Inscription of Different Cases

When Zhuzhen entered the city, it happened to be the day before the emperor's birthday.The roads in the city have already been cleared, and the roads have been cleaned spotlessly. The well-dressed honor guards are already in place. At that time, they will pass through the city and enter the palace.On the main road in the center of the city, the houses on both sides have been repaired, and even stands were built for the rich to watch.Ordinary people are not allowed to step into the avenue, and can only crowd in the alleys on both sides to watch.

Zhuzhen packed a few jingling ingots, and went directly to the tailor's shop to buy two elegant clothes, and then paid the boss a higher fee.The boss smiled knowingly immediately, bowed hastily and said: "Thank you, young master, as long as you leave this door, I will never remember your appearance again."

Zhuzhen nodded slightly, and went out the door without looking sideways.

His target was the branch of Xunfeng Building in the capital, which was hidden behind a temple on the outskirts of the city.It was the first day of the new year, and there were pilgrims coming and going on this road. Zhuzhen passed through the crowd, and slowed down near the vendors outside the door, browsing the incense sticks and wooden fish.The shopkeeper immediately came up to welcome the customers, and said with a smile on his face, "What do you want to see, sir?"

"Chen Shuixiang is five qian, Ding Zixiang is four qian, just seal it with paper."

"Hey, there are 75 essays in total."

The corners of Zhu Zhen's lips slanted upwards, and she said leisurely: "75 is too little, I'm afraid I can't buy good ones, how about I give you 84?"

The shopkeeper immediately restrained his smile, and returned a wink solemnly: "You are too flattering to the shop."

After finishing speaking, a person followed behind, smiled and nodded at Zhuzhen.Zhuzhen bypassed the booth, followed this person into the temple, bypassed the main hall, and walked directly into the monk's room behind.In this way, they walked east and west for nearly half a quarter of an hour, and they left here through the small door behind the Buddhist temple and entered an unattractive room.

Ruan Ping has been waiting inside for a long time.

"Hurry up and change clothes," Zhu Zhen threw the previously bought clothes to Ruan Ping as soon as she entered, "There are other things to do, and there is not so much time to waste."

Ruan Ping motioned for the passers-by to leave, leaving only him and Zhuzhen in the room.After Zhuzhen gave the order, she hid in the corner and hurriedly changed her clothes. Halfway through her clothes, he found that Ruan Ping was still looking at him with a smile, and immediately became angry, and picked up a short dagger and threw it over: "Go for your own!"

With a "clang", the short dagger was easily blocked by Ruan Ping.

Although Zhuzhen told Han Lang that she just came to Beijing by way, he and Ruan Ping had already made up their minds to ask the capital to stay for today to see what the virtuous king would do.As for why he did this, because he knew Han Lang well, even if that kid kept silent, he must still be thinking about it all the time in his heart.

In order not to be nagged by him in the future, let's help him again.Zhuzhen thought so.

As for Ruan Ping, Zhu Zhen said that he was coming, so he would definitely accompany her.The head of the house came in person, and the capital branch of Xunfenglou did not dare to neglect, so naturally they were by his side at any time.

If you want to see the grand occasion of the birthday banquet, it is definitely difficult to stay among the common people, so they are ready to change their clothes and disguise themselves, planning to mix in with the dignitaries, even if they cannot enter the palace, they can still occupy a good position with a wide view .Even if a fight really broke out, it would not be difficult to escape with the two of them's martial arts.

For Jianghu people like them, they don't care who is in charge of this country.But to be honest, Zhuzhen still doesn't quite believe that the virtuous king will act so violently to usurp the throne and seize power, which is not something ordinary people have the courage and ability to do.Maybe it was just a bluff, trying to intimidate the emperor to give up his throne to him.

All will be revealed only tomorrow.

After the two disguised themselves, one became a young man dressed in white, and the other became his follower.Ruan Ping's figure is indeed not suitable for pretending to be a son-in-law, and Zhuzhen doesn't want him to overshadow her by pretending to be a rich businessman.He had already shown this innocence when he was picking clothes just now, and he pretended to be worried and said: "There is no suitable one, so you can be my follower."

Although Ruan Ping saw through his plot, he just smiled and didn't say anything.

So they went back to the street, hired a sedan chair and walked directly towards the road.At this time, the sky has been gradually swallowed up by the night, and the brilliance of the day is only a ray of gold slowly falling on the horizon.They had reserved seats for tomorrow, and a wing in a nearby inn.I originally planned to reserve two rooms, but there are too many people coming to watch tomorrow. If they come later, they may have to sleep on the street.

Although there were a few hiccups, the night passed smoothly.Before dawn on the second day, they had already taken their seats in the stands, surrounded by excited people in brocade clothes, some were relatives of officials, and some were merchants from the capital city. After all, not everyone was qualified to enter the palace to participate in the banquet. It's just to take a look outside at the majestic guard of honor and the convoy entering the palace to present treasures.

It was not yet dawn, so the birthday banquet hadn't started yet, but everyone present had already started talking about it.These are people with status and status, and their opinions are naturally different from those of tea drinkers in teahouses.Zhu Zhen listened carefully with her ears pricked up. Most people were arguing about state affairs. Some people said that the northwest border was in danger, and the alarm was frequent. Now it is absurd to accept Shui Qi's tribute.

Others ridiculed him for not understanding the emperor's good intentions. The emperor accepted the tribute to stabilize Shuiqi first. Now that the emperor's birthday is celebrated by the whole country, and then take advantage of this momentum to drive the army to lead the northern expedition, it is enough to conquer Shuiqi in one fell swoop. Qi.When he said this, everyone echoed, saying that if the emperor really had this intention, then capturing Shui Qi would be nothing to worry about.

A group of guys who talk on paper.Zhu Zhen complained.They are not important officials in the court, they only know how to think wildly here, what's the use?

Another old man beside him seemed to have the same idea as him, his brows were getting tighter and tighter, and he was whispering something to the people around him.Zhu Zhen hurriedly mobilized her internal strength to listen, only to hear the other party say: "This group of people can only talk nonsense. The first emperor lived a long life, and the new emperor has only been on the throne for a few years, and he is still relying on his brothers for help, but the two princes are not mediocre. Now there is a suspicion of overshadowing the master with great achievements, if this continues, I'm afraid something will happen."

The people around him hurriedly said: "Mister, it's better to keep your voice down!"

Zhu Zhen was speechless secretly, thinking that what the old man said was reasonable, but it was a bit late.

At this time, there was only a rush of horseshoes, accompanied by sharp whips: "Get out of the way! Everyone on the main road gets out of the way!"

It turned out that it was the guards who cleared the road, waving horsewhips in their hands, and drove the pedestrians out of the road in a rampage.Everyone on the stage gathered at the position facing the street. One of them looked into the distance and suddenly said, "Ah! Here we come!"

The team entering the palace came, first the standard bearers, and then the guard of honor. They held various objects with different meanings in their hands, such as fans, streamers, umbrellas, weapons, and many other utensils that Zhu Zhen didn't know. They looked very grand. .Then came the band, and then came the tapestry horses, not war horses, but dancing horses trained for the show.These dancing horses are slender and beautiful in appearance, with shiny fur, and they can dance to the music. It's a pity that only the people in the palace can appreciate the grand occasion, and they can pass it by just looking at it.

After the horse dance, there are various troupes who are about to perform in the palace, preparing to stage various auspicious dramas for birthday celebrations.Behind is Shui Qi's caravan, and they will officially enter the palace today.The caravan had already entered the city a few days ago and caused a sensation, and now it seemed boring to watch it again, so many people returned to their seats again.

Until the Shuiqi caravan disappeared at the end of the road, the grand occasion of the morning finally came to an end.Then there were palace people distributing longevity peaches to the common people, as a sign of universal celebration, which attracted everyone to fight for it.Zhu Zhen and Ruan Ping did not participate, they continued to sit in their original positions and looked towards the direction of the palace, they did not speak to each other, they could not help but hold their breath.

All the subjects in the capital were celebrating, but they were extremely nervous and their palms were sweating.

After waiting for an hour, the sun showed a corner, and the Buddhist temple in the city rang the noon bell.Zhu Zhen absently supported the railing of the stand, standing under the hot sun, a thin layer of sweat oozed from her forehead.The direction of the palace is still silent, they cannot see or imagine the situation inside, even if they are anxious and anxious here, it will not help.

Until a certain moment, they suddenly heard the loud noise of the palace gate opening, and a row of cavalry rushed out, their voices changed in tone and shrill: "Seal the city gates! Strengthen patrols!"

With his miserable hiss, the originally happy street suddenly fell silent, and people looked at each other not knowing what happened.At this moment, suddenly many people poured out from all over the avenue, and hundreds of imperial forest troops took their positions one after another, and the two sides could not help but fight together.The civilians were stupefied, everyone was shouting and dodging, there were chaotic footsteps and scattered crowds everywhere.I don't know who yelled in the melee: "Your Majesty was assassinated, Xi Rong has entered the city!"

This person yelled several times and could be heard for several streets in a radius, and this time it was even more chaotic.Someone in the Royal Forest Army shouted "Don't panic", but no one paid any attention.Zhuzhen suddenly felt weird, lifted her robe, and rushed out like lightning, directly picking out the one who kept shouting from the chaotic crowd.It all happened in an instant, Zhuzhen shot out the poison dart like a storm, and the opponent was also a ruthless character, kicked up the table next to him to block it, then swayed and disappeared into the alleyway.

"Chase!" Zhuzhen ordered, and then Ruan Ping shot immediately before he could speak, and followed the man closely.He was tall and his movements were not slow at all. The two antler knives easily blocked the man's retreat.The opponent quickly fell into a disadvantage with one against two, his weapon was knocked down, his arms were firmly locked by Ruan Ping, and Zhuzhen held his throat with a knife.

"Whose subordinate are you," Zhu Zhen pressed, "What happened in the palace?"

The man chuckled, and suddenly coughed up a mouthful of black blood: "His Royal Highness, you will surely win..."

Then his body softened, and he committed suicide by taking poison.Zhu Zhen was right in thinking, this person was ordered by the virtuous king to intentionally create chaos and cause panic, in this case, there should be no problems in the palace for the time being.

"This situation is not good," Ruan Ping, who had been silent all this time, finally said, "If it is only for assassination, you should hide your identity and evacuate immediately after being exposed. They dare to attack head-on with such a large number, and they will only be wiped out quickly, unless... "

Zhuzhen reacted quickly, her face darkened, and she said in a low voice: "Unless there are also traitors among the Imperial Forest Army."

The two looked at each other, both broke out in a cold sweat.The street outside was already in chaos, and there were endless screams and shouts, mixed with the endless clash of swords.The gate of the palace is still closed, and it is not known what is going on inside, but rumors of His Majesty's assassination have spread like wildfire in the city, spreading like a plague.

When the people heard the news, most of them were frightened and stupid. Some wanted to flee out of the city, but they couldn't.During the scuffle, several corpses were lying on the ground, with blood flowing all over the ground.

Facing such an unexpected situation, Zhuzhen lost her mind for a while: "What should we do?"

"It's better to withdraw first."

The two walked straight to the city gate without stopping.Xunfenglou's subordinates appeared on the way one by one to clear the way for them.At this time, as more and more people fled for their lives, the scuffle between the Imperial Forest Army and the rebels also spread to the streets and alleys, and the scene became even more uncontrollable.Some people cried and yelled after losing their loved ones, some people were injured and fell down on the street moaning, and some people were holding a pile of valuable things, but they scattered on the ground halfway and had to rush to pick them up.Everyone was so busy running for their lives that they couldn't care about anything else. When some people stood in front of them, they simply swung their fists and tried to squeeze a way out for themselves.

Such a situation, I'm afraid it can only make King Xian and Shui Qi's enemy soldiers happy.It was hard to see who was fighting with whom on the street, and the palace didn't even know what was going on.The gates of the city were originally closed, but they couldn't stop the flow of people fleeing for their lives. The officers and soldiers guarding the city were ordered to seal the gates. They couldn't tell whether there were rebels among the fleeing people, so they could only stick to the orders.The conflict escalated so much that later, even they had to fight against the people who flocked to them.

There is chaos everywhere, and there is no ethics, it is like hell.

Under the escort of Zhuzhen and Ruan Ping Xunfenglou, they finally left the capital.It was already the evening of the day, they rode their horses, and the sound of hooves left the nightmarish capital behind.Zhuzhen turned around and looked around without saying a word, black smoke rose sporadically in the capital, the sky behind the city gate gradually faded, and the afterglow of the setting sun hung in the west, eventually disappearing little by little.

He took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress the turbulent emotions in his heart, and rushed to Baochang Dam with Ruan Ping.The situation was getting out of hand, he decided to tell Han Lang what he saw today first, and where he was going after discussing with him.If the rebellion cannot be suppressed in a short period of time, Anping will soon be affected, and they must find a new place to live.

What to do after that?

He turned around and looked into the distance again, sighing heavily.Although on the surface they were indifferent to the affairs of the court, but at this moment, they still felt an indescribable melancholy in their hearts.

However, they had just gone up the mountain, and they could only see that the woods were shrouded in darkness, and then there was a faint glimmer of light, as if countless golden lanterns had been lit.The bright light made people feel ominous, he and Ruan Ping glanced at each other, whipped the horsewhip at the same time, and speeded up.

The horse was galloping on the road, and countless thoughts also ran out of his mind. The jackdaws on the trees on both sides were flying everywhere, and their sharp cries were like the mournful cries of owls.When they finally arrived at the hut in the forest, it was already a step too late. The flames rolled down like a flood that opened the gate, engulfing the narrow courtyard.There was no one around, only thick smoke billowing, and the hoarse crackling sound of the wood being licked by the flames, like thunder exploding in their ears.