Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1715: The Imperial Army's Grand Ceremony!

In the Battle of Talas, Wang Chong had led various armies in pushing all the way to Khorasan. Although the Confucian Sect ended up making a mess of everything, Wang Chong still had some harvests from the battle, with the city of Talas being one of the important fruits.

Yang Hongchang and his Yang Clan had rendered great service in this battle. Without the information they had supplied and their cooperation within Talas beforehand, Wang Chong would have had a much harder task for himself in that battle.

Gao Xianzhi would also not have been able to so easily occupy Talas at the outset of the battle, and it was this important fortress that had allowed him to last until Wang Chong's army arrived.

Thus, after the battle, while the Imperial Court was still not paying much attention to what was happening to the west of the Cong Mountains, Wang Chong recommended that Yang Hongchang be made the Lord of Talas, taking control of this vital artery between the east and west.

This was the greatest reward for the Yang Clan's loyalty to the Great Tang, and it was the last hidden weapon Wang Chong had planted before leaving Anxi.

With a single letter, Wang Chong could cut off the fortune of the Guanxi Weis.

"Kill the chicken to awe the monkeys—this is the only way to subdue the other great clans. No matter what, we can't let this situation continue to ferment!" Wang Chong said.

"Mm!"

Li Lin nodded. The Guanxi Weis had become too ambitious, and they had brought this on themselves.

The carriage quickly reached the western drilling ground, which was already packed with people.

"Sea Dragon Army, you can do it!"

"The Feather Forest Army will win for sure!"

"Hahaha, thank goodness I pleaded so hard to have Father take me! This competition is going to be great!"

"Place your bets! Place your bets! Ten-to-one odds! Who will win the competition!?"

Wang Chong heard an almost deafening clamor from the crowd.

Wang Chong emerged from the carriage and looked around. He saw many young sons and daughters of the great clans standing at the distant e

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