Chapter 90: The Upper Temple
The etiquette system of the feudal dynasty is very complicated, because through etiquette, the whole society can be regulated.
In the early dynasties, even more so, the identity and status of the emperor were extremely high, and others were not allowed to trample on and question.
Every time the ministers go to the court to hold a meeting, they must be respectful, and the court etiquette is very solemn and solemn, not only that, but also "banquets, welcomes, salutes, sitting and standing" and other aspects. In particular, when the ministers discussed government affairs with the emperor, there was a unique set of court rituals.
Of course, in the entire history of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, not everyone went to the court, it was very cumbersome, and there were a few exceptions.
For example, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, Sima Yi.
They all enjoy privileges such as not entering the court, going to the temple with their swords, and worshipping their names".
The so-called "not trending towards the court" means that when you go to the court, you don't have to walk in small steps like other ministers.
"Sword walking on the temple" means that you can wear swords and other weapons to go to court without taking off your shoes. There may be many people who don't know what the hell is "taking off their shoes", in the Han Dynasty, ministers used a kneeling posture to discuss politics in the court, so they needed to take off their shoes, and Dong Zhuo could not only not take off his shoes, but also sit on a chair like an emperor.
"Praise and worship without name" means that when expressing opinions to the emperor, there is no need to inform their official position and name, and when the ministers of the Han Dynasty reply to the emperor, they must first indicate their official position and name.
Although Zhongguo is a new kingdom, it was born out of the Han Dynasty, and naturally inherited this red tape.
As a prince, Yuan Yao naturally didn't need these cumbersome etiquette, but he was quite curious about these things.
When he came, the early dynasty had already been partially underway.
When he came in, the little eunuch inside had already made a report.
The voice in this hall was also much quieter, and his eyes were all fixed on the door, and he saw Yuan Yao walking in slowly.
Yuan Shu on the dragon chair, when he saw his son at a glance, his eyes were a little more happy and relieved at this moment.
When Yuan Yao was in Zhuxian, more than a month had passed, and his heroic deeds had already been passed to Shouchun, if it weren't for Yuan Yao's still attacking Runan, Yuan Shu wanted to summon his son a month ago, come back and ask, how did he repel the Cao army.
Now, his heroic son has finally returned, and Yuan Shu is naturally very happy.
"My son is back, hahaha, come on, let my father see it!"
How does Yuan Shu see how his son is pleasing to the eye now, it has long been gone, and he felt that this son was useless everywhere at that time, and he was a wreck.
Now Yuan Shu even regrets a little, he shouldn't have deposed Yuan Yao's crown prince so early.
I just feel that this son is not as useless as he thinks, he still has some ability, and he can actually repel Cao Jun.
The people present, not only Yuan Shu, but everyone else was impressed by Yuan Yao, but they didn't expect Yuan Yao, who had never been famous, to be able to use thousands of soldiers and horses to block Cao Cao's army.
And not only blocked the attack of Cao Cao's 30,000 army, but also was able to counterattack Cao Cao, kill more than 10,000 Cao Cao's men and horses, and recapture Runan, which was occupied by Cao Cao.
This kind of merit is also a first-class power for all the people in this court.
There were not a few generals present, but no one had such a feat.
"Father, the child is fortunate not to be dishonored, helped his father to guard Zhu County, successfully resisted the attack of Cao's army, and took advantage of the battle between Cao Cao and Lu Bu to recover more than 30 cities in Runan County."
As soon as Yuan Yao came back, he began to ask for merit in front of Yuan Shu.
His merits are naturally worth saying a few more words, for fear that others will not know, after all, Yuan Shu's army has experienced several defeats in succession, and it needs a big victory to dilute the gloomy atmosphere.
"Okay, good boy, what a big boy for me!"
"As a father, only when you are going to experience and experience, I didn't expect you to have such skills, tell your father how you defeated that Cao Apu!"
At this moment, Yuan Shu is also very happy, he and Cao Cao are also old friends, they knew each other when Cao Cao was an official in the capital, and later formed an alliance of the princes of the Eighteen Roads to crusade against Dong Zhuo.
The original friends began to part ways and attack each other after a few years.
Yuan Shu never regretted having a bad relationship with Cao Cao, but he was very angry.
It is not Cao Cao who is angry, but he is angry that he and Cao Cao's several battles have ended in failure.
Even if Yuan Shu had the strength accumulated by the Yuan family, the fourth and third princes, he could be pressed by Cao Cao all the time, which made him feel depressed in his heart.
But this time, it's different.
His son brought him back to the field.
not only blocked Cao Cao's army, but also recovered the lost Runan County.
This is not only the face of Runan County, but also the face of his Yuan Shu, as well as the face of the Yuan family, the third prince of the fourth world!
Yuan Yao saw that Yuan Shu was interested, and he naturally had nothing to hide about his affairs in Zhu County.
Anyway, even if Yuan Shu didn't ask, he planned to tell Yuan Shu about his affairs in Zhu County.
After all, only by describing what kind of predicament he encountered in Zhu County could he pour dirty water on Zhang Xun without sending reinforcements, and only then could Yuan Shu hate Zhang Xun deeply.
No matter how big or small, Yuan Yao told all his experiences of resisting Cao Jun in Zhu County for most of the month.
Of course, how he planned with Lu Bu naturally did not reveal it, after all, Yuan Shu still didn't know about it.
When recounting these events, Yuan Yao focused on describing his two requests for reinforcements from Zhang Xun.
When talking about this place, Yuan Shu naturally frowned, but he didn't interrupt Yuan Yao's continued description, just waiting for Yuan Yao to finish speaking, when he said that Zhang Xun not only didn't send a single soldier, but also sent him to guard Zhu County, and was besieged by Cao Cao, Yuan Shu's face began to be wrong.
In particular, Yuan Yao said that when Cao Cao's army arrived, everyone persuaded him to leave and abandon the city.
But Yuan Yao replied impassionedly, if he ran away, what would happen to Huaibei, what would happen to his father's foundation, he couldn't embarrass the Yuan family, so he stubbornly took only a few thousand soldiers and horses to block the attack of Cao Cao's army for more than ten days.
Yuan Yao naturally described the process as extremely dangerous, and even exaggerated the number of Cao Cao's army and the ferocity of Cao's army when attacking.
Among the people present, many generals had experienced battles with Cao Jun, and they didn't feel that what Yuan Yao said was false.
After Yuan Yao finished describing it, many people cast praise for Yuan Yao, and even revered him.