sweeping the world

Chapter 918
Entering the main hall, all the officials returned to the ranks. They didn't hold court wats in their hands, and they all came empty-handed.

Chaohu is a kind of board, not all jade boards, but actually a tool for writing cheat sheets.

It is not necessary to bring the wat when going to the court, but it is necessary to bring the wat during the great court meeting. It is also about the etiquette, which is also out of necessity.

That's because there are many things in the Dachaohui, too many people have many topics to talk about, and just memorizing those things is enough to make your eyes dim, and you need to bring some confidential things in the court notes.

Then, it is difficult to think about what you want to say without Xiao Chao. Furthermore, during the court meeting, the emperor will also ask questions by name, and you can't just be asked and unable to answer.

After a short period of silence, many people began to chat with the people next to them in low voices.

In the court meetings of the Han Dynasty, some people always have seats, not hundreds of officials standing in line on the right path.

The most important position of the main hall is of course the high platform at the bottom. There are nine steps and five steps.

Under the supreme platform, that is, on the platform of the upper fifth step, there is a part of space left, and there are two seats on the left and right.These two seats are provided to the queen (empress) and the prince on some occasions.The space left is to add some groups at any time, naturally for the princes.

Going down, some lamps will be placed in the center of the steps, leaving aisles on both sides.

Each oil lamp is not too big, and they are also shaped like white cranes spreading their wings, with wicks on top of their heads.

There are no seats within ten meters directly in front of the Supreme Platform, and there is a territory map painted on the floor. If you sit on the throne, there is enough light to read your own empire.

A little further back, the ground turned into a pattern of flying dragons and phoenixes. Heavyweight ministers came to this place to speak to the king when they had something to do.

Now the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, but there is no concept that the Son of Heaven is a dragon, so there is no problem for ministers stepping on the pattern with dragons.

In addition, the status of the current phoenix totem is much higher than that of the dragon totem, but the phoenix has always had the meaning of assisting the king, and it is an honor for the core officials to step on such a pattern in the main hall of the ceremony.

Seats are only arranged on the left and right sides of the supreme platform ten meters away.

At present, the left is the most respected, the first seat is the Taiwei, unlike other officials who sit in the regiment, a wooden seat with a backrest and armrests is arranged, and the next seat is the seat of the Hussar General, and then the A general's seat at the Four-Legend level.

Those below the general level of Han Zhonglang are not in the first echelon.

The first one on the right is naturally the seat of the prime minister. Like the Taiwei, it is a wooden seat with a backrest and armrests, and the seat for other civil servants is in order.

The rest of the people except Jiuqing are also not in the first echelon.

The so-called first echelon is within 20 meters of the Supreme Terrace. According to the etiquette system, they are the right-hand man of the king and the important ministers of the country.

The difference between the Han Dynasty under the rule of Liu Yan and the dynasties after the Southern and Northern Dynasties is that the status of military generals was elevated. For example, generals at the "Zheng" level were treated equal to Jiuqing.

If you look at the dynasties before Liu Yan established the Han Dynasty, almost all the military generals had a higher status than civil officials, then Liu Yan's arrangement can be regarded as a continuation of the ancient system.

To put it bluntly, it is taken for granted that the status of military generals is higher than that of civilian officials.

The Baiguan of the second echelon still has seats, the difference is that they are farther away from the supreme platform, and they are no longer arranged on the left and right sides, but are arranged in a multi-level row.

The main hall of Jianzhang Palace is very large. The aisle at the gate does not lead directly to the Supreme Terrace, but the Phoenix Laiyi Pavilion is built ten meters after entering the gate. A landscape directly blocks the view from the outside to the Supreme Terrace.

The phoenix comes to the ceremony to take the meaning of "Historical Records. Xia Benji": the ancestral test arrives, the group of queens give way, birds and beasts fly and dance, Xiao Shao is ninety percent, the Phoenix Emperor comes to the ceremony, all beasts lead the dance, and all officials are in harmony.

There is the Phoenix Laiyi Pavilion at the entrance, so the passage naturally needs to extend to the left and right.

The gate is 15 meters away from the room, but there is a pool extending forward, with arched moon bridges built every five meters, and a floating platform in the center of the pool when it reaches a depth of 30 meters.

At a depth of 30 meters, the ground is completely solid. The floor is paved with nanmu boards, which look extremely smooth, and the dark yellow boards can even reflect objects.

Baiguan who are not qualified to sit in the first tier sit in front of the pool. If the room is quiet and you can hear the sound of water flowing behind you, it means that the pool is flowing water.

From the gate to the inside, the total length exceeds 500 meters, and the interior space is displayed as a rectangle.

There is a thick load-bearing column every eight meters on the left and right sides of the spacious main hall, and they need five people to hug each other to touch each other.

Each load-bearing column is made of copper-clad solid wood. The reason why the outer layer is made of copper is naturally for the convenience of carving. It will be carved with rare animals or some landscape paintings.

As for the load-bearing column to get Panlong?There is no such thing, not because there is no technology, but because there is no such custom.

The line of sight returned to the Supreme Platform.

The throne on the Supreme Platform does not have too many bells and whistles, and it is not made of gold. It is a wooden seat with a main body carved with a hundred birds and a phoenix.

The seat does not look like a grand master's chair, let alone a dragon seat. There is no pattern related to dragons on the chair.

None of the dynasties such as Xia, Shang, Zhou, and Qin believed in dragons as their main totem. On the contrary, birds had the most totems.It can be found out from the totem of the royal family and the royal flag, and even the totem of the family.

The place where there are dragons on the supreme platform is on the left and right sides of the throne. The guardrails on the edge of the platform are in the shape of black dragons. They have a bronze color, and their scales are relatively slender. There are only three four-legged claws. Out of the shape of teeth and claws.

Today’s dragons are different from those of later generations. The dragons before the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties basically had three claws, sometimes the front two feet had three claws, and the back two feet had four claws (for examples, please refer to the porcelain decorations of Tang, Song, and Yuan Dynasties) In the Ming Dynasty, four-clawed dragons were popular, while in "My Great Qing Dynasty", five-clawed dragons were more popular.

Because it only has three claws, it is a black dragon.

In addition, although dragons are called dragons, in fact, totems are constantly evolving.

For example, in the Shang and Zhou dynasties it was the posture of the Kuilong period, the dragons of the Qin, Han, Sui, and Tang were in the posture of the Yinglong, and the shape of the yellow dragon was in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and the foundation of the image was laid in the Liao, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties.

At the current point in time, it is right for the dragon to show its teeth and claws.It was created for the purpose of deterrence. Anyway, the Qin and Han Dynasties did not carry any auspicious connotations, and some were vicious, vicious, and even vicious!

There are arrangements on both sides of the seating ladder according to etiquette specifications.

On the side of the seat on the first echelon, what can be seen is a neat screen.The existence of the screen is actually to act as a temporary consultation room. When the minister is in the face of the king's inquiry, if he is undecided, he can invite someone to discuss it.

Can the court meeting still enter the "little black room" to discuss?This is a real thing, but this kind of thing didn't exist after the Southern Song Dynasty.

After all, the relationship between monarchs and ministers before the Southern Song Dynasty was the same. After the Meng and Yuan Dynasties, all slaves except the monarch.You can't answer the question...don't say it's unpredictable!
On the side of the Baiguan in the second echelon, there are some musical instruments on both sides, not just any musical instrument, but a full range of chime bells.

Chime bells emerged in the Western Zhou Dynasty and flourished from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period until the Qin and Han Dynasties.

The chime bells of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods were not available to anyone, they had to be specially gifted by the royal family.

In fact, even if the Zhou royal family allowed a certain prince to own chime bells, in terms of the productivity at that time, it was not just a random prince who could make a set of chime bells.This is related to craftsmanship. For example, making chime bells requires a lot of wax. At that time, wax could only be made with honey. The princes of the country were not big enough to prepare enough wax. How to make chime bells?

After the Qin and Han Dynasties, chime bells were not as grand as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, but they were still court instruments, and not everyone at any level could own them.

After hundreds of years, chime bells still belong to the court musical instruments, and they cannot be owned unless they are in charge of names and utensils.It is too long, and civilization has been destroyed by barbarism. The bell music only mastered by the royal family has basically been lost. If bell music is no longer created, chime bells should become a real decoration from a musical instrument.

A bell rang and the people talking in the hall stopped. No matter what they were doing before, they all stood in the direction of the throne and bowed.

Liu Yan came out first wearing the emperor's crown, followed by maids carrying peacock lanterns on the left and right, a warrior in gorgeous heavy armor and Cui Zong followed.

The peacock lamp is naturally a peacock-shaped lamp. The main structure is made of copper. The upper and lower layers of the lamp are divided into three layers. The lower two layers are respectively set with two large lamp bowls on the trumpet-shaped base. The top layer is molded into a peacock with its head held high and its tail open, and the peacock carries a lamp on its back.Because there are nine small lamps all over the body that can be lit at the same time, it is also called "nine consecutive lamps".

The samurai in gorgeous heavy armor is also well-known. He is the general of the main hall for this court meeting, and he is responsible for order and safety.

The general of the hall is not an official position, nor is it a real general. The emperor has the final say on who will take up this position. Usually, it is for some young guys to show their faces, and there are many hints from the emperor that they want to be cultivated deliberately.

When Ran Min saw the eyes behind the general's mask in the main hall, his own son could see it even if he only looked at a pair of eyes, so he immediately grinned silently.

It was so quiet that the sound of running water in the pool could be heard in the hall, Liu Yan went to the throne and sat down.

Cui Zong walked to the side of the supreme platform, pondered for a while, and also waited for all the officials to return to their seats, and said loudly: "The Son of Heaven is discussing with all the ministers!"

At the beginning, Liu Yan thought that Chaoyi was the early dynasty, but that was the name of the Ming Dynasty and "My Great Qing".

At present, it is called "chaoyi", and there is no such thing as "early court".

Today is not a big court meeting, but a small court meeting. The obvious difference is that the county guards who also came to Chang'an to report their duties were not summoned to attend the court, but the generals who returned to Chang'an were summoned to attend.

"Early Dynasty" is not called "Early Dynasty", so naturally there is no opening line of "If there is something to do, and nothing to do", Liu Yan actually felt that this sentence was full of slots before crossing.

Liu Yan sat down, but the officials who had just returned to their seats stood up neatly and left their seats, standing on the left and right sides of the righteous path, bowed neatly and shouted in unison: "See the Son of Heaven!"

There is no kneeling, it is not that Liu Yan changed the rules, on the contrary, he continued the rules, the emperors and ministers of the Qin and Han Dynasties did not kneel down at all times, and they were able to sit during court meetings.

There is nothing wrong with saying "See the Son of Heaven", bowing and saluting is indeed seeing, kneeling on both knees without prostrating is paying homage, and kneeling on both knees and prostrating is something only criminal officials do.

Liu Yan should speak at this time: "Everyone is in peace."

All the officials stood upright again, but they returned to their positions after bowing again.

Cui Zong and other officials all sat down, and Hong Liang said: "Today's discussion, the reform is the main one, and the entrustment is a small discussion."

It is also a feature from the Qin and Han Dynasties to point out what to discuss that day at the very beginning, which means that if no one wants to do anything wrong today, then don't exceed the set agenda.

It is true that the court meeting will set the agenda first, and it is not the model where all the officials can say whatever they want, or there is no order.

In fact, if it weren't for the desire to burn jade and stone together, during the court meeting, an official would not suddenly come out and take out the memorial book from his sleeve, or call names in front of the emperor who he wants to be tough.

After Cui Zong finished speaking, he took a step back, indicating that whoever wants to express what can come out.

Ji Chang stood up without hesitation, did not leave his seat, bowed to Liu Yan who was on the throne, and said: "The territory of the Han Dynasty is increasing day by day, and the old system is difficult to echo. Following the will of the emperor, the system of three provinces and six ministries will be changed."

It was some old sayings again. Ji Chang explained what was going on in the three provinces and the six ministries, introduced the names of the main official positions, explained some powers clearly, and then sat down again after saluting.

Liu Yan's voice reached the hall after Ji Chang sat down: "Do you have any doubts?"

The restructuring has been prepared for four years, and it was warmed up again and again in the tenth year of Yuanshuo. Those who paid attention had already studied it thoroughly. Even if they didn't understand something, they would not be so stupid as to ask the emperor. They all answered in unison: "none!"

Many people are secretly looking at Ji Chang. Once the system is really changed to three provinces and six ministries, there will be no prime minister in charge of civil affairs. Although Ji Chang will still be one of the three giants of the civil service, Zhong Shuling, but nothing can compare The authority and reputation of the prime minister.

In the 12th year of Yuanshuo, everyone's position would have changed. It was a normal position transfer. If there had been no restructuring, Ji Chang would have resigned from the position of prime minister. As for the rest of the official position, he should be transferred It's not easy to say.

After confirming the restructuring, the influence of Ji Chang's resignation as prime minister will be infinitely reduced, which is actually a good thing for him.

After the restructuring, the most prominent person is Xu Zheng. He was about to resign from the position of Taiwei, but without the official position of Taiwei, he has a general. Anyone who knows the inside information knows that he will still be a general. .1. People who are not malicious think that they are lucky, and some people will inevitably think that they are lucky.

However, when Xu Zheng served as the Taiwei, the army had achieved obvious results, no matter how opinionated people were, they couldn't give a reason to discredit him, they could only admit it.

(End of this chapter)