Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

#141 - Chapter 141: Entering the Gate of Victory

Listening to the cheers of the people in front of Desheng Gate, Left Prime Minister Cai Hongwen's face turned pale.

He knew he had lost his bet.

However, kneeling to these warriors and admitting to insulting the army? That was absolutely impossible.

Rather than admit defeat, the Left Prime Minister would rather slip away directly.

He glanced left and right, and no one was paying attention to him at this moment.

He wanted to take advantage of the crowd's unpreparedness and sneak off the viewing platform.

But just as he turned around, he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.

"Left Prime Minister, where are you going?"

"There is an old friend here who wants to see you!"

Hearing this, the Left Prime Minister paused, a hint of doubt flashing through his mind.

An old friend? Who could it be?

But just as he turned his head, he saw Li Yuan below the viewing platform, raising his hand and throwing a spherical object towards the stage.

This thing came straight at the Left Prime Minister without deviation.

Cai Hongwen panicked and quickly waved his hand to block it.

The spherical object happened to fall into the Left Prime Minister's arms and was hugged by him.

When this fellow looked into his arms, he let out a cry of horror and, regardless of anything else, jumped off the stage and fled in panic.

He even lost an official boot in his haste.

Seeing the Left Prime Minister's ugly state, many officials around him even secretly covered their faces and smiled.

Just a head, and the Left Prime Minister was so frightened.

These officials thought that Li Yuan had thrown up the head of the Tiele for the Left Prime Minister to inspect.

It was normal for warriors to be dissatisfied and act a little crudely.

However, some people looked at the head on the ground and found that it was the head of a young monk.

This was puzzling.

The Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, Li Bingxiao, walked over, picked up the head, and asked Li Yuan with a serious expression.

"Who is this person, and why did you throw him at the Left Prime Minister?"

Li Yuan politely cupped his fist and replied.

"Reporting to the Vice Minister."

"This person is a protector of the Red Lotus Sect, known as the Jade-Faced Buddha."

"A few days ago, he visited Marquis Longxiang as a secret envoy of the Left Prime Minister, intending to assassinate him!"

"I was ordered by the Marquis to bring the head to the Left Prime Minister to see."

"But the Left Prime Minister was about to leave the viewing platform just now."

"I was anxious and threw it up, please forgive me, Vice Minister."

Hearing that this head was a protector of the Red Lotus Sect and wanted to assassinate Marquis Longxiang,

Li Bingxiao and the other civil officials exchanged glances and asked the crowd.

"Does anyone recognize this monk?"

Many of the civil officials on the stage recognized him.

Wasn't this the monk Jingxu from Miaoxi Temple outside the city?

Unexpectedly, this guy was actually a Red Lotus protector and was killed by the Longxiang Army.

However, the Left Prime Minister had already run away in fright.

The remaining civil officials did not want to cause trouble and shook their heads.

Li Bingxiao had no choice but to give up asking, but he instructed Li Yuan to hand the head over to the Ministry of Justice.

Left Prime Minister Cai Hongwen was an important minister of the dynasty and the head of the civil officials.

Li Yuan, a soldier without a title, dared to provoke him so much in front of Desheng Gate. Would he be okay?

Actually, he would be fine.

The current Daliang Shangjing could only be described as a collapse of etiquette and music.

The Later Faction and the two princes were fighting for the position of Crown Prince, and they had used many despicable methods, which had long disrupted the laws of the court.

The current Shangjing had become a place where whoever had the stronger fist had the right to speak.

And the Left Prime Minister's power was the weakest of the three in terms of military strength.

Marquis Longxiang held six thousand troops in his hands and was not afraid of this bluffing Left Prime Minister.

The matter of the demonic monk Jingxu had already made the female Marquis hate this hypocritical old thing.

Having just arrived in Shangjing and being at the triumphal ceremony, Bai Jing could not openly attack the Left Prime Minister.

But unexpectedly, the Left Prime Minister actually made things difficult for the Longxiang Army during the army appreciation at the North Gate.

This was like giving him face but him not wanting it.

So, under the female Marquis's signal, Li Yuan was not polite to this high-ranking hypocrite.

As for the head of this demonic monk Jingxu,

the female Marquis had evidence that Jingxu was a Red Lotus protector.

If the Ministry of Justice really investigated, the one who would suffer would definitely be the Left Prime Minister, not the Longxiang Army.

Now, under the stimulation of Jingxu's head, the Left Prime Minister was directly frightened and fled in panic, although he made a big fool of himself in public.

But as the host of the North Gate army appreciation, the Left Prime Minister had run away. How should the subsequent triumphal ceremony proceed? This became a problem.

Fortunately, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, Li Bingxiao, was still there.

As the deputy host, Li Bingxiao had to take on the responsibility of hosting the North Gate army appreciation.

He walked onto the viewing platform and announced loudly to the tens of thousands of people below.

"It has now been verified."

"The Longxiang Army won a great victory over the Tiele at the Chishui River!"

"Twenty-seven thousand Tiele heads were taken! The military achievements are true!"

"My Daliang soldiers have returned in great triumph!"

"Play the music of victory!"

Amidst the cheers of the people, the sound of drums and stringed instruments rose again outside the North Gate.

And people also sang loudly along with the music.

"The triumphal song is played, the people sing, the soldiers return in triumph, the country's prestige is promoted, the mountains and rivers are forever solid, the world rejoices, for thousands of generations, the country prospers."

Along with the music of victory and the songs of the people,

the Desheng Gate of Shangjing City was slowly pushed open by city guards dressed in colorful clothes.

Looking inside, the road was already paved with yellow earth, sprinkled with clean water, and the people lined the streets on both sides, preparing to welcome the victorious army into the city.

Marquis Longxiang, with her heroic bearing, led her horse and turned back to shout to the Longxiang Army.

"All soldiers, put on your colorful silk and follow me into the city."

Following the female Marquis's military order,

all the Longxiang soldiers took out the colorful silk that they had prepared from their backpacks and draped it over their bodies.

With light hooves and orderly steps, the Longxiang Army, each wearing colorful silk, entered Desheng Gate in four columns and entered Shangjing City.

As soon as they passed through the city gate, the Longxiang Army's column was surrounded by enthusiastic cheers.

Looking up, the streets on both sides were lined with Shangjing people cheering and waving.

The faces of the people were flushed with excitement.

News had already spread into the city that the court's high officials were verifying the Longxiang Army's military achievements in front of Desheng Gate.

The Longxiang Army's great battle at the Chishui River, with twenty-seven thousand Tiele heads taken, the military achievements were true and unquestionable.

Good heavens, counting from the Taizu era, how many years had it been since such a great victory had been seen?

These Longxiang soldiers were all good men, and my Daliang was saved.

So, almost half of the Shangjing people, supporting the old and carrying the young, took to the streets.

They wanted to see this mighty and majestic Longxiang Army, they wanted to see the female hero Marquis Longxiang.

Most importantly, they wanted to see Li Yuan, the Lieutenant Li who was only found in storybooks, the brave warrior who speared the Tiele and fought tigers.

Fortunately, the Wusheng Avenue inside Desheng Gate was very wide.

It was enough to accommodate the Longxiang Army marching in four columns.

When these men wearing colorful silk walked on Wusheng Avenue,

the cheers in their ears were endless.

"Heroes! All are heroes! Kill the barbarians and protect the country! Longxiang is invincible!"

Along with the cheers of countless people,

many Longxiang soldiers felt uneasy and excited.

Those soldiers from Marquis Longxiang's fiefdom were mostly coming to the prosperous Shangjing for the first time.

Although the Longxiang Army had strict military discipline, they couldn't help but look around.

Looking at the people cheering for them, they were extremely excited.

So it turned out that killing enemies for the country was such an honor.

So these Longxiang soldiers couldn't help but straighten their backs, raise their heads, and walk proudly in the ranks.

The people welcoming them on both sides were also pointing and commenting on the Longxiang Army.

The most attractive to the people's eyes was of course the heroic female Marquis Bai Jing and the handsome Lieutenant Li.

At this time, several people were pointing at the two and discussing.

"Tsk tsk, is that Marquis Longxiang Bai Jing?"

"She's so beautiful."

"She's simply like a celestial maiden in the moon palace."

"Such a stunningly beautiful woman can actually defeat those terrifying Tiele barbarians, it's really unbelievable."

Another person said.

"Alas, what do you know?"

"As the saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover."

"I remember when the old Marquis Longxiang was alive, he was a famous fierce general of our Daliang."

"Maybe her daughter, seemingly weak, can actually lift a thousand pounds with a shake of her arms?"

"Oh oh, that makes sense, so that's how it is."

"You're still knowledgeable."

Looking at the people's expressions of sudden realization,

Bai Jing twisted her face and tried to hold back her smile, fortunately she held it back.

She almost ruined her image of maintaining a cold female Marquis.

And Bai Yuxuan, who was following behind, covered her mouth and laughed so hard that she leaned back and forth.