In the early morning of September 30, the bells and drums of the central pavilion of the capital were rarely played together, and the sound reached the sky.

The longevity celebration, which began in blood, has finally officially begun.

Li Luo also officially fulfilled the duty of 'Fengjie Si Translator' and entered the palace with the Goryeo delegation to participate in the longevity celebration.

From the Tianjie Imperial Road to the Imperial City, and then to the Daming Palace, there are red carpet flowers, honor guards and flags, so that elephants, white horses, rhinoceros, lions, tigers, bears and other fierce beasts, as well as cranes, giant tortoises, sika deer and other auspicious beasts.

On the red carpet, from the inside to the outside, from near to far, there are royal families, Mongolian nobles, civil and military ministers, internal feudal birthday missions, outer feudal birthday missions, and festival envoys.

Coupled with the more than 10,000 "cowardly Xue guards" who were present in the costumes, there were more than 20,000 people who were eligible to participate in the longevity celebration.

Li Luo was dressed in a five-rank Goryeo official dress and stood in the ranks of the inner domain, led by the king of Goryeo. And the princess of Goryeo went to the royal clan team in front of her.

Among the kings, in addition to the princes in Beijing, there are also kings who guard other places, such as the king of Yunnan, the king of Anxi, the king of Zhennan, the king of Liao, etc. As for the khans of the four khanates, they only sent envoys.

Among the foreign domains, more than a dozen kingdoms such as Vietnam, Champa and Burma have sent royal families to Beijing to celebrate their birthdays.

It's really "Wanbang Laiyi".

When the time came, suddenly a flock of white cranes flew up, and at the same time the instruments played in unison. An Tong, the prime minister who served as the master of ceremonies of the Shoudian, came to the upper floor of Miyagi City and said: "The subjects of the world congratulate the Great Emperor and Xue Chan Great Khan on their longevity, and kneel down to congratulate them on their birthday——"

The cowardly guards on the castle tower shouted loudly in Mongolian: "Kneel down to congratulate him——"

The guards below the castle tower shouted together: "Kneel down to congratulate him—"

In the end, it was tens of thousands of cowardly Xue guards who shouted together: "Kneel down to congratulate him-" The sound shook the entire capital, so powerful that it could make the heavens and the earth change color.

With an earth-shattering shout, tens of thousands of people knelt down together, kowtowed, and said, "Congratulations to the Great Khan (Great Emperor) on his long life!" ”

The master of ceremonies, An Tong, said: "The meaning of the subjects inside and outside, the Great Khan knows, you should get up quickly!" ”

The cowardly guards beside him shouted together again: "Get up quickly!" ”

"Get up!"

Finally, there was a deafening "Get up!" ”

Tens of thousands of people stood up together.

An Tong said again: "The Great Khan said, many envoys have not been summoned these days, not because they are lazy, but because they have met together today, so let's enter the palace." ”

The guards shouted again, "Let's enter the palace!" ”

Then, soon, the people of the entire capital heard "Let's enter the palace!" ”

The palace gate opened, the crowd of people, beasts, honor guards, and guards of the birthday were all in an orderly manner, and under the leadership of the master of ceremonies, they entered the imperial city and set off to the Daming Palace on the north bank of the Taiye Pool.

Hundreds of Mongolian boys and girls, dressed in white, holding Hada and holding lambs (alive), walked in the front and sang birthday songs:

"Our great Khan, you are a great mountain, let all beings in the world look up, you are an eagle, in the closest place to Tengger. Thy whip spurs thousands of miles, just as thy blessed life lasts...... O Great and Wise Great Khan, King of the Universe, please let us come to you......"

Shamans, dressed in colorful clothes, chanted ancient and mystical mantras and prayed for the Mongol Khan.

Originally, there was still a group of lamas, but now, they are replaced by a group of Taoist priests, among whom is Zhang Sanfeng. At this time, he was wearing a high crown and an embroidered gold robe, which had the style of a fairy wind and bones.

The huge birthday procession walked to the grassland in front of the Daming Palace, and saw that the throne and the canopy had been raised in front of the palace gate, and in the large group of palace maids and attendants, a pair of men and women wearing luxurious Mongolian costumes were sitting side by side on the top, overlooking the birthday procession of tens of thousands of people.

This pair of men and women is, of course, Kublai Khan and his queen Chabi, who "dominate the world and rule over all countries".

Kublai Khan is "congratulated by the royal gate" today. Because there were too many people, the Daming Hall could not be crowded, and the emperor could only sit at the entrance of the hall, and the birthday team stood on the square outside the hall.

Li Luo originally thought that he would be able to meet Kublai Khan when he entered the palace to celebrate his birthday this time and see what the famous Yuan Shizu looked like. But now, he found himself thinking too much.

Even if he entered the palace and saw Kublai Khan, it was difficult to know what Kublai Khan looked like.

Because, it's too far away. Li Luo's eyesight is very good, but he can't see a person's appearance clearly from nearly a hundred meters away.

However, Kublai Khan's face was faintly visible, and he was fat and burly, and he was very tall compared to standing up.

Queen Chabi also seems to have a big pie face and very white skin. He wears a high Mongolian crown on his head, which looks very imposing.

Empress Dayuan is the highest-ranking queen in all dynasties, and she can participate in government affairs justifiably, but she is not only the master of the harem.

When everyone saw the emperor and queen, they bowed down together.

Then, it is a congratulatory gift, which is actually a list of gifts. If the emperor was interested in a gift, he would ask, "Where is it?" "Then someone will find a gift to present to the Imperial Palace.

Originally, reading the gift list was the highlight of the birthday ceremony. Who gave what gifts, how many they sent, whether the emperor liked it or not, are all very interesting. And the emperor himself was also very interested in the part of reading the gift list.

But it is clear that Kublai Khan is very unhappy today.

Although many people couldn't see the emperor's expression from a distance, the emperor didn't ask "where is this thing" after reading the gift list for a long time, obviously absent-minded.

Don't think about it, of course because of the tantric scandal. At this time, everyone is trembling, even the prince Zhenjin is walking on thin ice. The emperor has a bad temper now, but he can't touch his head.

The first thing I read was the gifts of the crown prince and the kings, which were expensive, but they were nothing special compared to previous years, and there was nothing wrong with them.

When I read the gift list of Princess Anping, there was a "white jade mahjong pair".

Mahjong? What is it?

Kublai Khan's eyes, which were originally slightly narrowed, suddenly opened, and he glanced at the attendant beside him, and the attendant immediately understood and interrupted the official who read the gift list: "Where is the mahjong?" The Great Khan wants to see. ”

The official who read the gift list immediately shouted: "Take the congratulatory gift of Princess Anping, white jade mahjong!" ”

"Take Princess Anping's congratulatory gift, white jade mahjong!"

Mahjong? Everyone looked at each other. This is the first time they've heard of this thing. But what can be presented to the emperor as a birthday gift is, of course, a rare good thing in the world.

The queen of Goryeo smiled smugly.

Li Luo in the Goryeo mission was secretly laughing. He could not have imagined that mahjong would arouse Kublai Khan's interest. This at least shows that Kublai Khan was not old, and he still maintained a sensitivity to novelty.

Mahjong tiles, of course, are Li Luo's ideas for the princess of Goryeo.

This thing, the nobles in the palace who are idle and have nothing to do, will definitely like it, and it is impossible not to like it.

Sure enough, immediately after the mahjong was presented, the queen of Goryeo was also called to the emperor's side and explained the mahjong to the emperor.

Although most people couldn't see the emperor's expression clearly, they soon heard the emperor's voice coming and seemed to be a little happy.

As long as the emperor is happy!

Mahjong, everyone remembered this thing.

The reason why Li Luo launched mahjong is, of course, ill-intentioned.

Mahjong is a highly entertaining game, and it is very easy for people to indulge in it. Especially in ancient times when entertainment programs were monotonous, this thing ...... It's really a plaything.

A few people are not tired for a day, and most of them will be happy.

Arino Shi said that among the factors for the fall of the Ming Dynasty, there was mahjong.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Yanru led the army to go on an expedition, and suddenly stopped leaving halfway because he forgot to bring mahjong. At that time, there were many military affairs and government affairs that were bad because of mahjong.

Wu Weiye, who wrote "Round Song" and used to be a teacher in the East Palace, also said sadly: "The death of Ming is the death of Ma Hang (mahjong)"

In the late Ming Dynasty, emperors, courtiers, magistrates, and generals were mostly obsessed with mahjong, which led to Wen Tian's martial arts and plaything.

Li Luo hopes that mahjong can become popular among the Mengyuan court and nobles, and at least one-third of their time will be spent on mahjong.

Let mahjong erode their time to deal with government affairs, train soldiers, hunt, and fight.

It won't take a few years to go on like this...... Mahjong can be worth 100,000 troops!

Qingyi literature