The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

On the last day of the trade conference, which was the day of the military parade, Zhao Yao was woken up from his dream by Tong Xi before dawn.

The military parade has begun, but before the military parade begins, Zhao Yao has to go to court.

On weekdays, the morning dynasty starts at Chen hour, but because there is a military parade today, it is moved forward to Mao four quarters.

Zhao Yao didn't want to go to the morning court today, but the courtiers felt that holding the military parade was a very important matter, and they had to go to the morning court before the military parade started.

Zhao Yao was quite resistant to going to court, but he had to go.

Zhao Yao put on the prince's court clothes and went to the dining hall next door to have breakfast. Unexpectedly, Uncle Gao and He Lianfang were both there.

"Second uncle, Gao uncle, you don't have to go to the morning court, why are you getting up so early?"

He Lianfang said calmly: "I woke up."

Uncle Gao said excitedly: "I can't sleep."

Seeing that Uncle Gao's eyes were bloodshot and he looked very excited, Zhao Yao's mouth twitched slightly: "Uncle Gao, you won't be so excited that you stayed up all night, right?"

Uncle Gao nodded sheepishly: "Well, I can't sleep."

After hearing this, Zhao Yao had a look of shock on his face and asked in disbelief: "Can't you sleep because of the military parade?"

Uncle Gao: "Yeah."

He Lianfang interjected: "He was nervous all night."

"Uncle Gao, haven't you seen the rehearsal of the military parade before?" He remembered that after Uncle Gao came to Marsh Mansion, Uncle Gao went to watch every rehearsal of the military parade.

"It's different. Today is a formal military parade." Uncle Gao, like the members of the Guards participating in the military parade, is still looking forward to the official military parade no matter how many rehearsals they have experienced.

Zhao Yao thought to himself that in the last rehearsal, the members of the Guards were all wearing armor for the rehearsal, which was no different from a formal military parade.

"Unfortunately, Your Highness does not allow me to participate in the military parade." Rather than watching the military parade, Uncle Gao wanted to participate in the military parade in person.

"Uncle Gao, I'm sorry, you're not tall enough, and you're a bit old." Zhao Yao apologized, but said the "hurtful" truth.

Uncle Gao's face became stiff, and he immediately said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Your Highness, you don't have to be so straightforward."

Zhao Yao glanced at Uncle Gao in a funny way and said sharply: "Uncle Gao, you are actually greedy for armor."

Zhao Yao saw through Zhao Yao's little thoughts, and Uncle Gao smiled coquettishly: "Your Highness, you saw it, Your Highness, I..."

Zhao Yao raised his hand to interrupt Uncle Gao's words, and said ruthlessly: "If you don't give it, you should give up."

Uncle Gao, who was rejected again: "..." Your Highness is obviously a very generous person, why are you so stingy about your armor? His request was not high, he only wanted a set of armor, but His Highness refused.

"Uncle Gao, I said that armor can only be worn by my personal guards, and you are not my personal guards."

"Your Highness, I can be your bodyguard." Uncle Gao has 10,000 members who are willing to become Zhao Yao's bodyguard.

"Uncle Gao, you are going to be the emperor of Japan." Zhao Yao reminded Uncle Gao, "You must not forget your responsibilities."

"Your Highness..." He did not care about being the emperor of Japan.

"I can help you design a set of armor. When you return to Japan, you can send someone to make it."

Although Uncle Gao felt unwilling, he could only accept the result: "Okay, please, Your Highness."

"Uncle Gao, don't be unhappy. The most indispensable thing in the Japanese country is gold. I will help you design a set of gold armor." Zhao Yao added, "It will definitely not be worse than the armor worn by my personal guards."

When Uncle Gao heard this, he no longer struggled to get the armor of Zhao Yao's personal guard.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Seeing that Uncle Gao no longer pestered him for the armor of his personal guard, Zhao Yao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He had to go to court later and did not chat with Uncle Gao and the others for long. After a quick breakfast, we went to court.

Today's morning meeting revolves around the upcoming military parade.

Although the Ministry of War is mainly responsible for the military parade, several other departments also assist. After listening to the Minister of War's report on the preparations for the military parade, Zhao Yao nodded with great satisfaction.

After the morning meeting, the officials went to the dock to make arrangements.

The location of the military parade is arranged at the pier, mainly because the pier is large enough. Another reason is that there are only a thousand soldiers participating in the military parade, so there is no need for a large venue, and the pier is just right.

Zhao Yao has more than 20,000 personal guards, but this cannot be shown openly. On the surface, Zhao Yao only has more than 1,500 personal guards. As for the soldiers of Zhennan Camp, Zhao Yao never thought of letting them participate in the military parade.

The military parade has not yet started, and the people of Marsh Mansion, businessmen from other places, and guests from foreign countries arrived at the dock early. They want to occupy the best position to watch the military parade.

Neither the people of Marsh Mansion nor the foreign guests had ever seen a military parade. This was their first time watching it, so they were naturally full of surprise.

The pier was crowded with people, but everyone stood obediently in order.

More than 1,500 personal guards, 1,000 people participated in the military parade, and the remaining 500 people were responsible for maintaining order in the Marsh Mansion. At four o'clock in the morning, Zhao Yao invited foreign royal family members to come to the viewing platform at the dock to watch the military parade.

Before the military parade, His Highness Zhao Yao, the King of Han Dynasty, wanted to say something first. First, he would like to thank everyone for coming to visit the military parade. Second, he would introduce the military services participating in the military parade to everyone present. Finally, he would say that the military parade is held to show the grace of the soldiers. .

When he finished his speech, firecrackers sounded. Then, four soldiers wearing black armor appeared in everyone's sight, holding dragon flags representing the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The background color of the dragon flag is black, and the dragon is embroidered with gold thread. Under the sunlight, the golden dragon's body shone with golden light. The golden dragon wraps around "Zhou", with its head raised to the sky, as if it is roaring.

The four people carrying the dragon flag were none other than Song Jicai and the four of them. The four people who were usually carefree now had solemn expressions and resolute eyes. Under the sunlight, the black armor on their bodies was particularly eye-catching.

Next to the pier, a flagpole stood high. Song Jicai and the four of them moved skillfully and raised the flag neatly.

While the flag was raised, passionate war music was played.

Everyone present stood up and looked at the rising dragon flag in awe.

At this moment, the people of Marsh Mansion and the businessmen from other places felt an indescribable sense of pride in their hearts. The foreign guests were affected. Although they had no sense of pride, their blood boiled.

When the flag-raising was over, the next thing that appeared in everyone's sight was the infantry armed with spears and shields. They also wore gleaming black armor, with stern expressions and sharp eyes. Their footsteps were in unison, and the sound of falling footsteps was heavy and loud. It was obviously only the pace of two hundred people, but it made the earth tremble.

The infantryman walking in the front raised his spear with one hand and hit the shield hard, and then he shouted: "Kill!".

The infantrymen behind him also raised their spears with one hand and struck the shield hard, shouting at the top of their lungs: "Kill!"

Two hundred people shouted "kill" at the same time, resounding throughout the swamp mansion.

The people watching on the sidelines felt a strong murderous aura from the two hundred people. For a moment, they seemed to be on the battlefield, facing murderous infantry on the opposite side. This made them feel scared and their legs became weak.

The two hundred infantrymen shouted in unison: "Long live the Great Zhou Dynasty! A thousand lives for His Highness the King of Han!"

Zhao Yao stood on the viewing platform and waved to the two hundred infantrymen who came over. At that moment, he almost blurted out, "Thank you, comrades!"

The foreign dignitaries on the auditorium were frightened by the momentum exuded by the two hundred infantrymen. There were only two hundred people, but it gave the impression that there were twenty thousand, or even two hundred thousand people. On their bodies, they seemed to smell a strong smell of blood.

After the infantry passed by, two hundred archers followed.

The archers are more powerful than the infantry. They are like arrows shot out, sharp and threatening.

"Kill!" Two hundred archers shot arrows at the same time. At this moment, the hearts of the people watching couldn't help but tighten. They were afraid that the arrows would fall on them.

Two hundred archers: "Long live the Great Zhou Dynasty, a thousand years live His Highness the King of Han!"

Zhao Yao on the viewing platform took the bow and arrow from Tong Xi and pointed it at a wild goose flying in the air. There was a sudden cry, and then a goose hit by an arrow fell from the sky.

Seeing this scene, the people of Marsh Mansion shouted excitedly: "Long live the Great Zhou Dynasty! A thousand lives for His Highness the King of Han!"

The foreign guests did not expect that His Highness the King of Han was so good at archery, and were shocked for a moment.

After the two hundred archers walked past, there were the chariot soldiers.

They drove their chariots and came majestically. The chariot soldier walking at the front held a hammer in both hands and beat the war drum vigorously.

The sound of drums seemed to hit the hearts of everyone present.

"Kill!" The voice of two hundred chariot soldiers mixed with the sound of the chariot rolling over the ground was very impressive!

"Long live the Great Zhou Dynasty! His Royal Highness the King of Han lives a thousand lives!"

The people of Marsh Mansion and businessmen from other places shouted together: "Long live the Great Zhou Dynasty! A thousand years old, His Highness the King of Han!"

The chariots displayed by the chariot soldiers were all types of chariots currently in the Zhou Dynasty. The people of the Marsh Mansion and the foreign merchants had never seen them before. This was the first time they had seen a battlefield chariot up close. Although the chariot moved slowly, they felt scared for some reason.

The foreign guests had never been to the battlefield, but at this moment, they felt the horror on the battlefield. The slowly approaching chariot was like a giant, as if it was about to run over them.

After the chariot soldiers passed by, they were followed by two hundred cavalry.

Two hundred cavalrymen sat on tall and mighty horses. They wore swords at their waists. Their expressions were cold, their eyes were sharp, and their whole bodies exuded a murderous aura. They don't seem to be attending a military parade, but rather heading to the battlefield. Obviously they didn't do anything, but it felt like they were coming to kill them.

The scene suddenly became very quiet, murderous, and filled with murderous intent. This was a cavalry that could make the Huns tremble, and everyone's face showed a look of fear.

Two hundred cavalrymen shouted "kill" at the same time. The sound of "kill" made everyone present feel numb.

"Long live the Great Zhou! Long live His Highness the King of Han!"

Zhao Yao applauded the cavalry and shouted: "Good! Great!"

The fear on the faces of the people of the Marsh Mansion and the businessmen from other places was replaced by fanaticism. Their faces turned red and they shouted hysterically: "Long live the Great Zhou Dynasty! A thousand lives for His Highness the King of Han!"

The cavalry is the trump card of any army. The cavalry in the Central Plains has always been inferior to the Huns' cavalry in the northern grasslands. In the past, the iron hooves of the Huns' cavalry trampled across the Central Plains. Today's Huns are eyeing the Great Zhou, and their iron hooves want to trample every inch of the Great Zhou's land. But now His Highness the King of Han has cavalry that is not inferior to the iron hooves of the Huns.

The people of Marsh Mansion and the businessmen from other places were all people of Zhou Dynasty. Seeing such powerful cavalry, they were filled with pride. But the foreign dignitaries found it creepy. (End of chapter)