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Among the three northeastern countries, Silla is definitely a model of counterattack. It was originally the weakest among the three countries, but because it clings to Datang's thigh, it has become the only regime on the peninsula that has the last laugh.

Of course, the relationship between countries is never pure, especially when it comes to their respective interests, they are all full of calculations.After Baekje and Goguryeo perished successively, Silla and Datang waged wars that lasted several years around the distribution of benefits after the war.

Although the overall strength of Silla was not high, it used the method of inciting the survivors of Baekje and Goguryeo to fight against Datang. In addition, the conflict between Tubo and Datang broke out at that time, and the war on the western front was not ideal. In that way, the army will do its best to solve the problem of riots on the peninsula.

After the war lasted intermittently for several years, both sides made a certain degree of concessions, and finally ended the war.Datang acquiesced that Silla occupied the peninsula south of the Taedong River, and Silla also returned to the order of Datang in the Northeast, resumed the tribute and hostage to Datang, and no longer tried to meddle in the original Koguryo area.

The national power of the Sui and Tang Dynasties used the national power of the Sui and Tang Dynasties to forcibly conquer Goguryeo and other Northeast forces, but ended up making wedding clothes for others to a certain extent.However, as the most powerful empire in the world, Datang's huge territory and size determined its border troubles and the complexity of its diplomatic situation. Sometimes it had to consider the cost of war and choose a less expensive way to solve the problem.

Li Tong naturally didn't like Silla very much in his heart, but a series of events such as the Khitan rebellion, the fall of Yingzhou, and the eastward escape of the Mohe people made him have to pay attention to the issue of diplomatic relations with Silla.

Although there has been a major breakthrough in the war in Hebei, the siege against the rest of the Khitan is still going on, and it will be a rather long process to restore order in the Northeast.Under such circumstances, Silla's attitude largely determines the course of events.

So even though he was a little upset, he still specially met with the envoy from Silla, in order to find out the attitude of the Silla people on the Northeast issue, and then consider whether adjustments should be made on the Northeast issue.

The mission sent by Silla this time is not small, with more than 200 men, women, young and old.There are so many people with different identities, it is of course impossible for Li Tong to meet them all. The officials who ordered Guanglu Temple to understand the national conditions of Silla selected them, and finally met three people, namely a prince, a general and a Bachelor.

Prince Silla is the youngest member of the envoy this time, only in his early ten years old, and his name is very interesting, Jin Longji.The general's name is Jin Chaoyin, and the bachelor's name is Xue Cong.

Li Tong didn't know much about the situation in Silla. In order to communicate effectively when meeting the envoys, he specially summoned several courtiers who were familiar with the situation to inquire. Only after this summoning did he discover that there were still many people in the court. Silla people.

Among them is a doctor named Zhang Danian, who was sent to study in Tang Dynasty when the relationship between Silla and Datang was good in the early years. Since then, he has stayed in Datang for more than 30 years.

When this new year was brought into the side hall to meet each other, Li Tong saw that his beard and hair were gray, and he described his behavior as no different from that of a Tang Dynasty. If it hadn't been for a secretary to report his identity, he would not have been able to tell that this was a person just by looking at him like this. Foreigners.

"The doctor stays far away, do you miss your homeland?"

After looking at the big picture, Li Tong motioned for him to sit down and asked with a smile.

When Zhang Danian heard this question, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said in a half self-deprecating tone: "Birds fly back to their hometowns, foxes die on the first hill, born in Situ, how can there be no nostalgia?" I am afraid that the natives will do harm to me when I return. Besides, my great Tang Dynasty is vast and magnificent, and I do not dismiss my ministers as humble and far away. In the past 30 years, I have been deeply bathed in articles and given food and beverages. If there is no question from the secretary, the ministers have already forgotten their lives..."

Regardless of whether this is true or false, Li Tong was quite relieved to hear what he said. At the same time, he couldn't help asking: "The doctor is not sent by the government, and why did he enter the country?"

Thinking of the old things, Zhang Danian said with emotion again: "In the past, Emperor Taizong Wen and the Great Emperor Enwei Chui ruled and overthrew Huayi. It is a pity that our small country in Haidong has a deep love. Only the bones are respected. It is difficult for the ordinary people to enjoy the blessings of the heavenly grace of Huaguo. Those who enter the country and stay in the guards and scholars are all top-ranking children, but those who have brown hemp have nowhere to go..."

After hearing Zhang Danian's narration, Li Tong had a better understanding of Silla's regime and national conditions.The bone product system pursued by his country is similar to Shiqing Shilu, but the regulations are stricter.For example, the sacred bones of the royal family, and the nobles are divided into real bones, six-headed, five-headed, etc. Different classes do not intermarry, and social status is also very different, which is more like the caste system of later generations.

Datang was the most powerful empire in the region, and the personnel exchanges between Silla and Datang were controlled by the upper echelons.This Zhang Danian was a commoner who belonged to the third rank in Silla, so he was not qualified to study in the Tang Dynasty.It's just that Silla believed in Buddhism, and the restrictions on monks entering the Tang Dynasty were lighter. Zhang Danian took advantage of this loophole, ordained a monk, and then entered the Tang Dynasty privately with a caravan.

He stayed in the Tang Dynasty and did not return to the country, not only because he was nostalgic for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, but also because he would face severe scrutiny after returning to the country.In the Tang Dynasty, he could still hold the official position of Dr. Taichang, but if he returned to the country, he might become a prisoner in no time, and even his life would be lost.Because his behavior of entering the Tang Dynasty privately means that the common people have provoked the bone product system.

Hearing this narration of the New Year, Li Tong recalled a personal memory about Silla in later generations, that is Zhang Baogao, a famous Silla native in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.This Zhang Baogao can be said to be one of the important figures in maritime trade in Northeast Asia. He is one of the few civilian heroes among the Silla people. As a result, he was assassinated by his king because he violated the interests of the old nobles.

Out of curiosity about the bone product system, Li Tong asked a few more questions, and then found out that long before his grandma ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, there had been two queens in succession among the people of Silla.

This is of course not because the people of Silla are a feminist society, but because under the bone product system, the family inherited by the sacred bone has no male succession. After all, there are only so many sacred bone families, and they do not intermarry with outsiders. The consequences of multi-generational inbreeding can be imagined.So Silla's two queen reigns are the result of the bone product system crossing genders.

But even if these two queens continued their lives, the Silla Sacred Bone Family was extinct decades ago, and now the Silla King's hereditary has changed to the True Bone Family, even if they were once envoys during the Zhenguan period. Tang's Jin Chunqiu series.

Li Tong had heard of Jin Chunqiu, Taizong of Silla.He can be said to be an epoch-making figure on the peninsula. It was because of his active contact that Silla was able to follow the Tang army and complete the initial unification of the Three Koreas.

However, with the rise of extreme nationalism in later generations, Jin Chunqiu's evaluation was mixed. He was considered a traitor who flattered the Tang Dynasty, attracted foreign enemies and killed his brothers.Even before the reunification of the peninsula, the brains of the three countries were almost out.Moreover, scolding is scolding, but this kind of diplomatic style of flattery and big things has been passed down and carried forward to future generations.

Although Zhang Danian is not a high-ranking official in the court, he also has a deep understanding of the behavior of His Highness Jian Guo. He understands that the reason why he was summoned is of course not just to ask about the customs, so he also did it before entering the interview. sufficient preparation.

Now there was an opportunity to show off, Zhang Danian said: "Nowadays, the situation in the Northeast, apart from my Tang family state, Silla has become the dominant force. When the Spring and Autumn Duke was alive, things could still be done." Respectful, but since the king of Wenwu has forgotten his great kindness because of his greed for short-term gains, he has repeatedly rebelled. Chaos broke out in the middle of the country..."

Although Jin Chunqiu actively contacted Datang to attack Baekje and Goguryeo, it was his son Jin Famin who finally completed this undertaking.

Jin Famin also served as a hostage in the Tang Dynasty for many years. After inheriting the throne, he followed his father's strategy and continued to actively fight for the Northeast War as a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. This led to the seven-year Tang-Luo War.

In the course of this war, Tang Dynasty did not invest enough in the peninsula battlefield because it had to deal with Tubo in the west, which had become a serious threat.In addition, Jin Famin was cunning and changeable, and during the war, he repeatedly called the vassal to show weakness and plead guilty, which caused the war in the Northeast to be delayed for a long time.

However, although Silla has received part of the victory of the Northeast War, the contradictions in the country have become more and more acute.Jin Chunqiu and his son succeeded to the throne with genuine blood, and there are certain doubts among the old aristocrats. In addition, the father and son have been in the Tang Dynasty for a long time, actively promoting the dictatorship of the king, suppressing and exploiting the power of the old aristocracy.

So after the death of Jin Famin, the rebellion of the old nobles broke out in Silla Kingdom.Although the rebellion was quelled, the royal power was still not free from the grip of the old aristocracy.During the reign of Yongchang in the Wu Zhou Dynasty of the Tang Dynasty, the king of Silla tried to move the capital to get rid of the constraints of the nobles around his capital, Jincheng, but ended in failure.

As for the reigning King of Silla right now, the young master ascended the throne, and the power is basically in the hands of powerful ministers.The prince Jin Longji who entered the Tang Dynasty as an envoy this time is the direct brother of the contemporary king of Silla.

"Silla has been blessed by the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and it is not a rebellious country. It is only because the old master is in power, so he has done a lot of evil. But all the people in my hometown admire the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the rules and regulations, and do not regard the name and family as noble or humble. The distinction should not be limited to the Hua and Barbarians. The beauty of the system is envied by all. There are not many ministers who would rather be the loyal soul of the Tang family than a humble slave! Just because the road is far away and dangerous, the people of the state cannot calm down Come to the court, so the grace of heaven is not fulfilled, benevolence and virtue are not transformed, it is not because the people of the country are stubborn by nature..."

Li Tong listened to Zhang Danian's confession very pleasantly, but he didn't fully believe it.But through his in-depth analysis of personnel and affairs, he also has a more comprehensive understanding of today's Silla, and has a preliminary idea.

After the summoning, Li Tong bestowed Zhang Danian with a scarlet robe and promoted him to a higher rank as a sign of encouragement, and then asked the ritual officer to arrange for the Silla envoys to enter the court.

Although the identities of the three envoys of Silla are different, they have one thing in common, that is, they are very familiar with the etiquette rules of the Tang people, and they are quite decent when they enter the palace to meet the etiquette. deep.

Among them, Prince Jin Longji needless to say, he was dispatched in his early ten years in order to raise the standard of envoy.The real talker in the mission was the general Jin Chaoyin. The identity of this Jin Chaoyin is also very interesting. He is the grandson of Silla Emperor Taizong Kim Chunqiu, and his father's name is Jin Renwen.

Of course, this is not the most special status of Jin Chaoyin. After entering the palace, he first greeted him as an envoy of the vassal, and after he was granted a seat, he got up and worshiped: "The minister Zuowei Weiyi's mansion, Zuo Lang, will kowtow to the prisoner. His Royal Highness, the Heir of the Yuan Dynasty! The old minister served as the official of the imperial court and was in charge of the guards. He had the honor to enter and exit the forbidden area from His Royal Highness. Your Highness is already well-known in the universe, but under the urging of the minister's family affairs, Han Weijing will follow the matter..."

The four feudal kingdoms have always had a tradition of enlisting guards. Although Silla's relationship with the Tang Dynasty was not very good during the Jin Famin period, there were still hostesses in the court, and Jin Chunqiu's second son Jin Renwen was the representative.

Jin Renwen once participated in the war between Baekje and Goguryeo with the Tang army. After Goguryeo was destroyed, he went to the court to make contributions, and has stayed in the court since then.At a critical moment in the Tang-Luo War, Emperor Gaozong even issued an edict to abolish Kim Famin's Silla throne, and made Jin Inwen the new Silla king. After Jin Famin sent an envoy to plead guilty, the matter was stopped.

Afterwards, Jin Renwen remained in the Tang Dynasty, and even served as the general of Beiya Habayashi during the Tianshou period. It was not until his death in Luoyang, the capital of God, during the Ruyi period that his coffin was sent back to Silla by Empress Wu Zetian.

Although Jin Renwen was the son of King Jin Chunqiu of Silla, he spent most of his life in the Tang Dynasty, and Jin Chaoyin, who was envoy to the imperial court this time, lived between the two capitals since he was a child, and was involved in affairs under the shadows. , Served as the general of the Suwei in Nanya, before helping the coffin to return to the country, this time re-entering the court, it seems to be returning to his hometown.

Seeing Jin Chaoyin still upholding the etiquette of Tang officials, Li Tong was quite happy, and said with emotion: "Although your father is a noble family in Sanhan, he devoted half of his life to the Tang family. Before that, he was busy with world affairs and never asked about funerals in person. Today After seeing an old friend again, it is also a great comfort to the court and the human relationship."

While talking, he asked Jin Renwen about the details of the funeral after the coffin returned to the country. Knowing that Jin Chaoyin had not yet obtained his father's nobility, he summoned the Zhongshu officials and ceremony officials in the palace and gave Jin Chaoyin the old title of Linhai County Duke.

Although Jin Chaoyin is no longer just a simple Tang official, but after years of immersion, he has a respectful expectation for the famous Tang family.

They waited until Xue Cong, another envoy from Silla who had entered the court, spoke before the two people in the palace ended their interaction.Jin Chaoyin was deeply influenced by the people of Tang Dynasty, and he had to be made an ancient noble at the very beginning of his entry into the dynasty.

Therefore, during the subsequent negotiation process, Xue Cong will be the main speaker.Xue Cong also had the experience of staying in Tang Dynasty, and he is also the leading Tang scholar in contemporary Silla.However, his background is somewhat similar to that of Dr. Taichang Zhang Danian. He is not a top-ranking aristocrat. He had the opportunity to study in the Tang Dynasty only when he became a monk. However, his luck is better than that of Zhang Danian. Now he is setting up the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Silla to compare with the Imperial Academy. as a lecturer.

The Silla envoy this time has three tasks. The first is naturally to congratulate the imperial court on bringing order out of the chaos, and the Yuan heir of Jianguo will take power, and will follow the imperial court westward to worship. This is also the basic responsibility of a vassal.The second is to escort the prince Jin Longji into the court as a hostage, and study at the Imperial Academy.The third item is to ask Datang to allow the king of Silla to sacrifice to Beiyue.

There is nothing to say about the first item, but the second item is interesting.It is also common practice for Silla to send the children of nobles to study, but this prince is only in his early ten years old. Combined with the current situation in Silla where the young master is in power and the powerful ministers are in power, it makes people feel a lot of taste, which can show the royal family of Silla. Complex and contradictory attitudes towards Datang.

Beginning with King Kim Famin of Silla, Silla was quite resistant to Datang's involvement in the situation on the peninsula, and gained great independence through a series of wars.But at the same time, the Silla royal family has a lot of reliance on Datang, and hopes to use Datang's deterrence to stabilize the situation in the country.

Now that a prince in his early ten years is sent to the Tang Dynasty as a hostage, it is inevitable that people will think that the royal family of Silla has a taste of seeking refuge.Perhaps the royal family felt a great threat and worried about another bloody rebellion, so they sent the prince to the Tang Dynasty, which also made the nobles in the country afraid of the authority of the suzerain.

Li Tong is happy to see the success of this. Although he has a bad impression of Silla as a whole, if he can keep a direct lineage of the royal family in the court, once the national conditions of Silla change, there are enough reasons to intervene.

But when he saw the king of Silla asking to sacrifice to Beiyue, he couldn't help frowning again.Although Silla's land is small, its ambition is not weak. Compared with China, Silla has set up three mountains and five mountains for sacrifice.

Originally, which mountain god the Silla people wanted to worship had nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty, but the problem is that the Beiyue Taibo Mountain called by the Silla people is not within its borders, but in the hometown of Goguryeo.

Now that the turmoil in the Northeast has not yet been settled, Silla proposed to sacrifice to Beiyue at this time. If you think about it, you know it must not be a good idea.So this country is really unlikable, the first two alone are still the duty of a vassal, but it is necessary to add a pile of shit and disgusting people at the end.

"Everything enshrined in Erguo may be related to Li Yuan's enlightenment. The imperial court should not have asked more. But now the situation in Liaodong is slightly inconsistent, and the tyrants and rebels are making trouble in the mountains and forests. It is especially necessary to strictly clean up. Protecting the border and killing thieves is a national condition. Guan, I am in a hurry before the battle, and I don't have time to play carefully, so if I approach rashly, I may be injured by accident."

Although he was extremely disgusted in his heart, Li Tong didn't say anything to death. Anyway, the Northeast will continue to go deep into the suppression of rebels. It doesn't matter which wild god you want to worship in Silla, as long as you cross the border, accidental injury is inevitable.

Of course, he was also worried that Silla would intervene in the Northeast with a strong attitude, but he decided to take a gamble. The country's ruler was less suspicious, and it was difficult to have enough power to join it.Regardless of the subsequent development of the situation, the posture must be put forward first.

The Silla people's unwillingness to be lonely made Li Tong feel very uncomfortable, and of course he had to reciprocate.Although the current domestic situation makes it difficult to directly send a large army south to the Datong River, but when it comes to disgusting people, Datang also has a lot of means.

Therefore, after meeting the Silla envoy, Li Tong issued an order to visit Goguryeo and the direct lineage of the Baekje royal family, and canonized Gao Baoyuan of the Goguryeo royal family as the king of Joseon. In the Tang Dynasty, Lelang County King is treated at the same level.

Of course, the canonization of the survivors of the two countries is not just for the simple purpose of stabbing the king of Silla. It is also one aspect that the descendants of the two kings strengthen the restraint and win over the survivors of the two countries, and it will have a certain positive effect on the pacification of the Northeast. .

At the same time, it is also a grand ceremony for the imperial court to go westward to worship. It always needs several foreign leaders to come to the stage to show the strength of Tang Vega at home.

Therefore, not only the descendants of the kings in the Northeast were re-appointed as false nobles, but also the Western Turkic royal family Ashinaxian, who was persecuted by the cruel officials and exiled in the south of the Lingnan, was also recalled to the court and named Xingxi Death Khan.This can be regarded as re-finding a nominal leader for the Ten Divisions of Western Turks to replace the so-called Khan Ashina who is still under the control of Tubo.

In addition, Murong Zhong, the former king of Tuyuhun who was killed before, could not be resurrected after death. After some selection, he chose Murong Wan, the youngest son of Nuohebo, the previous king, to succeed Qinghai king.However, the governor of Anle Prefecture, which was originally led by the Tuyuhun royal family, was taken away because of Murong Zhong, and the governor of Lingzhou was also in charge of this post. The king of Qinghai was in power but not the country, and the former Tuyuhun survivors began to organize household management. .

At the same time as awarding the princes of these foreign countries and the chieftains of the Quartet, the work of moving the imperial court to the west has also officially begun.

Since Emperor Gaozong Yongchun's reign, Shengjia traveled eastward, and for the next ten years, Luoyang, the eastern capital, has been the actual imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty.For more than ten years, all the bureaus of Xijing Baisi have been transferred to Luoyang, and it is undoubtedly a big project to move them back now.

However, Li Tong did not intend to completely move the imperial court back as a whole. Leaving aside the central political considerations, as far as the current situation is concerned, in fact, Luoyang as the capital of the empire is far superior to Chang'an in various conditions, so Luoyang will also be in the future. It is an important place in his ruling process.

Moreover, the water transportation system between the two capitals has not yet undergone a systematic rectification. In the past half a year, internal and external wars have occurred frequently, and even Luoyang has been running out of money. unbearable.

Therefore, this move to the west is only for the administration of the country, Zhongshu, Menxia and other important provincial institutions and temples related to ceremonies, Taichang, Guanglu and other temples. Other minor departments will still stay in Luoyang and will not come again. Toss back.

In mid-September, the prisoner offering team from Hebei officially returned to Luoyang, presenting the rebel Li Jinzhong and the heads of other rebel generals, including more than 3000 Khitan prisoners of war, in front of Duanmen in Huangcheng.

Li Tong personally went to Duanmen to accept the offer of prisoners, and ordered Li Jinzhong's head to be hung in front of the Sifang Pavilion to frighten the barbarians from all directions. At the same time, the flag and drums captured by the army and given to the Khitan Dahe family during the Zhenguan period were placed at the south of Tianjin Bridge Burned to declare the Dahe family a traitor, to take away its surname, and to never give it to the vassal.

This series of instructions naturally caused an uproar among the Hu chiefs.Since the beginning of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the management of Fanhu affairs has been mainly based on broad and broad. Although many Hu power forces who were disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty have been wiped out, they still have preferential treatment for these Fanhu chieftains in their restraint system. , even if there is any rebellion, it will only retaliate against the leaders who are ambitious.

The Dahe clan of Khitan rebelled as early as the reign of Emperor Gaozong, but after the rebellion was put down, they still chose the chieftain of the Dahe clan to continue to serve as the governor of Songmo Prefecture, that is, Li Jinzhong today.

But this time, Datang expanded the scope of the attack, listing the entire Dahe clan as a rebel clan, and will never establish a court relationship with it. Such a tough attitude has shocked the hearts of the people.

But no matter what these Hu chiefs thought, the Tang court, under the circumstances of internal turmoil, successively achieved great victories in the Hequ and Hebei regions, defeated the forces of the Lianggu rebellion and rebellion, and once again proved its strength with practical actions.

Of course, Datang is not without opponents, but at least they are not Hu chiefs like them who are adapting to the wind.Nowadays, the attitude towards rebellion is becoming more and more tough, which naturally increases the cost of rebellion. Those who want to raise troops and rebel need to carefully consider whether they can bear such a high price.

Returning to the country to offer prisoners this time, there are [-] cavalry troops who have just participated in the Hebei War.

After all, from Youzhou to the east, the terrain gradually becomes rugged and changeable, and the tactics are more focused on the competition for the Shanze fortress. The mobility advantage brought by the large-scale cavalry advance is far less obvious than that of the inland states and counties. , On the contrary, it will double the consumption of materials.

The return of the [-] newly victorious troops also restored the strength of Duji.After a few days of recuperation, Yijia officially left Luoyang and headed for Chang'an, the capital of Xijing.

As soon as September begins, the work of moving the imperial court to the west will begin, and some department personnel will go to Chang'an first.But when the team officially set off, the entire large westward troop still had tens of thousands of people, stretching back and forth for dozens of miles.

Fortunately, the time has now entered the late autumn, and the tributes from various states have been sent to the two capitals one after another.Although a large amount of supplies were also consumed on the Hebei battlefield, with the smooth flow of internal and external government orders, the efficiency of replenishment has also increased, allowing the brigade to maintain its support.

When the team arrived at Tongguan, Han Wang Li Guangshun led the crowd to welcome them. Yao Yuanchong, who had returned to Chang'an to preside over affairs after the Hequ battle, was with him.The two groups of people met at one place, then continued on the road, and finally returned to Chang'an, Xijing, which had been away for a long time, in early October.

"Chang'an, unexpectedly, there is still time to return in this life..."

Looking at the majestic city standing on Longshouyuan, Wu Zetian, who was sitting deep in the chariot, was full of longing, and murmured.

Along the way, although there was no loss of service, it was inevitable that the boats and cars would be tiring. Because he was worried about his grandma's physical condition, Li Tong had been driving with Wu Zetian all the time. , after the ceremony is over, I will escort my grandmother and return to Dongdu for resettlement."

After Wu Zetian heard this, a smile flashed across his face, and he patted Li Tong's hand and sighed: "This body is already old, what can I do to end my life, there is no point in disturbing the younger generation just because of me. The family is happy to have a baby, and next year there will be love around them, why bother to live alone again."

Hearing what Wu Zetian said, Li Tong also had a look of anticipation in his eyes.In the late autumn of last year, his wives and concubines in the mansion had news of their lives one after another. Since July, they have been giving birth one after another. However, at that time, he was busy with many affairs in the Jingguo settlement, so naturally he couldn't spare time to return to the west to visit him. Now he finally returned to Chang'an. For a while, the longing became more intense, and he wished he could go to the city to visit his wife, concubine and children in the next moment.

However, his current actions and deeds are of great significance, even such a simple human wish is difficult to achieve.When Yijia passed Bashang and arrived at Leyouyuan, there were already crowds of people inside and outside Chang'an City, and there were thunderous cheers. Although the soldiers and civilians were blocked from the road by the escorting soldiers, they couldn't hide their enthusiasm, and they all raised their arms and shouted. He wrote: "Please meet His Royal Highness Yuan Si!"

Different from the personnel strategy in Luoyang City, Chang'an can be said to be Li Tong's real base. This time he led the crowd to return, somewhat like returning to his hometown. Show a sincere smile.

"This is your glory, it's your achievement, it's nothing to do with the legacy of your ancestors, and it's in response to the voice of the people!"

Listening to the shouts on both sides of the road, Wu Zetian patted Li Tong on the shoulder and said with a smile.

After Li Tong heard the words, he no longer hesitated, got off the car and got on the horse, rode on under the arch of the guards, and soon walked to the front of the team, waved his arms back to the people on the road on both sides, and laughed Said: "Jingguo will settle the chaos, support the tripod to return to the clan, live up to the expectations of the elders, and enjoy the joy with the people today!"

"His Royal Highness Yuansi please ascend to the Great Treasure early, and comfort the elders in Kansai for their kindness!"

Seeing His Royal Highness Yuansi appeared in the field of vision, the crowd shouted again, and the sound spread from inside and outside, and resounded all over the field.And the chiefs of the chieftains and the envoys of the various states who followed in the team also got off their horses and walked towards each other. They prostrated themselves on both sides of the road and shouted: "The voice of the people is like thunder, and the sentiments of the people are strong. Yuanji Xingbang , the only heir to the Jian Kingdom is the choice. The ministers and others bow their heads and bow their heads, and respectfully ask Your Highness to ascend to the throne as soon as possible, and obey the righteous destiny!"

In front of the gate of Chang'an City, the scholars and people persuaded them to enter again, and the momentum was so great that it covered the city and the countryside.At this point in his journey, Li Tong certainly couldn't give up halfway, and still ordered the team to move forward in the name of returning to sacrifice.

Yijia entered the Daming Palace in the East, and after the officials and officials settled down for a while, Li Tong only saw his wives and children who had been waiting here in the side hall, and he didn't even recognize the small things in his arms. Clearly, he turned his head and was persuaded by the officials again, leading the officials to go straight to the imperial mausoleum again.

In the past ten years or so, even during the Wu Zhou Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court dedicated ceremonial officials to offer sacrifices to the Tang family mausoleum, but the meanings were completely different.Now Li Tong, as the successor of Li Tang's clan, led a group of officials to pay homage to the imperial mausoleum, which was the first official sacrifice in more than ten years.

So even though he doesn't like to spend extravagantly on etiquette, but this time it is still extremely poor, the treasury of the two capitals, major repairs of cultural relics, set up along the way, and the three imperial tombs have also been repaired, and the solemn and grand scene of the past has once again been restored. .

The group first arrived at the Qianling Mausoleum of Emperor Gaozong, and the Empress Dowager Wu Zetian also attended the ceremony and paid homage to the Qianling Mausoleum as the first offering. Next, Li Tong made a farewell speech to his grandfather who had slandered him countless times before offering to Ya. After Prime Minister Li Sixun completed the gift as the final gift, countless Tang family officials cried and worshiped inside and outside the temple.

After finishing the gift, Li Tong sent his grandmother off to rest in the hall. When the ministers cried and prayed, he clearly heard his grandmother sighing, probably feeling that those white-eyed wolves in the outside world had reluctantly dealt with her for several years. Wu Zhou's rice bowl, after all, is nostalgic for the taste of the Tang family's salary.

A reversal of the Kun Dao has finally come to an end, and now only a mess is left in my mind. If there is no good grandson to rely on, what kind of situation it will be now is unimaginable.

In the side hall, Wu Zetian looked up at the portrait of Gaozong with a look of melancholy, and there was mist in his eyes. After a long time, he pulled Li Tong forward, and his tone was not without bitterness: "Great Emperor, Great Emperor, it's not so rare Liu Gandang, my husband and I are afraid of losing the hill where the bones are buried here! The old man is indeed self-willed, now you are in Huangquan, and I am getting closer, I can say that we have met each other without shame..."

While speaking, Wu Zetian tremblingly hugged Li Tong in his arms again, and when he closed his eyes, tears were already in his eyes: "It's hard to express the love, be careful, your grandmother... just, you go first, your grandmother stays here." Have a happy chat with your grandfather, and come back together on the way home."

Li Tong could understand his grandma's current state of mind very well, he comforted him warmly, and left a bodyguard at Qianling to continue guarding, and then set out again, leading the group of officials to continue to Zhaoling.

After the sacrifice in Zhaoling Mausoleum, looking at the stone statues of the fourteen monarchs standing in the cemetery, as well as the elders of the monarchs who were still prostrating and worshiping, Li Tong couldn't help feeling proud.

His great-grandfather's literary and martial arts can be described as a model of a king, and the stone statues of the barbarians guarding the mausoleum are well-deserved. Although he hastily appointed a number of barbarian leaders, it seems that the scene is not small, but it also reveals that the name is not worthy of the name. I couldn't help but said with emotion: "Looking at this magnificent scene, I realized that I and Zhu Qing are not as good as the predecessors. Regardless of the shallowness of the past, we can only act bravely!"

After the worship of Zhaoling Mausoleum, the next road is Xianling Mausoleum, and it took a few days to worship all the way down.When the team returned to Qianling again, the officials stopped the car on the left side of the road to persuade them to enter.

This time Li Tong finally gave up his refusal, and returned to Qianling with the support of the officials. In the temple, he officially took over the seals of the emperors, including the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, from his grandmother Wu Zetian in the temple, and became the real treasure of the Tang Dynasty. emperor.

The new emperor ascended the throne, and the grand ceremony still needs to be prepared in Beijing, but when he was in Qianling, Li Tong still issued several orders in the name of the emperor.The first is the issue of changing Yuan Zhengshuo, and next year will be the first year of Kaiyuan.

The prosperous age of Kaiyuan is of extraordinary significance to every Chinese. Although Li Tong ridicules his little cousin Li Longji in his heart, he is actually full of admiration for the strength and prosperity of the Kaiyuan period in his heart.

At least as far as the current state of the empire he is taking over is far inferior to the heyday of the Kaiyuan period.Taking the reign title as Kaiyuan is not only a good wish for him, expressing his determination to promote governance, but also a layer of vigilance.He hoped that his Kaiyuan prosperity would last longer, and there would be no more sad Tianbao aftermath in the world.

In addition to changing the yuan, there is another treatment for several members of the royal family with sensitive identities.The late King Xiangmin was buried in Qianling, but his heir Li Chengqi was abolished as a commoner, and all the sons were enshrined as county kings, and the youngest son Li Longye was the heir Xiangwang.Li Zhe, the king of Luling, did not observe the vassal festival, and deposed him as a commoner.

So far, the aftermath of the riot in Luoyang has officially come to an end.Afterwards, the ministers returned to Chang'an with homage to the emperor, and began the real enthronement ceremony.

Chapter 0801 Heaven and artifacts, eternal enjoyment

At dawn, the night that shrouded Chang'an City was still extremely thick, but the inside and outside of Daming Palace was already very lively, and the palaces and halls were filled with lights and trees, which were extremely gorgeous, and all kinds of lights swept away the night here. The palace people and eunuchs who came and went were also very busy, making preparations for various things under the call of the inner eunuchs and palace officials.

The holding of the emperor's enthronement ceremony this time is not only the continuation of Li Tang Sheji, but also the first emperor's enthronement ceremony held after the completion of the Daming Palace.It involved a lot of adjustments in details, so the internal and external officials were also very nervous, so that the ceremony could be carried out as perfect as possible.