Standing outside the military camp were the families of the soldiers, including old people, women with children, and countless Chang'an people cheering and celebrating the soldiers.
These people have different joys and sorrows.
In this Eastern Expedition, more than 80,000 soldiers were killed. Although most of them were soldiers from Hebei and Shandong, not all of the soldiers who rushed from Guanzhong to Liaodong returned safely.
Even after the city gate closed, there were still many people unwilling to leave, eagerly looking at the military camp in the distance.
Wen Wen rechecked the list of fallen soldiers and handed it to Yun Chu: "Including the two soldiers who died of illness on the way, Wannian County has a total of 387 casualties. Including the soldiers who were killed in battle, the total is 400.
Thirty-three people.”
Yun Chu took the roster and looked through it, then closed it and said, "Try to distribute what the soldiers should get tonight. After removing their armor tomorrow, they will go home."
Wen Wen said angrily: "Aren't you still going to the city to accept the cheers of the people?"
Yun Chu shook his head and said, "He is above the rank of captain."
Gentle said: "They deserve to be cheered even more."
Yun Chu said: "Your Majesty is here in person, and it is a rare honor for those above the rank and level to be within ten feet of His Majesty."
Wen Wen sighed and said: "Although I value the cheers of the people more, the soldiers are proud to be close to Your Majesty."
Yun Chu said with a smile: "There is no way, even if all the people in Chang'an saw him fighting the enemy bravely, they would not be able to compare to His Majesty alone.
Okay, that's it, at least under our command, this trip to Liaodong was not in vain."
She smiled softly and said, "You always like to use money to control people, and you won't give it to them all at once if you have something. You always have to go through trouble."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "There is nothing we can do about it. Many materials become more valuable the closer they are to big cities, just like that batch of Silla-style jewelry, which we only realized when we were stationed in Luoyang.
If it is liquidated in Youzhou, the price may be less than 30% of that in Luoyang."
As Yun Chu spoke, he threw a bulging money bag to Wen Wen and said, "This is yours."
Wen Wenwen opened it and took a look at it and said, "Big food gold coins?"
Yun Chu said: "Go back and ask your wife to take this bag of gold coins to Naha. You can exchange it for whatever you want."
"This time, are all gold coins distributed to everyone?"
"How is this possible? The officers have gold coins, and the soldiers' bags are all copper coins. However, I also gave each of them a gold coin, so that's all for fun."
While the two were chatting and joking, Gawain got into the tent with a nervous look on his face and said to Yun Chu: "I will sacrifice the prisoners tomorrow. Goguryeo King Gaozang will be at the front, and the royal family will be behind. I..."
She smiled softly and said: "You are an official of the Tang Dynasty, so naturally you will come with us. Your family members will be taken to their new home tomorrow."
Gawain patted his chest and said: "I was shocked. I just saw Gao Zang and the others being trained by Honglu Temple. However, training etiquette is just that. Why do they still need to teach Gao Zang to dance?"
She smiled softly and said, "Not only Gao Zang wants to dance, but Fuyu Yiji also wants to dance. Of course, if they can recite poetry, that's okay too."
Gao Wen said: "Is this the Tang Dynasty's way of humiliating foreign monarchs?"
Wen Wen shrugged her shoulders and said: "This is the bad taste of the Tang royal family. In the past, they caught Turkic Khans and made them dance."
Gao Wen said: "Fortunately I don't have to go, otherwise I would be too embarrassed to see anyone."
This sentence made Yun Chu and Wen Wen very surprised. Logically speaking, it was nothing for Gao Wen to dance for the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, but it was the real shame of the Goguryeo people that King Gao Zang danced for Li Zhi.
However, after saying this, Gao Wen may no longer consider himself a Goguryeo, but is preparing to continue to be a carefree official in the Tang Dynasty as a Tang person.
Thinking about it, it's actually quite good. Even though he held a high position in Goguryeo, it was a remote and remote place after all, and Yeon Gaesumun was moody. He had the habit of killing a few royal family members to vent his anger when he had nothing to do. Instead of living such a precarious life,
It would be better to be a seventh-rank official in the Tang Dynasty and live freely.
Gawain's whereabouts have basically been determined. Honglu Temple is his new workplace. After a few more years, he may retire as a sixth-grade official. However, his children can enter the Fourth School to study.
If you do well in school, you can continue to be an official.
However, at this time, his son's Goguryeo background will be blurred, and people will only think that he is a Tang official.
Gawain was blackmailed by Wen Wen and took away 80% of his money. However, the remaining 20% was enough for Gawain to buy a three-bedroom house in Chang'an and live comfortably for decades.
You know, when Li Ji was selling Goguryeo royal women, this guy bought the most.
Yun Chu took out one from the pile of bags behind him and threw it to Gawain. Gawain, like Wen Wen, opened it, took a look, and immediately left with a smile on his face.
Immediately, Zhong Kui, Wang Defa, Zhang Donghai and others entered Yunchu's tent one after another. When they came out, they all had bulging chests and were very satisfied.
Yu Xiurong sent someone to deliver the court clothes that Yun Chu would wear tomorrow, and the same goes for Wen Wen. The court clothes they wear are all modified slim-fitting court clothes, which are completely different from the wide and wide standard official clothes worn by ugly people like Zhong Kui.
Look.
Before dawn, the military camp was already abuzz with excitement, and everyone began to wear armor that had been wiped down all night.
When the drums of the fifth watch in Chang'an City began to beat, the gangtou army began to prepare rice. The only food provided today was thick porridge. Everyone ate several bowls vigorously, so that they could skip lunch and continue eating.
They persisted until the emperor prepared a sumptuous dinner for them in Taiji Palace.
When daybreak came, everything was ready.
Wen Wenwen turned around and glanced at the soldiers behind her, and asked loudly: "Have you learned what I taught you to read?"
The soldiers behind him quickly replied: "I learned it."
Wen Wen laughed and said: "If you read it well, Your Majesty will reward you greatly, and it will also be of great benefit to your future.
If you idiots pronounce it wrong, even if you take off your armor, I will find you and take action."
Everyone laughed and replied: "How can I pronounce it wrong? The little one memorized it word by word."
Wen Wen said: "That's good. Remember to wear your cloak well. The hairpins must be neat and not tangled together. There is no dirt on the leather boots and no dust on the face. Put the dung bag on the war horse and let me check it again.
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"Here!"
The officers of Yunchu's army, who had just been tidied up, all agreed, jumped off their horses, and carefully inspected the horses and their own clothes. Some even wiped off the ashes on the horses' hooves, revealing the black hoof armor.
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Yunchu was very satisfied with their performance.
It's what Wen Wen said last night. Under his leadership, these people ran thousands of miles to fight in Liaodong, and each of them crawled out among the dead. If in the end, because of his carelessness as a commander, he did not bring the scene to light.
It is really inappropriate for the soldiers to do their jobs well, so that the merits of the soldiers are inferior to others.
Wen Rou feels that at this time, it is really time to come up with a good poem that praises the emperor and the Tang Dynasty. It should be recited collectively when the emperor inspects it. It should be looked upon highly by the emperor, and it can also be used to discuss merits among the emperor.
When giving a reward, add one more point.
Therefore, since the army began to return to court, he, the marching commander, began to think about writing an ode.
Along the way, Wen Wen's state of mind was completely different from that of the past, and she wrote many poems, several of which Wen Wen considered to be rare and good poems.
When the army was passing through Jinyang, he deliberately told Yun Chu that he lacked a good poem and hoped that Yun Chu, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, would write one so as to flatter the emperor and make his brothers more happy.
Your achievements will receive more rewards.
Just when he thought he had a chance to win, Yun Chu wrote a song in less than a cup of tea.
After reading the poem written by Yun Chu, Wen Wen became furious and tore the poem she had written in her sleeve into pieces.
For the next six days, whenever he saw Yunchu, he had a bad face. It wasn't until the army passed Luoyang that he adjusted himself.
For Yun Chu, a person who had been involved in officialdom before, he knew the meaning of big scenes better than Wen Wen.
When he was a student, he always thought it was a show, a pretense, and a song of praise, but he didn't know that these things he looked down upon were exactly in line with the propaganda significance of a country, and had extraordinary significance in inspiring the people and helping to create a sense of identity.
And unite people's hearts.
When Yun Chu's military formation was set up again, the military formation commanded by the civilian Yun Chu was completely different from the military formation commanded by Xue Rengui, a pure warrior.
Even Pei Xingjian let out a roar after seeing Yunchu's military formation. At this time, he wanted to adjust it again. The drum music on the top of the city had already started. The emperor, empress, royal family, and civil and military officials were about to
Appearing at the Chunming Gate, he had no time to adjust, so he could only hurriedly arrange the good-looking and tall ones in front, and hide the short and ugly ones in the back.
There is absolutely no comparison with the appearance of Yunchu's entire army in red uniforms as bloody as blood.
After seeing Yun Chu's military formation, Guo Daifeng's eyes turned red. If he was not as good as Yun Chu in combat, now it seems that even in terms of appearance, he is far behind Yun Chu.
Far.
In fact, not only was Yun Chu doing facade skills, Li Ji's facade skills were even more exaggerated. This old thief didn't plan to ride a horse this time, but got himself a chariot that had been obsolete for who knows how many years!
It's the kind of chariot with two armored warriors and two bow-wielding warriors standing at the four corners. They are pulled by four red horses in front, and a charioteer in full armor sits behind. There is also a huge flag with the word "Li" on the chariot.
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The old thief was covered in armor and had a fluttering white beard. He was holding on to the armrests in front of the chariot with both hands. His eyes looking forward were determined and indestructible.