Nine is the ultimate number. Ancient Chinese people even had the tradition of respecting ten and nine. Even the emperor was called the respecter of the nine-five. Today, Chongzhen is willing to risk the disdain of the world and add a gate tower with ninety-nine pillars.
The status of warriors in the army has been promoted to the highest level. The slogan of the first officer on Chengtian Gate, the giant pillar next to it and the edict issued immediately mean that as long as the Ming Dynasty exists, no one can shake the lofty status of soldiers.
Even the scholars had to sigh with emotion at such a move. The emperor's business was extremely smart. With this little rag, the soldiers of the world could return to their hearts. From now on, unless the emperor can be persuaded to demolish the Chengtian Gate, there will be no hope.
He had this invincible army in his hands. What made the Confucian scholars feel chills down their spines was that the emperor, who was supposed to represent the scholar class, was not only making small moves behind the scenes but also raising the status of the warriors so high. In the long run,
Who will take scholars seriously in the future? Novel Chapter
The worries of the scholars were not unfounded. In just one day, signs that frightened them had already appeared in the capital. The children who were supposed to be chasing and playing in the streets disappeared, and one by one they took advantage of the parents not paying attention.
Daxue ran outside the camp to see the group of soldiers conducting morning training that they had never stopped since joining the army. What's more, he returned from the camp where a group of guys who killed the enemy without blinking an eye were called devils by the Liaodong Tatars.
So he started a hunger strike while Mr. Guan Xue was on vacation for two days to visit the prisoner presentation ceremony, in order to get his parents to agree that he would become a soldier when he grew up. Chapter of the novel
Although the scholars were indignant at the emperor for elevating the status of the warriors, there were more important things to do for the time being. Everyone knew that presenting prisoners was a major event for the court. The Ming Dynasty had not held such a grand ceremony for a long time. It must be done
Seize this opportunity to write a beautiful article. Let everyone in the world know that ordinary men can defeat the enemy on the battlefield, but to convince the Tatars, they have to rely on the words of the saints.
However, the officials who did not know the truth obviously underestimated the ability of Chongzhen, a foolish emperor, to make nonsense, and they never thought that under the instigation of the shameless general Zhenguo, he would prepare a more ruthless move, which would not come out until the day of the prisoner dedication ceremony.
.If they had known about the conspiracy in advance, maybe they would all have decided to join the army. They would have given up on the civil service job that the emperor always wanted to do!
"Company commander, we are brothers who have been wearing a pair of trousers since we were young. Why do you say you have to take care of us this time!" Jiao Hua puffed up her chest and tried to make the medal made with a few coins more conspicuous. "Furthermore,
We are the only ones in our company who have received rewards. If you don't let us go, won't we be embarrassed in front of the bastards from the third company?"
"Old beggar, what you are saying is so fucking unreasonable!" Lian Lin, who had no chance to go to Chengtian Gate to accept the emperor's personal thanksgiving thanks to hundreds of officials, had long been dissatisfied because two Tatars were missing from his credit book.
He said angrily: "Without our brothers, how could you have withstood so many Tatars by yourself?"
"Brother, we didn't say such heartless words!" Jiao Hua wanted to fight for the opportunity to go to the Ancestral Temple to watch the ceremony. But he would not offend these colleagues who shared life and death, so he quickly explained: "You think about it, we were originally following Luo
The commander-in-chief’s rebels. The emperor’s benevolence didn’t care about us and allowed us to join the army and go to the battlefield. Now that we have made meritorious service, why shouldn’t he be allowed to see him more? Let him know that we, the rebellious people in the past, can stand up now.
He served the country with his heart high, and he also devoted himself wholeheartedly to protecting our country, the Ming Dynasty!"
"Then you kid can't go even more!" Lian Lin seized the opportunity to retort: "Yesterday you climbed to the Chengtian Gate and let the emperor see your donkey face. Now it's time for us brothers to show their faces and let the emperor know.
You are not the only one of the rebels we have surrendered to!"
"Do you have this?" Jiao Hua once again revealed the medal hanging on his chest and said proudly: "You don't even think about it, we only have ten places in a company. If we don't send the best, how can we attract people?
The emperor’s attention? How can we let him know the sincerity of those of us who have surrendered to the rebels?”
Although he admitted that there was some truth in Jiao Hua's words, Lian Lin did not intend to give up this rare opportunity. "Don't talk nonsense! Our emperor is trustworthy in employing people, so what if we don't have medals? We are not just defending our country."
A hero? You must know that Mang Gurtai was captured alive by our company. As long as we go to that station, he will be so scared that he wets his pants. Will the emperor still know the name of our company at that time?"
"What the hell, if you can, just follow the old rules! Let's go out and compete, and the top nine will go to the Ancestral Temple with us!" Meng Fu was not in a good mood. If we had known that Mang Gurtai was worthless, we would have agreed to him
Why surrender? Just follow the example of the Third Company and shoot the prisoners and count them in the credit book. Then there will be as many as them who went to Chengtianmen? As a result, not only was the food and grass was wasted, but there are not many subordinates.
A guy who can hold up a scene. At this juncture, they actually still have the heart to argue?
There were quite a few generals in the military camp who used the same method as Meng Fu to solve the problem. For two whole days, whenever the gate of the capital was opened, a group of ruffians could be seen frantically rushing out and running around the city wall.
I remembered the gunshots that started before midnight and never ended. Fortunately, those madmen didn't fire the cannons, and the people in the capital were kind enough to regard the gunfire as firecrackers to celebrate the victory.
On November 16, the third year of Chongzhen, the day designated by the emperor for the sacrifice of prisoners, the soldiers who had won the training rushed outside the Ancestral Temple before dawn. The scholars who came from all over also prepared poems with gorgeous rhetoric.
, the people in the capital have been queuing up on the roadside since last night.
"Master Wusheng, please tell us what the emperor means by doing this." The old patriarch of the Song family came all the way from Shaanxi in order to see the legendary Tatar spit at them.
.But he couldn't figure out why the Chengtian Gate, which the emperor had just announced two days ago that no one could enter at will, suddenly opened.
"How do I know? The emperor is the son of heaven. How can we, mortals like you, guess what his thoughts are?" Going forward would be a restricted area, and Monk Wu Sheng didn't know whether he should follow him to see Xiqi.
"The Holy One has an edict." While he was hesitating, a group of eunuchs appeared at the gate of the city, shouting at the top of their lungs: "Today, all the people of Ming Dynasty who are offering prisoners can go to the Ancestral Temple to watch the ceremony. Along the way, they are not allowed to set foot on the steps of Chengtianmen. They are not allowed to make any noise...
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"Mr. Song, let's go. The Emperor has allowed us to enter. Why are you standing still?" There are quite a few rules, but when you think about it, you belong to the palace after entering this door. If there are no restrictions, then it's okay?
"Look, look!" Patriarch Song secretly touched the Chengtian Gate while no one was paying attention, and said quietly: "Did you see that one of the descendants of our clan climbed up to this building a few days ago?"
"Look! The Tatars are coming out!" As the music sounded, the crowd who had just entered Chengtianmen began to stir, and they were finally about to see the people who had been struggling in Liaodong for decades and who had led troops to threaten the capital just a few days ago.
The Tatars. The general who ruled the country was really unkind. When he escorted the Tatar chieftain to Beijing, he covered the cage so tightly that no one could see clearly what kind of monster was inside.
"Haha...monkey!" This was really not because the onlookers were deliberately violating the ban. It was because the Tatars were too funny. I saw Huang Taiji leading a group of men dressed in red and green and slowly walked out of the side door.
Look, their unique pig tails were deliberately lengthened and hung down to their thighs. Isn't this just like the monkey cubs under the hands of the Monkey King on the stage?
"Quiet!" Wang Chengen, who had never been so majestic before, shouted with a group of servants. After everyone calmed down, he loudly read out the prisoner dedication process. "The first item, the Tatar Emperor reads out the edict of abdication!"
Originally, Huang Taiji and others were arrested and brought to the capital as rebels of the Ming Dynasty. According to the rules, even the prisoner presentation ceremony was not his turn to stage. But these guys were too comfortable traveling in carriages. Anyway, they entered the capital and hanged themselves.
They were biting their tongues and going on hunger strikes, but they just refused to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty in performing the last scene. In the end, Chongzhen was really tortured and had no choice but to propose that he could surrender as emperor, but you have to pretend to be a monkey for me.
My ancestors, please be happy! What people didn’t expect was that Huang Taiji accepted this exchange condition that was bound to be rejected. To use his original words, you can lose your life or be shameless, but you can never lose your reputation!
"By decree, I entrust you with the imperial edict of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty: Due to the instigation of the rebels of the Ming Dynasty, the separatist regime in Liaodong started disputes, which led to the loss of life..." A similar-looking edict of abdication was read out by Huang Taiji, who was crowned with a monkey.
The laughter is really extraordinary. Not to mention the people of the Ming Dynasty who have never seen much of the world, even the erudite scholars of the time really can't hold back their laughter and just tremble with laughter without any image. And the director himself
The Emperor Chongzhen who appeared in this scene seemed to have a slightly stronger concentration. At least he only kept twitching on his face and did not make a sound. This was much better than the general Zhenguo next to him who could not straighten his back!
"Second item, the Ming Emperor inaugurated the Ming Martyrs' Shrine!" Chongzhen's leaping thinking was once again on display. No one expected that he would suddenly make such a move after directing a farce, and no one expected that he would actually sacrifice the sacrifice.
The Martyrs' Shrine, which honors fallen soldiers, was placed in front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the edict says..." Chongzhen stood on the steps, facing the outer hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, which had just pulled down the curtain to reveal the three characters of "Zhongmartyr Shrine", and read loudly: "... You and other heroes of the Ming Dynasty were heroes in life and ghosts in death.
Let me wait until a hundred years later when I am summoned by Quantai to kill the enemy..."
"I obey the order!" Of course, the heroes of the Ming Dynasty could not answer, and then thousands of soldiers who were lucky enough to participate in this ceremony shouted the promise on their behalf. Aren't they just enemies who dare to resist my great power of the Ming Dynasty? We can destroy them while they are alive.
You, even in the underworld, you can’t even think of being my match for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!
"The third item, the Tatar chieftain knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times before entering the palace..." Wang Chengen's voice was loud, but no one could hear it anymore. The people's shouts rang out again, but they couldn't.
Catch up with the prosperous times when anyone who offends our powerful men will be punished even though they are far away, but we witness with our own eyes the emperor's promise that anyone who offends our Ming Dynasty will become a ghost and cannot escape.
When the grand occasion of the sacrifice of prisoners spread throughout the world, what people talked about the most was not the group of Tatars, but the Ming Martyrs' Shrine and the Emperor's Oath that appeared as an interlude. Countless loving mothers secretly cried after hearing the news.
Because they know that the Chengtian Gate and the Martyrs' Shrine in the capital have helped the court take away the heart of their beloved son. As long as the emperor calls for it, the passionate young people will not hesitate to join the army and serve the country. Even if they die on the battlefield, they will still be under the Nine Springs.
Waiting for the great emperor of tomorrow to lead the army to conquer the enemy.