Chapter 936 It’s time to eat~ (Thanks to Youhua for the reward~)
After waiting for a long time, the Suzaku Gate finally opened.
After standing and waiting for several hours, Akiraya finally followed her grandmother and walked towards the tall imperial city.
Following the movements of these small foreign countries, the people standing on the tall buildings on both sides watching the excitement also began to chatter together.
“It’s moving, it’s moving!”
Korokuro looked excitedly at the slowly moving team below. He grabbed the railing and leaned out to look, while shouting loudly.
Li Sanlang stood behind Korokuro and held his waistband to prevent him from accidentally falling.
Sister-in-law Li, mother and father Li were sitting on the round table by the window, drinking tea and looking at the crowded street below.
"Rokuro! Be careful, don't lean out!"
After being scolded by Mrs. Li, Korokuro gave up the idea of climbing to the railing and had no choice but to follow it. Li Sanlang carefully stepped down from the railing.
Luzhu'er saw Korokuro's unfinished expression, so she stood up and shouted to Korokuro: "Rokuro, come here, sister, you can see further."
When the team started to move. , the speed was much faster. Less than half an hour later, the two teams of Akiraya and the others arrived at the entrance of the Suzaku Gate.
Akilaya raised her head to look at the vermilion gate. This huge imperial city gate gave her a greater shock than the one she experienced at the gate of Chang'an City.
Maybe it’s because the glazed tiles on the city wall that shine under the sun are dazzling, or maybe it’s because being looked at by Jin Wuwei, who is wearing golden armor and riding a tall horse, is timid. The little Akiraya was deeply shocked.
There are tables and chairs at the entrance of Zhuque Gate. There are officials of the Ministry of Ceremony and officials of Honglu Temple wearing official robes and hats who are busy. At one place, they are looking at the list of people going to the palace banquet. One is a list of gifts paid tribute by tribes in these vassal states.
The group of dark-skinned tribesmen wearing colorful feathers in front of Akiraya and the others actually had a conflict with the officials of the Ministry of Ceremony. At that moment, Akiraya felt that the Jinwu guards standing on both sides of the city gate seemed to be looking this way. .
Actually, it’s not a conflict. It’s just that the subordinate officer of the Ceremony Department has to uncover the red cloth to see what the tribute is so that he can record it. When the time comes, he can roll the roll in front of the emperor.
But this small tribe is not allowed to remove the red cloth. How can the officials of the Ministry of Rites record it?
Doesn’t this create a conflict?
However, fortunately, the subordinate officials of Honglu Temple had experience. After much discussion, they came up with a compromise method. They first carried the items carried by eight people in through the side door. The subordinate officer of Honglu Temple took a look at it, and after confirming that it was not a dangerous item, he whispered to the official of the Ministry of Rites to record it.
In this way, only a few people have seen this tribute, which can be regarded as taking into account safety without losing the surprise.
Finally it was Akilaya's turn. After opening the box carried by the two of them, the officers of the etiquette department were a little surprised when they saw the gold inside.
Most of the tribute items from these vassal tribes were treasured items from where they came from, such as medicinal materials such as ginseng and deer antlers, as well as precious gems, spices, rare animals, etc. However, the Ruppohe tribe directly It was rare for people to pay tribute with gold, so I was a little surprised.
However, the officer was only surprised for a moment, and nodded to the soldier who opened the box. The soldier didn't seem surprised at all, and he naturally stepped forward to take inventory. Then he closed the box and reported the number to the official.
After the subordinate officer took a pen and wrote it down on the gift list, he nodded to the headwoman and looked up behind Akilaya and the others.
After entering the city gate, Akilaya held her grandma's hand tightly, and after twists and turns, they were led to a large hall.
"Dear guests, please rest here for a while. Someone will inform you before the banquet begins.
If you want to change clothes, please ask the maid to lead the way."
After sitting down properly, Akilaya dared to pick up the water bag on her waist. She didn't dare to drink more, but after taking two sips to quench her thirst, Akilaya put the water bag back. The female-headed woman was cautious and did not dare to touch the tea cup on the table. She only grabbed the water bag around her waist and took a few sips.
The three of them were surrounded by the babble of various languages, so they did not dare to speak too loudly. They just leaned their heads and whispered in their own languages.
"Grandma, why do you have so much gold!"
"I didn't know how prosperous this place was until I came to Chang'an. If we want our Pohe tribe to compete with the Moling tribe, we have to look for better gifts. After all, we brought The ones who came looked like they were a bit hard to get rid of.
Jenna and I walked around and finally decided to donate all the gold we brought out this time! br>I think Emperor Tang will take pity on us for the sake of our sincerity.”
Li Sanniang and the officials walked for more than half an hour and finally arrived at Tai Chi Palace. Today’s banquet is here. It is mainly held in the Tai Chi Hall of Tai Chi Palace.
Of course, with so many people here, including their own royal relatives, ministers and officials, no matter how big the Tai Chi Hall is, it cannot accommodate them.
Therefore, the powerful and larger small countries can sit in the Taiji Hall to see the Holy Face. Those who are more capable can have a seat in the other halls, Liangyi Hall and Chengqing Hall.
For the third time, you can only sit on the steps outside the main hall and eat.
Of course it’s not really about letting people eat on the steps, it’s just a matter of finding a flat ground outside the palace and setting up a table.
A small country like Zhenla can get a seat on the side of the Liangyi Hall, and a powerful tribe like the Eastern Turks can get a seat near the front of the Taiji Hall.
And fifth-rank officials like Li Sanniang are considered the mainstay of the court, and all of them are people with real power in their hands.
Li Sanniang is a female official, and she will receive more or less preferential treatment. Today, she can not only eat in Taiji Hall, but also sit with Princess Qingyang.
It depends on whether Princess Qingyang is attending as the princess or as the imperial physician.
If you attend as the princess, you will naturally have to sit on the other side of the imperial family. In this case, Li Sanniang will naturally not be able to go;
But if you are the imperial doctor, With their identities, they both belong to the Imperial Medical Office, have the friendship of being women, and have worked together before, so they can sit together in the same place.
In the Ganlu Hall in the Taiji Palace, Li Sanniang and everyone listened to the officials of the Ministry of Rites explaining today's procedures, where they should be, who to call if something happened, how to deal with it, etc.
After such a delay, by the time Li Sanniang could sit down and rest, it was already past lunch time.
The banquet only started in the middle of the afternoon, and it is estimated that it will not be held until the evening.
Li Sanniang had already experienced this. She picked up the purse hanging around her waist and wanted to take out a candy bar to eat. She was afraid that she would suffer from hypoglycemia if she didn't eat something.
As soon as the candy entered her mouth, she chewed it and it was gone in just a few breaths.
However, after a while, a palace attendant came in with a plate. Li Sanniang looked at the plate of dry snacks on the table, thought about it, and raised her hand to twist a piece to eat.
She was really hungry and needed some sugar.
While she was eating happily, Li Sanniang saw a corner of the crimson official robe. When she raised her head, she saw Mr. Bu's unparalleled face.
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