The Taihe Hall was built in the eighteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), and was called the Fengtian Temple at that time. In the forty-first year of Jiajing (1562), it was renamed the Huangji Palace. In the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1645), it was changed to Taihe Palace. Since its completion, it has been repeatedly burned down and rebuilt many times.

The main hall bears the weight of the top of the eaves of the palace, sits down 3 layers of white marble steps, adopts the golden dragon and the seal color painting, the roof of the immortal beast as many as 11 pieces, 11 rooms, all adopt the highest shape system. It is the undoubted first palace in the world in China, and the plaque in the Taihe Hall is "built extremely Suiyou", which is the imperial pen of Emperor Qianlong.

The decoration of the Taihe Hall is very gorgeous. Under the eaves, dense buckets are applied, and the indoor and outdoor beams are decorated with the highest level of Hexi paintings. The upper part of the door and window is inlaid with a rhombic pattern, the lower part is embossed with a cloud dragon pattern, and the joints are equipped with gilded copper leaves engraved with dragon patterns. The gold brick paving in the palace is therefore also called the Golden Luan Palace.

There are a total of 72 large pillars in the Taihe Hall to support all its weight, all of which are huge pillars with the pattern of gold cloud dragons, which are magnificent and gorgeous at a glance. At the top of the courtiers' knees is the most precious first throne in the Forbidden City, which is located on a high platform with seven steps in the center of the main hall, and behind it are seven large screens carved with cloud dragon patterns.

There are a total of 13 golden dragons entwined on the throne made in the Jiajing period, the largest of which is a dragon standing in the center of the back of the chair; there is no usual chair leg under the chair surface, but a Sumeru base, and the double dragon play beads are carved at the waist, and the hair is full of gold lacquer.

Around the throne are placed elephant vases that symbolize peace and elephants, symbolizing the wisdom of the monarch and the sages, the cranes symbolizing longevity, and the incense burners and incense tubes used for burning incense. And the child who accepts the bowing of the ministers on the throne is the monarch of the Great Qing Dynasty, Emperor Tongzhi, Aixin Jueluo Zaichun.

"Obediently, this full set of treasures is better than the future generations, look at the gold bricks on the ground are not damaged, what kind of incense is burning in the air? Why does it smell so good?"

Xiao Letian leaned against the gate of the Taihe Hall and looked inside, he had also been to the Forbidden City several times in his previous life, and he had seen the inside of the Taihe Hall a few times, but the hall at that time had already been destroyed by the vicissitudes of history.

Back then, Xiao Lotian was also leaning on the door frame, looking at the gold bricks that had lost their color, and looking at the Sumeru Throne covered with dust, and couldn't help but sigh at history.

And today, Xiao Lotian saw the resplendor of the real Taihe Hall in history with his own eyes, and he couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart.

"It's all a good thing left by the ancestors, no matter what dynasty it belongs to, it is all the wealth of hundreds of millions of people, and the hard work of tens of millions of craftsmen.

Just as Xiao Letian was muttering to himself, Minister Hua Ruohan patted him on the shoulder, "Don't be in a daze at the door, the big ceremony in the hall has been completed, we can go in......"

It turned out that when Xiao Lotian was in a daze, the Taihe Hall had already completed three bows and nine bows, and the envoys who watched the ceremony could enter. Hua Ruohan and other Western ministers entered the main hall and took off their hats and bowed, and then walked to the lowest corner of the gate one by one to stand.

And when he arrived at Xiao Letian, it was difficult, he stood in the hall awkwardly and felt the angry eyes of the people around him, and he didn't know whether to bow or kneel and kowtow.

It is said that Ryukyu is also a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, and the courtiers of Ryukyu should kowtow when they see the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but Xiao Lotian swore from the day he crossed over that he would not kowtow to any powerful person, not even the emperor, and the scene became embarrassing all of a sudden.

"Bold fanatics, the Taihe Palace actually doesn't kneel, the rebel ministers, the rebel ministers, the rebel ministers......" Xiao Letian's hesitant expression ignited the anger of the Qinglius, and Hanlin Feng Fu was the first to jump out and rebuke loudly, followed by countless Qingliu courtiers scolding in unison.

"Kneel! When you see Your Majesty, you dare not kneel...... Where is the samurai, and if you don't take down this madman......"

Qingliu scolded fiercely, but it was impossible for the Ouchi guards to listen to them, not to mention that the new army was staring at them one by one, who would dare to do it.

Qingliu scolded bitterly, and the ministers also discussed, the little emperor on the throne had seen such a lively court meeting, and his childlike heart rose for a while, and he said to Xiao Letian, "Hi...... They all scolded you, do you kneel or not?"

"Your Majesty must not be rude......" Weng Tongyi said, "You are the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, and you are at the Great Imperial Meeting, you must be upright and solemn!" Emperor Tongzhi stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to say that he was alive.

Xiao Letian shook his head, "The minister's waist has not been good in the past two days, I'm afraid I can't kneel, and besides, the Empress Dowager also gave the minister the privilege of not kneeling and not keeping his hair, so I can't kne......el today."

After speaking, Xiao Letian also raised his head and squeezed his eyes at the emperor and the two queen mothers on the left and right, and a ruffian anger came out.

"Daring fanatics...... Who dares to abolish the law of the ancestors? This is the Taihe Palace, it is the Great Imperial Court, and it usually tolerates you, but now no one tolerates you...... Get on your knees!"

Xiao Letian turned his head and stretched out a middle finger at Qingliu on the street, "What's wrong with the Taihe Palace? Do you still think this is the center of the universe? Ancestral family law? Our ancestors have a lot of ancestors, Qin Emperor Han Wu, Tang Sect and Song Ancestor, those dynasties have my ancestors, whose family law do you say I should listen to?"

Provocation, this is Chiguoguo's provocation! The loyal lackeys of the Qing Dynasty were full of righteous indignation, and they couldn't wait to eat Xiao Letian's meat raw.

"The Qing Dynasty obeys the mandate of heaven and rules the Chinese universe, and the family law of the Qing Dynasty is heaven, you traitor...... You and I are not two thieves, please kill the rebel thief by your majesty's decree......"

"Damn, the Han and the thief are not separated! Who is the Han? Who is the thief......" Xiao Letian's heart-wrenching words frightened the group of cold sweaters who were all left, and they realized that they had said the wrong thing.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Ci'an came out to play a round, "Since Xiao Aiqing is unwell, let's get rid of the big gift!"

"Empress Dowager Xie......" Xiao Letian bowed, then turned his head and swaggered to the end of the courtiers' ranks, leaning against the gate of the Taihe Palace, and began to watch this important court meeting with cold eyes.

After the small episode, the court will officially enter the right track, and with the eunuch's roar of 'play early if there is something to do, and retreat from the court if there is nothing to do', courtiers at all levels in various places began to report on the work of the year.

Because it is a rare foreign official to enter the Beijing court, so the Beijing official did not say much, but Prince Gong, Weng Tongyi and other ministers read a few eight-strand texts, nothing more than the country and the people, this year's harvest of auspicious words, this is the old dead rules, needless to say.

Immediately followed by Zeng Dashuai to report on the work, this is one of the highlights, Dashuai controls the most powerful armed forces of the Qing Dynasty, and every word he says is worth pondering.

The marshal also came to report the good news, from the pacification of the remnants of Changmao to the battle of the Twist Army, highly praised the bravery of the Hunan army and the Huai army, and also praised the newcomers of the imperial court and the cooperation of various departments.

In the end, the Hunan army group promised the imperial court that next year it would make persistent efforts to kill the twisted army and the remnants of the long hair, and finally put the horses in Nanshan to share the peaceful and prosperous world.

The court loves to listen to this too much, and the queen mother of the two palaces and the royal family all praised the handsome man one by one, and even the little emperor slapped his ass.

"It's very cold in the winter in the capital, and I'm afraid it's hard for the handsome man to adapt to it in the south for a long time, so give a white tiger skin!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty Xià reward!" Zeng Guofan hurriedly thanked him.

Xiao Letian looked at the harmony in front of him, pouted his lips to the root of his ears, and said in his heart that he was counting on the Hunan army to cut troops?

After Zeng Guofan's report was completed, the governors of various places began to report work, and at this time, the east had already revealed the white of the fish's belly, and the city of Beijing had woken up from sleep.

Pinching the meat-added chess pieces in his pocket, Xiao Letian looked left and right and secretly threw one into his mouth, the crispy skin and the fragrant five-spiced beef cubes inside, his face was full of happiness in one bite.

This is the imperial meal that Ermao secretly prepared for him, Ermao knows that this kind of court meeting will not be finished without three or four hours, and the godfather can't be hungry.

Maybe the aroma of the beef chess pieces is too strong, the official who made the report in front of him couldn't help but sniffle, Rao is he has eaten several cups of ginseng chicken soup before going to the court, but he can't boil the aroma of food.

The Qing Dynasty held a big court meeting that was very particular, entering the palace at five o'clock in the morning, sometimes you have to open it until twelve o'clock at noon, such a long time, you must not understand, because it is disrespectful to the emperor, and even if the emperor does not punish, people are not willing to have a reputation for peeing in the court.

Therefore, the meal before the morning is too important, the energy must be enough but the amount should not be large, especially the soup and the like. Many officials in the court liked to eat ginseng chicken soup or bird's nest soup boiled for a day and one night, plus some hungry dried meat and the like.

It is highly nutritious and does not occupy a place, which can allow officials to survive the long court meeting, and it will not metabolize too quickly, which is really a necessary delicacy for the last dynasty.

However, Xiao Letian doesn't have to follow this conventional rule, his rule of three meals a day can't be changed, and it's not a time of war, so he can afford to suffer so much.

The little eunuchs standing next to Xiao Letian looked stupid, and said that Prime Minister Xiao Cheng of the East China Sea was too bold, and he really didn't care about the face of the court.

Xiao Letian saw that the little eunuch looked at him, and suddenly smiled, and then a chess piece baked cake stuffed into his mouth, "The one who sees has a share, you also have a ......"

The little eunuch couldn't cry or laugh while holding the baked cake, and he didn't dare to spit it out, so he had to eat it secretly.

The aroma of the two baked cakes became even stronger, and at this time, some of the courtiers actually grunted their stomachs, and all the ministers cried one by one, and they really didn't dare to laugh.

"Shameless! Who is so shameless, stand up for me? How can there be such a rude person at the grand court meeting, Your Majesty, please investigate it strictly!" Weng Tongyi interrupted the governor's speech, stood up and looked around left and right, and saw Xiao Letian at a glance.

"It's you again, you're shameless!"

Xiao Lotian choked his neck and swallowed the roasted cake, and looked at the old man with a puzzled face: "Shameless? How can I be shameless when I'm hungry? The emperor still doesn't dismantle the hungry soldiers? I have been fighting in the past few years, eating and sleeping, my appetite is sick, I can't starve, and you scold me too?"

"You're so unreasonable!"