As soon as he left the Zhongcui Palace, Li Qian saw Wei Zhongxian smiling at him, and behind him were a group of young eunuchs carrying carriages.
"let's go!"
Li Qian still felt a little angry about getting out of bed, so he waved his hand angrily.
It was still dark, that is, at four and five quarters of Yin hour, when he was pulled out of bed.
You know, even when he was a senior in high school in his previous life, Li Qian never got up so early!
Seeing that Li Qian was unhappy, Wei Zhongxian became even more careful: "Your Majesty, please take a seat."
Driving along the road, we exited the Qianyuan Palace and saw a group of brightly-armored Yulin guards waiting in the distance.
I didn't recognize it from a distance, but I saw it through the light of the lantern as I walked in. Isn't this Lu Bu?
"Father! You are here!"
Lu Bu came forward with a smile on his face: "From now on, let Bu protect your safety."
Li Qian waved his hand uninterestedly and asked them to follow.
Lu Bu came to Li Qian's side and looked at Wei Zhongxian. Both of them felt the other's hostility.
Escorted by the Yulin Guards, Li Qian continued southward along the long blue-white jade stone road.
The eunuchs carried the shoulder carriages, passed through several majestic round gates, left the inner palace through the tall middle door of Zhide Gate, and headed towards Qianyang Hall.
Daqian Palace is divided into two parts: the front court and the inner palace.
The front court is collectively called Qianyang Palace, including Qianyang Hall, Ziwei Hall, Chengqing Hall, etc. The emperor went to court, received ministers, handled political affairs, etc., all in the front court.
The main hall of Daqian is Qianyang Hall, where normal court meetings are held.
In the days since he ascended the throne, Li Qian has already finished handling his father's funeral.
Today is his first court meeting as emperor.
The first court meeting of the new emperor was supposed to be a grand court meeting, with extremely heavy etiquette.
The second guard of the Forbidden Army, the Whip-Crying Officer of the Department of Ceremonies, the Praising Officer of the Ministry of Rites, the Herald Officer...etc. will all appear.
Before the court meeting, the royal drum must be beaten, and stone ceremonial horses, ceremonial rhinoceros, and ceremonial elephants are also indispensable.
The Ministry of Rites and the palace must prepare all the chariots, chariots, books, fans and other ceremonial guards, display incense tables, treasure tables and other decorations, and also have the teaching hall, Shao music, etc.
The enthronement ceremony will also be held in the square in front of the Qianyang Palace, with bells ringing and music played, and hundreds of officials congratulating... Finally, the emperor wearing a grand crown will announce the edict.
When he arrived at Li Qian's place, there was nothing. He only went to court wearing normal emperor's uniform.
But instead of feeling aggrieved, one person felt that it was already complicated enough.
"Fortunately, the court meeting only happens once every three days..."
Li Qian walked out of the carriage sleepily and murmured dissatisfiedly: "If this happens every day, I will lose at least ten years of my life."
The Qianyang Hall is extremely spacious and magnificent, with magnificent carvings, bright red carpets, and standing dragon columns...
At the highest point in the hall is a large dragon chair.
Nine dragons are entrenched, surrounded by auspicious clouds, with towering horns and looming scales and claws. The dragon's body is embossed with cloud patterns and fire beads, the lower layer is open-cut with curly grass patterns, and the lotus petals are carved on the upper and lower sides of the waist.
Wisps of morning light were reflected from outside the hall, and a faint golden light danced on the surface of the dragon chair.
Li Qian looked down and found that the ministers wearing bright red silk gauze clothes and jade belts had already arrived in the hall, sitting together, talking in twos and threes.
That's right, not kneeling or standing, but sitting in the hall, and each person even has a special desk.
But even so, there was no sign of crowding in Qianyang Hall.
All the officers were wearing scarlet robes. Only the two young officials standing in front and left were wearing blue robes with heron patches on their chests. There were pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the table.
These are two living men, who belong to the Menxia Province and have the same duties as the daily eunuchs.
The emperor's words and deeds in the harem were recorded by the eunuchs, and they were the two of them in the previous dynasty.
"Your Majesty is here!"
Wei Zhongxian shouted loudly, and all the officials below stopped talking at the same time and stood up to pay homage to Li Qian.
"See my emperor."
Li Qian was a little surprised at first. He imagined that in the court meeting, the ministers held great power and did not pay attention to the emperor at all.
But now these people actually stood up respectfully to greet him.
"My lords, please be free!"
Li Qian sat on the dragon chair, which was a bit awkward, feeling a little flattered. These ministers were all famous people in history!
There are four people sitting at the head of the civil service on the right.
The top leader of Zhongshu Province, Zhongshu Ling Qin Hui, is also the Right Prime Minister.
The top leader of the Menxia Province, Yan Song, who was also in charge of the household department, was also known as the left prime minister.
These two people were the most powerful among the civil servants and sat at the front of all the civil servants.
The seats next to them are Cai Jing, who is also in charge of the punishment department, and He Shen, who is also in charge of the official department.
'These four people come together...why worry about death!'
Li Qian sighed in his heart, these people are all the sleeping dragons and phoenixes of Daqian.
However, not all civil servants were treacherous. Wei Zheng, the imperial censor whom Li Qian knew, was a loyal and good minister.
In the sequence of military attachés on the right, there are three people at the head.
There is a strong, fat man with a dark face and a short beard under his chin. This man is Zhao Kuangyin, the general of the world's soldiers and horses.
There was a middle-aged man with a white face, a tall and strong figure, thick beard and hair, and a serious gaze. His appearance was somewhat similar to that of Li Qian. This man was Li Yuan, Duke of Tang Dynasty.
The last person is also the oldest, with a strange appearance and prominent forehead bones. Some people once said that he has a long face and a noble appearance that "wangs the world".
This person is General Yang Jian.
Looking around, there are actually three founding ancestors and four traitorous ministers who overthrew the country gathered in one court.
'Being able to serve as emperor for these people for a day is a blessing I have earned in three lifetimes...'
Li Qian sighed silently in his heart.
He turned to look at Wei Zhongxian beside him and raised his chin.
Wei Zhongxian understood the idea immediately. Holding a snow-white fly whisk, he stepped forward and shouted: "If you have something to do, leave the court!"
Originally, this work should be done by a dedicated chamberlain at the head of the palace, but Wei Zhongxian insisted on following him, saying that he was reluctant to leave His Majesty, so Li Qian agreed.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
An official in scarlet robes with peacock patches on his chest stood up, held a jade tablet and bowed.
"Um?"
Li Qian looked at him: "Who are you? What do you want to report?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I have Zhang Yong, minister of Honglu Temple, writing to ask for help from the envoys of the Yue Kingdom."
"The Yue envoy asked for help..." Li Qian subconsciously thought of Xi Shi yesterday.
"Tell me the details!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Yong straightened up and said slowly: "Three days ago, Yue sent Fan Li to Beijing to say that Wu was attacking Yue without any reason..."
"The King of Yue wants to send troops from the imperial court to stop the war..."
Listening to his report, Li Qian nodded slowly.
It’s not much different from the Battle of Wuyue in my memory.
At this time, the Yue Kingdom had not yet been conquered, so they came to the Daqian court to bring reinforcements.
"After I finished my report, I respectfully ask for your Majesty's judgment." After Zhang Yong said these things, he sat down again.
Li Qian opened his mouth, wanting to express his opinion.
But after seeing the pair of eyes below, he temporarily changed his words and said: "What good advice do you have?"
Many of the ministers below nodded secretly. It seemed that the new emperor was not a fool, and he would not just come up and seize power blatantly.
If you seize power as soon as you come up, you will have to use some tricks, which will inevitably lead to trouble.
"His Majesty."
A strong military attache with a rough face on the right stood up, cupped his hands and said: "The State of Wu launched an army to attack Yue for no reason and ignored the authority of the imperial court!"
"If you ignore Yue's request for help and let Wu do it, the other princes will definitely despise the court!"
"Your Majesty Zhao Kuangyi, please lead the troops to attack Wu and set the course for the dynasty!"