Under the crisis of life and death, the Qing Dynasty was not operating efficiently. Only three days later, a reply was sent to Yang Hao.

At this time, a regiment of soldiers and horses of the First Division of the New Army had just disembarked from Tianjin. Wang Wenshao, the governor of Zhili, personally greeted him at the wharf, and Ronglu, the secretary of the military department, was not allowed to condescend to the nobles, and went to comfort him on behalf of the imperial court.

On the beach in July, there was a hot wind full of fishy smell, and Rong Lu came out of the sedan chair and was immediately sweating from the sun at ten o'clock in the morning. However, he represents the dignity of the imperial court, and he must ensure that the official uniform on his body is neat and neat. I had no choice but to wipe my face with a thick towel, and I went down from the crowd to the wide Yanhua Chamber of Commerce pier.

Far away, he saw a green figure lined up at the dock in an orderly manner, and a personal guard trotted over and whispered: "My lord, I have inquired, it is the third regiment that has come back from Tianjin Wei!" ”

"Well, it's a good job, it's worth rewarding!"

Rong Lu's heart was a lot more comfortable, and he waved his hand to let the happy guards retreat, squinted his eyes and looked into the crowd, secretly calculating.

Since these people went out from Tianjin Wei, it means that they have not followed Yang Yi for a long time. Their little relatives and friends are also around Zhili, and they are more favored by the emperor than others, so there must be an opportunity to take advantage of it, right? If it was a slight means to bring them all over, wouldn't it be equivalent to cutting off one of Yang Yi's arms? This can be done!

took out his snuffbox and inhaled it vigorously, his whole body was refreshed, Rong Lu took four square steps, and went straight to the queue with his chest and belly folded.

Yang Hao stood at the front of the queue early, wearing a military uniform without epaulettes, describing solemnity.

All the soldiers of the three regiments were arranged in a neat phalanx in company units. Horizontally and vertically, it looks like a silent volcano. It emits an aura that makes the air burn. Looking at Yang Hao's eyes, he was full of enthusiasm and reverence.

Yang Hao slowly swept every face in the front row, and said loudly: "Welcome all the warriors who fought for the country to return with honor!" Because of your blood and sacrifice, the country enjoys peace and tranquility. Your exploits will be engraved on the monument of history and will be forever praised by hundreds of millions of people! On behalf of the millions of Chinese, allow me to pay high tribute to all the heroes who fought bravely for the independence and rise of the Chinese nation. Salute! ”

"Salute ——!"

The high-pitched shouts spread all over the dock, and Yang Hao raised his hands and eyebrows in solemn salute. Behind him. All the entourage saluted in unison. Farther away, countless celebrities from all walks of life who watched the audience applauded and cheered!

Three thousand soldiers responded with the same standard of military salute. In every pair of eyes, there is an inexplicable brilliance of excitement!

After the Tang Dynasty, for thousands of years, how many times have Chinese soldiers been able to enjoy the respect from the state and society? Di Qing, who had made great achievements, opened up territory for the country and fought on the battlefield, but he was despised by civil officials like grass mustard and died of depression.

Yue Fei, who is loyal and righteous. almost succeeded in the Northern Expedition by himself, but he couldn't match the traitor's three-inch incorruptible tongue! During the hundreds of years of the Song and Ming dynasties. Soldiers did not live as well as slaves, and even had to make their families work as prostitutes to earn a living. is so trampled and despicable, and even in today's Qing Dynasty, it is obviously a group of recruits who have not received any military training to fight in the front, and the back is still singing every night? And who really affirms the dedication of the soldiers?

Yang Hao is here today! With the reputation of a grandmaster, he was willing to be the commander of an army, and he braved the rain of bullets and bullets to charge into battle together, and always regarded soldiers as brothers and sisters, comparing their fame with the rule of the world.

This respect gave the soldiers a sense of pride in being soldiers for the first time in their lives. That kind of spiritual satisfaction is something that no second person in the whole world can give them.

Today, in front of countless big people in Beijing and Tianjin who usually disdain to look at them, Yang Hao gave them such boastful praise, even if they died immediately, it was worth it.

Yang Hao did not teach them such slogans as "good comrades, comrades have worked hard, serve the people", but the soldiers had their own set of methods. Just when Rulin's arms were raised in unison, followed by an earth-shattering loud shout: "Fight for the country, although death is still glorious!" ”

The great movement was like the roar of the 280mm Krupp cannon at the mouth of Dagu, which shook Rong Lu and Wang Wenshao's flesh and skin, and their hearts almost stopped!

After all, Lord Wang is a civil official, and he has not seen such a majesty for many years, so he can't help but tremble wildly with his beard, and exclaims: "The division of tigers and wolves!" How majestic! ”

The crowd who came to offer condolences was also stunned! Many of them had participated in the send-off ceremony that day, but they had never felt that it would be so thrilling when thousands of soldiers returned with the smell of gunpowder and killing!

At the same time, they can also feel the heartfelt reverence of these people for Yang Hao. It was a kind of fanatical belief described in the clichés they usually heard too much, "willing to live and die together"! So many people can trust Yang Hao so much, so how big is Yang Hao's appeal? ! This group of people are all from Tianjin Wei!

Yang Hao nodded with satisfaction, put down his arm, and said, "Very good, I hope you will remember what you said today." Soldiers are here to protect their families and defend the country! Our value is embodied in creating a stable and peaceful living environment for the compatriots of the whole nation! Our feats are built on the battlefield of resisting foreign enemies and resisting aggression! Shed the blood of your enemies and decapitate their heads! Use their corpses to build the Great Wall that will forever protect the dignity and territorial integrity of the country! We are not the servants and thugs of any one person or any force, let alone a tool for them to oppress and enslave the people! ”

There was silence on the wide pier, only Yang Hao's loud declaration echoed. The onlookers couldn't help but twitch when they heard this, and the two tremors almost wanted to go first. That's a big rebellion, isn't it? What is the purpose of propagating heresy in public? Mr. Yang, you don't want to die, we still want to have a peaceful birthday in two days!

Wang Wenshao and Rong Lu's faces were darkened, and they trembled all over, only to feel that a stream of reverse blood filled their chests, and their mouths had a fishy sweet taste.

Traitor! The surname Yang is definitely a traitor! Where did such a rebellious remark put the court and the emperor? It's just ridiculous!

The two of them turned their heads and scanned the other people with fierce eyes, the worried faces. It was so hateful to both of them. Put it a hundred years ago. These people have to be arrested and imprisoned. Torture the rest of Yang Rebellious's association! After the review, all of them were executed by raiding their homes, and even punishing the nine clans!

But there were so many people here today. There are thousands of relatives of the local people in Tianjin alone, there are hundreds of heavyweights watching the excitement, the number of foreigners from various countries is unknown, and there are tens of thousands of idle people watching the excitement from a distance.

Although the eyes of the two imperial court officials were fierce, they looked very weak after being diluted. As a result, there are so many people who have not slipped away.

Yang Hao has actually been watching other people's reactions coldly. He needed to know what the people's attitude was towards the Manchus. Now it seems that the situation is even better than expected. The authority of the Manchu court has been stripped away, at least the common people don't care about their reign of terror, so has the seeds of resistance been planted?

He smiled faintly at the two angry court officials, and said loudly: "Today, not only your relatives and friends are coming to greet all the soldiers, but also many enthusiastic people and social elites in Beijing and Tianjin. There are also two important ministers of the court, everyone applauded and expressed their gratitude! ”

"Whoa!"

Thunderous applause.

Yang Hao flashed to the side. waved his hand at the two: "Two adults, please!" ”

Rong Lu exhaled a lot of turbid air. Give way to Wang Wenshao and walk to the front of the array with his head held high. He tried to make a majestic expression and glared at the soldiers, but he was confronted with a cold and fierce look that was accustomed to bloody battles, and he almost burst into tears on the spot.

Hurriedly lowered his eyelids to get used to himself for a moment, Rong Lu forced the horror in his heart, coughed twice to relieve himself, and then took out a holy decree from his sleeve and said loudly: "There is a holy decree!" ”

There was silence in response. All the officers and men of the three regiments were there like wooden stakes, motionless.

Rong Lu's guards couldn't stand it anymore, and a man in a yellow coat stepped forward, pointed at them and shouted angrily: "Hey, I said what's the matter with you? Deaf? When the decree arrives, why don't you hurry up and kneel down and listen? ”

Rong Lu raised his chin and waited for the imposing military array in front of him to collapse. Imperial power, how majestic and noble is that, with a single order, millions of corpses shed thousands of miles of blood, and a group of Qiu Ba dare to resist?

But the whole army is still motionless!

The onlookers behind let out a burst of surprise and exclamation, followed by whispers. began to eat mulberry leaves with thousands of silkworms, and the noisy and low squirting turned into a wind passing through the valley, and thousands of leaves colliding and rubbing. In a blink of an eye, it became a vegetable market, gossiping about what you say and I say, and occasionally someone makes a mocking laugh!

The solemn atmosphere deliberately created by Rong Lu and his gang burst like bubbles!

In the past, when a "holy decree arrived", no matter how many tens of thousands of people had to kneel down like a fallen straw, it was infinite awe of imperial power.

But today, even if Rong Lu shouted out his throat, the people behind him watched like a monkey show. Things changed so quickly that they were caught off guard!

Rong Lu almost had a mouthful of blood coming out, trembling and pointing at the military formation and shouting: "You guys! Daring! Actually....... ”

The corners of Yang Hao's mouth curled, revealing a hint of sarcasm, and he snorted coldly: "The rules of our new army, kneel to the sky and kneel to the parents." In addition, all will be returned with military salutes. Lord Shangshu, they have not washed the dust, and their families are still waiting to go back for reunion. If you have anything to say, please say it quickly, the sun is so hot today, you don't care, I still have to be considerate of Brother Paoze's health. ”

Rong Lu choked on him and almost turned his back on his back. A roar of turbid phlegm in his throat was like pulling a bellows, clutching his chest and shaking it three times, stuffing the holy decree to an accompanying official, and staggering back.

The official had already been softened by this strange atmosphere, and an article that had been written was stumbling and scattered. Yang Hao's cultivation was too shallow, and he didn't understand what was said at all, but the last pile of rewards was about to understand.

The Tartar court is taking the opportunity of its own debt collection to reward the soldiers directly with money and things, so that they can thank the emperor for his great grace! (To be continued......)