A clear baby cry sounded from the delivery room, and the maids who were waiting anxiously outside all secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and soon smiled on their faces.
Not long after, a female doctor came out of the room, looked at the maids and said, "I'm telling you, my lord, the princess has given birth successfully, and there is a new boy in the household. Mother and child are safe!"
At this time, in the hall of Shangyang Palace, Li Tai and his parents were waiting anxiously in the hall. When the maid came into the hall and smiled to report that mother and son were safe, Li Tai stood up from the table, and Li Xiao also smiled and waved his hand: "
Go quickly, go quickly to express your condolences to the bride, and congratulate me for bringing more children to my family!"
After hearing this, Li Tai bowed slightly and quickly walked to the delivery room. Along the way, he saw the maids and slaves smiling and congratulating each other, and he nodded in response with a smile on his face.
"Aye, Aye, my mother is hiding in the room and cannot come out. There are children making noises in the room, but I am not allowed to enter the room!"
In the outer hall where the delivery room is located, Jiang Lingle, who has been able to walk steadily on his own, is wearing a tiger head hat, a sleeveless crotch jacket, and the suspenders on his trousers slung over his arms. He is waiting to see his father approaching from outside the hall.
, Dangzhi frowned, stepped forward and said aggrievedly.
Li Tai leaned over and picked up the child, bumped it in his arms, and immediately put it into the arms of the maid beside him, saying with a smile: "Silly boy, your mother has given you a little brother to play with you in the future.
It’s just that your mother is very tired now, so don’t go into the room and make noise, and go to your grandfather to tell her the good news!”
As he spoke, Li Tai motioned to the maid to send the boy to his father, Li Xiao, to take care of him, while he took off his robe in the outer hall, and then stepped into the room.
All the other maids and maids in the room who had helped with the birth had withdrawn. Only Lady Yao and a maid were in front of the bed, looking after Miaoyin who had just given birth. As for the newborn baby, Po Wen took her to another room to clean the amniotic fluid and process it.
Navel.
When Li Taixing came in, Mrs. Yao stood up and showed her the seat next to the bed. When Li Tai came in, she saw that Miaoyin's face was a little sluggish and pale, and her temple hair was still soaked with sweat and stuck to the side of her face. She couldn't help but feel pity and came forward to hold her.
The lady's wrists were a little cold, and she said in a warm voice: "Thank you for your hard work, madam!"
Miaoyin was still in a daze at the moment. After hearing her husband's words, her slightly distracted eyes gradually came into focus. When she saw her husband's concerned eyes, she pursed her lips, pinched Li Tai's fingers with her backhand and said angrily:
"This child is more painful than his brother!"
"I will avenge my wife later and beat him when he comes over!"
Li Tai knew that his wife had a hard time giving birth, so he smiled and comforted her. After hearing this, the lady responded lightly. However, when Po Wen brought the child who was already wrapped in a soft quilt, the resentment on her face immediately dissipated.
As soon as I was free, I took the initiative to prop up my upper body and held it in my arms. Looking at the child's red and wrinkled face, I couldn't help but complain softly: "What an ugly baby!"
Newborns are not very eye-catching, and it takes a few days for them to grow up before they become naive. When the eldest son was born, Li Tai was still fighting abroad, but this time he returned to Shangyang Palace at high speed and concentrated on waiting for this child at home.
The birth of the second child.
He also came forward, pointed at the child's face and features, and said with a smile: "How can it be ugly? This child's eyes are like his mother's, and his mouth and nose are like mine. He is very pretty!"
"How can you see this!"
Although she complained in her mouth, when she heard her husband praising the baby, Miaoyin felt that the hard work of pregnancy and birth had been taken seriously. She squinted her eyes and smiled happily. When the wet nurse took the baby away to feed her, she became soft again.
She snuggled into her husband's arms and closed her eyes to rest.
The addition of a son to the public family of the Tang Dynasty naturally made people inside and outside rejoice. Although Li Tai did not deliberately publicize it, the civil and military subjects from Tongzhou and Chang'an also came to Shangyang Palace to congratulate him.
Although Li Tai himself was very happy, he didn't want to make any big personnel changes because of this small thing in the family. He just ordered his family to entertain relatives and friends who came to congratulate him. As for other too extensive congratulations and gifts, he just
All declined.
He stayed in Shangyang Palace for another two days to accompany his wife, who was still a little weak, and then went straight to Chang'an. In addition to the family matter of his wife giving birth, he quickly returned from northern Shaanxi this time.
There is another important event to deal with, that is, the victory of the expedition to Tuyuhun and the triumphant return of the army to Beijing.
As the actual person in charge of the military and political affairs of the Western Wei Dynasty, Li Tai of course also had to go to Chang'an to welcome the meritorious soldiers who returned to the country and presided over the ceremony of sacrificing prisoners to heaven.
After Li Tai arrived in Chang'an, the soldiers from the Western Expedition also returned soon. Since autumn and winter defenses had to be arranged to deal with Tuyuhun's counterattack, only one of the 20,000 soldiers sent to Longyou returned this time.
Ten thousand people, including the original 10,000 division brigade from Longyou, also came to Guanzhong to recuperate while taking advantage of the victory.
On the day when the meritorious soldiers returned to the capital, Li Tai led the civil and military masses from central and central Beijing to greet him on the West Avenue of Chang'an City. When the road ahead for the expedition came into view, the sound of exciting and majestic military music suddenly sounded from the city.
"Fortunately, I have lived up to my command. This time I went on an expedition and defeated Tuyuhun. I destroyed Shudun, Hezhen, Fuqi and other cities. I killed and wounded tens of thousands of thieves and captured tens of thousands of thieves. I also gained a huge amount of cattle, horses, money, grain, gold, jade and other items.
All the seizures will be transported back to the country to present to the Lord, and I respectfully ask the Lord to inspect them!"
Shi Ning, the general manager of Liangzhou, personally led his troops to the court to show victory. When the team approached, he quickly dismounted his horse and walked forward. He bowed in front of Li Tai and played a report loudly with a proud look on his face.
Li Tai also stepped forward and personally helped Shi Ning up, then took his hand and faced the soldiers behind him and laughed loudly: "My family and country are fortunate to have loyal and brave kings, and I am also lucky to have your service, so I won the victory."
Praise the four barbarians and call them Qiang Yu Nei! This is a great victory in the army. It is because of the strength of the kings. The court has its own rewards and gifts to reward the meritorious soldiers. The countryside is also proud to have such strong men! You have worked hard and will treat me in the future. I will treat you well.
You all will be honored in this world and return home with great achievements!"
"Tang Gong is so righteous, and the rest of us are willing to serve him even if we die!"
When all the soldiers heard Tang Gong's praise and promise, they were immediately excited and raised their arms and shouted in response.
At this time, the city fortress in the west of Chang'an to house the warriors and prisoners had already been prepared, and the mutton and other kinds of food cooked in large pots in the camps were already fragrant. After the warriors entered the camp, they immediately
Then you can have a hearty meal to comfort yourself from hunger and fatigue.
At the same time, a sumptuous banquet has been prepared in the imperial city to comfort the victorious governors such as Shi Ning. Han Guo, Liang Tai and others who were sent to Longyou during the previous expedition are still temporarily stationed in Longyou to respond.
During the war after the Autumn, Shi Ning of Longyou, Xin Wei, the governor of Hezhou, and Liang Shiyan returned to the court together.
In addition to the soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty, they also returned to the court this time with the Turkic Meng Yehu and a special agent. Of course, the special agent is not the kind of public servant who performs special duties in later generations, but a type of Turkic official position, often composed of
A descendant of the same clan as the Khan was in charge.
Because the Turks also sent men and horses to attack Tuyuhun this time, they also sent representatives to the DPRK to report their victory and receive rewards.
During the following banquet in the imperial city, Li Tai couldn't help but ask Shi Ning and others about the details of the expedition. Although the relevant reports had been sent to the country before, a simple description in words was not as good as
Is it worthy of the first-person perspective of someone who has experienced it?
Shi Ning and others then talked about the process of this expedition. They gathered in Shanzhou in the Huangshui River Basin, and then entered the Qinghai area via Chiling, which was later known as Riyue Mountain. Chiling is also a plateau and
It is an important dividing line in Longyou, from which the altitude rises sharply to the west, and later Tang Dynasty and Tubo used this as the boundary.
When the army of the Western Wei Dynasty entered the Qinghai area, Tuyuhun was also aware of it. Kua Lu, the leader of Tuyuhun who claimed to be Khan, gathered a heavy army in Shudun and Hezhen City to wait for the Wei army. Shudun City is located in the southeast of Qinghai and was once the capital of Tuyuhun.
The old capital was located here. Later, after Kua Lu came to power, because the situation in Longyou became more and more serious, he moved his capital to Fuqi City on the west side of Qinghai.
After Shi Ning and others led their troops to Shudun City, they did not choose to directly attack the heavily defended city of Tuyuhun. Instead, they led their troops to pretend to go west, pretending to attack Fuqi City directly, while the defenders of Shudun City
Unable to restrain himself, he went out of the city to attack the Wei army's retreat, but was ambushed by the Wei army on the way. He killed a returning horseman, defeated the Shudun defenders in one battle, captured the city, and gained a foothold in Qinghai.
After Kua Lu learned that Shudun City had been lost, he was naturally shocked, so he gathered his troops in Hezhen City, preparing to stop the Wei army here. Shi Ning led his army to encircle Hezhen City, and at the same time detached a group of troops.
Nearly ten thousand people, including Jingqi and Turkic auxiliary troops, attacked Fuqi City directly. Even Kua Lu's wife who was staying in Fuqi City was captured.
Seeing that he was defeated, Kua Lu led his troops to break out of the encirclement and rush westward, passing through Dafeichuan and heading straight to Wuhai. From then on, the attack on Tuyuhun was a complete victory, because the weather had already entered autumn at this time, and the battle on the plateau
It also made the soldiers feel deeply uncomfortable, so Shi Ning did not order to continue the attack. Instead, he looted the personnel and supplies of the three big cities in Tuyuhun, and then led his troops back to Longyou, leaving only one in Chiling.
The men and horses were prepared for subsequent offensive and defensive operations.
The battle process is simple to say, but it is not easy to achieve. Especially in the process of rapid transition to battle, the non-combat attrition is even more than the dead soldiers. The combat environment on the plateau is still a big challenge for the Wei army.
Due to restrictions, it is difficult to advance and retreat as freely as fighting on the plains.
Although the price paid for this battle was not small, the sacrifices were well worth it in terms of results. Tuyuhun's new capital and the old capital were defeated. The results even exceeded Li Tai's previous expectations.
If there is any regret, it is that this battle failed to completely consolidate the settlement. Due to various factors such as material supply, plateau environment and climate, it is currently difficult to build a solid and stable stronghold in the core area of Tuyuhun.