Chapter 116: Ordered to investigate the fire

After a night of hard work, until he was convinced that the fire was no longer a threat, Sun Tu rode back to his home in Chongmingfang with some exhaustion.

As soon as she opened the courtyard door, she saw Ya'er waiting there full of anxiety, and as soon as she saw him walk in the door, she immediately shouted: "Third brother, and then pounced like a milk swallow throwing into the forest." Sun Tu hurriedly hugged her and patted her back with his hand: "Ya'er, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Third brother, you didn't come back overnight, there was a fire over there, I am afraid and worried about you......" Ya'er said with a little choked up at the moment. The little girl was indeed frightened a lot this night, and when she was relieved, tears flowed out like a flood that burst the embankment, and it was almost enough to extinguish the fire in Changxingfang again.

Sun Tu suddenly felt guilty in his heart, he only cared about helping people fight the fire last night, and he actually left Ya'er behind, which made her feel wronged. At the moment, he comforted softly: "Ya'er is the third brother is not good, I patronized to help people put out the fire, I knew that I should have sent someone to report your safety, but it made you worried." ”

Hearing Sun Tu's explanation, Ya'er stopped crying slightly, and still said a little sobly: "Third brother, did you actually save the fire last night?" But where is the injury? Let me see ......" he said, quickly letting go of the hand holding Sun Tu, pushing him away, and then carefully looking him up and down.

Sun Tu generously let him check it, and said: "Don't worry, I'm not injured, and this ignition can't help me." ”

After confirming that what he said was true, the little girl breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with concern: "Does the third brother know how many people have been burned by this fire and how many people have suffered?" ”

"I don't know about this now, I'll have to wait for the government to investigate. There's only one thing I know now......"

"What is it?" Ya'er asked with big eyes blinking and tears.

"That's when you should rest, look at your bloodshot eyes, you haven't slept all night, hurry up and lie down in the room, forget your homework today." Sun Tu said, and walked in half-hugging Ya'er. Feeling the care from the third brother, Ya'er's heart was sweet, so he was obediently taken into his room and went to bed.

Sun Tu helped her cover the quilt, and after a few words of relief, the little girl finally settled down completely, and then fatigue hit, and she fell asleep deeply. But Sun Tu didn't sleep like her, but came to the kitchen on the side, and after being busy for a while, he steamed a pot of steamed buns and came out, which he prepared for Ya'er, otherwise it would be uncomfortable when she woke up hungry.

After all this, Sun Tu still did not go back to the room to rest, but directly freshened up in the yard, and then quietly went out. He knew very well that after this fire, today's Kaifeng Mansion would definitely be very busy. Moreover, this fire is hidden in the strange, which is the best entry point for him to intervene in the security of Dongcheng, and he doesn't want to miss the opportunity.

So after staying at home for less than an hour, Sun Tu rode his horse again to the Kaifeng Mansion.

At this time, the yamen was really busy, both the errand and the scribe were busy with the things at hand, when Sun Tu entered the door, he happened to meet Sun Fu walking out with a document, and when he saw him, he hurriedly said: "Sun Dutou, you are here, the general judge has been looking for you just now." ”

Sun Tu nodded, then walked a few steps and hurriedly came to the judge's hall. When he got closer, he heard Xue Yuanpeng's eager voice: "You two will take my post from Kaifeng Mansion to find the Fangzheng of Jimin, Tai'an and other fangs, and let them vacate the house to resettle the more than 400 disaster victims no matter what, otherwise they will be the only ones who will ask if there is a mess." ”

The two priests in the hall looked embarrassed, but finally received the order in a low voice, and then withdrew. Sun Tu nodded at them, then rushed over, came to the front of the hall and hugged his fists and said, "Xiaguan Sun Tu has seen Xue Tong's judgment." ”

"Qianli, why are you so late today?" Xue Yuanpeng frowned a little unhappily: "You should know that there was a fire in Changxingfang last night, and my Kaifeng Mansion is a big responsibility." ”

"Xia Guan knew, in fact, Xia Guan rushed over last night, and helped Zhong Sizheng, who was commanding the fire at the scene, to put out the fire...... Xia Guan had just returned home from the fire, and he only came here after a little freshening. Sun Tu replied in a low voice.

Xue Yuanpeng was stunned when he heard this, and after a closer inspection, he found that Sun Tu really had bloodshot eyes, a tired face, and traces of smoke on his neck, and his expression changed at the moment: "There is still such a thing?" So, you have been saving the people for thousands of miles last night? ”

"I don't dare to be this one, the lower officials just did their best."

"That's really hard work." Xue Yuanpeng must be sure in his heart that as long as Sun Tu really does what he says, it will be regarded as the credit of Kaifeng Mansion. But then, his expression became solemn again: "Do you know why this official is in a hurry to find you?" ”

"But what does it have to do with this fire?" Sun Tu asked guessingly.

"Yes, Changxingfang, where the fire broke out this time, is located in the east of the city, which is where the Japanese officials entrusted all the security matters to you a few days ago, and your responsibility is not small."

Hearing this, Sun Tu sneered in his heart: "Are you embarrassed to throw the pot at me?" If you hadn't dragged things out, I would have brought someone over on an errand, and maybe I would have avoided this fire. But he didn't dare to say this to his face, so he could only bow his head and clench his fists: "What the general judgment said is that the lower officials are indeed duty-bound." ”

Satisfied with his attitude, Xue Tongju nodded: "But don't worry, this official can always say a few words for you in this matter, even Fu Yin will not condemn you for this." It's just that you have to atone for your sins, and there must be many people watching this fire, so you have to find out as soon as possible. ”

"What does the general judgment mean is that the imperial court handed over this matter to us to investigate?" Sun Tu understood and hurriedly asked.

"Yes, this is an order sent by the Criminal Department early in the morning, this case is very important, you must find out the cause of the fire as soon as possible, give an explanation to the imperial court, so that the victims can look at it." Xue Yuanpeng said: "Although there is no conclusive number yet, it is said that nearly 30 people died in the fire last night, and as for the shops and houses that were burned, they have already shaken the government and the opposition, and I am afraid that even the official family will be alarmed." ”

Hearing this death number, Sun Tu's heart was also tight, this would be a catastrophe if it was put aside for future generations, enough for many officials to be held accountable, and even lose their positions, right? You must know that this fire occurred at the foot of the Son of Heaven in Bianliang, Tokyo, and its influence is several times greater than that of other places.

However, he quickly regained his composure, and immediately clenched his fists and responded: "The lower official obeys the order, I will definitely do my best to find out the truth of the fire." ”

"Well, this is an opportunity for you, if you can find out the truth, your next errand will be easy to handle, and this official will also strongly recommend you to Fu Yin." After Xue Tongju encouraged him again, he waved his hand to signal that Sun Tu could retreat.

But Sun Tu did not leave obediently, but suddenly said: "General judgment, I don't know if there is a conclusion about the matter mentioned earlier about letting the lower officials bring people to directly garrison Dongcheng?" Now that such a thing has happened, if Xia Guan can still control the place in Dongcheng. ”

"This ......" Xue Yuanpeng didn't expect him to take the opportunity to bring up this matter again, and after a little hesitation, he said, "Then you will be allowed to invite it." But you don't want to make too many troubles, Tokyo is no better than other places, and I can't do anything at will in Kaifeng Prefecture. "At this time, it is time to use him, so I can only give him this power for the time being, otherwise he will have to delay this request for a while.

Sun Tu heard the hidden meaning of his words, obviously this matter had already been approved by Fu Yin, but I don't know why Xue Tong's judgment was stuck here. However, he didn't ask, only hugged his fists again, and then hurriedly withdrew from the hall.

After a while, Sun Tu called Cui Luoshang, Shen Liang, Lu Fang and other subordinates to him, and then briefly repeated Xue Yuanpeng's instructions: "Now that we have a heavy responsibility, don't slack off." Later, I will go to Changxingfang with the official and investigate the relevant fire on the spot, and there must be no mistakes. ”

After experiencing Wang Qi's incident, these subordinates have been obedient a lot, even Lu Fang didn't dare to oppose it openly, and everyone responded in unison at the moment. After a little preparation, Sun Tu took these twenty subordinates to leave Kaifeng Mansion and went straight to Changxingfang.