Cui Riyong rushed to Danfengmen early in the morning, although he set off before dawn almost every day, but today he got up earlier with something in his heart. He was in a hurry to get to the door early, but he couldn't get in. Because there is a time limit for Danfeng Gate to open the door, the door will be opened on time every day, unless it is in case of a military emergency, and no one can enter until the point.

Twelve hours a day, the standard of Chang'an timekeeping is based on the hourglass in the Tiantai Yamen of the Daming Palace, and then there are several drums a day to approve the time of each department. Of course, this method has a large error, but the officials of Si Tiantai will use the operation of the sun, moon and stars as a proof to adjust it, so that the error will not accumulate.

At this time, people didn't know about the time difference in various places, so the Mao time in Chang'an and the Mao time in Youzhou (Beijing) were definitely not at the same point, except for Xue Chongxun, who had modern knowledge, the other Tang people did not know it. I remember that there was an incident in the officialdom, there was a Beijing official from Youzhou who was very romantic, and wrote a letter to his hometown lover, and agreed to look at the moon together on a certain day and a certain moment in a certain month to express his feelings of longing...... Because of the time difference, it was clear that they didn't make an appointment to go together.

It's nearly August, the days are short and the nights are longer and more obvious, when Cui Riyong arrived at Danfeng Gate, the sky was not yet bright, only to see the lanterns lined up in the distance on the Vermilion Bird Street into a fire dragon, and the civil and military officials of the last dynasty came one after another at this time. The food stores near the palace in the northeast of Chang'an City usually opened early, just to do the business of these high-ranking officials of the court. The noodle sellers and pancake sellers erected banners early and lit up the lights, and for a while the streets and alleys were brightly lit and prosperous.

Everyone spends a few pennies to buy a dim sum wrapped in a bento for breakfast, and at noon they mix public meals in the yamen, and the life of the officials seems to be relatively frugal...... Corruption existed in any dynasty, but the rule of officials in the Tang Dynasty was not rotten to a certain extent, and many low-grade officials were actually poor, and the matter of "three years of Qing prefect, 100,000 snowflakes of silver" was unimaginable at this time, 100,000 taels of silver was about equivalent to 100,000 yuan, and the prefect was equivalent to the grade of the assassin history, but at this time, the assassin history may not earn 100,000 guan in a lifetime.

Many officials rode horses, and they liked to go to the store to buy a cake, wrap it in paper, and then sit on the horse and eat it as they walked. Cui Riyong is a waiter of the Yellow Gate, and he is from a family, and rarely buys land stalls on the street, but when he saw this situation, he remembered that there was a food shop selling "Zuomai" in the south of Changle Fang, and the taste was really good: a bucket of noodles, two catties of mutton, and a combination of green onions and white, so that after being matched, it was cooked with soy sauce and salt, and then it was scorched into pancakes.

Just as he was thinking about making wheat cakes, he saw one of his staff members coming on horseback, holding two pancakes in his hand, and when he got closer, Cui Riyong smelled the smell and knew that it was the kind of cake made of green onions and mutton. The staff member is only more than ten years old, surnamed Wang Changling, and he was discussing major matters in the house yesterday, which was his idea.

"I heard that the squire came out hungry this morning, so I brought one more." Wang Changling got off the horse and handed a cake to Cui Riyong.

Cui Riyong almost burst into tears when he saw the mutton patty he liked to eat, and choked up: "But I don't know if this is the last time I eat it......

Wang Changling's face sank after hearing this, and he said slowly: "I was originally farming in Jingzhao, and I was only interested in studying and farming in my life, but I almost became a beggar due to natural disasters...... I will go back to the house to wait for the news, and if the matter is unfavorable, I will apologize to myself for the kindness of the waiter. ”

Cui Riyong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said in astonishment: "This is my Cui family's family matter, and it can't involve Mr. Wang, you don't have to be like this." If things don't go well, find another way. ”

Wang Changling said with a smile: "Those who are confidants die." ”

Cui Riyong couldn't help but be moved, where was he for a pair of mosquito nets yesterday? It's just a joke. Wang Changling dared to propose this risky strategy, and he had already thought about taking responsibility for it. Cui Riyong looked this teenage boy up and down, his figure looked a little thin, and his shoulders were even weaker, but he had the courage to use it to take responsibility, how could people not be in awe?

Cui Riyong remembered his unsuccessful son, who was a little older than Wang Changling, but his mind was like a stuffed mud, he was good at a young age, and he was not enough to succeed and more than to lose, so he couldn't help but sigh: "If you have a son like a young uncle, what more can you ask for?" ”

At this moment, a strange cloud appeared in the eastern sky, and the sun was about to rise. A group of iron horsemen came to the palace gate in a neat procession, and a tall officer with a white feather on his helmet jumped down from his horse and handed a fish charm in both hands. The general who was originally guarding the door also took out a fish talisman, a pair of two compartments, and the inlay was exactly the same. So the general turned back and said, "Brothers, it's time to do it." ”

A voice in the city with a long tail sang loudly: "The fish charm merges, open the palace gate!" ”

The rumbling drums immediately resounded through the heavens and the earth, the heavy palace gate slowly opened, and the new pair of iron horsemen stepped in first, and the heavy iron hooves stepped on the stone road loudly. After the sentry was changed, the civil and military ministers and foreign envoys outside the door silently walked towards the majestic Daming Palace one after another, and everything was in order. In the eighth century, when society was backward, the West was dark, and the East was supported by a backward and scattered small-scale peasant economy. However, in Chang'an, there are such large and meticulous divisions of labor at all levels, and millions of people work and live here, which is a miracle. It is no wonder that envoys from all over the world, near and far, flocked to learn the rules and regulations of the Tang Dynasty.

There are also eunuchs from the province on duty at the palace gate, and they must first record the appearance and official position of the people who enter the palace, and then shout: "The military department is still the same as the middle book, Zhang said." ”

…… The person whose name was shouted walked over and was searched and put into Miyagi.

After Cui Riyong finished participating in the dynasty, he followed several prime ministers out of Hanyuan Palace, and found the eunuch Yu Liben and said: "I have something very important to meet His Highness, and I am tired of Yu Gonggong to report it." ”

When he participated in the Great Dynasty, he worshiped Emperor Li Shouli, just to make a show, and tell the emperor that he was completely full. If you want to talk about things, you have to see Princess Taiping in the back. Princess Taiping met mainly with the prime ministers on a daily basis, and the prime ministers understood her meaning and then came down to implement it. Cui Riyong is not the prime minister and can't habitually go to see her, but he, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, is also a big official, and he is in charge of some affairs of the palace gate, and he can often see Princess Taiping. So Yu Liben said: "There is no need to spread the news, it just so happens that the pavilion elders are going to Zichen Palace, so you can go with you." ”

Although there is only one Xuanzheng Hall from Hanyuan Hall to Zichen Palace, you can reach it by walking straight, but this place is too wide, and a group of seven or eight people walked a long way to come to the third hall Zichen Hall on the central axis of Daming Palace. In addition to a few prime ministers and important officials of key departments, there was also Xue Chongxun, the king of Hedong.

Xue Chongxun and Cui Riyong have been grudges for a while, and the contradiction has a tendency to deepen, and Cui Ying's embarrassment just happened, as soon as the two met, they naturally had nothing to say, and everyone dealt with it with haha. Xue Chongxun saw that Cui Riyong also went to see Princess Taiping, and he was also a little puzzled...... However, when the Yellow Gate Squire sees the person in power, the biggest possibility is official business. Xue Chongxun couldn't ask anything, so he had to wait and see.

After entering the main hall and waiting for a while, Princess Taiping walked up to the throne on the steps from the inner gate in the north, surrounded by a group of eunuchs and palace maids. A group of prime minister-level officials can only bow down and stand below, and she doesn't know how to distinguish between her pomp and grandeur and the emperor, and she almost said "long life without borders".

And the ministers did not have to kneel, but only stood and saluted. Princess Taiping sat down on the soft collapse, raised her sleeves and said: "Lu Ge Lao and the others are not young, it is not suitable to stand for a long time, there is a chair on the side, everyone find a place to sit down and talk." She said as she glanced at the people present, her eyes paused on Cui Riyong, but it was nothing. Probably because Cui Riyong is not a frequent customer.

Because Princess Taiping didn't ask Cui Riyong, he was a little panicked, and he didn't rush to say anything, so he sat and listened, as if he was brewing courage.

The main thing was that the "Long March athletes" were going to be progressing, and the yamen at all levels were very close to this matter, and the progress was very fast. Now the 100,000-strong men have been gathered, and after a short battle formation training, they are already on their way to Longyou. If the battle does not start for a while, the local marching commanders, generals, and officials will have to arrange for farming to solve some food problems by themselves.

Everyone discussed for a while, and when they took a break, Princess Taiping finally remembered Cui Riyong and asked, "Is there something wrong with Cui Shilang?" ”

Cui Riyong had already thought about the tone, wording, etc., but he was really a little nervous when it came to the end, he gently wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, knelt on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed: "The minister is here to ask for sin, and the minister ......will die."

Everyone was stunned, only Xue Chongxun understood tightly in his heart, he had already guessed what Cui Riyong wanted to do...... Damn, this product is too heavy, and the old man hasn't started to force him, so he's going to confess it himself?

However, Xue Chongxun also muttered in his heart, taking the initiative to ask for guilt to show his sincerity? Will his mother really let him go? There are many factors that affect the result, and there are many things that can be involved in this matter if you want to think clearly, and then there is also the influence of the mother's feelings...... It depends on what Princess Taiping thinks in her heart.

At this time, Princess Taiping said: "I haven't heard anyone say that you have done anything wrong and committed what crime?" Listen to it, I'll call the shots for you. ”

Cui Riyong's body was very low, his face was facing the floor, and his voice trembled: "The day before yesterday, a distant guest visited the Humble House, and I saw that the famous post was really an old friend from a long time ago, so I received him." Who would have thought that this person turned out to be a lobbyist for Liu Youqiu, who was far away in Lingnan...... "G."