The 35th round each hit fifty big boards

  Under Zeng Yi's urging, Li Chengqian sat down on the stool in the front row on the right, and then Zeng Yi pushed the wheelchair out.

  The other eunuchs are also outside, this is not a place they can enter.

  Although Li Chengqian did not know that in the Tang Dynasty, the emperor and officials would "sit and discuss the Tao", the Tang Dynasty later developed into the Song Dynasty which abolished sitting for standing, to the Ming Dynasty where one had to kneel when attending court, to the Qing Dynasty where it was three kneels and nine knocks, completely enslaving. The TV dramas are all remnants of the poison of Qing drama. However, Li Chengqian is very aware of his own "history noob" attribute, so he does not add any doubt or criticism to the facts that his eyes see.

  Li Chengqian sat down, his eyes wandering around. Many officials had already taken their seats according to their ranks. Those in the front row wore purple robes and black hats with two soft tails at the back. The colors of the robes worn by the officials behind them changed in a gradient: deep crimson, light crimson, and dark green. Some officials whispered to each other, while others pulled out books from their large sleeves and began to read seriously. This also made Li Chengqian realize that large sleeves could be used as a document bag.

  There was a slight rustling sound beside him, and Li Chengqian turned his head to see Li Xiaogong sitting down on the stool next to him. Li Chengqian smiled and greeted him: "Chengqian has seen Zhao Junwang."

  Li Xiaogong's face wore a warm smile as he said, "I have met the Crown Prince. In the past, the Crown Prince would address me as 'Uncle'. I am a close relative of the imperial family."

  It is said that Li Xiaogong is a relative of Li Chengqian, he hastily changed his words and said: "Uncle." He pointed to his own head and said, "Hey, there's something wrong here, I forgot."

  The two men did not speak again, Li Chengqian's eyes looked at Cheng Yesha opposite him, Cheng Yesha sat there with a sullen face, several stout military officers came and sat beside him, chatting and laughing. At this time, a dark-faced man walked in and asked the generals about what had happened to Cheng Yesha earlier, and burst out laughing, openly ridiculing Cheng Yesha.

  What an awesome person!

  Li Chengqian looked at the black-faced general with great interest, and Cheng Yeshe was actually laughed at and scolded for two sentences but did not dare to move his hands and feet. This is too honest. Li Xiangong whispered beside him: "This is Eguo Gong, Wei Rui De!"

  It turns out that this black-faced general is one of the great door gods, Wei Chi Gong!

  Li Chengqian's mouth twitched slightly, he had seen too many amazing people at court today, his immunity was strong, and he felt numb. He only glanced twice at the gate god who was smiling very wickedly over there, and then lost interest.

  "Bang..."

  The bell outside the clock tower rang out, and Li Chengqian curiously looked outside. The two black lines on Li Xiaogong's forehead told him: "This is the start of the imperial court meeting."

  "Oh."

  Li Xiaogong somewhat believed he really had amnesia and let out a soft sigh.

  The bell rang for a while, and a eunuch with a sharp voice outside the door shouted: "Your Majesty has arrived!"

  Li Xiangong pulled Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian hastily stood up with the officials to pay respects to Old Master Li.

  Old Li personally opened the way, walking in from the main gate of the Taiji Temple. He wore a yellow imperial robe with a round collar and double buttons, a jade crown like a small sky bridge, with pearl tassels hanging on both sides, covering half of his face, making him look like a bride. Dozens of palace maids and eunuchs followed behind Old Li, making him even more majestic.

  Old Li walked up the front steps and stood in front of the dragon bed, facing the officials. Only one eunuch followed him to walk up, while other eunuchs and palace maids dispersed to both sides.

  "We, your ministers, have arrived to pay our respects to Your Majesty!"

  "All of you may dispense with the formalities." Old Li made a slight bow, then sat down on the dragon bed first. He nodded to the officials below, and only then did they sit down. "I heard that there was a quarrel among officials in front of the Taiji Hall just now. What was it about?"

  Unexpectedly, Old Li already knew about what had just happened. Li Chengqian looked at Old Li with a somewhat guilty conscience, and it seemed impossible to keep the palace's affairs from him either. Li Chengqian lowered his head as much as possible.

  Li Chengqian wanted to make a big deal out of something small, but someone else wanted to make a small matter into a big one. Wei Zheng jumped out first and spoke a whole bunch of words that reported Cheng Yesha to Li Shimin's face. As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Kong Yingda jumped out again and spoke another bunch of words. Cheng Yesha wasn't easy to bully either, he stood up and not only argued with the dragon and sheep combination using reason, but also rolled up his sleeves wanting to duel with two old men who would fall over with just one blow!

  The group of civil servants is not easy to bully, as soon as Cheng Yesha stood up, he attracted firepower, and one after another, old civil servants stood up and quarreled with Cheng Yesha, if this continues, it's not far from the vegetable market.

  "Alright!" Old Li scowled and shouted, "All officials be quiet! Cheng Qian, you tell me what's going on?"

  He was called out! Li Chengqian's eyes twitched slightly, and he had no choice but to stand up with a stiff upper lip, not daring to look at Old Li, saying: "Your Majesty."

  "Look up." Old Li's voice was much louder than usual.

  Li Chengqian raised his head and met Old Li's eagle eyes, his heart skipped a beat. He didn't have the courage to stare at Old Li, so he shifted his gaze to Old Li's nose instead. This trick wasn't bad; Li Chengqian felt less pressure in his heart, and Old Li wouldn't notice that he was being deceitful.

  "What just happened?"

  "Ah, a misunderstanding! ...... " Li Chengqian found that his voice was much softer than usual. "Things are just misunderstood like this, I think the misunderstanding has been cleared up and should not be brought up at court, it would mislead national affairs!"

  Li Chengqian set the tone for this matter as a misunderstanding, and the officials naturally had to give the prince face. Cheng Yeshe himself was not in the right, so he could only admit it. However, Old Li's expression did not look good. First, he scolded the officials for losing their demeanor and etiquette, then he scolded Li Chengqian and Cheng Yeshe for being narrow-minded and unable to tolerate others. Finally, he asked Li Xiaogong: "Xiaogong, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

  Li Xiaogong slowly stood up, bowed and said: "All officials are punished, to serve as a warning."

  "Hmm, just as I intended." Old Li stroked his beard. "Cheng Qing, Wei Qing, Kong Qing, Cheng Qian, Su Qing and others will be fined three months' salary. If there is a next time, they will definitely be severely punished. Can you accept this?"

  Each was given fifty big boards, Li Chengqian naturally did not dare to say another word, and followed several officials to accept punishment.

  "It's been approved by the Emperor!" The eunuch beside Old Li said loudly.

  At this time, all the officials took out their books from their large sleeves and prepared to read the contents to the emperor. The first one to stand up was Fang Xuanling, the Prime Minister of the country, who spoke about the people's livelihood, the severe drought in Longzhong, and requested relief. Emperor Li agreed, and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and several chancellors stood up to arrange this matter properly. Afterwards, they discussed other major national affairs, and Li Chengqian listened attentively with his ears perked up.

  However, after a while, he suddenly heard a familiar voice: "Your subject Kong Yingda has a memorial to present! The other day, the Crown Prince annotated the Thousand Character Classic with punctuation marks for convenience. I observed it and found that it was indeed simple and clear, making the meaning of the text even more explicit. The Crown Prince ordered me to teach this method to the young students at the Hongwen Academy, so as to facilitate their learning. I think this method can also be promoted in other fields. If it is promoted in official documents, it can clearly convey the meaning of the text and make administration clearer!..."

  Li Chengqian raised his head, looked at Kong Longwang and said "me" and even praised me!

  As Kong Longwang's memorial grew longer, Li Chengqian was somewhat surprised. He explained the role of punctuation marks one by one, saying that in official documents, policies would not be misinterpreted due to the lack of punctuation, causing subordinates to make mistakes; and in imperial examinations, candidates would not be denied a place on the list because the examiner misread the sentences.

  Kong Longwang said so much, those officials listened with brighter eyes, and Lao Li's eagle eyes shone even more brightly. When Kong Longwang finished speaking, Lao Li asked: "Kong Gong, you have explained the punctuation marks so wonderfully, present them to me for a look!"

  "Yes." Kong Longwang said excitedly, having long been prepared. "The first page is the punctuation marks annotated by me, and the second page of the memorial is what I wrote using these punctuation marks."

  The eunuch beside Lao Li walked down, took over the memorial of Kong Longwang, and when he reached Li Chengqian's side, he first congratulated him: "I would like to congratulate the prince on inventing such a wonderful thing."

  Li Chengqian nodded with a smile on his face.

  Lao Li looked at Kong Longwang's book and nodded in approval. He asked Li Chengqian, "Chengqian, is this really your invention?"

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