Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

Li Kuan is a very popular figure nowadays, no wonder this official is so respectful to him.

"Well... just take me to the place you have prepared and start resting..."

Li Kuan's tone was indifferent. He just wanted to come here to enjoy the scenery, so he was naturally not very interested in the crowd.

"Forehead"

The official felt a little ashamed. He had thought that according to common practice, Li Kuan would also make three major moves upon taking office, and would mobilize a large number of people after arriving in Wugong County!
"That's fine... You've been exhausted from the journey, so you need to take a good rest."

The official was also an old hand, and his expression returned to normal in a moment.

In Wugong County, next to the county government office, a group of officials followed Li Kuan's carriage and stopped in front of a fairly impressive mansion.

"Sir... I have prepared a grand banquet for you. Local officials and nobles will be present to welcome you... What do you think?"

Since Li Kuan came here with a hidden identity, they did not know that Li Kuan was His Majesty, and many people just thought he was a general.

After Li Kuan and the other two entered the house, the official spoke to Li Kuan again.

"This general is sleepy. Tell him what you want to say."

Li Kuan did not respond directly when he heard this. Instead, he yawned lazily and pointed at Eunuch Cao beside him and said.

"Brother-in-law! Wait for me!"

Seeing Li Kuan walking out the door, little Yanyan didn't want to stay any longer, so she quickened her two short legs and quickly followed him.

"This"

The official was dumbfounded. Li Kuan's behavior was unconventional, which made him, a man who had been in official circles for a long time, a little confused.

"May I ask who you are..."

As a last resort, he could only look to the side, at Eunuch Cao, who was not wearing armor and looked no different from a groom.

“Eunuch Cao!”

Eunuch Cao's attitude was also somewhat indifferent, and he uttered three big words in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"Eunuch Cao...Eunuch Cao...But is he the Commander-in-Chief of Yanyun City?"

The man muttered for a long time before he remembered that the commander-in-chief in charge of guarding Yanyun City was named Eunuch Cao!
"Ok!"

Eunuch Cao nodded slightly and snorted a few times. It was unclear whether he was annoyed or not because he had just been looked down upon.

That night, in Li Kuan's mansion, local officials of all ranks were already seated in the spacious courtyard. The table in front of them was filled with delicious food and aged wine! How luxurious!
only!

No one has picked up their chopsticks yet!

It’s just that the protagonist of this time, the “Great General Protector of the Nation”, Li Kuan, the imperial envoy specially appointed by the emperor, has not appeared yet!

"Commander-in-chief...why hasn't the general come out yet..."

The official said stubbornly that he shouldn't have rushed the situation based on his position and rank, but the newly appointed imperial commissioner had made them wait so long!
"Ahem... Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long... I've been traveling for a long time and just had a nap here. The beds here are really comfortable! After I woke up, I asked the kitchen to prepare some goodies for everyone!"

At this moment, Li Kuan, who was still sleepy, walked towards them, followed by Xiao Yanyan, who was dressed beautifully and made people want to pinch her.

All the officials, both high and low, and local gentry in the room were ashamed when they heard this!
So many of them have been waiting here for so long! And Li Kuan is just sleeping in the back? !
And he told them so openly! Isn't this just to irritate people?

"It's okay... It's okay... The banquet has just started, and we are waiting for you, sir."

The atmosphere was a bit weird, and the leading official came out to speak when he saw that something was wrong.

"Well... let's start the meal..."

Li Kuan glanced at him in surprise. He was indeed a seasoned veteran! He could handle the situation so well!

The banquet began and all the guests started eating.

"Sir, you just said you prepared something for us? Why don't you take it out so we can take a good look?"

After some toasts, Eunuch Cao seemed to have been prepared and spoke to Li Kuan beside him.

"Oh, look at my memory. Someone, come! Serve the food!"

As soon as Li Kuan finished speaking, a group of maids came up holding many large plates.

"What could it be?"

When all the officials in the room saw the mysterious big plate, they all felt a sense of anticipation.

The lid was slowly opened, finally revealing its true appearance.

"Isn't this a locust?"

The officials who had been eagerly waiting just now were all confused when they saw the situation on the plate.

Locusts? What good is that? Locusts are everywhere in Gyeonggi Province!
Besides, how could such lowly and disgusting food appear at such a grand banquet?
For a moment, everyone looked at Li Kuan, who was smiling, as if they wanted to see what he was up to!

"General... this..."

The leading official also looked sideways, as if he had guessed something, and his face twitched.

"Ah? Don't you recognize it? This is a locust? I specially asked the kitchen to prepare it! Deep-fried locusts are truly a rare delicacy in the world!"

While speaking, Li Kuan's hands were not idle. Amid everyone's incredulous gazes, he slowly picked up one from the plate, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully!
The look of enjoyment on his face made the officials a little dazed. If they had not seen the plate of locusts, they might have really thought that Li Kuan was tasting some delicacies from the mountains and the sea!
"Hmm? Everyone is eating? Why haven't you started eating yet? Or are you not satisfied with the gift I prepared?"

Everyone looked at each other with their chopsticks in hand, and Li Kuan's face turned cold when he saw this.

Which of these officials doesn't live a life of luxury on a daily basis?

Let them eat locusts? This is like killing them half their lives!

"General, such a generous gift! We are naturally very happy."

Feeling Li Kuan's cold gaze looking at him, the leading official gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, picked up one with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth.

"what about you?"

Seeing this, Li Kuan nodded with some satisfaction, and then looked at other people.

The leading official had already started eating, so how could the others dare to neglect him? They all stretched their chopsticks towards the plate.

"vomit……"

Some officials really couldn't stand this kind of "delicious food" and wanted to vomit it out after their stomachs churned.

Ok?
Li Kuan's eyes fixed, and the officials were so frightened that they quickly held their breath.

As the night deepened, Li Kuan and Eunuch Cao were both very satisfied after their feast.

But the officials nearby were not so lucky!

The delicacies in front of them were almost intact. After tasting such "deliciousness", they became bored looking at the table full of delicacies.

In the next few days, officials came to Li Kuan several times and wanted him to go out and preside over the disaster relief affairs, but Li Kuan avoided them and only let Eunuch Cao preside over the disaster relief affairs.

He and Xiao Yanyan were traveling around and enjoying themselves to the fullest!
Who is Eunuch Cao? A great commander! It's fine to let him march and fight to resist foreign enemies, but why let him preside over these trivial matters?
There is absolutely no way he could do it!
"Your Majesty... I heard that the people are in even more chaos... Those people below are coming again. What should we do this time? Send them away?"

In the hall, Eunuch Cao took a sip of tea and then spoke slowly.

Li Kuan was sitting in the main seat, with two or three maids beside him, massaging his back and shoulders. How could it be that he was going to deal with the locust plague?
"Mobilize all the officials below, and then distribute them to various places to handle the matter. Remember to send everyone out."

After a while, he ate the peeled grapes handed to him by the maid beside him.

Li Kuancai said slowly.

Thousands of miles away, on a hill outside the northwest border of the Yan Empire, a spy hurriedly ran into a huge tent.

"Report one—a letter from Dayan Gyeonggi Province!"

The visitor did not dare to be negligent. After entering the tent, he half-knelt on the ground with his fists clasped, and spoke very respectfully.

"How's the situation over there?"

In the middle of the tent, a tall man spoke slowly.

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"Gyeonggi-do is suffering from a serious locust plague. We tried our best to confuse the situation. The court sent a general to deal with the plague, but he didn't care... Now Gyeonggi-do is in chaos!"

"Hmm? Okay, okay! You can go out..."

The man waved his hand and sent the spy away.

"Everyone, what do you think of this situation?"

The man's voice spread in the barracks. If Li Kuan was here, he would definitely find that the generals of various countries were sitting in the camp!
"This man, Li Kuan, is a bad guy in Da Yan. How could he not handle such a small matter? Is there a trick?"

On the left side of the tent, another person spoke hesitantly.

Who doesn't know Li Kuan? Not to mention that he led the White Horse Volunteers to defeat the Turks!
His previous heroic journey in Mobei had already made other countries tremble with fear!

Although it is not easy for him to destroy his own prestige here, the threat posed by Li Kuan is too great!

"I don't think it's a trick. It's rumored that Li Kuan, although he is the God of War in White, doesn't like to ask about other things on weekdays. Instead, he likes to stay at home... This thing should be true..."

"If that's the case... the capital of Dayan is in chaos, and the government is overwhelmed. This is a rare opportunity for us! We should send troops to Dayan! The vast territory of Han... will be ours sooner or later!"

"Charge into Dayan! Let the "two-legged sheep" tremble under our iron hooves!"

………………

Three days later, inside Yanmen Pass.

There was just a hint of pale sky in the east, and all things in the world were just waking up.

On the city wall, two soldiers were patrolling.

"Ma Hu, when do you think we can leave this godforsaken place? I haven't been back to my hometown for a long time."

One of them looked at the desolation outside the pass and couldn't help but sigh.

"Wang Ming! Be serious! Don't let the captain see you! Otherwise you will be in trouble!"

Ma Hu kicked him and signaled him to keep going.

"Huh? What is that?"

Ma Hu suddenly saw a cloud of dust rising at the end of his field of vision, and then there was a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds coming!

"Enemy attack! Quick! Notify the general!"

……

Jingzhao Prefecture, Wugong County.

"Your Majesty! Something bad has happened!"

Eunuch Cao ran into the hall in a panic and spoke to Li Kuan who was playing with little Yanyan inside.

"What happened that made Commander Cao so panicked?"

Li Kuan stretched and spoke slowly.

"Goguryeo and other countries have assembled an army of 200,000 outside Yanmen Pass!"

"The barbarians from various countries invaded Yanmen Pass very suddenly! They caught the defenders inside the pass off guard!"

Fortunately, Yanmen Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It has been a military fortress since ancient times! Da Yan stationed a lot of troops here and it was not breached for a while.

The general defending the city knew that he could not hold out for long, so he quickly ordered his men to send the news back to the capital at an expedited speed of 800 miles!
"What? So fast?"

Li Kuan frowned slightly. He could guess that those restless barbarians would invade the territory of Dayan, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon!
"What should I do now?"

Eunuch Cao looked a little unnatural. Inside the pass was the beautiful land of Dayan. If Yanmen Pass was breached, war would be unavoidable!
"You stay here! Get rid of the spies causing chaos during the locust plague! I will set off for Yanyun City immediately."

……

Yanyun City, Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall.

"boom!"

On the dragon throne, Guo Shoujing slapped the armrest beside him, and the muscles on his face trembled slightly. His eyes were wide open with anger!

"How can this be! Just a few small Tibetan countries in a barbarian land! How dare they speak so arrogantly? How can they touch our Great Yan? They want us to execute some people? How can he move the heroes of our Great Yan just by saying so?"

Not long ago, news came from Yanmen Pass that various countries had deployed 200,000 soldiers outside Yanmen Pass, threatening that if Chen Qingzhi and Xin Qiji were not executed, they would break through Yanmen Pass and destroy Dayan!
This made Guo Shoujing really angry!
This is simply a foolish dream!

Want to move these generals who protect the country? Guo Shoujing disagrees! Li Kuan disagrees! The millions of people of Da Yan will not agree!

"Master Guo! How dare a small country threaten Dayan! This is showing off your disregard for us!"

Qi Jiguang took a step forward. He was a rough man, and if he had not been careful about his words and actions in the court, he would have started cursing!

Those barbarians were so foolish!
Even an inch of Han territory is not something a group of barbarians would covet!

The remaining civil and military officials were all furious after learning of the unreasonable demands of the coalition forces!
"Master Guo! General Qi...don't be angry! We should discuss a countermeasure now!"

In the main hall, Heshen saw that Guo Shoujing and others were angry, so he stepped forward and said.

"What should we do? They are just small countries! I suggest that Your Majesty should lead the troops north to wipe them out! Otherwise, it will be difficult to relieve the hatred of the people of Da Yan!"

Guo Shoujing flicked his sleeves, and there seemed to be fire bursting from his eyes!

"Lord Guo"

Although Heshen didn't want to bring bad luck to himself, it was indeed not appropriate to get angry at this time!
Although Yanmen Pass is a strategic military location, this incident happened suddenly and the barbarians are coming with great force. Without follow-up support, the defenders of Yanmen Pass alone may find it difficult to resist!
"…. Humph! Are we just going to let those barbarians run rampant like this? How dare they force us to execute General Chen and General Xin! This is really absurd! Lord He, do you have any countermeasures this time?"

Guo Shoujing calmed down a little after hearing this. Apparently, he also remembered that the troops from Liang Province had not yet arrived.

(End of this chapter)