Chapter 527 Volume 5 Li Ke’s excitement

Author: Going to Drunk People

Chapter 527 Volume 5 Li Ke’s excitement!

Li Er has his own ideas, and so do others. This is normal.

Just like at this time, Li Er wanted to accept Xue Yantuo with a broad mind and fundamentally integrate Xue Yantuo and Datang.

Regardless of whether he can do this, from a long-term perspective, this is the right thing to do.

Tolerance is the strength of Han culture.

But it is normal for Fang Xuanling and others to feel uneasy.

Although the Han culture is extremely tolerant, the Han people are also very wary of foreigners.

There is no way, after countless years of disputes, it is not easy to build trust between each other.

Not to mention that Fang Xuanling and others are uneasy, even if Li Er's policy continues to be implemented, those foreigners will definitely doubt Li Er's purpose.

Of course, this is all for later.

At that moment, after Fang Xuanling left, he returned directly to his mansion. After sending off his entourage, he sat down at his desk and wrote a note.

He has already realized the problem. Now that he realizes it, the rest is easy, that is to solve it.

On this day, the whole of Chang'an was actually not quiet. Except for the high officials like them who were talking a lot, the common people were also very excited when they heard that Li Jing's squadron returned to the court.

Although the war has nothing to do with them, who doesn't look proud of it?

Relatively speaking, the people of this era are actually more honest. The stronger the country, the happier they are.

What I shouldn’t say is that as long as the imperial army can win the war, they will be happy to fight even if it means fighting in the sky. As long as it does not affect their lives, they would like the Tang Dynasty to defeat all the invincible opponents in the world. As for going militarily, haha, they don’t

I understand, but I don’t want to understand.

The truth they understand is very simple. The stronger the imperial army, the safer they will be!

In this cheerful yet tense atmosphere, time flew by, and in a blink of an eye it was the day when Li Jing's army triumphed.

On this day, the entire city of Chang'an was almost deserted.

All civil and military officials headed by Fang Xuanling went out of the city for several miles to greet him.

The whole process is cumbersome and boring, but fortunately everyone has experience, so nothing will go wrong.

When Li Jing and others returned to the palace, Li Er was waiting outside Tai Chi Palace.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, it was naturally impossible for him to come out of the palace to greet him in person. To be honest, the fact that he could stand here and wait was a great honor for Li Jing.

"Thank you for your hard work, General." Looking at Li Jing's armor, which looked shiny, Li Er said with emotion.

As he said that, Li Er patted Li Jing's shoulder and looked at Li Jing's armor a few more times.

The marks of swords, guns and arrows, old and new, seemed to prove Li Jing's unparalleled achievements over the years.

"The general will be reinstated." Li Jing bowed and said.

When he went on the expedition, he received the emperor's order from Li Er, so now, even if he wanted to remove his armor, Li Er would have to nod.

Naturally, Li Er would not embarrass him on this matter. Hearing this, he immediately said loudly: "Remove armor!"

Following his order, Li Jing and his soldiers began to remove their armor.

When a pair of armor is taken off and placed respectfully in its place, it means that this expedition is officially over.

"Thank you, General!" After Li Jing and others finished taking off their armor, Li Er said again, with the same words and the same tone.

"Your Majesty, your words are serious." After taking off his armor, Li Jing cupped his hands and said, "This expedition failed, and it is hard for me to absolve myself of the blame."

Upon hearing his words, everyone understood that this was actually about the failure of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo.

But no one really blames Li Jing for this matter. Even Li Er has never angered anyone else because of this matter.

No problem. Li Er waved his hand and said, "The former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty made several expeditions to Goguryeo, but all failed and returned. This fully illustrates the difficulty of Goguryeo.

This time, we, the Tang Dynasty, only used a very small force to achieve such results, how can we say that we returned without success?"

Li Er actually knew how difficult Goguryeo was.

And how can everything go so smoothly when it comes to fighting?

From the beginning, Li Er was worried that Goguryeo would drag the Tang Dynasty into the quagmire of endless war, so he did not send many people. Now that the war was defeated, how could he blame everyone for it.

Li Er has many shortcomings. In the words of those who hate Li Er, the misdeeds of his life are too numerous to describe!

But Li Er was determined not to give up on this matter.

Goguryeo is such a hard nut to crack. Not only he knows it, but everyone in the civil and military dynasties knows it!

"After all, the humble minister failed His Majesty." Li Jing bowed his head to the end and continued.

He is a cautious person to begin with, and he doesn't want to leave any hidden dangers for himself in this matter. Although he has outstanding abilities, when it comes to it, he is not Li Er's direct descendant.

Li Er actually understood what this guy was thinking. He supported Li Jing with one hand and said, "It doesn't matter, there will always be a time when Duke Wei will show off his skills."

He thought a lot during this period and would stand in front of the sand table and lose himself in deep thought whenever he had free time.

No one knows what he is thinking.

However, he was not afraid to tell others that he was looking at the sand table in a daze, thinking of ways to destroy the country.

In other words, there will be many uses for Li Jing in the future. Not to mention this trivial matter, Li Jing really made some big mistake, and Li Er can tolerate it now.

With that said, Li Er and Li Jing walked towards Tai Chi Palace.

Of course, although the two were traveling together, Li Jing was still half a height shorter.

When everyone returned to Tai Chi Palace, everyone congratulated Li Jing again.

"Pass the decree." Li Er said in the main hall, "For the ministers who have made great contributions this time..."

Although there was a slight defeat on the battlefield of Goguryeo, these people all made great contributions on the battlefield of Xue Yantuo, so Li Er did not hesitate to reward him this time.

In this regard, Li Er has always been generous. As long as you satisfy him, it is not stingy to reward him.

"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness." Li Jing stood up immediately.

After hearing this, everyone also cast envious glances. Of course, this so-called envious gaze was just a form of respect for Li Er's reward.

"Duke Wei, if that's the case, you have to treat me to a drink today." Li Xiaogong and Li Jing were familiar with each other. They conquered most of the southern part of the Tang Dynasty together.

At that time, Li Jing was still charging into battle under Li Xiaogong, so now Li Xiaogong was also joking carelessly.

"Yes." Li Daozong said after hearing this, "This time Duke Wei will treat me to a nice drink!"

As soon as drinking was mentioned, the generals in the court immediately started chattering.

Although they didn't get the credit this time, they were all generals after all.

Since ancient times, there has been a competitive relationship between civil and military officials, and this time Li Jing and others have proved it for the military commanders.

Besides, neither Cheng Yaojin nor Yuchi Jingde came back this time, so Li Jing naturally became the target of ridicule.

"Since you want to drink, the first choice must be Changming Restaurant." Immediately, someone else said.

In the main hall, when Li Er heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "Are these your ministers hinting that I am not successful? If the army returns triumphantly, I will miss this celebration banquet?"

He didn't lie when he said this.

The banquet to celebrate the victory has been arranged for a long time. Although he does look down on Xue Yantuo, who has a poor land, no matter what, this is also the cause of the destruction of the country, and Li Er will still have the due respect.

Moreover, now that he hears something related to Li Chengqian, he feels a little uncomfortable. Without him, in the past two years, he has been stolen from the limelight by Li Chengqian.

"It's a pity that Yi Nan has been executed." Li Er said with a smile, "If that guy is still alive, we can appreciate his dancing today."

"Yi Nan is indeed a man." Li Jing heard this and said, "Although Yi Nan was defeated this time, Yi Nan will not surrender until his death. He is indeed worthy of his status as the Pearl Khan."

Li Er also nodded after hearing this and said: "That's not bad. By the way, will Yi Nan be buried?"

"Not yet." Li Jing said, "Everything has to be decided by His Majesty."

Li Er thought for a while and said: "Send an order to Duke Su to mourn for the Yi men on the spot."

Li Er was a man who recognized heroes and valued them. Even though Yi Nan was his enemy, Yi Nan's actions won his heart.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," everyone bowed and said after hearing the words.

In response to everyone's words, Li Er smiled and said nothing. He knew clearly in his heart, what kind of sage is this?

Li Er looked at brothers Li Ke and Li Tai under the main hall.

The army returned home in triumph today. As princes, these two brothers naturally came, but they both kept a low profile and never said much.

Brother Li Ke was a little confused when he saw Li Er looking at him.

They actually came here on behalf of a group of princes to attend the occasion. At this moment, Li Er was staring at them like this, and both of them felt a little uncomfortable.

"I am very happy today." Li Er said with a smile, "Ke'er, tell me, what benefit will it bring to our Tang Dynasty by winning Xue Yantuo this time?"

Li Ke is really confused, why does it involve me?

But now that Li Er had spoken, he immediately stood up and bowed and said: "Return to the Emperor Father, this time the Yi Nan Fu is executed, and all Xue Yantuo surrenders, it will ensure that there will be no more wars in the north of the Tang Dynasty.
To be continued...