Beside the Ba Bridge, although the sun was shining brightly, there was a dense crowd, but no one was standing under the tree to rest.

Li Shimin's triumphant army is about to return to Chang'an today, and the news has spread throughout the city.

Led by Li Chengqian, the prince who was overseeing the country, all the ministers in the court, one by one, came to greet him.

Even an old minister like Xiao Yu, who was not in very good health, leaned on crutches and stood in the sun with the support of his maid, waiting.

The expedition here did not waste people or money, and there were no serious casualties among soldiers, but it almost destroyed the powerful Goguryeo.

This has had a huge impact on everyone.

Especially the vassal envoys in Chang'an City all re-evaluated the gap between themselves and the Tang Dynasty.

"Kujo-kun, I heard that your elder brother also made a contribution in this battle of Goguryeo?"

In the corner where the crowd was greeted, Japanese deputy envoy Ito stood next to Kujo Shinichi, looking at him and talking.

"Haozhi has been following His Highness the King of Chu for more than ten years. To be able to make some achievements today is to live up to His Highness the King of Chu's cultivation. To be honest, as a father, I haven't seen him for many years."

Kujo Shinto is quite satisfied with his son's performance.

Although newspapers such as "Datang Daily" did not exaggerate the achievements of Jiu Tiao Xinyi and others, Gao Huanquan's army suddenly fell to Datang. The story behind this is definitely of interest to many people.

The Moon Newspaper, which has always liked to take the wrong approach, sent people to Dengzhou and Pyongyang to inquire about it. They obtained first-hand information, which caused the sales volume of The Moon Newspaper to increase by 30%.

"A man's ambitions are all over the world. If a man can work in the hands of His Highness the King of Chu, he will be stable in his life! You and I actually know the situation in the country now. Nambajin is completely in the hands of the East China Sea Fisheries, and Iwami Ginzan is near

Furthermore, no Japanese people are allowed to move around at will. To put it bluntly, the Japanese country is now half of the Tang Dynasty."

Ito has been in Datang for several years, and he understands the reality clearly.

To put it mildly, Japan is now a dog under the control of the East China Sea Fisheries. You have to do whatever you are told, otherwise we will deal with you in minutes.

The Royal Commercial Bank of the Tang Dynasty already had branches in several large cities such as Nambatsu and Nara in the Japanese state. All tax revenue from the Japanese state was sent to the Nara court through the bank.

However, Donghai Fishery did not do everything right. In terms of appearance, the Japanese court and the middle and lower court still looked good. After all, they now occupied several cities in Baekje.

With the help of Donghai Fisheries, the Japanese country has moved more than 30,000 people to Baekje, and it is likely to completely occupy that enclave.

Of course, if you try to take too much, the East China Sea fishery will have "insufficient capacity."

"There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty that 'it is better to be a peace dog than a troubled person'. At the national level, it is actually true; that is, it is better to be a subsidiary of a powerful country than to be poor and independent. The Tang Dynasty is now the most powerful in the world.

As a big country, as a small country, if Japan blindly pursues independence, it will never be able to catch up with the Tang Dynasty, and it will be difficult to defeat Baekje and Silla. But relying on the big tree of the Tang Dynasty is different.

Now, we can deal with those disobedient small countries in a matter of minutes."

Kujo Shinichi is quite satisfied with the current situation of his family and the situation of Japan.

In this era, the national pride of most countries was not that strong, so no country would look down upon them even if the Japanese bowed to the power of the Tang Dynasty.

"Indeed! Looking around the Tang Dynasty, the powerful East Turks were wiped out, Tuyuhun was destroyed, Tubo was beaten to the point of shrinking, Xue Yantuo has become a thing of the past, and even the once arrogant Goguryeo

, was also torn apart. However, our Japanese country was able to expand its territory under such circumstances. This is the result of making the right choice."

"Well, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has a saying that choice is more important than hard work! Now that I think about it, it really makes sense."

"Yes, this time Haozhi comes back from Goguryeo. I plan to let him settle in Chang'an City and take care of Xingxiang. From now on, the children of the Kujo family will go to Datang to study as soon as they can learn to read, and they will integrate into Datang early.

In the atmosphere. Ito-kun, it’s time for you to make a decision."

The Kujo family is a family in the Japanese country that completely follows the Tang Dynasty.

To a certain extent, it can be said that the Kujo family was the spokesperson of the Tang Dynasty in Japan.

Ito and Kujo Shinichi have been partners for several years, and they have a good impression of each other.

Therefore, Kujo Shinichi also has plans to further draw him to his side.

In this way, your power will be even stronger in Nara Castle.

"Well, I will write a letter to my family when I go back in the evening and ask the eldest son and the second son of the family to come to Chang'an City. From now on, our Ito family will firmly follow the footsteps of the Tang Dynasty. I can even arrange for the family's samurai to come to the city.

Tang Ting is waiting for His Majesty the King of Chu to send you."

If Ito still had a little hesitation before, then the Tang Dynasty easily destroyed Goguryeo, which made him give up his last chance.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Kujo Shinichi was about to have a good exchange with Ito, but he was squeezed away by several tall mastiff dogs.

"It's so hot! It's almost winter, but it's still so hot. I wish I had an ice cream cone to eat!"

Needless to say, the group of people who dared to be so arrogant on this occasion must be the legion headed by Little Corn.

I saw Little Corn constantly pulling the collar with one hand to let the wind blow in, and waving to her forehead with the other hand.

The maid is not qualified to stand at the front, so besides Cheng Mei, Cheng Lan, Cheng Zhu and others, the only ones around her are the mastiffs in their hands.

Kujo Shinichi has stayed in Chang'an City for so many years, so he naturally knows Xiaoyu.

Seeing her squeezing herself aside and walking to the side of a tree to enjoy the shade, she didn't dare to say any nonsense.

"Little Corn, if Auntie knew that we sneaked out today, she would probably spank you."

There are no female relatives who came out to welcome the triumphant army today.

Basically, they are either ministers of the DPRK or ministers of various families.

That's why Little Corn dares to wander around here because of his fearless character.

Everyone else also knows that this is the eldest daughter of His Royal Highness King Chu. Now that Li Kuan has just returned from the victory over Goguryeo, who dares to offend him?

Naturally, Xiao Corn came with the seven ladies of the Cheng family to join in the fun, and no one dared to say anything.

On the contrary, Li Jue, who was standing next to Li Chengqian, looked at Xiaoyu with envy.

He didn't want to stand here motionless, he was so tired.

However, as the eldest son of His Highness the Crown Prince, Li Jue's every move was watched, and he did not dare to mess around at all.

"I'm not afraid. I, Aye, will be back in a while. I came specifically to greet Aye. He must be very happy to see me. Aye is very happy, and my mother-in-law is naturally also very happy. How could this happen?

Span my ass."

The little corn man is a little devil, and he has already figured out Cheng Jingwen's character to every possible extent.

In fact, she knew that Cheng Jingwen and the others actually wanted to come out to greet her Aye.

"After uncle comes back, we will be free. We will no longer have to stay in the kindergarten from morning to night every day."

Although Cheng Mei usually looks like a good girl, in fact, what child is not playful?

Children who are "disobedient" like Little Corn sometimes live happier lives.

And "obedient" children like Cheng Mei often have a lot of regrets and regrets when they grow up.

"In the past six months, a lot of changes have taken place in Chang'an City. I will pester Aye every day to take me out to play. Do you want to go with me?"

Little Corn suddenly showed a sly expression on his face.

"think!"

"Of course I do!"

"I want it too!"

Cheng Mei and others had no doubt that he was there, so they naturally expressed their desire to go with him.

"Hehe, remember to copy the Three-Character Sutra ten times for me later. Your handwriting is most similar to mine. You can't tell it at all if you don't look carefully!"

Xiao Yuyu turned around and showed a bright smile to Cheng Mei.

Cheng Mei:......

The boat of friendship can capsize at any time!

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"His Royal Highness the King of Wei, your Majesty is finally back! But I think there is no need to impeach His Highness the Crown Prince for the time being. Other censors will naturally rush to the front."

Among the crowd, Li Tai and Du Chuke stood in a prominent position, whispering in low voices.

Everyone who came to welcome the triumphant army today had their own plans in mind.

This war in Goguryeo was not a simple war.

Not to mention the fact that the Tang Dynasty surpassed the Sui Dynasty and conquered Goguryeo, the mere fact that the imperial court established the Liaodong Road in Liaodong, in which many official positions were vacant, can attract the attention of countless people.

In addition, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has given full support to the construction of cement roads from Youzhou to Yingzhou, and from Yingzhou to Liaodong City. Later, it is also preparing to start the construction of cement roads from Liaodong City to Wugu City and Xincheng. The business opportunities behind it are not small.

big.

The news from Dengzhou has also reached the ears of the nobles in Chang'an City, and everyone has their own plans in mind.

Whether it is arranging for the children of the family to go to Liaodong Road to become officials, arranging for servants to go to Liaodong Road to do business, or allowing the family's workshops to get a share of the Liaodong Development Process, anyway, the newly established Liaodong Road has a lot of potential behind it.

Contains a variety of benefits.

Naturally, after Li Shimin returned to Beijing, the court would become lively.

"I know! But I just can't help the prince's proud look, as if the Tang Dynasty really belongs to him! He doesn't even look at it. Do the people want a weak emperor in the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Tai was not ashamed of his big belly at all. On the contrary, he looked down on Li Chengqian.
To be continued...