Sure enough, by the time Li Ke arrived, Li Jing and his team had already gathered.

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

"I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Shu, a total of 4,723 soldiers have all been put in place, almost the strength of a mansion." Li Jing gave Li Ke a fist salute.

"Be polite on behalf of the country." Li Ke nodded.

Datang adopts the government military system, and the strength of a government is divided into three levels: small, medium and large, about 1,000-4,000 people. The prefect of the prefecture is called Zhichong Duwei, and he is the fourth grade.

There is a regiment under the government, which is also called a battalion, and the officer is a captain, and there is a team under the battalion, and there is a team under the team, and there is a team under the team, and there is a team commander. Each battalion has five teams, and each team leads three groups, and each group receives five chiefs, each of whom receives ten dings.

And the battalion is the base unit of Datang.

"Your Highness, this is the captain of the soldiers in this house: Zhang Xi." Li Jing introduced Li Ke to the Commander of the Folding Chong behind him.

"I've seen Your Highness!" Zhang Xi gave Li Ke a fist salute.

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

"Understood. His Royal Highness is not far away to send the acting prince. Li Ke was also not polite, and directly issued an eviction order to Li Jing.

Li Jing was a little stunned, but he still nodded directly and said, "Then I'll 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 will be."

"Let them all huddle together, and sit on the floor, and sit down in front of them." Li Ke pointed to a high platform not far away. It is said to be a high platform, but in fact it is about a meter higher than the ground, and the area is 2 square meters, which is not big, like a magnified stool.

More than 4,000 people, crowded a little tighter, one person is about 40 centimeters square, that is, 0.16 square meters, more than 4,000 people occupy an area of only more than 700 square meters, 27 meters square, Li Ke stood in the middle position, and everyone could hear him speak.

In the army, there are actually heralds, that is, people on the stage who speak a sentence, and some soldiers who are farther away below will repeat the words loudly to ensure that everyone can hear them.

But the number of people in front of you doesn't have to be so troublesome.

Zhang Xi was a little unsure, but he still commanded everyone to get together, Li Ke's guards were a little hesitant, and in the end they honestly did not refute, but listened to Li Ke's words, and sat around the platform with them.

These soldiers also did not carry weapons, only cloth clothes, and there should be no problem with the safety of His Highness.

Li Ke stood on the stage, looked at everyone around, and then said in a deep voice: "Hello everyone, I'm Li Ke." All of you here, I believe that the reputation of His Royal Highness the King of Shu, even in the army, everyone should have heard of it more or less, such as what kind of reckless man, his brain is full of muscles, stunned and so on. ”

Li Ke's words made many of the soldiers below couldn't help but let out a laugh, the reputation of His Royal Highness the King of Shu is not only in this pass, but also in the entire Tang Dynasty...... It is estimated that the border soldiers have heard of it.

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

"But I, Li Ke, am not a person who doesn't understand anything." Li Ke's tone suddenly became serious.

"Next, no matter what, no one is allowed to move, this is the last military order!" Li Ke said loudly first.

"No!" Uniform, murderous shouts.

"The reason why I just let Dai Guogong leave first is because you are no longer soldiers. But there is a saying, one day is the Tang Army, and the whole life is the Tang Army! ”

"And everyone, I have paid a terrible price for the peace of the Tang Dynasty, here, on behalf of my father and emperor, on behalf of myself, and on behalf of all the people of Datang, I would like to express my solemn thanks to you." After speaking, Li Ke directly clasped his hands into fists and bowed to all the soldiers.

The soldiers below were stunned instantly, Zhang Xi and some captains subconsciously wanted to get up and salute back, but thinking of the military order issued by Li Ke just now, they held back again.

After Li Ke saluted all the soldiers in the four directions one by one, he straightened up again and said loudly: "Then, on behalf of my father and the emperor, on behalf of my Li family's royal family, I apologize to you!" It's my Li family who can't stand you! ”

After speaking, Li Ke directly bent down and saluted again.

Zhang Xi and they were all frightened this time, but they still couldn't help but move, and the military order was like a mountain! But...... Although Li Ke is not an emperor, he is a prince.

How many emperors have you ever seen in history apologize? Although Li Shimin had issued an edict against himself, it was because of the natural disasters of Zhenguan for three years and Zhenguan for four years. 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 seen a few nobles apologize to the peasants, let alone the royal family?!

All the soldiers didn't move, no one made a noise, but their emotions were a little excited, they all said that His Royal Highness the King of Shu was a reckless man, but His Royal Highness the King of Shu treated them sincerely, otherwise, have you ever seen that prince do this to them? Salute them.

People of this era...... It's so pure. The death of a confidant is really not an empty phrase in this era.

Looking at the soldiers below, Li Ke thought of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty in later generations, as the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, in fact, there was almost no control over the entire Western Regions, and the last group of defenders of the Tang Dynasty guarded the lonely city for fifty years, and finally, the city was full of white-haired troops.

Li Ke straightened his body: "You fought for the country, thus paying a painful price, Datang should have given you the best arrangement, let you return to your hometown, tell the villagers and elders, and tell your children and grandchildren that the injuries on your body are left for the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"But our Li family has disappointed everyone, and Datang has disappointed everyone! The imperial court has been overwhelmed for years and has been unable to support so many of you, but as one of the princes of the Li family, I can't sit idly by and ignore you, so I take the initiative to take the next task of supporting you! ”

"Because I know that you don't have too many requirements for the Tang Dynasty, the court, and Your Majesty, in fact, you just want to live, and you just want to find a job, find an ordinary job that can support your family and live a stable life, that's all."

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

Li Ke said 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 no one has ever thought about them like this, and those nobles will not be like this, but they didn't expect that Li Ke understood them.

Zhang Xi and a few lieutenants are actually not ordinary people, but they are also small households, and they know that what Li Ke said is right, but what they never expected was that Li Ke actually understood this!

"You want to know? Why does the imperial court earn tens of millions of yuan every year, but it can't even feed 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 made him always feel like he was going to choose someone to eat.