On November 15th, it was the day of hope. According to the custom, the emperor usually held a court meeting in the Xuanshi Hall of Weiyang Palace. It was just dawn that morning, and Zhang Ran got up early to wash up. Before he even had time to eat breakfast, he hurriedly grabbed two steamed buns and rushed to Dong Zhongshu's mansion by car.

When Zhang Ran arrived in front of the Dong Mansion, he found that there was also a gorgeous carriage parked at the main entrance of the Dong Mansion. Seeing this, Zhang Ran's entourage Xue Tong quickly jumped out of the car and took Zhang Ran forward to talk.

After a conversation, it was found that Xue Tong discovered that the car was Dong Zhongshu's car (with a canopy, most of which are used by respected people). They had been waiting for Zhang Ran here for a long time.

After asking the reason, Xue Tong hurriedly trotted back to the car, and replied to Zhang Ran: "Master, just now, Dong Gong said that the master does not need to go to the greeting, just follow the frame to Weiyang Palace!"

"Is that?" Zhang Ran, who was sitting in the car, was hesitating whether to get out of the car and go to Dong Zhongshu to greet him. After all, the cold wind in this winter is biting, and there is no down jacket in this era. The warming measures are very poor. Even if he wears five layers, Zhang Ran was a little unwilling to go out... However, when he heard Xue Tong say this, Zhang Ran was overjoyed: "Xue Ming, did you hear it? After following Dong Gong's frame, he rushed to Dongque immediately!"

"Here!" Xue Ming nodded and responded, then waved the horse whip, gently whipped the horse's buttocks, shouted "Hao~", and drove the carriage forward...

When Zhang Ran and his group arrived near the east palace of Weiyang Palace, there were already carriages and horses gathered here, which was very noisy. The carriage slowly stopped in the distance. Zhang Ran quietly lifted the curtain and looked around. He saw officials wearing black official robes, long crowns, and various ribbons on their waists everywhere... These people gathered together in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing in a low voice, looking very lively...

After getting off the carriage, Zhang Ran went to the front to greet Dong Zhongshu, chatted for a few words, and then followed him to the crowd.

Since Zhang Ran had just been an official for a while, he was still an internal dynasty official in the Shaofu, Zhang Ran basically did not recognize any of these external dynasties... let alone say hello to others.

On the contrary, Dong Zhongshu in front seemed to have many acquaintances. Along the way, basically everyone around would bow to Dong Zhongshu and say "Dong Gong", which looked very well-known.

When Zhang Ran was halfway through Dong Zhongshu, a person suddenly jumped out of the crowd. After seeing Dong Zhongshu, he bent down and said, "Disciple Bu Shu, pay homage to his mentor!"

Dong Zhongshu paused slightly, stopped in front of him, looked at the current disciple whom he had once loved the most and was most proud of. After a long time of silence, he nodded slightly and said, "Well~, get up!"

"Thank you!" After Lu Bushu thanked him, he stood up without saying much, and directly turned to the side and stood respectfully on the side. He waited until Dong Zhongshu walked past him. Only then did Lu Bushu quietly take a step and follow Dong Zhongshu...

During this period, Zhang Ran had been paying attention to the young man wearing a black robe and a black ribbon on his waist. Seeing that he suddenly came beside him, Zhang Ran couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Perhaps because he noticed the gaze that Zhang Ran was cast, the young man smiled gently at Zhang Ran and bowed: "Lu Bushu has seen Xiao Lang!"

"Zhang Ran has met Chief Lu!" Zhang Ran hurriedly bowed and bowed back.

Earlier, I learned from King Wuqiu Shou that this Lu Bushu is now the chief official of the Prime Minister's Office, with a rank of thousands of stones, which is much larger than Zhang Ran's official position. The other party took the initiative to pay homage, and Zhang Ran had to return.

"You don't have to be too polite!" Lu Bushu smiled slightly, then quietly looked at Dong Zhongshu in front of him, suddenly lowered his voice, and said to Zhang Ran: "Xiao Lang, thanks to you this time, my mentor has the opportunity to recover... I must keep this kindness in mind, and I will repay you well in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ran waved his hand and said, "The words are so heavy, Chief Lu has so heavy words! Mr. Dong and I fell in love with each other at first sight. This time, Mr. Dong recommended me to him, so I had the opportunity to become an official. For more than ten days, Mr. Dong has taken care of me and taught me carefully... It is me who should thank Mr. Dong!"

After hearing Zhang Ran's words, Lu Bushu's expression changed slightly. A hint of envy appeared in his eyes when he looked at Zhang Ran. After pondering for a long time, Lu Bushu sighed slightly, shook his head, and said to Zhang Ran: "No matter what, I will never forget the kindness of Xiao Lang..."

As the two of them spoke, the sky gradually brightened, and soon a red sun gradually rose from the eastern sky... At this moment, Dong Zhongshu in front suddenly spoke up to remind Zhang Ran behind him, "Stop the sound! It's time to enter the court!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ran and Lu Bushu quickly stopped talking and looked up at the palace gate ahead.

Sure enough, as soon as Dong Zhongshu finished speaking, a "dong dong dong" sound suddenly came from everyone's ears. Then the tall palace gate of Weiyang Palace suddenly opened slowly, and then a group of people walked out of the palace gate, leading a voyeur wearing a dark black suit and a singular official on his head.

The envoy slowly walked to the officials, looked around and said loudly: "The hour of the year has arrived, and all the officials of Xuan Gong and Gong went to Xuan Shi Hall to meet him!"

"Now~"

Everyone agreed in unison, and then, under the guidance of the envoys, entered the palace gate in order according to the size of their official positions... Because the position was too low, Zhang Ran was forced to separate from Dong Zhongshu and Lu Bushu, and ranked in the backstage. When most of the people finished, they were taken to Weiyang Palace.

After passing through the long corridor, we walked west behind the officials. After about ten minutes, the group came outside the Xuanshi Hall on the north side of the Weiyang Palace.

At this time, a ritual official slowly walked out of the Xuanshi Hall. The ritual official said that he had "entered the hall", and all civil and military officials walked forward in an orderly manner, climbed up the steps, and entered the Xuanshi Hall in sequence.

"The emperor is here, and all officials welcome you!"

After a loud chanting, the bells and drums in the Xuanshi Hall were ringing and the rituals and music were played. The emperor Liu Che was wearing a black robe, wearing a twelve crowns on his head, and holding a long sword in his hand. He slowly walked into the hall surrounded by several eunuchs.

"I welcome your Majesty to the court!"

All civil and military officials bowed together to welcome the arrival of the emperor.

During the worship of many ministers, Liu Che walked to the center of the hall and slowly sat down in front of the imperial case. Then, he looked around and waved his sleeves and said, "The ministers are exempt from courtesy and give them seats."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

All the officials and ministers bowed again, and then they quickly found a seat on both sides of the hall according to their respective positions and sat down.
Chapter completed!