Chapter 3: The Return of the Hero (2)

Weiyang Palace, the Palace of Health.

Emperor Jing sat opposite the middle-aged man. Emperor Jing was still in the Yanju residence, very happy, his eyebrows dispersed and his thick black eyebrows were rolling upwards.

"Why is the emperor so happy?" The middle-aged man was a little surprised.

"I sent Tian Fu to Zhou Yang to remind Zhou Yang that I believe Zhou Yang will understand my painstaking efforts." Emperor Jing looked happy: "For decades, many talents from the Han Dynasty have emerged, and none of them have such a way to deal with the Huns like Zhou Yang. If I accidentally break the pillar of the beams and pillars, then I will be a sinner for the ages!"

"It is easy to get a thousand troops, but it is hard to find a general. The emperor protects Zhou Yang in this way, which is really kind." The middle-aged man was moved: "But it would be better if the emperor upgraded Lord Tian to a few levels and sent him there."

"No!" Emperor Jing shook his head: "That's it. The sir is worried that someone will guess who I will make the crown prince, which is not good for him, right?"

"The emperor is wise." The middle-aged man nodded: "The truth will not be seen until the last moment of the palace. Although the emperor is hinting at Zhou Yang, there are also people with discerning eyes. If King Liang knew about it, I am afraid that something unpredictable would happen."

"What the sir said is so great that I have to worry about it." Emperor Jing nodded with a smile and said, "That's why I invited the sir. What I mean is to ask the sir to protect the sir in secret. If the sir is here, there will be no mistakes."

"The drama hero is a great hero, with great martial arts skills and loyal people. You can ask for such important things." The middle-aged man Yu Jingdi's arrangement was very much in agreement: "I'll go see the sir now."

"I will feel relieved if you have entrusted this matter to you. Your political heroes, whose reputation for hundreds of years, will definitely protect him." Emperor Jing was relieved.

"The emperor's words are heavy." The middle-aged man looked fascinated, as if he was recalling some beautiful memories: "During the Warring States Period, the political heroes must have come out of the mountains, and the clouds in all directions must be vigorous. Now, the world is unified and the world is unified, and the political heroes will no longer exist."

"The current political heroes are no longer helping the weak, but protecting a pure land for famous scholars throughout the ages." Emperor Jing said gratefully: "The world is not as good as others. In those worlds with extremely high intelligence, whether they are angry with the Lord or offend the public, they often have no place to live. If there is no Wanqi Hall, where can these people with extremely high intelligence survive?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Hundreds of years ago, the political heroes who caused a sensation in the world only guarded a pure land for famous scholars throughout the ages and preserved their own lives. If the ancestors knew about it, I wonder what they would think?"

"He will definitely be relieved!" Emperor Jing had another opinion: "He established a political hero back then, because the Warring States Period was chaotic, the world was turbulent, and the people could not rest. The people lived in dire straits. Now, the world was unified and the world was unified. Isn't it the last wish of the ancestors of the noble school?"

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, agreeing with Emperor Jing’s view: “The emperor’s words are reasonable.”

"The noble school can change anything, but it can't change the Pure Land for famous scholars throughout the ages." Emperor Jing frowned with thick eyebrows: "I think Shang Yang, who entered Qin with a single horse and made great efforts to reform Qin, and in the end he would not tolerate King Huiwen of Qin. If there was no noble school help, how could he live a lifetime?"

"Emperor, Shang Yang's carriage was broken, which was because he set up a suspicion array, not King Huiwen's fault." The middle-aged man smiled and said, "When Shang Yang reformed, King Huiwen of Qin was the crown prince, and violated the new law. Shang Yang punished him and criticized Prince Qian. King Huiwen hated Shang Yang. However, how could a king be punished for his personal grudge against his ministers? Besides, Shang Yang did not implement the new law in Longxi and Hexi. Wasn't it implemented by King Huiwen? Shang Yang and Duke Xiao were named as monarchs and ministers, but they were close friends. Duke Xiao was dead, and Shang Yang was cold-hearted and retired and set up a suspicion array."

"Even so, if there is no noble sect, how could Shang Yang survive?" Emperor Jing smiled and said, "Not to mention that there are Sun Bin and Bai Qi, the famous generals of all ages, are they the youngest in the Wangu Hall? If there is no noble sect, wouldn't I also make a big mistake and kill a soldier?"

After a brief pause, Emperor Jing sighed: "Everyone knows that Shang Yang's carriage was broken, Sun Bin disappeared, and Bai Qi committed suicide by Du You, but he didn't know that they were happy in the Wangu Hall. When future generations talked about them, they could only say how they were guilty, but they didn't know that there were famous scholars in the Wangu Hall."

The middle-aged man knew Emperor Jing. He said this with a purpose, and listened quietly. Sure enough, Emperor Jing finally said, "I want to invite you to see the sir."

"The emperor means..." The middle-aged man was a little confused.

"Sir, you will understand what I mean." Emperor Jing did not say it clearly.

"Prince, please rest assured. Let's go here." The middle-aged man stood up and walked away quickly.

Looking at the middle-aged man's back, Emperor Jing felt a sense of liberation and was even more relaxed.

"Tian Fen has seen the Grand Marshal." Tian Fen rolled his saddle and fell off his horse and greeted Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang turned over and dismounted, and bowed his fists and replied: "Zhou Yang has met Lord Tian."

"I haven't seen it for a long time. The general is famous all over the world and has established a great honor for the Han Dynasty. Tian Fen is both impressed and admired." Tian Fen, a person who is good at speaking, fully demonstrates his agile eloquence and praises Zhou Yang: "If you say that you are an official, the general is several years later than Tian Fen. Tian Fen has been a man of the law for several years, and is still a mere man of the law. The general of the country has achieved great success in just a short time and is famous all over the world. Tian Fen is ashamed of being inferior to Tian Fen! He is ashamed of his evil spirit!"

He kept shaking his head, looking regretful.

Although it is a praising word, it is also true. With Zhou Yang's experience, he has made such great achievements in less than a year of official career. I don't know how many people will envy him.

Li Guang and Cheng didn't recognize them and nodded in their ears, secretly praised Tian Feng for being able to speak.

Zhou Yang is someone Li Guang and the others admire. Praising Zhou Yang is praising himself. Li Guangda was happy and bowed with fists: "Li Guang has met Lord Tian."

"Flying General?" Li Guang's name was so powerful that he actually gave him a greeting first. Tian Fen really couldn't bear it and hurriedly returned the greeting: "Tian Fen has seen Fen General!"

His body was bent to ninety degrees and his figure was very low, making Li Guang even happier.

Cheng Buzhi and they treated each other and did not look down on Tian Fu, which made Tian Fuda happy. He was a small man, while Li Guang, Cheng Buzhi, who was not a general who was fighting for battle? His military merits were much higher than Tian Fuda. He looked down on him and showed him his face. This was what he was most worried about.

"The emperor has issued an order to ask the general to rush to rest fifty miles away from Chang'an." Tian Fu then announced the order: "The tent has been set up there, and cattle wine has been prepared for the soldiers to rest."

Emperor Jing was really concerned. Even this was arranged. Li Guang and the others were both surprised and moved.

At the command of Zhou Yang, the Han army advanced and headed towards the camp. As we walked along, we would meet the people coming to greet them from time to time. Although the weather was very cold and the north wind blew, it could not extinguish the people's enthusiasm.

The people helped the elderly and the young, brought food, wine and meat... to comfort Zhou Yang and the others. Zhou Yang's orders were extremely strict. Although the people's hearts were sincere, no soldier dared to accept them, which made Baisheng even more moved.

When it was almost dark, I finally arrived at the camp. From a distance, the huge camp had neat tents, rows, rows and rows, and roads were well connected. A strong camp stood up, and the Han soldiers patrolled, guarding like iron barrels.

A strong fragrance wafted over, and Zhou Yang sniffed and smelled it. It was the smell of meat. The Han army in the camp was already preparing supper for Zhou Yang and the others. Not to mention anything else, the smell of meat was very attractive. It seemed that the Han army soldiers had good cooking skills and could have a feast tonight.

Li Guang clicked his lips and touched his forehead: "If we smell the smell of meat like this when we were chasing the Huns, we would definitely be greedy for me!"

Cheng Buzhi immediately nodded in agreement and tried hard, as if he could not express his approval.

At that time, Li Guang and the others lived by eating raw horse meat. They had not tasted cooked food for more than ten days. If they could smell the aroma of meat, they would not become greedy cats? Zhou Yang came back from chasing him and woke up. He held the mutton and chewed it hard. The bones he gnawed were weighing ten pounds.

Which of the soldiers who returned from chasing? As long as it is cooked food, no matter whether it is delicious or not, it is delicious. The most beautiful delicacy in the world is a hundred times more beautiful than raw horse meat.

"The flying general of the Good Teaching learned that the emperor sent the bree chef from the palace to cook wine and dishes for the soldiers who returned from the war." Tian Fu pointed at the camp and explained to Zhou Yang and the others.

"Imperial Chef?" Zhou Yang and the others were very surprised.

Emperor Jing attached great importance to Zhou Yang and the others, and even sent the imperial chef. However, this was what Zhou Yang and the others deserved, and this was achieved through their lives. Emperor Jing was happy in his heart and sent the imperial chef to take charge, which was reasonable.

"The Han army is mighty!"

The roar of thunder sounded, attracting Zhou Yang and the others' attention.

After a closer look, it turned out that there were many people near Yingpan, everyone was wearing new clothes and happy faces, as if they were the New Year, and they were here to welcome Zhou Yang and the others. After a rough calculation, there were not ten thousand people near Yingpan, but there were thousands.

The people here not only came to welcome him, but also set up a tent outside the Han military camp. It seemed that they were planning to live here tonight.

As we walked along the way, we encountered many things that the people welcomed, and we did not want to live with the Han army as we are now. This was the first time that Zhou Yang was a little surprised.

"Long live the great man!"

The returning Han army cheered in unison, which was a response to the people.

When he rode his horse to the point of approaching, Zhou Yang saw clearly that the people had raised fires, piles of fires, no less than hundreds of them. Next to the fire were bundles of bamboo joints, which were called firecrackers in ancient times.

Before the firecrackers appeared, the ancients celebrated by burning bamboo joints, making sounds and celebrating. Zhou Yang was really surprised by so many firecrackers, and the people really put in some effort.

The people stretched their necks, widened their eyes, and looked at the way they came. When they saw Zhou Yang and the others coming, they all cheered and put firecrackers into the fire.

Amid the cheers of the people, not long after, firecrackers rang.

"Ping Ping Pong!"

The crisp sound of bamboo joints bursting into pieces, one after another, and the cheers of the people and the sound of the rumbling hooves of the Han army gathered into a song of joy.

The recognition of the people is the most exciting. Zhou Yang and the Han soldiers who returned from the war were all extremely moved. Li Guanghu held tears in his eyes and waved his arms and sang: "There are many heroes in the Yanhuang land. One is not timid. If a person is not timid, he will definitely snow. Look at the blood of Chinese men! The blood of men is heroic and heroic, and the heart is as strong as iron! Carrying a golden knife in his hand and wearing a white jade pendant, eating the head of an enemy chief in a hungry manner, drinking the blood of an enemy thirsty!"

His singing was majestic and heroic, and he had a superb spirit, which spread from afar.

This song is the best portrayal of the Han army soldiers. They interpret the true meaning of this song with their blood and lives!

At this moment, whether it is the soldiers of the Han army or the people, there is a sense of superiority in their hearts. When they hear the song, they sang in unison with Li Guang: "The love between children and daughters, let go of the ambition of the vast sea, and only now will be determined! A man walks thousands of miles with his sword, kills Hu Jie all the way! Flying in the vast sea, the song congratulates me on China! The Shanyu Wangting dances with steel swords, and the swords and swords stain the blood of the Huns! Set ambitions and keep a strange feud..."

The singing is heroic, the ambition is overwhelming, the morale of the army is like iron... many heroes are inspired!

As the people sang, tears burst out from their eyes, and some people even started to cry in a low voice.

Zhou Yang sang, his eyes blurred with tears, and the scene of the battle of the golden swords and iron horses appeared before him. Many familiar soldiers had already died on the battlefield. As their commander, the sadness in his heart was far more than that of ordinary people. At this moment, Zhou Yang only thought of one sentence in his heart, "How great it would be if they were still alive!"

Recalling the battlefield, blood gushing, and thinking of companions, the eyes of the Han soldiers were wet!

These iron-clad men have taken a bath in the blood, rolled in the pile of dead people, shed blood, and were injured... but have never shed tears, but at this moment, at the moment of joy, they actually shed tears!

The blood was surging and the passion was thrilling, and the soldiers couldn't help but hold the hilt of the sword.

Taking a forced breath, Zhou Yang forced himself to calm down and led the Han army into the camp.

When he entered the camp, Zhou Yang ordered that the Han army began to camp in an orderly manner and without any chaos, just like facing the Huns when he was on the border. He did not relax because he was going back to Chang'an and accepted the reward from Emperor Jing.

Tian Fu saw it and nodded, secretly praising Zhou Yang for his extremely strict orders. Although he was not from a military general, he was a smart person. It can be seen that Zhou Yang is loved by the soldiers, and the soldiers dare not refuse to obey his orders.

Zhou Yang and Li Guang and the others gathered together to drink tea and rest. Tian Feng, the imperial envoy, dared not relax. After a brief call to Zhou Yang and the others, they went to direct the dinner.

Zhou Yang glanced at him and said that Li Guang, Cheng Buzhi, Gongsun He, Gongsun Jian, Feng Jing, Qin Wuhui and others all looked satisfied and enjoyed this kind of treatment. The battle was very hard, and what they wanted most was to have a warm nest. Once they were found, they were reluctant to let go. Even Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi were no exception.

"The emperor has put some effort into us and sent the imperial chef to bring the imperial wine." Zhou Yang put down the teacup in his hand and looked at everyone.

"That's it!" Li Guang didn't hear what Zhou Yang said, and drank tea beautifully.

Zhou Yang wiped out all the generals, and no one heard his implication, so he had to say more thoroughly: "This time I return to Beijing, the emperor will definitely receive a heavy reward. You will make great contributions, your status will be unique, and someone will be able to rush to win you over. You have to make up your mind and be loyal to the emperor."

As a modern person, imperial power has not had that great influence on Zhou Yang. If Zhou Yang had to choose to be loyal to the emperor or to China, Zhou Yang would definitely choose to be loyal to China rather than the emperor without hesitation.

Being loyal to the emperor was not what Zhou Yang wanted to say, but Emperor Jing's meaning, Zhou Yang said it on his behalf.

Li Guang and the others finally heard something in Zhou Yang's words, put down the teacup, and looked at Zhou Yang in surprise.

Some words cannot be said explicitly, but can only be implied. Zhou Yang said something briefly: "We are military generals, we just need to gallop on the battlefield. We don't have to pay attention to the rest. General Cheng, do you think so?"

Cheng Bushi never expected that Zhou Yang would ask him, and he couldn't help but be stunned: "The Marshal said yes!"

Among these people, Zhou Yang was most worried about Cheng Buzhi. Cheng Buzhi was the groom of the Dou family, and Empress Dowager Dou liked King Liang the most. She had long wanted to fight brothers and brothers to push King Liang to the throne. If Empress Dowager Dou came forward and wanted to win over Cheng Buzhi, Cheng Buzhi was a person who valued friendship and could not let go and accept it. Everything would be stopped.

Even if Emperor Jing did not suggest that, Zhou Yang knew that if modern people didn't even know that this would be a modern person. Cheng Bushi made considerable achievements in this battle, but no matter how great his military achievements were, would he be better than Zhou Yafu? With Zhou Yafu's military achievements, Emperor Jing would attack him several times.

Because inheritance is what the emperor attaches most importance to, and no matter how great the contribution is, it is useless.

"General Cheng, when you travel to Chang'an, you must have unexpected things. Think twice about everything." Zhou Yang reminded him again.
To be continued...