In the empire, the reputation of the Chamberlain of Dependencies had long ago been tarnished.
The Chamberlain of Dependencies was tasked with receiving foreign countries and handling matters of etiquette. It only needed to answer to the Son of Heaven. It had little interaction with the nobles, the scions of the great clans, or the common people.
Thus, the Chamberlain of Dependencies tended to favor the foreign countries.
Wang Chong was not at all surprised that the Chamberlain of Dependencies would appear in a place like this.
"Buzz!"
As he was speaking with Huang Qian-er, the crowd began to stir. The densely packed crowd suddenly parted like waves, and several guards of the training field dragged a man and a horse's blood-stained corpse out from inside.
Behind them, the ground was smeared with scarlet, leaving an obvious long trail of blood.
The stench of blood assailed Huang Qian-er's nostrils. Looking at the man's wide-open eyes, gaping mouth, and the gaping hole in his chest, Huang Qian-er hurriedly turned her head away, unable to bear the sight of it.
"It's the Imperial army!"
On the other side, Wang Chong's expression darkened.
In his last life, he had actually heard about this incident in the northern part of the capital. But hearing about it was one thing, and seeing it for himself was another.
This young Imperial soldier was said to have died at the hands of Ouzan's men, but in truth, he had died at the hands of the Chamberlain of Dependencies.
"Bastards, those bastards of the Chamberlain of Dependencies really should be fed to the dogs!"
"They're protecting these foreigners everywhere. Don't tell me they took their money!"
"Hmph, the spies of the Tang dynasty are probably all in the Chamberlain of Dependencies!"
"These bastards only know how to bully the people of the capital. If they like the foreigners so much, send them to the foreigners! "
… …
The sight of the bloody corpses once more stirred the crowd.
"Hahaha, Prince, did you hear that? Did you hear that? We haven't even started fighting, but the people of the Tang dynasty are already making a ruckus. "
In the inner circle of the practice ground stood a muscular and majestic figure. Ouzan Imperial Great General Dusong Mangpoje smirked as he listened to the curses of the men around him.
The challenge this time was the result of the First Prince's willful actions. Dusong Mangpoje had no interest in this sort of competition, which was like a fight between children.
It couldn't be said to be in favor, but it couldn't be said to be against either. But now, Dusong Mangpoje had discovered a little joy.
They were the ones who killed people, and the people who died were also people of the Tang dynasty. But in the end, the two sides of the Tang dynasty started cursing each other.
"Hehe, what do you think, Lord Dusong? My suggestion isn't bad, right? I've said it before, our operation this time will be more daunting than dangerous. Wrong, he wasn't shocked at all. The current Tang dynasty was no longer the Tang dynasty of the past. They are no longer qualified to be our opponents! "
The eldest prince said proudly as he rode on his highland steed.
These words were all spoken in the Ouzan language.
"First Prince, don't be too careless. There was a saying in the Middle Earth: a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse, and a centipede is still alive. It's true that the Tang dynasty isn't as powerful as it used to be, but it can't be underestimated. "
Dusong Mangpoje said.
He still maintained a cautious attitude toward the Tang dynasty, but there was one thing he had to admit. After entering the Tang dynasty twice, the current Tang dynasty was no longer that powerful, valiant, and warring empire of the past.
It had already lost its sharpness and aggressive spirit!
"Hahaha, Great General, be at ease. I know what to do. Once today is over, we will leave the Tang dynasty and return to the empire. After three months, we can go back and report on our mission! "
The eldest prince heartily laughed.
Dusong Mangpoje nodded and gestured to the side. An Ouzan horseman patted the back of his horse and galloped around the practice ground.
"The Tang people of the Central Plains, listen up! First Prince has said that the experts of your Central Plains can't even take a single blow! Don't say that we Ouzan look down on you, but is there anyone else? Is there anyone in the younger generation of the Central Plains who can fight? First Prince will give you one more chance. If there is no one who will fight, First Prince will leave! "
The Ouzan horseman galloped, but this time, he was not speaking in Ouzan, but in the language of the Central Plains.
His voice was shaky and his accent strange. But everyone could understand what he was saying.
Boom!
The unbridled voice of the Ouzan soldiers once more set the crowd abuzz. It had always been the Tang dynasty who bullied others, even if the Ouzan soldiers had bullied them to their doorstep and acted so impudently in a place like the capital.
A few people were already stamping with rage.
"Fight! Everyone, hurry and fight! "
"Is there a formidable expert? Hurry and capture him! "
… …
The crowd began to look around. A few of the more powerful scions immediately found it hard to hold back, but just as they were about to walk out, they were pulled back by their clansmen.
"You're crazy! That's the First Prince of Ouzan we're talking about. The Chamberlain of Dependencies is a small matter, but if you really injure the First Prince and incite a war between the Ouzan and the Tang dynasty … Can you bear the consequences of this? Can your clan bear the consequences? Bastard, are you trying to bring about the destruction of our clan for your own selfish desires? "
That stern look on his face cooled down the passion that had just been boiling. In the crowd, some of the more powerful scions immediately stopped in their tracks.
Standing at the periphery of the crowd, Wang Chong listened and watched, and a hint of worry flashed through his eyes.
A single First Prince of Ouzan couldn't shake the foundation of the Tang dynasty, and a single Imperial Army expert wasn't enough to deal a heavy blow to the empire. Frankly speaking, even the Chamberlain of Dependencies' policy of 'flattering the enemy' wasn't enough to affect the outcome of a single battle for the Tang dynasty.
These were all insignificant matters in the capital.
What Wang Chong was worried about was something else:
The human heart!
When a person was wounded by a saber and a sword, blood would flow out, and it would be visible very quickly. It was impossible to see the trauma of the human heart.
'Rome wasn't built in a single day'. The collapse of an empire wasn't something that happened overnight. Before anything fermented, there would always be subtle signs.
And the human heart was the source of all these signs.
When the people from the Chamberlain of Dependencies issued these orders, they didn't know how much of a blow this matter had dealt to the people of the empire. These spectators, who had backed down due to their apprehensions, also didn't know how much of a blow this matter had dealt to the people of the empire.
Only after this incident, many years later, when they looked back, would they suddenly realize how great of a wound this matter had dealt to the hearts of the people of the empire.
— — There had never been a person who could kill and injure so many people in a strategic location like the capital and still leave successfully.
And in the entire Central Plains, beneath the feet of the Son of Heaven, there wasn't a single person who could defeat him!
Challenges from foreign countries and Hu had happened before in the capital, but this was the first time that a Hu, a foreigner, had won a complete and overwhelming victory in a challenge to the Central Plains!
This was a complete humiliation to the Tang dynasty!
The people of the Tang dynasty were proud, proud, so this matter dealt an even greater blow to the hearts of the people of the empire.
Although First Prince Ouzan had used his identity as a factor, and the Chamberlain of Dependencies was also a factor, once this matter spread, those who heard it wouldn't know any of this.
They would only know that, beneath the feet of the Son of Heaven, where all the geniuses and elites of the Tang dynasty had gathered, so many people had been unable to deal with a single Ouzan.
The hearts of the people had suffered a deep setback.
Coupled with the subsequent defeats, the once proud, dignified, and self-confident people of the Tang dynasty had been beaten to the bottom of the valley. They were filled with lack of confidence, even inferiority, and even self-doubt.
With the hearts of the people scattered, this was the true collapse of the empire.
This also made Wang Chong's heart ache.
There was a deep reason why Wang Chong had run over to deal with the Ouzan instead of the Fifth Prince's matter.
When he first heard about the matter of the Ouzan diplomatic mission, Wang Chong already had his suspicions. And the Eagle's words only confirmed his suspicions.
"The Eagle, is my armor ready?"
Wang Chong suddenly said from his horse.
"It's ready."
The Eagle nodded and solemnly said, "According to Young Master's orders, I've already had the Zhang Clan ship it over."
Wang Chong gave a slight nod, a satisfied look in his eyes.
After several months, the massive Deep Sea Xuan Metal gate that had been discovered in the base of the Iron Cloak Highwaymen had finally been successfully shipped back to the capital, to the territory of the Zhang Clan.
The capital's Zhang Clan attached great importance to this seven to eight thousand jin Deep Sea Xuan Metal gate. When they were transporting the iron gate, they sent elders to escort it.
When it arrived at the capital's Zhang Clan, they had even gathered the most elite swordsmiths of the clan's elders to personally oversee this matter.
Even the head of the Zhang Clan was involved.
A strategic material like Deep Sea Xuan Metal was no trifling matter. Not to mention, what Wang Chong had discovered was seven to eight thousand jin, enough to forge seventy to eighty sets of Deep Sea Xuan Metal heavy armor.
In any empire, this sort of material was of great importance and couldn't be underestimated. If not for Wang Chong, even the capital's Zhang Clan wouldn't have the right to come into contact with this material.
Thus, it was easy to imagine how much importance the Zhang Clan placed on this matter.
The head of the Zhang Clan personally supervised the forging of the first set of armor for Wang Chong's personal use. Wang Chong's original intention was to just forge a set of armor.
However, the head of the Zhang Clan sent a letter saying that he would use the best swordsmiths and find the best inscriptionists to add the best and most sturdy inscriptions to Wang Chong's armor. This was to show the respect and sincerity the Zhang Clan had for Wang Chong.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
