I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 402 The Emperor Stands Waiting, The Prince Welcomes Himself!The hero of the country, the pillar of the country!Xu Fenglei fainted!
"Two hundred households."

Li Jing responded with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"What? Pharmacist, your food town only has two hundred households, which is too little!"

Yuchi Gong exclaimed strangely,
"I have a food town with thousands of households! It's five or six times that of yours!"

Li Jing: "..."

"Okay, Jingde, stop yelling."

Xu Fenglei glared at Yu Chigong, and then said,
"The difference between being a knight and not being a knight is not that big. In my opinion, all the dukes and counties are the same. This city is the real reward."

"Pharmacist, you have made great achievements in this Northern Expedition. I will definitely submit a letter to His Majesty and grant you the title of Shiyi."

Li Jing looked solemn.

"Thank you, Chief Manager, for your cooperation!"

He bowed his hands in thanks.

Hearing this, Yuchi Gong couldn't help laughing.

"There are meritorious deeds. We destroyed the Turks and captured Jieli Khan alive. We have all contributed!"

He said quite proudly,

"I don't know how His Majesty will reward us? Especially you, Chief Chief, you have made an indelible contribution this time! When we return to Chang'an, His Majesty will definitely reward you heavily!"

"Tsk tsk... I don't know how His Majesty will reward me, my mouth is watering just thinking about it..."

Xu Fenglei waved his hand.

"It's not a support, it's what you deserve."

He ignored Yu Chigong's words, just drove the horse forward slowly, and said calmly,
"In the final analysis, a low starting point may not be a bad thing."

"Yao Shi, you are still a county magistrate, which means that you still have a lot of battles to fight in the future, and a veteran like Yu Chigong will become a magistrate early on."

"If I hadn't forced him to bring him this time, he would still be working as an apartment in Chang'an right now! Believe it or not, he won't be able to fight in the next ten years or even his entire life."

Li Jing's expression froze, as if he had realized something.

But Yuchi Gong became impatient all of a sudden,
"No! Chief... what do you mean by that?"

He continued,
"What do you mean I won't be able to fight in my whole life? You have to make it clear, this mother is very important to me!"

As a professional soldier, if there is no battle to fight, then he is tantamount to retiring, and no one wants him.

This was definitely a heavy blow to Yuchi Gong!
"Can't you figure this out?"

Xu Fenglei snorted softly,

"You are now the Duke of the country, and there are thousands of households in the city. Tell me, the emperor wants to use you to fight again, and you come back from victory. What do you want him to do for you?"

"Should I give you the title of king? Or give you more food? You have to know that there are only more than 200 million households in the entire Tang Dynasty!"

"One less household means less tax revenue. This is not just cutting meat from the emperor, but cutting meat from the court's finances to feed you! Do you think His Majesty will be happy?"

Yuchi Gong: "..."

"Since it has already been sealed, then simply don't use it."

Xu Fenglei laughed,
"After all, our Tang Dynasty is full of talents, and there are a lot of young generals who have come forward and waited for His Majesty to use them."

"They are young and full of vitality. The most important thing is that they are still in vain with little seniority. If you throw anything, you can tell them to be grateful."

"It's not like our old gang, it's too expensive!"

Yu Chigong rubbed his face in annoyance.

"Well, what should I do..."

He was in a bad mood after being told by Xu Fenglei's words.

Could this battle... be the end of his military career?
"What should I do? The only way is to go home and hold the baby!"

Xu Fenglei waved his horsewhip, jokingly said,

"Your journey has come to an end. If you want to keep the glory and wealth of your Yuchi family, the only way to go is to raise children!"

"Only if your family, Yuchi Baolin, is able to take over your squad and gain a foothold in the barracks, your family will continue to be prosperous forever! Otherwise, when you are gone, within three generations, your Yuchi family will fall behind."

Yu Chigong's eyes widened, and he clenched his hands.

"Can not be done……"

He gritted his teeth and said in distress,

"My Baolin...he is not a piece of jade in the rough, he can't be a talent!"

Yu Chigong still has a relatively clear understanding of his own son.

If it weren't for Fang Yiai, his family, Baolin, would be the bottom one among the noble children!

Counting on him to succeed and stand out?
think too much!

"Now that you know, why don't you hurry up and give birth to a few more!"

Xu Fenglei laughed and said,
"Remember to ask me to read the horoscope first when you are born. If you can be a general or a civil servant, I will know at a glance."

"Go back and think about it carefully!"

"Hahaha... drive!"

After all, he swung his whip and galloped in the direction of Chang'an City.

Only Yu Chigong remained where he was, still thinking hard.

"The chief executive's words are really good words of gold and jade."

Li Ji patted Yu Chigong on the shoulder, pretending to be serious,

"General Yuchi, give birth to a few more, this is like cutting jade, maybe you can cut out a piece of rough jade."

"come on."

After Yu Chigong was told by the two of them, thoughts began to appear in his heart.

"How many more..."

He clapped his hands abruptly and said with determination,

"Go back and ask Miracle Doctor Sun to prescribe some yang-strengthening medicine. I'll have a baby anyway..."

"Yes, give birth to him! I don't believe there is no smart one!"

puff.

Li Ji didn't hold back for a while, and almost laughed out loud.

Give him a battalion?

This is really Yuchi giving birth to a baby, the more the better!

……

At noon that day.

The triumphant army headed south all the way, and finally arrived at the bank of the Weishui River under the worship of the people along the way.

On the opposite side is the magnificent and prosperous Chang'an City!
Goo-dong, goo-dong.

The war horse stuck its head into the Weishui River, took a sip of the sweet home water, chewed a few mouthfuls of unknown aquatic plants, and snorted comfortably.

Xu Fenglei tugged at the reins and looked at the other side with a shocked expression.

I saw countless people gathered under the city gate!There are craftsmen, farmers, businessmen and dancers, and all kinds of people gather here to form a periphery!
In the row ahead, there are officials in various official uniforms, all with respectful expressions and standing with their hands down.

Further on, there are the chariots of the relatives of the emperors. The carriages are parked on the road, and the princes and princesses in the carriages all get out of the carriages to welcome them.

And at the very front—is the emperor's canopy dragon chariot!

Xu Fenglei raised his eyes, and clearly saw Li Shimin wearing a dragon robe, standing so straight opposite him!

Beside him, Prince Li Chengqian stood by.

Seeing Xu Fenglei looking over, the two of them smiled back, especially Li Chengqian, who smiled so brightly that he even waved at him.

Xu Fenglei: "!!!"

"Hey! This... is it true or not?"

Yu Chigong shrank his neck back, and couldn't help saying,
"Your Majesty...he came to welcome us in person?"

"This... is too exaggerated! For thousands of years, there have been few battles like this?!"

To be honest, he was a little timid, and he didn't dare to put on a swaggering posture anymore.

Before returning to Chang'an, he thought that the welcome ceremony would be very grand, but he never expected that the emperor would bring the prince, all civil and military officials, and all the people of Chang'an, just waiting!

Wait till they come back!

At this moment, Yu Chigong really realized what it means to be "flattered"!
Not only him, but all the generals behind him held their breath.

They also really felt...

Now, everyone turned their attention to Xu Fenglei, waiting for his instructions.

At this moment, Xu Fenglei was also scratching his head.

This battle...

It's a little too much...

"Father, the master is here, he is back!"

Li Chengqian tugged at Li Shimin's sleeve and said excitedly.

Li Shimin nodded slightly, clapped his hands with a smile and said:
"Let's play music!"

Ding jingling, the court musicians beside them took up their instruments and played "Big Array Music" in celebration.

In an instant, a warm atmosphere rose.

"Father, can my child go to meet Master!"

Li Chengqian looked up at his father, looking eager to try.

"Go!"

Li Shimin waved his hand without hesitation.

Li Chengqian trotted all the way onto the Weishui Bridge, waved to Xu Fenglei on the other side and shouted:
"Master, Master!"

"The child is here to pick you up!"

All the generals were shocked——

The crown prince greeted him in person, the already extremely grand courtesy has been upgraded to a higher level!

"It's such an honor, it's really unprecedented..."

Li Ji murmured,
"Today's scene is destined to be recorded by the historian, and its name will be left in history."

"Xu Fenglei's name will last forever!"

There was a bit of envy in his eyes.

Any general would dream of such a day, right?

Just when the generals were shocked, there was a "thump" in front, and the chief officer Xu Fenglei got off his horse and walked quickly towards the Weishui Bridge.

"Get off the horse!"

Li Jing gave an order.

All the triumphant soldiers got off their horses and stood upright, watching all this.

On the Weishui Bridge, the master and the apprentice met.

"Master!"

Li Chengqian threw himself into Xu Fenglei's arms and said excitedly,

"Turk is so fun!"

"Ouch...you're getting heavy again, did you steal meat?" Xu Fenglei hugged him with difficulty, and said with a helpless smile, "What's fun? I'm going to fight as a teacher, not to play! "

"but--"

He paused for a while and smiled:

"Now the Turkic Grassland has become the back garden of our Tang Dynasty. If there is a chance in the future, I will take you to play!"

"There is indeed a vast expanse there, which can satisfy all your imagination of the prairie!"

Li Chengqian: "!!!"

"Okay!" he replied loudly.

Going to the grassland is his lifelong dream.

"Let's go and see your father."

Xu Fenglei patted his head, walked down the Weishui Bridge slowly, and walked towards Li Shimin.

Li Shimin just stood there, surrounded by "Big Array Music", seeing Xu Fenglei leading Li Chengqian approaching step by step, the smile on his face grew wider.

"See Your Majesty!"

Xu Fenglei bent down, cupped his hands and made an extremely standard salute, saying solemnly.

The more courteous the emperor is, the less he can be arrogant, he must not have the slightest flaw, and he must not be arrogant.

Otherwise, it may become a thorn between the monarch and his ministers in the future.

Therefore, it's fine for him to salute and act like a fool on weekdays, but today he must be honest and standard.

"Ai Qing, please get up!"

Li Shimin took a step forward, helped him up, looked at him carefully, and said,

"In less than half a year, listen to me, the conditions in Turkic are difficult, and you have lost a lot of weight after eating the wind and rain!"

Xu Fenglei smiled.

"Your Majesty was joking. I eat delicious food and spicy food in Turkic. I eat roasted whole lamb and roasted whole cow every day. I am thankful that I am not fat. How can I still be thin?"

He responded with a smile,
"Your Majesty has lost a lot of weight... During the absence of the minister, Your Majesty must be worrying about government affairs and staying up late again, isn't it?"

"You have to pay attention to restraint..."

When the two met, they exchanged pleasantries first.

But it's just such a small talk, but Li Shimin is quite useful.

"Okay, okay, during your absence, I have indeed indulged a bit, and I can't do it without your supervision."

He took Xu Fenglei's hand and said,
"Now that you are back, then continue to supervise me..."

"Come on, let me take a good look at you again, and take a good look at my great hero!"

Li Shimin's eyes fell on Xu Fenglei's face, and he couldn't hide his gratification and admiration.

Xu Fenglei held Li Shimin's hand, felt his gaze, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice,

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, fortunately, I did not disgrace my life! The Turks were destroyed, and Jieli Khan was captured alive!"

"Would you like to take a look at Jieli Khan? I will just let him..."

He wanted to say something, but Li Shimin waved his hand.

"No rush, that one is not in a hurry."

Li Er pointed to the front and said with a smile,

"Now, I want to give you a surprise first!"

"Look!"

Xu Fenglei raised his eyes slightly, and not far in front of him stood a huge monument wrapped in red cloth.

Just when Li Shimin pointed his finger, the red cloth was lifted off.

Whoa!

I saw that the majestic giant monument was wide and heavy, and its sharp point seemed to be soaring into the sky!
And on the huge monument, eight big characters are engraved with flying dragons and phoenixes——

The hero of the country, the pillar of the country!
"The pillar of the country! This is my evaluation of you! It is also my expectation of you!"

Li Shimin patted Xu Fenglei on the shoulder and praised,

"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has never been a person who can be called the pillar of the country and the minister of the country. You, Xu Fenglei, are the first!"

"And, it's the most important one!"

"What is a country? What is a pillar? With you here, the sea will be cleared, and the world will be peaceful! The Tang Dynasty has such a prosperous age, and you have a share of credit, an indelible and indelible credit!"

Xu Fenglei was shocked.

"Your Majesty is serious, really serious..."

He hurriedly excused,
"I just did what I should do, and did some small things... I really can't bear these four characters."

"These four words are as important as a thousand weights!"

Even if Xu Fenglei was mentally prepared, seeing that towering monument at this moment, and seeing the eight characters of "Heroes of the State, Pillar of the Country", he was already shocked.

With such an honor, what virtue can he do?
"No, you deserve it!"

Li Shimin looked serious, clapped his hands and said,
"Over the years, I have seen and remembered your achievements in my heart."

"It doesn't matter if you forget, I have already arranged for two brothers Yan Lide and Yan Liben to make a painting, and all your achievements have been drawn—"

"Come on! Present the painting and ask Xu Aiqing to appreciate it!"

(End of this chapter)