New Shun 1730

The tall walls of the Forbidden City are the last barrier of the imperial power.

But now, the black thing floating in the air has actually passed the roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Li Gan was startled, and then called the guards and eunuchs around him.

"Go to the West City Military Department quickly to find out what this is. Go to the Children's Army and ask them to go to West City to check!"

The Children's Army is the emperor's personal army. It was established when the Dashun Dynasty was in the late Ming Dynasty. Most of them were the sons of veterans who died in the battlefield.

When Li Laiheng succeeded to the throne, he also relied on the Children's Army in his hands to stabilize the situation and outlast those noble ministers.

Since the Dashun Dynasty recovered Beijing, the Children's Army has been retained, and the sons of soldiers who died in battle in various places have been selected to serve as the emperor's personal army.

At the same time, because the reputation of the Jinyiwei of the previous dynasty was really bad, but it was really necessary, the Children's Army also had some of the functions of the Jinyiwei of the previous dynasty.

After the decree was issued, the eunuchs and the guards around him hurried to do it.

Li Gan approached the crooked neck tree calmly, asked someone to fetch the telescope given by Bai Mingyuan, and stopped to watch.

It was several miles away, so he couldn't see everything clearly, but he could still see that there seemed to be two people on it.

Since he could see clearly that there were people on it, not ghosts, Li Gan was not worried.

He was a human being meeting the emperor, and since he was a human being, what else was there to worry about?

But how could a human fly to the sky? Could it be that there were really immortals ascending in this world?

The old crooked neck tree could provide shade, and Li Gan watched with relish.

Since the emperor issued an order, the children's army and the people of the West City Military Department acted quickly, and soon in Li Gan's telescope, the strange flying object floated towards the northwest.

Not long after, a eunuch came to report breathlessly.

"Your Majesty. That is Liu Yu, the third son of Duke Yi. He made it based on Zhuge Kongming's Kongming lantern, which can carry people to the sky."

"He is on the Kongming lantern, and Tian Ping, the second son of Duke Qi, is also on it. The others are watching from below, including the sons of Duke Xiang, Duke Ying, Duke Jing, and Marquis Liaoyang..."

"It is said that Liu Yu read the history books of the dynasty these days, and saw the difficulties and dangers of Emperor Taizong's attack on Jingzhou in the past. He was worried and made this thing. He also said that if there was this thing back then, it would be easier to see the defense of Jingzhou City, and Emperor Taizong's attack on Jingzhou would be easier. The rebel general Zheng Siwei would have been beheaded long ago. Marquis Ze, Marquis Ci, Marquis Ru and others would not have to suffer several wounds and die in the army, and Leke Dehun could have been killed more easily..."

The Battle of Jingzhou was a turning point in the late Ming Dynasty. The traitor Zheng Siwei surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Li Zicheng was killed in Jiugong Mountain, Li Guo, who moved from Shaanxi to Jingxiang, did not integrate the reputation of the remaining troops, the Southern Ming Longwu Dynasty recruited him, and He Tengjiao was a waste, leaving the flank of the remaining Dashun troops...

The army was stationed under the city of Jingzhou and could not capture it for a long time. Lekedehun led the elite troops of the Eight Banners to come to the rescue, and the remaining Dashun troops were in danger.

If Li Guo had not foreseen it, besieged the city and attacked the reinforcements, set up an ambush and killed Lekedehun, it can be said that Dashun could only commit to the Southern Ming as a loyal camp, and was eventually trapped and died in the Kuidong Mountain area.

After Lekedehun died, Dorgon boldly issued the order to shave his hair because Li Zicheng died in Jiugong Mountain. The situation changed greatly after the battle of Jingzhou.

Xie Qian and Yuyuan troops in Shandong revolted; Sun Shoufa and other troops in Shaanxi besieged Xi'an; Jiang Xiang in Shanxi rebelled again; the slave rebellion in Jiangnan was suppressed and Wang revolted to support Dashun; the miners in western Jiangxi revolted and joined Dashun...

In fact, everyone in the world knows that although the current dynasty is called Dashun, it can actually be called Xinshun.

Even if the old Shun won a battle, it was Li Zicheng's line that became the emperor; and the founding battle of Xinshun was the battle of Jingzhou. Although Li Guo was Li Zicheng's nephew, he was four years older than Li Zicheng, and it was even more impossible for his adopted son Li Laiheng to inherit the throne.

When mentioning the founding battle of Xinshun, there was a foreigner's neck tree hanging Chongzhen next to it. Even if he was guilty, I'm afraid it would be three points lighter.

Besides, Li Gan was just slightly startled.

Since he knew that they were all the children of nobles playing around, and they were human beings, not ghosts, and they had such righteous words, there was no need to worry.

Since he was a human being, he should be under the control of the emperor and could not turn the world upside down.

Just this name surprised Li Gan greatly.

He had often heard the name of Liu Yu in the past few days. The "A Brief Study of Western Countries" sent by Duke Qi and the Yongning Temple were all related to this person.

He was still stunned. The key was not here, but there.

"You mean... the leader is from the family of Duke Yi?"

The eunuch beside him knew the emperor's thoughts very well. As soon as he said this, he knew what he meant.

Being a eunuch, he must be able to play the supporting role, so he laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't hear it wrong. It was from the family of Duke Yi. This is really... a monkey jumped out of the clay."

Li Gan also laughed when he heard this.

He thought, who in the court doesn't know? Duke Yi Liu Sheng is a turtle. He is so timid that he wants to stay in his shell forever, afraid of taking any trouble. He is so cautious that he is timid.

How could an old turtle give birth to a little crab that is rampant?

They are so bold, aren't they afraid that the censor will report them for spying on the forbidden palace?

Is this kid really the offspring of that cowardly old turtle of Duke Yi?

This is really strange, it's really like a monkey popped out of a clay body, and an old turtle gave birth to a crab.

He held back his laughter, and his mood, which had been upset by the missionary's noise, improved greatly.

As the emperor, he couldn't say the complaints in his mind.

He took out the telescope and looked a few more times. The thing was floating in the wind, heading northwest, and gradually getting farther away.

Putting down the telescope, Li Gan was in the mood to joke, and said with a smile: "If I don't speak today, the families of Duke Yi and Duke Qi will be so scared that they can't eat. There will be chaos."

"Order the West City Military Department to maintain order in the city, and then send those kids over and ask them to wait outside the Meridian Gate. You should also send a few people to each family's house quickly. These little kids who don't know the seriousness of the matter are going to scare their fathers."

The eunuch took the order and left. Li Gan looked back at the missionaries, his face gradually cold, and threw down a sentence.

"You can think about my words carefully and reflect more. Minister Dai, I am waiting for your news. I hope you will come back and still be the Minister of Dashun!"

After saying this, he no longer cared about these missionaries, and the eunuchs led them away.

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Beside Shichahai, the dozen noble sons who were tricked by Liu Yu to serve as human shields were so scared that their faces turned pale. The officers of the Children's Army who led the team were also insiders and had no idea that the emperor was laughing in Jingshan.

Mantou and the few hired strong men were lying on the ground and dared not speak. The officers of the Children's Army kicked Mantou's butt and cursed: "Why don't you go back and tell the Duke? None of you can bear this!"

This is already considered a concession. In the future, the other side will inevitably give a thank-you gift of thousands of taels of silver. Mantou hurriedly got up, rode on the horse next to him, and hurried home.

When he reached the door, he rolled and crawled to the outer study. As soon as he entered, he knelt on the ground and cried: "Duke, Duke! Something bad has happened!"

Liu Sheng was writing poems with several literati and guests. Seeing Mantou crawling in, he was naturally shocked. The family education was strict. If there was nothing serious, how could these servants be so presumptuous?

"Third Master...Third Master is in trouble."

After crying and howling for a few sentences, the guests also had their eyes and left one after another. When Liu Sheng heard that it was his third son, his heart skipped a beat and he asked questions repeatedly.

"Third Master imitated the Kongming Lantern and made a big Kongming Lantern that could take people to the sky. He played with the sons of Duke Qi and Duke Xiang by the Shichahai Sea and flew to the sky. Not long after he flew, the children's army came and said that the palace was alarmed and the emperor issued an order to capture him..."

"What?"

Liu Sheng almost couldn't breathe and stamped his feet fiercely.

I was so careful and cautious, afraid that something would happen. This is great, I raised a son, but he really did something big, even alarmed the palace?

Is there anything good about this?

Besides, listening to Mantou's words, that thing is a flying thing, and he dared to play by the Shichahai Sea, which is only a hundred steps away from the Forbidden Palace. Isn't this courting death?

Snooping into the forbidden palace? Who can take this responsibility?

Mantou also knew that something big had happened, and he was so panicked that he didn't know what to do. Liu Sheng shouted repeatedly: "Come here! Come here!"

"Tie up this bastard and throw him into the stable! Don't let anyone in the third brother's room go, tie them all up!"

"Hurry up and prepare the carriages and horses, I'm going to the palace to apologize. Go ask the people in the third brother's room who knows about this. When you find out, beat them all to death when you come back!"

After giving orders repeatedly, several strong men rushed up and dragged Mantou, who was too scared to move, away.

If the crime of "spying into the forbidden palace" is really confirmed, even if he can get away, he can't save the third brother. Throw away those who should be thrown away, abandon those who should be abandoned, and save the nobles in the family.

At that time, those servants and maids in the third brother's room who know about it will be punished and beaten to death, and those who don't know about it will be thrown out, and they must not be kept.

As long as it is confirmed that this matter was concealed from him, there will be room for recovery.

In panic, he heard someone running outside and said, "Duke, there is a eunuch in the palace."

Liu Sheng felt that his breath was stuck in his chest, and his hands were shaking. He hurriedly said, "Hurry up... pay tribute, burn incense..."

The servant said, "The eunuch said he just wanted to pass on a message, please hurry over."

He opened the door of the Duke's Mansion and welcomed the eunuch outside. While leading him to the main hall, the eunuch only said, "Pass on the order of His Majesty."

Liu Sheng hurriedly knelt on the ground and waited for a long time, and then heard the eunuch say something strange.

"Duke Yi, you can read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and see how Jian Yong persuaded Emperor Zhaolie to ban alcohol."

After waiting for a long time, there were no more words.

Liu Sheng felt that his eyes were a little dark, and the sweat that had been suppressed in his body rolled out all of a sudden, soaking his clothes in an instant. His legs were a little weak, and he had never felt this way before, even though he was covered in blood on the battlefield in the past. He took a long time to recover.

Since he liked to read the biographies of heroes, he had naturally read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and this story was easy to understand.

Liu Bei banned alcohol, and anyone with wine utensils at home was arrested. Jian Yong pointed to a couple on the road and said, "These two people are going to do something lewd, so hurry up and arrest them." Liu Bei asked, "How do you know?" Jian Yong said, "This man has tools."

With a long sigh of relief, Liu Sheng knew that everything was fine. What he feared most was that an imperial censor would take the opportunity to say "spying into the forbidden palace." Other things were trivial, but this one was hard to explain.

Since the emperor asked the eunuch to pass on such a strange message, Liu Sheng finally felt relieved. After thanking him, he stood up, and the servant next to him hurriedly handed over the gold.

"Father-in-law, you have worked hard. Buy me some tea to moisten your throat."

Two heavy gold ingots fell into his hands. This was a big deal. Not only could he buy tea, but he could also buy a small teahouse.

The eunuch also knew his status and could not put on airs in front of Duke Yi. Besides, he had seen the emperor's expression in Jingshan before. He was afraid that this matter was not only innocent, but also a good thing.

In this case, he said, "Duke, don't worry."

Liu Sheng wiped his sweat and asked, "Where is my son?"

"Your Majesty is asking people to look for him. He and the sons of Duke Qi and Duke Xiang are waiting at the Meridian Gate. His Majesty also praised him, saying that if he had this thing, he could get a glimpse of the details of the city when he attacked the city in the future."

This sentence made Liu Sheng's heart completely relieved, but he had more doubts in his heart.

He was just cautious, but he was shrewd and calculating. Some things could be understood at a glance, but he couldn't figure out what happened today.

The third child could not inherit the title, but his academic performance in Wude Palace was rated as top-top. He was the most likely to enter the upper house among the children of the nobles in Beijing.

Even if he could not inherit the title, he could enter the upper house and be divided out in the future, which would be a promising future. If he gets better, he may not be worse.

With the brain of the third brother, how could he not know that Shichahai is only a hundred steps away from the Forbidden Palace?

Others don't know, but since he made it, he knows that the thing can really fly. Could it be that he doesn't know that it will be higher than the Hall of Supreme Harmony when it flies?

What is he testing?

It's really hard to guess and figure it out.

What is it that is worth him risking his life, his parents, his brother and his sister-in-law, and even the wealth and status of the Duke's family to test?