Chapter 47: The Royal City
"It's a great opportunity for us." Li Jiu knocked lightly on the table, showing some optimism about Yun Qian's summons by King Wei.
Yun Qian looked at Lijiu, and only after a while did he speak: "Although it is true to say this, officialdom has always been a pool of troubled waters. I suddenly appeared in front of various forces in such a hurry, only afraid that their attention would be exchanged for all kinds of secret investigations. As you know, my identity can't stand up to checking. ”
"Don't worry too much, this is a patriotic country after all." Lijiu comforted.
"I hope so. By the way, did Sun Anpin get in touch over there? Yun Qian lowered his voice more deliberately.
"With so much going on, I don't have time to contact him. Your Highness's plan is approaching, but we are still unprepared. Li Jiu frowned a little anxiously, thought about it and said, "But I have an idea now." When you see King Wei tomorrow, if the time is right, ask him for a military position. First, you can be in charge of the army, and second, the most likely military position for you should be in the forbidden army. “
"Hmm. If you can enter the system of the forbidden army, it will be much easier to contact Sun Anpin's side. Yun Qian nodded in approval.
Jiang Pingxuan came very punctually, he greeted everyone very warmly, and there was no arrogance that a nobleman should have.
The low-key and luxurious black and gold flow-patterned carriage stopped on the side of the road, and the six black horses gasped a little restlessly, their strong forepaws constantly tapping on the ground.
"Brother Xian, please." Jiang Pingxuan boarded the carriage with Yun Qian. The interior of the carriage does not have the dim and oppressive feeling that it seems from the outside, but it looks very spacious and bright. The layout of the carriage is also very simple and elegant, without too much decoration and item display, and there is only a pot of tea and sandalwood on the huge table.
"Brother Wei is an extremely boring person, which makes the virtuous brother laugh." Jiang Pingxuan looked slightly ashamed.
Yun Qian had boarded the Beique Zhu Palace on Su Yuening's ship, and in comparison, the life of His Royal Highness the Prince of the World could be said to be very simple. In the officialdom, there are many people like the Su family who are magnificent inside and out, and those like Yun Lingsong who are simple on the outside and luxurious on the inside account for the majority, but like Jiang Pingxuan, they are simple and ugly on the outside, and they can be regarded as a clear stream.
Maybe it is Jiang Pingxuan, who grew up with a golden spoon in his mouth, that will really pursue the inner Qingning. Yun Qian firmly believes that because of the principle of seeing the big from the small, he has a good impression of Jiang Pingxuan at the moment: "Being in a noble place, keeping the quality of the heart." Brother Jiang is a saint's nature, and the younger brother admires it. ”
"Hahaha, the virtuous brother knows me." Jiang Pingxuan looked very useful.
Changlong Street leads from south to north to Wangcheng, which is the central main road that divides the entire Jinling City into two. It is a wide-footed avenue with twenty-four horses in parallel. The whole street strictly prohibits all shops and vendors, and there is a guard every other zhang, and eight teams of golden-clothed flying horses gallop back and forth day and night. In addition to the intersection on both sides of the road, there are built 20 inches high, two zhang wide white jade platform, in addition to the common people for daily passage, another role is to be used to pay homage to the king's posture when the king is on patrol.
The towering royal city is getting closer and closer, and the insignificance of people cannot really see it, only the golden splendor that connects to the sky shows the wealth and power of the owner here.
The royal city occupies one-fifth of the area of the entire Jinling City, divided into two cities, the inner and outer cities, and the entire royal garden extends to the north with the Xuanwu Lake at its back. After the carriage passed through two heavily guarded city gates in a row, what caught the eye was the Biwa Zhuyong of the Daqing Palace. The delicate white jade balustrade divides the eight avenues, and the snow-like stairs are drawn into a rich canvas that leads to the high temple gate.
"Brother Yun, you have arrived at the main hall. You and I need to get out of the car and walk. Jiang Pingxuan and Yun Qian walked out of the car, and the forbidden army armor soldiers stabbed their halberds upwards in unison in salute.
"The little one is the prince of the world, Yun Gongzi. The king is still resting, please go to Fengqi Garden with the little one first. A white and innocent eunuch greeted him.
Fengqi Garden is a place in the corner of the royal city that is specially designed for foreign ministers to set up a marquis. Jiang Pingxuan, as a prince of the world, naturally doesn't need to do this, but today with Yun Qian, he can only go through this process according to the rules.
Within a few steps, Jiang Yun and the others met with the great eunuch of Wangcheng who had announced the decree on the day of Su Yuening's attack. The great eunuch saluted respectfully from afar.
"Father-in-law Qian." Jiang Pingxuan nodded coldly as a reply. Since he was a child, he didn't like these eunuchs who fanned the flames in front of his master, and since he opened the mansion outside, he rarely interacted with these people. The ministers in the court may need to deal with these people closest to King Wei, but in Jiang Pingxuan's cognition, he was born to be the little master of these old dogs.
Father-in-law Qian is over 50 years old, but there are not too many wrinkles on his clean face. He smiled humbly and enthusiastically and said, "Lord Shizi, the king has an edict, please go to the harem to visit the princess." It will be enough for Yun Gongzi to meet alone. “
"What?" Jiang Pingxuan frowned: "Father won't let me see me?" ”
"Yes. The king said that His Royal Highness will be in the future for a long time, and the princess will be very worried. Father-in-law Qian bowed modestly.
"The royal city is huge, the rules are complicated, Yun Qiangongzi has just arrived, and this son-in-law should accompany him. Besides, this son still has something to report to his father. Jiang Pingxuan condescendingly looked at Father-in-law Qian, as if questioning whether he was the one who was the one who was in the way.
Father-in-law Qian lowered his eyebrows, but still said calmly: "The king said that if His Royal Highness has something to report, he can come back at another date." The prince doesn't need to worry about Yun Gongzi, the old slave will be good at serving. ”
Jiang Pingxuan looked very unhappy, his hand clenched his sleeve tightly, and the suppressed anger seemed to be about to erupt. This old dog is really not taking himself seriously anymore, and it is really a eunuch who has misled the country!
The eunuchs retreated in fear, and Father-in-law Qian glanced up slightly, and continued to say gently: "Lord Shizi, the old slave is only responsible for bringing the words. Today's king did only announce Yun Gongzi alone, if His Royal Highness feels that there is any misunderstanding, he may wish to explain it to the king another day. The king has been feeling unwell recently, always can't sleep well, and is easy to worry about some foreign affairs. Your Highness is a person of filial piety, please be considerate. ”
"What's wrong with my father?" Jiang Pingxuan suddenly became concerned.
"It's just that there's a lot going on and I'm a little anxious. The Imperial Physician has prescribed a prescription for recuperation, and there is no major problem, Your Highness, please rest assured. Father-in-law Qian replied fluently.
"Please ask your father-in-law to greet your father on behalf of Pingxuan. Virtuous brother, the palace is no better than the outside, and you need to pay more attention to your words and deeds. Please forgive me for not being able to accompany my brother. Although Jiang Pingxuan was unwilling, he did not dare to forcibly disobey the will of the king.
"Yun Gongzi, please come with the old slave." Looking at the back of Jiang Pingxuan's departure, Father-in-law Qian also kindly asked Yun Qian to move to Fengqi Garden.