Yu Ji felt bad, who knew what would happen to the imperial city?
It is not difficult for him to leave, but what about his grandfather and sister?
Yu Ji didn't want to explain any more and hurriedly gave out his name tag and entered the Imperial City.
There seems to be no difference in the Imperial City area from before, except that there are more people.
The Taoist priests who lined up at the door were sent directly to the Qintian Prison area after entering.
Heavy troops were deployed outside Qintian Prison, and the city walls were also heavily guarded.
An officer and a soldier led Yu Ji and other guests who were not imperial officials, walking very quickly in the direction of Qintian Prison.
Most of these people are relatively famous figures in Chang'an City, or are descendants of individual families of loyal ministers.
There's even a special character.
"Grandpa Li, why are you here?" Yu Ji didn't pay attention at first. As he walked, he saw an old man in the team.
Isn't this the Duke of Wei, Li Jing?
"From Yu Shinan's family?" Li Jing stared at Yu Ji for a long time before asking.
"Yu Ji was born late."
Li Jing waved: "Come here and join me."
Yu Ji followed him obediently.
Yu Ji was well-known, but Li Jing liked the kid and talked with him all the way.
Li Jing was also invited to attend the ceremony, but he had resigned from the military and was not serving as a minister. He was in a state of retirement. He came just to join in the fun.
Listening to Li Jing's words, Yu Ji didn't feel the slightest bit vigilant, and was a little worried.
"Grandpa Li, don't you think it's a little weird today?"
"Weird? What's weird?"
Yu Ji thought about it, pointed to the guards on the tower and said, "This is the inside of the imperial city. Why are there so many troops guarding it? And these guards seem to be different from usual ones."
"The emperor is here in person, how can we not set up heavy defenses?"
"On the way here, I was with my friend. He seemed to know something and hinted several times not to attend today's meeting. I wanted to leave, but I heard that my grandfather and my little sister had entered the imperial city first, so I came in to look for him.
As a result, as soon as I came in, I was taken away by the guards and I didn’t know where I was going? This direction doesn’t seem to be the direction of Qin Tian Prison.”
"Whatever, there are still two hours left in the Alchemy Conference. Maybe they want to take us somewhere to rest."
Seeing that Li Jing was not worried at all, Yu Ji had nothing to say.
If what Li Jing said was true, the guards really took them to rest somewhere in the Ministry of Industry.
It has been prepared in advance, including tea, preserved fruits and so on.
The leader, the black-armored Iron Mask, said: "Everyone, please rest here first. After the Alchemy Conference begins, we will send you in later."
No one cared much, some were sitting and eating, some were gathering in groups to chat and laugh, and some wanted to go out and walk around, but this behavior was immediately stopped.
"Do you know who I am? My grandfather is Qin Qiong! Where can I go in the imperial city?" The young master who thought he was from the Qin family shouted dissatisfied.
But the armored man snorted coldly and kicked him back with his backhand.
"You...you dare to hit me?"
"Stop making trouble!" Li Jing said coldly.
The young master of the Qin family seemed to know Li Jing and was a little aggrieved waiting for Li Jing to stand up for him.
But Li Jing said coldly: "This is a person from the Secret Imperial Palace. Even if I kill you, the emperor will still be there to support you."
In a word, the young master is honest.
It was the sudden movement just now that made everyone in the hall realize something was wrong.
Although he is a member of the Mi Zhao Division, he will not act so rudely. The people here are not easy to mess with.
If the other party is so violent, are they really not afraid that the people present will unite to put pressure on the emperor?
Obviously, the black-armored guards were unmoved.
Li Jing also frowned. Judging from his actions just now, the secret minister must have received a death order.
It seems that no one is allowed to leave.
Yu Ji looked around and found that a group of people had already arrived here before. Some of the young people were hiding in the corner and sobbing aggrievedly. Apparently they had also received some lessons.
Yu Ji saw Master Zhang Liang, with a girl in men's clothing sticking closely behind Master Zhang.
But Yu Ji didn't see his grandfather and sister.
So Yu Ji stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, are all the people invited to the conference here?"
"There are several resting places in the imperial city."
"That's it..."
Yu Ji thought about it and stepped back.
…
East Palace.
A large team set off in the direction of Qintian Prison.
Li Chengqian dressed up to attend the ceremony.
Not long after the team set off, a young father-in-law chased them from behind.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
"What are you shouting for? The prince has already set off."
Following closely behind was Princess Danyang's team. In the sedan, Princess Danyang asked with a smile.
The father-in-law seemed anxious, looking at the motorcade in front of him and stamping his feet: "Oh, the emperor is sending a message!"
"What did the emperor say? Tell me, and I will relay it to the prince later."
"this……"
"What? You can't trust me?"
"Don't dare, don't dare! The emperor said that the prince is not allowed to attend today's meeting, so he should stay in the East Palace."
Princess Danyang nodded: "Okay, I already know this. You can go back and take your life again."
The father-in-law hesitated for a moment, but finally retreated secretly.
Watching the eunuch leave, Princess Danyang waved her hand: "Come here, deal with him."
A palace maid left silently, with a kunai in her sleeve that belonged exclusively to Japanese ninjas.
Princess Danyang lowered the curtain and ordered to speed up to catch up with the prince's team in front.
In recent days, there seems to be some subtle changes in the relationship between the Crown Prince and Princess Danyang, and everyone in the East Palace can see it clearly.
The prince refused to meet Princess Danyang many times, which puzzled the entire East Palace.
Regardless of the reason, this is a sign that the prince is gradually maturing and seems to be dissatisfied with Princess Danyang taking charge in the East Palace.
The people in the East Palace are all very cautious, fearing that if they make a mistake at this delicate moment, there will definitely be no good results.
However, there were also soldiers who were in danger and found that this was a good time to gain a foothold by the prince's side, and encouraged the prince to take power on his own.
Ma Zhou is one of these people.
This man claimed to be an old friend of the Bai Song Dynasty and successfully won the favor of the prince. When he was now lonely and helpless, Li Chengqian mainly relied on Ma Zhou for advice.
It was Ma Zhou's idea to go to the conference separately from Princess Danyang today.
It is said that on the one hand, it gave a gesture to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and on the other hand, it gave some hints to the people in the East Palace.
Ma Zhou's plan and deep intentions were very clear and logical, which won Li Chengqian's heart.
Today we started a few minutes early, but the team behind us quickly caught up.
At the same time, someone came to report: "Your Highness, the princess has something to tell you."
Li Chengqian looked at the team behind him and looked at Ma Zhou doubtfully: "What should I do?"
Ma Zhou said nothing and just gave Li Chengqian a look.
Li Chengqian understood this and made an excuse: "It's too late to go out today. If we stay any longer, we won't be able to catch up with the Alchemy Conference. If you have anything else, we can wait until after the Alchemy Conference."