The raging fire burned for a whole day and night. It was extinguished the next day! Not only was Feng Jiuxiao who was hiding underground a little surprised, but several people on the top of the mountain were also surprised!
Someone actually came to the rescue very quickly!
Because there are part-time mountain patrol hunters near every mountain in the Southern Han Dynasty, who are responsible for observing whether there are mountain fires.
As soon as they noticed the thick smoke, they knew something was wrong!
The reason why the Southern Han Dynasty attached great importance to mountain and forest resources was because they had a huge business with Wuyue and the Southern Tang Dynasty, and that was the timber business.
Every year, the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue needed to build a large number of ships, whether they were for civilian or official use, and the number was not small. Therefore, the Southern Han Dynasty attached great importance to the protection of forests. In terms of making money, Liu Su and his group of ministers
On the contrary, they are no longer confused at all. They understand that only by having money can they continue to eat and drink and live in debauchery!
In order to prevent fire and theft and put an end to indiscriminate deforestation, they specially implemented the "continuous sitting system"!
Those who steal forest trees will be punished by the nine tribes!
If you don't save the fire, you will kill the nine tribes!
If you don’t report what you know, you will punish the nine tribes!
When the emperor got hot-headed, he said that he would not save the nine tribes when there was a fire, but who would be punished if there was a fire? Who is responsible? Is it the village chief, the three elders in the town, or the county magistrate? Or the superior
The governor of a state? The emperor didn't say anything, and no one dared to ask!
In order to avoid putting the blame on their own heads, several ministers who were assigned tasks by the emperor discussed and finally came up with a good idea to shirk the blame. They launched a "localized management" mechanism!
That's who owns the territory!
Among the sixty states of the Southern Han Dynasty, if there is a fire in a certain state, the prefect of that state will be responsible for the responsibility! As for how the prefect divides the responsibilities, the court will not ask!
What goes up leads to effective results. The prefect will naturally continue to press down on responsibilities.
Decompose layer by layer and press down layer by layer.
The last warning at each level is one sentence, "Keep an eye on me! If I am dealt with, I will take action on you first!"
So the pressure is from top to bottom all the way to the villages and towns!
"Temporary submarine fire armies" have been set up in every village and town, and the personnel are actually "whole villagers"!
Regardless of whether he is a seventy-year-old man or a five-year-old child, anyone who can move or breathe will count!
This bad idea is in line with the consistent style of the Southern Han Dynasty!
If something goes wrong, I won't be able to keep my hat on. How can I care about the life and death of you villagers?
Of course, these village-level lords cannot say that. Their notices clearly say the word "emperor's order"!
Violators will be beheaded!
The common people are the easiest to fool. They have to listen to whatever the government says. What else can they do except curse a few more times behind their backs?
So when the flames soared into the sky, the three closest nearby towns of Huadu, Jianggu, and Huangtian had already heard the news and moved!
Don't worry about who started the fire. If you don't save the fire, the nine tribes will suffer!
The nearly 10,000-person submarine army composed of three towns came quickly!
Leather bags, splash tubes, water bags, water bladders, and hemp bags are continuously transported to the site. The experienced master craftsmen will arrange for young people to cut down the trees on the periphery of the forest in advance to create an isolation zone to cut off the source of fire, so as not to affect life.
Only under the premise of slowly advancing inward! Dozens of people stood side by side holding splash tubes and sprayed water arrows at the fire. Dozens of people behind them followed closely and threw water bags to prevent the fire from rekindling! The entire rescue operation was step by step.
in Apple pie order!
Jianggu Town has the most advanced fire-fighting equipment. They have a special two-horse water truck with huge wooden barrels and plenty of water!
Dozens of water trucks are constantly transporting water back and forth between the fire-fighting scene and the stream, so for them it is equivalent to a constant supply of water. They also have a special water arrow army, which keeps shooting water arrows into the sea of fire! In order to avoid wasting a drop of water.
, all operations are carried out under unified command, with a specialized leader of the submarine army designated the position of the dart target and firing arrows together!
Due to the quick response, the large number of participants, and adequate preparations, the wildfire was finally put out within one day!
Of course, this was written in a memorial jointly signed by officials from the three towns.
But in fact, all the trees within the isolation zone they opened were burned down, and no one was spared. In other words, they did not advance a foot further in, and did not save a single tree outside the plan!
But the officials of the three towns have a small ledger in their hearts! Let the people in their towns charge into the sea of flaming flames? Are you kidding? If the fire didn't burn the entire mountain range, they would have been worthy of the emperor! Let these old and weak people
The low-level officials like them don't have the guts to die if they are sick and disabled!
They don't want people like Chen Sheng and Wu Fang to appear on their territory!
When the government forces the people to rebel, of course these officials are the first to suffer!
Therefore, the officials of the three towns all tacitly explained to their backers in court and in time how they bravely put out the mountain fire. They knew that those backers would perfectly ask for credit from the emperor!
That's right, it's not a plea for guilt, but a plea for credit!
As for who set the fire and how to investigate it, that is another matter. It can be said that the weather is dry and the earth is dry, and it is on one's own. In what year has there not been a few wildfires? You can also just report the name of a good man in the world.
, put him on a nationwide wanted list. As for when he is caught, what does it have to do with me?
When the crowd receded, only black smoke was left in the sky!
The mountain wind passes by, and the ashes are blown by the wind!
The sky was bright, and on the top of the cliff, Zhao Yi, the second adopted son of the leader of the Demon Cult, was standing on the edge of the cliff, looking at the scorched earth with his clairvoyance and frowning: "Weird!"
Standing next to him were three monks in monk's robes. They were all muscular and fat. They were Zhao Yi's favorite generals, sitting on a deer, raising a bowl, and holding a stupa! The three of them said at the same time: "
What’s wrong, young master?”
The leader of the Demon Cult has four adopted sons. It is still unclear who will inherit the position of leader in the future. According to everyone’s understanding of the Demon Lord’s temperament, the position of leader will be left to everyone to fight for! The position of leader of the Demon Cult is reserved only for the strongest.
That one! Whoever has the ability will come and grab it!
Therefore, the major masters of the Demon Sect have started to choose their teams a long time ago!
Liu Changfeng is the boss, so he naturally has an inherent advantage. Under his command are the White Bone Commander, the Dragon Controlling Saint, the Corpse General, the Demon Eye Crow King, the four generals of the Demon Sect, as well as the Three Demons and the Seven Lords. He is the leader among the four.
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The side of Zhao Yi, the second oldest one, seems to be much weaker. In addition to the three sages, there are two masters who are ranked lower in the demon sect to support him. There are only five people in total!
However, the situation has changed now. The boss Liu Changfeng is said to have died at the hands of Feng Jiuxiao. Now there is no one alive or dead body.
The fourth child, Yang Changqing, absolutely died at the hands of Feng Jiuxiao!
And the third son, Zhang Zilu, actually wanted to have the emperor's addiction, and is now raising his troops to fight against Xi Shu! Since he is rebelling, the Demon Lord can only "drive him out of the house" in order to give an explanation to Emperor Shu, regardless of the truth or falsehood.
, nominally Zhang Zilu has lost the qualification to compete for the leader!
The current situation is that the second child, who is usually the least impressive, the least exposed, and the least favored by others, now seems to be a sure thing to succeed as the leader!
However, Zhao Yi still did not take it lightly!
He still said that without seeing Liu Changfeng's body with his own eyes, he couldn't be sure that Liu Changfeng was dead!
As long as this pervert dies, his position as leader will not be finalized!
After all, Liu Changfeng is still the young leader in name!
Zhao Yi put down his clairvoyance, "The fire was so big, I'm sure that none of the outsiders who put out the fire rushed in, and none of the people inside rushed out. Even if they were burned to death, there would always be some traces, right? Such a huge carriage,
Two horses, four people, and no trace at all!"
Venerable Silu asked: "Did it burn to ashes and become invisible?"
Zhao Yi's eyes were sharp, he shook his head and said: "There are two corpses, one is that of the sitting master, and the other is bald. Neither of them was reduced to ashes!" The tree behind Liu Jinlin is still standing, but it has already
It turned into a bare black coal, but Liu Jinlin could still see the general human shape, so Zhao Yi was sure that if Feng Jiuxiao had not escaped from the sea of fire, he would have left behind a charred corpse!
But now the body is gone, so he's weird!
Master Jubo said: "I'll go and have a look!"
Lord Tota said: "I will accompany you!"
Zhao Yidao: "Proceed with caution. If you notice something is wrong, come back quickly. Don't be reluctant to fight!" For him, the lives of his men are more precious than Feng Jiuxiao's life! Can Feng Jiuxiao help him ascend to the position of leader of the Demon Cult? Of course not!
Who can? Of course it is these venerables! Zhao Yi is not that confused for letting his men take risks for Zhu Wu!
Venerable Jubo and Venerable Tota immediately said: "Yes!" The reason why they were willing to follow the Second Young Master was because they knew that the Second Young Master would never make fun of the lives of his subordinates! This is different from the eldest Young Master! Liu Chang
Feng is a great pervert who has never been seen in a century! If you follow him, you may be killed by your own people one day!
The two finally arrived at the place where the wheel marks finally disappeared.
There was a pungent smell of burning everywhere, and there were many burned beasts that smelled like barbecue. If there was no burning smell, the two of them would probably be able to bear it!
Venerable Jubo pointed to the back of a huge rock in front of him and motioned Venerable Tota to take a look.
Venerable Tota looked from a distance without saying anything, while Venerable Chongjubo nodded!
The two men turned back and pointed to the top of the cliff two hundred feet away, behind the boulder.
Zhao Yi looked over with his clairvoyance. The boulder was about a person tall, but it was not high enough to block a carriage. Could there be some secret passage behind the stone?
After thinking for a long time, Zhao Yi sighed: "Send a signal and ask them to withdraw!"
Venerable Silu asked in confusion: "Withdraw?"
"Since there is something weird there, it means Feng Jiuxiao is not dead! If he hasn't shown up yet, it means he is waiting for me!"
"Wait for you?"
"Wait to kill me!"
"What if he died there?"
"Feng Jiuxiao's martial arts skills are far beyond your imagination! I have a strange feeling now, as if he can sense me as long as I appear within a hundred feet of him!"
"So powerful? Isn't it close to the leader?"
"He is still far from his adoptive father, but it is so easy to kill me! He has the Sky-shattering Bow, and there is no way I can escape within a hundred feet!"
"Just give up?"
"There are plenty of opportunities, there's no need to take risks!"
"I still want to confirm whether he is dead or not?"
"How do you confirm? Walk up to him in person?"
Venerable Sitting Deer smiled and took out something from his body and said: "This thing can level any building within ten feet. It is extremely powerful. I will throw this over there. If he really hides it there, he will be able to level it."
Buried alive!”
"Bury Feng Jiuxiao alive?" Zhao Yi shook his head, "He is much stronger than you think. If you don't give up, you can give it a try, but be careful! Ask them to come back first, so that everyone doesn't get together!" He didn't want to!
There was a tragedy in which one of his men was taken advantage of! Now he doesn't want to take any risks!
On the top of the mountain, a rocket soared into the sky!
Upon seeing this, Venerable Tota and Venerable Jubo retreated immediately!
Under the ground, Pang Shishi put his hand on the hilt of his sword and almost rushed out, but was held down by Feng Jiuxiao!
The footsteps above his head went away, and Pang Shiwu immediately said: "Why don't you let me go out and kill them both?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "These two are not the masterminds!"
"how do you know?"
"The steps of the two people are walking side by side, with no priority, which shows that the relationship between the two is equal. In other words, they are both pawns! They came to test."
"Killing them will alert the enemy?"
"That's right! Before we came down, the white fog was too thick. I didn't notice any suitable places for ambush in the surrounding area, so I estimated that there should be a cliff one or two hundred feet away. I couldn't see them, and they shouldn't be able to see us. But now
The fire has been burning for a day and a night, and the forest is probably all burned out, and the fog should have dispersed, and the man should be able to see clearly what's going on here!"
Pang Shishi said: "So if we kill those two minions, they will be scared away?"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "I guess that person will never feel relieved until he sees my body!"
"Will those two people find us?"
"They can definitely find such a big hole! It's just that they don't dare to come down and inspect it!"
"Then they must have reported the situation when they went back?"
"good!"
"Will the mastermind come here?"
"I don't know, I can only take a gamble!"
"Is it possible that they thought we were alive and just ran away?"
"It's possible."
"Then it's over if I catch up?"
"I'm worried they have magic bows and arrows!"
"Are you afraid that I won't be able to hide away?"
"yes!"
Pang Shiwu remained silent!
He really had no confidence that he could block an arrow from a master!
He once estimated that he would not be able to avoid a fast arrow similar to Chang Er's in Jinzhong!
In a situation where the enemy is in the dark and we are clear, we can only wait and see what happens!
After a while, there were indeed footsteps again!
Pang Shishi placed his right hand on the hilt of the Bloody Rain Sword, and was ready to charge forward again! Always be ready!