Chapter 629: Southern Xinjiang Settlement

"Great victory! Great victory in Southern Xinjiang!"
June 19th, Shenjing City!
A team of fast horses galloped quickly through the streets and alleys, heading straight towards the palace.
The people around hurriedly dodged, and many people were discussing, "Or it should be said that it was the Champion Marquis. Since the Champion Marquis went to Shu last year, he has defeated the barbarians in southern border many times. I'm afraid he will return victorious soon."
The fast horses reporting the victory arrived outside the palace gate. The gatekeeper, Long Jinwei, did not dare to delay. He welcomed the knights in while sending someone to pass the message inside.
Xia Shouzhong rushed into the Dragon Head Palace with the eunuch who brought the news, "Your Majesty, great victory, great victory in Southern Xinjiang."
After taking a short breath, Xia Shouzhong bowed and shouted, "Your Majesty, I congratulate you! The man who brought the victory message from Southern Xinjiang has entered the palace!"
Emperor Longxing stood up in a flash and said, "Report victory? Great! Announce!"
Not long after, the knight who reported the victory followed the eunuch into the Dragon Head Palace.
"I, Wang Jian, formerly a lieutenant of the Beijing Camp, serve under Lord Jia Cong, the Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi. I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"Stand up!"
"I am here on the orders of Lord Jia to bring back the victory report." As he spoke, he took off the letter tube from his body and took out the report inside.
After Xia Shouzhong took it, he presented it to Emperor Longxing.
After a brief inspection, Emperor Longxing opened it with his own hands and saw the words written on it, "Your Majesty, I am Jia Cong, the Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi. May Your Majesty be at peace..."
"On the night of June 11th, the remnants of the Wumeng tribe in Yibin, Xuzhou, fled the city. After a battle, some of the Wumeng fled south. I led my troops in pursuit for two days, beheading 8,000 and capturing over 13,000. The remaining 10,000 or so fled in panic across the Mahu River back into the Wumeng Mountains."
"Now Xuhen and Wudeng have surrendered, Wumeng has been severely defeated, and the remnants of the Xishan and Yechuan tribes have fled Lizhou and Qiongzhou and returned to the west of Diaomen Village! Central Shu has been pacified!"
Emperor Longxing stared at the memorial for a long time, then suddenly laughed out loud towards the sky.
"Xia Shouzhong, summon all civil and military officials above the fourth rank to the palace immediately to discuss matters."
After giving a direct order, Emperor Longxing rushed straight to the Daming Palace with the victory report. His steps were light and brisk. Even on the day he ascended the throne, he was probably not so happy. His son led a hundred thousand soldiers into Sichuan to conquer the southern border. Now it has been nearly a year. The major clans in the southern border have surrendered and completely submitted to Daqian. If this happened during the founding period, it would be a real achievement in expanding the territory.
Based on this alone, he can be a Duke for sure, and a King of a different surname is not impossible.
You have to know that the southern Xinjiang tribes had not been truly ruled by the Central Plains dynasties for hundreds of years. And Emperor Longxing also benefited from his son's influence. This was his greatest achievement since he ascended the throne. In the future, history books will not describe him as a ruler who only maintained the status quo, but as a wise ruler who inherited and promoted his ancestors' legacy.
Arriving at the Daming Palace, Emperor Longxing said to the retired emperor in a loud voice, "Father, Southern Xinjiang is settled!"
"Old lady, an angel has arrived and said he wants to convey His Majesty's will."
In the Rongguo Mansion, in the old lady's courtyard, a maid rushed in and spoke in a hurry.
"The Second Master has already gone to the front yard to greet them. He has sent a servant to pass on a message to the old lady, saying that the Empress has also sent a decree to all the young ladies, asking them, along with Madam Rong of the East Palace and the two Madams of our mansion, to come as well."
The old lady was stunned at first, and then she was happy. Since it was a reward, it could not be a bad thing.
"Amber, go tell them quickly, and also tell the East Palace."
All the girls were learning the etiquette behind, and after receiving the news, they hurried to wash and change their clothes. Fortunately, this was not the first time such a thing happened, especially Daiyu and Baochai, who had visited the palace to pay homage to the queen many times, so they were not as flustered as before.
After everyone in the East Palace got the news, Youshi, Yuanyang and others changed into their official attire, took Keqing with them and headed straight for the West Palace.
The most surprised person was Li Wan. She was not a royal official, nor did she hold any noble position. How could she have received the Empress's reward? In fact, Li Wan really benefited from the help of Wang Xifeng and Keqing.
Wang Xifeng and Keqing were also his chosen wives, so the rewards could be modest, but they were essential. However, the excuse of serving tea had been used several times before, and it would be inappropriate to use it again. The Empress simply rewarded Li Wan as well, so that Wang Xifeng and the other two would not seem out of place.
Although he was surprised, he did not dare to delay. He quickly changed his clothes and went straight to the old lady's yard.
About half an hour later, the women from the two families, led by the old lady, headed straight to Rong Xi Tang.
Inside Rongxi Hall, Jia Zheng chatted with Xia Shouzhong, who had come to deliver the imperial edict, while Baoyu and Jia Huan served tea. A few days ago, Jia Zheng had even gone to Wang Ziteng for advice; after all, Xue Pan's transformation was visible to everyone.
When Jia Zheng heard that Xue Pan was thrown into the military camp by Wang Ziteng, he was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was natural.
Only by taking strong measures can such a big change be achieved.
Although he knew the old lady might not agree, he still gritted his teeth and went to discuss it with her. Unfortunately, handing Baoyu over to him for discipline was the old lady's biggest concession. She was absolutely against letting Baoyu join the military camp directly, and even scolded Jia Zheng harshly. Therefore, Jia Zheng had no choice but to give up this idea with regret.
After this incident, Jia Zheng finally understood. If Baoyu joined the army, it would be good, but he was reluctant to let him go. After all, he was his own son, wasn't he?
"Greetings, old lord." Seeing Lady Jia coming with a huge team, Xia Shouzhong and Jia Zheng hurriedly stood up and saluted.
After a few pleasantries, Xia Shouzhong said with a smile, "Old Lord, let's read out the decree first."
The incense table had already been prepared, and Jia Mu and the others all bowed to the ground. Xia Shouzhong read out the imperial edict. There was nothing else in the edict, but it had only one main point, which was "rewards", all kinds of rewards.
With Shuzhong now pacified, and seeing that Jia Cong would soon be able to lead his army back, the retired emperor, the Longxing Emperor, and the Empress were all delighted and, as a result, generously rewarded the Jia family. Grandmother Jia received the most generous reward, followed by Daiyu and Baochai. The rest received slightly different rewards, but the differences were not significant.
Even Jia Zheng received a reward. Although it wasn't a very valuable item, Jia Zheng was filled with joy. After all, he had been an official for so many years, and it was rare for him to receive a reward from the royal family.
After the imperial edict was read
This royal award, which is not held during any festival, is really a bit strange.
Xia Shouzhong smiled and said, "Good news has come from Shu. The Marquis has pacified Shu."
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