"May my emperor live long and healthy, may the heaven and earth have good weather, may the Tang Dynasty prosper..."
He never expected that this Yuanri ceremony, which made Xiao Han unable to even sleep well, would go the same old way again!
Seeing the Minister of Rites speaking with great emotion and leading a large group of people to praise Li Yuan, Xiao Han rolled his eyes and wanted to vomit on the ground for a while.
I don't know how long time passed. It was not easy to wait until the Minister of Rites had finished speaking. Xiao Han had not breathed a sigh of relief. Then came the congratulatory form from Zhongshu Ling, the Minister of Huangmen played an auspicious omen, and the Minister of the Ministry of Households wrote Zhu.
The state’s contribution, the Minister of Rites’ memorial to the Tibetan people’s contribution, etc…
When this set of procedures came to an end, Xiao Han's eyes were a little dull.
"Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going?"
No one could answer Xiao Han's question, because all around him, the ministers were staring blankly, almost falling asleep.
Xiao Han was not the only one who stayed up late yesterday!
"Meet the envoys from other countries!"
Just when Xiao Han was staggering around and was about to go on a date with Duke Zhou's daughter, a drake croaked, which instantly drove away his drowsiness.
"Are there any foreign friends?" Xiao Han raised his head and shook his head, finally cheering up and looking forward.
"Why are there so few people? Didn't we say that all the nations of the Tang Dynasty came to visit us? Is there a country called all nations?"
When Xiao Han saw the envoys from the foreign countries coming, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. He thought that there would be a large number of envoys, but he didn't expect that there were only a handful of envoys standing at the door. It seemed that it would be good to have ten countries!
In fact, this was Xiao Han's misunderstanding. Today's Tang Dynasty is just a newborn child! It is far from reaching the grand occasion of surrender from all over the world and all nations coming to court in the future.
I am disappointed, but I have to continue watching this excitement.
In the center of the hall, groups of envoys from various countries came forward one after another to congratulate them. Their attitudes were quite respectful, and unlike what Xiao Han had imagined, these envoys all spoke in Chinese, which saved the effort of translation.
"Huh? Where are you from? Why do you have a pot lid on your head? A scapegoat?"
Just as he was thinking about it, a small group of envoys walked past Xiao Han and the others, and immediately caught Xiao Han's attention.
There's nothing I can do about it, the big round things on the tops of these people's heads are really eye-catching. Dressed like this, they will definitely be more useful than a bamboo hat on a rainy day!
Next to Xiao Han, the veteran who had just greeted each other coughed slightly when he heard this, and said to Xiao Han in a low voice: "Xiao Hou, this is the envoy of Goguryeo! Besides, those on their heads are hats, not pot lids!"
"Ah? This is Goguryeo?!" Xiao Han was stunned when he heard this. He didn't bother to thank others for clarifying his doubts, and quickly stood on tiptoe and looked forward carefully.
"Let me choke! Aren't they fighting Dou Jiande to the death? How come they still have time to come to our place? Are they too lazy to feel uncomfortable with Smecta?"
"Xiao Hou..." The veteran who just spoke was probably also a warm-hearted and chatty person. When he heard Xiao Han muttering in a low voice, he couldn't help but explain to him: "You were not in Chang'an during the previous battle, so there may be something you don't know!
When the Goguryeo Kingdom saw the demise of the old Sui Dynasty, they wanted to take advantage of the chaos and sent troops to invade the land of Hebei! But their fate was not good, and they met Dou Jiande! Hebei was his home, how could he allow others to peep into it?
So Dou Jiande ordered all his troops and horses to fight against Goguryeo! As a result, Goguryeo was very tough at first and showed a very powerful look! But as soon as they fought, Dou Jiande was beaten to pieces!
I heard that if it hadn't happened to be winter, Dou Jiande would have attacked their capital! Now Goguryeo has no choice but to come over and discuss the alliance with us so that we can deal with Dou Jiande together!"
"Huh... they also know how to make friends from far away and attack close by?" Xiao Han was fascinated by the old minister's story. He couldn't help but secretly admired it, and then asked: "Then what does our Majesty mean?"
"Our Majesty?" When the old minister heard Xiao Han ask about this, he couldn't help stroking his white beard proudly and said with a smile: "Our Majesty thinks that Goguryeo is too weak, so he knows how to take advantage of the terrain to fight a defensive war! Fight them.
Forming an alliance is meaningless, and it will also chill the hearts of people all over the world, so I have always avoided talking about it, and just accepted the gifts, but the truth is not the same!"
"Oh? Hahaha..." Xiao Han also laughed at this time: "I didn't expect Li Yuan's thick black skills to be good! But that's right! The tiger has to form an alliance with the lion for the last time, so what's the point of forming an alliance with a dog? What's more?
Still a mangy dog!"
Probably due to the shamelessness of a certain country in later generations, Xiao Han was filled with disgust for their ancestors from the bottom of his heart!
The evil roots of this kind of villain are definitely grown in the bones and cannot be eliminated! If you want to cure them, you must kill them all and reincarnate...
In the main hall, after the Goguryeo envoy presented a form of congratulations, as the old minister said, he once again proposed to form an alliance with Li Yuan.
However, Li Yuan just smiled indifferently and said: Let's talk later! Then he asked him to step aside.
The Goguryeo envoys looked very unwilling, but they were here to ask for help, and they did not dare to disobey Li Yuan's words, so they could only retreat to the side angrily.
"Your Majesty! I, Tomur, the noble Ashina tribe of the grassland, would like to congratulate you!"
In the team of courtiers, Xiao Han was watching the Goguryeo envoy with great joy, when a harsh voice suddenly sounded in the hall, almost startling him!
"Who is this? So arrogant! Are you here to congratulate or to fight?" Xiao Han followed the voice just now with displeasure.
In his sight, a group of four or five messengers swaggered into the temple, led by a guy wearing a half-sleeved sheepskin coat, his nostrils almost rising to the sky.
"Shh, keep your voice down, these are Turks!"
The veteran who just explained to Xiao Han only glanced at these people, as if he had seen a ghost, and quickly lowered his head, not knowing what he was afraid of.
"Are they... Turks?"
When Xiao Han heard this name, his eyes couldn't help but narrowed. He finally knew why these people were so arrogant!
In fact, not only Xiao Han, but anyone who is slightly familiar with the history of the Tang Dynasty will probably be familiar with this name!
This is a nation that is at its peak when it comes out!
When they were strong, Li Yuan, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Liu Wuzhou, and Xue Ju all had to respect them! These people competed in the Central Plains, and they had more or less support from the Turks behind them.
However, this powerful nation encountered the most perverted country in history, the Tang Dynasty!
The once arrogant Turkic people were pushed to the ground by Xiao Lizi who was determined to make himself stronger! The blow was so severe that he almost wiped out his tribe!
But even so, their Khan was captured in Chang'an, where he danced to please Little Lizi and the people of the Tang Dynasty.
In later generations, many people confused Mongolia and Turks.
But the real situation is that the Turks are not the direct ancestors of the Mongols! The one who is said to be a husky among dogs and a turkey among nations is!
