At night, the same bright moon as it had thousands of years ago still hung quietly in the sky, causing the entire capital to fall into silence.
Of course, this time, except for the brothel street where Menglou is located, the crowds are as loud as during the day or even more so. Then there are the flower boats on the Bianhe River outside the capital, and the music of the piano is endless.
It is said that in those flower boats along the Bian River, ten thousand kilograms of fine wine were drunk in one night! The fragrance permeated the Bian River for ten miles.
Both of these areas show the prosperity of the capital at night to places outside the capital.
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Like most places, the palace was quiet, and even the walking guards unconsciously lowered the sound of their footsteps. Like most nights, the lights in the Regency Hall in the palace were still on!
"Your Majesty, there are only two hours until the court meeting. You'd better take a rest. It's too late to read the memorial tomorrow! But don't exhaust yourself."
Eunuch Wuchan, who worked part-time as a bodyguard to take care of Chu Zheng's daily life, was still standing behind him as usual.
Chu Zheng did not directly pay attention to Eunuch Wuchan, but took out another memorial from the pile.
"Sleep after watching this."
After saying that, he opened the memorial.
"Hey! It's a letter from that boy Tianxiong. Let's see what this boy wants to do!"
As he spoke, he waved the memorial in his hand to Wuchan, which should be regarded as a letter from home.
"Your Majesty, what did the second prince say?"
It can be seen that Wuchan is also a little anxious.
"Look at you! I knew you were thinking about your apprentice."
In fact, when it comes to the relationship between the second prince Chu Tianxiong and Eunuch Wuchan, it is very simple. That is, when he was young, Eunuch Wuchan was his martial arts master, but after more than ten or twenty years of careful teaching,
, enough to bury a deep friendship in the hearts of the two.
"The letter said that there has been no use of weapons on the border between Dachu and Southern Tang for two years, so this child wants to come back to see me and his mother, and by the way, he also wants to meet you as his master!"
While Chu Zheng was reading the letter, he told Wu Chan the content of the letter, and Wu Chan looked very happy after hearing it, and her small eyes almost laughed out of her eyes.
And Chu Zheng was also very happy. It has been five years since the second prince went to guard the border. He has not seen his children for five years. I am afraid any father will miss him very much! Even if he talks about a man
I should have ambitions in all directions, but I still miss it in my heart.
But even so, Chu Zheng still did not rush to approve it. Instead, he put the memorial aside and prepared to discuss it with the ministers when he went to court later.
Although this is his own son, the royal family has no family affairs, especially since the second prince is also responsible for the security of the border, so he cannot return to Beijing at will.
"It's getting late. I'm going to take a nap. Remember to wake me up when the time comes!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Chu Zheng put down the zhezi and went to sleep on the bed at the back of the palace, while Wu Chan still stood there and laughed.
Speaking of this bed in the Regent Palace, there is a story. At first, there was no bed in the Regent Palace, so Chu Zheng moved one here for the convenience of handling government affairs.
But after getting this bed, Chu Zheng seemed to be staying in the Regency Palace without leaving. Sometimes he would not go out even once for three or two days. The queen thought it was because it was easier to handle government affairs with the bed, so she gave it to Chu Zheng.
The government has withdrawn, I hope he can take more rest.
But after the bed was removed, Chu Zheng still didn't change, and he still stayed there for three or two days. Moreover, because there was no bed, he could only sleep on the desk. The queen saw that he was pitiful and had no place to sleep, so she
Someone was sent to move it back for him.
After Chu Zheng fell asleep, the candles in the Regency Hall were quietly extinguished. Although the Chu family was a royal family, they had already learned the principle of building a richer family when they were still in the world. So, the food in this palace
You can save on wear and tear if you can.
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"Goo...Goo!"
With a high-pitched rooster's crow, Lin'an Street suddenly became busy. The maids and ladies were waiting for the master to wash and dress, while the groom was in a hurry to go to the backyard or the stable to pull the carriage out. Wait until the master came out.
, and hurriedly helped him into the car and sent him to the morning court.
Living in Lin'an Street is not a bad thing. The Imperial City is right next to it. Some petty officials with little power, such as those who live on the fringes of the capital, have to get up and get ready around three o'clock. Otherwise, they should
late.
There are also some officials who neither came out from Lin'an Street nor came in from the outskirts of the capital, but came rushing from the direction of Huimenglou. It seemed that they had spent another sleepless night in Spring and Autumn!
When they approached the Donghua Gate through which the officials entered the palace, carriages of various sizes and sizes were already lined up outside the Donghua Gate. The twists and turns may have extended a distance of a full mile.
The parking of this carriage is also particular. Generally, the further forward you are on the Jinluan Hall, the further forward your carriage will be parked.
Just like Prime Minister Su Wang, his carriage did not stop until it reached Donghua Gate, unlike other officials who had to walk a distance after getting off the carriage.
By the time Su Wang got off the carriage, many people had already arrived at the door of Donghua Gate.
But most of them have their own small circles and stand together in small groups.
For example, Cheng Yijie, the Shangshu Ling, He Ren'an, the Central Committee Ling, and Ma Suiliang, who is no longer the Royal Envoy, formed a small circle.
This does not mean that other low-ranking officials do not want to get involved, but that they are not qualified enough to eat as much as they have in their hands. Rules cannot be exceeded casually anywhere.
In front of everyone, there was an old man with gray hair standing alone. No one could go up and talk to him.
Those who want to go are not qualified, and those who are qualified have already represented different camps and cannot go.
"Old man, don't you always come to the morning court? Is the sun rising in the west?"
Su Wang looked at this lonely old man with a bit of ridicule on his withered face. He was obviously a high-ranking official holding the position of Grand Master, but for some reason he became a lonely minister.
Taishi Lu Xiangrui! The late Emperor Chutian met this discerning scholar soon after he started his career in Liaozhou. I don’t know why, but he took a liking to this rebel group at that time, which was just a group of rough guys.
Thieves team and join them.
After that, this wise scholar began to make suggestions for this group of reckless men who only knew how to charge into battle. Without his step-by-step guidance, I don’t say whether Chutian would have been able to get out of Liaozhou, but at least it would not have been so easy.
But just about ten years ago, this outstanding old man had practiced keeping his mouth shut. If Chu Zheng didn't take the initiative to ask questions, he would never take the initiative to speak.
Later, he simply asked Chu Zheng for an imperial edict that he did not have to go to court and began to live his life at home. But for some reason, this old man who he never saw in normal times came unexpectedly today.
This is the entrance of Donghua Gate.
"Who are you talking about, old man?"
"The old thing told you!"
Not noticing the pit that Lu Xiangrui had laid for himself, Su Wang jumped in without hesitation. He regretted it as soon as he said it, but it was too late.
"He is an old fox after all. He has not been in court for a long time, but he is still cunning and cunning."
"Hahaha, it's you, old man, who is too stupid. You were stupid back then, but I didn't expect that you are still stupid after reading so many years. Sure enough, you have read this book in vain."
Su Wang was still smiling and was not angry at all because of Lu Xiangrui's words.
"Honestly, what on earth did you come here to do today?"
"If I don't come today, the Emperor may not be able to come to the stage. Probably, only a guy like me who is not afraid of offending others can come to help the Emperor."
When Lu Xiangrui said these words, not only was he not nervous at all, but he was also humorous. But when he heard Lu Xiangrui's words, Su Wang's face showed a trace of unnaturalness.
"Just be
Do you really have no regard for the friendship between those old brothers? Do you want to completely draw a clear line with them?"
Perhaps because it was autumn, there was already a chill in the morning air. Lu Xiangrui tightened his official uniform, crossed his hands and put them into his sleeves.
"Old Su! You have read quite a few books over the years. You know what kind of situation our Dachu is in now. It seems peaceful on the surface, but in fact it is internal and external troubles! If you still take it into consideration
How do you let Dachu survive the friendship we had back then!? How do you let the people of Dachu live!?"
Lu Xiangrui spoke loudly, deliberately letting everyone in the surrounding circles hear him, but everyone chose to pretend not to hear in a tacit understanding.
"There's always a way, right?"
Helplessness appeared on Su Wang's face.
"Is there a way? I have been thinking about this method for ten years and never thought of it. Now... just follow my method!"
"well!"
At this point, even Su Wang stopped trying to dissuade him. Instead, he sighed and stood with him, quietly waiting for the Donghua Gate guards to open the door...
These scholars, after all, understand the true meaning of the book!
"Boom!"
With a heavy sound, the door of Donghua Gate was slowly opened.
With the sound of the door being opened, all the civil and military officials were divided into two columns. The civil officials were headed by Su Wang and Lu Xiangrui, followed by Cheng Yijie, He Ren'an and Ma Suiliang.
The military generals were headed by Dou Xianzhang, the Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses, who always rushed to the front when the Chu family conquered the world, followed by a group of veteran generals with white beards and hair.
As the team marched, they slowly passed through the Donghua Gate, and what they entered was a huge square. Viewed from a height, the civil and military officials walking in the square were as tiny as ants.
After walking through the square, His Highness Jinluan still has ninety-nine steps. Only by climbing these ninety-nine steps can we reach the entrance of Jinluan Palace.
Among the officials, there are always some old ministers who are not very good at climbing. By the time they climb up, they are already out of breath. Fortunately, they have been climbing this step for at least twenty years, so they can persevere.
Seeing that the leading group of people had almost finished climbing the steps, the two young eunuchs guarding the door of the Jinluan Palace hurriedly opened the door of the Jinluan Palace, fearing that opening the door slowly would cause dissatisfaction among the big bosses in front of them.
Seeing the door open, Su Wang and others did not hesitate and stepped in as usual, followed closely by the people behind them.
Should we say that the Jinluan Hall is the political center of the entire Da Chu? Every place that can be seen in the hall, except for a few thick pillars of the hall that can be surrounded by five people, is coated with a thick layer of gold powder.
It's not that there is no money to paint these pillars, but these pillars themselves are more valuable than gold. These pillars are all dragon sandalwood that is rare in Dachu, not to mention they are as strong as five people surrounded by them.
of dragon sandalwood.
There are nine steps in the center of the hall, representing the position of the Nine-Five Supreme Being, and no one has sat on the dragon chair on it yet.
All the officials stood in place. After so many years, they could find the position where they were standing even with their eyes closed.
As soon as he arrived at his position, Taishi Lu Xiangrui probably wasn't used to it because he hadn't gotten up so early for a long time, so he started to sleep with his eyes closed.
Su Wang was in a similar state to him, but instead of falling asleep, he was pretending to be asleep.
Generalissimo Dou Xianzhang was in high spirits, and his eyes were as wide as two bells. It is estimated that even if he was asked to mount his horse to kill the thief, he would still be able to carry the sword neatly into battle.
The officials standing in the middle did not have the courage to sleep like the two in front, but they also couldn't bear to wait. The two adjacent people would whisper a few words between them.
The officials standing at the back were probably the ones who were qualified to enter the hall. Each of them held jade guis in their hands and stood upright. They looked at the big bosses in front of them who dared to speak on such an occasion. Their eyes were filled with confusion.
Somewhat envious.
Suddenly, all kinds of things were on display above the temple!