Chapter Ninety-Five: The Soul Returns to Artemisia and the Court Turmoil (I)

The next day, the sun shone on the entire Emperor Hill City, about 20 miles east of the city, adjacent to a hill, hundreds of acres of land, tens of thousands of acupuncture points have dug a pit.

Shao Kang took Nameless, Ji Zhu, and many Wenchen military generals and Gaoxin elders to the mound altar.

I saw that Shaokang was dressed in a black robe at this time, and a pair of resolute eyes on his cold face stared at the entire scene, and the soldiers and people in and around the city of Diqiuyi were crowded with black pressure, kneeling on the ground, clasping their hands together, praying to heaven for the dead soldiers, and a sad crying scene resounded in the sky.

On the sacrificial platform, a totem with a humanoid snake body stands in the middle, in front of the totem, on a niche table, incense burners, offerings, incense wood, flints, etc. are neatly placed, Shaokang stepped forward, turned around, looked at the bustling crowd under the stage, behind the resolute eyes, revealed a trace of melancholy sadness.

At this time, he raised his right hand, everyone slowly stopped crying, their eyes were focused on the altar, Shao Kang glanced at the surrounding crowd, as the crowd slowly quieted down, Shao Kang took two steps forward.

"Serve the wine."

Several guards carried a jar of wine to the altar, poured three glasses of wine, and walked to Shaokang.

Shaokang didn't even look at it, reached out and walked to the shrine with a glass of wine, stretched out his arms, and looked up at the sky, in the sky, the geese crossed the sky in an arc, and the sound of crows around them was endless, as if mourning for this compassionate world.

I saw Shao Kang bow three times, shook off his robe and turned around, crystal tears rolled down his cheeks, his power and responsibility made him have to face this unbearable burden, one by one under the meat grinder of the war machine, all the beautiful dreams are gone with the wind, on the blood-soaked land, everything is still growing, the sun is still rising in the east and setting in the west, the wind, rain, thunder and lightning, the sun, the moon and the stars are still running according to their own trajectory, and there has been no change because of the end of many lives.

Shaokang dipped his right hand in the cup and flicked it three times, only to see King Shaokang shout "go", and then sprinkled the wine in the cup into the air, and the wine was like ten thousand raindrops, not far away, spilling down.

"This first cup of wine, may the Great Xia Kingdom be peaceful and peaceful, the deceased will be revered like gods, and they will be remembered in our hearts forever, and may they all enter the world of heaven and enjoy a peaceful world."

Then, he picked up the second glass of wine and poured it into the ground, making a sizzling sound.

"This second cup of wine, may the land of the Great Xia Kingdom be fertile, rich in products, and a bumper harvest every year, and may this place where we were born and raised can keep us peaceful forever, and at the same time, may every person who enters the land can rest in peace, and will definitely wait until our Great Xia Kingdom will rule the world."

Pick up the last glass of wine and take a sip of it.

"This third cup of wine, I took a sip of it first, and drank it with the warriors of my Great Xia Kingdom, and I came to drink it."

Thousands of people scurried, and in a few moments a bowl of wine was placed in each pit, and the guards beside them stood on one side with a stake engraved with the name of each of them.

"Today, Lone drinks with the warriors, with the heroes of the world, and with the people of the Great Xia Kingdom, you have built the future of the Great Xia Kingdom with your blood and sweat, and I respect you."

Shaokang drank the rest of the wine, threw the bowl to the ground, and instantly shattered into pieces, and everyone also took the wine and drank it all, and threw the bowl to the ground.

"Today, more than 30,000 soldiers are resting here, they have lost the days of reunion with their relatives in order for us to live and work in peace and contentment, they have lost the best years, their blood has been drained, we have not, for the unification of the Xia people, the world will return to the heart, and jointly create a new home for our future, it is the responsibility and obligation of each of us, we will not be evil slaves, we must be the masters of our land, this is the dream that our ancestors have been chasing hard, you will always belong to the masters of this country, we should unite, Conform to the way of heaven, kill the evil, unify the Xia Kingdom, avenge them, blood for blood, tooth for tooth. ”

"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth, kill Han Xun, and unify the Xia Kingdom." The crowd was furious and shouted in unison, as if all their grief had turned into hatred for the cold country.

"Ladies and gentlemen, be still, and listen to the king." Nameless walked forward, signaling the angry crowd to calm down, and after shouting, slowly stopped.

"Today, the heroes are resting in peace, and more of our young men will become heroes in the future, and you will see your heroics again on the battlefield alone, can you do it?" King Shaokang glanced around and said excitedly.

"Swear to die to serve the Xia Kingdom, we are not a bad seed, we want to avenge the dead heroes." I saw a person in the crowd shouting loudly, and everyone responded, and the sound shook the whole world, responding in this vast land.

"Lone announced, the hero's homecoming ceremony is grand, their names are inherited by your heroes, you will return to your hometown with their honor, you must bring their iron will, bring Han Xun back to me."

After Shaokang finished speaking, the crowd below was furious, and the soldiers scrambled to inherit their names, insert their monuments into the pits, and soothe their souls in this soil, each soldier found his own name, and received the number plate of each of them as a symbol of honor, and filled the pit with his own hands with the soil, his eyes were full of tears, and his bodies were soaked with sweat, and they didn't care to wipe it, but they were worried that the souls of the heroes would be roasted by the sun.

For seven days in a row, King Shaokang, Nameless, Ji Shu and all the ministers stayed in the solemn wilderness, sometimes going in, drinking and chatting with the heroes, sometimes tears gushing like springs, sometimes laughing madly, and spending a short time in the long years of history.

A week later, the group returned to Diqiu, two days, Shaokang arranged the aftermath of Diqiu, Wang took Bo Mi and others to leave Diqiu, returned to Lunyi Wangcheng, nameless organization to restore production and life, began to coordinate the affairs of the government of Diqiu City, including training in the art of war, propaganda, casting of weapons, conscription and other affairs, forgetting to sleep and eating, busy and busy.

On this day, Ji Shu was dressed in civilian clothes and quietly walked towards a private house, and as soon as he opened the door, the red fox rushed over, grabbed Ji Shu's collar, and said angrily: "You arranged us here, no matter what you do, no matter what you do?" We saved your life, is this how you treat your savior? Sister Chunhu, did you help me find it? ”

A series of questions, so that Ji Shu a little overwhelmed, I don't know how to answer, for more than half a month, I don't dare to have the slightest slack, the terrible eyes of his father, let him be full of infinite fear, day and night sleepless, carefully accompany the left and right, no matter what the father says, he can only do what he says, today the father just left, he excitedly hurried towards the white fox and the red fox's temporary residence, but unexpectedly, as soon as he came in, he was scolded with a slap on his head and face.