Chapter 598: The Return of the Young King is in the limelight
The king of Zhenbei and the king of Zhao triumphed with a mighty army!
Before the army entered Beijing, the king of Zhenbei sent a fast horse to report it, and the emperor and the hundred officials were overjoyed when they heard that they had arrived so quickly.
The emperor ordered people to prepare various matters to welcome the army early, and when it was close to noon, the emperor led a hundred officials to the city gate to welcome the army in person.
According to the military newspaper, the pacification of the southern border this time will guarantee peace for at least 50 years, and nothing is more important than peace.
The officials all craned their necks to look into the distance, and everyone was wondering what King Zhao would become when he came back this time.
Whether he got the experience of nine deaths and a lifetime, or just a formality, King Zhenbei didn't dare to let him go to the battlefield at all.
Wan Lin thought the same way, but he wanted to see the king of Zhenbei even more.
During the period when King Zhenbei was fighting in the south, Princess Zhenbei only wrote a letter to Fu Xiaojiu, and Fu Xiaojiu did not reply to the letters he wrote to her.
Regarding the news of Zhenbei Wang's family, Fu Xiaojiu learned it from Wan Lin's mouth.
The love of the Zhenbei Wang family for Wanjia, Wan Lin and Fu Xiaojiu always keep it in mind, and the family is all looking forward to their early triumph.
Moreover, Feng Zhongjun and Xu Jingshan also went to the south, one is Wanlin's relatives and the other is Wanlin's friend, and they are also very concerned to him.
The emperor sat on the dragon and stared ahead, his eyes reluctant to blink.
At this time, King Jie was standing beside the emperor, although he didn't want to blink, but there was less expectation in the emperor's eyes in his eyes, but a secret jealousy and unwillingness were hidden.
He really didn't want to see the scene of King Zhao's victorious return.
But he looked forward to it for a long time, but he didn't even look forward to the news of King Zhao's injury.
King Zhao just went to the battlefield to go through the motions, if he really went into battle to kill the enemy and came back unscathed, it would be too infuriating.
"It's coming! Your Majesty! They're coming! ”
The eunuchs beside the emperor had sharp eyes, and they saw Dachen's flag from a distance.
The magnificent Dachen army was from far and near, and even if you couldn't see the faces of each soldier clearly, you could still feel their mighty and domineering spirit that terrified the enemy army.
When the army got closer, the emperor finally saw the king of Zhenbei, but the emperor who was next to the king of Zhenbei blinked vigorously, but he still couldn't believe that it was his son.
Not only the emperor, but even King Jie couldn't believe that rugged man with thin cheeks, dark skin, and a beard could be King Zhao with a crown of jade!
Wan Lin also widened his eyes and looked at it carefully for a while before he recognized that it was King Zhao's from between his eyebrows.
Seeing such a Zhao King, Wan Lin immediately felt a wave of admiration for him.
Seeing that King Zhao didn't just go through the motions, he really got the experience and baptism of war.
When the officials saw King Zhao like this, they all admired it, and Dou Xianji and Dou Xianxu's brothers, the Zhaowang Party, even shed tears of distress and emotion.
However, the hearts of the Jiewang and Yuange Lao, Wu Xuehai and other Jiewang parties are all tight.
King Zhao's limelight this time was simply overwhelmingly crushing King Jie.
King Zhao has always been pampered before, so he has changed a lot, but in addition to the slightly darker complexion of King Zhenbei, he is still so extraordinary, and his seemingly elegant face has awe-inspiring fortitude.
On the other side of the king of Zhenbei is a young general wearing armor and a young man.
This young general is Huo Jing, the prince of Zhenbei.
Wan Lin saw that his legs hanging on both sides of the horse were very slender, and his face had faded a little childish, and his cheeks had already become a little angular.
Seeing Huo Jing like this, Wan Lin felt a lot of emotion in his heart, not only feeling sorry for him when he was a child, but also seeing the cruelty of the battlefield as a child, and admiring his courage.
"Help me down!"
The emperor couldn't wait to get out of the sedan chair, holding his belt with both hands, and watched the heroes walking towards him with joy.
King Zhao had been away from the capital for so long, and when he saw the emperor come to greet them with hundreds of civil and military officials, two lines of tears burst out of his eyes uncontrollably.
At this time, the king of Zhenbei said to him: "Your Highness, you should go first!" ”
"Hmm!"
King Zhao answered the call and rode away.
"Father! Erchen is back! ”
King Zhao shouted loudly as he ran towards the emperor.
The emperor couldn't help but reddened his eyes, raised his arm and waved vigorously at him and shouted: "Zhao'er! Zhao'er! ”
In just a moment, King Zhao had come to the emperor.
Before the horse could stop, King Zhao couldn't wait to jump off the horse.
"Father Emperor Jin'an! Erchen is back! ”
As soon as King Zhao bowed like this, the emperor's tears became even more unstoppable.
He bent down and held King Zhao with both hands, and King Zhao raised his head and looked at the emperor.
The moment the father and son looked at each other, the emperor looked at King Zhao's face that had been tested by war and covered with vicissitudes, and couldn't help but say with tears in his eyes: "Son, you have suffered!" ”
King Zhao smiled brightly at the emperor, revealing two rows of white and neat teeth, "Father, the sons and daughters are not hard. Erchen is proud to be Dachen's people! ”
The emperor patted him on the shoulder with great relief, choked up and said, "Good boy! You really didn't disappoint your father, and you are also the pride of your father! ”
When the emperor helped King Zhao up, King Zhenbei and Huo Jing also came to the emperor.
The father and son dismounted together and saluted the emperor.
The emperor helped their father and son up one by one.
Looking at the father and son soldiers, the emperor was also full of emotion and was proud of them.
The emperor held the hand of the king of Zhenbei tightly, and said excitedly: "Oubang, since you left, I have been waiting for your good news, I know that you will definitely win!" Thank you! ”
King Zhenbei said with a smile: "It is the duty of the minister to protect the family and defend the country, and it is the honor of the minister, so why should His Majesty thank you?" ”
The emperor and the king of Zhenbei have long had a tacit understanding for so many years, and they don't need to say anything to each other to know each other's intentions.
The emperor didn't say anything more to the king of Zhenbei, but looked at Huo Jing with a loving face.
"This kid is so tall all of a sudden!" The emperor happily patted Huo Jing's arm and found that he looked slender, but very strong.
The emperor looked at Huo Jing with expectant eyes and praised him: "Sure enough, it is a tiger father without a dog, and a young man is a hero!" Huo Jing, I am very optimistic about you, if we have a few more young heroes like you, then Dachen's country will be able to last forever! ”
Huo Jing had already gone into battle to kill the enemy last time he was in the north, but that time was his first time on the battlefield, not for meritorious service, as long as he could ensure his safety on the premise of fighting bravely to kill the enemy.
But this time when he was in the south, Huo Jing already had combat experience, and he was bent on eradicating more enemy troops and making contributions like his father.
He also fantasized about standing in front of the emperor and being praised by the emperor.
Now that the picture he was looking forward to had finally come true, Huo Jing's eyes couldn't help but be a little hot, and he immediately said to Ziqian: "Your Majesty has praised it falsely, the minister has just entered the battlefield, and he is not brave enough, and he is far behind the majority of soldiers." ”
The emperor liked him even more when he saw his modest appearance.
"Hehehe, don't be so modest, you kid! Teenagers just have to be frivolous! Good boy, I will officially give you a military rank later! ”
Huo Jing immediately clenched his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen!" ”
King Zhao's appearance made King Jie feel deeply threatened, and the two of them were looking at each other.
King Zhao's eyes were more rebellious and fierce than before, and when King Jie looked at him, he didn't dare to look into his eyes.
"Jie'er, you brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, you should have a lot to say to your seventh brother, right?"
When King Jie was still looking at King Zhao, the emperor suddenly said to him.
“...... Yes, since the seventh brother left, Erchen has always remembered him and prayed every day that he would return safely. ”
After King Jie finished speaking, he walked up to King Zhao, took his hand and said, "Seventh brother, the third brother is so happy to see you return safely!" You are Dachen's hero, the third brother is ashamed of himself! ”
King Zhao smiled and said, "Hehe, the third brother should not be humble. I didn't actually do anything with the king of Zhenbei this time, it wasn't hard, and I wasn't a hero. ”
Originally, King Jie thought that King Zhao would not really joke with his life at all and personally charge and kill the enemy, but he secretly observed King Zhao and found that King Zhao's cheeks were not only thin and dark, but also had several scars that had not yet recovered.
His hands are also rough, with calluses on the tiger's mouth and palms.
King Jie finally knew that he was not going to sell his reputation, and his heart gradually sank.
The brothers seem to be very harmonious on the surface, but they are thinking of each other in their hearts.
Of course, the emperor knew that the two of them were not in harmony with each other, but they could be so harmonious in front of others, and the emperor was also satisfied.
King Zhenbei and Huo Jing and King Zhao all saw Wan Lin standing among the hundred officials.
Judging from Wan Lin's crimson official uniform and the position he was standing, they all knew that Wan Lin had been promoted to the rank of fourth-rank official.
They were busy with the war in the south, and they didn't know that Wan Lin had taken the risk of making a trip to Qiangwan, and they didn't know that Wan Lin had come back and had been promoted a few grades, and he was already a four-grade imperial historian.
Wan Lin saw that the king of Zhenbei and the prince were looking at him, so he bowed to them with a smile.
The emperor affectionately grabbed the wrist of King Zhenbei, and said with a smile: "Oubang, go back to the palace with me!" I have already prepared your celebration banquet, and our monarchs and ministers will not get drunk today! ”
King Zhenbei's army was warmly welcomed by the people of the capital, all of whom regarded King Zhenbei as an idol of the god of war, but they also admired King Zhao this time.
Many people were chanting "King Zhao's Chitose", and King Zhao's popularity suddenly exploded, which made King Jie's heart blocked.
The faces of the elder Yuange, Wu Xuehai and Lu Changzhi were not very good-looking, and what they were thinking about now was how to make King Jie show off again, or find something wrong with King Zhao.
As soon as the emperor returned to the palace, a eunuch beside the queen came over in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, the queen mother is unwell and can't come to the celebration banquet."
Hearing that the queen couldn't come to such an important celebration banquet, the emperor's face was a little unpleasant.
The emperor reluctantly asked, "What's wrong with her?" But did you suffer from the wind and cold? ”
The eunuch replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the queen mother is not suffering from the cold, she is happy." ”