Chapter 147: The Imperial Palace
Summer nights are destined to be dull and tasteless. In the blue continent, where there are no cool objects, even the powerful people are destined to spend time rolling around on the pillow mat at night. The second half of the night is especially a good time to sleep, and with the rare cool breath of the day, it is best to fall asleep quickly. However, the second half of the night in the capital tonight made many people sleepless.
Under the curtain of night, a large group of soldiers and horses marched through the streets in an orderly manner. They were well-trained, their steps were the same, and at a distance of 200 meters near the imperial city, in order not to be interrogated and blocked by the forbidden army, they forced a big circle, even if the forbidden army found it during the patrol, they were knocked out and dragged away by their scouts.
In the silent moonlit night, they consumed about a cup of tea before they saw the pitch-yellow gate not far away.
>> Far, here, I'll leave it to you. β
In the shadow of the night, a group of people and horses slowly walked towards the bright place, and the tiger guards' brocade clothes and angry horses and arrogant momentum came from the surface, making the royal guards guarding the palace nervous.
> will live up to the trust of the Lord. β
Zhang Liao, who changed into a black robe tonight, has a more majestic momentum than in the past, and is a little more solemn and ruthless, just like Shura in the dark night, which is terrifying.
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After patting Zhang Liao on the shoulder, Meng Li squinted his eyes and looked at the imperial city in front of him, success or failure in this move, the closer to the end, the more cautious you must be, there are countless examples of horses stumbling in the harvest season~
&Step~"
The sound of footsteps on the bluestone slab is so crisp and capable, Zhang Liao waved his hand. The 1,800 wolf cavalry who led the dismounted and walked slowly disappeared into the moonlight.
& Let's go! β
I exhaled lightly and relaxed my nervous mood for a moment. After tidying up his clothes a little to make himself look less hasty and anxious, Meng Li swaggered towards the gate of the palace with 600 tiger guards.
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The atmosphere tonight was so strange and tense, from the heads of various forces and staff officers to ordinary officers and soldiers. Therefore, the Imperial Forest Army on duty was so nervous and vigilant after seeing a group of men and horses swinging over tonight.
The thousand-year-old inheritance of the Han Kingdom is not Gade. There are thousand-year-old secret guards embroidered messengers inside, and there are royal forest army tigers who are willing to be the eagle claws of the Han Court outside, so in these six hundred years. Those who dare to cause chaos in the capital will all be nippled in the bud. They didn't believe that the troops in front of them dared to mess around, but the atmosphere tonight was too weird, and their presence was unreasonable. Therefore, the night vigil of the Royal Guards have been fighting each other. The alarm bell was not sounded, because the people who came did not seem to want to attack the imperial city.
& His Royal Highness Nanhou is ordered by His Majesty to come to see you! β
The people who walked out of the night shadow seemed to be afraid of causing a riot, so they took the initiative to stop their progress. One of the young men dressed in Da Ye Kai strode over, holding a bright yellow cloth scroll high in his hand, which was the holy decree.
& ε ιxiΓ ! β
Seeing the bright yellow cloth scroll held high in the hands of the comer, the royal guards on duty took a look and withdrew their blades one after another and gave a military salute.
His Royal Highness Nanhou came to meet at the behest of His Majesty. Quickly open the gate and let you go! β
The young men ignored the soldiers who were paying their respects, but shouted again with the holy decree held aloft.
& Where is His Royal Highness Nanhou? Tonight is the last general's duty. Can you see it? β
After a brief moment of silence, it was evident that a man dressed as a lieutenant strolled out of the ranks, and asked in a deep voice to the young man holding aloft the so-called holy decree.
& Here! β
Hearing the general's inquiry, Meng Li, who had been stationed behind for a long time, walked forward with several of his generals and answered in a loud voice.
>Come to His Royal Highness Yannan Hou~"
The lieutenant, who took a torch from under his hand, took two steps towards Meng Li, who was walking towards him, and squinted his eyes slightly, and looked at the identity of the person who came. As the young man said, it is His Royal Highness the Marquis Meng of Yannan who recently entered Beijing with the division of great victory, and the man who is closest to the throne has been rumored to be the nearest man, and he, the captain of the Imperial Forest Army in the capital, knows him clearly~
>> This general, is it doubtful of Lone's holy decree or ......?"
Meng Li, who walked up, didn't give this captain a chance to question, but asked in a cold voice with a tough attitude. And with his questioning voice, the momentum of Li Cunxiao, Tang Hao and others behind him pressed towards this 'weak and can't help the wind' captain.
&People don't dare~"
The captain, who originally wanted to see the authenticity of the holy decree, frowned and looked at the holy decree held high in the young man's hand, hesitated for a while, and gave up the idea of distinguishing the authenticity. The reason is nothing more than that the Marquis of Yannan in front of him is the dearest son of His Majesty today, and His Majesty's attitude towards him has clearly indicated the identity of his heir, and if he wants to leave any bad impression on the future ruler of the Han Kingdom, the loss of his official hat is a matter of minutes.
&What are you waiting for, Your Majesty urgently recruited my Royal Highness into the palace, do you have any ideas! β
Xie Xuan, a young man from the Xie family in Wuyi Lane, was very discerning, and when he saw the lieutenant's shrinking attitude and not daring to act, he even said a cruel word next to him.
& How is this possible! β
Originally, the lieutenant who was still hesitant was suddenly flustered when he heard Xie Xuan's words, and the words in his mouth were also vague.
>> Not yet released! β
Seeing the current demeanor of this weak captain, Xie Xuan asked again as if adding fuel to the fire.
&Yes! Open the city gate~"
Seeing the chaotic captain, Meng Li's originally flat face showed a strange smile in the dark night, which seemed to be a little easier than he thought, and some of Guo Jia and Xu Shu's methods of suing sΓΉ had not even been taken out by themselves~
& Yue >
Seeing the slowly opening Vermilion City Gate, Meng Li gently called out to the young man who had just held the holy decree as he walked. It was the first indigenous figure under Meng Li's command to take refuge, Qi Yuan and Qi Ziyue.
&
After smiling slightly, he brought the holy decree to his chest and followed Meng Li's footsteps into the gate of the imperial city.
& > generals
The lieutenant who had just released Meng Li's men saw the Tiger Guards who were about to rush in, and asked the general who led them with an ugly face. Are they going to lead their soldiers into the Imperial City? Don't they know that this is the forbidden place of the Han Kingdom, the Imperial Palace!
&What's wrong? β
After a slight pause, Meng Li turned his head with a playful look on his face, staring at the Imperial Forest Cadet on duty tonight, as if he was expecting his answer.
Originally, he was waiting for this famous Yannan Marquis to restrain his people, but when he saw Meng Li's playfulness here, he regretted it, regretting that he had just opened the city gate because he was afraid of things. This His Royal Highness the Marquis of Yannan, it is obvious that the person who came is not good!
glanced at the bloody Tiger Guards and the coercion of the leading generals, and then thought about the elite of the Imperial Forest Army under his command, but it was only limited to the capital to reckless power. The lieutenant gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and then gave up the forcible block.
&Something, it's okay~, Your Highness, Rong Mo will send people to guide His Highness. β
If an ordinary person sees that since the matter is irreparable, then he will definitely push the boat with the current. The general's approach seemed like this, but it was very unusual when he summoned the soldiers in front of him and whispered them.
This relatively modest, timid and fearful lieutenant, now thinking of being obedient to the Marquis of Yannan, sent someone to ask the emperor for advice earlier, although the emperor may now fall into a coma. However, after all, he did it or not, and he also blurted out when he pursued it afterwards.
>> Since the captain is so enthusiastic, can you lead the way for Lonely? β
Looking at this captain who has a good skin but is shrunken, Meng Li's smiling face has already sentenced him to death, what is the use of such a general!
& Good, good! β
In a row of three unknown applause, this captain personally explained the defense matters to his subordinates, and personally led Meng Li to the path to the imperial study.
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Unlike Meng Li's foundation in the capital, which was still short, the various forces that were intertwined and entrenched in the capital sent the secret report back to their mansion the moment Meng Li's army left the camp, and their respective bosses also looked at this secret report and secretly pondered, pondering how to live under Meng Li's men in the future.
Of course, some forces also sent troops in vain to try to penetrate a shallow but powerful defense line guarded by Zhang Liao under Meng Li's deployment, but all of them were blocked back by the imposing Zhang Liao. Those dogs jumped over the wall in a hurry and used knives and guns were cleaned up by the wolf riders on the horses led by Zhang Liao, and the swift speed and ruthless means made the various forces watching the battle on the side couldn't help but tremble on the spot. At a distance of 100 meters outside the imperial city, on one side were the unmounted wolf cavalry who were eyeing the honor of the wolf cavalry to the death, and on the other hand, there were the family soldiers of various forces or small troops who were timid, and the situation was stalemate because of Zhang Liao's tough play.
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And in the imperial city, the captain led this Meng Li through the palaces he seemed to know, after the tiled houses, and finally saw the rolling flow of people circling outside the palace, the carved beams and paintings are not enough to describe its shape, and the coiled dragon and crouching tiger are not enough to shape its meaning, this is the emperor of the Han Kingdom who generally deals with government affairs - the imperial study! (To be continued......)