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Text 150. Fire in the eastern suburbs

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    At three o'clock in the morning, Kangxi was awakened from his sleep and learned a sad and depressing news. At midnight last night, a fire broke out in an alley in the eastern suburbs of Kyoto. Due to the dry weather in autumn and the wooden structure houses, the fire burned down the whole house.  blocks, dozens of casualties.  (eng.com) is here

    When the fire broke out in the middle of the night, people spontaneously used buckets, wooden basins, etc. to extinguish the fire sporadically. At first, even the prefect and admiral thought it was just a small fire in an individual house and did not take it to heart.

    After the wind helped the fire spread and spread to several households, burning for half an hour and intensifying, even Yu Chenglong, the governor of Jifu Zhili, and Yin Xiong Yixiao of Shuntian Prefecture rushed to the scene of the fire in carriages, and all the Yamen officers and patrol officers from the outer city were dispatched.  , all rushed to the scene to put out the fire.  The fire was raging at that time, and manual watering was of no avail. All we could do was watch the flames violently devour the old wooden houses one after another.

    Yu Chenglong has been in power for many years and has considerable experience. After discussing with Xiong Yixiao, he ordered the government officials to demolish all the houses downwind that had not been affected by the fire. Unexpectedly, he was strongly rejected by the people in the area.  Because ordinary people were waiting to see that the fire had not affected their own homes, many people still wanted to watch the excitement. There were even many people who believed that the distant fire had nothing to do with them, so they went home with their children and wives to continue sleeping.

    The infantry patrol also gathered a battalion of soldiers. However, under the leadership of the guard commander Ma Katong who was on night shift, they did not take any action other than to wait and see the situation to maintain some order. Anyway, people must be investigated and natural disasters are not ignored. It is indeed better to put out fires than to save them.  Driving urgently.  Just to be cautious, he still dispatched a captain under his command to rush to the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion to report the fire situation to the peak.

    At that time, Fei Yanggu was resting with his concubine No. 7 in his arms. When he was woken up in the middle of the night, he was very angry and cursed several times. In his daze, he was still worried and casually asked something important: "How many people have died?"  ?¡±

    The captain who reported the news guessed and replied: "Your Excellency, there are about ten people" Feiyanggu suddenly woke up and hurriedly put on his clothes and boots while muttering to himself that this might not be good, just three or five people, ten casualties.  A few mouthfuls were too much, and tomorrow morning I would have to eat the emperor's steak again.

    After a while, Fei Yanggu, the admiral of the Nine Sects, hurried over at night on a tall horse. Fei Yanggu only met Jackie Chan and Xiong Yixiao, clasped his fists and said, "You two adults are well," and said nothing more.  Opinion.  As soon as they arrived, Ma Ka, the military commander, immediately came to Fei Yangu's side and quietly reported the fire situation to his superiors.

    However, the situation was urgent, so Yu Chenglong stepped forward to discuss with Fei Yanggu: "Admiral, can you order the infantry patrol battalion soldiers to persuade the people in this area to leave their homes, demolish several houses as soon as possible, and leave an open space to prevent the fire from continuing?  spread?"

    Fei Yanggu hesitated and said: "Carrying water to put out the fire is the best. What's the use of demolishing the houses? Besides, demolishing people's houses without authorization is an act of disturbing the people. I'm afraid it's not appropriate"

    Fei Yanggu had a calculation in his mind. The local government officials could do this, but the infantry patrol soldiers under his command could not do it rashly. To avoid taking responsibility, it was their duty to help carry water to put out the fire and maintain order at the scene.

    Xiong Yixiao said extremely anxiously, "Master Fei, please obey your authority in urgent matters. This matter cannot wait for a moment. I hope you will agree to send a patrol battalion to cooperate with the officers." Xiong Yixiao, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, was like those old houses burned by fire at this moment.  Generally speaking, everything inside and outside will be destroyed. Today's matter involves human lives, but if it is not handled properly, the job will be in danger.

    Fei Yanggu remained silent and refused to express his position. After wasting this time, the fire had spread rapidly.

    Yu Chenglong said loudly: "I can't wait for Fei Yanggu. I, Yu Chenglong, will bear all the consequences. Please give the order as soon as possible, Admiral."

    At this time, now that Yu Chenglong has said this, Fei Yanggu can no longer pretend to be cowardly, and has no choice but to tell the commander of the guard army under his command: "Maka, you are at your disposal at your discretion."

    Yu Chenglong immediately ordered Ma Ka: "Commander, quickly send all the soldiers to bring out all the people in those two rows of houses" Mr. Xiong, order all the officers to demolish this courtyard wall as soon as possible, and if it cannot be demolished, immediately pour water on it.  wet¡­¡­."

    Everyone quickly got into action. Soldiers from the infantry patrol battalion held weapons and began to knock on the door from door to door. When someone opened the door, they would call out. If someone refused to open the door, they would pick up swords, guns and sticks to smash the door and forcefully drag the person out.  For a while, the sound of crying for father and mother could be heard endlessly.

    Although Yu Chenglong couldn't bear it, it was a helpless decision that he couldn't avoid.  The government servants were also busy tearing down more than a dozen houses. After working for more than half an hour, the fire gradually reached this point. As expected, it slowly became smaller. Many disgraced police officers and ordinary people gathered on the street, carrying firewood in their hands.  A bucket or footbath finally extinguished a few sporadic fires.

    Yu Chenglong was tired for most of the night, and only then did he feel relieved.  Suddenly, the wind direction changed.  The wind from the northeast blows towards the north, and to the north is another old street.

    Yu Chenglong was shocked, and he, Fei Yanggu and others drove or??He hurried to Dongjiao Beixiang on horseback.

    ??The orange flames danced wantonly in the dim light of the morning sun. Suddenly, a few arm-thick pale water dragons fell from the sky like rain

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    PS: The previous chapter has been slightly revised, and Chapter 125 has been overhauled.
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