Jieli, who is dressed in fine clothes, is very cold now.
Even though the sun was rising above his head, Jieli still felt as cold as if he were in an ice cellar.
"Chang'an, Chang'an!"
Clenching the reins in his hands, the pale Jie Li looked at the unfamiliar street buildings around him and couldn't help but smile miserably!
Who would have thought that this city was still trembling under his horse's hooves three years ago! Will it be the end of his imperial career in three years? !
"If I had not chosen to retreat three years ago, but had chosen to cross the river directly, would the outcome have been different?"
At this moment, Jieli wanted to go back to the past! Back to three years ago!
If he could really go back, let alone talk about bullshit heavenly punishment, even if the God of the Grassland appeared and blocked him, he would chop it down with his sword regardless, and then lead his army to rush into the city. Kill everyone who laughed at him to the ground!
It's a pity that there is no regret medicine that can be used by people in this world!
Therefore, the strange looks and thunderous cheers around him still stubbornly brought Jie Li back to reality.
Zhuque Street is very long, very long!
But no matter how long the street is, it will come to an end at some point.
When Jieli followed his horse mechanically to the end of the street and saw the young figure surrounded by countless officials, he knew clearly that the time to decide his future destiny had finally arrived!
"stop!"
When the army was still a hundred meters away from Li Shimin, the calm Li Jing raised his hand and stopped the army.
Then I saw him dismounting from his horse, taking a few steps forward, kneeling on one knee and shouting: "Your Majesty, Li Jing, is leading the army to conquer the north. I have met your Majesty!"
"Excuse me, how was the battle?"
Li Shimin, who was wearing a bright yellow uniform, looked at Li Jing with a smile and asked. Although he had read the merit report countless times, according to the rules, these procedures should not be sloppy.
"This battle is won!"
Li Jing raised his head and shouted! At the same time, the five thousand soldiers behind him also raised their arms and shouted: "Big victory! Big victory! Big victory!"
For a moment, a huge shout soared into the sky, frightening several goshawks on the horizon so much that they flapped their wings and hurried away.
Li Shimin looked at the majestic army, and the smile on his face became even brighter! When the loud shouts fell, he asked again: "Where is the army commander?"
"My subordinate is here!"
When the man in black who had been following Li Jing heard this, he came out of the crowd and then also knelt down on one knee to salute Li Shimin.
"How do you record your military exploits?"
"Back to Your Majesty! In this battle, one hundred thousand enemies were wiped out and hundreds of thousands were captured! General Li Jing takes the first credit! General Chai Shao, General Li Daozong..."
As the names read out one by one from the man in black, Chai Shao and others dismounted one after another, came to Li Jing and knelt down on one knee.
Not long after, the names of almost everyone riding in front of the team were read out, even Xiao Han and Su Dingfang were among them.
As the generals dismounted one by one, they prostrated themselves.
Jie Li, who was riding on the horse, looked increasingly pale!
Finally, the man in black finished reading the last name. At this time, he was the only one still riding on the horse in the front row!
"Generals, please enter the ancestral temple!"
The man in black retreated, a sharp voice sounded, and at the same time, the Suzaku Gate behind Li Shimin suddenly opened!
The civil and military officials who were standing next to Li Shimin all made way for a passage and bowed to show their unparalleled glory!
Li Jing left, Chai Shao also left, and even the suspicious Xiao Han followed him into the Suzaku Gate, leaving only Jie Li and countless soldiers staying in place.
However, Li Shimin did not chill the remaining soldiers, and soon he issued a new order.
The remaining soldiers will each have their rewards! Or promotion to official rank, or gold and silver rewards!
And in addition to these, those who meet the conditions for discharge will be given local resettlement according to their merit!
Those who do not meet the conditions for discharge are allowed three months to visit home, and all expenses will be borne by the court!
As soon as this order came out, the soldiers who were a little worried about not getting the reward all burst into joy! Shout long live!
The joyful soldiers left, and in the middle of the empty Zhuque Street, only Jieli remained alone.
He raised his head vigorously and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar young face in front of him. Jieli suddenly wanted to mobilize his war horse and fight him to the death!
However, the only reason left in his mind told him that even if he was given a spear, let alone being unarmed, he would never be able to hurt that person!
"Jieli? Do you still remember me?"
Just when Jie Li was still thinking wildly in his mind, Li Shimin suddenly walked towards him with a smile.
Different from Jie Li's despair, Li Shimin's face now is full of high-spirited happiness.
"Remember! How could I not remember! Even if it turns into ashes, I will remember it!" Jie Li roared in his heart! But when it came to his face, it turned into a flattering look.
"Sinful minister Jieli, I have met your majesty! After three years of separation, your majesty is safe and well!"
Seeing that Li Shimin had already walked up to him, Jie Li finally let go of the reins weakly, slid off the horse, and then fell to his knees with a plop.
"Hey, why is this so? In the last alliance on the Wei River, you and I were supposed to be brothers and never have to fight against each other! But you broke the alliance, used weapons and invaded our borders, so I had to send troops to conquer you! "Looking at Jie Li who was kneeling on the ground, Li Shimin held back the hearty smile in his heart, shook his head and sighed.
"What do you mean I'm tearing up the covenant? It was obviously you who made the move first!" Jieli's body trembled violently. He didn't expect the Emperor of Tang to be so shameless! Not only do you get an advantage, but you also have to behave well! Even breaking the covenant will be done on his head!
However, anger is anger! Jie Li understands, now that people are fighting for their own good and others are fighting for their own good, whatever he says will be what he says! Anyway, originally, this world would only listen to the voice of the winner.
"I know my mistake! Your Majesty, please consider that I once helped your Majesty's war horse, and allow me to return to the grassland to retire." Lowering his head heavily, Jie Li also made his request, although he also knew that this request was quite reasonable. It's shameless, but you're shameless anyway, so it's of no use to me, right?
"Return to the grassland to retire?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, with a sharp light in his eyes: "You finally came to Chang'an, why do you need to go back so early? According to my wishes, you can stay in Chang'an. There are some You can also interact with the subordinates of old friends more often."
As soon as Li Shimin said these words, Jieli instantly understood that he did not want to kill him, and his heart that was originally hanging finally fell to the ground.
To be honest, when Li Jing and the others entered the ancestral temple just now, he was afraid that he would go in too!
Because, Li Jing and the others walked in!
When you go in by yourself, you leave your body behind and go in with your head.
