Chapter 723: The arrival of the soldiers, the guard of honor travels
Chapter 723: The surrendered troops arrive and the honor guard goes out
However, Shen Tang was too lazy to pay attention to the overtures from these local tribes.
They just met once, treated them with kindness and prestige, and then sent them to Lin'an to present gifts to Zhao Shen!
Time passed slowly, and more than ten days flew by!
Finally, half a month after Zhao Shen received the good news from Chengdu Prefecture, Changhua County urgently reported that soldiers and horses under Shen Tang were escorting thousands of Tibetan surrender troops and entered the territory of Lin'an Prefecture!
On the dragon chair, although Zhao Shen suppressed the joy in his heart, he could not hide the smile on his face! After waiting for more than ten days, he urged the state governments to report almost every day.
Now, the day of surrender has finally arrived.
"Zhang Jun, how is the surrender stage constructed now?"
Without waiting for the ministers to speak, Zhao Shen spoke to Zhang Jun first.
A full 5,000 Tubo soldiers surrendered. Naturally, it was impossible for them to enter Lin'an Mansion. Not to mention whether there would be trouble. With the 5,000 soldiers and horses plus the nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses escorted, there would definitely be a large number of forbidden troops on the side. , even if the streets of Lin'an City are not narrow, they are still difficult to accommodate.
Therefore, after deliberation, the place of surrender was placed on the bank of the Guantang River fifteen miles north of Lin'an!
The emperor surrendered in person, so naturally it was impossible for him to just go through the motions.
Therefore, it was not only necessary to build a palace, but also to build a high platform so that Zhao Shen could review the army and accept the surrender of Tubo!
Although the time was only a few dozen days, under Zhao Shen's order, the entire Ministry of Industry took action as quickly as possible.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Works has recruited 15,000 civilians and 10,000 forbidden troops to cooperate with the Ministry of Works.
Therefore, the palace and the surrender platform have basically been completed! The day of surrender will not be delayed."
Zhao Shen nodded with satisfaction. This was his highlight moment after taking the throne. It was even enough to make him stronger than his ancestors, so he naturally attached great importance to it.
"Okay, where are the Guangde troops now?"
"After receiving the order, the Guangde Army set off immediately. It arrived in Wukang, Huzhou yesterday. Guangde Army will definitely arrive on time before sunset tomorrow!"
The imperial army of the Song Dynasty was stationed in the capital. This was a rule passed down from Taizu.
The purpose was to strengthen the branches and strengthen the weak branches to avoid the chaos of the Tang Dynasty! When the Song Dynasty was founded, the Forbidden Army was the most powerful army in the entire Song Dynasty.
With more than 200,000 imperial troops, Taizu wiped out the north and south and conquered the Song Dynasty.
The imperial army of the Song Dynasty at that time was a powerful entity that could compete with the Liao cavalry in field battles.
However, as time gradually passed, the combat power of the Forbidden Army was no longer what it used to be!
Although Tubo had surrendered and was escorted by soldiers and horses under Shen Tang, there were still a total of 5,000 Tibetan warriors. Once something unexpected happened, these forbidden troops would not be reliable at all.
Therefore, Zhao Shen had already ordered the nearby Guangde army to come in case something changes!
"Shi Hao, how are other things arranged?"
Zhao Shen asked Shi Hao again.
Shi Hao left the team and saluted, "Your Majesty, Lin'an Mansion has made preparations. By then, there will be soldiers and government officials guarding the road from Lin'an to the place of surrender. All people who want to go can go smoothly.
In addition, all the surrounding states, prefectures, and counties have announced that if any people want to go to watch the Tibetan surrender, the local officials will not only not be able to stop them, but they must also help as much as possible."
"Um!"
Zhao Shen nodded slightly and said, "Tubo's surrender is a sign of auspiciousness for our Song Dynasty, and all the people should cheer together!"
"My dear friends, this is the time to demonstrate the mighty virtue of our Great Song Dynasty, and no one should be negligent.
If something goes wrong, I will not be merciful!"
Zhao Shen said in a solemn voice that things like this will definitely be remembered for eternity, and Zhao Shen will never allow any mistakes to occur.
After talking about these things, the ministers reported some other trivial matters, but Zhao Shen was obviously not in the mood to explain.
After a few simple words, it was left to Shi Hao and others to make a decision, and then they went to court.
After waiting anxiously and with a bit of excitement, two days passed by in a hurry, and the thousands of Tibetan surrender troops finally arrived.
In the early morning of the second day when the surrendered troops arrived, the morning light shone brightly, and the main entrance of the palace opened wide. First, pairs of neat and gorgeous Forbidden Army appeared! A total of five thousand Forbidden Army vanguards, each with neat armor and sharp swords and guns! Then, there was a huge army There was a guard of honor, the drums were playing, and the servants were accompanying them.
After the ceremonial guard, there is the dragon boat that Zhao Shen rides on! Twenty-four burly chamberlains carry the dragon boat forward smoothly. On top of the dragon boat, Zhao Shen is wearing a crimson gauze robe and a sky-high crown, with a solemn expression. With a bit of secret excitement!
After Long Chu, there is basically the same Dragon Chu, but it is carried by eighteen chamberlains.
Sitting on top of this Dragon Warrior is naturally the Supreme Emperor Zhao Gou!
However, compared to Zhao Shen, Zhao Gou's face was only full of seriousness, but there was no joy at all!
Zhao Gou had actually already known about this great victory of the Chengdu Prefecture. However, Zhao Shen was naturally full of joy, but Zhao Gou's mood was extremely complicated.
When he was the emperor, he basically tolerated and rejected others.
However, since Zhao Shen came to power, he first forced his old rival, the Kingdom of Jin, to retreat, and even received benefits from the war and peace talks.
And now, they have won a great victory over Tubo, and this time Tubo has surrendered!
In comparison, Zhao Gou had been emperor for decades, but he had no such achievements.
So, how can he not be complicated in his heart?
In fact, he didn't even want to come to surrender this time, let alone become Zhao Shen's foil.
However, he was the Supreme Emperor of the Song Dynasty after all. If such an occasion did not occur, it would be a kind of disregard for him.
After the two dragons, they were followed by hundreds of civil and military officials!
Under Zhao Shen's order, in addition to the most basic petty officials in Lin'an City, all officials of seventh rank and above followed him! Therefore, after Long Chu, there was a mighty crowd of three to four hundred people. , the ministers above the third rank are okay, they can ride on Bu Chu and follow Long Chu.
However, petty officials below the third rank can only follow on foot.
This journey is fifteen miles long, and it is an excellent 'exercise' for these officials who are usually lazy.
However, whether they wanted to or not, they naturally did not dare to make any unreasonable thoughts towards Zhao Shen!
After the officials, there were rows of ceremonial guards and chamberlains. Finally, there were also thousands of Song Imperial Guards lined up neatly, following the entire team!
The surrender had already been announced to the people, so although the streets of Lin'an had long been guarded by soldiers, the streets were already lined with waiting people! For the people of the Song Dynasty, surrender was also a matter of It was the first time Kaitian was attacked, so their interest was naturally not small. In addition, the officials also encouraged all the people to go, so many people planned to follow the emperor's guard of honor all the way to see the excitement!