After tossing and turning for a long time, Chang Yu heard the crowing of cocks outside and asked, "When is this?"
Song Luoshu, who was on duty outside, coughed lightly: "Back to the factory, Mr., it's past the fourth watch and it's probably almost the fifth watch."
At about three o'clock, Chang Yu thought to himself and got up. Fang San, who was in the adjacent side room, heard the noise and hurried over to fetch water to wash and comb his hair: "Did the factory owner get up early to go to the palace or...?"
"Today is an important matter. Go wherever you need to go and wake Chunxiang up," Chang Yu said casually.
"Eunuch Chun got up and left the Yamen half an hour ago," Fang Sandao said. Chang Yu was startled and shook his head. This boy is very energetic.
After washing up, I walked out of the room and looked up at the sky, which was overcast with no light. Occasionally, the breeze was blowing on my face, but it was still cool. At this time, Li Muchian and Chen Wangting came over: "The factory owner is going out, and I will keep him company."
Chang Yu glanced at him and curled his lips: "Did you know that today's military parade will be held and the emperor is here to clean it up in person?" Li Muchian looked a little embarrassed: "I'm afraid it will stain the factory owner's face."
Moreover, Chang Yu rolled his eyes: "You've wasted your efforts in vain, your own servants are not allowed to come near you."
Ah, Li Muxian was slightly surprised: "When the emperor leaves the city, don't we, Dongchang, have to accompany him? Don't we still not trust Dongchang?"
"It's not that I can't trust Dongchang, it's that I can't trust you," Chang Yu said and walked out of the Yamen.
The emperor's security has always been the responsibility of the royal guards. When he is out of town and short of manpower, there are personal guards accompanying him. Chang Yushen's favor can be followed by his guards, but even if he has many masters under his command, he is not qualified to get close. The reason is simple: he is not at ease. !
The Jin Yiwei who can protect the emperor are the second or even third generation of Jin Yiwei with good roots. The requirement is absolute loyalty and reliability, not how high your martial arts skills are.
Although Chang Yu's men are highly skilled in martial arts, they all have different backgrounds. The Song brothers and sisters are killers in the world of martial arts, Wuzhong is a charlatan, Chen Wangting is a fugitive murderer, Jiang Fa is a country man, Li Muchian is a charlatan, you name it. People, how can the emperor trust them to accompany him?
But Jinyiwei is different. Most of them are descendants of noble families or hereditary, and Miaohong's files are clean and reliable.
That's why Chang Yu said this.
Li Muxian felt disappointed after hearing this. He thought he could take the opportunity to get familiar with the saint, but in the end, he couldn't even step aside.
"So, besides you, no one else in our yamen can get close to the emperor?"
Chang Yu shook his head: "Wuzhong can do it. He was given a sword by the emperor, and he is more powerful than the imperial guards and flag-bearing guards." (There was no title for sword-bearing guards in the Ming Dynasty)
"Isn't he also a Jianghu guest in Wuzhong..." Li Muchian shouted in a low voice, but Chang Yu interrupted him: "If you can defend the city with one sword and get dozens of stab wounds, you can do the same."
Li Muchian couldn't help but sigh: "It's not impossible, it's just not the right time."
To be precise, when Cao Cao arrived, Wuzhong was already waiting at the Yamen Gate, with the emperor's red-tasseled sword hanging on his waist.
"You're still injured, so don't go out." Chang Yu glanced at him and said.
Wuzhong rubbed his nose: "Although he is not cured, he is getting better. Killing a few people is not a problem. Besides, all the personal servants in the yamen have almost rested. They will not leave their humble posts. I hope Niubi and Lao Chen will protect them." "Are you considerate?" He said with a sigh: "Mr. Factory Master, others spend money when they go out, but you pay for guards when you go out."
Li Muxian wanted to retaliate when he heard him call Niubi, but couldn't help laughing after hearing what he said next. But no, in the past few days since Chang Yu returned to Beijing, Song Luoyu's old injuries have not healed yet and new ones have been added. Jiang Fa was also injured the day before yesterday. Song Luoshu was on duty last night, Qiao Sanxiu was on vacation, and only Chen Wangting and Li Muchian were left intact.
These words also made Chang Yu feel a little embarrassed. He touched his nose like him and said, "Don't ruin you today." Wuzhong was excited and said, "It's a good day, let's say some auspicious words."
"Okay, then I wish you success in killing today."
kill? Isn't it a military parade? Chen Wangting frowned. He didn't know Chang Yu's murder plan, but he didn't dare to ask casually.
After leaving the Yamen, a few people got on their horses and walked slowly toward the entrance of the alley. From a distance, they saw bright lights over there. Li Muchian whispered: "It seems that martial law is under way."
Li Muxian's prediction was correct. The emperor was going out of the city for a military parade today, so he had to be heavily guarded. The personal guards had sealed off the surrounding area of the imperial city to prevent anyone from entering.
The four riders arrived at the entrance of the alley and looked around, and sure enough, every step of the way, they blocked all the intersections and streets around the imperial city, and no casual approach was allowed.
But what surprised Chang Yu and others was that at this time, they had just arrived at Yinshi, and the streets were filled with many people. This was simply too exaggerated.
But if you think about it carefully, it’s not an exaggeration.
The military parade is an unprecedented grand event. Who doesn't want to see the excitement? Not to mention the fact that the emperor is going out of the city to review the military in person, so everyone gets up early, either waiting at the city gate for the door to open and running to the parade ground to take a seat, or running to the imperial city. I want to see if I can catch a glimpse of the emperor.
There are dozens of streets and alleys around the imperial city, and there are personal guards guarding them everywhere. Only Dongchang Hutong is left open. The reason is self-evident.
Chang Yu's four riders drew attention as soon as they came out of the alley. The first rider approached and looked around for a few times, then hurriedly dismounted and saluted: "Lin Xiaoshan, who is a humble left guard in Yanshan, has seen Mr. Factory Gong."
"Do you know our family?" Chang Yu seemed a little surprised.
"I took a humble job and followed the army south to pursue the Tatars. I was lucky enough to meet the factory official." Lin Xiaoshan said quickly, and Chang Yu said, "You are a member of the Guards and you are on duty, so you don't have to dismount and salute our family." He then asked casually, "Is Andingmen Street closed?"
Andingmen Street is a main street that runs directly from Andingmen in the North City to the root of the east wall of the Imperial City. It is also the only way for the emperor to go out of the city for military parades.
"The road was closed for inspection when the Jinyi Guards were here. There was a sentry post every ten steps, and lookout posts and archers were set up at high places." Lin Xiaoshan said. Chang Yu hummed and asked, "Do you know where Commander Wu of the Jinyi Guards is?"
Lin Xiaoshan shook his head and pointed at some Jinyi guards not far away: "They may know." Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Isn't your Yanshan Guard responsible for the east of the city? Why did you send Jinyi Guards here?"
"The factory owner doesn't know anything. Jin Yiwei is solely responsible for today's escort. Mr. Wu has left manpower everywhere to supervise..."
Although Wu Mengming, an old boy, is busy making money every day, he still works hard at his job.
After asking the Jinyi guards and not knowing where Wu Mengming was, Chang Yu rode his horse and walked slowly southward along the base of the city wall. When he arrived at Dong'an Gate, the Imperial City Gate had not yet opened, and he had no intention of entering and continued walking south.
The Qianbu Corridor in the south of the imperial city was already brightly lit, and officials in twos and threes gathered at the gate of Chengtian, preparing to enter the palace for the morning.
The people at Daming Gate are buzzing with people. Officials' cars and sedans are parked nearby. Most of the servants are waiting here, and people are watching the excitement. Jinwu's vanguard is responsible for guarding here, and more than ten Jinyi guards are patrolling and shouting from time to time to watch the people retreat. .
"Today's military parade, hundreds of officials are here, I guess it's two to three hundred." Li Muxian sighed in a low voice, and Chang Yu nodded slightly: "Each ministry, each department, civil and military personnel from the sixth rank and above, at least three hundred."
"Then if we add the nobles and nobles in the capital, it would be more than a thousand." Chen Wangting was surprised.
The imperial court is a huge machine, and officials are various small parts. The Ming Dynasty is composed of countless parts. Even if one part fails, it will affect the machine. If there are many parts that fail, the machine... …
Just like the Ming Dynasty now.
Chang Yu and the four of them were riding horses, which naturally attracted attention. From time to time there were personal guards and royal guards checking, but once the waist badge was revealed, they were able to move forward unimpeded.
From the south of the city to the west of the city, there were fewer people on this side. When we reached the north of the city, the sky got a little brighter, and we saw that there were many more people. Perhaps they thought that the emperor had to come out from the north of the imperial city when leaving the city.
But they seemed to have overlooked an important key: why was the emperor going out so early?
But who cares about this? Maybe their thoughts are just like that in the future, we will go to Tiananmen Square to watch the flag raising or the 70th Military Parade. Go early to get a seat.
Outside the Bei'an Gate of the Imperial City, in addition to Jinwu's guards who were on duty to block the road, Chang Yu also found a familiar troop of soldiers and horses, black armor with tiger heads painted on them, yes, the fighting chickens of the personal guards, the Tengxiang Four Guards !
There are also a few familiar faces, including the commander Lu Xing and others.
The duty of the Tengxiang Guards is to escort them, and it seems that the Emperor is indeed setting off from the North Gate.
"Aren't we a little short of manpower?" Chang Yu took a look and saw that there were only about three hundred people around the city gate. Lu Xingze said: "The emperor has an edict to be concise and concise. These three hundred people are the most capable brothers of our four guards." He then added: "We are only responsible for escorting, and there are two more guards from the government." One hundred, two hundred of the standard bearers, and thousands of other personal guards along the way.”
Chang Yu nodded slightly after hearing this. In his heart, he still trusted the Fujun Guard and the Banner Guard the most. The former had saber-wielding soldiers, while the latter belonged to the Jinyi Guard and was dedicated to the emperor. Although he was favored, it was clear that Emperor Chongzhen did not trust him. His subordinates did not open their mouths to mobilize manpower to accompany him.
After chatting with Lu Xing and others for a while, they learned that Wu Mengming had just left to inspect Andingmen Street, so he said goodbye to the others and went to look for Wu Mengming.
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