"All the soldiers are flat!" The messengers shouted loudly again.

The soldiers who bowed slightly just now shouted again, "Long live, long live, long live," and straightened up to listen to His Majesty's teachings.

Yun Xi stood on the top of the valley, looked at the tens of thousands of Ming soldiers standing below, and began his first lecture to ordinary soldiers, or rather, speech, which was praised by later generations as a speech that "changed an era".

"Ladies and gentlemen of the Ming Dynasty, in a few moments, you will be on the ships bound for Annam to fight against the Annamite people, and before that, I have a few words to tell you."

"In the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu, Hu Jichen, the minister of Annan, killed the monarch of the Chen Dynasty and plotted to usurp the dynasty and establish himself as the king; In June this year, he sent people to kill Chen Tianping, the clan of the Annan Kingdom, in Guangxi Province of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, Hu Jichen has been usurping the throne since he came to the throne, and he has exploited the people in the country to the extreme, so that the people have to gnaw the bark of trees and eat grass roots to survive. In order to uphold justice and justice, I decided to send troops to Annam. ”

"And Hu Jichen not only oppressed the remnants of the Chen Dynasty and the common people in his country, but also coveted the land of our Ming population. Since June of this year, he has continuously sent men to plunder the territory of Yunnan Province in Guangxi, and from June to October, hundreds of evil deeds of the people of Annamite have been reported to me, and the people and gods are outraged. Among you, there are also soldiers from Guangxi, and you should know that what the people of Annam did not come out of nowhere. ”

"I am the emperor of all the people in the world, and all the people in the world, whether they are officials, soldiers, farmers, workers, and merchants, are all my people. Now that my people have been violated by people from other countries, nothing can I do that has happened? Even if there is no such thing as Hu Jichen deceiving his teachers and destroying his ancestors and rebelling against human ethics, I will send troops to Annan to seek justice for my people! ”

Hu Jichen did send people to Yunnan in Guangxi after learning that the Ming was going to send troops to Annan, but he did not do so because he coveted the land of the Ming Dynasty; His purpose was to prevent the Ming army from moving south into the territory of Annam to fight, and the people he sent did mainly to blow up bridges and harass the guards, and did not target ordinary people; Because the number of people is too small, in fact, a few Ming soldiers have not been killed, that is, the bridge was blown up and it was a little troublesome. Strictly speaking, Yun Xi's words are suspected of stealing concepts.

It is because of this that those present can empathize. There are no ordinary people in the valley in this matter, they are all soldiers of the guard, most of them from Guangxi have been harassed by the Annan people, and there are people with colors on their bodies, relatives and friends who died in battle, so I was very touched when I heard Yunxi: not only because I remembered the relatives and friends who died in the war, but also because His Majesty actually remembered them ordinary soldiers who died in battle.

Suddenly, low sobs rang out from the crowd. A soldier whose own brother was killed in a sneak attack by the Annam people couldn't help but cry when he heard Yunxi's words and recalled his brother.

As he cried, many of the guards from Guangxi couldn't help but have red eyes. Some people think of their relatives, some people think of their friends, and some people think of their 'lovers'. Although most of the people did not cry, the atmosphere became very solemn. Infected by the atmosphere, the soldiers of the guard station who were transferred from other places also surged with resentment towards the Annan people in their hearts.

After a while, after the few people who had cried stopped crying, Yun Xi continued: "Therefore, you are going to Annam to fight against Annam, not for me, nor for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, but for yourselves, to avenge those who died under the sneak attack of the despicable and shameless Annamite people. ”

"To the guards from other places, I want to tell you: all the people in the world are my people, and you are all on the same salary as the soldiers of Guangxi, and today you avenge the soldiers of Guangxi, and if the same thing happens to Guangxi in the future, the soldiers of Guangxi will also avenge your relatives."

“……”

"Daming has the best weapons in the world, the most complete logistics supplies, and the best soldiers. Not only will you defeat the Annamite people, but you will also dig out the entrails of your enemies and wash your horseshoes! ”

"I also want you to know that although I want to avenge the innocent soldiers, I don't want to hear your bad news. You are all my people, and I don't want you to die on the battlefield. Let the Annan people die on the battlefield, let the Annan people hold the city, we must eliminate everything and continue to advance, kill the enemy in front of us who refuse to surrender, conquer every city that stands in front of us, until we capture the two capitals of the Annan people, capture Hu Jichen and his son alive, and kill them alive to avenge the soldiers who died without recklessness. ”

“……”

"Your contribution to this battle will never be buried. At the end of the battle, I will reward any soldier for even the slightest meritorious service. If I contradict this, heaven and earth will abandon it. ”

"Waiting for the coming day, I will even go to Annam here to set up a celebration banquet to reward the soldiers who have made the most contributions in this battle. Ladies and gentlemen, see you in the future! ”

As the hoarse voices of the Tongshi people shouted out the last sentence, Yun Xi ended today's speech.

The generals present were stunned after hearing this. They can't help but be stupid. Looking through the history books, I have never seen a similar speech, let alone a similar speech by the emperor himself to ordinary soldiers.

Although Yue Fei's "Man Jianghong" has a sentence "laughing and talking about thirsty for the blood of the Huns, and starving for Hulu meat", many loyal ministers at the end of the dynasty also often said the words "I can't wait to eat their flesh" when facing traitors, but this is just a sentence, and there has never been such a speech.

"'Dig out the enemy's internal organs and clean your horseshoes', 'Let the Annan people go to the battlefield to die, let the Annan people defend the city, we must eliminate everything and keep advancing, kill the enemy in front of us who refuse to surrender, conquer every city that stands in front of us, until we capture the two capitals of the Annan people, capture Hu Jichen's father and son alive, and kill them alive to avenge the soldiers who died in recklessness' These two passages are not at all like what the emperor should say, but it sounds so uplifting! If I were an ordinary soldier, I would have been enthusiastic at this time, and I couldn't wait to fight the Annanites. He Rong, the commander of the Left Army, muttered to himself in a low voice, and at the same time his face showed emotion.

When Yun Xi said the "innocent and reckless death" paragraph, he remembered the very good people he had died. He Rong was not the first generation general of the Ming Dynasty, and his father He Zhen was not from an ordinary person, he used to be an official of Mengyuan; But He Zhen has been very strict with He Rong since he was a child, and when he grew up, he let him start from a small army commander, and he also fought against various armies on the front line.

When he was the commander and the chief, he also had a group of soldiers who lived and died together, and these people who survived are now raised by him; But those who didn't survive, or even had a queen, died. He couldn't help but wet his eyes when he thought of these people at this time.

Just as he was remembering, the soldiers present suddenly began to sing. The song sung is neither the current Ming military song "Triumphant Song", nor the "Loyal Serving the Country", which is not very popular with civilian officials, let alone "Qin Feng No Clothes", but a song that has been sung by Ming soldiers for some years, and in the early days, the Ming soldiers also sang the song. At first, the voices of the crowd were not in order, and many of them sang the wrong lyrics, but by the time they were sung the second time, their voices became neat:

"The clouds are from the dragon, the wind is from the tiger, and the dust and earth are fame.

Looking at Shenzhou, the people are bitter, and thousands of miles of fertile land are barren.

Look at the world, as much as you want, and make up for the defects of heaven.

Good boy, don't be a parent, just for the common people, not for the lord.

Holding a steel knife of ninety-nine, kill all Hu Erfang and stop.

I am a dignified man, what is a Tartar as a horse and a cow.

The strong man drank the wine in the bowl and did not look back on the journey of a thousand miles.

The golden drums roared in unison, and the yellow dragon swore endlessly. ”

"Ninety-nine with a steel knife, kill all Hu Erfang." Yun Xi, who was about to walk down the valley, also heard this song, and asked He Wenchang, the general secretary who was accompanying him, "This is the military song of the rebels in the last years of the Mengyuan Dynasty?" ”

"Your Majesty, this is the song sung by the Red Turban Army when Han Shantong and Liu Futong rebelled at the end of the Yuan Dynasty; When Emperor Taizu first started his army, he also asked the soldiers to sing this song. He Wenchang replied.

Yun Xi lowered his head and muttered for a moment, and said, "List this song as one of the military songs of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yun Xi ordered this matter, so he left this military song behind him and immersed himself in the speech he had just made.

Yun Hee is very happy now. It can be seen from the performance of the soldiers and generals just now that his speech is very effective and has achieved the goal he wants to achieve.

Yunxi's speech is divided into four parts. In the first part, Hu Jichen's evil deeds in Annan are briefly described. This piece is of little use to the ordinary soldiers and people of the Ming Dynasty, but it must be said. In order to silence the mouths of civil officials, political correctness still has to be spoken.

The second part tells another reason why he sent troops to attack Annan: Hu Jichen sent people to Yunnan and Guangxi to attack the soldiers of the Daming Guard. This fact related to the people present, coupled with the fact that many Guangxi guards were specially arranged to listen to the speech, made the officers and men of the guards from other places present also sprout resentment against the Annan people under the influence of the atmosphere.

The third part is to let them fight hard, and no matter how they deal with the Annan people, they don't have to have any worries. This part will certainly allow the civil officials to admonish and even impeach, and the Yun Xi Ben also has a more conciliatory language to avoid the civil officials' chatter; But after thinking about it repeatedly, he felt that this speech was facing ordinary soldiers, and most of those gentle words could not arouse their feelings, so in the end, he adopted such fierce words despite the dissuasion of the people around him.

The fourth part is to talk about the reward for meritorious deeds after the war. This paragraph is also essential. Although it was important to avenge his relatives and friends, so was his own merits, and he personally promised them as emperor to give them peace of mind.

In fact, on the whole, Yun Xi's speech is not particularly good, and the lyricism in many places is not very good; But first, this kind of speech was the first time in the whole world, and the soldiers did not hear many of the speeches that would have been so inspiring in later generations. Second, as the emperor, he even expressed his condolences for the ordinary soldiers who died in the war and his cherishing of the lives of ordinary soldiers in his public speeches. Just by this, ordinary soldiers have to be moved.

As he walked down the hill, he recalled his speech: 'There are still some deficiencies, and they will be improved in the future; On the whole, however, the effect was good, and the success stimulated the soldiers' desire to fight against the Annanes. ’

As for the biggest problem, I am afraid that it is the advice of the civil officials. If I speak like this, if the civil officials can pretend to be deaf and dumb, unless the collective hand is broken. No, even if their hand is broken, someone else will have to write a recital to me. I'm afraid in two months my desk will be full of such folds. ’

However, when Yun Xi decided to give such a speech, he had already expected that such a situation would definitely arise, and he was ready to meet the rain of songs.

Soon, Yun Xi had already walked down the valley, and the people guarding the bottom of the valley hurriedly stepped forward to pay respects. Yun Xi put aside the thoughts triggered by the song of the Red Turban Army, and said to the four people in front of him with a smile: "Fourth Uncle, Nineteenth Uncle, Twenty-first Uncle, Brother Xianye, what do you think of my speech to the soldiers?" ”

The four people in front of him are the three vassal kings he is now canonized in Nanyang, and the father of the remaining vassal king: Zhu Di, Zhu Lu, Zhu Mo, and Zhu Xianyi.

In this battle against Annam, Yunxi not only recruited the Han army and barbarian soldiers in the country, but also recruited all the Nanyang countries to attack Annam, including of course the four feudal kings he canonized. However, Yun Xi didn't expect all the Nanyang troops, including the four feudal kings he had canonized, to make much of a difference, just to mobilize them and let him know that there was still an emperor in charge of them.

Among them, the troops of the rest of the country were concentrated in Champa to attack Annam from the south; A total of more than 10,000 soldiers from the four feudal states of the Ming Dynasty were arranged to participate in the landing battle at Haikangsuo.

On the afternoon of November 12, Yun Xi came to Haikang, and before he got off the boat and swept his eyes on the shore, he saw three people in princely clothes standing on the shore waiting, and one person standing with the three princes although he was wearing princely clothes and was only ordinary clothes.

Yun Xi knew which four people were these as soon as he rolled his eyes, and immediately walked off the boat quickly, and let the guards support them before Zhu Di and the others knelt down, and walked over in three steps and two steps and said, "Fourth Uncle, Nineteenth Uncle, Twenty-first Uncle and Brother Xianyi, why should the family make such a big gift?" Get up. ”

Of course, the four of them gave in before they stood up, and they also thanked Yunxi for his grace.

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