After shouting long live, Wang Shanxi heard a quiet, very peaceful voice: "I love you!"
After hearing this, he stood up straight and looked forward. However, from his angle, it looked like the sun was dazzling. Although he could see the Holy Emperor sitting behind him doing his work, but
But it's a bit blurry and can't be seen clearly.
I just feel that the body of the Holy Emperor seems to be covered with a layer of light, which is enough to brighten a blind person's eyes.
But in order to avoid being rude in front of you, Wang Shanxi did not dare to look more. Although he glanced at the moment when he raised his head, he quickly lowered his head again. At this time, to be honest, Wang Shanxi did not look at it.
I don't know what Sheng Tianzi looks like, but I can only see a vague young man in casual clothes sitting behind a desk.
Because Li Xuan's office has large glass windows and faces east, people who meet the Holy Emperor in this office in the morning will be dazzled by the sun when they look in from the direction of the door, so they look like
Somewhat blurry.
But what's interesting is that when Li Xuan looked out at the door from the inside, he could clearly see every move of the courtiers, and even their expressions could be seen clearly.
Of course, people coming in from outside the door will not always be able to see clearly the scene inside the house. In fact, as long as they wait a few more seconds and their eyes adjust to the light, they will basically be able to see clearly.
Wang Shanxi was like this. After standing up straight, he walked forward slowly, but he did not go all the way to Li Xuan. Instead, he walked to the middle of this huge office according to his previous instructions.
Li Xuan was still about four or five meters away. At this time, he could not continue to step forward unless His Majesty asked him to step forward. Otherwise, personal guards on both sides would rush up at any time.
Although there was no other person in his sight except His Majesty at this time, he knew very well that there must be a large number of personal guards secretly watching his every move.
For ordinary people, this matter is very secretive, but for the upper echelons of the Tang Dynasty empire, it is not a secret. Wang Shanxi can guess that this seemingly empty office is probably full of secrets.
Partitions or something.
Anyway, even if he were beaten to death, he would not believe that he could truly be alone with the Holy Emperor. That would be unrealistic!
Wang Shan went to the west, originally thinking that His Majesty would sit behind the desk and talk to him, but what he didn't expect was that Sheng Tianzi stood up from behind the desk and walked towards the sofa on one side.
At the same time, he said: "Wang Aiqing, come on, don't be formal, sit on the sofa!"
After Wang Shanxi heard this, he was slightly stunned. He did not expect that His Majesty would grant him a seat. Although His Majesty was merciful and had abolished the ritual of kneeling on most occasions, but he wanted to sit down in front of the Holy Emperor.
It's not that easy either.
Generally speaking, only in the imperial meeting can ministers be seated regardless of their rank. There is no way. Generally speaking, the imperial meeting lasts for a long time. It is common for it to last for several hours, and it often happens.
When I need to write, read documents, etc., standing is really inconvenient.
However, in ordinary summons, seats are rarely given. In most cases, the Holy Emperor sits behind the superior's desk, and the ministers answer questions below. However, there are no chairs in the direction where the ministers stand.
Only under some special circumstances, or if His Majesty is in a good mood, will the conversation be moved from the desk to the sofa on the side, but not many people can think of this treatment.
I didn’t expect that I would be able to enjoy it too!
Wang Shanxi immediately said: "Thank you Lord for your kindness!"
Then, taking small steps forward and backward, he sat down on the sofa on one side after Li Xuan, only sitting on the edge of the sofa, and his body was still upright, maintaining the sitting posture of a soldier.
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Maintain etiquette in front of the emperor. This is what Chief Chen of the Hanlin Academy repeatedly emphasized to him. He also emphasized another point, that is, do whatever your Majesty says. You must not be polite in front of the Holy Emperor. Your Majesty will grant you a seat.
, if you are offered tea, you just need to express gratitude and accept it.
Don't be stupid and say that you don't dare to accept it if you have no merit, and refuse the reward from the Holy Emperor. This is a mistake, and it is a very serious mistake. If not, you will be impeached to death by a vote of officials, and eventually you will be dismissed from office or even
It's possible to be thrown into jail.
why?
Because what the emperor bestows on you is a favor. Whether you are willing to accept it or not, you must accept it obediently and cannot refuse it!
Why can't your kindness be postponed? Because "thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness", and "jun's kindness" is a word that covers many meanings such as "reward", "demotion", "immortality" and so on!
The emperor gives you a high official and a generous salary, and giving you a glass of poisonous wine are the same concept. They are both royal favors!
Therefore, your rejection of the title of a high-ranking official is no different from your rejection of poisonous wine or even your rejection of other decrees issued by the emperor. They are both called disobedience, and you will be beheaded!
So many things, even though they are just small things on the surface, are often principled things. This is just like whether the Spaniards or the Portuguese want to send envoys to visit Jinling, they have to kneel down and worship.
Calling themselves 'Foreign Minister' and calling Li Xuan 'Your Majesty', the credential must honor Li Xuan as 'Great Emperor of the Tang Empire'. At the same time, their own monarch can only call himself King XX.
And these details are not Li Xuan's bad taste, nor are they the nonsense of the old men in the Ministry of Rites, but are to safeguard the imperial power, the supreme authority of the emperor, and even the legitimacy and sanctity of the Tang Empire.
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The Tang Dynasty, which came out of the mountains and valleys, paid more attention to status than many dynasties in history. It was always worried that others would say that its position was unfair and that it was not an orthodox central dynasty. Therefore, in many aspects, the Tang Dynasty
The officials of the Tang Dynasty paid special attention to etiquette.
To put it bluntly, this situation means that a loser gets rich overnight and becomes a millionaire. However, even though he is rich, many people flatter him on the surface, but in their hearts they criticize this loser for getting rich suddenly. In order to truly integrate into the upper class society, this loser begins to
He studies hard and tries to make himself a real member of the upper class. At the same time, he also hates others talking about his past diaosi experience.
Well, this is the idea of ministers like Liu Bagou. Li Xuan himself has nothing to do with it. So what if the Tang Dynasty is a loser from Shangougou? I have many guns and cannons, so I will ask you if you accept it. If you don't, I will blast you.
gun!
Li Xuan didn't care about the title, but he also knew that the fundamental purpose of Liu Bagou and the others in doing this was to maintain the imperial power and the authority of the empire, so Li Xuan also acquiesced in what they did.
Wang Shanxi thanked her and sat down, and Li Xuan said: "Some time ago, Yunnan brought me some Nanzhao black tea. The taste is quite good. You can try it too to quench my thirst."
While Li Xuan was talking, a person also walked in from outside. He was an attendant from the Secretariat. After he came in, he started making tea, then poured a cup of tea each, and then pushed it away!
Holding the small tea cup, Wang Shanxi took a small sip and felt the fragrance lingering on his lips and teeth. This black tea was much better than the tea he drank in the past. Such tea was used to quench thirst and was a waste of natural resources.
But not to mention, in Li Xuan's opinion, this thing is just for quenching thirst.
Li Xuan doesn't have much of a hobby of tea tasting. Although he also drinks tea, he treats tea more as a drink. His only purpose is to quench his thirst.
Therefore, the top-quality tea that these places traveled thousands of miles to give him was actually no different when he drank it in Li Xuan. He just thought it tasted good, and he didn't bother to care about what was special about it.
The two of them sat on the sofa respectively and took a few sips of tea. Li Xuan also began to ask Wang Shanxi about the specific details of his voyage to Nanyang. When Wang Shanxi answered, he still stood up straight, and at the same time, his body did not dare to move in any direction.
Move around, especially with your hands, and keep them in the open!
Because he knew that at this moment, there were countless hidden guards watching his every move, so he could not let those guards misunderstand his every move, otherwise the scene would be ugly.
And his judgment was not wrong. There were actually partitions at the front, back, left and right of this office, and the guards were observing from behind the partitions.
As the emperor of the empire, Li Xuan almost never leaves the sight of his personal bodyguards, let alone working in this office. Even when he is dancing and drinking with his concubines in the harem, there are female personal bodyguards.
Stay aside and prevent those concubines from harboring any guilt!
As for privacy, of course there is no privacy. As an emperor, what kind of privacy is there? As soon as he took off his pants, the female official who had been quietly following him would pick up a charcoal pen and record it in a small book.
: On a certain day at a certain time, the emperor visited a certain concubine and a certain family.
However, the personal bodyguards and personal female officers who follow him are basically selected from thousands of people. There are a total of thirty-eight male personal bodyguards, twenty-four female personal bodyguards, and eighteen female personal bodyguards.
Moreover, these people are not from a young military camp. They come from the Lady's Home. Although those people are loyal enough, they have no scruples about being orphans. Under certain circumstances, they are even more difficult to control.
Li Xuan's personal bodyguards and female officers were basically all selected from wealthy families, and they were all selected from big families. Each of them had their own people they couldn't let go of!
In addition to basic loyalty and the like, each of them is a good son or daughter, a good husband or wife, a good brother or sister, and they all have a very strong identification with the family and a desire to protect it.
For the sake of their family, they are willing to give up their lives!
And only such people can make Li Xuan trust them with his life!
Because when they protect Li Xuan and it is disadvantageous, they will be killed by the clan!
Therefore, at the most critical moment, even if they do not protect Li Xuan for the sake of high-ranking officials and rich titles, or even if they do not protect Li Xuan for loyalty, they will still protect Li Xuan to protect their families!
Of course, family, this is just the last insurance, just in case.
Normally, Li Xuan treats these personal guards as favorably as possible. Not to mention themselves, even their family members can enjoy very good treatment.
Whether it is life, residence, schooling, employment, etc., the royal family will make all arrangements. Even if a family member is an official, their official career will be arranged for them, and there will definitely be no worries.
If they die to protect Li Xuan, their descendants will definitely get a noble title.
These are just to allow them to save Li Xuan's life at a critical moment!