When Li Yuanji saw that Li Shimin had stopped talking and that other people in the tent had no other opinions, he immediately said to Zhao Chengyong: "Go and pass the message as I said."
After Zhao Chengyong agreed and exited the big tent, no one spoke in the big tent, and the atmosphere became a bit depressing. Even the few soldiers who came to report the victory put away the joy on their faces and stood quietly.
Where.
Li Yuanji waved his hand and said casually: "Okay, on this big day, everyone should be happy and don't cry in sorrow."
Although no one was crying, they were obviously relieved when they heard this.
The smile on his face appeared again.
Li Shiji chuckled and agreed: "We should be happy, but we can't just let the people celebrate, we also have to celebrate."
Li Yuanji thought for a moment, nodded and said with a smile: "It makes sense, then tell the soldiers in the camp to celebrate the day. We will celebrate when Li Aiqing leads the army back to the camp."
Since the protagonist Li Jing is still in Monan, the celebration in the Chinese army camp cannot be too exaggerated.
Otherwise, it would be a bit overwhelming, so celebrating for one day is just right, and the rest will be celebrated after Li Jing comes back.
Li Shiji also felt that a day of celebration was just right, so he nodded without hesitation and said: "Well, I will go and tell the soldiers in the camp to make them happy."
With that said, Li Shimin happily walked out of the Chinese army's tent.
After Li Shiji left, Li Yuanji smiled and said to the soldiers who reported the victory: "You have worked hard to get here from Monan day and night. You will stay in the Chinese army's tent for a while to celebrate Li Aiqing's victory with me."
Win."
When the soldiers who reported victory heard this, they were naturally overjoyed.
Although according to the rules of reporting victory, Li Yuanji should give them rewards at this time, but Li Yuanji did not give them rewards, but gave them something more important.
That is to invite them to drink together at the same tent.
You must know that those who are qualified to drink in the same tent with Li Yuanji are all high-ranking officials, and the least important ones are the real-power school lieutenants who carry guerrilla generals or other generals' badges on their backs.
Low-level officers like them, whose status is equivalent to that of a captain or even a senior officer, are not qualified to drink in the same tent as Li Yuanji.
Now that Li Yuanji invited them, they had enough time to attend the banquet.
By the time the banquet is over, they will have a resume to brag about.
Yes, it’s a resume.
For low-level officers, or even ordinary soldiers, drinking in the same tent with Li Yuanji is an important experience.
Upgrade scheduling will also be easier in the future.
After all, you have met, drank, and chatted with the Commander-in-Chief. Isn’t it easy to get promoted to a level or two?
It is impossible for the guards, the governor's offices, and the general management offices to go to the commander-in-chief and ask him if he has remembered this person because of the promotion of an official from the ninth rank or an ordinary soldier, right?
In that case, the general commander will doubt whether the officers of each guard, each governor's office, and each general management office are qualified.
Therefore, as long as you have a banquet with the commander-in-chief, getting promoted to one or two levels is a sure thing.
If he is remembered by the commander-in-chief and put into his entourage, it will be easy to achieve success.
"Chu Suiliang, go prepare the banquet."
Li Yuanji, in the overjoyed expression of the soldiers who had reported victory, smiled and gave Chu Suiliang instructions, and then said to the other generals who were still in the tent: "You sirs, please stay and have a banquet with me.
Celebrate Li Aiqing’s victory.”
All the generals and commanders naturally agreed with smiles.
"Here!"
Chu Suiliang moved quickly. After leaving the tent and meeting the military cooks, tables of delicious food were delivered to the tent.
Almost all of them are meat, and the cooking techniques are almost all steaming, boiling, and roasting.
This is the mainstream cooking method of this era.
Cooking methods such as frying, deep-frying, and stir-frying have either not yet become popular or have not been invented yet.
The cooking level of cooks in the army cannot be said to be particularly high, but it is not particularly low either. It may not be as good as the cooks in the palace, but it is better than most cooks in the private sector.
Whether the cooked food is delicious or not depends mainly on who is eating it.
If it is for ordinary soldiers to eat, then it will be fine if it is cooked.
If it is for generals and colonels, the color, flavor and taste will at least account for two parts.
If it is sent to the Chinese army's big tent, it must be delicious in appearance and smell.
"My lords, you don't need to be rigid today. Eat freely and drink freely."
After everyone in the big tent had wine and meat in front of them, Li Yuanji raised his glass and said with a smile.
Naturally, the generals raised their wine glasses politely and sang in unison, "The Great Tang Wansheng", and then began to drink and eat meat.
The soldiers who reported the victory seemed a little excited. They imitated the behavior of the generals and hurriedly picked up their wine glasses and followed suit.
After agreeing, everyone was still so excited that they couldn't contain themselves.
And when they shouted "Great Tang Wansheng", they were also the loudest.
Li Yuanji saw a sentence on their faces and eyes: 'He calls us all to scream'.
Maybe some of them may only have this chance to be called Qing once in their lives.
So it makes sense that they would lose themselves in excitement in this claim.
Some people may not understand this excitement, so let me use an analogy.
For example, let's say you, a common man, are invited to an indescribable place one day to have dinner with an indescribable person. When they toast you and invite you to join them, they call you "good comrade."
Are you excited?
You will definitely be excited, and you may even regard this matter as the most glorious thing in your life and brag about it for the rest of your life.
This is why several soldiers who reported victory were excited.
The wine had not passed the third round and the food had not passed the fifth taste. Li Shiji, who had gone to arrange for the soldiers to celebrate, returned to the big tent. As soon as he entered the big tent, he saluted first and then said with a teasing smile: "Your Highness, you don't wait for me either..."
Li Yuanji laughed and said, "I want to wait for you too, but the alcohol bug in my stomach and my desire to celebrate Li Aiqing's victory won't allow it."
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Everyone laughed wildly.
Li Shiji also laughed and joined in the banquet.
The banquet lasted from morning to evening, and from evening to midnight. It didn't end until the moon was in the sky and it became very cold inside and outside the tent.
After Li Yuanji ordered Chu Suiliang to send everyone back to their respective tents, he fell headlong into the case.
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The next day, when Li Yuanji opened his eyes again, it was already noon.
There was a lot of noise outside the big tent, as if the soldiers were still immersed in the joy of the great victory in Monan. The inside of the big tent was warm, but there was a lingering smell of grass and grass.
Li Yuanji rubbed his head, which was a little swollen, dizzy, and slightly uncomfortable, and said hello to the outside of the tent.
Zhao Chengyong and Chu Suiliang appeared together in the tent.
Li Yuanji rubbed his head and asked, "Have you arranged the things I told you yesterday?"
"Go back to Your Highness and make arrangements."
"Go back to Your Highness, arrangements have been made."
Zhao Chengyong and Chu Suiliang both bent down and answered one after another.
The difference is that Chu Suiliang said two more words than Zhao Chengyong.
But this doesn't seem to be anything worth paying attention to.
Li Yuanji took back his hand, nodded and said: "That's good..."
After saying this, he then ordered: "Today, four groups of people are sent out to report the victory, one group goes to Liangzhou, one group goes to Daizhou, one group goes to Youzhou, and one group returns to Chang'an.
At the same time, the people who returned to Chang'an to report the victory were asked to send a message to the three provinces, so that the three provinces could announce the victory in Monan and spread it throughout the world.
Let everyone in the Tang Dynasty know that the Turks who have bullied the Tang Dynasty for several years have been conquered by us.
The great revenge of the Turks for humiliating our Tang Dynasty has also been avenged.
From then on, wherever they could hear and see, the only person who could speak most effectively was me, Datang.
From now on, they can all stand tall and say to everyone, ‘I am from the Tang Dynasty’!”
When Zhao Chengyong and Chu Suiliang heard this, they felt very uplifted and their chests involuntarily puffed up. However, they did not rush to agree, but looked at each other unnaturally.
Li Yuanji looked at the two people suspiciously and said, "Why, you can't even do this?"
Zhao Chengyong hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "That's not true..."
This is not a big deal, how could he, a personal guard commander of Prince Yong's Mansion, not be able to do it?
It is no exaggeration to say that what he says now is more effective than many third- and fourth-grade officials. What he can do may not be possible for many third- and fourth-grade officials.
The reason why he hesitated was because there was something else inside.
Li Yuanji asked in confusion: "What is that?"
Zhao Chengyong gave Chu Suiliang a look and signaled Chu Suiliang to say.
Li Yuanji's eyes also fell on Chu Suiliang, and he felt a little doubt in his heart.
In the end what happened?
It made these two close ministers hesitate to speak.
Chu Suiliang looked hesitant and opened his mouth several times but did not speak.
Maybe he doesn't know how to speak.
At this moment, Li Shimin, who had been pretending to read on one side of the tent, suddenly said: "Don't make it difficult for them. They refuse to say it because of me."
"oh?"
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment and looked at Li Shimin doubtfully.
Li Shimin lazily slumped on the sofa, curled his lips, and said in a neutral tone: "I explained what you just told them last night. They have probably finished it by now."
Li Yuanji suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Zhao Chengyong and Chu Suiliang were hesitant. It turned out that Li Shimin had already explained it.
They were his people, but they obeyed Li Shimin's orders. Naturally, it was difficult to answer when asked by him.
After all, although his relationship with Li Shimin seems to be very harmonious, in fact they are still life-or-death enemies.
Whether he or Li Shimin, as long as they are alive, they will always be enemies.
This was formed the moment the Tang Dynasty was founded, and there is almost no possibility of resolving it.
