39. The Great Pilgrimage Meeting (3)
According to the Tang law, officials below the fifth grade cannot go to the palace to meet the emperor without the emperor's announcement, so the participants in the grand court meeting are all officials who have influence on the actions of the Tang Dynasty above the five grades, which can be described as an important event similar to the state banquet of the White House.
Suning's previous position was to set the history of the march of Dingxiang Road from the six products, and now that the war is over, the temporarily established history of the march of Dingxiang Road will naturally be revoked, and the general manager of Li Jing will also be revoked? Therefore, Suning currently has only one title of the prince of Sanyuan County, and no official position, so it stands to reason that he will not be able to see the emperor, but as an important meritorious person of this great victory, Suning must go to the palace to accept the reward, and after the reward, Suning will also have the right to meet the emperor.
The main gate of the imperial city, the Suzaku Gate, slowly opened, and with the opening of the main gate, the sound of the bronze bell of the Temple of Prayer for Heaven rang, which was a full ninety-nine eighty-one rings! The heavy and deep voice pierced the silence of the dawn, declaring to the entire Chang'an City the pride of the Tang Dynasty, the pride of the emperor, the civil and military attachés lined up in two columns, and the distinction between Jing and Wei, Suning and Changsun Chong Su Dingfang were side by side, standing behind Li Jing, they were Li Jing's direct subordinates in this battle, so in order to facilitate the reward, they stood behind Li Jing.
To tell the truth, although I have been to the Forbidden City in Beijing before, but at this time looking at the Chang'an City Palace of the Tang Dynasty, Suning really felt that the declining Third Empire of China cannot be compared with the Second Empire of China like the rising sun, some people say that the character of the founding emperor often affects the character of a dynasty, so His Excellency Li Yuan and Li Erbixia, who were born in the aristocracy, created the noble and all-encompassing swan song of the Tang Dynasty, as for the Ming Dynasty of the Third Reich, Zhu Yuanzhang's distorted character, makes the Ming Dynasty always feel yin and yang, although it is very stubborn.
Suning has not been to Xi'an City, but where can Xi'an City in the 21st century be compared with Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Empire at the beginning of the seventh century? Chang'an City, which has been destroyed and enslaved by foreign races, has long lost its glory, and the "Chang'an" that symbolizes the country's noble atmosphere and long-term peace and stability has also been changed to "Xi'an" with a small family spirit in a corner of peace......
Thinking of this, Suning regretted it very much, and at this moment, Suning decided that in his lifetime, he must personally lead his troops to fight on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and personally wipe out the country of Tubo!
The ninety-nine-eighty-one ringing of the bronze bell of the Temple of Prayer for Heaven was over, and the way the courtiers should have walked was almost over, and Suning followed the army to the Taiji Palace, the largest palace in the Tang Empire, which was also the place where the Great Dynasty Meeting was held.
Out of love for ancient royal buildings, Suning looked up and took a closer look, ho! What a big spirit, carving dragons and painting phoenixes, I don't know what kind of mythical beast is majestic and grinning and slumping on the cornices as if half-bodyed, and the strange shape is almost a few of the nine sons of the true dragon in the legend; Thirty-six steps, standing at the bottom and not seeing the top, standing on the top and not seeing the bottom, such a high terrain, and so high a few poles and pestles that I don't know what to do are pestled there, hehe, this is really strange if it is not struck by lightning......
It is no wonder that the ancient royal palaces were inevitably struck by lightning in the summer, and then burned by fire, and said that it was the curse of God, forcing the emperors to make an edict with sincere fear, and then waste the people's power to rebuild a stronger palace......
In front of the temple gate, a well-dressed eunuch stood there dignifiedly, shouting at the top of his voice: "The Hajj begins!" Greetings! ”
Hey! Why is the voice of this dead eunuch so deep? There is no yin and yang weird sissy appearance in the TV series at all, and it sounds goosebumps all over her body; The eunuch in front of him has obviously not been a man for many years, and he can't see any beard at all, but that voice is so strong, and there is still a little bit of brilliance and righteousness in it, talent!
After his voice, the huge team of courtiers began to advance, although the Taiji Hall is large, it can definitely not accommodate more than 2,000 people, and there are only about 100 people in the usual early dynasty, and this time it is absolutely squeezed like canned sardines, so in order to ensure the spaciousness of the palace and the face of the Tang Dynasty, most of the officials can only stay outside the Taiji Palace, shivering in the steep spring cold for a few hours or even longer......
In fact, according to the official position and title, Suning should have played together with those unlucky officials in the cold spring, but now it is obvious that there is no need, because as the protagonists of this great court meeting, Suning, Su Dingfang and Changsun Chong have won the position of sitting at the top of the ranks of military generals, second only to the generals who went out.
Having said that, at this time, you don't need to kneel down on your knees at every turn, and there are generally the following situations when you kneel down.
First, at the sacrificial meeting to worship ancestors and gods, at that time, even the emperor had to kneel on both knees, let alone others; or the need to kneel when attending formal occasions such as court meetings; There are also sinners, who have committed great sins, that is, sinners, deprived of the right to stand in front of the emperor, kneel! Also, when facing your parents, if you anger your parents, you also need to kneel; In addition, those who are lowly and slave have to kneel in the face of noble nobles.
In other cases, you only need to bow or kneel on one knee, for example, you need to kneel on one knee in the army, which is just a military salute, not a consistent etiquette, before the Northern Song Dynasty, when the ministers went to court, they could kneel on the soft cushion like the emperor, and they did not need to kneel at every turn, and kneeling on both knees was a great gift; After the Northern Song Dynasty, ministers needed to stand and kneel, and it was not until after the Ming Dynasty that Zhu Yuanzhang's pervert strengthened the monarchy's power, which gave rise to the increasingly serious idea of enslaving the people, of course, there was no need to kneel at every turn at that time.
The one who needs to kneel on his knees at every turn and shout long live and call himself a slave is the Manchu Dynasty, and there is no other branch for this example; The so-called lord, slave and other titles were all started by the Manchu Dynasty, and before that, dignity was very valued and could not be insulted casually, so there was a saying that men had gold under their knees.
Therefore, Suning sat comfortably on the soft cushion, although he was not used to the kneeling etiquette at this time, but there was no chair, so he could only settle, anyway, the emperor was like this, everyone was the same.
Of course, at the moment of the emperor's arrival, the ministers need to get up and come to the center of the palace and kneel down together and shout long live; So when Li Er Bixia appeared in a dragon robe with a majestic crown of Tongtian, all the ministers, including Li Jing, came to the center of the hall with their heads down and knelt down, and shouted long live to the emperor three times. ”
After three mountain calls, Suning stood in the forefront, so he could see Li Erbixia on the high platform, so he secretly looked at Li Erbixia, Li Erbixia looked very handsome, really handsome, not ordinary handsome, and was born noble, and he had been in the top position for a long time, which showed a majestic and domineering attitude of the superior, and added points to his appearance, worthy of being an emperor through the ages!
Suning maliciously wondered if this narcissist often admired his handsome appearance in front of the bronze mirror, of course, the bronze mirror could only show a shadow.
At this time, Li Erbixia was closing his eyes, as if he was enjoying himself, leaning forward slightly, showing a boundless noble aura, and then opened his eyes and shouted: "Zhongqing is flat!" The voice, full of magnetism, carried a faint coercion, all over the court, even Suning felt it, at this time Suning suddenly felt a shock, could it be that this is the majesty of the king? Is this the emperor's energy?
Li Erbixia's brilliance made Suning dare not raise his head, and hurriedly followed Li Jing They stood up and shouted Xie Bixia and then returned to the seat and sat down, Li Erbixia flattened his hands, and knelt majestically on the cushion under the service of the two close eunuchs, his majestic gaze swept over the entire court, and when he saw a very strange young man sitting under Li Jing and Li Shiji's general, the corners of Li Erbixia's mouth showed a smile, he had seen both Changsun Chong and Su Dingfang, Those two people are still under him, so this person's identity is about to come out, Suning of Yinshan on fire!
A few days ago, Kuaima sent a copy of Li Shiji's recital, and Li Erbixia was shocked after reading it, such a whimsical idea is beneficial and harmless for Datang! At the same time, Li Erbixia also knew that this idea was put forward by Suning.
"Hajj begins! Ministers! "Just now, the eunuch who had not been a man for a long time spoke again, and the sound of brilliance filled the Taiji Palace; The role of the Great Dynasty Meeting is actually similar to the later government work report, generally speaking, once a year, basically in the first month, but it can be postponed in case of special circumstances, such as this time the Yinshan Victory, which destroyed the powerful country**, in order to wait for the results, Li Erbixia postponed the Great Dynasty Meeting.
Since it is a work report meeting, it is necessary to let the governors of the three provinces and six ministries come to do the work report meeting, so Suning was fortunate to see many famous ministers of the Zhenguan Dynasty and listen to their teachings, such as Fang Xuanling, such as the eldest grandson Wuji, such as Chu Suiliang, such as Wei Zheng, such as Wen Yanbo, Lingyan Pavilion or Zhenguan Famous Ministers, listening to their work reports, Suning really had a feeling of returning to the university classroom, listening to it, and falling asleep......
This kind of sound is very wonderful, make you want to fall asleep but dare not fall asleep, half-asleep and half-awake, there is always a feeling of confusion, that feeling is very cool, and very unhappy, at this time if you can give Suning a bed, Suning will definitely be able to sleep until the end of the day, I thought it was a little fun, who knew that it was as boring as the teacher's class, alas!
Of course, the big guys understand that the purpose of this court meeting is not to listen to these guys sing praises and make a big fuss, but to win the ** war this time, don't you see Li Erbixia's face is already a little unhappy? But Comrade Wei Renjing just didn't end his tirade, he just wanted to work against Li Erbixia, but Li Erbixia was helpless, so he could only let him continue, in Comrade Wei Renjing's view, he had to be serious about doing things, and he couldn't give up halfway!
The warm spring morning sun carried the golden light into the Taiji Hall, it was very warm, very warm, so that the officials who had been swinging in the cold wind for a long time breathed a sigh of relief and moved their frozen bodies; Since the light is already sufficient, there is no need for candles, and the chamberlains tremblingly removed all the candles, cautiously, for fear of disturbing these important ministers of the country.
Finally, Comrade Wei Renjing ended his work report with tens of thousands of words, although it was very speechless, it can be seen from this point that Comrade Wei Renjing is indeed very dedicated, but it is obvious that Li Erbixia does not like it, this time it was originally for meritorious soldiers to celebrate, calling you to make a report is to go through the motions, make a show, warm up and warm up, who asked you to really take this work report seriously? Aren't they all discussed in the Liangyi Palace!?
Li Erbixia was full of complaints but had nowhere to say, his eyes glanced at Suning was engaged in a fierce tug-of-war with Zhou Gong, his upper and lower eyelids were behind Suning's back to do that kind of thing, his body swayed, and his head swayed left and right, as if Comrade Wei Renjing's work report was so eloquent, if he didn't look closely, he really thought that this was a literati.
Li Erbixia was immediately depressed, and a little surprised, the person who went to the court for the first time was so young, but so bold, dared to sleep in front of the Manchu Dynasty and me! This is not something that ordinary people can do, hey, this kid, you must pull him to your side, so that haode can see if this kid has any potential worthy of my training.
With an interest in Suning, Li Erbixia spoke majestically: "All the ministers are dedicated to national affairs, work hard for the country, and assist me in governing the world, with outstanding achievements. ”
Li Erbixia's words set a tone for the government work report meeting of this court meeting, drew a full stop, and finally ended this boring old man's storytelling-like link, and the spirit of the courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty was suddenly lifted, and they shouted in unison: "The ministers obey orders!" ”
Suning was awakened, Zhou Gong watched his defeat with infinite grief and indignation, and his upper and lower eyelids were beaten by Suning's stick with infinite resentment......
What's going on? Is the Great Dynasty over? Can you go home and get some sleep?