Chapter 45: The Treatment of the Triumphant
I don't know how the Jiaozhi people felt when they welcomed back Li Deqian's son, but it is certain that their mood was definitely not much better than eating flies.
The feeling of not being able to spit it out and not being able to swallow it, the Jiaozhi people have experienced it for themselves.
Because Thang Long City was breached by the Song army, the emperor was captured by the Song army. The mentality of Jiaozhi from the royal family to the Li people has changed more or less.
Li Changjie, who heard about this, even fell seriously ill, and Dili Prefecture was broken by the army of the Zhancheng State led by Zhang Jingming under such circumstances.
At the same time, Kaifeng Prefecture, which received good news, also sent envoys to Jiaozhi to prepare for a truce with Jiaozhi. After some fierce bargaining, both sides tacitly ignored the topic of Li Deqian and his heirs, and instead planned a new boundary between Song and Jiaozhi.
Guangyuan Prefecture returned to the embrace of the Song State after 21 years, and at the same time, the Song State promised to continue to recognize the name of Annan, and officially canonized Li Deqian's son as the king of Annan.
Subsequently, the Great Song Dynasty sent envoys to the Champong State and Zhenla to inform the King of Champa and the King of Zhenla respectively that the Song State had ceased war with the Annan State and made a truce. If these two continue to fight, it is their business, and it has nothing to do with the Song Kingdom.
When the time comes, Song Guo will not make a move, don't blame the Song people for not telling in advance.
All in all, the war in Cochin has finally come to an end. Many of the next matters are none of Downing's business. How the imperial court likes to deal with the prisoners of Annan and how to develop Guangyuan Prefecture are all matters for the imperial court.
As a military general, he only needs to do what a military general should do - although many people don't think so, they all want to get themselves into the civilian system so that they can wade into troubled waters with them.
After a month's trip, it was December to return to Kaifeng again. There was a feeling of joy inside and outside the city, not only because the men, women and children welcomed the triumphant return of the victorious soldiers, but also because it was about to come to the end of the year, and it was the time of the New Year.
Returning to Kaifeng with the Zhenjiang Army were 10,000 generals and soldiers who had performed well in the battle. In addition, tens of thousands were drawn from the forbidden army around Kaifeng Prefecture. Now that the battle is over, it's time for these people to go back.
In this battle, the gains were huge. Not only did he capture Li Deqian, the former king of Annan, but he also recaptured Guangyuan Prefecture, destroyed Thang Long City, and grabbed countless gold and silver treasures to bring back to the Great Song Dynasty.
Perhaps in the eyes of the Jiaozhi people, Tang Ning is an out-and-out butcher killer, but in the eyes of the Song people, he is undoubtedly a hero who fights for the Great Song Kingdom.
The storyteller in the teahouse added fuel and vinegar to tell the story of Tang Ning's strategy in Jiaozhi and his victory thousands of miles away. The court also felt that Tang Ning performed well this time, playing the courage of the Great Song Kingdom and playing with the enemy
In the midst of applause, it should be rewarded.
In this atmosphere, Zhao Xu received Tang Ning, who returned triumphantly, with extremely high courtesy.
The suburbs welcome twenty miles, from the bridge side of twenty miles to the south gate of Kaifeng City, and the honor guard is continuous along the way. The majestic armor soldiers, the eunuchs holding colorful flags, and the palace maids holding flowers and fruit baskets stood in a row.
Zhao Xu took the queen Liu Qingjing, as well as the eldest wife of the Tang family, Wang Shi, the eldest son Tang Liang, and hundreds of civil and military officials behind the bridge to wait for Tang Ning to return.
Half of them are very unhappy with Tang Ning, Tang Ning's heart-wrenching words a few years ago are still lingering in their ears, making them grit their teeth with hatred when they dream at night.
But this time Tang Ning's performance in Cochin was really good, and Tang Ning almost did not lose much of his troops during the whole battle, and defeated the enemy all the way by only relying on gunpowder and crossbow arrows.
If his method of warfare can be popularized, then today's box soldier system can be improved. The people did whatever they wanted, and the soldiers only needed to be proficient in gunpowder and the use of bows and crossbows.
In this way, the expenses required to raise soldiers for the imperial court can be greatly reduced.
Of course, this is a long-term solution. There are millions of soldiers in the world, and if you say that you will dismiss them, will you not be angry?
You must know that there are many people who rely on being soldiers to eat, and suddenly there is no food to eat, and under the excitement of the crowd, no matter how honest people are, they have to wield knives desperately.
Having said that, Tangning's way of fighting this time has drawn a way for the ministers. This alone is enough to make the ministers who are usually dissatisfied with Downing keep their mouths shut and wait until the next time to attack Downing.
Liu Qingjing was talking to Wang Shi by the bridge, although Wang Shi was very calm, but the pride in her heart couldn't be hidden at all.
Five days ago, my husband had just written to him that he was coming back almost today. At that time, Wang Shi was just overjoyed, after all, in her impression, the place in Lingnan was a place where people who had committed serious crimes were exiled.
The husband led the troops to fight over there, and it was hard to guarantee that there would be no eventuality.
Fortunately, the husband would write a letter back every once in a while to report his safety, otherwise Wang Shi would not know how he got through the past six months.
Yesterday, someone from the palace informed him that he was ready to prepare, and today he would go to the suburbs with the emperor to welcome Tang Ning back. When Wang Shi heard this, she was so excited that she almost didn't jump.
After staying in the city of Tokyo for a long time, no matter how clean and dusty the fairy is, he will be infected with some fireworks. Wang Shi is just an ordinary girl, at best, she has a better background. Now that they have children, they are slowly getting older, and they are naturally very close to the women of other families in the capital.
It's all officials
The housewives of the family are somewhat comparable to each other. Although Tang Ning is a celebrity in front of the emperor, there is really nothing that can be taken out.
Although Wang Shi didn't care about what others thought of her, when the topic came to Tang Ning, she felt that these people's faces were so ugly. I want to refute it, but I can't come up with anything to refute it, so I can only be sullen and angry.
Now it's okay, the emperor personally welcomes twenty miles in the suburbs, let me ask how many generals have such treatment since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty?
Taking advantage of Liu Qingjing's efforts to drink water, Wang Shi hugged Tang Liang and whispered, "Don't you miss your father?" Daddy will be back soon. When he comes back, will he make you your favorite lamb chops? ”
Tang Liang is only five years old this year, Tang Ning went out in May this year, and now it has only been seven months, but the child has grown up a lot.
The previous size was only half of Tangning's thigh, and now it is estimated that it is almost Tangning's waist.
After listening to his mother's words, Tang Liang said in a muffled voice: "Mother, can't we wait at home?" Why do you have to come out? It's so cold outside......"
Wang Shi blinked, and then covered Tang Liang's mouth and pinched him fiercely. Tang Liang wanted to shout in pain, but his mouth was blocked by his mother, and he couldn't shout at all.
"You kid, how can you talk like your father. Do you see anyone over there? Who is going to freeze with you in this case? That's the Emperor! This opportunity can't be asked for by others, but you are good, and your heart is full of unhappiness.
Now it's hard for me to clean you up outside, you wait to get home, you see how I clean you up! ”
Tang Liang didn't dare to speak, Tang Liang trembled.
If the sky at home was clear when my father was at home, then since my father left, the sky at home has become cloudy.
The main reason for this is that my mother has a strict way of educating everyone. Even the eldest sister succumbed to her mother's obscenity, and the eldest sister, who cherishes words like gold on weekdays, is happy to be called by a big mother. coaxed her mother to smile, but she was very fond of her.
Just as Wang Shi stared at Tang Liang's efforts, several flags suddenly rose on the horizon in the distance. Immediately after, a black shadow slowly rose from the avenue, and a man wrapped in a white cloak rode a red horse in the front.
"I'm back." Zhao Xu, who was sitting in a circle with the ministers, grinned when he saw this. There was also a hint of rosy on his slightly sickly face.
Putting on a red cloak, Zhao Xu turned over and rode on a white horse. shouted and rushed in the direction of the army.
The guards around him hurriedly followed, Tang Liang glanced at Wang Shi with a proud face, and shook his head like a little adult......