When Li Shimin heard the good news from the border town, he felt relieved. However, when he saw what was said above, Li Shimin felt a little unreal for a moment.
If it weren't for his trust in Cheng Yaojin and the signature of the military supervisor, Li Shimin would have thought it was written for fun.
Of course, Li Shimin didn't believe in the killing of 80,000 enemy troops. He himself had been in the army, and he knew all the details behind it.
It was said to be 80,000, but it would be good to have 20,000. Of course, Li Shimin didn't care about this, as long as he won the battle.
"Good boy, you really didn't disappoint me. Is it just this divine thunder?" Li Shimin couldn't help but admire in his heart. At the same time, he was even more confused about the divine thunder mentioned above, but this was not the time to ask these questions.
"Mr. Zheng, please take a look at this good news, so as not to say that I am fooling you." Li Shimin spoke like a gentle breeze at this time, looking at Zheng Xuan and others with amusement.
Naturally, Zheng Xuan and others did not dare to take it over and take a look. They just felt a sense of powerlessness in their hearts. They were clearly about to conquer the border city, so why did it end up like this?
Zheng Xuan was puzzled. Xue Yantuo had an army of thirty thousand. The three or four thousand defenders of the border town not only defended the border town but also captured Yimu Ben alive.
"Good news in the clouds, Jieli Khan has been captured alive and one hundred thousand prisoners!"
"The Turks were defeated!"
Another burst of rapid hooves and shouts pierced through Chang'an and exploded among the crowd.
Li Shimin was sitting on the dragon chair at this time. He didn't ask Zheng Xuan and others to get up. He just looked at them with tenderness in his eyes.
However, Zheng Xuan, Pei Ji and others felt infinite coldness, which was even more frightening than when Li Shimin was furious before.
"Your Majesty, great victory, great victory!"
Xu Huang's high-pitched voice sounded here.
"General Li Jing defeated the Turks, General Zhang Baoxiang captured Jieli Khan alive, and the Turks were destroyed!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Li Shimin laughed heartily, he had been looking forward to this news for a long time.
"Order Li Jing to send me Jieli to Chang'an. I want to live!"
Zheng Xuan knew that he was finished this time. Even if he could save his life, he would not be able to resist Li Shimin in the future.
But thinking of Yimu Ben, Zheng Xuan suddenly felt that it would not be so easy for him to save his life!
"Congratulations to the Emperor! Congratulations to the Tang Dynasty!"
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others quickly shouted, and the whole court suddenly regained its vitality.
"Your Majesty opened up the territory for our Tang Dynasty and completely eliminated the Turks, so that our people of the Tang Dynasty will no longer suffer the disasters of the Turks in the north. We should be admired by all people!"
The bursts of praise made Li Shimin feel very comfortable. The shame of the Weishui River was finally washed away.
"Mr. Zheng, Mr. Pei, you are old, go home and recuperate!" Li Shimin looked at the two people who seemed to have lost their energy and smiled heartily.
"Cui Dian, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I think you should hand it over first, and then go back and reflect on what it means to be a king and a minister."
"And you, your vision is too narrow. Go back and reflect on it. What is the meaning of 'if you live high in the temple, you worry about its people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about its king.' This is what Zhang County Bo and the King of Wei originally said.
Yes, it’s given to you now.”
When Zheng Xuan heard the name "Uncle Zhang" again, he thought of the boy who was expelled from Chang'an and sent to the border. His heart was filled with regret. He had known that he should have been killed at all costs.
Now that Li Shimin mentioned him again, he naturally wanted to reinstate Zhang Sanguan. At the same time, Zheng Xuan vaguely felt that the reason why the border city was not breached might have something to do with Zhang San.
When Fang Xuanling heard what Li Shimin said, she was very happy. It seemed that Zhang San had made great contributions in the battle of the border town this time!
Previously, I was teased privately by many courtiers because of Zhang San's affairs, and even my daughter was looked down upon. After all, ancient times were about being well-matched. Before Zhang San was demoted, he was just an earl. Menmei and Fang Xuanling
Home is incomparable.
The morning court did not end until noon, and Zheng Xuan and others knelt until the end of the court before they were "remembered" by Li Shimin.
The early dynasty ended, and the entire Tang Dynasty was in a sea of joy. Even the poem Li Shimin mentioned in the early dynasty, "If you live high in the temple, you worry about its people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you worry about your king."
This sentence was also used as a motto by many young men of letters. At the same time, Zhang San who said this sentence was also recalled from memory again.
Zhang San is also regarded as a role model and representative for young literati students, and his original deeds have also been picked up, attracting everyone to praise him.
…
"Shicai, you will take Shide back to Xingyang tomorrow." That night, Zheng Xuan called Zheng Shicai and said in a deep voice.
"Why father? Didn't the emperor punish us?" Zheng Shicai didn't understand why Zheng Xuan asked him to go back to his hometown.
"There are some things you don't know, and it's not convenient for me to tell you. You can dress up tomorrow and take Zheng Shide back to the ancestral home in Xingyang."
"Did something big happen to my father? My second brother won't be with me, and now he..." Zheng Shicai hesitated to speak.
"Oh! Forget it, go back by yourself first, and remember not to let anyone discover you."
Zheng Xuan felt heartbroken when he thought of Zheng Shide. Ever since he was deposed by Zhang San, Zheng Shide had been clamoring to destroy Zhang San's whole family. Zheng Xuan had been locked up at home before, fearing that he would go out to cause trouble and bring disaster to the family.
Fortunately, Zheng Xuan did not release Zheng Shide. From Zheng Shide's subsequent behavior, it can be seen that this man was already sick in his heart.
Three maids had died one after another in the mansion, all of which were tortured to death by Zheng Shide. Zheng Xuan saw this and felt pain in his heart. He also knew that Zheng Shide had a trauma in his heart, so he let him torment him at home.
If Zheng Shide is sent back to his hometown now, the Zheng family's reputation in Xingyang will definitely be ruined by Zheng Shide.
Zheng Shicai wanted to ask something else, but Zheng Xuan, who was upset, waved his hand and asked him to go down.
"Is it really God who wants to destroy my Zheng family?"
Zheng Xuan was sitting alone in the lobby, looking up and sighing. His body, which had always been upright, suddenly bent down at this moment.
…
"Sister, are you thinking about your lover again?" Fang Yiai was walking in the garden at night and saw Fang Keying sitting in the pavilion in a daze, so she suddenly walked over and joked.
"Ah! Second brother, you don't make any sound when you walk, it scares me." Fang Keying was really thinking about Zhang San just now, and was shocked when Fang Yiai spoke so abruptly.
"Haha, you were in a daze and didn't notice your second brother and me. Don't worry, Xiaosan is fine. The crisis in the border town has been resolved. He has made great achievements this time and will be back soon."
Fang Yiai sat down and said to Fang Keying.
"I didn't miss him, and the second brother was talking nonsense." Fang Keying had been worried about Zhang San, but now she finally knew that Zhang San was fine, and she felt relieved. Fang Keying didn't care whether Zhang San had achieved any great achievements.
, as long as people return safely.
"Really? Then I still have the news about the mistress that I got from my father. Since you said so, the second brother will leave first." After Fang Yiai finished speaking, she made a gesture to leave.
"No, what's the news about second brother?" Fang Keying asked with a slight blush.
"Haha, you!"
Fang Yiai sat down again and began to talk to Fang Keying about Zhang San's stay in the border town.