Chapter 300: The Upper Dynasty
The emperor was overjoyed, and said very happily: "All Aiqing is flat. Then, he watched the ministers get up one after another, and he was even more happy, "I have such a strange woman in the imperial court, Zhuang Mingyue, you are authorized by me, and you can stand in the imperial court as a woman." And participate in the early dynasty every day, you can listen to state affairs! ”
"Thank you! Long live my emperor, long live, long live. When Zhuang Mingyue heard this, she immediately lifted her shirt and knelt down steadily, her momentum should be like a woman's example.
Although Zhuang Mingyue was personally allowed to go to the court by the emperor, after all, this is still a feudal society, and there are still many people who are not convinced. Zhuang Mingyue doesn't care very much, now that she has this identity, she doesn't have to worry about not being recognized in the future.
In this way, Zhuang Mingyue was allowed to get up, and just as she got up, the extremely disdainful eyes of several ministers seemed to poke Zhuang Mingyue out of a hole.
Zhuang Mingyue vaguely felt the hostility from all sides, she turned her head slightly, but did not take it to heart.
Before Zhuang Mingyue returned to his original position, a minister had already raised his wine glass, faced the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, since everyone is in such a prosperous situation, then you have to raise your wine glass and pay tribute to the Son of Heaven!" May the Son of Heaven be in good health! I wish me peace in Chang'an! ”
Zhuang Mingyue was still a few steps away from her position, and some of her dependents began to chuckle, as if they wanted to see how she ended.
Zhuang Mingyue didn't stop, passed through everyone's eyes smoothly, and sat back without any scruples. And the emperor was in a good mood, and he didn't notice Zhuang Mingyue's unrighteous actions, and everyone who wanted to see the joke didn't hide the disappointment on their faces.
Zhuang Mingyue sighed lightly, I didn't expect that in this palace, there are still many intrigues.
"May the Son of Heaven be in good health, and wish me peace in Chang'an!"
Everyone stood up and toasted together. The grandeur of the scene can be known only by listening to the sound of congratulatory voices hovering over the yellow sorghum for a long time.
Zhuang Mingyue ate a banquet and almost ate all the bones in her body.
In the palace, no more than at home, you need to be cautious in every step, and you must be elegant and decent in every move, sit up straight, and behave properly. Otherwise, it will only be true.
Zhuang Mingyue sighed and returned home, recalling that it was really good to think about the modern free life. However, she doesn't know if she can go back for the time being, and it's not good to think too much.
Zhuang Mingyue fell asleep as soon as she got to bed, but she didn't forget that she was also a female official now, and she still had to go to the morning court. Otherwise, you have to make it easy to talk about it.
Although Zhuang Mingyue slept soundly this night, she was still woken up by the sound of roosters in the early morning.
When she was in modern times, she didn't notice that the rooster crow was so penetrating, and it only took a few cries to wake her up.
Zhuang Mingyue was sleepy-eyed, and finally put on the official uniform she brought back last night.
This is the first female official uniform in the Kai Dynasty, and the workmanship is naturally exquisite, and Zhuang Mingyue also sighed at the speed of the work in ancient times. Last night, the emperor gave Zhuang Mingyue a concession at the banquet, and the person who weaved the layout immediately made the official uniform and sent it over before Zhuang Mingyue left the palace.
Zhuang Mingyue looked at this light gray official uniform, I am afraid that she didn't know what official position to use to make clothes, or maybe it was the emperor's intention, this light gray color was not available in the whole court.
When Zhuang Mingyue went to the court, he lived like a foreigner. In the entire splendid hall, no one wore a gray official uniform like her. And Zhuang Mingyue didn't know where to stand, so in desperation, she had to stand at the end of the crowd, and her sight was tightly covered by a group of officials.
Before the emperor came, everyone lowered their heads and whispered. Most of the speech came from Zhuang Mingyue, who was wearing a gray official uniform.
Zhuang Mingyue smiled shallowly in response to the curious glances from all sides.
After the battle of Confucianism last night, whether it was inside or outside the palace, those who participated in the banquet and those who did not participate in the banquet all knew the first strange woman who was allowed to go to the court in the Kai Dynasty.
Curiosity is inevitable.
Zhuang Mingyue could only nod and smile.
"The emperor has arrived!" The eunuch's sharp voice pierced everyone's ears, and everyone knelt quietly and waited for the emperor's arrival.
Zhuang Mingyue didn't know when to get up or when to kneel, so she had to follow the public blankly. She was the last to kneel, and the last to get up, until the emperor's puzzled voice sounded: "What about Zhuang Aiqing?" Why don't you see her? ”
The whole dynasty was in an uproar, raised his eyes and turned around, and stared closely at Zhuang Mingyue in the back row.
"Where?" The Emperor asked again.
"Back to the emperor, the minister is here." Zhuang Mingyue had no choice but to walk out of everyone's eyes.
"Zhuang Aiqing is really humble, what are you doing standing so far away? Come, come, come to the front. "The emperor admires Zhuang Mingyue very much, and he also wants the ministers of the court to see the demeanor of my woman.
Zhuang Mingyue's brows furrowed slightly, but she immediately loosened up, replaced her with a smile on her face, raised her eyes and pursed her lips, and bowed her head slightly: "Back to the emperor, the minister is coming." The landing sounded, sonorous and powerful, and there was no shyness of an ordinary woman at all.
Zhuang Mingyue walked through the military generals of Wenchen, walking briskly and dignified, and her back was free and natural.
It wasn't until she stood at the front that there was another uproar behind her.
"Fabulous." The emperor nodded with satisfaction, "If there is something, it will be reported, and if there is nothing to do, go to court!" ”
Several courtiers reported some minor matters, and the emperor also discussed them one by one, just thinking that there was nothing to do on this day, and when he was about to go to the court, suddenly a frontier military general rode a fast horse into the palace, because the horse was too fast, which caused people to turn over on their backs and fall into the threshold of the main hall in a hurry.
Everyone was shocked and looked sideways, not knowing what was going on.
"What's going on out there!" The emperor sat high, but far away, only to see a figure fall down, a little anxious.
"Your Majesty, go and have a look." The eunuch beside the emperor trotted all the way, and when he saw that person, he was also shocked, "Your Majesty, you are the guards of the frontier!" ”
The emperor frowned: "Call him in quickly!" ”
"Yes!" The eunuch responded, and beckoned to the people around him, "Hurry up, pick it up." ”
The little eunuchs around came over in response, and the three of them lifted the soldier up and led him into the main hall with a sway.
"Report ...... The Emperor ......"
This soldier was carried into the main hall, and Zhuang Mingyue couldn't help but be startled when she saw this person's face clearly.
The man's face was covered in mud and seemed to have some blood stains mixed with it. You can see the traces of the day and night trek, his face is so hideous that he can't see the original face clearly, and I don't know what kind of wind, frost, rain and snow he has experienced, and he rushed over as quickly as possible.
"Report ......" He struggled to say just one sentence, and he always had to wait for a while to say it completely, "Your Majesty ......"
The emperor's brows furrowed, and he hurriedly said, "I am ready to report, you say it!" ”
"Your Majesty...... The war on the frontier is urgent,...... Ahem, there are neighboring countries leading the invasion, and ...... And our number is too small to resist in time, and there are a few ......" soldiers who have just spit out a mouthful of blood when they are halfway through their words, "Territory...... Invaded, the frontier general,...... When leading an army to resist...... Besieged, cough cough cough ......"
"What's going on!" The emperor was shocked, and saw that this person's outfit looked like that of the northwest region, and after careful investigation, the countries in the northwest region have always been friendly with this dynasty, so they should not fight each other.
"Yes...... It was Rong Li Guo...... "The soldiers are very weak when they say a word, and it seems that the war on the frontier is really urgent."
"What? Rong Li country? The ministers were also surprised, "This country has always had a very good relationship with our country, and it will give gifts to each other during the New Year's holidays, so why would it suddenly start a war against our country?" ”
"Yes, yes, what's more, Rong Li's soldiers are not so strong, and today's attack is too sudden."
Just when the ministers were talking, only Zhuang Mingyue bowed his head and pondered.
"Get this man down! Heal well. The emperor waved his hand, looked at the ministers and asked, "Zhong Aiqing, now that the state affairs are at the forefront, what do you think about this matter?" ”
"The ministers thought that Rong Li had always had a good relationship with our country, and he would not be rash and aggressive, and there must be a secret hidden behind such an act. I have always valued peace, so I might as well take the opportunity to pay homage to the beauty with gold and silverware, and ask why. A minister stood up and said.
"The ministers seconded the proposal." The ministers bowed their heads one after another.
The emperor looked at everyone's direction, and although he had some doubts about Rong Li's sudden war, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. The fact that a dignified country has been attacked to be so virtuous always feels that this is the behavior of a cowardly country.
Just as the emperor was hesitating, Zhuang Mingyue suddenly stood up, glanced at the courtiers behind her, and couldn't help but let out a sneer: "Heh." ”
"Zhuang Qing, what are you laughing at?" The Emperor frowned.
Zhuang Mingyue bowed down and said, "The ministers laugh at me, how can they all be cowards!" ”
"Zhuang Mingyue! What do you mean! Naturally, the minister knew that he was talking about him.
Zhuang Mingyue shook her head: "The minister doesn't mean anything, he just thinks that a small country comes to attack our dynasty, and my dynasty will offer jade and send beauties, if other countries also come to invade, wouldn't it be to cut off most of the land?" ”
"This Rong Li has always been friendly with my country, and when he suddenly fights against each other, he naturally wants to ask the reason!" The minister was furious, "You female gentleman, what do you know!" ”
"Yes, the minister is a woman, and the minister has not read much." Zhuang Mingyue stood upright, paused and said, "But the minister knows, Qi Chuyan, Qin, Han, Zhao Wei, why did only one country remain in the end of the Seven Kingdoms. The Six Kingdoms are shattered, non-soldiers are disadvantageous, and the disadvantage is bribing Qin! In order to protect themselves, some countries in the Six Kingdoms bribed the Qin State by cutting the land and sending jade beauties. However, the Qin State was greedy, and if it did not give it for a day, the army would reach one mile, and in the end, the country could only go to extinction. That's why the Six Kingdoms will perish. And those countries that did not bribe the Qin State also perished because everyone bribed the Qin State and perished. Therefore, bribery will not only destroy one's own country, but also affect other countries. ”