After the rebirth, the empress took the tragic script of Meiqiang

Chapter 55 Donglinmen

The imperial palace in Dajing was built by the Rui Dynasty. From site selection to completion to renovation, it took three emperors in total, and it has a history of more than 500 years.

The imperial edict to build this palace exhausted Rui Dynasty's financial and people's resources, causing Rui Dynasty's national power to decline rapidly, and the country perished within a few generations.

The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade. This move benefited the kings of later generations.

This palace was built in a magnificent manner. The walls on all four sides were three feet thick and three feet high. The doorway under the wall was as slender as a corridor.

There are three doors in Donglinmen, the middle one is larger, more than ten feet high, and the doors on both sides are slightly shorter. At this moment, the small doors on both sides are closed, only the middle door is open, and the door is empty.

There wasn't a soul in sight.

After exiting this gate, go west for two miles and reach Chengtian Gate.

Ye Qinghuai subconsciously held down the dagger at her waist.

She was tall and had long legs. She ran very fast and rushed into Donglinmen first.

Although it was a sunny day, it was a little dark inside the doorway. Looking out from the doorway, the light was a bit dazzling.

Ye Qinghuai led a few people and ran through the doorway, and the sound of swords clashing came from behind.

A right yamen guard shouted from behind Ye Qinghuai: "Outpost, stop them!"

Two figures holding spears suddenly appeared outside the doorway of Donglinmen, blocking the bright sunshine outside the door.

The next moment, the spears in the hands of the two right-hand yamen guards were pointed at Ye Qinghuai in the doorway.

Ye Qinghuai stopped.

It seems that the Donglin Gate is not unguarded, but that all the imperial troops at the inner gate have been transferred to the outside.

Ye Qinghuai looked back and saw that the people she led were fighting with several right-hand government guards at the inner gate. Attacked from both sides, they were actually trapped in the doorway and were in a dilemma.

"Your Majesty?" A figure walked out from behind the two spearmen outside the door. Because of the light, Ye Qinghuai couldn't see his appearance clearly, but she recognized the voice.

Ye Qinghuai frowned and asked from afar: "Chu Dingguo?"

"It's the last general." The person outside the door replied.

It's true that enemies never get together. The last time I brought Qin Baozhu into the palace, I met this difficult captain and was forced to threaten him with death. I didn't expect that he would be on duty at Donglin Gate today.

Ye Qinghuai faced the door, stood up straight, and asked: "Chu Dingguo, are you going to stop me today?"

Chu Dingguo was hesitant. He could see that Ye Qinghuai's act of raising a knife to kill himself last time left a big shadow on him. This time he did not dare to talk to her as arrogantly as last time.

He thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, it is not peaceful outside the palace today. Please return to the palace."

"Why is it not peaceful outside the palace?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

"There are people making trouble outside the palace, and they might hurt Your Majesty."

"Do you know who is causing trouble?" There were more and more guards inside the door. Ye Qinghuai heard intermittent screams of pain from behind, but she did not look back. She still looked at Chu Dingguo's figure, walking slowly step by step.

He slowly walked towards him and asked.

"Of course the troublemakers are the rioters."

"Then do you know who these rioters are?" Ye Qinghuai asked in a stern tone.

Chu Dingguo's voice was a little low and he replied: "I don't know the end of the general."

"I tell you, these rioters are students from literary schools and academies. They appear here just to see me and ask for justice from the court. They have neither knives nor guns in their hands. Chu Dingguo, I

Let me ask you, can you do anything to them?"

Chu Dingguo said nothing.

Ye Qinghuai turned around and shouted at the right Yamen guards who were chasing after him: "Can you do it?"

Her shrill voice echoed in the dark corridor of the doorway, as if it was repeatedly tapping everyone's heart.

The sound of swordsmen clashing gradually weakened, and some people stopped.

Seeing the effect, Ye Qinghuai continued: "You are all my Dajing soldiers, do you still remember your original intention of practicing martial arts? Is it to protect your home and country? Or to hoe the strong and help the weak? But look at your hands

The swords and guns inside, look who your blades and spear points are pointing at right now? A brutal massacre is taking place outside Chengtian Gate at the moment, but you are here to stop me. What you are doing is tantamount to sending unarmed officials to the

Facing death is tantamount to cutting off the future of Da Jing with your own hands!"

She was anxious in her heart, so her words were heartbreaking and touching.

For a moment, everyone inside and outside the door looked at her, a little at a loss.

In the dead silence of the confrontation, a voice sounded from outside the inner door.

"Where are the unarmed innocent people? Your Majesty must not listen to the slanderous words of traitors or trust the wrong person." An armored figure walked to the door. When the guards on the right outside the door saw him, they all made way for him.

Ye Qinghuai was stunned and asked, "Who are you?"

"General Xu Liang, General of the Military Guard of the Right Government of the Forbidden Army, is here to see Your Majesty."

He is Luo Zichang's deputy and the commander of the right Yamen Guards.

Ye Qinghuai felt a chill in his heart.

The fact that he chased him here meant that Li Baoquan and Zuo Yawei had been defeated.

Sure enough, he was followed by a dense crowd of guards, lining up outside the inner gate.

There was despair in Ye Qinghuai's eyes.

In this situation, it would be difficult for her to fly out of this palace wall even if she had wings.

Ye Qinghuai smiled bitterly and said coldly: "General Xu, please tell me more clearly. Who is the traitor? What is the slander?"

"I don't know where your majesty heard the rumors about the officials making trouble, but the person who told your majesty must have ulterior motives and confuse the emperor's hearing! What is this other than chaos when people gather to make trouble, question the imperial court, and disobey edicts?"

"Xu Liang, I ask you, do you know who is making trouble outside Chengtian Gate today? And why are they making trouble?"

"The general does not need to know this. The general only needs to do his own thing and protect His Majesty."

"Protection?" Ye Qinghuai sneered, "What you call 'protection' means confining me in Jingshou Palace?"

"Your Majesty was misled by a traitor, so he will inevitably act out of loyalty. Naturally, it is safest to stay in the palace." Xu Liang answered fluently.

Ye Qinghuai was so angry at his stubbornness that she was speechless.

No wonder he was able to sit in the position of General Wuwei of the Right Yamen Guards. His loyalty that was indifferent and only knew how to execute, not to mention Gu Shihai and Luo Zichang, even Ye Qinghuai liked it. He really had a temperament suitable for being a soldier.

Not to mention whether his knife is easy to use or not, but it is definitely an obedient knife.

"Since you trust Luo Zichang so much, come with me to Chengtianmen to see if what they say is true and whether there are rioters and traitors at work."

"The mission of the general is to protect your majesty's safety. Please return to the palace with the general. Other matters will be handled by others, so your majesty won't bother." Xu Liang remained unmoved. After speaking, he walked into the doorway.

After a few steps, he saw Ye Qinghuai being escorted back to Jingshou Palace even if he was escorted.

At this moment, the sound of rapid horse hooves was heard outside Donglin Gate.

(End of chapter)