Vol 4 Chapter 13: Meteor Shower Night (Part 1)

Chapter Thirteen Meteor Shower Night
Not long after Chi Hanfeng sat down, he didn't finish a glass of wine. The inner attendant hurried over and called the general out.
This time, Hongshi sitting on the main seat also noticed that although Chi Hanfeng apologized for the lack of due respect for Hongshi, it was mostly limited to small-scale occasions. Identity, it is not difficult to think what might happen to the emperor.
Chi Hanfeng went out with a chuckle, and there were two squadron captains and two squad captains standing outside. The squad captain had a smoky mark on his face. According to the day's schedule, the two squadron captains and the previous The area that the captain is responsible for is definitely not together.
"My dear general, humiliation should be damn! When the fireworks were fired in the east of the city, I accidentally ignited the residential houses. There are now two fires. The humiliation has arranged more than 300 people to extinguish the fire and evacuate the residents." Lu Tian, ​​a squadron leader.
"General, the main road in the Xicheng area where I am responsible has overturned the lights and candles, and there is an open fire. Now more than 500 guards are all fighting the fire. When I went out, I stopped the 200 mercenary regiments going to Nancheng and sent them to the scene. "The other squadron leader Earl Hogg followed the report.
Chi Hanfeng's brows were already tight, and he looked subconsciously to the east and west-the imperial capital was brightly lit, and it was difficult to see the presence of fire anywhere. During the Lantern Festival in previous years, the fire problem was also the most serious problem, but I did not expect that three incidents occurred in just half an hour this year. Since autumn, the autumn has been refreshing and airy, and there hasn't been much rain near the capital. The air is very dry, perhaps for this reason.
"According to our previous arrangements, if there are special circumstances, you can go to maintain the Colorful Dragon Knights, why don't you go?" Chi Hanfeng's words vaguely condemned.
"Your Excellency General, I have arranged for someone to invite the Toyota Vice Commander of the Colorful Dragon Knights. It is estimated that they are on the way." Lu Tian quickly explained.
"Quick, immediately send all the left-behind soldiers of the Colorful Dragon Knights to enter the city to maintain law and order, and arrange for all infantry of the Xuanqing Landing Dragon Mercenary Corps to patrol. The Armenia of the Xuanqing Mercenary Corps is inside, waiting for me to enter , You immediately arranged for the domestic helper to ask him out, saying it was my order, and ask him to work hard tonight and lead the team personally. "
"Yes! Lord General."
Chi Hanfeng rearranged his clothes, and a smile on his face entered the grand banquet hall again. In the meantime, several heads of the army took him by the side and asked kindly: "General, is there something out there? Need help?"
"Where, where, it's just that my stomach is not very good." Chi Hanfeng changed the subject with a smile, and then saw the Red Stone Great Emperor cast a doubtful look.
Chi Hanfeng's buttocks hadn't been seated yet, and he hurried to the inner waiter outside the door. The general's face suddenly turned into bitter eggplant. Unexpectedly, the inner attendant did not find him, but walked to the position of two other empire VIPs, whispering a few words, the two envoys' faces became difficult to look, and hurriedly stood up and left the banquet hall.
Then, another servant came under the wind and hurriedly came to Chi Hanfeng and bowed his head to ask him out. Chi Hanfeng was about to leave, and the inner servant next to Hongshi Emperor came over to stop him: "My lord, your majesty wants to know what happened What happened. "
"Oh, nothing, just because of the salute fireworks that caused three fires in the city. Your Majesty, there are no physical casualties. The Colorful Dragon Knights and the clergy of the Holy Empire are in place to ensure the safety of the residents. Please do not Anxious, affecting the banquet. "
When Chi Hanfeng arrived outside the door, he immediately realized the seriousness of the gaffe. There were traces of fireworks on the six or seven imperial soldiers outside the banquet hall. The two captains were all present.
"What happened?" Chi Hanfeng asked coldly, suppressing his anger. Even such trivial matters can't be handled well, and there is really no need for nearly 10,000 imprisoned troops.
"General, I am sorry to disturb you again and again ..."
"Okay, you told me what happened, don't go around." Chi Hanfeng's face was covered with frost.
"The three fires that happened just now have been extinguished, but two more have happened in two other places. There are too many people in the imperial capital, and it is too difficult to evacuate. I went to ask the Colorful Dragon Knights to send reinforcements, but more than half an hour has passed. No one came. We just sent two more captains to inform them. "Hall, acting deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, stepped forward to report aloud.
"And ..." Siegya, another captain, hesitated to say something.
"Say, don't talk about it."
"Yes, General, we need manpower to disperse the crowd. There are at least 100,000 residents in a block, and more than 1,000 forbidden and swordsman troops to evacuate. There is no way at all." Siegya put out his opinion loudly: "We need manpower. In the previous Lantern Festival, all the 10,000 imprisoned troops of the imperial capital were dispatched, and the mercenary regiment and the swordsman battalion were required to cooperate. Now our total number of hands is only 9,000, and we have to guard the palace and be stretched. "
"Siegya, I will allocate another team to you from the guards of the palace. You will immediately arrange for people to go to the Prince and Duke ’s palace. All the military posts will be sent to the hearing officers in the various provinces. Fight the fire. Hall, you are now responsible for the safety of the palace. You have only two teams of soldiers in your hands. Immediately, the distance within 300 meters outside the palace is designated as a restricted area. "
Chi Hanfeng pondered again for a moment: "Now, it is announced immediately that the tonight ’s night is over. All residents must return to their homes by 10:00 pm. Those who stay on the street after the due date ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Please come to Gyeonggi Province The general government office drinks Kung Fu tea. "
The two young captains in the back heard the Kung Fu tea and subconsciously threw out their tongues. Is the Kung Fu tea in the General Administration Office delicious? Each cup of tea costs 15 gold coins, each cup of hot water costs 5 gold coins, the private room fee per hour costs 5 gold coins, and each plate of snacks costs 20 gold coins. You are invited to drink tea for at least 5 days. People who save money tighten their belts and spend a hundred gold coins in 5 days. The wealthy ones say that if they do n’t have enough money, they will immediately send them into the sands of the northern part of the imperial city to dig sand until they pay off their debts. It takes only 100 bags of sand to earn a silver coin. In the past few years, there have been people who dug sand for as many as two or three years, and as time goes by, people have continuously broken the sand dug record.
"Yes! General!" After receiving the order to expand the army, the two captains left quickly after saluting.
Chi Hanfeng smiled again and returned to the festive banquet hall. The inner servant beside an emperor was already waiting by the seat. Chi Hanfeng whispered to the inner servant and whispered: "There are a few fires outside, and people have been arranged to put out the fire. Also, please inform Hongshi, because this year's military There are too few people, and the Colorful Dragon Knights have to defend outside. Therefore, starting from 10:00 pm, Cai Xiao ends. Please ask him to be prepared. "
There are constantly delicious food and drinks coming up, most people have not noticed what happened just now.
Suddenly, there was a loud deafening noise outside, and quite a few guests were shocked when the wine glass fell to the ground with a series of crisp sounds.
Followed by a loud noise followed by a series of strings, sitting in the hall, you can see the red light beating directly from the window paper in the south, small tableware and chopsticks on the table were shaking locally, and then everyone The ground was clearly shaking.