Late Tang

At the end of the third year of Zhonghe, the Chang'an imperial court has issued an imperial edict, amnesty for the whole world, and exempted the taxes of Henan, Guanlong, and Hedong next year, and announced that next year will be the first year of Zhenlong.Li Keyong did not celebrate the New Year in Taiyuan. On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Keyong rebuilt the cavalry with 8000 cavalry, the Black Crow Army, [-] infantry, the Iron Forest Army, [-] Yier Army, and [-] Yaqi. Ten thousand and [-] people left the main plain and headed south all the way.After Li Keyong entered Wang Chongrong's Hezhong Town, he planned to enter Heyang Town directly, cross the Yellow River from the Heyang Bridge, directly enter Zhengzhou, and go down to Bianzhou.As a result, Heyang Jiedu made Zhuge Shuang very wary of Li Keyong, fearing that the one-eyed dragon would use a false way to destroy Guo, so he found several reasons and rejected Li Keyong's excuse.

The messenger sent back news that Li Keyong was so angry that he almost led his troops to flatten Heyang Mengzhou.He didn't expect that even a fool like Zhuge Shuang would dare to reject him.Fortunately, his subordinates persuaded him to regain his sanity.The goal of going south this time is Zhu Wen, not Zhuge Shuang, so we can't lose the big because of small things.In the end, Li Keyong had to swallow his anger, and led his troops southward from Hezhong Town, crossed the river at Fengling, entered Shanzhou, then passed through Luoyang, and then went to Zhengzhou to Bianzhou.

Just as Li Keyong was marching southward, the new year finally came. On the first day of the first month, New Year's Day, the first year of the Tang Zhenlong began.

It was also on this day that the people in Yanjing City knew from the announcements all over the street that the news that King Qin wanted to establish a new emperor that had been circulating for half a year was just a rumor.The King of Qin did not canonize the new emperor, and even had a close relationship with the Chang'an court.

The Son of Heaven of Chang'an canonized the King of Qin as General Tiance, Order of Minister, Order of Minister of Daxingtai in Shaanxi Province, Marshal of the World's Army and Horses, False Yellow Yue, and a series of important positions in Pingzhang's military and state affairs.And what surprised everyone was that the imperial court appointed King Mu as the supervisor of the state affairs of the army, and in Yanjing supervised the country, formed a Yanjing left-behind team headed by Qin Wang Li Jing, with Zhao Wang Li Rui and Ji Wang Li Baotong as the Pingzhang army state affairs. .In addition to these, the emperor will also marry the niece of the king of Qin's family as the queen.

From the tense situation years ago, they have become intimate in a blink of an eye, which made everyone surprised and relieved.

Years of wars have made everyone very nervous, and even their lives have been greatly affected.If you can live in peace with the court, or even take a break for a few years, everyone will be happy.No one wants to fight a war, and fighting a war is about everyone.What makes many Qin people even more happy is that after reaching a peace agreement with the imperial court, the more than [-] people who were looted on the border a year ago will all be returned. For many people, this means the reunion of relatives.

The dark clouds of the great war dissipated, and the atmosphere of Qin Fan was joyous in this new year, especially in Yanjing City, where it was even more cheerful and lively.

Chengtianmen, the south gate of Yanjing Wangcheng, is also the main gate.Inside Chengtianmen is the Royal City, and in front of the gate is Chengtianmen Square. The huge Chengtianmen Palace Square separates the imperial city from the inner city, and there are walls between the royal city and the inner city.

The distance between the royal city and the inner city is huge, especially in front of Chengtianmen, where there is a magnificent Chengtianmen Palace Square.This huge street and square not only separated the royal city from the inner city, set off the majesty of the royal city, but also strengthened the security defense of the royal city, and this huge square and street became the venue for major celebrations in Yanjing. place.

At this time, on the first day of the first year of the real dragon, the square was crowded with people, and there were people wearing new clothes for festivals and festivities everywhere.

If it weren't for the nine-door admiral's yamen, the five-city soldiers and horses, and the six imperial guards, who added up to more than [-] people, had prepared in advance, and all dispatched to maintain order on this day, and limited the number of people entering the square, it would be considered a lenient promise. Tianmen Square may also be overwhelmed.

Despite many restrictions, the number of people who poured into the square still exceeded 40.This is not only the locals of Yanjing, but also a large number of people coming from near Yanjing, and many of them even came from the distant Bohai Sea, and even Annan and other places.Especially during the New Year every year, it is an important day when officials from various provinces, prefectures and counties in the Qin Dynasty come to Yanjing to discuss affairs, so it is even more lively.What's more, there are millions of Fan Han troops gathered near Yanjing this year.Even if only a small part of the million-strong army received the order to enter the capital, it still made Yanjing City full of people this time.

There are more than 10 soldiers and civilians in the entire Chengtianmen Square, and this does not include the 40 imperial guards in charge of guarding Yanjing, and the nearly [-] other guards in the capital.There were more than [-] people in the square, and many people who could not enter the square celebrated in the inner city, outer city, and even twelve small acropolises of Yanjing City.According to the statistics of the Wucheng Bingma Division, a large number of people have poured into Yanjing since a week ago. On New Year's Day, in addition to the [-] soldiers and civilians who entered the square, there were more than [-] people in the inner city celebrating on the street. The twelve gate castles in the outer city and the Acropolis have a combined population of more than one million.

This is a huge celebration. More than 200 million soldiers and civilians are celebrating in the entire city of Yanjing. These days, more than a million people have poured into this center of the Qin Dynasty.

This is a sea of ​​joy. On the tower of Chengtian Gate, Li Yi, King Mu Wang, the supervisor of military affairs, stood there. His eyes were full of excitement at the age of ten.Half a step behind him, Qin Wang Li Jingming, who was important to Pingzhang's military and state affairs, wore a yellow python dragon robe and a crown on his head. Behind him were Zhao Wang Li Rui and Ji Wang Li Bao who were Pingzhang's military and state affairs.

In the back, there were the civil and military ministers of Qin Fan, and several envoys sent by Chang'an also stood on the tower to watch.

Taishi Cui Yunqing, Taifu Zheng Tian, ​​Taiwei Zheng Congxuan, Situ Wangduo, Sikong Yucong, Taibao Cui Anqian, Shangzhu State Zhang Zimian, Tongping Zhangshi Li Zhuo, Shizhong Yujuan......

Those who used to be important ministers of the Li and Tang Dynasty, but now they all stand behind Li Jing and become a member of this emerging force.

There are already crowds of people on both sides of the square, and there are lights and festoons everywhere.

After Li Jing and others boarded the gate tower, the guard of honor that had already been prepared immediately fired [-] salutes. The huge cannons rumbled, and the military band played passionate military music.

After a passionate movement was played, the square was quiet, and everyone held their breath.

A bay red horse riding a godly horse galloped along the sixty-foot-wide Chang'an Avenue with sixteen lanes up and down, stepping lightly to the rhythm of a drum.

Under the attention of everyone, the knight in full-body armor wearing golden light immediately came to the Jinshui Bridge under the Chengtian Gate, took off his helmet, held the helmet in his left hand, and saluted the city gate with his right hand.

Taking off the helmet, many people have already recognized that this is Liu Xun, the chief disciple among the thirteen disciples of the King of Qin, and the chief chief protector among the thirteen chief protectors.The Chang'an imperial court conferred the titles of Taibao, Zuojinwuwei General, Zhuguo, and Liu Xun, Duke of Guangning County. He was also the admiral of the Nine Gates of the Qin Dynasty, the leader of the Jinjiasheng Jie Army, and the commander of the Wansheng Army.With a series of dazzling halos on his head, the actual age is just 25 years old, the famous general of Qin Fan.

"The Admiral of the Nine Gates of Yanjing, the Commander of the Jinjiasheng Jiejun, the Commander of the Wansheng Legion, the Champion General, Zhu Guo, and the Commander of the New Year's Day Parade, the Three-Star Lieutenant General Liu Xun, reported to the Grand Marshal that the preparations for the military parade are complete, please give instructions! "

Li Jing looked at the majestic Liu Xun with a smile on his face.This kid showed his face today, wearing a set of gorgeous full body armor, but he put a full set of medals on the shiny breastplate, not only on the left breastplate, but even on the right chest. Wear full.It can be seen that today he did not keep the real ones at home, but replaced the imitations and put on the real ones.Just looking at the medals and medals one after another can make people look at him with admiration.

Li Jing took a step forward and also saluted.

"The parade begins!"

After finishing speaking, Li Jing went down to the city gate tower next time. There, his mount, the Western Domain Horse, was a giant sweat-blooded horse with a golden body and a shoulder height of seven feet.This is a giant among horses, with its head raised, its head is eight feet high, its hooves to its shoulders are seven feet high, and it weighs more than 500 jin. This giant horse eats [-] jin of hay a day. For every catty of millet and grain, one has to drink two hundred catties of water a day.Generally, such deformed horses look tall, but most of them can only be used as draft horses and cannot run fast.But this BMW among BMWs is truly capable of traveling thousands of miles a day.Moreover, this horse is very fierce, and even has to eat ten catties of beef every day. Not only can it ride and fight, it can even bite and kick people. It is difficult for ordinary people to get close, let alone ride.The envoys of the Eastern Romans presented the giant horse as a gift to Li Jing, but they were surprised to find that Li Jing had tamed the giant horse.Li Jing named this horse Land Rover, and it became the tallest and most magnificent horse among Li Jing's royal horses.

This time, Li Jing rejected the proposal to ride in an open carriage during the military parade, but directly rode a Land Rover to review the troops.

Sure enough, when Li Jing appeared on Chengtianmen Square riding this giant war horse, which was taller than most people, the people watching the ceremony on both sides of Chang'an Avenue let out a huge exclamation.Putting on a golden armor, a golden crown on the head, a golden sword on the waist, a golden battle lance in hand, and a golden Land Rover on the crotch, it is like the god of war descending from the sky.

In ancient times, there were Lu Bu among people, and Chitu among horses!Today there is Wang Zhong Li Jing, Ma Zhong Lu Rover!

Under the escort of one hundred and eight of the bravest non-commissioned officers, Li Jing began to inspect the soldiers who were preparing to go to the battlefield on Chang'an East Street.Chang'an Avenue is eighteen miles long, with Chengtianmen as the boundary, Chang'an East Street on the east, and Chang'an West Street on the west. The boundary street between the inner city and Wangcheng here is sixty feet wide, and a hundred cavalry can be lined up side by side. drive.

The one hundred and eight non-commissioned officers who followed Li Jing were all put on the gleaming golden python style full body armor today, and everyone wore a sword.These one hundred and eight riders are all the most brave non-commissioned officers in the Battle of Bohai. Everyone has medals and major battle medals on their chests. They are all young, all under 30 years old, and they are all ordinary. The son of a good family of Han people, a commoner, was awarded a medal for his bravery and outstanding performance in battle, and became a nobleman with the title of knight.

It is a great honor to be the guard of King Qin in the military parade, and everyone is a one-in-a-million elite child.

Li Jing rode the Land Rover all the way, galloped forward, and kept saluting to the troops waiting for the parade.

"The soldiers have worked hard!"

"Long live!"

The excited soldiers shouted the slogan "Long Live" in unison, completely ignoring the fact that this sentence is becoming more and more taboo for the royal family. (To be continued.)