Journey of the Infinite Wizard

What he saw and heard in Tiandu City really opened Lu Duan's eyes. Apart from that, he was full of interest in the flags hanging on the gates of almost every household. When he was puzzled and asked, he realized that the flags that every household was flying were the king's flag on one side and the national flag on the other. After understanding the meaning, I realized that the survivors of the prosperous Tang Dynasty went to the country to do as the Romans did, just like the continent of Europe, they liked to engrave various coats of arms and flags to show their identity. The people of Tang went a step further and took the lead in making a flag representing a country, which was different from the flag of the Central Plains Dynasty that only hung the name of the country. The flags hoisted by the Tang people are two-color flags. Both sides are sea blue to symbolize that the land of the Tang people is surrounded by the sea, and the center is white to symbolize the foundation they built on a piece of white ground. And in the center of the white, a golden eye hangs, which symbolizes truth.

"Eternity is the truth!" Lu Duan praised, "This implication is good!"

The banner of the royal family is the eye of truth surrounded by gorgeous red peony flowers. After inquiring, Lu Duan found out that his country admires peony, and he prefers the peony, the king of flowers. It is not only a symbol of the royal family, but also a symbol of the country, and most of the common people imitated the royal family and planted peonies wantonly. Especially after more than a hundred years of changes, this kind of love is deeply rooted in the bone marrow. Pots of gorgeous peonies are placed on the windowsills of every household.

After a fleeting look, the convoy on which the mission was riding began to slowly head for the state guesthouse, which was specially used to entertain foreign guests and envoys. Here, Lu Duan and the others will rest for two days, and then on the third day, they will formally meet with the monarchs and ministers of the Tang dynasty. During these two days, Lu Duanyi, just like what he did in Anding City, observed the city during the day, visited the countryside outside the city in the afternoon, and wrote down his experiences along the way under bright lights at night, recording the stories of the people of Tang Dynasty. Everywhere. This trip outside the territory really opened Lu Duan's horizons. Not only did he meet the "brothers of flesh and blood", but he also broadened his horizons and got to know many people and countries outside the territory.

During the two-day tour, Lu Duan, accompanied by officials from the "Ministry of Rites" of the Tang Dynasty, enjoyed touring the capital city that the Tang people were most proud of. In particular, the imperial palace, which occupies a vast area and stands in the center and highest point of the city, made Lu Duan even more curious. Moreover, during these two days, Lu Duan knew more things than the legendary founding monarch of the Tang Dynasty, who was also the one who spread the uproar throughout Europe and Africa. A legendary figure who has never lost his fever.

Lu Duan learned about the great achievements of the "Taizu" who founded the country. He not only led the Tang people to get rid of the shackles of slavery, but also led the Tang people to run under the capital of the big cannibal, and then burned the big cannibal. capital. After humiliating the whole kingdom of food, he traveled thousands of miles across the sea to an island, and in the following decades. Under his protection and leadership, the people of Tang recuperated and began to grow. From an ethnicity of more than 300,000, the population increased tenfold in one fell swoop. They also seized land everywhere and scattered Tang people to develop. Afterwards, a series of changes made the four paths merge into one. For two days, what Lu Duan listened to the most was the legendary deeds of the Tang emperor, and Lingzi was quite speechless as a Confucian disciple.

Because in Lu Duan's ears, this is clearly a fairy tale, not a historical fact.

However, Lu Duan didn't care if he said this in front of Tang people,

Because he saw with his own eyes not long ago that Jia Yin, a big food merchant who came here to do business, talked a few words in a drunken manner. As a result, he was slashed and killed by a group of men, women, old and children who walked the streets with swords like knights. At this point, Lu Duan knew that in the eyes of Tang people, the empire of the founding monarch was like Yan Huang. His return visit to Tang State this time, shoulders the mission entrusted to him by Zhao Song, and he is not here to criticize and make trouble. If he offended those bloody Tang Min and got hacked to death, there would be no reason. Because, Lu Duan clearly saw that the 'officers' (police) who were in charge of affairs favored Tang people everywhere, and did not say a word about the big cannibal who 'died innocent'.

"It's such a domineering, not the way of kings. It's a pity that the sage's learning is broken here!" Confucianism pays attention to protecting the Xia, harmonizing the nations, and expelling the Tartars. The Central Plains imperial court was very friendly towards those foreigners who came to live and do business in their own country, or missions. Even some 'minor mistakes' will not be punished, so in Lu Duan's view, it is really unacceptable for Tang people to kill people because of quarrels and quarrels.

But he didn't dare to say more, because he saw with his own eyes that these Tang people had extremely different attitudes towards Dashi. The unscrupulous hatred and contempt made him a little scared.

"The former Han fought against the Xiongnu, why not!" Lu Duan muttered in his heart, but he also knew in his heart that the Song people did not dare to look at the Khitan aliens with such unscrupulous eyes as the Tang people. However, he also knew part of the history of the Tang people. He knew that decades ago, the Tang people and the Dashi two-nation coalition had fought bloody battles and defeated the two countries in one fell swoop. After that, the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty advanced by land and water. About 40,000 troops landed in the land called 'Egypt', defeated the cannibals with more than 200,000 troops, and even broke through more than 20 cities. Looting and burning continued, and the hatred between the two sides was very strong. What's more, Tang Ren was a slave to the cannibal before, so he has a stronger attitude towards the cannibal. Thinking about it this way, he can be forgiven!

After that, on the third day, Lu Duan and his party were led by officials from the "Ministry of Rites" of the Tang Dynasty, and walked on the "Royal Road" to the imperial palace. When the vehicle walks on the royal road, it passes through more than a dozen checkpoints, and it arrives at the gate of the palace after repeated inquiries and inspections. Lu Duan looked at both sides of the imperial road through the car window, and there were many green street trees planted, and the terrain of the imperial road began to rise gradually, and there were well-equipped soldiers standing on the rammed walls on both sides of the imperial road. Guards stand guard. They stood with their backs in twos, staring at the vehicles walking on the royal road while staring at the outside. In this way, no matter who wants to commit an assassination, they cannot escape the eyes of all sides.

When the vehicle arrived in front of the palace gate, Lu Duan looked at the palace through the car window, sizing up the palace which was different from the architectural pattern of the Central Plains. Because the style of this imperial palace is different from that of the palace city in the Central Plains, it is like a 'manor' which only occupies a very large area. The gate is not a vermilion gate, but a gate made of wrought iron iron fence. The official who was ordered to receive them was waiting outside the door when they saw their vehicle stop. Some attendants stepped forward to pave the steps for the carriage, and then officials from the Tang Dynasty stepped forward and greeted them eagerly.

Lu Duan looked at this official from the "Ministry of Rites", and saw that he had blond hair, fair skin, blue eyes, wide mouth, big eyes and hooked nose, like a Rakshasa. He couldn't help but start to mutter in his heart, "How can such a terrifying appearance be an official?" Then he remembered that in the heyday of Tang Dynasty, many foreigners entered Tang as officials, and Gao Xianzhi, who led the Anxi army's elite to fight against Dashi, was also a foreigner! Thinking about it this way, it seems reasonable.