Carrying the Sword into the Rivers and Lakes Chapter 16 Night Events in the Palace
In the Qi Yunshen Palace, Qi Yunwei, dressed in black armor, was marching through the palaces. All the palaces had turned off the lights and were sleeping. Only the Yunshu Palace was still brightly lit. The young eunuch on duty outside the palace yawned and rubbed his sleepy eyes.
Keep your spirits up and your ears open, ready for calls from the palace at any time.
The bookcase in the hall is made of vermilion brown, with bright yellow brocade in the inner city. Behind the bookcase are two wall-high bookshelves, covered with azure cloth curtains. In the middle of the bookcase is a plaque with the words "Li, Filial Piety and Renhe" hanging on the top. The bookcase sits behind it.
It is none other than Qi Shao, the current Emperor of Qi Yun. Although Qi Shao was only in his forties, his hair was covered with frost. At this time, Qi Shao was holding a cinnabar pen, reading the memorial, sometimes circling with a vermilion pen, and sometimes giving instructions with a vermilion pen.
, the only sound that could be heard in the entire Yunshu Palace was the sound of burning charcoal fire in the brazier.
Half an hour later, Qi Shao put down the ink pen in his hand, leaned on the back of the imperial chair, and breathed a long sigh of relief. The eunuch Zhong Qi standing next to him saw that Qi Shao had finished reviewing today's memorial and hurriedly prepared the memorial.
After bringing the ginseng porridge and hot handkerchief, he gently rubbed the emperor's forehead and said softly: "Your Majesty, since you came to the throne, you have been working hard on state affairs every day, so please take good care of your health."
After hearing what Zhong Qi said, Qi Shao straightened up on the imperial chair and saw the face of Emperor Qi Yun. Although his beard and hair were all shiny, this could not stop his majestic appearance. His sword-shaped brows were on his temples, and his star-like eyes were covered by
The years have obscured some of the light, but it still reveals the majesty of the emperor. The lights of Yunshu Palace reflect the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, which further shows the diligent appearance of the founding emperor. The golden dragon robe is draped in a red and brown show, making Qi Shao's
The emperor's majesty is also somewhat casual.
"I took over these thousands of miles of land from my father and brother, so I can't live up to their spirit in heaven." The emperor gently rubbed his forehead and looked at the mountains of memorials in front of him, with a flash of emotion in his eyes.
"This old slave just looks at His Majesty every day, regardless of the dragon body working hard every day. It is really uncomfortable." The eunuch Zhongqi's eyes were red and he touched the tears that overflowed from the corners of his eyes.
The emperor wiped the dragon's face with a hot handkerchief, looked at the attendant who had been with him for many years, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I know my body. But this winter, there are many things, snow disaster in the southwest, the Xiongnu and the Northern Jin Dynasty
They often disturbed our border. In this coastal area, some wandering warriors from Fusang took the opportunity to harass the people. Fortunately, Tao'er handled the disaster relief work in the southwest properly. General Wang and Xiang Xiao were stationed at Shanhaiguan, so the Huns did not have to worry.
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The emperor's eyes moved to Zhongqi, and after watching carefully for a while, he continued: "I heard recently that there seemed to be something wrong with Li Kurong, who assisted my father in evacuating the Huns, and his Wangli Villa. You also
As a former member of the martial arts world, what do you think?"
Feeling the emperor's gaze, Zhongqi was startled when the emperor suddenly mentioned his youth. He knelt down beside the emperor's desk and said, "Although I traveled around the world when I was young, I have been with you for a long time."
After many years, the old slave is now just an old dog beside His Majesty. The old slave has long forgotten the Jianghu incident." After saying these words, Zhongqi knelt on the ground and said no more.
After hearing what Zhong Qi said, the emperor stroked his beard gently and did not speak. He just looked at Zhong Qi with burning eyes. After a while, he seemed to have got the answer he wanted. He said softly: "Forgetting is sometimes a good thing. I just said it casually.
Ask, you don’t have to panic, get up and answer.”
"Yes." Zhongqi heard what the emperor said, stood up and stood with a bow.
The emperor stood up, turned his back and looked up at the plaque of benevolence, filial piety, and etiquette behind him. After a moment, he said: "I heard that there is a Mirror Flower Water Moon Pavilion in Wangli Villa of Li Kurong. There are anecdotes about the martial arts and anecdotes in it. I don't know if that thing exists.
Record."
Although the emperor stood with his back turned and spoke softly, Zhongqi heard these words like thunder. If there is a record in that thing, the consequences would be unimaginable. Zhongqi already had a ray of light on his back and hurriedly said: "That thing is an old slave."
It’s a unique thing, and very few people know about it.”
The emperor did not look back: "Does anyone in your sect know anything about it?"
"Only a few people know about it, but these people who won the battle on the river all died on the riverside." Zhongqi replied with his hands lowered and bowed.
The emperor did not ask any more questions, but just clasped his hands and said: "I am a little tired, so I will rest here today and call Yan Qingchuan to see me. I heard that Lao Yan has returned to Beijing recently, and he also gave me a secret today.
The decree is that Yan Ruohai will come to the palace tomorrow morning."
Zhong Qi hurriedly clapped his hands. The little eunuch outside the palace heard the sound and hurriedly knelt down outside the palace to listen to Zhong Qi's instructions: "Your Majesty will rest in Yunshu Palace today. He ordered all the palaces to close their palace doors. He also sent a message to Tianyun Guard Yuqiansi and Xiaoqi.
The battalion commander Yan Qingchuan is here to take charge."
"Yes." The young eunuch heard Zhongqi's instructions and hurried away with broken steps.
There is a martial arts family, the Yan family, in Jianglin City. The head of the Yan family, Yan Ruohai, was the Grandmaster Realm guard who followed the current emperor during the Southern Expedition. He traveled alone in the martial arts world with Longyuan scales and palms, and rarely encountered an opponent. At that time, the emperor was the ancestor of the Qi Dynasty, and he was the Qiyun of Zhao State.
Wang Qiyuan ordered the Tianyun Guard to march south to resist the Li family, the current leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty. The Holy Sage and the Li family faced off in Yingshui, and they started a series of fierce battles, with both sides winning or losing. Yan Ruohai even killed the martial arts master of the Southern Tang Dynasty with the scale palm of You Longyuan.
The eighteen people were powerful in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and also laid the foundation for the Southern Tang Dynasty to be willing to use Yingjiang as the boundary and Qi Yun to draw the river to rule after the "Zhaodu Change".
After Qi Yun founded the country, Yan Ruohai resigned from the official position he had been given by the emperor, leaving only the empty post of guarding the army. He taught apprentices outside Jianglin City. Today, in the Central Military Department of the dynasty, there are also disciples of the Yan family serving the country in the army. The emperor expressed his gratitude to the Yan family for their service to the country.
For his contribution, he personally gave a plaque "Pillar of the Country" to the Yan family and hung it high in the main hall. As the only son of the Yan family, Yan Qingchuan has learned the true story of Yan Ruohai's journey to the dragon's abyss. At a young age, he has reached the top of the first glimpse of the realm, and has even reached the peak of the realm.
Yin Yin was about to enter the imperial court. The emperor loved talents, so he gave Yan Qingchuan the position of commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion. He could bring a sword to the audience. After Yan Qingchuan took office, he made many achievements in the capital. The emperor was overjoyed and made him the imperial officer in charge of Jiang Lin's public security.
The department was also handed over to Yan Qingchuan. At this point, Yan Qingchuan's holy family became so prosperous that all the officials looked at him.
Yan Qingchuan is on night duty in the imperial department. Recently, there are rumors that there are "ghosts" walking at night in Jianglin City. Yan Qingchuan led the imperial department to investigate for days, but no clues were found. His father also sent a letter recently. The letter said:
You have received the Holy Grace, and all the officials in the court are looking at you. Don't rely on favor and become arrogant to avoid villains, and don't live up to the Holy Lord's grace.
At this moment, Yan Qingchuan was very upset in the Sizhong Hall. The 'ghosts' were walking at night, and the people of Jianglin were in panic. Although the Holy Spirit heard that he had reported the matter, he only laughed and said that the common people were ignorant. The rumors were broken over time, so he told himself not to worry too much.
But today, at the foot of the Emperor, in the inner city where hundreds of civil and military officials and relatives of the emperor live, a whole group of nine guards who patrolled the streets were killed. I went to check, and saw that this group of guards all died peacefully, with no trace of blood on their bodies.
The scars are like being invaded by ghosts.
In order not to cause panic, Yan Qingchuan ordered people to take the body back to the Imperial Palace at night. At this moment, the Imperial Guards, Si Cheng and others were standing in the hall, waiting for the young Secretary to give orders. After a while, Yan Qingchuan
Qingchuan seemed to have thought of something, and led a group of people to the place where the corpses were stored in the corpse storage department. Yan Qingchuan used his inner strength to explore the corpses of the nine guards. His face changed drastically, and he ordered everyone to strictly guard the place where Jiang Lin came in and out.
After conducting an interrogation, he ordered Sicheng to go to the Jiumen Division and inform the Nine Gates Guards about the matter. Just after the order was delivered, he heard someone knocking on the door outside the Imperial Division. It turned out that the person delivering the order from the palace had arrived.
Yan Qingchuan hurriedly led everyone to kneel down in the hall, only to hear the eunuch who delivered the edict whisper in a sharp voice: "The Holy One has issued a decree, and Yan Qingchuan, the commander of Xiaoqiying, the former Secretary of the Imperial Palace, has entered the palace to be on duty."
"Yan Qingchuan obeys the decree." Yan Qingchuan, who knelt down to listen to the decree, received the Holy Majesty's decree and ordered someone to give some money to the eunuch who delivered the edict. The eunuch flattered and said with a smile: "Commander Yan is really a royal family member of the Holy Family. Today, His Majesty is writing in Yun Shu
The palace is resting. I, Commander Xuan Yan, have been specifically ordered to guard the outside of the palace. Commander Yan, please follow me into the palace immediately."
"Father, please wait for me to explain the affairs of the company later," Yan Qingchuan said with a cupped hand.
The eunuch who carried the edict put the money handed over by the Siwei into his arms, thinking that Yan Qingchuan was indeed the one who was favored by the emperor. He was young and very sensible, so he smiled and said: "Your Majesty has urgently summoned you. I can lead you."
Go and explain your affairs yourself, don't waste time."
"Thank you, Eunuch-in-law, for reminding me. I will follow Eunuch-in-law into the palace after Yan told me a few words." Yan Qingchuan turned his head, thinking that the bodyguard beside him had told him that no one was allowed to touch the body, and he would only check it when he came back. At the same time, he asked someone to
Go to Jiumensi and comfort the families of these Jiumen guards without causing panic.
After Yan Qingchuan handed over the matters in the department, he followed the eunuch who delivered the order all the way into the palace until outside the Yunshu Hall. The eunuch led Yan Qingchuan to kneel down and salute outside the hall: "Tianyun Wei Yuqiansi, Xiaoqiying
Commander Yan Qingchuan entered the palace according to the order."
"The Holy Spirit has spoken orally, and Yan Qingchuan has come to see him." Zhong Qi's voice came from inside the palace.
After hearing this, the eunuch bowed to Yan Qingchuan and left. Yan Qingchuan straightened his official uniform and straightened his black gauze official hat. When he saw Zhong Qi opening the palace door, he hurriedly got up and followed Zhong Qi in.
Hall. Passing through the main hall of Yunshu Hall and entering the back hall, I saw the emperor holding a book on the couch and playing with the white jade in his other hand, reading attentively. The young eunuch was soaking the emperor's feet. Yan Qingchuan knelt down and saluted: "
Yan Qingchuan, the former chief of the Tianyun Guard and the commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion, pays homage to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor."
The emperor looked at the young talents in front of him and was very pleased. Now the people in the court who followed him on the southern expedition are getting older. These younger generations are Qi Yun's future. He put down his hand and read: "Qingchuan is here, okay
Now, you are not in the court, there are not so many red tapes and etiquette, just stand up and speak, be loyal and Qi, and sit down."
Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor had something to talk with Commander Yan, Zhongqi waved his hand to the young eunuch to leave. He moved a brocade stool for Yan Qingchuan and went to wipe the emperor's dragon feet clean.
The little eunuch returned with water for washing his feet. Zhongqi bowed and put on his slippers for the emperor. The emperor leaned on his feet and said to Yan Qingchuan: "When I come today, I will always think of the days when I fought with Lao Yan in the south. I declare you to enter."
"Miya, I heard that you have been staying up all day long in the imperial department recently, busy with administrative affairs. If you are too busy to be healthy, I cannot explain it to Lao Yan."
When Yan Qingchuan heard the emperor's concern, he felt warm in his heart and with tears in his eyes, he quickly stood up and knelt down to salute: "Your Majesty is considerate. My father and son have received great grace from His Majesty. My father also wrote a letter a few days ago to remind me not to let down His Majesty."
Well, the humble minister is just fulfilling his duties, sharing His Majesty's worries and serving the imperial court."
"Well, that's good, but how can I serve the imperial court if I tire myself out first? I heard that you are busy with a case today. Get up and talk to me." The emperor smiled.
When Yan Qingchuan heard that the emperor asked him about today's case, the warmth in his heart was replaced by a sense of surprise. He was about to bring the case of "Ghosts Walking at Night" and the corpses of a group of nine guards back to the Imperial Palace. The emperor actually knew the case.
Busily getting up to report: "Your Majesty, a group of nine guards on duty in Jianglin City were killed in the inner city today. This group of nine guards did not have any injuries on their bodies. However, Wei Chen used his internal power to explore the internal organs of several people, but found that these nine guards were killed.
The guard died because his heart was shattered by the master's internal force."