Xiangkai forbidden.
Princes, nine ministers, civil and military officials filed in. Xu Fengnian finally saw the hall in front of him. It had a yellow roof and red walls, and the yellow glazed tile roofs on both wings gradually fell. The hall was built on a white Xumi seat. On the brick floor, Xu Fengnian has a little understanding of geomantic omen, and he knows that the central axis behind him goes all the way to the south. There are many mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, forming the majestic triple case mountain. The emperor of the Zhao family in the capital is sitting on the dragon chair in the main hall, facing the south to listen to the world.
Zhang Julu, the head of the civil service, walked to the right, Gu Jiantang, the leader of the military, walked to the left, and the five clan vassals all walked slowly around Zhang Julu, but Chen Zhibao was the only one who could walk side by side with Gu Jiantang. Xu Fengnian, as the son of a vassal prince, shouldn't have been ranked higher than he is now, but no one raised any objections, the officials shut up, and the eunuchs kept silent. Among the five vassal kings, King Jing'an Zhao Xun walked behind Huainan King Zhao Ying, while Jiaodong King Zhao Sui intentionally or unintentionally fell behind his nephew Zhao Xun, just ahead of Xu Fengnian, without saying a word. It's like a crumbling old wall, sheltering young people from wind and rain for the last time. Xu Fengnian kept his eyes down and counted his steps silently. When the brilliant dragon wall came into view, he was about to climb up the steps. He stepped on the white jade steps and looked back gently. Langlang. His figure was slightly stagnant, and the elderly civil official behind him who had carried the coffin to the death of the king of Beiliang subconsciously stepped back and stepped out, snorting heavily, obviously dissatisfied with the young prince's ignorance, Xu Fengnian retracted Ignoring the elder's opportunity to protest, he turned back and ascended step by step, climbing into the palace.
There is a dragon chair throne in the hall, and Danbi in front of the hall. There are four heavy vessels of bronze tortoise, bronze crane, sundial and Jialiang, and eighteen tripods on the upper and lower terraces. When the powerful ministers who are qualified to enter the court meeting stood in place, the emperor finally appeared in a yellow dragon robe, and several princes also stepped into the hall lightly. According to the old practice, at this time the eunuch opened the morning etiquette with a voice, and hundreds of people inside and outside the hall The officials were about to kneel down and kowtow to the emperor, but this court meeting was obviously different from the past. Not only was the Han Diao Temple replaced by Song Tanglu, but the emperor was not in a hurry to sit down. The Shangshu ordered Zhang Julu not to kneel down."
The purple-bearded and blue-eyed Zhang Shoufu remained motionless. He was standing at the front of his right hand, and the several princes standing side by side also lowered their eyes. Naturally, no one could understand the expression of the prime minister. Since Liyang pacified the Spring and Autumn Central Plains, there are only a handful of officials who have been awarded special honors. Counting with fingers, there are only three of them. After the old grand master of Western Chu came to Beijing to serve as the left servant of the province, Yuci could sit on a huanghuali grand master's chair of His Majesty Dan, but the old man never sat down once. Furthermore, the king of Beiliang, who was once the Dazhu Kingdom, did not kneel in front of the saint, nor did he kneel when he listened to the saint, and he could go to the temple with a sword. Among the three, Xu Xiao, who is a civil and military officer and is an extremely human minister, is the most impolite because of his military merits, which naturally arouses criticism.
"General Gu Jiantang doesn't kneel."
Song Tanglu's thick voice, not like a eunuch's, continued to pass down.
Gu Jiantang, Minister of the Ministry of War, the first person on the left hand side of the hall, bowed his head slightly as a thank you. Everyone in Liyang criticized Xu Xiao for being disrespectful in everything, and most of them regretted that this great general, who was also a meritorious minister in the Spring and Autumn Period, could not display his ambitions. He was trapped in the post of Minister of the Ministry of War for eighteen years. Everyone deeply felt that the Son of Heaven was wise, and with Gu Jiantang guarding the north gate of the capital, Liyang could rest easy. It’s just that there are rumors constantly coming out of the Gaomen mansion in the capital, saying that General Gu is about to step down as Minister of the Ministry of War, which makes many people start to murmur again, thinking that they must not even withdraw the military power of Shangshu. The military town on the border of the Northland has only improved slightly. Is it necessary to cross the river and demolish the bridge? That would be too much to kill a donkey.
"Soldier Chen Zhibao doesn't kneel. In the future court meeting, Chen Zhibao can enter the palace in casual clothes and enter the hall with a sword."
Chen Zhibao was expressionless.
But the nobles of the imperial court in the palace gasped. Some young courtiers, maybe they just listened to the older generation about how the villain Tu was respected and respected by today's people, but most of them didn't take it seriously. Chen Zhibao has neither a king nor an official position at the moment, so well, I will make you a soldier saint in front of all the officials in the temple! These two words are more important than the face saint not kneeling! Apparently, Chen Zhibao's role in Liyang, which ruled the Spring and Autumn Period, is almost equivalent to that of Ye Baikui, one of the Thirteen Armies of the Spring and Autumn Period, in Western Chu. Some time ago, when the five kings entered Beijing, the emperor did not give any special courtesy, but the emperor came out of the palace to greet him personally when the white horse and white clothes Xishu plum wine entered the capital! Now he even wears a saber to participate in the court meeting, becoming the fourth person after Xu Xiao's old chief assistant Sun Xiji! Chen Zhibao's award can be described as the pinnacle.
"Yan Chi Wang Zhao Bing does not kneel."
King Yanchi lowered his head and said softly, "Thank you, Lord Long."
"Guozijian Zuo Jijiu Huanwen does not kneel."
The skinny old man Huan Wen smiled and accepted it calmly. Huan Wen is an outlier in the Liyang court. He is famous for his non-competition. It is nothing if he does not fight once, but Huan Wen has not fought for most of his life. Before Fu's death, Ke Enyin entered the Imperial Academy alone as Huang Menlang. It is said that Huan Wen gave it up to Bi Yan'er, and sneaked out of Beijing by herself, becoming a non-local official who was as big as a sesame mung bean, and slowly climbed the ranks without arrogance or rashness. Later, when he returned to Beijing, the emperor intended for him to be in charge of the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of Rites, but at that time, the two high-ranking and third-rank positions happened to be his best friends, so Huan Wen went to the clear soup and widowed water again. Guozijian served as the sacrificial wine and devoted himself to studying knowledge behind closed doors. The important officials of the imperial court commented on the high reputation of Qing Dynasty, and the leaders of scholars who could be compared with Huan Wen were only the old master Song who was not guaranteed at the end of the festival and Lu Daolin, the current minister of rites.
"Yao Baifeng in Xiongzhou doesn't kneel."
A refined old man at the back bowed slightly to return the salute, neither humble nor overbearing. Yao Baifeng has always been a free and unfettered Confucian in the Liyang Dynasty. He himself is a first-class Confucianism master. The five heroes of the Yao family are not inferior to the previous three heroes of the Song family. Qi Yanglong's private school in Yin School Palace competed, Zhang Julu asked Master Yao many times when he was young, and when Bi Yaner and Guan went on study tours, the first place he went was the Wenzhi Building of Yao's family in Xiongzhou. Yao Baifeng devoted his whole life to transforming the essence of Neo Confucianism, such as studying things and gaining knowledge, into Chinese studies, and the world is full of peaches and plums. If it weren't for the fact that the gathering of five kings and Chen Zhibao's solo ride were too eye-catching, Yao Baifeng's itinerary would not be so "clean" at any time in normal times.
"Xu Fengnian, son of Beiliang, does not kneel."
As soon as the palm print eunuch Song Tanglu said this, there was an uproar in the hall, and most of the officials lined up looked at each other in blank dismay.
But the next sentence is even more shocking: "You can hang the Beiliang knife into the palace, and you can enter and leave the palace freely in casual clothes."
Countless courtiers sighed in their hearts, this is the imperial court trying to build momentum for the future hereditary king of Beiliang for this little bastard.
What a Beiliang.
Among the several times of non-kneeling, there is obviously a difference in severity. The five people, Zhang Julu, Gu Jiantang, Zhao Binghuan, Wen Yao Baifeng, their non-kneeling is only for today's court meeting. I am afraid that the later saints will not have this kind of treatment, and the same is Beiliang. Both Chen Zhibao and Xu Fengnian were born, not to mention whether they will kneel in the future, one can go to the hall with a sword, and the other can go to the hall with a knife, which means that as long as the two do not commit the crime of treason in the future, this glory will last forever Inheritance, every time you participate in the court meeting, you will be more indescribable. For Chen Zhibao, who was hailed by the emperor himself as a white-clothed warrior, the officials in the hall had already been mentally prepared. As for Yao Baifeng, he was also a prestigious scholar at the time, and it was reasonable not to kneel once. He De He Neng? ! Some loyal courtiers who hated Beiliang and feared human slaughter, squinted sideways at the young man whose head was as white as an old man, all secretly slandered, since they all have gray heads, they might as well die! The white-haired people in Beiliang send the white-haired people away, that is really a great joy for the whole country to celebrate!
Seven do not kneel, there is no one who does not kneel.
More than a thousand people inside and outside the hall knelt down slowly after the eunuch's palm print sounded, like a tide rushing from south to north.
Not to mention those courtiers in the square who were not allowed to see the emperor's dragon face, after the more than 300 courtiers in the vast hall Danchi bowed down, they could only see the emperor's feet on the dragon chair.
Seven of them did not kneel, most of them bowed their heads, including Yao Baifeng and others. The old man Huan Wen is fine, looking left and right, in the eyes of this old man who is jokingly called Tantan Weng, the python robe Chen Zhibao who is no longer in white in the distance on the left, with a jade tree facing the wind, and a dignified appearance, is really a brilliant person wherever he goes Strange man, Huan Wen has a good impression of this young man who has enjoyed wealth and honor early, and he has long been ranked in the front line with Gu Jiantang, Minister of the Ministry of War, in his heart. Then Huan Wen saw the guy in the white python suit in front of him, who was younger than Chen Zhibao. The eldest son of Tu Di, who has grayed his head for no reason, is a hundred and eight thousand miles away. I heard that even the officials of the Ministry of Rituals have seen him, making the Ministry of Rites very aggrieved. The Xu family's in-laws have long been cursed at by the yamen when they are working.
Huan Wen almost couldn't hold back his laughter, this kid really didn't know whether he was stupid or calm, right now he was looking up at the algae well where the Xuanyuan mirror was hung in the middle of the hall, Huan Wen followed his gaze and raised his head together, Huan Wen is rich in learning and knowledgeable in the past and present, is a literary figure It is generally accepted that everyone knows everything, not only does he know that there is a peach wood town house magic talisman in the place Xu Fengnian is looking at, but even the front and back of the peach talisman are clear. The peach talisman of the town hall is a unity of Buddhism and Taoism. The front is engraved with the Taoist "Sanqing Secret Law of the Nation Spirit Talisman" and the Tai Chi symbol. Mantra and Avalokitesvara Mantra. However, in Huan Wen's view, since the extermination of the Buddha started, this magic talisman should be exchanged for the old one like the Fuwen memorial archway. Huan Wen just stared at the young man's back in a daze like this, pondering some unknown meanings. The sick tiger Yang Taisui felt ashamed of the white clothes case in the capital. Zhao Danping, the prime minister who lived in Qingci, was gaining power day by day, and he only wanted to quietly stand up as a mainstay in the torrent of exterminating Buddhas, but he was still not as good as the sky, and died outside the Jiange Pass. His death, coupled with Nagarjuna The holy monk passed away in Beimang, and Li Danxin didn't want to go out of the Liangchan Temple again. Buddhism is doomed to be bleak. Huan Wen was one of the few scholars who outspokenly advocated the integration of the three religions. Unfortunately, on this matter, old man Huan also knew Bi Yan'er's difficulties, so he didn't add trouble to the chief assistant.
Huan Wen's thoughts were interrupted by the emperor's voice, "Everyone loves you, and your body is flat."
Huan Wen calmed down some emotions, closed his eyes, took a rest and dozed off. The old man had already known about the thunderous news this morning, so he couldn't talk about looking forward to it. Although he was also in it, Huan Wen already knew the destiny by ear, so he didn't take it strangely.
Today, no one dares to talk too much without being ignorant, they just have to prick up their ears to listen.
A decree was issued.
Looking at the faces of those civil and military officials, one can tell that soon there will be a menacing shock between the government and the public.
"Promote Guozijian Zuojijiu Huanwen to Zuopushe under the door, and confer the title of Grand Bachelor of Wenting Pavilion."
"Promote Yao Baifeng to the Imperial Academy Zuo Jijiu."
"Promote Jin Lanting as the right sacrificial wine of the Imperial College."
"Gu Jiantang resigned as Minister of the Ministry of War, granted the title of Dazhu Kingdom, and took charge of the military administration of the Northland."
"Promote Lu Shengxiang as Minister of War."
"Feng Yanjiexi Dongyuan Pavilion Great Bachelor."
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The last imperial decree is: "Chen Zhibao is in charge of the Minister of the Ministry of War. If there is a foreign appointment in the future, he can also lead the Ministry of War from afar."
At this point in the reading, Chen Zhibao turned his head to look to the right, and there happened to be a person looking to the left.
On the dragon chair, the emperor looked playful.