Dahan first prince

Chapter 71

"Minister, welcome home~"

Xinmao (28), Changle Palace and Changxin Palace in the autumn and August of the tenth year of the Han Dynasty.

Walking into the Changxin Hall under the eyes of all the officials and courtiers, Liu Ying couldn't help but take a deep breath and let it out slowly.

"Whoo~"

Speaking of it, today's court meeting is the first time for Liu Ying.

——This is the first time that Liu Ying held a court meeting in Changle Palace alone in the absence of Liu Bang and Lu Zhi.

In her previous life, Liu Ying spent nine years traveling through time. In the first year, she was confinement in the Crown Prince's uterus in Weiyang Palace, and she basically stayed in the Phoenix Palace for the next year.

When Liu Bang died, Liu Ying succeeded to the throne, the regent queen mother Lu Zhi moved to the imperial palace Changle, and Liu Ying stayed in the harem Weiyang.

During those seven years of emperor's career, not to mention Liu Ying held the court meeting alone, even Lu Zhi was called to Changle to attend the court meeting held by his old mother Lu Zhi, which was a rare and good thing.

Most of the time, Lu Zhi threw Liu Ying to "study" in Weiyang Palace on the grounds that "the Son of Heaven is young", and he alone summoned courtiers and officials to discuss major court affairs in Changle Palace.

But in this life, after personally experiencing the "Yi Chu disturbance" in the past, Liu Ying found something strange: Compared with her previous life, her mother Lu Zhi seemed to have a more lenient attitude towards her?

"For the renovation of Zheng Guoqu, hard labor is the most important thing!"

"The difficulty of hard labor can be solved immediately, and the rest, such as how to repair and when to repair, are all trivial details."

"My son can go to Changle alone, and the final stage of Zhengguo Canal renovation, as long as the idea of ​​the Shaofu is the main idea, and the opinions of hundreds of officials and courtiers are supplemented."

Recalling what my mother said when she refused to accompany Liu Ying to participate in the court meeting in the early morning, even though she felt a little nervous about this unprecedented "prince's independent court meeting", Liu Ying couldn't help feeling a little relieved.

After calming down the tension in her heart, Liu Ying walked up the imperial steps that symbolized the supreme authority step by step, came to the low couch used by the emperor Liu Bang, and turned around slowly.

After looking at the people in the hall for a while, Liu Ying found that: Compared with the usual court meeting, the seats of officials in the Changxin Hall today have changed slightly.

In the old days, if the emperor Liu Bang was in Chang'an, the government would be divided into civil and military officials and sit opposite each other on the east and west sides of the hall.

The emperor Liu Bang sat on the imperial couch facing south, facing the courtiers in the hall.

If Liu Bang was not there, all the officials would still sit opposite each other, but Prime Minister Xiao He would sit on the right side of the middle of the imperial steps, also facing the courtiers.

——Sitting in the middle of the imperial ranks is because Xiao He is still a minister even though the court council is dominated by Xiao He;

Leaning to the right is because the Han respects and respects the right; the prime minister is the head of all officials, and when the emperor is absent, he is the most respected in the court.

But today, when the Emperor Liu Bang was not in Chang'an, the Prime Minister Xiao He was in charge of the court meeting, and the Prince Jian Liu Ying was present at the meeting, there were actually two more seats on the imperial steps between the imperial couch and the courtiers.

One of them is the seat of Prime Minister Xiao He's 'Deputy Lord Chaoyi', which is still in the middle of the imperial stage, facing all the officials, but it is not on the right side, but deliberately on the left side.

The other place is the same as the seat where Xiao He sat in the past, a bit to the right, but slightly higher than the middle section of the imperial steps where Xiao He sat.

Seeing this, Liu Ying only thought about it for a while, and then she understood: the seat that is a little taller than Xiao He and on the right side should be her seat.

This is also normal.

Even if the prince is a 'jun', he is still the crown prince!
Even if Liu Ying is the crown prince, or even the crown prince who is in charge of the government in theory, and the emperor Liu Bang is still alive, no matter what Liu Ying is, she cannot sit on the imperial couch that symbolizes the authority of the emperor!

For this kind of details related to the bottom line of order and superiority, Liu Ying can understand clearly.

Wanting to understand this point, Liu Ying tidied up her clothes, and immediately bent her upper body slightly, and bowed solemnly to the courtiers and officials in the palace.

When she straightened up, Liu Ying's face was covered with a warm smile that made people feel like a spring breeze.

"Father, the emperor's imperial conquest, ordered Gudai to supervise the country, and to take charge of the affairs of the court."

"However, I'm not yet old enough, and I'm not as old as the crown. To take on such a heavy responsibility suddenly is like walking on thin ice. I'm afraid and can't be complacent."

Saying this in a calm tone, Liu Ying turned her body slightly, bowed slightly to Xiao He, and then pointed at the loyal ministers in the hall again.

"I don't shy away from political affairs, and I am afraid of disrupting the country's major policies; therefore, today's court discussions are still dominated by Prime Minister Xiao, and I only think of them as spectators."

"My lords, you can go about your business as usual. When your father is away and Prime Minister Xiao is in charge of the government, everything will be the same as before."

After saying that, Liu Ying couldn't help but cupped her hands again, carefully walked down a few steps from the top of the imperial steps, came to her seat, cupped her hands to Xiao He, and then quietly knelt down.

Hearing this, Xiao He couldn't help but turned sideways in a little surprise.

Seeing Liu Ying sitting obliquely behind him, on the imperial steps a few steps higher than himself, Xiao He couldn't help but smile softly, stood up and bowed his hands to Liu Ying.

"There are orders at home, and I dare not disobey them."

Hearing Xiao He's words, Liu Ying only smiled gently, and spread out the blank bamboo slips that had been prepared in front of her, as if she really was listening.

Seeing this, all the courtiers in the palace questioned Liu Ying's statement that "I'm just an observer", and they finally breathed a sigh of relief secretly.

The slightly weird atmosphere in the hall was gradually relaxed because of Liu Ying's humble attitude.

Seeing that Liu Ying didn't seem to be faking it, and she was really acting as an observer, Xiao He thought for a while, then turned and faced the internal officials.

"Before His Majesty set off on the expedition, he ordered the crown prince to temporarily supervise the country, and entrusted him with the renovation of water conservancy in Guanzhong."

"Today's court meeting, all the ministers, Cao Dang, expressed their opinions freely on the renovation and maintenance of water conservancy in Guanzhong."

When Xiao He uttered this opening remark with a solemnity that was almost carved into his temperament, today's court meeting officially kicked off.

However, it was different from Liu Ying’s expectation that the courtiers and officials rushed to come out to Bannabai: after Xiao He said the opening remarks, the first thing to stand out from the courtiers was a bronze official seal and a black ribbon around his waist, A petty official whose rank is between six hundred and one thousand shi?
While Liu Ying was thinking, the little official came to the center of the hall, and bowed their hands to Liu Ying and Xiao He who were facing the imperial steps.

"Young Mansion Prime Minister Li, I would like to pay homage to your family and Prime Minister Xiao."

Hearing that the petty official reported his family name, Liu Ying suddenly realized and nodded slightly.

Shaofu Cheng, rank Qianshi, is the deputy of Shaofu, and there are six people.

After saluting, one of the young ministers who called himself 'Li' straightened his waist, as if he wanted to make a good impression in front of Liu Ying.

Seeing Liu Ying looking at him with a warm smile, the Young Mansion Cheng couldn't help being secretly happy, but he didn't forget the business.

"The water conservancy in Guanzhong has many canals and streams in the countryside, and the maintenance and repair of them can be done by the county magistrate."

"As for the huge water conservancy in Guanzhong, it needs to be repaired and protected by the court. There is only one Zhengguo Canal."

"The current family has inherited His Majesty's order to protect the water conservancy in Guanzhong. I personally think that the Zhengguo Canal should be the first."

After resonantly saying the words Yang Chengyan explained earlier, the Shaofu Cheng bowed his hands again and quietly retreated to his train.

On the imperial steps, feeling the rather civil atmosphere in the palace, Liu Ying's face also slowly showed a touch of interest.

(End of this chapter)