prosperous age

Emperor Jiajing himself also liked to watch fireworks, and when he heard that his concubine wanted to watch, he had no objection.

Soon, several large fireworks racks were carried into the Yongshou Palace and placed on the square outside the palace. They were placed close to the palace for the emperor to watch.

"My lord, isn't this too narrow?"

Huang Jin frowned when he saw the fireworks stand brought in by the servant, and couldn't help but whispered to Emperor Jiajing.

"It's okay."

Emperor Jiajing didn't pay attention to Huang Jin's worries at all. He didn't see that the two rows of fireworks racks were facing the main hall. The fireworks they released would only fly past the gate of the hall, and would not fly into the palace at all. What good did he do? worried.

Emperor Jiajing did not go out of the palace, but had the door of the palace opened wide. He and his concubine sat in the palace to watch.

In an instant, the fireworks on the fireworks stand were lit by the servant, and then spewed out colorful fireworks, illuminating the entire square of the main hall.

The fireworks racks are arranged in two rows, and after the first row is lit, the second row of fireworks racks is lit immediately.

All kinds of fireworks are arranged on this firework stand. In order to increase the lively atmosphere, court fireworks are often not set off sporadically one by one, but are combined in a frame combination. They are connected in sequence, and once ignited, they are placed continuously for a long time.

After the servant ignites the fuse, the fireworks of "Hundred Beasts Breathing Fire", "Jinzhan Yintai" and "White Peony" are sprayed out first, and then the firework fireworks that are jetted into the sky are ignited , "Grape Racks", "Pearl Curtains", "Eternal Lights", "Hornets Out of the Nest" and so on are set off one after another, making people dizzying.

"It's beautiful, it's beautiful."

Concubine Shang is less than the age of double ten now, and she was more restrained when she was a court lady, but now she is not so restrained because of Emperor Jiajing's favor. When she saw the fireworks show, she danced excitedly, clapped her hands, and couldn't sit still , and soon appeared in front of the palace gate.

Now that the fireworks are launched into the air, sitting in the hall can no longer see the spectacular scene of the fireworks soaring into the sky, so they will naturally run out. Emperor Jiajing also likes to watch fireworks, regardless of his age, so he will stand up soon. out.

As the fireworks display on the fireworks stands reached its climax and dozens of fireworks were sprayed out at the same time, sharp-eyed people have already noticed something is wrong.

It was naturally discovered by a few servants behind the fireworks stand. The direction of the fireworks tubes on the fireworks stand was obviously shifted, and they were either aimed at the palace gate or at the main hall.

This discovery instantly frightened them half to death.

I don't know whether it was caused by the vibration when carrying the fireworks rack that caused the displacement of the fireworks tube or the impact of the recoil when the fireworks were launched. In short, the directions of the fireworks are getting more and more wrong.

In the past, this kind of fireworks would not be moved to the palace. They were all set off in an open space outside. After lighting a few fuses in order, they can be left alone. But today, in this place, there are palace.

The buildings in this period in China are mainly made of wood, and then painted and painted. It looks beautiful but is flammable. There has always been a deep taboo about water leakage in the imperial palace.

But old Zhu's family is from Chen Huode, and fires in the palace are also common.

Seeing that something was wrong, several servants hurriedly got together to discuss in a low voice, not knowing what to do.

Emergency stop for fireworks?
The setting off was the emperor's will, how dare they act without purpose, and at this time, they don't know how to stop.

It is easy to set off, just ignite the fuse, but stop it.
"The two fireworks are about to hit the top of the hall."

A servant said in a trembling voice.

"Yeah, I'm afraid"

"What to do? Who has an idea."

Several people whispered in low voices, but no one dared to make up their minds.

"Talk to Eunuch Feng and ask him to come up with an idea, or just in case"

I don't know who said something, but he didn't dare to continue talking before he finished speaking. The taboo is too deep. If you say that word on weekdays, the steward will overhear you, and a punishment is inevitable.

"Then you go and say that Eunuch Feng is at the gate of the palace."

"I dare not go, the emperor and empress are still there, how can I say it."

"Let's punch, whoever loses will say."

Soon, an unlucky guy was selected. Although he was unwilling, he didn't dare to renege on all these people looking at him, so he could only step back and lean on a red-robed eunuch beside the palace gate quietly.

"Damn grandpa."

This red-robed eunuch is the eunuch Feng Bao who is the supervisor of ceremonies and Bingbi. Gao Zhong asked him to send the memorial to Yongshou Palace today.

This is such a good opportunity to curry favor with the emperor. Even though they are all eunuchs and eunuchs, there are not many opportunities for him to come to Yongshou Palace. Gao Zhong came here most of the time. Feng Bao naturally cherishes this time. Chance.

When Emperor Jiajing promised Concubine Shang that he wanted to watch the fireworks, Feng Bao was the first to jump out to make arrangements, and arranged for his hands to go down and carry the fireworks stand. He was also happily watching the gorgeous fireworks in the sky at the moment.

In the era of more and more entertainment projects in later generations, fireworks shows can still attract a large number of spectators, which shows that Chinese people love fireworks.

It was only during the period when Wei Guangde came here that folks setting off fireworks and firecrackers was banned, and an entertainment project that had been passed down for thousands of years was terminated.

Of course, prohibition is not a complete prohibition, the government can still release it, and often spend a lot of money to hold fireworks shows during major events.

Feng Bao, who was watching with great interest, was interrupted by someone, filled with displeasure, and asked in a bad tone: "What's the matter?"

"Grandpa, there are a few fireworks on the firework stand that are a little crooked, look."

"Just crooked, it doesn't affect viewing."

Feng Bao replied angrily.

"No, if the fireworks are sprayed out and will fall on the top of the hall."

The servant didn't dare to hide it now, he hurriedly explained, and gestured to the palaces on both sides.

Feng Bao was frightened to death in an instant.

Hundreds of houses are burned every year in the capital because of setting off fireworks. Although the loss is so huge, the people still enjoy it.

There is also a lot of attention to setting off fireworks in the palace, but this time the concubine Shang wanted to watch it, and he forgot about it because he was too busy to please the emperor.

If something happened because of setting off fireworks, his life might be in danger.

Feng Bao hastily ran to the back of the fireworks stand to look, and sure enough, the direction of the fireworks was obviously wrong.

Faced with such a scene, Feng Bao has no good idea.

He wanted someone to go up and straighten the crooked fireworks, but he was numb when he saw the flames behind the fireworks stand.

He had never seen such a scene before, and he was instantly panicked.

Thinking of these scumbags daring to come to him, Feng Bao couldn't get up for a moment, but he quickly thought of a solution.

Like the other servants, he didn't know how to deal with it, so he asked his superiors.

Now in the Yongshou Palace, who else is above him is naturally the admiral Huang Jin who is beside the emperor.

Just when he made up his mind to pour out the misfortune, a firework shot out and shot straight at the cornice protruding from Yongshou Palace.

"Snapped."

After a sound, the fireworks were blocked by the cornices and bounced to the wooden beams below the cornices.

It's just that at this time, the wooden beams are still shining brightly, obviously the fireworks have not been extinguished due to an accidental collision.

"what."

Feng Bao only had time to let out a big surprise, and looked at the beam in a daze.

Yongshou Palace is on fire, this is the only thought left in Feng Bao's mind at this time.

Just after the firework hit the beam, several firework sprayed over one after another, some fell on the roof, or hit the eaves as before and fell down, some fell on the ground, but many fell. to the beam.

When Emperor Jiajing was stunned, Huang Jin came to his senses first, and hurriedly called the eunuchs and maids beside him to protect Emperor Jiajing and walked outside Yongshou Palace.

They can't go straight across the square, because that means they may be burned by the fireworks set off by the fireworks tubes, and they can only go around behind the fireworks stands.

At this time, fireworks also fell from the gate pavilion of Yongshou Palace. Although they don't know what the consequences will be, no one here dares to bet, so they can only protect the emperor and rush out of the palace.

Before the Yongshou Palace carried the fireworks stand, the imperial guards patrolling in Xiyuan saw it, and then the gorgeous fireworks launched attracted countless eyes.

In the dark Forbidden City and its surroundings, it is also the only light.

When the beams were on fire, the sound and light of the fireworks that were still spraying perfectly covered the voice of the people in the Yongshou Palace yelling "Let's go!" Only a few people who were close to the palace could hear it clearly.

When they arrived in a hurry, they saw the people in Yongshou Palace pouring out like a tide, and they couldn't rush in to put out the fire for a while.

By this time, they already knew what happened in the palace.

And the one who was far away, only realized that something was wrong when looking at half the sky red, and rushed to Yongshou Palace to check the situation.

Emperor Jiajing was protected by Huang Jin and others. At this time, there was no such thing as the majesty of the emperor. Before the emperor's guard of honor arrived, he rushed to the nearest Yuxi Hall on foot.

And the concubine Shang behind him also knew that he had caused trouble, and followed behind crying.

Annoyed by crying, although he loved Concubine Shang a lot, Emperor Jiajing didn't want to keep her by his side anymore, and ordered: "Send Concubine Shang back to the palace."

At this time, the fire in Yongshou Palace had already spread. Even though the servants in the palace and the guards from Zuojin came to help put out the fire, the fire was still not contained.

After Emperor Jiajing escaped from the Yongshou Palace, Feng Bao was appointed by Huang Jin as the head here, with full power to deal with the fire. Seeing the current fire situation, Feng Bao was completely ashamed.

"You guys, hurry up and call for someone to find more guards to put out the fire."

Seeing a few servants carrying buckets, Feng Bao rushed over and yelled loudly.

Those servants put down the bucket amid Feng Bao's scolding, and ran out to find someone.

There is a significant difference in materials between Eastern and Western buildings. Eastern buildings are mainly made of wood, while Western buildings are mostly made of stone.

The ancients believed that stones are dead, while wood is trees that grow upwards, representing life.

In the Five Elements Theory, which prevailed after the Han Dynasty, wood symbolizes vitality, with the blue dragon as the symbol, and the orientation is east.

In ancient building technology, rammed earth is used to call buildings civil engineering.

Naturally, the most feared thing about wooden buildings is fire. Once a fire breaks out, it is difficult to control.

Seeing that the main hall of Yongshou Palace was already on fire, Feng Bao almost collapsed to the ground.

I just blame myself for meddling, if I bring the memorials back to the Prison of Rituals, there will be these things there.

Not to mention, it was the fireworks stand he had someone carry that started the fire.

Although he was acting according to the order, but now that such a big thing has happened, he can only bear it by himself.

Seeing that the fire could not be controlled, Feng Bao began to look for a way out, but after thinking about it, he could only ask Huang Jin.

Xiyuan is the old palace of Emperor Taizu Wen. Emperor Jiajing moved here and settled down during the change of Renyin Palace, and never returned to the Forbidden City.

The fire came suddenly. After the fire started, everyone was busy saving the emperor and leaving, and then they were busy putting out the fire. No one thought of anything else.

When the fire was brought under control, the Yongshou Palace was almost completely burned. When the fire damage was counted, it was shocking to find that Emperor Jiajing's Chengyu Fuyu and the ancient treasures stored in the Yongshou Palace were all destroyed.

The yamen of the inner court has another job to do, and they have to arrange for people to make these and send them to Yuxi Palace for the emperor to use.

When Emperor Jiajing woke up in Yuxi Palace, the sun was already high. The fire last night did not frighten him too much, so he didn't feel any discomfort after moving to the palace, and fell asleep soon.

Looking at the slightly unfamiliar palace, Emperor Jiajing felt that it was not much different from Yongshou Palace, but he was a little surprised why no one was around to wait on him.

After getting up and putting on his Taoist robe, Emperor Jiajing took a few steps to the door of the side hall and looked out through the gap.

At this time, in the main hall of Yuxi Palace, Huang Jin put his hands on his back, and in front of him an eunuch was kneeling on the ground, still wiping away his tears.

"Eunuch Huang, I'm serious. I've never encountered such a thing. At that time, I was only focused on asking people to put out the fire, but forgot to ask people to move the things out of the palace."

It was Feng Bao's voice. Emperor Jiajing already understood what was going on in his heart. The items in Yongshou Palace were burned by the fire.

Thinking of those things, Emperor Jiajing still felt a little pain in his heart. They were all his favorite things, and then he felt a little dazed.

"Let's talk after the emperor gets up, you, you, tell me what to say."

Huang Jin also just said a few words and stopped, "I'll go see if the emperor is awake."

Having said this, Huang Jin turned around and was about to go to the side hall. At this time, Emperor Jiajing also opened the door and walked out.

"My lord."

Huang Jin was taken aback by the sudden opening of the hall door, and immediately bowed when he saw Emperor Jiajing coming out of the side hall.

"What's the situation in Yongshou Palace? Tell me."

While speaking, Emperor Jiajing walked to the throne in the middle of the hall and sat down.

"My lord, I."

Feng Bao repeated what he had said to Huang Jin earlier with snot and tears again, and the Yongshou Palace was burned to the ground, leaving nothing behind.

For experienced eunuchs, when a fire has not yet taken hold, they usually organize people to rush to transport the things in the house first, and then put out the fire, but when they met Feng Bao, they only knew how to call people to put out the fire.

"Go down."

Emperor Jiajing didn't treat the eunuchs very harshly like before, he just said something lightly.

No one was allowed to fork it out, Feng Bao was grateful for a while, and crawled out of the hall.

As long as the emperor didn't send him off on the spot, it meant he was fine.

"I don't want to see this Feng Bao again, so send him to Prince Yu's mansion as an errand."

Emperor Jiajing gave Huang Jin instructions.