Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

"See and see!"

The middle-aged man snorted and looked at the door of the naval camp.

I saw Li Xiaogong, Minister of Rites, personally supervising the ritual ceremony, accompanied by Fang Xuanling, Xiao Yu, Wei Zheng and others.

Li Jing, on the other hand, was dressed in submission and was closest to Li You with Qin Qiong, who was wearing a soft armored dress, and was talking to Li You earnestly.

Standing between them, Li You was the youngest, but his body was not inferior to these old generals who had been on the battlefield for many years.

"What is that kid doing here? Whose noble son is he?" The middle-aged man pointed at Li You and asked.

"You don't know this man?"

The man in front just now showed an incredible expression, and said loudly: "He is the new commander I said - and also the current Prince!"

"Wh...what!?"

The middle-aged man's eyes were so wide that they fell out of their sockets!

He took a closer look and saw that it was really similar to the portrait of the prince circulating in the market!

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"Is there any trouble for His Royal Highness to lead Jiazhou this time?" Li Xiaogong asked.

"Master Li must be overthinking it." Li You cupped his hands and chatted with him directly.

"The lonely army has long been waiting for the battle, and it can set off at any time. But now, it is still waiting for the craftsmen to make a troop transport boat for our army overnight, so they can drive straight to the border."

Li You's shipyard has developed for so long and has begun to take shape, so there is no problem in this regard.

"Mmmm, very good, hahaha... His Royal Highness is truly extraordinary, indeed the face of a young hero!"

Li Xiaogong laughed and said with a bow: "Then I wish you a successful expedition and victory!"

"Master Li, the auspicious time is coming soon." A small official came over to remind Li Xiaogong.

"Oh? Okay, Your Highness, please."

Li Xiaogong stretched out a hand to let Li You pass, and the two walked to the point of view one after the other.

At this time, behind the stage, eight drums sounded in unison.

Li You stood in the center of the platform, with the cloak blowing to one side behind him. He pressed his hand on the handle of the Ziwei soft sword hanging around his waist. He wore a phoenix-winged helmet and a bright light armor made of iron, which made him look majestic. Eight sides!

There were thousands of navy soldiers standing under the stage. In addition to the Chang'an navy, the Kuizhou navy, Huazhou navy and Longmen navy came to reinforce.

The court divided them into brand-new iron armor and iron weapons, which made the navy team look heroic and have the style of a general.

"The good and auspicious time has come, sacrifice to the sky! The rebels who rebelled on the frontier have done the opposite, and this expedition is a respectful punishment from heaven!"

Led by officials from the Ministry of Rites, all the soldiers knelt down and bowed to the sky.

Another master of ceremonies raised burnt, slaughtered livestock, and sprinkled coins on the ground to express justice and pray to God to bless the conquest.

Then, the officials overturned the bowls full of wine in their hands and spilled the wine on the ground.

"Sacrificing the land! The name of the conquest comes from the frontier, and it is issued for guarding, looking forward to the land master Haihan!"

Then, Li You came out with a big flag.

After leading a lamb behind him and bringing it to the point of commanding stage, Li You waved the big flag in his hand, which was printed with the pattern of the navy flag.

"Sacrificial flag!"

As soon as the official shouted, Li You suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist, and the bright light flashed and chopped the lamb under the sword!

Then, someone picked up the blood with a bowl and handed it to Li You.

Li You took the bowl, but instead of spilling blood on the flag immediately, he held the bowl and looked at the neat army under the stage. He had something to say.

"Follow the Jade Gate Road and chase down Jinweishan. The flute plays the plum blossom song, and the knife opens the bright moon ring. The drums blare the sea, and the soldiers are surrounded by the clouds. I would like to behead the single one, and drive the quiet iron gate for a long time!" Li You shouted loudly!

This is Li Bai's poem "From the Army", which describes the scene of the soldiers outside the Great Wall expelling the Tartars and their lofty ambitions!

2.1 The majestic aura alone makes one's blood boil, even people who don't know big characters can't help but be excited after listening to it!

"Before the war, I had heard some bad things from people," Li You continued. "What do they say the navy is? They dare to go far to the borders of Jiazhou, aren't they afraid that the whole army will be wiped out?"

Hearing this, the sailors bowed their heads in shame, knowing that this was all because of their previous bad deeds.

"Do you know how Gu replied?" Li You asked.

"Use this sword alone!"

He hastily pulled out his sword, held it high above his head, and pointed it at the sky.

"I cut off his head with my own hands as a sacrifice for this battle!"

Chapter 1140 The Roots of National Progress

With that said, behind Li You, someone appeared and held a plate with a bloody human head on it!

But is there really such a thing?

In fact, there must be no... Even if there were, no one would be so stupid as to dare to point fingers in front of the prince.

The owner of this head is actually just a beheaded prisoner, borrowed by Li You from the Ministry of Punishment for use, but Li You thinks it is necessary.