Tonight, the Xunyang Tower was booked by a wealthy crowd.

Ushered in the long-lost bustling and bustling.

The sound of Miss Qin's pipa, which had been dormant for many days, sounded again in the night beside the Xunyang River.

It attracts cruise ships passing by the high-rise buildings on the river to stop and listen from time to time...

War is a barometer of the economy.

The main theme, or essence, of a battle is to destroy the enemy's effective force.

Not all enemy troops.

What are the effective forces within Cai Qin’s army?

Naturally, there were 5,000 elite soldiers, mainly composed of 1,500 garrison soldiers who returned home and surrendered Hongzhou Prefecture soldiers.

In addition to those who stayed behind to guard Hongzhou City, there were also some Hongzhou soldiers who had been instigated by Zhu Lingxu and his son to surrender.

The elite troops of Cai Qin's main army were still much larger than Wang Lengran's reinforcements.

However, after the Battle of Guling, Zhu Lingxu defected and Wang Lengran and Zhao Rushi attacked from both sides. The main army was defeated. Cai Qin fled with 800 light cavalry.

However, it was dark at that time, and Guling was adjacent to a deep mountain and old forest. Many of the defeated Hongzhou infantry abandoned their weapons and fled into the deep mountain and old forest, otherwise the victory would have been greater.

However, some of the defeated troops fled towards the riverside fleet, but what greeted them was a large fire from the deputy general Qin Heng.

In general, in the Battle of Guling, Cai Qin's army suffered nearly a thousand casualties and casualties. Although most of the remaining soldiers escaped, they should not be able to gather together in a short period of time, not to mention that this battle was very difficult for Cai Qin, who had been unstoppable before.

The morale of Qin Kuang's resurgent army was hit.

But I can't say for sure.

After all, the traitor Zhu Lingxu appeared, which caused the success to fall short. Cai Qin and other Kuangfu Army officers and soldiers must now hate this three-surnamed family slave with itch.

However, the pain of the enemy is the joy of the victor.

Losing their vitality, the counties and towns in Jiangzhou that had been waiting for the wind to surrender one after another broke out and welcomed Master Wang.

Jiangzhou county towns were recovered one after another...

The great victory in the frontline war brought vitality to all walks of life in Xunyang City, including scholars, civilians, industry, and commerce.

The increasingly stable Xunyang City has once again become a favored destination for merchants traveling from north to south who seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

The singing and dancing life by the Xunyang River is back for the time being.

Tonight, the celebration banquet hosted by Jiangzhou Hall will be held in Xunyang Building, a famous building in Jiangnan that has reopened its doors.

Miss Qin, the pipa master, was specially invited.

But the real protagonists are Wang Lixian of Xunyang who came to celebrate the victory in person, Wang Lengran who returned from the victory, Zhu Lingxu and his son, Zhao Rushi, Qin Heng and others.

Ouyang Rong led Yan Liulang, Yuan Huaimin, Chen You and other officials from Jiangzhou Hall to a banquet to celebrate.

Even Miao Zhen, the female official in Cai Shang who supervises Xunyang City, came, along with a group of newly arrived female officials, to announce Her Majesty the Queen's latest award.

However, Ouyang Rong took a look at the group of female historians and saw that there was no real figure among them.

I don’t know if this cold and cold girl in palace attire is still in Xunyang City.

"Brother Lianghan, what are you thinking about? Could it be that he is also obsessed with Miss Qin's pipa music?"

Ouyang Rong looked lost in thought, but his thoughts were disrupted by Yuan Huaimin sitting next to him.

He turned around and took a look.

While Yuan Huaimin raised his head to drink, he squinted his eyes slightly, shook his head and listened to the pipa girl playing on the high platform in the center of the hall.

It can be seen that Yuan Huaimin was not interested in the theme of the celebration banquet, but was only interested in the fairy music that he had not heard for a long time due to the war.

Ouyang Rong is not the protagonist of tonight's dinner, he is just here for a routine celebration.

He and Yuan Huaimin were seated quite far away from King Xunyang who was at the top.

Ouyang Rong took a sip of wine, listened to the sound of the pipa, and turned to look at the scene in the hall.

King Li of Xunyang sat at the head of the banquet.

Wang Lengran and Zhu Lingxu sat on his left and right hands respectively, as the protagonists tonight.

As for Zhu Lingxu's eldest son, Zhu Yuheng, and Jishui County Wei Zhao Ruzhi, they sat opposite Ouyang Rong, Yuan Huaimin and other Jiangzhou officials.

Everyone sat in two rows on the left and right, and on the open stage in the middle was the sound of Miss Qin's pipa and the graceful dancing girl.

From time to time, the beautiful maids serving wine passed by the table.

"Hey, Brother Lianghan, there are beautiful people, wine, sounds, and delicious food tonight, but why are you either in a daze or chatting... Isn't it possible that no one appreciates these truly beautiful things?"

At this time, Yuan Huaimin beside him sounded a little excited and said without looking back:

"Brother Lianghan, look, Miss Qin seems to be looking over, she seems to be watching...

"Miss Qin is indeed as elegant as me. Did she also find that no one appreciates her good news... Hey, Miss Qin must have noticed that although the banquet is noisy, I can only appreciate her pipa music. Otherwise, Miss Qin

What's going on with those tender, watery eyes..."

Yuan Huaimin sounded quite proud.

Ouyang Rong came to his senses after hearing this and couldn't help but look at his friend's happy face.

He remained silent and glanced at the Pipa girl in the center of the stage, their eyes colliding with each other.

For some reason, Ouyang Rong's mind always automatically conjured up certain white scenes of people holding a pipa and half-covering their faces.

Dispelling the strange scene, he pretended not to notice the beautiful woman's eager eyes that suddenly delighted her.

"Brother Lianghan, look, Miss Qin seems to be smiling at me..."

Ouyang Rong raised the wine bottle and poured a glass of wine for Yuan Huaimin:

"Isn't it said that performing arts does not involve selling one's body? What does Huai Min expect?"

Yuan Huaimin was a little embarrassed and whispered:

"Actually, I don't expect anything. I just enjoy her pipa sound. It's like meeting a close friend. So, Brother Lianghan should understand."

"Yes, of course I understand."

Ouyang Rong nodded and sighed:

"Brother Huaimin likes elegant things, but it's a pity that I'm a vulgar person and can't get used to elegant things."

Yuan Huaimin was curious and wanted to talk.

Just then, there was another movement at the banquet, so I turned around to look.

It was Miaozhen and other court ladies who had just arrived, and they read to everyone the latest book written by Her Majesty the Queen, who was so happy in Luoyang:

Zhu Lingxu abandoned his secret position and turned to the bright side, and resumed his post as the Governor of Hongzhou. Now that Hongzhou was still occupied, he was asked to continue to lead Hongzhou's troops to surrender, and then cooperated with Jiangzhou Hall to regain Hongzhou.

Zhao Ruzhi, a lieutenant in Jishui County, had meritorious service in organizing people to be brave and resisting the rebels, and was awarded the title of guerrilla general.

At the same time, Zhu Lingxu's eldest son, Zhu Yuheng, was granted the title of Captain Guoyi...

At the same time, Wang Lengran, Ouyang Rong, Qin Heng and other Jiangzhou officials also had varying degrees of merit and rewards.

After the book-making was announced, Miaozhen left with the female officials.

The atmosphere of the banquet was warm and enjoyable.

Although this reward does not sound like a big reward,

However, Wang Lengran and others who were involved in the officialdom of the Zhou Dynasty knew that it was still a wartime situation, and these were just appetizers, used to clear the names of Zhu Lingxu, Zhu Yuheng and others who had turned against each other and facilitated the subsequent military operations.

Military achievements and other achievements have been clearly recorded, and Jane is in the Sacred Heart. When the Kuangfu rebels are quelled, it will be time for promotion and fortune.

Wang Lengran's old face was red with wine, he put down his cup and looked happy.

Zhu Lingxu and others also breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and continued drinking.

They are different from the cheerful ones.

Ouyang Rong's face was calm, as if he was staying out of the incident, watching the graceful figures of Miaozhen and others leaving.

In fact, he was also recorded a military merit.

The credit is for defending the city, credit for the logistics, and credit for providing strong oil to help Qin Heng burn the rebel ships...

However, there was not much happiness in Ouyang Rong's eyes.

At this time, he seemed to notice a certain gaze on his head. He turned his head and found that it was King Xunyang Lixian. He glanced over from the corner of his eye while toasting to drink.

The two looked at each other, expressionless.

The book-making sent by Miaozhen this time revealed some faint trends in the change of His Majesty's mind.

Ouyang Rong has a good memory and just heard it mentioned in the book making that Zhu Lingxu was inspired by the King of Wei...

It seems that this first achievement is recorded on Wei's head.

It's just that Her Majesty the Queen did not reward King Wei of the Wei family in the book.

This is bad news, compared to the Xunyang Palace and the Baoli faction.
To be continued...