First of all, the Qing dynasty went to court very early. Usually at three or four o'clock in the morning, the emperor will get up and work. The emperor gets up early, but the minister can't sleep late. Generally, ministers of the Han nationality basically live outside Xuanwu Gate, which is a long distance from their residence to the Forbidden City, so they usually have to get up at two or three o'clock to start.

Officials who try to get to the Forbidden City cannot enter immediately. They usually wait at Donghuamen. There is a "dismount monument" in Donghuamen. No matter how old you are, you must dismount, get off the sedan chair and walk in. Only those who were specially endowed by the emperor with "riding horses in the Forbidden City" are special cases. In Shi Mao, at five o'clock in the morning, the gate opened and the waiting officials filed in.

Officials who finally arrive at the Hall of Supreme Harmony will find a eunuch whipped three times. This is to remind ministers that the emperor is coming and ready to meet him.

It is different from the scene in which ministers crowded together in the hall for a meeting in the Qing Dynasty drama. Except for a few high officials and dignitaries, most people stood outside the main hall. If the Imperial Gate listens to politics, I'm sorry, all ministers have to stand on both sides of the Gan Qing Gate.

At the beginning of the meeting, it was the so-called three knocks and nine obeisances. If you don't estimate your physical strength, you will get dizzy. In the early dynasty, there were strict rules for speaking, standing and gesturing. If you accidentally make a mistake, the examiner on duty will have a passbook to participate.

According to "Da Ming Hui Dian", the former ministers had to get up in the middle of the night and cross half the capital to the meridian gate. At 3 o'clock in the morning, the minister arrived at the noon gate and waited. As soon as the drum on the rostrum rang, the ministers lined up; When the bell rang around 5 am, the door of the palace was opened. Guan Bai entered in turn, crossed the Jinshui Bridge and lined up in the square. If an official coughs, spits or walks unsteadily, it will be recorded by the censor in charge of picketing and waiting for treatment. Usually, when the emperor visits the Taihe Gate or Hall, 100 officials kneel and kowtow three times. Only officials above level 4 have the opportunity to talk to the emperor. Ministers report government affairs to the emperor, and the emperor asks questions or gives answers.