In front of the Hanyuan Palace, accompanied by solemn sounds of bells, drums, rituals and music, the ministers and the foreign guests made the trains in an orderly manner and entered the hall one after another.

Tang Xiujing, who was summoned to the inner hall in advance, returned to the court officials' train under the guidance of the central government. When many court officials saw this scene, their eyes were inevitably filled with envy and many associations.

Although Tang Xiujing is currently in the Great Protectorate of Anxi, he has not had a high presence in the court for a long time. Many courtiers even do not know that there is such a person in the border area.

But now, all the ministers and prime ministers are waiting for the court gathering outside the Danfeng Gate, but Tang Xiujing was able to receive the summons from the saint before the dynasty began, which shows how profound the saints are. With such a layer of identity as royal relatives, coupled with long-term border affairs, the relationship between the Tang and Tubo has taken a sharp turn for the worse, which has also made many courtiers realize that they must re-establish and more serious about the special person Tang Xiujing.

Not to mention the changes in the worries of the ministers of the outside dynasty, after the saint separated from Tang Xiujing, he did not go straight to Hanyuan Palace, but waited between the two halls for the palace officials and the inner guards to come from the Empress Dowager.

Before the dynasty began, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Inner Destiny gathered in the Zichen Hall to wait, so the saint did not wait too long. Soon the Empress Dowager arrived here.

Seeing the Empress Dowager coming, Li Tong walked in and looked at the Empress Dowager sitting in the chariot with her head straight.

Today's Empress Dowager is also wearing a solemn and luxurious dress, with a large belt, and a set of ribbons and a color. Although it is not as solemn and majestic as the emperor's crown, the details of the embellishment and decoration of the embellishment are far beyond the general regulations. Now the Empress Dowager's honor is the Holy Mother of Zetian. Even if there is no arrangement to return to the court to supervise the country next, his daily routine is comparable to that of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan at the beginning of the country.

Seeing the emperor's gaze, the Empress Dowager raised her lips and nodded slightly, but her expression changed a little stiff.

Li Tong did not doubt that his grandmother would be stage frightened. Not to mention that his grandmother had been an emperor for several years, before the formal reign of the Tang Dynasty, the scenes he operated and presided far exceeded many emperors.

But people's hearts always change with circumstances. They have been in the inner palace for several years and do not care about foreign affairs. Now they have the opportunity to return to the court again. Wu Zetian must be very excited.

So he raised his legs and climbed up the chariot, sat down with the Queen Mother, raised his hand and patted the back of his grandmother's hand to show comfort. However, this action did not bring about his grandmother's gentle response. Instead, he rolled his eyes slightly ashamed and annoyed. He could only laugh dryly and waved his hand to signal the guard of honor to continue moving forward.

As the ritual officials guided the chanting, the saint and the Empress Dowager climbed to the hall together. The ministers in the hall bowed one after another and shouted: "I'm going to see the saint, and to see the Empress Dowager..."

The New Year's Day is a solemn and grand ceremony, and there is no sudden change. The Empress Dowager will join the temple with the saints to accept worship from the ministers. The officials of the Legal Department have already informed the ministers who participated in the ceremony.

Of course, the ministers were confused about this. Although the Empress Dowager had not completely disappeared from outsiders in the past few years, similar ceremonies usually accompanied the Queen to wait for the worship of the foreigners in Zichen Hall. This year, he came to Hanyuan Hall with the saints. Such a major etiquette change naturally made people suspicious.

Many court officials who hold important positions have already known the details and are convinced by the saints, but this only accounts for a minority among the judiciary group. Without the authorization of the saints, they naturally dare not expose the secret words in the forbidden area. Therefore, there are still many people in the palace who are puzzled by this.

But no matter what the ministers in the palace think, today's dynasty meeting is not an ordinary occasion after all, and there are many foreign guests participating in the ceremony. Even if some officials have realized a possibility, of course they will not have any persuasion or disputes on such occasions, exposing the contradictions in the national conditions of the Tang Dynasty to foreigners.

The emperor and the Empress Dowager were worshipped by the ministers in the hall. The ritual officials stood in front of the emperor to read the rituals and rituals. The rituals were not substantive. They were nothing more than a summary of the past year, comforting the ministers and the envoys of the barbarians and guests, and praying for the prospects of the new year that God blessed the Tang Dynasty and prospered the country.

After reading a piece of paper, the next step is to promote the official titles and titles of some meritorious officials. In the ordinary time when there is no major event, such a prize is just a formality. It is nothing more than a general and a first-class or a higher level of honor, and will not bring much changes to the current political landscape.

However, the process of enrollment and certification this year is destined to be unusual. After all, since last year, the national policy and policy of the Tang Dynasty have undergone great changes. At the end of the year, a huge variable such as Tubo appeared. Therefore, the ministers in the court naturally regarded the enrollment and certification of the New Year as a signal of how the political pattern would change.

This is true. Most of the series of meritorious officials announced in the palace were related to border affairs and military affairs. Among them, the most surprising thing was the series of honors given to Tang Xiujing, the great protector of Anxi.

Tang Xiujing gave thanks for his gratitude when he came out of the class. He did not say that the officials in the country were either surprised or envious of their emotions, but the guests in the hall also became solemn and put away their relaxed mood of watching the fun.

Although Tang Xiujing had a low presence in the court, he was very famous in the border areas. From Liaodong to the Western Regions, it can be said that all the Hu forces that had military interactions with the Tang Dynasty had more or less heard of Tang Xiujing's name. Although Tang Xiujing is mainly engaged in the Western Regions, even the grandfather of King Xi Li Daqiu died at the hands of Tang Xiujing.

Since the envoys of the Fang Bin were sent to the Tang Dynasty, they certainly had a certain understanding of the Tang Dynasty's system and naturally had some understanding of the significance of the honors and awards that Tang Xiujing enjoyed. Even if they did not consider too many strategies and changes, the simplest truth was that if they wanted to let the horse carry a long journey, they would of course have to feed the feed.

Now that Tang Xiujing, a border minister, has received such kindness and reward from the Tang Dynasty court, the significance foretold in this is naturally obvious. For a moment, the Hu people in the hall also calmed their breath and frowned and thought.

Seeing the change in the atmosphere in the hall, Li Tong also smiled slightly. Tang Xiujing's change alone could trigger Zhuhu's thinking on the national policy of the Tang Dynasty. This not only showed Tang Xiujing's strong influence in the border area, but also announced the Tang Dynasty's decision and determination to Zhuhu through this matter.

After the commendation of the heroes of the country was awarded, the first guest of the foreign chiefs came to celebrate the New Year. The first person to work was Silla Prince Jin Longji. Although this prince was not old, he was still mature and steady. After he went out, he handed over the letter of the country and danced in the hall to congratulate him.

Li Tong lowered his eyes and looked at the dancing Prince of Silla, and his thoughts were slightly changed. Although the focus of border affairs management is not on the Northeast, Silla, as the only independent regime on the peninsula, cannot be ignored.

He also had many ideas about the proton of Silla, such as encouraging the country, such as supporting a group of pro-Tang forces in Silla, and even the idea of ​​sending the gifts back to the country and helping him fight for the throne. After all, with this name alone, I feel that this kid is not like a simple person.

Of course, these transaction operations require certain objective conditions to be executed, and now they are just some simple concepts.

After the Silla Prince was congratulated, the court also reciprocated his favor and appointed him as the young minister of Taichang and the official.

After the Silla Prince, the Khan Ashinaxian of the Western Turks. When the Khan appeared, the sight of the Huhu in the hall was attracted.

Compared with Silla, which has always lived on the peninsula, the Turkic Ashina family undoubtedly has a more glorious past. More than half of the Hu Hu in the palace have been asking for food in the Ashina family's bowl. So when it comes to international influence, the Ashina family is also very good, not comparable to Silla.

Asuna Xian is a little older than Prince Silla, but he is still young and has a weak title. Compared with Prince Silla who has just appeared, his appearance is slightly inferior. He looks a little timid in every move, which disappoints many Hu chiefs who have been famous for a long time.

Li Tong was not familiar with this puppet Khan, and he was also a little surprised to see the sharp contrast between the past and after. Although the Turkic royal family is not as good as a chicken, this Asina Xian is not an ordinary person. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty in history, he was also an important figure in the Western Regions. It can be said that it is the last bit of afterglow of the Asina family in the Western Turkic. But now it seems that it is really not energetic enough.

However, it is not incomprehensible that Ashina Xian was not outstanding enough. Although he was born into the Turkic royal family, his family was destroyed when he came to his death. He even sat in the hall after killing his father and his enemies. He was exiled for many years. After returning to the court, he experienced the rebellion of the Eastern Capital. He saw with his own eyes that so many powerful people in the Tang Dynasty were slaughtered and killed, so he naturally accumulated deep fear in his heart.

Asina offered a gift to congratulate him, and the court only made false statements to comfort him, and did not give him any actual gifts. Their treatment was also very different from that of Prince Silla.

Not to mention the difference between the Hu Chiefs after thinking about the difference, before Hu Chiefs in the later class had time to go out to celebrate, Li Tong had already raised his hand to interrupt the process and asked: "On the New Year holiday, everyone is coming to celebrate, why don't the guardians of the Mengchi come?"

After the demise of the Western Turks, the Tang Dynasty divided its places to establish two major protectors, Kunling and Mengchi. The leaders of these two protectors were Xingxii and Jixian. The Khan Ashinaxian was in court now, and the Khan Ashinahuselo was in the town, and the Khan Ashinahuselo was in the town. The protectors of the Bishi that Li Tong asked about were the ones.

Hearing the saint's question, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn. The Hu chiefs and guest envoys looked around quickly, and then they hurriedly lowered their heads.

Without waiting for the reign of the past, the envoy of the Khan Khan came out to answer. Tang Xiujing, who had just received the reward, had already left the shift first and said, "The guardian of the Binchi is lying in the town. Although he has the desire to enter the court, he has no choice but to be unable to do it. It is not that he is disrespectful..."

After listening to Tang Xiujing's report, Li Tong's face calmed down a little, and then he said, "Although Mengchi is far away, his people regard me as king, and I love the people as my son, so I send people to order to comfort me and save the dangers of life and life. However, the ministers who received the orders are also my confidant, and they need to be kind and use them well, and should not be forced. Since Mengchi's guardian is not suitable for the soil and soil, and he is suffering from injuries and illnesses, he will be recalled to the country's honor and maintenance, and he will be appointed as a member of the other party."

Hearing the saint's words, the faces of the Hu Gugu envoys in the hall changed again. However, there were two people with obvious smiles on their faces, one was the leader of the Uighurs, and the other was the envoy of the Tuqishi.

Du Jiezhi's smile was particularly cheerful. Although the saint's tone was still gentle, it was also possible to guess that the Jizhe Khan who had not entered the dynasty would inevitably be in trouble. When people were in trouble, good words were not very effective. Only when they saw someone who was even more unlucky than themselves would they be sincerely happy and gloat about it.
Chapter completed!