At the south gate of the capital, a scholar in white stood in the queue entering the city, raising his head.
"What a high wall."
Tang Qingfeng stared at the top of the city wall for a long time like a fool, while the passing people stepped aside.
Chen Si, who was accompanying him, was dressed as a nurse, with his head lowered and his face flushed: "Shuai Tang, let's enter the city quickly. Let's enter the city early and see you in the palace before sunset..."
"what happened!"
Tang Qingfeng said in a low voice: "If you want to call me Mr. Tang, please don't match your official position."
Chen Si sighed and muttered secretly, if he didn't scream, he would never have the chance to scream again.
The two followed Chang Long into the city without being interrogated.
After walking through the inner city gate, Tang Qingfeng walked close to the wall, looking back as he walked.
"This is such an important place in the capital, and people coming and going are not interrogated?"
Chen Si shook his head, he didn't know what was going on.
In fact, we used to check. At the end of the New Year, there was a naughty guy who rode into the city. After waiting for a long time, he started to scold him. He scolded him for being easy to interrogate. He really wanted to sneak into the capital and he could sneak in. After that, there were almost no interrogations at the four city gates. got used to it.
In fact, this shit... No, in fact, the scolding is reasonable. If there are assassins, gangsters, etc., how can they sneak in with such a large flow of people every day? The capital has been built for a hundred years, and I have never heard of it. The city gatekeepers and Jingwei tried to find out who was an assassin or a wanted criminal. They checked again and again, but they were all ordinary people who came to work in the city. There was a row of two miles, and all the people's time was wasted.
Tang Qingfeng and Chen Si entered the city together, just like Grandma Liu entering a public bath, looking left and right.
This is not the first time Tang Qingfeng has come to Beijing, but the first time this boy has left the Southland.
Seeing the two rows of buildings that were either magnificent or antique, Tang Qingfeng, who was a little hungry, was very hesitant.
"I'm afraid it will cost a lot to have a meal in Beijing."
"It doesn't matter if you eat one meal or miss another meal. No matter how expensive it is, how expensive can it be?"
Chen Si pointed to an inn and said, "I'm hungry too, so go in and eat whatever you want."
"Okay, let's find out the price first. If it's not high, then settle down first."
Chen Si looked like he was hesitating to speak.
Tang Qingfeng asked: "What happened?"
"Master, if you want to enter the palace today, you'd better not look for a place to stay."
"Why?"
"I think... I think you might be imprisoned in a prison... oh no, the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."
"Are you fucking done yet?"
Tang Qingfeng, who was extremely well-educated, finally started scolding: "I said at the beginning that if anything happens, I will bear all the responsibility. The decision to let foreigners enter the customs, recruit troops, and fill the camp with foreigners are all my decisions. Since I said Now, I am not afraid of the imperial court’s questioning.”
Speaking of this, Tang Qingfeng showed a bitter smile: "Life and death are nothing more than a skin. As long as the brothers live well, as long as Nanguan is stable, it doesn't matter if the court takes Tang's life, there is no regret."
Chen Si opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything.
Tang set out eleven days ago. Eleven days ago, he happened to be studying the recruitment of soldiers at the border. Twelve guards and one eunuch from the palace arrived. There was no imperial edict, but the emperor's oral order was passed, which meant that Tang Qingfeng should enter the capital immediately. "Debrief".
This is a very strange thing. Even if it is a report of duty, it cannot be the commander-in-chief or the deputy commander-in-chief. They are all involved in military affairs. There is no precedent for this in the previous and current dynasties.
Tang Qingfeng was confused and wanted to ask the eunuch what was going on, but the eunuch didn't know and just said that the emperor wanted to see him.
Marshal Ren Canglin was also very strange. After asking around, he vaguely knew something about the imperial court. He said that Han You had "sold" it to Tang Qingfeng. Regarding the large number of fans entering the customs and being incorporated into various battalions, Han You said in the court hall This was all Tang Qingfeng's idea.
The commander-in-chief and the deputy commander-in-chief took it all together and felt that Nanguan had "changed" so much and that many things were out of order. Merit was merit and fault was fault. The credit must have been given to Han You and his group. As for this fault, I guess the imperial court The emperor and his ministers did not want to blame Han You, so they could only blame Tang Qingfeng.
Ren Canglin was quite optimistic. Knowing Han You's character, if the court really tried to deal with Tang Qingfeng, Han You would not be able to sit idly by. Besides, after Han You left Nanguan, the relationship between Tang Qingfeng, the eldest prince Zhou Xiao, and the second prince Zhou Tong The relationship is going well.
Han You, plus the two princes, could at least save Tang Qingfeng's life, but at most he would lose his official position.
After that, Tang Qingfeng did not dare to delay. After the eunuchs and guards left, he set off the next day, borrowing the horse from the Guandao Station along the way.
Along the way, I also met many officials at the inn. Tang Qingfeng did not reveal his identity, but just asked about some things in Beijing.
Among them, he met a fellow countryman, the director of the Ministry of Industry who had rushed from central Beijing to the south to take up his post, and Tang Qingfeng revealed his identity.
Then the director of the Ministry of Industry told Xiao Tang with a very smart look, saying that Tang Qingfeng would definitely be unlucky. Why should he support him? Why bother thinking about it? When Han You first arrived in Nanguan, he was always against the stubborn Tang Qingfeng and even launched an army. Who in the capital doesn't know that a gentleman's revenge is never too late, and Han You takes revenge from morning to night. This bastard named Han must have put on Tang Qingfeng's shoes.
Sensing told Xiao Tang that Han You was no fool.
Reason told Xiao Tang that Han You might also be a bitch.
In this way, Tang Qingfeng and Chen Si came to Beijing worried about gains and losses.
The two of them hadn't eaten all day, so they entered an inn called Fulinju and found a corner to sit down.
It was just after noon, and there were not many guests. The waiter came over with a smile on his face. Before he could say any kind words, Chen Si patted the table.
"I'll take care of the good wine and good food, two meat and two vegetables."
"Okay, you two will wait a moment."
The waiter likes this kind of scapegoat who comes from out of town and goes to the kitchen.
Tang Qingfeng frowned and said, "Why don't you ask about the price?"
"Oh, you are a young one. Didn't I say that you just eat one meal and miss another? By the way, you are going to enter the palace soon, so don't drink wine, young one."
Tang Qingfeng looked around cautiously: "When border generals enter the capital, do they...do they need to report first to the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of Personnel?"
"That's not true."
Chen Si, who looked like a giant salamander, scratched the back of his head: "Is that so? Didn't the eunuch tell you?"
"I didn't say anything. I just said that His Majesty wants to see me and come to Beijing as soon as possible."
Tang Qingfeng was also dumbfounded. There was a group of people at the border gate who had never entered Beijing. He didn't know the specific process.
"Otherwise..." Chen Si was not sure either: "Go to the Ministry of War first and ask. The palace is the place where the emperor lives. You can't enter just by entering."
"Almost forgot."
Tang Qingfeng slapped his thigh: "Didn't General Yu say all day long that his Taishan Weng is serving as a young minister in Taipu Temple? It's better to go to Taipu Temple and ask first, so that he can know the way forward."
Chen Si was embarrassed to say anything.
Previously, Yu Laoliu, the captain of Zhechong Prefecture in Guangnan, said that the previous emperor was his brother-in-law.
