Chapter 162: What a pomp
Xu Mingyuan and Li Mu led the horses into the gate, and two officials in black robes stepped forward to take the reins in their hands and led the horses to the back first.
When you enter the gate, there is a flat place at the foot of the mountain, although it is not paved with stones, but the withered yellow weeds on the ground are comfortable to step on.
In the middle of the flat ground, there is a high platform half a foot high, at this time a bright yellow umbrella has been held up on the platform, and the people present are also slowly sorted, those officials wearing yellow and purple official robes stand close to the high platform, and those meritorious children wearing bright clothes are consciously standing back.
Xu Mingyuan and Li Mu casually found an open space behind them to stand still, and did not step forward to join those hot small groups chatting, Li Mu looked at the people here while whispering to Xu Mingyuan.
Xu Mingyuan had to admire Li Mu's memory, in just a few days, he had almost recognized the more than 100 ministers present, and he told Xu Mingyuan all the truth, and even told Xu Mingyuan some preferences.
As for those meritorious children, Li Mu also picked up some to introduce Xu Mingyuan, and there are not many young generations who can enter his eyes, except for a few princes and princes, the rest are not mentioned at all.
Xu Mingyuan looked left and right, and there were almost more than three hundred people gathered under the high platform, gathering in groups of three or five, talking softly.
Xu Mingyuan and Li Mu also saw a few acquaintances in the crowd, and the brother and sister Lan Xianwu and Lan Yuechan were standing together with a few young people chatting. The two also saw Xu Mingyuan and Li Mu, Lan Xianwu arched his hand at the two, and Lan Yuechan rolled her eyes.
"This girl. Later, I have to see her expression when she hears his brother call me Muge. Li Mu glared at Lan Yuechan and pouted.
Xu Mingyuan smiled and shook his head. Turning his head in the direction of the gate. To be able to let this group of Huang Zi Gongqing stand and wait here, I am afraid that there is only Emperor Dawan in the world.
Everyone has arrived. A gong sounded outside the gate, and a team of more than fifty people, dressed in blue suits, came in on tall horses.
Then there is a dragon chariot pulled by six sweaty and bloody BMWs, the car is carved with dragons and phoenixes, surrounding it, inlaid with gold silk and jade, luxurious and extraordinary.
The driver was a middle-aged guard wearing light armor, a golden sword hanging from his waist, and a resolute sword. Holding the reins in one hand, resting lightly on the long knife at his waist with the other.
There was also a middle-aged man standing on the wheel, wearing a big red round-necked and large-sleeved robe, with a white face and a slight hunched waist, with a smile on his face, but a pair of eyes were as keen as an eagle scanning the people in the field.
"The driver is Chen Xuanli, the general of Longwu, who is in charge of the forbidden army. Standing on the side was Feng Yuanyi, the head of the Inner Servant Province, and the affairs of the palace were all handled by him. Li Mu stood beside Xu Mingyuan and said softly.
Xu Mingyuan nodded slightly, listening to Li Mu's tone. These two must be close figures around the emperor, and even Li Mu is a little jealous. can let these two personally escort them, and it is naturally the emperor in this carriage.
The crowd moved out of the way and went straight to the high platform. Let the dragon chariot pass by. Everyone bowed their heads slightly in respect.
Behind the dragon chariot is a troika, which is a little weaker than the dragon chariot. But it is also very luxurious, and this phoenix is carved on it. It is also very graceful.
There were two troikas behind them, and they slowly drove towards the high platform with the dragon chariot.
The carriage was followed by hundreds of guards with knives. Among them, there were more than 200 soldiers armed with crossbow arrows, all of whom stood outside the gate and did not enter.
What a big show!
Long Yuan stopped in front of the high platform, and Manager Feng personally lowered the wooden ladder, slowly opened the car door, and shouted in a slender voice: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”
"Greetings to Your Majesty!" The hundred officials and the meritorious children all bowed down and said in unison.
Dawan court, in addition to the sacrificial ceremony and some important days, the courtiers do not need to bow down, it is said that this regulation has been implemented since more than 20 years ago, and it caused a lot of controversy at the beginning, but it is still strongly implemented by the current saint.
Xu Mingyuan bowed his body, raised his eyes slightly, and two people came down from the dragon chariot, one was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, tall, wearing a jade hat, and his temples were slightly frosty, full of majesty.
The other was dressed in a red wide-sleeved long skirt, draped in a golden veil, wearing a phoenix crown, graceful and luxurious, about forty years old, but the maintenance was excellent, only a few fine lines at the corners of the eyes.
The second carriage also put down the wooden ladder, and slowly walked down a woman in a long purple dress, also wearing a blue-purple veil, and a jasper step swaying on the phoenix crown, her body was light and swaying. The demeanor is slightly cold, like a green lotus, which is different and moving.
The two carriages behind also got three people down, one of whom was Princess Na Yiyi, followed by a young man about ten years old. The young man's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Princess Yiyuan, and his eyes were full of cleverness, and he was looking around at the princes and ministers who were bowing their heads, and they were led forward by Princess Yiyuan carelessly.
The last carriage got down and hugged a palace maid, holding a five or six-year-old little prince in her arms, wearing a thick bright yellow dress and a black hat on her head, lying in the arms of the palace maid and already asleep.
"The family is exempt." A rather loud voice rang out.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone spoke in unison again, and then straightened up.
There were three people standing on the high platform, in the middle was the emperor wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, on the left side by side was the graceful and luxurious queen, and on the right was standing half a step back was the concubine in a purple dress.
Princess Yiyuan and the beautiful young man stood in the nearest place in front of the stage, and the palace maid also stood beside them with the sleeping little prince in her arms.
Chen Xuanli and Feng Yuanyi stood on both sides of the high platform, one holding a knife and standing upright, facing everyone. One bowed slightly, always maintaining a humble appearance, and his demeanor was kind and kind.
His Majesty looked at everyone in the audience and smiled: "This autumn's hunt has been postponed by me to today, and Zhong Aiqing won't blame me, right?" ”
"The minister is terrified." All the ministers responded, but there were smiles on their faces, where there was any panic, a scene of pity for the monarch and the ministers.
His Majesty smiled, and said something about today's hunting, mentioned a few young people he valued, and encouraged a few words, and those young talents whose names were mentioned were all flushed and looked quite excited.
Li Mu was also mentioned, he should have entered the palace once a few days ago, and he had also seen His Majesty, it seems that His Majesty has a good impression of him, and today he also praised him for his strength and intelligence.
Li Mu also showed a little excitement at the right time, but Xu Mingyuan, who was standing on the side, clearly saw that he was laughing, and the excitement was pretended at all.
Finally, His Majesty raised his hand, pointed to the mountains and forests not far away, and said with a smile: "I heard that there are three deer in the field, and if anyone can catch them in today's hunting, I will be rewarded." Everyone, you must recognize it. (To be continued.) )