Martial Cultivator

As the good news spread back to the capital of gods, which was almost entering summer, every household hung red lanterns at the door. Many wealthy families even started to set off firecrackers at their doorsteps, which made the capital of gods as lively as the New Year.

The people had been suppressed for too long in the past few days. They were worried all day that when they opened their eyes, the damned monsters would be looking at them at the head of their beds. Looking at them was not a big deal, but the most frightening thing was that these guys were holding the heads of their wives and children in one hand.

That would really make people feel extremely painful.

Apart from other things, it is guaranteed that the people of the capital of gods have had such dreams.

It was better now. The monsters in the north were defeated, and they could finally sleep well.

Just when the people were happy, a carriage passed through the downtown area. Sitting in the carriage was a monk in black, who was now the national teacher of Daliang.

However, although this national teacher and the previous one are both monks, there are still some differences. The previous national teacher clearly had a rank, and even the prime minister, the head of the civil officials, was inferior to him. However, this is normal. After all, the national teacher really followed the emperor of Daliang to start the army and made a lot of efforts in the process of conquering the world. Now the national teacher does not have such great achievements, so naturally it is impossible to be like the previous national teacher. The position of the national teacher now is more of a courtesy, without real power.

However, although this black-clothed monk has no real power, he is highly regarded by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince after coming to the capital of gods, and is often summoned to the palace for talks. Now he is crossing the street and entering the palace gate, and it is the same.

After walking out of the carriage, Li Shou has been waiting here. This young eunuch has lost a lot of childishness over the years. Although he has not been able to sit on the position of the head of the eunuchs early, everyone can see that as long as the Daliang Dynasty does not change, the inner court will sooner or later be called by him.

"Master Imperial Master, His Highness is waiting for you in the Imperial Study."

Li Shou did not urge him, which was also what the Crown Prince meant.

The black-robed monk nodded slightly, and his feet were still a little faster. In the secular world, it is different from in the temple. Some things are never the same.

After entering the Imperial Study, Li Shou retreated, and only His Highness the Crown Prince and the black-robed monk were left here.

The Crown Prince was now more calm than before, and his face was no longer immature. He was still reviewing memorials, and when he saw the black-robed monk come in, he put down his red pen and smiled, "Please sit down, Imperial Master."

The black-robed monk declined as usual, and finally sat down slowly.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not waste words, but came over from behind the imperial desk with a letter in his hand, "Brother's handwritten letter from the north, if the contents on it were read by the civil and military officials in the court, it would definitely cause an uproar, so I had to let the imperial teacher take a look first."

The black-robed monk took the letter with both hands, and after a careful look, he did not immediately give his opinion, but asked: "What do you think of what the garrison commander said?"

The content of the letter was actually simple, in the final analysis, it was just the two words "Northern Expedition".

"Our dynasty has just experienced a great war, and 70% to 80% of the elite troops on the border have been killed. The combat power of the rest of the state troops is just so-so. If we really fight, the losses will be heavy. In the war of more than 200 years, countless people have already lost their loved ones. Do we have to fight now?"

The Crown Prince smiled bitterly and said, "The treasury is empty. Even if we really want to fight, can't we wait a little longer?"

The black-robed monk shook his head and said, "Your Highness, if we don't fight now, we can't fight in a few years."

"Why?"

"Because the recovery ability of the demon tribe is much stronger than ours. If we can't solve the demon tribe's problems now, then we will have to wait until later. After a few years, they will recover and it will be even harder to fight. Now we have consumed too much and are holding on to our last breath. Aren't they standing on the edge of a cliff, holding on to their last breath as well? "

"The garrison commander knows that so many people have died, but by comparison, if we leave the demon race behind, we will have lost two hundred years of our lives. It's not clear if there will be another two hundred years of our lives to die, or even more. We might as well take advantage of this time to solve these problems in one fell swoop. "

The black-robed monk's vision is naturally high. Just from that handwritten letter, he has seen through the Chen Dynasty and knows what he is going to do.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince reacted and frowned, "Wait a minute, what the Imperial Master said, is that my brother wants to destroy the demon race?"

The black-robed monk nodded and said, "That's right, the garrison commander wants to accomplish his goal in one fell swoop, completely eliminate the disaster in the north, and from now on, the people of the human race will no longer suffer from the disaster of the demon race."

"This..."

The Crown Prince took two steps back and held the imperial table, "My brother wants to kill so many demons, will he leave a bad reputation?"

The black-robed monk stood up and said calmly, "Your Highness, before I entered the palace, I walked through the long street and saw After the people of Shendu learned that the war in the north had been won, every household decorated their houses with lanterns and colorful decorations, as if the New Year was approaching. Why was this so? Because the people knew that from then on, there would be no more wars for a long time, no relatives would die in the border areas, and there would be no monsters coming south to eat people. However, this was only temporary. If the monsters were not destroyed, one day in the future, the people would face monsters in the north again. Can Daliang's prosperity last for generations? If one day, Daliang could no longer protect the people, would it be like the tragedy of the past again? "

"So, sir, please don't just look at the present, but look at the long-term plan. If more people die now, no more people will die in the future. If nothing else, solve the evil problem now, then the court will not have to pay half of the tax every year." All the money will be sent to the north. How many people in Jiuzhou will benefit from this money?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leaned on the imperial desk, remained silent for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "It's not that I don't understand the truth, I just don't want my brother to carry this infamy again."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said softly: "Brother has done enough."

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A decree for the Northern Expedition suddenly appeared in the court of Shendu. After the decree appeared, countless important officials of the imperial court knelt down one after another and stated their interests to His Highness the Crown Prince. They talked about everything from national affairs to people's livelihood, but in the end they couldn't get around it. Speaking of Chen Chao.

The guardian envoy of the Liang Dynasty was picked out by the courtiers because they wanted to achieve immortality. These courtiers were actually the same group of courtiers who wanted to move the capital earlier. At this moment, after the demon trouble in the north was resolved, they were able to take advantage of every opportunity. Want to cause trouble for Chen Chao.

Mi Ke's face darkened, he cleared his throat, and was about to stand up and curse, but before he could come out, His Highness the Crown Prince slammed the things on the imperial desk to the ground.

The loud noise suddenly silenced the noisy court.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a straight face and spoke very calmly, "I would like to reiterate once again that the Northern Expedition is my will. Whatever the final result is, it is all my will. Whoever dares to involve others will have my court." The battle is waiting for you, my lords!”

His Royal Highness, who had always been gentle and could even be said to be timid, suddenly became so serious that the courtiers were stunned for a moment.

Mi Ke was the first to stand up and kneel down, shouting, "Your Highness the Holy Ming!"

As Mi Ke knelt down, countless courtiers immediately knelt down and shouted the same.

At this moment, the courtiers looked at the Crown Prince standing above with their peripheral vision. They didn't know if it was an illusion, but they always felt that the Crown Prince already had the shadow of the Emperor on his body.

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Half a month later, a meeting was held in the Northern General's mansion.

The people attending the meeting included the surviving northern generals after the war, as well as foreign monks like Yu Xiyi.

The person sitting in the main seat was not Xie Nandu, but Chen Chao, the governor of Daliang.

This is probably the first time in the Northern General's Mansion.

But at this moment, no one among the generals in the hall had any doubts, and they were all convinced.

Gao Xuan took the documents from Shendu and went through the general concept. The general content was that the general Ning Ping died in the battle, and the northern border army could not be without a master for a day. Xie Nandu was officially appointed as the northern general, and Gao Xuan was promoted. Lieutenants, as for other generals, each has his own appointment.

In this way, Xie Nandu became the first female general in the entire history of Daliang.

However, after reading the contents of the document, there was a decree. Regarding the Northern Expedition, Chen Chao was appointed as the General Manager of the Northern Expedition. During the Northern Expedition, he could mobilize all soldiers and military supplies in the Daliang territory without reporting to the capital.

There are two copies of this decree. The first one is sent to the northern border, and the second one is sent to the entire Daliang states to inform the state capitals and ask them to fully cooperate.

As soon as the two wills from the capital came out, all the generals present naturally understood what they were going to do now. Unlike the important officials in the court, they did not think much. They only knew that they were being suppressed by the demon clan in the north. They have been beaten on the head for more than two hundred years, and now it is time for them to avenge their shame.

After Gao Suan finished thinking about his decree, Chen Chao stood up, glanced at the many generals in the hall, and said with a smile: "I know what everyone is thinking. I have been holding this breath for more than two hundred years. Now is the time. It’s time to vent this bad breath.”

Li Changling chuckled, "If nothing else, I've been holding it in for too long. I was born as a cavalryman, and after so many years of struggling to become a general, I can't ride a horse on the Mobei grassland. Isn't that nonsense?" "

Chen Chao nodded and said: "One hundred thousand Dragon Blood Army, most of them are cavalry, not cavalry. General Li will choose from the army himself to form a cavalry army."

Li Changling laughed loudly and clasped his fists tightly, "I will certainly fulfill my mission!"

The Northern Expedition is different from defending the city. Mobei is an open plain, and the Demon Territory is also flat. The Demon Clan has not built any tall cities, so the role of the cavalry is very obvious.

Afterwards, Chen Chao glanced at Gao Xuan. Gao Xuan and Xie Nandu had the final say on the specific marching formation. They already had ideas in their minds about how to arrange it.

"I don't know much about war, but I want to say one thing, this time the Northern Expedition..."

Chen Chao took a breath and said seriously: "No prisoners."