In Funing Palace.
It was already dark, but Zhao Duan was still correcting the papers presented today under the bright candlelight in the room. Such days had lasted for more than 20 years since he ascended the throne.
It's like this day and night.
In the process of reviewing the memorial, Zhao Duan suddenly stopped suddenly, and the ink on his pen smeared on the memorial because of his sudden move.
Zhao Duan didn't care, he just put the pen back in the pen holder and frowned.
Cao Shuang, who was waiting on the side, saw this and asked quickly: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Zhao Duan shook his head, looked outside the door, frowned and said, "I don't know why, but I suddenly feel a little palpitated in my heart, as if something is going to happen tonight, and I can't calm down."
Cao Shuang thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's a hot weather? Do you want me to bring some more ice to cool down?"
Zhao Duan shook his head: "It shouldn't be because of this."
Seeing this, Cao Shuang didn't know what to do.
But Zhao Duan felt that the feeling in his heart was getting stronger and stronger!
Sudden! There were shouts outside.
Logically speaking, noise is prohibited in the forbidden area of the palace. No one dares to shout like this in the palace. However, after the two of them heard clearly what the person was shouting, they both understood why the other party was doing this.
"Dengwen drum! The Dengwen drum is beaten!"
Buzz!
Zhao Duan was confused at first, but then he quickly realized the effect of the Dengwen Drum, and the original uneasiness in his heart disappeared at this moment.
It turned out to be because of this.
Zhao Duan's frown relaxed, and he immediately ordered: "Cao Shuang, follow my instructions to open the palace door and inform all the officials to look down at the palace!"
"My slave obeys the order!"
Cao Shuang responded and began to prepare the imperial edict. After Zhao Duan completed the imperial edict to open the palace gate, Cao Shuang went out with the imperial edict.
Zhao Duan, accompanied by other palace maids, put on the imperial robes and prepared to go to Chui Gong Hall.
Outside the palace gate, Zhao Jun was still beating the Dengwen drum tirelessly. The sound of the drum was deafening. It could be heard clearly in the front of the palace. Many palace maids and eunuchs were awakened from their sleep by the sound of the drum. .
People began to gather in a group and ask what happened?
"Xiao Dezi, what's going on? Why are there people beating drums outside the palace? Are the patrolling Imperial Guards not paying attention?"
An older palace maid caught a young eunuch and asked.
The little eunuch heard this and replied: "Hi, Aunt Liu, it turns out to be you, who am I talking about.
Who dares to take care of this matter? Do you know what this drum is? "
The elder palace maid frowned: "A drum is just a drum, what else can it be?"
Xiao Dezi shook his head and said: "Does this drum have an origin? This is the Dengwen drum set by the founding father of the People's Republic of China. As long as it is beaten, even if the Holy One is making a dragon, it must stop immediately. Xuan Bai Officials go to court to resolve the grievances reported by the drummer!
This drum has not sounded for a hundred years, but now it sounds, it is not clear how much noise it will cause.
Which desperate imperial army dares to violate the ancestral system and stop the drum beaters? "
Aunt Liu immediately exclaimed when she heard this and hurriedly asked for details. Other palace officials who heard the news also came over.
When Xiao Dezi saw so many people gathered around him, he immediately became interested in being a teacher and told everything he knew about Dengwen Drum.
It caused everyone present to exclaim in surprise and felt that they had gained a lot of experience.
After a while, Cao Shuang, carrying the imperial edict, came to the palace gate. After reading out the decree to open the door, the Forbidden Army general immediately ordered someone to open the palace door.
Cao Shuang led a group of young eunuchs out of the palace. After first arranging the courtiers to be notified for these young eunuchs at the palace gate, he waited for the young eunuchs to rush off to notify the officials before he hurriedly arrived and was still knocking. Zhao Jun, who was drumming, blocked him and said:
"Alas! Prince Yun! Prince Yun! No need to knock, no need to knock! The palace door is open, and His Majesty has sent people to inform all the officials to go to court. If you have anything to do, just wait until the next day to talk to the court.
There’s no need to beat the drum! "
When Zhao Jun saw him coming, he put down the drumstick in his hand and said with a smile: "Eunuch Cao, why are you here in person?"
Cao Shuang said helplessly: "King Yun, you have already beaten the Dengwen drum. What will happen if the servants don't come?
You'd better go into the palace with your slave as soon as possible. If anything happens, we'll discuss it in the palace. "
Zhao Jun nodded: "Okay! Enter the palace!"
After saying that, he continued to hold He Yuancheng by the collar and was about to drag him in. Cao Shuang saw him and stopped him quickly.
"Hey, Lord Yun, wait a minute, what are you doing?"
Seeing Cao Shuang looking at He Yuancheng, Zhao Jun suddenly understood and nodded and explained: "This, this is my king's witness, I want him to go to court to testify together!"
Cao Shuang understood, but had a confused look on his face: "Prince Yun, it's okay to go to court to testify, but looking at the official uniform this person is wearing, he should be an official of the court, so there is no need to bring him in like this, let's just let him follow him in. , otherwise it will bring disgrace to the court."
Zhao Jun thought for a moment before nodding in agreement and letting go of the collar on the back of He Yuancheng's neck.
He Yuancheng glanced at Cao Shuang gratefully and hurriedly stood up to tidy himself up. He looked like a dead man just now. If he was like this in the court, then he really didn't know how to continue working in the court in the future.
It’s so embarrassing!
Zhao Jun snorted coldly when he saw this: "For Eunuch Cao's sake, I'll give you some dignity. I hope you won't be ungrateful!"
He Yuancheng nodded and did not dare to say another word.
Immediately, everyone headed towards Chui Gong Hall under the leadership of Cao Shuang.
At the same time, the little eunuchs who were sent out to inform all the officials about going to court also came to the homes of the officials they were responsible for and informed them of the news about going to court.
And these officials who were about to go to bed or already asleep, or were engaged in the reproduction of offspring, did not dare to neglect for a moment after receiving the news, and quickly got up and dressed, preparing to go to court.
Along the way, they did not forget to ask the little eunuchs why they had to go to court so late?
Some clever people put some benefits into the little eunuch's hands, and the little eunuch told them that someone had beaten the Dengwen drum, so the emperor notified all the officials to go to court.
As for those who didn't know how to adapt, they didn't receive any news and followed the dark-faced little eunuch to the imperial city in confusion.
Naturally, the Taiwei Mansion also received the news.
At this moment, Taiwei Ding Nie was looking at Liu Yun who was brought back by his family's guards in the stable with a look of joy on his face. He was stroking Liu Yun's snow-white hair with a very happy face!
“What a horse! What a horse!
I didn't expect that Zhao Jun, in a desolate place like Yunzhou County, could have such a good horse! This really makes me jealous! "
The steward beside him quickly said with a flattering smile: "No matter how good the horse is, isn't it still yours now, Lieutenant Commander?"
Ding Nie suddenly laughed and nodded: "Hahahahaha, that's right! This horse is named Ding now! A BMW is worthy of a hero. How can Zhao Jun, a furry boy with no hair even, be worthy of Zhaoye?" Jade Lion, this horse deserves to be obtained by this captain!
Chen San and the others have done a good job, and each of them will be rewarded with three hundred taels! "
"Old slave understands!"
The butler hurriedly responded.
Ding Nie continued to stroke Liu Yun's hair as if it were a treasure, and he didn't care even if Liu Yun resisted and backed away.
At this moment, a servant hurriedly broke in and said quickly without waiting for the butler to scold him: "Master, someone has come from the palace. They say that someone has beaten the Dengwen drum, and His Majesty wants all the officials to come to court!"
Ding Nie frowned when he heard this, cursed angrily and reluctantly left the stable and began to prepare to go to court.
He never thought that this matter might be caused by him. As long as he liked something in the capital, he used this method to grab a lot.
Most of the victims did not dare to speak out because of his power and swallowed silently.
In his opinion, Zhao Jun, the vassal prince who had been kicked out of the court early, definitely didn't have the courage to cause trouble with him, so he didn't care about his identity as a prince at all, and directly asked people to beat him and even robbed him. horse!
He had seen this horse in the morning, and he was very greedy. Now it is his.
After dressing neatly, Ding Niechao sat in a sedan chair and headed towards the palace.
And if someone looks down from above Bianjing City at this time, they can see dots of firelight converging from all over Bianjing towards the central palace.
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(End of chapter)
