Chapter 119 Speech to Hundreds of Thousands of Guards
"Okay!" Li Qian cheered up after a bumpy journey and was about to open the door to go out, but the door of the jade carriage was opened first, revealing the smiling face of the old eunuch.
Li Qian stepped on the brocade mat and got off the jade chariot. The incense table was displayed on the high altar in front of him. There were still familiar people under the high altar.
"I will see my emperor."
Li Yuan, Yang Jian, Zhao Kuangyin and other military generals, as well as Yan Song, Qin Hui and other civil servants are also here. In a while, they will all serve as supporting roles for Li Qian's oath.
But Li Qian didn't pay attention to them. His eyes were attracted by the ten guards at the foot of the mountain.
The wind was howling, and the sky and the earth were vast.
The sound of thunderous war drums shook the ground, and the soldiers of the imperial guards were all led by cavalry commanders in strong armor and red capes, slowly marching in formation.
300,000 Imperial Army trains, on foot and on horseback, divided into ten formations, trampled the vast plain in front of them under their feet, with flags like a forest, swords and spears like the sea, swords and halberds pointing to the sky, and the majestic force stretched for dozens of miles.
Li Qian was initially frightened by this powerful military force.
But after I came back to my senses, endless pride burst out in my chest!
With such a prosperous army, what can the world do?
He took a few quick steps forward, trying to take in as many of the ranks of the Forbidden Army as possible.
The sky is dark, the grass and trees are solemn, there are heavy black clouds on the mountains, iron clouds are surging below the mountains, flags are swirling in the wind, dark iron armor is clanging, and the many arrays form a deep ocean that shines with a cold luster.
A gust of cool wind blew, fluttering the string of white jade pillars on Li Qian's crown. He was so excited that he came back to his senses from this shocking sight.
Turning around and looking back, all the ministers were still bending down to salute.
"Everyone in your family, please be safe."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
A group of ministers followed Li Qian, and Qin Hui reminded: "Your Majesty, the swearing-in can begin."
There is no specific time requirement for the swearing-in, you can start as long as you are fully prepared.
Think about it, if the enemy is about to attack, if you are waiting for an auspicious moment to swear an oath, isn't that asking for death?
"Okay, let's get started!"
Li Qian nodded, and his excitement calmed down a little at this moment.
Since the swearing-in was confirmed at the last court meeting, the civil servants have been making preparations in the past few days. First, they sent someone to tell Li Qian about today's process to avoid mistakes in the process.
Later, Zhongshu and Menxiasheng took out another oath of emperor and asked him to memorize it. This was also one of the necessary procedures for taking the oath.
On this square platform built on the mountainside of Nanshan, there are incense tables, incense burners, corpses of livestock, and weapons prepared in advance...
Li Qian is in the middle, and the officials are arranged in order below the high platform according to their civil and military positions.
After the swearing-in process began, Li Qian had to symbolically slaughter six animals, sacrifice to the ancestors and gods, and ask them to bless him and win the battle.
Although Li Qian is an atheist, he will naturally not make mistakes at this time. This sacrifice is to stabilize people's hearts, but it is not to really ask for blessings from the gods.
After the sacrifice, the emperor read out the oath.
The wind was howling, the emperor stood on the mountainside, and the imperial guards below looked up and could only see a single figure, and even Li Qian's appearance could not be clearly seen.
These were the Forbidden Army soldiers who were close. As for those who were farther away, they could only see a fuzzy dot with black top and red bottom. This was the entire impression of the emperor in their minds.
In this case, let alone reading out the sacrificial rites, even if Li Qian screamed at the top of his voice, the imperial guards in the distance might not be able to hear him.
However, the reason why the successive Daqian emperors chose this place as the place to swear their loyalty during expeditions was because of the special terrain of Nanshan Mountain, and this square platform was also carefully designed.
As long as the emperor stood on it and spoke, his voice could be heard far away, allowing people at the foot of Nanshan Mountain to hear clearly, but there was nothing the Imperial Army could do further away.
Li Qian took a few steps forward and looked down at the imposing Ten Guards Imperial Army!
The oath sent to him by the civil servants was very short, and he had already memorized it. But at this moment, Li Qian suddenly changed his mind.
It was difficult for him to understand the meaning of those elaborate expressions, let alone the following soldiers.
What's the point of reading it like that? Is it worthy of this group of majestic Imperial Guards? Is it worthy of such a grand scene?
It's better to improvise on your own!
Li Qian took a few steps forward again and came to the edge of the high platform. He was so angry that he lowered his voice a few points to be more powerful.
"Fellow Forbidden Army officers!"
Li Qian's rich voice was carried down the mountain by the long wind and reached the ears of many Imperial Guards.
However, the civil and military officials who were closer to him were suddenly dumbfounded. They all turned their attention to Qin Hui, Yan Song and other officials under his sect.
Is this the oath you wrote to the emperor?
Qin Hui also frowned. He had also read the oath. The first sentence was clearly "All the common people of Geer, please listen to my words." Who gave it to him that His Majesty the Emperor read?
Wang Mang, the Minister of Rites, also looked at Li Qian in astonishment.
However, no matter what they think, they can no longer change the outcome.
Looking at the emperor standing on the altar, the officials felt an unpleasant feeling in their hearts.
Things seem to be getting off track...
Li Gan's voice continued to come from the high platform: "You are all the most elite generals and the most adept soldiers of Daqian. Every inch of Daqian's hundreds of millions of miles of territory is defended by you. You are my most reliable people! !”
Well, it’s right to put a high hat on this kind of speech at the beginning.
Sure enough, after hearing this, those Imperial Guards who were disapproving at first were startled and looked up at the altar on Nanshan Mountain. However, those Imperial Guards who had been concentrating on the altar were even more energetic, and even their backs subconsciously straightened a bit. .
It doesn't matter who can say good things. If a roadside beggar told them that the territory of Daqian depends on you to defend it, the Imperial Guards might laugh and give him a kick. How the hell do you know about Daqian's territory?
But now, the one who said these words was the emperor who stood high on the altar, symbolizing the supremacy. The feelings of the imperial guards suddenly changed. This was a sense of glory!
Li Qian nodded slightly and continued to speak loudly: "Now, King Wu Fu Chai has brazenly started a war without any order from the court!"
He knew that this sentence was nonsense, and the Imperial Guards might not feel anything after hearing it, but the key to Li Qian lay in the next sentence.
If you want the upper and lower to work together, you must realize the same benefit from the upper and lower!
"What's even more outrageous is that after the imperial court issued an order to mediate, Fu Chai not only refused to comply with the order, but even threatened to cut off our water transportation to the capital. He also said personally that he would never allow a grain of grain to be transported to the capital!!"
Li Qian's emotions became intense and he shouted loudly: "Soldiers of the Forbidden Army! Tell me, do you agree?"
The Forbidden Army's food and salary are distributed through grains. Without grains, not only would they not be able to eat, but the whole family would probably go hungry as well.
Anyone who agrees would be out of their minds.
Sure enough, as soon as Li Qian finished speaking, the huge number of Forbidden Army became a little restless, and voices came from various Forbidden Army arrays: "No!"
This was the roar of thousands of people, and Li Qian felt that the altar under his feet was shaking slightly.