At the end of the autumn of the sixth year of Yonghong, today's grand dynasty is the last grand court meeting before the beginning of winter. Except for the six kings entering the capital, almost all the pillars of the imperial court's foreign officials also "rolled" into the capital with great potential. General Gu Jiantang, one of the Ministers of the Ministry of War, Lu Shengxiang, the famous general of the Spring and Autumn Period, and other generals with lords who are still there all put on their court uniforms, followed the torrent when the sky was dark and bright, and turned from the Gaomen mansion in all directions into the royal road. Slowly rushing to the gate of the imperial city.
Tai'an City is the center of the world's arch and guard, and it has become the royal road for the bride's waist. It is sixteen miles long and is undoubtedly the most spectacular central axis in history. The architectural complexes on the site are more massive and majestic than previous dynasties.
The Xiamawei post house is located between the inner and outer cities, only half a mile away from the Yonganmen Flyover on the central axis. The river under the bridge is called the Longxugou. Chonghuo used a bridge to suppress and subdue the water dragon. An unassuming carriage drove slowly along the imperial road to Zhaojiaweng outside the main gate of the imperial city. Outside the first gate of the imperial city, there were two archways named Fuwen Zhenwu on each side of the tree, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, etc. The Yamen belongs to Wu Jiyin, which is located behind the Zhenwu Memorial Archway on the left, and the Imperial Academy of the Ministry of Rites and Households belongs to Wen Jiyang, and is located behind the Fuwen Memorial Archway on the right. New plaque. Today's early court is very grand, there is almost no place to stand near Zhaojiaweng, all kinds of horses are parked, and the station is full of servants. The Liyang Dynasty has been in peace for twenty years, and there are many unwritten rules about parking in the early court. There is a division of high and low positions. The higher ranks stay in carriages, the closer they are to the imperial city wall, and the lower ranks gradually move further away. Many civil and military officials with high or low official positions are mostly familiar with the affairs of the court, so they simply go up to the court on foot. It's not easy to be an official in Beijing at the feet of the emperor.
There is a magnificent lineup of no less than a thousand people. Among them are gray-haired old men in sixties who have never passed the hurdle of the fifth-rank official. The proud son of heaven who holds a power in his hand, there are nobles in yellow and purple with transcendent status, and there are relatives of the emperor wearing python robes. Some people joke that if there is a land god who can kill randomly every morning, the Liyang Dynasty will be destroyed. It hurts a lot. There is also a joke that just collecting all the jade pendants worn by these officials will be a huge fortune. There is also a joke, once you get to know hundreds of nearly a thousand faces outside the city gate, you can sort out the context of the Liyang Dynasty.
Zhang Dang led by Bi Yaner Zhang Julu, Gu Dang headed by General Gu Jiantang, Sun Xiji’s leftover party without a leader after he left Beijing, and Qing Dang collapsed. , Foreign relatives party, Hanlin Huangmen party, Guozijian party, Yanguan party, Enyin party, Xinke Jinshi party, or the deep-rooted enduring party, or the declining power of Xishan, no one dares to say that he can survive in this big muddy pond. Even Zhang Julu, the first assistant, dared not have the right and wrong. The gate of the city is closed and has not yet been opened. More than a thousand people who are qualified to enter the court have stood in their respective positions one after another. A thunderstorm is about to come and the wind fills the city. He holds his breath and concentrates, and is extraordinarily quiet. Occasionally, he has feelings, whispers, and is careful to speak only to the "friends" around him.
The carriage that got off Mawei came a little later, and it was extremely difficult to see the stitches, so we had to stop far away, and got off a man in white who was suspected of being inappropriate. More than a dozen officials who were afraid of missing the court meeting hurried past without even having time to take a look. A middle-aged black fat man ran especially hard, panting, and just passed by the white-headed man. He bent down hard and put his hands on his knees , sweating profusely, looking at the official Buzi on his court uniform, it is Tiance Jijiu of the fifth rank, and he can be regarded as a high-ranking official in Qingshui Yamen Guozijian. After all, Zuo Jijiu Huanwen is only from the third rank, but This fat man pouted his big butt that was so swollen that his court clothes were almost torn apart. It was really not elegant. When he bowed his head and panted like a cow, he caught a glimpse of the man next to him walking slowly from the corner of his eye. There was an unusual jade belt tied around his waist. It would be strange to let a black fat man who has no talent but a pair of piercing eyes in the officialdom is so strange. Could it be that he is a descendant of a distant branch of the Zhao family's clan, if it wasn't for the fact that the Zhao family was far away from the former emperor's family The sons and grandsons of dragons are not likely to settle here and walk up to the court, but when he stared and looked again, he was startled, and he was actually copying the noble style of Long Gun's clothes. , The fat black man hurriedly raised his head to look at it, and became more and more puzzled. It was a young man with early blooming hair. Despite his shabby appearance, the fat black man was actually a good man with a warm heart. He gritted his teeth, followed him, and asked in a low voice: Lord, let me say a word, I have never heard of your python robe, but don't use it recklessly. If this master conquers a prince from the previous dynasty, this court robe will be worn now. Don't put it on either, if you walk a few steps ahead, there will be many officials and eunuchs staring at you."
Fatty's words were too unsophisticated. It's no wonder that he can only be assigned to work in the Imperial College, where it is extremely difficult to get ahead.
The white-haired man turned to look at him and smiled. The fat black man may be the one with a stubborn temper, and he kept nagging, "My lord, you really don't care about it. A few years ago, there was a prince from a distant county, who had never seen the world, and no one told him the rules. , As a result, he went to the court according to the old yellow calendar, and he stripped off the python robe before entering the door, and was demoted to two ranks on the same day. Today is another crucial court meeting for more than ten years, sir, you really want to listen to me, Turn around and hurry to change into a court dress. I would rather be punished late than get beaten by mistake. I see your python suit. In the current Yonghong period, only the ministers of the court and some palace scholars can wear it. Shangchao meeting."
The white-headed man frowned and walked forward silently.
The fat black man walking on his right saw a knife hanging from the young man's waist, slapped his thigh hard, and said with a mournful face as if his family had suffered a catastrophe: "I said, my lord, you really can't be more cowardly!" , go to the temple with a saber, you are..."
White head and white python clothes, Xu Fengnian, the son of Northern Liang who participated in the Liyang Chaohui for the first time in his life, said with a soft smile, "Mr. Jijiu is saying that I am courting death?"
The fat black man smiled mischievously, waved his hands vigorously, and said in embarrassment: "I can't be a sacrificial wine or a gentleman."
In the Guozijian, the black and fat man who was equivalent to a servant, finally didn't continue to mention the arrogance without knowing it. After all, he didn't lack eyesight to the bottom of the pot. However, he was obviously worried that he would be harmed, so the fat black man subconsciously distanced himself from Xu Fengnian, but his conscience was really tormented. After walking only fifty or sixty steps for a while, he said in a low voice with a bitter face: "I said, my lord, I would like to ask, where is the high school, do you have a solid backer in the court, can you talk to a noble person in the palace? If you don't have the latter two, I really advise you not to lose the early court rashly, the capital is no better than the place, There are many rigid rules.”
Xu Feng, who was hanging a Beiliang knife, said with a young smile: "It is indeed the first time I have entered Beijing, and no one has reminded me of the rules. My father is still alive, and this dress was temporarily sent to the mansion by the court. , there shouldn’t be any broken rules. As for the sword saber, if I really broke the court ritual, I’ll take it as a lesson. If I don’t enter the city gate or go to the palace, I’ll leave the capital in despair. Anyway, when I entered the capital, I didn’t see any officials from the Ministry of Rituals receiving it. .”
Hearing that the python clothes were recently bestowed by the imperial court, the fat black man was relieved, just assuming that this newborn calf who doesn't know how ferocious tigers are ferocious will definitely be stopped outside the city gate. Said, this master is courageous enough."
Xu Fengnian and Fatty Hei walked together, walking slowly at the end of this section of the central axis imperial road. Although Fatty Hei was a poor official, but at least he was a high-ranking Guozijian Qinggui, so he was qualified to move forward Dozens of steps away. Don't underestimate the meaning of these dozens of steps. How many Beijing officials, the first time they entered Chaomiansheng, were at the bottom and stood at the farthest distance, and the last time they were still so bleak. It is a great blessing to be even one and a half steps closer to the city gate, otherwise it is said that outside the gate of Chaohui, it is best to laugh at fifty steps. The more he walked forward, the darker and fat man felt that the atmosphere was getting weirder. This made Tian Ce Jijiu, who was used to being ignored and despised jokes, feel uncomfortable. His young prince was like cutting the river and chopping the waves. All the powerful officials who had looked at him with their nostrils upturned had complex eyes, their faces were extremely stiff, and the queues on both sides were torn apart. Hei Zhuang Fatty had already seen the faces of most of his colleagues in the Imperial College, and was thinking of sneaking in as usual to shut up and pretend to be a grandson, when he saw that Master Huan Wenhuan, Zuo Jijiu of the Imperial College, did not join the chief assistant this time, and looked at him with a smile , This makes the fat black man who is most afraid of Huan Jijiu's unique smiling face of the old fox spirit shudder.
The little Jijiu, who had become a laughing stock because of his inherently unattractive appearance, approached the Imperial College team, and Mr. Zuo Jijiu, who was privately known as Master Huan, patted the fat man on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Wang Tonglu, that's amazing!" ah."
Many colleagues in the Guozijian around him also had playful eyes, which made the obtuse black fat man even more confused, and the thin Zuo Jijiu smiled and said: "Tonglu, when did you get on the big ship of Beiliang, you are hiding it." , In the future, you will flourish, but don't forget me, a bad old man."
Second Monk Wang Tonglu was puzzled, and asked doubtfully, "Old man, what are you talking about, I don't understand what you're talking about."
Huan Wen squinted at the young man who was supposed to be dead twenty-one years ago, curled his lips, and jokingly said, "Look at that one, have you been wondering why that kid dared to wear a shirt? Wearing a white boa robe, dare to go up to court with a sword?"
Wang Tonglu nodded vigorously, like a chicken pecking at rice, "Yes, yes. I persuaded him for a long time, but the young master just laughed at me and didn't listen to the persuasion. It made me anxious."
Even though Zuo Jijiu had gone through the ups and downs of the officialdom, he was a little bit dumbfounded by such a subordinate who didn't realize it later, and slapped Wang Tonglu's shoulder heavily, "You idiot, I'm probably going to help you!" I am so stupid to compile the new calendar, I didn’t see this journey, seeing you is like seeing the god of plague?”
Wang Tonglu's face flushed with anxiety, such a black charcoal face can be seen red, which shows that he is in a hurry, "Master, don't play tricks on me. If you don't know the truth, I will say that my stomach hurts, no Dare to go early!"
Zuo Jijiu laughed loudly: "That kid is the son of Beiliang who is said to have taken the heads of Xu Huainan and the fifth raccoon dog. You, you, this trip is once in a hundred years."
The fat black man's legs gave way, but thanks to Huan Wen's support, the old man smiled angrily, "Stand up straight quickly, I am too old to support your two hundred catties of autumn fat."
Wang Tonglu stretched his neck and looked at the one who saw only the snow-white back, and said like a mourning concubine: "Old man, I really have a stomachache."
Zuo Jijiu, Huan Wen, has always been known for protecting the calf among the important officials in the capital, he laughed and scolded: "It's a disgraceful thing, it's only because of my whole body that I can learn to be equal to you, and you will follow me later."
Wang Tonglu swayed his legs and let out a sigh.
A fan-like scene appeared outside the main gate of the imperial city, with an astonishing momentum.
Headed by Chief Assistant Zhang Julu and General Gu Jiantang.
There are also Zhao Bing, King of Yanchi, Zhao Yi, King of Guangling, Zhao Sui, King of Jiaodong, Zhao Ying, King of Huainan, Zhao Heng, King of Jing'an, and the five clan vassals.
And that Chen Zhibao who put on a brand new red python suit.
The gap behind the young man in the white python robe disappeared, surrounding him.
Isolated.
It was exactly the same situation as Beiliang and the 300,000 cavalry.
Xu Fengnian was expressionless, and said silently in his heart: "Xu Xiao, this time I will walk for you!"