I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

As the New Year's Day celebrations approached, the entire Daming Palace was already shrouded in a tense and busy atmosphere.

The palace lanterns flickered, casting a halo of light on the maids and eunuchs, whose faces were tired but their eyes were determined. They had been working all night to prepare.

In the corridor, the maids held delicate utensils in their hands, their silk skirts swaying gently with their hurried footsteps. When they passed each other, they could only exchange a quick, knowing glance before rushing off to their respective tasks.

The eunuchs shuttled between the palaces, carefully checking every detail, from whether the high-hanging brocade curtains were smooth to whether the displayed precious utensils were polished to a gleaming shine, without missing a single thing.

This is because the scale of this event is unprecedented and the existing manpower in the palace is far from enough to cope with it.

Therefore, the court urgently sent out a large number of orders and delivered them to the innkeepers in Chang'an City who were good at organizing banquets.

After receiving the order, these shopkeepers did not dare to slack off in the slightest. They hurriedly called together their waiters, prepared ingredients, and carefully cooked various delicacies, striving to let the foreign envoys appreciate the profoundness of Tang Dynasty cuisine and take this opportunity to demonstrate the wealth and hospitality of Tang Dynasty.

The number of vassal states that came to pay homage this time was so large that it was like a gathering of stars, which was amazing.

The flags of a total of 312 vassal states will soon flutter in the wind in the square in front of the Daming Palace.

The number of envoys from various countries alone was like a surging tide, reaching more than 30,000 people.

There are actually profound reasons behind this spectacular scene.

In the past two years, the Tang Dynasty has been active in many fields such as politics, military, and culture, and has introduced a series of major measures. Its influence has spread like ripples to neighboring countries.

The monarchs and envoys of various countries were full of doubts and curiosity, and were eager to personally experience the Tang Dynasty's next strategic layout and actions, so that they could plan ahead and maximize their own interests in the ever-changing chess game of international relations.

Furthermore, after the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne, the reforms and new policies he implemented swept across the country like a storm, bringing about earth-shaking changes.

From the brand-new administrative system to the prosperous economic development, from the brilliant cultural revival to the powerful military deterrence, all of them have attracted the attention of the world.

The envoys sent to Tang Dynasty who brought the news of the Tang Dynasty back to their own countries unconsciously revealed a hint of fear in their words when they detailed the various changes in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chengqian held a very open-minded attitude towards the issue of the Tang envoys learning about the Tang culture.

In his view, culture is the treasure of the world and should not be bound by national boundaries. He fully expects that the culture of the Tang Dynasty will spread like a spring breeze across the earth, to every corner of the world, and let all things in the world bathe in the glory of the Tang Dynasty culture.

On issues concerning the country's core technologies, he sticks to the bottom line and refuses to give in.

Nowadays, envoys from various countries can only take away the exquisite colored glass of the Tang Dynasty. They cannot even take away fireworks, a product of gunpowder technology.

The Tang Dynasty was the first to develop gunpowder, but was particularly fond of turning it into colorful fireworks in the night sky for people to enjoy during celebrations.

But who could have expected that after this gunpowder flowed into the West, it would actually lay a deep hidden danger for the fate of China in the future, and become a potential cause of China's sinking in later generations.

In addition to envoys from numerous vassal states, officials from the Tang Dynasty also flocked to the conference, numbering more than 10,000 people.

Although the Daming Palace was magnificent, in order to highlight the hierarchy and order of this grand ceremony, most people were arranged in an orderly manner in the side hall during meals.

Only more than a thousand representatives of distinguished status can enter the main hall, Hanyuan Hall, which symbolizes the core of power of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chengqian once felt that his father, Emperor Li Shimin, was extremely extravagant and wasteful in spending huge sums of money to build such a huge palace complex.