The next day, before dawn, Zhao Jun was called up early by Wang Huaien.

"Lord Wang, it's not too early, it's time to go to the court!"

Zhao Jun heard Wang Huaien's voice in a daze, and although he was unwilling, he still endured his sleepiness and got up.

There's no way, this is no longer Yunzhou County, and it's not yourself who is in charge here.

In Yunzhou County, as long as he didn't want to get up, he would have to wait for him in the council hall, but now he is not so comfortable.

Fortunately, before going to sleep yesterday, Wang Huaien woke himself up in the morning, otherwise how could he wake up when he was already used to the sun?

Today is my first court meeting after returning to Beijing, and after reporting to the Zongren Mansion according to the rules, I will report to the current emperor at the court meeting on the second day and tell him that I am back!

is also telling the hundred officials that he, the prince, means to return to Beijing, which is called the return of the saint to Beijing.

So even if he wanted to sleep again, Zhao Jun forcibly endured it, and it was still important to get down to business.

Under the service of Wang Huaien and Qing'er, who had long been familiar with his living time and the same time and rest as himself, Zhao Jun quickly put on his prince's crown clothes, and the straw sandals he wore all the year round on his feet were also replaced with moire gold silk shoes, and then took his wat board and inserted it into his waist, so that Wang Huaien carried a lantern with the two big characters of King Yun, and strode out of the house.

did not take the carriage, and rode two horses with Wang Huaien towards the outer city gate.

Speaking of this horse, the jade lion under Zhao Jun's seat was snow-white and without a trace of variegation, but it was a thousand miles of horses that Feiyun Commercial House deliberately went to sea to go around to the Western Regions after the power of the Great Moon Clan, and spent a lot of money to transport it back.

There is only this one in the entire Great Song Dynasty, which can be said to be the best among horses, and it is the same breed as the mount of his famous general Zhao Yun in the Three Kingdoms in his previous life.

Zhao Jun liked it very much after getting it, and often rode Liuyun out hunting.

And Liuyun is the name of this jade lion that shines on the night.

Drive! Drive!

The two war horses galloped all the way on the street in the early morning, and there were few people on the street at this time, only the hawkers who got up in twos and threes to sell breakfast had already opened, and the rest were only the benefactors who had just spent the night in the Qinglou and had collapsed all the way to the direction of their homes on the street.

After crossing this street, you will come to Qinglong Street, which is the closest to the outer city gate, and the scenery here at this time can be called a daily must.

Different from the previous streets, the sky was still gray in the early morning, and most of the people on both sides of Qinglong Street were ordinary people, most of whom had not woken up yet, which caused the street to be almost dark.

However, as soon as the time comes, Qinglong Street will be lit up with sparks, and middle and low-level officials carrying lanterns will illuminate the entire Qinglong Street like two rows of street lamps on the two-car street.

If it's foggy, you can even see the dreamy lights and shadows in front from behind.

In the middle of the road is the default exclusive road for high-ranking officials, and the carriages carry high-ranking officials one by one, making up for sleep in the creaking sound of the car all the way, and when they wake up, they have already arrived outside the palace gate.

Everything is going according to the rules of the past.

There is a clear distinction between officials in cars and officials on foot, each walking on their own path.

Suddenly!

Tap! Tap! Tap!

The sound of horses' hooves came from afar, and it was getting closer and closer, and the officials on both sides of the road turned their heads and looked curiously.

Soon the owner of the horse's hoofs appeared in front of everyone, and the snow-white war horse galloped all the way, like a white horse galloping away from everyone, and everyone didn't even have time to see whether the person sitting on the horse was a man or a woman.

Behind the white horse, a black one followed, but this time everyone saw the knight's face clearly.

With a white face and beard, dressed in a eunuch uniform, he chased closely after the white horse galloping away in front of him.

"Lord Wang! Wait for the slave! The slave is running out of sight! ”

The voice of the black knight in the distance reached everyone's ears.

Hearing this, the white horse in front of him was riding a prince!

The middle and low-level officials on both sides suddenly discussed, discussing which prince came to participate in the early dynasty?

They were discussing something here, and Zhao Jun, who was riding the flowing clouds in front of him, only took less than a quarter of an hour to rush from the vicinity of the Zongren Mansion to the outer city gate.

At this time, it was almost four o'clock, and a group of officials had gathered outside the outer city gate, waiting for the door to open.

As soon as Zhao Jun and the others arrived, they happened to encounter the city gate wide open, so they went in directly without delay.

Entering the inner city, the two of them continued to gallop directly towards the Forbidden Palace, and the carriages behind them also followed closely towards the gate of the Forbidden Palace.

The two rode to a distance of less than a mile from the Forbidden Palace, then stopped their horses, then turned over and dismounted, and then led the horses to continue to move forward.

There was a rule in the inner city that no one was allowed to gallop on horseback for a mile near Miyagi, and the patrol guards who violated the rules had the right to take it down on the spot.

Unless you have the emperor's pardon gold medal and are allowed to ride a horse in the palace for a mile or even in the palace, you must abide by this rule even if you are the prime minister.

Zhao Jun and the others naturally did not have an amnesty gold medal, so after coming to the Yili Forbidden Area, they honestly dismounted and walked, and the two led the horses and carried the lanterns and gradually walked towards the gate of the Forbidden Palace.

After the two of them walked forward for a while, the group of officials who were following the two of them just now also came to the front of the forbidden area one after another, and several old men who were already in their fifties sighed and got out of the car, and with the support of the subordinates, they carried the white lantern with their official position written on it and walked towards the gate of the forbidden palace.

As for the carriage, it was left where it was, and the horse continued with its things.

After walking for about two quarters of an hour, Zhao Jun's master and servant finally came to the Forbidden Palace, but the time had not yet arrived, and the doors of the Forbidden Palace were still closed, so they could only wait outside.

Wang Huaien took out two pieces of bread from the bag hanging on the horse and handed them to Zhao Jun, and said at the same time: "Lord Wang, this will have to wait until the hour is right, you better hurry up and eat something to cushion your stomach, right?" ”

Zhao Jun was not pretentious, even if he took the cake and ate it, he got up a little late, and he hurried over before he had time to eat in the house.

Now he was hungry.

The first group of officials who were in the car when the two of them were feasting finally came to the Forbidden Palace one after another.

There were white lanterns hanging in front of everyone's horse heads, and for a while, there was a slight light in front of the forbidden palace, which was still a little dim just now, at least everyone could see each other's faces clearly.

Time passed little by little, and soon the group of officials who were walking also came to the Forbidden Palace one after another.

Hundreds of white lanterns gathered together, forming the most famous fire city phenomenon before the Forbidden Palace.

The crowd also began to look around for familiar officials and began to talk, waiting for the next moment to come.

Time passed, and suddenly two carriages drove in front of the forbidden palace, but the patrolling forbidden army turned a blind eye to them.

The officials gathered in front of the forbidden palace were still talking, but after the arrival of these two carriages, they stopped talking, and for a while they could hear the needle dropping.

Zhao Jun looked at it, and the lanterns in front of the two carriages were written on the two official positions of prime minister and lieutenant.

Now Zhao Jun finally understood why the other party could come by car, this is the only two people in Da Song who have an amnesty gold medal now!

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(End of chapter)