Chapter 686 686 picks up people, the response is not slow
Xiao Jiuan and Ji Yunkai were outside the city. They didn't know that as soon as the emperor woke up, he ordered the city to be closed and the whole city under martial law, regardless of whether it was the New Year.
For a time, the joy of the New Year faded away, and the entire capital fell into a tense atmosphere. Even on the first day of the new year, there were no people visiting relatives and friends on the streets.
, except for the people guarding the shops on both sides, no one can even see anyone buying anything.
The streets were deserted and deserted all day long. Apart from the officers and soldiers walking back and forth, there was no other person. It was terrifyingly depressing.
After receiving the order from the Holy One, the Imperial Guards were not allowed to take leave. They came back one by one, armed with long guns, and patrolled the streets.
The officials went door to door, looking for the assassin. For a moment, everyone was in danger. When the people in the capital heard the knock on the door, they shrank into a ball in fear. When they saw the officials, they knelt down and cried, begging him to show mercy and not to leave.
It ruined their New Year food.
Of course, how many officials will listen to the people’s cries and pleas?
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I was called out of bed to the Yamen before dawn. Not only was I feeling very cold, but I was also scolded by Shang Feng.
The assassins sneaked into the city. It was supposed to have nothing to do with little people like them, but Shangfeng was blamed on them. Shangfeng could only blame them.
After eating a meal of air-conditioning, I was full of energy. The officer who came out to see the assassin was cold and hungry, and I felt aggrieved. I knocked on the door and went in. I saw a family with He Lele, huddled together, warm and comfortable.
How unpleasant.
This New Year...if they can't find an assassin, they won't even think about it, and they won't even think about having a good life after the new year.
With such resentment, can the officers who come to search the house be polite?
At this time, it's good that they don't take the opportunity to smash it. I hope they will be careful and dream.
The officer searched all the way down. It was fine at first and he could keep his temper to some extent. But as he went on, the officer became more and more impatient. Especially after searching all morning, he found that there were no food stalls on the roadside at noon, so he needed to have a full meal.
We still have to go to a big restaurant, and the officials are getting angry.
What kind of life are they living here?
Despite the pain and bleeding, several people pooled their money to eat a meal. Now the tempers of the officials have become even worse. They knocked on the door and entered the house. If they were a step too late, they would kick them. When they saw the food on the table, they smashed it with a knife. No matter how bad their mood was,
Mi Que, Shui Que have all been ruined by you. If you are more shameless, you will directly molest the little girl and the little wife.
Resist?
Then I suspect you are related to the assassins.
There are two mouths under the word "official". At this time, the official can do whatever he says, and ordinary people have no room to resist.
In just one day, the people in the capital were full of complaints. Although no one dared to speak out, everyone was unhappy in their hearts.
This New Year, the people in the capital are only depressed and angry...
The latest developments in the capital reached Xiao Jiuan that afternoon.
After learning about the emperor's actions, Xiao Jiu'an could only sneer: "Compared with the previous emperor, the emperor's methods are more than a little inferior."
The emperor is too self-centered. He doesn't really think that everyone in the world will revolve around him, right?
"Aren't you afraid of causing public indignation by doing this?" Xiao Jiu'an did not hide anything from Ji Yunkai. He even took the initiative to send the trends in the capital to Ji Yunkai's hands.
"I'm afraid our emperor doesn't know what public anger is." The current situation is probably caused not only by the emperor's behavior, but also by the people below who tried to trick the emperor.
If the people below had been more careful, or if a minister had come out to advise and let the emperor understand the inappropriateness of this move, things would not have turned out like this.
The emperor and his ministers complement each other. This is not just talk. No matter how smart and capable the emperor is, there is only one person. He cannot cover everything. Even if he can do everything, can he guarantee that everyone below him will act according to his orders?
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Without the help of capable ministers, no matter how wise the emperor is, it is useless. The emperor pushes the ministers around him further and further away.
Ji Yunkai couldn't help but shook his head: "Assassins are masters like the leader of the Demon Cult and Li Yuan. What's the use of searching the homes of ordinary people?" Before the officers and soldiers arrived, Li Yuan and the leader of the Demon Cult heard the sound.
By the time they searched him, he had already escaped.
"So, the emperor has been tricked." Xiao Jiuan raised the corners of his lips with a sarcastic smile.
It seems that there are really not many people who are unhappy with the emperor.
Ji Yun laughed and said nothing more, only asking: "When will we return to the city?"
The emperor will never be able to find the whereabouts of Li Yuan and the leader of the Demon Cult in the capital, because...
He left the city this morning and is now at the camp where the Yanbei army is stationed. The emperor's people cannot enter that place.
"After the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor's injury is almost healed, and it's time to ask the emperor for a bet." Xiao Jiu'an is not worried about the emperor cheating at all, even if it is only a verbal agreement.
However, the emperor did not let Xiao Jiuan relax until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, people from the Ji Mansion came, saying that they were taking Ji Yunkai back to her parents' home.
According to the custom of Tianqi, the newlywed mother returns to her natal family on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and the newlywed mother will be picked up by her natal family in person during the first year of the New Year.
At this moment, the whole city is under martial law. Normally, the Ji family cannot get out, but the Ji family has left the city. However, they also brought a forbidden army behind them. This forbidden army was called protection, but in fact they took the opportunity to search Zhuangzi.
"The emperor's reaction was quite fast this time." He actually reacted the next day, making Ji Yunkai embarrassed to scold the emperor for being stupid again.
"If you don't think about it at this time, he is not worthy of sitting in that position." After all, he is the heir raised by the late emperor. Although he may not be comprehensive in some aspects, he is not too stupid.
"Unfortunately, it's still too late." Ji Yunkai looked sympathetically at the group of forbidden troops who were searching everywhere in the name of protection.
This group of people is destined to fail in their mission.
"Let's go back to Beijing." Since the emperor had someone come to pick him up, it would be a shame for them not to go back.
Moreover, he really wanted to accompany Ji Yunkai back to Ji's house on the second day of the new year, otherwise others might think that he was dissatisfied with Ji Yunkai, the princess.
Xiao Jiuan and Ji Yunkai cooperated very well. They waited until the group of forbidden troops had completed their search before giving the order to set off.
The people of the Ji family looked at the time between the front and back, and knew in their hearts that King Yanbei might know their purpose of coming.
The visitor looked a little embarrassed, but he said nothing and watched respectfully as Xiao Jiuan and Ji Yun drove into the carriage.
The carriage traveled very fast and arrived at the city gate before noon.
As of now, only people in the capital are allowed to enter, but no one is allowed to leave. There are almost no people at the city gate, and Xiao Jiuan and his party can pass through unimpeded.
As soon as they entered the city, the servants of Prince Yanbei's Palace waited at the city gate, handed over to the people accompanying them, loaded the New Year's gifts prepared by Prince Yanbei's Palace onto the carriage, and then the servants of Prince Yanbei's Palace retreated.
When the Ji family and the Royal Guards saw this scene, their faces were deep and thoughtful... (To be continued)