The recovery of Chang'an was naturally a major event for the Tang Dynasty.
The emperor returned to Luan Chang'an, which was also the biggest happy event for the entire Tang Dynasty since the An Lushan rebellion.
At that time, Li Heng ascended the throne hastily in Lingwu, and the enthronement ceremony was organized by Li Mi according to Zhou rites.
The so-called Zhou Li is the most basic version of the enthronement ceremony, and it is also the simplest version.
Li Mi built a five-color platform with five-color soil on the outskirts of Lingwu, and completed the coronation of the new emperor with only the simplest ceremony.
However, when he was in Lingwu, the emperor did not have the ability to make big decisions, so he could only deal with it this way.
Lingwu didn't take care of things when he came to the throne, and he didn't take care of things when he was busy fighting wars.
From Lingwu to Fengxiang Mansion, Li Heng lived in a simply renovated palace. All the money was spent on fighting, and even the queen had to weave her own cloth.
Emperor Li Heng was aggrieved.
Li Yan held his forehead while looking at the information sent from the backyard.
Objectively speaking, my "father" is a pretty good emperor.
Perhaps due to being suppressed by the emperor for a long time, Li Heng had a cowardly character, soft ears, and was too indulgent towards those close to him.
Li Yan was able to sit in Longyou as the prince, and his father continued to award him rewards. This shows that this emperor was not a mean political creature.
Even the defeated prime minister Fang Guan and the prime minister Wei Jiansu openly opposed the emperor, the emperor just let them go to other towns to serve as military envoys, and even retained their titles of prime ministers.
This is completely opposite to the emperor's grandfather Li Longji. Li Heng was indeed a kind emperor.
But kindness is only a matter of character. If Li Heng was an ordinary person, his kindness would naturally be an advantage, but he was an emperor.
He reused eunuchs and was soft-spoken to the people around him. This was also the shortcoming of this emperor.
The environment in which Li Heng grew up was full of crises. The emperor had many thoughts of abolishing the crown prince. Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, two powerful ministers in the emperor's court, also regarded the crown prince as a political enemy. It can be said that Li Heng was able to serve as the prince in the emperor's court for so long.
It's like walking on thin ice in an abyss.
This strong sense of crisis made it difficult for Li Heng to trust foreign ministers, which led to his defeat in the Battle of Qingqu.
Despite his character weaknesses, Li Heng was not an emperor who liked to have fun.
He does not like luxury, nor does he care whether the palace he lives in is gorgeous.
When he meets his ministers every day, the clothes he wears are not gorgeous.
Li Heng didn't have much interest in beauty either. Today's Empress Zhang was also Liangdi whom Li Heng took in when he was the crown prince.
Ever since Li Heng was forced to divorce the crown princess, he has been doting on Mrs. Zhang. Now that Mrs. Zhang is no longer beautiful, there are still not many concubines in Li Heng's harem.
The emperor's biggest hobby, and the most expensive one, was alchemy.
This is also an old tradition of the old Li family. Even the wise and powerful Taizong Li Shimin often took elixirs in his later years. Li Heng not only took them by himself, but also made elixirs by himself.
Li Yan looked at the map and saw that since the Tang Dynasty regained the two capitals, the entire situation has been completely different.
The two capitals were the core areas of the Tang Dynasty, Henan had been recovered, and Jianghuai and Guanzhong were finally in the hands of the Tang Dynasty.
Datang has finally entered a new stage.
At this important juncture, as the governor of Longyou, I must do something.
Then of course it’s a gift!
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was about to return to his loyal city of Chang'an, and all the governors and governors from all over the country would send congratulatory messages.
This return to Luan Chang'an, with the tacit understanding of the entire Tang Dynasty, turned into a belated enthronement ceremony.
It also became an event for the feudal officials from various places to collectively express their loyalty to the imperial court!
As the King of Jianning who controlled Longyou and Hexi in Jiedong, Li Yan naturally had to express his views.
Li Yan also had a headache as to what to give as a gift to his father.
Naturally, there is no shortage of rare treasures in Longyou, but it is not an easy task to stand out from so many feudal officials.
The previous display of talents has made Longyou the target of attention of the court ministers.
Now that Li Yan has a group of supporters in the court, the gift cannot be too ordinary.
It seems that I still need help from the players to find out what kind of gift to give to the emperor.
"System, I want to publish a task."
【As you wish.】
Soon, a new mission appeared in front of all players.
[Limited time event: A congratulatory note to the emperor!]
[The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is about to return to his loyal city of Chang'an, and all the ministers will send their most sincere blessings!]
[What kind of gifts should be given to the emperor? Please give your suggestions to King Jianning! 】
[You can get relevant career rewards by participating. If your suggestion is approved, you can get more rewards. The final reward will depend on the effect of the gift.]
As soon as this mission came out, players were excited again.
What is this? Limited time mission?
The rewards for this kind of mission are quite generous.
King Jianning will never treat his loyal players badly!
Isn't it just a gift? Countless players have been thinking hard, and many skillful players have already started drawing design drawings.
Suggestions like snowflakes were sent to Li Yan. He rubbed his eyes and said:
"System, screen it for me. Just put aside the gems and jewelry for now."
【As you wish】
There were now thousands of suggestions. Li Yan sighed. He didn't expect that giving a gift would be so difficult!
Just when Li Yan was worried, King Li Chu of Guangping was also worried.
As the crown prince, his life was not comfortable during this period.
His political ally, Prime Minister Wei Jiansu, was demoted to Xichuan as Jiedushi, and Li Chu lost his biggest supporter in the court.
Although Li Chu participated in the battle to regain Chang'an and Luoyang this time, most of the credit went to Guo Ziyi.
He had suffered such a humiliation at the gates of Luoyang City, and now Li Chu didn't even dare to go to Guo Ziyi's military camp.
After Zhang Xun took over Luoyang, he quickly rearranged Luoyang's defense.
Luoyang was originally a large military camp, and the military camp outside the city was quickly activated to accommodate Guo Ziyi's army.
Then Zhang Xun respectfully invited Guo Ziyi into Luoyang City. Guo Ziyi took Zhang Xun and rode a carriage into the city together.
After the commanders-in-chief of the eastern and western armies entered Luoyang City together, they were warmly welcomed by the people of Luoyang.
But all this has nothing to do with Li Chu.
Guo Ziyi did not invite Li Chu to go to Luoyang with him. Li Chu knew that the people of Luoyang hated him, so of course he did not dare to go to Luoyang.
The majestic prince of a country can't even enter Dongdu.
Now Li Chu's position is very embarrassing. He was originally responsible for supervising the army. It stands to reason that after the war is over, the power of supervising the army is the most important.
The supervisors were sent by the emperor to monitor the army, and their powers could be said to be very powerful.
During the last battle of Qingqu, Li Chu was also in charge of the army. He was even able to order the commander Guo Ziyi to take charge of the battle, which ultimately led to the defeat of Qingqu.
This time the emperor prohibited him from intervening in the war, but it was the supervisor's duty to count the spoils of war and reward him based on his merits after the war.
Originally, with this authority, Li Chu could win over the army.
But apart from the Uighur incident under Luoyang City, the army is now very resistant to Li Chu. He doesn't even dare to go to the military camp, so how can he dare to exercise his power of supervising the army.
When Li Chu thought of his situation, he lamented again.
Li Chu could only live with his officials in the county town outside Luoyang City, and he seemed very lonely during this glorious victory.
At this time, a department official walked into Li Chu's room.
This was Dou Shen who was expelled from Fengxiang Mansion. After the storm in the Fengxiang Mansion that day, a group of officials from the prince's faction, including Yang Wan, were demoted. Dou Shen, who conspired with these officials to file a memorial, was dismissed because he had no official position.
body and escaped directly from Fengxiang Mansion.
Dou Shen caught up with Li Chu and joined his shogunate as a secretary.
After Dou Shen entered the door, he saw the dazed prince and said, "Why is your highness so depressed!"
Li Chu finally regained consciousness, but he still said in a daze: "Dou Ji's Office, the battle in Luoyang has turned out like this, I'm afraid my father will be blamed! What can we do about it?"
But Dou Shen said: "Your Highness, misfortune depends on blessing and misfortune lies on it. This is not a good thing."
Li Chu thought Dou Shen was comforting him, but still said dejectedly: "I'm afraid I've lost points in my father's heart again this time."
Dou Shen said: "Your Highness, do you know that Queen Zhang and the general of the country are in the limelight now?"
Li Chu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I heard that many officials in Fengxiang Mansion rely on General Fuguo. Even when appointing military governors of large towns, my father listens to General Fuguo."
The general of Fuguo was the eunuch Li Fuguo, who was the most favored general around Li Heng.
Just like Gao Lishi was made a general by Li Longji, Li Heng also made Li Fuguo the general of the auxiliary state, controlling the most critical imperial army.
In the process of countering the rebellion, the Forbidden Army performed well. Li Heng gave the Forbidden Army the title of Shence Army. Li Fuguo took control of the Shence Army and became the general of the Shence Army.
Now the Shence Army has also been incorporated into the army under Guo Ziyi, and they performed brilliantly in the battles of Xiangji Temple and Shaanxi Gorge.
In addition, the Shence Army also has an elite group of eunuchs who specialize in guarding the safety of the palace.
It can be seen from this that the Shence Army is the emperor's personal guard, and its status is higher than that of military towns in various places.
Li Fuguo was the general of the Shence Army, and Empress Zhang was the master of the harem. When these two joined forces, ministers from other dynasties naturally attached themselves to her.
What worried Li Chu even more was that Empress Zhang had just given birth to a prince and was colluding with the powerful eunuch, probably also aiming to gain the position in the East Palace.
But I heard Dou Shen say: "These days, your Majesty has repeatedly suppressed the prince and promoted King Jianning, which has aroused the fear of Queen Zhang and the general of the country."
"Your Highness, why not stay dormant for the time being and wait for the fight between Queen Zhang and King Jianning."
"The most important thing now is to prepare the congratulatory gifts for His Majesty's return to Luan Chang'an!"