Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 844
The days of waiting are long.

No matter who it is.

Li Shimin is waiting, and so is the nine princesses.

They were all waiting for Qin Tian's return.

From the height of summer to the end of summer, they are counting the days all the time.

The weather in Chang'an has passed the hottest time, but it is not cool now, but the cicadas are singing more densely than before, as if they want to sing this swan song.

Ten miles outside Chang'an City, Li Jing and Qin Tian finally returned.

And when they came here, someone had already spread the news into Chang'an City.

"Good news, good news, General Li and Lord Hou are back, and within an hour, they must rush back to Chang'an City."

"There are not only victorious teachers, but also Jieli Khan who was captured alive..."

The news spread in Chang'an City like this, and when the news spread, the whole Chang'an City was even more lively than New Year's Eve.

Both sides of the street were full of people, some were waiting for their husbands or sons to return, and some simply wanted to see Datang's victorious teacher.

Everyone was clamoring and discussing.

In the palace hall, Li Shimin and the officials also got the news very quickly.

After receiving the news, Li Shimin was very excited, and said: "Okay, okay, the officials will join me in meeting them at Zhuque Street."

Hearing that Li Shimin was going to welcome Qin Tian and others at the gate of the palace, the officials were a little excited, because such treatment is really not available to ordinary people. Presumably, these people who went to the war will be very favored in the future.

But if you think about it, it’s a great achievement to destroy the Turks. I’m afraid it’s a bit unreasonable to go out of the palace to greet them?
The officials immediately took orders. Li Shimin suddenly remembered something, and said: "Send someone to wait for Qin Tian and the others at the gate of Chang'an City. Turning around, I want to let all the people in Chang'an City know that the Turks have been destroyed and Jieli Khan has been captured alive."

When Li Shimin said this, he was very excited and proud.

So the invincible Jieli Khan is now a prisoner. If the common people see this, they will have a more sense of belonging to Datang and recognize Li Shimin's achievements more and more.

In this way, no one cared about him killing his brother and forcing him into the palace.

And this will provide great help for him to revise history books in the future.

This was what Li Shimin thought in his heart. After he said this, many people in the court felt that there was nothing wrong with it. Today's Jieli Khan is a prisoner, what's wrong with dragging him through the streets?
However, some people in the court frowned slightly, thinking that it was a bit inappropriate to do so.

In any case, Jieli Khan is a Turkic Khan, so he still has to give face. Even if he is a prisoner, it doesn't mean that he can be insulted casually, right?
However, seeing Li Shimin's excited appearance, although these people felt that it was inappropriate, after hesitation, they still chose to play it safe. They didn't want to spoil Li Shimin's interest like Gao Shilian did.

As long as it doesn't cause a catastrophe and makes Li Shimin happy, they don't think it's necessary to stand up and criticize.

Changsun Wuji hesitated to speak, but he didn't speak in the end.
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After noon, Li Jing and Qin Tian finally arrived at Chang'an City.

And when they arrived at the gate of Chang'an City, a palace official hurried up to greet them.

"General Li, Duke of England, Lord Marquis..."

The palace people greeted Li Jing, "General Li, the Holy Spirit has ordered you to take Jieli Khan to walk around Chang'an City before entering the palace."

"Take Jieli Khan for a walk?" The expressions of Li Jing, Li Ji and the others changed slightly. Then, several people looked at each other and smiled wryly.

They are all smart people, so they don't understand Li Shimin's meaning. The Turks have plundered the Tang Dynasty several times before, but now they have destroyed the Turks and captured Jieli Khan alive. Naturally, everyone should know about this feat. OK.

Parade is the best way to show off.

However, after hearing this order, everyone hesitated for a moment. They naturally knew that parading in the streets was very helpful to show off their achievements, but it was a humiliation to Jieli Khan.

Although Jieli Khan is a prisoner, he should have his dignity.

The most important thing is that there are still many Turkic people. If they know that their Jieli Khan has suffered such humiliation in Chang'an City, they may not willingly surrender and become citizens of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Jing looked embarrassed, and then looked at Qin Tian, ​​but Qin Tian pretended not to see anything.

This kind of thing is difficult to handle, Qin Tian is a general who follows the war, so naturally this matter has to be handed over to the marshal.

In this way, even if something happens, it has nothing to do with him.

Qin Tian was trying to protect himself wisely.

Seeing Qin Tian like this, Li Jing curled his lips and said, "Qin Houye, what do you think should be done about this matter?"

"Let everything be decided by the marshal."

Li Jing smiled wryly: "In that case, let's parade through the streets."

Hearing that Li Jing was really going to parade in the street, Qin Tian panicked a little and said, "Marshal Li, think twice."

Li Jing said: "Your Majesty's orders, don't dare to disobey them."

Qin Tian rolled his eyes, Li Jing clearly forced him to stand up.

"Marshal Li, it's better not to do this matter. If something goes wrong, I, Qin Tian, ​​will just come down. Let's go directly to the palace to see the Holy Majesty."

Hearing this, Li Jing smiled. He knew that although Qin Tian wanted to be wise and safe, he didn't want to let Jieli Khan parade the streets. The Turks who had finally been defeated, if it was because of letting Jieli Khan parade the streets, And it caused the Turkic people to resist non-stop, then I am afraid that the loss outweighs the gain.

Qin Tian will definitely stand up and oppose it, but judging from the current situation, he is right.

"Please trouble your father-in-law to go back and tell the Holy Majesty that there is absolutely nothing to do about the parade, and we will enter the palace right away."

Li Jing and the others walked slowly, so they asked the palace servants to go back first. Seeing this, the palace servants didn't insist and ran back in a hurry.

In the main hall, Li Shimin had already received the news and was about to greet him at the gate of the palace. Just as he got up, the palace servants he had sent ran back.

"Your Majesty, General Li and Lord Qin felt that it was really inappropriate to parade Jieli Khan through the streets, so they refused."

What the palace man said was not serious, but as soon as he finished speaking, Gao Shilian suddenly stood up: "What, they dare to disobey the order? Your Majesty, this is a serious crime. They just beat you. If you win the battle, you will not be taken seriously, Majesty."

It wasn't a big deal at first, but after Gao Shilian said that, it became a bit big. It's disrespectful to resist the order, it's like slapping Li Shimin in the face.

Li Shimin, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was beaten in the face like this, can he bear it?

It's too embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)