Yingdu.

The two returned to Zhaochang's mansion, and as soon as they sat down in the hall, Zhaochang said with a very heavy face: "Doctor, the matter is urgent, so Yin has used the method of fighting fire with fire, and has extinguished the fire in the west." If you wait for the other three sides to follow suit and extinguish the fires on all three sides, it will definitely be a disaster for you and me, a disaster for us nobles, and a disaster for our Chu State. ”

Jing Shaozheng's mind was messy, and there was no way to deal with it at all, when he suddenly heard Zhao Chang's words, he immediately straightened up and asked: "Zuo Yin, now that Yin is in the south, Qu Yuan led the crowd to gather in Yunmeng in the east, it is really too difficult for us to expand the fire at this moment." ”

"Nope." Zhao Chang shook his head: "Actually, it's not difficult at all. ”

Jing Shao was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhao Chang in surprise, and asked, "Zuo Yin, dare to ask Ji Jiang's exit." ”

Zhao Chang sneered: "Now Ling Yin Quyuan and they are not guarding the outside of the fire, even so, then we will put another fire elsewhere." ”

"Set another fire!" Jing Shao gasped and looked at Zhao Chang with some fear: "Zuo Yin, is it necessary for us to take risks again?" ”

"It's necessary, it's very necessary." Zhao Chang nodded affirmatively: "If we don't do this at this time, wait until the fire is extinguished, and when the king comes out of the Black Emperor's temple, the king announces that he has successfully prayed to the Black Emperor and let the Black Emperor take action to extinguish the fire."

At that time, not only will the ministers be terrified, the people will be worshiped and feared, but the king will also become a living god.

At that time, if the king announces the resumption of Wu Qi's law, or adopts Qu Yuan's previous suggestion and declares the third and second generations of the gentleman to be beheaded, then what should you and I do? ”

Jing Shao stiffened when he heard this, this was the most fearful place in his heart.

The gentleman's Ze III was beheaded, and the title status can only be passed on for three generations, and after three generations, those who have no merit become scholars, which ······

I'm sorry for the ancestors and ancestors who passed down the title, I'm sorry for the great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren I haven't seen yet, and I'm sorry for my hard work in the middle.

This is simply unacceptable.

Thinking about it, a wave of madness appeared in Jing Shao's eyes, and he nodded: "Zuo Yin's words are reasonable, this is too necessary." ”

Zhao saw Jing Shao agree, and immediately spoke: "Doctor Shang, you hand over all the dead soldiers in your family to me, and leave the matter of arson to me." ”

Saying that, Zhao Chang looked at Jing Shao and muttered: "And you, Doctor, I hope that Doctor you will go to Si Defeat's Mansion later, so that Si Defeat will create chaos in the city early tomorrow morning, spread rumors, and force Ling Yin back to Yingdu." ”

After that, Zhao Chang said with a fear of Zhao Ju in his heart: "Ling Yin presides over the firefighting, and the nobles dare not move, which is really too unfavorable for us." ”

Jing Shao nodded, and asked hesitantly: "Zuo Yin, it's no problem for me to visit Si Luo, but now the city is full of patrolling soldiers, and the spies of Zhibeiya are also all over the city." In this way, how can Si Shi create chaos and spread rumors? ”

"It's easy!" Zhao Chang smiled: "······"

Outside the city.

After ordering Yin Zhaoju to extinguish the fire in the west, he left a small number of people to continue to patrol the west to avoid the resurgence of the fire in the west, and on the other hand, he brought most of the people to the south and personally took over the personal belongings of the nobles, preparing to extinguish the fire in the south tomorrow.

After dinner.

Knowing that Zhao Chang had pretended to be unconscious and returned to the city, Zhao Ju was thinking carefully about how Zhao Chang would make a move, at this time, Xiang Junshen opened the camp tent, walked into Zhao Ju's temporary command tent, walked in front of Zhao Ju, and arched his hand: "Sir, the students have counted all the people and nobles who took the initiative to fight the fire, and they have been enlisted in the army.

With five people and two soldiers, the law of the army was adopted, the territory was divided, and the password was set up, and it was strictly forbidden for anyone to trespass, and it was strictly forbidden for anyone to act alone, and with the private soldiers of the husband and the students, a patrol of 500 people was formed to patrol all over the south side, and once anyone was found to have violated the ban, he would be immediately killed. ”

"Okay." Zhao Ju nodded, and then ordered: "Tonight is a critical night to extinguish the fire, the patrol team needs to patrol all night tonight, and after the fire is extinguished, the division will be rewarded for meritorious deeds." ”

"Students understand." Xiang Junshen nodded.

At this time, Huang Xie also opened the tent and walked in.

"Sir!" Huang Xie bowed his hand, and then spoke: "Just now, the students have divided the people in the south into two parts, one will control the fire in the first half of the night, and the other half will take over in the second half of the night, so the people who control the fire will continue throughout the night to control the fire as much as possible. ”

Saying that, Huang Xie said confidently: "Wait until early tomorrow morning, we can go all out and use the method of fighting fire with fire again to extinguish the fire in the south." ”

"Okay." Zhao Ju nodded when he heard this.

Then, Zhao Ju inspected the crowd in the south again, and after seeing that the nobles in the south saw that he was all as well-behaved as rabbits, he left Huang Xie to command and control the fire, and let Xiang Junshen personally lead the patrol to inspect, and then returned to his temporary camp.

As time passed, the time slowly came to the middle of the night, just before the substitution, just as Zhao Ju sat in the tent and closed his eyes.

Suddenly, there was chaos outside, and countless people were shouting:

"It's on fire... It's on fire..."

Zhao Ju was shocked when he heard the voice, opened his eyes and stood up, then walked quickly to the outside of the tent, and then looked in the direction that the people were pointing.

But further south, five pillars of fire rose and began to spread.

Seeing this, Zhao Ju suddenly frowned deeply, and secretly exclaimed: "Crazy, they are crazy!" ”

At this time, Huang Xie, who was in charge of fighting the fire, walked over quickly, and under the illumination of the fiery red firelight, he came to Zhao Ju's side with a pale face: "Sir, what should I do now." ”

Zhao Ju: "······"

After a long while, a murderous intent appeared in Zhao Ju's eyes, and then he took out his own order letter from his waist, handed it to Huang Xie and said: "Quick, you immediately take the order letter for the teacher to Zhanghua Palace, go to Zuotu Qu Yuan, and ask him to hand over your two hundred slaves to death row." Then you will take these prisoners to Yingdu and hand them over to the prince, and ask the prince to behead them in public in the city early tomorrow morning.

Tell the prince that these people are spies sent by various countries and thieves who are dissatisfied with the state of Chu, and they deliberately set fire to it last night, and some of them have been caught and immediately executed to set an example. ”

When Huang Xie heard this, he immediately nodded admiringly, then took the order letter, took a hundred private soldiers, and quickly headed towards Zhanghua Palace.

At the same time, in Zhanghua Palace, Qu Yuan, who had also not fallen asleep, looked at the dozen or so new pillars of fire that were spreading towards Zhanghua Palace around him, and his heart was full of resentment and chill.

"Crazy, they are crazy, this Zhanghua Palace is the treasure of my Chu country, since the completion of Zhanghua Palace, for more than two hundred years, Zhanghua Palace is the first palace in the world, is a symbol of the strength of Chu State, they dare to... How dare they..."

At this time, the guard of Zhanghua Palace hurriedly walked to Qu Yuan's side: "Zuo disciple, the fire has surrounded Zhanghua Palace, and seeing that the fire will spread to Zhanghua Palace, what should we do?" ”

When Qu Yuan heard this, he immediately gathered his thoughts, and after a little thought, he muttered: "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to keep Zhanghua Palace." ”

Saying that, Qu Yuan's face sank, and he ordered loudly: "Order, immediately organize people to clean up all the weeds and trees within a hundred steps of the palace, and then set fire to the outside of the palace, drive the fire outward, and protect the palace." ”

"Left disciple!" The guard was shocked: "Left... The outside of the palace is a garden and a hunting ground that have been loved by kings in the past... It's..."

Qu Yuan didn't wait for the general to finish speaking, then interrupted: "This matter is naturally known in the future, if the king blames it in the future, he will bear it with all his might." ”

"This... Good! When the guard heard this, he immediately walked away quickly.

Then, under Qu Yuan's personal command, the people in Zhanghua Palace immediately took action, and some people took hoes and shovels and began to clear the weeds and small trees outside the palace.

Some of them took axes and began to cut down trees frantically on the outside, while others took halberds and frantically pushed the trees to the outside of the palace······

Shortly after Qu Yuan ordered the fire, Huang Xie arrived at Zhanghua Palace with Zhaoju's letter of order.