People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 638 Zhengdan Great Dynasty, Great Tang Majesty

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, on the day of Zhengdan, Yinshi is three quarters, and the sky is dark.

On Kaihuafang Street, Hanwang's Mansion, Huowang's Mansion, Jiangwang's Mansion, Zhengwang's Mansion, as well as the clan kings, dukes, and sons of the princes in Beijing all opened the gates of the mansions at the same time, and hundreds of guards from all the mansions rushed to the long street at the same time, holding up the torches , illuminating the entire long street brightly.

After a while, all the princes, princes, princes, and princes in court uniforms all rode in front of the tall horses, lined up in order, silently, and slowly walked towards the gate.

After leaving the gate, there was only Li Zhu left beside Li Xuan, holding a lantern in his hand, walking slowly.

The same is true for the clans of other families and prefectures.

Before the Great Court Meeting, all officials, the royal family and nobles, were only allowed to bring one guard with them, and no one else was allowed to go to the streets.

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On Suzaku Street, the Jinwu Guards had already put martial law around them, and tall horses were slowly moving forward under the lead of the guards.

In the Great Tang Dynasty, officials mostly rode horses to court, and rarely came in sedan chairs except for special circumstances.

Under the gate of Taiji Palace, countless Jinwu Guards stood on the palace wall with solemn expressions.

Left Jinwuwei General Fang Xianzhong, Right Jinwuwei General Xue Guwu stood on both sides of the palace gate, waiting quietly for the officials.

Li Xuan raised her head slightly, then lowered her head again.

On such an occasion, even Cheng Chubi, whom Empress Wu loved the most, was not qualified to stand in front of the palace gate.

The left and right Jinwuwei generals are stronger than the Jinwuwei generals in more than one way.

The banners above are flying, and there are many swords and guns, while the officials below stand in awe.

"Dong dong dong" the wall was drummed at the fifth watch, and the gate of the palace opened wide.

In the midst of endless solemnity and grandeur, the officials celebrating the first day of Zhengdan, under the leadership of the prime minister, the three envoys, the two left and right Jinwu, and the three princes, all civil and military officials dressed in Chinese clothes lined up neatly and walked together forward.

On both sides of the wide and straight palace road, torches were lit high.

The palace city is covered with red silk and satin everywhere.

A hundred torches support horses, and square cloth resembles a city.

In the eastern sky, the sun was just rising, and it shone brightly on the palace wall of the Hanyuan Hall.

Entering the Hall of Hanyuan, Li Xuan stood in the second row on the right, behind Zheng Wang Li Jing, and in front were Han Wang Li Yuanjia, Huo Wang Li Yuangui, and Jiang Wang Li Yuanxiang.

Han Wang Li Yuanjia is the head of the princes in the world, the uncle of the emperor Li Zhi, the crown prince, the king of England, and the king of Xiang also need to be a man of courtesy, and now he is the governor of Zezhou.Zezhou is not far from Chang'an. As the King of Han, he returns to Beijing every year to attend the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting.

Huo Wang Li Yuangui is the governor of Dingzhou, and to the north are the Turkic tribes. In the past two years, the Turkic tribes have been quite uneasy, so it may be different to recall him this time.

Jiang Wang Li Yuanxiang was newly transferred to be the governor of Zhengzhou last year, and now he has also been recalled to the court to participate in the Zhengdan court meeting.

Except for the ministers of the central government, the governors of other states are not allowed to enter Beijing without an edict, but at the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting, the governors of the prefectures near Chang'an are basically included in the call.

Generals of the sixteen guards, generals, generals of Zhonglang, generals of Lang, joining the army, all officials above the ninth rank of the capital, officials who return to Beijing to report on their duties, and even a few tribute students and officials who have become official, will also be listed in the Taiji Palace, but only the fifth rank Officials above can enter Hanyuan Hall.

In addition, in the Hanyuan Hall, there are also envoys in Beijing.

Turks, Dashi, Persia, Tianzhu, Tubo, Silla, Japan, Khotan, Kucha, Yanqi, Shule, Ryukyu, Annan, Chenla, Java, Huihe, Tiele, etc., a total of more than forty countries. They are all listed in Hanyuan Hall.

Li Xuan wore a purple gown with nine pythons and nine chapters, holding an ivory wat in both hands, and an eight-faced Han sword hanging on his waist. Along with Li Yuanjia and others, he stood on the east side of the Hanyuan Hall with the officials, and was the first in front on the left. , for Hao Chujun, the order of Zhongshu, and the second is his family Yue Weng Shangshu Zuopu shot Liu Rengui.

Later, he served Dai Zhide, the right servant of the Shangshu, Zhang Wenguan, Zhao Renben, Li Jingxuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Pei Xingjian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Pei Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Liu Shenli, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

The column on the right side of Li Xuan is Shangshu Zuocheng, Shangshu Youcheng, Menxia Shilang, Zhongshu Shilang, Liubu Shilang, Jiusi Shaoqing and others.

On the right side are the governors of all the prefectures in the world, led by Shi Douxuande, the governor of Yangzhou, Shi Dugude, the governor of Bingzhou, Shi Li Xiaoyi, the governor of Yizhou, the governor of Luozhou, the governor of Ganzhou and others.

Above the steps, King Li Xian of England and King Li Dan of Prime Minister stood on both sides of the steps.

At this moment, at the gate of Hanyuan Hall, the servants in the palace shouted loudly: "The sage has arrived."

All the ministers in the hall bowed their heads at the same time, but all the corners of their eyes fell on the entrance of Hanyuan Hall.

Wearing a black gold-rimmed dragon robe with nine chapters of nine dragons and a twelve-prong white jade on his head, Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi walked slowly into the palace with a serious expression on his face.

On his left side, followed by the Queen of Heaven, Wu Shi, who was dressed in a phoenix robe, and behind Wu Shi, followed by the cautious Prince Li Xian.

The emperor and the empress stepped into the Hanyuan Hall. Countless courtiers in the hall who had the ability to slaughter the country and genocide held their breath at the same time, bowed their heads, and looked solemn.

The solemn and sacred atmosphere, which was even breathless, made the foreign ministers from foreign countries feel even more panicked.

Silla's pleading envoy, Qin Obtuse Angle Gan, bowed his head deeply, not daring to look up.

There are too many important ministers of Goguryeo who destroyed Baekje in the past.

The people of Silla don't know that the reason why they can compete with Datang on the East Island is because Silla is far away from Chang'an, the road is rugged, the mountains and rivers are dangerous, and the weather is extremely cold. Otherwise, they would have been defeated by Datang just like the Turks. The country is gone.

At this time, Emperor Gaozong had already sat on the throne, and Tianhou Wu was on an equal footing with him.

Zhengdan Dachaohui, the empress enters the court, this is a regular system.

An internal servant Dianyi shouted loudly: "The sage is here, all the ministers salute, go."

The shout fell, and everyone in the hall took half a step forward at the same time, kneeling on the ground on one knee.

"Take off!"

All the ministers took off the thick boots on their feet at the same time.

"Release the sword!"

The officials and generals carrying swords untied their own swords at the same time and put them aside.

The Great Court Meeting is the only time when all the officials in the world are qualified to bring their swords to the palace hall.

But not everyone has the qualification to saber. Most of those who have this qualification are state governors, governors, ministers, generals, generals, princes, kings, and even Sangongs who are above the third rank.

"Fuck!"

All the ministers knelt down on the ground, saluted, and shouted in unison: "The ministers wait to see your majesty, and wish your majesty a long life and boundless life."

The loud voice reverberated throughout the Hanyuan Hall.

"prosper!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" All the officials stood up slowly, holding the ivory wat tightly in their hands, and lowered their eyes.

At this time, Zhao Renben, the minister, walked out from above the ministers, walked under the throne, bowed and said: "Minister, minister, Zhao Renben played the performance. With all the subjects of the world, I wish Your Majesty a long and boundless life."

"Everyone has worked hard!" Li Zhi's mellow voice resounded throughout the Hanyuan Hall, and he looked to the side: "Prince!"

"Follow the order!" Li Xian took the imperial decree from the tray held by the waiter at the side, then stepped forward three steps, and delivered it to Zhao Renben, the waiter.

Zhao Renben bowed slightly to Li Xian, took the imperial decree with both hands, and stood upright.

Walking to the upper left of the throne, northeast of all the ministers, Zhao Renben opened the imperial decree and announced loudly: "There is a system!"

Li Xuan followed the ministers before and after, and knelt down on the ground again: "I wait to listen to the hadith!"

"Today and the beginning of the year, there will be good luck for peace in the world, peace in all directions, meritorious virtues and virtuous beings, and internal and external grace. The weather is smooth, the grass grows double ears, the earth springs sweet springs, and the sky presents auspicious clouds.

The virtue of wisdom and wisdom invigorates the mighty spirit; Linge declares labor, and achieves peace and prosperity on the sea.If you have enough soldiers and enough food, the performance of the battleaxe will be ruined; if you fly and fly, the help of the ring will go far.

The favor of the lotus sky shines brightly in the Yuxuan; but the deeds of virtue are a warning, and the diligence is in the Luan pot.Dust flies across the sea, and it will die in one day; cultivate virtue to revitalize travel, and encourage farming.

Climbing to Yuanxiang and chasing smoked vends, there is nowhere to come; after raising the wind, shepherds hard, but the virtuous is a test.

The most benevolent king can see it, and it is also a talisman of peace.

The sky is counted, Zhong my dynasty, majestic and prosperous, and people from afar are convinced.

Today's new celebration is the same as the public. "

"The celebration of taking office is the same as your majesty." All the ministers knelt down and congratulated in unison: "I wish your majesty a long life and wish the Tang Dynasty a long life."

"My loves, please stand up." Li Zhi's voice sounded again, and all the ministers stood up solemnly.

"Come on, dance!"

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, 49 Qianniu guards entered from outside the door, holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other.

"Dong dong dong" the long knife slapped the iron shield, making a huge sound, accompanied by the shouting of the sergeant, which was even more shocking.

The long knives come and go quickly, and the appearance of stabbing is dense and orderly. In the flickering, only the light of the knife can be seen, but no human figure, which is more and more dangerous.

The army formation is constantly changing, left and right, first biased and then army.

Yuli's goose stork, with its wings stretched and stretched, staggered flexion and extension, with its head and tail back and forth, is extremely skilled.

The sound played by dozens of musicians around has gradually fallen into high spirits, and the hearts of all the officials became more and more agitated.

The ministers of the countries in the back seat became more and more awed, especially the envoys of Tubo and Silla, trembling even more.

After the King of Qin broke the formation and danced, Qianniuwei withdrew.

All the ministers shouted in unison: "The saint is mighty, long live your majesty, long live, long live, long live."

The Ministry of Internal Affairs Dianyi shouted loudly: "Goodbye!"

All the ministers immediately bowed their heads to salute again, and at the same time shouted in unison: "I wish Your Majesty a long life without bounds, a long life without bounds, a long life without bounds..."

"Everyone is flat!" Li Zhi, who was sitting high, nodded in satisfaction.

At this time, Li Yiyan, the Minister of Zhongshu, who was dressed in a deep scarlet official robe, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the state will play a table, and the auspiciousness will be presented. Congratulations to your majesty for a long life."

Between Li Yiyan's hands, the memorial of the Qianniuwei Ti case was placed behind Li Yiyan's right, and the Yixiangruibiao case was placed behind Li Yiyan's left.

Li Zhi nodded slightly, Li Yiyan bowed his hands and retreated.

The servant of the household department stepped forward and clasped his hands to report. At the same time, Qianniuwei placed the tributes offered by the states on both sides of the auspicious and memorial.

The minister of the Ministry of Rites went up to the steps, cupped his hands and said, "Li Huaiyan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, has played, and all the followers have come in to offer tribute."

Li Zhi nodded slightly, looked to the side, and the waiter took over the system, and said: "Zhi said, yes."

The Shaoling of the Taifu, and the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple around them, led the Tibetans to come forward with tribute.

A burly man with beards and beards, wearing a golden beaded leather cap and a clean leather jacket, stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, Sima Ashina Ashina of the Governor's Mansion in Yunzhong has [-] horses. , Congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor, longevity is boundless.”

Turks, eight thousand horses, Li Xuan immediately paid attention to them.

You know, a few months ago, the two grandsons of Turkic Khan Jieli and Tuli tried to escape from Chang'an to Turkic, but unfortunately, they were all captured by Li Xuan in the end.

In the winter of last year, Pei Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, patrolled the border.

The exact number of people killed was not announced by the imperial court, but Pei Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was much more ruthless than Pei Xingjian, Minister of the Ministry of War. Now just listening to these [-] horses, one can know how ruthless Pei Yan was beating.

In this matter alone, Pei Yan has made up for all the mistakes he made on Xue Zhongzhang.

However, the matter of Xue Zhongzhang had an impact on him after all. Originally, with the credit this time, Pei Yan might be able to go further, but now, with this matter pending, it is even more difficult for Pei Yan to go further.

Turks, Dashi, Persia, and Tianzhu presented New Year gifts one after another. The gifts included golden basins, secret medicines, pearls, corals, and so on.

At this time, a Tubo envoy finally stepped forward.

The breathing of all the ministers suddenly eased, and today's highlight has finally begun.

(End of this chapter)