Chapter 651 - Bestowing the Title of a Prince
At the entrance of the city, the imperial guards wore armors and stood upright in two rows on both sides of the gate. The imperial symbol was stitched onto the bright yellow imperial canopy, and the canopy was followed by feather fans that were embedded with precious jewels as the procession led them into the city. Music was playing, people were singing, and the sound of a drum could be heard. The emperor donned a bright yellow dragon robe and sat on the luxurious carriage. The officials of the court crowded around the carriage, escorting the emperor as they headed for the imperial city.
The commoners that were standing on the two sides of the procession held their breath as they watched. Marching orderly behind the officials was a row of black-armored guards with their armored horses. Among all the guards, one man was clad in silver armor, carrying an épée on his waist. He sat upright on an ink-colored warhorse. The man exuded a dense and austere aura. Next to him, was a lean and competent man, carrying a unique bow. The black flag fluttered in the wind; the words "Great Ming" were written flawlessly and powerfully on the flag!
Royal Prince Yang took the lead in the procession. He lifted the reins of the horse, urging it to move forward. The armored horses followed after him unanimously in order. The warhorses' hooves hit against the ground in a neat and orderly fashion, which resonated within the people's inner hearts...
It took awhile for the commoners to snap out of their trance after the army passed by. They began to gossip in low whispers.
"The man clad in silver armor, leading the procession, has such an imposing aura that I didn't even dare to look straight at him. I heard that he is the famous 'God of War' of our Great Ming Dynasty. As soon as he led the soldiers to the northwestern border, they managed to defeat the different tribes to the point where they didn't even dare to raise their heads anymore!!"
"I just wanted to see how our great general, who is always victorious, looked like. However, when he glanced back at me with his ice-cold and murderous gaze, I immediately lowered my head and almost fell to the ground in fear. Even now, my legs are still trembling from the shock! He was so scary!!"
"The man next to him is Old General Zhao. Although both his hair and beard has turned white, he is still strong despite his age. He isn't weaker than any of the young men following behind him. If it were not for Old General Zhao, who was stationed in the northwest for a long period of time, how would we have been able to live such a stable and peaceful life?"
"Look at General Zhao! He has a tall and sturdy build. He is the best of the best of all the men on the battlefield. It doesn't matter whether he is leading his soldiers or slaughtering the enemy, he always does a great job. Unfortunately, he fell into the foreign tribes' devious traps; otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Royal Prince Yang for help."
"Although General Zhao is brave, he is not as skilled as Royal Prince Yang. The father and sons of the Zhao Family have been stationed in the northwest border for many years now, but they have never managed to defeat the different tribes occupying the borders. However, Royal Prince Yang was stationed by the border for merely a little over a year yet he managed to drive the tribes far away like he was herding a group of chickens. The tribes don't even have the courage to bother us again!!"
"Did you see the young girl next to the emperor's carriage? Is that Royal Princess Jinan? I've heard that Royal Princess Jinan managed to cultivate rice fields in the Imperial Plantation that produce up to four to five hundred catties per mu this spring! It has only been five years since she's taken office, and she already has produced cornfields that yield more than a thousand catties of corn per mu and high yielding winter wheat. She also grows fruits and vegetables in greenhouses, which allows the people of the capital to continue to be able to eat fresh vegetables in the winter...all the meritorious deeds she has contributed helped the country immensely! Now, her experiment of creating high yielding rice fields has also succeeded. Who could've imagined that a young girl would be able to make such major achievements?"
