Chapter 216: The Tribulation Has Begun (I)
The Great Xuansheng Capital, Xuanmiao City.
The first city in the world.
The city is located in the middle of Songzhou, and it is also the center of the entire Daxuan Dynasty, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and has all five elements, which is a treasure of feng shui since ancient times, and the root of the dynasty is located.
Xuanmiao City is magnificent, majestic and magnificent, regardless of scale, population and economy, it is incomparable to other cities.
There are as many as 17 gates in the whole Xuanmiao City, and there are 136 square markets, and it is said that the population in the city has exceeded one million today!
Looking back on history, before Daxuan, Xuanmiao City was called Song City or Ancheng, after hundreds of years of troubled times, the change of dynasty, this great city has long been in ruins.
Today's Xuanmiao City was built and expanded on the basis of the original old city after the unification of the world by Daxuan.
Therefore, the vertical and horizontal order of urban construction, the city is distinct, and after the construction and expansion of the rulers of the Great Xuan Dynasty, this has such a super-large scale today.
Looking up at this magnificent and spectacular city, Xu Zun was also quite emotional in his heart.
It was his first time here, but as a host, he was no stranger to it.
Because Xu Zun's father was the Dali Siqing back then, Xu Zun was born here, and he still has many memories in his mind, all about this place.
Among them, it also includes many episodes of being adopted by Shen Tiande and living with the Shen family brothers and sisters......
Xu Zun and his entourage came from the southwest, and it was most convenient to enter from the Xingqi Gate of Xuanmiao City.
However, for some reason, the Xingqi Gate has been closed, and even though Ah Xiu Tsai and the others are internal guards, they can't pass through this gate.
There was no way, they could only go to Xuanhuamen in the direction of due south.
When I arrived at Xuanhua Gate, I saw that the city wall was heavily guarded, and the city was full of well-equipped soldiers and troops.
And the people who are preparing to enter the city have already formed a long line, and are being subjected to strict inspections in turn.
Xu Zun saw that someone was carrying a cart of chickens and ducks into the city, and the inspection soldiers even opened the chicken coop and went in to search, causing a burst of chicken feathers to fly.
Oh......
Xu Zun secretly wondered if the news he found had been reported to the Holy Lord and the Queen Mother by the internal guards, so it led to martial law at the city gate and strengthened inspections?
"No, neither can the internal guard!" At this time, an officer guarding the city said to Hou Zhen, "Please forgive me, there is an order from the saint, in extraordinary times, not to mention the internal guards, even the emperor's relatives must also be inspected." ”
"This ......" Hou Zhen faintly felt something, and asked, "This general, is there something going on in the Holy Capital?" Why is it so strict all of a sudden? ”
"I don't know about this, but we also act according to orders, a few adults ......" the officer pointed to the side and said, "The inspection is not avoidable, but you can cut the line, please come here!" In addition to the items, check everyone's ID and guide ......"
"This ......" Hou Zhen was embarrassed and whispered to the officer, "We went out to handle the case, and there were prisoners in the car!" You're not trying to delay us, are you? ”
"The villain doesn't dare!" The officer defending the city immediately clasped his fists, "After the inspection, the adults only need to sign and draw the charges, prepare the instructions, the villain will never dare to delay the major affairs of the internal guard, and will not delay the adults for too long......"
Listening to the words of the officer guarding the city, Xu Zun was slightly worried, he didn't expect that even the internal guards wanted to enter the city so strictly.
Everyone else is okay to say, but where does Ku Niang have any identity, if she is stopped by them, I don't know what to do......
"Wait a minute!"
At this moment, a man suddenly ran out of the doorway.
This person was wearing the official robe of the internal guard, and came to the front and asked everyone, "Is it that Lord Xu Zun Xu of Tangzhou has arrived?" ”
"Yes, yes," Hou Zhen recognized this person and hurriedly waved his hand, "Lord Commander, it's us!" ”
Immediately after confirming his identity, the man, known as the Commander, approached the officer and flashed a token to him.
It was a lion-shaped token with the word "Nei" written on it.
"This is the person I've been waiting for," the Commander said, "I'll sign and let go!" ”
"Good, good!" The officer hurriedly picked up the signature book, asked the commander to sign it, and then asked his soldiers to let him go.
Subsequently, Xu Zun and others entered Xuanmiao City along the city gate under the leadership of this person.
"Commander, the situation is not right," Hou Zhen knew this commander and asked curiously, "How can it suddenly be so strict?" ”
As a result, before the commander could answer his words, the people saw a dozen more internal guards on tall horses around them, and surrounded them.
"You're a little late," the Commander grumbled, "Come with me to Lord Pavilion!" ”
Hearing these words, Hou Zhen and the others realized that the situation was not good, and they no longer dared to ask nonsense.
"Lord Xu," the commander came to Xu Zun and said hurriedly, "The situation is urgent, will you ride a horse?" ”
At this moment, Xu Zun had also discovered that the atmosphere was not right, and immediately jumped on a fast horse and nodded at the commander.
"My lord......" Zhao Yu and Huo Anu immediately followed, but they were stopped by the commander.
"The pavilion leader is anxious to see Lord Xu, and the others will go to the Neiwei Mansion and wait first!"
"This ......" Zhao Yu and Huo Anu were even more worried.
Xu Zun waved his hand at them, telling them to calm down.
Next, Xu Zun hurried up and galloped away with the commander.
Along the way, Xu Zun didn't have time to appreciate the grandeur of this mysterious city, only knew that there were high-rise buildings and palaces everywhere, which were not magnificent.
At the feet of the Son of Heaven, it was taboo to run horses on the street, but with the internal guard leading the way in front, Xu Zun didn't care.
After running for about half an hour, Xu Zun followed the commander to a very lofty gate, but he saw three big characters on the door, which were "Neiwei Mansion".
In order to save time, the commander simply rode into the courtyard of the Inner Guard Mansion, and took Xu Zun to the innermost courtyard until he got off the horse.
When he dismounted, Xu Zun saw his old acquaintance, Cai Kun, the leader of the Neiwei Pavilion, who was already waiting in the courtyard.
"Lord Cai!" Xu Zun hurriedly went to say hello.
"Come ......" Who knows, Cai Kun didn't have time to greet him, so he hurriedly grabbed Xu Zun and pulled him into a hut next to him.
As soon as the two of them entered, more than a dozen guards flashed out of the door, firmly guarding the door.
After entering the house, Xu Zun found that there were no windows, there were lights on the walls, and on the bed in the center, there was a person half-lying.
The man looked like he was in his fifties, with a beard half black and half white, two walnuts coiled in his hand, and he was closing his eyes to recuperate.
"Manager Lin, Xu Zun has arrived."
But seeing Cai Kun respectfully bowing to this person, he then gestured to Xu Zun:
"Xu Zun, hurry up and meet Master Lin, the head of the internal guard!"
Ooh......
Xu Zun was secretly taken aback, he never thought that there was a big man waiting for him here.
Before entering Beijing, Xu Zun had already asked Zhao Yu, Hou Zhen and others to explain to him the information of various princes, ministers and high-ranking officials in the Holy Capital.
This internal guard Lin is called Lin Chaofeng, not only is the entire internal guard in charge of him, but he also has an important identity, that is, the younger brother of the current Queen Mother!
It is no exaggeration to say that this person can be described as a big man above 10,000 people under one person!
"Tang Zhou sentenced Xu Zun, I've seen Lord Lin!" Xu Zun hurriedly fell to the ground and saluted Lin Chaofeng.
Lin Chaofeng opened his eyes at this time, sighed faintly, and said:
"Alas! Your news, it's still too late after all! ”
"What?" Xu Zun was startled, but he didn't dare to ask.
"Xuanmen has given this operation a name, it's called - Heavenly Tribulation!" Lin Chaofeng straightened up, stopped the walnut in his hand, and said quietly, "If the tribulation has started today, you have to be prepared......