I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 678 Grand Banquet
But when they saw the Tang people walking along the streets, they finally understood the gap between them and the Tang Dynasty.

Most of the Tang people were wearing extremely precious silk clothes from the West, and their faces had a rosy glow that could only be seen after a long period of wealthy life.

In fact, whether a country is strong or not can be seen by just looking at the people at the grassroots level.

The last bit of resentment in Victoria and the others' hearts also disappeared.

As the Tang Dynasty's colonies arrived in Beijing, preparations for the grand ceremony were nearing completion.

Li Zheng, Li Shimin and his son Li Chengqian also returned to the city of Beiping.

The day after Li Zheng returned.

This grand ceremony that will surely go down in history has begun.

Early in the morning, the Tang Dynasty Palace was decorated with lights and the eunuchs cleaned the entire palace spotlessly.

The bustle in Beiping was as lively as during the Chinese New Year. Common people went out one after another, greeting each other and celebrating together this day of extraordinary significance for the Tang Dynasty.

Finally, noon arrived, and the ceremony began with Wang De's shrill voice.

In the square in front of the Taiji Hall, the kings of the Tang Dynasty's colonial and vassal states gathered together. Among them were men and women, young and old. They had once been enemies, allies, or just the name of a distant country.

Until now, they have only one common identity, that is, officials of the Tang Dynasty.

Probably no one had ever thought that one day they would sit at the same table.

Looking at the majestic Tang Dynasty Palace, these people did not have the slightest thought of resistance.

Moreover, a considerable number of these people were brought down by the army led by Li Zheng himself. Having witnessed the abundant martial virtues of the Tang Dynasty, they were left with only fear in their hearts.

They were afraid that after today's ceremony, the Tang Dynasty would take revenge on them in order to prevent future troubles, so most of them felt a little uneasy.

The ceremony began. After the Tang Dynasty court musicians played celebratory music, Wang De's shrill voice rang out again.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has arrived."

As Wang De's voice fell.

In the square in front of the Tai Chi Hall, all the Tang Dynasty civil and military officials, colonial kings, palace maids and guards knelt down facing the Tai Chi point above.

Looking down from the Taiji Hall, tens of thousands of people were kneeling down in a mass.

"Long live my emperor."

The roar of "Long live" rang out like a tsunami, mixed with the clumsy and weird voices of foreign races.

Li Zheng stood on the high platform of the Taiji Hall, looking at the tens of thousands of people kneeling in front of him. At this moment, he felt that the whole world was kneeling at his feet.

He is the supreme being in this world, with all things prostrating themselves at his feet.

Standing behind Li Zheng and the skinny guy were Li Shimin and Li Chengqian. They were the only two people standing there.

Seeing this scene, they were both filled with emotion.

They, especially Li Shimin, witnessed how Li Zheng brought the Tang Dynasty to its current height.

He promoted science and technology, improved people's livelihood, strengthened the military, and enriched the Tang Dynasty.

He marched north to the northern desert, aiming to incorporate Beihai into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

He attacked the south and the west, spreading the majesty of the Tang Dynasty to foreign lands.

He finally accomplished a great feat that no one in previous dynasties, including Li Shimin himself, had accomplished.

Along the way, he put in so much effort and spent so many years, and Li Shimin saw it all.

At this moment, Li Shimin's heart was filled with relief and pride.

On the other side, Li Zheng, who had come to his senses, also spoke softly.

"Everyone is safe."

After everyone stood up, Li Zheng spoke again. "Everyone, in the first year of Jianwu, when I first ascended the throne, I made a great ambition. I want to lead the soldiers of my Great Tang to conquer this world and bring this world under the command of my Great Tang."

"It is now the fifteenth year of Jianwu in the Tang Dynasty. I have spent a full fifteen years and finally achieved it."

"I congratulate His Majesty and the Tang Dynasty."

As soon as Li Zheng finished speaking, congratulations from the ministers were heard in the square.

After Li Zheng paused, his voice turned cold.

"The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty today is not due to benevolence and morality, but to strong ships and powerful guns. However, now that the world is unified, I would like to ask all the soldiers, are our Tang Dynasty's ships strong and powerful?"

Ho ho ho! !

As soon as Li Zheng finished speaking, tens of thousands of the Tang Dynasty's fiercest soldiers around the square let out a loud roar.

The roar was murderous and breathtaking.

The former kings of various countries were so frightened that their bodies could not help but tremble.

They knew that this was Li Zheng's warning to intimidate them. If any of them still had ulterior motives, they would need to consider whether they could withstand the wrath of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zheng, who was standing on the high platform in front of the Tai Chi Hall, had achieved his goal and a faint smile appeared on his face.

He waved at Wang De, who understood and turned to arrange the banquet.

"You all have fun today."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Zheng gave instructions to everyone in the square, then turned around and took a seat. The voices of the ministers came from behind him.

Then the banquet began.

The officials of the Tang Dynasty toasted each other and celebrated to their heart's content.

Li Zheng also accompanied Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, Qin Wan'er and other family members to taste fine wine and enjoy this young gathering.

Now, Li Zheng's descendants have all grown into little adults, and they made Li Shimin and Li Chengqian laugh during the dinner.

During this day, the happy Tang Dynasty emperors and ministers drank up all the wine and beverages stored in the palace.

Even the usually serious scholars were celebrating with abandon, which almost made everyone drop their jaws in shock.

It was Wang De who, seeing that the situation was out of control, asked Li Zheng for instructions on the spot and had more than a dozen carts of wine and drinks transported from outside the palace, so that the Tang Dynasty's ministers would not return home disappointed.

The banquet lasted until the evening.

The six ministers were all drunk by their former subordinates. In the end, Wang De arranged for a carriage to send the six ministers back to their mansions.

The other subjects were also quite drunk, so Haozi Li Zheng gave everyone a day off and arranged for personnel to be on duty, otherwise the huge Tang Dynasty might not be able to find anyone to take charge tomorrow.

At night, Li Zheng returned to the palace drunk.

After returning to the bedroom, Li Zheng circulated his internal energy, and the drunkenness finally dissipated for the most part.

After waking up, Li Zheng dismissed his attendants, suppressed his excitement, calmed down and began to communicate with the system. After a while, the system voice rang in Li Zheng's ears again.

[Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the mission of unifying the world. 】

[Reward the host to randomly open the portals of the heavens in the first-level world. ]

Hearing the familiar voice of the system, Li Zheng could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart and laughed excitedly.

Now that the task of unifying the world has been completed, a brand new world will appear before Li Zheng.

After a long period of fighting, Li Zheng found that he had fallen in love with these challenging days. More importantly, Li Zheng had promised Li Shimin that he would resurrect his wife, Empress Zhangsun, and his mother.

(End of this chapter)