Raising Dogs as Eunuchs [Rebirth]

From then on, Zhao Minsheng issued an order in the mansion to seal off the backyard and not allow anyone to set foot there. It was not until the third night that a figure finally appeared faintly in the corner of the backyard.

Duan Jie had been hiding on the roof, and had spotted this person in the distance very early on, and reported it to Zhao Minsheng.

The man was wearing night clothes, hiding in the dark night, his steps were light, and his body was agile, he hurried all the way to the bottom of the wall, took out a fire pocket from his arms, and blew on it lightly, revealing the sparkling light .

Standing beside Duan Jie, Zhao Minsheng lowered his voice and gave an order.

"As soon as this person finishes setting the fire, you go down and catch him. Don't let anyone escape. As for me, you don't have to worry about everything."

Duan Jie seemed to want to refute after hearing what Zhao Minsheng said. After all, Xie Yuan sent him here to protect Zhao Minsheng's safety. Once the fire started, the entire Duke Huai Mansion would be swallowed up by flames in an instant, this is no joke.

"You don't have to worry too much. It's midnight now. Wei Yan's palace soldiers are patrolling the city. If they see a fire here, they will come here soon."

Zhao Minsheng said, patted his shoulder, squatted down to hide his figure even more.

Duan Jie pursed his lips and looked at Zhao Minsheng next to him, with a slight hesitation in his eyes. In the eyes of everyone, this person in front of him was a worthless waste. Even Duan Jie was sent to I used to think so when I came to people.

It wasn't until now that Duan Jie finally understood why his duke spent so much thought on this person.

This person is very similar to Xie Yuan, both of them are cruel people, and they are even more cruel to others.

The phosphorous powder was flammable, and the moment the open fire outside the courtyard came into contact with it, a flash of fire quickly passed through the eyes of the two, and then there was the sound of several kerosene barrels burning and bursting behind them.

In just a split second, the Duke Huai Mansion was already in flames, and bursts of black smoke were floating wantonly in the sky above it. The arsonist didn't seem to have thought that the fire would spread so quickly, and just after he finished lighting it, After the fire, he was visibly stunned on the spot for a moment, and then hurriedly wanted to escape.

It's a pity that his every move has long been watched by Duan Jie, and it has long been impossible to escape.

When the flames came together, Duke Huai's mansion instantly became chaotic. Zhao Minsheng fled quickly amidst the flames everywhere.

The thick black smoke made him cough violently, and the scorching heat around him made beads of sweat on his forehead. It was not too far away, but now it was very difficult for him to run.

After walking for a long time, Zhao Minsheng finally heard Wang Qi's shout in the thick smoke.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

Wang Qi stood at the gate of the palace, desperately looking inside and shouting. When Duan Jie first came to report, he was sent by Zhao Minsheng to a place close to the gate of the palace, in order to prevent him from getting into trouble in the fire.

Wang Qi was already getting old, others could run away or jump over the wall to escape when they saw the fire, but Wang Qi was not young after all, Zhao Minsheng was afraid that he would be trapped in the fire and could not escape.

"You go first, I'll come!"

Zhao Minsheng leaned against a pear tree, pressed his chest and coughed twice, then supported the tree trunk and continued walking into the thick smoke in front of him.

Wang Qi waited at the door for a long time but did not see Zhao Minsheng coming out of the flames, he was so eager to rush in to find someone.

"Your Highness, are you alright, Your Highness?"

As soon as he saw Zhao Minsheng walking out of the thick smoke, Wang Qi rushed over to meet him and put his arms around him. Many places on Zhao Minsheng's face had been blackened by the thick smoke, and there were many burnt spots on his clothes. trace.

Wang Qi watched the man walk out of the thick smoke in such a state, and as soon as he opened his mouth, tears were faintly visible in his eyes.

He didn't understand what magical power the throne had that could drive these people so crazy that Zhao Minsheng would rather risk his life to play this move.

But Zhao Minsheng understood that if he didn't risk his life first and make this move, sooner or later, someone would step on his bones and achieve his own hegemony.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't you think I'm still fine?"

Seeing Wang Qi like this, Zhao Minsheng couldn't help but soften a lot in his heart, he just felt sorry for Wang Qi, who was so old and worried about following him.

Thinking so, Zhao Minsheng stretched out his hand, put his arm around the man's shoulder, and patted him lightly twice.

"Don't take such a risk next time."

That Wang Qi frowned, looked at Zhao Minsheng's current state, lowered his voice, and whispered something in someone's ear annoyed.

"I know, I won't do it next time."

Zhao Minsheng had just finished speaking this sentence when he heard a horse neighing in his ear.

As soon as Wei Yan saw the flames, he rode over quickly, but what he never expected was that Zhao Minsheng's Huai Palace was on fire.

"Zhao Minsheng? Are you okay?"

Sitting on the horse, Wei Yan yanked the reins, swayed slightly, and stopped in front of Zhao Minsheng. The billowing smoke in front of him made him unable to open his eyes. He frowned and fanned the wind a few times before finally Dare to dismount and talk to people.

Zhao Minsheng was standing outside the gate, seeing palace soldiers running in with buckets to put out the fire, he stood there with his shoulders in his arms, and shivered uncontrollably.

It was midnight in winter at this time, Zhao Minsheng was wearing thin clothes, and he didn't feel it when he was in the firelight, but he didn't feel a bit of chill until now after standing outside for a long time.

"I'm fine, I'm fine, thank you Wei Weiwei for leading the team to put out the fire."

Sitting on the horse, Wei Yan looked at the pitiful look of Zhao Minsheng in front of him, pursed his lips slightly, and seemed hesitant to speak.

The two of them spoke only a few words before two palace soldiers walked over, dragging a man in night clothes.

"General, the arsonist has been caught."

Hearing this, Wei Yan frowned immediately, jumped off the horse, walked to the side of the man, grabbed the man's face and tore off the black cloth covering it.

And the person in front of him was really familiar to him.

This person is the bodyguard next to King Ling, who has been staying in his mansion and rarely shows up to meet people, so Wei Yan guessed that this is the reason why King Ling chose to let him do it.

Since he is a person who knows everything under his command, few people will know the relationship between this person and himself.

Unfortunately, Wei Yan knew this person.

He had been a guest at the Fushang of King Mausoleum, and he had paid attention to the secret sentries in his mansion, so he saw him once in the corner, but the sight was very unreal, so he didn't dare to recognize him at this time.

"Take it back first, and leave it to Mr. Tingwei Wang to deal with it tomorrow morning."

As Wei Yan said, he waved his hands to let his subordinates take him down, turned his head, looked at Zhao Minsheng who was in such a mess at this time, and let out a sigh of relief.

"I can't see the fire extinguished for a while. There are no casualties in the mansion. Your Highness is wearing such thin clothes. Standing here is not a solution. Otherwise, I will send His Highness back to the palace first?"

Wei Yan looked at the almost burnt-out yard behind him, and secretly sighed in his heart with a little regret, Zhao Minsheng's life was really miserable, and he was finally able to leave the palace and establish a mansion, and this plaque was only hung up for a few days. , Let the fire burn like this.

"The key to the palace gate has been released at this time, if we see Taoyun Courtyard again, I'm afraid we will alarm Father and Empress Dowager."

Hearing what Zhao Minsheng said, Wei Yan nodded in agreement. Zhao Minsheng's understanding really saved him a lot of trouble.

Although he was in charge of the Weiwei position, it was not difficult to bring a prince in after the key was issued at the palace gate, but it was true that there were many procedures and it was a bit troublesome.

"Then, where is your Highness planning to spend the night tonight?"

Wei Yan was grateful for Zhao Minsheng's thoughtfulness. With this emotion, his patience with people seemed to increase a lot.

"Then trouble Wei Wei to send me to Xie's residence."

"Xie Mansion? Which Xie Mansion?"

"Naturally, it is Duke Xie's residence."

Wei Yan had already got on the horse and planned to take the people away, but when he suddenly heard that he was going to Xie Yuan's place, he pulled the rein tightly and pulled the poor horse to neigh.

"Are you going to find Xie Yuan? Don't dream about it. The Xie Mansion is heavily guarded. If you and I rush to knock on the door rashly at this time, no one will open it for you. I think His Highness might as well go to my place to make do with it." Forget it for one night."

Zhao Minsheng didn't talk nonsense with others anymore, but leaned on the saddle, got on the horse, and sat directly behind the person.

"Anyway, there is only a long street between Xie's mansion and my place. You will know if you can get in when you get there."