The court meetings of the Tang Dynasty were usually held at Mao hour, around six o'clock in the morning.
The court meetings were not custom-made.
A diligent emperor could also hold court meetings every day.
As for the lazy emperor, the difficulty depended on his mood.
However, on the first and fifteenth day of each month, there is a must-have imperial meeting, called the Shuowang Gathering Meeting.
All officials of the ninth rank and above in the three provinces and six ministries must participate.
It is very troublesome to attend court meetings, especially those officials who live outside Chang'an City.
They often get up early in the middle of the night.
Otherwise, they will be in trouble if they are late.
The emperor can be late for a while and just have a laugh.
In the past, if the minister was late, it would not be that simple.
Today is just after New Year's Day, the first major court meeting was originally supposed to be on the 15th, but because it was New Year's Day, it was pushed back one day.
The sky has just turned white, and the city of Chang'an is still lit with thousands of lights, accompanied by celebrations, which is obviously a continuation of yesterday's fun.
The city of Chang'an has become more and more prosperous, and the people's living standards have been greatly improved.
The official administration has been clear, and externally, the powerful soldiers of the government have conquered the east and west, and have shown their authority in foreign lands, which has also given the country a stable environment.
The common people are the most practical.
They don't care who becomes the emperor.
Their requirements are very simple, that is, to have enough food and warm clothes.
At dawn, the royal road in front of Taiji Palace and the square were already overcrowded.
Officials from the three provinces and six ministries were all dispatched to gather the foreign officials in charge or the envoys from foreign countries together, waiting to go in and have an audience.
Naturally, it is impossible for so many officials to enter all at once, but there are fixed regulations.
The first wave of people to meet were the feudal officials from various places, the governors of various states, then the local officials, and finally the envoys from the foreign states.
Those who are ready to meet will wait outside the Tai Chi Hall.
There is a circle of marble platforms around it, and the outside is decorated with beautiful pillars and railings.
The walls and eaves of the hall are carved with gilded dragons, birds, beasts, and soldiers' war patterns.
The front and rear corridors are in the style of a hard mountain.
The roof of the hall is paved with yellow glazed tiles and trimmed with green trim.
The main ridge is decorated with colorful glazed dragon patterns and flame beads.
It is five rooms wide and three rooms deep.
The interior of the hall is "completely made in the Ming Dynasty" and decorated with colorful paintings.
Inside there is a throne, a screen, an incense burner, an incense pavilion and a candlestick on both sides.
At the two corners of the platform in front of the hall, there is a sunrise in the east and a Jialiang in the west.
What this style demonstrates is not extreme magnificence or grandeur, but a solid and simple heaviness.
At this time, those waiting outside the palace were all goldfish bags in purple robes.
They were all officials of the third rank or above, the controllers of various states.
In the main hall, a group of big guys were having a heated discussion, especially the generals.
Cheng Yaojin was having a great time bragging and spanking.
However, as Li Er slowly walked over, the noisy scene immediately ceased, and everyone lined up and stood in line.
"My dear friends, you have had a great holiday."
Li Er smiled and was in a good mood.
Just now in the harem, he played several rounds of mahjong with Queen Changsun, Concubine Yang, and Gao Yang, and won several games.
Therefore, A little late.
"It's okay, it's okay, haha, Your Majesty, you don't know, there is a popular thing called Mahjong recently, which is quite fun.
I have been thinking about this thing in the past few days."
The Tang Dynasty is not like the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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What the emperor said would be listened to.
In this era, it can be said that it is very open, and Li Er is also very generous.
As long as you are reasonable, it will be fine even if you scold him in person.
If this is During the Qing Dynasty, it was enough to kill the whole family.
"Oh, haha, did you win or lose?"
Li Er asked with interest.
This little mahjong seemed simple, but the more he played, he found that it was actually very complicated.
"Haha, Your Majesty, I have certainly won more."
Cheng Yaojin said so boldly that his face was not even red.
"Zhao Guogong, you have played this mahjong."
The generals were whispering to each other, and Li Er could clearly hear that they were all talking about winning or losing.
"Your Majesty, I played a few games and it was quite interesting."
Changsun Wuji was very conservative, saying that he only played a few games and could advance or retreat.
"Your Majesty, the old minister has his own book."
The veteran Wei Zheng straightened his official uniform and stood in the hall.
"Oh, Wei Aiqing did this too," Li Er said with a smile, well, finally this old man doesn't go against me anymore.
"Your Majesty, although Mahjong has only been popular for a short period of time, it has had a great influence.
In recent days, I have discovered that many people in the city have gathered together, and they have also placed copper coins as bets.
Moreover, more gambling houses in the city have added mahjong gambling bureaus.
This The wind cannot last forever.
In the past, people did not want to make progress, did not work, went to work, and lingered at the gambling table every day.
The Tang Dynasty was in danger."
Wei Zheng was impassioned and had a heartbroken look, which made Li Er feel a chill in his heart.
This mahjong spread so fast.
Moreover, he actually went to the gambling table and bet money Li Er didn't expect that mahjong could still be played like this.
Gambling was a big cancer, and this trend couldn't last long.
"Your Majesty, I agree that this thing is just enough for family entertainment.
Adding a gambling game will ruin many families."
Changsun Wuji went out to support Wei Zheng because he found that several sons in his family were also addicted to it, including his eldest son, Changsun Chong, whom he was very fond of.
"Your Majesty, I believe that a severe crackdown should be organized to crack down on gambling.
Many people have been separated from their wives and families because of this.
Our Tang Dynasty is now prosperous, but we cannot let gambling harm our progress."
Fang Xuanling has been an official for decades and has seen too much.
Moreover, he has very strict requirements for his son.
He can go to a brothel to drink wine and recite poems, but he cannot go to a gambling house.
Kong Yingda and other prominent scholars also agreed.
In the minds of these people, gambling is the source of all evil and should be severely punished.
One of Li Er's greatest strengths is that he can listen to other people's opinions.
For example, now, since what the ministers say makes sense, he agrees.
"Li Tai, it's up to you to handle this matter.
You must give a severe blow to the arrogance of those gambling houses."
Li Er was not an emperor hiding in the palace, but would pay private visits incognito from time to time.
He once met a businessman who went bankrupt due to gambling.
"Yes, the child must do his best."
Li Tai smiled and glanced sideways at Hou Junji who was standing behind Cheng Yaojin.
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Let's see where you are going this time.
Unlike others, Hou Junji was born in the market and worked as a gangster.
Naturally, he knew the huge profits of gambling houses.
Others cherished their reputation and were unwilling to participate in it, but Hou Junji didn't care.
His family's gambling house occupied the city of Chang'an.
One-third of the income can be said to be about the same as making a fortune every day.
However, at this moment, Hou Junji was anxious.
What the hell is this?
At the beginning of the new year, something like this happened.
My feeling is, you guys collaborated to design my...
"Damn old man Wei Zheng, are you able to hold on after eating enough?
Damn it, Wang Zhi, no wonder you left so quickly.
Your feelings made me take the blame for you.
Let's see."
Even though Hou Junji was deeply unwilling, he didn't dare to show it.
Boy, you want to show me how to deal with you.
Wang Zhi naturally didn't know about the disputes in the court.
At this moment, he was lying on the bed catching up on his sleep.
Yesterday, Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin and Niu Jianhu came together.
They were bored at home and came to play mahjong with Wang Zhi.
They also wished Wang Qiang and his wife a happy new year.
The four of them fought all night before giving up.
Although Wang Zhi had won thirty guan, he was as sleepy as a dog.
He couldn't get up from the bed.
Even if Ziyue came, he couldn't pull him up.
"What's wrong, who made you angry?"
Ziyue had been chirping all morning.
Wang Zhi covered his ears in annoyance and pretended to sleep.
However, it suddenly became quiet, and Wang Zhi couldn't sleep anymore.
"Who else would bully me besides you?"
Ziyue curled her lips, looking like she had been greatly wronged, with tears welling up in her eyes.
"Hey, what's wrong?
Don't cry.
Don't cry.
If you have something to say, please say it."
Wang Zhi hugged Ziyue distressedly.
He saw that his little body had lost a lot of weight, but he couldn't cry anymore because it would hurt his body.
"Okay, why did you stop the mahjong workshop?
Did I do something wrong?"
Ziyue humiliated and humped in Wang Zhi's arms.
She was originally so good that she actually started to cry.
"Hey, don't cry, don't cry, listen to me, it's not that you did anything wrong, it's that this mahjong can't last long, just watch it, the court will definitely control it, let's stop early, otherwise, it will definitely happen Unlucky”.
"real" "More real than real gold."
"I don't believe it, I want a hug."
"Women are really troublesome sometimes."
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Wang Zhi spent a lot of effort to make Ziyue happy, but found that his sleepyhead also ran away.
Okay, you win, get up
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