mtl008 Chapter 135: Zheng's Army Rebellion
Chapter 135: Zheng's Army Rebellion
This soap and hot pot are a perfect match.
All you need to do is advertise in the restaurant every day that this soap can clean grease stains and can also be used to wash face and hands. Put a piece of soap next to the sink in the hall and let everyone experience washing their hands with it. Wouldn't that attract business?
If you want to buy it, you can go to the restaurant. It’s the same as selling drinks and juice. It’s just a matter of adding a cabinet.
This means that grocery stores can also sell it by setting up a small cabinet on the counter, just like how they sold cigarettes in the past.
An Qiao's eyes lit up immediately, thinking she was so smart.
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The winter solstice is getting closer unknowingly. I don’t know if it’s because the Chinese New Year is approaching, but there are more people on the streets, and everyone has a smile on their face.
But upon closer inspection, anyone could see that the visitors were all young men and women wearing gold and silver jewelry, and even the vegetable and meat vendors did not look happy.
This is the cold winter.
Kyoto restaurants stand in the ice and snow, constantly brewing hot tea and hot soup, and the customers coming and going have also undergone earth-shaking changes in the ice and snow.
Most of the people in the yard are young masters and young ladies who are looking for something new, while there are still many ordinary people in the restaurants outside the yard.
But since the snow started to fall heavier, work at the dock stopped, and no one in the household was willing to build a house in the cold winter, there were fewer people in the small shop over there.
"Go out less recently and close the store early at night." Gu Qingyun walked to the counter with the finished dumplings and whispered to An Qiao.
An Qiao looked up in confusion, "It's been too cold these past few days, I'll be careful. If I don't open the door, I'll have nowhere to go, and if I open the door, many people can escape the cold."
"Listen to me." Gu Qingyun had no way to explain further and could only say it again.
An Qiao then continued to nod in confusion, thinking that if the store was to be closed, it wouldn't make much money anyway.
Apart from the restaurants in Kyoto, Gu Qingyun also went to his own house and the Yong'an Marquis Mansion. Everyone was a little confused.
Although everything was done in the end, nothing happened for several days until the Winter Solstice Banquet.
The streets are still bustling as the year draws to a close, and all kinds of lantern riddles and lantern festivals are being brought out again.
An Qiao remembered what Gu Qingyun said and did not let everyone go out. The children could only stare at the bright lights of the city center not far away outside the courtyard wall.
An Qiao only knew that no matter what era it was, she had to believe the information her uncle gave her.
On the day of the Winter Solstice Banquet, a lion dance troupe that was performing magic tricks in the city suddenly rioted. First, a knife stretched out from the lion, and then it stabbed someone unknown. After a chaotic dance, many people were frightened and could not stand up.
Then the national teacher said that there were strange phenomena in the sky and changes in the stars.
Those who reacted quickly quickly exited the main street and ran home, while those who reacted slowly never stood up.
Even though there was a notice on the door for a few days saying "The road is slippery when dark" and people were told to go home early and go into curfew earlier, casualties could not be avoided.
Zheng's army poured into Kyoto Prefecture from all directions, including the performance teams. Many of them were from different sects, and even the half-baked members of the Tianshi Sect came on stage to perform the Tongtian Rope.
When they heard that the army had entered the imperial city and had begun knocking on the palace gates, many ministers attending the banquet were shocked.
"Your Majesty, this...what should I do?"
"I have long said that the Zheng family army should be disbanded. Their status is so special, but for whom? Now what should we do?"
"That's right, what should I do..."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why don't you send all the imperial guards away? At least you leave first."
"Your Majesty, you are the ruler of the country. We can't do without you. Your Majesty, please go first."
Some of the ministers loudly gave their opinions to the emperor, while others whispered about Zheng's army.
A brave general pointed at the hostage and said, "Quickly capture him, the bastard of the Zheng family."
Seeing that no one moved, the minister wanted to take action himself, "Take this evil creature to the city wall and see if the Zheng family is really cruel."
But he was enveloped by a chill. Gu Qingyun pinched his wrist and said, "Master Li, don't get excited."
Lord Li became even more anxious. He was a military general. Although he was not the top scholar in martial arts, he was not a pushover.
When he was caught by Gu Qingyun, he became furious and wanted to rush forward, and the two of them soon started to fight.
Gu Qingyun's movements were gentle and he looked very scholarly, but his attacking power was also great. In just two or three moves, he grabbed the opponent's hand that was about to attack.
Lord Li felt extremely insulted and his face flushed as he sought justice. Some good ministers could not stand it anymore and also felt that Gu Qingyun was good at insulting people.
One of them stepped forward, knelt down in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, you must quickly administer justice! This Gu Qingyun is arrogant and bullies others because he has some power in his family! Over the years, how many times has Lord Li participated in suppressing bandits and how many times has he gone to the battlefield? And what about Gu Qingyun? It took him two whole months to investigate a missing child case! With such efficiency, does Your Majesty really not consider replacing him with someone else as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple?"
Although many civil officials did not have the ability to fight in battle, they were no problem in verbal battles.
When they heard someone was leading the discussion, they became infuriated and rushed forward to attack Gu Qingyun.
Gu Qingyun's investigation into the Zheng family army case was kept secret, and no one present knew about it except the emperor and the hostage.
The emperor closed his eyes and pretended not to hear. When their voices gradually became quieter, he said, "My dear ministers, you are in a good mood. Weren't you afraid of the army approaching just now? Now that some of you are arguing, you don't want to think about this matter anymore."
With a few words, the emperor brought everyone's thoughts back to the original question, and a new round of debate began.
Someone remembered after a while, "No, if they wanted to attack the city, they should have come in now."
"Oh, that's too slow." Another person also realized it later.
The emperor closed his eyes again until Eunuch Wei ran in and whispered something in the emperor's ear.
The emperor then opened his eyes, looked at the proton, and then at Gu Qingyun.
Gu Qingyun finally let go of the heart that had been struggling for several days, feeling relieved.
During this festival, people from the Dali Temple and several secret guards sent by the emperor took turns guarding the garrisons of several sects, keeping a close eye on them. If a rebellion broke out, they would rescue all the women and children inside.
And the emperor's eyes at this moment clearly told him that the children were fine.
"Have you all eaten? If you are, come with me to watch a good show." The emperor stood up calmly, followed by the hostage and Gu Qingyun.
Walk through the banquet hall and go straight to the Meridian Gate.
At this moment, everything has been basically cleaned up. Except for the Zheng family and the leaders of several sects, those small soldiers have been locked up in the Sky Prison.
Several people were stared at by thousands of archers and dared not move at all.