The battle to pacify Yarkand has been fought for nearly a year, and all parties are paying attention.

The strength displayed by the Ming army shocked the forces of the surrounding countries.

The 100,000-strong army attacked thousands of miles deep into the barren land, which was not a casual attack, and it was a great test of the army's execution ability and logistical support ability.

In peacetime, it is useless to just parade, and fighting is the king, and the Ming army has proved their royal way!

The Jungar Khanate was honest, the Heshute Khanate was honest, the Kazakh Khanate was honest, and the Mobei Mongolian Three was honest, and the Qing Dynasty was so frightened that it accelerated the frequency of sea tests.......

In March of the fifth year of Tianwu, Zhou Yuji was ordered to hand over the command of the front line to his father Jiang Zhu, and led 5,000 men and horses to escort the Yarkand princes and nobles who surrendered to Cheng back to Nanjing to be rewarded.

At the same time, the Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, led 3,000 officials and servants from Tibet to Nanjing to meet the Ming Emperor.

Nanjing City Yifeng Gate, on the tall city wall, countless colorful flags flutter in the wind, and the band on the city tower keeps playing a cheerful triumphal song.

Yifeng Gate is the main road leading to the bank of the Yangtze River in the north of Nanjing, and officials go north and go on expeditions through this gate.

During the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties, whenever a battle was won, the people of Nanjing City would hold a grand ceremony near the Yifeng Gate to welcome the triumphant soldiers.

On this day, a large number of Imperial Forest Troops appeared around Yifeng Gate, guarding several layers inside and out.

Behind the Imperial Forest Army, there were some distance behind, and the officers and soldiers of Ying Tianfu were guarding, and behind the officers and soldiers were the people watching the excitement.

The red carpet paved the way, the painted corners sounded in unison, the military music was played, and the four rows of dragon flags that could not be seen at a glance floated by.

In the earth-shattering gongs, drums and horns, the Son of Heaven's honor guard slowly appeared, and under the bright yellow canopy, Zhu Cihong personally led his ministers to welcome the triumph of the Western Expedition.

On the solid road, a large flag car carrying a flagpole more than two feet high slowly drove slowly, on the flagpole floated a red tassel, bright yellow bordered flag, embroidered with "General Zhengxi" several big yellow characters.

An army with swords and guns slowly walked towards Yifeng Gate with neat and powerful steps, and in their ranks, there were also the Yarkand royal families and nobles who were dressed differently and panicked.

Zhou Yuji, the general of the expedition to the west, rode forward, and he saw the honor guard of the Son of Heaven on the city tower from a distance, and hurriedly dismounted and walked quickly.

The generals behind him also did not hesitate at all, their movements were uniform, and they quickly dismounted and walked.

Downstairs in the city, Zhou Yuji stepped forward to stand, gave a military salute, and reported loudly: "Zhou Yuji, the general of the Western Expedition, led the generals under his command to see Your Majesty, and the ministers did not disgrace their mission, destroyed the country Yarkand, and returned victorious, please give instructions to Your Majesty!" ”

Zhu Cihong walked down the city tower, laughed, stepped forward to take Zhou Yuji's hand, and said: "Dingxi Hou, you led me to fight a hundred battles in the Ming Dynasty, leveled Yaerqiang in one fell swoop, and increased the land of thousands of miles in my Ming Dynasty, I am very pleased, and the Emperor Taishang is also full of praise for you!" ”

Zhou Yuji bowed again: "This is a matter within the minister's duty, and I dare not accept the gift of His Majesty." ”

"You have made great contributions, opened up the Western Regions for my Ming Dynasty, and raised your prestige, how can you stand it."

As he spoke, Zhu Cihong took Zhou Yuji's hand and rode the dragon chariot together.

This kind of courtesy made Zhou Yuji feel uneasy, only to feel cold down his spine, and a feeling of cold sweat.

The generals who led the troops in the middle of the court were able to fight a lot, and there were many who made great contributions, but they were the only ones who were greeted by the emperor and rode the dragon chariot together......

Zhou Yuji has not realized how significant it is for him to pacify Yarkand this time.

Not to mention opening up the road to Central Asia for the Ming Dynasty, just adding one million square kilometers of land for the Ming Dynasty was enough for Zhu Cihong to greet him personally, and he even wanted to crown Zhou Yuji as the king of the county.

Zhu Cihong's move was also to stimulate more generals and work hard to expand the territory.

Today's Yifeng Street is crowded with people on both sides, and the emperor personally went to Yifeng Gate to greet the triumphant generals, which is the first time since the Tianwu Dynasty, and it is of great significance.

The generals and courtiers followed the chariot and walked along the wide street to the imperial city.

The soldiers outside the city, and the officers of the military department went to settle them.

As for the nobles of Yarkand, they entered the city from another city gate, and they did not deserve to enter from the Yifeng Gate, and the excitement and jubilation here had nothing to do with them, and they felt embarrassed to look at it.

After entering the Forbidden City, Zhu Cihong set up a celebration banquet in the Fengtian Hall to comfort the soldiers who went out on the expedition.

Three days later, the decree to reward the army of the Western Expedition came down.

Canonized Zhou Yuji, the Marquis of the West, as the Duke of Dingguo, gave him a python robe and jade belt, and appointed the protector of the Western Capital to protect the capital, and was in charge of all affairs in the Western Regions, and had the right to make a decision.

Canonized the deputy marshal Jiang Zhu as Anxibo, and served as the governor of the Western Army Governor's Office, stationed in Xi'an.

Canonized Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, as the uncle of Dingyuan, and served as the deputy protector of the Western Protectorate, in charge of political affairs and civil affairs in the Western Regions.

Brigade Marshal Wang Hui was promoted to two levels and served as the deputy capital protector......

Zhou Yuji's wife Liu Yingzhao and eldest son Zhou Zhou were all promoted because of their meritorious service to the Western Expedition and served in the Western Protectorate.

According to the military merit rewards set by the Tianwu Dynasty, Zhou Yuji opened up a territory of one million square kilometers, and should be rewarded with a county as his family's military fiefdom.

Zhu Cihong rewarded Zhou Yuji's hometown, Linhai County, Jinzhou Prefecture, to the Zhou family and enjoyed the right to use the land.

After the reward ceremony, Yarkandtai Jiisma Yele panicked, and the Ming court didn't have any arrangements for himself!

He went to the officials of the Ministry of War many times, and gradually changed from the crazy hints at the beginning to the clear saying, I want to go back! I want to go back to Yarkand!

Sun Yingyuan, Minister of Military Aircraft and Secretary of the Ministry of War, told him bluntly: "You should know that anyone who is an enemy of my Ming Dynasty or is not friendly to the Ming Dynasty cannot stay!" ”

Ismayele was frightened, and cried on the spot to show his loyalty, saying: "I am very friendly to Daming, and I took the initiative to open the city and surrender!" ”

Sun Yingyuan smiled and said, "So you came to Nanjing to retire, otherwise, the grave should have grass." ”

Ismayele was unsteady on his feet, and fell to the ground like a helpless girl who had lost her footing, weeping bitterly and very sadly.

Da Ming didn't give him any promises, and Zhou Yuji didn't give him any promises, in fact, he took it for granted, thinking that Da Ming would treat him well and arrange a Khan King for him.

Ismayele has specifically understood history, even if Yarkand destroys the country, the Ming Dynasty will at least imitate the Tang Dynasty to give a big protector, or imitate the early Ming Dynasty to give a generalissimo or something.

Now there is nothing!

A few days later, Isma'el suddenly heard a piece of news that frightened him very much: the Ming Emperor ordered that all the tens of thousands of captives in Yarkand should be pulled to build roads, and the Silk Road from Jiayuguan to Hami, Turpan, and then to Yarkand City was overhauled!

Of course, this big project is far from enough for these tens of thousands of people, let's repair it slowly, how much can be repaired, and there are more captives behind!

It wasn't until this moment that Isma'el realized that he was happy, so he could move freely in Nanjing City without having to do hard labor!

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