Chapter 401 Victory Parade (Thanks to book friends 09018, 49258 for the reward!)
Looking around at the Fengwu Army soldiers who surrounded him in three layers, Liu Baoshan felt sad. He knew that with his current injuries, there was no way he could escape....

Patting Tang Sen's shoulder gratefully, Huo San endured the pain in his body and said to Liu Baoshan:
"Liu Baoshan, lay down your weapons and surrender! I can ask the military governor to show you leniency!"

Although Ye Mingsheng's order was to fight to the death, Huo San still wanted to capture Liu Baoshan as much as possible. This did not mean that Huo San was a person who liked to repay evil with kindness. On the contrary, Huo San, who was injured by Liu Baoshan's palm just now, wanted to make a big wave of his hand, and the soldiers jumped up with their swords, chopping Liu Baoshan into meat paste to vent his hatred!
But reason made Huo San realize that there was great value to be tapped in Liu Baoshan!
In Huo San's opinion, Liu Baoshan's value does not come from his martial arts, but from his familiarity with the Liaoyang Supervisory Office!

According to reliable sources, Liu Baoshan is an orphan adopted by the Supervisory Department since childhood. It has been more than 30 years since he started learning various skills in the Supervisory Department. He has risen from the most ordinary action member to the ace killer of the Supervisory Department!
For decades, Liu Baoshan's movements in carrying out tasks for the Supervisory Department were all over Liaoyang. He knew the secret contact points of the Supervisory Department in various areas of Liaoyang. Although this information was very valuable, the real reason why Huo San decided to capture Liu Baoshan was that he received news that the reason why Liu Baoshan, who had retired, came back to the arena was entirely because Shen Jianzhong personally went to find him...

The reason why Liu Baoshan, the ace killer, was able to retire from the Supervisory Office as he wished was because he helped Shen Jianzhong do a dirty job and was rewarded by Shen Jianzhong.

Therefore, Huo San determined that there was a close connection between Liu Baoshan and Shen Jianzhong!
And if Liu Baoshan is captured, it will be possible to lure out Shen Jianzhong through this layer, and then kill this Liaoyang Pacification Envoy of the Inspectorate who comes and goes without a trace!

After seizing the Liaoyang power and learning the news of Shen Jianzhong's escape, Ye Mingsheng immediately gave Huo San a task, which was to kill Shen Jianzhong. Huo San naturally did not dare to be careless about Ye Mingsheng's order, and organized several hunting operations against Shen Jianzhong in succession.

But unfortunately, he always returned empty-handed, without even getting a glimpse of Shen Jianzhong's hair. Therefore, in order to complete the task assigned by Ye Mingsheng, Huo San could only try his best to grasp all possible clues and try his best to present Shen Jianzhong's head to Ye Mingsheng as soon as possible.

Hearing Huo San's call for surrender, Liu Baoshan showed a bitter smile on his face. Who in this world is not afraid of death?

He has been in the sword fight for decades, and finally he has had a happy family for two years. Now is the happiest time of his life. Liu Baoshan is full of attachment to this world. He does not want to die. He wants to return to his family and return to his previous quiet life. However, it is a pity that once he enters the arena, he can no longer turn back...
Liu Baoshan knew very well that if he surrendered now, his wife and children in Shen Jianzhong's hands would not be able to survive!

This is like I want fish, and I also want bear's paw; I don't want life at all, and I also want righteousness. I cannot have both, so I would rather sacrifice my life for righteousness!

In order for his wife and children to survive, Liu Baoshan had no choice but to sacrifice himself. With infinite attachment to his wife and children and this world, Liu Baoshan smiled bitterly and used all his strength to hit himself on the forehead!

The palm strike came so suddenly that before Huo San could react, Liu Baoshan was already bleeding from all seven orifices. He fell backwards to the ground as if he had pushed down a golden mountain or a jade pillar, and was completely out of breath.

Looking at the almost dead Liu Baoshan, Huo San's face suddenly turned very ugly. With Liu Baoshan's death, he lost another way to kill Shen Jianzhong.

Although he was a little depressed, Huo San felt better when he thought that Liu Baoshan was dead and the military parade was safe. He waved his hand and said:

"Let's just find a random place to bury it! Let's unblock this town! Thank you for your hard work, brothers!"

Just as Huo San was about to finish his work and return to report to Ye Mingsheng, a spy from the Coordination Office ran over in a hurry and whispered in Huo San's ear:

"Director, the killer from the Inspectorate who was captured yesterday had his mouth pried open..."

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It was the tenth day of October and the wind was blowing coldly. Although the weather was a little cold, fortunately there were no clouds in the sky and the weather was very good.

Today is the day when Ye Mingsheng held a victory parade after seizing the Liaoyang regime. At this moment, tens of thousands of Fengwu Army soldiers, led by generals from various departments, stood in neat formation at the north gate of Dongning, waiting for inspection.

In addition to the officers and soldiers who were reviewing the parade, the streets outside were also filled with ordinary people, who were also waiting to watch this grand parade. At the invitation of Ye Mingsheng, celebrities from all walks of life in Liaoyang, as well as civil and military officials, also appeared on the stage.

Looking at Cui Shao beside him, Yun Hanjie smiled with some surprise and said:

"Brother Cui, I didn't expect that I would invite you here this time..."

After hearing Yun Hanjie's words, Cui Shao glanced at him and said lightly:

"The emperor appointed me as the governor of Liaoyang. I was in poor health and had been recuperating at home. Now that I have recovered, I have come to Dongning to take up my post. Brother Yun, do you have any advice for me?"

Although he was confronted by Cui Shao, Yun Hanjie could only smile and say in view of Cui Shao's power:

"Brother Cui, you are joking. How can I give you any advice?"

Upon hearing this, Cui Shao glanced at Yun Hanjie again, and without saying anything, shifted his gaze back to the mighty and majestic Fengwu Army soldiers below the stage.

He really didn't want to see Yun Hanjie. If the Yun family and the Gongsun family had not sent people to Dongning to find Ye Mingsheng under Ye Mingsheng's instigation, causing the situation of the Cui family to take a sharp turn for the worse, would he have come all the way from Guangning Prefecture to see Ye Mingsheng?

Ever since he knew that Yun Hanjie and Zhao Yu came to find Ye Mingsheng one after another, even though his arrangements had not yet been implemented, Cui Shao knew that he had already lost half of the battle...
Cui Shao could foresee that after this military parade that demonstrated his strength, Ye Mingsheng would officially begin his steps to weaken the aristocratic families. Now that he had lost the initiative, he could only hope that Ye Mingsheng's reforms would stimulate the Yun family and the Gongsun family, making the two families feel the threat of Ye Mingsheng again and thus strengthen their confidence to stand with him.

At this time, Ye Mingsheng, who was sitting in the center of the podium, looked around the audience. Tens of thousands of Fengwu Army soldiers were lined up neatly and were full of energy, ready to be inspected. He nodded with satisfaction. Since he decided to hold a military parade, these 10,000 soldiers have been training day and night in order to produce a satisfactory effect on the day of the formal military parade. Seeing that it was already 9 o'clock, He Jingyun, the commander-in-chief of the military parade, came to ask Ye Mingsheng whether to start. Ye Mingsheng glanced at the sky and nodded. After getting Ye Mingsheng's permission, He Jingyun immediately stood up and announced it.

"The Fengwu Army's military parade ceremony has officially begun. The first item of the meeting is for the commander-in-chief to give a speech!"

As soon as He Jingyun said this, the eyes of nearly 100,000 people, including the common people, the officers and soldiers on parade, the gentry and celebrities on the stand, and the civil and military officials, were all focused on the tall and straight figure in military uniform on the stand...
Under the gaze of so many people, Ye Mingsheng did not show any stage fright, and said passionately:

"Today is the tenth day of the tenth month, and just three months ago, the traitor Shangguan Hongyuan disregarded the emperor's grace and intended to rebel. He brazenly rebelled in Luoan, causing His Majesty's southern tour to be ruined in our Great Zhou!
"The rebels followed Zhenwu Army Commander Chen Dechang, Wang Muzhi and others to plot evil in Liaoyang, colluding with foreign races to sell out the territory of our Great Zhou, causing frequent wars in Liaoyang and the people's livelihood is in dire straits. Now, with the joint efforts of our Liaoyang army and people, the rebel leader Chen Dechang was executed, Wang Muzhi fled, and our Liaoyang army and people won the final victory!"

"The rebels have been pacified, but there are still some inherent problems in Liaoyang. If the soldiers and civilians of Liaoyang want peace and well-being, and live and work in peace and contentment, they still need to work together. I, Ye, hope to work with you to contribute all my strength to a better tomorrow for Liaoyang!"

As soon as Ye Mingsheng finished speaking, the officers and soldiers who had been ready for the review immediately shouted loudly:
"struggle!"

"struggle!"

"struggle!"

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It was undoubtedly exciting to hear tens of thousands of soldiers shouting together. Infected by this force, the people who had originally planned to just watch the excitement also started shouting together. In such a deafening shouting, they seemed to have realized something. Cui Shao, Yun Hanjie, Zhao Yu and others who had been calm and composed suddenly looked uneasy.

Facing the huge momentum in front of him, Ye Mingsheng nodded with a smile and waved his hand. The soldiers below the stage, who received the order, immediately marched in a neat square formation towards the direction of the platform.

The first to come were Ye Mingsheng's personal guards. In this battle with the Zhenwu Army, although the officers and soldiers of the personal guards did not go to the front line to fight the enemy, they shouldered the biggest and most important responsibility of the Fengwu Army - to protect Ye Mingsheng!

As the core and soul of the Fengwu Army, Ye Mingsheng has complete control over this army he created. He is the only one in the entire army who can subdue those ferocious soldiers. If anything unexpected happens to Ye Mingsheng, the situation in the Fengwu Army and even the entire Liaoyang will be turned upside down.

Every member of Ye Mingsheng's personal guard is an elite among the elites of the Fengwu Army. Each of them has been through hundreds of battles and has passed rigorous training and background checks before they were able to become a member of the personal guard and accompany Ye Mingsheng.

Under their protection, the Zhenwu Army and the Supervisory Office attempted to assassinate Ye Mingsheng several times, but all failed. It was precisely because of their achievements and loyalty to Ye Mingsheng that they were able to deservedly walk at the forefront of the military parade.

As Ye Mingsheng's personal guards, the young men were undoubtedly in very good spirits. As soon as they appeared on the stage, their majestic posture and powerful aura attracted the attention of everyone present. When they were about ten feet away from the stage, they suddenly marched in step.

“Bang! Bang! Bang…”

They were already the focus of the audience, and the neat sound of their leather boots immediately aroused cheers from the people.

The enthusiastic cheers and applause of the people did not affect the march of the column. They walked to the front of the podium as they had done in training and shouted loudly:
"The general is mighty, I swear to serve you till death!"

"The general is mighty, I swear to serve you till death!"

"The general is mighty, I swear to serve you till death!"

The slogan was shouted three times in a row, which immediately brought the atmosphere of the whole venue to a climax. The people exclaimed:
"It's amazing! With such brave men, no wonder the commander-in-chief was able to sweep away the rebels!"

"With such powerful soldiers under the command of the commander-in-chief, Liaoyang will finally be at peace!"

"I don't know if these young men have married yet. My daughter would be so blessed if she could marry one!"

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At this time, Ye Mingsheng, with a smile on his face, glanced to his left, looking at Cui Shao, Yun Hanjie and others. As if sensing Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Cui Shao turned his head and met Ye Mingsheng's gaze. The two looked at each other, and their eyes confronted fiercely in the air.

Perhaps because he lacked confidence, Cui Shao was the first to retract his gaze. He pretended nothing had happened and turned his head to refocus his attention on the military parade.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng sneered in his heart. No one can stop him! Liaoyang and even the entire Great Zhou will surely be integrated under his leadership! If anyone dares to go against the trend of history, the Fengwu Army, this fully armed war machine, will completely crush them!
With the Royal Guards' performance like this, the other troops that followed to take part in the military parade felt more confident. During the parade, each of their troops fully displayed the military appearance of the Fengwu Army, which drew constant cheers from the people.

An incense stick later, as everyone expected, the Fengwu Army Cavalry Battalion, which was to be the finale, finally appeared in the public eye.

As a sharp knife carefully crafted by Ye Mingsheng, the cavalry battalion of the Fengwu Army has never disappointed Ye Mingsheng since its establishment. It has wiped out the bandit Wang Laogunzi, chased the Khitans for hundreds of miles, pacified the bandits in Posuo Mansion, swept across the Zhenwu Army, and fought a series of battles for the rise of the Fengwu Army. The cavalry troops played a crucial role and made great contributions to the Fengwu Army's dominance over Liaoyang today!
Guo Zhiping, who led the team personally, led the cavalry and walked slowly. Although they were riding on horses, with the cavalry's superb riding skills, the orderliness of their phalanx was not much different from that of the infantry phalanx. They all wore heavy armor, and their whole bodies seemed to be a steel fortress, emitting a terrifying murderous aura...

(End of this chapter)