On May 18, the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, on the Vermilion Bird Gate of the Imperial City, hundreds of officials above the fourth grade of the Tang Dynasty and the princes, princes, and county kings stood on the gatehouse of the Suzaku Gate, and the wide square was already crowded with the people and officials of the Tang Dynasty who came to watch the National Day ceremony. I am very glad that the most powerful weapon in the world, gunpowder, is firmly in the hands of our Datang, otherwise, I would not dare to let so many people squat here.

Li Chengqian, the prince's brother who has not appeared in front of people for a long time, also appeared today, but he was far away from Uncle Li, and he was a bit like two strange passers-by, only when Uncle Li looked at him, a flattering smile appeared on his face.

"How long will it take for the sun to rise?" I looked at the hourglass and kept asking the young eunuch Si Tian beside me. I am very nervous, not nervous, I can't do it, such an important festival, as the supervisor of today's ceremony, I will worry about every step, this kind of work, the psychological pressure is far greater than the physical pressure.

"Come on, Lord Fang, can you please be quiet? You're giving me a headache right now. Young Eunuch Si Tian turned his head and rolled his eyes helplessly.

"Hehe, okay, then Fang Mou won't bother the adults, but as soon as the sun appears, please notify me." Said with a smile on this guy's face. I can't help it, I'm begging someone.

"Where is Duan Yunsong?" I turned around and whispered. "The end will be! What do you command?! Duan Yunsong hurriedly stood up, today they had all changed into brand new military uniforms, beautiful ribbons, golden ranks, and beautiful epaulettes.

"Are the flag class and military band ready? What are the prepared flag classes and military bands doing? Where are the students who are ready to be reviewed now? Have the colored paper tapes and colorful banners been distributed to individuals? I rubbed my hands together, and my head was already sweating.

---------------------------------------------------- "Don't worry, my lord, the flag class and the military band are ready, everyone's morale is very good, and the situation of the reserve team is also very good, if there is any situation between the flag class and the military band, they can respond as soon as possible, the position of the students, General Xi has passed in person, and there has been a quick report half an hour ago, They were already waiting outside the Tonghua Gate, and as soon as the national flag-raising ceremony began, they began to move, and the hot air balloon troops were ready to take off at any time. ”

Very good, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

"Remember, this time, any mistake will set us on the pillar of shame on the National Day, and make us the laughing stock of Datang and even the surrounding countries, no matter what? There must not be a single omission. Do you understand? ”

"No! Finally, I will check it again. Duan Yunsong took the order and left, and at this time, a guard came over: "Lord Fang, Your Majesty will change you." ”

Uncle Li was sitting on the chair with the princes and important ministers of the court, talking happily, I straightened up and strode forward: "The minister Fang Jun has seen Your Majesty, your lords, your Royal Highness. ”

"Well, excuse me!" Uncle Li stood up from the chair, and today Uncle Li put on the crown and robe used in the court, patted my strong shoulder, pointed at me and smiled: "Yes, yes, this new military uniform does make the virtuous son-in-law more heroic, hahaha." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment. I wonder what His Majesty commands? "I enjoy the feeling of being seen by everyone, puff up my chest muscles, and proudly show off my beautiful collar badge and epaulettes, this new military uniform has been produced for nearly half a year, but because of the National Day ceremony, I have been reluctant to wear it, today I finally took it to open the meat, the long leather boots that wrapped the calf were polished and painted black, very beautiful.

"It's not a command, but Son-in-law, can you really amplify your voice through this thing?" Uncle Lee pulled me a few steps towards him and pointed to the big brass horn.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, this thing can indeed amplify the sound and make people hear the majestic roar of His Majesty." I pointed to the loudspeaker, which was almost exaggerated.

Uncle Li's palms are also sweaty, it seems that Uncle Li is also nervous, this must be initiated by Uncle Li, about the birth of the Tang Dynasty, Uncle Li does not want anything wrong. Uncle Li turned his face and showed an ugly smile at me: "Virtuous son-in-law, everything is said today, but I will look at you, don't let me down, let alone let those small foreign countries who come to congratulate me look down on my Tang Dynasty." ”

I gave Uncle Li a standard sword-wielding salute: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will live up to Your Majesty's high expectations." ”

"Okay, this is my good son-in-law!" Uncle Li patted me on the shoulder with relief, and his eyes showed a deep warmth. At this moment, the first rays of sunlight finally lit up from the east, and the voice of Young Eunuch Si Tian also sounded at the same time: "The day is coming, the time is coming!" ……”

I took three steps backwards, turned back in place with a strong force, and put my legs together, so that the heels of my leather boots made a crisp crashing sound, and in the eyes of everyone, I walked to the side wall, took the order flag handed by a military academy officer, and waved it towards the sky, a scream, a signal flare? Well, a cupola flew into the sky, and then emitted a bright red light in the sky, at this time, the Suzaku Gate slowly opened in the eyes of more than 100,000 people gathered in the square, silence, silence, whether it was adults and children, men, women and children, all of them fell on the Suzaku Gate, all of them were almost gone, the appearance of the huge, military band composed of hundreds of people was dazzling, they wore beautiful, towering gilt wind wing helmets and held most of them were beautiful, shiny orchestral instruments, With the firing of every two cupolas, they began to move, ten people in each row, up to fifty columns, when the third cannon was fired, they had already stood outside the Suzaku Gate, Uncle Li They couldn't sit still, they all crowded to the front of the city gate tower, squinted, looking at the military band that was a straight line horizontally and vertically, played the instrument, at this time, the military song was played, in the rhythm of the military song, the national flag class appeared, they followed closely behind the military band, directly in front, the squad leader of the national flag class held a snowy saber, Beside him, there are twenty majestic soldiers who are persisted in painting vermilion spears, guarding the three national flag raisers in the middle, the rhythm of the military music suddenly took a turn, they have stepped into the Suzaku Street, at this time, the military band has been dispersed, forming two long columns, originally stepping and playing musical instruments, like a guard of honor to welcome guests, and the national flag class standing in the center with the squad leader's order, neat and powerful steps began to step out, towards the national flag raising platform standing high in the square in front of it.

The beautiful military uniforms, the majestic soldiers, the faces that do not squint, do not get angry and arrogant, and the meticulous steps seem to be knocking on everyone's hearts, and all the onlookers, including the hundred officials standing on the city tower, seem to have forgotten to breathe, Uncle Li stared at the national flag class, and his fingers pressed tightly against the brick wall of the city tower.

The performance of the ---------------------------------------------------- military band suddenly stopped after the national flag class reached the bottom of the flag-raising platform, and everyone seemed to feel that the heart was only beating again at this time, and then, under the leadership of the squad leader, the three flag bearers of the national flag class solemnly and solemnly stepped onto the flag-raising platform and tied the national flag in an orderly manner.

The squad leader nodded, turned around, looked at the Suzaku Gate, used all his strength, raised the saber in his hand, and reflected the rising sun in the sky: "Raise the national flag!" ”

The third national flag bearer made a beautiful lunge and fell, and the flag of the Tang Empire was raised in the eyes of the people of the Tang Dynasty for the first time. I stretched out my finger and dipped my saliva and stretched it out, and it was good, the wind was good today, and the flag could be fully unfurled.

The squad leader of the national flag squad pulled a beautiful knife flower, at this time, the military band finally played the national anthem of the Tang Dynasty, accompanied by the melody, the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who had maintained the order below also turned around in unison, their right hands were tightly attached to their left chest, feeling the galloping heartbeat, and solemnly sang this song that will spread all over the world: "The wolf smoke rises and the country looks north!" The dragon rolls, the horse neighses, and the sword aura is like frost! ……”

I and the cadets of the military academy also sang to the rhythm, the proud Datang, the proud country, the proud Datang soldiers, everything will belong to us.

Once, twice, three times. At this time, some people have also hummed this passionate and proud song, just like the voice of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty, even those old Confucian students like Kong Yingda are already so excited that they can't help themselves at this moment, trembling with their mouths, following the rhythm, yin and yang weird response, this is not to blame them, as long as they have the Tang Dynasty in their hearts, one day, they will be able to sing this song skillfully.

The national flag finally stopped at the top of the flagpole in the closing note of the third national anthem, and the fierce wind made the bright blood dragon flag of the Tang Empire waving in the wind, angry, like a giant dragon, soaring in mid-air, announcing to the world the arrival of a great empire.

Three shouts resounded through the sky, spontaneously roaring out from the mouths of countless people, like a landslide and tsunami, sweeping the land of China: "Long live the Tang Dynasty!" Banzai! Hooray!! ”

(To be continued)