In the middle of the road, there will be heralds running back and forth to deliver news. Therefore, in the capital, I had already learned about the itinerary of the army and made arrangements in advance. According to the itinerary, it is estimated that the army will be able to return to the capital on the afternoon of September 18.

The emperor could not come in person, so he assigned the king of Ruijun to lead the civil and military officials to meet him at the east gate. Yun Lin couldn't stand it at home for a long time, plus in the army, there were Yun Xue and other relatives, even if the emperor had no will, he also had to go out of the city to greet him.

This is the first large-scale mobilization of troops after Qin Wenhao ascended the throne, and it is also the first clean and beautiful victory. How could Qin Wenhao be unhappy? This kind of scene must be greeted with the most solemn ceremony in order to show the majesty of the emperor.

On September 18, outside the east gate of the capital, the officials who greeted the triumphant march of the army were all looking forward to it, and they were all waiting for the arrival of the triumphant army. Yun Lin rode a horse, holding his head high in front of a group of officials, and looked into the distance with blazing eyes. At such an exciting time, although Yunlin has always been calm, he can't help but feel a little excited.

In the distance, smoke and dust flew up, and everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw it, "It's coming, it's coming, it's the return of the army." Someone shouted.

Sure enough, several flags came into everyone's sight at this time, and it was Shen Hongjun who came back with the troops. Everyone was a little excited, and they each craned their necks to look into the distance.

Gradually, the army got closer and closer. Everyone saw that under those banners, a group of generals with bright armor, one by one, majestic and energetic on horses, with solemn expressions, marched side by side towards the city gate.

And in front of these generals, a person with a silver helmet and silver armor, a plain white battle robe, a white dragon horse under his crotch, and a Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand, the whole person is like a snow ball, exuding a cold atmosphere. Of course, this is not someone else, it is Shen Hongjun.

About this young general, who took command of the Eastern Expedition, everyone in the capital knows about it, and no one knows it. Recently, the most popular topic in the capital is the deeds of this generalissimo Shen back then. Countless people are talking about this young hero of the Great Zhou, and countless girls in the boudoir regard him as a hero in their hearts.

The deeds of the ancestors of the Shen family were also recited by the people. The Shen family is already in full swing, but Shen Hongjun's victorious return has undoubtedly added a layer of shining golden light to the Shen family.

The army gradually approached the East City Gate, and at this time, Yun Lin led people to meet him, "Marshal Shen, Your Majesty has a decree, please dismount and receive the decree." The official of the ministry shouted loudly.

Shen Hongjun got off the horse, and all the generals behind him also dismounted at the same time. Then Shen Hongjun took the lead, and everyone knelt on the ground.

The herald-bearer unfolds the decree in his hand and reads it in public. Among the holy decrees, there is undoubtedly the appreciation of Shen Hongjun and others for sending troops this time, as well as the rewards for the generals, and some arrangements for the army.

The 50,000 troops who came back this time did not enter the city for the time being, but only recuperated outside the city. Because of the great victory on the southeast coast, the generals who led the troops will soon arrive in the capital. After the hundred officials of the court and the central government discussed, it was decided that the generals of the two armies would enter the city together, which could be regarded as double happiness. In addition, if you celebrate together, you can also save some money in the court. In the past few years, the income of the imperial court has not been much, and the army has been mobilized on a large scale, and the treasury is also a little empty, so it can save some of the best.

However, for all the generals, none of them were left behind. Shen Hongjun was named the Dragon and Tiger General, and he was the second grade. Shen Zhong, Shen Liang, and Shen Fu were originally General Wu Yi from the fifth grade, and this time they were named General Xuanwu from the fourth grade. Yun Zhen's contribution this time is not small, he was named General Wude, and he is the fifth grade, which is only one grade lower than Shen Zhong and others.

The holy decree only announced the reward from the fifth rank and above, and the rest of the people also had their own rewards, but it was not recorded in the holy decree and announced on the spot. is like Tianfu, this time he became the captain of Zhengliupin Zhaoxin.

It should be said that marching to fight is the fastest way for generals to advance, and after a big battle, the average general will be promoted to one or several grades, and the merit is relatively large, not to mention.

For such a reward, all the generals were undoubtedly happy, when the official who passed the decree read out the holy decree, everyone bowed three times and bowed nine times, three times shouted long live, and then Shen Hongjun stood up and took the holy decree.

Yun Lin came to Shen Hongjun's face, "Cousin, congratulations." The generals of the southeast will probably arrive in the capital the day after tomorrow, and the emperor's intention is to let the army be stationed outside the city, waiting for the generals of the southeast to return and enter the capital together. At that time, the people in Beijing can also see the demeanor of the generals. ”

In fact, Yun Lin was still a little dissatisfied with the emperor's arrangement. Shen Hongjun pacified Dongyi, and his contribution was not small, why did he have to enter Beijing with those generals from the southeast? Isn't this being stolen from the limelight? However, many ministers of the DPRK and China said that now that the treasury is empty, it is really not appropriate to be too extravagant. Celebrate together in this way, and you can save a little more.

For such a statement, Yun Lin felt a little ridiculous. He actually knew very well that it was only because Shen Hongjun was a member of the Shen family that he would be deliberately suppressed by some people.

The Shen family has produced a queen, and now she is also in the middle of the court, and Shen Xuan, the prince of Zhenguo, has already played in the court, please seal the prince. Of course, the candidate for his son is not Shen Hongjun, but the son of Shen Xuan and Yun.

This matter was suppressed by Yunlin by means. Shen Xuan was unwilling, for fear that Shen Hongjun's credit would be too great, and the emperor would really have nothing to reward at that time, so he directly set up Shen Hongjun as the son. So he secretly united a group of people and took the opportunity of this southeast victory to suppress Shen Hongjun.

As for Qin Wenhao, he felt that Shen Hongjun was still too young, and if he was really proud of this victory, I am afraid it would not be good. He wanted to leave Shen Hongjun to Yunlin and serve as Yunlin's right-hand man in the future. Since this is the case, you can't exalt Shen Hongjun too much, otherwise Yunlin will not be able to show grace in the future. Based on this mentality, Qin Wenhao agreed with the practices of those ministers.

Yun Lin naturally didn't know much about his father's thoughts, so he was a little dissatisfied in his heart. Fortunately, Shen Hongjun was promoted to an official position this time, which comforted Yunlin a little.

Shen Hongjun didn't show any emotions about this, he had already had a rough guess in his heart, so he didn't feel disappointed or anything at all. Military merits or something, come back slowly in the future, he is still young, not in a hurry.

This time, as long as you can marry Yun Xue smoothly, it will be better than anything else. At least the emperor is still reliable, he didn't mess around with mandarin ducks, and directly gave himself a family affair, just for this, Shen Hongjun was very grateful.

When the emperor was there, his favorite thing to do was to marry the heroes. At that time, because of the marriage decree of the former emperor, there were many resentful couples. As long as there is no this, Shen Hongjun feels that he is lucky.

"It just so happens that the army has traveled all the way, and it is not good to be tired, it is better to rest outside the city for a few days, and you can't call the people of the capital to see me and other disgraced appearances." Shen Hongjun said with a smile.

When Yun Lin saw Shen Hongjun like this, he was able to let go of his heart to some extent. "Cousin, are they all here? Why don't I take them into the city first, I'm afraid they'll be tired all the way. Let the eldest sister rest with me for a while, and wait for the day after tomorrow, and we will welcome my cousin into the city together, how about that? ”

Shen Hongjun nodded, such an arrangement is indeed the most appropriate. "Okay, let Yunxue and the others go into the city with you later, they are behind, it's almost time to arrive."

After the two cousins said a few words, the rest of the civil and military officials all came to Shen Hongjun and congratulated him. Shen Hongjun was surrounded by everyone in the middle, and he was just busy greeting everyone for a while, so he had no time to take care of anything else.

Yun Lin sent people to the back of the army, found Yun Xue and his party, and greeted them. Because it was outside, Yun Lin didn't want to have a good chat with Yun Xue, so he just sent someone to send Yun Xue and his party to the palace to settle down.

Yun Xue lifted the curtain in front of the carriage and saw that Yun Lin was safe and sound, and her hanging heart fell. Although he had already learned that Yunlin was fine, he had to see it with his own eyes to be truly relieved. Yun Xue nodded at Yun Lin, then lowered the curtain, and let the people sent by Yun Lin lead the coachman all the way into the city, and then head towards the palace.

The army was stationed outside the city, and the emperor specially sent a lot of things to reward the army. There were 200 cows, 1,000 sheep, 500 pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, etc., and many people with excellent cooking skills were sent to make dishes and celebrate the army.

Yun Lin took the civil and military officials, all of whom stayed in the barracks, and the generals celebrated together, and for a while, the whole camp was full of laughter and excitement.

"Today's celebration feast, passing on the military order of the commander, all soldiers can drink. Tonight, everyone, celebrate all night, don't get drunk and don't go home. Shen Hongjun was also full of pride at this time, and specially asked people to pass on the order.

In fact, this is also the main reason why the soldiers are not allowed to enter the city, after all, 50,000 people are not a minority, first, the place in the city may not be enough, and second, tonight must be a wine to celebrate. If 50,000 soldiers were drunk in the city, it was really hard to say what kind of things would be able to happen. There is no need to worry about it outside the city, even if it is noisy, it will not go too wrong.

For a while, in the entire barracks, whether it was a general or a soldier, everyone gathered together, drank and had fun together, and was very cheerful and lively. Some of the soldiers were so happy that they sang and danced in the middle of the room, and there were countless people cheering around. After such a long time, they can finally relax.