Chapter 150: Activities

As soon as the sky was dawn, the streets were filled with people and noisy.

Many people were nearby people and ran out when they heard the shouts of fire.

At this time, the fire is very slow, and the fire is very likely to spread and affect many nearby houses.

Groups of armored soldiers wearing strong and sharp arms have blocked all intersections, and the onlookers cannot get close to them.

Some talk came from the crowd, "Has the fire been put out?"I heard that it was not burning anymore, and there were many water trucks coming from behind, blocking the streets there...

The fire destroyed several nearby mansions. Fortunately, before the fire spread, people shouted and the people ran out of the house.

The most burning thing was the mansion where Qu Neng and his son lived, almost all the earthen walls were left, and the roofs were burned down.

Two officials were asking a few embarrassed sergeants, and at this moment, an old monk with triangular eyes walked down from a gorgeous carriage.

The officials stepped forward to greet him, and the monk said, "Tell them to continue talking."

A man wearing only underwear said: We shouldn't have been on duty last night. We were sleeping soundly. We woke up when we heard the gatehouse's "Bangbangbang" being slapped.When I opened my eyes, I saw a fire outside the window!We quickly got up, and didn't even have to wear clothes. We quickly opened the door building and put down the people who covered the room into the yard.

I went to the room next door to see that the brother on duty was knocked out and his chin was staggered!We went to the well to fetch water, but the fire in the house was burning strongly, so everyone sent people to go to the nearby official shop to call the water truck...

Another soldier covered his chin and said with a sad face: You guys deserve to die. They dozed off in the middle of the night and were knocked out in their sleep.

After hearing this, Yao Guangxiao walked into the yard without saying a word.At this time, the fire had just been extinguished, and the wooden beams of the collapsed house were filled with blue and white smoke, and a scent of burnt charcoal.

An official in a green robe greeted him and bowed: The lower official is the official of the Beiping Prefecture.

Yao Guangxiao nodded.

The green robe official accompanied the staff and said: It seems that the cause of this matter was that after the Jingnan Army captured the capital, Qu Neng and his son saw that the situation was hopeless and did not want to surrender, so he burned himself to death... He pointed to a ruin and said: The bones of Qu Neng and his son were inside.

Yao Guangxiao didn't say anything, and looked at the way he walked and walked towards the ruins.

Walking to the ruins, the green-robed official said again: According to the guards, before nightfall, he locked the door of the guards to guard Qu Neng.The lower officials checked and found that the door was burnt and the copper lock fell to the ground, and it was indeed locked.

The firewood in the kitchen was also emptied, and there were scattered plants and trees on the ground.Apart from this, no traces were found elsewhere.

The officials inferred that Qu Neng and his son pried open the locked door first, and took advantage of the fact that the soldiers on duty on the other side fell asleep, and went over and knocked the two soldiers unconscious on the ground.Then they moved the firewood back to the room, piled it under the bed, and set it on fire and burned it.

Where is the corpse?Yao Guangxiao asked.

The green robe official took them into the ruins and saw a few people guarding there.

Yao Guangxiao walked up and saw that there were only two piles of burnt skeletons left, which were crushed by the collapsed beams.

He walked up to him, reached out and touched him, and immediately pinched a piece of bone into ashes.

Yao Guangxiao immediately lost interest, patted each other with his hands twice, turned around and left.

He straight out of the burned mansion, suddenly stood still, turned around and asked: How many people in this house are there except Qu Neng and others?

When I replied to Master Daoyan's words, there were 13 people in total and were being questioned.An official replied.

Yao Guangxiaodao: Take them to the gates of Peking respectively, and look at the people who left the city and recognize Qu Neng and his son.

The official asked in confusion: Didn’t Qu Neng and his son be burned into bones?

It's hard to identify.Yao Guangxiao said calmly, "Send people there, it's okay to try it."

The official bowed and said: Obey the order.

...In the Zhangyi Gate in Beiping City, the sky was white and the light was hazy. Some people who got up early were waiting by the city gate, waiting to open the door so that they could leave the city.

Three horses were tied to a carriage and were at the intersection of a street.Zhu Gaoxu and Qu Neng were both in the carriage, and the eunuch Wang Gui was in front of the carriage.

As soon as the city gate opens, you will leave the city and let Wang Gui take you away.Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice that General Qu almost entered the city from Zhangyi Gate, and today he left Zhangyi Gate.

Qu Neng clasped his fists and said: King Gaoyang took the risk to save him, and his great kindness was unforgettable!

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and nodded and said: It's really risky. If my father knew that I let you go, I would not be able to explain.

Qu Neng pondered for a moment and immediately said: King Gaoyang just don’t worry. Even if Qu is caught, he will die at most. Why do you have to die so despicable? You have to betray your benefactor first?

Qu Neng is really sensible and he immediately understood what Zhu Gaoxu meant.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: I believe you.But I tried so much, and I didn’t want to hear how General Qu died in the future. I wanted to know how the lion lived!

The two of them immediately looked at each other and smiled.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: General Qu used to be the commander-in-chief in Sichuan, but was temporarily transferred back to the capital before the Jingnan Campaign. Have family members in Chengdu Prefecture?It is best not to ask for it for the time being, so as not to be waited upon by others.

Qu Neng held the smile on his face and nodded slightly.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up a cloth bag and handed it over. When the cloth bag moved, the sound of metal collisions came from inside. There was some gold and silver here, General Qu took it.

Qu Neng did not refuse and went straight.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: It is best to go south. Last year, I walked around from Huguang back to Peiping. I thought Jingzhou was going westward, and there was the Wushan Mountains there.The eastern barrier of the Sichuan Basin is surrounded by mountains and forests, and the road is not far away, very close to the Central Plains.

Qu Neng said: What King Gaoyang said is reasonable.

At this moment, a shout came from the city tower not far away: Hand over official documents, guards change their defenses.When the hour comes, open the city gate!Then the drum sounded dong dong dong dong... it was a straight sound.

Zhu Gaoxu reached out and pulled Qu Neng's chest. General Qu didn't fit in this Northern Army uniform... Let's go!

Qu Neng said: I will make friends with King Gaoyang between life and death. I will never thank you for your great kindness. I hope there will be something useful in the future. I will say goodbye!

Qu Liangcai also held a ritual and said: King Gaoyang, there will be a date later!

There will be a period of time later.Zhu Gaoxu clasped his fists and stared at Qu Neng's face.

All three of them were wearing Northern Army uniforms and led their horses to the city gate.Zhu Gaoxu sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain and watched their backs go out of the city gate, then got out of the car and walked to the seat in front of them.

He drove the carriage and turned around slowly. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a group of people running towards Zhangyi Gate in a hurry.

Zhu Gaoxu sat in front of the carriage, turned his head and watched for a while, and saw them standing at the city gate, looking at the people who were going out one after another.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu breathed a breath, threw a whip, and drove away in the carriage.

He rushed back to the Prince's Mansion and opened the door lock of the gatehouse in the back garden.It was still not dawn at this time.

The door leading to the back garden was left, so he pushed open the door and walked into the inner hall, heading straight towards his bedroom.After a while, Du Qianrui knocked on the door and came in and said: Prince, I'll cook for you.

Really hungry.Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the door and said, "I slept in the inner hall last night and just got up. Does Miss Du understand?"

Du Qianrui's eyes were displaced, and she nodded slightly at him and said softly: I'll ask her to help the person he bought back?

good.Zhu Gaoxu said casually.

Before and after the garden was closed, Miaojin was blocked, and he forbidden the ordinary slaves from the mansion to enter the inner hall, but now there are not many secrets in the county palace, so it doesn't matter... The secrets are all in people's hearts.

Zhu Gaoxu quickly found a copper brazier with charcoal fire, first took out the things that could not be burned in the cloth bag, and then threw the entire cloth bag and the green gauze towel, towel and incense ash into the brazier, and the fire rushed upwards.

He then threw the big hat on his head in, and took off his blue clothes and threw them in.

After a while, when the things in the brazier were almost burning, he simply took off all the linings of his body and threw them into the brazier.

Zhu Gaoxu stared at the burning flames, but his mood still couldn't calm down. He was still recalling the whole process of last night in his mind. Too many details touched his thinking. The more he thought about it, the less he couldn't calm down, for fear of missing a clue.

In a trance, he seemed to see himself struggling miserably in the burning flames. He could feel the endless unwillingness, anger, and injustice. There was someone next to him who was struggling with the flames on his body. The man had a successful smile on his face, hahahahahaha...

Zhu Gaoxu felt that his temperament still had the shadow of his previous life, that was when he was doing things, he was brave and calm; when he finished doing it, he would remember his fear and nervousness... For example, when he was placing heavy bets and before, he was very brave. Only when the money was gone, he was afraid and so nervous that he couldn't breathe!

He also has a habit, that the more he is afraid and nervous, the more exciting he will feel.

Just like this now, he stared at the flames, feeling scared and nervous, and his whole body reacted inexplicably.There are only two ways to relieve this emotion: crazy car repair or overeating!

At this moment, a sudden scream came from Ah, and then something fell to the ground with a clang.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and saw the woman he brought back yesterday, with a blushing face and staring at him.

At this time, the blue veins on Zhu Gaoxu's forehead were bulging, and his muscles were tense.

He swallowed and walked slowly towards the woman.

The woman trembled and took a step back half a step, standing there with difficulty breathing.

Zhu Gaoxu walked over, reached out and grabbed her shoulder, both of them silently.

At this moment, Du Qianrui's voice said: Prince...Ah!

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Du Qianrui, with a little embarrassed face, and then he remembered that he was the prince who wanted to beg, so he took a deep breath and said: Come on, hurry up and bring the food.He let go of the woman in front of him, turned around and went into the bedroom to find clean clothes to wear.