Chapter six hundred and thirty seventh heart in the fire
When Chen Yin heard Qin Dewei's words, he almost broke his teeth in anger and shouted: "Don't let the dog go!"
At this time, the other royal guards saw that a big fuss was about to happen, so they rushed forward and surrounded Governor Chen to persuade him. Otherwise, if the board that disturbed the palace was knocked down, everyone would be in trouble.
Xu Miaojing took the opportunity to sneak out and followed Qin Dewei. As he walked, he complained: "It's just that you said Governor Chen, why bother teasing Lu Bing?
It’s not like you don’t know that Lu Bing has a special status and you just know what’s going on. Why did you purposely provoke him?”
Qin Dewei frowned and thought about the matter, and replied casually: "Although Lu Bing is the emperor's milk brother, his identity as a milk brother is not omnipotent.
Judging from my repeated testing today, this person is very thoughtful, and he seems to be wary of you, and even wants to suppress you."
Xu Miaojing said a little unhappily: "I am just an ordinary guard in uniform, why do others want to suppress me?"
Qin Dewei continued to answer: "In the eyes of others, your main role in Jinyiwei is that of a confidant who runs errands for Eunuch Qin.
Now you have an extra layer of halo, and you are still Taoist Master Tao's son-in-law. If Taoist Taoist Master Tao becomes Master Tao, with these two identities combined, you will be worthy of special treatment.
Governor Chen is from the old faction of the feudal lord. If you don't deal with him, who will deal with him?
And Lu Bing’s greatest resource is his special close relationship with the emperor, and if you have a veteran like the future imperial master, wouldn’t it be possible to take away Lu Bing’s resources?”
Xu Miaojing couldn't help shouting: "It's so annoying!"
Qin Dewei said disdainfully: "Is this annoying? There are still many twists and turns that have not been mentioned! Do you think Lu Bing has already flirted with Yan Song, otherwise why would he be alienated from you?"
Xu Miaojing's head was about to explode, so she simply asked out of habit: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Qin Dewei sighed, Lu Bing's identity as a brother-in-law can only be a solid foundation, and it is indeed not omnipotent. Historically, Lu Bing's real success relied on his successful rescue from the palace fire.
But this credit cannot be taken away casually. It is really extremely dangerous, and there is a real possibility that you will be burned to death and unable to get out.
Otherwise, with so many uniformed guards present throughout history, why was it that only Lu Bing rushed into the fire, and why didn’t anyone else dare? Don’t others know how much they contributed to rescuing the driver?
"When you stay overnight next to the palace tonight, first prepare a few more buckets of water, and then prepare quilts!" In the end, Qin Dewei could only say this to Xu Miaojing.
On this early spring night, the wind from the north was still very strong. At the fourth watch, most people had already entered the deepest state of sleep.
The journey was so tiring that no one had insomnia at night, except Qin Dewei, who kept his eyes open until the fourth watch.
He even asked all four of his followers to stay in the house and gave a death order to protect him no matter what tonight.
When he vaguely heard the noise, Qin Dewei jumped up from the kang, grabbed a bucket, poured it on the quilt, and asked his entourage to hold it.
Then he hurried out and went straight to the palace. At this time, most people had not reacted and were still asleep.
Except for Qin Dewei, only the imperial guards in the temporary shacks built next to the palace for the "imperial guards" had discovered the fire.
The wind in early spring in the north is really strong, and the fire takes advantage of the wind and spreads very quickly.
Especially at night, no one noticed it at first, but by the time outsiders discovered it, the entire palace seemed to have been shrouded in firelight.
Qin Dewei and the royal guards, who were the quickest to react, stood outside the palace gate, panicked and at a loss.
Why didn't these royal guards rush into the scene of the fire immediately? They even stood outside the palace gate and patrolled.
First, they, the imperial guards, are military attachés who have been passed down from generation to generation, and the fault and responsibility for the fire are not theirs. No matter who becomes the emperor, they will still be world officials, and their fundamentals will not be affected at all.
Secondly, most of their royal guards did not have a very close personal relationship with Emperor Jiajing. Even if a new emperor came, their future would not necessarily get worse.
Third, according to the rules, palace affairs belong to eunuchs. Even if they are pro-soldiers, they are still foreign ministers. Without the emperor's order, they cannot interfere with palace affairs.
To take an extreme example, if you rush in and see the naked imperial concubine, will you die or not?
Therefore, for most of the royal guards, serving as a retinue is just a job to make ends meet.
As long as the responsibility is not on you and someone is not stabbing Wang Shajia in front of you, you really lack the motivation to brave the sea of fire and risk your life.
If it wasn't so dangerous, just rush forward and the benefits would far outweigh the risks. But this kind of fire is really too dangerous and you can really lose your life!
Of course, there are always exceptions to everything, and Lu Bing, who had a special close relationship with Emperor Jiajing and whose future depended entirely on him, was an exception.
But at this moment, Lu Bing looked at the sea of fire that would bring life-threatening danger, and he was hesitant for the time being!
The most critical problem at the scene now is that there is no backbone and no one who clearly gives orders!
Qin Dewei looked behind him and saw that other ministers had not followed him. He looked around and saw no eunuchs in power appeared at this moment.
He didn't have much time left for him! Qin Dewei immediately made a gesture to his four followers, then rushed to the Governor Qian Shi, held his palm in front of the Jinyi Guard Chen Yin, and shouted angrily:
"Chen Yin! Why don't you give the order quickly and order the Jinyi Guard Officer School to rush into the palace to rescue him!"
Looking at the raging fire, Chen Yin hesitated for a moment, feeling extremely confused.
You, Qin Dewei, are just yelling. You, a minister of words, can only use your mouth! You don’t have to do it, so of course you can scream happily!
What Chen Yin hesitates about is that if he gives the order to rush in, then he, the person in charge, must take the lead.
This is to save the driver. If everyone else rushes in, but he does not rush or falls behind, it means that he does not want to save the driver, and he will definitely be prosecuted afterwards.
Also, it seems that no one in the surrounding uniforms wants to rush into the sea of fire and risk their lives. If the order is not carried out, but who is responsible in the end?
But Qin Dewei didn't want to give Governor Chen any more time to hesitate. Ma Er, his most loyal follower, suddenly walked around behind Governor Chen and hit him hard on the back of the head with a stick.
Then several followers swarmed up and tied Governor Chen up with a cowhide rope and gagged him.
Governor Chen's personal soldiers still wanted to save people, but they were forced back by Xu Miaojing, who was well prepared and led a group of subordinates with swords.
This is a calculation without intention. Who would have thought that Qin Dewei and his gang would suddenly take action.
Qin Dewei smoothly pulled out Chen Yin's waist knife, took out the seal ribbon from Chen Yin's arms, waved it hard and shouted to everyone around him:
"Chen Yin deliberately sat back and watched the Holy Emperor fall into the sea of fire. His behavior is no different from treason. Everyone will punish him! The situation is urgent now. Please obey my orders!"
Damn it! The groggy Governor Chen still had some hearing left. When he heard these words, he struggled angrily. If he didn't struggle, he would take all the blame.
But he was immediately hit with a stick again and was completely knocked unconscious.
The rest of the Jinyiwei officers around looked at Qin Dewei indifferently. You said that you will follow your orders? Who gave you the authorization? Gu Hao
The Jinyiwei are the emperor's personal army. Except for the emperor himself or with the emperor's authorization, they cannot be directly mobilized even if the chief assistant comes.
The reason why they didn't stop Qin Dewei from trying to trick Chen Yin was because they needed Chen Yin to take the blame. If something big happened, they could shirk Chen Yin's responsibility.
Then Qin Dewei suddenly turned towards Lu Bing, who was at the front of the crowd, and shouted domineeringly: "Lu Bing! I order you to enter the palace first and find the location of the Holy Master!"
Lu Bing: "."
Originally, he had made up his mind and was ready to go up the mountain of swords and into the sea of fire with or without Qin Dewei's greeting. After all, Emperor Jiajing was his brother-in-law, and he was nothing without Emperor Jiajing!
But after Qin Dewei shouted so loudly, if he rushed in again, in the eyes of others, it would be as if he was completely obeying Qin Dewei's orders!
What a fucking feeling it is to step on a horse!
Qin Dewei pointed at the water-soaked quilt brought by his entourage and continued to torture Lu Bing: "I have prepared everything, can you get on it?"
With so many people watching, how could Lu Bing dare to say "no"?
Then Qin Dewei suddenly turned to Xu Miaojing. Seeing that Xu Miaojing was silent, the choice was completely left to Xu Xiaodi himself.
I have said many words in advance. If you want to have a brighter future, just rush into the sea of fire with Lu Bing and use your life to gain wealth.
If you just want to be an ordinary royal guard and earn a living, just stand outside safely and wait for the final result.
Xu Miaojing gritted her teeth and grabbed another water-soaked quilt: "I'll go too!"
Everyone else was shocked. They didn't expect that besides Lu Bing, there were fierce people who dared to risk their lives.
Qin Dewei sighed secretly, waved his hand and said loudly: "How magnificent! Go!"
He also added very tragically to Xu Miaojing and Lu Bing: "If there is any disharmony, your wife and I will take care of her, so don't worry about it!"
Then Qin Dewei watched Lu Bing in front and Xu Miaojing behind, and ran in from the palace gate.
He may be able to calculate people's hearts clearly, but Qin Dewei cannot grasp fire. Life and death are determined by fate and wealth.
In fact, Qin Dewei was a little impulsive, and went in together to get a direct rescue, but he still held back. First, it was too dangerous. Qin Dewei didn't want to be involved in the danger himself, and time travelers are not invulnerable to fire and water.
Second, in order to avoid suspicion, the inner palace was an absolutely forbidden area for foreign ministers. No foreign minister in the Ming Dynasty ever set foot in the inner palace.
The Jin Yiwei are personal soldiers. These Jin Yiwei officers in front of them are currently equivalent to the imperial guards. It is also their duty to rush into the inner palace to rescue the emperor.
But if a foreign minister rushes into the inner palace, even if the situation is urgent and the circumstances are extenuating, it may still make the sensitive Emperor Jiajing feel uneasy.
Therefore, we should stick to our duty, be prudent, and don't cross the harem line easily, and don't give Emperor Jiajing a chance to feel uncomfortable.
Besides, it’s not like you can’t earn credit outside.
Putting aside his messy thoughts and concerns about Xu Miaojing, Qin Dewei forcibly began to direct the firefighting on the spot.
Although no one in the Jinyiwei Official School was convinced, no one except Qin Dewei was giving orders at this time. Who else could he listen to if he didn't listen to Qin?
Besides, when he was in Zhaozhou, Qin Dewei also made a temporary guest appearance as the commander-in-chief. It’s not that everyone couldn’t adapt.
At this time, a group of ministers also rushed to the scene. Qin Dewei raised his sword, pointed at Yan Song and his son and said:
"Everyone is old, weak, sick, and disabled. It is useless to come forward! Therefore, there is no need to get closer. Please step back!"
The old bureaucrats immediately woke up. They knew that Qin Dewei wanted to take the commanding credit, but he was unable to refute.
What Qin Dewei said is reasonable and well-founded. A group of frail old men over fifty or sixty can't even lift a bucket. What use are they in the face of a fierce fire?
The front line should belong to a twenty-year-old boy like Qin Dewei!
But Yan Shifan, who was standing in the outer circle supporting his father, almost exploded with anger. You, Qin Dewei, just call others "old and weak", but who are you talking about when you specifically say "sick and disabled"?
To be honest, a ruthless man like Yan Shifan was really determined to abandon his father and rush to the palace to fight for wealth.
But Qin Dewei kept gesticulating with the waist knife that he didn't know where it came from, so Yan Shifan didn't dare to step forward at all, fearing that Qin Dewei would take advantage of the chaos and kill him.
Qin Dewei frightened the other ministers away, turned around and shouted: "Use sand and soil to start cleaning from the gate, and gradually clear a passage inside, prepare to receive rescue!"
Inside the palace, the fire spread extremely quickly, and eunuchs and maids were everywhere running for their lives.
Xu Miaojing didn't care about others or the surrounding environment. He only had Lu Bing in his eyes.
He kept his brother-in-law's advice in mind, saying that Lu Bing had a special relationship with Emperor Jiajing after all, and it was very likely that he knew the way to the palace, especially the inner palace, so he should follow Lu Bing closely and don't wander around on his own.
Fortunately, the temporary palace is not big and the roads are not complicated. If there are no restrictions, it only takes a while to run from the southernmost point to the northernmost point.
He seemed to be speaking very slowly, but in fact it didn't take long. After passing through several layers of palace gates and courtyards, Lu Bing suddenly stopped.
He stuck his head out from the water-soaked quilt and looked around, as if trying to identify something. After he finished identifying and confirming, he walked towards a palace gate that was burned by fire.
Lu Bing really wanted to rescue Emperor Jiajing at this time, and he didn't care too much about the addition of Xu Miaojing behind him. It was better to have a helper than none.
And Xu Miaojing knew in her heart that it was probably Lu Bing who inferred that the emperor was sleeping in that courtyard, otherwise he would not have made such a fool of himself and went over despite knowing that there was a fire.
At this moment, countless images flashed through Xu Miaojing's mind, including the cunning and suspicious brother-in-law and the cunning factory official, Eunuch Qin.
This white lotus flower of mine was led to evil step by step by them! Even good people have to turn into evil. It’s all the fault of this world!
Then Xu Miaojing, with tears in her eyes, gently stretched out her foot and tripped at Lu Bing's feet.
The unprepared Lu Bing suddenly stumbled hard and fell heavily on the hard stone steps. The large amount of fireworks dust made him dizzy for a moment.
Without saying a word, Xu Miaojing jumped over Lu Bing and started rushing toward the palace gate alone.
When she walked through the palace gate with her eyes closed, there was also a raging fire in the courtyard. Xu Miaojing glanced around and saw Emperor Jiajing sitting next to the water tank in the courtyard, coughing violently.
Xu Miaojing rushed over quickly, not daring to look directly at the emperor in detail. She held up the water-soaked quilt, bowed her head and knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, Xu Miaojing, is here to escort you on the order of Qin Dewei! If you dare, please allow me to carry Your Majesty on my back, put on a water-soaked quilt and walk out!"
Emperor Jiajing stood up unsteadily while holding the water tank, took the water-soaked quilt and put it on his body, and ordered Xu Miaojing: "Turn around and carry me on your back!"