The next day Zhu Biao led Liu Jin back to the palace, leaving Quan Xu behind and asking him to show Mu Ying the three-part attack.
It was now the time for the court meeting. When Zhu Biao arrived at the gate of Fengtian Hall, someone came into the hall to announce it. After a while, the eunuch who delivered the order came out and shouted: "General Xuantiance enters the hall!"
Zhu Biao's lips raised slightly, and he actually announced that he could be either a prince or an admiral, but these two identities were completely different.
Zhu Biao touched his arm armor and stepped directly into the palace. The golden-red armor exuded an impressive majesty under the sunlight.
When Zhu Biao stepped into the Fengtian Hall, all the officials at the end bowed slightly and clasped their fists. With the clear sound of the friction of armor, everyone's attention was attracted.
Zhu Biao passed Li Shanchang and Xu Da and walked to the front of the imperial court. He knelt down on one knee and said: "General, I will see your majesty at the end. Long live your majesty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was wearing a red dragon robe, said with a smile: "Our general Tiance is back, but he has something to report!"
Zhu Biao said sternly: "Reporting to your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty's 200,000-strong army is ready to go out, vowing to regain the lost territory. I am here to request your Majesty's imperial decree to go out!"
Prime Minister Li Shanchang came out of the crowd and said: "General Tiance is talented and versatile in both civil and military affairs. It is our great fortune that he wants to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun for our Ming Dynasty. I ask your Majesty to order an expedition!"
Xu Da also followed up and said: "The remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are still eyeing Shuntian Prefecture. The Northern Yuan Prince Bo'er Jijijin and Aiyou Shilitara have gathered 100,000 iron horses to march on Yingzhou. I think it is time to send troops as soon as possible!
Subsequently, the Ministry of War and the imperial censors also expressed their opinions. Zhu Yuanzhang carefully listened to the opinions of both the military and the government, and then directly ordered: "In this case, the swearing-in ceremony will be held in three days, and then General Tiance will lead the troops to the expedition!"
Zhu Biao bowed his head solemnly to express his acceptance of the order, and then the Minister of Rites came out and asked to prepare the sacrificial ceremony before the expedition.
The major events of the country lie in sacrificing the soldiers. The power of sacrificial rituals has been passed down to this day. It is not only necessary to sacrifice emperors, queens, ancestors and gods, but also to sacrifice teeth and flags. It is also necessary to sacrifice six banners, build altars, hang curtains, set up flags, and gods.
Position, dig holes and bury holes.
These were irresistible, so Zhu Yuanzhang could only agree and ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare immediately.
Then he went to court. Zhu Biao went directly to the imperial study without talking to the ministers.
Zhu Biao saw his father halfway through, sitting in a pavilion with a frown on his face.
Zhu Biao walked up to him with a smile and said, "Why are you still looking so sad? Are you worried about your son?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and said, "You're nothing to worry about. You don't know how troublesome it is to perform sacrifices. Moreover, we have to go there in person. I won't even think about resting these days."
Zhu Biao smiled and said: "Then who makes you the king of a country and the emperor? How can others have the qualifications to worship the emperor, the queen, the ancestors and the gods?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son who looked relaxed and said: "You are the crown prince and the general of the army. Do you think you can run away? The emperor and the empress don't need you to sacrifice now, but you can sacrifice to the ancestors, the tooth flag, the six flags, and the god of war."
Don’t you still have to offer sacrifices?”
The smile on Zhu Biao's face faltered. He thought these were the things the emperor wanted to sacrifice!
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at his son and said, "Go ahead and change into some light clothes, otherwise you won't be able to survive the expedition. You can follow me to kowtow to your ancestors in the afternoon and go to Purple Mountain to offer sacrifices tomorrow."
Zhu Biao returned to the East Palace helplessly. After changing his clothes, he immediately went to Kunning Palace to meet his mother. After listening to his mother's instructions in a daze, he returned to the East Palace with the clothes that Queen Ma had made stitch by stitch.
There was no rest since then. The sacrificial ceremony was solemn and complicated, and there couldn't be any mistakes. The Zhu family father and son were very tired.
Finally, when the day came for the oath of war, Zhu Yuanzhang did not come, but the civil and military officials from all over the court did come. Zhu Biao stood on a stable high platform, overlooking the endless sea of people.
Zhu Biao's fatigue in the past few days was gone, his blood was rising, and he felt that his whole body was swelling, as if his body had become much taller out of thin air.
He didn't even know what he was feeling now. He just looked greedily at the neat military formation below, with flags rustling and the sound of people shouting and horses neighing heard endlessly!
Zhu Biao exhaled slowly, his face calmed down, and he held the hilt of the sword at his waist with his right hand. He looked up at the vast sky, but felt something strange in his heart.
Zhu Biao felt that there was a strange smell in the air. It was a very special smell. It was not the smell of sweat, livestock excrement, or the smell of burning gunpowder, but it made people's nose sour inexplicably.
Zhu Biao concentrated his mind, fiercely pulled out the long sword from his waist, and pointed at the sky. As the captains shouted, the entire school grounds could only hear the rustling of flags blown by the wind, and the neighing of horses.
Voices.
Zhu Biao took two steps forward and walked to the edge of the high platform. He looked at the quiet army with a calm expression. The ministers below were frightened, fearing that if he fell, it would be a big joke.
Zhu Biao laughed with satisfaction, and then began to shout out the message of the Northern Expedition: "Since ancient times, when emperors came to rule the world, they always lived in China to control the barbarians, and the barbarians lived outside to serve China. It has never been heard of the barbarians living in China to control the world.
Since the Song Dynasty, the northern barbarians from the Yuan Dynasty have taken over China, and they will not surrender within the four seas!"
"My emperor, a commoner, rose up in arms, swept across the Central Plains and conquered the barbarians in the north, expelled the barbarians, restored China, established the outline and discipline, rescued the people, founded the Ming Dynasty, and restored our Han people's rivers and mountains!"
"Today, the northern barbarians still occupy our homeland in China, and heaven and earth are indignant. As the eldest son of the royal family, I have been assigned by heaven to conquer the barbarians in the north. I vow to defeat the barbarians and regain the old land. The land of the emperor, emperor, and empress will serve as proof, and we will vent the anger of humans and gods together."
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After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he silently waited for his will to spread throughout the army. The soldiers who could hear his voice would convey his words down level by level. Of course, in fact, his words were not more
For the sake of listening to the soldiers, they didn't have the ability to understand.
Before the expedition, the rewards for killing enemies and material rewards for soldiers have been formulated. War mobilization is just a supplement, and it will not work without these actual rewards.
Before going into battle, the commanders of each military camp will explain the reward methods to their subordinates. For example, what is the reward for the first person to rush to the city wall? What is the reward for beheading an enemy? What is the reward for beheading an enemy general?
What rewards do people receive, etc.
These reward and punishment systems are clearly stated and posted throughout the military camp, ensuring that every soldier is aware of them before setting off for the expedition.
Not long after, some people in the army began to take the lead in shouting: "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious! The Ming Dynasty will be victorious! The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
As the atmosphere increased, the number of people shouting Wan Sheng increased from a few thousand to tens of thousands, and then to the entire army of 200,000 people shouting Wan Sheng in unison!
Zhu Biao tightly pursed the corners of his raised mouth, closed his eyes and listened to the penetrating sounds. Two hundred thousand people were shouting in unison, feeling his heart trembling with it.
Zhu Biao opened his eyes, and with a wave of blue jade, he climbed up to the high platform and waved a flag with the words "sun and moon"!
……………… 10,000 collected (▽｀) Hehe~ Please vote for recommendation. Part of the oath was used by Zhu Yuanzhang in the Northern Expedition. I really can’t find a suitable one.