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In the spring and March of the eighth year of the Great Cause, the Eastern Expeditionary Army finally came to the east bank of Liaoshui. The army of Zhulu was more than 80 miles long, and the smoke and dust brought up by the horses' hooves covered the sky and the sun. After the soldiers and horses set up camp around Huaiyuan Town in turn, they sent elite cavalry to protect the official road, and dispatched the people to re-level the road surface trampled by people and horses with loess, and washed off the dust on the trunks on both sides of the road with clean water. After everything was cleaned up, the twelve guards of the Son of Heaven's imperial camp, the front and foreign soldiers of the six armies, with silver helmets on their heads and colorful silks on their chests, walked into the south gate of Huaiyuan Town to the sound of rumbling war drums. (Note 5)

Behind the Son of Heaven's front army were nine teams of cavalry guards. Each team has 100 people, and there are huge people. Each team of soldiers has a different color of war horses under their crotches, and the nine teams of war horses have different colors. After the nine-colored cavalry, there were nine villagers over seventy years old and children and grandchildren selected by Siye of Huaiyuan Town, holding brooms made of green bamboo strips, while making the shape of sweeping the road, while moving forward, and from time to time leaning down to "pull out" the weeds that did not exist at all.

After the road was cleared and the weeds were "pulled" away, His Majesty the Emperor's imperial chariot, which was nine feet wide and more than thirty feet long, slowly came into the eyes of the grain guards in Huaiyuan Town. All they could see was the Imperial Rim. In order to prevent the assassins from attacking, the left and right armies of the six armies of the Son of Heaven protected both sides of the imperial chariot. The royal chariot took a step forward under the traction of the white horse, and the bodies of the soldiers of the two armies on the left and right also surged forward.

All civil and military officials followed the royal palace, so that the Son of Heaven could be summoned to discuss state affairs at any time. In order to be considerate of the hardships of the officials, His Majesty the Emperor specially allowed officials above the third grade, and the nobles above the village marquis to bring their families with them. Accompanied by the Western Turkic Khan, the King of Gaochang, the Prince of Tuyuhun, and the envoys of the Western Regions and the Nanyang countries, their canes were lined up outside the internal guards, and the rear army of the six armies of the Son of Heaven was served by specially recruited people.

The ceremony of entering the city was magnificent and grand, and even the Goguryeo "savages" across the river could feel its grandeur. Thanks to the many rehearsals beforehand, the whole process of the ceremony can be described as perfect. The only point of time is in the city gate, Huaiyuan Town was built for the army to store food, the city wall and the city gate of the supervisor of the construction of the narrow vision, the construction only took into account the safety of the city defense, did not take into account the majesty of the Son of Heaven. Therefore, the width of the city gate can only be paralleled by four horses, which is not enough for the royal chariot to pass. But this little problem is not difficult for the Ministry of Works, who is known for his cleverness, Shangshu Yu Wenkai. As soon as the old man gave the order, thousands of warriors rushed forward, shoulder-shouldered, and in a few moments, the gates and door frames of the outer city and the urn city were demolished, and the door hole was expanded by more than seven feet.

"The power of heaven is there, and it is devastating! Gao Yuan clown, Keri will die. In order to avoid the displeasure of His Majesty the Emperor because of the delay in the demolition of the city gates, the ministers who prayed and praised him bowed down at the same time. So, in the cheers of everyone, the royal chariot who had stopped for a while walked slowly and walked to the not wide street in Huaiyuan Town. (Note 6)

Fortunately, the buildings in Huaiyuan Town have been cleaned up in advance, and no one's house dares to block the Son of Heaven's imperial chariot without long eyes. The Son of Heaven drove smoothly, and after two full hours of demonstration, he moved into the palace that had been built in advance. Baiguan and Waiyi Mountain shouted, resigned, and were led by the palace supervisor to arrange for the management of the post near the palace. Half an hour later, the eunuchs of the inner palace announced the decree at the gate of the palace, summoning hundreds of civil and military officials and foreign officials to enter the palace to meet and discuss the matter of crossing the Liao.

"With such a big show, it's no wonder they are walking slowly!" Li Xu led his war horse and slowly walked to the newly opened military camp outside the city. The barracks of the guards in the city were taken over by the inner army, including the houses and all the grain and grass baggage. But this does not mean that the more than 1,200 people under Li Yuan's command can be disbanded and go home, this Eastern Crusade, in addition to the six armies of the Son of Heaven who preached the prestige of the Great Sui and the flag bearers of each army, the soldiers who went to Liaodong to fight each carried three stone rice. The grain guards are responsible for organizing the people to sort the rice into warehouses in the shortest possible time, so as to prepare for the needs of the army.

There were a lot of people on the road, all of them were officers and soldiers who welcomed the holy car back to the camp. Some people have a peach color on their faces that can only be seen after they are drunk, and there is no need to ask, they must be in a good position to stand and are fortunate enough to witness the face of the sky. Some people had jealous expressions on their faces, obviously seeing those royal guards with silver helmets on their heads and colorful silks, and regretting in their hearts that they were unlucky when they joined the army and were placed in the wrong team. Mixed among the officers and soldiers, there were also brigades of ragged civilians pushing wheelbarrows and leading donkeys to move forward, and they were recruited from all over the country to serve the people, a total of more than 2 million people, twice the size of the army.

"Today, we finally saw the emperor! It's not in vain that I've been in this ghost place where birds don't for more than half a year! Away from the city, Zhou Wenyuan, the captain of the grain guard who walked beside Li Xu, said with emotion. His official rank is slightly higher than that of everyone, so he is standing closer to the emperor's car, and according to common sense, he has more opportunities to witness Tianyan than others.

"What, what does His Majesty the Emperor look like?" Wang Yuantong, Wu Shitong and others couldn't resist the temptation, and when they heard the other party boasting like this, they immediately surrounded them.

"This, this, it's very dignified anyway. A glance at it makes people's hearts skip a beat! Zhou Wenyuan hesitated for a long time before replying with a red face.

"Go, Lao Zhou, you can blow it, and you are not afraid of being flashed by the wind." Wang Yuantong punched Zhou Wenyuan with all his strength and scolded with a big grin.

"This guy is probably nervous and doesn't see anything. If it were me, I would have pulled my chest high, and I would have been swept by the heavy pupils of Banzai, and I might have been promoted to the fifth or sixth level at once! Qi Poning also came over, teasing with disdain on his face.

His Majesty the Emperor is the pride of the sky, born at the right time, Ze is by all the people, and it is a great blessing to see him at a glance. Even important ministers in high positions, except for civil servants above the fifth grade, they can't see the emperor every day. As for the generals who led the troops to fight, such as the generals of Mai Tiezhu and Xin Shixiong, they looked majestic outside, and they only had the opportunity to participate in a court meeting on three days after returning to the capital. According to the number of times they met with the emperor each month, the officialdom also automatically classified the hundred officials into three counselors, six counselors and nine counselors. As for ordinary martial artists, just like Li Xu and Wang Yuantong, if it weren't for the emperor's personal expedition, he would never have had the opportunity to witness Tianyan at such a close distance in his life. (Note 7)

"Nervous, who is not nervous, at that time, Banzai's eyes swept over from afar, I felt that I was seen by him, and my heart was warm, and I felt that the suffering of this half year was worth it!" Zhou Wenyuan ignored everyone's ridicule and showed off to himself.

"Phew, at your height, put it in a whole pit in a pile of people, a bunch of heads, long live and still see you. It's almost the same with Xu Zi, at least he is tall and has the appearance of a soldier! Qi Poning's mouth was like a chain of crossbows, striking people unceremoniously. As soon as Li Xu was mentioned, everyone remembered that he sacrificed his horse to the camp last year. Tang Gong selected thirty horses at that time and said that they were dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor, and now that the emperor's chariot has arrived in Huaiyuan Town, the time for the horses to be offered is in the last day or two. If it's just in case.......

"Zhong Jian, if Banzai summons you, you can answer correctly. It is said that when the emperor gets angry, he will cut off people's heads. As soon as I am happy, it is not impossible to seal you as a county marquis or a township marquis! The warrior Tong leaned closer to Li Xu with the reins of his horse, and laughed at him. His family is also a merchant and has never been an official, so he is full of longing for officialdom.

"It's hard to say, Xuzi is young, and she looks good enough. The emperor is said to have brought the princess with him this time, and once he is taken a fancy to....." Zhou Wenyuan was fed up with everyone's "bullying", and finally found a soft persimmon that was better than himself to bully, and pinched it to his heart's content.

Li Xu raised his head and returned a harmless smile from everyone. He didn't have a good dream of being summoned by the emperor, appreciating it, and soaring in one fell swoop. With the person of Tang Gong Li Yuan, he will definitely mention his and Liu Hongji's names when offering horses. And the old general of Mai Tiecane, who has an unclear relationship with him, may also be virtuous for the emperor for the country. Usually thinking of the possibility of being summoned by the emperor, Li Xu seems to have a fire burning in his heart. But after seeing the royal chariot today, the fire in his heart calmed down.

The tall imperial chariot, the mysterious yellow curtain, and the red curtain all left an extremely deep impression on his mind. But I don't know why, Li Xu always linked these with those wizards who danced gods in his hometown. I remember when I was a child, there was a great drought in the whole of Shanggu in the spring, and the fathers and elders also held a grand ceremony to worship the heavens on the riverside under the guidance of the wizards. The ceremony used more than 30 sheep, five horses, and thousands of empty alleys, but later, there was still not a drop of rain. If it weren't for the fact that the previous year was a good year, and each family had some food in stock, and the county warden at that time handled it properly, the whole county didn't know how many people would starve to death.

"Zhong Jian, Qi joins the army, Wang joins the army, Captain Zhou, everyone go slowly!" Just as Li Xu was thinking wildly, Liu Hongji hurried over from behind on a fast horse. His eyes swept over everyone, and he reported a shocking and almost crazy news: "Long live tomorrow I will personally review Zuo Wuwei, Zuo Yiwei, and Zuo Tunwei, who are the first to arrive at the front line, and we will have a meritorious role in protecting the granary, and tomorrow we will accompany the three guards and horses in the Zuo Wuwei University to accept the review of Your Majesty!" ”

"Ahh Everyone screamed at the same time, and in an instant, everyone could stuff a whole egg in their mouths.