Wei Zheng sighed after announcing the imperial edict.
"Someone, summon the imperial physician!"
"Quick! Send Governor Zhang back to his residence and take good care of him! "
Wei Zheng knew that this would happen today. If it weren't for this incident and the Emperor's desire to clean up the Eight Rivers, Zhang Liang's actions would have led to his demise!
Now, Zhang Liang fainted, which was the best outcome.
The Emperor had only transferred all the navy veterans around him.
Otherwise, if this incident were to spread to the ears of other officials, the imperial edict he was waiting for today would not be just this. It would be a crime of rebellion!
The Emperor allowed all the generals of the Tang Dynasty to have private soldiers, but the number could only be controlled at five hundred. If the number exceeded this number, a light punishment would be a punishment, and a heavy punishment would be a crime!
Zhang Liang taking in this group of veterans seemed to be a kind act, but when combined with his recruitment of new soldiers in Chang 'an and the three thousand veterans, how terrifying was this?
If he had the slightest bit of disloyalty, he only needed to wave his hand gently, and all the waterways around Chang 'an, along the Cao River, would go straight to Taiji Palace!
How terrifying was this?
Would the Emperor allow this?
Would the officials allow this, especially when the veterans who were good at swimming were sleeping soundly beside the bed?
No!
Absolutely not.
That was why Wei Zheng sighed when he saw Zhang Liang vomiting blood and fainting.
When Cheng Yaojin mentioned this incident, he had already seen the killing intent in the Emperor's eyes. However, because of the current situation, the Emperor did not say anything. However, there was no guarantee that the Emperor would not settle accounts after this.
Hopefully, Governor Zhang could understand the Emperor's difficulties!
Wei Zheng watched Zhang Liang leave before he continued, "An Le Fang! What an excellent An Le Fang! "
"Before coming here, the Old Man did not know that this place had been renamed An Le Fang. He also saw the situation here with his own eyes. The old and the weak who retired from the years of war, the Imperial Court neglected you. This is our fault!"
Wei Zheng sighed deeply and then bowed deeply in front of the frightened eyes of all the soldiers.
Prime Minister Wei!
Prime Minister Wei is actually bowing to us bumpkins!??!
Everyone had tears in their eyes.
Someone even knelt on the ground with a choked voice.
"Prime Minister Wei, you mustn't!"
"Prime Minister Wei, you mustn't! We're all bumpkins with no status. You're torturing us by doing this! "
"Minister Wei!"
Wei Zheng waved his hand.
He gestured for everyone to rise.
However, everyone still refused to get up no matter what.
Wei Zheng could only sigh and say, "This bow is this official returning justice to all of you on behalf of the people of the world!"
"This is your honor!"
"This is the glory you've earned as soldiers! If you hadn't sacrificed your lives to protect the Tang Dynasty and shed your blood for the founding of the Tang Dynasty, how could the Tang Dynasty flourish now? "
"This official only wants to say one thing, His Majesty has not forgotten you! The people of the world have not forgotten you! "
Wei Zheng's voice was choking.
As for the soldiers present, they all started to cry.
Once upon a time, they had dreamed that one day, they would be recognized. But after the war ended, when they returned to their homes, they discovered that there was nothing left. Their relatives, neighbors, playmates that they had grown up with, and so on, were all gone!
They had knelt in their homeland and cried bitterly. They had been lost and did not even know where to go. However, at that moment, the commander-in-chief had given them a home!
A home that could not be considered a home.
It had been a few years, but the former emperor had not promised them a reward in Chang 'an City. They had given up because they also knew that the Tang Dynasty had just been established and needed an opportunity to develop.
They had waited for a few years!
Today, the emperor finally remembered them!
How could they not be excited?
Moreover, he had even set up a navy residence in Chang 'an for them!
What was that?
That was an honor bestowed upon them by the emperor!
It was a department set up by the emperor himself, and it was dedicated solely to the emperor!
At that moment, they suddenly felt that their backs were straightened.
They were no longer wandering ghosts. At that moment, they finally found the right to walk freely in their neighborhood and on Chang 'an Street with an identity tag hanging on their waists!
They were also people with an organization and status!
Everyone wept bitterly once again. Even the cries here attracted the old and weak soldiers who were waiting to die in the Reclining Square. After they heard this news, their originally numb eyes suddenly shone with a light of excitement once again!
"We … we found our goal!"
"The emperor has not forgotten us!"
"The Tang Dynasty has not forgotten us!"
Wei Zheng looked at the vast expanse of dark, tower-like men who were suffering under the scorching sun like children. He also choked with sobs.
Those were the soldiers who had once exchanged their lives for the peace of the world!
Wei Zheng had an impulse many times. He really wanted to grab those people in the court who opposed the soldiers and see if they could still be in the court peacefully if it were not for those bumpkin soldiers.
Wei Zheng sighed deeply.
The imperial censor and the eunuchs of the Minister of Internal Affairs behind him also fell silent.
They lowered their heads and hurriedly recorded everything they saw.
After a while, when the cries and venting voices had subsided a little, Wei Zheng shouted loudly, "The emperor has not forgotten the brothers who fought with him to build the Tang Dynasty! It's just that the Tang Dynasty has encountered some troubles now, and the emperor has no time to care about you. But now, your opportunity has come! "
"Now, you all know what happened in Chang 'an City, right? It's a trap! "
"This is a test given by God to the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the emperor needs the brothers who fought with him in the past!"
Everyone was jealous.
They roared at the top of their lungs, "I'm willing to climb the mountain of swords again for the emperor and die a thousand times for him!"
"Good!"
Wei Zheng nodded and pointed to the stinky river beside them, "This is your new battlefield! His Majesty wants all of you to clean up these eight rivers before dawn tomorrow. Can you do it? "
"Yes!"
"Even if we have to pay with our lives, we will make the water in these eight rivers clear before dawn tomorrow!"
"Good!"
"Then, let's go! The emperor is waiting for your new battle report in Taiji Palace! "
"Yes, sir!"
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