Chapter 40 Hanyuan Hall
As soon as Lin Xi walked into the courtyard where he had lived for half a month, he saw a snow-white fox jumping up and down in the rockery in front of the building. Looking at Xueer's lively appearance, Lin Xi also smiled knowingly. Moreover, he found that in the past six months, the little guy had also grown a second tail, which means that Xueer had also reached the level of second-level giant power cultivation.
Lin Xi actually didn't care much about Xueer's cultivation progress. He actually knew that the young man had an ordinary qualification and it would be difficult to achieve martial arts in this life. Even if there was no great opportunity, it would be extremely difficult for Xueer to achieve transformation.
"Xue'er, brother is back!" Lin Xi shouted with a smile, and at the same time he grabbed Xue'er from a distance. The little guy was immediately pulled by a force and fell into Lin Xi's arms.
"Ah...Brother, you're back. Xue'er has never been lazy. Look at Xue'er growing a second tail!" The little guy shook his head in Lin Xi's arms, arched around and looked like he offered treasures, with an extremely cute expression!
"Haha, not bad, not bad!" Lin Xi patted Xueer's head lovingly and said with appreciation.
"Brother, when will we leave? It's not fun at all!" Xue'er said coquettishly. Although it was delicious and delicious in Zhang Moben's mansion in the past six months, Xue'er was forbidden from walking out of the small courtyard. For a little demon, this really made her feel uncomfortable!
"It's almost done. When your aunt is rescued, we will leave immediately." Lin Xi gently stroked Xue'er's soft fur and said firmly.
Half an hour later, Lin Xi walked out of Zhang's mansion and returned to the Imperial Academy again. When he met Zhang Moben this time, Lin Xi felt that time was extremely tight, and it felt like a storm was coming!
On the night when he returned to the Imperial Academy, Lin Xi walked into the "Hundred Saints Temple" again, but this time he didn't see him after a long time. It was not until dawn the next day that Lin Xi walked back to his residence with a tired look on his face.
Shortly after Lin Xi returned to his residence, a thin old man wearing an apricot yellow robe and a jade belt walked into the Imperial Academy surrounded by a group of officials. Judging from the clothes of these officials, they were the "Imperial Guards" guarding the palace!
The "Imperial Guard" is only responsible for protecting the safety of the palace. Usually, except for the emperor going out, they rarely go out of the palace to perform tasks. Every time they go out, they must have the emperor's will. Therefore, the arrival of the "Imperial Guard" immediately aroused the discussion of a group of students of the Imperial Academy.
A moment later, the students of the Imperial Academy discovered that these "Imperial Guards" were actually parked outside a courtyard where the students lived. While everyone was still puzzled, the old man in an apricot yellow robe had already answered the doubts in everyone's hearts.
"Taixue Linxi receives the order" The old man stood in front of the "Imperial Guard" and shouted, with a sharp and penetrating voice. As soon as the sound came out, his identity was about to emerge. This person was the eunuch of the Da Shang Palace.
Everyone never expected that this eunuch was coming to preach the will of the Shang Emperor, and this will be given to a student who had just entered the Imperial Academy for half a year. At this moment, everyone was looking forward to Lin Xi coming out, wanting to see what kind of imperial edict His Majesty the Emperor would give this student who was very popular.
Lin Xi was sitting in the room at this moment, and he didn't expect the emperor's order to come so quickly. However, after a slight surprise, Lin Xi moved his robe and walked out calmly.
Lin Xi saw the group of brightly-clad imperial guards in the distance, and the eunuch in the lead attracted his attention. Lin Xi's keen insight found that although this person looked old, his eyes were shining and his breathing was even more steady and slow. Although he did not show any martial arts cultivation, his realm must be not low!
"Student Lin Xi greets the father-in-law!" Lin Xi walked calmly to the eunuch ten feet away and stopped. Then he saluted half respectfully.
"Well, Lin Xi received the order!" The old eunuch nodded slightly at first, then said in a voice.
When Lin Xi heard this, he immediately snatched his clothes and knelt on the ground. Although Lin Xi was not used to kneeling down like this, he had to kneel down solemnly by the emperor.
"Your Majesty's oral order: Lin Xi, a student of the Imperial Academy, will be waiting for the imperial eunuch to listen to the imperial order tomorrow morning." The old eunuch dragged his long voice. But the part of the emperor's oral order revealed an unquestionable majesty.
"Student received the order." Lin Xi's predecessor lowered slightly and answered. Then he stood up without waiting for the old eunuch to speak.
The old eunuch was a little surprised when he saw Lin Xi's actions. However, he was not moved. Instead, he smiled and said to Lin Xi: "Mr. Lin will arrive at the palace gate early tomorrow morning. Of course, someone will teach you how to do it. Don't just arrive early, not late. If the order is delivered, our family will return to the palace to reply!"
"Have you not asked for your father-in-law yet? Students will also ask for your father-in-law in the future." Seeing that the old eunuch was so easy-going, Lin Xi said something even more.
"Haha, our surname is Gao. Mr. Lin is a young man and dare not take advice. Our family may be able to help with some trivial matters." The eunuch named Gao smiled when he heard this. He seemed to be quite satisfied with Lin Xi's performance, and he seemed to have some meaning in his words.
"Then I'm sorry, Mr. Gao will go all the way!" Lin Xi bowed and said politely, and even his name has changed.
After Eunuch Gao left, the onlookers were talking nonstop, and most of them even looked at Lin Xi with contempt. Lin Xi's performance just now was very suspicious of flattering Eunuch Gao, which made these students feel that Lin Xi was so embarrassing, because most scholars have always looked down on eunuchs, and most scholars believe in the idea of "body, hair, skin, parents, and unfilial piety, and no descendants are the greatest". The eunuchs have broken their descendants, which is indeed a great violation of this idea, so they have always been tainted!
However, Lin Xi didn't care about the opinions of these people, but instead walked back to his residence indifferently. Although he was already a great scholar in his knowledge, his thoughts were very different from those of ordinary people. In his opinion, as long as it was beneficial to save his mother, everything could be done!
Lin Xi sat quietly cross-legged in the room. This night was the longest night since he arrived in Chaodu. In half a year, he showed his sharpness, but in fact he was trying to attract the attention of the current emperor. What happened to the "Hanyuan Palace" tomorrow will have a crucial impact on his next plan. Therefore, Lin Xi will not feel sleepy tonight.
As the second day as Yin hour arrived, Lin Xi finally moved his body. When he stood up, a force swayed on his body. Then Yun Jinyi was fluttered flat by this force, and Lin Xi's entire aura was adjusted to the best state. Lin Xi pushed open the door, and a slanted moon outside the room was still half hanging in the horizon. Just when the entire Taixue was still silent, Lin Xi was already walking towards the palace.
Because the palace was actually built next to the Taixue, Lin Xi had appeared outside the palace gate soon. At this time, many carriages had appeared in front of the palace gate, and many officials in court robes had also been waiting outside the palace gate. As soon as the hour of Mao arrived, these officials would enter the palace in a specific order and seat.
The hour of Mao is the moment when the sun and the moon intersect in the day, so since ancient times, the court meetings have been set at the hour of Mao. The offices of each department also start working every day from the hour of Mao. The moment before the hour of Mao, each department will name a name to record whether the officials work on time, so there has been a saying of "dian Mao" since ancient times!
Lin Xi stood outside the palace gate, standing quietly by. He knew that as long as the time was about to come, someone would naturally tell him what to do. Because in such a solemn and sacred occasion, every step was extremely particular. I am afraid that when Eunuch Gao issued an order yesterday, someone had already begun to arrange everything about Lin Xi today!
As time goes by, more and more people gather outside the palace gate. The Shang Dynasty system, except for the small dynasty meetings held in the "Zichen Hall" every day, six ministries and nine ministers need to be present, and other officials do not need to participate. However, the dynasty meetings held in the "Hanyuan Hall" in the upper, middle and lower thirty months of every month require all officials in Beijing to attend. Even during this period, some foreign officials who return to Beijing to report their duties must participate. In a sense, the larger the scale of the three dynasty meetings, the more grand it is, the more it can reflect the prosperity of a dynasty!
As we were getting closer and closer to the hour of Mao, there were more and more officials in front of the palace gate, and the ranks of these people were getting higher and higher. I don’t know whether it was a convention or what happened, the higher the ranks of the court meetings, the last one came. And the last one of the six ministries and nine ministers appeared in each court meeting. As for the Taifu, there was no need to wait outside the palace gate, because the Taifu was the only person in the world who could enter and exit the forbidden palace at will except the emperor!
A ray of light finally appeared in the sky to the east, and it was only a moment before Mao Shi. Almost at the same time, the sound of several carriages moving forward sounded from afar. Just as the sound of these carriages came, almost everyone in front of the palace gate turned their eyes to a clearing ground a hundred feet away.
This open space is specially prepared for the six ministries and nine ministers to park the carriages. After other officials got off the carriage, the carriages had to immediately drive away from the palace gate. Only the fifteen tribes and nine ministers could park the carriages a hundred feet away from the palace gate.
Sure enough, in a short while, fifteen gorgeous carriages were parked in the open space a hundred feet away. Almost at the same time, these carriages lifted the curtains. Then, a man wearing a round-necked court uniform inlaid with gold and jade boards came out of each carriage. Although they were far apart, Lin Xi could still feel that all of these fifteen adults had a steady aura and a generous person!
The "Shangshu" of the Six Ministry and the "Qing" of the Nine Temples were exactly fifteen people. After getting off the carriage, these people greeted each other one by one, but no one spoke. After a moment, the fifteen people came together and walked directly to everyone without looking at each other. Wherever the "Nine Ministers of the Six Ministry and the Nine Ministers passed, the officials on both sides bowed and bowed.
Lin Xi stood in the distance and did not salute these adults, but at this moment, one of the fifteen adults suddenly turned his head and his eyes collided with Lin Xi. This was not someone else, but the "Taichangqing" that Lin Xi had met on the first day he entered the Taixue School.
Taichangqing's eyes met Lin Xi, and he showed a kind smile, and nodded slightly to Lin Xi. It was also at this moment that a little eunuch in blue clothes walked up to Lin Xi and said, "Young Master Lin, the youngest is responsible for teaching the etiquette of the audience. Please follow me."
Lin Xi pointed at the little eunuch in front of him and followed him into the palace gate through a side door. However, Lin Xi clearly felt that even under the leadership of this little eunuch, when he passed through the palace gate, several powerful divine thoughts still swept through him. And then these divine thoughts fell on him from time to time!
After passing through the palace gate, Lin Xi saw a grand hall at the end of the square hundreds of feet away. The hall was built on a three-story base, and the base alone was nearly ten feet high. The outline of the entire hall was undulating and magnificent, giving people the spirit of "born like the sun" and "like in the sky".
Chapter completed!