Sheng Shi Merciful Light

Mu Ci changed her clothes and went up the stairs...

His throne was next to the dragon chair, only one step lower, but Mu Ci didn't like to sit next to Mu Zan, feeling uncomfortable, so he ordered Mou Yu to work with several guards in the hall to lift the throne to the position of the prince.

The first one on the right is King Qi, the second one was originally King Shou, but is gone now, and the second one now is King Guangling.

The first person on the left is King Ding, represented by Shizi Xian, who moved a side chair and sat next to the king's chair.

The second is King Qinghe. It is very rare for King Qinghe to go to court. He is talented in both poetry and painting. So even if he was absent from the court all year round, he still had to leave a royal chair in the court.

The third is Chang Shan Wang.

Mu Ci commanded people to move the king's chair. King Qi planned to get up and give up the first position, but Mu Ci waved his hand to stop him.

Mu Ci only moved the king's chair to the left of the center, facing the court hall, and no one walks on these steps, so there is no need to be afraid of blocking the road.After finishing, Mu Cicai formally saluted with the kings. He was neither warm nor pretending to be aloof.

Only then did the kings know that the king of Chu was cold-tempered, and his attitude towards them was considered gentle.Didn't you see that he ignored the emperor's answers and didn't even give away the extra attention?

The enthusiasm of the new emperor is probably going to be wasted.

The King of Chu is indeed a super grudge, and he is not easy to please - you can't offend him casually in the future.

Can these two brothers live in harmony?

You have to put a big "?" sign first, everyone keeps calm, and plans to observe for a while longer, and then decide their own attitude.

Be polite first.

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The Xuanzhi eunuch tremblingly announced: "Start playing if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do..."

Mu Ci immediately raised his hand to signal, because the prince can speak without permission, so everyone focused on him and did not look at Emperor Deguang.

Mu Ci's unique, pure and warm voice without any impurities is very pleasant, like a quiet forest and a clear spring.But he has always spoken with little emotion, with a three-point laziness in his plainness, and he said casually: "Let me ask a question first..."

Everyone didn't dare to take it seriously, and they all held their breaths, waiting for him to continue—the problem of the King of Chu is not an ordinary problem.

Today, Mu Ci asked a very simple question: "When will the court meeting start? Am I late?"

This question is pretty good!

Are you late?

what do you say?

The big and small pilgrimage starts every day before dawn, today is earlier, you just came now, it’s already bright, it’s not that there is fog to help you cover the sun, the sun is drying your butt.

Everyone waited in the hall for almost an hour, just because your imperial doctor did not come to hand over the sick leave note, everyone was not sure whether you would come, so they could only wait.

The new emperor didn't (dare) announce the start, so...

Yes.

you!

Late!arrive!!

It's just that after Li Yuanjiang's death, no one has been selected for the new doctor censor, and the censor doesn't even want to take this thunder at this time.Su Yan wanted to go out, but the people around him pulled his sleeves, so he had to endure it temporarily.

The important ministers winked at each other, but in the end no one spoke.

So what, hehehe... It's a small matter, it's only an hour, everyone stand up, wait a while, then get up early in the morning to stand up and exercise.

But Mu Ci admitted it to himself, speaking at a steady pace and in a flat tone: "Looking at your expressions, it means that I'm late. Well, these days are really lonely like the first snow. In the hall... Mu Ci glanced, "120 The three ministers are the mainstay of my great fortune. They are dignified men of seven feet, but none of them dare to tell the truth."

Everyone: "..."

Hey, do you want to see how high everyone's strength is, King Chu?

Mu Ci continued to sow hatred very calmly: "You guys disappointed me. Since the founding of this dynasty, the great ancestor has established an ancestral motto - not to offend people for words. I just asked a small question, but I don't think no one dares to answer it. , Broken the pride of my great scholar, and the heroic soul of my great soldier on the battlefield."

Everyone: "..." They were speechless.

"I ask you! Why! Does it mean that in the future, whoever uses power to overwhelm you will break your spine?" Mu Ci's tone was flat, but it contained an invisible and huge power, which made people bow their heads, and their spines seemed to feel heavy. Press...but no one dares to bend.

They all stood up hard, trying to straighten their spines, and their faces were burning hot.

Mu Zhan looked at this frail and frail young man, with one or two words that made him unable to lift his head, suddenly panicked and short of breath, and admired him...Even with the crown on his head and the dragon robe, he couldn't say a few words , to support this majestic prestige.

Obviously the King of Chu himself was late, but he was able to give everyone a big blow with a few words, and everyone had no words to refute... For a moment, everyone felt that facing the King of Chu was more stressful than the previous emperor.

If you don't speak up again, you will be slapped in the face!

Su Yan immediately stepped out of the class, raised his wat board and said, "Your Majesty! I have this performance."

Mu Zan knew that this was to impeach his ninth brother, so he didn't speak.If the emperor does not allow the ministers to report, the ministers cannot speak. This is the rule.

Su Yan: "..." Emperor, if you don't bring something like this, you are not professional.

If there is a censor who wants to speak, no matter how ugly it is, the emperor must listen. Otherwise, if you say it in a big way, you will say that the emperor does not listen to advice... If you say it in a big way, you will say that the emperor is a fool.

However, Mu Zhan said that just now, because of a momentary thought, he asked the ninth brother to kneel down... The brothers have not warmed up yet, and they are separated again. Now in order to protect the younger brother, no matter how great the pressure is, they have to withstand it!

Mu Ci didn't appreciate it, and said lightly: "Su Zhongcheng, your courage and integrity have always been admired by me. I'm very happy. From now on, everyone will be like this." Mu Ci changed her posture and leaned on the soft cushion of the armrest , said calmly, "I know what you want to impeach me, so you don't need to waste everyone's precious time, um... It's wrong for me to be late, and I will change it later. But... does anyone of you want to ask me The reason for being late?"

Everyone couldn't figure out what the king wanted to say, so they glanced at Emperor Deguang—you are the top.

Mu Zun maintained a majestic appearance, but his tone was very caring: "Why is the ninth brother late?"

There was no expression on Mu Ci's face, it was a completely natural attitude: "The court meeting started too early (6 o'clock in the morning), I just got up at that time, and I had to eat breakfast, so I couldn't make it at all. In the future, I will live in the palace, and it may be even worse. Night."

Everyone: "..."

King Chu, can you be more willful?Can you be more honest?

In the end, it was Wei Zhong who broke the eerie silence in the hall for a moment.He respectfully brought up a few pieces of silk cloth with writing on them, which Mu Ci took off together when he changed his clothes just now.

Everyone thought that the printed silk cloth was the mansion newspaper of a certain day, and it is no longer news that the king of Chu read the mansion newspaper every day.

Unexpectedly, Mu Ci suddenly hooked his fingers at the loud eunuch beside the emperor who specially read out the imperial edict. The eunuch hesitated and looked at Emperor Deguang.

Mu Zhan nodded.

The eunuch took a deep breath and walked over.

In the position of the prince, if he wants to speak or have a performance, he doesn't need to be nodded by the emperor, but all the kings are very measured and don't dare to be too conspicuous.

Mu Ci didn't care whether to slap her face or not, and immediately turned her face: "This Xuanzhi eunuch has bad eyesight, and it is easy to cause unnecessary misunderstandings. Drag it down and wash your eyes." Immediately someone came up and dragged the eunuch away.

The eunuch who announced the decree didn't dare to beg for mercy with his super loud voice, and was dragged away with a grievance on his face. Fortunately, he just went to wash his eyes.

Mu Zhan lowered his eyelids again, and "didn't see" anything.

Mu Ci waved to the middle-aged eunuch standing behind the new emperor, who was obviously a confidant eunuch.The eunuch's name was Li Hai, there was a lesson from the past, Li Hai didn't dare to look at his master, ran down quickly, and respectfully took the silk cloth from King Chu's hand.

"Read!" Mu Ci said, not at all avoiding the pronunciation of "Zan" in Emperor Deguang's name, Su Yan squeezed the wat board tightly in his hand, wanting to speak.The King of Chu seemed to be right, he glanced over indifferently, and with an aura of calm and prestige, he fixed Su Yan on the spot.

Li Hai resisted not looking at Emperor Deguang, and unfolded some pieces of silk with trembling hands.

He read the content, his legs went limp and he almost knelt on the ground, and he peeked at King Chu again, with a troubled expression on his face.

The King of Chu took a look at his trembling legs and asked, "What? Your eyesight isn't very good either? Or are your bones not strong enough?"

Li Hai was immediately stunned, his hands and legs didn't tremble anymore, he didn't want to be dragged down to straighten his bones.

Li Hai held the first piece of silk cloth, gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and read aloud: "Because of the need for accurate timing, please plan to divide each hour of the twelve o'clock into two equal parts, for example, Zichu, Zizheng, Chouchu, Chouzheng... belong to each other in turn, and twelve o'clock in a day is divided into 24 hours. Each hour is divided into one moment, two moments, three moments, and four moments."

Before the invention of more detailed timekeeping items, there is no way to unify the accuracy to the minute. The current productivity of society does not need to be accurate to the minute, so Mu Ci did not propose it.

Everyone thought that there was a blockbuster, but who knew that the time was changed. This way the timing is indeed more accurate, so everyone did not object.

Everyone looked at Emperor Deguang again.

"If you have no objection," Emperor Deguang said referring to the Minister of Rites, Gong Shuqing, "it will be discussed and drafted by the Political Affairs Hall. After the Hongmen Province has no objection, the order will be issued to the whole country. All official documents will be played in newspapers and periodicals, and the previous timing will remain unchanged. , but the publications and reports published after the time change must use the new 24-hour system."

When Gong Shuqing left the class, he should bow down.

Li Hai recruited a servant and handed the silk cloth to Gong Shuqing.

Mu Ci leaned on the king's chair, waved her finger casually, and signaled Li Hai to continue.

Li Hai cleared his throat and read the next piece of silk cloth: "The court meeting starts at 7 o'clock every day, and the courtiers often wear stars and moons to go to the court meeting. After a long time, the body is tired, which is harmful to health, lack of sleep, poor spirit, and affects work efficiency. Special suggestion: from now on, The time of the big and small courts will be changed every day, starting from the beginning of summer and autumn (9:8) and ending at the beginning of Si (4:[-]); from the autumnal equinox to the vernal equinox and winter time, the start and end time will be postponed by two quarters (half an hour later). Nothing can be advanced Dispersal of the court, but except for major national events, such as floods and droughts, insect disasters, earthquakes, riots, wars, and public examinations, there should be no unreasonable delay. The capital and various departments start working at [-]:[-] ([-]:[-]) every day. At the third quarter of Shenzheng ([-]:[-]) and go home, the office hours in winter will be extended by two quarters, and the office hours cannot be extended without reason."

The courtiers understood for a while, and then began to whisper "buzzing...".

Mu Ci generously said: "Everyone has something to say, say it, and tell the truth."

Su Yan didn't take the first place this time.

Immediately, a minister excitedly stepped out of the wat board, and without waiting for the emperor's permission, he said: "I am a great China..."

Mu Ci waved at him: "Speaking without permission is invalid! Go down!"

The minister's series of words choked in his throat, and he almost choked to death.After all, he wanted to speak, so he had to wipe his nose to admit it, and asked for a speech with one stroke of the wat board.

Mu Zan knew that the ninth brother wanted to listen to others, so he clicked on him to speak.

The minister was not as excited as he was at the beginning, but he was still impassioned: "I am magnificent in China. Since the early Zhou Dynasty, the dynasty has always been established at Maoshi, and the monarchs and ministers have discussed state affairs together. Now it has been passed down for thousands of years. From your majesty to the ministers, none of them feel bitter. I am very fortunate that since the founding of the country, the monarchs of all dynasties have been diligent and considerate, presided over the court meeting every day, and never stopped. The moment of changing the court, the law of the country?"

Mu Ci listened to the ancient prose, and then waved her hand: "I don't read much, so you can speak more slowly, and you can be more straightforward. But I understand the gist of what you said, do you mean that you don't want to change the time?"

The minister almost didn't bring it up in one breath, his face was half twisted, and he said seriously: "Exactly."

"Who else is seconding?" Mu Ci asked, and added, "Don't repeat what you mean, it's a waste of time, please raise the wat board."

The ministers, including Wang Youlun, all raised their wat boards, not wanting to gain a reputation of being lazy.

"Then what should I do? If I don't change the time, although I don't get up late, I don't have time to eat. I come here on an empty stomach until the morning meeting is over. My body will definitely not be able to bear it. Putting ourselves in the shoes of others, everyone is working hard, and there must be no time for breakfast. Discussing affairs on an empty stomach, first, affects the state, and second, it is not a way of health preservation. It seems that the country is not sympathetic to talents. , every day is like this, hard work is hard work, and if things go on like this, the body will not be able to bear it. For this reason, I have looked through the files, not to mention the royal family, even the courtiers, there are very few long-lived. If you meet a weak and sick minister Gong died young, the pillars of Yu's family fell, and Yu Guo also lost a good minister and general, how sad."

Everyone: "..." It makes sense, I really can't find anything to refute.

What's the matter with being moved and grateful?

The last sentence "died young" lifted Mu Zhan's heart while sitting on the dragon chair-if the ninth younger brother rushed to the morning every day, his body... would definitely not be able to bear it.