Jiaohua

Chapter 317 Alone

Daping Square was called Tianhe in ancient times, and it was renamed Daping during the Daping period.

300 years ago, after Emperor Hongde led an army of one million to break through this place, he killed the last hundred officials who refused to surrender from the previous dynasty in Tianhe Square, and then established his capital here.

The front of the square faces south, and the four-sided Huabiao stands majestically. On the ground, the Han white stone is carved with neat and delicate Furun Canghai patterns, and above is the dragon soaring through the clouds.

Now there are sergeants standing on all sides, their spears are bright, and even if the clouds are thick, their armor is still shining.

The sedan chairs were brought up one by one, and stopped at the east steps of the square. Lu Ronghui came out first, flicked her sleeves, and walked up.

The officials came down one by one, and Zhu Xian also stepped out of the sedan chair, holding the document in his hand tightly, feeling quite heavy.

The North Wind Shuosuo, all the eyes of the capital seem to be gathered in Daping Square, the hardworking people go to watch, those who are too lazy to run around wait for the news in the teahouse and tavern, but there are not many left in front of the most lively Jingzhao Mansion Yamen. people.

Diagonally across from Jingzhao Mansion was a tea house far away. The waiter in front of the door was half-ly lying on a long bench, leaning over there to eat melon seeds.

He was bored, nagging and lamenting in his heart why the world was so chaotic, and he looked back when he saw something out of the corner of his eye.

At the intersection of the wide street, a girl dressed in plain clothes was leading a carriage, walking slowly, looking around, as if walking in a casual manner.

There was no driver in the carriage, and the girl had a thick whip in her hand.

She stopped in front of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, with her small head up, looking at the four characters "Haiyan Heqing" hanging above the plaque.

The clerk looked at her curiously, and was startled for a moment. He quickly jumped up from the stool, ignoring the fact that the melon seeds in his shoes hadn't shaken out, and ran over there in a panic.

But it was too late, the girl stepped on the stool moved down from the carriage, picked up the drumstick, and smashed it hard towards the Dengwen drum.

"You can't do it, you can't do it," the guy said while running, "This is not for fun!"

When the drums sounded, the girl did not have much strength, so she was not as powerful and loud as others hammered.

The few people around stared blankly, and the guards at the gate of Jingzhao Mansion stepped forward immediately.

The man didn't go any further, panting and watching the girl standing under the Dengwen drum.

"Hey," the guy sighed, looking at the girl who was already being questioned over there, and said, "This is stupid."

"...Once you beat the drum, you have to hit the board. This is the rule." The guard said after hearing the intention.

Another guard also stepped forward, ready to arrest someone, but the girl was carrying a heavy carriage, which made him less nervous.

"So you just said that everyone went to Daping Square?" the girl said.

"You do not know?"

"I didn't see many people on the way here," the girl smiled, "But then, the people who can really manage things here also went there?"

The two guards looked at me and I looked at you, and one said: "Since you have beaten the Dengwen drum, you will stay here for now. When you come back from the other side, you will not be left alone, but the board on your buttocks, I won’t suffer any less.”

"Do you know what they are doing in Daping Square?" The girl suddenly turned her head and looked at the guy who was closest to here.

The buddy said "Huh?" and was taken aback by the girl's calm and relaxed appearance.

Who comes here to meet the officials has such a bearing, not to mention how many people the buddy saw crying at the door these days, and those who beat the Dengwen drum were even more frightened one by one, and some even slammed Can faint.

"Say, say it's the beheading of those rioters." The man said lightly, looking at the girl's pretty face, he secretly thought that she was really beautiful, especially those bright and clear eyes, like stars.

"The rioters." Xia Zhaoyi said softly.

She looked up at the guard again and said, "Okay, don't wait for them to come back, I'll go find them."

After finishing speaking, he turned over, did a side flip without using his hands, and got on the horse to pull the reins in an instant, with a somewhat handsome posture.

The guard who reacted stepped forward: "Wait!"

"You beat the Dengwen drum, where are you going!" Another guard hurriedly pulled the reins of the horse.

"Where do you think I'm going?" the girl smiled brightly, "I'm going to Daping Square."

After finishing speaking, she raised the whip in her hand and hit the horse's buttocks. At the same time, she turned her wrist and struck the guard's back with a sharp whip.

The guard subconsciously let go of the pain, and the horse bumped into him, and he quickly backed away.

The horse blinked and galloped away.

Several other guards ran from the door, never expecting that these two people would be unable to deal with a child.

"What are you doing in a daze!" Someone shouted, "Hurry up!"

But they couldn't catch up at all, and the distance was getting farther and farther away. They stopped and stared blankly at the carriage going away.

"What's the matter, why is this carriage running faster than a horse without a carriage?"

"This is not a rare breed of horse."

they gasped.

The carriage galloped all the way, and those who heard the sound gave way one after another.

The speed is getting faster and faster, almost out of control. Fortunately, there are not many people on the street.

After crossing Yujie Street and coming out from the east, the open intersection ahead is suddenly crowded with people.

In the distance, you can see a corner of Daping Square, where many people gather, densely packed, with nowhere to settle.

The horse continued to run, showing no tendency to stop.

Xia Zhaoyi took out the torch and blew on it, lighting it on the crossbow.

A flaming sharp arrow "swished" from the arm crossbow on her wrist, with great force and a high-pitched sound.

The crowd was shocked, and many turned their heads.

"Drive!" Xia Zhaoyi raised his whip again, and the horse howled in pain, speeding up.

The panic from behind affected the front, and the people in front didn't know what was going on, so it was important to run away first.

Panic spread out in the crowd, and they ran to both sides.

The girl drove straight in, alone.

Zhu Xian recited the verdict, which was extremely long and eloquent.

The sky was dim, making him feel that everything around him seemed like nothing, very unreal.

As he read, his mouth felt a little dry, and the dryness of autumn and winter had cracked the skin on his lips.

At this moment, he paused and looked up into the distance.

The crowd panicked again for some unknown reason.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ronghui asked from behind.

Zhu Xian withdrew his gaze, looked back at the verdict in his hand, and then looked up at the criminals who looked angry or numb.

The square is so big, and the noise of the crowd is so loud, even if he tries to raise his voice to read these words, not many people can actually hear them.

Zhu Xian took a deep breath, ready to continue reading.

The distant noise was even louder.

Zhu Xian looked again, even the hand that had been raised all the time dropped down.

"Master Lu, something is wrong." Zhu Xian said.

Lu Ronghui frowned impatiently, got up and walked out, followed by several officials beside her.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ronghui said, and saw that the crowd in the distance separated far away, and a carriage came galloping from further away.

(End of this chapter)