"Lord Yegu, look, this is the carriage that His Majesty has specially provided for you. Zhou Xing said as he walked to the exit of the train platform and the periphery, and pointed to a row not far away.

Looking in the direction pointed by Zhou Xing, I saw that at the iron gate of the slightly outdated station, in addition to the carriages decorated with the flag of the Flame Empire, there was also a row of ceremonial soldiers of the Empire.

"These are battle-hardened war horses from all over the world, because of this Longqing, Your Majesty needs to put on the grandest pomp and circumstance of the empire. Such a carriage has the majesty of a war horse, the speed of a vehicle, and the majesty of an empire. Zhou Xing introduced with a proud face.

"It feels like I haven't seen a war horse in a long time. Ye Gu stepped forward and stroked the nearest war horse and muttered.

Except for the Luo family war horse brought by Luo Heng when he met the supporters of the six-pointed star shield when he went to the southern capital, Ye Gu has not seen the war horse since he entered the imperial capital military station for a few years.

"You can choose one and use it exclusively for you until the Dragon Celebration. Zhou Xing said.

"Can you choose whatever you want? Then I will thank Your Majesty and Zhou Guan first. Ye Gu said, and went straight forward to observe the row of war horses.

From near the gate to near the platform, the imperial capital brought a total of twelve war horses. Although the configuration is basically the same, and the carriage is also dragged behind it, I don't know what kind of setting, and the color on each carriage is different.

But after all, he had been in the imperial capital for a long time and was the imperial family, Ye Gu still chose the fiery one without hesitation.

"This one, like the flames of the Flame Empire, couldn't be more suitable. Ye Gu patted his ponytail and said.

"You come here, Lord Ye Gu chose this horse, from today until before Longqing, your task is to be responsible for the travel and life safety of adults. By the way, if something happens to Lord Yegu, you will definitely not survive. Zhou Xing said.

In this sentence, from the smile at the beginning to the gloom at the end, Zhou Xing grasped the language very well as he did.

So much so that the faces of the ceremonial soldiers of the imperial capital in front of them were constantly sweating with uncertain nervousness about the characters.

Although it is said that it is the hottest month in the imperial capital, in the early morning of seven or eight o'clock, you can still feel some breeze, and it does not seem too sultry.

"Haha, don't be nervous. The imperial capital is such a safe place, no one can do what I do. Ye Gu stepped forward and patted the soldier on the shoulder and comforted.

"By the way, what's your name?" Ye Gu asked softly.

"Oh, my lord, I, I am a ceremonial soldier in the imperial capital, and my name is Ye Qixing. The soldier replied, still nervously.

"Ye Qixing, what a weird name. If your surname is Ye, then you are probably also a person with a rough fate. Ye Gu said with a sense of regret.

"Yes, my lord, I am from an orphanage in the imperial capital. From an early age, he was brought up by the empire. I swear to fight to the death to protect the Empire. Ye Qixing said.

His last sentence was shouted almost like a broken voice.

Faced with this attitude, Ye Gu and Zhou Xing both felt a trace of surprise. After all, as a ceremonial soldier in the imperial capital, his position is actually similar to those officials in the imperial capital. In the administrative and military systems of the Flame Empire, ceremonial aspects have always been separate from the military.

Moreover, a person like Ye Qixing who can so sincerely think about dedicating himself to the empire is rare in the speed and impetuousness brought by this steam.

Perhaps, it is the hardest thing for a person to have faith, or even a responsibility.

Zhou Xing had already discarded these, otherwise he would not have been able to serve in the imperial capital for so long, and Ye Gu, even if he recognized these in his heart, but in the imperial capital, he was not embarrassed to tell others all this. Otherwise, he would be like a "crazy man with ideals" in the mouth of those people in the imperial capital.

"It's rare, and if you can keep it, it will be a blessing for the Empire. Ye Gu patted Ye Qixingdi on the shoulder again and encouraged.

"Then my lord, let him take you to the hotel. Oh yes, one more thing. As if thinking of something, Zhou Xing took out a newspaper issued within the imperial capital from his arms.

"This is a newspaper that is printed every day from the Imperial Capital Newspaper Building, and it is written about the major events of the Imperial Capital in one day. If you want to know what's going on every day in the imperial capital, it's great to have this thing here. ”

"Thanks, then I'll go first. Ye Gu took the newspaper and bowed to Zhou Xing.

"All the best, for the Empire. Zhou Xing said, and also bowed to Ye Gu.

After all, it was the era of steam and technology, and the ancient way of saluting the Flame Empire was no longer accepted by the nobles. That kind of ancient fist-hugging salute seems to be done only by the chivalrous people of the empire.

"Good luck with the Empire. Ye Gu said silently in his heart, "But the dragon clan will not make the empire smooth, what really goes smoothly is the people's own struggle, I hope Your Majesty can understand this truth." ”

"My lord, will you go over now?" Sitting at the front of the carriage, Ye Qixing turned his head to Ye Gu in the carriage and asked.

"Let's go first, I didn't sleep well last night, let me go to the hotel for a night's rest. ”

"Okay. Ye Qixing agreed.

With the sound of the whip in his hand, coupled with the constant jolting of the carriage on the brick road of the imperial capital, the world in front of Ye Gu gradually became blurred.

A bad night's sleep brought him sleepiness in the morning. Under the chaotic and familiar sound of auditory hallucinations before falling asleep, Ye Gu didn't feel any disobedience and fell asleep peacefully.

......

After about thirty minutes, Ye Gu finally gradually woke up from a hazy sense of relaxation.

Even though the bustle of the imperial capital bazaar and the trampling of horses' hooves kept coming in, at this moment when he was about to wake up, Ye Gu still wanted to fall in love with the comfort before waking up.

Bang!

The sound was as loud as thunder, and it instantly completely dispersed the faint drowsiness that Ye Gu had left.

Ye Gu, who was forced to open his eyes and yawn, did not feel so relaxed.

But it's better than the sleepiness I was before.

Ye Gu thought so in his heart and opened the curtain in front of the carriage.

"Stop for a moment and see what happened. Ye Gu said to Ye Qixing.

"My lord, I don't think it's better to stay here. Ye Qixing said with some seriousness.

"What's wrong?" said Ye Gu, puzzled.

"My lord, you're talking about the sound just now. It was done by the people of the New Guard of the Imperial Capital. ”

"New Guard, is it related to the matter of Yanhai?" Ye Gu asked.

"That's right, sir. And it should be that someone related to Yanhai was caught. But they are traitors, and it is a good thing that they will be executed sooner or later. While Ye Qixing answered, he did not completely stop the pace of the carriage.

Even in the middle of the city, the speed of the war horse is not much faster than the human who drives him.

"Tell me about the execution, didn't you say noon? Now, it should be less than ten o'clock. Ye Gu asked with some confusion.

"Well, it should be ......" Ye Qixing took out the pocket watch in his arms, skillfully pressed the small mechanism, and flipped the lid to look at the time, "It's nine thirty-five." ”

"That sound just now, it was the commander of the Imperial New Guard who caught Yan Hai's family. If you read that right, it's a little kid. He was executed in advance in front of the downtown area. Ye Qixing said with some regret.

This regret then turned into a kind of high-pitched.

"But they deserve to betray the Empire. ”

"Do you deserve it?" Ye Gu said in a low voice.

This sentence seems to be asking Ye Qixing, and it seems to be asking himself.

"You deserve it, yes. Ye Qixing gritted his teeth and said.

In his consciousness, betrayal of the Empire was absolutely intolerable.

"And what's the matter with the New Guard?" Ye Gu continued.

"Yan Hai is the captain of the Imperial Guard, he betrayed the Empire, and His Majesty chose another person, who should be the army directly under His Majesty himself, and formed a new Guard. ”

At the same time as Ye Qixing answered, there was another sound in the downtown not far away.

"It's really unfortunate to let Lao Tzu do this kind of thing. ”

It was the captain of the New Imperial Guard, Yan Pu.

At this time, he was holding the royal family's special firecracker, and in the other hand he was holding a child related to the Yan Sea that he had just executed.

"Yes, he tried to escape against His Majesty's orders. The entire imperial capital is so big, and there are so many troops, where can he flee to?"

The soldier beside him, who was also holding a red firearm, chimed in.

"Alright, alright, don't look at it. If you watch again, you will all be punished as treason, get out!"

Seeing that the people from the surrounding areas continued to gather towards the place where the gunshots rang out just now, Yan Pu hurriedly raised his fire gun to drive away.

After all, with a firearm and a costume of the Imperial Army, Yanpu was still majestic.

The citizens of the imperial capital who had gathered beside him just now dispersed in an instant with this warning.

In just a few minutes, although there was still a slight reddish remnant of the execution site just now, it still returned to the previous state of rapid flow of people.

Not long after, Ye Gu and Ye Qixing, who was driving the carriage, passed through a long and lively market, and finally arrived at the door of the hotel closest to the palace.

Lifting the curtain, Ye Gu jumped forward, and his body fell lightly to the ground.

"Well, sure enough, this place is very close to the palace, so it should be very convenient to get the follow-up news of Longqing and the possible summons of His Majesty. Ye Gu said, looking at the palace not far away, which was much higher than the ground.

The commercial district and most of the residential areas of the imperial capital are located here in an area similar to a valley.

At the beginning of the establishment of the capital of the Flame Empire, buildings that were much higher than the ground were deliberately built in the three directions surrounding the imperial capital, and in the remaining direction, a city wall forty or fifty meters high was set up to guard the safety of the imperial capital.

The building facing the south is the Imperial Palace, which is dozens of meters above the ground.

From the Yegusuo Station Hotel, in addition to the man-made cliff like a hill, there is only the majestic side of the outer wall of the palace.

"Let's go. Ye Gu put his eyes back on the door of the hotel and said to Ye Qixing behind him.

After softly pushing open the small door of the hotel, Ye Gu did not feel the excitement and chaos of his fantasy.

On the contrary, there is a kind of silence and order.

On the first floor of this small empire-style inn, there are not many guests except for a few regular imperial soldiers.

"Boss, arrange us a room for a few days here. Ye Gu stepped forward and said to the innkeeper behind the counter, and by the way, he took out the token that symbolized his status that he had brought with him before, as well as a few Imperial Flame Coins.