The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1261
To say that the greatest reward given to him by the imperial court in the past was the right to establish a mansion in Chang'an, so there was also the Shenhou Mansion. Today's Shenhou Mansion is just in name only. Jin Yiwei will no longer take those cases of Dali Temple. All the wealth of the Shenhou Mansion was taken to the palace by people arranged by Deyi. Now the Jinyiwei are still floating in Liaodong, some are under the command of Xue Rengui, and some are still running grocery stores in Pyongyang.
His Majesty Li Er also saw that Xuan Shijing wanted Jin Yiwei to withdraw, so he didn't point it out, there were only a hundred or eighty people, not to mention they were left by his late father, so His Majesty Li Er did not let go of this matter. In my heart, a Marquis, keeping these one hundred and eighty guards under his control did not exceed the rules.

As for the five hundred soldiers in Dongshan County, Xuan Shijing didn't know that His Majesty Li Er already had a contest in his mind. Get it in the Xuanjia Army.

Five hundred elite soldiers, together they are an invincible sharp knife, divided among the army, that is the best whetstone.

"My husband is already so outstanding at this age in the court. There are only a handful of people in the court who hold high positions at his age. Therefore, I feel that my husband's official position will not be obvious. Rewards are nothing more than gold and silver treasures, these are dispensable things for our family, the rest is just the title of husband." Jin Yang said.

"Nobility." Xuan Shijing smacked his lips: "Now the number of titles awarded by the Tang Dynasty is less and less, and it's just equaling Goguryeo, so it's not enough."

"Husband still has previous accumulations. Besides, this award can be said to be a turning point in his official career for him. It is something worthy of attention both for husband and father. After all, husband's The credit is not just for leveling Goguryeo." Jin Yang said.

Regarding His Majesty Li Er's thoughts, perhaps others can only guess one or two, but if Jin Yang wants to guess, he can guess at least five or six. Moreover, Jin Yang's guess is not unreasonable, but if it is really implemented , It depends on tomorrow morning.

At four o'clock in the early morning of the next day, Xuan Shijing was awakened by Jin Yang, waited for Xuan Shijing to wash up, changed into official robes, had breakfast at home, and then entered the palace in a carriage.

Last night, there was a heavy rain, and until Xuan Shijing went out, the sky outside was still gloomy, with light rain falling, from Daozhengfang to the gate of the imperial city, the street was washed by last night's rain It was clean, and the air was filled with a fresh earthy smell.

The streets of Chang'an City are very clean, but the more one walks towards the Taiji Palace, the more water will accumulate. It is always difficult to get rid of the water in the palace, let alone the heavy rain that just fell last night.

The current imperial palace was built in the former Sui Dynasty. Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, advocated frugality, so the imperial palace is also very simple. The construction of the imperial palace in Chang'an City is also exquisite. According to the Eight Diagrams of the Book of Changes, the entire Chang'an City was built based on it.

The ancients liked to calculate first when doing things, especially when doing big things. The ancients observed the sky at night and found that Ziwei star is located in the center of the northern sky, surrounded by stars, and the noble emperor of heaven lives there. The emperor is the son of heaven. The stars in the sky correspond to each other, so the Ziwei star is usually called the emperor star, which is the representative star of the emperor, and the Ziwei star is the North Star. When the palace was built, the Taiji Palace where the emperor lived was arranged in the northernmost position of Chang'an City.

However, the northernmost part of Chang'an City is the lowest place in the entire Chang'an City. The Taiji Palace is located in the lowest depression, so in summer, once it rains heavily, a lot of rainwater will accumulate around the entire Taiji Palace and cannot be drained. go out.

This is also why the more the carriage goes to the Taiji Palace, the more water accumulates on the ground.

On the fifth watch, after the guards of the imperial city checked the door deeds, the gates of the imperial city opened on time, and the officials waiting outside the imperial city entered the imperial city one by one.

Entering Miyagi from the imperial city, Xuan Shijing could hear the sound of the wheels of the carriage running over the stagnant water when the carriage was driving on the ground, but the stagnant water was not too much, it just barely covered the wheels of the carriage .

After entering the gate of Miyagi, you will be facing the Taiji Palace directly. When you reach the gate of Miyagi, Xuan Shijing has to get out of the carriage and walk.

In ordinary times, officials usually ride horses to court, except for those who are old and in poor health, but when it is cloudy and rainy, horse-drawn carriages become the first choice of officials. Who would like to ride a horse to court in the rain?Before entering the palace, the official uniform was thoroughly soaked, which was detrimental to the official appearance.

After entering Miyagi, it was not yet daylight, Xuan Shijing asked the coachman to drive the carriage to wait outside first, then walked towards the Tai Chi Hall with a lantern and an umbrella.

The officials waited outside the hall as usual, but because of the weather, His Majesty Li Er specially asked the eunuch to come out to pass the decree, don't wait under the steps outside the hall, so the officials all stood on the corridor outside the Taiji Hall, and received Umbrellas, lanterns out.

The coachman held an umbrella for Xuan Shijing, and Xuan Shijing stepped on a low stool to get out of the carriage. When he got out of the carriage, the water on the ground disappeared and the soles of his shoes disappeared. It was very uncomfortable to walk on the road, but even so, he had to be in Tai Chi. Waiting outside the hall to go to court.

When Xuan Shijing arrived at the corridor outside the Taiji Hall, there were not many officials here. Xuan Shijing might not recognize them, but they all did, and now Xuan Shijing was in the court hall for a while. But the limelight is the same.

Such a promising young man, how can he not curry favor with him?Therefore, as soon as Xuan Shijing arrived, many officials came over and greeted Xuan Shijing in a low voice, without asking for anything else, let's get acquainted first before talking.

Xuan Shijing also politely saluted and returned the salute with these people, chatted for a while, and waited for the court, anyway, he had nothing to do.

It wasn't until Cheng Yaojin and other officials arrived outside the Tai Chi Hall and came to Xuan Shijing's side that these officials dispersed from Xuan Shijing's side.

Cheng Yaojin looked at Xuan Shijing with a smile, stretched out his hand and patted Xuan Shijing's shoulder: "You are not bad, you have improved a lot."

"My nephew is not young anymore, if he doesn't make progress, then he will really become a rotten tree." Xuan Shijing smiled and cupped his hands.

"Your father is gratified to see that you are so promising in Tianzhiling. The Xuan family has you as a kid. It's hard not to think about it. Goguryeo's work is beautiful." Cheng Yaojin praised without hesitation: "It's worth it. Than the old man back then."

Xuan Shijing was ashamed, was Cheng Yaojin praising him this time?Still boasting.

Soon, the bell rang, and the officials waiting in the corridor lined up and entered the Tai Chi Hall one by one.

(End of this chapter)