It was God who wanted to destroy this guy. Today's defeat of Jili Khan in "Maicheng" was not so smooth. Soon after advancing, he met the Datong Army led by Li Daozong. In the dilemma of having no way to advance and no way to retreat, Jie
Li Khan had no choice but to bite the bullet and engage Li Daozong's troops. After a fierce battle, dozens of cavalrymen under Ji Li Khan were finally outnumbered and wiped out.
Zhang Baoxiang, the general of the Tang army, captured Jieli Khan. In this battle, the Turkic army of 300,000 arrived and was completely wiped out.
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After Qin Wenyuan led his troops and Li Jing, Qin Shiji's troops cleaned the battlefield, they proposed to hand over the captured Turkic soldiers, young and old, men and women to their own custody. Li Jing and Qin Shiji were very surprised by Xu Tian's proposal, and they didn't know what was going on in this boy's heart.
After weighing the pros and cons, Li Jing, as the director of the march on Dingxiang Road, agreed to Qin Wenyuan's request. However, Zhang Gongjin jumped out and objected loudly.
"General, no, there are a large number of Turkic nobles among the prisoners. How can we show our achievements in front of the emperor when we return to the court? After all the battles, we have presented prisoners to the emperor in the imperial city to demonstrate the strength of the Tang Dynasty and inspire us."
It also played a role in deterring the tribal regimes around the Turks from antagonizing the Tang Dynasty."
After hearing what this guy said, Li Jing felt that Zhang Gongjin was on to the point this time, so he discussed with Qin Wenyuan to hand over most of the Turkic people to him for management. The Turkic soldiers and nobles were escorted back to Chang'an to obey the emperor's handling, and at the same time ordered Qin Wenyuan.
Follow the army to Chang'an City to see the emperor and report the matter.
Qin Wenyuan pondered for a long time and then sighed and said to Li Jing and Qin Shiji.
"Alas! I will accompany my uncle and the general on this trip. I hope the emperor will not cause any more trouble for me."
In fact, Qin Wenyuan also wanted to take this opportunity to meet the emperor to propose his plan to manage the land of Liaodong. With the imperial decree, he could legally deal with the stragglers and government officials stationed by the imperial court in the surrounding areas without resorting to any means.
It would be best for the army to use force to occupy it. This would save many people from being suspected by the court ministers and the hostile forces of the court using this to attack the Qin family.
Of course, the more important thing is Qin Wenyuan. If he gets the consent of the two elders, he will propose marriage to the emperor. Regardless of whether the emperor agrees to Qin Wenyuan's proposal of marriage, he feels that he should express his attitude. He can't let the flower
Your childlike appearance will slowly wither in the days when you miss yourself!
Summoning Zhao Meng, Wu Ping, and Zhou Cang to the tent, Qin Wenyuan told several people his plan. After some discussion, he ordered Zhao Meng and Wu Ping to lead the Qin family's cavalry and escort tens of thousands of Turks, old and young, back to Yunzhou to settle down, and sent orders to station in Yunzhou.
The entire army in the state listened to Sima Yuntian's arrangements for all matters, and did a good job in the defense of Yunzhou and ordered Kilisu Gu to restrain the Turkic soldiers under his command. His Turkic soldiers, old and young, who entered Yunzhou with the army, would be properly arranged when he returned from Chang'an.
A few days later, Qin Wenyuan led Zhou Cang and hundreds of his bodyguards to follow Li Jing and Qin Shiji's army to Chang'an City.
The whole city of Chang'an rejoiced when they heard the news that the generals of the Tang army who had fought against the Turks had returned to the court. The glorious record of defeating the Turks in the first battle of the founding of the Tang Dynasty completely ignited the pride of the soldiers and civilians of the Tang Dynasty. Incense was burned and water was sprinkled on the streets.
It’s so lively with the lanterns and colorful decorations.
Those foreign envoys who were in the Honglu Temple were worried, worried that the Tang Dynasty would take advantage of the victory to impose more stringent requirements on small foreign countries like them...
Li Shimin received a report from the army in front that he had captured Jili Khan and eliminated the Eastern Turkic army. He was overjoyed and told his father Li Yuan the news. The father and son wept with joy and laughed for a while. Then they sent an order to hold a grand banquet in Li Yuan's palace. The important officials of the imperial court
All relatives and nobles are among those invited.
The city of Chang'an was boiling, and the entire dynasty was boiling...
The news that the Tang Dynasty won the first battle in the early days of its founding did give Li Shimin a reason to be happy. He thought that in the past few years since he ascended the throne, he had been notorious for killing his brother and usurping the throne. In addition, the country was not strong enough and was restricted by the powerful families.
My own political methods are very cautious in handling many things, and my purpose is to recharge my batteries.
This time, the Tang army finally lived up to his hard work and brought him this gift that made him proud in the court.
The ministers and relatives of the emperor gathered together happily, and the palace musicians and dancers were entertained. The dances were all songs of praise to the royal family. Li Shimin and Li Yuan, father and son, were so happy that they went down to the dance hall in person. Li Yuan played the pipa himself, and Li Shimin actually imitated the dance of the dancers.
After dancing, the monarchs and ministers in the palace toasted and drank. The joyful scene was beyond words. After the dance, Li Shimin said loudly.
"I heard that the Lord was worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the Lord humiliated his ministers to death. In the early Tang Dynasty, the Supreme Emperor proclaimed himself as a vassal to the Turks for the sake of the people of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, I felt very sad and vowed to destroy the Xiongnu in this life. This oath made me restless for several years.
The food does not taste good. Now I send the army to attack and defeat the Turks to finally fulfill my long-cherished wish and take revenge!"
Although Li Shimin's words were impromptu, they also meant something else. How could the smart ministers not know the emperor's intention? It was nothing more than what Li Shimin did that Li Yuan failed to do when he was in power, such as the Xuanwumen Incident.
Of course, it is correct. Only Li Shimin, as emperor, could lead the Tang Dynasty to achieve such glory.
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When the entire Tang Dynasty was celebrating and Li Jing led his army back to Chang'an, unexpectedly, Xiao Yu, the imperial censor in the court hall of Chang'an City, reported that Li Jing was incompetent in managing the army. Even though his soldiers looted the Turkic wealth, most of the Turkic treasures were lost.
The treasure was lost, and Li Jing killed Princess Yicheng, the daughter of the Sui Emperor and the Turkic clan without any intention. All these evil deeds exposed Li Jing's suspicion of being arrogant.
Li Shimin pondered for a while after hearing Xiao Yu's memorial, and thought carefully about Li Jing's many violations of the order in this battle. First, he ignored the lives of Tang Lian and other ministers and secretly used troops to raid Jieli Khan's headquarters. Second, he violated the imperial court and the Turks.
Although the Tang Dynasty narrowly defeated the Turks under the assumption of peace talks, the nature of such a violation of the decree is unforgivable.
After thinking deeply, Li Shimin thought that in order to prevent Li Jing from expanding due to his merit, he had to give him some pressure.
After several days of running around, Li Jing's army saw that it was not far from Chang'an City, so he ordered the army to prepare for entering the city.
After hearing that Li Jing and his army were returning to the city today, Li Shimin and his ministers met early at the gate of Chang'an City to greet the army. Soon after the emperor arrived, he saw flags fluttering on the avenue outside the city gate and heard the sound of hoofbeats.
But when I saw Li Jing riding a tall horse in front of the army, surrounded by several generals who were also riding war horses, the formation was indeed majestic.
The sharp-eyed ministers and the people of Chang'an had long seen Xu Tian riding a red horse in the ranks of several generals with a solemn expression. The dark iron armor on his slender body was polished and shined black in the sun. Heaven will descend to earth.
The people suddenly cheered, and the ladies who came out with their parents to watch the fun cheered loudly again.
"Look, it's Qin Wenyuan, Mr. Qin, Lord Qin! I'm so excited..."
However, Changsun Wuji, Wang Yuting and other ministers had gloomy expressions and felt bad in their hearts. On the contrary, Yu Wenshiji did not react so much. He was still listening with a smile and looking at everything in front of him.
Hearing the cheers of the people, Li Shimin had already discovered that boy Qin Wenyuan. He couldn't help but feel angry, hateful, and loving. He wanted to go up and slap the boy hard. Moreover, he felt that the boy had only met for a short time. The aura is somewhat different, as if it is more mature and less green.
Li Jing led the generals to dismount and walk to the emperor's guard of honor. They all knelt down and shouted "Long live, long live, long live!"
All the generals knelt down to worship the emperor, and the whole army knelt down and shouted loudly. The shouts that resounded through the sky continued from near to far.
Hearing the voice gradually fading, Li Shimin stood up and shouted loudly to Li Jing and the army.
"All the soldiers have survived, and you have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. You are the real heroes of the Tang Dynasty!"
Just this simple "Hero" drew cheers from the entire army.
"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor!"
After seeing the large army, there was a ceremony to offer prisoners. When hundreds of Tang soldiers brought Jieli and other Turkic prisoners of war, the people of Chang'an were excited again, throwing rotten eggs and various rotten vegetables at these Turks who had caused trouble in the Tang Dynasty for many years. People, not to mention the funny Chang'an resident who took donkey dung eggs found from nowhere, and horse dung eggs also joined in the throwing process, which made the old women around them who were carrying baskets scream in pain.
"Put it down, put it down! That's the dried dung that I finally collected to make a fire. Why did you throw it out without asking me for permission? If you don't let me pick it up for a while, you will bring it back. Let's see how I deal with you." "
This remark caused many people to avoid those old women for fear of being relied upon to pick it up, and also caused other people to laugh endlessly...
The Turkic prisoners of war knelt in front of Li Shimin. Jieli Khan raised the surrender form with both hands and asked to surrender. Li Shimin looked at Jieli's sunken eyes and haggard face that no longer looked as bright as before. He didn't know what he thought in his heart. After the eunuch took the surrender form, Li Shimin passed on The purpose was to arrange for Jieli and other Turkic nobles to enter the Honglu Temple to take care of them and treat them with courtesy. They would not be summoned to the temple until the imperial court drafted the regulations.
The welcome and prisoner presentation ceremony at the city gate was completed. Li Jing and other generals followed the emperor's guard of honor. Li Shimin called Xu Tian to follow him, waving to the cheering people and jokingly said.
"How dare you come back! Aren't you afraid that I will hold you responsible for attacking and killing the Tang army?"
"Didn't the emperor ask Mr. Wei Zheng when he went to Licheng to convey the decree that the boy should come back to meet the emperor? If the boy doesn't come to see the emperor again, will the emperor really want to take all the property that the boy finally earned into the inner treasury? , If that’s the case, wouldn’t the kid be annoyed at the loss? By the way, the kid still has the millions of taels of silver owed by the Yuwen family and they haven’t confiscated it yet.”
"You little bastard, how dare you accept the Yuwen family's one million taels of silver! I told you that it's better to dissolve enemies than to marry them, so just let me forget the one million taels of silver according to my wishes. How about giving face to the Yuwen family?"
"Okay! The emperor has the final say. Who calls you the emperor? Do you dare not listen?"
"Hmph, hum! You're a very brave boy. Don't pretend to be careful for me here. Tell me later what you mean by leading troops to Youzhou to occupy Yunzhou and advance into Yinshan. What's more?
Even if the navy in Dengzhou is going to be used for something, you must explain this to me clearly."
Qin Wenyuan and Li Shimin walked on horseback and talked, making the court ministers jealous. Qin Shiji felt relieved when he saw his nephew talking playfully to the emperor all the time. He was afraid that the emperor would pursue his nephew for leaving Chang'an.
It seems that the emperor has no such intention now.
All the civil and military ministers followed the emperor into the palace. Li Shimin in the Taiji Hall announced to all the ministers that there would be a grand meeting tomorrow morning. After the emperor returned to the inner palace, the ministers left the palace one after another and returned home, or invited them to a restaurant for a banquet in twos and threes.
Qin Wenyuan came out of the palace and led his guards back to the gate of the Qin Mansion. Looking at the mansion that he left and came back and left again, he felt a little confused for a moment. Thinking about everything that had happened in Chang'an City over the years, he felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.
, thinking that now that he has a family, he will soon leave here and embark on a journey to find a place that truly belongs to them for the Xu family and the sentient beings under his command.
When all the personal guards saw the young commander standing in front of the mansion and watching the mansion remain motionless, they immediately stood beside them without saying a word. The solemn scene made the people walking on the streets of Pingkangfang stand and watch in surprise.
After a while, more and more people gathered together, and the noisy voices finally awakened Qin Wenyuan's confused mind.
Qin Wenyuan bowed his hands on horseback, smiled and greeted the people, and then led the horse into the mansion. The servants left in the mansion had already greeted him and helped his master to dismount.
Murphy, who had been escorted into the Qin Mansion by steward Qin Shijun when the army entered the city, was looking at Qin Wenyuan in the courtyard with a smile and said.
[To be honest, I have been using the Huanyuan app recently to read and catch up on new books. It allows me to switch between sources and read aloud with many sounds. .huanyuanapp is available for Android and Apple.]
"I've been tired for a few days, so go change out of your armor and wash it before you rest!"
Qin Wenyuan handed the horses to the servants to take away and put them in place, and said to Murphy.
"Just a moment!"
Then he met the housekeeper and everyone in the mansion who were bowing to greet him, and then said to Qin Shijun with a smile.
"Is Shijun still able to cope with the affairs of Chang'an City these days? If you are too tired, let Zhuangzi from Licheng send some farmers over to help!"
"Thank you, Master, for your consideration. With the help of Mr. Chen, I can handle everything in the house. However, the current sales volume of the garment shop is too large and the goods cannot keep up. I would like to add one or two more workshops and
Recruit some embroiderers to increase production, this matter is left to the young master to decide."
"Shijun! If you encounter any problems with the garment factory in the future, you can go to the eldest princess's mansion to discuss it with my uncle and young lady. After all, they also have shares in this garment factory. Although we are the main ones in the garment factory, there is no need for the young lady's side.
You just need to take more care of me.”
"Okay! I understand what the young master means. When the young lady and uncle come to the house later, I will talk about this matter."
After saying this, Qin Shijun took a group of servants and excused themselves with the young master and young lady and went back to their rooms to do their work.
After the servants left, Qin Wenyuan and Murphy entered the house. Murphy took off Qin Wenyuan's armor and pushed his husband into the bathroom to take a bath. While pushing, Murphy said softly.
"it stink……"
Qin Wenyuan laughed and touched Murphy's face and said jokingly.