Above the south gate of the imperial city, the flag is unfurled, and under the canopy, is the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Yonghui Emperor Qin Wenhao. At this moment, Emperor Yonghui led hundreds of civil and military officials to wait quietly.

Speaking of which, this time the pacification of Gao Li is not a huge result, and compared with the previous wars, it is not very brilliant. However, this is the first large-scale foreign mobilization after Emperor Yonghui ascended the throne, so it is naturally very important.

The southeast coast has always been harassed by pirates and Dongyi ronins, and the local people and merchants have all complained of hardship, and the imperial court will lose a lot of wealth every year. This time the extermination of pirates suddenly achieved victory, which was also a very happy thing for Emperor Yonghui.

When two happy events are added together, how can you not celebrate them well? So Emperor Yonghui took the minister of civil and military affairs to the Chengtian Gate in person, waiting for the soldiers who returned triumphantly.

The group gradually approached, and at this time, a deacon waved his hand, and suddenly Luan Feng and Ming, and the drums were noisy, and it was a prosperous and festive scene.

Shen Hongjun and Ma Shilong led the generals behind them to the Chengtian Gate, dismounted together, knelt on the ground, and said, "Weichen Shen Hongjun, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

The sergeants on both sides, their movements were neat, their voices were loud, and the shouts shook the imperial city at this moment, as if they had been trained in advance. Such a momentum made the civil and military officials above Chengtianmen nod their heads. It can be seen from the leopard in the tube, so it seems that these soldiers are well-trained elite soldiers on weekdays.

At this time, all the drums stopped, up and down the city tower, on both sides of the long street, tens of thousands of people were silent, all looking up at the ninety-five lord on the city tower.

Emperor Yonghui was very happy, raised his hand and said, "General Shen, General Ma, all the generals are flat, and all the soldiers are flat." ”

The soldiers bowed again, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

At this time, Emperor Yonghui began to praise the soldiers. praised them for their courage and good fighting, defending their families and defending the country, and defending the land of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is a model and example for the men of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Their great achievements will go down in history for future generations to admire and so on.

Emperor Yonghui was emotional, and his words of praise were endless, and he said that he could have more than a quarter of an hour.

All the generals and officers are soldiers, and most of them are young people with strong blood, when have they ever seen such a scene? Being able to pay homage to Long Yan under the Chengtian Gate and hear the emperor's praise with his own ears is a supreme honor for the generals. Therefore, they were so elated that they listened so well that even if the emperor of the city spoke for another quarter of an hour, they would not get bored.

After Emperor Yonghui spoke for a long time, it was inevitable that his mouth was a little dry, so he stopped, "You soldiers have personally used their lives to exchange for the safety of my Great Zhou land, and I am very relieved." In the Qianyuan Palace, everyone drank heartily and celebrated together. ”

At this time, a courtier beside Emperor Yonghui stood up, holding a reward in his hand, and began to read it. Originally, Shen Hongjun and the others had already read out the will, and this time, it was mainly aimed at the soldiers in the southeast. However, behind that will, Shen Hongjun and several other major generals were rewarded with a lot of money.

It took two or three quarters of an hour for the proclaimer to recite the entire decree of the reward.

The following soldiers are all very excited, although it is the duty of a soldier to protect the family and defend the country, but if it is not for the promotion and fortune, who wants to stay at home and go outside to be a soldier? lived a life of licking blood with a knife, and I don't know when, I was in a different place and died on the battlefield.

The dream of being promoted to become rich may be too realistic, but it is the truest idea in people's hearts. And at this moment, what they have dreamed of is right in front of them, how can they not be excited?

When the proclamator finished reading the will, all the soldiers knelt on the ground, "The last general and others thank Your Majesty Longen, and we are willing to do our best to protect the stability of my Great Zhou." Long live my emperor, long live, long live. The shouts shook the heavens and the earth.

After the voices of the soldiers subsided, someone read out the will, ordering Shen Hongjun to hand over the soldier Fu Shuai Yin, and then naturally there would be people from the military department to settle the army outside the city. These armies will return to the Gyeonggi camp. If there is another war in the future, with the tiger talisman seal of the military department, the troops can be dispatched.

Next, naturally, the generals of the two places presented the goods obtained from this military dispatch.

Shen Hongjun and they sent troops to Gao Li, although they could not grab any property from Gao Li, but they defeated the Dongyi people, and these Dongyi people had looted the entire Gao Li before. The royal family of Gaoli, the wealth accumulated for hundreds of years, is in the hands of the Dongyi people. They didn't have time to transfer all their belongings back to their home countries, so they would naturally be obtained by Shen Hongjun.

This is also the reason why the Great Zhou court was reluctant to send troops, that is, it was afraid of falling into the name of robbery and looting wealth. Later, King Gao Li came in person and begged Da Zhou to send troops, and Da Zhou was willing to send troops.

At that time, Shen Hongjun sent someone to send news that the army had returned victorious, and Emperor Yonghui sent someone to send King Gao Li and his party back to Gao Li by sea. At the same time, he also rewarded a lot of food and living necessities, etc., after all, the two countries are neighbors, and Gao Li is a vassal state of the Great Zhou, so they can't watch them all starve to death.

Compared with the things that Da Zhou gave to Gao Li, what Shen Hongjun brought back was far exceeded. And these exceedances are not enough for the military expenses used in this dispatch. Therefore, no matter what time it is, war is always a matter of consumption greater than gain. This is also the reason why the Great Zhou Dynasty has never easily used troops to invade other countries for a hundred years.

The southeastern soldiers led by Ma Shilong also offered a lot of property, which was seized from the pirates. In addition, several notorious pirates who have been captured are sacrificed, and these people have done many evils, just enough to kill a hundred people to vent the anger of the people.

The emperor ordered that all the pirates be imprisoned in the heavenly prison and beheaded at a certain date as an example. In addition, people were sent to count the seized materials and register them in the warehouse.

There are special officials busy over there, and Emperor Yonghui here is leading hundreds of civil and military officials, leading the soldiers behind him, to the Qianyuan Hall located in the palace city. Only generals above the fifth rank are eligible to enter the Qianyuan Hall to participate in the celebration banquet, and the rest of the soldiers are at the garrison of the forbidden army, setting up a banquet to celebrate.

In the Qianyuan Palace, there is a scene of singing and dancing. The palace ladies who are as beautiful as flowers, like butterflies wearing flowers, walk back and forth in the hall with dexterity. In their hands, they carry all kinds of dried and fresh fruits, elixir and jade liquid, and delicacies.

The palace maids smiled on their faces and whispered softly, among these battle-hardened soldiers, they erased a lot of the solemn atmosphere, but added a little charm.

Most of the generals who fought the battlefield did not have families. After seeing these beautiful women, it was inevitable that his heart was a little shaken, and his eyes couldn't help but drift towards the palace beside him.

Emperor Yonghui was on the throne, looking at the appearance of the soldiers below, he couldn't help but smile. He beckoned the chamberlain beside him to come closer, and whispered a few words in the chamberlain's ear.

Then, the chamberlain stood in the middle of the hall and shouted, "Your Majesty, all the palace ladies in the palace today, if the generals are optimistic, they can report to them." Your Majesty is willing to be a matchmaker for you, and marry you like a beautiful flower. The chamberlain paused for a moment, and then added, "Naturally, this kind of thing must be done by wishful thinking, and no matter which one you want to marry, you must also need the consent of the people." ”

This kind of thing is actually a default rule, and the monarchs of the Great Zhou Dynasty will do it at the celebration banquet.

With such a shout, the whole hall was boiling. Most of the generals in the main hall are young and strong men who have not married, and those palace ladies are as beautiful as flowers, how can they not be tempted? Now that His Majesty has a will, these soldiers are all in their hearts, and their eyes are fixed on these palace ladies beside them, wanting to find the right one to take home.

These palace ladies are even more shy, and their cheeks are crimson. They serve in the palace all year round, and at most, they are released to marry when they are old. At that time, when I went out, there were very few people who could marry well, and most of them may not be happy. Some can't even go out, and they stay in the deep palace all their lives.

And today, in this hall, there are generals above the fifth grade. If you can marry such a person, you will not be said to be prosperous and rich in the future, but at least you can live a good life. And among these people, there are many young and handsome, which makes people can't help blushing and heartbeating.

The civil and military officials in the hall all praised the emperor Shengming vigorously, and they were able to perceive the feelings, and pity the generals for marrying a wife, etc. Anyway, he just followed the emperor's intentions, and good words were like not asking for money, and they threw them at the emperor one by one. And these generals, although they are not good at words, but they also stammer, trying to express the excitement in their hearts.

Emperor Yonghui looked at the people in the hall with a smile, raised the wine glass in his hand, and said loudly, "Come, all Aiqing, please drink this cup and celebrate together." ”

All the civil and military generals in the hall raised their wine glasses and greeted Emperor Yonghui, and then everyone drank this glass of wine together.

Emperor Yonghui's health was not very good, so Empress Shen Ningyan always told the people around the emperor that no matter what the banquet was, the emperor was only allowed to drink three glasses of wine, and then he would change it to tea.

It's the same today, after Emperor Yonghui toasted the soldiers three glasses of wine in a row, the attendants around him replaced the wine, and then brought tea. "Your Majesty, Niangniang has instructed, you can't drink too much wine, after three glasses, you will have to change to tea."

Emperor Yonghui also knew that this was for the good of his body, so he nodded, "Okay, let's change it." He reached out and picked up the teacup, and just as he was about to drink it, he felt a pain in his chest, and then a fishy sweet breath came up, and he opened his mouth and spurted out a mouthful of blood. Not good, the wine is poisonous. ”