After the envoys of various countries worshipped, preparations for the Games began in full swing, and the envoys of Silla, Baekje, Japan, Persia, India, Tibet, and other countries all brought their strong warriors to get a place in the Games.

On the eighth day of the seventh month, that is, the day before the Wanbang Games, Li Er held a grand celebration ceremony in the Xihai Pool of Chang'an Taiji Palace. On the stage, the enthusiastic and jubilant five-party lion dance moved with the enthusiastic flipping of gongs and drums. The lion dance reached its climax, and "He Shenghuan" sang:

The four seas are windy, and the water is clear for thousands of years.

Rong Yi is not even more weary, and it will be successful today.

A dance is resting, a dance is picked up again, and for a while, the bells and drums are endless, and it is extremely prosperous. Such an unprecedented large-scale singing and dancing performance also shocked and adored the barbarian chiefs from the bottom of their hearts.

After singing and dancing, Li Er took the representatives of various countries to hold a ceremony of appointing the Heavenly Khan to heaven.

At the beginning, the title of this Heavenly Khan was proposed by the Turkic Khan of the Western Turks: "The customs of Fanguo, only the Khan, not the Son of Heaven, take the Khan as the supreme." Today, he respects His Majesty as the Heavenly Khan, which is to let the world know that there is a Heavenly Khan above the Khan, and he is the commander of the Han Dynasty! ”

Now, the title of Li Er has been recognized, and the powerful empire behind him is enough to support his ambition to become the lord of the world.

The ceremony of the Heavenly Khan was also carried out in the imperial city, and the circular altar that had already been built on the shore of Taiye Lake. There is a sacrificial table on the altar, and in the middle is a Boshan incense burner carved with strange birds and monsters, burning three pillars of purple incense. Next to it are the sacrificial vessels such as the four twists, the sides, and the beans. It contains offerings such as sweet wine, meat sauce, dried meat and fresh fruits. On both sides of the sacrificial case stood twelve monks and Taoist priests. or clasped their hands together, or holding swords and talismans, chanting sounds, praying to the heavens.

Under the altar, there were dozens of Li Er and his inner staff, inner attendants, and palace e's dozens of people, and then hundreds of civil and military officials standing bustling under the steps, and finally the leaders of those barbarians, Li Er was wearing a pale golden imperial robe today. Wearing a crown of heaven, with a solemn expression and a solemn expression, the attendants behind him were lined up in four rows according to civil and military affairs, and around them were soldiers holding banners of various colors. Everyone bowed their heads and did not say a word, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

After a burst of temple music and songs, Li Er lowered his hands and slowly walked up to the altar, went to the altar table, and washed his hands in a kind of washing vessel called "washing" held by the inner servant. Then he poured a slice of sweet wine and placed it in front of the sacrificial vessels, such as the side and the beans. Look up at the sky. He bowed three times, then withdrew from the sacrificial table and sat down on a mat made of wood.

At this time, the music of the temple started again, Taizong closed his eyes slightly, and the monks and Taoist priests on both sides of the attendants raised the sound of chanting, and the sound of chanting revealed a solemnity and holiness, and these chanting voices were mixed in the music of the temple, echoing on the archetypal altar that symbolizes the heavens.

Fang Xuanling's voice came from under the altar, "Since the ancient chaos, the beginning of heaven and earth, all things should have their masters, Yao Shun's move, Dayu Chengxia, the ancient emperor has been ordered by the sky, and now His Majesty is subduing the Quartet, influencing the people, and it is the beginning of the world......"

The music of the temple continued, and Fang Xuanling's reading of the holy decree did not stop, Li Erwei closed his eyes and sat motionless on the mat. His mind galloped like a galloping wild horse......

He thought of the Taiyuan cavalry at the beginning, every one of them was desperate, if they made a wrong step, they would definitely be doomed; I thought of the ten years of hard fighting, and many times my life was at risk; thought of the difficult scene of Liu Wu not taking off his armor for three days and not eating for two days in the first battle, and sharing a meal with the soldiers; Thinking of the fierce soldiers in Luoyang, the brilliant achievements of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande; Thinking of the death of his beloved Mashvarchi; Thinking of the life-and-death battle for your storage position, the bloody battle in front of the Xuanwu Gate......

He also thought of the unprecedented enthronement ceremony, the retreat of troops from the empty city like a convenient bridge, the implementation of Juntian, the assessment of officials, the selection of good materials, and the prestige of the northern territory, as well as the ghost valley Xuyang that seemed to fall from the sky, and the next overseas exploration, transplanting of improved seeds, merchants everywhere, artillery and muskets, and expeditions to Goryeo......

The empire became extremely strong in his own hands, and this qiē made him proud and proud.

At this time, Fang Xuanling's proclamation has also come to an end, "Ordered by the sky, it is Yongchang!" His Majesty, the Emperor of the Holy Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty, is known for his benevolence and virtue, admired by all the people, and is a barbarian land, only knows the Khan, does not know the Son of Heaven, so my emperor is the Khan of the Heavens, and the Han Yi is unified! Supreme Heavenly Khan! ”

At this time, under the altar, as if they heard some slogan, everyone shouted in unison, "Long live the Heavenly Khan!" Long live the day Khan! ”

Li Er, who was sitting on the altar, tried his best to control his expression, but he couldn't help but smile, this feeling of respect made him want to stop.

The civil and military officials and the barbarian chieftains in the audience did not stop, and were still cheering enthusiastically......

"Long live the Heavenly Khan! Long live the day Khan! Xu Yang's ears were full of this kind of deafening sound, which made him a little helpless, just slapping the sycophants, as for shouting at the top of his voice, his eardrums were about to burst.

Fortunately, standing next to Xu Yang was Du Ruhui, this old minister of the court was not as pompous as those young officials, even if he complimented Li Er, he only spoke as usual, not as pretentious as those officials who were sycophants.

"Du Xiang, Du Xiang." Xu Yang quietly shouted at Du Ruhui, but the surrounding sound was too loud, and Du Ruhui didn't hear it, and he didn't react until Xu Yang tugged at his sleeve robe with his hand.

"It turned out to be Gong Xu, what's the matter?" Du Ruhui asked with some curiosity.

"Du Xiang is still a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, do you know who the team members of those countries participating in the Games are?" Xu Yang inquired.

Du Ruhui showed a gentle smile: "Although I hold a position in the Ministry of Rites, but I am just a name, and now my health is not good, at most I can participate in a court meeting and the like, and I stay in Nanshan Academy on weekdays, if you want to ask about the Ministry of Rites, you should still ask Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, after all, he is the official secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites." ”

After listening to Du Ruhui's introduction, Xu Yang also smiled gratefully, raised his head, looked around, and looked for the book of the Ministry of Rites.

Xu Yang is now the privy envoy of the first rank, and he also belongs to the ranks of the big officials among the civil and military officials, so after looking around in the front row, he found Li Xiaogong, the official secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

The crowd is very crowded, after all, it is a temporary altar built on the shore of Taiye Lake, it is not easy to accommodate thousands of people, if you still think that people are not crowded, it is simply a fantasy.

In the crowd, Xu Yang took advantage of the fact that the superintendent was not paying attention, quietly shuttled through the crowd, walked directly to Li Xiaogong's side, pulled his sleeve and said, "Li Shangshu, Li Shangshu." ”

Li Xiaogong was shouting hard to live the heavenly khan, but he didn't expect that there was suddenly an extra person next to him, and he was still pulling his sleeves, this kind of solemn etiquette, there was such a polite act, it was really unusual, he turned his head and glared angrily, and just wanted to say impeachment, he saw Xu Yang's face full of smiles, and suddenly the whole person seemed to be a different person, and said with a gentle smile: "It turned out to be Guiguzi, what is the matter with looking for this official?" ”

Xu Yang asked curiously: "I heard that the Ministry of Rites is responsible for the registration of those barbarian athletes this time, what news does Li Shangshu have?" ”

Li Xiaogong's face did not see the slightest look of boredom, and hurriedly said: "That's true, this Wanbang Games, my Ministry of Rites is responsible for organizing those barbarian athletes to sign up and compete. ”

"I just want to ask what kind of level those people who signed up look like, and whether my Datang athletes can beat them."

When Li Xiaogong heard this, he said seriously: "What Guiguzi said is reasonable, according to the official's view, this sports meeting is the most serious in Tubo, they not only read the rules of all the competitions, but also sent more than ten players to participate in each event, it seems that I am a great opponent of Datang, in addition, there are athletes from Tianzhu and Xue Yantuo, they also look burly and powerful, I Datang athletes should be more careful when they meet them............ (To be continued......)

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