In May, the pomegranate flowers are enchanting, and the green poplars are heavy with rain. Five-color new silk wrapped corner dumplings. The gold plate is sent, and the fan plate is double phoenix. It is the season of bathing orchid, and the calamus wine is beautiful and respectful. The leaves are yellow orioles. I'm still scared. Wait for the idle to break the screen window dream.

Ouyang Xiu's pride in the fishing family is a true portrayal of the Dragon Boat Festival of the Song people, eating horn dumplings, bathing in fragrant flowers, and drinking calamus wine.

The maid carried a gold plate and sent the rice dumplings wrapped in five-colored new silk into the girl's boudoir, and the girl was anxious and wanted to take a fragrant flower bath, and then have a sweet dream, but was woken up by the sound of yellow orioles outside the window.

At this time, Gao Caizhi was like the girl in the poetry and painting, lazily lying on the bed, not wanting to get up, except for sleeping too late last night, she also wanted to stay here all the time.

It's a pity that she is leaving, because today is not only the birthday celebration of Empress Dowager Yang, but also the day when the official family practices it for the Dali envoys.

After the Dali envoys participated in the celebration of the Queen Mother, they would leave the Great Song Dynasty and return to Dali within three or five days, and Gao Caizhi might only have to follow the envoys back to their hometown.

When Gao Caizhi was still sleeping in bed, the envoy group had come to the bottom of the mountain, and today's Longshan Temple, more lively than last night, curtains were set up on both sides of the mountain road, everywhere was full of lights, and the silk bamboo sheng drum was endless.

The people who went up the mountain to watch the ceremony were all officials from the Chinese military and other places, and even celebrities and magnates, and most of the ordinary people were well-known and well-known families in Lin'an City.

The people of the envoy group had already seen the richness and prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty, and they were still amazed when they saw this situation, which made people dizzy.

The envoy group headed by Duan Zhishi, Marquis of Xihai, and Gao Wen, the son of Gao Taixiang, waited for the arrival of the holy car at the foot of the mountain early under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple.

The Bai people in the envoy group have already dressed in their own national services, and the same is true for the envoys of various countries who have been invited to watch the ceremony, and these envoys have added a lot of color to today's celebration with their colorful and diverse ethnic services.

In Dali, the Bai people are the most, but at this time they are not called the Bai people, but the Bai people or the river barbarians, and the Bai people are the names that only have after the liberation.

The ancestors of the Bai nationality, the two Han Dynasty are called Kunming or Miming, the Three Kingdoms and the Two Jin Dynasty are called Suo, the Tang and Song dynasties are called Heman, the Bai Man, the lower Yi, the Yuan and Ming Dynasty are called the Yu B people, and the white people are called the Bai people after liberation.

The Bai nationality is a nation that loves beauty, men and women are dressed very gorgeously, men are draped in felt buns, women do not apply powder but are beautiful and refined, and the head is braided with green yarn, wrapped in a black scarf, men in Dali and other places are wrapped in white or blue heads, wearing white cardigans, black collar coats, white or blue trousers, wearing gold and silver earrings, ivory arms, women's dresses are more beautiful and bright, and the heads are wearing colorful headdresses, like flower peacocks.

After all, now Dali has the closest connection with the Song Dynasty in terms of military strategy, and this time the envoy has reached a series of alliance agreements, just waiting for the envoy to bring the results back to Dali, waiting for Dali's response.

Everyone waited for Ai Ai, and after a while, Jia Rudao also took Yang Jing and others down the mountain and arrived at the Wanshou Taiyi Hall halfway up the mountain.

This is the place where the celebration is held, and it is also the place where the official family and the queen mother finally descend, after all, the mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk, and it is not suitable to hold a ceremony in the Qing Temple, because in this case, it will take the official queen mother and many dependents to spend almost a day to reach the top of the mountain.

Jia Rudao has asked people to complete the celebration scene, the hall is magnificent, but there is not too much vulgar jewelry, but there is an elegant, not only in line with the royal dignity, but also highlighting the tranquility of Taoism, which is very suitable for the identity of the Empress Dowager Yang.

As the second-in-command of the Imperial City Division, Yang Jing also showed excellent ability to handle things in the emergency last night, Jia Rudao also had full trust in him, and Zhao Zongchang and Yan Mingzhi were dealing with those captives of the Red Flag Banner, so Yang Jing temporarily took over the work of guarding the celebration.

Yang Jing also stayed awake all night, full of thoughts about going north as soon as possible, although the information has been sent down the mountain overnight, but it is estimated that it will be delivered to the official family this morning, as for whether the official family can reply in time, and whether Yang Jing is allowed to go north, this is the holy will is unpredictable.

Jia Rudao was busy, commanding the manpower, and making the final preparations, the tall and spacious stage, surrounded by decorations such as cranes and auspicious clouds, and Guan Yulong was also arranging a secret door on the stage with a crowd of flowers.

Yang Jing took the secret inspectors to complete the patrol and search around, and Xu Fo also took people to the mountain, he had already received information, and he also had enough understanding of what happened last night, and he also praised Yang Jing.

After half an hour, Dong Huai, the right minister, also arrived at the scene with many ministers and officials of the Ministry of Rites, and began to practice the etiquette of the celebration and so on.

Dong Huai was grateful for Yang Jing's favor, but there were too many things, and he couldn't talk to Yang Jing more, so he just exchanged three or five words of greeting, and then went his own way.

Wanshou Taiyi Hall has gathered more and more people one after another, and finally even Yang Miaozhen has been dressed neatly, sitting high on the main hall, Songyan Zhenren is Dao bone fairy wind is extraordinary, the surrounding fragrance is diffuse, clouds cover the mist, rendering more and more like the demeanor of a land fairy.

Yang Jing also put on an official uniform, but he didn't like the constant hat wings, so he just wore the light armor of the Imperial City Division, but he didn't wear a helmet, but wore a purple head, with a long knife stuck in his waist, leaning on the pillar in the corner, seemingly careless, but no one dared to despise his deterrent!

The officials of the Ministry of Rites even moved out of the Taiyi Palace, and the people of Qin Tianjian were also paying attention to the good day, and each process was a bit step-by-step, and there was no room for any confusion.

The front division of the palace and the guard division of the horse infantry army can be described as the armor of the sun, and the rumbling will go up the mountain, and all the sides of the mountain road will be guarded, and the official family will thank the queen and others, hugging the old birthday star Empress Dowager Yang, and the holy car will slowly go up the mountain, and the song and music along the way will rise suddenly, and the Longshan view will be rendered like a fairy cave!

Concubine Jia was already sick at this time and couldn't travel, but Concubine Tang Shu, that is, Fanhua, who threatened to make Yang Jing never live in peace, accompanied the holy driver, even second only to Queen Xie!

Although the dragon chariot and phoenix chariot walked slowly from the bottom of the mountain, it gave people a feeling of falling from the sky, and the civil and military officials saluted one after another, as for those who were fortunate enough to watch the ceremony in the city, they bowed and bowed.

Empress Dowager Yang's birthday celebration can be regarded as a national event, and etiquette cannot be wrong at all, and the officials who are unwilling to kneel and bow on weekdays can only grieve their knees at this time.

The envoys of various countries saw such a luxurious and complicated scene, and saw the Han etiquette that had been passed down for thousands and hundreds of years, and the heavy sense of ceremony gave people a sense of sacredness and pride for no reason, and many people even sincerely wanted to become the people of the Great Song Dynasty.

And many envoys are not the first time to see such a big scene, but every time they are there, they still can't help but marvel that although the Southern Song Dynasty is militarily weak and the land area has shrunk one after another, the economy is the most powerful existence in the world at the same time!

Even if an emperor like Song Lizong, there is still a small prosperous situation such as Duanping and changing after the rank, you must know that the Southern Song Dynasty was driven to the south by the Jin people, and this is only a young man, and the war continues, and he can still create a small prosperous era, which shows that the Song people's development ability is strong.

Although after experiencing the shame of Jingkang, even Tokyo was captured by the Jin, but after the Southern Song Dynasty Gaozong Zhao Gou reorganized the imperial court, Yue Fei and other Zhongxing generals quickly organized an army.

Therefore, the Song people definitely do not lack ability, but what they do is courage, the courage to fight for their country and the world at all costs!

The equipment of the Song army was not bad, and the divine arm bow was even more famous all over the world, because there were no large number of cavalry, and they could only use bows and arrows to defend against the nomads on horseback, and the bow and arrow technology of the Great Song Dynasty reached its peak.

And Grandpa Yue Sheng even created the victory over the cavalry with infantry, and also repelled more than 100,000 Jin troops with 500 Beiwei troops in Zhuxian Town.

It may sound a little incredible, and maybe the real situation is not so exaggerated, but in any case, it is enough to show that the Song people do not lack the ability to fight, but only people like Grandpa Yue.

Even now that the Mongols are pressing it step by step, the territory has repeatedly shrunk southward, and the livelihood economy of the Southern Song Dynasty is still booming, and this prosperity is like a rainbow on a soap bubble, which is very beautiful, but also fragile.

Maybe other people's hearts are full of excitement and excitement, or they may be unsettled, but Yang Jing's heart is only full of deep distress and anxiety.

If you want to save all this, you have to pay a huge price, even at the expense of the lives of countless soldiers, but thinking of the final fate of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Battle of Yashan, and the disaster of the inheritance of Chinese civilization, what is such a sacrifice?

Since the end is death, why not die more heroically and more valuablely, and maybe turn the tide of the situation because of this, so that those people can die as they deserve?

When Yang Jing was still pondering, the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian had already begun to sing, and His Majesty Zhao Yun, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, together with the Empress Guifei and others, embraced the Empress Dowager Yang and walked into the Wanshou Taiyi Palace.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

Dong Huai, together with the civil and military officials and everyone in the Wanshou Taiyi Palace, respectfully saluted Zhao Yun, and the voice shook the entire hall, buzzing and echoing, making people's hearts surging and difficult to calm down!

With a satisfied and relieved smile on his face, Zhao Yun raised his hand and said, "Dong Xianggong and the Qing family should get up." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Dong Huai led the way again, and everyone ended their salutes one after another.

Zhao Yun hugged the Empress Dowager Yang and looked around, the Empress Dowager Yang was also very satisfied, and praised Jia Rudao: "It's hard to be Uncle Guo, the old body can live in this longevity Taiyi Palace, and Uncle Guo has to reward Uncle Guo heavily if he doesn't have official credit." ”

What the official said is Zhao Yun, these ministers usually call His Majesty on formal occasions, as for the emperor, long live the lord, slaves and the like, there are no titles, not too formal and too serious occasions, or in private, they call the emperor an official, and the people in the palace who are close to the official family usually call the emperor an official.

Don't think that Empress Dowager Yang is belittling herself by claiming to be an old man, the title of the Great Song Dynasty is actually very commoner, there are titles such as concubine and concubine, but there is no situation where the palace and the palace claim to be self-proclaimed.

Although Empress Dowager Yang was half-joking, she did intend to take credit for Jia Nidao, and now Dong Songchen has restrained a lot, just honestly serving the official family, and some external things in the palace are most suitable for Jia Nidao.

It can be said that Jia Rudao, the uncle of the country who participated in politics, is a special existence in the inner palace and the outer court, a link, but at the same time, he also controls great authority, such a character, there is no reason why Empress Dowager Yang is not close.

Zhao Yun nodded with a smile, and said to Jia Rudao: "Uncle Guo has indeed made great contributions, Dong Xianggong and all of you have also worked hard, today is the celebration of the Queen Mother, everyone will relax and don't have to be restrained." ”

When Dong Huai heard this, he knew that Zhao Yun had not forgotten his dedication, and he didn't want to show Jia Yidao's merits, but he was also a bowl of water, and his heart was quite warm.

However, Zhao Yun glanced at it and asked, "Yang Jing is here?"

Everyone was a little surprised.