readx; At two o'clock the next day, that is, at six o'clock in the morning, the clouds were low, the cold wind was gusting, and the public memorial meeting for the fallen soldiers and the victims was held ceremoniously outside the Daming Gate at the main gate of the imperial city. Pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info-∝ top-∝ dot-∝ small-∝ said, ww≮w.. All the officials of the seven grades and above of the Beijing Division attended the meeting, and celebrities and ordinary people from all walks of life also spontaneously came to attend the meeting, totaling tens of thousands of people, surrounding the square outside the Daming Gate. According to the requirements of the Ministry of Rites, in fact, it is what Zhu Youzhen meant, everyone in attendance has filial piety, and the square has become a sea of white.

Suddenly, a dull cannon sound came from the direction of Taipingmen, and then the horns sounded in unison, and the voice was mournful and low, and the listeners wept unconsciously. With the sound of cannons and horns, the Daming Gate slowly opened, headed by Zhu Youzhen, the emperor of the Ming Empire, the ministers and lords on the left, the queen, Concubine De, Concubine Ling, Concubine Li, Concubine Yuan and the seven virgin officials in the palace were on the right, all wearing heavy filial piety, and walked slowly into the square in a long line.

In the middle of the square, a high altar was erected early, and the offering table of the altar was placed with the "Spiritual Seat of the Fallen Soldiers" and the "Spiritual Seat of the Dead People", and the cigarette smoke was filled in front of the table, and the atmosphere was solemn.

Everyone stopped under the altar, Zhu Youzhen slowly ascended the stage, personally put incense on the spiritual seat, and then knelt down in filial piety. Wen Zhenmeng, who presided over the ceremony, was taken aback, and hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty is the king, and the victims are ministers, it is not appropriate to perform this great ceremony..."

Zhu Youzhen replied in a low voice: "The dead are great!" ”

Wen Zhenmeng had no choice but to kneel down, and the surrounding ministers and people also knelt. Wen Zhen Meng Gang shouted: "The ceremony of the public memorial conference begins~~" Zhu Youzhen suddenly burst into tears. He took the lead, and there were no people below who didn't cry, and the cry shook the sky for a while. At this time, there were small snowflakes floating in the sky, and it seemed that the sky was also shedding tears and mourning for the soldiers who died heroically and innocently.

Zhu Youzhen's crying was not pretended, he really felt a sting ache for the huge casualties of the Ming army and civilians, angry at the bestiality of the Manchu bandits, and deeply blamed himself for not being able to save so many lives! Especially the sacrifice of the general Zhao Shujiao, which made him regret it even more.

But as the emperor, he wants to set an example for the subjects of the world, so no matter how annoying and bitter he is, he has to barely hold on, knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. Today finally got a chance to vent, Zhu Youzhen finally didn't have to suppress his feelings anymore, and cried happily.

After crying for a long time, Wen Zhenmeng hurriedly ordered someone to pick Zhu Youzhen up, and he read out the sacrifice. He is a great Confucian in the world, his writing is beautiful and profound, and he writes about the grief of the deceased, and everyone weeps more than when they hear it.

After reading the memorial text, Zhu Youzhen personally spoke. He choked up and raised his arms and shouted, "The blood of the soldiers and the people will not be shed in vain. I Daming and the Tartars have this enmity, this blood feud, sooner or later the Tartars will have to double it! The dead are long gone, whether it is the fallen soldiers or the victims, the court will pay heavy compensation, and we living people must cheer up as soon as possible, complete their unfinished business, calm the war as soon as possible, and build a better homeland! ”

The people burst into tears when they heard this, and the soldiers attending the meeting were also inspired by the emperor. Many officials were unimpressed, thinking that the emperor was just saying a few beautiful words. In particular, some people whose own interests have been harmed even scolded Zhu Youzhen in their hearts for why they did not compensate them. Of course, they absolutely did not dare to show such emotions, so they had to howl a few times, but they could not squeeze out a single tear.

Soon the conference reached the last link, and a prisoner cart slowly marched from the prison of the Criminal Department to the square under close supervision, and inside was the only white-flaged general Kazhu who was captured in the Battle of Baiyangyu. Along the way, the angry people cursed fiercely while throwing rotten cabbage and rotten eggs at Kazhu, if it weren't for the soldiers in charge of escorting the prisoners of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, Kazhu would have been bitten and torn apart by the common people.

After entering the square, the soldiers dragged Kazhu to the bottom of the altar like a dead dog, and held it down. Kazhuzi also knew that the catastrophe was coming, and he struggled and roared desperately like crazy, but he was immediately punched and kicked by the soldiers, and his mouth and nose were bloody, and he was no longer able to struggle.

Qiao Yunsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, personally read out the verdict, because the Manchu Qing Dynasty usurped the name of the country, which was a rebellion, and according to the "Da Ming Law", Ling Chi should be executed regardless of the head and follower. After reading the verdict, Qiao Yunsheng asked for a holy judgment, and Zhu Youzhen said coldly: "Of course, this thief is not punishable, but I have said it first, and I don't need to be punished by Ling Chi in the future, let's change it to Dabi." ”

"Dapi" is beheading. Since the emperor spoke, it was difficult for others to say anything, in fact, most people thought that just beheading was still too cheap for this bloody executioner.

At this time, Kazhu had already softened into a puddle of mud, and after three soul-chasing cannons, the executioner's hand raised his knife and fell, the blood light collapsed, and the head of Kazhu fell to the ground, and the onlookers cheered and thundered. Zhu Youzhen immediately issued an order to pass on the first nine sides, that is, to send this head to each border town in turn to deter those who intend to offend the border. In fact, he felt very regretful, because Kazhu was only a small character after all. If one day Amin, Dolgon, and even Huang Taiji can be passed on to the nine sides, then the idea of the nomads invading the Ming Dynasty can be completely dispelled!

After the public memorial meeting, Zhu Youzhen immediately convened his cabinet ministers and officials from the household department and the military department to discuss the standard of bereavement for the victims. The opinions of the ministers are mostly based on the precedent, for the military generals and soldiers, the eldest son and grandson should take office, and only pay for funeral expenses; If there is no heir, the widow shall be paid the full amount for three years, and after three years, it shall be reduced by half until the whole life. For the common people, there is no precedent, and the court symbolically gives some funeral silver.

Zhu You listened for a while, and his face was already covered with dark clouds. Wen Tiren was the best at observing words and feelings, and when he saw that the emperor was displeased, he immediately shook his head and said: "Although there are precedents in the imperial court, this battle has severely defeated the Tartars and greatly promoted the country's prestige, which is a great victory that has not been achieved in decades." In the opinion of the ministers, it is advisable to spare gold and silver, and to be merciful to those who have died in the king's affairs, so as to inspire the army and the people to continue to fight against the captives. In addition to the normal preferential payment, the ordinary sergeant has a pension tattoo of 100 taels of silver, and the common people have a pension tattoo of 30 taels of silver, and the general officer will be doubled according to his official rank. ”

According to the available statistics, nearly 10,000 soldiers were killed in this battle, and no less than 50,000 civilians were killed. After hearing this, all the ministers felt that this plan cost too much money and the financial burden was too great, and they all expressed their opposition. Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said, "What Wen Qing said is very true. In this way, according to the standard just mentioned, the household department is responsible for the normal pension, and the excess part comes out of the inner money. ”

Seeing that the emperor was paying out of his own pocket again, the ministers had nothing to say. Wen Tiren grabbed the lottery again, and couldn't help but be proud; Everyone secretly scolded Wen Tiren, and said in their hearts that you are generous enough, but you are generous to the emperor, anyway, your money is a lot of silver.

But to everyone's surprise, Zhu Youzhen specifically pointed out: "In addition to the pension, the matter of taking up the post must be cautious." In my opinion, Wen has a national eunuch, and Wu should also have a corresponding school. If the children of martyrs want to join the army, they should go to advanced schools for martial arts training, and only after passing the test can they enlist in the army. What do you think? ”