Chapter 35: The Emperor's Rage

When Zhang Junping changed into his official uniform, a domestic servant over there had already led the horse over, Zhang Junping turned over and got on his horse, galloped out, and quickly came to the outside of the palace.

At this time, many people had already come outside the palace.

The ministers of civil and military affairs, the nobles, and the children of the royal family all came, and they gathered outside the palace.

The forbidden army, Long Shenwei is busy putting out the fire.

However, the fire has already risen, and it is impossible to extinguish the raging fire by carrying water alone.

"Brother Cao, what's going on inside?" Zhang Junping saw an acquaintance in the crowd, Cao Xi of the Cao family, and hurriedly beat his horse to inquire about the situation.

"It's Yuqing Zhaoying Palace that is on fire, the official family is just frightened, and the people are fine! The ministers have already gone in to greet the officials! ”

"It's okay if the official family is fine!" Zhang Junping nodded.

The emperor is fine, and his hidden profession can't be abolished.

"It's just pitiful, none of the Taoist priests inside escaped!" Cao Xi added.

Zhang Junping's eyes narrowed, looking at Cao Xi who was smiling, it was obvious that Cao Xi knew something.

What happened inside, Zhang Junping can probably guess.

The puppet was angry and blood splattered five steps, and the emperor was angry and bloody.

This raging fire is clearly the anger in the heart of Emperor Zhenzong Zhao Heng.

On the inner city wall of the palace, Emperor Zhenzong and Empress Liu E, as well as several ministers who had just met, the eighth prince and other royal princes all stood on the city wall, looking at the burning Yuqing Zhaoying Palace.

Emperor Zhenzong stood at the top with a cold face, and the prince and prince behind him were silent and did not dare to squeak.

Everyone can understand the anger in Emperor Zhao Heng's heart, and they all know that just burning a Yuqing Zhaoying Palace is already the result of Emperor Zhao Heng's efforts to suppress it.

If anyone here had five sons and four daughters dead, and finally found out that it was actually caused by the erysipelas of the pill, they might have reacted more violently than Emperor Zhenzong.

The raging fire stained half of the sky of Bianliang red, and the people of Kaifeng Mansion also walked out of their homes one after another, looking at the direction of the imperial city from a distance in panic, secretly praying in their hearts that the official family was safe.

In the simple hearts of the common people, the emperor is their sky, and if something happens to the emperor, it will be equivalent to the sky falling! The emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is not bad, this day is good! At the very least, they can be fed and clothed, and they don't have to worry about starvation and cold.

Emperor Zhenzong stood on the city tower, not moving or speaking, and everyone else remained silent tacitly, including the civil and military ministers outside the imperial city, all quietly looking at the burning Yuqing Zhaoying Palace, unable to do anything.

Emperor Zhenzong stood on the city wall all night until dawn, when he shed a drop of crystal tears and turned to leave.

The back of Emperor Zhenzong's departure, his steps were a little difficult and staggering, but his waist was straight, until he turned the corner of the wall, where others could not see, and Emperor Zhenzong suddenly collapsed to the ground.

Frightened, the great eunuch Zhou Huaizheng and Empress Liu E hurriedly stepped forward to help, Zhou Huaizheng was about to ask someone to ask for an imperial doctor, Emperor Zhenzong grabbed Zhou Huaizheng's hand, "Don't want the imperial doctor, help me go back!" ”

This is the emperor, even if he wants to die, he doesn't want his courtiers to see his fragile side.

Zhang Junping also followed and stood outside the imperial city all night, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military also stood all night, as if they were seeing off the calamitous Yuqing Zhaoying Palace.

It took eight years for the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace to be built, and now it is a fire and it has been burned.

Zhang Junping knew that this was the change brought about by his little butterfly's instigated wings, although he still did not get rid of the fate of being burned in the end, but it was eleven years earlier than history.

At this time, there was a decree in the palace, and it was not early today.

This can be regarded as being considerate of everyone, standing all night, and letting everyone go home to rest.

A military general like Zhang Junping is okay, but his feet are a little sore when he stands all night, and those Wenchen are miserable, one by one with backache and foot cramps, supporting each other, and they can't even get on the horse, or the Praetorian Guard helps to lift them on the horse.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, there were strict regulations on the use of sedan chairs, which were only a means of transportation for the emperor and his concubines, and other people were not eligible to enjoy them, and even high-ranking officials such as the prime minister could only ride horses, not sit in sedan chairs.

Only Wen Yanbo, the patriarch of the Four Dynasties, was allowed by the emperor to sit in a sedan chair because of his old age and infirmity; Another celebrity in history, Sima Guang, was allowed to sit in a sedan chair by Emperor Zhezong because of old age and illness, but he was stunned and did not dare to sit in a sedan chair.

It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that because of the redundancy in the south of the Yangtze River and the inconvenience of horseback riding, this officially opened the trend of civil officials sitting in sedan chairs and military attaches riding horses.

Shenlongwei worked all night, but he didn't put out the fire, and the fire in Yuqing Zhaoying Palace was still burning, reflecting the morning glow to bury Emperor Zhenzong's Shintoism.

Everyone else went home to rest, but Zhang Junping couldn't go home, and he took office today and was going to the East Palace on duty.

Riding a horse to Qingning Palace, Qingning Palace is where the prince lives, and there is a side gate that leads directly to Mahang Street.

When he came to Qingning Palace, Zhang Junping dismounted and showed his waist card to the forbidden army squad guarding the palace gate.

"I've seen Lord Zuo Shuzi! Adult please! The guard Ban Zhi was very polite, and while saying hello, he opened the palace gate and let Zhang Junping in.

You're welcome!

They don't know Zhang Junping, but they know this horse, this is the horse of their top boss, the queen mother rewarded the Shenlongwei four-compartment commander Liu Mei's mount, the black horse.

Through the black horse, it is natural to connect the first ruthless person in Kaifeng Mansion today.

Zhang Junping is now famous in Kaifeng Mansion, a legendary figure, known as the first ruthless person in Kaifeng Mansion.

Murder at every turn, bloody underground gambling houses, bloody Taoist temples, and ruthless people who take killing as child's play.

The most powerful thing is that this person who killed someone, not only is it fine, but he has also been promoted, the eighteen-year-old Zhengliupin Zuo Shuzi, a close minister of His Royal Highness the Prince, has a bright future in the future!

Zhang Junping handed over the horse to the forbidden army Banzhi to take care of and walked into Qingning Palace on foot.

"I've seen the king!" Zhang Junping bowed to the crown prince Zhao Zhen.

At this time, Emperor Renzong was still the crown prince, and he was only a seven-year-old child.

"You are the left concubine of your father's new seal?" Prince Zhao Zhen looked at Zhang Junping curiously and asked timidly.

"It's Your Majesty!"

"I've seen Master Zhang!" The prince saluted Zhang Jun solemnly like a little adult.

Zhang Junping took Zhao Zhen's half salute sideways.

"My father asked Master Zhang to teach me Tai Chi, when will we start?" Prince Zhao Zhen asked with some excitement.

"Now that the king is ready, let's start now!" Zhang Junping said with a smile.

Seven or eight-year-old children are the age of activity, and their interest in learning martial arts is often higher than that of learning literature.

"I wonder if the king has ever learned martial arts before?"

"Haven't learned!" Zhao Zhen shook his head a little frustratedly.

Zhao Zhen is the emperor's only seedling, surrounded by a group of eunuchs and palace maids all day long, that is afraid of knocking when walking, and afraid of falling when walking fast, who dares to teach the prince to practice martial arts?