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

After waiting for twenty years, when Chen Huaian thought of the system prompt sound that was both unfamiliar to him and also made him look forward to it, Chen Huaian seemed particularly calm, and even the frequency of his heartbeat did not speed up because of it.

He just stood on the tower of Jinling Imperial City, letting the icy cold wind blow across his cheeks, looking firmly at the lights of thousands of houses inside and outside Jinling City.

"It's snowing!"

A child's cry of joy brought Zhaowu Emperor Chen Huaian back to his senses.

When he looked up at the sky, under the shining of colorful fireworks, goose-feather-like snowflakes accompanied by the biting cold wind were pattering down inside and outside Jinling City.

Chen Huaian reached out to take a piece of snowflake, watched the snowflake turn into a puddle of snow in his hand, and murmured to himself: "It's snowing, it's another year!"

Then, he ordered the Jinwu Guard commander and Zhongyihou Xiao Po beside him: "Xiao Po, get up and drive back to the palace!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Po immediately accepted the order, turned around and said: "Get off and go back to the palace!"

The night passed.

Even though Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian had received the system prompt and achieved the achievement of [Eternal Emperor], he still did not choose to wake up the system to see what kind of secrets the [Explore Immortality] permission contained, which could allow thousands of years. Kings of all dynasties have spent their entire lives pursuing the so-called immortality.

At this time, Chen Huaian actually began to miss everything now;

And the permission to [Explore Eternal Life] was like the last chocolate candy in his hand. When he thought about it, it would feel extremely sweet, but when he needed to peel off the candy wrapper to taste it, he flinched a little.

Because Chen Huaian was not sure whether the chocolate candy wrapped in candy wrapper was the taste he had imagined and expected for the past twenty years.

The next day.

Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian personally led the crown prince Chen Chuyan, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who had returned from the Western Expedition, and the civil and military officials of the court to the Purple Mountain outside the city to worship heaven.

To pay tribute to the ancestors of past dynasties, under the rule of Emperor Zhaowu, the current Tang Dynasty is in good weather, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and everyone in the world is surrendered.

After the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, on the way back to the imperial city, Chen Huaian asked the crown prince Chen Chuyan to get on his dragon chariot.

On the way back, he looked at his eldest son, who was full of heroic spirit and had begun to look like an emperor in his brows, and said meaningfully: "Yan'er, my father is going to leave all the affairs of the court to you to make decisions from now on. deal with;"

"Father, prepare to abdicate!"

Buzz——

Almost subconsciously, after hearing what his father, Emperor Chen Huaian, said, Crown Prince Chen Chuyan's head suddenly exploded.

Even though he was in the dragon chariot with limited mobility, the Crown Prince Chen Chuyan still plopped down and knelt down in front of Chen Huaian and said with tears in his eyes: "Father, you absolutely must not do this!"

"My sons are talented and have little knowledge. They still need experience and experience. There is no way they can shoulder the important task of governing the country!"

Chen Chuyan showed his true feelings and begged Chen Huaian: "Father, you are in good health and in your prime. You can still sit on this throne for another ten thousand years;"

"My son, I still want to stay with my father and learn more about my father's ways of governing the country. Please take back my life!"

Eh——

Looking at his eldest son Chen Chuyan kneeling in front of him, Chen Huaian was both relieved and worried.

Fortunately, the eldest son Chen Chuyan, who was born in an imperial family and governed the country as the crown prince, is not like some princes and crown princes in history who, after tasting the power, were no longer willing to succumb to the position of prince. , there are no fewer examples of patricide and usurpation of the throne;

It's good for my son, but when I wanted to pass the throne to him, I pushed him away. Isn't it stupid?

Or is it that the words "mandated by heaven" and "longevity" are not enough for him?

The worry is that Prince Chen Chuyan is too kind and lacks some decisiveness in killing, fearing that he will not be able to control the court after he truly becomes the leader of the Tang Dynasty in the future;

Today's Tang Dynasty is not just a huge empire standing in the east of the world, but a super empire that manages nearly two-thirds of the world's land and population;

Without a decisive and decisive emperor, it is not known how long those foreign races who ostensibly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty could continue to surrender.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Huaian seemed to feel that his sudden proposal to abdicate and push Prince Chen Chuyan to the throne seemed a bit abrupt;

Perhaps, he really needs to be given more experience in the position of Crown Prince.

cough--

It's all because of the sudden system prompt tone that disturbed my mind!

Finally, Chen Huaian softened his tone and said to the Crown Prince Chen Chuyan again: "Yan'er, if I remember correctly, it has been ten years since you were canonized as the Crown Prince, right?"

Um!

Chen Chuyan's eyes were red and he nodded heavily.

Chen Huaian added: "In other words, you have been learning how to be a good emperor since ten years ago!"

"Father, I..."

Chen Chuyan wanted to say something, but was rudely interrupted by Chen Huaian, saying: "Yan'er, listen to me!"

"From the day you were canonized as the Crown Prince, you should have known that sooner or later you would inherit the throne. In the past ten years, you have also been studying hard how to be a good emperor;"

"I see all of this and keep it in my heart!"

After a pause, Chen Huaian continued: "When I was your age, your grandfather had already given me full authority to coordinate all the affairs of the Jin Palace and the marching and fighting of the Po Lu Army;"

"Within a few years, I had already started to raise troops to quell the rebellion and step by step to conquer the great country of the Tang Dynasty;"

"At that time, no one gave me any advice..."

Chen Chuyan listened to his father's words quietly, and seemed to have guessed his father's intentions.

Chen Huaian said: "Yan'er, it's time for you to leave your father's protection and stand on your own. This huge country will sooner or later need you to take the lead;"

"Father doesn't want you to shrink the country of the Tang Dynasty or even lose it!"

At this point, Chen Huaian raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears that slid down his son's cheeks, saying: "Yan'er, remember, this is the last time I will wipe your tears for you;"

"From now on, I don't want to see tears on your face again;"

"Father, your son——"

Chen Chuyan choked up and couldn't speak.

Chen Huaian finally began to take a step back and said, "Yan'er, today's matter was abrupt for the emperor, but it is also a reminder for you to grow up as soon as possible;"

"Abdication will be discussed later!"

"But--"

Chen Huaian changed the subject and said in an unquestionable tone: "It is settled that you will be the regent as the crown prince;"

"Next, I plan to travel around the country incognito. I have been on the throne for 20 years, and I should give myself a long vacation to rest;"

"Yan'er, don't you think so?"

......

The 16th day of the first lunar month in the 21st year of the Zhaowu Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Just after the Lantern Festival, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian issued an edict at the court meeting, stating that the crown prince Chen Chuyan would be the regent from now on, and he would go to the Huangshan Palace to recuperate for a year (actually not going to Huangshan, but a private visit incognito).

So far, the highest power of the Tang Dynasty began to change, and the Tang Dynasty officially entered the era of "Emperor Yan".

In the twenty-first year of Zhaowu, on the fifth day of the third month, the Waking of Insects.

Accompanied by Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, Chen Huaian secretly left the capital, and his first stop was to return to Longcheng, the birthplace of the Tang Dynasty.

Today, Longcheng, the fief of the King of Jin, as the former residence of the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, has been greatly developed due to its geographical location adjacent to the capital Chang'an Prefecture, and has become one of the largest cities in the north.

However, the entire old city and the Prince of Jin's Mansion in the city still remain the same.

When Chen Huaian, the Emperor of Zhaowu, who was on a private visit, climbed the city wall, he walked along the official road on the city wall all the way to the West Gate, and the scenes of the bloody battle in Longcheng seemed to reappear in front of him.

Chen Huaian said to Xiao Po beside him: "Xiao Po, I remember that the first time I saw you was on the west gate wall of Longcheng;"

"You alone defended the flag of the 8th Regiment of the Po Lu Army and the military spirit of the 8,000 Po Lu Army in Longcheng!"

After hearing the words of the emperor, Xiao Po, who was already over 50 years old, scratched his scalp a little embarrassedly and replied shyly: "Sir, you still remember it!"

"Yes, I still remember it!"

Chen Huaian nodded and said with emotion: "I still remember that you seemed to have killed 93 enemy soldiers in the battle of Longcheng!"

"Sir, that's right, it was 93 bandit chiefs!"

Recalling the past years, Xiao Po, with gray hair, couldn't help but burst into tears. He seemed to see the brothers of the Po Lu Army who died on the wall of Longcheng. At this moment, they all stood in front of him and walked past him with a grin.

When Xiao Po wanted to reach out to grab them, he found that he couldn't catch these brothers at all.

It was not until he was awakened by the words of Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian that he came back to his senses.

Chen Huaian said: "Xiao Po, let's go, accompany us to Fengming Mountain Qixia Temple!"

While instructing Xiao Po, he murmured to himself: "I don't know if the old monk in black is still alive!"

Soon, Chen Huaian and his party arrived at Fengming Mountain Qixia Temple outside Longcheng.

Thanks to Chen Huaian, Qixia Temple is now a well-known temple. There are endless pilgrims and monks coming to burn incense every day, and the whole temple has a sense of prosperity.

Chen Huaian, who was on a tour incognito, followed a group of pilgrims who came to burn incense and walked into Qixia Temple all the way.

But he never thought that as soon as he arrived at the gate of the temple, he was stopped by a middle-aged monk: "Amitabha, donor, please stay!"

Hmm?

Chen Huaian frowned slightly, and felt that the monk who was blocking the road looked familiar.

Seeing this, Xiao Po beside him subconsciously took a step forward and protected Chen Huaian behind him, posing a posture that could attack or defend.

Seeing this, the monk hurriedly said: "Don't be nervous, I came here to welcome you on the order of my master;"

"May I ask, is your surname Chen?"

Facing the monk's question, Chen Huaian did not answer him directly, but asked: "May I ask your Dharma name, is it Jingxin?"

Hmm?

This time, it was the monk's turn to be a little surprised.

He said: "Donor, my Dharma name is Jingxin!"

Hahaha!

Chen Huaian suddenly laughed out loud and said: "Master Jingxin, we met more than 20 years ago. At that time, you were still a little monk named Jingxin!"

"Let's go, lead the way, take us to see your master!"

Monk Jingxin's expression was obviously stagnant, but he did not ask any more questions. Instead, he made a gesture of invitation and said, "Donor, please come this way!"

It turned out that the monk in front of him was Chen Huaian, who was still His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin at that time. He brought his younger brother Chen Longxiang, who had committed murder and sin during the defense of Longcheng, to Qixia Temple to let the black-robed old monk Dongfang Xiao perform a ritual to help the souls who died under Chen Longxiang's golden hammer to be reborn. The young monk Jingxin led them in the temple;

I haven't seen him for more than 20 years. The naughty little monk at that time has become a great monk with great achievements in Buddhism;

I don't know what the black-robed old monk Dongfang Xiao, who had attained enlightenment back then, would look like now?

After a while, Chen Huaian, under the guidance of Monk Jingxin, came to a Zen room in the backyard of the temple. The latter told him that his master was in seclusion in the Zen room;

And Chen Huaian also took the initiative to instruct Xiao Po to let the accompanying Jinwu Guards disperse a little, and without his order, they must not come to disturb his meeting with Master Dongfang.

After giving all these instructions, Chen Huaian adjusted his mood and pushed open the door of the Zen room with a creak.

In the Zen room, an old monk in a black robe was meditating and chanting with his back to the door. From time to time, there were sounds of knocking wooden fish, and rows of long-burning lamps were swaying rhythmically from side to side.

"Last night, I observed the sky, and the Purple Star moved eastward; this morning, there was even a magpie in the courtyard announcing good news; I counted with my fingers and knew that a distinguished guest was coming!"

As he spoke, Dongfang, the old monk in a black robe, who was meditating and chanting with his back to Chen Huaian, slowly turned around and looked at Chen Huaian with a smile in his eyes.

When Chen Huaian saw Dongfang Xiao's face clearly by the light of the ever-burning lamp, he almost subconsciously blurted out: "Master Dongfang, so many years have passed, how come you haven't aged at all?"

More than 20 years have passed, and the face of the black-robed old monk Dongfang Xiao is actually the same as when Chen Huaian first met him. He seems to never age at all.

The next moment, Dongfang Xiao's answer made Chen Huaian's expression stagnate, as if struck by lightning; then he suddenly realized it!

Dongfang Xiao smiled meaningfully and said: "Your Highness, haven't you aged at all?"

(The whole book is over)

Postscript:

In the 21st year of Zhaowu in the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Chen Huaian died on his way to the south, and Crown Prince Chen Chuyan succeeded to the throne in front of the spirit, and the reign was named "Zhenguan".

In accordance with the will of Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, his body was not buried in the newly built imperial mausoleum. His Zhaowu Emperor Tomb in Mount Li was only a cenotaph.

After the succession of the throne, Chen Chuyan, the "Emperor Yan", ruled the country with culture, practiced strict economy, encouraged agriculture and sericulture, achieved recuperation, and made the country peaceful and the people safe, creating the "Zhenguan Reign";

Externally, he continued to implement the foreign policy during the reign of Tang Taizu Chen Huaian, continued to implement the new policy of "separation of military and politics" outside the territory, and established 24 vassal towns to manage outside the territory;

Internally, he continued to promote the integration of various ethnic groups, established a prosperous situation of integration of the Central Plains and the Western Regions, and laid the foundation for the future rule of the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years.

The prosperous Tang Dynasty created by Chen Huaian and his son left a very brilliant and colorful stroke in the long river of the Central Plains culture and history in this plane, which was praised by later generations!