I'm watching the gate in the jail

quarter of an hour ago

Riding a steed, Wang Zhi galloped along Andingmen Street towards the imperial palace. He was shocked to see the devastation along the street.

Ever since he left Xunzhou City in Guangxi and was sent to the capital at the age of seven, Kyoto has been a dream city of flowers and dreams for him.Located at the foot of the emperor, the building is solemn, the officials are mighty, and the people are proud. Have you ever seen such a scene of panic and embarrassment?

He bent down, pulled the rein, and kept scolding the horses under him, and ran towards the forbidden area.

The city of Beijing is also known as the "Four Nine City". The "four" in "Four Nine" refers to the four gates in the imperial city, namely: Dong'an Gate, Chengtian Gate, Xi'an Gate, and Bei'an Gate. "Nine" means Refers to the inner city gates of Beijing, namely Zhengyangmen, Chongwenmen, Xuanwumen, Chaoyangmen, Fuchengmen, Dongzhimen, Xizhimen, Andingmen, Deshengmen. (Note 1)

There is such a sentence in the opera "You Long Xi Feng" of later generations, which vividly and directly points out the general structure of Beijing city: there is a small circle in the big circle, and there is a yellow circle in the small circle.

They are the so-called "small circles" and "big circles".

Entering Dong'anmen is considered to have entered the outer court of the imperial city, and the "four divisions and six bureaus" of the inner prison, including Longevity Mountain, are all within this range.After passing the Dong'an Gate, you will find the Donghua Gate, and you will enter the "yellow circle" after entering the Donghua Gate.

On weekdays, Wang Zhi went in and out of the forbidden area as if there was no one in it.He is Zhu Jianshen's authorized waiter and is not subject to access control.Even if the inside is locked, as long as you see Wang Zhi himself or his pass card, you must open the door for him and let him come in and out freely.

In the entire capital, there is only one person who has the same privileges as Wang Zhi, and that is Wanda, the commander of Jin Yiwei.

But today, it was the first time since Wang Zhi entered the palace that he was not allowed to enter the palace.

Outside the Donghua Gate, Zhu Guang, a general of the Imperial Forest Army in charge of guarding, shouted loudly at Wang Zhi to get off his horse and accept interrogation.

"Do you know who I am?"

Sitting on the horse, Wang Zhi looked coldly at Zhu Guang below, and the soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army behind him holding open torches.

The light from the torch illuminated half of Wang Zhi's side face. The boy's porcelain-like face had a few black marks on it. His eyes were smoky from the oily smoke just now, and the eye sockets were pink. The young man's fierce and haughty tone and the look in his eyes revealed an astonishingly coquettish beauty in the middle of the night.

"I... the villain naturally recognizes my father-in-law."

Zhu Guang originally relied on the large number of people and shouted at Wang Zhi, but now he was shocked by him, and he unconsciously took half a step back.

However, he quickly reacted, put his right hand on the saber, raised his head and smiled at Wang Zhi, "Elder-in-law is out of the palace today, and I must know that there is chaos outside the city. Since just now, the security of the entire imperial city has been raised for infidelity to His Majesty and ladies and gentlemen. No matter who is entering or exiting the palace, they must be checked and guarded. Sir, please be considerate of your subordinates, there is no way around this."

Saying this, he bowed to Wang Zhi.

These words were impeccable, and Wang Zhi had no choice but to jump off his horse.

Just when Wang Zhi took out the iron waist card with his name and "Yu Ma Jian" printed on it, and was about to hand it to Zhu Guang, something happened suddenly.

A soldier of the Royal Forest Army walked to the other side of Wang Zhi's horse with his back on his back, and stretched out his hand to pull the bridle.The horse let out a low whine, Wang Zhi turned his head vigilantly, looked over there, and asked sharply, "What are you doing?"

The soldier who had already pulled the horse over half his body turned his head and stood there guiltily, "No...it's nothing. The villain wants to lead the horse for the father-in-law."

At this moment, Zhu Guang, who was taller than Wang Zhi by a head and a half, suddenly drove to Wang Zhi's side, and stretched out his hand to grab his shoulder.

Before the huge shadow cast down, Wang Zhi took half a step back briskly, taking back the waist card that he almost dropped.

"What do you mean?"

Wang Zhi pulled the horse's bridle with his left hand, stretched his right hand into his chest, put the badge back into his arms, and narrowed his eyes vigilantly.

"Come here."

Zhu Guang grinned and said, "I did an inspection just now, and this badge is clearly forged. This person is not Eunuch Wang, he must be a fake, take him down for me."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the soldiers rushed forward.

"I see who of you dares!"

Wang Zhi stretched out his right hand, which had been tucked inside his chest, but this time, what he took out was not an iron waist card, but a golden exquisite firecracker inlaid with red and sapphires.

"Here, you villain still dare to carry firearms!"

With the muzzle of the black gun against his forehead, Zhu Guang pointed at Wang Zhi in panic, "You still say you are not a villain? You are trying to enter the palace to assassinate."

"fart!"

The young man raised his chin with a sneer, "Your Majesty gave Master Wan this firecracker. Master Wan gave it to me as a birthday present when I was ten years old. It passed the bright road in front of His Majesty, and the entire Zhaode Palace Who doesn't know, who doesn't know? This is a gift from the emperor, so you can't talk nonsense."

His tenth birthday was spent in Zhaode Palace, on that day Susu deliberately did not go to duty, but went to the palace to cook birthday noodles for him with Chen Sishan.He also made the "birthday cake" that he will never forget on his birthday in Guangxi.

It was only when he entered the capital that Susu said that "birthday cake" was a specialty of his hometown, and that children would eat it on their birthdays, it was all a lie.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, only Susu could make this cloud-like pastry, and he was the only child who had ever eaten this kind of pastry.

That day when he was sitting between Empress and Susu, all the people in Zhaode Palace came to congratulate him on his birthday.

Even His Majesty came over and touched his head after he came down, and said, "Ah Zhi has grown up."Then he scraped the white cream around his mouth with his fingers, and smiled at his empress.

He lived in the Bisha cabinet in Zhaode Palace until he was 12 years old.Because of her old age, she later moved out of the bedroom of Zhaode Palace and lived in the ear room on the side of Zhaode Palace.

It is said that it is a side room, but Wan Zhen'er loves him very much, and ordered the palace people to decorate it comfortably and luxuriously, which is a bit better than the small green gauze cabinet before.

This firecracker has witnessed the deep relationship between him and Susu, as well as between His Majesty and Empress, how can a small guard general of the imperial guards be able to slander him.

When the matter developed to this point, Wang Zhi was finally convinced that something happened in the palace at this moment.The man in front of him may have something to do with the riots at the Imperial College.

"close the door!"

At this moment, Zhu Guang grabbed the barrel of the firecracker with one hand, and shouted at the soldiers behind him, "Close the door, and never let this little eunuch enter the palace!"

Immediately, four soldiers came out, ran to the door, and pushed the heavy red palace door.

"you!"

Wang Zhi couldn't imagine that this person was so bold, not even afraid of firecrackers.

"Little thing, you are firing! Do you have the guts?"

Zhu Guang looked at the little boy who only reached below his shoulders with contempt.

It's just a small pet kept by the women in the palace, like a lap dog, it only barks, how dare it bite!

Wang Zhi stared wide-eyed, looked at Zhu Guang's eyes, and pulled the trigger angrily.

Only a loud "bang" was heard, and the iron ball shot from the firecracker hit Zhu Guang's shoulder blade.

Because the firing distance was too close, the bomb exploded inside Zhu Guang's body, and red blood and black gunpowder were reflected, spraying Wang Zhi's face.

This is the first time Wang Zhi has hit someone with this firecracker in the seven years since he got it.Before that, he had only practiced targets with dead objects in the Yumajian Grass Field in the imperial city and the school field outside Xishan.

Hot blood and gunpowder rushed straight to his forehead. He saw the man in front of him who dared to yell at him just now being hit by the iron ball and lay on his back. After looking at his expression in shock, a kind of An indescribable feeling rose from the bottom of the boy's heart.

He knew that these people couldn't look down on eunuchs, let alone a little eunuch like himself who was raised in the palace since childhood like a plaything.

Even though he knew in his heart that he wasn't!

The most respected and loved person in Wang Zhi's heart is naturally the best Susu in the whole world, his empress and His Majesty.

But he, who inherited his father Wang Zheng's bold and heroic spirit, also respects and admires several generals in the court. He fantasizes that one day, like them, he can go to the frontiers to guard the land for His Majesty and open up the borders for the Ming Dynasty.

Three years ago, shortly after he was ordered to take over the Yumajian, he met Xiang Zhong, Minister of the Ministry of War who had quelled the Jingxiang Rebellion in Beijing.

He, who had admired Commander Xiang for a long time, immediately turned around and caught up with Xiang Zhong's convoy, wanting to salute him.

Who knew that Xiang Zhong looked down on eunuchs the most in his life, especially the little thing favored by the treacherous concubine Wan's family.

Not only did he refuse to accept the gift, but he hit his horse and walked away.Only Wang Zhi, who was caught off guard, raised his hands and stood there in disgrace.

After a long time, Wang Zhi got up slowly, only to hear mocking voices all over the street.

Laugh at him for being overconfident, laugh at him for not being able to recognize himself.

After that incident, Wang Zhi once became the laughing stock of generals inside and outside the palace.

When he entered and exited the palace gate, even the soldiers guarding the gate would cast teasing looks at him. At that time, Wanda was out of Beijing to handle the case, and he couldn't even find anyone who could confide in him.

It wasn't until later that he made friends with the prince Shaobao who was on par with Xiang Zhong, the Inspectorate in charge of the Northwest Military Affairs and the Admiral Wang Yuewang of the [-]th Regiment Battalion, that he slowly let go of the great humiliation he received that day.

He always thought that the knot in his heart that day had been untied long ago, and he had long since cared what these soldiers and guards thought of him, but it was not until the moment just now, when he saw Zhu Guang fell to the ground.

Wang Zhicai suddenly felt that this was the real "liberation".

It wasn't until this moment that he walked out of the shadow of being humiliated in the street three years ago.

Wang Zhi didn't look at Zhu Guang again, he lowered his head and looked at his slightly trembling palm with crazy eyes.

This is what he wants, so this is the power he wants!

"Stop him!"

Zhu Guang fell to the ground, seeing that Wang Zhi was about to get on the horse again, he covered his shoulder with one hand, pointed at Wang Zhi with the other and yelled loudly.

"Go away!"

Wang Zhi jumped on the horse and fired another shot at the purple sky.

"Who dares to stop me!"

he roared loudly.

The soldiers were afraid of the power of the firecrackers, so they did not dare to go forward.

It's just that under Zhu Guang's order, Donghua Gate has been closed by soldiers, and Wang Zhi cannot open it from the outside.

"Open the door! Do you hear me!"

Wang Zhi shouted loudly at the closed Zhumen, "I am Wang Zhi, the eunuch and eunuch of the [-]th Regiment Battalion in Kyoto, His Majesty's special envoy, open the door and let me in."

The door was locked, and no one inside responded to him.

"Hahaha, give up!"

Zhu Guang lay on the ground with a smile, "I've already figured out your route back to the palace. The Imperial Forest Army at Donghuamen are all under my command. They won't let you in!"

It turned out that this person knew that Wang Zhi was leaving the palace early in the morning.

According to Wang Zhi's usual habits, no matter where he went in Beijing, he would stay at Xinghaihui or Anle Baron's Mansion on the other side of the archway for a while before returning, and then he must go back to the palace through Donghua Gate.

Seeing that Wang Zhi was unable to enter the palace, the surrounding soldiers held up torches and boldly surrounded them one by one.

Wang Zhi on the left and right has only one firecracker, and there are all their people here.

As the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat with four palms, this little eunuch will give his life here today!

Wang Zhi pulled the rein, controlled the restless horse because of the fire, looked down with wide eyes, trying to find a breakthrough.

"Eunuch Wang!"

At this moment, the door of Donghuamen was slowly opened from the inside, and after a difficult "creak" sound, the door was pushed open by a corner.

"how come?"

Zhu Guang and the Yulin Army were shocked.

"It really is Eunuch Wang!"

The one who poked his head out was a middle-aged man in his 40s. He had a fair face and beardless. Although he was bloated, his movements were quite flexible. He was wearing the clothes of a servant.It looked familiar, but it was dark and windy this month, and Wang Zhi couldn't recognize who it was all at once.

Standing behind the middle-aged waiter was a group of young eunuchs. They held sharp knives and aimed at the four soldiers who had just closed the door and had been subdued on the ground.

It seems that there has also been a fight inside just now.

Before the people surrounding him could react, Wang patted his horse and pulled the rein high.

The horse raised its front hooves and stepped on the soldiers who stood in front of Wang Zhi.The soldier who was knocked down by the kick vomited blood and fell by the door.

"drive!"

Wang Zhi clamped the horse's belly, and rushed into the half-open gate like a cluster of arrows.The group of servants with knives rushed out of the door immediately, fighting with the Imperial Forest Army.

The Royal Forest Army was not weak, but their leader was seriously injured and fell to the ground at this moment, and was subdued by the first servant who jumped out.The other soldiers threw their hands at the mouse, and after a fight, they were actually defeated.

"Who are you?"

Wang Zhi looked at the man below.

"Shang Ming, the supervisor of the court, is here to wait for Wang Gonggong by the order of Eunuch Huai'en."

The man raised his head and answered loudly.

"You are 'Shang Ming'?"

Wang Zhi had heard of this name not long ago, so he couldn't help but look down at him more.

"It's the villain."

Shang Ming cupped his fists.

"Where is Mr. Wynn?"

"I summoned Commander Yuan with Your Majesty in the Wenhua Palace. Just now there was a great turmoil in Beijing, and Your Majesty summoned Commander Yuan into the palace to speak. Before leaving, Eunuch told me to bring someone to meet Eunuch Wang inside the Donghua Gate."

"Who is guarding Zhaode Palace now?"

Wang Zhi asked anxiously.

"This... I don't know."

Shang Ming replied, "The villain just arrived here, heard the father-in-law yelling outside the gate, and saw these imperial forest soldiers resisting the palace gate, so he let his subordinates put them down."

"Let your men catch these people and the traitors outside. Keep them alive. Eunuch Wynn and I will come back later for questioning. "

As Wang Zhi said, he was about to ride his horse to the direction of Zhaode Palace. He turned his head and took a deep look at Shang Ming, "Shang Ming, Supervisor of Rites, I remember you."

"It's a great honor to be an officer."

Shang Ming, who was seeking the position of admiral of the East Factory, naturally knew the weight of this sentence, so he bowed to the end and thanked him loudly.

"Keep an eye on the Donghua Gate and don't let anyone in or out."

After Wang Zhi finished speaking, he patted his horse and rushed out.

Shang Ming raised his head, and the light from the torch illuminated his eyes, which were not too big, but exuded unusual brightness.

Turning his head, he looked at Zhu Guang lying on the ground and the group of Yulin soldiers who had been subdued by the Dongchang fans, and smiled triumphantly.

This Forbidden City is a big stage where you sing and I come on stage.

Finally, it was Zajia's turn to take the stage.

The sound of horseshoes kicked open the deep and secluded palace gates, along the red palace walls, through the long lanes to the East Sixth Palace where Zhaode Palace is located.

The two gunshots just now pierced through the buildings of the Forbidden City, not far from the Donghua Gate, and Zhu Jianshen, who was sitting in the Wenhua Hall and talking to Yuan Bin, naturally heard it too.

"This is? A firearm?"

Yuan Bin suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of Donghua Gate.

Zhu Jianshen stood up at once.

"Come on, escort!"

With Wynn's order, the Han generals in charge of guarding the emperor poured into the palace.

These people are the elite of Jinyiwei, also known as "palace guards" and "red helmet generals", they are the guards who live in the palace and follow the emperor's bodyguards.

The guards surrounded Zhu Jianshen in the center, drew out their sabers, and looked outside vigilantly.

"what happened?"

Zhu Jianshen asked loudly, Yuan Bin turned his head, protected the emperor with one hand, and replied, "Your Majesty, don't worry, there are Jinyi guards on duty outside the Wenhua Palace, and they will report soon."

After a while, a guard in Mingjia ran into the hall and knelt down.

"Report to Your Majesty, Master Yuan, there is a commotion outside the Donghua Gate. The Imperial Forest Army guarding the gate suddenly mutinied."

"what?"

Neither Zhu Jianshen nor Yuan Bin expected that not only riots occurred outside the imperial city, but also inside the palace at the same time.

And it was a mutiny of the forbidden army!

Suspicious Zhu Jianshen looked at Yuan Bin standing in front of him, and silently took half a step back.

"His Majesty!"

Yuan Bin has served three generations of kings, how could he not know the temperament of the emperors of the Zhu family.

Especially this king who had experienced the "change of seizing the door" and had a difficult childhood, he never believed in anyone other than the eunuchs around him.

Even Jin Yiwei's current No. [-] person, the commander of Wanda, can gain His Majesty's trust because he is first and foremost the younger brother of Concubine Wan Gui, and His Majesty's uncle Lang.It's not because he has made too many contributions and solved so many strange cases.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the guards in front of the palace are all His Majesty's confidantes, and we will swear allegiance to His Majesty to the death."

Yuan Bin knelt down and clasped his fists to show his loyalty.

"Your Majesty, the sound of the two firecrackers firing just now does not sound like a large-scale firearm. Moreover, the Imperial Forest Army of Donghua Gate has never been equipped with firearms on duty."

Wynn said in a low voice, "I just ordered my subordinates to go to Donghuamen to welcome Ah Zhi back to the palace. Listening to that voice, I'm afraid it's not the little firecracker that Ah Zhi carried with him."

"Yes, it's Ah Zhi...it must be Ah Zhi and the imperial army fighting!"

Zhu Jianshen reacted immediately.

"After Ah Zhi enters the palace, he will definitely go directly to Zhaode Palace, and we will go too."

He has these guards around him to protect him, but not in the inner palace!

Thinking that Wan Zhen'er might be in danger, Zhu Jianshen became very anxious.Sitting on the dragon chariot, he led Yuan Bin and a group of guards to leave the Wenhua Palace and headed straight for the Sixth East Palace.

At the same time, in Zhaode Palace, Wan Zhen'er, who was sitting in the palace waiting for Qin Chang to report the news from outside the palace, suddenly raised her head when she heard the sound of gunfire.

"Miss?"

Zhu Youtang, who was sitting on the stool, looked blankly at Wan Zhen'er's complexion, and shrank back uneasily.

Wan Zhen'er stepped outside the hall and looked towards the northeast corner.

The fire outside the city was no longer as severe as it was just now, but the sky over there was still burnt purple, forming a huge contrast with the black sky in the southwest.

At this time, a figure hurriedly entered Zhaode Palace, and after seeing Wan Zhen'er standing in the courtyard, he actually showed a triumphant smile.

"Who are you? This is not a place where the forbidden army can come!"

The servant guarding the gate of Zhaode Palace scolded loudly when he saw the person wearing the uniform of the Imperial Forest Army.

Before waiting for the other party's answer, there was a flash of cold light, and the servant fell to the ground.

Blood spurted from his neck and sprinkled on the stone pier at the gate of the palace.

Everything happened so quickly that the maid standing next to the servant was stabbed in the stomach by a knife before she could scream.

Seeing this, Wan Zhen'er's expression changed drastically, she turned around and grabbed the little maid who was still standing in the courtyard dazed, quickly retreated into the main hall, and then dropped the latch.

"Ma'am, what happened?"

Aunt Wan, her personal lady-in-waiting, greeted her.

"The palace has changed..."

Wan Zhen'er gritted her teeth and looked in the direction ahead.

I don't know if there is anything wrong with His Majesty.

Seeing that the man was dressed as an imperial guard, I don't know if it was a villain who sneaked into the palace while taking advantage of the explosion, or if it was a real imperial guard.

If it is the latter, what does it mean? Wan Zhen'er, who has experienced the turmoil of the Yingzong and Daizong dynasties, really knows it too well.

Hey!

At this time, she hated her daughter very much.If he was a man, he would be able to follow His Majesty all the time to protect his safety.Instead of retreating in the palace now, he can only protect himself.

"Wan'er, help me take care of His Highness the Crown Prince."

Wan Zhen'er said, took Zhu Youtang's hand, and pulled him to the innermost room in the dormitory.

"Listen, child, no matter what happens in a while, don't come out. Follow Aunt Wan, you know!"

As Wan Zhen'er said, she turned around and took down the Longquan sword hanging on the bed, opened the closet again, and took out a pair of soft armor inside.

Seeing this, Wan'er hurried forward to put on armor for her.

"My lady..."

Although Zhu Youtang was influenced by the Empress Dowager Zhou and Empress Wu Abandoned, she had always been against Wan Zhen'er.But in the past few years, he has been living in Zhaode Palace and raised by Wan Zhen'er.Wan Zhen'er has always been gentle and gentle towards him, and she has never spoken so harshly before. The powerful aura in her actions frightened the little prince, who didn't know how to react.

"Wan'er."

Wan Zhen'er neatly tied up her hair, then picked up the helmet, turned to Wan'er and said, "The crown prince will be handed over to you."

In an instant, she seemed to have returned to more than 30 years ago.

At that time, Empress Dowager Sun ordered her to entrust Zhu Jianshen, who was still the prince, to her.It's just that things are different and people are different. Now, it's her turn to tell her close servant girl.

"Slaves must fulfill their mission."

As Wan'er said, she took out a pair of scissors from the drawer under the cabinet and hid them in her sleeve, "Don't worry, empress."

Wan Zhen'er nodded to her, put on the helmet, and walked out of the bedroom.

"Your Majesty, what should I do, the door is knocking on the outside."

Sure enough, not long after Wan Zhen'er led the man back into the hall, that man broke in. He was holding a sharp knife at the moment, slashing at the crack of the door frantically, trying to break the latch.

Wan Zhen'er didn't know whether he was alone or followed by others.

Seeing that the maids and servants in the palace were all in a mess, and the timid girls had started to cry, Wan Zhen'er reprimanded loudly, "Why are you crying? Your mother is not dead yet! Remember Is it the past when the empress led you to line up on the school grounds for His Majesty? Put away your tears and listen to my orders!"

Wan Zhen'er's voice was firm and full of power, the ladies stopped crying and listened to Wan Zhen'er giving orders.

"Axi, you, Abin, and Xiaoshang, go and push the cabinet over, block the door, and then use a chair to lean against the cabinet. Yuner, you and Xiaoling, fasten the windows at the back for me."

Before His Majesty and Ah Zhi come back to rescue, she will guard the Zhaode Palace as solid as gold, and will never allow anyone to come in and hurt His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

On the other side, behind the Chengdong Guozijian, which was burned by the fire, Wanda and Jin Yiwei ran all the way into the alley where he, Yang Xiuxian, and Wan Lan had been in the morning.

In the morning, there is still a dense green cypress, an ancient alley so quiet that only the chirping of cicadas can be heard.It's only been half a day now, and because of the impact of the explosion just now, the roofs of most of the houses have been blown off, and there are broken buildings, broken tiles and dancing flames everywhere.

"Xinghai, here!"

The huge smoke made it difficult for Wanda to distinguish the way ahead, but fortunately Yang Xiuxian still remembered the general direction.He pointed to a building not far away that was emitting black smoke, coughed twice and said, "That's right there, the yard where we saw Li Zilong playing tricks in the morning."

This courtyard... If it could still be called a "yard" without the courtyard gate and the courtyard wall, there are only ruins left at this moment, and a huge black hole appeared in front of everyone. The smell of sulfur is getting heavier, and people who are almost choking can't breathe.

"Quick! Extinguish the torch, and don't cause another explosion. Then look around to see if you can find anyone, or clues."

Wanda shouted to the soldiers behind him.

Everyone put out the torches and lanterns one after another.Fortunately, today is only eighteen, and the moon in the sky is still full.In addition, there are still flames in several surrounding buildings, so it is not enough to reach out to wipe the black, but it does increase the difficulty of searching.

In addition to the smell of sulfur, there is an indescribable smell in the air, which is extremely disgusting and makes people want to vomit.

Running behind Jin Yiwei all the way, Liu Tie Chi, whose physical fitness was incomparable to this group of sturdy young people, finally caught up with him in a hurry.

"This taste..."

He rolled his eyes, followed the soldiers who were using knives and sticks to pick up the scattered debris on the ground, and entered the collapsed house behind.

"My lord, I found a corpse, which is still intact."

Three brocade guards came out carrying a corpse.

Wanda turned around to look.

Dude, the bottom half is blown off, what do you call this "pretty complete"?

Could it be that Jin Yiwei's unit of measurement for people is half and half?

However, when Wanda lowered her head and looked at the corpse by the moonlight, she knew what they meant by "still intact".

Although half of this person was blown away, his head was still there and his identity could be identified.

"Chen Zhanggu?"

Wanda recognized him immediately.

Teacher Gewu of the Imperial College, was killed?

So where is Li Zilong?

The author has something to say: Note 1: "Forty Nine Cities" (from: Baidu Encyclopedia)

False Dongchangchanghua——Wanda: It hurts me so much from the firecrackers!

The real Xichangchanghua——Wang Zhi: It's so fun to hit people with firecrackers!