Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 808
"From now on, there will be nothing but darkness!"

After the dynasty was dispersed, a group of officials went to Wenyuan Pavilion from Fengtianmen, because the army had already stopped outside the city, preparing to enter the city for a victory parade, and all ministries had related affairs, which had to be handled by the cabinet after overall planning, not within the cabinet. Several ministers in the book also followed.

Wang Lin, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, sighed and said something, and when the eunuch Zhang Cheng, the supervisor of ceremonies, said that, everyone knew that there was no room for change in this matter.

The first assistant of the cabinet, Shen Shixing, and the second assistant, Wang Xijue, watched with cold eyes. Zhang Xueyan, the minister of the Ministry of War, was also immovable. With the support of the eunuch, the chief inspector of ceremonies, Wang Tong's own voice could not be ignored. What is the attitude of Emperor Wanli in the court meeting? , everyone can understand.

"How could it be that there is no sky and no sky, less birds and dogs bark, and the ears can still be refreshed."

Hearing this, Wang Xijue sneered and said that when he returned to the court in the 11th year of Wanli, Zhang Siwei pushed him into the cabinet to compete with Shen Shixing. Thinking that Wang Xijue and Shen Shixing got along well, the officials were ashamed.

But the speaker was not guilty, and the speakers were not dealt with. Since then, they have not been able to deal with Wang Xijue. They often impeach and oppose the king's actions, and their relationship with each other is extremely bad.

"My lord Wang, if Wang Tong is so arrogant, what will happen if there are no righteous people such as officials and officials to contend with!?"

Hearing Wang Xijue's sneer, Pan Jixun, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, couldn't help but say something, but Wang Xijue ignored it and said:
"It is precisely because of Wang Tong's domineering that those stupid people can't give the blame to Wang Tong. If it is for the sake of righteousness, it's fine. What is the truth, don't you know? Doesn't Wang Tong know?"

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In May of the 12th year of Wanli, the common people were discussing what would happen to the soldiers and horses entering the city, and many people who came back from outside the city happily described what they had seen and heard.

In the past few days, the army of the Northern Expedition has been performing exercises outside the city, and it is only a symbolic drive away from the onlookers. In the past, there were really many people watching the excitement.

Compared with the excitement of the common people during the festival, the atmosphere among the low-ranking officials in the capital is extremely dull. More than [-] so-called officials Qingliu have been arrested. Their crimes are very simple. They once spread rumors that the army of the Northern Expedition was defeated. , spread rumors that the military discipline of the returning army was corrupt.

The most serious thing is that they will not be allowed to take the imperial examination for life. At that time, there was news in the capital that the treacherous and sycophant were in power, and the words of the upright people were also blocked. After a while, someone came to warn you, saying that you are no different from spreading rumors.

The person who said this did not expect that the guards in Jinyi came so quickly, and they were so frightened that they dared to say it again. Corresponding to the rumors, there were news released everywhere, and they were relatively authoritative copies of newspapers. These were all written by the cabinet secretary According to the news leaked by them, it is said that the emperor issued a decree to praise more than a dozen chief officials of Shizhong, various censors and six ministries who had something to say. These people either gave advice on how to govern Guihua City, or Improvements in other matters have been made. Among them, some people say that the war was too costly for the country, and there is no need to hold this victory parade to waste people's money.

Among these people, some were right, some were wrong, and some were not very happy with the court, but they were all praised. This corresponds to the previous rumors and bluffs, which undoubtedly explains the problem.

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Yan Qing, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, had been thinking behind closed doors at home, and Wang Tong had become the new commander of Jinyiwei. These two news also aroused many people's speculation.

But this is not the point. Everyone is concerned about the upcoming military parade. The rule of innocence has been broken. The officials are all aggrieved. Some people threaten to do something when the army is out of the city. So that the traitors in the court know that there is righteousness in this world.

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In May of the 12th year of Wanli, there were a few light rains in the capital, but on the day when the army entered the city to present a victory, the weather was very good. The old people said that it was a blessing from God. After the light rain, the ground was wet and not muddy, and the large group of people walked on the road. There is no need to worry about the dust flying, which is a disappointment.

In the past, such grand ceremonies were held in the palace and the imperial court. As usual, the streets were quiet and under martial law, but this time, it meant having fun with the people. The people were very flexible. Since there were no servants to come to explain, those who have spare time would go to the streets to join in the fun .

There are a lot of people in the capital, and everyone is afraid that there will be no free space if they come late, so they come early. Some people come with breakfast, and some people don't have breakfast at all.

It is said that they entered the city from Chongwenmen, and there were already many people waiting there at dawn, and some people joked that it was unprecedented that so many people passed through Chongwenmen, but there was no silver tax there. First time.

The people got up early, and the soldiers of the Jinyiwei Patrol Department all got up early, and they were distributed at various intersections and streets where the army passed by to maintain order.

If the people are too crowded, I am afraid that the army will have nowhere to go. The soldiers of the Patrol Division are far from enough, and the recruits of the Training Division outside the city will also be pulled out. The cadres of the Security Division and some of the Shuntian Mansion's servants are in the capital. Other areas in the interior, to prevent someone from taking advantage of the opportunity to enter and do some dastardly deeds.

The common people watched from the street. On both sides of the road before Chongwenmen arrived at the imperial city, those restaurants and teahouses on the second floor were all booked up early. The rich people had already reserved their seats, and they were going to see them comfortably when the time came. lively.

The road that this army passed was in Nancheng. After all, there are few occasions like a second-floor building. There are those first-class wealthy people who still want to watch the excitement and are unwilling to get together with others, so they simply bought it with money. The house on the side of the road is built with bamboo and wood as a high platform.

However, whether it is the ones waiting upstairs or on the high platform, there are two Jinyi guards stationed as usual, and many people wonder why they are so cautious, why are they afraid of attacks from the people on both sides when the army marches.

They came early, and those who were close to Chongwen Gate rushed over before dawn, but saw that the city gate had already opened. Everyone wondered why it opened so early according to the old rules. Could it be for the convenience of the army entering the city? There is no need for this.

The sun is gradually rising, and there are more and more people on the street. It is no exaggeration to describe it as a bustling crowd, and the hawkers who buy and sell snacks also come to sell them when they see the excitement, which adds to the excitement.
There was another scene among the crowd, where there was a sudden commotion somewhere, a moment later someone was grabbed and tied up by a few men in plain clothes, and someone inside exclaimed that it turned out to be a pickpocket mixed in the crowd.

On the side of the street more than a hundred steps north of Chongwenmen, there were more than a dozen people in long gowns among the crowd, who could be seen as scholars from good families. Possibly too.

Looking at the scene of catching thieves over there, someone smiled and said:

"In the past, when the capital gathered so many people, Shuntian Mansion and Wucheng Bingmasi couldn't be too busy. There must be chaos everywhere. With all these troubles, they are busy but not chaotic!"

"Wang Tong's children are ignorant and ignorant. It is obviously a grand victory parade, but it looks like a temple fair. It's ridiculous."

An older man coughed with a serious face, and said:
"I didn't come here for fun. I want to teach that traitor a lesson before all these people, let him lose face, and let him know that righteousness cannot be humiliated!!"

After this person finished speaking, the rest of the people also showed awe-inspiring expressions and nodded one after another.

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When the time was almost up, "Tong Tong Tong" blared three times on the top of the city, and the crowd fell silent. Although they didn't know what the three blares were for, they could guess that it was a signal for the army to enter the city.

People standing on both sides of the street, even those closest to the city gate, could not see clearly on the other side of the city gate, but they never waited for the army to appear.

After the initial silence, the noise appeared again, and then the noise returned to the previous state, and the hawkers' yelling was even more interesting.

Everyone looked away from time to time, seeing nothing, and then continued to chat. After a while, the voice of the chat became quieter, because some people could hear some drums outside the city, and everyone's attention was focused on was drawn to the past.

It was indeed the sound of drums, but the drum beats didn't seem to have that kind of festive flavor, nor did they play the way they played in the Imperial Army's Beijing camp. It was very monotonous, as if they were just beating there.

Everyone heard it strangely, the noisy street gradually quieted down, everyone wanted to hear it more clearly, the drums became louder and louder, it seemed that hundreds of drums were beating.

A flag-bearer walked into the city gate, and only when he left the city gate did the crowd see the big flag in his hand. The color of the decoration is very simple, the big black flag has two big characters "Tiger's Might" in blood red on it, and there are faint tiger patterns on the black flag. , the standard-bearer in plate armor, the plate armor gleaming in the sun.

"I don't know which general this is, otherwise how could there be such a good armor!"

Someone said in a low voice, the sound of the drums became louder, but still in a monotonous rhythm. Besides the sound of the drums, people on both sides of the street near the city gate heard other sounds. Everyone was wondering what was hitting the ground.

"Back, back, don't hinder the advance of the army, that is a great crime!"

Everyone wanted to see what was going on, and walked towards the street. The guards in brocade clothes who maintained order shouted to stop them. The flag bearer holding a big flag walked a hundred steps, and the queue of the army appeared in front of everyone.

The originally noisy street was quiet for a moment. Everyone saw the army appearing on the street. The spearmen wearing Tiger Might plate armor lined up neatly, with their spears raised obliquely, striding forward neatly.

Every spearman was wearing armor. Many people on the street squinted their eyes subconsciously. The cold light flickering from the armor and weapons was too dazzling.

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