"Princess, princess! The prince's team is back! Rock Candy walked into the house quickly, crisp and crisp.

Qin Yining was doing needlework, and when he heard this, he stopped moving in his hand for a moment, looked back and asked, "Have you already entered the capital?" ”

"Not yet, it was the news that the people in the palace got when they went out to buy, saying that the prince was stationed not far from the city gate with people, and it had been all night, and he had no intention of entering the city."

Rock Candy's tone was puzzled, "Could it be that the prince has other things to do?" ”

Hearing this, Qin Yining continued to do needlework, and his smile revealed a bit of sweetness. In fact, she didn't say in detail what she was going to do after she entered the city, but the fact that she was stationed outside the city after returning to Beijing shows that he quickly made a judgment to cooperate with her after learning about the situation in the city.

With such a tacit understanding, how can people not be happy in their hearts?

"It's okay, they are willing to camp outside the city, so let's stay outside the city for the time being, we don't have to worry, just live our own lives."

Seeing that Qin Yining was so calm, Bingtang guessed that the masters had other arrangements, so he didn't worry.

At the same time, in the wine shops, tea shops, streets and alleys of the capital, the common people are talking about this matter.

In their hearts, the image of the owl is the most glorious and tall time, the big hero is back, and he has to walk in from the city gate generously, doesn't this mean that they all have the opportunity to see the true face of the big hero up close?

The people were excited and looking forward to it, and the diners on the entire floor of the restaurant were discussing.

"Xu was too late when Prince Zhongshun came back yesterday, and the city gate was already closed, so he was stationed outside the city overnight, and when he was ready today, he would come back immediately."

"That's the case, so are we going to guard the city gate? Don't we still know, the prince and his party have returned to the palace, so won't we see the big hero? ”

"Hey, you said that the great hero quelled the Nanyan Rebellion, such a great merit, the saint will definitely reward him heavily, right?"

"Definitely. Maybe the saint will personally go out of the palace to welcome the prince! ”

……

Tang Xiu mingled in the crowd, listened to everyone's discussions, took a sip of wine with a smile, threw a broad bean into his mouth and chewed it rattling. The princess really expected things to be like a god, and the people of the whole city were boiling with blood as mentioned in a few books, and now the posture of welcoming Xiao Xiao is even more worshipful than the family members who accompanied the army when they conquered the city gate of the Northern Hebei Kingdom.

At this time, someone was already exploring the way. There are also those shops facing the street, which can open the windows to see the location of pedestrians on the street, and they are also coaxed by the people.

Many families refused to return, so they waited for the owl to enter the city.

On the tower of the city gate, Gong Zongqi looked at the camp not far from the city, and couldn't help frowning.

"General Banner, what do you mean by Prince Zhongshun? What kind of man comes, and refuses to come into the city? Now there are a lot of ordinary people gathered on the streets of the city, all of whom want to come to see the prince return to the city, and if the prince does not come in again, the city is afraid that there will be chaos. ”

"Yes, General Banner, what should we do? Do you need to go back up? If this is a civil unrest, we will not be able to explain it! ”

Gong Zongqi frowned, and said in a deep voice: "The people in the city have already made such a fuss, and the upper authorities should have known about it a long time ago." That's it, after returning, it's good to let the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses prepare early. ”

"Yes, so many people gather in one place, it is inevitable that some young people will take the opportunity to make trouble, and the soldiers and horses of the five cities can avoid some trouble by taking precautions earlier."

Everyone looked at the camp not far from the city, and their hearts were all in the same voice: Prince Zhongshun, you can enter the city quickly!

Xiao Xiao was reading a book in the tent at this time.

Huzi brought steamed buns, bacon and pickles, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, it's time to eat." ”

"Sit down and eat together." ”

"Whoa!" The tiger should be down, the two marched and fought together, and there were many times when they were born and died, and it was common to eat in the same bowl.

"Lord Wang, when are you going to enter the city?" Huzi took a big bite of the steamed bun and asked vaguely.

Xiao Xiao said: "Let's just wait here, and someone will be in a hurry to let us enter the city at that time." ”

Huzi scratched the back of his head, nodded and asked no more.

He didn't understand whether it mattered or not, the prince and the princess obviously had a tacit understanding, and as long as they followed the orders, they would never be wrong.

The bustle of the city continued until nightfall, and the people waited all day without seeing anyone come, and when the time of the curfew came, everyone had to go home because of the curfew.

"The prince didn't come to the city today, maybe something stumbled. Let's wait for Ming'er early, how can Wang Ye Ming'er enter the city. ”

"You have a point. Ming'er may be able to grab a good position and see the appearance of the big hero up close. ”

When the people of the City Gate Army and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division saw that the people had evacuated after listening to the order, they couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. If these people get together and make trouble, that's not what they can do.

Gong Zongqi and the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division were all thinking that maybe the prince would enter the city early tomorrow.

But the next day, there was still no movement there.

But the number of people in front of the city gates, and in the whole street, increased. Even the business of all the teahouses and restaurants along the street is becoming more and more prosperous.

In the afternoon, the chatter of the people who were originally excited to see the big hero faded away, and the anxiety of waiting was unbearable, and some people began to complain and ask: "Why don't you come into the city yet?" ”

At this time, someone in the crowd whispered, "The prince pacified the south this time and made great contributions, why didn't you see anyone in the court to greet you?" ”

As soon as he said this, he immediately reminded everyone.

"Yes, such a big hero, there should be a lively welcome ceremony. Didn't you see that in the capital before, when the generals who had responded to the war returned to the court, the Holy Lord would order important ministers to greet him. ”

"Yes, yes, I still remember that when the protector general was alive in the past, there were several big victories, and the emperor at that time personally greeted it."

As soon as the Protector General Xiao Zhongzheng was mentioned, everyone quickly thought of a question that they had obviously overlooked.

"Oh, isn't Prince Zhongshun the widow of the protector general? What a tiger! ”

"That's right! It's really a dragon giving birth to a dragon and a phoenix, look at the bloodline of the general's family! ”

Speaking of this, there was an old man who had seen the scene of being executed by Xiao Zhong back then, and he felt uncomfortable.

"Really, at that time, the faint monarch was simply killing a thousand knives, and a person as good as General Xiao ended up like that."

"yes......"

When the blood of the general who protects the country is sprinkled in the capital, and the family is full of blood, how many people will still have a shadow of palpitations when they think about it in this life. It is precisely because the faint monarch was jealous of the heroes that he tortured and killed Xiao Zhongzheng, and the public anger that had been accumulated among the people for a long time broke out like a tsunami. Now, at the beginning, it was under the banner of the orphans of Xiao Zhongzheng to avenge the general who protected the country.

Thinking of what happened at the beginning, everyone's hearts are heavy.

Looking at Prince Zhongshun, who has now returned to the capital after making great contributions, he actually took a dozen people to live quietly in a tent outside the city. In this place in the capital, a plaque will hit three big officials, and there are so many officials in the court, but no one said to greet them.

But when the king of Zhennan fled back from the south, the saint also arranged for the officials of the Ministry of Rites to greet him!

The dignified and loyal prince, the great hero who pacified the south, is not as good as a despicable villain?

Some people are outspoken, think so, and say so.

This statement resonated in the hearts of many people, and they couldn't help but bite their ears in a low voice. They didn't dare to talk loudly about the affairs of the dynasty, but seeing that Prince Zhongshun was treated so coldly now, and thinking of the protector general who didn't have a good end at the beginning, none of them felt comfortable.

There are even straight-tempered people who say directly, "Prince Zhongshun shouldn't be as miserable as his father, right?" ”

Someone gasped and whispered to the people around him.

There are also people who are more cautious, and when they see that the situation here is not good, they quietly avoid it.

But most of the people stayed where they were.

Everyone's emotions have changed from excitement at the beginning to resentment now. The content of the discussion has also changed.

The people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division are maintaining order on the streets, where can they not hear these discussions? They shouted loudly, and the people shut up in front of them, but as soon as they turned around, the buzzing discussion began again, and they could not arrest the whole city, and in the face of the tide of discussion, they could only stare dryly, and there was nothing they could do about it.

There was a large number of people gathered in the capital, and the content of the discussion was still very unpleasant, how could Li Qitian not know?

At this time, someone had already reported what happened in front of the city gate to Li Qitian.

"Saint, now the people are gathered in the streets, all waiting to see Prince Zhongshun enter the city, but Prince Zhongshun has not moved for a long time, and if he continues to gather, I am afraid that there will be bad changes, and I ask the Holy Lord to make a ruling as soon as possible."

Li Qitian sat on the paulownia black lacquer bookcase in the imperial study with a calm face, and his hands were clenched into fists, so that he didn't scold on the spot.

"What is he going to do? Well? Soldiers are coming to the city, threatening me? ”

Several courtiers bowed their heads in unison when they heard this, knowing that the saint was confused. There are only a dozen or twenty people around him, what kind of soldiers are coming to the city?

Li Qitian looked at Lu Heng, who had been silent among several people, and said, "Uncle Zhongyi, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Lu Heng took a step forward and saluted: "Holy Lord, the minister thinks that at this time, he should find a way to calm down the voices of the people, and it is the best policy." ”

Quelling the voices of the people? What is the voice of the people? What the people talked about and thought about outside, Li Qitian felt like a mirror in his heart.

He is the Son of Heaven, does he still have to act according to the faces of others?

Li Qitian said in a deep voice: "Xiong Jinshui." ”

"The slave is here." The great eunuch Xiong Jinshui came to salute.

Li Qitian instructed: "You go and spread my message, let Prince Zhongshun enter the palace as soon as possible, and Hugh will procrastinate!" ”

Xiong Jinshui bowed down and responded: "The slave obeys the order." ”

Then he quickly retreated and did what he was told.

The extremely ministers in the imperial study bowed their heads and did not dare to say more.