Chapter 66: The Glory of the Dead

In recent months, there have been many changes on the mountain, the village of "E" has been built, the people of the front mountain have all moved to the back mountain, and the commercial buildings on both sides of the avenue have also been built, and all kinds of shops have been opened, which is quite a bit of a street market.

"Hey, what kind of shop is that, so lively in front of you?"

Gu Haotian saw that there was a big shop with two entrances on the side of the avenue at the entrance of the back mountain, and it was very busy for people to enter and exit.

"The petty officials don't know that it is the newly opened Rejuvenation Hall of Dr. Gao, and there are still some wounded people in it who have not recovered, and many family members come to deliver meals at noon, so it is lively." Xiao Rang replied.

"It turned out to be Dr. Gao, and I didn't pay attention to it when I came over just now, but this time it's thanks to them, and I'll go over and take a look." Gu Haotian walked over with everyone.

When Doctor Gao saw Gu Haotian coming, he hurriedly greeted him, only after seeing Gu Haotian's miraculous suturing technique, he admired him very much, if it weren't for his age, it would be possible to apprentice.

Most of the more than 200 wounded were wounds caused by knives and guns, and after several days of treatment after suturing, most of the minor injuries have been cured, and the remaining dozens of seriously injured are recuperating in the ward of the second entry.

The first battle of Crouching Tiger Village, the first large-scale casualty since the establishment of Liangshan Village, and it was this hard battle that made Gu Haotian see the strength and tenacity of the escort team. And these seriously wounded are the strongest of them, and they deserve respect.

Gu Haotian and a few people went in, and they saw Ruan Shuisheng, who was half an ear, delivering food to Qin Sheng to eat.

"This is the braised pork that I specially went to the restaurant to fight, brother and try it, if it weren't for the high doctor who said that he couldn't eat wine, I would have to get a bottle of fairy drunk anyway."

"And keep the money to get your daughter-in-law, the wine I said that day, and then I will exchange the reward silver with the petty official."

Let's say that after fighting side by side that night, Qin Sheng and Ruan Shuisheng became brothers who had died.

"Your name is Qin Sheng, right, you don't have to exchange that wine, when you recover from your injuries, I will invite you to eat a good fairy drunk."

The two talked to Gu Haotian just as he listened, so he responded with a smile.

"Little official, you're here."

The two of them only saw Gu Haotian and them coming in at this time, and they cried out in surprise.

"The wound is healing, show me." Gu Haotian was very curious about the effect of the wound he had stitched up with his own hands.

"Of course, the stitching of petty officials is unparalleled in the world."

Qin Sheng proudly unbuttoned his shirt, but saw a scar crookedly leaning on his chest, like a thick earthworm crawling, but the effect seemed to be good.

"Such a horrific scar is also terrifying, remember to let the bride look at it before entering the cave room, otherwise you will be scared when you go to bed."

As soon as Gu Haotian's joking words came out, the room burst into laughter.

"Hehe, I will walk around the back mountain twice tomorrow, just say that this wound was stitched up by the junior official himself, and it is the only one on the mountain, and the little lady will definitely be favored countless times." That Qin Sheng didn't care, but was proud.

Gu Haotian visited the wounded, gave a few more instructions, and invited Dr. Gao to eat at Liangshan Restaurant.

According to Dr. Gao's statistics, a total of 27 people were killed on the spot and seriously injured on the mountain in this battle. Gu Haotian's heart sank, he felt that he had to discuss the matter of bereavement with the Civil Affairs Office and the Logistics Office in the afternoon, and he also wanted to build a martyr's cemetery to give these warriors the honor they deserved.

The Chinese food was spent in a simple but warm atmosphere, Zhao Neng and Zhao De got to know many leaders on the mountain, and they joined the management of Liangshan, while Dr. Gao was toasted by Gu Haotian and many leaders of the escort team, and gained a lot of respect, which was a different feeling.

In the afternoon, Gu Haotian invited Wen Huanzhang, Xiao Rang, Du Qian, and Tao Zongwang to discuss the issue of pension and reward, Gu Haotian originally wanted to give each deceased team member a pension of one hundred taels of gold and silver, and one hundred stones of grain, but several others thought it was too high, and said that although there is no problem with the money and grain on the mountain at present, it is necessary to consider the long-term, and I am afraid that it will not be sustainable in the future, so I finally set one hundred taels of silver and fifty stones of grain, and I wanted to distribute some more fields, but there is no source on the mountain at present, and I will arrange it again if there are conditions in the future.

In terms of rewards, each member of the team is guaranteed a minimum of ten taels, and the merit is increased, and the injured are given additional nutrition according to the severity of the injury. According to statistics, in the end, the most team members received thirty-eight taels, and the wounded received sixty-five taels at most, just like that Qin Sheng received sixty-five taels. There are naturally more officers, according to Li Kui's wife, Tie Niu went out this time, and the reward was enough to run a decent marriage.

Gu Haotian also instructed Tao Zongwang to find a suitable place on the mountain to build a martyr's cemetery, and build a martyr's shrine to worship the martyrs' spiritual seat, so that the heroic martyrs who died bravely have a decent place after death and enjoy the tribute of future generations from time to time.

Regarding Gu Haotian's decision, everyone was very moved when they heard it. The salaries, rewards, and bereavement benefits of the Liangshan guards far exceed those of the imperial army, and now they are given such a grand posthumous mourning, who does not have the heart to die.

Due to the hot weather, the bodies transported back two days ago were all parked in a mountain, and Gu Haotian asked Tao Zongwang to quickly choose a place to let the deceased be buried first.

Tao Zongwang took the errand and hurriedly surveyed the address of the cemetery. In the evening, he came to report that he had chosen the address on a small hill on the outskirts, and the feng shui of the lake facing the mountain was good. Gu Haotian considered that he would go to Jinling Town in two days, and because the body was not suitable to stay for a long time due to the hot weather, he asked Tao Zongwang to immediately send people to repair 27 tombs overnight, and hold a burial ceremony in the middle of tomorrow morning, and slowly rebuild the rest of the facilities.

That night, Gu Haotian invited Wen Huanzhang and the division chiefs and battalion commanders to come over and report the arrangements for rewards and pensions. Everyone laughed for a while, Gu Hao Tiancai talked about the burial of the martyrs tomorrow, and everyone was silent for a while, after all, they are all brothers who get along with each other day and night, and it is not uncomfortable to say that if there is no one, it is not uncomfortable, especially Zhou Yunqing has been going to the place of refuge almost every day in the past two days.

After listening to Gu Haotian's arrangements for the burial ceremony and the planning of the cemetery, the battalion commanders were all moved.

"I, Zhou Yun, the brothers who died in the cavalry battalion of the Qing Dynasty, thank you to the little officials."

Zhou Yunqing knelt in front of Gu Haotian, he called Gu Haotian his junior brother on weekdays, but this time he knelt for his brother from the heart.

"I am the brother of the seventh generation of the sailor battalion ......"

"Brothers of the Camp ...... of the Strong"

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For a time, the battalion commanders knelt down one after another to thank them. Xiao Rang, Tao Zongwang, Du Qian and other people who participated in the discussion in the afternoon had a deeper feeling for the petty officials, and the cemetery not only gave the deceased grief, but more importantly, the respect for the living.

"Everyone, get up, how can you make me feel at ease, those victims are not my brothers, we are only doing this to let the living remember them and remember their contributions to Liangshan." Gu Haotian helped everyone up one by one.

"In the middle of tomorrow, all the guards on the mountain will gather at the training ground in Qianshan, all places will participate, and each village will send representatives to participate, and after setting up sacrifices, they will go to the cemetery for burial." Gu Haotian made arrangements again, and everyone went separately.

Early the next morning, the training ground in Qianshan was full of people, and the five village Xiao Rang sent people to inform them overnight, although many people were not elected as representatives, they also came to participate, and 27 coffins were parked in a horizontal row at one end of the training ground, and incense burners and spiritual positions were placed in front of each coffin, and many people automatically stepped forward to burn incense and pay tribute.

At the moment, under the leadership of the battalion commander, the battalions of the escort team ran into the field and lined up neatly, and all the personnel of the various management offices on the mountain were in place, and even Zhou Dong, who usually ignored mundane things, also came to the scene.

Xiao Rang presided over the memorial ceremony, and in the middle of the day, he announced the beginning of the memorial ceremony for the heroes and martyrs of Liangshan, and then 54 members of the pro-guard battalion were carrying the 27 wreaths made by the logistics department overnight and walked into the scene.

Then Gu Haotian stepped forward to deliver a eulogy: Chengping 11 years, summer and May, Liangshan 27 heroes, for the happiness of the people of Liangshan, for the prosperity of Liangshan's cause, in the face of guns, fearless, sprinkled blood, generous to the difficulty, its deeds such as the towering Liangshan immortal, its heroic name such as the vast water for eternity,...... The Si people have gone, and our generation should inherit the legacy, strengthen my Liangshan cause, benefit the people of Liangshan, make the heroes and martyrs smile, and make the descendants of the living worry-free. Liangshan is heroic and immortal.

After finishing his speech, Gu Haotian turned to face the deceased, beating his chest with his right hand and saluting. I could only hear a "snap" sound, and the nearly 1,000 guards behind him beat their chests and saluted in unison.

About five breaths later, Xiao Rang announced the spirit, and twenty-seven coffins marched in front of the guard battalion, and Gu Haotian personally led everyone all the way to the cemetery.

The memorial and burial of the martyrs caused a huge repercussion in Yangsan, and the burial ceremony was discussed everywhere on the mountain.

"Brother Ren, San Lang's death is worth it, not to mention the amazing money and food rewards of the petty officials, it is such a glorious funeral, that is, those who are big officials in the court, and a few of them can enjoy it."

"I know the severity, when we were in Hebei in the past, those in the village who were soldiers for the imperial court, after death, don't say that the reward is that the corpse is difficult to find, I have made up my mind, and the next time I recruit people, I will send Shiro to the escort team."

This is a dialogue between two displaced people from Hebei, who have gradually dissolved into this place after half a year on the mountain, and this burial ceremony has made them have a deep identification with Liangshan.

Huichun Hall, Qin Sheng was lying on the hospital bed stunned, in the morning, Doctor Gao did not allow him to go, but he wanted to participate, and then he had to be supported by Ruan Shuisheng to sit aside and watch the passing.

"Damn, it's better to die that day, and you can get today's scenery." After a long time, he muttered.