Han Shizu

Chapter 1527
The Tokyo Paradise Street, which leads directly to the imperial city, is like a huge piece of silk, spread flat on the ground, strongly dividing the entire capital.On the road surface, dust is inevitably flying, and when cars and horses pass by, there will always be smoke and dust everywhere.

On the sky street in front of the Imperial City Square, several municipal officials belonging to the Kaifeng government were diligently cleaning under the bright sun.Nowadays, whether it is Xijing or Tokyo, the government pays more and more attention to the hygiene of the city.

After the new capital was built, there was a period of time when the sewage flowed and the smell was suffocating. Emperor Liu inspected it during his tour and expressed his dissatisfaction.As a result, Kaifeng government quickly issued new health management regulations and launched a city cleaning campaign.

The effect was immediate. Since then, the hygienic conditions in Kaifeng have become better and better. Even if it is not clean, it is refreshing.

As a super city with a population of more than one million, sanitation is naturally a big problem, especially in the rapid development of the city, the people's life is becoming more and more prosperous, and all kinds of garbage and pollution produced every day are a huge burden for the capital.

Of course, most of them are domestic garbage. Although it is cumbersome, it is easy to solve, but it only takes some manpower and financial resources. In this regard, Kaifeng Mansion also has a fixed amount of money every year.

Like Tianjie and Huangcheng Square, which belong to the façade of the capital, they naturally have higher hygiene requirements, and the cleaning staff arranged by Kaifeng Mansion are even more "elite soldiers and strong generals".

The weeping willows on the side of the road are lazy, and the shadows of the trees in the sun are swaying freely in the breeze. Stepping in the shade of the trees, a figure walks slowly with steady steps, and quickly attracts the attention of the workers.

He didn't take a car or ride a horse. He was dressed in white and was alone, but his purpose was obvious. He went straight to the imperial city on the north side of the square.This young man doesn't look very strong. He should be a literati with firm eyes and a serious expression.

All the way to the foot of the imperial city, more than ten feet away, stopped to look up at the majestic and towering imperial city, hesitation finally flashed in his awe-inspiring eyes, but soon became firm again, took a deep breath, and set off to continue forward.

Suspicious appearances are naturally eye-catching, especially the guards of the imperial city, the officer guarding the Xuande Gate, with a saber in his hand, quickly walked out of the barrier, his eyes were alert, and his tone was full of oppression: "Who are you? How dare you trespass on the emperor?" Forbidden city!"

Obviously, the person in front of him is neat and white, and it can be seen at a glance that he is neither an official nor a noble.Facing the officer's questioning, the young man suppressed his uneasiness, and bowed solemnly: "Student Xu Shilian is a scholar of the current department, and he has hidden secrets. I beg you to have an audience with His Majesty, and express your grievances!"

Hearing the intention of his visit, the officer was a little surprised. When he was surprised, he couldn't help but sneered and said, "Where did the scholar come from? It's really whimsical. Is your Majesty the one you want to see? As a scholar, if you have any grievances, go to the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, and Kaifeng." Go to the palace, the Forbidden Palace is not a place for you, go back quickly, I don't care about it!"

"Students must meet His Majesty today!" Hearing this, the young man named Xu Shilian took a deep breath and said stubbornly.

Seeing this, the officer's face also revealed an angry look, feeling that this person is not interested, he said coldly: "I have tried to persuade you with kind words, if you don't know what to do, if you entangle here, Suo Na will be sent to prison, and you will be punished for provoking the Forbidden Palace." crime!"

Hearing this, Xu Shilian didn't want to tangle with Qiu Ba, and he wanted to pass the officer as soon as he moved.To this, the officer reacted extremely quickly, and the anger on his face turned into a vicious aura. With a "crack", a dazzling light flashed, and the steel knife in the hand of the palace guard officer directly rested on Xu Shilian's neck.

"Bold scholar, dare to break into the palace gate without authorization, and dare to take a step forward, immediately cut!"

The officer's words were not just words. In fact, the scholar had already felt the sharp edge on his neck. If he hadn't stopped in time, his throat might have been cut.

Sweat dripped from his forehead and his body was tense. Seeing this murderous officer, Xu Shilian was afraid that if he really cut himself off, he would be even more wronged.

Swallowing his saliva, Xu Shilian raised his finger and pointed to the officer's side, tremblingly, said: "Students don't dare to trespass, they just want to go there!"

The officer turned his head and looked in the direction of Xu Shilian's finger, but there was a pavilion outside the Xuande Gate, and inside the pavilion was a huge cowhide drum, which was Dengwen drum.

In this way, the officer finally came to his senses, looked at Xu Shilian, confirmed his gaze, and then relaxed his guard a little, retracted the knife, and said in a deep voice, "You want to be heard and heard!"

"Exactly!" Xu Shilian calmed down, nodded repeatedly, and gave an affirmative answer.

As he spoke, Xu Shilian stepped forward, but this time, the officer did not stop him.However, when Xu Shilian was trotting and waiting to get to the pavilion, he handed him over from behind, and said in a comforting tone: "Scholar, you should think about it! This drum is easy to play, but it is difficult to end! I advise you , if there is no great grievance, don't make any mistakes!"

Xu Shilian paused, probably feeling that there was no malice in the officer's tone, turned around, cupped his hands again, and said with a firm expression: "Thank you for the advice! It's just that the student came here not because of his own grievances, but also because of all the grievances suffered by this department. Unfair student. This drum must be beaten!"

Seeing his firm will, the officer stopped saying anything to stop him, and stepped aside, but still stared at Xu Shilian with a little curiosity in his eyes.

The Dengwen drum has been set up outside the imperial city since the founding of the country, but after so many years, the number of times it is played is not many.That is to say, when Emperor Liu first succeeded to the throne, many ordinary people or sages in the wild came here to get news and see the emperor.

Of course, there is a price to be heard and seen. Even if you don’t have to receive a court rod or a nail-rolling board, if you don’t have a convincing reason or a sufficiently important matter, you will eventually be held accountable and punished.That's not provoking the palace ban, but a suspicion of deceiving the emperor.

On the other side, Xu Shilian continued his movements, stood in front of the Dengwen drum, took down the hammer from the drum stand, brewed it for a while, gathered all his strength, and hit the drum heavily on the drum which was higher than his head.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

When the first sound of the drum sounded, the officer knew that there might be troubles in the court.The officers under the imperial city are not ordinary Qiu Ba, they are more or less knowledgeable, they are scholars of modern science, according to his brief description, the grievances involved will definitely not be ordinary grievances.

The sound of the drums ranged from weak to strong, from slow to urgent, not to mention shaking the entire Tokyo city, there was always a quarter of it.The penetrating power of the drum sound is also very strong. Maybe there is only a little tail sound left in the Chongzheng Hall where Emperor Liu lived, but from the time the first hammer was sounded, there was no way out.

The deafening sound of drums attracted the attention of everyone in the imperial city, and the busy people in the square couldn't help but stop and wait and see.Lu Duosun, who had just landed from the car and was about to enter the palace to face the saint, was also attracted.The palace guards still stick to their posts, but their eyes can't help but turn to Dengwen Pavilion.

"What's going on?" A well-built veteran with a sharp face came out and asked with frowned eyebrows.

This is Uncle Anding Li Jian, the commander of the deputy capital of the Suwei at that time, who was instigated by Dengwen and was inspecting the imperial city.This, also considered a military general with profound experience, although he has also fought in battle, but has no famous achievements, but he is also the only one among the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty who was awarded a title by Emperor Liu Suwei. Within the ban, it has been almost 27 years.

Seeing this, the officer hurried forward to salute, and introduced the situation quickly and concisely.Hearing this, Li Jian didn't have much emotion on his face, he just looked curiously at Xu Shilian, who was beating the drums and still shouting for grievances, and directly ordered: "Send someone immediately to report this matter to Your Majesty! , lead this person to the palace gate to wait for the imperial edict!"

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the guards immediately and efficiently carried it out. After beating the drum, Xu Shilian seemed more calm, and obeyed the arrangement obediently, followed through the palace gate, and headed for the palace city.

"General Li!" Lu Duoxun's voice came and stopped Li Jian who was about to turn around.

Lu Duoxun naturally knew the permanent general in Miyagi. However, Li Jian was not very familiar with Lu Duoxun, but he knew this person after all.

Responding politely, Li Jian seemed alienated, and he never made friends with foreign ministers.Lu Duoxun didn't take it seriously, and asked with a smile: "I don't know what happened to the sound of the Dengwen drum?"

"Dengwen's drum sounds, and there is grievance!" Li Jian said coldly.

A little bit of dissatisfaction appeared in Lu Duoxun's eyes, but his smile remained undiminished, and he took the initiative to ask: "The general is going to enter the palace, and the old man is going to go to the palace to face the saint. Are you and I going hand in hand?"

Li Jian turned around and walked towards the palace. Seeing this, Lu Duoxun followed closely behind. He suddenly felt that entering the palace this time became more interesting, at least there was something lively to watch.

(End of this chapter)