"Let's not talk about the military parade, what about the mercenaries you are talking about? And you know that the Persians have no money at all, why do you still offer him such a high price? Li Chengqian's distraction was obviously unsuccessful, and the old man still thought of the question he hadn't answered just now.

"That ......, that's it......."

A certain prince caused the old man's displeasure, and his eyes widened: "What do you think about this and that, say!" ”

"This ......" Li Chengqian shrank back with a sad face: "Father, I just have an idea, and I don't know if it's right or not, don't get angry if you make a mistake." ”

"Hurry up, it's up to you to see how you do if you get angry or not."

Well, it seems that it can't be said that it can't be said anymore, Li Chengqian scratched his head depressedly and opened the conversation.

"Father, we have got a lot of captives at the moment, there will definitely be more in the future, some people have no use except for building roads and palaces, they are all people who have experienced the battlefield, if they are put in society, they are a bomb that does not know when it will explode."

"But we can't kill all these people, this is not in line with the way of the sage's education, and it is also very bad for Datang's reputation in the world."

"So Erchen thinks it's better to make use of them, as long as the prisoners of war who have worked for the Tang Dynasty for more than three years can give them freedom, let them become the people of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time give them a chance to make a fortune and go to Persia to fight."

"In this way, it is equivalent to sending all these latent bombs out, and the original hidden dangers will be much less."

"As for saying that the Persians don't have money, this is easy to do, we can give them war loans, and when the time comes, they will return with interest."

"And you also know that fighting a war is the most expensive, and the war debt owed by Persia if it wants to restore the country will be an astronomical amount, if they can't afford to pay it back, then as long as it is done properly, we can have an extra enclave over there."

Li Chengqian's idea is not unusual, but it is not unreasonable, there are some logical deficiencies in it, but if it is done properly, it can still be remedied.

Therefore, His Majesty Li Er did not show any radicality after listening to his tirade, but just looked at him quietly, and casually pointed out one of the key questions: "How can you guarantee that those people will be willing to go to Persia to fight?" If you force them to go, have you considered the reputation of Datang? ”

"It's easy to solve, we can let them choose whether to go or not." Li Chengqian smiled mysteriously, and explained in detail under the old man's gaze: "For example, we can hold a meeting for them, let them sign up by themselves, and then ......."

It was another quarter of an hour long story, but the old man who listened to it had a bruise on his forehead. sighed secretly: Li Chengqian, who had a bad stomach at the beginning, really hasn't changed, and he's still getting worse!

……

Li Chengqian finally left the Liangyi Hall rubbing his buttocks, and although the old man agreed with him, it could not change the fact that he was very angry.

"Your Highness, do you think that Belus will agree to a war loan? What if he doesn't agree, or if he doesn't pay back the money in the future? Yang Yuxin was by Li Chengqian's side the whole time, but she didn't have the opportunity to ask the doubts in her heart until she left the Liangyi Palace.

"He had to say yes, because he had no way out, and even if he didn't pay back the soldiers he hired, they wouldn't agree, and the ruffians would dismember him." Li Chengqian shook the folding fan in his hand and said confidently.

"Why? Wouldn't the hired soldiers mutiny? If they rebel......" Yang Yuxin seemed to think of something halfway through her speech, and suddenly paused, and a flush flew on her face.

"Got it?" Li Chengqian turned his head with a hint of a smile in his eyes: "The families of those soldiers are on our side, so we don't have to worry about them betraying at all, and they won't betray for the sake of that generous pension." ”

Yes, Li Chengqian is right, a generous pension.

Because no country would give a soldier a pension of hundreds of taels of silver, let alone a hundred taels of military pay every year.

If these soldiers betray for the sake of free choice, then their lives will be worthless in an instant, and the maximum amount of pension is twenty taels.

Twenty taels or two hundred taels? Who wouldn't want to sell their little life for more money? It was precisely because of this that Li Chengqian was confident that those prisoners of war who went out to fight would not betray them.

However, it is still a little early to discuss this, only half a month has passed, and it is still half of the agreed one-month time, so it is better to wait until Belus is forced to have no choice but to discuss this issue.

……

And just when Li Chengqian was discussing with his own Lao Tzu whether to aid Persia, two hundred miles outside Chang'an, a huge army was stationed.

The Liaodong Army, which lasted more than two years, has finally returned.

Duan Zhan, Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang, Li Siwen and other gentlemen gathered together and excitedly discussed how to enter Chang'an in a few days.

"Chu Mo, Chu Liang, don't fight between the two of you, I don't think you two have a chance to go back at all, I'll do it for you when you go to the city and show your face." Duan Zhan's face turned red with excitement, and he shouted loudly regardless of it.

"Fart, if you want me to say you're supposed to stay outside." When it comes to bickering, the Cheng family has never been afraid, Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang have inherited their excellent genes, and they will not run away.

"Chu Mo, you will soon be Princess Shang when you come back this time, we don't have such a good opportunity, so leave the matter of entering the city to us." Li Siwen was also not to be outdone, scrambling to rush up.

What the current situation is, everyone knows that if it weren't for the need to escort a large number of prisoners, the Liaodong Army would not have come here at all, and would have turned around and camped in the Hetao area as soon as possible.

Therefore, it is impossible for the army to enter the city at all, and it will only go back a small part in the name of offering prisoners, and after the prisoners are sacrificed, they will have to withdraw again, and go north instead, so who will go to the city to sacrifice the prisoners has become the focus of discussion among the gentlemen.

But the discussion lasted for a long time but there was no result, the gentlemen had their own reasons, no one wanted to stay, and in the end a certain gentleman was 'smart', muttering: "If you want me to say that it is useless for us to discuss these things here, it is better to go to the chief manager and ask about it." ”

"Yes, what's the use of us discussing this, if the chief manager doesn't agree, it's not in vain." The second boy of Li Ji's family was still faster in the end, and his eyes turned to his heart: "So let's disperse, and wait for the chief manager to arrange everything." ”

However, his cleverness was still recognized, and Cheng Chumo grinned: "Cut, Li Xiaoer, you don't come to this set, you are smart and others are not stupid, don't want to find an opportunity to go to the old man to ask for benefits." ”

"The heart of a villain is the belly of a gentleman, Lao Tzu is not that kind of person, you must think like this so that you framed me." Li Siwen, who was exposed to his heart, was annoyed and angry, and he forgot that he was not Cheng Chumo's opponent at all in terms of force, and directly provoked the elder Cheng with one sentence.

So a group fight led by the elder Cheng and participated in the crowd, and by the time the law enforcement team came to separate everyone, they were all blue and swollen.

At this time, all the gentlemen who went back to the city to offer prisoners did not participate, one is because of the image, and the other is because the buttocks that have been beaten for violating military discipline have blossomed, and they can't get up at all, so all the gentlemen collectively missed this time to enter the city to offer prisoners.

……

Five days later, the morning sun rose, and the low sound of the horn sounded from the Mingde Gate in the south of Chang'an City, all the way to the Suzaku Gate.

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on both sides of Suzaku Street, waiting for the soldiers of the expedition to enter the city.

The predecessor of the Liaodong Army was the sixth rate of the prince, and almost all of the six rates of the prince were selected from the surrounding areas of Chang'an, and now that they are back, how can they not affect the hearts of the entire Chang'an people.

So before dawn, the sides of Suzaku Street were full of people of different identities, including merchants, officials, and ordinary people, but although their identities were different, they all had the same purpose at the moment, that is, to find their relatives from the returning army.

The sound of low trumpets continued, but as time passed, the sound of dull footsteps faintly drowned out the sound of the horns, and then the people standing at the gates of the city were surprised to find that the first soldiers who appeared were all wearing white silk, and the flags in their hands were only half unfurled.

What's going on? How can this be the case when the army returns? The ceremonial officials who were standing at the gate of the city and were about to sing were instantly stunned.

But no one cared about him at this time, and if he hadn't even been cleverly pulled away by the entourage standing beside him, it was very likely that he would have become the first person to be trampled to death by the returning army because of blocking the way.

......The sound of neat footsteps continued, and more and more soldiers began to enter the city, but these soldiers entered the city in groups of four, each group carried a shelf, and on the shelf was filled with gray jars, and on each jar was a piece of paper with small characters written on it.

understood, all the people who were still surprised understood in an instant, that jar should contain the ashes of those soldiers who died on the battlefield.

The ready cheers turned into sobs, and as the teams of soldiers entered, more and more jars were followed into Chang'an City, these soldiers had died on the battlefield, but their heroic souls were able to return to their homeland.

"My son......" an old woman saw the familiar name on one of the jars, and with a plaintive call, the man went limp.

And at this moment, a low and majestic battle cry shook half of Chang'an: "Defend the family and defend the country, die on the battlefield, the heroic soul is not far away, and the soul returns!" ”nt

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