As the good news spread back to Shendu, it was almost summer in Shendu. Every household hung red lanterns at the door. Many wealthy families even started to set off firecrackers in front of their homes. This suddenly made Shendu as lively as if it was a Chinese New Year.
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The common people have been suppressed for too long in the past few days. They have been worried all day long that when they open their eyes, those damn monsters will be looking at them from the side of their beds. They are fine looking at themselves. What they are most afraid of are these guys.
One hand was holding the heads of his wife and child.
That would be really painful.
Apart from anything else, nine out of ten people in the city of God have had dreams like this.
It was better now. The monsters in the north were defeated and they could finally have a good sleep.
Just when the people were happy, a carriage drove by in the busy city. Sitting in the carriage was a black-clothed monk, who is now the Grand Master of Daliang.
However, although this Imperial Preceptor is both a monk, there are still some differences. The former Imperial Preceptor clearly has a higher rank. Even the head of the civil service, the Prime Minister, is shorter than him. However,
This is normal. After all, the Imperial Advisor actually followed the Emperor Liang in raising troops and contributed a lot in the process of conquering the world. But now that the Imperial Advisor does not have such great achievements, naturally he will not
Perhaps like the former Imperial Preceptor, the current Imperial Preceptor's position is more of a courtesy rather than a real power.
However, although this black-clothed monk has no real power, he has gained a lot of respect from His Highness the Crown Prince after he came to the capital of the gods. He is often called into the palace for dialogue. The same is true now when he crosses the street and enters the palace gate.
After walking out of the carriage, Li Shou was already waiting here. This young chamberlain has lost a lot of his childishness over the years. Although he failed to take the position of the head chamberlain early, everyone can see that as long as Daliang Chao
No matter what happens, sooner or later he will have the final say in the inner court.
"Master Imperial Master, His Highness is waiting for you in the Imperial Study Room."
Li Shou did not urge him, which was also the intention of His Highness the Crown Prince.
The black-clothed monk nodded slightly, and his feet were still faster. In the secular world, there are some things that are never the same as in the temple.
After entering the Imperial Study Room, Li Shou retreated, leaving only the Crown Prince and the monk in black.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now calmer than before, and there is no trace of youthfulness on his face. He was originally criticizing the book, but when he saw the monk in black walking in, he put down his ink pen and said with a smile: "Master, please take a seat."
The monk in black excused himself as usual, and finally sat down slowly.
His Highness the Crown Prince didn't waste any time. He just walked over from behind the imperial court with a letter, "Brother's handwritten letter from the north. If the contents of this handwriting are read by the civil and military officials of the court, it will definitely cause an uproar, so we have to let it go first."
The Imperial Master took a look."
The monk in black took the handwritten letter with both hands. After reading it carefully, he did not immediately give his opinion, but asked: "What do you think of His Highness regarding what the guardian envoy said?"
The content of the handwriting is actually simple. In the final analysis, it is just two words: Northern Expedition.
"Now our court has just experienced a great war. Seventy-eight percent of the elite border troops have been lost. The remaining state troops have only so much fighting power. If we really fight, the losses will be heavy. The war has lasted for more than two hundred years.
Countless people have lost their loved ones long ago, do they still have to fight now?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled bitterly and said: "The treasury is empty. Even if we really want to fight, can't we wait any longer?"
The monk in black shook his head and said: "Your Highness, if we don't fight now, we won't be able to fight in a few years."
"Why?"
"Because the demon tribe's recovery ability is far stronger than ours. If we can't solve the demon tribe's problem now, then after a few years, it will be even harder for them to recover. Now we have consumed too much and can't hold on for a whole year.
Look, aren't they standing on the edge of a cliff, breathing a sigh of relief?"
"It's not that the Lord Guardian doesn't know that so many people have died, but in comparison, if we leave the demon clan as a scourge, we may have people who have died for two hundred years before, and maybe there will be more than two hundred years of people who will die in the future, or maybe
What’s more, it’s better to take advantage of this moment and work together to resolve these matters completely.”
The monk in black was naturally very visionary, but from that handwritten letter, he had already seen through Chen Chao and knew what he was going to do.
His Highness the Crown Prince reacted and frowned: "Wait a minute, what the Imperial Master said is that my brother wants to destroy the demon clan?"
The black-clothed monk nodded and said: "That's exactly what it is. The guardian envoy wants to complete his work in one battle and completely eliminate the troubles in the north. From now on, the people of the human race will no longer be harmed by the monsters."
"this……"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took two steps back and supported Yu An, "Brother, if you want to kill so many monsters, will you leave a bad reputation?"
The monk in black stood up and said calmly: "Your Highness, before I entered the palace, I walked through the long street and saw that after the people of the divine capital learned that the battle in the north had been won, every house was decorated with lights and colors, as if the new year was approaching. Why is this happening?
?Because the people know that for a long period of time from now on, there will be no more wars, no relatives will die on the border, and there will be no talk of monsters going south to eat people. But this is only temporary, and the monsters will never be destroyed.
One day in the future, the people will face the monsters in the north again. Can the strength of Daliang be maintained for generations to come? If one day, Daliang cannot protect the people, will we have to watch the tragedy of that year again? "
"So, sir, please don't just look at the present, but look at the long-term plan. If more people die now, no more people will die in the future. If nothing else, solve the evil problem now, and then the court will not have to pay half of the tax every year."
All the money will be sent to the north. How many people in Jiuzhou will benefit from this money saved?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leaned on the imperial desk, remained silent for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "It's not that I don't understand the truth, I just don't want my brother to carry this infamy again."
His Royal Highness the Prince said softly: "Brother has done enough."
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A decree for the Northern Expedition suddenly appeared in the imperial court of Shendu. After the decree appeared, countless important officials of the imperial court knelt down one after another and stated their interests to His Highness the Crown Prince. They talked about everything from national affairs to people's livelihood, but in the end they couldn't get around it.
Talking about the Chen Dynasty.
The guardian envoy of the Liang Dynasty was picked out by the courtiers because they wanted to achieve immortality. These courtiers were actually the same group of courtiers who wanted to move the capital earlier. At this moment, after the demon trouble in the north was resolved, they were able to take advantage of every opportunity.
Want to cause trouble for Chen Chao.
Mi Ke's face darkened, he cleared his throat, and was about to stand up and curse, but before he could come out, His Highness the Crown Prince slammed the things on the imperial desk to the ground.
The loud noise made the noisy court suddenly quiet.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a straight face and spoke very calmly, "I would like to reiterate once again that the Northern Expedition is my will. Whatever the final result is, it is all my will. Whoever dares to involve others will have my court."
The battle is waiting for you, my lords!"
His Royal Highness, who had always been gentle and even timid, suddenly became so serious that the courtiers were stunned for a moment.
Mi Ke was the first to stand up and kneel down, shouting, "Your Highness the Holy Ming!"
As Mi Ke knelt down, countless courtiers immediately knelt down and shouted the same.
At this moment, the courtiers looked at the Crown Prince standing above with their peripheral vision. They didn't know if it was an illusion, but they always felt that the Crown Prince already had the shadow of the Emperor on his body.
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Half a month later, a meeting was held in the northern general's mansion.
The people attending the meeting included the surviving northern generals after the war, as well as foreign monks like Yu Xiyi.
The person sitting in the main seat was not Xie Nandu, but Chen Chao, the envoy of Daliang.
This is probably the first time in the Northern General's Mansion.
But at this moment, no one among the generals in the hall had any doubts, and they were all convinced.
Gao Xuan took the documents from Shendu and went through the general concept. The general content was that the general Ning Ping died in the battle, and the northern border army could not be without a master for a day. Xie Nandu was officially appointed as the northern general, and Gao Xuan was promoted.
Lieutenants, as for other generals, each has his or her own appointment.
In this way, Xie Nandu became the first female general in the entire history of Daliang.
However, after reading the contents of the document, there was a decree. Regarding the Northern Expedition, Chen Chao was appointed as the General Manager of the Northern Expedition. During the Northern Expedition, he could mobilize all the soldiers and military supplies in the Daliang territory without reporting to the divine capital.
There are two copies of this edict. The first one is sent to the northern border, and the second one is sent to the entire Daliang states to inform the state governments and ask them to fully cooperate.
As soon as the two wills from the capital came out, all the generals present naturally understood what they were going to do now. Unlike the important officials in the court, they did not think much. They only knew that they were being suppressed by the demon clan in the north.
They have been beaten on the head for more than two hundred years, and now it is time for them to avenge their shame.
After Gao Suan finished thinking about his decree, Chen Chao stood up, glanced at the many generals in the hall, and said with a smile: "I know what everyone is thinking. I have been holding this breath for more than two hundred years. Now is the time.
It’s time to let out this bad breath.”
Li Changling chuckled, "If nothing else, I've held it in for too long. I was born as a cavalryman, and after so many years of struggling to become a general, I can't ride a horse on the Mobei grassland. Isn't that nonsense?"
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Chen Chao nodded and said: "One hundred thousand Dragon Blood Army, most of them are cavalry, not cavalry. General Li will choose from among the army to form a full cavalry army."
Li Changling laughed loudly and clasped his fists tightly, "I will certainly fulfill my mission!"
The Northern Expedition is different from defending the city. Mobei is an open plain, and the demon territory is also flat. The demon clan has not built any tall cities, so the role of the cavalry is very obvious.
Afterwards, Chen Chao took a look at Gao Xuan. Gao Xuan and Xie Nandu had the final say on the specific marching formation. They already had ideas in their minds about how to arrange it.
"I don't know much about war, but I want to say one thing, this time the Northern Expedition..."
Chen Chao took a breath and said seriously: "There are no prisoners."