The rise of the prince

Chapter 837 Subtle Atmosphere + Triumph
With the release of the exact news from the palace, coupled with various gossips brought by business travelers from the north, in late October, Kaiyuan was already boiling like boiling water, boiling and restless.

As the closest to the national center, the court is a little turbulent today, and it will spread all over the streets tomorrow. Kaiyuan people are far more enthusiastic about state affairs and political trends than anywhere else.

This kind of talking and talking can make those who participate in it enjoy the pleasure of governing the country and the world, and then there will be cohesion and a sense of belonging, and this is especially true for the people of Kyoto.

Coupled with the open atmosphere and the guarantee that the royal family and the scholar-bureaucrats will rule the world together, people are full of enthusiasm and have no fear at the same time.Every era has its advantages and disadvantages, but sometimes it has more advantages, and sometimes it has more disadvantages.

Like the Northern Song Dynasty, people have a weak sense of sight. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the ministers could drag the emperor into the battlefield; Nine knocks; the sedan chair will be reprimanded as unacceptable, except for the elderly ministers who cannot stand the bumps;These aspects appear to be very civilized and civilized.

However, its personnel system for pulling hips is another matter.

Therefore, "the great way of the mean" is actually advisable, but it should be noted that a great way is added in front of it. From a strategic perspective, many things should not be extreme, especially when it rises to the national level.

Excessive toughness and excessive weakness will lead to the destruction of a country, and excessive pursuit of openness and aggressiveness and excessive conservatism and autism are also the way to death.If the water is clear, there will be no fish, but if the water is too muddy, the fish will be suffocated.

The news about the great victory in the north, the surrender of the Kingdom of Jin, the emperor's grandson going to dozens of states of the Kingdom of Jin, forcing the Lord of the Kingdom of Jin to sign the alliance under the city, etc., have spread all over the streets and alleys.

From time to time, literati and inkmen praised them with poems, shouting in their mouths that they should throw their pens into the army, follow Ban Chao's ambitions, and so on.

The streets in the city were lively, but the atmosphere in the palace was somewhat delicate.

When Shiyu was pregnant until confinement, the operation of the palace was in some chaos. After all, Yan Kun was old and his energy was not as good as before.

Fortunately, Qifang lived in the palace and helped a lot.

Since then, the relationship between Shiyu and Qifang Jingjian has improved slightly with Maimang, but the two still have nothing good to say when they meet.

On the other hand, at the request of the palace, Shiyu arranged for Yelu Yali to live in the palace.

The main reason is that during the war in the north, a large number of corvees were collected from the nearest Yanshan Prefecture and its nearby counties to ensure the logistics supply of the army. The people were inevitably dissatisfied, and the local big households were also emotional.

And these areas were still under the rule of the Liao State a few years ago. Although most of the Khitans and Han people who were heavily sinicized lived mixed together, they still recognized the Liao State. Passing through the door must also be forced to pass through the door, at least it is declared so.

For the past half a year, the Palace has been on tenterhooks. Outside, the master Li Xingzhou is worried. Military affairs are always changing rapidly, and the outcome is unpredictable. Moreover, the effect of sending troops from the Foreground Kingdom is not very good.

The two mistresses inside are going to have a baby. In this age, giving birth is like going to hell. The probability of accidents is not small. Fortunately, both mother and child are safe.

Soldiers, the major events of the country, the place of death and life, the way of survival, are related to the north, and the light is related to oneself. If the northern battle fails, the Jin people will take the opportunity to fight by the river. is fake.

For a while, not only the palace, but Kaiyuan City was shrouded in a faint worry.

Fortunately, what was reported from the north was a great victory, and it was an unprecedented victory in Jingguo's more than [-]-year history.

The whole palace cheered happily. On the day when he got the exact news, Yan Kun excitedly took out his savings and distributed money to everyone.

And Shiyu and Gillian were so excited that in addition to giving money to the people in the palace, they also processed money, meat, and red envelopes for a large number of workers working in the palace for free.

He also personally went to the temple outside the city to fulfill his vows.

Everything is going in a good direction, and the whole palace is beaming with joy.

But at this time, another news reached Kaiyuan almost at the same time. The emperor's grandson was under the capital of the Jin Kingdom, and in spite of the danger of a complete breakdown in the relationship between the two countries, he forcibly took away the Queen of the Jin Kingdom.

Then there is Pu Chaling, Queen of the Kingdom of Jin, who is the only beauty in the world. The name of beauty is known to all women and children in the Kingdom of Jin.
And so on, all kinds of legends with added fuel and vinegar also entered the city one after another with the business travelers from the north, and then drifted to the palace through various channels.

Or the servants who bought oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the morning heard it and spread it in the kitchen when they came back, or the workers who worked in the industrial area of ​​the Wangfu brought it to the construction site and then passed it to the Wangfu.
In short, after the news spread, the atmosphere in the palace was somewhat delicate.

Logically speaking, the emperor's grandson can enter the East Palace, but Li Xingzhou insisted on continuing to live in Prince Xiao's mansion, and the emperor agreed. There are also more contacts, which he did not expect.

This is the timing. Not long after the two concubines gave birth, Yelu Yali, the former princess of the Liao Kingdom, just moved into the mansion. Everyone is not a heartless person, and they can already feel that it is unusual.

In the next two days, everyone tacitly rejoiced and stopped talking about the great victory in the north in front of the mistress.

In the past at this time, they often brag about His Highness's outstanding military exploits outside in front of the master, and there may be rewards, but this time almost no one is open-eyed.

The only little girl who didn't open her eyes had just entered the palace not long ago, so she mentioned this matter while serving the two mistresses, and even said a few words that His Highness is majestic in the north.

At that time, the mistress also said, "It's really majestic", but it was a bit weird, and the next day the little girl went to the kitchen to help out because of grievances.

Ugh.
The timing is too delicate at this time. The whole palace is only looking forward to His Royal Highness coming back soon. It's not that coming back will break the atmosphere, but the hostesses will definitely divert their firepower when His Highness comes back. Those servants are also relieved. .

Outside the city of Jiangzhou, many officials and people left the city to see Li Xingzhou off.

In a small kiosk more than 20 miles outside the city, Li Xingzhou drank the wine they sent off, and then said to Xie Linjiang who was standing beside Wang Ke: "I have been thinking about it for several days, and I have an important task to entrust to you. Do you dare to take it on?" .”

While everyone was watching, Xie Linjiang took a step forward, "Your Highness, please tell me that I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Li Xingzhou nodded, he had already made up his mind, Xie Linjiang was a talent, but he was too academic and naive, so he didn't dare to use it without polishing.

I was worried about sending him to Liaodong before, and I was afraid that he would be too naive and harm himself, but in the end I made up my mind, and if you can't cut it, you can't make it.

Now the situation in Liaodong and Liaoxi is complicated, and the people in the newly occupied areas must be dissatisfied.

The west of Liaoning is fine. The cultural and political center of the Liao Kingdom was heavily sinicized. The customs, festivals, and even the language and characters of the various ethnic groups are basically the same as those of the Han people. In addition, the governance of the Jin Kingdom was not good. Jingguo of Confucian and Mencius culture has a more sense of belonging.

But Liaodong is different, especially the areas around Liaoyang. These areas were managed very well by the Pucha family before. The better the former owner, the more hostile the people will be to the new regime.

Coupled with the fact that the Kingdom of Jin is still there, grassroots governance is bound to be difficult.

The situation in the Kingdom of Jin is also very complicated. Now it can almost be regarded as "East and West Gold". The east is led by Wanyan Zongbi and the eldest princess Wanyan Yingge. The man who started from the snowy plains of Liaodong.

To the west, backed by Yinshan Mountain are Wanyanli, Liu Xu, Pu Chayi and other factions. They have the newly formed imperial guards in their hands, and behind them are the savings of the Liao Kingdom, which is an emerging force.

How to deal with the relationship between the eastern and western Jin Kingdom forces is also a test for local officials.

The local situation is complicated, and the situation of external enemies is complicated, so Liaodong must be difficult to govern.

Li Xingzhou wanted to send Xie Linjiang there, let him hone his skills and see what reality is, otherwise, in such a peaceful and peaceful environment in Jiangzhou, with Wang Ke under his wing, he would be innocent and romantic all his life.

"Liaodong is at the beginning of peace, but our country's control over the Liaodong area is not stable. There is an urgent need for local officials to stabilize the country and appease the people. This is an important task for both the country and the people. I want you to go. Are you willing?" Li Xingzhou road.

Xie Linjiang's eyes lit up as soon as he heard that the place is in order and the people are appeased: "I am determined to share the worries of the country and do my best!"

Li Xingzhou sighed in his heart when he heard his excited and happy tone, he still regarded the bitter cold and war-torn place like Liaodong as Jiangzhou.
I hope he can come back well when he arrives in Liaodong, Li Xingzhou thought to himself.

In a stable and peaceful place like Jiangzhou, ordinary people can only curse a few words when they are dissatisfied, and it is already the limit to contradict him as a superior.

But in Liaodong, if you are impatient, there are not a few people who dare to fight with him, and Xie Linjiang, an official raised in a peaceful world, obviously doesn't understand, so he is not cruel enough to himself and others, it is too ideal.

"Okay, then, make preparations, go home to spend the New Year with your family, see your elders more, and I will be transferred next year. I hope you won't let me down." Li Xingzhou said seriously.

Xie Linjiang nodded and bowed to him again.

People around had complicated eyes, some envious, some shaking their heads and sighing.

Envy is probably the envy of the empress dowager's grandson, and sigh is probably the sigh that sent him to Liaodong after the war.

But Xie Linjiang himself didn't realize it, he just thought that this job would allow him to no longer be restrained by Wang Ke, and could flex his muscles.

After leaving Jiangzhou, there were only ten battalions of 5000 soldiers waiting outside the city, and these 5000 soldiers were all black cavalry from the new army.

At the beginning, Liu Ji led these people to defeat the Imperial Guards of the Kingdom of Jin several times outside the upper capital, and ran amok in the lower capital, so everyone had a murderous look on their faces.

The rest of the large troops have already returned to the new army camp outside Shangjing City under the leadership of Yang Hongzhao, Wei Yubai, and Yan Shen.Pu Chaling's carriage also took a step ahead under their escort.

The emperor wants to lead a hundred officials out of the city to meet them, and the emperor wants to inspect the army. Officials from the Ministry of Rites have already gone to Jiangzhou to inform them of this, but it is impossible for the inspected army to bring all the troops with them.

The new army plus the imperial army, there are more than 8 people who came back this time, more than 8 troops can block the south gate of Kaiyuan City, and it will take half a day to pass through the city gate, and the emperor's carriage patrol of 8 people will also be soaked In the first half an hour, that's okay.

There are only about 1.5 soldiers in the National Day parade for the [-]th anniversary of later generations.

The emperor is so old, it is impossible for him to suffer such a crime.

Therefore, it is okay for the emperor to inspect the army, but it is only symbolic. It is impossible for him to actually inspect the [-] army. After Li Xingzhou thought about it, it is just right for the ten battalions to have about [-] troops. The tour is over.

So at the end of October, Li Xingzhou led the army and took ten battalions to return to the capital by land.

On the way, Li Xingzhou and his subordinates explained the news that the emperor was going out of the city to meet and patrol the army, mainly Yang Wenguang, Zhe Weizhong, Gu Lichuan, Di Zhi, Shen Lin, Liu Ji, Xin Zan and others.

They also immediately paid attention to it. After all, the emperor led all the officials to greet him, it was a great honor and a glory for the ancestors.

At the post station fifty miles outside the city, Yang Hongzhao, Wei Yubai, Yan Shen and other middle and high-level generals of the new army who brought people back to Beijing first will also join in.

Li Xingzhou stayed for half a day, reorganized the team, and led the team to the city according to the schedule given by the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

Li Xingzhou led the whole team as the commander of the army, followed by a soldier who unfurled the yellow-bottomed dragon flag.

Then the actual leaders of the Three Route Army are in the second column, Wei Yubai and Yang Hongzhao who actually command the Chinese Army; Yang Wenguang and Zhe Weizhong who actually command the West Route Army; Di Zhi and Shen Lin who actually command the East Route Army.

They are located in the second echelon, led by the Chinese Army, followed by the Eastern Route Army and the Western Route Army. Each of them has to fly their own flag with a personal soldier.

For example, Wei Yubai is a flag with the word "Wei" on a red background and a black border, which belongs to a famous flag and shows his identity, while Zhe Weizhong's rider is a brown background with a black border.

In short, only the commander-in-chief of the first army can fly this kind of famous flag. The three-way army, with six commanders, played six banners.

Then came the senior generals, including Liu Ji, Yan Shen, Gu Lichuan, etc., as well as some meritorious officials, such as Wei Chaoren who was in charge of logistics supplies.

In addition, there were two envoys from the Kingdom of Jin. They followed the army to the south to ensure the temporary safety of the hostages who had not been redeemed.

In the rear is the tenth battalion of cavalry of the new army, dressed in black and red, with sabers and pistols.

The soldiers who were leading the team unfurled more than a dozen flags including the new army flag and battalion flag.

Each company in the rear will fly its own company flag, and each battalion will fly three company flags, ten battalions will be thirty.

Therefore, it is not fake at all that the army is waving its banners and flags.

The twenty or so li outside the south gate of the city was crowded with people, and the Kaiyuan Mansion sent many yamen servants to maintain order. In the large open space behind, some people even set up tea stalls to sell snacks.

At one end of the market outside the city, tens of thousands of people were bustling together.

Kaiyuan is not a big city in the general sense, and the prosperous market town outside the city also stretches for more than ten miles. There is nothing comparable to it on the entire earth in this era.

Among the most prosperous cities in other countries, it is basically inferior to the urban settlements extending outside the city walls of Kaiyuan. This is not an exaggeration, after all, this is a city with a population of one million.

And the army has been welcomed by the surrounding people since it was more than 20 miles outside Kaiyuan City.

The crowd was sparse at first, but it kept spreading. The army marched for about ten miles, and the people around were still cheering and applauding.

There are huge crowds of people, talking about today's grand occasion, there are not enough yamen servants to maintain order, and later they have become soldiers of Wu Desi.

After advancing for more than ten miles in the crowd, the army finally saw the figure of the emperor and hundreds of officials in the distance, and the surrounding people were also blocked even further.

Li Xingzhou rode his horse forward, and the generals behind followed him one after another. Then he got off his horse and buckled to see the emperor.

The emperor personally gave him wine, and the generals behind him also had wine given by important court officials.

After giving the wine and drinking, the emperor said some words on the scene and delivered an impassioned speech, which should have been written in advance by the Imperial Academy. It was probably to praise their indomitable achievements, boast about the victory of this battle, and finally declare Jingguo national prestige.

Win the applause of officials and generals, as well as the surrounding people.

Afterwards, Li Xingzhou presented the Jin Kingdom's pronouncing document and the agreement signed by the two countries, including various tribute matters after the Jin Kingdom, and the confirmation of dozens of state lands owned by the Jing Kingdom.

After the emperor received the document, he publicly conferred the title of King Wanyanli of the Kingdom of Jin in front of the accompanying envoys of the Kingdom of Jin, which pushed the atmosphere to a climax.

Many veterans were flushed and trembling with excitement
(End of this chapter)