Chapter 16: The Grand Celebration
"Look, the hero is back! The hero is back! ”
"The heroes who pacified Tibet have returned!"
"He is worthy of being a hero of the pacification of Tibet, mighty, majestic, and powerful, like a god...... This is the real hero! ”
Everywhere Li Changguo and the others went, there was bound to be an exclamation, and people rushed to see the heroes, all of them were emotional and excited.
The land of Tibet, China has not been included in the territory for thousands of years, and now, it has finally been pacified by the Tang Dynasty, and the land of Tibet has become a part of China, which is a great cause through the ages. How exciting and glorious it would be to see the heroes who created this great cause.
The news of Li Changguo's triumph spread like the wind, and people came from all over to greet the triumphant heroes on the road they passed.
"There are so many people." Li Changguo glanced at the excited people, not surprised.
"Yes, we started from the land of the river, and everywhere we went was crowded with people, even if we were in a hurry at night, there were too many people." Guo Ziyi nodded heavily, agreeing.
"Too much, too much." Li Guangbi raised his head, straightened his chest, and said with a smile: "This is the glory of heroes, if life is like this, what regrets will my husband have?" ”
This is the glory that belongs to the hero, and this is the best recognition of the heroic deeds of the hero!
Li Changguo looked at the officers and men of the Tang Army again, and saw that they were all holding their heads high, holding their chests high, with joy on their faces, and they were extremely proud.
The pacification of Tibet is a grand event for the ages, and it is a great honor to be able to participate in it, which makes the soldiers rejoice. The excitement, joy, and affection of the people is the best recognition of their heroic deeds, and there is nothing more joyful.
If it weren't for Li Changguo's strict orders, the soldiers would have danced and sang and danced.
"Heroes, drink some celebratory wine."
"Heroes, eat some meat and celebrate."
The people were supporting the old and the young, carrying hot wine and meat, stuffing them into the hands of the soldiers, eager to give all the family to the Tang army.
This scene was very touching, and the soldiers obeyed the military order and did not dare to accept a single wine or meat, which made the people even more happy and full of praise.
"What a good hero, Datang has such a hero, no wonder it can destroy Tibet."
"With such a hero, it is not a problem not only to destroy Tibet, but also to destroy the Great Food."
"The orders are really strict, even the army of Wei Guogong did not have such strict military discipline back then. I heard from the elders that at that time, the Weiguo Gong took Jieli's nest and exterminated the Turks, and the people rushed to hear the news and sent wine and meat to the soldiers, and the soldiers gladly accepted it. ”
"Yes, the world knows that. Wei Guogong is good at using soldiers, and he is a rare good general in the Tang Dynasty, but he is inferior to the supervising army in terms of orders. ”
"To observe people's journeys, lies in the occasion of great joy; To watch the army's trip, after the great victory. If a person dances with his hands on a time of great joy and does not know the north and south of the world, such a person will not achieve much. An army is not a good army if it gets carried away after a great victory and is not bound by military discipline. The order of the supervising army can restrain the three armies after a great victory, and the supervising army is really a general! ”
The people praised Li Changguo again and again, and they all became flowers.
In this way, in the midst of the people's welcome, Li Changguo and the others hurried towards Chang'an.
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Chang'an, Lin De Palace, Li Longji was dressed in a dragon robe, wearing a crown, and with a happy face, he looked at the ministers.
Li Linfu, Chen Xuanli, Prince Li Heng, Yang Guozhong, An Lushan...... The ministers were all there, and their faces were full of joy, as if they had eaten honey.
"Are you happy?" Li Longji glanced at the ministers and replied to himself: "Don't say that you are happy, I am also happy." Since I ascended the throne, I have been able to do my best, and I have made great efforts to govern the Tang Dynasty into a splendid place, the people are happy, and the border is peaceful. It's an exaggeration, but it's not far off. ”
Li Longji was emperor for decades, the Tang Dynasty underwent earth-shaking changes, the Tang Dynasty entered the most powerful "Kaiyuan Dynasty", and Chinese history entered its peak. Since then, more than a thousand years have passed, and there is no era that can be compared.
Speaking of his proudness, Li Longji's voice was very high, and he was very happy: "Tubo has been pacified, and it has achieved great things that have not been seen in China for thousands of years, and I think that my current achievements can surpass Emperor Taizong." It would be even better if the Great Eclipse could be extinguished again. Hehe. ”
A long series of laughs, extremely happy.
"Huh!" The ministers responded with laughter, which was the best reply.
"Li Changguo, they are about to return, and the celebration is ready, right?" Li Longji asked loudly.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, everything is ready." The ministers replied loudly.
"That's good." Li Longji nodded heavily, his face sank, and said, "Remember, there must be no mistakes." If there is any mistake, I will punish it severely. "The tone is not high, but it is extremely harsh.
"Yes." The Ministers' Decree.
"Your Majesty, Li Changguo, they are only a hundred miles away from Chang'an." Colliers hurried over and shouted loudly, his shrill voice containing infinite joy.
"Good!" Li Longji shook his sleeves, rushed at the crown prince Li Heng, and said, "Act according to the agreed Chengyi." Prince, it's time for you to meet the heroes of the Tang Dynasty. ”
"Yes." The crown prince Li Heng was excited, he raised his throat and snorted, the sound was like thunder, shaking the eardrums, turned around, and walked away quickly.
Looking at the back of the crown prince Li Heng, Yang Guozhong was extremely unhappy, and his eyes were full of jealousy.
The pacification of Tubo caused the entire Tang Dynasty to boil, and people all over the world were paying attention. If he can go out of the city to welcome Li Changguo and his return, this is a great honor, and he will accumulate a lot of "political capital" for himself. For this matter, Yang Guozhong did not drill the camp, please move Mrs. Yuguo and Yang Guifei to blow the wind on the pillow.
If it was in the past, the wind on the pillow blew accurately. However, this time it was useless, Li Longji flatly refused, and instead sent the crown prince Li Heng to take charge of the matter.
This made Yang Guozhong very unhappy.
There is another person who is unhappy, this is An Lushan. This big fat man is a shrewd person, he knows very well that if he can meet Li Changguo and them, this is a great thing, up and down, constantly drilling the camp, please move Yang Guifei to blow the wind on the pillow, it is still useless.
Li Linfu saw the expressions of Yang Guozhong and An Lushan in his eyes, and secretly sneered, these two people are really delusional, Li Longji is preparing for the crown prince Li Heng to ascend the throne.
It is a very honorable and face-revealing thing to greet Li Changguo, and of course Li Longji wants to give this opportunity to the crown prince Li Heng. After this incident, the foundation of the crown prince Li Heng will be more stable, which is not a good thing for Li Linfu, well, I have to find an opportunity to have a good chat with Yang Guozhong and An Lushan, and embarrass the prince.
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"The Guardian Army, the prince has arrived." Li Yi galloped over and reported to Li Changguoyu excitedly: "The prince welcomes us!" The prince greeted us! ”
The crown prince is the prince of the country, the future emperor, he came to greet Li Longji on behalf of Li Longji, this is a great honor, and it is the best recognition of Li Changguo's great contribution to pacifying Tibet, and Li Yi can't be excited.
Don't say that Li Yi is excited, that is, Li Changguo, Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, and the soldiers, who is not happy?
Throwing heads and spilling blood, for what? In order to make meritorious contributions, in order to be recognized.
The crown prince Li Heng came to greet Li Longji on behalf of Li Longji, this is the best recognition, who can not like it?
"Let's go." With a wave of his hand, Li Changguo led the soldiers to speed up.
Not long after, I saw Li Heng riding a horse, leading people, galloping like the wind. Looking at it from a distance, I saw Li Heng's face full of joy, one of his mouths was cracked to the root of his ears, and his eyes were full of wonderful stars, as bright as the fierce cry in the sky.
"Haha, Li Changguo, you guys played well! Well played! Li Heng turned over and dismounted from a distance, and rushed over as if he was flying, roaring loudly, and the sound was like thunder, as if he was afraid that others would not know.
Under the suppression of Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and An Lushan, the crown prince Li Heng said that his son was very unsatisfactory, and he originally thought that it would not be his turn to welcome Li Changguo and them. What he never expected was that Li Longji actually sent such a beautiful gift to him, which showed that Li Longji was very satisfied with him, which was a great joy.
In addition, Li Changguo has a good relationship with him, Li Changguo has made great contributions, and he has a powerful arm, which is also a great joy, can he not be happy?
Li Changguo turned over and dismounted, and was about to salute, but Li Heng was interrupted by a bear hug. I only heard Li Heng say unusually cheerfully: "Li Changguo, these false gifts are exempt." He not only hugged Li Changguo, but also kept patting Li Changguo on the back: "Good fight!" Well played! That's great! I said in one breath that I don't know how many "great".
Li Changguo's body was a little stiff, he never expected that the crown prince Li Heng would act like this. After thinking about it, this is a good thing, which shows that the crown prince Li Heng is also a lover.
If Li Heng acted according to etiquette at this time and acted with a clear look, it would be really a disappointment.
"Guo is invincible." Li Heng let go of Li Changguo, opened his arms, and hugged Guo Ziyi.
Guo Ziyi, like Li Changguo, was stiff at first and very uncomfortable. After thinking about it, it's okay to say that the crown prince Li Heng is a lover with a surname, which is a good thing.
"You must be Li Guangbi." Li Heng let go of Guo Ziyi and asked Li Guangbi.
"Minister Li Guangbi ......" Li Guangbi was busy saluting.
But it was interrupted by Li Heng, only to hear Li Heng laugh and say: "I have long heard that Li Guangbi is resourceful and a great hero. It's just that it's not free and easy enough, what kind of courtesy. "Regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, I gave Li Guangbi a bear hug.
Li Guangbi was very surprised and stiff, and then he let it go.
The crown prince Li Heng was in a very good mood, meeting the generals, or hugging, or patting on the shoulder, patting the back, or laughing, full of joy, as if this was the most joyful moment in his life.
Ever since he became the crown prince, he has trembled and never rejoiced as he does now.
Li Longji sent him such a beautiful thing, indicating that his position as the crown prince was more secure.
"Brothers: I won't say anything about joy, hurry up and go to Chang'an, the grandest and grandest celebration is waiting for you!" The crown prince Li Heng waved his right arm, roared loudly, flew on the horse, and rode away.
Li Changguo rode a horse to follow.
As if they had taken stimulants, the soldiers were even more happy, and rode on horseback, unusually briskly.
(To be continued)