Five days later, the army returned.

Tang Emperor Li Ke personally led hundreds of officials to greet the general Li Su outside Chang'an City.

Five miles away, Li Su ordered the army to be stationed in place.

And Li Su was ready to take a few generals to face the saint.

Li Su led 200,000 troops to attack the Wa Kingdom, brought back 140,000 troops, and left 50,000 soldiers and horses to defend in what is now Haibei Province.

The 140,000 troops, including 40,000 navy, Li Su ordered them to return to Weihaiwei.

There were also 50,000 imperial court soldiers and horses, all of which were collected nearby, and Li Su was all repatriated.

And now, what Li Su is with him is the 50,000 soldiers and horses in Yizhou.

And even if these 50,000 soldiers and horses are outside Chang'an City, the threat to Chang'an City is still very huge.

Although Li Su and the emperor Li Ke, the two brothers have no suspicion of each other.

But Li Su also needs to beware of fearful words.

Therefore, Li Su decided to lead only a few generals to face the saint.

Soon, they came to the Holy Bowl.

Li Su and several other generals turned over and dismounted, Li Su hugged his fists to the emperor and said: "Ministers, I've seen the emperor!" The ministers are waiting for the horses to be in their bodies, and they can't pay full salutes, and they hope that the emperor will atone for their sins! ”

Li Ke laughed and said, "Sixth brother, you have worked hard! ”

"You are fighting to the death overseas, raising the prestige of my Datang and expanding the territory of my Datang!"

"This is the exploit of Yan Ran Leshi and Feng Wolf Juxu! It is an example for my Tang generals! ”

"This time, I must reward the three armies and reward those meritorious soldiers!"

Li Su hurriedly said loudly: "Minister, instead of the soldiers of the three armies, thank the emperor for his grace!" ”

Li Ke said affectionately: "No need for Xie Zhen, this is what they deserve!" It should be me, thank them! ”

"Come on, swing the car, I'm going to see which warriors!"

"Your Majesty, no!"

Hearing that the emperor was going to visit the soldiers in the army, Li Ke's personal guards couldn't help but be taken aback.

When the emperor went to the army, they didn't prepare in advance, so if they went like this, it would be risky!

Hearing the words of the guard, Li Ke's face couldn't help but sink and said, "What? Will it be dangerous for me to visit my soldiers? ”

"No, no, it's the slave who said the wrong thing, please atone for the emperor!"

"If you don't have one, why wait? Swing! ”

"Sixth brother, come, Shang's chariot, let's go over together."

Li Ke looked at his younger brother, and his eyes were full of spoiling.

This younger brother of mine was stubborn and abnormal when he was a child, and his father hated him very much.

Every time he gets into trouble, he is shielding him from the wind and rain.

And he also likes to stick to himself the most.

I didn't expect that now that I have grown up, it is my younger brother who I often protect, and in turn protects myself.

The emperor has always been called a lonely widow, which means that the emperor is a lonely person.

There is no royal affection, and as for friendship, it is even more impossible.

But Li Ke feels that he is lucky, because of himself, he has family affection.

The queen mother and sixth brother are his most important relatives.

This time, his sixth brother once again made great contributions, which made Li Ke even happier.

Hearing the words of the imperial brother, Li Su couldn't help but be taken aback.

hurriedly said: "Brother Huang, this is not in line with etiquette, and the younger brother does not dare to make a mistake!" ”

Li Ke couldn't help but say with a straight face: "Which of my golden mouths and jade words, do you dare not listen to my words?" Come on, get in the car! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

In desperation, Li Su had no choice but to board the dragon and go to the army with the emperor.

On the other side, someone had already notified the 50,000 troops in front of him, and the emperor came to ask in person.

These 50,000 soldiers, I didn't expect the emperor to value them so much.

These people were moved to tears.

In fact, they themselves have a little guilt in their hearts.

Because this time they went to fight in the Wa Kingdom, they basically didn't contribute much.

One is that there are too many of their troops.

There are 50,000 navies, and they have the advantage of tools, and they are naturally the ones who contribute the most.

There are also 100,000 imperial court soldiers and horses, although their combat effectiveness is not as good as theirs, but the number of people is twice as large as theirs.

And the number of enemies is really less.

Easily, you can't get the opportunity to play for them.

Second, the Japanese state and the army of Yuangai Suwen are inevitably a little intimidating.

In many battles, as soon as they saw the Tang army, they all fled in despair, and they did not dare to fight them at all.

When it came to the battlefield, they simply did not have fun fighting a real hard battle.

So much so that their 50,000 soldiers fought a hearty battle.

Expand the territory for Datang!

However, none of them were killed, and the goal of zero casualties was truly achieved.

Therefore, now they feel that they are a little ashamed of the emperor's appreciation!

After a short time, the emperor's dragon came to them.

These 50,000 troops, one by one, are straight chested.

The entire queue, front and back, vertical and horizontal, no matter from every angle, is a straight line, not chaotic at all.

And every soldier has that kind of strong and bloody atmosphere.

This made all civil officials, when they saw this purging and killing procession, they all felt that their legs were weak and it was difficult to breathe.

Seeing these 50,000 troops, Li Ke couldn't help but admire: "What a mighty army!" ”

As he spoke, Li Ke beckoned, and suddenly there was a personal guard, and he brought up an electric horn.

I have to say that now it is really science and technology that is developing, and the times are advancing.

In the past, he spoke in front of an army of 50,000 or even hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands.

No matter how loud your voice is, it's impossible for everyone to hear it clearly.

You must know that a queue of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, just lining up can be several miles or even more than a dozen miles long.

Even if Zhang Fei was reincarnated and summoned Li Kui, it would be impossible for everyone to hear it at such a distance.

The method used at that time was that the emperor said a word at the top, and at a distance below, someone would repeat it.

Passed on one station at a time.

This is how to convey information.

And now?

There is an electric horn directly, and it is enough to use a horn directly.

There is simply no need to use so many people to deliver the message.

A wrestler, holding a horn high in his hand, put it to the mouth of Emperor Li Ke.

Li Ke cleared his throat and said loudly: "Soldiers, you have worked hard! ”

After Li Ke finished speaking, Li Su made a gesture slightly.

The many soldiers below suddenly burst out into a loud roar:

"Fight for the rise of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Fight for the rise of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Fight for the rise of the Tang Dynasty!"

The sound of 50,000 soldiers together resounded through the clouds.

The sound and the vibrating ground trembled slightly.

This voice made the people of the entire Chang'an City hear it clearly.

All the people know that today is the day of the triumphant return of the King of Shu.

It is the day when their soldiers of the Tang Dynasty returned triumphantly.

And their emperor has already led hundreds of civil and military officials to welcome the return of the King of Shu.

Now, when they heard this voice, all the people were shocked!

These soldiers are definitely the pride of their Datang!

And now, when they heard the soldiers shouting and fighting for the rise of Datang, their hearts were deeply shocked.

Hundreds of people were shocked to tears, and even burst into tears.

Even those civil and military officials were shocked to the point that their eyes were moist!

Tang Emperor Li Ke was even more moved.

Li Ke couldn't help but say loudly: "All the soldiers, you are all the elite soldiers of our Datang!" ”

"You are born and died for my Datang! You fought bloodily for Datang! ”

"Without you, there would be no stability and unity of Datang! Without you, there would be no Datang's wealth and strength! ”

"I'm proud and proud of you!"

"Please, take my bow!"

After that, the emperor Li Ke actually bowed deeply to the soldiers in public.

This scene brought tears to the eyes of 50,000 soldiers.

At this time, they saw the gesture of the great general again.

So, they shouted loudly: "Use me in the first battle, use me in the whole process, and use me to win!" ”

Such a momentum and such a prestige make everyone moved and proud.

Emperor Li Ke laughed loudly: "Okay! You're all good! ”

"All of you, you're not in a hurry to go back! In addition to the normal rewards for meritorious deeds, I will hold a three-day banquet outside the city to feast you meritorious men! ”

"When the time comes, I will lead the civil and military officials to get drunk with you! When the time comes, you heroes, you will not return if you are not drunk! ”

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Good!"

After speaking to the soldiers, Li Ke returned.

When he went back, the emperor directly called Li Su and several other generals, all of whom were on top of the dragon.

Then, take them together into Chang'an City.

After entering Chang'an City, countless people were surrounded on the streets.

They are all watching the demeanor of the emperor and the king of Shu.

This is their emperor!

This is their King of Shu!

With them, it is the luck of Datang!

With them, it is not a blessing for their people!

……

After entering the palace, the two of them first went to meet their mother.

The former Concubine Yang has now been named the Queen Mother.

"Erchen meets the Queen Mother!"

Seeing Li Su, the Queen Mother's eyes turned red all of a sudden.

couldn't help but walk forward quickly, pulled Li Su up, and carefully examined his face.

While watching, he wept and said: "Su'er, in the past six months, you have been wronged, you have lost weight, and you have become dark." ”

"You are suffering outside, and the queen mother is in the palace, worrying about you! Every day I will read the scriptures for you in the palace and pray for you. ”

After that, he turned his head to look at Li Ke, and couldn't help but say angrily: "Your Majesty, you are your brother, and Su'er is your brother-in-law." ”

"In this world, what other relatives do you have besides him?"

"I have so many generals in Datang, do I have to be stunned? In case there is something long and two short, won't you feel uncomfortable in your heart? ”

was reprimanded by the Queen Mother, Li Ke stood with his hands down, and did not dare to refute.

Li Su grinned and said, "Queen Mother, how can I blame my imperial brother for this matter?" ”

"This time, it's actually what Erchen himself wants to go."

"Queen Mother, you think, when my imperial brother ascended the throne, there were many people who secretly opposed it."

"Even after the imperial brother ascends the throne, there are still many people who are not dead in the heart of thieves!"

"The so-called brothers who fight tigers, father and son soldiers go into battle."

"Isn't the matter of the imperial brother my business?"

"You also said that in this world, apart from the royal brother and the queen mother, what other relatives do I have?"

"This is my in-law's royal brother, if I don't help him, who will help him?"

Li Su's words couldn't help but turn what the Queen Mother said into laughter.

The Queen Mother took Li Su's hand and said with a smile: "You, you were so naughty and naughty when you were a child, but you didn't expect to become so smart when you grew up." ”

"What you say, the queen mother loves to listen, you and your royal brother, two brothers, you must love each other, good son!"

Li Yu smiled and said: "Queen Mother, you can rest assured, this is a must, a must!" ”

Just came back, the Queen Mother took Li Su's hand and asked questions.

And Li Su's eloquence is also quite outstanding.

The situation on the other side of Haibei Province is full of ups and downs.

Not only did the Queen Mother listen to it, but even the Emperor Li Ke was quickly attracted to it.

It turns out that the waves on the sea are so big.

It turns out that where they are, they actually learn from their Datang and like to eat sashimi.

However, now we in Datang rarely eat sashimi.

We're all cooking before we eat it.

I have to say, they really haven't learned to go home!

And when the queen mother and the emperor heard that in Haibei Province, earthquakes and tsunamis continued, and there were many disasters.

There is an extreme lack of resources.

But it is rich in gold and silver.

The wind speed there is also completely different from that in the Central Plains.

These exotic customs made the Queen Mother and the Emperor curious.

Even, as Li Su said, they all wanted to go to Haibei Province to see it.

Next, the two brothers accompanied the Queen Mother to dinner.

The Queen Mother took Li Su's hand again, and after babbling something, she let Li Su leave.

Subsequently, Li Su followed the emperor Li Ke to the imperial study together.

After Li Su came in, Li Ke dismissed left and right, leaving only Li Su by his side.

Li Ke couldn't help but say to Li Su: "Sixth brother, this time, you sent troops to the Japanese Kingdom, took the Japanese Kingdom, and expanded the territory for my Tang Dynasty." ”

"This credit can definitely be called Yan Ran's stone and the wolf Juxu!"

"This time, I'm going to reward you well!"

Li Su laughed and said: "Brother Huang, this is the matter of the minister's brother, this kind of thing, don't reward it!" ”

Li Ke Zhengse said: "This reward, the imperial brother is not for yourself, you will be rewarded if you have merit, and you will be punished if you have faults." ”

"If there is no reward for meritorious service, let those meritorious people think of me?"

"In the future, who else is willing to serve me with peace of mind."

That's the same thing.

If you have merit, you must be rewarded, and if you have done something, you must be punished.

If the rewards and punishments are not clear, how can people serve them in the future?

However, the problem Li Su is facing now is that there is no reward for it.

Last time, the emperor had already named Li Su as Shangshuling.

In the end, he was dismissed by Li Su.

Could it be that this time, he will be named Shang Shuling again?

Then, Li Su resigned?

Nothing can be rewarded, which is the most embarrassing thing and the biggest problem faced by the emperor.

You have a great merit, and there is nothing to reward you!

What to do?

Am I going to give you this throne?

Therefore, the result of being rewarded without merit is that the merit is high and the master is shaken.

As a result of the high merit and shaking the Lord, he either rebelled or was killed.

Now the imperial brother has to reward him, which makes Li Su feel awkward.

Now that I'm a supreme minister, how are you going to seal it?

Then, I heard Li Ke say: "Sixth brother, I have decided to divide Yizhou to you." ”

"With your ability, it is not difficult to defeat Nanzhao and other places, and when the time comes, the territory of your fiefdom will be considered very large."

"And Yizhou is originally the place where you have been operating for many years, so if you sit in Yizhou, I don't have to worry about the threat from the West."

Packet?

It's actually a sub-seal?

Dividing a fief and fiefdom are two different things.

Fiefdom, although, in principle, the eldest son also has the right to inheritance.

But for your fiefdom, the emperor has the right to change it at any time, or simply withdraw it directly.

But it's a different story.

After it is divided, then Yizhou is equivalent to an independent country.

Finance, bureaucracy, and everything else is independent.

Although it is said that all this in Yizhou is not independent, there is also a lot of room for independent operation.

But these two, after all, are completely different things.

The sub-feudal system was done by Zhou Tianzi at the beginning, but later, the world of the Zhou family fell apart.

It turned out that the sub-feudal system was not a good system, and in the end, it was also abolished.

Unexpectedly, now Li Ke has brought up this kind of thing again.

Li Su couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Brother Huang, this must not be!" Brother, I won't accept it even if I die! ”

Seeing Li Su's reaction, Li Ke couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Sixth brother, the imperial brother really wants to divide Jiannan Dao to you, not to test you, why are you so nervous?" ”

"Actually, this throne should have been done by you. You gave it to the royal brother, how could the imperial brother not know it in his heart? ”

"Since you can give up the throne to the imperial brother, then, what is the problem with the imperial brother dividing the Jiannan Dao to you?"

From Li Ke's face, all he saw was sincerity.

This shows that Brother Huang really wants to divide Jiannan Dao to himself.

With Li Su in charge, the entire Tang Dynasty is still impregnable.

In fact, in fact, although Jiannan Dao is not divided into Shu King Li Su.

But now the degree of control of the Shu King Li Su over the South Dao is definitely not at the level of splashing water.

And if the emperor wants to weaken the control of the king of Shu over Jiannan Dao, he must make a lot of deployment and a lot of work.

And put aside the brotherhood between the emperor and the king of Shu.

Now it is unlikely that the emperor will fall out with the king of Shu.

Because, once the emperor and the king of Shu fall out, the entire Tang Dynasty may not be able to deal with the king of Shu.

What's more, if there is no support from the King of Shu, the emperor's throne may not be able to be stable.

In this case, a better way is to directly divide Yizhou to the king of Shu.

Doing so may be a hidden danger in the future.

But for now, it is undoubtedly the right choice.

Of course, Li Su would never think about this kind of thing with such a dark psychology.

He also believed that the imperial brother would never be in this kind of purpose, so he divided the entire Jiannan Dao to himself.

But even so, Li Su categorically would not agree.

Because if Jiannan Dao is really divided to himself, even if there will be no problems in this generation.

Sooner or later, something is going to go wrong.

When the time comes, there will definitely be cannibalism.

Thinking of this, Li Su couldn't help but say: "I wonder if the imperial brother can listen to what the courtier brother says?" ”

Li Ke nodded and said, "If you have anything to say, the sixth brother will say it's okay." The royal brother can have today, thanks to the great help of the sixth brother. ”

"The advice given to me by the sixth brother is all good words, and I have always obeyed my words to the sixth brother."

Li Su couldn't help but say: "If the imperial brother really wants to reward the courtiers, it is better to directly put the fiefdom of the courtiers overseas and put them overseas!" ”

"If you put it overseas, your brother can naturally become an independent country overseas, submit to Datang forever, and watch over each other with Datang."

"Overseas, there is no competition, and we can watch out for each other. Even for future generations, it does not lead to fratricide. ”

Li Su's consideration, now the emperor has to reward him.

But if the fiefdom is placed in Jiannan Province, sooner or later something will happen.

In that case, it would be better to simply put his fief overseas.

Now in the Americas, no one has found it, and there are no other forces on it except for some natives.

And the fertility of the land there can be said to be unique.

The land of Datang is completely incomparable with there.

If the Tang Dynasty doesn't occupy any place now, sooner or later, the warships of the West will come here and rule here.

And the current Datang, even if it occupies this place, it is unlikely that it will manage this place.

Because here, it is too far away from Datang.

Even at the current speed, it would take a month or two to navigate.

If something happens somewhere, everything is delayed just because of the effort it takes to get back and forth.

In the past, Li Su mentioned this matter to Li Ke.

However, at that time, Li Su did not dare to say where he sealed his fiefdom.

Doesn't that mean that Li Su wants to be self-reliant?

And now, the emperor wants to seal his fief in Jiannan Road, and Li Su can take the initiative to raise this issue.

Hearing Li Su's words, Li Ke's face showed a look of dismay: "Sixth brother, how can you say that?" ”

"Overseas is a barbarian land, full of miasma and wild beasts, and the land is barren."

"I, where can I let you go to suffer?"

"You are not allowed to go anywhere, the fief is sealed in Jiannan Road."

Hearing this, Li Su's face couldn't help but show a dumb look.

I don't know who gave the imperial brother the courage to dare to say that overseas is a barbarian land.

There are miasma and wild beasts everywhere, and the land is barren, and the ignorant are fearless.

However, people in ancient times did hold this view.

They believe that the sky is round and the place is round.

They think that if they keep walking in one direction and walking, they will suddenly fall down.

They believe that the Central Plains is the center of gravity of the entire earth.

Here, there is the best land, the best culture, and the best inheritance.

They are always self-centered.