Chapter 16: Zhilan Reigns
The crescent moon is like a hook, and the night is picturesque. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
From time to time, people pass by on the street, some with lanterns, some in sedan chairs, some on horses, and of course, more people like him are pedestrians.
Many small restaurants on the street are also open early, and under the dim light, there are many people, most of them are officials who eat breakfast in the morning.
In front of the stalls on the side of the street, a few "angry wind" lanterns swayed in the wind, and those who sat on the horses and dealt with them indiscriminately were more pen-posted, secretary-like and other lower-level officials.
When he rushed to the Xihua Gate in a sweat, there was already a group of people gathered outside the palace gate, some with glass lanterns, some with papier-mΓ’chΓ© lanterns, some sitting in carriages, and some came on foot like himself, and they were freezing outside.
The pen paste of the Internal Affairs Office was taking the roll call, and Su Wen hurriedly stepped forward, asked for peace, took out the silver medal, and reported by name.
After settling down, he slowly shuttled through the crowd, only to find that Jiang Guangnai, Dai Zi and others were also impressively listed, they had already served in the Hanlin Academy, and they were obviously not official students, but they had come to teach and learn.
Su Wen smiled and gritted his teeth, this is a good thing or a bad thing, it is clear at a glance, whatever it takes to him, whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is a disaster that cannot be avoided, let it be fate.
"Su Wen, come up, come up, Su Wen-" Suddenly, I heard someone calling for me, looking for prestige, and the curtain of a carriage opened, revealing half of Mo Yu's head.
"Hehe, in the end, it's the second son of the Admiral's family, and everyone who goes to school sits in a pannier chair." The sedan chair is very spacious, four people sit opposite each other, and a small square table can be placed in the middle, and a small servant is holding a pot and waiting on the side.
"Drink a hot cup of tea first." Mo Yu smiled, "Have you had breakfast?" It's useless, so I'll have some snacks first, and I guess I'll have to wait a while. He lifted the sedan curtain as he spoke, "Look, Master Cheng is here, he is the full president of the official school, he was originally the young Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion, and he is very close to King Duan." β
Necai is the pen paste style of the Internal Affairs Office, all the expenses of the Xian'an Palace are taken care of by the Internal Affairs Office, and the master of the Xian'an Palace, Necai has already inquired and understood, but looking at Mo Yu introducing with a smug face, Su Wen did not interrupt him, only picked up the delicious snacks and stuffed them into his mouth.
"Lord Wei Ying won't be here today, the emperor called out, he has to go to Donghua Gate, besides, it's still early at this hour." Mo Yu was still staring outside without blinking, "He is the assistant minister of Xian'an Palace, and he can be counted below Prince Duan." β
"Ouch, look, look!" Mo Yu suddenly turned around, he looked nervous, and knocked over the teacup on the table to the ground.
"What's all the fuss?" Su Wen didn't care, he ate a snack, drank hot tea, and now he was comfortable, he thought to himself that he should hurry up and open the pharmacy, catch up with Ming'er, and also get a sedan chair for Ama and Eniang.
"It seems that there is water in the palace......!" Mo Yu muttered.
Flow? - On fire!
Su Wen hurried over, but saw the flames in the north rushing into the sky, the green smoke billowing out, and the light reflected the sky red.
The two of them glanced at each other, and they both quickly got up and jumped off the pannier.
A group of officials and students, a cadre of teaching and training, and the leader of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Sula all opened their necks and looked north.
"Let's put out the fire!" Su Wen watched this cadre standing and discussing, no one acted, and immediately became anxious.
A dark-faced student immediately responded, "Yes, let us in, there is great power in numbers!" "He had a big nose on his broad face, which was very conspicuous.
A good-looking student next to him glanced at them, "Who dares to go in without following orders?" The palace is full of concubines! He looked Su Wen up and down, turned his face away from him.
"Open the door and let us in!" Su Wen rushed to the palace gate guards, anxious.
"The warrant says that the Xihua Gate will be opened at two o'clock, and it is not yet an hour." The Protector gave him a cold look, still standing like a nail.
"It's on fire inside, it's in a hurry, and you can't admit death!" Su Wen turned his head to look, and at first no one stepped forward to persuade him, and no one stepped forward to help, but then slowly people followed one after another, and it was Jiang Guangnai who walked to the front.
A man who looked like a commander came over and looked at Su Wen and the others, "The palace is forbidden, no loud noise, no more unreasonable trouble, I will take you first!" "He has harrier eyes and an eagle nose, and the corners of his mouth droop, and at first glance he is a difficult lord to get along with.
Mo Yu hurriedly walked over, pulled him aside, and said in a low voice, "Lord Habaoha's military law is like a mountain, and they don't dare to disobey it, so why bother them." β
"But just watching the fire burn? In this palace, the houses are lined up one after another, and if one of them catches fire, it will burn down the company camp, and the consequences will be unimaginable! β
"Who's to say it isn't? According to the usual practice, if the water is in the palace, the emperor is going to make an edict against himself! β
"Guilty of your own edict?"
"Yes, the edict will be issued to the subjects of the world, and everyone in the world will see it."
"Then it is even more urgent to follow the authority, and the above will not blame."
"There are fire prevention squads in the palace, all equipped with buckets, patrolling day and night, maybe the fire has begun, you can wait with peace of mind."
After all, persuasion and persuasion, Mo Yu was still afraid that he would go to cause trouble and die with his hands
Grabbed the horns of his robe.
The two were wrestling, and the sound of horses' hooves came, and Hongyi, who was dressed in court clothes, arrived on a fast horse, but behind him was an angry horse like a dragon, with smoke and dust, and a cadre of personal soldiers and guards also roared. "Phewβ" He reined in the reins and jumped off his horse.
He originally wanted to go to the court to face the saint, but before he reached the Donghua Gate, the palace was in flames, red light, looking at the direction of Xian'an Palace, he grabbed the guard's horses and rushed over directly.
The crowd automatically split into a road, calling thousands, asking for peace, and there was an endless stream, "Which one is the commander on duty?" Hongyi waved his hand and walked directly towards the fence.
"The little one is to say hello to Lord Duan." The commander immediately knelt down a thousand times.
"Open the door and put out the fire!" Hongyi's face was like water, his voice was unquestionable, and the firelight reflected his face, but he couldn't see the slightest irritability.
"Lord Wang, I didn't get a warrant from Lord Ha." The Commander hesitated, but replied truthfully.
Mo Yu looked at Su Wen, both of them stopped talking, and the students and teachers present also looked at Hongyi.
"Afterwards, I'll ask Habao to make it up for you and open the door." Hongyi said coldly, but his voice was like gold and stone, but under the coercion, the commander bowed his head, "The prince should enter through the Shenwu Gate, besides, there is no warrant from Lord Ha, please forgive Meng Lang for his humble duties, and ask the prince to forgive his sins." β
"You!" Hongyi was so angry that his face turned pale for a while.
"Gotta got-"
There was another rapid sound of horses' hooves, and Prince Zheng's Yin Hall also rode to the hall, and he came with a person dressed as a prince. After a while, several adults who were taking the crane supplement and the golden chicken supplement were also riding horses, and Wei Ying, the secretary of the ministry, was also impressively listed. Xihua Gate suddenly had a surging flow of people, and the lanterns were swaying, illuminating the front of the door as if it were daytime.
"Sixth, what are you still doing here, go and put out the fire!" The man dressed as the prince said in a deep voice. He has a black beard and a martial appearance.
"Hehe, I've met a strong order." Hongyi smiled bitterly.
"Who is this?" Su Wen asked quietly.
In the dark night, Mo Yu's eyes flashed with fire, "The Iron Hat of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Minister of the Upper Study, the Lord of the Yellow Banner, and the Prince of Li, Jiershu!" β
But he heard Naziershu scold, "Didn't you see the fire inside? Open the door! β
The commander hesitated slightly, but stepped forward and knelt on the ground, "Slave Su Chong Ah see the master!" β
In the firelight, Prince Li sat on his horse, "Who is so bold in my way to dare to stop the three princes, I don't have a slave like you, and you don't have a master like me!" β
"Please forgive me," Su Chong'a said cautiously, "There are rules in the palace, the prince should enter from the Shenwu Gate, and the ministers of the upper study and the ministers of the ministry should enter from the Donghua Gate. β
"When you come back, the soup is cold!" Ji Ershu was furious, and with a wave of his hand, the horsewhip left a blood mark on Su Chong'a's face.
Su Chong'a didn't say a word, he raised his head and looked at Ji Ershu stubbornly.
Ji Ershu's horse whip fell like a torrential rain, Ji Ershu's face was blurred in an instant, but he still stood up like nails, and the soldiers in front of Xihua Gate raised their heads one by one, and the atmosphere was solemn.
Seeing that Su Chong'a was so stubborn and tough, Ji Ershu threw away the horsewhip angrily, "It's okay, it's okay, you only have Ha Bao in your eyes, how can you have me as a master!" β
"Military law is like a mountain, the slave has no other way, and please ask the master to calm his anger, wait for the slave to be on duty, and ask the master to cure the slave's crime!" After Su Chong'a knelt down and kowtowed, he stood up, "The slave has sent someone to ask the emperor, and the holy decree will be issued immediately."
"How much work it takes to come back and forth! Let's go in first, or I'll go to Emperor Ming and make up for this holy message, what do you think? Wei Ying stepped forward and discussed.
But this time, Su Chong'a just arched his hand and didn't say anything more.
Hongyi was so angry that his hands and feet were cold, he pointed at Su Chong'a, and shouted, "Take it for me!" β
Su Chong'a was just about to turn around, but with a "poof", he felt that his waist was loosened, and his saber had been withdrawn, and then, his neck was cold, and the cold blade was close to his skin.
"Order the door open!" Su Wen shouted.
Before the words fell, I saw that under the firelight, a stream of blood red seemed to spurt out, "poof", and sprayed on a student, who fell to the ground on his back and passed out before he could scream.
Su Chong'a rolled his eyes, pointed at Su Wen with his hand, and fell weakly to the cold ground.
Damn, the TV series mistook me!
Who knew that this knife was so heavy, it weighed more than a dozen pounds!
Who knew that this knife was so sharp, it was like sharpening iron like clay!
Who knew that the knife holder still had to be skillful on the neck, and if the force was too great, it was not well mastered, and it actually cost people's lives!
In his previous life, he had only dissected a dead body, but today he was a living person, Su Wen looked at his hand, and he still couldn't believe it, although Zhilan was in charge, he had to get rid of it, this was a living life!
The incident happened in a hurry, and between the lightning and flint, he saw that Su Chong'a had been controlled, but he unexpectedly died on the spot! Hongyi, Yintang, Jiershu and others were speechless, and the teachers and students did not dare to come out, and the soldiers guarding the door shouted and immediately surrounded Su Wen.
"Wow wow-"
The heavy fishy smell drifted in the wind, and many officials and students reacted at this time, but they couldn't control themselves, and they vomited on the ground one after another, Jiang Guangnai covered his chest with a pale face, but Mo Yu still vomited.
"Bold! He is guilty, and someone will deal with him, how dare you, how dare you take his life! Prince Li was so angry that he waved his hand so that he could throw away the whip just now.
"Uncle Ten, I'll talk about this later, it's important to put out the fire." Forcibly enduring the overturning of the river and the sea in his heart, Hongyi looked at Su Wen in a daze again, "Put down the knife and quickly follow me into the palace to put out the fire!" β
Prince Li looked at the sky-high firelight, and then looked at Su Chong'a lying on the ground, and also took the lead in rushing into the Xihua Gate.
Under the firelight, those soldiers no longer dared to stop them, and watched as the large group of people and horses poured into the door like a long dragon.
Yin Tang looked at the group of students who fell to the ground and vomited, and then looked at Su Wen, who was standing upright and still holding a knife, nodded slightly, and followed Hongyi into the palace.