ALL NOVEL Chapter 293
"Yuchi, are the Qianniu guards of Ziwei City ready?"
Yuchi Junjun nodded: "Reporting to the Minister of Taichang Temple, the Qianniu guards have been deployed at the eleven gates of Ziwei City, totaling 36,000 people. From the entrance of Yingtian Gate in the south to the palace, there are a total of 80,000 guards along the way."
"Among them, 100,000 troops were drawn from the Jinwu Guards and deployed in various places in Ziwei City to ensure the safety of the imperial palace."
The court attached great importance to this "All Nations Come to the Court" ceremony.
The military spared no effort to arrange more troops. If Luoyang was not enough, they would transfer people from Chang'an to ensure that the ceremony was held and completed without any mistakes.
Song Zhen nodded, and he looked at the Minister of Guanglu Temple.
"Are the utensils and animals used for the sacrifice, as well as the meals and royal wines for all officials ready?"
"Reporting to the Minister of Taichang Temple, they are all ready, don't worry."
Then Song Zhen looked at the Minister of Weiwei Temple.
"Have you checked the curtains of the carriages that the Emperor and Empress ride in? Also, are the ceremonial guards, flags, drums, and flutes used in the sacrifices in good condition?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Defense nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
Song Zhen looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Religion and the Ministry of Rites again: "Have the Taoist priests in charge of the heavenly sacrifice ceremony arrived?"
"Report to the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, they are in place."
"Report to the Minister of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Imperial Household, are there any problems with the horses and carriages?"
"Report to the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, there are no problems, they have been checked many times."
"Minister of the Ministry of Rites, how are the 1,600 musicians in the Imperial Music Bureau, the Drum and Blowing Bureau, and the Internal Teaching Bureau in their current mental state?"
Zheng Yumu smiled and replied: "I just went to inspect them, and they are in good mental state at the moment."
"Okay, remember, if you find anyone with mental problems, replace them immediately! No room for error!"
Song Zhen trained a total of 1,600 musicians, but not all of them had to go. This was a safety measure. If someone was so nervous that he peed his pants, he would not say anything more and would just replace them directly.
Song Zhen quickly looked away, as he was very confident in his brother-in-law.
Coincidentally, Zheng Yumu was his second brother-in-law, from the Zheng family of Xingyang.
His brother-in-law served as a Shaoqing under him and helped him a lot.
The two were twelve years apart in age, but their status was worlds apart.
However, Zheng Yumu did not care about other people's opinions. He was well organized and became Song Zhen's right-hand man.
Song Zhen asked about the preparations one by one, and finally he looked at Li Ji.
"Duke Ying, are the military honor guard and performance formation ready?"
Li Ji nodded lightly.
Song Zhen confirmed the remaining department heads one by one, and after confirming that everything was correct, he stretched out a hand, and everyone didn't know what he meant.
He pulled Yuchi Junjun's hand over and put it on the back of his hand. Zheng Yumu understood and put his hand on top of it.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally understood what he meant.
If someone else initiated such an action, they would definitely be accused of disorganizing the hierarchy, but Song Zhen was second only to Li Ji, the Duke of England, among this group of ministers, and everyone thought he was approachable.
Finally, Li Ji put his hand on the top.
"My fellow ministers, let's encourage each other in this grand ceremony of the coming of all nations!"
"All departments should pay attention to the gestures of the flag bearer on the tower and keep communicating."
"Let's go, everyone, take your positions."
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Outside the Yingtian Gate, a large number of people were gathered to prepare to enter the venue, and everyone had different feelings.
Some were excited, some were excited, some were proud, some were confused, some were impatient, some were nervous, some were uneasy, some were afraid...
I saw Tang soldiers wearing Mingguang armor standing around the gate of Yingtian. They held their heads high, held their swords in both hands, and looked forward with dignity.
Inside the gate, from a distance, the elite soldiers standing on the left and right sides with their ceremonial swords on the ground were densely packed.
The Turkic envoy swallowed his saliva and asked with difficulty: "Xingxi Wang Khan, it seems that there are quite a lot of people."
Ashina Mishe's eyes were timid. No one knew the Tang cavalry better than him. The Western Turks were the most recent conquerors.
However, the Western Turks have become history and are now under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate.
Seeing the majestic and fully armed Tang elite soldiers in front of him reminded him of the unbearable memory.
It was often like a nightmare, making him unable to sleep all night.
The originally unruly Tibetan envoys lowered their proud heads when they were surrounded by the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
This is the Tang Dynasty, which is currently invincible.
The most fearful ones are the Japanese envoys, who are trembling all over.
They are filled with anxiety. What if such a mighty and powerful army lands on the island one day?Island, beating them is like cutting melons and vegetables.
How to block? What to block? What's the point of blocking? It's better to just say "Taijun, please come in!"
The Silla envoy showed pride on his face. He raised the corner of his mouth and looked around, as if saying to the envoys of other countries: "Look, this is my good brother!"
As for Linyi, the birthplace of Kunlun slaves, perhaps the blood in their bones was awakened, they knelt down and bowed their heads.
This move shocked the envoys of other countries.
No, why did you kneel?
Linyi, you are really an old licker!
But not kneeling seems to be wrong. Everyone else is kneeling, but you don't kneel. Is it really good? Will it make the giant Tang have different ideas? Will the Tang cavalry set foot on their homeland after the ceremony?
When the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone directly on Yingtian Gate, the rising sun dyed the magnificent city gate with noble gold.
At this time, the 444 musicians on both sides of the city gate, under the command of the music department, began to sing with female voices accompanied by chimes and drums.
The name of this song is "Xian", which can be interpreted as "Xian". It is composed by FL composer and is an epic music with a strong national style.
The envoys were stunned. There is music? Can they still listen to songs?
This is completely different from the previous ceremonies.
When the 120 musicians played the flute and the xiao, accompanied by the pipa and the yangqin, there was only one word in their minds, that is, ethereal.
The leader of the Qianniu Guard, who was responsible for the review of the personnel, began to check the information of the entrants at a certain rhythm.
The first to enter were the governors and chief historians of the 360 states of the Tang Dynasty.
They couldn't wait. They were lucky enough to participate in this event and could play it for a lifetime.
The first to enter were the local officials of the Shangzhou of the Tang Dynasty.
Those who hadn't taken their turn yet stood quietly to enjoy the music.
The volume of flute and flute gradually increased as more and more musicians joined in.
What surprised everyone was that the newly added rhythm was not chaotic?
Of course, they were all professionally trained, well-known folk musicians from various states in the Tang Dynasty, and they were a strong combination with Song Zhen.
The most difficult thing was the musicians who beat the chimes, because the rhythm was fast and they needed to constantly switch the beats. If they were ordinary musicians, it would be easy for the rhythm to be scattered.
The song started at one minute and forty seconds, and the melody was once again joined by female singing to replace the violin performance in the original song.
When the first person stepped into Yingtian Gate and walked halfway, it was exactly two minutes and sixteen seconds.
At this time, the fifty drums on both sides sounded together! Shaking the earth and the sky.
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