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The speed of tens of thousands of horses could not be very fast, and it took almost fifteen years to return to Chang'an from Luoyang before they arrived.

The war is almost over, and many people have long been looking forward to returning home sooner.

Thinking that they will soon be able to enjoy the joy of family at home, many people can't help but be happy, and so is Yang Xi.

Although because of the unexpected circumstances of his life experience, his feelings for his father Yang Guozhong and mother Pei Rou are more complicated, and the feeling of intimacy is much less, he still wants to go back to his home to meet them and feel the family care they give to him to get a little comfort. Also, the little girl Huan Ping'er, who often gave him warmth, also wanted to meet him. This little girl is so well-behaved and cute, and her heart warms when she thinks about it.

Well, the little girl seems to be an adult, so she can ......

Thinking that he could eat Ping'er alive, Yang Xi was very much looking forward to arriving in Chang'an as soon as possible.

But what no one expected was that on the day when the triumphant men and horses would arrive in Chang'an, the imperial court held a grand triumphal ceremony outside the Mingde Gate of Chang'an City, and no one could sneak home after arriving in Chang'an. This is the elderly emperor Li Longji, under the repeated bewitchment of Prime Minister Yang Guozhong, finally decided to personally go out of the city to greet the triumphant soldiers, in order to express his reward for the soldiers who went out.

However, after learning that the emperor would personally go out of the city to greet the triumphant soldiers, no matter who it was, they were very excited, which was a rare treatment——

When the ceremony was held, on the tall city wall of Chang'an City, countless colorful flags fluttered in the cold wind, and after the door drum was opened, the band on the city tower kept playing a cheerful welcome song. Although the government did not issue any notice, it has long been rumored that the army that went out to quell the rebellion is going to return to the court, and a grand triumphal ceremony will be held outside Chang'an City. Therefore, early in the morning, there are many people who watch the excitement crowded outside the Mingde Gate, or on the streets in Chang'an City, wanting to feel the lively grand occasion in person.

The day before, the night guard in Chang'an City was strict. In the early morning of the day when the army arrived in Chang'an, after the closed door, all the Mingde Gate in the south of Chang'an City and several other nearby city gates were not opened, and the people were forbidden to enter and exit. Mingde Gate, Qixia Gate, and Anhua Gate are all guarded by soldiers of the forbidden army, and the entire south of Chang'an City and the Vermilion Bird Street where the imperial car will march are heavily guarded, and if someone violates the ban, they will definitely be heavily responsible.

Both sides of the official road outside the Mingde Gate are also guarded by the forbidden army in the palace, and the guards guarding it have several layers and extend more than a mile. Behind the forbidden army, there were soldiers guarding the left and right leading guards and the left and right guard guards. Behind several layers of military guards, it is the people who watch the excitement. The people were standing hundreds of paces away from the gates.

But no matter how tightly guarded they were, they still couldn't stop the curiosity of the people to watch the excitement.

When the sun rose to a pole high, on the tower of Mingde Gate, there was a guard of honor of the Son of Heaven.

Under the bright yellow canopy, stood the Tang Emperor Li Longji, who created the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty and gave the people supreme glory, but now he is in the twilight, Li Longji is next to two favored ministers - the eunuch Gao Lishi and the prime minister Yang Guozhong, behind them is the crown prince Li Heng, and other princes, and the courtiers are lined up on both sides. In today's triumphal ceremony, all the officials above the fifth rank in Beijing, including the prince, the prince of the county and other civil and military officials, were required to attend, so that the black pressure outside the Mingde Gate was all the important ministers of the court wearing various official robes.

As the dust rose in the distance outside the city gates, faint shadows of men and horses began to appear, and the sound of gongs, drums and trumpets sounded above the city.

In the dusty sky, there were countless banners fluttering in the wind, slowly moving towards the city gate.

In the eyes of everyone, a group of soldiers rushed out of the dust, their robes fluttered in the wind, and galloped in the direction of Mingdemen, and the rolling sand and dust behind them rolled over. It was Li Jue, the king of Yan, and his deputies Yang Xi and Guo Ziyi, who led Li Guangbi, Pang Zhong, Wang Sili, Gao Shi, Yan Zhenqing and other generals to face the saint first.

After being received by the emperor, a ceremony was held to present the prisoners. The main figures of the rebel army, such as An Lushan, Shi Siming, Li Guiren, An Shouzhong, and Gao Xiuyan, who were captured alive, will be presented to Emperor Li Longji as prisoners of war under the gaze of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians.

After accepting prisoners of war, Li Longji also escorted them to the temple to comfort the previous emperors of Li Tang.

Yang Xi arrived at a place twenty miles away from Chang'an, and received an urgent notice, only to learn that the emperor was going to welcome the triumphant return of the soldiers, and he was still very surprised, this is a symbol of glory.

Li Jue's mouth couldn't close even more happily, he knew full well that the imperial court held a triumphant ceremony after the army went out and returned victoriously, which would make the generals who went out a lot of faces. He is the marshal of the soldiers and horses, and he will be the protagonist of the triumphal victory and the sacrifice of prisoners, and the officials and the common people will know that it was he, the prince, who led the army to quell the rebellion, and his great contribution will surely increase his prestige.

This is what he needs to get, when Yili asked to be the leading marshal in front of Emperor Li Longji, he expected to get this, and now he got it, and he didn't know how to describe it happily.

Today's Li Jue changed into a fit of Mingguang armor, and a big red cloak, galloping on the horse, very provocative, when leading the generals to meet the driver, he rode alone in front, the emperor and the hundred officials at the head of the city, as well as the military and civilians under the city, mainly focused on him as a leading marshal.

Yang Xi knew what Li Jue's move represented, and his biological father took the trouble to do so, and he was a little impressed. Although he and Guo Ziyi and others sang the leading role in the battle of counterinsurgency, Li Jue is the marshal of the soldiers and horses in the world, and the figure of all the soldiers and horses, the rebellion was quelled, of course, he has the greatest credit, and he can't fight for it, so let Li Jue have a good face, and let the monarchs and the people know the name of King Yan.

When he broke away from the army and ran in the direction of Mingdemen, preparing to meet the driver, Yang Xi deliberately slowed down and kept a little distance from Li Jue. Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Pang Zhong and other generals also understood the mystery, and they all slowed down their march and kept a distance from Li Jue.

Running out of the way, I saw the forbidden guards in the distance, countless banners fluttering in the wind, and I couldn't see the edge, I don't know how many people there were. When I got closer, I saw that not only the emperor personally came out to greet him, but also the crown prince, some princes, civil and military officials above the third rank in the court, and a large area of black pressure, all standing there, waiting for the triumphant soldiers.

When he saw Li Ying leading the generals in the direction of Mingdemen, Li Longji, with the support of Gao Lishi, led the crown prince Li Heng and Yang Guozhong, Wei Jiansu and other ministers to walk down the city tower to greet him. This is the emperor's demotion ceremony, very grand, not only Yang Xi, Guo Ziyi and others were surprised, even Li Jue was also very surprised, Jier was overjoyed. Such an honor is beyond the reach of most people, at least after Li Longji became emperor, he did not once greet the triumphant soldiers with this salute.

And Yang Xi also felt that Li Longji's move was likely to have another special expression...... (To be continued.) )