Tianlong: Immortal Cultivator in the World of Martial Arts

Chapter 69

Zhao Yu who returned home still knew the time of the court meeting, but he was worried that he would oversleep, so he specially ordered his servants to wake him up at the fourth watch.

The time of the Grand Court Meeting is basically around five o'clock, that is, between four o'clock and five o'clock now, but the Mu Palace is still a good distance from the palace, so how can it be done if you don't leave early, this kind of formal occasion It's not as random as I thought.
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As soon as the fourth watch time came, the servants began to knock on Zhao Bi's door.

Zhao Bi's vigilance is still relatively high now, and knowing what's going on today, he got up quickly.

Mei Lan Zhuju also came over at this time and began to help Zhao Bi change clothes. This time the situation was different from usual, and he still had to wear his own King Mu costume.

It took more than half an hour to finally get the clothes and hair accessories done, which is also the most strenuous thing for Zhao Bi.

With the help of the weak light, everyone can see the extraordinaryness of their prince. Zhao Bi has only worn this official uniform twice so far, and each time it gives people a different feeling.

When Zhao Bi walked out of the room, he found that there were quite a lot of people outside the door, even Wang Yuyan was there. In modern times, the current time is only after three o'clock, so Zhao Bi was surprised by so many people.

Wang Yuyan looked at Zhao Bi and said softly, "Bring something to eat, there must be no breakfast when you arrive so early."

After speaking, Wang Yuyan took a food box from the next servant and handed it to Zhao Bi.

"Then thank you Yuyan, I'd better go back and rest for a while, it's still early before dawn."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Bi didn't forget to rub Wang Yuyan's head. Wang Yuyan who got up so early didn't have any makeup on, and even wore casual clothes.

In order to hurry, Zhao Bi could only lead his servants on horseback.

It is about ten kilometers from the palace to the palace. If it is fast, it will take half an hour. The most important thing is that it is relatively dark now, so the speed will be very slow.
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It was almost five o'clock when we arrived, and the palace hadn't opened at this time, and they basically started on time, so there were a lot of officials standing at the entrance of the palace, and other than that, there were breakfast vendors. The whole gate is still quite lively.

At this time, it was already a little bright at the fifth watch. Although it was necessary to light the lanterns to see each other clearly, the outlines were still relatively clear at the very least.

When Zhao Bi came directly on horseback, this kind of thing was relatively rare. Most officials came in carriages. Although there were generals on horseback, they all came earlier.

Zhao Bi's arrival did not cause any commotion because of the darkness, and there were still several old princes and concubines and other royal relatives here.

After a while, there was the sound of the gate of the palace opening. The moment the cinnabar red gate opened, everyone stopped eating, and then began to straighten their clothes, preparing to leave for the palace.

When everyone started to walk in, Zhao Bi got off his horse and started to follow the crowd.

During the Great Court Meeting, nothing but people should be allowed to go along with it. Even Zhao Bi had to follow the etiquette system in such a solemn situation.

In the Song Dynasty, it was not necessary to go to court every day, especially after Wang Anshi's reform, he set a system of five days in the morning and one in January.

It is not necessary for everyone to participate in the early court, especially the first-rank officials, who are generally old. In special circumstances, it is allowed not to go to the court, but it is different during the grand court meeting. This means that there are no special circumstances. up.

As everyone entered the Hall of Wende, the position of each person was determined in advance. Basically, it would not change unless they were promoted. The entire Hall of Wende accommodated hundreds of officials, which still seemed relatively crowded.

However, they do not need to kneel down and salute in this kind of court meeting as shown on TV. Most of them only need to bow and salute (of course, this is true in history.)
Under the guidance of the lower eunuch, Zhao Bi did not stay in the Wende Hall, but went to the side hall. The main reason is that the current King Mu has no official position, so he needs to be summoned by the emperor.

Although there were still some whispering voices in Wende Hall at this time, it was still relatively quiet overall.

"Your Majesty is here."

It finally came 10 minutes or so after everyone was tidied up.

Maid Zhao came out accompanied by the senior officials. Before sitting on the dragon chair, she straightened her dragon robe and sat down slowly.

"salute."

Under the high official's sharp voice, hundreds of officials in the hall began to bow and shout "Long live Your Majesty."

It was a simple salute, certainly not as shown on TV.

"Exemption."

As soon as Maid Zhao finished speaking, all the bowed officials said in unison, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

That's the beginning of a simple court meeting.

"Everywhere, let's talk about the local situation first? Censor Chengjian pays attention to the order at the scene."

In the Song Dynasty, especially in the court, those who behaved irregularly and whispered privately were fined for the light ones, and ten boards for the severe ones.

Sure enough, as soon as Maid Zhao's voice fell, the whispering voices in the hall disappeared immediately.

Every person in the court hall who wants to report something must first go to the center of the court hall, or raise his hand to signal the censor to inform, but generally the report is made according to the size of the official position.

"Qi Zuo Your Majesty, my minister Tai Shaoqing will report."

"Precise play."

It was not until the sky was bright that these courtiers reported for a little while. It seemed that it would be difficult to end this grand court meeting before noon.

Maid Zhao was also more concerned about these officials. When the sky was just dawning, some internal eunuchs walked up to the court hall with food, and directly offered seats to those older officials.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, now the Liao Kingdom and our Great Song Dynasty often rob and plunder at the border. Not only the Liao Kingdom's army appears, but even our Great Song's army will also have this situation."

A general below said this matter, and Zhao Yu who stayed in the side hall could also hear this matter, and then asked the inner eunuch beside him, "I don't know which general said these words just now?"

"His Royal Highness, the slave just saw that it is General Hu Ze, the current General Zuo Duwei."

"Okay, I see."

Zhao Bi felt that this Hu Ze did a good job, at least he did not add fuel to the matter, and he was able to directly tell the situation on his side, which made Zhao Bi feel very good.

Looking at the court hall now, those who are still standing are basically not energetic. Of course, this is normal. After all, it is very good to see a group of literati standing for so long.

Before listening to their reports, Obi would still listen to them occasionally. Although the country is out of control, it is still necessary to listen to them.

(End of this chapter)