Chang'an, the first day of the first lunar month is also a good weather, or a very grand weather.

The grand is because today is the Zhengdan Grand Imperial Meeting, and all the officials of the Beijing Dynasty who are above the fifth rank and the officials who have been specially given by the emperor, the imperial envoys from various provinces, the prefectures, the prefectures, and the overseas governors' offices are composed of a grand tribute pilgrimage group, as well as the envoys from various countries, all of whom will be congratulated at today's Great Pilgrimage Meeting.

When the dense stars were still hanging in the cold and dark night sky, the square outside the Danfeng Gate was already full of cars and horses. The general supervisor has set up a neatly planned cold-proof felt shed on the square, and the officials of the court have entered the felt sheds in order of the products, waiting and changing the solemn and complicated court clothes, and at the time of the roll call, they lined up in the door to salute, and entered the Hanyuan Hall according to the order of the two o'clock, and the queues that were not enough were lined up in the square outside the Hanyuan Palace. Chen Zhengzhun Keya music, the saint wore twelve chapters of the crown dress and rode into the palace and ascended to the throne, and the prince Li Yuzhen wore the nine chapters of the crown and accompanied him under the throne. Thousands of officials headed by the crown prince, worship the saint, get up, and then worship the crown prince of the prison country, Taile into the court song, dance, three public congratulations, the prime minister congratulates, the prime minister leads hundreds of officials to dance to congratulate, all the provinces pay tribute, play political achievements, vassal countries pay tribute, and various countries come to congratulate...... The etiquette is incomparably complicated, even if the old ministers who participate every year may make mistakes, but it is the countries of the Chaohe that are making the score exactly right, when Emperor Zhaozong also laughed at the East China Sea Daduhu, Yue Guo Gong Zeng Yuanguang Chao He is not as smooth and regular as the envoys of the vassal country, Yue Guo Gong laughed at the time and said, "Your Majesty, this is more powerful in my Tang Dynasty", so the countries dare not be polite, Zhaozong smiled and said: "Yes! ”…… The grand is never the courtesy ceremony, but the strength of the Tang Dynasty.

This year, the envoys of various countries were particularly enthusiastic, because of the victory of the Tang Empire against the Yan Zhou Empire last year - to the shock of all countries, this was not the border war of previous years, but the war of annihilation, and the Tang Dynasty was victorious! Although the three northwestern states of Yanzhou have not yet been won, in the eyes of the countries of Chaohe, it is only a matter of time before the Tang Dynasty unites the military power Oghuz and occupies the entire territory of Yanzhou - so the enthusiasm of the countries this year is positively reflected in the length and thickness of the gift list.

The congratulatory gifts presented by the Oghuz envoys during the pilgrimage were the most eye-catching.

There have been rumors before that "there is a contradiction in the alliance between the two countries", but from the rich gift list of the Oghuz envoys and the generous return of gifts from the Tang sage, it seems that this is a complete rumor.

Then, the Oghuz envoy presented a gift from the Great Khan of Oghuz to the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty as a grandmaster: a deer cutting dagger with a diamond blade with a golden sheath and jade handle. His Majesty Oghuz said: I would like to express her personal friendship with Prince Zhaohua as strong as a golden stone. Whether the envoys of various countries believe it or not, at least let them see that the alliance between the Tang Dynasty and Oghuz is still close, and the secret meaning of the "personal friendship" between the two rulers also makes the envoys of all countries wake up and pay attention to it: These two are martial arts masters!

A lifespan of at least two hundred years will allow them to rule the empire for a long time, and the strong physique and abundant energy possessed by the grandmaster will keep them in their youth and prime for a long time, and it is terrible for the enemy nation to have such a ruler; It was a good thing for vassal and friendly countries to have a stable ruler, at least not to worry about policy changes or the decline of the Tang Dynasty.

In today's world, there are only five big empires, and now there are four, and the Tang Dynasty is undoubtedly the most enlightened, open, and inclusive empire among them, which is very important for each small country, at least they can have their own civilization and will, and they don't have to worry about the Tang Dynasty forcing them to change the beliefs of their own ethnic groups. In short, for the more than 120 kingdoms and tribal emirates of Asaga, the Tang Empire was stronger than other empires.

The Tang Empire, on the other hand, had a strong and stable monarch, which would make loyal vassal states more loyal and friendly kingdoms more willing to increase their intimacy and friendship. How can I make it more friendly? Of course, it is necessary to have closer exchanges in economic, trade, cultural and other aspects. …… Of course, this will inevitably tend to "Tangization", but for these small countries, learning from a powerful civilization is already the instinct of ethnic survival, and Tangization is not a bad thing for them.

And the grand grand meeting of the Tang Dynasty every year is to show its national strength "stronger and more prosperous". Every year after the Great Dynasty Meeting, the "friendliness" of many countries towards the Tang Dynasty will increase, and there is hope to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. However, the Tang Dynasty was very "stingy" in accepting vassal states, and it is said that Sri Buddha, the largest kingdom in Nanyang, submitted several applications to become a vassal state, and Chang'an, the secretary of state, did not agree.

When the countries came to the court, they also noticed that there were a few less countries in the court this year: the Yan and Zhou empires had already fallen, not to mention the two empires of Euroton and the Great Eclipse, as well as the Turkic khans at the "kingdom" level.

Of course, this is not surprising, and the reasons are clear to the envoys of various countries:

The declared warring countries do not send envoys to each other, and what do you do to celebrate the New Year.

Needless to say, the Euroton Empire has already started a war with the Tang-Ukrainian coalition army in the three states northwest of Yan and Zhou.

Besides, the Great Food Empire declared war on the Tang Dynasty at the end of July last year, but it did not send troops for the time being, but the two countries have already declared a state of war, and of course they will not send envoys to congratulate them.

The envoys of various countries are thinking that maybe it won't be long before Da Shi will send troops to the Tang Anxi Mansion. I heard that Datang was transferring troops to the Anxi Protectorate a year ago, and maybe it will start fighting after January.

At that time, where did the Turkic Khan court go?

After the Turkic Khan's court was beaten by Emperor Gaowu two hundred years ago, it was divided into two parts, a small part descended to the Anxi capital of the Tang Dynasty, and most of them crossed to the west of the Aral Sea, and survived the barren Khazar Plateau, and after recuperating for fifty or sixty years, they went south to the Khazar Plateau, defeated the Cuman people in the Cuman steppe, and gradually seized control of the Cuman steppe from the Persian sphere of influence, and rebuilt the Turkic Khan's court here. However, last year, the Turkic Khan's court occupied one-third of the Persian province of the Great Food with the Persian Restoration Army behind the back of the Great Food, and at this time the Turks still turned their heads and said What are they doing with the Great Food? …… If Amaia IX re-accepts this ally who bit him hard, he will have a heart comparable to that of the Atlantic.

Well, that's hard to say.

Some of the envoys thought to themselves.

The transformation of friends and foes between countries sometimes depends on external factors...... The Tang Empire often acted as such an "external factor".

Judging from the fact that the Turkic Khan's court still hasn't sent envoys to Chang'an to congratulate this year, there is still no friendship with the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, if you turn your face and go back to send troops with Da Shi, it is also very likely.

The envoys of the Tang vassal states of Fusang and Silla were thinking: this time they must obtain the consent of the imperial court and allow them to send their vassal legions to participate in the war.

Although sending troops to the war requires paying war and military expenses to the suzerain, and there will be casualties among soldiers when participating in the war, the benefits are also huge: first, it can strengthen the intimacy with the suzerain, and second, it is more important, participating in this kind of large-scale war at the imperial level can train their generals to the greatest extent and improve the combat capability of their army, which cannot be achieved by suppressing bandits at home or suppressing several rebellions, as well as wars with other kingdoms.

This year, the 11 envoys from the black kingdoms in the western and southern jungles of Southern Daxi Continent were praised by His Majesty the Emperor, saying that it was not easy for them to persist in their independence and self-determination under difficult circumstances, so that the ethnic group could survive and develop. These eleven envoys of the black kingdom immediately received a hundred attention, they were not conspicuous among more than a hundred foreign envoys, in terms of national strength and status are ranked in the middle, but I did not expect that in such a grand palace of the Tang Dynasty would be personally praised by His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, for a moment excited to tears, but the lips trembled so that I couldn't speak, only by bowing hard can I express the emotion and excitement in my heart.

And what His Majesty the Emperor meant by "insisting on independence and autonomy in a difficult environment", of course, the envoys of all countries knew it, and this clearly referred to the several invasions of these jungle kingdoms by the Great Food Empire. Thanks to the tropical forest environment and climate of Southern Daxizhou, it was difficult for the main army of the Great Cannibals to invade, otherwise these kingdoms would have become provinces of Great Eclipse like the northern and eastern kingdoms of Egypt, Meroe, and Arkham.

But only in this year's Zhengdan pilgrimage, His Majesty the Emperor praised these independent kingdoms in the southern western continent, what does this express?

The envoys who came to the court were not stupid, and they were probably still one of the smartest people in the country, and in combination with the current political situation, they understood it with a turn of their minds.

Datang is really going to fight with the Great Food Empire!

Therefore, these independent kingdoms in the southern western continent will be the natural allies of the Tang Dynasty. The Atlantic Fleet of the Tang Dynasty was able to establish three naval bases in the Southern Western Continent, with the active support of these black kingdoms; Of course, the existence of the Tang Navy also supported these kingdoms to resist the invasion of the Great Food with a strong sea force.

The eleven envoys of the Xizhou Kingdom all had a thought in their hearts, which was a decision made after the eleven kingdoms got together to discuss before they set off, and at this moment, this thought in their hearts was even stronger.

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At two o'clock in the afternoon, the court meeting ended, and then the banquet in the palace. The emperor and Li Yuzhen had to go to the warm pavilion to change out of the Yanmian court clothes, and put on the crown of heaven and the official clothes of the silk robe. Li Yuzhen followed her father's imperial chariot, and when she went out to the corridor of the apse, her eyes suddenly condensed, and she looked up at the sky to the north.

The emperor looked back, "Zhaohua? ”

Li Yuzhen smiled and said, "There are old people, happy events." ”

In the starry sky of her purple mansion, an image faintly appeared in the starry sky in the north.

A wolf with blood-red fur and blood-red eyes, murderous.

This is...... Method?

Murong is a thousand mountains and has advanced to the innate level?!

Li Yuzhen's eyebrows were slightly raised, and her cool eyes were shining, sharp, sharp, and blazing, which was full of eyes when encountering challenges.

Very good!

A smile tugged at her lips.

Compared to the long and tedious pilgrimage meeting, this matter is much more interesting.

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At the same time, Shen Qingyi, who was in the Daomen Dan Room, and Xiao Cong, who was in the handsome camp of the northwest front line of Yanzhou, both had an inexplicable feeling in their hearts.

There seems to be a powerful presence that has produced ......

The two of them stared for a moment, and a thought welled up in their hearts.

That's the induction of the stars!

Xiao Cong and Shen Qingyi both knew in their hearts that in addition to themselves, there were four star fates related to them.

However, the Purple Mansion of both of them has not yet been opened, and although they have senses, they are not clear, so they can only speculate on vague feelings.

…… Who should have been promoted?

The two of them thought of Xiao Yan first, but Murong Jue and Li Yuzhen were also very likely to enter the congenital stage.

After thinking about it for a while, they all thought of Murong Jue.

This is the most likely.

After all, they are at the threshold of stepping into the path of despair.

Could it be that Ah Yan succeeded in sharpening his sword?

If so, that's great.

Shen Qingyi and Xiao Cong both thought so in their hearts.

If Murong breaks through the innate nature, then Ah Yan will no longer have to act as a sword grinding stone.

Isn't that great!