I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

In March of the second year of Zhaowu in the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty and the Charlemagne Empire concluded an alliance in Jinling City, agreeing that the two countries would carry out friendly and in-depth exchanges in military, economic, cultural, scientific and technological aspects, and become allies to jointly defend against foreign enemies. It is called "Jinling Alliance".

In April of the same year, far away in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains in the Pamir Plateau of the Western Regions, Zhao Zilong, the chief of the imperial army of the Tang Dynasty who led the construction of the Great Wall outside the region, received an imperial edict and promoted him to the Grand Marshal of the Tang Dynasty's Western Expeditions, leading 800,000 Tang troops. The soldiers and horses were divided into three groups to conquer the Arab Empire;

At the same time, the Tang Dynasty champion Hou Huo Qubing and Changxin Hou Zuo Liangcai were appointed as deputy marshals of the left and right armies to assist Zhao Zilong in his western expedition. The construction of the Great Wall outside the territory was fully coordinated by Guo Dingfang, the Western Marquis of Datang Town.

Chen Huaian finally agreed to the request brought by Marco Polo, the envoy of Charlemagne's Empire, that Charlemagne wanted to conclude an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, and immediately ordered the Western Expedition after signing the alliance;

On the one hand, it was because in the [Born Emperor's Destiny] system that Chen Huaian was looking forward to, the prompt to achieve [Eternal Emperor] was delayed, and he didn't know what the problem was;

Therefore, continuing the conquest and planting the royal flag of the Tang Dynasty in every corner of the world became his final military pursuit;

On the other hand, in-depth exchanges with Charlemagne’s empire in economic, cultural, technological and other aspects, in Chen Huaian’s opinion, can indeed promote the development of the Tang Dynasty in these aspects;

In comparison, he was more willing to cooperate with Charlemagne's Empire than the other Arab Empire and Byzantine Empire.

Perhaps, when Zhao Zilong returns triumphantly from the Western Expedition, and when the Tang Dynasty once again achieves rapid development in economy, culture, and science and technology, maybe he will achieve the achievement of "one emperor through the ages"?

Who knows?

In May of the same year, Duke Chang Yuchun of Wei, who led an army to Goguryeo to quell the rebellion, and his party returned to Beijing to resume their duties. The remaining forces of Treasure King Gaozang on the Goguryeo Peninsula had all been wiped out by the Tang army;

At this point, the entire Goguryeo Peninsula has come under the rule of the Tang Dynasty and has become part of the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains.

Hundreds of warships from the Tang Dynasty naval fleet, led by Qi Jiguang, the naval admiral and Duke of Dingguo, also set sail from Nampo Port in Goguryeo to begin their first expedition against the four Japanese pirate islands.

Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who was ruling the country in the imperial city of Jinling, reviewed memorials from all over the country every day. Looking at the increasingly powerful Tang Dynasty on the memorials, his inner sense of accomplishment also increased little by little.

This day.

After reviewing the memorial in the Imperial Study Room, Chen Huaian, accompanied by Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, climbed onto the tower of the imperial city and looked down at Jinling City, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, under the setting sun.

Seeing the ancient capital of Jinling shrouded in the afterglow of the setting sun, it seemed as if it was covered with a layer of gold. For the first time, Chen Huaian felt a feeling of emotion in his heart: "How come such a beautiful country is not remembered by others?"

Ten years, in the blink of an eye.

In the tenth year of Zhaowu in the Tang Dynasty, it was the first ten years after Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

Under Chen Huaian's rule, the Tang Dynasty entered the Zhaowu era of unprecedented prosperity. The development of economy, culture, science and technology has far exceeded the total development of the Central Plains dynasties in the previous thousand years;

The territory actually controlled by the Tang Dynasty reached a terrifying 32 million square kilometers. More than two-thirds of the entire Asian continent carried the royal flag of the Tang Dynasty and spoke Chinese;

It is no exaggeration to say that at this time, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian was already a veritable "Governor of Asia". Every time he sneezed in Jinling City, the whole of Asia would tremble.

At this time, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian was about to enter his forties, and his handsome cheeks had grown a beard, becoming more mature and wise.

After ten years of development, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which connects the north and south of the Tang Dynasty, has been successfully opened to navigation and has become the most important water conservancy hub of the Tang Dynasty;

The "Forbidden City" built in Chang'an Mansion has also been officially completed, and the capital can be moved to Chang'an only on a good and auspicious day;

The Western Conquest of the Arab Empire is still going on after ten years. We have to admit that the resilience of this super empire far exceeded Chen Huaian's expectations. In the past ten years, the Tang Dynasty increased its troops to the Western Expedition by no less than two million, and Charlemagne's Empire also came to help from the east. , still failed to completely conquer the Arab Empire;

Although the Tang army on the western expedition had captured Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid dynasty;

However, Caliph Safah, after moving the capital to Damascus, continued to call on the subjects of the Arab Empire to resist the Western Expedition of the Tang Dynasty;

In addition, the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Rome) is just around the corner, so this unprecedented war can still be fought!

In the past ten years, Chen Huaian still has not been able to wait for the notification sound of the [Born Emperor's Destiny] system, and the [Exploring Immortality] that can be opened after achieving the achievement of [Eternal Emperor] has not yet arrived.

Today, Chen Huaian no longer worries about what he should do in order to meet the system's evaluation standards and become the emperor of the ages;

Don’t even think about the extravagant hope of realizing eternal life and immortality;

He even wanted to live every day to the fullest and take the Tang Dynasty he had built with his own hands to a whole new level.

It was the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in the tenth year of Zhaowu in the Tang Dynasty.

Today is the first morning dynasty after the Tang Dynasty moved its capital to Chang'an, and it is also the day agreed by the Ministry of Rites to canonize the prince and crown prince.

In the Jinluan Hall, on the dragon chair.

Wearing a bright yellow five-clawed dragon robe and a tiara, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian sat in it, looking down at the civil and military officials in the palace with great majesty.

Yu Siqian, who was already the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, took the lead in asking the emperor to appoint a crown prince.

Yu Siqian took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the world has been decided today, and the destiny has been returned. Please appoint a crown prince as soon as possible to ensure the safety of the country and the people!"

"Please appoint a crown prince as soon as possible to ensure the safety of the country and the people!"

For a while, all the ministers in the Jinluan Palace made a petition to the emperor to appoint a crown prince.

On the dragon throne, Chen Huaian looked calm and composed.

After ten years, it was finally time to choose a successor for himself and the Tang Dynasty!

Chen Huaian gave an order, saying, "Come here, announce the two princes Chuyan and Chuqing to the palace!"

"Announce, the eldest prince Chen Chuyan, the second prince Chen Chuqing to the palace--"

Soon, under the sharp announcement of the eunuch Cai Hecang, the second eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, the two princes Chen Chuyan and Chen Chuqing, who were already ten years old, walked into the Jinluan Palace with firm steps, under the attention of their father Chen Huaian who was sitting on the dragon throne in the Jinluan Palace, and the civil and military officials on both sides of the Jinluan Palace, and knelt down to greet Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian.

"Your son Chen Chuyan (Chen Chuqing) kowtows to the emperor!"

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

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