Chapter 869: Good news, change of guard

The inner room was burning with a warm kang, and there was a brazier in the outer room, coupled with the double wall, and the thick cotton curtain behind the door, a tight cold wind was all blocked out of the door, and only the warmth of the room remained. After Zhang Yue returned to the house, he told Hu Qi to go there to guard it in person, and if anyone passed by, he would intercept it first. Wait until the palace side changes its guard, and then secretly notify the Terracotta Division, and let those people from the Terracotta Division do it, so that it is safe and does not show traces.

At this time, he took off his coat and sat behind the bookcase wearing only a homely green coat, reading the letter with his head in one hand.

Looking at the familiar Juanxiu Xiaokai, Zhang Yue's tense face gradually relaxed, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously showed a smile - although the content of the front of the letter was completely incompatible with the lightness, but the back half of the head revealed a kind of cheerfulness and excitement. It was his son Jingguan's words, and he didn't know how Du Juan agreed with his son to add one to such an important letter, but he could be sure that Du Juan, who was a mother, was indeed tight on the outside and loose on the inside, otherwise Jingguan's letterhead would not only not be delivered, but I am afraid that he would have to be reprimanded.

"Dad, I'm going to have younger siblings again! My mother was overjoyed when she learned the news, but she repeatedly asked my aunt and me not to tell anyone, even my grandfather and grandmother! Of course I don't dare to tell anyone, but I have to tell you. Dad, I now have a younger sister and two younger brothers. I don't know how many more there will be this time, wait for more brothers and sisters in the next place, and I'll be a gentleman for them! ”

When he saw the last sentence, Zhang Yue finally couldn't help it. If it weren't for the fact that there was still a soap guard outside, he would have laughed out loud right now. Coughing vigorously twice against the table, he finally suppressed the smile in his stomach, but he thought in his heart that he would teach this more and more unruly son a lesson when he got home. Of course, as long as Du Juan knows, I'm afraid that she will take the lead in front of her, so that the good boy can't eat and walk around.

What do you mean I don't know how many more I can have this time, could it be that this stupid boy still wants his mother to give birth to two or three at a time? In these years, it is already rare for a folk woman to give birth to twins safely, and if the triplets and quadruplets can be praised by the government, but this is a matter of passing the ghost gate, he doesn't want his wife to live several times in this kind of year without caesarean section!

After browsing his wife's letterhead again, Zhang Yue walked to the brazier, squatted down and put the letter paper inside, watching the flames swallow up the handwriting. It wasn't until it was almost burned that he took the small stick and pulled it a few times, and only then did he stand up when he saw that it was completely burned to ashes, and stuffed his son Jingguan's letterhead that could be regarded as "Chen Tang's testimony" into the envelope, and put it in a box on the bookshelf that was specially used to collect private messages.

King Liang and Guo Cong were close contacts because of their similar age; King Liang once went to the Jin Wang's Mansion many times, and from time to time returned home with various gifts from Taiyuan; When Li Maoqing fell to the top, he went through the door of the head of the Liang Palace, and then the head went to ask King Xiang to say a word in front of the Queen Mother, and then he got a military position...... All kinds of evidence point to King Liang!

But Du Juan said in the letter that King Liang should not have such ability, he is still young, and no one under his command can say anything about Chen Shan, a former cabinet scholar. Although the head of the household is only part-time and does not care; Although the title of Scholar of the Temple of Worship remains, it has not been with anyone else; Although the inner study hall has only just flourished, it has already declined; However, such a character should have judged the situation, but now he suddenly made a move, and there may be other reasons. Du Juan even said in the letter that Wang Zhen and several other people who were killed with a cane a few months ago may also be scapegoats who were pushed out, just like King Liang this time.

Anyway, let's get the deal done first!

When he had settled down, he went to the outer room, nodded his head to the soap, opened the curtain, and pushed open the door again. For a while, a strong cold wind suddenly blew in, bringing in not only the icy breath, but also the bursts of shouting on the side of the palace wall not far away. The sound of leather boots on the ground, the clash of weapons, and the sound of human voices from time to time all foreshadowed a fact.

The guards on duty in the imperial city have changed their guards!

The fifth red shop in the east of the left gate of the outer imperial city.

Originally, there were only ten sergeants of the Jinwu Left Guard, but after the emperor's northern tour, there was a new group of people here, although they were also known as the Jinwu Left Guard, but they were thirty people who had been transferred to the Shenji Battalion a long time ago. These thirty people are a small flag commander, and they have been practicing together for a year, and their relationship with each other is very good.

At the first watch, the first shop of the right door of Que issued a bell as usual, because the copper bell had to wait at least until the second half of the night to send it here, and it was cold, although everyone was known as the day and night shift, but they could occasionally enter the house to roast the fire. At this moment, a small flag slammed into the door curtain and entered the guard's room, and he didn't care about the cold wind brought in, so cold that he stomped his feet a few times, and put his hand to his mouth to breathe.

"Damn, it didn't snow tonight, but it was colder than the other day! Big bull, it's your turn to be on duty! ”

After he finished saying this, he raised his eyes, but found that Zhao Daniu, who was supposed to replace him, was not seen at all. Quite surprised, he swept around the room, hurriedly walked to the east room, and lifted the patched cotton curtain, only to find that there was no one inside, and when he arrived at the west room, he saw the same. At this time, his brow gradually furrowed.

With Zhao Daniu, there should be at least two people in the house, but there is no one at this time, if they don't intend to play with themselves, what is going on? It must be known that this red shop is not as good as those yamen and so on in the imperial city, but it is a place for them to rest between the nightstays, it is cold in winter and hot in summer, and it is just such a large, two, small and three rooms, all of which are large shops, and the only furniture is two cabinets, a table and a few tattered cages, and there is nothing to hide at all.

"Big bull, tiger, sunspot!"

After a few shouts, no one answered, and the little flag muttered more and more. Suddenly, he sniffed vigorously, and sure enough, with this inhalation, he smelled a strange fishy smell, as if someone had pooped and urinated in this room. Looking east and west, he suddenly remembered something, and rushed into the Westinghouse again. Unexpectedly, he opened the door of the cabinet, and a person inside suddenly fell out. Startled, he exclaimed in surprise, pushed it twice with his hand, tried his snort again, and found that the person had just fainted, and his crotch was still wet, and he was suddenly extremely dazed.

What's going on? Even if Yao Heizi is the most timid one, how could he be thrown in the cabinet and peed his pants in a fright, this can't be a simple prank, right?

After thinking about it, he went to get a big teapot without saying a word, poured a handful of cold water into his hand, and sprinkled it all on Yao Heizi's face without saying a word. Seeing that the person was still unconscious, he was ruthless, and he simply turned his head and face and fell a lot. Under this toss, Yao Heizi finally struggled to move twice, but he shouted before his eyes opened.

"Don't kill me!"

"Hey, wake up, tell me what's going on!"

Hearing this scream, he was pushed twice harder, and then Yao Heizi shuddered and opened his eyes, recognizing the person in front of him, he suddenly jumped up with a spirit, and he didn't care about the smell on his body, and suddenly hugged the sergeant's legs.

"Boss Li, Boss Li, they, they went out, with firearms, they, they want to kill me......"

Although Yao Heizi spoke incoherently, Boss Li, who had already been in his heart just now, suddenly understood, and his head suddenly slammed. For a while, he didn't care about Yao Heizi, who was holding his thighs and screaming, and rushed out after kicking people away. Knocked open the door and reached the avenue, and ran north for a cup of tea, and he saw a few people coming from the opposite side. He was in a panic when the other side recognized him.

"Boss Li, what are you delaying, the imperial city has changed its defenses, and the people of Yiying will go to the left gate of Chang'an, the right gate of Chang'an, Dong'anmen, Bei'anmen and Xi'an Gate according to their respective scopes, according to the rules, we will withdraw the five shops outside the left gate of Chang'an first, and someone will replace us immediately! I thought I had to stay in the palace even for the New Year, but I didn't expect that this time the Queen Mother would give grace, and everyone would also be rewarded with an extra month of Lu rice, not money, all of them were real white rice! ”

Although this is indeed great news, Boss Li has not seen his family for more than two months, and he doesn't know how much he misses his mother-in-law and children, but when he hears it now, he feels even more wrong. He hasn't been in the Shenji Camp for a day or two, and it's not once or twice that he has been on duty as a guard and pro-army, and when he changed his guard in the past, it was all during the day, how could he toss these things when he got up and watched? However, the sergeants on the other side just chattered vigorously, and said that Jingwei and these guards have always worked hard, and when they distribute Lu rice in the future, they will be rewarded for an extra month during the New Year, which is a great good thing.

"You ...... Do you see anyone else in our fifth shop? ”

"Why, you, who are small flags, even lost the soldiers under you?"

If it were normal, Boss Li, who had always believed that fists were the truth, would swing his fists without saying a word, but at this time, he really didn't have time to pay attention to these banters, and as soon as he stomped his feet, he left these people and hurriedly walked forward. However, after passing the east and south gates along the straight road, there is the Donghua Gate and the yamen of many eunuchs.

Because it was night, the riverside straight house north of Donghua Gate and the Yamen were shrouded in darkness, and only the lampstands along the road were lit. They are all windproof and rainproof designs, and as far as the eye can see, this piece of golden yellow light flickering in the dark night, but it makes this cold night a little warmer. But looking at this situation, Boss Li didn't dare to go forward, but turned his head to the left to look in the direction of Donghua Gate.

The Donghua Gate has already been keyed, and the three ticket doors on the white Sumeru seat are tightly closed. Compared with the daytime, there are slightly fewer guards in front of the door, after all, the east gate of the forbidden palace was painstakingly built, as long as the gate is closed, unless there is an internal response, not to mention hundreds of people, it is thousands, there is no siege ladder, etc., it is difficult to enter in a hurry. The city tower is also day and night, there are guards with knives on duty, these days because of special circumstances, there are even high-ranking officials of the brocade guard in turn.

"What are they going to do?"

Ambassador Li stomped his feet vigorously, and immediately ran back with his heart horizontal. It's useless for him to find those four guys alone, don't look at most of them on weekdays, but there are two hits under his hands. They can even knock Yao Heizi unconscious, God knows if they will even kill themselves who are in the way? He is really crazy, he can't hold back such a big thing, hurry up and report to the top!

The ten soldiers assigned to the Donghua Gate guard have also been given the order to change the guard, although they look rigorous at this time, most of them are very relaxed in their hearts. In addition, the wind is loud, and they even have the leisure to whisper to each other in a group of two. It is naturally a violation of the prohibition to discuss the affairs of the palace and the court, so most of the topics are introduced to the Washer Goolan casinos in the alleys of various places, but it is only envied once, and what really talks about it is those private nests that are really talked about to the naked eye.

"After the shift change, a few of our brothers will go to the private nest on the side of the small stone bridge to try their luck, and maybe they can catch a handful of them before the New Year."

"Pull it down, it's almost enjoyable, but it's not a thought to win money, you can take it easy, don't lose all the rice that your family is waiting to get out of the pot!"

Just when they were laughing, a military man suddenly saw a group of people walking towards this side not far away, and hurriedly puffed out his lips and whistled. When they saw someone coming, they were even more startled. It turned out that there were two people at the head, one of them was Xing'an Bo Xu Heng, whom they had occasionally met when they were on duty in the imperial city these days—it must be known that there are still rules for lords to take turns to lead the guards—and the other was Fan Hong, the master of ceremonies and eunuchs, and the others behind him had an unusual fierce aura whether they were walking or pressing their knives. There are hundreds of people, but the steps under their feet are as light as cats.

It wasn't until the group of people who came stopped outside the warning range, and then someone stepped forward with the talisman, and after carefully checking the coupon talisman, the group of sergeants who were originally guarding the Donghua Gate were sure that these were really here to change guards. Since Xu Hengdu came with him, no one dared to say anything, and soon left to the east under the leadership of the general banner.

In the east, Fan Hong accompanied Xing'an Bo Xu Heng, and in the west, Jin Ying accompanied Chengguo Gong Zhu Yong, hundreds of people on the two lines changed shifts from north to south, in an orderly manner, and at the same time, torches burning with pine resin were gradually transmitted from Bei'anmen, illuminating the two avenues that were originally a little dim after nightfall. Although it cannot be said that it shines all the places, it also dispells the darkness that has greatly occupied the upper hand.

Not only that, but the crisp sound of the rattle patrol never stopped, as if there had been no overnight change of guard next to the high palace wall, and the sergeants who had retreated from the four palace gates one after another were cautiously silent under the grace of Lu Mi and the warning. From this point of view, they can indeed be called elite.

However, just when the sergeants were rejoicing in the thought of the reward, there were already tensions in two places in the imperial city.