Chapter 1312: Veteran
"Erchen led the civil and military ministers of the Western Qin and Manchu Dynasty to welcome his father back to Beijing, long live, long live!"
As Zhao Lei bowed, the civil officials and military generals behind him also bowed down and shouted: "Welcome the Holy King back to Beijing, long live, long live!" β
Zhao Ziliang, who was draped all over his body, jumped off the horse, walked to Zhao Lei and helped him up, and said to the civil and military ministers behind him: "Let Zhuqing wait for a long time, let's all be flat, let's go back to the court!" β
The civil and military ministers all stood up, and Zhao Lei said to Zhao Ziliang: "Father, get in the car!" β
Zhao Ziliang looked at the sixteen horse-drawn luxury carriages next to him, walked up to the carriage and sat down under the service of a eunuch, and saw that Zhao Lei was about to ride a horse, so he beckoned to him: "Lei'er, come up!" β
Zhao Lei hesitated for a moment and agreed: "Yes!" β
The father and son rode in the carriage together, and after Zhao Lei got into the car, he made a gesture to the eunuch next to the car, and the eunuch shouted: "Drive back to the palace!" β
Driven by the emperor, sixteen horses pulled the carriage slowly, and the civil and military ministers and all the soldiers who came to greet them turned one after another. 8???οΌ? οΌ΅οΌοΌΈοΌ³`οΌ£οΌ―οΌ
Zhao Ziliang turned his head to look at the big trees and households on the side of the road, and asked, "What is the situation in the DPRK in the past few years?" β
Zhao Lei knew in his heart that although his father had abdicated, he would definitely be able to learn about the situation in Western Qin at any time, and it was impossible to hide anything from his father, so he replied respectfully: "In the past few years, with the prestige of his father, his sons can still control the court situation, and the ministers of the court and the central government are also dedicated to their duties and diligent in the king's affairs!" β
Zhao Ziliang turned his head and glanced at Zhao Lei, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's not true, right?" Lone is not dead, you are the new king after all, you can't let go of your hands and feet, many old ministers in the court have followed Lone for many years, and have made great contributions to Western Qin, for a long time, these people will inevitably have arrogance, Lone is not in Xinjing, they must be a little presumptuous, not to mention others, relying on the old and selling the old is always there, you are in the way of Lone's face, and it is not good to change them." U8 Small ??? Say? οΌοΌΈοΌ³`οΌ£οΌ―οΌ
These words came out of Zhao Ziliang's mouth, and Zhao Lei felt a lot more relaxed after hearing it, and the original worry and nervousness were gone, "Father Wang Yingming, my son has disappointed you!" β
Zhao Ziliang sighed: "It seems that Lone's father has put too much pressure on you, Lone is an insurmountable mountain for you, isn't it?" β
Zhao Lei lowered his head, hesitated, and said: "Yes, my father's great deeds will definitely be recorded in history and admired by future generations." From childhood to adulthood, the father is the object of study and worship of the sons, thinking that one day the son will surpass the father, the former sons are full of confidence, full of energy, and think that it is not a big deal to be a king, but after ascending the throne, he really dealt with military affairs in an all-round way to understand that this king is not easy to be, especially with the great achievements of the father, although the ministers of civil and military affairs respect me as the king, and most of the decrees issued by me are also supported, but the sons always feel constrained and unable to perform! β
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while, stretched out his hand and patted Zhao Lei's shoulder and said, "Son, you have to understand one thing, you are you, your father is your father, and you are different from your father!" You don't have to follow the path that your father has walked before, your mission is completely different from your father's mission, your father's mission is to establish Western Qin, create a new dynasty, and eliminate the enemies around me who are threatening to Western Qin, my father's mission has almost been completed, and the next thing is up to you, what is your mission? Have you thought about it? When you are in charge of the Western Qin Dynasty, do you have a detailed plan for your ruling career, and do you have a grand blueprint drawn in your mind? What do you do at the beginning of playing chess? It's not one step to see three steps, it's the layout! Then refine and improve the general framework according to your own layout, and gradually complete this blueprint! β
"Son, you are not a county magistrate, nor a prefect of a prefecture, nor a general, but the supreme king of the Western Qin Kingdom, you stand at the peak of the power of the Western Qin, and you can see the distance and scope farther and wider than anyone else, and you must have a rough and big pattern in your heart! Father has laid a vast territory for you, has hundreds of millions of people, you have a good start, the magnificent picture of the Western Qin Kingdom, the father has completed the general framework for you, don't you know what you want to do? It is more than enough to be a king with your talents, but if you want to be a blessed king, 8???.? U?8?X?S?'COM is going to live in Xinjing for two or three months, during this time, you should think about it, think about what you want to do, you can come to see your father at any time! β
Zhao Lei bowed and said, "Yes, father!" β
Zhao Ziliang closed his eyes and leaned on the backrest, and after a while asked, "Is the lonely prisoner army ready?" β
Zhao Lei arched his hand and said: "Ready, a total of 80,000 people, currently stationed in the territory of the Tocharian Protectorate, two months ago has completed all the training subjects, the establishment is also in accordance with the plan sent by the father, all levels of generals, officers and military leaders have all been in place, but the candidates for several generals have not yet been determined, does the father have other arrangements for the candidates?" β
Zhao Ziliang said: "This matter still needs to be considered, and after a few days, I will determine the candidate for the commander of the army!" β
"Yes!" Zhao Lei agreed, thought for a while and asked, "Erniang, didn't you come back with your father?" β
Zhao Ziliang said: "She is also old, and she often travels long distances and her body can't bear it, and besides, her father can only live in Xinjing for a few months when she comes back this time and will go west, she can't follow her, your second brother stayed in Chang'an to supervise the country, she stayed in Chang'an and also had a care, and her father simply let her stay in Chang'an for a long time!" β
Zhao Ziliang's return from Chang'an still alarmed many people, and many people in Xinjing came to meet them spontaneously outside the city without an organization, which shows that although he has abdicated for many years, his status in the hearts of the people is still very high.
In addition to the people of Xinjing, many retired ministers and veterans have also received the news and waited outside the city early, and he can ignore others, but he can't ignore these retired ministers and veterans.
After a lot of work, Zhao Ziliang lived in the Cold Ice Palace, and the next day he ordered someone to send the coffins of the two princesses to the royal cemetery for burial, Du Zongwu went to protect the tomb as a mausoleum envoy, and the civil and military ministers of the Western Qin royal court wore linen and filial piety, even Zhao Lei was no exception, escorting along the way.
A few days later, Zhao Ziliang was taking refuge in the Cold Ice Palace, but he heard the inner servant Cao Yingxiang come to report: "Your Majesty, Chu Ge, Bai Xiaode, Wei Meng, Brehan and others ask to see you!" β
These people are all veterans who followed Zhao Ziliang back then, and now they are all older, and they have all retired one after another in the past few years, and they have retired to retire for the elderly.
Zhao Ziliang was a little surprised when he heard Cao Yingxiang's report: "Oh? What are these old guys doing? Can they still climb the mountain? β
Cao Yingxiang said: "A few people are waiting outside the palace gate!" β
Zhao Ziliang thought about it for a while, waved his hand and said, "Okay, you let them in!" β
"No!"
After a while, Chu Ge and several other veterans wore civilian clothes and walked away from the side hall where Zhao Ziliang was under the leadership of Cao Yingxiang. β
"Excuse me!" Zhao Ziliang raised his hand and instructed Cao Yingxiang: "Go and set up a seat for the old generals and send a few bowls of iced sour plum soup!" β
"No!"
The veterans all smiled and clenched their fists and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Thank you Holy King!" β
Wei Meng sat on the chair with a big grin and looked around, and when the sour plum soup was delivered, he took a sip of it, and said with a smile: "Oh, it's still cool in the cold ice palace of the Holy King, our old Wei family is leeward at the foot of the mountain, and the winter is warm, and it is really a crime when it comes to the hot day, Your Majesty's sour plum soup here is also well done, sweet, cold and cold, and the whole person is very comfortable to drink!" Your Majesty, will you lend your cook to the old minister for a few days? β
Zhao Ziliang scolded with a smile: "You old thing, every time you come to Lone's place, you even eat and take, this time it's good, and I want to get the Lone's cook away, Lone tells you, don't think about fighting Lone's autumn wind again in the future!" β
"Hahaha," the old ghosts laughed.
When everyone laughed, the chamberlains brought tea for these retired veterans to enjoy, and everyone chatted while using tea, talking about some past events, which attracted everyone's reminiscences.
Speaking of some things in the past, especially the past when everyone followed Zhao Ziliang to lead the army, these old ghosts were very excited, and they were immersed in the eventful years of the past as they spoke, and they couldn't extricate themselves for a long time.
Zhao Ziliang also chatted happily with these old ghosts, and instructed the chamberlain to let the cooks prepare wine and food, and at noon he left these people for lunch, and during the banquet, Zhao Ziliang ordered the chamberlains to call some palace maids to dance and cheer up.
Seeing the young and beautiful palace maids dancing in the middle of the main hall with Miao Man's weak movements, Wei Meng was so excited that he screamed directly, and drank some more wine, and couldn't help but slap the table and shout: "Okay, good, this dance should only be in the sky, how many times will I see you in the world!" Look, look, these little girls, this waist twists my heart! β
This was a bit presumptuous, Chu Ge's white eyebrows couldn't help but tremble, turned his head to look at Wei Meng, and said in a deep voice with a rather ugly face: "Old man Wei, you forgot where this is after a few cups of burning urine, right?" Do you want the old man to pour a basin of cold water on you to be sober and sober! β
Wei Meng came back to his senses, couldn't help but ooze cold sweat from his vest, and said with a sneer: "Drink too much, drink too much!" β
At this time, Zhao Ziliang nodded to Cao Yingxiang, Cao Yingxiang clapped his hands, and said to the palace maids who were dancing: "Okay, let's all go down!" β
The old ghosts knew that Zhao Ziliang was unhappy at a glance, and their faces were not good when they looked at Wei Meng, Wei Meng came back to his senses at this time, knowing that he had provoked the anger of the people, so he shrunk his neck and became honest.
Zhao Ziliang took a sip of wine and asked, "A few Qing families came to see Gu today, I'm afraid they just want to ask for a glass of wine here in Gu, right?" If you have something, say it, if it's okay, you won't send it, and you have to take a nap! β