() Zhong Jinwei, accompanied by Gu Baichuan, Yan Yingyuan and Hu Hao's Yebushou team, headed for the capital. Because Gu Baichuan was relatively weak, he walked slower.
About ten miles away from the capital, I met the escort sent by Dongchang. There were a lot of people wearing pointed hats, white leather boots, brown clothes, and small ribbons. They immediately surrounded Zhong Jinwei.
Strictly true.
Only a dozen or so Dongchang officers continued to move forward to investigate the scene, with Wang Peng leading the way.
Among the guards who guarded Zhong Jinwei, the leader was the supervisor. He reported Emperor Chongzhen's measures to Zhong Jinwei and stated that they would escort Zhong Jinwei back to the capital for an audience.
It is impossible for Zhong Jinwei to have any objections to Emperor Chongzhen's treatment. The matter of his assassination must be investigated clearly, and this must not be tolerated.
After the Dongchang squadron arrived, Hu Hao had nothing to do. The Qinwang Army camp in the distance was also in sight. He and Zhong Jinwei got along together. From Zhong Jinwei's words and deeds, he felt that Zhong Jinwei was still somewhat different from other dignitaries.
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However, he didn't want to stay with the people in Dongchang. He felt like a mouse among cats. People in Dongchang always looked at him in a professional way. Although he didn't do anything wrong, he felt uncomfortable.
So, he said goodbye to Zhong Jinwei. Zhong Jinwei had already learned the address of Hu Hao's team, and when he saw that Hu Hao was leaving, he did not try to persuade him to stay. He could either ask for credit from the emperor, or go to him after he had finished handling the matter.
, he can't even run away.
When they saw the city wall of the capital, their group met a large group of Jinyi guards. However, they were not here to escort Zhong Jinwei, but to investigate the matter of horse thieves.
The leader was a Jinyiwei Qianhu. He originally wanted to come over and ask Zhong Jinwei something, but when he saw the Dongchang squadron surrounded outside, he decided to forget it and go to the scene and surroundings first to see if there were any clues.
When the winter sun fell in the west, Zhong Jinwei and the others arrived at the north gate of the capital. They met a large group of Shuntian government officials and the Wucheng Army Command Department. Their number was several times more than the people of Dongchang and Jinyiwei combined. It was noisy.
Going outside, there are also some places where you can ride on horseback.
When the Dongchang officers saw that they were leaving and blocked the city gate tightly, they wanted to move forward and drive them away.
Zhong Jinwei stopped them. They had official business and were busy with their own affairs. It was probably a question of whether they could go home tonight, so they were asked to leave first.
The leading magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture personally led the team. Seeing the crowd on Zhong Jinwei's side, he probably guessed that it was someone from Dongchang who had escorted Zhong Xingbo back, and hurried over to collect the crime.
Zhong Jinwei did not treat him politely. He only hoped that he could quickly find out the origin of the horse thief and the reason for his assassination. The prefect said that he had immediately notified the Southeast and Northwest Fourth Road Offices to conduct a comprehensive investigation and search for the horse thief, and would definitely give an explanation to Zhongxing Bo.
Zhong Jinwei was not in the mood to chat with him. He had to go see the emperor, so he waved his hand and asked him to go about his business.
Yan Yingyuan followed Zhong Jinwei and didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. He just watched everything that happened.
Whether it was the steward of the East Factory or the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, all of them were respectful to Zhong Jinwei. He felt that the energy of his brother-in-law was not ordinary. It was not comparable to that of an ordinary earl, even a marquis.
He doesn't have this power, so he can't help but be secretly happy for his sister.
After arriving at the Forbidden City, Gu Baichuan and Yan Yingyuan waited at the Meridian Gate. Fearing that the emperor would summon them, Zhong Jinwei went directly to see Emperor Chongzhen.
As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard that Zhong Jinwei had come to the Wenhua Hall, he quickly asked people to come in. Thinking about whether Zhong Jinwei was hit by an arrow in the chest and was being chased by horse thieves, whether he would really be fine, he felt a little worried and stood up from the throne.
, kept looking outside the hall.
When Zhong Jinwei entered the Wenhua Hall and prepared to salute Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen walked down and said, "Master Zhong, there is no need to be polite. I heard that something happened to Master Zhong and I was very worried. Let me see if he is injured."
Zhong Jinwei saw the worry in Emperor Chongzhen's eyes and was moved in his heart. This is the emperor. He is so worried about himself. He really wants to help Emperor Chongzhen change his destiny, even if there are many difficulties and dangers.
Zhong Jinwei quickly replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "It's okay, it's okay, there's no injury at all."
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen had walked up to Zhong Jinwei and saw a hole in Zhong Jinwei's chest.
Emperor Chongzhen pointed at the hole with his finger. Zhong Jinwei understood what he meant and laughed. Then he untied the package he was carrying and showed "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the thorough "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and asked about the reasons. He couldn't help but sigh at Zhong Jinwei's luck.
But this kind of luck cannot happen to the same person one after another. Just because it's okay this time doesn't mean it'll be fine next time.
Emperor Chongzhen suddenly changed his serious expression and solemnly said to Zhong Jinwei: "As an earl, you can have six personal guards with swords. Why didn't you bring any of them? You only brought the two I allocated to you."
Banya? Fortunately, nothing happened this time. What about next time?"
Zhong Jinwei scratched his head in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I just accepted one entourage, and I am still recovering from my injuries outside the city. I didn't have time to collect the rest of the entourage. Next time, I must have all the entourage before I go out." Zhong Jinwei knew that Emperor Chongzhen cared about him.
Safe, I feel warm in my heart.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard that Zhong Jinwei said that he had no time to collect his followers, he thought about it carefully. It was true that Zhong Jinwei came to this world alone and was in a coma for so long. Not long after he woke up, I arranged many things for him. He was also granted the title of earl.
God's business, Master Zhong has time to do his own things. The only time he went to visit his Earl's Mansion, he also encountered a refugee issue. He didn't even go to his own mansion, which was really hard for him.
Emperor Chongzhen thought about it carefully and felt that he had wronged Zhong Jinwei. The guard who was assassinated this time was not strong, and he also had a share of the responsibility.
So, he said to Zhong Jinwei: "I asked my senior companion to send six elite soldiers to protect you. You must quickly find six better guards yourself. If that doesn't work, you can send them to Dongchang for training."
Zhong Jinwei did not dare to joke with his own life. Of course he would not refuse the offer of additional guards. He quickly thanked Emperor Chongzhen.
After Emperor Chongzhen said this, he turned around and wanted to go back to his throne. A flash of light attracted him. He turned around and saw that there was an arrow on Zhong Jinwei's package.
Emperor Chongzhen was a little strange and asked Zhong Jinwei: "Is this arrow the same arrow that hit your chest?"
"No, this is the arrow that shot my brother-in-law. Because I didn't listen to the advice, everyone was in danger, so I keep it as a souvenir and to remind myself to pay attention next time." Zhong Jinwei explained.
"By the way, your brother-in-law is Archi's brother. I heard that he was a martial artist and he killed a dozen horse thieves alone?" Emperor Chongzhen was very interested.
"Exactly, he is Archi's brother, named Yan Yingyuan. Your Majesty, I never thought that Archi's brother is actually a famous person."
"Oh, a celebrity?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little curious. He was still a celebrity. Why hadn't he heard of it?
Zhong Jinwei looked at the other people in the palace and found that they were far away. However, to be safe, he got closer to Emperor Chongzhen and lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, he is a famous person in history."
It turned out that Emperor Chongzhen was quite curious and wanted to know what kind of celebrity he was. So, he asked everyone on duty in the palace to leave. Then he said to Zhong Jinwei: "How can your brother-in-law be famous?"
"Your Majesty, I remember one of his desperate poems."
"Read it and listen."
"On the eightyth day, people pledge their allegiance to Taizu's seventeenth dynasty. One hundred thousand people died with one heart and left three hundred miles of Ming Dynasty." Zhong Jinwei memorized this poem because he admired Yan Yingyuan's heroic deeds.
Emperor Chongzhen felt that this poem contained a deep sense of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. What kind of deeds it contained! Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly asked Zhong Jinwei to tell him in detail.
Therefore, Zhong Jinwei told Emperor Chongzhen about "Eighty-one Days of Jiang Yin" in detail, including the background at that time.
Emperor Chongzhen listened quietly to Zhong Jinwei's narration. Although Zhong Jinwei's explanation was not vivid at all, before Emperor Chongzhen's eyes, pictures of heroic figures who resisted the Qing Dynasty and would rather die than surrender appeared in front of him.
After Zhong Jinwei finished explaining, Emperor Chongzhen was still thinking about it quietly without saying a word.
After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen asked Zhong Jinwei in a calm tone: "Where are Chen Mingyu and Feng Houdun from among the Three Dukes of the Anti-Qing Dynasty?"