Liu Mingzhi’s words did not receive a reply from the figure on the top of the tower. A loud shout instantly made the atmosphere in the palace tense.
“Guard the driver, guard the driver quickly. Quickly beat the drum and send an order to all the soldiers in the two cities inside and outside to put the whole city under martial law.”
The source of the loud voice came from the Forbidden Army generals on the palace wall. As for which Forbidden Army general called out the escort, Liu Mingzhi could not hear it because the distance was too far.
The moment the Forbidden Army general finished speaking, tens of thousands of well-organized Forbidden Army soldiers raised their weapons and quickly moved towards the city tower in groups to surround them.
Holding powerful crossbows and big yellow bows, the Forbidden Army archers took off the phoenix feather arrows in their quivers at the moment of action, quickly put them on the bow strings and pulled them into half-moons, aiming them at the tower standing unwaveringly.
Moving cloaked man.
Thousands of Imperial Guards who were responsible for maintaining the order of the guests on the square instinctively drew their weapons and gathered together, forming a semicircular human wall. They slowly and steadily moved toward Mr. Liu who was standing at the highest point outside the Qinzheng Hall.
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The atmosphere in the palace became serious the moment the Forbidden Army soldiers took action.
The thousands of guests standing under the high platform looked at each other in confusion. Some looked nervous and incomprehensible, while others looked slightly excited. No matter what the reaction of the guests was, they never expected that they would attend the prince's wedding banquet and still be there.
You can encounter things like assassinating the king and killing the driver.
Although the vague figure on the city tower did not indicate that he was here to assassinate the king, but from the somewhat thorny tone of his words, the guests realized that his purpose was not to congratulate His Highness the Second Prince.
So simple.
After all, the serious guests who came to congratulate the palace swaggered through the palace gate to verify their identity and entered the palace. Anyone who came over the wall would know without thinking carefully that the visitor must be an unkind person!
Among the guests, hundreds of figures in purple and purple robes reacted from their astonishment. After glancing at the black figure on the roof of the tower, they immediately picked up their clothes and squeezed out of the crowd, trotting towards the high platform outside Qinzheng Hall.
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The appearance of these people is clearly that of those high-ranking civil and military ministers in the court.
Hundreds of civil and military ministers trotted towards the Qinzheng Hall, shouting the word "protect" in their mouths.
“Guard you, quickly protect you.”
The civil and military officials on the thousand-level platform had just reached about halfway when the sound of thick and rapid war drums suddenly sounded from the palace wall.
The rumbling war drums echoed inside and outside the capital in an instant. Not only did the atmosphere in the palace become tense, but the atmosphere in the entire capital also became tense due to the sudden sound of war drums.
Tens of thousands of Forbidden Army soldiers standing guard on the city walls of the inner and outer cities heard the sudden sound of war drums from the direction of the palace. They were a little disapproving at first. After all, today is an auspicious day for the wedding of His Highness the Second Prince. The palace will beat drums and sound trumpets from time to time.
This is something that the Ministry of War has already informed the various Forbidden Army officers in advance.
However, when all the Forbidden Army soldiers heard the subsequent rhythm of the war drums, their expressions changed drastically.
This rhythm is not the sound of drums to welcome guests, but the sound of war drums to warn and emergency.
As elite soldiers and horses, they are very familiar with the meaning represented by the rhythm of war drums.
Since there was no early warning horn sound from the scouts in all directions of the capital, someone would have to sneak into the palace to assassinate the king.
For a time, the Forbidden Army soldiers on the inner and outer city walls reacted, picked up various standard weapons, changed directions, and looked towards the direction of the palace.
The generals of the imperial army at various large and small gates in the capital unanimously sent orders to their respective troops.
“All brothers immediately secured all city gates and were not allowed to leave their posts without orders. I, the general, immediately rushed to the palace to investigate the situation.”
“We accept the order.”
The most relaxed people in the capital were only the people in the city. As ordinary people, they naturally didn't understand what the sound of the war drums on the palace walls meant. They thought they were still beating the drums for the marriage of His Highness the Prince just like the previous two times.
To add to the fun!
There were also many older people in the city with doubtful looks on their faces. They were naturally well-informed as they were older. Listening to the rapid sound of war drums coming from the direction of the palace, they faintly sensed something was wrong.
However, there was no sound of large-scale gatherings of Imperial Guard troops outside their home, which made them wonder whether there was something wrong with their ears because of their age.
After all, there has been no war in Dalong's palace for many years. Your Majesty is diligent and caring for the people, and now the people of Dalong are well-fed and well-fed, and have no worries about food and clothing.
There have been no natural or man-made disasters in various state capitals this year, so it is naturally impossible for people to riot and chaos. In this case, how can it be a warning and emergency drum sound?
As for the invasion of foreign enemies, that is even more impossible.
If the foreign enemy has already reached the capital and they have not received any news, then how powerful this foreign enemy must be!
Among the small barbarian countries surrounding Dalong, it seems that no country has such strength.
Outside the Qinzheng Hall of the Imperial Palace, Liu Mingzhi glanced at the impenetrable Imperial Army soldiers who protected him in less than a cup of tea, and a look of relief flashed in his eyes.
Qi Yun quietly walked to Young Master Liu and stopped, gently tugging at the sleeve of her husband's dragon robe and looking at Young Master Liu worriedly with her beautiful eyes.
“Husband, will there be any problems with Chengzhi and Jingyao?”
Liu Mingzhi squinted his eyes and shook his head calmly: "Yun'er, don't worry, they don't dare to attack Chengzhi and Jingyao so blatantly."
“Really? Husband, are you sure?”
“Don’t worry, my husband still has this assurance. Now that all the rich and powerful people in the capital are in the palace, they naturally don’t dare to take action against Chengzhi and Jingyao girl.
There are naturally people among the guests who they care about very much.
If they dare to take action, they will not be able to withstand the thunderous wrath of their husbands."
“I heard what your husband said means that you know who the visitor is?”
"Well! I already have a rough idea in my mind, Yun'er, please go back and let your husband handle this matter."
“This...well, husband, please be careful.”
After Qi Yun slowly stepped back, Liu Mingzhi slowly took two steps forward, stood at the edge of the thousand-level platform and glanced around at the Forbidden Army soldiers who were more than ten steps away.
“You all retreat, didn’t you hear that I just invited that senior to come down for a wedding banquet?
You all will listen to the order and immediately withdraw your weapons and return them to their original positions. You must not act rashly without my order."
After hearing what Young Master Liu said, the generals of the Forbidden Army who were closer to Young Master Liu turned around and looked at Young Master Liu Ming with stunned expressions, as if they suspected that they had heard wrongly.
Feeling the confused eyes of the Forbidden Army generals, Liu Mingzhi calmly nodded and spoke again.
"You listen to the order and immediately put away your weapons and return to their original positions. You are not allowed to act rashly without my order.
Another order was immediately issued that all the imperial troops in the capital must not act rashly without my order."
This time, the generals of the Forbidden Army were finally sure that they had heard correctly. They looked at each other hesitantly, looked at Liu Mingzhi's calm expression, and hesitantly bowed and hugged him.
“I will obey the order.”
A group of generals silently inserted the horizontal swords in their hands into their sheaths, took out the command flags from their waists and ran toward their brothers below, waving the flags several times.
Thousands of Forbidden Army officers were stunned for a moment when they saw the order conveyed by the command flag in the hands of their immediate superiors. After reacting, they put away their weapons and dispersed towards the square without hesitation, displaying the order and prohibition in full.
As soon as the soldiers of the Forbidden Army dispersed, the civil and military officials headed by Xia Gongming rushed to Young Master Liu.
Watching the Forbidden Army soldiers and civil and military officials receding around them, they looked at Young Master Liu in confusion.
“Your Majesty, what does this mean?”
Liu Mingzhi smiled faintly and glanced at the bewildered civil and military officials gathered in front of him.
“My dear ministers and dear ministers, please do not be alarmed or worried.
Everyone who comes here is a guest, and such a strict preparation is not the way to welcome guests.
Just stay and watch with peace of mind, I will personally welcome this distinguished guest."
A group of officials looked at each other in confusion, looked at Liu Mingzhi's expression of neither happiness nor anger, and hesitantly dispersed to both sides.
Liu Mingzhi retracted his gaze and looked at the black figure on the tower with a smile and extended his invitation again.
“Senior, I am a guest from afar. Since you are here, you might as well come down and have a glass of dog’s wedding wine, and let me express my friendship as a landlord.”