Chapter 603: Prisoners Presented on the Wanshou Festival
On the first day of October, the day of the Wanshou Festival, the scorching sun did not make the people of Chang'an City less interested in watching the excitement.
The only people left on duty at Yongpingfang Medical Hall No. 3 were Li Sanniang, Tang Mingyue and Nan Xing. The rest were put on leave.
It would be a lie to say that Li Sanniang didn’t want to go to Zhuque Square to watch Xeroxian’s prisoner presentation. After all, such a thing is really a once-in-a-lifetime event. Having the opportunity to witness it can also satisfy her curiosity. Come.
Only one is Li Sanniang’s turn, so she has to be on duty;
Secondly, Li Sanniang also thought that there must be a lot of people who wanted to see the excitement. Even if they went to the scene, they might not be able to see anything. They might just be able to feel the atmosphere at that time.
So, the difference between going and not going is not that big to Li Sanniang.
In addition, Li Sanniang, who had asked for leave a few days ago for her report, was embarrassed to tell Manager Gao that she didn't want to be on duty and came to watch the fun.
The reason Tang Mingyue was willing to stay on duty was to save time off so that she could take Chen Yanfu and her children to climb mountains outside the city during the next Double Ninth Festival.
“I guess there won’t be many patients coming today. They should all go to Suzaku Square.”
Li Sanniang nodded and agreed to Tang Mingyue's words.
“Who wouldn’t want to join in the fun of such a grand event?”
Just as Li Sanniang and Tang Mingyue said, at this time, when looking up at Zhuque Street, it was full of dense crowds. There were heads of people, people were shouting, and people were crowded.
Thanks to the fact that every three feet (approximately 921cm) there is a team of patrolmen to maintain order, and there are Jinwu Guards soldiers riding tall horses on both sides of the street, otherwise it would be strange if there was no stampede accident.
As the time approached, on the wall of the Imperial City's Zhuque Gate adjacent to Zhuque Square, the huge war drums in the east and west directions were beaten by mighty soldiers.
The drum beat gradually changed from a loose and low sound to a fast and high-pitched sound of "dong dong dong". As the drums became louder and louder, the people watching on both sides of Zhuque Street automatically became quiet.
At this time, you can see a group of soldiers in black armor escorting three people from the end of Zhuque Street towards the Zhuque Gate of the Imperial City.
The most conspicuous person behind these three people is Shi Le'an, who is riding on a tall horse and wearing a rein in his left hand and a red tassel gun in his right hand.
Actually, when it comes to "escaping" senior Western Turkic generals to offer prisoners to Emperor Wu, Le'an did not really treat these three pigtailed Turks as unkindly as he treated prisoners of war. respect.
After all, one of these three people is a Western Turk nobleman named General Ashina Sher.
Shi Le'an did not put the three people on the shackles, nor did he deny them clothes. In addition to being deprived of their freedom, Shi Le'an specially arranged for people to feed the three people with good food and drink in Honglu Temple.
Why is this so?
Firstly, the Western Turks are no longer around, and the victor does not have to deliberately humiliate the defeated. This is the ambition of the victor;
Secondly, Shi Lean still needs to take good care of the three of them and keep them. Offering prisoners on the Wanshou Festival was a glorious scene for himself and the Tang Dynasty;
Three, it is natural to cherish talents.
Among these three people, Ashina Sheer is really a general who knows how to fight. If the Tang Dynasty had not been favored by God at this time and had black gunpowder, although the Tang Dynasty would definitely have been able to defeat this Western Turkic tribe in the end, but It's not that easy after all.
And, in the future, local people will still need to be the managers of the Western Regions.
Then courtesy at this time is the right thing to do.
People on both sides of Zhuque Street shouted excitedly when they saw the approaching team.
When one person shouted "The Tang Dynasty must win", one person passed it to two, and two to four, and gradually the whole street was filled with such shouts of "The Tang Dynasty must win".
This feeling for one's own country is a very novel experience for the nomadic Ashina Sher.
Ashina Sheer looked at the madness of these people, but he was not very afraid. He knew that if he really wanted to kill him, the general behind him (Shi Le'an) would have killed him long ago. .
Since he is kept alive, it proves that he is useful.
The useful person will not die.
And in Ashina Sheer's view: "The Tang Dynasty is a powerful country, and it is not shameful to lose to a country with such a heavenly artifact. Maybe God guided me here."
The next step was much simpler. Emperor Wu, who was wearing a black background with red edges and golden mysterious patterns, stood at the Suzaku Gate to receive the prisoners presented by Shi Le'an, and said what an emperor should say at this time.
It was nothing more than praising the spying generals and then giving them rewards. Wang Dagang came out and read aloud the imperial edict. Those who should be promoted should be promoted, and those who should be rewarded should be rewarded.
The most important point is that the three Turks, led by Ashina Sheer, knelt on one knee and bowed their heads to Emperor Wu on the city wall to show their submission.
Of course, Emperor Wu was also generous, and he granted Ashina Sheer an official title, but he did not directly let him go back to the Western Turks, leaving him in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing.
After the prisoner presentation ceremony, it was the routine for the ministers to enter the palace to celebrate Emperor Wu's birthday. Naturally, the people gathered on both sides of Zhuque Street couldn't see it, but being able to see the prisoner presentation ceremony was very satisfying for people.
"Hey, our Tang Dynasty is so powerful. If anyone disobeys, we will beat them until they do."
"That means, it was for that little pigtailed Turk. The official is here.”
“Isn’t it?
Well, I guess the Turks are quite capable, otherwise they wouldn’t be like this.”
The two were chatting just fine, and suddenly someone interrupted: "What you said is wrong.
The Sujue is gone, now it is the land of our Datang, they, but We are from the Tang Dynasty.
Isn’t it normal for us to be able to serve as officials for them?”
While the three of them were still going to argue, they heard the words on the Suzaku Square. There was movement again, it was Lang Guan'er who sounded the big gong.
Everyone was attracted by the sound of the gong and stopped walking, wanting to see what else was going on.
Lang Guan'er, wearing a blue official robe, was seen standing on a high platform, holding a scroll and reading it to the people under the stage who were being released by the soldiers.
".Hereby, the saint decided to open the border and trade with the thirty-six neighboring countries.
Encourage private merchants to take this trade route without worrying about safety. There will be guards escorting along the way.
If you are interested, you can register in Xunfang. The first batch of newcomers, regardless of gender, will each receive eighty acres of land."
I was still immersed in the prisoner sacrifice incident. Everyone among them now focused on what Lang Guan'er said about business and immigration to the border.
Those who didn't hear clearly, who only heard a word or a half, scratched their heads anxiously, and kept asking the people next to them what was said.
After a while, Lang Guan'er, who had read through these new policies, raised his hands to the people in the audience and said: "The specific policies will be posted at the gates of each neighborhood. If you have any questions, Just go to Inquiry Fangzheng first.”
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