Hearing that the people at the gate of the city welcomed Wang Xian instead of him, even though he was mentally prepared, Zhao Ying still twisted his nose in anger and glanced at the carriage behind him. Wang Xian was reading to Gu Xiaolian as if nothing had happened. The old eunuch hated him.
He spat: "This guy must be the one causing the trouble!"
However, Zhao Ying also knew in his heart that if it were him, no matter how much effort he put in secretly, not many people would be willing to praise this bad guy.
"Change the route to Shuncheng Gate!" The old eunuch assessed the situation and agreed to his subordinate's suggestion. The team then turned west, detoured for several miles, and entered Beijing through Shuncheng Gate. As expected, the people were all attracted to Li Zhengmen.
There were not many people inside and outside Chengmen joining in the fun, and the team entered the city smoothly.
"Go through Shuncheng Gate." Seeing the old eunuch's gloomy expression, the eunuch in charge quickly comforted him: "This is the death gate for prison cars to enter and exit. You should go through this way." Outside Shuncheng Gate is the famous Caishikou, which is
It is a place where officials kill people. Wen Tianxiang was taken out of Shuncheng Gate by the Yuan Dynasty and beheaded, so the eunuch in charge had this saying.
The old eunuch nodded and said slowly: "In a few days, he will have to get out of here by car again."
As he spoke, he entered the city of Beijing. Three thousand troops were used to escort imperial prisoners outside the city. Naturally, so many people could not follow them after entering the city. Therefore, at this time, there were only seven or eight hundred Dongchang fans behind the old eunuch.
The momentum is much weaker than when outside the city.
While walking on the bustling street, someone shouted: "Uncle Zhongyong is here!"
This sound didn't matter, it was like a frying pan exploding, and the people on the street all rushed over with cheers. In an instant, Dongchang's team was surrounded by water. People's faces were red, their voices were hoarse, and their voices were loud.
They shouted: "Uncle Zhongyong! Uncle Zhongyong! Uncle Zhongyong!"
The people in Dongchang hurriedly raised their weapons and tried to block out the people pouring in from all directions, but there were too many people! And people kept pouring in from other places, so crowded that everyone in Dongchang was sweating and embarrassed.
With their armor abandoned, the entire team was continuously squeezed to the point where their chests were pressed against their backs. Some fans were even squeezed so hard that their feet were dangling in the air and could not touch the ground. From time to time, someone from the East Factory screamed:
"Ouch, my shoe fell off!"
"Stop squeezing, the yolk will come out if you continue squeezing it!"
"Oh my god, I can't breathe!"
The old eunuch was riding on a horse, and beside him was the eunuch in charge who was leading a group of people to block him. It was not that he was squeezed, but the old eunuch's face was stretched, and his face was ugly and scary. He looked at the crowds of people in all directions.
, listening to the deafening shouts of 'Uncle Zhongyong', 'Uncle Zhongyong', my heart is mixed with jealousy, anger, shock, fear, burning discomfort, I can't say what it feels like...
"What the hell did you come up with!" Seeing that someone would be killed if he squeezed in any longer, the eunuch in charge angrily slapped Fanzi Zheng on the face and cursed: "It's better to go through the main entrance of Li's damn house!
"Although there was a huge crowd of people walking through Li's main gate, at least there were people from Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and Shuntian Mansion to support us, so we wouldn't be as isolated and helpless as we are now, as if we were surrounded.
The fan named Zheng covered his face and did not dare to say a word. The eunuch in charge also knew that slapping him would only vent his anger and would not solve any problems. He had to turn around and ask Zhao Ying behind him for instructions: "Mr. Factory, do it.
Well, if we don’t show something powerful, our brothers will be squeezed to death!”
"What's so powerful about it?" Zhao Ying glanced at the eunuch in charge and said wistfully: "Draw out your sword to kill someone?"
"Children fight their way out and cover the factory boss as he rushes out!" That's what the eunuch in charge really thought.
"Fart!" Zhao Ying yelled. If it weren't for the inconvenience of his hands and feet, the old eunuch would have kicked him away. He was so angry that he cursed: "Where is this? You want to create something."
Who should I show the murder? Don’t you think our family is unlucky enough?"
The old eunuch clearly understood that the fierce public sentiment among the people could to some extent reflect the current grief and indignation of the government and the public against the emperor for expelling the prince and persecuting Wang Xian. If he dared to go on a killing spree in the capital at this time, he would definitely become a substitute for the emperor.
He was the one who took the blame, and even if Zhu Di understood him in his heart, he still had to use himself to appease the public's anger... What the old eunuch wanted was to be remembered for eternity, and he would not do things that would cause infamy for thousands of years.
"Then... what should we do?" The eunuch in charge was at a loss for ideas.
"..." The old eunuch was silent for a long time with a sullen face, then gritted his teeth and said, "Please ask Uncle Zhongyong to come forward and persuade them..."
"What?" The eunuch in charge was in disbelief: "Isn't this a way of boosting others' ambition and destroying one's own prestige?"
"I don't have much to worry about anymore." If it wasn't a last resort, how could the old eunuch make such a move? Zhao Ying said with a dark face: "Do you want our family to invite you in person?"
"Don't dare!" The eunuch in charge hurriedly squeezed to the side of the carriage and said to Dai Hua, who was guarding the door of the carriage: "Please ask your master to appease the people, otherwise someone will die!"
The carriage was very solid and heavily guarded around it. Naturally, there was no feeling of crowding at all. Dai Hua took some time to calm down and said, "My lord is currently studying. Let's talk about this after I finish reading this paragraph..."
"You!" The head eunuch's nose was almost crooked with anger, but he had no choice but to be patient and wait obediently.
On the carriage, Wang Xian had actually stopped reading. He heard the deafening shouts outside and really hoped that Gu Xiaolian would react. But after waiting for a long time, he didn't see her fingers move. Wang Xian smiled to himself.
, secretly said: 'It seems that not all kinds of sounds can stimulate her...'
Originally, Wang Xian planned to have several thunderbolts made for Gu Xiaolian to hear the sound after returning to Beijing...
Pulling his thoughts away from Gu Xiaolian, Wang Xiancai began to pay attention to the turbulent people outside. He opened the car curtain a crack and took a look at the red-faced people outside, but there was not much excitement in his heart. Because he knew very well that the people
They are the most easily incited group of people. They can fight against injustice for themselves today, but tomorrow they may be scolded on the street and drown themselves with saliva.
And the reason why the common people are so excited is probably because the prince's share is added to themselves...
"Uncle, we are begging you personally, can you come out quickly?" Zhao Ying's angry voice sounded outside. It turned out that the old eunuch had been waiting around and didn't see him coming out, so he couldn't help but come in person to urge him.
.
"Eunuch, I'm guilty of a crime, so it's not convenient for me to show my face." Wang Xian said slowly.
"Everything has its own authority. Let us ask you to do it!" Zhao Ying said helplessly: "Besides, whether you are guilty or not is up to the emperor to decide. At least for now, you are still innocent."
"Oh, it turns out I am innocent," Wang Xian said with a sudden look on his face: "My father-in-law was strictly guarded along the way. I thought I would be imprisoned as soon as I entered the capital."
Knowing that Wang Xian was deliberately being mean, Zhao Ying could only hold back his anger and said with a smile: "No, of course, my uncle is going back to your Earl's Mansion."
"Then why are you still here, inviting me to dinner?" Wang Xian glanced at him and said sarcastically: "We have been together day and night along the way, and I have never seen you treat me to a guest."
"I have to leave too!" The old eunuch finally couldn't hold it in anymore and gritted his teeth and said: "You surnamed Wang, you are using public opinion to order the emperor and blatantly defy the emperor's authority!"
"I'm just afraid you'd say that, so I don't dare to do this." Wang Xian sneered: "Who knows what you will do to me once I show up here? You must say this is my fault again, right?
"
The old eunuch was driven crazy by Wang Xian, and said frantically: "I promise you, no one will say that!"
Wang Xian then snorted, opened the car door, and revealed his figure.
"Uncle Zhongyong has come out!" Seeing Wang Xian's appearance, the people from all directions were immediately excited and shouted at the top of their lungs:
"Uncle Zhongyong is a loyal minister!"
"Whoever persecutes Uncle Zhongyong is the enemy of Ming Dynasty!"
"We live and die together with Uncle Zhongyong!"
The corners of Wang Xian's eyes were a little moist, and he hugged everyone, then raised his hands to signal everyone to calm down.
As expected, the crowd miraculously quieted down. Everyone looked at Wang Xian intently, wanting to hear what he had to say.
"Everyone, Wang Xian will never forget your love for me!" Wang Xian thanked me first, then changed the topic and said seriously: "But you shouldn't believe the rumors easily. Who said I will be persecuted by the imperial court?"
"That's what they say..." someone replied loudly.
"It's rain when you listen to the wind." Wang Xian said with a smile: "I know best whether I have been persecuted or not. Now I solemnly explain to everyone that the emperor recruited me to Beijing to promote me to a higher position, not to remove me from office and behead me!"
"Hahaha!" All the people were relieved and laughed happily, but there were also smart people who asked in disbelief: "Uncle, when you were escorted back from Dongchang, wasn't that persecution?"
"I have to ask Eunuch Zhao, the admiral of Dongchang, to answer this question." Wang Xian glanced at Zhao Ying behind him and said with a smile: "Eunuch Zhao, please explain it to everyone."
Zhao Ying stepped forward helplessly, forcing a smile in front of him, but unfortunately it was uglier than crying, "Everyone misunderstood, we were escorting uncle into Beijing, and we parted ways after passing this intersection."
"I see..." The people were relieved.
"Can you please make a way?" Wang Xian asked with a smile.
"Okay! Okay!" Upon hearing this, the people obediently moved to both sides of the road and moved out of the way.
"Eunuch Zhao, let's break up here." Wang Xian looked at Zhao Ying with a smile and made a gesture of invitation.
"Farewell!" Zhao Ying cupped his hands with a dark face and led the people away. He didn't want to stay here for a moment.
After the people from Dongchang left, the atmosphere on the street became much more lively. The common people crowded around Wang Xian and walked towards the Earl's Palace. As they walked, they kept asking questions: "Uncle, the Crown Prince has gone to Nanjing.
Will everything be okay?"
"How can something happen?" Wang Xian explained patiently: "My Ming Dynasty now has two capitals, the north and the south. The emperor is in Beijing, and there must be a king in charge of Nanjing."
"Uncle, how long will you stay back this time? Are you still leaving?"
"It may take a long time..." Wang Xian said a little absent-mindedly, and murmured: "A long time..."