roccoschili Chapter 1223 The Strange Fire
Chapter 1223 The Strange Fire
Chapter 1223 The Strange Fire
Fang Jun couldn't understand.
Is it because I have Hitler's demagogic potential that has never been discovered, or is it that the IQ of these two sticks has already fallen below sea level?
You actually let me go by talking nonsense...
Fang Jun stood up, rubbed his wrists that were tied up with blood, thought for a while, and said, "You can't go!"
The two Goguryeo warriors stared and said angrily: "Don't go? The eldest Sun Chong has long hated you to the bone. He set up this trap to make you come even if you knew you were going to die. Do you think he can let you go?"
"That's right, we'd rather be cheated by you than kill you at the risk of ruining the big event. Why don't you know what's good and why don't you leave?"
Fang Jun spread his hands, and said helplessly: "What can I do? His Majesty the Emperor has ordered that if Her Royal Highness Princess Changle cannot be brought back intact, the Emperor will kill the whole family of a certain person and execute Ling Chi to death... So, why don't you two help a certain person?" With a single hand, save Her Royal Highness Princess Changle?"
The two Goguryeo warriors looked at each other.
What's the matter, it is said that the Han people are treacherous. Today, not only have I seen it, but I have also seen another ability of the Han people...
What on earth is this cheeky, why is it so thick?
It would be fine if Fang Jun was let go, after all, Changsun Chong can't do anything to them, but turning back and helping Fang Jun rescue Princess Changle... This is embarrassing.
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The entire city of Chang'an was sleepless all night.
The fire in Dongshi City was blazing, turning half of the sky red, causing people to be panic-stricken and noisy.As long as anyone with property in the East City, no matter whether they were affected by the sudden fire or not, they all yelled at Fang Jun at home!
The reason why the aristocratic families compromised with the emperor at the time of the third magistrate was that there was indeed insufficient evidence to convict Fang Jun, and the other was that they hoped that Fang Jun would return to Jingzhao Mansion to take charge of the overall situation and organize the firefighting. After all, Jingzhao now There is no one in the mansion except Fang Jun, and the most important thing is that even if Fang Jun is released, as Jing Zhaoyin, he is already responsible for the fire.
But who would have thought that Fang Jun would be such a bachelor?
He sealed off the entire East City, just to ensure that the fire would not harm human life, he dismissed the value stores that were swept and burned by the flames, and never mentioned the matter of fire fighting.Many aristocratic families affected by the fire went to Jingzhao Mansion to ask for explanations and urge them to put out the fire quickly, but they were all told that the yamen conscripts in Jingzhao Mansion are currently hunting down the murderer who kidnapped Princess Changle. powerless.
Well, the reason is strong...
Even if the aristocratic family is full of resentment, there is nothing they can do.
No matter how much the value of the goods is, no matter how much the loss is, can it be compared to the life and safety of His Royal Highness Princess Changle?Even if you think so in your heart, you absolutely dare not say it.Regardless of whether the Guanlong Group or the Jiangnan gentry or even the Shandong aristocratic family fought fiercely with the emperor in private, at least they must maintain enough respect for the emperor on the surface.
You Jingzhao Mansion is empty, we can understand, after all, the safety of Her Royal Highness is the top priority.So let's organize our own firefighting head office, shall we?
But when the fire brigade organized by each family arrived at Dongshi, they found that all the entrances and exits of Dongshi were blocked, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without authorization...
The aristocratic family is angry!
The fire is raging, and you Jingzhao Mansion just turned a blind eye, and we can't fight the fire ourselves?
The answer given by Jingzhaofu is even worse-it must be the value of goods, but human life is more important.For the sake of the personal safety of each household, Jingzhao Mansion absolutely does not allow amateurs without professional firefighting training to enter the fire scene...
This time, the servants of each household secretly had fun.
Fighting fires is not an easy task these days. There are no fire trucks, high-pressure water guns, and fire prevention equipment. It is too dangerous to rely on manpower to carry buckets to pour water into the fire.
A fire of this scale, if you want to put it out, you may not be able to put it out without a dozen or twenty lives...
The patriarchs are high above them all, and these servants have to go through fire and water if they use their mouths. Now that the Jingzhao Mansion is blocking them, they are simply the Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves the suffering...
The elders of the aristocratic families were completely helpless.
He could only tearfully watch the flames soaring into the sky one after another, his own goods were swept away by the raging fire, burned to the ground, and turned into fly ash...
The resentment towards Fang Jun in my heart is almost impossible to extinguish!
It is true that there is no one in Jingzhao Mansion except Fang Jun. As soon as Fang Jun came back, he covered the sky with his hands. If he said that he was not allowed to put out the fire, then no one was allowed to save it...
The psychology of hatred of the rich will exist in any era. As long as there are class distinctions and differences between the rich and the poor, it will never disappear.
Compared with the aristocratic family who stamped their feet and sighed like a drop of blood, ordinary people are happy to see the success...
In the dark night, the night wind blows the flames.
The fire takes advantage of the wind, and the wind boosts the power of the fire. Between shops, countless goods are swept by the flames!
The people suppressed the excitement in their hearts, and shouted in their hearts: Burn it!Burn all these rich and unkind families, and burn all the value of these goods that have been squeezed out of the poor!
Burn it, let the fire come more violently!
The raging fire seems to have heard the power of anger, the call of enthusiasm and the confidence of victory. They are jumping and dancing happily, they are laughing, and they firmly believe that the darkness cannot cover the flames, yes, it cannot!
The flame jumped like crazy, swept everything in front of it, and burned it in its own abyss!
At Linghu's house, Linghu Defen stood by the window, looking at the distant fire with his hands behind his back, his old face was full of heartache and anger!
Fang Jun is hateful!
In this fire in the East Market, the one who suffered the most losses was probably their Linghu family. Not only were several shops and mansions burned down, but also the value of the goods stored by other merchants in the mansions.His own losses can be borne, but the losses that are about to be paid to other families make Linghu Defen feel like he is cutting his own heart!
That's not only the value of the goods that were burned, but also the associated losses paid to other merchants due to breach of contract, etc., that is simply an astronomical figure!
The Linghu family has been accumulated for more than ten generations, and just now they have the rich family background and prominent position they are today. Could it be that they will be completely burned by this fire?
After a hundred years in the future, what face will I have to face the underground ancestors?
How will the descendants of future generations view themselves as an ancestor who has single-handedly ruined the family heritage?
I'm afraid it's not the New Year's Eve, no one even puts two catties of pork head meat on...
Footsteps sounded behind him.
Linghusuo's voice sounded: "The handyman over at Dongshi's warehouse escaped in the chaos."
Linghu Defen's expression froze, and he quickly asked, "How's the situation?"
Since the fire started, the Dongshi City has been blocked by the Jingzhao Mansion. Outsiders are not allowed to enter, and all the people inside have been controlled if they want to escape. So far, only the Dongshi City fire is raging in the sky, but what happened? The situation is completely unknown.
"The boy has already brought him." Linghusuo turned around and waved to the door.
One person stepped inside quickly, and fell to the ground with a "plop" in front of Linghu Defen, his forehead hit the ground with a "bang bang", blood gushed out in a few moments, and he cried out sadly: "Patriarch, the little one has failed you!" Trust and reuse, ten thousand deaths will not atone for their sins..."
Linghu Defen recognized that this person was a steward of the Dongshi Warehouse, and he was very anxious, but seeing this person's behavior made him even more anxious, and immediately kicked this person to the ground , Angrily said: "If you have something to say, tell me quickly, compared with the value of the goods in the warehouse, what is your dog's life?"
"Yes Yes Yes……"
The steward hurriedly got up, wiped the blood stains on his forehead, and said in a loud voice: "The fire burned extremely fast, and the little one was sleeping soundly. When the staff woke him up, the fire was already overwhelming, and it was impossible to save it! All the goods in the several warehouses were burnt down, the shops were completely burned down, and even the houses collapsed..."
The ancient houses were all made of wood, and they were most afraid of fire. If the fire burned the beams, the whole house would collapse, knock down the surrounding walls, and become a piece of ruins...
The muscles on Linghu Defen's face twitched violently, his eyes were completely dark, his body shook, and he almost fell to the ground.Fortunately, Linghu Shuoyan who was beside him was quick and grabbed Linghu Defen's arm so that he didn't fall to the ground.It's just that Linghu Defen subconsciously raised his hand and accidentally hit Linghusuo's face, the pain was so painful that Linghusuo almost shed tears.
His teeth were beaten by Princess Gao Yang until there were not a few teeth left, he couldn't even eat and could only drink soup, his gums were touched, it hurt so badly!
Even though he had already prepared for something bad, when he heard that the situation was worse than he had imagined, Linghu Defen still couldn't accept it.
There was only one thought in his mind at this moment—how did this fire start?
Why did the fire spread uncontrollably as soon as it was discovered, quickly sweeping through dozens of shops?
Most importantly...
Why did his own warehouse become the hardest hit area?
(End of this chapter)