No matter how much uproar there was outside because of one of his poems, Luo Yan basically didn't go out for most of the next half a month. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In view of the fact that he needed to go back to his hometown in Luzhou, Luo Yan seriously asked Lu Deming for advice these days, and at the same time began to prepare the things he needed on the road. In fact, Luo Yan doesn't seem to have anything to prepare. In addition to the book, the others are just a few changes of clothes. When you leave in the future, you can go to Chang'an City to buy some northern specialties, which is basically fine.

In December, the crown prince Li Jiancheng's military exploits in Shandong became more and more prominent, and Li Shimin also followed Luo Yan's suggestion to live in a simple house, and the most he usually did was to serve Li Yuan. This made Li Yuan very satisfied, and there was a lot less suppression of Li Shimin's subordinates.

Entering December, with the successive victories on the battlefield in Shandong. The king of Goryeo actually submitted his credentials to exchange with the Tang Dynasty for the prisoners left behind by Emperor Yang of Sui when he conquered Goryeo.

Speaking of which, there weren't many captives left in Goryeo. There are only a few thousand people.

Maybe many people say that these thousands of people are already a lot, and indeed, they have been able to live until now, and these thousands of people are indeed a lot. However, compared to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, who led hundreds of thousands of troops to fight over, but was defeated three times, in Jingguan, which was cast by the Goryeo people in Liaodong, the number of these people who survived was several times that of dry bones.

It is no wonder that some scholars in later generations said that the Sui Dynasty was destroyed at the hands of Goryeo.

Hearing that Goryeo intended to exchange prisoners with the Tang Dynasty, no matter what happened to others, the previous Sui Dynasty generals were extremely active one by one. They were also people who had directly or indirectly participated in the three wars of Goguryeo, so they had an unusually guilty feeling about these captured Han family children. Without saying anything, these people took the lead in asking Li Yuan to agree to this exchange of prisoners.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the most important thing at this time is to calm people's hearts. The exchange of prisoners is conducive to the convergence of people's hearts, and Li Yuan is certainly unwilling to let go of such a good thing.

These exchanged captives eventually had to be brought to Chang'an, and Li Yuan personally greeted them to show his attention, and at the same time arranged for the household department to do a good job of receiving and arranging these captives.

In the blink of an eye, in mid-December, thousands of Han sons and daughters were brought to Chang'an.

On the eighteenth day, the court arranged to greet these people outside Chang'an City. Of course, those who can finally enter the Taiji Palace in Chang'an City must be some representatives. However, in order to buy people's hearts, Li Yuan deliberately waited for these people outside the Mingde Gate in the early morning that day.

After all, he was released from being captured, and although many people came to watch, the atmosphere was not as lively as the one that greeted Li Shimin at the beginning. However, outside the Mingde Gate, there were many generals who came this time for the first time, one by one wearing Mingguang armor in the winter, and they were all a group of masters who were not afraid of being frozen.

Some of these generals have gray hair, and some of them are childish, but the expressions on their faces are very solemn.

True, although they greeted a group of captured soldiers. But they must not disrespect these people. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times, and people's hatred for the Han family's sons was simply to eat their flesh and drink their blood. Those who can live must have experienced many years of life worse than death. This is much more cruel than simply burying one's bones in another country.

Soon, on a vast white earth, a group of people slowly walked in. The pace was slow, so everyone had to wait patiently.

After about half an hour, the people standing outside the Mingde Gate could finally see the oncoming crowd. It's just that the clearer people see, the more worried they become. Some women with low tears couldn't help but start crying in a low voice.

Although the group of people walking on the opposite side had been changed into clean and simple clothes before they came, the more beautiful they were, the more they could see what kind of hardships these people had suffered before.

The limbs were wrapped in clothes, and people naturally couldn't see clearly. But because of the waist, compared with some of the thinner men around him, you can see how thin this group of people has become. The best reference is the soldiers defending the city outside the Mingde Gate, these people are wearing armor and can reach more than four feet at the waist.

But how thin is the girdle of the group of people on the opposite side? A little more than two feet is simply a description of artemisia, and it can't even compare to the waists of many women. Not to mention the faces that come close to skeletons as you get closer.

The more clearly you look, the louder the onlookers cry. Soon the crying turned into a wail, and the originally bleak sky became even more piercing in the sound of this wailing.

And the men on the opposite side who had returned from all their hardships, looking at the mourning outside Chang'an City, couldn't help but kneel down, clutching the snow under their knees, and burst into tears.

Such a scene was experienced many years ago when they were desperate on the land of Liaodong, when Goguryeo suffered a lot, and when they set foot on the land after being released.

Years of humiliation and pain were revealed little by little with tears.

Luo Yan looked at these men, and suddenly remembered Chen Tao's poem, and couldn't help reading:

"Swore to sweep Goryeo without regard for himself, and eight thousand mink brocade mourned Hu Chen.

Poor Liaodong Riverside bones, still a person in a spring boudoir dream. ”

It's not that Luo Yan can want to make the atmosphere very stiff, it's that he himself is infected by this sadness.

It's just that when Luo Yan recited the poem, although it was quiet, it was still heard by some people around him, and these people repeated Luo Yan's poems, constantly spreading this sadness. The scene suddenly became a little uncontrollable.

Li Yuan originally planned to comfort these returning captives and go back to the palace directly. After all, now that he is the emperor, it is good to be able to come to show like this. Who would have thought that the atmosphere of the scene would become like this, just wait, my body is really a little unbearable; Don't wait, that's good, the show fails, the people's hearts are lost, and they will be scolded by the officials. So Li Yuan is also holding on at this time.

Luo Yan looked at it, this will not work, if this continues, the anti-war sentiment of the people of Datang will become higher and higher in the future, and it will not end well at that time.

Regardless of the surprise on the faces of the people around him, Luo Yan desperately squeezed forward. squeezed all the way to the front of the civilians, and then there were Li Yuan and a group of civil and military ministers.

Without asking Li Yuan, along the border where the soldiers who were blocking the people, Luo Yan slowly squeezed towards the place close to the soldiers who had returned. Fortunately, at this time, everyone was just crying, and Luo Yan squeezed to where he wanted to go very easily.

This is the closest place to the captured soldiers, and the distance from the crowd is about ten paces.

Pulling his throat, Luo Yan began to sing: "The wolf smoke rises, the rivers and mountains look north, the dragon rolls, the horse neighses, and the sword qi is like frost."

…… Hatred, long knives, how many siblings are loyal to their souls. What a pity to die to repay the family and country, endure the sigh, and be speechless, full of blood and tears......"

That's right, Luo Yan sang "Loyal to the Country".

Although this kind of singing seems a little strange in this era, this is already the earliest Chinese-style song in later generations. is full of passionate passion, which is indeed very in line with the current scene.

After singing it again, Luo Yan felt that it was not enough. Then sing it again, and sing it louder and louder.

The second time, there was less crying in the crowd, especially those who were close to Luo Yan, and instead shifted their attention to what Luo Yan was singing.

For the third time, the thin men who were close to Luo Yan had begun to be silent.

The fourth time, someone had already started singing with Luo Yan, although some of the lyrics were not very familiar, but the basic tune could already keep up.

The fifth time, Luo Yan couldn't care about his hoarse voice, and his singing was not as good as it used to be. Many of the returning soldiers have begun to sing along with Luo Yan.

The sixth time, Luo Yan began to roar, more than singing. But at this time, there is no need for Luo Yan to lead the singing, these thousands of men, the gloom in their eyes has disappeared, singing this song, tears and resolute eyes burst out of their eyes together.

By the seventh time Luo Yan heard it in his ears, he was no longer able to sing, so he could only listen quietly. But this time is enough, in front of the Mingde Gate, there is only this song left at this moment.

Originally, some of the generals behind Li Yuan were still hindered by Li Yuan's presence, so they resisted the impulse and just listened quietly. But such a passionate song, how can it be endured by forbearance. In later generations, many cowardly teenagers could become masculine when they heard this song, not to mention these people who were born and died on the battlefield.

I don't know which general started the head, the generals can't control so much anyway, no matter how ugly the voice is, anyway, they just started to roar this song.

The originally sad scene has changed greatly in a few moments.

Li Yuan quietly listened to the tens of thousands of people in front of Mingde Gate sing this song several times, and he was deeply touched by the birth and death of the southern and northern wars in his mind over the years.

After a few more moments, finally these people couldn't sing, Li Yuan waved his hand, and let the guards under his hand hug him and walked in front of the thousands of people who described it as withered. Li Yuan couldn't say the words of the scene that he was going to say at this moment, he just stood in front of these thousands of people and bowed down.

That's amazing.

Li Yuan, as the son of Tang and Tang Dynasty, the meaning of this worship is too heavy.

These thousands of people didn't care about their poor health, and they all knelt down directly after brushing it. Not only the people in front of Li Yuan, but in front of Mingde Gate, except for Li Yuan, there was no one standing.

After Li Yuan bowed, he asked everyone to get up.

Everyone began to cry, but this time it was no longer the same sorrow.

It is the will of the soldier to die for his confidant, and it is the oath to repay the will of the king's golden platform. Tang Tang Tianzi was able to give a salute to a group of captives, which no one expected in advance. However, the effect of this worship is surprisingly good, presumably after today, as long as it is the son of the Han family, there is no one who is unwilling to die for the Li family.