Cheng Chumo and others were also released that afternoon.
Based on their status, they spent a day squatting in Dali Temple just to show off to the people below.
The only thing that surprised Cheng Chumo and others was that they were all thrown to the city gate by the emperor's order to defend the city.
Early the next morning, Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu walked side by side towards Mingde Gate in the south direction of Chang'an City.
Zhuque Avenue, connected to the Zhuque Gate of the Imperial City in the south of the city, is the central axis of Chang'an City.
The outer city is Mingde Gate.
Mingde Gate has five openings, and the two openings at both ends are for carriages and horses to pass in and out.
The two inner gates are for pedestrian access.
There is a doorway in the middle, which was specially used for the emperor to go out to the suburbs outside Mingde Gate to worship the circular mound and worship heaven.
"Qin San, you think this is so good, why did your Majesty send our brothers here to guard the city gate?" Cheng Chumo was a little dissatisfied.
Seeing that it was time for the spring hunt, Cheng Chumo still thought about practicing more, maybe he could get a good ranking in this spring hunt.
It's better now, he was thrown to Mingde Gate to defend the city.
Just guard the door and let them come over. Isn't this overkill?
How did Qin Huaiyu know what the emperor thought about this matter?
But when Qin Huaiyu asked his father Qin Qiong about what happened in the court yesterday, Qin Qiong didn't say a word to him.
"Cheng Er, it's okay, aren't you just guarding the door? What are you afraid of? I don't believe that Your Majesty will let us keep the door here for the rest of our lives." Qin Huaiyu consoled him.
"Lao Cheng, Lao Qin, why are you... rushed to guard the city gate?" Fang Yizhi's voice came from afar.
The two of them looked forward and saw Fang Yizhi looking at them in surprise.
Behind Fang Yizhi, there were also brothers Changsun Chong, Du He, Yuchi Baolin, Yuchi Baoqing and others standing.
At a glance, they are all acquaintances from the academy!
"Oh my god, Your Majesty has thrown all the students in the academy here." Cheng Chumo was a little lost.
"Are you all... guarding the city gate?" Qin Huaiyu whispered.
"Isn't that right? As soon as we came out of the prison in Dali Temple and before we got home, we received His Majesty's order, asking us to come here to guard the city gate from today on."
"Hey, I vaguely heard my father say that he seemed to be sir..."
"Zhao Da? What's wrong with him?" Cheng Chumo became excited at that time.
Although Cheng Yaojin told him that Zhao Chen was fine, he hadn't seen him yet, so who knew if he was really fine.
"It's okay. It seems that Mr. was also sent here..."
"Hey, sir, look, sir is here too!" Fang Yizhi suddenly pointed at the city gate and shouted, with excitement on his face.
"Sir is here!"
"Hey, sir, why did you pass on the clothes of the soldiers guarding the city?"
"Wow, don't you have to guard the city gate like us?"
"If that's the case, that would be great. With my husband here, I would be happy even if I was guarding the city gate."
"You said that my husband was forced by so many officials, but nothing happened..."
"Why do you still hope that something will happen to your husband? Believe it or not, I will let you do something wrong first."
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant..."
Zhao Chen came to Mingdemen without even having breakfast.
There is a time limit for the opening of Mingde Gate.
It is the same time as the start of the Tai Chi Hall court meeting.
What Zhao Chen didn't expect was that the people guarding the city with him today were all students from the academy.
"gentlemen!"
"gentlemen!"
"Zhao Da!"
Before Zhao Chen could get off his horse, he was surrounded by people.
"I didn't expect that a month ago I was a gentleman in the academy, and today I am the gatekeeper."
"Why, you are so reluctant to leave me, you even want to come with me to defend the city." Zhao Chen joked with everyone, with a smile on his face.
If it weren't for the help of these guys, Cui Yan would not have been forced to leave Chang'an City.
He couldn't kill Cui Yan so quickly, let alone scare Li Chengqian.
These guys still have a conscience!
"We are happy to be with Mr. No matter what we do."
"That's it. Don't worry, sir. We will leave the defense of the city to us. You can sit and rest next to me, or I can go to the academy and help you carry the deck chair over." Fang Yizhi was like a licking dog at this time.
If he hadn't seen Luo Tong coming over carrying a deck chair, he would have probably run towards the academy at this time.
"Sir, sit down!" Luo Tong put the recliner at the door of the house and said respectfully to Zhao Chen.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Let's open the city gate!" Zhao Chen nodded with a smile, took a steamed bun and bit it.
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Of the five gates of Mingde Gate, only four are open. Carriages can pass on both sides and pedestrians can pass in the middle. The innermost gate is forbidden to be opened.
When the people who couldn't wait for a long time saw the city gate open, they immediately packed their bags and headed for Chang'an City.
However, when they saw the soldiers guarding the city becoming thin and tender, a trace of surprise flashed across everyone's face.
"Why do the soldiers guarding the city look so different from yesterday?" Someone asked someone else curiously.
"These people seem to be students from Chang'an Academy. I have seen many of them when I passed by the academy before."
"Yes, that is Mr. Fang Yizhi, the son of the prime minister!" someone said, pointing to Fang Yizhi standing at the door of Mingde Gate.
"Hey, why are there people lying there eating and wearing the clothes of the city defenders? Are they the city defenders?"
As the people continued to walk forward, they spotted Zhao Chen lying on a couch eating steamed buns.
Most of the people who enter the city live in the surrounding villages and towns outside Chang'an City.
I also come to Chang'an often.
But no one has ever seen the city defenders dare to act like this.
This is not guarding the city gate. This is where I come for vacation!
"This man must be very courageous, and he is not afraid of being sued."
"I haven't seen him before, so I don't know where he came from. But even someone like Fang Yizhi is guarding the city gate, and yet he is lying there eating. His status must not be low."
"Identity? Among the younger generation of the Tang Dynasty, how many people have an identity comparable to that of Mr. Fang Yizhi?"
"In my opinion, the kid lying down is looking for death. Look, officials from the Yushitai pass by here every day. Later, they will definitely..."
"Da da da--"
Before the people's discussion was over, they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the city.
"It's Cui Yushi from Yushitai. I didn't expect him to leave from here today. Now, this person is in trouble!"
"Cui Yushi is an old censor. Even Master Wei Zheng, the admonishing doctor, respects him very much. Hey, this guy..."
"Let's go to the city first and then stay for a while to see how Cui Yushi reprimands this guy!"
"Okay, okay, let's do it." The people moved much faster, but more people entered the city, but they did not move forward immediately, but stopped not far away.
"Sir, a censor is coming on horseback." Luo Tong stood behind Zhao Chen and whispered.
"Stop him." Zhao Chen replied without raising his head.?