On the day when the Northern Expeditionary Army returned to the Dynasty, the sky was clear and cloudless, and the Imperial City of Ho'an was even more dazzling and magnificent under the sunlight. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 On the head of the city, the banner of the Great Zhou hunted in the wind, and the handsome flag fluttering in the distance looked at each other.

At this time, in front of the Dongxuanmen, relying on the regularity, the canopy was fluttering, and Emperor Xuan led more than 100 civil and military officials to personally welcome the return of the victorious division. On both sides of the official road, there are ordinary people who spontaneously gather in Chao'an City, men, women and children, holding flowers, wine, and fruits in their hands, waiting for the heroes who defended their homes and defended the country to return home.

Shen Congyun rode an obsidian horse, and the black gold armor on his body flashed with a cold and cold light. The Northern Expeditionary Army arrived in the capital overnight yesterday, and he ordered the officers and men of the three armies to be stationed ten miles outside the city, and they only marched into the city early this morning. Seeing the kings and people from afar, the fathers and elders of their hometowns, all of them had both pride and tragedy on their faces. In ancient times, a few people came back to fight, and they always exchanged blood and bones for fame. Those who have never been on the battlefield will never understand that the moment the blood gushes out, the longing for home burns with a burning heat. However, home and relatives are so close that they can't hug each other and cry, the king is in front, and the majesty of imperial power is greater than everything.

Emperor Xuan smiled at the corner of his mouth, looking at the Northern Expeditionary Army that was getting closer and closer to him. No one noticed that a group of children jumped up, and a crisp nursery rhyme sounded in the crowd: Zhou has Shen Jialang, who is loyal and good from generation to generation, benevolent and righteous, and busy protecting the country in the north. The people's hearts were full of aspirations, and the thieves were killed......

There is a certain safe distance between the people and the honor guard of the Son of Heaven, the sound of nursery rhymes drifts in the wind, and they can't be heard very clearly intermittently, and the attention of many civil and military officials is attracted by the sound of nursery rhymes, and Emperor Xuan also listened sideways for a while, and asked: "Zhong Aiqing, can you hear what you are singing?" ”

Yang Kaihua, as the head of the hundred officials, stood behind the left of Emperor Xuan, he stepped forward and bowed his head and replied: "Emperor Qiqi, like a nursery rhyme, my Great Zhou Dynasty is peaceful and peaceful, and the four seas are surrendered, thanks to the wisdom and martial arts of the saints, and the rule is good, it must be the people who support and love you, so it is a nursery rhyme to sing!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the civil and military officials echoed one after another, and Emperor Xuan was in a good mood and nodded in praise.

Some courtiers admonished: "Why doesn't the emperor summon a person to come and sing, so that the people who support you can see the holy face, and the ministers can also listen to it." ”

Emperor Xuan also thought it was a good idea, and ordered: "Wang Huaide, spread my will, let them come close and sing." ”

Duke De received the order, and after a while, a guard brought over a little boy about ten years old, the little boy looked quite clever, and when he saw Emperor Xuan, he kowtowed decently, and he was not afraid. Gonggong De asked him what nursery rhyme he was singing, he shook his head and sang it seriously and completely: "Zhou has Shen Jialang, who is loyal and good from generation to generation, benevolent and righteous, and busy protecting the country in the north." The people's hearts are thousands, the thief was killed, he didn't know Emperor Yuwen, and he should respect Shen Jialang. ”

Emperor Xuan smiled and nodded frequently at first, but when he heard the last sentence, the smile gradually condensed on his face, and a trace of imperceptible haze flashed in his eyes. When the civil and military officials heard it, this was not Emperor Xuan, and the sycophants who dared to love just now were slapped in the face, and they were all a little embarrassed, so they simply shut up and became dumb and deaf.

Gonggong De knew that the emperor was unhappy at this time, and waved his hand to ask the guards to take the boy down. Emperor Xuan's face became more and more somber, and he said compassionately: "I don't know Emperor Yuwen, I should respect Shen Jialang, my people are almost only Shen Jialang in their eyes, and I forgot that the surname of this world is Yuwen!" ”

Shen Congyun, the Marquis of Ningguo, led the generals to ride to the east Xuanmen Baizhang outside, turned over and dismounted, led the horse to walk to the front of Emperor Xuan's guard of honor, knelt on the ground, and said word by word: "Shen Congyun, Marshal of the Northern Expeditionary Army, meet the emperor, long live my emperor." ”

Emperor Xuan walked forward indifferently and slowly, helped Ning Guohou, and said with a pleasant face: "Shen Aiqing has worked hard, I set up a banquet in the Taiji Hall to wash the dust for Shen Aiqing and all the meritorious soldiers. ”

Shen Congyun thanked and said: "On behalf of the soldiers of the three armies, thank you to the emperor for the banquet, long live the emperor, long live." Another burst of cheers sounded, and the officers and soldiers of the three armies shouted in unison under Shen Congyun's order, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live", and the passionate voice resounded in the sky.

In the Taiji Palace, the sheng flute sings in unison, singing and dancing. There are three tables and chairs placed in the upper part of the palace, and Emperor Xuan sits in the middle, and the left and right sides are the queen Lu Yingying and Shen Rushuang, who is newly promoted to concubine. For example, the concubine is wearing a lilac-colored mopping palace dress today, with a wide skirt, elegant and luxurious, and her head is wearing a gilded ruby head that the emperor only rewarded a few days ago.

It stands to reason that there are still several concubines with high rank and deep qualifications in the harem, and it is not her turn to appear at this celebration banquet, but Concubine Hua said that she is not suitable to go to the banquet when she is unwell, and Concubine Yao wants to feed the young three princes, and the emperor said that the protagonist of this celebration banquet is Ning Guohou, or it is more appropriate for his daughter to go to the banquet such as a concubine, so even if Rong Concubine and Xiu Concubine are not angry, they can only put it in their hearts, watch her step by step, and accompany the emperor to the banquet gorgeously.

After three rounds of drinking, Emperor Xuan began to discuss meritorious deeds. The generals sat at the bottom, looking excited, most of them were born in the army, took refuge in the three armies, were born and died, fought bloodily, and accumulated military merits bit by bit, in addition to defending the family and the country, they were eager to earn fame and rewrite the fate of themselves and their families. At the beginning of the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Holy Ancestor rewarded him with military merits, and actively emerged a group of founding generals such as Lu Changwei, Shen Yin, Ma Chao and so on. With the pearl and jade in front, it is no wonder that the soldiers went into battle to kill the enemy and fought bravely and fearlessly.

The reward is usually from low to high, and the father-in-law of De held a roll of yellow silk and read it eloquently: "The vanguard battalion of the Northern Expeditionary Army is Changle, and the general Huaiyuan of Wupin is rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver and 10 horses of brocade." Yuan Jizhong of the pioneer battalion, was awarded the general of the five-grade wing guard, and was rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver and 10 horses of brocade...... Dong Ze, deputy marshal of the Northern Expeditionary Army......"

Hearing Dong Ze's name, the voice of the German father-in-law was obviously high, and the generals who were still toasting and celebrating each other just now were all quiet, in this Northern Expeditionary Army, if you talk about military merits, it should be Marshal Shen Congyun's strict management of the army and proper leadership as the first, the pioneer battalion general Cao Yu bravely killed the enemy and charged into battle as the second, and the Chinese army general Yang Yifu was immediately horizontal and invincible as the third. In the list of rewards just now, Cao Yu, the general of the pioneer battalion, and Yang Yifu, the general of the Chinese army, were only awarded the generals Guangwu and Yangwei of the fourth grade, and now only Dong Ze and Marshal Shen Congyun, who were airborne deputy marshals of the three armies from the beginning, are left, and the soldiers will inevitably pay special attention.

"Dong Ze, deputy marshal of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and General Anyuan, who is the third grade, will be rewarded with one hundred taels of gold, one thousand taels of silver, one pearl, and ten brocades. Shen Congyun, the marshal of the Northern Expeditionary Army, sealed the second grade of loyalty and righteousness, rewarded 500 taels of gold, 1,000 taels of silver, 1 pearl, and 100 brocades. Chin this, Shane. ”

At this point, the reward was completed, and all the soldiers thanked the emperor one after another, and the civil and military officials shouted long live.