"Yes!" Yi Pei clapped his hands, "I can't always be a dawdling chivalrous king. How many people can I save if I fight against injustice? I still have to join the game!"
"We don't have much ambition, so we just have to restrain those bastards from going too far!"
"Just tell me directly, what should I do?"
"You don't have to do anything deliberately, just maintain your neutral stance! Prince Gong has not thought of winning over you until now, which shows that your fame over the years has paralyzed them!"
"They really think you are an idle prince. At this juncture, you have to relax even more... If you don't surrender to either side, you still have to fight for both sides!"
"Just continue to play your role as a free-spirited prince!"
"It's interesting, it's really interesting. I'll just listen to you... What time is it now? Oops, the clock has reached ten o'clock? Haha, the show is about to begin!"
This is the most kind place in the capital. The night curfew system is very strict. After seven o'clock in the evening, ordinary people must go home within a limited time. You are not allowed to go out this night.
Unless you have an emergency or a funeral, anyone who violates the curfew will have to pay a fine of 30 years!
Not only ordinary people, but even civil and military officials must have a badge or a note when traveling late at night to prove that you are doing something serious!
Otherwise, the officials will violate the prohibition. Although the Shuntian Mansion and the Infantry Commander's Yamen will not hit you, this matter will have to be reported to the censor of the city, so just wait and hear it!
But there are always more ways than rules. Whether it's a night banquet or a secret meeting among the big shots, you can't just catch them all!
So generally people with status either use their connections to buy tickets from various yamen, or they simply stay out all night!
In this era, if someone invites you to drink at night, they will usually be prepared to take care of you. Especially the big families of the royal palaces have guest rooms. If the guests drink too much, they will stay in the guest rooms directly.
Important guests will also arrange some maids to warm the beds, which is very enjoyable!
During the three dynasties of Kangxi, Yongzong and Qianlong, the public security in the capital was more or less regulated, but since the fall of Jiadao, the rules have become a fart!
The soldiers patrolling the city did not dare to stop the official sedans at night when they saw them. Moreover, these soldiers had very good eyesight. They knew the housekeepers and the head guards around the big shot, and they definitely knew the person well.
Once they encounter someone from the royal palace or a first- or second-rank official's family violating the curfew, everyone will turn a blind eye. As long as they don't kill people, set fires, or raise flags of rebellion on the streets, aren't they just passing by? He won't look for trouble and meddle in other people's business.
But tonight, a group of soldiers patrolling the city, led by a young commander, were patrolling along the street. Along the way, more than a dozen brothers were tired and complained.
"I'm talking to you, boss! Can you go back and take a break? Is there anything going on on the street? There's a ghost who is just living in vain!"
"That's right, we only need to turn around twice a night on weekdays. How come these two days are endless? You really won't let us rest until we turn around for two hours!"
He was so angry that he opened his mouth and cursed, "If you don't like it, get out tomorrow! I wonder if Long Live Lord is back, will the capital want to tighten public order?"
"What a fight these two days have been. Even Prince Gong didn't get any benefits. We little shrimps, don't make it difficult for him!"
"You all know Mr. En Guang of Donghua Gate, right? He is a serious bannerman, not a bannerman like us of the Han Army. He is a bannerman of the Eight Banners. In the end, wasn't he defeated by the Yulin Army?"
"You guys feel your waist, are you harder than others? You are really used to your faults. You are not afraid of being lazy on weekdays, but now you dare to be lazy at this juncture?"
"If you're not greedy, you're not too lazy, so I'll beat those of you who have no eyesight!"
The boss scolded his ten brothers, but they didn't dare to refute, and just sighed and walked on. Before they had taken two steps, a little man suddenly whispered, "Boss... look to the east, on the roof..."
When I looked up, I saw two shadowy figures running across the roof in the pitch-black night. Even though they were wearing night clothes, I could still see their outlines!
What an elite little general who was in charge of the infantry in the capital and subordinate to the yamen, he took action immediately when he saw this scene!
With quick hands and quick eyes, he covered his eyes in one go!
"What...there's nothing...there's something somewhere...walk around, patrol, patrol..."
There is really a tacit understanding. Except for the little guy at the head of the ten-person team, who is new, the rest are all veterans. When they saw this scene, they immediately pretended to be blind.
They took turns gagging the little man and covering his eyes, preventing him from seeing or speaking!
"The sky is dry and things are dry...be careful with the candles..."
"The sky is dry and things are dry...be careful with the candles..."
After shouting several times, the team turned a corner and lost sight of the two night walkers. At this time, the whole body was soaked with sweat.
"Xiao Qi'er, are you crazy? We night watchmen have rules. We control those who can control them, and pretend to be blind if we can't!"
"What place is this? This is Sijiu City, the imperial capital of the Qing Dynasty. How many secrets are hidden in this night?"
"I can tear your mouth apart... Are there powerful people behind those people? What if they are the guardians of the Forbidden City? What if they are spies under Xiao Letian?"
"These people kill without blinking an eye! If you kill a few of us, you won't be able to find out who did it when you look back!"
"If you die, you will die in vain!"
The general manager and several veterans were yelling at each other, scolding and pinching him, so that Xiao Qi'er almost died from the torture, and his cheeks were swollen!
Xiao Qi'er cried in aggrieved tone, "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Dou, wu, wu... I am guilty of having sharp eyes, how can this be justified?"
"How do I know what to say and what not to say...I, I, I, I have something to say again now..."
"Hey, you kid, why do you talk so much? Hold back what you have to say!"
"But I really saw it... If I saw it, I won't let you talk about it. If something happens, don't blame me..."
"You kid, stop talking. I'll burn some incense. Shut up..."
In Forty-Nine City, many forces are entangled, and it is common for them to spy on each other. Some of those night walkers are spying on intelligence, some are passing on information, and some are simply on the mission to kill people and silence them!
These people and a few poor city patrol soldiers are not from the same world at all, and they have nothing to do with each other. It is best to never have any intersection!
What the common people want is peace, so they want to join in the fight between the gods and gods above? Isn’t that seeking death?
But today, their idea of an peaceful life was completely ruined. As soon as they blocked Xiao Qi'er's mouth, they heard a scream suddenly coming from the east direction!
"Ouch... I'm beating someone! I'm beating someone... You guys are being unreasonable! First come, first served..."
The voice shouted so high-pitched that not to mention the ten people patrolling the city heard it, there were also many people with lights on around them!
It’s almost eleven o’clock in the middle of the night, and there are still people on the street? That leader always really doesn't want to meddle in other people's business, but today he took the initiative to approach them about this matter!
"I'm going! I have to go to Baiyun Temple tomorrow to burn incense. Why is this so unlucky? All the bad things happen to me!"
Xiao Qi'er pointed in the direction of the eleven alleys and said aggrievedly, "I just said, I saw something, but you just didn't let me talk..."
"Just now, a small sedan sneaked into eleven alleys. I saw it with my own eyes!"
There was a crisp sound, and the boss gave Xiao Qi'er a loud slap in the ear. "Are you mute? Why didn't you say anything when you saw the illegal sedan?"
