The army returned triumphantly from the city of Yangjiba, arrived at the city of Nongdong three days later, rested for the night, and continued the march, passing through the valley between the peaks of Cangshan and the meadows, and the mood was very different. I remember vividly the scene when I came, when the road was difficult and dangerous, and there were many traps, and I felt that the journey was long and difficult. But now, it's a different state of mind. The army with the people and elephant horsemen itself was not marching fast, but at this moment the mood was relaxed, and it slowly walked into the courtyard.

When I passed by Huadian Dam and camped, the shallow water on this meadow receded because all the upstream dikes were destroyed and the large river in the middle of the meadow was dredged. At this time, it is the peak of spring, and the meadow is full of colorful flowers and grass, like a huge carpet of flowers, which makes people linger.

Although it was just past afternoon when he arrived at Huadianba, Wang Yuan saw that Gongsun Lan and Qingyun'er Ziyun'er were full of praise for this place, so he specially ordered to camp here and stay, which was an excellent opportunity to play in spring.

On the sixth day of the first month of April, the army arrived at Yaozhou City between the Cangshan Gorge. In the south of Yaozhou City, there were densely packed figures standing to greet the triumphant victory of the Jiannan army. In addition to Li Mi and other officials, six or seven thousand people in the city also stood outside the city in anticipation, although they were to welcome the victory of the Jiannan army, but more importantly, they had to welcome the relatives who were plundered by Nanzhao. The news that the Jiannan army had recaptured the plundered from the Nanzhao Kingdom had already spread to the city of Yaozhou, and this news even made the people in the city more excited than the triumph of the army.

A few miles away from the city of Yaozhou, the people were already out of control, and the thousands of people who returned with the army began to run, and the women, children, old and young who were waiting outside the city also began to run to meet them, crying and shouting and rushing together, looking for their respective husbands and children, and calling each other's names. Those who found it wept with joy and hugged their heads and cried and laughed, and those who couldn't find it hung their heads and wailed in disappointment.

"It's so touching." Qing Yun'er said softly, her eyes were a little red.

"yes, that's impressive. In fact, the people are the most pitiful, and when there is a war, they are the unlucky. Ziyun'er also said.

Wang Yuan smiled: "This situation makes me feel that this battle is meaningful, it feels good to attack the city and conquer the opponent, but in fact, it is far from rescuing these people and reuniting their family makes me feel a sense of achievement." It was the happiest day I've had since I left the army. ”

Gongsun Lan bowed slightly.

The chaotic scene lasted for a long time, but Wang Yuan rejected Song Jiangong's proposal to send people to maintain order and let the army enter the city as soon as possible, and only stood quietly and witnessed this moment of reunion with tens of thousands of soldiers.

Finally, the chaos of nearly half an hour gradually stabilized, and the people gradually calmed down and marched to the city together. Suddenly, a few people suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed in the direction of the army led by Wang Yuan, and suddenly all the people realized that they had not yet thanked the Jiannan army that allowed them to reunite and the prestigious Wang Yuan Wang Marshal. So nearly 20,000 people knelt on the ground one after another, kneeling and kowtowing to the rear where Wang Yuan and Jiannan's army were standing, and the scene was very touching.

After the people entered the city, Li Mi smiled and greeted a group of officials, and after a polite greeting, everyone flocked to Wang Yuan into Yaozhou City.

When he entered the city, Li Mi reported to Wang Yuanyu: "Twenty days ago, the deputy marshal ordered the old man to go to Chengdu to see the big handsome, and asked him to enter the capital to report the victory. The old man quickly whipped the good news of the battle of the sheep and the city to Chengdu, and Xian Yu Dashuai happily set off for the capital overnight. I think the imperial court must have learned of the good news of the victory over Nanzhao by now. If the old man is not mistaken, His Majesty's decree is probably already on the way. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "It's hard old general." Do you know the content of the peace agreement I signed with Nanzhaoguo? Half a month ago, when I ordered someone to send it to the capital, I specially ordered someone to show it to you, what do you think of the terms of the peace negotiation? ”

Li Mi arched his hand and smiled: "The deputy marshal values the opinions of the old man, and the old man is very grateful. After reading the content, the old man was surprised that the deputy marshal was able to persuade Ge Luofeng to sign, and the old man felt puzzled. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Ge Luofeng also has no way out, and it is not my persuasion. It's good that he can agree. Attacking Taihe City is not a good thing for us or for them. Since he couldn't completely conquer the Nanzhao Kingdom, let him take charge of it by Luo Feng. What worries me is whether this peace treaty will be approved by the imperial court. ”

Li Mi laughed and said: "Of course the imperial court will approve, so the imperial court has already made a big profit." The situation in the southwest has always been dominated by Huairou, because the court also knows that the barbarians in the southwest are really difficult to conquer. This agreement not only forced Ge Luofeng to return to the old path of his father Pi Luoge, but also required him to openly break with Tubo, which put an end to the possibility of Nanzhao and Tubo joining forces. In fact, the most taboo thing about the situation in the southwest is that Tubo intervenes in and fights against the Tang Dynasty together with Nanzhao, so that Ge Luofeng can openly break with Tubo, and this article alone will definitely agree to the imperial court. What's more, it is also possible to rebuild Anding City, and establish two prefectures in the east and west of Langdong City and Anding City, and firmly clamp the throat of the Tang Dynasty on the east and west sides of the Nanzhao Kingdom, which will ensure the stability of the situation in the southwest in the future. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "However, in the opinion of the old general, there is absolutely no problem with this peace negotiation?" ”

"No problem at all." Li Mi said with a smile.

Wang Yuan nodded and said: "That's good, although Prime Minister Zuo gave me the right to negotiate peace, but after all, I have no bottom in my heart, and I am afraid that the terms of peace will be inappropriate, but I will turn a good thing into a bad thing, which will be criticized by others." Now that the old general thinks so, I am completely relieved. ”

Li Mi said with a smile: "Actually, the deputy marshal doesn't need to ask me at all, the deputy marshal's ability has already been thrown to the ground, and the old man believes that every decision is made by the deputy marshal after careful consideration, and the deputy marshal is just polite when he asks the old man." “

Wang Yuan smiled silently.

Li Mi said: "When does the deputy marshal plan to return to Chengdu?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "According to what you said, the imperial court's envoy should be on the road, so I can't stay here, and I want to ride north early tomorrow morning." ”

Li Mi nodded and smiled: "The old man hereby congratulates the deputy marshal on his promotion to the post of Jiannan Jiedu, and the next time we meet, the old man will change his name to call you handsome." ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the next time we meet, I will change my mind about the old general, and the meritorious personnel should all be promoted this time." In addition, I also want to ask the imperial court for the appointment of an official position, and the two new prefectures of Langdongcheng and Andingcheng will set up the governor's mansion, plus the two governor's mansions of Yaozhou and Wangzhou, these four governor's mansions are important places for the handover of my Datang and Nanzhao. I intend to set up a governor's palace to oversee the four major governors' offices, and I think that the old general is more than competent for this position of governor. I wonder what the old general thinks? ”

Li Mi was pleasantly surprised: "Deputy marshal, this ...... How can old decay be competent? ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "I think about it, except for the old general, no one is qualified for this position." The old general sat here, not only to maintain communication and coordination with Nanzhao, but also to prevent the key point of Tibet. If the old generals are not competent, then no one can do it. ”

Li Mi sighed and arched his hand: "Thank you for the love of the deputy marshal, how can the old man live up to the trust of the deputy marshal." If the court allows it, the old decay will do his best. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "That's it, as soon as this matter is over, I will let go of most of my heart." Let's not talk about these things, and we will slowly talk about official business. Now I just want to ask the old general if there is any good wine in his tent, and I want to have a few drinks with the generals and conspire to get drunk. ”

Li Mi laughed and said: "The wine is enough, and the deputy marshal can drink as much as he wants." The old man is going to get drunk today, and I haven't been so happy for a long time. ”

In the midst of laughter, the generals galloped away and went straight to the Yaozhou Governor's Mansion.

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On the morning of the next day, Wang Yuan led Liu Jun, Song Jiangong, Liu Dehai and more than a dozen other high-ranking generals to leave Yaozhou City and go north. Only a few hundred guards cavalry were accompanying them, and the army stayed in Yaozhou City to rest for the time being.

Hundreds of riders went north from Yaozhou, crossed the Feidu rope bridge on the Lushui River, passed through Jiazhou and Yazhou, and arrived in Chengdu five days later.

Outside the Huanhuaxi Covered Bridge at the South Gate of Chengdu, officials from Jiannan Province gathered here to welcome the arrival of Wang Yuan and others. These people all knew in their hearts that this deputy envoy Wang was about to replace Xian Yu Zhongtong in charge of Jiannan Dao, and in the future, he would have to make a living under this young Jiedu envoy, so at this time, no one wanted to be absent.

After some congratulations and excitement, Wang Yuan entered the city surrounded by everyone, but he did not go to the Jiannan Jiedu Envoy Yamen, but told the officials to meet at the Yamen tomorrow, and then took Liu Jun and a cadre of personal guards and entourage directly to his residence. Li Xin'er and others were not seen in the crowd that greeted him, and Wang Yuan felt very puzzled. The trip back has been sent back to the house, and they should know their return date, why they didn't go to greet them, which made Wang Yuan very puzzled.

On the street near the left side of the Wang's mansion "Shu Garden" in the south of the city, the situation is very unusual. There were heavily armed soldiers and horses cruising around, which made Wang Yuan feel very strange. What's even more strange is that the outfits of these soldiers and horses turned out to be the equipment of the forbidden army in the capital, which made Wang Yuan feel extremely surprised.

At the corner of the street near his house, there is a checkpoint, and dozens of soldiers of the forbidden army are checking the passing people. Seeing Wang Yuan and the other cavalry galloping from the street, dozens of forbidden soldiers immediately crossed the road and raised their hands loudly to signal them to stop.

"There is martial law ahead, and it is forbidden for cars and horses to pass, please take a detour." A man who looked like a general in beautiful Praetorian armor shouted.

Liu Dehai scolded: "Where did the forbidden army come from? Ran here and went wild. ”

Wang Yuan also frowned and reined in the horse, and ordered Zhao Qing to step forward to inquire about the situation, Zhao Qing had just urged the horse to step forward, when he heard Liu Jun on the side shouting: "That's not ...... Chen Xi Chen guards? ”

The general on the other side was stunned, and then shouted loudly: "Is it the little master?" ”