Chapter 214 Celebration Banquet, Reward Banquet!

June 16 of the twelfth year of Zhenguan.

His Majesty the Tang Emperor Li Shimin. Dressed in the Jiuxi court clothes used in the grand celebration, he personally led hundreds of officials outside the Chongxuan Gate to welcome the triumphant counterinsurgency army. Behind him, all the officials above the fifth grade in the Beijing Division were present, and the nobles of the royal palace also attended at the same time, and all the princes and princesses in the Beijing Division were also not left behind, dressed up to welcome!

It is no wonder that Li Shimin has made such a big battle, since the end of the fifth year of Zhenguan. The mountaineers in the southwestern border have been constantly harassing the border. However, at that time, there were more powerful enemies such as Tubo and Tuyuhun eyeing him, so the imperial court was unable to completely solve the rebellion of the mountain bureaucrats. Over the years, the imperial court has exterminated Tuyuhun and firmly resisted Tubo against the difficulty of advancing on the border line, and finally freed up his hands to completely solve the problem of the mountain bureaucrats.

This time, the imperial court mobilized a total of 180,000 troops, which took more than seven months, and killed and wounded more than 60,000 soldiers. Such a major happy event, of course, must be made very grand. In order to show His Majesty the Emperor's martial arts.

Near noon, on the bluestone official road with a width of ten zhang outside the Chongxuan Gate, the first yellow silk banner was revealed, and the word "Tang" on it was hunting and hunting in the cold wind. Immediately after that, the second side, the third side...... Dozens of banners opened the way, and what followed was the three giants of the counterinsurgency army: Duan Zhixuan, the commander, Qi Shanxing, the deputy commander, and Jiang Zhixuan, the superintendent of the army. Behind them were more than 600 captives escorted by the Zuo Xiaowei Mo Sword Army, including the patriarch of the mountain clan......

Duan Zhixuan and Qi Shanxing were both military generals, so they both rode horses. Jiang Zhixuan traveled all the way, lying in the spacious and bright carriage, until he was about to enter Beijing, he got out of the carriage under the three invitations of Duan Zhixuan and Qi Shanxing, and stepped onto a docile white horse specially selected for him.

In the past half a year of supervising the life of the army, Jiang Zhixuan has lived a comfortable life. There was no way, he was attacked and wounded on the first night of the expedition. Although Qi Shanxing had reported to Li Shimin about the attack on the army, he concealed Jiang Zhixuan's injury after seeking Jiang Zhixuan's opinion. I can't say anything about this, but if I did, maybe His Majesty the Emperor would have ordered the army to retreat. Before the division was successful, the prison army was attacked and seriously wounded, which was also too unlucky.

In the past six months or so, Jiang Zhixuan has never been involved in any danger at all. Especially after arriving at the counterinsurgency camp in the southwest. Duan Zhixuan even deliberately arranged him in the big tent of the Chinese army, and thousands of elite troops guarded him day and night, for fear that something would go wrong during his recuperation. Moreover, for Duan Zhixuan and Qi Shanxing, it is really good for them to recuperate from their injuries behind closed doors with the army and not to give them random commands.

Jiang Zhixuan will also be a man, after arriving at the Chinese army's big tent. He never asks about military command, reads and writes every day, and recuperates with peace of mind. But he did not object to any military action plan formulated by Duan Zhixuan and Qi Shanxing. Even if there is an opinion, it is only put forward in the name of an individual, and it will never be forcibly vetoed in the capacity of the imperial superintendent. In this way, Duan Zhixuan and Qi Shanxing were also willing to discuss with him. On the one hand, it was out of respect for the imperial order to supervise the army, and on the other hand, Jiang Zhixuan had devoted himself to the study of the mountain bureaucracy clan since the fifth year of Zhenguan, and in recent years, Li Siye and Yao Hai and others have provided him with various information about the mountain bureaucratic army. Therefore, some of the views and insights he put forward from time to time also have a strong reference effect on Duan Zhixuan and Qi Shanxing!

Especially in the later stages of counterinsurgency. When the two armies were at a stalemate on the side of the Canglan River, Duan Zhixuan and Qi Shanxing were a little helpless. The two of them coincidentally looked for Jiang Zhixuan to find a way, and at that time, Jiang Zhixuan's injuries had basically recovered. Every day when I'm bored, I've been thinking about ways to break the enemy. He read a lot of books, and at that time he thought of the allusion of Zhuge Liang burning rattan armor soldiers in the Three Kingdoms. He also took the guards and thousands of elite soldiers who guarded him, and in the name of hunting in the mountains, he took a look at the surrounding terrain. finally settled on the strategy of feigning defeat and retreating and luring the enemy into depth, so that Duan Zhixuan and Qi Shanxing, two generals, admired him, a weak scholar, and threw himself to the ground, which was quite a bit of Zhuge Kongming of the Three Kingdoms......

In the end, Duan Zhixuan and Qi Shanxing adopted Jiang Zhixuan's suggestion, and the result was a complete victory. Since then, the triumvirate of counterinsurgency has communicated more frequently and the relationship has become more harmonious. After finally pacifying the mountain bureaucrats, Duan Zhixuan and Qi Shanxing both recommended Jiang Zhixuan as the first merit in their respective recitals to the emperor. As for Jiang Zhixuan, in the secret recital of the prison army to the emperor, he vigorously praised Duan Zhixuan and Qi Shanxing for their ability to fight well, and use soldiers like gods.

After Li Shimin received the three of them, he was also happy. Throughout China's thousands of years of feudal dynasties, Li Shimin is also a Ming monarch who can be ranked in the top five. He naturally doesn't have to worry about any cats between his generals and important ministers in the court, in his opinion, only under the incompetent emperor, there will be collusion between generals and ministers. Do something that endangers the imperial court. And under him Li Shimin, this is called "general harmony", which is a symbol of the country's prosperity!

Because of this, before the triumph of the army, the rewards for the three people have been decided!

Xiaoxiao hugged Yaya, Cui Qiao behind her held Dandan, and the tiger head tightly pulled the small skirt, standing in the crowd to watch the excitement. Tiger Head is two and a half years old, and he can already run around. Yaya and Dandan are about to turn one year old, and although they can't call people yet, they have already begun to babble. At this time, Xiaoxiao hugged Yaya, endured her excitement and joy, pointed to Jiang Zhixuan, who was riding a white horse in the distance and was walking slowly, and said to Yaya:

"Yaya, look, that's your father, come, follow your mother and call: 'Daddy...... Daddy......'"

Yaya was a little stunned when she looked at the surging flow of people around her, and she didn't dare to speak. It was the tiger head below, because the person was too short to see, so he pulled the hem of the clothes of a Jiang Mansion guard next to him. The guards understood. Bent down and carry him on his head, and now he was taller than everyone else. Immediately, he tore open his throat and shouted, "Daddy, daddy...... Haha, you see, that's our daddy...... Riding a horse that ......"

He shouted out in this voice, so that Xiao Xiao was almost fainted, this bastard boy, so many horsebacks, is it your father? Unexpectedly, when he shouted, the balls in Cui Qiao's arms really shouted indistinctly: "Dad...... Daddy ......". Although the tongue is still a little curled. But Xiaoxiao can already clearly distinguish, a strong surprise welled up in his heart, and when he looked back at Dandan's immature little face, his eyes involuntarily began to watery......

The crowd around them heard the tiger's shout and turned their heads to look at them. I saw a graceful and pretty woman, holding a pink and lovely little daughter in her arms, and the maid guards beside her were holding two very naughty and cute fat boys, one big and one small, looking forward to the triumphant army. People couldn't help but speculate about which general's family member this was......

The triumphant procession approached, Duan Zhixuan, Qi Shanxing, and Jiang Zhixuan all gasped when they saw that His Majesty the Emperor actually went out of the city to greet them in person. Such a favor is the first time for them. The three of them hurriedly dismounted, took a cadre of generals behind them, and quickly ran to the front of His Majesty the Emperor's dragon, knelt down with their robes, and bowed three times and shouted long live.

Li Shiming had a bright smile on his face, looking at the cadres in front of him, and a burst of pride rose in his heart. He laughed a few times, and then commanded in a loud voice:

"Hurry up and calm down, I have prepared a celebration banquet for you Aiqing in Daming Palace, Aiqing quickly go back to the house to wash up, meet your family, comfort your feelings, and then, take your family members to the banquet together!"

The people were overjoyed and bowed their heads in thanksgiving. Then he stood up and walked into the city with his head held high. Jiang Zhixuan saw his wife and young son who were looking forward to it at the city gate when he was riding on a horse. However, at that time, I had to pay homage to His Majesty first, so I could only suppress the excitement in my heart. At this time, after the worship was finished, after standing up, he didn't care about anything else, jumped up, separated the crowd hard, and squeezed over to his wife >and son. Seeing this, more than a dozen Jiang Mansion guards behind him hurriedly followed. As for the royal guards. followed Qin Zhengyi back to the camp to hand over the order......

Xiaoxiao, surrounded by six or seven guards, watched her husband squeeze hard towards her side in the crowd. In my mind, I unconsciously reappeared the scene in front of Qingyun Tower in Huayin County when my husband understood the Yuan. Now that time has passed, the husband has already won the champion, ordered Hanlin, and was crowned an official. And this time he has made such a great achievement, but his husband's feelings for himself and his children have not changed at all. That's enough, little care......

It's closer, it's closer, and Xiaoxiao can clearly see the eagerness and eagerness in her husband's eyes. She also couldn't help but hug Yaya and squeezed forward......

Finally standing face to face, Jiang Zhixuan looked at his beloved wife who had been separated for more than half a year, looked at the faintly visible beads of sweat on her delicate nose, looked at the tiredness on his beloved wife's face because she had stood for too long, looked at the baby daughter in his beloved wife's arms, stared at a pair of big black and shiny eyes, and looked at himself with a curious gaze; Thinking about the difficulties of his beloved wife pulling his children for more than half a year, thinking that he was almost dying, his heart was sour, and thousands of words were blocked in his throat and could not be spoken. So he opened his arms like this, hugged his beloved wife and the girl in his arms tightly, and was speechless for a long time......

After a long time, Cui Qiao, who followed behind, also came up with Dandan. Dandan's mouth kept repeating the words that the tiger head had taught him just now: "Daddy...... Daddy ......". Jiang Zhixuan's heart throbbed, and after letting go of Xiaoxiao, he looked at Xiaoxiao with a look of ecstasy: "Dandan...... It's true...... Will it really call people? ”

There was also a burst of sweetness in the little heart: "Yes, just now, the tiger head taught him ......"

When Jiang Zhixuan heard this, he twisted his head and looked around: "Tiger head, haha, this stinky boy, eh, why didn't he see others?" Then he saw not far away, the tiger head was riding on the neck of one of the guards, giggling at his side, laughing, waving his little hands and shouting, "Daddy, daddy......"

Jiang Zhixuan had a bright smile on his face: "Tiger head, come here, come to Daddy's side......"

On the dragon at the gate of the city, Li Shimin glanced at the time when the Jiang family was happy and reunited out of the corner of his eye. I felt relieved in my heart, and I was even more proud of my decision to reward Jiang Zhixuan......

As the main generals of the army and their personal guards gradually entered the city, hundreds of mountain captives were also taken to the cells of Dali Temple to be closely guarded. The rest of the army returned to their respective stations outside the Beijing Division, and the grand ceremony of dedicating prisoners to victory came to an end. Seeing that the lively people gradually dispersed, Xiaoxiao also took her husband into the carriage and prepared to clean up first when she returned home. Along the way, it is natural to have some intimacy and sideburns after a long absence......

After returning to the mansion to wash up, change out of the robe, and put on a well-fitting brocade and jade belt, Jiang Zhixuan returned to his previous style of "> of a beautiful son. Xiaoxiao originally thought that when he was out on the expedition, his husband who was sleeping in the open would definitely be tanned a lot, and he would lose a lot. Unexpectedly, when he came back from a trip, his husband almost did not change in the slightest from before, but raised him more white and fat, and couldn't help but ask strangely:

"Husband, when people go to the army, you also go to the army, and everyone is tanned and thin, why is the husband the opposite, not only has he never been black and thin, but he has become even more white and fat?"

Jiang Zhixuan sat on the leisurely chair with Dandan, making him giggle. While watching his beloved wife make the bed, he casually asked:

"Could it be that Madame" > hope that her husband will come back black and thin? ”

Xiao Xiao took a sip: "Nonsense, the concubine body just feels strange......"

Jiang Zhixuan laughed: "The husband is the supervising army, not the general who leads the troops, the entry and exit is by carriage instead of horseback, camping is the best tent, the diet is the imperial kitchen in the palace, and there is no need to do those rough and heavy work, compared with those generals who eat and sleep in the open, it will naturally be much better......" He was reluctant to tell Xiaoxiao that he was attacked and injured, although it had passed, he was safe. But he still didn't want to say it, and he made his beloved wife worry for no reason. He intends to keep it a secret in his heart forever......

Listening to what her husband said so easily and comfortably, Xiao Xiao was happy in her heart, and couldn't help but quip:

Hearing her husband say this, the concubine couldn't help but want to get an errand for the prison army. Where is this war? It's just a public expense to enjoy the mountains and rivers......"

When Jiang Zhixuan heard this, he remembered that on the first night after leaving Beijing, hundreds of soldiers and ten royal guards died in battle to protect him, and his heart felt sad. However, after a long absence, seeing that it was rare for his beloved wife to show such a relaxed smile on her face, and she couldn't bear to disturb her beloved wife's interest, she changed the topic and said:

"Madam" >, don't take Yaya and Dandans with you when you go to the banquet at night, right? With these two little guys present, you're afraid you won't be able to live in peace for a moment......"

Unexpectedly, Xiaoxiao shook her head like a rattle: "The concubine body doesn't think so, the concubine body would rather take the girl and the balls than the tiger head......"

Jiang Zhixuan raised his head: "Why?" ”

Xiao Xiao was short of breath for a while: "If the husband wants to disturb tonight's celebration banquet and become the public enemy of all the ministers, then take the tiger head and see if he can stir up this banquet and make a chicken and dog jump......

Jiang Zhixuan sneered: "Madam> is too exaggerated, right? How big is a tiger head with fewer words? How capable can he be? What's more, the palace is heavily guarded, and he can still turn the sky upside down......"

Xiao Xiao thought that the jars and jars in the liquid pool that were broken by the tiger's head could be piled up into a small mountain. Shaking his head with palpitations and sighing:

"If the husband doesn't believe it, take him with him, but if there is any trouble at that time, don't blame the concubine for not informing you in advance. Alas...... I don't know why, our husband and wife are quiet people, why is the tiger head so active. Judging from the concubine's body, eighty percent of them learned from his uncle, who was out of tune. It's good that the husband is back, from tomorrow, this precious son, it's better for the husband to teach, the concubine has no problem with him......"

Jiang Zhixuan laughed heartily: "Look at Madame" > said, okay, according to common sense, at tonight's celebration banquet, His Majesty will reward the meritorious ministers of this rebellion. After that, we will be given a month or two of vacation to allow us to recuperate for a while. From tomorrow onwards, the husband will personally teach to see what kind of tricks this stinky boy can toss......"

Xiao Xiaoyan smiled: "That's the best, okay, the concubine is almost ready, husband, let's go?" Fewer words"

Jiang Zhixuan stood up when he heard this, hugged Dandan, and raised his voice:

"Son, let's go, go to the banquet with my father and mother......"

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Daming Palace, including Yuan Palace.

This is the place where the great court meeting is held, and at the same time, it is also the place where the emperor feasts his ministers. Tonight, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin will hold a banquet here to entertain the generals and meritorious ministers of the Pingding Mountain Bureaucracy.

The sky is getting late, the lanterns are on, and thousands of glazed palace lamps will be enough to accommodate thousands of people in the side hall of Daming Palace, illuminating as if it were daytime. In the wide side hall, there are four rows of seats, and nearly 500 seats are placed. Directly below the throne above, there are three desks, which are the seats of Duan Zhixuan, Qi Shanxing, and Jiang Zhixuan. Next to these three desks, there were dozens of small tables each, which were prepared for their families. This is the deliberate arrangement of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, and the celebration banquet after the triumph will allow the families of the heroes to enjoy the honor given by the imperial court.

At this time, all the seats were already filled with the meritorious officials and generals who had quelled the rebellion of the mountain officials. Everyone craned their necks, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress to arrive, indifferent to the delicacies in front of them. Because everyone knows that tonight's celebration banquet is actually a reward banquet. His Majesty the Emperor will announce the rewards for all meritorious servants at the banquet. Therefore, everyone was silently thinking in their hearts, with their own merits in this battle, what reward they could win......

(Weakly begging for votes, I was very entangled, and I didn't know what kind of reward to give Xiaoxiao and Xiaoxuanxuan.) So it's better to leave it to the relatives to decide, the more tickets, the bigger the official seal, wow Ka Ka ...... ）

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