Chapter 57: The Court Staff (2 more)
Striding into this hall that is both revered and feared by the people of the world, Fang Zheng is full of spirit in his heart, buddy can now stand here like a person to participate in state affairs, what a glory, what does it rely on? It's not a peerless brain that young master Ben is smart and wise enough to produce for thousands of years.
The golden luan hall is resplendent in gold, the floor in the hall is all paved by gold bricks, is facing the palace door, is the emperor's golden dragon throne, there are auspicious cranes on the throne platform, Rui beast and other furnishings, four six dragon golden pillars reach the top of the hall, above is the dragon hanging bead caisson well.
When Fang Zheng walked in, the hall was silent, and the civil and military officials all looked at him with strange eyes. The emperor's early dynasty, who is not trembling, when he is ugly, when he enters the palace, this kid is young, the official is not big, he dares to be late in the early dynasty, I have to admit that he is too kind.
Fang Zheng walked to the emperor's throne with his head held high, lifted his official robe and knelt down and said, "Weichen Fang Zheng, I am ordered to see you." β
Recently, Fang Zheng's name can be said to have resounded inside and outside the palace, and the deeds of the young hero who retreated from the enemy army in the whole capital do not know who does not know? As soon as the ministers in the hall heard his name Fang Zheng, they all turned their heads to each other, and the silent hall suddenly buzzed like flies.
The emperor sat on the throne calmly, and said in a deep voice: "Fang Aiqing, the time of the early dynasty is Yinshi, you can see for yourself, what time is it now?" β
Fang Zheng raised his head and looked innocent: "Your Majesty, no one told Weichen, the minister is clothy, and he is ploughing in Nanyang...... Ah, this sentence is not, the minister has never been an official, and he doesn't know any of his colleagues in the court, so the minister doesn't know when to go to ......the court, "This nonsense is very legitimate, anyway, if you oversleep or something like that, Fang Zheng doesn't dare to use it as a reason, and the consequences will be very serious."
This kid is very sharp-tongued. The emperor was a little amused in his heart, and said with a straight face: "I think you are a first-time offender, I don't care about you today, and after the dynasty is dispersed, I will go and get the ten court scepters by myself." β
Fang Zheng said blankly: "What is a court staff?" β
Many of the officials burst out laughing, and the emperor couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's just a stick." β
It's perverted enough in ancient times, such an adult still spanks, which psychologically abnormal guy invented it?
Fang Zheng said with a bitter face: "Weichen obeys the order." β
At this time, Xiao Huangmen led Fang Zheng to stand in the last row of the civil official train, and stood in a very inconspicuous position. Fang Zheng couldn't help but be happy in his heart, this position was really well arranged, and it was very in line with Young Master Fang's principle of being a low-key person. The most important thing is that next to the place where he is standing, there is a large pillar, this pillar is really wonderful, Fang Zheng has studied a variety of functions at the first sight of it.
It can block the emperor's view of him, what is the black cauldron, send death and the like, this pillar can help him eliminate disasters invisibly; Also, the court is a hard job, tired, tired, what's the use of drinking red bull, leaning on the pillar to sleep is the king......
Fang Zheng stood next to the pillar, smiling happily, being an official, sometimes it's that simple!
The ministers in the court had solemn expressions, and the things discussed were played in an orderly manner one by one, discussed, and then resolved, Fang Zheng stood at the end and looked around, looking for a long time and didn't see the fat man, this kid is probably lazier than me, and he will be late at this time, so he simply won't come. Well, I'll learn from him next time.
I don't know how long it took, a shrill voice shouted, "The emperor retreatsβ"
The ministers knelt down in unison, and said in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long liveβ"
Fang Zheng was more clever, and when he saw that everyone knelt down, he was also short, but he didn't shout long live with the ministers. - These stupid presumptuous children don't know, the emperor's old man doesn't like to hear others shout long live him, and it may be a bit reliable to shout 100 years old with him in the future.
After dispersing, the ministers turned around and walked outside the hall, stepping out of the hall in turn according to their official ranks.
Fang Zheng lowered his head, mixed in with the ranks of the ministers, flashed left and right, followed in the same way, and followed out of the main hall in the most low-key way. - Young Master Fang still has ten court canes that he hasn't suffered, he hasn't forgotten that he is so low-key, and he just has a fluke mentality, trying to get by.
However, is it so easy for the emperor's dictation to be confused?
Soon, an old Huangmen stepped forward and shouted behind the ministers, "Please stay with Lord Fang Zhengfang." β
"Huh?" Fang Zheng looked back in amazement, "What are you doing?" β
Lao Huangmen stepped forward and smiled all over his face: "Our family was ordered to inspect you at the noon gate to be punished, only ten strokes, not much." β
After speaking, Lao Huangmen leaned to the left and stretched out his hand to ask.
Just talking, is this old man serious? Fang Zheng was indignant, he said that he shouldn't be an official earlier, the old man insisted on making an official for me, but now he is just a little late, and he wants to spank me again, is there such a tossed person?
Fang Zheng said hatefully: "Go and go!" Isn't it just ten strokes, young master, I should tickle it! β
After speaking, he raised his feet and left, with a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, like the underground party being escorted to the execution ground by the reactionaries, revealing a sense of heroism and determination.
Seeing this old Huangmen looking at him with admiration, Fang Zheng smiled proudly, then suddenly changed his expression, and said pitifully: "Hey, this father-in-law, just now I should just take the scene, set off the atmosphere, just talk nonsense, father-in-law, don't take it seriously." β
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Young Master Fang's face changed so quickly, he caught the old Huangmen off guard, and the old Huangmen couldn't cry or laugh: "Lord Fang said that he was joking, our family is just acting on orders, Lord Fang, don't blame him." β
"Haven't you asked this father-in-law for your surname?"
"Don't dare to be, our family is free from your surname Cao, but the eunuch who serves tea by the side of Long Live Lord."
Looking around, seeing that there was no one nearby, Fang Zheng quietly stuffed a silver ticket into Xiao Huangmen's hand: "Don't hide it from Father-in-law Cao, I'm afraid of pain in the next, take care of it later, and lighten the strength, it's best to really tickle the kind of strength, and I am grateful for it." β
Gonggong Cao's ring finger and tail finger skillfully hooked, and quietly tucked the silver ticket into his sleeve, and his face smiled like a trumpet flower: "Lord Fang, please rest assured, our family knows what to do." β
Noon Gate, because this gate is in the middle of the sun, when the meridian, so it is called Noon Gate.
The noon gate is the place where the emperor's edict is issued, and at the same time, the court staff that punishes the minister is also executed outside the noon gate.
When Fang Zheng and Gonggong Cao walked outside the noon gate, there was already a team of sergeants waiting there. Two of them were holding vermilion lacquered wooden sticks, with beards on their faces, and standing in the middle with cold eyebrows, just like the executioners of the court played on TV.
Fang Zheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and whispered to Gonggong Cao with a dry smile: "Gonggong Cao, look...... Can you discuss it again? Don't tell you, my family has three generations of single transmission, if you want to beat me out of a bad way, the emperor will definitely regret it, let's just forget it, lest the emperor regret it in the future, this is also loyal to the country, are you right? Why don't you use such a thick stick, and try changing the broom? That's actually a pretty good thing......"
Gonggong Cao smiled and said: "Lord Fang, the things that the emperor has explained, our family can't be too perfunctory, but you can rest assured, there is our family to take care of it, if something happens, come on, come here, come here, okay, just stand here, don't move......"
Gonggong Cao, like a guide messenger from the Western Heavens, led Fang Zheng to the center and stood up, and then with a wave of his hand, two sergeants stepped forward and wrapped Fang Zheng layer by layer with a piece of hemp cloth.
Fang Zheng was startled and shouted, "Hey, what are you doing here?" Is it necessary to wrap me like a meat dumpling? I won't run ......."
Gonggong Cao said with a smile: "Lord Fang, don't you know, this is a rule, it can't be broken, wait for our family to order the execution, you can bear with it......"
After speaking, without waiting for Fang Zheng to speak, Gonggong Cao said loudly: "In accordance with the holy decree, the right scattered rider often serves Fang Zheng, who arrives late in the morning, makes noise outside the hall, and is responsible for the ten court rods, and the noon gate is executed!" β
Then Gonggong Cao said to the two sergeants holding vermilion lacquered wooden sticks: "Execution!" β
A sergeant on the side had already come up, pushed Fang Zheng to the ground, and then raised the wooden stick high, and let out a loud shout, the wooden stick fell on Fang Zheng's buttocks.
Fang Zheng only felt that his buttocks seemed to be burned by a soldering iron suddenly, and the pain was extremely spicy, and he couldn't help howling miserably, and he was inexplicably angry in his heart, didn't the dead eunuch just say that it didn't hurt? Could this grandson be tricking me?
Feeling that the ten court staff were heavier and heavier, Fang Zheng grinned in pain, his face was distorted to the greatest extent, and his cry was as miserable as killing a pig, and Gonggong Cao on the side couldn't bear to hear it.
Finally after the ten court canes were beaten, the sergeant rudely pulled out the linen cloth wrapped in Fang Zheng, turned around and left. Fang Zheng was already in cold sweat in pain, his buttocks were hot, as if he had been run over by a truck, and he lay on the ground for a long time and couldn't breathe. You don't have to look at it to know that your butt must be swollen.
Gonggong Cao came up and smiled with a smile on his face: "Lord Fang, don't lie on your stomach, hurry up, walk around, move your blood, and you'll be fine after a few steps." β
Fang Zheng was dying and said, "Didn't you say it didn't hurt?" Is this called pain? "If you want to be able to move, Fang Zheng's big mouth has already twitched, damn! I hate this kind of immoral thing that doesn't do anything after receiving money.
Gonggong Cao called out: "Ouch, my Lord Fang, you have wronged our family." You asked around, and after receiving ten court sticks, how many could you still speak? If our family didn't secretly give those soldiers a look, those guys who didn't know the severity could beat people to death with a stick, and there were more than one or two ministers who were killed by the court rod in the past. Be content. β
After speaking, Gonggong Cao laboriously helped Fang Zheng up, and walked slowly around the square in front of the noon gate with him.
Fang Zheng hummed as he walked, and secretly put his hand into his pants and touched it, but he didn't find any bloodstains, it seems that the dead eunuch was right, the sergeant who was executing was indeed merciful.
"Lord Fang, you...... Are you alright? Seeing that Fang Zheng grinned in pain, Grandpa Cao asked worriedly.
"Something, big thing. No more...... Ouch, this fate is explained here, go back and wait for the funeral directly, Grandpa Cao, let's say goodbye forever......"
Fang Zheng refused Gonggong Cao's support and limped out of the palace gate.
It's just that he was late for a while, and he was beaten like this, which Fang Zheng didn't expect. The ancient laws were inevitably too strict, as for him, when he was studying in his previous life, he would be punished for standing for a while if he was late, copying books or something, and he knew that the emperor would give him such a play today, and Young Master Fang simply didn't come.
"Tomorrow, I will give the emperor a recital, Lao Tzu will resign and quit! Say goodbye to the old and return home! Who loves to be this broken official! Fang Zheng thought hatefully.
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