After entering the palace and arriving at the square in front of the Tai Chi Palace, what he saw was a huge crowd of people. A quick glance showed that the number of people was at least a thousand. Li Zexuan felt very happy because there were so many people that the Tai Chi Palace would definitely not be able to accommodate them. At that time, there will be a group of officials standing outside, and he will take the opportunity to touch the troubled waters. If he falls behind and falls asleep, wouldn't he be unaware of it?
To be honest, he didn't catch a cold at all during this grand meeting of Lao Shizi. Although he had never experienced it, he knew it with his bare hands. It was nothing more than Li Er taking hundreds of officials to recall how awesome the political achievements of the previous year were, and to reflect on what was going on at work. If there are any shortcomings, look forward to making breakthroughs in the new year, etc.!
Anyway, Li Zexuan doesn't like listening to these nonsense.
"Hey! Marquis Yong'an? What a coincidence!"
Just when Li Zexuan's eyes were rolling, a familiar voice came from behind him. He turned around and saw that it was an old acquaintance!
"Prince Wang! Are you coming to Chang'an too?"
Who else could this person be if he wasn't Wang Yu? When Wang Renbiao's half-brother Wang Renyi failed to instigate mountain bandits to kidnap Han Yuxi, Wang Yu personally went to Chang'an to apologize to Li Zexuan. Now more than half a year has passed, and Wang Yu seems to be older, with white hair on both temples. .
"Haha! I have arrived in Chang'an a few days ago. Marquis Yong'an has arrived well recently!"
Wang Yu squinted his eyes and said kindly.
It's just that his heart is not at all peaceful at this moment! After more than half a year, Li Zexuan has risen from the small county boy to the prince of the Tang Dynasty. Looking at the government and the public, no one dares to look down upon him! This is not the point. The point is that the Cui family fell like this under Li Zexuan's secret operations!
That was a thousand-year-old clan that even he, Wang Yu, had to be careful about! He actually fell down like this?
This made Wang Yu couldn't help but secretly rejoice at his original understanding. If he had completely turned against Li Zexuan because of Wang Renyi's matter, would the Wang family have to fall first before the Cui family fell?
After hearing the news about Chang'an City, Wang Yu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat every time he thought about it. It stands to reason that for the annual Yuan Dynasty meeting, there is no hard and fast rule requiring the governors of various states to come to Beijing in person. They only need to send their adjutants.
But Wang Yu chose to come in person this time. On the one hand, he wanted to further communicate with the royal family through his wife, Princess Tong'an. On the other hand, he wanted to deepen the friendship between the two families with Li Zexuan through Wang Renbiao.
At such an age and with such strength, Wang Yu has no reason to be his enemy!
Since some people cannot be enemies with them, then be friends with them!
Unlike other proud family members, Wang Yu understands the current situation of the Wang family very well, so he can always make the right choice.
"Haha! Everything is fine, junior. I wonder if Governor Wang is still fine in Suizhou?"
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face, and the feud between Li Zexuan and the Wang family has long been resolved, so there is no need to deliberately put on a good face at this moment.
"It's all good! It's all good! Haha! I heard that thousands of flowers bloomed above Yunshan Mountain last night. I was busy with worldly affairs, so I didn't get to see him. I'm really sorry! Next year, oh, no, it's the Chinese New Year this year. If there are still flowers on Yunshan Mountain, Such a wonderful sight, I must take the time to see it for myself!"
Wang Yu stroked his beard and said with a smile.
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "The door of Yunshan is always open to Governor Wang!"
Since Li Zexuan lives outside the city, he arrived relatively late. The two of them didn't exchange a few words before the conference was about to begin!
At this time, on the steps of Taiji Palace, I saw a Huangmen chamberlain holding a fly whisk, standing there and shouting in a high-pitched voice: "The Yuan Dynasty meeting has begun. Hundreds of civil and military officials and envoys from various countries are coming to the Hajj~!"
The previously noisy Tai Chi Hall immediately became quiet. Officials at all levels immediately lined up according to rank. Under the leadership of Sun Wuji, the head of the civil service, they held the Chao Hut and climbed up the steps towards the Tai Chi Hall.
Midway, Li Zexuan wanted to fish in troubled waters and got to the back of the team, but Wang Yu stopped him.
"Marquis Yong'an, all the officials of the Yuanri Dynasty must be positioned according to their rank and rank, and they cannot stand around at will!"
The Crown Prince Zhan Shi was a third-rank official, and the Founding Marquis was a third-rank official. As a result, Li Zexuan jumped directly to the conspicuous position in the sixth row of the civil service array. The people standing in front of him were all the founding veterans!
This made Li Zexuan quite depressed. He originally wanted to catch up on some sleep, but now in his position, he couldn't sleep on anything! There's not even a place to lean on!
After the monarch and his ministers greeted each other, the ministers began to pay Li Er New Year greetings. This New Year greeting was by no means a matter of kowtow and a simple sentence. The prime minister had to read out a congratulatory form.
The entire congratulatory form was long and awkward to pronounce, so it had to be read out clearly. Then, local vassals and vassal states all had their own congratulatory form, and the prime minister had to read it out one by one, especially the congratulatory form from the tributary states. , that is not something obscure and difficult to understand. In many countries, the Chinese language is not very easy to express. Can the written congratulations be very fluent? It’s more difficult to read! But no matter how hard you work, you still have to recite it. This is the face of the heaven!
Li Zexuan heard a toothache in the team, and he couldn't help but began to sympathize with Changsun Wuji. He didn't know how many times the old man read it last night before he could read these awkward congratulations smoothly.
In fact, in later dynasties, it would not be as troublesome for ministers to pay New Year greetings to the emperor as it is now. In the circle of scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty, after New Year's Eve, they often only needed to write a "greeting card" to the emperor and hand it over, and there was no need to go to the palace in person to participate. What kind of meeting?
After reciting for nearly half an hour, Li Zexuan almost fell asleep listening to it. Changsun Wuji finally finished reciting all the congratulatory messages. The old guy was even blushing and thick-necked in the winter, as if he had just finished a ten-day run. It’s like a kilometer, and I’m out of breath!
Next, Fang Xuanling stepped forward and praised the great achievements of the Tang Dynasty in the past year, such as how many rebellions were quelled, how many bandits were annihilated, and how many achievements were made in the Guanzhong area in the spring and summer of last year. A small-scale drought occurred, which slightly reduced the people's food production. Fortunately, the wise Majesty Li Er issued a tax reduction decree in time, so that the people could still live.
Fang Xuanling finally emphatically praised the Nuantang Foundation led by Queen Changsun. Due to the Warm Winter Action launched by the Foundation, not a single person in Chang'an City and the prefectures and counties near Chang'an City died of hunger or freezing this year. This kind of The situation was unprecedented even in the era of Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty!
All in all, the first year of Zhenguan was a successful year, and it was also a year in which the Tang Dynasty worked hard and forged ahead. In this year, the Tang Dynasty's treasury was full, the people became rich, and more people in the world were educated and literate... .
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