Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

"What should we do now?"

Several people looked at each other, at a loss for a moment.

"Perhaps His Majesty has some plans, let's go ask him first."

Everyone stared at each other for a long time, but couldn't come up with any good ideas. Finally, they decided to tell Li Kuan about the situation and see how he would decide.

"Old goblin? How is it? Are the soldiers' conditions getting better as I said?"

Inside the mansion, Li Kuan noticed at a glance the unhappy look on the old witch's face as she walked in.

Although he didn't know the specific situation, by this time, the discomfort of the soldiers had disappeared.

"Ah? Are you talking about the situation over there? How can I know if I haven't been there to understand the situation? Maybe their situation today is even worse!"

The old demon pretended to be calm. For the sake of his own face, he had decided to grit his teeth and refuse to admit it even if he died.

"Is that so? If things get better over there, you can check and then release the sick soldiers."

Li Kuan glanced at him and didn't intend to make a fuss about it now. After all, the old demon could escape, but the monk could not escape the temple!
He is sure to be the younger brother!
"What? We're going to let them out now? What if they're still sick and infect other people? It's going to be very difficult to control the situation outside of the Goguryeo royal city!"

The old goblin widened his eyes, obviously thinking that Li Qiu's action was extremely reckless.

But he didn't believe that the soldiers wouldn't get sick after Li Kuan did this.

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On the other side, in the imperial study of Yanyun City, Guo Shoujing was writing calligraphy on the table.

After a few strokes, a sharp and vigorous character "Yan" appeared on the rice paper.

"Master Guo! I want to see you, Master!"

Just then, a eunuch suddenly came over and interrupted what Guo Shoujing was doing.

"Why are you here with your Excellency? Didn't we discuss all the matters that needed to be discussed during the court session?"

Guo Shoujing put down his brush and was a little confused about Heshen's arrival.

"Master Ranghe, please let him in."

But thinking that Heshen came to see him for something, Guo Shoujing did not intend to let him wait outside the questioning room for long.

"My Lord? Do you have anything to say?"

As soon as Heshen walked in, Guo Shoujing asked directly.

"Master Guo! The news of our Great Yan army's great victory in Goguryeo has spread to all the neighboring small countries! They were all shocked! Then they became anxious because they were worried that our Great Yan army would settle accounts with them later. Now! They sent envoys?"

He Shen spoke slowly, with a strong sense of pride in his voice.

Once the Yan army appeared, the huge Goguryeo could not resist! And it was inevitable that the smallest countries were intimidated!

"Hmm? You mean an envoy has arrived? From which small country?"

Guo Shoujing was a little surprised, but he didn't look very surprised.

After all, the rulers of those small countries are not fools! Goguryeo couldn't even resist in front of Da Yan. If they don't make their attitude clear, they will be courting death!
"Master Guo! It's not just any small country! All the small countries around us that can be named have sent envoys! They are now entering Yanyun City!"

Outside Yanyun City, the official road, which is usually spacious, is now full of people.

The people of the small country, dressed in different clothes and attire, were bustling towards Yanyun City, forming a convoy that stretched for several miles.

"Who are those people? It's rare to see these foreigners on weekdays. Why are they showing up in such large numbers today? Could it be that there is some great benefit in Chang'an City?"

Outside the city gate, the people who were queuing to enter the city began to whisper when they saw this.

"You don't know yet, do you? These are all genuine convoys of foreign envoys! Not long ago, hundreds of thousands of our Great Yan army crushed the previously clamoring Goguryeo and directly solved it! Do you think other small countries would not be afraid?"

In the crowd, a man who looked knowledgeable spoke loudly to everyone.

"That's right! I guess their king must have been so scared after hearing that Goguryeo was destroyed that he sent envoys from foreign countries to come here and ask them to submit to our Great Yan and our Majesty!"

Another man next to him said in great agreement, with an irrepressible sense of pride in his tone!
Being born into the Han family and born on the fertile land of Dayan is truly their pride!

"What are those huge boxes in those convoys of cars carrying?"

Another voice appeared in the crowd, and everyone looked over there.

"Hahaha... Great! Since the countries are so sensible, everyone who comes here is a guest! And we should open the city gates wide to welcome envoys from all directions!"

Guo Shoujing was in a very good mood. Envoys from various countries had come. Wasn't this exactly the prosperous situation he had been expecting, with all nations coming to pay tribute?

Even though the other countries had damaged Dayan's face before, Dayan would not simply refuse entry to those who came with sincerity!

"Lord Guo! This time, when all the countries come to pay tribute, I think we should hold a grand ceremony to reward our Great Yan and its meritorious people! Then we can accept the tributes from all the countries! In this way, we can show that our Great Yan is strong and sacred and inviolable!"

Heshen's eyes were bright. The audience with envoys from various countries was an excellent opportunity.

They can take this opportunity to promote the power of the Tang Dynasty!

And once the envoys from various countries see the powerful side of Dayan, they will not dare to make any small moves in front of Dayan!

"That's great! Then I'll leave this matter to you. You'll be responsible for it! You must arrange it properly!"

After hearing this, Guo Shoujing decided on it without much thought. Why not do something good that could promote the prestige of the Great Yan nation?

Outside the palace gate, Xiao Yuanyuan and Changle disguised themselves and sneaked out when the palace maids were not paying attention.

"Xiao Yuanyuan, where are we going to play this time? How about we go fly kites? Didn't you say your brother-in-law got a lot of kites?"

Changle became much more lively after leaving the palace. She looked at the birds circling in the sky and suddenly felt some yearning.

"Flying a kite? Sister Changle, that's not fun!"

Xiao Yuanyuan shook her head when she heard this. Ever since she and Li Qiu rode on a few life-size kites, she no longer had any interest in ordinary kites.

"Why don't we go to Li Kuan Temple! It's the temple built for my brother-in-law!" Xiao Yuanyuan seemed to see the disappointed look on Changle's face, and hurriedly said.

After not seeing Li Kuan for a few days, the little girl started to miss him again.

Although the imperial kitchen in the palace was filled with delicious fish, meat and other delicacies every day, they were not as delicious as when the stinky brother-in-law was around.

"Li Kuan's temple? What's fun there? Xiao Yuanyuan, are you missing your brother-in-law? Okay... let's go there."

Changle blinked her big eyes and looked at Xiao Yuanyuan. She immediately knew what she was thinking, but she did not reject Xiao Yuanyuan.

"Great! Sister Changle is the best to me!"

Xiao Yuanyuan originally thought that Changle would refuse, and her little mouth was already pouted, but suddenly she heard her agree. Her little face immediately brightened up, and she hugged Changle and kissed her.

Soon, the two people arrived at the General Temple.

There were many people coming in and out of the temple, offering incense to Li Kuan. In their minds, Li Kuan had become a god-like existence. As the patron saint of Da Yan, they were naturally happy to come and offer sacrifices.

"Wow...why are there so many people here?"

Changle looked at the people coming and going and was a little surprised.

"Of course! My stinky brother-in-law, although he has some bad habits, he is very popular with everyone!"

Xiao Yuanyuan puffed out her chest and said proudly, obviously very pleased with Changle's reaction.

"Sister Changle, I'll take you to a place."

Xiao Yuanyuan seemed to remember something, and pulled Changle out of the crowd and walked inside.

"Xiao Yuanyuan, where are we going?"

Changle was a little confused and could only let Xiao Yuanyuan pull him along.

Soon, she was pulled by Xiao Yuanyuan to the back of the statue of Li Kuan in the temple.

"Sister Changle! I'll take you to have some fun!
Little Yuanyuan raised her little head and stared at the tall statue of Li Kuan for a long time before she came to her senses.

"Hmm? What's fun?"

Sure enough, playing is also the nature of little Loli. When Changle heard Xiao Yuanyuan's words, he immediately became interested.

"Look at me!"

Xiao Yuanyuan's big eyes rolled around, as if she had come up with some clever idea.

"Hello! I am Li Kuan! Your Majesty, the Emperor of Dayan!!"

While Changle was puzzled, Xiao Yuanyuan nimbly climbed up to the statue of Li Kuan and the platform behind it, and then spoke to the outside in a pinched voice.

"Hmm? Did you hear anything?"

Among the crowd who came to burn incense and worship, an old man raised his head and looked at the statue of Li Qiu with some suspicion.

"A sound? Where did that sound come from? It must be because of your old eyesight that you are hallucinating! You'd better stop talking and don't delay us from paying homage to our emperor, that's all!"

The person next to him concentrated and paused for a long while, but did not hear what he said, and said impatiently.

"No... there really was some sound..."

The old man wanted to say something, but found that no one paid any attention to him, so he could only shut his mouth in disappointment and turn his gaze away from the statue.

"Xiao Yuanyuan! What are you doing? If everyone knew that you were pretending to be your brother-in-law, they would definitely be unhappy!"

Behind the statue, Changle finally understood Xiao Yuanyuan's plan.

"No! Sister Yuan, you should try it later. You will definitely find it very fun!"

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuanyuan didn't show any intention of coming down. Instead, she stretched out her hand and said to Changle.

"Ahem...are you sincere? If you are, I can protect you!"

Seeing Changle's face full of rejection, Xiao Yuanyuan did not force it. She trembled softly a few times and then raised her voice to imitate Li Kuan's voice and spoke in a very realistic manner.

Although there is inevitably some immaturity and naivety hidden in the tone, it is impossible to hear it at all if you don't listen carefully.

"Listen carefully! There really is a sound! And it's coming from this statue!"

Now that the old man had just lowered his head to worship, he heard another voice, and this time he heard it very clearly!

"It's true! I heard it too!"

This time, the old man's words attracted a lot of people's approval.

"Could this be Li Kuan, His Majesty Li Kuan appearing in spirit?"

The old man suddenly said with his eyes wide open, and it was obvious that he was also shocked by what he said.

If Li Kuan was already dead, they could still say that it was Li Kuan's heroic spirit that appeared to protect their safety.

But Li Kuan is alive and well now! How can a living person show up in spirit? Could it be that Li Kuan was really sent by God?

"Your Majesty has appeared! Your Majesty has appeared!!!"

As soon as this statement was spread, the crowd went into an uproar. They all knelt down with extremely respectful expressions.

No one dared to look up at the statue for fear of profaning Li Kuan's heroic spirit.

"Hmm? Your Majesty? Your Majesty appeared? Your Majesty did appear?"

Outside the temple, an elegant old man walked over here. When he heard the voice inside, he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

The person who came was none other than Old Tang. He had been guarding the temple of His Majesty Li Kuan for so long. Although he had seen the Overlord Bow appear, he had never seen any other appearances!

Right now, the Fang Tian Hua Ji and the Overlord Bow are in Li Kuan's hands, so it is impossible for them to show their power this time.

"Xiao Yuanyuan, come down quickly!"

Changle quietly stuck his head out to take a look at the situation outside. Seeing that everyone was kneeling on the ground and shouting for the general to appear, he suddenly became nervous.

If everyone knew that it was Xiao Yuanyuan pretending to be the girl, then they would be in trouble!
"Now listen to me and put your hands up!"

Xiao Yuanyuan seemed not to have heard Changle's words and continued to speak in a raised voice.

The group of people outside were a little confused when they heard this.

Raise their hands? Your Majesty, why would you make such a strange request?

But even though they felt it was a little strange, they all did as they were told.

Now she held her right ear with her left hand and her left ear with her right hand. She seemed to have seen the embarrassment of the people outside, and Xiao Yuanyuan laughed very softly.

"Xiao Yuanyuan? Why are you here? What are you doing here?"

Just when Xiao Yuanyuan wanted to pop her head out to see if the people outside would do the same, a voice suddenly sounded behind her. It was Old Tang.

"Grandpa Tangtang is fine. I'm not... not doing anything... I just dropped something on the ground. If I stand higher, I can see farther."

When Xiao Yuanyuan saw Mr. Tang’s face, she was really shocked. Then a look of panic appeared on her face and she looked to the other side with flickering eyes.

"Really? Did you find your stuff? How about I look for it for you?"

Mr. Tang had a smile in his eyes and a very kind expression on his face.

Obviously, he already knew Xiao Yuanyuan's little secret, but he just hadn't discovered it yet. (End of this chapter)