The side door of the east head slowly opened, Gao Shiming went to the door, saw Xu Yingyuan leaning out, and took advantage of the opportunity of Zhang Weixian, Zhang Ruitu, and Lai Zongdao to enter the door, and stretched out his right hand like lightning and stuffed a corner of silk satin into Gao Shiming's arms.

In the middle of the red palace wall, a majestic city tower stands up, two floors up and down, the lower layer is set up with white marble Sumeru, the brick is the style of the city que, there are three coupon doors in the middle, through the front and back. The upper floor hangs the top of the palace, the heavy building is five, sixty vermilion lacquer pillars support the main hall, the north and south respectively open 36 mahogany hexagonal ring lattice doors, and the female wall is surrounded by columns. The red wall is towering, the eaves are facing the wind, the carved beams are painted, and the gold is splendid. There is a propaganda platform at the battlement in the middle of the city tower, which is the place where the golden phoenix issued the edict. Every time there is an edict, a yellow silk silk is used to hang a wood carved golden phoenix, the edict hangs down the wall, the Ministry of Rites sends personnel to bear the cloud disk with vermilion lacquer, put it in the Dragon Pavilion, carry it to the Ministry of Rites, transcribe it on yellow paper, post it outside the left door of Chang'an, and then distribute it to various places, and the edict is told to the world. Chengtian gate two guarding stone lions are mighty and tall, seven white marble jade belt bridges through the clear waters of the outer Jinshui River, the bank of the four cloud dragon carved pillars of the tall Huabiao pointed straight to the clouds, there is a bluestone paved royal road in front, on both sides is the thousand-step corridor of the eaves through the ridge, Sheji Gate, Taimiao Gate, Chang'an left and right doors, chariot houses, Wenwu Taitai are arranged in turn, the southernmost Daming Gate is inscribed with the joint language of the Yongle Dynasty University Scholar Xie Jin's handwriting: "The sun and the moon are bright and the heavens are deed, and the mountains and rivers are strong and the emperor lives."

It has been nearly four watches, outside the Chengtian Gate, it is pitch black, through the thousand-step corridor, you can vaguely see the light of the stars in the left and right doors of Chang'an on both sides of the Heavenly Street, which is the duty room of the government office. Wen Dong Wu Xi, on both sides of the sequence. The left gate of Chang'an is the "Dragon Gate", there are four departments of officials, rites, soldiers, and workers and Dali Temple, Zongren's Mansion, Qintianjian and Tai Hospital. The right gate of Chang'an is the "Tiger Gate", there are the front, rear, left, right, and middle five military governor's mansions and the Luan Yiwei Imperial Forest Army, and the southwest corner is the office of the Jinyi Guard. The tall buildings are connected together, the courtyards are deep, and the trees are ancient...... are all hidden in the boundless night, without the grandeur and majesty of the day, a little farther away Daming Gate can not see the slightest shadow, empty, silent, the huge community seems to be a little decayed and desolate. On the contrary, up and down the Chengtian Gate, the lights are intertwined, the crowds are crowded, and it is much more lively than usual. On the north bank of the Waijinshui River, there are 100 people gathered, there is a large sedan chair with eight lifts parked by the jade belt bridge, the brocade is draped with embroidered curtains, the teeth are green and curtains, the big red whiskers are hanging all around, the top of the sedan chair is five cranes facing the sky, the double dragon is coiled on the bar, an old man in a python dress stands in front of the sedan chair, pointing at the halberd on the city tower, shouting loudly: "I Zhang Weixian has served three dynasties, several generations of honors, and rushed to cry and sacrifice to the saint overnight, which of you dares to stop?" ”

One hundred and ten soldiers guarding the city each held swords and guns, surrounded by a eunuch wearing a phoenix-winged helmet and chain mail, the eunuch was of moderate stature, his face was white, he looked down, and said with a dry smile: "It turned out to be the grandfather of the country, your old man also knows the palace ban, late at night, without the will of the saint, who dares to open the city gate?" The small one doesn't have a few more heads, and the neck is not iron, so don't be embarrassed by the small one. ”

Zhang Weixian looked up and recognized this person as Yu Liangfu, the eunuch of the Jinyi Guard, the commander of the Chengtianmen, although the official position is only from the sixth grade, but the prime minister is in charge of the keys everywhere in the palace gate, as long as he does not let go, he does not want to open the door and enter the palace, and said in a slow tone: "Father-in-law Yu, you opened the city gate, what is the responsibility, the old man bears it for you." ”

Yu Liangfu laughed and replied: "Grandpa Guo's kindness, the little heart has it." Just open the palace door privately, and conspire against the crime, how can it be child's play? The small duty is, only the emperor's order, not anything else, the grandfather of the country is offended. ”

Zhang Weixian saw that his words were not leaking, and he couldn't persuade him anymore, so he waved behind him, and he didn't see any movement for a long time, but when he turned around, he saw Zhang Ruitu and Lai Zongdao wearing civilian clothes, standing behind the horses they were riding, shrinking their heads, unwilling to show their faces, and said angrily: "Since the two adults are coming together, why do you stop?" ”

Zhang Ruitu smiled and said: "It is still difficult to persuade Grandpa Guo, not to mention that we are idle officials without a lord?" ”

Lai Zongdao arched his hand and said: "Grandpa Guo, the humble post came in a hurry, and it was too late to change into court clothes, so shouting outside the Chengtian Gate is against etiquette and indecent." Besides, in front of the two adults, why do you need to be humble and noisy? Everything is only the head of the country's grandfather. ”

"Then why are you here?" Zhang Weixian was quite dissatisfied.

Lai Zongdao said: "The saint is dead, and the righteousness of the monarch and the minister should enter the palace as soon as possible to cry, but the palace door is not open, there must be another hidden secret, and it is inconvenient to break in." Sage Cloud: Affection is not etiquette. It is better to plan and then act, so as not to cry out of time, reluctant to ask, and disturb the court. ”

Zhang Weixian saw that the two of them were blindly watching, and understood that they were intent on advancing and retreating, and did not want to act rashly, so he abandoned the sedan chair and changed the horse micro-clothes, and followed the house slave next to him with a burden in his hand, which was wrapped in court clothes, and sneered: "The two of you are really strategic, and the plan can be described as extremely thorough." It's just that if you want to eat the chestnuts in the fire, you are reluctant to burn some hairs, and I'm afraid it's difficult! ”

Zhang Ruitu's face was embarrassed when he heard this, annoyed that he was too straight-hearted, ruthless, and laughed at himself: "We don't have the iron coupon Danshu given by the emperor, but there is a family in the mansion, where do we dare to commit any resentful things, it is not as high as the title of the grandfather of the country, and there are so many ancestors who have the shadow of the hereditary." A few words made Zhang Weixian speechless, resentful in his heart, but difficult to refute, knowing that his tongue was not Tanhualang's opponent, he only pouted his white beard and was silent.

Gao Shiming took a few entourages to change into civilian clothes early in the morning, each with a light burden around his waist, followed everyone to the Chengtian Gate, hid in the crowd, kept spying on the movement, saw the tall city gate closed tightly, and listened to Zhang Weixian, Zhang Ruitu, and Lai Zongdao quarreling, and felt even more anxious in his heart, and couldn't think of any ideas for a while, so he just walked back and forth on the ground. When he was at a loss, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves, and saw a team of iron horsemen suddenly approaching on the heavenly street, and everyone was about to dodge, but the team of iron horses stopped with their feet, and the people on the horses jumped down one after another, and swayed over a middle-aged man with a white face and shiny armor. Gao Shi saw that it was Zhou Kui, the deputy commander of the soldiers and horses in Nancheng, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Zhou Kui stepped forward to greet Zhang Weixian and asked, "Grandpa Guo is not resting in the mansion, is there something important to come here late at night?" ”

"We're going to pay homage to the saints."

"Worship the saint?" Zhou Kui pretended to be puzzled.

"Long live the lord has already controlled Bintian, and the grandfather of the country wants to enter the palace to cry and sacrifice, but the eunuch guarding the city does not dare to open the door." Gao Shiming stepped forward and replied.

Zhou Kui kicked Gao Shiming down with a kick and shouted: "Where are the Diao people, dare to be presumptuous here? Tied up! ”

Gao Shiming was stunned for a moment, then got up, jumped to his feet and scolded, and a few soldiers pushed him in front of Zhou Kui, Zhou Kui said in a low voice: "Teach people to shout together, even if you don't open the city gate, you may also be able to disturb the Wei thief." ”

Gao Shiming nodded secretly, and was about to break free from scolding, but heard someone shouting: "Isn't that nine thousand years old?" Everyone raised their heads when they heard the sound, and saw a few palace lights lit up on the city gate, Li Chaoqin and Pei Yousheng led Wei Zhongxian to come proudly, Yu Liangfu and others stood upright, and just about to come forward to meet them, they saw Zhao Benzheng, the emperor in front of him, shouting: "The prince is coming-" Gao Shiming's heart beat wildly when he heard it, is the prince a prince? At the moment, he stared intently at the city tower, and several palace lights flashed, and a person came out from behind, subduing the crown, it was Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, followed by Xu Yingyuan and Wang Chengen left and right, and behind him were Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun and the inner guards. Gao Shiming couldn't stop his tears from dripping down, and he almost fell to his knees and shouted. Zhang Weixian had already knelt in the dust, crying bitterly: "The old minister will never see him again." ”

Zhu Youjian pressed his hand against the female wall and said: "The British prince is crying late at night, his loyalty is commendable, quickly pick him up." Zhou Kui and Gao Shiming helped Zhang Weixian up, Zhang Ruitu and Lai Zongdao hurriedly changed their court clothes, squeezed to the front to worship, and held high in their hands and said: "Weichen has made the seal of persuasion, and is about to play the prince with the British duke." ”

Zhu Youzhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and ordered Yu Liangfu to say: "Open the city gate and let them in." ”

Yu Liangfu secretly glanced at Wei Zhongxian from the corner of his eye, and saw that he just looked at the people below coldly, and agreed: "The slave obeys." However, the people outside are mixed, and most of them belong to the slaves of various provinces, but only Zhang Weixian, Zhang Ruitu, and Lai Zongdao are put in? ”

Zhu You checked his head and looked at Xu Yingyuan beside him, Xu Yingyuan said: "Lord, the slave respects the loyalty of the British Duke and wants to go down to greet him." ”

"It's fine."

The side door of the east head slowly opened, Gao Shiming went to the door, saw Xu Yingyuan leaning out, taking advantage of the opportunity of Zhang Weixian, Zhang Ruitu, and Lai Zongdao to enter the door, his right hand stretched out like lightning, stuffed a corner of silk satin into Gao Shiming's arms, and closed the door with the city guards. Gao Shiming touched the object in his arms, turned around and nodded goodbye to Zhou Kui, and hurriedly left with his entourage.

Gao Shiming led a few entourages to a secluded place, took out the silk satin in his arms, and the entourage shook the fire fold, several people fixed their eyes on it, the color was bright yellow, and they took a closer look, and it was the queen Zhang Yan to comfort the soldiers of the Beijing camp. The rest of the people black gauze hats, green stickers, Ming green robes, dressed neatly together, lit the palace lamps pasted with gold all around, rushed south along the thousand-step corridor, passed the Sheji altar and Taimiao, turned west into the right gate of Chang'an, passed through the narrow passage of the right gate of Gongsheng, a tall mansion stood head-on, the two dead wind lamps were uprightly printed with the five black characters of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the soldiers in armor stood on both sides, and when they saw Gao Shiming and others, they did not dare to stop it, and hurriedly reported to the inside. On duty tonight was Li Chunye, the assistant secretary of the Jingying Rongzheng Prince Taibao Military Department, who was busy welcoming him, kneeling down to answer the edict of Yi, offering incense, and even saying that he obeyed the order. All day long, you sit at one table and I have one table, all of them are playing ball, light fat horses, I have long forgotten what to practice sword soldiers, and when I saw his earnest words, I took my leave, and I wanted to go back to the house to report the news. Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the lobby, he bumped into a house slave who gave orders, and shouted as he ran: "Your Excellency has an order, quickly transfer the people of the Beijing camp to enter the palace." ”

Gao Shiming was shocked and shouted: "Stop!" A few little eunuchs stepped forward to take it, and Gao Shiming asked, "Who are you?" Do you know what is this, and dare to trespass? ”

The man said proudly: "It's just the White Tiger Festival Hall of the Governor of the Five Armies, and the Lord of my family is the Governor of Jingying Rongzheng, who was promoted at the age of nine thousand. Here we usually come and go, just like at home, where are you the mud fetus Bodhisattva, why do you stop it? ”

Gao Shiming sneered: "The Admiral Jingying Rongzheng is just a fictitious title from the first grade, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is the government of the first grade, even if the Admiral comes in person, he should be informed, not to mention that you are a cheap slave?" How can you be presumptuous? ”

"Which palace are you from, and you dare to stop us?" The house slave was not afraid.

Li Chunye heard the movement, hurriedly came out, and accompanied Xiaodao: "Father-in-law Gao, this is Song San'er, the domestic slave of our Governor Jingying Rongzheng, I don't have much knowledge, and my father-in-law looks at the official thin face and blames." ”

Gao Shiming shouted: "The laws of the country are all destroyed by the hands of these villains!" Bring him to the hall and see where we come from. Everyone hugged Song San'er to the hall, and Gao Shiming said with his finger: "Open your dog's eyes and see what is on the table?" ”

Then Song San'er looked up and laughed: "It's just a corner of broken silk, what is the tightness?" If you want to be 9,000 years old, our master is 9,000 years old, and there are boxes and cabinets, how many are there, not 9,000 years old? Transferring the Beijing camp into the palace is a nine-thousand-year-old Jun Zhi, you dare to stop it? ”

"Bold! You dog slave doesn't even take the queen's decree in your eyes, and the sin is the same as rebellion. Master Li, let's take it. Gao Shiming glanced at Li Chunye with his eyes, and Li Chunye was also secretly annoyed that Song San'er was fighting with people, and his words were reckless, but he didn't dare to be guilty, and said with a smile: "Don't deal with it, the lower officials have their own theories." As he spoke, he stepped forward and slapped his face, and scolded: "You cheap, you have no reason to speak nonsense, if you don't show a small punishment today, won't you ruin the reputation of Lord Admiral?" Someone comes, drag him down, and take forty military sticks seriously! ”

Gao Shiming said with a smile: "Master Li, this cheap slave doesn't know the law, it stands to reason that he should be punished, the lord is on duty, and he is busy with official business, how about we supervise you for you?" ”

Li Chunye originally wanted to make a show to Qin Cha, just to be a scene, but he didn't want Gao Shiming to personally supervise the sentence, and he was able to get rid of his involvement, so he shook himself to the ground, and said with gratitude: "It's rare that the Qin Cha is considerate of the official, and he is tired." After Gao Shiming was brought to the case, he accompanied him at the case. Gao Shiming smiled and sat down on the tiger skin high chair, and with a shout, four big men holding water and fire sticks came up, with blue narrow clothes and red cloth back armor on their upper bodies, and knee-covering women's skirts on their lower bodies. A lieutenant came up and tied Song San'er to his waist with a burlap bag and his face, his arms and arms could not move left and right, he kicked his foot at the crook of his knees, and pushed him on the back with one palm, Song San'er fell down in response and lay forward on the ground.

"Really hit this dog minion!" The four cane walkers on the left and right heard the order, shouted, raised the military stick, and took turns to beat Song San'er below the buttocks, one cane and one shout, and suddenly the flesh and blood flew sideways, and Song San'er passed out before he could shout a few times. Gao Shiming said: "Although this cheap slave despises the king's law, but the crime is not to death, don't ruin his life, you have rested, and it is not too late to fight when he wakes up." After that, he picked up the teacup and drank it slowly, but he had no intention of leaving. Li Chunye had to be forced to accompany him, not daring to act rashly, he kept beating the drum in his heart, chaotic and abnormal, worried about causing some catastrophe. Gao Shiming peeked at him, saw him sweating, went down his face, and asked with a smile: "The night is cold in late autumn, Lord Li is steaming, and his body can be described as strong and tight!" ”

Li Chunye said embarrassedly: "Late at night, the Qin mission came, trembling and sweating, it was really rude." ”

"What Lord Li thinks about, our hearts are clear, and we don't teach you to be embarrassed, we guarded the yamen tonight, and covered the seal of the Governor's Mansion with the queen's decree. Is that good? ”

"Thank you for your thoughtfulness, thank you for your fulfillment. Lord Qincha is extremely thoughtful, dare not be ordered? Li Chunye almost knelt down to thank him.

Gao Shiming said: "The adults obey the order, loyally protect the country, and the saint will reward him, when there will be no more officials from the second grade, I am afraid that he will give the second grade of the actual position, and the wine will have to ask for a few glasses." ”

"If it is auspicious, how about Liuquanju? Is my father-in-law willing to get drunk? Li Chunye wiped his sweat with his sleeve and looked happy.

Gao Shiming leaned back, leaned back on the chair, and said faintly: "At that time, I was afraid that Liuquanju was no longer what it is now. Li Chunye looked at him in amazement, not daring to speak, silently savoring the overtones in his words.

Song San'er woke up in pain, propped up his arm, raised his head slightly, and saw that the four big men with sticks were still standing beside him, his body was paralyzed, lying on the ground, and he didn't dare to move again.

There are 26 corridors on the east and west sides of Chengtianmen to the end gate, and there are 42 corridors on the east and west sides of the noon gate to the end gate. Zhang Weixian, Zhang Ruitu, and Lai Zongdao visited King Xinwang Chitose, presented the seal of persuasion, and waited in the courtroom, while Zhu Youzhen and others turned back to the Wenhua Palace. Wei Zhongxian told Zhu You about his shortcomings, and led Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Cui Yingyuan, Yang Huan, and Sun Yunhe back to Maoqin Palace, and just sat down, the five tigers Cui Chengxiu, Wu Chunfu, Tian Ji, Li Kuilong, and Ni Wenhuan had also rushed into the palace. ”

Cui Chengxiu looked at Wei Zhongxian, saw that his face was gloomy, he didn't say a word, his eyes wandered, knowing that he was thinking to himself at this time, and he didn't dare to disturb, and the hall was quiet. Outside the window, the night was dark, and the autumn insects were silent. Only the mighty wind tirelessly rings the leaves, the tips of the grass, the flowers and the brass bells hanging from the eaves of the palace, which should be in harmony with the natural sounds. Wei Zhongxian habitually wiped his gray eyebrows with his left hand and asked, "The seal of King Yinglifu was sent away?" ”