Chapter 221: The Great Meeting
There was no dream all night, and Xue'er got up on the fifth watch the next day, and Aunt Lu helped her put on the county lord's court clothes and crown, and when everything was cleaned up, Xuanyuan Che came as promised, and personally went to the front court with her.
The main hall of Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall, is the place where the emperor listens to the government when he meets the court.
It is located in front of the Daming Palace, sitting on a pedestal more than three meters high, four zhang higher than the flat ground.
Looking at Hanyuan Hall from afar, it is backed by the blue sky, the sky is as clear as washing after the rain, setting off the Hanyuan Hall as mysterious and tall and majestic as the Nine Heavens Palace, standing under the pedestal, there is a feeling of breathtaking.
The three dragon tail roads in front of the main hall are stairs that ascend from the flat ground to the main hall, and they are divided into three floors, with bluestone railings on both sides, carved with symbolic lotus patterns and cresthead patterns.
There are two pavilions of Xiangluan and Qifeng in front of Hanyuan Palace, there are two pavilions of bell tower and drum tower in front of the pavilion, this is the forbidden place of the former dynasty, and the general palace servants dare not approach here.
If Xue'er hadn't officially met Emperor Xuanyuan today, she wouldn't have been qualified to come here.
At this time, all the officials who were qualified to come to the court were waiting under the bell and drum tower, and everyone secretly looked at Xue'er and Xuanyuan Che with curious eyes.
Of course, they were not judging Xuanyuan Che, but they were curious about Xue'er, an alien folk county lord.
Although it was just a family banquet that day, Xue'er, the talented woman of the lord of Yongfeng, had long been famous, and now she can be said to be a household name in the upper class of Chang'an City.
At the beginning, she was crowned as the county lord, which caused a lot of controversy at the court meeting, and now she has confirmed the name of a talented woman, which makes these ministers even more curious.
Everyone is waiting for today's court meeting, wanting to see the "demeanor" of this county lord from the horns.
Courtier A lowered his head and whispered to Courtier B: "His Royal Highness Youwang is next to the recently famous Yongfeng County Lord, it seems that she is only in the age of Jin Hai, why don't I believe that she will have such talent?"
We people have studied hard for many years and have not written such an enlightenment book, and I can't believe that she can compile such a scripture at a young lady's age! ”
Courtier B glanced at Xue'er a few times and replied: "Judging by his temperament, it is indeed extraordinary, and the scriptures are actually nothing, but they summarize the experience of their predecessors, it's not a big deal, a child's thing!"
Little lady, it's not surprising that she has nothing to do at home and makes up a few children's songs. To be crowned the county lord by the present is just the light of his ancestors! Dong XX is a famous prime minister in the previous dynasty, and this move is quite meaningful. ”
Courtier A shook his head and said unconvinced: "The little lady should teach her husband and children at home, what are those useless things, if the little ladies in the world are like this, isn't this all the things that our men have done?" ”
Courtier B felt the same way: "Yes, there is no room for another Wu Cao in this world!" ”
On the other side, Military Attache A and Military Attache B are also discussing Xue'er, and they are more direct.
Military Attache A said: "Don't say that the county lord who is enshrined today is really stunning, such a little lady is really hard to find." ”
Military Attache B was quite lustful, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous on such a formal occasion, so he had to swallow his saliva and said: "Hey, if I get such a stunning color, I can die without regrets!" ”
Military Attache A was a little distracted, and when he saw Xuanyuan Che trying his best to help Xue'er block everyone's sight, he palpitated and said, "Be quiet, don't you see the posture of His Royal Highness the Youwang protecting the calf?" This Yongfeng County Lord is not what you and I can think of! ”
Military Attache B was a little disapproving: "It's just a county lord from the people, helpless, today is the county lord, and if you don't lift today, it's not a civilian who lets people pinch and rub it flat!" ”
"That's not necessarily, the army has used plaster to fix broken bones in recent years, saving a lot of people, and we should be grateful for this alone." Military Attache A said good things for Xue'er with a good conscience.
Military Attache B pouted and did not refute.
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The courtiers reacted differently, but most of the topics revolved around Cher.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for the time of the court meeting, and the hundred officials under the bell and drum tower climbed the steps in front of the Hanyuan Hall in turn, and Xue'er also walked beside him with Xuanyuan Che.
Seeing that she was a little nervous, Xuanyuan Che covered it with wide sleeves and gently shook Xue'er's little hand.
Xue'er turned her head and smiled at him slightly, and under the soothing look in his eyes, the heart that was beating quickly due to nervousness finally calmed down a lot.
The courtiers entered the Hanyuan Hall one after another, and Xue'er waited outside the hall.
Xuanyuan Che was the last to enter the main hall, and when he left, he whispered to comfort Xue'er: "You can wait here with peace of mind, you have also seen the emperor, don't be nervous, as for those courtiers are under the control of the emperor, you can just treat them as if they don't exist." ”
Xue'er bowed her head and smiled sweetly at it: "Okay." ”
I had only seen such a scene on TV before, but now facing such a scene, Xue'er Fang felt so shocked.
Coming to the power center of this dynasty, the majesty of the heavenly family came to her face, making her, a little people who were just ordinary little women in her two lives, worried.
At this time, she only wished that the time passed quickly, and that she would not hang like this.
In the Daxi Dynasty, there was generally no need to kneel and salute, and only during the court meeting, the civil and military officials had to kneel down to see the emperor.
After the hundreds of civil and military officials in the main hall greeted Emperor Xuanyuan, they each knelt and sat in their own positions.
The officials who had something to do played each other played in front of Emperor Xuanyuan, and there were many things waiting for the king to deal with every day in the huge country.
The first to play right were a few feudal kings who came back to become vassals.
There were no major events in the fiefs of the other feudal kings, and the border had been relatively peaceful in recent years.
The most important thing is that not long after the founding of the Daxi Dynasty, the prestige of the three brothers of Xuanyuan Ancestor and Emperor Xuanyuan is still there, and those vassal countries are all honest like quails.
In the past few years, there have been several battles on the border of Xuanyuan Che's domain, and there has been constant friction with Ulaanbaatar.
After the vassal kings played correctly, it was common for the courtiers to take their turn.
This year, there is a spring drought in some places and a summer flood in some places, but fortunately, potatoes and sweet potatoes are now not only promoted in the north, but also in many state capitals in the south and the Central Plains.
This has reduced a lot of pressure on the imperial court, and the imperial court has much easier to deal with than before.
In addition, the cultivation of corn was promoted in a large area in the north, and the grain and grass of the Fengjia army did not need to be supplied from the south, which also reduced the burden on the imperial court.
After all the recitals were completed, Emperor Xuanyuan spoke: "Last year, Dong Changhe, the county marquis of Changhai County, who was newly entitled, was unable to come to the court in person due to physical reasons, so I asked his eldest daughter, the county lord of Yongfeng, to come to the court on behalf of her father.
In the past few days, the Emperor and the Empress Taishang have also summoned the lord of Yongfeng and are quite fond of him. ”
As he spoke, he glanced at the courtiers below.