In the Tianhe Hall, Liu Lang was dressed in the solemn and majestic emperor's imperial crown, sitting peacefully on the dragon chair.
Civil and military officials were entering the palace one by one according to their rank order to pay their respects to the emperor.
Chai Yan looked through the gaps between the screens. Most of the officials who entered the temple were unknown to him, but there were some familiar faces, such as Commander Gu Zhengbang and his future father-in-law, the high priest Jimoshu.
The officials who entered the palace first saluted the emperor, congratulated and greeted him, and then stood on both sides of the palace according to their rank, with civil servants on the left and military attachés on the right, which was roughly the same position as in the early dynasty.
Jimoshu and Gu Zhengbang had one civil and military position. Jimoshu stood in the first row of the civil servants' queue on the left, while Gu Zhengbang stood in the second row of the military attachés' queue on the right.
This interesting scene immediately made Chai Yan laugh: "Interesting..."
When Funing heard this, he turned around and asked, "What's so interesting about this?"
"It's nothing, it's up to you." Chai Yan didn't want to explain.
Funing immediately became unhappy and slapped Chai Yan with a pout: "What? Say it quickly!"
Chai Yan was afraid that she would be discovered if she made a noise, so he lowered his voice and said, "I mean, Jimo High Priest and Master Gu, their positions are a bit interesting, didn't you notice?"
Funing leaned his head and looked at the queue of ministers through the gap, then turned and shook his head: "No, it's the same as usual."
Chai Yan had no choice but to explain: "Princess, look, where is the high priest of Jimo? He is a civil servant, so he stands in the queue of civil servants, but do you know? In fact, his martial arts are very powerful, and they are said to be unfathomable.
It's not an exaggeration; as for Commander Gu, although he is a military attache, as far as I know, he doesn't actually know martial arts, but he is standing in the queue of military attaches... Such a contrast, you can't
Do you find it interesting?"
Funing only reacted after hearing Chai Yan's words. He nodded in realization and said with a smile: "Yes, if you don't tell me, I really didn't pay attention. It's really interesting, hehehe..."
Then, Funing covered his mouth and burst into laughter.
Chai Yan glared hurriedly and said: "Keep your voice down, aunt..."
"I know, I know." Funing quickly suppressed his laughter.
Then, Chai Yan's eyes fell on the military attachés in the row in front of Gu Zhengbang, but he didn't recognize any of those people.
So, Chai Yan couldn't help but ask Funing: "Eldest Princess, who are those people standing in the row in front of Mr. Gu?"
Fu Ning glanced through the gap, turned around and shook his head: "I don't recognize them all, I only know one or two..."
Chai Yan was right. Funing was only a ten-year-old girl and she didn't often come into contact with military attachés, so it wasn't surprising that she couldn't fully recognize her.
"Which two do you know?" Chai Yan asked.
Funing pouted, raised his hand and pointed: "Well, the man standing right in front of Mr. Gu is General Sun Luochang. I heard that he fought for the country in the north and south in the early years, and he was almost invincible.
He has won countless military honors! The bearded man next to General Sun..."
Chai Yan couldn't help but interrupt: "Wait a minute, is the old general Sun Luochang you are talking about Sun Xingba's grandfather?"
Funing didn't know such a person, so he tilted his head and asked curiously: "Sun Xingba? Who is he?"
Chai Yan said: "Oh, it's a colleague of mine from the Wude Department. That guy is over nine feet tall, as strong as a wall, and he looks terrifyingly fierce."
"Nine feet is more?" Funing blinked in surprise and asked, "How high is that?"
Chai Yan smiled and joked: "How tall... Let's put it this way, if you, eldest princess, stood in front of him, the top of your head would be just above his knees...
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"Just passed him..." Fu Ning took a moment to react. He couldn't help but widened his eyes and said angrily: "Chai Yan, you are so brave, you dare to laugh at me for being short.
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Chai Yan hurriedly shook his head and said seriously: "No, no, I just used an analogy to say that the person is taller. I say this to make it easier for you to understand and know how tall the other person is. Don't misunderstand me."
"Hmph!" Fu Ning gave Chai Yan a hard look and said with determination: "I am still young now, and my growing years are still behind me. Just wait and see. I may not be better than you in the future.
You are short!"
"That's right, as long as the eldest princess drinks more milk and exercises more, she will definitely grow taller than Wei Chen." Chai Yan said with a smile.
Funing turned away angrily and stopped talking.
Chai Yan smiled slightly and continued to look at the situation in the palace through the gap in the screen.
After a while, Chai Yan suddenly felt Fu Ning pat him, turned around and asked, "What's the matter, Princess?"
Funing stared at Chai Yan and asked, "You just said that you should drink more milk. Can milk make me grow taller?"
Chai Yan nodded heavily: "Of course you can! Milk is a good thing. One cup every morning and evening. It not only supplements calcium but is also rich in vitamins. Your height will skyrocket immediately!"
"What's a supplement? Also, what are...vitamins?" Funing couldn't understand these new words.
"Uh..." Chai Yan thought for a while, knowing that she couldn't understand it even if it was explained in detail, so he said: "You just need to know that it is very useful for the human body and can help people grow taller."
Funing nodded in understanding, thinking that he would wait for me to go back later, so he ordered someone to go to the milk market and come back. He must be tall for you to see!
Next, Funing told Chai Yan a few more officials she knew. There were both civilian and military officials, but there were more civilian officials...
Among them, two officials Chai Yan remembered were Xia Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry. Chai Yan had dealt with his son Xia Guanghan; and the next was Chen Shilang from the Ministry of Rites. His son Chen Zimo had a good relationship with Xia Guanghan.
Chai Yan is naturally no stranger.
As time went by, the number of civil and military officials in Tianhe Hall gradually increased, and the two sides of the hall gradually became filled with people.
After a while, the last two officials entered the palace to worship and congratulate. Pei Yang, who was standing next to Liu Lang, came forward and said loudly: "Stop playing music."
As soon as he finished speaking, the music stopped.
Then, Jimoshu, who was in the queue of civil servants, took a small step forward, bowed respectfully, and knelt in the hall.
Jimoshu took the lead and knelt down, and the rest of the civil and military officials also knelt down. Suddenly, there were sounds of "clattering" and friction in the Tianhe Hall.
In an instant, everyone in the palace knelt down, including Pei Yang, the surrounding eunuchs, and the musicians.
At this time, the hall was extremely quiet and the atmosphere was extremely serious. Chai Yan and Funing held their breaths and did not dare to make a sound. They knew in their hearts that if someone discovered it at this time, they would be in big trouble!
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
Then, Jimoshu's voice came from in front of the palace.
When Jimoshu's voice fell, the voices of the civil and military officials rang out in unison. While everyone kowtowed, they chanted together:
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
The long live mountain call lasted three times, which was majestic and shocking.
Liu Lang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was very happy. After nodding, he raised his hands and said with a smile: "Everyone in the Qing family, please get up! Hahaha..."
"Long live thanks!" The voices of all the officials in the palace were uniform.
The next moment, the officials, the surrounding eunuchs, maids, and musicians all stood up.
Liu Lang glanced at Pei Yang and nodded slightly.
Pei Yang understood what he meant, straightened up and sang loudly: "The Emperor Dasheng has a decree, and envoys from all countries have come to see him in turn——!"
Then, the two eunuchs in front of the Tianhe Palace also sang loudly: "The Emperor Dasheng has a decree, and the envoys from all countries are paying their respects one after another——!"
Pei Yang turned slightly, faced the musicians, and said: "Play music!"
The instrumental music started playing next, but it was not the previous one. The rhythm of this one was obviously more solemn.
Funing finally waited until the foreign envoys came to see him, and he immediately jumped with excitement: "It's coming, it's coming, it's finally here..."
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PS: Have you all gone shopping for Christmas? Anyway, I feel like I’d rather stay at home comfortably, hahaha...