"Look, it's Taisun's king's chariot!"
Su Ziji rode an ox cart to the palace.
The chariot used by the grandson was made of gold, with red gold ornaments, and was driven by four oxen. There were six cavalrymen on the left and right, armed with bows and arrows and swords, and there were twelve guards around him. This is the most simplified thing.
Taisun's Mansion is not too far from the palace. The capital is used to seeing noble people, so he is not frightened when he sees a car. There is a commotion and he flashes past, and there are people giving guidance.
"In a blink of an eye, we won't be new anymore!" Su Ziji thought secretly, and laughed a little. In fact, Taisun Cheyu could have hundreds of people, but although Su Ziji did not refuse the standards that should be met, he still used the past in the pomp. A set that does not add much.
Why, this is low-key, but if you don't wear a gold chariot, it's like an official not wearing official uniform. It's not modesty, but willing to be humble.
When he arrived at the palace gate, he got off the golden chariot and saw a eunuch waiting with several young eunuchs. However, it was not Eunuch Zhao or Eunuch Ma, but a big eunuch whom he had only met from a distance, Chen Xu and Eunuch Chen.
Eunuch Chen is younger, in his thirties, not fat or thin. He has a kind and gentle appearance, which makes people easy to like him.
When he saw Su Ziji coming down from the bullock cart, he immediately came forward to pay homage and flattered him with a smile: "Hello, Your Highness Taisun, I heard the magpies chirping just now and thought that someone noble must be here. Sure enough, I saw you immediately!"
Su Ziji was used to such flattery, but when it didn't involve work and principles, he always treated others like a child, and that didn't change even if he became a grandson now. . .
"Eunuch Chen."
"Oh, if you dare to call your grandson a father-in-law, just call your servant Chen Xu!"
"I wonder if I can go in to see the emperor now?" Su Ziji just smiled and asked.
Eunuch Chen immediately said: "I am waiting here just because I have obeyed the emperor's order! The emperor was also worried that my grandson would be tired, so he asked me to prepare a father-in-law, and also invited my grandson to serve as a father-in-law!"
As he said that, he shouted behind him: "Bring it over here!"
As soon as the words fell, a shoulder cart was carried over and eight people carried it. This was a etiquette reserved for the Emperor, Empress, Queen Mother and Prince of Dazheng.
These are the only people who can ride the eight-person carriage in the palace. If they are not of sufficient status, it is a sin to ride on it.
Su Ziji was now the grandson, so he was naturally qualified to sit in the chariot, so he did not hesitate and went directly to the chariot. Following the eunuch's lifting, he set off from the palace gate with this very novel experience.
"Wei Shizu ordered that people should not be treated as animals, so the sedan chair was abolished."
"However, the last time I read Wei Shilu, it explained the intention."
"Using a sedan chair not only uses people and animals, but it is also not conducive to accumulating cattle and horses - military officers use horses and civil servants use cattle. In this case, everyone in the rich family will raise horses and cattle."
"Cows can plow the land, and horses can ride in battles. This really nourishes the country's strength and the people. Once mobilized, more than 100,000 horses can be used."
"The shoulder carriage is actually a sedan chair. It is only allowed in places like the palace where cattle and horses cannot enter and is too vast."
"It is said that the Taizu of this dynasty read it and praised it greatly. He said that Wei Shizu was indeed a king of hundreds of generations. He always had profound meanings, so he continued to promote it."
At this time, the sky was dawning, and the palace was no longer as dead as at night. The whole palace was "alive", and the guards and palace people appeared everywhere. Because they were going to the location of the previous dynasty, they saw the most people along the way. It's a guard.
Among them, there are guards wearing powerful attire with swords, and there are also guards wearing armor. There are many kinds of guards according to different grades and different responsibilities.
These guards all saluted as they passed by.
When Su Ziji sat on the shoulder carriage, what he felt was completely different!
It wasn't his first time here, but it was his first time to enjoy this feeling of superiority.
His face was calm and his heart was calm.
With this kind of formation, it would be a lie to say that I feel really not at all proud and not at all elated.
But my situation is very difficult, and there is no room for mistakes.
After arriving at the palace, the carriage slowly lowered itself. Chen Xu personally stepped forward and helped Su Ziji get off the carriage with his hands.
Su Ziji subconsciously wanted to throw away his hand, but he held it back. Not only that, he also smiled.
No matter what, Chen Xu is a high-ranking person among the chamberlains. If he is kind to others, he may have more opportunities and fewer obstacles.
After being led by Chen Xu to please them, the two arrived at the palace. As they climbed up the steps, they heard the emperor's voice inside: "Is it the grandson? Don't sign up, come in and talk!"
"Sun Chen, thank you!" Su Ziji bowed in response and stepped in. He saw the emperor sitting on a cushioned chair. When he glanced around, he saw several pavilion elders and a familiar person standing there. It seems that the king and his ministers are discussing.
"Sun Linzhao, Commander of the Huben Guards." This man was short in stature and in his forties. There was a scar on Zitang's face, which was said to be an injury sustained while guarding the car.
In Dazheng, the Huben Guards were one of the forces protecting the capital and were the emperor's personal troops.
Just seeing it made Su Ziji's heart tremble.
The old emperor sat in a high position, leaning on it with one hand on his face, his eyes darkened, and when he saw Su Ziji coming in, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Grandson, you are here." The emperor looked at him with satisfaction, as if he was looking at the heir who was most suitable for him.
Su Ziji didn't take it seriously at all, and bowed respectfully, there was nothing wrong at all.
The emperor said: "Since you are here, just sit aside and listen first."
After saying that, he ordered someone to bring a chair to Su Ziji. The chair was placed below, but in the front of several ministers.
Su Ziji thanked him and sat down.
Several pavilion elders were all old foxes. After bowing to the grandson, they just looked at the nose and heart, and did not look at the grandson at all.
Zhao Xu then continued: "Both winter grain and summer grain must be transported by water and water. To be honest, the disadvantages of water transportation are not small. Among them, the cold weather and the freezing of the river are a trivial matter. It was only thirty years after the founding of the country, and there were many checkpoints along the way. There are many, the disadvantages are already considerable, and the cost is increasing every year.”
"But if we want to increase shipping, it's not just civil."
The emperor listened and looked at Cui Zhaoquan.
Cui Zhaoquan said: "There are two disadvantages of shipping. The first is unpredictable wind and waves. You can still go along the coast, but you still cannot completely avoid it."
"Therefore, some shipowners colluded with officials and sold the grain privately, but said that they were destroyed by wind and waves."
"Moreover, it is difficult to monitor at sea. If they are connected together, they will immediately become pirates on the sea and become pirates. We must guard against it."
Su Ziji listened quietly and his eyes moved.
Later generations always want to say that transporting food on the sea has serious disadvantages. It is difficult to stop it from drifting. More importantly, if sea transportation is allowed, ships can be gathered into armies immediately.
In later generations, science and technology developed, and the imperial court strictly controlled customs and shipping. How could you go to sea for free? It was just for this, let alone now?
Of course, there is always a way, but it is not something I can say now. At the moment, I just listen quietly and say nothing.
Although Sun Linzhao was said to be a tiger general, he was actually very attentive. He couldn't help but glance at his grandson and thought to himself: "My grandson didn't say a word? He was only twenty years old, his status has changed drastically, and he was not arrogant at all? Even? Don’t you even look proud?”
"Or is it that the grandson is just a matter of time and has no ambition to make progress? Otherwise, the new grandson is not in a hurry to show off?"
Although the grandson was born, it was precisely because he became the grandson that all the eyes of the world were focused on this imperial grandson from the common people.
However, what happens to his grandson is none of his business.
If it weren't for the emperor's words "careful observation", Sun Linzhao wouldn't even dare to comment on his thoughts.
The most taboo thing for military ministers is to interfere in political affairs at will, especially matters concerning the grandson.
(End of chapter)
