Chapter 42 The First Day (Continued)
The troops stopped in front of the barricade, and the soldiers wearing strong and sharp sides were waiting for the barricade. Many archers stood behind the barriers built by sandbags, staring at the team of people with wide eyes. Although the soldiers were not yet tense, they were almost the same.
Le Yun, the deputy envoy of Henan Road inspector sitting in the carriage, was a little dissatisfied with the fact that his team was intercepted and inspected. However, he did not intend to make things difficult for the military officer who came to check his identity, because the other party was responsible, and although it increased his troubles, it could not be unreasonable.
Today, the General Administration Office held a New Year's Day celebration. Because Bozhou General Administration, Bin Wang Yuwen Wen served several positions, the assistants of the Maritime Department, Henan Road Weaving Department, and Henan Road Inspection Ambassador Headquarters were all going to the General Administration Office to attend the celebration.
When there are too many people, safety issues are very prominent, so necessary precautions must be taken. Le Yun understands this very well, but King Bin's prevention measures are so special that he is quite surprised.
The curfew began yesterday evening. The soldiers sent by the General Administration Office brought Bozhou General Administration to officials of all sizes and big and small. The temporary decision of Bin Wang Yuwen Wen stated that when officials went to the General Administration Office (today), they could only pass through the street checkpoints specified by the General Administration Office and approach the official office.
If you walk to another street intersection, I’m sorry, I can’t pass if I can’t match the list.
There is also a requirement, that is, there are not too many entourage personnel, because too many are useless: when passing through the street level, most entourage personnel have to stop. Whoever dares to cause trouble will be judged by their intent.
This sudden notice made Le Yun feel how defensive King Bin was. The other party specially sent someone to notify him after the curfew, which was obviously to deal with possible conspiracies.
If this conspiracy exists, it means that someone is planning to attack the General Administration Office on the New Year's Day celebration, which is not conducive to specific people.
Faced with these provisions that occurred temporarily, those who attempted to attack the General Administration Office would find that the plan could not be implemented or temporarily responded: the curfew began, and anyone who appeared on the streets of Xiao Huang would be noticed by night patrol soldiers, and the conspiracy participants could not communicate with each other.
The so-called "specific person" is most likely to be King Bin, because King Bin has been decisive in his tenure as the general manager of Bozhou for more than half a year, and has eliminated or purged many powerful households, it will definitely be regarded as enemies by many people, so it is natural for King Bin to strengthen prevention.
After the identity verification was completed, the barricade's horse-rejected horse was moved away by soldiers. The carriage that Leyun rode continued to move forward, but there were fewer people escorting Leyun's carriage to the General Administration Office.
Those entourages who were "rejected" will receive a "notice" with the time for the celebration to end, and which street they will go to after the deputy inspector left the General Administration Office.
This is the first time that the followers have seen such a complex defense. As Leyun's servants, they have seen many markets. The man in Chang'an has been in Chang'an for decades. Since he was qualified to attend the New Year's Day Grand Court, he has never had such troubles in attending the Grand Court meeting in previous palaces.
Now, the man who is in charge of the General Administration Office attending the celebration, he has to "get in" at the designated place and "go out" at the designated place, which really makes the servants complain.
They felt that a mere little Huangcheng was now facing a great enemy. When people who didn't know the truth saw it, they thought it was Chang'an.
Looking up at the sky, the servants couldn't help but think of Chang'an.
At this time, the New Year's Day ceremony in Chang'an is about to begin. The scene of civil and military officials entering the palace will definitely be as spectacular as in previous years, right?
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Chang'an, the imperial palace, there is still some time before the beginning of the New Year's Day ceremony, but civil and military officials have arrived at the main gate of the palace one after another, got off the carriage, got together with their colleagues, and whispered.
By the way, he sorted out the court robes and prepared to enter the palace. His entourage was waiting aside to see what the lord had ordered. As for the carriages that the officials were riding in, they had been concentrated in the designated area to park to avoid congestion on the road.
The Zhou Kingdom of Yuwen family, retro Zhou rituals, according to the Zhou rituals, there are five gates of the king, namely Gaomen, Zhimen, Kumen, Yingmen, and Lumen. Therefore, there are five gates of the imperial palace in Chang'an City.
These five gates are Lu (Ro) Gate, Ying Gate, Chongyang Gate, Suzhang Gate, and Xuanwu Gate.
Lumen is the court gate of the palace, outside the gate is the outer court, and the anti-gate gate south of Lumen is the south gate of the palace, which is the main gate of the palace, Chongyang Gate is the east gate of the palace, Xuanwu Gate is the north gate of the palace, and Suzhang Gate is the west gate of the palace.
The civil and military officials gathered outside Yingmen were waiting for the hour to arrive and lined up to enter the palace.
The weather was cold at this time, and the snow in front of the palace gate had been cleaned up. The officials were all wearing cloaks, but they didn't feel too cold. Now they were in groups of three or five, discussing topics of their interest.
Of course, the topic that everyone is most concerned about is whether the change of the times this year.
If the Yuan Dynasty is not changed this year, it will be the fifth year of Qianxing. However, the year name is that the emperor was still in Yecheng, and the government was decided when the Yuchi family was controlled. Later, the emperor fled to Yecheng and came to Chang'an, a minister wrote a letter to suggest the Yuan Dynasty change.
However, the imperial court still used the "Qianxing" reign last year, which showed orthodoxy. The Yuchi family was at the end of last year. In theory, the era could be changed this year to create a "new year and new atmosphere".
But until now, the emperor seems to have no idea of changing the era, and it seems that he is very satisfied with this year name.
There are many different opinions on the reasons, but all the officials probably figured out the idea of the emperor, that is, although the Qianxing reign was decided by the Yuchi family when he controlled the government, this reign was indeed very auspicious for the Great Zhou.
In the first year of Qianxing (the eighth year of Zhengtong), Yang Ni was destroyed; in the end of Qianxing, Yuchi Ni was destroyed. The word "Qian Xing" highlights the destiny of the Great Zhou Dynasty and destined to prosper. There are also ready-made facts to support it, which makes everyone unbelievable.
The emperor was in danger many times, but he helped loyal ministers and righteous men repeatedly. He often turned bad luck into good fortune, broke away from the control of Yuchi, and rebuilt the imperial court in Chang'an. The word "Qianxing" is really auspicious.
Therefore, some people began to think about it again and thought further: Could it be that the emperor retained the 'Qianxing' year name to pray for God's blessing and another disaster?
This kind of speculation can only be thought about in my heart, but don’t not say it out, otherwise it will be killed if someone hears it. But now, a discerning person can see that the contradictions that have been concealed by external troubles have gradually emerged.
As the conflict emerges, the struggle begins to become obvious. Although the two sides of the struggle are still competing secretly, sooner or later, it will intensify, and then all officials will be in a dilemma.
Even now, there is a ready-made example.
The emperor appointed the daughter of Liang as his queen, and obviously wanted to attract relatives to help him. As a result, Duke Hui died immediately, which made the emperor's plan fail. Whether this was a conspiracy or a coincidence accident, everyone is not sure.
Anyway, King Qi has already personally visited the Duke of Hui to pay his respects to his condolences, and it seems that he has a clear conscience. However, the trend of the government's affairs can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye. So what should everyone do when the conflict intensifies?
I don't know, let's talk about it then.
Based on this mentality, when officials discuss current affairs, they all have a tacit understanding of the issue of the year number, and no one can extend the discussion.
While the conversation was right, a large group of people marched towards the palace gate. The officials turned their heads and saw the banners raised by the team, and knew that it was King Qi who was coming.
Chapter completed!