The World of Yellow Sky

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, on the top of the willow branches, the fiery trees, silver flowers and lanterns are like daytime.

As the night darkened, the city of Chang'an was still buzzing with people.

The curfew has been lifted for seven days in a row, and the seven days are a time of national celebration.

The world is stable, the world is peaceful, the war has ceased, the armored soldiers are in the warehouse, and the prosperous age has come, how can we not make people feel yearning.

Except for the police on duty and the guard troops in Chang'an City, the rest of the soldiers got a full seven-day holiday.

The soldiers on duty didn't need to be on duty all the time within seven days, and they were naturally arranged to change defenses. This was a grand event for the whole country to celebrate, so naturally they couldn't be allowed to stick to their posts all the time.

Xu An's whereabouts along the way back to the imperial court from Chen Du's class is not a secret, everyone knows the whereabouts of the army, and the capital reports almost three times a day.

Celebrations after returning to the city are of course indispensable. After returning to the city, the curfew will be lifted, and the news of the celebrations in the city has naturally spread throughout Chang'an.

In Chang'an City, everyone is waiting for the day when Xu An's class teacher returns to the court.

And this day is today.

The migrant workers in the workshops and workshops in Chang'an City put down their work early and were busy during the day, but the night time was their own time.

There is a curfew on weekdays, so I can only close the house and go to bed early at home.

Originally, Chang'an City was always extremely quiet at night.

Only when the watchmen and patrolling soldiers pass by the streets and alleys, will they make some noises, breaking the tranquility.

During the year, there are only a few days when the curfew is lifted at the time of the New Year.

Now that the curfew has been lifted, the city of Chang'an is full of jubilation and brightly lit, as if it were daytime.

Such a grand event, how can we not make people feel refreshed and happy, and how can we not make God yearn for it.

Inside the Honglu Division, there was also an uproar at this time, just like the outside world.

Honglu Division is affiliated to the Ministry of Rites and is one of the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites.

Honglu, originally meant to preach praises loudly and guide ritual festivals.

Therefore, the Han Dynasty set up the Dahonghe to be in charge of the affairs of the princes and vassal states. The kings under their jurisdiction entered the court, counties and states, feuding princes and leaders of the states, etc., were mostly related to etiquette.

Originally, Xu An set up the Department of Foreign Affairs to take charge of this matter, and Pang Bo was the first director of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

However, after the establishment of the Three Governments and Six Ministries, the Department of Foreign Affairs was changed to the Department of Honglu.

Except for the Division of Honglu, the current responsibilities are more than those of the previous Department of Foreign Affairs, and the authority is also greater, faintly showing the demeanor of the head of the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites.

The reason why the Honglu Division has such great power, and its position is faintly the head of the four divisions, is entirely because the Ming Court now owns a land that is far more extensive than its predecessors.

In Honglu Division, people come and go.

From time to time, clerks carrying paperwork walked quickly through the corridor, or they saw someone walking out of one attic and then quickly turning into another attic. Stay even for a moment.

A young official wearing a blue forged official robe held a document and walked around the corner, but was stopped by a group of envoys in different costumes.

"Bold."

The blue-robed official frowned slightly, raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes, and scolded.

"In Honglu Division, you dare to block the road, and you still have to get out of the way!"

His name is Jiang Yu, he is the young secretary of the Honglu Division, and he still has official duties. If he doesn't finish it on time, he will be punished by the Ministry of Rites, and there must be no delay.

These people were dressed in various clothes, some of them he also recognized, and they were emissaries of the vassal tribes and the country.

Hearing the scolding, the envoys were all startled, and several timid envoys had already backed away from the road in a hurry.

In the country of foreign countries, many of the subordinate departments know small rituals but have no great righteousness, and fear power but not virtue.

To these emissaries of vassal tribes and countries, he did not have the slightest sympathy.

Shangguo officials have the majesty of Shangguo.

Today, there are eight provinces and fourteen prefectures in the Ming Dynasty, and the population sources of the inner and middle parts are extremely complicated.

The fourteen prefectures were originally Han lands and were well developed.

But even so, there are tribes such as Wuhuan and Qiangdi in Bingzhou and Liangzhou.

In Youzhou, there are Wuhuan, in Yangzhou there are Shanyue, in Yizhou there are the tribes of the Southern Man, and in Jiaozhou there are also the tribes of Baiman.

And inside and outside the eight provinces that serve as barriers, there are even more tribes, and there are also some small foreign countries.

Dongyi, Beidi, Nanman, Xirong, there are as many as hundreds of large and small countries, and Fanbang tribes.

Xianbei, Hujie, and Dingling in northern Xinjiang, Pyu, Panyue, and Shan in southern Xinjiang, Cheshi, Wusun, and Kucha in the Western Regions, etc.

Although most of its regions were dispatched to the jurisdiction of officials and were also included in the territory, many places still let them manage on their behalf and implemented the chieftain system.

These chieftains and foreign countries were rated according to their land area and population, and then they were conferred as chieftain officials and granted positions.

Not only do they need to pay taxes, but they also need to pay tribute regularly, and even contribute soldiers and provide troops as a barrier and as a vanguard.

What Ming Ting has to do is to provide protection and open up trade.

The only ones who are qualified to have permanent envoys in Chang'an are those slightly larger foreign countries, but even so, the number has reached more than forty, which is enough to see the prosperity of the Ming country today.

And some foreign countries that have not surrendered on the above table also have their own embassy in Honglu Temple.

In addition to being in charge of the foreign affairs of foreign countries and other countries, all national ceremonies, banquets, sutra banquets, canonization, calendar, spring, inheritance, and victory are also handled by Honglu Division.

It is precisely because of this that the power is increasing day by day, and Honglu Division now has the title of the head of the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites.

"The Heavenly Officials of the Shang Kingdom are sympathetic."

An envoy wearing a brocade robe and a bell hanging from his waist looked terrified, but he didn't get out of the way, but still stood in front of him.

The emissary's tone of voice was rather strange, but his Chinese was indeed good.

"I heard that the Heavenly Lord of the Shang Kingdom led the army back to the court. May I ask when will I receive the summons? The officials who handed over to us agreed to inform us today, but they were nowhere to be seen. We had no choice but to stop the Heavenly Official."

Among the official titles, Xu An always appears as a Daojun.

Some of the rumors that spread in the country were spread abroad for some reason. Some tribes and countries really thought that he was a god, so they all called him Tianjun, and the title of Tianjun began to spread.

Up to now, among these foreign countries, they always refer to Xu An as the Heavenly King of Shangguo.

"We are also afraid that we will lose our manners when we meet."

The envoy picked up a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was an envoy from Kucha and knew a lot about Han culture.

He knew that when the Han court ruled, if the etiquette did not meet the norms and offended the emperor, he would be punished more for contributions, and more severely punished for the king, so he would rather offend the officials of the Honglu Division and ask for clarification.

Jiang Yu's expression sank at first, but then he remembered something and cursed in a low voice, showing a trace of helplessness.

The few clerks from the foreign embassy went out to Dongshi together. Most of them forgot to explain these envoys, which led to these things.

The envoy of Kucha felt a little cold. The officials of the Honglu Division seemed to use slang words that were not official. cold sweat.

"The Taoist Lord has ordered that Chang'an will have a seven-day banquet to celebrate the stability of the world."

"You will be summoned at the court meeting on the seventh day, and our officials will come to guide you when the time comes, so don't panic."

"On the fifth day, someone will lead you to learn etiquette. During these few days, you can rest temporarily."

After Jiang Yu said that, he pushed away all the envoys and was about to leave.

However, he felt that what he said was a bit too blunt. The countries of these envoys have always been submissive, and occasionally they should give a little face.

"You don't need to stay in the embassy anymore. You might as well go and see the grand event in the past few days."

"You can go back to the museum and make some preparations. I will send someone to inform the soldiers on duty."

"This……"

All the envoys were happy, and they turned around. Not only did they get the answers they wanted, they were even allowed to leave the museum.

You must know that when you enter Chang'an as an envoy, you are restricted to activities in foreign embassies and Honglu Division, and you are not allowed to go to the streets easily.

"Thank you Heavenly Officer."

All the envoys thanked one after another, and for a while Jiang Yu's ears were full of noise.

Jiang Yu didn't stay any longer, and walked quickly towards the main pavilion of Honglu Division in front of him, and soon walked into the pavilion.

A group of envoys happily left the corridor and walked quickly towards the foreign embassy. They had long wanted to see what Chang'an looked like.

After entering the city, he was taken directly to the foreign embassy, ​​and had no chance to visit Chang'an at all.

They were originally in their own country, where had they seen such a huge city.

The envoys were immersed in joy, but they didn't notice that there was a line of sight that had been staying on them from the very beginning, and that line of sight was cast from the direction of the main pavilion of Honglusi.

In fact, it wasn't that Jiang Yu was really showing kindness. Letting these envoys participate in the grand meeting was an order that was handed down.

As for the reason, it is very simple. This grand event held in Chang'an City is not only for celebration, but also for promoting culture and demonstrating national strength.

In the three wars in Northern Xinjiang, Liaodong, and Korea, the Ming army's Dulwei spread far and wide.

In the First World War in the Western Regions, the invincibility of the Ming army deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Zhang Yan shocked southern Xinjiang and destroyed Linyi, which made the countries in southern Xinjiang terrified.

Many countries and tribes have just formed civilization, and they are still drinking blood. Many of them are still tribes, not even countries, and they are far behind the Han land.

The place where they live is around Huaxia. They look at the lives of the residents of Han, from the ruler to the common people, and they are all very yearning for Chinese culture.

China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia; there is beauty in obedience, it is called Hua.

The Ming country is now unparalleled in the world. When it was originally in the Han Dynasty, these small countries and tribes around them were very yearning for the Han culture, and even wanted to join Huaxia as a subordinate.

For example, Nanlou, Shanggu Wuhuan with hundreds of thousands of riders, dominates one side, but is extremely obsessed with Chinese culture, learns Chinese, speaks Chinese, and even wears Hanfu.

Xu An originally wanted to order that all foreign countries must use Daming Mandarin, that is, Chinese as the common language and use Chinese characters.

But it turned out that the order hadn't been issued yet, and he discovered a problem.

Many surrounding countries began to use Chinese characters as their national characters very early on, and even communicated a lot of Chinese on weekdays. The nobles of all countries basically knew Chinese characters and Chinese language, and even had Chinese names.

Chinese culture has always influenced the surrounding countries, and this influence became more significant after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty and the sweeping of the Ming army.

Chinese culture has already formed a cultural circle, and when its influence expanded, some neighboring countries sent envoys to Chang'an.

They all have only one purpose, which is to pay tribute to Daming, and some even hope that Daming can send officials to accept them. They want to become a part of Daming.

In today's foreign embassies, there are more than a dozen countries holding letters from their respective rulers, wanting to merge into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and requesting Ming's canonization.

This grand event in Chang'an is not just a simple event.

Xu An wants to use this grand event to let people in the world know about the tolerance of Da Ming, the magnificence of Da Ming, and the strength of Da Ming.

Bu Guowei is in the world, Yang Chang is in the world.

Compared with military conquest, cultural influence is more permanent.

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The east and west cities were brightly lit, and on the streets of Chang'an City, bright lights lit up one after another.

A night watchman with a yellow cap wrapped around his head and a light blue uniform held a lantern and lit the street lamps on the road one by one.

The curfew in Chang'an is usually implemented one hour after dusk, which is much later than the sunset in other cities.

Therefore, there are many street lights on the streets of Chang'an. These street lights are lit by special night watchmen when dusk comes. On weekdays, the street lights only light up important places to illuminate the road for pedestrians passing by. .

But today all the street lamps were lit, and the bright lights illuminated the roads everywhere. The streets of Chang'an were all brightly lit.

On the street, it is already bustling and flowing.

During the event, carriages and horses were banned, which also made the road much wider.

At this time, all the pedestrians on the street are walking in the same direction, which is the direction of the market.

Among the crowd, a little fat man was particularly eye-catching. That little fat man had a wooden sword hanging from his waist. He looked young, with a pair of eyes wandering around, as if he was very new to everything.

The reason why everyone paid attention to the little fat man was because the little fat man was riding on a woman's neck.

The woman's complexion was wheatish, with a short knife hanging from her waist, and many shiny silver accessories. She didn't comb her hair like the Han women, but tied it casually.

She grabbed the little fat man's legs and feet with one hand to stabilize her figure, while with the other hand she held a bunch of candies and ate them with relish.

Beside him, there was a man in a purple forged brocade robe and a woman in a straight train robe.

That man is majestic and heroic, and although that woman has no make-up, her frown and smile are all capable of attracting people's hearts.

There are also five or six men in strong suits with sabers guarding him.

The man in the purple brocade robe was none other than Xu An, and the person holding his hand was Wang Yi.

That little fat man is naturally Xu Feng, and the woman carrying him is Xu Yu.

A small group and a large group don't know why, but the relationship is good.