Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Chaotic Imperial City
No matter what dynasty it is, even if there is no speculation from real estate developers, houses are extremely scarce in every prosperous area. As the political, cultural and economic center of Daguang, Diqing will of course be no exception. The places that can show a little bit of the faΓ§ade are all used as shops, but the places where they live are stacked one after another, and the modern ones in later generations are the same, the illegal construction is being demolished every day, but there are always people who will keep building it.
Since ancient times, the Han people have had a kind of obsession with home housing, and having a spacious and comfortable home is the lifelong pursuit of most people, whether ancient or modern.
If it weren't for Yang Yi, who has often walked around the market since he was a child, he would have been lost in the vast alleys.
The two walked all the way, trying to avoid crowded places, there were fewer and fewer people on the street, but the shouts of killing not far away became clearer and clearer.
When he was about to reach the gate of the Xicheng Palace, Yang Yi suddenly stopped, pulled the iron ox to hide under an eaves and stretched out his head to check, and said, "Oh no, the rebels have broken through the palace gate!" β
As far as the eye could see, the gate of the Xicheng Palace was filled with smoke, and there was no battle there. A group of soldiers with white scarves tied to their arms went into the palace, and another wounded and wailing soldiers were carried out. Yang Yi listened carefully to the shouts and killings, and it seemed that the rebels had only entered the city for a short time.
Yang Yi was a little anxious, the main gate of the West City had been controlled by the rebels, and it was impossible to enter through the city gate, so he gestured to Tie Niu at the moment, and ran towards the south gate for about a pillar of incense Yang Yi approached the city wall.
Yang Yi was very afraid that the imperial city guards on the city wall would suddenly release arrows, and he and Tie Niu would definitely become a hedgehog, but fortunately, the soldiers on the city wall were already out of order at this time, and it was estimated that all the attention was on Xicheng.
Yang Yi flew close to the city wall with an iron ox, where there was a low vermilion wooden door, and it was from here that Yang Yi and his mother entered and exited the palace.
This small wooden door for the eunuchs and palace maids to pass through on weekdays opened wide at this time, and countless panicked palace maids and eunuchs rushed out from inside, and some even broke their heads and bled out, and everyone was rushing outside, making it difficult for Yang Yi and the others to squeeze in against the current.
Seeing this, Yang Yi raised his hand and grabbed a eunuch from the crowd, and asked loudly, "Have you seen Concubine Ning?" β
The eunuch was frightened, and his legs were straight, and he didn't know if he had heard Yang Yi's question clearly, and shook his head desperately. Yang Yi frowned, pushed the eunuch away, and the eunuch crawled outside with the crowd as if he had been amnestied.
"Iron Bull! Open! Let's go in! Yang Yi said loudly.
The iron bull behind him nodded and didn't speak, walked in front of Yang Yi and used his strong body to squeeze the door immediately, but there were too many people running out, and the door was narrow, and the speed of the two of them was extremely slow.
In a hurry, Tie Niu opened his big mouth and sighed, looked up to the sky and roared: "Get out of the way!!! The voice was so loud that even Yang Yi behind him was shocked and covered his ears.
The crowd suddenly quieted down, and everyone noticed the tall and fierce iron bull, a group of palace maids and eunuchs who had never seen such an evil-looking person, and involuntarily retreated to both sides, finally making way for Yang Yi and the others.
After the two finally entered the palace, they found that the situation inside was not much better, and the debris all over the ground and the crowd running around made Yang Yi very annoyed.
"Iron Bull, there's a wooden ladder over there, let's go up to the roof!."
Yang Yi is very familiar with the geographical environment here, after all, he grew up here. Climbed onto the roof to find the location of the palace where Concubine Ning lived, Yang Yi and Tie Niu ran up on the roof, and there were continuous fragments of green tiles that were trampled and rolled down by the two, and the frightened crowd under the house avoided one after another.
Passing through the roofs of five or six palace houses, Yang Yi could finally see the situation in the courtyard of Concubine Ning's palace. I saw that Concubine Ning's hospital was in a mess, there were several corpses of guards lying on the ground, and there was no trace of Concubine Ning, Yang Yi's heart was cold.
"Your Highness, look!" The tall iron bull suddenly pointed to a palace wall not far away and shouted.
Yang Yi looked at the place pointed by Tie Niu, a team of guards was running wildly in the palace alley, and there were two people in the middle of that group of guards, it was not Concubine Ning and the dumb woman!
Before Yang Yi could rejoice, he saw dozens of rebels with white silk scarves on their arms behind Concubine Ning and the others desperately chasing. Yang Yi came down from a height and saw that Concubine Ning and the others ran into a dead end in a hurry.
Not daring to hesitate, Yang Yi and Tie Niu hurriedly stepped on the green tiles on the roof and rushed to Concubine Ning's place.
Since Yang Yi gradually got rid of the name of the plague god fool, the emperor took a lot of care of Concubine Ning openly and secretly. In addition, Hong Zhi arranged some familiar guards to guard, Concubine Ning's life was much quieter, and it was no longer the same as before, but a concubine was like a commoner who was as difficult as a commoner.
But how can there be a quiet life in this imperial city? Whatever the purpose of Yang Aang's coup, no one will believe that the rebels will not harm the innocent. Therefore, after the rebels attacked the West Gate, a group of guards hurriedly fled with Concubine Ning. However, the palace was too chaotic at this time, and Concubine Ning and the others were chased by the rebels before they could escape.
The leading rebel general didn't know who Concubine Ning and the others were, but he knew a truth, someone who was protected must be someone who mattered.
The rebel soldiers may only know how to carry out the orders from above and enter the palace, but the generals know very well in their hearts that following the prince to rebel is a felony of stealing their homes and killing their heads, and their families are in the imperial capital, and there are at least more than 100,000 troops stationed around the imperial capital, and the reason why these troops are not moving now is because many people do not understand what is happening.
Just as Yang Ang's rebel slogan shouted, "Qing Jun's side, protect the great prince", the rebels did not come to the palace to kill people, but to force the emperor to give way and the great prince caused the fact that the boat was already in the boat, so that they had a glimmer of life.
The more weight the rebels have, the more capital they have to negotiate with the emperor and court ministers, so they try to capture important people alive when they meet them.
Yang Yi and Tie Niu ran desperately on the rooftop, but they were still a little slower. Before the two arrived, the guards guarding Concubine Ning had already clashed with the rebels, and Concubine Ning and the mute woman were hiding in the corner of the wall with worried faces but nothing to do.
There were only more than a dozen palace guards, although the force was not weak, but the rebels were too numerous, and they were killed and retreated. Just when Concubine Ning didn't know what to do, a voice that was extremely familiar to her and chattered day and night came from above her head: "Tie Niu, kill!" Don't leave your hands alone! β
Concubine Ning and the dumb woman looked up in surprise, just in time to see Yang Yi jumping down from the eaves, and happily ran to Concubine Ning's side: "Mother! β
"Yi'er!"
No matter how hard the days are, both mother and son have survived, but only between life and death is the time when they miss their relatives the most.
Who knew that Concubine Ning stared at Yang Yi in front of her, and said angrily when she didn't like it: "Confused! What did you come in and do? Who told you to save me! β