"Yan Li is the person who understands the righteousness of the king and his ministers."
In the sea of people, Sima Lang and Sima Yi followed Zhao Weisun and stood at the end of the team. They were meritorious officials who protected the envoys from going south smoothly, and were allowed to participate in Yanli. However, their positions were almost
At the end of the line, and behind them were the Xiongnu Zuoxian King Qubei, and some envoys from the Qiang tribe who were close to the court and tried to ask for some rewards for spending the winter.
Sima Yi couldn't help but take a deep breath. It seemed that the barbarian behind him had not been washed when he came, and his body still exuded a dull smell. The smell suddenly diminished, which made him feel passionate about the royal family since he broke into Weiyang Palace.
Feeling a sense of awe, he stood on tiptoe carefully and looked at the countless heads in front of him wearing beam crowns, military crowns, and the black or white backs of their heads exposed from under the crowns.
He tried his best to look around, but he couldn't even see clearly who was in the front row of his line.
"Zhongda, stop looking." Sima Lang stood next to Sima Yi. He was a little taller than ordinary people. He stood respectfully in the crowd. The orange firelight reflected on his face, like a scholar.
The figurine. His lips moved slightly. Without looking carefully, it would be difficult to tell that he was speaking: "This is Weiyang Palace."
Whether it is the King Sima Xuan who stole power in history, or the young man who looks extraordinarily small in front of the towering Luzhen Palace today, Sima Yi has never been a person who keeps to himself. As far as he is concerned, he also does not think that keeping to himself will bring
How much achievement can one person bring?
"Brother." Sima Yi finally stopped tiptoeing and looked at his brother with a smile: "Which column do you think Aweng is in?"
Sima Lang was silent for a while, and then whispered: "Aweng is the leader of Jinwu, and he should be among the nine ministers."
"That's what I thought too." Sima Yi was now standing neatly, looking calmly at the bluestone tiles under his feet, with a hint of envy and heat in his eyes.
He murmured, as if speaking to himself, and as if speaking to this ancient palace that had stood silently for four hundred years. At this moment, the young man made himself a wish and a vow that might take him a lifetime to pursue: "One day
I also want to stand in that position, no, I want to stand further forward!"
At this time, in this solemn occasion, no one from the emperor to the ministers could show any disrespectful behavior. Fortunately, the visitors and censors at this time no longer paid attention to the small changes underneath, and no one paid attention.
The majesty of Weiyang Palace and the pomp of the courtiers gathering deeply stimulated a young man named Sima Yi, and shocked his soul enough, even affecting the future.
A loud sound came from the deep, wide and tall road bedroom, followed by a chorus of bells and bells. Several visitors with loud voices stood in front of the palace door. Their voices were united, although not everyone could hear them.
It was clear, but the sound was powerful throughout the square in front of the road dormitory:
"The emperor is prosperous for the king"
Inside and outside the palace, everyone bowed their heads to the emperor on their throne, bowed their heads and bent their bodies piously on the ground.
"May your Majesty live forever and be happy forever"
Various bronze lamps are burning in the hall, the copper stoves placed in the four corners are exuding hot air, and the exquisite Boshan stove slowly burns the fragrant dipterocarp incense. The bright candlelight and warm temperature, as well as the clothes
The splendid palace servants and eunuchs have decorated this old palace that has experienced vicissitudes of life with a brand new look.
As soon as the others walked in, they were just obsessed with the splendor in front of them, but no one noticed that the interior of the painted pillars and walls had long been rotten to the core.
The officials took their seats one after another. At this grand event that all the Han officials thought would never be seen again in their lives, people were very excited, so it was difficult to keep quiet.
After the order was finally stabilized, Mu Shun of the Xiaohuang Gate removed the curtain that blocked the royal appearance, specifically allowing everyone to directly see the emperor's handsome appearance.
The minister in the court didn't think anything of it. He only glanced at it and then consciously looked away. This time he was granted permission to look directly at the emperor. It was not so much a favor for everyone, but rather a special gift for the envoys from Guandong.
, the purpose is to let them clearly see that the emperor in front of them is the orthodox emperor in the world, and completely break the rumors that the emperor is not the emperor Xiaoling.
Seated in the middle and back seats are Xu You, Wang Bi, Lou Gui, Zhao Yu and other envoys from various states. Some of them have served in the imperial court. For example, Zhao Yu, although he has never met the present emperor, at least he has met Emperor Xiaoling.
Some of them had connections with Yuan Shao and other prominent members of the royal family. For example, Xu You participated in the operation to recapture the emperor from the eunuchs and met the emperor up close.
After seeing the emperor, some of these people, as well as some of the county officials behind them, had sullen faces, secretly marveling at the emperor's calm demeanor, some nodded silently, their eyes lost in thought, and some others
He was so excited that he opened his mouth from ear to ear and looked exactly like Emperor Xiaoling, the emperor who was said to be the Lord of Zhongxing in Guanzhong.
At this time, the emperor spoke. At the beginning of the construction of the Lushu Palace, skilled craftsmen designed a special amplification structure that could clearly convey the emperor's slightly immature voice to any corner: "Since the imperial court moved,
In times of political turmoil, it was difficult and the system was not established. Fortunately, thanks to the ministers of the state and the treacherous sycophants, Guanzhong was stable. Now it is our duty to provide peace and quiet for the people. All the kings are members of the imperial court. You should work hard and do not focus on my evil deeds."
As soon as the words fell, the crowd that was supposed to be quiet began to stir up a new wave of commotion. Many people stood up in turn and officially opened the ceremony.
The etiquette of Yanli is very simple compared with the food and food rituals. It mainly focuses on drinking. Although there is dried meat, there is no rice. In summary, the specific ceremony is that after the ministers toast to the emperor, the emperor returns it.
The purpose of honoring someone is to make the guest and host happy.
So at the beginning, the ministers below came forward in batches according to the rank of Duke, Qing, etc. to drink wine...to toast the emperor. First, the three Dukes, then the ministers with two thousand shi, and then the officials of Sanzhi.
Envoys from court, naturalized foreign chiefs, etc. After one round, the monarch and his ministers can have a hearty drink and get drunk before resting.
This was the first time for the emperor to drink alcohol, and he had been sacrificed by his ministers several times in a row. His mind was already a little dizzy. Fortunately, there was a wine supervisor who was specially there to supervise the drinking, so that the emperor and his ministers would not get drunk and make a joke.
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Therefore, the emperor's consciousness was still very clear. He held the wine cup in his hand and looked sharply at the ministers drinking below. These people all showed bright smiles and chatted with each other over the wine, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
If an outsider who doesn't know the inside story sees this, he will definitely think that all the princes of the Han Dynasty are upright and open-minded. They will jointly assist the emperor without any suspicion and create a peaceful and prosperous era.
But is this really the case?
The emperor picked up the wine cup with his right hand and brought it to his mouth. With his left hand he covered half of his face with his sleeve, smiled disdainfully, and then took a sip of the wine.