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Volume 2 A Different Village Chief Chapter 761 Looks Familiar

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    The first month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen.  On the first day of the new year, a strong wind and haze suddenly broke out in the capital, shaking the houses and blowing sand, which could not be seen within sight. Moreover, unprecedented civil and military chaos occurred on this day.  The civil servants of the capital generally lived in the west city, but the court squadrons were in the east. The military ministers lived in the east city, and the court squadrons were in the west.  On New Year's Day, Emperor Chongzhen went to court very early. Only King Wu stood in charge of the throne. The bells had stopped ringing and all the ministers were gone.  King Wu reported that perhaps the ministers had not heard the sound of the bells and drums, and that the holy chariot had not yet come out, so the future was coming.  Emperor Chongzhen ordered the bell to ring again, and wanted to visit the Taimiao first and then receive the call from the court. However, none of the horses he used were prepared, so he had to use the horses used by court officials outside Chang'an Gate.  After worshiping at the temple, he sat down to wait again, and then all the officials arrived one after another.  When they entered from the East and West Chang'an Gates, they did not dare to pass through the middle gate because Tian Yan was looking at them. The civil servants ran to the Wu Ban, and the military ministers ran to the Literary Ban. They were all sneaky, and they all crouched in from under the Chi's head, showing their dignity.  All lost.  The rope of the new branch of the No. 2 Sect, which was drawn by Fang Zan in order to favor the official position, also passed through the martial arts class in the shape of a turtle.  There was a storm and chaos. Emperor Chongzhen thought this was an omen, so he took a bath and burned incense. With a worried look on his face, he prayed silently to heaven: "Now that the world is in chaos, I want the real immortal to descend. I can speak frankly about my gains and losses, and there is no need to keep it secret."  " He had to take possession of it, and it said: "The emperor asked about the affairs of the world, and corrupt officials wanted money. There was chaos in all directions, and the people were suffering from misery. From now on, there will be wars between the world and the world.  "When Emperor Chongzhen saw Ji Shi, he was silent and unhappy.  On the third day of the first lunar month, Emperor Chongzhen summoned his Majesty Zuo Zhongyun, Li Mingrui, to see him. When he was in the Dezheng Hall, Emperor Chongzhen asked Li Mingrui as usual if he had any strategies to fight against the invaders. At this time, Li Mingrui asked him to step back and discuss secretly.  Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised, but he still stepped back. He saw Li Mingrui walking forward on his knees. He walked towards the imperial case and said with a solemn expression: "Since I was summoned, I have been very evil in spying on the bandits. Now I am approaching Jidian.  At this time of crisis, the only way to alleviate the current crisis is to move south." Emperor Chongzhen hesitated for a long time and sighed, "I'm just afraid that the ministers will not obey." Li Mingrui said urgently: "The destiny of heaven is very secret, so I must cut off my sacred heart.  , Don't worry about biting your navel." He kowtowed heavily on the ground, making a loud banging sound, and his scalp was bleeding. He said urgently: "Your Majesty, please do not hesitate and make a decision as soon as possible." Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "The king is dead.  Sheji, where will I go?" He also said: "This matter is important, let me think about it deeply." After he returned to the palace, he gave Li Mingrui a banquet in Wenzhao Pavilion.  On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Shanghai Juren He Gang wrote: "In Zhejiang, there are loyal, righteous, wise and courageous people in Dongyang and Yiwu. In those days, there were many famous generals and powerful soldiers. I am familiar with Xu Du, a member of Dongyang, who is loyal and filial by nature, and has a good nature.  Qin, when he sees someone, he can share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and he begs Xu Du to lead them. I am willing to run around in cloth clothes, contact everyone, obey Qi Jiguang's law, apply for detailed restraints, and be loyal and righteous at the age of one.  In addition, he can go through fire and water. I saw Jinshi Yao Qiyun, Xia Gongyou, Tongcheng student Zhou Qi, Shaanxi student Liu Xiangke, and Shanxi Juren Han Lin. They all worried about the time and asked for edicts. If they meet the heroes of the world, they will be loyal, righteous, wise and brave, and Lian  Come and help the emperor to build his career." Emperor Chongzhen was very happy to see this. He ordered the officials, soldiers, and criminals to say: "If you have a good job, you can take all the memorials. If you are appointed, you will be in charge, and you will go to Dongyang and Yiwu.  Contact the volunteers and train them to become a strong force for the purpose of suppressing the bandits. The ministry will discuss quickly what kind of assignments Xu Du and Yao Qiyun will make. " On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Chen Yan of the cabinet passed the three-year examination and was awarded Shaobao.  The Ministry of Officials built the Ji Palace, and Yinzi wrote in it.  The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival in the capital.  Every year from the eighth day of the first lunar month to the eighteenth day of the first lunar month in Beijing, lanterns are lit to celebrate the Lantern Festival.  During this period, the nine gates were not closed, and the golden drums were shaking in the sky. Thousands of people came in from each gate from outside the city, and they all came to the city to watch the Lantern Festival happily.  This year is no exception. Although it is said that after the bandits conquered Xuzhou, they crossed the Yellow River and besieged Yanzhou, the big guys still have to live their lives.  Deshengmen is known as the "Military Gate" and has always been an important gateway for armies to march north and for the capital to connect with the northern part of the Great Wall.  In recent years, sword fighting has been quiet, but this most important city defense area in the capital has also become lively.  Especially today is the Lantern Festival. There is an endless stream of people entering the city, and children holding lanterns are jumping around.  In the flow of people, some people are quite powerful and quite wealthy. They are wrapped in their pockets, gangs, and hundreds of thousands of entering the city.  Seeing them entering the city, a primary school student murmured: "Why do we only see these people entering every year but not leaving?" "There are thieves everywhere in the capital, and the defense is in vain." A middle-aged couple in the crowd were also chatting and laughing.  As they entered the city, the woman happily held a lantern in her hand. She looked left and right, seemingly very interested in the excitement of the capital.  The couple followed two people who were dressed up with two long -lasting people, with a strong body and not amazing.  One person is thin and small,The shape is like a spirit fox.  It seems that he heard the primary school's muttering to himself. After entering Desheng Gate, the strong and tall guard said to the thin man next to him: "Most of the city's collapse was caused by traitors. The thief was already known in the department.  A few years ago, he held a ceremony to sell goods in the capital. Later, he took advantage of the country's order to confer a title on the chariot gold and paid it as a talisman. He also heard that Duo Bu had his party among the soldiers recruited from the capital camp. "  He sneered: "In the name of celebrating the Lantern Festival, thieves broke into the city from the nine gates. There are thousands of thieves in the city. They are lurking in the city, with hundreds of gold in their pockets. The big ones buy generals, and the small ones buy soldiers.  They are greedy for generous bribes and do not conduct inspections. This is the capital." At this point, he shook his head.  The thin man next to him also sighed: "I heard that the silver belt from the waist of the King of Wuxi was cut off, and there were thieves in the court. We know the current events." This strong man is Cui Qi, the intelligence officer.  The man in the couple in front is He Jian from the rescue team, and the woman is his wife Chen.  She is a native of the capital, and was also developed into a member of the intelligence department.  The Ministry of Intelligence has deep connections in the capital, and even some brothel prostitutes have been developed into agents and work for the Protectorate.  They said as they followed the flow of people towards the core area of ??the capital.  The most exciting place in the capital is of course Qipan Street.  ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????  Go to Wangfu Street and Chongwen Street at both ends of Qipan Street. There are countless teahouses, restaurants, and jewelry and treasures.  During the Lantern Festival, the place is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and crowds of people gather here.  There are many commercial buildings here. In recent years, one of the more famous commercial buildings is Chonggao Building, which specializes in selling commercial goods from Xuanfu Town and Duhufu. It has high quality products at good prices and is fashionable. It is very popular among people in the capital.  However, even though they are making money every day and making people jealous, there are no unscrupulous people who dare to cause trouble.  Because the backstage of this commercial building is Fu Zongbing, a man of great influence in the capital. Not only that, but there are also many powerful people who later participated in the shares. Therefore, the commercial building enjoys its wealth without encountering a person who is not short-sighted.  And in a slightly remote place not far from Chonggao Tower, there is also a shop. The shop specializes in high-quality products. All the goods sold are exquisite and beautiful. For example, the furs only sell black fox fur, and the glasses only sell Xuan.  It is a high-quality product with absolutely no extravagant goods. It is favored by high-end people in the capital.  At this time, He Jian and others entered this shop, and saw a shopkeeper full of successful men coming up to him, and then introduced the goods in the shop to the customers with a smile.  He Jian listened calmly, and when the people around him were not paying attention, he said softly: "There is a temple on the top of the mountain and a pot of wine." The shopkeeper's smile faded, and his expression straightened: "You are happy and bitter." 2  The people looked at each other, and there seemed to be thousands of emotions flowing in them. Then the shopkeeper moved his head, called for a calm waiter, and said: "Ah Fu, take the distinguished guest to the back hall." The Ah Fu nodded deeply, deeply  He glanced at He Jian and others, and said: "Dear guest, please" "Have you chosen someone?" "Yes, I have chosen someone from the troupe of Tsing Yi, whose appearance and figure are quite in line with the requirements." "Bring it here for me to see."  "Yes" "My lord, the prince is here." "Okay, hold on to this line, let's go." Outside the shop, Wang Desheng, who was thin, round-faced and sniffling in the cold weather, was watching at the door of the shop.  , followed by a timid little eunuch.  "Xiao Dezi, I heard from the palace that the things in this shop are very expensive, and they only accept silver yuan. I'm afraid I don't have enough money." Wang Desheng waved his hand boldly, showing an aura on his seemingly fragile body: "Xiao Dezi  Dongzi, it¡¯s rare to meet a fellow like you. Let¡¯s be the host today. You don¡¯t have to worry about money. Besides, I¡¯m very familiar with the shopkeeper. He will definitely give me a discount.¡± As he was talking, he heard something coming from inside the shop.  The voice of "Honored guest, go slowly" was heard, and several distinguished guests came out, both men and women, all of them with extraordinary bearing.  The timid little eunuch looked at the black fox fur scarf on the woman's neck with an envious look in his eyes.  Wang Desheng was slightly startled. The figure of one of the people there looked familiar. But he didn't think much about it because the shopkeeper had already seen him and came over with a smile to greet him: "Hey, the prince is here." To be continued.  
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