Because he didn't know when he would be summoned, Xia Hongsheng didn't dare to run around in the past few days, and he took Qu Tutong's small mansion away, and four days passed in a row before the palace attendants came to summon Xia Hongsheng and made Xia Hongsheng come to meet him. Xia Hongsheng has no experience in this, and he has to ask Xu Xiaode about this, Xu Qixian led Xia Hongsheng to Xu Xiaode's house, Xu Xiaode was also summoned by the emperor, and he could take Xia Hongsheng to the court with him at the court meeting. Xia Hongsheng was a little surprised, with Xu Xiaode's current official position, he should not be able to go to the court, but thinking about Xu Xiaode's previous background, is Li Shimin going to reinstate him as an official? That night, Xia Hongsheng stayed at Xu Xiaode's house, and in the early morning of the next day, Xia Hongsheng was woken up, and when he opened his eyes to see outside, it was still dark. I got up and got dressed, and after washing, I looked, hey, it's not dawn yet!

The subordinate led him to the vestibule, Xu Xiaode was already waiting there, the two of them hurriedly swallowed a few mouthfuls of food, the door of the fang had not yet opened, Xu Xiaode and Xia Hongsheng could only wait, wait for a while, when the sky was slightly brightened, the morning drum was heard in the distance, Xu Xiaode immediately pulled Xia Hongsheng out of the door and went to the carriage, and said: "Hurry up, don't let the old man be late for the meeting!" ”

The driver of the car should be in harmony, and with a whip of the horse, the carriage rushed out, and the door of the workshop was opened by the sound of the morning drum, and the carriage galloped out and galloped in the direction of the palace. Along the way, but the sound of horses' hooves was heard outside from time to time, Xia Hongsheng held the carriage tightly to stabilize some of his bumpy tumbler-like body, while opening the curtain and looking outside, I saw that the carriage outside was chasing me, and some people rushed directly from the side of the carriage with a horse whip, all in the same direction, all towards the imperial city.

Xia Hongsheng's eyes widened, this is not going to the court, this is going to war!

"Hehe, the virtuous nephew has never seen such a battle before. In addition to the 'permanent staff', officials above the third rank go to the pilgrimage on the first, fifth, and ninth days of each month, and officials below the third rank go to the pilgrimage on the first and fifth days of each month. We have to go to court on the morning of the first, fifth, eleventh, fifteenth, twenty-first, and twenty-fifth days of the first month of each month, but we don't dare to make an early court late, otherwise it will be a big sin. In the future, if the virtuous nephew has a position, he will also go to the court, and he will enter the palace to meet him, so he will wait outside the palace before the time, but don't forget jì, don't be late to the early court. Xu Xiaode explained to Xia Hongsheng.

When? No wonder it's called "Dianmao"! Xia Hongsheng was speechless for a while, daring to love that the civil servants of the Tang Dynasty were not easy to do, they had to sign in at five o'clock in the morning to go to work, if they were late, they would be spanked by the board, and they would be demoted.

When I arrived at the gate of the palace, I saw that there were already a lot of people standing outside, all of them rushed all the way, and at this moment they were tidying up their clothes, talking to each other, and waiting for the palace gate to open when the time came.

"Oops, isn't this Lord Xu?!" Xu Xiaode just got out of the carriage and tidied up his clothes, when he heard a voice coming from behind, and saw several people coming over together, and Xu Xiaode hugged his fists and saluted, Xu Xiaode also returned the salute, and several people stood together and talked.

Xia Hongsheng was a little excited in his heart, Tang Taizong Li Shimin, hey, he will be able to see him alive soon!

Soon, with a shout at the palace gate, everyone in front of the palace gate immediately lined up in two teams, needless to say that Xia Hongsheng also knew that it must be according to the level of the official position, Xia Hongsheng was very consciously ranked at the end, but he was pulled out from the back by Xu Xiaode, and said in a low voice: "Virtuous nephew, you are now my man in Jingyang County, from the fifth grade, you should not stand at the end, don't overstep." ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled: "Isn't it Uncle Xu who told the little nephew, the little nephew went to court for the first time, and there is nothing wrong with being a little ugly." ”

Xu Xiaode was stunned for a moment, then laughed, patted Xia Hongsheng on the shoulder, stopped talking, and stood at the back of the team.

The palace gate slowly opened, under the Suzaku Gate, the royal forest army with bright armor stood on both sides, outside the palace gate, a column of civil officials and military attaches slowly moved forward, everyone's face was solemn and solemn, holding Chao Bei, respectfully Xu Bu walked into the imperial city.

Taiji Palace, the place where the emperor deals with political affairs, the military officials under the steps are separated on both sides, and on the steps, I saw an inner servant walking out, taking a deep breath, and then shouting loudly: "The pilgrimage begins, and the ministers and workers come to see you!" ”

The voice sounded majestic and awe-inspiring, Xia Hongsheng was very surprised, he was obviously a eunuch, how did such a voice come out, didn't it mean that the eunuch's voice was not male or female, and it was sharp and ugly?

A person walked out from behind the screen, the crown of heaven, the robe of the python dragon, and the silent eyes slowly swept over the hall from under the tassel in front of the crown of the sky.

The ministers knelt down and bowed, shouting three times long live, Li Shimin sat down on the throne and said that he was exempt from courtesy. The ministers took a few steps back, knelt down behind the desks on either side, their chins lowered, and their faces were full of solemnity.

Some ministers began to come forward to report, and some ministers began to argue, and that Li Shimin was watching the excitement above, although his face was still very strict, but because Xia Hongsheng had been secretly staring at him, he found that he still sometimes wanted to grin involuntarily, but he quickly restrained himself.

Xia Hongsheng was drowsy when he listened, and his head was little by little, Xu Xiaode pulled Xia Hongsheng several times next to him, but fortunately, Xia Hongsheng was not tall now, and he stood at the back, so he was not seen. However, after being dragged awake by Xu Xiaode, Xia Hongsheng found that there were also two strong men napping in the opposite column, one was as black as charcoal, and the other had an arrogant face, which would make everyone lean on the pillar and squint, and look at the position, sitting quite forward. I continued to look again, and found that there were still a few people there talking together, and looking at that face, it was obviously not discussing any national affairs. Maybe it's just to discuss which girl in the green building is beautiful! Xia Hongsheng speculated maliciously, and then grinned, it seems that this court is not as strict as he imagined! It seems that the TV series of later generations really can't be believed, and the court hall above is as if it has been solidified, and the atmosphere does not dare to come out with one, let alone ...... Oops, how does it smell weird, who farted!

In order to divert his attention and forget about the strange smell, Xia Hongsheng decided to listen to what the two people who were spitting and spraying were saying, and after listening for a while, he realized that these two people were arguing about whether to send troops to attack Liang Shidu. One advocated recruiting An, inspiring Liang Shidu with benevolence, and letting him surrender without a fight. Xia Hongsheng rolled his eyes when he heard this, if benevolence is useful, then what does the country need the army for? If you don't beat him up like Liang Shidu, if you don't beat him, he really dares to think that you are afraid of him, and beat you in turn! It was Xia Hongsheng who was very dismissive of the statement that advocated Zhao'an.

"Okay, the two Aiqing will step back for the time being, after listening to the words of the two Aiqing, I already have some eyebrows in my heart about this matter." Seeing that the two of them were about to fight, Li Lao Er, who was on the throne in front of him, suddenly spoke.

It's strange to say, as if a switch was pressed, and the two people who were still arguing like cockfights died down in an instant, and the two returned to their positions with expressionless faces, as if the quarrel just now had never happened at all.

Seeing that the two people went back to sit down, Li Lao Er on the throne turned his head and glanced at the waiter standing next to him, and the waiter immediately understood that this was going to be the next item, so he respectfully bowed to Li Lao Er, and then took two steps forward and shouted loudly: "Jingyang County male Xia Jingshi meets His Majesty!" ”

Xia Hongsheng was looking at the court and secretly having fun, and suddenly heard the chamberlain shouting himself, and quickly jumped out from the back, looking left and right and feeling that he was too far behind, so he trotted forward a few steps, standing there and didn't know how to salute, and saw that the previous officials came out and didn't kneel, so they also followed their example and bowed down deeply with both hands, bent ninety degrees, lifted a breath, and shouted loudly: "The minister is here!" ”

There was a burst of laughter in the court, Xia Hongsheng's hurried appearance made a lot of people laugh, and secretly raised his eyes to see that Li Lao Er on the throne was also grinning there: "Haha, although you are young, you can solve the suffering of my Tang people without salt with the art of salt making, and you can also sacrifice the method of horsefoot making, so that my Tang Dynasty war horses are all iron horses, and can also offer new sabers, these three are all great contributions, especially the method of salt making, I am the people of the world to thank you." Tell me, what you want, I will be satisfied with you. ”

Xia Hongsheng was stunned, and the ministers in the court were also stunned, the secret snickering just now was gone, and it became silent again. Xu Xiaode's face changed, and he gritted his teeth and was about to step out of his crotch, but suddenly heard Xia Hongsheng already open his mouth and said: "The method of making salt, although it sounds magical, but the doorway is not complicated, as for the horseshoe, even if there is no minister, there must always be someone who can think of it, a little carving insect skills, but was generously given the title of the male of Jingyang County by His Majesty, while the minister is grateful, he already feels that he is ashamed and ashamed, how can he ask His Majesty for credit again?" Shame on me! ”

Hearing Xia Hongsheng say this, the expression on Xu Xiaode's face relaxed, retracted the foot that was about to take a step, and looked at Xia Hongsheng with a light smile.