Due to the fact that they are separated by a royal West Garden, Xi'an Gate and Xihua Gate are not in a straight line. Xiyuan was built in the early years of the Chu Dynasty, on the basis of the Yuan Dynasty's imperial palace Tiansheng Palace, Longfu Palace and the crown prince*, and in the Beihai Zhonghai of the Taiye Pond, the South China Sea was excavated, and many buildings including the inner school field were built successively for more than 100 years, not only there are warehouses such as Guangying and Guanghui, but also the eighteen stables of the Imperial Garden, the master of ceremonies and the winery and so on. Although the current emperor is only ordinary for Buddhism and Taoism, and Yu Xiyuan is only lucky to travel from time to time, it is inevitable that like the emperors in the past, he occasionally lives in the Xiyuan Palace.

The Qianxi Palace, located on the west bank of the Taiye Pond, was originally just another palace during the summer, and serving here was originally the lightest errand, but no one expected that on the afternoon of the Qianqiu Festival, the emperor would suddenly come here, and he was in a lot of panic. Because there are many internal officials and yamen such as the flower chief of the winery in the West Garden, many internal attendants and stewards have come to ask for it, but only one person came out of the hall and took a casual look, and the crowd was startled and slipped away quickly.

After sending away these people who had come to worship, Qu Yong turned around, and entered a water pavilion in the Lintai Liquid Pool from the small garden behind the Qianxi Palace, and saw that the emperor was sitting in front of a wooden chair with glass windows in a daze, so he tiptoed forward.

"Your Majesty."

"They've all been sent away?"

The emperor asked without looking back, and when he heard Qu Yong answer yes, he said lightly: "In the past, you, the celebrant and eunuch, were only responsible for a name, regardless of the affairs of the internal government, but as a result, you were still famous for doing those few things, and now you have the function of Jinyi Guard, so they are naturally more afraid of you." In the past few days, the officials have been in a rout, some impeached Lu Yiyun, some advised me not to use internal officials to supervise Jinyiwei, and some came at you, what do you think about this? ”

Qu Yong bent down respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, it is the precept of the beginning of the country to take the commander of the Jinyi Guard, although Lu Yiyun does not have a lord, but he is also a side branch of the lord, after all, the name is justified." He has been conceited of his merits over the years, and he has done countless things in collusion with those nobles, but after all, he has never handed over the prince, so there are not many civil officials who impeach him, and most of them are aimed at small ones. According to Xiao's humble opinion, the emperor has to choose someone to take over the Jinyi Guard as soon as possible. ”

"Do you want to be promoted in order, or do you want to pick someone else?"

"The emperor has already made up his mind in his heart, and the small and small people dare not speak falsely."

Only then did the emperor turn his head and glance at this confidant, then sighed deeply and stood up again. When he arrived at the bright glass window, he gently rubbed the transparent and flat glass, and suddenly said thoughtlessly: "I have read a lot of my literati notes in the early years of the dynasty since I was a child, and I remember that at that time, the courtiers' homes did not use glass and ink pens, and weaving cloth did not need manpower, but water power, and the firearms of the Shenji Battalion were the best in the world...... Now, in those things, the firearms are left because they are sharp weapons in the battle array, and the rest is only these glasses, but the skills are still not as good as before, but they are taken advantage of by the Yi people. These really worthwhile things have been wasted, but some hadiths have been remembered, and the ministers don't think it's funny! ”

Although he was deeply trusted, Qu Yong did not dare to answer this kind of topic, so he had to bow his head and remain silent. It wasn't until after a long silence that he raised his head and unexpectedly found that the emperor was still staring at him, so he stubbornly said: "Your Majesty, the lords and civil officials have restrained each other since the early years of the dynasty, but in the final analysis, in the past hundred years, there have been many marriages, not to mention that there are also many civil officials who have money dealings with Lu Yiyun. Besides, the replacement of Ti Shuai is a major event that shakes the court after all, and the emperor suddenly set up a Tiance guard ......"

Before Qu Yong could finish his words, the emperor interrupted coldly: "I don't want to raise a group of sons of waste silverfish, but I don't allow anyone to beat the idea into the army!" Tian Cewei has only selected a thousand people from the three major battalions in total, which is much less than the previous establishment of five thousand people, Yang Jin Zhou is a commander in the head, but in fact, the real power is only a thousand households, they can't tolerate this? ”

Out of Xi'an Gate, it is Xi'an Gate Street, where Anfufang is located. Because this area is close to the imperial city, the red shop has the most patrol guards, so the dignitaries and dignitaries are rarely placed here, but the Puen Temple and the Lingji Palace, which is dedicated to the practice of etiquette, are located in this lane. Previously, when entering the palace from Dong'an Gate, it was a sedan chair carried four times, but now when she came out of Xi'an Gate, what was waiting there was the clear oil sedan she usually sat in when she traveled.

From the sedan chair with limited space to the spacious car, Chen Lan felt that the whole person was relieved, plus there was a red snail sent by the family waiting in the car, Chen Xi got into her own car again, so at this moment, she didn't have to be as restrained as when she was in the palace. Weighing the brocade bag in her hand, she began to untie the red rope after a little thought.

Hongluo watched Chen Lan's movements, and quietly moved slightly to the side of the car door, hoping that when the car curtain was raised, she could block most of the other people's eyes with her body, but her eyes inevitably glanced at Chen Lan.

After untying the last knot, Chen Lan first settled down, and then opened the opening of the brocade bag. At first glance, there was nothing but a pair of twisted gold bracelets and a few gold bills, but when she took out the bracelets and gold bills, she found that there was a jade gadget underneath. When she took out the thing and looked at it, she realized that it was a small and delicate tiger-shaped jade pendant, and just as she was thinking about it, she heard the red snail muttering softly.

"Miss, it's your physiognomy!"

Is it your own zodiac? Yes, whether in the past life or in this life, she is indeed a tiger! Although the current situation can also be explained by coincidence, Chen Lan would rather believe that the queen is a reward for others, but he doesn't know if there is such a share in other people's rewards. Just look at the jade tiger is small, but the carving is exquisite and lifelike, the most rare thing is that the tiger forehead on a king character is also vibrant, she can't help but give birth to a deep love, simply took out the sachet to wear closely, put the jade tiger into it to try, found that it was just right, simply put it in it.

Before she could tell the red snail anything, there was a sudden shouting outside, and then she felt the carriage stop suddenly, and the whole person rushed forward uncontrollably. The red snail sitting by the car door hit the car door hard, and I don't know if the bolt outside was old, or it was not tightly tied at all before, in short, the car door was knocked open by her at once, and she fell straight out.

Saying that it was too late, Chen Lan grabbed the wooden table leg fixed in the carriage, and then reached out violently to grab the red snail and grabbed her arm at once. Although the sound of firecrackers outside, the screams and exclamations were endless, she couldn't care about so much, she just struggled to hold on and not let go. Suddenly, I don't know if someone outside held it or pushed it, and the red snail, which had been out for most of its body, suddenly flew back upside down, and the master and servant collided together for a while, and they all fell heavily in the carriage. And the brocade bag also rolled on the floor of the carriage for a while, and finally fell into the corner.

Although this sedan is not the one that the Zhu family usually rides in, Chen Lan is now not as non-existent as before in the Yangning Marquis Mansion, so even this sedan has been renovated and decorated, and the carriage is covered with thick carpets. Even so, he tried his best to avoid the edges and corners of the table and the seat, but this sudden fall still made Chen Lan a little dazed. Until she found that the car had stopped, and the outside was shouting and shouting, she looked around and found that there was nothing to use as defense, and her heart was immediately anxious.

It was probably because of the opening of the door, and the thick plywood curtain trembled slightly, and it could no longer stop the cold wind blowing in through various gaps. At that moment, she suddenly heard a loud shout from outside.

Chen Lan heard that it was Yang Jinzhou's voice, and almost subconsciously opened the curtain in front of him. At that moment, she saw Yang Jinzhou holding a bow in his hand and an arrow in the other, in the midst of the noise, the sound of the string was inaudible, and she could only see that the bow was like a full moon arrow like a meteor, and an arrow was not in the distance. Almost at the same moment, she heard an earth-shattering hiss, followed by a loud shout and a series of wails. Looking in the direction of the voice, she finally saw what was going on.

The big man of the Black Tower, whom he had seen before in Anyuan, was standing next to a fallen cow with the rest of the sergeants, the steel knife in his hand could still see the blood light, and the cow's eye was pierced with a sharp arrow. Just as she was about to retract into the car, she suddenly saw the remains of the firecracker still on the ox's tail, and immediately gasped.

Someone deliberately tied a firecracker to the tail of an ox and set it on fire to drive it away! This has turned to Xuanwumen Street, one of the most important streets in the capital, how can anyone be so bold, what is this for?

"Dongchang Hou, you die!"

The appearance of the mad cow just now made an empty passage on the street where ordinary people come and go, and the cars and pedestrians all avoided the side of the road, so when this angry shout suddenly sounded, the people who were still immersed in the frightening scene just now did not react at all. And Chen Lan, who didn't have time to retract her body, clearly saw that two figures rushed out of the crowd as if they were crazy people, and rushed straight towards the car in front of her.

Even if she can stay calm and calm most of the time, but the scene just now is already too amazing, at this time, in the face of such an emergency, Chen Lan only felt that her head was blank, just watching the two people pounce on the car, and even when the door slashed and the curtain shattered, followed by someone rushing out to block the two people, she was still not fully awake. It wasn't until a strong force dragged her back into the car that she suddenly realized that her first reaction was to bite the tip of her tongue.

"Miss......"

Although the red snail was just a glimpse of the shock, he was also so frightened that he couldn't help but cry in his voice at this time. Chen Lan, who was stimulated by the stinging pain on the tip of his tongue, listened to the fighting sound outside, and at the same time tightly grasped the hand of the red snail, and he didn't know whether to comfort the red snail or comfort himself, but just muttered blindly: "It's okay, don't be afraid...... It's okay, don't be afraid! ”

I don't know how long it took, but the curtain of the sedan was suddenly opened, and an anxious face came in.

"It's okay!"