"It's coming—"

I don't know who shouted softly, and the crowd waiting for him didn't feel a moment of restlessness.

Tang Emperor Li Zhi and Empress Yang Chan led hundreds of civil and military officials to wait for each other ten miles outside the "Mingde Gate" of Chang'an City, and there will naturally be no shortage of people here.

In addition to the 3,000 forbidden troops who maintained order, there were countless Chang'an people who had received the news in advance and spontaneously came to greet them.

30,000 Guanzhong men went north to fight demons, losing nearly 20,000 yuan, and so far the people still don't know if their sons and daughters are safe?

Sure enough, a team of people came from the official road, and the team was not large, with only a few hundred, it was the "Generalissimo of Demon Suppression" Li Yaoshi and his party who returned to the court.

"Generalissimo, Your Majesty and the Empress in front of you, leading hundreds of civil and military officials out of the city for ten miles to pick you up—"

Cheng Wuting, the deputy general of the Chinese army, is now also temporarily serving as the captain of Li Yaoshi's personal guard, leading the way and walking at the front of the team.

"Wu Ting, and take everyone slowly, Rong Benshuai will go to hand over the order-"

Pharmacist Li also saw the crowd in front of him, he had also experienced such a scene, but it was far less embarrassing than today.

There were at least tens of thousands of people waiting for them, but less than 600 people were triumphant.

"The old minister Li Yaoshi returned to the dynasty, His Majesty and the queen drove the mother, and the old minister's faults were also-"

Pharmacist Li urged the horse forward, and the crowd waiting for him was only a hundred steps away, so he hurriedly threw off the saddle and strode to the front of Tang Emperor Li Zhi.

According to Pharmacist Li's thoughts, although he also exterminated the demons in the north this time, it was a pity that the price paid was too great.

When the incident completely happened, Pharmacist Li finally understood the Tao, and he was led by the nose of the other party.

If it weren't for the timely arrival of the little lady of the martial arts, the consequences would have been really unimaginable.

Therefore, along the way, in order to take care of Wu Niangzi's injury, Pharmacist Li did not hesitate to slow down the speed of travel.

But even so, no matter how far the road is, there will be a time when it will eventually be reached, Chang'an is in sight, but Pharmacist Li's heart is beating a drum, how will Emperor Tang treat him, a person who is "defeated as a defeat"?

This is also the reason why Pharmacist Li is a simple soldier and only brought back five hundred personal guards.

"Pharmacist, please get up! What happened in the north, and even in Zhenguan City, I have already understood it clearly from the military report brought by Hou Junji."

"Although my Tang Dynasty soldiers are brave, they are not as powerful as the demons, and the Medicine Master can almost wipe out the entire northern demon clan, and the merit is in the Tang Dynasty——"

Pharmacist Li only took the personal guards back to Chang'an, and Tang Emperor Li Zhi had already known about this matter, and he also understood why Pharmacist Li had acted like this.

It is precisely because of this that Li Zhi insisted on going out of the city ten miles to greet Empress Yang Chan and hundreds of civil and military officials.

Once on the battlefield, the soldiers are in danger, especially if the opponent is still a ferocious and powerful demon, and they will do everything they can.

The Tang Dynasty lost more than 30,000 sons and daughters in the First World War, and even more than 100,000 people, it is false to say that Li Zhi is not angry.

However, no matter how angry he was, he couldn't sprinkle his anger on Pharmacist Li's head?

"Your Majesty, the old minister is terrified, the old minister is ......."

Seeing Tang Emperor Li Zhi treating him like this, Pharmacist Li's heart warmed.

He thought that Li Zhi would comfort him, but he didn't expect that there would be such a situation today, from a purely military point of view, 30,000 against 5,000, no matter how you look at it, it will be a failure.

"Wenwu Zhongqing, folks of Chang'an City, this is my Tang Dynasty's 'Army God Li Yaoshi, and I am the generalissimo of my demon subjugation."

"This time, I led 30,000 Guan Zhongerlang to the north to attack the demons, which lasted more than half a year, and finally gathered demons in 'Zhenguan City and annihilated them all."

"There are no immortals in war, in order to annihilate the demon thieves, my Guan Zhong Erlang also paid the price of his life, these I remember in my heart, and the people of the whole Tang Dynasty also remember in my heart."

"I'm in Chang'an

On the outskirts of the city, build a 'Loyal Soul Garden, but all the soldiers who sacrifice for the safety of my Datang and the well-being of our Datang people can enter the 'Loyal Soul Garden'."

"A wisp of loyal soul will not be dispersed, and generations will enjoy the incense offerings of my Tang Dynasty, and those who enter the 'Loyal Soul Garden' will be given 'Yongye Field' 20 acres, a son or a hundred taels of gold."

More credit is given to the survivors, and the dead soldiers, especially those who are nobodies, have received little compensation in all dynasties.

Li Zhi also knew that Guanzhong had lost so many sons in this battle, and Guanzhong was probably also a little injured, so after discussing it with several Zaifu, he made such an arrangement in public.

The living benefit, the dead get their names, he can't let those soldiers who died on the battlefield uneasy after death.

"Long live Your Majesty—"

"Long live the Tang Dynasty—"

I don't know who shouted first, followed by the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, more than 10,000 people of Chang'an who came to greet them, the crowd was excited, raised their arms and shouted.

"Your Majesty is really the Lord of Benevolence, and I, Medicine Master Li, worship you—"

Pharmacist Li was the closest, and when he saw Li Zhi, his face was also excited, and even his eyes were a little moist, and Pharmacist Li, who had white hair, suddenly felt that it seemed that he had been following such a human master, rather than returning to Heavenly Court....

......

Li Yaoshi's class returned to the dynasty, and Tang Emperor Li Zhi led a team out of the city for ten miles to greet him, the scene was not too grand, but it was equally touching.

There was no big feast, and it took a lot of time to simply make the necessary rewards at the "Hanyuan Palace".

After all, Qin Shubao's journey had already ended, and a meritorious man was also unresolved, and he had been waiting for news from the north.

The biggest credit in this battle is, of course, the two road coaches, Li Yaoshi won the first credit, Qin Shubao second, and there are many meritorious soldiers emerging below.

Among them, the most eye-catching is naturally the martial lady.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is not lying, the northern demon thieves are too vicious and cunning, if it weren't for the martial arts lady who sacrificed her life to help this time, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"The northern demon clan has been leveled, and the martial lady is now dying, although this woman is a red face, she has the spirit of not losing to men, you see......

The list of rewards was announced at the time of the palace, and they were all approved by the Zaifu after the military department, the official department, and the ritual department jointly verified the merits reported by the generals of the various military commanders in advance.

However, only the martial lady, who ranked second in the demon subduing army in the north, was not reflected in the canonization announced by the old eunuch Zhang Ananda just now.

"Medicine Master, I already know about the Martial Lady, just now that the Third Holy Mother has gone to check her injuries, if it still can't be treated, I will take action myself."

"As for what kind of reward she deserves, I actually want to ask her personally about her wishes when she comes to her senses."

"In addition, I have already asked the Ministry of Engineering to handle the construction of the 'Loyal Soul Garden, originally the Northern Expedition of the Medicine Master Gong was hard, but there is still a lack of a leader in this matter, you see......

"Loyal Soul Garden", as the name suggests, is the place where the tombs and tablets of the martyrs of the Tang Dynasty are installed, which is undoubtedly the highest courtesy of the military for the soldiers who died on the battlefield.

Of course, Li Zhi, as His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, can come forward to handle this matter by himself, anyway, he only needs to come forward, and it is those people in the Ministry of Industry who really do practical things.

However, Li Zhi wanted to give this opportunity to Pharmacist Li.

After more than half a year of the battle of swindling demons, Pharmacist Li is the first to do it, and he has just received some rewards of gold, silver and land, so he can't be given the title of king, right?

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, Lao Chen's old bones are quite tough, and he will definitely create a comfortable place for the souls of the brothers in the army who died."

Hearing the string song and knowing the elegant meaning, the matter of the martial lady, it is obvious that Li Zhi is unwilling to discuss it in public in the "Hanyuan Palace", and the "Loyal Soul Garden" is the greatest reward that Li Zhi gave to Pharmacist Li.

......

"Master Xuanzang, 'The more than 30,000 Tang Dynasty soldiers who died in Zhenguan City, as well as the hundreds of thousands of Tang Dynasty people who died because of the Demon Clan, can you really summon their souls?"

The court meeting of the "Hanyuan Palace" dispersed, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites sent several people to various places to convey the rewards of the imperial court.

The household department is not idle, and it is still necessary to rush to plant some miscellaneous grains, especially in some places in the south.

In the past two years, there have been too many places that have been hoked by the demons, and a lot of good farmland has been wasted.

The other is the Ministry of Officials.,The structure of various local governments has been disrupted.,Anarchy has appeared in large areas.,If you want to fully restore to the pre-demon raging,I'm afraid it will take several years.。

Li Zhi did not go back to the harem, but rushed directly to the "Great Mercy and Grace Temple" in the south of the city.

Master Xuanzang agreed to his request, and even went to the outskirts of the city to greet him in person, but did not say specifically what to do.

It was a major event involving hundreds of thousands of dead souls, if it was placed in the future life, it would seem like an empty word no matter how you look at it, but in this world full of gods and Buddhas, Li Zhi believes that it really exists.

"Amitabha, monks don't lie, since the poor monk promised the Tang Emperor, how can he lie to each other?"

It is still on the fifth floor of the "Big Wild Goose Pagoda", and it is still the futon that Li Zhi is familiar with, and the only change is that this time it is rare that Master Xuanzang actually arranged a fragrant tea hospitality.

"If there is anything I need to help, I hope the mage will talk to me in person, and I can let people make arrangements as soon as possible—"

Seeing that Master Xuanzang still looked calm and light, Li Zhi felt a lot more relieved for no reason, and even really picked up the teacup in front of him.

"Amitabha, this matter is easy to say, but it will be more troublesome to do, after all, it involves tens of thousands of dead souls."

"In the eyes of the poor monks, these hundreds of thousands of people should have returned to dust and dust, and there are still fewer creatures in the Three Realms who died in the hands of the demons?"

"However, since the Tang Emperor insisted on doing so, there are also some costs to pay, such as the luck of the Tang Dynasty or the longevity of the Tang Emperor......

Master Xuanzang's eyes lit up, staring at Li Zhi's eyes tightly, as if he wanted to see something from them?

"Haha, it seems that Zunjia is really already a 'golden cicada, no longer my uncle'. Well, let's talk about your conditions—"

The two looked at each other for a long time, and Li Zhi tilted his neck and drank the tea in the cup.

A trace of bitterness hits, with the bitterness of tea, I'm afraid it's more of the unforgettable in Li Zhi's heart, right?

"Amitabha, His Majesty the Tang Emperor doesn't have to be like this, the poor monk has already said, 'Golden Cicada', 'Tang Xuanzang', it's just a title."

"When the poor monks arrived at Lingshan, the Buddha himself said, 'The scriptures should not be passed on lightly. The poor monks have gone through a lot of hardships and 108,000 miles to preach the spiritual mountain, in order to spread the Dharma all over the earth."

"Now His Majesty the Tang Emperor is wise, and the soldiers under his command are brave, and they have expelled the evil demons in the Tang Dynasty......

Master Xuanzang sifted another cup for Li Zhi, and a wisp of fragrance rushed to his face.

Yes, the fragrance that smells is really bitter in the mouth.

"Well, since Master Xuanzang has the heart of purifying all sentient beings, I should help with all my might. After the souls of the hundreds of thousands of dead are laid to rest, I decree that all provinces and states in the Tang Dynasty can build temples to guide the people to goodness."

In the end, the human race is the protagonist of the luck between heaven and earth at this time, and the stronger Buddhism is just to spread Buddhism among the human race and develop believers.

Master Xuanzang was able to put forward such a condition, which was completely expected by Li Zhi, but from this familiar "skin", Li Zhi's heart was inevitably a little desolate.

"Amitabha, the Tang Emperor is worthy of being the Tang Emperor, and the poor monks admire it. Six days later, it's the 'Midyear Festival&

amp; quot; , the poor monk should set up an altar here to chant sutras, and after 7749 hours, the Tang Emperor's wish will naturally be fulfilled."

Li Zhi gave his own bargaining chips, although he also made some restrictions between the lines, Master Xuanzang didn't seem to hear it, maybe he trusted the Dharma too much, right?

"Then I'll take my leave, this tea...... It's a little bitter, so don't drink it—"

The "deal" between the two sides has been reached, and Li Zhi feels that there is no need for him to continue to stay, or in other words, if there is nothing real and inexplicable in the future, he really does not want to climb this tower again.

......

"Chan'er, how is the martial arts lady?"

Li Zhi left the "Great Mercy and Grace Temple" and returned to the harem for a turn, but did not find any trace of the "Three Holy Mother" Yang Chan.

took up the "Broken Golden Pupil" and glanced at it, only to see that his daughter-in-law had actually gone back to the "Lizheng Palace".

Although Li Shimin "occupied" the "Lizheng Palace", he still left Li Zhi a set of courtyards, which was the one he lived in.

As for the others, Sun Simiao and Yuan Tiangang are still there, but Qin Shubao has moved out, after all, the protagonist of this palace is now replaced by Emperor Li Shimin.

And Qin Shubao was also very busy, first leading the army to sweep away the demons in Guanzhong, Henan, Hedong and even the south, and then arranging garrisons in various places to guard it, and he also hung the title of general of the forbidden army.

The original women naturally moved out.

Yang Chan, Ao Ling and eldest grandson Huanting went to the "Daming Palace" with Li Zhi, and their son-in-law Li Mingda also robbed a palace in the "Daming Palace", and also dragged Bai Suzhen to live in it.

This time, Wu Niangzi made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty but her life was in danger, and she was accompanied by four Buddhist disciples, so she naturally couldn't be directly brought into the "Daming Palace".

After thinking about it again and again, and with Li Shimin's consent, Yang Chan brought Wu Niangzi and the four monks into the "Lizheng Palace" together.

"Jiulang, I'm afraid it's a bit tricky, just now I used the 'Baolian Lantern to do it with all my might, and I can only save her life, and I can wake up in a day at most, or half a day at least."

"However, I can't keep her cultivation in the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, and I don't have any confidence in whether she will be able to cultivate in the future."

When Yang Chan said this, the emperor Li Shimin, Sun Simiao, Yuan Tiangang in the main hall, and the four monks who followed Wu Niangzi were also present.

"Amitabha, the little monk knows that you are the 'Three Holy Mother, you have the famous Three Realms' Baolian Lantern in your hand, please be sure to save our martial lady, if she knows that her cultivation is gone......

It was the senior brother A Lai who followed Wu Niangzi's side, the peak strength of the proper "Taiyi Golden Immortal", and the eager look at this time, where is there still the bearing of a Buddhist monk?

"Pheasant slave, aside from the merits of this martial artist this time, the warrior of Yingguo Gong back then also helped me Datang a lot, don't let her fall into such a situation."

Li Zhi may just listen to Senior Brother Alai's words, but when his father speaks, he can't take it seriously.

What's more, who is that martial lady? That's his "former" wife.

As for where the "historical" queen and concubine Xiao Shu are now, Li Zhi is not interested in looking for it, but what about this martial lady who came "to the door......

"Your Majesty, the old Dao also checked the situation of the martial lady, and in the humble opinion of the old Dao, it seems that the only way to get her back to the path of cultivation is to be reborn."

"It's a pity, Lao Dao doesn't remember where he heard a few words, but he doesn't know how to do it, hey, Lao Dao, this 'medicine king, it's really a failure......

has been hit several times in a row, and now Sun Simiao no longer dares to hear others call him a "miracle doctor", but he has really become a god, but this "miracle doctor", who does he love......

"Bai Zhen, you take these four monks down to rest first, and when there is news here, you will naturally be notified as soon as possible."

At this time, Yuan Tiangang, who had been sitting next to him and didn't speak, suddenly stood up and shouted outside the hall.

Luo Tong and Qin Huaiyu both followed Qin Shubao to the army, although the demon clan in the Tang Dynasty was basically wiped out, and many places suffered two years of demon calamity, they still needed powerful people to defend them.

And Bai Zhen is very simple, and he is even considered a homeless person, so he naturally follows Li Zhi wholeheartedly.

"Little masters, you have also heard just now, your martial lady's life is worry-free, but how to restore her cultivation, we still need to think about it."

After listening to Yuan Tiangang's words, and looking at the way he wanted to speak and stopped, it was clear that he had something to say, or did he have to carry these four monks behind his back to say it?

"Amitabha, Fang is the little monk is out of shape, the martial lady really sacrificed herself for the Tang Dynasty this time, His Majesty the Tang Emperor must help, the little monk and the others will leave first——"

Senior Brother A Lai led the three of them, and they all gave a round of salutes to everyone in the hall, especially when they came to Li Zhi, they put their palms together and recited the Dharma number.

Senior Brother A Lai also came out of the army, hundreds of years older than the people in this hall, and he was called "little master" by Li Zhi and did not react.

Ah Lai and the other four monks retreated, and only his own people were left in the main hall, and everyone's eyes were on Yuan Tiangang.

"Yuan Lao Dao, what else do you need to be so mysterious, can you still have a way to let the martial lady restore her cultivation?"

Sun Simiao was the first to stand up, he and Yuan Tiangang are both Taoists, but the fields of study of the two are very different, Sun Simiao practices medicine and asks medicine, and Yuan Tiangang meets each other to play hexagrams.

The two have been in the original "Jin Wangfu" for more than ten years, and they have already become friends who talk about everything, how can they not know each other's abilities?

Even his Sun Simiao is helpless, a face-to-face trigram Yuan Tiangang, can he really say that he is ugly?

"This...... Lao Dao didn't mean that, Lao Dao just thought of a past event, and I don't know if I should say it at this time?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Yuan Tiangang's rare old face turned red.

Among the few people here, one is the Emperor Taishang of the Tang Dynasty, the two are the current emperors and queens, and Sun Simiao is a friend of Xuanmen who knows his roots, and he is really not good at selling anything.

"Daoist Yuan, do you want to talk about the face of that martial artist?"

Seeing Yuan Tiangang's embarrassment, Li Zhi's heart moved, and he asked casually.

"Your Majesty, you...... Do you know physiognomy too?"

This time it was Yuan Tiangang's turn to be surprised.

Originally, he was still thinking about whether he should say it in front of the Emperor Taishang and the current emperor, but everyone has been getting along for so many years, and they have long surpassed the feelings of ordinary monarchs and ministers.

It has not been encountered before, but now the Tang Dynasty has gone through three generations, although it has gone through the rebellion of the demon clan, fortunately, with the male lord Li Zhi, the Tang Dynasty is regrouping and thriving.

However, at this time, the martial arts lady who had been absent for many years was actually carried directly into the "Lizheng Palace", which made Yuan Tiangang can't help but think of what happened many years ago.

"Physiognomy, I naturally can't, but this martial arts lady is a little different, I just don't know if her face has changed now?"

was guessed by his own words, Li Zhi understood what Yuan Tiangang was going to say, and he was even more grateful to this Yuan Lao Dao from the bottom of his heart, and it seemed that he really regarded Li Zhi as his own.

However, what Li Zhi knows is naturally "historical" things, and as for the changes in reality, he really wants to hear what Yuan Tiangang said.

"Your Majesty really has great powers, and the old Tao admires it. This martial lady is the second daughter of the warrior of the Duke of Yingguo, and when this girl was just born, she happened to pass through the martial arts mansion on the old road."

"To say something taboo, Lao Dao was shocked when he saw this woman, she was born with a woman's body, how should she be the lord of the world."

When Yuan Tiangang said this, he still couldn't help it

glanced at Li Zhi and Li Shimin.

There's no way, in front of these two, you say that a woman should be the master of the world, isn't this purely uncomfortable?

It's a pity that he couldn't see a trace of surprise on the faces of Li Zhi and Li Shimin, but the only one who was really surprised was Sun Simiao on the side.

It was normal for Li Zhi not to be surprised, because he had "already" known about it.

It's normal that Li Shimin wasn't surprised, he felt that he was already too emperor, even if he had a headache, it was their family's Xiao Jiu's business, and what about him? Just listen to it as an interesting story.

"When Empress Fangcai was treating the martial arts lady, Lao Dao gave her a face-to-face again, but she ...... But I can't see anything clearly."

Seeing that the two generations of emperors didn't react, Yuan Tiangang was still inexplicably a little lost, but when it came to the end, he seemed to experience Sun Simiao's feeling again.

In the field that he has been good at all his life, he tasted that helplessness, he Yuan Tiangang This is the second time, as for the first time, it is naturally the first time he hit a wall in Li Zhi back then.

......

"What Daoist Yuan meant, I understand, that means that this martial arts lady should be a member of my royal family?"

"In that case, leave the matter of this martial lady to the pheasant slave to deal with, noble, virtuous, ladylike, virtuous, there is just one missing. Let's go, I've been busy for a long time, so let's go and have two drinks with me......

Li Shimin stood up, waved at Yuan Tiangang and Sun Simiao, and the three of them left the hall.

"Chan'er, listen to me, I don't know what's going on, this ...... This is all his father's casual nonsense, Chan'er—"

The three elders turned to leave, and the "Three Holy Mother" Yang Chan examined Li Zhi meaningfully for a long time, and then ...... Then he also left the main hall and went back to the "Daming Palace" by himself.