Jinzhou is the western gate of Great China. It is not only the largest salt-producing land, but also an important military town with more than 20,000 garrison troops stationed there.
In accordance with Dahua's order, the suspension bridge at the outer city gate was closed at three o'clock in the hour, and no one could enter or leave without military orders. When Mei Yuanchen and his party arrived at the outer city gate of Jinzhou, it was already the beginning of Haishi. The city gate had been closed early and the suspension bridge had been closed early.
"Guardian, please open the city gate and let me wait to enter the city!" Thirteen horses came rushing in. The men and horses were all exhausted. Mei Yuanchen stopped his mount and said in a voice of luck.
The words came faintly, like a whisper in the ear, and all the soldiers guarding the city were startled. The hundreds of people who were guarding the city hurriedly gave orders to be on guard, shouting loudly towards the city wall: "Who is under the city wall?"
"Mei Yuanchen, I have Prince Jaw's accompanying golden order in hand. Could you please open the city gate and let me enter the city!" Before Mei Yuanchen left the capital, Xia Chengxuan gave him the golden order of Prince Jaw in case of emergency. , just take it out at this time.
The hundred people guarding the city were startled after hearing this, and thought, "What should we do? If this person in the city really has the golden order of Prince Jaw, they should naturally open the door and let them in. However, it was already dark at this time, and the torches on the city wall were dim, so there was no way See what is in his hands."
"The night is too dark and I can't see clearly. I can't see what's in your hand, so I can't open the door. You guys can enter the city tomorrow morning!" How could Baifu dare to take such a huge risk of beheading, but he was worried that he was indeed a member of the palace. , so he politely advised Mei Yuanchen.
"Brother Guard, I will come up and give you the order." Mei Yuanchen had guessed that he would not open the door easily, so he came up with this compromise idea. There are three specifications for the construction of Dahua's city walls. The capital city is classified separately. The city wall is 12 feet high, about 18 times as tall as an adult man. It is about 16 feet wide, and ten infantrymen walk side by side on it, not shoulder to shoulder. The city wall of the county is nine feet high, which is about thirteen times as tall as an adult man. Jinzhou is where Anxian County is located, and the city wall was built according to the regulations, and is a full nine feet high.
The hundreds of people guarding the city also joked with Mei Yuanchen, but in the blink of an eye, he had already landed next to him. All the guards were dumbfounded, speechless and stunned.
"Brother Guard, please check the gold medal!" Mei Yuanchen handed over the golden token in his hand.
The centurion guarding the city swallowed and calmed down before he recovered. He couldn't help but think, "I met such a master today!" He took the golden order with one hand and the torch from the guard with the other. Look carefully. By the light of the fire, I saw the six characters "Prince Xia Muchao" engraved on it. He quickly put down the torch, returned the gold medal to Mei Yuanchen with both hands, knelt on one knee and said, "I have offended you, please don't blame me!"
"Brother, please get up! Please open the door for us to get off the suspension bridge and let us in." It was very late at this time, and Mei Yuanchen really missed his parents, so he didn't want to be verbose and spoke directly.
Seeing that his words were concise but there seemed to be no anger on his face, the guard immediately felt overjoyed and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to lower the drawbridge, opened the city gate, and let the group of people into the city.
"Who is that?" Yun Yuan jumped up the wall and scolded Mei Yuanchen and his party who were approaching the Salt Transportation Government Office. Gu Yiqing and Yin Chenghui also jumped up the wall.
When Mei Yuanchen heard this voice, his heart suddenly heated up and he was about to cry. He shouted to Yunyuan: "Grandpa Yun, it's me, Yuanchen!"
Yunyuan paused, obviously surprised and happy. She looked closely and saw that it was indeed her little master who had been separated for more than a year. She immediately jumped over and said with a smile: "Haha, Chen'er, it's really you!"
Gu Yiqing also jumped down at this time. He had followed Mei Siyuan for many years and was familiar with Mei Yuanchen.
"Uncle Gu!"
"Young Master!"
Yin Chenghui had already forgotten the inner courtyard and ran to report to Mei Siyuan, "Sir! Sir! Young Master Yuanchen is here! Sir! Young Master Yuanchen is here!"
Mei Siyuan was still in the study room, listening to what Yin Chenghui was saying from a distance, but couldn't believe it. I saw Yin Chenghui coming into the study and reporting: "Sir, Mr. Yuanchen is here, right at the door!"
"Bang!" Mei Siyuan's whole body shook, and the pen in his hand fell to the ground, with an expression of disbelief on his face. Seeing Yin Chenghui nodding heavily towards him, he hurriedly walked out of the desk and ran towards the door. When they reached the door, Bai Lisi had already heard the sound and rushed there, hugging Mei Yuanchen.
"Mom, I miss you so much! There's not a day that goes by that I don't miss you!" Mei Yuanchen could not help but cry softly.
Bai Lisi originally had a death wish, but her biggest regret was that she didn't know if she could see Mei Yuanchen again before she died. Unexpectedly, God was merciful, and Mei Yuanchen actually appeared in front of her, making her cry with joy, "My good boy! Mother misses you so much!"
"Chen'er, are you really here?" Even though he saw Mei Yuanchen right in front of him, Mei Siyuan still couldn't believe it and said in a daze.
Mei Yuanchen and Bai Lisi walked arm in arm in front of Mei Siyuan. Mei Yuanchen couldn't help hugging his father and shouted: "Dad, the children are here to see you!" Yun Yuan, Yin Chenghui, Gu Yiqing and twelve Zhenwu Guan members were standing beside them. The young and old Taoist priests were all moved to the point of tears in their eyes.
"Chen'er, why are you here? Who are these Taoist priests?" Mei Siyuan asked, calming down his excitement.
Mei Yuanchen turned sideways and said to Zhan Tong, Zhan Jue and others: "These twelve are all Taoist priests of Zhenwu temple. This is my senior brother, Taoist priest Zhan. This is my senior brother, Taoist priest Zhan Jue. This is my senior brother, Taoist priest Zhan Jue. My nephew Zhicang." Mei Yuanchen introduced the twelve senior brothers and nephews to his father one by one, and then said to all the senior brothers and nephews, "This is my father!"
Mei Siyuan greeted them one by one, and felt strange in his heart that Mei Yuanchen had become a Taoist disciple, and why so many Taoist priests came here with him. But I heard Zhan Tong smile and say to himself, "Mr. Mei, since you are the father of my junior brother, you are also one of the few virtuous ministers and capable officials in the world. There are many bad people in the world who want to harm you. Head Zhan Ming sent us to Anxian , I will protect you no matter what!"
Over the past few days, dozens of people have been killed or injured in the government's dealings with the gangsters. Yun Yuan, Gu Yiqing and Yin Chenghui were finding it increasingly difficult to deal with them. Unexpectedly, reinforcements arrived at this moment, and they were overjoyed.
"Siyuan, a worldly person, how dare you ask for the protection of all the foreign experts?" Mei Siyuan was shocked when he heard this and declined, "You can come as guests from afar, but if you come to protect me, Siyuan really doesn't dare to accept it!"
"Haha, Mr. Mei, the leader has issued a death order. Before the next batch of disciples from Zhenwu Temple arrive, the twenty-four of us cannot return, otherwise we will be expelled from the temple. If you just drive us away, we We can't leave either." Suddenly he remembered that there were twelve people on the road, and added, "Junior Brother Zhankong and his party are still behind to protect Miss Haitang. I think they will be here in a few days."
"Oh, Haitang is here too? (And the Taoist priest is here too?)" Mei Siyuan and Bai Lisi asked at the same time.
"The homes of more than a dozen ministers in the capital were attacked, and more than seventy people were killed and injured. Senior Brother Zhan Ming knew that the gangsters were highly skilled in martial arts, and was worried that there were not enough guards around dad, so he sent twenty-four senior brothers and nephews from the sect to protect dad. Haitang Ti Weak, we can't move fast, so Zhan Tong, my brothers and nephews and I came first." Mei Yuanchen clenched his fist and replied, "Dad, my son learned martial arts from his master, and he will protect his parents to the death! If you dare to come, I will teach them that there is no coming back!"
At this moment, Mei Siyuan still couldn't believe that his child, who had never liked practicing martial arts, had learned to be good at martial arts and brought a group of disciples to protect him. He didn't want to think about the many questions in his mind for the time being. At this moment, Mei Siyuan only knows that the child he has been missing for more than a year has come to his side. This is the greatest joy of his life!
