On the night of the Lantern Festival, in order to prevent possible riots, Jinyiwei, Shuntianfu, and Jingwei all dispatched a large number of people to patrol the streets. Jinyiwei even went out in full force. Even the governor Wang Xian went out on the street in person, with a pair of gloomy eyes.
The huge crowds of people were walking back and forth!
At that time, he was under the Chengtian Gate, watching the Aoshan lantern with vigilance. This lantern was located directly south of the Chengtian Gate, higher than the Chengtian Gate, and pointed directly at the emperor on the tower. Naturally, it was the focus of surveillance.
Object. In fact, just a few hours ago, he led his men to climb this lantern mountain and inspected it carefully up and down.
Judging from the situation at that time, there was nothing abnormal, but the Dengshan Mountain was too big and the structure was too complicated. No one dared to guarantee that something would happen. So Wang Xian was not sure, so he simply stayed in the distance and
Keep an eye on this lamp mountain!
However, Wang Xian is not too worried. He has conducted detailed on-site inspections and found that from any position of the Aoshan lantern, there is no threat to the emperor in the Chengtian Gate Tower. Moreover, he has already set up clear and concealed sentries around it.
If there is any slight movement on Dengshan Mountain, the Jin Yiwei will be able to surround it and prevent lawless people from harming the people!
It's just that for some reason, that trace of panic always lingers in his mind and he can't get rid of it...
When he saw the woman in white appearing at the top of Aozhu, Wang Xian's heart skipped a beat and he turned around to look at Gu Xiaolian behind him.
Gu Xiaolian also had a serious look on her face, nodded towards Wang Xian, and said solemnly: "It's her!"
Wang Xian’s head was buzzing! He quickly asked Wu Wei to blow the police whistle. The sharp whistle was not harsh in the noisy environment, but it was enough for the Jin Yiwei who was waiting nearby to hear it!
The Jin Yiwei who heard the whistle also blew the police whistle, and the sharp whistles came one after another, in a continuous line!
At the same time, the Jin Yiwei rushed towards the Aoshan lantern! However, the crowd watching the lanterns was also attracted by the grand scene of the Aoshan lantern, and came from all directions like a tide. The Jinyiwei were immediately washed away by the crowd and could not be found.
North, they pushed the crowd desperately, trying to move forward. However, it was still difficult to move forward...
At this time, the huge golden rooster also appeared, and the magic sound that had been hovering in Wang Xian's mind all day also appeared!
"When the golden rooster sings, fire from heaven descends! When fire from heaven descends, the devil's palace is burned!"
"Quick!" Wang Xian was about to go crazy. He stood there and roared: "Kill them! Kill them without mercy!"
However, hundreds of thousands of people were packed into Tian Street, and his voice could not separate the crowd at all and send the troops to the foot of Dengshan Mountain, so it was all in vain... Moreover, it was too late to do anything at this time, and the rooster crowed like a death knell.
After the sound, countless rockets were shot out from Aoshan Mountain, trailing bright yellow trails, across the tower of Chengtianmen, and shot deep into the inner city!
Looking up at the rockets fired at the palace, Zhu Di and his ministers on the Chengtian Gate Tower were also dumbfounded! They never imagined that someone would be so bold as to dare to attack the palace!
"Quick!" There was a chaos on the city gate tower. Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Gaosui and others hurriedly protected Zhu Di and shouted loudly: "Protect the emperor!"
The guards hurriedly rushed to the city gate tower, trying to escort Zhu Di down. However, Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty fiercely pushed the people around him away and shouted: "Why are you panic! What can a mere monster do to my palace?!" After that,
, sat down and said in a deep voice: "Ji'er, pour some wine for Grandpa Huang, I want to see what kind of trouble these clowns can make?!"
"Yes." Seeing the emperor's behavior, Zhu Zhanji also calmed down. He knew that today's security was tight on the outside and tight on the inside. There were tens of thousands of elite soldiers guarding both inside and outside the palace! The thieves can create some chaos. They want to break through the palace gate and burn it down.
Burning down the palace is definitely a wishful thinking. He poured wine for Zhu Di and said with a smile: "Grandpa Huang is right, I want to see how this golden rooster burns down the palace of my Ming Dynasty?!"
The rest of the princes and ministers had no choice but to sit back and laugh along with them: "It's simply impossible..." They couldn't help but look north, watching the raindrops of rockets falling on Fengtian Gate, and shook their heads in mock disdain:
"With just these few rockets, you want to burn down the palace. Are you going to use the palace of Ming Dynasty as a pile of firewood?"
"Hahaha..." The princes and ministers laughed loudly, but they saw that the emperor's face was ashen, but his pupils were blood red. They were dyed red by the fire that rose into the sky from Fengtianmen, and the laughter stopped abruptly.
There was a moment of dead silence above the city gate.
"Quick, go put out the fire!" Zhu Gaochi was the first to wake up and rushed down the city gate tower dragging his heavy body...
Inside Fengtianmen, looking at the fire rising into the sky, Zhao Ying immediately turned into a stone statue... Tianke can testify that he has not slacked off at all these days. Today, he personally led people to tie the palace into an iron barrel! Moreover,
Pay special attention to fire prevention!
No matter how much he disdains Wang Xian on the surface, the old eunuch attaches great importance to this enemy in the same industry. When he saw that he was crazy and went to war, Zhao Ying believed that the song of the White Lotus Sect was not just an empty intimidation. In his spirit, he would rather believe it.
Unbelievable, Zhao Ying implemented the highest level of security in the palace. Although the lights were brightly lit outside and the sky was full of fireworks, not even a candle was allowed to be lit in the palace. The maids and eunuchs were all
They were locked in a room and were not allowed to come out, and they had to monitor each other. As long as one person disappeared, everyone would be killed!
All the doors in the palace have been closed, and sentries are stationed on every street. There are also teams patrolling back and forth non-stop. Vital parts such as Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, Jinshen Hall, Qianqing Palace, and Kunning Palace are even more important.
It is heavily guarded and no one is allowed to approach.
Standing on the west corner building, looking at the iron-barrel-like palace, Zhao Ying felt relieved. Seeing Ma De and others beside him who seemed to have disapproval expressions, Zhao Ying knew that they felt that he was making a fuss out of a molehill.
Older people all believe in 'careful sailing will lead to a ten thousand year ship'. Although he himself feels that there is no need to bother like this, only in this way can he feel at ease.
Precisely because he was well prepared, when those rockets shot into the palace, Zhao Ying was shocked, but not panicked. His judgment was the same as that of the princes on the Chengtian Gate Tower, and he believed that a few rockets would not cause much trouble.
. So he calmly issued a few orders, asking the guards responsible for putting out the fire to quickly extinguish the rockets that fell everywhere, and ordered everyone to be on alert to prevent thieves from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.
In Zhao Ying's view, the fire prevention facilities in the palace are complete, with large tanks for water storage everywhere, dozens of water dragons, and thousands of guards responsible for fire prevention. There should be no problem in extinguishing the rockets that fall everywhere!
This was indeed the case at the beginning. The guards did not even need to spray water, they could use their feet to stamp out the rockets that fell on the ground. As for those that fell on the edge of the palace, although it took more effort, they raised the water dragon and sprayed it hard.
,?It was put out.
Seeing those dots of fire sources disappearing into the darkness one by one, Zhao Ying was about to let go of his hanging heart when he suddenly saw a raging fire burst out of a palace, and the fire engulfed the entire roof of the palace in an instant!
The originally well-organized firefighting team suddenly fell into chaos. Amidst the shrill sound of police whistles, dozens of people pushed a heavy water dragon and rushed towards the burning palace.
"Quick!" Although he didn't understand why the fire suddenly broke out, Zhao Ying realized that something was wrong and screamed: "Take people to put out the fire!"
Mader and others hurriedly got off the turret, screamed and gathered the team to rush to the fire scene.
At this moment, another palace far away was also on fire. Seeing that palace, Zhao Ying's legs softened and he fell to the ground, muttering uncontrollably: "It's over..."
"Fengtian Palace is on fire!" Frightened screams rang out from all directions. Everyone heard the sound and ran away, only to see that the main hall of the palace, the symbol of the Ming Dynasty's destiny and unification of the world - Fengtian Palace, had been ignited with raging fire!
Everyone abandoned the original fire scene and rushed towards Fengtian Hall. Water dragons sprayed it, but it was of no use! The fire was so fierce that the water jets were vaporized before they even touched the building!
Although all means were in vain, no one dared to stop. They carried buckets and sand and rushed towards the fire! Because everyone knows that if the fire burns down the Fengtian Temple, everyone will be buried with it!
More and more people put out the fire, but the fire grew bigger and bigger. Not only did it devour Fengtian Hall, it also spread to Huagai Hall, Jinshen Hall, the three main halls that were symbols of the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty! They were all surrounded by flames!
"It's over, it's over..." Zhao Ying sat on the ground, staring blankly at the three halls in the fire, his eyes full of despair.
"It's over, it's over..." Not only Zhao Ying thought this, but everyone who saw the fire had the same idea.
‘It’s over, it’s over…’ On the Chengtian Gate Tower, the princes and ministers had the same thought in their minds, but no one dared to say it out loud. Because Emperor Yongle was sitting there like a sculpture, silent, expressionless, and motionless…
Downstairs and outside the palace gate, there was a mess. The Jin Yiwei tried their best to drive away the crowd, which finally caused a riot. The fire raging in the palace made the people become headless flies. Some wanted to go east, and some wanted to go east.
Thousands of people crowded into the west and some wanted to go south, and a stampede inevitably occurred.
Cries and screams replaced the previous laughter and firecrackers. The joyful sky and streets just now turned into a hell on earth...
Wang Xian stood in the middle of this hell, looking up at the White Lotus Buddha on Dengshan Mountain, his eyes filled with blood!
As if sensing something, Mother Buddha actually smiled coldly at his position, and then the ear-piercing magic voice sounded again:
"The white lotus blooms when the devil's palace burns. When the white lotus blooms, the Holy Mother will come!"
The royal guards in Dengshan Mountain finally climbed to the top of the pillar and surrounded the Buddha Mother!
"Death to the demon girl!" Jinyi Baihu, with blood-red eyes, raised his knife to chop at the Buddha Mother. The rest of the Jinyi guards also swung their knives to cut this demon girl who had turned the capital upside down into pieces!