[About titles, casual ranks, and actual duties, there are explanations in the related parts of this book at the beginning, you can go and read them. 】
"Girl, I think Miss Zhen is about to cry. What's wrong with her?" Wen Xing in the carriage was extremely puzzled.
"Huh, aren't you jealous? Showing off to our girl makes her proud!" Yinger's face was extremely dissatisfied.
If it weren't for the unequal status, she would have been angry just now. How could such a silly girl deserve to be compared with her own girl?
"Ying'er!" Xue Baochai looked dissatisfied, obviously not wanting to hear Ying'er talk too much.
"Girl, I'm not wrong, that girl from the Zhen family is definitely jealous!"
Unexpectedly, Baochai said calmly: "If you talk too much, don't eat tonight!"
Ying'er had a lot to say, but she could only hold it back at the moment. As a foodie, how could she refuse to eat.
Under the leadership of Zhang Pingan, the Xue family team was able to enter the palace after being inspected by the guard officers.
Although Fengyang Palace is not large in scale, it is compared to Yingtian's. In fact, it covers an area of more than 400 acres, and there are few buildings larger than it in the world.
Entering the palace gate, everyone in the Xue family was just like country people. They couldn't help but look around to gain insights.
Compared to the excitement of the Xue family, Zhen Qin on the other side couldn't help but feel aggrieved, with big tears falling down.
"Girl, why are you crying!" the girl in the carriage asked.
"Qian'er, did you hear just now? The Thirteenth Master sent someone to invite the Xue family to the palace!" Zhen Qin's tone was choked with sobs.
"Yeah!" Qian'er nodded.
"Huh? Are you okay?"
Zhen Qin said with a look of shame and annoyance: "I boasted about Haikou just now and said that I would be selected as the princess, but now the Thirteenth Master has invited the Xue family to come in. It's really embarrassing..."
"If the girl doesn't say these things in the future, won't these things stop happening?"
Qian'er looked naturally dazed, but she revealed the most essential issue.
"Which side are you on?" Zhen Qin was extremely dissatisfied.
The side must be made clear, Qian'er immediately said: "Of course I'm on the girl's side!"
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Let's talk about Zhu Jinghong. After lunch, he went to the army with nothing to do.
The Beijing army that went to Jinling to quell the chaos was the main force escorting the prince this time. Now they are stationed around the palace.
Only those from the Banner Guard and the Dragon Guard can guard the palace walls.
This time when they returned to Shendu, in addition to the Beijing army participating in the escort, the local army also sent people to participate in a relay method.
Therefore, around the palace at this time, in addition to the 4,000 people from the Beijing Camp and Banner Guards, there were 600 people from Fengyang to guard Qianhu, and 2,000 people from Fengyang Guards allocated according to the orders of the Ministry of War.
Zhu Jinghong's army was heading to the capital camp.
During the ten days along the way, he communicated with foreigners frequently, but the process was difficult to explain in words due to his limited translation skills.
Of course, these ten days were not without success.
Through exchanges, Zhu Jinghong gained a clearer understanding of the current European countries, economy and technology.
Compared with the semi-firearming of the Ming Dynasty, European countries have fully developed firearms. At the same time, they have entered the colonial era, and their warships have shuttled across the ocean.
This made Zhu Jinghong very urgent. Although the Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to firearms, the level and scale of weapons and equipment are not superior to those of the West.
More importantly, the navy, which will be in a key position in the future, has basically not developed in the Ming Dynasty. What it was a hundred years ago is basically what it is now.
This is also the reason why Japanese pirates have been suppressed for a long time. Without a strong navy across the ocean, Japanese pirates can come back at any time.
Of course, talking about the navy is still too far away. Starting from the infantry to understand the situation and make changes is the down-to-earth attitude of doing things.
Of the two Beijing armies that went to Jinling this time, Qiu Hong led cavalry. They were basically not equipped with firearms, so Zhu Jinghong went to Yang Renzhong's army.
More than a thousand people under Yang Renzhong are now stationed east of the palace. If they want to go there, they must first go to the palace.
This was a spur-of-the-moment trip. Zhu Jinghong was not "dressed up" to attend. He was wearing a blue round-neck robe, and there were no complicated patterns on the clothes.
Sitting in a sedan chair, escorted by more than 300 dragon guards and flag-bearing guards, Zhu Jinghong was carried out of the main entrance of the palace.
However, before they had gone far, there was an argument in front of them, followed by screams.
Do you carry it like this? Someone comes to assassinate again? This damn thing is outside the palace, surrounded by thousands of guards.
While thinking about it, Zhu Jinghong grabbed the saber and quickly put on the armor on his back. Of course, saving his life was the most important thing at this time.
"What's going on?" Zhu Jinghong yelled in a low voice.
"Reporting to the Thirteenth Master, there are people blocking the road ahead, and the flag bearer guards are clearing the place!"
"Blocking the road? There are few people outside the palace, how could anyone block the road?" Zhu Jinghong became more and more curious.
Could it be that he is really from the White Lotus Sect?
With the thought that he would rather catch the wrong one than let him go, Zhu Jinghong immediately said: "Take them all and interrogate them strictly!"
If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. If he approaches the palace for no reason, there must be an ulterior secret. It is always right to catch him.
Zhu Jinghong's order hurt Zhen Qi who was forced by Zhen Qin.
He finally found a place to stay and planned to take Zhen Qin there to settle down. Unexpectedly, Zhen Qin was stimulated by Xue Baochai and insisted on getting closer to the palace to have a look.
Even if you haven’t lived there before, at least you have to see it with your own eyes.
Zhen Qi said that they were not allowed to go near the palace, but Zhen Qin asked which law stipulated this.
Zhen Qi couldn't answer, and was tired of Zhen Qin's noise, so she had to agree to get closer.
Generally speaking, there would be no one within a hundred meters of the palace except for patrolling soldiers, but Zhen Qi had only gone within a hundred meters and was not really close.
Seeing Zhu Jinghong's team coming out, the Zhen family knew the importance, so they quickly drove out of the way.
But the tragedy is that the direction they avoided happened to be the direction Zhu Jinghong and his party turned, and the two sides inevitably got closer.
So, it became what it is now.
"Arrest everyone, don't let anyone go!"
Originally, the slave in front received a few whips, but as long as the Zhen family quickly moved away, the matter would be over.
However, after Zhu Jinghong passed the order, the soldiers didn't care so much and started taking people directly.
"Everyone, we are leaving now, we are leaving now..."
"Don't get me wrong, my husband was promoted from Tongzhou City's Bosi, and our aunt..."
Zhen Qi shouted loudly, but it was almost useless. Instead, he was kicked twice in vain, which made him cry for father and mother.
He is a young master from a wealthy family. He has been to the most forbidding places, including the Jinling Inspectorate. He has never experienced this scene.
Soon reinforcements of soldiers arrived, and everyone in the Zhen family was surrounded and being tied up one by one.
All the men in the Zhen family screamed, and the women trembled in fear, as did Zhen Qin who was hiding in the carriage.
When the girls and women were tied up, the soldiers approached the carriage and wanted to drag out the last Zhen Qin.
Zhen Qin is also a lady. If she is looked at and touched by a group of soldiers, she will not be able to survive without losing her innocence.
Across the curtain, Zhen Qin scolded: "My aunt is the concubine of the current dynasty, and the emperor is my aunt and uncle. How dare you be so presumptuous..."
Zhen Qin's voice was very loud, and Zhu Jinghong's sedan happened to be passing by, so her voice was heard by Zhu Jinghong.
Even the Supreme Emperor has moved out. Who is this person? Zhu Jinghong was deeply puzzled.
At the same time, he felt that the voice was familiar, so he ordered the team to stop.
"Everyone has been restrained?"
Just listen to Hou Jing reply: "Back to the Thirteenth Master, it's just a little bit, only the woman in the carriage is left. I always feel like I have heard this voice somewhere."
It was a woman, and she also mentioned the Emperor and Dowager Princess... After Zhu Jinghong thought about it carefully, he immediately recalled who it was.
At that time, the girl from the Zhen family just wanted to go to the capital.
"Bring people here..."
Then Zhu Jinghong said: "Forget it, bring her carriage over!"
If Zhen Qin was arrested directly in public, she would not have to live, so Zhu Jinghong changed his story.
(End of chapter)
