Tang Dezong sent Li Chun, the king of Guangling County, out of Chang'an Shili to greet Guo Xin, Shen Long and his party, and issued a holy decree commending them again in Shili Pavilion outside the city.

When the soldiers heard this, they shed tears of excitement again, and one by one the white-haired old soldiers knelt on the ground and looked in the direction of Chang'an, and muttered, "Chang'an, we are back!" ”

When they just left Chang'an, they only had a little green beard on their lips, and now, the beard on their chin has begun to turn white, and the best thirty years of their lives are all dedicated to the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions.

"Uncle, Yuan Zheng, the two of you and these soldiers have worked really hard in the Western Regions for many years, and this king has thanked you for Your Majesty!" Li Chun, the king of Guangling County, bowed deeply to these soldiers, and then wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, he was also moved by the scene in front of him.

Li Chun has just taken the daughter of Guo Hua, the acting prince of the country, and Princess Shengping as the princess this year, and Guo Xin is Guo Hua's cousin, from this point of view, it is reasonable for Li Chun to call Guo Xin his uncle.

This move won the favor of Guo Xin and Shen Long, they humbly conceded a few words, and talked to Li Chun, Guo Xin didn't know, Shen Long knew very well, now Tang Dezong is old, and the crown prince Li Yu is in very bad health, and after Tang Dezong died in the future, Li Chun changed his name to Li Chun and was canonized as a platform, and Li Yun only served as the emperor for a few months and gave up the throne to Li Chun.

During the reign of Li Chun, he made great efforts, reused virtuous people, reformed maladministration, diligent in political affairs, and tried to prosper, so as to achieve the great results of Yuan and the reduction of the domain, and revitalize the prestige of the central government, known as "Yuan and Zhongxing" in history, but it is a pity that Li Chun only served as the emperor for more than ten years, and died at the age of only forty-three.

If he was given some more time, maybe Datang would not be like that in the future, and he would be able to reproduce the grand occasion of Zhenguan and Kaiyuan, and Shen Long felt sorry for this.

But it's too early now, Li Chun is just a teenager who is only sixteen or seventeen years old at the moment, and Shen Long has a way to help him regulate his body and let him live longer than in history.

"Thank you for the love of the king of the county, it is a matter of course to serve my Datang! It's just that these soldiers have been fighting in the Western Regions for many years, and now it's time for them to go home and recuperate, and I hope that the king of the county will help to speak. The two sides talked well, Shen Long took the opportunity to make a request, he brought these white-haired soldiers back this time, just hoping that they could stay, they had paid too much for Datang, and it was time to rest now.

When Li Chun was six or seven years old, Tang Dezong held him on his lap and asked him, "Whose child are you and why are you in my arms?" Li Chun said, "I'm the third son." Tang Dezong liked him very much, and because of the poor health of the crown prince Li Yu, Tang Dezong let Li Chun participate in political affairs very early.

And since Tang Dezong asked Li Chun to greet them this time, it was also very reasonable to let Li Chun report his request to Tang Dezong, so Shen Long said so.

"This is the proper meaning, and this king will definitely say it in front of Your Majesty." Such loyal soldiers should not only let them live in the vicinity of Chang'an, but also give them rewards, let them have something to support in their old age, and when their children grow up, they will definitely become loyal warriors of the Tang Dynasty, right? Li Chun thought of these in an instant.

"Uncle has also been in the Western Regions for many years, so since he came back this time, he will stay in Chang'an!" Li Chun took Guo Xin's hand and said, now the feudal town is in trouble, and most of the famous generals of the older generation are withering, and the imperial court is lacking a famous future who is familiar with military affairs and has prestige to sit in the center, and Guo Xin is Guo Ziyi's nephew, the Guo family has far-reaching influence in the army, and this time he has made such a great achievement, it is really suitable for him to take on this important task.

Shen Long nodded slightly on the side, being able to see this shows that Li Chun's political talent is good, no wonder he can prosper the Tang Dynasty in the future, if Guo Xin stays in Chang'an, relying on his family and qualifications, presumably those feudal towns outside will also have concerns, right?

Then Li Chun went to meet with the foreign generals such as Prince Bahanna, Gu Lulu and Kang Guangde one by one, and encouraged them for a good life, which greatly demonstrated the courage of the Tang Dynasty.

"His Royal Highness the Prince is really a god-like character, and he really deserves to be the prince of the Tang Dynasty!" Prince Bahanna was a little ashamed of himself in front of Li Chun, and after he finished speaking, Gu Lulu, Kang Guangde and others also nodded again and again, and Li Chun's demeanor and conversation also made them admire.

After Li Chun passed, a familiar face suddenly appeared in front of Shen Long, and Lu Shishi greeted him with a big smile, "Master Guo, you are finally back again!" ”

"Haha, Lu Fourteen!" Shen Long looked at him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You've gained a lot of weight, huh?" Now let you pick up the horizontal knife and fight the Tubo people, I'm afraid you won't be able to fight, right? ”

"Chang'an's food nourishes people! But as long as you Guo Ye say a word, I will go with you to fight the Tubo people! Lu Shishi patted his chest and said, "Now that I have sent all the family letters to their families, I don't have to worry about it anymore, I can follow you to the Western Regions!" ”

As he spoke, his eyes began to redden, as if he remembered the scene when he sent the letters to the homes of his comrades, some of whom wept bitterly after receiving the letters, and some of their families had passed away, so Lu Shixi could only burn them at the grave.

"You're old, we don't want an old man like you, if you marry a daughter-in-law and give birth to a baby, I'm willing to accept it when the baby grows up!" Shen Long joked that his efforts were also enough, so let him continue to stay in Chang'an.

"Married, married! The babies have given birth to two! Come, come here, this is the Guo Ye I often tell you about, if it weren't for Guo Ye, I wouldn't be able to go back to Datang! Lu Shishi beckoned his wife over, and his wife was still holding two children, a man and a woman, and was looking at Shen Long curiously.

"When I'm done, I'll go to your house, and let's have a drink." Shen Long took out two greeting gifts from his arms and handed them to the child, fortunately, a lot of them were seized before, otherwise it would be embarrassing this time.

"This time, we won't get drunk and won't go home!" Lu Shishi was very happy to see that Shen Long had not alienated him because of his promotion.

After the greetings ended, Li Chun led them to officially enter Chang'an City, and the big guys saw the stone tablet outside the city that was only 9,990 miles away from Anxi, and they were full of emotion when they saw this stone tablet leave Chang'an, but they didn't expect to come back again It was already thirty years later.

It's just that no matter how long it takes, they finally go home.