The face of heaven enters the dawn of thousands of officials, and everything knows about the spring on the first day!

Yuan Ri is New Year's Day, also called Yuan Zheng, that is, the first day of the New Year, also known as Sanyuan, is considered to be the Yuan of the year, the Yuan of the time, the Yuan of the month, in the time series of the ancients, this day has a strong symbolic meaning.

According to the rules of Datang, there will be a seven-day holiday around the first day of the year.

Three days before the first day of the New Year, three days after the first day, plus the day of the First Day, is a seven-day holiday like the Spring Festival in later generations. And the same treatment as this day throughout the year, only the winter solstice is a seven-day holiday. The other three festivals, the Cold Food Festival (later integrated into the Qingming Festival), the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, only have a three-day long holiday, and their status is far behind.

As for the fact that Tang Dezong later changed the Cold Food Festival to seven days, Li Yuanjia will definitely not be able to catch up.

Although there is a seven-day Golden Week around the first day of the year, for the officials of Chang'an, this day is to participate in the most important court meeting of the year, just to cut off the holiday......

As the prince in Chang'an and the pastor of Yongzhou, Li Yuanjia is naturally no exception.

Yuan Ri was not yet bright every day, and he was a little drowsy and was called up by the spring smoke, and after washing his face, Li Yuanjia's spirit was better. Then I casually ate two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge mat, and just after cleaning up, I heard the housekeeper Han Shan say on the side: "King, Wang Changshi is here, and he is waiting for it now." ”

"Huh? Wang Changshi? ”

Li Yuanjia, who had just finished eating, was still a little slow to react in his brain, and he remembered who Han Shan was talking about after a while.

Shi Wang Qingren, the governor of Luzhou, is the envoy of Luzhou this year.

As the grandest annual court meeting of the Tang Dynasty, it is not only those who go to court on weekdays, nor are there those who have more people who look forward to the court every month. In addition to the emperor and the hundred officials who go to the court every day, there are also the relatives of the emperor who usually do not go to the court, the Sikong and Situ who enjoy the treatment of the court on a daily basis, and the envoys of various countries and the envoys of the states in the world.

"Every Yuan Meeting, all the states sent envoys to Beijing to gather in the court, which is called the imperial envoy."

At the end of each year, the envoys rushed back to Chang'an from various states to participate in the annual Yuan-Ri court meeting, and presented congratulatory watches to the emperor, as well as representatives of contributions and auspicious signs.

Some are state thorn histories, and some are representatives of thorn histories.

To put it bluntly, it is to take this opportunity to show loyalty to the emperor and let people understand that our whole state is still loyal to the emperor and the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, in addition to this, the envoys of the court also had to participate in the examination of local officials, and even went to the court. In particular, Li Shimin attached great importance to the envoys of the DPRK and would summon many people to inquire about local political affairs. Then, in the spring, when the envoys from various states returned, the emperor would summon them again and encourage them to "serve the government with virtue", and asked them to "ask about the sick, save the poor, put an end to the encroachment on fishery, and investigate the wrongs and prisons" after they returned, in short, a very important position.

Li Lingkui could not have returned to Chang'an unless he was called, and it was Shi Wang Qingren, the governor of Luzhou, who came.

According to the requirements of the imperial court, the envoys of the imperial court should arrive in Chang'an before December 25, and Wang Qingren arrived seven days earlier. At that time, the new governor of Luzhou sent a post and wanted to come to meet Li Yuanjia. However, due to various considerations, Li Yuanjia did not see him, but asked Han Shan to arrange a place for the people from Luzhou to live, and instructed the housekeeper to take care of these younger brothers' subordinates.

There's no way, who makes Datang still poor in this year?

The envoys who were able to come to Chang'an to participate in the Yuan-Ri Dynasty meeting were either the assassins of a state, or the Shangzuo of each state, that is, Beijia, Changshi or Sima, all of whom were local dignitaries. But as local officials, they generally don't have a house in Chang'an, and where to live becomes a very annoying problem.

For most people, they can only rent a house or stay in a "hotel".

It is only 11 years since Zhenguan, and there are still seven years before Li Shimin ordered the construction of the "Chang'an Offices" in various prefectures, so everyone can only survive for a few days, "all rent houses and live with merchants"......

So when he received a letter from Li Lingkui last month, saying that he would ask Wang Qingren to bring some things for him, Li Yuanjia, who had been the assassin of Luzhou, immediately asked people to arrange a place for them to live in advance. has himself in Chang'an City, can't let his younger brother's subordinates also go to the hotel, right?

Today, Wang Qingren is also going to attend the Yuan-Ri Dynasty Meeting, and he came to the gate in advance to wait, it seems that he is planning to go to the imperial city with Li Yuanjia.

Seeing that Li Yuanjia nodded, Han Shan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "In addition, King Yu asked Wang Changshi to bring you some things, and I have already taken them into the mansion just now...... The gift list reads 10,000 pieces of white paper, 10 pieces of fine inkstone, 30 wolf sticks, and ......"

"Okay, don't read it anymore."

With a wave of his hand, Li Yuanjia looked helpless.

I just pretended to be brainwashed by the imperial concubine and uncle, and I seemed to be addicted to calligraphy, painting and book collection every day, and had no interest in political affairs, but my younger brother Li Lingkui was really brainwashed - you said that this New Year, isn't it good to send some jewelry, jade, silk and satin to my brother? Do you have to send pen, ink, paper, and inkstone? Especially the white paper thing, the workshop in Luzhou was given to him by Li Yuanjia, and now he is holding 10,000 pieces of white paper as a gift. Take my stuff and give it to me?

was really too lazy to complain about his younger brother, Li Yuanjia said casually: "Okay, I'll take the things, tell Wang Changshi to stay for a while, and go to the imperial city with this king in a while!" ”

came so early, you can imagine how early it was, and it would be bad if Li Yuanjia refused again.

Anyway, it's his brother's subordinates, and there are not so many taboos.

Speaking of which, it is said that there is a Golden Week and a seven-day long holiday around the first day, but in addition to the first day to go to the court, the officials in the other days basically have to visit their colleagues, especially the boss, in fact, this holiday is not idle at all except that they don't have to work. Fortunately, Li Yuanjia's title is the top of the Tang Dynasty, and Yongzhou Mu is not under anyone's control, but he is free from the troubles of these mundane things.

However, Uncle Yu Wenshi and Shangshu Zuo Servant shoot over there, they still have to walk around.

After tidying up and coming out to see Wang Qing, Li Yuanjia said a few words to the other party without being salty, and then got into the carriage and walked in the direction of the imperial city. Although the sky was not yet bright, the entire Chang'an City was filled with soldiers at this time, and there was light everywhere.

The grand meeting of the Yuan Day is so grand.

A large number of soldiers should maintain the highest state of vigilance, and the Daxing Hall should also be furnished with ceremonial music, treasures and treasures of the past dynasties, chariots, and solemn ceremonial guards...... However, this year, the emperor issued an edict in advance, saying that it was because of the emperor that he canceled the ritual music to express his sorrow for being a son. However, in Li Yuanjia's opinion, because the possibility of the old man is extremely small, but because the possibility of the eldest grandson is very great!

Along the way, Li Yuanjia didn't know how many officials' honor guards he had seen.

Looking at the still dark sky outside the carriage curtain, listening to the squeak of the wheels, Li Yuanjia suddenly lost his mind: "Today is New Year's Day, and there is only half a year left before the autumn of the eleventh year of Zhenguan......