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Chapter 415 Chapter 5.97 What else is there to worry about?

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5.97 What else is there to worry about?

Why do you have a bad relationship with Zhao Quan and why don't you maintain it?

Yu Gong, Zhou Yang is a military general of the imperial court, and Zhao Quan's Jinyi Army is the royal eagle dog, ears and eyes. If the two have a good relationship, then they think they will live longer; in private, the Jinyi Army controlled by Zhao Quan both belongs to the intelligence agency, and There is definitely a conflict with Princess Yongchang, and it is impossible for Tang Guan Zhao not to know about Zhou Yang's identity and background.

This is like the American emperor in reality. There is a CIA, an FBI, and a military. How to build relationships?
"Bold, foreign troops entering the palace without permission is a serious crime of rebellion. Does General Zhou want to betray the court?" Zhao Quan didn't need to speak this time. One of his subordinates shouted, "Quit now, I will punish you carefully." It’s a sinister plot!”

"Sir?" Zhao Tong next to him looked nervous.

"Things with no eyesight." Zhou Yang shook his head indifferently. He obviously wanted to monopolize the credit, but did not consider his own abilities. "Infantry, the first row fired into the sky; Guang Sheng, you go to the artillery immediately and turn around. The gun muzzle tells them to get lost, otherwise they will listen to my order and fire!"

"Sir!" Zhao Tong did not leave, but said hesitantly, "They are members of the Jinyi Army. If there is a conflict, once His Majesty returns to the palace."

"Is there a problem?" Zhou Yang's face turned cold.

"I don't dare to do this for a humble job!" Zhao Tong's expression changed and he hurriedly ran to the artillery position.

"Bang, bang, bang -" A burst of gunfire broke the calm and shattered the confidence of the Jinyi army. They had just witnessed the whole battle. The rebels fled under the gunfire, but it was not over yet; more... What hurt was that they also saw the infantry cannon that had been adjusted to Zhu Yuan. If that thing fired, no one would be able to withstand it?
"Hello!" Zhao Quan's face changed dramatically.

"Okay, I have been ordered by His Highness Yongchang to enter the palace to quell the rebellion. No matter how proud you are of the Jinyi Army, you are not qualified to interfere with the deployment of the army." Zhou Yang sneered and waved his hand, motioning for them to get out, "The matter was urgent just now, I The official will treat you as eager for meritorious service. Now that the rebels have been dispersed, if you still dare to be ignorant of praise, ignore these young men who have no eyes for guns and cannons!"

In fact, what Zhou Yang said was unreasonable. Princess Yongchang couldn't interfere in the defense of the palace no matter how much she had in private, at least on the surface, but everyone knew her support for the eldest prince. That makes sense, as the "stay behind" named by Emperor Yonghe, he does have the right to send troops to escort him when necessary.

On the contrary, the Jinyi Army, apart from taking on the role of "honor guard" when necessary, which no one cares about, they really have no right to enter the palace privately. However, the Jinyi Army's duties do not include "palace guards", and they can't even find them. It is impossible to take the blame, because the Jinyi Army is the "emperor's personal army", and no one has the power to mobilize except Emperor Yonghe himself - of course, if Emperor Yonghe is willing to help endorse, that is another story.

In the Zhou Dynasty, or the entire feudal era, the palace garrison was never simply assigned to a certain department, but was divided into multiple departments, and usually cooperated with each other - or you can say that it's okay to argue. At present, the imperial guards are basically responsible for the palace walls. The guards, the Imperial Guards and the Dragon Imperial Guards are responsible for the outer perimeter of the palace, while the inner palace is the Royal Secret Guards that cannot be mentioned; there is also a special case here, the Dragon Head Palace and the areas before and after are in charge of the Royal Forest Army.

This time, because the Imperial Guard Army and the Imperial Forest Army were restraining each other, the outer defense line of the palace was really short of manpower, so a part of the Jinyi Army was mobilized to assist. The Long Jinwei and the Dark Guards did not move at all, still guarding the core areas such as the Inner Palace and the Daming Palace. As for the perimeter defense troops, the person with the highest position was indeed Zhao Quan, which caused a conflict between the two sides.

Of course, Zhao Quan cannot retreat, or dare not retreat. Once he retreats, he will not be able to say anything to the Yonghe Emperor - the Jinyi Army is the royal eyes and ears, monitoring the officials, and will run away when there is a conflict. Then why does the emperor support you? ?
"What's going on?" Finally, just as the two sides were confronting each other and even at war with each other, a familiar female voice came.

"Dongfang, what's the situation inside?" Zhou Yang actually didn't want to really fight with the Jinyi Army, so he happened to take advantage of the slope to get off the donkey at this time, "The rebel army has dispersed, and the palace is gone."

"You know it's a breakup?" Dongfang Bing didn't bring anyone with him. He walked up to Zhou Yang by himself, gave him a blank look and said, "This time the number of rebels is nearly a thousand, and the casualties are only a little over half. 300 people have scattered into the palace, how can it be enough to rely on Long Jinwei to guard it? Hurry up and get over here and clean it up with me."

"Dongfang Qianhu, this palace guard, when will it be your turn to have the final say?" Zhao Quan shouted in a cold tone, which made sense.

"Eunuch Dai followed your Majesty to Tanzhe Temple. Some of the Dragon Guards were also transferred to escort him. At this time, I am the longest guard in the palace." Dongfang Bing glanced at him and his tone was equally cold, "It's still Zhao Tang I would like to discuss with you the protection of the inner palace?"

"You - hum!" Zhao Quan glared at her hatefully, but still had no choice but to admit defeat, "Let's go!"

"Dongfang, it's impossible for me to really go to the inner palace to defend it, right?" Zhou Yang looked at Dongfang Bing in confusion and said, ignoring Zhao Quan and Jin Yijun who were setting off to the outskirts of the palace.The location where everyone is at this time is actually the vast area between Chengtian Gate and the Three Main Halls, which can be regarded as the forefront and outermost part of the palace. The three main halls are only used for major events, and the Daming Gate and Daming Palace that follow closely are the real ones. The core of the imperial court is also the entrance to the inner palace. Behind it is what is often called the "harem". Not to mention foreign ministers, foreign soldiers, and foreign men, some areas are not even accessible to adult princes.

The Daming Palace and the three main halls are on the same line, which can be regarded as the center line and the main courtyard of the entire palace. The back hall is also called the Jiaotai Hall, the private residence of the emperor; followed by the Fengzao Palace, the residence of the empress, with six palaces on each side. The garden behind Fengzao Palace, the residence of the royal children, is the so-called "Imperial Garden".

Since the imperial palace has a "main courtyard", it naturally also has a "cross-courtyard". In the "West Cross-courtyard" area and south of the Inner Palace are the halls of Longshou Palace, which is the territory of the Supreme Emperor; in the "East Cross-courtyard" area and south of the Inner Palace are Various "functional areas" are roughly distributed within the palace, and are also what people often refer to as the "imperial palace".

The outer perimeter of the east-west cross-yard, south of the three main halls, and north of the Imperial Garden are the defense areas of the imperial guards and imperial guards. The main courtyard area north of the three main halls and south of the Daming Palace is the defense area of ​​the dragon guards and imperial guards. The inner palace is the secret guard. Defense zone, this is a step that cannot be missed, but if you are not careful, it will be your own life!
"What are you thinking about?" Dongfang Bing glared at him angrily and said, "Bring your people to the Daming Gate and station them. They are not allowed to move around or move around without orders; the free Longjing Lieutenant and Ouchi Guards can be used Sprinkle on the specially adjusted inner and outer lines, not to mention the secret guards.

The princess is at Tanzhe Temple, leaving me in charge of the affairs of the city. Now that everything is busy, I'm afraid I can't take care of you. Remember, except for you and sister Yan Ling, no one is allowed to get even half a step closer to the Daming Palace. Do you understand? "

"That's good." Zhou Yang nodded, followed by the three main halls, and officially began to arrange the station.

Even if he saw the girl at this time, he didn't have time to talk about his life ideals together. Zhou Yang was almost too busy to touch the ground. He finally completed the entire Daming Gate area camp in the shortest time using the guards' tents and the like. Deployment, and not all of them can rest, most of the troops are sent to sweep everywhere to clean up the remaining rebels.

As time passed, the sounds of fighting scattered throughout the palace gradually subsided. After each unit returned to the "station" one after another, Zhou Yang specially convened to repeatedly emphasize discipline, and arranged to take turns to be on duty. , it has also entered the coldest time of the night. Fortunately, everyone is very busy, so they will not freeze.

"Brother-in-law, what should we do now?" Zhao Yanling asked softly with a tired look on her face after she was finally done.

"You rest first, I have to take another look." Zhou Yang was also not relaxed, but at this time, as the chief officer, he couldn't rest. Whether he insisted or took the initiative, he could only say after dawn, "You go to the Chinese Army Headquarters Let’s sleep for a while first, I will probably have to report to His Highness tomorrow, so how can I possibly sleep if I don’t finish the work completely?”

"Okay, brother-in-law - huh? Does this mean Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived?" Zhao Yanling looked in the direction of the Daming Palace with a strange expression, "I never expected that this girl, who has been in the world since she was a child, would be lucky enough to meet Tianyan and be treated by His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Shut up if you don't know how to speak!" Zhou Yang knocked her angrily, "The eldest prince is not the prince yet, and 'Tian Yan' can only be used for His Majesty. But what you said is right. If you follow me this time, you will definitely not It will keep you busy in vain.”

"Brother Zhou, thank you for your hard work!" Guo Kai greeted him with a smile on his face when he was still nearly ten steps away, "With brother here today, I dare to sleep close to the bed board!"

"General Zhou Yang pays my respects -" No matter what others say, there must be some etiquette, and by the way, you have to drag the girl along.

"Brother Zhou, what are you talking about?" Before Zhou Yang could kneel down, Guo Kai had already taken the initiative to grab him and pull him up, not forgetting to nod to Zhao Yanling who was kneeling down, "I came here just to take a look, if If you need anything, just mention it, don't dare to say anything else. If the meritorious ministers are rewarded, I will still be able to say something."

"Your Highness is serious. I am just doing my duty as a minister." Of course Zhou Yang would not be stupid enough to make conditions at this time. He only said a few clichés and empty words, "Please forgive me for being rude. At this time, the palace is also It has just calmed down, but it is difficult to say that it is absolutely safe. Your Highness, please return to the East Palace immediately, where there are guards guarding the palace, and the ministers guarding the outside will ensure that His Highness is safe."

"With Brother Zhou here, what should I have to worry about?" Guo Kai nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand to the entourage, "Okay, as the saying goes, those who can do more work, so I won't disturb Brother Zhou; To be honest with you, my father should return to the palace tomorrow afternoon, and I think Brother Zhou will be able to understand Gu Zhi’s thoughts at the court meeting the day after tomorrow.”

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!" Zhou Yang quickly bowed and Guo Kai nodded with satisfaction and turned around to return to the inner palace.

Seeing that the problem was solved, Zhou Yang could finally breathe a sigh of relief, support his girl and watch Guo Kai's escort team go away until——

"Be careful, Your Highness!"

(End of this chapter)