Return to Yingtian Outer City from Little Ande Gate, on the way past the Qinhuai River in the northeast direction.

Sun Cheng still couldn't figure out one thing.

That is, who helped this group of Japanese sneak into Yingtian, and how they could avoid the pursuit of Jin Yiwei.

Sun Cheng even had some empathy.

If he was the leader of that group of Japanese, if he wanted to sabotage the abdication ceremony and assassinate the entire Ming court's top brass, then he would never have killed three people in the first month of the first month, and then killed three people opposite the Yamen of Yingtian Prefecture.

Kill all thirty-seven people inside the house.

This defies logic.

If the Japanese people were planning for the abdication ceremony, they would not have been able to alert the enemy in advance.

But these Japanese still did it.

Under the eyes of millions of Yingtian subjects, a shocking murder was committed.

All of a sudden, they were exposed under Jin Yiwei's nose.

This group of Japanese people may not be willing to expose their existence before this.

Sun Cheng keenly felt that this matter must have been requested by those behind the scenes who helped the Japanese sneak into the capital.

But why do these people do this?

Even if the Japanese are exposed in front of Jin Yiwei, we still want them to kill?

Yingtian City looked a little cold in the dark night.

In order to ensure their activities, the Jin Yiwei did not wear too thick clothes, but because of running for a long time, everyone was blushing.

The darkness of night hid Sun Cheng's movement route very well.

And the outer city of Yingtian does not have the same dense population as the inner city.

In the outer city area, there are more cottages and fields.

This was considered during the expansion of Yingtian City.

When Yingtian City is besieged by foreign enemies, Yingtian City can still guarantee a certain supply of food.

However, this arrangement seems to be somewhat outdated now.

Visible to the naked eye, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was unlikely to be invaded by foreign enemies, let alone besieged by enemies.

That's why.

During this time, the Zhili Governor's Office and Yingtian Mansion were discussing whether to use the outer city of Yingtian City as a pilot to try a new economic experiment integrating urban and rural areas.

In fact, this matter already has some foundations.

In recent years, many of the government-owned and private factories in Yingtian Prefecture have been built in the outer area of ​​Yingtian City.

Let’s talk about Sun Cheng and his team.

Wait until the end of the hour.

Sun Cheng and the others finally arrived at the south bank of the Qinhuai River in the outer city.

To the west of the south bank of the outer city is Zhengyangmenwai Street.

To the east of Zhengyangmenwai Street is the Beijing Army's military campus. On weekdays, military and horse drills or troop dispatches are mostly held here.

But under normal circumstances, the campus is a huge open space with not many soldiers and horses stationed there. Only a few teams of officers and soldiers are responsible for daily maintenance.

After passing the Grand Campus, you will find Zhonghe Bridge Street.

Across the street, there is a wasteland near the Qinhuai River.

Opposite the wasteland, to the west is the Shanchuan Altar outside Zhengyang Gate, and to the east is the Temple of Heaven.

In the middle of the two places is Kagura Xiandu, one of the most beautiful places in Jinling.

Kagura Sendu is famous for its divine optimism.

The sacred temple is used to hold sacrifices to the fields, gods and ancestors, and perform music and dance during the festival. There are officials in the temple such as Zhiguan and Zhiguan. It was established in the 11th year of Hongwu and was under the jurisdiction of Taichang Temple.

To the west of the Shengwang Temple, close to the Shanchuan Altar, is the livestock shelter, which is dedicated to raising livestock for royal sacrifices.

Qian Huguan was lying on the river bank, looking at the north bank of the Qinhuai River with only scattered lights on the other side.

"Zhen Fu, if those Japanese are planning to take action during the abdication ceremony, then the other side will be their final destination."

As the capital of Yingtian City, even the vegetation is protected to a certain extent on weekdays. The people in the city used to go out of the city to cut firewood.

In recent years, with the development and application of coal, the vegetation in Yingtian City has become increasingly lush.

On both sides of the Qinhuai River, there are dense vegetation and graceful trees.

Sun Cheng narrowed his eyes: "Tell me, did the Japanese take the Zhonghe Bridge to the west to cross the river, or the Shangfang Bridge to the east to cross the river? Or did they cross the river upstream from this river?"

This is critical.

Wherever the Japanese crossed the Qinhuai River, they were likely to ambush in that direction, waiting for the abdication ceremony to begin in the daytime before launching their final attack.

Qian Huguan whispered: "During the day, His Majesty held the abdication ceremony. After leaving the city, he first went to the Shanchuan Temple and led the civil and military officials to worship the Shanchuan Sheji. Then he entered the Temple of Heaven along the Temple of Heaven Street, where he met the princes, ministers and people.

Relinquish the throne of the emperor to the prince. The prince needs to make three speeches and then receive the emperor's seal. At that time, the new emperor will lead the civil and military officials to comfort the ancestral temple, offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth, and finally return to the city and enter the palace."

"So the focus is on the Temple of Heaven."

Sun Cheng crouched down and placed his hands on the cold ground on the river bank to dissipate the warmth from his body.

Qian Huguan nodded: "At that time, most of the time will be spent in the Temple of Heaven. But..."

Official Qianhu hesitated.

Since the abdication ceremony was confirmed.

The Ministry of Rites and Yousi Yamen began to prepare all the schedule for the abdication ceremony.

The Metropolitan Governor's Office, together with the direct military guards, surrounded the Temple of Heaven and Shanchuan Altar a year ago, prohibiting all outsiders from approaching.

If the Japanese want to create chaos and take the opportunity to assassinate the top officials of the Ming Dynasty, they can only succeed if they enter the Temple of Heaven or the Temple of Mountains and Rivers.

Official Qianhu thought for a while, and finally hesitantly said: "Maybe the Japanese will take action on Temple of Heaven Street."

There is also a great possibility at this time.

Although it is said that the emperor and the civil and military officials will be surrounded by a large number of imperial guards.

But on the Temple of Heaven Street, people were allowed to watch.

On both sides of the street, there were only soldiers and soldiers from the army and soldiers guarding the streets to prevent people from blocking the Temple of Heaven Street.

And if you do it on the Temple of Heaven Street, it is easiest to distinguish the positions of the emperor and the prince.

Although the casualties that may be caused will be much smaller, the princes and ministers who can be around the emperor and the prince are all high-ranking people.

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Sun Cheng narrowed his eyes and whispered: "If something is really going to happen during the abdication ceremony, no matter where the Japanese want to take action, they will definitely leave secret sentries around here to keep an eye on the court's movements secretly."

Qianhuguan immediately answered: "So, we can't cross the river on the bridge on both sides now."

"If there are really Japanese people here, you can't walk on Zhonghe Bridge and Shangfang Bridge."

Qian Huguan's eyes sunk, his eyelids shrank, he raised his head and quickly scanned both sides of the north bank of the Qinhuai River.

"Then we can only wade across the river from here."

Sun Cheng nodded: "Take off your outer robe, wrap it in the leather cloth, and put it back on after crossing the river. Be quick."

There are only a few hours left before dawn.

After daybreak, the ceremony in the palace will begin, and a little later, the royal family and the princes and ministers in the court will leave the city.

Sun Cheng gave an order, and the Jinyi guards around him began to take off their robes one after another and put them into the waterproof cowhide bags they carried.

The night is dark.

There are faint stars rippling on the Qinhuai River, and in the distance to the west is the waters of Dongshuiguan Wharf, which is busy day and night.

At this time, many ships had begun to sail from the Yangtze River into the Dongshuiguan waters, waiting to unload the cargo on board so that they could return to the Yangtze River before the waterway was congested during the day.

Sun Cheng and others pushed the package and marched silently in the cold river water.

The aquatic plants along the water's edge on the north shore hid their tracks very well.

A group of awakened teal ducks squawked and slid across the water, breaking the ripples they created on the water.

The last traces also disappeared from the surface of the Qinhuai River.

In the water grassland on the shore, Sun Cheng and others quickly changed into dry clothes, and then began to approach the shore.

Perhaps because the abdication ceremony was approaching, Shen Optimism and the Animal Storage Station had already lit up lights one after another, illuminating a large area on the shore.

Water drops dripped from his forehead.

Sun Cheng pushed his loose hair to one side and stared at the street construction outside the woods on the shore with a dark gaze.

"Zhenfu!"
To be continued...