When the news of the victory in the southeastern battlefield reached Shenjing, this city, the largest in the world, immediately fell into a boil. People spontaneously reveled in the streets to vent their pent-up emotions.
The common people were very happy, because although this war also caused the country's inflation to some extent and affected their income and consumption, Daqi was too big after all, and several states in the southeast suffered from long-term wars and blood draws. At that time, it was on the verge of economic collapse, but the distant China was still full of entertainment, singing and dancing, and the people had more to talk about after dinner and a sense of national pride.
Look, the only two remaining big countries have all been defeated by our Daqi. The sense of glory and pride brought by the people of this big country is completely overwhelming.
The merchants were also very happy. They announced that they would be open all night and cut the prices of goods. They took the opportunity to dump old and overstocked goods, causing people to queue up to grab them. Long queues could be seen everywhere in the market, as well as the dancers invited by the merchants to entertain the guests. , even in the middle of the night, the streets were brightly lit, and the people lining up were still in high spirits.
The literary and art workers in Daqi were also very happy. The courtesans immediately composed all the operas and ditties about the Southeast War all night long, and the popularity was crazy. The literati raised their glasses and sang, and there were tons of poems praising and describing the war.
What? No one knows what the situation is like on the battlefield yet
This is not important. What is important is that this matter is true. What are literati best at
Of course it means bragging... ahem, of course it means imagination and re-creation!
The officials were the happiest. They celebrated one by one with their crowns in their hats, lamenting that this protracted war was finally coming to an end. Da Qi had finally fought all the wars it could fight. From now on, the horses were released in Nanshan, the weapons were stored in the warehouse, and everyone could finally fight. Have a peaceful and peaceful life!
Millions of people in Shenjing fell into madness. The carnival during the day was not all fun, and no one knew who took the lead. They spontaneously paraded in the streets of Shenjing holding torches, staying up all night, and the whole city They all fell into an extreme carnival. In just two days, the consumption of food, alcohol, fruits, candles, etc. in the city increased ten times compared to usual.
If you look down from the night sky, the fires that can be seen everywhere in the city are as if they are about to burn. The people in the parade are like fire dragons, rolling and winding, magnificent and majestic.
Everyone is immersed in this gorgeous spectacle, everyone is obsessed with the glory of victory, and everyone knows in their hearts that the prosperity of Da Qi has reached its peak at this moment.
Everyone looked very happy, except one who was very angry, bizarrely angry.
This person is none other than the emperor of Daqi, Zhao Bairen!
The reason was very simple, because the common people only knew the briefest battle report, but what he received were three detailed battle reports that arrived at the same time.
One came from General Long Tenghai. He elaborated on the course of the war and gave a detailed explanation of the tragic victory in the final war.
Another secret message from Zhao Bairen placed in the army was from one of Long Tenghai's lieutenants. He survived on the battlefield and described the military maneuvers and combat arrangements for the Battle of Nanyangyuan in shock. The part described was almost Same as Long Tenghai.
The reason is simple, because when he arrived at Long Tenghai's side, his identity had already been discovered by Gao Shenghan. Over the years, he had been bribed by Gao Shenghan and became Long Tenghai's own.
The last one came from Princess Zhao Feiyue. She narrated the course of the war very briefly, and described the final battle of Greyhelm Valley from the most objective perspective.
The descriptions in these three battle reports were generally in the same direction, but this was what Zhao Bairen could not tolerate the most.
Because Long Tenghai revealed in the memorial that he wanted to continue to guard the southeast, because the Puppet Kingdom and the Dijon Kingdom were defeated but not dead, injured but not disabled, and they may come back at any time.
This immediately hit the bottom line of an emperor and triggered Zhao Bairen's overwhelming anger!
"You say it! Say it yourself!!"
Zhao Bairen angrily threw the thick list of requests for merit down the hall. The memorial turned over a few times and fell in front of Zhao Hanqing. The calm prince only glanced at the long and dense list on the memorial and was frightened. .
This is all money, this is countless amounts of money!
Da Qi almost emptied his fortune in order to win this war, and now in order to repay his merits, he is afraid that he will have to wipe out another three feet!
It can even be said that if there had not been this war, Zhao Hanqing would not have been so anxious to target the Qiankun Divine Religion, and he could have taken his time to figure it out.
But precisely because of this battle that really overdrawn the national power of Da Qi, coupled with the blood-sucking of the spiritual sects, Da Qi appeared to be full of flowers and boiling oil, but in fact it was already strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
Zhao Hanqing silently picked up the memorial, folded it carefully, and listened quietly to Zhao Bairen's incompetent and furious roar.
"Whatever he wants, I will give him! If he wants money, I will empty the treasury to let him fight! If he wants food, I will send it to him from all states in the country! If he wants people, I will not even give up my face. From this year's During the fighting conference, monks from various factions were dispatched to the battlefield! If you want power, I will simply delegate it to him and let him monopolize the power and control the six southeastern states!"
"But, how did he repay me!! Can this be called a great victory? Damn you!! The army suffered a loss of nearly 70%!! Da Qi's family fortune has been ruined by him!! How dare he claim credit! ! He actually dares to support Kou to respect himself!!"
"Damn it!! Damn it!!! He is so ambitious, I will cut him into pieces!! Cough cough cough cough..."
Zhao Bairen turned red and turned purple. He suddenly coughed violently. After only a few coughs, he was out of breath. He suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, which shocked the eunuchs and maids around him to scream.
Zhao Hanqing got up in panic, rushed to Zhao Bairen and supported him, and then shouted: "Imperial doctor, call the imperial doctor quickly!!"
At this time, Zhao Hanqing grabbed his hand, panted rapidly, and hissed: "Quick, call the altar... Altar, where is the altar?"
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a feminine voice rang not far away, and a big teapot came out of nowhere. He came to Zhao Hanqing's side, took out a sandalwood box from his arms, and pulled it out from inside. He took out a red pill and put it to Zhao Bairen's mouth.
Zhao Hanqing grabbed the big teapot's hand and yelled: "What kind of medicine is this!!"
The big teapot tilted his head slightly, looked at the prince without fear at all, and smiled slightly. On the contrary, Zhao Bairen was furious, grabbed the big teapot's hand, and tried hard to bring the pills in his hand to his mouth, while Using all his strength, he screamed: "Quick, quick, save me, help, save me..."
When Zhao Hanqing saw this, he couldn't help but let go of his hand. He watched blankly as Zhao Bairen swallowed the pill, and then his face quickly turned rosy, and his breathing immediately became much smoother.
Zhao Bairen stood up with the support of the big teapot. He looked at the big teapot gratefully and said, "Thanks to Aiqing..."
The big teapot lowered his head and said respectfully: "It is a blessing for me to serve your Majesty."
Zhao Hanqing stared at the big teapot, his eyes full of anger and hostility, but his eyes flashed away. He respectfully said to Zhao Bairen: "Father, you must take care of the dragon's body! It's medicine that's three-part poison. This Is it better to take less pills or less!"
Although Zhao Bairen recovered, the energy in his eyes was obviously gone, and his eyes were cloudy. He waved his hand weakly, motioning for the prince to go down, and he walked towards the inner court with the support of the big teapot. As he walked, he kept talking. He muttered to himself: "You are all a bunch of white-eyed wolves, I, I will cut you to death with a thousand knives!!"
Zhao Hanqing watched the emperor leave before he left the palace. But when he came to the Shenwu Gate, he sat on a tall horse and saw from a distance the fire dragon procession holding torches in the market in the distance.
The prince sat blankly on the horse for a while, his eyes were complicated, and his face was changing. After a while, he suddenly shouted and fell from the horse with a scream, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.