From the smallest lieutenant to the current highest-ranking lieutenant general, everyone will wear this in the future, and officers above the brigadier general will be more generous in their clothing and have an extra cape of leadership...... Of course, because His Majesty the future Emperor was also considered a soldier, the officers were allowed to wear long swords in the palace.

"Your Excellency Marshal, the people have arrived. After waiting for a while, Xiang Yan's adjutant reminded him, "Shouldn't we go?"

"Really?" Marshal Xiang Yan raised his head: "Who do you think the carriage coming towards us belongs to?"

"Carriage?" the adjutant looked back, and the emperor's special carriage and guards were driving out of the middle gate of the palace.

"You stay in this car, I'll meet you. Marshal Xiang Yan tidied up the new military uniform on his body, and said at the same time, "Prepare to go." ”

The main entrance of the palace slowly opened, and the cavalry of the Guards escorted the convoy to the crisp sound of horses' hooves.

"Good morning to His Majesty the Emperor, good morning to His Royal Highness the Prince. And in that huge carriage, Xiang Yan was greeting Bai Qianye's father and son: "By the way, Your Majesty, didn't you say you wouldn't go?"

Bai Qianye frowned, looked at Xiang Yan with a wry smile, and said, "Lord Marshal, please pay attention to your wording, I haven't ascended the throne yet, so I can't be considered a real emperor, it's better to call me Qianye." ”

"Second, I did say before that I want to deal with the burial of the former emperor, but then I think about it, in an empire, it is not the emperor who is the most important, the cornerstone of the empire is these soldiers who killed the enemy in blood, so you must understand that plans can never catch up with changes. ”

Bai Qianye, who was neatly dressed, replied solemnly, "What's more, I am about to ascend the throne and become a real emperor, I have to seize every moment to complete my historical mission......"

That's enough to bluff people. Seeing that Bai Qianye was about to make a tirade, Xiang Yan hurriedly nodded and said, "Qianye, you can spare me!"

The convoy exited the door and headed out to the outskirts.

Compared with the rebels, in this war, the guards of the palace, as well as the troops in the Imperial Forest Army who were not rebelled, suffered very few casualties, but the fierce battle of Fengdu still cost more than 2,000 soldiers their lives, or in the eyes of others, the cost was minimal, but from Bai Qianye's point of view, this was a huge loss, and he didn't have many troops in his hands, and he would feel heartache if he lost a soldier.

What's more, after this battle, the entire Royal Forest Army was abolished, and his current troops in Fengdu only had the Undead Knights.

It took five days for the Engineer Corps to build a cemetery in a beautiful place on the outskirts, and the remains of more than 2,000 soldiers have been buried. More than 2,000 white tombstones are arranged in a huge circle, and a huge statue of a soldier is erected in the center of the circle, and the names of the sacrificed soldiers are densely engraved on the base of the statue.

Next to each tombstone stood an officer or non-commissioned officer, who was the best friend of the deceased soldier, holding his friend's weapon and uniform, standing quietly beside his sleeping friend.

The Guards soldiers who were transferred from other places were on guard inside and outside the cemetery, all in good spirits and with solemn expressions. Seeing the arrival of the convoy, the officer presiding over the ceremony nodded, and the military band began to play military music, which was the first appearance of the royal military band in front of Bai Qianye.

The long motorcade stopped outside the cemetery, and the officials waited at the gate for His Majesty Bai Qianye, the prospective emperor.

The would-be emperor, dressed in a white gown, stepped out of the carriage accompanied by the prime minister and the marshal and entered the gate along the passageway. The officials followed, crossing dozens of imperial flags fluttering overhead, to stand in the open space beneath the statue.

After a series of solemn ceremonies, the ceremony came to an end, and the would-be emperor stepped forward and addressed his ministers and generals.

"We are here today to remember all the soldiers who died in this war, a total of 2,473 people. Bai Qianye looked at these subordinates with a calm gaze: "I think among us, I am almost completely unfamiliar with them, I can't tell when they joined the army, when they finished training, when they fought, and where they died. ”

This is not a good opening statement, and some ministers even complained in their hearts that the little emperor's secretary was a fool.

"But it doesn't matter to them anymore, they're already sleeping here. Speaking of this, Bai Qianye shook his head: "I didn't have time to tell them my life goal, and I couldn't let them live a comfortable life for a few days, I could only give them a place to rest after they died—and they! They paid the price of their lives for me and for us!"

Bai Qianye suddenly raised his voice, which shocked all the ministers present.

"Today, we have recaptured the Empire! Today, there is no war in the Empire! Today, we are here in new uniforms...... We are where we are today because of the dedication and hard work of countless soldiers, but they don't even have a chance to know what the new uniform looks like!"

Bai Qianye finally got to the point: "Just because of the mistakes of a few people, we lost these soldiers, I ask you to think about what you should do and how you should do it after we take back the empire from the rebels, and what will we use to repay these soldiers who are willing to sacrifice their lives...... You don't have to rush to answer me, think about it. ”

"These days, I have come into contact with many people and documents, and they have put forward many opinions and opinions on the future development of the empire. I don't want to say who did it right and who didn't, but I just ask you to gaze at the tombstones of these soldiers, think about their faces, and then consider your own suggestions and write a new document for me. ”

Bai Qianye's gaze shrouded the ministers, and his expression was still calm: "These sacrificed soldiers, I sincerely hope that they can rest in peace, but the living should continue to work hard, there is no price to talk about." ”

"The majestic military music, the formal ceremony, the funeral with the emperor in attendance, this is really nothing. Bai Qianye raised his head, he was a little excited, and his tone paused: "I feel really guilty in my heart, I don't know what I can come up with to comfort their souls when I think of them in the future, what can we all come up with?"

"They died, they became heroes and martyrs, their names went down in history, and we gave them as much as we could...... But I'd rather let them live! I'd rather let them live as ordinary people and enjoy the pleasures of life. Bai Qianye regained his composure: "Find out the family members of every sacrificed soldier and take care of them for me." ”