The winter morning was a bit cold. The rising sun climbed up into the sky little by little, but the light it cast did not make people feel the slightest warmth. Even the thin layer of mist did not disperse at all. Meaning to go.
In this early morning, most people were still hiding at home, sealed by warm quilts, but the miserable ministers of the Tang Dynasty were already waiting in front of the palace gate, waiting for the unshakable morning court.
The emperors during the Sui and Tang Dynasties were dedicated. They could take a break 365 days a year, that is, from the first to the fifteenth day of the lunar month. The rest of the time, they had to go to court and listen to politics!
It's just that the emperor has something to do when he goes to court every day, but among the courtiers who range from dozens to hundreds, four-fifths of them must be purely as foils!
This nature is similar to Xiao Han before! As soon as he sat down in his seat, he continued to sleepwalk with Duke Zhou.
The sun rises little by little, but before this time arrives, the access control will naturally not be released.
In the past, when the ministers who came to court were waiting for the palace door to open, they would inevitably exchange a few words with acquaintances and inquire about some official rumors! But something was strange today. There was a crowd of people gathered at the palace gate, but no one spoke.
Some newly arrived ministers were quite puzzled when they saw this scene, and followed their gazes in wonder!
I saw a vague figure standing on the arch bridge of the moat.
It’s not like someone just wanted to jump into the river! Instead, a young man in red robe was standing in the fog and trying to look around.
no doubt.
Xiao Han was the only person in the entire Tang Dynasty who could wear a red robe at such an age and have the right to go to court!
Today, Xiao Han rarely groomed himself neatly. He was wearing a double-winged official hat, soft brocade boots, and a brand new red official robe. He looked very noble!
This is no joke, Xiao Han is really noble now!
This can be seen from the almost three-foot-long ivory stick he is holding in his hand today!
Not to mention that the ministers of the Tang Dynasty had never seen such props before, even in the worst movies! Has anyone ever seen someone holding a pole-like pole-shaped stick to go to court?
Wu Ban, also known as Wat Ban, Shouban, Jade Ban or Chao Ban.
Its origin is no longer available for inquiry! However, its function is very consistent, that is, it is a tool for officials to record events when they are correct.
Of course, Xiao Han had never carried this thing before, because he had nothing to do, and it was awkward to carry it.
However, since Xiao Han came back from Qinling and beat Xiangcheng Hou in the court with it. This develops its second role!
Although this thing is awkward to hold, it is very useful for hitting people!
Especially the one made of ivory is not only tough, but also feels much better when swung than a wooden stick! What's more important is that the nature of using it is completely different from that of using a knife. This is simply the best choice for court fights!
So since Xue Pan got better day by day, Xiao Han, who was relieved, immediately sent Xiaodong to Chang'an to find such a long piece of ivory raw material, and finally bought it from a shopkeeper at a huge price with coaxing and deception!
After taking the ivory back to Xue Pan's house, Xiao Han immediately found someone to make it into this extended stick!
As for the remaining ivory after making the ban ban, there is no aniseed material left, so I can only make a few pairs of chopsticks for use.
There is mist all around. Although it is not too thick, it is impossible to see anything beyond a hundred meters! However, Xiao Han, who was holding the ban board, had no scruples and kept looking around.
In fact, he didn’t want to come to court! In the past two days, Xiao Han had been with Xue Pan day and night, and Xiao Han almost forgot about going to court!
But just last night, a message suddenly came from the Chang'an city gate official, saying that King Qin, Chai Shao, Liu Hongji, Cheng Yaojin and others finally rushed back to Chang'an from the Qinling Mountains.
When Xiao Han heard the news, he couldn't sit still! These people have been staying in the Qinling Mountains just to look for themselves. Even if the news of their return spreads, they who were deep in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains have not rushed back until now!
It was already late at night when the city gate official came to deliver the letter, because it was already late when they returned to Chang'an. At that time, the city gate of Chang'an was closed!
In addition, the city gates in Chang'an are not as good as those in Hanzhong. Once they are closed, without a special warrant, even if King Qin wants to come in at night, it will be quite troublesome!
King Qin didn't want to embarrass the city gate officials, nor did he want to cause too much trouble, so he simply went to a village outside the city to stay overnight. Before leaving, he just asked the city defenders to inform Xiao Han and promised to see him again when he went to court today.
Xiao Han is extremely grateful to these brothers! So, carrying his brand new pole before dawn... uh, no! He was waiting at the end of Suzaku Street to greet them, holding a ban board.
Originally, Xiao Han wanted to go to the city gate to greet them in person!
But because he was so excited last night, he simply forgot to ask the city gate officer which city gate Xiao Lizi was at!
When I remembered this incident later, the city gate official who delivered the message had already disappeared.
Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was really too big! There are twelve city gates alone! No matter how powerful Xiao Han was, he couldn't guess which door they would be outside, so he could only prepare to welcome them at the palace gate.
The sun was still slowly climbing up into the sky, and the bells began to ring in the palace. Just as the heavy palace door opened, there was a rush of horse hooves on Suzaku Street.
"Finally here!" Xiao Han, who was standing at the end of the bridge and almost turned into a watchman's stone, heard the crisp sound of horseshoes hitting the ground. He immediately knew that this was King Qin and his companions, and couldn't help but stood up on tiptoes in excitement and looked into the distance. go!
"Da da da..." The crisp sound of horse hooves is getting closer and closer! Xiao Han opened his eyes wide and looked at the place where the sound came from!
A moment later, out of a thin layer of white mist, a horse with pale and mottled fur rushed out like a god descending from heaven! And on top of it was Li Shimin, whom he hadn't seen for half a year!
"King Qin!"
Seeing the person coming, Xiao Han immediately shouted and hurriedly greeted him!
Xiao Lizi, who was riding on the horse, also saw Xiao Han at this time, and a heartfelt smile couldn't help but appear on his face that was still a little foggy!
"Xiao Han!" Li Shimin ran to Xiao Han's side. Li Shimin turned over and dismounted, grabbed Xiao Han, looked him up and down, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the message said that Xiao Han had returned safely, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little scared when he thought that he had encountered a catastrophe and walked hundreds of miles in the Qinling Mountains!
The Qinling Mountains at this time is definitely a primitive land! Not to mention the weak Xiao Han, even if he were thrown into the Qinling Mountains, he probably wouldn't come out unscathed!
"Here we are, here we are! Brother Xiao!"
Just when Xiao Han and Li Shimin looked at each other and smiled, there was another chaotic sound of horse hooves behind Li Shimin.
Xiao Han looked over from Xiao Lizi's side, and his face couldn't help but smile even brighter!
The excited Liu Hongji, the bearded Cheng Yaojin, the handsome Qin Shubao, and so on, a lot of people came here one after another! For a time, the spacious bridge deck was completely crowded with these people.
