Chapter 918

When they entered the main hall, all the officials returned to their ranks. They had no chaowat in their hands. They came empty handed.

Chaohu is a kind of board, not all jade boards. In fact, it is a tool for recording small copies.

When going to the court, you do not necessarily need to bring chaowat, but the Grand Court meeting will certainly bring chaowat. There is also a need for etiquette.

That's because there are a lot of things in the Grand Court meeting. Too many people have a lot of topics to talk about. Just remembering those things is enough to Daze your eyes. You need to take Chao Wat and remember some confidential things.

Then, it's hard to take care of what you want to say without a small fry. In addition, the emperor will call names and ask questions at the Grand Court meeting. You can't be asked and can't answer.

After a short silence, many people began to talk to the people next to them in a low voice.

In the Han Dynasty, some people always have seats, instead of hundreds of officials standing in line on the right path.

Of course, the most important position of the main hall is the high platform at the bottom. There are nine steps and five steps, which is the number of the ninth five year plan, implying the supreme platform (also known as the throne platform).

Under the supreme stage, that is, on the platform of the upper fifth step, there is a part of space, with two seats on the left and right. These two seats are provided to the queen (Queen) and the prince on some occasions. The space left is to add some nursery groups at any time, naturally for the princes.

Down, some lamps will be placed in the middle of the steps, leaving walkways on both sides.

Each oil lamp is not too big. Their shape is the same as that of a white crane spreading its wings. The wick is on the top of their head.

There is no seat within ten meters in front of the supreme platform. There is a territory Map painted on the floor. If you sit on the throne, you can see your empire with enough light.

Further back, the ground became a pattern of dragons and Phoenix. The heavyweight ministers came to this place to tell the king when they had something to play.

Now the son of heaven is the son of heaven, but there is no concept that the son of heaven is a dragon. Naturally, there is no problem for the minister to step on the pattern with a dragon.

In addition, the current status of the Phoenix totem is much higher than that of the dragon totem, but the Phoenix always has the meaning of assisting the king. It is also an honor for the core dignitaries to step on such a pattern in the main hall of the ceremony.

Seats are only arranged on the left and right sides ten meters away from the supreme platform.

At present, the left is the most important seat, and the first seat is the Taiwei. Unlike other officials, they sit in the nursery regiment. They are arranged with a wooden seat with a back and armrest. The next seat is the seat of the Hussars general, and then the seat of the general of the fourth expedition level.

Han Zhonglang will not be in the first echelon below the level.

The first seat on the right is naturally the prime minister's seat. Like the Taiwei, it is a wooden seat with a back and armrest. In order, it is the seat of other civilian jiuqingpu regiment.

Except Jiuqing, the others were also not in the first echelon.

The so-called first echelon is within 20 meters of the supreme platform. According to the ritual system, they are both the arms of the king and important officials of the country.

The difference between the Han Dynasty under Liu Yan's rule and the dynasties after the northern and Southern Dynasties is that the status of military generals has been promoted, such as generals at the level of "Zheng", whose treatment is equal to that of Jiuqing.

If you look at the dynasties before Liu Yan established the state of Han, almost all military generals had a higher status than civil servants, then Liu Yan's arrangement can be regarded as a continuation of the ancient system.

To put it bluntly, it is natural for the public to recognize that the position of military generals is higher than that of civil servants. If the position of civil servants is higher than that of military generals, it is deviant.

The officials in the second echelon still have seats. The difference is that they are far away from the supreme platform, and they are no longer separated on the left and right sides. They are arranged in a multi-level row.

The main hall of Jianzhang palace is very large. The walkway at the gate does not lead directly to the supreme platform. There is a phoenix Laiyi Pavilion ten meters after entering the door. A landscape directly isolates the outdoor view of the supreme platform.

Fenghuang Laiyi takes the moral of historical records. Xia Benji: when the ancestors arrive, the group will give way to each other, birds and animals will fly, and the flute will be 90% younger. Fenghuang comes to the instrument, a hundred animals will lead the dance, and a hundred officials believe in harmony.

There is Fenghuang Laiyi Pavilion at the entrance, and the channel naturally needs to extend to the left and right sides.

Fifteen meters away from the door, there is a pool extending forward. An arch moon bridge is built every five meters. Up to 30 meters deep, there is a floating platform in the center of the pool.

At a distance of 30 meters deep, the ground is full of substance. The floor is paved with Nan wood. They look extremely smooth. The dark yellow wood can even reflect objects.

The officials who are not qualified to sit in the first echelon are sitting in front of the pool. If the room is quiet, they can hear the sound of water behind them, indicating that the pool is flowing water.

From the gate inward, the total length is more than 500 meters, and the indoor space is shown as a rectangle.

On the left and right sides of the spacious main hall, there is a thick load-bearing column every eight meters. They need five people to hug each other.

Each load-bearing column is made of copper clad solid wood. The reason why the outer layer is made of copper is naturally to facilitate carving. It will be carved with rare animals or some landscape paintings.

As for the winding dragon on the load-bearing column? It's not without that technology, it's without that custom.

Return to the supreme stage.

The throne on the supreme platform is not too fancy, nor is it made of gold. It is a wooden seat with hundreds of birds and Phoenix carved on the main body.

The chair is not like a master chair, let alone a dragon seat. There is no dragon related pattern all over the chair.

In Xia, Shang, Zhou and Qin Dynasties, none of them believed in totems mainly based on dragons. On the contrary, birds had the most totems. From the totem of the royal flag, even the family totem, can be studied.

The place where there is a dragon on the supreme platform is on the left and right sides of the throne. The guardrail at the edge of the platform is like a green dragon. They show an ancient copper color. Their body full of scales is relatively slender, and there are only three claws on their four feet, showing the shape of opening teeth and dancing claws as a whole.

Today's dragons are different from those of later generations. Before the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, dragons were basically three clawed. Sometimes the first two feet were three claws and the last two feet were four claws (for example, see the porcelain patterns of the Tang, song and Yuan Dynasties). There were four clawed dragons popular in the Ming Dynasty, and "I Qing" was more than five clawed dragons.

Because there are only three claws, it is a green dragon.

In addition, although dragons are called dragons, totems are actually evolving all the time.

For example, the Shang and Zhou dynasties were the Kui dragon posture, the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dragons were the Ying dragon posture, and the shape of the Yellow Dragon laid the image foundation in the Tang, song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties.

In terms of the time point at this stage, it's right for the dragon to show a posture of teeth and claws. It was created to frighten. Anyway, there was no auspicious meaning in the Qin and Han Dynasties. Some were ferocious, ferocious and ferocious!

On both sides of the seat ladder, there are arrangements according to etiquette specifications.

On the side of the first step seat, you can see the neat screen. In fact, the existence of the screen is to act as a temporary consultation room. When the minister is asked by the king, he can ask someone to go in and discuss it.

Can the court still enter the "small black house" for consultation? This is a real thing, but it did not exist after the Southern Song Dynasty.

After all, the relationship between monarchs and officials before the Southern Song Dynasty was the same. After the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, all except monarchs were slaves. You can't answer the question... Don't say it without warning!

At the side of the second echelon, there are some musical instruments on both sides. They are not casual musical instruments, but a full range of chimes.

Chime bells rose in the Western Zhou Dynasty and flourished in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period until the Qin and Han Dynasties.

The chime bells of the spring and autumn and Warring States periods can not be owned by anyone casually, but only by special gifts from the royal family.

In fact, even if the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty allowed a vassal to have chimes, in terms of productivity at that time, it was not that any vassal could make a set of chimes. This is related to technology. For example, making chime bells requires a lot of wax. At that time, wax can only be made with honey. Princes with insufficient national territory can't even prepare wax. How to make chime bells?

After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the chime bell was not as tall as the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, but it was still a court musical instrument, and it was still not owned by people of any level.

After hundreds of years, the chime bell still belongs to the palace musical instrument, which can't be owned unless it is in charge of the name and instrument. Even after a long time, civilization has been destroyed by barbarism. The bell music that only the royal family can master has basically been lost. If you don't create bell music, the chime should change from an instrument to a real decoration.

A bell stopped the people who talked in the hall. No matter what they were doing before, they stood and bowed to the throne.

Liu Yan took the lead in wearing the emperor's crown clothes, followed by the palace maids carrying the peacock lamp on the left and right sides, followed by a warrior in gorgeous heavy armor and Cui Zong.

The peacock lamp is naturally a peacock like lamp. The main structure is made of copper. The lamp is divided into three layers. The lower two layers are respectively sleeved with two headlamp bowls on the horn shaped base. Four small lamps are inserted symmetrically along the bowl. The top layer is shaped into a peacock with its head raised and the peacock carries a lamp on its back. Because the whole body has nine small lamps that can be lit at the same time, it is also called "Jiulian lamp".

The warrior dressed in gorgeous heavy armor is also famous. He is the general of the main hall of this meeting, who is responsible for order and security.

The general is not a official, nor a real general. Whoever takes the position is the emperor has the final say, usually showing young young people, and not only does the emperor express the hint that he intends to cultivate.

Ran min saw the eyes behind the general's face armor in the hall. His son could see it even if he only looked at a pair of eyes. He immediately grinned silently.

Quiet to the hall, you can hear the sound of running water in the pool. Liu Yan walked to the throne and sat down.

Cui Zong walked to the side of the supreme stage and deliberated for a while. He was also waiting for all officials to return to their seats. He said loudly, "the son of heaven and all the Qing Dynasty discuss!"

At the beginning, Liu Yan thought that Chaoyi was the early Dynasty, but that was the name of the Ming Dynasty and "my Qing Dynasty".

At present, it is called "Chao Yi", and there is no saying of "early Chao".

Today is not a big court meeting, but a small court meeting. The obvious difference is that the sheriffs who also came to Chang'an to report on their work were not summoned to the court, but the generals who returned to Chang'an were summoned to participate.

"Early morning" is not called "early morning". Naturally, there is no opening line of "starting with something, leaving with nothing". Liu Yan actually felt full of groove points before crossing.

Liu Yan sat down. The officials who had just returned to their seats stood up neatly, left their seats, stood on the left and right sides of the main road, bowed neatly and shouted, "see the son of heaven!"

Liu Yan didn't kneel down. He didn't change the rules. On the contrary, he continued the rules. The monarchs and ministers of the Qin and Han Dynasties didn't kneel down. They could sit down when they were discussing.

There is nothing wrong with saying "see the son of heaven". Bowing is indeed a reference. Kneeling on both knees without kowtowing is a visit, and kneeling on both knees and kowtowing is a thing that criminal officials will do.

Liu Yan should open his mouth at this time: "Zhongqing is flat."

All officials stand upright again, but they worship again before they return to their positions.

Cui Zong and other officials sat down and said in a loud voice, "today's discussion is mainly about reform and enfeoffment."

It is also a feature from the Qin and Han Dynasties to point out what to discuss at the beginning, which means that if no one wants to do anything today, don't go beyond the set agenda.

It is true that the DPRK parliament will set the agenda first. It is not the mode of saying what officials want to say, or what order they come from.

In fact, if it weren't for the burning of jade and stone, there wouldn't be an official who suddenly rushed out and took out a memorial from his sleeve, or named who to be hard in front of the emperor.

Cui Zong then took a step back and said who wanted to express what could come out.

Ji Chang stood up and did not leave his position. He saluted Liu Yan, who was on the throne, and said, "the territory of the Han Dynasty is increasing day by day, and the old system is difficult to echo. Obedience to the will of the emperor will make it more a system of three provinces and six ministries."

Ji Chang introduced the names of the main official positions, explained some functions and powers clearly, and sat down again after saluting.

Liu Yan's voice was conveyed to the hall after Ji Chang sat down: "do you have doubts?"

The restructuring has been prepared for four years, and it has been warmed up again and again in the ten years of Yuanshuo. People who pay attention to it have long been familiar with it. Even if they don't understand it in some places, they won't be stupid enough to ask the emperor. They all answer in unison: "nothing!"

Many people secretly look at Ji Chang. Once the system is really changed to three provinces and six departments, there will no longer be the prime minister in charge of civil affairs. Although Ji Chang will still be one of the three civil giants, he can't compare with the prime minister's authority and scenery.

In the 12th year of Yuanshuo, everyone's positions would have changed. That was a normal job transfer. If there was no restructuring, Ji Chang would also step down from the prime minister's position. It's not easy to say whether to stop taking an official position or transfer to another position.

After confirming the restructuring, the impact of Ji Chang's resignation as prime minister was infinitely reduced, which was actually a good thing for him.

After the restructuring, the most prominent person is Xu Zheng. He was supposed to step down from the post of Taiwei. Without Taiwei, there is a general. People who know the inside information know that he will still be the first military general. People who have no malice feel lucky, and some people will inevitably feel that he has taken shit luck.

However, when Xu Zheng was a lieutenant, the army made obvious achievements. Even those who had more opinions could not give a reason to discredit, so they had to admit it.