Chang Yu hadn't been in the cell for a long time. Although it was already a crisp autumn day, the smell in the cell still made him dizzy. It took him a long time to calm down. Fan Zi who followed him in looked confused and sniffed hard. Xiang Xin said: "Does it smell like this? Why can't I feel it?"
"That's because you're used to it." Although he didn't say anything, Chang Yu could tell what he was thinking by catching a glimpse of his expression.
Fanzi smiled sheepishly, "Master Du Gong is so powerful, he can even hear what is going on in a child's mind."
There were dozens of large cells, but not many people were incarcerated. At this time, they were either sleeping or moaning softly. Chang Yu slowly walked in and walked to the end, where the lights were dimmed and the smell was the strongest.
In the cell at the end, a dark figure huddled in the weeds. Chang Yu stood outside the iron fence and stared at him quietly.
Suddenly, the black figure stood up, the chains on his body rattled, and his eyes were glaring as he lay half-lying on the ground.
"We haven't seen each other for several months, but do you still recognize me, my governor?" Chang Yu smiled faintly, and the black shadow that was tense all over his body breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the sound: "You can recognize me even if you turn into ashes." He leaned against the wall next to him and said, "Dangtang The owner of the East Factory was so interested that he stayed up late at night and came to this prison."
"It's been a long night with no intention of sleeping, so let's have some fun." Chang Yu chuckled: "Is the injury healed?"
This black shadow is the Japanese assassin, Miyamoto Musashi's descendant Nakagawa Yiyi. He was captured after assassinating Chang Yu and his hands were shot through.
Zhongchuan raised his hands and looked at it, then smiled calmly: "Although it's not as good as before, I can beat you as usual."
Chang Yu laughed loudly: "Even though you are a prisoner, you are still so arrogant. I admire you!"
Nakagawa's face was expressionless: "This is not arrogance, this is confidence. You know that these few months have been the most comfortable time for me in more than ten years. Since I know that I will definitely die, I feel at ease. My wish before I die is to defeat you."
"As you wish, I will give you this opportunity!" Chang Yu chuckled and asked Fanzi to open the cell door. Fanzi hesitated: "Governor..."
"Why, do you have no confidence in the governor or in our yamen? Can you still let him escape?" Fanzi stopped talking and opened the cell door. Chang Yu took off his coat and walked in, then asked Fanzi to open it. The shackles on Nakagawa's hands and feet.
"They all said that you will have to shed your skin after being imprisoned in Dongchang Prison, but I think you have become stronger." Chang Yu looked at Zhongchuan in the cell and smiled. Zhongchuan said hey: "As I said before, these few months This is my most comfortable time, and of course I am grateful for your care!" He raised his right hand and looked at it in front of his eyes: "Everyone in the government and the public has heard that you are invincible with fists and kicks, and I have always wanted to measure how invincible you are."
"Don't worry, I will definitely satisfy you." Chang Yu turned around and locked the cell door with an iron chain: "You are not good at body skills and swordsmanship, but in this small place, your body skills are limited and you have no weapons. You only rely on fists and feet." , I will definitely make you very, very satisfied.”
At dawn, Lian Xin got up, washed up, and then went to the kitchen. A woman who was cooking rice saw her come in and said, "Girl, you got up so early today."
Lian Xin hummed and said, "I have to go to the Yamen to deliver food to you." She naturally helped, and the mother-in-law chuckled: "There is no need to be so early to deliver food to the master. I obviously want to go outside to watch the excitement."
Lian Xin laughed after being told her thoughts: "It must be very lively outside today for the big festival. I heard that the emperor is leaving the palace. If I can get a glimpse of it, it will be considered as a blessing to my ancestors."
The mother-in-law said while she was busy: "You have been to the imperial palace several times, and your ancestors' incense has been burned a lot." Lian Xin chuckled: "I have been there a few times, but I have never seen the emperor."
"Our family is not talented, but we have met the emperor many times." Old Hu walked in from outside with a proud look on his face. The old lady quickly agreed: "The chief housekeeper came from the palace, and he has served the emperor." …”
"Hey, that's impossible to say." Old Hu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "We are just a handyman in the palace, and we are not qualified to serve the emperor, but we have seen him from a distance a few times."
"Being able to take a look at the Emperor is also a blessing from our ancestors. The Emperor is the True Dragon Emperor. You said there are tens of thousands of people in the world. How many people can take a look at the Emperor?" The mother-in-law continued, and Lianxin thought deeply: "I must take a look at the emperor today."
"Hey, girl, if you really want to see the emperor, it's not easy, just tell me." Lao Hu opened the pot and took a look at it and said casually, while Lian Xin said seriously: "That won't work. Your Excellency is busy with so many things so you won't have time to pay attention to such a trivial matter like mine. Besides, if you really get into trouble, you will be hurt..."
A few people were talking in the kitchen, and soon it was getting bright. After putting the food in the lunch box, Lian Xin was about to go out. Lao Hu asked if he wanted to take a carriage there. Lian Xin thought for a while and shook his head: "There must be a lot of people outside today. , it is inconvenient to make a carriage."
As soon as I walked out of the gate, I saw a beautiful girl coming panting carrying a basket: "Sister Lianxin".
"Guo'er, why are you here so early?" Lian Xin hurried forward.
The girl is Little Apple, carrying a basket of peanuts: "I heard that Brother Chang has returned to Beijing. My mother asked me to bring some peanuts over, and I will come with you to watch the fun. Are you free today? Where is Brother Chang?"
The powerful eunuch was called Lao Ye at home, and he was the master in Lian Xin's mouth. He was called Brother Chang in Little Apple's mouth, and he was the only one in his family who dared to call him that.
"Great, I'm worried about not having a companion." Lian Xin happily pulled Little Apple and said, "The master is at the Yamen. Send him food quickly. I'm afraid he will enter the palace later."
Little Apple happily agreed. The two beauties held hands and walked towards the imperial city, each carrying a basket. Lian Xin asked why you didn't drive over here if your home is so far away. Little Apple smiled and shook her head: "I'm not a rich lady who has to take a car or a sedan to go out. It's easy to walk and I'll be there before I know it."
"You are not afraid of a girl so early in the morning."
"Don't be afraid, there are a lot of people on the road, and there are also many people from the Military and Horse Division patrolling. Hey, I got up very early during the holiday today." Little Apple wiped the beads on his forehead, and suddenly got excited as soon as he walked out of the alley. Startled: "Oh my god, why are there so many people? There were not so many people when I came from the east."
Although it was early in the morning, the streets were already crowded with people, the stalls and vendors were shouting, and there were even people eating at the door with bowls in their hands and watching the excitement.
"It's a big festival, so there are naturally a lot of people, and this is the root of the imperial city!" Lian Xin pulled Little Apple and looked around with a look of joy on her face.
Don’t think that the ancients only celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival by eating mooncakes. That’s not true.
In addition to the mooncakes exchanged between neighbors, there are also a dazzling variety of entertainment programs. In short, it is equivalent to a big temple fair! The real excitement is after noon, when people admire the lanterns, admire the moon and autumn fragrance, guess lantern riddles and make clay figurines. It is said that the scale of the lantern festival is second only to the Lantern Festival. Rich people decorate their pavilions with lanterns and colorful decorations for moon-viewing banquets, and literati and poets gather in restaurants to sing poems on the stage. When writing lyrics, ordinary people just shop, shop, shop!
The liveliness is not inferior to Christmas or Halloween in later generations.
Because it was a major festival, many vendors got up early to sell their stalls, so it was very lively early in the morning. And many ordinary people also got up early to go out, definitely not to join in the fun of these vendors, but to go straight to the roots of the imperial city.
Why?
In fact, even on ordinary days, many good-hearted people would gather in the imperial city early in the morning, and most of them would be outside Daming Gate. This is because the sedans and cars of the officials who went to court were all parked there, and their servants were also gathered there. Therefore, while waiting for their elders, they chatted about various gossips, which were heard by these good-hearted people and soon spread throughout the capital. Even after some officials retired from the court, they exchanged a few words with each other about the affairs of the court. It will also be spread quickly.
Some of these good-hearted people are just bored, some are just asking for information, and some wealthy families specially send their servants here to listen.
All in all, no matter what the purpose is, there are always people gathering outside the imperial city, but only during the day, and they will be driven away after dark.
And the reason why there are so many people today is not just for those who want to inquire about something, but also to see the emperor.
During the festival, the royal family and all the officials would go out of the palace to worship at the Temple of Heaven in the Yongding Gate of the South City and the Earth Altar at the Anding Gate in the North City. They would also worship the sun and the moon, that is, the Sun Altar and the Moon Altar in the East and West City, which means that they would go around the four-nine altar. A week in the city is bound to attract tens of thousands of people to empty the streets and come to see the royal style.
Who doesn’t want to take a look at the Nine-Five-Nine-Fifth True Dragon Emperor?
In later generations, wherever the President or the Communist Party goes, there are always huge crowds of people, squeezing their heads and trying to get over to shake hands. What’s more, the common people at this time can see the dragon’s face with their own eyes and brag about it for a lifetime!
Although he also knew that the emperor could not leave the palace early in the morning, and it would take half an afternoon to take a short rest after the morning court, but he had to get his seat as early as possible. If it was too late, he would not even have a place to set foot.
Dongchang Yamen is at the root of Donghuang City. Going further north is Andingmen Street, which is one of the main streets in the capital. It is also the place where the emperor must pass when he goes to the Temple of Earth. Therefore, there are a lot of people. Lian Xin and Suguo'er are among the crowd. Intersperse, watch the excitement and listen to the gossip.
"Hey, Li Yan has been knighted!"
Suddenly, someone in the crowd on the roadside made a noise, and Lianxin was startled. She turned around and saw a middle-aged man talking eloquently to the people around him: "As for this morning's meeting..." Someone shouted: "Is it reliable?"
"Hey, this is the news that just came out. We are first-hand. Believe it or not, we will know later. If it is true, the court will definitely tell the world..." The middle-aged man said with confidence and pride: " When has this news ever been false?"
"Guo'er, did you hear?" General Li was knighted. Lian Xin had met Li Yan and knew the relationship between Li Yan and Chang Yu, so she was very happy to hear the news, but Su Guo'er was a little confused: " Is it a very big official title to be ennobled?"
"Hey, you're older than an official," Lian Xin said, pulling Su Guo'er to squeeze out of the crowd, but was immediately stopped by officers and soldiers.
Martial law!
The roads around the imperial city are under temporary traffic control, and irrelevant personnel are not allowed to approach and cannot pass.
But Lian Xin is different: "We are going to the Yamen." He pointed to the direction of Dongchang Hutong. The officer and soldier frowned and were about to say something. A man came over and waved to stop the officer and soldier, and then smiled at Lian Xin: " It’s too late today.”
Lian Xin thanked her and left with everyone's doubtful eyes. The officer and soldier came over and asked Fanzi: "Brother, do you know each other?"
"Nonsense, that's the girl next to the governor." Fanzi rolled her eyes at him.
There were also several fans patrolling the alley entrance of the Yamen. When they saw Lian Xin coming, they all greeted her with smiles. The two girls quickly entered the Yamen and went straight to the backyard.
