The musicians struck the bells skillfully and played Jia Le.
Shao Xun subconsciously looked at the empty hall.
The guards in the palace were wearing armor and holding halberds, and everyone stood respectfully...
The incense was burned, and everything was ready. It was all given by Wang Jun. It was very good.
He Shi Shiran knelt down behind the desk and signaled to Yangman.
Yangman understood and immediately left the palace gate. The music stopped and the officials stood up.
There is no doubt that as long as they are Liang officials, they are all ministers of Liang Gong and have the status of monarch and minister. After all, this is a true feudal state.
Yangman returned to the palace, knelt down with great ceremony, and said: "Ming Gong, all ministers, and hundreds of officials are here. Please come in to congratulate me."
"Yes." Shao Xun stretched out his hand and said.
Yangman stood up and went out of the palace again.
Shao Xun waited quietly.
For him, this is also the first time.
It was my first time to receive congratulations from my ministers as a monarch, and it was such a solemn occasion.
He knew very well that the Zhengdan Congratulations was the most important political event in the six months since the establishment of the Liang State, and it was an indispensable part of establishing his dominance in the Liang State.
What was played just now is "music", and the greetings are "rituals". Together they are "rituals and music".
If today's serious political activity is messed up, it will be "a collapse of etiquette and a collapse of music."
Sheren Yangkai, who "took the initiative to work overtime", stood behind the palace gate. When he saw the first person entering, he shouted loudly: "Congratulations to Prime Minister Yu Chen on his entry."
The music begins again.
Shao Xun sat steadily and looked at the gray-haired Yu Chen. Their eyes met and both were filled with emotion.
When the music stopped, Yu Chen had already knelt down and worshiped on the ground.
Liu Bai, who was the former prince (Sima Quan) and now a member of the Liang Kingdom, took the gift brought by Yu Chen and said: "I, Yu Chen, present you with a white jade. Congratulations."
"No courtesy." Shao Xun stood up and said with his hands supported.
Yu Chen stood up and bowed, then looked at Shao Xun. The two looked at each other and smiled.
Everyone knows that today's worship has profound meaning, and the status of the monarch and his ministers has been determined, even if their status is Weng's son-in-law.
The clerk came over quietly, guided Yu Chen out, and stood outside the palace door.
The so-called "Zhi Zhi" means bringing a gift.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, every time there was a formal meeting, Cao Cao would ring the bell at the Wenchang Hall of Ye Palace to receive congratulations at the seventh quarter of the night, and the civil servants and generals would enter the court carrying zhi.
Neither Shao Xun nor Cao Cao were emperors, so there were not so many etiquette requirements.
If it is the emperor's congratulations, Yu Chen will kneel down and bow when he enters the palace gate, and then come to the throne to bow a second time. At this time, the emperor will stand up. After the second bow, the emperor will sit down, and Yu Chen will bow again, front and back.
Three prayers.
The congratulators did not need to say anything extra during the whole process. Even the words of congratulation were said by Da Honglu, and the process was strictly followed.
As for gifts, the king, duke, marquis, three dukes, Tejin, etc. will give white jade, and the medium-sized ones will give furs and furs, and so on. According to the size of the official items, gifts of silk, lamb, wild goose, pheasant, etc. will be given.
To put it simply, Cao and Shao's court gifts are actually simplified and modified versions of the emperor's gifts. After all, they are not the emperor, and the official positions are different regardless of the principality or the kingdom. Many of the court officials equipped by the emperor do not have them at all.
After Yu Chen paid his congratulations, Pan Tao, the imperial censor, entered the room and presented him with a white jade.
When I knelt down and worshiped, I was fine at first, but suddenly I felt very complicated.
The person sitting high above was originally a soldier, a slave soldier who had never been able to make his mark for generations, but he was a descendant of the Xingyang Pan family who had been a member of the Pan family for generations and had produced countless talents.
Normally, could the two of them meet? Shao Xun had trouble even meeting him.
But now it was he, a proud member of the family, who knelt down respectfully.
This bow seemed to have broken something, which made Pan Tao feel extremely complicated.
According to the education he received since childhood and his values ​​as an adult, there are rules of etiquette between him and Shao Xun, although many people nowadays don't particularly care about it.
Pan Tao left quickly.
Next was Taiwei Pei Kang, but he was still recovering from illness in Xuchang, so he was exempted from attending the Zhengdan Congratulations.
Then there is the left and right military division of the General's Mansion, Chang Shi.
The next step is to batch by level...
I was busy until six o'clock in the day when the water came on, and the first stage of paying tribute was finally over.
The guards from Liang Palace came in one after another and placed a few cases.
It's time for dinner.
However, only higher-ranking officials can eat inside, while middle- and lower-ranking officials are given meals under the corridor outside the palace - the hierarchy is very strict, and this is also part of the etiquette.
Yu Chen, Pan Tao, Wang Yan, Lu Zhi, Pei Miao, Shangshu Liuqing, General Shi, Sima, Supervisor of the Army, etc., a total of about twenty people, entered and sat behind the desk.
"What a wonderful scene." Wang Yan said with emotion as he looked at the furnishings in the palace.
To be honest, like Pan Tao, he was not completely calm yet.
Regardless of their status, members of the Langya Wang family were treated with courtesy by the emperor on weekdays, but on the solemn occasion of the Zhengdan Dynasty Congratulations, family status was no longer important and gave way to the etiquette of monarchs and ministers.
In the past, you could call "Shao Quanzhong" at home, and you could chat and laugh happily when you met, and you seemed to be neither big nor small. But today, you have realized the difference between superiors and inferiors, and the difference between emperors and ministers - although Lao Wang is not an official of the Liang Kingdom, you don't need to
This is a great gift.
With a heavy heart, Wang Yan felt that he might never call him "Quan Zhong" again, nor would he talk to him as an equal in the tone of a political ally.
It’s different. Lao Deng’s mood is very complicated.
The world's famous people, wealthy families, and generations of hairpins, your daughter's belly has grown because of you, and you still want me to worship you!
Shangshu Ling Pei Miao's mentality is relatively good.
Although he came from a wealthy family, he did not have the same psychological baggage as Wang Yan. As early as when Liang Gong was the military chief of the Yanzhou shogunate, he regarded himself as a subordinate, although there was no distinction between monarch and minister at that time.
He accepted today's scene quickly and understood that this was a step that Mr. Liang had to take.
It has been half a year since the founding of the Liang Kingdom. We just took this opportunity to clean up the slightly loose atmosphere before and integrate the Caotai team into a serious political power.
Things like etiquette cannot be seen or touched, but you have to admit that in the main hall, under the bells, after performing the ceremony of kneeling down to worship and congratulate, there has been a subtle change in your psychology.
Lu Zhi is more free and easy than Pei Miao.
No, maybe it's not free and easy, but indifferent. His focus is not on that.
It’s just a matter of following the procedures and completing the ceremony. It’s business, it’s nothing.
He is more concerned about the distribution of power in the future, and has always been thinking about this kind of thing. Until now, he is even thinking about Hebei and Bingzhou, and he is very worried.
In short, thousands of people have different faces and thoughts.
Three quarters of an hour later, Shao Xun returned to his seat in the main hall.
The sound of music started again, and Cai Cheng, the minister in the palace, brought a meal, a soup, and a glass of wine to Shao Xun's case, and all the officials stood up at the same time.
"Everyone sit down." Shao Xun seemed to feel that the atmosphere was too solemn and serious, so he smiled and said, "Eat quickly."
The guards came in one after another and placed rice, soup, and wine on the tables in front of everyone.
Shao Xun picked up the wine glass and pondered his emotions for a while.
The music stops.
"I-" he said.
"Ming Gong." Cai Cheng reminded softly.
Shao Xun understood and said helplessly: "I arrived in Luoyang more than ten years ago. At that time, I was no more than a soldier in Pan Yuan. Later I entered Luoyang and defended Piyong for several months. I also killed the thieves in front of Kaiyang Gate. Then I captured Sima Yi in the palace.
Daxiamen defeated Shichao, Feixiang defeated Jisang, Yemaggang defeated Shile and other achievements. After more than ten years of fighting, I was favored and promoted to a high rank. Looking back on the past, I am filled with emotion. Come and drink this cup to the full."
"Drink this cup to the full." All the ministers raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
Shao Xun handed the wine glass to Cai Cheng and said: "Although the barbarians have banned violence for more than ten years, the world has become somewhat peaceful, but there are thieves in Qin, rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, and monsters in Qi, but it is not yet time for the horses to be released in the Nanshan Mountains."
"You are all my pillars, and you should know my intentions. This year, the great banner points to the east, and we divide our troops to attack. First, we will eliminate the evil atmosphere in Qi. If we have more time, we can watch the troops on the river again and destroy the owl's nest in the river."
"In military affairs, we must clean up our divisions and brigade, and we must also have officials and soldiers follow the law. All major affairs in the country have been entrusted to you. Don't let me be distracted. Come and have another drink."
Shao Xun took the wine glass from Cai Cheng and drank it in one gulp.
Everyone also drank it all.
Shao Xun sat back happily and clapped his hands.
As the music started to play, a group of dancers gifted by Princess Xiangcheng quietly entered the room and started a cheerful dance. There was also a person with a melodious voice who sang a song, which diluted the somewhat serious atmosphere in the palace.
The officials in the corridor had different expressions when they heard the singing.
Some people continued to eat and drink without paying attention.
Some people stopped eating and had complicated expressions.
Some people sighed, wishing they could not go inside to watch the singing and dancing.
In particular, some lower-level military generals couldn't help but cast their eyes in the direction of the palace gate, causing the civil servants who were scholars to burst into laughter.
A country bumpkin who has never seen the world!
However, wasn’t the person sitting at the top of the hall also a country bumpkin before?
Today, you are standing high and accepting everyone's worship, so what can you say?
How many scholars can compare to his current status?
Which of the beauties in the harem is not of noble birth? Now they have to compete with each other to flatter and seek favors.
Alas, what is the difference between men and women, scholars?
Kneel down and bow down, forget his origin from now on, just work with peace of mind and seek wealth for yourself and your family.
Otherwise, you will just keep adding to your heart.
The dance music gradually reached its climax, and the sky was already bright.
The golden sunshine shines on the Guanfeng Hall, and the clouds rise and linger for a long time.
Chapter completed!