"Your Majesty said this specifically, it must not just be about Sister Yuan, right?" Zhang Wenjing asked again. Li Xia said, "It's nothing else."
"Is it because I heard the gentlemen talking about my second brother and felt that he has a cowardly temperament, so I am a little worried?" "Well, there is a little. Don't expect everything to go smoothly, just make more preparations."
"Actually, it would be smoother if my sixth brother were in Baozhou." Zhang Wenjing was folding clothes. She turned around and whispered in Li Xia's ear, "The sixth brother is more talented than the second brother, and Yuan Ting trusts the sixth brother more."
some."
"Now that things have happened, I don't think about this anymore." Li Xia hugged her waist from behind, lowered his head and asked, "How do you feel about going home?" "I can't tell... I'm a little nervous, and a little worried.
I also want to see dad soon."
Zhang Wenjing, who is already a mother, still has the confusion in her eyes like a child when she talks about her family. "Go to Sister Mingyue's place. She took me with her during the Northern Expedition, but she never took her with her."
"Okay, where is Qiao'er? Didn't she say she was coming to stay with you tonight?"
"I went to play in Concubine Ning's yard. I don't know what to play. I forget everything every time." Li Xia knew about this and said casually: "Maybe she is still fighting crickets. Let her go." "Your Majesty, just do it."
I'm used to Qiao'er."
Zhang Wenjing didn't care about this. She packed her luggage and started counting the gifts and rewards she wanted to bring...
This night seemed particularly short, and Li Xia had already gotten up before dawn.
He looked down at Gao Mingyue, who was putting on the armor for him, and felt that she had been the one he had let down the most over the years.
Gao Mingyue seemed to notice Li Xia's gaze, raised her head and asked, "When the world is calm, can you take me back to Dali?"
Her voice was very soft. When she was in front of Li Xia, she still looked like that shy girl, unable to show off the aura of a queen and a mother to the world.
"Come with me back to Erhai Lake to stay for a while. It's not hot in summer, not cold in winter, and it's neither dry nor humid. We can just blow in the wind, watch the snow, and do nothing else, okay?"
"Okay." Li Xia responded.
He knew that he would still be very busy by then. After the Northern Expedition, he would have to conquer the South. After that, his ambition for the territory would not be less than that of Meng Ge and Kublai Khan.
But he still looked seriously into Gao Mingyue's eyes and made his promise. Gao Mingyue smiled, she was an easily satisfied person.
Li Xia's feeling of guilt towards her also changed from this small request to expectations for the future.~~
When he was ready, Li Xia set out for the eastern suburbs of Chang'an to prepare for the oath.
He had been very familiar with this process of proclaiming himself king and emperor twice before. This time the ceremony was much simpler.
The first thing is still to offer sacrifices to heaven.
After praying to heaven and earth and asking for blessings from heaven and earth, the subjects and soldiers could feel at ease. After the ceremony, an altar of wine was brought out.
Because there were so many soldiers on the expedition, each of them could only drink a spoonful to show their solidarity with each other. Li Xia walked up to the high platform and looked around, only to see people everywhere.
He looked over with countless expectations and upward gazes. Although he should have gotten used to it, he often still found it difficult to bear their expectations.
"Boom! Boom..."
The sound of the drum sounded, getting louder and louder, until it drowned out all the sounds in the world. When the sound of the drum stopped, everything was silent.
Everyone is waiting for Li Xia to speak and tell the world.
However, Li Xia did not recite the message directly. When he spoke, he said whatever came to his mind.
"I have been waiting for too long today. Many people have become numb and tired of the war. Because the Northern Expedition is too difficult, like a long night that will never dawn."
The officials standing below were stunned for a moment. Because the emperor did not follow the established procedures, they were a little panicked. What Li Xia said was what was in his heart.
After ten years of fighting, too many people died, too many emotions were worn away, and too many fatigues and scars were left behind. It was finally time for the Northern Expedition, but his mood was already very calm, without the passion and impulsiveness of the past.
.
But the desire is still there and is stronger.
"A hundred years ago, an official named Fan Chengda from Zhao and Song Dynasties was ordered to go to Jin Dynasty as an envoy.
I crossed the Huaihe River and set foot on the land of the Central Plains. When I arrived in Kaifeng, I wrote a poem. I remember one sentence very clearly..."
Several important ministers in the audience knew this poem and had already recited it in a low voice. "To the north and south of Zhouqiao is Tianjie, where my father is waiting for his return home."
"Crying back tears, I asked the envoy, when will the Sixth Army really come?"
The four words "holding back tears and losing voice" seem to evoke memories of suffering in people's hearts.
Li Xia continued: "When will the Sixth Army launch the Northern Expedition? Twenty-two years after the Central Plains elders asked each other, Lu You wrote a poem."
More people knew about Lu You's poem, and many people began to read it in a low voice. "The remaining people shed tears in the dust, and look south to the king's division for another year."
Year after year, Li Xia said that he had been waiting for this day for too long, because this waiting not only included his ten years,
"Eighteen years later, Lu You spent his whole life waiting for the Northern Expedition. He could only leave his last poem before his death..."
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"When you die, you will know that everything is in vain, but you will not see the same sorrow as all the nine states." "Wang Shibei set the Central Plains Day, and he never forgot to tell Naiwen about family sacrifices."
Hao Gouer read it out and felt his heart heavy.
He had read Lu You's poems, and he would often publish one or two poems in newspapers and write various annotations underneath.
At this time, he was standing far away from the Temple of Heaven, and his view in front of the outermost area was blocked by the crowd, so he could not see the Temple of Heaven.
Fortunately, soldiers would pass the emperor's words at regular intervals so that everyone could hear them. The person who was not far away from Hao Gouer was the young quartermaster Fan Xueyi.
"Today, another fifty-seven years have passed since Lu You's "But the Sadness Is Not Seeing Kyushu". Generation after generation of people have been looking forward to the Northern Expedition and have made arduous efforts. In addition to Lu You, there are also Xin Qiji, Zongze, and Yue Fei.
, Meng Gong... They are not only the civil servants and military generals of the Song Dynasty, they are the backbone of our nation, allowing us to live with our backs straight instead of lying like mud. And the Northern Expedition that they did not wait for, in
Today, we have waited."
Hao Gouer straightened his back, feeling that the burden of the times was pressing on him.
Fan Xueyi was still passing on Li Xia's words.
"Our generation is lucky. The divisions and humiliations in the past will end in our hands, and history will be written in our hands. Wang Shi will be in the Central Plains, and we will make up for the regrets of countless people in the past..."
Standing in front of this team was Lu Xiufu.
He raised his head and looked at the sky, as if he saw the heroic spirits all over the sky.
There is Zongze shouting "cross the river", there is Yue Fei's "ambition to eat Hulu meat", there is Xin Qiji's "he swallows thousands of miles like a tiger", there is Meng Gong's "thirty years of ambition to regain the Central Plains", and there are countless others.
of people who died in battle.
Li Xia had a saying that he strongly agreed with. These people who were committed to the Northern Expedition were not only courtiers of the Song Dynasty, but also heroes of China. Today, Lu Xiufu is wearing the official uniform of the New Tang Dynasty, and he has been able to accept his official status calmly.
He was leading a baggage team, and in front of this team was a phalanx of soldiers. Every soldier stood very tall and straight, full of energy.
Lu Xiaoyou stood at the front of the Yongxing Army's square formation.
As the swearing-in ceremony progressed, a jar of wine was handed to him. The soldier who delivered the wine took a spoon and scooped it twice, and found that there was not much wine left in it.
Lu Xiaoyou simply picked up the wine jar and poured the remaining contents into his mouth. He was a poor drinker, and his face was already stained by just this one sip.
Looking up again, Li Xia on the Temple of Heaven drew out his long sword and pointed it to the north.
Lu Xiaoyou, who had always been calm and shy, also became excited, raised his fists and shouted: "Northern Expedition!" The soldiers behind him also began to shout accordingly.
Soon, the shouts of more than 100,000 people in the entire eastern suburbs gathered together, and the sound was heard in all directions. "Northern Expedition! Northern Expedition!"
"Northern Expedition! Northern Expedition!"
The sun rises in the east and dawn has already broken.
Li Xia began to publish messages to show his determination...
"In the past, the illustrious ancestor created the glorious China. On the verge of death, the Tang Dynasty and Yu succeeded to the throne.
, the three kings are striving to make a mark, and the culture will be refined and unparalleled in the world.
Since the loss of Yanyun by the Shi family and the loss of Huaibei by the Zhao family, the country has been unable to recover. It is like fish and meat rotting, and the smell of fish is everywhere, which leads to groups of captives taking advantage of the gap. The important border areas have been cut away.
He held his back and choked, thus causing the Han Dynasty to lose all its secrets, and the people's spirit was paralyzed.
Compared to jackals and wolves, how can a great country be willing to be reduced to slavery?
I am a descendant of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, a hero who was appointed by his ancestors, and his descendants. They respectfully accepted the destiny and did not dare to be content with themselves. Therefore, they fought hard with swords and swords. For eleven years, they defended Western Shu, opened up territory in Yunnan, recovered Guanzhong, regained control of Longxi and beheaded the captive chieftains.
In Diaoyu City, annihilated the iron cavalry in Helan Mountain. I advocated righteousness in the name of heaven, supported the master of unification, drove the Hulu from the north, divided his troops to attack, and punished Yanjing. People were born in water and fire, and restored the dignity of Han officials. Sweep away the Huchen, unify the four seas, and rule the world.
Annihilate the people and revitalize China.
Worrying that the people do not know it, they will regard me as their enemy, and they will fall deeply into the trap. Therefore, I have warned you that when the commander of the army comes, the military power will be neat, and the orders will be strict. There will be no alarm in the farming and the market, and there will be no offense in the autumn. Those who belong to me will live in peace in China forever, and carry me on their backs.
They fled into the desert.
For the sake of the people of China, God will order the people of China to keep them in peace. How can the barbarians be cured? They are afraid that the Central Plains will be polluted and smelly for a long time, so they lead the fierce heroes from all over the world to clear it out, aiming to drive out the barbarians and eliminate the violence so that the people can find their place.
, the shame of Xuehuaxia.
For example, in Mongolia, although Semu is not a Chinese race, they are born in the same world as heaven and earth. Anyone who knows etiquette and justice and is willing to be a subject is no different from being raised by Chinese people. Announce it to the world and let the envoys hear about it."
Soon, the cavalry dispersed in all directions, spreading the word to the world. War drums sounded again on the Temple of Heaven.
"Northern Expedition! Northern Expedition!"
The soldiers shouted loudly, slowly turned around and began to march. After ten years of struggle, Li Xia finally began his Northern Expedition...