When the moon reaches the sky, Zhu Cheng said: "The time is up, let's go."

The group abandoned their carriages and horses and rushed straight to the Forbidden City.

Seeing the palace gate from afar, Wei Zhongxian said, "Run in?"

Zhu Cheng said: "It is not necessary. Although it can be entered, the vibration caused is too great, which will easily intensify the contradictions - although the contradictions are already very sharp now. It is not yet time to deal with the Donglin Party, we can go in very peacefully, such as... flying in."

"Cheng'er, don't joke."

"I'm not kidding. Let's see how I let you fly in later."

The group hid their bodies, avoided the palace gate, and walked around the wall of the Forbidden City.

Zhu Cheng made a gesture, and two people walked out of the Jinyiwei, which were Wu Huping and Chen Guoqi, who were the most skilled in martial arts.

The two of them took out the flying claw Bai Zhengxing rope, turned around twice in their hands, threw it on the city wall, and retracted it back. The flying claw Bai Zhengxing rope hooked the wall.

The two of them pulled the rope hard. Chen Guoqi's rope was very reliable. Wu Huping was not lucky. The brick he hooked was not firm and was actually pulled down.

A "bang" sound shocked the whole field.

Wu Huping's face turned red, although it was not his fault. He hurriedly threw out his flying claws and trained rope again, but fortunately there was no problem this time.

Wei Zhongxian sighed: "The Forbidden City is going to be overhauled. The bricks and tiles here are no longer reliable. If this continues, the entire city wall will collapse. The emperor had the idea of ​​repairing the city wall several times, but unfortunately the inner warehouse was not enough money. In the 25th year of Wanli (1597), the Huangji Hall, Zhongji Hall, and the building and the hall were built. These three halls caught fire and were postponed to Zuoshun Gate. Zuoshun Gate is still in ruins."

Zhu Cheng said: "Isn't the treasury paying for the construction of the Forbidden City? How do you need to use the silver from the treasury?"

"Who said no? When Emperor Wanli was there, the treasury did pay the money. However, after Emperor Wanli made a grand ceremony, the ministers said that the Forbidden City was the emperor's bedroom and the treasury should pay the money..."

At this time, Wu Huping and Chen Guoqi had already climbed the city wall.

Zhu Cheng hurriedly said, "Mr. Xu, the Forbidden City is strictly guarded, and the guards will arrive soon. To avoid misunderstandings, please go up the tower immediately. You are the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei, and most of the guards know you."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Xianchun climbed the city wall like a spiritual ape.

When they climbed the city wall, they found that Wu Huping and Chen Guoqi had been forced into the corner by a group of guards with guns.

Xu Xianchun shouted, "Stop, I am Xu Xianchun, the commander of the Jinyiwei. We specially escorted the eunuch of the Sili Supervisor, Bingbi, and Wei Zhongxian, the admiral of the Dongchang, to meet the emperor. Now the Donglin Party is surrounding the palace gate, so we can't get in, so we have to climb the wall to come in."

The guard captain took a lantern on Xu Xianchun's face, recognized him, waved his hand, and the guards took the gun back.

The guard captain said, "Mr. Xu, I'm sorry. We will escort you to see the emperor later, please don't mind."

Xu Xianchun thought to himself that he would not only not mind, but he simply didn't mind. The Forbidden City at night was like a maze. Without anyone to lead him, you might not be able to find the emperor overnight. Of course, the captain of the guards did not flatter Xu Xianchun - the palace was not allowed to stroll outsiders. They called escorts, but in fact they were escorts, and they were not allowed to walk around at will. But today is a critical moment, and even if they were invited, they might not have time to stroll.

Then, the Jinyiwei climbed the city tower one by one, and then Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian was nearly fifty years old and had no strength. Zhu Cheng tied the rope around his waist and asked the Jinyiwei to pull him up. Fortunately, although Wei Zhongxian was old, he was not fat. The ropes of Feizhang Baixing were checked again, and there was no danger when he was lifted.

Zhu Cheng and Zhu Youjian were the last group to climb the city tower.

The captain of the guard saw Zhu Cheng carrying a strange weapon and asked, "What kind of weapon is this?"

"Military gun."

"We are not allowed to carry weapons in the palace. Please give me the weapons. When I leave the palace, I will return the musket to you."

Zhu Cheng took off the musket with great care and handed it to him, and reminded him: "This is my treasure. You must hold it well. Don't leave me half a step away. Even if you see the emperor, you have to wait for me outside the palace. If you lose my musket, you will be finished."

The captain of the guard laughed and said, "I have played with more muskets than you have seen. How could I covet your broken musket? Look, your musket is not long enough, and it is actually replaced by wood. Boy, you have been fooled and have been fooled by the people guarding the arsenal."

The full name of the musket used by Zhu Cheng is a rifled musket. The wooden handle is specially installed to keep your fingers away from the barrel. This way, even if the musket explodes, it will not easily hurt the user's hands. It can also push the musket on the shoulders, making the shooting more accurate. However, Zhu Cheng of course would not tell him this, just hit him haha, and said, "This musket is of memorial significance to me. Don't care about the good or bad, just keep it well."

Zhu Youjian added: "I am King Xin Zhu Youjian, and Brother Cheng is the younger brother of the Emperor's brother. If you offend him, you will not have any good results."

The captain of the guard was shocked and hurriedly knelt down to pay homage to King Xin Qiansui.

He took the musket, carefully carried it on his back, and smiled bitterly, "Is this OK?"

Unfortunately, he basically gave a charming look to the blind man. Zhu Cheng was a very stingy person. He called Wu Huping over and pointed at the guard captain, and said for a long time.

Although the captain of the guard did not know what the lip reader was, and he could tell what others were saying by watching the movement of his lips, he understood that Zhu Cheng didn't believe him and asked the Jinyiwei to stare at him.

People are curious. Zhu Cheng's treasure of this musket made the guard captain feel strongly curious. If he hadn't been afraid of the king, he might have stolen the musket.

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People patrol from time to time in the Forbidden City. The outermost part is ordinary soldiers, while the innermost part is mostly white-faced eunuchs.

These eunuchs didn't come over to flatter when they saw Wei Zhongxian, but just stood there, clenched the spear in their hands, and pointed the spear head towards the sky, raised their right hand and placed it in front of their chest, with their palms facing down, and saluted Wei Zhongxian. And Wei Zhongxian clenched his fist with his left hand and tapped his chest lightly.

Zhu Cheng was stunned. Isn’t this a military ritual he invented? How did it spread to the palace?

Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "The emperor has known the military ritual you invented. He said that your military ritual is very meaningful. Soldiers hold weapons in their hands and care about the Ming Dynasty. Generals keep in mind the safety of the king, soldiers and the people. Why worry about the Ming Dynasty not being strong if there are such soldiers? Moreover, the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and it is not as simple as this kind of etiquette as this kind of etiquette. Therefore, this kind of military ritual is promoted in the Imperial Horse Supervision. For the safety of the palace, our family has trained a group of eunuchs from the Imperial Horse Supervision to patrol here, so they will give this military ritual to me. Zhu Cheng, how could you think of inventing this kind of military ritual? It's amazing."

When he entered the palace, Wei Zhongxian changed his name back and did not want outsiders to know about his relationship with Zhu Cheng.

After walking for a long time, he finally saw the bedroom of Emperor Tianqi. It was brightly lit inside, and it was obvious that he had not fallen asleep yet.

Wei Zhongxian's heart jumped violently. Although he had not seen each other for a long time, it was like a few years later. Is the emperor okay? Can he stand up to the attacks of his ministers alone?
Chapter completed!