Lieshan

As the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties and the highest power center of the empire, the Forbidden City was once a sacred and forbidden place in the hearts of ordinary people. Now it is open to public areas, and it is naturally full of tourists.However, in fact, the part of the Forbidden City that is currently open to the outside world only accounts for one-third of the total area. What outsiders see is the resplendent and glamorous royal pavilions and halls, but they have never seen the dilapidated barrenness behind those "stop tourists".

Chu Chu was familiar with the Forbidden City, and he saw the towering Wufeng Tower from a long distance away.Because it is often heard in dramas or film and television works such as "beheading at the Meridian Gate", the public is more familiar with Wufenglou's alias - Meridian Gate.In fact, the Meridian Gate generally had only three functions in ancient times. First, after the triumphant army captured the enemy chiefs, the emperor would accept prisoners here. Second, the top three in the imperial examinations must enter the palace through the Meridian Gate every year. They must call a group of ministers to proclaim the ceremony here.

Entering the Wufeng Tower is really entering the palace.

"The Forbidden City is so big, what are you looking for?" As a traveler keen on exploring forbidden areas, Chu Min has sneaked into the unopened two-thirds of the Forbidden City more than once, so he naturally knows how important the country is. I am afraid that I will still get nothing until dark.

"Go to Wenyuan Pavilion." Qi Huaiyuan had a clear purpose.

"Wenyuan Pavilion? It seems that only the outside of the hall is open to tourists, and the inside is not allowed." Chu Min looked over teasingly, "Patriarch Qi is going to be a thief again?"

Qi Huaiyuan replied without changing his expression: "Fundamentally speaking, I am also protecting the interests of the country from being involved by foreign forces."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Lu Xun said it well. Can stealing books be called stealing? It's not considered stealing when you are a scholar."

At this time, it is the peak tourist season, and people come and go in the Forbidden City, and the bustling flow of people shuttles back and forth between the houses.These tourists come from all over the world, with different skin colors and different languages. At this time, they are all conquered by the largest wooden structure complex in the world. They look around strangely, trying to engrave this palace that has experienced 500 years of prosperity and disgrace into their minds. .

This kind of shoulder-to-shoulder tour made Chu Chen very unaccustomed to it, and he still prefers to go to some remote places to enjoy the secluded and mysterious feeling.When he looked around among the countless heads and figures, he suddenly saw a foreigner standing under the white jade railing in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, holding a walking stick in front of him with both hands, and the brim of his hat covering his face. Showing a small beard.

Chu Min was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned his head and stretched out his hand to pull Qi Huaiyuan over.

"What's wrong?" Qi Huaiyuan stood still in bewilderment.

"I just saw..." Chu Min looked in the direction just now again, and a few tourists passed by in front of him, blocking his view. After these people passed by, there was no one under the railing, "Huh?"

"What's the situation?" Seeing them stop, the wool also came over and asked.

"Forget it, I seem to have read it wrong."

"You, you disrespectful person!" Qi Xiu was so frustrated that he stuttered, "You still haven't let go of your paws!"

Chu Min looked down, and only then noticed that he was holding Qi Huaiyuan's arm, and when he turned his head, he could almost touch the tip of each other's noses, so he let go of his hand uncomfortably.Immediately, he felt that he had done nothing wrong, so why should he be guilty, and said bitterly to Qi Xiu, "Your master is not a porcelain doll that will shatter when touched, how can it be so precious?"

Qi Xiu snorted, and hurriedly ran to brush Qi Huaiyuan's sleeves, then raised his head and waited for the praise with shining eyes.

But, why, I feel that the master's eyes seem to be very cold...

The strictly regulated Forbidden City is symmetrically arranged along the central axis, lying on the land of Yanjing Longxing like a lion.Between the halls, the red walls stand tall, and the yellow glazed tiles are full of ancient brilliance in the sun. When you look up, you may inadvertently look at a stone spine beast.These stone beasts located on the eaves are of different shapes, such as lions, celestial horses, bullfighting, mocking winds, and owl kisses. At the end, a fairy rides a phoenix and sits high on the eaves.They used to step on the Han tiles in the Weiyang of Changle, and they also used to step on the prosperous glazed tiles. Even though their faces are mottled, they still guard this land of emperors.

Chu Chu walked through several remote halls familiarly, and the number of tourists following the tour group gradually decreased, until finally, a sign that said "Tourists are not allowed" stood in front of him.

"The door is locked." The woolen thread pushed forward the door with some peeling red paint, and there was a sound of rattling iron chains inside.

Qi Huaiyuan raised his right foot, as if he was going to kick it, but Chu Min had seen him break the sealing wall under St. Peter's Basilica with one kick, and it would be no wonder if he didn't break the wooden door when he kicked it down, so he hurriedly stopped him.

"It's not a cultural relic, it's a public property anyway," said the good socialist young man Chu Min with an upright face, "I can't just throw away my own things."

Mao Xianruo realized: "Is this why you went abroad to smash it?"

"..."

Qi Huaiyuan retracted his foot silently: "Then how do you get in?"

"Climb over the wall and go in," Chu Min suggested.

Mao Xian looked up at the nearly three-meter-high palace wall: "It's so high, are you planning to fly over?"

The crow in the sky called out, and Chu Min raised his head, only to find that Odin, who had been hovering above his head, had disappeared.

"Did I hear that someone wants to fly over?" A voice sounded suddenly, and everyone followed the sound vigilantly, and found a person standing on the wall.

Sariel let go of the crow that was struggling in his hand, slightly raised the front edge of the courtesy, and greeted politely: "Good morning, gentlemen."

"I want to fly over, can you help?" Chu Min was full of vigilance against this sudden appearance, "Aren't you from the Rothschild family?"

"Me, a member of the Rothschild family?" The other party seemed to find this sentence ridiculous, "Don't you think that the children of the Rothschild family are my talents?"

Not a subordinate of the Rothschild family, but the master...

"Satan?" Chu Min asked in a daze.

"No, no, I'm just an insignificant pawn of Lord Satan, an ordinary devil," Sariel blinked twice, "We devils do business regardless of who they are, do you need help? "

"I don't have the guts to deal with the devil," Chu Min hooked his hands when he heard this, "Apu, kick the door open."

The strong corpse servant stepped forward, the thick door opened with a bang, and two pieces of iron chains slid to the ground.

"Now I'm coming in." Chu Min stepped over the threshold and looked up at Sariel who was standing on the high wall. "I'm curious whether Mr. Devil jumped down or is he capable of flying down?"

Sariel smiled slyly, his goatee turned up, and three pairs of flamboyant wings spread out silently behind him.It seems that the black feathers dyed with ink absorb the surrounding light and cover a piece of sunlight.

The six-winged seraph is the highest-ranking angel in Christian theology. It has a human appearance and is praised as a god.They communicate directly with the gods, and are pure light and thinking spirits. When they appear in front of mortals, they have six wings, hold short swords, and travel in bright red flames.The seraphim are the management in the kingdom of heaven, representing the shining stars in the sky, and they are the objects of worship and admiration for all living beings.

Till the great evil dragon fell like lightning from the north of Eden, with a third of the stars in the sky trailing by his tail.God's first fire and all the lights in the sky lost their glorious position, and also lost their white wings of holy glory.

Chu Min had heard many descriptions of these god messengers, but this was the first time he saw a living angel, and it was also the "evil eye" Sariel who managed the souls of the dead on the moon.It was not the first time he had seen something in myths and legends, and he was still deeply shocked at this time.

It's a pity that Mao Mao doesn't seem to intend to keep him shocked, and destroys the atmosphere as soon as he opens his mouth.

"Bird, birdman?" Mao Xian was stunned, "So many wings, KFC hormone?"

"..." Even if Sariye was exiled from the kingdom of heaven, he had never been insulted like this. There was a faint anger in his gray eyes, and he seemed to be unable to maintain his demeanor, but finally he managed to force out a smile, "Look I don’t have a chance to cooperate today, so I’d better say goodbye.”

Anyway, even if it fails today, these Chinese people still have to cooperate with him. After all, some people are eager to contact him.Feeling that he has mastered the conflicting relationship between Chinese forces, Sariel became more and more ambitious.

Hearing this, Chu Min couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he was very interested in myths and legends, he didn't want to deal with this kind of non-human beings all the time.

This is probably Ye Gong's love for dragons.

"We'll meet later." Sariel bowed, flapped his wings slightly behind him, and disappeared in place.

"Leave him alone, let's go." Qi Huaiyuan glanced at the place where the devil disappeared, and continued to move forward.

The weeds in the small barren garden were as high as knees, and it seemed that it had not been taken care of for a long time. The corner door on the other side was open, and the shovel beside the door was already rusted.Due to the huge cost of repairing ancient buildings, the country did not renovate the entire Forbidden City. There are many such areas in the Forbidden City.Except for those open areas for people to visit, there are more wild places like this that are not cared for.And in the inner court, there are many desolate and dilapidated cold palaces, so there are often many haunted stories among the staff.

"Do you think we will encounter that kind of lonely ghosts in the palace? Like those who were imprisoned to death and were not allowed to be reborn, or were strangled to death by the dove, and died with regret." Maoxian looked around.

"This is the outer court, even if there is a ghost, it is a speech officer who will not be able to make admonishment." Chu Min shrugged.

Going out of the corner gate, the road in front of you seems to have been repaired. In the distance is an artificial pond, surrounded by rockery and strange rocks. Passing along the covered bridge on the pond, a green building is revealed.Unlike other buildings with red walls, yellow tiles, and upturned eaves, this emerald green pavilion looks delicate and elegant, completely different from the majestic and majestic imperial atmosphere of the Forbidden City.

Wenyuan Pavilion is the royal library of the Qing Dynasty. It was built after Tianyi Pavilion, a famous book collection building in the south of the Yangtze River. Yun presided over the compilation here.

For the purpose of protecting cultural relics, the inside of Wenyuan Pavilion is closed, and there are only a few tourists outside the hall.Chu Chu and the others walked around from the restricted area behind, so they didn't attract much attention, and the security guards didn't pay much attention to this remote place.

"Be careful to monitor." Qi Huaiyuan looked up at the camera, and sneaked under the window sill from a blind spot very familiarly.

Seeing that he seemed to have already known the route, Chu Min couldn't help being surprised: "Have you been here?"

"Last time, I donated those Dunhuang scriptures to the Forbidden City. They allowed my people to come in and visit Wenyuan Pavilion, but there were too many people and it was inconvenient to search, so I ordered people to write down the general situation first," Qi Huaiyuan looked at Chu Min with a half-smile, "Speaking of which, I have to thank Patriarch Chu, otherwise I wouldn't have had the chance to buy those scriptures."

"..." Chu Min's liver hurts when he thought of being cut off.