In the autumn of the twenty-first year of the new century, the twenty-fourth day of September, in the morning.

Li Xi was officially summoned by the Ministry of Internal Servants, and he was summoned from the Jiupin Fengli Lang Li Xi to meet him in the Nanxun Palace.

For a junior official with only a rank from the ninth rank, it is a special grace to be able to meet the Son of Heaven, you know, even if it is a fifth-rank official, it is not so simple to see Huang Yanjing.

And to see the emperor, it is not so simple, Li Xi changed his official uniform and went to the Ministry of Rites in the palace with a small yellow door of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, under the guidance of a director of the Ministry of Rites, it took three days to learn etiquette tirelessly, and when he met the emperor, how to stand, how to kneel, how to sing a promise, how to answer, etc., there is a unified system and etiquette norms, to see the emperor, these things must be learned, and they must be mastered.

The world says that the emperor is the Son of Heaven, the body of the real dragon, with the dragon power that ordinary people do not have, Pei Mo can not be controlled, which makes people feel frightened, if there is no etiquette and system to regulate it in advance, it is likely to lead to the misconduct of the monarch, and the loss of etiquette in front of the monarch will be a big sin.

Although Li Xi didn't believe in the saying that the emperor was a dragon, he also knew that those who had been in the position for a long time would indeed have a majesty that ordinary people could hardly imagine, and he had never known much about the official etiquette of the Tang Dynasty.

After three days of practice, on the afternoon of September 26, the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued another decree that Li Xi could be visited.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Li Xi came to the outside of Xingqing Palace, and under the guidance of the small yellow gate of the Inner Servant Province, he came to a side hall on the side of the Nanxun Hall in Xingqing Palace to wait.

At the same time, there are naturally more than one person waiting here to meet the emperor, but most of them are local dignitaries who are about to take up their posts in other places, or at least some casual positions in Beijing, and they are also similar to Li Xi, many of them are about the first time to face the saint.

At this time, everyone was a little nervous, besides, this is Xingqing Palace, even in this side hall, there are a few attendants, so everyone naturally sits on their own stools, and no one dares to talk to each other.

Seeing that one official after another was taken by Xiao Huangmen to face the saint, the time was noon unconsciously, and the emperor was also going to eat, the officials were facing the saint, so they naturally paused, and some officials who had not yet had their turn like Li Xi had to continue to sit in the side hall and wait, at this time, even a few little eunuchs in the side hall went out to eat, but the officials could only go hungry.

Fortunately, the joy of meeting the Emperor was enough to raise everyone's spirits to ignore these little things for the time being.

After all, there are very few people who can go to a high position and then become a member of the Central Committee, at this time, there are tens of millions of Li Shu in the Tang Dynasty, and there are only less than 100,000 people who can be officials, and among these 100,000 people, most of them are just petty officials.

For most foreign officials, only by assassinating history can they be qualified to meet the emperor before taking office, and one can imagine how much honor this is for officials. Compared to this, a hungry stomach is really not worth mentioning.

But Li Xi can't, not to mention that he was used to seeing national leaders on TV news in his previous life, and at that time, Tang Xuanzong, as an emperor with fancy legends a thousand years ago, was still one that everyone was happy to discuss after dinner, so in Li Xi's heart, he actually didn't have much awe for Emperor Xuanzong.

Of course, he also knew that he was about to face the saint, and this face saint would be the biggest turning point in his life after he came to Datang for half a year, but if he was hungry, he was hungry, and this was not something that the face saint could fill in.

But no matter how hungry he was, there was no reason to go out to eat now and come back later, so he had to sit there and secretly regret that he should have someone prepare some snacks and fruits to bring over to satisfy his hunger.

However, Li Xi didn't think of this in advance, which doesn't mean that others didn't think of it either. Among the people who were waiting to be seen, either they had been reminded by others, or they had similar experiences, they all hid some food in their sleeves.

Thorn Shi Li Xi peeked around, and sure enough, he saw that someone had secretly taken out some small food from his sleeve and started to eat, if in the past, these small things such as Hu cakes and candied fruit, Li Xi didn't like it very much, but at this time, seeing that people were eating so fragrantly, he was still unconsciously greedy.

You know, he had breakfast at three o'clock in the morning, that is, at six o'clock in the morning, and waited for the audience, and because he was more or less nervous, he didn't eat too much breakfast, and now it was almost noon, and his stomach was already rumbling with hunger.

However, it is also a scene to see the officials in scarlet robes, who are usually rarely seen, stealing food there. Who can know that these local magistrates who will be on the side of the frontier when they go to the place actually have such a time to do such a small thing? I'm afraid that except for this place, once they walk out of Chang'an City, their shelves will immediately be placed higher than anyone else's.

Because there was no one talking to each other, it was very quiet in the side hall, and only occasionally the sound of chewing food could be heard, and some officials who were not prepared like Li Xi were also hungry one by one, but they had to watch people happily steal food, helplessly rolling their eyes, slandering in their hearts, these people, I don't know how to be a five-grade official, I don't talk about official etiquette at all, it's really embarrassing.

In fact, if someone is willing to give him a piece of bread, he may not know how to give thanks!

In the midst of this silence, suddenly a small yellow door stepped into the side hall, so everyone was surprised, and those who ate quickly hid the food in their sleeves again, wiped their mouths, and sat upright one by one.

The little yellow door searched among the many officials for a while, and then found a person Li Xi sitting quietly in the corner, just because he was in a pile of scarlet clothes, Li Xi's green official uniform was really a little eye-catching.

So the little yellow door hurriedly approached and said respectfully: "Dare to ask, but Lord Li Xi?" ”

Li Xi stood up and clenched his fists, "It's Xia Guan, I've seen the Yellow Gate." ”

Many officials listened to the two people's answers and looked at each other.

Li Xi knew that his official position was low, so after he came, he sat in the corner and waited honestly, he never wanted to be in the limelight at such a time, so few people in this room full of assassins would notice him, even if he did, seeing that he was a little official in a green robe actually sitting in this room, the big deal was just to be surprised, and he would not go to his heart. Even until this moment, no one noticed Li Xi sitting in the corner.

No one thought that this little yellow door would actually come to find Li Xi, and looking at the little yellow door's attitude towards Li Xi, it was unprecedentedly humble. Therefore, everyone couldn't help but turn their heads to look Li Xi up and down, extremely curious.

You know, no matter how big your official is, when you come to this Xingqing Palace, you are still just a small official, even if it is just an ordinary little eunuch in this palace, no one dares to provoke, and in fact, don't look at the little eunuchs here themselves are nothing, but they stay in this palace, that is used to seeing the big officials of the court, such as helping the assassins in scarlet clothes in front of them, resting in the place, that is the Ling Yin who destroyed the door, here, they are still a little unsightly.

Therefore, from the very beginning, these little yellow doors who came to deliver the decree and bring people to meet each other were all with their faces and nostrils facing the sky, and they looked like they didn't take this gang of assassins seriously, when had they ever seen them talk to people so politely?

At that moment, when everyone was surprised, they saw that his little yellow door was already smiling more and more at Li Xi, and said, "Lord Li, please, the emperor has summoned you to dine together." ”

The scene was suddenly eerily silent.

Many officials seemed to be petrified collectively, and their eyes only widened one by one, and even Li Xi was taken aback, and he just opened his mouth slightly at the moment, but there was no reaction for a long time.

After a long time, I didn't know who it was at the scene, I swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and everyone suddenly came back to their senses, and while looking at each other, they all looked at Li Xi who was young and dressed in a green robe with respect and envy.

Li Xi came back to his senses, hurriedly bowed his hand to the little yellow door, and said, "There is Lao Huangmen leading the way." ”

The little yellow door didn't even dare to say it, and then turned around to lead the way, Li Xi straightened his clothes and walked out behind him.

As soon as the two of them went out, the side hall on this side suddenly exploded.

"This brother, do you know who that little official in the green robe is?"

"Uh...... This, the official also entered Chang'an before yesterday, and has lived in the city for many years, speaking of which, the last time he came to this Chang'an city was thirteen years ago, when the official was promoted, therefore, this ...... The local officials are not familiar with the truth, but I heard the little yellow door call him Li Xi Li Lord just now, but I don't know what position he is in......"

"Oh, so let's say it's pretty much the same, and this official has also been to Chang'an once in more than ten years...... Brother Tai has noticed that Li Xi just now looks so young, in the eyes of this official, he is no more than ten ** years old, looking at his dress, he is only a little eight or nine grades, how can he be so favored by the Son of Heaven? He even called him to eat with him! This ......"

It was quiet all morning, oh no, it should be said that in the side hall, which has been extremely quiet since it was built, many officials waiting for the audience had nothing to do at this time, but gathered in groups to talk about it.

Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, the most noble person in the world, the Son of Heaven is alone. As for dining with His Majesty the Emperor, this is a special courtesy that only a very few ministers of the imperial court can enjoy, and even if they are, this kind of grace is extremely rare, once they receive this favor, it is a decades or hundreds of years of honor!

Far away, let's just say that during the Kaiyuan period of this dynasty, it has been twenty-one years since His Majesty ascended the throne, and there have been twelve people who have served as prime ministers, but in these twenty-one years, those who can get the honor of dining with His Majesty are full of calculations, but Yao Chong, Song Jing, and Zhang said that these three people! Moreover, when they received such honors, they were all in old age, in order to thank the old ministers for their hard work, His Majesty the Emperor gave a banquet and dined with them to show his gratitude.

But how old is this young man in a green robe in front of him? It looks like he's only ten ** years old, and he looks like he's just a sesame petty official with eight or nine grades, but he actually got such an honor!

Everyone has been an official for more than ten years or even decades, and naturally knows what it means for a ten-year-old young man to be so valued and favored by His Majesty, don't look at the official body of eight or nine grades at the moment, I am afraid that it will be expected to rise up in the blink of an eye!

At this time, everyone understood that no wonder the little yellow door was so polite when he spoke to him!

I knew this was the case, no matter what rules he had, when he was in the hall just now, he should have leaned over and set up with him, such a character, even if he was dead-skinned, he should be familiar with his face in front of him!

At this time, seeing Li Xi walking away behind the little yellow door, everyone was really envious and jealous in their eyes, and they just said: "Just now, when the official was meditating here, he saw this Li Xi and Master Li, and at that time, the official felt that this person had a clear face and a good bearing, and he would definitely be an unusual person in the future, and sure enough, I thought that this benevolent brother was valued by His Majesty, and I was afraid that it would be of great use in a blink of an eye......"

"Yes, yes, just now, the official also felt that this Master Li Xi and Li just sat there without saying a word, which shows his grace and bearing, and he must be an ordinary person......"

For a while, there was a mess in this side hall, just like the vegetable market founded by Li Xi in Shuzhou.

The two little yellow men who were on duty at the door listened to the discussions in the hall at this time, and couldn't help but pout, thinking, these turtles have really never seen the world.

However, they glanced at each other, and one of them couldn't help but say: "This Lord Li, I'm afraid it's going to be of great use, but I've heard that our princess Xianyi has been making trouble all the time, saying that he doesn't marry, but Concubine Hui is worried, and I think this is the future of a concubine!" ”

Another heard that he couldn't help but let out of his nostrils, "What do you know! Captain of the Horse? Have you ever seen a captain with such an honor? Have you ever seen a meal with everyone? Let me say, this is not something that a small horse captain can have, as far as I know, this Li Xi Li, that is to pay homage to the prime minister......"

"Isn't it? Master Li doesn't look like he's even twenty years old, can he pay homage? The man who had just spoken was so unbelievable that he couldn't help but refute it.

Most of these people who like to chew their mouths have a problem, that is, they pull out their own lies, no matter how blind they are, they can't allow others to refute themselves, no matter what reason they find, in short, they must let their lies be believed.

So the man said, "You don't know, do you? I've heard that recently, Han Xianggong and Xiao Xianggong have quarreled about what they have become, everyone has long been impatient, don't look at this Lord Li is young and has shallow qualifications, it seems that he is not qualified to worship the prime minister at the moment, but do you dare to guarantee that in another ten or twenty years, people will not be able to worship the prime minister? ”

When the other man heard this, he seemed to have some truth, and he did not dare to refute it.

So the man continued to say proudly: "You have only been in Nanxun Hall for a few days, and your knowledge is inevitably shallow. ”

As he spoke, he became addicted, glanced at the outside of the hall a few times, and saw that there was no one near him, so he walked a few steps over and whispered, "Do you know?" When I was supposed to be on duty the day before yesterday, I was serving in the Nanxun Palace, and at that time, everyone was tired of criticizing and criticizing, and gossiped with the general, which mentioned this Li Xi Li Da, do you know what everyone said at that time? ”

"At that time, when it came to Li Xi, the general reported the movements of Li Xi one by one, and everyone was speechless for a long time after listening to it, and then said to the general, 'I read the Three Kingdoms Chronicles, and once lamented Guo Fengxiao's early death, after he died, Cao Ying had been humane, and the important ministers in the court were all on par with the lonely year's teeth, but Fengxiao was smaller than me, and he was lonely with his lonely desire, who knew that he died today!' From my point of view, Li Xi's talent may be considerable with Guo Fengxiao. ”

As soon as the ancient books were involved, the other person listened to it a little big, because after listening, he was a little confused, and the other person looked at his expression, so he said "hi" and patiently explained, "Do you think, Cao Ying wants to entrust Gu to Guo Jia, Guo Jia died before the time comes, so everyone is sorry, and now, everyone compares Li Xi and Master Li to Guo Jia, think about it, what does it mean here?" ”

When the man heard this, he suddenly realized, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh, so he really wants to pay homage to the prime minister?" ”

As soon as he shouted, the hall that had been chaotic just now suddenly became miraculously quiet.

The two little eunuchs glanced at each other, and quickly went back to stand up, not daring to speak again.

They didn't know what kind of shock it would cause to the government and the opposition after that exclamation just now reached the ears of the officials from other places who were waiting to be seen in the side hall.

In the Nanxun Palace, Li Xi stepped up to the hall in small steps under the guidance of the small yellow door.

Xiao Huangmen sang a promise, "Your Majesty, the Shuzhou people of Jiannan Province, Congjiupin Fenglilang, and Li Xi, a student of Guozi Studies, ask to see." ”

Li Xi pricked up his ears to listen to the response in the hall, only to hear a slightly shrill voice say, "Go to the hall, give a banquet." Then the little yellow door turned around with a hunched body, and then faced Li Xi, he straightened his waist and sang again, "Biography, from Jiupin Fenglilang, Guozixue student, Li Xi of Jinyuan County, Shuzhou, Jiannan Province, meet you!" Feast! ”

Li Xi thanked the emperor loudly, and then stepped into the hall under the guidance of the gesture of the little yellow door.

The Nanxun Hall was full of light, and it was not as full of dark pressure as Li Xi imagined.

If you think about it carefully, this is the place where the emperor often lives and sits and lies, and the first purpose is naturally to make the emperor live comfortably.

Li Xi walked into the hall in small steps, and at first he was a little uncomfortable with the light in the hall, but within a few steps, he could already see the palace maids and eunuchs listed on both sides of the hall, and in front of him, in the center of the hall, there was a middle-aged man who looked extremely powerful and radiant on a vermilion soft couch.

knew in his heart that it was Emperor Xuanzong, so Li Xi walked a few steps quickly, knelt on the ground and shouted long live.

Emperor Xuanzong saw him come in, so he got up with a smile, "Li Xi, Li Zi said, get up, it's not a short time to come to Chang'an, what do you think Chang'an City is like to your Shuzhou?" ”

This question is not asked.

However, Li Xi didn't dare to slack off, and at that moment he stood up and thought about it, and then replied cautiously: "Under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, it is the same prosperity." It's just that Chang'an is the capital of the Son of Heaven and a place admired by all the people in the world. ”

Emperor Xuanzong laughed when he heard this, pointed at Li Xi, and said, "Sure enough, slippery head!" ”

Then he said, "Come closer, and tell me to take a good look." ”

Hearing this, Li Xi took another four or five steps forward, only a few steps away from His Majesty, and then kept looking at the ground a few steps in front of him without squinting.

It would be false to say that Emperor Xuanzong, who saw Emperor Xuanzong of the First Emperor of the Ages, was not nervous, but Li Xi really didn't feel any dragon power, and even when Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji looked at him, he secretly raised his eyes and glanced over.

The light was not good just now, a little out of sight, although Emperor Xuanzong looked young, but it is estimated that he must be about fifty, but his physique is majestic, although he is fifty or above, he still looks extremely powerful, but it is quite a master.

After looking at Li Xi for a while, Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji nodded, and sighed: "Sure enough, it's a talent, it's really a talent, I wanted to summon you a long time ago, but things are complicated, so that it has been delayed again and again, until now." ”

As he spoke, he sighed again, waved his hand and said lightly: "Come on, give a feast!" ”

shouted a banquet, and naturally someone brought an embroidered stool and a few cases, and put them on one side of the hall, and then, I saw several palace maids stepping on the cloud steps in, Li Xi and Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji each had a copy, and they were all arranged on the several cases in front of them.

Emperor Xuanzong ordered Li Xi to sit down, Li Xi knelt down and thanked him, and then he walked over curiously, and when he looked at it, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

Nima, Emperor Lao Tzu treats a guest, just a bowl of noodles per person?

(To be continued)