The place where Luo Youdu reviewed the Khitan cavalry was outside Yingtian Gate, which was the south gate of Luoyang Palace.
This is the place where the imperial court held grand ceremonies such as enthronement, Yuan Dynasty, amnesty, and banquets. Historically, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty once issued an edict to King Fuyu Yiji of Baekje here. Wu Zetian once ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor here. It was also the place to receive the Japanese envoys sent to the Sui Dynasty and the envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty.
And a place where all nations come to pay homage.
Choosing to review Xiao Hunian's troops here is the greatest affirmation of Xiao Hunian's conquest of Mobei.
When he was in Bianjing, he also reviewed the troops in front of Xuande Gate, which had the same status.
There is no difference between the two except that Luoyang is wider.
Luo Youdu used this to express his trust and goodwill towards the Khitans. He would not look at the Khitans with any color, would not criticize them harshly and would not give them preferential treatment. He would treat them purely as Han people.
Looking at the Khitan cavalry who were trying their best to maintain their formation, Luo Youdu showed an understanding smile on his face. Compared to the strictly disciplined and well-trained Imperial Army, even though Xiao Hunian had made preparations and arrangements in advance, they were still much inferior in terms of discipline.
Since most of the Khitan soldiers did not know Chinese, Luo Youdu specially arranged for Yelu Xianshi to translate on the side, so that he would not have to talk a lot, and the people below would be confused and not understand anything.
It was a clichéd set of compliments, but when it came to Dayu's Imperial Guards, upon hearing Luo Youdu's praise, they cheered enthusiastically and puffed up their chests proudly.
As the founding king with extraordinary martial arts skills, Luo Youdu's status in the hearts of the Forbidden Army is extraordinary. It is a great honor to be praised and recognized by him. This group of Khitan soldiers is different. They are Xiao Hunian holding the flag of the Xiao family.
It was made by hand, and part of it was brought by Yelvxian and Yelvpode from Linhuang Mansion in Khitan.
They have indeed received various benefits from the Central Plains in recent years, but if they want them to immediately recognize Luo Youdu and be proud of him with a few words of praise, it is obviously not this far.
Of course there are some exceptions
Like Xiao Hu Chaan, like Xiao Ta Lin.
Xiao Hunian was already in a happy mood because Luo Youdu treated them so well, and she also heard him commend her achievements in public and recognized all her achievements in Mobei. For Luo Youdu and her, in addition to being a king and a husband, they also received
With the approval of the two, coupled with their long-term thoughts, they raised their arms and shouted: "I am willing to die for your majesty, and Dayu will be victorious!"
As for Xiao Taolin, this tiger general who was killed in battle under Chanyuan City in history and made great contributions to the Liao Dynasty had already given up on the Khitan Liao Dynasty because of the Xiao family's experience. In Dayu, he had already achieved great success with his own achievements.
This is what he pursues in this life.
In this northern expedition, he repeatedly served as the vanguard and was invincible. In terms of his achievements, he was second only to Xiao Hujian. Today, Luo Youdu received such a grand reception, thinking of Yelu Xianshi, Yelu Xiuge, and Yelu Xiezhen who had been reused.
, he was also overjoyed and shouted: "I am willing to die for your majesty, and Yu will be victorious!"
Xiao Hunian is the core of this cavalry army, and Xiao Talin is the number one tiger general in the army. They have taken a good lead.
The rest of the people also started shouting, and they followed suit, with a somewhat lame Khitan accent and shouting in Chinese, but they were also quite powerful.
Luo Youdu stopped shouting and announced the reward appropriately.
As Yelv Xian revealed the rewards one by one, the Khitan soldiers jumped for joy from the bottom of their hearts, and their voices were deafening.
Facts have proved that any beautiful words of praise are not as surprising as the actual facts.
Luo Youdu stopped shouting again and said: "Tonight, in order to show my merits to the soldiers and to celebrate the New Year, I have specially prepared a brand new cotton-padded clothes for each of you. The soldiers can wear new clothes and participate in tonight's banquet.
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After learning from the cultural invasion in the south, Luo Youdu has realized that the fastest and best way to invade culture is not real culture, but spiritual culture, beautiful clothes, beautiful music, and dance that can resonate with people's hearts. These are
A confusing existence.
The grassland people have lived in the north for thousands of years and have their own way of life. It is not easy for them to make changes.
Starting with music, dance and costumes is a policy formulated by temple officials. Music and dance are routine operations, and music and dance are indispensable wherever there are people.
As for clothes
, not fancy clothes, it’s not that time yet, but cotton clothes for keeping warm.
Historically, cotton-padded clothes appeared in the middle and late Song Dynasty, but in fact cotton existed a long time ago. It was originally called cotton. No one knew its value and just regarded it as an ornamental object.
Luo Youdu spent a lot of effort to collect a batch of seeds and let them be planted on a large scale in Lingnan, Fuzhou and other places.
For this reason, the court also lost a lot of money.
Cotton cannot be used immediately after planting. Cotton spinning technology and cotton spinning machines are required. The processing of cotton is completely different from silk.
The cotton that was grown could not be processed, so the people who were persuaded to grow cotton gathered together to cause trouble. In the end, the government bought all the cotton and settled the matter.
But it has to be said that it is natural for humans to become the overlords on the earth.
Unparalleled creativity, in just two years, cotton spinning technology and cotton spinning machines appeared one after another. Although the technology is not yet very mature, it has been able to produce warm cotton clothes and quilts.
Luo Youdu immediately built official textile factories in Fujian and Lingnan, allowing them to produce clothes in large quantities according to traditional Han clothing methods.
The superior performance of cotton-padded clothes cannot be compared with that of leather clothes. I believe that it will not be long before everyone in southern Monan, Mobei and Northeast China will live wrapped in Han Chinese cotton-padded clothes.
Wearing Han clothes may not mean anything at first, but once you wear them too much, it is not easy to take them off.
At the celebration banquet that night, the Khitan generals were originally a little averse to wearing fancy clothes, but after putting them on, they were overjoyed by the light, comfortable and warm feeling.
Cold is the greatest enemy of the grassland peoples, and the cold in the north is unimaginable to southerners.
In later generations, some people said that the cold in the south was a magical attack, while the cold in the north was a physical attack. That was because they had never seen what cold was.
The reason why northerners freeze like dogs when they go to the south is because of equipment problems. If you wear the clothes that are worn in the north at -30 to 40 degrees below zero in the south, they can cover your sweat. The appearance of cotton-padded clothes may be just the icing on the cake for the Central Plains people, but for the Central Plains people,
For northerners, this is a timely help.
At the banquet that night, the officials accompanying the banquet were the same as the Khitan generals, wearing all kinds of cotton-padded clothes, and there was nothing special about them.
Xiao Hunian was also assigned one. Her style was the most gorgeous, with a light red cotton-padded jacket and a light red cloak. She was delicate and yet heroic.
When Luo Youdu saw this, he couldn't help but secretly praise him in his heart.
As the banquet began, Luo Youdu noticed that many Khitan generals were rolling up their sleeves to eat and drink. He couldn't help but ask Xiao Talin: "General Xiao, why are you doing this? Is this the custom of the Khitan people?"
Xiao Talin's face was slightly red and he said awkwardly: "The food here is too rich and oily. We are not good at using chopsticks for fear of soiling the clothes given by His Majesty." Luo Youdu burst out laughing, but he didn't
Instead of speaking, he was waiting for Yelu Xian to speak.
Sure enough, after a while, Yelu Xian said: "General Xiao, you can rest assured that this cotton coat is specially made by your Majesty for you and me as a northerner to keep out the cold. In the future, it will be given priority to supply to the North, so that everyone can have it."
" He sighed with emotion as he spoke. He understood the value of this cotton coat better than anyone else. If sold as a treasure, he would definitely make a lot of money. However, Luo Youdu opened the door to the north. Although he
Understand that this move has a certain purpose, but the people who really enjoy this benefit are their tribesmen in the north.
Originally, he and Yelvxian had the same intention, serving Luo Youdu wholeheartedly in exchange for his preferential treatment to the Khitan people.
Now he has changed his mind and is doing his best to integrate the Khitan people into the Central Plains and become common people in Yu.
He believed that the emperor in front of him would not treat any of the Yu people badly, no matter who they were.
Yelu Xianshi still has a very high prestige in the eyes of the Khitan people. When they heard what he said, they all showed gratitude.
Xiao Talin held up the wine cup and said, "I would like to pay tribute to your majesty. I wish your majesty good health and longevity, and I wish you great success forever."
Luo Youdu smiled and drank with him.
Other generals also followed suit, and Luo Youdu also accepted everyone who came. Over the years, he also developed his drinking capacity.
until deep
At night, the banquet had just dispersed.
Luo Youdu did not let Xiao Hunian out of the palace, but led her to the harem. Xiao Hunian had a drunken blush on her face, which made her even more charming.
When we came to a palace, there were three big characters "Hanhai Palace" hung high on the palace hall.
Xiao Hunian looked at the Hanhai Palace in front of him, with a sense of warmth in his eyes. Luo Youdu said: "This will be your future palace. As for why it was named this, of course it is to commemorate the great achievements of my beloved concubine drinking horses from the Hanhai. I will give you a reward tomorrow.
I will issue an order soon, and I will specially create the position of Royal Concubine for you to honor your contribution to the concubine."
According to the custom, the four concubines are noble, virtuous, virtuous and virtuous.
Zhe Saihua was the virtuous concubine, and Zhou Ehuang was the virtuous concubine. The noble concubine and the Shu concubine were vacant. Luo Youdu had no intention of making her a noble concubine, and when facing Xiao Hunian, he did not follow the usual practice of specifically rewarding her with a title that suited her status.
"His Majesty!"
Xiao Hunian cried out in emotion.
Luo Youdu smiled "hehe" and took her and said, "Let's go in and have a look together. I have decorated the furnishings in the Hanhai Palace specially for you. I know you like BMW horses and playing polo. There is a polo field in the palace.
There are also stables, which have a Khitan style."
Xiao Hunian thought that Ailang was so considerate, and he also walked with him in high spirits. Xiao Hunian saw that the layout and furnishings here catered to his own preferences, and the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and his steps became faster and faster.
It took a while for Xiao Hunian to react and said: "It's so big here, much bigger than Bianjing." She said with some hesitation: "I live in such a big place alone?"
Luo Youdu's heart moved slightly, and he said casually: "Naturally, for four concubines and above, each person has one palace. Only the nine concubines and below live together. This is the Ziwei Palace in Luoyang, not Bianjing. However, there is no special rule that one person must have one palace.
If you are willing to bring Yi Lan to live with you, that is also possible..."