Chapter 174: Ruizong's kindness

After leaving Longxi, the cavalry led by Cheng Xiaotian and Fei Junxing were going to settle in the north, so they could only break up with Chen Wanrong and others. This time, returning to Chang'an would inevitably cause a sensation. If they could participate, it would be a lifelong blessing. However, Cheng Xiaotian and Fei Junxing knew that there would be a big battle next year, and they still needed to go to the north to prepare, and they did not even think of getting a grand gift in Chang'an.

Along the way, the people watched, cheering and praised in unison. Wherever Chen Wanrong and the others went, they would praise him, and welcome Chen Wanrong and the others with heroic courtesy.

It is true that Chen Wanrong and the others are heroes, but such courtesy still surprised Chen Wanrong. If they hadn't escorted the emperor and his ministers, I believe the people would not have been so crazy.

There was still a hundred miles away from Chang'an. Chen Wanrong met the most solemn welcome on the way home because the imperial envoy sent by Ruizong arrived. The imperial envoy was no one else, but Duan Hui.

Duan Hui brought Ruizong's oral order, first, to welcome Chen Wanrong and the others with the highest etiquette, and second, to Duan Hui, on behalf of Ruizong, to welcome Chen Wanrong.

"Chen Wanrong led his army to fight hard and establish Qixun. I specially sent Duan Hui to welcome the return of the court." This is the oral order of Emperor Ruizong, indicating that the Dao surname was to welcome Chen Wanrong.

Chen Wanrong knew that they would definitely receive a grand reception when they went back this time, but it was still very surprised that Ruizong only mentioned him but not others. After hearing Ruizong's oral orders, Chen Wanrong was stunned and then said, "Mr. Duan, have you remembered it wrong? This is our credit, not me alone."

Duan Hui smiled and said, "Don't worry, General Chen, I, Duan Hui, have no other skills, and I am still able to pass through this memory, and I will not be able to remember it. The emperor is talking about you, but he has not said others. General Chen, the emperor has clear rewards and punishments, and will not forget the merits of the soldiers."

All the words were over, so Chen Wanrong had to thank him, meet Duan Hui, and head towards Chang'an.

When I arrived almost fifty miles from Chang'an, I saw a crowd of people in front of me. People crossed the road to greet me, and cheers were heard from afar. Along the way, many things happened to the people watching. Chen Wanrong was not surprised, but as many as there are now, it was the first time I encountered it.

There were so many people that were unimaginable that they could not see at first glance. Chen Wanrong couldn't help but be surprised.

What Chen Wanrong didn't expect most was that among this group of people, not only Dou Huaizhen, Xiao Zhizhong, Wu Jing, Li Longji and Princess Taiping, they all came with joy on their faces and laughed with their mouths, as if they were happy during the New Year.

Even Li Longji, who had always been serious, smiled happily, with a glorious face.

Chen Wanrong and Geshu Han and the others rushed over, flew off the horse, and were about to greet him. Princess Taiping quickly rushed up and grabbed him: "Wanrong, you are a hero of the Tang Dynasty, so this ceremony will be spared."

"Princess, I am fortunately appreciated by the emperor to fight against Tubo. God blesses the Tang Dynasty, and I dare not say that I have made great contributions." Chen Wanrong still insisted on rituals.

At this time, you have to be humble so that you won’t be able to give others a slightest argument. If you do something wrong, you will be impeached in the future. Chen Wanrong is not considering it strategically, but he is very humble.

Princess Taiping didn't stay and patted Chen Wanrong's back, smiling like a pistachio: "Wanrong, you have made great contributions and can still be so humble, it's rare! It's rare!"

Chen Wanrong said humbly and then he greeted Li Longji. Li Longji was still so steady. Although he was so happy, he did not act like Princess Taiping. He just waved his hand and said, "Forgive. I am here to welcome you on the order of my father."

Ruizong's gratitude was so grand that he sent Duan Hui, the most important one around him, but also sent Li Longji. Chen Wanrong really thought: "Thank you, the emperor! Thank you, the prince!"

Li Longji continued: "You captured Jide Zuzan alive and established a great achievement. This is just a copy of the story of Emperor Taizong. Back then, Jie Li Khan was taken to Chang'an, and the people along the way were so happy that they ran around to tell each other. Emperor Taizong also sent ministers to greet him."

Before Li Yuan raised an army in Taiyuan, in order to solve his worries, he surrendered to the Turks in exchange for a brief calm on the border. Although this was a temporary measure that had to be taken from a strategic perspective, it was still a great humiliation.

Later, Emperor Taizong of Tang became emperor after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, and his foundation was not yet stable. Jie Li Khan brought 100,000 troops into Guanzhong, and his troops were facing the Wei River, hoping to engage in power fraud and gain benefits. Emperor Taizong of Tang was calm in the face of danger, dispatched troops and generals, and put on a decisive battle. Jie Li Khan had to retreat after forming the "Bianqiao Alliance".

Jie Li Khan, the Turks, were synonymous with shame for the Tang people. When the news of Jie Li Khan's capture spread, the whole Tang Dynasty was caring for the whole country and the people rushed to tell each other.

Emperor Taizong of Tang was greatly encouraged because he destroyed the Eastern Turks, not only achieved great victory, but also made the humiliation of Xuegu's surrender and forming an alliance between Biqiao.

Tubo has been nuisance of the Tang territory, but the Tubo army could not defeat the Tang army and suffered repeated setbacks. If it was a harsh person, Tubo would be far inferior to the Turks. In addition, Tubo was nominally still vain to the Tang Dynasty and accepted the orders of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Logically speaking, although Ruizong has made great achievements, he would not be so grand and courteous. The reason why Ruizong did this was because the Tubo was captured alive was already in name only, and this land belonged to the Tang Dynasty.

This is to expand territory, not ordinary territory! Because this is the result of our ancestors' struggle for seven hundred years, and its significance is very great, and no matter how much praise it is, it is not an exaggeration.

Since Emperor Xuan of Han used troops here, seven hundred years have passed. No army has crossed Jishi Mountain, and no army has achieved such a major achievement. The Tang army has done it. Can Ruizong be unhappy?

This is a major event that has never been seen in Chinese history. Ruizong must be very happy. It is reasonable to treat Chen Wanrong and the others with a grand gift.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Chen Wanrong thanked you for your kindness.

Dou Huaizhen came over to meet, pointed at the people on the roadside and said, "General Chen, look, these people came from Chang'an to see your General Chen's style."

Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "I've been too proud of it. I have nothing to look good about it. Are they here to see Zamp?"

"Zanpu wants to watch it, you want to watch it too!" Xiao Zhizhong patted Chen Wanrong's shoulder intimately.

He greeted the ministers one by one. When he saw Wu Jing, Chen Wanrong was particularly happy. He grabbed Wu Jing and smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, it's been a long time since I saw you. How have you been doing this?"

Mr. Wu was the title when the two first met. Chen Wanrong and Wu Jing had an extraordinary relationship and still used this title.

When Chen Wanrong was still a bare-stricken family, Wu Jing valued Chen Wanrong very much. Now, Chen Wanrong has become famous and has made such great achievements. He is naturally very happy: "It's okay! But, life is better than you! You lead the army to fight and establish such a wonderful honor. How can this life be bad?"

Chen Wanrong blinked his eyes and whispered in Wu Jing's ear: "I tell you, the reason why I can achieve success is because I have two good helpers, one is Geshuhan and the other is Wang Zhongsi."

That's right, Chen Wanrong has made contributions to the artillery today, but Geshuhan and Wang Zhongsi and others have also made great contributions. Without Geshuhan's strong help, the artillery would not have been able to fight so much.

"I'm humble! I'm humble!" Wu Jing pointed at Chen Wanrong and laughed.

Just as Chen Wanrong and his ministers met, Geshuhan, Wang Zhongsi, Wang Shaohua, Liu Fuqing and others were busy attending the ceremony.

Geshuhan made a great contribution this time. He captured the Daquan alive and also defeated Sangwang, creating conditions for seizing Nujiang. These are all great contributions. Princess Taiping is particularly enthusiastic about Geshuhan.

This is a military star that is about to rise, and she is the target she is striving for. Isn’t it better?

Li Longji only praised Geshuhan for a few words, one of which was quite thought-provoking: "Geshuhan, you have made great contributions this time. Before, you knew that Ren Xia was angry and only buried with talents. Don't do such things again in the future."

There was nothing else to say, the meaning was difficult to determine, and it was unpredictable. Geshuhan said, "The prince told me not to refuse to obey."

Li Longji nodded, picked up Wang Zhongsi, looked at him for a while, and commented: "I have lost weight, but I have become much more powerful. At a young age, I have a tiger spirit! It seems that you have gained a lot in this battle!"

That's right, Wang Zhongsi went to war with the army this time, and his whole body changed a lot. He lost weight, but he became smarter and more clear-headed in seeing things. Although he was small, he had a sense of tiger spirit.

Wang Zhongsi's tender voice sounded: "Thank you for your praise!"

Chen Wanrong and the others were just etiquette. Liu Fuqing caused a sensation when he appeared.

"Princess, princess, this one is Liu Fuqing! It was him who captured Jide Zuzan alive!" Chen Wanrong was the Princess Taiping, introduced by Li Longji.

"The warrior of the Tang Dynasty!" Princess Taiping gave Liu Fuqing a blessing, making Liu Fuqing stunned for a moment, and she was stunned for a long time and couldn't speak.

No matter what, he could not have imagined that Princess Taiping, who was above all, actually bowed to him, and her mind froze and could not turn around. It was Chen Wanrong who replied on his behalf: "The princess is too much. Liu Fuqing has developed the ability to search for prey since he was a child. Jide Zuzan hid in the grass and wanted to wait for us to pass before escaping. Unexpectedly, Liu Fuqing saw through and caught him in the right direction!"

Princess Taiping laughed: "Okay! It's well caught! Liu Fuqing, you are really well caught! "

Liu Fuqing came to his senses and was about to greet Li Longji. Li Longji waved his hand and asked him to spare him. Li Longji took Liu Fuqing's hand, and said to the ministers and the onlookers: "His name is Liu Fuqing! It was him who caught Zanpu Jide Zuzan! You must always remember his name, name..."

"Liu Fuqing!" The people cheered in unison.

One after another, the cheers of "Liu Fuqing" resounded throughout the world, and countless people were shouting the name of this hero!

Liu Fuqing was dizzy when he heard the cheers, and only felt that his eyes were dark. If Li Longji hadn't held him, he would have fallen to the ground.

Liu Fuqing would never dare to think about capturing Zanpu alive even if he lived for eight lifetimes. How could he not be dizzy?

Heroes are always the most popular. When the people shout Liu Fuqing's name, they are all excited and shout with their hearts. The sound is completely different in their ears.

When the people calmed down, Chen Wanrong asked someone to invite Princess Jincheng over. When Princess Jincheng saw Princess Taiping, she could no longer help it. She threw herself into Princess Taiping's arms, and kept on Princess Taiping's shoulder and beat her: "Aunt! Aunt!"

I can only say the word "aunt" and I can never say anything else.

Princess Jincheng is Li Xian's granddaughter and the adopted daughter of Zhongzong. According to her seniority, Princess Taiping is both her mother-in-law and her uncle.

Since marrying into Tubo, Princess Jincheng has been missing the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, and relatives all the time. Now, she has finally returned to the Tang Dynasty and saw her relatives whom she missed day and night. The excitement is far beyond the description of her pen and ink.

Chen Wanrong saw it and felt his nose soreness.

Princess Taiping's generation of female heroes is as hard as iron, and there are few things that can make her excited. However, now she is so excited that she hugged Princess Jincheng and kept saying, "Daughter, my daughter, aunt's daughter..." The tears in her eyes flowed down, and dripping on Princess Jincheng's hair, a large area wet.

After marrying into Tubo, Princess Jincheng had the thought of her homeland and her relatives. Now, Tubo has died, and she has become the pain of her country after her country is destroyed. The reason why she can still hold back along the way is because there is no vent to exaggerate. Seeing Princess Taiping is like finding the best crying partner, like a river collapsed, and it was out of control. She cried and fainted.

Princess Taiping hurriedly hugged her and called the maid to carry her into the car.

Princess Jincheng cried so hard that she was so sad that she was very contagious that many people cried for it.

After Princess Jincheng was settled, Chen Wanrong asked someone to come with the king and ministers of Jide Zuzan. Without Chen Wanrong's introduction, Li Longji walked to Jide Zuzan, looked at him for a while, and smiled and said, "Jide Zuzan, you are also a hero of a generation. Tell me, why did you end up like this?"

Chen Wanrong summarized a lot of this problem on his behalf and criticized him a lot. Chen Wanrong wanted to hear Li Longji's opinion, so he couldn't help but prick up his ears.

Jide Zuzan is extraordinary, but even the most powerful person is extremely heroic after a series of heavy blows. At this time, Jide Zuzan is no longer the original Jide Zuzan, and his courage has long disappeared.

Knowing that Li Longji was sarcastic about him, he still dared not answer: "The Tubo army is not as good as the Tang army. If the heavens destroy our great Tubo, it is impossible for man to do it!"

"It's stupid! It's stupid!" Li Longji gently slapped his high-high and cried out: "Jide Zuzan, even if an ordinary person falls, he still has to understand it. He won't fall again next time. And you, as Zanpu of Tubo, have defeated the army and destroyed the country, and you have become a prisoner yourself. You don't understand it, I'm sorry for you."

Ji Dezuzan rolled his eyes and refused to speak, allowing Li Longji to ridicule.

Li Longji continued: "You don't understand, I'll tell you. The demise of Tubo is not destroyed by the hands of the Tang Dynasty, but by yourself. If a country wants to be strong, in addition to a strong army and enrich its national strength, it also needs advanced civilization. You only know how to expand your army and plunder everywhere, but you don't know how to create the civilization of Tubo!

"What is civilization? That is what the people can recognize. Do you, Tubo, have something that everyone agrees with? No! Your ministers and generals only know how to capture more slaves. What they agree with is just a drop of water in the ocean. More are slaves. They all have one willingness, that is, they have freedom, have grasslands, pastures, cattle and sheep, and can live a good life.

"You can't give these things without telling them, but instead suppressing them. Therefore, once the Tang army arrives and once the benevolent government is implemented, your Tubo will collapse! Only then will you end up now!"

Li Longji is worthy of being a wise man. To the point, if a country and a nation want to be strong and last forever, only a civilization that everyone agrees with can do it.

In history, many vast empires have appeared, including the Alexander Empire, the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Mongol Empire. The vast territory and numerous ethnic groups of these empires are unimaginable. In the end, they all have the same ending, that is, destruction.

China, India, ancient Greece and ancient Egypt are known as the four ancient civilizations. The only one that can last forever is China. China is still vast in territory and a large population. It has been divided several times in history. Until now, we are still a unified power. What is the reason? It is that China has a brilliant Chinese civilization.

This is due to the unification of Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang's greatest contribution to the Chinese nation was not that he unified China's territory, but that he took a series of powerful measures to create a unified Chinese civilization.

There are many famous emperors in history, including Alexander, Caesar, Octavian, Charlemagne, Justinian, and Genghis Khan. Each of them is well-known, but the only one who truly creates a national civilization is Qin Shihuang, so Qin Shihuang is unique!

The demise of Tubo was due to the fact that Tubo had no advanced social system and advanced civilization. The Tang army was just a lead to igniting the powder barrel.

Although Li Longji's statement is different from Chen Wanrong's opinion, it is more profound and thorough than Chen Wanrong's statement. Chen Wanrong secretly praised, "It is indeed not a pity that Li Longji can create the prosperous era of Kaiyuan, it is extraordinary, it has its own uniqueness! All of his knowledge is so clever!"

Jide Zuzan was very dissatisfied and sneered: "You win, so of course you will have to say it."

"It's not that I want to say anything, the history club will clear everything!" Li Longji shook his head: "You haven't understood yet. When will you figure it out, you can be a qualified emperor."

Princess Taiping came over, looked at Jide Zuzan for a while, and said with a smile: "Jide Zuzan, you said 'Snatch Longxi and let the Tang people be unfilial children'. What a heroic spirit that was that? What about now? You are just a first-class prisoner. Jide Zuzan, did you ever think that you are today when you spoke wildly? Haha!"

He pointed at Jide Zuzan and laughed loudly, very happy, as if she was fighting this victory.

Chen Wanrong saw it and thought to himself, "Although Princess Taiping is a heroine of a generation, she is still far from Li Longji. As soon as Li Longji meets, she can analyze the reasons for the demise of Tubo, and she just wants to be quick and ridicule!"
Chapter completed!