As the first great court meeting after the Son of Heaven returned to the capital, the court had been preparing for a long time. The six departments and nine qing, the large and small yamen inside and outside Chang'an City, have sorted out and summarized the big and small things in the past six months a few days in advance, and reported them to Shangshu Province, and then several family members in Shangshu Province, Han Sheng, Sui Yu and Chai Jin selected the important things and fed them back, so that they could explain these things to the new emperor at the court meeting.

As for some local affairs, Han Sheng has been preparing for it from a very early stage, and there are many urgent matters such as those involving famine and chaos, and Han Sheng has long been transmitted to Jiankang City, and then transferred to Liu Yu in Lingnan. And some less urgent matters, such as the fiscal and tax reforms declared by the local government for several years, or the detailed rules of local commercial and trade activities, Han Sheng handled them properly, and was also ready to list them and explain them one by one at the court meeting.

The head of a family is different from the head of a country, the head of a family has to face firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, and what the head of a country has to deal with is by no means something that can be summed up in one sentence. In this era of ignorance, even if a meteorite appears anywhere, it will be regarded as a national event, because the most important aspect of the country is sacrifice. Obviously, after Qi'er ascended the throne, the sacrificial matter was abandoned, which was not only a big deal, but also a big thing.

Therefore, at the beginning of the court meeting, Sui Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, proposed that the Son of Heaven hold a sacrificial ceremony.

At this time, in Fengcui Palace, all the officials above the fifth rank in Chang'an City attended, and the generals also attended in addition to being on duty. There are hundreds of officials, and these people are obviously not what a palace can accommodate. Therefore, half of the people had to wait outside the palace gate.

Wenchen side. Led by Han Sheng. Before the civil official in his left rear, it was Zhongshu Ling, and she was also the only woman among the Manchu officials, Sui Yu. Next to Sui Yu was Chai Jin, the servant of the door, and behind him, there were officials from the six ministries and nine qings, and each ministry was standing in a separate column.

The six yamen, although nominally equal in hunting. And the various Shangshu are also of the same rank, but in the court, there is an unwritten rule, that is, the official department is headed by the Shangshu. At this time, Li Yannian, the secretary of the six books, was Li Shaer's father and Liu Yu's father-in-law. Li Mi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Sui Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, are all friends of Liu Yu. Liu He, the head of the household, is Liu Yu's eldest brother.

Liu Yu's relatives and descendants. It accounts for four of the six Shangshu. In these years, there was only one Shangshu in each department, and that was the "minister" of one department. It can be said that it is a high authority. Liu Yu's infiltration in the ministries is not only at the ministerial level, but even the officials below, including some squire and adjutant ranks, are also occupied by Liu Yu's lineage. Even Tang Cai and Gan Mao's second uncle and nephew, who Liu Yu found back to promote Nanyang Gan, are now holding important positions in the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry, not to mention Liu Yu's brother.

Among the six departments, Wang Jian, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and Sun Ye, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, are not Liu Yu's descendants, and both of them have experienced the old emperor, Su Yan and the current elders of the Three Dynasties. Originally, it was also a kind of balance, but the people in the Manchu Dynasty also knew that Wang Jian was the descendant of Su Bi, who once believed in Zhujun, and after Su Bi helped the Southern King to destroy Liu Yu and lost the battle, Su Bi was no longer in a big trend. Now Wang Jian has a very close relationship with Liu Yu through his son, that is, Yin Wanghu of Jingzhao Mansion. As for Sun Ye, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he was a very pedantic old minister, who never formed a party and did not pay attention to the opinions of others.

In terms of military generals, Liu Zhao, the Marquis of Dingguo, is the leader, although Yonghou Huo is in the limelight, but he is young after all, and he needs to stand behind Liu Zhao. Then there was He Mao and some old generals of the border army, because many of Liu Yu's descendants were still doing the most rear-end sweeping and pacification work in Lingnan, which actually means that the generals were also under Liu Yu's full control. As for a very important figure in Su Yan's dynasty, the former president of the Imperial Forest Army, Ling Qu Zhu, did not appear in public at the court, which made many people feel puzzling. In fact, many people know that the relationship between Qu Zhu and Liu Yu has always been good, and Qu Zhu has gone from an arrogant young scoundrel to an important position in the court, and he has been promoted by Liu Yu for two years before and after, and he can't see him appear, many people will think, could it be that Qu Zhu was dismissed for some "unknown" reasons?

Only a few people know that Qu Zhu, who is now a secret intelligence agency, now has to take on the original task of Han Sheng in the old emperor's dynasty, that is, to be a "shadow" that is no longer known to outsiders. A lot of what he does is secret, and he won't take the initiative to provoke anyone, but if he needs to provoke, it must be a big trouble.

Originally, in the court meeting, there was a very important position for the prince and grandson of the Su family, but in this court meeting, there were very few royal relatives surnamed Su, and it was difficult to stand in front and face the king directly. But now Liu Yu, who is on the top of the jade steps, knows that although these royal relatives have lost their former scenery, they are the protagonists of today's court meeting.

Above the jade steps, behind the railing, is the dragon chair.

The pattern of the dragon chair in Fengcui Palace is different from that of the Yaqian Palace, Fengcui Palace is a place where large-scale court meetings are held, so there will be no desk and other auxiliary office appliances before the dragon chair, and the dragon chair of Fengcui Palace is also extraordinarily golden, Liu Yu has also thought about it before, whether this dragon chair is made of pure gold. Later, Liu Yu also learned about this matter alone, the main body of the dragon chair is wood, but there is a layer of gilt outside the wood. Every once in a while, the gilt fades and the craftsmen repair it.

In the Yaqian hall, there is a dragon chair, but it is just an ordinary chair, with cushions and pillows on it, and before the dragon chair is a desk, on which are placed pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and music, cinnabar pens, seals, etc. That's where the emperor really works. In fact, in the Yaqian Palace, the emperor does not need to sit on a chair to work, most of the time, when the emperor is old and frail or in a cold winter, the emperor will sit on the warm kang in the Yaqian Hall and work on a small table. There will also be some snacks and tea on the small table.

Therefore, the dragon chair of Fengcui Palace, more is to reflect a group of solemnity, the emperor sits on it, only needs to listen to how the ministers below report, if the emperor has an opinion on the spot, he will directly put it forward, how to deal with it, said on the spot, there are many things in the court after the discussion will still be taken to the Yaqian Hall or the former six Yamen to handle. Now that the Liutai Yamen has been abolished, the affairs can be directly handed over to Shangshutai or the Liubu for disposal.

Next to the dragon chair, there is a chair that is not too big, a very simple wooden chair, and there is a person sitting on it, which is Liu Yu. Where Liu Yu sits, there is a difference in the height of the foot pad between the dragon chair, which is deliberately condensed by Liu Yu. is to show that he, the king, is actually under the Son of Heaven, and the chair he sits on is very ordinary, in contrast to the luxurious and golden dragon chair, so that it will not make people feel that he wants to dominate.

But the fact is that Liu Yu said much more than Qi'er at the court meeting, Qi'er is still in the stage of learning how to be an emperor, she just needs to say a flat up, or when Liu Yue asks her opinion, she can respond casually. In fact, Liu Yu and Qi'er have communicated a lot before, and Liu Yu also taught her how to say it under what circumstances, for example, Liu Yu asked, if it is a blink or a frown, what does it mean......

When Qi'er is the emperor, she is actually more than a puppet. But she is not unhappy, but enjoys the feeling of being held, and only then will she feel that she is not so useless.

Liu Yu, as the king of Lin, and also as the emperor's husband, does not need to bow to the emperor at the court meeting. But when the hundred officials bowed to the emperor, he could not sit, but stood to face Qi'er, which meant that he did not have to bear the bow of the hundred officials. After Qi'er said "flat", Liu Yu would sit on the chair. The court meeting can be regarded as the official beginning.

All the officials' invitations are nominally addressed to the emperor, and Qi'er, as the emperor, will nod, and then make a "please" gesture to Liu Yu, and Liu Yu will take over the topic and continue to speak. This is tantamount to Liu Yu acting on behalf of the Son of Heaven.

Although the hundred officials don't know whether Liu Yu will return to the government one day, all those who are ministers are very unhappy with Liu Yu's way of acting on behalf of the Son of Heaven. But now that the situation is like this, they won't say anything, removing their loyalty to the Su family's royal family, Liu Yu can indeed handle the government better than Su Yan or even the old emperor, first of all, Liu Yu's authority is there, and others don't have to question it if they want to.

At the beginning of the court discussion, Sui Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was the first to speak, and what he played was the sacrifice of the Son of Heaven. Others don't rob him, because they all know that he wants to play this matter, but whenever there is a problem with sacrifice, everything must be postponed, which is also an unwritten rule, and the national sacrifice should be put in the first place.

Regarding the sacrifice, it is better to say that it is a request than an order. The Ministry of Rites said that he wanted to sacrifice, and as the emperor, there was no reason to refuse, because it involved the issue of obeying the heavens and the time of the day, if the emperor refused, another disaster would occur in a year, and the responsibility would be borne by the emperor, and he would be infamous by the people. Even if there is no disaster, there will always be times when the wind is out of tune, and there will always be times when the rain is not good, and the emperor does not want to become the target of the people.

Therefore, this recital is only a ceremonial recital, and whether the sacrifice should be held or not should be held is only to be agreed on the scale.

Because Liu Yu abducted Qi'er to Jiankang City, it is equivalent to that the emperor has not held a sacrificial activity to pray for the peace of the country and the people for nearly a year, so the Ministry of Rites is also preparing in the most solemn way. At this point, there is no need for Liu Yu to say it, even Qi'er knows how to answer.

Qi'er nodded and said, "Just according to Qing's request." ”

That's what it means to be allowed. Other officials looked at it, this was an opportunity for the emperor to have his own opinions and opinions, but looking at Liu Yu again, they felt that the emperor did not have this kind of power.

When the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Sui Yi retreated, Han Sheng was about to speak, and those royal relatives of the Su family were not so good-tempered to wait. They have stepped forward and jointly want to put pressure on Liu Yu. (To be continued......)