The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 253: Jiade Ten Thousand Years (I)

Changchao is the morning meeting during normal work hours.

The sage does not like to go to court.

The second reason was that he was tired of attending court. The voices of the old men were soporific, and the time was early, so it was easy to fall asleep in court. Therefore, he basically never attended court.

The harem doesn’t like it either.

Even if he was attending the imperial court, the emperor had to get up at dawn. If he stayed up all night and had too much fun, Yuwenrou, Laimei and other women would have to beg for mercy and toss for a long time before they could coax him out of bed, and they would easily get irritable when they woke up.

In the chilly early morning, Shangguan Shen and Gao Mingyue walked into the bedroom where a man and a woman were snoring loudly.

The utensils and paint were all bright red, and the whole room was covered with crimson, purple, green, and white curtains. On the walls were painted pomegranates, travel pictures, Bodhisattvas, feng shui, and the like, and on the desk were various files, documents, underwear, and other sundries.

The light yellow Persian carpet is woven with intricate and beautiful exotic patterns and feels soft to the feet.

The glass incense burner has not yet burned out, and the charming fragrance is slowly emitting blue smoke.

Under the golden lotus lamp, colorful little skirts, bras, torn crotches, black stockings, hairpins... were piled up into a small hill. Shangguan Shen roughly counted them, and based on the strong and obscene smell that filled the room and stimulated his nose, he decided that there were at least ten people in the tent.

What a treacherous king, so capable, Shangguan Shen shook his head and tidied up the bedroom with the ladies. Gao Mingyue walked to the bed and patted the railing: "Everyone, get up."

The "bed" is a large round altar with a diameter of about six meters. It is built in five layers in the format of a round hill. Each layer has a circle of carved railings on the outside, with gaps at certain intervals, which together with the steps form a twelve-hour path. Five pine-shaped pointed umbrellas with yellow gauze from large to small hang from mid-air, covering the round altar from the outside to the inside. The saints once proudly called it heaven on earth.

After waiting for a while without any response, Gao Mingyue had no choice but to climb up to the fifth floor along the noon path, lifted the yellow veil and poked her head in: "Everyone, it's time to get up."

"Ye Ting Ling? You are so punctual!" In the dim light, a sweet voice entered his ears. Cui Yuzhang was naked, lying in bed with his hands on his face, his feet tapping the bed.

"Madam." Gao Mingyue looked at this gorgeous hot girl. With messy hair and lazy and blurred eyes, people wondered if there was something added to the glass furnace. Looking at the outline of the lower body under the quilt, there was another person inside: "Is it a saint?"

"No, it's Wu Rongxian." Cui Yuzhang smiled and shook his head: "The saint is in Youdao."

Gao Mingyue blushed as she left the gauze tent. Everyone knew that the sage was licentious, and he often ordered his concubines to play with each other and beat each other. Once, he even wanted her to be with Shangguan Shen. Fortunately, she was a virgin and would rather die than obey, otherwise it would be so embarrassing.

Gao Mingyue took the afternoon road, went around to the west road and climbed to the top again, and pulled open the curtain with both hands: "It's time to go to court."

The cold wind blew in, and he shuddered, followed by a rustling sound in his sleep, and three flawless bodies covered with red marks came into view. Concubine Shu and the Privy Councilor sat up on the left and right, and the two looked at each other and turned their heads away at the same time. They had fed each other milk, drank water, pinched each other's heads, and pressed each other's heads, and they were really ashamed to see each other. He glanced at Gao Mingyue, pulled the quilt to cover his shame, and then retreated back to the quilt, hiding under the saint's armpits and snuggling.

The virtuous concubine who was pressing on the saint pressed his chest and sat up with her head raised. She looked exhausted, like a walking corpse.

"Your Highness, call the Saint." Gao Mingyue said to Shu and Xian. What a vixen. She looked at He Yuqing, respectful but disgusted. She had long seen that this woman was a slut. And the Privy Councilor was not pure either.

He is a pathetic person who endures humiliation and shame, and has no sense of shame at all!
Tianshui Zhao, that’s it?

It is far inferior to the Gao family of Bohai.

Now in the harem, the only brave women were Yuwen Rou, Yang Kezheng, Li Zhaoyi, Zhao Ruozhao, Shangguan Shen and myself.

"Saint Lord, it's time to hold court." Zhao Ruozhao pushed away Wu Lingxian who was riding on his face, crawled to the saint's side, and shouted with a hoarse voice, slapping his body.

Gao Mingyue was shocked. "You have fallen too?" Your voice is so hoarse, are you sick? She looked around and fortunately, Meng Cairen and Zheng Zhaoyi were not there.

"Go to court?" The sage was sleeping soundly. When he heard the call, he turned over and covered himself with the quilt: "I won't go. I have a headache. Tell Zheng Yanchang that I am sick."

"Holy Lord~" Concubine Shu also acted coquettishly, tickling his armpits with her nails: "Be obedient. We all followed the Holy Lord's instructions last night..."

What dirty words! Gao Mingyue couldn't bear to listen any longer, and ruthlessly opened the bedroll: "When the country is not at peace, how can we enjoy ourselves as we please!"

Concubine Shu, Privy Councilor, Zhao Ruozhao, Xiao Yueguang and others also pulled at their quilts, pulled at their quilts, and lifted their quilts: "Get up, get up!"

Pulled by a dozen women, the saint walked down the altar. Shangguan Shen and the ladies were busy washing and changing clothes, applying powder on their faces, and applying perfume on their bodies. Soon, his haggard face became rosy and he became energetic. He looked at the bronze mirror with satisfaction, and pinched Shangguan Shen's big buttocks, which were full of elasticity, and said, "Good, good!"

Shangguan Shen's face flushed, he rolled his eyes at him, and called the lady to serve breakfast. Today's dishes were fish fillet, pork liver, braised chicken soup, green bean porridge, leeks, and fresh milk. After eating, he rested for a while and then rushed to Taiji Palace.

Although everything is kept simple during the regular meetings, that is only relative to the grand events such as those on New Year's Day.

First, the attendants from the three departments of clothing, housing, and chariot came in front and behind, and then the bells in Penglai Palace were struck, informing the world with the vast bell sounds that covered the imperial city.

Then there are the guards of the various armies. They are led by the Zhonglang Jiang and Qianniu Beishen. They all wear red clothes and a hair crown with two bird feathers, which is the warrior crown popular in the Wei and Jin dynasties. The team is more complicated. It is not about the scale, but the structure. The official name is "Sanban Wuzhang" and "Yanei Wuwei". When they arrive at the court, they carry swords and weapons, sit in the corridor of the main hall, and watch you go to court.

From this perspective, it seems that there is a tradition for government soldiers to show their swords to intimidate the military governors. The Li family really likes to intimidate officials, haha!

It was dawn when he entered the Taiji Palace, sitting in a sedan chair and lying drowsily in Liu Cai's arms.

The ministers of Chang Can are the first to arrive in the palace to wait for the emperor. Then, as the Zhongyan Foreign Affairs Office ended, the officials of the Music Bureau began to play music, and Emperor Li was led into the palace by Song Ya, Liu Cai, Zhang Xin, and Liu Zi, the Central Yellow Gate, under the music and attention, and then he took the seat, opened the fan, and then stood on his hips and said, "Your Majesty is attending the court!"

The regular participation on September 19, the second year of Qianning, began.

This shout was like a signal.

"Zheng!" When the song ended, the pipa came to an abrupt halt.

"Dong..." The sound of the chimes lingered in the air.

The ministers raised their heads to admire him. Song Ya had already lowered the white curtain to block the saint's true appearance, but his features were still vaguely visible. He was dressed in a dignified manner, sitting upright with his hands on his knees under the lamplight. His eyes, which were slightly squinted despite being opened as wide as possible, showed his concentration and wisdom.

Five Zhongshu Yushi stood in the east and west of the palace and under the seat, holding jade rules in their hands, responsible for presiding over the court meeting and serving as the host of the palace meeting. After Song Ya looked around the hall, she nodded slightly to the Zhongyuan Yushi. The Zhongyushi pointed the jade rules at the four colleagues, and they heard them shout in unison: "Bow!"

The music started again, and the ministers who were kneeling on the mats, regardless of their status, stood up collectively: "May the music last forever, and may Jiade live forever."

After the greeting, the usher put away the jade compass and waved it again: "Go!"

The sage sat behind a white curtain, looking down. All the ministers put their hands under their abdomens and, following the rhythm of the palace music, led by the prime minister, the chancellery, and the heads of the nine ministries, ran to the emperor in silence and bowed in small steps.

The usher announced the titles one by one.

For example, "Your Highness, Minister of State Affairs, Minister of the Imperial Court... Your Highness, ...

This is called praising, worshipping and proclaiming the name.

System - The barbarians generally called the Son of Heaven "Emperor", and his subjects, both inside and outside the court, called him "Supreme Master", and when reporting to the emperor, they called him "Your Majesty".

In addition, officials of the second rank, third rank, and county kings and above do not use their surnames. Officials of the sixth rank and below call themselves officials, ministers, and given names before reporting on matters. Therefore, Wang Congxun and Zhazhu Xuan were exempted from their surnames, while Qian Wei and Wang Shenzhi were called by their full names.

The sage looked down at the Chinese and foreign civil and military officials who were trotting by in fear and worship, wearing only socks and walking on thin ice under the supervision of the usher. He felt a sense of arrogance and complacency. Damn, is this the nature of men?

The saint shook his legs and admired the audience with a crooked mouth.

"Don't shake your legs!" But Song Ya pressed her palm on her thigh and said coldly, "What's there to shake? Pay attention to your dignity."

"Okay." The sage accepted the advice readily. She was very fierce, I will deal with you, the irritable elder sister, at night. So he collected his energy and took the opportunity to remember the names, positions, origins and appearances of the ministers as much as possible in preparation for the meeting.

After the praise and proclamation, all officials bowed three times to conclude: "I bow to your Majesty, as constant as the moon and as rising as the sun."

The sound is magnificent and thought-provoking.

The saint's jaw dropped.

The usher raised the jade ruler and said in a loud voice: "The emperor says to rise!"

It was like thunder, causing a faint echo in the Taiji Hall.

"Who is this?" Seeing that this man had a handsome appearance, a tall figure, and was very majestic, he was a handsome man like himself, with a righteous look in his eyes, expression, and voice, the saint asked Song Ya quietly.

"He is from Yiling, and was originally an aide to Cheng Li, Zhuge Yifu."

The saint immediately became suspicious: "How did the eunuch in Aya Palace know this?"

"I was present at a certain hearing and heard what the foreign minister said."

"That's right." The sage nodded: "What is the connection between the Yiling people and Zhuge Liang?"

"It shouldn't be relevant."

It was indeed because of the entrustment of the orphan in Baidi City that the two were subconsciously linked together. The sage took a look at Zhuge Yifu, remembered him in his heart, and wondered when to summon him.

After the three rounds of ceremony, all officials returned to their seats.

Did people stand or sit when attending court in the Tang Dynasty?

In the 14th year of Zhenguan, he was promoted to the Taiji Hall, and the heads of all officials sat in a row and listened.

In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan…the heads of various departments sat in line and listened.

In the first year of the Qianyuan reign, Emperor Suzong and all the regular officials of the fifth rank and above sat together to listen to the report.

Shao Bo: "Since the Tang Dynasty, when ministers met the emperor, they sat in a row in the hall, and then discussed the matters presented to them and sat down to discuss the truth."

The prime ministers were arranged vertically to the lower right of Emperor Li. Zheng Yanchang was the prime minister, so he was at the innermost position, close to him. Li Xi, Niu Hui, Han Wei, and Wang Tuan were arranged in order of seniority. In front of the five of them was an incense table. Opposite the incense table were Lu Jian, Zhao Jia, Wei Shuo, Li Yan and other backbones of the Secretariat and historians.

The two were the leaders of the incense table, sitting opposite each other from east to west. Half of their faces looked at the emperor, and the other half stared at the audience. They were above all the ministers, and their status was transcendent. However, compared with the three sitting alone in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the power and status of the ministers declined a lot.

The rest was easy. In the main hall, the emperor sat from east to west and north to south, and the officials were arranged in descending order of rank. Those who were not strong enough were all seated at the door.

When everything was ready, the hall became deathly quiet.

The historian and old monk entered into a state of meditation.

The saint, who was standing with his hands clasped behind a curtain, had a wooden expression, yawned constantly, and tears flowed down his face.

The ministers looked at their noses with their eyes and at their hearts with their noses, and there was complete silence.

After thinking for a while, Wang Shenzhi raised his hand and said, "Wang Shenzhi, the deputy envoy of Fujian Observation, makes a suggestion!"

Seeing that no one was trying to grab it, Zhuge Yifu allowed it and said, "Show it."

"Five thousand of my officers and men were forced to enter Fujian by Cai Bandits. We originally wanted to go to Sichuan to help the royal family because the emperor was in trouble. Unexpectedly, we were retained by the people in Quanzhou and refused. So we stayed there to eliminate the traitors. Xiong Bo, the governor of Jianzhou, was arrogant and self-reliant... In the first year of Qianning, more than 20 bandits from Linghai surrendered, and Fujian was conquered, and the five states were recovered for the country. The bandits led by She clan were far away from us, and they were killed before we could come to the king... I respectfully send an envoy to pay tribute and offer ivory, rhino horns, pearls, hats, incense, porcelain, weapons and armor, and other kinds of goods, which will be sent to the pass in batches from Xianghan. I also request that another official be appointed as an inspector. I bow my head and report again that since Zhong Chuan secretly communicated with She clan and was demoted and killed by his subordinates, the counties and prefectures in Jiangxi have been attacking each other. I passed through Hongzhou and Jiujiang, but I saw chaotic soldiers rampant and bandits growing... "

　Sorry, I'm in my rebellious phase. I've developed a rebellious mentality without realizing it. I'm feeling better now. I'll take a few chapters to get a feel for it. Also, you asked me why I update so slowly? Do you think I don't want to post 200 a day? I was fined yuan for pulling out my phone at the factory. Thanks to my loyal fans for their support. This chapter may seem a bit watery to you, but it's not actually watery. It's mainly because the plot is incomplete, so it looks watery.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)