Chapter 207 In person (three shifts)
"Boom!"
The sound of drums resounded like thunder throughout the square, hitting the hearts of everyone present, and everyone’s hearts were shocked.
Scholar Zhang raised his drumsticks and shouted, "The grass-roots people are wronged!"
Immediately after, the people behind him who lost their children also shouted in unison: "Caomin (people's women) are wronged!"
The uniform shout was like thunder, making the surrounding air tremble.
"Boom!"
Scholar Zhang sounded the Dengwen drum again, and continued: "The Caomin wants to sue Her Royal Highness. In order to survive, she will not hesitate to kill innocent children and use their blood to make alchemy!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Scholar Zhang beat the Dengwen drum repeatedly, as if to vent all the grievances and unwillingness in his heart.
Today he insists on getting justice for his daughter and other children!
See if these nobles can ignore the law and cover the sky with their hands!
The rumbling of the drums came again and again, like thunder, and it was continuous. Every time Zhang Scholar beat the drums, he would shout for himself and his daughter a few times.
The surrounding crowd boiled like a pot of boiling water. More and more people rushed to hear the sound of drums. This square and even the three streets outside the palace gate became more and more crowded and noisy.
At a glance, there are crowds of people around.
"Get it..."
At this time, there was another rumbling sound of hooves at the end of Suzaku Street, and the hurried hooves gradually approached.
I saw a team of twenty or thirty people riding their horses towards this side.
Li Zongqi saw the person coming from a distance, and his eyes widened in surprise.
He immediately mobilized the soldiers of the Imperial Army, and the soldiers were well-trained to move, driving away the assembled people at ten steps and one post, and opened a path for the people who came at the fastest speed.
is headed by a handsome and flawless boy in white.
He was covered with a frost-white cloak, so elegant and extravagant, like a fairy in the sky walking down the earth.
Behind him was a group of dignified and dignified Luanyi Guards, all riding on horses, all the way through Zhengyangmen, Damingmen, and all the way to Chengtianmen, all the way.
The soldiers of the Imperial Army on both sides bowed and saluted in unison, welcoming the return of the eldest prince.
Chu Yi heard the incessant sound of the Dengwen drums from a distance, heard Zhang Scholar's angry shouts, and saw the people gathered in the square. The handsome faces were full of joy and anger, just a pair of Eyes dark as ink.
He received news that Anle was seriously ill last night, and rushed back from the imperial mausoleum overnight, and has not arrived in the capital until now.
He had only been gone for a day, but he didn't expect the capital to be turned upside down...
"Call--"
Chu Yi tightened the reins, stopped his horse in front of Daming Gate, looked in the direction of the sound of Dengwen's drums, and saw a girl in a snow-green shirt standing beside Scholar Zhang.
The slender girl turned her back to him and stood leisurely. From Chu Yi's point of view, she couldn't see her face at all.
However, with just one glance, Chu Yi recognized her, the corners of his lips curled up, and his eyes narrowed.
is her.
The existence of a young girl is a light that clears away the heavy haze, which makes Chu Yi suddenly feel enlightened, and it is like a gray-colored landscape painting with a bright color, which makes him feel that his lifeless life has another variable worth looking forward to. .
Chu Yi hung his heart for a long time and settled down, his brows and eyes were slightly curved softly.
Gu Yuan, who was behind Chu Yi, also saw his sister and raised his eyebrows in confusion.
Why is my sister here? !
The dark horse under Gu Yuan's crotch was snorting white air rapidly.
Many people in the square also noticed the arrival of Chu Yi, and they all looked at this handsome and picturesque young man in white, and couldn't help but glanced at it more.
Chu Yi just paused for two breaths and silently gestured towards Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan comprehended and clasped his fists to lead the order, while Chu Yi clamped the horse's belly and continued to ride the horse in the direction of the palace.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The thick and deafening Dengwen drum beats one after another, each louder than the other, resounding through the entire palace.
Chu Yi rode all the way to the Jingren Palace in the inner court. He walked all the way, and the palace people along the way gave him salutes: "His Royal Highness."
Another servant hurried to guide him, leading him all the way to Anle's bedroom.
There was an atmosphere of sadness, depression, and pain in the palace, and every palace person was frowning.
An Le was still lying on the couch, his eyes were closed, and he was unaware of the personnel.
The emperor is leaving today, and he has been by Anle's side since last night. It's only been one night, and he looks quite haggard, with a dark blue shadow on his eye sockets.
He was still wearing the dragon robe from yesterday, and the robe was covered with folds.
"Father."
Chu Yi walked quickly to the emperor, and at a glance he saw Zhao Rang, the eunuch, who was described as a little cramped by the emperor, and An Le, who was pale and unconscious on the couch.
The emperor raised his hand and rubbed his temple with a frown, looking at Chu Yi and said solemnly: "On the first day of the first day, there was some riots in the capital this morning, and the people were outraged and gathered at the right gate of Chang'an..."
Chu Yi instantly understood the point of the emperor's words.
His father, the emperor, was afraid that it was not until the Dengwen drum was struck that he knew that many people had gathered at the right gate of Chang'an, and that he knew about the riot in the capital today.
Chu Yi's heart sank slightly.
Internal officials and supervisors are in charge of internal and external language transfer, which should be the eyes and ears of the emperor, ensuring internal and external access.
But the internal officials are now not under the control of the father emperor, deceived and deceived, so that the father emperor was blocked in the palace and acted very passively.
Chu Yi immediately instructed Zhao Rang: "Zhao Rang, go and prepare the dragon carriage."
"Father, let's go to Chengtianmen."
The emperor has always had no objection to his son's decision.
So, Chu Yi personally went to the dormitory to carry the unconscious Anle out, and sat on the dragon carriage with the emperor.
After was just a cup of tea, the emperor's guard of honor arrived at Chengtianmen in a mighty manner.
"The Emperor is here!"
When the shrill voice of the chamberlain reached the right gate of Chang'an, all kinds of drum noises suddenly stopped.
Both the yamen and the people were startled and couldn't believe their ears.
The drumstick in Zhang Scholar's hand also stopped in mid-air. With a slip of his hand, the drumstick was released and fell to the ground with a bang.
Everyone never imagined that the emperor who was only seen in the drama on weekdays would actually go out of the palace in person.
I don't know who was the first to kneel down, and the others followed suit, all kneeling on the ground.
The people who were kneeling on the ground couldn't help looking up, and all the fiery eyes were directed at the tower above Chengtianmen.
At this moment, most of the people have forgotten the righteous indignation when the drum was struck, and their hearts are more in awe of the emperor.
The emperor lifted his robes and sat on a large golden lacquer chair on the tower, his expression was serious, and he was not angry and arrogant.
On the way to Chengtianmen just now, he had already heard Gu Yuan tell the story of the whole thing, including the disappearance of children in Beijing, the story of a girl who said she had escaped from the palace, and the fact that the girl's father came here. Hit the drum but was stopped by the yacha...
The center of the emperor's eyebrows was deeply raised, forming a "Chuan" character.
Because the time for the eldest princess is running out, the emperor has been with her since yesterday and never left Jingren Palace.
He never imagined that such a thing would happen in just a short day.
His only daughter, his eldest princess, is a blessed child.
How could he let the sorcery of the Shangqing ruin the fortune of his precious daughter.
The emperor had been on the throne for less than a year, and he was almost abolished when he was a prince.
The late emperor favored his younger son and indulged the family, and the power of the court was divided among the family. Emperor Taizu did not kill the donkey back then, and the previous emperor was unable to take back the military power. Therefore, military power was mostly in the hands of honorable people, such as Duke Wei and Duke Yingying.
(The emperor is the beginning of hell...)
In fact, with the mentality of the late emperor, he was thinking: If you don't let me change the crown prince, then I will let the younger son grab the emperor's throne with his own hands. Therefore, during his reign, he continued to help his family and his younger son.
(end of this chapter)