Nothing was said all night.

The next morning, the sun rose in the east and the sky was clear. But the golden sunlight did not bring much warmth, the cold wind was biting, and the weather of the wax moon was cold. But people's hearts are warm, especially the soldiers of the Red Guard Battalion who returned triumphantly, they are full of heat and excitement.

Wu Zhi got up early, and soon he was going to see Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Xiao'e, Jin Lian and the rest of the family, he was excited and looking forward to it. He first instructed everyone to bury the pot and cook, and after breakfast (he will not change the good habit of three meals a day), he instructed everyone to polish their clothes and armor, carry the flag on their backs, pack up their things, and after asking Zhang Kai, they began to go slowly and leisurely on the road to Wanshengmen. The post station is only ten miles away from Wansheng Gate, and they can't reach the city gate before the emperor leaves the city, so Wu Zhi has to pinch a little hurry, not too early or too urgent, it's very troublesome!

For the ceremony of entering the city for the return of the class teacher, Wu Zhi took great pains to arrange the queue for the team to enter the city: at the head of the team was Zhang Ji, who was driven by his entourage and followed by Zhang Qi's subordinates; Wu Zhi was driven by the Red Guard Battalion and walked in the middle, followed by Lin Chong, Wang Jin, Sun Qi, Li Tingliang, Suo Chao, Li Zhenguo, Si Fangguo and others; Other officers and soldiers of the Red Guard Battalion followed in cars; The procession carrying the ears of the party men followed behind the Red Guard battalion; At the end was the escorted procession of prisoners, with two rows of officers and soldiers of the Red Guard Battalion in front, the prisoners sandwiched in the middle, and two rows of officers and soldiers of the Red Guard Battalion behind. All the officers and men of the Red Guard Battalion carried banners on their backs, hunting in the wind, mighty and majestic.

Zhang Ji had some objections to Wu Zhi's arrangement, and wanted Wu Zhi to ride with him, but Wu Zhi still resolutely resigned, Zhang Ji was the boss, and he couldn't steal Zhang Ji's limelight. Besides, Wu Zhi is still young after all, and he doesn't want to be the first bird to be beaten now.

Approaching noon, Zhang Ji and Wu Zhi finally walked slowly to Wansheng Gate.

In the cold wind, I saw that on both sides of the road in front of the city gate, there were crowds of people, and everywhere were the people of the capital who came to welcome the triumphant return of the heroes, and they were rejoicing. In the middle of the avenue, the official Zhao Xu was leading a large group of people such as civil and military officials and imperial relatives to wait quietly in front of the city gate. On the left side of the city gate, a large waist-high wooden platform has been erected, which is prepared for the construction of the Beijing Temple.

When he saw the triumphant return team approaching the city gate, Chen Xian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, waved his hand, and suddenly salutes were heard and drums rang out. Seeing this, Zhang Qi hurriedly got off the carriage and walked towards Zhao Xu. Wu Zhi also got out of the carriage and stood quietly next to the carriage, and the entire team of the class teachers returning to the court stopped instantly.

"I've seen Your Majesty!" Zhang Qi, whose hair was white, hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

Zhao Xu took the opportunity to help him, and praised him repeatedly: "The old general has worked hard!" The old general has worked hard and made great achievements! ”

Zhang Ji was flattered and smiled.

Zhao Xu and Zhang Qi exchanged pleasantries for a moment, looked left and right, and asked with a smile, "What about Wuqing's family?" Didn't you come back with the old general? ”

When Zhang Qi heard this, he knew it in his heart, and hurriedly turned around and beckoned to Wu Zhi, signaling him to come over. Seeing this, Wu Zhi knew that he couldn't escape, and he felt a little helpless in his heart, so he had to come over without hurrying, he really didn't want to be in the limelight now.

When he walked in front of Zhao Xu, Wu Zhi immediately bowed and saluted, greeted him at the same time, and said with a smile: "The minister has seen Your Majesty!" Hello Your Majesty! Hello princes! Hello everyone! ”

After Wu Zhi bowed to Zhao Xu, he bowed to Zhang Chun, Duanwang, Hao Sui and others who were standing behind Zhao Xu.

"Good! Good! Wu Qing's family is free of courtesy! Zhao Xu saw Wu Zhi saluting closely, and hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Wu Zhi's hands, helped him, and stared at Wu Zhi tightly like a monster, smiling happily.

"Wu Qing's family has worked hard! I have the help of the Qing family, and the country is safe! I am very fortunate, and the country is very fortunate! Zhao Xu looked at Wu Zhi is more and more happy, praised and appreciated.

Zhao Xu's words were like thunder, which made Zhang Qi next to him, Zhang Chun behind Zhao Xu and others all shocked when they heard the words, and their hearts felt like they had knocked over the five-flavor bottle. From the words of the official Zhao Xu, everyone knows that from now on, this Wu Zhi will be a big celebrity in front of the official family, and his progress is just around the corner.

Wu Zhi heard Zhao Xu's words, but he didn't get carried away, while talking to Zhao Xu calmly and calmly, while muttering to himself, this Zhao Xu held him up too high, and this time he was going to be a first-of-its-kind again, so I don't know how much jealousy and hatred it would arouse.

After Wu Zhi and Zhao Xu talked for a while, the ceremony of building the Jingguan was about to begin. Seeing this, Lin Chong hurriedly instructed the officers and soldiers of the Red Guard Battalion to carry down the bags with ears on more than 80 carriages and carry them to the wooden platform set up on the left side of the city gate.

Seeing that there were only more than 600 large bags on the wooden platform, the audience on both sides of the meazzanine was in an uproar, and they couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, expressing their disappointment, and ridicule and ridicule erupted. Zhao Xu and all the ministers of civil and military affairs, relatives of the emperor and the country also looked at each other, puzzled, disappointed, and looked at Zhang Ji and Wu Zhi's eyes were suddenly full of contempt and pity.

What are you kidding, more than 600 bags of heads are more than seven or eight thousand people, what kind of victory is this?! Isn't this deceiving the court, the people, and the officials? Bullying is a big sin!

"That's all?" Zhao Xu looked at Zhang Qi, then at Wu Zhi, immediately sank his face, and asked disappointedly.

"That's all, it's all ears!" Wu Zhi looked at Zhao Xu's disappointed and annoyed eyes, felt funny, and hurriedly replied with a smile.

"Ears? Not a head? Zhao Xu was confused and asked repeatedly.

"Not a human head! Due to the large number of human heads, the minister asked the soldiers to cut off the two ears on the enemy's head, and each two ears represented a human head! Wu Zhi ignored the strange gazes of everyone around him and explained calmly.

"Oh!" Zhao Xu suddenly realized, his face was slightly gloomy, and he beckoned Hao Sui behind him to find more than 200 city guards, use handkerchiefs as masks, cover his nose, untie the bags one by one in front of everyone, and begin to count the ears in the bag.

When the city guards poured out the contents of the bag, the spectators on both sides of the road found that the bag was not filled with human heads, but with miserable white ears. When Chen Xian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, listened to Wu Zhi's explanation and command, he came to the stage and explained the origin of his ears loudly. When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized that they were full of anticipation.

More than an hour later, the statistics of more than 200 city guards came out, and there were a total of 329,982 ears stacked on the wooden platform, which was equivalent to the heads of 164,991 party soldiers!

When Chen Xian told everyone about the result, the audience suddenly erupted in thunderous cheers. Zhao Xu and the civil and military officials turned their anger into joy at this time.

"Victory! Win! Win! ”

Looking at the ears of the party members who were piled up, the common people of the capital and the civil and military officials saw that their blood was full of blood, their emotions were high, and the cheers were endless. But the party captives who were held at the back of the line were like mourners, their faces were gloomy, and some of them were even in tears, crying silently.

If there is a war, it means that there is life and death, and the family is ruined, Wu Zhi looked at Zhao Xu and the crowd shouting excitedly, he really couldn't raise much interest, he was not sad or happy, he just watched quietly.

Zhang Ji, who likes to walk in color, has been secretly observing Wu Zhi next to him, and he can't help but be secretly surprised when he sees his heart like stopping water.

After the construction of the Beijing Temple, it was time for the ceremony of sacrificing prisoners, and the sound of drums suddenly sounded again. After seeing Wu Zhi's gesture, Wang Jin led the team escorting the prisoners, slowly drove the prisoner car, and slowly drove past the eyes of Zhao Xu and the others. When Li Qianshun, who was about 14 years old, passed by Zhao Xu, Zhao Xu stopped the marching procession, looked at Li Qianshun quietly, and was inexplicably emotional, and only after a while waved his hand and signaled the prisoner sacrifice team to continue marching. After the ceremony of sacrificing the prisoners, Li Qianshun and other prisoners were taken away and taken over by the guards of the Imperial City Division.

As for what Zhao Xu was thinking when he saw the captured Li Qianshun, Wu Zhi didn't have the heart to think about it, his mind had already flown to his home now, thinking about ending the farce of triumphant return as soon as possible and seeing his family as soon as possible.

After the surrender of prisoners, Zhao Xu ordered to reward the three armies and reward the officers and soldiers of the Red Guard Battalion; Then it was decreed that a state banquet would be held at the Jiying Hall at four o'clock today, and all officers above the head of the Red Guard Battalion could participate, and there would also be a meritorious award.

After Zhao Xu made the order, everyone could enter the city.

The Imperial City Division Guards opened the way, the official Zhao Xu sat in front of the chariot, and all the civil and military officials and relatives of the emperor followed, Zhang Qi and Wu Zhi led the team to follow in order, and entered the Wansheng Gate in turn and entered the capital. On the way, the crowd was crowded, and the people of the capital warmly welcomed them, and the crowd was very excited.

Walking and walking, when they reached the Liang Gate, Wu Zhi suddenly found that Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Jin Lian, Xiao'e and others were crowded in the crowd and looked forward to it, and the big tiger and the second tiger were separated to protect them left and right. Wu Zhi's heart warmed, and he hurriedly jumped out of the car and walked briskly towards Jin Lian and them, and the marching team also stopped. Suo Chao, Li Zhenguo and Si Fangguo also followed.

Seeing Wu Zhi coming, Jin Lian and Xiao'e were extremely happy, and waved their hands to him excitedly. When he walked in front of everyone, Wu Zhi couldn't care about the shocking world, and couldn't help hugging Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Jin Lian and Xiao'e in turn, causing Wu Xiu to laugh, Feng Niang was disgusted, Jin Lian exclaimed with a face full of shame, and Xiao'e was happy and smiled. As for the big tiger and the second tiger, Wu Zhi patted the two of them on the shoulder, which made the two of them flattered and overjoyed. Wu Zhi then nodded to the others. Suo Chao, Li Zhenguo and Si Fangguo also followed in front of everyone and greeted everyone one by one. Suo Yanqing and Li Wanchun's families were also extremely excited and ecstatic.

There was no time to tell the heart, Wu Zhi took Suo Chao, Li Zhenguo and Si Fangguo back to the team and continued to walk forward with the team. He also had to bring the Red Guard Battalion back to the camp on the right side of the Dragon Guard, and after settling down, he would also lead the officers above the capital head to the Jiying Hall for a banquet.

As for Zhang Qi and the others, they have their own cousin Zhang Chun to receive and greet them, so they don't need Wu Zhi to worry about it at all.