Chapter Seventy-Three: The Dowry
(a)
"Yes."
Before I could realize I was talking, my voice rang out in the school yard.
Since the establishment of this barracks, there has never been a woman's voice on the school grounds. So my voice, it's a voice that has never been heard here. As soon as it sounded, it immediately injected into the hearts of all the men present.
I turned to all the men in front of me and said, "Uncles, brothers, please tell me if you will endure all the sacrifices, including your life, as my father did for the coming of peace." ”
The audience replied deafeningly: "Yes!" ”
You look at me. You look at me with affection.
I plucked up my courage and continued to speak to the audience: "Qin'er thanks you heroes for your answer. Your answers made this day a day I will never forget. ”
I said, "Before today, before I entered this barracks, before I met you, I always thought that I had lost my father forever, and in this life, I would never have the opportunity to see him, even if it was just a glance, never have the opportunity to hear his voice, even if it was just a word. However, after entering the barracks, I knew I was wrong. ”
"The moment you entered this barracks, the moment you chanted my father's name in my ear, the moment you raised your saber in unison, the moment you gave me this deafening and firm answer, I knew I was wrong. My father, he's still alive. He lives in you. He appeared to me in every one of your faces, and he spoke to me in your voice. And he said to me with a loud voice in your voice, "Yes!" ”
Tears filled my eyes. I stood in front of these men, tears welling up in my eyes.
I said, "I've never loved, understood, and missed my father so much!" ”
I stood there, standing among my uncles and brothers, let the tears that had been hidden in my heart flow freely for 14 years.
500 men, 500 men who were born and died, who were accustomed to death, they just stood there silently, looking at me, in front of them, tears flowing.
I am the bloody wound of war.
I am the vow to end the war.
I am determined to die with the war!
(b)
You watched me burst into tears. You whisper, "Qin'er." ”
I looked up and suppressed the sadness in my heart. I wiped tears from my face and continued to speak to the men.
I said, "Growing up, I've never spoken to so many men. After saying it today, I don't think there will be a second time for many years. So, I'll just say a few more words. ”
"I want to say something about my father. I told my adoptive mother about this when she was alive. My adoptive mother later told me again. The place where my father died was not his defense zone, and he would not have had to lead an army to help this defense zone, and if he had done so, he would not only be alive now, but he would not have been punished in any way. However, he didn't. When he heard the news of the invasion of the Begi people, he didn't think about it, so he opened the city and went out to the rescue. Because of the urgency of the situation, he left in a hurry. As he was leaving, he went back to the courtyard where my mother lived and hurriedly said goodbye to her. He said to my mother: 'I must go and stop the enemy. It is the duty of a soldier to prevent war from happening.' After he said this, he turned and left the house. My mother had never seen her husband alive since, and when she saw him again, he was a bloody corpse that had been split in half! What a shock and sorrow that was! My mother was devastated, but she had no regrets. ”
"My mother told my adoptive mother that my father's last words were: It is the duty of a soldier to stop the war. What he said was to prevent the war, not to provoke it! Nor is it to support the occurrence of war! My mother said that for this sentence, she did not regret loving my father all her life, nor did she regret losing her life in order to leave my father's bloodline! ”
"My mother wished that she was carrying a boy in her womb. She told my adoptive mother that if she died during childbirth, please tell the child when she grows up, the father of the child, that he died to prevent the war! He is not here to provoke, nor to support the occurrence of war! He died in the battle to destroy the war! She hopes that the boy she gave birth to, when he grows up, will be able to continue his father's unfinished business, to end this huge war that has destroyed so many lives, and to save more lives. But I, just a girl. I couldn't do what my mother wanted, and I couldn't take over my father's unfinished business. I suffered from this for 10 years. ”
"Uncles and brothers, I stand here and tell you my father's last words in this world: the duty of a soldier is to prevent war from happening, to destroy it! Like my mother, I have no regret about being my father's daughter because of this sentence, and I have no regret about loving and remembering him all his life! ”
I looked up at all the men and said loudly, "I, Chen Qin'er, I respect the men who died for the eradication of the war!" ”
You look at me. I'm looking at you too. Our eyes met.
Yes. I love you. I love the men who died to wipe out the war!
(c)
I wiped the tears from my face again.
I took out a leather bag from my body. I held it high in front of the soldiers.
I said, "This bag contains 500 night pearls." Each one is worth a lot of money. It was a dowry given to me by the previous king when I was 12 years old, and it was a lifelong support and blessing from the former king on behalf of my father. Each of them was my father's blood and my mother's tears. ”
"Now, I have decided to dedicate it to this elite army that my father had worked so hard to cultivate. I dedicate it to you! You can use them to craft the best weapons and the strongest armor, you can use them to reward military exploits, you can use them to build fortifications, you can buy the best medicine and food, and you can use them to help settle the soldiers' homes. Whatever makes this army invincible, you can use them as you please. ”
I said, "I'm sure my parents would have agreed with me using them that way." That's what they're best used for. ”
"Without your victory, I would not have a bright future. Your victory is the most powerful guarantee and the best blessing for my future. Your determination to sacrifice your blood for the arrival of the era of peace is the most precious and priceless treasure of this era! ”
With all eyes watching, I put this bag in your hand.
This is the largest military expenditure since the founding of the New Han Army. All your ideas so far, it's enough to support you to put them into practice.
This is my prayer for peace in the world, and it is my dedication to your ideals.
You look at me with a fluttering heart. I didn't tell you about it beforehand. I thought about it again and again, only by offering this bag of pearls on such an occasion, you will not stop and refuse.
You look at me for a while. You take the bag.
You say, "Thank you, Jean." ”
You clutch the bag. You take two steps back. You gave me a military salute.
In this way, the New Han Army, a powerful army that will be invincible in the world in the future, followed you and gave me the first military salute.