Chapter 15 The World Games

Envoys from all over the world have arrived, and although the temple is crowded, it is orderly, and the departments and institutions that have been modernized and streamlined will no longer be in a hurry when dealing with these diplomatic matters.

According to the usual practice, when the envoys of each country arrive, Li Er has to meet in person, which also leads to Li Er is very busy these days, and it is not an easy job to meet foreign guests, first of all, you must sit upright, reflect the emperor's lofty temperament, and then pay attention to your own conversation and behavior, not too casual, which will damage the majesty of your heavenly khan, so after Li Er has received many foreign guests during the day in the past few days, he will sleep when he returns to the harem, and he also makes the nine concubines who sleep every night complain. I finally waited for such a time for a month, but I saw the person I thought about day and night sleeping next to me, but I couldn't be happy with myself, this feeling simply made the nine concubines who were sleeping collapse.

The concubine collapsed, Li Er didn't have the energy and mind to care about these little people anymore, and his current attention was all attracted to the Wanbang Games initiated by Xu Yang and held by the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Industry.

Wanbang Games, this matter was originally only built on the Sifang barbarians came to the Tang Dynasty to congratulate, and there were no entertainment projects, so Xu Yang's construction was agreed.

But now, this sports meeting is a bit noisy, and the "Datang News" has been hyped about the start time of the first Wanbang Games, and attached the rules and rewards of various competitions.

This time, Xu Yang also made a bloody investment, declaring that as long as he won the gold medal in any event in the Wanbang Games. You can get a reward of 5,000 pieces of silver. The runner-up will also receive 2,000 strokes. The third runner-up also has a consolation prize of 500 yuan.

Xu Yang's move is not intended to be very correct, you must know that in the Tang Dynasty, just a gold medal symbolizing honor will not attract people's attention, but once the silver is added, the effect will be immediately different, and everyone is eager for this game, hoping that they can finally win the crown......

"Lord County, what is this javelin throwing? Can I participate? "In a large plot of the Imperial Palace Forbidden Garden. There were more than 100 big men dressed in black, each of whom looked extremely strong, and if you looked closely, you could see many familiar faces in them, and those people were all old people who had joined the chengguan garrison in Youzhou before.

"Throwing a javelin is throwing such a long spear and throwing it at a distance, and the farther you throw, the better your results will be, if you think you can do it with your arm strength. If you throw something far, you can participate in this project. Xu Yang wore a splendid gown. The traditional Hanfu is a delicate pattern, wearing a green cloud crown, stepping on silver silk black boots, wearing a very formal dress, these two days often meet foreigners, as a Tang people, how can I also show my profound Chinese heritage, so Xu Yang took out his best Tang costume and wore it on his body.

"Oh, that's great, I'm in the army, throwing grenades is the farthest thrown, several times more than eighty meters, we are a hundred people, no one can throw me, I have to participate in this javelin throwing." A big stupid man scratched his head and said excitedly.

"Okay, Long San, it's up to you to take a few brothers, if you get a gold medal and five thousand pieces of silver, you have to invite a few brothers to have a good meal." Several members of the Chengguan garrison team beside the big man were joking.

The big man didn't shirk either, just smirked and said yes.

Xu Yang also looked at these mighty men with a smile, these people are the elite of the athletes, and only by taking them out can those barbarians see the strength of the Tang Dynasty.

"Ahem." Thinking of this, Xu Yang coughed in his throat, and after attracting everyone's attention, he said sternly: "There are many items in this sports meeting, sprinting, long-distance running, long jump, wrestling, tug-of-war, javelin, boxing, football, archery, polo, etc., there are a total of ten events, except for football, which is played by the men's football team of Nanshan Academy, and polo is the royal polo team of His Majesty, you can all sign up for the remaining eight events, you can sign up for sprinting if you have strong explosiveness, and you can sign up for long-distance running if you have good endurance. If you have a lot of strength, you will sign up for wrestling, if you throw something far away, you will throw a javelin, if you think you have high kung fu, you will sign up for boxing, and if you have a high shooting accuracy, you will go to the field you are good at, and do your best to fight.

At the World Games, you have to show the audience your superhuman physical fitness, toned body and good upbringing. Last but not least, always respect your opponents and conquer them with great strength, not with a mean hand, you know? ”

"Understood!" Hundreds of big men replied excitedly......

The ceremony of the pilgrimage of all nations is scheduled for the morning of the sixth day of the seventh month, when the bell of the Chang'an Jingchen bell rings, the sky is already bright, the Honglu Temple seems to have opened the can of sardines, hundreds of them wear different costumes, holding the jade plaques that have been prepared, and line up towards the Liangyi Hall of the East Palace.

The stone steps of the white marble have already been full of silver armor of the Imperial Forest Army, and there are as many as dozens of fathers-in-law leading the way, leading the envoys of various tribes or countries through the entire palace, entering from the Suzaku Gate, and arriving at the magnificent Liangyi Palace.

The ceremony was extremely cumbersome, but the Tang people did it in an orderly manner, so that these barbarians saw how profound the etiquette culture of a big country was, and the eunuch who passed the decree stood on the white jade platform and read Li Er's confession to the heavens, and said that Li Er was the only heavenly khan in the world, "Although he is the son of heaven in the Central Plains, he can do the things of the world, so he is called the heavenly khan." ’

Many barbarian envoys all bowed their heads in approval, and for a time, the square in front of the entire Liangyi Hall was a scene of bowing, which was extremely spectacular.

Li Er's voice came out slowly from the Liangyi Palace, and then the barbarians thanked him in the square, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also came out of the main hall of the Liangyi Hall at this time, and Li Er walked out slowly surrounded by many palace ladies and maidservants.

Looking at the barbarian leader lying at his feet in the entire Baishi Square, Li Er's self-confidence swelled more and more at this moment, listening to Xu Yang, the Arab Empire called Ottoman Turkey on the other side of the continent is now also expanding rapidly, and its territory has spanned Europe, Asia and Africa, and the territory is so wide that it has even surpassed the Tang Dynasty, but that empire does not have the slightest humanity, for the infidels who do not believe in Islam with them, they always have to solve it with slaughter, but compared with that empire, The Tang Dynasty appeased these small countries, this is called benevolence, and it is also a kind of royal way, Li Er thinks that he is walking the royal road and is a Taoist person.

As the old saying goes: those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help, Li Er believes that compared with the unTaoist Arabs, on this round planet, the one who can stay in the end must be the Tang Dynasty.

Thinking of this, the expression on Li Er's face became more and more kind, and he waved his hand in the face of the barbarians who kowtowed on the Hanbaishi Square and said, "All Aiqing, please come here, give cushions to all Aiqing on the Jade Square." ”……

The pilgrimage of all nations has ended, Li Er is very satisfied with the appeal of his heavenly khan, in the face of these barbarians who bow down to him, not only rewarded him with a lot of jade and jewelry, but also gold and satin, so that those barbarians who originally lived in remote places and had little knowledge were flattered, and they thanked Li Er for his kindness and kindness.

Now that the worship is over, these envoys can't leave so soon, entertain them well, let them appreciate the charm of Datang culture, and feel the strength of Datang, and the Wanbang Games that the people of Chang'an are most looking forward to have also ushered in.

Li Er ordered the Ministry of Rites to inform these barbarians of all the rules and precautions of the games, and they all knew something about the grand event to be held by Datang, and then let them select people among the warriors they brought, and compete on the same stage with the players of Datang...... (To be continued......)