At Lu Xuan's home, Li Mi was also here at this time. Of course, it was impossible for the prince to be there. The prince would attend the lantern festival tonight. But just when Lu Xuan and Li Mi were discussing some details, suddenly someone from the palace came to send a message

Already.

"Prince's Guards Lieutenant, Lin Xuan, will go into the Huaxianhui Building to enjoy the lanterns at You hour tonight."

This decree deceived both Lu Xuan and Li Bi. The Huacalyx Xianghui Tower is only that big. Those who can climb the tower with the saint tonight are all important officials in the court, as well as those who have the strongest attachment to the saint. Lu Xuan,

It's a level that doesn't even touch the surface, okay?

Probably Li Longji didn't know what to do, and thought of him as a barbarian from the Western Regions, so he casually called him up.

Lu Xuan glanced at Li Mi helplessly. Li Mi understood that at this time, any changes were possible. Without Lu Xuan, he needed to adapt to changes.

"Colonel Lu Xuan, don't delay. We were told to arrive at You hour, but you must arrive at the same time and wait in the imperial city. This imperial edict was sent out an hour ago, but there were too many people on the street, so it was delayed.

It’s already the beginning of Shen, and we need to set off immediately.”

"Okay." Lu Xuan didn't say much. He put on his light armor, took a knife and followed the eunuch out the door. As for Lu Xuan bringing a knife, this is normal. Most of these military attachés carry swords when they go out.

Anyway, when you finally climb the stairs, you need to remove the knife.

Just as the eunuch said, there are too many pedestrians on the street. With this kind of crowd, all you need to do is throw a handful of money on the ground and shout. It will immediately cause a commotion, and hundreds of people will stampede.

Casualties were easily suffered. In a sense, the number of people was so large that it even became one of the city's weaknesses.

There were two Long Wujun in front of them leading the way, and they still had to stumble. However, the name of Longwu Jun still worked. Most people would take the initiative to avoid it, and the two finally reached the imperial city before Shen Zheng.

No matter how large the number of people is, it is always an absolute taboo to stay within a certain distance in front of the imperial city.

Everyone was surrounding them, waiting to see which flower boat would win in the end and enter the imperial city to perform for the saint. At the same time, they were also waiting for the moment when night fell and the giant lights of the Calyx Xianghui Building inside the imperial city were lit. By then.

, based on that giant lantern, all the lanterns in the entire Chang'an City will light up, turning Chang'an City into a city that never sleeps.

At this time, the Imperial City Division (formerly the Jing'an Division) suddenly became tense.

"Master Song, we have just received news. There seems to be Turkic activities in Pingkangfang."

Song Hun was stunned for a moment.

"Pingkangfang...where is the residence of the Right Prime Minister?"

"Exactly."

Song Hun was immediately shocked. Regardless of whether the news was true or false. Now that the Imperial City Secretary had received the news, if he could not react and disturbed the right minister, his career would probably be far away.

"Pass my order to remove the Longwu Army, Jinwu Guards, and Youxiao Guards each with a hundred men, and immediately go to Pingkangfang to protect the residence of Youxiang."

"Sir, today is the Lantern Festival. Whether it is the Longwu Army, the Jinwu Guards, or the Youxiao Guards, manpower is extremely scarce. We are recruiting people at this time, and we don't have enough manpower here."

"I don't care so much. No matter what, I must not frighten the Right Prime Minister. If it doesn't work, I will transfer a team of people from the Imperial City in the name of the Right Prime Minister."

The subordinates hesitated after hearing this, and finally obeyed the order. Song Hun began to feel restless. At the beginning of the Lantern Festival, the entire Chang'an City fell into a sea of ​​carnival. But this kind of carnival, for the Longwu Army and the Jinwu Guards

, and the sergeants in Chang'an City such as You Xiaowei, it is simply a disaster. It is a huge burden for the intelligence department like the Imperial City Division.

All kinds of specious news are constantly coming from the watchtower. If these news are verified, they will need to deal with the huge crowd and send a large number of manpower. If not verified, if something happens later, it will be a dereliction of responsibility. Song Hun couldn't help but

I sighed with emotion, why did I lose my head for a moment and took over such a position. The Imperial City Department seemed to have huge powers, but this job was really not something that ordinary people could do.

At the same time, Li Linfu looked at the time and decided to leave. He was quick and cautious. No matter how powerful he was in the court, it was always right to be cautious. Especially tonight, there were so many people and things going on.

, in order to prevent accidents, he mobilized hundreds of right guards and door guards. Later, these right guards would escort him to the imperial city.

Just when Li Linfu was leaving, Long Bo also received the news. Previously, Li Linfu changed a large number of servants at home, and Zhang Xiaojing took advantage of the situation to plant a lot of spies. Now, these people have played a role. Although they cannot peek into Li Linfu's privacy, this kind of outing

However, it was impossible to hide the movements. The Wuhou on several watchtowers in Pingkangfang were all the prince's people. They had already used semaphores to quickly convey the news.

After Long Bo translated the flag language, he turned to one of his subordinates and said.

"Tell the Turks that they can take action."

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Lu Xuan followed the eunuch to the inside of the imperial city and waited under the Huaxianhui Building. The eunuch turned around and handed a silverbait bag to Lu Xuan.

"Captain Lu, please wait here. Tie the silverbait bag to yourself. When the saint comes out later, he will be the first to climb the stairs. After that, the civil and military officials will follow in order. There will be special waiters to guide you.

You guys, remember not to wander around, let alone mess up the order. The silverbait bag must be kept properly. It will be taken back in the future."

In the Tang Dynasty, only high-ranking officials of the fifth rank or above were qualified to wear silverbait bags. Naturally, a low-ranking official like Lu Xuan, who was a seventh-rank official, was not qualified. But it was a special occasion tonight, so I gave him a silverbait bag.

I temporarily have the privilege of walking around the Imperial City. This was the case in ancient times. In a place like the Imperial City, you cannot move around casually. Even officials are not allowed to move around casually.

Lu Xuan cooperated and tied the silver bag around his waist. Looking around, there were already dozens of courtiers waiting here. In terms of rank, Lu Xuan was the lowest, so naturally no one would come up to talk to him. He had a special position and had never been to court.

Most of them were not very familiar with him. Except for a few officials who were inclined towards the prince and nodded, no one else paid attention to him. Lu Xuan was also enjoying himself.

He looked around. This was his first time approaching the legendary Calyx Xianghui Tower. Lu Xuan walked around casually for a few steps, keeping the surrounding layout in mind. Not far away, he could still see some

Craftsmen are doing final inspections.

It's just that those people are all tall and walk steadily, and they don't look like ordinary craftsmen. It seems that the people from Weiwei have penetrated well.

At this time, a group of Longwu troops arrived and began to clear out the craftsmen for the saint to ascend the tower.
Chapter completed!