The city is located in the middle of Songzhou, and is also the center of the entire Daxuan Dynasty. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has all five elements. It has been a geomantic treasure land since ancient times and is where the roots of the dynasty lie.
Xuanmiao City is grand and majestic. It is unmatched by other cities in terms of size, population and economy.
The entire Xuanmiao City has seventeen gates and one hundred and thirty-six shops. It is said that the current population in the city exceeds one million!
Looking back at history, before Daxuan, Xuanmiao City was once called Song City or An City. After hundreds of years of troubled times and dynasty changes, this great city has long been riddled with holes.
Today's Xuanmiao City was built and expanded on the basis of the original old city after Daxuan unified the world.
Therefore, the city was built in an orderly manner vertically and horizontally, with clearly defined markets. After the construction and expansion of the rulers of the Daxuan Dynasty, it became as large as it is today.
Looking up at this majestic and spectacular city, Xu Zun felt quite emotional in his heart.
It was his first time here, but as a host, he was no stranger to this place.
Because Xu Zun's father was the minister of Dali Temple back then, Xu Zun was born here, and he still has many memories in his mind, all about this place.
Among them, there are also many episodes of being adopted by Shen Tiande and living with the Shen brothers and sisters...
Xu Zun and his party came from the southwest, and it was most convenient to enter through the Xingqi Gate of Xuanmiao City.
However, for some unknown reason, the Xingqi Gate has been closed. Even though Ashuzai and others are internal guards, they are unable to pass through the gate.
They had no choice but to go to Xuanhua Gate due south.
When I arrived at Xuanhua Gate, I saw that the city walls were heavily guarded, and the city walls were full of well-equipped soldiers and troops.
People who are preparing to enter the city have already formed a long queue and are undergoing strict inspections one by one.
Xu Zun saw someone carrying a cart of chickens and ducks into the city. The inspection soldiers even opened the chicken coop and went in to search, causing chicken feathers to fly everywhere.
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Xu Zun secretly wondered whether the information he found had been reported to the Holy Emperor and the Queen Mother by the internal guards, which led to the city gates being under martial law and inspections strengthened?
"No, not even the internal guards!" At this time, an officer guarding the city said to Hou Zhen, "Please forgive me. The Holy One has decreed that in extraordinary times, not to mention the internal guards, even relatives of the emperor must be inspected.
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"This..." Hou Zhen felt something vaguely and asked, "General, has something happened to the Holy City? Why is it so strict all of a sudden?"
"I don't know about this, but we are also acting in accordance with the order. Several adults..." the officer pointed to the side and said, "The inspection is inevitable, but you can jump in line. Please come here! In addition to the items, everyone must be inspected.
Identity credentials and directions..."
"This..." Hou Zhen was embarrassed and whispered to the officer, "We are out handling a case, and there are prisoners in the car! You don't want to delay us, do you?"
"I don't dare!" The city guard officer immediately clasped his fists. "After the inspection, the adults only need to sign and sign and prepare an explanation. The villain will never dare to delay the important matters of the internal defense, nor will it delay the adults for too long..."
Listening to the words of the city guarding officer, Xu Zun was slightly worried. He did not expect that even the inner guards would be so strict when they wanted to enter the city.
It's okay for others, but Ku Niang has no identity. If she is stopped by them, I don't know how to deal with it...
"Wait a moment!"
At this moment, a person suddenly ran out of the doorway.
This man, wearing the official robe of an internal guard, came forward and asked everyone, "Is Lord Xu Zunxu from Tangzhou here?"
"Yes, yes," Hou Zhen recognized this person and hurriedly waved his hand, "Lord Commander, it's us!"
After confirming his identity, the man called the commander immediately came to the officer and showed him a token.
It was a lion-shaped token with the word "内" written on it.
"This is the person I've been waiting for," the commander said, "I'll sign and you can be released!"
"Okay, okay!" The officer quickly picked up the signature book, asked the commander to sign, and then let his soldiers go.
Later, Xu Zun and others entered Xuanmiao City along the city gate under the leadership of this person.
"Commander, something is wrong," Hou Zhen knew the commander and asked curiously, "Why is it so strict all of a sudden?"
As a result, before the commander could answer his words, everyone saw more than a dozen inner guards riding tall horses surrounding them, surrounding them.
"You guys are a little late," the commander complained, "come with me to see the Lord Pavilion Leader!"
After hearing these words, Hou Zhen and others realized that the situation was not good, and they no longer dared to say anything.
"Master Xu," the commander came to Xu Zun and said hurriedly, "The situation is urgent. Can you ride a horse?"
At this moment, Xu Zun also noticed that something was wrong in the atmosphere, so he immediately jumped on a fast horse and nodded to the commander.
"Sir..." Zhao Yu and Huo Anu followed immediately, but were stopped by the commander.
"The person the leader is anxious to see is Mr. Xu. The others should go to the Internal Guard Mansion to wait!"
"This..." Zhao Yu and Huo Anu were even more worried.
Xu Zun waved his hands to them, asking them to calm down.
Next, Xu Zun accelerated his horse and galloped away after the commander.
Along the way, Xu Zun had no time to appreciate the magnificence of this mysterious city. He only knew that there were high-rise buildings, towers and pavilions everywhere, so magnificent.
Under the emperor's feet, horse racing on the street was taboo, but with the internal guards leading the way, Xu Zun didn't care.
After running for about half an hour, Xu Zun followed the commander to a very tall and imposing gate. He saw three big characters on the door, which were "Inner Guards Mansion".
In order to save time, the commander simply rode his horse into the courtyard of the Neiwei Mansion, and then rode Xu Zun to the innermost courtyard before dismounting.
When he dismounted, Xu Zun saw his old acquaintance Cai Kun, the leader of the inner guard pavilion, already waiting in the courtyard.
"Master Cai!" Xu Zun quickly went to say hello.
"Come..." Unexpectedly, Cai Kun didn't have time to greet him, so he quickly grabbed Xu Zun and pulled him into a small room next to him.
As soon as they entered, more than a dozen guards immediately appeared at the door and guarded the door tightly.
After entering the room, Xu Zun found that there were no windows, there were lights on the walls, and there was a person half-lying on the bed in the center.
This man looks to be in his fifties, with a beard that is half black and half white. He has two walnuts in his hand and is concentrating with his eyes closed.
"Manager Lin, Xu Zun has arrived."
But I saw Cai Kun bowing respectfully to this person, and then gestured to Xu Zun:
"Xu Zun, hurry up and meet Mr. Lin, the Chief of Internal Security!"
Oops...
Xu Zun was secretly surprised, never expecting that a big shot was waiting for him here.
Before entering the capital, Xu Zun had asked Zhao Yu, Hou Zhen and others to explain to him information about the various princes, ministers and high-ranking officials in the Holy Capital.
This Chief Lin of the Inner Guard is called Lin Chaofeng. Not only is he in charge of the entire Inner Guard, he also has an important identity, that is, he is the younger brother of the current Queen Mother!
It is no exaggeration to say that this person can be said to be a big shot below one person and above ten thousand people!
"Tangzhou punishes Xu Zun, I have seen Mr. Lin!" Xu Zun quickly fell to the ground and saluted Lin Chaofeng.
Lin Chaofeng then opened his eyes, sighed quietly, and said:
"Alas! Your news is too late after all!"
"What?" Xu Zun was suddenly startled, but he didn't dare to ask.
"Xuanmen gave this operation a name, called - Heavenly Tribulation!" Lin Chaofeng straightened up, stopped holding the walnuts in his hands, and said quietly, "Now that Heavenly Tribulation has started, you must be prepared..."
