According to the design plan given by Qin Lei, the suspension bridge on Wangmang Gorge was completed in more than 40 days. The 100,000 troops trapped in Yangchenban Fortress and 200,000 war horses finally returned to the Huguan entrance. As for Yangchenban's city defense, it was naturally taken over by Marshal Zhengdong. It is said that Xu Xu personally led 50,000 elite troops to stay in Yangchenban, intending to occupy the Huguan Grand Canyon exclusively.

As soon as the main force of the 20,000 Jingshan Army returned to the country, he received the order from the prince, rested on the spot until the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and then went south in seclusion. On the second day of the first lunar month of the following year, he arrived at Hangu Pass and accepted Le Buyi's dispatch and cooperated with him to complete the Spring Festival offensive.

It is gratifying that although Qin Lei did not issue orders to friendly forces, the eldest prince still led his troops with Che Yinguo and Chen Wei to follow the Jingshan Army south and participate in the battle together.

Qin Lei could only smile bitterly at the moment when he attracted 100,000 people. Although Tongguan City was originally quite reserved, the imperial court had not allocated a grain of food since the war began, and even the big family business was almost defeated. He was originally very careful and collected 25,000 people for two months of food and fodder, but as a result, people ate more horses and chewed them three times, which was only enough for half a month to fight.

"It's half a month." Fortunately, Qin Lei is easier to talk to. After a bitter smile, he smacked his lips and said, "Then let's fight quickly."

Under the guidance of this policy, the Qin army divided into three groups to go east on the third day of the first lunar month. Yang Wenyu and Shen Qing led the Northern Army to recover the Jiafu on the sixth day of the first lunar month and annihilated 3,000 enemies; the eldest prince personally led the Central Army to recover Hongnong on the seventh day of the first lunar month and annihilated 5,000 enemies; Che Yinguo led the Southern Army to recover the Lufu on the seventh day of the first lunar month and annihilated 2,000 enemies.

Immediately after the eighth day of the lunar month, the nineth day of the lunar month came to Caoyang, the nineth day of the lunar month was the tenth day of the lunar month, the three armies attacked Luoyang City, defeated the 100,000 Qi army surrounding Luoyang, and rescued the army that had been besieged in the city for several months.

The army was in full swing, and the wind blew the clouds and drove all the Qi troops that invaded the Qin Dynasty back to Hulao Pass. Only then did they withdraw their troops and return to the camp and have a happy New Year.

Qin Lei personally left the pass for dozens of miles and brought wine and meat into the camp to work the army. There was a lively celebration banquet. After three wine tours and five flavors, the two brothers stood up and left the seat to prevent the generals from being restrained and unable to drink happily.

Walking out of the tent, I saw the sun shining in the sky, the ground was covered with silver, and the scenery was particularly enchanting.

The two brothers walked on the snow, and at first they didn't say anything, only the sound of creaking snow. After walking a long distance, seeing that the guards were left far behind, Qin Li said, "Do you know the whereabouts of the old man?"

Qin Lei took a few steps before nodding slowly and said, "This year is the first year of Tianyou."

Qin Li frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Have you changed the era?"

"Yes." Qin Lei looked into the distance and said lightly: "One day in the twelfth lunar month, after Qi withdraws its troops, Lao Liu and his old man appeared at the city of Tongguan." He said, "The old man is so stupid that he only knows how to eat, drink, defecate, urinate, and sleep, which is no different from a one-year-old child."

Qin Li was shocked and his pupils shrank slightly and said, "Why?"

"I don't know, maybe I was stimulating." Qin Lei frowned and said, "Even Mr. Le can't explain it clearly, it's really hard to understand."

"So you hid them?" Qin Li said in a deep voice: "This is neither a long-term solution nor a way for a minister! It's better to know the court earlier."

"Of course I know." Qin Lei scratched his head in distress and said, "The secret report has been submitted, and it's enough to make a few rounds and turns, but there is no order yet. What's the matter?"

"Second..." Qin Li walked out far away with his hands behind his back, and then said in a grim expression: "I think he doesn't want his father to go back." He stomped his feet hard and said: "I knew that he probably couldn't bear to leave the broken seat!"

"But several Grand Secretarys have sent letters." Qin Lei's face was not good-looking, and he said in a deep voice: "I also asked about the frontline war, but I just repeatedly asked His Majesty if he was really demented."

"I think they are punished!" Qin Li suddenly waved his hand and said, "It's the second brother who is making trouble again!"

"I think you have prejudice against your second brother." Qin Lei said with a smile: "Maybe things are not what you imagined."

"Why isn't it?" Qin Li said with a rough face and a blushing neck: "If you don't say anything else, just say you should guard Tongguan, but it's a battle that concerns my life and death! Which emperor in the world shouldn't support it with all his strength? But what about our Emperor Tianyou? Don't worry about it, don't care. Is this the way to be an emperor?" As he said that, he growled at Qin Lei, "I'm not jealous. Tell you, I'm not interested in that position, don't think of me as an unbearable villain!"

Gently erasing the spit that was sprayed on his face, Qin Lei smiled bitterly and said, "It's all he wants to choose whether he is suitable or not."

Qin Li's face stagnated and he curled his lips, "I think you are more suitable than him. Look at his cowardly look, you can get angry when you think about it!"

Qin Lei shook his head calmly and whispered: "Don't talk about these futile things. He now represents our Qin family. If we don't even give face to us brothers, who else can you expect to listen to his greeting?" Since he made up his mind to make money in silence, accumulate strength, and waited for the right time to seize power, he has become much more peaceful to whom he is the emperor.

"This is reasonable." Qin Li nodded and said, "What should I do next?"

Looking at him deeply, Qin Lei shook his head and said, "I haven't considered it yet, so let's take a break first." He said, "I want to go back to Beijing. My second brother and grandmother have urged me many times, and I'm about to become a father."

Qin Li said happily: "When?"

"It's going to be February and March." Qin Lei said with a smile: "At first, I didn't feel anything, but I was getting more and more worried."

Qin Li laughed and said, "Yes, I didn't feel anything when your eldest nephew died, but as soon as I saw the monkey's butt-like little face, my tears came down." He scratched his head and smiled, "That's what I know when I become a father, but I will never know if I don't."

"Where is the eldest brother?" Qin Lei nodded with a smile and asked softly: "Are you going back with me or have other plans?"

"I'll go back too. Since the second brother asked me to lead the Ministry of War, I have to go ahead, right?" Qin Li laughed and scolded: "He is not stupid either. No one can do this job except me."

"No one is more energetic than anyone else." Qin Lei nodded and said, "Then let's set off together."

"It's better not to go." Qin Li shook his head and said, "The Taiwei's Mansion ordered me to clean up the end of the Zhendong Army. I have to straighten the kitten first to start the journey." In this war, the Zhendong Army was killed 100,000 and captured 100,000. The remaining 50,000 troops were surrounded in Luoyang City. They had just been rescued and were completely destroyed and dismantled. There was no one in three or five years to recover their combat power.

"It seems that the new Marshal Zhendong must be the eldest brother." Qin Lei's heart moved and he smiled faintly.

"Who knows..." the eldest prince shook his head and said.

After breaking up with the eldest prince, Qin Lei returned to the Jingshan military camp. The generals were drinking and having fun in the central army tent, and only Le Buyi, who did not like the lively, lying high in his arms, was quite famous.

"What sleep can I sleep in broad daylight?" Qin Lei shouted as soon as he entered, "Get up and drink with me."

Le Buyi turned over, opened his eyes a crack, and looked at Qin Lei and said, "When Zhuge Kongming was lying tall and tall, if he met a lord like you, he would definitely ignore it."

"I'm not Liu Da'er." Qin Lei curled his lips and smiled, crossed his legs and said, "That person is too slanderous and righteous, I don't like it."

"If you can be false and righteous in your life, then he is true kindness." Le Buyi got up sleepyly, poured a bowl of water from the pot and drank it, smacked her lips and said, "How about it, have you tried something?"

"No." Qin Lei smiled bitterly and said, "The boss's performance is invincible, which is in line with his usual image." Since he became suspicious of the boss, Qin Lei often used conspiracy theories to guess him. For example, Qin Lei doubted that he went south to help the battle, and wanted to get a share of the pie and not let himself win the victory alone? But even if Qin Lei was full of doubts, he would only attack indirectly and not ask too directly.

"The prince might as well give the Zhendong Army to the Grand Highness." After hearing Qin Lei repeat the content of the conversation, Le Buyi pondered: "No matter how you say that his surname is Qin, not Li."

"I think so too." Qin Lei took out the watermelon seeds from under the table and ate them up, "Although we guarded Tongguan and we also recovered Hanguguan, we cannot swallow all the Shenwu Army and Zhendong Army in one breath. Not only does it mean that the snake swallows the elephant, the eating appearance is too ugly, and it will make others stay away from us."

"Yes, the 300,000 new army that Marshal Zhennan trained for us will be released next year." Le Buyi also touched the melon seeds and slapped them with a crack: "At that time, plus the expanded Jingshan Army, it will be a 400,000 army, and it has reached the limit of southern support." "Pi Pao" spit out a few melon seeds and said: "400,000 is enough to do anything, and if you have too much, it is a waste."

"Okay," Qin Lei nodded and said, "Just Mr.." He changed the topic and said, "What should I do if Huangfu Xian and Li Zhuo?"

"My son." Le Buyi said in a deep voice: "Let Huangfu Xian hold Li Zhuo and die together, remove his armor and return to the field, and then let Huangfu Zhanwen take over the Hu Ben Army. In this way, he can calmly take down the Hu Ben Army, and in the second, his Highness can also control the Zhendong Army."

"Hu Ben, Shenwu, Iron Armor, Poliu." Qin Lei pinched his finger and calculated: "Half of the eight imperial guards are under our control. It seems that I am really strong."

"With that being said," Le Buyi laughed and said, "But the Zhendong Army is useless. The task of guarding Hangu Pass and positioning the East Gate must be on these imperial guards who have suffered heavy losses."

"Stir it." Qin Lei slapped the table hard and said, "I'll go back and fight with Li Hun. This Qin belongs to our Qin family. How can we give the treasury to him the Li family!"

By the end of the first month, Qin Lei had arranged defense on the Eastern Front and led the Jingshan Army, who had made great achievements and were scarred, to return to the court. Li Zhuo and Huangfu Zhanwen, who returned to Beijing to apologize, as well as the Sixth Prince and His Majesty, who had fainted from Yao.

On the way back to Beijing, Qin Lei realized how famous he had established. In all the prefectures and counties along the way, there were crowds of people, men, women, young and old, and they went out of the city to welcome them. The people carried wine, meat and food, kept stuffing them into the hands of the soldiers of Jingshan Army. When they saw the majestic Black Tiger King Flag, they cheered and kowtowed one after another, and followed the team for a day or two, until the next wave of welcomed people appeared, they turned back reluctantly.

So the teams of farewell and welcome are connected at the end and endlessly, which can be described as rare spectacles in ancient and modern times. People at that time praised them:

Since ancient times, many wars have come from the origin of armor and soldiers. They follow the sword and travel thousands of miles from the eastern border.

Better to the Duke of Yusheng, kill two passes in one go. If you send a message to the generals of the world, you must establish a reputation for martial arts

Qin Lei intended to cultivate the pride and view of honor of the officers and soldiers of Jingshan Army. In order to shape the image of the mighty and people-friendly army of Jingshan Army, he ordered his subordinates to polish their armor, cheer up, and march on the official road of the Qin Dynasty with great courage.

He undoubtedly turned this division into a show. Although the speed of the march was greatly affected, the effect was obviously very good... According to people's word of mouth, the soldiers of Jingshan Army became red horses and red horses under their crotch. They were all majestic soldiers and generals! For a time, the heroes of the nation became idols of the nation, so that those who signed up for the army in various places broke the threshold of the Jingshan Army's conscription point.

These volunteer soldiers have good quality and high willingness, which solved the problem of the Jingshan Army's military's source of troops in one fell swoop, laying a solid foundation for their combat effectiveness recovery and subsequent expansion of scale.

Of course, this is all a story later. At that time, few people could understand Qin Lei's order, but the officers and soldiers carried out willingly. In addition to ensuring good military discipline, this ceremony of "returning to the court" was definitely the most glorious, proudest and most rewarding trip in their lives.

In early February, they set out from Tongguan, and all the way they saw were loess mattresses, incense, candles and flowers, and the people cheered and gave away. The four provinces of Shanbei, Longdong, Hedong and Guanzhong passed along the way were all greeted by the governors and governors from entering and leaving the country. The prefect and county magistrates were infatuated with the people along the way! The officials respected them very much, and the people were even more worried about the food and drink expenses... Good wine and good dishes, big fish and meat, and they were full of food and food, making these guys who had suffered in purgatory for more than half a year seem to have returned to heaven!

With gratitude and tears of gratitude, Qin Lei encouraged them to take out the best side, and it became easy.

Of course, Qin Lei's gains even more. The gifts and "Cheng Yi" given by the provincial capitals and counties in various places were piled up like mountains and houses, and it was estimated that it would have to be more than 2 million taels. Qin Lei was not the kind of person who could not rub the sand in his eyes. He knew that although this money was ill-gotten, even if he didn't want it, the officials would not return it to the people. It would be better to accept it and devote it to the serious business with a smile, which would not waste these people's wealth.

The journey was full of glory and wind, and finally arrived in the Gyeonggi area in March. The officials of the Ministry of Rites, who had been waiting for a long time, came to pay homage to the prince...

When Qin Lei heard the list of people coming, he jumped off his horse and rushed forward to greet him, which attracted the guards around him to look at him, and said in a low voice: "The first time I saw the prince attach so much importance to him. I have never seen him like this before." "Idiot, the person who came here is Shangshu Li! Can the governor and the governor be compared? Even the Grand Secretary can't compare!" "Shu Li...oh, the prince's father-in-law..."

Qin Lei took two steps and saw Li Guangyuan, the Minister of Rites, leading Tian Ainong and Mu Renwei, two ministers, walked towards him. When the two sides looked up, Li Guangyuan took the two ministers to bow and said, "I'm going to see Prince Wucheng, the prince is thousands of years old and thousands of years old..."

Qin Lei quickly helped Li Guangyuan up and smiled and said, "The two ministers should get up too." The two thanked the prince and stood up, but saw that the prince pulled Lord Shangshu to the south and stood there. He stepped out two steps, pushed the golden mountain, and worshiped the great gift of the jade pillar.

Li Guangyuan didn't expect Qin Lei to kneel down and said at a loss: "I can't do it, I can't do it..." But Qin Lei said loudly: "I'll kowtow to my father-in-law, and my father-in-law will be healthy and lucky." Li Guangyuan then calmed down and thought to himself: "You snatch my daughter away, and I'm so embarrassed that my old Li family will not feel wronged at all." Having said that, he kept saying: "I can't do it, I can't do it." He quickly helped Qin Lei up.

Qin Lei stood up and then smiled and said, "My father-in-law went out of the city to welcome him in a hundred miles. You should use official business." He said "My father-in-law" at once, obviously guilty and was afraid that the miser would take Qiao.

But Qin Lei was so arrogant that he was not aware that after Shi Yun became his concubine, the Li family shared the same relationship with him. Either the water fell down or the water rose up. After he fought with Muyeyuan, surrounded the capital, defended the entrance of Tongguan, defeated Yum Shenggong, and turned the tide down. After supporting the building to collapse, the Li family's status rose up and became a wealthy family in Zhongdu again. Li Guangyuan was not too late to love him, so how could he blame him?

Under the intention of the father-in-law and son-in-law, the atmosphere was extremely harmonious. They were soon closer than their relatives. Li Guangyuan took out a pair of yellow silk from his arms and said warmly: "I am here to send the order." Qin Lei said "Oh" and had to kneel down slowly, but Li Guangyuan grabbed him and said: "Your Majesty said, the prince doesn't need to kneel down, just stand and listen to the order."

"My brother follows the order." Qin Lei said happily.

"Brother Qin Lei, you have made great contributions and have made great contributions to the country. If it weren't for you, our royal family would be over. Brother, I have prayed to our ancestors, praise you for your good life, and reward you well. As for what it is, you will know. Now I will give you the three privileges of "Praise and worship, don't go to the court, and go to the palace" first, and arrange a huge city entry ceremony to boost the reputation of our royal family. I know that you don't like red tape, but special matters must be handled in special times, so just listen to Li Shangshu..."

"This, my brother follows the order..."

On March 3, the first year of Tianyou, butterflies flew all over the sky.

The people of Zhongdu got up before dawn, put on their new clothes for the New Year, ate a few bites of breakfast, and then brought dry food to the elderly and the young. When they went to the street, they saw that there were so many people! But that was the case, who didn't want to see the grand scene of the army's triumphant success? Who wouldn't want to see the majesty of Prince Wucheng? People walked out of the city bustlingly and surrounded the spacious official roads with airtight.
Chapter completed!