News that Wang Jing's squadron had returned to Sihong had been sent back. When dozens of warships crossed the canal and entered Hongze Lake, Shen Yi, Wang Guangyang and others suspended other matters and specially prepared people to welcome them.
This day.
The wharf in Sihong was blocked by a large number of elite soldiers. Many children of aristocratic families and ordinary people inside and outside the city were gathered outside waiting for the return of King Huai.
Woohoo!
As many officials, generals and tens of thousands of people in Sihong waited, the sound of horns came from far away in the river.
"The king is back!"
Shen Yi's face showed joy, and behind him and Wang Guangyang, drum music sounded,
This is the music played after the king returns from the expedition, and many people in the periphery are also in a commotion.
"It's the king's warship!"
Someone saw extremely tall ships gradually appearing on the river in the distance.
These warships can walk on flat ground in Hongze Lake. When they enter the river connecting Sihong and Hongze Lake, they look even bigger, and there is an overwhelming and majestic air roaring over them.
soon.
The ship was docked at the pier, and hundreds of elites disembarked first to protect both sides.
Then Wang Jing, Bu Zhi, Han Xizai, Fu Youde, Pei Ju and others followed.
"Long live the king! Long live the king!"
The moment Wang Jing appeared, tens of thousands of people around him cheered in unison and bowed in the direction of the dock. Their voices were full of recognition and respect for Wang Jing, the King of Huaihe.
"The people's support is available!'
Wang Jing suddenly smiled.
The civil and military ministers who followed him quickly stopped, not daring to accept the people's worship with Wang Jing.
They stood back, eyes bright.
Especially those who came to Sihong for the first time, such as Fu Youde and Pei Ju, couldn't help but look around curiously.
The huge wharf, the hundreds of merchant ships in the distance, and the tens of thousands of people surrounded by guards were all in sight. Pei Ju's eyes flashed.
He noticed that the people on the periphery, even those wearing ordinary clothes, had an uplifting self-confidence, and many people had strong bodies.
After Wang Jing released the military training method in the army, those famous families with inheritance, either in order to win the hearts of the people or to cultivate their own power, also released the basics of the ancestral method.
Over time, those basic body-building techniques spread to the people.
Even ordinary people can find ways to practice as long as they are willing.
Cultivation is no longer a path monopolized by the upper class families.
In fact, as the changes in the fields continue to intensify, under the nourishment of the vitality of heaven and earth, ordinary people, even without the method of cultivation, can slowly transform like wild beasts in the mountains, and finally become first-order creatures.
The world of China was born not long ago, and it is different from those worlds born from the beginning of the world.
In that kind of world that created the world, there was great vitality from the beginning, and the innate creatures were like gods. He is born with the authority to control the power of heaven and earth.
On the earth, there are treasures and fairy fruits everywhere, and everywhere is filled with innate aura.
This is actually the result of the incompleteness of the world, which causes the origin of the world to be exposed and flow freely.
The Shenzhou world has very complete rules for smelting the illusory world from the beginning, and the world consciousness is also relatively active and agile. It collects the origins that would have been exposed and flowed freely, and then released them little by little.
No one knows how strong the original power will be after the Divine World smelts the illusory world, but what we can know is that the level of ninth-level creatures in the world in the future is definitely not the limit.
In the future, even newly born babies will have first-order creatures, which is the possibility of higher-level creatures.
Of course these are things that may happen in the future.
Now in the world of China, one still needs to practice Dharma in order to perfect and transform oneself and reach a higher level.
As for the first level, one can become an elite veteran in the army.
What shocked Pei Ju was that it was very common among the people of Sihong to reach the first level of young strength... These are the war potential of the Huai army.
If the Huai army liberalized recruitment, it would easily be able to raise an army of two to three million people, and it would not be a mob.
"Your Majesty, Chen Yi... pays attention to Guangyang, and congratulates the King on his return with a great victory!"
At this time, Shen Yi, Wang Guangyang and others came forward to pay homage.
Wang Jing laughed loudly, helped Shen Yi up, glanced at everyone, and said with a smile: "I led the troops on the expedition, and you all have done a great job in stabilizing the rear! Thank you for your hard work!"
While joking, Wang Jing boarded the chariot and started heading towards the palace.
The ministers guarded the left and right sides.
The extremely capable and powerful personal guards guarded both sides, and some raised the royal flag representing King Huai. The flag was fluttering, red like fire.
On the way to the palace.
Both sides of the road were bustling with people, including ordinary people, businessmen, and many scholars and scholars.
With flags and chariots passing by.
Countless people knelt on the ground, and the cry of long live resounded in the sky. In an embroidery car at the back, a pair of wonderful eyes looked out from the gap in the curtain, and their eyes were a little complicated when they saw this scene.
Back in Yangzhou, when Yang Guang was traveling, he had the same great momentum and the same crowds of people kneeling down.
But the difference between the two sides is very big.
The people of Sihong knelt down and cheered sincerely, and the people were very excited. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance. However, when the Sui Emperor went out, the people knelt down and worshiped out of compulsion.
The civil and military officers who were following on both sides of the chariot were also moved when they saw this scene.
In particular, Fu Youde, Pei Ju and others who had defected to the Huai Army not long ago had all experienced the public sentiment and atmosphere when a dynasty was founded. The high-spirited, confident and enterprising momentum seemed like yesterday.
Return in triumph and return to the city victorious.
Of course there was some celebration. Wang Jing personally hosted a banquet for the officials. At the banquet, the civil and military officers of Sihong also became familiar with the civil and military officers who had defected to the south.
Like Wang Guangyang and Fu Youde, although they are different in civil and military affairs, they come from the same era and were colleagues, so they naturally have many common topics.
In addition to banquets, the central officials and Huai army generals also received rewards.
Shen Yi served in the rear for his meritorious service, and was awarded the title of fourth-rank knight. Wang Guangyang was promoted to the rank of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs...Bu Zhao, who made meritorious service in the south, was awarded the fourth-rank title of General Dingyuan.
Fu Youde was promoted to General Zhendong, one of the four generals above the generals.... Others such as Yang Kan, Pei Ju, Han Xizai, Li Kaifang, Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng, Li Qiong, Zhang Guiba... or got Got a promotion, or got a title.
Huai Army's current system.
Civil servants, such as officials in the three provinces and six ministries and ministries and divisions, all hold official positions. When they become officials in the future, they will be awarded titles ranging from the ninth to the fifth rank according to their identity and status.
This kind of title represents their status, that is, retirement benefits, and cannot be hereditary.
The same is true for the generals of the army.
Only by meritorious service can you get a hereditary title... Like this award, the title conferred by Wang Jing is hereditary, but every hereditary title has a title of land and salary, and it is not an empty title.
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