Tibetan beads

Chapter 380
King He Xing calmly listened to the report from the commander of the guards.

"...The road is full of rubble, piled up so high that not only cars and horses cannot pass, but even people are difficult to pass... It's like a landslide..."

"There is no wind or rain today, how can the rocks slide?"

The commander was dripping with sweat: "This subordinate also thinks the same way. Listening to Cai's voice just now, it seems that gunpowder has been used."

King He Xing was surprised: "Gunpowder has such power?"

No wonder he didn't believe it, gunpowder was refined by Taoist priests, and later used in firecrackers, fireworks, and performers of various operas also used it for juggling, but I have never heard of it being able to blow up mountains and rocks.

The leader replied: "When the subordinates went to check, they smelled gunpowder smoke."

King He Xing's face became even uglier.These words reveal two pieces of information. First, someone is holding an astonishingly powerful gunpowder, enough to blow up rocks; second, this matter is man-made, someone cut off their way back and trapped them here!
Thinking of this, King He Xing couldn't sit still any longer, and ordered: "Send people to search the mountain immediately, and make sure to find out the cause of the landslide!"

"Yes."

King He Xing took two steps back and forth, and added: "It is enough to send a small team, the enemy is dark and we are clear, carefully move the tiger away from the mountain!"

"Yes."

The commander left in response, and King He Xing sat back on the throne with a serious expression on his face.

If the landslide was man-made, the target of the other party is undoubtedly this garden.Almost all the people in the Hexing Palace are here, if something happens, those who stay in the Palace will not be able to support the overall situation, and the Chu family will be finished.

Who could it be?Which wealthy family in Zhongzhou?How many important people did not come?Or come here on purpose to confuse the inside and outside?
Hexing Prince's Mansion scanned all the people at the scene to see that everyone was suspicious.

These people were originally the servants of the palace. Since the Green Forest Rebellion, each family has supported their own troops, and each of them has become more thoughtful.Now that the imperial line is falling apart and the world is in chaos, who knows if someone intends to replace it?
King He Xing sat silently, and the atmosphere at the banquet was extremely heavy. A young man who didn't know anything wanted to ask his elders, but he opened his mouth and was reprimanded in a low voice: "Shut up!"

The crowd was so oppressed by the atmosphere that they dared not speak, and in the end it was the Marquis of Jiading who wanted to discuss with King He Xing: "My lord..."

Before the words were spoken, there was another commotion outside.There was continuous neighing, mixed with the screams of the servants, and from a distance, only words such as "don't run" and "catch them" were vaguely heard.

King He Xing's face became even uglier, and he shouted, "What's going on? What happened again?"

A steward came in a hurry and reported in a trembling voice: "The prince is not well, the stable is flooded, and the horse is frightened!"

Everyone was shocked, and when they looked up, there was indeed black smoke rising not far away, and the burning smell was getting stronger and stronger.

The road is blocked and the horses are gone. These nobles rely on carriages and horses to get in and out on weekdays. Where can they escape now?It's like being trapped here!Moreover, the fire is ruthless, it is burning the stables now, won't it spread to the garden later?This is to kill them!

Everyone's face was pale, realizing the seriousness of the matter.

A series of exclamations came from outside.

"Get out of the way, it's going to burn down!"

"Stop those horses, don't come into the yard."

"Where's the water? Where's the water?"

At this juncture, no matter what the servants were doing, they all ran to put out the fire.

It's just that the fire has already burned up, and the lake is far away, which is really not enough.

"Crack!"

"boom!"

"Xi Liu Liu!"

The voices sounded one after another, and the news came in one by one, and the panic in the garden became more and more panic.

"The stables burned down."

"The horses ran away, and a few knocked down the door."

"Not enough, not enough people!"

"No, it's going to burn in!"

These news caused the panic in the garden to spread, and finally someone couldn't help it: "My lord, let the guards put out the fire? What if it burns in?"

As he spoke, the younger child couldn't bear the heavy atmosphere and cried out.

The crying further fueled the panic, and the guests chimed in: "Yes, my lord, there are not enough guards if we don't go!"

"Firefighting is urgent!"

"My lord..."

Under the crowd's sentiment, King He Xing let go: "Then go half the people."

Looking at the rocks that fell for no reason, someone must be watching them. No matter what, they must leave enough combat power.

The addition of the guards eased the situation ahead a lot.

At this time, there was another roar on the mountain road, followed by shouts of killing.

"what's the situation?"

"Not good, there is an ambush on the mountain!"

"Guards! Guards!"

Everyone was shocked, they exploded the mountain and set fire to it, and there was an ambush. Who on earth plotted against them like this?Are you going to die here today?

Hearing this news, King Ha Xing calmed down instead, and the other boot he was waiting for finally landed.

"Come on, meet the enemy quickly!"

The ones who came today were the elite of the guards, and there would not be many people in the other side's secret ambush, so he did not believe that there were stronger enemies in Hexing.

King He Xing settled his mind for a while, and finally freed up to deal with other affairs.

"Where are the young masters? Call them all over."

"Where are the ladies?"

"Invite all the female relatives into the back hall and ask Madam to lead them. If there is something wrong, go out through the back door."

"Don't panic! Follow orders!"

The order was passed down one after another, and the scene finally stabilized a little bit. The female relatives entered the back hall in order, and finally the male guests.

King He Xing stood up and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I don't know who is plotting against us today, but this person's goal is definitely not limited to my He Xing Palace. Just imagine, here are not the heads and wives of each family, but the mainstay. If today It is not an exaggeration to say that there is chaos in Zhongzhou if something goes wrong. Do you want this?"

After speaking, everyone fell silent.

Most of them don't want to contribute to the Hexing Palace, but their own lives are involved, so they have to weigh it.

What King He Xing said is very reasonable, the other party's target may be all of them, even if they only target the palace, who can guarantee that they can escape safely?Losing one's life amidst the chaos is not uncommon!

Soon the first person responded: "What the prince said is that we have to work together in this situation."

The one who spoke was the Marquis of Jiading, who was at the forefront among the noble families in Zhongzhou. As soon as he spoke, the others also spoke up.

"The prince ordered it."

"Listen to the order of the prince."

King He Xing nodded in satisfaction, the inside is not in chaos, so the chances of surviving this calamity are greater today.

"Except for the young and old, all young and strong come here. Do you have any weapons? A saber is fine, take whatever you can. Wait for the guards to go to the main gate to meet the enemy. We will close the two gates and be on duty in different shifts. If there are one or two missed Thieves, beat him down!"

After King He Xing finished speaking, he humbly asked for advice: "Marquis of Jiading, your family's military scriptures are handed down, do you think this arrangement is appropriate?"

Jiading Hou nodded: "My lord's arrangement is very good."

He secretly sighed in his heart, our lord usually enjoys the beauty and enjoyment, but he is not an idiot on the inside.Every family wants to take Hexing Palace and replace it, it's so difficult!

"Okay, then I will leave the guarding of the gate to the Marquis of Jiading."

The Marquis of Jiading collected his thoughts: "I will not disgrace my life."

(End of this chapter)