[I'm sorry book friends, I have to accompany my family in the Mid-Autumn Festival today, so there is only one change. 】

The twenty-ninth day of the winter month in the seventh year of Xining, the day before the winter solstice.

Six days ago, the Son of Heaven Zhao Ji stayed in the Daqing Hall to start fasting, which opened the prelude to the triennial suburban ceremony. Yesterday, Zhao Ji worshiped the temple and fasted in the temple. And today, it is finally time for the final ritual to begin.

Just after the rooster crowed, it was still dark. The night wind is strong, and there is no moon in the night, only hundreds of torches blown by the wind flicker, illuminating the square in front of the Daqing Palace. In the square, tens of thousands of people, horses, and vehicles are exactly the driving book of the Son of Heaven.

The so-called halogen book is a guard of honor.

There were 146 officials, a total of 22,221 people who were in charge of the battle, escort, and the military divisions, and thousands of civil and military officials who accompanied them, as well as vehicles, horses, and even six elephants, all gathered in the square in front of the Daqing Palace, waiting for the Son of Heaven to come out of the main hall of the imperial city.

Tens of thousands of people took their places in the square, and the scores were not chaotic. In addition to the governors, thousands of officials are assigned according to their own officials - sending is only a function, and only their own officials have ranks.

Right Zhengyan belongs to the list of counselors - the relics made by the poet saint Du Fu are actually the predecessor of Zhengyan, but they have been changed to Zhengyan - so Han Gang's position is also in the court.

Although the Son of Heaven transferred Han Gang to the post of Weapons Supervisor the day before yesterday, he specially gave Han Gang a five-grade uniform, which is the so-called crimson silver, even if it is only for the seventh grade, he can also wear a red five-grade official uniform with a silverfish bag around his waist. But the scarlet fish bag is the official uniform worn every day, and in today's ceremony, all officials have to wear court clothes - the court clothes are all made of crimson robes, and the fish bag is not worn, and there is a ribbon as an ornament to distinguish the ranks.

Just looking at the outer robe, Han Gang was not much different from the other officials standing in front of the Daqing Palace. However, what he wears on his head is not a three-beam and five-beam Jinxian crown, but a square crown with iron as the inner frame, decorated with two pearls and raised like sharp horns.

The hedgehog is a legendary beast that follows the ancient criminal officer Gao Tao, can distinguish between right and wrong, and can recognize good and evil. Gaotao was enshrined in the prison, and the pattern of the pig was also affixed to the prison gate. Since the pre-Qin period, the hedgehog has been the representative of the criminal law, and the hedgehog crown has become the costume of the officials, admonitions, and criminal law officials. But nowadays, it is only worn during court ceremonies. On weekdays, even if it is a serious imperial history, he still wears a long-legged veil.

The round crown of the pig is supported by iron bars, although it looks good, but it looks a little heavy when worn on the head. Accustomed to wearing a light long-legged head, Han Gang has not yet gotten used to the heaviness of the hedgehog crown for a while, and after a long time, his neck is a little sore.

Thinking about how to move his neck unnoticed, Han Gang didn't notice how many pairs of eyes were looking at him behind his back, and they were secretly talking about him.

"I can't see through it." An old Jingguan with a white beard and almost sixty years old withdrew his gaze from behind Han Gang, his voice low but full of doubts.

The details of Han Gang's former Japanese court confrontation only spread in the core layer, and not all of them were transmitted below. Therefore, from the rough rumors, the officials at the bottom of the Beijing Dynasty couldn't see through what was going on.

Feng Jing didn't want Han Gang to enter the middle school, and Han Gang himself didn't want to enter the middle school, but why did the two turn their faces around? It is said that Feng Jing returned to the political hall that day, and he didn't even have a good face.

Offended Feng Jing on the Chongzheng Palace. And rejecting Han Jiang's recommendation also offended another prime minister - it was no longer Renzong and Yingzong, and it can be said that he was of high character when he refused the recommendation of the deacons in the past, but now it is related to the issue of standing in line, Han Gang's behavior is clearly refusing Han Jiang's solicitation - Han Gang's behavior is incomprehensible.

"A mere seven-grade official, but he made enemies on all sides? Do you really think that Wang Jiefu, who is far away in Jiangning, can protect him, or can the holy family always protect him? ”

Standing side by side with the old man, the scarves on his body were the same, but the officials who were much younger speculated: "Could it be that Lu Shenzheng didn't want him to go to Zhongshu, so he didn't go?" ”

The old man asked rhetorically: "If Han Gang is really on Lu Jifu's side, why wouldn't he go to Zhongshu?" ”

No matter who Han Gang votes for, he should go to serve as the official secretary of the fifth room. At present, no matter which Zaifu is in charge of the affairs of the Zhongshu and the scholars, it is entirely possible to vacate the opponent in the political affairs hall, just like Zeng Bu back then, helping Wang Anshi to vacate other Zaifu - after all, this newly created position that has only been created for a few years was set up at the beginning to allow Wang Anshi, who was only a governor to participate in political affairs, to smoothly control the government.

"Then there's only one possibility. Han Gang was ready to show his strength in the Ordnance Prison, and he didn't want to be disturbed by others. Didn't he claim to be good at this matter? Maybe I can."

The old man retorted: "In this way, won't he offend Lu Jifu again?" Lu Jifu is now in charge of the Economic and Righteous Bureau, and he is also the former judge of the military weapons superintendent. As long as Han Gang wants to achieve something in the ordnance prison, he will definitely offend Lu Jifu. ”

"But he rejected Han Xianggong's recommendation, didn't he have a good relationship with Lu to participate in politics?"

"How can there be such a reason." The old man chuckled under his breath. Between Dongfu's participation in politics and Qipin Zhengyan, there is no exchange, how can Han Gang be qualified? Today's court is either/or, if you don't go to work, where can you get a good fate?

Several net whips sounded, and the drums in front of the hall sounded, interrupting the conversation between the two. The official's stunt was launched in an instant, and his expression became solemn and solemn in an instant, as if the discussion had never appeared.

The Son of Heaven stepped out of the Daqing Palace, and the ministers and the army knelt down together, and the mountain shouted long live. This cry, like a landslide and tsunami, echoed in the sky above the square.

As the Son of Heaven waited for the jade chariot, the sound of hooves, footsteps, and drums rang out.

First of all, six elephants started, and then Kaifeng Ling and other six guides, more than 100 Qing tour team rode on the road, and more than 200 people in the front team held the flags of Vermilion Bird, Huanglong, Feng Boyu Division, Lei Gongdian, etc., and the front part of Taichang preached - sheng, flute, flute, pipe, drum, cymbal - and hundreds of people followed.

Then Si Tianjian, the front team holding the barium, the front horse team, the front team of the infantry armor, the front Huang Lu battle, the honor guard of the six armies, the driving flag, the imperial horse, the sword and the sword, the five battles, the left and right Xiaowei, the left and right Yiwei, the Jinwu fine battle, the left and right guard Jiagu team, the sun, Fengchen, more than ten or twenty teams totaling tens of thousands of people passed through the Xuande Gate in batches, along the royal road to the south, and the guide began to start.

The general affairs of the people, the imperial history, the imperial history of the left and right branches. Zhengyan, the priest, the living room, and the living room are also divided around. In the back, the doctor, the middle scholar, and the free rider are the leaders of the big ride, and the two prime ministers are the last team of the guides.

After the large umbrella, pheasant tail fan, canopy and other utensils of the provincial honor guard in the palace that followed by the guide, the jade chariot carrying the Son of Heaven was activated under the pull of the imperial horse.

On the jade chariot, the current Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is sitting upright, like a statue in the temple.

The jade chariot of the Son of Heaven is still an old product handed down from the Xianqing period of Tang Gaozong, which has a history of 400 years and has been handled by many generations of emperors. Although it has been renovated once before, it is a centuries-old antique after all, and it squeaks when it moves. Zhao Ji sat on it, not only shaking a little uncomfortable, but also very cold.

This jade chariot is ventilated on all sides, and only a thin layer of gauze covers the royal face. The sight from the outside could not penetrate it, but the cold wind in the middle of the night could blow into the jade chariot without obstruction, and the small bells hanging on the gauze tent jingled. The unusual carriage can also be placed under the seat with a small heater, and Tianzi Yulu never considers these comfort problems. I only think about how to decorate beautifully and luxuriously, in line with the identity of the Son of Heaven.

The green dragon on the left, the white tiger on the right, the back of the turtle is a pattern, and the four corner railings have round mirrors and bird feathers. It is the pillar that supports the yellow cover, the oil painting is engraved, the gold is painted with silver, and the various furnishings are not found in the world. But Zhao Ji just felt cold when he sat on it.

Zhao Ji didn't think about building a new one, the year before last, that is, the fifth year of Xining, he built a new jade chariot. It is placed in front of the Daqing Hall on Chinese New Year's Eve and is ready to be displayed at the next day's Zhengdan Festival. However, a catastrophe fell from the sky, and the shed that was erected to cover the outside of the jade chariot actually fell down, smashing the new jade chariot. Providence is like this, Zhao Ji can only sit honestly on the four hundred years of antiques.

Zhao Ji's current clothes are in accordance with the etiquette system from the inside to the outside, but they are not in accordance with the season. If it was the crown he wore when he was sacrificing on the mound, he could have covered it with two more layers, but now he was still wearing a crown of heaven and a silk robe, and it was not time to change his clothes. Only when you arrive at the Qingcheng Palace and enter the Great Times, will you change into formal sacrificial clothes. Those who have positions in the ceremony, such as Han Jiang who served as the envoy of the Great Ceremony, and Sun Yong, who was handed over by the Bridge Daodun Envoy, are also the same, and they are now wearing court clothes, and they will only change into sacrificial clothes when they arrive on the ground.

came out of Xuande Gate and went all the way south, and before he crossed the state bridge, Zhao Ji was already frozen with blue face and white lips.

Han Gangxing was in the queue, and as a member of the guides, he was not far from the jade chariot of the Son of Heaven. The colleagues around him were all a little shrunk in the cold wind, but they had to stiffen their waists before the Son of Heaven drove. But Hangang faced the wind and didn't feel cold at all—compared to the bitter cold of Kansai, winter in Tokyo City was nothing at all.

Han Gang received the edict the day before yesterday and did not go to office immediately, he still had to participate in various ceremonies. The official of the right Zhengyan was originally an empty title, and it only became practical when it was enshrined.

However, he already has a plan for what to do after taking office. To Zhang Dun, he said that he was ready to follow Xiao Gui, which was not a lie. Han Gang is indeed not ready to change the system set by Lu Huiqing. Under Lu Huiqing's supervision, the weapons built in the past two years are far better than in the past, and the officials in the weapons supervision must have been tamed by him a long time ago.

Han Gang rashly changed the system, no matter how good the new system he designed looked like, it would definitely suffer a dark loss when it was implemented - although the county officials were not as good as the current management, Han Gang didn't think that he could handle the errand well with Lu Huiqing's interference. Even if it is done, it can't stop people from saying that it is not good.

Han Gang Zhilu said, and now the outside world is puzzled by his choice. This situation cannot be broken by others, so you can only bow to Lu Huiqing or choose to leave altogether. Looking at today, only he, Han Gang, has this ability.

The sky gradually brightened, and a team of people drove out of the Nanxun Gate and gradually arrived at the Qingcheng Palace. As the sun in the east jumped off the horizon and the trumpets sounded in unison, the royal car of the Son of Heaven finally arrived in Qingcheng.