Although Zu Yi was not good-character and greedy for power, he was still clear about the major issues. After refuting Wang Hong, he submitted a few more detailed rules and the prince allowed him to report... Zu Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and after the court discussed, he returned to his house for a while.

He had not been asleep for more than two days, and was extremely tired. He fell asleep as soon as his head was touched by the pillow. In the middle of the night, he suddenly heard a mess of people and heard the sound of his family running around and stuttering. He woke up immediately and asked, "What happened outside? Could it be that someone was doing something at night?"

The servant boy came in in a panic and said, "The head of the family, the water flows from the palace is now in chaos!"

Zu Yi quickly stood up and pushed the door out. As soon as the door opened, the chilly wind blew in. He was shocked to see that the southeast corner of the palace, where the East Palace was located, was facing the direction of his mansion, and the sky was lit up, and the fire illuminated most of the sky.

Zu Yi's mansion was given by the emperor a few years ago. It was very close to the palace. You can clearly see the fire spreading... Not only in the palace, but also in the imperial city, the nobles next to the imperial city were also at a loss. There were servants everywhere, maids running around, and there were also people in the palace and outside the palace, all of them were like headless flies. Zu Yi widened his eyes, and immediately lost his sleepiness, and he shouted in a hurry: "Come here, prepare a car, change clothes, I want to enter the palace to ask for a meeting!"

The family members were puzzled and said, "The palace is so chaotic, why don't the head of the family meet again tomorrow?"

Zu Yi scolded: "I don't know how safe your highness is in such a fire, how can I fall asleep peacefully?"

The family stopped dissuading him. Zu Yi entered the palace in a neat dress. Seeing that the guards next to the road were still the same, his heart was half as stable and his pace quickly accelerated a little, fearing that the prince would make a mistake.

Although it was already spring, it was not raining yet and the weather was still dry. The buildings in the palace were mostly made of wood. They were most afraid of fires and burned endlessly... The palace was already in chaos at this time. Everyone put out the fire and fled, and they didn't care about others at all. There was only one general standing on the high platform in the distance, directing everyone to wet their clothes and putting the bucket into the fire. He turned around and saw Zu Yi walking towards him quickly, pulling his arm and asking coldly: "What are you doing?"

Could it be that the fire was not solved?

The fourth-rank right-bearing governor in Zhisu Palace was immediately at a loss and said in a daze: "...I will be ordered to put out the fire."

“Where has the fire spread?”

"We have removed all the houses on the wind direction. If the wind direction does not turn, the fire will be limited to this."

Zu Yi looked at the fire coldly. The entire building in front of him was completely covered with fire. The fireworks were swaying, and the giant pillars were burning, making waves of beating and peeling sounds. The heat waves blew, making people's skin hurt. A group of guards and eunuchs tried hard to water it. Then he suddenly asked:

"How many people are on duty here?"

"One thousand six hundred and eighty-three."

“How many people are putting out the fire here?”

"...one thousand six hundred and eighty-three people." The general saw sweat on his forehead.

"There are only less than 2,000 soldiers in the palace guards. You have all used them to put out the fire, which is ridiculous!" Zu Yi was furious, "The guards in the palace, aren't the main responsibility of guarding all the empresses, your highness? You all came here to put out the fire... I ask you, where is the crown prince?"

"The right-right compatible, the general did not neglect his duties. The general put out the fire, but was ordered by the Queen. I thought that there would be someone to protect His Highness." The general explained in a hurry.

Zu Yi sneered: "...Who will protect and let those eunuchs protect? Can the ministers of the previous dynasty be more reliable than eunuchs? Since you are wearing this armor, don't forget what your responsibilities are. Now you should quickly gather some people and let them protect you immediately!

The general hurriedly took the order and summoned a group of armored soldiers, gathered and deployed, and went to Xuanguang Hall of the East Palace to protect the prince... When Zu Qi arrived, he disappeared. After searching for it, he found that the prince was standing at the foot of a dark wall with some swords, watching the fire there. The prince was obviously awakened, and his robe was wearing crookedly, but he was still calm and did not get too scared.

When he saw Zu Feng coming over, he just nodded lightly, "I have met the right prime minister."

Zu Feng glanced at the woman guarding the side and stepped forward and said, "I am here to see Your Highness. I am late to save my master, which scared you... Why don't your highness stay in a crowded place and ask me to find you for a while."

The prince blinked his eyes and said, "There is a mess outside now. There are only such a few people around me. If there are thieves who have evil intentions, how can I live alone?"

A fire broke out in the palace and chaos had already arisen. The prince was not in a hurry to withdraw, but asked for his safety first. This was a serious act... Zu Yu was secretly surprised. The prince was always tacit. The ministers thought the prince was shy. Unexpectedly, the prince had such a thoughtful mind at such an age. After a while, he said happily:

"What Your Highness said is reasonable. Staying here is indeed much safer than staying next to you."

So he simply stood with His Highness and waited for a while. Several generals led people to report: "Your Highness, Right Prime Minister, the fire in the palace has been controlled, and the fire will not spread again. Your Highness can rest."

A group of soldiers guarded outside Xuanguang Hall, raised their spears in their hands, and drove away everyone who rushed over here... But the prince stood there motionless, sighing softly: "Right Prime Minister, I have one thing to ask you."

"Let me say it."

"Can Huainan be protected? Can the Prince of Baling win?... Why do you hear your quarrels recently? It's all bad news. The master said that the heavens and man are in response. Is God warning of this war and fire?" The prince looked at him with a pair of black and white eyes, his eyes full of ignorance.

Zu Yi's tone stopped and he smiled bitterly: "Does Your Highness believe in the response of heaven and man?"

"I don't believe it." The little fat man shook his head, "But Gu's master believes that he has been teaching Gu this recently."

Zu Yi was relieved again, thinking that Your Highness is really talented and has not been badly taught, which is completely different from Yan Zhitui, a corrupt scholar. He nodded and said, "Your Highness, I dare not say how sure you are, but it is up to humans. You can't stop saving it because of difficulties, right? Wang Lin still has some chance of winning."

"Where is the chance of winning?"

"The chance of victory is still here with Wang Lin. Pi Jinghe is in Huaibei and cannot leave for the time being. Lu Qian's prestige is not enough to command the towns in Huainan. The court can do very little. Only Wang Lin can rely on it. Wang Lin has a foundation in Huainan. He is another famous general and can take on great responsibilities."

"He is the head of the army. Can you feel at ease if you don't send someone to supervise the grandfather?"

"Your Majesty has specially commissioned Wang Lin to recruit 30,000 to 40,000 local village warriors in Huainan. He was originally from the southern country, with the same customs and soldiers who could die. Now the court is unable to control the situation in Huainan. It is better to push Wang Lin to do nothing to restrain him and avoid disaster."

"This is also what Your Majesty means. Although I don't know where Your Majesty trusts Wang Lin, I think it's more than 50% sure." Speaking of this, Zu Qing smiled and said, "Your Highness will understand in the future that those who win the hearts of the people will win the world... In other words, if you want to control the world, you must control the hearts of the world."

Wang Lin was far away in Huainan, so he naturally could not understand the troubles of the court in Yecheng, and he had nothing to do with him. His energy is now in this battle situation that was as broken as sand and a mess. The weather was gloomy for days, and the black clouds were pressing against the city wall, making people feel dull and breathless.

The distant hillside was covered with gray areas, and the big flag was roaring violently in the wind, and the powerful "king" was clearly visible, just like a tiger peeking at prey, making people feel frightened from the bottom of their hearts. Shouyang turned into a huge barracks at this time, recruiting soldiers and training soldiers, and a scene of being in full swing.

"The most important thing in archery is the word "flat", and the trick is on both arms. Whether it is bow or crossbow, your hands cannot shake. Look at it, there is also the instant that the target is in a straight line. That's it. Don't hesitate to aim and fire the arrow immediately!"

"Hold the gun firmly and don't move. If you go to the battlefield like this, you will kill the robe. Everyone's gun tips are pointed in one direction, and you are in a direction. If the other party is a cavalry, you will tear the hole from you and the entire team will be buried with you!"

On the school field, Wang Lin was teaching the recruits to shoot arrows. He picked up the crossbow and stared at the target with his eyes squinted. He fired suddenly. At the sound of the string, a straw man was shot to the opposite end of the crossbow arrow. The crossbow arrow continued to fly more than ten steps, and plunged into the wall of the village, filling the wood with a huge inch.

The soldiers followed suit, picked up the crossbow, adjusted the bowstring, pulled it all over, hundreds of crossbow arrows flew out, and fell on the target like raindrops... Wang Lin put down the crossbow, smiled and said to the soldiers, "Go ahead, practice hard." Then he carried his hands behind his back, and went to inspect other places like a leader. Compared to Wang Lin's leisurely leisure, Lu Qian, Wang Xiangui and others were sitting in Shouyang, and they could not bear it for a moment. They wanted to send troops south to fight Wu Mingche immediately, so they naturally couldn't stand Wang Lin's passive and lazy behavior.

But unfortunately, the military power is now in Wang Lin's hands, so the two of them are not able to speak openly, so they openly and secretly ask Wang Lin's subordinate Wang Yan to lobby.

Wang Yan is the son of Wang Lin's old Shangguan Wang Sengbian. When Wang Lin defected to Northern Qi, he also came with him. He is now the governor of Leling County. Because Wang Yan has a talent for governance (the father of Wang Gui, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty), Wang Lin specially invited him to take care of military affairs... Wang Yan's words still have a certain weight in Wang Lin's words, but when Wang Yan went to find Wang Lin with suspicion, Wang Lin said impatiently:

"Why do you always believe that you will win when you go out? Lu Qian is just a scholar after all. Don't think that it would be great if you have won so many battles. I have fought so many generals of the Southern Dynasties. What did I say?
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