Volume 4: Holy Capital Tribulation Chapter 216: The Heavenly Tribulation Has Begun (Part 1)
The Great Xuan Holy Capital, the Mysterious City.
The best city in the world.
The city is located in the central part of Songzhou, which is also the center of the entire Daxuan Dynasty. It is surrounded by mountains and water, and has all five elements. It has been a Feng Shui treasure land since ancient times and the root of the dynasty.
Xuanmiao City is grand and magnificent. No other city can match it in terms of scale, population or economy.
The entire Xuanmiao City has as many as seventeen city gates and one hundred and thirty-six markets. It is said that the current population of the city has exceeded one million!
Looking back in history, before Daxuan, Xuanmiao City was called Songcheng or Ancheng. After hundreds of years of turmoil and dynasty changes, this great city has long been riddled with holes.
The current Xuanmiao City was built and expanded on the basis of the original old city after Daxuan unified the world.
Therefore, the city construction is orderly and the city and districts are clearly divided. After the construction and expansion by the successive rulers of Daxuan, it has become as large as it is today.
Looking up at this magnificent and spectacular city, Xu Zun felt quite emotional.
This was his first time here, but as the host, he was not unfamiliar with this place.
Because Xu Zun's father was the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple at that time, Xu Zun was born here and still has many memories in his mind, all about this place.
Among them, there are also many clips of being adopted by Shen Tiande and living with the Shen brothers and sisters...
Xu Zun and his party came from the southwest, and it was most convenient for them to enter through the Xingqi Gate of Xuanmiao City.
However, for some unknown reason, the Xingqi Gate had been closed. Even though Ashurai and others were internal guards, they were unable to pass through this gate.
There was no choice but for them to go to Xuanhua Gate in the south.
When we arrived at Xuanhua Gate, we saw that the city walls were heavily guarded and there were well-equipped soldiers and troops everywhere below the city.
Citizens preparing to enter the city have already formed long queues and are undergoing strict inspections one by one.
Xu Zun saw that someone was carrying a cart of chickens and ducks into the city. The inspection soldiers even opened the chicken coops to search inside, causing a mess of chicken feathers flying.
oh……
Xu Zun secretly wondered whether the information he had found out had already been reported to the emperor and the empress dowager by the internal guards, which led to the martial law at the city gates and the intensification of patrols?
"No, not even the inner guards!" At this time, an officer guarding the city said to Hou Zhen, "Please forgive me, but the emperor has ordered that in this extraordinary period, not only the inner guards, but also the royal family members must be inspected."
"This..." Hou Zhen felt something and asked, "General, has something happened in Shengdu? Why is it so strict all of a sudden?"
"I don't know about that, but we are also following orders. My Lords..." The officer pointed to the side and said, "You can't avoid inspection, but you can cut in line. Please come over here! In addition to your belongings, we will also check everyone's identity documents and pass..."
"This..." Hou Zhen was embarrassed and whispered to the officer, "We are out on a case and we have prisoners in the car! Are you trying to delay our work?"
"I dare not!" The city guard officer immediately bowed and clasped his fists. "After the inspection, you only need to sign and seal, and prepare the explanation. I dare not delay the important matters of the inner guards, nor will I delay you for too long..."
Listening to the words of the city guard officer, Xu Zun felt a little worried. He had not expected that even the internal guards would be so strict when entering the city.
It's easy for others to deal with it, but Ku Niang has no status. If she is stopped by them, I don't know what to do...
"Wait a moment!"
At this moment, a person suddenly ran out from the doorway.
The man, wearing the robes of the inner guard, came up to everyone and asked, "Is it Mr. Xu Zun from Tangzhou who has arrived?"
"Yes, yes," Hou Zhen recognized the man and waved , "Commander, it's us!"
After confirming his identity, the man called the commander immediately came to the officer and showed him a token.
It was a lion-shaped token with the word "Nei" written on it.
"This is the person I've been waiting for," the commander said, "I'll sign and you can let him go!"
"Okay, okay!" The officer then quickly picked up the signature book and asked the commander to sign before letting his soldiers go.
Afterwards, Xu Zun and others, led by this man, entered Xuanmiao City through the city gate.
"Commander, something is wrong," Hou Zhen knew the commander and asked curiously, "Why is it so strict all of a sudden?"
As a result, before the commander could answer him, everyone saw a dozen more guards riding tall horses around them, surrounding them.
"You're a little late," the commander complained, "Come with me to see the Lord of the Pavilion!"
After hearing these words, Hou Zhen and others realized that the situation was not good and dared not ask any more questions.
"Master Xu," the commander came to Xu Zun and said hurriedly, "This is an emergency. Can you ride a horse?"
At this moment, Xu Zun had also noticed that the atmosphere was not right. He immediately jumped on a fast horse and nodded to the commander.
"Sir..." Zhao Yu and Huo Anu immediately followed, but were stopped by the commander.
"The person the cabinet leader is anxious to see is Lord Xu, the others should go to the Inner Guard House and wait first!"
"This..." Zhao Yu and Huo Anu became even more worried.
However, Xu Zun waved at them and asked them to stay calm.
Next, Xu Zun whipped his horse and galloped after the commander.
Along the way, Xu Zun had no time to appreciate the grandeur of this mysterious city. He only knew that there were tall buildings, towers and palaces everywhere, which were so magnificent.
It is taboo to race horses on the street under the feet of the emperor, but with the inner guards leading the way, Xu Zun didn't care.
After running for about half an hour, Xu Zun finally followed the commander to a very tall and imposing gate. He saw three big characters on the gate, which were "Neiweifu".
In order to save time, the commander simply rode his horse into the Inner Guard Palace compound, and then took Xu Zun to the innermost courtyard before dismounting.
When he dismounted, Xu Zun saw his old acquaintance, Cai Kun, the leader of the Inner Guard, who had already been waiting in the courtyard.
"Lord Cai!" Xu Zun hurried over to greet him.
"Come..." Unexpectedly, Cai Kun didn't have time to greet him, and quickly grabbed Xu Zun and pulled him into a small room next door.
As soon as they entered, more than a dozen guards appeared at the door and guarded it tightly.
After entering the room, Xu Zun found that there were no windows, lights were on the walls, and a person was half-lying on the bed in the middle.
The man looked to be about fifty years old, with a beard that was half black and half white. He was holding two walnuts in his hands and resting with his eyes closed.
"Manager Lin, Xu Zun has arrived."
Cai Kun bowed respectfully to the man, then gestured to Xu Zun and said:
"Xu Zun, hurry up and meet Lord Lin, the chief of the inner guards!"
Wow...
Xu Zun was secretly surprised. He never expected that there was an important person waiting for him here.
Before going to Beijing, Xu Zun had asked Zhao Yu, Hou Zhen and others to explain to him the information about the princes, ministers and high-ranking officials of the Holy Capital.
This Chief Steward of the Inner Guard is called Lin Chaofeng. Not only is he in charge of the entire Inner Guard, but he also has an important identity, that is, he is the younger brother of the current empress dowager!
It is no exaggeration to say that this person is a big shot who is second to none!
"Tangzhou Chief Justice Xu Zun, greetings to Lord Lin!" Xu Zun quickly fell to the ground and saluted Lin Chaofeng.
Lin Chaofeng then opened his eyes, sighed softly, and said:
"Alas! Your news is still too late after all!"
"What?" Xu Zun was suddenly startled, but did not dare to ask.
"Xuanmen has given this action a name, called - Heavenly Tribulation!" Lin Chaofeng stood up, put down the walnut in his hand, and said quietly, "Now that the Heavenly Tribulation has started, you must be prepared..."
