The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 212: The Most Favored Person in the Qing Dynasty
"There's a fire, there's a fire..."

"Run away..."

A fire broke out behind the stage, and the audience and fans on the first floor fled outside in panic.

However, there were too many people watching the show, at least several hundred.

Everyone was rushing to run out, pushing and shoving each other. Some people were knocked down and screamed a few times before being drowned under countless feet.

Kangxi liked quietness, so he chose a private room on the third floor.

At this time, the theater was filled with fire and thick smoke, and there were panicked people everywhere, with no way to go.

Seeing that the staircase was blocked, Yinyu stood up suddenly and shouted sternly: "Don't move, follow me to protect the emperor!"

"Whoo!"

Kangxi came to listen to the opera in disguise, and there were only five guards standing closely beside him.

Following Yinyou's order, the guards with soft swords on their waists stepped forward and protected Kangxi.

After ensuring Kangxi's basic safety, Yinyu leaned close to the old emperor's ear and whispered, "Father, there is chaos everywhere. Even if we kill all the rioters, we can't get out. Please sit still for a while. When your son has made all the arrangements, he will definitely protect you and get out safely."

When the chaos broke out in the theater, Kangxi was actually panicking as well.

Who wouldn’t be afraid of a fire?
However, Yinyou did not panic, and Kangxi felt relieved.

"We will all follow your orders!" Kangxi had no experience in putting out fires, and at this moment, he could only rely on Yinyou.

The fire in the theater grew bigger and bigger, with thick smoke billowing and Kangxi choking.

The guards were helpless!

However, this did not pose a problem for Yinyu. He took out a white handkerchief from his sleeve, wet it with warm tea water, and wrung out the water.

"Father, I had to take emergency measures. Please forgive me." Yinyu didn't wait for Kangxi to speak, and directly covered Kangxi's mouth and nose with a wet towel.

"Ama, if it's hard to breathe in through your nose, breathe through your mouth!"

"Okay, I'll do as you say!" With the wet towel filtering, Kangxi felt much better.

Yinyou actually knew very well that when a fire broke out in a building, it would be difficult for the fire to kill people as long as they ran quickly.

However, thick smoke is different. More than 90% of the casualties are caused by people passing out from the smoke and dying in the fire.

"You all wet your handkerchiefs and tie them around your faces like I did." Yinyu took care of Kangxi first, and then instructed the guards, and the order was exactly right.

Even if a hundred guards die, there will always be someone to replace them!
The safety of Kangxi is the most important matter!

However, there were so many people watching the show, and the door of the theater was only six feet wide.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and people were so panicked that they pushed and shoved each other to block the door.

The back door behind the stage had long been engulfed by flames!

The buildings of this era were all made of wood, and most of them were coated with tung oil to prevent insects and rot.

Last time, when the Baohedian Hall caught fire, it was just a big fire and there was no way to put out the fire because there were combustible materials everywhere.

In the past, if the death toll after a fire exceeded the prescribed limit, Yinyu would be held responsible for his leadership.

Therefore, Yinyou was really concerned about firefighting and learned a lot of firefighting knowledge.

Yinyou looked around and found that in the private room, apart from the screen, table and chairs, there were no curtains or other objects to use as leverage!

At the critical moment, Yinyu didn't have time to think about it and immediately ordered the guards, "Follow my example and take off your clothes!"

Before he finished speaking, Yinyou untied his belt and took off his clothes, leaving only a pair of calf pants.

Since Yinyou had taken off all his clothes, who among the guards dared not to take off their clothes?

The clothes that he took off were rolled into a thick rope by Yinyou and tied into a knot at each end.

"Hurry up, follow my example and roll them into similar shapes."

Yinyou personally tied the clothes rolled into a thick rope into the shape of a safety rope for high-altitude landing.

"You guys stand on the table and pull me up!" For Kangxi's safety, Yinyou tried to use the noose himself first.

Well, it’s no problem to use it for emergency.

Kangxi sat aside, watching Yinyu's operation without blinking. At this critical juncture, he could only count on Yinyu.

"Tie the belt into a knot and make it into a long rope."

Under Yinyou's command, everyone's belts were tied into two thick ropes.

After everything was ready, Yinyu said to Kangxi: "Father, we have to make an emergency decision. Please sit in the noose and we will lower you down slowly from above."

Kangxi was not stupid either. When Yinyou demonstrated it just now, he had already understood most of it.

"I'll listen to you!"

After Kangxi got into the safety rope, Yinyou walked to the window and loudly ordered the guards downstairs: "All of you stand right below and block the rushing crowd!" The guards outside the building were so anxious that they were sweating coldly.

There were so many people rushing out of the theater that they blocked the gate. There were dozens of them, but they had no way of rushing in to protect the emperor and could only watch helplessly.

After receiving Yinyou's order, the guards downstairs quickly formed five rows of human walls. Everyone pushed and shoved, and barely squeezed out a space to stand.

To be on the safe side, Yinyu tied two thick ropes made from his belt under Kangxi's armpits, with a guard on each side holding them.

Just like that, Kangxi sat in a rope frame that looked like a strange beast, and was pulled by three ropes, one main and two deputy, and was slowly lowered from the third floor.

Nalashan, the first-class guard, had been looking up nervously until he placed his hands on the soles of Kangxi's feet and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

To put it bluntly, if Kangxi was burned to death in there, all the guards and their families who followed him here today would have suffered a bad end!

Moreover, now that the crown prince has been deposed, if the emperor, to whom the vast land depends, were to die in the fire, there would surely be chaos under heaven!
The infighting within the Eight Banners was totally unavoidable!
Yinyou, with his upper body naked, felt someone holding up his feet when the rope was lowered, and he subconsciously looked down.

Oh my goodness, it was Kangxi himself who raised his hands and supported him!
"Father, you can't do this, you can't do this, this is too rude!" Yinyou hurriedly persuaded Kangxi to let go.

However, Kangxi refused to let go. Even after Yinyou's feet touched the ground, Kangxi still held on to the noose with both hands, fearing that something might happen to Yinyou.

The guards upstairs were not as troublesome as Kangxi and Yinyu. They tied one end of the rope to the pillar, and slid down safely along the rope using their hands and feet.

One guard, who had no experience in escaping, slid down too fast and his hands were rubbed bloody.

Yinyu did not act on his own, but asked Kangxi: "Father, Nadong must see a doctor immediately, otherwise he will never be able to draw a bow and draw an arrow again."

"Okay." Kangxi looked at Yinyou with satisfaction and agreed readily.

Kangxi could naturally see that Yinyou had no evil intentions of winning people's hearts!
As the saying goes, if you pay attention everywhere, you will learn something. Yinyou really learned and applied what he learned flexibly, and was never bound by any rules!
A group of people were protecting Kangxi. They had just walked less than a hundred steps away when they suddenly heard a loud bang behind them.

Kangxi subconsciously turned his head and saw that the main building of the theater had collapsed!

"Zizi..." Kangxi couldn't help but take a deep breath. It was a close call. If it weren't for Xiao Shiwu's timely rescue, the consequences would be unpredictable!

The guards who entered the building with Kangxi all looked at Yinyou at the same time, and then quickly looked away.

The guards all know the taboos in front of the emperor, but they are all human beings and have a grateful heart!

"Little Fifteen, I won't reward you!" When Kangxi and Yinyu parted on the street, he raised his left arm and patted Yinyu's shoulder heavily.

Yinyou was caught off guard and his knees were slightly bent, which shows how strong the shot was!
Afterwards, Kangxi learned that due to the fire in the theater, almost all the houses in that entire alley were burned down.

After the fire broke out, even a rich man's house with blue brick walls would be unable to stop the fire from devouring him because the beams were made of wood.

In the Qing Dynasty, even the Hall of Supreme Harmony was burned down more than once, let alone the houses in the alleys?
Not to mention wooden buildings, even reinforced concrete houses are afraid of fire.

Water and fire are merciless and are no joke.

After Yinyou returned home, he took a wonderful bath with the help of the beautiful maid Qinshu.

Qinshu, whose surname was Zhangjia, was a member of the Han army banner and was originally the widowed daughter-in-law of Yong Tai, the governor of Shaanxi.

In order to curry favor with Yinyou, Yongtai deliberately presented him with a musical instrument and books to please him.

This time, when Yongtai returned to Beijing to report on his work, he brought Qinshu with him and sent her to Prince Yu's Mansion.

After the lovemaking, Qinshu bit Yinyu's ear and said in a sweet voice, "Master, you are so strong. I am so full."

Yinyu was very happy. If she was a virgin, she would definitely be as hard as a piece of wood. How could she have such mature charm?
"Well, if you get pregnant, there will definitely be bad rumors spread by Yongtai. It's better for you to serve by my side. If you give birth to a little prince, I won't dare to boast, but I will help him get a duke or a hereditary title. It won't be a big problem!" After Yinyou made the promise, Qinshu was completely relieved.

In Yongtai's home, Qinshu could only live as a widow in plain clothes, waiting for death day after day.

Qinshu's only use in the Yong family was to help the Yong family get a chastity arch after her death.

It’s different when I’m with Yinyou, I enjoy playing the piano and reading books both physically and mentally!
If you want to go shopping, go shopping. The palace has no shortage of money. If you want a man, Yinyu will help you solve the problem!

If she wanted to go back to her parents' home, she could just harness the carriage and go back. After all, she was Yinyou's person and was not considered a concubine in the palace.

Before this, Yongtai also told Qinshu about the affair between Yinyu and Prince Heping's wife!

It’s such a big thing, and the current emperor is protecting Yinyou, so what is there for Qinshu to be afraid of?

To be honest, with such a powerful man like Yinyou protecting her, she would not leave even if Qinshu was kicked out!

The next day, as soon as Yinyu entered the duty room in Changchun Garden, he was called by Kangxi.

Kangxi forced a string of red agate Buddhist beads that he played with every day into Yinyu's hands.

"Little Fifteen, this is a treasure that my ancestor personally put on my wrist after having a high monk consecrate it on the day I ascended the throne!"

The ancestor that Kangxi mentioned could only be Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.

Yinyu knew very well that all the important ministers and senior guards in the imperial court were familiar with the agate Buddhist beads awarded by Kangxi.

As long as he had this string of Buddhist beads in his hand, Yinyou would not need to hand over a sign to ask for an audience when he came to Qingxi Study again, and he could walk all the way to Kangxi's bedroom door unimpeded.

PS: I've been really busy lately, and I have to drink a lot for important social events. However, my grades are very good, and I won't stop writing even if I'm busy.

(End of this chapter)