In late autumn, it was time to pick various fruits, and the earth showed a golden color. With the help of the Qi army, Xiang Guo defeated Chen Jun and welcomed back his King Xiang. Then, Xiang Guo also welcomed
He married Qi Yi, the crown prince of Qi.
Prince Yi of Qi came to express his condolences to the Qi Xiang coalition for their great victory; and to discuss with King Xiang Yan how to deal with Chen Guo next.
In order to celebrate the restoration of the country and to welcome the crown prince of Qi, Xiangcheng has been renovated. There are tens of thousands of prisoners of the Chen army ready for labor, and there is a large amount of wealth confiscated from the homes of collaborators and traitors. All projects are proceeding extremely smoothly. As a result,
The people of Xiang State, who had been harassed by Chen Jun for many days, now welcomed King Xiang again. Their resentment towards Chen Jun and the traitors was like a volcano erupting. Many people in Xiang City and other places broke out and rushed into the traitor's house to fight.
It was a smashing incident. The government also pretended not to know and let it go.
King Xiang was a wise monarch. He did not pursue too much the wealthy gentlemen who had good relations with Chen Jun during the occupation, except for a few ministers and wealthy businessmen who were resentful among the people. Instead, he used this as an excuse to clear out those he considered disloyal.
Ministers, it is natural. Those who are best at adapting to the situation know the principle of spending money to eliminate disasters. They state their helplessness and take out a lot of snowflakes without hesitation. King Xiang's forgiveness is a sign of forgiveness.
The life-saving talisman of forgiveness.
Prince Qi Yi was ceremoniously welcomed by King Xiang and King Wuyou when he was a hundred miles away from the city. Qi Yi was satisfied with the welcoming ceremony, but he was even more satisfied with seeing the neat and mighty formations of the Qi troops stationed at various important passes along the way.
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In King Xiang's palace, a warm welcome ceremony was held from noon to late at night. The prince was supported by the guards and returned drunkenly to the palace arranged by King Xiang. King Wuyou had been accompanying the prince Qi Yi. After sending the prince back to the palace, he wanted to
Back to the military camp, the prince grabbed his hand all the way and wanted to continue drinking and having fun with him.
When they arrived at the palace, King Wuyou quickly ordered the imperial doctor to make a sobering soup for the prince, and asked the prince to drink it and take a short rest. King Wuyou, the officials accompanying the prince, Zilong, Zhuge Qingyun and other main generals of the Qi army were waiting in the hall.
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Not long after, the prince came out from the inner room. Under the leadership of King Wuyou, everyone met again and sat down one after another at the prince's greeting. The prince explained the matter of going to the military camp to work tomorrow, then served tea to see off the guests, and asked everyone to go back and rest.
, only King Wuyou stayed to discuss matters.
The prince's cheeks were still a little red from drunkenness. When he saw everyone leaving one after another, he looked at King Wuyou with a smile on his face and said, "Brother Si, you have contributed most to this battle! Come on, brother, I will offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."
King Wuyou chuckled, picked up the tea cup and drank it all. "Brother, it was only because of King Qi's majesty and your good management in the capital that our Qi army had strong soldiers, strong horses, and sufficient food and grass, so we were able to defeat the Chen army."
.I am just accompanying the moon and stealing the light."
Prince Qi Yi chuckled, nodded, then looked at King Wuyou and said: "Xiangcheng has been captured, and the next step is to settle our hundreds of thousands of troops in this important place in the country; and then
Use these tens of thousands of surrendered troops to have a good talk with Chen Guo."
King Wuyou pursed his lips, and before the prince could say anything else, he quickly stood up and bowed deeply. "Prince, you have great foresight. Please quickly find someone to assign these matters. My brother, I have accepted your order and have finished my work."
I have been away from Lucheng for a long time, and I miss my father and mother very much."
Prince Qi Yi glanced at him with disdain. He snorted twice and said, "Come on, I don't know what fancy ideas you have in those few posts? The military affairs here are complicated and you can't play with your own temper. I want to
Leave here and go back to your territory to accompany my younger siblings?! You are a boy who doesn’t want to make progress!"
King Wuyou smiled dryly, and continued his words: "Then you also know that Ying'er and I have never been separated for so long. She must be very anxious at home now. I don't care, this time you go to the Xiang Kingdom to expel Chen
I have completed the military errand anyway, and the rest is none of my business."
"It's not up to you. Let me ask you, how do you think these 100,000 Qingzhou soldiers should be properly placed?" Seeing that King Wuyou was about to act up, the prince's face sank and he asked King Wuyou.
Seeing that the prince was displeased, King Wuyou quickly patted the prince's arm with a smile and sat down again. "This Qingzhou army was originally controlled by my father, and the generals and commanders in the army are all our old Qi troops. They are strong in combat and sincere.
You can completely regard it as your own army. Now that Xiangcheng has been restored and Chen's army has retreated, I have ordered that all Qi troops and horses are not allowed to enter Xiangcheng again. They have been stationed outside Xiangcheng by the Wen River and Niutoushan.
In addition, I have stationed military camps at several passes along the way from Qi State to Xiang State, and arranged reliable generals to guard them. However, King Xiang will definitely send us back in a few days, and I will not leave Xiang territory until then.
It doesn’t make sense.”
The prince nodded and said, "I am also worried about this matter. Together with Qi Xiang, we will help Xiang recover his country. Since Xiang's land has been recovered, we should withdraw our troops. But in that case, it will take some trouble to come back to this land."
, and these 100,000 Qingzhou troops have to be sent to their respective places to be organized, for fear that they will be out of control again."
King Wuyou expressed his kindness, leaned forward and said softly to the prince: "Before I attacked Xiangcheng, I asked King Xiang to ask for a reward for Zilong, and asked King Xiang to give Zilong a fief, so that I could choose a suitable city.
We will live with an elite army; and even though the Chen army has retreated, there are still tens of thousands of Chen soldiers at Pingguan. We will not be able to go back for a while. As long as the Chen army does not withdraw, Xiang will be in trouble. If there is another
If there is any trouble, King Xiang will definitely invite us to help in the battle, so we will just deal with it slowly."
The prince threw his head back and laughed, stood up, patted King Wuyou on the shoulder, and said: "You have touched my heart, so you must continue to keep this land for me."
"What?! My brother, the prince, you can't keep your word. Before we went on the expedition, you promised me to go back as long as I defeated the Chen army and led the army to occupy the country of Xiang." King Wuyou suddenly shouted.
Prince Qi Yi ignored him and turned around and walked inside. King Wuyou Qi Si followed and muttered nonstop: "I don't want to stay here, I want to go back. You can't bully me, I want to go back~"
As soon as the prince turned around, their noses almost touched each other, and King Wuyou hurriedly retreated. The prince smiled and said to King Wuyou: "Go to your tent and see what I brought you.
A surprise coming? If you make trouble again, humph~"
"I don't know what I can do if I don't keep my word!" King Wuyou was still unwilling to give in, and he made a look of gnashing his teeth bitterly. Seeing the prince's face change after hearing this, he quickly turned around and ran away. Prince Qi Yi raised his right leg
Kicked empty.
The next day, on the vast field outside the Qi army camp, tens of thousands of Qi Xiang coalition troops lined up neatly. The morning sun warmly shone on the red tassels on the soldiers' helmets, armor, and swords, reflecting the sparkling light in the sun.
of light.
Prince Qi Yi stood on the building, King Xiang and the prince stood side by side, and King Wuyou and Zilong stood on both sides. Zilong signaled the military parade to begin. With the sound of war drums, the Qi army's heavy armored cavalry;
A phalanx composed of cavalry, spearmen, crossbowmen, etc. passed in front of the building. As each phalanx passed by, the prince waved and the Qi troops behind shouted loudly through the sky: "The Qi army is mighty, long live Qi!"
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At the end of the military parade, the Crown Prince and King Xiang put brand-new armors and bright red flowers on the brave soldiers of Qi Army and Xiang Army respectively, and wrote down their military merits. The soldiers who had won military merits stood on the two-seat chariot draped in red and decorated with colors.
Go around the arena and accept everyone's cheers.
Next, the envoys accompanying the prince took the soldiers and distributed the fine wine from Qi to each camp. At noon, Prince Qi Yi climbed up to the tower, stood on the tower, and first faced the direction of Qi.
He toasted three glasses of wine, and then toasted three glasses of wine to the soldiers who died in the battle. Then he changed to a big bowl and drank three bowls of wine with the soldiers in the camp.
The fire-headed soldiers of the Qi army cooked large pots of meat and sumptuous dishes, and distributed them to each camp. The whole army ate large pieces of meat and drank heavily. For a whole day, Prince Qi Yi worshiped and Zilong in front of King Wuyou.
Accompanied by Zhuge Qingyun and other generals, they went to various camps to have fun with the soldiers. At night, bonfires were lit around the camps, and the Qi army continued to celebrate around the fires. The prince also came out in person, holding a long sword and a big shield and the camp.
The soldiers in the palace danced a war dance, and the vigorous figures of the prince and the soldiers looked lively and vigorous under the light of the fire.
King Wuyou Qi Si did not end up. There was a new guard beside him. He looked a little thin. He followed King Wuyou and looked around curiously, watching the warriors reveling everywhere. King Wuyou said to him
The soldiers who came forward to toast drank the wine happily, while looking at the happy smile of the guard beside him from time to time.
Last night, King Wuyou returned to his handsome tent and saw the pretty Yinger. The two chatted happily almost the whole night. During the day, Qi Si let Yinger rest in the tent, and at night, he asked her to put on the uniform of a guard, and followed
By his side, he took her with the prince to labor in various camps. The jubilant and lively scenes made Ying'er find it novel. Although she had gone to the territorial military camps with King Wuyou in the past, the territorial military camps were strict and orderly, like
This was the first time she had seen so many soldiers and such a lively scene. After spending half the night with King Wuyou, walking around, talking and laughing, Ying'er didn't feel tired. Occasionally there were drunk soldiers.
, when toasting with King Wuyou, he would also give her a bowl of wine and ask her to drink it together. Ying'er also took a few sips, she didn't like the spicy taste, but when she saw King Wuyou and
The sergeants drank bowl after bowl, and he continued to hold the bowl and refused to pour it away, tasting it slowly. Until King Wushu looked at her troubled look, he took it and drank it in one gulp.
Zilong and Zhuge Qingyun went to each camp separately at night to inspect the alert situation. The celebration of the whole army was a good opportunity for the soldiers who were tired from the battle to relax, but the soldiers should not relax their vigilance at all times. After all, Xiang State was still at war, and there were few
Wan Chen's army is still on the border, ready to start a war at any time.