The Human Emperor (1-200)

C165: Wang Chong is Imprisoned!

"Hmph!"

In the new city located between Great Tang's Liupan Mountain and Ü-Tsang, an eagle-eyed, sharp-nosed general harrumphed coldly, and a piercing glint flashed across his eyes.

'In the night beneath the Big Dipper Stars, Geshu Han visits with his saber'. In the western borders of the Great Tang, there was no one who didn't know the Big Dipper Great General Geshu Han.

The man dressed in golden armor with a long saber by his waist was the Big Dipper Great General, Geshu Han.

There were many martial generals in the Great Tang Empire, but there were very few who were bestowed with the title of 'great general' and granted a standing above that of the other generals.

As the vice-commander of the Big Dipper Army, the Big Dipper Great General Geshu Han possessed unimaginable influence.

The memorial sent by that fifteen-year-old youth had caused a huge storm in the royal court. Given the uproar it had caused, it was impossible for Geshu Han to remain unaware of the matter.

Holding onto the letter sent to him via a carrier pigeon, he faced the chilling wind atop the city wall for a very long period of time.

"It's just like a repeat of that old Chang'an incident! Wang Chong? Hmph, he's just another brat! Damn it!"

Geshu Han crumpled the paper in his hands violently, and his face steeled.

Back then, during the time of the previous emperor, Geshu Han had spent many decades in living in Great Tang in admiration of its culture. When Geshu Han's mother passed away, he followed the Han's culture of mourning his mother's death for three years. Yet, he was mocked by a small Chang'an official, saying that a barbarian like him learning culture was a joke in itself.

Geshu Han viewed this matter as a huge stain on his pride.

It was precisely because of this that he tossed aside the brush and picked up the sword, choosing to devote his life to the military.

And today, Wang Chong's memorial reminded him of that small Chang'an official.

Boom!

Cold killing intent flashed across Geshu Han's eyes. Hong long, a blazing flame gushed into the air, rising more than a dozen zhang high, reducing the letter in Geshu Han's hands into ashes.

(~36m)

In the last two centuries, the Hu population within Great Tang had grown exponentially.

Wang Chong's memorial had truly sparked the rage of countless Hu and innumerable petitions against Wang Chong, as though sharp blades, flew in from all directions.

If that was just the case, then so be it. However, they were not the only ones who Wang Chong's memorial offended. Protector-General and Assistant Protector-General of the Western Protectorate Manor, Fumeng Lingcha and Go Seonji, Big Dipper Great General Geshu Han, Assistant Protectorate General of Beiting Protectorate Manor, An Sishun... All of these Hu generals are of vital importance to Great Tang.

When these Protector-Generals, Assistant Protector-Generals, and great generals sent their emotionally-charged memorials to Great Tang's royal court, the entire nature of the event changed.

Even Wang Gen was shocked.

The scale of this matter had already far surpassed his expectations, and it was spiralling out of control.

This wasn't the end. Considering the long relationship between the Hu and Great Tang, the Hu were not the only ones who responded vehemently. The Han officials of the royal court had gotten involved as well.