At noon, the sky seemed extremely gloomy. The weather has been like this these days. It seemed that it could rain rain at any time, but God seemed to be just kidding with the world, and the heavy rain was always enduring.

Such weather always makes people feel very depressed and feel like they can't breathe.

Above the official road, Qiao Mingtang, the governor of Xishan Road, sat in a straw hut by the roadside. The straw hut was built casually. Within a few miles nearby, the Xishan Imperial Guards were divided into different places. In the past, it was an official road that was once crowded, but now it is difficult to see pedestrians.

Since three days ago, this official road has been blocked and pedestrians have to turn around and go around.

In addition to Qiao Mingtang, there are dozens of officials of all sizes around the straw shed, all wearing official uniforms, gathering together in groups of three or five, whispering.

A fast horse was racing, and Wei Tianqing, the commander of the imperial guards beside Qiao Mingtang, had already stepped forward and walked to the straw shed. The fast horse had already galloped nearby. A soldier went up to take the reins of the horse from the rider. The rider on the horse's back turned over and got off the horse. When he saw Wei Tianqing, he had already knelt down on one knee and replied: "Sir, the Holy Lord has changed the way to Changshan!"

Wei Tianqing was stunned, hurriedly turned around and quickly walked to Qiao Mingtang. Qiao Mingtang had already stood up and asked anxiously: "Mr. Wei, is there any news from the emperor?"

"Sir Qi, the Holy Lord has changed the way to Changshan and will not pass by here." Wei Tianqing said immediately.

Qiao Mingtang was stunned and frowned slightly, but he still quickly ordered, "Come on horses and go to Changshan!"

"Sir, Changshan is a hundred miles away from here...!"

Before Wei Tianqing finished speaking, Qiao Mingtang said: "Even if it is thousands of miles, you can't delay it. Come on, set off immediately!"

Changshan is located in the eastern part of Xishan, bordering Yuling Road. It is located in Xishan Road and is a prosperous place.

When the emperor was on the northern tour, Qiao Mingtang, as a governor, naturally knew the news early. Although he had known a few months ago that His Majesty the Emperor was going to Hexi through Xishan Road, the Holy Lord had not set out from the capital for a long time.

Over the past few months, Qiao Mingtang has naturally been paying attention to the emperor's northern tour all the time.

Although there are many roads from Luo'an Jingcheng to Hexi, there are only two roads that can pass through the Saint.

When the emperor's team went out of Beijing to inspect, the road he was going to walk on was to have a wide and smooth official road. These two few feasible official roads, one passed through Hebei Road, while the other road passed through Xishan Road.

Of course, there is no need to consider Hebei Road, now there are Qingtian Rebel Army everywhere.

So Qiao Mingtang knew very well that if the emperor wanted to go north, he had to pass through Xishan Road. He naturally had some connections in the court. In order not to make any mistakes when receiving the emperor, he had always wanted to find out the specific time and specific route of the emperor's departure.

However, the emperor was obviously quite cautious about this Northern Tour. Before setting off, he did not tell anyone when he would set off. Moreover, Qiao Mingtang even found out that the emperor attached great importance to this Northern Tour. It is said that in order to prepare for the Emperor's Northern Tour, various departments exhausted their minds and made great efforts.

When the emperor's team left the capital, Qiao Mingtang naturally received the news very early, and Xishan was also trying his best to prepare.

There was no emperor's palace on Xishan Road, so Qiao Mingtang summoned the gentry from Xishan and selected a grand and luxurious manor to serve as a place for the emperor to rest.

After the arrangements were made on Xishan, Qiao Mingtang was staring at the emperor's arrival day. Although the emperor's team had already left the capital, it was strange that the court did not send any orders to Qiao Mingtang from beginning to end. The date of the emperor's arrival and accommodation arrangements should be logically the Ministry of Rites to discuss with local officials, but the Ministry of Rites did not send anyone to negotiate.

Although Qiao Mingtang was strange, he did not dare to neglect. The court did not express his order, but the local governor had to make careful preparations.

The court did not inform the emperor of his itinerary, but Qiao Mingtang himself wanted to inquire. Before the Northern Tour team was about to enter Xishan Road, Qiao Mingtang already knew the specific location of the Northern Tour team.

He calculated based on the average speed of the Northern Tour team along the way, and knew that the emperor would enter Xishan Road within three or two days, so he brought a group of officials from Xishan Road to greet him early.

We have been waiting here for three consecutive days. According to the normal itinerary, we should have passed by Qingliu County. However, now we have received the news that the Northern Patrol team has gone around Changshan County, which is nearly a hundred miles away from Qingliu County. Qiao Mingtang was surprised and did not dare to delay for a moment. He led officials from all over the world to hurry to Changshan.

The officials are old and young, but it’s okay for younger ones, but the older ones are really hard.

It was not until midnight that Qiao Mingtang and a group of Xishan officials rushed to Changshan County. Someone had already learned that the emperor had camped on the banks of Liufu River in Changshan. Qiao Mingtang and others immediately rushed to Liufu River.

Liufu River is a large river that runs across Changshan County. The river surface is not wide, but the river water is clear.

When Qiao Mingtang and others were exhausted and rushed to Liufu River, they saw stars on the banks of Liufu River from afar, stretching for ten miles with fire. The road ahead had been blocked, and the Royal Guards warriors wearing armor were closely guarding them.

Although he was a governor, Qiao Mingtang did not dare to be rude to the guards guards who were guarding him, so he bowed his name. The guards entered the camp to report. Not long after, they saw an official coming quickly. The warrior in front was holding an exquisite lantern in his hand. Under the lights, Qiao Mingtang had already seen the man's appearance and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Governor Qiao Mingtang of Xishan Road, see Xuebutang!"

The one who came quickly was Xue Huaian, the Minister of Rites.

Xue Huaian was already smiling and said, "Governor Qiao, you are here quickly."

Qiao Mingtang said respectfully: "Xiao Guanben was waiting for the sage in Qingliu County, but he heard that the sage came to Changshan, so he hurriedly led his colleagues from Xishan to serve the sage!"

Xue Huaian smiled and said, "The emperor did not want to disturb the local officials during this northern tour, so he did not issue an order in advance to inform the local officials."

"The emperor is on the northern tour, and he worked hard along the way, and the officials and others should serve him with all their heart." Qiao Mingtang said softly: "Xuebutang, but I wonder if he can go to see the emperor now?"

Xue Huaian shook his head and said, "The Master is still sitting on the road. It's still an hour before he can get out of seclusion. He can only report when the Master comes out of seclusion."

Although it was late at night, Qiao Mingtang was still busy all the way. When he heard that the emperor was still sitting, he raised his sleeves and wiped his forehead sweat, and said, "The lower official has settled his residence for the emperor. Here... how could the emperor camp in the suburbs?"

"The Supreme Master is born with iron blood." Xue Huaian said softly: "Since he left the capital, the Supreme Master has been camping in the suburbs, just to avoid disturbing the place." After glanced behind Xue Huaian, he saw that there were thirty or forty officials of all sizes. He lowered his voice and said, "Governor Qiao, all these officials are here, and the Supreme Master may not receive them... It is still important to do business. Except for the officials in charge of the Sixth Division and the prefectures of various states on Xishan Road, other officials should ask them to go back early and not delay official duties."

Qiao Mingtang whispered: "Everyone is just to be able to see the heavenly face and wait for the emperor's teachings."

"The Master of the Concubine doesn't care about these." Xue Huaian lowered his voice and said, "The Master of the Concubine did not want to alarm local officials, so as not to neglect your official duties. If the Master of the Concubine Qiao saw that Governor Qiao led so many officials, I'm afraid...!" He didn't say anything, but Qiao Mingtang naturally knew the afterglow of Xue Huaian's words, and showed gratitude in his eyes, and said, "Thank you, Lord Master of the Ministry." He turned around and gave instructions to the officials. The officials looked at each other. Soon, many officials bowed to Xue Huaian and then retreated one after another. In the end, there were only a dozen people left.

"Governor Qiao, go in and have a cup of tea first, and wait until the emperor comes out of seclusion before reporting to you." Xue Huaian said with a smile.

Qiao Mingtang gave a deep bow, "Thank you, Lord Master!"

It was not a simple matter to enter the camp. All the officials who entered the camp, including Qiao Mingtang, were searched from top to bottom by the guards. Wei Tianqing was originally wearing a sword, but at this moment he was also taken off his sword.

Of course, the officials also knew that it was an extraordinary time now. His Majesty the Emperor was on a northern tour and the Royal Guards were responsible for protecting the emperor's safety, so they naturally had to be cautious.

After entering the camp, Qiao Mingtang realized that the scale of the emperor's northern tour was much larger than he thought. The camp patrolled the cavalry and cavalry team, with endless tents like stars holding the moon, protecting the emperor's dragon chariot.

It was called a dragon chariot, but Qiao Mingtang felt that this was not appropriate. Or, the dragon chariot that the emperor visited the north could not be considered a dragon chariot at all, but a other courtyard.

Although there is still a long way to go, the dragon chariot in the other courtyard is already dazzling and brilliant.

"That was made by the Ministry of Works, which took more than two months to make." Xue Huaian carried his hands on his back and looked at the dazzling dragon chariot from a distance: "In addition to the hall, there are six rooms of all sizes and special monastery rooms, with glazed tiles on the top and night pearls inlaid with night rays. Even at night, it was as bright as daytime. Governor Qiao saw it. This is a big dragon chariot that has never happened before!"

Qiao Mingtang was already shocked.

The dragon chariot is very active and surrounded by white marble. The corridor is also very wide. The night pearl emits a faint light at night. There is even a rockery erected directly in front of the dragon chariot.

The officials behind Qiao Mingtang were also stunned.

"Master Master, this... such a huge dragon chariot, I wonder how many people it takes to lift it?"
Chapter completed!