Dressed as Su Peisheng

Chapter 159 Fire

Kangxi 42 years

Changqing County Shoufu South Village

The soaring flames illuminated half of the sky, the setting sun slanted, and the smoke that enveloped the entire village in the night was like a fierce ghost with teeth and claws, swallowing everything in the roar.

The prince, the fourth elder brother and his party braved billowing smoke and dust, and when they rushed to the compound where the emperor temporarily lived, the main beam of the house frame was completely smashed down.

"Huang Ama," the thirteenth elder brother screamed, pushed away the guards in front of him, and rushed into the raging fire.

"Yinxiang!" A burst of smoke and dust passed by, and the fourth elder brother rushed to block the thirteenth elder brother in front of the collapsed house before another beam fell.Su Wei followed up with the bucket in his hands, and without any explanation, soaked the two of them thoroughly.

There was smoke and dust billowing around, and the fire was intensified by the wind, "Master, this place is too dangerous, let's go quickly," Su Wei shouted at the fourth elder brother amidst the chaotic voices of people, the sound of water, and the sound of cracking civil engineering.

"Okay, let's go!" The fourth elder brother dragged the thirteenth elder brother to retreat, and the guards who reacted came to surround them with buckets.

The compound where Lord Kangxi temporarily lived was connected to the granary in Nancun. The yard was filled with dried straw, and the surrounding houses were mostly wooden frames and thatched roofs, which could be said to be flammable when touched by fire.However, it was still unimaginable that the fire was so big at the beginning. The imperial guards around the emperor, the soldiers of the Eight Banners, circled the courtyard three times, but now there was no one to be seen.

"Fourth, Thirteenth, how are you doing?" The prince was blocked in a corner by a team of guards, unable to move an inch, and could only shout to the two of them from the air.

"We're fine," the fourth elder brother supported Yinxiang and walked to the side of the prince. Eunuch Su followed behind the two of them holding a big shining bucket.

"Second brother, Huang Ama--" Yinxiang choked up and couldn't make a sound, the prince was stunned for a moment, and looked at the burning courtyard in disbelief.

The fourth elder brother looked at the prince, frowned slightly, and in a trance, a familiar smell floated to the sides of several people along the scorching wind, "What kind of smell is this?"

Su Wei took a sniff, and vaguely remembered something, "This is the smell of wine, the five grains that His Royal Highness invited the two brothers to drink just now—"

Before he finished speaking, Su Wei paused suddenly, and the sudden chill on his back made him hurriedly restrain his voice and lower his head.

The thirteenth elder brother was still sad, and didn't notice the conversation just now, only the prince and the fourth elder brother looked at each other silently with understanding.

The fire in Nancun seemed to be uncontrollable, and the accompanying ministers and firefighting guards slowly gathered around the several imperial princes.At the same time, a consciousness that resounded like a bell in the morning and a drum in the evening gradually rose among the people.

The emperor was buried in the sea of ​​flames, who will be the future Ninth Five-Year Lord?

The ministers in the DPRK took turns tossing about for more than ten years, but the reserve positions remained unchanged.The prestige of the crown prince and the power of Suo'etu, even if it is controversial now, the closest to the position of the emperor is the son of the Qing Dynasty who has been in charge of the East Palace for more than [-] years.Once the emperor and the courtiers, thinking of this, the attendants who had been against Suo'etu in the past began to wipe their sweat secretly.

At this time, the atmosphere outside the fire scene gradually became tense.

The crown prince and the fourth elder brother stood opposite each other, silent, but with clear barriers.The respective guards looked at their master's face, and slowly put their hands on the scabbard.

Su Wei swallowed his saliva, and took a small step towards the fourth elder brother. The sparks flying not far away were mixed in the thick black smoke and dust, and Su Wei clearly saw that many ministers and guards Start to move behind the prince.

There was a rumbling sound of a wooden frame falling, and the setting sun had already set behind the mountains, and the two opposing teams stood between the soaring flames and the boundless darkness.

Su Wei lowered his head, and could clearly see the fourth elder brother's clenched fists, and the sweat on his neck fell to the ground along his chin. At this moment, he only knew a vague ending. It didn't help at all.

"Your ministers are waiting to see the new emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live," the ball filled with air was finally punctured with a needle, and a high-pitched voice that couldn't contain its excitement sounded first.

Brother Thirteen raised his head in astonishment, under the light of the fire, the crowd gradually loosened up, one knelt down, two knelt down, and in a blink of an eye the shouts of long live my emperor rang out.

"Second brother? Fourth brother?" Yin Xiangzheng looked around in a daze, and finally retreated slowly to the side of the fourth elder brother.

The fourth elder brother turned his fisted hands behind his back, and a metallic light gleamed under Fu Nai's knife handle.Su Wei pursed his lips and looked back. Except for his own bodyguards and the entourage of the Thirteenth Lord, only a very small number of guards and ministers stood on the side of the fourth elder brother, and many of them retreated hesitantly .On the contrary, there were a few young people who were blunt, standing among the attendants, with a determined expression that they would live and die with Fourth Master.

"Fourth, why are you doing this? Huang Ama's bones are still cold, and you are about to face your brother with swords?" The prince's voice was very low, but with an uncompromising tone.

The fourth elder brother raised the corners of his mouth slantingly, with a pair of dark eyes like cold stars shining in the night sky, "His Royal Highness misunderstood, Huang Ama's residence was on fire, and the accompanying attendants and guards disappeared. The younger brother is afraid that there will be a fire." People with ulterior motives do it maliciously, so we should strengthen our guard."

The prince straightened his cuffs, his expression was hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to see clearly, "The fourth brother is right, Huang Ama suffered such a disaster, it was the death of the Qing Dynasty. Now whether it is natural disasters or man-made, as a brother, I will surely Find out the ins and outs, and give an explanation to the people of the world, which can also be regarded as comforting the spirit of Emperor Ama in heaven."

The fourth elder brother pursed his lips, dug his fingers deeply into his palm, and said in a voice without the slightest warmth, "Then, I will rely on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Fourth brother, you're welcome," the crown prince curled his mouth slightly, his eyes narrowed into a half-moon like that of Lord Kangxi, "now, I hope that fourth brother will be considerate of second brother and take thirteenth brother back to the tent to rest. It is not advisable to stay longer. The guards of the younger brothers will stay temporarily to fight the fire, and the second brother will send guards to protect you on your way back."

Surprised, Su Wei raised his head to look at the guards rushing over, and hurriedly stood up in front of his master.The crown prince is going to put the two princes under house arrest blatantly, but if they give in today, they will be able to detain any shit later.

The knives of Fu Nai and the others finally came out of their sheaths, and the guards no longer concealed their murderous aura, and surrounded the fourth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother, and others.

The guards who rushed up confronted the guards of Si Ye's Mansion with swords. For a while, the cold light of the sword seemed to overwhelm the hot fire, and it was reflected brightly on the faces of the people. The sound of the blade scraping was especially harsh in the dark night.

"Fourth Baylor, the servants are ordered by the prince, please don't embarrass the little ones, and return to the camp as soon as possible!" I can only light some wax for that dark shadow silently in my heart.

The fourth elder brother pursed the corners of his lips, stretched out his hand and pulled Su Wei who was guarding him aside, and walked out of the guard circle, "Huang Ama has encountered a catastrophe, and his life and death are uncertain. Yinzhen is the fourth prince of the Qing Dynasty, Dorobeile, how can he be Can you retreat to the people and return to the tent to rest before the fire is extinguished? Even if it is the order of the prince, I forgive Yinzhen for not obeying. Ben Baylor is standing here today, let's see which general is so loyal to his duty and can send us off Brother go back?"

The guards who came up looked at me, I looked at you, Su Wei walked up to the fourth elder brother step by step, touching the empty waist, regretting it, why didn't he bring his musket with him when he ran out?

"Sibeiler, are you really embarrassing the little ones?" Someone in the shadow took two steps forward. It seemed to be the little leader of the guards. Su Wei didn't know this person. It looked like he gave him some wax just now. my dear friend.

"The slaves are following orders, and they didn't want to offend Lord Baylor, but—" This cannon fodder may really consider himself a character, holding the handle of the knife, his eyes glowing, and he walked straight to the fourth elder brother come over.

"Bold!" Su Wei took a step forward, pointing at the man and said, "What is the identity of Lord Belle? It's your turn to speak? You still hold the handle of the knife in your hand. What do you want to do?"

The visitor was speechless for a moment, Su Wei raised his chin, and said loudly, "It is quite strange that the residence of the Holy One is on fire. If it is man-made, the guards are the most suspicious. Now you, a small leader, dare to shout at the master with a knife, say! Isn't it? What did you do?"

When everyone heard the words, they were all speechless. It is really rare to meet such a person who is so nonsense and irrational, who can speak clearly in public.

The fourth elder brother swallowed secretly, resisting the urge to hold his forehead, hesitating whether to pull the logically confused Eunuch Su back, but saw someone domineering, suddenly pointing to the halfway up the mountain not far away and kneeling He said, "The emperor is there! My emperor is blessed with great blessings, and his life is boundless!"

The sudden change of Eunuch Su left the crowd in a daze.

Suddenly, as if echoing Su Wei's shout, tens of thousands of torches were instantly lit up on the originally dark mountainside, and the emperor's canopy guard of honor was faintly visible.The leader stood in the shadows, his figure was not tall, and his face could not be seen clearly, but after a gust of mountain wind passed, the flames in the hearts of everyone down the mountain were extinguished.

"My emperor's blessings are equal to the sky, and his life is boundless!" Almost at the same moment, all the courtiers and guards who had been close to the prince and the fourth elder brother knelt down and saluted one after another.

Su Wei, who was one step earlier, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his eyes were sharp, and he happened to see a few fires lit up on the mountainside not far away just now. Otherwise, he didn't know how his nonsense would end.

The emperor led the crowd to go down the mountain. The prince, the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother were waiting at the foot of the mountain. The fire in the south village had gradually extinguished, and the sky was completely dark.Su Wei, who was hiding behind the fourth elder brother, secretly looked at the prince. At this time, even the bright red light of the torch could not completely cover the prince's pale complexion.

The emperor walked down the mountain path, accompanied by the courtiers and guards behind him, and to everyone's surprise, there were also the people of Nancun.Su Wei noticed that there was an unfamiliar face behind the emperor, with a slightly chubby figure, but a very dignified demeanor.

"Huang Ama," the thirteenth elder brother was the first to greet him, and knelt down in front of Lord Kangxi, "Is the holy body of Huang Ama safe? It's useless to be a son, and he came too late. Please punish Huang Ama."

The crown prince and the fourth elder brother followed closely behind, knelt on the ground and said in unison, "It's useless for me to wait, please punish Huang Ama."

"Okay, get up," Lord Kangxi helped the thirteenth elder brother, and said to the prince and the fourth elder brother, "I'm fine, and I don't blame you. The fire is so fierce that I can only take the people out to take refuge in a hurry, which is negligent." Now you are all safe and sound, so I am relieved. Later, I will order March to calculate the losses of the people and help them rebuild the village, which is also a miracle along the way."

"The emperor's blessings are as good as the heavens," the crown prince cupped his hands, "the common people will definitely be grateful for the emperor's end."

Lord Kangxi glanced at the prince, nodded, said nothing, and walked leisurely forward with his hands behind his back.

The fourth elder brother hurriedly followed, and the prince took a sigh of relief and followed.Su Wei walked behind the fourth elder brother with a question mark on his head. At the end, he suddenly looked back in response, only to see a group of guards take away the cannon fodder brother who had confronted him before.

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