The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

"General Xie Gao announced the decree."

Bai Gui held the imperial edict in his hand, stepped forward a few steps, cupped his hands, and thanked Gao Lishi.

At this time, the court meeting was about to begin, and there were censors in the palace and in front of the palace to inspect the court rituals.

Just after Gao Lishi announced the decree, many officials waiting for the court set their sights here.

concentrate.

Generally speaking, the edict can be carried out after the court meeting begins. It is not impossible to issue the edict before the court meeting begins, but it is somewhat contrary to convention.

"I haven't seen you in the past two years. Baishe is still as young as he was in the inner dynasty, and his heroic appearance is still the same as before. This time outside the town, after some polishing, he has achieved such merit. He will definitely become the humerus minister of the saint in the future... …”

"The Zajia family doesn't talk to the Baishe people much anymore. They still have to wait for the saint to go to court."

After Gao Lishi finished speaking, he took several young eunuchs around him into the side hall.

"Bai Sheren..."

Bai Gui considered the meaning of Gao Lishi's words, calmed down a little, and already figured out the meaning.

The call that Gao Lishi made just now mentioned the inner court and his old position, which had two meanings.

1. Officials from the Inner Dynasty have always been favored by the emperor. His previous official position outside the town was Zhongshu Sheren, and he was an official in the Inner Dynasty. Therefore, compared to officials from the outer dynasty, his origin determined that the emperor would favor him. : Secondly, after Gao Lishi used this to secretly tell the story of Princess Jinxian entering the palace to intercede for him... Li Longji was not angry and still trusted him as before.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, an inner dynasty was established to divide the power of the outer dynasty and thus divide the power of the prime minister. Officials in the inner dynasty are official positions such as Shizhong, Changshi, and Shiren, which are different from the formal official system of the outer dynasty. Foreign court officials are the familiar official positions of Sangong, Jiuqing, and Six Ministries.

Compared with the outer dynasty, officials who emerged from the inner dynasty were often regarded as the emperor's cronies.

In other words, Bai Gui's return to Chang'an just hit Li Longji's itch.

Let Princess Jinxian intercede and make a good move.

Think about it, such a powerful official in the border area has made great achievements outside. After returning, not only did he not be arrogant and domineering, but because he was afraid of the imperial power, he chose to let the princess he liked go to intercede. After this action, he was a wise king. , I will be secretly happy in my heart.

As for the matter of intercession..., whether it is a wise king or a foolish king, they all fall into this trap, which can be good or bad.

…

Hanyuan Hall is the main hall of Daming Palace and the place where the great court meetings are held.

The other Chang Dynasties are located in Xuanzheng Hall.

Inside the palace.

There was a supervisory censor who was responsible for cleaning up the court rituals, and soon found Bai Gui's position in the court meeting, which was the military attache on the right.

The civil servants are on the left and the military officers are on the right.

"When a gentleman lives on the left, he respects the left; when using troops, he respects the right." - "Tao Te Ching"

"The territory under the jurisdiction of the Jingnan Protectorate is still unclear, and the court has not yet decided..."

"However, although the Protector's Office is divided into the Great Protector's Office and the Upper Protector's Office, the Chief Protector of the Great Protector's Office is generally led by the prince, and the Deputy Chief Protector and the Protector of the Upper Protector's Office are all third-rank officials..."

"The Marquis of Linyi is also a third-grade county Marquis, so it is appropriate for Bai Duhu to sit in this position."

A supervisory censor quoted from scriptures and said.

Disgrace in front of the palace does not only refer to officials making jokes at court meetings, not arranging seats properly, but also sitting in disorder is also one of the disgrace in front of the palace.

"good!"

Bai Gui nodded and sat on a bench in the right column of the hall, looking calm.

The supervisory censor cupped his hands, stepped back, and sat in the left row of civil servants.

In the Tang Dynasty, all court officials had seats.

As always, those with lower official positions arrive earlier, while those with higher official positions arrive later.

When the ministers came in one after another and saw Bai Gui, who was almost side by side with them on the right column, they couldn't help but be startled for a moment before taking their seats.

too young!

The military attachés who can be ranked in front of the right column are basically white-headed veterans, and few young people can occupy high positions. It is not that the age gap of generals in the Tang Dynasty is so serious, but only retired veterans will attend court meetings in Chang'an. The generals who guarded the local area obviously did not attend court meetings most of the time. Even if they did attend court meetings, most of them were middle-aged and elderly.

In this comparison, the gap is obvious.

However, the group is no stranger to Bai Gui, the top scholar in both civil and military fields. They are very familiar with him and know Bai Gui's qualifications and achievements, so they were only slightly surprised for a moment and then looked away.

It was also the first time for Bai Gui to go to court and see so many prime ministers. He was originally an internal court official and would not attend court meetings, so he looked back. When these prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty saw this, they also smiled and had kind faces.

Although the Tang Dynasty did not worship literature and despise martial arts, and it was no big deal to appoint generals or become prime ministers, but looking at the group of prime ministers who basically all came from the Jinshi Department, you know there is still a difference...

Bai Gui was born in the Jinshi Department and was once a civil servant. He served as a school secretary, a secretary, and a secretary in the imperial palace. He spent a lot of time dealing with these prime ministers and had a good relationship. Based on this qualification alone, he has been They regard each other as close descendants and nephews.

Naturally in the same faction!

The meeting begins.

According to the principle of small things in the general meeting and big things in the small meetings, the court meeting was very boring. It was just the officials reading some trivial things according to the script, and then the emperor gave his approval.

The morning meeting started and ended at noon.

Officials left one after another.

"Duke Bai, the saint invites you."

A young eunuch came forward, bowed and said.

Bai Gui nodded.

When he came to the morning court today, he knew that Li Longji would definitely summon him privately. Not mentioning what happened last night, he would have to report on the affairs of Nanzhao Kingdom again.

Although I have received several memorials and secret reports, I have never seen him in person. It would be better to explain in detail and ask questions clearly.

Li Longji is not a fool yet.

This is the time to work hard.

Following the young eunuch, he went around to the side hall of Hanyuan Hall.

Just walked in.

I heard the teasing laughter of Li Longji and the concubines in the harem.

Take a quick look.

She is a beautiful girl with a double-ringed bun, emerald pearls between her eyebrows, peach cheeks and almond-shaped eyes, a light body, and a thin green dress that complements her fair skin.

At this moment, the two of them were chatting about interesting things. The girl covered her mouth, her smile was as bright as a flower, and she was charming.

"Ahem..."

Gao Lishi, who was accompanying him, reminded him softly.

Li Longji straightened his posture, raised his eyes, and said with a smile: "It's Meihe. Meihe is a member of the family, so there's no need to be so formal... Besides, Wu Jieyu and I were just chatting and laughing, no problem, no problem."

He waved his hand.

"Your Majesty, is this the Protector Bai whom you intend to make the champion?"

"You are so young and handsome, no wonder Sister Jinxian is so enthralled..."

Wu Jieyu glanced at her and asked.

"The champion died young, and his name is unknown, so I did not confer it on Meihe, but he was as civilized and military-minded as the Huo Qiaoqi of the Han Dynasty."

Li Longji took a sip of strong tea and replied.

"I wonder what your Majesty's summons are for?"

Bai Gui heard the name Wu Jieyu and understood who this Wu Jieyu was.

She was one of Li Longji's favorite concubines in his early days, Wu Zetian's grandniece, and she was raised in the palace since she was a child. She was the biological mother of the later longevity king Li Hao, namely Concubine Wu Hui.