At this time, people were shouting outside, gongs and clappers were ringing, and noisy footsteps resounded through the streets. Audrey ran to the gate herself and lay down in the crack of the door to look over. There were officers and soldiers everywhere in the alley, and the door opposite
Thick black smoke was already rising from the red sleeves.
Oh my god, these guys are really smart. They set Hongxiu on fire. Audrey felt so beautiful that she ran back and took out the best wine from the cabinet for everyone to drink.
"The Red Sleeve Moves on the other side are on fire, is it you who did it? That's great, I've long wanted to set them on fire, but I never dared to do it." Audrey said excitedly.
As expected, there was a burning smell in the air. Yuan Feng looked back at everyone and asked, "Who set the fire?"
Everyone was silent. Zhang Ping stood up and said, "I released it."
Yuan Feng was speechless and raised his thumb. In fact, he was not praising Zhang Ping for doing the right thing, but he felt that this young man looked gentle and gentle, but his tactics were quite dark. He was just praising him from the bottom of his heart.
Zhang Ping thought that Yuan Feng was praising him, so he looked at Meng Yeluo proudly, and Meng Yeluo nodded helplessly in approval.
Audrey said: "It's okay if there is a fire. Hongxiuzhao is across an alley from us, and it can't be burned no matter how hard it is burned. Since his business opened, my shop has been out of business, and more than a dozen of my sisters have changed jobs."
After leaving, Ye Tianxing, a damned ghost, knows how to go out and fool around and not take care of the family. If this continues, I will sell myself to make a living. Fortunately, you burned the red sleeves, hehe, my business will pick up again."
Everyone looked at each other, this master lady was really tough.
"Now there are officers and soldiers everywhere outside, what should we do?" Meng Yeluo asked.
"Let's hide here, under the nose of Hongxiuzhao. This is called darkness under the lamp." Ye Kai replied.
…
At this time, the inside of Hong Xiu Zhao was already in a mess. Baoyue Building was a wooden structure building, and the furniture in the building was also made of fine wood. In addition, there was a large store of spirits, and the carpets, curtains and other items were all flammable.
It was really difficult to put out the fire when it started. Hongxiu recruited thugs, maids, and even popular girls with buckets and washbasins to scoop out water to put out the fire. However, the weather was dry in winter and the northwest wind blew, and the fire was too strong.
If a person can't lean on him at all, how can he be saved?
Mother Yu’s face was black and white, her skirt was burned with several holes, and her head was burned. She was holding a few calligraphy and paintings snatched from upstairs in her arms, sitting on the ground and crying, it was a big loss! This hugging moon
The investment in the building is high. The rosewood furniture alone is worth a lot of money, not to mention the aged wines. Of course, the most valuable thing is the calligraphy and painting curios hanging in the building. Collecting these can improve the taste of Baoyue Building.
I don’t know how many thousands of taels of silver I spent and how much trouble I spent on these things, but now they are all reduced to ashes. How can I not make Mama Yu heartbroken?
The main thing is that after this disaster, it is no longer possible for Hong Xiuzhao to make a comeback. Just imagine, in a place where murders are frequent, who would dare to go there, the money is gone, the hope is gone, and Mama Yu has the heart to die.
When something happened to the Red Sleeve Recruitment, the whole city of Chang'an Prefecture was shaken. People from all walks of life came, including those from Chang'an Prefecture's office, officers and soldiers from the patrol camp, the fire brigade, private soldiers from Fenyang Hou's family, and a large number of ordinary people watching the excitement.
That's called a water leak.
The prefect's yamen, governor's yamen, and governor's yamen all sent people. Hundreds of people came to Fenyang Hou's house. Even the Shaanxi army dispatched a battalion and marched into the city in a mighty manner, expelling the people, setting up sentries, and arresting people.
To commit.
Baoyue Tower is an independent building, and no matter how big the fire is, it will not spread, so if it burns, it will burn, and no one will take it seriously. Lu Zhongda, the second son of the Fenyang Hou family, brought more than 200 generals, and started to attack aggressively.
He detained the man who had been summoned by Hongxiu, brought Mama Yu up to him, and asked, "Who kidnapped my third brother?"
Mother Yu cried: "Second Master wants to make the decision for the slave family."
There was a "pop" sound, and there were five more finger prints on Mama Yu's face. "I ask you, who kidnapped my third brother! Let me tell you, if my third brother has a problem, I can't bear to call you an old bitch."
Walk around."
"It's the Yuchi family who invited the guests, and the other slave families don't know about it." Mother Yu cried. She felt aggrieved. She was involved in it when it was obviously none of her business. The Fenyang Hou family was so unreasonable.
, collecting so much filial piety every month, which is just a symbolic circle twice, the third child often comes to fight and make troubles. How can this Fenyang Hou have a backer? He is simply the god of plague.
Lu Zhongda snorted coldly, let go of Mama Yu, turned around and greeted: "Everyone who leads the team at the yamen gate will die for me!"
After giving the order, a group of arresters and school lieutenants rushed over to listen to Lu Zhongda's orders. Although Lu Zhongda was a white man, his father was the Marquis of Fenyang, his eldest brother was the admiral of the Shaanxi Army, and the Lu family was in charge of Shaanxi.
Over the years, his reputation has been so great that no one dares to disapprove.
"Is my third brother missing? Have those gangsters caught him?" Lu Zhongda asked.
Everyone didn't answer. The scene was too chaotic. Chang'an City is so big. How could we arrest people in such a short time? When Lu Zhongda saw that everyone didn't answer, he slapped them one by one. Among the gang of officials in public uniforms,
The man actually stretched out his face to be beaten by him. His nosebleed splattered everywhere and he said loudly: "Thank you, Mr. Second Master, for the beating."
Lu Zhongda vented his anger and then calmed down, saying: "They can't go far, they must still be in the city. I have sealed the city of Chang'an, and sent troops to guard every intersection, and search from house to house! I still don't believe it, look for
Don’t get rid of these bastards.”
Chang'an City is not a small county town. Hundreds of thousands of people come and go every day. If the city is closed, it will be closed. The power of the Fenyang Hou family is not ordinary. The boss of the Lu family is the admiral of the Shaanxi Army and has already sent a battalion.
Come in, two more battalions of soldiers were dispatched, and more than 3,000 people set up posts everywhere in Chang'an City to search for them.
"Yu Chi Guang..." Lu Zhongda's mind was running rapidly. The Yuchi family's business was big, and the head of the family was a good person. There had never been any conflict with the Fenyang Marquis Mansion. On the contrary, they were very close. They would come to their door with generous gifts during every year and festival. Logically speaking, Yuchi
It's impossible for the family to attack the third brother, it doesn't make sense.
Regardless of what was going on, Lu Zhongda made up his mind and went directly to Yuchi Mansion with more than 200 people.
Hong Xiuzhao's side has become a little quieter. Baoyue Building has almost burned down. Only a group of people are left cleaning up the mess. There are also some people dressed as official officials who are interrogating Hong Xiuzhao's servants and Mr. Lu San's thugs, hoping to
Find some clues.
…
Yuan Feng sent two smart guards to observe the movement at the door. They kept reporting the situation outside. When he heard that Lu Zhongda could order officers and soldiers, Zhang Ping was furious and said angrily: "He is just a marquis.
His son is so arrogant. Isn’t the city of Chang’an the domain of the Zhou Dynasty? How did the governor and governor of Shaanxi become an official!”
Meng Yeluo persuaded him in a low voice, and Zhang Ping calmed down. His brows were still furrowed and he looked indignant. Suddenly, news came from the door. Officials began to search from house to house. All street intersections were blocked, and no pedestrians were allowed to move.
Now it's troublesome. The city is also sealed. The streets are full of officers and soldiers. Once they appear, they have nowhere to run. Yuan Feng and others don't care. Zhang Tietou has already gone to notify Yu Chiguang, and he will definitely notify Deng Ziming.
, there is also Brother No. 100 at home. It’s not that they look down upon the officers and soldiers of Chang’an, they really don’t take seriously the soldiers of two or three battalions.
But Meng Yeluo and Zhang Ping suddenly became nervous. Zhang Ping was so anxious that he muttered, "You must not be caught by them, you must not fall into their hands." He was just as excited as when they were fighting in a group and setting fires.
All the coolness is gone.
Yuan Feng was funny and angry at the same time. This kid is really disappointing. He is so scared at such a big thing. For the sake of Meng Yeluo, just help him once. She asked Audrey: "Aunt Li, are you doing anything wrong here?"
What clothes are you wearing?”
Audrey was stunned for a moment, and then followed Yuan Feng's gaze to look at Meng Yeluo and Zhang Ping. She was a very smart person, and she immediately understood what Yuan Feng meant: "Yes, there are a lot of them. I'll take them out right away."
"Mr. Zhang, Thirteenth Lang, you two put on the clothes of a Persian dancer, put on a veil, and hide with Aunt Li." Yuan Feng quickly picked through the clothes that Audrey had brought out, and took out several pieces of similar sizes.
Throw it over.
Zhang Ping and Meng Yeluo were stunned for a while before asking: "What about you?"
"Don't worry about it. I have my own solution. Change your clothes quickly. The official is about to knock on the door."
Neither Meng Yeluo nor Zhang Ping are particularly tall. They are eighteen or nineteen-year-old boys who have not yet fully matured. They have thin waists and thin shoulders. They wear the bloomers of a Persian dancer, a sequined top, and two trousers tucked into their chests.
Put on a steamed bun, put on a veil and headdress, and look enchanting.
"Miss Ziyuan, please take off your coat." Yuan Feng said.
Ziyuan opened her mouth in surprise at the same time. Yuan Feng explained: "Miss Ziyuan, you must be a smart person. You have seen everything just now. After the red sleeves move, you are also involved. If you want to survive and be free, just press
Do what I say."
Ziyuan is a girl from the south of the Yangtze River. She has been involved in prostitution since she was a child. She is used to seeing bad guys with all kinds of faces and evil deeds. In order to protect herself and survive, she has developed a delicate heart early on. Of course she knows that now she has joined these gang of tyrants.
The fate of the guests was tied together, and now the only way to face it together was to face this road together, so she bit her lip and nodded: "The slave family knows."
Ziyuan took off her coat and put on a dancer's costume according to Yuan Feng's instructions, while her purple dress was put on by Ye Kai.
"Brothers, the officers and soldiers are about to search here. We heroes are doing our job well and we can't harm others. Let's break out now. Anyway, we have hostages in our hands, so we are afraid that they will be stupid." Yuan Feng said with great pride.