Pacified West Army

Lingwu.

The main camp of the Shuofang Army.

"In the fourteenth year of Tianbao, the two traitors An and Shi rose in rebellion, until all under heaven was plunged into misery and the two capitals fell!"

"..."

"Now there is Li Heng of the Shuofang Army, Pillar of the Imperial Clan, a mainstay of house and state!"

"His discipline in governing the army is something Zhen has already heard of in Xichuan. Li Heng is hereby specially ennobled as Grand Protector-General of Anbei, Protector-General of the Chanyu, Military Governor of the Shuofang Army, and Prince Jin! May you sweep away the chaos and set heaven and earth at rest."

"Proclaim this to all under heaven, so that all may hear it!"

The Bad People commander stood on the high platform and proclaimed the decree.

Li Heng and the others stood below.

The decree had granted Li Heng quite a few official posts. With the phrase Pillar of the Imperial Clan and his ennoblement as Prince Jin, it was enough to make Li Heng truly established!

And with his identity as Military Governor of the Shuofang Army added on top of that, Li Heng had sufficient power and legitimacy to recruit troops and buy horses, to campaign across all under heaven!

"Your subject... thanks you for this grace!"

Li Heng bowed deeply and cried out.

The former Military Governor of the Shuofang Army was there as well, but he felt not the slightest dissatisfaction.

Li Heng could fight battles!

He knew how to fight battles!

And the battles he fought were all victories!

To put it boldly, no matter how one looked at Li Heng now, he seemed like Taizong reborn! If he could follow such a man, his future prospects would be limitless.

The chance to win merit and establish