Ji Tang

Chapter 109 Go Home!
The sun is just rising, and I can already feel a little cool in the autumn morning.

On the official road leading to Chang'an, Yuchi Gong led the original soldiers of the Sixteenth Guards forward slowly. Although it was sleepy in the early morning, the soldiers were full of energy and high spirits.

No wonder the soldiers were like this. Who told them to go to Chang'an to receive the emperor's reward?Even Ji Song, who was called up in the middle of the night, was the same.

To become a marquis or a general, is this the ultimate goal for many people?But I had the opportunity to get it after coming to this world by chance. How could I not be excited?
"report"

"General, we are still twenty miles away from Chang'an. I have been notified. Your Majesty has sent someone to greet you. General, please tell me what to do next!"

Yu Chigong was not surprised when he heard the report from the visitor, which showed that he had experienced this kind of thing more than once before.

"Order the entire army to march quickly. In two hours, the front army must arrive at Chang'an City!"

"promise!"

Ji Song watched the messenger leave thoughtfully, and said to Yuchi: "Your Majesty, what do you mean? There is no need for such a big battle! After all, it is not a glorious thing to defeat the Turks who almost came to the city."

Yuchi glanced at Ji Song sideways, as if looking at a pile of cow dung that was shiny on the outside but smelly inside, and said, "You know nothing!" and ignored him.

"Uh!"

Ji Song was annoyed, looked at Yuchi's expression, and knew that he had no intention of explaining, so he asked Zhang Liang, who was snickering at the side: "Old Zhang, can you tell me what this general means?"

Zhang Liang is regarded as Yuchi's deputy this time. Although Yuchi has the final say in the camp, after all, his identity is there, and he must know what he should know.

Zhang Liang laughed when he heard this and said: "Thanks to you, you are still a smart man. Even if you are defeated this time, as long as the whole army is not wiped out, you have to pretend to be victorious. Chang'an needs to win at this time!"

Zhang Liang still has a good impression of Ji Song, a young boy who not only has outstanding martial arts skills, but is also said to be unmatched by others in literary talent.

He doesn't have the bad habits of those who come from aristocratic families. He is humble and not arrogant. It is difficult not to get close to others.

Hearing Zhang Liang say this, Ji Song suddenly realized.In fact, it doesn't matter whether we win or not, as long as the people of Chang'an believe in victory. At this time, stabilizing the people's hearts is more important than anything else.

Two hours passed in a blink of an eye, and the magnificent Chang'an City Wall was already in front of us.Wherever Ji Song could see, there were people everywhere.

At first, Ji Song thought he was here to greet them, and he was quite happy inside.But when he saw the people constantly looking for something, and the excitement of some of the soldiers in the team, Ji Song realized that he was overthinking.

In fact, whether the war is won or not does not have a great impact on the people.As long as it doesn't affect them, they won't care even if the emperor changes every day.

What worries them is whether their sons and husbands have come back.One general's success will lead to thousands of deaths. War will always kill people, and the lives of their own family members are what they value.

Knowing this, Ji Song, who was still a little excited, suddenly felt that the greeting had become boring. He might as well spend this time at home with his mother!

Then Ji Song lost his excitement and was left with only sadness.From time to time, among the crowds on both sides, some civilians failed to find their relatives and fainted in excitement. The soldiers were also excited after seeing their relatives.

But due to military law, I can only hold back temporarily and wait until I get home.Silence, the originally lively crowd became silent.

"Accelerate the march!"

Perhaps Yuchi Gong couldn't stand such a depressing atmosphere and suddenly ordered the soldiers to march quickly.

It wasn't until they came to the city gate that the atmosphere eased.

"Congratulations on the return of the manager with a great victory!"

The person who greeted him should be from the Ministry of Rites. Ji Song seemed to have seen this person at the teacher's house, but he was not very familiar with it! "Okay, you know the specific situation better than me. Just make it simple and tell the soldiers to return to camp quickly!"

Yuchi was already a little depressed, but now he had to deal with all these red tapes, and he suddenly became impatient.

"General Yuchi, this is from the imperial court."

"Needless to say, if the blame comes from above, I, the general, will bear the responsibility and won't implicate you!"

"This" official was obviously hesitant!

"Ok?"

Yuchi's eyes widened. The officials of the Ministry of Rites were all weak scholars. How could they be so strong in front of a general like Yuchi who had experienced hundreds of battles? He hurriedly said: "I obey my orders!"

Soon, the welcoming ceremony, which had been simplified countless times, was completely completed within a quarter of an hour.

Yuchi did not waste any time and dispatched all the troops to their respective camps. After all, this army was a temporarily integrated army with its own generals. At this time, the war was over and it was time for everyone to return to their respective camps.

Except for the emperor's personal army, the Xuanjia Army, most of the other armies were stationed outside the city. After the processing was completed, Yuchi said to Ji Song: "Everyone else needs to wait for the emperor's order in the military camp, but you don't have to. Remember Just attend the award ceremony tomorrow morning, let’s go!”

Seeing that Yuchi really had no desire to speak, Ji Song opened his mouth, but in the end he clasped his fists in a salute and walked straight out of the tent.

When he arrived at his residence, he called Ji Lu and said, "Go and inform everyone that I will go home in a moment and ask a few people to follow me. The others will stay here temporarily.

The people at the Princess Mansion will look at their wishes. If you want to stay, you can register. If you don't want to stay, you will be given some money. If you want to go back to the Princess Mansion, feel free to do so. "

"But we must ensure their resettlement and don't lose their hearts. They are all miserable people who have spent half their lives fighting on the battlefield. Some of them don't even have a wife."

"Ask these people, including those who are disabled and cannot go to the battlefield, and ask them if they would like to live in Jijiazhuangzi. If they are willing, give them a piece of homestead. As for the land, don't worry about it!"

"For these people to survive on the battlefield, military merit is absolutely indispensable, and there is no shortage of money. You can go to Magistrate Yao to handle the registration procedures for them. We don't have to worry about the rest."

Ji Song said so much in one breath, feeling helpless.The imperial court had nothing for these disabled soldiers except a pension.

Those with military merit are fine, the court's military merit field is enough to support them.No, after spending the rewards, they can only fend for themselves. Ji Song is not so cruel. He must find a way to arrange for those who follow him.

This has nothing to do with anything else, it's just that he can't live with it in his heart.

After the explanation, Ji Lu was ordered to stay in the military camp to arrange follow-up arrangements, while he took Liu Laoer and Daniu to prepare to go home.

Dahuang seemed to know that he was going home. While everyone was cleaning up, he was already sitting at the door of the camp with a hare in his mouth. He didn't know what he was doing after he caught it there.
After finishing everything, Ji Song rode on Honglei and said loudly: "Let's go home!"

"Damn it, I'm finally going home. I don't know if the mother-in-law at home has made that little brat fat."

"Hey, second child, what the hell, your kid just misses your mother-in-law. Is there anything you're embarrassed to say?"

"Yes, yes!"

Just as everyone was talking, Rhubarb had already bit the desperate hare and ran forward with a horse.
　Back home, the great era begins, starting with Ji Song becoming a Marquis.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)