Chapter 515 Respect for the Dead

Beijing

"After all, it is our Highness the Great Sun. I heard that people there have suffered heavy losses, but after our Highness the Great Sun's people went there, they immediately turned the tide. Regardless of whether it was Turk or Xue Yantuo, when they saw our Highness's army , everyone was so scared that they peed their pants.”

On the streets of Chang'an City, a prisoner dedication ceremony was taking place below. More than 8,000 prisoners were dressed in ragged clothes. After a month and a half of long journey, they finally arrived at the capital of the Tang Dynasty. These people had never seen such prosperity. city, but they did not have the opportunity to take a good look at the city. When they raised their heads, the Tang soldiers next to them immediately whipped them.

"I originally thought that King Wu was good at fighting, but I didn't expect that he failed. Fortunately, the defeat was not that serious. Our Highness went down at the right time."

Another guy shook his head helplessly. The people of the Tang Dynasty all had the same idea, that is, if everyone can fight and beat the shit out of everyone around them, then our Central Plains Dynasty will be safer. I thought King Wu was also such a person, but I didn't expect that he was defeated.

According to Li Shimin's idea, if King Wu continues to recover from his injuries at the front line, then the news of King Wu's defeat can be sealed. Who knows that King Wu is back? Fortunately, Li Shimin did not do that. Many businessmen came back from the front line. We have brought the news back a long time ago. If the current emperor lied and the people knew about it, the court's credibility would be reduced.

After Li Shimin learned about the folk rumors, he did not blame his men for blocking the news. After all, the most difficult thing to guard against is people's mouths. Can you still seal people's mouths? Therefore, Li Shimin could only give good guidance, saying that King Wu had suffered a slight setback before the war, and that Concubine Yang was seriously ill, so he urgently summoned King Wu to Beijing to attend to her illness.

The ministers are very clear about these details. Even if Concubine Yang is seriously ill, it is impossible to bring back the frontline coach. Now that the frontline coach is back, how can everyone still not understand? Something? It must have been that King Wu didn't hold back at the front line, so he asked Li Xiang to go over and put out the fire.

The common people don't care much about this. In their opinion, no matter who leads the war, as long as they win, it will be a good thing for us in the Tang Dynasty. For example, Goguryeo suddenly gained so much land, and the entire More than 100,000 people have passed through the Tang Dynasty, and everyone is said to be assigned dozens or even hundreds of acres of land. Now there are people who want to sign up, but there are no places.

"Why do you, the waiter, have such a sad face? Are you not happy that the imperial court won the battle?"

The two scholars who just talked were chatting while drinking. The waiter who served the food had a droopy face, and one of the scholars was immediately dissatisfied.

"Of course I am happy that the imperial court has won the battle, but this time is different from the last time. The two husbands don't know that when Goguryeo won, we had a lot of land to share, and I also wanted to go there. It is better to be a landlord than to serve dishes in Chang'an City, but now that I have defeated the Turks and Xue Yantuo and cannot change the land for farming, it is of no benefit to me."

The younger brother said apologetically. After listening to the younger brother's words, the two of them also knew what was most popular among the people recently, which was to go to Goguryeo to make a fortune. Many people at the bottom of Chang'an City also wanted to go to Goguryeo. Get rich.

People live when they move, and trees die when they move. Take the second brother just now. Even if he carries dishes for a lifetime in Chang'an City, the best he can do in the end is to be a shopkeeper. It is impossible to live a good life. But if you go to In Goguryeo, you can start with one hundred acres of land. This is equivalent to the life of small landowners, directly realizing the leap of class.

"Don't worry, the imperial court will definitely have new policies. Have you forgotten the time of Tuyuhun? The imperial court also recruited a large number of people to go there. As long as you have an adventurous spirit, are you afraid that you will not have a good life? ? Those local people are not worthy of trust, our court has to find someone to go and watch them, just pay more attention to the court's imperial list."

After listening to the scholar's words, the second brother's face immediately became happy. What this gentleman said was, how can the court trust the local people? They will definitely let us people go over and watch, although it is a little dangerous. , but it is also a qualitative leap for our lives.

"Everyone, please go downstairs and greet the heroes of the Tang Dynasty on the roadside."

Just when the two were about to continue drinking, the people in the Yamen shouted loudly on all the roads. This is also the latest regulation of the court. No matter you are a trafficker or a high-ranking official of the court, as long as you hear the news, the horseman will dismount and sit down. To get off the sedan, those who are upstairs must also get downstairs.

According to the latest regulations of the imperial court, all soldiers of the Tang Dynasty must take back the heroes. On this day, everyone must observe silence on both sides of the road. Any violation will be immediately arrested and sentenced to serious crimes.

After hearing this, the two scholars quickly put down their wine glasses and chopsticks, then stood up, adjusted each other's clothes, and followed the others down from the restaurant. At first, some people thought it was just a formality and not necessary, but Now most people understand that these sacrificed soldiers sacrificed for the Tang Dynasty and for the entire nation. Their sacrifices bought us a stable life and expanded a broader living space for us.

Most of the people in Chang'an City stood on both sides of the road. Many of these people were family members of the fallen soldiers. They were already standing here crying in white mourning clothes.

The people around them made a detour for them. When they looked at these people, they felt a sense of respect in their hearts. According to the imperial court's order, the families of all those who died in the war were exempted from tax for three years, and the salary of the former dead in the war was exempted. The service will continue to be paid for three years, and all kinds of corvee will be exempted.

Although the imperial court also had a pension policy in the past, the pension policy was a bit far behind what it is now. This was after changes, which also improved the social treatment of these soldiers in disguise.

In today's era, it is still the rule that good men should not be soldiers, good men should not make nails, so the common people generally do not have much respect for the people in these military camps. Li Xiang also knows that they cannot change in a day or two, and we have to change them for a long time. OK.

After seeing some officials actually dismounting from their horses and sedan chairs, the people nearby realized that this was not a superficial project, but that everyone really respected these heroic spirits who opened up territory for the Tang Dynasty.

"kneel……"

Following the yamen's order, tens of thousands of people on both sides of the road knelt down to welcome the return of the Tang Dynasty...