Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Spring and Autumn National Sacrifice Becomes a Grand Ceremony, and the Jade Bridge is a Comfort Hero

Victory is always intoxicating, but when this thousand-mile army entered Dunhuang City, all I heard was the howling and crying of the whole city. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The battle for land, killing people; Fight for the city, kill the city!

Blood stained every inch of Dunhuang's city walls, and corpses filled the trenches beneath the city. In the city of Dunhuang, there was a mournful cry, and snow-white flags were spread all over the city. Every family wears filial piety, and every household is vegetarian.

In the afternoon, the black smoke outside Dunhuang City covered the sun, and the thick smell of barbecued meat made people feel sick - it was the fragrance of human flesh.

The people of Dunhuang were eager to crush the enemy's bones and scatter ashes, and the flames were raging, as if the anger of Dunhuang City was rising, but on the other side, the people of the whole city donated more than 2,000 coffins overnight. Many of them were taken out of their homes by the people of Dunhuang, and the number was not enough, and even their own door panels were removed to be used as materials for coffins.

The next day, the troops outside the city of Dunhuang were in a strict formation, silently looking at the coffins on the mound that condensed the city's gratitude and gratitude. The whole army was vegetarian, and the people of the city spontaneously wore linen and filial piety to see off more than 2,000 heroes who died in battle.

The two immortal elders of Mingsha Mountain also came with their disciples and a crowd of people who had taken refuge in the Taoist temple. Dressed in green robes, they stood in front of the war dead and gave the highest courtesy, and the Taoist priests collected the bamboo plaques of all the soldiers, and after some prayers, they would send them to the capital to enjoy the national sacrifice.

The army that came to help plus the people of the whole city was no less than 100,000, and a large area of black oppression. As the highest-ranking civil official in Dunhuang, the prefect of Dunhuang wrote the memorial text by hand. Amid the gunfire, the audience was full of crying. When the dusty armor appeared with the blood-stained armor in his hand, countless people knelt down in the dust.

The arrow holes on the armor are martial arts medals, and the knife marks and gunshot wounds are the highest honor of a military general.

This armor will be sent to the Blue Blood Thousand Autumn Martyrs' Shrine together with the nameplate of the war dead, the Spring and Autumn Festival, the Son of Heaven will lead a hundred officials to worship, and enjoy the people's incense from generation to generation. Protect the Ming Dynasty and bless the people of China forever.

A martial artist can have such a posthumous mourning, although he is sorry to die?

What Li Chen didn't notice was that among the group of reinforcement generals on the stage, there were several pairs of eyes looking at him, their eyes were shining, and their whole bodies trembled slightly with excitement.

They are from Shaanxi, and a few of them even saw dust in Xi'an back then.

"The national teacher is really in Dunhuang! Mingsha Mountain is really a fairy! ”。。。。

A grand funeral, and a great honor after death. In the future, the martyrs' shrine was enshrined, and the spring and autumn festival presided over by the Son of Heaven. and the indispensable reward of the imperial court, the wife and son. made all the soldiers present shocked, but also threw the idea of "a good man is not a soldier, and a good iron is not a nail" to the clouds.

Fame but take it right away, and he is a man on the battlefield with a smile!

The day of the Ming Dynasty is about to change!

Eight hundred miles in a hurry, with the dust and smoke of a galloping horse. The news of the great victory in the northwest spread throughout the northwest in an instant, and with the messenger, it flew towards the capital division.

The common people of Shaanxi and Gansu are at ease, if Dunhuang falls, the enemy army faces Jiayu Pass, and the beacon fire will continue in the future, and the common people will suffer the most. If you are not careful, let those barbarians break through, they will be the first to be unlucky!

The officials of Shaanxi and Gansu rejoiced, and the premise of the great victory was that they sent reinforcements, although the soldiers were not bloodless, but at least there was no merit and hard work!

But with the good news, the detailed battle situation sent by Dunhuang was suddenly silent.

The civil officials are in mixed moods, and the generals are proud.

In the backyard of the Gansu Governor's Yamen, the Gansu Governor held the letter written to him by the old general Su before he died, and sighed.

It's full of paper, and not a word is for yourself. The thousand words are all about his old friend and official, asking him to take care of the soldiers' families on his behalf, strive for a generous reward, and not disappoint the morale of the army.

Outside the room, the bright moon was still the same, and the governor picked up a glass of water and wine, sprinkled it on the ground, and muttered: "The old general died for the Ming Dynasty, saved tens of thousands of Li people, and died." Zhao Mou is ashamed of you! ”

Sprinkle one, two, and three glasses of water and wine. Zhao Jian swore to the bright moon in the sky: "The old general can rest assured, Zhao will definitely take good care of the orphans and widows of your soldiers, and will not make the strong men uneasy after death, and will not let your loyal ministers and blood go to waste." The old general goes all the way! ”

The night wind blew, and the old tree in the night whimpered, as if answering wordlessly.

General Su was personally ordered by Zhao Jian, and the 3,000 troops were personally sent off by him. I still remember the old general's heroic laughter before leaving, and the silver hair seemed to be flying in front of him.

The good news flew and the sound of horses' hooves moved Chang'an. . .

In the Forbidden City, Emperor Zhu Houzhao, who had just accompanied the Queen Mother to celebrate the Lantern Festival, was about to move back to the leopard room, when he saw Gu Dayong and Liu Jin running happily as if they were running, running to Zhu Houzhao and bowing down almost at the same time.

Zhu Houzhao secretly praised: "Draw!" After that, the two of them shouted the good news at the same time: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, the great victory in the Northwest!" ”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned. His own army of 200,000 has not yet set off! Where did the victory come from?

"Your Majesty, it was Dunhuang that defended it. The enemy's 100,000 troops suffered heavy losses, and later the reinforcements from Shaanxi and Gansu arrived, and the enemy army retreated on its own because of the might of our Ming army. Our Ming army has captured countless people, and the enemy has suffered tens of thousands of casualties! "After all, Liu Jin controls the celebrant supervisor, and he still has a brocade guard in his hand, and the inner factory is also developing rapidly.

When he went west from the dust country, Liu Jin sent a large number of secret agents to the northwest. Jinyiwei has its own system of news transmission, and it is more subtle and faster than the official one. So Liu Jin knows the details.

After Liu Jin finished speaking, he took out the report sent by the secret agent of Jinyi Wei last night, and handed it to Zhu Houzhao with both hands. The victory in the northwest is true, and the detailed documents for the victory and the bamboo plaques of the Ming soldiers who died on the battlefield have almost arrived in the capital. Liu Jin couldn't hide it, and he didn't want to hide it. Such a happy event, a big event, what reason does Liu Jin have not to ask for a trick here with the emperor!

As for Gu Dayong's dissatisfaction on the side, it will be resolved privately. The emperor's favor is the most important thing!

A thick piece of paper, a thousand words, makes people seem to see it with their own eyes. Obviously, on the head of the battle of Dunhuang, there are still spies of Jinyiwei!

Zhu Houzhao looked at it over and over again with a flushed face, and the hall was silent.

"The horse leather shroud should swear to himself, and the moth eyebrows are solemn" Zhu Houzhao closed the document in his hand with a long sigh and said: "When the official good news comes, I will immediately invite the cabinet ministers into the palace to discuss." I will mourn these thousands of heroes, and I will personally hold a national sacrifice for them. It has comforted the heroic soul and inspired future generations! ”

Emperor Zhengde was really disgusted by the incompetent generals and officers in Jiangnan. This time, I finally saw the hope of the Ming army, and saw the worry and blood that I had dreamed of.

Although the old general is really a pity.

The spies of the Jinyi Guard were obviously also shaken by the brave and fearless army at the head of the city, and when they wrote down, they were still surging. Although the writing is mediocre, it is sincere. In this Ming Dynasty generals are incompetent, and the army is rotten. More than a dozen Japanese can chase thousands of Ming officers and soldiers.

The old general's actions can be an example for the world's military ministers. This small army, their behavior, can be a model for the military and the people of the world.

Yunhua entered the palace with a group of Taoist leaders. Yunhua actually knew the news earlier than everyone else, but he couldn't say it. National Sacrifice Ceremony, Spring and Autumn Ceremony. Of course, the Daomen must come out on top. In addition, the main hall of the Blue Blood Thousand Autumn Martyrs' Shrine has been completed, and the Dao Palace also has a framework, which can welcome the first batch of martyrs to "move in".

In the afternoon, a horse flew into the Beijing Division, and under the sound of victory, the Beijing Division shook. Several cabinet elders hurried to the Imperial Palace.

The next day, a holy oracle was issued to the world, and the whole country mourned for the Ming soldiers who died in the northwest for three days. Three days later, in front of the Qianqiu Martyrs' Shrine, a national memorial ceremony was held for the victims. And on behalf of the heavens, the gods comforted the heroic souls.

At this moment, the Jingshi shook. What a martial artist, how virtuous, how can he deserve to be honored after death, and the court is so commended?

All of a sudden, all kinds of rumors about the great victory in the northwest were flying in the capital. And all the theater troupe owners in the capital received an invitation from Dongchang. almost didn't scare the group of troupe owners into hanging.

The sound of the East Factory is impressive, and it can stop children from crying at night. The troupe owners trembled, and they didn't dare to kick when they arrived at the Yamen of the Admiral of Dongchang only to find that basically all the large and small troupes in the capital were wiped out.

What does Dongchang want to do? Do you want to wash the Beijing opera troupe in blood, and ban the world from now on?

It's no wonder that the troupe owners think so, it's really too famous in the East Factory, and it's not a good thing to enter the East Factory!

The class owners are worried a lot, and it's really a good thing that Dongchang is looking for them this time.

A heavy box of silver was placed in front of the class owners. A little eunuch with a duck's voice announced in a soft voice: "In the future, those love and love dramas will be less performed." Where are so many rich girls falling in love with poor scholars? It's just a bunch of poor people daydreaming. In this case, our hometown will be beaten to death. It's immoral, it's just nonsense! ”

The little eunuch's words shocked a group of sub-class masters who didn't know what expression to use to respond to the above reprimands.

What is the East Factory going to do? Or what is the court going to do?

"A good man, he should serve the battlefield and pay homage to the prime minister. A bunch of love and love, and they have taught people badly. In the future, everyone will play Wei Qing more, Huo is sick, Yue Wumu, and I am Xigong of Daming Town, oh! is also the play of the old general Su who died in the Northwest War. Let the people of the world know that it is not the Donghua Gate who is the hero, and the one who can chase the death and chase the north and immediately seal the marquis is the real hero! The little eunuch said a word, and the ground was silent.

The class owners are all stunned!

What's going on today?

"All this money is for you to rehearse the play, come up and get a ingot and go home!" The little eunuch waved his hand, and immediately a few Dongchang fans beckoned the class masters to take the money with a serious face.

Of course, it is good to have money to take. Just when the class owners walked to the box and carefully queued up to receive the silver, the little eunuch said again: "The money in the East Factory is not so easy to take, and you have to do things if you take it." Otherwise, let our family know that the prison of the East Factory is not so easy to enter! ”

The little eunuch fell as soon as he spoke, and several class masters who had already taken the silver "snapped", and the silver fell to the ground.

The little eunuch immediately raised his eyebrows and said heavily, "Hmph! With a sound, several fans immediately stood up. I almost didn't scare those class owners to death. Hurriedly and tremblingly picked up the silver. The little eunuch let it go.

"If someone doesn't want silver, our factory also said it, don't embarrass everyone. Just give the money back. The little eunuch said with a kind face.

The class owners didn't believe it at all, and when they arrived at the East Factory, the troupe owners who dared to express their discooperation had not yet been born! In case, Dongchang turns its face, how many lives do they have to taste Dongchang's methods?

Overnight, countless down-and-out literati in the capital received requests for the "script" of the new play. It's all about singing the praises of a bunch of martial artists. The scholarly dramas that the literati liked all disappeared. A few poor sour people who were unhappy and refused to "write a play" were "kidnapped" by a group of strong men like wolves that night. The next day, he came back unharmed with a silver ingot of white flowers, and he no longer dared to have the style of a literati. racked his brains and began to consult the history books, ready to write a big drama such as "Feng Wolf Juxu".

The imperial court is promoting military generals and boosting the morale of the soldiers. Anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly. The national memorial ceremony is not only to correct the name of the new "Zhenxi Gong" and "General of the Expedition to the West" in the northwest, but also to show the 200,000 soldiers who are about to go to the northwest.

Died for the country, not only mourned after death, but also received incense in the world, and sealed his wife and son. What other reason is there for the Ming soldiers not to fight bravely to kill the enemy, and Bo will be crowned a marquis immediately?

Daming is now more and more like the former Song Dynasty. The civil officials are high, and the military generals fall into the dust. When people in the world sharpen their heads and are trapped in the Four Books and Five Classics, it will not make people think of the shame of Jingkang in the previous dynasty and the disaster of Yashan!

Shilinli sighed with a sigh, beat his chest and shouted "The martial arts are chaotic and the people are not living", and there are those who intend to learn the story of Banchao and follow the pen.

There is a lot of disturbance.

But when several large baskets of bloody bamboo cards and the scarred blood-colored armor entered the capital, no one could stop the imperial court from opening up for the "martial artists".

In today's capital, all kinds of weddings, funerals, and celebration troupes have been stopped. The whole city is solemn and solemn.

The national ceremony will be opened, and 200,000 troops will pass through the city. The military formation is solemn, and the eyes are solemn. In the procession that cannot be seen at a glance, the guard of honor is majestic. People can't help but sigh: "The husband should be like this".

This army was escorting the fallen soldiers. How spectacular is it for 200,000 people to see them off?

Emperor Zhengde led a group of civil and military ministers, but it was inconspicuous.

The army passed for a whole day, and the next day, hundreds of people followed the city to Yuquan Mountain to see the grand occasion that was rare once in a thousand years.

The six armies wept and wept, and the 200,000 troops saw them off.

Yuquan Mountain has become a sea of flags.

The cannon sounded three times, and the horn sounded loudly. The ministers of civil and military affairs bowed together, and Emperor Zhengde personally read the memorial letter written by Li Dongyang, a cabinet scholar.

With the singing of the ceremonial officer, the sound of the superordinate scriptures in the main hall on the mountain stood up, and the muddy sound seemed to travel through time and space, singing in the ear of the singing person. Zhang Tianshi was dressed in a gorgeous robe, lit incense, burned the heavens, and sacrificed to the Quartet. Yunhua took out bamboo plaques from the gold plate covered by Huang Aya.

Every time you take out a bamboo card, someone will give you a tablet of the god. After Yunhua personally pressed the bamboo tablet into the tablet of the god, the Taoist on the side was responsible for writing the name of the god's tablet with cinnabar, which had been blended with gold powder, and welcomed him into the majestic hall of the Martyrs' Shrine.

There are ten thousand lotus lamps and countless incense. There is a statue of Taiyi Saving Suffering Tianzun, and there is a jade bridge in the sky.

Night fell, and as the last god card was ushered into the main hall, the old general's armor was welcomed into the main hall.

Yunhua stepped forward, the willow branches were three o'clock, and a glass of water was sprinkled. Just under the eyes of hundreds of thousands of people, not far from the main hall, on the top of the mountain, the top of the martyr's monument suddenly released a thousand zhang of brilliance, straight through the void. Heading northwest.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military, 200,000 soldiers, tens of thousands of people gasped!

"It's true!" Countless people secretly exclaimed in unison.

Zhu Houzhao also came out of the main hall with a group of ministers, and just happened to see the light on the stone tablet shooting to the northwest. All of them were stunned for a while, the night breeze was cool, but none of the people moved, staring blankly at the sky, their eyes blinking.

Outside Dunhuang City, the original blood-stained battlefield has been cleaned up. After the war, the common people still have to go on with their lives. A tragic siege battle, unforgettable. In the night, there are thousands of lights, declaring that the city of Dunhuang is standing.

In the middle of the night, suddenly a dazzling light shot straight from the east, followed by the sound of neat scriptures. The city of Dunhuang was shaken, and hundreds of people got up in their clothes and rushed to the place where the light shone. On the city wall, hundreds of people rubbed their shoulders and stood all over the city wall.

The troops of Shaanxi and Gansu also came out of the camp one after another, and immediately rushed to the city wall to maintain order, and the three classes of officials also went out one after another. If the battle had not been killed, but a piece of the city wall had been thrown to death, Dunhuang would have really become a big joke.

The night sky is illuminated with dazzling golden light. There was a sudden shout from the sky: "The heroic spirit is immortal, the soldiers are back!" ”

The sound seemed to come from the sky, shaking everywhere. The phantom shadows under the golden light really appeared, and the people and horses were still there, and they could still see the figures that seemed to fall from the sky that day. People are like tigers, horses are like dragons. In the golden light, it is like a living person, as if it is right in front of you, as if it is far away in the sky.

There were more and more phantoms, and they gradually gathered around a silver-haired veteran. There are not only the figures of more than 2,000 soldiers, but also the shadows of many dead relatives in Dunhuang.

There was a cry again on the city of Dunhuang!

The phantoms silently integrated a large phalanx, and beside the old general was the figure of the Qingyang Zidao chief who had an amiable smile all year round. Under the leadership of the old general and the Taoist leader, the phantoms bowed deeply in the direction of Mingsha Mountain. Then he waved his hand towards Dunhuang City, as if saying goodbye to his relatives.

The cry on the city wall of Dunhuang shook the sky, and the soldiers from Shaanxi and Gansu were also deeply shocked up and down the city wall.

This scene they will never forget and will deeply affect their lives.

A jade bridge crossed the void, and the phantoms of countless soldiers stepped on the jade bridge neatly in the sound of scriptures and cries.

The military formations passed by neatly, and one by one disappeared at the end of the sky. The golden light dimmed, and the jade bridge disappeared. The people on the walls of Dunhuang were reluctant to leave for a long time.

"Mother, is Daddy going to the capital!" A little girl asked her mother with big watery eyes.

The people of Dunhuang City knew that the souls of the dead would be taken to the Jingshi Martyrs' Shrine, which was thousands of miles away. The world is subject to incense, and it will not be extinguished.

"Hmm!" The young mother nodded.

"Then I'll grow up and take my mother to the capital to find my father." The youngest daughter's childish words made the young mother's eyes red again.

A shrine to commemorate the souls of the heroes who died in battle is not only a place to boost morale and motivate soldiers, but also an artifact to unite the people and strengthen their belonging.

How can you hope that the people will not abandon you when the warriors who died for you have abandoned you? (To be continued.) )