After the firearms monitoring team left, the entire Vermillion Bird Avenue was empty! However, everyone was filled with pride!
This military parade could be said to have started with the veterans of Jinyang, representing the veterans who had dedicated their lives to the Tang dynasty. It would then end with the firearms monitoring team, representing the future of the Tang dynasty. Connecting the past and the future, it had a profound meaning. Not only did it have an inheritance, but it also displayed the elegance of the military of the Tang dynasty. Meton's talent had once again attracted the attention of the world.
"It really didn't disappoint me!"
Standing on the Vermillion Bird Gate, Li Shimin looked at the team that was gradually disappearing from the west. The Vermillion Bird Avenue in front of him was filled with a sea of people. He was instantly filled with pride. This military parade had not only satisfied him, it was so satisfying that he couldn't be more satisfied.
"The soldiers of the future!"
Many military generals were filled with passion. Everyone understood that the new recruit program represented by the firearms monitoring team would be the future direction of the military of the Tang dynasty. After seeing the firearms monitoring team, when they looked at the elite soldiers that they were so proud of, they were simply too ashamed to show their faces.
"It ended so quickly!"
It was already close to noon, and almost two hours had passed. However, everyone still felt that it was not enough.
"Your Majesty, it's time to return to the palace!" Pande reminded from the side.
Li Shimin nodded. Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly paused and turned to look at the Vermillion Bird Avenue.
"This!"
All the officials in the imperial court stretched their necks and looked at the Vermillion Bird Avenue in shock. They saw that the soldiers who were originally in charge of maintaining order in the military parade had all let go of their control.
A large number of civilians poured into the Vermillion Bird Avenue and headed towards the Vermillion Bird Gate.
"Your Majesty!"
All the officials were instantly terrified and couldn't help but approach Li Shimin. As officials of the imperial court, they had always pursued the policy of fooling the civilians and making them obedient. The last thing they wanted to see was this kind of mass incident.
"Your Majesty, please retreat for now!" Zhangsun Wuji said with a nervous expression.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "It's fine. Today is the day of the military parade. How could the common people do anything that would endanger the country?"
He keenly discovered that the citizens did not rush up the Vermillion Bird Avenue in a single wave. Instead, they entered the Vermillion Bird Avenue in an orderly manner. There was no chaos. At the very front was a group of students from the School of Medicine, Mo Jiazi's younger brother, and students from the Imperial College. They walked together in harmony. Behind them, countless citizens followed and walked towards the Vermillion Bird Gate together.
When they arrived at the foot of the Vermillion Bird Gate, the leader of the group, Black Five, who was dressed in white, suddenly shouted, "The rise and fall of the world, everyone has a responsibility!"
"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world!"
Immediately, countless commoners followed suit and cheered! His voice quickly spread throughout Vermilion Bird Avenue. The hearts of countless commoners trembled, and they immediately became excited. They had originally thought that this military parade was a grand occasion for the militarists, but they had never thought that they would be able to participate in it.
The roots of the various schools of thought in the world were the common people of the world. And the rise and fall of the world was inseparable from the common people!
When the commoners arrived at the foot of the Vermillion Bird Gate, all of them looked fervently at the Vermillion Bird Gate. At the centermost position, everyone had a responsibility for the rise and fall of the world. They believed that there was a pair of eyes watching them from the Vermillion Bird Gate.
At this moment, at the Vermillion Bird Gate, when the first slogan was shouted, all the civil and military officials consciously retreated! They left the space for Li Shimin.
When Wei Zheng heard the mountain-like cheers from the foot of the Vermillion Bird Gate, he could not help but feel that they were close friends. In his heart, he had always believed that the ruler was like a boat, and the people were like water. Water could carry the boat, but it could also capsize the boat. Now, when he heard the slogan "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world," it coincided with his thoughts.
"Lord Linghu is so talented!" Wei Zheng praised from the bottom of his heart.
The other officials also looked at Linghu Defen in surprise. Linghu Defen could not help but smile bitterly. "This is Mo Jiazi's words. This Old Man does not dare to claim credit."
Wei Zheng finally understood. This slogan was indeed very compatible with the School of Mo's philosophy of representing the common people of the world.
In front of the Ambassadors of 10,000 Kingdoms, Meton said proudly, "If the Tang dynasty faces a crisis, we can also mobilize all of our people to fight against foreign enemies."
Many of the Ambassadors sighed in their hearts. With endless armor, immense wealth, and a large population, they did not know whether to feel honored or sad to be neighbors of the Tang dynasty. "
"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world!"
Li Shimin carefully savored these words. He could not help but feel deeply moved.
Below the Vermillion Bird Gate, tens of thousands of commoners gathered. There were farmers, merchants, craftsmen, students, doctors, and people from all walks of life! Farmers farmed and contributed food and taxes. Craftsmen worked hard so that the commoners could do twice the work with half the effort! Doctors healed and saved people. Students learned how to govern the country. It was the hard work of these commoners that allowed the Tang dynasty to flourish.
Even the invincible army of the Tang dynasty was made up of the commoners.
After the commoners cheered three times, they turned and left under the command of the soldiers. However, there was an endless stream of commoners behind them. Every time they arrived at the Vermillion Bird Gate, they would cheer loudly!
Seeing the passionate commoners, Li Shimin was still reluctant to leave even though it was already noon. He did not expect that Meton would give him another surprise at the last moment.
"Summon Meton for me!" Li Shimin said when he saw Meton not far away.
Pande obeyed and immediately went to Meton. Before long, Meton hurried over.
"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world! Where did this come from? "Li Shimin asked leisurely.
Meton bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this came from the 《Zuo Zhuan》 and 《Chronicles of the Women》. I believe that those who protect the country, the monarch, the ministers, and the meat eaters work together; those who protect the world, everyone is responsible."
Li Shimin was also a learned person. He quickly found the source in 《Zuo Zhuan》 and 《Chronicles of the Women》 and could not help but have a deeper understanding of this sentence.
"Then according to what you mean, the rise and fall of the imperial court, the common man is innocent, but the common man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world!" Li Shimin looked at Modun meaningfully.
"Mo Jiu, how dare you!" Zhangsun Wuji shouted. According to Meton's meaning, he actually separated the Tang dynasty from the rest of the world and only treated the Tang dynasty as one of the dynasties.
Meton retorted without hesitation, "Everyone is in a high position, how can you blame the commoners?"
Zhangsun Wuji was speechless.
"However, now that the imperial court and the world are one, if the Tang dynasty continues to prosper, everyone in the world has the duty and responsibility to serve the country," Merton said.
Meton did not say half of what he wanted to say, but everyone in the imperial court understood that if the Tang dynasty declined, it would naturally be the imperial court and the officials' dereliction of duty.
"Of course!" Li Shimin said without hesitation.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Meton breathed a sigh of relief and bowed.
Li Shimin looked at the empty Vermilion Bird Avenue, then looked in the direction of the Ambassadors of 10,000 Kingdoms and said, "Now that the military parade is over, the rest is up to you."
"Understood!"
Meton and Linghu Defen bowed at the same time.
The Tang dynasty naturally could not return empty-handed after holding such a huge military parade. The Silk Road was very important to the Tang dynasty, and they could not afford to lose it. The following diplomatic matters would determine the direction of the entire Tang dynasty's future policies.
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