By March, the Manraka Marines had gained a foothold in Sri Lanka, fortifications and cities had been built, and a large number of indoctrinators who had made meritorious contributions in the South Seas were sent to the island.

Hou Xuanyan led the crowd to Mount Tai to hold a ceremony to seal the Zen, heard the news on the way, and said with a smile: "I have another merit to tell God, the liberation of Sri Lanka, the merit is immeasurable." ”

The little elixir didn't understand, so he asked, tilted his head and said, "Your Majesty, what is liberation?" ”

"It is to rescue the people there, who originally lived in a dark country, could not even eat, and spoke unpleasant local dialects, but suddenly became the people of the most powerful country in the world, the Hua Dynasty, and were not happy to ascend to heaven?"

“......”

In fact, Sri Lankans are indeed living much better than before, as long as they don't make trouble, everything is in accordance with the "Chinese Law", and more importantly, the influx of Chinese businessmen also gives them more ways to make a living.

Yao Qisheng's recital is a bit euphemistically pointed out that this place is already the extreme of the expansion of the territory of the Chinese Dynasty, and if it is blindly expanded, it may cause a chain collapse.

After all, the resources of the Han people are also limited, and even in a place that wants to assimilate as much, there is a lack of enough manpower to teach Chinese characters and Chinese.

Hou Xuanyan closed the piece sent directly from Jinling and nodded secretly. Limited by the conditions of this era, it is really difficult to control no matter how far away, unless it is to send a feudal official with absolute power, but at that time, how can it be guaranteed that he is still loyal.

In the face of power, it is difficult for people to accept the test, and if they do not do well, they will backfire on the homeland.

And it's useless to ask for so much territory, now that the Hua Dynasty has everything, there is no need to grab those territories that are not of high value.

After all, large nations have their own resilience, and forcible conquest will definitely cause trouble, and it will be difficult to control in the later stage.

It's like the Russia of later generations is so much stronger than Chechnya, and it's not a big head that is annoyed every day.

Since the current policy of assimilation could not be continued, there was only one way left, and that was colonization.

Today's European white-skinned people, armed with ships and artillery, kill people everywhere and colonize them more bloody than any other activity in human history. Hou Xuanyan also wanted them to taste the taste of this set by themselves.

At the foot of Mount Tai, the scenery is beautiful, the weather in March is already very hot, but the wind is still cold.

The huge emperor's guard of honor makes the bearing of a powerful empire undoubted. All the surrounding countries come here to watch the ceremony, and it is usually the lord of the country who comes in person, and even if he can't come because of physical reasons, he is replaced by the crown prince.

The ribbon of the flag that covers the sky and the sun, stretches for more than ten miles, and at the foot of the mountain, under the performance of the court musicians, in the sound of the perfect Shao music, a round of rising sun jumps out of the sea of clouds, and Hou Xuanyan strides up the stairs.

On both sides of the road, from Japan, North Korea, India, Myanmar.... The dancers of various countries danced lightly and gracefully, and they were full of grace. On the delicate body, he wears graceful and luxurious clothes, dignified and graceful.

Following Hou Xuanyan's footsteps, a group of maids bowed down, and the golden blankets under his feet were made into lotus shapes and spread out in turn.

After coming to the top of the mountain and holding a tedious ceremony, Hou Xuanyan saw that the courtiers and escorts around him were exhausted, but he still had enough strength to spare. This is the result of a reasonable diet and exercise, Hou Xuanyan is even more interested, and he raised his voice with his hands behind his back:

"I am here today, to tell the gods, the tomb of the four emperors and the six emperors, although Jifu can not be named, the sky is great, but the emperor is the emperor. Lead me to all nations, receive the Qi of heaven, descendants for hundreds of generations, and people and gods will protect the clouds of Sui. ”

Heaven is an ethereal thing, but no one can deny its mystery, even after the explosion of science, it is impossible to get a glimpse of its mysteries.

In the holding of the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky, Hou Xuanyan still had a sense of awe in his heart, whether you believe it or not, as a Han person, there is the awe of the sky engraved by the ancestors in his bones.

When the ceremony was completed, even Hou Xuanyan couldn't hold on, and after coming to the bottom of the mountain, the palace had already been built here.

Hou Xuanyan feasted the ministers at the foot of the mountain, and the civil and military officials were not counted during the banquet, and the king and the crown prince of Fanbang gathered together for a grand ceremony.

Soothing his sore hands and feet, Hou Xuanyan sat on the top and looked down at the dense human heads below. The concubines who were dressed up next to them also sat down. Only then did the ministers sit down and wait for the fruits and vegetables to be served, and the wine and vegetables were served.

Gu Ling'er covered her mouth and muttered in a low voice: "I'm afraid there must be tens of thousands of people?" ”

The elixir had the best relationship with her, and chuckled: "Sixty or seventy thousand." ”

"Oh my God, so many people..."

Gu Ling'er grew up in the Hou Mansion since she was a child, and was protected by Hou Xuanyan, of course, she had never seen the scene of refugees everywhere when the Manchu Qing Dynasty went south.

Hou Xuanyan smiled dumbly, he had commanded the army at the beginning, and he had seen the scene of millions of people in Jingxiang. But it's still not as exaggerated as this, after all, the soldiers are lined up and don't occupy as much land as they do now. And the mood was different at that time, and now these people are spread out, which is really shocking.

After a while, the moon rose, the golden crow sank, and the sky gradually darkened.

Torches are lit at the foot of Mount Tai, which reflects this place like daylight, and the green pines and cypresses are like tall towers, and under them are the crowds.

When the wine was half-drunk, a group of noble children, dressed in gorgeous costumes, lined up to toast the emperor.

These little Zhengtai are all the treasures of the family, and they are not able to go out on weekdays, but this time they came to Qilu with the light, and they were all excited.

One of them led the crowd to kneel on the ground, raised his head and said, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Small body, the voice is loud and full of energy. Hou Xuanyan took a closer look, it was Li Haoxian's mischievous son.

Hou Xuanyan smiled and said, "Li Siyong, come here." ”

Li Siyong got up neatly, walked to the side of the imperial case with a grin, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the kid congratulates Your Majesty on the completion of the Zen ceremony, which touches the heavens and the earth." ”

"What a mess, I tell you, you kid don't make your father angry. Lao Li Xiangdang is a man, he is the first good man in our Dahua, and he is depressed for no reason to be rectified by your sisters and brothers, pitiful, and then make your father angry, see that I don't have a big ear to shave you. ”

Li Siyong's eyes widened, and he waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, wronged, the kid is a famous filial son in Jinling City, my father was angry with Li Siqi, and it has nothing to do with me." ”

Li Haoxian looked at his son below, not knowing what to communicate with His Majesty, for fear that he would get into trouble, and raised his head from time to time.

Hou Xuanyan scolded with a smile: "Fart, it's not you who want to worship your own father?" Your sister is far away in the West, and you also carry this cauldron on her back? Besides, if your sister and brother sit together, there is nothing wrong with punishing you for your sister's mistakes. You give me a good life, go to the martial arts hall to make a name for yourself, don't expect your father's Yu Yin to be a hanger. A manly man, he still has to rely on himself to make a name for himself. ”

Li Siyong's immature face was full of triumph, patted his chest and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Siyong is also a man, but he doesn't plan to be the second ancestor." ”

The concubines saw that His Majesty was so attentive to children, and they couldn't help but be hot, and they wished that they could also give birth to a few sons for the emperor, so that he could not rely on it, and if he wanted to teach his son, he had to teach others.