Imperial Street in Beijing.
As the name suggests, this road was a road exclusively used by the emperor and could only be used by the emperor when he was out of the palace for tours, inspections, sacrifices and other activities. Others were princes and ministers who walked on it, and they could be asked about the crime of trespassing, or directly beheaded.
The Royal Street extends from the four gates of the imperial palace and runs through the entire capital in four directions: east, west, north, and south.
On weekdays, there will be dedicated people cleaning and guarding this road. If there is any slight mistake, it will be a crime of disrespect and the whole family will be executed.
But today, there were more than ten horses galloping past on the imperial street.
Da da da.
The sound of anxious horses' hooves was like a sudden storm.
Riding horses is prohibited in the capital. Even if you ride a horse to the capital, you must dismount at the city gate and walk into the city. Once you get on a horse, you will be questioned by the officers and soldiers. No matter how loose the management of the imperial court in recent years, under the emperor's feet
, no one dares to blatantly bend the law.
But today, these dozen or so horsemen regarded the law as nothing. Not only did they gallop, the leading horse even galloped down the imperial street.
The horses were so fast that they whipped up the wind and snow and raised up a long white snow mist. The people nearby were so frightened that they hurriedly ran away, not daring to provoke them.
Several officers and soldiers who were patrolling the streets happened to pass by. When they saw this, they immediately shouted: "How dare you! How dare you be so arrogant under the emperor's feet? If you don't stop and restrain your hands..."
Before the word "Qin" could be uttered, these ten or so cavalrymen had already rushed in front of them. No matter how angry the officers and soldiers were, it would be fatal. Seeing that the other party had no intention of stopping, they hurriedly swallowed back the words they said and turned them into a exclamation.
Throwing towards the side.
It was so suspenseful, even though the posture was ugly, it finally didn't end up being knocked into a pulp by the horse.
The frightened officers and soldiers stood up with the help of their colleagues. They were suddenly frightened and angry. Just as they were about to call their colleagues to catch up, they saw a cold and ruthless voice coming from the crack of the horse's hoofbeats at the end of the opponent's dozen or so horses.
"We are doing things in the East Palace, and anyone who blocks them will be killed!"
The officer and soldier's legs went weak, and he shivered as he watched the dozen riders go away, not daring to fart.
Obviously the other party didn't say anything to scare people, but the officer and soldier felt like he was sweating all over his body, as if he had walked through the gates of hell and came back.
These more than ten riders are naturally Li Chen leading Xu Wei and other personal guards.
Taking the Royal Street was not because Li Chen liked to show off, but from the city gate to the palace. The Royal Street was the most convenient and shortest shortcut. At this juncture, he had no time to consider the impact and public opinion.
Reaching the palace as quickly as possible is the most important thing.
The Royal Street is easy to access, but the palace is not easy to enter.
When he was about to enter the palace, Li Chen saw a large number of guards on duty at the entrance of the palace from a distance.
At this time, Li Chen was not sure whether these guards were enemies or friends, so he motioned to Xu Wei to go forward and deal with them.
At this moment, the guards had already seen more than ten cavalry charging towards the palace.
Without hesitation, the guards immediately took a defensive stance.
But before they could make any more moves, Xu Wei had already jumped up from his horse.
The leading guard's eyes widened, and before he had time to call for help, Xu Wei flew straight in front of him like a big bird.
A token made of pure gold came to the guard, forcing him to retreat to the corner to make way.
The guard struggled to open his eyes and read the words clearly.
"The Crown Prince of the Qin Empire"
Without even thinking about it, there must be the word "East Palace" on the back.
Chapter completed!