On the tenth day of October, Liuqiu Prefecture, Luding County, Dingjun Mountain.

In the middle of the autumn moon, the storm is high.

The gusts of autumn wind swept through the mountain woods, and the crown gradually rose and fell like waves, as if bowing and saluting, and the rustling of branches and leaves was like a sad cry when saying goodbye.

On the slope towards the Central Plains, a new martyr's cemetery was opened, where tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians gathered to hold a grand military funeral ceremony.

Zhao Mengqi, dressed in plain clothes, personally carried Chen Yongren's coffin and slowly sent it into the tomb.

Subsequently, another 392 coffins were carefully placed in their respective burial chambers.

After the pioneer regiment landed on the island, there were sergeants and people who died one after another, some died of disease accidents, and some died of tribal alliance attacks, plus the battle of Lucheng, a total of 476 people.

The Chinese people pay attention to the fallen leaves and return to their roots, and the pioneer group originally planned to send these victims back to their hometowns for burial.

However, Zhao Mengqi had a different idea, and quoted a sentence from the Dongpo monk, 'This place of peace is my hometown', saying that as long as the red flag is flying, it is the hometown of China.

Song Chenghou Zhou was positioned as Huode, and the military uniform was mainly red, so some self-righteous people contemptuously called the soldiers 'red guys', but the color of the flag was slightly different from that of other dynasties, although red was the majority, but there were also many other colors.

The banner style of the Song Dynasty is very varied, with different functions and representative meanings, and it is roughly free from the influence of the five virtues in terms of color, and is more influenced by the five elements and the five directions, such as the colors corresponding to the east, west, north and south are blue, white, red and black.

Although there is no unified color, the flag with important meanings such as 'peace under heaven', 'long live the king', and 'Dachang' painted with the sun, moon and stars representing the monarch is red, plus Zhao Mengqi's concept of 'Chinese red' in his heart, so there is nothing wrong with him using the red flag to represent the Great Song Dynasty.

In addition to this metaphysical reason, Zhao Mengqi also took out the measures that had been implemented in Wujiang County, such as the establishment of martyrs' cemeteries, martyrs' shrines, monuments, and worship at four o'clock.

For the Chinese people who pay attention to the aftermath, it is difficult to refuse these honors, and Zhao Mengqi plans to move the families of the martyrs to Liuqiu Island, and give the house and land to take root.

Therefore, most of the relatives of the martyrs were willing to bury them in Liuqiu, after all, including many soldiers, they did not have any property in their hometowns.

After all the coffins were properly placed in the tomb, Qian Long handed over the inscription in his hand to Zhao Mengqi.

Mingjing is the flag hanging when praying after the funeral, held in front of the coffin when the funeral is held, covered on the coffin when the burial is buried, made of red cloth, the length of the format is determined by the status, the length of the third grade is more than nine feet, the fifth grade is more than eight feet, the sixth grade is more than seven feet, and the name of the deceased is written on it.

Zhao Mengqi spread the seven-foot-long inscription on the coffin with his own hands, and it read, 'The Great Song Fengzhi Doctor Military Intelligence Department is responsible for Chen Gong Yongren. ’

Doctor Fengzhi is an official rank of Zhengliupin, which belongs to the posthumous title for merit, while Chen Yongren originally belonged to the Imperial City Division, and went to Fujian with Uncle Xie Fang, and was responsible for external investigation and internal supervision.

This kind of arrangement was the norm in the army under Zhao Mengqi's command, but the Eastern Guard was more formal and refined, with the chief officer in charge of military command, the record office in charge of ideological construction, the gendarmerie in charge of supervision and military discipline, and the Military Intelligence Department no longer involved in and interfered in the internal affairs of the army organization, and under normal circumstances, it was no longer responsible for battlefield reconnaissance.

Chen Yongren's subordination was changed from the Imperial City Division to the Military Intelligence Department, but the task was still the same as before, after all, the Left Wing Army was not yet a new army.

He also knew that his task was more annoying, and he was usually very low-key, if he hadn't noticed that there might be rebellion inside, Zeng Ba wouldn't have remembered him.

The plan to infiltrate the Clan Alliance was entirely on his own initiative, and he knew from the beginning that it would be difficult for him to survive.

Chen Yongren finally completed the task perfectly, but also paid the price of his life, Zhao Mengqi deeply admired his spirit of serving the country to the death, so he made the shocking move of carrying the coffin with the dignity of the crown prince.

The other 392 martyrs, Zhao Mengqi also personally stamped the inscription one by one, whether it is a sergeant, a people, or even a native, as long as they sacrificed their lives for the country, they should enjoy the treatment of martyrs.

Subsequently, under the farewell of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, the tombs were all sealed, and Zhao Mengqi led everyone to pay tribute to the back soil.

"On October 10 of the fourth year of Wei Baoyou, Zhao Yu, the king of Emperor Song Yan, dared to announce to the god of the Houtu clan, and now he is the seal of the martyrs, and the mansion is secluded, and the gods are blessed, and there is no future difficulty.

After worshipping the earth god, the burial ceremony ends.

However, after the body is buried, the soul of the deceased must be welcomed home and sacrificed on time.

It's just that this time there is a change, not to welcome home, but to welcome into the martyrs' shrine.

After the ritual of the 'Lord of the Inscription', family members or colleagues held 393 spiritual seats and walked to the martyrs' shrine on the top of the mountain.

Because of the rush of time, this martyr's shrine was only built in an urgent manner, and only the main hall was temporarily built, which was slightly simple, but also solemn, and would continue to be expanded and repaired later.

And a little in front of the Martyrs' Shrine, about the place where the big Buddha is located in the future, will set up a magnificent monument.

The spiritual seats are placed one by one on the spiritual seats set up, layer upon layer, as thick as a mountain, and other martyrs' spiritual seats that are brought back by their families for burial will also be invited in one after another.

The gate of Valhalla was open, and nearly 6,000 soldiers dressed up and stood in the most solemn posture, looking at the spiritual mountain in the hall.

After the completion of the ceremony of returning the god to the throne, Zhao Mengqi and the generals walked to the front of the array, stood solemnly facing the main hall, and ordered, "Fire!" ”

Immediately, the nine cannons that had been prepared for a long time roared in turn, welcoming the heroic soul to settle in.

The earth-shattering sound of cannons echoed in the mountains, endlessly.

Waiting for the sound of the cannon to stop for a while, Zhao Mengqihong shouted the order, "All salute." ”

With a brush, the six thousand people were like one person, all of them palmed in front of their chests, "The mighty spirit lasts forever, and the mountains and rivers of Yongzhen are eternal!" ”

Everyone maintained a saluting posture, pursed their lips, and looked at the three hundred and ninety-three spiritual positions written in gold characters in the hall with resolute expressions, and their bodies were full of blood.

The vast majority of the soldiers at the scene, whether it was the former Left Wing Army or the Eastern Guard, participated in such a military funeral ceremony for the first time, and they may never have thought that just an ordinary soldier could receive such an honor.

A true warrior is not afraid of death, but of being forgotten.

At this time, many soldiers had a kind of realization in their hearts that being a soldier was no longer just for food and salary, nor was it just for getting rich and rich, but had a more far-reaching yearning.

Once you will succeed in ten thousand bones, how many successful generals will remember those dry bones!?

His Royal Highness King Keyan not only remembered it in his heart, but also engraved it on the tablet and presented it to the altar, so that people from generation to generation could also remember it.

Through the ages, it is no longer the patent of emperors and generals.

This solemn funeral not only excited the soldiers, but also deeply shocked civil officials such as Lin Yingjia and Fu Yixin, as well as Muhua, Wanxing, Ma Huo and other local leaders.

Although the scholars of this era have shouted, 'Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations.' ’

But even if you really believe in this sentence, I'm afraid that not many people have really valued the lives of the grass people, let alone the reckless martial arts who have always been despised.

And no matter what King Yan really thinks in his heart, he really respects the sacrifice of every life and gives the highest mourning.

Under such circumstances, what soldier would not return to King Yan?

Not to mention that King Yan is the heir to the throne, I am afraid that even if he is just a grass leader, he will definitely create great achievements in the future.

For Mu Hua and other local leaders, they saw that the Song army was well-trained and united, and it seemed that as long as King Yan pointed to it, whether it was a sword mountain or a sea of fire, they would move forward.

This kind of cohesion and execution made them unattainable, and only trembling and worship were left in their hearts, and they did not dare to have the slightest idea of rebellion.

Even the southern clan chiefs who had been captured and actually became 'hostages' and 'signboards' all threw aside the illusion of making plans for another day, and really began to think about how to bring their own families into obedience.

As for the families of the martyrs and the people who spontaneously came to watch the ceremony, although there is still a lot of grief, there is also a strong warmth in their hearts, realizing that the martyrs did not give their lives in vain.

In addition to survival, what a simple person pursues is nothing more than to be born to be famous, to die to be right, and if righteousness is more important than life, it is okay to give up one's life.

The slanting sun hangs in the west, shining in the Valhalla, and the cascading spiritual positions emit golden light, shining brightly, as if it is the smile of the martyrs.

Zhao Mengqi's heart is actually not pure, everything he does is utilitarian, but at this moment, he feels a little embarrassed inexplicably, and his eyes are gradually blurred.

Because of him, these people died, and many more will die because of him in the future.

Call...... Why did you suddenly become hypocritical?

Zhao Mengqi let out a long breath, laughed at himself, blinked his eyelids and hid his tears, "Finish the ceremony!" ”

All the soldiers lowered their saluting arms in unison, and then remained motionless.

Zhao Mengqi shook his head slightly and looked at the couplet on the doorpost of Valhalla, "Born as a centurion, die as a strong man." ’

Then he slowly stepped forward, carefully and solemnly gazing at each spirit position in turn, as if secretly making a promise, and then he turned around and slowly glanced at all the soldiers in the audience.

"My soldiers!"

"Today, with a heavy heart and the most solemn ceremony, we have buried our former comrades and enshrined their heroic spirits in the shrine.

This question made all the soldiers stunned, and they were silent for a while before they broke out into a tsunami, "Worth!" Value! Value! ……”

After a long while, Zhao Mengqi raised his hands high and pressed a few times in the void, and all the shouts immediately stopped.

Then he shook his head and sneered, "If that's all there is to it, then I don't think it's worth it." ”

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers were not in an uproar, but their eyes became dull and confused, Lin Yingjia and other civil officials were also puzzled, and the others who heard it were even more confused.

Is Your Highness too tired? All started to be delirious and gibberish?

Zhao Mengqi stood in place, still with a clear and loud voice, "Taishi Gong said that people are inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than Hongmao. ”

"So how is it more important than Tarzan? Is it a scenic funeral? Is it going down in history? ”

"I think yes, and not only, because human life is very short, and if you can live well, it is better than any form of death."

"But if someone doesn't let us live well, and we don't let our children and grandchildren live well, then we can only fight and fight, so death is always with me."

"And this death, in exchange for our relatives to continue to live well, is our bloodline continued, our descendants are not humiliated and enslaved, our backbone is not broken, and our ancestors can pass on the civilization......"

"We are born in this era, these are our duties, if we don't act, sooner or later we will die, but we will die in a nest, die meaningless and worthless, it is in vain to come to this world and go away."

"The heroic cause is made by oneself, and the vocation is rather a standby."

"Heroes deserve to be remembered and must be commemorated, but we are not heroes to be remembered, because we are heroes ourselves!"

"Tell me, isn't it!? Are we heroes!? ”

All the soldiers were boiling, and let out an earth-shattering roar, "Yes! Be! Be! We are heroes! ”

Zhao Mengqi's blood gushed, and he raised his arms and shouted, "What is that hero going to do!?" ”

"Drive out the Tartars, sweep away the bloody blood, revive China, and expand the territory!"

"Drive out the Tartars, sweep away the bloody blood, revive China, and expand the territory!"

"Drive out the Tartars, sweep away the bloody blood, revive China, and expand the territory!"

Over and over again, the soldiers were passionate, tireless, bursting out with all their strength, solemnly swearing to all things in heaven and earth, to the long river of history!

It seems that there is an invisible and untouchable military spirit, which is quietly condensing,

All the civil servants were infected, and they all shouted together.

The people, the martyrs, and even the natives who didn't understand the meaning all shouted wildly.