Today's royal palace, the total defense force consists of two parts, one guard from the Hundred Household Station defends the periphery, and two guards in front of the palace are responsible for guarding the forbidden palace.
The main official offices of the palace, the Yong'an Hall and the Spiritual Hall where court meetings are held, as well as the inner residence where the concubines live, are within the scope of the palace.
Today's palace is on level 2 alert, so only half of the guards and guards in each palace are on duty.
Therefore, the guards of the Forbidden Palace are the more than fifty palace guards under Zhang Meng, and those under Lin Dagui are on rotation.
The forbidden palace is very strict, and all palace doors have been closed long ago, cutting off the outside world.
It was getting late now, and ordinary people should have gone to bed long ago, but the lights in several palaces in the palace were still on.
In the side hall of the main hall of Feiyuxuan, melodious music came from the window.
I saw a beautiful lady in white sitting alone by the window, stroking the strings of the piano with her hands.
The surrounding maids stood silently, listening to the full sound of the piano, with some sadness on their faces.
In this world of mortals, everyone has his or her own joys and sorrows, and naturally there are many who feel sad and lamentable among them.
After finishing the song, Lin Jingyu sighed and saw Huang Rongrong standing up and walking over on the soft couch opposite, holding a book.
"Sister Lin, please take a break after playing this song...it's your turn to tell me a story!"
Taking the teacup from the maid's hand, Lin Jingyu took a sip and said with a smile: "If you let me have a rest, why do you ask me to tell you a story? Fuqin is afraid that I will be tired. Isn't it tiring to tell stories?"
"This..." Walking to Lin Jingyu's side, Huang Rongrong simply said coquettishly: "It's just a matter of talking!"
Holding Huang Rongrong's shoulders, Lin Jingyu came closer and said, "Sister, you are not illiterate, why do you want me to tell you?"
"this……"
Lin Jingyu knows the answer to this question.
Huang Rongrong has been pampered since she was a child. It can be said that she grew up being pampered, and she is used to the feeling of being pampered.
Before she got married, she was pampered by her parents and brothers, and after she got married, she was pampered by Zhao Yanxun. Now that Zhao Yanxun is not in the palace, Huang Rongrong would instinctively find someone to pamper her again.
Now, the only people in the palace who are qualified to pamper her are Lin Jingyu and Xue Baoyun.
Huang Rongrong had always been at odds with the princess, so naturally she turned to Lin Jingyu.
Taking the booklet from Huang Rongrong's hand, Lin Jingyu said helplessly: "I don't know how interesting these fictitious worldly affairs are!"
But Huang Rongrong asked in reply: "If it's boring, why did my sister collect so much here?"
That girl was not pregnant, and Lin Jingyu was not exempt from the vulgarity. She lived in a boudoir, but she also longed for her future husband, so she collected readings about these talented men and beautiful women.
Shaking her head, Lin Jingyu laughed and said: "Okay, sit down...I'll tell you!"
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Outside the main gate of the palace, several officers rushed over.
The door has been closed, and there are four guards on duty outside. It is easy to spot the officers coming.
"Who is that?" the guards yelled.
"Sir, we are servants of the government, and we are here to deliver a message on the orders of the prefect!"
"What message to send?"
At this moment, the officer had arrived outside the palace gate, but he did not dare to go up the steps.
"Back to your lord, the government arrested a traitor and a spy today. After interrogation, we learned that the traitor is going to cause trouble tonight, so we are sent to bring the message!"
"The traitor's name is Ma Jin, and he works at the ceremony office!"
The guards looked at each other, and one of them said: "Understood, we will report it to the superior!"
The two officers brought the message, but did not leave in a hurry, because more people would come soon, and they would also protect the safety of the palace.
The guard on duty at the door walked to the side door, clicked the knocker, and soon the door opened inside, and the guard squeezed in directly.
A few minutes later, in the palace guard area and outside Xu Yu's house, a general officer hurriedly arrived.
"Master Baihu, Master Baihu?"
The shouting outside made Xu Yu, who was about to go to bed, open the door and walk out.
"What's up?"
The door opened and Xu Yu appeared inside.
"Sir, news just came from the government office that Zhu Ni's spy has been caught, and there will be trouble tonight!"
Xu Yu's sleepiness was all shocked by these words.
Wu Yunhui then said: "Sir, according to the government's news, the traitor is working at the ceremony office, and his name is Ma Jin!"
"What? There are spies in the palace?" Xu Yu was even more shocked.
Nothing must happen in the palace, otherwise Xu Yu will not only lose his official position, but may also be imprisoned.
"Hurry up and notify the brothers who are taking turns to be on duty, and send someone to notify the front guards of the palace to be on strict alert!"
"And... you can send people to arrest this person named Ma Jin!"
Although Xu Yu's arrangements seemed hurried, they took care of all aspects.
"Yes, I'll go to my humble position now!" Wu Huiyun bowed and said.
After Wu Huiyun turned to leave, Xu Yu also turned around and entered the room, putting on the coat and armor he had just taken off.
I hope nothing happens tonight...Xu Yu secretly prayed.
There are four hundred households in the Guard Department, and he is the only one who leads the troops to guard the house. If he can't even do the simplest job of looking after the house, he still has the honor to be the one of the hundred households.
The rebels want to cause trouble, how they will cause trouble, how big it will be, and where they will be... these are all unknown.
Since it is unknown, we can only focus on the most important areas first and take care of other areas as well.
When the palace was on alert, the two privy envoys also received the news and they were already together.
"There are guards and palace guards over there in the palace, and the defense is extremely tight... It's very difficult for us, we have to take care of the entire palace!" Chen Anming looked embarrassed.
Like Xu Yu, they are also afraid that something will happen. If something happens, they will have to take responsibility. The entire Yuanyang City is their area of responsibility.
Guan Hetai's expression was solemn: "Fortunately, the government office caught the spy, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!"
After thinking for a while, Chen Anming said: "How to deal with it?"
"What are your plans?" Guan Hetai asked.
After a few breaths of silence, Chen Anming said: "Enforce martial law!"
Without rushing to answer, Guan Hetai said after careful consideration: "This matter needs to be discussed with those two!"
Those two people are naturally talking about two long history.
Chen Anming shook his head and said with a troubled expression: "If something happens, it will be too late. Send the military order first, and then inform them two!"
After thinking again, Guan Hetai said: "Tell me your plan!"
After all, Guan Hetai was a civil servant, and his ability to mobilize troops and generals was not as good as that of Chen Anming, an expert.
"The garrison at each city gate will leave a commander-in-chief behind. The rest will all withdraw into the city and inform all the buildings in the city that martial law is in place. No one is allowed to enter or leave, otherwise they will be shot without mercy!" Chen Anming said solemnly.
There is a curfew in Yuanyang City at night, but in order to maintain martial law in such a large city, it is necessary to send as many people as possible.
Guan Hetai said slowly: "It's best to let the government officials cooperate. I'm afraid our people alone won't be enough!"
"You and I will work separately. You go to the government office and I will mobilize the troops?"
"good!"
The two agreed on a plan and then set off separately.
