Chapter Forty-Nine: Entering the Palace and Facing the Saint
In the early morning, when Zhong Yu was woken up by Xiao Xiang'er, he found that the sky outside was still dark. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Fortunately, Zhong Yu has been in Daming for so long, and he has gradually become accustomed to the work and rest time of this era.
The curfew system of the Ming Dynasty is very strict, and it is forbidden to travel when the dusk drum is sounded at three o'clock in the evening; In the early morning, after the morning bell was ringed, the traffic was closed. Anyone who walks on the street after curfew will be flogged forty times.
After curfew, there was nothing to do but sleep. If you go to bed early, you will get up early, so it has been a long time, and Zhong Yu can still get up so early. If this is put in the future life, it is unthinkable to get up at more than three o'clock.
Zhong Yu entered the palace for the first time, and made an appointment with Gu Dayong to meet at the noon gate at three o'clock, and now it is more than a quarter of the hour, so it is not good to delay, so he hurriedly washed up, didn't care about eating, and called Xiao Deng Zi to lead him and hurriedly walked to the noon gate.
At this moment, the curfew has not yet been opened. However, although the curfew in the Ming Dynasty is strict, there are still special circumstances, such as weddings and funerals, illness, childbirth, etc., which can be released with a certificate. Of course, for the ministers who come to court early, this curfew is also unrestrictive.
Zhong Yu came and asked Xiao Deng Zi to lead him all the way to the noon gate.
When Zhong Yu came to the noon gate, Gu Dayong was already waiting here.
Gu Dayong saw Zhong Yu coming, and said with a smile: "Zhong Gongzi is here, let's enter the palace with our family!" ”
Zhong Yu followed Gu Dayong into the noon gate, and when he passed by the square outside Fengtianmen, he found that there were already ministers standing, and many Han generals in bright armor were standing on both sides of the hammer and axe.
The palace gate of the Forbidden City is generally opened at the end of the day, and the emperor will go to court in the morning. At this time, it was almost time, and the court officials of the previous dynasty were already waiting for the emperor to come to the court in Fengtianmen Square.
Alas, it is not easy to be a diligent emperor, and it is really a chore to go to court so early every day. Of course, it was not easy for the officials of the Ming Dynasty court to get up earlier.
Zhong Yu was naturally not qualified to go to Fengtianmen to stand in front of the court, he was led by Gu Dayong to bypass the Fengtianmen Square and went straight to the outside of the Huagai Palace. Gu Dayong told Zhong Yu that the emperor had already finished his dynasty and would meet him here.
Gu Dayong asked Zhong Yu to wait outside the Huagai Palace, and he hurried away!
Zhong Yu later generations are to travel through the Forbidden City, this canopy hall is the middle and hall of later generations, the Taihe Hall in front of the canopy hall is now called Fengtian Palace, and the back Baohe Hall is now called the Hall of Worship.
Gu Dayong left, and Zhong Yu was outside the Huagai Palace, honestly waiting for the emperor to go down to court.
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On the third pole of the day, Zhong Yu stood outside the Huagai Palace, so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, the emperor Lao Tzu had a big shelf, he didn't want to meet him so early, why did he let people get up so early? Isn't it intentional to let people stand at the entrance of the temple for so long! Zhong Yuhua waited outside the hall for almost two hours, from the hazy sky to the rising sun, and from the rising sun to the present, he looked at the shadow under his feet weakly, and then looked around.
Zhong Yu was here alone, bored. The guards in front of the hall didn't squint, they didn't look at him, and Zhong Yu didn't dare to take the initiative to talk! However, the palace maids who occasionally entered and exited the Huagai Hall saw a person standing here without official uniform, and seemed to be very interested in him, always looking him up and down.
Zhong Yu also peeked at others, although there are no ugly girls in the eighteen, but most of these palace daughters are well-looking and well-proportioned, but they don't casually pull out a maid on TV who is delicate and turbulent. Zhong Yu looked at it for a while, and then felt bored.
The stomach once again "gurgling" in protest, Zhong Yu suddenly saw a group of people in the front hall, in front of the Han general holding the honor guard, and behind the Huangluo umbrella cover there was a gorgeous step, carried by eight strong eunuchs, walking towards the Huagai Palace, Zhong Yu suddenly lifted his spirits, it seems that the emperor has finally gone down!
The palace maids, guards, and eunuchs who saw Huang Luo's umbrella from afar and near knelt down one after another, and Zhong Yu, who had just pulled up his waist, also quickly learned to kneel on the ground!
The mighty guard of honor walked past and walked straight to the Huagai Palace, and if there was no one around, they ignored Zhong Yu's existence at all.
Zhong Yu knelt on the ground and shook his head secretly, the emperor was working in his own home, what were he doing with so many idlers? He didn't know that this honor guard was still small, if it was a big court meeting today, there would be two tigers and leopards, four elephants, and five ceremonial cars in the honor guard, and the team would be even larger!
The emperor naturally has the demeanor of an emperor, and the style can only be created by dressing up.
Seeing that the emperor ignored him, Zhong Yu had to continue to wait boringly.
A mosquito rushed past him under his nose, Zhong Yu flicked his fingers and flicked it aside, the ant rolled around on the ground a few times, curled up and pretended to be dead, and after a moment there was no danger, and he got up again and hurriedly escaped.
The corners of Zhong Yu's lips couldn't help but show a smile: in the eyes of the emperor, he was probably like an ant. He raised his head slightly, the guard of honor was still standing beside the hall, holding the flag, holding the umbrella, holding the gourd in an endless stream, under the banner covering, it was a corner of the blue sky on the edge of the sky.
After watching the guard of honor, Zhong Yu looked up at the clouds in the sky again, well, the sky of Daming is indeed very blue, and the clouds are indeed very white, Zhong Yu can't help but look leisurely. Today, when I can come to the center of power in this world, I am no longer a little ant. If I were given time and opportunity, would I be a banner or a towering pavilion under this historical sky?
The guard of honor stood silent under the corridor on both sides of the palace gate, it is estimated that the emperor Lao Tzu is also hungry, and he can't help but drink some tea and eat some snacks, and after a long time, he saw a small chamberlain walk out of the gate of the canopy hall, whisk the dust, and shouted sharply: "Prince Xuan reads Zhong Yu to meet you!" ”
When he visited the Forbidden City in later generations, Zhong Yu also visited it, of course, the Forbidden City in later generations was not allowed to enter, Zhong Yu just looked inside from the door, but now the layout and furnishings inside are obviously different.
When Zhong Yu saw the emperor for the first time, the pressure was still very great, and he didn't dare to look around when he entered the Huagai Palace, but he just followed the footsteps of the little eunuch who led him to walk in, and walked to the end of the luxurious carpet spread on the ground.
Zhong Yu knew that he must be sitting on the top when Emperor Hongzhi was today, he remembered the etiquette that Gu Dayong taught him, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, put his palms up on the blanket, knocked his forehead on his fingertips, and said loudly: "Weichen Zhong Yu knocks on the emperor."
A very graceful and elegant voice on the throne said: "Excuse me, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" , Zhong Yu got up and respectfully stepped aside, looking at his nose and nose, not daring to move.
Although Zhong Yu wanted to see the appearance of this famous Hongzhi Emperor in history, his eyes did not dare to look at it, his eyes only moved slightly, and he saw a pair of official boots in front of him, and it seemed that another official was present.
I only heard the graceful and elegant voice and said a little impatiently: "Liu Qing, so be it, don't discuss it anymore." You can directly draw up the order, and order the Zhejiang capital to command Lu Xulong to be the general army of the Japanese army, and reorganize the nine coastal guards such as Hainingwei, Haimenwei, Guanhaiwei, Panshiwei, Jinxiangwei, Songmenwei, Linshanwei, Changguowei, and Dinghaiwei, so as to quell the rebellion of the Japanese as soon as possible! Zhejiang is a heavy place for money and grain in the imperial court, and there can be chaos! ”
The official who was called Liu Qing by Emperor Hongzhi replied: "Okay, Weichen will return to the cabinet to draft the decree." This widow is nothing more than a plague of moss, Your Majesty does not need to be in a hurry! ”
Cabinet...... Surname Liu ...... Could it be Liu Jian, the first assistant university scholar of the current cabinet? When he was in Qingzhou, Zhong Yu heard that the cabinet of the Hongzhi Dynasty now has the saying that "Liu Gongju, Li Gongmou, Xie Gongyou Kankan". Later generations Zhong Yu knew that the Liu Jian cabinet of the Hongzhi Dynasty could be as famous as the Sanyang cabinet in the history of Renxuan, one of the most effective cabinets in the Ming Dynasty!
Zhong Yu wanted to look up at the appearance of this scholar Liu, but under the pressure of Emperor Hongzhi's powerful aura, he didn't dare to move.
Emperor Hongzhi seemed to be in a slightly gloomy mood when he heard Liu Jian's words, because Zhong Yu heard his voice with less impatience: "What Liu Qing said is that I am a little out of breath, and the little widow is nothing more than a plague of moss." Okay, go ahead, and go for yourself."
Obey the order", the Lord Liu answered, bowed and retreated.
After Lord Liu retreated, there was a little silence in the hall, as if Emperor Hongzhi had forgotten the existence of Zhong Yu, and it seemed that only the sound of rustling through the documents could be heard in the Huagai Palace......