The departments related to martial arts in the Ming Dynasty were divided into four.
Dongchang, Xichang, Hulong Villa and... six doors!
Six doors stood in a corner of the capital, crawling on the ground like a dark beast.
The courtyard walls are dark, the door is dark, everything has a black, gloomy and cold look, like the color of hell.
Isn't black originally a symbol of strict law?
Today, among these six doors, all the masters from the other three places were welcomed.
Cao Zhengchun, the governor of Dongchang.
In addition to him, there is also the emperor's uncle Zhu Wuli.
Dressed in imperial robes, he has a majestic figure and a temperament that is as unpredictable as the abyss.
Secret agents No. 3, Tian, Di and Xuan of Hulong Villa were standing behind them.
Xichang Yuhuatian is also included in this list.
The one who ranks among you is the leader of the four famous arresters in the six doors. Wuqing, who is sitting in a wheelchair, is also the "big catcher" among the six doors.
Wuqing's face was pale and his temperament was cold. He sat on a wheelchair with his legs and looked at today's visitors from the three major forces.
His voice was like the ice and snow in the valley, ruthless, but with a warmth:
"The three officials of Shenhou, Governor Cao, and Eunuch Yu are higher than Sheng, but their master is still on a business trip in Mobei and has not returned, so today these four families are discussing the guarding and response of the 'Top of the Forbidden City' that day. For work, Sheng will attend here on behalf of the family teacher, and I hope the three of you won’t be offended.”
Standing behind him were the three famous catchers, Zhui Feng, Iron Shou, and Leng Xue.
Zhu Wuwu was sitting on the Taishi chair, with an aura of calmness and authority.
At this time, he nodded and smiled lightly:
"You don't have to be polite, Mr. Sheng. Since Guo Juxia is not here, you are responsible for all the affairs of the six gates. It's natural for you to do so."
As he spoke, his eyes were deep, but they fell on Qingqing like lightning, and he said to himself:
"Guo Xiaohua's four disciples are not weaker than my secret agent No. 3, especially Sheng Yayu, but in terms of skill and aura, they are even better than my Tianya. It seems that I have to speed up. The speed of finding Yellow Agent No. 1."
Compared to Dongchang Cao Zhengchun, who was not taken seriously by him, and Yuhuatian, who was even less worthy of mention.
In Yu Zhu's mind, the six doors are the real thorny issue that he needs to pay attention to.
This is the most loyal department to the imperial court. Although the spiritual leader Guo Xiaohua is not as good as him in terms of skill, he has a very high level of martial arts.
Although Zhu Wuwu had never fought with him, he already regarded it as the biggest threshold for him to do great things in the future.
Because of this, Zhu Wuwu secretly trained and summoned the four secret agents of "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang" under his command according to the method of arresting the four famous people in the Six Sects, specifically to target them in the future.
But now we have only gathered three of them.
In the six-door judicial hall.
Cao Zhengchun, who had white hair and red robe, had a cold voice and put down the tea cup in his hand:
"Okay, let's get straight to the point."
"On September 15th, on the top of the Forbidden City, a sword comes from the west, and a flying fairy comes from the sky. This duel between Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng will take place in the Palace of Supreme Harmony in the capital. Everyone knows it, right..."
The ruthless and pale handsome face was also silent for it.
The four famous arresters have been dealing with martial arts criminals all year round, so they naturally know that there are countless masters in this martial arts world.
Although the walls of the Forbidden City are high enough, for experts at the innate master level, they are nothing more than a small fence-like barrier. Any innate expert can use light skills to cross over.
Similarly, Yuhuatian's expression turned gloomy.
"This bunch of lawless people..."
Even Duan Tianya, who was behind Zhu Yili, felt helpless.
Shangguan Haitang directly felt a strong dislike for Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue:
"A swordsman with no father and no king, the late emperor was indeed right when he ordered his adoptive father to establish Dragon Guard Villa."
These three Ouchi secret agents had been educated by Zhu Yiwu with the idea of "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism" since childhood, and cultivated their loyalty to the imperial court. Therefore, they all hated these masters of the world who dared to despise the imperial power.
Zhu ignored the depth of the city and did not show the exaggerated expressions common to others. He just asked:
"Does His Majesty the Emperor have any wishes?"
Iron Hand, one of the Four Famous Catchers, shook his head and said:
"The emperor must be very angry. He probably wants us to do everything we can to protect the imperial city. This should be the content of our detailed discussion among the four families this time."
Even their ministers were furious when they heard about the decisive battle between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue at the top of the Forbidden City, let alone the emperor.
The martial arts master mentioned the "decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City" with Yourong Yan. It is conceivable that this battle is destined to be remembered for eternity, recorded in the annals of martial arts, and passed down to future generations.
Not only because of the identity of the two duelists, but also because of the location of the duel.
But the Jianghu people are happy, but the emperor may not be happy, because the decisive battle on the top of the Forbidden City sounds nice, but it is actually fighting on top of the emperor's head.
Unexpectedly.
After Iron Hand spoke.
Cao Zhengchun closed his eyes and said:
"No, what His Majesty the Emperor means is: since so many martial arts masters are coming to watch the battle and there is no way to stop them, it is better to just let some people in."
The ruthless eyes moved slightly:
"This is indeed a solution. It is better to block it than to open it up."
The other three famous arresters and three secret spies were also surprised and nodded secretly.
Iron Hand scratched his head.
Just look at it from this point of view.
The emperor is the emperor, he has enough ambition and structure, and he can see further than them all at a glance.
Zhu Wuwu couldn't help but feel strange that the "emperor" he had always underestimated could have such courage.
His heart moved slightly and he raised his eyebrows:
"The emperor's intention is indeed a good idea."
"Your Majesty's method is good, but there is one thing. Among the many masters gathered in the capital, who are qualified to come in and who are not qualified to come in?"
It was Yuhuatian who spoke at this time.
His tone was solemn, and his eyes were thinking.
Cao Zhengchun moved the teacup and blew the teacup gently, causing the hot air to float in it, and said in a calm tone:
"His Majesty the Emperor has already given us a broad approach. Do you still have to worry about the details? What do you want us to do?"
The others' expressions froze, but they had to admit it.
This is the result they need to discuss today.
In the solemn judicial hall, different ideas and rules began to pop up one after another.
After half a stick of incense.
"A few days ago, a country in the Western Regions specially paid tribute to Your Majesty. There is only one piece of silk in the world. You can use this as a token to enter and leave the Forbidden City to watch the battle."
It was a ruthless proposition, and it was supported.
"Then who will distribute the tokens?"
"Hulong Villa has the best intelligence database in the world. No one who enters the capital can escape the eyes of God. Besides the secret agents of God, who else is more suitable to do this?"
Yuhuatian laughed coldly.
Zhu Wulan narrowed his eyes.
Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang looked at each other and thought to themselves:
"This is a hot potato. He wants his adoptive father to bear the greatest responsibility."
It is simple to let Hulong Villa decide who should be let in and who should not be let in, but if something goes wrong at that time, the responsibility will be entirely the responsibility of Hulong Villa.
"Don't worry, with my adoptive father's wisdom, I will definitely not let others plot against me."
Duan Tianya looked at Haitang to reassure her.
really.
Zhu Wuwu smiled faintly and said:
"There is no problem in leaving this matter to me..."
but!
"This Governor feels it is inappropriate to leave it to one person!"
But Cao Zhengchun said in a deep voice:
"The safety of the imperial city is something that all four of our yamen need to consider at the same time. How can we only hand over the responsibility to one person?"
Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang looked at each other, feeling very strange in their hearts.
They never expected that Cao Zhengchun would actually stand up and speak for their adoptive father.
Look at Shenhou again.
But they found that Zhu Wuwu seemed to have expected Cao Zhengchun to help him "relieve the siege".
Another lightning flash.
Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang understood the reason, and glanced at Cao Zhengchun with slightly cold eyes:
"Do you actually doubt that Shenhou will harm the emperor?"
"This eunuch himself is not clean, so he thinks that everyone is as treacherous as him..."
Not only these two people saw it.
Wu Qing and Yu Huatian, headed by Liu Men, both had slightly changed expressions and understood each other in their hearts.
But their faces didn't show.
Still showing a faint smile ruthlessly:
"I have a good candidate. This person does not belong to any of our forces. He also knows a lot about martial arts heroes and is well-known in the martial arts. In my opinion, he is a trustworthy person."
Speaking of him, ruthless eyes flashed, and he continued:
"What's more, this person has a close relationship with the two people who fought on the top of the Forbidden City this time. He is a good friend of both of them."
"You mean..."
Cao Zhengchun's eyes lit up and he thought of that person.
"Four eyebrows, Lu Xiaofeng!"
Yuhuatian nodded, with a calm expression:
"Asking him to distribute these entry tokens is indeed the most suitable candidate."
Zhu Wuwu let out a faint laugh:
"Even Eunuch Yu thinks so. It seems that Lu Xiaofeng is indeed as legendary, worthy of everyone's trust, and a good friend of everyone in the martial arts world."
So, after making some additions at the end.
This task fell to Lu Xiaofeng, who didn't know anything at this time and was digging earthworms with friends somewhere in a competition.
"Now that we have a preliminary plan on how to restrict the people who come in, we can continue to discuss how we will protect the emperor next after these people come in."
Cao Zhengchun put down the tea cup, smiled slightly and said:
"This step is simple. I suggest that we all just follow His Majesty."
Zhu Wuli was deep in thought. At this moment, his thoughts flashed and he frowned and said:
"If we all follow the Emperor, what about the safety of other people in the Forbidden City, and where is the Queen Mother? No!"
After Qingwu also thought deeply, he added: "The Lord's worries are justified. The emperor is in Taiyuan Palace every day, the decisive battle between the two is in Taihe Palace, and the Queen Mother is in Kunning Palace. Except for these three places, the strongest among us need to guard them. In addition, other places in the imperial city are also top priorities and must be divided."
However, Cao Zhengchun said calmly:
"No need!"
"Why?!"
For a moment, everyone in the Judiciary Hall looked at Cao Zhengchun.
Cao Zhengchun said slowly:
"Because on a full moon night, the emperor will not be in Taiyuan Palace, and the Queen Mother will not be in Kunning Palace. They will all appear in the same place."
"Could it be..."
Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang immediately changed their expressions.
"not……"
The four famous arresters from the six gates also looked slightly pale.
Under the shocked looks of Zhu Wuwu and Yu Huatian.
Cao Zhengchun sighed:
"Yes, on a full moon night, the emperor will appear in person at the Hall of Supreme Harmony to watch this competition."
Say it in one sentence.
Immediately all the experts present were shocked.
This kind of thing.
The emperor is actually coming too...
Isn’t it dangerous enough?
