Luo Pei was also present, wearing a third-grade official uniform, with a dark and thin face and a very serious look. When he saw Su Ziji coming in, he didn't say anything and only looked at each other.
"Your Majesty, please take a seat." A fourth-rank official came over and introduced Su Ziji to his seat in a very beautiful Beijing dialect.
You can see that there is a throne on a high platform in the middle. The dragon chair does not look very comfortable to sit on, but it symbolizes the supreme power.
There are several embroidered piers slightly lower, which are made of seats reserved for the princes. The piers on which everyone sits are exactly the same from the style to the cushions.
This is the difference between a prince and ordinary ministers. A prince is the highest position among nobles. Except for the emperor and the prince, although they are also "ministers", their status is higher than that of ministers. Even if there is no prince with actual power, in terms of etiquette, ministers still salute.
There is a complete set of etiquette.
Su Ziji was not polite and asked himself to take a seat, so he went up and sat down. He found that King Qi had arrived a step earlier than him and was sitting opposite him, so he looked carefully.
As if aware of Su Ziji's gaze, King Qi turned his head and looked over coldly. Su Ziji looked at each other and looked away, but King Qi said "Hey" and stared straight at Su Ziji.
Look between the eyebrows.
"Why do you have this red mole? Are you trying to spot it like a woman?" After a while, King Qi couldn't bear it and spoke.
"..." Su Ziji knew about this question and pretended to be puzzled: "I don't know either. It suddenly appeared today."
After saying that, he wiped it, and King Qi could see clearly that it was indeed a red mole, and was not touched with makeup. He was suddenly shocked, and could not help but clench his hands, sweating.
After a while, King Shu and King Lu also came. King Lu was okay, but King Shu was even worse. He only took one look and exclaimed: "Too..."
King Qi coughed heavily, and King Shu came to his senses. When he took his seat, he was a little flustered and his face turned pale.
King Lu looked around and sat next to Su Ziji without saying anything.
The four adult kings sat facing each other in pairs, and the first ones standing below were the first assistant and the second assistant, and further down, the ministers stood according to their rank and importance. In the end, less than forty people were present.
The small hall was half full.
Since the emperor was not coming, the chief assistant Zhao Xu presided over the meeting. Zhao Xu glanced at Su Ziji and paused at Su Ziji's red mole, but his expression could not be seen.
"Officials who can see the prince must be at least fifth grade or above. Those below fifth grade can only look at him from a distance and cannot see his face clearly. Those above fifth grade are probably around forty. After twenty years, they should have basically become officials.
, Besides, the official career is very fluid and ups and downs, I'm afraid not many of them have actually met the prince now."
Su Ziji secretly thought, seeing that the remaining officials were not much different, he was convinced that he was a prince, just like the three kings. In fact, he was just a background when he came to this meeting. He just listened. Generally, he didn't need to speak, and he didn't
You should talk, just think.
"This alone shows the power structure of Dazheng."
"In the past dynasties, ordinary ministers, no matter which dynasty or generation they were from, did not have seats. However, in the Han Dynasty, there was a saying that the three princes sat down to discuss Taoism. It is said that in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the prime ministers were given seats. However, in the Song Dynasty, the prime minister's seat was removed. In the Ming Dynasty, he seemed to be able to stand and talk, and in the Qing Dynasty, the prime ministers seemed to be able to stand and talk.
You have to kneel down to answer and call yourself a slave."
"From this structural point of view, this dynasty is between the Song and Ming Dynasties."
After thinking about it, Zhao Xu, the chief assistant, was a little preoccupied. When he saw that everyone was here, he had a serious face, did not beat around the bush, and went straight to the topic as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Four highnesses, everyone, I invite you to come to the cabinet today to discuss a matter, a major event that is likely to affect the entire world!"
A major event that affects the entire world?
Su Ziji obviously saw King Lu straighten his back slightly. King Qi and King Shu also became more serious when they heard this.
There were probably some people present who didn't know what was going on. They were already feeling uneasy. When they heard what the chief assistant said, they all paid more attention.
"The capital city is at the foot of the emperor, the center of the country. If it moves, the whole world will move. You are the ministers of the court, so you must know its importance, but do you know how many shrines there are in the entire capital city?" Zhao Xu asked first.
This...what kind of problem is this?
As soon as this issue came up, except for Su Ziji who had been reminded by Liu Zhan in advance, others were shocked even if they guessed that it might be related to the sudden change in the city.
Could it be that this great disaster in the city has something to do with the gods?
Also, although I had only heard of monsters causing trouble in the past, I was half-believed and dubious about the manifestations of gods, but after experiencing the earthquake in the capital and the terrifying black mushroom cloud, it was difficult to lose the sense of awe.
These court officials, who usually looked down upon the "foolish people in the countryside", felt very angry at this moment.
"About seventy or eighty places," an official replied.
"Yes, there are seventy-nine temples in the entire capital." Zhao Xu continued to say solemnly: "Just today, sixty-seven temples have appeared."
"This news was immediately reported to the cabinet and the emperor."
"The emperor has an edict and urgently sent commissioners to several nearby counties to investigate. The same is true. Most of the temples have appeared!"
"It can be seen that this manifestation may include the entire Zhili, and even the entire world!"
Zhao Xu spoke very calmly and calmly, but the ministers all trembled and their expressions became tense. In an instant, the atmosphere in the palace became tense.
In other words, there is one more chess player on the entire chessboard. This is indeed a big event. It can be said that it is even bigger than the southwest event.
Perhaps it can be compared to the influence of establishing a prince.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Su Ziji's heart moved, his eyes dropped, and half a piece of rosewood appeared in his mind.
"[Art of War] Level 6"
"[The Way of Government] Level 15"
"At level 15, every bit of experience gain in the way of government is not easy now, and the progress is getting slower and slower. I am always theoretical and can't figure out how to fight against the emperor."
"What people are afraid of is not difficulties, but the lack of a path. It's not okay to be so passive."
"These ministers are all elites. According to my experience, the more nervous you are, the more wool you can pull off. After all, you have to use your whole life's wisdom and all your skills to solve the problem."
"Perhaps, I can take this opportunity to try it."
With this in mind, Su Ziji took advantage of Zhao Xu's pause in speaking, stood up and bowed: "Ministers, Xiao Wang has something to say."
This sound was not loud, but it made more than thirty people present look at him in surprise.
"..." The King of Qi, King of Lu and King of Shu who were sitting opposite could not figure out what King Dai was thinking. Did King Dai not know that in this kind of court meeting, the kings generally did not speak if they did not follow the emperor's will?
Even if you come, you are just a decoration like a mascot. I am not inviting you to come and let you take a seat, so that you can really treat yourself as a dish.
King Qi twitched the corner of his mouth, and a sneer appeared on his face.
So what if I have a red mole? This young boy is indeed unstable in his work.
However, King Dai's temperament was unstable, which was naturally a good thing for him. King Qi calmed down, and the panic he had just been feeling calmed down a bit.