Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 106

Everything in Chang'an is quiet at night, but Chengqing Hall is still brightly lit.

Empress Changsun was carefully wiping the emperor's armor, and Fang Xuanling at the side wanted to reach out several times, but she refused. He never cheated on such things.

When Li Shimin was the King of Qin, she did all these things every time he went to war. The difference is that this time her son has not come back, and she has to find a husband.

Fearing that the whereabouts of Li Chengqian and Li Jing would be exposed, Li Ji was very vague about the decisive battle in the military report to the imperial court. They all paid for it, so there was this scene in front of them.

"I haven't worn this armor for a long time."

"Your Majesty, Li Jing and Li Ji are both stable people, I think there must be something hidden in this, should we wait a little longer." Fang Xuanling leaned back and replied.

"Are the Yuan Guards ready?"

"Duan Zhixuan and others have led their troops to assemble at the North Gate."

Just as Li Shimin was preparing for armor, Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui came hand in hand. After the ceremony, Du Ruhui presented the military report in Du Ruhui's hand to Li Shimin.

"Five days ago, our army wiped out 17 main forces of the Eastern Turks in the Yin Mountains, and captured more than [-] generals and schools from the royal family of Jieli. Except for a small number of people who were resisting in the corner, the land under the jurisdiction of Jieli belonged to us in the Tang Dynasty carry on."

Du Ruhui tried his best to keep his speech speed down, but everyone in the hall could hear the suppressed excitement.

Li Shimin's eyes filled with tears when he read the military newspaper. In order to win this battle, he has shouldered too much. Whether it is facing Li Yuan, officials, or even the common people, he can finally have an explanation.

"Where is the prince, how is the prince?", Empress Changsun grabbed her brother's arm with a panicked expression. Of course, Changsun Wuji knew that her sister was afraid of hearing some bad news.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, His Royal Highness is safe and sound, and he has made great contributions in this battle of Dingxiang. I still want to ask you for a drink, right, Keming."

"That's right, His Royal Highness, wearing clothes and eating all night, weathering the cold wind, climbing a cliff, and making a surprise attack from a thousand miles away is a great achievement!"

The words of the two of them completely calmed Changsun's heart, he let out a sigh of relief, bowed to the emperor, and then retreated silently.Looking at the lonely back of the queen, Li Shimin felt a pain in his heart.

After more than ten years of husband and wife, how could he not know that his eldest grandson would be awakened by nightmares every night, and would stare at the north in a daze during the day.

She and Li Shimin came through the war, tens of 10 people fought together, who can guarantee the absolute safety of Li Chengqian?

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty", Changsun Wuji woke up Li Shimin in his imagination.

"Oh, auxiliary machine, I order you to be a consolation envoy. Immediately leave for the front line of Dingxiang to announce my rewards to them, and at the same time urge the prince to return to the capital. He should come back after being in the wild for so long."

"Bang the victory drum, let all the officials see you in the Taiji Palace, and order Jing Zhaoyin to eliminate the ban for three days. I want to have fun with the people."

Seeing the emperor with red eyes and dancing with his hands and feet, the three of them, Changsun Wuji, also laughed and left.

They knew that the emperor had spent a lot of money this time, and they had to know that if the war failed, Tang would lose all his belongings, not only the northern states would be lost.Even Li Chengqian, the crown prince, must be finished. There are only two fates for him, either to die in battle or to be deposed.

Tai Chi Palace

Li Shimin raised the military newspaper in his hand, glanced at the officials in the hall, and said excitedly:

"Good news came from the front line of Dingxiang. Our army wiped out the main force of the Eastern Turks in Yinshan, captured hundreds of princes and princes under Khan Jieli, and destroyed their country."

"Xieli has been captured. From today onwards, more than 200 million grassland people and the entire Mobei will all belong to our Tang Dynasty."

As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, all the officials in the hall shouted in unison, "Wan Sheng, Great Tang, Long Live Your Majesty."

Of course, the cheers were also mixed with the sound of crying. Among them, many relatives and friends died in the plundering and fighting with Xieli.

Today's victory was hard-won, and this hatred kept urging them to do things with all their heart, and this wait lasted for four years, and finally they could give an account to those who died.

Jing Zhaoyin's guards beat the gongs in their hands, walked through the streets and alleys of the [-] Bar Square in Chang'an City, and shouted "Dingxiang Great Victory" with unusual effort.

The sound of victory drums and gongs woke up the sleeping people in Chang'an City. When they heard the news that Jieli had been captured, they rushed to the streets to shout long live. The lights of thousands of families lit up half the sky and made the whole of Chang'an stay up all night. sleepless.

"Miss, miss, Jieli was captured alive, our army won the Dingxiang battle, and your majesty asked the master to go to the front line to serve as a soldier."

After hearing the maid's reply, Changsun Yue bowed to the altar three times in succession, chanting Buddha's blessing in his mouth.

"Miss, your heart is too serious. Now that the battle is over, don't take everything to heart."

Eldest Sun Yue, who was lifted up by the maid, put the rosary in his hand respectfully on the altar, and stroked the messy black hair.

"When I was in Zhaozhou before, in this dream, it was either a pear tree or the pastoral song of the evening flute.

But since arriving in Chang'an, the tenderness of the past can no longer be found in this dream, and the only thing left is depression. "

After letting out a long breath, Changsun Yue looked up at the bright moon outside the window, not knowing what happened to that person.

Dingxiang Tang Army Camp
After Changsun Wuji read out the imperial decree, he asked Li Jing about the current situation of the grassland.After hearing the news from Ashi Nasimo, he couldn't help frowning.

"General Chai, why haven't you captured Ashi Nasimo yet? Isn't there only a few thousand people left under him? But your Jinhe Army has [-] people. Tell me, how do you explain to His Majesty?"

"My lord, this Ashi Nasimo is like a fox, he can't catch his shadow when he enters the mountain. It's really not easy to catch him."

Hearing Chai Shao's unpromising words, Li Jing, who was in the handsome position, couldn't help but snorted, and Chai Shao hurriedly backed out in fright.

"Father, this eldest grandson Wuji won't give you face anymore. How can you say that you are also His Majesty's brother-in-law? Besides, my brother has been fighting in the snow and climbing the ice for so long. There is no credit but hard work."

After leaving the handsome account, Chai Zhewei defended his father against injustice.

"Then what can we do? Who made us lose the battle? He deserved a lot of credit. His Majesty said he was right, so why would he take the father as a commander in his eyes?".
In the early morning of the next day, the banners and flags of the military parade platform outside Dingxiang City fluttered in the wind, and the generals and soldiers stood in neat rows.

Surrounded by Li Jing and Changsun Wuji, Li Chengqian stepped onto the parade platform.The original protagonist Li Jing also became a supporting role under the emperor's behest, and he respectfully waited on him.

Li Chengqian wears a crown with white beads hanging down from nine sides, a red ribbon as a hat strap, a rhinoceros horn as a hairpin guide, and green cotton as ear ornaments. He is dressed in a light yellow prince's uniform, which looks like a prince.

The eldest grandson Wuji, who was watching him from behind, was also very excited. After this battle, all the princes' prestige in the Tang army could not exceed Li Chengqian. You can see it.

After Changsun Wuji coughed a few times, he began to read the sacrificial oration: "In May of the fourth year of Weizhenguan, Prince Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty would like to present the sacrificial ceremony to enjoy the affairs of the deceased king. He told me the heroic soul of the general of the Tang Dynasty:
This expedition to the Mobei Grassland is due to the fact that Jieli launched an army, stalking the tail to revive the monsters, stealing the hearts of wolves and causing chaos.He alone obeyed the holy order and questioned Longcheng.Make great efforts to be the master of Pixiu, and wipe out the enemy army.The heavenly army gathered, and the bandits disappeared.

Just hearing the sound of breaking bamboo is the momentum of losing ape.The soldiers are all heroes of Kyushu, and the bureaucrats are all heroes of the world.

You may be lost, and your soul will be buried in the spring.Or wounded by a knife and axe, the soul returns to the long night.Born to be brave, dead to become famous.

Today I want to play a triumphant song and inherit Taiping.You heroes who are still alive will surely hear my voice, follow my banner, and follow my footsteps.Return to the motherland together, and return to their hometowns.

Enjoy the steaming of flesh and blood, enjoy the sacrifices of the ancestral hall, and don't be a ghost from other lands, or the soul of a foreign land.Gu should show his meritorious service and set stones in the ancestral temple.

All of you and other families will benefit from the dew, clothing and food for the year, and salary for the month. Use this reward to reassure your heart.

The living are as majestic as the heavens, and the dead are kings.Today, let’s talk about Dancheng, and worship Chen and sacrifice to you and other heroic spirits.Alas, Shang Xiang. "

"Crush the Hulu, the Tang Dynasty is mighty, step through the Hulu, the Tang Dynasty is mighty", all the soldiers under the parade stage raised their weapons and shouted loudly, and the sound resounded through nine days.

"My palace is requesting your Majesty to build a military mausoleum in Yushan, Chang'an. Half of the bones of our Tang army martyrs will be returned to their hometowns, and half will be given to the military mausoleum. At four o'clock and eight festivals, enjoy the blood of the country to show our righteousness in the same robe, to An Yinglie's spirit is in the sky."

"His Royal Highness, thousand years old, thousand years old", Li Chengqian's actions made these Qiuba people not know how to express their feelings.Since ancient times, they have been soldiers, farmers, businessmen and soldiers, and they, Qiuba, have always been the bottom.

When will he be able to enjoy such treatment, the crown prince really has nothing to say to his brothers.

There are more people who slaughter dogs out of righteousness. As long as you treat them kindly to these guys who don't know a lot of words, they will firmly remember them in their hearts.

Looking at the dancing men below, Li Chengqian couldn't help but think of those soldiers who died at the foot of Eiyang Ridge and Yinshan Mountain. Although they won this time, how many orphans and widows have been added to the world.

As for whether those civil officials would question him after returning to the court, he didn't care at all, because he was never afraid of trouble.

Three days later, Li Chengqian led some soldiers back to Guanzhong, while Li Jing and others temporarily stayed in Dingxiang in order to stabilize the current situation.

"Your Highness has been on the battlefield for a long time, and it must be like an arrow coming back." Changsun Wuji rode leisurely on the horse.

"Yes, I am both thinking and afraid. This time there were [-] people in the entourage, and there were less than [-] survivors. I couldn't bring them all back to enjoy today's glory. I feel very guilty."

As he said that, Li Chengqian turned his head and glanced at the cart with bones behind him, his sadness was beyond words.

Seeing that Li Chengqian was sad for his comrades, Changsun Wuji could only let out a long sigh. As an uncle, he really knew how to comfort him.

After fighting with Li Shimin for many years, how could he not know that the love of comrades on the battlefield is stronger than siblings.

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