"Is it still here?" Ma Zhou said bitterly. He would never want to see the current situation. But this has become a fact.

Li Chao stretched out a hand.

"At this point, the prince and I need your support. Lao Ma, you are also the prince's teacher. At this time, you cannot stay out of the matter."

"But really need to meet each other, do you have to fight? It's hard to find peace!"

"Yes, peace will be achieved in hundreds of battles, but the new law must be defended. The position of the prince must also be guaranteed. Only by protecting the prince can the new law be preserved."

Ma Zhou shook his head first, then nodded.

He finally stretched out his hand.

The two big hands were tightly held together, and Li Chao pulled them hard, and the two of them collided with each other.

"Swear to protect the new law to the death, protect the prince, and protect the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Chao turned around and walked out of the house.

There were more than a hundred people standing side by side in the courtyard outside the house.

They were all wearing knight armor, holding their helmets in their right hand, and the cloak behind them swayed lightly in the wind.

These people wearing expensive knight armor were all generals and officers under Li Chao's command. Because Li Chao's soldiers were organized by the platoons of the division, brigade, regiments, and platoons, so those standing here were at least regiment battalion-level officers.

"I'm so glad to see you guys come."

Li Chao stood there, glanced at everyone and said loudly.

There were more people than expected. The 30,000 people under Li Chao had 3,000 imperial naval troops, and 3,000 places to draw the government troops. Most of the remaining were the private troops of the nobles.

Now, Li Chao and the prince are about to raise an army to protect the new law and clear the emperor's side. There are so many people coming, more than half of them.

"We are loyal to the prince, follow the King of Zhao, and vow to protect the new law and clear the emperor's side!"

A young nobleman was panting and his face flushed. This was the son of a vassal lord. He had no title yet. He led the private soldiers of the family to increase his creditworthiness. This young nobleman was also from a martial arts lecture hall and was considered a disciple of Li Chao. He also called Li Chao the chief instructor when he was in school.

Many younger generations of the Tang Dynasty admired Li Chao very much. Li Chao was their super idol. This King Zhao started from scratch, became a general and a prime minister, and could maintain peace in literature and a martial arts.

Especially those noble children, they all think that Li Chao is their spokesperson. If it were not for Li Chao, how could there be the current noble feudal?

When Li Chao's men privately talked with the nobles and military officers in the army, they expressed their feelings a little, and they were excited to express their desire to support King Zhao and the crown prince.

Li Chao smiled.

"Do you all understand what we are going to do?"

"Are you willing to sacrifice your life, shed blood, or even sacrifice for it?"

"Will you?"

"willing!"

More than a hundred voices rang out together.

"You must understand who we are facing now, we must eliminate the treacherous ministers around the emperor and protect the new law. Perhaps, the enemy generals we face will be your father and your brother. What we have to face in the end is the emperor we once respected extremely. Now I ask you, can you obey my orders when you face your father, your brother, or even the emperor in front of the enemy in the future?"

silence.

Those people were a little confused.

Their blood is boiling.

But they really didn't think about that problem.

"I do!" A voice broke the silence.

The person who spoke was Gao Kan, one of Li Chao's disciples.

"Okay, then you stand here!"

Gao Kan walked out and stood behind Li Chao.

"I do, too." A noble child almost yelled out with gritted teeth and walked out of the queue.

The power of role models is endless. The young officers all chose to follow the prince and their chief coach Li Chao.

Those hesitant didn't appear here.

At this time, Prince Chengqian walked out.

He was also wearing knight's armor, a golden cloak, and a long sword in his hand.

Li Chao took the lead in salute to Chengqian.

Cheng Qian returned a military salute.

"I, His Royal Highness of the Tang Dynasty, was abandoned by the empire and the emperor on his way to the governor of Xindu and Hezhong. The emperor not only wanted to abolish me, the prince who had never made any mistakes, but also abolished the feudals that your fathers and brothers had bleed and sacrificed their lives and struggled, abolished the new laws and abolished the parliament."

"Everyone, if the Tang Dynasty had no noble border division, no new Zhenguan law, no parliament, then, is it still the Tang Dynasty we are proud of? What is the difference between such a Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, Northern Zhou Dynasty and other dynasties? Can it be compared with the Great Han Dynasty and the Great Qin?"

Chengqian's voice was low, but very affectionate.

"If Your Majesty just wants to change a prince, I can accept it, but I will never accept the abolition of the feudal, the new law and the parliament. Today, I call on and plead for you here to join hands with me to save the Tang Dynasty!"

After saying that, he drew his sword and raised it to the sky.

"Are you willing to work with me to build China again and create a world again?"

A group of officers all hit the left chest with their right punches.

"willing!"

"Okay, today, I will grant you the sword of protection here. May you carry this sword in your body and protect the Tang Dynasty for life."

A team of soldiers came in, each holding a sword.

This is a dagger.

It seems ordinary, but it is made of the best craftsmen with the best steel. It is extremely light and sharp. It is suitable for carrying around, and can be used as a decoration or a melee weapon.

This is somewhat similar to the military soul sword awarded by the imperial court to the graduates of the martial arts lecture hall.

Compared to the short sword of the lord who the emperor gave to the noble vassals, the sword of the vassals was a great sword, which was very domineering and extremely sharp, but could also be stepped down immediately. The sword of the lord was somewhat similar to the sword of the knights at the ceremony given to the knights by the lords.

Now, Chengqian has given these followers a sword, known as the guardian sword, also known as the guardian sword.

The fourteenth year of Zhenguan.

March.

In the city of Jiaozhou in Guangnan, Prince Chengqian issued an order to protect the law.

The officers saluted the prince and Li Chao one by one, and then left.

Now, they are going to go back to control their own people. Tonight, those who refuse to follow the prince will be temporarily detained. The guardians will occupy Jiaozhou City.

Ma Zhou and Li Chao followed the prince under the escort of a group of personal guards to the Guangxi Xuanfu Envoy's yamen.

The fully armed guardian army escorted them on the streets of Jiaozhou.

Pedestrians on the road, looking at the murderous army, scattered and dodged.

Xuanfu Envoy's Office.

The Xuanfu envoy Yang Shidao was listening to the reports of several officials. Among them, the commander of Guangnan City reported to him that the soldiers in the city were somewhat abnormal today, especially the soldiers brought by King Zhao, which were even more frequent.

He also received anonymous letters saying that King Zhao was going to rebel.

"Duke Yang, the prince and the king of Zhao have arrived."

A yamen runner hurriedly came to report.

"Follow someone to greet him."

"No, I've come in."

As the words came, Cheng Qian brought Li Chao, Ma Zhou and a large number of fully armed officers.

Mr. Yang's face was not very good-looking.

"If your highness has something to do, you can send someone to summon him directly, and there is no need to worry about him."

Chengqian walked directly to the main seat and sat down.

"Yang Gong, Gu was straight to the point. Gu had already raised his troops to clear the king and protect the new law. Here is a manifesto drafted by King Zhao, and please also sign a name for Yang Gong."

Ma Zhou handed over a manifesto.

The manifesto was written by Li Chao himself, and Ma Zhou's signature is already on it, and now his signature is needed.

After only one look, Yang Shidao almost fainted.

The prince actually rebelled!

He didn't care about whether he protected the law or not, he only knew that the prince had rebelled.

And now, the prince asked him to sign the rebellion manifesto.

"Your Highness, what's going on? Why is this happening?"

"The manifesto is very clear. This is the guardian!"

Yang Shidao didn't want to sign. He was the younger brother of Prime Minister Yang Gongren, the former royal family, and the Yang family of Hongnong.
To be continued...