Chapter 709 Fengxian’s Night Talk

Fengxian County is a small county in the northeasternest of Gyeonggi Province. At dusk, 100,000 triumphant Tang troops arrived in Fengxian County. Li Qing'an ordered the army to camp and rest for a night before leaving. After the camp was stationed, it was getting darker.

The soldiers in the camp gathered together for dinner. Today, the army officially entered Gyeonggi Province, and the atmosphere was particularly lively. It was already the end of summer and they had already spent the hottest days on the march. After nightfall, there was a little chill in the air.

Everyone gathered outside the tent to have a meal. Unlike the usual dry food and dry meat, today's supper was cooked hot white rice, big bowls of meat, big bowls of fish, and very few vegetables. Each person even had a bottle of wine, which made the soldiers very excited.

The war has finally ended, the era of peace has arrived, and everyone is full of longing for their future.

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"I want to go home and see the children. I haven't seen my baby for two years, and my wife, miss them!"

A veteran of the team sighed sincerely. After drinking a little wine, his face turned red, and a layer of shiny from excitement, his eyes full of longing for his hometown and his wife and children.

"Jia Da, you haven't been home for two years. Will your wife be with someone else..." a young soldier joked recklessly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers next to him knocked him hard and scolded him: "Is there anyone who speaks like this? Are you disturbing the morale of the army?"

The team named Jia Da was waving his hand and laughing: "My wife can't do it. She and I grew up together. They have a lot of duty. They also have to farm, serve in-laws, and take care of their children. How could she do anything to people outside?"

"You forgot that there is still the Military Marriage Inspection Department!" A low laugh suddenly came from beside him.

The soldiers looked up and stood up in fear. Their head coach Li Qingan stood beside them, accompanied by two personal soldiers.

"General!"

Li Qingan smiled and waved his hand, "Everyone sit down and have a seat for me."

Everyone moved aside to both sides, leaving a space open.

Li Qing'an sat down, and the two personal soldiers served him a bowl of rice. Li Qing'an smiled and said to them, "You guys sit down and have dinner too! Don't stand behind."

The personal soldiers also sat down and had a meal with everyone. Seeing that everyone didn't dare to move, Li Qingan pointed at the rice with chopsticks and smiled: "Everyone is a brother in the army, not an outsider, just eat."

Everyone continued to eat. While eating, Li Qing'an asked Jia Da with a smile: "I remember I had seen you in Anxi, and your face is very distinctive."

Jia Da has a square face with a national character, which is particularly square, and is easy to impress people. He scratched his head embarrassedly and smiled: "The General is right. He has met the General in the Temple of Samarkand."

"Samarkand, oh! That happened several years ago, so why did you only get into one team? At least you should be a lieutenant!" Li Qingan asked with a smile.

Jia Da's face was hot. Although he had been in the army for a long time, he did not make much contribution. When he had to rush forward and fight to the death, he would think of his wife, children and parents at home, and his feet were slow. The Anxi Army was rewarded for military merits, so many soldiers who joined the army later than him were promoted to brigade commanders.

He hurriedly said, "Report to the general, Bei Yi grabbed the head of Ger Khan this time, and he should be promoted to the lieutenant after returning to the capital."

Li Qingan laughed, "Haha! It turns out that you snatched the head of Ger Khan."

Before the battle, he issued an order, and those who captured Ger Khan alive were promoted to three levels, and those who took the head were promoted to two levels, and those who received the man's head were promoted to two levels, and those who received the silver were rewarded to one level, and all military achievements were recorded, and they would be rewarded together after returning to the capital.

"Very good, then what are your plans in the future? By the way, where is your home?"

"The villain was originally from Jianzhou, Shu. Now his family is in Saiye. The wife, son, and his parents are in Saiye. His son is already seven years old. He has been in the army for five years. I heard that he can be discharged from the army for five years. If this is true, he wants to go home and support his parents in their old age and see them off."

Li Qing'an nodded, "You are right. Now the Ministry of War is formulating laws, and it will still implement the government military system in the future. You can retire after five years of service. The same is true for the border army. In the future, more and more Han people will move to the border. They will gradually abolish military households and implement the government military system. Although it has not been officially promulgated yet, according to the old Anxi Army regulations, you can retire after five years, and you can continue to join the army. You will add 30 acres of land. Don't you want to?"

"Hey! I don't have brothers in my rank. It's too hard for my wife to be alone at home. I want to go home and support it. And this time I get the silver reward. I plan to open a shop in Suiye City to do business. I can speak Turkic words, which is very convenient."

"Good, great idea."

Li Qingan praised and asked the other soldiers with a smile, "Where are you? Where is your hometown? What are your plans?"

"Report to the general, the villain is from Chang'an. He has been in the army for two years and wants to continue to serve in the army."

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"Report to the general, the villain is from Qingzhou, Guannei. After three years of military service, he has 30 acres of land at home and accumulated military merits. After retirement, he can get 20 acres of land and 50 acres of land at home. The villain is also satisfied."

At this time, more and more soldiers surrounded him, and there were already hundreds of people around him. Seeing a soldier hesitant, Li Qingan smiled and pointed at him, "Tell me!"

The soldier hurriedly said, "Report to the general, the villain is named Wang Ziyi, from Yangzhou. He has been in the army for three years. He was originally a fugitive from King Qingtianzhuang. He has an old mother, wife, children, and a younger brother. His family is now settled in Puzhou, Hedong. Because the villain joined the army, he was assigned to twenty acres of land. The villain planned to apply to join the army in Anxi, so that his family can get 150 acres of land. The villain is good at growing tea and is planning to buy another mountain to grow tea after retirement."

Li Qingan nodded with a smile, "This brother wants to go to Anxi, it can be said that this is a very wise decision. Emerging places will always be full of opportunities. In the next thirty years, the Anxi area will give the most powerful support for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. As far as I know, nearly 20,000 soldiers have applied for their family to move to Anxi this year. As for how many people in the people want to go, I don't know."

"But General, everyone is a little worried about safety. After all, the cannibals, the Byzantines, and the Khasa state are all around, and Anxi is easily invaded by foreign enemies." A soldier said worriedly.

Li Qingan smiled, "This brother's concern is probably the concern of most people. In fact, I think the concern should be the great cannibals, and the Khasa talent."

Everyone laughed together, and Li Qing'an waved his hand and said, "One of the main reasons why our Tang Dynasty can dominate Anxi is that our Tang Dynasty has the sharpest bows and arrows in the world, the strongest armor, and the most disciplined soldiers. In the future, our Tang Dynasty's weapons will develop, especially the Tianlei weapons. I just got the news that the Anxi Firearms Bureau has developed the smallest thunder. Guess how small it is?"

Now the smallest thunder in the Tang Dynasty is about the size of a pumpkin. Everyone speculated that it was as big as a melon and as big as a grapefruit. Li Qingan still smiled and shook his head, "Tell everyone! As big as a walnut."

Everyone exclaimed, and Jia opened his eyes wide, "General, can he be lethal, so small?"

Li Qing'an gave everyone a competition. He pinched the rice into a walnut ball, pulled a grass and inserted it into the rice ball, and smiled at everyone, "Did you see it? It should be like this? This is the smallest thunder, and it can't be called a thunder, but the new name has not been thought of. The key is this lead wire. Our lead wire technology is quite mature and can completely control the even combustion of the powder. In this way, we can use the crossbow and a soldier can launch this thunder. Think about it, if ten thousand soldiers fired at the same time, it would be so spectacular. There are also Damascus iron technology and Sindh's Uz steel smelting technology. We have mastered it. We have also found the best iron ore in Tochar. In the future, our descendants will make steel pipes and invent newer firearms. In short, our weapons will become more and more sharp, and Westerners will never be able to compete with us."

Li Qing'an's words aroused applause among the soldiers. Seeing that more and more people were surrounding him, Li Qing'an stood up and smiled and said, "I'm back, don't delay everyone's meals, everyone will finish their meals early and rest."

He left the group of soldiers and returned to his central army tent. In the tent was a four-meter-long and three-meter-wide sand table in the Tang Dynasty. It took a year to make this sand table, and it was made of twenty-three sand tables and remade. There was only one in the world.

Li Qingan slowly walked to the sand table and stared at the Tang Dynasty's thousands of miles of land for a long time. He knew that he was already the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty at this time, and this news was spreading to all directions of the Tang Dynasty at an unprecedented speed.

It is now the third year of Qingping. From the fifth year of Tianbao, he entered this dynasty. Eleven years have passed. After eleven years, he has gone from a small fortress soldier to today and has become the powerful Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. During this period, blood rains are flying, gunpowder smoke is endless, hundreds of battles and millions of deaths, their bones paved their own imperial path.

‘The Battle of Xiaobolu, the Battle of Shibao City, the Battle of Talas, the Battle of Khwarezm, the Battle of Tochar, the Battle of Dafeichuan, the Battle of Luzhou, the Battle of Uighurs’

All of these will gradually be overwhelmed by the years.

Li Qingan sighed softly, and he stroked a ruby ​​ring on his ring finger. This was given to him by the king of the Stone Kingdom. Ruby was one of the pieces that the God of Light divided into eight pieces.

He suddenly remembered Ju Lan, the Princess of the Stone Kingdom that once made him unforgettable. That love affair that only ten days was as short as fireworks. However, she attracted a magnificent history of Central Asia's hegemony. In the end, she sacrificed her most holy life in the raging fire. She had passed away for five years, and the land in the river had gradually recovered its vitality. Islam and Zoroastrianism can live in peace.

There should be a lot of grass in front of her grave. The apple tree he planted with his own hands had already bear fruit. She was sleeping in that rich land, but.

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When will he go to her grave to worship again? Will he have a chance in this life?

He felt sad, his memory and nostalgia for the past, his longing for the land that had made him sprinkle blood and sweat, and his nostalgia for all the people who had passed away, and his nostalgia for lovers, comrades, people and even enemies in his life. Li Qing'an couldn't suppress his sadness, and at this moment he couldn't help but burst into tears.

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Two days later, a 100,000 army arrived at Mingde Gate in Chang'an. Outside Mingde Gate, more than 300 important officials, led by seven prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, led by Zhang Yun, Cui Ning, Pei Min, Yan Zhenqing, Wang Jin, Liu Yan and Guo Ziyi, went outside the city to welcome the return of Emperor Li Qing'an of the Tang Dynasty.

Ten thousand Tang troops were already re-arranged, storming and stretching for ten miles, with three thousand elite soldiers of the Tiger Ben Guards lined up at the front of the team. Li Qingan was wearing the bright light black armor of the Anxi Army, wearing a golden helmet, and holding a horizontal sword of the hundred battles in his hand.

He urged his horse to slowly come to the officials, and more than 300 important officials knelt down and welcomed the return of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in a most pious manner.

"I will meet with Your Majesty the Emperor! I wish you a long life!"

Li Qingan took a deep breath, and smiled at the officials in a soft tone and said, "Dear friends and sisters!"

After saying this, even Li Qingan himself felt that this was not what he said. He felt like a dream, as if all this was not true, but the situation in front of him was real, not a dream.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers stood up, and Li Qing'an's return made everyone very happy. From today on, the Tang Dynasty will enter an era of a heroic ruler and a wise minister.

Li Qing'an slowly whispered to everyone: "Being loved by all the ministers, I will be the main one. Today, in front of Mingde Gate, I will make three rules with you. Starting from the beginning, the Tang Dynasty court does not use internal officials, the court does not be punished for words, and does not use court punishment. Whether the crime is committed or not will be punished by Tang Law."

The ministers immediately burst into joy. Li Qing'an's three points have always been a big trouble in their hearts. Eunuchs have been the opponents of court officials since ancient times. Throughout the dynasties, eunuchs have been heard of the disasters of the country at all times. Since the beginning of Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji, this dynasty set a bad precedent. Eunuchs such as Gao Lishi, Yuan Siyi, Yu Chaoen, Li Fuguo and others have successively held great power. Li Qing'an ordered that eunuchs be strictly prohibited from becoming officials. How could they not be happy?

There is also the expectation of being punished for not being punished by words or being punished by the court. In this way, there will inevitably be censors and ministers who dare to advise and speak. These three rules will be the basis for the revival of the Tang Dynasty.

The ministers shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"
To be continued...