The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Chapter 281
The monarch and his ministers exchanged pleasantries, and the sky gradually darkened.

The maids from Qingning Palace came to invite the emperor and several generals to have dinner at Qingning Palace.

Xia Jing knew that the Eastern Expedition team was coming back today, so she specially prepared a cleansing banquet for them. No courtiers were invited, just the emperor, the prince and a few generals. It was simple yet warm, not much different from a family banquet.

"I have met my empress, may you be blessed with peace of mind!"

"I've met His Highness, I've met all the princes!"

As soon as they entered Qingning Palace, the generals first paid their respects to Xia Jing and several princes.

"Excuse me, sit down."

Li Jingfu and several generals sat down, and the princes who had come a step earlier stood up and paid their respects to Li Jingfu.

When everyone was seated, Xia Jing's eyes fell on several generals and said with emotion: "You are finally back safely, a few months faster than I expected. I thought I would have to wait until next spring, but you That’s why I took action against Goguryeo, but I didn’t want your actions to go beyond my expectations.”

Sha Yuliang sat upright, listened to Xia Jing's words, and replied: "This Eastern Expedition was also beyond our expectations. We also did not expect that the Jurchens' defense against Liaodong would be so lax."

Their surprise attack caught the Jurchens off guard. By the time they reacted, the cavalry had already captured a large area of ​​land. In addition, the number of Jurchens was small. Dayu's horses were powerful and his firearms were advanced. The dimension-reducing strike made them The ensuing defeat was devastating.

"Even if the Jurchens' defense is lax, you have to be strong to shake their foundation. If you are not strong enough, you will miss it even if you are given the opportunity!" Xia Jing chuckled.

"It's all thanks to the proper training by the imperial court that our army has such strength." Sha Yuliang originally wanted to say that it was Xia Jing's credit, but he changed his mind after glancing at Li Jingfu.

"Your efforts cannot be denied." After saying that, Li Jingfu turned to look at Xia Jing: "This time Sha Aiqing and others captured Tan Lang and other rebels alive in Goguryeo. What do you think you will do with them?"

"Is it true?" Xia Jing couldn't help but be overjoyed when she heard this, and looked at Sha Yuliang and others: "Did you really capture the traitors alive?"

Sha Yuliang stood up and clasped his fists: "Fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission. The leaders of the thieves have been captured alive and are waiting to be judged by the court."

Personal positions are different. Xia Jing does not want to judge Tan Lang and others, but the harm caused to the people of the world by the rebels formed by Tan Lang and others cannot be ignored. It is true that the court of Dayu was corrupt at the time. From the standpoint of the rebels, they felt They are the righteous party.

Since Xia Jing was on the court's side, she would naturally think that Tan Lang was a traitor.It was they who took away the people in the places they passed, leaving countless people homeless, separated from their wives and children, and died unexpectedly.

What's more, the rebels led by Qin Lang colluded with Beidi and cooperated with each other, with the sole purpose of seeking the country of Yu. Those who collaborated with foreign enemies and ignored the righteousness of the nation were even more morally unworthy and unworthy of possessing the world.

Xia Jing turned her head to Li Jingfu, who was sitting next to her, and suggested: "Since the beginning of last winter, I have ordered people to build a monument to heroes and a ancestral hall of loyalty outside Chengfu Gate. It has been completed for a month or two now. I We are having a headache about how to open the temple, so the captured thieves like Qin Lang and others can come in handy."

"Oh, what are the Queen going to do?" Li Jingfu became interested.

Xia Jing's eyes gleamed and she sneered: "Of course we will use their blood to open a shrine to pay homage to the soldiers who died gloriously for Dayu!"
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The next day was to reward the victorious troops. All the ministers gathered in the morning to praise the victorious troops and criticize the rebel leaders.

"Your Majesty, it is not an exaggeration to say that these traitors should be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts. I suggest that the three divisions convene to list their crimes one by one, and then carry out the punishment of being cut into pieces alive!"

"Yes, God opened his eyes and allowed General Sha and others to be captured alive. If we don't torture them, we can't compensate for the harm they have caused to the people of the world!"

"The execution must be carried out at the entrance of the vegetable market, so that the people of the whole capital can come and watch, so that everyone can see the consequences of betraying the imperial court, in order to alert the world!"

Of course, the military generals who made meritorious service this time should also be rewarded, but the civil and military officials were in a natural state of opposition, and the civil officials never mentioned how to reward these soldiers who went through life and death.

The courtiers of the Qinzheng Palace expressed their opinions on how to deal with Tan Lang and others, and the discussion was very lively.

The officers and soldiers of the Gyeonggi Camp escorted Qin Lang and others from the Gyeonggi Camp into the capital. After hearing the news, the people in the capital hurried over.

Suddenly, the streets in the capital were deserted, and the main street entering the city was packed with people.

Many people originally moved south from the capital to Jiankang with the imperial court, and now they have moved back.

When they were in Jiankang, Jiankang was captured by the rebels. Many people in the city were killed, and many girls and wives were humiliated.

Now that Tan Lang was captured alive by the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, when the people who had a bloody feud with the rebels saw Tan Lang, their enemies were extremely jealous when they saw him, and they wanted to chop him into pieces and feed him to their dogs.

If there are officers and soldiers blocking them, they can't get close to the enemy, so they can take revenge from a distance.

Rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, cow dung, etc. were thrown at them.

There were really no such people, so he picked up a lot of stones and lumps of earth with a basket. When Tan Lang and others passed by in the prison car, they ignored Sanqi 21 and greeted them one after another.

This kind of insulting treatment may have been something Tan Lang never thought about. He now regrets why he didn't escape further from Dayu when he first escaped. He fled to Goguryeo, which had no military force. It was really lard that blinded his heart and his brain was rusty.

At this moment, the heads, faces, and bodies of Tan Lang and others who were being escorted to the Prison Department were covered with rotten vegetable leaves, rotten egg liquid, and some cow dung. They looked really miserable.

Tan Lang's staff regretted it to death. At the moment Tan Lang was defeated, he should have parted ways with him long ago. Why did he continue to follow him without hitting the south wall and not looking back?
Now that it's over, this scene will definitely be recorded in the historians' books, and will be infamy for thousands of years. It will never be removed from the pillar of shame.

What's more, it may be included in textbooks, serving as a warning to future generations of scholars and becoming a negative teaching material.

At the early court meeting, Dayu's territory expanded, and Li Jingfu became Dayu's most accomplished emperor besides his ancestor.

Li Jingfu's good mood was felt by the courtiers, and the rewards for the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition were even more generous.

The generals were more direct. Hu Daxi had experience in guarding the border, and he was directly appointed as the governor of the Andong Governor's Mansion. He was in charge of the military in the Liaodong region. He was considered the most powerful person in the Liaodong region besides Feng Yanrong.

Zhu Wei joined the army as a bandit and was promoted smoothly all the way. This time he was promoted one level based on merit and became a third-grade Yaowei general.

Yuan Mingxian, who was originally a third-rank general, was promoted to a third-rank commander, commanding the Beidi Grassland.
Now it should be said that he is the garrison commander of the Wulianghamu area on the grassland.

Sima Yi, Zhenghe, and Ying Wei were all promoted to one rank.

This time the coach Sha Yuliang was directly named Liao Dongbo to commemorate his achievements this time.

He was the second general after Long Yutian to be granted the title of earl for his military merits, which meant that the greater the merit, the more generous the rewards from the court were.

Of course, other soldiers in the Gyeonggi camp were rewarded, but their official positions varied according to their merits.

Regardless of whether they have merit or not, ordinary soldiers will be rewarded as long as they are part of the Eastern Expedition, and the share of the reward is not low and generous enough.

"The soldiers fought abroad to open up territory for Yu the Great. This time they solved the troubles in Liaodong and the grasslands. Needless to say, they worked hard. Life and death were ignored on the battlefield. Therefore, I sincerely thank the soldiers for returning safely this time. God.”

"In these years, the soldiers have been fighting for Yu the Great for many years. Taking advantage of the days when they return to the Gyeonggi camp to rest and recuperate, everyone can take turns to take vacations and go home to see if their parents are healthy and if their wives and children are well."

Several generals who had received the reward were very happy when they heard this, "I thank the emperor for the generous reward." Oops!

After fighting abroad for many years, they haven't been back home for a long time. This time they return, they can be regarded as returning home in glory.

It would be even better if I could marry a wife by the way when I go back.

Meritorious ministers are rewarded, and guilty persons are punished.

The three judicial divisions conducted joint trials, and with the supervision of Li Jingfu, the case handling efficiency was very high.

The verdict was handed down in one day.

On the third day, Li Jingfu led the civil and military officials and solemnly walked out of Chengfu Gate, stood in front of the hero monument, and together with the civil and military officials, they laid three sticks of incense and offered sacrifices to the unknown heroes in heaven.Finally, Tan Lang and others were brought up and used their blood to sacrifice the soldiers who died fighting for Dayu.

The emperor and all the officials sent the recorded list of martyrs to the Martyrs' Temple for worship, so that generations of people could enjoy the incense of Dayu.

On the fourth day, the Heroes' Monument and the Martyrs' Shrine were open to the common people. Sincere commoners could bring offerings to the martyrs, burn incense sticks, and enshrine some items. As long as they did not harm the ancestral hall, the court did not object.
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The Eastern Expedition Army returned to the Gyeonggi Camp, which obviously boosted the economy of the capital. There were obviously more soldiers in the markets around the Gyeonggi Camp.

Some soldiers wanted to buy some gifts to take home, while some soldiers had no family and were alone with nothing to buy, wandering around with money in their pockets.

Many vendors looked friendly when they saw that they were officers and soldiers from the Gyeonggi camp, and even offered them discounts.

"You went to battle for Dayu to kill the enemy. You are blessed to come back. I have to give you a discount no matter what, otherwise I will offend my conscience."

"You sacrificed your lives and blood on the battlefield to protect the peace of one party. We support you, buy a pound of apples and get a pound free."

"My lord, would you like some cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles? Buy one pair and get a pair free!"

"Hey, these people are really cute. They are rushing to buy one and get one free." When the officers and soldiers heard the sellers' cries, they were very heart-warming.

"These cloth shoes cost 25 cents for a pair, right? Hey, 25 cents is for you, give me two pairs!"

"You have a beautiful idea. You are not a soldier of the Gyeonggi Camp and you are not my relative. Why should I buy you a pair and get a pair free?"

"Hey, you just said buy one get one free, you want to cheat?"

"Bah! Since when have you become more popular than the officers and soldiers? If you come to buy from me again, I will definitely buy one and get one free!"

The markets around Gyeonggi Daying have been going on for nearly half a year and have always been so lively.

It is impossible for the soldiers to all go back together when they go home. They have to take turns to take vacations, so that the surrounding markets can continue to be so lively.

Of course, this is something.

As the autumn harvest approached, Xia Jing left the capital with Li Chengmu, Li Chengli and the current Jingzhao Yin Weidong.

On the way to the farm on the outskirts of Beijing, he happened to meet Sha Yuliang who had returned from the Gyeonggi Camp and was about to enter the city.

"The general has met the empress." Sha Yuliang saw Li and asked, "Where are the empress going?"

Judging from the guards following behind them, there are enough of them, so there should be no danger if they leave the city.

Xia Jing lifted the car curtain and saw that Sha Yuliang only brought a few soldiers, so she smiled and said: "The autumn harvest season is coming soon, and I am about to go to the farm to see. Is General Sha going to see the emperor?"

"That's not true. The general was preparing to return to the city, but he didn't expect to meet the empress here. The general has nowhere to go, why not follow the empress to go to the farm?" Sha Yuliang was curious about what Xia Jing wanted to do when she went to the farm.

Not to mention going to see the harvest at the farm, even to see the harvest there is no need for the queen to go there in person.

"Follow if you want to go!"

Xia Jing lowered the car curtain and signaled Ye Fei to continue moving forward.

Liangshan, the steward of the Queen's farm in the suburbs of Beijing. After this year, both of her sons have been admitted to the engineering college. Now they have hope in life and feel proud in front of relatives and friends.

And all this was brought to him by his empress, so he managed the farm more carefully.

The weather has been good this year, and the farm is already expecting a bumper harvest. Recently, it feels windy when I walk, and I wake up smiling when I sleep. This is a perfect description of Liangshan's mood.

Knowing that the empress was coming today, he had prepared everything early.

As soon as Xia Jing's carriage stopped at the gate of the farm, Liang Shan came up to greet her.

"This servant wishes to pay your respects to your Majesty and Your Highness."

Li Chengmu jumped off the horse with a smile, threw the reins to Changlu, and said with a smile: "Liangshan, are you ready with everything the queen asked you to prepare?"

Liangshan smiled honestly at Li Chengmu: "I'm ready to go back to Your Highness. I'm just waiting for your Majesty and Your Highness to come over."

Xia Jing got out of the carriage and supported Ye Fei's hand to get out of the carriage. "Now that you are ready, let's go over and have a look."

Monk Sha Yuliang Zhanger who followed him halfway was confused as to what they were doing here.

However, he is very knowledgeable and doesn't ask if he doesn't know anything. Just follow them and watch and listen.

Liangshan led a group of people to the edge of the field. There was a large iron lump placed in an open space, which looked a bit like a steam locomotive at a train station.

Sha Yuliang was just wondering why the steam locomotive was placed here when he heard Liangshan say: "Empress, Your Highness, someone from the Army Bureau said this is called a harvester? Can it harvest wheat by itself?"

After hearing this, Xia Jing smiled and said nothing, and motioned for Ye Fei to come up and give them a demonstration.

This harvester is actually the crudest version with low power. When harvesting wheat, a person has to drag the bucket to catch the threshed wheat. It is not as convenient as the combine harvester of later generations.

But in Dayu's era, this machine was a major advancement in agricultural machinery. When the steam cultivator is manufactured, or when these machines can be mass-produced, it will speed up the liberation of the labor force, which will be of great benefit to the development of industry or overseas expeditions.

If we want to develop into an industrial country, liberating the labor force is the necessary first step.

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