At this time, her father Philip II and many other Spanish dignitaries were already waiting.
As soon as she stood next to her father, she heard someone outside singing: "The imperial envoy is here!"
This singing was in Tang language, but then someone also sang in Spanish!
Immediately afterwards, you can see a group of people coming in from outside. The first thing you see is a group of Tang Guard soldiers wearing black military uniforms, and then a number of Tang officials wearing Tang official robes.
Immediately afterwards, I heard words like "kneeling down to greet me" again.
The group of people present had already received etiquette training, and it didn't take long for many dignitaries to kneel down in unison. Even Philip II knelt down on one knee.
For this etiquette of receiving the decree, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Dynasty had long talked with the Spaniards and insisted that when the imperial envoy arrived to announce the decree, the Spaniards must kneel down and bow.
The Spaniards are naturally unwilling, but there is nothing they can do if they are unwilling.
For the Tang Dynasty, the imperial envoy represented the Holy Emperor to a certain extent, and the imperial envoy who read out the imperial edict was the spokesperson of the Holy Emperor, and the etiquette must be met.
After some negotiations between the two parties, it was finally agreed that King Philip II could kneel on one knee, while others must kneel down.
The Spaniards were actually unwilling, but they had no choice but to do so. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty would rather cancel the marriage than cancel the kneeling ceremony.
Yan Wenyuan, who was holding the imperial edict, saw that a group of Spaniards were ready, and immediately took out the imperial edict and read out:
"The Emperor of Heaven has summoned me and said, I have a lot of bangs and bangs. I am a Habsburg princess from Chile. She is the daughter of King Philip II of Spain. She is dignified and graceful. I have a lot of bangs and bangs.
Immediately upon signing, I canonized you as Zhaoyi, I admire you so much!"
After the edict was read out, among the group of Spaniards opposite, even the few people who were proficient in Tang dialect were a little confused. Even Elizabeth, who had been in the Tang Dynasty for many years, spoke in a standard Jinling accent in her daily communication.
People can only listen to it with half-understanding.
What puzzled her the most was that the edict was read to her, but why didn't she have her name on it?
Well, in the full text of this edict, there is no word Elizabeth, but only Habsburg, the daughter of King Philip II of Spain.
However, Philip II had several daughters. Based on this imperial edict, it was actually possible to capture any of Philip II's daughters.
There is no way, the Chinese tradition is like this, let alone Elizabeth, any concubine in the harem will only have one surname when canonized, the father's name. As for their own names, they will not be written on it.
Although she was confused, after the edict was read out, Elizabeth still accepted it.
Later, Yan Wenyuan conveyed the Holy Emperor's oral instructions: "The Emperor's oral instructions: Elizabeth will come to the palace immediately to see you!"
After this series of procedures, Yan Wenyuan and other officials of the Tang Dynasty had a completely different attitude towards Elizabeth, because from this moment on, Elizabeth was not only a Spanish princess, a Chilean princess, but also a Zhaoyi of the Tang Dynasty.
Immediately Yan Wenyuan led the envoys and other ministers to salute: "I have seen the empress!"
However, after the salute, Yan Wenyuan and others retreated. Several old ladies and several palace maids from the Palace Affairs Office came forward and led Elizabeth to the carriage with the dragon pattern of the Tang Dynasty royal family.
After the canonization was completed, it was time for them to return.
Elizabeth looked back at her father, then turned around and got into the carriage.
This trip is tens of thousands of miles away, and the time to see you again is far away!
After sitting in the carriage, Elizabeth couldn't help but shed tears.
After all, she is just a sixteen-year-old girl!
But now, she has indeed become a bridge between the Tang Dynasty and Spain!
Seeing this, the old nun from the Palace Affairs Office on the side had a serious face: "My Lady, there are countless subjects outside, please pay attention to the royal dignity!"
Regardless of whether she was willing to give up or not, Elizabeth set off for the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, unlike the shabby scenes in other European kingdoms where noble ladies were sent away, her wedding was still grand. She brought with her more than a hundred maids and servants, and hundreds of guards.
What reassured Yan Wenyuan was that these Empress Zhaoyi's followers had finally taken a bath in advance and there was no stinking smell.
People in the Tang Dynasty like to be clean, and they especially hate the fact that the natives don't take baths, which is famous around the world.
Besides, with the rise of the Tang Dynasty in recent years, the concept of hygiene in the Tang Dynasty has gradually spread around the world. Nowadays, many people in Europe do not believe that dirt on the body can protect the body from germs. A few people have already
Start by taking regular baths.
This allowed Datang's soap, which had been unsold in Europe for many years, to finally open up a little bit of the market!
Many soap manufacturers in Datang marveled!
After many years, they finally sold soap in Europe. Although there was only such a small market, it was enough to make them sigh.
There are so many markets in the world, but the European market is the most difficult to conquer. People are unwilling to take a bath, and the merchants of the Tang Dynasty have no way to do it!
Now, we have finally cracked open a little bit, but there is still a long way to go before we can change the hygiene habits of Europeans and make soap and other sanitary products an indispensable daily necessities for them.
As for Elizabeth, her personal maids and teachers, they have been influenced by the culture of the Tang Dynasty for many years, so they are naturally clean.
The number of people on the return team was larger than when they came. When they came, Yan Wenyuan and others only had less than a thousand people, but when they left, they reached 2,000 people.
It was naturally troublesome for so many people to go all the way south to Cadiz, especially since the Tang Dynasty refused to enter Spanish towns for rest and supplies.
However, the military of the Tang Dynasty was also prepared in advance and brought a lot of luggage when they came. The Spanish side was also well prepared, and finally encountered no problems along the way.
In terms of speed, since it is not an army march and there is no need to be too cautious, the speed is still good.
Along the way, Elizabeth was in a very low mood for the first two days, but these days, regardless of whether Westerners or Tang people are very precocious, for the sixteen-year-old Elizabeth, she was actually an adult.
She knew everything she should know and what she shouldn't know.
The pressure that she should bear and the pressure that she shouldn't bear has all been placed on her.
After all, the average life span around the world is very low these days. Precocious puberty is a common phenomenon and an inevitable phenomenon for the continuation of humankind.
After all, the average life expectancy is so low, if we don’t get married early and fall in love early, the human race will be doomed long ago.