Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

"Father, where are you going?"

Li You also followed, just to take this opportunity to escape this unpalatable hell.

Li Shimin looked at him and said, "I'm going to change into a new dragon robe. It should be the Yuanri Dynasty Conference later. You, as the Minister of the Book, also have to attend."

Li You just remembered that on the first day of the first lunar month, as usual, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was going to put on a brand-new dragon robe and accept the congratulations from the well-dressed officials—that is, the great court meeting!

Chapter 684 The Head of the Hundred Officials!

The Yuanri Dynasty Meeting is the most grand moment for the imperial court in a year.

During this day, officials with a high level of official rank must enter the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor, so the Yuanri Dynasty Meeting is also one of the most solemn meetings of the year.

Not only the civil and military officials in the capital had to check in and were not allowed to be late, but local officials in various places would also send envoys or themselves to the capital to congratulate the court.

The leaders of the distant ethnic minorities and the pilgrimages of the envoys of the affiliated countries, Li Shimin must meet them one by one. This is a necessary etiquette, and it is also a glorious moment for the prosperous Tang Dynasty to show its national prestige!

The many ceremonies congratulated by the Quartet are not only good wishes for the New Year, but also highlight the supremacy of imperial power and the control power the central government has over the localities.

Therefore, Li Shimin is still very busy, and he can only eat half of his breakfast. Of course, Li You seriously suspects that Li Shimin took the opportunity to get rid of the unpleasant Tusu wine and the unpalatable Wuxin dish as soon as possible.

What a legitimate reason to retreat for business, so Li You immediately turned serious, showing his selfless side.

"What the royal father said is that business matters are more important, and the big court meeting is much more important than the family banquet. I will go with the royal father!"

Li Shimin squinted and squinted at Li You, although the new year came to Vientiane to update, but his son's thick skin has not changed at all.

"Of course you didn't go with me, I want to change to a new dragon robe, what are you doing here?" Li Shimin said unceremoniously, "What I said is that you will come to the great court meeting with the ministers and officials later. !"

As a Shangshu Ling, Li You can be said to be the highest rank in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and he is also a prime minister, and naturally has the responsibility to lead the civil and military officials.

The process of this great court meeting is that the civil servants and military generals who put on official court clothes, led by the prime ministers who are the heads of the hundred officials, enter the main hall of the palace to pay tribute to the emperor, and at the same time read the obscure New Year's parallel text.

After this, the ministers will answer for the emperor, and then the prime ministers will withdraw again, accept the congratulations of the foreign government officials and vassals, and choose a congratulatory form from a high-ranking official to continue reading.

"Oh... well, the minister has gone to change his court clothes."

Li You resolutely slipped back to the Chu palace, changed into the court clothes of Shang Shuling, and went out again with a yawn.

"Speaking of which, I didn't have time to sleep when I originally planned to sleep... I have to attend the family banquet again, and I have to participate in the Yuan Dynasty meeting. It's really busy."

Li You went to the Taiji Palace with emotion. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Rites, the Yuanri Dynasty will be held in the Taiji Palace. At that time, there will be ritual music, ancient treasures, and vehicles on the hall, showing the solemnity of honor.

On the way, Li You witnessed with his own eyes the scene of cars on the Royal Avenue, horses and horses, crowns and lids facing each other, and the feathers galloping.

"The palace really lacks the most basic common sense of traffic planning," Li You shook his head, "Could this be the earliest traffic jam in human history?"

Fortunately, Li You himself rushed to Tai Chi Palace on foot, so he did not encounter the embarrassing situation of traffic jams. As soon as he approached Tai Chi Palace, he could hear the bells and drums in the hall, and the silk and bamboo were deafening.

There is no doubt that everyone is solemn and busy, and people come and go in the palace.

Today is the most important New Year's Day in a year. Yuan Day is also called Sanyuan, which is considered to be the Yuan of the Year, the Yuan of Time, and the Yuan of the Moon. In the time series of the ancients, it has a strong symbolic meaning, so there is no No one dared to screw things up.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

As soon as Li You came to the outer hall, several familiar officials and generals greeted him.

Li You also nodded to them, Fang Xuanling said kindly: "Speaking of which, this is the first time Your Highness has participated in the great court meeting as a prime minister, right? You only need to be with us later, and you will naturally know how to lead the ministers. Official process."

"Then it will trouble the room-sama."

Li You said politely, Fang Xuanling waved his hand quickly after hearing the words.

"Where is Your Highness, this is what I should do. After all, in terms of official position, Your Highness is my direct supervisor."

Originally, when there was no Shangshu decree in the Shangshu Province for a long time, Shangshu Zuopushe and Shangshu Youpushe took his place, so these two positions are also one of the prime ministers, and their status is very noble.

It's just that there are already Shangshu decrees, and Fang Xuanling and the others are irreplaceable, so Li Shimin simply did not change anything, so that both sides have the power of prime minister.

"By the way," Li You suddenly thought of something, "Will I still participate when the royal family goes to the birthday ceremony?"

Fang Xuanling, Xiao Yu and the others were stunned after hearing this. They looked at each other and didn't know how to deal with it.

That's right, speaking of this, the royal family's birthday ceremony and the Manchu civil and military's 977 congratulations actually overlap each other a bit. Does His Highness the King of Chu have to go on both sides?

After thinking about it, everyone couldn't help but look at Wei Zheng, who liked to teach etiquette the most.

Wei Zheng really lived up to the expectations. After he pondered for a while, he said, "Although His Royal Highness the King of Chu has served as a minister, but in the final analysis, His Highness is still a prince, so it is better to only attend the birthday ceremony."

Li You nodded and said, "Okay, then I and you will take the first step after leading the officials and ministers."

At this time, it was still early, so it was still a dark night, but thousands of candles were already placed in the Taiji Palace, and the bright lights made the Taiji Palace look like a city of fire at this time.

"A rosy glow welcomes the dawn, and ten thousand red candles move the spring." This is the scene. The officials were already waiting in line at the dawn of dawn, and the prime ministers headed by Li You also came to the front of them.

"Let's go!"

Looking at the great Tang pillars, Li You took a deep breath, turned around, waved his sleeves, and entered the main hall as the head of the hundred officials!

Chapter 685 Is this a debriefing or praising Li You?

"When the face of the sky enters the dawn, thousands of officials worship, and the first day welcomes the spring, and all things know", which is the situation of the Yuan Dynasty meeting.

After Li You went in and took a look, he found that it was indeed the case.

In the main hall of the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was in the palace, and because the eldest grandson was absent, four first-class ladies took his place and attended the Yuan Dynasty together with the imperial envoy and the imperial family in court clothes. Day of the Great Meeting.

In this solemn and solemn scene, all the officials were waiting for their positions, so Li You and the others attracted the attention of the audience as soon as they stepped in.