Liangxiang is not far from Jingshi, and on the afternoon of the same day after setting off from Liangxiang, everyone has been able to see the majestic heroic posture of Jingshi for the second time. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Xiao also had a cursory observation of this giant city when he was guarding the city last year, but now he looks at it carefully from the perspective of being ordered to enter the capital, and the feeling is different.

As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Jingshi can even be called the "largest city" in the world at this time, the Forbidden City on Saturday, the imperial city of 18 miles in Zhou, and an outer city with a circumference of nearly 50 miles.

During the Longqing period, Weng City was added outside several gates, and Weng City was more than 20 miles around, and the outer city was wrapped.

The total area of Beijing was nearly 100 square kilometers, and the population exceeded one million, while the largest in the West at the same time had a population of only more than 500,000.

The capital of the Ming Dynasty was once the most prosperous city in the world, everyone yearns for, although after three hundred years of glory, the most prosperous city in the world, has shown some vicissitudes.

But everywhere still reveals the authority of the real Celestial Empire, and it was once prosperous.

Before entering the capital, Xiao Yi saw patches of hungry and homeless people outside the city, and when they saw Xiao Yi and his party, they often avoided them with fear.

Following their gaze, Xiao Yi saw that there was actually a soup kitchen outside the city, which should be the only good news he had seen recently.

It's just that Xiao Yi soon discovered that the officers and soldiers of Zhenji couldn't take care of the victims who were several times more than them.

Shi Lu also saw this situation, and he also sighed with Xiao Yi: "It's just a drop in the bucket for more monks and less porridge!" ”

Xiao Yi nodded and said in a deep voice: "It's September now, and in this cold winter, they don't have a place to live and winter clothes, I'm afraid most people won't be able to survive this winter." ”

Liu Sheng also sighed when he heard this, and then pretended to be relaxed and said: "My lord, Brother Shi, don't think about it anymore, let's go to the city!" ”

As the eunuch and a few brocade guards slowly walked into the Beijing Division from the Desheng Gate, the layout of the Ming Jingshi slowly came into view.

The main road leads to the city gates, the widest, these streets are also named after the city gates, for example, near Desheng Gate, it is called 'Deshengmen Street', near Chongwen Gate, it is called 'Chongwenmen Street', and so on.

The streets and alleys are dense, as soon as you enter the outer city, you can hear the small merchants and hawkers who are selling along the streets, the whole city is divided into 33 squares, more than 100 cards, and more than 800 shops.

However, Xiao also saw that the streets and alleys of Jingshi could not avoid a problem, the ditches were seriously blocked, garbage and cow and sheep manure were everywhere, and many streets were already full of potholes, and no one took care of them.

Xiao Yi frowned and said: "Why is the Son of Heaven still so filthy under his feet, isn't there an official of the Six Ministries and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to supervise it?" ”

Hearing this, the eunuch glanced at Xiao Yi and said slowly: "Xiao Yi, when you enter the city, there are some things that should not be said, you have to pay more attention." ”

Shi Lu and Liu Sheng glanced at the eunuch, and Xiao Yi remembered that Jingshi does have rules everywhere, and it is better to talk less when he first arrives.

"Thank you, father-in-law, for the mention."

The eunuch snorted with satisfaction, and said in his heart that Xiao Yi was quite knowledgeable, tightly holding the two ingots of silver given by Xiao Yi in his sleeve, and began to explain the rules of the palace for Xiao Yi in detail, and listened carefully to these Xiao Yi, and it was disrespectful to enter the palace and not know this.

Walking all the way from Desheng Gate, there were always beggars and hungry people coming in groups, and the miserable and pitiful appearance made Liu Sheng and the sergeants behind him all moved.

But the brocade guards didn't pity them, and they raised their whips and whipped them, shouting at the hungry people, as if doing so would make them find their long-lost pride.

Liu Sheng's eyes widened, these are ordinary people!

Shi Lu, who had always been silent, firmly grasped Liu Sheng's hand and shook his head at him slightly, Liu Sheng had no choice but to stop looking at it.

In addition, there are relief points and soup kitchens everywhere to distribute medicine and porridge to the hungry, but they are still a drop in the bucket compared to the flocks of hungry people.

Xiao also knew that this was not yet the worst time, the drought in Shanxi had not yet occurred, and the mosquito plague spreading in the Gyeonggi area was not as serious as a few years later.

Although it is 'Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road', the business in Jingshi is still very developed, and there are many shops along the streets and alleys along the way, and the sound of vendors selling along the street is endless.

However, in Xiao Yi's view, such a developed business did not have any benefit from the finances of the Ming Dynasty, on the contrary, it made the feet of the Son of Heaven more and more dirty.

When he came, he was eager to summon, but after arriving in Jingshi, he seemed unhurried, and the eunuch said: "Xiao Yi, but it's the first time you come to Jingshi?" ”

Xiao Yidao: "Xia Guan had the honor to guard the Beijing Division with Lu Jiutai last year, and he came here once. ”

The eunuch didn't react when he heard this, and said lightly: "You can enter the palace with our family." ”

Immediately afterwards, he did not forget to tell again: "Don't forget, don't say a word about what you shouldn't say." ”

Xiao Yidao: "The lower officials understand, and the father-in-law is tired of leading the way." ”

Immediately after asking Shi Lu and Liu Sheng to find an inn to settle in, Xiao Yi went to Chengtian Gate alone with the eunuch and Jinyiwei.

Outside the Chengtian Gate, hundreds of officials dismounted, and Xiao Yi was naturally no exception, and the group dismounted and walked into the imperial city, and soon, they entered the imperial city of the Ming Dynasty.

Entering a side hall called the Gongmo Room, it stands to reason that Xiao Yi will have to wait for the emperor's decree to summon him before he can continue to move forward.

There are several palace maids and eunuchs here who are painstakingly teaching Xiao Yi how to do it and various matters that need to be paid attention to.

However, Xiao Yi, who entered the Ming Imperial City for the first time, didn't think about it here, and listened to the eunuch's nagging enough on the way here, and now Xiao Yi's eyes are all on the surrounding arrangement.

Xiao Yi, who was waiting straight, was sore, and only then did a eunuch who passed the decree come with small steps, and Xiao Yi went to the platform to see the driver.

Xiao Yi stretched his body, followed the eunuchs and palace maids, walked through the imperial city, entered the palace city, and arrived in front of the platform of the Jianji Palace, which was the place where Chongzhen summoned his courtiers.

According to what those eunuchs said, after Xiao Yi made a big salute, all he needed was to kneel here and wait.

After kneeling for a while, another little eunuch came out to deliver the decree, and Xiao Yi entered the hall, and Xiao Yi got up and walked into the Jianji Palace.

was about to see the emperor, in fact, speaking of which, Xiao Yi was nervous in his heart, and he took a few deep breaths.

He bowed three times and bowed nine times to the person who was facing away from him on the throne, and shouted loudly: "Chen Datong and the right guard commander Xiao Yi, long live my emperor!" ”

But there was no movement, and after a long time, a tired but majestic voice came: "Get up, you are the Xiao Yi who defeated the thief and offered the head of the king thief to me." ”

Xiao Yi hurriedly said: "The emperor looks down on the lower officials, and the ministers are just doing their part, sharing worries for our emperor and Daming!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen snorted lightly, glanced at Xiao Yi, and said softly: "You are interesting." ”

Xiao Yi's heart tightened, he didn't speak, he just got up slowly and stood aside respectfully, but Emperor Chongzhen's side didn't move for a long time.

I don't know how long it took, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly said, "Xiao Yi, do you know what crime you have committed?" ”

There was a hint of helplessness in his voice. (To be continued.) )