Chapter 66: Winning the lottery unexpectedly
After the end of the New Year, there was a sensational news in the capital, a street battle broke out near the Hongwu Gate at the southern end, dozens of dragon sons and phoenix grandsons led more than 100 people to fight the same number of people, and the Gongzi brother coalition army composed of major wealthy families fought with their heads.
The battle lasted for half an hour, and as a result, almost everyone was wounded, but fortunately it took place on a wide royal road, and no ordinary people were implicated.
Xu Hao walked in the middle of the crowd with a wry smile, in front of and behind him were the children of the royal family with hanging arms, bruises or limps, only he and Zhu Gaochi were unscathed because they were good at group fighting, and the regret in his heart was that he had hit his head against the wall if he knew it, so it looked like he was the most seriously injured.
Although the young people of the Zhu family were all wounded, and they were escorted into the palace by dozens of brocade guards wearing bullfighting robes with exquisite patterns and complex patterns that resembled four-clawed python robes, and carrying all the embroidered spring knives given by the emperor, but the heads raised high were like generals returning from victory, one by one, they were arrogant and elated.
The worried Xu Hao quickly glanced at Zhu Gaochi, who was sitting leisurely in the soft sedan chair, and secretly scolded this guy for being smart, and he knew that with his fat body and clumsy skills, even if he participated in the war, he was the master of being beaten by the group.
It seems that this is the first time in his life to enter the real palace, and visiting the Forbidden City in his previous life is not counted, although he was uneasy, Xu Hao couldn't help but look around.
There is also a north-south central axis that runs through the entire palace and even the entire city, which is the white marble royal road under his feet at this moment. From south to north, from the Zhengyang Gate of the outer city to the Hongwu Gate of the palace city, and then to the Chengtian Gate, the first palace gate of the imperial city, there are about 20 horses walking side by side.
When passing through the tall and thick Hongwu Gate, there are five white marble stone arch bridges jumping out soon after walking, the people of the capital call it the Outer Five Dragon Bridge, there is a royal river flowing below, and the left and right are lined with government offices.
After entering the Chengtian Gate, the east side of the royal road is a continuous temple such as the Taimiao Temple, which occupies a vast area and is used to worship the ancestors and heroes, and the west side is the shrine altar and some temples that worship the gods of heaven and earth.
In front of it is the noon gate guarding the Imperial Palace, and it is said that there are five inner five dragon bridges, which are twice as large as the outer five dragon bridges, and there is an inner river flowing below.
On the night of the Yuan Dynasty, Xu Hao once accompanied his own female dependents once, the bright night, full of tourists felt very romantic, and now it is empty and empty, without a single idler, the guard with bright armor is holding an axe, majestic, and full of oppression.
At that time, it was stopped at nowhere to go, and the curious Xu Haoxin said that it seemed that Comrade Lao Zhu was angry, otherwise why did he let his grandchildren walk all the way?
Passing through the well-defended Sensen Meridian Gate, sure enough, the white marble arch bridge in front of it is like five long dragons half-lying on the spacious Yongdao, and there is a palace gate in front of it, and the big gold lacquer plaque has the word "Fengtian" written by the royal pen himself.
It seems that the Forbidden City in Beijing is an imitation here, and Xu Hao, who feels familiar, thinks that he can look at the three majestic and magnificent halls behind the city wall in turn. Sure enough, after the Fengtian Gate is the Fengtian Temple, followed by the Huagai Hall and the Jinshen Palace.
Xu Hao squinted at the imposing hall, imagining the scene when the civil and military officials in the palace met Zhu Yuanzhang in the early dynasty, it seems that the inside is not big enough, isn't it that the minister can't squeeze in?
He didn't know that in the early dynasties, Zhu Yuanzhang was usually in Fengtianmen or sitting outside the Fengtian Palace, discussing the government with hundreds of officials in the open air. While contemplating while continuing to walk forward, everywhere you go are red walls and bright glazed tiles, front and back left and right are all carved beams and painted pavilions, anyway, zuihou are numb, it took a long time to complete the three halls.
The whole palace has thousands of doors, the palace is heavy, the pavilions are forested, it is easy to make people confused and lost, and Xu Hao's mind automatically appears a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the Forbidden City, even if I don't know the name, but the inner palace axis after the three major halls is still three main halls, and then on both sides are the east palace and the west palace, the northeast corner has the east six palaces, the northwest corner has the west six palaces, as well as the imperial garden, the imperial dining room and other messy palaces, don't look at the construction like a labyrinth, in fact, the left and right patterns are roughly symmetrical, there is a lot of context to be found.
A sense of superiority of civilians arose, and Xu Hao secretly laughed at what happened to the palace? If I dare to walk blindly, it won't be long before I find myself to get out on my own.
If Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this guy could know the terrain of the palace well without coming once, the Xu family would have to be beheaded all over the house.
The first palace in the Inner Imperial City is the Qianqing Palace where Zhu Yuanzhang lives every day, and there are eunuchs who guide this group of dragons and phoenixes to stand in the open space in front of the palace. Xu Hao suddenly felt that something was wrong, and automatically walked to the side and stood alone and honestly, away from his comrades-in-arms who were fighting side by side.
From time to time, the children of the Zhu family naughtily squeezed their eyebrows at him, grinning and snickering, Xu Hao really showed a big face in this battle, and in the future, among his peers in the royal family, it can be said that no one knows him.
Probably because Zhu Yuanzhang was not strict with his grandchildren, and the dragon grandchildren won the fight with honor, and the punishment station was a punishment station, but one by one they didn't stand up, and they didn't care about telling jokes, and the brocade guards and eunuchs around them simply didn't squint, so they didn't see it at all.
Zhu Gaochi had already been helped into the Qianqing Palace by the little eunuchs, Xu Hao stood in a regular manner for a while, looking at this side talking and laughing, he also felt awkward, so we are innocent people, is it necessary to be afraid of the emperor?
Thinking like this, Xu Hao simply relaxed, first raised his hand to stretch his waist, then twisted his waist, leaned down and loosened his legs and feet with his hands, at this time, a brocade guard not far away glared at him.
Xu Hao has already fought with the sons of wealthy families a few times, and today he is mixed with a group of royal children, his courage has increased greatly, and he glared angrily, "It's your, stand at your post." ”
The brocade guard was furious, but unfortunately he couldn't blame anything because of his duties, this unseemly guy knew at a glance that he was not an official, what reason did he say?
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu gave a thumbs up with a smile and said with a smile: "Brother Hao, you are this!" ”
Xu Hao haha smiled and completely relaxed, as the so-called Hades is good to see little ghosts, he is now under Zhu Yuanzhang's nose, so what is there to be afraid of? Will the dignified generation of heroes still have a problem with a small person?
In the future, if Xi Dada eats steamed buns in front of me, he will definitely be kind to us, and there will be no shelves. On the contrary, a small section chief is like a soil emperor, his face is not face, and he has no mind.
Zhu Di, you just can't compare to your father, Xu Hao, who holds a grudge, remembered the old thing that King Yan didn't see him, and everyone should be able to see the holy car as soon as they came, not to mention that there are also their own good brothers secretly pouting.
Xu Hao, who was childlike for a while, smiled and joked to the group of dragon grandchildren: "All stand up, there are no rules one by one, not like words." ”
The dragon grandchildren immediately booed, and some people laughed and scolded and said that you are not the same as being punished? Let's not talk about the second. I didn't want Xu Hao to smile and walk forward with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile as he walked: "As the children and grandchildren of the Heavenly Family, you have to listen to the will of the Holy Lord, and that will must not require me to punish me, isn't that reasonable?" ”
The middle-aged eunuch who was in charge of guarding on the side was just about to speak, but he was blocked by this sentence, and said in his heart, too, this kid is not the emperor's grandson, and the holy oracle really has nothing to do with him.
As soon as he shut up and was silent, the others couldn't speak anymore when they saw this, making the dragon grandchildren sigh and laugh and scold Xu Hao for cheating.
Xu Hao said it easily, but in fact, he didn't dare to move around at will, and stopped after walking a few steps around the Qianqing Palace, and suddenly looked at a piece of farmland that was frozen due to winter.
The abrupt farmland in this palace compound was obviously made by Zhu Yuanzhang, no one except him had the guts, Xu Hao vaguely remembered that someone seemed to have said that the emperor liked to farm the land himself in his spare time, and he listened to it as an anecdote at the time, and now seeing is believing.
Turning around and walking back, Xu Hao thought about how to answer the question when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang for a while, and finally decided to tell the truth.
It's a pity that in the end, his wish came to naught, and when Zhu Gaochi mentioned that Xu Hao was Xu Da's descendant, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally a little interested, immediately dispelled the idea.
However, after reading the heroes, the family background is innocent and has no bad deeds, plus the relationship between Xu Da and Zhu Gaochi, and seeing that the emperor and grandson respect this young man very much, this time the group and Zhu Gaoxu are indeed killing the Quartet, and the force is not bad, so the opening of Chrysostom made up for the avant-garde guard of the government army with a sword.
Because Xu Hao was not yet 20 years old and turned into a young army, after the age of 20, he was promoted to an officer with a sword, and he could be awarded the Zhongxian lieutenant from the sixth grade.
Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that these noble sons who relied on their father's martial arts and pampered were pampered, and their riding and archery martial arts have deteriorated over the years, enjoying their father's and brother's fortunes, but they only know that they are indulged in alcohol, music, singing and dancing as games, and they can't get on a horse or open a bow, how can they serve the country?
Just like the Yangzhou guard commander Shan Tao attacked his father's position, he led his troops to arrest the Kou but was so frightened that he waved his troops and fled, so that he was killed by several thieves and defeated. Intentionally establish the martial arts atmosphere of the noble children and the people, so he specially praised Xu Hao for showing the people below, and specially rewarded the martial arts without military exploits, so Xu Hao actually fell from the sky because of a fight with someone A martial arts lieutenant from the sixth grade.
When Zhu Gaochi came out to congratulate him, the dizzy Xu Hao didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and somehow became a professional soldier, not the brocade guard next to the emperor, wouldn't he still be sent out to fight?
Zhu Gaochi looked at Xu Hao, who was crying with a sad face, and probably guessed his mood at this time, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the vanguard of the government army is the upper three guards in the twelve pro-army, except for the emperor's grandfather, it is impossible to go into battle to kill the enemy, not to mention that you are just a young army now, except for regular training, most of the time is for the crown prince to serve as a guard." It's a big deal that I'll seconded you to me and do whatever you want. ”
"It's a deal." Xu Hao was overjoyed and immediately nodded vigorously.
PS: I haven't thanked everyone who voted for the recommendation every day, thank you tonight, and then xiexie rewarded and rated the kind people. Today, I read the previous article and found that there are many mistakes in the pronouns, and I blush! There is too much to write, but Xiao Hai is this character, I'm afraid I can't change it in the future, I just hope to improve the level of writing with the deepening of the code words, change the way of writing that I think is interesting when I write, and solemnly repent again!