Jiang Nianjiao pushed aside the layers of reeds and could see many soldiers surrounding the entrance of the port.
The direction the soldiers were heading was obviously that port.
Seeing soldiers coming, although she couldn't see clearly which troops were coming, judging from the size of the number of people, Zhao Yanzhen was probably the only one who could arrange to mobilize so many people and could predict the changes here in advance.
Therefore, seeing this team of people, she felt very relieved.
Now that the danger has been eliminated, Zhao Yanzhen will just focus on harvesting the Ye family's warehouse.
But before she could completely breathe a sigh of relief, a loud rumble suddenly came from the water not far away.
The originally calm lake surface was like a pot of boiling water exploding, with water splashes mixed with wooden boards and debris scattering in all directions.
The lake surface, which was originally immersed in the darkness of night, became even more transparent and bright under the light of the fire. Suddenly, it seemed like daytime.
The big ship full of firearms caught fire after all, and I don’t know who later replaced the little laborer. Still rushing to die for the Ye family.
Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
At the same time, not far from the harbor, the soldiers who were halfway through were also blocked by the roaring heat wave.
The horse was frightened and went crazy at the moment.
Most of the people riding on the horses were frightened off their horses.
Even Zhao Yanzhen, who was in the lead, was not immune. After all, the explosion happened in an instant. After all, he had already started to panic when he found out that Jiang Nianjiao did not follow Su Zhirou back to the Jiang Mansion.
Now that he had received news that Jiang Nianjiao was about to board the Ye family's ship, the matter that he originally wanted to deal with in a low-key manner had to be dealt with in a high-profile manner.
It's just that he didn't expect that he was still a step late. Zhao Yanzhen's eyes like thick liquid only stared at the flames in the lake that were still burning quietly.
Because the ship was parked not far from the port, with the fire, the area near the port was naturally burned by the continuous fire.
There are still people near this port, and the fire situation is critical.
Therefore, the guard officer who accompanied Zhao Yanzhen did not think too much and could only give loud orders to put out the fire quickly.
Several other non-commissioned officers who fell off their horses did not care that they were also injured. They hurriedly ran to Zhao Yanzhen who fell off his horse and suffered a few bruises. They said earnestly and fearfully, "Your Highness, the fire is a bit big. Let's go." Why don’t you retreat to the rear quickly?”
"Retreat to the rear? Where do you want me to retreat now? Idiot! Go put out the fire quickly!" Zhao Yanzhen scolded him a few times.
Then Zhao Yanzhen just pushed the non-commissioned officers away and stood up on his own. Naturally, the non-commissioned officers who were yelled at did not dare to continue to hang around Zhao Yanzhen.
At the same time, the flame explosive only burned into the reeds. Although it was a wetland by the water, the reeds were connected to the reeds, and there were only three people in the reeds. Cuiqiao didn't want to be buried in the sea of fire, so she immediately He just picked up the little laborer and pulled Jiang Nianjiao deep and shallow to escape from the reeds.
Because of this, although Jiang Nianjiao guessed that most of the non-commissioned officers today were from Zhao Yanzhen, she did not expect that Zhao Yanzhen would come in person.
So she was only focused on escaping for her life at the moment, and although she still kept the evidence, this evidence was obtained by almost risking her life.
Now she naturally had to take this thing and hand it to Zhao Yanzhen in person before she could rest assured.
Therefore, even after escaping from the fire scene, Jiang Nianjiao had no intention of going back to take a look.
However, since today was not a holiday, most of the city was under curfew, so they could only go to find a nearby residential place to stay. Anyway, someone was already putting out the fire at the port, so there shouldn't be any big trouble.
However, although Jiang Nianjiao understood this, the nearby residents did not expect this. They were almost all awakened by the explosion. Many people barely bothered to put on their clothes and shoes, and hurried out of their homes to look outside. Because of this, Jiang Nianjiao When we arrived here, the place was brightly lit and bustling with people.
Everyone saw the flames shooting into the sky in the direction of the port.
Seeing the danger over there, a middle-aged man was about to send a young man to visit.
Jiang Nianjiao's arrival undoubtedly opened the door for them to know the disaster ahead.
Jiang Nianjiao saw so many people gathered around here
People naturally knew what they were watching, so she only took the initiative to say, "A merchant ship ahead is on fire! But there is no need to panic, there are soldiers putting out the fire ahead! If there is anyone familiar with it, you can go and help the officers and soldiers put out the fire. If you are not familiar with it, try to hide in an open space first."
After hearing this, the panicked crowd breathed a sigh of relief.
Some people have started to organize themselves.
On the contrary, it was the middle-aged man at the head who remained suspicious of Jiang Nianjiao and his party.
After all, although Jiang Nianjiao and his party were dressed as peasant girls at the moment, another woman could actually carry a boy tied into a rice dumpling like a sandbag, and the two of them looked clearly unfamiliar. Naturally, the leader is unavoidable in his suspicion.
He asked loudly, "Who are you? You weren't the one who started the fire in front of me, were you?"
Jiang Nianjiao was well prepared and took out a token and waved it in front of the man and said, "We are the ones sent by Luan Yiwei to investigate!"
It is said that the Luanyi Guards were a secret guard organization during the reign of Emperor Yongwu that mainly engaged in secret investigations. Almost all of its members were women, and they could use various appearances to mingle in the streets.
However, several dynasties have passed, and the Luan Yiwei has been disbanded long ago, but the people obviously do not know about it, just like when Emperor Yongwu established the Luan Yiwei, few people knew about their existence. Now it is because Luan Yiwei has been disbanded that the incident about them has been unsealed. In addition, folk storytellers sang and arranged the story of Luan Yiwei, so this Luan Yiwei has such a high sense of existence in the rumors.
Jiang Nianjiao also took into account Luan Yiwei's high reputation and the characteristics of a woman, so she fooled this group of people.
And Jiang Nianjiao's brand is naturally fake, but these people from the suburbs of Beijing have never seen anyone from Luan Yiwei. Therefore, seeing that Jiang Nianjiao was full of momentum and the behavior of the people behind her was unusual for a woman, for a moment, these people didn't know whether it was true or not, so it was really hard to fight with Jiang Nianjiao.
Jiang Nianjiao also followed the evacuating crowd and left the area.
As for the people who wanted to put out the fire, Jiang Nianjiao only told them not to go toward the port.
After all, the soldiers at the port were originally there to capture talents. Now that something like this happened, and the surrounding area was dark, she was also afraid that the nearby people would argue with the soldiers, which would delay the progress of putting out the fire.
Following Jiang Nianjiao's instructions, this group of people naturally removed all combustibles within a certain distance and established a fire break here.
While the people here were busy, a young man was hurrying towards the port.
When the young man approached, everyone quickly recognized that the young man was Ye Huaizhi, the second son of the Ye family. .
At this time, the kind-hearted young master who always greeted people with a smiling face could only look at the flames burning in the direction of the port with sorrow in his eyes.
He didn't know that his plan had gone wrong at this time. He just saw that none of the people he had arranged to carry out the arson plan today came back to inform him about the matter. He was worried and decided to come and take a look in person.
Now that the flames at the port were still soaring into the sky, he felt a little more at ease. However, he had always been suspicious, so he did not choose to leave directly or go to the port to check in person.
He turned over and dismounted, and just asked the people here, "What happened in the front? Why did the fire shoot into the sky?"
This port is almost contracted by the Ye family, and most of the workers nearby are transferred from Huai'an by the Ye family. The Ye family is almost the god of wealth for the people nearby. The second young master Ye often comes to the dock, and the people nearby Naturally, they all know him.
When Young Master Ye asked about it, the common people only repeated Jiang Nianjiao's words. Then they comforted Young Master Ye and said that someone from the government was already organizing to put out the fire.
Although Ye Huaizhi was surprised at how quickly the government responded this time. But he didn't think much about it.
Just when he was about to explore other news, several soldiers suddenly came to the isolation zone.
Also coming with them was Zhao Yanzhen, who had suffered some scratches.
Zhao Yanzhen also came to investigate the situation after soldiers came to report that there was something unusual in the rear.
But when he saw these people digging fire breaks and dismantling some combustible waste, he knew that these people should be from the nearby natural environment.
He also felt relieved to see the fire-fighting team of the organization that they were so conscious.
But when he turned his eyes and found Ye Huaizhi beside him, his expression froze.
Although he had never met Ye Huaizhi, since he discovered that the Ye family had colluded with those people, he had been sending people to keep an eye on the Ye family, and later ordered people to arrange portraits of the Ye family.
At this time, Ye Huaizhi looked so out of place with the disheveled people nearby that he naturally recognized him at a glance.
Therefore, before Ye Huaizhi could figure out where these soldiers came from and who the leading general was, Zhao Yanzhen just pointed at Ye Huaizhi's soldiers and said, "Capture this boy!"
Hearing this, Ye Huaizhi couldn't help shouting, "What are you doing? Why do you detain me!"
However, Zhao Yanzhen ignored Ye Huaizhi. If he could, he would even want to kill Ye Huaizhi directly here.
After all, the fire was still not extinguished, and the last news of Jiang Nianjiao was that she disappeared near the port. Naturally, he only regarded Ye Huaizhi as his enemy.
The sergeant beside him explained to the people on the side, "This boy is the subject of our investigation. Just continue to do your own thing and don't panic."
The sergeant was busy explaining, but Zhao Yanzhen didn't care about this.
He directly ordered people to take Ye Huaizhi away.
Ye Huaizhi naturally refused to obey. He only struggled and said loudly, "Who are you? What right do you have to take me away? What's more, you haven't said what I have committed."
