Chapter 265: Chang'an City is full of bureaus

When the emperor's imperial chariot passed through the streets, the people along the way bowed one after another. They respected the emperor from the bottom of their hearts and respected the Yang royal family. If the Yang family had not unified the Central Plains more than a hundred years ago and established a stable and powerful empire, the lives of the people would not have been as leisurely and satisfied as they are now. A powerful empire is not only a symbol of the glory of the royal family, but the stronger the country is, the more stable their lives will be for the people.

The emperor seemed to enjoy the worship of the people, and the feeling of being regarded as a god made him satisfied and relieved. The Yang family did a lot of things to last for this empire for thousands of years, and without touching the fundamental interests of those aristocratic families, they had done their best to take care of the people. This was something that the previous dynasty and even the rulers of the Central Plains dynasties had never done. It was precisely because of this that the emperor also firmly believed that the Sui Dynasty would last for thousands of years.

The exploitation that the people are subject to is undoubtedly the lowest in the history of thousands of years of civilization.

The people were very sincere in their shouts of long live, and loved the people of the Sui Dynasty. Even when the military and military power during the Taizong period were too strong to make ends meet, they had to increase taxes, they were just complaining.

The emperor looked at the people and his people.

He subconsciously raised his hand and straightened his crown, his eyes becoming more and more firm.

No matter who it is, don't think of snatching these people away from me!

No matter who it is!

The gongs leading the way were very loud. When the team passed by, the people immediately knelt on the ground. The flying fish robes of the 108 Great Inner Guards in front were walking with their swords, majestic. The bright red cloak was blown up and looked very imposing. Behind were the golden gourd warriors holding various ceremonies, all of whom were tall and strong. Behind were five hundred Imperial Guards, wearing bright cotton armor, and they looked solemn and solemn. Behind the Imperial Guards were His Majesty's imperial chariot, and the Imperial Guards were officers above the Imperial Guards, as well as the guards of the Great Inner Guards.

Behind the imperial chariot are the accompanying palace maids and eunuchs, and behind them are the civil and military officials. At the end are one hundred and eight cavalrymen.

The fierce red national flag of the Great Sui Dynasty and the dragon flag representing the royal family fluttered on both sides of the imperial chariot, and the palace musicians walked in front of the imperial chariot and played and beat.

Emperor Tianyou Yang Yi is a very low-key person, and he can even be said to be the most low-key among the emperors of the Sui Dynasty. This is the first time that he has been in the throne that he pays attention to the show in more than ten years. On weekdays, even if he leaves the palace, it is very simple. So this is the first time that the people have seen the emperor on such an occasion, and everyone is a little excited.

At least tens of thousands of people gathered around the square. They were so disciplined that they did not step beyond the limit. Compared with the dense crowd, the huge square seemed even more empty. It was not until His Majesty got on the stage that the Zuowu Guards who went to the battle would come from a distance, walk around the square, and then stop to make a square array, accept the emperor's review and lectures.

Officials of the Ministry of Rites have been busy with this matter for a long time, and now it is their most nervous time. They are afraid that something will happen. Everyone knows that if they ruined today's ceremony due to a mistake, there will never be any good results. In order not to happen, even the Minister of Rites Huai Qiugong came out to preside over the affairs.

A ritual officer from the Ministry of Rites hurried to the place where the Zuowu Guard was, and wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Yu Manlou, the general of the Zuowu Guard, and said, "General, don't think that the officials are too talkative. May I ask you how you walk, stop, and arrange the array when you pass the square for a while?"

General Yu Manlou smiled and said, "Do you think this general can ruin your affairs today?"

The Minister of Rites quickly smiled and said, "The officials don't have this intention. They just don't even feel at ease in their hearts. They specifically told me to come and ask the general again."

Yu Manlou said, "Then you go back and tell Mr. Huai, everything has been arranged."

"Oh"

The Ministry of Rites agreed and said goodbye. Looking at the majestic team, he felt a little emotional. This was the first time he had seen so many people gather together. The awesome military power made him feel that he was very small.

After he said goodbye, he rushed back to report to Mr. Huai Qiu. Although it was still cold in February, his body was already soaked in sweat. He found a place where no one was sitting down and kicked his breath. Before he could stretch his hands, he suddenly strangled his neck from behind. A narrow knife swept across his neck, and blood spurted out in an instant.

Soon, his body was dragged away. Soon, a man in the same uniform as him, walked out of his lazy place with a few followers and quickly integrated into the busy officials. No one noticed that there seemed to be many new faces in the servants of the Ministry of Rites today.

Hongxiuzhao and others' singing and dancing were naturally assigned to the stage according to the command of the Ministry of Rites. The stages were arranged in sequence at the opposite direction, and the stages of Hongxiuzhao were in the center. There was no doubt that no one could shake the position of Hongxiuzhao's singing and dancing.

A few young officials from the Ministry of Rites commanded the singing and dancing walkers to stop next to their stage. Today is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the girls in the singing and dancing walkers. They have never performed on such an open-air stage, and one of the audience is the current emperor. At this time, there are probably less than 100,000 people around, and there are so many nobles. Especially the girls in the singing and dancing walkers, they are all holding up a sense of strength to compete with the people who are in Hongxiu. Even if they can't compare, they hope to attract the ideas of those big names.

The best ending for those who are singers and dancers is to be concubines for a big man. So today they are all dressed up in a colorful manner, thinking to themselves that if you are lucky, you might be chosen by His Majesty to be chosen to the palace.

Of course they wouldn't notice that the eyes of the officials of the Ministry of Rites were always aiming at the opposite station.

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The emperor's imperial chariot stopped outside the square, and the emperor in high costume waved to the people as he walked off the chariot. The smile on his lips was charming, which was the charm of a man who held the highest power in the world. He was the emperor of the Sui Dynasty and the most powerful person in the entire Central Plains. In addition to the Mongolian Yuan, the emperors of other countries also had to perform the courtesy of ministers when they saw him.

Under the guidance of Su Buwei, the eunuch in the imperial study, the emperor strides towards the point of the general. The officials are divided into two columns according to the civil and military ranks, standing on the left and right of the point of the general. The nobles of the royal family and important officials of the court follow the emperor to the point of the general.

Click the dragon chaise symbolizing imperial power on the stage.

According to the rank of the two people closest to the emperor, Prince Yi Yang Yin was sitting on the left, and Zhou Banchuan, the president of the Martial Arts Academy, on the right. But for some reason, Prince Yi and President Zhou had not arrived yet. The emperor who climbed the station seemed to care no matter how he looked at the chair on the left side of the dragon chaise, and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

Before sitting down on the dragon chaise, the emperor reached out and pressed down twice. The cheers of the people stopped immediately. The square, which was less than 100,000 people, became very quiet.

The Minister of Rites Huai Qiu, who personally presided over today's ceremony, walked up to the front and reported to the emperor about today's procedures. The emperor nodded and signaled that he could start.

Huaiqiu followed the order justice, then walked to the point and shouted loudly: "The ceremony began!"

As this sentence was shouted out, a ritual official standing on a high place immediately waved the flag in his hand. On the street on the north side of the square, there were ritual officials dancing flags one after another. Soon, General Yu Manlou, who saw the flag dancing, took a deep breath, then raised his hand and pointed forward.

"Go ahead and take out the spirit of Zuo Wuwei!"

The first thing to start was three thousand cavalry. The sound of horse hooves stepping on the bluestone slabs is dense and coherent, just like the sound of heavy rain hitting lotus leaves. Three thousand cavalry, only looking at this number is not big. But only by seeing it with your own eyes, can you feel the momentum of the army beating drums. Three thousand horses, walking along the street, looking from the front and back, can't see the tail of the team at all. The cavalry started and followed, the brigade of infantry walked forward in one team for each thousand people.

The Zuowu Guard belongs to one of the six armies of the emperor and is the elite among the elite. If nearly 40,000 troops were arranged to walk, it would take a lot of time to make an array around the square. Therefore, in order to reduce the time spent in the ceremony, only three thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry participated in the inspection this time. Most of the troops had already left the city to wait.

The emperor saw the cavalry team appearing from afar and his face was calm. However, no one would see him. His fists began to clench in his cuffs.

According to the rules, when entering the field, the team does not pass in front of the emperor. After the team vows to leave the city, they will pass through the avenue in front of the emperor and accept his majesty's inspection. Therefore, the cavalry enters from the side of the square, walks around half a circle and then enters the square, and line up in the square, and the same is true for infantry.

When the soldiers of the Left Wu Guard appeared, the onlookers suddenly burst into cheers. It is not easy for the people of Chang'an City to see the army travel, because since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, no army of any country could threaten Chang'an. If the enemy was not the Mongol Yuan people this time, I am afraid that the emperor would not have called the Emperor's Six Army to go to war.

The cheers of the people were deafening, and they were all excited when they saw the majestic military posture of Zuo Wuwei. A sense of pride that came from his heart immediately spread throughout his body.

An old man with white hair was trembling with excitement. He held his wife's hand and said with a trembling voice: "Did you see it? Have you seen it? This is the heroic soldier of our Great Sui Dynasty! I was a soldier in the Zuowu Guard back then, and I once served as a brigade leader! I told you that even if the group of troops passed by, you wouldn't believe it. Look, look... the long spear is like a forest, and the horizontal sword is like a sea!"

His wife had lost her front teeth and spoke a little unscrupulously: "I saw it, I saw it... Who said I don't believe it? I know you were a hero when you were young. But don't say it, looking at the soldiers, my legs were weak."

The old man said proudly: "That is nature, every soldier in the Sui Dynasty is a hero."

He pointed to the team and introduced to his wife: "Did you see the weapons held by the cavalry? They are long spears. The long spears used by cavalry are usually made of composite materials, made with fine work and excellent toughness. Most of the long spears used by infantry are hard spears. Do you see the bows behind those infantry and cavalry? They are also different. The cavalry bow is smaller than the stair bow, but the firing rate is faster. The stair bow has a strong force and a long range..."

When he said this, the old man suddenly stopped. He didn't know what he thought of, but suddenly frowned.

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A carriage stopped at the entrance of the Martial Arts Academy, and the sky had just shined. The emperor's ceremonial guard had not yet left the palace, because the people had gone to the square, the streets seemed even more deserted. A few Taoists got off the carriage, supported an older Taoist down, and then paid the fare and walked slowly towards the gate of the Martial Arts Academy.

At this moment, the gate of the Martial Arts Academy suddenly opened.

Professor Yan Qing and another professor named Min Xu walked out side by side. When he looked at the Taoist people, his face looked particularly solemn.

In front of the library of the Martial Arts Academy

Dean Zhou sat next to the stone table in front of the library, staring at the end of the game in front of him. He seemed to be very confused about how to make the next step, and his brows were a little deep.

At this moment, someone suddenly said to him lightly: "How boring is it for one person to play a game? How about you and me playing a game?"
Chapter completed!