Sheng Yuan stood at the foot of the Imperial City and looked up. For the first time, she could clearly feel the majesty that hit her face.
The city wall made of gray stone bricks several feet high stood quietly under the blue sky and white clouds in the sunshine.
Standing there, it faintly reveals its vastness, weight, and majesty.
Sheng Yuan, who is not even taller than an adult's legs, feels a little small standing here.
Although the ancient city wall is covered with traces of hundreds of years, it shows no trace of vicissitudes of life.
Maybe it's the sparkling thin river flowing in it, like a flexible ribbon surrounding it; maybe it's the rows of green weeping willows in front of the city's roots, swaying their branches gracefully and lively; maybe it's the people passing by. Lively expressions, chatting and laughing.
These smart things, lively people, and birds and falcons that poke their heads in the branches, raise their heads and cry on the wall, or soar in the sky, make this solemn and majestic building full of vitality.
The vermilion door and the dazzling bronze door nails give the city wall a bright look.
Sheng Yuan sat back on the carriage, poked her little head out of the window, blinked and watched curiously as the carriage kicked into the outer city.
Like the layout of Kyoto, the imperial city is also divided into three parts: inner, inner and outer.
"The outer city is mostly where government offices are located, such as the Zong Renfu, Liubu, Duchayuan, General Affairs Office, Zhanshifu, Hanlin Academy, Dali Temple, Guozijian, Zhongshuke, Qintianjian, Imperial Hospital, etc. The six subjects are all located here." Aunt Qi held Sheng Yuan in her arms and introduced her to her in a gentle voice.
Sheng Yuan looked at the official buildings lined up on both sides of the main road, and listened to Aunt Qi's detailed introduction to the intricate streets and paths. She was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth because she realized that this place was really too big.
When they entered the middle city, Aunt Qi introduced with a smile: "The layout here is different. It has the place where the elders discuss politics, the twelve supervisors, four divisions and eight bureaus, commonly known as the twenty-four yamen, and the official offices. There are several streets selling goods, and government officials can buy various food books on the streets, which is no different from the markets outside the city."
Roar! It’s quite lively!
The Imperial City that Aunt Qi introduced was very different from what she thought.
She thought it was very solemn and solemn, but she didn't expect it to be such a fireworks display.
Aunt Qi's eyes widened when she saw her little person. She was surprised for a while, and surprised for a while. Her small appearance was particularly rare. She couldn't help laughing and said: "This is nothing. The biggest one is in the imperial city." city."
She touched Sheng Yuan's little face, and remembered what her empress had told her, and asked Sheng Yuan warmly: "Sister Yuan, count the time, it's time for the ministers to go to court, do you want to go there?" Take a look?"
Sheng Yuan is a person who likes to watch the excitement. Hearing this, he nodded hurriedly and said yes.
Aunt Qi looked at her with a smile in her eyes and asked, "Sister Yuan, it's hard to take a sedan chair to Yuqiao. Do you want Auntie to hold you?"
This kid Sheng Yuan is a little familiar, and the whole journey out of the house has become a bit familiar to Aunt Qi.
However, despite being like this, she was quite self-aware and still pointed at her fingers with some embarrassment, saying: "But, I'm too heavy for you to carry. Daddy gets tired every time he holds me for a while."
Aunt Qi loved her so much that she picked her up and weighed her with a smile: "It's okay, aunt, I am very strong. Not to mention you, even your father can carry her." Get up."
"Wow!" Sheng Yuan didn't expect that she could feel flying high in Aunt Qi's arms, and she immediately shook her head and cheered happily.
Perhaps cute children can always relax people's emotions. Aunt Qi walked effortlessly into the side passage of Yuqiao with Sheng Yuan in her arms.
Yuqiao is the collective name for the area between the inner city and the middle city.
Because it initially connected the middle city and the inner city, the entire area was built with arched steps made of white marble, hence the name Jade Bridge.
The highest point of the Yuqiao stairs is the Chao Palace, where courtiers go to court to perform their duties.
The three spacious jade steps leading to the imperial palace are the main road of the Jade Bridge. The platforms on both sides of the main road are divided into several winding jade roads.
The terrain of these small roads is lower than the main road, and there are low jade pillars carved with exquisite patterns on both sides as intervals.
The maids of the inner prison passed by in groups, each walking on the path to their destination. They arrived in groups and then dispersed. From a distance, it looked like a group but not in chaos, which was very beautiful.
Of course, there were very few people passing by on the side of the Jade Bridge at this moment. Only Aunt Qi was holding Sheng Yuan, followed by several small chambermaids and maids standing at a slightly higher level.
Here you can clearly see the courtiers walking down the main road.
Sheng Yuan sat in Aunt Qi's arms and looked around the Jade Bridge with her little head stretched out. She kept sighing: "The view here is so wide, it feels like looking out on the vast river."
She said it seriously, but Aunt Qi wanted to laugh when she heard it: "You little guy, I heard your father say that you only saw the lake not long ago, how do you know how vast the river is?"
Sheng Yuan was not angry when being questioned. She looked at Aunt Qi seriously and said, "Why do people say that a scholar can know the world without going out? That's because he is knowledgeable and knowledgeable! Although I have not been to the river in person, there are countless Our forefathers have been there before, and they can explain it very clearly!”
Her serious look was very cute. Aunt Qi saw it and wished she could grab her little paws and kiss her hard.
While talking, the main road of Yuqiao suddenly became lively.
In the blink of an eye, a group of officials in purple and red robes stepped out. They were in groups of three or five, either silent, whispering, or laughing and arguing.
Sheng Yuan saw that the purple-red robes in front of her were actually mixed with a little dark green and light blue. Immediately, after the words "bright purples and reds" appeared in her mind, the sentence "a little green among thousands of flowers" popped up in her mind.
At first glance, these officials were all covered in flowers, which dazzled Sheng Yuan, but if you look closely, you can find that they are all dressed differently.
Some are wearing purple robes and jade belts with five-beam crowns, while others are wearing purple robes and gold belts holding elephant tablets; some are wearing red robes and wearing fish bags, and some are wearing red robes and gold belts holding wooden tablets.
Seeing that what Sheng Yuan said was accurate, Aunt Qi couldn't help being surprised and curious: "Sister Yuan, does she know so much?"
Sheng Yuan is familiar with Aunt Qi, and she can't help but show off her true nature. She proudly held her head high and showed off: "Dad taught me something. Once you teach it once, you will remember it!"
Aunt Qi is such a shrewd person. She knew right away that this little guy was waiting for praise, so she immediately responded with a series of nice words and told her she was smart.
When Sheng Yuan heard this, she was satisfied, but at the same time she was embarrassed and covered her face with her chubby hands.
She is shy.
Aunt Qi was so happy that she trembled. It took her a long time to calm down, and then she sighed softly: "Sister Yuan, you said... we stand here and see how high-spirited they are; then... if we stand there and look over, it should be How do you feel?"
"Huh?" Sheng Yuan heard the sound and unconsciously put down her little hand, feeling a little confused.
But Aunt Qi asked her in a persuasive manner: "Sister Yuan, if you have a chance in the future, you can go and stand there, okay?"
Sheng Yuan looked at her blankly, not sure whether he nodded or not.
At such a young age, she felt that there was an indescribable heaviness behind these gentle words.
She couldn't help but look up at the main road of Yuqiao.
The sky at this moment seemed no different than usual.
But the sky today seemed to be clear and blue.
The clouds are floating carelessly in the sky like gauze; but it seems that at this time and moment, they have been fixed for eternity together with the bright sunshine.
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