Chapter 52 Entering the Palace
Chen Yi was not particularly surprised when he heard Helan Minzhi reveal the news and Wu Zetian sent someone to spread it. He was just surprised that the opportunity came so quickly that he had no time to think about how to meet this famous beautiful woman in history.
Originally, Chen Yi wanted to imagine the scene of his first meeting with Wu Zetian, including what etiquette should be paid attention to, how to speak, how to perform, how to leave a good impression on this woman with great power, and make her look at her with admiration. Things came too quickly and there was no time to "prepare", so he could only hurry up and follow the eunuch who came to invite and boarded a luxurious carriage and left.
Sun Simiao has not returned to the house these days. I don’t know if he is staying in the palace or other prescriptions, so I can’t ask about the relevant situation of the old Taoist. If Sun Simiao stays in the inn, you can also ask him what to pay attention to when he goes to the palace to meet Wu Zetian, and whether he will take the exam for his medical skills.
Chen Yi hoped to meet Sun Simiao in the palace, with this elder around him, especially when Wu Zetian summoned him, he felt much more at ease. Such a big man who relied on him and would help him say a few words, so he would not be worried and would not make any mistakes.
Of course, Chen Yi also brought all the tools for him to diagnose the disease. Who knew if Wu Zetian, who was sick, would ask about medical matters? If Wu Zetian asked, he could take out these novel things for her to see while answering.
Ning Qing was unhappy about Chen Yi's outing every few days. The old man pouted and full of grievances, but it did not break out. She didn't know what Chen Yi was doing on this trip. She just told Chen Yi to be careful and not to touch it while being tired. She came back early after the work was done, so on.
Facing Ning Qing's advice and complaints like a resentful young wife, Chen Yiting was moved and kept agreeing that he would not have anything to do. When things were done, he would definitely come back as soon as possible. In the end, he would not forget to tease Ning Qing for a few words and leave happily amid the little girl's coquettish voice.
The carriage that came to pick him up was quite luxuriously decorated, similar to the one who came to pick him up on that day. Chen Yi was no longer surprised by this. However, the people who came to greet him were almost mute. Except for the eunuch who entered the inn and invited him, no one else said half of the words to him. The eunuch, who sounded a little nauseating, called him to take the carriage and followed him respectfully after he ordered him to take the carriage.
Chen Yi, who originally wanted to ask about the situation in the palace on the way to Daming Palace, could only stay quietly in the carriage, no longer wanting to inquire about things from these unknown people. After driving for a while, he simply closed his eyes and rested. While resting, he was also thinking about what would happen if he saw Wu Zetian later.
But after thinking for a while, I became sleepy and my head became swollen. I simply thought about nothing and focused on cultivating my spirit.
After driving forward for a long period of time, Chen Yi felt a turn and continued to walk forward. He guessed his current location based on the structural diagram of Chang'an City that he remembered in his mind. However, because he did not see the scenery that could be referenced in the car, he could roughly guess where he was going at the beginning. After walking for a while, he didn't know where the carriage had gone.
After a while, the carriage turned around again, but stopped. Chen Yi, who was inside the carriage, heard the cross-examination sound, and then heard what a few people were saying. The sound coming in was too light and I couldn't hear it clearly, but the carriage then started again and continued to move forward.
The carriage walked for a while, then turned around again, and stopped again. Chen Yi heard the voices of several people talking. After hearing the sound of a few people talking very lightly, the back curtain of the carriage was lifted and a head was poked in. Chen Yi felt a few thorns shot in, and his eyes were a little painful. He couldn't see clearly what the person who respectfully bowed to him looked like.
The curtains of this carriage are very thick. During the driving process, only a few rays of light from outside are penetrated. The light is a bit dim and is far from being compared with the outside. Chen Yi, who has adapted to darkness, entered a bright world from a darker world. When the light is strong, his eyes will naturally not adapt to it.
"Young Master Chen, please get off the car!"
It was the eunuch who came to the inn to greet him. After Chen Yi got up a little, he jumped out of the carriage with the eunuch's invitation gesture. After getting off the carriage, he naturally observed the situation on the side. What came into Chen Yi's eyes was a tall city wall, estimated to be nearly twenty meters high, extending to the distance between the two sides at an almost height. The tall city gate tower, against the same tall city wall, made people feel a very heavy sense of depression. There were a large number of soldiers walking back and forth with weapons on the city wall, which made people feel an invisible pressure.
This is the palace. He is now standing outside the Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty, facing the city wall of the Daming Palace. The scenes he saw are a bit similar to what Chen Yi thought in advance, but the scale and momentum of the palace are still larger than what he thought, which is shocking enough.
There are five city gates under the tall city gate tower on the front. The city gate tower is so high that it is for people to look up. Chen Yi knew that it was the famous Danfeng Gate, the main gate of the Daming Palace, known as the first gate of the Tang Dynasty. But he knew that the Danfeng Gate will only open on special occasions, such as the New Year, when the major celebrations were held. Today he could not enter from the main gate. As expected, the eunuch signaled Chen Yi to follow another gate tower later. Chen Yi suppressed his excitement. After returning to the eunuch's courtesy, he followed the palace gate where many soldiers were also guarding.
When he walked to the palace gate, he narrowed his eyes and looked up the city gate tower, wanting to see which city gate it was. After looking for a while, he could see clearly the words written on the city gate tower, the three vigorous and powerful words "Jianfu Gate!"
Chen Yi can describe the situation of the Daming Palace as very familiar. In later generations, he did not take a close account of the layout and structure of the Daming Palace, and he also visited the Daming Palace Ruins Park several times. He remembered the approximate locations of the archaeological palaces in later generations.
He knew that "Jianfu Gate" was the side door of the Daming Palace, located on the right side of the main gate of Danfeng Gate, and was one of the three main gates of the Daming Palace, and one of the main channels for ministers and people in the palace to enter and exit the Daming Palace. Entering from this gate is Hanyuan Hall Square. Behind Hanyuan Hall are Xuanzheng Hall, Zichen Hall, and many other courtyards such as the Golden Palace, Qingfeng Hall, Chang'an Hall, etc.
However, all he knew was the conclusion drawn after archaeological discoveries. What was the real situation? I only found out after reading it today.
"Young Master Chen, please follow me to the palace!" Seeing Chen Yi staring at the city gates of the palace curiously, the eunuch who was not despised at all appeared on his respectful face, and then bowed again, and gestured with his hands.
Chapter completed!