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Midyear Festival in July. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Unlike the Shangyuan Festival, which celebrates the beginning of the year, the July Midyear Festival is mainly to pay tribute to the dead ancestors and relatives, and it is said that on this day, a hundred ghosts parade through the streets, so it is also called the "Zhongyuan Ghost Festival". Although the Tang and Song dynasties are rare in Chinese history with developed economy and enlightened thoughts, it does not mean that they will abandon the superstitious ideas that have been formed for a long time, and even the emperor's family will not let go of such festivals to enhance their prestige and rule among the people.

However, even if there was a precedent, the people of the Ming Dynasty did not expect that they would see such a midyear festival today.

Since the day before yesterday, Zhongshan in the east of Jinling City has been blocked, and countless craftsmen have been busy on the mountain day and night, until today, when Zhongshan is reopened, the people understand what has happened in the past two days. Around the Temple of Heaven where Ye Yingwu originally sacrificed to the heavens and claimed the king, up and down Zhongshan Mountain, there were all white marble tombstones, hidden among the green pines and cypresses, and the red flags were hunting and dancing left and right on the newly opened roads up the mountain.

At the end of the road at the foot of the mountain, an archway has been erected, and the five strong and powerful characters on it are enough for all the onlookers to secretly praise.

"Zhongshan Martyrs' Mausoleum".

The white flags fluttered silently in the wind, and the black crowd gathered at the foot of the bell mountain from all directions. They had never seen a dynasty take the soldiers killed in battle so seriously, and no dynasty had even been able to open up a piece of land for them next to the Temple of Heaven in their own dynasty.

Standing at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain, Wen Tianxiang exhaled heavily, from his point of view, one by one the tombstones alternated, and the layers of pines and cypresses reflected each other, as if these pines and cedars and tombstones were guarding the Temple of Heaven standing on the top of the mountain.

"His Royal Highness King Ming has arrived!" A shout was heard from afar, and hundreds of people stretched from Nanjing City to the foot of Zhongshan Mountain, subconsciously looked in the direction of the city gate at the same time, and then slowly retreated to both sides, expressing their sincere admiration and worship for the supreme king.

As the Ming King's guard, the hundred battles are all at the forefront, but unlike the last time the hundred battles were publicly unveiled, this time the hundred battles are no longer known to the world as five hundred, and there are thousands of soldiers who have put up a majestic array on the wide avenue.

Wu Chucai, who walked in the forefront, held the big banner of the word "Ming", dressed in silver and bright armor, and the shoulders on both sides of the armor were carved by tigers with their heads raised to the sky, and the five hundred cavalry behind him were all dressed in the same attire, although the armor was thin, but everyone would not doubt that the five hundred cavalry charged up as fast as the wind, and they only needed to use the knife in their hands to cut off their heads before the opponent could react, it was enough.

And after these five hundred cavalry, what is presented in front of you is even more shocking.

The long horse lance was held in his hand, pointing obliquely to the sky, the war horse and the man were all in the same color of heavy armor, and the face protection of the man and horse was all pulled down, only in the two holes on the face armor, there was a murderous awe-inspiring gaze. All the cavalry marched forward in silence, they didn't need any useless shouts, just this armor, just this shining blade in their hands, was enough to attract all eyes.

Heavy armored cavalry, heavy armored cavalry of the Ming Dynasty!

Although there were only 500 people, it was enough for all the onlookers to be enthusiastic.

Since the former Song Jingkang period of the Western Army's white soldiers were completely lost, no one has seen a Chinese heavy armored cavalry in a hundred years, and there is no Chinese man with his head held high, holding a horse lance and wearing heavy armor, with the heavy sound of horse hooves and the high roar to crush all the enemies into powder!

"Color!" The crowd cheered one after another, and only by seeing the rows of light and heavy horses neatly moving forward with their own eyes could the people really feel the strength of this brand-new Ming Dynasty and the strength that supported the backbone of the sky overhead.

Rather be a peaceful dog, not a chaotic person, His Royal Highness the King of Ming brought these to them, brought the retreat of the Mongolian Tartars, and brought the military might of the Ming Dynasty.

And after the five hundred heavily armored cavalry, there was another row of cavalry, but unlike the previous silver-armored cavalry, although these cavalry were only a hundred people, they were all gold armor, and the style of the shoulder pads was also different from the fierce tigers in the hundred battles just now. These Ye Yingwu's personal guards held a horse lance in their left hand, a sword in their right hand, and a crossbow tailored for them on the saddle, although there were only a hundred people, their momentum was definitely not inferior to the thousand cavalry in front.

And among these guards, a huge carriage driven by eight horses slowly moved forward, although they couldn't see what was inside the carriage, but everyone knew that their respected His Royal Highness King Ming was in this carriage, and I was afraid that they were also listening to the admiration and cheers of all the people outside.

"This time, His Royal Highness is obviously to welcome the bones of the Huai Army, but in fact, he pulled all the guards out to show off his strength, and now I want to congratulate His Highness." Liang Yanwu sat on the side of the table in the carriage and said with a smile.

Ye Yingwu picked up the teacup and took a sip gently: "After all, the heavy armored cavalry has been trained for two months, and tens of thousands of people were selected at the beginning, but the scorching heat of this summer alone has eliminated more than half of the undetermined ones, and finally went through torture, and finally selected the elite among the five hundred elites, if you don't give them a little sweetness to taste, I'm afraid I don't know how many people will poke the backbone of a certain person." ”

Liang Yanwu couldn't help but laugh suddenly, although it was the Midyear Festival, it seemed that His Royal Highness King Ming was in a good mood today, and he didn't disturb his mind about the big battle in full swing in the south. At that moment, Liang Yanwu handed the piece in his hand to Ye Yingwu: "Your Highness, can you see this piece of music to answer like this?" ”

Ye Yingwu took it with a smile, and after taking a look, he said: "The fatty and tender meat of the Mongolian Tartar in the north is really fragrant enough, and even the merchants in Quanzhou in the south can smell it." Since Mongolia has the courage to open up cities and towns for us, then how can we not have the courage to release all the merchants, as long as whoever has the ability to make the Mongolian Tartars bankrupt, not only will he not be jealous, but he will also be rewarded! ”

Nodding, Liang Yanwu said with a smile: "Your Highness, I'm afraid that this time I will have to collect the hearts of the world's businessmen, and it will also make Mongolia suffer a lot, killing two birds with one stone." ”

"yes, kill two birds with one stone, why not." Ye Yingwu said lightly, "The world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit, businessmen pursue profit, since ancient times, I don't ask how loyal they can be to Daming, I just want them to know for themselves, follow so-and-so, follow Daming, they will have meat to eat, soup to drink, once Daming is over, no one will have good fruit!" ”

Thinking of this, Ye Yingwu took it over again, frowned and looked at it for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "In this way, let Fujian City Bo Si be careful to beware of the Pu family in Quanzhou, and let the rest go." In addition, our sailors should also be ready to respond to and protect merchant ships at any time. ”

"Quanzhou Pu family?" Liang Yanwu was stunned, "This Pu family was already a first-class wealthy man in Quanzhou in the former Song Dynasty, and he has never been very keen on court politics. ”

Ye Yingwu looked at Liang Yanwu and said in a deep voice: "The last drought in the north, Pu Jiake said again. ”

Liang Yanwu was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head with a wry smile: "The minister doesn't seem to have it, but it's not the only one who hasn't said it." ”

Tapping lightly on the table, Ye Yingwu said lightly: "Although a certain person is not the one who talks about 'not my race, his heart will be different' all day long, but this kind of businessman who earns my Daming money, but does not take Daming Jiangshan Sheji to heart, it is time to suppress and suppress, let them know that it is impossible for them to gain a foothold in this Daming, and when the family and country are in trouble, if they have been standing idly by, then the court will not mind sweeping them away." ”

After hesitating for a moment, vaguely understanding what Ye Yingwu meant, Liang Yanwu responded solemnly, and wrote a note to the City Division: "Your Highness, are you just informing the City Division?" ”

After thinking for a while, Ye Yingwu said coldly: "I have never liked procrastination, since it can be solved, then cut the grass and eradicate the roots at one time, isn't Lin'an now stable, Li Changxi can also free his hand, let him and Guo Xusheng put Yizhou and Quanzhou in order." ”

Liang Yanwu worked hard to write, while Ye Yingwu stood up and exhaled softly.

The carriage slowly stopped, and the cheers outside were getting farther and farther away.

patted Liang Yanwu on the shoulder, and Ye Yingwu lifted the curtain. The autumn wind was blowing, and Wen Tianxiang was standing next to the carriage, and when he saw Ye Yingwu coming out, he smiled and arched his hand: "The ministers see His Royal Highness the King of Ming, and please ask His Royal Highness the King of Ming to climb Zhongshan to welcome the bones of the soldiers of the Huai Army." ”

Xiao Yangzi had already walked quickly and wanted to help Ye Yingwu, but Ye Yingwu just waved his hand and jumped off the carriage by himself. He is only twenty-one years old this year, and when he is in his prime, where can he pretend to be graceful and luxurious like other emperors.

"See His Royal Highness King Ming!" The civil warriors and armor soldiers standing on the left and right sides all saluted.

And Ye Yingwu nodded, the crown of the royal robe on his body was a little cumbersome, but he still strode forward. In the open space in front, two or three thousand coffins were densely arranged, and at the front of these coffins was a larger coffin, with the word "Dian" on a white background and black on it, which made everyone who saw it couldn't help but feel tight.

On the left and right of the coffin, the relatives of Li Tingzhi and other Huai army generals were already wearing linen and filial piety, if it weren't for Huang Daopo and someone to pull them away, I'm afraid these relatives would have cried bitterly in the coffin. After all, for most of them, the body in this coffin is the only pillar of the family, and they went north impassionedly at that time, but now they can only lie in the coffin, separated by heaven and man.

"That's all we can find." Wen Tianxiang whispered beside Ye Yingwu, with a sad look, "Tens of thousands of Huai troops crossed the Huaishui River to the north, and in the end, only these two or three thousand people were able to come back, which is really a disaster for the family and the country." ”

Ye Yingwu was silent for a moment, looked back at Zhong Shan, where the white flags and red flags were flying, and said in a deep voice: "No matter what purpose they went north for, and what kind of failures they should or should not have, at least they are all truly heroic martyrs who fought hard with the Mongolian Tartars, and they deserve such courtesy." During the battle of Xiangyang before, we were not the masters of the world, and we couldn't let these brothers in the robe still watch the sunrise and sunset here after they died. ”

Wen Tianxiang nodded and didn't say anything, just his hands slowly clenched.

In any case, these are all good sons and daughters who work hard for Huaxia, and they deserve such glory.

Before the coffin, Xia Song slowly walked over with Xia Gui in his arms, both father and son were dressed in solemn black clothes, and Xia Gui's eyes were red and swollen from crying, if it wasn't for Xia Song's hard work, I am afraid he would have fallen to the ground.

Ye Yingwu and Wen Tianxiang glanced at each other and hurriedly stepped forward.

"Your Highness, Your Highness is wise! can let the souls of the Huai soldiers return to their homeland, and can supply them with such etiquette, and Li Xiangfu's spirit in the sky can also rest in peace! Xia Gui pushed away Xia Song, who was a little at a loss, and fell to his knees suddenly, crying.

In his heart, Xia Song just bowed deeply to Ye Yingwu, as if between these bows, it was already two Huai Shui divisions expressing their loyalty to Ye Yingwu, and it was also Anqing's Huai Army that was loyal to Ye Yingwu.

"His Royal Highness King Ming, it is really a Ming Lord who has not existed for thousands of years, and there should be the world!" Xia Gui bowed his head deeply in the dust, but his voice was still loud and sonorous, "The Huai army is up and down, but listen to the orders of His Royal Highness King Ming, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, I will not give up, and please ask His Royal Highness King Ming to drive!" ”

Ye Yingwu's face was also full of solemnity, and he stepped forward to carefully support Xia Gui, and said in a deep voice: "General Xia, you understand your intentions, let's discuss these things later." ”

Seeing that Xia Gui was a little surprised, Ye Yingwu looked at the layers of coffins next to him, and his voice became more and more solemn and sad: "Let's send these brothers on the last journey together, send them to the last journey on the road of life, and from then on they will be in peace, and they will be good companions on the Huangquan Road." ”

Xia Gui nodded solemnly and got out of the way: "Your Highness, please." ”

Ye Yingwu and Wen Tianxiang strode to the front coffin one after another, this is the coffin of Li Tingzhi who was appeased by the former Song Huaidong, the Mongolian Tartars killed Li Tingzhi and beheaded him, and hung his head on the city wall to show off his strength, and the rest of the corpses were directly thrown into the wilderness to feed the wild dogs, and even those Huai soldiers who were hastily buried were not as good.

So now the coffin is only Li Tingzhi's head, but Ye Yingwu has already asked the best carpenter that the Ming Dynasty can find to carve Li Tingzhi's body, and the Mongolian Tatar good man has done it to the end, and he has also returned Li Tingzhi's original armor, so at least there is still a "complete" Li Tingzhi in the coffin now.

"His Royal Highness King Ming." Li Tingzhi's widow and children bent down to salute.

Ye Yingwu nodded lightly, stretched out his hand and slowly covered the coffin, and said in a deep voice: "Generously go to the country, look at death as if you were going home, Li Anfu, you sacrificed your life for this Huaxia Jiangshan Sheji, without the sacrifice of you and the soldiers of the Huai Army, I am afraid that the establishment of the Ming Dynasty will also have twists and turns." ”

After a pause, Ye Yingwu's voice was very soft, but with the majesty of the king: "Li Anfu, go with peace of mind, on the day of the return of perseverance, the spirit flag will be full of mountains and fields・・・・・・"

The words did not fall, Ye Yingwu Huoran raised his head and looked at the coffins one after another stretching into the distance: "On the day of the return of resoluteness, the spirit flag is full of mountains and fields, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, send our brothers in Paoze on their last journey, let them go to the ground for peace!" ”

At that moment, Li Ye Yingwu walked straight to the coffin and stood still, while Wen Tianxiang did not hesitate at all and stood on the other side. On the contrary, Xia Gui and Xia Song, the father and son, looked at the king of the Ming Dynasty and Prime Minister Zuo with some surprise, Xia Gui's heart secretly sighed, Li Xiangfu, Li Xiangfu, when you were still alive, you always wanted to steal the limelight with Ye Yuanlie, and always wanted to gain some fame, but who would have thought that in the end, the boat capsized in the gutter, and the corpse was in a different place, not to mention, even when you were buried, it was Ye Yuanlie who carried the coffin for you!

I don't know how your soul under Jiuquan will feel if you know it, but at least these Huai troops in a certain hand are going to follow His Royal Highness King Ming to fight the world, His Royal Highness King Ming has already done this part, if this is the honor, if a certain Xia Gui is not interested, I am afraid there is really no way to gain a foothold in this world. Li Xiangfu, you and my brothers, go all the way!

Without waiting for the civil and military officials to step forward, Xia Gui and Xia Song were already standing behind Ye Yingwu and Wen Tianxiang respectively, this Li Tingzhi's coffin, as the only remaining pillars of the Huai Army, should naturally be lifted, and these robes that had been side by side should naturally be sent into the ground.

Xianchun three years of the Yuan Festival, the Ming Zhongshan Martyrs' Mausoleum and the Martyrs' Shrine was completed, and on the same day to the state funeral ceremony before the funeral Song Huaidong appeased Li Tingzhi and the rest of the dead soldiers, the plaque is located in the Martyrs' Shrine, His Royal Highness the King of Ming has an edict, but the Ming Dynasty stands majestically in the world, then this Martyrs' Shrine is a day of blood and incense can not be broken. (To be continued.) )