Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 205
Compared with the golden peaches all over the street beside the Yugou in midsummer, the close-up view of Chang'an's inner city is fragrant and yellow.The summer scenery reflected in the Luodu imperial city is the large expanse of locust trees next to the river ditch "two green locust trees, white horses like shooting stars" (Tang Dynasty Wang Changling's "Two Poems of Youth Walking").

And rode the horses under the shade of these locust trees, which were at least a hundred years old; Jiang Tian was quickly led to the Zuoye Gate on the east side of the main three gates in the inner city of the imperial city.After dismounting here and accepting the preliminary inspection by the prison guards, the emissary of the Yellow Gate continued to lead inward.

At this time, what appeared in front of Jiang Tian's eyes was the hundreds of official offices that looked neat and tidy at first glance, but each had its own characteristics on closer inspection.Although it is summer time, you can already see the government officials and officials in their neat uniforms already drenched in sweat, hurrying to and fro like worker ants.

However, the envoy of the Yellow Gate who led him passed through the Zuoyemen Street, which ran vertically and straightly, but did not continue to enter the Mingde Gate and Huichang Gate, which were connected to the Hongwen Hall and Wensi Hall of the former dynasty.Instead, he crossed the side street against the palace wall and turned to Yihui Gate on the west side.

After exiting the Yihui Gate on the west side of the palace city, there is another long and narrow passage composed of tens of feet high palace walls; and appearing in the middle of the passage, it becomes a group of people of various colors who walk like clouds with fine steps. Eunuch.From the low-ranking brown-clothed walker to the purple-clothed eunuch.

However, they didn't show much surprise to the river passing by; they didn't even stop or whisper to each other because of it, as if they had already turned a blind eye to it.Or it seems that there is an especially oppressive invisible atmosphere, which restrains and restricts them faintly.

This lingering atmosphere didn't disappear until the envoy of the Yellow Gate led Jiang Tian to the end of the long corridor and walked out of the palace gate called Tixiang Gate.Even this envoy from the Yellow Gate straightened up quite a bit from his invisibility.

Then he didn't speak for a long time, almost making people think he was a dumb emissary from the Huangmen, so he turned his head to Jiang Tian and said, "Jiang Jianxian, this is the boundary of Shangyang Palace in Xiyuan; The place where your Majesty sees is only where the Forbidden Palace is, so please be cautious in your words and deeds."

Jiang Tian smiled slightly when he heard the words, he thought the other party could endure until the end?Immediately, according to the inside information he had learned in advance, he took out a small string of small silver coins wrapped in silk cloth, and handed it to the other party casually: "In this case, please ask the eunuch to remind me, so as not to lose my dignity in front of the palace."

"Jian Xian has a heart. I happen to know a nearby place, so I can pack my luggage before seeing Your Majesty." The envoy of the Huangmen then grinned slightly and forced out a smile.This is also one of the few income-generating means for them; as long as it is not too much, even the emperor can't say anything if he knows it.

After a while, Jiang Tian came out of the small yellow gates in the palace, where he had arranged all kinds of face towels, water basins, soap ointment, and clean buckets nearby. There was also the sound of yelling and chasing footsteps.

Then, he saw a young man in brocade clothes riding a two-wheeled bicycle on a bluestone road; while laughing loudly, he rode the bicycle with all his strength and flew away quickly.That's right, although it looked a bit bulky, Jiang Tian recognized it as a bicycle at first sight.

Steel-cast hubs, spokes, frames, rubber wheel covers of unknown material, and pedals driven by large and small gears; together with wooden handles and leather cushions, it is an old-fashioned "two-eight pole" bicycle.Needless to say, this is again the fault of that senior traveler.

"Isn't it rare for a supervisor to be seen in the outside world? This kind of iron-wheeled cart is from the kindness of the former lord. It makes us palace people the only means of transportation for daily commuting." It seems that it was because of the money. The envoy of the Yellow Gate also became more active and talkative.

It was as if he was verifying his words in the next journey.Jiang Tian also saw eunuchs riding various versions of ancient bicycles one after another.Some of them carry documents and documents, some baskets carry utensils and objects, and some can even carry people on the road.

However, it seems that most of the shock-absorbing measures are still quite simple; therefore, just looking at it from a distance, people can't help but feel a faint pain from being continuously bumped.Therefore, he suddenly understood why this kind of thing can only be used in the Ouchi.

Afterwards, the disciples of the internal training and the old guards inspected their identities and nameplates again, and after passing through the second Guanfeng Gate, they came to the heartland of Shangyang Palace in Xiyuan.However, Jiang Tian couldn't help noticing another thing, that is, the strange appearance of individual eunuchs he saw by chance.

There are various hair colors of yellow, brown, red, and chestnut; in appearance, there are also Xifan, Beisai, and Taixi species with tall eyes, deep nose, and pale skin; to Tianzhu and Kunlun species with tall curly hair and deep skin. And just.Just like that, bowed and slumped, among the many eunuchs.

However, according to the usual disdainful words of this little envoy from the Huangmen, these were just eunuchs of various ethnic groups who paid tribute from foreign vassals.After going through layers of screening and thousands of selections, he was lucky enough to get the opportunity to serve Gongye.However, due to their heterogeneous appearance, most of them can only act as low-level handymen.

"So, someone is still in the position?" Jiang Tian couldn't help noticing the key point when he heard the words.However, the envoy of the Yellow Gate smiled with a strange expression: "After all, those nobles in the past dynasties always have some special tastes!"

In the end, as the guide, he could only stop at the Guanfeng Hall, the innermost palace gate in the vestibule; and then wait patiently for the summons from inside.And here, Jiang Tian also saw more than a dozen other new officials who were brought in earlier and were waiting to be seen by His Majesty.

Because Jiang Tian didn't know them well, after nodding politely to each other, he stood quietly in a corner under the eaves, quietly listening to their small groups of three or four, and they chatted together in small voices.Only then did I realize that they were all excellent students from the two major schools of the Beijing Normal University, and they were directly employed as official trainees.

Some of them come from the (Wei) Institute of Politics (Zi) and the Institute of Economics (Shi) Ji (Guo) Institute, which are known as the preparatory classes for the Prime Minister in the various branches of Jingshi University; there are also liberal arts schools that have become candidates for courtiers/close ministers , the School of Economics; moreover, from the Armed Forces University, the special selection of the Treasure General Department.

All in all, they are all the reserve talent sequence that the imperial court will use in the future, and Jiang Tian, ​​a specially selected official who was recruited halfway and was still in prison half a year ago, is not at all the favorite of his class.But I don't know why, they will be arranged together to wait for His Majesty's opinion?

It's just that some of them are still complaining in private, because they don't give money, and they are deliberately led around by unscrupulous internal officials.Some were surprised, how could a new face like Jiang Tian, ​​who didn't know where he came from, be added in the circle that they were still familiar with each other.

However, after all, it is in the Forbidden Palace, while waiting for His Majesty to see; everyone is also a mature adult, with the future bureaucratic backbone of the empire; under the circumstances of each other's unknown and no entanglement of interests, there is no deliberate temptation and entanglement, and even provoke the plot of face-slapping.

Only a military officer who seemed handsome and cheerful came over to greet him. After a few words of conversation, after knowing Jiang Tian's rank and job, he retreated back in a measured manner without saying anything more.Then the reporter who sang inside began to call out their names, recruiting them in batches.

It wasn't until the fifth batch after everyone said goodbye and left that Jiang Tian heard his name and official status; he was slowly led in by a palace gate envoy with yellow beard and hair holding a whisk.Climb up the steps from the inner courtyard palace platform, and then stop at the last step of the Guanfeng right side hall.

According to the homework he had done in advance, the so-called thanking you is actually a formalized final process.Those who are not of sufficient rank and official position are not eligible to enter the palace and accept the personal summons of the emperor.So most people, that is, show their faces at the bottom of the steps, accept a sentence of persuasion and settle down.

But Jiang Tian seemed to feel something unusual when Lang Lang recited the clichés he had prepared in the routine.For example, inside and outside this palace complex, there are many faint eyes that seem to be there, full of vigilance and vigilance, always staring at him.

And behind the curtain of the right side hall, there is also a slightly tired and impatient voice, asking the left and right: "Is that him? Want to mobilize all kinds of people and horses, thinking that they are secretly on guard?"

Immediately, someone quickly replied: "Holy Master Mingjian, this son has long been known as a murderer and has killed many times. Just the day before yesterday, under the eyes of everyone, he broke into the battle and killed the general, blocking an army alone; it should not be casual Recruiting into the palace is forbidden, for the sake of the supreme safety, the servants have no choice but to do it."

However, at this time, another person interjected: "Holy Master Mingjian, this statement is wrong. Although this person came from a humble background, he has always respected the imperial court and made great contributions to the country. Not only did he propose countermeasures against beast disasters, he also discovered strange things, and avoided Affected by it; the court is currently busy and needs such extraordinary people! If it is delayed for a long time without rewards, it will have no status, and it will only damage the emperor's grace and holiness!"

"That's all," the previous tired voice interrupted them: "In this case, it's easy to win over and show God's favor. You first take out a charter; by the way, ask the other side of the west building if you have read it. Right. Don't just stare at those Liangxue Toshihiko!"

On the pavilion on the west side of the side hall, there are also people behind the carved panes, looking at the position below the steps.But most of them are young girls who are in their youth and dressed in palace dresses and skirts, singing together like Yingying and Yanyan.

"Is this that Jiang Sheng? It doesn't seem surprising!"

"You don't know yet, but just outside the city of Bianzhou, he charged forward alone and defeated a whole battalion of rebels;"

"As everyone knows, this person was still a little-known person in the market half a year ago."

"But overnight, the entire capital was suddenly alarmed in Shangyuan night, and he was put in jail."

"Then I encountered many adventures along the way, and now..."

　Still poorly written.not able to brew enough emotions
　　
　
(End of this chapter)