Chapter 323 Preparing to return to Beijing
Looking at the battle report that Xiao Anzi brought to him, the emperor quickly took it in his hand. There had been no news of Chen'er for some time.
I was so worried. Now another express train has arrived from eight hundred miles away. I wonder if there is any emergency and whether Chen'er is in danger.
The court officials were also staring at the battle report in the emperor's hand. There had been no news from Lingbei for a long time, and they didn't know what the situation was like there.
Especially the right prime minister He Yuan, he was more anxious than anyone else. Without food supply to Tiansheng Kingdom, he didn't know how the war was going.
Under the gaze of everyone, the emperor unfolded the letter and saw the contents.
His worried expression instantly turned into joy, and he laughed out loud.
"Hahaha... Chen'er really didn't disappoint me, hahaha..."
Seeing the emperor so happy, all the ministers were stunned.
"..."
It seems that the prince has won the battle, but the prince has won battles before, and the emperor has never been so happy.
At this moment, the emperor could no longer be described as happy. It was really puzzling why he was laughing like this.
Seeing that the emperor refused to speak, He Yuan couldn't wait to ask.
"Your Majesty, did the prince win another battle?"
He was extremely nervous. If the prince won the battle, all the promises made to him by Sheng State that day would be in vain.
Then the food that I send to them every month would be given in vain. Food is in short supply right now, and those grains are worth a lot of money.
"Yes." The emperor nodded.
He handed the letter in his hand to Eunuch An and asked him to read it to everyone. Eunuch An took the letter respectfully.
He cleared his throat and began to read in front of everyone.
"Dear Emperor, I led 180,000 soldiers to attack Tiansheng Kingdom yesterday and broke through two of their cities..."
What the letter talked about was that Shang Zhanchen had attacked the city of Tiansheng Kingdom in the past two days and signed a peace agreement with them to pay compensation.
When all the court officials heard that Tiansheng Kingdom had paid compensation of tens of millions of taels of gold and grain, they all became nervous.
Everyone showed disbelief on their faces. In order to avoid war, they had sent a lot of things out over the years.
Nowadays, there are even other countries sending them things, and one of them is Tiansheng Country which has always regarded itself as the boss.
Not only did they send food and gold, they also signed a peace agreement. It always felt unreal.
"Your Majesty, does this mean that our war with Tiansheng Kingdom is completely over?"
Left Prime Minister Shen Ze took a step forward and looked at the emperor excitedly, but it seemed a little unreal.
"That's right. If you don't believe me, you can see for yourself." The emperor glanced at Eunuch An beside him.
Eunuch An immediately handed the letter in his hand to Shen Ze. Shen Ze took the letter respectfully and read it carefully.
The more I watch, the happier I am, and the more excited I am.
"The prince is both wise and brave. He is truly a blessing to our great Shang Kingdom." He respectfully saluted the emperor again.
In fact, he was not optimistic about this battle. After all, supplies in the country were too scarce, and Tiansheng Kingdom was obviously going to fight a protracted war.
The longer it took, the lower the chances of the Shang army winning. They never expected that they would actually win the battle.
He also made Tiansheng Kingdom sign a peace agreement. If you didn't see it with your own eyes, you wouldn't believe it was true.
The other ministers thought the same and came over. Shen Ze handed the letter in his hand to them.
They passed it around one by one and read it. After confirming that it was true, they all showed excitement on their faces.
This undoubtedly praised the prince a lot, and the emperor was very happy, but there were exceptions.
That was the second prince Shang Zhanfei. Everyone thought that the Shang Kingdom would lose this battle, but he never expected that he would not only win, but also get a huge amount of compensation.
This time Shang Zhanchen was proud again. Looking at his father's happy expression, it was really eye-catching.
Right Prime Minister He Yuan was also trying hard to suppress his emotions at this moment. So much food was given away for nothing without any reward, and his heart was bleeding.
There was a chorus of praise for Shang Zhanchen in the court, while on the other side, the atmosphere in the military camp was also very high.
After learning that the peace agreement had been signed, the soldiers were all very excited. After fighting for more than half a year, the war was finally over.
In the past two days, Shang Zhanchen and General Su have been busy arranging the personnel who would stay behind. Now they have signed a peace agreement with the Tiansheng Kingdom.
There is no need to camp here, and we plan to withdraw the defenders back into the city, but we still have to leave some troops to garrison.
Considering the need to make medicinal materials, I plan to keep more people. I heard that I can get extra compensation by staying here to make medicine.
All those bachelors without families have come to sign up. It would be meaningless to go back home without family.
It would be better to stay here with my brothers. I can earn two monthly salaries, and most importantly, there is no war here.
There was no need to worry about fighting and losing one's life, so the atmosphere in the military camp was quite lively during the past two days.
Especially after the new armor and uniforms came back, everyone was excited.
It has been a few years since we issued new armor and uniforms. Seeing the brand new armor and uniforms now is really pleasing to the eyes.
If I wear this back and my fellow villagers see it, I will be so proud and they will be extremely envious.
What they didn't expect was that even happier things were yet to come. Their salaries, which had not been paid for several months, were all paid in full at one time.
In addition, each person was given a bounty of ten taels of silver, and the resettlement allowance for the sacrificed soldiers was increased to thirty taels of silver.
This made the soldiers very happy. Good things really happened one after another. The military camp was filled with laughter and joy in the past few days.
Only Shen Yiyi felt a little depressed. She had lived with everyone for so long and suddenly had to separate. She felt reluctant to leave.
But all good things must come to an end, and everyone has families. After finally fighting the war, they naturally want to reunite with their families.
When I thought about the fact that there would soon be fewer people here, I felt a sense of loss and didn't want to stay here anymore.
"Xiao Jiang, do you know where there are mountains that are older than the others?"
When I thought about General Zhan and the others leaving, I felt empty inside. I thought it would be better to leave first before they left, so as not to watch them leave and feel sad.
"Miss, why are you asking this?"
"They are all leaving. What's the point of us staying here? I want to leave too. I'd like to look for the Nine-Leaf Hollow Lotus while I'm at it."
Shen Yiyi was in a very low mood. She felt a little depressed when she thought about parting with them.
"Um..., how about this, I'll ask around first and then tell you."
The Crown Princess is leaving, so she must tell the master immediately.
"Okay, then hurry up." Shen Yiyi nodded.
She didn't want to watch them leave in waves, leaving her alone in the end. The thought of it made her depressed.
"Okay, I'll go ask now." Jiang Zuo nodded.
He hurried to the meeting room. Shang Zhanchen was discussing the date of his return with General Su and others. When he saw Jiang Zuo running in hurriedly, he frowned.
"Why are you so panicked?"