Ronglu was right. As soon as the Boxers entered the capital, the city was on fire.

It is a pity that no one dared to think deeply about this sentence at the time. It was not until the Old Summer Palace was burned down by the coalition forces of various countries that Cixi realized that Ronglu's original worries were right.

Who is the blessing of the Qing Dynasty and who is the disaster of the Qing Dynasty? It is difficult to make a final conclusion. There was no conclusion at that time and there will be no conclusion in the future. The destiny of the country is not the fault of any one person.

However, Cixi was seduced by Zaiyi Gangyi and others, and it was obviously not a wise move to place the hopes of the Qing Dynasty on the Boxers. However, it must be said that Zaiyi was a responsible person. He dared to advise Cixi to use the Boxers. Who could

Who dares to remonstrate that Cixi does not use boxers?

Ronglu trusted the Eight Banners soldiers the most, but why didn't he dare to issue a military order and personally lead the Eight Banners soldiers to fight to the death against the coalition forces of various countries!

Ronglu came to the alley of Yulu's house, and he couldn't get any closer than a mile away.

The flames kept licking the surrounding houses like poisonous snakes spitting out their seeds, and swallowed them up, creating a real sea of ​​fire.

Shuntian Prefecture Yin rushed over and asked the yamen to search for a long time before finding Rong Lu. He said: "Sir Rong, the fire is too fierce and we cannot save you. You should hide quickly..."

The eunuchs in the palace chased him out, pulling Ronglu and saying: "According to the instructions of the old Buddha, Si Gege must be rescued."

After Ronglu had been gone for a long time, Cixi remembered that Si Gege had returned to Yulu's house and was busy asking the eunuchs to save people.

Ronglu was really angry. He grabbed the eunuch without any pause and said angrily: "My father-in-law, don't worry about the pain in your back if you stand and talk. I don't want you to save people. Just try to walk two steps forward!"

The eunuch said: "Master Rong, please don't try to control your anger with our family. This is the decree of Lafayette. If you are angry, go to Lafayette to vent your anger!"

Ronglu lost his temper, but refused to apologize to a eunuch. He pointed at Shuntian Mansion and said, "Did you hear that? The Queen Mother has a decree, ordering you to go in and save people, save Si Gege..."

A group of boxers who had just entered the city gathered around to watch the fun. Ronglu saw the red scarves on their heads and ordered his guards to drive them over, saying: "Aren't you invulnerable? Don't just watch the fun, come into the yard."

Go rescue people, and kill anyone who retreats!"

Ronglu said it was over and ordered the guards to drive the boxers into the fire scene. He was stubborn and determined to confront Cixi.

The eunuch returned to the palace and reported Ronglu's words and deeds to the Ming Dynasty. Cixi was so angry that he rolled his eyes, but could not punish him. However, he recorded this account with Ronglu. Later, after the coalition forces from various countries entered the capital, Cixi left the west of the capital.

Ronglu wanted to follow him to escape, but Cixi drove him back according to his method.

When the eunuch asked Ronglu to save Si Gege, there was another person who heard it, and that was Chen Yunyan.

Of course, this fire was lit by Zhang Yunyan. Setting fires happens once and twice, because the pleasure of seeing the flames soaring into the sky is incomparable. Zhang Yunyan has deep experience in setting fires and has a great sense of accomplishment.

Just like lighting a bunch of firecrackers, the sound of crackling is comparable to the sound of nature. If it explodes another person, the feeling is simply heavenly.

Arson is more fun than killing. Seeing a house in front of him instantly turn to ashes, Chen Yunyan felt that at that moment he was the god who dominated everything.

The eldest son of the Yulu family kidnapped him, and he still had a grudge. If he didn't kill him, he would burn him to death. This would be satisfying.

But Chen Yunyan didn't want to burn Si Gege to death. It would be unbearable for such a beautiful woman like her to be burned to death.

Why did Sigege burn to death? There was no reason. Even though she had an affair with He Shaobai, Chen Yunyan felt a little jealous in her heart, but he would not hurt her.

How did he know that Si Gege had returned to Yulu's house? His original intention was to burn Yulu's house, and then lie to He Shaobai that he had burned Si Gege to make He Shaobai give up.

Unexpectedly, Si Gege was actually buried in the flames.

No one could escape such a big fire unless Yulu's house also had the tunnel in Lu Xiangta's house.

Chen Yunyan watched the fire for a while and then returned to Lu Xiangta's house. He hoped in his heart that Ronglu could save Si Gege.

Everything depends on her fortune.

There is historical evidence that this fire burned four streets, burned for a day and a night, and destroyed hundreds of houses.

Zhong Yishi and others stood in the courtyard of Lu Xiangta to watch the fire. He Shaobai looked at the place where the fire broke out and said, "Isn't that the Yulu family?"

Lu Xiangta smiled and said: "Needless to say, it's Master who is setting off fireworks again!"

He Shaobai also thought that Si Gege was not at Yulu's house, so he was not worried and said: "He is really unreasonable. He kills people and sets fires at the slightest disagreement. How could Mr. Xie, the bodyguard, teach such a disciple!"

Chen Yunyan entered the courtyard and said: "Old Ta, you should also light up your house. Follow me out of the city and never come back."

"Master, there are other people's belongings underground."

"It's safe this way. When we come back one day...if all Nafeng's family dies, won't we make a fortune from now on?"

Zhong Yishi listened to his vicious words and said: "Yunyan, how could you have such an idea?"

Chen Yunyan smiled: "Just kidding, I don't care about those rags!"

Zhong Yishi asked He Shaobai if he should leave, but He Shaobai hesitated. Chen Yunyan said: "Are you still thinking about the widow? What if she is in Yulu Mansion at this time?"

"You, you didn't light the fire on her, right?" He Shaobai said in shock.

Chen Yunyan pondered for a moment and said: "I wrote an inscription on the wall of the alley, He Shaobai was the one who set the fire!"

"you--"

Zhong Yishi laughed, she knew that Yunyan could do such a thing.

"Come on, Mr. He, a toad in the countryside can't step on the toes of a swan in the city, and you can't reach the four squares. Look at Sister Zhong in front of you, she's not ten thousand times better than that widow!"

Zhong Yishi said angrily: "If you talk nonsense again, I will tear your mouth apart!"

When He Shaobai heard what Chan Yunyan said, it would be hard to stay. He said goodbye to Si Gege in his heart, turned around and left the Lu family's door first.

Everyone packed up their belongings, and Lu Xiangta sent them out, met Zhao Shi, and watched them go to Deshengmen. Lu Xiangta was a little reluctant to leave, and said: "Now that they are gone, I don't know when we can see each other again."

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Wang said honestly: "It's useless to stay in the capital. Although this house belongs to you now, if the foreign devils come in, who knows they won't massacre the city and burn the houses!"

"It's better to let them burn it than to order it myself!"

Lu Xiangta said cruelly: "Sure, let's follow the master to travel in the world!"

Wang said honestly: "Is it really burned?"

"burn!"

Wang Laoshi was beaming with joy, ran into the house, went into the tunnel, took a lot of the Feng family's belongings and carried them on his back, saying: "Brother, I have brought enough expenses, so it won't be difficult for us to go out."

Lu Xiangta didn't care about him. Anyway, the place would be turned into ruins. The Feng family might not dare to come and remove the property for a while, so they immediately set fire to their own house and chased after Yunyan and others.

When Zhong Yishi saw that Lu Xiangta was really going to follow them out of the city, he looked behind him and saw that Lu Xiangta's house was also in flames. He couldn't help blaming Chen Yunyan and said: "It's all your fault. You don't teach the good ones, and the disciples of Jingjiao teach crooked ways!"

Chen Yunyan said happily: "This makes him look like my disciple, Chen Yunyan!"

There was a fire in the city, and the streets were in chaos. No one noticed them as they walked onto the street, and soon they arrived under the city wall.

There is a lake to the west of Deshengmen, and the lake is connected to a river leading outside the city. The beggar gang somehow found out that there was a movable fence in the culvert of the river. They went down to the river, removed the fence, and everyone filed out.
Chapter completed!