Chapter 215 Gifts from the People (Thank you to the little goblin in the oil lamp for the monthly ticket~)
The people present in the big camp on the outskirts of Beijing were people from the Tang Dynasty and the heart of the Tang Dynasty, and they were all very happy.
After all, if the weapons are so powerful, they belong to your country, and they represent your own interests. If your own interests are protected, who can not be happy?
It is estimated that those present who were unhappy and did not dare to speak out were the envoys from small countries and tribes who came to participate in the Longevity Festival.
For example, the Annan envoy who was so frightened that he defecated on the spot, where he was standing, there were only a few people from Annan, and the others were far away.
The smell of adult excrement is quite unpleasant. Besides, even if you are timid and frightened, you will not defecate in such an occasion. How can you not be embarrassed?
As for whether the Annan envoy was afraid of such powerful explosive weapons because of the mountains and forests in his area, or whether he was just timid, I don't know.
If it weren’t for the fear of being beaten, Annan would not have recognized Datang as the boss.
The quality of Annan's tribute items has declined a lot in recent years. If the Japanese and Gogu (gōu) Li (lí) hadn't been disobedient in the past two years, Emperor Wu sent troops to cripple these two places. The local king and his heirs were killed, new people were raised, and confidants were left as the governor. Annan would not send an envoy to congratulate Emperor Wu on his longevity this time.
I have seen what I need to see, and Emperor Wu is back on his horse to return to the city to complete the next process.
Of course, the atmosphere back to the city this time was even more grand than when we came here.
Originally, only a hundred cavalry followed, and two brigades of infantry were escorted back. This time back to the city, two regiments (400 people) from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing followed behind to escort.
In fact, there were so many people, and the secret guards hiding in the dark felt that if the temple gate showed up at this time, they would probably be shot to death by random arrows before they could reach Emperor Wu.
Sure enough, there was no danger on the way back, and we returned to the city safely.
When Emperor Wu controlled the horse and passed by Zhuque Street again, she felt it carefully and found that there was indeed no feeling of heat in her chest.
Emperor Wu thought for a while and kept this matter in mind for now, waiting to talk about it later when he had time.
What we need to do now is to accept gifts from the people on the Imperial City Tower.
On Emperor Wu's birthday, it is naturally the most appropriate time to congratulate him on his long life. The Langguan of the Ministry of Rites was really good at finding ten old men in their twenties (màodié) to come and present gifts.
This gift is not a precious thing, but a blessing from the elderly.
Although Emperor Wu didn't think there was anything good about this, did he still think it was really good to torment these eighty-ninety-year-olds like this?
You must know that these long-lived old people were found from all over the Tang Dynasty based on their household registration stickers, and not all of them lived in Chang'an City.
Since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Rites has been looking for people to invite these old people to Chang'an, providing them with delicious food and drinks, and waiting for them to come and present gifts on the Longevity Festival.
That’s why Emperor Wu felt that this was not a torment.
However, standing in the imperial city, I saw the gray-haired old man on the stage below wearing new satin clothes. After the roll call started from the beginning, the old man who was called stood up and bowed, with a proud look on his face. look.
Emperor Wu thought that they should be willing.
Then as a blessed recipient of gifts, what else can she say?
Okay, let’s cooperate.
With the roll call of "Deng Rong, Yong County, Qizhou Prefecture", the old man with shining white hair and beard sitting at the front stood up, bowed his head in the direction of Emperor Wu, and then He turned around and bowed his hands to the crowd surrounding him.
Below is a young-looking grandma, with only a gold hairpin on her head. The grandma, wearing an eggplant purple dress, stood up neatly when she heard her roll call, "Gyeongju Hue Ma Qionghua" salute.
This grandma is the only two girls among the ten old men. Behind her, there is another grandma who is older than her. She seems to have lost all her teeth, but her brain is still clear.
After all the ten old men had finished the roll call, a Langguan loudly announced that the longevity old man was going to present a gift to Emperor Wu.
Everyone watching was surprised. It was rare for an old man who was over seventy years old to be in the family at this time. Not to mention the old people on this stage, the youngest is over seventy years old, and the oldest one is in his early nineties, which is said to be auspicious.
"It's really worth it to go out today. It's not in vain that I went out to hold a seat as soon as the door opened at the fifth watch."
"Hey, what about you? It’s really early.”
"Haha, my home is a little far away from here. If you want to get a good seat, why don't you get up earlier? The oldest old man I have ever seen is no more than seventy years old. Look, the youngest person on the table is seventy years old. . "
When Lang Guan said that the old man wanted to give a gift, the people in the crowd looked at him eagerly. What kind of gift did the old man want to give?
After the old man at the head stood up, the remaining nine people followed him and stood up one by one, facing Emperor Wu who was standing on the tower.
Starting from the old man at the head, one person stepped out and loudly said:
The consecrated person,
People live forever, the moon is round, and spring is always there;
The country will be prosperous, the family will be harmonious, and the blessings will last forever.
The next old man came out again and said:
Consecrated saint,
The sun and moon are prosperous, the pines and cranes are everlasting;
Always smile and have a family forever.
The last old man stepped forward and said with cupped hands:
The consecrated person:
Long life without borders, the holy body in peace and prosperity, and the national destiny prosperous!
As soon as these words came out, people around him echoed, "Longevity is endless, the Holy Body is healthy, and the country is prosperous!"
When it was played for the second time, they were infected. Hundreds of people gathered around Zhuque Square also bowed their heads and saluted, repeating these words in their mouths, "Longevity is boundless, the Holy Body is healthy, and the country is prosperous!"
It seems that one person has no feeling at all, but when you stand on a high place and watch hundreds of people below bowing their heads and saluting you, and saying "Longevity without borders, the Holy Body in peace and prosperity, and the national destiny prosperous", then that It's such a shocking feeling, it's really exciting.
The atmosphere reached its highest point when hundreds of Jinwu guards around them performed military salutes and shouted loudly, "Longevity without borders and prosperity for the country."
Of course, Li Sanniang cannot see this scene.
Li Sanniang has now arrived home in a donkey cart. She has already had her second lunch with her father and mother.
To be honest, Li Sanniang still wanted to see Emperor Wu again. She really wanted to make sure whether she would feel that strange discomfort when meeting her colleagues through time travel.
Or rather, it was just the first time I met Emperor Wu, and I felt tachycardia due to the power of Emperor Wu.
However, if you miss it, you miss it.
Li Sanniang, a person who has always been materialistic and occasionally goes against her will, wondered whether the fact that she felt it was an earthquake was not actually the earthquake, and that the time-traveling god was preventing her from meeting Emperor Wu.
Seeing Lu Zhuer happily eating the butter and burning it, Li Sanniang put the matter aside and ignored it. What should come will always come. It is better to enjoy life before this and save up. If you have strength, accumulate strength.
Thank you to the little goblin in the oil lamp for voting for a monthly ticket~I am very grateful to Baozi for his support and encouragement~
耀耋 is a Chinese word, pronounced as màodié.
Old, about eighty to ninety years old.
耋, aged eighty years.
Old man refers to a very old person.
The birthday wishes are all from Baidu.
(End of this chapter)