On the day Qin Xiaoyan returned to Beijing, the sky was blue and white, the sky was clear, and the weather was good, so people couldn't help but want to go out and enjoy the beautiful sunshine.

The streets and alleys of the capital are full of people, and the hawkers are constantly chattering, and the end is very lively and prosperous. People who see this scene can't help but sigh: The people of Daqin are doing so well.

And the people of Great Qin, especially the common people at the feet of the Son of Heaven, are also very satisfied with their current life, and everyone has a happy smile on their faces. At the gate of the city, a large number of people come in and out every day, coming to the capital to beg for a life with the expectation of a new life; Go out of the city to run errands with the satisfaction of your existing life.

No matter what time it is, there will be no shortage of people at the city gate, and every day is like a car. The slightest incident at the gates of the city immediately attracts a large number of onlookers.

Therefore, when those troublesome officials appeared at the city gate in court clothes, they immediately attracted the side eyes of many people, and many people quietly asked the people around them: "Hey, this is a first-class official, why did you come to the city gate?" And more than one? ”

"Look at them, they didn't sit in a sedan chair, they came over one by one, what's wrong?"

"There is also a second-grade minister, who came to the city gate with an official mission, isn't there a big man here?"

The people of the capital have seen a lot on weekdays, and when they saw the ministers of the court and the central government appear at the gate of the city, their first reaction was that a big man was coming.

"But it's not right, if there is a big man coming, why is there no forbidden army to open the way, and there are only a dozen officials behind him, where is this to welcome the big man?"

"It's not to welcome the big guys, how could these big officials come to the city gate, although there are not many people, but look at their official uniforms, they are all first- and second-grade officials. The few who followed behind him were also third-rank and fourth-grade officials, and it was impossible for them to come to the city gate to wander around. ”

"It's strange, this looks like welcoming a big shot, but it doesn't look like pomp and circumstance." The onlookers did not dare to point fingers at those officials, but only dared to talk quietly.

Those officials walked forward without squinting all the way, occasionally using the corner of their eyes to sweep the people who wanted to see the excitement but did not dare to look at them directly, and enjoyed the people's attention to them very much.

They came to the city gate early, naturally to cause a sensation and let more people pay attention to the city gate. In this way, there is no need for them to secretly promote, and the news of the emperor's private departure from Beijing will spread in the city.

You must know that the emperor has two groups of people in his hands who are Jinyiwei and Six Doors to investigate the news, and it is good for them to use the yang scheme, if they use the conspiracy, the people under the emperor's hands can find out what they have done.

Feng Shoufu said that they wanted power rather than life, but where did they really have to fight with their lives. Feng Shoufu knows the emperor, they are not ignorant, although they are fighting for power with the emperor for the interests of the family, but they have never thought of fighting for their lives.

The emperor likes capable people, and they can fight with the emperor openly, which is a kind of ability in itself. Moreover, there can't be only one voice in the court, if everyone is like Feng Shoufu, only the emperor's orders are obeyed, then the country of Great Qin will be in danger.

It's not that the emperor's ability is not enough to control the overall situation, but everyone is like Feng Shoufu and only listens to the emperor's words, then they are a big interest group. When there is only one interest group in the court, can it continue to go on steadily?

No, the strength is in one place, the heart is in one place, this is just a fantasy, it is impossible to realize.

Fighting is human nature, and where there are people, there is struggle. If there is an enemy, fight with the enemy, and if there is no enemy, fight by yourself. When all the people in the court are centered on the emperor and set up a big interest group, they have no opponents in the court and no external pressure, and at this time they will fight inwardly.

The infighting was the most brutal struggle, and they believed that the emperor would not be happy to see the infighting of the officials of Great Qin, so it was necessary for them to survive.

It's not that they haven't thought about standing in the emperor's camp. But the emperor's camp is full of talents, and if they have the head and assistant, they have no possibility of getting ahead, and if they are like brocade, their children, children and nephews have no possibility of getting ahead.

Instead of becoming a dispensable being, it is better to take another shortcut, take another path, and maybe there will be unexpected gains.

To put it bluntly, whether it is Feng Shoufu or these troublesome ministers, they all want to gain a foothold in the court, but everyone uses different methods.

It's just that everyone didn't expect that God would make such a big joke on them!

Qin Xiaoyan sent a message that day, saying that if he returned to Beijing in ten days, people would arrive in ten days, but he didn't know when he would enter Beijing and in what way.

Those civil servants didn't know when Qin Xiaoyan would arrive, so they waited at the city gate early in the morning, and because of their existence, many people stopped at the city gate, wanting to know who these big officials were waiting for.

Before noon, more than twice as many people gathered at the gates of the city as they normally would, and it would be a problem to get in and out of the city any longer.

The officers and soldiers defending the city complained bitterly, but they did not dare to ask the adults to leave, and wanted to drive the people away, but as soon as they took action, they were dissuaded by the big men, saying that they should not disturb the people.

Nuisance?

Those who watched the excitement had affected the normal entry and exit of other people in and out of the city, who was disturbing the people?

But what the Yipin master said, they didn't dare to refute, so they could only pinch their noses and go back, trying to sort out the flow of people, so as not to really block the city gate.

"There are so many people at the city gate, there won't be an accident, right?" There are timid officials, who see that the people in and out of the city have become a problem, and they are worried.

"There are many people at the city gate, and there are few people outside the city, what can happen." Although there are many onlookers, as soon as these people hear that the emperor is entering the city, they will immediately give way, and there is nothing to worry about.

"I'm afraid that there will be too many people and there will be danger." They haven't forgotten that the last time the emperor went out of the city, he was ambushed by assassins at the city gate.

"Do you really think I'm going to take a few officials out on errands? You can rest assured, I have arranged all the people. And do you really think that the head of the seal will not care about anything? I sue you, no! Feng Shoufu has been paying attention to our movements, and he is afraid that he has already made preparations, and as long as the emperor enters the city, there will be a forbidden army to come to protect him. ”

With this sentence, the people who came with him were relieved, and they stretched their necks one by one, just to see if Qin Xiaoyan returned to the city, but ......

waited until noon, and did not see Qin Shiyan appear, and several adults hesitated for a moment and decided to go to a nearby restaurant to eat.

"Just go to the Xiangyun Tower in front." The old man, dressed as a courtier, stood up, and the others immediately followed, but before they could take a step, an accident happened......