On this day, it was not an early morning day, but there was such a big movement. First of all, it affected the civil and military officials, and then their families, servants, etc.
Moreover, the people in the capital are naturally sensitive to politics, so they felt strange hearing the sound of the bell.
Therefore, on this day, the focus of the capital was focused on the court meeting. There were various speculations, but no one thought of what the real thing was.
The weather was no longer so cold at this time, and a bunch of old men drinking morning tea gathered in the high-end Zhuangyuan Building to chat and gossip.
"You know, I guess officials somewhere have been caught for widespread corruption. The emperor is going to summon all the civil and military officials to kill chickens and monkeys in front of them." A middle-aged man who looked like a businessman guessed.
Upon hearing this, a decent man glanced at the man with disdain, and then said with a bit of pride: "Nonsense, if such a thing happened, my master is the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so he must know something about it. But I saw it this morning.
My master went to court in a hurry, with a look of confusion on his face."
The man was dissatisfied and retorted: "Maybe the Metropolitan Procuratorate is also involved? It's not like..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by his companion: "Don't talk nonsense, how long has it been since this happened!"
Then he turned to the decent man and said with a hint of flattery: "He slept late last night and didn't wake up yet. He was just talking nonsense. Please forgive me."
The respectable man snorted, ignored them, and ate the famous Hangzhou soup dumplings by himself.
Or maybe in order to liven up the atmosphere that had just calmed down, the person who had just been trying to persuade him made a joke and guessed: "Could it be that the Western Yi are causing trouble in the south again?"
"Impossible, wasn't being beaten by Marquis Zhongxing enough?" When people at the other table heard this, they couldn't help but interject.
When he mentioned the Marquis of Zhongxing, the middle-aged businessman couldn't help but guess again: "When I first came to the capital, the Marquis of Zhongxing was going on an expedition. Could it be that there was an emergency such as a big defeat or the annihilation of the entire army..."
"impossible!"
"What nonsense!"
"Where did the birdman come from? Does he deserve a beating?"
"..."
This person did not expect that his speculation would offend others again, and this time it would be even more serious, almost causing public outrage.
He looked around at the diners who were glaring at him and couldn't help but be speechless.
Fortunately, he is a businessman, and it is his instinct to adapt to the situation. Seeing that the situation was not good, he quickly defended: "I'm sorry, everyone, I was quick to speak and missed a word. I meant that Zhongxing Hou was beaten.
Jianlu suffered a huge defeat, and even the entire Jianlu army was wiped out!"
After hearing his explanation, the surrounding diners stopped sulking and started eating their own breakfasts.
This outsider did not understand the position of Marquis Zhongxing in the hearts of the people in the capital, otherwise he would not have said this even if it was a slip of the tongue.
You must know that Zhongxinghou is a god descended from the earth, and he is invincible in every battle. He has never been defeated against Jianlu and Xiyi. What is more important is that Zhongxinghou assisted Emperor Chongzhen and how many practical things he did for the people. Capital Master
Such a big change cannot be attributed to Marquis Zhongxing.
However, after this person said this, someone else actually discussed this possibility: "It's not really the Marquis who won a big victory, right?"
"It's possible to win a big battle. It's not like the Marquis has never fought before. Didn't he conquer the capital of Jianlu before?" Another diner agreed.
An older diner next to this man stroked his beard and shook his head: "That's not right. The incident last time didn't make such a big noise. This time, the emperor hit the Jingyang Bell and summoned all the civil and military officials to make a big noise.
"
"Did they capture the Jianlu capital again?" The person who guessed first looked at this person in surprise and asked.
The man still stroked his beard, shook his head again slowly and said: "Do you think that the capital of Jianlu is your toilet, you can come and go when you want? If this were the case, Jianlu would not have attacked the capital in the past few years.
The city is under way."
"Yes, I haven't heard that Jianlu ran out to harm others this time. There must be enough soldiers and horses in the capital. Think about it, there are many soldiers in the capital and the city is strong. Is it so easy to fight?"
That decent guy also got involved in the gossip.
Well, now, a bunch of big guys are guessing and guessing, but they just can't guess an event that everyone agrees with.
This kind of chatting while eating is the best way to kill time. Unknowingly, warm sunlight shone on the windows of Zhuangyuan Building.
While these people were still chatting, they suddenly heard a noise coming from outside. It was very loud and noisy, and it was difficult to hear what it was about.
Some of the grumpier diners impatiently shouted in the direction of the shopkeeper: "What are you doing, why don't you let people use their breakfast?"
The shopkeeper had already frowned. When he heard that some diners were dissatisfied, he quickly said to the waiter next to him: "Go and have a look. If there is nothing wrong, please stay away from the noisy people on the street."
"Okay!" the waiter agreed, then walked out of the store. With the view of Zhuangyuan Building, no one in this area dared not give him face.
When the diners heard this, they were all quite satisfied and started chatting among themselves again.
But after the waiter left, the noise outside did not subside at all. The previous diner became impatient and shouted directly: "***, you don't want to eat, please pay!"
The shopkeeper was a little annoyed that the waiter couldn't handle such a simple thing. Just as he was about to speak, the curtain of the restaurant door opened and the waiter rushed in like crazy.
He almost bumped into the diners at the door, but without a hint of apology, he showed surprise and loudly said to the diners who looked at him: "Jianlu was... destroyed the country, and the Marquis won again!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there were only a few sounds of bowls and chopsticks falling to the floor in the store, and everyone looked at the waiter in disbelief.
"Destroy... destroy the country?" A diner who responded quickly stuttered and confirmed.
"Yes, yes, it means destroying the country! There are notices posted outside, it is absolutely true! That..."
Before the waiter finished speaking, there was a crash and all the diners in the restaurant stood up and rushed out.
Only the shopkeeper was left shouting from behind: "Dear guests, we haven't settled the bill yet!"
Not far from the Zhuangyuan Building was a notice posting area, which was already crowded with people. However, a large number of people still gathered around, trying to see the notice announcing the good news with their own eyes. A small number of people squeezed out from the crowd, and then
I rushed home to tell my family the great news.
By noon, almost all the people in the capital knew the good news, and the whole capital suddenly became like a Chinese New Year.
With lanterns and colorful lights and the sound of firecrackers, the people used various methods to celebrate this great victory and the destruction of Jianlu.
Every store that sells incense, candles, and paper money suddenly has a booming business. The original off-season suddenly turned into a best-selling season, and everything was sold out.
More than 80% of the families in the capital had relatives who were directly or indirectly killed by the Jianjun, and they happily reported the good news to those relatives.
After finishing these tasks, the people in the capital came to their senses and began to look forward to the triumphal return of the army.