In the first month of the fourth year of Zhenguan, the entire city of Chang'an fell into a carnival.
The Turks, who once suppressed the Central Plains and oppressed them like Mount Tai, suffered a decisive defeat.
First, Li Ji defeated the Turks soldiers and horses in Baidao, and then Li Jing gave the Turks a fatal blow in Yinshan Mountain.
The Turks, who did not expect that Tang Dynasty would send troops in winter, lost their main force in the Battle of Yinshan.
This was not over yet. After Li Jing won a complete victory in Yinshan, he did not withdraw his troops. He continued his efforts from Mayi and stationed in Wuyang Ridge, and attacked Jieli Khan's golden tent in Dingxiang at night.
Jieli's golden tent was overthrown, and he, who was good at hiding and hiding, could only escape with his own body. All the people and livestock under his tribe were lost to Li Jing.
Even Emperor Sui Yang's empress Xiao, who had important symbolic significance, and Emperor Sui Yang's grandson Yang Zhengdao were also captured.
The splendor of this battle is comparable to that of Huo Qubing's surprise attack on the royal court of the Huns. They both penetrated thousands of miles and struck to the death, wiping out the core royal court of the nomadic tribe in one battle.
The nomadic tribe thrown into the royal court will soon fall apart.
The divided tribes were not qualified to threaten the Central Plains Dynasty.
The news of the great victory spread quickly, and the whole city of Chang'an fell into a carnival. It is said that the emperor became very drunk after hearing about it.
The humiliation on the banks of the Weishui River a few years ago was finally returned.
The significance of defeating the Turks is extremely important and is not just a simple victory.
Ever since the losers of the Sima family ensnared the entire Central Plains, the grassland tribes in the north have been a nightmare for the Central Plains since the Wuhu era. They have been invading southward for hundreds of years, and the pressure has made people unable to breathe.
This feeling is like the beautiful country in the modern world being knocked over by a fist.
Li Jing, who achieved such great martial arts achievements, was also honored as the God of War because of this battle.
If there is any regret, it is that Jie Li, who was born in the year of the rabbit, ran so fast that even the God of War Li Jing could not catch him.
Li Er was extremely happy and held a grand banquet in the palace to celebrate this victory.
Not surprisingly, Li Yunze was also invited.
The banquet was so grand that there was no room for it in the main hall, and even eucalyptus tables were placed outside the hall.
It was the first month of the year. Looking at the nobles and their families shivering in the cold wind, Li Yunze shook his head secretly, "This is not a celebration. This is clearly to reduce the burden on a group of people." '
There are two worlds inside and outside the hall.
There are beautiful kerosene lamps on both sides of the hall. The bright light combined with the reflection of many mirrors illuminates the entire hall, making it truly bright as day.
The ingeniously designed ground dragon transports heat into the hall and resists the cold invasion.
A large group of close nobles were shouting and shouting at the top of their lungs, and even Cheng Yaojin even played shirtless in the hall.
It is said that Cheng Yaojin has three axes. In fact, he is an expert in using horse axes and has never used an ax at all.
Those who can stay in the hall are all Li Er's people, mainly the people from the original Tiance Mansion, plus a group of peripheral nobles.
For others, especially the nobles who were canonized in the era of Emperor Li Yuan, only a few people can enter the palace, and most of them are outside drinking.
The five surnames and Qi Wang could find a place in the palace, but their faces were ugly.
Family members like the Five Surnames and Qi Wang dislike the Emperor Ma Ma who is powerful in martial arts, because this will inevitably conflict with their power and interests.
Li Er had been quite patient with them before, but now with the illustrious martial arts brought by defeating the Turks, he could not wait to start rectifying the situation. The most obvious one was the unqualified family members, who were all outside at this time.
Seeing Li Yunze come in, Li Er had clearly drunk a lot and shouted for his armor to be brought to him. Li Er, who wanted to fight Cheng Yaojin for 300 rounds, laughed loudly and stepped forward to hold his arm, introducing him to everyone. .
"Do you know this person?"
"Master Li of Li Family Village."
"Li Yunze."
"Li Zihou!"
The proud Li Er introduced proudly, "In the military report sent back by Li Jing from the front line, he specifically named Zihou as the reason why this battle was a complete victory."
"The Shire horses and carriages he presented brought sufficient supplies to the soldiers on the front line."
"The Don horses he presented performed extremely well in the confrontation with the Turkic cavalry. Especially in the pursuit, they had extraordinary endurance and chased countless Turkic troops to death."
Li Er's voice was very loud, and with the help of the exquisite echo design in the hall, everyone could hear it clearly. "In addition, there are cotton-padded clothes to prevent the soldiers from freezing in the ice and snow. Cheese bean cakes, even more so after running thousands of miles." At that time, the rations were indispensable for the soldiers and horses..."
After saying a lot of things in general, Li Er turned to stare at Li Yunze and said with a smile, "Zi Hou has made great contributions to the country. He will be given a title as a man from Lantian County and a village of 700 households."
As soon as these words came out, the hall gradually became quiet, and everyone's eyes were looking at Li Yunze.
Anyone with any sense knows that the emperor wants to take this opportunity to completely integrate Li Yunze, who is outside the Tang Dynasty, into the system of the Tang Dynasty.
If you accept it, you will be one of your own from now on, and it will be easy to talk about anything.
If refused...
Li Yunze looked at Li Er with slight surprise. He had never thought of taking advantage of the prestige brought by the victory. Li Er's first target was actually himself.
But if you think about it carefully, you can understand it.
After all, no one would be at ease if he was not included in the category of his own people, a strange man who could produce countless magical materials and had abilities comparable to those of a god.
After thinking about this, Li Yunze smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
As soon as these words came out, many people in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, while many people were secretly upset.
Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong's eldest grandson, Wuji, Hou Junji and others all came forward with a sigh of relief, laughing and drinking.
But the heads of the aristocratic families were filled with resentment, their eyes full of anger.
They also tried to contact this strange man Li Yunze, but unfortunately they were either expelled by Baiqisi, or Li Yunze simply refused to contact him.
Now he is watching helplessly as he falls into the emperor's arms, which greatly increases the emperor's strength, which is really infuriating.
Li Er, who had solved a major issue on his mind, raised his glass with satisfaction and shouted, "Congratulations to the Tang Dynasty! Congratulations to Li Jing!"
The hall was full of demons dancing wildly. The new generation of Guanlong military nobles under Li Er were just like madmen making ghosts cry, howl, eat, drink and have fun. Today was their victory day.
But those who once opposed Li Er, and those who will continue to oppose Li Er because of their own interests in the future, are just sitting there in a daze as if they were chewing wax.
Li Yunze was not interested in accompanying them to go crazy. He punched Cheng Yaojin, who was trying to drag him crazy, and knocked him to the ground. He competed with Yuchi Jingde, who was drinking until his face was red, and easily pinned him to the ground, unable to get up. Everyone was wise not to disturb him.
Normal people can't play with this kind of monster. Yuchi Gong was slapped on the ground and couldn't get up. This was nothing but fun, and being played with was just fine.
The banquet was very lively, a little too lively.
Li Yunze was not very interested, so he found his wife and sat there eating and drinking.
The banquet held by Li Er this time was very sumptuous. There was no shortage of beef and mutton, as well as delicious fat fish caught through the ice.
Li Yunze disagreed with the way people in the Tang Dynasty ate fish. Sashimi looked delicious, but if the parasites inside were not treated well, it could be fatal.
He raised his head and looked around, and saw many people holding tachyons, holding fish fillets and dipping them in sauce, eating them with gusto, and he couldn't help but show his teeth.
As for the beef and mutton, adhering to the tradition of royal banquets, it is sprinkled with spices.
The quantity is so large that it even directly covers the beef and mutton. At a glance, it is a thick layer of spices.
It is obvious that among people who eat vegetables with peace of mind, they prefer spices far more than beef and mutton.
Li Yunze saw with his own eyes an old man with gray hair picking up the spices bit by bit with a tachyon and eating them thoroughly, while ignoring the beef and mutton.
"Ah."
Seeing this scene, what Li Yunze was thinking was, "When I bring back shiploads of spices, I will kill you all."
The most eye-catching thing on the table is naturally the various fresh fruits and vegetables.
In addition to Li Yunze's own large-scale planting, various noble families also asked him to send people to build greenhouses. Li Er's Imperial Village also vigorously planted. The result is that the current supply level of vegetables and fruits in winter is shocking.
At least those members of the aristocratic families were really shocked by this generosity.
In fact, they also wanted to get close to Li Yunze and make money. Unfortunately, Li Er and the emerging military aristocrat group had already surrounded the position and did not give them a chance to get close to Li Yunze.
As for Li Yunze himself, he also has the slightest affection for these so-called aristocratic families that have been passed down for countless years.
The reason is simple. In the eyes of these aristocratic families, they only have family and no country.
There is no psychological burden to betray the country and the people for the benefit of the family.
For details, you can refer to the saint family who was always the first to kneel down and persuade them to come in every time a foreign tribe invaded.
Li Yunze can give good things to Li Er because he is Tang Taizong who is as famous as Zulong and Hanwu.
You can also distribute some of the scum to the emerging military nobles, because Li Er can suppress them.
But aristocratic family members?
It's better to go to sleep, there will be everything in your dreams.
After Li Jingyinshan's victory this time, Li Er, who was finally able to free up his hands, would definitely deal with these guys. Li Yunze didn't mind adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes, making the family collapse faster and more miserably.
Li Yunze, who was casually eating the dishes, looked around when he saw a thin figure hiding outside the door of the hall.
Wu Hua was in a bad mood now. She originally thought that going to the palace to have a banquet was a beautiful thing, but when she came to the palace dressed up beautifully, she was shocked to find that she could only sit outside the main hall at home. Have a meal.
The cold wind howls in the winter night, and once the delicious food is frozen into ice lumps, no one will have any appetite.
It doesn't matter if I can't eat, since I still have snacks to eat when I get home.
But the problem was that it was too cold. Her father and several brothers were shivering, let alone her child.
It is not possible to go home early. Before the emperor agrees, those who want to leave can only be carried away.
Wu Hua had no choice but to quietly come to the door of the warm hall and feel the heat coming from the hall.
If I had known what the palace was like, I wouldn't have come at all!
The warriors outside the palace gate saw that she was just a poor little girl who was frozen, so they pretended not to see her and did not chase her away.
When I was complaining about when I could go home and warm the stove, a figure suddenly appeared in front of me.
Subconsciously he looked up and saw someone he didn't recognize.
Looking at the little girl whose face was blue from the cold, Li Yunze cursed Li Er for pretending to be beeping, took off his cotton padded clothes and wrapped it in the little girl's body.
"It's too cold outside." Li Yunze squatted down and asked with a smile, "Would you like to go in and warm yourself up?"
While talking, a nobleman hurried over, but was stopped a few steps away by the warriors.
"I'm sorry." The visitor bowed his hands repeatedly, "Children are ignorant."
"It doesn't matter."
Li Yunze stood up and waved his hand, "It's too cold. It's better to take the children home early to warm up. It's better than suffering here. It's okay for adults to suffer a little, why bother the children."
The visitor couldn't help but smile bitterly. No one would dare to leave without the emperor's words.
I had no choice but to change the topic, "I, Samurai Yu, I wonder who your husband is..."
"Take...huh?"
Li Yunze was suddenly startled, "What did you say your name was?"
