[Chapter 43: Jinshui Bridge, the One Who Disturbs My Heart]
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Before dawn the next day, there were palace people waiting at the gate of Beppu. Shen Yun was dressed neatly, still dressed in linen and filial piety, and followed the carriage of the palace people to the front of the imperial city.
This was the first time Shen Yun had been so close to the Imperial City. If he had been shocked by the majesty of the Imperial City with just a slight glance before, now when he stood in front of the Imperial City, that sense of insignificance that spontaneously arose was almost inferiority to death!
The city wall can no longer be described as majestic, standing in front of the imperial city, the back of the head must be parallel to the ground to see the arrow stacks above, as for the cornices of the city tower, you can only glimpse a little, and what you want to see is obscured by the dazzling light...... It was hard for Shen Yun to imagine what kind of siege method it would take to open this great city like a heavenly city!
The sky was still dark, and the Jinshui Bridge outside the imperial city was already full of officials at all levels who were ready to enter the imperial city to work. Of course, the people who would line up to enter on the Jinshui Bridge were all officials from the fourth rank onwards, and the high-ranking officials from the third rank and above had already entered through the Chengshun Gate on the other side.
This Jinshui Bridge is a huge suspension bridge that spans the moat in front of the imperial city. All of them are made of large and hard granite, which is polished together and covered with iron blocks. Eighteen huge iron cables as thick as a human thigh are tied to the railing of the Jinshui Bridge and are connected to the Tianmen Tower. Once there is an alarm, this giant suspension bridge with a width of 18 zhang and a length of 100 zhang can slowly rise--- this is simply a impregnable military castle!
Although Shen Yun wore linen and filial piety to enter the palace, he had to pay attention to the impact. So Shen Yun couldn't get out of the carriage, so he could only sit in the carriage and quietly open the corner of the curtain to peek outside. This carriage should have been remodeled during the period of Emperor Shengzu, with bearings and shock absorbers and other mechanisms, soft and comfortable, and it is quite comfortable to sit on.
After peeking for a long time, he found that there was still no movement in front of him, and he couldn't help but knock on the window string with some anxiety.
"Shizi, what's wrong?" Shen Wu's voice came from outside.
"Uncle Wu, what's going on ahead? It's been so long! Shen Yun said.
Shen Wu lowered his voice and said, "The prince of the world will be patient for the time being. The gate of heaven will not open until three o'clock, and His Majesty will go to the Qinzheng Palace to manage the government, and it is estimated that when His Majesty summons us, we will need to wait until about noon......"
"What?" Shen Yun was taken aback, "You only summoned me at noon, so why did you let us go before dawn?" β
Shen Wu said: "It's etiquette for us to wait for Your Majesty, we can't let the Son of Heaven wait for us, right?!" The prince of the world is a little restless, when the Hou Ye first said to the saint, he arrived in the early morning, and he was not summoned until the evening, and he waited for a day! β
Shen Yun was so depressed that he wanted to go crazy, didn't he take such a toss, right? Wait a day? Damn, imperial power is to kill people!
Shen Yun lifted the curtain and saw that his carriage was in the southernmost corner of Jinshui Bridge, just like an angry little daughter-in-law. The depression in my heart is like a ripple in a moat, expanding infinitely in a limited space......
There were no trees on either side of the moat, except for a stake, which was supposed to be used for flood control, and green grass was planted under the stake. The houses are also 100 steps away from the moat. This arrangement is also due to military considerations, if a large enemy army attacks here, there is no house around it can not form an effective cover, and the defenders on the walls of the imperial city can play a greater role in the crossbows.
Such a design is indeed perverted to the extreme, but Shen Yun wonders that if there is really an enemy army that breaks through Luoyang and rushes under the imperial city, then can this empire still be saved? How long can this imperial city last?
Just when Shen Yun was thinking wildly, a commotion suddenly broke out on the Jinshui Bridge. Shen Yun hurriedly looked over, and saw a team of soldiers wearing armor escorting two people covered in mud, and at a glance, he knew that the little officials who had driven the way squeezed through the crowd and ran straight to the gate of heaven. The officials waiting to enter the imperial city on the side were crowded and staggered, and they all spoke and shouted, and a few fierce officials even grabbed a few of the soldiers, and were arguing with them about something.
"What's going on?" Shen Yun muttered.
Shen Wu also glanced at the chaos over there, shook his head and said, "I don't know." But looking at the outfits of those soldiers, it looks like they are from the Guards Legion! β
"Uncle Wu, have you ever been a soldier?" Shen Yun suddenly asked.
Shen Wu smiled: "Of course. I enlisted in the army at the age of sixteen, but I did not serve in the first-class army, but in the second-class army in Bohai County, served for four years, and then retired from the army and returned to my hometown to follow Hou Ye. β
Shen Yun was about to say something more, when the gate of heaven suddenly opened, and a team of heavily armored soldiers with sharp hands ran out in unison, and immediately divided the crowd on the Jinshui Bridge into two sides, and the first one wore three red feathered helmets, looking mighty.
Shen Wu tiptoed and said, "Oops, I have alarmed the commander of the forbidden army in the Imperial City, I don't know what punishment those soldiers will receive." β
According to the etiquette system, there can be no riots on the Jinshui Bridge, and those who cause riots must be severely punished. Those Guards Legion soldiers with two people were stunned to break into the imperial city, and it was estimated that they would be punished.
But at this time, Shen Yun saw that the mighty commander of the forbidden army suddenly ordered to escort the two people in after seeing the two officials, and the others continued to wait. This abnormal behavior made Shen Yun feel inexplicable, so he said to Shen Wu: "Uncle Wu, you go and ask, what happened just now." β
Shen Wu was also quite curious, so he answered and walked on the Jinshui Bridge to make a sound.
There were many attendants and palanquin bearers of those officials on the Jinshui Bridge, all of whom were waiting to enter the imperial city with their masters, and they were also whispering together at this moment.
After a while, Shen Wu came back and said, "Shizi, those people said that it seems that something big happened in the northwest. They didn't know exactly what it was, but the Guards were responsible for sending them to the palace as soon as possible. β
Shen Yun didn't ask anything, but he didn't take it to heart.
The sun is rising, the early morning sun is sprinkled, shining on the Jinshui Bridge, the moat water that is more than ten zhang wide suddenly becomes golden, as if covered with gold--- which is the origin of the name of the Jinshui Bridge.
If in the autumn evening, when the sun sets, the scenery of the Jinshui Bridge is even more thrilling, the entire moat will be paved with gold, and even the imperial city walls will turn golden yellow, which is simply brilliant to the extreme.
The officials all entered the imperial city one after another, leaving Shen Yun and his party standing on the edge of the Jinshui Bridge, Shen Wu went to buy some and came back early, ready to wait for a day.
However, the emperor obviously did not let Shen Yun wait for a long time, and in a moment, a eunuch hurriedly came out to summon them in.
Entering the imperial city, Shen Yun didn't have a chance to open the curtains to peep, and there were four or five eunuchs on both sides to follow, and a team of forbidden soldiers to escort him. It is called protection, it is for surveillance, and it sent Shen Yun all the way into the palace.
Xuande Hall is located in the east of the imperial city, after entering the imperial city from the gate of heaven, it is necessary to cross the Jinshui Bridge, go around to the east of the imperial palace, enter from the Zhengyang Gate is the Weiyang Palace, the Xuande Palace is the partial hall of the Weiyang Palace, it is not the main hall, but it is also built with a magnificent momentum, the pillars fly the eaves, the dougong dome...... All of this reflects the glorious atmosphere of the world hegemon of the Great Han!
When he arrived at the wide gate of Jianzhang Palace, Shen Yun was allowed to come down. Walking in this palace city similar to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but more quaint and brilliant than the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shen Yun has the illusion of being in a different world!
Lao Tzu is already embarking on a different path?
The majestic temple is in the middle of the wide square, the blue sky overhead, and the purple qi seems to come from the east under the sunlight, which is simply sacred and majestic to the extreme.
This kind of architecture is also an art!
It's a pity that Shen Yun doesn't know how to appreciate it, and he doesn't have time to appreciate it, all the way are serious and stereotypical soldiers leading the way, and occasionally a few eunuchs and palace maids have to hide aside. Until the front of the Xuande Palace, Shen Yun was under the supervision of Jinwu in front of the palace, accepted the body search of an old eunuch, took off his boots, and wore white cotton socks, and then carefully walked into the Xuande Palace.
It is a temple about the size of a football field, with a nine-step platform in the center, and there is a black screen of unknown material on the platform, on which the Han Dynasty-style dragon pattern spreads teeth and claws. The five-clawed dragon pattern smoke ding and the crane lampstand stand in front of the platform, exuding a faint sandalwood and bright light.
The emperor, just after the dragon case of the platform, looked at Shen Yun with blazing eyes!
Shen Yun only glanced at it, then let out a sigh of relief, walked a few steps, bowed under the platform, and said loudly: "Student Shen Yun sees His Majesty My Emperor, may my Emperor live a long and healthy life!" β
There is an allusion here, that is, the Holy Ancestor reformed the system, and when he founded the university, he once said, "All university students are innocent." You are all protΓ©gΓ©s of the Son of Heaven, and you are the same as the officials! "From then on, all university students who saw the emperor called themselves students.
As for why Shen Yun breathed a sigh of relief, it was told to him by His Royal Highness Duke Hu last night: "As soon as you see the car, first observe the crown worn by Your Majesty, if Your Majesty is wearing the crown of the Son of Heaven and the crown of the Son, then you must ask for guilt first." The old man will then ask to see His Majesty, and he will help you deal with it at that time. If Your Majesty wears the crown of heaven and wears the crown of Xuan, then you may not have provoked the wrath of Long Yan, and your life is worry-free for the time being, so you can wait for me to come with peace of mind! β
The crown of the Son of Heaven is divided into fourteen kinds, namely the big fur crown, the gon crown, the squirt crown, the silk crown, the Xuan crown, the Tongtian crown, the cloth crown, the martial arts, the benfu, the black cloth, the white gauze hat, the flat scarf, and the white cha. Generally, the first five are formal occasions, and the latter are more casual.
Today's emperor is wearing a more casual Xuan Crown + Tongtian Crown. Xuan Tiar, a black dress with red trim. Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, revolted against the White Snake and seized the Qin Dynasty with the Mandate of Heaven, so red was the national color. The emperor's dragon robe is also dominated by this color. However, the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, so the emperor's crown also had a black tone on the clothing.
Seeing the emperor's dress, Shen Yun's heart settled down a lot. Therefore, the salute is not so formal.
The emperor was high up, and he heard Shen Yun's singing but didn't say anything. Shen Yun only had time to peek at it, and he didn't even see what the emperor looked like, but at this time, the emperor didn't speak, he could only continue to maintain a posture of arrogance, and the pain was extreme.
After a quarter of an hour, the emperor remained silent. Shen Yun couldn't help it, beads of sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was about to straighten up, when he heard a soft voice with a faint majesty in Long**: "You are Shen Yun?" β
Shen Yun hurriedly bowed down again: "The student is Shen Yun!" β
"Make a poem and listen to it!"
"Huh?" Shen Yun was puzzled, and was about to look up when he heard the Jinwu in the hall shouting: "Be bold, don't look up!" β
"I never say it a second time." The emperor's soft but slightly dissatisfied alto echoed in the hall.
Shen Yun finally understood that the emperor was really angry with himself, so he deliberately tossed himself here. It must take a while for ordinary people to make a poem, and they have been bent over here for so long, and if they want to write a poem again, they must hurt their waists, and this emperor is too careful......
The anger in his heart gradually rose, so Shen Yun's tone was also full of dissatisfaction, and he said sonorously: "Please give me a question!" β
"Well, let's take 'worry' as the theme!"
The emperor finished speaking lightly and continued to bury his head in the case. In his opinion, it is necessary to be cautious in making a poem, especially in front of the emperor, temporary topics, improvised poems, hum, how can it be possible without a stick of incense?
But......
"Whoever forsakes me, he shall not remain in the day of yesterday. Those who disturb my heart will have many troubles today. The long wind sends autumn geese thousands of miles, and you can be a tall building for this. Penglai article Jian'an bone, Yuwen in the middle and clear hair. All of them want to fly, and want to go to the blue sky and catch the bright moon. Draw the knife and cut off the water, the water is more flowing, and the glass is more sorrowful. Life is not satisfactory in the world, and the Ming Dynasty spreads flat boats. β
The emperor's words were still echoing in this hall, and Shen Yun had already straightened up and blurted out the verses, and at the same time looked straight at the emperor on the dragon case, completely forgetting the advice that the Dao had given him.
"Hehehe, Your Majesty, I'll just say that the Marquis of Bohai is quick and quick!" A pale-faced old woman, holding a gold-plated dragon stick, walked in slowly from outside the hall, followed by a group of brightly dressed palace maids.
Shen Yun could clearly feel the body of Zhi Jinwu beside him tighten, and then he saw them saluting the old woman in unison and said, "See the Empress Dowager Gongmin!" β