As soon as Wei Guogong and Luo Sigong walked to the gate of the city, they saw the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the two of them hurriedly stepped forward, but they were blocked back.

Chen Hong looked at the two of them with a smile, with a little respect in his voice, but a little alienation in his tone, and said: "Grandpa Guo, Lord Luo, the emperor has worked hard all the way, and he is resting at this time, and he has already made a will not see anyone." If the two of them want to ask to see the emperor, let's wait until they get to the palace! ”

Without paying attention to the two people, Chen Hong said goodbye and left, his target was Chen Ling behind the two people. is not only his nominal brother-in-law, but also his brother-in-law in his heart.

Glancing at each other, Wei Guogong and Luo Sigong's expressions were completely different, and Luo Sigong was indifferent. This situation had long been expected by him, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not send someone to arrest him directly, which was already Luo Sigong's great relief. Wei Guogong's expression on the side was a little uncertain, looking at the Emperor of the Apocalypse, his brows were slightly furrowed, and he was thinking about what to say.

Without too much delay, the Emperor of the Apocalypse drove straight to the imperial city of Nanjing, and he didn't seem to care too much about other things. The Emperor of the Apocalypse had arrived in Nanjing, and the news spread quickly, and the officials left behind in Nanjing converged on the palace.

The Imperial Palace of Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty, five miles long from north to south, four miles wide from east to west, the imperial city is divided into two layers inside and outside, and there are six gates in the outer imperial city. The main gate in the south is called Hongwu Gate, the southeast is called Chang'an Left Gate, the southwest is called Changyou Gate, the east is called Donghua Gate, the west is called Xihua Gate, and the north is Xuanwu Gate. There is a central axis from south to north in Hongwu Gate, that is, the Royal Road. At this time, the Weather Emperor was walking on this imperial road, the arrogant curtain was raised, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse was looking curiously to the left and right.

Since Ming Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, Nanjing's imperial palace has been idle, although it is not deserted, but it also seems a little deserted. The Emperor of the Apocalypse knows. The Forbidden City in Beijing was modeled after the imperial palace in Nanjing, and all the palaces and imperial institutions were grouped along this central axis.

At the end of the royal road is the outer five dragon bridges, and on the east side of the royal road are the five departments of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry. The Criminal Department is located outside the Imperial City. To the west of the Imperial Road is the seat of the Governor's Office, the highest military body, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, which is the location of the Duke of Wei. East and west sides. Score civil and military.

Walking along the imperial road, the Emperor of the Apocalypse came to the Inner Imperial City, that is, the palace city, also known as the Forbidden City, which is square. There are three gates in the south of the inner imperial city, and due south is the noon gate, which is usually called the noon gate. Its left is called the left door, its right is called the right door, the east is called Dong'an Gate, and the west is called Xi'an Gate. The north side is called Bei'anmen. Between the Outer Imperial City and the Imperial City, there are Chengtianmen (equivalent to Beijing's **) and Duanmen. To the east of the Duanmen and Wumen lines, there is a temple to worship the emperor's ancestors, and to the west there is a shrine altar to worship the god who dominates the fate of the feudal dynasty.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse had already stepped down at this time, and Su Ri was not the time to worship his ancestors, but he had walked here. It's really unreasonable not to go in and pay respects. Accompanied by the entourage, the Emperor of the Apocalypse and his entourage rushed to the Taimiao.

After the sacrifice, the Emperor of the Apocalypse drove through the noon gate, which was the inner five dragon bridges. Crossing the bridge is the Fengtian Gate. The door is located on the central axis and has three halls of Fengtian, Huagai, and Jinshen, which are equivalent to the Huangji Palace, the Intermediate Hall and the Jianji Hall of the Beijing Imperial Palace, which are collectively called the three major halls.

However, there is no way to compare the three major halls of the Beijing Imperial Palace with Nanjing, after the Ming Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, the new imperial city was indeed built in imitation of the three major halls. Fengtian Temple was announced to be put into use on the first day of the first month of the 19th year of Yongle, and it was thundered and burned on the eighth day of the first month of April, and the three halls of Fengtian, Huagai, and Jinshen were damaged, and the three major halls were all destroyed by fire.

Emperor Chengzu regarded this as the anger of God and his ancestors on his "Jingyan" seizure of the throne, forcibly moving the capital, and building a large number of buildings, and was frightened, so he changed Beijing to "Xingzai", still respected Nanjing as the capital, changed to listen to the government in Fengtianmen, and no longer rebuilt the three major halls.

After the orthodox emperor succeeded to the throne, the idea of moving south has been extinct, the orthodox five years to rebuild the three major halls, to September of the sixth year, "Fengtian, Huagai, Jinshen three halls, Qianqing, Kunning two palaces into the city". Although it was built with the help of the experience and ability of some old people left behind by Emperor Yongle, it was not exactly the same as the original, or compared with the original "gorgeous and rich", it was actually much simpler. In April of the 36th year of Jiajing, the three major halls were burned down by thunder fire again, and spread more widely, Wenlou, Wulou, Fengtianmen, Zuoshun Gate, Right Shunmen, and the left and right corridors outside the noon gate were also burned down. Emperor Jing had to set up a court at Duanmen.

The rebuilding of the Jiajing 41st year was completed in September, and the rebuilding of the Jiajing era greatly reduced the volume of the three major halls, so that the relationship between the proportion of the building and the three-story platform was out of balance. The original Fengtian Palace, the width of the face occupies the entire platform, after the reconstruction, the width is only the same as the width of the Dan Majesty in the convex part of the platform, and the depth is also reduced accordingly, resulting in the whole building moving forward, the column base and the column diameter are also reduced, and the glazed tiles of the roof are reduced from the head to the tile.

What the Emperor of the Apocalypse saw in Beijing was naturally the three major halls rebuilt by the Jiajing Emperor, and as for the majestic three halls built in the Ming Chengzu era, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not have the opportunity to see them. You must know that the three major halls established by Ming Chengzu in Beijing are more majestic and magnificent than the three major halls of the Nanjing Imperial Palace.

At this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was standing at the door of the Fengtian Palace, the largest of the three major halls, the Fengtian Hall was commonly known as the Jinluan Palace, and the emperor's enthronement and other feudal ceremonies were held in this hall. There is Wenhua Hall in the east of the three major halls, there is Wuying Hall in the west, and there are Wenlou and Wulou that are relatively symmetrical in east and west.

The three major halls and the Wenhua and Wuying halls, collectively known as the "former dynasty", were the main places where the emperor exercised his power. The north of the three major halls is the "Hou Court", there are Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace in the middle, there are Rouyi Palace, Fengxian Palace, Chunhe Hall and so on on the east side, there is also the Imperial Garden in the northwest, it is the place where the emperor and the concubine usually live. The "former court" and the "back court" are collectively referred to as the "imperial court".

Looking at the Emperor of the Apocalypse standing there, Chen Hong hurriedly walked over, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had been standing here for a while. Lowering his voice, Chen Hong whispered: "Your Majesty, let's enter the palace!" The ministers are all waiting outside, does the emperor want to summon them today? ”

I was imagining the three major halls, but I didn't expect to be interrupted by Chen Hong, and glared at Chen Hong fiercely, but it was really inappropriate to stand here. Looking around, the Emperor of the Apocalypse instructed Sun Chuanting, who was standing not far from him: "The guards in the palace will be handed over to you, except for the guards guarding the harem, you must guard the entire imperial city." Send some people to the city gates, I don't want anyone to sneak out. ”

Although the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not use the Duke of Wei to greet him, the Duke of Wei has always followed, and at this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse's will suddenly flashed a little helplessness on his face. Although he instigated a rebellion, he added fuel to the flames in the back, hoping to make things bigger and make up for the mistakes.

But now it seems that the Emperor of the Apocalypse still feels that he is incompetent. Generations of towns in Nanjing, such things happen under their own noses. Zhou Jiamo's death was not so much because Luo Sigong was not well protected, but because he was not good at guarding. Seeing that the Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't care about his intentions, he had to follow behind.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Sun Chuanting hurriedly saluted, the safety of the Emperor of the Apocalypse is the top priority, in Sun Chuanting's opinion, the Emperor of the Apocalypse should not go to Nanjing City at this time. However, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not accept his opinion, and he could only protect the Emperor of the Apocalypse from accidents.

In the eyes of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he is absolutely safe, and these people are only for profit. Now that I've failed, I'm afraid that escaping is the first priority, right? It's saying that if he was stabbed to death in the palace, there is actually nothing to say, this emperor is really a bit of a waste.

Seeing that Chen Hong was still waiting for his answer, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said in a deep voice: "Summoning the civil and military officials in Nanjing, I will not summon them today." Early tomorrow morning, I will go to the early court in the Fengtian Palace, and I want to see if these ministers have forgotten how to go to the early court. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave and maid are going to deliver the decree!" Chen Hong nodded, but was stopped by the Emperor of the Apocalypse again, and said, "Let Chen Ling go!" Swing the Qianqing Palace. ”

"The emperor is in charge of the Qing Palace!" Chen Hong saw that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had a bad face, and he didn't know what the Emperor of the Apocalypse was thinking, so he hurriedly shouted loudly.

All the ministers who had followed dispersed, and Wei Guogong also beckoned Luo Sigong to walk out, but before he could go far, a young eunuch walked over. With a smile on his face, he bowed respectfully and said, "I've seen Grandpa Guo, I've seen Lord Luo!" ”

The person who came, Luo Sigong and Wei Guogong all knew each other, was Chen Hong's godson Chen Lin. Arching his hand to Chen Lin with a smile, Luo Sigong sent a piece of jade pendant to Chen Lin's sleeve without a trace, and said: "It turned out to be Xiao Chen's father-in-law, I don't know what happened to Xiao Chen's father-in-law?" But does the emperor have a will? ”

Wei Guogong also pricked up his ears, I don't know why, he always had a bad premonition.

"Lord Luo, the emperor has summoned you!" Chen Lin put away his sleeves without a trace, and said to Luo Sigong with a smile on his face.

"Since the emperor summoned Lord Luo, then the Duke of China will go first, Lord Luo has to be free, the Duke of Wei still has some good wine, and the Duke of the Kingdom is waiting for Lord Luo!" Wei Guogong's face was slightly gloomy, he took a deep look at Luo Sigong, and left with a flick of his sleeves after speaking.

Looking at Wei Guogong's back with slightly small eyes, Chen Lin smiled expressionlessly, made a gesture of invitation to Luo Sigong on the side, and said, "Lord Luo, go this way!" ”

At this time, Luo Sigong didn't want to guess the meaning of Wei Guogong's words, let alone guess the meaning of that look, he wanted to see the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he didn't have any bottom in his heart. Although he is not guilty to death, I am afraid that there are two opinions on whether this official can continue to do it. As soon as he thought of this, Luo Sigong's mouth was full of bitterness.