A few days later, Li Guang was working in the fields with his soldiers as usual when someone came to report that Ge Kaishan had arrived and wanted to see General Li.
Li Guang knew that Ge Kaishan's arrival at the military camp must have been to bring Xiao Yi, which meant that he had led 100,000 troops to the border, successfully completed his mission, and could return in triumph.
Li Guang immediately got up and returned to the military camp. In a tent, Li Guang met Ge Kaishan.
Ge Kaishan told Li Guang about some of the events after Yelü Khan ascended the throne. Li Guang was also very happy when he learned that Ge Kaishan had been appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Foreign Army.
"Marshal Ge deserves much credit for the Second Prince's ability to reclaim the throne. I hope that the Great Northern Dynasty and the foreign kingdoms will remain friendly forever and that there will be no more wars."
"General Li, His Majesty is grateful for the great help of the Northern Dynasty upon his ascension to the throne. His Majesty plans to add a clause to the ancestral precepts, admonishing the descendants of the Yelü family never to be enemies of the Northern Dynasty."
In a few days, the Eighth Prince Yelü Lang will represent the vassal state to pay homage to the Emperor of the Great Northern Dynasty and apologize for the repeated invasions of the Central Plains during Yelü Wu's reign, which brought profound disasters to the Great Northern Dynasty.
The Eighth Prince, as an envoy from a foreign land, is full of sincerity and hopes to gain the understanding of the Great Northern Dynasty, wishing for lasting friendship between the two countries.
Li Guang nodded and said:
"Marshal Ge, rest assured. I will return to the capital first to meet with my father and report on the recent events in the foreign country. I believe my father will attach great importance to the Eighth Prince's visit and will take the relationship between the two countries seriously. I believe the two countries will remain friendly for generations to come."
Li Guang's words made Ge Kaishan very happy. Li Guang would become the emperor of the Great Northern Dynasty in the future, and what he said now would determine the Great Northern Dynasty's future policy towards foreign countries.
After handing Xiao Yi over to Li Guang, Ge Kaishan had completed his mission. After bidding farewell to Li Guang, he returned to the foreign kingdom.
Upon seeing Xiao Yi, Li Guang said nothing, but ordered his men to verify Xiao Yi's identity, then had him thrown into a wooden-wheeled prison cart and placed under strict guard. The next day, he was to be escorted back to the capital.
Next, Li Guang found Zhao Xian and Li Xue to discuss the return journey.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xian said, "The situation in the north is now settled, so there is basically no risk on this return journey."
However, escorting Xiao Yi back to the capital is a very important matter that cannot be taken lightly, but we cannot bring 100,000 troops to the capital.
How about this: you escort Xiao Yi back to the capital, and I'll lead an army of 100,000 back to Shuixian Village.
Li Guang shook his head and said, "The 100,000 troops will return to Shuixian Village. Just hand them over to the deputy general. As for escorting Xiao Yi back to the capital, I would like Brother Zhao to accompany me."
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Zhao Xian was stunned. He was suddenly going to the capital and would have to meet the emperor and the civil and military officials. He was really not mentally prepared.
But Li Xue, who was standing next to her, was overjoyed when she heard this.
“Yes, Brother Zhao, go to the capital. I will accompany you back to the capital. Last time I met the emperor, he said that Brother Zhao is a genius of the Great Northern Dynasty. He has always wanted to meet you, but he has never had the chance.”
"Brother Zhao's trip to the capital this time will give him an audience with the Emperor, allowing him to take a good look at you."
"But I'm not mentally prepared at all. If I were to actually meet the emperor, I would be afraid."
Upon hearing this, Li Xue laughed and said:
“Brother Zhao has seen all kinds of situations. His Majesty is a benevolent elder, kind and approachable, much more so than my father. How could Brother Zhao possibly be afraid of His Majesty?”
“Yes, Brother Zhao, come back to the capital with us. Father Emperor really wants to see you, and that will fulfill one of his wishes,” Li Guang said.
After being persuaded by the two men, Zhao Xian had no choice but to consider going to the capital to meet the emperor.
“Alright, then I will go to the capital to meet the emperor. But I didn’t bring any gifts. I can’t go empty-handed.”
Upon hearing this, Li Guang laughed and said:
"The emperor lacks nothing. This time, when we go to the foreign country, we will make a huge commotion without making a sound, and completely change the world."
The foreign kingdom has transformed from a vicious wolf into a docile sheep. The Jin and Luo kingdoms were originally just rats, so there's no need to worry about them at all.
In this way, our northern border will be very secure, and Your Majesty will no longer need to worry about threats from the north. This is the best gift we can give Your Majesty.”
“Then let’s do it this way. We’ll go to the capital together and meet the Emperor,” Zhao Xian said.
The matter was settled, and early the next morning, Li Guang led an army of 100,000 to bid farewell to Marshal Han, leave the border, and embark on his return journey.
Since the return trips to Beijing and Shuixian Village are half along the same route, we can travel together.
More than ten days later, Li Guang and his men separated from the 100,000-strong army and went to Shuixian Village and the capital respectively.
Li Guang and his men, leading only a few dozen men, escorted a prison cart to the capital.
Aside from traveling, there was nothing else to do during this time, so Zhao Xian prepared to study the upgraded trading system carefully.
This system upgrade not only significantly increased the variety of products, but also greatly improved the functionality of many products.
Take firearms for example; there has been a noticeable increase in the sale of more advanced weapons.
Fortunately, I have no ambition. If I were to equip a team with these advanced weapons, they would be invincible.
Zhao Xian wasn't particularly concerned about this point; some of the advanced features in the system were not practical in this era.
Zhao Xian was most concerned about the upgraded storage space. The previous storage space was only half the size of a basketball court, but after the upgrade, it was three basketball courts in size, which was already quite large.
What Zhao Xian was most looking forward to was what it would be like to have the storage space expand again after the system's fifth upgrade, and to be able to enter that space himself.
The system needs to be upgraded again, which requires five million taels of silver, no small sum.
Because I cooperated with the village's third phase of the market construction project, building a large number of workshops and spending a lot of money, I don't have much money available to use right now.
It seems I need to work harder to earn money and raise five million taels of silver as soon as possible to upgrade the system again, so I can experience what it's like to enter the space.
After traveling in silence for more than ten days, Li Guang and his party finally arrived in the capital.
It was morning. The Emperor had known about Li Guang and his men's return to the capital for two days. He calculated that Li Guang would return to the capital this morning.
To welcome Li Guang, Zhao Xian, and Li Xue back to the capital, the emperor ended the morning court session early and went to the imperial study to wait for the three to come and pay their respects.
The Emperor arranged for someone to greet Li Guang and his entourage at the city gate and take them to the Imperial Study. As for Xiao Yi, who was being escorted back, he would be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for processing.
This time, Li Guang led an army of 100,000 to the foreign country and besieged the city, which had already alarmed the court and the public of the Great Northern Dynasty. In order not to affect Li Guang's actions, the emperor kept the matter a secret.
The emperor only breathed a sigh of relief after Yelü Khan seized the throne and became the ruler of the vassal state.
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