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

Time passes leisurely, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian is getting older day by day, and Crown Prince Chen Chuyan is growing up day by day.

In the blink of an eye, another ten years have passed.

The 20th year of Zhaowu in the Tang Dynasty.

After Chen Huaian's twenty years of hard work, the Tang Dynasty's economic, cultural, scientific and technological development has far surpassed the other three empires of the same period;

"The prosperous times of Zhaowu and the prosperity of the country and the people" are no longer a simple slogan, but a reality that is happening now.

At this time, Zhaowu Emperor Chen Huaian was about to enter the age where he knew his destiny. He had a long beard on his chin. His whole person exuded a majestic and wise temperament, especially his deep eyes, which seemed to match his destiny. Eyes can penetrate the world and people's hearts.

In the [Born Emperor's Destiny] system, the reminder to achieve the [Eternal Emperor] achievement and start the exploration of eternal life has still not sounded;

Even Chen Huaian himself couldn't remember how long it had been since he had awakened the [Innate Emperor's Fate] system.

In fact, following his last personal expedition in June of the first year of Zhaowu, when he defeated the Arab Empire in the Western Region and the Eastern Expedition, Chen Huaian never awakened the system again;

The entire Tang Dynasty has fully developed the function of "self-production", and can achieve a virtuous cycle of development, both military and economic (mainly food, grass and baggage);

Including in the later period, during the twenty-year-long Western Conquest of the Arab Empire, in addition to the initial 800,000 troops produced by the system, the subsequent Western Expedition troops of up to one million were all invested in The brave soldiers raised in the Tang Dynasty;

Not only that, Chen Huaian did not continue to summon those legendary military generals with great military exploits from the system to lead the army. Instead, he trained and promoted officials from the army under the current system;

For example, Pang Zhongwang, the eldest son of Duke Pang Xianchu of Jin, Chang Mao, the eldest son of Chang Yuchun, Duke of Wei, Wang Ben, the eldest son of Duke Qin, Huo Wuwei, the eldest son of champion Hou Huo Qubing, Lan Bin, the eldest son of Anxi Hou Lanyu, etc.;

However, these "second generations" of the founding generals of the Tang Dynasty, who were only in their weakest years, have quickly grown into independent generals of the Tang Dynasty through the words and deeds of their fathers and the actual combat experience of going to the Western Regions, inheriting the ambitions of their fathers. , continue to expand territory and make contributions to the Tang Dynasty!

This was also done deliberately by Chen Huaian.

Its purpose was to maintain the martial spirit of the people of the Tang Dynasty and prevent the country's overall military strength from declining;

Otherwise, once these legendary generals who followed him to conquer the country die for a hundred years, the powerful Tang Dynasty will completely turn into a paper tiger. Any challenges and threats from the outside may lead to the destruction of the Tang Dynasty;

Using battle as training to train the second generation of generals in the Tang army was something that Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian had been working on when he was in power. It could be regarded as training his own team of civil servants and generals for Crown Prince Chen Chuyan!

In the second decade after he ascended the throne and became emperor, everything developed according to Chen Huaian's expectations.

In the past two or three years, he has let go and left most domestic and foreign government affairs to Crown Prince Chen Chuyan and Prime Minister Yu Siqian;

I was happy to take some free time, watering the flowers and feeding the fish in the imperial garden every day. From time to time, I would invite a few of my former subordinates to the imperial dining room to drink and chat. I lived a happy life. .

On this day, in the pavilion of the Imperial Garden.

Emperor Zhaowu, Chen Huai'an, and Duke Chang Yuchun of Wei, Duke Pang Xianchu of Jin, and Wang Jian, Duke of Qin, were cooking wine and discussing Taoism in the pavilion of the imperial garden, reminiscing about the past.

Suddenly, the Crown Prince Chen Chuyan's exclamation came from the imperial garden: "Father, good news, urgent good news from eight hundred miles away -"

Um?

Hearing this, the three princes in the imperial garden pavilion raised their brows and subconsciously looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Only Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian still sat on the throne, taking a small sip of the wine in his glass. It was not until the Crown Prince Chen Chuyan knelt down in front of him to greet him that he rebuked him unhurriedly: "Yan'er , Father, how many times have I told you that you are the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, so you should pay attention to your influence and don’t be so impatient about everything;"

Then, he asked casually: "Yan'er, what did you just say, what's the urgent good news eight hundred miles away from the territory?"

"Speak slowly and carefully!"

"Yes, Father!"

The Crown Prince Chen Chuyan was scolded by his father. Although his surprise was somewhat restrained, anyone with a discerning eye could see the overflowing joy on the Crown Prince's face.

Chen Chuyan took a few deep breaths and then said: "To inform my father, I have just received the 800-mile urgent good news from the Western King (Second Prince Chen Chuqing) from Baghdad outside the territory ten days ago——"

"Well, Menes, the second caliph of the Abbasid Dynasty, led the remnants of the Abbasid Dynasty to retreat to the Caucasus Mountains half a month ago and surrendered to our Western Expeditionary Army of the Tang Dynasty!"

Wow!

As soon as these words came out, the three princes present were shocked.

However, something even more shocking to the three of them was yet to come.

Crown Prince Chen Chuyan continued: "Father, Chu Qing also said in the letter that King Manuel II of the Byzantine Empire, on the third day after the Arab Empire surrendered to our Western Expeditionary Army of the Tang Dynasty, I also ordered someone to send me a letter of surrender, expressing my willingness to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and regard the Tang Dynasty as my suzerainty!"

brush!

At this moment, the three dukes present could no longer control their excitement and stood up in a flash, almost speechless with excitement.

Only Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian was still calm and composed, as if all this had been expected.

He looked at the three dukes in front of him, dancing with excitement, and the three old friends who followed him to conquer the world, and smiled knowingly.

In fact, Chen Huaian could understand the mood of these three old friends at this time.

Because Chang Mao, the son of Duke Wei, Pang Zhongwang, the son of Duke Jin, and Wang Ben, the son of Duke Qin, were all in the Western Expedition Army, following the second prince, Chen Chuqing, the Western King, to fight at the forefront of the Caucasus;

This time, the Arab Empire, which had resisted the Tang Dynasty for twenty years, was finally completely conquered by the Tang Dynasty. How could these fathers not be happy for their sons?

With such military achievements, the hereditary title of the Duke's Mansion is a foregone conclusion.

This is a great thing, how can people not be excited and happy?

The next moment, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian also took advantage of this good news, raised the wine glass in his hand, and said to several old friends: "Come on, three Dukes, let's raise a toast together, and toast to the children fighting on the front line far away from the domain, and wish the children a triumphant return from the Western Expedition!"

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"