Datang: I am the prince of salted fish, I impeach Li Er at the beginning

Chapter 102 This is called applying what you have learned, learn more in the future

The time came to the next morning.

Li Zhi put on the brand new crimson official robe early on, and also pinned the coveted whitebait bag on his waist.

Putting on the bright court clothes, Li Zhi felt refreshed.

"Censor Zhongcheng, the fifth rank!"

"When I first heard that I was going to be promoted, I didn't feel too special."

"But after actually wearing this crimson official robe that symbolizes power, it's a different feeling!"

"How about it, does this dress look majestic on me? Is there a feeling of not being angry or majestic?"

Li Zhi asked with interest while arranging his clothes in front of the bronze mirror.

On the side, Cui Zhiwen, who had been prepared early, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Okay, okay, stop showing off! I know you've got a promotion and salary increase, and you're a court minister. Can you hurry up, we should go too."

Early in the morning, the two of them got up early and got ready to go to court.

Today is the court meeting, and even Cui Zhiwen, who can't enter the palace on weekdays, is fortunate enough to experience the fun of the court meeting.

emmm...if that's fun.

In short, today's court meeting is not quite the same as the usual New Year's Eve.

Not only officials large and small in the capital, but even local officials from surrounding areas and governors from various prefectures will also participate in the court meeting.

Specifically, it will be carried out according to the etiquette system of "five clothes".

The list of officials participating in the court meeting will be screened according to a strict etiquette system.

This thing is very complicated, there is no need to elaborate.

As long as you understand that the governors of some states will go to court today, and the governors of some states will not come, then it will be over.

Hearing Cui Zhiwen's urging, Li Zhi reluctantly left in front of the bronze mirror.

He also wanted to admire his own demeanor again.

Since Cui Zhiwen was in a hurry, there was nothing he could do.

The two walked out of the house together and walked towards Jingfengmen on foot.

From a distance, there was already a long queue in front of Jingfengmen.

Officials, big and small, were inspected in an orderly manner and entered the imperial city.

Cui Zhiwen was still worried about whether he would worry about the time because of queuing, but Li Zhi had already led him to the main entrance and swaggered into the imperial city.

"Those queuing up are all officials who have not registered their family registration. Because they don't go in and out of the imperial city frequently, it will be very troublesome to check, so they need to line up and pass one by one."

Li Zhi explained as he walked: "But we are different. We are high-ranking officials who serve in the court! Whoever likes to queue up, whoever queues up! Why do you follow those low-level officials when you can confirm things at a glance? How about officials being tortured together?"

"What you said makes sense, and for a moment I didn't know how to refute it." Cui Zhiwen's eyelids drooped, staring into a pair of dead fish eyes, and said feebly: "By the way, aren't you afraid that others will hold grudges if you speak so loudly? ? When the time comes to go shopping, don’t get slapped."

"What are you afraid of! I will beat one one, one pair at a time, I am not afraid!"

Li Zhi puffed out his chest and shouted loudly.

But judging by his secretly delighted expression, it was obvious that he did this on purpose.

Originally, the officials who lined up glared at the two of them.

But hearing that Li Zhi called himself "the king", everyone fell silent.

The prince is not a human being, what can they do?
All I can say is, this guy is so annoying!

The two walked away under the complicated eyes of many officials.

When they left a certain distance, Cui Zhiwen asked: "What the hell are you planning to do this time? You know that openly mocking the Beijing officials will attract their hatred, so why...?"

"It's nothing, it's just a familiar face." Li Zhi explained with a smile: "I used to seldom walk around the capital, so many people don't know what I look like. In order to avoid conflicts with others in the future, I took advantage of this time Getting to know them was obviously a good decision."

"So, the way you know them is to make a fool of yourself in public?"

Cui Zhiwen was already familiar with Li Zhi, and he began to speak in a similar manner.

Li Zhi didn't bother with him, and said indifferently: "Only when there is an emergency, will they remember it fresh. This is called applying what you have learned. Learn more in the future."

"Then forget it, I still want to live a few more years."

While talking, the two had arrived at the square in front of Chengtian Gate.

It may sound unbelievable, but the square in front of Chengtian Gate is actually a court hall.

An open-air chapel.

The scientific name here is Waichao, and it is the place where every great court meeting is held.

With Chengtian Gate as the center, it radiates to both sides, until the two huge double towers are in between, all of which are the places where the outer dynasty is held.

As for the place where Li Zhi usually goes to court, that is, Daxing Hall, it is called Zhongchao, and there is still a difference between the two.

In addition, there is also an inner court, which is held in Liangyi Hall.

The reason why the court meeting is divided into three parts.

Firstly, it is because of the different scales, like the officials participating in the Great Court Meeting, it is uncertain how many people there will be.

It is obviously unrealistic to arrange them all in Daxing Hall.

The second is to clarify the ranks among officials of various ranks.

Use the sense of ritual to remind them at all times that they are honorable and inferior.

Officials at certain levels could only participate in court meetings at certain levels. This was a very important part of dynasty rule.

So, today's meeting, Li Zhi is destined to blow a wave of cold air.

"Go to Yushitai by yourself and find a place to stand. I won't be with you today. We'll see you after the court meeting is over."

When he came to the square, Li Zhi greeted Cui Zhiwen with a smile, and then walked to the front of the open-air chapel on his own.

Fifth-rank officials, this is already the upper class of Beijing officials.

Li Zhi wanted to stand with Ma Zhou and the others, and stand in the established position.

On the one hand, this is an honor, a privilege.

On the other hand, there are also rules and etiquette, and no provocation by others is tolerated.

The authority of the Son of Heaven is manifested in these little rules.

If there is no sense of ritual, the "sacred value" in the hands of the emperor will become cheap.

The best way to maintain imperial rule is to have everyone abide by the rules set by the emperor.

This is both a form and the core of imperial rule.

The behavior of people is regulated by appearance, so as to strengthen the obedience of courtiers.

This is a kind of discipline, a rule that serves order.

The priority of etiquette can even be higher than the law.

It is the basic disk to maintain the imperial power ruling class.

Even to a certain extent, it can be said that this sense of sacred ritual is more important than actual military power.

Because it is the "sacred mission"!
"A purely artificial creation, a symbol of nothingness, is a key element in the consolidation of the power class."

"At its core, this is as ridiculous as it gets."

"But sadly, that's the reality."

(End of this chapter)