Chapter 96 Celebrating the unification of the world!
When the war outside lasts too long, people may forget that there is still a war outside.
Shen Zhiwei used to think it was impossible. There were life and death battles outside, and military reports were reported back every day. How could he forget that he was fighting?
Then Jingchang fought for nearly two years.
Then Shen Zhiwei saw a real-life social experiment, the conclusion of which showed that people really would forget that they were still at war.
It is also possible that the newspapers in Jingchang rarely mentioned the war outside, which led people to forget about it.
This reason sounds a bit far-fetched, and Shen Zhiwei doesn't quite believe it, but it is actually true. Sometimes even Shen Zhiwei himself would forget that there is still a war going on outside.
War is too far away from people who live in a peaceful environment. People open and close their eyes every day and spend the whole day in peace. They cannot hear the sound of death or the shouting on the battlefield. It is normal to forget.
It was because he had forgotten that when he heard about the great victory, Shen Zhiwei felt a kind of calmness that was detached from the world.
"The army has already captured Yundi, along with dozens of vassal states. Now, the remaining vassal states have submitted letters of surrender, expressing their intention to surrender to Jingchang. Your Majesty, the Great Zhou Dynasty has been reunited!"
Gui Yang was so excited that his face and neck turned red. He praised loudly, his eyes were red, and he even choked up while speaking.
He has been in Jingchang for seven years. During these seven years, he has been running around and exhausted all his efforts for Jingchang. Now that he has finally got what he wanted, how can he not be excited?
The era of the Zhou Dynasty being divided into five parts has passed. Now it is time for the emperor to rule the world and restore the former glory!
"It's not the time for final unification yet, but it's almost there, almost there, almost there, Great King! Long live the King!"
Gui Yang was not the only one who was excited. Wen Tao, who was usually calm and composed, could not help laughing out loud, praising repeatedly, and even became a little incoherent.
"Long live the king! Long live the king!"
The other officials kept repeating this sentence as if they had become tape recorders. Shen Zhiwei was muttered over and over again, and belatedly realized that a surge of excitement arose from the bottom of his heart.
The world will soon be unified.
How come it’s so fast?
In fact, it is not fast at all. Shen Zhiwei's current body is already twenty-four years old. When she came to this world, she was just fifteen. It took her ten years to get to where she is today.
But it was still too fast, the information came too suddenly. Looking back, it seemed like she had just come to this world yesterday. She was still trying hard to follow the main storyline, wanting to play it safe and wait for Jingchang to be conquered by other princes. How come in the blink of an eye, she became the king who was highly expected to unify the world?
"Good! Good! Hu Youan is worthy of being my most trusted general, she is worthy of being the God of War of the Great Zhou! Order this to be printed in the newspaper and sent expedited to all parts of the Great Zhou. Today, all the people celebrate together. From today on, I can declare that this land has completely gotten rid of the chaos of the past and is about to create a new order. The people are one family, without distinction, and all people live together in one country!"
Shen Zhiwei stood up, waving her long sleeves, with the composure of a person in charge of the world. A golden dragon swam on the hem of her skirt, as if announcing to heaven and earth that today the world is unified and this land has a sole master.
“Here!”
The officials responded one by one, and some even knelt on the ground, telling the previous kings of the Great Zhou about today's grand occasion and the achievements of the current king throughout the ages.
The world is unified. After more than a hundred years of war, it has finally arrived!
Moreover, God has given them such an outstanding monarch. The more they think about it, the more excited they become. After the world is unified, the world will burst with even more vigorous vitality.
In the afternoon, cheers came from outside the palace. Shen Zhiwei leaned on the throne, tilted his head and chuckled. From that moment on, Jingchang seemed to be trapped in a beautiful and beautiful fantasy dream, in which everyone got what they wanted.
The fusion of fantasy and reality makes everyone feel dazed. Some people worry about gains and losses. When they wake up in the middle of the night, they grab the person next to them and ask whether the news they received today is true.
After receiving affirmative answers again and again, I guessed right and had a real feeling of being away from war.
At this moment, everyone was looking forward to Hu Youan's early return to the court. Everyone wanted to see the general's triumphant return in person and present this treasure, which had taken ten years to obtain, to the monarch she served.
Isn’t Hu Youan also eager to go home?
Unfortunately, the world is just beginning to settle down, and the outside world is not as peaceful as Jingchang imagined. The remaining vassal states have sent letters of surrender on the surface, but in fact they have never stopped testing Hu Youan. Once Hu Youan really thinks that the world will be stable after getting the letter of surrender, what awaits her is a joint counterattack by the remaining vassal states.
At this moment, Hu Youan suddenly understood why the king had never easily accepted the surrender letters from the vassal states before, and even after receiving the surrender letters, he ordered her to continue attacking the city.
The king has long understood the thoughts of these princes. How can superficial obedience compare to the obedience of the dead?
Now Hu Youan also wants to learn from the king. She feels that she can go one step further and completely conquer the remaining vassal states.
Hu Youan mixed his ideas into the military newspaper and sent it to Jingchang.
When Shen Zhiwei saw the military newspaper filled with statements about wanting to continue the expedition, she fell strangely silent. Perhaps because she had been living too comfortably recently, her thinking mode had almost switched to modern times.
Facing Hu Youan's request, Shen Zhiwei's first reaction was that there are actually people in this world who would take the initiative to work overtime, crazy involution, and never slack off from beginning to end. Victory has already arrived, but they will continue to set high standards for themselves.
Hu Youan, a master of internal circulation who has shocked the world since ancient times.
If Shen Zhiwei were an ordinary person, she would definitely hate this kind of roll-up king now, but she is a profitable "capitalist". Seeing this very self-conscious employee, she would only think that others should learn from him.
The world hasn't officially been taken over by her yet, so why are they all so happy? Don't you know that villains die because they talk too much, and good guys lose when victory comes?
Shen Zhiwei's thoughts went around in circles, but she finally came back. Then, in the royal decree she sent to Hu Youan, she clearly wrote two words - return to the court!
Why bother fighting? It's better to keep those remaining misfits. There's more than just one Hu Youan in the army. Everyone's eager for him to return. An individual's will can't go against the will of the group, so let Hu Youan return first.
Let others deal with the remaining mess. It's impossible for Hu Youan to conquer the world while eating meat and drinking soup, while others have no chance at all, right?
After receiving Wang Ling, Hu Youan didn't say anything else. She started to recruit soldiers and prepared to return to Jingchang. In fact, she had been away for two years and really missed Jingchang a little.
It’s hard to say what she misses, maybe it’s the wontons at the corner of the alley, the people on the street, the fine wine in the restaurant, or the palace where she grew up.
The day Hu Youan arrived in Jingchang was autumn, and the weather was nice and clear. Usually people would go out of the city for fun, but today they were all crowded in the city. Through the city gate, only people were walking in, and few were walking out.
It was not the first time that Hu Youan returned to the court after a great victory, nor was it the first time that she walked on this road, nor was it the first time that she was welcomed by the people lining the streets, but this was the first time that she felt extremely excited, so excited that her fingers holding the reins were trembling.
It was not only because after this time, she would not have to fight in the east and west, but also because this was the first time that Shen Zhiwei personally welcomed the triumphant general at the city gate in public.
Hu Youan originally wanted to dismount and salute the king, but was stopped by Shen Zhiwei. Shen Zhiwei got on the carriage and walked in front, and Hu Youan followed on horseback.
For example, when they were in the palace before, Hu Youan was the most loyal guard beside the king.
Hu Youan saw the king's thoughts from Shen Zhiwei's words and actions, which were no different from usual. It seemed that her life was saved for the short term.
As long as the king is still in power, Hu Youan will be a general of the Great Zhou, and she doesn't have to worry about the king taking action against her.
As for what happens next?
That might be many years later.
A banquet was held in the palace, entertaining everyone. Delicious dishes were served one by one outside the palace gate. The soldiers who followed Hu Youan back to Jingchang, with their families, sat at the round table and ate the royal delicacies that they had never eaten before.
Further out, there are restaurants and teahouses all hosting banquets for guests. All expenses in the city today are covered by the king. This is an unprecedented celebration. I heard that there will be a banquet in the evening, and I don’t know what it will be like. Everyone’s face is filled with smiles, and they are happy and excited to celebrate the king’s happy event.
Today's excitement will be recorded on paper, either through the pens of historians, the paintings of painters, or the talented poems and songs of writers. No matter what form it is, it is destined to be remembered by future generations.
Thousands of years from now, people will talk about this from time to time. Today’s carnival is the prelude to an imperial dynasty and the beginning of a prosperous age.
When night falls, brilliant fireworks explode in the sky, illuminating this ignorant world and exploding in people's hearts, forming a beautiful picture that will never be forgotten.
Shen Zhiwei stood on the towering city wall, her ministers standing behind her, holding the heir to the dynasty in her arms, the colorful colors in the air reflected in her eyes, and the excited discussions of the people echoed in her ears.
The singers sang and the dancers danced, the singing and dancing continued day and night, with fine wine and delicious food, and the celebration lasted until the early morning of the next day.
Shen Zhiwei gave his officials a holiday, a short one at that. Usually, long holidays were only given during the Chinese New Year. Today was not a festival, so Shen Zhiwei made an exception, but no one jumped out to say it was against the rules.
Because today is happier than the New Year.
In addition, everyone was drunk and couldn't get up the next day due to hangovers, so the gossipers just shut up.
Shen Zhiwei generously granted three days of leave. Of course, the court could not simply shut down for three days, as there were still some officials on duty.
For example, Wen Tao, who didn’t drink last night.
However, because there were not many people under her, there were not many government affairs that fell to her. Wen Tao rested in the palace yesterday, and the next day she went straight to play chess with Shen Zhiwei.
It had been a long time since they sat down to play chess, and they only played chess and didn't talk about anything else.
"Alas, I lost again. Your Excellency's chess skills are superb. I am ashamed to say I am not as good as you."
Shen Zhiwei was not surprised by the result at all. In fact, if Wen Tao had not deliberately let her win, she basically could not have defeated Wen Tao.
"Your chess skills have improved, but you haven't been playing much lately, so it's a little hard to adapt. You can rest more in the future."
Wen Tao was in a very good mood. She spoke in a cheerful tone with a smile on her face.
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