Chapter 158 [Rewarding Beauty]

Beijing.

North Gate.

The butcher army entered the city.

Today, the Massacre-in-Chief Army has gained a high reputation among the people.

Countless people want to join in and become part of changing their destiny.

Especially for those women who don't want to stay at home all their lives, joining the human-slaughtering army is their lifelong dream.

It is also their best choice.

Ye Ling'er is just like that.

I dream of joining it to change my irresistible fate of marriage.

She has the heart of a heroine and the strength of a warrior, but she still cannot fight against the ultimate fate of family marriage.

Therefore, the existence of the Massacre Army gave her the only glimmer of hope.

"Look! That's the Human-Slaughtering Army. So majestic!"

The city walls and both sides of the streets were crowded with all kinds of people.

Come to welcome the triumphant return of the massacre army.

"The Human-Slaughtering Army is now the best army in the world, and its combat power is terrifying." Someone sighed.

"Yes, when the Human-Slaughter Army was first established, it had no reputation or achievements. When it first went to the southwest Gobi Desert, I was not optimistic about it. I didn't expect it to be so famous now. I was really slapped in the face."

Someone said half-jokingly.

"Speaking of the difficult battle in the southwest Gobi Desert, it was the battle that made the Man-Slaughtering Army famous. Even now, storytellers are still talking about it in the streets and alleys."

"Who says it's not true? In that match, we had 6,000 against 50,000 and had no chance of winning, but the final result was shocking."

Looking back on the past, many people sighed with deep emotion.

At that time, no one was optimistic about what the 6,000-man army could accomplish, and the biggest possibility was that the entire army would be wiped out.

However, this army of 6,000 people, which they did not think highly of, not only recovered the southwestern Gobi Desert that had been occupied by bandits for many years, but also wiped out all the bandit forces.

"The Human Slaughter Army has made great contributions on the border battlefield this time, once again proving its strength and status, and truly becoming famous throughout the world."

"As expected of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's personal guards, their combat power is extraordinary!"

There were constant cheers as the massacre-trap army entered the city.

Countless prostitutes from brothels also came here to watch today.

“It would be nice if I could be chosen…”

A prostitute in the brothel sighed with envy.

There were many people in the butcher army who came from brothels.

But now, he has become a national hero and lives a different and wonderful life.

"The Tutu Army will definitely expand when they return to Beijing this time. I really hope I can be selected..."

This is the common voice of many people.

Last time, the Rentu Army had planned to expand, but the plan was delayed due to the invasion of Japanese pirates, and they continued to fight the enemy before they had time to expand.

Now that the war between the North and the South has been decided, there will definitely be no more battles in the short term.

This also means that the Human-Slaughtering Army has a chance to recuperate and expand.

This is a rare opportunity for many people who want to change their destiny.

"Your Highness, we have arrived in Kyoto." Xia Lan said softly.

In the carriage, the first thing Li Chengqian saw when he lifted the curtain was a huge "囍" character pasted on the wall.

Indeed, everything had been prepared, just waiting for him to return to Beijing to get married.

"Welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to the capital!"

Led by the officials of the imperial court, the people knelt down to welcome him.

Li Chengqian jumped down from the carriage and looked at the crowd kneeling on the ground.

"Everyone, please get up!"

The second prince and the sixth prince both came to the city gate to greet them.

Li Chengqian immediately spotted Lin Ruofu standing next to the second prince.

"Prime Minister Lao Lin has come to greet us personally."

There was a meaningful smile on his face as he spoke. This smile made Lin Ruofu, the old fox, suddenly feel cold in his heart.

Li Chengqian was too lazy to exchange pleasantries with these people and went straight back to the palace to report.

In the crowd, the eldest daughter of the Ye family, dressed in red, kept her gaze on those heroic butchers with an undisguised look of envy.

"Wan'er, you promised to help me, you can't go back on your word." She said to the person next to her.

After saying this, he didn't get the response he had imagined, so he looked over.

However, she only saw that her sickly best friend's gaze was fixed on the direction where the carriage was going away.

Ye Ling'er couldn't help but hold her forehead in silence, "Don't look, it's too far to see."

"Well, okay, I will definitely invite you to eat chicken legs next time."

Ye Ling'er: "What I just said was that I wanted you to teach me martial arts."

"Oh, okay, I'll teach you when I get back."

Ye Ling'er: "..."

She muttered helplessly, "I made the wrong friends..."

On the way back to the palace, the second prince congratulated Li Chengqian.

"You have not been in the palace for a while, and your aunt has been thinking about you all the time." The second prince suddenly said this.

After hearing this, Li Chengqian glanced at him and realized that this guy must know something.

Or guessed something based on certain circumstances.

However, it doesn't matter anymore.

For him, this situation had been anticipated years ago.

Therefore, even if his relationship with Li Yunrui is exposed now, it will not have any impact on his status.

After returning victorious from the war between the North and the South, it was natural to hold a court session, otherwise it would be against etiquette.

After returning to the East Palace, Li Chengqian took a simple bath and changed his clothes, then went to court wearing the prince's formal attire.

Emperor Qing went to court in person.

In the court, Emperor Qing praised Li Chengqian for his victory in this battle.

Afterwards, it was natural for him to be rewarded.

All the lands of the two conquered states became his property, and in addition, he was also granted two beautiful women in marriage.

Lin Wan'er and Ye Ling'er!
There was also a third reward, which was to allow his massacre army to expand to 30,000.

The moment the old eunuch finished reading the Emperor Qing's imperial edict, all the civil and military officials in the court were in an uproar.

More importantly, under the watchful eyes of the court, Emperor Qing did not question Li Chengqian's military power.

Now that the war is over, it stands to reason that the military power should be taken back.

However, Emperor Qing seemed to have forgotten about this matter and did not mention or ask about it at all.

The imperial edict that was read out was full of various unexpected rewards.

It was already outrageous to reward him with two states as fiefdoms, but he was even given marriages with both Lin Wan'er and Ye Ling'er.

Lin Wan'er is the daughter of the prime minister Lin Ruofu, while Ye Ling'er is the apple of the Ye family's eye.

The Ye family is a super large family with a grandmaster in charge.

The first thing everyone could think of was that today's reward was to consolidate Li Chengqian's position as the Eastern Palace.

With the support of Lin Ruofu, the prime minister of the current dynasty, and the Ye family, there would be no one in the entire Kyoto who could compete with him.

The last one, the expansion of the massacre army to 30,000 is even more outrageous.

Since ancient times, according to all the records in history books, including unofficial history, there are very few prince guards that can be of this scale.

Ten thousand is almost the limit.

It is unheard of that the Prince's guards had a number of 30,000.

Li Chengqian can be said to be the greatest person of all time!

Countless people are lamenting that His Majesty's favor to the Prince is simply unimaginable.

"The fighting power of the Human Slaughter Army is unmatched in the world. Six thousand are already invincible. If there are thirty thousand..."

The first reaction of countless people when they think of this is to take a deep breath.

(End of this chapter)