Traveling through time and encountering war, I took the whole village to escape famine

At night, Li Chengyuheng woke up from a nightmare again. In the past ten years, Li Chengyuheng lived in darkness and often had the same dream when he closed his eyes at night.

In the dream, it was the ill-fated prince who experienced a terrible fire when he was twelve years old. The ruthless flames not only devoured the queen's life, but also burned Cheng Yuheng's originally happy life to ashes.

That day, Cheng Yuheng heard from the servants that the Queen was unwell and had passed out. Cheng Yuheng was extremely anxious and hurried to the Queen's bedroom to visit her. The Queen's condition had improved, but as it was too late, he rested in a side hall of the Queen's bedroom.

In the middle of the night, Cheng Yuheng found that there was a smell of sleeping pills blowing into the dormitory, and he also smelled the smell of kerosene. When Cheng Yuheng discovered the clues and was about to call for help, he heard a voice into his ears.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid you can't escape this time! With this raging fire and this powerful knockout drug, and the Royal Guards being transferred away, don't blame me for being cruel, I really had no choice! If you go to hell and want to seek revenge, don't look for me!"

Eunuchs are like rootless grass and they believe in ghosts and gods. Now, they can only mutter a few words to comfort themselves.

As soon as he finished speaking, a raging fire broke out in the house. Outside, the eunuchs and palace maids were crying and shouting. Cheng Yuheng wanted to rush out of the fire to save his mother, but the fire was fierce, the smoke was thick, and the doors and windows were locked. But a twelve-year-old boy like him didn't have the strength to rush out.

Cheng Yuheng used up his last bit of strength and slowly crawled to the tea table. He soaked the handkerchief with the little water left in the teapot, covered his mouth and nose tightly with it, and then crawled back to the bed with difficulty.

Cheng Yuheng vaguely remembered that when he was a naughty child, he accidentally touched the peony flower carved beside his mother's bed in the side hall. At that time, a tunnel magically appeared on the ground, which scared Cheng Yuheng a lot. Fortunately, no one found it, so Cheng Yuheng hurriedly closed it and never mentioned it to anyone.

Cheng Yuheng stretched out his hand to press the peony flower pattern but it did not move, so Cheng Yuheng forced himself to calm down, concentrate on thinking about the method he had touched that year, and turned the petals again, secretly opening them.

Cheng Yuheng jumped down with difficulty. As soon as he entered the tunnel, the beams of the house collapsed due to the fire. At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he was able to open the tunnel in time and escape from death.

Cheng Yuheng crawled with difficulty in the tunnel. The entrance of the tunnel was completely blocked by the burning beams and dust that had fallen from above. Only with the faint light of the fire could he vaguely see the road ahead.

The tunnel gradually widened, and after climbing out more than ten meters, you could stand and walk. Because the entrance to the tunnel was not sealed in time, the fallen dust and unburned wood formed a thick smoke at the entrance of the secret passage.

Cheng Yuheng covered his mouth and nose, feeling extremely anxious, and just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible. So he quickened his pace, and after walking for about half an hour, the smoke gradually thinned, and a ray of light could be seen vaguely. After walking a few quick steps, the light came from above.

Cheng Yuheng climbed up the ladder and found an abandoned well. He got out of the well with difficulty and lay on the ground unconscious.

Cheng Yuheng was awakened by the rain, which saved the dying prince from the smoke and put out the fire in Fengqi Palace.

Because he didn't know whether the arsonist was the emperor, Cheng Yuheng didn't dare to return to the Prince's Mansion, let alone contact some people who had connections with the Prince's Mansion.

Cheng Yuheng has a group of shadow guards given to him by the emperor. These people are loyal to him and have been his people ever since they followed him.

Cheng Yuheng used a secret code to contact Tianyi who had been following him. Since he had entered the palace at that time, the shadows around him were waiting outside the palace, so the arsonist seized this opportunity and wanted to kill him.

There is a rule in Dazhao: any shadow guard from the Royal Secret Guard Battalion, if their master is not the emperor, is not allowed to set foot in the palace. Even if the master gives the order, it is impossible.

Tianyi received the signal and appeared in front of Cheng Yuheng, kneeling on the ground to plead guilty: "I am late in coming to your rescue, and I deserve death, please punish me, Master."

"What's the situation outside Tianyi now?"

"Your Highness, there was a fire in Fengqi Palace. It burned for a whole night and it rained heavily this morning before the fire was extinguished."

Tianyi paused for a moment, then said calmly: "It is reported that the Queen and the Crown Prince were buried in the sea of ​​fire, and their bodies were not found. The cause of the fire was handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Concubine Yu for investigation. It was caused by thunder from the sky. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory confirmed that it was a punishment from heaven.

The emperor has issued an order that the Ministry of Rites will handle the funeral of the empress and the crown prince. Because of the punishment from heaven, everything should be kept simple. Prime Minister Cheng led all the officials to kneel outside the Jinluan Palace and begged for a thorough investigation. The emperor rejected the order with irrefutable evidence and punished the prime minister with 30 strokes of the cane for gathering a crowd to cause trouble. The prime minister resigned in the court, and the emperor has already agreed.

Cheng Yuheng was shocked beyond words when he heard the tragic news. His eyes were filled with endless sadness and despair. He looked pale, as if he had lost all his vitality. The pain of losing his mother surged like a tide, almost swallowing him up.

However, the thieves framed him one after another, putting him in a desperate situation. Facing the conspiracy and calculation of the court, the eyes of the Crown Prince gradually became firm and cold. He knew that he could no longer indulge in grief and must become strong to avenge his mother.