After sorting out their clothes, all civil and military officials were automatically divided into two teams, Wen Dong and Wu Xi, and respectfully waited for the eunuchs to summon them to the court.
These civil and military personnel were divided into teams. Lu Chen was a little confused. Lu Chen didn't know which side he should be on for a while. Let's talk about the military attache side. Lu Chen had never led troops to fight. Of course, the one who assassinated Liu Heitai No, the credit goes to Su Dingfang, so now Lu Chen can at most be regarded as the Duke of Chang'an County who helped Li Xiuning pacify Liu Heitai and Xianbao, and the position of Military Advisor of the Detachment of Women should be regarded as a staff civil servant no matter how you look at it. Therefore, these civil and military officials stood in line. Lu Chen looked around and couldn't make up his mind.
"Brother! Come here quickly!" Chai Shao immediately saw that Lu Chen was a little confused. After all, this was Lu Chen's first time going to court. It was normal to be a little confused. Chai Shao called Lu Chen in a low voice and rushed to Lu Chen. Chen waved.
"Hey!" When Lu Chen saw Chai Shao greeting him, he hurried over and stood next to Chai Shao, and there were Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong beside Chai Shao.
"Mr. Su Guo, we meet again!" Lu Chen cupped his hands towards Cheng Yaojin and said with a smile.
"Mr. Lu, long time no see!" In fact, Cheng Yaojin was present the last few times Lu Chen came to the main hall. He saw everything Lu Chen did, but he didn't say hello, so Cheng Yaojin's "Long time no see" was actually Not too abrupt.
"What do you call this person?" Lu Chen turned to look at Qin Qiong. Lu Chen saw the person in front of him. Three strands of long beard were floating on his chest. His face was like a crown jade, his brows were like paint brushes, and his starry eyes were shining like this. He was a masculine and handsome man whose appearance would be considered suitable for future generations. He was about the same height as Lu Chen, but he was much burlier than Lu Chen. Looking at this man's face, one couldn't help but feel good about him. Lu Chen raised his hand and asked politely.
"Your Excellency, Qin Qiong!" Qin Qiong returned the salute to Lu Chen with a smile.
"So you are Mr. Qin!" Lu Chen was shocked when he heard Qin Qiong announcing his family name. He quickly raised his hands and saluted again and said, "Disrespect! Disrespect!" However, Lu Chen couldn't help but look at Qin Qiong a few more times, feeling This Qin Qiong doesn't match the image of the door god!
Moreover, not all storytellers from later generations said that Qin Qiong had "a face as pale as gold, five long beards floating behind his head, a dignified figure, and an invincible appearance."
But the Second Master Qin in front of Lu Chen obviously doesn't match the storyteller's description! Just this skin color is wrong!
However, when Lu Chen thought about it, he felt that if Qin Qiong had this appearance, it should be normal. After all, Qin Qiong was born in the Sui Dynasty. Initially, Qin Erye was under the guardian's tent in the future of the Sui Dynasty. At that time, the guardian's evaluation of Qin Qiong was That is, "This man is brave and determined. He will definitely make himself rich and noble. How can he be treated in such a humble manner?"
Officials in the Sui Dynasty paid most attention to appearance and appearance. If Qin Qiong had not been outstanding in appearance, how could he have been so evaluated and appreciated by Lai Huer? This shows that romance books cannot be fully trusted.
"Does Mr. Lu know the second brother Qin?" Hearing Lu Chen call Qin Qiong the second master Qin, Cheng Yaojin asked with a big face in amusement.
"This is the first time I've met Duke Yi Guojin today, how have I ever met him before?" Lu Chen responded to Cheng Yaojin with a smile, "It's just that Duke Yi Guo's name is as loud as thunder in my ears, so I'm lucky enough to get to know Duke Yi Guo here. I just feel that I am lucky to make you laugh!"
This is the famous Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao. Hey, Second Master Qin, that is the Second Master Qin who is known as "a filial mother is as good as Zhuan Zhu, and a friend is like Meng Chang". Lu Chen never thought that he would meet such a person at this time. Character, in "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", this man has many deeds, such as Qin Qiong selling horses, passing on guns and weapons, and other things, these are all stories about the second master Qin, but there are Many of them were made up in novels. In history, the second master of Qin was the most powerful and famous. At the same time, the one recorded in historical records was "Pegasus Planting Guns".
The so-called "Pegasus Planting a Spear" refers to the time when King Li Shimin of Qin was fighting against Wang Shichong. When the two armies were fighting, Qin Qiong rode alone towards the enemy camp, inserted the spear in his hand into the ground, then turned the horse's head and galloped back to the camp. , waiting for the opponent to send people to grab the spear, but no one on the opponent could pull out the spear, Qin Qiong then urged his horse to pull out the spear. This incident is recorded in "The Sui and Tang Dynasties", and Qin Qiong's "Pegasus" The gun "Zhi Gun" has now been collected and sealed in Tiance Mansion by Li Shimin, and will be displayed at every banquet or festival.
"I feel so proud to be praised by County Duke Lu like this!" Qin Qiong laughed when she heard Lu Chen's praise for her, even though today was the first time Qin Qiong talked to Lu Chen. , but Qin Qiong knew everything Lu Chen did before, especially on the issue of Lu Chen's treatment of the aristocratic family. Qin Qiong admired Lu Chen in her heart, but Qin Qiong was still puzzled until now. Even His Majesty I have been to Lujiazhuang, but why has His Royal Highness, King Qin, still not taken any action yet?
"Actually, I went to court today, but I was confused by something!" Lu Chen looked at the three Tang Dynasty generals in front of him and said with a smile.
"Oh? I wonder why Mr. Lu is confused? I wonder if there is anything I can do to help?" Qin Qiong looked at Lu Chen enthusiastically and asked.
"I've been confused just now. When I come down to court, should I belong to the civil servants or the generals?" Lu Chen expressed the doubts in his heart.
"What's so confusing about this nonsense!" As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin on the side directly took over and said, "Mr. Lu naturally belongs to the side of our generals. Does it mean that Mr. Lu still likes to talk to those people?" It's impossible to get along with sour scholars!" Cheng Yaojin said and glanced at the civil servants opposite.
"What Lao Cheng said makes sense. Mr. Lu can see that we are warriors in character. How can we get together with those bitter scholars!" This time it was Yuchi Gong who interrupted, and the big black face came over, and he was in suspense. Lu Chen was shocked.
"Sir Yuchi, you suddenly came over and I was so frightened!" Although Lu Chen and Yuchi Gong only had some exchanges about coal and iron stoves, he also knew that these generals were basically straightforward people, so He didn't have so many scruples when speaking, he just said it half-jokingly.
"Mr. Lu, if I can scare you, we will be bragging for a long time! You are more courageous than us!" Yuchi Gong winked at Lu Chen and said with a smile.
Just as a few people were chatting, they heard the chamberlain shouting: "Enter the court!"
"Hush! It's time to enter the court!" Chai Shao reminded everyone, and then everyone returned to their original positions, lined up to enter the imperial city gate, and came to the imperial steps of Tai Chi Hall, waiting quietly.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the sky was already getting brighter, and then I heard Chang Bao shouting loudly in front of the Tai Chi Hall: "Go to court!"
After Chang Bao finished shouting and turned around to enter the Tai Chi Hall, the civil and military officials entered the Tai Chi Hall from both sides.
These civil and military officials were all quiet and respectful, carefully lowering their heads and slowly entering the Tai Chi Hall. Lu Chen secretly raised his eyes to take a look, and found that Li Yuan was sitting upright behind the Long Bookcase, looking at these civil and military officials below. Lu Chen's peeking eyes immediately met Li Yuan's, and Li Yuan smiled at Lu Chen. Lu Chen quickly lowered his head, pretending to find a seat and sat down directly.
This posture is different from the kneeling posture. In the kneeling posture, you kneel on both knees or one knee, and then sit on your buttocks, while in the posture posture, you kneel on both knees, with your buttocks sitting on your calf. If Lu Chen could tolerate sitting on one knee. After all, he had been trained in the army, but now he was asked to sit on his back, and Lu Chen couldn't stand it.
What's more, as a modern Chinese, how can I get used to sitting in the posture posture? I haven't received this kind of training since I was a child, except for the Japanese people of course.
So when Lu Chen sat down, he felt extremely uncomfortable in his knees. You know, the floor of the Tai Chi Hall was made of polished mirror marble. It was so hard that there were no cushions. When he sat down, his knees and legs felt very uncomfortable. You can imagine how uncomfortable it was. Lu Chen suddenly admired these civil and military officials for being able to remain calm on such a ground.
All the civil and military officials sat down in their respective positions, but their eyes were attracted to Lu Chen, because Lu Chen twisted his knees from time to time. Think about it, there are dozens of civil and military officials in the hall. They were all sitting there quietly, waiting for the emperor to speak. As a result, with so many manpower, you just pupate there from time to time, even if you don't want to attract other people's attention.
Of course, Li Yuan, who was sitting behind the Long Bookcase, also saw Lu Chen's performance and was curious about what Lu Chen was doing. The emperor didn't speak, and other officials naturally didn't dare to speak first. As a result, in the quiet hall, everyone Everyone's eyes were looking at Lu Chen.
After looking at it for a long time, Li Yuan couldn't help it anymore and asked directly: "Mr. Lu, do you have any physical discomfort?"
"Ah?" Hearing Li Yuan calling him, Lu Chen hurriedly raised his head and looked at Li Yuan, "Your Majesty, I am in good health, but I am sitting like this..." Lu Chen stood up, bowed to Li Yuan and saluted, and then helplessly He said, "To be honest, I am from the countryside. This posture is a little difficult for me!"
Just when Lu Chen claimed to be a "countryman", the officials from the aristocratic families even whispered for a while, looked at Lu Chen with disdain and said, "You are still self-aware, but you are so ignorant of etiquette, your majesty should not allow it." He has attended the morning court!" These civil servants were all looking forward to seeing Lu Chen being kicked out by the chamberlain for disrespecting etiquette. Of course, it would be better if he was given a beating.
These civil servants from aristocratic families looked at Li Yuan expectantly, but they didn't know that Li Yuan's next words would bring these civil servants to their knees.
