Li Ke was speechless, but in such a scene he could only walk out and stand in front of the microphone.
Looking at the people below, Li Ke felt a little emotional. To be honest, after coming to Datang for so many years, his ability to make unscripted speeches has become more and more powerful. The more he talks about this, the more he becomes proficient.
"Hello everyone! I'm Li Ke!" Li Ke's opening remarks were still familiar.
"Today, here, we celebrate the official opening of the Chang'an to Chencang railway! We also celebrate that Datang has officially entered a new era! Roads have been an important symbol of the development of our human civilization since ancient times, and they also connect us with more people around us. important way.”
"Today, this railway has made the long distance between one city and another no longer a natural chasm! In the future, it will also join more cities and more terrains in Datang, making the vast deserts and vast Grasslands, fertile plains, and rugged mountains are no longer natural chasms!”
"They will eventually form a brand new transportation network belonging to the Tang Dynasty with the countless official roads of the Tang Dynasty. They will closely connect all the people of the Tang Dynasty."
"They will connect development and prosperity, and carry on the past and present."
"When we stand at the starting point of this railway, we look at the vast land of Datang."
"We will find that it is never a miracle that changes this land."
"But pairs of the simplest and roughest big hands, and the softest hearts, are one generation, for the next generation, in those humble creations, in those lonely perseverances, in those hard labors, In every corner of this land.”
"Use the simplest way to make the original impossible become possible bit by bit."
"They will continue to exist decades or hundreds of years later, becoming immortal monuments to the Tang Dynasty, silently recording everything that happened."
"And it's you who made them!"
When Li Ke's last sonorous and powerful words fell, warm applause rang out again below! Everyone clapped their hands excitedly, and many workers had tears in their eyes.
Because Your Highness understands them.
The suffering they encountered while building this road is no longer suffering for them, but a testimony and an experience.
The people around them also clapped their hands red, their faces flushed, and wanted to express something excitedly, but their knowledge prevented them from knowing what to say.
They just want to vent their emotions, because His Highness understands these people, then the suffering and fatigue they experience will no longer be suffering and fatigue.
His Highness has always wanted them to live a better life, even if every day is a little better than yesterday, but the world has never had such a Highness, nor has there ever been such a Majesty.
But what they have done and can do is actually not much for His Highness.
Because all of this is actually for themselves, right? Because they see more and more people in Chencang, their lives, the money they can earn are getting more and more, and their lives are getting better and better.
All this is brought about by Your Highness and this railway.
Therefore, His Highness is worthy of their protection.
All they can do is work hard and do their job better!
While watching the ceremony on the rostrum at the back, the aristocratic families and others who followed Li Ke and others were silent. Can they still influence such people?
Totally impossible.
If His Highness was like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in ancient times, the response would be even more exaggerated than the expansion of the Yellow Turban Army in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
If His Highness said that all the rich and powerful families in the world should die, I am afraid that not all the rich and powerful families in the world would be crushed and turned into ashes by the people around them.
Warm applause rang for a long time, and the ceremony here was over, but Li Shimin and Li Ke did not leave directly by train. Instead, they asked Queen Changsun and the others to get back on the train first, while Li Shimin took Li Ke to the people in Chencang. .
"Your Majesty, do we need to pay attention to safety?" the commander of the Royal Forest Army said with a grimace.
"What kind of safety should I pay attention to? There are people from the Tang Dynasty around here. Will they still do harm to me? I think if there are enemies who really want to do harm to me, they will protect me." Li Shimin said calmly.
"Your Highness..." The commander of the Royal Forest Army turned his attention to Li Ke. Only His Highness King Qin could explain this to His Majesty.
"Why are you asking him? That's what he said." Li Shimin glanced at him lightly.
Li Ke: "..."
What I said is correct, but I can't be so close. The main reason is that he was not prepared in advance. It is not that Li Ke wants to keep a distance from these ordinary people, but that keeping a proper distance is good for everyone.
If you are not prepared in advance, it is easy to cause a commotion. Once an accident such as a stampede occurs, it will be too late.
But now that his father is leaving, what else can Li Ke do? He could only follow silently.
When Li Shimin led Li Ke and many ministers to these people, the people in Chencang were also stunned. When they were far away, they could applaud enthusiastically and burst into tears with excitement.
But when Li Shimin came to them, they were left at a loss.
Especially when there were no guards between them and Li Shimin, many people really didn't even know where to put their hands.
Then some people subconsciously wanted to kneel down.
"Get up! Everyone, get up." Li Shimin said loudly.
But these people didn't know whether to obey or not.
"I order you all not to kneel, but to stand up. When did kneeling become the most frequent thing in our Tang Dynasty?" Li Shimin said loudly.
Following Li Shimin's words, the common people stopped their movements one after another, and some who had already knelt stood up.
"Li Ke once said something to me in the palace, which I think makes sense. That is, if the people really put you in their hearts, even if they stand in front of you, they will hold you high in their hearts. in the sky!"
"And if I am a foolish king, even if the people kneel down and kowtow to me every day, I will definitely be trampled to the ground in their hearts." Li Shimin said angrily.
Li Ke: "..." Dad, please don't talk nonsense. It is absolutely impossible for me to say this.
"So, although I am the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I am also one of you, so you don't have to kneel to me. We in the Tang Dynasty have never had that rule! There will be no such rules in the future!"
"I, Li Shimin, am just like you. I have the same eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. There is nothing different between us."
"But speaking of gratitude, you people should really thank me. Why? You have to thank me, Li Shimin, for giving birth to your Prince Qin for you. Otherwise, I can't think of today's policy." Li Shimin said with a smile.
Li Shimin's words finally made many people gradually relax, and this word of gratitude caught them off guard and made many people laugh out loud without holding back.
Laughter seemed to be contagious and quickly spread among the crowd. Everyone laughed and spread far and wide.
