The southern part of Beijing is already remote and sparsely populated. The ground is covered with snow, the weather is cold, and there are no pedestrians. Chang Yu led more than 200 riders along the wilderness under the city wall. They encountered hares and pheasants running away in fright. Everyone even took bows and arrows. , a picture that looks like a winter hunt.
Although most of the eunuchs had improved their archery skills, they were so large that they chased and intercepted them on horseback, and gained a lot, which made everyone feel happy. Of course, working in the palace on weekdays would not be so enjoyable.
Seeing the lingering smiles on their faces, Chang Yu was also very pleased. He slowly slowed down and watched them hunt on horseback from a distance. This seemed like a game, but it was not a kind of actual riding and shooting training.
Looking at the majestic Beijing city wall in the distance, Chang Yu once again had that dreamlike feeling, and he made up his mind secretly: risk my life to keep you safe!
People were running or hunting along the way, from the east to the south of the city, and then from the south to the west. Everywhere they could see was a desolate land. Except for pedestrians who could be seen passing through the city gate, there were almost no people around.
There are mountains in the west of Beijing, and there are many springs in the mountains. The water system is developed, and there are many lakes and rivers. Fortunately, the water surface freezes in the cold winter, which does not affect Chang Yu's subordinates' horseback riding.
In order not to cause unnecessary impact, Chang Yu gradually moved away from the city wall area and rode towards the wilderness. He had a lot of fun along the way and unknowingly rode to the northwest of the capital.
This place is extremely desolate, and there are many graves, which is extremely gloomy. Chang Yu raised his eyebrows, obviously shocked by the mass of graves. He couldn't help but turn his head and glanced at Chunxiang and others who had been accompanying him, but he saw a few people. There was desolation between his brows.
Chang Yu suddenly realized that he thought of the origin of this mass grave.
This place is the famous Zhongguancun in Beijing in later generations! The so-called Zhongguan means that Zhongguan is the eunuch, and the random graves here are the special cemeteries for eunuchs.
Yes, Zhongguancun used to be a mass grave for eunuchs. Eunuchs who died of old age, illness, or illness, both inside and outside the palace, would be hastily buried here.
It was obvious that most of the eunuchs knew this place, and the atmosphere was a bit gloomy. Perhaps they thought that they would only be buried here in a few years and felt sad.
Chang Yu ordered to continue heading north, but after only a few miles, he saw many manors standing alone in the wilderness in the distance, guessing that they should be the private properties of the nobles in the city.
Looking at it from a distance, thinking about this, my heart suddenly became excited, and I galloped towards a large manor, followed immediately by more than 200 horsemen behind me.
Sure enough, after Chang Yu walked around the manor, he finally confirmed that this was the Tsinghua Garden (now on the west side of Peking University), then known as Li Garden, which was also one of the predecessors of the Old Summer Palace.
The manor not far next to it is Shaoyuan (inside Peking University), which was built by calligrapher and painter Mi Wanzhong. It was later used as a resting place for officials of the Qing Dynasty when they went to the Old Summer Palace, and was named Jixianyuan.
These two manors were built during the Wanli period, when the Old Summer Palace didn't even have any tiles. They were so famous in Kyoto for their grandeur that even the Summer Palace in the western suburbs didn't have the same name.
Especially the Qinghua Garden. This garden was built by Li Wei, the Marquis of Wuqing during the Wanli Period. Li Wei was also a legend. He was originally a mason, but because of his daughter's beauty, he was selected into the palace and later became the Wanli Emperor. The biological mother, Queen Mother Li, and the whole family's chickens and dogs ascended to heaven.
In the Ming Dynasty, titles were highly valued, and titles were accumulated based on merit. Those generals on the battlefield barely survived to fight for the title of earl. Zhang Juzheng was so awesome that he could only become a grand master, but Li Wei could easily become a marquis as a relative, which shows his background.
Moreover, this person is extremely hateful. He is a famous scourge for thousands of years. He is greedy for money, harms loyalty, harms the country and the people. Relying on the power of Empress Dowager Li, he forms private parties, colludes with traitors, and oppresses the people. He has committed so many crimes that it is difficult to describe them. It is impossible to compare Zhou Kui with him. He is a very good citizen.
However, as an emperor and a courtier, and who can God spare, Wu Qinghou's lineage has been ruined by this time. At this time, Li Wei and his son Li Gao had gone to see the King of Hell, and the current Wu Qinghou It was the young Li Cunshan who gave him this name. Could it be that Li Wei finally realized the need to cultivate good deeds before he died?
However, in the capital city where you can get a lot of nobles just by posting a p, Li Cunshan at this time only has the title of Marquis of Wuqing among the nobles. Other than that, he is no different from ordinary wealthy families, even in terms of strength. Still as good as that.
This manor is not bad. Chang Yu is constantly thinking about it. He took a quick look around and found that the outside of the manor is in a dilapidated state. There is also the pale and frightened caretaker who peeked out from the gap in the door to see what was going on. These are all indicating that the Li family The sun is setting in the west. I don’t know how long it will be until now.
After taking a short rest outside the manor, Chang Yu led the people to go west. Since they were out for a walk, they wanted to have a good time. The Old Summer Palace was not there yet, but the Summer Palace had already become famous. How could it be done without charging tickets at this time? Don’t go and see.
The Summer Palace can be said to be an old manor. It was first traced back to the palace of Wan Yanliang, the gold lord of the Jin Dynasty. It was turned into a reservoir by Guo Shoujing of the Yuan Dynasty. Yuanjing Temple was built by the wet nurse of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty. The palace was built by Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty to establish the royal garden. It was occupied by Wei Zhongxian in the late Ming Dynasty. The time has been abandoned.
Chang Yu and his entourage rode horses to hunt around the Summer Palace. After a brief tour, they headed north. His purpose was to take a tour of the outer city of Beijing before dark.
The north of the city was even more desolate than the south. Within ten miles from the capital there were still people having fireworks, but ten miles away there was a vast wilderness with mixed forests and shoals, but it was just the right time for people to ride horses and shoot, and there was a lot of prey.
Seeing the sunset, Chang Yu led the team to turn around and run towards the east of the city, going back to Panjiayao. However, just as the team was running to the northeast of the capital and heading towards Dongzhimen, they suddenly saw a group of people galloping past Andingmen. , visually estimated to be more than 300 people.
After an afternoon of galloping and hunting, Chang Yu's men and horses were already looking tired. At this time, they saw the men and horses galloping in the distance, with doubts and a little panic in their eyes.
Even Chunxiang and others looked at a loss.
Wei Changyu was unusually calm, thinking that this was the capital camp after all. After all, the capital still had basic city defenses. He thought that he would lead two hundred knights in one afternoon, straddling swords and holding bows and walking around the city. Such movement would naturally attract people to patrol the city. soldiers take note.
However, there was no reaction in the south and west of the city. Maybe they thought it was a noble family who took his servant Texue hunting.
But I didn't expect that I finally couldn't help myself and came to investigate in the north. After all, the two gates in the north of the city are dedicated to transporting military vehicles, which is of great significance and the security intensity is relatively high.
Seeing the officers and soldiers getting closer and closer, Chang Yu waved his men to stop and waited coldly for their arrival.
Elite soldiers and horses arrived in a blink of an eye, and more than three hundred soldiers came with swords and swords in a menacing manner. They ran to Chang Yu's team more than 20 meters away before stopping.
"Who are you waiting for?"
After a while, one person came out of the team and shouted in the direction of Chang Yu.
