Sunlight shone through the paper windows on the four walls into the spacious training room!
Ye Qing stood at the center of the sunlight and looked at the row of weapons he had used before.
Especially the pair of weapons in front of him that had not been touched for three years.
In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, General Ma Yuan of Fubo used the same weapon. The drum, urn, and gold hammer were 160 jin each, and a pair of them weighed 320 jin in total.
Although they hadn't touched it for three years, the butler had always arranged for people to clean and maintain the weapons.
Therefore, this pair of hammers that had not been used for a long time was still as shiny as new.
Under the sunlight, the gilded surface of the hammer was still reflecting golden light.
He looked at the intersection between the hammer and the handle and said word by word,"Protect, country, double, hammer!"”
Then, he looked at the row below the four big words. It was Li Shiming's signature and seal.
"The Emperor of the Great Tang, Li Shimin, inscribed it in the sixth month of the fourteenth year of Zhenguan!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he recalled the past!
Time returned to the 5th day of the 6th month of the 14th year of Zhenguan!
[Location: Chang 'an Taiji Palace Imperial City Martial Arts Practice Field!]
On the arena, the 41-year-old Ye Qing was wearing golden armor, facing a Tibetan warrior in leather armor.
The Tibetan warrior was the Tibetan General Gar Qinling.
Coincidentally, he was also the same age as Ye Qing, 41 years old.
The weapon in Ye Qing's hand was this pair of golden hammers.
And the weapon in Gar Qinling's hand was a Wind Wing Gilded Gold Boring Machine.
Above their heads was a banner.
The banner read,"Martial Arts Competition of the Hundred Nations.”
And the instigator of this Hundred Kingdom Martial Competition was none other than the Great Tang's greatest opponent, the Tubo Empire!
Tubo Zampu Songzan Gambo wanted to ask for a large amount of dowry from the Great Tang through a marriage alliance!
The so-called dowry was Tang medical classics, Tang iron smelting technology, Tang craftsmanship, and a hundred top craftsmen from the Ministry of Works.
These things could be given?
Definitely not!
Songzan Ganbu knew that Li Shimin wouldn't give it to him so easily, so he went to the Great Tang to pay his respects to Li Shimin.
In truth, it was to pressure Li Shiming into marrying the princess and sharing the Great Tang's technological dowry!
After learning of this news, the imperial court immediately exploded.
Ye Qing immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands." Your Majesty, I have a plan. Even if we don't marry, we can still maintain our leading position in technology."”
"At the same time, tell the surrounding Man Hu to obediently retreat.”
Li Shimin immediately said,"Please speak, dear minister!"”
Ye Qing smiled." After they come, it's fake to pay their respects. It's nothing more than showing off their military strength and putting pressure on His Majesty."”
"The best way to show off is to have the strongest warrior in the country.”
"As long as our warriors defeat the strongest warriors of these foreign countries, it will be fine.”
"At the same time, tell them that the Great Tang has lost, and that they will marry!”
"If the Great Tang wins, they will obediently offer their blessings and never mention marriage again.”
"If you want the technology, just send troops to snatch it!”
Li Shi Min thought about it and realized that it made sense.
After defeating their strongest warrior, they understood that there were crouching tigers and hidden dragons in China. How could they dare to send troops so easily?
At the same time, it also preserved the Great Tang's position.
"Alright!" Li Shimin immediately agreed.
"Minister Ye, I want to see how you will lead the warriors of the Great Tang to sweep away the warriors of the hundred countries!”
......
Just like that, the Hundred Countries Warrior Meet began on the second day of Li Shiming's birthday.
In the end, two people won.
One was Ye Qing, and the other was Geer Qinling.
Li Shiming and the other civil and military officials were watching from above, secretly cheering for Ye Qing.
On both sides, the envoys of the surrounding countries were also cheering for Gaer Qinling.
Whether the Great Tang would preserve its dignity and technology, or whether the Tibetans and the surrounding kingdoms would succeed in obtaining the technology and dignity, would depend on this battle.
"Ye Qing, if you were a Tibetan, we would definitely be friends."”
Ye Qing: " Now, we can also be friends.”
"But if you want to use a weapon to trample on the dignity of the Great Tang, want the princess of the Great Tang, and want the technology that generations of our ancestors have painstakingly created, then you are an enemy.”
Gaer Qinling: " You have the advantage of the Central Plains. You have fertile land, green mountains, and clear waters. " Our Tubo is located on the plateau, so we naturally won't accept it. It's the duty of a soldier to fight for the Tubo.”
Ye Qing: " These lands and these civilizations are the legacy of my ancestors.”
"As a soldier, I will defend it to the death.”
"You stand in this arena as the invader, and I stand in this arena as the defender.”
"From this moment on, you and I can never be friends!”
Ahhh!
Drink!
In an instant, the twin hammers moved like a tiger, and the gilded boring machine flew up and down.
The two of them fought for a hundred rounds.
In the end, Gar Qinling's gilded boring broke into two halves!
Clang!
Once the gong sounded, victory and defeat were decided.
"Martial Arts Competition of the Hundred Kingdoms, the champion of the Great Tang, Great General Ye Qing wins!”
Li Shi Min was extremely excited, and the officials were even more excited.
As for Princess Wencheng, the one who wanted to marry Ye Qing the moment she lost, she only smiled at him with a blushing face.
Li Shi Min immediately stood up and said loudly,"Ye Qing, accept the decree!"
Ye Qing put down his hammers and cupped his hands.”
"A set of golden armor with dragon patterns!"
"Zhen will personally inscribe the words 'Nation Protecting Twin Hammers' on your drum and urn.”
"I hope that my beloved minister will protect my country and shake the four directions!!!”
Immediately, people from the Ministry of Works carried Ye Qing's hammers away.
A few days later, Li Shimin handed the inscription to the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Works then reduced the scale and secretly carved it.
Actually, from a practical point of view, it was really useless.
However, this was a symbol of supreme glory!
At that time, Ye Qing was really excited for a few days!
After that, Ye Qing carried his twin hammers and shook the surroundings!
Unfortunately, in the final battle of Dafei River three years ago, he met his old opponent, Geer Qinling, who was also fifty-seven years old.
Perhaps it was just bad luck!
Ye Qing's warhorse slipped and Geer Qinling's palm landed on Ye Qing's body.
Ye Qing immediately felt his chest tighten. He forcefully swallowed the blood in his mouth and pretended to be fine as he continued to fight.
In the end, Geer Qinling saw that the situation was hopeless and ran away.
Everyone was cheering, welcoming the hard-won victory.
Little did he know that Commander Ye Qing had already sneaked back to the camp and vomited black blood all over the ground!
From then on, his strength was greatly reduced.
Although he could still wield his twin hammers, he could no longer use such heavy weapons to fight a fierce general!
On his fourth expedition to the Western Regions, he had used a Dragon Gentian Silver Spear to extend the Silk Road by half.
In the end, he could not afford to waste any more time.
On the day the Mengchi Protectorate was completed, he fell!
When he came back, he knew he had no strength left to pick it up.
Until now, he had not touched the twin hammers.
She felt that he was not worthy of these words.
Whoosh!
Ye Qing took a deep breath and smiled again.
There was a hint of confidence in his smile.
"I ate the Great Cyclic Pellet, I should be able to pick it up now!”
"Even if you pick it up for a moment, it's fine.”
Whoosh!
He focused his energy into his dantian, squatted in a horse stance, and held the handles of the twin hammers.
"Emperor Taizong's blessing, let me pick it up again!”
"I still want to protect my country and shake the world!”
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