The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 764 Knight
"The Sixteenth Corps, from Kuyi Island in the North Sea Province and the Yeheala family of the North Sea Jurchens, Seboli Emo Beltrandino, and the cavalry from Upper Serimpia and Fez!"

"Hahaha……"

"Are you a Jurchen?"

"Your Majesty, I am a Han Chinese, a Jurchen who has been sinicized. Back then, the Emperor Emeritus implemented the policy of using Han Chinese to transform the barbarians in Liaodong."

"Okay, I know that I am a Xia and a Yi. You don't need to explain."

Emperor Guangde laughed and looked up and down at the cavalry officer of Jurchen descent.

"If all officers in my Great Qi reported such a long list of titles like you, we wouldn't have to fight the rebels this year, hahaha!"

Kang Guangxu echoed:

"Our dynasty has always cherished people from afar. Now that Your Majesty has quelled the rebellion, the Jurchens have also come to assist. May Heaven bless the Great Qi, Heaven bless the Great Qi!"

The ministers around him congratulated the emperor, but Kang Jingxiu had a gloomy face. Seeing that he seemed to have something to say, Emperor Guangde waved his hand and called him forward.

Prime Minister Kang stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, in the second year of Taichu, the 16th Corps stationed on Sakhalin Island fought a bitter battle with the Russians and suffered heavy casualties..."

"Oh?" Emperor Guangde was surprised. "Lord Kang, what do you mean?"

The king and his minister looked at each other in silence.

After a moment, Liu Kan said disapprovingly, "I don't know much about the affairs of the previous dynasty, but as for matters concerning ghosts and gods, as you know, I have never believed in them. I don't believe that ghosts and gods really exist in this world."

When the attendants heard this, their faces suddenly changed. They didn't dare to look at the knight and retreated one after another.

Kang Jingxiu whispered, "Your Majesty, matters concerning ghosts and gods cannot be completely believed, but neither can they be disbelieved. The eldest princess can control a giant snake, and tens of thousands of people witnessed the Zhenwu Emperor's ascension. Why can't we believe in matters concerning ghosts and gods?"

Emperor Guangde remained silent.

Yes, my sister Liu Yufei has a python and a giant turtle. I am the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, so why can’t I have divine power to help me?

"Manager Li,"

Li Juying understood what he meant, and bravely stepped forward, pointing at the knight and saying, "How dare you! When you see His Majesty, why don't you take off your helmet, uncover it, and show your face!"

Everyone looked at the Jurchen knight, their eyes filled with fear and curiosity.

The knight didn't say anything, but just stood there silently, his feet seemed to have left the ground and were suspended in the air.

His right hand, clad in a finely stitched armguard, gripped the front of the saddle even tighter, while the other arm holding the shield seemed to tremble with a tremor.

Emperor Guangde suddenly raised his voice: "The 16th Corps was already destroyed in the northern battlefield. Are you a human or a ghost?"

The knight remained silent, and there was nothing beneath his cloak.

Kang Guangxu angrily said: "His Majesty is talking to you, why don't you answer!"

Li Juying also said, "I'm talking to you! Why don't you show your face to His Majesty? Are you a human or a ghost?"

A crisp answer came from the helmet: "Your Majesty, I and the army behind me have been dead for thirty years. We do not exist." Kang Guangxu, Li Juying and others who had just come close to scold him were now frightened and pale, and quickly retreated.

Liu Kan took a step forward and patted the knight on the shoulder. Emperor Guangde's fingers touched the hard armor, and a chill spread from his fingertips to the emperor's whole body.

"Thirty years?"

"Your Majesty, thirty years ago, during the bloody battle of Shenyang, I and my three hundred knights, under the command of Burhanggu, all perished in the battle at Hunhe. The Emperor was summoning our spirits in Shenyang, but our spirits lingered and remained here. Upon hearing that a major battle was underway in Huguang, I led my troops here."

"I see."

Emperor Guangde's eyes kept changing as he stared at the Undead Knight in front of him and muttered to himself, "Thirty years ago, I wasn't even born yet!"

"Forget it. I don't care whether you are a human or a ghost. Are you here today to help the court or to assist the rebels?"

Jiang Liuer raised his head and looked at the knight, his finger on the scabbard. The guard of the central army next to him also put his finger on the trigger of the musket.

A clanging sound came from under the armor.

"I will be loyal to the Great Qi."

"The late emperor once said that war is the essence of peace, so we must put down our weapons and fight with force. This is exactly what Your Majesty is doing now. The court has implemented new policies, but they have been sabotaged by a group of corrupt gentry and officials. They deceive their superiors and subordinates, committing all kinds of evil. The rebels, blinded by their own shortcomings, are rebellious and endangering the world. I have come this time to assist Your Majesty, to bring peace to the world, and to restore order to the Great Qi."

Liu Kan smiled happily: "Since ancient times, there has never been such loyalty. The heart of Han is Han, the language is Chinese, the body is Jianzhou! I didn't expect that the people who can understand me the most are not humans, but a group of undead knights. Good, good, good!"

"I didn't expect there was a cavalry unit that didn't exist! Please let me take a look."

The Jurchen knight hesitated for a moment, and then a hand calmly and slowly removed his helmet.

The helmet was empty. There was no one inside the white armor adorned with rainbow feathers.

"Hahaha, I really can't see anything!" Emperor Guangde said, "Now, the rebel has a giant python in his hand that can devour the world. How can you defeat it?"

"With righteousness," said the knight, "and loyalty to the great cause of the Emperor!"

Emperor Guangde sighed deeply, "Everyone in the world says I am undermining my father's foundation, but you see my support for the great cause of the Supreme Emperor. This is commendable. Although you are from Jianzhou, you have Han blood flowing in your veins. This is commendable."

"Your Majesty," the knight Yehala Seboli corrected, "I have no body, no blood. But my undead knights and I can defeat the giant snake and bring peace to Da Qi."

As if sensing the arrival of the Undead Cavalry, the Han River suddenly became turbulent, with huge waves crashing against the river bank. With an earth-shaking roar, the giant python Xuanwu leaped into the air from the water.

Liu Yufei, fully armored, stood on the top of the city wall, chanting a spell softly:
"Burn."

Xuanwu opened its huge mouth and spewed out an orange-red flame. The Qi soldiers who were attacking the city were instantly engulfed in the sea of fire, and the battlefield turned into a hell on earth.

The giant python soared into the air and turned to fly towards the Qi army's central tent. Liu Kan stood under the big banner, several miles away, glaring at his sister Liu Yufei.

"Your Majesty, please get out of the way quickly!" Jiang Liuer dragged Emperor Guangde backwards.

Liu Kan pushed his attendants aside and faced the surging giant python Xuanwu. He turned back to the undead cavalry lined up and ready to go, waving his command flag:
"Yehala Saiboli, I command you to lead your troops to kill this snake and capture Xiangyang City! End this war!"

(End of this chapter)