"Land, land!"

On May 17, 51st year of Kangxi, it was sunny, and the early summer sun was already a little bright, although it was only three quarters of the day, the sun was already a little dry and panicked on the body, fortunately, the wind on the sea was not small, how much it could reduce some heat, but it was not much, a little movement, it was full of sweat, just like taking a sauna, in such weather, even the energetic soldiers had to be honest, except for the sailors, most of the soldiers were all hiding in the cabin, chatting and chatting, Sleep and sleep, a good atmosphere of leisure, until a lookout post on a tall mainmast let out a roar of surprise, the whole fleet instantly boiled, countless soldiers rushed out of the cabin, looking in the direction of the mainland, cheering, the noise soared into the clouds.

It's finally back!

On the tall bridge of the "Zhenyuan", looking at the mainland that gradually revealed its outline, Hongqing was also excited, even if the city was as deep as the sea, at this time, the corners of Hongqing's eyes couldn't help but moisten, and his heart was even more mixed, for a while it was a little difficult to hold himself, there was no side, so it was not easy to go east, not to mention the fierce war, the signing of the treaty and even the pacification of the chaos at the end made Hongqing work hard, and the hard work was needless to say.

It may not be appropriate to use the word "hard" to describe this crusade, and it should be "arduous" - the real war lasted not very long, from the beginning of the naval battle on the fifth day of November in the 50th year of Kangxi, until November 23 in Lanshan to annihilate the army of Tokugawa Yoshizong, it was only a little more than half a month, but after repeated battles, the 12,000 army troops who went out to fight were only more than 9,900 people, and more than 2,300 soldiers fell on foreign land. As for the sailors, although the losses were slightly smaller, there were more than 500 casualties, and the whole army paid the price of nearly 3,000 people, which can be regarded as completely defeating the main resistance force of the Japanese state.

The great sacrifices of the soldiers were exchanged for huge political and economic benefits - after difficult negotiations and the use of force to quell the chaos, the "Kyoto Treaty" was finally born, the Japanese state recognized the Qing Dynasty as the suzerain, its title of emperor was cancelled, changed to the Japanese king, the specific title must be canonized by the Qing Emperor, in addition to the annual tribute, all ports must be opened, the feudal lords must not block the legitimate trade of the Qing merchant ships under any pretext, and cede Osaka as the Qing naval base, in addition, compensate the Qing war losses of 80 million taels of silver, to be repaid in five years, And agreed that the Qing Dynasty garrisoned 3,000 troops in Kyoto, abolished the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, and all the vassals of the Wa Kingdom respected the orders of the Wa king.

Needless to say, the victory is brilliant, which is not only reflected in the military, but also not only in the political and economic interests, but also in laying the cornerstone of the Qing Dynasty to the world - with more than 10,000 troops to completely annihilate the Japanese army of more than 100,000 is naturally a brilliant victory, which proves not only the brave combat power of the Qing army, but also proves that the firearms force is the mainstream of the development of national defense forces, and the construction of the Qing fleet has a clear goal, all of which has laid a solid foundation for the future hegemony of the Pacific Ocean, and this, is what Hongqing values most, with such a foundation, for Hongqing, all the hard work and dedication are worth it.

Wangchuan can run a dead horse, let alone sail on the sea, since the three o'clock when the Qing army fleet was found on the sea is returning, the third master who came to greet him was ordered to lead the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the local officials of Shandong to rush to the Jiaoao wharf, and this wait for nearly an hour and a half, until the end of the two o'clock, only to wait for the Qing army fleet to enter the port.

"Playing music!"

Although the body is a little tired, but the spirit of the third master is very good, a wait for the old thirteen where the flagship "Zhenwu" slowly sailed into the harbor, the third master immediately moved enough air, shouted a voice, in an instant, has been on call for a long time drum team to play hard, drum music, tens of thousands of people cheered together, the entire welcome ceremony instantly pushed up the **.

"The little brother has seen the third brother!"

In the sound of drums, the huge hull of the "Zhenwu" finally hit the dock, as soon as the gangplank was put down, the old thirteen had already led the expeditionary generals who rushed to the flagship by small boat before entering the port, and walked slowly ashore.

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back, Huang Ama has heard the news of the thirteenth brother's victory, Longyan Dayue, has issued an edict to amnesty the world, and ordered the brother to come to meet the thirteenth brother and the meritorious generals, after returning to Beijing, the emperor Ama will definitely have a heavy reward, and the brother will congratulate the thirteenth brother first."

Facing the salute of the old thirteen, the third master was extremely polite, and stepped forward with a big stride, holding the old thirteen's arm with both hands, and greeting with a smile on his face.

"The third brother praised it falsely, this is all thanks to the great grace of the emperor Ama, the soldiers of the three armies use their lives, and the younger brother really doesn't dare to take credit."

The old thirteen obviously didn't want to be close to the third master, no side, although he had an agreement with Hongqing and no longer helped the fourth, but he didn't plan to throw himself into the third master, not that he had any prejudices against the third master, he just didn't want to get involved in the battle for the heir, because of this, in the face of the enthusiastic third master, the old thirteen did not show a very excited look, and the words he answered were just routine clichés.

"Hehe, that's, that's, the thirteenth brother returned from the expedition, he must be tired, and the brother has already set up the post station, and let's go to rest together?"

The third master is a shrewd person, just listen to the formulaic response of the old thirteen, and immediately understand the meaning, although the smile is unchanged, but there is a trace of haze in the eyes flashing, of course, with the depth of the third master's city, it is impossible to have a very bad performance on such occasions, and it is still very enthusiastic to greet.

"There is Third Brother Lao."

The old thirteen thanked him indifferently, and then stood aside and made way for Hongqing and the others who followed him.

"The child knocks on his father!"

Hongqing's best thing is to observe the face and color, this kind of ability is definitely a rare top person in the world, since he can see the faint worry hidden in the smile of the third master, obviously, in the past year, the third master's life is not very good, and this, has long been expected by Hongqing, of course, Hongqing just guessed that the third master will be in trouble, as for what this trouble is, Hongqing is not very clear, but no matter what, in such an occasion, but you can't talk nonsense, Hongqing could only rush forward respectfully, and pay respects in a proper manner.

"Well, okay, it's good to come back, it's okay, it's okay."

Looking at the eldest son who had not been seen for nearly a year, the third master was in a good mood, and the smile on his face was extremely kind, but he didn't say anything to praise him, he just called out with a smile.

"Thank you, Father Wang Longen."

This is not a place to talk, Hongqing will not be much more, calmly thanked, and then stood aside, giving up vacant seats for Sun Mingxu and many other generals.

"The last general will wait to see the prince!"

Among the generals of the expeditionary force, except for He Lin, who led the first detachment to rush back to the DPRK a month in advance to report the victory, the rest of the army and navy generals above the guerrilla level were all listed behind Hongqing.

"Okay, good, all of you are my meritorious ministers of the Qing Dynasty, Your Majesty heard that you and others fought bloodily, and the chaos in Dongying was decided in a war, and the heart was very happy, and the little king came to welcome you to return triumphantly, and now, the soldiers and officials have been discussing the merits of the war, and there will be a reward in the near future, and the shadow wife and son are at the moment, and the little king is congratulated first."

In the face of the greetings of the generals, the third master's face was already smiling, no side, the third master has always wanted to be in the army, but unfortunately there has been no good opportunity, and now, among this group of generals, the navy does not need to say, they are all Hongqing's people, as for the army, half of them are Hongqing's henchmen, although the current official positions are not very high, but they are all young, and a little more training for a few years is enough to be of great use, with the existence of such a force in the army, The third master thought that he had completely overwhelmed the main competitor of the eighth master, how could there be no reason not to rejoice.

"The last general will wait for the auspicious words of the prince!"

Why is the purpose of the war, isn't it just to reward for military merits? Now, although the evaluation of military merits has not yet been decided, with such a guarantee from the third master, the generals can't help but be excited, and the voice of gratitude is very loud.

"Everyone, please get up, Xiao Wang has already prepared drinks at the post station, and washed the dust for the generals, and they all go together, now a little Wang is out, I will have a good drink with you, not drunk and homeless!"

Under the arrogance of the third master, his interest suddenly increased, but when he saw that he was extremely refreshing, he waved his hand and beckoned the generals to rush to the post station not far away. The third master is not bad for money now, he is going to set up a banquet, how to cool and how to come, even if the Ministry of Rites allocated the silver is actually only three hundred taels, but the third master is stunned to make more than 60 tables of seats, full of good wine and good food, just a banquet to say less will cost a hundred taels of silver, but the third master is not the same thing, the banquet is even more enjoyable, and the joy of the crowd, there is no doubt that he is drunk like mud. The third master is so drunk and not tight, but it makes Hongqing quite helpless, I originally wanted to learn about the situation in Beijing with the third master, this time it's good, I have to wait for tomorrow, it's still early at this time, after settling down the third master, Hongqing, who has no sleep, has nowhere to go, there is no side, at this time the city gate of Jiaoao is closed, and there is no night market or anything like this in the post station, so I had no choice but to walk out of the yard boredly, planning to wander around for a while, but I didn't think about walking to the courtyard gate, Suddenly, he saw two people standing not far in front of him, and when he saw it by the light of the lantern, Hongqing couldn't help but be stunned on the spot......