Take charge of Ascension

Chapter 296
Early in the morning, at the fifth watch, the sky and the earth are still covered in layers of darkness, with only a ray of skylight shining down, giving the future a little bit of light.

The state of Wu has an early court, and it goes to court every day. In Ye City, officials of sufficient rank will appear in the court.

Today, it happened to be the day when Zhao Ji was summoned by the emperor, so he happened to accompany the minister of the Honghe Temple to go to court, but the riding tools of the two were different. The minister of the Honghe Temple sat on a sedan chair, and Zhao Ji It's horseback riding.

Honglu Temple was not willing to be far away from the imperial palace. Amidst the sound of horseshoes, it took less than a quarter of an hour to arrive in front of the imperial palace. When the two arrived, the palace gate had not yet opened.

When walking all the way to the palace, on the way, I met other officials from time to time. If the rank was a little lower, it would be fine. The other party would give way and let my own sedan chair and horses pass first.

If the other party's rank is higher than that of the minister of Honglu Temple, when the two meet and go up, they are walking together in a small path, and the minister voluntarily avoids, Zhao Ji is only with him, so naturally they also have to avoid together.

The high-ranking official system of Wu State adopts the system of three lords, six ministries and nine ministers, and the position of minister of Honglu Temple is relatively high among civil officials.

Usually, even in Yecheng, it is not so easy to meet someone with a higher position than the temple minister of Honglu Temple, but it was an exception during the Shang Dynasty.

When going to court, the Sangong and the six ministers will definitely come, and among those nobles, there are many high-ranking ones, such as dukes and marquises, etc., are better than the ministers of Honglu Temple .

Let's talk about Zhao Ji's title in Haibo, although he doesn't care too much about it, the position is not low, at least, compared to the minister of Honglu Temple, the rank is not low.

Backing down all the way, the distance was not too far, but they walked for nearly a quarter of an hour before arriving at the palace gate, where thousands of officials had already gathered.

Yecheng is the place where officials are most concentrated. There are more than 1000 officials who are qualified to go to court, and there are nearly 2000 people.

As soon as Zhao Ji arrived, after dismounting from his horse, he found that the officials were divided into small circles, and there seemed to be a clear distinction between civil servants and generals.

"Brother Zhao, here, I am here."

When Zhao Ji arrived, someone shouted immediately. He heard a familiar voice, and after searching in the crowd, Zhao Ji saw Liu He standing in a circle.

As soon as the Minister of the Honglu Temple and Honglu Temple arrived at the gate of the palace, the man left Zhao Ji and went to the circle of civil servants. He didn't intend to call Zhao Ji over. The xenophobic thought was a bit heavy, which made Zhao Ji curl his lips a little.

Originally, Zhao Ji wanted to stand on the side alone, since someone greeted him, he didn't think too much of himself, and walked over slowly.

"Come, come, let me introduce you. This is Zhu Haibo, who is also my good friend."

Liu or introduced it to people in his circle.

Liu Or is just a military officer and has not been knighted. If it is not a hereditary inheritance, or has a lot of credit, it is impossible to be knighted.

He's not a noble, and he doesn't have such a high-end atmosphere. Naturally, he can't be mixed into the ranks of nobles, but Liu or has a good relationship with the second generation of nobles.

Liu Or's circle is dominated by the second generation of nobles. Liu or introduced to both parties that the second generations of nobles have a very warm attitude towards Zhao Ji.

It’s okay to be unenthusiastic, no matter how you say it, Zhao Ji is also an earl, and since Liu He’s grade is not that high, it’s naturally impossible for him to know the second generation of dukes and marquises like Zhou Ming, the tenth prince.

Liu or all he knows are second-generation nobles with lower titles, such as viscounts and barons. When they meet Zhao Ji, a noble generation, they will naturally lower their attitude.

When the daylight was a little brighter, the gate of the imperial palace opened, and the ministers of civil and military affairs divided into two sides, rushing towards the imperial palace and towards the Golden Luan Hall.

There was a distance between the palace gate and the Golden Luan Hall, and all the civil and military officials walked past, and the military officials were fine. Some of the civil officials were weaker, and they couldn't bear it.

Wu country is a place where martial arts prevails. Basically, as long as there are some qualifications, they will practice martial arts. However, there is a familiar saying that it is not so easy to learn literature if you are poor, but it is not easy to learn martial arts if you are rich.

Without a relatively good family background, it is impossible to practice martial arts. Therefore, among some civil servants, there are those who come from relatively ordinary backgrounds, who have never practiced martial arts at all, and their physical condition is not that good.

In fact, among the civil and military officials, some officials with extremely high status and made great contributions, such as Sangong and Duke, were allowed to sit in sedan chairs or ride horses in the palace.

However, even with this kind of permission, those officials would not use this privilege in the early court. Just think about it, more than a thousand officials walked forward together and went to the court together, but only a few people sat sedan chair or horseback riding, isn't that arousing hatred?

The higher the position, the more modest and prudent the person will be, and they will not be so high-profile, attracting too much hatred, which is really not beneficial.

Arriving in the Golden Luan Hall, the civil and military ministers had already divided into two groups and stood up. The civil servants were on one side and the generals were on the other, still clearly separated.

Because going to court is a fixed thing, all civil and military officials have a clear understanding of where they should stand. Everyone's position is fixed, and it will not change unless there is a promotion or a newcomer joins. this location.

As a newcomer, Zhao Ji is not yet a permanent resident, and he ran away with a single shot. He was quite savvy, and wanted to stand at the last position in the generals' team, but he couldn't bear Liu He's invitation, so he stood there. In their small circle.

In Zhao Ji's thinking, going to court should be an extremely serious matter, but the positions of the officials were not serious, not only looked loose and not so neat, but also, everyone entered the Golden Luan Hall. In the middle, the conversation still did not stop, and the voice was a bit loud.

The sound of "buzzing" conversations resounded in the Golden Luan Hall, making this place not like a solemn place to settle national affairs, but a bit like a vegetable market.

Although he felt some sense of disobedience, it didn't prevent Zhao Ji from admiring the grandeur. There are so many nobles and purples in the Golden Luan Hall.

"The emperor is coming."

With a sharp cry, a majestic middle-aged man walked out slowly accompanied by two old eunuchs behind him.

The majestic middle-aged man, wearing a dragon robe and a crown facing the sky, walked out step by step, as if he was stepping on a drumbeat. This kind of dress, this style, and this kind of majesty undoubtedly belonged to the state of Wu. emperor.

(End of this chapter)