Chapter 18 Don’t kneel before the emperor!
The banks of the Qinhuai River.
The streets are crowded, and more and more people are coming around. They are curious about what is happening here, so that even the Jin Yiwei can be dispatched.
Since the establishment of Jinyiwei, they have been responsible for all major and important cases. Every time they take action, there will be heads and mountains of corpses.
Who are you here for this time? How many more people will be implicated?
The people watching looked curious, but they didn't dare to get close, for fear of being implicated. The people surrounded in Feng Yue Inn were also panic-stricken and at a loss.
"Jinyiwei is doing business, you guys are waiting to get out of here!"
In the chaotic streets and alleys, a more powerful voice sounded. As soon as this voice came out, it completely overwhelmed the others around it. sound.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, the tall and solid wooden door was kicked open by Mao Xiang. The shocked traveler, who had already been kneeling on the ground, had his mouth turned white and his eyes full of horror.
Mao Xiang strode in.
He swept across the audience indifferently, ignoring Toneri who tried to step forward to ask. He just turned his head and looked at Zuo Qianhu on one side: "Where is the person."
Zuo Qian handed over his hand. Said: "Sir, that person is on the second floor. He is very arrogant. He opened the door early as if he knew we were coming."
"You found the right person?" Mao Xiang frowned. .
Zuo Qian said: "Absolutely impossible."
Mao Xiang nodded, raised his eyes, looked towards the second floor of the guest house, and asked Zuo Qian to lead the way to Xia Zhibai's room.
Second floor, eighth from left.
This is Xia Zhibai's room.
When Mao Xiang arrived at the door, the door of this guest room was wide open, and a young man with a handsome face and a bit of bookishness was sitting on a stool.
Mao Xiang walked into the room and glanced at the whole room warily. It was just decorated normally, without any sharp tools, but there was no carelessness.
He put his right hand on the hilt of the sword, stared at Xia Zhibai with cold eyes, and asked: "Let me ask you, are you the candidate for reference this time, Xia Zhibai?"
Mao Xiang's eyes were very frightening. people.
A mere civil servant can actually make His Majesty and His Highness furious. This is not something ordinary people can do. How dare he take it lightly.
Being an official for so many years.
After helping His Majesty handle so many things, he has seen too many unknown people with unremarkable appearances. These people look harmless to humans and animals, but behind their backs they do extremely evil things.
The methods are even more ruthless and fierce.
Anyone who dares to be careless may encounter unexpected events. He will not underestimate anyone, nor will he make such a mistake.
Xia Zhibai stood up and did not answer Mao Xiang's question directly. He walked towards the door and said lightly: "Let's go."
Mao Xiang's eyelids twitched and he shook his head. The veins in the sword's hand were bulging a lot, and the grip was tightened a lot, and they were completely sure that this person was the criminal they were looking for, Xia Zhibai.
Mao Xiang hesitated for a moment, raised his hand, and the Jin Yiwei on the side understood instantly. Three or four people came forward, held down Xia Zhibai's shoulders, and put heavy shackles on him.
Zuo Qian stepped forward in person, inspected Xia Zhibai's whole body, and then shook his head at Mao Xiang. He did not find anything that might be used to commit murder.
Mao Xiang nodded, his expression softened a lot, and he said coldly: "It seems that you know that today is coming, so it will be easy to handle, take it away."
"Your Majesty wants to see you. "
Mao Xiang gave the order and went downstairs directly. Under the panicked eyes of other travelers, he left with a large group of people.
These Jin Yiwei came and left just as quickly. In just one cup of tea, the inn that was originally surrounded by water was suddenly opened.
Just being frightened by this, the travelers who stayed there no longer dared to stay here, so they quickly checked out of the guest room and changed their accommodation.
Only the city residents watching around were still talking quietly, curious about what happened. "Who did Jinyiwei capture? Why does he still look like a scholar? Could it be that he was the Juren he was referring to this time?"
"I don't know, shouldn't the Juren be at the Sifang Guild Hall? , How can you live here? I have heard that those who may be in high school have been busy walking around these days to contact officials from the same town."
"They are probably the children of some officials. I came here to look for flowers and willows.”
"..."
The discussion in the streets did not stop, but Xia Zhibai's figure became farther and farther away. After a quarter of an hour, Xia Zhibai arrived outside the palace gate.
Xia Zhibai stood still.
Looking at this majestic palace, a raging fighting spirit suddenly ignited in my eyes. This is the center of power of the Ming Dynasty and the center of power in the world.
It is also the source of social corruption.
Now, he was finally going to step into this place that countless people longed for, feared, and inexplicably desired, and tried to reach.
Power, desire!
Various emotions intertwined in Xia Zhibai's heart. When he stood in front of the Wuying Palace, all his thoughts disappeared.
My eyes are clear.
If he were an authentic contemporary person, he might choose to 'know that there is nothing he can do about it and just accept his fate'. Like contemporary people, he would go with the flow and be willing to bow his head to power.
But he's not.
If he had not seen the sun, he might be able to continue to endure the darkness, but if he had seen it, how could he endure himself to continue to be trapped in the darkness.
He does not want China to repeat the mistakes of history, nor does he want the tragedies in history to happen again in the world.
Foreign invasion, loss of home and country, paper tigers, China is anywhere in the world, these bloody things should make some changes.
At least you should stand.
Even if you die in the end, you should die standing up.
Xia Zhibai raised his head and looked at the solemn words 'Wuying Hall' above, with a cold look and seriousness appearing on the corner of his mouth.
"Your Majesty has an order to declare the criminal Xia Zhibai to enter the palace." A high-pitched and high-pitched voice came from the palace.
A fair eunuch with a fair face and beardless cheeks quickly ran to the palace door, looked at Xia Zhibai up and down, and said contemptuously: "Xia Zhibai, Your Majesty wants to see you. After entering, be careful. Rules."
Xia Zhibai remained silent, but looked down at the shackles on his hands and feet. His ankles were bleeding.
The eunuch snorted coldly, with a look of displeasure on his face. He smiled at Mao Xiang and said, "Commander Mao, please take off the cuffs." It's embarrassing, and this thing is somewhat unlucky for His Majesty."
Mao Xiang nodded and took off the shackles on Xia Zhibai's hands and feet. Xia Zhibai moved his hands and feet and straightened them out. own clothes.
Be polite when you meet someone for the first time.
Seeing this, the eunuch showed contempt. There are many cutscenes for people who are about to die, but literati are just like this, a bunch of empty-headed people. If something really happens, they will kneel faster than anyone else. .
Xia Zhibai didn't tidy up for long before he was led into the main hall by the eunuch. They stopped a hundred steps away from Zhu Yuanzhang.
The eunuch knelt down, with his butt raised high, and respectfully shouted: "Your Majesty, the criminal Xia Zhibai, the old slave has been brought."
Finished.
Eunuch Pu Gouer glanced back, but he was not scared to death. When Xia Zhibai saw His Majesty, he not only refused to kneel or bow, but also dared to look directly at His Majesty.
Pu Gouer looked shocked and angry, and roared in a low voice: "Xia Zhibai, what are you doing? Can you see the holy face? Kneel down quickly."
"Kneel!!!"
(End of this chapter)