It is very troublesome to be a permanent counselor, because you have to often enter the palace to attend court meetings. Just enter the court every other day, and there are more than ten days a month to get up early.

If the weather is good, then it is not too troublesome to enter the palace, it is nothing more than getting up early.

However, when it rains and snows, you can suffer! Without a flashlight, even the horse lantern was far from being invented.

People who live a little farther away will probably have to get up at four o'clock, hold a candle in hand, face the rain and snow, step on the muddy road, and move forward with difficulty! If a gust of wind blows, the candle goes out! Hey......

However, in Wu Yanzhi's first early dynasty, the weather was not bad, it did not rain, and it was summer.

According to the planned time, about half past four o'clock, the servant Zhang Tai woke him up, and then quickly changed into court clothes, boots, hats, etc., picked up a wat board and a hu cake, and went out.

Zhang Tai led the way with a candle, he rode a horse, and after a while came to Xuanren Gate. Handing over the horse to Zhang Tai, he entered the imperial city with a candle. In this imperial city, you can also hold candles. If you enter Miyagi, you can't do it.

High-ranking officials above the third grade, with the special permission of the emperor, may lead the way with candles, and the rest of the people will follow others in the dark!

It is said that during the early dynasty, there were officials who fell into the ditch and drowned.

Coming to the gate of Miyagi Xuanzheng, the torches here are bright. A number of officials are already waiting here for inspection.

People consciously lined up on a first-come, first-served basis, waiting to enter Miyagi.

Wu Yan looked at it, and he didn't know any of the people around him.

He looked up and saw that the sky was still dark, and he couldn't see the stars! It is estimated that it will rain in the next two days.

He secretly rejoiced: Fortunately, it didn't rain today, or he didn't know the road very well, and the black light was blind, but it was troublesome!

It's finally Wu Yanzhi's turn! Here you have to check the "door registration" first. The so-called family register is a book that contains information about officials.

He reported his name, age, unit, and position, and handed the fish talisman to the prison guard! The guard checked carefully, found no problem, and then said: "Please Wu Langzhong stand up straight, lose the candle, and the lowly rank should be searched and checked as usual!" ”

Wu Yanzhi naturally did it! The guards began to check if he had weapons, ignition tools, etc. on him.

After the inspection, no abnormalities were found, and he was let in.

Without candles, Wu Yanzhi had no choice but to rely on the afterglow of the torches at the city gate and began to walk inside.

After a while, the torches were gone, but fortunately the sky had begun to light up and the road could be seen faintly.

He followed the people who were familiar with the road in front of him, and slowly walked towards the place where Hanyuan Hall ----- had been in the morning today.

Gradually, when he arrived at Hanyuan Palace, he found that dozens of people had arrived! At this time, the total number of permanent staff officers was close to 200.

After waiting for a while, basically all of them arrived, and the palace attendants began to sort out the team.

This line is in the order of the rank of the minister, the rank of the knight, and the age of the officer.

Wu Yanzhi was originally in the middle of the Dongguan Lang who was from the top of the fifth rank, but he was the county duke, so he was ranked first among the dozens of Lang from the fifth rank.

All in all, Wu Yanzhi is basically in the middle position.

There was only one row in total.

After the arrangement, there is a royal history and a new roll call. After all, it's summer, and by the time the roll call is over, the sky is already bright.

Wu Yanzhi looked around and found that this place was heavily guarded! Standing densely packed were countless prison guards and Jinwu guards.

I was looking at it, and suddenly the drum sounded! After the sound of the two drums, suddenly the gates of the Hanyuan Hall in the distance were slowly opened.

There is a palace attendant Yushi leading everyone to slowly enter from the east gate! In front of the door, there were still two guards and captains.

After the officers reported their homes, they were allowed to enter after the captain had verified that the list in his hand was correct.

Of course, those officials who are very familiar with the captain do not need to sign up, they go in by themselves, and strange officials like Wu Yanzhi must sign up.

It must be a slow "run" here, not a slow walk.

Wu Yanzhi entered the hall and saw that the lights on the lamp tree were still bright! A faint green smoke rose from several incense burners, and the aroma in the hall was fragrant.

The palace attendants reorganized the team, and nearly 200 people who participated in the regular staff re-stood in ten columns, with more than 20 people in each column.

Seeing that all the permanent staff officers had already stood up, they could only hear Yao Xuan (shu) shouting "Foreign Affairs Office!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Emperor Wu Zetian slowly walked into the hall surrounded by eunuchs and palace maids.

The passage was almost completely covered by the feather fan, and after the emperor Wu Zetian sat down, the feather fan was divided into two parts, and the great emperor Wu Zetian with the crown appeared.

A general Jin Wuwei stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, the left and right compartments are safe!" ”

Then there was a messenger who asked the officials to salute.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Everyone loves Qing's body!"

After the salute, Wu Zetian nodded, and there was a person next to him who shouted loudly: "Something is going on!" ”

Then, the officials who had something to do began to play one by one.

At that time, ordinary matters had to be written as "entry forms" for the emperor and the prime minister to review.

Some important matters, or things that cannot be "entered" in writing, were told directly to the emperor in the court.

Otherwise, two hundred people, each talking about one thing, may not be enough time in one day.

Therefore, most of the officials in front of Wu Yan didn't say anything, and it was soon his turn.

"Dongguan Lang, Zhongchen Wu Yanzhi has something to do!" He said loudly.

"Play!" Wu Zetian saw that this Wu Yanzhi was not bad, and on the first day he came to the court, he actually had something to play.

Wu Yanzhi said loudly: "Your Majesty! The minister has a plan of 'one bridge and two roads' to report! Let's talk about this bridge first,

The rainy season has already come, and the minister has traveled all over Luoyang in the past few days to check the potential safety hazards and found that there are major safety hazards in Shangyang Palace! ”

"A major safety hazard? What's the hidden danger? Wu Zetian was puzzled.

"The minister has repeatedly checked, that Shangyang Palace is in a place surrounded by water on all sides, and the terrain is low-lying! If there is a torrential rain upstream, the Luo water will not be able to drain down, and it will definitely flood the palace.

The palace complex is connected to the eastern and western landmasses by three bridges. It's a pity that in Chen's opinion, the bridges are too low, in case of heavy rain, when the bridge is flooded. Tens of thousands of people in the palace may have no way to escape.

Therefore, the minister has already planned to build a higher stone arch bridge on top of the water in the west valley of Shangyang Palace, in case of a major flood, it can also give the palace people one more way to live! ”

When Wu Zetian heard this, he nodded: "Very good!" I can see that you are very attentive, Yao Xianggong, what is your opinion? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if you have money, it is understandable to build another bridge, where the terrain is very low, and there are indeed hidden dangers. But now that the treasury is very tight, where is there money to repair the bridge?

This great flood is not said to have come soon, so the minister thinks that it is not too late to repair the bridge after the copper smelting in Wulang next year comes out! Yao Xuan said.

"Yao Xianggong's words are also reasonable, what about the others, what are their opinions?" Wu Zetian asked.

No one spoke anymore, because Yao Xianggong had already said the opinion of the majority. As for Li Bochang, it is not yet time for him to speak.

Seeing that no one spoke, Wu Zetian looked at Wu Yanzhi: "Yanzhi! What Yao Xianggong said also makes sense, if the money is not settled, how to repair the bridge? Why don't we discuss this matter after the beginning of spring next year, when the water level is lower? ”