"Marty, if the people retreat, wouldn't the fire be wider and larger? I'm afraid that this house will not be able to be kept?" Lu Xiao shook his head anxiously.

"Lieutenant Lu, there is a shortage of water at the moment. Even if you put out the fire at tens of thousands of people, you can't reduce the fire. Instead, it will get bigger and bigger. If you continue for one or two hours, you will still not be able to keep this house. Let the retreating people set up fireproof isolation belts nearby. After this area is burned, the fire will naturally decay. Otherwise, when this area is ignited, the huge flames swept with the wind, and the entire south of the city may be affected..."

"But...but if you don't actively put out the fire, your Majesty will ask you tomorrow that you can't afford it!" Lu Xiao's face turned pale.

"You are not the only one here. Doctor Feng Xiangmeng and I and so many colleagues are standing and watching the fun?" Chen Xu curled his lips in anger.

Feng Quji and Meng Yi couldn't help but twitched for a moment without saying anything. The Ministry of Revenue next to him made Gao Teng unable to help but speak: "Lieutenant Lu, the Zuo Prime Minister is right. Now the situation is urgent. Don't look back and forth. Let the civilians who are putting out the fire and the imperial guards retreat quickly, remove the surrounding debris, trees and other flammable objects, and isolate this area. Otherwise, it will only get worse and worse until dawn. If the fire has not been put out before dawn, then your Majesty will really have to bear a lot of connections when asked about you!"

"Mr. Lu, what Gao’s Ministry of Revenue is reasonable, and he is willing to give up and gain. Don’t act like a woman. Listen to the words of the left prime minister, and quickly let the civilians and the imperial guards retreat~"

"It's not bad, it's better to be early, not late. This fire must be put out before dawn, otherwise your Majesty will definitely be furious tomorrow!"

Under the persuasion of a group of officials, Lu Xiao finally gritted his teeth and asked the officials of the Lieutenant's Office to inform them, and let the imperial guards and civilians involved in the firefighting retreat and began to clean up the surrounding flammable trees and debris. At the same time, he ordered the surrounding residents to prepare a large number of water supplies to collect water and store them in order to prevent the fire from burning the house and continuing to spread.

Seeing tens of thousands of people retreating in an orderly manner amid the sound of police sirens and gongs, all the officials couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Only Qi Dang and a few people with real estate looked ugly, but according to the current situation, they seemed helpless.

After the firefighters and the imperial guards retreated, the fire that lost its suppression burned even more violently. With the help of the night wind, the flames rose nearly a hundred feet high, and quickly ignited the fourth and fifth houses. With the sound of crackling and continuous collapse, the gravel flew everywhere in the sky, and the raging flames rose even higher. The red flames could be seen hundreds of miles away, which scared the people in nearby towns and villages to the point of being terrified and thought that the entire Xianyang was burning.

An hour later, the last two houses on the street were swept into by flames, but by this time, the fire in Zhao Gao's mansion, which was the first to burn, had begun to extinguish.

After another hour, the sky in the east began to turn white, and the fire that had been burning for a whole night finally began to fade away. After tens of thousands of people were busy all night, all the trees and debris near this area were cleared and the fire did not expand.

When the sky was bright and the eastern sky slowly turned red, the fire finally calmed down completely. Under the command of the imperial guards of the Central Guard, the people carried water into the disaster area to extinguish all the remaining fires. As the bell of the late Yin hour rang, Lu Xiao, who was unshaven and haggard, finally got the news that the fire was extinguished, and there was no trace of Mars at the scene.

"Hu~~" Lu Xiao finally breathed a long breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves, and hurriedly rode his horse to court without having time to wash and eat.

The whole of Xianyang was noisy all night, and the emperor must ask about the details this morning.

All the civil and military officials were almost the same as Lu Xiao. They didn't sleep much almost all night. They took a carriage and went to court with sleepy eyes. When Chen Xu finished eating buns and drank soy milk with two dark circles, he got off the carriage and walked into the court hall, he found that all the officials had arrived. Lu Xiao sat on the chair with anticipation and looked at him, his eyes full of pity and love.

"Your Majesty is here!"

As the envoy shouted, all the civil and military officials stood up to welcome him, and the emperor walked out with the bell of the hour of Mao as usual, with a slightly pale face and a little frivolous step, and he didn't look very energetic.

Qin Shihuang walked to his dragon throne, glanced at the cultural relics, waved his sleeves, "You all have flat body, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After a rustling sound of jade pendants and wooden chairs colliding and moving, all civil and military officials sat down.

"I heard a fire broke out late last night when Zhao Gao's mansion caught fire. What's the current situation?" Sure enough, the first thing the emperor did when he went to court was to ask about the fire.

Lu Xiao quickly stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, the fire has been extinguished. A total of seven large houses, including Zhao Gao's mansion, were burned, but no one was injured or killed..."

"Seven houses were burned down. Lu Xiao, your Lieutenant's Mansion was in slump and couldn't sleep? Also, why did the fire catch? Can you find out the whole story?" The emperor was furious.

"Your Majesty atones for his sins. At the beginning of the fire, I have arrived at the scene. However, the Zhao Mansion was deserted for a long time, and the heavenly dry things were dry, and it was full of flammable objects such as thorns and dry grass. In addition, the pond was not available in autumn, so the fire could not be extinguished in time. Later, the guidance of the Qinghe Hou, he arranged for the imperial guards and civilians to clean up the surrounding trees and debris. This allowed the fire not to spread in the end. This... This is my greatest effort. I missed my duty to put out the fire, so I would like to give up the crime!" When Lu Xiao explained, sweat rolled down his forehead.

"Your Majesty, Lieutenant Lu has done his best. After the fire broke out last night, I, the Right Prime Minister, the Imperial Officer, and dozens of colleagues from the three provinces and six ministries were all present. The fire was too big and could not stop it. I could only retreat and call for the second best. At the cost of seven houses, I would like to call for sufficient time and preparation, and finally the fire did not expand to other houses. Please let Your Majesty observe clearly!" Chen Xu stood up to support Lu Xiao.

After all, this incident was completely caused by his deception. In fact, according to Lu Xiao's method of being a starting point, three houses would be burned as long as they were properly disposed of, and the one left by Qi Dang's father-in-law could be preserved. However, in order to empty the land, Chen Xu directly came up with a shameless idea and set up a huge circular isolation belt for space to time. Finally, he watched the fire burn the seven houses to pieces.

"Your Majesty, the fire ministers and others were present last night. The sky was dry, the night was dark and the wind was high, and the lack of emergency water was indeed difficult to control. It was not that Lieutenant Lu was unable to put out the fire. Moreover, the area was all old houses, and they were empty and uninhabited at the moment, and it did not cause a major disaster. Your Majesty should not be angry and hurt his body!" Feng Qu saw that he could not stay out of the matter, so he stood up to help explain.

"Your Majesty, I can all testify. The fire is indeed fierce and difficult to control. The Zuo Prime Minister and Lieutenant Lu have a proper handling strategy, so that even greater disasters have not been caused!" In a while, a large group of officials who witnessed the fire last night stood up and put it on.

"It turns out that all my dear friends are participating in the firefighting. It seems that I am too worried. Since this is the case, the Lieutenant's Mansion still needs to speed up the investigation of the cause of the fire. In the autumn and winter seasons, we must strictly prevent the use of fire among the people, and strive to avoid such a big disaster in the future!" Qin Shihuang saw that almost all officials of the three provinces, six ministries and above stood up, and knew that they could not blame Lu Xiao for this matter.

"Thank you for your forgiveness. Last night, I rumored that the Fourth Battalion of Lieutenant was closely inspected and arrested many beggars hiding in the ghost street... In the early morning, a suspicious person covered in blood was caught in a nearby stable. Maybe this person was a bandit who was arsonized. I will report to Your Majesty when I interrogate him clearly!"

"That's good. If you catch the bandits, you must be interrogated strictly. See who is trying to disrupt my capital. If you really have any plans, I will destroy the three tribes!" Anger flashed across Qin Shihuang's majestic face.

Chen Xu's whole body tightened, and his heart couldn't help but hop a few times.

After the fire was under control last night, he returned to his house to rest in the morning, probably in the early morning. He had asked Lu Xiao if he had found the cause and clues of the fire, but it was a mess at that time. Lu Xiao was busy and ignored his head and ended up saying that he had not found any clues, so Chen Xu didn't ask much, but Lu Xiao said at this time who was the suspicious person he caught, and whether it could be Chen Yong and the others...

Chen Xu was a little restless in the following government affairs, and gritted his teeth and answered some government affairs requested by the emperor and the three provinces and six ministries. Because the Mid-Autumn Festival market was still continuing, the recent court meetings were relatively short. Half an hour later, the morning court was dispersed. Chen Xu rubbed his temples and walked out of the court, catching up with Lu Xiao who was hurrying to leave.

"I just thank you for your help in explaining. I wonder what the Zuo Prime Minister has ordered?" Lu Xiao bowed gratitude.

"Lieutenant Lu just said that he had caught a suspicious person. What is his identity? Whose person? Is there any clues to the interrogation?" Chen Xu asked calmly.

"The Zuo Xiang forgives the crime. It was too chaotic and busy last night. Moreover, the Fourth Battalion of the Imperial Army arrested at least hundreds of suspicious people. Gu Wu had not had time to interrogate him. However, I have already seen what Zuo Xiang said. He was slim and tall, more than eight feet tall, with a crooked nose, a strange face, and looks like a beggar. But this person didn't say a word, so he didn't get any useful clues..."

Thinking that Chen Xu was going to help investigate the cause of the fire, Lu Xiao was grateful and told him very carefully about what he got.

Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. This person must not be Chen Yong and the others.

"Lieutenant Lu, arson in the capital is a death penalty. Although this fire caused a major disaster, it is a matter of life after all. Please make a clear conclusion before interrogating. Don't let innocent people be wronged. Moreover, in this autumn and winter, Zhao Gao's house is surrounded by vacant abandoned land. Many beggars hiding in the process of making fires to keep warm or cooking food may also cause fires by accident. Therefore, you should be careful when investigating this matter, and do not involve too much and affect the innocent..."

"The Zuo Prime Minister is benevolent and righteous. Xiao must instruct these suspicious people to be carefully interrogated and never let innocent people be wronged!" Lu Xiao nodded quickly.

"Well, there are both fires and festivals, and there are markets outside the city. The Lieutenant's Mansion must have been busy with no leisure recently. This marquis will not waste Lieutenant Lu's precious time. You go first. Come and find me in time if you have any difficulties!" Chen Xu nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you for your understanding, Lu Xiao for saying goodbye!" Lu Xiao bowed his hand hard again, his expression quite moved.
Chapter completed!