Chapter 90: Celebration and Deterrence
The ceremony was solemn, spectacular, and lively. lwxs520|This ceremony did not use the ancient system, but used the scheme of folk collection, after sorting, and finally formed a plan by the Ministry of Rites, after Ouyang Gui's approval, and then after the discussion and modification of the Council and the Privy Council, it was transferred back to Ouyang Gui's approval of the Ministry of Rites for implementation. Today's two houses and one government cooperate very tacitly, especially the parliamentary house, after Ouyang Shang's reform, the existing 364 seats, according to the number of state and county population in proportion, no longer evenly distributed, it also avoids the wealthy family through the control of the less populated counties and then control the parliamentary house, the Chinese scholars of the parliamentary house are now very enthusiastic, each of them has their own representative behind the power, they also know that the parliamentary house is to separate the wealthy family from the officials, want to achieve their own goals through the government, Demands can only be expressed through the letter of the House of Representatives. After Ouyang Shang's reform, the parliamentary yuan was divided into several councils for special deliberations. Ouyang Shang adjusted the functions of the Privy Council, in addition to reviewing the edicts of the emperor and the Parliamentary Council, there is also the function of formulating short-term systems and laws, all laws must be reviewed and approved by the Privy Council, and the legal system formulated by the Privy Council must also be submitted to the Parliamentary Council for examination and approval, and can only be announced to the world after being approved by the emperor, and handed over to the State Council for implementation, and the Privy Council is also the direct management body of the inter-state and county deliberative bodies. A system of mutual restraint and supervision has been formed. Ouyang Xuan had to admire the IQ of the ancient ancestors, which was already very similar to the parliamentary system of later generations. After Ouyang Gui ascended the throne, under the suggestion of Huang Tingzhong, a review system for Chinese books was formed. The Senate deliberates on the qualifications and follow-up supervision of the Privy Council and has the power to remove the Privy Council, while the Supervisory Council examines the qualifications and follow-up supervision of the Senate and proposes that the Emperor and the Prime Minister of the State Office dismiss the Senate and submit the case to the Criminal Department. The ICAC is responsible for supervising officials, and the ICAC is managed by the Privy Council at the same time, the Privy Council is responsible for the supervision and management of daily work, and the Emperor is responsible for the appointment of officials of the ICAC, and the ICAC is also independent from the Supervisory Yuan. A set of effective rights restraint mechanisms has been formed. The financial budget of the government here is submitted to the two houses and the emperor for joint approval before it takes effect, and is handed over to the state government to implement the approved budget.
The first item of the ceremony is to worship heaven and earth, and Ouyang Gui is the main ritual of sacrificing heaven and earth, burning the watch and the golden tripod, announcing heaven and earth. The second is to bow down to the founding emperor and heroes. Needless to say, the founding emperor of the year, Ouyang Xuan is still there, and in addition to Li Mu, Peng Fei, Ling Huzhang, Xian Yushun and other Yulin soldiers, the others have long passed away. The statues of these generals are displayed in the Meritorious Pavilion, led by Ouyang Xuan, the ministers of the Meritorious Pavilion, where they are buried in the fallen soldier and the people with military merits, regardless of the high and low, are buried here, and the monument is also the place where all the soldiers in China hope to bury the bones, after worshipping the soldiers, and go to the Meritorious Pavilion to worship the statues of the founding heroes such as Ma Ning, Zhang Lang, Wei Teng, Ling Dai, etc.
After returning from the worship, the ministers once again saluted Ouyang Xuan and the Yulin soldiers, and then there was a military parade that everyone watched. The location is in the square in front of the noon gate, the main platform is located in the noon gate tower, the viewing platform is set up outside the noon gate, are in Beijing and the officials of the states and counties who came to Beijing to participate in the ceremony, as well as the envoys of various countries, Rome and the rest of the country also sent envoys to come to congratulate with gifts, and the Han court sent a team of eunuchs to come to worship with the congratulatory gifts of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
The parade pilot team is Ouyang Gui's wolf and phoenix army, led by Buick Guli in front of the square steps, behind are two commanders, a man and a woman, behind the two commanders is the Flying Tiger military team on the left and the woman on the right, all of which are the same equipment as the Yulin Army, the male soldier is wearing a light green camouflage military uniform, holding an assault rifle in both hands and holding it on his chest, carrying a stainless steel knife behind him, wearing a camouflage steel helmet and a pistol at his waist. The difference between female soldiers and male soldiers is that they are dressed in pink camouflage, and they have less combat knives on their backs, but two more short swords on their waists, seeing this, Ouyang Xuan smiled and said to Ouyang Gui next to him: "You won't pass on your mother's martial arts to these female soldiers, right?" ”。 Ouyang Gui nodded proudly. "Good guy, who would dare to marry this. It's too dangerous to have a fight." "My father's words are not good, and there are many seekers today. Some wealthy families have made heavy gifts to marry, if it weren't for the lack of manpower here in Erchen, they would have been married off long ago. When they are trained by their father's Yulin Army, these women are really the first division in the world."
"Well, I see, just like this, the body shape is in the enemy's formation, I'm afraid it will stimulate the morale of the enemy, so it's better to stay by your side and protect it."
Wolf Fengjun being the lead is Ouyang Gui's whim idea, and the effect is not bad, at least in terms of spirit, these people give the audience a new feeling. In the sky above the Wolf Phoenix Army, the two Phoenix Emperors circled and chirped at low altitude, flying slowly as the team moved forward. Next is the artillery battalion of the Wolf Phoenix Army, all kinds of artillery are either pulled by cars, or mounted on top of cars, the overall momentum is magnificent, especially the country that has experienced the baptism of artillery is very afraid of this.
The most shocking thing is that the sixteen longitudinal axis twin-rotor helicopters of the next Wolf Phoenix Army Flying Battalion rumbled through the square at a low altitude, which was also the first time that China showed its air power to the outside world, and the shock to the envoys of various countries was no less than a thunderbolt on a sunny day, only those eunuchs sent by the Han Court disdained it.
As soon as the wolf and phoenix army passed, it was the infantry team of the Yulin Army, with neat square steps and high morale, giving people the feeling of oppression. Like the infantry team of the Wolf Phoenix Army, holding an assault rifle, carrying a long sword, a pistol and a row of assault rifle cartridges on the left of the waist, a crossbow and a crossbow quiver on the right, wearing the same light green camouflage uniform and steel helmet, exuding a murderous aura and majesty on the Yulin Army, which will make people unforgettable at a glance. Before marching to the noon gate, the marching team suddenly turned their heads to face the noon gate and shouted in unison: "Huaxia is mighty, Your Majesty is healthy." The sound was like a bell, and the audience felt the shaking of the ground. After noon, he brushed back his head and continued to move forward.
Behind is the Yulin cavalry queue, all of them are red sweaty and bloody horses, the same height, the same pace. The cavalry differed from the infantry in front in that the assault rifle was carried on its back, the saber in its right hand pointed diagonally at the ground, and the reins in its left hand, and the spears were all hung on the victory hooks. Walking to the front of the noon gate, Qi brushed the knife and chest, turned his head and shouted: "Huaxia mighty, Your Majesty is healthy", after the cavalry is the Huaxia artillery battalion, sixteen green trucks, six soldiers standing on the carriage, the mortar muzzle pointed to the rear, each car also towed a heavy gun, slowly through the noon gate. They didn't shout slogans, because the sound of the car's engine was mixed with shouting, and the effect was not very good, but the attention salute was still there. Looking at the towed heavy artillery, the hearts of the Roman envoys trembled, it was terrible. But the Chinese people were still very excited, and kept waving to the artillerymen.
The artillery was followed by the same flying group, divided into three parts, and the first to pass was a biplane longitudinal shaft helicopter, each with rockets hanging on both sides. This is also the first time to show it to the world, Ouyang Xuan may have forgotten that people in this era have no concept of rocket artillery at all, and this kind of display may not be enough deterrent. The second part came with a single-rotor helicopter with two short wings, one machine gun under each short wing, and two rocket launchers. The ones that followed were special, they whizzed high in the air, hovering high in the sky. This is the air force of China, which is divided into two types: bombing and ground fighters, both of which are jet types. The Air Force was followed by hoplites and hoplites, two of the greatest shocks of our time. Especially the heavy cavalry, with a bright silver armor and a broadsword with a flickering cold light, brings people a kind of death atmosphere.
After the display of the Yulin Army, the next thing is the display of the representative of the Huaxia Army of the headquarters army, which is also the infantry first, and then the light cavalry, heavy cavalry, artillery, flying soldiers, and hoplites. At the end of the parade was the aerial parachute performance of the Yulin Army, in which the parachute troops formed the four big characters of Chinese might, which gave people a self-evident shock. After the military parade, just as the audience was about to leave, a young official in his twenty-five or sixteenth year old knelt down in front of the noon gate and begged to see, Ouyang Gui was in a very good mood today, of course he wanted to meet, and ordered someone to take the official to the city tower, "What is there to play?" ”
"Your Majesty the Holy Emperor, Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty, please allow the officials of our court to line up for review." "Oh? Are you ready? Ouyang Gui asked a little naughtily. When I returned to His Majesty the Emperor, I was not prepared yet, but I had a martial background in China, and officials at all levels were in the army in wartime and officials in peacetime. The Holy Emperor once said: When the country is peaceful, the generals need to care for the people, and do not use the power of the country to pay for their own small achievements; In the war of the country, the generals led their people, did their best, and drove the country away; Advance does not seek fame, retreat does not avoid sin, only act, acts in the benefit of the Lord, loyal and dare to admonish; Love soldiers like children, the body is sick, and do not use the withering of thousands of bones, but make a name for yourself. The subordinates think that when the country is promoted to peace, they need to take the governance as their own responsibility, take the national law as the key link, take virtue as the soul, take force as the force, and be silent in front of others. In wartime, officials should take the country as the root, the law as the key link, and lead the people to drive the enemy as their own responsibility, so that they can be used. The Holy Emperor hides the soldiers and the people, and the great ceremony of the country should be revealed to the public."
The words were neither humble nor arrogant, and they were loud, and it seemed that he had also been a member of the military. Ouyang Xuan looked at this official carefully, he was twenty-five or sixteen years old, with delicate facial features, a burly figure, broad arms, and a sixth-grade official uniform that could not hide his strong muscles. After listening to him, before Ouyang Gui could speak, Ouyang Xuan preemptively said, "What is your surname?" Any official position? ”。 The official looked up at Huang Tingzhong and Ouyang Gui beside Ouyang Xuan, and saw that both of them nodded before he hurriedly said: "Back to the Holy Emperor, a certain is the seventh grandson of General Lang Oath, Lang Yi is also, the word Hongjian, once served as the chief of the northern military spearmen, and is now the sixth product of the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of Workers."
"Okay, after being worthy of being my favorite general, there is the style of General Lang back then. I have approved your performance, and I will order you to organize the officials of the DPRK and China to be reviewed. Go get ready." "No!" After speaking, Xun Yi got up, bowed deeply to Ouyang Gui and Huang Tingzhong, and withdrew from the viewing platform. Go down and gather the officials on the viewing platform to form a line. Ouyang Xuan waved away the official of the Ministry of Rites who was about to speak, turned his head to Huang Tingzhong and said, "This son was arranged by Zhong Xuan?" ”。
"Back to Your Majesty, Tingzhong also didn't know about this matter, when he was admitted to the court official, the minister was the chief examiner, and he had acquaintances, because he had military qualifications, the minister had recommended him to serve in the Wolf Phoenix Army, and then because of his age, he was returned by the lieutenant colonel of the army and worked in the Ministry of Industry", Huang Tingzhong replied.
Ouyang Xuan nodded, turned his head to look at Ouyang Gui again, and saw that there was no wave in his eyes, just looked at the envoys of various countries in the audience, and asked, "This Lang Yi, has Gui'er ever known it?" ”。
"Well, this person is quite knowledgeable, and he is good at manufacturing mechanical things, and he is afraid that he will waste his talents in the army, so his son will transfer him to the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of Industry."
"Oh, this person is also extraordinary, Gui'er can be interested in recruiting into the palace?".
After hearing this, Ouyang Gui shook his head and said, "Father, the son once said that it is enough to marry Brother Yan in this life, not in his mind. If there is an afterlife, the son will marry Brother Yan."
Ouyang Xuan smiled and shook his head, no longer speaking. Ouyang Gui didn't ask himself, he was already giving himself face. It seems that this girl is the same as herself, she can't escape the love word barrier, so let it be.
Xun Yi summoned one hundred and sixty officials at all levels, of course, many of them were Yulin temporary officials, and selected forty veterans in the audience, and temporarily received infantry swords at the starting point, without changing clothes, according to Chinese law, military uniforms can only be worn by soldiers, and it is illegal for others to wear them, and they need to have thirty rods. After a brief exercise, Xun Yi rehearsed a common sword training method in the army. After confirming that it is correct, it signals that the officials of the Ministry of Rites can start. They have all been in the army, and naturally know how to do it. With the order, 200 squares wearing official and civilian uniforms appeared in people's field of vision. Although it is not very neat, the majesty is undiminished, and the momentum is quite strong. Walking to the noon gate, with Xun Yi's order, everyone stopped and turned to face the noon gate, and pulled out the long sword on their waists with a brush. According to the rules of the army, in a group of five, the general practiced the art of sword fighting. In the eyes of the Chinese people, it's nothing, just pull out a man and fight again, but in the eyes of those envoys, it's different, but they all know that this is a team of officials and civilians temporarily put together by a young official, and they can attack and defend the army so well, so what if it's a soldier? The hot weapons and flying machines in front of them did not attract the attention of the eunuch envoys of the Han Court, but this cold weapon shocked them a little. Officials and people who are organized at will can go into battle to kill the enemy, what country will it be? They had the impression that in addition to what the Huns had done, the Han court had to lose money with their relatives, but they didn't expect Huaxia to do the same. Because they were influenced by Confucian thinking in the Han land, they only thought that the Han land was orthodox, and the others were barbarians, and regarded the simplified characters in italics implemented in China as a method of chaos, and there was little mention of Huaxia in the history books of the Han court, Liu Xiu tried to correct it, but was soon drowned out by the saliva of the wealthy family. The current Han people's understanding of China is the same as the understanding of the world in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, which is completely closed. In addition, the current Emperor Ling of Han is a complete faint monarch, and the situation in Han can be imagined. Ouyang Xuan was afraid that Liu Xiu would ask for something, so he avoided it.
The offensive and defensive drills in the formation of these miscellaneous army generals are perfect, and Ouyang Xuan, Huang Tingzhong, Ouyang Gui, Li Mu, Peng Fei and others on the city tower are all experts, so they can't see the mystery of this. With the end of the last ceremony, the formation quickly resumed marching queues, returned the sword into the sheath, continued to advance to the end, returned the borrowed weapons, and collectively came to the noon gate, and bowed deeply to the city tower before returning to their positions. Ouyang Xuan was very satisfied with this military parade, and looked at the surprised expressions of those envoys on the viewing platform, indicating that this military deterrence was very successful.
Next is the military drill, of course, the audience can only be the important ministers of the court and the envoys of various countries, but Ouyang Xuan asked to bring Xun Yi with him, and let him follow Huang Tingzhong to observe the drill. The training ground was all pre-selected, in the shallow mountains southeast of the summer valley.
The process was very simple: there was no drill of the two armies fighting in formation, but only a drill of artillery, helicopters, and aircraft bombing, and aircraft ground attack. At the beginning of the drill, those envoys were completely stunned, and after a few loud bangs, a stone wall fifty paces thick was instantly wiped out. The individual rocket artillery instantly blasted a boulder to pieces, and the air strike of the helicopter shattered the ground with stone targets one after another, and the final aerial bombardment performance instantly leveled the entire mountain.
After the performance, Ouyang Xuan said to the envoys of various countries: "Let everyone laugh, they are all small carving skills." After speaking, he ignored anything else, and took Ouyang Gui and the courtiers back to the city, leaving the stupid envoy here to reminisce.
The next is the folk activities of the ceremony, the inheritance of more than 300 years of Xia Gu Thousand Family Banquet, held in the square as scheduled, now to different when the country was founded, the various ethnic groups blended in the meantime, now in addition to Wusun, Yueshi, Cypriots, Murwei people, other yellow ethnic groups, have been integrated into the Chinese nation, collectively referred to as the Chinese people, and the Cypriot blood of the ethnic group is collectively referred to as the Xia people, only the Murwei people have refused to change. Now the Qianjia banquet has long been funded by the government, and each family brings its own food, plus the wealthy families also invest in the purchase of cattle and sheep every year for their own publicity needs. But this year is the grand ceremony of the country, and naturally large households are indispensable to invest in the purchase of materials, and every household has come up with good dishes. In addition to the Wumen Square, other squares and gardens are also staging a grand drama of thousands of family banquets. For eating, Ouyang Gui has always been very attentive, and now there is Ouyang Xuan, the chef, naturally he will not let go, and he ordered someone to place the oven early, light the fire, and put the slaughtered mutton on the table, waiting for the chef to deal with it. This night is destined to be a sleepless night, and the fireworks show in the middle of the night pushes the ceremony to the top. The whole ceremony ended at dawn, and on the second day, the officials of the DPRK and China had a day off, and other ceremonies were held as usual. Ouyang Xuan took the sleepy-eyed Ouyang Gui to worship the emperor's tombs of Ouyang Hong, Ouyang Dan, Ouyang Shan, Ouyang Duo, and Ouyang Shang, and then went to the tombs of Liu Hui and Taishu Xuan to worship, and the Ouyang royal family also worshipped together.
Three days later, the whole ceremony ended with the congratulations of various countries, officially ended, Ouyang Xuan, Ouyang Gui, and Huang Tingzhong explained some matters, and then took Li Mu, Peng Fei and the guards of the first battalion to Penglai County, Shandong Province, Handi, and Tang De, who went here a few years earlier, to join the Three Kingdoms to fight for the Central Plains.