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"Brothers, you've worked hard on this long expedition to India and the Abbasid Caliphate."

As soon as Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, he raised his hands and clasped them in a fist salute to the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Great Dragon Army in the four formations.

"Brothers, if it weren't for your arduous sacrifices and bloodshed, our Great Dragon Dynasty wouldn't have two new fertile territories today."

In these past few years, although I, Liu Mingzhi, have not ridden alongside all my brothers on the battlefield, I have been constantly monitoring their situation through the battle reports sent to our capital city by the Duke of Huguo and the Duke of Yong'an.

When I see news of my brothers' consecutive victories and achievements in the battle reports, I laugh out loud with joy, and I'm so excited that I can't sleep for a day or two.

In light of this, I, Liu Mingzhi, am genuinely happy for you, proud of you, and honored by you.

Because this way, you can return home in glory and bring honor to your ancestors.

However, when I see news in the battle reports that some brothers have unfortunately died on the westward expedition due to acclimatization problems, or that some brothers have unfortunately died on the battlefield, I can't help but feel sad, deeply saddened and grieving.

He died before achieving his goal, leaving heroes to weep with sorrow.

Do not laugh at me, drunk and lying on the battlefield; how many have returned from ancient battles?

Brothers, the poem mentioned earlier refers to those brothers who tragically perished on the westward expedition due to acclimatization issues.

The following line of poetry refers to the brothers who unfortunately died on the battlefield.

I, Liu Mingzhi, am an elderly father, have wives, concubines, brothers, and sisters, and have children to care for me.

If something were to happen to me, my family would be heartbroken.

Brothers, you're the same.

You are also sons of your respective parents, husbands of your wives, elder brothers or younger brothers of your brothers and sisters, and fathers of your children.

If something were to happen to you, all your families would be heartbroken and saddened.

As the sage said, "While one's parents are alive, one should not travel far; if one must travel, one should have a fixed destination."

As the saying goes, a mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles.

"I, Liu Mingzhi, have been away from my hometown for a long time, and my parents worry about me constantly. Aren't your parents the same?"

When Liu Mingzhi finished speaking loudly, he let out a long sigh with a look of melancholy on his face.

"Ugh!"

"Brothers, as the ruler of our Great Dragon Dynasty, I shouldn't be saying these discouraging and heartbreaking things to you."

It's very simple, because such words will demoralize the troops and shake their resolve.

However, even though I know I shouldn't be saying these things to you, I still said them out loud to all of you.

Because I, this young master, believe in your character and virtue.

I know very well that you will feel sad and heartbroken after hearing what I just said, and you will miss your relatives and friends who are thousands of miles away in your hometown.

However, I know even more clearly that you will never forget your duties as soldiers.

Upon hearing Young Master Liu's loud shouts, the expressions on the faces of the more than 10,000 Great Dragon soldiers all became dejected.

However, a clear determination shone in their eyes.

"Brothers, let me speak from the bottom of my heart."

When I saw those bad news in the war reports, I felt more than just sadness and grief.

Sometimes, I even feel guilty.

Especially when it's late at night and I can't sleep.

I've been thinking about this!

If it weren't for my orders as the ruler of this country, Liu Mingzhi, many of my brothers wouldn't have died in a foreign land.

However, when I think about these things, I can't help but think of the more than three thousand caravan people who were brutally slaughtered many years ago.

Brothers, more than three thousand people, more than three thousand people!

Many years ago, they simply left our Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty to do business in foreign lands. They did not engage in forced buying or selling, nor did they bully others or violate the laws of other countries.

Brothers, what's wrong with this?
Brothers, what did they do wrong?
More than three thousand people from the caravan had committed no wrongdoing whatsoever; they were all brutally murdered by those scoundrels simply because of the greed of a few individuals.

Brothers, those innocent people died!

what is this?
This is a blood feud!
As the saying goes, once you start, you'll start again.

If I, the ruler of this nation, and the court of our Great Dragon Dynasty do not dispatch elite troops to punish those shameless individuals in the Kingdom of Tianzhu and the Kingdom of Dashi who dare to provoke the might of our Great Dragon Dynasty and wantonly slaughter our people...

Today, driven by greed, they dare to wantonly slaughter the people of one of our Great Dragon Dynasty's caravans; tomorrow, driven by the same greed, they will wantonly slaughter the people of a second caravan of our Great Dragon Dynasty.

Once those shameless people have tasted the sweetness of success, they will become even more reckless and unruly in the future.

Brothers, warriors of the Great Dragon.

"I ask you, what is the punishment for killing someone in our Great Dragon Dynasty? What is the punishment for owing debts?"

Upon hearing Young Master Liu's question, the more than ten thousand Great Dragon soldiers in the four formations on the training ground immediately raised their arms and shouted in unison.

“A murder must be paid with a life, and a debt must be paid with money.”

Upon hearing the shouts of over ten thousand soldiers, Liu Mingzhi solemnly stood up from his horse.

"That's right, it's a matter of paying for a life if you kill someone, and paying back debts if you owe them."

Brothers, I, Liu Mingzhi, am the ruler of our Great Dragon Dynasty, and you are the Great Dragon soldiers under my command, the current emperor.

As the ruler of a nation, I bear the responsibility of governing diligently and caring for my people.

As soldiers of our Great Dragon Dynasty, you bear the responsibility of guarding our borders and protecting our people.

Brothers, the vast land of our Great Dragon Dynasty does not belong to me, Liu Mingzhi, alone, but to all of us in our Great Dragon Dynasty.

Brothers, soldiers of the Great Dragon Dynasty!

Do not forget that your wages, every bite of food you eat, and every piece of clothing you wear all come from the hands of the people.

As the ruler of our Great Dragon Kingdom, I, Liu Mingzhi, would be unworthy to be the ruler of our Great Dragon Kingdom if I failed to send troops to punish those shameless scoundrels who wantonly slaughtered my people.

Similarly, if you cannot avenge those people, you are not worthy of the money paid by the people, the food eaten by the people, or the clothes made by the people.

Therefore, regardless of the circumstances, our Great Dragon Dynasty must send troops to punish those shameless individuals who dared to challenge the might of our Great Dragon Dynasty and wantonly slaughter our people. I, this young master, will make you use your weapons to avenge those innocent and tragically killed people, and I will make you use your weapons to teach those shameless individuals a lesson.

The people of our Great Dragon Celestial Dynasty are not to be slaughtered at will, and the majesty of our Great Dragon Celestial Dynasty is not to be challenged casually.

Brothers, if we fail to demonstrate the might of our Great Dragon Dynasty to the shameless scoundrels in India and the Abbasid Caliphate, as well as the courts of other Western countries, sooner rather than later, more people will suffer in the Western countries.

They were even brutally murdered and died tragically on foreign soil.

Brothers, you all have your own children, and in the future, you will have your own grandchildren.

The ways of Heaven are unpredictable, and the affairs of the world are uncertain.

No one can guarantee that one day in the future they will set foot on this land within the borders of the Western countries.

Brothers, brothers, soldiers of the Great Dragon Dynasty!

As the saying goes, the deeds of those who came before us are our teachers.

Learn from the experiences of those who came before, brothers.

If our Great Dragon Dynasty fails to make the courts of India, the Abbasid Caliphate, and the Western countries understand sooner that the majesty of our Great Dragon Dynasty cannot be easily violated, and that the people of our Great Dragon Dynasty cannot be arbitrarily bullied, then our descendants will repeat the same mistakes on this land.

Therefore, I, the young master, have dispatched nearly a million elite troops on a long expedition to conquer India and the Abbasid Caliphate. This is not only to avenge the more than three thousand people, but also to make an example of them.

I, this young master, not only want the courts of India and the Abbasid Caliphate to understand one thing, but also the courts of the other Western countries to understand one thing.

That is, the majesty of our Great Dragon Dynasty is absolutely inviolable.

Anyone who dares to offend them will surely die!

I, this young master, will ensure that every citizen of our Great Dragon Dynasty will not be humiliated or suffer a tragic death, no matter where they travel in the world.

And you are the fists of me, the ruler of this nation; you are the sharp blades in my hands, protecting my borders and my people.

As Liu Mingzhi solemnly raised his voice and spoke loudly, he raised the horsewhip in his hand.

"Brothers, soldiers of the Great Dragon Dynasty."

Now, I, this young master, will make you tell me loudly.

Do you regret this long expedition?

When the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Great Dragon Army on the training ground saw Young Master Liu suddenly raise his whip while speaking loudly, they either immediately drew their weapons from their waists or raised their weapons and shouted again.

"No regrets!"

"No regrets!"

"No regrets!"

Liu Mingzhi took a deep breath, raised his riding whip, and slowly surveyed the soldiers in the four formations.

"May the dragon be victorious! May the soldiers be victorious!"

"The dragon is mighty, the soldiers are mighty!"

"May Your Majesty be victorious! May Your Majesty be mighty!"

"Wu!"

"Wu!"

"Wu!"

In just a few breaths, the more than 10,000 soldiers, who had been looking downcast, became excited and their morale soared.

Upon seeing this, Zheng Jizhong, Zhang Yaohe, Li Zhihai, and other key generals all revealed excited smiles on their faces.

Previously, the group of them had some concerns that what Young Master Liu said might affect the morale of the more than 10,000 soldiers, thus causing instability in the army.

It wasn't until they witnessed firsthand the scene before them—a multitude of soldiers with soaring morale and a surge in fighting spirit—that they realized they had been worrying for nothing.

Zheng Jizhong and his group turned their gazes to Young Master Liu one after another, a slightly self-deprecating smile appearing on their lips.

At this moment, all of them felt ashamed of their own worries.

That makes sense. Given His Majesty's status, how could he possibly sit idly by and allow such a situation of low morale and unstable military spirit to occur?

Compared to his brothers and other generals in the army, His Majesty, as the ruler of the Great Dragon Dynasty, should be more worried about the low morale and instability of the soldiers on expeditions.

Unreasonably worried.

Unreasonably worried.

That's really worrying unnecessarily!

As Zheng Jizhong and his group were all displaying self-deprecating laughter, Young Master Liu slowly lowered his arm, which was holding the riding whip high.

"Brothers, soldiers of the Great Dragon, let's keep things separate."

In my generation, Liu Mingzhi's favorite approach to things is to stick to the facts.

Regarding this long-distance expedition to conquer India and the Abbasid Caliphate, I will reiterate my previous statement.

Brothers, you've worked hard on this long expedition.

I will never overlook your hard work just because you brothers don't regret it, nor will I take it all for granted.

This long expedition marks the 45th anniversary of our departure from our hometown.

In the past four or five years, apart from a few soldiers who were responsible for escorting various supplies back to our Great Dragon Dynasty, most of the soldiers have never returned to our Great Dragon Dynasty since the day they set off.

This means that since you parted ways many years ago, you have never seen your parents, wife, children, brothers and sisters, or old friends again.

Brothers, I'll stick to what I said before: let's stick to the facts.

To be honest, I, Liu Mingzhi, don't owe my brothers anything.

Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a while.

As soldiers of our Great Dragon Dynasty, it is your responsibility to defend our borders, protect our people, and expand our territory.

Therefore, in matters of public interest, I have never wronged you in the slightest.

However, if we're talking about personal matters, then this young master owes you all far too much. (End of Chapter)