Kowloon wins

Chapter 39

"When you arrive at the imperial court, don't forget the etiquette. The current situation is chaotic, so you should watch more and move less. If Huang Ama doesn't ask, you just stand and don't talk nonsense. If not, be careful of your skin and remember everything." Are you staying?"

Eight large sedan chairs were unsteadily moving forward on the empty East Street. In the sedan chair, the solemn King Chengjun leaned on the brocade cushion, looked at Hong Qing with a slight frown, and took the trouble to confess the first The same words ten times.

"Yes, father, the child will remember."

Go to court?It’s a good thing, others can’t ask for it. Before going to the court, Hong Qing also looked forward to it very much, but when it came to the time of the court, she realized that this job seemed not so simple. Not to mention anything else, just say getting up early. One thing, it's not a fun thing, poor Hongqing always likes to sleep late, so she gets up in the middle of the third watch and leaves the house before the fourth watch, she really suffered a serious crime, and she is already sleepy by now It's too bad, there is Tang Monk chanting endlessly in his ears, this crime is really not for human beings, the problem is that the father has orders, and it's okay if he doesn't answer, which makes Hong Qing's heart sour.

"Just remember, you have to walk quickly to enter the palace gate, you must not run with big strides...

"Also, once Huang Ama leaves the harem, she must..."

"Once Huang Ama asks a question, he must be sanctified first, and then..."

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Today's morning court is very important to the third master, not only is it the first time for Hong Qing, the seven-year-old son of the royal family, to attend court, but also because the matters discussed today are related to the direction of the court for a long time in the future. Li Minquan's suggestion, but the third master still doesn't have much confidence in his heart. This person is always guilty and his mouth is broken. They are all very familiar, but the third master still can't help but repeat and repeat, but poor Hong Qing was so dizzy, I really wish to take a rag to wipe the third master's eloquent mouth. It's a pity that I want to think about it, but I don't have the guts to do it. In desperation, I can only listen to it tentatively, and put it in a perfunctory manner. It's really miserable.

"My lord, I have arrived in front of the palace, please move my lord and my little lord."

Just when Hongqing was on the verge of collapse, the suffering finally came to an end. With Gao Dacheng's singing, the third master finally stopped the meaningless preaching, bent down, and followed the car picked up by the people. The curtain got off the sedan chair, Hong Qing rolled her eyes fiercely when she saw this, shook her head with a wry smile, then got off the sedan chair, stepped on her legs, and followed the third master to the court room outside the palace gate , along the way, it is inevitable to spend some meaningless words with a group of courtiers who came forward to say hello. Fortunately, Hong Qing has a high status, so there is no need to salute these courtiers who are not qualified to enter the court room. Otherwise, Hong Qing's poor little knee might suffer a lot again.

"Yo, the third brother is here."

"Third brother, congratulations. You have achieved a great achievement. Not to mention the rewards, but also Yinzi entered the court. It's amazing. Why didn't our brother encounter such a good thing."

"Come on, old ten, as lazy as you are, even if the credit is in front of you, I'm afraid you won't even bother to pick it up."

"Hahaha..., that's right, old ten, you only have jealousy."

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The court room is divided into north and south. The north is a resting place for officials above the third rank and below the first rank. As for the south, it is the place where the courtiers of the highest rank gather. Although there is no express regulation, it is a matter of convention. It was still Hong Qing, both of whom were extremely expensive masters, so naturally they went straight to the Nanchao room. As soon as they entered the door, all the elder brothers who were sitting and laughing, except for the elder brother, all stood up, laughing and laughing. Of course, while exchanging pleasantries, I didn’t forget to tease the third master. The sour taste is really flying all over the sky. Relaxed, it's strange not to be envied by others.

"It's a fluke, it's just a fluke, everything is due to Huang Ama's plan, and it's just a lucky encounter for my brother, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning, Qing'er, come and greet all uncles and elders."

Although he had expected the ridicule of the brothers, but at this moment, Yin Zhi still felt a little guilty, not because of anything else, but because of this great achievement, he really bumped into him, and he himself never thought that the credit would be He got it so easily, and he didn't expect that Mr. Kangxi would mention Hong Qing to the court. Now facing the siege of the brothers, the third master could only smile awkwardly, turned around and pushed Hong Qing away. out.

Well, I sold us again, there is nothing I can do, pity our little knees!

Seeing that her father pushed herself out as a shield so shamelessly, Hong Qing was really depressed, but there was nothing to do, so she could only bury a few words in her heart, such courtesy is not enough. It is really necessary to do it over and over again, who made him lower in seniority.

"My nephew greets my uncle!"

"Meet the fourth uncle!"

"I've seen Mr. Xiong!"

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There is the most important etiquette in the Qing Dynasty. As a junior, seeing the elders, the etiquette is absolutely indispensable. If there is a mistake, the consequences are not easy to be read by the officials. No matter how depressed she was, Hong Qing could only exert herself and greeted all the nobles. Fortunately, everyone knew that Hong Qing's family members were upright, so they didn't dare to underestimate them. All my thoughts were on the morning that was about to start, no one made it difficult for Hong Qing, everyone smiled politely, and it was considered that Hong Qing passed the test smoothly, even so, after a round of etiquette, I feel sorry for Hong Qing. The knees are still suffering from numbness.

"Go up, go up..."

Before Hong Qing could catch her breath from the red tape, there was already a burst of shouting from the Meridian Gate, and all the ministers who were chatting in the court room were all moved by the wind, got up each, and quickly adjusted After finishing the official robes, according to the rank, the team was photographed outside the Meridian Gate, quietly waiting for the palace gate to open. As the grandson of the dragon, Hong Qing was fortunate to stand at the front of the queue, but she was not with her father. Together, they were the last one in the elder brother's line, and standing in front of him was the huge body of the old ten Yinyu, which completely obscured Hong Qing's sight.

In the previous life, Hong Qing always thought that the court should be in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, commonly known as the Jinluan Hall, and all the scenes about the court meeting in later generations were generally there, but in fact it was completely false, and the place of the early court was not at all It is not in the Golden Luan Hall, but in the Qianqing Gate, which is the inner palace gate at the junction of the former dynasty and the rear palace. There is an imperial couch in the middle, and behind the couch is a screen and table case.At dawn, after the emperor was enthroned, the officials who came to play waited in line in the square in front of the gate. The officials of the Ministry and Academy climbed the east steps one by one according to the pre-programmed order, and reported to the emperor one after another. , Fang will change the early court to be held in the Hall of Preservation and Harmony. As for the Golden Luan Hall, it is actually rarely used.

"The time has come, come in!"

At Maoshi, when the drums and music were playing at the Meridian Gate, a middle-aged eunuch who was full of spirit slowly walked out of the already wide-open Meridian Gate, and roared loudly at the top of his voice. The courtiers who had already lined up immediately moved after hearing the sound. The file entered the Meridian Gate, took small steps, and hurried along the palace road to the Qianqing Gate. Along the way, many eunuchs beat the ground with static whips, causing bursts of explosions.

The small square in front of Qianqing Gate is not too small, it is more than ten acres square, but there are more than [-] civil and military personnel who are qualified to go to court, and if you count the eunuchs and guards who maintain order, the total number is already After six hundred, so many people gathered in front of the gate, and immediately crowded the whole small square to the brim. Poor Hongqing was small, and when she squeezed in the crowd, she disappeared immediately. She looked left and right. , all of them are squatting on the buttocks, which really makes Hongqing dumbfounded.

According to court regulations, you can only wait quietly in the square, you are not allowed to talk, you are not allowed to move around, and even coughing is not allowed. Anyone who dares to violate it will be recorded by the Yushitai, and the punishment will not be light , obviously, this kind of waiting is really annoying, it is the most test of people's patience, other people are just fine, they are all veterans who are used to going to the court, and they don't have any other thoughts, but Hong It was Qing's first time to go to court, and she had little experience to speak of. After waiting and waiting for the old man to come out, she felt as uncomfortable as if a cat's paw was scratching her heart.

"The Emperor is here!"

Just when Hong Qing was waiting till his throat was dry, with the voice of Qin Wuyong, the director of the performance office, he yelled angrily, and Mr. Kangxi, who was dressed in bright yellow court clothes, came out from behind the door surrounded by several young eunuchs. Prince Yinreng followed closely behind with a pale face.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

As soon as Mr. Kangxi showed his face, 28 young eunuchs standing around the small square immediately waved the static whips in their hands with all their strength, and hit the ground hard, making bursts of loud bangs.

"Come on and see Your Majesty!"

As soon as the whip was sounded, all the ministers and workers fell to their knees and kowtowed three times and bowed nine times.

"Everyone loves to be flat."

Grandpa Kangxi walked steadily to the imperial couch in front of the door, lifted the hem of his robe, sat down, raised his hand falsely, and called out in a peaceful voice.

"Thank you, Lord Long, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

All the courtiers are very familiar with court rules and etiquette, as soon as they yelled, they immediately shouted long live three times. Although Hong Qing is the first brother, he can be mixed among the courtiers, and shouting along, but there is no risk of making mistakes.

"Qizou Your Majesty, I have a book to refer to."

The ministers had just stood up and were still breathing, but they saw a person jumping out from the end of the civil servants' queue and shouted loudly in disregard of the court rules. It turned out to be Yu Shi Wan Fangmin. All the ministers and workers were stunned...

(End of this chapter)