Chapter Ninety-Four: The Sacrifice of the Prisoners

On the day of the triumph of the king, there is no hope of telling Naiweng.

On the eighth day of the first month of the twenty-first year of Jialong, it is advisable to sacrifice and pray for blessings.

There are thousands of empty alleys in Taikang City, and the streets and alleys are full of people who welcome the triumphant king of the Northern Expedition.

The faces of every Shenguang people celebrating on the streets were filled with unprecedented excitement, a hundred years of shame, the emotions of national pride spread wantonly, and the 90,000 miles of rivers and mountains were steaming.

The two people who sat on the beam of the Taishi Building to heal their wounds felt the most obviously, as if all the luck from all sides of the space gathered here, the water level in the pool rose in an instant, and another purple lotus emerged from the water, and the appearance of the body swaying and budding was very good-looking.

"The Central Plains Dynasty is full of luck, and all the tribes in the Quartet can only surrender." The Great Elder's voice was full of helplessness.

Lou Yueshan stared at the newly emerging purple lotus bud, and said slowly: "The major affairs of the country are in the worship and Rong, and it should be the ceremony of the Northern Expedition army returning to the dynasty at the Taiping Gate." ”

"The four generations of kings of the Shenguang Dynasty have worked hard for a hundred years, and they have reached the peak after this battle, so it is very good, we can let go of our hands and feet to practice with the help of this pool of purple gold treasure lotus."

Taiping Gate is the largest city gate in the four gates and nine passes, and it can be said that it is the most important gateway of Taikang City.

It was a sunny day, although the climate was wet and cold, but it was difficult to resist the enthusiasm of the people of Taikang, this grand occasion far exceeded the expectations of Cui Baihuo and the three people, the dense crowd gathered here inside and out, and the people of the surrounding provinces drove horses and rode horses overnight to participate in the grand ceremony, not to mention the number of three or five thousand, all the people were crowded with black pressure as far as the eye could see, and Cui Hanzhang urgently mobilized all the rangers to enter the city to maintain order that day.

The Taipingmen City Gate is set up in the middle of the tower, the driving department is on the upper floor with a yellow cover, the Luan Yiwei is under the que, there are halberds on both sides wearing bright light armor, and the ring is lined up, the armor shines in the sun and is mighty and domineering, exuding a strong solemn atmosphere.

In front of the gate of the city tower, try to drive the halogen book, set up twelve animal skin golden drums in front of the halo book, and play twelve groups of cymbal songs in the west.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu went out of the column and walked to the front of the three armies to ask for a ride, the Taiping Gate bell rang and sang, Emperor Jialong had a ruddy face and was dressed in a dragon robe, and the guard of honor was escorted by the front and rear guards to ascend the Taiping Gate Tower.

At this time, Liu Zhilun, the secretary of the military department, led the generals to bow to Emperor Jialong: "The holy pro-conquest, the Northern Expedition of the Hu people, the three armies ordered to break the enemy's cavalry 100,000, even broke the twelve states of Youyun, destroyed the Golden Horde, captured 3,000 prisoners of war, and plundered countless strategic materials such as cattle, sheep and horses. ”

"Mighty! Mighty! Banzai! Banzai! The crowd of soldiers and civilians shouted in unison.

I saw that all the 3,000 captives were bound with white ropes, and they were escorted by the officers of the military department to the south of the golden drum and waited.

In the face of the Northern Expedition army and the people who greeted the celebration, Emperor Jialong was also excited in his heart, and waved his hand to the people: "The three armies are life, the people's hearts are cohesive, and the way of heaven is in the divine light." ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The Ministry of Rites Shangshu took the lead in shouting long live, and suddenly the shouts on the scene were like a mountain shouting a tsunami, and the sound was monstrous, scattering the clouds in the air.

Emperor Jialong waved his hand lightly again, and the scene suddenly turned from hustle and bustle to quiet, which shows that Emperor Jialong's prestige has overwhelmed Siyu.

"After the sacrifice of the prisoners, I will lead all the ministers into the Taimiao Temple to pay homage to the heavens and worship the ancestors."

As soon as Emperor Jialong's words fell, the cheers of the mountains and the tsunami sounded again, and the chief officer of the Department of Etiquette and Etiquette immediately shouted:

"Play the song of golden drums and cymbals."

Twelve salutes were fired in unison, the prisoner salute began, and the rangers along the way from the Taiping Gate to the palace chanted the prisoner salute, and the sound gradually spread throughout Taikang City.

In the palace, the queen mother of the Shouxi palace led the queen Xiao's concubine, Jiang and other harem concubines to kneel on the ground and kowtow to the sky.

Nanhua Gate also has Jin Yuwei and officials from the Ministry of Rites and Ceremonies who are responsible for directing the court orchestra.

On the stargazing platform of Taishi Building, Supervisor Qin Tian is leading all the supervisors to pray for blessings and pay homage to the heavens.

The iron lock of the Longyuan River Naval Division connected the boats, lined up in a long snake formation, and the flags were fiercely waved in the wind, and the old lady of the Huo family led the soldiers to salute in the direction of the Taiping Gate on the command platform of the main ship.

Sima Cui Hanzhang of the Ministry of War took the prisoners to the west of Chengloumen Road and stood north, and there were more than 3,000 prisoners of war in the Northern Expedition, but most of the prisoners of war were stubborn and were killed one after another, and the rest were sincerely obedient.

Then Cui Hanzhang dismounted and stepped forward to lead 3,000 prisoners of war to kneel and bow three times, during which the Northern Expeditionary army waved spears and shouted: "The divine light is invincible!" Hundreds of thousands of troops were disciplined and shouted in unison, with a unified rhythm, like a clear sky exploding thunder, shocking the universe.

After three kneeling and nine knocks, Cui Hanzhang turned over and took the captives to kneel in front of the golden drum, and the Ministry of Rites announced the completion of the ceremony.

The 3,000 prisoners of war were all handed over to the Ghost Battalion of the Ranger Army to be escorted to the camp outside the city of the Yulin Army for temporary custody and left for disposal in the future.

"Start driving the Taimiao!"

At this time, the official of the Ministry of Rites also turned over and got on his horse to open the way, and the old man relied on the support of the people to not fall off the horse, and insisted on walking to the Taimiao Temple slowly.

Shengshangluan drove under the escort of the halberd, and the civil and military officials followed in a mighty manner, and even the people of the whole city spontaneously followed to the Taimiao to watch the ceremony.

The old master of the Taiyuan Qin led three thousand students have been waiting outside the gate of the Taimiao, and after seeing the saint Luan driving from afar, he knelt down and saluted, Emperor Jialong personally walked down the Luan driver, helped up the peach ceremony of the world's Swen sect master, looked around and said loudly: "Educate the people, formulate etiquette, the master and the students of the world are the pillars of our country!" ”

The three thousand students who said what Emperor Jialong said wept and exchanged, and the heart of sworn allegiance was overflowing, and the students immediately took the lead and shouted: "The saint is wise, the world is lucky, the divine light is eternal, and the power is subdued all over the world!" ”

Suddenly, thousands of students followed Qi Hu, and the scene of the people returning to their hearts was that the old ministers were also wet with tears.

Although Taizu immediately conquered the world, he had to rely on literati and doctors to govern the world, and half of the civil officials of the Shenguang Dynasty were not from the Taiyuan Gate, and the other half were from the Jiang Academy, a family of saints.

Therefore, there is a popular saying among the people: "The Son of Heaven and the scholars rule the world together." ”

Today's move by Emperor Jialong is even more obvious to the world, the Shenguang Dynasty attaches great importance to the rule of culture and encourages the cultivation of more reading seeds, and can more subduing the hearts of the Shilin people to stabilize the court situation, killing two birds with one stone, and casually becoming the emperor's mental art.

The movement of the heavens in the divine light has been the consensus of all ethnic groups, and if it is not recognized by the scholars of the world, it is not justifiable.

In the prosperity of a generation, there must be erudite Confucianism to stir up the literary movement, expound the scriptures and history, and prepare for consultants. The fact that the Shenguang Dynasty can be respected as the orthodoxy of the Central Plains is due to the strong support of the Jiang family, a family of saints.

The surrounding ethnic groups are ridiculed as barbarians and are the objects of education, which is due to the lack of history and disorderly inheritance, not to mention the seeds of reading.

When the temple was sacrificed, a pool of purple gold treasure lotus in the Taishi building was circulating, especially the faint white light appeared on the golden lotus, and Louyue Mountain is now achieving cultivation to catch up with the martial masters of the past dynasties, so it is natural to recognize the blessing of Wenyun, so this golden lotus is amazing.

The Shenguang Zhao clan was ridiculed as a martial artist in the past dynasties, until Emperor Jialong married the daughter of the Jiang family and became the imperial concubine to reverse the situation.

Although the eldest prince Ping Kangmu King occupies the position of the eldest son, but behind him is the Jin An Xiao family, Shinong industry and commerce, and businessmen at the bottom, that is, the world also knows that businessmen value profit and light separation, and a merchant family with a copper smell, no matter how much money there is, it will not enter the eyes of the world.

Even Wufuzi Lou Yueshan also values the Four Princes King Zekang, and the Taiyuan also has a very good opinion of the Four Princes. It must be known that he secretly accompanied the fourth prince Youyin to Yunlin Jiang's family, and even helped him obtain the Northern Expedition document.

Twenty years ago, he avoided trouble in Qianyanzhou, Xikou, although he worked hard to cultivate Cui Hanzhang, a tanhualang, but it could only be regarded as an unintentional move. Naturally, he didn't dare to bet all the chips, after all, there was no royal bloodline that could compete for the position of the great treasure in the future.

However, Cui Hanzhang's rapid growth surprised him, and Xiaolianzhuang was already shaded by willows, accounting for all the divine light and literary luck. After the Northern Expedition, it is a powerful ranger army, and the most precious halberd of the Shenguang Dynasty is hidden in it, if Cui Hanzhang continues to grow, the future of Fulong is unknown, such a fairy hand can be described as a big knife to cut the heart.

"Brother Lou can see the clue?" The Great Elder humbly asked for advice, and the two of them communicated in secret words, and their voices did not reach the six ears.

Wufuzi Lou Yueshan pondered for a moment, stroked his beard and said: "Not to mention that this golden lotus has taken up the royal luck, and now it is even more fortunate in the world, and the Divine Light Zhao Clan is really favored by the Heavenly Dao." ”

Although he hated Emperor Jialong to the core, he had to admit that he gave birth to several good sons, and his qualifications and talents were all dragons and phoenixes among people.

Seeing the Great Elder frowning and staring, Lou Yueshan smiled slightly and explained: "Everyone in the world has a legend that there is only one stone in the world, the Shenguang Dynasty has eight buckets, the Beihu has one bucket, and the rest of the four parties have a total of one bucket. And my disciple Cui Hanzhang is known as a talented person, which naturally means that he occupies the talent of the younger generation of Shenguang. ”

"There is nothing more to govern the country than to secure the people and protect the environment, and the peace of the people lies in stabilizing the hearts of the people, and to stabilize the hearts of the people, we must set an example by example.

When the Great Elder heard him speak, his brows furrowed more and more, and finally said leisurely: "Xiucai rebelled, and it won't be in three years!" ”

Lou Yueshan, who heard this, was stunned for a moment, his face was pale for a while, and then he turned back to ruddy, and his voice was full of loss: "The great elder's eyes are like torches, and what he said hit the nail on the head, fighting the world depends on the handle of a knife, and ruling the world depends on Confucian Shilin." ”

"Brother Lou, forgive me, my ghost Fang Department respects the laws of nature, and the weak eat the strong." The Great Elder explained in an unprecedented manner, from his point of view, the Divine Light Dynasty's emphasis on literature and light on military force was nothing more than an attempt to tie the hands and feet of all the people, and then imprison their thoughts, and the purpose was only to ensure that their family passed on to the world.

"What the Great Elder said is not entirely unreasonable, the way of heaven is constant, not for Yao's survival, not for ruin. However, any dynasty in the Taiping period is to pay attention to the cultivation of cultural fortune and reserve talents for the country. Today, the Shenguang Dynasty offered a captive gift to condense luck, and entered the temple to comfort the ancestors of the world, so that there is a manifestation of the blessing of this cultural luck, as for why it should be on this golden lotus, Lou is also incomprehensible. ”

Although the two chatted and talked, they did not delay their healing practice, and each opened the pores of his body to frantically absorb the purple qi.

However, the purple gold treasure lotus qi in this pool was not less, but it became rich at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally it was so rich that it turned into droplets of water and dripped into the pool, and the water level continued to rise.