Just when Xiong Huai was puzzled, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the room, and then, the voice of Taibu watching the tour sounded outside the door:

"The king, the minister has something to report."

"Come in."

"Yui."

Xiong Huai got up from the bed, and when he got off the ground, he saw Guanyou coming in quickly, so Xiong Huai asked before he got dressed: "Taibu, what happened outside, the widow seems to hear the sound of 'walking water', but the Black Emperor Temple is on fire?" ”

"It's not the Black Emperor Temple." Guan You quickly shook his head and arched his hand: "King, there is a fire in the jungle in the north, and just now Right Sima came to report, and he has already sent someone to investigate." ”

"A fire in the northern jungle?" Xiong Huai's eyes sank when he heard this.

Then, Xiong Huai walked briskly to the outside of the house, and then looked north, and saw a fire rising into the sky in the distance. Moreover, the light emitted by the firelight has already illuminated the Black Emperor Temple on the bank of the river.

It's such a big fire, why did it suddenly catch fire, could it be that the Celestial Star Project failed?!

A falling star has set the jungle on fire?

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai looked up, but saw that the star lantern he put was still floating in the sky, obviously, this fire and the star lantern had nothing to do with him.

Since this fire has nothing to do with him...

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai's heart suddenly shook.

It had only been a few minutes since he had returned to his room to go to bed, but the fire had grown from nothing to spread, and it was clear that the fire in the north was raging.

The fire that spread so fast...

Xiong Huai's eyes froze, and he said in a cold voice: "Someone set fire to destroy the forest." ”

"What?" The spectators on the side were shocked when they heard this, and then remembered the King of Chu Sheng who was killed by the thieves, and couldn't help but look at the King of Chu with a pale face and said, "Is there someone who wants to do something wrong, the following..." Next..."

Guan You couldn't go on, he just looked at King Chu with fearful eyes, and he didn't even notice that his voice trembled.

Xiong Huai frowned when he heard this.

Just now, after he thought that someone had set the fire, the first thought that came to his mind was that there was a rebellion against the thieves, and he wanted to attack the east and west, and then take the opportunity to raid him.

Just thought about it, and immediately ruled out this thought, at this moment he is not far away from Yingdu, not only has the most elite guards of the Chu State by his side, but also on the side of Yingdu, there are still 100,000 troops in the hands of Tang Yu of the Zhu State, as long as he gives an order, the army will come in an instant, so no one should dare to be so bold now.

If it wasn't a mutiny, then...

Xiong Huai recalled Yingdu's recent actions, and then immediately had a guess.

I am afraid that this is someone who uses the heavenly change to carry out the human transformation, at the critical juncture of his national sacrifice to the Black Emperor, at the critical juncture when he bathes, fasts and prays for blessings, once someone links the fire with the Mandate of Heaven, this is definitely a fatal blow to his prestige.

Perhaps, early tomorrow morning, many ministers will ask for their lives outside the Black Emperor Temple.

It's just that although Xiong Huai has already thought of this section, he has no way to solve this matter now. One is that it is late at night, and there is no time left for him, and the other is that he has publicly declared his fast during the day to pray for the blessing of the country, and he must not go out to serve in this day, when everyone in the world is superstitious.

Otherwise, even if he had someone put out the fire tonight, the others would have failed to pray for blessings.

Therefore, he can only hope that the crown prince and Zhaoju can quickly extinguish the fire and stabilize the country.

Otherwise...

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Alas, feudal superstition kills people!

After the same joint, Xiong Huai glanced at Guanyou, and saw that his face was abnormal, so he smiled and comforted: "Taibu, don't worry, the widow has the destiny of heaven, and the Black Emperor protects him, and there is just a fire, how can he help the widow." ”

Seeing that the King of Chu not only didn't care about the fire at all, but also smiled, and even his voice was full of confidence, seeing this, he seemed to be infected by the confidence of the King of Chu, his heart was slightly calm, and then asked: "Then what should we do now?" ”

"What else can I do!" Xiong Huai smiled and said: "What to do, now that the prince is in charge of the country, everything is on the top of the prince, even if the sky falls, it is the prince who goes to the top." ”

After that, Xiong Huai turned around and walked towards the house, and instructed as he went: "The widow must also pray for the blessing of the country, no matter what happens, don't disturb the widow." ”

"Uh..." Guan You looked at the King of Chu who was walking towards the sleeping palace instead of the main hall, and couldn't help but be speechless.

Yingdu, Zhaochang Mansion, it was already the dead of night at this time, but Zhaochang, who was Zuo Yin, did not sleep, but kept standing in the main hall, looking intently to the southeast.

It wasn't until he faintly saw a fire from the southeast, and it was getting brighter and brighter, and there was no sign of extinguishing it for a long time, that he let out a long breath.

"Someone!"

Outside the door, Su Mao, a guest of Zhaochang, immediately walked into the hall as soon as he heard Zhaochang's call: "Your Excellency, I don't know what to order?" ”

Zhao Chang glanced at Su Mao and muttered, "How many years has Mr. been with Chang?" ”

When Su Mao heard this, there was a trace of memory in his eyes: "The minister has been serving the king for twenty-three years. ”

"Twenty-three years." Zhao Chang sighed, and then stared at Su Mao with blazing eyes: "Sir, in the past twenty-three years, I have often taken you how." ”

Su Mao responded with Zhaochang's gaze: "Although the minister is not good, but the king treats me very well, the minister has nothing to repay, and he is willing to repay him with death." ”

"Okay." Zhao Chang laughed: "Sir, it's not that serious, this time, Chang just wants to ask Mr. to lead the dead people in the house to spread some news." ”

Su Mao was stunned.

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On the other side, after the fire broke out in the southeast of Yingdu, the local officials immediately organized the people to start fighting the fire, but because the number of people was too small, the fire was not completed, and not even the fire was not controlled, but the fire spread.

Early the next morning.

The rumors that have been silent in Yingdu for a long time are fermenting in Yingdu again.

"Yesterday, the king used the three prisons to sacrifice to the Black Emperor, so Taiyi was angry, and last night a fire was sent down to punish the king."

"No, it's not too one-god, it's the Black Emperor who is angry. I heard that the king appointed the villain and listened to the flattery, so the Black Emperor sent down the heavenly fire to warn the king. ”

"No, I heard that the reason why the Black Emperor was angry was because the king abandoned the good laws and good laws of the Chu State and adopted the new laws of the Qin State to abuse the people. Yesterday, after the king sacrificed to the Black Emperor, the Black Emperor descended on the Chu State, and when he saw the miserable situation of the people of the Chu State, he couldn't bear it, and he didn't like the king, so he was angry. ”

"Did you hear that? The One God is furious..."

"Did you hear about it, the Black Emperor was furious..."

Prince's Mansion.

When the prince got up early in the morning, he heard a report from the officials in the palace that there was a fire in the jungle southeast of Yingdu last night.

"Bushfire?" The prince was stunned for a moment, and then said indifferently: "Spring and summer are dry, there has been no rain in the sky for a long time, and jungle fires are also common, so don't care."

Immediately send a messenger to ask the local officials about the fire, and ask the local officials to organize the people to put out the fire. ”

After the prince sent the little officials who came to report, he leisurely asked people to prepare washing things.

After washing, someone came to report: "Prince, it's not good, there are rumors in the city early this morning, and many people say that a fire from the sky warns the king." ”

"Huh?" The crown prince was stunned, and after inquiring about the rumors, he suddenly remembered his father's way to deal with the rumors a few years ago, so he chuckled and said: "The people are ignorant, and they are good at hearing strange things, which is normal. The so-called rumors stop at the wise, as long as the fire outside the city is extinguished, the rumors will naturally be quelled, and there is no need to pay attention to them. ”