The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 601 Commendation Conference 1
On December 29, inside Yuanyang City.

Under the severe cold, there are always no people on the long street.

The people stayed at home and did some simple work to subsidize their family expenses.

In a courtyard somewhere in Nancheng, I saw an old man chopping firewood, and another man beside him was helping.

They do so much physical work that they don't feel cold in the snow even though they are thinly dressed.

I just heard the old man say: "I heard those yamen servants chatting, today the prince wants to reward those who have made meritorious deeds, I don't know if there is Xiaolin's share!"

The man on the side replied: "Father, Xiao Lin is very capable. A few days ago, there was a news that he had made a great contribution...Maybe it's him this time!"

These two are the father and son of the Chen family, and Hu Xiaolin is their son-in-law.

"Not to mention... this kid is really promising, much better than you!" Father Chen said, waving a hatchet.

"Father... don't tell me I'm worthless?" Chen Dalang was very unconvinced.

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While Chen's father and son were talking nonsense, a large number of people were walking towards the palace in Longqian Square in Beicheng on the other side.

These people dressed in all kinds of clothes went directly to the main gate of the palace.

I saw these people took out the "documents" from their hands, and after being checked by the guards at the door, they were put back one by one.

This scene is extremely strange.

If someone who didn't know saw it, they would be extremely surprised to see this scene. Could it be that the palace has become a large courtyard?

Of course the palace will not be a courtyard, these people dressed in "a variety of strange" clothes are the guests invited by Zhao Yanxun.

Among these people are artisans, farmers and other craftsmen. Although their identities are different, they are somewhat similar.

They were selected by the prefectures and counties in Longyou, and they were the best in all walks of life. Each prefecture and county had only three places, which could be called one in ten thousand.

In the words of Zhao Yanxun's previous life, these people are "advanced individuals" in all walks of life.

Although they entered the palace in an upright manner, these people felt uneasy when they stepped on the steps of the palace.

What's more, he was directly suppressed by the aura of the palace, and he didn't even have the courage to step into the palace, and the ceremony officer who led the way pulled him in.

The etiquette officials thought that these people had never seen the world, and after entering the palace, they would look around and chatter non-stop.

But the situation at the scene is that after these "advanced individuals" entered the palace, they were as docile as rabbits, and they all walked forward with their heads down.

Only those who are courageous dare to look up and look around quietly, but there is nothing to be seen surrounded by high walls.

Enter the gate of the palace and go west, go all the way to the head and turn north, and everyone continues to walk forward.

Facing him are the guards who came off their shifts, and they are walking in a queue. The row of houses next to them are used by the guards on duty.

Now the guards of the palace are guarding the front of the palace. These soldiers are dressed in brand-new iron armor, and they all look heroic, making those who enter the palace think of heavenly soldiers and generals.

"One two one... one two one..."

Although he didn't understand the significance of the leading flag officer reciting the numbers, but the sound of neat steps made everyone pleasing to the eye.

Soon, everyone walked to the west gate, and the ceremony officer led them out of the palace gate, and continued walking along the passage.

When they came to a gate, the ceremony official said to everyone: "Come in with me..."

There are soldiers guarding the left and right sides of the gate.

It can be seen through the door that officials have arrived inside.

"After entering, don't talk nonsense, stand still according to my instructions, and never move around!"

At this time, someone in the team said: "My...my lord...what if I need to pee urgently?"

The rest of the people wanted to laugh, but they could only hold back as much as possible at the moment.

The faces of several ceremony officials were not friendly, and one of them glared at the crowd and said: "Whoever pissed, go and solve it now..."

"I……"

"I have that too……"

About a dozen people have to relieve their hands. These people are definitely not intentional, but caused by being too nervous.

A courtesy officer pointed to the people who wanted to urinate, and said, "You guys, come with me..."

After a lot of tossing, it took more than ten minutes for these talents to be brought into the school grounds. Fortunately, there was still plenty of time.

These advanced individuals were divided into four rows, each with a white dot mark under their feet, and they stood neatly in place at the moment.

In front of them, there are officials from the civil and military gangs, standing a little more loosely at the moment, communicating with each other.

Perhaps it was the contagious power of the chatter among the officials, and the people who had stood there for a while now began to speak in a low voice.

"Stand up, stand up...don't talk, don't look around!"

Courtesy officials maintained order, and the discipline on the scene was not broken, but they ignored those officials.

Another 2 minutes later, everyone heard footsteps again.

"One two one... one two one..."

The voice came from the rear, and everyone looked back one after another, only to see a large group of soldiers walking in their direction.

There are a hundred people in this team, including officers and soldiers, they are the "models" of the army selected by the Privy Council, and they are here today to accept the commendation.

pop... pop... pop...

The footsteps were sonorous and powerful. When the team came to the left side of the "common people's team", the officer leading the team gave an order: "Step on..."

The whole team stopped immediately, and everyone started to step on the spot, moving neatly like a whole.

"Stand...fix!" The officer's voice was extremely penetrating.

There were two slaps, the footsteps stopped abruptly, and the entire team was as motionless as a mountain.

The soldiers and officers looked forward, where a high platform had already been set up, the throne had already been placed on it, and four young eunuchs stood on the left and right.

On the left and right of the high platform, there are [-] musicians each, and they will play music in a while.

As the soldiers arrived and stood there without saying a word, their behavior seemed contagious, and everyone else in the scene fell silent.

It is these sergeants and civilians who will be commended today. It can be said that the protagonists have arrived.

At the other end, he was in the hall, Zhao Yanxun was in a bad mood at the moment.

Just came the news that a group of imperial soldiers who had been diverted to Liyan Mansion mutinied and fled after a fierce battle with the escorting soldiers.

Wearing a red tuanlong round-neck gown, Zhao Yanxun hurried into the east side hall, followed by Huo An holding his hat.

Before arriving at the sand table, Zhao Yanxun fixed on the place where the mutiny took place, which was the junction of Liyan Mansion and Gu Meng Mansion.

"Lin Quan..." Zhao Yanxun's tone was full of anger.

"The servant is here!" Lin Quan rushed over immediately.

"This matter needs to be investigated strictly. What is going on? It's all right, why did this group of forbidden troops mutiny!"

"The servant is under the command, so I will take someone to investigate it myself!"

Lin Quan knew the importance of this matter, so he planned to go by himself, and he was worried about other people going.

"Going right now!"

"Yes!"

With Zhao Yanxun's strict order, Lin Quan didn't dare to delay at all, turned around and walked out of the hall.

There were only 200 soldiers of the imperial army who mutinied, and these people fled in all directions, and there were only two results, either they were captured or killed by zombies.

"These bastards... all of them are not telling the truth. I think some people in the guard should be rectified!" Zhao Yanxun said in a bad tone.

The expansion of the Guards Army was rapid. Although the soldiers were trained in accordance with strict military training codes, the officers' abilities inevitably varied.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Yanxun opened a martial arts lecture hall and actively accepted the imperial guards, because he was too short of talents.

Seeing the little eunuch appearing at the gate of the main hall, Huo An lowered his head and reminded; "My lord... the time is almost here, and the school grounds are ready!"

Turning around, Zhao Yanxun let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Let's go!"

(End of this chapter)