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Volume 6 Chapter 670 Return to Chang'an and drink old wine

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    The newly appointed King of Tibet, Songtsan Haiqing, executed the old King Songtsen Gampo because of his authority. The new Tubo Kingdom was a puppet regime supported by the Tang Dynasty.  When Li Ke saw that everything was settled, he began preparations for his class to return to the court.  Back in Chang'an, he still had many problems to deal with. The first was to ask for credit from the soldiers and control the northwest in the hands of his confidants according to his previous ideas. The second was how to subtract his own credit from the credit book to avoid being suspected by Li Shimin.  .  These two issues are more difficult to handle than the other. It is not difficult to keep Su Dingfang and other close generals in the northwest. What is difficult is how much power they should be given. This is a very sensitive issue. As long as it is not handled properly, it will give evidence to others and incur consequences.  Li Shimin's suspicion; as for reducing his own merit, it is even more difficult. Tuyuhun was destroyed, Tubo was captured, and four-fifths of Tubo's land was occupied. The territory of the Tang Dynasty expanded a lot. What a great achievement this is, even if he  He wanted to reduce it, but the people of the Tang Dynasty saw it, and the army officers saw it, so how could the court not reward him?  But how should we claim such great credit?  I don't want to seal it high so that it won't be too cold at high places, but I seal it at the bottom and the common people and military officers have objections.

    Therefore, even after winning the battle and destroying the ambitious Tubo, leaving only a barely surviving new Tubo kingdom, Li Ke still frowned and had many things on his mind.

    "Your Highness, when will you return to Chang'an?" Chen Qi came to ask Li Ke for instructions.

    He, Xue Rengui, Pei Xingjian, Zhe Yu, Hou Hu, and Li Xianzhong are the only trusted generals of the Northern Palace who can follow Li Ke back to Chang'an. The other generals will have to be stationed in the northwest until the court has specific rewards and confirmed their official positions.  Only then can they leave.  This was what Li Ke meant. He didn't want Li Shimin to see with his own eyes that all the generals being rewarded were his confidant generals in the Tai Chi Hall in Chang'an City, nor did he want to summon all the confidant generals to Chang'an to show their power and prestige in the military.

    "Let's go back to the court tomorrow!" Li Ke said lightly, "Tonight, you go and say goodbye to everyone!"

    "Nuo" Chen Qi took the order and left.

    Li Ke was stunned as he watched Chen Qi's leaving figure. Chen Qi and others were generals who had followed him for a long time. For his goals and ideals, they devoted their youth. Now they are no longer young, but they still have no  As for the family, it¡¯s time for me to solve this problem for them.  When Li Ke thought about this problem, he began to miss his family in Chang'an City.

    The next day, the army began to return to the court.

    Li Ke left Su Dingfang with 20,000 heavy cavalry battalions and 30,000 black cavalry troops, as well as Yuwen Guo's 10,000 Youzhou cavalry and Tuyan's 20,000 Tuyuhun jing cavalry, a total of 60,000 troops, and the other armies were  Bring them back each.  Li Ke personally led his 10,000 wolf cavalry battalion, 20,000 ghost-faced cavalry, 50,000 black cavalry and the remaining guards to leave Luoxu City.

    On the day Li Ke left, the outside of Luosue City was crowded with people. They were all military generals who came to see him off and ministers of the Tubo royal court headed by King Songtsan Haiqing of Tubo.  Because there were many people seeing him off, Li Ke didn't talk to everyone one by one. He just said a few words to Su Dingfang, meaning to let him go ahead and set his sights on the countries in the Western Regions after solving the new Tubo problem.  Sooner or later it will become a line on the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

    Li Ke always came to Luoxe City, Cheng Mingzhen also led his Yangzhou army to leave Luoxe City, and Sun Erlang also led Mo Dao soldiers back to Liangzhou City to wait for orders.

    The army returned to the court, indicating that the three-year war between the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun and Tubo was over.

    The people of Chang'an City were naturally rejoicing, and they all gathered outside the city or on Zhuque Street to welcome the victorious warriors.

    The Tang Dynasty was originally a martial country. The great victories of many Turks had greatly expanded the Tang people's belief in victory. Now that they had great victories against the two powerful nomadic tribes of Tuyuhun and Tubo, the Tang people naturally wanted to  Celebrate and put yourself in the position of the heavenly kingdom.

    The people of Chang'an City ignored them, even Emperor Taizong in the palace could not help but be excited, and went out of the city to greet the returning army at Zhuque Gate.

    Because it is the dream of every emperor to expand his territory. As an emperor who is about to conquer the world, Emperor Taizong is naturally very enthusiastic about military conquest. However, it is difficult to do it personally because of the treasury and the people's lives. Now Li Ke has defeated Tuguhunhe.  Tubo destroyed these two countries, eliminated the hidden dangers in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty, and added a lot of territory to the territory of the Tang Dynasty. As the emperor, how could Li Shimin be unhappy?

    Instead of letting the army enter Chang'an City, the Black Flag Battalion, the Ghost Face Cavalry and the Wolf Cavalry Battalion were stationed outside the city. They only led two thousand Eagle Guards around them, and the rest were elite guards.

    When the army was walking on Zhuque Street, the people of the Tang Dynasty cheered and shouted slogans such as "Long live the Tang Dynasty and a thousand lives for the Northern King". Li Ke was so frightened that he almost lost his seat and fell off his horse.  You can shout "Long live the Tang Dynasty", but you can't shout "Long live the Northern King". The common people shouted "Thousand Lives the Northern King".??This shows that his prestige is very high, which is not a good thing for Li Ke but will cause a lot of trouble and suspicion.

    However, this was the people's recognition of themselves, and Li Ke had no way to stop it. He could only force a smile and cross the Zhuque Street to the front of the Zhuque Gate.

    When Li Ke, Li Xianzhong, Chen Qi and other generals led the army to the Zhuque Gate, the scene in front of the gate was even greater than the scene they saw when they passed through Zhuque Street.  All officials of the seventh rank and above in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty were present. Under the leadership of Li Shimin, they appeared in front of Li Ke and the army.

    "My son, please see your father!" Li Ke hurriedly jumped off his horse and saluted Li Shimin.

    "The last general to see the emperor!" The generals behind him also saluted Li Shimin.

    "No need to be polite!" Li Shimin said with a faint smile, and Jin Ran personally stepped forward to help Li Ke. Li Ke did not dare to accept Li Shimin's gift, so he stood up quickly and supported Li Shimin steadily.

    Li Shimin understood Li Ke's thoughts, so he just smiled lightly and allowed Li Ke to support him.

    "The army has triumphed. The soldiers have brought glory to the Tang Dynasty. They have raised the prestige of the Tang Dynasty and intimidated the small countries in the Western Region. I am very happy and grateful to you!" Li Shimin said sincerely, "Serve the wine, and I want to drink with the soldiers!  "

    After Li Shimin finished speaking loudly, he saw Wang De leading several servants to serve the wine.

    Li Shimin picked up a glass, and Wang De handed the remaining wine to Li Ke and the generals. Li Ke and the generals took the glasses in turn and waited for Li Shimin's instructions.

    "The first glass of wine is dedicated to the dead soldiers of the Tang Dynasty!" Li Shimin said in a tragic tone.

    "Respect the dead soldiers of the Tang Dynasty!" Li Ke and the generals shouted.

    Li Shimin drank it all in one gulp, and Li Ke and the generals followed him and drank it all in one gulp.

    "The second glass of wine is dedicated to you who have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty!" Li Shimin shouted loudly.

    "Long live the Tang Dynasty!" Li Ke and the generals shouted. Li Shimin could say this, but they didn't dare to trust him.

    Li Shimin drank it all in one gulp, and Li Ke and the generals followed him and drank it all in one gulp.

    "The third glass of wine is for the people of Datang. With your support, Datang can achieve what it is today!" Li Shimin said loudly.

    Li Shimin¡¯s words reminded Li Ke of his famous saying: The king¡¯s boat is like the people¡¯s water. Water can carry the boat but also capsize it.  Li Ke couldn't help but sigh that Li Shimin's great mind and courage were definitely not comparable to that of ordinary emperors. Otherwise, how could he say such a thing?

    "Long live the Tang Dynasty!" Li Ke and the generals shouted.

    Li Shimin drank it all in one gulp, and Li Ke and the generals followed him and drank it all in one gulp.

    After the welcoming ceremony at the Suzaku Gate was over, Li Ke and the generals followed Li Shimin back to the Taiji Hall, where they began the handover ceremony of the program office and the report on the battle status and achievements. By the time these issues were dealt with, it was already evening when they returned to the North Palace.

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