On the side of Dianjiangtai facing the square, there are two rows of pumpkin warriors standing closest to Dianjiangtai. They are all tall and burly people selected from the forbidden army, and they are actually guards of honor. However, because these people had to defend the emperor at close range, their martial arts skills were not bad.
Outside the Golden Melon Warrior, there was a row of Ouchi guards masters in flying fish robes.
The five hundred elite imperial guards who traveled with the emperor stood on both sides of the Dianjiangtai. As for Fang Xie and the others, because they were wearing the uniforms of captains of the Imperial Army, they could walk around freely, but of course they couldn't run around in front of the emperor and courtiers. They can patrol back and forth, but they must not leave Dianjiangtai too far.
And the eight masters who stood on the four corners of the emperor's imperial chariot before were also on the spotting platform at this time. Fang Jie took a special look at the eight people. Although they were wearing flying fish robes, they all covered their mouths and noses with brocade handkerchiefs, only showing a pair of eyes. The distance is not very close, so Fang Jie can't even tell their age.
When killing Fang Henshui, Fang Xie still remembered Meng Wudi's words very clearly. He said that the Ouchi Guard Office is now in a difficult situation, and the guard duties for this grand ceremony have been excluded. At that time, Meng Wudi's tone was full of desolation, Fang Xie could understand the sadness. From today's perspective, Meng Wudi's words are true... The flying fish robes at Ouchi's bodyguards were on the outermost perimeter of guarding the emperor, and they were even used as guards of honor when traveling.
And those eight masters on the stage were obviously not from Ouchi's bodyguard office.
The Ouchi Guard Office, which used to be incomparably beautiful, has fallen to this point. Thinking about it, it has only happened in the past few months, and Hou Wenji's treason is the trigger for the Ouchi Guard Office to be abandoned by the emperor. search. Fang Xie could guess that the once frightening love affair may have been torn to pieces now.
Today, on such an important occasion, Fang Jie did not see Luo Weiran's shadow, which fully shows that the status of Ouchi's bodyguard has plummeted.
There is no hundred-day red flower... The world is hot and cold.
Fang Jie withdrew his thoughts and turned his attention to the mighty Zuo Wuwei army in the distance. It was one of the most elite troops of the Sui Dynasty, and one of the Sixth Army of the Son of Heaven guarding Chang'an City. This army will soon go to the northwest, but with this army, no matter how elite it is, how can it turn the tide
He saw many things in his eyes, and he was thinking about many things in his mind. Since the emperor sent Zuo Wuwei General Yu Manlou to go out to fight, he must have trusted this man. And Yu Manlou led troops to accept the emperor's review today, there were tens of thousands of elites, how could Prince Yi succeed in plotting rebellion
So now it seems that Prince Yi's methods should be mainly focused on the great practitioners. A group of people with extremely strong cultivation bases found an opportunity to sneak attack on the general platform, and killed the emperor before Zuo Wuwei's troops had time to encircle him. But look around the emperor, the guards are so tight that even a great practitioner can't kill the emperor in an instant. Up to now, there seems to be no sign of Prince Yi's plan, which makes Fang Jie somewhat uneasy.
While Fang Jie was patrolling back and forth, he turned his attention to Hongxiu Zhao. He was looking for the figure of the proprietress, but he couldn't find it after looking carefully for a long time. Not only did he not see the proprietress, he did not even find the old cripple. Fang Jie frowned suddenly, then sighed.
How could I forget this!
He said something annoyed in his heart, and then he remembered that the old cripple also respected Prince Yi very much. He had previously advised the proprietress to follow Hongxiu's tricks, and he had already asked the old cripple to watch the proprietress not to take risks impulsively. But he forgot that if the old cripple became impulsive, he would be no worse than the proprietress at all.
As soon as he thought of this, Fang Xie's heart was in a mess.
The proprietress is very kind to him, and if something happens to the proprietress, he will be relieved.
When he was thinking about these things, he suddenly saw a skinny man approaching Hongxiu Zhao. That person was wearing the costume of a servant of Hongxiu Zhao, but he was definitely not the person of Hongxiu Zhao. It was a big dog, and Fang Jie recognized it immediately. Before he let Da Quan hide in Chang'an City just to wait for today, Da Quan can smell murderous intent, this kind of ability is unique, let him hide in other places, and he can detect danger earlier than following Fang Jie.
And Fang Jie made an appointment with Da Quan, and whenever he found something wrong, he would contact the person from Hongxiu Zhao. And Hongxiu Zhao's master will ask the dancers to use their dancing postures to make code words on the stage to remind Fang Xie to pay attention.
At this time, Zuo Wuwei's men and horses hadn't fully entered the arena, and the big dog approached Hongxiu Zhao...
Fang Xie's heart trembled!
In the crowd, the white-haired old man who was proud of himself as the captain of Zuo Wuwei suddenly changed his face, and his wife, who had been with him day and night, immediately noticed the change: "What's wrong?"
The old man frowned and murmured something wrong.
My wife asked what was wrong
After a moment of silence, the old man said: "According to the principle, the soldiers who are inspected by His Majesty can carry swords and lances, and they can also carry bows...but they must not bring feathered arrows. Look, no matter whether they are cavalry or infantry, their quiver The arrows are all full... How can there be such a big negligence? If the emperor scolds, even the general will be punished!"
The old lady thought for a while and said with a smile: "You are too sensitive, isn't the army going to go out immediately, so what if you bring feather arrows..."
The old man shook his head: "I hope so."
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Zuo Wuwei's 3,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry circled the square for half a circle, then entered the square according to the regulations, and stood in a square behind the stage where Hongxiu Zhao's singing and dancing performances took place. The army was more than 300 meters away from the emperor's point of view, separated by a stage and a passage for the emperor to review the army.
A lieutenant of the warlord rode a horse and passed around the army, loudly urging the soldiers to stand still. Soon, more than 10,000 soldiers lined up on the square. If you look at it from above, the neat squares will definitely make people amazing, just like cut tofu, with four corners and four corners.
After Zuo Wuwei's troops stood up, the officials of the Ministry of Rites who were in charge of planning and arranging today's ceremony began to work again. They are going to supervise those singing and dancing clubs, and there must be no mistakes. It must be verified which one will perform on stage first, and which program will be performed first, and there can be no mistakes in the order.
Huai Qiugong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stood on the platform and supervised the actions of the officials of the Ministry of Rites with clairvoyance.
After the scene calmed down, Huai Qiugong turned around and bowed his head to the emperor, saying: "Your Majesty, the preparations are ready, can you let the dancers start the performance?"
The emperor hummed and ordered: "Go and tell the girls in the singing and dancing show, and let them work harder. My Zuo Wuwei army is about to go to war. This performance is not for me, but for them. They If you perform well, I will reward you heavily."
Huai Qiugong responded, then turned around and gave orders to his subordinates.
After a short time, several big drums placed in front of each stage, a total of seventy-two big drums beat at the same time. The sound of drums resounding like thunder resounded through the clouds. When the drums sounded, the people onlookers immediately fell silent. Along with the sound of the drum, the soldiers of Zuo Wuwei tapped the shields in their hands neatly with their horizontal knives, in harmony with the sound of the drum. The atmosphere was immediately activated, and there was a kind of pride in everyone's heart.
Tens of thousands of elites beat their shields or their own breastplates to match the sound of war drums in this way. Although this melody is very monotonous, it is definitely the most exciting tune.
After nine drums, a loud and distant horn sounded.
With the sound of the horn, the officials of the Ministry of Rites began to urge the people of the singing and dancing line to perform on stage. According to the regulations, more than a dozen singing and dancing troupes performed in turn, and finally all the singing and dancing troupes performed dances at the same time to break the west wind and march for the army. This westerly-breaking piece is said to have been composed by General Li Xiao during the reign of Emperor Taizong. He was originally a Confucian general, and he was proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. In his later years, he defended the northwest frontier for the Sui Dynasty, and made this song in his spare time. The implication in it is to tell others about his ambition. Although Li Xiao is old, he still has the heart to fight for the country, and to break the west wind... The target naturally refers to the Northwest Mengyuan.
But it's ridiculous and sad that Li Xiao's descendants colluded with the Mongols and seized the three Northwest Ways of the Sui Dynasty. That was the place where Li Xiao was guarding, and this legendary man spent the rest of his life there.
This song was spread so widely that even children in the Sui Dynasty could hum it.
This kind of arrangement obviously took a lot of thought. Think about a dozen delicate girls in singing and dancing, performing a sonorous and energetic song "Breaking the West Wind" before Wanjun, it must be very effective in encouraging the soldiers.
As the horn sounded, the first song and dance party to come on stage performed a very classic tune, Spring Breeze and the South Bank of the Green River. The author of this song is none other than Huai Qiugong, Minister of Rites. Huai Qiugong was born in Jiangnan, he was poor since he was a child, but now he is recognized as a teacher by Jiangnan students, and he must be called Mr. when it is mentioned. Therefore, the lyrics and music written by Huai Qiugong are widely circulated in the south of the Yangtze River.
As soon as the familiar tune played, Huai Qiugong couldn't help but smile.
When he made this piece, it was after he was selected as the number one scholar by the emperor at that time. He returned home in red and colorful clothes, and it was early spring when he returned to the south of the Yangtze River, so he composed this spring breeze and green river south bank on a whim. In a blink of an eye, decades have passed.
The beautiful women on the stage danced like willows blown by the wind, which made Huai Qiugong go back to the past.
He looked back at the emperor and found that the emperor was also looking at him.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
The performance of Hongxiu Zhao is at the end, so we have to wait for a while. Because of this, Fang Jie was a little impatient, he was eager to know what the big dog had discovered. Fortunately, he and Xiao Dingdian also agreed on a second set of code words. Just as another song and dance troupe was performing on the south bank of the Spring Breeze and Green River, Xiao Dingdian suddenly stepped onto the stage and seemingly inadvertently arranged the flags on the stage.
That was the semaphore Fang Jie taught her, not the semaphore of this era, but the one used by the navy in Fang Jie's previous life. Fang Jie was fascinated by the flag of the navy in his previous life. When he was young, he tied a red scarf to a stick and waved it back and forth foolishly, feeling mighty and domineering.
Unexpectedly, it is now in use.
When he saw the semaphore waving by Xiao Dingdian, his heart tightened immediately!
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Yanwuyuan.
In front of the library.
Next to the stone table.
Dean Zhou lowered his hand gently, with a calm expression on his face. Sitting in front of him was a tall but thin old man with a beard hanging down to his chest. Wearing a black Taoist robe, solemn and solemn.
"Duke Zhou is good at calculating."
This old man in a black Taoist robe can only be the Daoist Xiao of Qingle Mountain!
He was holding a white pawn in his hand, hesitating for a long time but he couldn't let it go: "This hand is so well placed, it actually drove me to a dead end..."
He sighed in disappointment, and then put the chess piece back into the box: "I can't play anymore, I lost. No matter how you calculate it, it's a loss."
"Since you know that you will lose no matter what, why are you paranoid?"
Dean Zhou asked.
Master Xiao smiled and said: "The victory or defeat on the chessboard is not considered a victory or defeat. The nineteen vertical and horizontal chessboards seem to be inscrutable, but in fact they are just a toy for boredom."
Dean Zhou hummed and asked, "Give me a reason?"
While picking up the chess pieces on the chessboard, Master Xiao said in a flat tone: "Your Majesty respects my Taoism, and I am grateful to you. Back then, when I was lonely on the street, it was no different from begging. Your Majesty took pity on me and let me do Taoism." The leader of the sect. It stands to reason that I should be content, so even I feel that it is too much, why should I betray His Majesty's love? After sitting up late at night and thinking about it, I finally realized that it was just a greedy word after all."
"Sitting at the foot of the mountain alone, you can't see the top of the mountain when you look up. But when you're sitting only one step away from the top of the mountain, you always think that it would be wonderful to sit on the highest point."
He asked: "Does Duke Zhou know how the Great Khan of Meng Yuan succeeded to the throne?"
Dean Zhou raised his brows slightly, sighed and said, "I understand, so...you want to be the Great Wheel Ming King of the Sui Dynasty."