Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 116: Prison Offering Ceremony
Following the army all the way, the common people crowded to the outside of the imperial city. They heard that a grand prisoner offering ceremony would be held there.

Captured [-] enemy troops alive and sent them to Chang'an to present to the imperial court.Where have the common people seen such a grand occasion?
When they arrived outside the imperial city, everyone could already see Li Ke reporting his military exploits to Li Shimin on the tower.

His heroic appearance is really admirable.

Among the common people, several people are chatting in groups.

"Hey! If you want to say that His Royal Highness King Shu has both civil and military skills, I am convinced! But why did God make him so handsome? This is really unfair to me and other Tang men!"

The one who spoke was a tall young man. He was not bad born, and he was quite neatly dressed, but compared to Li Ke, he was naturally much worse.

Standing next to the young man was a fat man. He was not good looking, but he looked rich and well-dressed.

The fat man smiled and said, "Why are you so upset? He wants to marry a famous lady, can he rob a woman from us?"

The young man straightened his face: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu has now become the object of all women in the city. Any woman who wants to get married must choose a husband and son-in-law according to the model of the King of Shu... How can we not suffer?"

He shook his head again: "For people like us, we can only wait for a while, and wait for the King of Shu's wind to pass before looking for a good match!"

After finishing speaking, he looked to the side again, pointed to a handsome young master and said, "Here! He just looks like that, and he can be compared with the King of Shu. An ordinary man can't even reach his heels! "

The fat man glanced at the handsome young man and frowned slightly: "He is born well! He is just too thin, how can he be as powerful as His Majesty the King of Shu?"

The two gagged and joked for a long time, then turned their attention to the Imperial City Square, and the prisoner offering ceremony had already begun.

I saw Li Ke shouted loudly, "Present the prisoner", and the general with the steel knife walked up to the prisoner himself, and showed the steel knife.

This man was Ma Liuzhi, and he roared loudly at this moment: "Our generals and soldiers of the Shu army fought against the enemy bravely, and captured more than [-] prisoners. Today, at the Imperial City Square in Chang'an, we present the prisoners to the Holy Majesty. May there be no more prisoners in our Tang Dynasty." Foreign aggression, peace forever!"

As soon as he roared, all the soldiers pulled out their long swords and pointed to the sky: "May there be no foreign troubles in the Tang Dynasty, and peace will be assured!"

More than a hundred thousand soldiers shouted in unison, the sound resounded through the sky and the earth, and the common people sighed and praised in unison.

"Hey! How majestic!"

At this time, a short young man among the people sighed softly.

This young man was standing behind another taller young man, who looked like his book boy servant.

His master was extremely handsome, but his figure was thinner than that of ordinary young masters. He was exactly the one mentioned by the two rich young men, one fat and one tall.

This young man was born with red lips, white teeth, almond eyes and a fine nose, but his facial features are even more delicate than Li Ke's.

It's just that he is shorter and thinner than Li Ke, and has lost a lot of masculinity.

He originally had an extremely kind face, but he seemed unhappy at this moment, staring at Li Ke sullenly.

"Hmph! It's just a show! This Li Ke likes to show off the most!" the handsome young man snorted softly and muttered.

What he said made the expression of the short book boy behind him change, the book boy turned his head to look around, and then quickly moved closer to the handsome young man.

"Shh!"

The book boy said in a low voice: "Young master, you have to keep your voice down! If other common people listen to this, we will be blinded by others!"

Scanning around again, the book boy tugged on his master's sleeve like a thief: "We sneaked out this time, no one is protecting us!"

The handsome young man rolled his eyes at the book boy, he was handsome and charming, even his white eyes seemed quite spiritual.

"That's what it is! Okay, I have to offer some prisoners! What's the use of getting a bunch of aliens crowded in the square?"

At this time, he listened to the book boy's opinion and his voice became much quieter.

"Then he won the battle, why don't he be allowed to play?" The book boy muttered.

The handsome young man turned around at this time, and pointed the book boy's forehead with his hand: "You are the only one who talks a lot, and you admire him so much, go serve him!"

The book boy pursed his lips and said nothing, but his eyes were still looking at Li Ke on the stage, full of admiration.

Of course, the prisoner presenting ceremony would not allow all the prisoners to rush to the stage one by one. Ma Liuzhi picked some tall, strong and ferocious-looking ones to offer them up.

This is of course to show the bravery of the generals of the Tang Dynasty. The more terrifying the enemy is, the more powerful the Shu army is!
After these captives were handed over to the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty one by one, the officials once again shouted long live and the might of the Tang Dynasty, pushing the ceremony to a climax.

The people of Datang followed suit and cheered, they had waited for this moment for too long.

Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the common people have been bullied by foreigners and suffered a lot, and now they are finally proud again.

A large number of captives, countless heroic generals, and an invincible commander in the world, all of these have ignited infinite hope for the future among the people.

Among the crowd, a thin figure quietly retreated, followed by a short book boy.

"Go, go back! What's there to see?"

"My lord, didn't you say you wanted to see what Li Ke looked like?"

"Go, go! I don't care about him!"

"Obviously it's you... Okay, okay, let me stop talking..."

……

The grand ceremony of presenting prisoners made Chang'an City boil for several days, and these days finally calmed down.

Li Ke reunited with his mother in the palace for a few days and spent a few days with her warmly.

After a long time no see, Concubine Yang felt lighter and her cheeks became thinner, probably because she was worried that he was injured during the battle a few days ago.

Li Ke dined with Concubine Yang every day, urging her to eat more to replenish her nutrition.

On this day, Li Shimin had dinner with his mother and son again, and brought good news to Li Ke.

"The Grand Ceremony of All Nations?"

When Li Shimin proudly said that a grand ceremony would be held, Li Ke was a little confused.

Didn't the triumphant presentation ceremony be held a few days ago?Why do you want to engage in the Great Ceremony of Nations?
Li Shimin explained with a smile: "All the surrounding countries have sent documents to send special envoys to the Tang Dynasty to pay homage to the Tang Dynasty!"

Only then did Li Ke realize that it was the news of Datang's victory over the three heroes in the north that spread, which made all countries fear Datang and wanted to rush to build good relations!

"So, what I mean is, there will be another prisoner offering ceremony!"

Li Shimin suggested.

"Again?"

Li Ke was a little hesitant. Although offering captives can show my power in the Tang Dynasty, it's too monotonous to always offer it!

He thought for a while and said: "I have an idea, which is more interesting than simply offering prisoners..."

(End of this chapter)