Crossing the Unknown Country

The Kingdom of Ansheng welcomed unprecedented stability, and the Ninth Prince returned to the capital with his army.

Half of the soldiers who had gone out came back, and everyone welcomed them with great joy. Many ordinary people spontaneously stood on both sides of the road outside the city to welcome them home.

The Ninth Prince rode on his horse, looking at everyone with a smile on his face. Officials who came to greet him had already been waiting outside the city.

There were also people crying silently. Young men went to the battlefield and never came back. The pain after the war was left to many families. Because there were too many casualties, they were all buried in a valley outside Fenggou City, so that they could rest here together.

The Ninth Prince had asked officials to send the pensions of the dead soldiers to their families. He would make proper arrangements for the wounded soldiers who could not return to the barracks. His many manors were now put to good use and used to take in these wounded soldiers.

These soldiers were injured when they followed him out. He has the ability to make arrangements for their future and will not ignore them.

He followed the welcoming officials back to report to the emperor. This time he had obviously grown a lot. After walking through a mountain of blood and a sea of ​​corpses, the immaturity on his face was gone, replaced by a firmness and courage that he had never had before.

From a royal nobleman with flowing clothes and a handsome appearance, he became a general with a dignified demeanor, exuding a sense of righteousness and being able to plan strategies.

He ate and lived with the army, discussed strategies with them in the central military tent, and fought against the enemy together on the battlefield. All these made him gradually grow from a teenager into a man who could stand tall and proud.

If his previous business experience made him smooth and no longer a competitive child, then this time he truly became a man.

When he entered the palace and saw his father, he knew that he had grown old, and the gray hair on his temples was not covered by the crown on his head. While they were fighting in the front, his father should have been in the palace, worrying about them and worrying about them.

When the emperor saw his ninth son coming back, he couldn't stop the love in his eyes. This child was getting better and better, and he returned triumphantly as expected.

The Ninth Prince stepped forward to pay his respects, raised his head and said in a loud voice: "My son has fulfilled the emperor's order and has returned. Father was worried about me. We have won a great victory, and the Dongjie Kingdom will never dare to invade the border town again."

The emperor said happily, "Good! Good! Get up quickly. Come and sit beside me, and tell me about your experience and describe the situation there in detail."

The Ninth Prince stood up and took a step to sit on the stool brought by the eunuch below the emperor. He described the battles in detail, and also told about the bravery and bloody deeds of the soldiers. He also told about how General Wang An led the soldiers to defend the border town.

The emperor's eyes gradually moistened. Those were their peaceful people. He knew their importance better than anyone else. They were using their lives to exchange for peace throughout the country. They were all heroes of the country.

Afterwards, the Ninth Prince explained his subsequent arrangements one by one. Collect the bodies of the soldiers and bury them properly. Ask the local monks to chant sutras for them to be liberated, and ask the local officials to remember to arrange people to pay tribute to them every year.

As for the wounded soldiers from the battlefield, he planned to arrange them all to farms in various places so that they could spend the rest of their lives in peace. He hoped that these people would not be abandoned and could live well. This was also influenced by Su He, and he accidentally knew that Su He had been doing these things.

As a member of the royal family, he experienced this war and realized the cruelty of war. Death and injury were common to the soldiers. What they feared most was not death, which could earn money for their families. What they feared most was disability, not being able to go to the battlefield, not being able to earn money to support their families, and no one was willing to employ them.

He couldn't let these people who fought for the country end up in such a tragic end. Their country was protected by these people, so he should use his own money to support them! Besides, on the farm, they could do some work within their ability, so it wasn't in vain.

The emperor was very pleased that the ninth prince did not brag about his victory, did not show off his achievements to him in the hope of being rewarded, and did not erase the merits of others for the sake of his own face. This son's open-mindedness, self-confidence and sense of responsibility reminded him of himself when he was young.

He became more determined that his kingdom needed his son to inherit it. When he was a hundred years old, he could safely hand over the position to him.

However, he did not show it at all, and asked the palace eunuchs to bring up the rewards, which were all jewels and gold sent from various countries. The boxes of jewels were brought over, and only in this way did the emperor feel that he could compensate his own Jiuer.