Minister Gu Ming can't take care of himself

Let's just say that on the third day of April, Dingguo's mansion hosted a banquet for Yuan Ce.In the afternoon, someone made trouble in the West Market, and the situation was urgent, so Xu Guanchen let Xiao Zhi go ahead, and took a carriage by himself, bypassing the West Market and going back to the palace.

People come and go in the east of Jinling City, the most famous one is Fengyue Tower.

The long street was full of people, and the carriage was moving slowly. When passing by Fengyue Tower, there was a "plop" sound, as if something fell and hit the carriage, startling the horses.

Eunuch Xiaocheng lifted the curtain to look, and it turned out that the woman on the second floor of Fengyue Building who was hanging the curtain with a fork pole slipped her hand, and the fork pole fell down.

The girl was only about thirteen or fourteen years old, and when she saw someone was smashed, she stood there at a loss, crying with her sleeves in anxiety.

Thinking of Xu Yue who was almost sold into this building in the Duke's Mansion, this little girl looks younger than Xu Yue.

Xu Guanchen sighed softly, and told the people below: "Give back the things to her, don't make things difficult for her."

The people below responded, picked up the fork pole, and entered the building.

Xu Guanchen turned his head to look, only to see the girl smiling through tears and wishing him a blessing.Xu Guanchen just wanted to wave his hand, but he saw behind the unhanging curtain, the back of a person who seemed very familiar.

The man was about 60 or [-] years old, and his clothes were different from those of the Jinling people. They were of a different ethnicity.The most important thing is that this man's hair is all white with many braids.

If not, Xu Guanchen would not be able to recognize it.

He remembered very clearly that when Yu Qingzi first arrived, he was also dressed like this, and Xu Guanchen helped him untie the braids on his head.

Xu Guanchen opened the curtain of the carriage further, and took a closer look.

When Eunuch Xiao Cheng saw his appearance, he also followed his gaze: "Master?"

Xu Guanchen became more and more determined: "My master."

But how could Yu Qingzi, a Taoist priest, go to a place like Fengyue Tower?Or do you dress up as a Northwest alien?

Suddenly I remembered that I met Yuan Ce today. Before leaving, Yuan Ce said that he had an appointment with someone in Fengyue Tower today, could it be...

Xu Guanchen got up and wanted to get out of the carriage, but was stopped by Eunuch Xiaocheng: "Master, it's too coincidental, I'm afraid it was on purpose..."

Xu Guanchen thought for a while, then touched his sleeve.He didn't wear any accessories, he touched all over his sleeves, and only found a bell and the warm jade that Xiao Jue gave him just now.

The bell was one of a pair of bells that the old blacksmith made in Uncle Pei's barracks. At that time, he purposely took the big one and left the small one for Xiao Zhi.

Xu Guanchen handed the bell to Feiyang: "Go to Uncle Pei's house and borrow some people from him. Go with lightness kung fu and come back quickly."

Feiyang got off the carriage, stepped on the eaves, and flew away quickly.

Eunuch Xiao Cheng pressed Xu Guanchen's sleeve, telling him to be calm and calm.

Xu Guanchen stared at the figure on the second floor, it was clearly Yu Qingzi.

He couldn't figure it out, if the master really went to see Yuan Ce, what would he have to say between the two of them?

Yu Qingzi went to the northwest a few days ago, did he and Yuan Ce meet at that time?

Is the medicine he brought from the northwest also related to Yuan Ce?

Suddenly recalling the iron coupons of the Danshu that were stolen from the Duke's mansion a few days ago, Chai Bo said that the entire mansion had been checked, only a few masters hadn't checked, and Daoist Yuqingzi hadn't checked either.

Eunuch Xiao Cheng patted the back of his hand: "Grandpa, it's okay. If it's really Daoist Yuqingzi, he won't leave for a while. Just wait until General Pei's people come , you go in again."

On the second floor, the curtains that had been hanging all the time were lowered and covered with a layer of gauze, so Xu Guanchen couldn't see clearly.

The moment the curtain was lowered, Yu Qingzi got up and knelt down towards the person sitting inside.

Xu Guanchen was startled, brushed off Xiao Cheng's hand, and got out of the carriage.

Eunuch Xiao Cheng chased him down, and called out again: "Grandpa Xiao."

Xu Guanchen was a little dazed and didn't answer him.

"Wait a little longer. Your Majesty has ordered you to protect the young prince well. There are so many people here, and the hidden guards left by your majesty's side can't do their best. We'd better wait for General Pei's men to come."

"I know. Even if they intend to lead me there, I have to go, that's my master..." He turned his head and saw Feiyang leading people over from the side of the long street.

Xu Guanchen said: "Let them close the building, and no one is allowed to leave. I'm in this building, nothing will happen."

When Mr. Cheng turned around, Xu Guanchen had already gone in, and he quickly followed.The hidden guards lurking in the dark walked into the crowd, and they all entered the building one after another.

Xu Guanchen pushed aside the crowd and went straight up the wooden ladder.Unexpectedly, most of the people following behind were entangled. Eunuch Xiao Cheng glanced back, grabbed his sleeve, and shook his head: "Master, that's not right."

Xu Guanchen paused, stood on the wooden ladder and looked down.

The Fengyue Tower is very large, and the wind blows, raising the light gauze curtains.

He touched the tip of his nose, as if he smelled something unusual.Thinking about the incident of calling Xiao Zhi away just now, and the Shizhi water in the downtown area to the west, his eyes flickered slightly.

This kind of matter is of great importance, even if it is just suspicion, you must be fully prepared.

Xu Guanchen ordered Feiyang softly: "Go, let the people outside evacuate the people. If there is a fire, let them put out the fire with sand."

"Brother..." Feiyang glanced at him worriedly.

"It's okay, brother, you go quickly."

Feiyang climbed over the railing of the wooden ladder and went out.

Xu Guanchen still went up the wooden stairs, if something happened in this building, he couldn't leave Master here alone.

He was a little flustered, and searched for several rooms before finding the one where Yu Qingzi was.

That person is indeed the master.

The master really knelt down.

Standing in front of the door, he only heard Yuqingzi say: "...Guanchen is only half a pill short of this medicine, so I, an old Taoist priest, will be ashamed and beg you for him. You will be with him to the end..."

Xu Guanchen's hands and feet were cold, and he stood there for a moment.

It was Xiao Qi, and Yu Qingzi asked Xiao Qi for medicine.He took the medicine for three months, which was given by Xiao Qi.

Suddenly far and near, the screams and exclamations of the crowd came from my ears.Before he could turn around, someone approached silently behind him, grabbed his waist with one hand, and pushed him into the room so that people outside could not see him, and covered his mouth and nose with a veil in the other hand.

The veil was clearly soaked in drugs, but he was so dazed that he couldn't even cry out.

It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, Uncle Pei's people are outside, Fengyue Tower is sealed, they can't leave.Xu Guanchen grabbed his hand, calmed himself down, and tried to see who the person behind him was.

Taking a quick glance from the corner of the eye, the person standing behind him is Yuan Ce.

Yuan Ce lowered his head and saw the red marks on the back of his hand that he had scratched, and smiled: "You can only plan to lie to me, and I am not allowed to coax you?"

Xiao Qi came from the cubicle, took him from Yuan Ce's hands, and patted his face with his hands.

Xu Guanchen was still a little conscious, he only heard him say: "Ah Chen, long time no see."

After Yuan Ce handed Xu Guanchen to Xiao Qi, he asked, "What are you going to do with that old Taoist priest, and the little eunuchs and hidden guards accompanying him?"

Xiao Qi said coldly: "Soak some oil, throw it down and burn it together." He suddenly remembered something, and said again: "Bring that old Taoist priest and renew his life."

He tilted his head, looked at Xu Guanchen, and sighed softly: "For you, even the building I have been running in Jinling for so long has been burned down."

Yuan Ce said: "Don't forget..."

"I know." Xiao Qi interrupted him impatiently, "It's too late, Xiao Zhi's people are coming, let's go."

Xiao Qi messed up Xu Guanchen's hair, and put him in the bright clothes that women in Fengyue Tower often wear.She leaned his head on her shoulder again, and went downstairs with her arms around him.

The Fengyue Building was already in chaos. Someone was pouring Shizhi water down on the upper floor, and people who were so burned that they couldn't see clearly fell down from the railing on the second floor.

Shizhi water is often used in military camps and battlefields, and the common people don't recognize it, but this kind of greasy stuff, coupled with the provocation of caring people, is enough to make people in a building panic.

Xiao Qi just hugged him like this, and went out from the hidden back door of Fengyue Tower.

As soon as he went out, the building caught fire, and the fire was raging rapidly. Thick smoke rose and blackened half of the sky, and soon spread to the next building.

Originally, a small number of the hidden guards around Xu Guanchen were entangled by Xiao Qi's men. When Xu Guanchen disappeared, they searched around the building.

Later, when Chuer got angry, he was poured with oil from head to toe. He couldn't take care of himself, so he ran outside. If he couldn't run, he was licked by the flames and dragged into the fire.

The fire started on the first floor, and the knocked-out Eunuch Cheng was lying in the second-floor compartment, choked awake by the thick smoke, and called "Little Eunuch" twice.

Thick smoke filled the air, and there was a man in the smoke, covering his face with a soaked veil, grabbed his collar, and led him to the window.

The man called him: "Cheng Zhijie."

Since he entered the palace, few people have called him by that name.His name was named after Zhijielian from Yanbei.

Eunuch Xiaocheng reacted very slowly and was pressed against the window sash.Suddenly remembered that many years ago, a high-spirited young general also escaped through the broken window of Fengyue Tower.

He opened his mouth, and only mouthed: "Xu...ask..."

Without saying anything more, the man picked up his collar and threw him out of the window.

The second floor is not high, and it doesn't hurt to fall, but he smoked too much, and he felt a little nauseous.

People outside can't get in, and even the fire can't be saved.

Feiyang wanted to rush into the fire scene several times to take a look, but before he could take a few steps, he was rushed back by the heat wave.

He tried to rush in for the fifth time, but this time he couldn't go in. When he came out, he was injured by the collapsed beam and rolled on the ground before extinguishing the fire on his sleeve.

Seeing Eunuch Xiao Cheng escaped from the window, Fei Yang hurriedly stepped up to him and asked, "Where's brother? Where's brother Guanchen?"

"Little Grandpa..." Eunuch Xiaocheng regained his composure, and sat up halfway, "Closing the city..."

Fei Yang responded, shouted at everyone, "Use sand to put out the fire", and was about to enter the palace to find Xiao Zhi.

When the black smoke penetrated half of the sky, Xiao Zhi was riding out from the palace, rode all the way, and arrived soon.

Fengyue Building is a flower building, in the middle of the plaque, the three big characters painted in gold are very gorgeous.

When he came, the plaque of Fengyue Building fell to the ground, and the fire took advantage of the wind and spread to half of the long street.The flames were soaring into the sky, and the building was wailing constantly, like a purgatory on earth.

Xiao Zhi got off his horse, was stunned for a moment, pushed away, and was about to rush into the building, but was firmly stopped by General Pei.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." General Pei hastily persuaded, "Chengde said that the young man is not inside, he is not inside!"

Xiao Zhi clenched his fists and made a creaking sound.The Adam's apple moved up and down, like coughing twice, and like the suppressed cry of a ferocious beast.

"Lock the city, find someone."

General Pei hurriedly said: "Okay, I will go find it myself."

The Fengyue Building collapsed with a loud crash, Xiao Zhi quickly came to his senses: "Bring Chengde here, and the people around him, all of them here too, and I'll interrogate myself."

The fire burned for a long time, and Xiao Zhi stayed at the scene of the fire.

It was not until the second half of the night, when the sun rose, that the fire gradually diminished.

The fire started with the wind, and with the addition of Shizhi water, it almost burned down an entire long street in Jinling City, killing and injuring nearly a thousand people.

With a disheveled face, Fei Yang cautiously approached Xiao Zhi, and handed him the bell that Xu Guanchen left before he left.The bell was carried by Feiyang through the fire twice, and it was burnt to black.