On a winter night when the north wind howls, on the side of Taihang Mountains, a geomantic treasure land has been occupied by the Manchu and Qing royal family for hundreds of years. This is the best mountain closure for forestation in human history. It can be said to be the most stringent thing you can imagine. soil and water conservation plan. In the face of the strict imperial power, ordinary people will be beheaded even if they pick a straw stick from it.
It is conceivable that with such protection, how could the forest on this mountain not grow lush? Coupled with the fact that the tomb-keepers of the past dynasties planted a large number of pine trees brought from the Northeast, these evergreen trees are simply natural torches, and the trunks rich in pine oil become the best combustion accelerant.
The crackling wildfires were swirling around the mountain. The north wind was blowing hard, bringing enough oxygen to the wildfires. There was a thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground, and the top ones were all the leaves that had just fallen this autumn. , extremely dry due to the sun, and immediately turned into a prairie fire at the slightest hint of fire.
There were the sounds of gongs and horns everywhere. From the guard camp and the surrounding villages full of people, countless terrified people ran out, carrying broken wooden barrels and driving simple water dragons to the fire scene. Catch up.
"It's Tailing! It's Master Yongzheng... Ancestor, why is it burning..."
"It's a capital crime. These are all capital crimes. If the imperial mausoleum catches fire, none of us will survive..."
"Hurry up and chop down trees and shrubs... Don't let the fire spread to the Minglou and the main hall..."
Twenty thousand guards and tens of thousands of civilians rushed up the mountain like ants. Under the threat of death, they burst out with endless fighting power. And 100% of the people present were Manchus. How could they not care about the resting place of their ancestors.
At this time, Mr. Lian, regardless of his physical weakness, climbed up to the roof wrapped in a bearskin coat, looking at the glorious mountains in the distance, his mind was dizzy.
"Don't burn it to the main hall, don't..." Before he could finish speaking, the old coffin man got dizzy and fell directly into the arms of the lazy monkey.
At this time, Shi Dakai and Liu Lang were dumbfounded. Although they were mentally prepared in advance, when the mountain behind Tailing completely turned into the Flame Mountain, the remnants of the Heavenly Kingdom in Taibaiding were dumbfounded.
The raging fire shot straight into the sky and could be seen clearly for dozens of miles around. That night, all the surrounding villages fell into a sleepless night. The Eight Banners fast horses ran wildly in every village, forcing every labor force to put out the fire. The entire Qingxi Mausoleum completely turned into a chaotic whirlpool.
"Haha...hahaha...hahahaha..." Liu Lang was laughing like crazy. "You have the guts, you really have the guts. I used to look down on military advisors, but today I am completely convinced. The military advisors really have the guts..." He said here The gray-bearded Liu Lang even knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times. Please come to more and faster chapters.
"Mr. Xiao, I have offended you so many times in the past. I will never apologize to you..." Shi Dakai looked at him with a wry smile and shook his head. At this time, a rustling sound and the cry of a few sparrows suddenly came from the forest opposite. .
"Sir is back! Sir is back..." As he spoke, several figures went into the darkness under the leadership of Liu Lang. After a while, the Kung Fu soldiers actually carried Xiao Letian out. Shi Dakai thought that the military advisor was injured, but when he walked in, he saw that the brothers were too excited and carried the military advisor through dozens of miles of mountain roads without touching the ground.
"Your Majesty, how does this fire look?" Xiao Letian said in a very disgusting manner.
"It's really spectacular! But I don't understand why Sir only burned the back mountain and not the Minglou and the main hall? Wouldn't that be more spectacular?" Shi Da asked. Please come to more and faster chapters.
Xiao Letian shook his head when he heard this, "No, our purpose is to use the hands of the Manchu royal family to destroy Lian Er, and the other is to prove our ability to repetitive villains like Liu Sanbian so that they will never be able to do anything in their lives." Dare to betray."
"Remember, our goal is not to fight the Manchus now. Have you forgotten the plan I told you before? What we want now is to keep a low profile and make a fortune silently. If we combine the Minglou and the main hall It’s all burned down, and the city of Beijing is going crazy. At the very least, we have to give you some face..."
Xiao Letian was right. The whole plan was to kill people with borrowed knives, but the knife should not drive them crazy. If the ground buildings of Tailing were really destroyed, the Forbidden City would really send troops to risk their lives.
Xiling is not far from Yixian. The distance of more than thirty miles allows the people of Yixian to see the fire in the western sky. Please come to more and faster chapters. The people who had experienced that night of chaos did not dare to take to the streets, but everyone secretly climbed onto the roofs to look at the red firelight in the west, wondering what had happened.
As for Liu Sanbian, he stood on the city wall and looked in the direction of Xiling, but there was no one serving him. Magistrate Liu could hear the sound of his teeth chattering, and he could also feel that his hands and feet were gradually getting colder. He finally understood what kind of ship he was on. From that moment on, he no longer dared to do anything. With a heart of betrayal, there is no way to get off the ship.
News of the Tailing Mountain Fire was immediately reported to Beijing on the evening of the next day. The Ministry of Internal Affairs did not dare to neglect and reported it to the emperor and the empress dowagers of the two palaces. Emperor Tongzhi was only nine years old at this time, and the actual power of the empire was completely in the hands of the empress dowagers Cixi and Ci'an. Please come to more and faster chapters.
When Cixi heard that such a big thing happened in Tailing during the Chinese New Year, she was furious and immediately ordered the lock-up of more than a dozen senior officials guarding the mausoleum, including Na Lian'er. However, Ci'an was as gentle and kind as recorded in history, and did not want the matter to cause too much trouble. He just ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct a detailed investigation and wait until everything was clear before making any plans.
"Sister, why should you be angry? Let the slaves go and investigate. If it's just a mountain fire accident, we'd better not go to war. We finally captured Nanjing this year. It's a day of celebration. If there are too many accidents, it won't look good..." Ci An, with her enamel-colored fingernails raised, was gently sniffing the fragrance of tea leaves in her hands. Her manners were so elegant that women would go crazy.
Ci Xi sighed deeply in her heart, but she still had to give Ci'an some face. After all, she was the Queen Mother of the East Palace, and she was only the Queen Mother of the West Palace. There was really such a big difference in status.
"Sister, please don't be so kind-hearted in the future. If you don't be cruel to these slaves, they will turn their heads and kick you in the face. Look at what the brochure says. The fire burned for a whole day and a whole night. It's so suspenseful. The main hall was burned down. If we don’t punish them severely, this kind of thing will only happen more and more in the future..."
"On the New Year's Day, peace is more important..." Ci'an still had a calm look on his face and did not answer Cixi's words at all.
That night, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent people to Xiling overnight. However, when they arrived at Xiling the next day, they discovered that Lian Er had suffered a stroke, his mouth was crooked, his eyes were slanted, his mouth was drooling, and he couldn't even speak.
As for the other people, they couldn't give any clues. Only a few housekeepers of Mr. Lian accidentally reported to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs about the banditry in Yi County.
Several senior officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs heard that there were bandits in Yi County? I'm all happy now. Now that I can be linked to local security, I'll be even more prosperous. Updated as soon as possible. However, after they checked with officials in the county to verify the situation, they discovered that Mr. Lian had already offended all the officials in the county.
"You guys are aware that there are no bandits anywhere. It's the second master who wants to rob Huniu, the daughter of old shopkeeper Fan Qian. It turns out that Huniu has a lover who is an American Japs, and there was a conflict..."
"I've seen with my own eyes what happened that night when the city was locked up with bandits. The Xiling Guards mobilized more than 200 troops, which brought Yi County to its knees. But what happened in the end? Except for the fat shopkeeper of the hot pot restaurant. Besides a gangster, where else are there other bandits?"
"Mr. Xiao? Are you asking about Xiao Letian? Oh, hey, he is a real American parishioner. After the incident, Pastor Liu from Beijing sent someone to deliver an identity paper quickly, with all the twists and turns in foreign language. Finally, There is also the seal of their church. Although I don’t recognize the words on it, but from what the men in the escort agency said, they are really Kunlun slaves invited from Dongjiaomin Lane..."
"Forcibly rob a civilian girl? Return Mr. Xiao? Isn't this a joke? Mr. Xiao's face is as white as jade and more beautiful than the opera singer, and he still robs her? The seducer Fan Lian's daughter took the bait. I heard... ...Hehehe, I heard that they have been together in the mountains for a long time, and the one who really wants to rob people is Erye Lian..."
"I'm talking about the senior officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It's not that the lower officials say bad things. Mr. Lian is already so old. He doesn't take good care of his body and bones, and he always covets women. This is not the way to maintain prosperity... "
Several officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were stunned. They didn't expect Lian Er to be in such a bad situation. Not one official in the county could agree with him. Regardless of whether they were insinuating or threatening from behind, these officials actually criticized Mr. Lian. In the end, the supervisor who led the team was so angry that he slammed the table.
"No matter what, it's true that there are bandits in Shalang'ao, right? Is it still false that two to three hundred bandits besieged the Fan family's caravan? Don't forget that Fan Ru is in Beijing. We have asked about it before... …”
What is even more unexpected is that Liu Sanbian, a notoriously cowardly coward, actually withstood the pressure at that moment. He cupped his hand and said, "My lord, I am surprised by this. If there are two to three hundred bandits in this county, why did you do it before?" Have you never committed a crime? Then a large group of people eat, drink and have sex for free?"
"After the incident, I sent the leader Wang Hu to lead people into the mountain to investigate early. It turned out that these were just a group of passing bandits. God knows whether they have fled to Shanxi or Rehe. I am not the only one in Taihang Mountain as big as this. Yixian County... If the supervisor doesn't believe it, then take people directly to the mountains to look for it..."
After saying that, Liu Sanbian walked away. This made several officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs go crazy. How could a little Hanchen or a seventh-grade county magistrate be so bold? Okay, okay, just wait until I return to Beijing to deal with you. You actually dare to act arrogant in front of Manchen. Do you really think you are the two brothers who had their heads shaved?
The anger of the Internal Affairs Bureau boss only lasted for half a day. That night, when Liu Sanbian took his master to secretly visit several senior executives, the dark clouds in the sky finally cleared.
Large pieces of suet-fat jade, East beads, three-foot-high corals, and even a whole box of gold were thrown out, a gift worth a hundred thousand, which made several uncles laugh with joy.
"Magistrate Liu is too polite. We were too concerned about what happened during the day. After all, the empress dowagers of the two palaces were alarmed, so we were helpless..." He still had a bad face during the day, but now everyone is smiling. Like an old chrysanthemum.
The crisis was resolved. One hundred thousand taels of silver was enough to turn an arson fire into an accidental wildfire. Finally, the case was closed by arresting several old mountain guards who were about to die of illness. As for the second master Lian, he had already suffered a stroke, and he had no way to investigate further, so he could only return to Beijing to report everything and obey the holy decree.
Cixi was obviously very annoyed with this conclusion, but she couldn't help but lose all her temper with Ci'an's words.
"It's just a wildfire. Even if we kill all the slaves, it can't be undone. It's already the twelfth lunar month and everything is better for peace... Besides, Zeng Guofan will go to Beijing to report on his duties after the new year. My sister is still here. Please put more thought into this matter!" Cixi immediately fell silent.
In the Qing Dynasty, the most urgent thing was the 500,000 troops under the Zeng Guofan brothers. This was much more important than the Tailing Mountain Fire.
