The imperial capital Chang'an.

The most prosperous city in the Nine Continents.

The highest terrain in the city is in the southwest corner, called Longshouyuan, where the largest buildings on the Nine Continents are crawling.

Weiyang Palace!

This is the main palace of the Western Han Empire, which is powerful all over the world. It is the power symbol of the largest nation on the nine continents. It has gone through more than ten dynasties and has become the place of governance and power center for more than ten dynasties.

Until the end of the Tang Dynasty and wars broke out, the palace finally came to an end and was destroyed by war.

In the following hundreds of years, the Weiyang Palace no longer existed, with only ruins.

But Emperor Taizu started out as a descendant of the Liu family of the Han Dynasty. At the beginning of the rebellion, all the soldiers around him were from the Liu family. Therefore, he won the world and not only restored the reign title to Han, but also restarted many old systems of the Han Dynasty, such as requisitioning 100,000 noble children from the Mongolian Yuan to rebuild the Weiyang Palace.

The newly born Weiyang Palace is even more large than the past, especially the main hall of the Dachao, which is built with a luxurious and elegant style.

The main hall is built on a high platform with Mulan as its rafters. Its fragrance is precious. When the weather is clear, the sun shines on Mulan's rafters. The entire hall is surrounded by a light and elegant fragrance.

When you enter the hall, there are beams and pillars. The beams and pillars are made up of the trunks of the sky that have been immortal for thousands of years in the northwest. It is wrapped with a layer of golden skin, and there is a dragon soul surrounded by the golden skin, which is invaded by gods and ghosts.

The roof rafters are covered with gold foil, and there is a Tao Te Ching on the door. Whenever the wind blows through the door, the old Taoist chants faintly sound.

A layer of white marble is paved inside the hall. It is maintained by craftsmen. The stone surface is rough and smooth, and the customs and customs of the Jiuzhou land are drawn from south to north.

There are three roads leading to the main hall, with slopes on both sides and steps in the middle. Emperor Taizu was kind to his subordinates and stipulated that old ministers over 60 years old could be sick and serious officials could take a ox cart to the hall from the slope, while others would climb up the steps.

At the end of the Yin hour, it was cold and the earth was frozen.

Wu Hanlin stood under the steps of the palace and looked up at the main hall.

It was pitch dark and the hall was shining brightly, which made people feel awe.

A big man in armor came out from behind him. The big man laughed softly: "The weather is so cold. What is the governor of Wu County doing here? Are he going to block the cold wind from blowing into the hall of the emperor?"

Hearing this, Wu Hanlin smiled and said, "General Zhengbei laughed at me. I have rarely had the opportunity to come here to meet the emperor. I am inevitably excited and dare not move forward. Besides, I am the title of county magistrate. Please don't mention General Zhengbei anymore, once it is reported..."

He shook his head, and said nothing else.

This is always the case in officialdom, and we rely on guessing our meanings.

General Zhengbei had a rough face and a bold temperament. He smiled and said, "Okay, Lao Wu, don't be restrained in front of me, Wu Polu. The position of the county magistrate of the county is undoubtedly the item in your pocket. Isn't it still a nine-fingered snail if you take it this time?"

Wu Hanlin also laughed, and he waved his hand and said, "General Zhengbei is joking. This time, I rushed to the capital to pay homage to the emperor and feel the kindness of heaven; the second is to report to the emperor that the people's conditions in Pingyang Mansion this year; and what's more..."

He paused and his face gradually became solemn: "Something bad things have happened in our county recently, and this must be reported by the emperor in person. If he only wrote a document, he would probably not be able to explain a memorial."

Another official came over and he said, "Master Wu, General Wu, what are you two whispering outside in this cold weather? Hurry up and prepare for the court meeting."

When the two saw this man, they bowed and bowed together: "Greetings to Lord Tingwei."

The Tingwei waved his hand and said, "Okay, I've reached the foot of the emperor. What else can we see? Let's go into the hall as we go."

As we climbed up the steps, there were soldiers standing on each step.

The soldiers stood motionless, under the cold wind, as if they were stone men.

Wu Hanlin walked up to the hall with a calm expression and turned around. He saw that the four fields were vast and vast, but there was no bleakness, and there was more majestic and majestic.

Today is the first day of the winter month, and the first day of November, all officials are in the court.

Because the reign of the Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia was short, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was inappropriate and was repeatedly insulted by foreign aggression. The country of the two dynasties in the previous period was not protected by heaven. Therefore, the new Han Dynasty did not follow the old system of the previous two dynasties, but followed the Han and Tang systems and revised them.

The new Han made changes to the system of resting the dynasty. Originally, Emperor Taizu followed the system of the Han Dynasty's reign, meeting every five days and then taking a day off.

But he soon discovered that there was a disadvantage of this system. After thousands of years of development, the country's land area has increased, the foreign knowledge has increased, the population of the people has increased, and the frequency of meetings every five days is too low. There are too many things to solve.

So Emperor Taizu ordered the date of reigning the court, and there will be a major meeting of civil and military officials every five days a month. During this period, there will be a small meeting of imperial courts each other one day, namely the emperor's personal meeting of senior civil and military officials above the third rank and the three official meetings below the third rank.

On the first day of each month, it is a grand court meeting. The eunuchs in the palace have already arranged the pre-session cushions in advance. After the officials came to the hall, they found their place to kneel down.

This also follows the old system of the Han and Tang dynasties. In the previous dynasty, all officials stood and listened to the Xuan and reported on their knees. Emperor Taizu said that this did not conform to the ancestral system, so he changed the rules of kneeling and saluting and reporting on their feet.

The dynasty meeting was huge in scale, with hundreds of officials spreading in the hall. Civil and military officials were divided into two teams, with the prime minister as a team, sitting east to west; military officials were headed by the Taiwei, sitting west to east.

The rankings are arranged in a comprehensive manner according to the title, official rank and authority, with status and status, three provinces and six ministries, and are clear.

Wu Hanlin is a local official who reports his work. They are at the forefront and often report important matters.

Before the emperor entered the hall, he could talk. When the officials met, they started to say hello. They did not talk about the main business, but only made an appointment to have dinner together, some made an appointment to listen to operas, and some made an appointment to have a prostitute together.

Wu Hanlin was a rank of officials. His rank was nothing in the hall, but he was a real and powerful faction. Many county magistrates did not have much power, so there were many people who were willing to make friends with him.

As soon as he stood there, someone came to salute: "Magistrate Wu is fine recently? When did you come to the capital? We are really destined to meet again. It is said that a group of Hu Ji has been living a very good life in the capital. Let's go and have a look together?"

Wu Hanlin smiled and declined: "All the road is bumpy, my waist is about to break. I dare not go to trouble anymore, after all, I am old."

Another person came up to pay a visit: "Secretary Cao Yuqing gave you a greeting, what is the matter with your father Lord?"

Hearing this, the local officials around him curled their lips. His shameless and flattering country bumpkin actually brought the small countryside to the court?

Disgraceful!

Some people retreated to both sides and were ashamed to join him.

Wu Hanlin chatted with Cao Yuqing with a smile. At this time, the noise of the crowd was two decibels louder, and many people looked at the door of the hall.

Li Changge stepped in.

This is a true chief official.

The resignation of the Heavenly Supervision Bureau is involved in the affairs of ghosts and gods, so they are in an independent camp, but because they often have to deal with the army and local armed forces, they are also considered military officer groups.

However, Li Changge transferred to the Tingtianjian as the top scholar. He was born as a civil servant, and many of his friends and classmates were senior executives of the civil servant group.

So he had a bit of a sense of both civil and military use. As soon as he entered the hall, many people came to say hello.

Wu Hanlin also saluted him. Li Changge gave him a wink and went to visit his friends one by one, then walked to Wu Hanlin and chuckled, "Master Wu came early enough."

"It's Ge Shuai who came too late." Wu Hanlin smiled, "I was immersed in the gentle country last night. Did you feel reluctant to get up this morning?"

Li Changge sighed: "You are such an old man."

Wu Hanlin saluted: "Everyone."

The two looked at each other and smiled and returned to the team.

At this time, a long bell rang out of the hall, and a big man pinched his waist and shouted: "The hour of Mao has arrived, and all officials are not allowed to make noise! ​​Please respectfully invite the emperor!"

"Long live!" the officials shouted in unison.

Jin rushed into the hall, and Emperor Taishou, wearing a big yellow dragon robe, walked out. He leaned against the north and faced south and nodded. The head of the hall shouted: "If you have something to do, go out to work early, and if you have nothing to do, roll the curtain and retreat."

Prime Minister Lang Zhihuan walked out, raised his tablet and said loudly: "Now there have been snow disasters in the capital, which have hurt many soldiers and civilians. I hope that Your Majesty will release his crimes and be blessed with gratitude, save the punishment and taxes, pray for natural disasters, and help all people."

Emperor Taishou frowned and said, "This heavy snow in the north seems to have a wide range of involvement?"

Lang Zhihuan nodded heavily: "Yes, as far as I know, the snow disaster in Northeast Prefecture is the most serious. Many villages were blocked by heavy snow. The county officials rushed to send letters at 800 miles, saying that some villagers lacked food and were blocked in the village by snow!"

The sound of gasping in the air sounded, and everyone whispered to each other.

The emperor frowned even more violently. When he came to court, he had such a fierce letter. Who can stand it? He can't stand it!

A eunuch standing beside him took a step forward slightly and knelt on the ground to salute him.

The emperor said: "Accurate."

This scene made the local officials a little puzzled, but the Beijing officials knew what was going on.

This eunuch, who looks thin and has no name, is now the helm of another powerful institution.

This powerful institution is called Huangquanjian!

The "prison" in Huangquan Prison comes from two meanings: one is supervision and the other is internal supervision. The members are all around the emperor and are his true confidants.

The eunuch who kowtowed was surnamed Wan, and the officials didn't know very well, but only knew that the emperor trusted him very much.

He is now the chief minister of the Great Inner Court, and he accompanied the emperor to court. He would kneel down to salute before he spoke. If the emperor allowed him to speak, he would reply with the word "correct".

Eunuch Wan stood up and bowed his head to face Lang Zhihuan, and asked softly: "I have seen Lord Lang. I dare to ask, is there any missing people in the village trapped in the snow?"

Lang Zhihuan said: "Go back to Eunuch Wan, there is! There are four expedited memorials sent by Northeast Prefecture yesterday, all of which mentioned this matter. After the heavy snow, all the people from the village disappeared!"

The eunuchs ten thousand retreated.

The emperor glanced at him and nodded a little heavy.

Lang Zhihuan continued to report on the documents sent from various places, and the emperor frowned when he heard the news.

After hearing this, he raised his hand helplessly and pointed, "Prime Minister takes a break and change to the Grand Marshal to talk to me."

Lang Zhihuan retreated, and an old man with a strong body and a strong body slowly stood up.

This is the imperial chief, Zhu Zhongsu.

Zhu Zhongsu walked forward and said, "Your Majesty, please let Lord Lang report first. I'm afraid that Your Majesty will be even more unhappy when he hears the old minister."

The emperor sighed, "I am no longer happy when I hear my beloved say this. But I am loyal and considerate, and I still know how to lay the groundwork for me. Tell me, I am ready, are there any refugees rebelling again?"

Zhu Zhongsu said heavily: "In the past two years, the grasslands outside the border have been in good weather, and the tribes of the Mongolian Yuan have been able to cultivate and nourish themselves. The old minister just received a report from the frontier army. After the beginning of winter, the Mongolian Yuan army started to train troops again, and the people who trained for them-"

"It's the criminal Huang Wuyu!"

The whole court was shocked.
To be continued...