My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 161

The sky gradually brightened.

After autumn, the temperature in the morning is relatively cold. Today, the streets in the city are very lively. The streets, wine shops and restaurants are overcrowded. Many people come from nearby counties and towns to join in the fun. There are also various kinds of people walking among the pedestrians. All kinds of remarks.

"Have you heard? The general is going to be crowned king..."

"The general has done so many good things...it's good to be crowned king."

"No, I heard that the Wei army in Fenzhou was 5 strong, but they were killed by the general's 3000 soldiers, avenging the massacred people in Fenzhou!"

This is a title that has been rare in decades. There are all kinds of things in the streets and alleys. Today's atmosphere made Cai Yonghe, the newly appointed leader of Yanjing, tense up and sent out almost all the agents and servants of the government. Be on guard against possible chaos.

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On the long street, a group of soldiers and horses entering the city passed through the noisy streets. Gao Shun was riding on horseback, listening to the small talk of the people around him. There was no expression on his face, but a smile was drawn at the corner of his mouth.

Today, he will bring an expanded force of one thousand trapped camp soldiers into the palace.

Soon, Gao Shun led his soldiers and horses to stop in front of the general's palace. Several groups of soldiers from the shield halberd battalion were waiting in formation outside the palace gate. When he entered the courtyard, he happened to meet Wu Zixun who was greeting him everywhere.

The other party is a native of Yan State. Gao Shun rarely greets him. Today he made an exception and said: "General, are you ready?"

Wu Zixun pointed to the house and said in a rather dignified tone: "The general woke up at five o'clock in the morning and is reciting poems in his room."

Immediately, he said goodbye, hurriedly ran out of the house, got on a horse, and didn't know what he was doing.

At the end of the long corridor connecting the front yard and the back yard, Gao Shun saw Ma Chao and others waiting, including Lu Bu. He came over with a smile, "We usually train early, but today we are the last to come!"

To be honest, Lu Bu had a look of envy on his face.

Gao Shun finally had a smile on his face, "Every general, please leave the military camp. Someone must arrange the camp properly!"

At this time, the officials from the general's residence also came out one by one and stood on both sides. Not long after, Su Chen, dressed in a white robe with gold patterns and a white velvet cloak, strode over.

The shield warriors came one after another from other positions of the general to gather. Following Su Chen and Dian Wei, there were loud footsteps. Around them, Lu Bu, Ma Chao, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao also came over. At this time, there were outsiders. Now, as if they were paying homage to their lord, they raised their hands heavily: "Greetings to the general!"

"This is the last time to call the general!" Su Chen looked at them with a lot of emotion in his heart, and then stretched out his hand to invite, "...generals, please go with me!"

As I walked down the stone steps, there were officials in front of me who quickly swept away the dust as they walked.

The generals and soldiers in the army followed him and walked straight out of the general's mansion. All the generals in the army outside also came over one by one. Xia Houyuan, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang He and others smiled and raised their hands towards Su Chen.

In the array in front, the three generals Zhou Cang, Niu Gai, Zhang Yi and the shield warriors stood side by side, guarding a luxurious carriage with six horses in the middle. When they saw Su Chen coming out, the generals on the horse raised their eyebrows. Holding his hand, he shouted: "Your Majesty, please get in the car, I will escort you."

"Your Majesty, get in the car!" Zhuge Liang stood at the gate of the mansion, shaking his feather fan, and joined in with a smile.Lu Bu, Ma Chao, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun walked to the middle of the team and all mounted their horses. Su Chen smiled and raised his hands: "Your Majesty, please get in the car!"

Su Chen pursed his lips tightly, silently raised his hands to the generals in front of him, then stepped onto the carriage, stood on the carriage, looked back at the door plaque of the General's Mansion, and spoke with a majestic voice.

"Go to the imperial city!"

There were many banners, and the steps of the nine rows and columns of shield warriors vibrated the armor plates on their bodies, making a sound of metal collision, and they marched slowly.

The king's chariot pulled by six horses weighed heavily on the floor and was guarded by about a dozen generals. It gave off a ferocious smell of rust, which made people feel intimidated.

People and pedestrians on the street left early to hide on both sides, or occupied wine shops and teahouses to watch from a distance. People standing behind the crowd could not see it, and even stood on their tiptoes, or jumped up, admiringly saying: "This is so cool." I haven’t seen this power in decades, so majestic!”

The news of the arrival of the general's team had already reached the imperial city through fast horses. Che Jin stood on the tower and looked at the team coming from a distance. He was very excited. After all, according to the usual practice, after being crowned king... he might have to Become a hero of Conglong for once.

All the way from Zhuque Gate to Chengyun Hall of the Imperial Palace, the walls of the palace were filled with archers from Xiliang soldiers and Bingzhou soldiers. After hearing the news coming from the fast horses, everyone concentrated their attention and listened to all the disturbances around them.

They quickly arrived at the Chengyun Palace. All the officials in the court had been waiting for a long time. Only Queen Mother Jiang didn't understand what was going on. She took the emperor and sat on the golden steps. She looked at the civil and military officials below and felt the subtle atmosphere.

"My dear friends, what happened? Why don't you say anything today?"

There was a brief silence among the ministers below. Cao Lingchi, who had been promoted, walked out of the queue of military ministers and stepped forward to hand over his hands: "To the Queen Mother, I have something to report!"

Qin Xiuwen's eyelids twitched in the queue and he sighed in his heart.

He has seen everything that happened in Yanjing these days. The martial law in the city and palace today is more terrifying than in the past. He probably already knows what is going to happen.

Mrs. Jiang pursed her lips and looked at the second minister who was the first to open the city gate and betray her husband. She suppressed the anger in her heart and forced out a smile: "Ai Qing, please play."

"Reporting to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, the great general raised the Yi troops to attack the traitorous eunuchs, and spread his power all over the world, intimidating the Xirong barbarians from crossing Yantang Pass. All the slave barbarians bowed their heads and knelt down and proclaimed themselves vassals. The [-] Wei troops in Fenzhou were defeated in one battle. No; the tundra and snow-capped mountains have all entered the Yan territory, and merchants can travel north and south unimpeded. The people of Yan are even more grateful, and everyone praises them for opening up new fields. Even the overseas barbarians are afraid of the military power and send navigation charts to the general. Such achievements are in It can be said that this has never happened in the past hundred years in the Yan Dynasty, my lord! I sincerely ask Your Majesty and the Queen Mother to issue an edict and make the general a king!" Jiang's face suddenly turned pale, no wonder no one told her.

After a while, the crowd gathered. Lieutenant General Li Jinxin, Taishi Cheng Yao Cheng, Hubu Shangshu Zhao Xuewu, etc. A group of important civil and military officials in the court, a total of more than 70 people, came out one after another and stood behind Cao Lingchi.

They all bowed with their hands raised, and their voices echoed throughout the hall.

"Please give me your Majesty's permission, Queen Mother, to confer a royal title on the general!"

"Please give me your Majesty's permission, Queen Mother, to confer a royal title on the general!"

Jiang's head went blank, her body was shaky, and countless overlapping sounds turned into a buzzing noise in her ears.

The four-year-old little emperor was sitting on the dragon chair, looking at the ministers and the queen beside him in confusion, kicking his little feet, not knowing what was going on.

"...The general was born as a marquis, with distinguished status, courage and strategy. He killed the rebellious ministers Xiao Wenbi and He Jinchen, and executed Xu You and Guo Xin. He put down the rebellion of the six princes, destroyed the wild man of Xirong, and subjugated the slaves with his mighty virtue. Now the nine states of Yan country Peace and stability, the people all praise the general's virtue, it is in line with God's will!"

Cao Lingchi's voice was low and he spoke carefully: "The Queen Mother...what do you think?"

On the imperial steps, a shaky woman had tears falling on her robe. She looked at the civil and military officials below and the ministers who had not yet come forward. She stood up slowly, choking and sobbing.

"You claim to be the emperor, why doesn't anyone say a word for my orphaned and widowed mother?!"

“Where have the loyal ministers and generals of the past gone?!”

Mrs. Jiang stood on the imperial steps and cried a few times. Seeing that no one paid any attention to her, she sat back on the phoenix chair in despair. She was silent for a long time and gave a low reply.

"According to your request. General Su Chen will be promoted to the title of king!"

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On the wall of the imperial city, Che Jin watched the black team approaching like a long dragon. He waved his hand: "Open the city gate!" Then he turned around and strode down the tower.

Standing on the side of the city gate, he raised his hands and looked at the soldiers and generals who were slowly passing by. When the cart pulled by six horses came, he shouted loudly: "Meet the king!"

The rotating wheels passed by, and the curtain of the carriage was tightly opened. Su Chen nodded towards the general who held his hand, and his voice passed through the curtain: "General Che is doing a good job guarding the imperial city."

"The last will obey!"

Che Jin cupped his fists and bowed, Wang Jia had already passed in front of him, and then more soldiers carrying halberds passed through the Suzaku Gate, like a black python spreading from the bottom of the city tower, with the long soldiers raised high reflecting the There were patches of cold light in the autumn day, all the way to Chengyun Hall.

The Xiliang soldiers and Bingzhou soldiers on the palace wall lowered their bows and arrows and shouted in unison: "See you, Your Majesty!"

The palace guards and eunuchs saw this team and knelt down from a distance, waiting for the king to pass by.

"The king is here, stay away!"

Dian Wei stood tall and his voice spread. The eunuchs and guards kneeling on the palace road retreated to both sides and continued to kneel. The king drove past them, and soon the carriage stopped in front of Chengyun Palace.

Su Chen was dressed in a white robe with gold patterns, embroidered with auspicious clouds and black dragons, and a white velvet cloak. He stepped off the king's carriage, surrounded by a group of generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Zhou Cang, Zhao Yun, Xia Houyuan, Zhang He, etc. He turned over and dismounted, and strode up the steps leading to Chengyun Palace with Su Chen in front.

Step by step, the steps in front of Chengguang Hall were walked up the stone steps in front of the Chengguang Palace. The palace guards on both sides straightened their waists and stood up straight: "Greetings to the King!"

In front of the Chengguang Hall, Dong Zhuo and Li Jue stood with weapons in hand, and on both sides were Pei Min and Li Bai holding swords. The moment Su Chen came over, the four of them raised their hands to each other.

"Invite the king into the palace!"

Hundreds of civil and military personnel all looked back, and then retreated to both sides like a tide. Empress Dowager Jiang looked at the figure coming in with her back to the autumn sun, and she felt her hair stand on end. The figure reflected the autumn morning light and walked like a dragon and a tiger.

"Greetings to your Majesty!" In the main hall, all the civil and military officials bowed and handed over their hands to those who came in.

"Free gift!"

Su Chen walked past the crowd, raised his hand slightly, and strode to the imperial steps to stand, "Read the edict. After reading it... I will take you and the Queen Mother outside the city."

"I...want to be promoted to the title of king there!"

The sound resounded through the hall.

(End of this chapter)