"Hahaha!"
"Let's go, follow me into the palace!"
Ji Gang seemed to be in much better spirits today, but Su Chen could faintly feel that something was wrong. It was a deliberate feeling.
"The entire capital is divided into five regions. The east and west are the east and west factories. The north is our Jinyiwei, and the south is the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa!”
Ji Gang brought Su Chen along as they rode on the main road in the capital. As they walked, he pointed in four directions with his whip and said," In the middle is the location of the Imperial City. The Imperial Palace is located in the Imperial City!”
"The Imperial City is usually filled with the residences of the royal family and those powerful officials and nobles. Then there's the little Emperor's leopard house. Hmph, playing with things will destroy one's will!”
When Ji Gang finished speaking, he almost cursed in the street. Su Chen's heart moved as he thought of the life story of this little emperor, Zhu Houzhao.
He ascended the throne at the age of 14 and was known as Ming Wuzong. He was quick-witted and intelligent since childhood. He especially liked martial arts and was best at riding and archery. However, shortly after he ascended the throne, he favored eunuchs.
Not only did it cause the eunuchs to gain power in the court, but it also induced the emperor to have fun all day long. He built a secret room outside the Xihua Gate of the Imperial Palace and called it the Leopard Room, where he played every day!
While Su Chen was thinking, the two of them had already arrived at the foot of the Imperial City's wall. After showing their waist tokens, they dismounted and walked.
After entering the Imperial City, Su Chen's first impression was that it was no different from the outside. It was the same as the outside, with shops on both sides of the street, but there were many more guards standing guard here.
"These were all ordered by the little emperor to be built. It took a lot of manpower and money. From time to time, he would pretend to be a wealthy merchant and play on the streets!”
Ji Gang complained to Su Chen through secret voice transmission. His tone was very angry." Did you see the front? It's ridiculous!”
Hearing this, Su Chen followed Ji Gang's gaze and saw a tall building standing alone on the street in front of him. There was a plaque hanging at the door with the words 'Happy Red Courtyard' written on it!
The corner of Su Chen's mouth twitched when he saw Happy Red Court. Forget about the street shops, even the brothel was moved in!
"Humph!" Ji Gang snorted coldly and continued," The concubines are the main guests, the palace maids are the fans, and the eunuchs are the tortoises. The entire harem is in a mess! Sooner or later, he would bring the Jinyiwei to tear this place down!”
After cursing, Ji Gang seemed to have thought of something. His face was a little gloomy, and he didn't say anything else along the way.
After passing through the bustling Imperial City, the two of them finally arrived at the main entrance of the Imperial Palace. Under the lead of a young eunuch, they rushed towards the Imperial Garden.
"Today's morning court session is over!" Ji Gang paused for a moment and then said,"The morning court has already ceased to exist in name only. It's all presided over by that damned eunuch Liu Jin. The little Emperor hasn't been to the throne room for almost half a month!”
"Sir, this Liu Jin is?"
Su Chen had vaguely heard this name before, so he simply asked.
"The imperial court's ceremonial supervisor, the pen-wielding eunuch, is comparable to the West Chamber's Chamber Duke Yu Huatian and the East Chamber's Supervisor Cao Zhengchun. In short, these eunuchs are not good people!”
Ji Gang was annoyed at the mention of these people's names. After he finished speaking, he spat on the ground. The young eunuch who led the way wanted to remind him that they were in the palace and that he had to pay attention to etiquette, but Ji Gang looked unhappy and pretended not to see it.
"I met people from the East Chamber in Yanjing…"
Su Chen's heart skipped a beat. He told them about his encounter with Liu Xi from the East Military Department in the suburbs of Yanjing. After a brief exchange, they left.
"Cao Zhengchun and Liu Xi had the same godfather, but that was a matter of the previous dynasty. That person had died many years ago, so let's not mention it!”
Ji Gang stopped, looked at Su Chen, and said slowly,""The Second East and West Depots have always been against the Embroidered Uniform Guards. This kind of thing will happen again in the future. If you go out to the capital to investigate again, remember to be smart!”
"Other than you, among the Four Great Protectors, the Green Dragon is blindly loyal and does not know how to be flexible. The White Tiger is impulsive and likes to dig into a dead end. As for the Vermilion Bird, he only knows some small schemes and is not presentable.”
For some reason, Ji Gang seemed to talk a lot today. Su Chen had a vague guess in his heart, but he was not sure.
When they arrived outside the imperial garden, the young eunuch went in to report. Not long after, he came out and brought the two of them in.
After passing through the strange stones that were scattered all over the place, Su Chen and Su Yan were brought to a place called the Xing Nourishing House in the imperial garden. At this moment, the little emperor Zhu Houzhao was inside.
"This subject is the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Ji Gang. Greetings, Your Majesty!”
"I, the Jinyiwei's Guardian, Black Tortoise, attend Your Majesty!”
Su Chen stood half a step behind Ji Gang. After entering the Nourishment House, he imitated him, cupped his fists, bowed, and spoke loudly.
"Forget it, forget it!"
A young man's voice came from the front." Ji Gang, come and take a look at the strange thing that Eunuch Liu just found for me. It's the Tibetan Fox of the Western Regions!”
Su Chen raised his head and saw a young man in a royal robe squatting beside the iron cage. He was holding meat in his hand and teasing the little fox inside.
This person was the current Darming Dynasty's Son of Heaven, Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao, and he was not even eighteen years old yet!
Besides Zhu Houzhao, there was another person sitting behind the table in the Nourishment House. It was a tall and thin old man wearing a purple eunuch uniform. He was holding a brush and reading the memorial on the table. When he saw Ji Gang come in, he even looked up at him with a cold smile on his face.
Beside Zhu Houzhao, there was a middle-aged man who was also wearing a yellow robe. However, the dragon embroidered on his clothes was a four-clawed dragon, not a five-clawed golden dragon.
The middle-aged man wore a cap and had a refined face. He had a short beard and looked at the two expressionlessly.
"Divine Marquis, Eunuch Liu!"
Ji Gang seemed to have specially introduced these two people to Su Chen and greeted them separately. Only then did Su Chen know that the thin and tall eunuch was Liu Jin. As for the middle-aged man, he was actually the Iron Gut Divine Marquis, Zhu Bujue!
"They are all experts!"
Su Chen looked at the two of them vaguely and felt that they were no different from ordinary people. However, as the leaders of the two giants, how could they be ordinary people? There was only one possibility. These two people had reached the point of returning to their original state!
"Your Majesty, the Xuanwu Guardian of the Embroidered Uniform Guards has been ordered to go to Yanjing to assist. He has returned to the capital to report and bring back the head of the demon Blood-Edge Patriarch!”
Naturally, Ji Gang would not go up and play with the little Emperor. Instead, he stood where he was and spoke loudly while gesturing to Su Chen at the same time.
Su Chen understood and took out the box containing Ancestor Bloodblade's head. He opened the lid and revealed the head that had been treated with lime.
The moment the box was opened, a strong smell of blood rushed out. Not only was the little Emperor not afraid, he even got up and took two steps closer, stretching his neck to take a look inside.
"Can you verify your identity?"
Zhu Houzhao threw away the meat he had used to tease the fox and clapped his hands.
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