Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 781

On the first day of the seventh month of the first year of Tiaolu, Prince Li Xian made an application to ask Shangguan Wan'er to be a virtuous concubine, but later he was not allowed. In the name of Shangguan Wan'er being a criminal minister, Li Xian's application was rejected. However, many courtiers agreed with him, Gao Zong heard about it, and thought that although Shangguan Yi had done something, he did not lack credit, so he specially conferred Shangguan Wan'er as Zhaoyi, and the matter was finally concluded.

On August 58th of the first year of Tiaolu, Pei Xingjian planned to smash the Turkic grain robbery team, beheaded more than [-] elite Turkic cavalry, and captured [-] alive. As a result, the grain road leading to Shanyu Duhufu was opened, and the army arrived. , the siege of the Duhu Mansion was resolved, and the leader of the Turkic rebels, Asdwin Fu, led his troops to flee to Montenegro (now Xiaohan Mountain, Bahrain Right Banner), where he gathered all the rebels in an attempt to start a decisive battle with the Tang army. Pei Xingjian stood still and let Ashdwin Fu Da gathered various ministries, and by the beginning of December of the first year of Diaolu, the total strength of the Turkic rebels gathered in the Montenegro region had exceeded [-].

On the ninth day of the first lunar month of the second year of Diaolu, the emperor issued an imperial edict to change the Yuan, which was the first year of Yonglong, and ordered Pei Xingjian to march into Montenegro to fight a decisive battle with the Turkic rebels, in order to complete his achievements in one battle.On the seventh day of March, the imperial decree arrived at the front camp, and Pei Xingjian led the decree to send troops. The 38 troops marched towards Montenegro in three routes. Afterwards, he had to return to Montenegro, trying to defend to the death, but unexpectedly, Pei Xingjian had already dispatched a mighty general, Cheng Wuting, to attack the old Turkic camp. The dead and puppet Khan surrendered in muddy hands, and Ashid, who claimed to be the commander of the Turkic Army, was captured alive by the Tang army. The rebel generals Ashdwin Fu and Ashina Funian fled to Langshan with their remnants.

On the sixth day of April in the first year of Yonglong's reign, the news of success came back to Luoyang. Emperor Gaozong was overjoyed, thinking that the Turks had been pacified, so he wanted to be a teacher. Prince Li Xian thought it was impossible, and advised him: "We must do our best to eliminate evil, so as to prevent the ashes from resurging."Gaozong thought so, so he ordered Pei Xingjian to pursue the victory without giving the Turks a chance to breathe. Pei Xingjian divided his troops into five groups and swept across the grassland and desert. Thousands of miles away, with successive battles and victories, Turkic rebel generals such as Ashdwin Fu and Ashina Funian were all wiped out. By July of the first year of Yonglong, there were no established Turkic rebels on the prairie. This is the end of the battle, and the Tang army won a complete victory!
On the first day of August in the first year of Yonglong, the news arrived in Luoyang. Emperor Gaozong was overjoyed when he heard about it. He issued an edict to reward the three armies, and appointed Xue Rengui as the new governor of Shanyu's Protectorate. The governor; the two generals Cheng Wuting and Li Duozuo each led [-] frontier troops back to Luoyang to make up for the vacancy of the Yulin Army. There are differences in the rewards of the generals in each ministry.

On the first day of October in the first year of Yonglong, the army triumphantly returned to Luoyang. On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Emperor Gaozong issued an edict to offer captives at Tianmen, summoned the envoys of all vassal states in Luoyang to celebrate together, and granted amnesty to the world.

Zetianmen, also known as Yingtianmen, is the main gate of Luoyang Palace. It is connected by the gate tower, the tower tower, the tower tower and the corridors between them. In Luoyang, important political activities such as amnesty, observation (Youfu), reform of the Yuan Dynasty, founding of the country, offering captives and accepting surrenders, and receiving foreign envoys and dignitaries were all held here. This time offering captives is no exception. Wu Chengsi, the new minister of the Ministry of Rites, led the officials of the Ministry of Rites to open up, set up a shed for viewing the ceremony, and decorated the huge Zetian Gate with flowers.

On the ninth day of October, when the air is high and clear in autumn, even at noon, the sun is still not very bright, and the sky is cloudless, which is a good time to hold a large-scale outdoor ceremony. Not only the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians from Luoyang City came together, but even the people from the surrounding counties rushed here, hoping to witness this spectacular ceremony that had been rarely seen in more than ten years.

In the Zichen Palace, Gao Zong, who was dressed in a neat court uniform, sat at the head, chatting happily with Pei Xingjian and other ministers, and burst into hearty laughter from time to time. The slightest morbidity, the way he scolded Fang Qiu, he looked like the master of the world.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the time has come."

Just when the officials were laughing and talking freely, Cheng Denggao hurried in from outside the hall, rushed to the royal driver, and reported loudly.

"Okay! Open Zetianmen!"

Gaozong got up early today, waiting for this ceremony. Hearing that the time had come, he didn't want to delay for a minute, so he stood up abruptly, and waved his hand proudly. He gave the order.

"promise!"

As soon as Gaozong opened his golden mouth, all the eunuchs, big and small, did not dare to be slack in the slightest. They each made their promises loudly, served Gaozong out of the palace, got on the soft chariot, put on the outfit of an emperor, and a group of people He was about to rush to Zetianmen in a mighty way.

The prisoner presenting ceremony is a grand ceremony of the country. All those who can be ranked on the city gate are enough to leave a name in history. All the ministers are excited about the ceremony, but Li Xian is not happy. It is not because he is jealous of Pei Xingjian's achievements, but I was worried about Gaozong's physical condition - if something abnormal is a monster, Gaozong's mental state today is really good. Under the pace of dragons and tigers, there is no sign of a sick person. This is obviously not normal, but Gaozong Zong Zhengxing was on the top of his head, and Li Xian didn't want to say much, so he could only secretly order the doctor Zhengsun Qiyan of the Imperial Hospital to send more people to be ready to respond at any time.

"The Holy One is here!"

A doctor of the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of singing at Zetian Gate saw the emperor's arrival, and he dared not delay for a moment. With enough energy, he raised his voice and let out a loud roar. The subjects immediately fell silent.

"Your Majesty, and the Empress Dowager!"

Amidst the sound of drums and music, Gaozong and Empress Wu walked up the city gate tower side by side. Just before they walked to the city plate, all the subjects who had already prepared fell to their knees on the ground and shouted in unison.

"Everyone loves to be flat!"

Looking at the subjects kneeling all over the ground, Gaozong's originally good mood immediately increased a little bit, his face was so red and tender that he was about to bleed, and after watching excitedly for a long time, he felt empty As soon as he raised his hand, he yelled, and the official from the Ministry of Rites repeated the words loudly.

"Thank you, Lord Long, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

As soon as Gaozong yelled, the hundreds of thousands of subjects immediately shouted long live three times. The sound of the sound could almost punch a big hole in the sky.

"Okay, okay, let's get started."

Hearing the praises like a tsunami, Gaozong's already red face instantly became a little redder, and it was faintly purple, and his heart was full of pride. It's not easy. Set, wiped out countless surrounding countries, looking up, there is no rival in the four fields. Since ancient times, there has never been an emperor who can achieve such a great cause. At this step, Gaozong had reason to be proud.

"The prisoner offering ceremony begins, play music!"

As soon as Gaozong opened his mouth, the official of the Ministry of Rites who was waiting on his side naturally didn't dare to neglect him. He was full of energy, and with a loud shout, the drums and music immediately rang out, and groups of well-dressed cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty began to line up admission.

"Okay, this is my cavalry, okay, okay!"

The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty entering the arena is the Liaodong cavalry under Cheng Wuting's command. They are tall and burly, and the horses under their crotch are even more extraordinary. Two thousand white horses specially selected for the military parade entered the arena like this. The magnificent momentum, Gaozong was very excited when he saw it, clapped his hands, and applauded loudly. When he applauded, all the officials below naturally also cheered, and the whole scene suddenly seemed to be boiling. It can be said that the commotion has reached its peak.

No, something is going to happen!
Everyone was applauding, but Li Xian didn't pay attention to the cavalry below, but kept paying attention to the changes in Gaozong's expression. But he didn't know it, and his heart sank involuntarily. Knowing that Gaozong's body was in trouble, he just wanted to spread the word to the imperial physician, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back, not because of anything else, but because he I don't know if I should do this or not.

When it comes to the relationship between father and son, Li Xian can't just sit back and watch his father die and ignore it, but when it comes to Sheji, Li Xian doesn't want to see Gaozong relying on the big position again. Suspicion towards Li Xian is already serious, if Empress Wu takes advantage of this point, Li Xian's situation will definitely be more critical, even if he wins in the end, Datang's vitality will be seriously injured because of it. Naturally, this is not a situation that Li Xian is happy to see. Because of this, Li Xian hesitated, not knowing how to make a decision for a while.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."

As soon as the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty passed by, the infantry escorted the captured Turkic nobles into the arena. Seeing this, the hundreds of thousands of subjects who were already in high spirits all shouted Long Live in unison. It is in a state of boiling.

"Offering prisoners!"

As soon as the infantry team entered the square in front of the palace gate, the official of the Ministry of Rites shouted loudly, his voice was full of passion and arrogance. The moment to promote national prestige.

"Okay, I..."

As soon as Langguan from the Ministry of Rites finished speaking, the audience erupted again. Gaozong was also too excited to hold back. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to express some opinions on this, but before he finished speaking, his body suddenly tilted, and he didn't know what to say. Consciously fell to the ground.

"His Majesty!"

"Quick, protect Your Majesty!"

"Emperor doctor, quickly spread the word!"

When Gaozong fell like this, the entire city gate was in chaos, Empress Wu turned pale, all the officials exclaimed, but Li Xian was at a loss, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.

(End of this chapter)