The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

The Datang Cup football match is a grand event that makes the people of the entire Tang Dynasty excited.

The popularity of this matter even outweighs the popularity of real estate. This shows that sportsmanship exists in any era.

The reason why the Datang Cup football competition was held two months ago is very simple, because the participating teams are not only local teams from Datang, but also teams from foreign states.

There are a total of twenty-four teams in the finals. Except for the twelve teams composed of military soldiers, the rest of the places are divided among the private sector. Among them, seven or eight teams are from outside the territory.

In order to allow those foreign states to integrate into the Tang Dynasty better and faster, Li Changqing specially promoted the sport of football in these states and encouraged these states to organize teams to participate.

If you get a good ranking in the Datang Cup, you can get a lot of rewards, even tax reductions and exemptions for the state, or get the right to live in Datang, etc.

All in all, various generous rewards have made foreign states flock to the Datang Cup football competition. In addition, they are actually very passionate about football. Therefore, almost all out-of-state teams that can participate in the Datang Cup have gone through a certain process. The elite of the competition.

Led by representatives from their respective states, the players from these teams set out from various places two months ago and traveled across thousands of rivers and mountains before finally arriving in Chang'an.

Outside Chang'an City

"Everyone, cheer up, Chang'an City is ahead! This is the most powerful city in the Tang Dynasty!"

On the light rail carriage, a blond man from outside the country clapped his hands and said to everyone in the carriage.

There were foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes like him, as well as tall black men with dark skin, all with different appearances.

However , One thing they have in common is that they all wear Hanfu, which makes them look very strange, but they themselves do not feel anything bad about it.

In the past ten years, Li Changqing has vigorously promoted the Han culture of the Tang Dynasty in the conquered foreign states. , using cultural soft power to not erase the local culture of those in the Outer Territory, so that they can have a sense of belonging to the Tang Dynasty and better integrate into it. The effect of this method is naturally extremely obvious. Now the people in the Outer Territory state speak Chinese and wear Hanfu , using Han etiquette, etc., Datang culture is prevalent.

And inside this light rail carriage is one of the foreign teams coming to participate in the Datang Cup football match this time

"This...this is Chang'an City?"

Everyone in the car came to the window and looked at Chang'an City not far away, which looked like a giant beast. They were all stunned. The majesty of Chang'an City is unparalleled in the world. This is not just an empty talk. The city walls alone are as high as ten. Zhang, straight into the sky, and extremely wide, there are nine tall gates on the front city wall.

Only the middle gate is for pedestrians to enter and exit, and the other eight gates are all tracks for horse-drawn trains and rail carriages!

These tracks start from the inside of Chang'an City Extending out and connecting with the tracks farther away, they formed a track network throughout the Tang Dynasty.

These tracks are like blood vessels, and the carriages and trains that go in and out are the blood of this majestic city.

Chang'an City's The majesty shocked every player on the team. They were all people who had never set foot in the Tang Dynasty. They originally thought that after seeing the prosperous Datang cities along the way, they would have seen the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

But now After seeing Chang'an City, they realized how stupid their previous ideas were!

"Oh my god, such a huge city, only gods can create it!"

A white man rubbed his chin, which was a little sore from being so wide, and said sincerely.

"I swear, even if I exhaust my imagination, I can't imagine anything here!"

A black man pinched himself hard and took a deep breath before realizing that he had not seen an illusion.

In the carriage, the blond foreigner in brighter clothes couldn't help but glance at them after hearing their sighs. , sneered:

"Are you shocked just by this? Then you should be careful when you enter the city later. Don't make your eyes pop out. The prosperity of Chang'an City is far beyond your imagination. This is the Kingdom of Heaven!"

This foreigner's name is Bruce. He is an envoy from a foreign country and the leader of this team this time. The reason why he is so calm is because he has been to Chang'an City more than once. The last time he came to Chang'an City was At that time, he came as a representative to congratulate Emperor Wu on the canonization ceremony of the two queens.

Every time he came to Chang'an, he would stay in Chang'an for at least half a month. After so many visits, he could be called a veteran.

Seeing the team With the look of everyone, Bruce couldn't help but recall how shocked he was when he first saw Chang'an City, and he felt a little proud in his heart.

"I finally get to show off in front of you, how could I waste this opportunity?"

Bruce pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled. At the same time, the carriage arrived at the city gate.

The guards responsible for checking identities at the city gate stopped the carriage and checked their identities.

Bruce showed up, handed over the relevant documents, and laughed with him. Said:"We are a team from Outland State that came to participate in the Datang Cup football match. This is our identity certificate."

When the guards stopped them, the players in the carriage were a little nervous, because the guards were wearing heavy black armor, holding long spears and Tang Hengdaos hanging at their waists. Their momentum was astonishing and frightening.

This guard was facing the carriage. He glanced at it, then handed back the ID and said coldly:"Go in."

The light rail carriage was then released.

While driving in the long corridor of the city wall, Bruce was still introducing the players in a low voice:"Did you see the guards just now? There are 50,000 such guards in the entire Chang'an City. They are. The most elite troops of the Tang Dynasty, an invincible army in hundreds of battles."

A white man swallowed his saliva and said with palpitations:"It's really scary. When he looked at me, I felt like I was being stared at by a wild beast. I almost collapsed. Is this His Majesty's army?……"

Everyone agreed.

After the light rail carriage traveled for a while, the dark corridor suddenly opened up, and they truly entered Chang'an City!

Then they saw———The prosperous Chang'an!