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Chapter 12: When the general goes to war, the poison appears in the body(1/2)

The next day, Yang Chen ordered the day to set off for the expedition.

At the Dongcheng Campus in Kyoto, 30,000 Kingo Guards and 30,000 Imperial Guards have been assembled.

Sixty thousand troops formed seventy square formations and stood solemnly.

There are ninety-nine and eighty-one steps, two feet and seven feet high. On the majestic and simple generals' platform, Yang Chen sat majestically on the gilt dragon chair.

Behind Yang Chen are helpless and twelve dragon guards.

On the left and right sides of the general platform, there are 7749 steps, one foot and six feet high, which are the viewing platforms for civil and military officials.

As soon as noon arrived, accompanied by the blazing sun, Wen Ling, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, said in a long voice: "The auspicious time has arrived! The general ceremony begins!"

As soon as Wenling finished speaking, the hundreds of messengers who were responsible for delivering the voice of the general station passed on word of mouth to convey Wenling's words.

Suddenly, the ten-mile school grounds echoed with the sound of "The ceremony begins!", and the waves of sound came and went.

"The small country of Tubo overestimates its own capabilities and dares to invade our country, the Tang Dynasty!"

"Making trouble in Conghai..."

"..."

Wenling, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, organized the general ceremony according to the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty.

The numerous cliches made Yang Chen feel sleepy.

It wasn't until he said, "Now, please His Majesty Emperor Chenwu Shengde, to start ordering generals!" did Yang Chen cheer up.

Yang Chen put his hands on the dragon chair, stood up, looked at the neat and magnificent army formation, and his heart suddenly felt filled with pride!

"Today we set out to conquer Tibet! I will personally order the generals!" Yang Chen said loudly.

"Jiang Han comes forward to listen to the seal!"

"I'm here!"

"Today I canonize you as the General of Pingbei! Lead 30,000 Jinwu Guards and 30,000 Kyoto Imperial Guards! Rush to Conghaiguan to repel the Tibetan enemy troops and promote the prestige of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, Jiang Han, accept the order!" Following Jiang Han's decisive voice, within ten miles of the school grounds, the 60,000 soldiers roared like a sea wave.

"General Pingbei!"

"General Pingbei!"

"..."

Jiang Han joined the army at the age of fifteen and served in the army for sixteen years. He made great achievements in battle and was well-known in the army.

But before, it was suppressed and excluded by the Linmu faction and was not allowed to be reused.

Today, all the officers and soldiers are happy to be awarded the title of general.

The roar of the 60,000 iron-blooded soldiers also made Yang Chen's heart surge.

At the viewing platform, Duan Gang looked at Jiang Han, who was attracting everyone's attention, with his teeth clenched and a cold gleam in his eyes.

The name that those thousands of people shouted for should have been Duan Gang.

Duan Gang glanced at Yang Chen on the general stage from a distance, and the hatred in his heart became even stronger.

Compared to Duan Gang's hatred, Lin Mu seemed to be calm and content, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

All the courtiers looked at Jiang Han who had accepted the title, and sighed with emotion. They did not expect that this salted fish would also turn around.

Many ministers began to make secret calculations.

"The ceremony is complete! Finally, all officers and soldiers, please listen to His Majesty Emperor Chenwu Shengde's instructions before the battle!"

Wenling's rigorous voice came.

The emperor's pre-war admonitions were a tradition of the Tang Dynasty. They were actually pre-war mobilizations, nothing more than encouraging soldiers to fight bravely against the enemy.

Yang Chen looked at the 60,000 soldiers standing solemnly, and his heart was filled with pride.

I couldn't help but think of the song by Yue Fei in his previous life, a masterpiece that will last forever and fill the river with red.

"Today, as all the soldiers go out to war, I will compose a poem for the passionate men of the Tang Dynasty!"

Yang Chen's voice spread throughout the entire audience.

The entire auditorium was in an uproar. What does His Majesty the Emperor want to do? Compose a poem?

All the ministers looked at me and I looked at you, and they were stunned on the spot.

The civil and military officials throughout the dynasty could not forget that when Yang Chen was still the prince, he could not even remember the birthday greetings that the prince and tutor had written for him in advance and prepared for the late emperor, and he made a big joke.

What kind of drama is this being sung today?

No matter how the ministers felt, Yang Chen had already opened his mouth and chanted loudly: "I am so angry that I lean on the railing and the rain stops."

Following the delivery of the messenger, the Shili Campus became quiet.

"Lift our sight, the sky and shouts, grand, vehement."

"Thirty years of fame and dust, eight thousand miles of clouds and moon."

"Don't wait any longer. The young man's head will turn gray, and there will be no sorrow!"

"The shame of Hengjiang is not yet snow."

At this sentence, all the generals present were moved, because three years ago, the Daliang army and the Tang Dynasty fought in Hengjiang. In that battle, the Tang Dynasty was defeated miserably, and the territory was ceded as compensation. Since then, the Tang Dynasty has no longer been a top dynasty.

Yang Chen changed the original word to Hengjiang Shame based on his memory, which directly aroused the murderous intent of 60,000 soldiers!

"The hatred of the ministers, when will it be destroyed!"

"Driving a long chariot, crossing the seas and mountains."

"The ambition is to eat the meat of Huns when hungry, and to drink the blood of Huns when they are thirsty."

"Be from scratch, clean up the old mountains and rivers, overturned Que!"

Yang Chen sang a song called "Man Jiang Hong" which was simply adapted from the history of the Tang Dynasty in this world, and the school grounds in Shili were filled with excitement.

"Clean up the old mountains and rivers and build the Heavenly Palace!"

Sixty thousand soldiers, led by Jiang Han, knelt down on one knee with a loud bang and roared.

The terrifying sound of the 60,000 iron-blooded soldiers was like a sea wave, surging throughout the Dongcheng District of Kyoto.

All the ministers were shocked and dumbfounded, and they all speculated which talented person had written this poem for His Majesty the Emperor. It was so passionate and impassioned!

What's even more rare is that His Majesty actually memorized it, which was not easy.

As for Zhongchen, Fu Sheji, and Jiang Han, thinking about the events of the past few days, they looked at Yang Chen with eyes full of reverence.

Especially Fu Sheji, after being summoned by Yang Chen in the imperial study that day, he firmly believed that Yang Chen was an awakened saint.

The passionate song "Man Jiang Hong" played by Yang Chen made the 60,000 soldiers feel high.

At this moment, Yang Chen and these passionate men realized a resonance.

Finally, after Yang Chen said "Go to war", the ceremony was called to an end.

Jiang Han set off with his high-spirited soldiers.

Yang Chen put his hands behind his back and looked at the direction of the army's expedition, with a dangerous light flowing in his eyes.

He used this song "Man Jiang Hong" to inspire the soldiers of the three armies, and at the same time he also inspired himself.

He did not want the Tang Dynasty, which was suffering from internal and external troubles at this time, to become the Song Dynasty with its mountains and rivers shattered at that time.

The reason why Tubo dared to invade the Tang Dynasty was simply because the national power of the Tang Dynasty was gradually declining.

This is also inseparable from Lin Mu's forming cliques for personal gain and his powerful ministers disrupting the government.

There was also the person behind the scenes who wanted to take his life.

Only by solving these two people can we secure the throne.

Jiang Han, you must win this battle!

Yang Chen muttered something silently in his heart, turned around and left.

As soon as Yang Chen left, all the civil and military officials returned home one after another with various thoughts.

Yang Chen did not rest after returning to the palace.

Instead, he went directly to Tianlao under helpless protection.

Huang Zongheng, the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture, was imprisoned in the sky prison by Yang Chen because of Yang Chen's assassination.

But Yang Chen didn't kill him, because according to Zhongchen,

Huang Zongheng was a well-rounded, smooth and sophisticated man. In recent years, no matter how hard Lin Mu tried to coerce or induce him, he never joined Lin Mu's faction.

But the assassin could quietly pass through the imperial army and assassinate the emperor within ten miles of Kyoto.

There must be something wrong with this Jingzhao governor.

The most likely possibility is that this guy may turn a blind eye to certain things.

Then there might be clues about the assassination here.
To be continued...
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