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Chapter 541: Ember


Although Zhu Houcong was out of danger, the fire in the palace was still spreading, and explosions could be heard from time to time.

The troops protecting the emperor have been mobilized, and the people stationed outside the city have entered the city to participate in fighting the fire.

Different from the rush towards the palace, these people had already made preparations when they entered the city, whether it was water trucks or sand and earth bags, they were all well prepared.

However, the palace was made of wood and had been deliberately piled with firewood and kerosene, so it was very difficult to save it.

By the time it got light, the fire was basically extinguished, except for some slight residual fire in some places.

The huge palace and surrounding ancillary buildings turned into rubble and ruins.

Green smoke emerged from the gaps between broken bricks and tiles, floated into the air, and was blown away by the wind.

Many people rushed towards the ruins like crazy, trying to grab some of their belongings, but were ruthlessly knocked to the ground by the soldiers on guard.

Those shops attached to the palace originally wanted to take this opportunity to make a lot of money, but unexpectedly, a fire turned everything into ashes.

There were also some Ji family members who had moved in from various places, and a few who did not run out last night were reduced to ashes in the fire.

The work of counting the casualties and treating the injured was carried out intensively under the coordination of several big bosses.

There are big bosses in the capital such as Sansi Yamen and Liang Chu taking care of it.

The leading gentry in Henan are also here.

Even the Shaolin Temple has monks coming to pay homage to the dock.

These people have great magical powers.

With their combined efforts, these tasks are progressing very quickly. .

Zhu Houcong went to Beijing all the way.

Although he had little contact with the local area, no one in the local government was short of filial piety, whether he was a high official or a gentry.

Giving gifts may not necessarily make the future emperor remember him, but not giving gifts will definitely affect the future.

The emperor remembers.

No one is stupid.

The successor is busy taking over the throne and does not have contact with the local area, so his own people's hearts will be exhausted.

Therefore, this team collected a lot of property, and the accompanying personnel even hoarded a large amount of private goods.

In this fire, these property and goods were greatly lost.

Considering that the new king has succeeded to the throne, there must be a large-scale celebration in the capital, and some people even brought a lot of firecrackers.

These things also played a role in the fire last night and played a role in helping the evildoer.

In order to suppress the incident of carrying firecrackers, those people had to deal with it from top to bottom.

In the end, the entire fire investigation could only be to see who would be more suitable to throw the blame.

The personal escort included eunuchs and maids.

There were more than twenty people dead, and if the wounded were included, it would be over a hundred.

This does not include the casualties in Jingying and Henan.

The losses in both property and personnel were huge.

The new emperor had made such a fuss before he entered the capital, which was like a slap in the face of the future emperor.

Not only Zhu Houcong, but also Liang Chu and others looked ugly.

After your king Zhu Youzhen heard the news that the palace was burned down, he suddenly fell ill.

Only the chief historian of the palace came to greet the heir and wrote a letter of apology.

King Ru is not so much sick as he is frightened.

If Zhu Houcong really makes a mistake, King Ru will definitely not be able to escape the charge of plotting to assassinate the emperor.

When the time comes, he is afraid that he will follow in the footsteps of King Ning and be executed.

Although the vassal kings from Henan such as King Zhou, King Tang, and King Yi were not present, the royal palace sent subordinate officials to pick them up.

These people were like busy bees, asking for help, looking for all the connections they could find.

Defend the innocence of the palace where you live and avoid being associated with such things.

Most of these princes have a very good relationship with Yang Chengzu.

During the Henan grain speculation incident, they had some friendship with Yang Chengzu, and their relationships were all entrusted to this place.

Although the influence of the palace in the local area has declined, it has accumulated a huge amount of money after being a vassal for many years.

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For such a big fire, money will definitely be spent on the aftermath. .

The cooperation between the two parties is good news for the party that suffered losses in this fire.

At the same time, the martial arts masters and guardians under the palace, as well as the fellow disciples and masters of these guardians, can form a huge network.

Although this large net is not enough to really trap the White Lotus Sect and create some trouble for them, it is still enough. of.

In this accident, the biggest blame was naturally placed on the local government in Henan.

However, the governor of Henan is still Shen Dongkui.

He and Yang Chengzu are old friends, so he got away immediately without any embarrassment.

Zhu Houcong also treated him quite favorably.

Not only was he not offended, but he also comforted him and specifically ordered him to participate in the investigation, which also showed his attitude towards him.

Liang Chu, Mao Cheng and Shen Dongkui also had contacts.

Since Sijun also wanted to let him go, these people had no intention of pursuing him.

So Luo Gonggang, who specially prepared vegetarian food for the prince, naturally became the culprit.

He originally had a discussion with a foreigner on how to fight in bed, but before the winner could be decided, he caught up with the fire, hurriedly handed over hundreds of millions of descendants, and rushed to take command.

Some of the shops that caught fire were owned by him, and some were run by members of his own family.

The fire caused him great pain.

But before he could get over the shock of losing his property, a royal guard was ordered to come over, except for the crown and belt, and he was jailed pending investigation.

Wei Hui's general administration was temporarily handed over to Mao Bowen, the original second-ranking official.

Mao's official also risked his life to save him last night.

This was witnessed by many people.

It's just that he was unlucky.

He was attacked by assassins from the White Lotus Sect hiding in the mansion.

He fell and struggled, but he couldn't save the Holy Driver.

However, in the subsequent fire-fighting work, Mao Bowen performed outstandingly and commanded well, and rescued more than a hundred people.

And judging from his preparation of the water tanker and his subsequent handling, it can indeed be seen that he can play a role in general affairs.

The temporary magistrate actually deserves his title.

When the formalities are completed, he can be changed from temporary acting to taking over.

The original Master Liu Wannian has disappeared, and many of the people who disappeared in the palace were arranged by Master Liu.

After comparing the two, it can be basically concluded that he is the undercover agent of the White Lotus Sect in the government.

The close aide of the dignified magistrate was the White Lotus demon, so Luo Gonggang was naturally appointed as the official.

The great scholar Liang Chu and others drafted a plan to be exiled to Yunnan and sent it to the army.

They were only waiting for approval before they could go on their way.

Zhu Houcong paid more attention to the issue of Jinyi Qianhu in Henan.

Cao Ying could not say that he was at fault in this matter.

Although he belonged to Jinyi Qianhu in Henan, he did not work in Weihui.

It’s not hard to blame him for the problems here.

But Zhu Houcong still insisted on expelling him into the army.

The advice of the heir may not necessarily be implemented, but no one can commit the crime of disobeying the future emperor for the sake of a splendid military minister, so Cao Ying's fate was decided.

As for the position of Henan Jinyi Thousand Households, Duan Biao, the former Nanyang Prefecture Hundred Households, will temporarily take over.

If something like this happened, Henan could not stay for long.

After dealing with it hastily, a large group of people immediately boarded the ship and set off for the capital.

In the dragon boat, Zhu Houcong said to Yang Chengzu: "Brother, Duan Biao is your friend.

It seems that you are also sworn brothers.

This time, let him be a thousand households in Henan.

He should know who to thank."

"Long live the Emperor's grace, Second Brother Duan will naturally say long live the good.

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He will also treat the investigation of the White Lotus Sect as his top priority and will not dare to slack off."

"No, no, it doesn't matter whether he thanks me or not, he should thank the emperor properly.

Zhao Jiuxiong is staying comfortably on the ship.

If he needs anything, let him just say it and don't see anyone else.

Huang Jin, it's none of your business here.

Get off.

Ask Zhao Jiuxiong what he doesn’t need.

I don’t need you to serve me here

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