The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 214 New Year’s Day gift, great grandson breaks the formation and enjoys it!

Following Li Chengdao's decree, a famous military sergeant walked into the Baohe Hall.

It can be seen from the armor on these soldiers that they are not from the same army. There are white robe army, Yizhou army, Weizhou army and even Jingzhou army.

It is worth mentioning that these soldiers were more or less injured, missing a leg or hand, blind, or missing an ear.

Seeing these soldiers entering the main hall, all the officials were so surprised that they were speechless. There was silence in the Baohe Hall.

Judging from the attire of these soldiers, none of them exceed the level of a thousand generals. You must know that the number of generals who can attend the banquet is at least 2000 generals. Are these the guests His Majesty refers to?

"See Your Majesty!"

Under the leadership of an old soldier, all the soldiers knelt down on one knee to worship Li Chengdao, their voices were solemn, and there was a hint of excitement.

They are all just ordinary soldiers or low-level generals, but today they got the opportunity to participate in the New Year's Day banquet hosted by His Majesty!

"Commanders please rise."

Li Chengdao personally walked down the steps and helped the lame old soldier up.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, how can I deserve your Majesty to be like this..."

Receiving such courtesy from Li Chengdao, the old soldier looked flattered and was so excited that he could not speak coherently.

The emperor personally went down to help him. How many people in the world can have such treatment?
But Li Chengdao said solemnly: "You deserve it!"

"Xu Sanyang, a veteran of the 73st Battalion of the White-robed Army, followed me through the Northern and Southern War, and killed [-] enemies! He has outstanding military achievements and is a well-deserved warrior!"

Li Chengdao then looked at the soldiers behind the old soldier, and then read them one by one.

"Zhang Le of the Fengzi 21st Battalion killed [-] enemies in the battle at Langjuxu Mountain! He also lost an arm because of it."

"Wu Dazhuang of the Seventh Battalion of the Yizhou Army. All three brothers joined the army. Two brothers died in the battle in Yizhou City. You killed 37 enemies in the battle with the Tubo army!"

"And Xu Wei, the Sixth Battalion of the Weizhou Army..."

……

Li Chengdao read the names of more than a dozen people in turn. He knew everyone's achievements as if they were treasures, and every soldier whose name he read was shocked.

When the officials heard about the soldiers' achievements, the expressions in their eyes changed from initial surprise to respect.

They understood why Li Chengdao specially invited these soldiers to attend the New Year's Day banquet, because these soldiers with low military positions are the heroes of a country!

"You soldiers sacrificed your lives and blood for the Tang Dynasty and protected the health of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty. You can afford any courtesy!"

Li Chengdao said with a solemn expression.

The group of soldiers he invited today are all outstanding soldiers at the bottom of the army!
These soldiers may not have high military positions or have no education, but they have fought bloody battles for the Tang Dynasty.

Although they have all retired from the military due to injuries, their past achievements cannot be erased!
Hearing what Li Chengdao said, veterans from all armies burst into tears and were extremely excited!
They are just veterans who have retired from the army, but Li Chengdao, as the current emperor and the most noble person in the world, still remembers their merits and names!
"I will never forget your merits, nor will the imperial court forget the merits of all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. On behalf of the hundreds of millions of people of the Tang Dynasty, I would like to thank you for your dedication!" Li Chengdao said seriously to the many veterans.

"If we can defend the Tang Dynasty and fight under His Majesty's command, we will have no regrets even if we die!"

Xu Sanyang clasped his fists and knelt towards Li Chengdao, and said excitedly.

"Death without regret!"

Many veterans behind him, even those with broken bodies, struggled to kneel down to worship. Such a scene was simply shocking!
"This is your Majesty's charm!"

Fang Xuanling sincerely praised Li Chengdao. Everyone knew that Li Chengdao had unparalleled prestige in the army, but after seeing it today, I realized why he had so many soldiers following him to the death and changed the entire Tang Dynasty in just two years!
"Only a monarch like Your Majesty is worthy of being followed to the death by soldiers."

Wei Zheng stroked his beard and smiled.

Li Chengdao was also very emotional. Although the pensions and treatment of all soldiers were very good, it was still insignificant compared to their efforts.

Therefore, he came up with the idea of ​​selecting a group of old soldiers to attend the New Year's Day banquet, and let the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty see how much the military officers and soldiers they had always looked down upon had paid for the Tang Dynasty!

"Everyone, get up. Today is the New Year's Day banquet. I will have fun with you all!"

Li Chengdao smiled slightly, helped Xu Sanyang up again, then faced everyone and said loudly: "The New Year's Day banquet is about to begin!"

As Li Chengdao's words fell, everyone returned to their seats. Then the music sounded, and plates of sumptuous dishes were brought into the Baohe Hall. At the same time, several teams of dancers walked into the hall and danced gracefully.

This grand banquet officially started.

There was nothing special about the New Year's Day banquet. The emperor and all the officials had fun together, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Li Chengdao and the concubines in the harem were chatting and laughing with each other, and their interest was very high. Today is the New Year's Day, the curfew has been lifted in Chang'an City, there are fireworks and firecrackers in the city, the lights are bright, and the whole city is filled with a warm atmosphere.

At this time, Jia Xu suddenly left the banquet and came to the palace. He cupped his hands towards Li Chengdao and said, "I have a gift to offer to Your Majesty."

Jia Xu's actions attracted the attention of everyone in the palace.

"A gift? Wen He, you have a gift for me."

Li Chengdao asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

Jia Xu smiled slightly and nodded towards Yue Fei in the seat, and then everyone saw Yue Fei get up and leave the table, and walked out of Baohe Hall.

Not long after, we saw many soldiers suddenly pouring into the huge square outside the Baohe Hall. These soldiers were all white-robed soldiers, holding torches and forming a square formation. The formation was extremely neat.

"Boom!"

Just when everyone was scratching their heads, they heard a uniform dull drum sound, which seemed to open their hearts and made all the drunken officials regain their consciousness.

The drum beat once and then fell silent, as if everything was silent. Then, accompanied by the waving of torches, the shocking and penetrating drum beat sounded again!
(End of this chapter)