As the date of the founding celebration of the Western Qin Dynasty approached, the invited kings, kings, city-state lords, tribal leaders or envoys from the east and west came to Hengluosi City one after another.
For those countries that have strength, Zhao Ziliang receives their kings, heads of states, and envoys in the side hall of the Liangyi Hall of the palace.
For those countries that have no strength, kings or heads of state, lords of city-states who have not established a country, tribal leaders, or envoys , all will be received by Liu Tiao, Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, and Dugu Wensu in the ceremony hall outside the palace.
As of August 28, except for the tribal leaders of the thirty-six city-states in Northern Tianzhu and the envoys from the Central Plains court who have not yet arrived, the other invited heads of state or envoys from various countries have arrived at Hengluosi City and are here.
Under the arrangement of the West Qin Government Affairs Council, he stayed in the Concierge Hotel.
That night, Liu Tiao entered the palace and reported to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, the envoys sent by the Central Plains Court will arrive at Hengluosi tomorrow afternoon.
It is difficult for me and others to decide on the specifications of the reception."
After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang pondered for a moment and then asked: "Have the drills of the honor guard and drum corps been completed?"
Liu Tiao said: "The drill has been completed.
The honor guard has a total of one hundred and fifty-one people, all composed of warriors of the same size, height, and weight.
The drum band has eighty-one, all composed of musicians who are proficient in music.
They can be arranged at any time.
With all due respect, when receiving envoys from the Central Plains court, it is appropriate to use a drum band, but it seems a bit inappropriate to use an honor guard."
Zhao Ziliang asked doubtfully: "What's wrong?"
Liu Tiao said: "In ancient times, when princes gathered for alliance, there was a precedent of arranging soldiers to hold arms, sing and dance.
This was mainly to show military might.
Therefore, there are records of watching troops to intimidate the princes.
If we receive kings or envoys from other countries, It is in line with etiquette to arrange for an honor guard to be present, but if it is used to receive envoys from the Central Plains court, it seems to have the connotation of disobeying or committing an offense."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "The guard of honor is not the soldiers singing and dancing arranged when the princes gathered in ancient times.
It is the embodiment of high-standard etiquette reception.
Generally, when foreign monarchs or envoys come, we in Western Qin will not use the guard of honor easily.
Only for example, the Great The arrival of figures such as the Caliph of the Food Kingdom and the Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire is worthy of We, the Western Qin Dynasty, dispatched an honor guard to receive the envoys from the Central Plains court in person.
This is the highest standard of welcoming etiquette.
You must send someone to make this clear to the envoys from the Central Plains.
Tell them the whole process in detail so that they don’t make a fool of themselves and it won’t look good.”
Liu Tiao nodded and said, "Yes, I will definitely send someone to handle this matter."
August 29th, afternoon application time.
A large delegation with flying flags entered the east city of Hengluosi from the north gate.
This was the Central Plains imperial envoy led by Li Shi, the Great Prince of the Tang Dynasty and His Royal Highness King Yong.
The arrival of the huge Central Plains imperial envoy It attracted hundreds of thousands of people from all over Hengluosi to watch.
The onlookers lined up from the official road ten miles away from the north to around the Taiji Square of the palace.
Along the way, soldiers from the Western Qin Dynasty stood guard to guard and maintain order.
At the end of the An-Shi Rebellion, Li Shi was appointed Marshal of the World's Arms and Horses, and was granted the title of King of Lu.
Soon after, he was granted the title of King of Yong.
In the name of Marshal, he was credited with quelling the rebellion by the Minister of the Order, and he and Guo Ziyi and other eight people formed the Lingyan Pavilion.
Although he He did not personally direct the counter-rebellion, but he finally had the title of Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses.
People who didn't know it thought he had the greatest credit.
When the people on both sides of the street heard that the young nobleman riding on horseback at the head of the mission, wearing gorgeous clothes and a golden crown, was King Yong Li Shi, they all raised their hands and shouted in greeting: "His Royal Highness King Yong" "Welcome to the Western Qin Dynasty, Your Highness" The people's warm greetings came one after another, which made Li Shi very puzzled.
He asked Wang Jin on the left: "Is the atmosphere in Western Qin so open?
Wave to say hello to the king on the street."
Wang Jin quickly explained: "Your Highness, this is the way for the people of Western Qin to express their enthusiasm.
You see so many people coming to greet you.
This happened only once when the King of Western Qin led his army back to Hengluosi from the Central Plains. situation" "Oh, that's it.
I didn't expect that this king has such a high reputation among the people of Western Qin."
Li Shi said and smiled.
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Jing Zhaoyin, the Minister of Household Affairs and the Censor Zhongcheng, Liu Yan, the envoy of Duzhi, Salt and Iron, Transshipment, Minting Money, Renyong, etc. said: "Your Highness, in this situation, you should smile and wave or nod to greet the people. , to show that you are close to the people, I heard that this is what the King of Western Qin did."
"Oh" Li Shi was a little reluctant after hearing this, and reluctantly smiled and waved to the people of Western Qin on both sides of the street.
The ten-mile long street made Li Shi a little impatient and asked: "Wang Jin, why is this street so long?
When will the King of Western Qin meet me?"
Wang Jin said: "Your Highness, please be patient.
You are representing the Tang Dynasty and the royal family, and His Majesty.
Your every move will be noticed by others, so you must not make any mistakes to avoid making people laugh.
This street is called Chang'an Street is named after Chang'an, the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, which shows that the king of Western Qin and his The subordinate officials and the people still have the imperial court in their hearts.
This road is twenty miles long from east to west.
We entered the city from the north gate, so we started from the middle, and it still took us ten miles to reach the west.
At the entrance of the Qin Palace, as agreed in advance, the King of Western Qin will receive His Highness at Tai Chi Square in front of the palace."
"At the gate of the palace, yes, if he meets me at the palace, it would be a bit disrespectful," Li Shi said.
Li Shi's eyes were overwhelmed by the various shops and multi-story buildings of various styles along Chang'an Street, "Wang Qing, why can the houses here be built so tall?"
Wang Jin said: "It is said that the Western Qin Dynasty used a substance called cement.
This substance has a strong bonding effect and can be used in the construction of city walls, fortresses, roads and houses.
It is strong and extremely durable.
Since I entered The roads in Tingzhou in the Western Qin Dynasty were built with this kind of cement.
Roads built and paved with cement are not only smooth, but also durable and will not be damaged by wind or rain."
Li Shi was surprised and said: "Oh, why didn't the King of Western Qin offer something like this to the court?
Could it be that the court had treated him badly?"
Wang Jin smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, your Highness is also aware of the affairs of Western Qin.
Although Western Qin is still a territory of the Tang Dynasty in name, and the King of Western Qin is also a minister of the Tang Dynasty, after all, the family has been separated.
Is he willing to contribute such things?
It is entirely up to his own free will to give it to the court, and the court cannot force him."
"Forget it, let's not talk about it."
This topic was a bit sensitive.
Although Li Shi was young, he was still quite experienced in politics.
He changed the subject and asked: "I will meet the King of Western Qin later, and I will salute him first. , should he bow to me first?
How should I call him?"
Wang Jin said: "Your Highness, although you are the eldest prince and represent the Tang Dynasty and His Majesty, you are not as good as the King of Western Qin in terms of title; whether in the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty or in the Western Qin, you are even more incompetent in terms of prestige.
In terms of seniority, you are two generations younger than the King of Western Qin, so you should pay homage to the King of Western Qin first."
It's really sad to be younger.
Li Shi was quite helpless.
He asked: "Then I want to call the King of Western Qin my aunt, grandpa.
That's too much."
Wang Jin smiled secretly in his heart, "That's not necessary.
Your Highness only needs to call you King of Western Qin."
The mission finally arrived at its destination.
After passing through the long and gorgeous Chang'an Street, Li Shi, Wang Jin and Liu Yan led the mission to Tai Chi Square.
At this time, there was a sea of people around Tai Chi Square, separated by a large number of soldiers.
Open, there is a large group of officials and soldiers in gorgeous and neat clothes standing in Taiji Square.
Li Shi saw a huge statue standing in the middle of the square and was surprised: "Can a stone sculpture be made so big?
How big a stone is needed?
Who is that statue?"
Liu Yan said: "Looking at the appearance, he looks like Zhao Ziliang, the king of Western Qin."
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Li Shi couldn't help but sneer: "It seems that there are some flatterers among the officials of Western Qin.
They erect such statues to show off the peerless martial arts of the King of Western Qin, just to please the King of Western Qin."
Wang Jin quickly said: "Your Highness, please be careful and say that the King of Western Qin and the officials and generals of Western Qin are already waiting in the square."
Liu Dan, the head of Honglu Temple in Western Qin Dynasty, walked over quickly to greet Li Shi and his entourage and said loudly: "We sincerely welcome the envoys of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, His Highness King Yong and all officials from the envoys to come to Western Qin to participate in the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China. , Please ask His Highness King Yong to dismount and walk.
The next official is Liu Dan, the director of Honglu Temple in Western Qin Dynasty.
He will accompany His Highness and the officials of the mission through all the welcoming ceremony procedures."
Li Shi and others dismounted one after another and handed the horses to the accompanying grooms.
Li Shi held his hand to Liu Dan and said, "It turns out to be Mr.
Liu.
Thank you, Mr.
Liu.
I don't know what will be done next."
Liu Dan returned the gesture and said with cupped hands: "Your Highness, King Yong, you are very polite.
Your Highness, there is no need to worry.
Your subordinates will guide you through the process.
All you need to do is follow the instructions."
"good" "Your Highness, gentlemen, please follow me," Liu Dan said, walking in front.
After walking for tens of meters, everyone came to a place covered with red wool carpet.
Zhao Ziliang stood here in royal robes.
More than 20 meters away, Liu Dan turned around and introduced Li Shi in a low voice as he walked: " Your Highness, standing in front of me is our King.
According to etiquette, you should salute my King first.
Your Highness’s accompanying officials should stand in a row after they stop.
After Your Highness meets my King, you should introduce the accompanying court officials to my King one by one."
When the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Li Shi was only thirteen years old, too young.
He had been staying in the palace, so he only heard about Zhao Ziliang's name, but never met him.
Of course, Zhao Ziliang had not met him.
Li Shi nodded, turned around and whispered a few instructions to Wang Jin.
He quickly led the officials to Zhao Ziliang and stopped the team.
Li Shi followed Liu Dan's arrangement and took a few steps forward to Zhao Ziliang.
He bowed slightly and bowed to Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang saluted and said: "Li Shi led a delegation to attend the founding ceremony of Western Qin at the order of His Majesty the Emperor and met the King of Western Qin."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and cupped his hands in return and said: "His Royal Highness King Yong and the ministers and officials of the mission have come all the way.
I am not so far away to meet you, but the journey will be smooth
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