Chapter 367: Wearing Armor
Due to the rebellion of the White Lotus bandits, the entire capital has stepped up its vigilance, and security in and out of the city has been much tighter. The people of the capital feel deeply about this.
The common people also understand this very well. The imperial court cannot pay too much attention to such a major event as the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.
In this way, today’s time passed, and the time came to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
In the capital, business travelers from all over the world gathered, pushing the festive atmosphere to a climax.
It’s just that now the inner city gate is locked, and people from out of town can only wait in the outer city, waiting for the city gate to open and then enter the inner city.
What is quite spectacular is that the wide Yongdingtian Street is packed with people before noon.
You know, Yongding Tianjie is more than a hundred meters wide, and it is nearly six or seven miles from Yongding Gate to Zhengyang Gate. You can imagine how many people there are today.
When there are too many people, stampedes are likely to occur, so "traffic control" will be carried out as usual. Only the Xuanwu, Zhengyang and Chongwen gates in the inner city will be opened at that time, and they will be restricted to a certain extent. flow.
At this moment, there are thousands of soldiers guarding the place inside and outside Zhengyang Gate, and the foreman and commander feel as if they are facing a formidable enemy.
"Sir, the time has come"
Hearing the reminder from the person behind him, the commander walked out of the gate tower and then appeared on the urn city.
At his signal, drums sounded on the top of the city tower, and thousands of households below received the signal and signaled their subordinates to open the city gates.
At this moment, hundreds of soldiers were standing behind Juma inside the barbican city, all of them staring seriously in the direction of the city gate.
At this time, they are most afraid of a stampede, so they must be prepared.
As the city gate opened, people began to enter the urn city, followed by soldiers yelling.
Although they were scolded, the people who entered the Wengcheng were very happy, because they were the first to enter, and they would most likely walk outside the Daming Gate in a while.
About ten minutes later, thousands of people gathered in Wengcheng, and then the outer city gate was closed.
Then the inner city gate was opened. At this time, no one was in control, and the people in Weng City let go and rushed in.
A few more minutes passed, and after all the people in Weng City passed through, the inner city gate closed and the outer city gate opened, and then the next cycle began.
Such a situation also took place at Xuanwumen and Chongwenmen. People who wanted to get ahead outside Damingmen tried their best to get into the city first.
However, it was only noon now, and there were at least four hours before dark.
Different from the hustle and bustle in the inner city and the outer city, the imperial city is extremely quiet, with few living people except for the guards.
The palace maids and eunuchs who were working were also very careful when going back and forth, and needed to be inspected by soldiers at any time.
In the afternoon, the high-ranking civil and military officials of the imperial court and the royal family members entered the palace. Naturally, they would also participate in tonight's grand event.
Just todayThey were not the protagonists, so they could not even enter the palace. Instead, they waited in the government office in the imperial city.
Only the Crown Prince and Prince Rui can enter the palace. They are staying in Ningshou Palace at the moment because the emperor himself is also here.
This year’s Shangyuan Festival is the first appearance of the Supreme Emperor. To perform the drama of a loving father and a filial son well, we must first talk together to find a good feeling.
However, there was really nothing to talk about between the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor, which made the atmosphere extremely awkward.
Zhu Xianming felt uncomfortable staying there, so he excused himself and left first, asking the prince and Prince Rui to accompany the old man in his place.
This time Zhu Xianming felt relaxed, but the remaining prince and Prince Rui felt uncomfortable.
The two of them disliked each other and would quarrel and sarcastically argue with each other every time they met, but now they had to perform a show of harmony to talk to the emperor.
But the old man was not at ease, and his questions were very tricky, which made the two grandsons very embarrassed.
Logically speaking, Zhu Jinghong should be here, but this guy knew he was bored and hid in advance because he had diarrhea.
At this moment, he was nesting in Chengming Courtyard, holding a towel and wiping his sword.
"You mean, more than ten people were taken away from the East Factory in the palace"
Hearing the question, Deng An quickly replied, "That's right, but Yi Nucai Presumably, most of them were wrongly accused."
In order to ensure the absolute integrity of the imperial city and to save their own lives, the leaders of Dongchang would do anything.
Putting down his sword, Zhu Jinghong asked in a deep voice, "Since there are people who have been wronged, there may be people who have slipped through the net, don't you think so?"
"This slave doesn't dare to talk nonsense."
Looking up at Deng An, Zhu Jinghong said slowly, "Go get my armor."
Although he didn't understand Zhu Jinghong's intention, Deng An didn't hesitate at all and answered immediately. "Yes"
Among the three eunuchs under Zhu Jinghong, Deng An has the brightest mind, and he is also very obedient and reliable. After being beaten, he has become more disciplined and is extremely easy to use.
Soon, Deng An led several young eunuchs to fetch the armor, and then Zhu Jinghong asked them to serve and wear it.
Even Deng An was surprised when he heard this outrageous request, so he subconsciously asked, "Master Thirteen, are you not going to the lantern festival tonight?"
Zhu Jinghong was wearing armor at the moment , Deng An thought that he was going to practice martial arts, so naturally he would not go to Damingmen.
"Of course I want to go, hurry up and wait, don't talk nonsense"
"Yes"
Immediately afterwards, several young eunuchs got busy.
This set of armor was a gift from Zhu Jingyuan. The inner and outer layers add up to dozens of kilograms. It would be very difficult for a normal strong man to wear it, but for Zhu Jinghong, it doesn't matter.
"How long will it take for the Qin family's matter to be decided?"
"I think it should be in the first month, maybe in a few days" Deng An answered carefully.
Open your arms and letThe eunuchs were operating, and Zhu Jinghong continued, "You have to let people keep an eye on the Qin family girl's residence, and don't let people come to bully her again." I said hello, and also sent people from our palace to keep an eye on it, so it’s sure to be safe.”
“That’s good”
The next step was nothing, and after a few minutes passed, Zhu Jinghong appeared in his complete form, and his force value could be called a tank of this era.
Hang the saber on his belt, Zhu Jinghong picked up the iron armor and walked out of the hall.
"Thirteenth Master, where are you going?" Deng An quickly followed him out.
"Go to Qianqing Palace"
"Oh"
Where is Qianqing Palace? It is the emperor's palace, the most heavily guarded and the most sensitive place.
Zhu Jinghong wore a suit of armor. This was not only inappropriate, but also treasonous.
"Thirteenth Master, you must not do this." Deng An quickly chased after him.
Looking at Deng An who was following him and trying to persuade him, Zhu Jinghong couldn’t help but smile and said, “Do you think I’m crazy?”
“Thirteenth Master, put on your armor and go to Qianqing Palace. That's a serious crime," Deng An reminded very implicitly.
"Don't worry about it blindly, I have already requested the order," Zhu Jinghong replied.
"But this"
Deng An definitely couldn't persuade Zhu Jinghong, so he could only follow and quietly order people to report the news to Kunning Palace, for fear that his master would cause big trouble Come.
To go to Qianqing Palace, even on the way in, you have to pass through three palace gates, in other words, it is a triple line of defense.
Zhu Jinghong took the nearest route, but when he reached the first palace gate, he was naturally stopped by the guards.
"Thirteenth Master, what are you doing?"
Zhu Jinghong replied calmly, "I have been ordered to go to Qianqing Palace and serve in front of the emperor."
Although they all recognized Zhu Jinghong, But the scene in front of him was so outrageous that the gatekeeper Baihu seemed very embarrassed.
"Dare you ask Thirteenth Master, what is your will?"
Zhu Jinghong said calmly, "The Holy Spirit has spoken, if you don't believe it, just ask him." Please remember to bookmark it. The latest website is the fastest and free to find without anti-theft. If you add books, you can add qq group 952868558