Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

On the seventh day of November in the 15th year of Zhenguan, there was heavy snowfall, and the main force of the Tang army had just returned to Shuozhou ten days before the imperial decree arrived-to stop the war. Except for the prisoners of Xue Yantuo who were escorted back to Beijing for the ceremony of presenting prisoners, the prisoners of other small tribes were released on the spot. Regardless of the crime; the three armies were greatly rewarded, and many officials were added to the ranks. The guards of the capital immediately withdrew to Chang'an, and most of the Xiliang cavalry retreated to Liangzhou except some stayed in Shuozhou.According to the imperial decree, everyone will be rewarded, and those who have military exploits can be promoted to ranks. The three armies are excited, and everyone is happy. Therefore, the lonely and drunk man is extraordinary, but there is a strange thing that makes the generals in the army extremely confused—— Li Zhen, the king of Yue who made great military exploits, got nothing, not to mention any rewards, even if he searched the imperial decree, Li Zhen's name was never mentioned.

To be honest, Li Zhen didn't care about rewarding him or not at all. The little money the old man could reward was really nothing to a rich man like Li Zhen.Of course it's even more useless, without him, Li Zhen is already a prince now, plus, wouldn't he be an emperor?Can't the old man abdicate and let Li Zhen take the stage?But after making such great military exploits, he didn't even say a word of praise. Isn't this a shabby person?

depressed!Don't look at Li Zhen's appearance as usual, but she is really depressed in her heart, wishing to raise a gun and mount a horse to kill, but well, I can only think about it in my heart, at this moment Li Zhen is really Those who dare not act presumptuously can only sulk alone.Others couldn't see Li Zhen's displeasure, but Nalong knew it in his heart, so he didn't say much, but just mentioned one thing—a big reward is not a reward, and we will see when we return to Beijing.

See you after you return to Beijing?Oh, maybe, Zuo Zuo will return to Beijing soon, we can talk about it then.At this moment, Li Zhen is too lazy to think about the mystery, and now there are a lot of things waiting for him to be busy - because of the matter of dredging the generals of the various factions in the army to ease the cheeks of the ancient tribe, Li Zhen owed a lot of favors, and jumped up and down for a long time, giving money and making promises, and doing a whole lot of work with righteousness, and finally settled the matter, and now the imperial edict has been issued , The favor that should be paid back has to be paid back quickly, yes, the pocket is a little flat, but fortunately, Nalong kept his word, and never left Li Zhen's side, and he didn't even go to see off the clansmen, so Li Zhen didn't let Li Zhen go. It feels like fetching water with a bamboo basket in vain.

Favors should be paid back naturally, but there is one thing Li Zhen will never forget to do, and that is to form her own personal army team—according to the Tang system, there can be 200 princes who open a mansion and build a government office Even though Li Zhen had already obtained the permission to open the mansion, Li Zhen had never formally opened the mansion and built the yamen. There were only a pitiful [-] or so soldiers on hand, and most of them were from back then. Of course, the old people who came from Li Jing and Qin Qiong didn't talk about their martial arts and loyalty, but the problem is that these guards are all older, so they can't just be soldiers in their hands all the time. There is no chance to choose soldiers in front of them No one else, Li Zhen has always held the attitude of preferring to lack rather than indiscriminately when it comes to building a bodyguard team, and has never established a bodyguard army. , everyone has been released to become officials, even Li Ge and Qin Fengxiang are no exception. In this way, the entire bodyguard will be empty. Taking advantage of the military power in his hands, how can Li Zhen let this go? Opportunities, of course, are in a hurry.

Li Zhen has always been generous and righteous, and in addition to Shuozhou's great reputation after the First World War, he said that he would call in his own guards, and the "Mao Sui" who came to the door would be gone, let alone 1000 or 1000 people, turn seven It's not a problem, it's not a problem for Li Zhen to be happy, but it's also annoying—just kidding, the army is the old man's army, not Li Zhen's private army. Li Zhen also had no choice but to forcefully reduce the original [-] or [-] personal guards to more than [-]. Basically, he selected some reliable and capable soldiers from the soldiers who fought with him. Li Zhen planned to select a group of orphans from the "Yanji Company" to supplement after returning to the capital. They are all vacant, Li Zhen plans to have an internal competition after returning to the capital, depending on the merit.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and the whole army is about to return home. Since receiving the imperial decree to withdraw troops, from the commander Li Ji to the soldiers below, all have been busy. It took only three days to send the prisoners of war to leave the camp and return to Beijing. The capital rushed to the capital, huh, good guy, it took more than [-] days for the rescuers to rush like a fire, but it took only [-] days for the withdrawal of the troops to return to the capital, which made Li Zhen deeply moved --Go home feeling good!

What?Host a prisoner offering ceremony?Did you make a mistake!As soon as the army arrived outside the city of Chang'an, before entering the city, Gao Yao, the internal servant, came to deliver the decree. Li Zhen was stunned and dumbfounded, and even Xie En had forgotten, if Gao Yaoke hadn't coughed several times vigorously, Li Zhen would have almost lost her manners, but the shock in her heart was really too great, without him, This ceremony of presenting captives is a great honor. It is not the commander who can do it. Li Zhen is a prince, but after all, he is just a small vanguard officer in the army. There are still many generals on top of Zhen, so how can such a great honor fall on Li Zhen's head, how can it not make Li Zhen suspicious!

What exactly does the old man want to do?Li Zhen thought about it and didn't understand it, so she had no choice but to accept the decree, and went back to the camp to discuss the matter with Nalong. She never thought about it, but Nalong replied nonchalantly: "Your Majesty, why worry about it? That’s all for Li Wei, feel free to do it.”

Liwei?What kind of prestige is there?Li Zhen's head was full of fog, and she thought for a while, and suddenly her heart moved. She squinted at the smiling Nalong, and asked tentatively: "Mr. means..."

"Hehe, didn't the prince already see it? Why do you need to say more." Nalong didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded.

Ha, damn it, I dare say it's true, hehe, the old man's skill in balancing is really good, well, this time it's alright, Romance of the Three Kingdoms will immediately become a war of four kingdoms, damn it, I won't be fooled, hehe , I'll accept the sweetness with a smile, and it's okay to sing in the early stage. Isn't that kid, Lao Jiu, not very safe recently?Let him go!Li Zhen's eyes rolled, and she immediately guessed a general idea. While lamenting Li Shimin's cunning, he also secretly felt vigilant. He didn't want to be someone else's gun, not even his own father, who forced the prince to be abolished. It's better for others to bear the notoriety, and Li Zhen doesn't want to bear this burden.

Li Zhen laughed and said: "Okay, let's do it according to the master's will, let's see if the king comes up with some means, I will definitely make this prisoner offering ceremony a good one, and if you want to stand up, it's good enough to be completely established!"

Offering prisoners at the Meridian Gate?Oh, it was a big mistake, without him, the Tai Chi Palace in Chang'an City did not have such a gate as the Meridian Gate, and all the prisoner offering ceremonies in Tang Dynasty were held at Chengtian Gate, so it should be called Chengtianmen Presentation Prisoner.Among the ten gates of the Imperial City, Xuanwu Gate is the most important gate in terms of military significance, but Chengtian Gate is the most important gate in terms of political significance. The reason is very simple - Chengtian Gate is located on the south wall of Taiji Palace. In the middle of the palace is the main entrance of the Taiji Palace, where the emperors of the Tang Dynasty held every major event.

On the first day of the first lunar month in the 16th year of Zhenguan, the wind stopped and the snow stopped, and the long-lost sun quietly jumped into the sky, shining warmly on people's bodies, and it was really comfortable. On this Spring Festival, the city of Chang'an was full of joy and laughter. From the South City Gate to Chengtian Gate, both ends of the entire South Street are crowded with the people of Chang'an City, and the Chengtian Gate is even more densely packed with royal relatives and relatives of the highest level in the capital, as well as important civil and military cities. By the side of the great emperor Li Shimin, those ministers with lower ranks could only stand at the bottom of the city gate. Although it was very cold, none of them complained. Everyone was waiting for what Li Zhen said. The arrival of the triumphant division.

At the right time, a burst of passionate drums sounded, and there was a commotion outside the south gate of the city-the triumphant division has arrived!In the first place is a silver helmet and silver armor with a bright silver gun in his hand. The mighty warrior of the snow dragon horse under his crotch is Li Zhen, the new God of War of the Tang Dynasty. Followed by a thousand cavalry in a row of four, each holding a long spear, The forest-like spears pointed slantingly at the sky, and the sharp spear points shone dazzlingly in the sun. Everyone walked into the south gate solemnly, followed by a five-man formation of two thousand infantry. All of them were empty-handed, but the posture of stepping forward looked extraordinarily mighty and majestic. Then there was a large group of Xue Yantuo prisoners of war carrying various military flags and dejectedly. Neat, but heard the sound of footsteps, but could not hear a single word. This new appearance immediately attracted continuous applause from the onlookers.

"Raise your guns, salute!" Li Zhenyun let out a loud cry as soon as the whole team walked to Chengtian Gate, and in an instant, the forest-like spears in the cavalry line stood up straight, and at the same time At the same time, a thousand cavalrymen uttered a battle cry like a tsunami: "The mighty Tang Dynasty, the mighty Tang Dynasty, the mighty Tang Dynasty!" The shouts of more than a thousand people were uniform, as if they came from one person. With a wave of the bright silver spear in Li Zhen's hand, a thousand cavalry suddenly dispersed, forming a vigilant circle in the small square in front of Chengtianmen in an instant, all the spears in their hands pointed directly at the sky, and everyone stood solemnly.

At the moment when the cavalry had just set up their formation, the infantry phalanx marching forward just stepped onto the edge of the small square. Following Li Zhen's order, two thousand infantrymen drew out the crossbars at their waists at the same time. Pointing at the sky with a pointed tip, the footsteps were steady, two thousand mouths shouted the battle horn of the Tang army at the same time, and when the entire infantry formation stepped onto the square, Li Zhen stopped shouting: "Stand at attention!" The two thousand infantrymen who were striding forward stopped in unison, put their knives into their sheaths, and moved neatly, not to mention neatly, showing a good level of training.

As soon as the thousands of prisoners of war who walked into the small square behind the infantry platoon stepped onto the small square, Li Zhen shouted: "Present the flag!", and saw more than a thousand prisoners of war holding various military flags lined up Walking to the bottom of the city gate, he threw all the military flags in his hands on the ground, and retreated sadly. More than a thousand military flags immediately piled up into a tall pile. The commander-in-chief set by the governor came to the front of the city gate, touched the ground on one knee, kowtowed, and threw the commander-in-chief to the top of the pile of military banners.

The [-] infantry phalanx that finally set foot on the square also drew their swords and saluted, but what they shouted was not the battle cry, but "Glory to the Emperor!" The three thousand soldiers in the small square shouted long live three times at the same time, and the voices were uniform and resounded through the sky.

shock!novel!The number of people participating in this prisoner offering ceremony was not too many, including the prisoners of war, it was only 6000 people. Compared with the tens of thousands of people in the previous prisoner offering ceremony, this number of people is not even a fraction. No, but that kind of momentum is unprecedentedly heroic, which makes people's blood boil. No, even Li Shimin, who has a lot of experience, is so happy that he walked to the entrance of the city gate excitedly, facing He waved his hands frequently without saying a word, and loudly announced the award for the participating sergeants, which immediately aroused a burst of shouts of long live that resounded through the sky...