Tai Chi Hall
The eldest princess of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Qinyan, sat on the high platform, her face covered with a veil. Naturally, she couldn't sit in the dragon chair, so a seat was added beside the dragon chair. She can't show her face because she is a woman. In any case, before the Great Sui Dynasty was destroyed, the people in the court were still officials of the Great Sui Dynasty. So these people below would always show the so-called Great Sui rules and etiquette, but Yang Qinyan had no choice but to cover her face, and then sit on a step below the right side of the dragon chair.
Because this step is very narrow, there is no way to put a chair, only a hu stool. Even so, the width of the Hu stool is almost the same as the steps, and the two outer legs of the stool are almost suspended in the air. If you are not careful, you may fall off the high platform with the stool.
Even so, the courtiers below were still talking about it.
"Da Sui has been reduced to the point where a woman sits in court, alas!"
An old guy with a white beard sighed: "According to the rules established by the Emperor Taizu, people in the harem are not allowed to participate in politics. So even when the new emperor came to the throne at a young age, the queen mother sat behind a screen to listen to politics. Now Fortunately, let a woman sit on the side of the dragon chair, what kind of dignity is it!"
He had a sad and indignant expression, and it looked like he might hit his head to death in the next second because he couldn't see the past and serve the late emperor.
Others echoed: "Since ancient times, where has the princess listened to the government? The new emperor was young, and there was a precedent before the queen mother took charge of the government, but the decision-making of the government was mostly made by the assistant ministers and staff, and then issued an order with the new emperor. The Empress Dowager is just looking to see if there is anything wrong and offering some advice. Fortunately, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty want to look at a woman... This is simply a great shame."
"Ancestor etiquette!"
The other old man almost stamped his feet and beat his chest and said, "If there are no rules in the Sui Dynasty, it will be really chaotic. If there are some disturbances in the area below, you can send troops to quell the rebellion. If there are no rules that should have, then there will be chaos." How can this mess be settled?"
Standing at the front of the civilian queue was Niu Huilun, a university scholar who came with the Black Banner Army. He just sneered, but didn't say a word.
On the high platform, Yang Qinyan's face was pale and ugly. Those people below are obviously deceiving her, because she is the only one left in the Yang family, and now the Black Banner Army is in charge in Chang'an City. Those people thought she was just a puppet put up by Fang Jie, so naturally they didn't have much respect for her. Now these people are waiting for the moment when she will be abolished, and then they will be the ministers who welcome Li Fangjie to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
These people are the best at making money, they all think that Fang Jie will become emperor shortly after he enters the city, so there is no need to show respect to Yang Qinyan at all. Many people privately discussed that Yang Qinyan was even an obstacle to Fang Xie's proclaiming himself emperor. If she wasn't abolished, Fang Jie's proclaiming himself emperor would be unfair.
Therefore, the courtiers' desire to be the first to make meritorious service is naturally understandable.
Only by driving the eldest princess out of the court can Fang Jie ascend to the throne.
Yang Qinyan bit her lip tightly, tears welling in her eyes. But she knew she couldn't cry, if she cried, the people below would laugh at her even more. In the past few years, the Yang family has become worthless in the eyes of these people.
"If I were her, I wouldn't come to the Tai Chi Hall at all. A woman must have the consciousness of a woman, and she will marry sooner or later. After she is married, she will naturally be a princess of the Sui Dynasty, but how can she represent the royal family?"
A spokesman for Yushitai said with a cold face: "When the Duke of Zhen arrives, I will stand up! This is a major matter involving the court's etiquette, how can it be a joke? Even if the Duke of Zhen treats me, I will also be fair. Frankly speaking! As the Imperial Envoy of the Imperial Palace, it is my duty to not turn a deaf ear to bloodshed."
Several people around him immediately praised his character.
"Duke Zhen is here!"
There was a loud shout outside the hall, and the hall immediately became quiet. Everyone turned their heads to look at the entrance of the main hall, only to find that Fang Jie had already stood there at some point.
Wearing the unicorn robe of the Duke of the State, Fang Jie looked more imposing and more graceful. When the people in the hall saw Fang Xie appearing, they all fell silent, and no one dared to make any more noise. They stood up neatly, and then bowed deeply towards Fang Xie neatly.
Fang Jie walked into the main hall slowly, did not stand where he should be standing at the head of the officials, and did not stop. Although he walked slowly but steadily, he walked to the high platform step by step, pondered for a while, and then walked up. steps. All the courtiers in the hall held their breath, waiting for the scene they wanted to see to appear. At this time, some people couldn't help but want to run out and kneel down on the ground and shout long live.
Fang Jie walked to Yang Qinyan's side and looked down at her.
Through a layer of veil, he also saw her red eyes.
"Come on."
Fang Jie yelled, and immediately a dozen or so Xiao cavalry schools rushed in from outside.
Fang Jie stretched out his hand to pull Yang Qinyan up, then kicked the bearded stool away, the stool flew far away, and smashed against the wall with a bang. In such a quiet and empty hall, the crackling sound was so clear that everyone trembled involuntarily, and many people even turned pale immediately with fright.
Fang Jie pointed to the dragon chair: "Tear it down."
More than a dozen Xiao cavalry schools froze for a moment, then ran up, lifted the heavy dragon chair with great effort, and slowly moved it to the side of the high platform. Fang Jie turned around and walked out, took a chair with his own hands and placed it in the center of the high platform, then took Yang Qinyan's hand and walked up to the high platform.
Yang Qinyan seemed to be a wooden man, a little silly. She didn't know what Fang Xie was going to do, but she let him pull her up, and Fang Xie pressed her to sit on that chair. Fang Jie's palm pressed on her shoulder, and the warmth in his palm warmed her heart.
After she sat down, she was at a loss, not knowing what to do, and then she saw Fang Xie raised his hand, and gently took off the veil covering her face. At this moment, her body froze suddenly, as if the blood in her whole body was no longer flowing, as if her heartbeat had stopped.
Fang Jie held the veil and walked down slowly from above, then stood up straight and bowed with fists in his hands: "I have seen Your Highness."
"Free... free."
Yang Qinyan's hands were trembling, and her voice was also trembling.
Fang Jie turned around, his eyes swept over the faces of the courtiers, and finally stayed on the face of the imperial envoy of Yushitai: "You just said you have something to tell me? Even if your head is bleeding, you can't do it." Turning a deaf ear, that's fine... I really appreciate that a speech officer should have such a character. Tell me... I'm listening."
Everyone turned their attention to the Imperial Envoy, but saw that his legs went limp and he collapsed there.
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According to the nobility system of the Sui Dynasty, a high title does not mean a high official position. During the more than two hundred years since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, there are many hereditary dukes and counties who don't even have official positions. The generals of the sixteen guards of the Great Sui Dynasty were basically knighted by the duke of the state. But their official positions are all third-rank martial arts, which is almost the limit of martial arts.
In addition to the emperor's personal conquest, and the first-rank Marshal Marshal's military post, the Sui Dynasty rarely even had a second-rank military post.
Therefore, although Fang Jie is now the Duke of Zhen, his military position is still a great general, a third rank. Among the civil and military officials standing in the court hall, there are not a few who have higher official positions than him. But there was no doubt that these people couldn't even breathe in front of Fang Jie.
In the face of strength, rules are actually nonsense.
Yang Qinyan took a few deep breaths in a row, and then gradually eased her mood. Fang Xie kept looking at her, which made her feel more and more at ease. The harm that those people did to her just now gradually disappeared in Fang Xie's sight. When she just escaped from Chang'an City, all she wanted was to restore the Yang family's country and society. But now, she suddenly realized that her thinking was too simple and naive.
If it weren't for Fangjie, even if he sat on the high platform, he would be nothing more than a puppet at the mercy of others. Those courtiers would not take her seriously at all, and even if they supported her, they would only use her title of eldest princess. She couldn't help but wondered, if there was no Fang Jie today, would those people drive her out of her position? And without a princess with a strong backing, how can she deter these courtiers
She is a little sad.
Suddenly started to hate this place.
"Today, there is an important matter for you to discuss in the court."
Yang Qinyan calmed down, and said slowly: "You all have witnessed the achievements of Fang Xie, the Duke of Zhen Guo, to the Great Sui Dynasty, and there is no need for me to list them one by one. When the country is in crisis, it needs the protection of an important minister like Fang Xie." I have been thinking about how to reward him for a long time, but any reward seems a bit light. I have been thinking for a long time and plan to promote Fang Jie to the throne. If you have any opinions, you can talk about it now. "
When she said these words, her eyes looked at Fang Xie again and again. But at this time, Fang Xie's eyes drifted to the outside of the hall, and he didn't know what he was looking at.
The old man who stamped his feet and beat his chest raised his head to look at the crowd, stepped out and said loudly: "The Duke of Zhenguo deserves this award, and I have no objection!"
He spoke first, and immediately many people echoed. He had been talking about etiquette just now, but now he forgot the rule of the Sui Dynasty not to confer foreign surnames as kings. It is a rule established by Yang Jian that people in the harem are not allowed to interfere in politics, and people with foreign surnames are not allowed to be kings. This is also a rule established by Yang Jian. So in some cases, the rules are worse than a fart.
"Since none of you have any objections, I will leave the next matter to a few senior scholars and officials from the Ministry of Rites to prepare. I'm a little tired, so I'll go back and rest first."
Yang Qinyan stood up and kept looking at Fang Jie when she walked towards the high platform. Fang Jie turned around and bowed slightly towards her to salute, such a polite way in Yang Qinyan's mind was far inferior to Fang Jie's rude act of pulling her up just now. Now her mind is full of Fang Xie's actions just now, and her heart still thumps when she thinks about it.
He pulled her up in full view, and then kicked the stool away. He took her by the hand and walked up to the high platform, and let her sit on the high platform. She thought of Fang Jie taking off her veil, and her face suddenly became hot. She knew that she must be blushing very hard at this time, but now she can't wait for something. Something to cover your face is good.
She just wants to escape now.
It was no longer because the courtiers wanted to escape because of the contempt and mockery of her, but because there was something in her heart that she dared not face. After she came down from the steps, she took some effort to keep her eyes away from that person, and then strode away.
When she couldn't see him, Yang Qinyan let out a long sigh of relief.
"Congratulations to Your Highness."
Fang Jie said.
All the civil and military officials bowed down and saluted: "Respectfully, Your Highness."