"Your Majesty, there is a report from the front. The Tianji Brigade led by the King of Shu has passed through Xinfeng County and is heading towards Lantian County. People from various states and counties along the way are greeting them. They are expected to arrive at Lantian County in an hour!"
Chang'an City, Imperial Palace, Tai Chi Hall.
At this time, the morning court was in full swing, and the civil and military officials were arguing over issues related to the country and the people's livelihood. Suddenly, a eunuch walked in from outside the hall, trotted to the front of the hall, and bowed to Li Er to report.
"What~? Ke'er is back with the Tianji Brigade?"
Li Er, who was deep in thought, was suddenly awakened by the little eunuch's words. He stared at the little eunuch and asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, it's absolutely true! It is said that the Marquis of Yong'an has already led a group of officials from Lantian County to meet the Tianji Brigade outside the county town~!"
The little eunuch said quickly.
Li Er's face was filled with joy. He looked at the ministers in the palace and said loudly:
"More than half a month ago, the land of Guanzhong was filled with locusts. If Yong'an Hou hadn't led the Tianji Brigade to exterminate the locusts, the entire Guanzhong land would have been starved and devastated. The children of the Tianji Brigade, although they are not from Kaijiang The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who conquered the land, but they saved thousands of people of our Tang Dynasty. Now that they have "returned in triumph", I want to personally greet them and celebrate their success~!"
"What your Majesty said is true. The Tianji Brigade saved the people from fire and water, and their contribution is no less than that of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who guarded the border. They deserve this honor today~!"
After Li Er finished speaking, the ministers were shocked. After all, from ancient times to the present, those who can be greeted by the emperor in person are usually soldiers who have just returned from an expedition. When the ministers were surprised, an old minister immediately stood up. Come out and support Li Erdao.
This person is none other than Xiao Yu, the Minister of Household Affairs!
It is said that when the locust plague broke out, after seeing the overwhelming locusts and the distress reports sent to the court from various states and counties, Xiao Yu, the "Steward of the Tang Dynasty", felt his heart tremble. He thought that the Tang Dynasty had finally recuperated for several years, and now Another locust plague of this scale broke out. Wouldn't this empty out the Tang Dynasty's treasury
But later Li Zexuan took the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility of killing locusts, and with the help of the Tianji Brigade, he actually wiped out most of the locusts in the Guanzhong area. The court's losses were immediately reduced to the minimum. To say that the whole court was most grateful to the Tianji Brigade, Besides Li Er, it’s him, Xiao Yu!
So of course he has to come out to support Tianji Team at this time!
"Veteran, I agree that this locust plague was quickly quelled, and the Tianji Brigade really contributed a lot~!"
Wei Zheng also stepped forward and cupped his hands.
Although Wei Zheng was implicated in the Tianlong Sect's rebellion, not only was he demoted, but Li Er also fined him three years of salary. However, after this incident, Wei Zheng seemed to be more relieved, and he was no longer afraid to speak in court. It was completely Say whatever you want.
"I second the proposal~!"
After Wei Zheng said this, many ministers followed him one after another.
Cheng Yaojin was also among them.
The corner of Lao Cheng's mouth couldn't help but raise a smile, because the Tianji Brigade was back, which meant that Cheng Chumo was also back. Although he often punched and kicked Cheng Chumo on weekdays, the love between father and son was deep and blood was thicker than water. How could this happen? They are constantly being cut.
"Okay! In that case, today's morning meeting ends here. All officials will follow me out of the city to welcome the Tianji Brigade returning in triumph!"
Seeing that hundreds of officials seconded the proposal, Li Eryi made the final decision.
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"This... this... where are the county magistrate and the people from the county government going with such a big fanfare!"
In the county seat of Lantian County, Magistrate He filed out of the city gate with all the officials in the county government and some government servants. News that the Tianji Brigade was about to return also spread like wildfire, and the people couldn't help but talk about it.
"Hehe! Have you heard? Master Hou's Tianji Brigade is back!"
"What? The Tianji Brigade is back~? Where are they?"
"I heard that I just came from Xinfeng County, and I heard that there were many people walking along the way to say goodbye! The county magistrate and others must be going to Changting in the northwest to wait for the Tianji Brigade, and I will go too!"
"Hey! Wait! I'm going too! These children have been working really hard for the past half month!"
"Isn't that true? Haha! But those children also gave us the face of Lantian County. Who in the prefectures and counties in Guanzhong is not grateful for the kindness of the Marquis? For the kindness of our Lantian County~?"
"Haha! That's right! Those children are all good! It's a pity that the brat from my family was not taken notice of by the Marquis!"
"Stop talking! Stop talking! Let's go! It won't be possible to squeeze in through the pavilion in a while!"
After a while, the people in Lantian County heard the news and rushed out of the city towards the Changting in the northwest of Lantian County.
Don’t underestimate the current population of Lantian County. Since the establishment of the Department of Commerce, the business environment in Lantian County has become better and better. Countless vendors have flocked to Lantian County. The prosperity of commerce has driven the rapid development of Lantian County. Today, The permanent population in the city has reached more than 80,000, and the floating population has reached hundreds of thousands, which is an unknown number of times more than before. With the expansion of the city of Lantian County, the population in the city will definitely increase!
So the scene of people swarming out of the city at this moment is quite spectacular.
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"Outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass reaches the sky. The evening wind blows the willow flute, and the sun sets outside the mountain."
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, a pavilion was set up about every ten miles outside counties and counties, and the pavilions had their own length. For example, "Historical Records" records the Anthology of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty: (Liu Bang) Ji Zhuang was tested as an official and became the chief of the pavilion in Sishui.
According to the Qin system, a message was sent every thirty miles and a pavilion was set up every ten miles. Therefore, a pavilion was set up approximately every ten miles on the Yi Zhan Road, which was responsible for providing accommodation, supplies and other services to the Yi Zhan messengers. Later, it also became a place for people to stop and say goodbye to each other during outings. Especially through the poetry and chanting by literati, Ten Mile Changting gradually evolved into a synonym for a farewell place.
Now, countless people have gathered at the pavilion outside Lantian County. They are not saying goodbye to their friends, but welcoming a group of heroes who have "returned in triumph"!
"Master Hou is here!"
"Quickly give way! Lord Marquis is here!"
At five o'clock in the morning, there was a commotion in the crowd at the pavilion, and then a path was quickly opened in the middle of the crowd. Li Zexuan came out with a few guards. Magistrate He and other county officials quickly came over and bowed and saluted: "Exit The official has met the Marquis!"
"See you Lord Marquis!"
Thousands of people around the pavilion also bowed and saluted.
This is Li Zexuan's high reputation in Lantian County and even the entire Chang'an area.
"No need to be polite!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said loudly.
Only then did the county government officials and the surrounding people get up.
"County Magistrate He, how far is the Tianji Brigade from here?"
Li Zexuan stood with his hands behind his hands, looked towards the official road to the north, and then asked aloud.
Because of the attack on the academy, he rushed back to Chang'an from the north overnight, and the Tianji brigade he led was handed over to Hu Hanyun, who led the group of children to the east to join Li Ke. Later, after he settled the affairs of the academy and resolved the crisis in Chang'an, he couldn't help but secretly worry about the children who were fighting locusts in the north. Now that the chicken brigade finally returned, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief!
"Go back to the Marquis! I have sent people to investigate. The Tianji Brigade has arrived in Lantian County. It is only three miles away from here. It will be here soon!"
Magistrate He cupped his hands and replied.
"good!"
Li Zexuan nodded, then turned to Pang Feiji and said: "Feiji, go and inform the Zuixian Tower in the city to prepare a banquet. I will hold a banquet for the children at noon today!"
"Subordinates obey orders!"
Pang Feiji responded, quickly turned around and left.
"Your Majesty is here~!"
At this moment, a team of several hundred people suddenly appeared on the official road to the southwest, led by two knights who quickly ran towards this direction, shouting as they ran.
"The Holy One is here?"
"Did I hear you correctly? The Holy Emperor has actually come to greet the Tianji Brigade~?"
Upon hearing that Li Er had arrived, thousands of people immediately became shocked!
Who would have thought that the dignified Tianzishan would lead hundreds of officials out of the imperial city to greet a group of children
Those farmers in Meicun and Hanjiazhuang who came to "pick up" their children had already felt very glorious and happy when they heard the people around them praising the Tianji Brigade. Now they heard that even the same day came, and they one by one I was so happy that I almost fainted!
The officials in Lantian County were also very happy at this time. Although Lantian County was adjacent to Chang'an City, many of them had never seen the Emperor in their entire lives. Now, they were lucky enough to meet the Emperor because of the Tianji Brigade. They absolutely love those kids now!
Soon, under the organization of Magistrate He, the crowd outside Changting was divided into two teams, each standing on both sides of the road. After a while, Li Er came on horseback with hundreds of civil and military officials, and Li Zexuan led the county government officials. The official stepped forward and saluted: "See your Majesty!"
"See Your Majesty~!"
On both sides of the road, thousands of people followed and saluted.
"They're all flat!"
Li Erxu raised his hands and said loudly.
Everyone stood up one after another.
Li Er looked at the dark crowd around Changting and said with emotion: "Did you see it? People in this world have a scale in their hearts. They know who is good to them, and they will reciprocate the favor, just like the tyrant Yang Guang didn't do it back then. It is a benevolent government, so all the people are against it. You must take this as a warning and treat the people well!"
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and other important civil servants, after hearing this, couldn't help but raise their hands in admiration and said: "I must remember your Majesty's teachings and be kind to the people!"
"Yeah! As it should be!"
Li Er nodded and laughed.
"Giggle!"
At this moment, a noisy chicken crow came from the north. Everyone looked around and saw countless chickens appearing on the pipeline. Behind the chickens, a group of teenagers were chasing after them on bicycles. What was amazing was that , whether it is a flock of chickens or a "convoy" composed of teenagers, they all seem to be arranged according to certain rules, and the formation looks very neat!
"The Tianji Brigade is back!"
I don't know who shouted, and the mood of the people instantly became high.
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