Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 331

"Guo Ge Department, don't cry anymore, the grand ceremony is about to begin." Zhang Huangyan helplessly passed handkerchiefs to Guo Zhiqi, asking the old man to wipe away his tears.It's just that Guo Zhiqi has been crying for a long time, and he can't persuade him no matter what.

Guo Zhiqi sobbed and said: "This old man is happy, this is happy, Mr. Zhang, this old man deserves to die. After the funeral, he saw people with lofty ideals throwing their heads and blood, and even their children were buried in fish belly. Today I can see Daming." Chongguang, no regrets, no regrets!"

Zhang Huangyan supported Guo Zhiqi, so he could feel his excitement.When I was struggling on the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I was extremely desperate.Those who once fought side by side with him have either become dead souls or rebels. There are fewer and fewer people around him, and their strength is getting weaker and weaker.Zhang Huangyan had already made up his mind at one point, to give up his life and become the loyal soul of Ming Dynasty.

There are only a handful of people like him and Guo Zhiqi who have survived to this day since they fought against the Manchus.One by one, prominent names disappeared, including Shi Kefa, Yan Yingyuan, Chen Zilong, Xia Yunyi, Qu Shichun, Du Yinxi, and the list could go on and on.They are dead, but Zhang Huangyan and Guo Zhiqi are still alive. They are extremely lucky to see with their own eyes the scene of the Ming Emperor and the prince supervising the country to pay homage to the ancestral temple.

The newly completed Guoshi Temple is just south of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Mausoleum. The Ming people built this temple in a very short period of time.Outside the Guoshi Temple, there is a square with a circular shape on the left and right sides. There are many giant white marble stone tablets set up. Each stone tablet is more than one foot high, with the name written in Qiu Jin script on it.

Every name here represents their sacrifice in the war.Bai Mingxiu carved almost all the names he could find on the monument outside the square of the National Scholars Temple.Zhang Huangyan and Guo Zhiqi walked here and saw the familiar name on the stone tablet without crying like rain.

Before the start of the big sacrifice, it was a ceremony to pay homage to the martyrs, and the officiant was Bai Mingxiu himself.He is more suitable than Zhu Youlang for this role, not because he is the actual person in power, but because he is the real commander-in-chief of the three armies, the one who leads the army to fight.

Outside the National Scholars Temple, many people gathered.There were officials and civilians, and people stood in different phalanxes according to the preset, watching Bai Mingxiu on the altar and Emperor Yongli as the background board of his son, feeling emotional ups and downs in their hearts.

"...We are here today, the graves of the Burmese martyrs, entrusting the sorrow of this life. Since Jiashen, the country has been in ruins, the people have suffered, foreign barbarians have invaded, and the land of China has fallen. Until today, it has been 20 years. In the past 20 years, for There are countless people who sacrificed their lives for Daming during his career. Even the stone tablet here is not enough to record all their names. However, Daming will never forget them. The dedication of loyalty and loyalty is not for the authority of Zhu Ming's family and family. It is for the continuation of the fire of civilization of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, for the dignity of hundreds of millions of people in the world, and for the hope of the future of the world. Today we remember them, mourn them, and cherish them. It is not thanks and recognition by the kings and ministers. The sacrifices made by being loyal to the emperor and patriotism, but thanking them for everything they have dedicated to the continuation of this nation and the evergreen of China. From now on, the Chinese people should always remember the struggle of the heroes and soldiers, and use it as an example to fight Rise. The reason why a country is a country is the gathering of the common people in the world. We will never forget what we have done for the people and the country. Since Jiashen, and from now on, all the loyal soldiers who have sacrificed blood and sweat for the country and the people are like this. Immortal too!"

In front of the densely packed hero seats, Bai Mingxiu pressed his hands to the seam of his trousers, stood upright, bent at 90 degrees and bowed three times.All the people present, whether it was the emperor Zhu Youlang, princes like Li Dingguo or Zheng Sen, honored ministers like Zhang Huangyan, ordinary soldiers or common people, followed Bai Mingxiu and bowed three times.

An attendant brought incense for him, and Bai Mingxiu inserted it into the incense burner.His officiant is thus complete.

Next, people participating in the ceremony can express their condolences to the heroes and martyrs in front of the white marble stele of the National Scholars Temple.This event is not so formal, people walk around here casually, one group of people mourns, and then another group changes.

Many of them have medals or titles.They may have fought against the Qing Dynasty for half their lives and were penniless before, but now their achievements have been recognized.In the Nanming Title Law, titles are not limited to military generals, but are awarded to anyone who has made significant and outstanding contributions and is worthy of commendation.However, Nanming's titles do not receive salaries or enjoy fiefdoms, and most of them are not hereditary.

Yan Ermei is the kind who never imagined that he could get a title. He used to be a Fushe tycoon and was good at poetry.After the world was in chaos, it was difficult to destroy the family. If things didn't work out, he became disheartened and lazy, and lived in seclusion in the mountains, taking the title of "Daodong Monk".After the recovery of Nanming, Yan Ermei was actually visited by Jin Yiwei. The officials recognized his contribution and gave him a sum of money. At the same time, Yan Ermei also received an imperial edict to bestow a title, and became a great Ming in a grand manner. baron.

There are many people like Yan Ermei.Ever since Bai Mingxiu turned the title into a basically honorary thing, he didn't begrudge it at all. He distributed it casually to the duke and below. When he reached the level of the duke, he was more conservative.

Yan Ermei was familiar with Gu Yanwu, and said to Gu Yanwu when mourning: "Da Ming has really become different."

Gu Yanwu nodded and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made it happen. This National Scholars Temple has almost won the hearts of the world's talented people."

Yan Ermei said again: "More than that. I've been thinking about it since earlier, but now I can see it more and more clearly. The prince's heart is so big that no one in the past and present can match it. This courage is probably the same as in ancient times. The sages are comparable. Retired from the throne and made all the people of the world the king. In ancient times, people just said polite words, but he really did it."

Yan Ermei sighed as he spoke: "No matter what the utilitarian reasons behind these measures are, the soul of the Ming Dynasty has changed since then! All the decadent spirits of the previous Ming Dynasty have been wiped out. It can be said that for thousands of years Come on, there is no other dynasty that is as vigorous and vigorous as this court at this time. It is really a great fortune to be born at this time."

Gu Yanwu glanced at Bai Mingxiu who was standing there in the distance, who was also mourning, nodded, and said: "As the saying goes, the times make heroes, and heroes make the times. I always think that the times may not be able to make such a prince He is a hero, but he is a hero who has single-handedly created the general trend of the world. I am afraid that such a story would not dare to be written like this in the book."

(End of this chapter)