mtl008 Chapter 27 The Empress Welcomes Her
Chapter 27 The Empress Welcomes Her
Three days later, early morning.
After finishing the cleaning, Jiang Mingche led Jialuo, Hua Mulan, Cheng Yaojin and others out of Chang'an City, followed by a hundred thousand soldiers.
When he came to Chang'an City this time, he brought an army of 500,000. Now that the demon rebellion has been quelled, he left 400,000 troops to garrison the Great Wall, and the remaining 100,000 imperial guards returned to Chang'an City with him.
"After sending you thousands of miles away, we must eventually say goodbye. Everyone, please go back." Jiang Mingche said with a faint smile as he looked at Li Bai, Su Lie and others who were leaving the city to see him off.
Following Su Lie and the others were the common people of the Great Wall. After learning that Jiang Mingche was leaving, all of the people came to see him off spontaneously.
"Brother Jiang, this is our farewell. Let's help each other to reach the blue sky, where flowers are blooming for thousands of miles. Although there are days of separation in life, there will always be a time for us to meet again."
"Take care." Li Bai clasped his fists and said with a big laugh.
"Take care. Don't see me off. I'm leaving. See you later."
Chang'an City, Daming Palace.
"Your Majesty, it's a letter from the general..." Shangguan Wan'er took the urgent envelope that had been sent over eight hundred miles away and walked to the imperial study, where she found Wu Zetian who was reviewing memorials.
"Jiang Mingche's letter? Bring it here so I can see it." Wu Zetian's heart moved when she heard this.
It has been more than a month since Jiang Mingche left Chang'an City. This is the first time that Jiang Mingche has sent back news in this period of time.
After Shangguan Wan'er presented the envelope to her, Wu Zetian couldn't wait to open it and take a look.
"Good. Good. Good." After reading the letter written by Jiang Mingche, Wu Zetian's face was excited and she said three good words in a row.
You can tell that she is really happy.
Jiang Mingche wrote in the letter that the demon riots at the Great Wall had been resolved by him. He left 400,000 troops at the Great Wall and only brought back 100,000 imperial guards.
"Great victory at the Great Wall. God bless our Tang Dynasty."
"Wan'er, Jiang Mingche has solved the long-standing problem of demon riots in the Great Wall, restored peace to the local people, and made the Great Wall no longer threatened by demons."
"He has made such a great contribution. How do you think I should reward him?"
"Your Majesty, Wan'er feels that there is no more room for promotion..."
Shangguan Wan'er hesitated for a moment and spoke slowly.
"Jiang Mingche's current title is Prince, and his position is General of Tiance."
"You are already second to none, Wan'er really can't think of any other reward you can give me..."
"This is indeed a problem..." After hearing Shangguan Wan'er's answer, Wu Zetian frowned unconsciously.
Just like Shangguan Wan'er said, it seems that she has really reached the point where she can no longer tolerate Jiang Mingche.
"We'll discuss the issue of rewards later. Pass the order down. When Jiang Mingche returns to Chang'an, I will personally go out of the city with all the civil and military officials to welcome him."
"As you wish..."
After hearing what Wu Zetian said, Shangguan Wan'er was stunned. Go out of the city to greet her personally?
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, no general has ever been treated this way. It seems that the empress really values Jiang Mingche very much.
After receiving the order, Shangguan Wan'er bowed and left.
Originally, because Jiang Mingche saved her life last time, Shangguan Wan'er had a slight good impression of Jiang Mingche in her heart, so naturally she would not speak out to dissuade Wu Zetian.
Moreover, Wu Zetian was at her happiest moment right now, and she didn't want to spoil the other person's mood.
After leaving the Great Wall, Jiang Mingche and Cheng Yaojin parted ways directly.
After agreeing to meet outside the gate of Chang'an City on the 15th, Jiang Mingche took Jialuo and Hua Mulan directly to Chang'an City in another direction.
What's the point of traveling with a bunch of old men?
How could it be more joyful than traveling around with two beautiful ladies?
After spending time together, the relationship between the three of them continued to grow.
Moreover, Jiang Mingche signed in several times at many scenic spots and historical sites in the Tang Dynasty along the way.
He has obtained a total of ten years of cultivation as a reward from the system, but he has not yet directly received it.
Jiang Mingche planned to go into seclusion for a period of time after returning to Chang'an to improve his cultivation.
This trip to the Great Wall made Jiang Mingche realize his own shortcomings.
Without entering the Star Glory realm, he would be an ant in the end. As long as he had not set foot in the Star Glory realm, he would not have the qualifications to challenge those ancient powers and clergy.
The Continent of Kings is vast and boundless. After the War of Ancient Gods, not all gods died out.
There are countless gods and priests in the dark now, but for some reason, these guys have never shown up.
He may be recuperating, or he may be secretly planning something big.
For example....The return of Emperor Jun.....
Fifteen days later, Jiang Mingche brought Jialuo and Hua Mulan to the forest path outside the Chang'an city gate, where they found Cheng Yaojin and others.
"Why did you come just now? The Empress has been waiting for you at the city gate for a long time."
Looking at Jiang Mingche who was late, Cheng Yaojin said with a headache, feeling speechless.
He arrived here half an hour ago. He had originally planned to go directly into the city, but when he saw Wu Zetian and hundreds of civil and military officials waiting outside the city gate, he was so scared that he quickly turned around.
He also knew that the reason Wu Zetian went out of the city to greet him was definitely for Jiang Mingche, not for himself.
But at this critical moment, Jiang Mingche was not by his side.
"What did you say? The empress went out of the city to welcome me?" Jiang Mingche was also a little confused after hearing Cheng Yaojin's words.
My goodness, did Wu Zetian go to such great lengths to welcome him? She even went out of the city in person?
"That's right, and the Empress has been waiting for a long time."
"Alright, stop wasting time. Let's go back quickly, or the Empress will get impatient and we won't have enough heads to chop off even if we have ten."
Cheng Yaojin urged anxiously.
Jiang Mingche nodded, got off the carriage, jumped on the horse, and led everyone towards the city gate.
"Sister Mulan, why do you think the empress made such a fuss?" On the way to the Chang'an city gate, Jialuo couldn't help but look at Hua Mulan beside her and asked.
She really couldn't understand why Wu Zetian would personally lead all the officials out of the city to welcome them.
"I can't figure it out either..." Mulan shook her head in confusion, her face looking very bewildered.
She also knew that Wu Zetian valued Jiang Mingche very much, but there was no need to be so, right?
After arriving a thousand meters outside the Chang'an city gate, Jiang Mingche dismounted and headed towards the city gate.
At the gate of Chang'an, Wu Zetian was waiting eagerly with all the civil and military officials. In front of her was a red carpet a kilometer long.
After taking a deep breath, Jiang Mingche stepped directly onto the red carpet and headed towards where Wu Zetian was.
"I was delayed for some time on my way back, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me..." After walking in front of Wu Zetian, Jiang Mingche bowed.
"The general is a meritorious official of the entire Tang Dynasty. What crime has he committed?"
Wu Zetian looked at Jiang Mingche with a smile, nodded with satisfaction, and a storm of emotions surged in her heart.
Jiang Mingche had been away for more than a month, but unexpectedly his cultivation level had broken through to the diamond level.
Sure enough, she was right. Jiang Mingche was definitely the one who would save the Tang Dynasty from disaster in the future.
"You have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty this time. I will reward you..."
Wu Zetian glanced at Cheng Yaojin, Jialuo, Hua Mulan and others behind Jiang Mingche, as well as the 100,000 imperial guards.
When she saw Jialuo and Mulan, Wu Zetian was stunned.
She knew that there were no female generals accompanying the expedition, so it seemed that these two women were brought back by Jiang Mingche from the Great Wall.
"Prince Jiang is really elegant. He wants a beautiful woman to accompany him even when he goes out to fight." Turning to look at Jiang Mingche, Wu Zetian said jokingly.
“Hehe…” Jiang Mingche’s face felt awkward and he could only keep smiling.
"You have all worked hard on this journey. Now follow me into the city."