Ji Tang

As the lights came on and the moon reached its zenith, the already brilliantly lit Chang'an City seemed to be wearing a gorgeous coat, dazzling and unparalleled in the world.

Perhaps, in this era, only the night in Chang'an can be like this!
Tonight is the traditional Chinese festival Mid-Autumn Festival. After settling the Moon Goddess, the people in the city took their families and children to the streets to admire the lanterns.

The young men put on their fancy clothes, called a few good friends and headed straight for the Palace of All Peoples. Along the way, the girls in half-chested skirts made these young men, who were just beginning to fall in love, look back frequently. One of them was so busy looking at the girl that he forgot to look ahead and bumped his head into a bump.

This immediately caused the girls to shout and the boy, feeling embarrassed, ran away immediately.

His Majesty has already issued an edict tonight, and the Imperial Guards did not stop them. They shared the joy with the people and even opened the parade grounds and palace gardens outside the Wanmin Palace. All family members of officials above the fifth rank could enter the Wanmin Palace to participate in the grand ceremony of the retired emperor and experience the grand ceremony of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, the retired emperor issued an edict to hold a grand banquet outside the Wanmin Palace. As long as the citizens of Chang'an could eat freely, even merchants from other countries could take food freely. The only requirement was that they could not steal or waste food.

Therefore, the people who got the news waited outside the Palace of All Peoples early. Those who came early were fine, but those who came late were all dumbfounded. As far as they looked, they saw only crowds of people. How could they have a place to stand?
He was unwilling to give up and tried to squeeze in, but was soon pulled out by the 16 guards. They were scolded in public and then let go. Most people stopped thinking about it. The people of Chang'an were under the emperor's feet and felt superior. They usually cared about their reputation. Being scolded every day, especially in front of so many people, they felt extremely embarrassed, so most of them covered their faces and left.

"Crash!"

Suddenly, just as everyone was thinking about what to do and preparing to eat, they heard the sound of weapons colliding. Although the people were puzzled, they were not worried.

Now the Tang Dynasty is at its peak, His Majesty the Khan is still alive, Shengtian is on the throne, and his position is extremely stable. The Tang soldiers are marching in all directions, so who dares to act recklessly in Chang'an at this time?

But everyone was curious about what happened? Why did the sixteen guards stationed in the Blue Sky Camp enter Chang'an?

"Retreat quickly!"

"Retreat quickly!"

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A general wearing fish-scale armor was seen riding on his horse solemnly. He looked around and said loudly, "People of Chang'an, listen up! Foreign envoys are coming soon. Everyone, get ready."

"First, no causing trouble, no making loud noises, no pushing or crowding."

"Second, everyone must retreat beyond the cordon to make room for the envoys from the Tang Dynasty. Anyone who disobeys orders will be punished."

The general snorted coldly: "I will make you take off all your clothes and stand on the city wall tonight!"

"Remember this, tonight is the grand ceremony of our Great Tang. Anyone who dares to cause trouble at this time will bring shame to our Great Tang. If they bring shame to the Great Tang, they will bring shame to our soldiers and me."

"Don't blame me for speaking harshly. There are at least a thousand envoys coming to attend the ceremony tonight. If you do something shameful, when these envoys return to their countries, my Tang Dynasty will become famous."

"Do you remember everything?"

Everyone looked at each other, but everyone understood what the general meant, which was to never do anything that would bring shame to the Tang Dynasty!
"General, please rest assured. We are all citizens of Chang'an. How can we lose face for our Tang Dynasty in front of outsiders? General, go now. We will definitely not disappoint the Emperor and His Majesty. Let those barbarians see what kind of ceremonial country our Tang Dynasty is!"

"it is good!"

Everyone cheered loudly and said, "That's right. We will definitely make them feel at home and see how hospitable the people of the Great Tang are."

Upon hearing this, the general nodded with satisfaction, said nothing, and after reminding his soldiers to be prepared for any accidents, he stood on the road waiting.

"Persian envoy arrives"

With a shout, a group of people in strange costumes slowly walked towards this side. The Persian envoy was nervous. He had been shocked since he left the embassy. There were so many people, the endless city, the magnificent palaces, the neat and uniform market, everything made him seem so small and ignorant.

This was his first time in the Tang Dynasty. He knew that Chang'an had a large population, but he never thought it would be so large?

At a glance, there were bustling crowds of people. According to his estimation, there were at least 200,000 people in front of the Palace of All Peoples. What a huge population.

Their country of Persia has a population of only 50,000 people now, and it is still the most important city in the Western Regions. Now compared with Chang'an, no, there is no comparison at all!
At this time, the people of Chang'an around looked at the envoy with some strange eyes. At this moment, a group of people walked out of the Palace of Ten Thousand People. When everyone took a closer look, they were shocked.

"Duke of Qing? How come even he is here?"

How could they not be surprised? This was the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Tang Dynasty, a god-like figure in their minds that was out of reach. How could they not expect that he would come to greet a small Persian envoy?

At this time, the general who arrived first seemed to know that this person was coming. He stepped forward calmly and saluted, saying, "General Cheng Chusi, I greet the Duke of Qing!"

Ji Song blinked and glared at the guy, but he also knew that he couldn't be as unrestrained as usual in such a formal occasion, so he nodded and said, "Get ready to welcome the envoy!"

"promise!"

Ji Song looked back and saw Wang Xuance nodding with a smile. Ji Song then glanced at the crowd. When he saw a few familiar faces, he nodded with satisfaction and whispered, "Give the order and act according to the plan later!"

"Teacher, rest assured, I won't let you down!"

"No, we can't let our 'guests' down!"

Wang Xuance was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what the teacher meant. He rolled his eyes and thought to himself, "You are making fun of me!"

At this time, the Persian envoys also learned through the translation of the officials of the Honglu Temple that the person who came to greet them was Ji Song, who was known as the Eastern God of War. They were immediately shocked and immediately stepped forward without any reserve as an envoy. They bowed respectfully and said: "The Persian envoy pays respect to the Duke of Qing on behalf of our king. I didn't know it was the Duke of Qing who came. I hope the Duke of Qing will not be offended if I am impolite!"

Ji Song smiled slightly, and suddenly it was like a hundred flowers blooming, which made the uneasy Persian envoy feel much more relieved.

"Please also take me to say hello to the king of your country. Persia is invited to come here, so it is a guest of the Tang Dynasty. As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, it is natural for me to come to greet you. You don't have to be nervous."

After that, he said solemnly, "I, Ji Song, Duke of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and all the people of the Tang Dynasty, welcome the Persian envoys."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone in the crowd shouted, "The people of the Tang Dynasty welcome Persia to come to the Tang Dynasty!"

Many people were stunned. What did this have to do with them?
But, when you think about it, it seems to be right.

then
"We welcome the Persian envoys to come to the Tang Dynasty!"

"We welcome the Persian envoys to come to the Tang Dynasty!"

"We welcome the Persian envoys to come to the Tang Dynasty!"

"..."

The voices were small and loud, rising and falling in an instant. One can imagine how loud hundreds of thousands of people shouting would be. Such enthusiasm really made the Persian envoy almost shed tears. (End of this chapter)