nashuaworldcup Chapter 203 Prefectural Guard
Chapter 203 Prefectural Guard
Wang Changping glanced at Wang Yongle sideways: "Is that so?"
Wang Yongle hurriedly replied, "Yes, Second Brother, we were just joking."
"Run ten laps around the training ground," Wang Changping said.
"Second brother."
"Twenty laps."
"Yes," Wang Yongle said, head drooping.
The people next to Wang Yongle looked at him with pity.
"What are you looking at? You're all with me," Wang Yongle said angrily.
Everyone looked at Wang Changping.
Wang Changping did not speak or stop it.
"Ah—" Everyone groaned in pain, lined up, and started running after Wang Yongle.
"I am a mischievous boy, please forgive me, Chaofeng," Wang Changping said, bowing to Zhou Chaofeng with clasped hands.
Zhou Chaofeng stepped aside and said, "Prefect Wang is joking. You go ahead with your work, I'll take Brother Lin there."
Wang Changping nodded slightly.
Lin Ziping clasped his hands in a salute to Wang Changping, picked up his luggage and clothes from the ground, and left with Zhou Chaofeng.
"Lord Zhou, please wait a moment." The voice of the little eunuch from before came from behind.
Zhou Chaofeng stopped and turned to look at him.
Even if Lin Ziping were stupid, he would know from the moment he left that he had been tricked by this little eunuch.
Lin Ziping stood next to Zhou Chaofeng, holding something, wanting to see what the little eunuch was up to.
"Lord Zhou, please wait!" The little eunuch caught up, panting.
"What is it, young master?" Zhou Chaofeng asked.
The young eunuch wiped the sweat from his face and said, "No need to trouble Lord Zhou, I'll take him there."
Lin Ziping frowned slightly. What kind of trouble was this? Was he so persistent in trying to trick him?
Turn your gaze to Zhou Chaofeng, to see how he will respond.
Zhou Chaofeng said, "It's alright, you go ahead and do your work. I happen to have something to do at the Prefectural Guard, I'll take him there."
"But……"
Zhou Chaofeng interrupted the little eunuch: "No buts."
After saying that, he turned and left.
An aura of domineering CEO emanates from him.
"Brother Lin, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and catch up." Zhou Chaofeng took a few steps and, seeing that Lin Ziping hadn't followed, turned back and urged him.
"Coming, coming," Lin Ziping replied, ignoring the little eunuch's hand gesture, and quickly caught up with him.
Lin Ziping silently followed behind Zhou Chaofeng, carrying his clothes and luggage.
He surveyed the roadside without looking to the side.
The road in front of us is about 4 meters wide, paved with bluestone bricks, and has high walls on both sides.
Lin Ziping recalled what the Forbidden City looked like in TV dramas and compared it with what he saw before him.
The walls should be about the same height.
The roads should be about the same width.
One has a red wall, and the other has a white wall.
Shaking his head, Lin Ziping felt a little regretful. His superficial understanding of ancient architecture came from TV dramas, and he had never properly gone out to see it in his nearly 30 years of life.
This has led to the present situation...
All that can be described is the height of the wall and the width of the road.
When the book is in use, I hate less!
"Where are you from?" Zhou Chaofeng asked Lin Ziping.
Lin Ziping pulled himself out of his jumbled thoughts and replied, "Reporting to Your Excellency, I am from Qingyang, Huai Prefecture."
“Huaizhou, that sounds so far away,” Zhou Chaofeng sighed, looking up at the sky. “I’ve never been there.”
Lin Ziping replied, "This is also my first time in the capital. I've never been here before."
Zhou Chaofeng was taken aback, then chuckled softly, "Do you think I can go to Huaizhou in the future?"
“Sure, I can go, but I came all the way from Fuchun in Zezhou. It took me more than twenty days to get here.” Lin Ziping couldn’t help but complain as he thought about the journey from Fuchun to the capital. “My butt was almost not mine anymore.”
"Haha..." Zhou Chaofeng laughed heartily, "You're really funny."
Lin Ziping looked at Zhou Chaofeng, who was laughing heartily, and gave him the same puzzled look as the old man on the subway.
Is your sense of humor that low?
I didn't say anything myself.
"Just call me Chaofeng, I'm not an adult yet," Zhou Chaofeng said after laughing enough.
"The third son of the dragon, Chaofeng, is dangerous and stands on the corner of the palace [1] Ming Chen Renxi's Qianque (Ju) Classified Book. Is that Chaofeng?" Lin Ziping asked, pointing to the eaves of the palace in the distance.
Zhou Chaofeng nodded: "That's Chaofeng, not me."
Lin Ziping suddenly couldn't speak when he thought of Wang Yongle's words.
The two were complete strangers, meeting for the first time, and were not yet familiar enough to offer each other comfort.
"This is my first day at the palace. Can you show me around? Where is this place?" Lin Ziping pointed to the gate next to him and abruptly changed the subject.
"This is the residence of the Imperial Guards, and over there are the Tiger Guards, the Flag Guards, and the Martial Guards..." Zhou Chaofeng introduced.
Lin Ziping was dizzy from being surrounded by so many "guards," and thinking of a TV drama, he asked, "Where are the Embroidered Uniform Guards? Where are the Imperial Guards?"
Zhou Chaofeng explained, "The Embroidered Uniform Guard is the Emperor's personal guard, they're not here. As for the Imperial Guard, we're all part of the Imperial Guard. Brother Lin, didn't you know that?"
Lin Ziping said awkwardly, "I know, of course I know, I was just curious, haha."
"Hello, my name is Lin Ziping, courtesy name Shaoying. You can call me Shaoying or Ziping, it's fine." Lin Ziping introduced himself.
“I don’t have a courtesy name, so I’ll call you Ziping,” Zhou Chaofeng said.
"Chaofeng, how long have you been in the palace?" To avoid the sudden silence, Lin Ziping started making conversation.
Zhou Chaofeng lowered his eyes and said after a long while, "More than ten years."
"More than ten years?!" Lin Ziping exclaimed in surprise. "Don't lie to me. Could it be that you've been in the palace since you were a child? Even if your surname is Zhou, this is impossible."
"Ah."
Zhou Chaofeng's voice was too soft for Lin Ziping to hear, and the atmosphere became awkward once again.
"Chaofeng, do you know which guard I am?" Lin Ziping asked.
He couldn't help but complain to himself: That little eunuch is really a disaster. He won't say anything, and now we don't even know where the organization is.
“You belong to the Prefectural Guard,” Zhou Chaofeng replied.
What kind of guard is the Fuwei?
Lin Ziping sized up Zhou Chaofeng, and seeing that he didn't want to talk, he silently shut his mouth.
After walking for about 40 minutes, Lin Ziping finally understood the difference between the Prefectural Guard and the other guards.
"This is the Prefectural Guard," Zhou Chaofeng said.
Lin Ziping stared at the scene before him, unable to recover for a long time.
To put it simply, if the Imperial Guard is a multi-story building, then the Prefectural Guard is a thatched hut, and a dilapidated one at that.
The scene before us can only be described as desolate.
Is this some kind of cold palace?!
"Thank you, Chaofeng."
Although there was a significant sense of disappointment, the proper etiquette could not be neglected.
Lin Ziping bowed to Zhou Chaofeng to express his gratitude.
"You get some rest, I'll be going now." Zhou returned the sarcastic greeting and turned to leave.
After watching Zhou Chaofeng leave, Lin Ziping pushed open the rickety courtyard gate and went inside.
"Is anyone there? Excuse me, is anyone there?" Lin Ziping called out as he walked.
The courtyard was full of potholes, and the houses were dilapidated.
Did Zhou Chaofeng lead us astray?
A voice came just as Lin Ziping was having doubts.
"Who are you looking for?"
Lin Ziping saw a middle-aged man dressed in a sloppy manner, slightly overweight, who was rubbing his sleepy eyes and yawning.
"I passed the selection and assessment for officials in the capital this year. This is my official document, and this is my token."
Lin Ziping put down his clothes and luggage, took out the documents and tokens, and presented them with both hands.