As soon as the words fell, the three thousand knights around him shouted loudly in a majestic voice at the same time: "Li!"

This roar almost frightened some people close to the ground into sitting on the ground. [Full text reading]

"My samurai, are you strong? ”

The cavalry shouted, "Mighty!"

Prince Zhong flicked the blade of his sword lightly, looked at His Majesty the Holy Emperor with sharp eyes, and asked loudly, "Such a sharp sword, such a majestic warrior." Do you have what it takes to take over this great empire?!"

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The audience was shocked.

His Majesty the Holy Emperor was still sitting in his chair, his face was extremely gloomy, and his palms were trembling faintly......

Three thousand heavily armed knights, their bright red robes fluttering, and the sharp swords in their hands pointed at His Majesty the Holy Emperor on the high platform. Prince Zhong's eyes were like a sword, looking directly at his brother, and then his sigh spread throughout the audience, and he said coldly and resolutely:

"Second Emperor Brother, you used conspiracy and trickery to seize the throne from me, and today, it's time for you to return me, just today!. ”

At this moment, a cloudy cloud drifted through the sky, blocking the sunlight, and in an instant, darkness shrouded the imperial capital.

Looking at the thick dark clouds floating in the sky, Lao Wei squinted his eyes, raised his hand to cover his eyebrows, looked at it carefully for a while, and then sighed: "Alas, it seems that the sky is about to change." ”

Then, he glanced at the subordinates beside him, who had just come over to inspect the Commander, and left satisfied.

At this point, I guess the central square must be very lively. Lao Wei couldn't help but stand on tiptoe, looking at the end of the long street, the location of the central square, and there were faint noises and exclamations from the wind, as well as shouts......

Lao Wei and his subordinates are all subordinate to the "Wangcheng Guards Legion". But Lao Wei and his subordinates were not under the jurisdiction of the Guards Legion. He and his troops, although they belonged to the Imperial Guard, were under the orders of His Majesty the Holy Emperor alone, according to the traditional practice of the Empire. Because they are carefully selected people, who are innocent, and the information of the three generations of their ancestors has been investigated clearly.

Compared with other people in the Wangcheng Guards Legion, Lao Wei's salary is twice as high as that of those officers of the same level in the Guards Legion, and even the feed for the war horses is of the highest quality, and at the same time, the equipment is replaced every year, and there are various royal rewards. Such favorable conditions were intended to ensure the absolute loyalty of this army to the emperor himself.

They are not subordinate to the Imperial City Praetorian Guard, that is, they are not qualified to be Golden Feather Knights, but they enjoy the treatment of the Praetorian Guard. Because they are the troops specially allocated to protect the periphery of the Imperial Palace, and they are also one of the important sources of troops of the Imperial City Praetorian Guard, that is to say, if the Praetorian Guard needs to replenish the source of troops due to injuries and illnesses, or the normal replacement of the old and the new, the most preferred choice is to draw people from the old Wei army.

Lao Wei's troops were known as the "Silver Feather Knight Battalion". Not only because they have silver feathers on their helmets, but also because they are actually the "Golden Feather Knights II".

There are still a large number of city defense guards on the street behind him, and it is really strange today, a special order has been issued, and the city defense guards have replaced the responsibility of the public security department to maintain order. However, Lao Wei will not ask about these things, just wait for the end of today's matter, then this period of busy time can come to an end.

It is customary for His Majesty the Holy Emperor to give a lavish reward to his descendants after the annual celebration, and if he is lucky, he may even get the title of nobleman as an officer.

Lao Wei carefully considered his qualifications, he came from a declining small aristocratic family, and because he was not the eldest son, he did not have a noble title. He has served in the army for thirteen years, but he has only been a captain, and if he is lucky this time, he may be rewarded with the title of "baron" according to his years of service in the Silver Feather Knight Battalion.

"Your Excellency the Baron......" is such a nice title. Although it is only the lowest noble title, it has finally fulfilled his father's long-standing wish and become a noble lord.

Lao Wei rubbed his numb legs, fortunately it seemed that the sun was now obscured by dark clouds...... Today's hot weather has been standing here like a stake for a morning.

But this was already lucky, Lao Wei looked back at the real city guard soldiers who were maintaining order behind him, those soldiers were wearing heavily armed armor, and they were nervously lining up to maintain order, blocking the crowds of onlookers on both sides of the long street, wearing such heavy armor in such a hot weather...... It's so pathetic.

But none of those guys seemed to show dissatisfaction, and everyone looked resolute.

Lao Wei couldn't help but wonder, when did those guys in the city guards become so powerful? Among the several troops in the imperial capital, in addition to the soldiers of the Security Division, the city guards were the second. In terms of elite, they can't catch up with the Imperial City Guards, and they can't compare with the Imperial City Praetorian Guards.

However, today's news made Lao Wei change his previous impression. It seems that fame is one thing, but the reality is another.

He believed that judging from the quality of this group of city guards, if they really had to deal with the Praetorian Guards, they might not necessarily lose. The fierce aura emanating from them is not fake.

"These poor fellows. Lao Wei pursed his lips disdainfully. The troops are also divided into high and low ranks, as a "quasi-Praetorian Guard" who enjoys the same treatment as the Imperial City Guards, Lao Wei and his brothers have always looked down on those city guards.

After all, he is the force that guards His Majesty the Holy Emperor, and he belongs to the descendants of His Majesty the Holy Emperor. And in terms of equipment, they are much more beautiful than those city guards. Although it is also the armor of the central military system, today the silver-feathered knights wear the light armor of the spirit. The shiny armor looks as if it has been plated with a layer of silver, and it looks very chic.

The garments with the inner lining were specially made by the palace garment spinning, with a straight neckline, and a specially dyed silver feather inserted in the helmet - you know, just to dye the helmets of all the silver-feathered knights, the royal dyeing workshop worked at full speed for three days and three nights.

When the breeze blew, the silver feather shook gently, and the cloak behind him fluttered...... Lao Wei had already clearly noticed that in the crowd around him, there were many girls with crimson faces who looked at him many times from time to time.

Though...... Such a specially made armor is really flashy in the eyes of a veteran like Lao Wei. The thin silver armor is not really plated with silver, but at the cost of thinning the thickness of the armor, a layer of dyeing is made, such armor is not so much a protective effect, but purely for the sake of good looks. Lao Wei suspected that a long sword equipped with standard equipment in the army could easily pierce it.

But...... Whatever. Anyway, I didn't wear this thing today to fight, just to look good.

Yes, that's right. For the sake of good looks.

Old Wei cheered up, and there were four cavalry formations behind him waiting for orders. The three thousand silver-feathered knights in the "disguise" where Lao Wei is located are the finale of today's military parade ceremony. They actually participated in the parade on behalf of the Imperial City Janissaries. The Golden Feather Knight Legion is the ultimate force to defend the Imperial City, and it is the elite of the elite, and they disdain to put up this kind of showpiece for everyone to see, so such a duty is naturally completed by the "Golden Feather Knight Second Team".

This is a small square two kilometers to the left of the central square of the Royal Palace, and it is only compared to the huge Triumph Square.

This square is called Freedom Square, and together with the Triumph Square under the Imperial City and the Wanmin Square in the outer city, it is called the Three Great Squares of the Imperial Capital. According to the arrangement, all the processions preparing for the parade in today's celebration and procession will gather in this Freedom Square, and then wait for the order to go up in waves.

In front of the Silver Feather Knight Battalion, where Lao Wei was, there was also an infantry phalanx of 3,000 people. However, it belongs to the Wangcheng Guard, as the garrison army of the inner city, the parade of the Wangcheng Guard is in front of the Silver Feather Knights, that is, the penultimate of all the troops, this ranking is already very important.

Before the performance phalanx of the Wangcheng Guards, it was naturally the City Defense Guards. It was also an infantry phalanx of 3,000 men.

Lao Wei looked at the murderous equipment of the two teams in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, how can they wear standard combat equipment...... Well, I even brought all the bows and arrows...... Oh my God, aren't you tired of these bits and pieces, with such a heavy pair of armor? Come on, we're just going to the parade, not going to war......

Lao Wei felt that the officers of these two teams had broken their brains.

"A flock of turtles. A hillbilly who has never seen the world. The disdain in Lao Wei's heart was even more serious.

And after Lao Wei's team, there is a folk parade phalanx. （http：／／）。

According to the imperial tradition, every time this kind of festival celebrates the whole world, the twelve largest chambers of commerce in the imperial capital will jointly organize a parade, which is also the best stage for the chambers of commerce to show their strength, and every year these chambers of commerce will spend enough money to make the latest and most fun, the most fancy parade floats to ......

Well, last year's float won the jackpot for Count Li Weikang. Although the Li family is a hereditary martial arts family, Li Weikang, the younger brother of Duke Levi, is the leading merchant in the imperial capital. Because of his good relationship with His Majesty the Holy Emperor and his achievements in business, Li Weikang was also made an earl. However, this count is for life and cannot be hereditary.

I remember that on the National Day last year, Count Li Weikang actually had a genius to come up with an idea, make a series of floats as big as the opera stage, put a platform on it, and then let those actors put on performance costumes, the floats paraded all the way, and the actors on the stage performed a temporary repertoire all the way, some praised the great achievements of the founding emperor, and some performed the legendary stories spread in the mainland, each repertoire was wonderful, so that the audience was too addicted.

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