hsntnovel Chapter 2376 The army triumphs
Chapter 2376 The army triumphs
After a while, Li Shen stood up panting.
The stone seemed to be fine.
"You bastard, deduct two months' salary from your salary." Li Shen took two breaths and pointed at the stone angrily.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I was wrong."
Shitou nodded and bowed with a fawning look on his face, not caring at all about the salary deduction.
His current salary was not enough to spend all of it. Li Shen bought him real estate and land, and he was responsible for repairing the house and paying the servants' wages every year.
There are also daily expenses for several children, and there is not much other expenses.
He was by Li Shen's side, and Li Shen was responsible for his food, clothing, housing, transportation, eating, drinking, and defecating. He ate delicacies from mountains and seas and wore silk and satin.
Apart from not having a treasure, there is no difference between him and the rich second generation.
He was the second highest paid person in Prince Ji's mansion, second only to Wang Hongfu who worked hard outside.
So deducting two months' salary has no effect on him at all.
But his attitude made Li Shen very unhappy. You should at least pretend to feel pain.
Isn’t it very painful every time your salary is deducted?
"You bastard, you're still smiling like that. Have you forgotten that I beat you up just now?" Li Shen cursed angrily.
"Your Highness feels sorry for me, so he didn't use much strength. I don't feel any pain at all." Shitou said with a smile.
"Hmph, that's internal injury. Go check it out quickly." Li Shen snorted coldly and grinned.
Although he didn't use his full strength just now, he still used some strength. This guy didn't seem to feel any pain, which made Li Shen feel a little defeated.
"Let's go. I'm tired. Let's go back and rest."
After playing around for a while, Li Shen stood up. Seeing this, Wang Xuance also bowed and took his leave.
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"Report~~~~~~~Your Highness, the Western Expedition Army has returned to the capital and is still thirty miles away from Xizhou City."
Li Shen had just returned to his backyard, changed into casual clothes and prepared to take a nap when a guard came to report.
"The Western Expedition Army is back? How come they're back so soon?"
Li Shen was a little surprised. It had been less than a month and they had already returned. Doesn't that mean that the Western Expedition Army came back right after he left?
Without thinking too much, Li Shen got up quickly.
"Immediately send someone to inform General Ashina that the barbarian soldiers have set up camp ten miles outside Xizhou City. I will go to greet them personally."
Li Shen gave the order and put on his crown and robes again.
If it was the Tang army, Li Shen could let them set up camp next to Xizhou City. He was still very confident in the Tang army.
But there were 100,000 barbarian soldiers outside, so Li Shen had to be on guard. Although the chance of attacking the city was small, Li Shen was afraid that they would enter the city and harass the people.
"By the way, go inform the officials of Xizhou Prefecture and have them prepare and wait for me at the city gate. They will then go with me to welcome the triumphant return of the Western Expedition Army."
While changing clothes, Li Shen suddenly thought that his going would not be grand enough and would not be big enough, so he would better find more people.
It's just that time was too tight. If he had reported it earlier, he could have written some banners or big-character posters.
The servant received the order and went to inform.
Li Shen packed up carefully and called over Wang Xuance, Xue Rengui and others.
"I just received a report that the Western Expedition Army has returned and is now thirty miles away from Xizhou City. I have ordered them to set up camp ten miles away."
After several people arrived, Li Shen spoke first.
"The Western Expedition Army is back?"
The three were also a little surprised when they heard Li Shen's words. They had just returned from the west not long ago, and the Western Expedition Army returned.
"Yes, I was also surprised, but when I think about it carefully, it is normal. Since heavy snow prevented the battle, it is only natural for the Western Expedition Army to return for rest and recuperation.
In fact, it’s a little later than I expected.”
Li Shen nodded. Although the army's return at this time was a bit sudden, it was still too late according to Li Shen's estimation.
He thought the army would return before the snow fell.
“Well, now that you’re back, whether as the Governor of Xizhou or as a prince, I have every reason to go and greet you.
Daowu, go and make preparations, take your men and follow me out of the city to welcome the Western Expedition Army."
Li Shen looked at Zhou Daowu and gave the order.
Li Shen is rather timid, so he must be careful when going out. The Western Expedition Army is mostly composed of barbarians, and who knows if there will be a stubborn guy who is determined to kill him.
A leader of the Tiele Uighurs dared to kill his own people and rob his money. No one could say for sure whether he would lead the Uighur cavalry to attack him.
It is better to be safe than sorry, so Li Shen had to be on guard.
"Rengui, you should also prepare yourself and send the cattle and sheep we have collected over to welcome the army."
He must go to his own guard camp, otherwise he will not feel at ease.
He also had sent people to the surrounding areas to purchase several thousand cattle and sheep, and he sent them all over as a token of his appreciation.
Zhou Daowu and Xue Rengui received the order and retreated.
Only then did Wang Xuance ask:
"Your Majesty, are you planning to take action against the Uighur generals?"
Wang Xuance guessed what Li Shen meant and thought that bringing so many people to welcome him was a bit too grand.
He guessed that Li Shen did this because he was afraid that the barbarians of the Uighur tribe would revolt.
"He has this idea. How dare he not take me seriously? He kills people and robs people. How can I not teach him a lesson?
If nothing is done, the Huihe tribe will become even more rampant. They are just testing them bit by bit."
Li Shen did not hide it and nodded in acknowledgement.
Barbarians are unruly and wild, and the only way to deal with them is to subdue them and make them afraid, just like his father, who first destroyed the powerful Turks.
He also destroyed the powerful Xueyantuo, and the surrounding Khitan and other tribes also surrendered.
Seeing this, the Tiele tribes were frightened and submitted to him, and also worshipped Li Shimin as the Heavenly Khan.
But even so, there are still many tribes that are not convinced and may counterattack at any time.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, this matter requires a long-term consideration."
Seeing that Li Shen acknowledged Wang Xuance, he had a different opinion.
"Why? He's just a small commander, yet he bullies me. And I can't take revenge?"
Li Shen was a little displeased when he heard Wang Xuance's words. How could he just swallow his anger when someone else had shit on him?
"Your Highness, please calm down. Revenge must be taken, but now is not the time. The Huihe tribe has just fought for the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions.
Now that he has returned in triumph, the prince wants to kill their leader, which will easily lead to a rebellion among the Uighur soldiers.
It also has an impact on the soldiers of other tribes.
They will think that the Tang Dynasty is ungrateful and will chill the hearts of other tribesmen."
Seeing that Li Shen was unhappy, Wang Xuance patiently explained.
They just came back from helping you win a battle, and you killed their leader. What will the other tribes think if this gets out?
(Let’s take a plane, a big plane)