The Human Emperor (1-200)

C54: The Future Imperial Army Marshal

“Wang Chong, it’s exactly as you said. The Imperial Army really came!”

These were the first words which Wei Hao said upon hurriedly rushing into the Wang Family Residence. Back then, when hanging the sword on the Bluebottle Pavilion, Wang Chong had told Wei Hao to call him if an Imperial Army member were to come.

Wei Hao didn’t expect that the members of the Imperial Army to really come.

At the highest level of the Bluebottle Pavilion, Wang Chong saw the Imperial Army members whom Wei Hao spoke of. Since his reincarnation, this was Wang Chong’s first time meeting the guards of the emperor.

The Imperial Army was tasked with the responsibility of protecting the capital and ensuring the safety of the emperor. Of the armies of the world, they were considered as ‘royalty’. Bearing the emblem of the royal family, rarely did anyone have the opportunity to interact with them.

This applied for Wang Chong as well.

This was also the reason why Wei Hao was so surprised by this.

“What a strong scent of authority. No wonder no scion dared to offend the Imperial Army easily!”

Looking at the people standing before him, Wang Chong thought.

As the guards of the emperor and the royal family, they often came into contact with the powerful nobles who travel to and fro the royal palace, and as time went by, the deep scent of authority started to rub off them. Compared to them, the other soldiers felt like ‘officials’ or ‘constables’; even without their token, it was easy to identify them.

On the other hand, these Imperial Army members surveyed a person intensely, yet they were austere and reticent. It was easy for ordinary civilians to feel fearful, apprehensive, and uncomfortable before them.

Their disposition was something ordinary people could never possess.

“The guards of the emperor are indeed incredible. As expected of the strongest and most elite army in the world!”

Wang Chong complimented them in his mind.

Wang Chong had met the Imperial Army in his previous life before as well. Compared to their state in his previous life, at this moment, the Imperial Army still held the image of the awe-inspiring, strongest troop.

The Imperial Army were known for their battle prowess, and they depend on it for a living as well. Their strength wasn’t something that anyone could compare up to. However, in a few years’ time, as Great Tang gradually came to a downfall, the scions started to penetrate into the Imperial Army and they tried to buy their way through the ranks. On the other hand, those capable ones were eliminated from the Imperial Army, causing the downfall of the strongest army in the world.

When they were required to guard the capital and the world, the Imperial Army fell with a single confrontation, causing deaths that spread over a thousand li. That became the greatest humiliation of the Great Tang then, as well as the thorn in everyone’s heart, including Wang Chong.

“… It’s enough for such a tragedy to occur once. No matter what, I won’t allow something like that to happen to the Imperial Army once more.”

Wang Chong suddenly felt a sour sensation at his nose. In his previous life, when the tragedy struck, he was right in the capital. He witnessed the corpses of the Imperial Army being stacked up at the alleys around the palace first-hand. It was an unforgettable sight.

Fresh crimson blood flowed through the alleys as though a river of blood, causing Wang Chong to feel incredible astonishment, as well as… agony! It was the first time Wang Chong had experienced the loss of his kin ——his big aunt and uncle!