Huangpu, southeast of Guangzhou, was originally a wasteland, where some fishermen gathered into villages, and the small wharves built indiscriminately by the river were full of boats and boats.

In November of this year, the wind was cold and the water was cold, but the hearts of the fishermen and Tan people in Huangpu were so hot that they were swollen. In the large-scale development of Huangpu, a mountain of silver was thrown over, but they only suffered a little, and the bitter days of the past were gone. The fishing village that the fishermen occupied casually was bought by the Qingtian Company to build a new Huangpu Port, and each family was compensated with dozens or hundreds of taels of silver, and the fishermen also got a position in the future Huangpu Port, a pilot officer, a port cleaner, and a port patrolman, with a harvest of at least two taels of silver per month.

Leaning on the flat ground of Huangpu Harbor, a complex of buildings that looked like military camps had been erected, and soldiers in red red uniforms came and went, and fishermen who had not yet worked set up small businesses to sell all kinds of groceries to these soldiers.

Soon after dawn, the fishermen pushed up the carts and, as usual, gathered outside the camp gate to prepare for the sale, but were stopped by a large number of "impermanence". The fishermen recognized that this was a soldier of the Praetorian Guard, wearing a black jacket, a white belt crossed vertically and horizontally, under a black octagonal hat, the white brim covered his forehead, and his cold eyes shot over, which made people shudder, so he was called "black and white impermanence" by the people.

"Martial law in the morning, come back to do business in the afternoon!"

An officer shouted at them, his tone was cold and hard, but his attitude was not rude, and the soldiers did not rush to drive them away, but only kept the fishermen out of a line. The fishermen lamented and dispersed.

"Chief, is there some big man coming?"

The curious man stayed, and asked.

"It's full of big guys!"

The officer replied angrily, he naturally wouldn't say that today it was Li Shi who summoned all the students in the lecture hall and announced the official opening of the lecture hall.

When the Huangpu Lecture Hall was first built, there were not only the students of the short-term training class, but also the formal students of the first phase of recruitment, a total of more than 1,000 people, wearing a red uniform and an octagonal hat, standing solemnly on the field, waiting for Li Xian's lecture.

The curtain surrounding the field was blown by the wind, and among the more than 1,000 people, the students of the short course were the most nervous, and they knew that today's "opening ceremony" was not ordinary, and there were many major events to be announced, including not only the rank of British and Korean warriors, but also the future arrangements of the students of the short course.

"Silence!"

Behind the curtain on the opposite side, a circle of people came out, and the military Sima in charge of military law in the Huangpu Lecture Hall shouted, and more than 1,000 people roared to greet the comers.

Then everyone's eyes were spent, and in an instant, Han Zaixing, He Mengfeng and others in the queue recalled what An Wei said in the restaurant before, their martial arts dresses were very magnificent...... Sure enough, it was magnificent, and a wind of Han and Tang Dynasty rushed towards him, which shocked the students and made them speechless.

Bright red cloak, silver bright armor, that armor is still in the style of bright light armor, the shoulder is an angry eye, and the helmet with the front eaves has flying cloud wings on the left and right. On the top of the helmet or high brocade feathers, or big red spear tassels, they are different, and some people are pure white horsehair, which makes people fascinated to watch.

Jia Hao, Wu Ya, Zhang Hanwan, Wang Tanghe, Fang Tangheng, these young people, who were occasionally seen in the army, still felt that they were just stunned boys, but now that they put on this armor, the spirit of the whole person is completely different.

Then Li Xi appeared, and his golden body suddenly took away everyone's heart, and he didn't even bother to look at the heroic and beautiful female general behind Li Xi. The armor style is similar to everyone's, but the shoulder is a dragon's head, and the chest of the Mingguang armor has a dragon body hovering on the left and right, converging on the chest and making a dragon's head. The brocade feather on his head is a line higher than the others.

"It's very uncomfortable to dress here, it's really like a play."

Li Xi stood still, and almost made everyone laugh when he opened his mouth.

"Fortunately, this is just a dress that we only wore during the Yinghua Martial Arts Ceremony, and I dressed it like this to meet everyone, so that everyone can see clearly, since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the literati have been educated, and the martial artists have expanded the country, gorgeous and noble, not only belonging to the literati, but also to our martial artists!"

These words touched people's hearts, not only evoked the memories of the students of the short course, but also stirred the hearts of those newly admitted students. Huaxia has promised to be a state of etiquette, and the instrument is the most direct embodiment, but since the Han and Tang dynasties, the status of the warriors has declined sharply, and even the crown of the instrument has also pulled the tail of the literati, and they have to be rewarded by the literati.

Now that Li Shi has raised the status of martial artists, he has put so much effort into his appearance, and in this new Yinghua Dynasty, the future of martial artists is more glamorous than that of literati.

"But...... The separation of civil and military forces and the constant entanglement with each other are the reason for the weakness of our China. I, Li Shi, am both literary and military, and I never want to see the repetition of the old disaster, and the literati of all dynasties will bear the sin of losing the country, and the warriors will not be exempt from responsibility! ”

Li Xi didn't talk about the way of heaven or the way forward in his career today, but he directly talked about the distinction between civil and military, which made the students a little puzzled.

Taking off the helmet, revealing a head with only one stubble, Li Xi looked around at these students, and in a deep voice, answered the students' doubts, and pushed their minds into the boiling furnace.

"My death in Yidi in China is not only a shame for the literati, but also a shame for the warriors. If half of the millions of warriors in the former Ming Dynasty served the country wholeheartedly, how could the world fall into the hands of the Manchurians!? Even if the Manchurians have won half of the country, I still have the strength to fight in China, but the generals from all walks of life only know their own interests, do not know the national enemy, and the soldiers under their command only know how to fight for the country, not to know how to fight for the country, and not to know how to fight for the China opened by my ancestors, China is lost, and everyone is guilty! My martial artist is even more to blame! ”

Li Shi raised his voice and spoke about the fundamental strategy of the martial artists of the new dynasty.

"Some people may say that the former dynasty did not know that there were people or armies, and naturally the army and the people did not know that there was a country. And the country of my Li Shi is not only fought by the warriors, but also begged by the warriors, and this country is your country! Your king, now I am Li Shi, and I will be my descendant in the future, but the king is the king, the country is the country, and I, Li Shi, will never replace the country with the king! ”

"The king of a country, who pursues the way of heaven and graces all people, is not the grace of kings, but the grace of heaven. Your generation of warriors is not to protect the king, but the kingdom held by the king. As a king, I have the obligation to turn this country into a country of warriors such as you, a country of literati, and a country of workers, peasants, merchants, and people! ”

Li Xi looked around at everyone, and everyone seemed to see the longing in his eyes, which was like a covenant, and it unfolded straight in his heart.

"My Li Shi's country, inheriting the way of heaven, connecting the roots of China, responding to the people, continuing the vein of China, you are a martial artist, are you willing to die for this country!?"

Thousands of people shouted in unison, this is an unprecedented king's theory, Li Xi is saying that he, the king, also has obligations, for this he came to make a covenant with everyone, the country he established is the country of everyone mentioned in ancient times, not his private country, if he can't do it, he is a dereliction of duty. And they, the warriors, have to protect the country first, and then the king. Although it seems that it is still the unity of the monarchy and the country, the object of their warriors' death is not only Li Xi himself, but also the agreement that Li Xi promised them.

"Willing to ——!"

In the wave of chanting, He Mengfeng shouted particularly loudly, he actually didn't quite understand why there was a difference in the monarchy, but compared with the words of encouragement he had heard from Shangguan and the imperial court before, Li Xian's words were completely different. Although it is just an attitude like the rhetoric of the imperial court, everyone must be loyal to the country, but Li Xi made it clear why they wanted their warriors to serve to the death.

Because...... Li Xian said that this country is everyone's country, not his own country, since it is his own country, he naturally has to sacrifice his life as if he was protecting his family.

No one can figure out what "everyone's country" is, after all, in their hearts, the monarchy is still one, but Li Xian dares to mention "everyone's country", this posture is unprecedented.

Even many former military standard officers were thinking that in fact, there was no need for Li Xi to have such a low profile, but the momentum that Li Xi was full of when he said this didn't seem to be discussing with them, but just announcing a self-evident truth, which made their thoughts dissipate immediately.

"It seems that you can not only seek wealth ......"

These officials, including He Mengfeng, all thought so secretly, only to feel that there was a deep emotion that was about to be soothed and even publicized in this new stage.

"If we warriors want to defend our country with blood and heads, then we must have extraordinary determination!"

Li Xian changed his tone, this was making a request to everyone.

"Warriors must always be ready to cut off their heads, this point, not only to remind themselves at all times, but also to let the world see clearly! Just like the appearance of my warriors, let the world know how to respect our warriors, because we are different from them, we are dying people! ”

Everyone listened intently, ready for what they were going to give.

"The Tartar entered the Central Plains and broke the backbone of China with a shaving order, this shame must be remembered by the warriors for the rest of their lives! I, Li Xian, have decided that as a martial artist, I must break my will! ”

He patted his stubble on the head.

"Start with me, and break your hair for life!"

After being silent for a while, thousands of people on the field took off their hats at the same time and patted their bald heads, indicating that we have all done this. He Mengfeng thought while shooting, this is fine, it is so clean and neat, and he is very comfortable.

If you want to be a soldier, you have to shave your head, and Li Shi, a strange rule of the new dynasty, is so stereotyped, in fact, Li Xi is not for any "modern" reasons such as the convenience of bandaging wounds, but wants to make the military group have a deeper understanding of the "country", and first distinguish them from the general public, which is a necessary condition for completing this psychological construction, but it is impossible for him to do anything like tattooing on his face before, so he moved his mind to his hair.

Building a new-style army that knows the country, rather than an old-style army that only knows the commanders and salaries, is his expectation for the Whampoa Martial Arts School. In this regard, Fan Jin's Heavenly Punishment Society and the Holy Martial Society have to do internal work, and the external work has to be set by himself.

"The Manchus are besieged on three sides, and they are still levying a large army, we have few people, but we have sharp guns, not only that, but the court behind them is difficult to compare with our country!"

Li Xi finally talked about the current situation.

"Xianxianyun, those who want the same up and down win, since this country belongs to everyone, let's go side by side, victory must belong to us!"

These words triggered a burst of cheers from Wan Sheng, and when the cheers stopped, Li Xian's tone turned deeper.

"But under the victory, sacrifice is inevitable, in the past, I raised the flag in Qingpu, for an explanation, now I am here, but also for you to make such an explanation, even if you die, it is for the death of the country! Die well deserved! ”

[End of Volume 5]

(To be continued)