Liangzhou City, Zunli Street.
The heroes of the Tang Dynasty and the heroes of Liangzhou are leaving today.
Li Chengqian came to see him off in person.
But after the officials took their seats, Li Chengqian felt a little embarrassed.
Because there was no room for him on the court.
Seeing this situation, many soldiers immediately stood up and gave way to Li Chengqian, but Li Chengqian refused.
Li Chengqian glanced at Cheng Hualiang beside him.
"Now that the brothers are all here, let's serve the food and wine quickly."
"yes."
Cheng Huailiang took the order and left.
Following his greeting, the government officials who had been prepared for a long time came out one after another.
Some people held wine jars, while others carried trays, bringing meat, vegetables and hot soup.
They moved among the crowd and placed the food and wine on the table one by one.
After everyone left, Li Chengqian took the wine bowl from Cheng Hualiang's hand.
He said to the crowd in the audience: "This first bowl of wine is a tribute to me, the great martyr of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Respect the martyrs..."
"Respect the martyrs..."
More than two thousand old soldiers picked up their wine bowls and shouted in unison.
Then they all followed Li Chengqian's example and scattered the wine in the wine bowl on the ground.
At this time, Cheng Huailiang poured a second bowl of wine for Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian said loudly again: "The second bowl of wine is for my comrades who died in the Liangzhou Army!"
"Respect the comrades...respect the comrades..."
More than two thousand old soldiers shouted in unison again and once again scattered the wine in the wine bowl on the ground.
At this time, Li Chengqian's expression became gentle.
He held the wine bowl and said: "This third bowl of wine, I, Li Chengqian, would like to pay tribute to all the brothers here."
After the words fell, Li Chengqian picked up the wine bowl, raised his head and drank down the bowl of strong wine in one gulp.
"Cheng Qian would like to thank you all for your dedication to our Tang Dynasty and to the soldiers of Liangzhou over the past ten years."
"The Tang Dynasty will never forget you, and the people will not forget you either."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere on the court changed.
Some people had tears in their eyes, and some even cried while hugging their brothers and sisters beside them.
This is a farewell, but also a farewell...
Although "brothers" are just four words, how can the profound meaning be summed up in these four words?
These four words are enough for people to never forget that in their lives, there is a group of brothers who they can trust and support.
Not real brothers, but better than real brothers...
After drinking tens of thousands of strong drinks, Li Chengqian's face began to turn red.
Looking at these veterans who had made great achievements for the Tang Dynasty and accompanied him to grow up, his emotions couldn't help but begin to surge.
"Time flies."
"In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed."
"We also spent a long time together."
"You will follow me to conquer the Northern Desert, conquer Tuyuhun, conquer the Northeast, conquer Goguryeo, and together we will defeat the Japanese dwarf."
Li Chengqian looked at everyone and said, "Now that you are leaving, don't you have anything you want to say to me?"
As soon as he said this, several soldiers sitting around looked at each other.
Then a soldier stood up with a wine bowl in his hand: "Your Highness, I offer you a bowl."
"good."
Li Chengqian immediately nodded and agreed to bump the bowl with the old soldier and drank the wine in one gulp.
He said: "Old brother, what do you have to say to me?"
"It's nothing."
"I served as a spy in the Ninth Formation and as a centurion in the army."
"I once accompanied His Majesty to fight against Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and later followed His Majesty to fight in all directions."
“There are no achievements to be proud of along the way.”
"Although I have been in the army for ten years, I am the slowest among our old brothers who joined the army."
The old soldier said directly: "But I just like the Liangzhou Army and regard the Liangzhou Army as my home."
"It sounds like you are the only one who feels like this."
Another old soldier interjected: "I have never been to a private school, and I don't know a few big characters, but I know the three characters Liangzhou Army, and I know the character Li."
"But if someone asks me what is the most glorious and proudest moment in my life, I still have some bragging rights..."
"I once burned down the enemy's camp with His Majesty, and galloped across the grassland on horseback."
The old soldier's face was flushed, and he said cheerfully: "I also followed His Highness to the enemy's capital, and also fought a bloody battle with the Turkic cavalry, which is known as the undefeated iron army in the grassland."
These are veterans of the military.
Their resumes are much more glorious than Li Chengqian's.
He raised his hand and held the old soldier's hand in his palm, touching the thick calluses on his palm.
Li Chengqian was also full of emotions.
"Your experience will definitely become something that young people will aspire to in the future."
"And you will also become legends and legends in the Liangzhou Army."
Li Chengqian said: "Everything you have done and paid for Datang will eventually be rewarded."
After finishing speaking, he looked at the old soldiers again and said with a smile: "The scenery of Longyou Road is very good. If there is a chance, I would like to settle here."
"In this way, I can watch all of you old brothers who fight with me live in peace."
"Of course, I also want to see you all marry, have children, and live your life carefree."
At this moment, he was also feeling sad.
But under this situation, he must continue to laugh.
"You should be happy if you leave the army and leave me."
"No one will force you to charge again."
"No one will force you to train anymore."
"No one led you thousands of miles to the enemy's doorstep and was surrounded and beaten by a large enemy force..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the veterans in the audience could no longer control their emotions. Many people broke down and cried on the spot.
Someone knelt down and took Li Chengqian's hand and said, "Your Highness, I am not afraid of death. I really am not afraid of death."
Another person also followed up and said: "I am also willing to go through fire and water for the Tang Dynasty, even if I am wrapped in horse leather, I will have no regrets in this life."
"But you have already done what you should do..."
"Your life will be wonderful in the future."
"And a person's life is not all about being in the army. You will all have a new journey in the future."
"Whether it's for me or for yourselves, you must live a good life after leaving the army."
He raised his eyes and looked around, picked up the wine bowl and shouted loudly: "Promise me, after leaving the army, everyone must live a happy life."
"Your Highness, we can't bear to leave you..."
"Your Highness, I don't want to leave..."
"We don't want to leave..."
All the men who could not cry out in pain even after being stabbed several times on the battlefield were crying like tears at this moment.
"Tell me, are you in need of cleaning up?"
Li Chengqian smiled and cursed: "Don't you feel uncomfortable without me taking you to your death?"
Although it was a joke, no one could laugh anymore.
Many veterans of the Liangzhou Army felt sad in their hearts and had a strong look of sadness on their faces.
"Okay, okay, a man won't shed tears easily..."
"Now please allow me to issue the last military order for you."
"After you have had enough wine and food, go back to the military camp and have a good rest. The whole army will be disbanded early tomorrow morning."
Li Chengqian's expression remained the same as he said: "Don't think that I will see you off. Your Highness, I am not in the habit of packing up my own things and then packing up and getting out..."
At the end of the day, even Li Chengqian himself couldn't speak anymore.
Tears flowed down from my eyes uncontrollably...
