When Guo Ye arrived outside the Suzaku Gate with Ma Yuanju, it was already twilight, and the night was sinking.

Ma Yuanju was familiar with the road, took out the token to walk inside and outside the palace, and the guards of the Vermilion Bird Gate took the initiative to let them go, and the two entered the imperial city.

Entering the imperial city is not entering the palace, there is still a long way to go, turning around and going around to the Chengtian Gate.

After entering the Chengtian Gate, it can be regarded as stepping into the Tang Palace.

Inside the Chengtian Gate, there is the largest palace complex of the imperial palace - Taiji Palace.

The main building of Taiji Palace adopts the principle of "sleeping in front of the front and sleeping in the back", and divides the palace into two parts: "front court" and "inner court".

The former dynasty was naturally the place where the emperor handled government affairs in the early dynasty.

The pavilions and pavilions in the inner court, the landscape of the landscape, are countless, and the most important thing is that the inner court is also the place where the emperor and the queen, including the concubines of the three palaces and six courtyards, sleep and rest.

In the Taiji Palace, the former dynasty and the inner court are clearly distinguished, and there is a strict watershed.

Zhu Mingmen Qianhua Gate belongs to the "former dynasty" part; And within two gates, it is naturally the place of the inner court.

If it weren't for the emperor's summons or oral decree, whether it was a prince or nobleman, or an important minister in the court, they would never want to step into the Zhu Ming Gate and the Qianhua Gate.

Of course, there are exceptions for eunuchs and palace maids, and minors for royal heirs.

Ma Yuanju took Guo Ye and went straight to the direction of Zhu Mingmen, because at this time, His Majesty Li Er was waiting for them in the Liangyi Hall in the inner court.

Entered the Chengtianmen into the Taiji Palace, along the road there are left and right Qianniu Wei people to guard to the death, ten steps and a post, from time to time there are patrols Qianniu Wei line, where there are suspicious faces, Qianniuwei has the right to check, no matter what the other party is.

Qianniuwei, the attendant of the guard who holds the sword, is the guard in the palace who is responsible for the safety of the emperor, and can also be called the "big inner guard with a sword".

After all the way to the investigation, Ma Yuanju is very familiar, where there are thousands of cow guards to inquire, Ma Yuanju will hold the emperor's waist to block it, saving a lot of effort, and soon entered the Zhu Ming Gate and arrived at the Liangyi Palace.

Guo Ye followed Ma Yuanju all the way without saying a word, while listening to Ma Yuanju talk about the court's etiquette and the salute of the saint, while watching the majestic magnificence and grandeur of the Tang Palace by the lights in the palace and the moonlight in the sky.

This is the first time he has entered the palace to face the saint, and it is also the first time he has truly appreciated the style of the palace of the Tang Empire.

To say that he Guo Ye is not curious and not surprised, that is a lie.

It wasn't until he arrived at the bottom of the white jade steps of the Liangyi Hall that Ma Yuanju woke up Guo Ye, who was a little dazed, and reminded softly: "When you arrive, Your Majesty is inside!" ”

Guo Ye woke up suddenly, and it happened that the eunuch who was guarding the gate of the Liangyi Hall saw Ma Yuanju coming, and hurriedly stepped forward and urged: "Masheren, alas, you are really late, Your Majesty has been waiting for a while." Master Fang Xuanling is also inside, hurry up and get in! ”

Saying that, the eunuch didn't even look at Guo Ye, so he took the two of them into the Liangyi Palace.

The prime minister's seven-rank officials, let alone the eunuchs who guard the palace gate for the emperor? Guo Ye has long been surprised, and he is too lazy to care about such a little eunuch.

continued to pretend to be silent, and followed Ma Yuan up the steps into the Liangyi Palace.

Coming to the Liangyi Palace, Ma Yuanju explained softly: "As long as Your Majesty has not gone to bed in the morning, he is generally in charge of government affairs at the Yeting Palace. Seeing you tonight in the Inner Court Liangyi Palace, I thought that I would go back to the Queen's Ganlu Hall to sleep in a while. Let's go, you kid will be in front of Your Majesty for a while, don't make old mistakes......"

Guo Ye snorted and continued to be speechless.

The Liangyi Palace, to be exact, should be called the Liangyi Palace, which is by no means as simple as an ordinary hall.

After entering the palace gate, Guo Ye didn't know how many corridors he turned around, how many buildings he passed by, and then he arrived at the attic where His Majesty Li Er was.

Looking up, it was written "Wangbei Pavilion", and the inscription was named Li Shimin.

It turned out that His Majesty Li Er got his name, and this name was a bit interesting, because Guo Ye listened to Ma Yuanju's introduction, and the north of the Liangyi Hall was the Ganlu Hall where the Empress of the Eldest Sun was located.

Could it be that His Majesty Li Er wants to tell Empress Changsun, daughter-in-law, do you still think about you when I handle official business, looking north and missing?

"Your Majesty, the Masshes are here!"

The eunuch who led the way called softly outside the door of Wangbei Pavilion.

I heard a powerful voice from inside: "Come in!" ”

Squeak~

The eunuch pushed the door open, and Ma Yuan strode in, naturally free and easy, without looking restrained at all.

However, Guo Ye, the moment he crossed the threshold, his heart was still turbulent, and he finally had to see the face of the sky, and he could finally see Tang Taizong, the first emperor of the ages.

The two came in one after the other, Guo Ye lowered his head and glanced forward slightly, there were two people.

In his thirties, wearing a purple and gold crown and a golden dragon robe, sitting on the dragon chair behind the chief case, it is none other than His Majesty Li Er.

Even though Li Shimin has been busy for a day, he is still in good spirits and his face is ruddy. The hooked nose was full of prestige, and his eyes glanced at Guo Ye like a wolf's eyes, and Guo Ye's heart was abrupt.

Damn, it turns out that His Majesty Li Er is still a little handsome, not angry and arrogant, the true character of the emperor!

Sitting at the head of Li Shimin, the old man in a crimson and purple official robe, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, is quite down-to-earth, and he should be the master of Fang Xuanling Fang in the mouth of the eunuch.

looks quite like a generous elder, and this kid who loves Fang Yiai is really incompatible!

Ma Yuanju raised his hands into fists, bowed half-body and said, "Minister, Ma Yuanju, a member of the Zhongshu House, has seen Your Majesty." According to His Majesty's instructions, I brought the students of the Guozijian and the six products of the Imperial History Observatory to supervise the Imperial History Guo Ye and came to meet Your Majesty! ”

Guo Ye followed the example, learned from Ma Yuanju's fist into a salute, covered his hands above his head, and half-bowed to worship: "Minister Guo Ye, I have seen His Majesty the Emperor, long live, long live, long live!" ”

attention, Guo Ye and Ma Yuanju both hugged their fists and bowed, half-bowing to worship, rather than kneeling.

The ritual of kneeling and bowing of monarchs and ministers was truly popular in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

In the Tang and Song dynasties and before the Tang and Song dynasties, when courtiers saw the emperor, they did not need to bow down at all, unless it was an unprecedented grand ceremony for officials from all over the world to enter Beijing to face the saint or worship the temple.

Otherwise, even in the early dynasty, the courtiers did not need to kneel to the emperor.

Because in the Tang and Song dynasties and before the Tang and Song dynasties, the centralized monarchy system was not as compulsory as the Qing Dynasty, and the system of the king and the scholars jointly governing the world was still implemented.

Therefore, in the Tang and Song dynasties, where the political atmosphere was relatively relaxed, the etiquette of kneeling three times and knocking to see the king was basically negligible.

It is said that the ritual of kneeling is that the monarch and the ministers sit on the ground together and talk about political affairs. In the early dynasties, it was not uncommon for courtiers to roll up their sleeves and scold each other because of disagreements, and start to fight.

What's more, such as Wei Zheng and others, they met with the emperor in private, and when it came to excitement, it was also heard that the spit stars spit on the emperor's face.

Even so, the emperor can't do anything to Wei Zheng, because forgiving Wei Zheng and other ministers can also show the emperor's virtuous and good nature.

It is true that His Majesty Li Er is a Ming Jun, but His Majesty Li Er is also known for his good face.

Seeing the two saluting one after another, Li Shimin waved his hand with a smile on his face and signaled: "The two Qing families are exempt, exempt from etiquette, come on, give a seat to the people of Mashe and Guo Yushi!" ”

As soon as the voice fell, a eunuch had already brought a round stool and placed it on the left and right sides of the pavilion.

Seeing that Ma Yuanju sat down first, Guo Ye was not hypocritical, and walked to the round bench and sat down.

At this time, Fang Xuanling suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, since there is no matter of Weichen in the future, then Weichen will retire first." It's getting late, and the old minister is tired these days, and he wants to go back to rest early! ”

When His Majesty Li Er heard this, he nodded frequently and said: "Yes, Fang Aiqing will go back to rest first, what I talked to you about the delivery of 800 miles of land in Tubo just now, Fang Aiqing will send someone to do it tomorrow!" ”

Fang Xuanling clenched his fists and responded: "The minister obeys the order, and the minister retires!" ”

With that, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait," His Majesty Li Er called Fang Xuanling, who turned around, and said again, "Ruhui has fallen ill, and I listened to the return of the imperial doctor who went to diagnose and treat him, and the situation is not optimistic." Fang Aiqing, you should take good care of yourself, Fang Mou is broken, I can't miss a single one, understand? ”

When Fang Xuanling heard Du Ruhui's physical condition, his face suddenly became a little sad, and he was even more moved, and nodded heavily: "Your Majesty can rest assured, the minister knows it." ”

After that, he slowly raised his steps and walked towards the outside of the Wangbei Pavilion.

Squeak,

Fang Xuanling looked out of the North Pavilion, and the door closed in response.

In the cabinet, only Guo Ye, Ma Yuanju and His Majesty Li Er were left.

Guo Ye was muttering in his heart, Duhe's father is very sick? Didn't I hear Du He, this kid send someone to deliver the message? I have to go to the Du Mansion to see the old man of the Du family.

"Guo Ye!"

"Guo Ye?"

"Guo Aiqing? What are you thinking? ”

Just as Guo Ye was thinking about it, His Majesty Li Er suddenly called Guo Ye's name three times, so frightened that this kid hurriedly stood up from the round stool, and responded with a fist: "Your Majesty, the minister is here, here, there were some fugue foreign objects just now, Your Majesty forgives you!" ”

"Hahaha......"

Seeing Guo Ye so restrained and frightened, Li Shimin laughed for no reason, waved his hand to signal him to sit down, and said comfortingly: "Don't be nervous, you can sit down." This time, you won the Tubo people with the study class, and made a great contribution, I told Ma Zhou that I will reward you well! ”

As soon as he heard the words, Guo Ye suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.

However, he still said humbly: "As a courtier, it is natural to share your worries and sorrows for Your Majesty." Your Majesty wants to reward the ministers, and the ministers are terrified! ”

"Oh?"

His Majesty Li Er listened to Guo Ye's words as an official, and couldn't help but show surprise on his face, and said in his heart, where did this kid learn this set of things, it is more pleasing than Wei Zheng's old donkey.

Immediately, he shook his head and smiled in a happy mood: "Whether you reward it or not, I have the final say!" If there is no reward for meritorious service, then who will be willing to do things for me and serve me in the future? ”

As he spoke, the eyes on the hooked nose looked directly at Guo Ye and asked, "I am never stingy with meritorious heroes and capable ministers!" Guo Ye, I ask you, how do you want me to reward you? ", the house of reading! Unique URL: