What does it look like when a person goes downhill? What does it look like when a nation or a country goes downhill? Prime Minister Midu knows all of this.
Seeing Zatlk leaving without looking back, he naturally felt a little sad. Although Prime Minister Midu and Zatlk did not have a close relationship before, this feeling at this moment could not be expressed in words.
Rest in peace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...
Prime Minister Midu said this silently in his heart, and then mounted his warhorse. Although the war was over, the trauma brought to Tuyuhun was not over. Many disputes had just begun. He had no time to be sad. He had to recover immediately before he could deal with everything from Tuyuhun.
"You can go back, why don't you go back?"
Zaturk was also watching this scene from a distance, with the eldest princess of Tuyuhun sitting behind him. Although Zaturk was considered the winner, he was not happy at all. The defeat of Tuyuhun was already a foregone conclusion. Even if he found a new world with Li Xiang, he was still a loser.
"I'd better stay by your side!"
The eldest princess thought for a while and said that after returning to Tuyuhun, she might be able to live the same life as before, but her father did not need a daughter like her, while her eldest brother was alone.
Zatlk didn't say anything, but drove the carriage towards Liangzhou City. From now on, this grassland belonged to the Tang Dynasty.
Unlike the sad atmosphere here, the Tang army celebrated all night that night. Many people drank until midnight, and the whole Liangzhou City was filled with the smell of alcohol. Of course, General Qin Qiong was not a fool, and naturally arranged enough troops to stand guard.
In the next half month, the Tang army was still not idle. It sent troops to the 400-mile border line and placed boundary markers near the border line. Although it was just a stone, it let all Tuyuhun people know that from now on, our border line jumped 400 miles to the south. If someone crossed the border line, it would be equivalent to invading the border of our Tang Dynasty and had to follow the rules of the Tang Dynasty.
All the Tuyuhun herdsmen in this land received the same notice that they must leave the territory of the Tang Dynasty within half a month. If they want to continue living here, it is impossible. Maybe you can come back later, but in the next two years, no Tuyuhun people can cross the border.
At first, many nomads were in disbelief. How could this place have become the land of the Tang Dynasty? This was where we had lived for generations, where we had raised generations of our family, and now, suddenly, it had become the land of the Tang Dynasty? They simply couldn't believe it, so they headed towards the tribe they remembered, hoping to find the answer there.
But when they arrived at the original location of the tribe, the mosquito nets had been dismantled and everything had been taken away. Many herdsmen looked at all this in confusion. Could it be that what the Tang army said was true?
When dealing with these herdsmen, Li Xiang was relatively merciful. He did not let his men attack them, but only set a deadline for them to leave. These people were all ordinary people. Their lives were not rich to begin with, and there was no need to force them too much. The official forces of Tuyuhun had already withdrawn, and these people were like rootless water in the local area and would not last long.
One month after the agreement was signed.
"The general is promoted."
As General Qin Qiong's personal soldiers shouted this sentence, generals from all over the front line bowed and saluted.
During this month, everyone was busy. They all rushed to various places on the grassland and took over the assets on the grassland as quickly as possible. If anyone dared to resist, the knives in our hands would not be vegetarian. Fortunately, the orders of the Tuyuhun royal court were still effective, otherwise it would have been another hassle.
When everyone looked up, there was suddenly an extra person sitting in the main seat. Originally, there were only two generals sitting in the main seat, but today it was Changsun Wuji who came.
"Greetings, Lord Changsun."
Everyone saluted again. It seemed that Lord Changsun had brought the imperial decree.
"Generals, please excuse your formalities. I have come to Liangzhou City to read out His Majesty's imperial edict. Please grant me your command."
Changsun Wuji didn't say anything extra. After he finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong quickly turned around and said, "When the imperial edict is issued, no matter whether you are a general or an ordinary general, you are not qualified to sit down."
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims..."
There were several lengthy imperial edicts, and basically all of them were commendations for the generals who participated in the war. First of all, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin had already been promoted to Dukes, and could almost be said to be high-ranking officials, so there was nothing to reward them. Apart from marking out a piece of land on the new grassland, most of what they were given were honors.
The two had actually known the result a long time ago, so there was no argument. However, their sons gained good results. Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu were both promoted two levels. At a young age, they had reached the fourth rank. Among the children of bureaucrats in the capital, they were extremely dazzling.
Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin worked so hard on the battlefield, not actually for their own promotion or wealth. There was no way to raise their positions, and they could not be made kings. After all, in this era, people with different surnames could not be made kings.
So the two of them worked so hard on the battlefield just for the younger generations of their families. Now that they see their sons have been rewarded, they are very satisfied.
The third imperial edict was about Li Xiang. When Changsun Wuji read this edict, everyone present listened nervously. They were all fighting on the front line, and they knew best who got the credit. Li Xiang had a noble status and had received the greatest credit. They wanted to see how the emperor would reward him.
Including Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin, both of them wanted to know what reward Li Xiang had received. After all, Li Xiang was already the number one among the emperor's grandsons, and even if he wanted to receive a reward, it would be somewhat difficult.
General Zuo Shenwu Army...
After hearing about Li Xiang's position, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin were both somewhat surprised. The emperor had always denied military authority to his sons and grandsons, at most granting it to those in other places. Yet, he unexpectedly gave it to those in the capital. The Left Divine Martial Army was one of the six armies of the Northern Court, and its general was Li Xiaogong...