Chapter 359: A Triumph Return
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82_82308 Half a month later, Lou Shide led an army of 20,000 to return triumphantly. Wu Zetian issued a special order to hold a grand entry ceremony for the meritorious soldiers who returned triumphantly, and commend their military achievements with great glory.
These 20,000 people were the meritorious soldiers selected by Lou Shide from the various armies. They were waving flags, distinct armor, and huge momentum. This was also the first time that Wu Zetian had entered the city in a large-scale army since he ascended the throne.
When the triumphal army arrived in Luoyang, the news immediately spread throughout the city, and the city suddenly became full of excitement. Countless families helped the elderly and children out of the city to welcome them. The sky street was even more crowded, and the southern city of Luoyang was almost intrigued.
At noon, when the triumphal army with distinctive armor entered the Dingding Tianmen, the Tian Street was completely boiling, and more than 300,000 Luoyang people surrounded both sides of the Tian Street, stretching for ten miles. The people beat drums and drums, shouting loudly, and there was a excited face everywhere. The victory of the Khitan battle meant that Hebei was safe and the Tang Dynasty was safe.
When a team of mighty soldiers walked past them, the atmosphere was so frenzy that the high dynasty was in the morning. The crowd waved and cheered, shouting like thunder, "Heroes of the Tang Dynasty! Welcome back!"
Walking in the front were Emperor Wu Yizong and the five hundred guard soldiers. Lou Shide gave him this glory, but the people of Luoyang obviously did not buy his account. When he walked by, almost no one paid attention to him, but gave the huge glory to the army behind him.
Wu Yizong's face was particularly gloomy. It was not a glory, it was clearly a humiliation for him. Wu Yizong secretly hated Lou Shide and couldn't help but gritted his teeth.
Following closely behind were the two thousand inner guards and Thousand Cavalry soldiers led by Li Zhen. The soldiers were all smiling, and some people couldn't help but wave to their families in the crowd.
When they walked past the crowd, the crowded crowd suddenly cheered like thunder. Countless young women jumped up excitedly and threw ribbons and bunches of brocade flowers at them. This was the first hero in the extermination of the Khitan and the hero in their minds.
Tens of thousands of guards were responsible for maintaining order. From Tianmen to Tianjin Bridge, tens of thousands of soldiers held hands and tried hard to stop the people from rushing forward. Lou Shide rode a horse in the middle of the team, accompanied Di Renjie, Zong Chuke and more than a dozen senior officials who came ten miles away to greet him.
He smiled from time to time and waved to the crowd, and was extremely proud. At this moment, he reached a glorious peak in his life.
At this time, the team gradually arrived in front of Tianjin Bridge. Wu Zetian personally led hundreds of civil and military officials and royal relatives, etc., to wait for their triumph here, and the team stopped far away.
Lou Shide and dozens of generals urged the horse to leave the line. When there were still dozens of steps, they turned over and dismounted, walked quickly to Wu Zetian, and knelt down on one knee. Lou Shide said loudly: "My minister, Lou Shide, see Your Majesty!"
The generals shouted in unison: "I will meet your Majesty, long live your Majesty!"
Wu Zetian quickly helped Lou Shide up and smiled with relief: "The Prime Minister is worthy of being my loyal minister. I have not misunderstood anyone. The Prime Minister has lived up to my expectations and restored Youzhou for me and pacified Liaodong. The Prime Minister has made contributions to me and the country!"
"It is my duty to share your worries for you, and your Majesty does not need to praise you."
As he said that, Lou Shide pointed at the generals and said to Wu Zetian: "This time, the generals used their lives to quell the Khitan Rebellion, and they made great contributions."
"I understand!"
Wu Zetian walked forward with a smile and looked around. When she saw Wu Yizong, her eyes turned cold and glanced at him coldly, but her eyes finally fell on Li Zhen, and a smile suddenly bloomed on her face, "General Li did not disappoint me, I must give it a lot!"
"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"
Wu Zetian turned around and smiled at Di Renjie, "Ling Ai should be back!"
Wu Zetian's words were somewhat hilarious, and Di Renjie smiled bitterly, "Report to Your Majesty, she has returned safely."
Wu Zetian nodded and said earnestly: "I sent General Li out, delaying the Prime Minister's marriage for nearly half a year. Fortunately, there are heroes among the girls, so I admire her performance. I also want to express my feelings to her."
"Thank you for your concern for the little girl."
Wu Zetian nodded, turned around and whispered to the generals: "All generals are heroes of the Tang Dynasty, I want to reward you well."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wu Zetian boarded the dragon chariot and smiled at Li Zhen, "General Li, you have made the most of your contribution to me. I specially allow you to ride a car with me to show your glory!"
Amid the envious eyes of everyone, Li Zhen climbed up to the dragon chariot and stood high beside Wu Zetian. In front of the Tianjin Bridge, applause suddenly erupted in the soldiers and cheers.
But the brothers Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi who were standing aside were jealous. They had never had such honor.
Wu Sansi slowly walked to their brothers, and seemed to be smiling to himself, "The emperor has always liked Li Zhen very much. It seems that he is going to be favored again."
The Zhang brothers looked back at Wu Sansi. The two of them snorted heavily, shook their sleeves, and rushed away angrily. However, Wu Sansi narrowed his eyes. Although he was favored by the emperor, he had a strong enemy for himself. Is the glory of the same car as the emperor really so easy to absorb?
Just when the grand triumphal entry ceremony was held in Tianjie, Wu Chengsi's mansion in Jishanfang, Luoyang was very quiet and seemed to be unaffected by the entry ceremony.
After the New Year, with the withdrawal of the last group of guards and eunuchs who monitored Wu Chengsi, the house arrest against Wu Chengsi was in name only. After all, he was Wu Zetian's nephew, and Wu Zetian did not want to punish Wu Chengsi too severely. Wu Chengsi had actually completely restored his freedom.
However, Wu Chengsi's health was still very bad. He was too indulged in alcohol and sex when he was in Guangzhou, which completely collapsed. He rarely went out and stayed in the room for most of his time.
In the room, Wu Chengsi was half lying on the soft couch, and two pretty little maids gently beat him on his shoulders and backs. One of the little maids was blushing and his teeth were biting his lips. Wu Chengsi was so comfortable that he half-squinted his eyes, but his hand reached into the maid's skirt to grop, while his daughter Wu Furong stood aside a little embarrassedly, pretending not to see his father's extraordinary behavior.
"Reporting to my father, there are indeed rumors that Wu Sansi accepted the bribes from the Khitans and secretly sent someone to poison Li Jinzhong to death. Someone saw Yi Yu wrongfully entering Wu Sansi's mansion, just two days before Li Jinzhong's death."
Wu Chengsi stopped harassing his maid. He was obviously attracted by the topic of his daughter. He suffered too much torture this year. Although there were many people dealing with him, Wu Chengsi focused his hatred on Wu Sansi.
Although they were uncles and brothers, in order to inherit the throne of the emperor, Wu Sansi killed himself again and again, causing Wu Chengsi to develop a deep hatred for Wu Sansi.
Wu Chengsi waved his hand, and the two little maids hurriedly retreated. Wu Chengsi said coldly: "What's the use of saying this? There is no evidence. As long as he says nothing about it, who can do what he does?"
"Although the Lord will not punish him, we can proclaim the crimes everywhere and make him bear the reputation of colluding with aliens."
"It's just too cheap for him."
Wu Chengsi snorted dissatisfiedly, as if he had acquiesced to his daughter's plan. He asked again: "How is Zhang Changzong's affairs?"
Zhang Changzong was Wu Chengsi's polo player at the time and was also Wu Furong's lover. Wu Furong gave him to Princess Taiping. Unexpectedly, he became the emperor's head, which really surprised Wu Chengsi. At the same time, he was also dissatisfied with his daughter giving Zhang Changzong to Princess Taiping without authorization. If Zhang Changzong was his person, then he would be about to embark on his career again.
Wu Furong's face was a little hot. She understood her father's dissatisfaction with her in this matter, but she did not expect that Zhang Changzong would be so popular. Fortunately, there was still some old love between her and Zhang Changzong and some room for recovery.
"Father, I've contacted him."
"What did he say?" Wu Chengsi asked anxiously.
"He said. He will not forget his father's kindness to him, but--" Wu Furong hesitated a little and couldn't continue.
"But what?"
Wu Chengsi knocked on the bed and said hatefully: "You are so anxious, tell me!"
Wu Furong had no choice but to say helplessly: "He said he wanted to buy a few shops recently, but he was a little nervous and hoped that his father could help him."
Wu Chengsi was stunned. Zhang Changzong clearly asked him for money, and he was not at all implicit, so he had to be so direct. However, Wu Chengsi thought again and thought, if he wanted Zhang Changzong to help him, what would he do without bleeding?
Wu Chengsi pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay! Give him the rice shop in Xicheng first, tell him that if the emperor is tolerant of me, I will thank him heavily."
After the banquet and celebration in the imperial city was over, it was almost dark. Li Zhen left the imperial city and returned to his mansion. As soon as he arrived at the doorstep, the sound of gongs and drums sounded. He saw his elder sister Li Quan and Zhao Qiuniang and hundreds of people in the yard set up a welcoming guard in front of his mansion.
Li Zhen was surprised, but also moved, and quickly turned over and dismounted, bowed to everyone to thank everyone. At this time, Li Quan greeted him with a smile on his face, "A Zhen, you are finally back."
"Sister, are you not in Chang'an?"
"Hey! I rushed back after receiving your letter. I just arrived yesterday morning."
Zhao Qiuniang walked up slowly and smiled: "We volunteer to welcome the general back and congratulate the general on making new contributions."
"Thank you!"
Li Zhen clasped his fists to everyone and said, "Thank you, fellow villagers."
With a lot of laughter, everyone slowly dispersed and went home. Li Quan held his brother's arms and asked him in a low voice: "What official title has he been granted?"
"The official title has not changed yet, but I have received a reward of 5,000 guan."
Li Quan is not short of money and is not very interested in rewards. She is more concerned about whether her brothers can be promoted. It is best to be promoted to a county marquis. If he is promoted to a county marquis, it would be the best. However, Zhao Qiuniang also told her that it is easier to be promoted to a county marquis, but it is difficult to be promoted to a duke. Moreover, there are county monarchs above the county monarch and the national monarch above the county monarch. It is impossible for the emperor to promote Li Zhen so quickly, and it is possible to grant honorary officials and add scattered officials.
Now that he heard that the official title has not changed for the time being, Li Quan felt a little disappointed, but after a change of thought, the promotion was not so fast, and she let go of her heart again. She took her brother to the inner hall and poured him a cup of hot tea. Then she smiled and said, "I talked with Mrs. Di again yesterday. They don't want to delay your wedding date anymore. I hope the sooner the better."
Li Zhen remembered that Di Renjie never talked to him during the court banquet today. Of course, Li Zhen knew the reason because he did not persuade Di Yan back. Di Renjie was obviously a little angry with him. He smiled bitterly and asked, "When is that set?"
"It's scheduled for the fifth day of next month, which is ten days later."
As soon as Li Quan finished speaking, he saw a maid appearing in the hall. He was looking at this side. Li Quan asked, "Xiao Lu, what's the matter?"
The maid glanced at Li Zhen and said timidly: "Madam Qi, a guest came outside and said that there was something important to find the young master."
Chapter completed!