Chapter 141 Glory and Triumph
After half a month of careful consideration, several officials selected by Shen Ning, headed by the Duke of Jin, finally agreed to surrender and were willing to obey the will of the regent and princess and contribute to Nan Zhao.
Shen Ning had already expected this result, so she didn't say anything after hearing this and quickly made arrangements for them.
Nan Zhao once belonged to the troops commanded by the eldest princess Zhaohua. In the past few days, under the summons of the Ying Fei, they were scattered and formed into an elite force that was not considered elite.
Because they were all warriors under the command of Princess Zhaohua, but after the incident in Zhaohua, Han Xun was worried about chaos in the army and instigated the emperor to disband the army.
Over the past two years, the most prestigious officers and soldiers in the army were killed and chased away, leaving almost no one left, and the number of the army was reduced by half.
And after two years of deliberate training, I don't know how much of the original combat effectiveness is left.
Shen Ning looked at some familiar faces in the army and felt complicated for a moment.
She asked Concubine Ying to straighten herself out, and decided to respect their ideas. If anyone was willing to follow her to conquer the world and regain the fighting spirit that she had when she followed Princess Zhaohua, they would be incorporated into the new army. If there was someone who was unwilling, there was no need to force him.
The concubine Ying's maiden name was He Hongying. After the fall of Nanzhao, she was no longer the concubine Ying, but became the deputy general beside Shen Ning.
With her here, it is more likely to convince these warriors who once bravely killed the enemy but were plotted by traitors to be willing to return to the battlefield after facing the destruction of their country and family.
After He Hongying spent several days running around, the number of soldiers and horses that could be recovered in the end was only 15,000. Among them were some older ones and those who had been injured. After deduction, there were still about 10,000 people. They are young and elite soldiers.
Shen Ning named this group of troops the Feifeng Army and asked He Hongying to take charge of the subsequent training.
Soon we will enter the hottest month of June.
Ji Yucang left Chu Yunxiao to guard Nanzhao, and he took half of the troops and horses back to Yong Kingdom with Shen Ning.
Fei Fengjun followed Shen Ning back together.
From setting out in the first month of the new year to returning to the court in June, the army sent by Ji Yucang destroyed the Nanzhao Kingdom in only half a year. It can be said that the army is extremely fast.
After returning, no one dared to despise Ji Yucang and Shen Ning's status in the Yong Dynasty. If there were still people who dared to quietly become enemies in the past, there were still people who were dissatisfied with the regent, and there were courtiers who were dissatisfied with Shen Ning, then starting from now on , everyone will learn to be a silent quail, not daring to say another word.
The army was stationed outside the imperial city.
Ji Yucang and Shen Ning rode on tall horses and slowly stepped into the imperial city. Behind them, a mighty elite army followed behind them, with a strong momentum that shocked people's hearts.
The people of the imperial city knelt on both sides to greet each other along the way, shouting: "Long live the Prince Regent! Long live the Princess Regent!"
"Long live the Prince Regent! Long live the Princess Regent!"
"Long live the Prince Regent! Long live the Princess Regent!"
"Long live the Prince Regent! Long live the Princess Regent!"
The shouts were majestic and resounded through the sky. Even if these words were arrogant, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with them at this time.
After all, as we all know, the emperor in the palace is not only young, but also mentally ill. He is currently in such a dire situation that he only has the title of emperor.
How long this title can be maintained depends entirely on the regent's mood.
Entering Shangjing City, there are fewer and fewer civilians along the way, replaced by dignitaries and officials from the DPRK and Central Government.
In the past, when the regent went to court, other dignitaries with little real power but high status, such as the Duke of Zhenguo or the uncle's family, would at most bow and greet each other, maintaining the surface politeness and etiquette.
But today is different from the past.
The regent and his wife imprisoned the emperor inside, and went south to conquer Nanzhao. On the day of the army's triumphant return, even if the regent immediately proclaimed himself emperor, no one dared to say anything.
Or if he proclaims himself emperor in Nanzhao and then leads troops to attack Yong, he can still become the emperor of Yong.
No one dares to doubt his strength, it's just a matter of time.
Faced with such a regent who could depose the emperor and destroy the country at any time, one can imagine what a smart person would choose.
The whole government of the town went out to welcome him, and the princes of all major sects went out to welcome him.
And during the reign of the Regent, those princes who hid at home without even leaving the house, waiting for both the Regent and the Emperor to suffer losses - the brothers of the current Emperor also did not dare to be invisible anymore, and finally took the palace with them. The head was exposed up and down.
On both sides of the capital city, dignitaries and officials lined up to welcome him until outside the main entrance of the palace.
This kind of battle had never happened before. Shen Ning held the reins with both hands and felt the gazes on both sides of the royal road quietly falling on her face. She didn't look away and felt calm in her heart.
When Nan Zhao came back from this trip, she was no longer the cynical Shen Ning she had been before, nor was she the resentful Yan Jiuli anymore. She had lost all her hatred and was reborn, and her name didn't matter.
From then on, she was just herself.
Well, it could also be the Princess Regent.
Shen Ning turned to look at Ji Yucang, who was riding alongside her.
It is said that the friendship between comrades on the battlefield is fatal. She and Ji Yucang are not included for the time being, because the person leading the army this time is Chu Yunxiao.
But she knew that they would be colleagues sooner or later.
She feels that the relationship between husband and wife is closer and more precious than the relationship between husband and wife. It is a kind of emotion and trust that can give life to others.
The palace is close at hand.
To welcome the return of the regent and princess, all nine city gates were opened.
The army surged straight to the gate of the palace.
The civil and military officials from all over the court gathered outside the main gate, and some came from both sides of the royal road to gather. Everyone knelt down to welcome the regent and princess.
Ji Yucang and Shen Ning got off their horses.
I saw several vaguely familiar but unfamiliar faces. They were all in their twenties, young, noble, and dressed in fine clothes.
Strange because Shen Ning has never seen them before, familiar because the princes have vague similarities in appearance. Standing in front of the officials, they look like they come from a noble family.
Shen Ning guessed their identities.
The three princes of the royal family, the sons of the late emperor, whom she had not seen since her marriage to Ji Yucang.
I heard that after Ji Jin ascended the throne, these princes stayed at home all day long, either fighting crickets, reading, painting, or drinking and having fun.
Whenever they could meet the regent outside, they would almost never attend, and they would always fall ill.
It's not that he deliberately opposed Ji Yucang, nor that he looked down on the current emperor - in other words, it was both situations, but it couldn't be seen on the surface.
Their purpose is to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers. When the outcome of the fight between Ji Yucang and Ji Jin comes out, they will come out to clean up the mess and see who can get the advantage.
However, waiting and waiting, waiting until the regent detoxified the poison, imprisoned the emperor, captured Qin's uncle and his family, waited until the eldest princess of Pingyao killed the queen mother, waited until the regent and the princess went to attack Nanzhao...
If they wait any longer, they will have no other chance in this life.