"Bang~Bangbangbangbang!"

"Ugly! Chi Fenruo!"

"The luck of luck arose quickly, and everything is as good as its nature!"

Accompanied by the low and hoarse sound of the trumpet, the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, which lasted for three days, finally came to an end. As the crowd gradually dissipated, the bustling Chengtianmen Street became empty.

Four young officials in green robes are saying goodbye.

"Brother Bijian, see you again."

"Brother An Cheng, no need to send it."

"Brother Shouzhen, remember to prepare three pulp juice."

"Brother Jushan, don't forget the poetry meeting tomorrow at noon."

These four people are Du Shenyan, Li Jiao, Cui Rong and Su Weidao.

All four of them passed the Jinshi class when they were young, and they were all known for their poetry and prose. They were praised by the government and the country as their four friends of the article. Their reputation was slimly chasing the four heroes such as Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, and Luo Binwang.

While the four of them were saying goodbye to each other, a horse riding on the back of the feathers suddenly arrived.

"The imperial edict!" The wooden sign in his hand was lit and said, "Tomorrow, the Hanyuan Palace Grand Court Meeting will be held. All officials above the ninth rank in Chang'an City will be scheduled, and no officials are allowed to be absent!"

"Here!" The four of them bowed together.

"Go!" After the message was finished, he rode away immediately.

But he left the four young officials looking at each other in their original place.

"I heard it right?"

"Yes, this is not the Winter Solstice or New Year's Day."

"I guess something big happened in the court."

"Don't make a guess, hurry up and go home and prepare."

"This is ugly and honest. You have to queue up in less than an hour. Why should you go back to your home?"

"What Brother Jushan said is, I went to Yongxingfang in front to find a bathhouse to soak it to relieve my fatigue, clear my stomach, and then lined up outside Danfeng Gate."

The four of them immediately headed straight to Yongxingfang.

However, the disappointment was that several bathhouses in Yongxingfang were already overcrowded.

They were all officials who received temporary notice like four people who had no time to go home for rest.

At this moment, Du Shenyan and the other two had to go to Anxingfang, and the bathhouse in Anxingfang was also full.

Going north, the bathhouses in Daningfang and Changlefang are also full of officials. At this time, it is too late to turn back to Shengyefang or Chongrenfang in the south.

At this moment, the four of them could only find a guesthouse in Chang'anfang and clear their stomachs.

This is a big deal, because the dynasty meeting was delayed and tedious. They ate a lot of food and drank a lot of wine during the lantern festival tonight. If something happened when attending the dynasty meeting, it would be that the Jun Qian had lost his etiquette. If the censor was included in a book, he would not be able to save the rank of the sixth rank.

After clearing his stomach, the four of them tidied up their clothes and headed straight for Danfeng Gate.

When Du Shenyan and the other two hurried to the Danfeng Gate, it happened to be Yinchu. At this time, there were three o'clock before the first morning drum was knocked on Chengtian Gate at the fifth hour (Note 1).

But outside Danfeng Gate, there were already officials standing there.

These officials are separated in an orderly manner by rank, and are whispering.

All provinces, ministries and temples have fixed waiting areas outside Danfeng Gate.

Du Shenyan and the other four were all officials of the Secretariat, so they naturally went straight to the waiting area of ​​the Secretariat.

In the waiting area of ​​the Secretariat, dozens of green robes were seen surrounding a red robes and talking.

The official system of the Tang Dynasty, with purple ranks above the third ranks, purple ranks above the fourth ranks, bluish ranks, green ranks at the sixth ranks, and green ranks at the eighth ranks above the ninth ranks.

This only rosy official looked particularly eye-catching among the blue-robed officials. Du Shenyan and the others recognized him at a glance as the Young Superintendent of the Secretariat, Guo Zhengyi.

Guo Zhengyi is their supervisor.

At that moment, Du Shenyan and the four of them came forward to greet each other.

The green robes also greeted Du Shenyan and the others.

After the ceremony, Du Shenyan asked, "Shaojian Guo, is there something big happening in the court?"

"I don't know much, either." Guo Zhengyi smiled bitterly, "After the first time I admired the lanterns tonight, I was about to go home to rest when I suddenly received the communist edict, so I came over quickly."

After saying this, Guo Zhengyi asked again: "You don't know either?"

Du Shenyan and the other two also smiled bitterly and shook their heads. You, a chief official from the fourth rank, don’t know the inside story. How can we officials from the sixth rank know?

While we were talking, the sound of horse hooves in front of us.

When I looked back, I saw an old slave slowly coming with a yellow horse.

A purple-robed man was riding on the horse's back, his hair and beard were gray, and he looked very old.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, things like eight-carrying sedan chairs did not exist. All civil officials and generals rode horses. If they really couldn't ride horses, they only had carriages or carriages.

The so-called shoulder carriage is similar to a slide rod.

It’s just a recliner tied between two bamboo poles, that’s it.

"Isn't this Mr. Xue?" Du Shenyan said in surprise, "Hasn't he been exiled to Xiangzhou?"

Guo Zhengyi said: "The country is in trouble and thinks of good generals. Because there are many troubles in the northern border, the queen of heaven remembers General Xue again."

"Mr. Xue is not easy," Li Jiao sighed. "At the age of time, I still have to fight for the country. I am afraid that this time I will really have to wear a horse and wrap my body."

Guo Zhengyi said: "Isn't this also a kind of luck?"

While speaking, another young purple robe official arrived.

This purple-robed official is the chief official of the Secretariat and the secretary-general Wu Chengsi.

However, Wu Chengsi did not stand with Guo Zhengyi and the others to wait. Like Xue Rengui who had arrived before, he went directly to the waiting hospital to wait.

Seniors above the third rank do not need to wait in the cold wind.

In a short while, more than ten thousand officials gathered in the square in front of Danfeng Gate.

During the Yongchun period, the permanent population of Chang'an City had exceeded one million, and the number of officials above the ninth rank exceeded 10,000. If the officials who were out of the verge were included, there were even 30,000!

At the fifth o'clock in the morning, the morning drum on Chengtian Gate finally rang, and a new day officially began.

Three hundred drum beats sounded, and the gates of each palace in Tai Chi Palace and Daming Palace opened one after another.

At this time, the officials waiting outside Danfeng Gate had already lined up according to their grades.

The warriors of the gatekeeper have also brought out the official list and listed them one by one according to their rank. In addition to the names and hometowns of the officials, there are also simple appearance descriptions on the list.

After checking the fish talisman, you must search your body and make sure that there is no private weapon to release it.

After entering Danfeng Gate, there is the huge Hanyuan Hall Square. A dragon-headed canal winds through the square, dividing the huge square into two from the middle.

Fires spread all over the ground, illuminating the entire square as bright as day.

The magnificent Hanyuan Hall is built on the third floor platform north of the square.

At this time, many eunuchs had already stood on each platform.

These eunuchs were called Dian Yi, and there were still several praises by him, just shouting.

Officials at all levels walked up to the third floor platform according to their ranks. The green robes of eight or nine grades can only stand on the first floor, the green robes of six or seven grades can stand on the second floor, and the red robes of four or five grades can stand on the third floor, but they can only stand outside the hall gate. Only officials from third grades, princes and envoys of various countries can enter the hall.
Chapter completed!