Wait until the situation in Northeast China stabilizes.
Li Chengqian then led the army and returned to the court.
This time, Li Chengqian did not go back as low-key as before.
He personally led the Liangzhou soldiers and some Bingzhou soldiers to enter Chang'an City in a mighty manner.
Because I received the news beforehand.
The people of Chang'an City came out of their homes early and stood quietly on both sides of the street, waiting for the return of their country's heroes.
I don't know how long it took, but several small school boys riding fast horses rushed into the city and headed straight for the imperial palace in the center of Chang'an City.
If the army wants to enter the city, they must ask Li Shimin for instructions no matter what.
Although they are just going through the motions now, they still need Li Shimin's approval to enter the city.
This is respect for the imperial power, and it is also respect for Li Shimin.
After those small schools rushed from the imperial city to the outside of the city again.
The soldiers in neat formations finally entered the city one by one.
The person walking at the front was naturally the leader of this march, King Qin Li Chengqian.
At this time, he changed from his usual casual demeanor and actually put on bright armor.
I saw him wearing bright armor, a white cloak on his back, and holding a silver spear in his hand. He looked extremely heroic.
Behind him, Li Tingxue, Gao Zhixing, Changsun Chong, Cheng Hualiang and others also entered the city one after another.
However, in addition to wearing armor, these people also held weapons in their hands and held high dilapidated flags.
These flags, without exception, were captured on the battlefield.
Some are the battle flags of Goguryeo, some are the battle flags of Shiwei, and of course there are also those of Mohe.
But who is the most domineering and eye-catching?
It was nothing more than the three royal flags held high on the barrel of the gun held by Li Tingxue.
Whether it is Goguryeo or Shiwei Mohe.
They had all received rewards from the Central Plains Dynasty.
Even Shiwei and Mohe expressed their surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
These flags were given to them by the former Central Plains Dynasty.
But today, they are actually standing under these banners and launching troops against the Tang Dynasty.
How can Datang treat such people?
Naturally, they want to eliminate the opponent and get back what belongs to the Central Plains.
And when the people saw these three royal flags, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted.
"The Tang Dynasty is mighty, the King of Qin is mighty!"
With this shout, it was almost out of control.
The people raised their arms and shouted: "The Tang Dynasty is mighty! The King of Qin is mighty."
But Li Chengqian didn't show much emotion to these sounds.
He didn't even turn his head to look at the people.
At first, the people were puzzled and felt that the King of Qin was too arrogant.
In the past, even if Li Shimin came back from the expedition in person, he would say hello and say a few words to them.
But then, they understood and understood why King Qin had this expression.
After Li Chengqian and others, there are representatives of Bingzhou soldiers and Liangzhou soldiers.
These people were dressed plainly and held clay altars in their hands.
And on those clay altars, there are name tags carved from wood.
It is already obvious what these clay altars are.
Those clay altars contained the bones of soldiers who died on the battlefield in Northeast China.
Li Chengqian turned back slightly, glanced at the clay altars, looked up to the sky and sighed: "This is the Chang'an you are fighting for, these are the people you are fighting for..."
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty fought for Chang'an.
But how many people have actually seen Chang'an?
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty fought for the common people.
But how many people have truly gained the respect of the people?
Today, Li Chengqian just wanted to show these people.
Victory is never won by one person, but is won by thousands of heroes of the Tang Dynasty who buried their bones in a foreign land.
The originally lively crowd also began to become quiet at this moment.
One by one, the people began to pay attention to the clay altars spontaneously.
…
Outside Tai Chi Hall.
Li Shimin personally led the court ministers to welcome Li Chengqian out of the hall, waiting for Li Chengqian's return.
When they saw Li Chengqian and other generals walking across the square and heading towards Tai Chi Hall.
A smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
This is his son.
He is the son of Li Shimin.
Today, he led his army alone and returned from a victorious battle.
When Li Chengqian came to Li Shimin's side, he immediately knelt down on one knee and intervened: "My son, Li Chengqian, will live up to my father's expectations, pacify the Northeast and destroy Goguryeo."
"I'm here to tell my father the truth and return the copper fish talisman!"
As he spoke, he held up the copper fish talisman with both hands that was used to mobilize troops and generals.
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with pride.
He waved his hand and signaled Eunuch Zhou beside him to pick up the bronze fish charm.
Immediately, he helped Li Chengqian up from the ground with both hands.
Looking at Li Chengqian who was wearing Mingguang armor, Li Shimin felt like he was in another world.
Yesterday, this guy was just a little guy who was mischievous with him.
Today, he has become a general who can lead an army alone to fight against border bandits for the country.
Li Shimin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, you didn't disappoint me."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian did not interrupt, but bowed slightly, waiting for Li Shimin to continue speaking.
Seeing him like this, Li Shimin was even more satisfied.
I just feel that this guy is really becoming more mature and stable.
At the same time, he is becoming more and more like the successor in his heart.
Li Shimin put his hands behind his back and said, "Speaking of which, how will I reward you this time?"
After hearing this, Li Chengqian smiled towards Li Shimin.
"If my father insists on a reward, my son and minister will want thousands of copper coins and thousands of acres of fertile land."
"If the father does not reward me, my sons and ministers will have nothing to say. After all, they are working for their own family."
Hearing this, the expression on Li Shimin's face paused.
What the hell?
I just praised this guy in my heart.
Why are you starting to get in trouble with yourself now?
Li Shimin looked slightly unhappy and said, "Can't you make a request for me?"
"My son, I have nothing to ask for."
Li Chengqian shrugged and said, "My son is my father's son. I don't have to worry about food and drink. I have nothing to ask for."
"If the father insists on telling me about a bigger reward, I just hope that the father can listen to what I have to say."
"Um?"
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"The Tang Dynasty was founded with more than ten failures, but today it has already become famous all over the world under the leadership of my father and grandfather."
"But who still remembers how many people died on the way to expand the country's territory in these years?"
"How many people remember how many men of the Tang Dynasty died in the battle to protect their homes and country?"
Li Chengqian's two questions directly made Li Shimin a little distracted.
Yes, it is very sad to live in this era.
This is especially true for the little people of this era.
They will not be remembered or even mentioned by anyone.
Perhaps in a few decades, their descendants will forget that their grandfathers once went to the battlefield and fought bloody battles with the enemy.
In a few hundred years, they will disappear from this world, as if they had never been there.
What is recorded in history is always only a certain famous general who fought a certain war somewhere...
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, looked at Li Chengqian and said, "What do you mean?"
Li Chengqian approached Li Shimin and whispered in his ear: "I just hope that after building Lingyan Pavilion, my father can also build a loyal martyrs' temple for the soldiers..."
