On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, the imperial capital.

A team of cavalry came outside the gate of the Qizhou Guild Hall. Of course, these cavalry did not come to arrest Li Xuandu, nor did they have the ability. They were celebrating a carriage and invited Li Xuandu to the palace for a banquet. The leader was still an old acquaintance Lou Xinqing.

The Jin tent had the Qiexue army guarding the royal court, and the Great Wei court had three major camps, including the Five Military Camp, the Three Thousand Camp and the Shenji Camp, with a total number of about 170,000 people.

The five military camps were divided into the Central Army, left, right Ye and left and right sai. In addition to the Imperial Guards, the soldiers also transferred the Xijing Left and Resident Officers and the Sandu Guards of Qizhou, Zhongzhou and Jinzhou to take turns to the Imperial Guards and train, called the Pan Army. The 12th Battalion of the Five Military Camps were also the 12th Battalion of the Officer and the Officer and the Officer and the Officer and the Officer and the Officer and the Camps of the Infantry Army, as well as the camps of the Young Officials and Secretaries.

The three thousand battalions have three thousand iron cavalry as the backbone, and the actual number is more than three thousand, all of which are cavalry. They are divided into five departments, and they are divided into emperor's flags, chariots, soldiers, golden drums, imperial treasures, etc.

Shenji Camp was famous because it was proficient in firearms and established camps to study them. It was also divided into central army, left, right ye, left and right scepters. The central army was divided into four divisions, each of which was divided into three divisions, and each of which was divided into three divisions, and the guns, cannons and other firearms. There were also five thousand battalions under the battalion, which were responsible for the firearms and the officers of the cavalry guarding team.

The three major camps were each appointed as the governor, the military minister, and the chief official. Each army and the department was divided into different camp officials, chief officers, chief officers, chief officers, chief officers, chief officers, chief officers, chief officers, chief officers, and chief officers. Later, the military minister was appointed as the prime minister, chief officer, chief officer, chief officer, and chief officer.

Normally, the Five Military Camps practice camp formations, the Three Thousand Camps practice patrols, and the Shenji Camp practices firearms. When the emperor personally fought, the three major camps guarded the emperor's camp, and the Shenji Camp generally lived outside, the cavalry was in the middle, and the infantry was in the inner.

During the reign of Emperor Shizong, the three thousand camps were renamed Shenshuying. The names of the three camps, Shishouye and other internal officials were all demoted. They were commanded by a general, called the governor of the Jingying Rongzheng, and assisted by a civil servant, and were called the assistant to the Jingying Rongzheng. Under them, they were deputy senators and other officials. All ordinary soldiers were returned to the Five Military Camps, while the Baoqi and other Xiangs were still in the Shenshuying. When Xie Zhi took power, the three camps had additional monitoring officials, and all the camps were controlled by the Central Office.

At this time, this team of cavalry came from the Shenshu Camp. Compared with the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, these Shenshu Camps, which are usually responsible for the emperor's reliance and act as personal guards, are decorated with red feathers on their helmets and hats, are wearing embroidered gold cloaks, and have long swords that cut off horses and cut off horses. They are even more majestic and mighty, escorting the carriage towards the direction of the palace city.

The news that Mr. Qingping was about to enter the palace had already spread, and for a time, most of the imperial capital was paying attention to this matter. Many people were waiting on both sides of the street early, just to see the true face of the famous Mr. Qingping, and to see who he could reach the sky in a few years and become a big shot that stirred up the world's turmoil.

Some people still remember the change in the imperial capital and the purple palace sword immortal who had just appeared in the imperial capital. They couldn't help but feel deeply moved, playing the old tune of making a comeback or not bullying the young and poor.

When the glorious ceremonial guard of Shenshu Camp approached the palace city, a young man dressed in Confucian scholar suddenly rushed out on the side of the road, blocking the road in the street, shouting loudly: "Liaodong traitor, great rebellion..."

But before the Confucian scholar finished speaking, the generals of the Shenshu Camp who were in charge of escorting the guards had already made arriving out of the formation, pointed the iron spear in his hand, and lifted the reins, and began to slowly charge.

The horse's hooves stepped on the ground paved with bluestone, making a crisp sound. The cavalry became faster and faster, and it was really like thunder. The Confucian scholars did not dare to resist head-on. At the critical moment, they barely avoided the situation of a donkey rolling around, and were in a mess.

The iron cavalry commander with good cultivation stopped his horse, pointed the iron spear in his hand at the Confucian scholar, shouting: "The Queen Mother's order is for the visit of the distinguished guests. No one shall obstruct the collision. Violators shall be punished strictly!

As soon as this was said, several Confucian scholars were ready to speak out immediately, so they could only pull up their companions and exit the onlookers in shame.

They originally thought that this was under the feet of the emperor, and even this famous Mr. Qingping would not dare to act too presumptuously. They wanted to take this opportunity to invite a name, just like an official cheating a court stick. Whether he was beaten to death or not, he could "become famous in one battle."

The so-called "court stick" means to openly use a board to hit the minister's butt, and is supervised by eunuchs in the inner court. If the prison officer's toes open and presents an "outer eight characters", it means "beating with care", then the person who received the stick is only injured in the flesh and blood, which looks scary. If the prison officer's toes stand closed and presents an "inner eight characters", it means "beating really", and the person who receives the stick will undoubtedly die.

But even so, there are still people who want to cheat the court stick because the literati and ministers value reputation and hope to be remembered forever. However, there are too few people who can leave their names in the glorious history, and the opportunity to make achievements and keep them famous for a lifetime is difficult to find. The court stick is a shortcut. At the price of a little physical pain, he was beaten by the emperor and left a name by history books, and was praised by the world. He not only accumulated good reputation and qualifications, but also added color to his descendants and brought glory to his ancestors. As long as he could not be beaten to death, he would immediately become a celebrity. This transaction only made no loss, so many people would cheat the court stick.

Generally speaking, it means to seize the emperor's fault, submit memorials and make direct suggestions, or even oppose it for the sake of opposition. This behavior is called "selling straightforwardness", which means deliberately showing that you are a person who is upright and dares to oppose the emperor, and can also be called a position to gain fame.

These scholars also have a similar mentality. They are not instructed by Confucian scholars from behind, but for their own selfishness, they want to make a fuss about Li Xuandu. Afterwards, they are not afraid of power, plead for the people, and have the world's reputation. That is a big profit.

From beginning to end, the carriages that were heavily guarded by the Iron Cavalry were indifferent to this and there was no movement at all.

The horse team slowly entered the Miyagi.

There is no other sound except horse hoof sounds and axle sounds.

Many bystanders couldn't help but hold their breath until the horse team went further and further away, the sound of horse hooves became increasingly unheard, and the crowd felt relieved and finally dissipated slowly.

Until this moment, two people slowly came, one man and one woman.

The woman was wearing a palace outfit, with a collarless sleeveless double-breasted semi-feldspar blue-colored armor, and a plain white dress. Although there were patterns on it, it was not obvious. She was just embroidered with lace at the hem of the skirt as a presser foot. The six skirts mean "skirt dragging six Xiangjiang River water". There are dozens of thin pleats around her waist, and they are like water patterns. Each pleat is one color, which is lightly painted. The color is very elegant, and the wind is like the moon, so it is named "Moonlight Skirt".

The man was wearing a black crane cloak, with a wide robe and a big sleeve, which was far less gorgeous than the women's clothing.

The two walked slowly and the woman asked, "Why don't Miss Qin go to the banquet together?"

The man replied: "Miss Qin has other important things to do and cannot get out of here."

The two are Li Xuandu and Lou Xinqing.

Logically speaking, the two should have entered the palace city in a carriage under the escort of Shenshu Camp, but Li Xuandu refused. As a result, Lou Xinqing accompanied Li Xuandu to walk towards the palace city together.

Li Xuandu looked at the Great Wei Gate, who was looking away from afar, and asked, "Is there a formation to protect the palace city?"

Lou Xinqing was shocked and replied: "This... I am not a member of the royal family, and I am not very clear about it."

Li Xuan didn't even ask in depth and continued to move forward.

After the imperial capital abolished the market system, it was divided into imperial cities, inner cities, and outer cities, with the central axis as the boundary, showing a symmetrical trend.

The main gate of the imperial city is Chengtian Gate, which means "to inherit the heaven and to be ordered by heaven". After leaving Chengtian Gate, there is a huge white jade square surrounded by walls on three sides. There is another gate at the southern end of the square. This gate is also called "the first gate of the imperial city". It is a symbol of the national gate. It is just on this central axis. This gate cannot be passed by by idle people. Only during the national ceremony, the emperor's imperial carriage will pass by this gate. As for the queen, they can only enter the imperial city during the wedding.

As the "national gate", the Great Wei Gate is magnificent, with five sills facing south and three cubes in the middle, with single-eaves and hip roofs, flying eaves and heavy ridges and black tiles. There are stone lions on both sides of the door, and one horse-drawn stele is each. In front of the door is the Imperial Road, and the left side of the Imperial Road is the "Tianjie" and looks like a chessboard.

Normally, the main door is not open, and you can only enter from both sides of the doors.

The two stopped in front of the door, and Li Xuan looked up and saw a couplet written by a Confucian master. The first couplet was: "Sun, Moon, Light, and Heavenly Demons", and the second couplet was "The Residence of the Emperor of Mountains and Rivers", which was very suitable for the situation.

"The reason why I didn't ride a carriage, but walked into the palace city was to revisit the old place." Li Xuandu suddenly said, "We attacked the imperial city from then on. The former left governor of Qingluan Guard died in battle outside Chengtian Gate. First, one of my arms was cut off by Tianliang, and then more than ten innate realm masters joined forces to death. The bones of the whole body were broken, almost like mud, and I still remember them freshly."

Lou Xinqing said: "That was the later 'Great Thunder Hand' Ding Ce who came to power, but even Ding Ce died at the hands of Mr. Qingping."

Li Xuandu laughed and quoted a poem by Emperor Taizu: "Kill all millions of soldiers in Jiangnan, and the sword on his waist is still bloody."

Lou Xinqing felt a chill behind her back and didn't say anything.

As long as you pass through the side door of the Dawei Gate, you will officially enter the palace city.

At this time, there were many imperial guards in front of the gate. If the two of them took a carriage into the palace under the escort of Shenshu Camp, they would naturally be unobstructed. But if the two of them walked into the palace, they would be different and they were directly stopped by the imperial guards.

Lou Xinqing frowned slightly and was about to speak when he saw a eunuch in red walking towards him.

The soldiers of the imperial guards all recognized this eunuch, who was the chief eunuch Gao, who was in charge of the seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor. In terms of power and status, it was second only to the chief eunuch Yang, who was in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor and the chief eunuch Liu, who was in charge of the printing of the Sili Supervisor. If the first two father-in-law correspond to civil servants, then this eunuch Gao is the corresponding military officer and has the power of military power.

All the imperial soldiers were shocked.

Then I heard the Queen Gao say in a deep voice: "Welcome to Mr. Qingping."

Mr. Qingping?

These imperial soldiers were both shocked and afraid, and without the need for the orders of Eunuch Gao, they retreated to both sides with a wink and lowered their eyebrows and narrowed their eyes.

Li Xuandu said "hmm" and continued to move forward, passing through the slightly dim door hole, and entering the imperial city.

Chengtian Gate appeared in Li Xuandu's vision.
Chapter completed!