While everyone was joking around, they saw Liu Hongji riding a fast horse from behind.
Li Rui held Black Cloud Leopard and looked coldly at Liu Hongji without saying anything. Seeing Li Rui's cold expression, Wu Shi and the others stopped laughing and looked coldly at the actual leader of the grain guards.
Seeing that none of his subordinates bowed to him, Liu Hongji's face flashed with anger and embarrassment, but he still suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice,"Your Majesty has decreed that the troops will be inspected tomorrow, and the grain guards will also participate.”
"Ah!" Li Yan and the others exclaimed at the same time. The grain guards were not combat troops, so it was really a gift from the sky to be able to get the chance to inspect them.
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Li Rui's mouth. Everything was as he had expected. Tomorrow, he would be able to truly control the grain guard army, and the Imperial Hegemony would officially take its first step.
Early the next morning, all the soldiers and horses in Huaiyuan Town had lined up neatly, waiting for Yang Guang, the emperor of Great Sui Dynasty, to inspect them.
This time, Yang Guang didn't sit in his ridiculously large imperial carriage. Instead, he wore golden armor and rode a golden, brocade-like warhorse into the camp.
Yang Guang was followed by a few princes, ministers, and other trusted ministers. All of them were dressed in military attire and looked heroic.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" More than thirty thousand soldiers shouted in unison, cupped their fists and stood solemnly, saluting in front of them. This was the privilege of being a soldier. When he was dressed in military uniform, he did not need to kneel when he saw the emperor. He only needed to salute with cupped fists.
"Soldiers, it's been hard on you!" Yang Guang cupped his fists and returned a standard military salute.
"I'll go through fire and water!" Everyone shouted in unison, resonating with each other in the wilderness. Amidst the thunderous shouts, countless people had tears in their eyes.
Li Rui stood in the crowd and watched coldly. To be honest, Yang Guang's appearance was very different from what he imagined. The Yang Guang in front of him looked to be in his thirties. He had a dignified appearance and a majestic figure. He was dressed in military attire and looked handsome. How did he look like a fatuous ruler? Instead, he was more like a wise ruler than the Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Zong, and Song Zu on television.
In fact, if they weren't biased, they would know that Yang Guang wasn't a good-for-nothing. This brother had defeated the Turks at sixteen, and at twenty he had led five hundred thousand troops to sweep over thirty provinces and a hundred counties in Jiangnan. He was worthy of the title of hero.
"It seems that the history books are indeed lies.”Li Rui muttered in his heart. Li Yuan did not have the appearance of an emperor as imagined, and Yang Guang was not as unreasonable as described in the history books. The Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty had only come out to show his face. With one action and one sentence, he had already gained the support of more than 30,000 soldiers from the Left Yi Guard, the Left Martial Guard, the Left Tun Guard, and the grain guard. If he hadn't transmigrated, he might have been convinced by Yang Guang's personal charm.
On the platform, Yang Guang waved his hand and the cheers stopped.
Yang Guang nodded with satisfaction and said," I have the four seas and the world. But I know that I didn't conquer this land alone. You helped me conquer it…"
Hearing this, even Li Rui secretly gave him a thumbs up. Yang Guang's speech level was really good. He reckoned that none of these soldiers could stand up to being fooled.
Sure enough, when he looked left and right, he saw that the faces of Wu Shi and the others were filled with tears. As soon as Yang Guang finished speaking, everyone shouted desperately,"I'll go through fire and water!"
Looking at the soldiers below the stage, Yang Guang smiled gently and asked loudly again,"Now that the world is convinced, only the Gao Yuan kid from Liaodong is still fighting like a trapped beast. Brothers, can you capture Gao Yuan and bring Liaodong over?”
"I'll go through fire and water! I'll go through fire and water! I'll go through fire and water!" The soldiers raised their arms and shouted, their voices resounding through the plains.
After the soldiers gradually calmed down, Yang Guang shouted at the generals in front of the Left Military Guards,"Old General Mai, I remember that you're sixty-five years old this year, right?" I wonder if the iron staff in your hand is old?"
Mai Tiezhang was excited when he heard that the Emperor was the first to point at him. He hurriedly led his horse to the counting table and cupped his fists. I still have 800 pounds of strength, so I'm not old yet. In the Battle of Liaodong, I request to be the vanguard."
"Alright." Yang Guang praised loudly," When the time comes, I will beat the drum for you personally."”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Iron Staff answered excitedly.
Li Rui secretly sighed. Yang Guang was indeed someone who had led troops for many years. He was too good at buying people's hearts and boosting morale. With his words, Iron Staff Mai would definitely fight to the death. This was probably the reason why Iron Staff died on the first day of attacking Liao.
Speaking of which, he really needed to learn from Yang Guang in this aspect!
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