Chapter 72 The palace is in trouble, raise a sword in the snow, kill
There is quite a bit of snow falling in the sky, and snowflakes are falling in droves.
Jia Yun, Cao Wu, and Tang Daqian, all dressed in black attire, carrying bamboo hats, riding horses, and carrying the swords Jing Zhanyao had just given, were walking through the white snowflakes.
Jia Yun held the Sanyuan Knife in her hand. She had no choice but to do so. This long sword was not only heavy but also very long, making it inconvenient to tie it to a horse.
However, for Jia Yun, who is used to practicing martial arts swords that weigh one hundred kilograms or even one hundred and twenty kilograms, it is not difficult to hold the three-yuan knife weighing several dozen kilograms in her hand.
Cao Wu also held in his hand the heavy long sword given to him by Jing Zhanyao.
Tang Daqian was more comfortable in this regard, so Jing Zhanyao gave him a short-handled sword, which was easier to carry on his back.
The Qing Dynasty had strict management on firearms and bows and crossbows, but not strict management on weapons such as swords.
As the capital of the country, Shenjing City is naturally protected. In Shenjing City, long-handled broadswords and short-handled broadswords cannot be taken casually on the streets, but swords can.
However, Jia Yun, Cao Wu, and Tang Daqian can now carry swords on the streets in Shenjing City. They have all passed the martial arts examination and are all martial arts scholars.
Being able to take a broadsword to the streets in Shenjing City is a special treatment that Wu Xiucai can enjoy.
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Shenjing City is divided into the inner city and the outer city. The west city and the east city are both in the inner city, and the south city is in the outer city.
There are nine gates in the inner city, namely Zhengyang Gate, Chongwen Gate, Xuanwu Gate, Anding Gate, Desheng Gate, Dongzhi Gate, Xizhi Gate, Chaoyang Gate and Fucheng Gate.
In the Qing Dynasty, a military officer of the first rank was called Jiumen Admiral. His full name was Admiral, Commander of the Fifth Battalion of the Nine Gate Infantry Patrol. In fact, he was the commander of the Royal Imperial Army.
There are about 30,000 officers and soldiers under the Nine Gates Admiral, who are well-equipped. They are mainly responsible for guarding and access control inside and outside the Nine Gates. They are also responsible for night patrols, firefighting, security inspections, bans, arrests, prison breaks, etc.
Each of the nine gates has two gate leaders (from the fourth rank), two gate chiefs (from the sixth rank), and two gate officials (from the seventh rank).
When Jia Yun returns to the inner city from Jing's Martial Arts School alone, she usually goes to Xuanwu Gate.
If you go back to the inner city with Cao Wu and Tang Daqian, you will usually take the Zhengyang Gate, because Tang Daqian's home is in the East City, and it is convenient for the three of you to go through the Zhengyang Gate, and you can also go together.
That's the case today.
When Jia Yun and the others were riding towards Zhengyang Gate, they suddenly heard the roar of a signal cannon.
The message cannon actually went off? What happened?
Jia Yun and the three of them were all surprised. They immediately galloped on their horses and soon arrived outside the Zhengyang Gate. The three of them were even more surprised.
On weekdays, Zhengyangmen is not very chaotic, even if it cannot be called orderly.
Right now, Zhengyang Gate is in chaos. Many people are blocked inside the city gate by officers and soldiers and are not allowed to go out. Many people are blocked outside the city gate by officers and soldiers and are not allowed to enter.
What exactly is going on?
Jia Yun and three others rode forward. All three of them were impressive, riding horses, and carrying swords. The crowd blocking the city gate naturally gave way to a passage for the three of them.
"Mr. Meng, what happened?"
Cao Wu sat on a brown horse and asked a high-pitched military officer in a loud voice.
This military attaché was called Meng Tan, a Zhengqi-grade city gatekeeper who guarded the Zhengyang Gate, and knew Cao Wu.
When Meng Tan saw it was Cao Wu, he hurried forward and whispered something nervously into Cao Wu's ear. Cao Wu immediately straightened up and his expression changed drastically.
Tang Daqian was curious: "What's the matter?"
Cao Wu whispered something into Jia Yun and Tang Daqian's ears, and both Jia Yun and Tang Daqian's expressions changed drastically.
This sentence actually read: The White Lotus Sect rebels are attacking the palace!
In her previous life, Jia Yun knew something about the White Lotus Sect, knew how evil the White Lotus Sect was, and also knew that the White Lotus Sect liked to rebel. In the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, the White Lotus Sect frequently rebelled.
After traveling through time for so long, Jia Yun has also heard the name of the "White Lotus Sect" many times, and knows that for the current Qing Dynasty, the biggest problem is not war with foreign countries but the White Lotus Sect.
Although she has heard about it many times, Jia Yun has never seen the so-called White Lotus Sect. Firstly, Shenjing City is very strict with the White Lotus Sect, and secondly, Jia Yun's life circle has not been large in the past two years.
I didn’t expect to hear such big news suddenly!
Something big happened!
Cao Wu was anxious: "Master Meng, let us enter the inner city quickly, we are going to kill the rebels!"
After Meng Tan hesitated for a while, he let Jia Yun, Cao Wu, and Tang Daqian in. He was not close to Cao Wu, but he couldn't afford to offend Cao Wu, and he believed that Cao Wu really wanted to kill him.
Anti-thief.
Jia Yun, Cao Wu, and Tang Daqian quickly rushed towards the palace after entering Zhengyang Gate.
The imperial palace is just north of Zhengyangmen, not far away.
Along the way, Jia Yun and the other three saw many people running away in panic.
Some people were running away and shouting:
"There are rebels attacking the palace!"
"The rebels from the White Lotus Sect have come to Shenjing City, and Shenjing City is going to be doomed!"
"Run quickly, or you will be killed by the rebels if you don't run!"
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Jia Yun and the others rode their horses to the Meridian Gate, and found that the Meridian Gate was fine. No rebels were found, but there were many people running away.
Cao Wu: "Where are the rebels attacking the palace?"
Tang Daqian: "I don't know. This place is so chaotic that I can't find anyone to ask what's going on."
Jia Yun suddenly had an idea: "Let's go to Xihua Gate!"
Jia Yun remembered that in the previous Qing Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect attacked the imperial palace. At that time, the rebels attacked from Xihua Gate and Donghua Gate. Among them, the rebels from Xihua Gate invaded the palace and went straight to Longzong Gate.
, even directly to the Yangxin Hall.
Just now, Jia Yun decided to follow Cao Wu and Tang Daqian to the palace, and she had already realized that the White Lotus Sect's attack on the palace was a good opportunity for him to make a contribution!
Now he is going to Xihuamen because he has decided that since he wants to make meritorious deeds, he will make greater merit and not let this good opportunity pass him by!
Success can be found in small details, wealth can be found in danger!
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The palace has four gates, namely the main gate Meridian Gate, the east gate Donghua Gate, the west gate Xihua Gate, and the north gate Shenwu Gate.
The plane of Xihua Gate is rectangular, with a red city platform and a white marble Xumi pedestal. There are three gates in the middle of the city platform. The gates are square on the outside and round on the inside. There is a city tower on the city platform, with yellow glazed tiles on the top of the verandah and the roof of the city.
It is five rooms wide, three rooms deep, and surrounded by corridors.
When Jia Yun and the others rode their horses to Xihua Gate, Cao Wu and Tang Daqian were shocked!
A ticket gate in the city platform was actually breached, and inside and outside the city gate, a group of palace guards were fighting fiercely with a group of rebels...
Jia Yun was not surprised this time. He had already thought of what happened in his previous life and felt that things might be similar this time.
"Master Chu!"
Cao Wu shouted to a military attaché among the palace guards.
This man's name is Chu Mingkai, and he has a very high official position. Like Cao Wei, he is a minister of the first-class bodyguard department!
I have to sigh, Cao Wu knows quite a few military attachés. He knew Meng Tan, the former seventh-grade city gatekeeper of Zhengyang Gate, and he also knew Chu Mingkai, the current minister of the first-grade bodyguard department.
This is not surprising, because Cao Wu is the son of Cao Wei. He has often followed Cao Wei since he was a boy, and has met many military attachés.
When Chu Mingkai discovered Cao Wu, he hurriedly shouted: "Brother Wu, kill the rebels quickly!"
Without hesitation, Cao Wu immediately took off the bamboo hat on his head, raised the long sword that Jing Zhanyao gave him, rode his horse towards the rebels, and shouted: "Kill!"
Cao Wu was a little reckless, and now he was a little drunk from drinking at noon. He had long wanted to achieve military exploits, and his father, as the minister of the bodyguard department, was mainly responsible for protecting the emperor and guarding the palace, and there was a call from Chu Mingkai...
How could Cao Wu hesitate?
Tang Daqian turned to look at Jia Yun and nodded to Jia Yun. Jia Yun also nodded. Tang Daqian smiled knowingly, took off the bamboo hat on his head, and raised the short-handled sword that Jing Zhanyao gave him.
He galloped towards the rebels and shouted: "Kill!"
Jia Yun raised her head and glanced at the sky. There was still a lot of snow falling in the sky, and it was scattered and vague.
Jia Yun felt very emotional!
Although he had known for a long time that it would be inevitable for him to fight enemies with cold weapons in this life, he never expected that such a thing would happen so early and so violently for the first time!
Scared? To be honest, a little.
But he no longer cared about being afraid.
Killing can achieve military merit.
If you don't kill, you will miss a good opportunity to make military achievements.
It may also ruin his career and career. Chu Mingkai and some guards saw him, and Cao Wu and Tang Daqian killed him. If he hadn't been killed, and if word spread in the court, he would have taken the martial arts test and become a military attaché.
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He may also be looked down upon by Cao Wu and Tang Daqian from now on.
Moreover, Cao Wu and Tang Daqian may also die in this battle. If so, he will definitely regret it.
Thinking of this, Jia Yun no longer hesitated, took off the bamboo hat on her head, raised the three-yuan knife given to him by Jing Zhanyao, and in the swirling snowflakes, he rode towards the rebels and shouted: "Kill"