The cicadas on the big poplar trees beside them were screaming with silence. There was no wind under the shaking sun. The earth seemed to be burned red and it was hard to bear the heat. There were no birds and beasts around, and even the clouds in the sky hid.

On the stage outside Daming Mansion, Zhao Zhen was wearing court uniforms, standing under the scorching sun, his face pale.

Xu Ping led a group of civil servants and military generals to stand behind Zhao Zhen, all of whom were sweating heavily and took great effort to take a breath. Xu Ping felt a little dazed, and the sound of military music soaring into the sky seemed to fly outside the Nine Night Clouds, and he couldn't hear it.

After finally waiting for the prosecutor to have a high shout, all the monarchs and ministers on the stage breathed a sigh of relief.

After returning to the awning, Xiaohuangmen took ice water for Zhao Zhen to drink, and then quietly wrapped a few pieces of ice in a cloth towel for him, letting him put it on his forehead to get rid of the heat as much as possible. After drinking ice water, he wiped the cloth towel wrapped in ice on his face. Zhao Zhen let out a heavy breath, as if he had passed away again.

Seeing Xu Ping sitting behind him, Zhao Zhen whispered: "Prime Minister, the weather is really hot. If there is no wind, I will not be able to hold on. If I really can't do it, why not let the soldiers rest for a while and wait for the sun to set and start over again?"

Xu Ping whispered: "The soldiers welcome Your Majesty. The soldiers wear armor and horse harnesses, and stand in the scorching sun. It's even more difficult. If the soldiers don't say anything, how can Your Majesty retreat in fear? The court wants to win the hearts of all the soldiers, but he can't say that, but Your Majesty has to work harder today."

Zhao Zhen sighed, no longer had the energy to speak, just sat there and gasped.

The emperor visited the north and the army in Hebei welcomed him. Nearly 200,000 soldiers were gathered outside Daming Mansion. In addition to the more than 100,000 people brought by Zhao Zhen, there are now nearly 400,000 imperial guards in the Daming Mansion. Before entering the city, Zhao Zhen wanted to order troops here and meet the generals from various armies in Hebei. The garrisons from other places were selected. For many lower-level officers, this was the first time in their lives that they saw what the emperor looked like, which was particularly grand. It makes sense not to send troops in summer. In this weather, all in military uniforms were torture for the monarch and ministers on the stage or the soldiers under the stage.

Zhao Zhen did not bring all the ceremonial guards during this northern tour. The etiquette color was weaker, and he really had a bit of an attitude of personally fighting. The thousands of people surrounded the audience looked at the harnesses, but were actually made of iron armor, but made of cloth and silk, and they looked like they were. This was part of Zhao Zhen's etiquette team, which was used as a guard and as a discipline.

Taizu and Taizong both led troops to fight wars, and it was the emperor who went on a war. Taizong was worse than Taizu and liked to choose a few obedient and trustworthy ones from the prime ministers to serve as their own staff. When Emperor Zhenzong came to the command of the prime ministers, the emperor was only prepared for the throne, which played an inspiring role.

Just like Kou Zhun was in Chanzhou, the military power was in Xu Ping's hands at this time. Zhao Zhen's activities were arranged by him with the prime minister, and Zhao Zhen could not decide what to do. Zhao Zhen was surrounded by only a few senior eunuchs and the little yellow party, and he could not issue orders to the outside. All military orders must be issued by the prime minister. Any eunuch who dared to take Zhao Zhen's orders out directly without passing through the prime minister, Xu Ping would be killed without hesitation. This is basic political discipline and concerns the national system.

Of course, there is no possibility of usurping the throne at this time. When the military order is out, all the throne and Emperor Zhao Zhen must be signed together, otherwise it will be invalid. If all the throne can be controlled, the entire command system must be mastered, and the emperor must be isolated. If you have this ability, you do not need to wait until this time to usurp the throne. In the army, the lord and the minister must have a conflict, and the prime minister must be the one who dies.

Today I will meet the generals of Hebei here. It is crucial to establish Zhao Zhen’s prestige and to gather the morale of Hebei’s military. No mistakes are allowed. If you can persevere today, Zhao Zhen will complete the task during this Northern Tour. The subsequent matters will be arranged by the magistrate.

Zhao Zhen was fat and could not stand under the scorching sun. Although he had an umbrella on his head, he could not stop the rolling heat waves. Xu Ping, who was on the side, looked at Zhao Zhen's pale face, was worried that he would not be able to hold on and fainted on the stage.

If you are really dizzy, you can't get some generals. Let the soldiers of Hebei take a look. The emperor can endure such hardships. Coming to see them is enough to boost the morale of hundreds of thousands of imperial guards. With morale and the army's morale is united, the military system reform will take countless efforts to reform the subsequent military system.

Xu Ping lets beads of sweat drip from his face, his face sinking like water, and he is meticulous. The procedure has been agreed that the operation is directed by a special ritual official, from the emperor to the minister, and he will perform it carefully on the stage according to the script.

The ritual nature of political activities is actually similar to acting. It is just that on the stage, the actors play a person according to the script, while on the political stage, the official plays a person according to the political rules. As long as the actors act like a role, they can act while scolding themselves, but the official must play it really so that they can truly become that role.

At this time, it is not wise to realize that you are just playing the role and mocking the officials who are devoted to feelings as foolish people. At most, they are just a little clever and cannot be put on the big picture. Only those who are truly committed to political rituals can be considered politicians, and only in this way can they truly understand the true meaning of politics.

Seeing Du Yan's hair beard and hair beard beside him, his face was calm and gentle, and he had no sweat at all, as if he was like a god, Xu Ping sighed secretly. People are really different from humans. Du Yan's hair beard and hair at the age of forty seemed to be premature aging, but in fact he was very healthy. At this time, young people like Xu Ping were not as good as him to persevere.

The ritual official standing on the stage praised him again, and Zhao Zhen led his ministers to the generals again and looked down at the generals below.

What we are now seeing are the front-line generals in Zhending Prefecture, Baozhou and Xiongzhou. They came forward in several groups and saluted Zhao Zhen. In fact, they could not hear what these generals said on the stage, nor could they see their faces clearly. The bright sun makes people dizzy, the hot air makes people dizzy, and beads of sweat as big as beans emerge from their bodies. Zhao Zhen's whole body seemed to be fished out from the water. He gritted his teeth and stood there, comforting the generals according to the previous statement. Zhao Zhen's body trembled involuntarily.

Xu Ping, who was behind, couldn't help feeling nervous when he saw him. Zhao Zhen had to meet the frontline generals, and should not fall at this critical moment, otherwise the remaining generals who had not seen would have to make trouble. Being received by the emperor, the relatives are the generals and not the important honors. Especially in this kind of occasion, it is more important than meeting in the palace in the capital.

At this moment, a cloud floated over the sky, blocking the scorching sun. The cool breeze suddenly rose, and everyone on the stage breathed a sigh of relief. As the wind blew, all kinds of sweat smells drifted among the crowd, and the smell was a bit unpleasant.

Minghao, who was standing beside Xu Ping, whispered: "In less than an hour, the heat should subside, and it should not be so hot at that time. Generals such as Sang Yi and Jingtai met the emperor at that time, and then the emperor gave him a banquet to deal with it calmly."

Xu Ping nodded slightly and did not say anything. After Ming Hao took office as the signing of the Privy Council, Jingtai was transferred from Hedong Road to be the deputy commander of the Xuanwei Army. Du Qi, the transferee in the west of Beijing, changed his military position to be the deputy commander of the Gaodaquan First Army. With the progress of military reform, the status of the imperial guards was changing. Some civil officials with military strategies changed their military positions and entered the reorganized imperial guards.
Chapter completed!