Zhenguan's prosperity and fame

Chapter 398 Greeting the Bones, Sacrifice the Spirits of the Forefathers

Yuangai Suwen did not lie. After getting Li Shimin's approval, he immediately sent people to demolish the three remaining Beijing temples at the junction of Goguryeo and Datang.

Tens of thousands of remains were sent by Yuan Gaisuwen to the territory of Hebei Province, and Li Xiaogong ordered people to escort them all the way back to Chang'an.

Li Shimin led hundreds of officials to greet each other at Shili Pavilion, dressed in plain clothes, just to welcome the bones and pay homage to the ancestors.

Li Shimin originally planned to order Li Fangchen and Li Tai to return to Beijing, but welcoming the bones is a big event.

However, considering the distance between Chang'an and Lingnan Road, it is really difficult.

When facing the mighty horse convoy, everyone felt uneasy.

After many years, the original flesh and blood body has now turned into dry bones.

There were densely packed skeletons on the carriage, and there seemed to be a few winds blowing around, which seemed to be slightly cold.Li Shimin stepped forward and gently brushed the dry bones.

"My lords, the conquest is hard work, I will prepare wine today, please!"

Qian Niuwei stepped forward, filled the wine bowls, and set up a new earthen altar. Under the altar was a big pit that had been prepared long ago.

The wine was sprinkled outside the altar, and the incense was burned in the cauldron.

Li Shimin took the lead and put the remains of an unknown Sui army soldier into the pit.

There are too many remains, tens of thousands, and it is impossible to have one tomb for each person.

Regarding this kind of thing, Li Shimin had already made up his mind, just like when King Qin punished Tubo, he treated Ganzhou and Suzhou.

All the remains were buried in one place, and a stele was erected to say so that future generations would know.

The army returning home, after three bowls of wine, disarms and returns home, while the defeated army has few banquets.

Victory is merit, defeat is sin.

But this time facing the defeated army of the previous dynasty, Li Shimin was extraordinarily generous.

"These are all hot-blooded men from the Han family. They haven't returned home for many years. How can it be easy to return to their hometown today!"

Officials from the Ministry of Rituals came out to preside over the trip, the tripod was used as ritual vessels, cattle, sheep and pigs were used as sacrifices, jade and silk were placed before the case, and animal blood was left in Taichung.

Li Shimin stood on the altar, took the brush from the official of the Ministry of Rites, and glued it with animal blood. There was a blank piece of paper in front of him.

His eyes were heavy, light was shining, his arms were exerting force, and the brush was stained with blood and boiled quickly.

"Die the flesh and blood of the ancestors to build today's glory. The Sui Emperor made three expeditions, and the Han family men had nowhere to return. This is to return today, to leave their names and enjoy the fireworks in the world. In the 16th year of Zhenguan, on the eighth day of June, Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty wrote a pen to sacrifice Of!"

The emperor's sacrificial oration, and hundreds of officials pay homage.

"combine!"

The bones under the mound were buried. Facing this scene, everyone felt a little depressed.

The ancients paid attention to entering the soil for peace, and now it can be regarded as a matter of peace for the soldiers of the Sui army.

"retreat!"

Qian Niuwei retreated slowly, leaving room for the artisans of the Ministry of Industry.

The huge rectangular boulder, seventeen feet high and nine feet wide, was driven here by six fast horses, and craftsmen rushed to it.

Carved a huge stone with a gentle surface into a stele, using scarlet animal blood as a material, imitating Li Shimin's sacrificial oration, and completely portraying it on the stele.

When the stele is finished, ask Qian Niuwei to go out and straighten the stele, pressing it directly above the place where the bones are buried.

Li Shimin said loudly: "On the day of Daqing, hold a banquet in the palace!"

Changsun Wuji and other courtiers respectfully said: "Your Majesty is a sage, far surpassing the former Sui Dynasty. Now that the bones have returned to Tang, let the whole world celebrate!"

"Good words are rewarded!"

Li Shimin was unceremonious, and accepted the compliments from others. For him, welcoming back the bones was not just to enjoy the praise of all officials like today.

Boy Yuan, who has made a "great contribution" this time, will naturally not be absent. At the banquet in the palace, he once again expressed his intention to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty.

Without Li Shimin's explanation, Wei Zheng has already stood up.

"Your Majesty has established an iron law many years ago, the princess of the Tang Dynasty will not marry outside!"

Li Shimin nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Indeed, this matter is also related to my second prince."

Boy Yuan immediately thought of a name, "Is it related to His Royal Highness King Qin?"

Looking around the hall, I don't know where King Qin is.

Quan Chang'an knew that King Qin had already left.

Ke Yuan didn't know, so he asked blankly, "I've heard that His Majesty King Qin of the Tang Dynasty has both civil and martial arts, but who is it?"

All the officials peeped at each other, and Li Shimin also felt that the atmosphere was a little weird.

Li Chengqian got up and said to the boy Yuan: "Second brother Guzhi is not in Beijing now."

Boy Yuan had no choice but to give up, "It's a pity, it's a pity."

For some reason, other people could hear a hint of mirth from his words, as if he didn't want to see His Highness King Qin.

So what is King Qin busy with?
It has been two months since Li Tai arrived in Lingnan, and he followed Li Fangchen all day, except for fishing, he just stayed in the fishing village.

Wang Xuan'er's arrival brought many surprises.

In his spare time, Li Fangchen could take her around.

Everything is so orderly, so...
"The ship hasn't returned yet, go and invite Duke Geng to send someone out to sea to find someone!"

An accident happened, the big boat that Li Fangchen and Li Tai were on had an accident, and they didn't return to the fishing village for the first time, especially everyone who was traveling with them, they all disappeared.

Wang Xuan'er was nervous, pulled Qin Huaiyu and asked, "Your Highness will be fine, right?"

Qin Huaiyu couldn't answer, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "It's okay, Your Highness will be fine."

In the end what happened?
The big ship went out to sea, but this time it ran into trouble. I planned to catch more fish, but I didn't pay attention to the return time.By the time we returned, it was already evening.The sea is ruthless, and no one would have thought that they would encounter a storm, and the deadly dragon sucking water.

Li Fangchen and others felt their scalps go numb, and the way back was blocked by Long Xishui.

The people in the boat were lucky and didn't hit the dragon suction water, but they deviated from the channel because they avoided the dragon suction water and detoured.

Navigating at night is dangerous after all, as far as Li Fangchen can see, there is darkness.

Under the firelight, the compass can be seen clearly, but without reference, it is impossible to determine where they are at the moment.

I can only spend the night on the boat, and the boat is floating on the sea, and I don't know where it will end up.

The sound of hitting the rocks sounded, and everyone on board was alert at the same time.

Li Tai's sweat hadn't dissipated, and he seemed really frightened.

"Second brother, there won't be any monsters running out of the sea, right?"

Li Fangchen raised the torch, and the faint light of the fire shone into the distance, and he could barely see the outline.

"Reef, it looks like we've reached an island, let's get someone to drop anchor!"

"Anchor!"

After putting down the boat, it didn't take long to paddle and arrived at the coast.

Li Fangchen and others landed on the island and set up a campfire near the edge of the beach and dense forest.

Drenched in sweat and sea water, Li Fangchen forced himself to remain calm.

What he saw and heard today was so exciting that he couldn't bear it.

If the big ship hits a rock, if you continue to sail rashly, you are afraid that the big ship will be torn apart due to too many collisions.

Fortunately, now that they have found an island, everyone can have a place to stay.

With more than a hundred people guarding him, Li Fangchen would not be too worried about any beasts attacking him.

After a night of silence, when they woke up the next day, they finally saw clearly what the island they were on looked like.

(End of this chapter)