I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

On the fifth day of the third month of the first year of Zhaowu in the Tang Dynasty, the 24th solar term was called the Waking of Insects.

At this time, seven days had passed since the Tang Dynasty's counter-rebellion army conquered Pyongyang, the royal city of Goguryeo, and killed the rebel leader Chen Longxiang with the help of a thunderbolt.

On this day, the Stone City Pier outside Jinling City ushered in a special fleet - it was the fleet led by Chen Qingzhi, the Korean Duke of the Tang Dynasty, who was returning to Beijing to resume his duties.

Along with the ship, in addition to the Korean Duke Chen Qing, there was also Luo Kun, the Minister of War;

The body of the rebel leader Chen Longxiang was naturally not in the fleet, only a set of blood-stained gold armor returned with the ship.

It was the golden battle armor worn by the late emperor Chen Polu during his lifetime. He also followed the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Huaian, in his expeditions to the north and south to unify the country. In the end, it was worn by the rebel leader Chen Longxiang;

This golden armor is Chen Longxiang's only relic, the only thing that can prove his identity.

The fleet returning from Goguryeo had just docked when Korean Duke Chen Qingzhi came to the bow deck and found Luo Kun, the accompanying minister of the Ministry of War.

I saw Chen Qingyi stretched out his hands with a calm face and said: "Master Luo, let's take care of business;"

"My father-in-law has said that when he arrives in the capital, he will be at your disposal by Mr. Luo. If he is escorted back to the capital to meet the emperor, this can be regarded as giving Mr. Luo an explanation!"

Hearing this, Luo Kun, the Minister of War, raised his eyebrows, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Mr. Han Guo, tell me, why are you going through this?"

With that said, Luo Kun waved his hand, and the accompanying soldiers immediately took out ropes and tied up the founder of the Tang Dynasty.

Luo Kun continued: "My lord, Mr. Han, I just don't understand. With your status and qualifications, you could already be lying on the merit book to protect future generations, so why bother to get involved in the rebellion of King Chen Longxiang of Jin Dynasty?" What about Muddy Waters?”

"I'm afraid that the achievements you accumulated in the first half of your life by fighting for your life are not worth the muddy water you have been in this time, right?"

hehe!

Listening to the words of Luo Kun, the Minister of War, Chen Qingzhi smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "Master Luo, this person will live his whole life. Some people will live their lives as high officials and riches, and some people will live their lives with glory and wealth."

"but--"

As he spoke, Chen Qingzhi changed the topic and said firmly: "Some people live with their conscience!"

"Unfortunately, my prince is the latter, hahaha!"

After saying that, Chen Qingzhi took the lead and walked under the boat. As he walked, he said: "Let's go back to Beijing to see the emperor for his return!"

at the same time.

In the Imperial City of Jinling, in the Imperial Study Room.

Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who had just finished his morning dynasty, came to the imperial study room to continue handling government affairs as usual.

At this time, Chen Huaian did not know what happened on the Goguryeo Peninsula, nor did he know that his younger brother Chen Longxiang had been struck to death by lightning, nor did he know that Korean Duke Chen Qingzhi had taken Chen Longxiang and the former demon concubine and deposed emperor Su Wan'er and Chen Lingwu's family without authorization. News that four families were buried on Wangjiang Island in Goguryeo;

In today's morning meeting, he was still ordering Li Jingyu, Minister of the Ministry of War, to quickly find a way to restore contact with the counter-insurgency troops on the front line of Goguryeo!

It turned out that after the Korean Duke Chen Qingzhi disposed of the body of the rebel leader Chen Longxiang without authorization, it immediately caused quite a shock in the counter-rebellion army;

However, South Korean father Chen Qingzhi can be regarded as a good man, and he took the initiative to stand up and take all the responsibilities on himself;

In the end, Chang Yuchun, as the general marshal of the counter-rebellion army, after repeated weighing and thinking, agreed to the request of South Korean Duke Chen Qingzhi, and he returned to Beijing in person to meet the Holy Spirit for restoration;

Therefore, during this period of time, the Chinese army in the counter-insurgency army far away in Goguryeo did not report the frontline military situation to the court and the Ministry of War. For a time, Li Jingyu, the minister of the Ministry of War, thought that something big had happened to the front-line counter-insurgency army, right?

After all, the bravery of the rebel leader and Jin King Chen Longxiang was well known to everyone in the imperial court.

So, at today's court meeting, when Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian ordered the Ministry of War to get in touch with the Goguryeo counter-rebellion army as soon as possible, Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, was thinking about whether to draw up a list of reinforcements first.

In the imperial study, Chen Huaian continued to give instructions on memorials in various places.

During this period of time, except for the rebellion in Goguryeo in the east of the Tang Dynasty, the rest of the country was in good weather and the country was peaceful and the people were safe.

Zhao Zilong, who is far away in the Western Region and is leading the construction of the Great Wall outside the region, also wrote to report that the construction of the Great Wall outside the region is proceeding step by step;

After the Battle of Uighur in the Western Region, the Arab Empire, which had lost 800,000 troops, was no longer able to conquer the east. In order to divert domestic conflicts, the Abbasid Caliph Safah had to launch a Western Expedition to target the empire. Charlemagne’s empire to the west;

Pang Xianchu, the Duke of Jin, had already returned to Chang'an with his family after the Lantern Festival to personally supervise the construction of the new capital of the Tang Dynasty;

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which runs through the north and south of the Tang Dynasty, continued to expand on the basis of the previous dynasty. Now one-third of the project has been completed. The Ministry of Industry predicts that it will be fully connected in another five years;

The construction work of Emperor Zhaowu's mausoleum is also proceeding in an orderly manner;

...

Most of the memorials reviewed by Chen Huaian were related to the rise and fall of the entire Tang Dynasty. He would personally review the memorials every day, keeping a clear understanding of the progress of various projects.

"Report——"

"Reporting to the Emperor, the Korean prince has returned to the capital from the front line of Goguryeo and requested to meet with the Emperor!"

Suddenly, the announcement from Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, came from outside the Imperial Study Room.

Um?

In the imperial study, Chen Huaian raised his eyebrows and asked, "Xiao Po, where is Duke Han now?"

As he asked, he put down the brush in his hand and stood up.

Outside the palace, Xiao Po replied without hesitation, "Your Majesty, Duke Han is outside the imperial city!"

Chen Huaian immediately ordered, "Xiao Po, summon Duke Han to the palace for an audience!"

"I obey your order!"

Another half an hour later, Duke Han Chen Qingzhi, who was tied up with ropes, appeared in the imperial study.

Before Chen Huaian could ask what was going on, the golden armor brought in by Luo Kun, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, on a tray instantly made Chen Huaian feel like a thorn in his throat, and he was speechless!