Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

Sure enough, when Li Ke arrived, the team led by Li Jing had already assembled.

All the soldiers gathered into a huge phalanx and stood there.

"I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Shu. A total of 720 soldiers are already in place, which is almost the strength of a government." Li Jing clasped his fists to Li Ke and saluted.

"On behalf of the country, you are polite." Li Ke nodded.

The Tang Dynasty adopted the government military system, and the military strength of a government was divided into three levels: small, medium and large, about 1000-4000 people.The governor of the government is called Duwei Zhechong, and he is the fourth rank.

There is a regiment under the government, which is also called a battalion. The official is a school captain. There is a team under the battalion, and the team is set up.Each battalion has five teams under its jurisdiction, and each team leads three groups, and each group leads five chiefs, each leading ten men.

The battalion is Datang's base unit.

"Your Highness, this is the captain of the soldiers in this mansion: Zhang Xi." Li Jing introduced Li Ke to the captain of Zhechong behind him.

"I've met Your Highness!" Zhang Xi clasped his fists to Li Ke and saluted.

"From today onwards, they will be handed over to His Highness. Because they have retired, they no longer belong to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and they don't need military talismans." Li Jing explained to Li Ke.

"Understood. Then His Royal Highness Shuben will send you off to Duke Dai soon." Li Ke was not polite, and directly issued an order to expel Li Jing.

Li Jing was a little taken aback, but still nodded and said, "Then I'll take my leave."

After sending Li Jing and the guards away, Li Ke looked at the soldiers below. Some of their faces were numb, some were curious, and many had no expression at all.

"Zhang Xi." Li Ke said.

"The end is here."

"Let them all squeeze together, sit on the floor, and come to you." Li Ke pointed to a high platform not far away and said.It is said to be a high platform, but in fact it is only about one meter higher than the ground, and the area is only 2 square meters, which is not big, like an enlarged stool.

There are more than 4000 people. If they are crowded tightly, a person with a square of 40 centimeters is enough, that is, 0.16 square meters. More than 4000 people occupy an area of ​​more than 700 square meters, with a square of 27 meters. Li Ke stands in the middle, and he speaks everything. Everyone can hear it.

When speaking in the army, there are actually messengers, that is, people on the stage say something, and some soldiers farther below will repeat it loudly to ensure that everyone can hear it.

But it doesn't have to be so troublesome to squeeze the crowd in front of you.

Zhang Xi was a little confused, but still ordered everyone to get together. Li Ke's guards hesitated. In the end, they honestly did not refute. Instead, they listened to Li Ke's words and sat around the table. .

These soldiers also did not carry weapons and were only wearing civilian clothes. There should be no problem with His Highness's safety.

Li Ke stood on the stage, looked around at everyone, and then said in a deep voice: "Hi everyone, I am Li Ke. Everyone here, I believe in the reputation of His Highness the King of Shu. Even if you are in the army, You should have heard some of them more or less, such as the reckless man, the brain is full of muscles, the head is blue, etc. "

Li Ke's words made many soldiers below couldn't help laughing. The reputation of His Royal Highness King Shu is not only in this pass, but in the whole Tang Dynasty... the border soldiers probably have heard of it.

As Li Ke made himself clear, the atmosphere suddenly eased a lot.

"But I, Li Ke, am not someone who knows nothing." Li Ke's tone suddenly became serious.

"Next, no matter what happens, everyone is not allowed to move. This is the last military order!" Li Kexian said loudly.

"No!" Uniform, murderous shouts.

"The reason why I let Dai Guogong leave first is because you are no longer soldiers. But there is a saying, one day is a Tang army, and a lifetime is a Tang army!"

"And everyone, you have paid a terrible price for the peace of the Tang Dynasty. Here, on behalf of my father, myself, and all the people of the Tang Dynasty, I would like to express my solemn thanks to you." After finishing speaking, Li Ke directly raised his hands Clasping fists, bowing down to salute all soldiers.

The soldiers below were stunned for a moment, Zhang Xi and some captains subconsciously wanted to get up and return the salute, but they held back when they thought of the military order issued by Li Ke just now.

After Li Ke saluted all the soldiers in the four directions one by one, he stood up straight again, and said loudly: "Next, on behalf of my father, on behalf of my royal family, I apologize to you! It's me The Li family is sorry for you!"

After speaking, Li Ke directly bent down to salute again.

This time Zhang Xi and the others were all frightened, but they still held back and did not move, the military order was like a mountain!But... Although Li Ke is not the emperor, he is the prince.

How many times have you seen the emperor apologize in history?Although Li Shimin issued an edict of guilt, it was because of the natural disasters in the third year of Zhenguan and the fourth year of Zhenguan, so he had to issue it.In daily life, Li Shimin may sometimes admit his mistakes to people like Wei Zheng, but who are they?

They are military households, government soldiers, to put it bluntly, they are mud legs!Have you ever seen a few nobles apologize and salute farmers, let alone the royal family? !

None of the soldiers moved, no one made any noise, but their emotions were a little excited. They all said that His Highness the King of Shu is a reckless man, but His Highness the King of Shu treated them sincerely, otherwise, you have seen that prince would treat them like this ?Salute them.

People of this age... are so pure.It is really not empty talk in this era that scholars die for their confidants.

Looking at the soldiers below, Li Ke thought of the Anxi Army of the later Tang Dynasty. , Guarding the isolated city for 50 years, in the end, the city was full of white-haired soldiers.

Li Ke stood up straight: "You fought for the country and paid a terrible price. Datang should have given you the best arrangement, let you return to your hometown, tell your folks, elders, and your children and grandchildren, what happened to you? The injury I left was for Datang!"

"But our Li family has let everyone down, and Datang has let everyone down! The imperial court has been overwhelmed for years and cannot support so many of you, but as one of the princes of the Li family, I cannot just sit idly by and ignore you, so I took the initiative The next task is to feed you!"

"Because I know that you don't have too many demands on Tang, the imperial court, or His Majesty. In fact, you just want to survive. You just want to find a job, an ordinary job that can support your family and live a stable life. Work, that's all."

In fact, this requirement of ordinary people has never changed for thousands of years.

Li Ke spoke solemnly, but all the soldiers below were silent and moved, because Li Ke spoke to their hearts.

But there has never been a prince, or anyone who has thought about them in this way, let alone those nobles, but they did not expect that Li Ke understood them.

Zhang Xi and the school lieutenants are actually not ordinary people, but they are also small families, and they know that what Li Ke said is correct, but what they never expected is that Li Ke actually understands this!

"You want to know? Why does the imperial court earn tens of millions of guan every year, but can't even support thousands of you?" Li Ke grinned and asked.

Zhang Xi opened his mouth. He didn't know why Li Ke was smiling, but Li Ke's smile always made him feel like he was going to choose someone to eat.