Chapter 24: Face Saint
Along the way, Cheng Wu was served by the president, lying in the carriage, while the others had to ride horses outside. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info even Lieutenant Chi Baolin wanted to come over and sit with Cheng Wu halfway to take a ride in the cool, this is the statement of the expert Lin Imperial Doctor present, saying that Cheng Wu is just right, everything is not good yet, if two people sit in the carriage, the carriage space is small, this official road is not easy to walk, potholes, in case you accidentally bump into it again, who will bear this responsibility? Besides, his own life is still pressing on Cheng Wu, Cheng Wu didn't face the saint safely for a moment, and his old life would not be guaranteed for a moment.
Cheng Wu is now sitting alone in the carriage, with a look of surprise on his face, he is frightened by the strength of his current physique, last night Cheng Wu remembered that he was beaten by those three people, but he remembered it clearly, he was beaten by them and vomited blood, and his ribs seemed to be broken, right? When I woke up, it was as if nothing had happened, and everything was fine, as if nothing had happened last night. Cheng Wu wondered if he was a cheap bone and had a penchant for being abused.
Yes, Cheng Wu is all fine now, although the various bruises on his skin have not yet dissipated, and it will take a few days to recover slowly, but the inside of this body is completely healed. It's just that now Cheng Wu has to pretend to be a sick person, and he can't let others know, otherwise others will think that he is a monster and take it to the pig cage.
At this time, it was already the end of October, the grasshopper infestation was nearing the end, the crops in the fields were definitely gone, and the tenant farmers all looked sad and had lost their old spirit. This year is set to be a year of harvest, and this year's winter will surely be the most difficult year for the people of the world. Occasionally, there were a few remnants of autumn cicadas in the woods, hissing and wailing, appealing for something. The roadside has been eaten clean, and only bare grass roots and branches remain, proving the tragedy of the emperor insect when it crossed the border in the past.
Cheng Wu looked at the traces of grasshoppers outside and sighed. In this era without pesticides, nothing can stop the king worm, unless you have thousands of chickens, ducks and geese to eat so many king worms, but, is this possible? In ancient times when there was no artificial incubation technology, so many chickens, ducks and geese were born at once.
Cheng Wu tossed in the carriage all morning, and arrived at the foot of Chang'an City at about midnight. Cheng Wu poked his head out excitedly, feeling the majesty of the ancient imperial capital.
Cheng Wu's carriage came to the middle of the Mingde Gate and stopped, the carriage was twenty meters away from the city wall, and Cheng Wu, who poked his head out, could just see the high city wall above.
The Mingde Gate is very wide, about 50 meters wide, you can drive into several cars side by side, the thick city wall, 15 meters deep, there are concave and convex holes on the city wall, which are used for shooting arrows outward when protecting, there are soldiers on guard, soldiers wearing bright red armor are patrolling, the autumn wind shakes the silk on their bodies, and the armor looks so solemn in the autumn wind.
The wide Mingde Gate is divided into left and right exits, facing Chang'an City, the left hand side is used for people to go out of the city, and the right hand side is used as the entrance.
Including the left and right sides of Anhua, Qifu two city gates are the same, Anhua Gate as the entrance of the west city, the foreign merchants come and go compared to the east city to appear to be a little more, the reason, there is only one, foreigners generally live on the west side of the city. The residents of Xicheng are generally some foreign merchants and staff of the "embassies" of various countries.
Compared with the western city, the eastern city is calmer, and the owners here are generally "civil servants", high-ranking officials and nobles, relatives of the emperor. Wei Chigong's mansion is in Dongcheng.
I saw that the crowds of people coming and going were constantly coming in and out, and people of different colors were mixed in, and all kinds of shouting were endless. There were Hu merchants in Hu clothes, and Kunlun Nu, who was blacker than Wei Chigong, who were also blacks, and these blacks generally came from the Indochina Peninsula and other nearby places. Some were given to the Tang Dynasty as slaves by the local government, and many of them were sold privately and used as private slaves. Negroes were loyal and honest, hard-working, and preferred the most popular servants.
Probably the heaviest point is because blacks are more conspicuous and easy to catch when jumping and running. Of course, this is Cheng Wu's own idea.
With the Divine Decree, the guards easily entered the city without inspection.
Two hundred Imperial Guards opened the way and crossed the long Suzaku Street, and the prisoners were also held in the procession, and the leader looked like a prefectural commander from the point of view of his dress. It's weird, it's just a county order, the left and right military guards are completely competent, why should the Imperial Forest Army go out in person? Is there a hidden truth in this?
Mightily walked towards the palace. Cheng Wuzuo poked his head out of the carriage to admire this magnificent building, and constantly sighed in his heart, our ancestors were able to have such a civilization a thousand years ago, and at this time, Europeans may not have come down from the trees and learned to use tools.
Along the way, passers-by saw such a battle and avoided it one after another. The wide Suzaku Street, the 150-meter-wide street, is empty, the Royal Forest Army opened the road, but it is not a joke, this is the emperor's personal guard, symbolizing the emperor's personal visit, the slightest carelessness will bring the disaster of killing.
The road is unimpeded, when Cheng Wu did not have time to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Chang'an, the Vermilion Bird Gate arrived, this is the entrance to the imperial city, everyone has to get off the horse and accept strict inspection, no matter how awesome you usually are outside, when you get here, you have to coil a dragon, and you have to lie on your stomach if it is a tiger, because the real dragon son Li Shimin is staying here, if anyone dares to get an axe here, it is the rhythm of looking for death.
It is necessary to stop and be strictly inspected, and no one can take their entire family life seriously. The emperor is inside, and if a terrorist enters with a dagger to assassinate the emperor, the relevant people guarding the palace will have to fall to the ground.
To the surprise of the guards, today's carriage could drive directly inside, which was the emperor's order in the morning. Everyone guessed in their hearts, what kind of sacredness was the carriage seat, and it was unexpectedly possible to directly enter the imperial city in the carriage, which was a scene that had never been seen before, even the elder brother of the eldest grandson Sun Empress, the eldest grandson of the emperor's sworn friend, Zhao Guogong, had never had such a high treatment. When everyone saw this scene, they kept speculating.
Compared with the speculation of the guards and brothers, Cheng Wu was opening the curtains on the carriage window at this time, admiring this ancient and magnificent building, until Cheng Wu carried Cheng Wu to the side hall of the Taiji Hall with the help of everyone, and Wei Chigong walked to the main hall to return to the emperor. Leaving Yu Chi Baolin and Imperial Doctor Lin, who looked more relaxed now, stood on either side of Cheng Wu, standing dumbfounded, not daring to make a sound.
The atmosphere seemed a little oppressive, no one spoke, and the guards standing guard outside the door all straightened up, wearing the usual heavy armor, and the autumn weather seemed dry, and their clothes were soaked with sweat. If a pin had fallen to the ground now, it would have been audible.
In fact, Cheng Wu's injury is almost healed now, but now he has to pretend to be sick, and he can't help Cheng Wu not pretend, who calls his body so strong, after only half a day's effort, it is so good, and he can't let people know about this matter, otherwise others will think that he is a monster, and maybe he will take it and slice it when the time comes, although there is no microscope at this time.
At this time, it was noon, and the emperor was dealing with the government affairs with the ministers in the Taiji Palace, when he saw Wei Chigong walking in from outside the door.
"The captain has not disgraced his mission......"
Without waiting for Wei Chi Gong to finish the rest of the words, the emperor raised his hand to stop his words, and then announced to the bottom that today's court meeting was over, and the ministers in the audience looked at each other strangely, with a look of ignorance, no wonder they looked like this, they only worked for half a day today, and they had never been.
"Why, can't my words be clear or ineffective? Or do you still want to stay for breakfast? The emperor was really angry, when did what he said be ignored by everyone in the audience, looking at the ministers in the audience who had not yet reflected, the meaning of Li Shimin's words could not be more obvious.
The emperor means to tell everyone in the audience, the big boss has said, now that you are off work, you don't want to leave quickly, do you still want to stay and eat, I am already impatient, everyone hurry up, go to your own home, and find your own mother.
There are smart ones, and the first ones to reflect on it will loudly say goodbye to the emperor.
I watched as people turned around and headed outside. The emperor who reflected it ordered the close eunuchs to announce loudly, called a few names, and the names that were called were basically the ministers of the old Qin Palace: the eldest grandson Wuji, Cheng Yanjin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Ji, Li Jing and other confidant ministers were all left behind one by one.
All those who stayed followed the emperor's footsteps and walked towards the side hall. In fact, last night the emperor ordered Wei Chi and his son to go out of the city overnight with a tiger talisman, and the next morning everyone basically knew about it, but no one dared to ask, and everyone knew in their hearts that such an abnormal move, the emperor must have something big to do with Wei Chi and his son, otherwise, in the middle of the night, it was the tiger talisman and the Imperial Forest Army, and the emperor had not seen a move since he ascended the throne, and even when ****** Jieli and Tuli two Khans hit the Weishui Bridge, the emperor did not have such a big move.
At the same time, everyone also understood in their hearts that in the emperor's heart, it was still more important for Wei Chigong, otherwise how could such a big matter only be handed over to Wei Chi's father and son.
"Wei Chi Lao Hei, what is it that makes it so mysterious?" Cheng Yanjin burst out at an inopportune time, although his voice was small, but at this time, the surroundings were quiet, and Cheng Yanjin's words were clearly heard by everyone.
turned their faces one by one, looking at Cheng Yanjin with an expression like a fool, and even Li Shimin, who was walking in front, stopped slightly, and then walked forward.
Cheng Yanjin chuckled in his heart, thinking, why is he so confused, where is his usual shrewdness, the emperor even dispatched the Royal Forest Army, and even took out the tiger talisman he was wearing, what does this mean? It must be a secret matter, and now he is shouting and asking Wei Chigong, what is this not a fool. Thinking of the emperor's paused footsteps just now, Cheng Yanjin, who followed the emperor to fight the world, knew in his heart that the emperor was dissatisfied with himself just now.
Cheng Biting Jin's intestines are all repentant, but there is no regret medicine in the world, otherwise Cheng Biting Jin will also buy one, since it is a daughter, he will not give up.
Wei Chigong looked at his comrade-in-arms helplessly with a sympathetic expression, silently turned his face away, and walked up quickly.
Cheng Wu sat on the carpet depressedly waiting for the emperor's call, thinking that he would soon be able to see the Emperor of the Ages, Cheng Wu was also a little excited in his heart, but just now he almost died in the hands of Li Shuang, Cheng Wu became angry when he thought about it, and a feeling of resistance spread in his heart.
After a while, Cheng Wu looked at the sound of Chen Chen's hurried footsteps, and saw a group of people walking towards him, led by a half-year man about thirty-five years old, too far away, not very clear, about one meter seventy-three tall, wearing a golden robe, was walking towards him with powerful steps, followed by several people, and the age was about the same as the person in charge.