Tianbao eight years, the first day of the Chang'an City dragon head original, the dawn is divided, the bell in the Daming Palace has already sounded through Chang'an City, the most important annual Yuan day of the Tang Dynasty, about to kick off.

In the Daming Palace, the sound of the "chicken man" announcing the dawn was faintly heard, and the saint had already gotten up and was ready to meet with the officials in the imperial court.

Outside the Danfeng Gate of Daming Palace, a long procession of officials is under the organization of the officials of the Imperial History Tower, slowly and orderly passing through the side door of the Danfeng Gate while singing. Golden, purple and crimson green, all kinds of solemn and noble court clothes gathered together, as if they were clouds scattered in the sky.

Two columns of Beiya forbidden troops wearing golden bright light armor and holding Xuanseyi knives went all the way north from Danfeng Gate, passed through the square full of furnishings in front of Hanyuan Palace, and went up along the two winding dragon tail roads in the east and west, until they were lined up in front of the Hanyuan Palace.

The two royal roads between the two dragon tail roads are also full of glamorous samurai. These soldiers of the 10,000-horse battalion are all warriors from a hundred, all of them are tall and mighty, with arrogant expressions, just like the Buddha King Kong in the mountain gate, indifferently looking at all kinds of people who participated in the Yuanri Great Dynasty Meeting.

In the middle of the team, Jiannan Jiedu, who was dressed in a scarlet court uniform, made Changshi Xian look at Yang Zhao, who was also in the middle of the imperial history, and couldn't help but feel the impermanence of fate.

He and Yang Zhao have known each other for more than ten years, and when they first met, Yang Zhao was just a poor and greedy little county lieutenant, and because he was not liked by his boss, he quickly lost his official position. Yang Zhao, who was poor and unbearable, could only marry a little lady of the Pei family who was not clean, and bragged at the gambling table and in the wine shop every day, saying that he was the nephew of the beautiful man Zhang Yizhi, the little widow Yang Yuyao liked herself, and the gambling skills were invincible all over Yizhou, etc.

Yang Zhao's gambling skills, Xian Yuxiang really dare not compliment, if it weren't for his own help, this now hot Tang Dynasty minister, I am afraid that he would have starved to death in a thatched house in Yizhou. However, Yang Zhao is really good at counting and keeping accounts, and he is responsible for keeping accounts for everyone after each loss, but there is no difference.

Unexpectedly, Feng Shui took turns, this lowly Yang Zhao actually firmly grasped the opportunity given by Zhang Qiu and Qiong, the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu, and relied on the spring breeze of the concubine's favor, hugging the thigh of the concubine, especially the concubine's sister Yang Yuyao, the wife of the country, and became a favored minister who won the favor of the saint. Thinking about it, Zhang Qiu didn't expect that Yang Zhao would be able to go to such a high position! The fortune of life and the preferences of the emperor are really unfathomable!

Looking at Yang Zhaozhi's complacent demeanor, thinking back to the magnificent luxury of the Wuyang Mansion and the arrogance and rudeness of the Yang family, he hated and liked it. What I hate is that Yang Zhao and Yang Yuyao, who were as cheap as dust back then, actually ranked in high positions, far exceeding themselves, if it weren't for Zhang Qiu's envoy Jun considering that he and Yang Zhao had an old relationship, he might not have sent himself to serve as the envoy of the court; Happily, the unintentional delivery of charcoal in the snow back then actually coincided with the meeting, which added help to achieve the goal.

Xian Yuxiang, who has been an official for many years, has not high ambitions, and the position of Jiannan Jiedu Envoy or Jiannan Dao Salt and Iron Envoy is enough to make him happy.

Xian Yuxiang knows that in the eyes of the people of Chang'an, Jiannan Road is just a barbarian land, except for the brocade of Shu County, the impression of the residents at the foot of the Son of Heaven on Jiannan Road is that the mountains are high and the water is deep, and the miasma is everywhere. As everyone knows, Jiannan Mountain is green and green, warm and moist, rich in products, and amorous women, which is really a rare fairyland on earth. And the Nanzhao tribes have a peaceful temperament, willing to be a fettered minister, and refuse to leave Tibet outside the country for the Tang Dynasty, which is very rare in the Tang Dynasty frontier. There are the benefits of the treasure of the world, and there is no suffering of the beacon fire, the herdsmen here, the joy here, do not have to be outsiders. And whether he can achieve this goal is very critical to this Yuanri Dynasty meeting.

In the middle of many ritual vessels and treasures in the square, a milky white rhino horn shines in the starlight, and the glow is like moon and water. Around the rhino horn are four gems that are bluer than the stars. Looking at his masterpiece, he is seldom revealed. Such a treasure should be able to make himself in the emperor's heart.

Probably sensing the call of lofty ideals, Xian Yuxiang raised his head and looked at the front of the team that was climbing the Longwei Road. Looking at the envoys of the various festivals in front of him, everyone looked at their noses, noses, mouths, mouths, and hearts, and walked uprightly, as if there were thousands of troops and horses behind them.

As the envoy of Zhang Qiu and Qiong, Xian Yuxiang should have felt proud and proud, after all, he represented the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu with 39,000 troops. Among the top ten jiedu envoys, the number of soldiers in Jiannan surpassed that of Anxi, Beiting, Lingnan, Pinglu and other places, ranking sixth.

Judging from the number of soldiers alone, Jiannan Jiedu is daunting. But Xian Yuxiang knows that in terms of combat power, Jiannan is very weak, and between him and Lingnan Bozhong, he lives at the end of the top ten knots. Although Anxi and Beiting only have more than 20,000 troops, the Western Regions and Mobei have sufficient horses, strong cavalry, and soldiers who have been fighting on the battlefield for a long time. Pinglu and Fan Yang were mostly generals from Khitan and Xi, who fought fiercely and were not afraid of death. Hedong is the land of Longxing in this dynasty, and the people in the hometown of the Three Jin Dynasty are fierce, and the soldiers and horses are also strong. Hexi, Shuofang and Longyou are close to Guanzhong, which is the key to the imperial court to resist the threat of the northwest regions, with strong soldiers and horses, and very diligent training. Although there are many soldiers in Jiannan, most of them are light infantry adapted to fighting in the mountains and jungles, and there is a shortage of cavalry. If the Jiannan army still has the strength to fight in the defense of this road, once it leaves Jiannan and goes to the plains or grasslands to compete for power, it is difficult to have a chance of winning.

Looking at the envoys of the ten major festivals, Xian Yuxiang suddenly found that Wang Zhengjian, the envoy of the Beiting Festival, actually sent the deputy capital protector Ashina Yang to come to congratulate him in person. Xian Yuxiang has been hanging out with Yang Zhao for the past two days, and lacks a new understanding of the affairs of the Yuan Ri Dynasty Meeting. I knew that Wang Zhengjian had captured a heavenly horse, but I didn't know that it was Ashina Yang who came to congratulate him in person.

Since the authority of the festival has become more and more aggravated, the ten major festival degrees have intrigued with each other, and no one obeys anyone, and they are not only more military and than side merit, but also more than holy grace and financial resources. The Yuanri Dynasty Meeting naturally became another stage for the silent contest of the ten major festivals.

In recent years, all parties have competed for beauty and presented all kinds of rare treasures to saints. Last year, An Lushan offered a pair of green jade self-warming cups, the wine was poured into it, warm and hot, and even won the sacred heart, it is said that now the saint and the concubine do not forget to bring the self-warming cup to Huaqing Pool.

This year, Zhang Qiu and Qiong spent a lot of effort to ask the maritime merchants to find a priceless night rhino in the small countries of the South China Sea, this rhino horn can be self-lit at night, as bright as the moon. Originally, Yu Xiang felt that Jiannan had a chance to win, but unexpectedly, Wang Zhengjian happened to get a heavenly horse on the way back to the division, and everyone knew that the saint loved the good horse and the horse, and he liked to swing the horse the most, and win on the court. Although the Luminous Rhino is valuable, it is only a plaything with no aura compared to the Pegasus. Whether the Luminous Rhino can defeat the Pegasus, Xian Yu Xiang is really not sure enough.

Just as he was worried, Xian Yuxiang suddenly discovered something even more incredible. On the long and steep Longwei Road, the pot-bellied Fan Yang and Pinglu Jiedu envoy An Lushan actually walked on the ground and personally came to participate in the Yuan Day Dynasty meeting.

"This miscellaneous beard, in order to seek favor, actually went down to such a point!" After Xian Yu always came to Beijing, he also arranged for the Jiannan Jinju Academy to carefully investigate the candidates for the envoys and the tributes prepared by the local courts. The Jiannan Concert Academy was still very efficient, and soon found out the news of the North Garden's dedication to the Heavenly Horse.

In addition to correlating with Yang Zhao, he had been in the jewelry store in the West Market a few days before the court, hoping to find another rare treasure and present it to the saint with the Luminous Rhinoceros. Unfortunately, the Sogdian merchants all said that they had the treasures of the town, but when they took it out, they were nothing more than fine rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and sharves, all of which were far from the luminous rhinoceros. In the end, I could only choose four sapphires of the best color in a jewelry store from Tuozhi City, and match them with the luminous rhinoceros to make up the auspicious appearance of the spirit rhino looking at the moon and the starry sky, which I think can at least be equal to Tianma.

Under the pressure of Tianma, Xian Yuxiang ignored the investigation of other festival envoys, and the Jinjuyuan said that An Lushan's chief secretary Gao Shang was also active near the West Market, and it seemed that he was also searching for treasures. Xian Yuxiang thought that Fan Yang and Pinglu's envoys were noble, and at the same time, thinking that An Lushan was also overwhelmed by the heavenly horses of Beiting, he was a little happy and relaxed in his heart, and hoped that Gao Shang would not have his own inspiration and creativity.

What Xian Yuxiang did not expect was that the king of the North Court broke the convention that the envoys of the court were only four grades, and actually sent the deputy capital of the North Court to protect Ashina Yang to pay tribute to the heavenly horses, which skillfully left a loyal impression in the hearts of the saints. What shocked Xian Yuxiang even more was that An Lushan, who was also the envoy of Fanyang and Pinglu, actually did more shameless and thorough than Wang Zhengjian, and personally came to participate in the Yuanri Dynasty Meeting.

"Zhang Qiu envoy, it's not that he is not unsatisfied, but Wang Zhengjian and An Lushan are too hateful! Especially Zajuan Lushan, there is no style of heavy ministers, and it is extremely flattering! Jiannan may not be able to make a big splash this year. It seems that next year's court meeting, all the festival envoys from all over the country will have to come in person. "Xian Yu is broken in his heart, depressed that it is difficult to show his face in front of the saint this year, and the effect of his Chang'an trip will be greatly reduced. If you want to achieve your goal, it seems that you can only put a lot of effort into Yang Zhao, pointing to this pranky person who can take care of the old feelings and say a few good words for himself in front of the saint, especially the concubine. Now no one in the world knows that the saint obeys the words of the concubine, hateful, why can't Xian Yu have such a charming stunner in the family!

Xian Yuxiang, who was full of thoughts, followed the team step by step, and was about to set foot on the winding East Dragon Tail Road, and the royal relatives and left and right Xiangguo at the forefront of the team had already arrived on the jade steps outside the Hanyuan Palace. Xian Yuxiang, who bowed his head and pondered, didn't notice that Yang Zhao, whom he admired, looked at Li Linfu, the right minister on the jade steps, and a hint of hunger and thirst appeared on his fair face.