Phoenix Hairpin - Chapter 272

[Chapter 272 Returning to Beijing]

In the blink of an eye, five days passed.

Today, the sky is clear.

Ten li outside the city gate, the Xingyang army, who returned from a great victory, rode neatly on horses and fluttered their flags in the wind.

Lu Lin, the king of Xingyang in armor, is majestic.

The prince Li Jing, who was also wearing the same armor, was washed away from all the greenness, and he became more awe-inspiring.

A group of courtiers, led by several princes, greeted the crowd with hands: “Congratulations to His Royal Highness, who led the army back to victory!”

“Congratulations to His Royal Highness Prince! Welcome to King Xingyang!”

Li Jing did not dismount, but smiled and said to the crowd: “I am dressed in Armor, it is inconvenient to dismount, please get up.”

King Xingyang also did not dismount.

A general who has returned from a great victory does not need to disarm and dismount.

This is also a practice that has continued from the previous dynasty to the present.

Next, everyone will lead troops into the city gate, so that the people of the capital can see the prestige of the Xingyang Army.

After the eldest prince got up, looking at His Royal Highness, the majestic and awe-inspiring horse on his horse, only he knew the feeling of jealousy and hatred in his heart.

Li Hao’s gaze also swept over Li Jing and quickly moved away.

It was the fourth prince who clicked his tongue and said, “Second brother went to Pizhou this time and won a big victory. His bearing is different from the past.”

Li Jing smiled lightly: “Fourth brother is wrong about this. Yes, it’s the Xingyang Army. The person who made the military exploits is the King of Xingyang. I have never been involved in military affairs or wars from beginning to end. I only did errands for the people.”

Lu Lin smiled and cupped his hands: “His Royal Highness is too self-effacing .

If it weren’t for His Highness, how could the minister lead the troops to fight with peace of mind?” The

Marquis of Puyang pretended to be jealous and said, “Weng son-in-law is single-minded, there is no battle that cannot be won. It’s a pity that I haven’t robbed the King of Xingyang, and there will be such things in the future. The opportunity to make military exploits, King Xingyang has to let me.”

Everyone laughed kindly.

The eldest prince calmed down and showed the mind and bearing that his eldest brother should have: “It’s getting late, hurry up and enter the city gate! The emperor is still looking forward to it in the Golden Palace.”

Li Jing responded with a smile and waved his hand. , the first to ride into the city.

Lu Lin smiled slightly and followed him on a horse.

Of course, the 60,000 Xingyang troops could not all enter the city, and

they had already returned to the barracks last night.

Today, there are only 3,000 elite soldiers left, plus the large and small generals in the Xingyang Army.

One by one, they polished their armor and rode their horses into the city gate, straightening their waists amid the cheers of the people along the way.

During the several years of the Great Wei and the establishment of the dynasty, no wars have been interrupted.

The people have long been used to the court winning battles.

At such times, the people who come out to join in the fun are like mountains and seas.

Zheng Zhong also likes things like this, and he looks around on a horse.

Occasionally, he grinned at the big girl and the little daughter-in-law.

Lu Fei next to him laughed and

teased

: “Brother-in-law must be more restrained, otherwise, after returning home, the eldest sister asks, I can’t promise to be tight-lipped.”

The two of them also grew up together since they were children, and they have a deep friendship in the military camp.

Serious and witty, he likes to joke and jokes even when he sees the big girl and the little daughter-in-law.

However, it doesn’t stop there.

In his own words, he is absolutely loyal to his daughter-in-law.

After leaving Beijing for more than three months, they were each thinking about their daughter-in-law and returning home like arrows.

Especially Lu Fei, thinking about Shen Lan’s pregnancy, he can’t wait to fly back to Lu Mansion immediately.

However, this can only be thought about.

According to the practice of the DPRK and China, today you have to enter the Golden Throne Hall to face the Holy Spirit, reward each person for their military exploits, and have a palace banquet.

Don’t want to go home until it’s dark.

…

The person who is most in the limelight today is, of course, Li Jing.

Emperor Yongjia smiled and praised Li Jingxiao for half an hour in front of the ministers.

Li Jing was the crown prince, so he gave him a lot of fertile land, gold and silver.

Li Jing really calmed down a lot, thanked Tianen with his hands, and asked for credit for the Xingyang Army.

Emperor Yongjia said with a smile: “The Xingyang army has made great contributions. You don’t need to tell me, I also want to reward you.”

King Xingyang is already of the highest rank, and his official position cannot be promoted any more.

Among the young generals, Zheng Zhong and Lu Fei both achieved military exploits and were promoted to two levels each.

Lu Lin led a group of young generals to thank the Son of Heaven for his grace.

Next, it is the Son of Heaven’s banquet.

The ministers took turns to come forward to toast, but Li Jingtui couldn’t, so he had to drink a few glasses.

As soon as the three cups were over, Li Jing buckled the wine glass on the table and smiled at the courtiers who were toasting: “I’m not good at drinking, and if I drink it again, I will be carried back upside down. The crown princess and I are three more than each other. Yue, I can’t even step in the door when I go back to the house like this. Please forgive me!”

Some self-deprecating and witty remarks made all the ministers laugh.

The first prince looked at His Royal Highness, who was like a star holding the moon, and his heart became more and more depressed.

Even when he was at his most beautiful, there was no such situation as Li Jing’s right now.

It’s obvious how important it is.

Is it wrong for the courtiers to respect His Royal Highness the Prince?

of course not.

His Highness the Crown Prince has made great contributions, and it is only natural for all the ministers to respect and approach His Royal Highness.

Li Jing had already stood at a high position and could look down on the princes.

His eldest brother could only lower his head.

The eldest prince drank a lot of stuffy wine when he was not careful.

Li Hao is quite calm and self-controlled, and his face does not show any strangeness.

The fourth prince had the thickest skin and went directly to Li Jing’s side, clamoring to drink on his behalf.

Li Jing was not polite to him, and he really let him drink a lot.

Before the palace banquet was over, the fourth prince was drunk and fell to the ground.

Queen Qiao also set up a palace banquet in the harem. The prince, concubine, princess and concubines were all present. The Queen Mother Zhao also rarely admired her face. She sat at the top and commanded: “Aijia hasn’t seen the prince for a few months, and I remember it very much. Go and send a message and let the prince come to see the Ai family.”

Empress Dowager Zhao gave an order, not only Li Jing, but also several princes came.

Li Jing smiled and bowed his hands to the salute: “I have seen the imperial grandmother, I have seen the queen mother.”

Li Jing’s change is visible to the naked eye, UU reading www.

sonicmtl.com Empress Dowager Zhao praised with a smile: “The prince went out for a few months, worked hard on errands, and saw the world, but he has matured a lot.”

Queen Qiao also looked at her son with joy: “Yes, the prince is indeed stable. ”

Then, Queen Mother Zhao and Queen Qiao asked about the situation in Pizhou.

What is written in the memorial or in the family letter is not as vivid as what is said in person.

Li Jing said something with a smile. Taking advantage of Empress Dowager Zhao’s good mood, she opened her mouth to leave: “Grandmother, Empress Mother, I want to go back to the mansion first to see Xiaoyu. I will wait until tomorrow to enter the palace, please.”

Empress Dowager Zhao didn’t say a word, Qiao The queen smiled and said: “Lu Shi is eight months pregnant, and the envoy of Zhou Yuan said that she will give birth prematurely at any time and cannot leave the house. It is inevitable that you are worried about it, so you should go back earlier!”

Queen Qiao said so. , Empress Dowager Zhao was inconvenient to stop: “It’s okay, go back if you want. Come to the palace early tomorrow.” As

soon as the voice fell, a palace servant came to report with a happy face: “The crown princess has already started.”

[End of this Chapter]