately, everyone should take a rest first."

As soon as Chen Shen left, all the adults in the main hall were discussing the methods used by the past dynasties to control the breach of the Yellow River.

When Jia Huan saw this situation, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitched, and the mood that Chen Shen was shocked by these days has also improved. The reason why Da'an can still exist until now is precisely because of these serious and responsible ministers, like Chen Shen. After all, such people are a minority. You must know that even people like Song Shengwen and Ji Ruiwen, whom Jia Huan hates, are first-class officials in the eyes of the common people.

For example, Song Shengwen, this smiling tiger, has always been venomous and slippery, but he has never accepted bribes. Almost half of his annual salary is used to subsidize those shy scholars.

As for Ji Ruiwen, I hate this old man, but since he became the secretary of the household department, the state treasury's tight situation has greatly improved. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid Shanxi would not be able to get another relief money. Moreover, Ji Ruiwen's methods are sophisticated , He has to deal with it from top to bottom. After he took office, the frontier army has never been in arrears. This is not an easy task.

Jia Huan's mood immediately improved a lot, he lowered his eyelids slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"My lord, almost half of our brothers are dead." The man who spoke said with gritted teeth and red eyes.

Chen Shen's face was gloomy, he clenched his fist, and slammed it heavily on the wall, the anger in his heart made him almost vomit blood, "Did you find out anything?"

He didn't believe it, it was just that the direction of the wind changed, and all his plans would be ruined.

The man shook his head, "I have cross-examined, and the brothers are very loyal, and there is no trace of tampering with anything."

"Impossible!" Chen Shen turned his head and glared at the man, "There must be something wrong here!"

He would rather believe that his subordinates had two hearts than believe that things were really as Tu Henglu said, they were blessed by the gods.

The man was taken aback by Chen Shen's expression, almost terrified, and hurriedly said: "This subordinate knows, and this subordinate will investigate immediately."

He turned to leave.

But when he heard behind him, Chen Shen suddenly said: "Wait a minute, don't investigate this matter first, you ask a few brothers to prepare and do things in the afternoon."

A surging killing intent flashed across Chen Shen's eyes.