The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

In the Liangyi Hall, reports from the border kept coming in.

"Your Majesty, Sijie Shijin led 40,000 people to surrender."

"Your Majesty, Jie Li's brother Yugushe surrendered."

"Your Majesty, the ruler of Yiwu City offered seven cities to the Tang Dynasty. What should we do with it?" Fang Xuanling asked.

Li Shimin leaned back in his chair and thought for a while.

"Then set up Xiyizhou and send officials there." Li Shimin said: "The Turks on the grassland have suffered from plague, and countless deaths and injuries. The corpses piled up like mountains south of the Great Wall. We can't just leave it alone. The imperial edict ordered the officials to offer wine to commemorate and bury these dead."

"Also, there are not a few people who have been abducted by the Hu people over the years. The court should pay money to redeem them and release them as civilians. The government will register them and give them land."

"Yes." Fang Xuanling bowed in response.

After finishing the follow-up matters, he discussed with the Ministry of Rites about holding a celebration banquet in Taiji Hall.

On the day of the celebration banquet, Taiji Hall.

The ministers knelt on both sides.

Li Shimin was wearing a crown and sat at the top.

Today, the emperor would also come here, so the emperor and ministers in Taiji Hall were waiting for Li Yuan.

Li Yuan changed into a court dress and came to Taiji Hall with a smile on his face.

Li Fu followed Li Yuan.

After Li Yuan entered the hall, Li Shimin quickly stood up to greet him.

Came to the other side of Li Yuan and walked with Li Yuan.

"Father." Li Shimin took Li Yuan's hand.

Li Yuan patted Li Shimin's hand with satisfaction.

The father and son walked to the high seat.

The ministers knelt.

"Greetings to the emperor."

At the top of the steps, Li Shimin sat in the middle, Li Yuan sat on the left, and Li Chengqian sat on the right, and the three looked down.

Li Fu sat at the head of the right side of the steps, next to Li Xiaogong and others.

Sitting opposite him were the left and right servants.

Before the celebration banquet began, the leaders of various foreign states, envoys and others entered the Taiji Hall to pay their respects.

After the Tang Dynasty defeated the Turks, the surrounding foreign states also came to congratulate, and the tribes around the grasslands that heard the news and surrendered were countless.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin looked at the foreign people below with a sharp gaze, especially Jie Li who was kneeling in the middle.

Old boy, you have come to this day.

Li Yuan couldn't help but look at Jie Li who was kneeling in the middle of the first row a few more times.

Good, very good, very good.

Gaochang King Ju Wentai stood up and bowed.

"The Tang Dynasty unified the world, and the world was shaken, shocking the ancient and modern times. We, Gaochang, Yutian, Shule, Kangguo and other 29 countries, have agreed to give the emperor of the Tang Dynasty a title, called: Tian Khan."

"I hope that all the world will be protected by Tian Khan."

Li Shimin stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked down.

"I manage the Tang Dynasty. You still want me to manage your country. I think it's unnecessary."

Although he said so, Li Fu looked at the expression on Li Shimin's face, which was not ordinary pride.

But this is normal.

Look at the people kneeling in the hall.

These are envoys from small countries around, and even monarchs.

Standing high above, looking down at these forces surrendering to his feet, which man can refuse this scene and not be proud?

"Let's all manage ourselves." Li Shimin said.

He was too lazy to worry about the affairs of the Western Regions, so he just took care of them.

At present, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty has not recovered, and the Central Plains has not reached its heyday. There are still many things that the Tang Dynasty needs him, the emperor, to do.

"Gaochang, the kings of the northwestern countries, and the envoys of various countries, we gather together today to celebrate the peace in the world."

"You also gave me a title, the Khan of Heaven, which is unprecedented."

Li Yuan looked at the scene in front of him.

It would have been great if the position had been passed to Erlang earlier.

"Long live the Khan of Heaven!"

"Long live the Khan of Heaven!!"

Li Fu was excited when he saw the scene in front of him.

This is the real opening of the nine-day palace, and the people of all nations bowed to the crown.

Li Erfeng! Awesome!!!

Li Fu witnessed this scene with his own eyes, and he just wanted to shout this sentence in his heart.

And this year, Li Erfeng is 30 years old.

"There is an old saying in the Central Plains: Heaven sees through the eyes of the people, Heaven hears through the ears of the people, Heaven is for the people, I am the Khan of Heaven, I want to make you work together to ensure peace in the world and well-being for all people."

"Open the banquet!"

At the banquet, Li Shimin asked the musicians to play a song "The Qin King's Battle Music", which shocked the envoys of various countries and made them speechless.

Their songs were all soft, who had ever heard such a sonorous sound, a song of killing?

The atmosphere of the banquet reached a climax, and Li Fu could not help but toast with the people around him, enjoying the little girl from the Western Regions.The sisters danced fiercely.

The ancestors carefully selected it.

It's just good.

There are more good things in the Western Regions than just those raisins.

This is the highlight, the highlight.

"This battle was so comfortable."

Li Jing, who always kept a straight face in such occasions, was also out of character today and talked happily with everyone.

"Yes, it's so happy to see this scene today, so happy."

The officials of the Tang Dynasty were all red-faced, and the smiles on their faces never disappeared.

And the people from foreign countries also drank with a smile, and when they talked with the officials of the Tang Dynasty, their tone was also a bit respectful and flattering.

After today, the Tang Dynasty is still the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty is not the Tang Dynasty in the past.

Li Ji came to Li Fu's side.

"Huairen."

"Father." Li Fu quickly picked up the wine glass: "Congratulations, father."

Li Ji smiled and shook his head.

"I just followed the general's advice and got a bargain." Li Ji smiled: "The credit also belongs to my subordinates."

Li Ji was not greedy for credit.

The one who made the greatest contribution in this battle was Li Jing.

The second was his subordinates who captured Jie Li alive.

As for himself, this time he led the troops, which was just within the standard, and there was nothing to praise.

Moreover, the Duke of Ying's Mansion did not need these credits, it would be better to let his subordinates go further and get more rewards.

Even this time when he came back, the rewards from His Majesty were distributed to his ordinary soldiers and the soldiers who died in battle.

As for others, he had the son-in-law, the King of Jingyang, and his eldest son who was well-educated, so the Duke of Ying's Mansion had no worries at all.

"I just want to ask you about the cotton and cotton clothes." Li Ji said, "Cotton clothes are very good. Can they be promoted in the army in the future?"

"More cotton was planted on the farm this spring." Li Fu said, "In the fall, we will get more, but if we promote it in the army, the output on the farm is far from enough."

"What if more people are allowed to plant it?" Li Ji asked.

"It's not impossible, but it's not possible at the moment." Li Fu said.