Chapter 369 Morning Meeting

It was not bright, and the light was dim and hazy.

Near the imperial city, the carnival atmosphere faded a little. The common people dragged their tired bodies and returned home to rest, recharge their batteries, and wait for the night to fall again. At the same time, they also made way for the imperial officials who came to court.

"Too extravagant."

"At least a million candles were burned last night."

Several censors were talking. After all, the air was filled with the smell of powder and fat, which lingered for a long time, making people intoxicated.

However, they did not plan to write a letter to warn them, because it would not have any effect and would anger Longyan instead.

It's not alarmist talk.

Decades ago, a colleague asked Ruizong in a bewildering way: have fun during the day and rest at dusk, that is, don't play around the clock during the Shangyuan period, which is too much.

At that time, the emperor apparently agreed, but looking at the current situation, he knew that nothing worked. Today's sage Li Longji played more casually than the previous emperor.

The lamp wheel and the lamp tree are no longer enough to show the royal family's face, and they directly ordered the one-year tax in Yongzhou to be used to build the lamp tower. Not only that, but before the Shangyuan Festival came, there was an imperial edict:

The big Chen shadow lamp is set up to burn the courtyard, and candles are set up in the palace courtyard in the middle of self-restraint, which are endless.

Not far away, Lu Li didn't have so many thoughts of worrying about the country and the people, and was waiting idly——

Pan Ming and Duke are not high enough to stand here.

However, standing with a group of gray-haired old men, it was difficult for Lu Li to keep a low profile, as many eyes fell on him.

Are you wearing the wrong clothes?

Lu Li looked down at himself. There were red robes, black collars, black sleeves, white skirts, and gold and jade belts. After confirming, he looked up and looked around. There were many of them, including jade wat boards.

Hmm... the first time I went to court, I did have a very special feeling in my heart, not to mention nervous, I just didn't want to be too ashamed.

However, it didn't take long before the Suzaku Gate of the Imperial City slowly opened, and Gao Lishi walked to the door, and said in a spirited tone, "Go to court."

The civil and military officials immediately restrained their expressions, entered the imperial city in an orderly manner, and reminded themselves at all times: Today is the grand court meeting, and there must be no mistakes or disrespect in front of the emperor.

The person in charge is a female crown. Everyone knows that she has entered middle age, but her skin is well maintained. She does not need luxurious gold, jade and jewelry to set it off, let alone fancy dress. general surgery.

Princess Yuzhen once had an unknown story with Wang Wei, a handsome uncle.

Not only that, Li Bai, the poet fairy, couldn't help but write "Yuzhen Immortal Ci" to praise her when he met her for the first time:

The Immortal Yuzhen goes to Taihua Peak. In the early morning, the drums of the sky sounded, and the double dragons soared.

Never stop playing with electricity, and there is no trace of Xingyun. When to enter the young room, the Queen Mother should meet again.

What kind of woman would even the Queen Mother need to meet in person?

Next are the sons of the sages. They are princes, and they don't talk about whether they hold real power in their hands, but only about their rank, far surpassing the Minister of Zaifu.

King Yong, who was injured in Juchang yesterday, did not know what medicine he had taken, but now he is walking as usual, standing with the brothers, with a solemn expression.

The last is the courtiers, regardless of the rank of the official residence, they are all in red robes, but the swords, pendants, ribbons and other items are reduced according to the ranks, and they are all red, which makes people feel festive.

"What's the proper way to dress disheveled?"

The reprimand sounded.

Since they were not far away, Lu Li glanced behind him from the corner of his eye.

Hmm... Duke is too loose, his coat is not properly put on, and he was discovered by a sharp-eyed censor, and these people are similar to mad dogs.

Being scolded for going on vacation, Duke was not upset, and he burst into anger, but when he thought of Lu Li's previous instructions, he held back and tidied up while walking.

After the small episode, everyone continued to walk towards the Chengtian Gate on the central axis of Miyagi.

Before turning his gaze back, Lu Li took another look at the censor who reprimanded Duke. To be precise, it should be the top of his head.

The magic crown, also known as the Xiezhi crown, is said to be an ancient mythical beast that can distinguish between good and evil. If it finds a villain, it will push him upside down with its horns and eat him. It is a symbol of justice.

It stands to reason that in this era when miracles are manifested in all religions, the crown should be a special piece of equipment with various mystical effects.

Unfortunately, Lu Li didn't find anything.

It seems that it is imperative to learn Qi Wang, otherwise in the future, when you encounter an exam with the background of the East, you will be no different from a blind man——

You can only rely on the aura of dragon and tiger and the aura of the emperor to deter the strange and unknown, and you are too passive to see through what happened.

It didn't take long before everyone stepped into the main hall. Those who were above the fifth rank were eligible to enter to face the saint in person, those below the fifth rank were guarded at the entrance of the hall, and those below the seventh rank stayed in the square to blow the air.

Since he was standing near the front, Lu Li could see Li Longji as soon as he entered the door. He was more solemn than yesterday.

Wearing a crown, black on the outside and red on the inside, a gold-decorated hosta is passed through to fix the bun inside, and a set of straps are passed through the crown below, knotted at the chin, and fixed again.

Chui 旒 and 黈纩 block the sight and hearing respectively, which seem to remind the emperor: when the water is clear, there will be no fish. Don't see too clearly, don't hear too clearly, follow the rule of doing nothing.

Correspondingly, the dress is also more complicated, black long-sleeved outer robe, red and yellow lower skirt, white middle jacket, embroidered with sun, moon, stars and dragon patterns, and various accessories, which add up to at least fifty catties.

It's really not easy to be an emperor. He's already getting old, and he still has to suffer.

"Tend!"

At this time, a voice drew Lu Li's attention back.

Dianyi, the official who stood at the bottom of the steps and directed the ministers to salute loudly, and beside him stood two praisers who helped raise their voices.

And "trend" is the first command.

After hearing this, Lu Li hurriedly followed behind He Zhizhang, bent over and walked quickly with small steps.

"Take off!"

Without further ado, take off your shoes.

Fortunately, no one has foot odor, or in other words, if anyone has this problem, they have wisely used aromatherapy in advance.

"Unlock the sword!"

Lu Li silently unwrapped the sword hanging from his waist. The whole process was not rushed and the timing was well grasped.

"Fuck!"

"Shangyuan Festival, Ai Qing who is above the third rank will be exempted from these false gifts today." Li Longji finally spoke.

After saying that, a group of old men in front of Lu Li who had difficulty walking stopped their trembling bodies and breathed a sigh of relief.

You don't need to kneel down, that's fine.

As the third-rank Dali Qing, the young and strong Lu Li was honored, so he didn't need to lie on the ground to show his respect.

"prosper!"

The group of courtiers behind him slowly stood up.

"Goodbye!"

Well, just got up, and knelt down again.

"prosper!"

After a fairly simple set of etiquette was over, Duke got up and stood up, speechless in his heart.

At this time, the burly Gao Lishi received the imperial edict from Li Longji and handed it over to one of the prime ministers' attendants. The old man's legs and feet were not bad, so he walked quickly to the northeast side of the hall, facing all the officials, and said loudly: "Yes! system!"

swipe...

There was a sound during the process of kneeling, Lu Li saw that He Lao in front of him was not moving, and he was also happy to relax, standing in place, watching his nose and his heart.

"The celebration of Shangyuan is the same as the public."

The Shangyuan Festival is here, and I celebrate with everyone.

With just this sentence, everyone under the steps started to toss again, first kneeling on the ground, then getting up and dancing...

Dance whatever you want, as long as you work hard enough, shouting "Long live, long live, long live", it can be called a group of demons dancing wildly.

in short.

Kowtow, get up, kowtow, dance, and so on.

Duke felt tired.

However, it may be much better in the future. It is estimated that everyone has nothing to announce or discuss. It is hard to celebrate the festival. As long as the sky is not falling, everything will be postponed.

Because Lu Li scanned the surrounding area with his peripheral vision, the wat board was very clean——

In order to prevent forgetting, the minister will write down the items to be played in advance. If there is nothing recorded on it, it means that there is nothing to play.

Under the gaze of everyone, Gao Lishi picked up another book and read it out in public:

"Under the door: Three years of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty...the heavy door is opened at night to achieve yang energy, and the group hosts court banquets, and enjoys time and harmony. It belongs to this Shangyuan, and it should be repaired. For the appreciation party, meat sandalwood is a must. It will be a little inconvenient to follow in the past, but from now on, when it comes to the first month, it will always be a routine to open the workshop on the 14th, 15th, and 16th of the first month, and light the lamps at the gate of the city!"

The first decree of the Dachaohui determined the nature of the Shangyuan Festival: play, play a lot, and play as much as you want on the Shangyuan Festival from now on.

"Long live Long live Long live!"

Everyone said that the sage was wise, and no one stood up to object without opening their eyes. After all, the first word in the imperial edict was "under the door", and it must have passed the anger with the prime ministers.

In addition, all the imperial edicts of the Tang Dynasty did not have the same set of [Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said] and [Qin this].

Since no objection was raised, this official document will officially have legal effect from now on, and only the emperor himself has the right to change it.

Gao Lishi, who was holding the imperial decree, returned to his original position, while Lu Li silently waited for the order to retreat, thinking:

It's boring.

Unfortunately, not long after, a clear voice broke the silence and made the atmosphere weird.

"Your Majesty, the poor have something to say." Princess Yuzhen's red lips parted lightly.

After saying that, Lu Li saw He Zhizhang's squinted eyes open instantly. Obviously, this veteran who was about to retire and return home was shocked.

The majestic princess actually called herself poor.

"allow."

Through the beads, no one could see Li Longji's expression now.

Princess Yuzhen's expression was as usual, and she said slowly: "The former emperor allowed his concubine to leave her family, and now she is still talking about the master's title, food, rent and tax. I sincerely wish to go to the princess house, dismiss the township, and return to the palace."

Having said that, she paused, and raised her eyes to look at the figure sitting on the dragon chair.

Sorry for any response.

The meaning of this Princess Yuzhen is obvious:

At that time, Emperor Ruizong was willing to let me become a monk, but I still live in the mansion of the princess in the old days, eating the rent paid by the people of the world. And return the princess mansion.

As for the sage's family affairs, the most sensible way for foreign ministers is to keep silent.

On such a festive day, as a younger sister, she said this, isn't this embarrassing the emperor?

Lu Li was puzzled, and watched the show with great interest, waiting for the princess to tell the reason.

"No." Li Longji said concisely, without any emotion in his voice, he was completely different from yesterday.

But the princess didn't back down, she seemed to want to settle the matter today, and said loudly: "Concubine, grandson of Emperor Gaozong, daughter of Emperor Ruizong, younger brother of His Majesty, is not cheap in the world. Then how expensive is it? Please enter the property of hundreds of families and prolong your life for ten years."

This time, Li Longji was silent for a longer time, and did not speak out for a long time.

During this period, the censor looked around, looking for people who had lost their manners before the emperor, and prepared to read the next book after the festival.

I, the granddaughter of Tang Gaozong, the daughter of Tang Ruizong, and the younger sister of His Majesty, my identity is not humble in the world. If so, why use the title of princess, own Tang Muyi and think I am expensive? Please let me return the family property, begging to extend my life for ten years.

Lu Li felt that the first few sentences were not important, but the last sentence was worthy of scrutiny.

Giving up the honor can prolong life.

What the hell logic?

But in this world with traces of the activities of gods and Buddhas, what kind of logic do we need to talk about?

No, to be precise, it should be Lu Li, a layman and outsider who doesn't know the rules.

"Yes."

Li Longji sighed, seemed to lose interest, and waved his hand.

Not far away, Gao Lishi understood instantly and gave orders: "Retire."

Dianyi and the praisers echoed.

The so-called retiring from the court is actually just withdrawing from the palace city. There is also the imperial city outside. Various departments have set up official temples here. Everyone returns to their respective places and waits patiently for the emperor's reward.

"Lu Siqing, please stay."

When Lu Li was about to step out of the palace gate, Gao Lishi's voice sounded.

This minister who has been with the emperor for more than 30 years has gray temples, and the vicissitudes of the baptism of strong winds and waves are deposited in his eyes.

It is also a different person from yesterday.

Lu Li who stopped in his tracks was puzzled, and said politely, "I don't know why the old man called me?"

Beside him, Princess Yuzhen, who was the last to walk out of the hall, glanced at Lu Li, and a strange look finally appeared on Gu Bo Wuping's face.

Of course, Li Longji agreed to her request, and now he needs to be called Taoist Chiying.

"The sage has something to discuss."

The two walked out of the hall side by side and walked in the opposite direction to the officials.

Along the way, armored soldiers patrolled in formation, and the sound of neat boots echoed in the corridor, and the formation was magnificent.

What's the matter for Li Longji to summon him alone?

Lu Li knew it well, anyway, it was impossible to discuss state affairs, nor would he want to ask him what reward he wanted in advance.

Could it be that he was involved in the case of a famous prostitute falling from a building in Pingkangfang?

Only two women died, the saint is not so boring.

While thinking about it, Lu Li looked at Gao Lishi, who was half a step ahead, and asked in a deep voice, "Does Gao know why the saint is summoned?"

When the words fell, a look of panic appeared on his face at the right time.

"Siqing, it's a good thing to rest assured." Gao Lishi no longer sullenly, his tone returned to yesterday's, and added: "The saint's sudden anger is because of Princess Yuzhen. When he returns to the harem and sees his wife, he will get better."

Lu Li was silent, thoughtful.

"However, this morning, the old slave heard from the sage himself that he had a dream at night, saying that there was a dharma name on the top of the nine layers, and gold characters on the bottom."

Gao Lishi had a kind attitude, lowered his voice and reminded again: "Maybe he wants to send his cronies to search secretly."

Chu Jin?

Senfuji Temple, Duobao Pagoda.

Lu Li thought of what happened two hours ago, and he said yes.