Yipin Tang

Chapter 207

On this day, the sky was high and the clouds were clear. The streets and alleys of Chang'an City were decorated with lights and festoons.

Only a wealthy and powerful country can live a stable life for the people. Although the wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty have gradually faded away, the old people still remember that turbulent era, people are not as good as dogs, and their lives are like grass.The young people enjoyed the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and listened to the old man's recounting the turmoil of the past, but still couldn't imagine what kind of dark age it was.

Linde Hall was solemnly and luxuriously arranged, and Li Ergao sat on it, looking at the envoys from various countries who came to pay homage, he immediately felt extremely proud.

Even Turks, who have always been rebellious, and distant Dashi, Persia and other countries also sent envoys to the DPRK. This is an unprecedented glorious ceremony.

Empress Changsun looks good today, with a phoenix crown and xiapei, dignified and elegant, sitting beside Li Er with a smile on her face, while the other concubines and princesses are sitting on the seats specially prepared for them below.

The Dachaohui is different from Li Er's birthday banquet. This is a grand ceremony of great significance. Naturally, it cannot be as casual as the birthday banquet, and the seating arrangement is strictly regulated.

On the left side of His Highness is Prince Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty, under him are King Wu Li Ke, King Wei Li Tai and King Jin Li Zhi, and further west are the officials of the Tang Dynasty headed by Changsun Wuji. His official position is really not available on this occasion, and his position is very inconspicuous, but he doesn't care about these, he doesn't like the feeling of being conspicuous.

On the right side of the main hall is the little Turkic Prince Bator. He seems to enjoy being able to sit in the first place. This is a symbol of status and status. They have no intention or dare to compete for the top spot.

At the end of the year, the temperature was extremely cold, and the outside was already dripping into ice, and sitting in the hall could still hear the howling cold wind outside.

However, the people sitting in the hall did not feel the slightest chill, but felt the surroundings were warm, and some foreign envoys in animal skins even felt slightly warm.

Many of the envoys who came to participate in the Great Court Meeting had attended Li Er's birthday banquet. The weather on the day of the birthday banquet was extremely hot, but Linde Hall was cool and refreshing. I suddenly thought to myself: Could it be that the Central Plains is really a land blessed by God, it is actually warm in winter and cool in summer.

There are always people who will express the surprise in their hearts on their faces. Seeing the astonished expressions of Fanbang envoys, Li Er feels even more proud. How can the country of Shangbang be compared with Fanbang barbarians!

In fact, the reason is very simple. The last time Li Chengqian came to Wang Xiang for help was for this matter.

During the Li Ershou banquet, Wang Xiang asked people to place a lot of iron boxes around the Linde Hall to store ice, but now it has been changed into a large coal stove with a chimney leading to the outside of the hall, and someone specially added coal mines from the back of the large coal stove. , To put it bluntly, it is just a super large heater.

Coal mines are more resistant to burning than wood, and they have enough heat, otherwise, burning wood would definitely not be able to supply such a large Linde Hall for heating.

Of course, those foreign envoys didn't know this, so it was a mysterious thing in their eyes that the cold wind was biting outside but the inside was warm and pleasant. But all mysterious things always make people feel awe, and the lower the level of civilization, the more Believing in the theory of gods, Fanbang's level of civilization is obviously much lower than that of Datang.

At the beginning of the Great Court Meeting, the representatives of the envoys of various countries first presented the tribute form to Li Er and offered tribute. Very high position.

Only the Turks presented the tribute table and tribute at the end, but they put themselves at the same height as the Tang Dynasty in words.

Li Er looked at Tulu who was looking at him without flinching and smiled slightly, and asked the guards to accept the Turkic tribute form and tribute.

"I am very pleased that Turks came to our Tang Dynasty to participate in the Great Court Meeting."

A faint sentence immediately made Tulu's face change slightly. No matter how he pretended to be high-profile, since sending an envoy to court is already an act of weakness, besides, he is just a Turkic general, and the person in front of him is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. What he did just now looked like a clown.

Li Er didn't look angry, which made the other foreign envoys who were waiting to watch the fun very confused.

If Li Er still had scruples about Turks before, now he doesn't pay attention to Turks at all. Yuan Tiangang has secretly created a large number of Tianleizi.

Tulu glanced at Takatayan when he retreated, and sat back to his seat when he saw his expressionless face, because he was the representative of the Turkic mission on the surface, so his position was still in front of Takatayan .

Tulu's previous provocative move was also instructed by Takatayan. He just wanted to see Li Er's reaction. If Li Er was furious on the spot, it meant that Datang was no longer afraid of the Turkic threat. Not a good thing.If Li Er is calm and forbearing in the face of Tulu's provocation, then it means that Datang still has scruples about Turks.

But Li Er's indifferent and disdainful expression made Takatayan feel even more uneasy. There is no doubt about the strength of the Turkic, and no one in the cavalry can not be moved by it. If Datang really dismissed the Turkic, then there is only one possibility. Turkic cavalry can no longer threaten Datang.

So why is Datang so confident? Takatayan immediately thought of the amazingly powerful Tian Leizi in the rumors, and Datang had mastered that kind of artifact!
The Turkic envoy sent out yesterday to inquire about the news brought him back a news that there was a thunderstorm in Chang'an a few months before the battle between the Tang army and the 30 army in the Western Regions. The description is very similar to the Tianleizi mentioned by Tulu, but it is powerful. But it was countless times higher, the "thunder" could be heard in most of Chang'an, and even the ground near the palace could feel the vibration.

Tulu's small actions did not affect the atmosphere of the Great Court Meeting. After all the envoys from all over the world finished their tribute tables and offered their tribute, under Li Er's signal, the bells and drums of Linde Hall rang together, and the wine and dishes were served on the table.

Eating and drinking is inevitable in any grand ceremony, and the same is true for the Great Court Meeting. After the solemn pilgrimage, there will be a relaxed and pleasant banquet. At this time, the envoys of Fanbang and the officials of the Tang Dynasty can speak freely.

Envoys from all over the world gathered at the Great Court Meeting, and the elites of all countries accompanied the missions. No matter whether it is a big country or a small country, they all hope to take this opportunity to show the excellence of their country. If it is better than other countries in one aspect, it is a great honor. It has almost become a feature of the annual Dachaohui.

Perhaps knowing that this year's court will be different from previous years, they are well prepared.

Just after a singing and dancing performance, an envoy from a small country in Fanbang got up and said: "Recently, I, Ma Liguo, found a sacred object and brought it here for you to watch. If someone can understand this object, I will present it as a gift. "

Finally started.Wang Xiang smiled in his heart when he heard the words, he had already heard about this feature of the Grand Court Meeting from Li Chengqian.

(End of this chapter)