Naturally, the 30,000-strong expeditionary force will not directly enter Yanque Pass.
When they were still a few hundred meters away from the city gate, the expeditionary force stopped and turned from a long queue, with each battalion as a unit, into a phalanx.
And at the front of them, Di Xin had already got off the carriage.
Xizi, wearing men's clothing and wearing a gauze scarf, stood to his left.
Ouyang Xuan stood on his right side.
Song Qianwei is not here, and Wei San and Han Wu are not here either.
Even Zeng Hongshen, although he participated in the decisive battle with the Uighur clan, is still not here at this moment.
This is an honor that belongs to the expeditionary force. Although they have been together all the way, they cannot share the honor that belongs to them.
Even Di Xin himself, had he not been the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, would have wanted to leave at this moment and leave this place completely to them.
Not to mention Duke Pu, as a surrendered citizen, he had followed Song Qianwei and Zeng Hongshen back to the pass first.
Opposite the expeditionary force and Di Xin and others, Shen Qianhua and An Junshan came up with hundreds of officials.
In front of the two of them was a eunuch holding an imperial edict in his hand.
Di Xin looked at Eunuch Li's familiar appearance, and even in this serious atmosphere, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
How many times has this happened?
Starting from the imperial decree of General Zhenguan issued by the capital a few years ago, no matter whether Emperor Xin was in northern Xinjiang, went outside southern Xinjiang, or returned to the capital, the person surnamed Li was always the one who conveyed the emperor's decree. Father-in-law.
This time the expeditionary force made a triumphant return, and it was actually him.
The old emperor was really able to work hard on one person, and he didn’t feel bad at all!
No matter what Di Xin thought, Eunuch Li's familiar drake voice sounded again.
"King Yu, all the officers and men have accepted the order!"
"I accept the order!"
As Emperor Xin handed over his hand, he and Eunuch Li, both civil servants and generals, tens of thousands of soldiers and people on both sides of the road, all knelt down.
Saying "Long live."
Eunuch Li has adapted to Emperor Xin's way of receiving orders, and there has never been any dissatisfaction from His Majesty's side, so there will naturally be no surprise at this moment.
He opened the imperial edict with both hands and declared: "The emperor's decree is in accordance with the decree of heaven. I hereby declare that Prince Liyu and Zhao Yutai, the general of North Xinjiang Zhenguan, accept the destiny of heaven..."
"Respect from above... Qi from below..."
"...I feel very relieved..."
"...I admire this!"
It was a long and eloquent text, most of which was useless rhetoric. Di Xin was already in a trance after hearing half of it, and he didn't come back to his senses until the last two words "I appreciate this".
Eunuch Li closed the imperial edict and said with a smile: "Prince Yu, please accept the edict!"
Emperor Xin took the imperial edict with both hands: "I thank my father for your kindness. Long live my father!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Cheers broke out.
"Now that the edict has been announced, it's time for our family to say goodbye."
Eunuch Li smiled and said: "Congratulations to Your Highness, Your Highness, you will no longer be the General of Zhenguan, but the Marshal of Dingyuan."
"Rejoice together and rejoice together."
Di Xin responded with a smile and said, "Eunuch Li has come all the way from afar. He comes and goes in a hurry every time. No matter what, I have to let this king show my friendship as a landlord."
"Please rest for a few days."
"Our family has been waiting for His Highness at Yanque Pass for a few days, and now we have to go back in a hurry to recover, so we won't bother His Highness the Fifth."
Eunuch Li smiled and declined Di Xin's proposal.
As an angel beside His Majesty, he always knows how to exercise caution.
Some time ago, news came out that His Royal Highness King Yu failed to win over the commander of Jiande City. If he accepts King Yu's overtures at this moment, it is very likely that he will be ignored.
Emperor Xin also understood this and knew that Eunuch Li could not stay, so it was just a show of words.
After pretending to hold back a few words and vaguely showing his intention to win over, Di Xin let go of Eunuch Li, took the remaining silver reward with him, and left Yanque Pass.
Looking at Eunuch Li's carriage leaving, a smile flashed in Di Xin's eyes.
In the past, he only gave out rewards and never retained the angels who read the edict. Now that this incident has been spread, his image of being eager to win over people should be completely established.
In this way, the last trace of suspicion on Liu Jiande's side was removed.
Then, he turned his attention to the imperial edict in his hand.
It was related to the reward of 30,000 soldiers, so it was naturally impossible to record it in detail in an imperial edict.
In fact, apart from the rewards given to him, there is only an overview of the rewards given to other people by the imperial court. The specific document distributed by Eunuch Li had already been handed over to Anjunshan before Emperor Xin returned, and he only waited for the return of the expeditionary force.
You can start to distribute the credit according to merit.
If everyone's contribution to the 30,000 expeditionary force was calculated in detail, it would be a difficult task even with the power of the imperial court.
The specific allocation document only divides the merit into several levels according to size and type, and then the rewards for the same level are the same.
Not only this time, but in the past when the imperial army went on an expedition, it was the usual practice to give rewards after returning.
Although it is not the most fair, it can still satisfy most people.
Even if someone has a small grudge, it is within the acceptable range.
An Junshan and Ouyang Xuan were left to worry about the arrangements of those soldiers. As long as there was no embezzlement or corruption, Di Xin would not interfere.
His attention is still on his reward.
Let’s not talk about the gold and silver. To Di Xin today, they are just a bunch of numbers.
There are two important ones.
One is the change in his official position.
The last time he wiped out the Turks, his merits were enough to increase his official position, but King Youcheng interfered, and in the end it was nothing.
But this time, the expeditionary force made great contributions.
The combined territory was more than twice the size of the grassland, forcing other foreign tribes to negotiate with the imperial court and solving the worries of border invasions.
Such great achievements cannot be suppressed even if King Cheng is now the supervisor of the country.
Rather, it is better to say that supervising the country is both an opportunity to become a king and a shackle for him.
If Di Xin is unable to obtain a reward commensurate with his merits this time, then a jealous hat may be placed on King Cheng's head.
Jealousy of talents.
No one would want to end up being cooked by a cunning rabbit and a lackey. These four words were enough for those who supported King Cheng in the court to alienate him.
Even if he wants to deal with Di Xin after he becomes king, not only can he not stop him with this reward, but he also has to show his generosity.
After all, for King Cheng to have the upper hand at the negotiation table with foreign missions, the deterrence of the Northern Xinjiang Expeditionary Force was indispensable.
This is also the biggest reason why Di Xin directly promoted from the second grade to the first grade, skipping the first grade.
A real official position and the status of a prince.
Except for the old emperor who was still lying in bed, King Cheng who was supervising the country, and those in the cabinet, there was no one in the court who could use his status to overwhelm Emperor Xin.