The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1218 The Military Parade Begins

Afterwards, Yue Peng and others returned to the barracks where their respective troops were stationed, and they all sent pigeons to the military area.

Zhao Dongting never mentioned the matter of taking all the veterans to the city.

Dozens of old soldiers were killed at the gate of the city, and he no longer had the face to invite those old soldiers to the top of the city alone.

Another two days passed.

Although Liuqiu King A Xinghuang and Mayi King did not come to Song Dynasty again, but the envoys they sent also came to Lin'an Mansion.

Only the Kingdom of Boni, which is far away overseas and south of Mayi, also sent envoys to arrive.

She has always been on good terms with Da Song, and when she heard about Da Song's military parade, she even planned to visit the empress in person, but this time there is no news.

It is impossible for her to come to Lin'an Mansion again.

Zhao Dongting dispatched State Minister Lu Xiufu as the head, and received the envoys from various countries with a rather grand etiquette.

Although Ma Yi and Liu Qiu have now respected Zhao Dongting as the emperor of heaven, they are actually a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, bow their heads to the Song Dynasty, and pay tribute to the Song Dynasty.But Zhao Dongting will naturally still give them the courtesy they deserve.

The military parade is scheduled for two days later.

There are many more defenders at the top of the city than before.

There are lights and festoons everywhere in Lin'an Mansion.

The street in front of the palace is full of beautiful things.

There are golden tents built on the walls of the palace.

Zhao Dongting and others will inspect the soldiers of the Song Dynasty army here.

The towering city wall is divided into several areas.There are areas for officials in the court, areas for people from the rivers and lakes, areas for foreign envoys, and areas for representatives of all walks of life.

Countless people in Lin'an Mansion are looking forward to this.

Under the supervision of the Lin'an government office and the defenders, there was no further turmoil in the city.

Two days passed quickly.

Finally to the day of the military parade.

Zhao Dongting got up early as usual, and after practicing swordsmanship and internal strength, he took Le Chan, Le Wu, Ying Er, Li Xiushu, Xie Daoqing and others to the palace hall.

Among the noble concubines, only Turandot was left in the Changsha Palace.

When they arrived at the main hall, all the civil servants and generals of the court were already waiting in the main hall.Mayi, Liuqiu and Boni envoys are also among them.

As soon as Zhao Dongting and the others appeared, all the officials saluted them.Zhao Dongting's eyes swept over the crowd, and finally fell on the face of Bo Ni's envoy, smiling and nodding at him.

Boni's envoy faced Zhao Dongting with Boni's etiquette, and opened his mouth to speak quite fluent Chinese, "Boni's envoy Manasigana has seen the Emperor of Song Dynasty."

Boni and the Central Plains have been friends since a long time ago, and the trade between the two dynasties has never been cut off.

Zhao Dongting smiled and said: "No courtesy, no courtesy. On behalf of the people of the Song Dynasty, I am also here to welcome the arrival of Mr. Manasi Ghana."

Then he didn't go to the dragon chair, and said to the ministers at the gate of the palace: "Everyone, follow me to the city for a military parade!"

After saying that, he turned his head and led the crowd towards the outside of the palace.

The ministers followed one after another.

Boni's envoy Manasigana followed the crowd at first, but then approached Zhao Dongting intentionally or unintentionally.

This was keenly noticed by Zhao Dongting who already had a true martial arts cultivation. He turned his head and asked Manasigana with a smile: "Master Manasigana has something to say to me?"

Manasigana was slightly stunned, and said: "Manasigana is here on behalf of the king of our country, and the people of Boni are willing to respect you as the emperor of heaven."

Zhao Dongting raised his eyebrows slightly, "Master Manasigana is serious?"

Although Manasigana has always had close contacts with Zhongyuan, he never thought that Bo Ni would suddenly respect him as the Emperor of Heaven.

After all, there is a vast sea between the land of the Song Dynasty and Boni. Even if the soldiers of the Song Dynasty are strong and strong, it is impossible to pose any threat to Boni in a short time.

Manasigana saluted again and said: "Manasigana naturally dare not speak nonsense. I only hope that after I bow my head and profess my vassal, the emperor can help our Boni Kingdom resolve the crisis."

Zhao Dongting was walking, with a thoughtful look on his face, "You're talking about the country of Manjaka?"

The situation in the South China Sea Islands is complicated, and Zhao Dongting knows a little about this.

Although Da Song's influence has far expanded to the South China Sea Islands, the businessmen who come and go can always bring back a lot of news.

In the south of Champa and Chenla, there are more than ten countries on the coast and on sea islands, such as Managa, Srivijaya, and Boni.

Some of these countries are friendly and some are hostile.The intricate relationship between them can be said to be more complicated than the situation in the Central Plains.

In the past, among the South China Sea, Funan Kingdom was the most prosperous.Only in recent years, Funan Kingdom's prestige has gone from bad to worse.

This is all because of the rise of the Manga Kingdom.

As for the country of Manga, it really prospered like this because of the strong support of land countries such as Champa and Chenla.It can even be said that it is the puppets of Champa, Chenla and other countries.

Now, Manlajia Kingdom is expanding everywhere, and it has the intention of ruling the countries in the South China Sea.

"Exactly."

Manasigana was a little surprised at Zhao Dongting and said, "Even Emperor Song, do you know about the wolfish ambitions of Manjaga?"

Zhao Dongting only nodded slightly, "I heard it mentioned by people in the merchant fleet. In recent years, the Manga Kingdom has caused a lot of trouble among your countries."

There was a little hatred in Manasigana's eyes, and he said again: "On behalf of the king of our country, Manasigana once again implores Emperor Song to help us Boni Kingdom and expel Manlajia."

Zhao Dongting just sighed softly when he heard the words, "The Kingdom of Boni has always been friendly with our Song Dynasty. Of course I don't want to stand by and watch. You should also know, Mr. Manasigana, that our Song Dynasty navy has just been formed. We can’t sail far to Boni to help. Our soldiers are still unable to adapt to that kind of naval battle.”

He looked back at Manasigana again, "I hope your lord and the king will understand."

"This……"

Manasigana had a bitter look on his face, but he also knew that what Zhao Dongting said was the truth.

In the past, the Song Dynasty was weak and was beaten to the brink of extinction by the Yuan Dynasty.The current Da Song Navy is really reorganized.

It is impossible for such recruits to adapt to life at sea in a short period of time.

Furthermore, the generals in the army are bound to not be very familiar with the maritime environment.

That is a completely different situation from land combat.

After pondering for a while, Manasigana suddenly thought of something, and said, "Emperor, why don't I ask the king to send the most famous navigators and admirals in the country to help Song Dynasty train the navy?"

Zhao Dongting was slightly stunned, moved, and said with joy, "This is the best."

He made a promise to Manasigana, "If my Song Dynasty navy can form combat power in a short period of time, I will send troops to assist your country."

Manasigana saluted again, "So, thank you His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven."

All the civil servants and generals around Zhao Dongting also smiled.

There is indeed a shortage of generals who are familiar with naval warfare in the Song Dynasty's navy. If the Boni Kingdom is willing to send navigators and generals to teach, it will be a good thing.

Boni is deep overseas, and he is undoubtedly quite proficient in naval warfare.

to the palace gate.

There are hundreds of people standing.

These hundreds of people are representatives from all walks of life, as well as the masters of the 24 Wuding sects who were canonized by Zhao Dongting himself, and the additionally added Bauhinia Villa.

The owner of the villa, Qi Wulie, is also among them.

Seeing Zhao Dongting arrive, everyone saluted.

Here, but the real martial arts masters of the Wuding sect are not under ten.

In addition, there are many real martial arts masters in Wu Dingtang, it can be said that there are so many masters.

After Zhao Dongting excused everyone, he waved and led them to the top of the city.

On the front street outside the imperial palace, there are soldiers of the Lin'an Mansion garrison in high spirits.

They put Front Street under complete martial law.

The wide front street was empty.

Only behind the soldiers, the common people are bustling with each other, rubbing shoulders.

There is a grand scene of empty alleys in Lin'an Mansion.

Countless people gathered outside this front street. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a sea of ​​people.

"Long live the emperor, long live!"

Zhao Dongting's figure had just appeared on the top of the city, and the mountains below the city were shouting loudly.This shout almost resounded inside and outside Lin'an Mansion.

Hundreds of old soldiers stood under the golden tent, tears filled their eyes at this moment.

Thinking about it, even when the Song Dynasty was at its peak, there had never been such a grand occasion before.

Zhao Dongting waved to the common people and soldiers below, and after a while, he took his ministers and masters to their seats.

The walls of the imperial city are also full of people.

Although there are many people, it is not messy.

After Zhao Dongting and others sat down, Zhao Dongting just pressed his hand, and the surroundings became quiet.

"Shut up!"

The military plane wearing a red cloak ordered Wen Tianxiang to gallop from north to south from the end of the former street, and then suddenly stopped in front of the gate of the palace.

He raised his head, looked at Zhao Dongting who was sitting directly above the gate, and shouted: "My Majesty! The army is ready, please review it!"

(End of this chapter)