The crowd in front of the city gate moved out of the way, and Chen Yicong whipped south without squinting.

From the city gate to the palace gate, many people did not understand what was happening.

I saw a number of mausoleum guards following a young man in cloth all the way to the south, galloping on horseback, everyone chased forward to see the excitement, and then was ordered to disperse by the patrolling officers and soldiers.

Not long after the sound of horses' hooves passed, many officials in official robes quickly chased after them.

Among these people, there are old men with crane hair and long beards like Sun Beiji, and middle-aged people like Zhang Shouzhong who are in the prime of life, everyone supports each other, and they don't even care about talking, just chasing the figure on the horseback with a smile.

The crowd whispered, and it was only after the officials had passed by that many people suddenly understood who had just passed them.

It turned out that the man on horseback just now was the emperor......

The emperor has returned to Beijing!

People ran around as much as they could, telling their neighbors or family members about what they saw or heard on the streets.

After martial law that lasted for nearly half a month, there has been no such good news in Heikyo for a long time.

Although most of the people didn't understand what it meant for the emperor to return to Beijing, many people suddenly felt relieved - without the emperor's capital, could it still be called the capital? What's more, how many moths have come out this August, people everywhere are panicking.

Some well-informed people revealed some rumors, some people guessed whether the gold thief had already beaten Jian'anjiang, and some people guessed that the emperor frequently encountered bandits along the way, and whether one of them would accidentally die outside.

Conspiracy theories are rampant, and there is some plausible evidence for each. The people of Pingtou were worried about the "golden thief" they had never seen before, and the northerners who had migrated south and those high-ranking families had already begun to plan the next place to escape if Pingjing fell.

But now, after all, the emperor has returned safely.

That Pingjing City, maybe it's still the Pingjing City from before, right?

……

Returning to Pingjing, Chen Yicong returned to the palace as quickly as possible.

Although he had only been away from here for more than four months, when he stepped on the royal road of the palace gate again, looking at the red walls and golden tiles that gradually became clear in front of him, he still felt that everything was like a world away.

The palace people in the inner court got the news late, and everyone discussed it for a while, and felt that even if they went to the north gate immediately, they would definitely not be able to occupy the position in front, so Yuan Zhen and Xu Zhi took the people of the celebrant and waited in front of the Taihe Gate.

When Chen Yicong appeared in front of the palace gate, a group of palace people knelt down again.

"Get up."

Chen Yicong's feet were fast, he glanced at Yuan Zhen, and Yuan Zhen immediately trotted to keep up with Chen Yicong's pace.

"The last time I received your report was on the sixth day of August." Chen Yicong's voice was brisk, "Is there anything important during this period?" ”

"Yes, all the accounts of the Lan brand have been cleared, the thieves fled in a hurry, and most of the silver in the inventory has not had time to be taken away, and it has now been collected into the treasury."

"How many."

"Thirty-five million taels." Yuan Zhen replied in a low voice.

Chen Yicong's whole person paused, and a trace of surprise flashed in his originally casual eyes, "How much?" ”

"Thirty-five million taels, silver, this is stored in the underground treasury of the Lan brand." Yuan Zhen repeated, "It is found that they also have a warehouse dedicated to storing gold, near Hengyuan Mountain, we are still looking for it, and we are not sure if the things are not there." ”

Chen Yicong snorted lightly, nodded, and continued to walk forward.

"Look for it." Chen Yicong said coldly, "You can buy people with 50,000 taels of gold at once, I think they have a solid foundation." ”

"Huh." Yuan Zhen shrunk his neck and replied obediently.

When he returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace, Lu Dou, who had been waiting there early in the morning, saw Chen Yicong and immediately cried.

Unlike eunuchs like Yuan Zhen, who only became acquainted with each other after ascending the throne, Lu Dou was a big companion who took care of Chen Yicong's food, clothing, and daily life since he was a child.

Looking at his tears, Chen Yicong suddenly sighed a little embarrassed, he smiled and sent Lu Dou to prepare a bath soup for him, and he sat down in silence in the Heart Nourishing Palace.

It's back.

Although he had not returned for a long time, there was no dust in this temple of heart cultivation, exactly the same as when he had left. It can be seen that in the days when he is not there, the palace people here are probably wiped from time to time.

Chen Yicong raised his eyes and glanced at the palace people in the corner, these eunuchs and palace maids all bowed their heads and stood there with respectful faces, waiting for orders.

There was no artillery fire on all sides, and there were no screams of rushing and killing.

Facing the empty and solemn palace, Chen Yicong suddenly felt a little lonely.

He sat there speechless, distracted, and then shook his head very quickly, as if to throw something out of his mind.

After a short rest, he quickly got up and went to shower and change clothes.

Because his right arm still had an unhealed arrow wound and could not touch the water, Chen Yicong held his right hand, which was still wrapped in bandages, throughout the whole process.

Lu Dou helped him remove the long hair that had been tied up and scrubbed it carefully.

This hair is so dirty, the foam that comes out after washing two washes is still gray, and Lu Dou has washed five times before and after. During the whole process, Lu Dou almost kept sniffing in distress - the hair was still good, and the most uncomfortable thing for him was a few bruises on Chen Yicong's back and a new scar.

The hole behind the left shoulder, though healed, had left a raised patch of hideous flesh, like a savagely vine.

"What are you crying about," Chen Yicong shook his hair, "Isn't it good for me?" ”

"Slave maid...... The slave and maid remembered that when they were in the palace in the past," Lu Dou rubbed the towel in his hand a few times, and gently wiped Chen Yicong's hair, "At that time, the emperor was like this, and he always injured himself. ”

Chen Yicong laughed, and then the smile quickly faded again.

"Yes, at that time, my mother would always dip ginger in wine to eliminate my bruises." Chen Yicong said in a low voice, his left hand crushed a few bubbles floating on the water, "It hurts a lot when you rub it, but it always gets better quickly after that." ”

Lu Dou was stunned for a moment, didn't dare to answer again, lowered his head and concentrated on wiping Chen Yicong's hair.

Chen Yicong also quickly understood Lu Dou's dare, so he simply stopped saying anything. After wiping off the water on his body, several palace people stepped forward to change the bandage on Chen Yicong's right arm, and after a while, he put on the dragon robe again.

After such a freshening up, the dust that had been stained by the war was completely gone.

Lu Dou looked at the emperor in front of him, and felt excited and frightened for a while, he had never seen Emperor Jianxi before, and the King Gong he saw on weekdays was also a cowardly prince who was strong on the outside and capable in the middle, but at this time, looking at Chen Yicong in front of him, he suddenly felt from the bottom of his heart that the imperial atmosphere mentioned in those books was probably like this.

Chen Yicong lowered his head and straightened his cuffs, and said in a low voice, "You go and pass the decree, let the cabinet members and the officials of the six ministries come to the Heart Cultivation Hall within half an hour, I have something to say to them." ”

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