The news of the great victory in the south of the Yangtze River spread all over the Beijing Division, Longyan Dayue, civil and military officials all cheered, although it was a tragic victory, but the rebellion that disturbed the Central Plains for more than 20 years was finally cleared, the fly in the ointment is that the commander of the three armies, the extremely favored King Huai, died in the battle of Shaoxing, which is embarrassing, in the words of Huo Zixin, that is, there is a life to fight the world, no life to enjoy, although Li Zhaorun does not have the ability to fight the world, but at least in the time, place, and people occupy an advantage.

The saint has issued a holy decree, ordered the generals to enter Beijing within a month to be entitled, Xie Tong and others have long been passed on to the world, naturally on the list, but the biggest benefit is the general Sima Xiangru, he is the commander of the middle route army, the deputy marshal, after the death of King Li Zhaorun, he naturally became the commander of the three armies, enjoying the greatest credit for counterinsurgency, although the canonization of the saint has not yet been promulgated, but the discerning people can see that Sima Xiangru has been on the rise, and the future is immeasurable.

The holy decree has been issued, and the Xie Tong brothers returned to Beijing with the army.

King Huai is dead, and the saint announced to the world that he died on the battlefield and sacrificed his life for the country, but only Xie Tong and a few people knew that he died of murder, although it is not clear who died at the hands of whom, but there must be a big conspiracy in this. A few people didn't dare to spread it, and they didn't even dare to leak even the slightest bit of news. If this news spreads, it will cause an uproar, and the Holy Lord will definitely order a thorough investigation of the matter, which will be harmful to several people, and this will certainly arouse the alarm of the enemy, and if the matter comes to light, the result will be unpredictable. What is certain is that this assassination was not a simple murder, and there must have been a shocking conspiracy behind it.

After several people deliberated, it was decided to put the matter on hold for the first time. Slowly search for the real culprit and explore the real purpose behind it.

The armies marched in batches. Return to Beijing alone.

The return journey was relatively easy, and there was no nervous marching purpose. Second, there is enough time, the only thing that makes Xie Tong unhappy is how to face the Hong family after returning to Chang'an, he has already married Hong Shan, the two are inseparable, but Hong Ru's stubborn old guy is not only a clan valve. insisted on the right statement, in his eyes, only Sima Jinyu was his best choice to choose a son-in-law, and Xie Tong was not worth mentioning in his eyes. Although he raided thousands of miles and made many military achievements, in Hong Ru's view, he was always brave.

This matter made Xie Tong and the others extremely troubled, and Hong Shan was even more opposed to returning to Chang'an, for her. It was a sad place for her, if she married Sima Jinyu, it would be better to wander the world. In the end, Wang Daoxun was the guarantor, and he took the first step. After entering Beijing to talk about the matter for the two, Hong Shan was willing to agree to return to Beijing.

Another headache is Shang Caiwei, since she woke up. As if a different person, the whole person is not as lively as before. became depressed, and everyone could see it clearly. She was unwilling to give up Zhu Wen, and what made Xie Tong speechless was that Shang Caiwei talked and laughed with everyone, especially with Hong Shan, the two were like sisters, inseparable, but ignored him.

After a continuous march of half a month, the army arrived in Luoyang.

When he arrives in Luoyang, he is equivalent to returning home! Wang Daoxun is the envoy of Hebei Jiedu, and Luoyang is equal to his territory.

The victory of the southern expedition triumphed, and the people of Luoyang went out of the city to greet them, and they welcomed them in the middle of the road, which was not lively.

Wang Wanru went out of the city for ten miles to meet the triumphant army.

Wang Wanru hadn't seen Xie Tong for a long time, and her father didn't allow her to go out with the army, which had suffocated her in the past few months.

At first sight of Xie Tong, she rode a horse and galloped over, if she hadn't seen Xie Tong return with beauty, she would have jumped into his arms and told her feelings of longing.

Wang Wanru first asked her father for peace, and then came over to greet Xie Tong.

Wang Wanru rode up to Xie Tong, imitated the appearance of a man, hugged her fists and said, "Wanru has seen Brother Xie, I have seen Sister Shan'er!"

I haven't seen her for half a year, and she has been slim and slim, more gorgeous than when she first saw her, and her eyes are full of affection, like a budding flower. She looked at Xie Tong deeply, as long as she was not blind, she could see that she had a deep affection for Xie Tong.

Xie Tong complained bitterly in his heart, he already had Hong Shan, and the matter of Cai Wei had not yet been resolved, so he couldn't express anything about this beauty, and his good brother Huo Zixin made it clear that he had a good impression of this woman, how could he not win people's love, but he couldn't turn a blind eye to it. He secretly glanced at Huo Zixin, although Huo Zixin pretended not to see it, the disappointment on his face could not hide the loss in his heart.

Hong Shanlan was wise, she had already understood Xie Tong's predicament, and she smiled sweetly, "Sister Wanru hasn't seen you for a long time, it's been okay for half a year!"

Wang Wanru didn't know what to do, although everyone was looking at her, she still couldn't help it, and said, "Wanru is okay, but I miss everyone every day, you are fighting bravely on the battlefield, but I can only wait for the news and wait silently." Sister Shan'er, you are so happy, Brother Xie can take you to the battlefield, while Wanru has no one to care about, so she can only stay in the mansion like a prison, and my mother has sent someone to spy on me, afraid that I will go to you!"

Shang Caiwei snorted coldly and did not speak.

Xie Tong is one head and two big at the moment, this Wang Wanru is too straightforward, let him take it, in this way, it is strange that Cai Wei and Huo Zixin do not misunderstand. He looked back and saw Huo Zixin in a daze on horseback. He hurriedly said, "This is to blame General Huo Zixinhuo, he kept saying that he would take you to the front line to visit, but he didn't believe it, you should go to him to settle accounts."

Wang Wanru's eyes widened, and she didn't know why she was involved in Huo Zixin. She turned to look at Huo Zixin.

Huo Zixin had already heard the conversation between the two, and when she saw Wang Wanru looking at him, she was frightened and hurriedly pretended to talk to Yi Wuxing beside her.

Xie Tong almost burst out laughing, and Huo Zixin was too unlucky. He pouted at Hong Shan and motioned for her to match the matter between the two.

Hong Shan said in a loud voice, "General Huo, come over here! Miss Wanru wants to ask you about your guilt!"

Huo Zixin's body trembled when he heard this, as if he had been struck by lightning, he smiled embarrassedly, rode his horse over, and said, "Sister-in-law calls for little brother, what's the matter!"

Hong Shan smiled and said, "Miss Wanru is blaming you! Before you set out on the expedition, you kept saying that you wanted to take her to the front line to play, why did you go back on your word and not believe it!" Hong Shan deliberately matched the two, using this as an excuse to make the two have a topic.

Huo Zixin stammered, "Sister-in-law, don't be joking, why would the kid say such things, how could Miss Wanru's daughter go to such a dangerous place." Although his answer was seamless and watertight, his trembling voice had betrayed him, and everyone could see that he had a great affection for Wang Wanru as long as he was not a fool.

This is really an unexpected situation, several people fell silent at the same time, Wang Wanru blushed, and Huo Zixin was even more embarrassed to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Wang Daoxun hosted a banquet in his mansion to entertain the generals.

The meeting room of the palace is not large, only able to put more than ten seats, but this is enough, the number of people participating in the banquet is not large, in addition to Xie Tong and others, there are four or five leaders of the Hebei Army.

The seat was arranged and designed by Hong Shan, and she was smart and clever for the seat, which could be described as racking her brains, not only to respect her personal status, but also to meet the expectations of different people, of course, the final result was also to make Xie Tong very pleased.

Needless to say, Wang Daoxun is in the middle of the main hall. The left and right columns go down side by side.

The positions on the left are Hong Shan, Xie Tong, Shang Caiwei and Yi Wuxing, and the positions on the right are Wang Wanru, Huo Zixin, Lao Lai and others.

After taking the seat, Shang Caiwei saw that Xie Tong was adjacent to her, and she was displeased, and under her repeated insistence, she switched places with Yi Wuxing.

Yi Wuxing reluctantly smiled bitterly at Xie Tong, and Hong Shan's elaborate design instantly came to naught.

After the guests arrived, the dinner officially began.

Wang Daoxun picked up his wine glass and said, "This southern expedition, suffering from gains and losses, is a great victory for the empire, but our Hebei army has suffered heavy losses, tens of thousands of soldiers and guests died in other places, and there are no three out of ten, the old man survived, but he also has no face to see the fathers and villagers in his hometown, this first cup will pay tribute to those brothers who died in battle!"

This topic is extremely heavy, even Shang Caiwei was infected by his words, not only tens of thousands of Tang soldiers died, but also more righteous officers and soldiers, the last battle of Hangzhou, it was simply a massacre, everyone thought of the picture of the battle on the battlefield, confirmed that it was embarrassing, everyone raised a glass together, and they all did it.

Wang Daoxun immediately poured the second glass of wine, and raised his glass and said, "This second cup is to all of you here, you have made outstanding achievements in the southern expedition, which makes the old man feel that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, after entering Beijing this time, the saint will definitely reward him lavishly, and the day of your phoenix Tengda is just around the corner." "Anyway, drink it all.

The crowd shouted, "Thank you, sir!"

This time, Shang Caiwei did not raise a glass, but sat down in amazement.

Wang Daoxun poured a third glass of wine, raised his glass again, and said, "This third cup, just respect the king! Although the prince was impatient and ambitious by nature during his lifetime, he always did his best for the affairs of our empire, and now that he has died on the battlefield, it can be regarded as sacrificing his life for the country.

This time, everyone raised their glasses differently, and Xie Tong didn't pick up his glass for a long time. He has not yet told Wang Daoxun the truth about the assassination of the prince, not because he does not trust him, but because of his relationship with King Huai, he will inevitably get to the bottom of it, which is extremely unfavorable for them to enter Beijing this time.

Thinking of this, Xie Tong raised his glass to Shi Shiran.

After three rounds of drinking, Wang Daoxun's face was full of red, and he sighed and said, "It's not that the old man has swept everyone's interest, hey, after so many years of fighting, it has taken a lot of effort, and as time goes by, I feel more and more powerless." This southern expedition is especially great, when I saw Xie Tong and a few of you fighting thousands of miles, I also had an inexplicable excitement in my heart, always thinking about the past, hey! really old." (To be continued.) )