As the date of the celebration of the founding of the Western Qin Dynasty approached, the kings, lords, lords of the city-states, tribal leaders or envoys of the Eastern and Western countries who were invited followed to the city of Henglus. www.biquge.info For those powerful countries, Zhao Ziliang received their kings or lords and envoys in the side halls of the two ceremonial halls of the palace, and the kings or lords of those countries that did not have strength, the lords of the city-states without the establishment of the country, the tribal leaders or envoys were all received by Liu Wei, the deputy prime minister of the government Yuanzheng and Dugu Wenshu, in the protocol hall outside the palace.

As of August 28, except for the leaders of the 36 city-states in Northern Tianzhu and the envoys of the Central Plains Imperial Court, who had not yet arrived, the other invited lords or envoys had already rushed to Henglus City and stayed in the ceremonial hotel under the arrangement of the Western Qin Government Council.

That night, Liu Wei entered the palace and reported to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, the envoys sent by the Central Plains Imperial Court will arrive in Henglus tomorrow afternoon, and it is difficult for the ministers to decide on the specifications of the reception!" ”

After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang pondered for a moment and asked, "Have the honor guard and drum band completed the drill?" ”

Liu Wei said: "The drill has been completed, the honor guard has a total of 151 people, all of whom are composed of 100 warriors of the same size, height, and weight, and the drum band is 81, all of which are composed of musicians who are proficient in music, and they can be used at any time!" With all due respect, when receiving the envoys of the Central Plains Imperial Court, it is appropriate to use a drum band, but it seems that there is something wrong with using the honor guard! ”

Zhao Ziliang was puzzled: "What's wrong?" ”

Liu Wei said: "In ancient times, the princes would meet the alliance, and there were also precedents for arranging soldiers to sing and dance, which was mainly to show the military might, so there was a record of 'watching the army to prestige the princes', if we arranged the honor guard to be present when receiving the kings or envoys of other countries, it was in line with etiquette, but if it was used to receive the envoys of the Central Plains court, it seemed to contain the meaning of not being a minister or committing a crime!" ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "The guard of honor is not the soldiers arranged by the princes in ancient times when they were allied, it is the embodiment of high-standard etiquette reception, generally foreign monarchs or envoys come, we Western Qin will not easily use the guard of honor, only such as the Caliph of the Great Food Country, the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire and other figures arrive, only worthy of enjoying the reception of the honor guard, we sent the honor guard in the West Qin, and the king personally received the envoys of the Central Plains court, which is the highest standard of welcome etiquette, You must send someone to explain this to the Central Plains envoys, and tell them the whole process of reception in detail, so as not to make an ugly appearance when the time comes! ”

Liu Wei nodded and said, "Yes, the minister must send someone to handle this matter!" ”

August 29, afternoon deuteronomy. A team of flags fluttering, a large number of people from the north gate into the Henglus Dongcheng District, this is by the Tang Dynasty prince, His Royal Highness King Li Shi led the Central Plains Imperial Court Mission, the arrival of the huge Central Plains Imperial Court delegation caused hundreds of thousands of people in the whole city of Henglus to watch, the onlookers from the north ten miles away from the official road has been lined up to the palace around the Taiji Square, along the way there are West Qin soldiers standing guard to guard and maintain order.

Li Shi was appointed as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses at the end of the Anshi Rebellion, the king of Lu, and soon changed the title to King Yong, and the merit of quelling the rebellion in the name of the marshal was worshiped by Shang Shuling, and Guo Ziyi and other eight people figured Lingyan Pavilion, although he did not personally command the rebellion, but finally there was such a name of the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and the people who did not know thought that he had the greatest credit.

The people on both sides of the street heard that the young nobleman riding on horseback at the front of the mission, wearing gorgeous clothes and wearing a golden crown was Li Shi, the king of Yong, they all raised their hands and shouted hello: "His Royal Highness the king of Yong! ”

"Welcome to Xiqin!"

The warm greetings of the people came one after another, which made Li Shi very puzzled, and asked Wang Jin on the left: "Is the atmosphere of Western Qin so open?" Waving to the king on the street? ”

Wang Jin hurriedly 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, and only when the King of Western Qin led his army from the Central Plains to return to Henglus, there was only one such situation!" ”

"Oh? I see, I didn't expect this king to have such a high reputation among the people of Western Qin! Li Shi said and smiled.

Jing Zhaoyin, Hubu Shilang and Yushi Zhongcheng, Lingdu Branch, Salt and Iron, Transshipment, Coinage, Rent Yong, etc., Liu Yan said: "Your Highness, in this case, you should smile and wave or nod your head to greet the people to show that you are close to the people, I heard that the King of Western Qin did this!" ”

"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, and when will it arrive?" Where did the king of Western Qin see this king? ”

Wang Jin said: "Your Highness, don't be impatient! You now represent the Tang Dynasty court and the royal family, and your majesty, your every move will be noticed, so you must not make any mistakes, so as not to laugh and be generous. This street is called Chang'an Street, which is named after Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, which shows that the king of Western Qin and his subordinate officials and people still have the court in their hearts. This is twenty miles long from east to west, and we entered the city from the north gate, so we started to walk from the middle, and we also had to walk ten miles to reach the gate of the Xiqin Palace. ”

"At the gate of the palace? Well, not bad! If he were to see the king in the palace, it would be too rude! Li Shi said.

All kinds of shops and buildings of various styles on Chang'an Avenue made Li Shi's eyes overwhelmed, "This ?????? Wang Qing, why can the house here be built so tall? ”

Wang Jin said: "It is said that Western Qin used a thing called cement, which has a strong adhesive effect and can be used in the construction of city walls, fortresses, roads and houses, strong and durable!" The roads I have set foot on since I entered the territory of Tingzhou in Western Qin have been built with this kind of cement, and the roads built and paved with cement are not only smooth, but also durable, and will not be damaged by wind and rain."

Li Shi was surprised: "Oh? And this kind of thing? Why didn't the king of Western Qin dedicate it to the imperial court? Could it be that the court will treat him badly? ”

Wang Jin smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness also knows about the affairs of Western Qin, although Western Qin is still nominally a territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the King of Western Qin is also a minister of the Tang Dynasty, but after all, the family has been separated, and whether he is willing to dedicate such things to the imperial court is entirely up to his own volition, and the imperial court cannot force it!" ”

"Forget it, don't talk about this!" This topic is a bit sensitive, although Li Shi is young, he is still quite experienced in politics, he diverted the topic and asked: "When I meet the king of Western Qin, will this king salute him first, or will he salute this king first?" What should the king call him? ”

Wang Jin said: "Your Highness, although you are the prince of the Great Prince, representing the Tang Dynasty and His Majesty, you are not as good as the King of Western Qin in terms of title; Whether it is in the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty or in the Western Qin, you can't reach it in terms of prestige; In terms of seniority, you are two generations younger than the King of Western Qin, so you should bow to the King of Western Qin first! ”

It's a sad thing to be so young! Li Shi was quite helpless, and he asked, "Doesn't the king of Ben want to call the king of Western Qin his aunt?" It's also too ??????."

Wang Jin smiled secretly in his heart, "This is not necessary, His Royal Highness only needs to call the King of Western Qin!" ”

The mission finally arrived at its destination, and after passing through the long and gorgeous Chang'an Avenue, Li Shi, Wang Jin, and Liu Yan led the delegation to Taiji Square, where the people around Taiji Square were crowded with people, separated by a large number of soldiers, and a large group of gorgeously dressed and neatly dressed officials and soldiers stood on Taiji Square.

Li Shi saw a huge statue erected in the middle of the square, and said in surprise: "Can the stone sculpture be made so big?" How big a stone does it have to be? Who is that statue? ”

Liu Yan said: "Looking at the appearance, it looks like Zhao Ziliang, the king of Western Qin!" ”

Li Shi couldn't help sneering: "It seems that there are many sycophants among the officials of Western Qin, and they erect this kind of statue to show the peerless martial arts of the King of Western Qin, just to please the King of Western Qin!" ”

Wang Jin hurriedly said: "Your Highness, be cautious!" The king of Western Qin, the hundred officials and generals of Western Qin are already waiting in the square! ”

Liu Dan, the principal of the West Qin Honglu Temple, walked over quickly to greet him, and said loudly to Li Shi and his party: "Welcome the envoys of the Tang Emperor, His Royal Highness King Yongwang and all the officials of the mission to come to West Qin to participate in the founding celebration, please His Royal Highness King Yong dismount and walk, the next official is Liu Dan, the director of the West Qin Honglu Temple, and will accompany His Royal Highness and the officials of the mission through all the welcoming ceremony processes!" ”

Li Shi and the others dismounted one after another, handed over the horses to the entourage grooms, Li Shi arched his hand to Liu Dan and said: "It turned out to be Lord Liu, there is Lord Liu, I don't know how it will be arranged next?" ”

Liu Shan replied with a bow: "His Royal Highness King Yong is polite, His Royal Highness doesn't need to worry, everything has his own subordinate to guide you through the process, you just need to do it!" ”

"Good!"

"Your Highness, ladies and gentlemen, please come with your subordinates!" Liu Shan said and walked in front of the side.

After walking dozens of meters, everyone came to a carpet covered with red wool, Zhao Ziliang was standing here in a royal robe, separated by a distance of more than 20 meters, Liu Shan turned around and whispered to Li Shi while walking: "Your Highness, standing in front of you is my king, according to the etiquette system, you should first salute my king!" After His Royal Highness's entourage stops, he should stand in a line, and after His Royal Highness and my king have finished their salutes, they will introduce the accompanying court members to our 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 had only heard of Zhao Ziliang's name, but he had never seen him, and of course Zhao Ziliang had not seen him.

Li Shi nodded, turned around and whispered a few words to Wang Jin, and soon led the officials to Zhao Ziliang, the mission team stopped, Li Shi took a few steps forward to Zhao Ziliang according to Liu Dan's arrangement, bowed to Zhao Ziliang and bowed slightly to Zhao Ziliang and said: "Li Shi led a delegation to participate in the celebration of the founding of the Western Qin Dynasty by the will of His Majesty the Emperor, and I have seen the King of Western Qin!" ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled and bowed back: "His Royal Highness King Yong and the ministers and officials of the mission have come from afar, and this king has lost his welcome!" It's been a smooth journey, right? ”