In the past two years, the Tang Empire has not made any major moves in foreign expansion and colonization, and it is still mainly based on digesting the existing colonial achievements.

The empire's vast territory satisfied Emperor Richard, but also felt the difficulty of governing.

Domestic affairs are so complicated that they are difficult to cope with without the assistance of an efficient imperial government.

"Your Majesty, the Empress of the East Palace is invited, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to discuss matters related to the celebration."

"Oh, I know, lunch is in the East Palace."

"Do the holy thing."

Emperor Richard nodded, picked up a copy of the notebook on his desk and continued to review it......

More than ten days have passed in a flash

After the tedious sacrifice to the sky in the early stage, the ancestor worship ceremony finally ushered in the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Tang Dynasty and the emperor's accession to the throne on May 1, and the imperial capital Chang'an has a new look, and the people are looking forward to it.

It was 5:00 a.m

The sky was still dark, and the emperor Richard, who lived in the Maple Leaf Palace a day in advance, got up early, bathed in incense, and put on the dragon crown and xia cloak under the service of the palace maids, and came to the main hall of the palace.

Here to accept the princes and the courtiers of the empire, the prelude to the day's great ceremonial ceremony......

The Maple Leaf Palace, also known as the early Maple Leaf Palace, was originally the two-story French manor house of John Sartre, the head snake of San Francisco, and was named after the maple trees planted in the estate.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor lived in this palace for more than 10 years, and from the eldest prince to the seventeenth prince were born here, witnessing the arduous process of the early days of the empire.

Although it has undergone many expansions in the later period, the environment is still cramped and narrow, and it was not improved until it was relocated to Daming Palace.

The Maple Leaf Palace has been preserved, and it has been carefully maintained as the initial place for the birth of the Tang Empire, and is called the "ancestral residence" to worship the ancestral spirit tablet.

It was close to 6 o'clock

A total of 73 princes and important ministers of the imperial court were waiting in the Maple Leaf Palace, respectfully asking the "Holy Lord to move to the Daming Palace......

Only then did the emperor and the empress take the jade chariot, and under the guard of the great gift book, they walked towards the direction of Daming Palace.

The etiquette of the Tang Empire respects the Tang system, and the whole set of etiquette is also the Tang system, and the Tang Emperor's "Great Driving Book" is composed of several parts before and after the guide, the pilot, the emperor's car, the rear propaganda, and the rear guard troops.

The guide, that is, the leading guard of honor, is the vanguard guard of honor of the "Great Driver", and at the front is the 360 cuirassiers of the Royal Praetorian Guard, marching forward in formation.

The rear was led by the Imperial Prime Minister Baron Tang Dezhao, the Chief of Staff of the Royal Army, Marshal Mak Hsiao-cho, and a number of senior generals, which was called the "guard of honor".

This was followed by a "guard of honor" composed of 3,600 Praetorian Guard cuirassiers, with 36 rows of Praetorian Guard cavalry of 12 men each. Holding horizontal knives, bows and arrows, riding rifles, and dragging 12 cavalry field guns, they marched forward mightily.

Behind the "guard of honor", there is a black car engraved with the royal family emblem, a total of 73 princes, and a car driven by an important minister of the empire, stretching out for more than two kilometers.

It was followed by a 760-member drum band, with two people standing in front of the band in front of the convertible to conduct the performance, leading the orchestra to play the magnificent "March of the Tang Empire" in unison.

The musical instruments of the band are mainly various drums, mainly including tambourine, big drum, cymbal drum, stanza drum, small drum, feather bao drum, etc., as well as wind instruments flute, flute, flute, long and medium sound, big horizontal flute, 筚篯, etc., as well as percussion instruments such as gold cymbals, and the sound of drums resounded in the sky and shook the sky.

On both sides of the road, the subjects of the empire who had already arrived early, holding the national flag, were already in black when the royal ceremonial procession arrived, and after seeing such a magnificent scene, they desperately waved the national flag in their hands and shouted;

"Your Majesty the Holy Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, long live, long live, long live!"

"Long live the Tang Empire, long live, long live!"

At this time, the sky was already twilight, and the speed of the great gift book was not fast, probably the same as the speed of normal people walking, the sound of drums, the fluttering flags, and the mighty all the way forward.

It was followed by 12 dragon flags held by the soldiers of the Royal Janissary Guard, divided into two rows, and behind the dragon flags was a special convoy, including a guide car, a Jili drum car, a white egret car, a Luan flag car, a evil car, and a Pixuan car, which went in turn.

Each car was pulled by four white horses, wearing white gold-trimmed vests embroidered with the royal coat of arms, each car had one driver, two guards, and flanked by the core of the Imperial Guard, a total of 1,080 military attachés, all riding tall horses.

At this point, the guard of honor ended.

Behind the guard of honor is the jade chariot that the emperor rides, and the emperor's chariot is the core of the entire guard of honor, so the guards are extremely strict, and 360 Praetorian Guard officers with loaded guns and ammunition are riding around them.

Commanded by the Cabinet Keeper of the Seals, the chariot is surrounded by 41 heavily armed drivers in front of and behind it, flanked by the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Royal Army, General Fan Pengfei, and the Commander of the Royal Janissary, General Liu Wu.

He was followed by the senior generals of the Imperial Guard, the Imperial Military Attaché's chamberlain, and the Imperial Secretaries, who were accompanied by cavalry and foot guards of the Imperial Guard.

The number of forbidden soldiers in each team varies, but they are all more than 80 people, and there is 1 general to lead, followed by the royal guards are the peacock fan, small group fan, square fan, Huang Lu, Jiang Lu, Xuanwu and other honor guards, in turn......

The mighty emperor stretched out for seven or eight kilometers, and walked for an hour and 40 minutes in wave after wave of cheers before arriving at the Danfengmen Square of the original Daming Palace in Longshouyuan.

At this time, the sky has been bright, implying; The Tang Empire is getting brighter and brighter, and it is a good fortune.

At this time, the Danfeng Gate, the five gates were opened together, the mighty and mighty big fish penetrated, and the 100,000 people who watched the ceremony in the Danfeng Gate Square desperately shook the national flag in their hands, and the excitement was uncontrollable, and many people couldn't help but shed rolling tears.

The strength of an empire is the glory of every subject of an empire.

And this is also the original intention of the Tang Empire to purchase a full set of braised thin with huge expenses, and China has always been a country of etiquette.

This is not a superficial article, a full set of royal etiquette can more intuitively reflect the sacred dignity of the Tang royal family, reflect the powerful appearance of the empire, and thus stimulate the high patriotic enthusiasm and self-confidence of hundreds of millions of subjects.

After entering the Daming Palace

The emperor and empress, the princes and the ministers, seized the time to eat something, washed up and refreshed, and there will be no idle day today, and large-scale celebrations will be held one after another.

This is followed by major programs such as the military parade in Danfengmen Square and the parade of millions of people, which will continue until the night fireworks are set off and the 40th anniversary of the National Day royal banquet is held......

More than two hours later

Standing on the high place of the Danfeng Gate Palace, watching the imperial soldiers lined up in a majestic square pass through the square in turn, the deafening cheers resounded in the sky, and the waving Emperor Richard also felt that the cheeks on both sides were stiff.

He said; "Tang Aiqing, don't do any more Raushzi celebrations next time, this set of etiquette makes people dizzy, and I feel quite unbearable! It's too cumbersome. ”

Baron Tang Dezhao took a step forward and replied solemnly; "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare to agree.

The major events of the country are in the worship and Rong, the worship has persistence, the Rong has suffering, and the great festival of the gods, how can there be such a thing as hard work?

My Tang Empire has a territory of thousands of miles, and the dignified Heavenly Empire is the upper country, how can I not determine the name, know the upper and lower, know the respect and the inferiority, and know the importance of the weight, what kind of system will it become?

Please ask Your Majesty to take back the order, and Weichen will not dare to serve it. ”

After speaking, he shook himself to the ground, and the surrounding ministers also bowed down one after another, and said in unison; "Please take back your majesty's order, and Weichen will not dare to serve it."

Emperor Richard saw that the crown prince Tang-Li Gan, the king of Guangnan Tang-Li Kun, the king of Pingxi Tang-Li Xin, the king of Kentucky Tang-Li Yuan, the king of Oklahoma Tang-Li Geng and other princes all bowed down, so he sighed and said; "I neglected it, this proposal is withdrawn, and all Aiqing should get up."

"Your Majesty, Shengming, it is really a blessing for my Tang Empire." All the ministers patted their asses in unison, and then they stood up with relief, feeling quite accomplished.

To be able to make His Majesty the Wise and Martial Holy Emperor retract his destiny is really rare in decades.

After a few words, Emperor Richard set his eyes on the royal army phalanx that had passed neatly in the big parade, and nodded with satisfaction.

The pace of the military parade of the imperial army of the Tang Empire, Emperor Richard also participated in a lot of opinions, which is very similar to the Chinese army in later generations. The pace was neat and powerful, and the momentum was magnificent, demonstrating the extraordinary high morale of the army.

The phalanx of the Royal Army and the Royal Praetorian Guard, all from the field ace divisions, the main divisions of the major headquarters and the meritorious units with outstanding military achievements, passed through Danfengmen Square under the review of the Holy Emperor, which is a symbol of military glory.

Therefore, the morale of the parade was high, and the steel guns passed through the Danfengmen Square neatly, and the leading officers held the banner of the army number high, and were warmly welcomed by the masses in the square like a tsunami.

Watching the majestic procession of rolling iron through the square, Emperor Richard couldn't help but feel very touched in his heart, it was these lovely soldiers who fought in the north and south under his guidance, and were not afraid of sacrifice, so that they laid down the huge country today.

40 years in the blink of a finger, you can really say it proudly; I live up to this life.

The parade lasted for more than an hour, the Royal Army, the Royal Navy Expeditionary Marine Division, and the Royal Praetorian Guard took turns to play, and the mighty 10 phalanxes passed through Danfengmen Square, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry, all of which were trump card units with outstanding meritorious service, and they were inspected one by one.

After the phalanx of the last artillery unit passed through Danfengmen Square, 360 ceremonial soldiers jointly carried the huge imperial flag through the square, followed by the majestic gong and drum team of 10,000 people, and the million-dollar parade in Chang'an, the imperial capital, began......

The 10,000-strong gong and drum team that jumped and danced all the way pushed the ceremony to a climax, and the joyful sound of gongs and drums soared into the sky, resounding all over the world, and it was really shocking to the ears.

Everyone's enthusiasm was stirred up by the sound of the celebratory gongs and drums, and the crowd danced to the dancing gongs and drums, their excited faces lit up and terrifying, yelling and shouting to vent the joy in their hearts......

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