Chapter 186: Making up for One's Crime and Following the King to the South

That night, Chen Huaian held a grand celebration banquet for the victorious soldiers of the Black Armor Army in the Jin Palace in Longcheng.

Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered in the palace square. The scene shocked the Tubo envoy Budgongjie who came to submit the letter of surrender, and made him see the unprecedented strength of Jin Wang Chen Huaian.

Budgongjie couldn't help but think of the scene when Chen Qingzhi, the deputy marshal of the Longcheng Army, led the army to the Potala Palace.

At that time, everyone, including the Tubo Zamp Dama, was pessimistic and desperate that Tubo would repeat the mistakes of the Turkic Khanate and suffer the disaster of national destruction.

Who would have thought that Chen Qingzhi, the deputy marshal of the Longcheng Army, gave Tubo the opportunity to surrender to the Jin King.

At first, Budgongjie naively thought that it was the benevolence of Deputy Commander Chen Qingzhi that saved Tubo from destruction;

Now it seems that all this should be the order of Jin Wang Chen Huaian, which made Deputy Commander Chen Qingzhi's Western Expedition Xuanjia Army stop the expedition in front of the Potala Palace.

This is indeed the case.

It was because Chen Qingzhi received the order from Jin Wang Chen Huaian that he ordered the Xuanjia Army not to attack the Potala Palace.

Otherwise, with Chen Qingzhi's decisive personality, the Potala Palace would have been a river of blood.

Could it be that Chen Qingzhi was really a kind-hearted Confucian general?

It was just that Jin Wang Chen Huaian, who was a time traveler, wanted to leave a pilgrimage site for future generations!

Back to the book.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Jin Palace, the hall where the civil and military officials of Longcheng, the fief of the Jin King, met and discussed matters, has now become the reception room for Chen Huaian to hold a banquet for the generals of the Western Expedition.

Those who are qualified to sit in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and drink the celebratory wine are all generals who have made great achievements in the Western Expedition of Tubo.

It is worth mentioning that Guo Dingfang, the former general of Anxi and the general of Zhenxi of the Daxin Dynasty, and his deputy general Zhang Yude are also in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

After three rounds of wine and five kinds of dishes.

Sitting on the dragon chair in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, drinking and having fun with the generals, the Jin King Chen Huaian finally began to reward the generals according to their merits.

Chen Huaian raised the wine glass in his hand and said loudly to the generals in the hall: "Everyone, this cup of wine is to celebrate Deputy Marshal Chen's leading troops to quell the Tubo Rebellion;"

"Drink this cup of wine, and I will reward you according to your merits!"

"Drink!"

"Drink!"

As Chen Huaian took the lead, the generals in the Hall of Supreme Harmony raised their glasses and drank the wine in the cups with a tilt of their necks.

Then, with eager and excited eyes, they looked at His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin on the dragon throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Since the Western Expedition, everyone has put their heads on their belts and fought all the way, isn't it just for this moment of rewarding merits and conferring titles on their wives and children?

Chen Huaian took out the list of recipients that had been prepared long ago and began to name them one by one: "Deputy General Zuo Liangcai!"

"I am here!"

The name of Zuo Liangcai, the former garrison of Longcheng and commander of the Eighth Regiment of the Po Lu Army, was ranked first in the list of merits and rewards, and he deserved this honor.

Whether it was the army rushing to support Chang'an City, or recovering the states of Hexi and Longyou, or even the army's later expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and reaching the Potala Palace;

In this series of combat operations, Zuo Liangcai, as the deputy general, led his troops to fight at the forefront of the fight against the enemy.

Therefore, Zuo Liangcai's name was also listed at the top of the list of rewards.

Chen Huaian said sternly: "Since the Longcheng Army's westward expedition to Tubo, Deputy General Zuo Liangcai has led his troops to repeatedly achieve extraordinary feats. According to the Longcheng Army's military reward system;"

"Deputy General Zuo Liangcai will be promoted to the general of the Longcheng Army West Route Army and the garrison of Chang'an City from now on, and will lead his troops to garrison Chang'an City. This order will take effect immediately!"

"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Jin, for your great kindness!"

Zuo Liangcai couldn't hide his excitement, and knelt down with tears in his eyes to receive the order and saluted: "I, your Highness, Zuo Liangcai, will not fail in my mission, and will stay in Chang'an City to guard the area for Your Highness Prince Jin!"

Well!

Chen Huaian nodded and said, "Zuo Liangcai, please go back and have a drink!"

"Ma Sandao, the deputy general of the front army!"

"I am here!"

......

According to the list prepared in advance, Chen Huaian rewarded the generals of the Longcheng Western Expedition Army who had made outstanding military achievements.

In the huge Taihe Hall, laughter and joy were heard one after another. Every general of the Western Expedition received a reward that matched his military achievements.

Of course, when someone is happy, someone else is sad.

And when the former Anxi General and Zhenxi General Guo Dingfang and his deputy Zhang Yude were happily rewarded by the generals at the same table,

they could only drink alone and force a smile.

It was because these two people not only had no military achievements in this Western Expedition, but also had a series of faults.

Putting aside the responsibility for losing the Hexi and Longyou states, when the army marched into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Guo Dingfang, who was with the army, repeatedly raised objections.

Although the opinions he raised were all valuable experiences gained from the lives of countless soldiers in the past battles between the Anxi Frontier Army and the Tubo Army;

However, those old experiences that were self-contained did not seem to be in line with the affairs of the Longcheng Xuanjia Army.

For example, Guo Dingfang's suggestion that the soldiers would not adapt to the climate and the soil in the plateau and their combat effectiveness would decline did not exist in the Xuanjia Army.

How could Guo Dingfang know that these Xuanjia Army soldiers were the private soldiers of Jin Wang Chen Huaian, and were super elite soldiers summoned by the [Born to be an Emperor] system;

Whether in terms of physical fitness or fighting willpower, they were incomparable to the Anxi Frontier Army under Guo Dingfang.

So, strictly speaking, Guo Dingfang was defeated not by his past experience, but by the cheating private soldiers of the system.

Thinking about it this way, it is not too shameful.

"General Guo Dingfang of Zhenxi!"

"I, I am here!"

Guo Dingfang was just thinking about it, but suddenly a thunder-like sound rang in his ears, scaring him so much that he stood up and answered reflexively, so that a lot of wine in the glass was spilled.

Guo Dingfang came back to his senses, and then he looked at Jin Wang Chen Huaian on the dragon throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony with a somewhat ashamed look.

Chen Huaian said with a smile: "Guo Dingfang, are you feeling bad seeing your colleagues and subordinates at the same table receiving the rewards they deserve?"

Guo Dingfang stiffened his neck and replied stubbornly: "Reply, Your Highness, I dare not!"

"Nonsense!"

Chen Huaian did not give him face and directly exposed Guo Dingfang's lie, saying: "You are the general of Anxi and the general of Zhenxi. If you say that you are not jealous of your subordinates receiving rewards at this time, it is completely nonsense!"

"But--"

Chen Huaian changed the subject and continued: "Since the establishment of my Longcheng Army, There is a strict military reward system with clear rewards and punishments;"

"You, Guo Dingfang, as the general of Anxi, were blocked by the Tibetans all the way before the Longcheng army went westward, and finally suffered heavy casualties and hid in Chang'an City, causing tens of thousands of soldiers and soldiers of the Anxi border army to be killed or injured. This is your fault!"

"Today, I officially announce that Guo Dingfang will be stripped of his position as the general of Anxi and retain his position as the general of Zhenxi."

"From now on, you will be incorporated into the Longcheng army under my command, and follow me to Jinan Prefecture and attack Jinling City!"

"Guo Dingfang, are you willing to make up for your mistakes and follow me to the south?"

"Yes! ! ! "