The difference from history is that the Tang Dynasty conquered Tuyuhun achieved the most desired result, that is, to capture Murong Fuyun, the old traitor, alive, instead of letting him commit suicide in the desert as he was desperate.

This has many benefits. He ran away and died at his own hands, and was caught as a mascot. This deterrent power is definitely not at the same level. Just like when Jie Li Khan was a dancer in Chang'an, he was particularly peaceful on the grassland.

Moreover, after he had him, many orders could be used under his name. Anyway, since he did not choose to commit suicide resolutely when he fell into the hands of the Tang army, he did not have to worry about his subsequent excessive behavior. Not to mention asking for the Tang Dynasty, there was not much integrity and reserve left, so who would let his life be in the hands of the Tang Dynasty?

In this way, the Tang Dynasty stood on the moral high ground, which made Tuyuhun's resistance less likely to continue to rebel.

He also used him to enforce the fishing law, and wiped out some of the local forces in Tuyuhun, which were determined to rebel. It also had a more positive effect on maintaining the stability of Tuyuhun, so that the Tang Dynasty could better digest the real benefits of this battle and use this good breeding base.

With such brilliant achievements, these meritorious soldiers naturally received the warmest welcome when they returned to the Tang Dynasty. Especially when they returned to Chang'an City, the way was filled with Chang'an citizens who came spontaneously to pay homage to the heroes. The scene was absolutely spectacular.

Shi Lei, who ran home early, obviously could not enjoy such treatment. However, his contributions were made by several classic battles, especially the capture of Fu Yun alive, which gave him great hope to climb to the top of the credit card. In addition, he won the number of generals and flags to seize, so he basically didn't run away for the first time. Even though Shi Lei did not go to the Sima army to watch, he still had no lack of confidence.

However, before the army really returned to Chang'an City, they were thinking about what rewards they could get, so Shi Lei, who cared about the return date of the army, rarely cared about another thing.

The future queen Wu Zetian, who had just been secretly helped by Shi Lei not long ago, was still loved by the royal people, but she was not just chosen to go to the palace to serve Li Shimin.

Although Empress Changsun often took the initiative to select daughters for Li Shimin, few people really entered the palace. Empress Changsun favored her, and no one was an official, who hoped that her daughter could compete for the queen and successfully ascend to the position. Therefore, the enthusiasm for sending her daughter to the talent show was not very high. Wu Zetian did not follow the old path of history and became Li Shimin's talent.

But she became Li Zhi, the fiancée who had not grown up yet! Maybe history always has its strong inertia. I didn’t expect that Shi Lei worked so hard for so long, but the two of them were still connected in this way. If nothing unexpected happens, they will really become a couple in a few years.

However, it is really unpredictable whether they will perform the "good story" of the couple's emperor in this way. Of course, from Shi Lei's perspective, he definitely does not want such a thing to happen again. Where will he put his efforts and Li Chengqian?

Moreover, this incident reminded Shi Lei. Could it be that there is really a so-called world will and the wheel of history and other surreal things that have always pushed things to operate as they are inherently?

So what are the changes I had been complacent about before, the changes to the people and environment around me, and the history of the Tang Dynasty?

For example, wasn’t Fu Yun just captured himself alive, instead of being left alone? How can I explain this? Such a question really bothers Shi Lei.

However, as an optimistic guy, Shi Lei would not have been struggling with such things for too long. He has never liked to be stubborn. Moreover, with his head, he would never think of an answer to such questions. It would be better to relax and enjoy the present.

Anyway, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian really don’t have the ability now, which affects Li Chengqian’s position as the crown prince and is far from the emperor’s position. It’s a bit too early to worry about them now. It’s better to think a little about how to attack Li Tai’s reputation to be more reliable.

Of course, the most important thing is that Li Chengqian is performing too well now. As long as he is not really trying to kill himself or can't wait to kill him, his position as the crown prince is very stable.

Even if he looked like an unlucky naughty child in history, he would have been sitting firmly before he was accused of rebellion. Now he is much more successful than he did in the same period in history. He is diligent, shrewd, confident and modest, and has a good figure that no one can match for his brothers. In any aspect, he is a more suitable candidate for the prince than his brothers.

So Shi Lei felt that he was a little worried, so he just put this matter behind his mind for the time being. He just asked Xue Rengui to strengthen his safety protection for the prince. He seemed to be unable to help anything else.

As Shi Lei said, it is best to arrange the guards from the Shi family to surround Li Chengqian, then put the Tibetan mastiffs around him, and also protect them like Xue Rengui, a top expert. This is the safest way.

After all, the guards from the Shi family have been transformed by Shi Lei, and their physical fitness is the best. They are not much worse than talented generals like Xue Rengui. They have extremely rich combat experience. They are definitely rare masters. There is no better candidate for personal guards than them, especially when dealing with the enemy's surprise attacks.

But Shi Lei couldn't say this directly. Li Chengqian was surrounded by people close to the Shi family. What did others think? Shi Lei himself said that he would not interfere in the affairs of the Eastern Palace, which was a bit of a rebellion.

Besides, except for some of the guards from the Shi family who stayed with Li Chengqian as personal guards, some of the more leadership-captains are now in the East Palace. They can be said to have a certain level. If Shi Lei said this, it would be a bit of a severity.

Although these people are not as loyal to the Shi family as before, their friendship is absolutely not bad, if Shi Lei really blocks others' path to promotion, it is hard to say whether they will feel resentment in their hearts.

For a little illusory worry, it is not worth doing such thankless things, so he didn't say this in the end and gave a general meaning.

After letting go of this thought, Shi Lei finally hoped for the complete return of the triumphal army. In the warm celebration atmosphere in Chang'an City, Shi Lei came to the palace in a low-key manner and together with other representatives of the meritorious soldiers, he accepted the reward announced by Li Shimin in public.

Shi Lei did get the first contribution of this battle, so he became the target of Li Shimin's emphasis on praise, and indeed missed his face in front of the ministers.

In addition to the regular rewards, important generals like Li Jing and Hou Junji who have made outstanding contributions also have additional rewards, including promotion of positions, and even heavyweight rewards like fiefs.

Shi Lei's latest appointment also followed. He became the governor of Pingzhou next to Youzhou. He was under the rule of the Youzhou Grand Governor's Office and was officially promoted to a senior official from the third rank. This should be said to be easier to understand, but what the hell was he allowed to serve as the governor of Pingzhou?
Chapter completed!