Chapter 001 Crossing the Tang Dynasty, the game is tested
Where is this?
After struggling to open my eyes, the first thing that jumped into my eyes was the vast sea of sand, with the red sun slowly setting like a millstone.
The thick black smoke rising in the distance trembled into the sky in the afterglow of the setting sun.
The eagles circling overhead made a chirping sound.
"Didn't I just have a drink after being laid off? Where is this? Is this a prank?"
Being unemployed in middle age is hard enough, but to encounter something like this.
Li Yan struggled to stand up, only to feel unbearable pain all over his body. He struggled for a while and gave up standing up.
"I will never drink so much again, the hangover is too uncomfortable!"
"Is this blood?"
The faint smell of blood rushed into his nostrils.
Only then did Li Yan realize that he was actually wearing a full set of armor!
The breastplate, breastplate, and gauntlets are all in place, and a bright red cloak is also attached.
Now Li Yan finally realized the seriousness of the matter. Could it be that what happened in the novel happened?
"Is this time traveling!?" Li Yan muttered to himself.
Only then did Li Yan see the surrounding scene clearly.
All around were corpses wearing armor, and Li Yan climbed up from the pile of corpses.
The eagles circling overhead were urging Li Yan to get on the road as soon as possible so that they could come down and feast.
"Who am I? Where do I come from? Where do I go?"
Li Yan felt a splitting headache. He asked these "Three Ultimate Questions" and a memory finally rushed into his mind.
This is the sandbank of Daqian, and my body is also called Li Tan, which means he is the prince of the Tang Dynasty.
Datang!Prince?
Traveling through time and becoming a prince, isn’t this a template for cool writing?
Could it be that he has been unlucky all his life and is finally about to change?
But when the memory of this body gradually recovered, Li Yan finally realized that something was wrong.
Although he is a prince, he is now in the year of the Supreme Virtue. And this year of the Supreme Virtue also has another year name - the fifteenth year of Tianbao!
Kaiyuan Tianbao! Even with Li Yan’s superficial knowledge of history, he also knew about the prosperous age of Kaiyuan!
But now it is no longer the Kaiyuan period! It is the last year of Tianbao when the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline.
Countless fragments flashed through his mind, among which the ones that Li Yan remembered most were these:
Li Yan, who was enjoying prosperity in Xijing, suddenly received news that Tongguan was defeated and the rebels entered the pass:
The royal nobles, civil and military officials of the capital fled frantically from the capital.
The army marched to Maweipo, and the night shift soldiers held torches high and surrounded the tent of Emperor Li Longji.
The soldiers demanded that the prime minister Yang Guozhong, who was causing trouble in the country, be strangled, and the imperial concubine Li Longji's favorite concubine, Yang Yuhuan, who had been dominating the harem for more than ten years.
Li Longji had no choice but to order Gao Lishi to strangle Yang Yuhuan to death, so that Su Wei could go back on his way.
Li Yan's father, the then crown prince Li Heng, was surrounded by some imperial guards and asked him to stay in Guanzhong and command the rebel army to fight against the Anlushan rebels.
His father, Li Heng, and his grandfather parted ways, and heeded the advice of Du Hongjian, the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu who stayed behind, and led three thousand guards north to Lingwu.
After arriving in Lingwu, with the support of Shuofang Town, his father Li Heng ascended the throne as emperor in Lingwu and changed the Yuan Dynasty to De.
On the way from Xijing to Lingwu, Li Tan, the king of Jianning, also served as the king's advance guard and served a lot.
These pictures flashed through Li Yan's mind, all indicating that the prosperous Tang Dynasty was no longer here.
The Li Tang Dynasty was already in decline. With Li Yan's limited historical knowledge, he also knew that after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty began to decline and failed to recover.
Fortunately, the body that traveled through time was young, strong, and a noble man from Tianhuang.
But in this era, it seems not very safe to be a prince, especially in the Tang Dynasty where the father was kind and the son was filial, and the brothers were respectful.
He is obviously a prince, but why are he here? Li Tan finally received the last trace of the original owner's memory.
After his father ascended the throne, he appointed his brother Li Yu as the Grand Marshal of the Army, depriving himself of the power to lead troops.
Then Li Tan, the king of Jianning who had made great military exploits and escorted his father to Lingwu safely, was sent to Longyou Road to recruit troops from Anxi, Shule, Beiting and other border towns to send troops to Yumen Pass to challenge King Qin!
But as soon as he arrived in Guazhou, he encountered Uighur robbers. The thousand personal guards he recruited and trained after leaving Xijing were all killed in battle!
They can't be Uighur robbers! This team is skilled in bowing and horsemanship, and they all use heavy military bows! This must be the regular army of the Uighurs! There is a high probability that they are the soldiers of the Golden Horde guarding the Uighur royal court!
Li Yan struggled to sit up, and the setting sun had already sunk into the middle of the river.
Under the setting sun, Li Yan checked his wounds. There were twenty-four wounds, large and small. He was still alive?
You are really lucky, but what should you do next?
Li Yan came here with an order. If he were to return to Lingwu now, the Tang Dynasty's strict laws would probably bring disaster.
Looking at the corpses around him, Li Yan couldn't help but feel sad.
These personal guards are the elite soldiers he gathered and trained after coming out of Xijing. These are the brothers who will follow him through life and death.
A good man died in this conspiracy of internal fighting.
As for who the murderer is, Li Yan's memory has already given the answer.
A few days before departure, his father Li Heng had just ordered Prince Li Yu and Prince Ye Hu of Uighur to become brothers, hoping to use the Uighur troops to regain the two capitals.
As soon as I left Yumen Pass, I was attacked by Uighur Golden Horde soldiers disguised as robbers?
Now that all his personal guards have been lost, he has defied military orders and fled back to Lingwu.
I'm afraid it's just as bad as the bad. You must know that the Li Tang royal family is famous for being a loving father and a filial son. Brothers, friends, and brothers are respectful.
But if you don't return to Lingwu, continue to Beiting.
We have to cross the vast sea ahead, we are alone and seriously injured, can we do it?
If it doesn't work, just find a place to remain anonymous.
[The system is starting and binding is completed.]
The electronic sound of a female voice rang in his ears, and Li Yan suddenly became energetic. Is this a must-have artifact for time travellers-the system!?
[Welcome to the Summoning System of All Heavens and All Realms! Hello host, this system is dedicated to summoning the creatures of all heavens and all realms. 】
Li Yan was even more excited. He quickly asked the system: "Can you summon Pangu?"
[Of course, summoning Pangu requires one trillion luck points! 】
One trillion, this number alone made him feel pain in his balls. He asked: "System, how many luck points do I have."
[Tianhuang Noble, initial luck is 100 points.]
This is a bit far away from one trillion, but it is still a practical call: "How many heavenly soldiers and generals are there?"
[One heavenly soldier and general requires 100 million luck points! 】
Is this dog system playing tricks on me?
"Tell me, what can one hundred points summon?"
[Summon one hundred strong soldiers.]
Well, it turns out that the system already has the answer, so let’s summon it.
But wait, Li Yan suddenly said: "What do you call the Summoning System of All Heavens and Worlds?"
[Yes, host, I can summon all living beings in the heavens and worlds. 】
"Can I summon soldiers from a different plane? For example, from Blue Star?"
[Of course, but cross-border summoning can only summon souls, and the host needs to provide a body that can carry their souls. 】
[If the body suffers fatal injuries, the soul will be expelled from this world forever.]
Body, isn’t there a lot here?
"System, can these corpses that were just killed in battle be used?"
[Yes, repairing these corpses requires additional luck points. Including the cost of repairing the corpses, you can summon 80 soldiers. 】
"Then let's summon it. Can it only be summoned randomly?"
[Pointing and summoning requires additional luck points.]
"Forget it, just summon it."
Luck points are similar to the meaning of luck in heaven and earth.
Now Li Yan is the King of Jianning who founded the Tang Dynasty. He can get 100 luck points from the luck of the Tang Dynasty every month.
But this is also the reason why the Tang Dynasty is in turmoil today.
If Li Yan can obtain a base area, he can also obtain luck points stably.
After getting an explanation about the luck points from the system, Li Yan once again ignited hope.
With the system and the players, can I struggle a little longer?
After all, do you want to see the weather of the Tang Dynasty to make this time travel worthwhile?
Then summon it!
Blue Star, a certain university.
Cui Tao came back from the study room and just turned on the computer to play a game.
A page pops up.
"Want to experience the Elegance of the Tang Dynasty? Want to experience Second Life? The masterpiece that opens the Yuan Universe, "The Elegance of the Tang Dynasty" is currently recruiting players!"
Rubbish web games, ruining my youth.
Cui Tao was about to close the webpage, but saw a promotional video.
This is a video cut by the system, showing Li Yan leading his bodyguards in a fierce battle with the Uighur soldiers.
"This game is really worth it. Are you afraid of the promotional video?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's okay to obey the Tao of Transformation. The degree of restoration of this Tang Jia is really high!"
Cui Tao is a graduate student in the history department, specializing in the history of the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties.
He followed his mentor to excavate the newly unearthed Tang Dynasty armor, which was exactly the same as the Tang Dynasty armor in this video.
The planning team of this game put a lot of effort into it, and the promotional video was well shot!
The more he watched the video, the more Cui Tao felt that the production team was attentive.
Not only Tang Jia, but also the Mo Dao, hand crossbows, heavy bows and vests used by soldiers, all respect historical facts.
Did the production team put so much effort into it?
Hey, it’s actually a free closed beta? And holographic glasses are also given as a gift?
How about applying for test qualification?
Just apply, just leave your address and phone number anyway.
Cui Tao left his delivery address and quickly forgot about the matter.
While having dinner in the evening, Cui Tao suddenly received a call from the courier.
"Hello, there is an urgent express delivery here. Please come to the north gate to sign for it."
I haven’t bought anything recently. Could it be that my parents sent me something?
After getting the express and returning to the dormitory, Cui Tao opened the express.
"The Elegance of the Tang Dynasty" invites you to enter the splendid and prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty!
A pair of glasses is lying in the center of the express box. Are these the holographic glasses that the game company said?