Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 425: The royal palace’s imperial guards are arrogant
Beijing Dongcheng,

southwest corner,
There is a royal palace, which occupies a very large area. It is surrounded by deep mansions and courtyards with tall walls. From the outside, it looks like blue bricks and red tiles. The main halls are connected one after another, which is quite majestic.

It is definitely inaccessible to ordinary people, and it is also difficult for Tianhuang nobles to find it.

Nowadays, the palace is no longer empty as before. The gate has long been guarded by guards. Two stone lions stand on both sides of the door with their teeth and claws. There are 16 guards standing on both sides of the four gates. , equipped with a vermilion door, majestic and solemn.

Just like inside the palace, there are guards patrolling back and forth. As for the palace maids and eunuchs, they are carrying buckets, rags and brooms, cleaning the courtyard and palace inside and outside.

There were also many chamberlains from the House of Internal Affairs, holding pens, inks, paper and inkstones to write down something from time to time. It seemed that they were registering items needed by the palace.

Every room and courtyard partition wall in the mansion were inspected one by one by Imperial Guardsmen to see if there were any secret passages or loopholes.

Kunning Palace Maid Shi Xia Yu also took people to check around, especially the palace where the eldest prince lived. She inspected it carefully. When she saw a draft leak in the corner, she scolded the eunuch beside her.
"Come here, go to the Ministry of Works immediately and ask the craftsman to come over and repair this place. It must be completed in one day."

"Yes, Manager Xia."

The little eunuch beside him nodded in fear and hurriedly ran out.

Just when the various palaces were busy.

And Zhang Jinyu had just left the mansion lazily. Seeing that it was still early, she was still complaining about what the palace was doing in such a hurry.

Following his temper and not in a hurry, he rode his horse slowly and leisurely, leading the people to follow him. Lu Baihu did not dare to rush him, so he could only accompany him carefully. When he reached the intersection in front, Lu Baihu asked,

"Master Marquis, which prince's mansion should we go to first?"

"Well, which one is closest?"

Zhang Jinyu naturally wanted to go as close as possible first, otherwise she would have to make an extra trip and take a lot of trouble. When she got there, she thought she would just enter the house and take a look around.

Within the capital, there are guards from the Forbidden Army and the Imperial City Department, all of whom are armored men. No one is their opponent unless there is a regular army rebellion in the city. However, in addition to the soldiers from the Forbidden Army and the Military and Horse Division in the city, even the Beijing camp is also there. There will be no one outside the city. If the rebellion relies on the trash of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, it is not like the old man who has eaten arsenic and is impatient to live.

Lu Baihu pointed to the east and replied,

"Master Marquis, the palaces chosen by the three princes. One is in the east, one is in the north, and one is in the west. Not far from the east, and to the north of Rongguo Mansion, is the palace of the eldest prince Zhou Ding. It is managed by the palace maid Kunning. Shi Xiayu leads the chamberlain as the general manager, and the Imperial City Division is led by Baihu He Yixiu, who is also a hereditary veteran of the Imperial City Division. He is proficient in traps and assassinations, and is good at using knives."

Zhang Jinyu sat on the horse and listened carefully, He Yixiu, the name is a good name, Ji Yunhui must be good at choosing them, and asked again,

"Then who is the leader of the Forbidden Army? Does he have a name?"

"Back to the Marquis, the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army is Jiang Zongyue. This person is quite brave and good at fighting. He is also one of the top ten generals in the competition. As for his temperament, I haven't found out about his humble position, so I'm not sure. Please forgive me, Marquis. .”

Lu Baihu only knew the names of the generals of the Forbidden Army, but he didn't know much about the others. This was because the Forbidden Army had its own system. Except for the supervisors of the camp, people from the Imperial City Department were not allowed to enter without permission.

"Haha, the top ten of the imperial army are competing, what a joke."

Zhang Jinyu couldn't help but laugh. Although he didn't know what the Forbidden Army meant by martial arts competition, during the competition in the capital, the Forbidden Army worked well together, but the general's martial arts skills were really hard to agree with, not to mention that he was worse than the border army generals. 01: At 30 o'clock, even against Jia Lian, there may be no sign of suppressing the opponent. I remember that the person who played at that time was Kang Mengyu from the Baoning Marquis Mansion, and it was nothing more than that. The rest were just half a pound of stuff.

There is also the so-called deputy commander. In fact, if he doesn't take the position, he will be the commander. Now that he has occupied the position of the imperial army, he must be dissatisfied, and he still needs to explain it.
"Lu Baihu, please bring a message to Ji Qianhu when you return. The brothers of the royal guards of the Imperial City Department of each prince's palace will follow you at any time. Don't worry about the people in the imperial army. If anything happens, report it to Kunning Palace Lady Shi and Ji Qianhu immediately. If If I don't report it to the internal minister immediately, as for the imperial troops not being under each other's control, if there is any oversight, I will definitely punish him severely."

"Yes, Lord Marquis, I understand my humble position."

talking room,
After turning two streets,

Then walk further north for a while, and you will see several relatively large mansions. In front of the gate of one of the largest mansions, there are already people with large and small cars carrying things inside.
And there are people from the imperial army surrounding it, so it must be where the royal palace is.

Zhang Jinyu cheered up and walked over with the people. As soon as he approached the gate of the mansion, he was stopped by the guards. One of the captains, with a big belly, raised his face and asked,
"Who is here? He doesn't know that this is the eldest prince's palace, yet he dares to break in."

The expressions of the guards behind Zhang Jinyu and Lu Baihu who were leading the way suddenly changed. How could they dare to talk to the commander like this? Just as they were about to scold him, Zhang Jinyu asked with great interest;
"Oh, this place is actually the residence of the eldest prince. Why haven't we heard of it?"

The captain of the Forbidden Army snorted coldly and said arrogantly,

"Hmph, judging by what you're wearing, you belong to a wealthy family. You can ask about the court matters. Let's go quickly."

Naturally, the captain saw a member of the Imperial City Division, but how could such a small household be put in the eyes of the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army looked down the most on people from the Imperial City Division, so they naturally had a bad tone.

Zhang Jinyu had an idea. The Forbidden Army was still as arrogant and arrogant as usual. It didn't matter, after meeting him for a while,

"May I ask the name of this general? Thank you for letting me know." "Humph, our captain Zuo Fangzhong is the leader of the royal palace guard. I give you a piece of advice. Don't leave here in the future."

Zuo Fangzhong had a look of pride on his face. His father had put a lot of effort into arranging for him to work in the palace. It could be said that he was paving the way for him. Fortunately, he had an old relationship with the Baoning Marquis Mansion, otherwise he would have lost the chance.

Thinking of this makes my heart burn. If I become the confidant of the eldest prince in the future, and when the eldest prince ascends to the throne, I will be a minister of the dragon, and I am afraid that I will have a meteoric rise.

Zhang Jinyu was a little puzzled as to why this road could not be taken, so she continued to ask,

"Then why can't we go this way? Is there a reason?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's my decision whether you can leave or not. From now on, this street belongs to the eldest prince. It's the untouchables' turn to leave, not even those who are officials."

Zuo Fangzhong spent a long time talking, became impatient, and started to let the imperial troops behind him start to drive away. Lu Baihu couldn't bear it, so he stepped forward and kicked the leading captain Zuo Fangzhong to the ground. Then he wailed and looked at the person lying on the ground unable to get up for a while, fearing that he was too heavy-handed.

The surrounding imperial guards hurriedly gathered around, and two people helped Zuo Zhonggang up.
"Captain Zuo, are you okay?"

Zuo Fangzhong stood up covering his face, his face covered with blood, and shouted inarticulately;

"Really, this is outrageous. You dare to attack the people of the imperial army. Call someone to take them down. I think they are thieves somewhere. Take them down."

When the Forbidden Army saw that there were many people on the other side, they did not step forward for a while. They just took out their whistles and blew the whistle. After a while, a large number of Forbidden Army ran out of the house.

Zhang Jinyu looked at the other party's sloppy appearance and didn't like him at all.

"Lu Baihu, bring Fatty Zuo over here."

"Yes, my lord,"

Before Lu Baihu finished speaking, he kicked his legs suddenly and rushed forward. Colonel Zuo was shocked and shouted;
"Stop him, stop him quickly,"

Unexpectedly, Lu Baihu knocked over the two people in front of him with a side kick. He quickly stepped forward and punched the person in front of him. The person fell down at the sound. Then he leaned in front of Zuo Fangzhong and stretched out his hand. He grabbed his neck and pulled him over.

Zuo Fangzhong was so frightened that he howled and begged for mercy until he was held in front of Zhang Jinyu and kicked him. Zuo Fangzhong knelt down.
"Master Marquis, you have fulfilled your mission,"

Lu Baihu held his fists and stood behind this person, which made Zhang Jinyu even more unfavorable to the Imperial Army. A school captain was easily captured by a Baihu, and he wailed without any shame.

"Well done, Lu Baihu, you are indeed a capable person."

Then Zhang Jinyu took out the riding whip and whipped it without thinking.

With a "pop" sound, he slapped Zuo Fangzhong on the face and cursed;

"What a waste. You want to enter the palace like you, what do you think, Kang Guichen, the Marquis of Baoning,"

Zuo Fangzhong grinned in pain. It was incredible to hear that this person mentioned the name of the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army without any hesitation.

"How dare you speak rudely? You can even mention the name of the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army, you!"

Before he could finish his words, he was whipped again, causing him to roll on the ground in pain.

The imperial guards behind them did not dare to move. At this time, the commotion had attracted the attention of people in the palace. Someone immediately reported the matter to the female history of Kunning Palace, Xia Yu, and the deputy commander Jiang Zongyue. He didn't dare to leave the house without asking. He looked at the large number of forbidden soldiers and people on the opposite side surrounding the street in front of him, and walked quickly over.

Arrive at the front,

He only saw his leader Zuo Fangzhong wailing on the ground. The man opposite him was expressionless on his horse, but who could it be? He looked unfamiliar, maybe he didn't know him, he had been staying in the Ouchi military camp, so naturally He had never seen Marquis Luo Yun, but his temporary power made Jiang Zongyue dare not move rashly. He carefully glanced at Xia Yu, the female historian next to him. After just a glance, he saw Xia Shanggong, the female historian of Kunning Palace, with a full face. With a look of surprise on his face, Jiang Zongyue's heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself that the person at the moment was not Marquis Luo Yun.

Kunning Palace Maid Shi Xiayu didn't look at the people on the ground at all, but complained a little,
"The Marquis arrived just in time. He beat him up like this before he entered the palace. I didn't see anyone from the Marquis so early in the morning. You said that if Sister Chunhe came, you would be angry."

Looking at the swaying figure and the beautiful beauty in palace clothes, my heart is still a little hot. No matter how beautiful that woman is, my heart becomes cold when I think of the palace. Do you think it's not good for you to be so ostentatious?

"Ahem, it's Xia Yu. I'd like to say hello to your Majesty first. She's fine. Isn't it because I didn't receive your notice from your Majesty? I forgot. If I had known, I would have been here last night."

Zhang Jinyu didn't answer, but asked about Queen An. Xia Yu also looked over with slightly opened eyes, and even complained about the Queen.

"Blessings, Madam, Lord Marquis, please reply these words to Sister Chunhe. By the way, what is going on?"

(End of this chapter)