Looking at the thick dark cloud floating in the sky, Lao Yan squinted his eyes, raised his hand to cover his eyebrows, looked at it carefully for a while, and then sighed: "Oh, it seems that the weather is going to change."
Then, he took a look at the men around him. The commander just came over for inspection and left with great satisfaction.
At this moment... I guess the central square must be very lively. Lao Yan couldn't help but stand on tiptoes and looked far away at the end of the long street, where the central square was. There were faint noises and exclamations from the wind, and there were also
There was a cry...
Lao Yan and his men are all part of the "Imperial Guards Corps", which is known as the most elite in the empire. It was formerly the famous "Thorn Flower Corps" in the founding era. But Lao Yan and his men are not subject to the Guards Corps.
The jurisdiction of the legion. Although he and his troops are under the name of the Royal Guards, according to the empire's historical practice, they only accept the orders of His Majesty the Emperor! Because they are carefully selected and have a clean family background.
, a person who has clearly investigated the information of three generations of his ancestors.
Compared with other members of the Royal Guards Corps, Lao Yan's military salary is twice as high as that of officers of the same rank in the Guards Corps. Even the feed for the war horses is of the highest quality. At the same time, priority is given to replacing equipment every year.
There are also various royal rewards. Such generous conditions are to ensure the absolute loyalty of this army to the emperor himself!
Because, they are the so-called "Yu Lin Army", an army that specializes in guarding the palace.
There are still a large number of Royal Guards on the street behind them. It is really strange today. After a special order, the Royal Guards replaced the responsibility of maintaining order by the security team of the Public Security Department. But Lao Yan will not care about this.
Things. Just wait until today's matter is over. Then this period of busyness can come to an end. According to management, after the celebration every year, His Majesty will give a lot of rewards to the Royal Guards. If you are lucky, you may even get one.
A title of nobility.
Lao Yan carefully considered his qualifications. He was born in a declining noble family, and because he was not the eldest son. He did not have a noble title. He had served in the Royal Forest Army for twelve years, but only became a captain. If this time
If you are lucky, depending on the number of years you have served in the Royal Guards, you might be rewarded with the title of "Sir".
"Your Majesty," what a nice title.
Lao Yan rubbed his numb legs. Fortunately, the sun seemed to be blocked by dark clouds... It was so hot today, but he had been standing here like a wooden stake all morning.
But this was lucky... Lao Yan looked back at a group of real Guards soldiers behind him who were maintaining order. Those soldiers were wearing fully armed armor. They were lining up nervously to maintain order, blocking both sides of the long street.
Waves of people came to watch. It was really pitiful to wear such heavy armor in such a hot weather.
However, none of those guys seemed to have a dissatisfied look, and everyone had a determined expression.
Lao Yan couldn't help but wonder: When did those guys in the Royal Guards of the Royal City become so powerful? These people are probably newcomers who have recently transferred from the Storm Legion in the northwest or north, right? They are only the real ones who have experienced in dangerous places.
Only soldiers have such flags.
"These poor guys." Lao Yan curled his lips disdainfully. Although they also belong to the Guards, the Royal Forest Army has never looked down on those City Guards, because after all, they are guarding the palace! And judging from the equipment,
, are much more beautiful than those of the city guards. Although they are also armored in the style of the Guards, today the Imperial Guards are wearing elegant light armor. The bright armor looks like it has been plated with a layer of silver, which makes it look very elegant.
Chic, the clothes with lining are all specially made by the court's clothing spinners, the straight collar, and a specially dyed golden feather stuck on the helmet, you know, just for
To dye the helmets of all the royal guards with golden feathers, the royal dyeing workshop worked at full capacity for three days and three nights!
When the breeze blew, the golden feathers swayed slightly, and the cloak behind him fluttered... Lao Yan had clearly noticed that among the crowd of people watching around him, there were many girls with blushing faces who looked at him many times from time to time.
Although...such a specially made armor seems a bit flashy to a veteran like Lao Yan. The thin silver armor is not really plated with silver. It is at the expense of thinning the thickness of the armor.
.The layer of dyeing made by this armor is not so much protective as it is purely for appearance. With such a thin layer, Lao Yan suspects that a long sword, which is standard equipment of the imperial army, can easily be used.
Pierce it!
But...what the heck! Anyway, I'm not wearing this for fighting today, just to look good.
Yes, that’s right! For the sake of looking good!
Lao Yan cheered up. Behind him, there was a phalanx composed of four brigades of imperial guards waiting for orders. The thousand "disguised" imperial guards where Lao Yan was located was the highlight of the military parade of today's celebration ceremony.
This is a small square located two kilometers away to the left of the central square under the Imperial Palace. It is small only in comparison to the huge central square.
This square is called Victory Square, and it is also one of the three major squares in the imperial capital. According to the arrangement, for today's celebration and parade ceremony, all the teams preparing for the parade will gather in this Victory Square, and then wait for orders, and then go up one by one.
In front of the Royal Guards Army where Lao Yan was, there was an infantry square formation of a thousand people, but it belonged to the Royal Guards. As the garrison of the imperial capital, the Royal Guards parade was held in front of the Royal Guards.
It ranks second to last among all armies. This ranking is already very important.
Lao Yan looked at the murderous equipment of the Guards and couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, they are all wearing standard combat equipment... Well, they even brought bows and arrows... Yi? They are also equipped with short crossbows.
?My God, aren’t these bits and pieces and such a heavy pair of armor tiring? It’s not like we are going to fight..."
And behind the Imperial Guards where Lao Yan was, lined up closely, was the civilian parade phalanx.
According to tradition, in order to celebrate the Summer Festival Day, the eighteen largest chambers of commerce in the imperial capital will jointly organize a parade. This is also the best stage for the chambers of commerce to show their strength. Every year, these chambers of commerce will spend enough money to come up with the most novel,
The most fun and fancy parade floats are here...
Well, last year's Solomon family's floats won the first guess! I remember last year, the Solomon family came up with a genius idea and made a series of floats as big as an opera stage, with a square platform on top, and then
Let the actors put on costumes and parade along the float, and the actors on the stage will perform a short improvised play. Some praise the great achievements of the founding emperor Aragon, and others praise the rise of the Augustine family.
Story of.
But the most outstanding one last year was the final performance of the story of the great victory in the Northwest War twenty years ago. His Majesty the Emperor was very happy to see that float. It is said that each actor received a reward of one hundred gold coins.
I wonder what new tricks the Solomon family will come up with this year? Marquis Solomon is His Majesty’s friend when he was young. He is also in charge of the royal family’s industry. He is considered the number one in the chamber of commerce in the imperial capital... Yi????
Lao Yan was looking back for Solomon's parade float this year, and found it effortlessly!
This is already very strange, because according to the status of the Solomon Family Chamber of Commerce, it should be the first in the imperial capital and should be the finale. But the strange thing is that this year's arrangement is different. The Solomon Family's float is so tight.
They were lined up tightly behind the Royal Forest Army and they were actually the first to appear on the folk float? This is too humiliating! Lao Yan sighed inwardly.
What makes him even more surprised is that this year's Solomon family's floats are a bit too strange!
Good guy!
What kind of floats are these! In terms of size, each one is actually bigger than those mobile stages last year! But the top is bare, with no decorations at all, not even the most basic flowers and ribbons! It’s just such a bare place
The huge pieces of wood... well, they are like large coffins that have been enlarged dozens of times!
Bare, dull in color, nothing gorgeous at all!
Is this the Solomon family’s float this year?
Lao Yan's eyes widened. These huge coffin-like wooden boxes with a few wheels underneath... Are the Solomon family planning to push these things forward for His Majesty to see? Damn it...
Just when he was thinking wildly, suddenly, far ahead, in the central square under the palace, there was an earth-shattering exclamation! The screams of countless people gathered together, and they came from a distance, like a swarm of bees.
It’s the same buzzing sound as flying by!
There was no festive joy or celebration in that voice, but instead it was full of surprise... and even fear!
What's going on? Lao Yan stood up straight subconsciously, and the surrounding subordinates also looked at each other. What happened in the central square?
But at this moment, a loud horn sounded from the square!
When Lao Yan heard the horn sound, his expression suddenly changed slightly... What horn was being blown?
The sounds are two long and one short...
Damn it! This is the storm horn! Why are you blowing the storm horn on a celebration day!!
Just when Lao Yan was stunned, suddenly, a burst of exclamations and angry roars came from the front of the imperial guard column! The scene suddenly became chaotic!
