North of the Imperial City, outside the Gate of Hening.

A wide moat goes around the palace, and to the north of the arch bridge is a wide square, with the east and west sides connecting the squares, and to the north of the square is the north-south main street that runs through the entire Yongjia City.

The Hongling messenger entered the city from the north gate of Yongjia and went south along this main street, spreading the good news of the Huaizhou army's recovery of Heluo throughout the city.

More and more people followed in the footsteps of the messenger and came to the vicinity of the square on the north side of the palace, gradually blocking the streets in the east, west and north directions of the square, and then continued to pour into the square, which was already very close to the palace.

Huang Ting, the captain of the forbidden army, was so frightened that his face was covered with sweat, if the people outside the palace made any trouble, Shen Yulai, the chief general of the forbidden army, would not be able to pick his skin.

He hurriedly led his subordinates across the arched bridge to the square, preventing the excited crowd from continuing to approach the palace, and at the same time asking for help.

At the same moment, on the royal road in the palace, Shen Yulai anxiously persuaded: "Your Majesty think twice, there are too many people outside, and the ministers are not prepared today, so it may be inappropriate to take the liberty of receiving them." ”

"What do I need to prepare for my people?"

Li Duan's face was flushed, like a hangover, but his tone was brisk like a spring breeze.

Without waiting for Shen Yulai to continue to open his mouth, Li Duan waved his hand: "Not only do I want to see, but I also want to see the hundred officials of the court, you immediately go to the duty room to invite the prime minister and privy councillors, as well as the imperial historian, the six Shangshu servants, and the chief officials of the various ministries, all of them are called to the city tower, today I want to join them to see how the people in the capital respond to the outstanding achievements of the border army!" ”

When Shen Yu came to board, one head and two big, those important ministers were easy to do, their official office was in the palace, but the others were outside the palace, and now there were a lot of people outside the palace, where was there a gap for him to bring people in?

"Still not going to do it? Could it be that my words didn't work? ”

Although Li Duan said with a smile, his tone was slightly accentuated.

Shen Yulai didn't dare to hold on any longer, bowed down to receive the order, and then immediately turned around.

Surrounded by a large group of court guards and palace people, Li Duan walked towards the Hening Gate to the north.

His steps are firm and powerful, and the beating heart in his chest seems to contain vigorous vitality.

At this moment, on the square outside the palace, Captain Huang Ting shouted at the top of his voice, telling the people not to move on, and the soldiers of the forbidden army around him were also sweating profusely.

The people in front of them were not enemies, they were unarmed and had no malice, although their faces were full of excitement and eagerness, but they did not persecute the soldiers of the forbidden army too much, so the soldiers could only shout to dissuade them.

I don't know how long it took, when Huang Ting and the others were about to lose their hold, they suddenly felt that there was silence in front of them, and the surging pressure disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, some of the people in the square stood up and shouted, "See Your Majesty! ”

Suddenly, a wave of sound spread from near to far, and from the square to the streets in three directions, hundreds of people shouted vigorously: "See Your Majesty! ”

Huang Ting hurriedly turned his head to look, only to see the umbrella cover of the Son of Heaven appearing on the upper floor of the palace gate, and the man wearing a bright yellow dragon robe under it was Li Duan, the current Great Qi Emperor.

In fact, in the capital of the Qi Dynasty, it is not uncommon for the Son of Heaven to have fun with the people.

Not long ago, at the January Lantern Festival, Li Duan appeared on the city tower and enjoyed all kinds of novel lanterns with the people of the capital.

For more than 150 years, the Great Qi Lantern Festival was interrupted only once fifteen years ago.

However, every year the lantern festival is arranged and organized by the government in advance, and the Son of Heaven only needs to climb the city tower at the specified time, and although the people who can appear near the left side of the square are not carefully selected, they can also ensure that they are all innocent and unmistakable sons of good families, and will not be completely unexpected like today.

Some of the court's high-ranking officials were secretly worried, they secretly felt that there was something wrong with the Son of Heaven's move, and what would happen if it caused a large-scale riot?

They can understand the reason why the Son of Heaven did this, after all, the success of the border army this time is really shocking.

Kefu Heluo! Returning to the old will no longer be an empty talk!

This good news came too quickly, too quickly and too suddenly, so that many people couldn't think about the next thing at all, they just worried that it would not end now.

It's just that when they followed Li Duan to the city tower, they watched the people outside the palace suddenly quiet down, and then all of them shouted in unison Your Majesty, these important ministers who have experienced countless ups and downs for decades were all shocked.

This wave of sound started from the imperial palace and swept away in all directions, and it seemed that the entire Yongjia City could hear it.

The ministers were still so surprised, let alone Li Duan, who was at the center of the sound.

He took two steps forward, and the great eunuch Lu Shizhou hurriedly stepped forward to help, but he was thrown away.

Li Duan came to the wall, pressed his hands on the wall, swept his eyes over the thousands of people waiting outside the palace, took a slow breath, and said to them: "I have succeeded to the throne for fourteen years, and I dare not forget the shame of Yuanjia for one day!" Fortunately, the central government and the central government supported the country, and fortunately, the people of Daqi took care of the community, fortunately...... The men in the army are willing to be shrouded in horse leather and sacrifice their lives for the country! Every time I think about this, I feel guilty and gratified, guilty of abandoning the people of Jiangbei for fifteen years, and glad that all living beings in Daqi have never forgotten the shame of the year! ”

He didn't know martial arts, so he couldn't let the sound reach everyone's ears, even though it was very quiet outside the palace at this time, and only some people on the south side of the square could hear his words clearly.

Even so, Li Duan still said vigorously, gradually turning red, and the others next to him, Lu Shizhou, Shen Yulai and others were worried, but they didn't dare to come forward to admonish.

I only heard Li Duan continue: "Today, I am glad to hear the good news from Northern Xinjiang, and I am ashamed to be ashamed of the army to recover Heluo, and I am overjoyed!" I assured you that the imperial court would do its best to support the soldiers of the border army, and would never treat them badly. I hope that one day, whether I am still alive or not, the Great Qi Soldiers will eventually attack the capital of Jingguo! ”

He raised his right arm, clenched it into a fist, and swung it hard.

On the south side of the square, standing at the forefront were the students of the Guozijian, who were also the leaders of today's great gathering, and it was they who, after hearing the good news of the messenger, shouted all the way through the streets and alleys, attracting hundreds of people to follow here.

Hearing the sonorous and powerful words of the Son of Heaven at this moment, these students were all so excited that their faces turned red, and they were the first to praise them.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

The people in the square immediately shouted along.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

The people on the outer royal streets could not hear the words of the Son of Heaven clearly, but they could vaguely see the movements of the Son of Heaven, so like boiling seawater, the sound exploded again, reaching into the sky.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

Above the city tower, the important ministers of the court followed the sound below to praise the Son of Heaven, but their hearts were not the same.

The privy envoy Guo Congyi and the general Wang Yan glanced at each other, and they could see the concerns in each other's hearts.

Now Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun have overwhelmed them in the title, and the military power in their hands has increased again and again, especially Xiao Wangzhi this time to recover Dongyang Road, and even commanded the Ruishi Battalion and other troops to recover Heluo.

If this credit is calculated seriously, Xiao Wangzhi's status in the army may be raised to a very terrifying level, and they will not be able to look up to others in the future?

Ning Yuanfu, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Ding Hui, the secretary of the Ministry of War, were deeply eyed, on the one hand, they were shocked by the results achieved by the border army, and on the other hand, they would inevitably be a little worried.

The center of the imperial court is biased towards the south of the Yangtze River, but the border army is rushing forward in the north of the river, and now it has recovered Heluo.

Right Prime Minister Xue Nanting showed a heartfelt smile of joy on his face, but he glanced at the colleagues around him, and couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart.

has been in the court for decades, and he knows all about the thoughts of these people, at least he can figure out seven or eight percent.

They will certainly be suppressed by the brilliant results of the border army, but this mood will not last long.

After singing the praises of virtue, it must be a series of repeated tears.

Xue Nanting secretly adjusted his breathing and was ready for a verbal battle, and the court meeting would definitely not be easy later.

However, these people couldn't say anything after all, Xue Nanting thought of this, and subconsciously looked at the old man not far away.

To his surprise, Li Daoyan did not show the slightest untimely emotion, his face was full of gratifying smiles, and he seemed to be proud of the achievements of the border army from the bottom of his heart, and at the same time proud of the support of the people for the Son of Heaven.

When the cheering outside the palace stopped, Li Duan said some more words of encouragement, waved his hand to the people, and then turned around and walked down the city tower.

At the corner under the wall, the warp weaving priest raised Qin Zheng to stand respectfully.

Li Duan walked in front of him, and the two monarchs and ministers looked at each other, and everything was silent.

……

In the East Warm Pavilion of the Wenhua Palace, the atmosphere is still warm.

A few days ago, the border army sent a good report of recovering the entire territory of Dongyang Road, and that time the ministers shouted long live, and there were more learned people who quoted scriptures and classics, and praised the Son of Heaven in a variety of ways.

Today, another good news came, although compared with the vast area of Dongyang Road, Heluo is just a city, but this city has a completely different status in the hearts of many important ministers.

It was the capital of the Great Qi Dynasty for more than 140 years.

There are the tombs of the previous emperors of the Li royal family.

There are countless family temples and ancestral halls of the Nandu clan gate lords.

There is a historical imprint that has been passed down for more than 100 years.

Xie Zhen, who is nearly sixty years old and has a white beard, went out first, elaborating on the significance of Heluo City to Daqi, talking about the auspicious light and feathers in the history of more than 100 years, and when it comes to emotion, he can't help but cry, bowed down and said: "The old minister learned that Heluo returned to Daqi today, and he could be blinded when he died immediately!" ”

Li Duan also sighed: "Xie Shangshu must not be excited, you need to cherish yourself, I can't do without your assistance." ”

Xie Zhen said in a trembling voice: "The old minister congratulates the Son of Heaven!" Congratulations to the Great Qi! ”

Li Duan bowed his head and said, "The boss has a heart." ”

Xie Zhen didn't go back, and continued: "Your Majesty, the old minister is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and it is really not appropriate to talk about military affairs, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive the ministers for the crime of exceeding the rules!" ”

Li Duan's heart moved, and he said slowly: "Why did the boss say this, if you have something to say, I will never mind." ”

Xie Zhen raised his head and looked around, as if he had made up some kind of determination, and said in a loud voice: "The old minister is courageous, and I implore Your Majesty to reward the soldiers of the border army, especially Xiao Wangzhi, the governor of Huaizhou, and Lu Shen, the commander of the Ruishi battalion!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the originally lively Dongnuan Pavilion seemed to suddenly quiet down.

Li Duan's face remained unchanged, still with a gentle and relieved smile, as if this reaction had long been expected by him.

Xie Zhen was unaware of the silence around him, and continued: "The border army has made outstanding achievements, and it is difficult to convince the public without rewarding, so I beg Your Majesty not to hesitate to reward you!" ”

Li Duan looked at this old minister, and he suddenly felt very interesting in his heart.

Today's 3 more, still owe 17.

(End of chapter)