"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 took a lot of time to wait until the Minister of Rites finished speaking. Xiao Han hadn't breathed a sigh of relief. Then came the congratulatory form from Zhongshu Ling, the auspicious omen from Huangmen, and the auspicious omen from the Minister of Hubu. The contributions of the state, the contributions of the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, and the contributions of the Fans, 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 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 about to go on a date with Duke Zhou's daughter, a drake croaked, which suddenly drove away his drowsiness.
"Any foreign friends?" Xiao Han raised his head and shook his head, finally cheering up and looking forward.
"Why are there only so many people? Didn't you say that all the nations of the Tang Dynasty came to the dynasty? Is there a country called all nations?"
When Xiao Han saw the envoys coming from the foreign countries, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. I thought there would be a large group of envoys, but I didn’t expect that there were only a handful of people standing at the door. It looked like it would be great to have ten kingdoms!
In fact, this was Xiao Han's mistake. 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, envoys from various countries came forward to congratulate him. Judging from their attitude, they were quite respectful, and unlike Xiao Han's imagination, these envoys all spoke Chinese, which saves 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 attracted 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, these are the envoys 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 talkative 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 some things 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 to fight Goguryeo! As a result, Goguryeo was very tough at first and showed off a very powerful look! But as soon as they fought, he was beaten to pieces by Dou Jiande!
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! "
"Oh... they also know how to make friends from far away and attack at close range?" Xiao Han was fascinated by the story told by the old minister. 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 There is no point in forming an alliance, and it will also chill the hearts of people all over the world, so I have always avoided talking about it, and I just accepted the gifts, but the truth is not the same!"
"Oh? Hahaha..." Xiao Han also laughed at this time: "I didn't expect that Li Yuan's thick black skills were 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 full of disgust for their ancestors!
The evil roots of this kind of villain are definitely grown in the bones and cannot be removed! To cure the disease, they must all be killed and reincarnated...
In the main hall, after the Goguryeo envoy presented his congratulations, he once again proposed to form an alliance with Li Yuan, just as the old minister said.
However, Li Yuan just smiled indifferently and said: Let’s talk about it later! Let him retreat.
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, 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 hall, led by a guy wearing a half-sleeved sheepskin coat, his nostrils almost reaching 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 he was strong, Li Yuan, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Liu Wuzhou, and Xue Ju all had to respect him! These people are competing in the Central Plains, and there is 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 Turk was pushed to the ground by Xiao Lizi, who was determined to make himself stronger! The blow was so severe that it almost caused the genocide!
But even so, their Khan was captured in Chang'an, where he danced to please Xiao 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 claims to be the husky among dogs and the Türkiye among nations is the one!
