Time flew by like a white horse, and two days passed in the blink of an eye.
The etiquette training for Chen Qi and the new batch of Jinshi also came to an end. Everyone happily walked out of the Honglu Temple as if they had been relieved and began to prepare for tomorrow's morning court gratitude.
According to the requirements of the Tang Empire, after three days of training at the Honglu Temple, the top scholar would lead the scholars to express their gratitude.
This could be considered a test of the results of the three days of etiquette training at the Chamberlain of Dependencies.
This was a standard court meeting, which meant that it was the day when all the officials were attending court.
Giving thanks at the court meeting was also the best way to test the etiquette of the new Jinshi.
The court meeting was still held in Taiji Palace.
On this day, Chen Qi put on his crown early in the morning and went to the palace alone.
Unlike the previous two times he entered the palace, Chen Qi felt a little lonely this time.
He stood alone in front of the Imperial Palace, enduring the isolation of the other scholars and the pointing fingers of the officials in the court.
It couldn't be helped. Three days had passed, and Chen Qi's name had spread throughout Chang 'an.
Of course, his "On the Extermination of Buddha and the Rapid Riches" was definitely not spread out. Only the Zhenguan Emperor and a few important officials of the court were qualified to read it.
The others did not know the real reason why Chen Qi had offended the Emperor, nor did they know what kind of article he had written during the policy discussion. They only knew that he did not respect sages and immortals.
This was understandable. If Chen Qi's theory was really published, it would also affect the glorious image of Buddhism.
He couldn't possibly tell everyone that the Buddhist League had tens of thousands of temples in the Great Tang, hundreds of thousands or even millions of monks and nuns, and occupied millions of fertile fields. They all ate meat and drank wine, and none of them paid taxes.
If the imperial court really dared to publish such an article, it would be strange if the people at the bottom didn't go crazy.
F * ck, it's so good to be a monk. Why do you still need to plant? Wouldn't it be nice to just put down the hoe and become a Buddha on the spot?
After becoming a monk, he didn't have to worry about starving, he didn't have to worry about being bullied by the great clans, and he didn't have to pay taxes by the imperial court. Such good things were hard to come by.
That was why Li Shimin and the others were crazy enough to publish Chen Qi's essay to the public. They could only use the name of "disrespecting sages" and "disrespecting immortals" to send him directly to the Imperial Academy.
As for the other civil and military officials?
Although they didn't know what Chen Qi had written, the emperor had already spoken. They didn't dare to go against Li Shimin.
Therefore, he could only play along and suppress Chen Qi.
Not long after, the palace doors opened wide. The civil and military officials lined up according to their ranks and entered. Chen Qi followed the Jinshi team and arrived in front of Taiji Palace.
Then, under the guidance of the Chamberlain of Dependencies official, he placed the gratitude form that he had written in advance on a table carved with dragon patterns not far from Taiji Palace.
The above table of gratitude was a fixed procedure, and the content of the table did not have any room for development.
It was nothing more than gratitude to the current emperor and so on. It was just like the thank-you letter that Chen Qi's employees wrote to the company's leaders in his previous life. In any case, it was just flattery and flattery.
Perhaps because Chen Qi had a criminal record, the officials of the Chamberlain of Dependencies guided him throughout the entire process of writing the gratitude form. They even personally checked it after he finished writing it.
In case he caused trouble in the gratitude form and wrote something he shouldn't have written.
Chen Qi was speechless.
He was not stupid. How could he cause trouble under such circumstances?
Something like a gratitude form was just a project of face and image. It would be strange if Li Shimin would look at it.
Just like how employees were forced to write letters of gratitude and suggestions to their company leaders in the future, which company leader would really read them?
If he were to cause trouble in this area, not only would Li Shiming not know, it would be useless.
He would also offend the officials of the Chamberlain of Dependencies and the Imperial Palace, causing him to be hated by everyone.
His head must be stuck in a door, that was why he would do such a thankless and useless thing.
Besides, he was not a steel-headed child, and there was no need for him to test the sharpness of the swords of the Tang Imperial Court with his small body.
Therefore, Chen Qi was very well-behaved in the entire court meeting. He stood behind the scholars like a small transparent person and was not eye-catching at all.
He would do whatever others did and say whatever others said.
At the beginning of the court meeting, Chen Guangrui, the top scholar, presented a gratitude table on behalf of the scholars and led the scholars to salute the Zhenguan Emperor Li Shimin on the dragon chair.
"You may enter the Hongwen Hall or the three provinces and six departments. You must do your best for the country and the people. Don't slack off, or I will not let you off easily.”
The Zhenguan Emperor, Li Shimin, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, looked at the new Jinshi kneeling in the hall and nodded in satisfaction. He opened his golden mouth and encouraged the Jinshi again.
"I will obey the decree."
Since the Emperor had said so, what else could Chen Qi and the others do? Of course, you were right.
After thanking him, the court session was completed.
The Emperor of Zhenguan was the first to leave, and then the civil and military officials returned to their homes.
As for Chen Qi and the other new Jinshi, they first went to the Ministry of Personnel to get their official documents, official uniforms, and seals. After that, they reported to the yamen they were going to.
Of course, it was still fine for Jinshi like Chen Qi who had been left behind to serve in Chang 'an City. Those who were appointed to other places or even the small worlds controlled by the Tang Empire would not be able to report for office in a short period of time.
The place where he worked was not too far away. As long as he worked hard, he could reach it in eight to ten days.
If it was far away, it would be hard to say. If it was smooth, he would be able to reach the place in three to five months.
If things didn't go smoothly, he might become a dead soul under the blade of some outlaw, or a meal for some mountain spirit, wild monster, or demon ghost.
These were all possible. In any case, the imperial court was not responsible for sending them.
You have to rely on yourself.
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