At the ceremony at the end of the third year of Dingyuan, there was a huge battle, and officials and dignitaries began to gather in front of the palace gate at Mao o'clock.
An hour later, they will set off from the palace, leave the capital, walk to the West Mountain, and climb to the altar on the top of the mountain to witness the ceremony.
The road from the palace to Xishan is patrolled by imperial guards. No common people in the capital are allowed to appear on this road today.
The festival belongs to the royal family and the dignitaries, while the common people still have to work in their daily lives.
Since the west gate was not open, they took the three north, south, and south gates. The west road was not allowed to pass, so they took long detours.
At this time, two figures appeared outside the east city gate.
Mr. Xu and the young man did not bring any luggage. They stood outside the East City Gate, looked back, then turned and strode away.
After they had walked a few miles, more than ten figures suddenly appeared on the official road ahead.
A young man in front looked at him and asked, "Where are you going, sir?"
Mr. Xu raised his head, looked at the guards of Prince Kang's Mansion, and said, "Go where you should go."
The young man smiled and said, "Sir, shouldn't the place where you should go be the palace?"
Mr. Xu said: "Xu's mission has been completed. His Highness needs to walk the next road by himself."
The young man shook his head and said, "Sir, you should speak to His Highness yourself about this."
Mr. Xu looked at the young man and said, "Xu has something important to do. I hope Commander Zhang will make it convenient."
"Sorry, I was also ordered to do something." The young man looked at him and waved, "Take them back."
More than a dozen royal guards slowly approached the two of them.
The young man behind Mr. Xu stepped forward and stood in front of him.
A moment later.
Everyone, including the commander, was already lying on the ground, and no one knew what was going on.
The two led their horses, turned from the official road into the small road, and their figures gradually disappeared.
At this time, on the Western Mountain, all preparations for this ceremony have been completed, the sacrificial instruments are in place, and the right gate guards are already all over the Western Mountain, ready to serve at any time.
Back mountain.
A group of twenty people passed through the mountain trail. One person said: "Who doesn't know that the back mountain is a cliff? Is there any need to search?"
The leader of the lieutenant said: "Be careful and you won't make a big mistake. Don't make any mistakes in today's affairs!"
He looked behind him and said, "Everyone, please open your eyes and cheer up!"
When everyone heard this, their spirits perked up slightly and they looked around.
At a certain moment, someone suddenly exclaimed: "There seems to be someone in front of me!"
After the words fell, everyone looked over and saw two figures appearing outside the woods in front of them. Judging from their clothes, they did not look like they were from the Right West Gate Guards.
"stop!"
The lieutenant shouted loudly and ran quickly in that direction, followed by everyone behind him.
Seeing that they were discovered, the two people seemed to be a little panicked. They quickly ran into the woods, chased by more than 20 people from behind.
The ten pursuers were panting, and they didn't even touch the corners of their clothes.
More than 20 people chased for a quarter of an hour before finally catching up to a wide area. The two men stopped running. A pursuer from the Right Ximen Guard behind held on to the tree, bent down, looked at them, and gasped: "
Run, why don't you run..."
Before he could finish speaking, his voice suddenly stopped.
Because just as he was speaking, a dense crowd of figures suddenly emerged from the forest behind the two people. At a glance, there were at least hundreds or thousands of people.
The expressions of several people suddenly changed. The lieutenant turned around without hesitation and shouted: "Run!"
It was just that they had just exhausted their physical strength. How could they outrun Zuo Xiaowei, who had rested all night? They were quickly restrained and pinned to the ground.
Xiao Jue walked out from the crowd, looked at the captured Youximen guards, waved his hand and said: "Get them!"
…
Tang Ning got up before dawn, washed up, changed into official uniform, and arrived in front of the palace.
Although he has many identities, this time he is wearing armor belonging to a general, and he also wears soft armor under the armor.
Even though he had three heads and six arms, he could not defeat thousands of troops. Just in case, in addition to being fully armed, Tangning also arranged for Lao Zheng to accompany him.
On a winter morning, although it didn't snow, the chill was still biting. Some senior court officials stood in front of the palace gate, shivering from the cold, but they still had to maintain their posture, and couldn't reach out to wipe their noses with runny noses.
However, this is not the hardest time for them. The long journey they will make soon will test their physical strength.
Every ceremony held by the royal family is extremely luxurious, with complicated rituals, sophisticated instruments, and strict etiquette regulations for every step.
For example, the section from the palace to the altar can only be measured by walking, not by any means of transportation. Even the emperor is not an exception to this. However, Emperor Chen is physically strong and can walk more than ten miles without any problem. The veterans in the court can't.
I can't bear it anymore.
Academician Zhang and several ministers who were really old were exempted from participating in the ceremony like King Huai, but there were still some people who wanted to grit their teeth and persist.
Tang Ning exchanged glances with Wu Liehou and General Ling, and stood at his position.
When the first ray of light from the eastern horizon appeared in front of everyone's eyes, bursts of bells came from the palace.
Emperor Chen and several princes walked out of the palace under the protection of the imperial guards. Behind them was a mighty guard of honor, followed by a band of more than a hundred people.
The royal family's honor guard, including dignitaries and entourage, stretched for several miles. This was the first time Tang Ning had seen such a large formation in her many years in Beijing.
King Kang is no longer a prince, and his position is behind King Duan and King Run, even further behind King Fu, not far in front of Tang Ning.
Tangning had been paying attention to King Kang from the beginning, but his expression remained unchanged from beginning to end.
When Tang Ning first met King Kang, he was full of emotions and anger. You could tell by looking at his expression what he was thinking, but she didn't know when he started to show this expressionless look. It was impossible to guess.
his thoughts.
After a person experiences a major setback or accident, his or her temperament may change dramatically, but King Kang's change is still shocking.
While Tang Ning was observing King Kang, King Kang was also observing Huang Chen.
The person walking at the front of the civil and military officials and the royal family is naturally the person with the most respected status. Only the emperor can walk in that position.
And that position will soon be his.
Thinking of this, even though he had already mastered the ability to hide his emotions and anger, he couldn't help but have a smile on his face.
Chen Huang was walking in front, suddenly he felt something in his heart and looked back.
But there was nothing behind except the slowly marching team...
[ps: Xiaolangjun published the book on May 24th last year, and it is now the first anniversary...]
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