Pei Xingjian walked step by step, slowly and calmly towards Dianjiangtai. All the soldiers stared at him, and the audience was silent.

Xue Shao saw every step he took, and his heart felt like he had been stabbed with a knife. If you are sick like this, anyone will lie still and wait for others to serve you. But he put on a military uniform and rode a war horse, and was about to lead 200,000 hot-blooded men on an expedition of thousands of miles.

Pei Xingjian didn't walk fast, and his serious illness made his not sturdy body appear thinner and thinner, and even a little rickety.

But in the eyes of Xue Shao and these people, there is only this thin and clumsy figure in the whole world, which can be called a great shore!

Pei Xingjian finally walked to the front of the platform, and Xue Shao couldn't help but walk down the steps to help him. Pei Xingjian raised his eyebrows, and Xue Shao had no choice but to stand still and did not reach out to help.

Then, Pei Xingjian stepped on the stairs and walked up by himself.

Xue Shao saw that his body was trembling, he gritted his teeth, his temples were bursting out, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead.

With only twelve steps, Pei Xingjian walked with great difficulty, as if he had climbed a mountain peak.

When Pei Xingjian's feet stood on the platform, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Old minister, meet His Royal Highness the Prince." Pei Xingjian bowed to Li Xian.

With the previous lesson, Li Xian no longer dared to be disrespectful to Pei Xingjian. He hurriedly bowed in return, and his words were also very humble, and asked Pei Xingjian to go to the altar to preside over the sacrifice.

Xue Shao gave Xue Chuyu a look, and the two of them stood behind Pei Xingjian left and right, ready to give him a hand or deal with emergencies at any time.

Fortunately, there were no accidents during the sacrifice. Pei Xingjian just put on a stick of incense and symbolically said a short prayer for victory, and the rest was handed over to the priest in the army, Li Xianyuan.

This time, Li Xianyuan desperately wanted to come along. Xue Shao couldn't help him, so he had to take it with him. Fortunately, Li Xianyuan, a half-tone god, once served in the Taishi Bureau of the Imperial Court, and he also learned some Taoist methods. For things like opening the altar to worship and chanting the sacrificial texts, he finally took care of it easily.

The sacrifice lasted for about half an hour, and Pei Xingjian was standing all the time. Xue Shao saw that his body had been trembling slightly, and cold sweat was breaking out, so he asked someone to bring a marshal's chair and ask him to sit down. Pei Xingjian immediately asked someone to remove the seat, saying that the sacrifice in the army was extremely solemn, wouldn't it be blasphemous for the old man to sit in Da'an?

Xue Shao was helpless, and it was not good to insist anymore. He knew that it was not that Pei Xingjian was really superstitious, but that he attached great importance to every matter and detail in the army, and never dared to take it lightly or be sloppy.

This is Pei Xingjian's philosophy of employing soldiers - awe, attention, courtesy, and prudence!

finally survived until the end of the sacrifice, and the crown prince Li Xian personally ascended the stage and began to read out the holy decree of the imperial court.

Pei Xingjian led Xue Shao and other generals to receive the order together.

The generals were not fully saluted in armor, and they all stood and held their fists and marched. Pei Xingjian did not wear armor, so he insisted on kneeling to receive the order. Xue Shao and others, including the crown prince Li Xian, persuaded him not to kneel, but Pei Xingjian insisted again and again, so he had to rely on him.

Trembling, Pei Xingjian finally knelt down. The forehead was on the ground, and the whole person seemed to be lying on the ground.

It's not like kneeling, it's like fainting!

Everyone was a little frightened, Xue Shao hurriedly stepped forward to check, Pei Xingjian waved his hand at him gently, signaling him not to come.

"Your Highness, please announce the decree!" Xue Shao almost drank.

"Oh...... Good, good! Li Xiandu was a little frightened, and hurriedly unveiled the holy decree and began to read it.

"The Tang Emperor's order - Pei Xingjian, the general of the right guard of the Shangshu Inspection School of the Ministry of Rites, is hereby appointed as the general of the marching army of the Golden Tooth Road, and led an army of 200,000 to Gongyue City to quell the rebellion. Wang Fangyi, the governor of Xiazhou, was appointed as the deputy chief of the march, and Lang Xue Shao, the lieutenant general of the Thousand Cavalry, was appointed as the deputy chief of the march, and the ...... was awarded"

Under the command of the chief of the march, there are deputy chief managers and chief Shi Sima and other deputy positions, and the rest of the seven marching generals need to be appointed. The holy decree was quite long, Xue Shao and the others didn't have the heart to care about what the prince had recited, and their attention was all on Pei Xingjian's body.

The old handsome man has not moved for half a minute since he knelt down, and now his body seems to be a little crooked. Xue Shao and the others' hearts are like knives, and they are anxious!

"Bestow Dugu Yi as a ......"

"Your Highness, it's okay!" Xue Shao couldn't help it, and interrupted the crown prince Li Xian loudly, "Hurry up and ask Duke Pei to take the order!" ”

Li Xian was stunned suddenly, and hurriedly closed the holy decree, "Pei Xingjian, take the decree!" ”

Under a shout, Pei Xingjian didn't respond or move.

Everyone was shocked, but they all stood and did not dare to move.

"Pei Gong, Pei Gong......" Xue Shao whispered, "The prince asks you to take the order." ”

"Hmm......" Pei Xingjian finally made a sound, as if he was asleep and talking in a dream, vague and low, "Help, old man get up and ......"

Xue Shao hurriedly gave Xue Chuyu a look, and the two stepped forward to support Pei Xingjian left and right, almost pulling him up from the ground slowly.

At this time, Xue Shao saw that Pei Xingjian's miserable white face, which had no blood, was now sickly red, and even his eyes seemed to be red!

"Old minister...... Pick it up! ”

Pei Xingjian stretched out his hands, trembling violently.

Prince Li Xian handed over the holy decree in a panic, Pei Xingjian caught it with both hands, and suddenly held it tightly with force.

It's like a man who has fallen into the water, holding the last straw.

"Let go of the old man......" Pei Xingjian said.

Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu had no choice but to let go of their hands, but they didn't dare to get too far away from Pei Xingjian, so they were close to him.

Pei Xingjian held the holy decree in both hands, slowly took two steps closer to the 200,000 army, slowly raised his hands above his head, and hissed: "Fengtian rebels, hang the people and fight crimes!" Wherever the king goes, he is invincible! ”

"Invincible!!" Xue Shao and the others raised their fists and shouted loudly.

"Invincible—" The 200,000-strong army raised its arms and shouted, like a storm crashing on the shore!

Pei Xingjian slowly lowered his arm, looked at the army in front of him, like a forest and a sea, and smiled with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Pei Gong, please accept the axe!" The crown prince Li Xian summoned the ceremonial car and sent the axe, which symbolizes authority, to the front of the general.

All the generals stood in two rows, clasped their fists together.

This is one of the most solemn and important ceremonies in the army.

The monarch's power is divinely granted, and the military power is granted by the monarch. The so-called "military orders are like mountains", and the power of generals actually comes from the gift of the emperor. Only when Pei Xingjian received the axe given by the emperor in public, could he officially exercise supreme power in the army.

The crown prince Li Xian stood facing west, and with great difficulty, he picked up the glittering golden sword and sent it to Pei Xingjian, "From now on, as far as the sky, the general will control it!" ”

Xue Shao saw that Pei Xingjian gritted the root of his teeth, stretched out his hands and took the handful, "Old minister, be gifted!" ”

Xue Shao almost took it over for Pei Xingjian's hand when he just touched it-it's really heavy!

"Give it to me!" Pei Xingjian scolded in a low voice.

Xue Shao was stunned, so he had to return it to Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian clenched his teeth and broke out in a cold sweat, and raised the big Yue with both hands.

The three armies cheered and lasted for a long time!

Pei Xingjian kept holding it like this, trembling all over.

Although it is now generally used as a ceremonial instrument, it was previously used as a torture instrument to behead prisoners. So Xue Shao was really frightened when he saw this scene, in case Pei Xing was weak or let go of the big Yue by mistake, this big Yue was enough to hurt people!

Finally, Pei Xingjian handed over the Yue to the generals around him, and came to receive the axe again.

The crown prince Li Xian was almost frightened into a cold sweat, and then picked up the big axe - this thing is heavier than Yu!

"From now on, down to the ground, the general will control it!" The crown prince Li Xian handed the axe to Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian's eyebrows were tightened, his expression was very strict, and he stretched out his hands and firmly grasped the handle of the axe.

Prince Li Xian's hands trembled a little and he didn't dare to let go. He clearly felt that Pei Xingjian's hand was trembling, and he was powerless to catch this big axe.

But Pei Xingjian was still very stubbornly pulling hard, almost trying to snatch this big axe from the prince's hand.

"General Xue, you ...... Come here! "Li Xian was scared!

"Don't come! - Your Highness, please let go! Pei Xingjian paused word by word and said very sternly.

"Okay, okay......" Li Xian, who was young and strong, was frightened by the dying old man in front of him, and let go of his hand in a hurry.

"Ho! ……”

Everyone heard that Pei Xingjian let out such a low shout. However, the axe handle still struck the floor of the point platform with a "dang" sound.

"Ho!!"

Pei Xingjian shouted hysterically, and finally raised the big axe high!

The officers and men of the three armies once again raised their arms and shouted!!

At this moment, Pei Xingjian even brought an axe and fell down stiffly.

Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu were shocked and hurriedly supported him together. Fortunately, both of them were not far away from him, and their reactions were fast enough, and when the big axe fell, the two of them each held one hand and caught the big axe.

Pei Xingjian, who fell on his back, was just supported by Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu, and when he turned his back, a mouth full of dirty blood spurted out with a "poof", splashing on the golden axe on that side!

"Pei Gong!!"

"Pei Gong ——!!!"

Everyone was shocked and ran to Pei Xingjian's side together.

"Quick, please Sun Zhenren!" Xue Shao shouted loudly.

Pei Xingjian, who was lying between the arms of Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu, suddenly raised his hand and grabbed Xue Shao's shirt, shook his head with his eyes closed, and signaled, no need.

"Pei Gong......" Xue Shao choked up and couldn't speak.

Xue Chuyu's eyes turned red, and tears slipped down like beads. He quickly turned his head and covered up.

All the generals on the podium had already knelt down, and some of them were crying. The crown prince Li Xian was dumbfounded, and he was at a loss for what to do.

Pei Xingjian opened his mouth as if he wanted to speak, but his mouth was full of blood, and blood was still spurting out of his throat, and he was speechless. So he struggled to raise his finger and pointed at the bloody axe in front of him.

Xue Shao hurriedly took the big axe and handed it to Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian's fingers trembled, trying hard to hold the handle of the axe. Xue Shao hurriedly stuffed the handle of the big axe into his hand, clasped his fingers, and clenched it for him one finger after another.

Pei Xingjian's eyes widened vigorously, his mouth opened and closed, and he desperately squeezed out one word: "Say...... Say! ”

Xue Shao's tears suddenly rushed out like a flood of breaking the embankment, and a cry sounded in a high-pitched voice-

"From now on, as far as the sky, the general will control it!"

"From now on, down to the ground, the general will control it!"

Pei Xingjian squinted his eyes, the corners of his mouth raised lightly, and smiled.

Everybody, all crying.

The smile on Pei Xingjian's face forever became a freeze frame.