The invasion on the other side of the grassland came earlier than predicted.

Although everyone was mentally prepared, they did not expect the Turks to arrive in such a hurry. Just two days later, a group of soldiers suddenly appeared at the border.

At a glance, a group of black people, like a black wave sweeping across the earth, were marching towards the border of the Tang Dynasty. They were cavalry numbering in the tens of thousands, followed by various types of Turkic auxiliary troops.

And among the auxiliary troops, there were really bullocks.

Sure enough, Gu Tianya had guessed everything. The Turks really couldn't survive this winter.

War is coming!

A huge beacon tower lit the beacon fire without hesitation. When the flames shot straight into the sky, they were instantly seen by the next beacon tower, so another beacon light was lit and passed to the third place.

This is the oldest method used by the people of the Central Plains, but it is the fastest way to convey information for thousands of years. Since the fall of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, beacon fire has been retained. Even if it is still used in the Tang Dynasty, beacon towers are still the best means of military use.

Whenever a fire soars into the sky, it can be seen even from a long distance away, so the propagation speed of beacon fire is light. It is the only rapid communication in this era that can break geographical restrictions.

As long as the first beacon tower lights the beacon fire, the other beacon towers can be seen almost instantly. So the beacon towers are lit and passed on, and they can spread far in a short time. It only takes less than an hour for the beacon fire to spread from the border to the Central Plains.

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When a fire breaks out at the border, all fires are ignited.

If someone in this era could fly into the sky and look down from the sky, he would see countless light spots suddenly appearing across the entire land of China, almost every thirty or forty miles.

These light spots are like a winding line, connecting the border of Datang and Chang'an in an instant.

The atmosphere in the entire land of China suddenly became tense.

War is coming.

The first people to see the beacon light are always the soldiers guarding their homes and the country. After seeing the beacon fire, almost all of these soldiers turned pale, and then they subconsciously clenched the knives in their hands.

As the beacon fire soared into the sky, the common people would also see it, so no matter where in China, almost all the common people looked miserable. Someone suddenly knelt down on his knees, looked at the sky with tears on his face, and murmured: "God, open your eyes,

Don’t fight anymore, don’t fight anymore.”

The beacon fire continued to pass on and gradually reached Chang'an. Then the atmosphere in Chang'an suddenly became tense, and deafening drums sounded directly in the palace.

This drum is a war drum, and it is beaten to encourage the border. Even if the border defenders cannot hear it, they still have to be beaten thousands of miles away.

Those who guard our homeland have been called soldiers since ancient times. Now that the war is coming to the border, why not beat the drum to pray for blessings? Therefore, the huge war drum in the Tang Dynasty Palace is not beaten to urge the troops to fight, but to beg God for blessings.

Hope the border guard is alive.

Since we are begging for blessings, men cannot beat the drums. However, in front of the palace gate, there are more than a dozen women standing. These women are all royal princesses, and some of them are even underage.

The people who beat the war drum of blessing are these Princesses of the Tang Dynasty.

Because the war drum was so big, the drumsticks used to beat the drum were also very large. These princesses were limited in physical strength and would be out of breath after beating the drum a few times. However, they did not escape, and each of them beat the drumsticks hard.

Unfortunately, the drumsticks were too big and heavy, and the princesses gradually became unable to handle them. Several women were already sweating on their foreheads, and their whole bodies were soaked with sweat in the cold weather.

Suddenly a young princess shouted loudly, shouting and encouraging all the princesses: "Sisters, work hard. As princesses of the Tang Dynasty, we can't do much for the people on weekdays. Today, the war suddenly broke out, and there was a war on the border.

Reignite, it’s a pity that our abilities are too poor and we can’t guard the border like Sister Pingyang, so we will use all our strength to beat the drum of prayer for God. I hope that our drum sound can move God and let us guard the home of the Tang Dynasty.

An earthly man can live..."

Pray to God!

Let the men of Tang Dynasty live!

So all the princesses worked hard again and beat the drum of blessing.

The sound of drums was like thunder, shaking the heaven and earth, almost covering the entire sky of Chang'an, and many people took the initiative to come to the palace gate.

It seemed that in just a short period of time, the entire palace was already filled with people kneeling on their knees.

Those whose clothes are tattered will kneel down and beg for heaven.

There are those who are fleeing and crying and pleading.

Countless common people kowtowed in unison. Suddenly, an old man took the lead and spoke loudly, looking up at the sky, saying: "Today, in the plains of our Han homeland, the beacon fires are ignited again. On the border of Hebei, there must be soldiers. I sigh at the land of our Han home. Why?"

We are always miserable, robbed, and slaughtered. We have lived a hard life for thousands of years, and it has been like this for almost every generation... However, my sons and daughters of the Han family will never bend their backs. Heaven is like my father, and the people are like sons.

, The sons of the people today tell their father, our Han family has never lacked men. Soldiers who join the army, defend the land and defend the borders, must fight hard to kill the enemy invaders, and do not hesitate to splash blood three feet away, just because this piece of land is left to us by our ancestors.

Wealth, all the sages of China have struggled hard in the blue and blue. A corner of a field, a piece of land, a grain of grain, and a seed. These are all things left to us by our ancestors. No one is qualified to rob them. If anyone dares to rob them,

We fight against it, even if we die, we are not afraid of death, but I, the man of the Han family who guards the frontier, throws his life and blood to protect the family and the country. I only ask God to bless me and protect my man alive..."

With these words, the old man looked up to the sky and screamed, instantly leading countless people to look up to the sky with almost a roar, shouting: "I just ask God to bless me and protect my man alive."

There were thousands of voices in front of the entire palace.

There were more than a dozen princesses beating the giant drums vigorously, and the sound of the drums was like thunder, and the people screamed.

This is such an exciting scene, but there are people not far away who are unmoved.

But when I saw a group of officials from aristocratic families walking towards the palace, I suddenly heard someone laughing and saying with ridicule and disdain: "The Li family is messing with people's hearts again. It is indeed a family that can win over the world. That old guy

He is the great Zongzheng of the Li family royal family. Every time there is a war, this old guy comes out to complain. His words are really sonorous, but his behavior is like a begging dog. How come the Li family doesn't feel embarrassed by such ridiculous behavior?"

He paused for a moment, pointed at the princesses playing the drums, his tone became more and more mocking, and said again: "Did you see that His Majesty actually sent out all the girls?

At five years old, can such a little girl play the drum? This is just for show to the people. Tsk, tsk, tsk, shameless. Does he really think that all his daughters can become Pingyang? Can the Li family have one?

Being a handsome woman has been a blessing for hundreds of years."

Another official from aristocratic family spoke immediately. This person's tone was also sarcastic, and he said: "Li Shi has only been in power for a few years? The debt owed to my family has not been paid off yet. He doesn't want to rule the world with us."

, but wanted to get more from us! What is the result? Retribution has come. I only got eight villages of land, but I have to withstand the invasion of steppe Turks. The income is small, but the retribution is heavy. I will enter the palace later.

When I go to court, I really want to see His Majesty's face. I think his face must be extremely wonderful and worthy of our imagination."

All the officials burst into laughter.

However, some officials were kind-hearted and could not help but frown and remind: "The Turkic invasion has set off a war, and it is our people who will suffer. Isn't it a bit unreasonable for you to be so gloating about others' misfortune..."

All the officials immediately looked at him and said with a faint smile: "Those are the people of the Tang Dynasty, not the people of the aristocratic family."

The kind-hearted official frowned even more and couldn't help but say: "Since ancient times, the royal family and the aristocratic families have been in charge of the world. How come the people of the Tang Dynasty are not our people?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

A group of officials from aristocratic families laughed, seeming to be laughing at this man's pedantry.

But someone reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said with instruction: "Even if the royal family and the aristocratic family rule the world together, we don't need to care about the common people. The common people, the capital of Guizhou, are like leeks.

There is a crop, and it is like weeds in the wilderness. Even if they die, they will not be cut off. Why would the royal family care about the people? Because they want to protect their country, but our family is different. We don’t need to care about the people..."

The good-hearted official was immediately furious and retorted angrily: "The so-called country refers to the gathering of nations. You are all of Han family blood, and you have read the books of sages. However, how can you say this when foreigners invade?

If you don’t care about the country?”

Unfortunately, his indignation was completely useless.

Not only did the officials turn a deaf ear, some even looked unhappy.

Finally, an official from an aristocratic family made friends with this man. He couldn't bear to see him become the first person, so he came over and pulled him away, and whispered persuasion: "Brother Zheng, why are you doing this? I know that your sister is married to the Tang Dynasty."

Prince, so you have some unique feelings for the Li royal family, but you should always remember that you are from a noble family. Why did your sister marry the prince? That is because the royal family wants to marry into the noble family! This kind of thing cannot be discussed in terms of feelings.

, it’s just a ceremonial exchange between the two parties. That’s all, you have to recognize it..."

The man paused for a moment, then continued: "What is an aristocratic family? Caring about the family without caring about the country! The so-called continuous transmission from generation to generation is actually the word 'family', aristocratic family, aristocratic family, passed down from generation to generation."

What we have is family. Having a family but not having a country is our interest. The reason why the Li family cares about the people is because they want to protect their country, but our family does not need to care about this country, because if the country is destroyed, we will follow

Even if the dynasty changes, it will still be passed down from generation to generation..."

The kind-hearted official stood stunned on the spot. After a long time, he suddenly let out a long sigh.

He seemed to have lost interest in arguing with everyone, and just looked at the countless people in front of the palace gate.

He watched the people kowtow and shed tears.

Watching the great leader of the Li family begging God.
Chapter completed!