Inheriting the throne of the Khan, not only to get the consent of the elders of the clan, but also to report to the imperial court, and get the approval of the imperial court to complete, this matter is not in a hurry for a while, Kuro originally planned to deal with the crisis in the clan to Chang'an to find two brothers, now this situation can only be abandoned, can only be patient to stay in the Western Regions and so on.

Even if you wait, you can't be idle, while taking care of your sick father, looking for Langzhong everywhere to treat your father's illness, while uniting and integrating the Qarlu Ministry to prevent internal divisions, and preparing for her sister's marriage, she is very busy every day.

Kuro is busy and tired, and Zheng Peng, who is thousands of miles away, is also tired, but he is not busy, but he is tired of eating and drinking every day:

"Young master, the envoy of Wang Jiaofang sent someone to say that the wine has been warmed, and the new song and dance are ready, and I invite you to Zuojiaofang to comment."

"The head of the Pingkangfang Weekly Meeting sent an invitation card to invite the young master to the Zhou Mansion tonight for a drink."

"Zhang Wailang's housekeeper is here, saying that he has prepared wine and food in the mansion, and invited the young master to Zhang's mansion for a banquet."

"Wang Mei'er of Lichun Courtyard asked the young master to reminisce about the old days, and said that the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold."

"Young Master, the New Year's dinner of the Three Treasures is ready, just waiting for you to attend."

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As the New Year gets closer and closer, there are more and more trivial matters and entertainment, Zheng Peng's popularity is good, and he is a celebrity around the emperor, and he is sent every day, it can be said that there is a small banquet a day, a big banquet in three days, and I feel that I fall asleep with wine every night, and when I wake up, it is time to go to the banquet, and I am happy and I don't know how long it will pass.

Even Guo Ziqi and Li Bai also followed a lot.

Guo Ziqi really deserves to be a famous disciple, every time he drinks, he is polite, he only drinks five or six minutes at most, and after drinking, he helps Zheng Peng go home in a proper manner, without picking flowers or messing with grass, Zheng Peng is pleasing to the eye when he looks at it;

Li Bai is different, he must go to every banquet, he must do it every respect, he is very bold, not only does he drink happily, but also takes the initiative to block the wine for Zheng Peng, this guy has a lot of alcohol and poetry, and he is especially good at making an atmosphere, one thing is not good, that is, he is a little wild after drinking too much, sometimes he drinks up, and he has to pull those maiko to dance together for fun, which makes many people laugh, fortunately, he is crazy and "fine", and he did not cause any trouble.

But there is one thing that Zheng Peng likes, this product is desperately eating braised meat wherever he goes, and if he doesn't have the opportunity to find braised meat, he will ask others why he doesn't get it, and others ask him why he likes to eat braised meat, Li Bai will be very patient every time to list the benefits of eating braised meat to help learning and increase memory, Zheng Peng is happy when he sees it in his eyes.

This guy is sensible.

The days of good and leisurely came to an end at the beginning of the first lunar month, because Zheng Peng wanted to go to court.

At the beginning of the new year, Vientiane is renewed, on the first day of the first month, that is, on New Year's Day, the emperor will accept the congratulations of civil and military officials and envoys in the palace, and the officials of Chang'an five grades and above, including officials with knighthoods, will go to the palace to congratulate the emperor, and the officials who are not qualified to enter the palace in Chang'an will wear official uniforms like officials from all over the country, and go to the yamen where they are located to hold a ceremony of looking at the emperor to show respect for the emperor.

Zheng Peng is a general of Dingyuan, a founding county man, and is qualified to enter the palace to congratulate the emperor.

If he had a choice, Zheng Peng would definitely choose not to go.

No, the third watch hasn't arrived yet, so I let Lin Xun'er wake up gently, and then Lin Xun'er and Xiaoxiang bathed Zheng Peng in incense, and wore court clothes, and it took most of the day to get it right, and then had breakfast.

No one knows how long it will take for the emperor to hold a court meeting, and it is not okay not to eat.

It's been a long time since I've gotten up so early, and even after eating, Zheng Peng still yawns and walks out.

It's not dawn yet.

According to the regulations, the sun has not come out yet, the city gate and the fang gate are not open, but the officials of the previous dynasty are exceptional, Zheng Peng took Huang San and A Jun out of the door, and immediately Wu Hou came up, according to the example After making a simple record, Wu Hou took the initiative to lead the way to find the soldiers guarding the fang gate to open the small door, so that Zheng Peng and his party could pass smoothly.

Chang'an one hundred and eight squares, each square has a square chief, who lives in the square is clear, and will do the corresponding countermeasures, otherwise there are so many soldiers in Chang'an City, this interrogation and that interception will delay time.

When I got out of Yiyang Fang, the sky was not yet bright, but there were a lot of lights in front of him, Zheng Peng couldn't help laughing: on the left is Wubenfang, many diligent students get up early to study, and on the right is Pingkang Fang.

The closer to the imperial city, the more people there were, some of the officials of the previous dynasty sat in a sedan chair, some took a carriage, Zheng Peng was surprised to find that there were many officials who came to the court on bicycles, which seemed very trendy.

The officials of the previous dynasty came from all directions, and finally gathered in front of the Suzaku Gate, Zheng Peng saw that although there were many people, they were not chaotic, and many familiar officials only silently bowed when they met, and occasionally chatted, and they would subconsciously lower their voices.

Some officials who got up late squatted on the walls of the imperial city and ate heavily, for fear that they would be hungry during the court meeting.

Zheng Peng saw Wang Wenju and Zhang Jiuling in the crowd, and they both arched their hands to each other.

Unconsciously, more and more officials gathered in front of Suzaku's gate, and everyone was waiting patiently, waiting for the moment when the door opened.

There is a strict access control system in the palace, unless you get the emperor's handwritten warrant, otherwise you will never open the door until the hour.

Finally, the corner tower of Miyagi sounded the signal to open the door, Zheng Peng stood far away and clearly heard the sound of the city gate opening, and then in a "rolling" sound, the closed Suzaku gate slowly opened.

When the city gate was completely opened, Zheng Peng saw a team of guards standing on both sides of the city gate, each carrying a bright palace lamp, standing straight one by one, holding the hilt of a sword, standing majestically.

"Fellow ministers, please enter the door in an orderly manner, do not make noise, and hold their respective waist cards in their hands for easy review." The leader in charge of the guard said loudly.

The Imperial City is an important gateway to protect the Imperial Palace, and security is the top priority.

After entering the imperial city, there were soon some officials from the Ministry of Etiquette to assist in arranging, and officials from the Imperial Historical Observatory came to patrol.

The palace is the residence of the Son of Heaven, and the court meeting is a sacred ceremony, and you can't walk around at will, you can't be noisy, you can't be untidy, you can't behave indecently, if any courtiers wear untidy court clothes, wear the wrong fish bag, stand in the wrong line or steal food, etc., let the imperial history catch it can be recorded, and those who are wrong will be fined, and even be dismissed if they are serious.

Tossed for a while, and then under the leadership of Song Jing, the head of the hundred officials and the prime minister, he entered the palace from the imperial city, walked across the imperial bridge, and finally entered the center of the court meeting by the official rank in turn, including the Yuan Palace.

Hanyuan hall is built on the dragon head plain, and the temple base is more than four zhang high. There is the attic that extends outward on the east and west sides in front of the palace, the east name is Xiangluan Pavilion, the west name is Qifeng Pavilion, for the convenience of the hundred officials to see the court, then two parallel slope masonry steps were built in front of the palace, a total length of more than 70 meters, every time the court meets, the ministers are from this two roads. These two steps look north from Danfeng Gate, like a dragon born and hang its tail, extremely magnificent, so it is called the dragon tail road.

At this time, the level of the position can be seen, the high position may enter the hall to face the saint, and the low position is to stand in front of the square in front of the Longwei Road and Hanyuan Palace, can not see the emperor's face, can not hear the emperor's words, can only according to experience, the front salute will follow the salute, and then stand quietly.

Zheng Peng was only a five-rank martial arts official, and he was not qualified to enter the palace to congratulate, so he could only stand stupidly on the dragon tail road outside the hall.

Chang'an is the political center of the Tang Dynasty, the big officials are all over the place, there are many nobles like dogs, barely enough to enter the palace to congratulate the qualifications, can only be ranked at the end of the position, Zheng Peng estimates, if he does not have a title, maybe even Longwei Road is not qualified to stand, can only stand honestly on the square.

Zheng Peng was a little bored, except for following the team to make a few big salutes in the way of Hanyuan Palace, and following the dance of Chao Chaohe, as for what the emperor in the palace said, which minister was rewarded, I really don't know.

Most of the time I stood stupidly.

Looking at the four-zhang temple base, looking at the towering Hanyuan Palace, and then looking at the Longwei Road, the wide wall and the surrounding palace walls, Zheng Peng was shocked in his heart, but also helpless about the officialdom.

Obviously, the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty is like an upgrade game, it is a level to enter the imperial city, and it is a higher level to enter the imperial city from the imperial city, and then it is standing in the square in front of the Hanyuan Palace, standing on the Longwei Road and entering the Hanyuan Palace, all of which are different levels, that is, entering the Hanyuan Palace, and the front and back of the arrangement are also very particular.

Unless there is the support of nobles like Song Jing, the vast majority of people have not completed the "upgrade task" in their lives, and they are on the way to upgrade.

Slowly, Zheng Peng discovered that being an official is not only a technical method, but also a manual work.

More than 1,000 people participated in the New Year's Day celebration of the court, but only the emperor could sit, all the ministers had to stand respectfully, not to talk to each other, let alone move around at will, Zheng Peng had practiced martial arts, and stood for more than an hour were a little tired, some of the elderly ministers, slowly their bodies shook a little, but they did not dare to make a sound, and endured silently.

Not only is it tired to stand, but as time goes by, the sun begins to come out, and it is very comfortable to bask in the ambiguous sun at first, and slowly feel a little dizzy, and the most uncomfortable thing is that there is a little hot sweat, a cold wind hits, and it is cold and dry, making the body sticky and itchy, very uncomfortable.

Seeing that the day was about to expire, Zheng Peng was hungry and tired, and was about to be depressed, when he suddenly heard a eunuch shouting loudly: "The court meeting is temporarily suspended, Your Majesty has a decree, and your ministers are working hard, so the imperial dining room has prepared wine and food for your ministers to enjoy." ”

"Thank you, Lord Long."

Zheng Peng followed the ministers to salute, but it was not because the emperor rewarded him with wine and food, but because he could rest and go to the thatched house smoothly.

From waiting for the door to open the door to the court meeting, at least more than two hours, two hours is four hours, standing for four hours without eating or drinking, tired and not light, if Zheng Peng is not young and has good kidney function, maybe he will urinate.

No, as soon as the suspension was announced, some elderly officials crawled in the direction of the toilet and rushed to the toilet.