Chapter 235 What a fire!
The dozen people sneaked into the Longjiang Treasure Shipyard and disappeared in the blink of an eye. The huge Longjiang Treasure Shipyard was quiet, and suddenly a fire appeared faintly.
Many workshops in Longjiang Treasure Shipyard are mostly wooden houses. Now they suddenly caught fire and spread quickly. The most terrible thing is that there are more than a dozen fire points, and they are even spread throughout Longjiang Treasure Shipyard.
The people who guarded Longjiang Treasure Shipyard found that there was a fire in the Longjiang Treasure Shipyard and their expressions changed drastically. They screamed: "It's time to go out, it's time to go out, put out the fire!"
Dozens of people saw more than a dozen fire points in Longjiang Treasure Shipyard, especially the fire light had faint signs of spreading, and they rushed forward to try to put out the fire.
But if there is only one fire point, if it is discovered in time, there may be hope of saving it. However, there are more than a dozen fire points, and dozens of people seem to be a lot, but when it is scattered, it is not enough to extinguish the fire point.
Especially when these people tried to rush into Longjiang Treasure Shipyard, more than a dozen men in black rushed out of the Longjiang Treasure Shipyard. A cold light flashed by. The dozen people actually rushed towards these people who were trying to put out the fire with weapons.
"kill!"
It is obvious that the fire in Longjiang Treasure Shipyard was ignited by these people, and these people actually wanted to stop others from putting out the fire. It can be seen that the person who set fire was determined to turn Longjiang Treasure Shipyard into ashes.
The unification of the chaos of war, when the dozen people dragged the firefighters to tea, the fire had completely spread, and the sky-surgent fire could be seen throughout Longjiang Pass.
In the dark night, the fire was so big that even the city was alarmed.
Looking out from the middle of Nanjing, the sky was red, and many people were alarmed and looked towards Longjiang Pass with confusion.
Fan Heng had been struggling all day today and returned to his house. After taking a shower under the service of a beautiful concubine, he just lay down not long after.
Suddenly, a sudden knock outside the door woke Fan Heng up.
Fan Heng sat up and said with some impatientness: "Why are you so panicked? Don't you know I'm resting?"
Outside the door, as Fan Heng's confidant, eunuch Li Ying said anxiously: "The general manager is not good, something happened to Longjiang Treasure Shipyard and Longjiang Treasure Shipyard!"
Fan Heng, who was sleepy, suddenly woke up when he heard the news from Li Ying. He turned over and got out of bed, changed his clothes and opened the door, stared at Li Ying who was bowing at the door, and said with a sharp look in his eyes: "What the hell is going on? Why did something happen in Longjiang Treasure Shipyard?"
No wonder Fan Heng was so angry. After all, he told Chu Yi about the Longjiang Bao Shipyard during the day. At that time, he promised Chu Yi that there would never be any accident in Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
But how long has it been, and the words are still heard. It took only a few hours to make it happen. The Longjiang Treasure Shipyard, which he had promised that something would happen, was slapped him in the face. How could he meet Chu Yi?
He grabbed Li Ying and Li Ying, as Fan Heng's confidant, naturally knew the importance of the Longjiang Treasure Shipyard, and even the people sent to protect the Longjiang Treasure Shipyard were arranged by him.
Li Ying was caught by Fan Heng, and her face was full of fear and said with a trembling voice: "Master General Manager, Longjiang Bao Shipyard suddenly caught fire late at night, and there were more than a dozen fire points. The people we sent tried to go in to put out the fire, but were stopped by a group of people. After they were killed off, the fire in Longjiang Bao Shipyard had completely spread and there was no hope of rescue..."
Taking a deep breath, Fan Heng gritted his teeth and said, "What's going on in Longjiang Treasure Shipyard now?"
Fan Heng was only concerned about the outcome of Longjiang Treasure Shipyard at this moment, and Li Ying looked pale and pointed at the red Longjiang Treasure Shipyard and said, "Please look, Master General, the fire in the direction of the Treasure Shipyard is soaring into the sky, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's over!"
Fan Heng then noticed the redness of Longjiang Pass. Just by looking at the fire in the sky, you can guess how big the fire in the direction of the treasure shipyard was.
"So cruel, so cruel. Who is so brave, even the treasure shipyard dares to set fire to the fire."
Fan Heng gritted his teeth. If the person who set fire in front of him now, Fan Heng would definitely tear his death apart.
Li Ying lowered her head and said tremblingly: "Sir, the treasure shipyard has caught fire. How should we explain to the Supervisor!"
Li Ying knew very well that Chu Yi valued the treasure shipyard. As Fan Heng’s confidant, Chu Yi did not hide the purpose of coming to Jiangnan from Li Ying, so Li Ying knew that such a treasure shipyard was burned out, and Chu Yi would definitely be furious.
Fan Heng narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "Prepare the sedan chair, I must first go to Longjiang Bao Shipyard to check."
Soon Fan Heng sat in a sedan chair and headed towards Longjiang Bao Shipyard as fast as possible.
At this moment, in a quiet courtyard, several figures sat on the high attic. The four-story attic is quite high among the many buildings in Nanjing.
Sitting by the window, several figures were drinking wine, but just looking at the expressions of a few people, you knew that their minds were not on the wine and food in front of you, but instead looked into the distance from time to time.
"Brother Wei, don't worry, all the people we sent were capable dead soldiers. As the saying goes, only a thousand days to be a thief, not a thousand days to defend against thieves. Longjiang Bao Shipyard is as big as that of a large shipyard. It is not difficult for some people to sneak in and set a fire."
I saw one of the people present raising a glass to one of them with a smile on his face and he looked confident.
Wei Min raised his glass and replied to the other party, "Brother Mo, what I am worried about is not whether Longjiang Bao Shipyard can be burned. I am just worried about what will happen if the fire continues to burn, the eunuch Chu Yi will react."
Mo Li drank the wine in one gulp and said coldly: "I think the castrator will definitely be angry to death. If you want to open the sea, you have to see if we agree."
A man next to him put down his wine glass and showed his murderous intent, saying, "If it weren't for the unfathomable cultivation of the eunuch, and the East Factory and the Jinyiwei masters were guarding him, I decided to lead the dead soldiers to kill the eunuch!"
Mo Li said slowly: "Burning the shipyard is just the first step. As long as Chu Yi does not die, a mere shipyard cannot stop Chu Yi from opening the sea, so we must find a way to kill Chu Yi."
Wei Min, who was standing beside him, said, "Brother Mo, what is the contact with the one in Nanchang City? Have you ever replied?"
Mo Li stroked his beard and said with a smile in his eyes: "That person who has always been ambitious, raised a dead man and made armor and weapons privately, which is just that the court doesn't know. Even if we don't push him, that person will sooner or later on the road of rebellion. Now we will work together to promote it, even if he doesn't want to rebel."
Wei Min applauded: "It's so good. As long as King Ning rebelled and raised the banner of clearing the king's side, the court would inevitably be in turmoil. Chu Yi, who is the chief supervisor of the rituals, would be the best scapegoat. By that time, under the pressure of civil and military officials in the court and even the harsh public opinion of the world, even the emperor would not be able to protect the eunuch Chu Yi."
As he said that, Wei Min sneered: "Think about how Liu Jin collapsed. Just Chu Yi wants to open the sea, it depends on whether we agree or not!"
One person chuckled and said, "You can rest assured that Muzhai Gong is already in contact with his old friends in the court. Just wait for King Ning to raise an army, we can help King Ning enter the capital and kill the foolish monarch. Even if the eunuch Chu Yi has great skills, without the support of Zhu Houzhao, he will have only one way to die."
Wei Min sighed: "Now I can only hope that King Ning can successfully start a crime and enter Beijing. Otherwise, we can only take a risk and kill Chu Yi."
At this moment, fires surged into the sky from the direction of Longjiang Pass, and Wei Min and others who were sitting on the high loft immediately saw the flames soaring into the sky.
"Hahaha, it's a fire, look, the fire is soaring to the sky, Longjiang Treasure Shipyard is completely finished!"
Near Longjiang Pass, the people who were alarmed around came spontaneously to put out the fire. Unfortunately, the fire had spread and swallowed the huge Longjiang Treasure Shipyard. Not to mention putting out the fire at this moment, even if you want to get close to the Treasure Shipyard for dozens of feet, you will be burned by the rolling heat waves and no one can get close to it.
A sedan chair stopped beside the treasure shipyard. Fan Heng came down from the sedan chair and suddenly felt a wave of heat coming. At first glance, a raging fire was burning violently and the fire was soaring into the sky. Although it was old, the fully equipped Longjiang treasure shipyard disappeared in a fire.
Looking at the treasure shipyard in the fire, Fan Heng's eyes flashed with a cold look and said to Li Ying: "Have you ever caught a fire?"
When such a big fire comes, there must be an explanation. Li Ying had previously said that the people they sent to guard the Longjiang Treasure Shipyard had fought with the people who set fire, so Fan Heng asked this question.
Li Ying nodded, then shook her head and said, "Although a few people were caught, these people were obviously dead soldiers, and now they are just a few corpses."
Fan Heng was not surprised. If he could really catch a living person, Fan Heng would not believe it. It is definitely not easy to send the people of the Dead Warriors and the Fire Treasure Shipyard.
Even Fan Heng himself could think of who the person behind the scenes was.
It was nothing more than the conversation between him and Chu Yi, and Chu Yi's purpose of coming to Jiangnan is also known. The gentry and merchants in Jiangnan dare not say anything, at least half of them are related to the sea trade.
It can be said that there are many powerful, gentry, and merchants who rely on maritime trade to obtain huge benefits, thus forming a huge interest group.
Such an interest group is entrenched in Jiangnan, and even in the court for a hundred years. It can be said that if anyone dares to open the sea, he will inevitably be subject to a crazy counterattack from this interest group. Even the emperor has to carefully consider it under the counterattack of this force, so that he cannot open the sea.
It is precisely because of understanding these that Fan Heng is even more embarrassed, because there are too many people behind this fire that can be suspected, and it can even be said that the nobles in the city, even the Duke of Wei's Mansion, are suspicious.
After sighing slightly, Fan Heng said, "Follow me to the Spring and Autumn Courtyard, I will go to pay homage to the governor."
Spring and Autumn Villa
Chu Yi sent Cao Shaoqin to take Yang Liuli down, and the bathroom was covered with water stains due to the unification of Yang Liuli. After a simple cleaning of his body, Chu Yi changed his body and left the bathroom with his clothes.
The night wind was chilly. Although it was already early spring, the wind at that night was still cold. After a glance, Chu Yi only found that the red light was everywhere outside the city, and he couldn't help but frown.
A figure appeared beside Chu Yi, which was Qi Hu, the big head of the East Factory.
Chu Yi looked at Qi Hu with his hands behind his back and said, "Qi Hu, but what did you find?"
Seeing Chu Yi looking at the red light, Qi Hu bowed and said, "Report to the Lord, there seems to be a fire outside the city, and the fire is so big that the fire can be seen in the huge Nanjing city."
When Chu Yi heard this, he frowned and said, "Big Fire?"
Suddenly, he was shocked. Chu Yi's body fell on the high roof. Looking from afar, he saw red lights soaring into the sky outside the city. He could only hear Chu Yi say, "If I remember correctly, that direction should be the direction of Longjiang Pass!"
Qi Hu, who followed Chu Yi to the roof, nodded slightly and said, "What the Supervisor said is very much. That place is in the direction of Longjiang Pass!"
Looking at the direction of Longjiang Pass, Chu Yi's eyes flashed with a chill, and he heard Chu Yi sneer: "Very good, these people are really well-informed. Even the shipyards supervised by the government dare to burn them."
Feeling the murderous intent that spreads on Chu Yi, Qi Hu bowed slightly and dared not speak.
At this moment, a voice came from outside the villa: "Master, Eunuch Fan Heng has something to ask for a meeting!"
Chu Yi's figure fell and said slowly: "Please come in and talk."
When he saw Fan Heng walking quickly, he walked closer, and fell to Chu Yi with a bang, touching the ground with his forehead, and whispered: "Supermaster, there is a fire in the Longjiang Treasure Shipyard. Fan Heng is guilty of being in prison. I am here to apologize to the Supermastermaster, and I also ask the Supermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermastermaster
Looking at Fan Heng lying in front of him, Chu Yi opened his face coldly and kicked Fan Heng on the shoulder, only kicking Fan Heng to the ground, but Fan Heng felt relieved and got up and bowed to Chu Yi again.
Chu Yi snorted coldly and said, "The Longjiang Bao Shipyard has caught fire. This is what you guaranteed to me to be safe and sound. Think about it yourself. How long has it been, and the words are still in your ears. Then you come and tell me that the Longjiang Bao Shipyard has caught fire. What's the use of this supervisor?"
Chu Yi, who was furious, kicked Fan Heng again.
Fan Heng wailed: "I am not in the supervision and dare not defend myself. I also ask the supervisor to give me a chance. I will definitely catch the person who set fire!"
He looked at Fan Heng coldly, and Chu Yi shouted, "Get out and check it out. No matter who it is, if you can't find out, don't come to see me."
Fan Heng bowed to Chu Yi, left the Chunqiu Villa, and shouted at Li Ying and other subordinates: "Check for our family. Even if we dig three feet into the ground, our family will dig out the fireman."
After Fan Heng left, Chu Yi, who was originally angry, looked calm now, and there was no such angry look.
Cao Shaoqin, who had placed Yang Liuli, appeared beside Chu Yi and his eyes were withdrawn from a distance. It was obvious that Cao Shaoqin had just seen the scene where Chu Yi scolded Fan Heng.
Cao Shaoqin could only hear him whisper: "Supermaster, Eunuch Fan may not be able to find the person who set fire..."
Chu Yi said lightly: "Nanjing is far away from the capital, thousands of miles apart. Fan Heng's life is too leisurely, I'm afraid he will forget his responsibilities."
As he spoke, Chu Yi said coldly: "If it weren't for the fact that he had promoted this governor in the past, he would have cut off his head just by dereliction of duty."
Neither Cao Shaoqin nor Qi Hu spoke, because Chu Yi was really tolerant of Fan Heng, and he really thought about his past relationship. He didn't see how Wang Yue, who was still above Fan Heng, had he ended up now. If Fan Heng had not been cared about by Chu Yi and his old love, he might have been killed like Wang Yue. How could he be in charge of this Nanjing city as he is now and enjoying glory and wealth.
Turning around and walking into the study, Qi Hu, Cao Shaoqin, Tang Yin, Fang Li and others also entered the study, stood aside one by one.
Chu Yi sat there, gently tapping on the table, his eyes fell on Fang Li and said, "Fang Li, you have always been resourceful. Let's talk about it. What should I do if the people from Longjiang Treasure Shipyard have been set on fire this time?"
Fang Li was stunned at first, and after he reacted, he immediately stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Chu Yi: "Return to the governor, according to his subordinates, there is only one word to deal with such lawless people, kill him! Kill him, and the blood flows into a river."
Tang Yin couldn't help but look at Fang Li, with a hint of hesitation on his face. Chu Yi noticed Tang Yin's expression and said to Tang Yin: "Tang Yin, do you have any different opinions?"
Tang Yin hurriedly said: "The Lord Supervisor, what Fang Li said is indeed a method, but it is not a solution to the symptoms. Bo Hu was born in Jiangnan and knew very well how deep the muddy water in Jiangnan was. If the Lord Supervisor wanted to open the sea, he had to face not just as simple as one or two families, but dozens or hundreds, and even more families with close ties with sea trade. These people were intertwined into a big net in Jiangnan, which was definitely not something that could be destroyed by killing."
Chu Yi nodded slightly and said, "Then what kind of way do you have to deal with it?"
Tang Yin's eyes flashed with a wise divine light and said, "Actually, the Supervisor has already had an idea in his heart. Bo Hu dared to suggest that the Supervisor divide and win over. Only in this way can he open a gap in this big net, otherwise it will only cause changes in Jiangnan."
He looked at Tang Yin with appreciation. Although Fang Li was very talented and knowledgeable, he focused on conspiracy and plotting, and lost the right way.
As Tang Yin said, killing alone is not enough. One hand is a big stick and the other hand is a carrot, winning over, differentiating, and suppressing. This is the solution.
However, before winning and differentiating, a bloody killing is absolutely inevitable. Only by eradicating the most radical group of hard bones can we implement the strategy of winning and differentiation.
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ps: The book "The Strong Man Comes Out of the Nuclear Explosion", a novel written by an author who has no heroine, a protagonist without conspiracy, in front of absolute power, it's over
Chapter completed!