Several Shangshu took the good news handed over by Li Shimin, and after reading it, the blankness and confusion on their faces were suddenly replaced by huge surprises, and an ecstatic expression quickly appeared on everyone's faces.

Fang Xuanling was even more excited and his hands were trembling, there was not only one emperor who was under great pressure in his heart these days, as the chief assistant of the current dynasty, the pressure was not under Li Shimin at all.

Since Du Ruhui fell ill, the affairs of the two prime ministers have been piled up on him alone, and there are countless things waiting for him to make decisions every day, and none of these things can go wrong in the slightest.

He was so busy every day that his feet didn't touch the ground, twelve hours a day, and no more than four hours were spent eating and sleeping, and the rest of the time he was busy with official business.

Busyness is only one aspect, the hardest thing is the uncertain waiting in his heart, he has just entered the fifty mark, and in recent months he has had more hair boiled white than in all previous years combined.

But no matter how heavy the pressure in his heart was, he Fang Xuanling had to pretend to be casual on the surface, and he couldn't show the slightest uneasiness and anxiety.

Because he is the prime minister, he has to face the emperor at the top and the civil and military officials at the bottom, and he shows a little timidity on his face, which will have a great psychological disturbance to the upper and lower levels.

Now that this torment has finally passed, Fang Xuanling, who was suddenly light on his shoulders, suddenly had the urge to cry out loud, and the tears in his eyes rolled down unconsciously.

Li Shimin, who had a deep understanding of this, understood his mood very well, he walked to Fang Xuanling's side, reached out and patted him lightly on the shoulder,

Fang Xuanling finally came to his senses, and this time he relieved himself, only to find that his tears were blindfolded at some point.

He didn't care about decency, rolled up his sleeves, wiped it on his face, and said to Li Shimin with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, the minister has lost his honor." ”

"It's okay, I understand, this period of time has worked hard for you, after the victory drum beats, you can rest for two days, there are auxiliary machines on the grain and grass, there will be no mistakes, these two days you first relax your breath, nourish your spirit, and wait for you to relax and discuss the follow-up matters." Li Shimin waved his hand with deep understanding.

The excitement in the hearts of several other Shangshu is not necessarily less than that of Fang Xuanling, the moment they saw the report, everyone's eyes became moist unconsciously, but no one spoke, at this moment, everyone understood one thing in their hearts, the Northern Expedition is finally coming to an end, and Datang will really usher in a real prosperous era.

The next thing is naturally to order people to beat the victory drum, as soon as the victory drum sounds, the entire Chang'an City, whether it is the common people, or the princes and nobles, is filled with great joy after a short period of consternation, everyone knows one thing, the Northern Expedition has won!

Countless people rushed out of their homes and poured into the streets, crying or laughing, shouting or jumping, and some people hugged each other and vented their inner joy.

Turkic is a mountain that weighs heavily on the hearts of the officials and people of the Tang Dynasty, and now this mountain has finally been moved......

Since moving into Da'an Palace in April last year, Emperor Li Yuan, who had ignored everything outside, pushed away the concubines who were feeding fruit to his mouth, got up and stood up, walked outside the hall, and muttered: "It's the sound of the victory drum, Liu Feng, it's the sound of the victory drum, right?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it is the sound of the victory drum." Liu Feng was the old eunuch beside him, and he replied respectfully when he heard it.

"So, the Northern Expedition has won? I'm Datang, really defeat the Turks? Li Yuan asked uncertainly.

He did not forget that in the seventh year of Wude, because the Turkic army almost hit Chang'an City, the court, civil and military officials, including the crown prince of the year, all had the intention of moving the capital, only the second son Shimin, resolutely opposed.

He also did not forget that only two months after his second son ascended the throne, the Turkic army suddenly approached the city, and Chang'an City was in danger.

Now that it has only been more than three years, Li Shimin has been completely ashamed of his blood, and has he taken back all the humiliation that the Turks imposed on Datang in the past?

"That's how it should be." Liu Feng replied.

"Hey, Erlang is really stronger than me." The expression on Li Yuan's face kept changing, and finally turned into a sigh.

Since moving to the palace in April last year, he has not taken another step out of Da'an Palace, except for the accident of avoiding suspicion, He Chang is not resentful in his heart.

He complained that his son was ruthless, he couldn't tolerate him as a father, and even cleaned up the old ministers around him one by one, but he never wanted to think about whether the old ministers who followed him back then were at fault......

The concubines of Li Shimin's harem also heard the sound of victory drums, and Empress Changsun took her daughter and her young son who was not yet two years old to the outside of the Lizheng Palace, looked at the direction of the Taiji Palace, and said with a little choked up: "Your Majesty has survived for so long, and finally survived." ”

"Queen Mother, is it a great victory from the Northern Expedition?" Princess Changle, who was already nine years old, stood beside Empress Changsun and asked.

"Yes, this is the sound of the victory drum, this drum must not be beaten, in the memory of the queen mother, this is the second time since the founding of the Tang Dynasty." Empress Eldest Sun also had tears in her eyes.

She saw her husband's anxiety and anxiety during this period of time, but she couldn't find any suitable words to comfort her, before the Northern Expedition was decided, no advice could work, and she could do nothing except silently accompany her husband and wait.

"When was the first time?" Princess Changle asked curiously.

"The first time, it was when your father was the commander in chief and led the army to attack Luoyang, and the battle ended for more than a year.

"The victory in the Battle of Luoyang indicates that my Tang Dynasty has finally completed the unification, and the victory of the Northern Expedition will herald the official rise of my Tang Dynasty. The eldest grandson queen said.

Li Lizhi listened to the words of the eldest grandson queen, and her eyes flashed with strong admiration and pride, as for the pheasant slave who was less than two years old, she naturally didn't understand anything, but she felt that her mother was in a good mood, and he also laughed with Wakaka.

Not to mention the affairs of the Lizheng Palace, but to talk about Concubine Yang Shu of Lanxiu Palace, she heard the sound of the victory drum, and ran out of the palace out of shape, she looked at the direction outside the imperial city, and the tears in her eyes flowed down so suddenly.

"Mother, this is the sound of the victory drum, the Northern Expedition has been a great victory!" It happened that Li Ke, the king of Shu, who was here with her, came out.

"Yes, the Northern Expedition has been a great victory." Concubine Li Shufei silently shed tears for a while, took the cloth towel handed by Lan Yi, wiped the tears from her face, and then answered.

"The victory of the Northern Expedition is a great joy, mother, you ......" Li Ke has rarely seen his mother cry since he was sensible, but now he suddenly saw her so out of shape, and she was crying so much, Mo Ming was a little uneasy.