The bright white moonlight reflects on this pair of men and women with an uncertain future, just like it has been gentle for thousands of years.
At dawn, Zhao Qingsong was put on guard. When he followed Captain Cao and others back to the Jinyi Guardhouse, he saw that although everyone had tired faces, there was nothing else unusual about them.
Obviously, it was as usual in the palace last night, and nothing unexpected happened as Wang Suizhen imagined.
Zhao Qingsong trotted along with the team while thinking to himself: "Last night, I paid attention to the movement in the direction of the Royal Garden, but found nothing. Could it be that this Taoist Master Jia is really a man of immortal style and good spiritual practice?" A foreigner? Are all the things I guessed wrong?"
He didn't believe it because he believed in his own judgment, and his judgment rarely made mistakes.
Zhao Qingsong refused to give up and quietly asked Captain Xiao Cao who was leading the team in front.
He knew that Captain Cao's sentry post was not far from the Imperial Garden. If something happened in the Imperial Garden, Captain Cao would definitely know it immediately!
"Captain Cao, there was no trouble at the water and land ceremony in the Royal Garden last night, right?"
Captain Cao looked annoyed: "Hey! Don't mention it! These Taoist priests are so damaged. They are jumping and screaming, chanting sutras and praying to gods, and they are so stupid! They lost several people in the imperial garden. There was a fire, and I didn’t do anything else this night except use a fucking bucket to put out the fire. Fortunately, my brothers acted quickly, so there wasn’t any big trouble!”
Zhao Qingsong nodded, praised Captain Cao a few words, and thought to himself: "Am I really thinking too much? This Taoist Master Jia is a genuine and upright man who is devoted to the Tao? Why don't I believe it?" Look at his martial arts skills and muscles. He has practiced martial arts so well. Is it really just for self-defense? Then why don’t the group of strong men he leads look like serious Taoist priests? Taoist priests don’t eat fast every day. Chanting sutras and drawing talismans, but exercising like crazy to make your body look like a bear? This group of young Taoist priests led by Taoist Jia is obviously not weak in martial arts, and they are by no means ordinary people!"
Even after thinking about it, Zhao Qingsong couldn't figure out the strangeness in this matter, so he simply didn't want to think about it.
Following everyone back to the Jinyi Guardhouse, Zhao Qingsong took off his official uniform, took a simple shower, ate, and went to bed to rest.
After a while, Zhao Qingsong fell into sleep.
Just as he was drifting off to sleep, a sudden and sharp sound of bells summoning the Jin Yiwei to gather came to his ears!
This bell is an emergency assembly bell that is rung when all the guards are summoned when something very serious happens in the palace!
Once the bell rings, all the Ouchi guards who are not on duty must gather in front of the Meridian Gate!
Zhao Qingsong opened his eyes and looked at the time, but saw that the sun was barely reaching the sky. It was obviously not yet noon, and it was less than two hours before he fell asleep!
However, something big has happened in the palace. Whether it is the Jin Yiwei who has just fallen asleep or the Jin Yiwei who has slept for two hours, he must enter the palace immediately!
Zhao Qingsong quickly put on his official uniform, hung up his sword, picked up his spear and lined up in the courtyard.
It was obvious that none of the royal guards knew what was going on. They all looked panicked and asked around about what big change had occurred in the palace.
Captain Cao ran into the yard disheveled, shivering and adjusting his Feiyu uniform, and ordered: "Everyone line up and run to the Meridian Gate! Quick! Quick! Quick!"
Someone asked loudly and didn't understand: "Captain Cao, what happened? Why are you so anxious?"
Captain Cao was wearing his official hat, and his bitter face turned into as much pain as possible. It couldn't be any more miserable. He sighed: "Don't mention it! That bullshit Daoist Master Jia suddenly launched a campaign when the brothers were handing over their shifts in the morning. He went crazy and ran around in the palace, killing everyone he saw, palace maids, eunuchs, and palace guards, causing countless casualties. The most powerful thing was that he actually fought his way into the harem and killed all the concubines... "
When the subject of the imperial concubine came up, Captain Cao realized that he had made a mistake in his excitement and hurriedly kept silent.
When all the royal guards heard this, they were all shocked. It was not a big deal to have a eunuch and a maid at the dead end, but if the imperial concubine died, the matter would become extremely serious!
I wonder how many Jin Yiwei and Dauchi guards were killed when the Chenghua Emperor was so angry?
Who doesn't feel trembling when his own life is at stake?
The members of the Jinyiwei team quickly formed a neat team and trotted towards the Meridian Gate!
The closer to the Meridian Gate, the more teams gathered. Wherever you looked, there were not only Jinyi Guards, but also Jinwu Guards, Yulin Guards, Fujun Guards, Huben Guards, etc., etc., the twenty-six guards of the Ming Dynasty This time, for the first time, all the people came together!
There were also various bosses from the East Factory and the West Factory, as well as the high-ranking eunuchs in charge of ceremonies and other eunuchs who were not usually seen at all. At this time, they all appeared in front of the team!
So many guards and eunuchs gathered at the Meridian Gate. This was the first time Zhao Qingsong had seen such a spectacular scene since he became an official!
Zhao Qingsong was at the end of the queue and felt quite uneasy.
It was not that he was worried about his own safety. The Chenghua Emperor had always been praised for his generosity and kindness. He could even issue an order to rehabilitate the Jing Emperor Zhu Qiyu who deposed him as crown prince. How could he massacre the Jin Yiwei indiscriminately?
What worries him is that Captain Cao just said that many maids in the palace were killed. Among these people, there won't be Zhu Miaoying, the former princess who usually lives with the maids, right?
If Zhu Miaoying is good or bad, how bad would it be?
Zhao Qingsong really wanted to ask someone to find out whether the official girls in that area were killed? How many palace maids were killed? Who are there?
It's a pity that now, who would care about such a trivial matter as the palace maid being killed?
Even if ten thousand palace maids died, the death of a single imperial concubine would not be serious!
Everyone's attention is now focused on the big shot!
The lives of little people are like nothing. No matter how many people die, who will pay attention?
After all, this world still belongs to the world of the big shots!
After a while, there were already crowds of people in front of the Meridian Gate, and the queue behind them continued to grow longer and thicker!
A father-in-law held the imperial edict in his hand and hurried out of the palace. He shouted in a high-pitched voice: "The imperial edict has arrived! Kneel down quickly to receive the edict!"
The imperial guards, led by Wei Ying, all knelt down and listened to the imperial decree!
"Emperor, the Emperor of Heaven, issued an edict: Since I succeeded to the throne, there was a demon named Li Zilong who pretended to be a fox demon and colluded with Bao Shi and Zheng Zhongjing to spy on the palace at Mount Taisui. He was captured by Wang Zhiren and beheaded in the city! Today there is another There is a demon Taoist Jia Xiu who pretends to be King Yama and wants to bring trouble to the palace. Fortunately, Wei Ying of the Hundred Households of Jinyi Guards is both loyal and brave. He is not afraid of danger. He is dedicated in doing things and kills the enemy with all his strength. Wei Ying is now specially assigned to serve as the Supervisor of the Hundred Households of Xichang. I have full authority to take charge of this case. I hope Wei Aiqing will arrest Demon Dao Jia Xiu within the time limit. Please don’t fail me! I appreciate this!"
After the father-in-law finished reading the imperial edict, he lowered his head and said to Wei Ying with a pleasant face: "Wei Baihu, please accept the edict."
Wei Ying was in shock. When she heard the imperial edict, she praised herself several times and made herself concurrently serve as the head of Xichang to punish hundreds of households. Although her rank has not been promoted, she still has real power. In fact, she has been promoted several levels secretly!
Nowadays, Eunuch Wang Zhi and Wang Zhi of Xichang are leading troops to fight outside the capital. The punishment of hundreds of households is the largest official position in Xichang!
This position is so high and the responsibilities are so heavy that it is the pinnacle of a bodyguard. You can even meet the emperor and report directly to him when something happens. Being able to see the emperor himself every day is really a great benefit!
The power of being able to directly meet the emperor is considered to be the supreme authority of one person among the guards and more than ten thousand people!
Because when meeting the emperor, if he said something bad about someone he didn't like, that person might be killed, or even bring disaster to the nine tribes!
No matter whether that person is the six-household minister in the capital or a local official, sometimes one's life or death is just a matter of a single word!
However, Wei Ying knew the inside story of the case and knew that the emperor was putting himself on the fire by promoting him to an official position!
If I can't handle this job well, and if I don't do it as the Emperor wants, I'm afraid I'll be the one who loses my head!
What happened in the Royal Garden in the morning was still vivid in his mind. As a survivor who had survived the incident personally, he would rather the emperor imprisoned him in prison than face this strange man again. Taoist priest Jia Xiujia!
But now that the imperial edict has been issued, Wei Ying has to accept this job whether he accepts it or not!
If you dare to resist and disrespect the decree, the nine tribes will be killed!
Wei Ying also understood in her heart that the reason why the emperor sent her to handle the case was not because of his trust in her, but because he saw what happened with his own eyes.
The emperor obviously didn't want too many people to know about this matter, so letting him handle the case also meant that he issued a blockade order.
The meaning is also very obvious, I just don’t want this matter to be spread!
If there were rumors about this case outside, I would definitely be the first to lose my head!
The emperor's second meaning is actually very clear, which is - what Jia Xiu did is too weird and difficult to understand, and sending others to catch this Jia Xiu probably won't succeed. At that time, he was the only one who was tortured by Daozhang Jia's magic. For those of you who survived, since you were lucky enough to escape this monster's weird methods, maybe you can accomplish this and capture Jia Xiu!
Wei Ying secretly complained in her heart.
He knew very well in his heart that the reason why he could survive Jia Xiu's demonic method was entirely due to a treasure passed down from his ancestors, and that treasure had been broken into seven or eight pieces at this time. He would go to find the demonic method at this time. Jia Xiu, it’s just like a rat licking a cat’s butt—seeking death!
His heart was broken, but he forced a smile on his face, reached out to take the imperial edict, and said respectfully: "Thank you for your help, father-in-law. Please report back to the emperor. I, Wei Ying, will do my best to live up to the divine grace!"
The father-in-law who delivered the message agreed, took the piece of silver handed over by Wei Ying, led the confidant eunuch, and left with a smile.
