"And your ship is now on its way to Tianjin." Li Da said coldly. As soon as Li Da finished speaking, he left directly.

When Zhang Hui bought a ship to recruit sailors, Li Da already knew, but Li Da didn't know why Zhang Hui bought the ship, and after Li Da asked Wang Liqian what to do with it, the ship was controlled by Dongchang as soon as it left Yuegang.

Hearing Li Da's words, Zhang Hui and Quan Yuan's faces were like ashes, and they both understood that even if they could leave Shanghai, they would never be able to leave Daming. Their only hope now is that after this matter is done, the court can really let them go.

Zhang Hui and Quan Yuan wanted to escape, Li Da didn't dare to hide it, and immediately wrote it as a secret music and submitted it.

When Zhu Youxiao saw the secret recital, the first one asked Wang Liqian: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

"The minister thinks that after the matter is completed, these two people must not stay." Wang Liqian replied.

"Let's see." Zhu Youxiao said softly.

……

The twelfth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, the Jiazi day of the first month of the year of Jiazi.

Xuanyuan Garden ushered in the first batch of owners who were in eternal sleep. Xuanyuan Garden was established according to the cemetery of later generations, and the main entrance is engraved with the sentence "I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood".

This kind of collective state funeral ceremony has not existed in this era, and the Ministry of Rites originally wanted to learn from other ceremonies, but it was vetoed by Zhu Youxiao. Zhu Youxiao was ready to learn from the rituals of later generations, and he hoped that the rituals would be simple, solemn, and solemn.

There were not many civil and military officials present, and only Han Yi and Wei Guangwei came to the cabinet. At this time, the status of the military attache itself was low, not to mention the status of the soldiers who died in the war was even lower, Zhu Youxiao wanted to hold such a ceremony was resisted by hundreds of officials of the imperial court, for this matter, Zhu Youxiao received countless concerts, and even Liu Zongzhou took the lead in kneeling in front of the palace gate to die.

Zhu Youxiao insisted on going his own way this time, but for the civil and military officials, Zhu Youxiao did not insist that he must participate. The host of the ceremony was also replaced by Xiong Tingbi.

However, there were many onlookers, and Zhu Youxiao did not prohibit the people from watching this time. Zhu Youxiao built a huge place for rituals on the edge of Xuanyuan Garden, where Taoist priests and monks had been doing rituals for seven days.

As soon as the hour arrived today, the first to enter the field were the seven hundred and forty-nine cavalrymen holding the five-clawed golden dragon banner, and then the coffins entered the field, each coffin was covered with the five-clawed golden dragon flag. Although the coffins were filled with the urn and the relics of each person, each coffin was still carried in by eight people, making a total of 1,148 coffins.

When the coffin was brought in, there was a slight cry, and the sound of grief was endless. Zhu Youxiao was also infected by such an atmosphere, but he knew that he must not be soft-hearted, otherwise this shattered Ming would definitely fall down. And by the time Daming fell, there would definitely have been many more dead than now. In order for himself to survive, in order to prevent the recurrence of tragedies such as the Three Massacres in Jiading and the Ten Days in Yangzhou, he only has a heart like iron stone.

After the coffins were placed in turn, it was Zhu Youxiao's turn to deliver a speech at the funeral.

"I am as saddened today as all of you, for everyone lying here is a child of the Empire, a hero of the Empire, and it is their blood and lives that have brought Mubang back to the Empire. In the land of Mubang, they left their blood and lives, and they were destined to be immortal! ”

Zhu Youxiao gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and continued: "In everyone's eyes, it seems to be an honor for them that I came to their funeral in person. But I don't think so, they have proved their glory with their blood and their lives, and this exchange of blood and life for glory will not allow anyone to be defiled, nor will it be changed by anyone's words. It is precisely because of their bravery and their actions that we all know that every inch of the empire is stained with the blood of heroes. ”

"We have lived in the land of the empire for thousands of years, and now this land can be passed on to us through the efforts of countless ancestors, who paid with their blood and lives, just like these thousand one hundred and forty-eight soldiers lying in front of us, and there are still many people who covet the territory of the empire, such as Jianyu. We need more heroes to defend this glorious land, a land left to us by our blood-soaked ancestors. ”

"Heroes don't die, their will lives on!"

"I am also very proud at this time, in the battle of Mubang, the soldiers lying here proved that this is a country with unyielding blood, this blood, once flowed in the bodies of our ancestors, such as Wu Mourning Heavenly King, father-in-law, ancestor and so on. They have never succumbed, and I tell all the people of the Empire that we will never give in, and that this blood will never cool from this day forward. ”

"Everyone is afraid of death, and I am afraid of death, but I understand the truth of the king's death, and no matter how difficult it is in the future, I will lead everyone to face it and defeat them. While many of them will pay with their blood and even their lives, I feel that it is all worth it. ”

"Just like the one hundred and forty-eight soldiers who lay down here, those who sacrificed their lives for the country will surely receive their own glory, which is more precious than life. It is this price of blood and lives that will allow everyone present to enjoy their precious lives, and they deserve the respect of each and every one of us. I believe that the children, parents, relatives and friends of everyone buried here will be proud of them. Everyone buried here will always receive royal incense and royal honor, because they are all martyrs who gave their lives for the country and the people. ”

"Their children will proudly introduce to others in the future, 'My father is a martyr, he defended this country, he is a hero of this country, he deserves the respect of everyone, including the emperor, he will bury Xuanyuan Garden now', their parents will also say this proudly, they are qualified to say so, and their neighbors, relatives and friends will praise them, 'They are martyrs, you are the families of martyrs, they have defended this country and us, You and they deserve the respect of all of us.'" ”

"Heroes don't die, their will lives on!"

……

After Zhu Youxiao's words were finished, it was the turn of the cannon to be fired, and the cannon rang out nine times. After the cannon was fired, it was the turn of the Royal Academy of Arts to play the funeral music. Finally, the five-clawed golden dragon flag was put away and the dead soldiers were buried. Of course, the five-clawed golden dragon flag was finally given to the families of the fallen soldiers.