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June 20 of the second year of Yongli, Hunan Changsha City is very lively, people come and go in the streets and alleys, all of them are happy, but it is another scene in the line of the Son of Heaven: from early in the morning, on both sides of the royal road, the Beijing camp forbidden army stands solemnly, their helmets are bright, the sword and spear are like a forest, on the Xingyuan Square, the minister of civil and military affairs wears court clothes, arranges according to the class, the law drives the Lu book, the Dan Majesty Lu book, the Dan Qi Lu book, the war horse, the five treasure elephants of the foot chariot, and the band are neatly placed, all of which show that an important ceremony will be held.

When the sun is approaching the middle of the sky, the golden bell in the line rings, and the hundred officials kneel down in the direction of the line, at this time, a yellow Luo umbrella appeared in the Xingyuan Square, under the umbrella more than 20 years old, wearing a blue dragon robe, Zhu Youlang, who had a clear and handsome face, sat on the throne that had already been placed under the support of many guards. After a while, the bell stopped, and Baiguan got up. A young official of the Ministry of Rites came out of his shift, shouting loudly and clearly: "Prisoners! ”。

The Jingying forbidden army on the square also shouted, and the sound shook the sky, and the momentum was magnificent. Soon, several criminals wearing red prison uniforms, wearing white collar ties, and shackles on their hands and feet, were escorted by more than a dozen tall and sturdy guards into Xingyuan Square, and when they reached the middle of the front, the criminals were pressed to their knees. This is a prisoner sacrifice ceremony, and the criminals kneeling below are Xu Yong, the chief officer of the Manchu Dynasty's hardcore traitors, Zhuangda (captain) Harinbao, a white-armored soldier of the Bayala Battalion of the Manchu Eight Banners, and several prisoners of the white-armored soldiers.

In the Manchu army, soldiers were mainly divided into three ranks, guards, infantry armor, and horse armor. Ordinary Manchurians, starting from the age of ten, take an exam every three years, and when they meet the standard, they are guards, then infantry armor, and then horse armor. On the vest is Pashku, which is selected by the winner in the vest, and the Han people call it the leader. Pashiku is the son of the generation, also known as the distribution of Pashku, which is the Xiao riding school of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in later generations. On the allocation of Shiku is Niu Lu Zhangjing, which is the Manchu Qing Dynasty's Niu Lu 300 soldiers.

Among the Manchu warriors, the better ones were selected as the red and white warriors, which were the predecessors of the later guardians and forward battalions.

It can be seen that the white swing tooth soldiers, that is, the preciousness and value of the white armor soldiers, even if it is a big head soldier, it is not an ordinary green battalion army can be compared, the Ming Dynasty since Chongzhen, almost every battle will be defeated, and occasionally beheading dozens of Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banner soldiers is a great victory, as for the white armor soldiers of the Qing army, it is almost impossible.

It was only now that because of the suppression of rebellions in various places, the Manchu Eight Banners were scattered and alone, and the overall combat strength of the Qing army's white-armored soldiers was reduced due to the expansion of the army, and a few were captured alive by Li Dingguo's loyal army.

However, the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty and some grassroots sergeants and military academies do not understand the Tao, only know that the Ming army not only defeated the army led by the Manchu Meler Zhangjing Zhuoluo, but also captured a lot of Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banner white-armored soldiers alive, breaking the myth that the Manchus are invincible and invincible, which is a great victory.

At this time, the ceremony was still going on, Xu Yong, Haring Bao and a few people were behind the verification of the body, were loaded in the prisoner car, and paraded around the city and streets, and then there were military officials who came forward to ask how to deal with them, Zhu Youlang immediately issued an order: the prisoners do not need to be punished by the Ministry of Punishment, and all of them will be escorted to the entrance of the vegetable market at noon tomorrow to be punished with fish scales, and the people of Changsha will be on the sidelines to watch the execution, and then several executioners will take over Xu Yong and Haringbao from the hands of the officials of the Ministry of War, and escort them out. Then, the civil and military officials knelt three times and bowed nine times to the Yongli Emperor, congratulated the emperor, and after the ceremony, the big music played, and in the music, the ceremony ended.

Offering prisoners, is a kind of military salute in the ancient Chinese five rites, the army goes out to win the victory, in addition to the sacrifice in the Taimiao, is to hold a grand ceremony, to the emperor to offer prisoners, and report the battle situation, please indicate the disposal of prisoners of war, this is a major ceremony to promote the national prestige.

In ancient times, the most important thing in a country was sacrifice and war, the so-called "major affairs of the country, only Rong and ritual". The sacrifice of prisoners is a major event that combines the two, and its importance can be imagined. In the Ming Dynasty, the people were full of reverence for ghosts and gods, and although Zhu Youlang was an atheist from later generations, he still attached great importance to the matter of sacrificing prisoners and treated it as a major event.

From the point of view of raising morale and inspiring people, it is still necessary to carry out a grand and solemn ceremony of sacrificing prisoners. And for the people of this era, it is also impossible to accept the abolition of this ceremony.

For this reason, before the start of the prisoner sacrifice ceremony, Zhu Youlang also specially ordered someone to expose the military report of the victory in the Battle of Changde, and played the report loudly along the way, so that the people knew that the imperial court had won a great victory.

The "Lubu" system began in the Later Wei Dynasty. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, those who did not seal official documents were originally called "Lubu". Later Wei announced the victory with "Lubu". Whenever he conquered the battle, he wanted to make the world known, so he used a lacquer rod to write a good report. This method was later widely adopted, and Lubu became the "Book of Dedication" that "spread all over the world, and exposed the eyes and ears". Since Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, there has been the ritual of declaring cloth. At that time, hundreds of officials and envoys from all directions were gathered outside the Guangyang Gate to read out the Lubu. After the reading, the hundred officials danced and bowed again.

The victory of the princes over the enemy and the news of the victory to the Son of Heaven or the great powers, also known as Xianjie. The good news is generally read out in the court in the early dynasty, and it is called "Xuanjie". At the end of the war, if the enemy surrenders, there is a surrender ceremony.

After the victory of the war, the Son of Heaven will feast on the meritorious heroes and reward them for their meritorious deeds. In ancient times, this kind of "enjoying the credit of the ancestral temple, Shejue Cexun" was called "drinking to". The feast of the descendants of "drinking to" is no longer held in the temple, but is held in the main hall or palace.

Since the main force of the Manchurian, Mongolian and Han Eight Banners arrived in Huguang Jiangxi, the people of the two places can be said to be panicked, and finally the imperial army won the victory over the Qing army, so it is natural to make a big publicity, so as to rebuild the majesty of the imperial court and enhance the confidence of the military and the people in resisting the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, as the news of Li Dingguo's victory over the Qing army spread again, the enthusiasm of the Southern Ming army and the righteous divisions of all walks of life to resist the Qing Dynasty was greatly increased, and the Zheng Chenggong regime in Fujian and the Lu Wang regime in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were originally still on the defensive and wait-and-see, and after receiving the two victories of the Huguangming military camp Tianguan and Changde, they successively sent a large army to launch a surprise counterattack against the local Qing army. The inability to support the main battlefield of Jiangxi and Huguang relieved the pressure of the Ming army on the main battlefield in disguise.

All in all, with the gains of the main battlefield, the wave of resistance against the Qing in the southern provinces rose again, and the feudal officials of the Qing court stationed in various parts of the south complained bitterly. The Southern Ming army finally raised its eyebrows in front of the Qing army. The officials and people who supported the Ming Dynasty were even more energetic, and they celebrated with each other, believing that the Qing soldiers were repelled and the period of revival was just around the corner. (To be continued.) )