Chapter 646
Chapter 646
The Spring Festival of later generations is the season of frequent fires, and there are often some selfish villains who harm others and themselves for a moment of pleasure.
However, in the Tang Dynasty, where heating had not yet appeared, fires frequently occurred in the twelfth lunar month of winter.
Just because the winter before global warming was too difficult, if there is no firewood for heating, it will definitely not be able to survive this harsh winter.
Therefore, fire has become a daily routine for the people in winter, and they can face it calmly when it comes.
However, the fires in the past two days are really strange. The places that caught fire twice in a row were all the houses of the emperor's relatives.
The night before yesterday was the royal tea house, and yesterday evening it was the mansion of King Han!
Whether it is the former or the latter, it can be said that it is a key inspection site for Jinwu Guards and Yamen officials.
Now, under the eyes of everyone, there is a strange fire, and even the most stupid people know that there is a ghost in it.
And the movement of Hanwang Mansion last night was even better than that of the royal tea house!
Not only the luxurious and majestic palace was burned, but even the official residences on both sides were also implicated.
Even though the Jinwu Guards and the county government servants tried their best to fight the fire, they did not stop the fire from spreading.
It was because there seemed to be some strange black substances in this sudden fire.
No matter what methods everyone tried, they couldn't extinguish it quickly.
If Li Jing and the little fat man were here, they would definitely recognize this pitch-black substance as oil.
It's just that I don't know how such precious and rare strategic materials flowed into the Han Palace.
……
"Say!
Did you do this? "
Lizheng Hall.
Li Shimin asked angrily with a gloomy face.
Li Jing blinked blankly, and replied bitterly: "Father, now that the child said that I didn't do it, would you believe me?"
"Humph!
What do you think! "
Li Shimin snorted coldly, knit his brows and said angrily: "My father told you to be gentle when you do it yesterday, so as not to hurt Ke'er's muscles and bones!
Who would have thought that before this day, you would dare to set fire to Ke'er's mansion!
Now tell me, how do you want your father to deal with you? "
Li Jing shook his head with a wry smile when he heard this, and replied helplessly, "Father!
Hai'er was wronged, Hai'er really didn't set fire to it! "
"Jing'er, you really didn't do this?"
Seeing that Li Shimin was so angry, Empress Changsun hurriedly asked.
Li Jing sighed sadly when he heard the words, shook his head extremely wronged and said: "Mother, this fire is really not set by the child.
Hai'er knew that Li Ke was not responsible for the royal tea house, so how could he set fire to his palace.
What's more, even if he was really responsible for the tea house incident, the boy would break his three legs at most, so why would he risk setting fire to the house!
Maybe it was because he was too happy yesterday and accidentally knocked down the candlestick while drinking and carousing. What does this have to do with the child! "
"Hehe~
Caused by knocking down the candlestick? ! "
Li Shimin sneered when he heard the words, and asked with a sullen face: "Prince, the candlesticks in your East Palace are made of black oil. Will you place candlesticks around the East Palace?"
"Of course my boy won't, but Li Ke's boy can't guarantee it."
Li Jing curled his lips and said very seriously: "Father might as well think about it.
Everyone knows that only Hai'er and Qingque have black oil, even if Hai'er wants to set fire, he will not use black oil as a kindling thing.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this was deliberately framed by someone who wanted to provoke a fight between Hai'er and Li Ke.
If Royal Father really wants to find out the real culprit, he might as well send someone to Qingque Palace to have a look.
Hai'er guarantees that none of the officials of the East Palace will make such low-level mistakes, but the little fat man is greedy for food and fun, so his subordinates can't guarantee it! "
"You are talking nonsense!
Li Jing, how dare you slander me! "
Hearing that Li Jing had decisively rejected the blame, Li Tai was furious.
"Father!
The eldest brother also mentioned to the boy yesterday that it would take three barrels of black oil to burn down the Hanwang Mansion!
It is enough to see that the fire of Han Wangfu last night must have something to do with the elder brother.
Father, why don't you let the eldest brother hand over all the black oil, and check the remainder to find out whether it is the elder brother's doing! "
"Um!
Qingque is right! "
Li Shimin nodded, stared at Li Jing and said, "Prince, do you have any objection to this?"
"This……"
Li Jing was startled when he heard this, and replied softly with a smile: "Father, last night Lizhi and Youniang wanted to set off the Kongming lanterns, so the boy used black oil instead of kerosene. If the number is checked, it will definitely not match."
"Oh?
Is there really such a coincidence?
Could it be that three barrels of black oil were also missing? "
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly, and there were "fierce lights" in his eyes.
Li Jing stretched out his right hand helplessly, and replied with a wry smile: "It's not just three barrels, but five barrels.
Isn't the boy worried that the fire is not big enough, and the Kongming lanterns can't fly far? "
"Five barrels?!
The fire is not big enough! ! !
hehe~
Prince, do you think I will believe you? "
"Uh……
Do not believe……"
……
"It's Li Jing, it must be Li Jing!!!"
Li Ke lay flat on the bed, wrapped tightly like a mummy.
Tilting his head to look at Concubine Yang with difficulty, he shouted with grief and indignation: "Mother!
Li Jing was so bold that he dared to set fire to Hai'er's mansion.
If the boy hadn't escaped by chance, he would have been buried in the flames by now!
Mother, you must not let him go! "
"Don't worry, don't worry.
Mother must seek justice for you! "
Seeing this, Concubine Yang hurriedly grabbed Li Ke's right hand, and comforted her with tears in her eyes: "Mother will go to see your royal father later, and I will definitely ask for an explanation for you.
You can rest at ease and heal your wounds, don't get angry and get angry! "
"Father is now partial to Li Jing, so how could he seriously punish him!
mother!
The boy was injured by Li Jing last night, you can't let him go easily! "
Li Ke shook his head slightly, feeling more restless in his heart.
Concubine Yang was filled with resentment when she heard the words, she clenched her silver teeth and said angrily: "Don't worry!
Li Jing recklessly set fire to the Prince's Mansion, which is tantamount to committing a riot!
No matter who pleads for him this time, he must pay the price for his mother! "
"it is good!
Mother, the baby is waiting for your good news! "
Li Ke was very happy when he heard the words, and his mood calmed down a little.
Seeing this, Concubine Yang breathed a sigh of relief, raised her head to look at Zheng Rentai and said, "Lord Cui, Ke'er is engaged to Mrs. Zheng!
Now that Crown Prince Li Jing set fire to Ke'er's mansion, the Zheng family in Xingyang would not pretend to be ignorant! "
"This……"
Zheng Rentai was stunned when he heard the words, and beyond Concubine Yang's expectation, he clasped his fists and replied: "Your Majesty doesn't know something.
Just when the minister entered the palace, there were already rumors against the king among the people.
If the minister summoned his colleagues to join forces to speak out at this time, His Majesty would order the third division to investigate strictly, but he would never deal with His Highness the Crown Prince immediately. "
"What rumor?!
How could this be so! ! ! "
Before Concubine Yang could speak, Li Ke struggled to ask.
Seeing this, Concubine Yang comforted her softly with an anxious face, and her gaze towards Zheng Rentai became slightly unkind.
She didn't know if Zheng Rentai was evading it with an excuse or if there was something real.
But it was already his biggest mistake to delay Li Ke's recovery at this moment.
Thinking about it, if she hadn't been alone now, she would have ordered someone to beat her out at this moment.
"Hehe~"
Seeing Concubine Yang like this, Zheng Rentai knew that she must have misunderstood something.
I had no choice but to suppress my temper and bowed my hands, saying quite solemnly: "Alas!
The empress must not misunderstand, and my minister has no intention of evading it.
It's just because it's inconvenient to get news from the empress in the palace. I don't know that there have been rumors among the people after the palace was burned last night.
Some people bluntly said that this was because the King of Han was worried about His Highness the Crown Prince's revenge, so he deliberately used a bitter scheme to frame His Highness the Crown Prince.
The people were misled by such rumors, and most of them already believed it.
If I invite my colleagues to advise His Majesty at this moment, it will be of no use at all! ! ! "
"puff!
Li Jing is really despicable and shameless! ! ! "
Hearing this, Li Ke suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, cursed extremely angrily, and then fainted from embarrassment.
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