jdhmnovel Chapter 960 Welcome the hero
Chapter 960 Welcome the hero
A month later, in mid-June, a large number of officials appeared outside the city gate of Luoyang, the capital of the gods.
Wang Jinghui came back early to explore the route, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw a group of officials.
He was on this trip to protect a large number of important personnel heading south. If there was any mistake, he would be held responsible even if he died.
Fortunately, there was no danger until the last section of the road to the city gate. He even spotted Helu among the officials who came to greet him.
Helu came to greet them reluctantly, but Li Mingyuan dragged him over, saying that it was to change his mood.
His mood had indeed changed. The first time Helu saw Wang Jinghui, he remembered that after they met in Shiguo, Wang Jinghui pushed him to the ground and kicked him in the butt.
This act of revenge was a great insult to him, and it also discouraged him from trying to escape from the Stone Country and recruit new soldiers.
After all, the other party dared to beat him in front of a group of generals and the Khitan Khan. If he really ran away, Wang Jinghui would have to chase him to the ends of the earth.
"What's wrong, Marquis of Laiyang?" Li Mingyuan rolled up his sleeves and smiled gently.
"Nothing, I just thought of some unpleasant memories." Helu gritted his teeth, his eyes almost unable to move away from Wang Jinghui.
As luck would have it, Wang Jinghui also looked at Helu, and their eyes met in mid-air, and then Wang Jinghui drew the sword from his waist.
It was the famous Turkic sword, the Tiger Ju, its sharp, serrated blade gleaming in the sun.
Before Wang Jinghui left Shiguo, Buzhen, the commander of the Iron Harriers, sent someone from the Turkic border to deliver this knife.
At that time, Bu Zhen was already preparing to send troops to the nearby tribes. Before leaving, he specifically instructed that the knife must be delivered to the important figures before they went south to Luoyang.
Bu Zhen's subordinates were very obedient. Four horses were killed in the race and the people's bones were almost broken. Only then did they deliver the knife to Wang Jinghui.
At this moment, Wang Jinghui drew out his knife with only one purpose, to shake off the breeze.
He sat on his horse and said to Helu:
"Look at this knife, how violent and beautiful it is!"
"Now, he is mine."
Helu covered his chest and almost vomited blood.
Li Mingyuan quickly supported him and said:
"Why do you want to see him? If you don't see him, how can there be so many troubles?"
Duoduo stood beside Wu Chengsi, grinning from ear to ear.
A famous sword should be paired with a hero, let alone this hero is Wang Jinghui.
"I'm so angry."
Helu simply ignored Wang Jinghui.
"The main group hasn't arrived yet, and His Majesty hasn't arrived either."
"We're almost there. General Ma is personally escorting us. You don't have to worry about your majesty, Marquis of Laiyang."
"Who told you I was worried about His Majesty, Lord Li?"
"If you are not worried about Your Majesty, then what are you asking about Your Majesty? Okay, Marquis of Laiyang, we are already in the Divine Capital. It is better to be a good subject of Your Majesty. It will be good for you."
"Get out of the way!"
Li Cunxi arrived late and got off the dragon chariot. Ma Rong immediately guarded him on the left.
"His Majesty!"
When Di Renjie saw Li Cunxi, he hurriedly led his ministers to bow their heads.
"My dear ministers, I am not late, am I?"
"Your Majesty has never been late, it's just that I arrived a little early."
Li Cunxi replaced Wu Chengsi and stood in the center like a star.
Not long after standing there, two carriages and a guard team appeared at the end of the official road.
Wang Jinghui rode out to meet them, and led everyone to dismount a few dozen meters outside the city gate and run towards the city gate.
Li Cunxi saw from afar that there were Khitans among the crowd, and their attire was quite conspicuous.
Among the seven or eight people who were obviously Khitan nobles, only one was riding in a carriage. If nothing unexpected happened, this person must be the highest noble of Khitan.
Li Cunxi's eyes flickered slightly: "Although I can't see his face clearly at this distance, his identity is no longer in doubt."
"I also met yours in Khitan, my other cousin... Li Wanshan."
Seven or eight Khitans were very cautious. After coming in front of Li Cunxi under the protection of Wang Jinghui and others, they all knelt down in unison.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
Li Cunxi had experienced this kind of situation many times, so he stepped forward as usual and helped everyone up one by one.
He was very familiar with the two highly recognizable faces of Li Wanshan and Sun Xiangzhou. He had met them both when he was mourning for Li Jinzhong.
As for the others, just by looking at their age, you can tell that they must be of the same generation as Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong.
"Everyone has come a long way and has suffered a lot. I will have the Honglu Temple receive you. At the court meeting tomorrow, I will definitely..."
Before Li Cunxi finished speaking, Li Wanshan couldn't hold it anymore.
Thinking that things could only be settled tomorrow, he hurriedly shouted:
"Your Majesty, I and others have missed you for a long time!"
"Your Majesty has lost weight since we last met!"
Lu Dayou in the back: "Why does this sentence sound so familiar?"
Li Cunxi was stunned for a moment, with mixed feelings.
"It's been almost a year since we last met, and you've lost weight."
He patted Li Wanshan's shoulder gently.
"Since you have been incorporated into the Tang Dynasty, I will never treat you unfairly!"
"Minister Zhang, have the Ministry of Personnel draft an imperial decree to confer the title of Prince of Lu on Li Wanshan and the title of Prince of Henei on Sun Xiangzhou. The rest of the meritorious officials will be discussed at court tomorrow."
Li Wanshan didn't expect that after he howled, Li Cunxi would make him and Sun Xiangzhou kings.
He immediately bowed his head again:
"Your Majesty's grace is so great that I will never forget it!"
"Wanshan is willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, and die without regrets!"
Li Cunxi quickly helped Li Wanshan up.
"I am aware of Wanshan's loyalty and righteousness. My dear ministers, please follow me back to the palace. I will host a banquet today to entertain our meritorious officials!"
……
It was already the afternoon of the next day when I sobered up.
Li Cunxi woke up in Yuquan Palace. The sun was scorching outside and a wave of heat hit his face.
"Arong, how long have you been guarding here?"
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Ma Rong standing five meters away from the dragon bed.
Ma Rong had his back to him, facing the closed palace door, his back straight.
"Your Majesty, are you awake?"
"I have been guarding here for half an hour..."
Ma Rong turned around and said seriously.
"You were drunk yesterday, and I was the one who brought you here late at night."
Li Cunxi held his forehead, not knowing what the taste in his mouth was.
He did drink too much yesterday, mainly because he was happy. He had almost recovered all the territories lost during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Emperor Zhou. It would be unreasonable for him not to be happy.
His only worry now was whether he had done anything he shouldn't have done after drinking too much.
Instead of worrying, it is better to verify.
He looked at Ma Rong and asked, "What did I say and do when I was drinking yesterday?"
After a pause, he continued, "Let's talk about the important ones and skip the unimportant ones."
Ma Rong understood and began to tell the story, "Yesterday, His Majesty was in high spirits and conferred the title of marquis on five more Khitan nobles."
"While drinking, His Majesty appointed Sun Xiangzhou as the Grand General of the Left Imperial Guard, replacing Grand General Li Duozuo."
"General Li was very happy. In front of His Majesty and the ministers, he handed over the military power. Today he will leave the capital to spend his remaining years in Yangzhou."