Under the city tower, a luxurious carriage was parked not far from the moat. A dozen knights who looked like followers were guarding the surrounding area. There was also a leading knight reining in his horse and standing at the moat nearest the city gate, shouting loudly.
"People on the city tower, listen, I'm warning you one last time. This is the chariot of Mr. Zhang Ge, the great scholar of Wenhua Palace and the assistant minister of Gu Ming! Mr. Zhang Ge suffered from heat stroke while visiting the emperor's mausoleum in Daxing. He is coming back this time.
Seeking medical treatment, if you don’t open the city gate, if something happens to the Pavilion Master, each one of you will be punished severely!”
On the city tower, a junior high school student in his thirties snorted coldly and responded loudly: "The country has its own regulations. Unless there are police at the border, the gates of the capital are not allowed to be opened at night! It is said that it is Mr. Zhang Ge,
Even if the Holy Master comes to call for the door, I will not dare to disrupt the court system and open the door for you!"
"You!" The knight named Men was furious, wishing he could jump on the city gate and slap the schoolmaster to death.
But no matter how angry he is, there is nothing to do. The capital city gate is so majestic and the moat is so wide. Let alone jumping on it, even if you stand here and shoot an arrow, you can't reach him at all.
"Okay, okay, just wait, there will be something good for you!"
After saying the harsh words, the knight turned his horse angrily and ran to the front of the chariot. His face was both ashamed and angry, and he reported: "Master, this city gate captain has become determined after eating the scale, no matter what the little ones say.
, just refused to open the door, please forgive me."
Zhang Juzheng in the carriage was already pale, and now he was even more ugly. After thinking for a while, he said: "Go south and go to Fuchengmen."
The knight seemed to have lost confidence and advised: "Master, I am not too talkative. Let's go to Deshengmen first and we were stopped; then we turned to Andingmen and were stopped again; and now we are blocked at Xizhimen too...
I'm afraid it's no use even going to Fuchengmen. I'm afraid these idiots from the Five Cities Army and Horses Division have all lost their minds tonight!"
"All... all?" Zhang Juzheng murmured, his face became even paler, and suddenly he lifted the car curtain, lifted up his robe, and got out of the car.
The knight was startled, stretched out his hand to stop you, and said hurriedly: "Master, you are in a 'heatstroke coma'. This is reported to the emperor!"
The implication of this sentence is very simple: as soon as you get out of the car and leave, you will be suspected of deceiving the emperor.
But Zhang Juzheng turned a deaf ear and gently pushed the knight's hand away, saying: "It doesn't matter, after tonight, I may not be able to bear one more crime of deceiving the emperor."
The knight was shocked. He looked at Zhang Juzheng who had slowly got out of the car with surprise and uncertainty, and asked nervously: "Why do you say this, sir? You are a minister who cares about your life."
Zhang Juzheng did not answer, and even looked very calm. It was just because he had suffered from heat stroke before and suffered a whole day of bumps, so his face now did look a little sick.
"Help me come forward and take a look." Zhang Juzheng is a person who pays great attention to his manners. He actually asked someone to help him, which only shows that his body is really difficult to support at the moment. After all, no matter how luxurious the carriages of this era are, they are still
There was no useful shock-absorbing device, so he forced the carriage to rush back with his sick body due to heat stroke. He was jolted so hard that his internal organs almost vomited out.
The knight did not dare to neglect, so he could only help Zhang Juzheng and step forward to check.
Zhang Juzheng's eyesight was relatively average, and he didn't see clearly the situation on the tower until he walked to the moat.
But he didn't take a closer look. He just took a brief look and sighed, as if saying to himself: "It's still too late... Can we see the outcome tonight? How can it be so fast?"
The knight couldn't help but ask: "Master, what are you... talking about?"
Zhang Juzheng had turned around at this time, walked slowly back towards the carriage, and said in a cold tone: "Can't you see how the top of the tower is different from usual times?"
When the knight heard this, he subconsciously looked back and said hesitantly: "It doesn't seem to be much different...it's just that, uh, there seem to be a little more people than usual?"
"Haha." Zhang Juzheng laughed tonelessly and said calmly: "The torches are densely packed, the sentry posts are neatly arranged, and the dignified commanders personally go to the tower to take charge... In normal times, they will only attack the Kinki area of the capital with the cavalry.
So nervous.”
The knight opened his mouth with disbelief on his face: "I haven't heard that there are soldiers riding into the invaders? Now even Anda has become a vassal and pays tribute, and Qi Zongrong is in charge of Ji Town. It is impossible for the left and right banners of Mongolia to invade the invaders now.
ah."
"Capital invaders?" Zhang Juzheng sneered, with a hint of sarcasm: "In the eyes of some people, our ministry is probably a much higher threat than cavalry. Speaking of which, I really should say to them, 'Thank you for your support.
'ah."
The knight was stunned.
At the same time, the guard on the Xizhimen Gate Tower also breathed a sigh of relief. Then he quickly turned down the tower, walked to a corner, knelt down on one knee and saluted a scribe in his thirties, respectfully.
He said respectfully: "Wu Zhangke, the matter is done."
The scribe known as Wu Zhangke accepted the salute from the guard who was wearing the uniform of a commander unceremoniously, nodded slightly and said: "Yes, you did a good job. The imperial court has its own ancestral laws, no matter who it is,
No exceptions." Then he paused and added: "You can not be afraid of power and stick to principles. Although it is the duty of a general, it is also rare. Well, in this year's evaluation, I think you should
I can get a top grade."
The guard thought: You are also powerful!
However, his face was full of smiles, and he replied with a grateful tone: "Thank you very much, Wu Zhangke, for taking care of me."
Wu Zhangke didn't ask him to get up, but asked: "Oh, by the way, where did they go this time? Is it Fuchengmen?"
The guard said respectfully: "Haojiao Wu Zhangke learned that they don't seem to have any intention of leaving, so they are stopping outside the city gate now."
"Not leaving?" Wu Zhangke showed a hint of joy, but his tone was still quite reserved. He nodded and said: "Very good. Since they won't leave, we can't leave either. We'll just keep an eye on them from the tower tonight.
"
The guard general was extremely surprised. He was stunned for a moment and then asked: "Are we not going to leave? Then, if they decide to sleep outside the city, we have to keep an eye on them all night?"
Wu Zhangke narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the commander: "Why, Commander Han can't stand it? Or is there something else important?"
Commander Han was startled, and quickly showed a flattering look and explained: "Wu Zhangke is joking, I am on duty today, and I should have stayed here all night, so what else can I do...
However, Wu Zhangke, you are of high status, and this small place is very simple, so I’m afraid I’m neglecting Zhangke.”
Wu Zhangke laughed and reached out to pat him on the shoulder: "To tell you the truth, as long as I keep an eye on this guy outside the city tonight, I'm sure you will get an excellent score in this year's assessment and you will be my official."
……hehe."
Commander Han was patted on the shoulder by him, his face was flattered, and his smile became even more fawning: "Well, I would like to congratulate Wu Zhangke in advance for making a further step!"
Wu Zhangke laughed and thought to himself: With today's achievement, my junior brother should be able to help me put in a few nice words in front of Enxiang, right? I am a good soldier in the military department, so I should be a success in all things!