The sun is scorching and shining.

On the hillside next to the playground, Zhu Pingjin rode his horse with his chest high and walked slowly.

As far as the eye can see, there is a large playground of more than two hundred acres in front of you. More than 10 horizontal formations of different sizes are spread out from west to east, with their backs to the north and facing south, holding their breath and neatly arranging on the north side of the playground.

The six companies in the westernmost part of the horizontal formation were all dressed in bright red leather armor and leather arm guards, and wore black eight-petal hats and leather helmets decorated with red cherry blossoms. Looking at the past from afar, it seems that a continuous fire dragon is burning in the mountains and forests. With a gust of east, the dragon will rush forward, mercilessly devouring anything that stands in its way. The horizontal array in the east is more mixed, mainly gray, but it is still majestic, not inferior to the west.

On the south side of the playground, there is a large crowd of people in the distance. From afar, there are probably as many as one or two thousand.

A tall general, holding a red flag, stood straight at the westernmost end of the queue. Two flag guards, one on the left and one on the right, guarded the big flag that once fluttered in Bifengxia, Tianquan, Yazhou, Niujiaozhai and Pengshan River Estuary.

Song Zhenzong is the commander-in-chief of the caravan and the commander-in-chief of today's proofreading. He pointed to the troops lined up on the playground and reported to Zhu Pingjin and Luo Yuhong one by one.

"Miss Yushizi Luo, the six companies in front of you on the left are the first to sixth companies of the caravan, and they are all dressed in new red patent leather armor. After the sixth company, there were Tianquan Tusi platoon, cavalry platoon, special agent first company, second company, Dong Bu company, left guard student company, Yazhou, Mingshan two village protection squadrons, and finally two Huayang County village protection squadrons. On the right are the 1,000 recruits sent by Mr. Sun and Mr. Tang from Jiading Prefecture the day before yesterday, the 500 households from Renshou Wangzhuang who transported grain, grass and clothes, and the 1,000 households brought by Cao Side to transport armor and carts. Veterans and recruits are waiting for the prince to review, and these farmers also want to watch the ceremony. The last general will ask the prince to show it! ”

"Accurate!" Zhu Pingjin's excitement was overflowing, "Let's start!" ”

"And the soldiers of Jiading?" Luo Yuhong asked happily. Her past and present lives were all Leshan's household registration.

Song Zhenzong pointed to the large group of Huazi and replied.

Luo Yuhong asked, "Why haven't they changed their clothes yet?" ”

Song Zhenzong explained that the chicken buses in Renshou County are limited, and there are not many clothes and quilts that can be transported after transporting grain and grass. He and Li Chongwen were discussing with Cao Side to ask the coachman from the famous mountain to run to Renshou again, and the clothes produced by the Renshou Weaving Bureau were transported to Songlin Mountain. It is still not enough to produce big carts and chicken carts on the side of the famous mountain, and Xiao Cao's father-in-law also means this.

Zhu Pingjin nodded, indicating that he understood. He proudly turned to his wife and said:

"Look! Our family! ”

Luo Yuhong grabbed her husband and was eager to try, and the timidity and shyness in her eyes were gone.

"Wait!" Zhu Pingjin smiled and said to his wife, "This is the first time for us to have a big military parade, so we have to be grand." There has to be a show first! ”

Chen Youfu tried to keep his eyes open and let the sun shine directly on his face. He meticulously maintained his military posture, just as he had served as the standard-bearer of the caravan for the first time in Bifeng Gorge. His right hand holds the flagpole close to his right side, so that the weight of the flagpole falls steadily to the ground and the flag does not shake. The sound of pine waves in the mountains brought a cool breeze. Unfortunately, the wind was not strong, and the flag above his head could not be fully unfurled, and a flag horn tried to flip over, trying to reveal his true face.

Chen Youfu stared intently at the group of horseback riders on the hillside on the right. At the front stood two mounts.

The owner of the yellow horse is the son of the world. He wears a gold-plated helmet with phoenix wings, and the golden phoenix spreads its wings and wants to fly; The helmet is topped by a golden spear standing upright, decorated with red cherry blossoms and cyan helmets; The outer cover is plastered with gold square collar placket and square leaf waist-length armor, and the lining is a red dragon sleeve woven gold pleated robe; The waist is wrapped in a white jade leather belt, and the left hangs a treasure knife. Under the sun, it looks like a golden man.

Miss Luo rode the big white horse of the prince and walked side by side with the prince. She was dressed in a red placket square collar with curved sleeves embroidered with gold phoenix pattern, a yellow skirt with sea pattern underneath, a black pointed brown helmet with a red forehead around the helmet, and a golden phoenix interspersed in front of the helmet. The pearl on the top of the helmet is on the top, and inside the gold tube, two long peacock feathers are inserted. Under the burst of light, the peacock feather is colorful and constantly changing.

After them, a knight in bright armor rode a horse, holding a flagpole five feet long. On the top of the pole, hang a red background and gold-edged Shu pennant.

After the flag bearer, it was Song Zhenzong and other officers who went to pick up the driver. Among this group of senior members, there is a civil official who Chen Youfu does not know. He was dressed in Zhu Xuanyun and wore a black veil on his head, which was particularly conspicuous in the midst of a large group of generals with bright armor. He was talking to Mr. He and Mr. Shu, and his words were very affectionate.

Suddenly, three trumpets rang out, startling the woods, followed by a hurried drum.

In the sound of drums, Song Zhenzong moved. He led the bright-armored knight with the flagpole in his hand and hurried his horse down the hillside. The war horse galloped, and the pennant with the red background and the gold-edged pennant embroidered with the word "Shu", the dragon and various patterns was elongated and fluttered!

"That's the Shuzi Dragon Banner of the Prince!" Chen Youfu heard his fellow villagers in Kuifu, Liu Sangen, who fled to Chengdu Mansion together last year, shout. Liu Sangen has now taken over the position of commander of the first company concurrently held by Liu Hongting, and is standing a few steps to Chen Youfu's left.

"Company commander, isn't that flag bearer Platoon Commander Li who went out of our company?" Chen Youfu heard a soldier shouting.

"It's Li Mingshi! He became the captain of the prince's guard! ”

"It's the vice-captain! The captain is Wei Chen, the platoon commander who went out of the second company! ”

Seeing that Song Zhenzong and Li Mingshi were about to come over, Chen Youfu hurriedly ordered: "No talking is allowed in the queue!" All of them are there, stand upright! ”

Song Zhenzong led the red background and the Phnom Penh pennant to the head of the line. When he arrived in front of Chen Youfu, he strangled the horse's head. The horse could not enter, neighing loudly, and the iron hooves trampled the grass violently.

Song Zhenzong pointed to the big flag held by Li Mingshi behind him, and shouted loudly to Chen Youfu: "Chen Youfu, pass it down, this is the handsome flag of the prince!" The son of the world has a purpose: from today onwards, seeing this flag is like seeing the son of the world in person! ”

Chen Youfu replied loudly: "The last general understands!" All pass down, see this flag as if you see the son of the world coming! ”

"All pass down, seeing this flag is like seeing the son of the world coming!"

The loud sound of the order was one horizontal line after another, and it quickly spread throughout the entire parade unit. Li Mingshi was not idle, he raised the big flag, followed the sound of the herald from west to east, and ran back and forth in front of the queue, so that every soldier could clearly see the style and pattern of the flag.

The long flag fluttered, and the army stood up. Song Zhenzong stood on his horse and pulled out his broadsword. The blade seeps through the cold, pointing straight at the sky.

Song Zhenzong shouted: "I'm Daming, long live!" ”

Chen Youfu raised the red flag of the caravan and shook it vigorously while shouting: "Long live! ”

"Hooray!" Nearly 2,000 soldiers on Chen Youfu's east side shouted together.

The passion from the north side of the playground spread to the south side, and the two and a half thousand ragged recruits and farmers shouted along.

"Hooray!"

Banzai! Banzai!

The long-lasting sound of long live came like a tsunami, stirring the entire valley, and also stirring every official, every general, every soldier, every village household present, and of course, the couple Zhu Pingjin and Luo Yuhong.

"Shall we go down? The soldiers are waiting for us! Luo Yuhong urged Zhu Pingjin again.

"Don't worry!" Zhu Pingjin smiled and held his wife's hand tightly, "Let's wait!" ”

Long live the voice is slightly quieter. Song Zhenzong put away the big knife in his hand and waved his palm, stopping the cheers on the playground.

At this time, a scribe wearing a dark scarf, dressed in an emerald blue robe, and a goose feather fan, led a group of young students of different heights, short, fat and thin, silently drilled out from behind the first company, and stood in four lines in front of the banner of the caravan.

There was silence on the playground. What this scribe and this group of students were going to do, no one knew.

Except, of course, for Zhu Pingjin in a smile.

Suddenly, the scribe raised his hands and half-raised the goose feather fan in his hand. A little fat man in the front row immediately took a step forward and raised the long suona in his hand.

Honk! Doodle! A grand and melodious music floated out of the long suona, echoing in the silent and empty pine forest and mountains.

At the end of the prelude, the goose feather fan in the scribe's hand slammed down. The four-line boy sang loudly along with the rhythm of the fan:

"Heaven bless the Ming,

Wishing him all the best!

Heaven bless the Emperor,

Glory is always victorious!

The hearts of the people are happy,

The national fortune is prosperous!

God bless the Ming!

……

Heaven bless the Ming,

Hair God Mighty Zhang Tianwang!

……”

The music is looped three times in a row, and the grand music and solemn tone bring an unprecedented solemn artistic conception. All of them were immersed in this mood. Even if they can't hear the lyrics clearly, they can feel it from the music, which is the joy of praying to the heavens.

Zheng Anmin, the chief of the right, listened with his ears up, but his heart turned over the river and the sea.

The style of this music is similar to the worship music of the Xiyi monks in the city of Chengdu, is it that the Xiyi monks specially composed for the prince? As the chief of the palace, when he returned to Chengdu, it was necessary to go to the Xiyi monk temple.

Looking at Mr. Tian's white fan flying up and down, Luo Yuhong seemed to be smiling, and her voice was almost inaudible:

"You're not small! was able to trick Mr. Tian and a group of little children into a chorus. ”

Zhu Pingjin didn't want Wei Chen, who was leading the horse in front, to hear the private conversation of the two. He whispered, "I'll give you a breath!" ”

"What other songs?"

"The Daming Dragon Flag is fluttering in the wind."

Luo Yuhong burst out laughing: "It's so shameless!" I've seen shameless, I've never seen you so shameless!" In the midst of laughter, her nails pinched the hand she was holding.

Zhu Pingjin did not frown as usual. He opened his eyes wide and whispered:

"I need a reason for the soldiers to die! In the next three or four years, probably more than half of these people will stay on the battlefield! I need a lofty goal so that they can all believe that their death is worth it! It can be remembered forever by others and history! Their sacrifices were not wasted, their lives were not ruthlessly abandoned! Their death is heavier than Mount Tai, and their death will be a celebrity! Their spirit tablets will be enshrined in the Zhaozhong Temple for generations, and their heroic souls will always be admired by all the people! Their bodies are one with heaven and earth, with mountains and rivers, and with the sun and moon! They will sing this war song and die generously to meet their destined fate......"

"That's it! Stop it! Luo Yuhong's eyes suddenly welled up with tears. She didn't want the people around her to pay attention, let alone sacrifice her ugliness in front of thousands of soldiers, so she quickly pretended to be fascinated and quietly wiped it with her sleeve.

"When we're done, let's go down." Luo Yuhong's nose twitched, and she added strength to her hand.

"Good!"

Zhu Pingjin turned his head and ordered the guards: "Carry out the ancestors who are invited!" ”