The next day.
The blazing sun broke free from the shackles of darkness and slowly stood up from the East Mountain.
The morning light pierced through the sky, the earth, and the rivers, illuminating every inch of the Great Tang.
The magnificent and prosperous Chang 'an City was also branded with a layer of golden brilliance.
He gradually woke up from the silent night.
Outside the Great Ming Palace!
Armored Tang soldiers gathered.
Line by line, column by column, starting from the front of the Great Ming Palace, it extended all the way to the outside of the Sky Bearing Gate, and dragged all the way to the edge of the Vermillion Bird Gate.
It formed a magnificent iron-blooded dragon, lying in Chang 'an City.
The feet of these soldiers were pressed against the hard ground.
A thick golden light shone on the spears in their hands, revealing their sharpness.
They looked over and did not move at all. They were like living statues.
Occasionally, one or two galloping horses would gallop by, panting.
The sound of horse hooves echoed from outside the Vermilion Bird Gate to the front of the Great Ming Palace, echoing in the streets and alleys of Chang 'an.
Within the Purple Imperial Palace.
The hanging drum sounded, the ritual and music sounded together, and the longevity horn praised the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The officials of the court lined up in nine rows according to their positions and entered the Purple Imperial Palace.
In the resplendent hall, two golden Kirin statues knelt on both sides of the dragon throne.
On the dragon throne, Li Shimin sat with his eyes closed.
On the golden dragon robes, two true dragons rode on the clouds and rain, symbolizing the soldiers of the Great Tang and guarding the four seas.
Outside the door, a fierce horse neighed.
Immediately after, a messenger carrying a flag hurriedly entered the hall and knelt down.
"Report!"
"Your Majesty, it's noon. The 100,000-strong army has been assembled!”
Li Shi Min slowly opened his eyes and said solemnly,
"Where is the King of Shu?"
Li Ke slowly walked out of the crowd of officials.
He had a golden crown on his head, a purple gold battle robe, Tang Ni armor, and a Barbarian Lion Treasure Belt. He looked majestic.
Just by standing in the court and not doing anything else, he attracted the attention of countless people.
Li Ke stood in the middle of the hall, facing Li Shimin, and said,
"Your subject is here!"
Li Shi Min nodded with a smile, his dragon eyes revealing a trace of pride.
"Li Ke, I'll confer you the title of North Sweeping Marshal.”
"Lead Qin Huaiyu, Yuchi Baolin, and the other generals to join forces with Li Jing.”
"Let's head to Youzhou together to crusade against the Goguryeo barbarians.”
"Set off today!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Li Shi Min took out the commander's seal and handed it to the eunuch. The seal was passed around and finally appeared in front of Li Ke.
Li Ke picked up the commander's seal and took a deep breath.
"I will not disappoint Your Majesty!"
At this moment, Li Ke officially became the Great Marshal of the North, commanding an army of 100,000!
The most excited ones were the six generals who followed Li Ke.
Qin Huaiyu, Yuchi Baolin, Cheng Chumo, Cheng Huailiang, Li Chunjun, and Luo Tong walked out excitedly.
He went all the way behind Li Ke and knelt on one knee.
"I, Qin Huaiyu, will not disappoint Your Majesty. I will follow the King of Shu and wipe out the Goguryeo barbarians!”
"I, Yuchi Baolin, will not disappoint Your Majesty's expectations. I will follow the King of Shu and wipe out the Goguryeo barbarians!”
"Your subordinate, Cheng Chumo, will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty's hopes. I will follow the King of Shu and wipe out the Goguryeo barbarians!”
……
The six of them were full of vigor and momentum, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
Li Shi Min's eyes narrowed, revealing a trace of surprise.
Li Chunjun?
Luo Tong?
These two actually followed Li Ke?
Moreover, looking at their expressions, it could be said that they were extremely respectful to Li Ke.
Especially Luo Cheng's son, he looked at Li Ke with respect and worship.
"Perhaps it's just as Keming said, Ke 'er was born with the cohesion of a king.”
Li Shi Min thought to himself.
In the court.
All the civil and military officials praised him.
However, some people did not look too good.
This included Hou Junji and Zhang Liang!
Both of them were one of the twenty-four meritorious officials of Lingyan Pavilion.
Back then, he had followed Taizong to conquer the world and had been wrapped up in a horse's leather.
Now that his prestige was stolen by a group of generals, he was naturally frustrated and depressed!
However, the current situation was already decided by the heavens and could not be reversed.
The two of them could only grit their teeth and secretly curse Li Ke to be defeated!
……
In the Tang Dynasty, killing and sacrifice were not popular.
After accepting the commander's seal, Li Ke led his troops out.
The long procession departed from Mingde Gate and headed all the way to the east, heading toward Luoyang City in a grandiose manner.
After Li Ke left, Li Shimin returned to his bedroom.
The delinquent commander, Yuan Tiangang, was already waiting there.
Yuan Tiangang bowed and said respectfully,""Your Majesty, I have already sent Yang Shuzi and Shi Yao to follow the army to protect His Highness the King of Shu.”
Li Shi Min's dragon head slightly paused, his eyes revealing a happy expression.
These two people were considered qualified, and most importantly, Shi Yao was good at disguising.
His figure, appearance, and even his voice could be changed.
The two of them following beside Li Ke could play the role of guarding against hidden arrows.
Li Shi Min pondered for a moment and said,
"Any clues on the map?"
A few days ago, Li Shimin had ordered Gao Muyang's mansion to be sealed.
Apart from the gold and silver treasures, they also found a mysterious map.
Initially, no one cared.
However, when he was sorting out Gao Muyang's letters, he suddenly realized something.
That map actually hid a shocking secret!
The letter said that the map was found in an ancient tomb.
It recorded the location of a treasure.
The treasure was in the Central Plains, and Gao Muyang's ultimate goal in infiltrating the Great Tang was that treasure!
In the past five years, Gaesomun had sent countless experts to the Central Plains.
Gao Muyang, no, Cao Jiang, led the way as they searched the Central Plains.
This search took five whole years!
Unfortunately, even after Gao Muyang was exposed, he still found nothing…
" Your Majesty," Yuan Tiangang said in a deep voice," I've already sent people to search the Central Plains with all my might. However, the records on the map are vague or too secretive. There has been no result."”
Li Shi Min nodded without any intention of blaming her.
Gao Muyang had searched the Central Plains for five years, but to no avail.
It was not something that could be found in a day or two.
However, he was certain that the treasure was there.
And it was extremely precious!
According to the description in Quangesomun's letter, the two of them were in the same boat.
This treasure has the power to change the fate of a country!
As long as he obtained it, Goguryeo would become the overlord of the north and south.
His status could even surpass that of the Great Tang and the Turks.
This was also the reason why Gaesomun did not give up!
"Send out more people. We must find the treasure within a year," Li Shi Min said solemnly.”
"Even if this treasure can't bring prosperity to the Great Tang, it can't become a source of disaster for the Great Tang…"
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Some big shots would definitely be curious. Why was this dog author so slow? o()o Actually, I have been writing, but I haven't been feeling well recently, so I've been crawling. However, Wan Geng can still guarantee that as long as everyone likes it, I will keep writing!
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