With Dian Wei's words, Wang Xu was really completely confused now. A little stupidly asked again: "Her name is Diao Chan?" ”

"Hmmm! If the guard didn't lie, her name was indeed Diao? Dian Wei replied in the affirmative again.

"Which guard told you that?" Wang Xu was still skeptical.

"It's the leading guard, Nantun Sima who guards the city gate!" Dian Wei Dao.

Hearing this, Wang Xu's mind was already a little confused, and he was puzzled and wanted to ask in person. Behind him, there was a sudden shrill call: "General Wang, I am a regular servant of Han Kui, and I have come to welcome the general into the court on the orders of His Majesty." ”

Hearing this name, Wang Xu didn't have time to think about it, and immediately turned around. Seeing that a eunuch was standing outside the gate of Pingcheng, he couldn't help but immediately turn over and dismount, and quickly greeted him. "There is Lao Han Chang Shi."

That Han Kui's attitude towards Wang Xu was not bad, he smiled slightly, and said, "I'm just acting on orders." ”

"Thank you very much!" Wang Xu suddenly bowed his hand.

Han Kui didn't say much, looked at Wang Xu, and then said with a smile: "The general doesn't need to be polite, it's not early, the general should quickly follow me into the palace!" ”

Wang Xu nodded, but then hesitated: "Then how should my guards be placed?" ”

"He can't enter the palace, Nantun Sima will accompany him!" Han Kui said with a smile.

"Hmm!" Seeing this, Wang Xu didn't say more, turned around and nodded to Dian Wei, who was a little farther away, and followed Han Kui into the palace gate.

On the road, Han Kui was not indifferent, and kept introducing the layout of the palace to Wang Xu. Wang Xu looked around along the way, kept looking, and was also very impressed by this huge and luxurious palace, and when he saw the Pingshuo Palace, he thought he had arrived at the main hall. As a result, Han Kui smiled slightly, and said that it was just a palace for small-scale discussions, and the main hall of the court was the Hall of Long Live of the Thousand Autumns, which was three times larger than the Pingshuo Palace.

As he gradually walked north, Han Kui also slowly introduced the layout of the north and south palaces to Wang Xu. And because Wang Xu remembered Diao Chan in his heart, he also asked euphemistically where the female officials in charge of the crown were. Although Han Kui wondered why Wang Xu suddenly asked about this, he didn't care, and still told Wang Xu.

And he seemed to be very satisfied with Wang Xu, because Wang Xu maintained respect for him along the way, and he was very polite in his words. However, most of the famous scholars could not do this, although they would not confront them head-on, but they would not deal with them much, and most of them remained silent, and some people were even more dismissive.

For these eunuchs, in addition to benefits, what he wants most is this kind of psychological satisfaction. And Wang Xu doesn't care, anyway, it's just kind words, as long as he can keep his foundation in Jingnan, it's not a big deal to say a few kind words.

But he didn't go too long, after passing through the Pingshuo Palace, after a while, Wang Xu saw the towering Long Live the Thousand Autumns Palace. The majestic and magnificent Wang Xu also admired from the bottom of his heart, just the stone steps outside the main hall have hundreds of steps, from below to go up, the hall seems to stand straight up to the sky, plus many places gilded, copper-plated, and carved very delicate stone carvings, it looks extraordinarily luxurious and magnificent.

Seeing that hundreds of officials were already gathered under the stone stairs in front of him, and they were discussing each other, Han Kui, the regular attendant, couldn't help but smile slightly: "The general will go by himself, he will return to the palace to resume his life." ”

"Thank you Han Changzhi for sending me all the way!" Wang Xu immediately thanked him.

Hearing this, Han Kui glanced at Wang Xu meaningfully, and said with a slow smile: "The general is very good, very good!" ”

As he spoke, he said no more, arched his hand, and turned away.

Of course, Wang Xu knew the meaning of his words, smiled, and turned his head and walked towards the place where the ministers were.

But as I walked in, I found that there were not many people, although there were not more than a hundred, but at least there were dozens. And the most important thing is that Wang Xu suddenly didn't know where he should stand at this moment, although those civil and military ministers were talking and laughing with each other, but there were also six columns faintly, and the general stood in the innermost and frontmost position of the three columns on the left. It is clear that these officials all stand according to their ranks.

After being stunned for a moment, Wang Xu shook his head violently, thinking that he was a foreign minister after all, and his status was not as good as these main officials in the capital, so he immediately quietly stood in the outer column of the three columns on the left, and it was the lowest position.

But although he was silent, many officials found out, and when they saw him standing at the rear, they couldn't stop laughing. It's just that because of Wang Xu's face, it's not too much.

But Wang Xu couldn't see it, and from the strange gazes he cast, he knew in an instant that he must be standing on the wrong side. But no one came to mention it, the first time he entered Beijing, where did he know those messy rules!

Just when Wang Xu was embarrassed, Cao Cao, who was in the middle of the three columns on the left, also suddenly noticed the gaze of these officials, and immediately couldn't help but look back. found Wang Xu in an instant, and after being slightly stunned, he suddenly walked over quietly.

"Why are you standing here?" As soon as he walked to Wang Xu's side, Cao Cao pulled him out of the queue and walked behind the ministers.

Hearing this, Wang Xu couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Meng De, the first time I entered the court, where do I know how to stand." I think I'm a foreign minister, so I'll stand at the end. ”

Cao Cao looked around to make sure that no one heard it, so he laughed softly: "Wrong, when you go to the court, whether it is a foreign minister or a Beijing official, it only depends on the grade, regardless of status!" You are the general of Pingnan, according to the grade customized by His Majesty, the current three columns of military attachés, you should stand behind the general He Miao. Because in terms of grade alone, the military generals currently in Beijing, except for the general He Jin and the general He Miao, are the highest! ”

"Really?" Wang Xu didn't believe in the authenticity.

"What did I lie to you? Look at Yuan Highway, he is the general of the Tiger Ben Zhonglang, in charge of the Tiger Benlang, and his status is not as high as Yuan Benchu, the lieutenant of the Zuo Military Academy who is in charge of the forbidden army, but he still stands in front of him. Do you see it? After speaking, Cao Cao turned back and said affirmatively: "So, you should stand in the innermost column of the three columns of military generals, and it is second only to the general He Jin and the general He Miao, in the third position!" ”

At this time, Wang Xu finally understood why others were laughing, and immediately shook his head. "Thank you Mengde, otherwise I would really be a joke today!"

"What are you and me talking about, go and stand up, it's going to be early." Cao Cao said urgently.

"Hmm!" Wang Xu didn't procrastinate, he simply strode over.

Seeing this, Cao Cao shook his head with a smile and also stood back in his position.

This time there was really no mistake, when he just walked behind He Miao, the person who was originally standing in the third place smiled at him and slowly took a step back. And He Miao and He Jin in front of them also turned their heads and nodded.

At this moment, Wang Xu was really a little grateful to Cao Cao, if it weren't for him, after entering the main hall, the emperor suddenly let himself out of the ranks, but found himself standing at the end, and it was not an ordinary embarrassment at that time.

Just breathed a sigh of relief, a eunuch suddenly walked out of the top of the high stone staircase, glanced at the ministers, and then dragged a shrill voice and shouted: "Your Majesty has passed the decree, and the ministers have entered the palace!" ”

As he spoke, the guards around him immediately spoke. One after another, in front of the empty palace door, it was particularly loud, and a touch of solemnity suddenly rose. The ministers also quickly stopped talking, and the queue instantly became extremely neat, and their faces were full of sternness.

As the general took the lead, the six columns of officials suddenly stepped on the stone stairs and slowly walked towards the main hall. The whole time, there was no noise except for the sound of silent footsteps.

It was the first time to experience this kind of battle, and it would be false to say that he was not nervous at all, but Wang Xu still restrained himself very well after all, his face never showed any different color, and his demeanor followed the team calmly.

Fortunately, the court discussion at this time was not as cumbersome as in later generations, and the ministers all knelt on the mattress when they went to court, and they did not need to stand three times and bow nine times, shouting long live. Wang Xu also calmly achieved the position below He Miao, and this position was very close to the emperor's dragon bed, across the empty middle road, and it was one of the three princes who was facing him, which made Wang Xu very embarrassed.

The ministers waited silently for a while, and the emperor slowly walked in, accompanied by two eunuchs. Although he didn't dare to look up directly, Wang Xu's eyes involuntarily glanced over, but just one glance was a big disappointment, this Spirit Emperor really lacked prestige. Although he was wearing a black dragon robe and a majestic imperial crown, the whole person also had a sense of dignity, but he did not have much of the momentum of an emperor.

What's more, this Spirit Emperor's face was pale, his steps were vain, and he didn't know whether he was overindulged or terminally ill. But I think he should be sick, after all, in history, he will already be sick and die by this time next year.

As the emperor sat down, the two eunuchs immediately retreated to both sides of the dragon bed, in the center of the stone staircase of the emperor's platform. After the eunuch on the left glanced at the ministers, he immediately said loudly: "The court meeting has begun, and the three princes will report on political affairs!" ”

This court discussion is really not ordinary boring, Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong stood up one after another, reporting on the major events that happened, as well as the latest heavy measures. But how could Wang Xu be in the mood to listen to that, in addition to knowing Cao Song, Xu Xiang and Ding Gong were still a little interested, and they were simply drowsy. glanced at the emperor on the emperor's platform, the emperor sitting on the dragon bed, was not much better, and yawned.

Fortunately, there were not many things, and it was soon over. As Ding Gong also retreated to his seat, Emperor Ling said almost without thinking: "There are three Aiqing presiding over military affairs, and I am very relieved. I don't know if the ministers still have something to do? ”

"Something to do!" As he spoke, a person suddenly stood up in the middle of the outermost column of civil officials, walked quickly to the middle and knelt on the ground.

"Oh? Liu Yan, what's the matter with you? "Seeing that it was his own clansman, Emperor Ling's attitude was slightly better.

However, when Wang Xu heard this, he couldn't help but look at this person carefully. It turned out that this person was Taichang Liu Yan, one of the Jiuqing, that is, Liu Zhang's father.

"The minister thinks that today's rebellions are everywhere, and the prevalence of soldiers from all sides is due to the fact that the assassination is light, and it cannot be forbidden, and it is not used by others, so that they leave the rebellion. It is advisable to change the shepherds in each state, the governor of the military and political affairs of a state, and elect the famous and important ministers to occupy their posts, and the world can be safe. Liu Yan didn't raise his head, knelt on the ground and replied.

"Oh?" Hearing this, the Spirit Emperor suddenly hesitated. After a while, he asked, "What do you think?" ”

"The minister is against!" With Emperor Ling's words, Cui Lie, the former Taiwei and the current Grand Si Nong, stood up violently, knelt down in the center and said, "Your Majesty, the land of a state, how wide?" How could Meiji be held by only one person in charge of military and political power? Moreover, in this way, the role of the county guards is bound to be reduced, and it is not conducive to the communication between the imperial court and various places, I am afraid that they will also oppose it! ”

But as soon as the words fell, Liu Yan had already raised his head, looked at Cui Lie and said righteously: "According to what Cui Gong said, there are thieves all over the world that day, what should I do?" The localities are too obstructed by their authority, and can only stick to their own counties. Although in recent years, the imperial court has gradually given the right to govern the army, but it has no subordinate relationship with the county guards, and it is impossible to concentrate materials and soldiers, and it is impossible to pacify the thieves. It's like why did Geng Contempt, the assassin of Liangzhou, die? Why did Zhang Yi die in battle now? If this continues, what if all states in the world follow suit? ”

"But it's really inappropriate to put a shepherd in order to pacify the thieves in the district. If the governor is in charge of the military and political power of a state, if he is not a person, or has evil intentions, is it not a disaster? Cui Lie also did not give in.

With the dispute between the two, the ministers discussed a lot and expressed their opinions, but comparatively speaking, there were more people who supported Liu Yan.

With this controversy, Emperor Ling also seemed a little hesitant, but after a while, he seemed to remember something, suddenly turned his head to look at Wang Xu, and said with a smile: "Wang Aiqing, although you are a general of Pingnan, you are also a county guard, and you are in charge of the place, you should know the truth better, I don't know what you think about this matter?" ”