sweeping the world

Chapter 353
With a "cut", under the swing of the weapon, the sound of piercing into the flesh sounded, and the heads of an unknown number of people fell to the ground in an instant.

The severed head rolled out, and the headless corpse twitched and spewed blood from its neck, but the ground was already stained with blood.

Auxiliary soldiers in military uniforms ran to collect the heads in baskets, and the bodies that lost their heads would also be carried down, and soon a group of prisoners would be escorted by soldiers.

Most of these prisoners of war are physically disabled, or vicious and extremely disobedient. They will be beheaded under the eyes of everyone, and they will be used to pay homage to the heroic spirits of the Han soldiers.

Repeatedly beheading a group of eliminated prisoners of war, the crowd watching shouted and cheered.

The bloody scene stimulated most people to blush, probably because of excitement or fear, but the scene only showed one thing, using blood and corpses to once again show the strength of their collective.

The ceremony to commemorate the fallen heroes has been held on the second day. On the first day, Liu Yan personally read the eulogy, and he took the lead in offering the first incense to the dead heroes. On the second day, he went to kill the prisoners of war to express his condolences. link.

The real situation is that disabled prisoners of war are really useless. If they are not killed, should they be left to eat?Furthermore, some rebellious prisoners of war cannot be kept, they can only be killed.

The memorial process on the third day is quite special, and the prisoners of war with higher status will be asked to dance in public, which is a kind of meaning to make the enemy submit.

The problem is that making the enemy chieftains dance is actually a ceremony to sacrifice captives to the king. Generally, the enemy chieftains will be dressed up in a coquettish and funny way, and the dance will definitely be like a clown to please the king's conquest preferences. The next step is to entertain the officials and the public, and to disintegrate the enemy's resistance or courage to fight.

On the fourth day, there will be an army drill, which is to express a kind of spiritual inheritance to the dead heroes, and it also means to show the people that there are still soldiers who will continue to fight.

From the fifth day onwards, Liu Yan should bathe and wear plain mourning clothes, and sit in meditation without eating or drinking for three consecutive days, expressing his condolences and remembrance of the dead heroes in this way.

At this moment, Liu Yan was sitting on the high platform built in plain white, and with him were some high-ranking civil and military officials from the Han Dynasty in District 1 of Huang 1 Island.

Ladder-like shelves were built around the high platform, they only left some necessary passages, and the rest of the space was filled with urns.

Each urn represents a soldier who died in battle. Some urns have names, number plates, and birthplaces on them, while others do not.They changed from fresh life to ashes that were loaded into jars. After the memorial service, except for some who died in battle with special contributions, they would be placed in the hall, and the rest would be placed in the open-air cemetery.

On the ninth day, the relatives and friends of the heroic spirits who died during the resettlement will accompany them all the way until the ashes are properly placed.The heroic spirits who died in battle without relatives will be accompanied by officials sent by the government throughout the journey, which can be regarded as the last journey with them.

Without exception, after they are settled properly, they will follow the crowd to Liu Yan's place and accept Liu Yan's thanks for them.

Foreign envoys watched the whole process of the memorial ceremony for the soldiers of the Han army.These envoys were surprised by Liu Yan's standard treatment of soldiers who died in battle. It was a kind of mourning with the king always present, which was no different from a funeral like a national soldier.

"It's no wonder that the soldiers of the Han army are willing to fight bloody battles. When fighting, they are all brave and fearless."

"If you are treated like this, why not be afraid of dying in battle!"

"It's not without reason that the Han army is strong..."

Isn't there a saying that goes, "If you treat me like a countryman, I should repay you as a countryman"?People's hearts are made of flesh, and people with a stone heart are just an exception. Most people are emotional animals.Work as hard as you can get what kind of treatment you will receive. This is also the way of conservation.

"Can our king do this?" Li Xian said very sadly and sentimentally: "Dead by the roadside, and buried by the roadside, there is no need to be buried."

Li Xian is the envoy of Ran's Qin State, and beside him is Xie Ai from Zhang's Liang State.

Not only envoys from Ran's Qin State and Zhang's Liang State were present, but also Murong Yan State, Eastern Jin Xiao~chao~ting, Li's Chenghan, Tuoba Daiguo, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, Gaya, Kyushu, Chu Yun, Fuyu, Quwo... and even Yuwen Xianbei who was wiped out all sent people to the scene.

By the way, Shijie Zhao Guo also sent a mission, but they came to redeem Yao Yizhong.

Among them, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, and Kyushu participated in the mourning as the slave states of Liu Yan. They also had soldiers who died in battle and were mourned together, so that after the ceremony began, they participated in the whole process with mixed emotions and pride.

Except for Tuoba Daiguo who sent people here, the rest of the countries didn't come here to participate in the mourning. After all, it wasn't a well-known high-ranking person from the Han Dynasty who died in battle.Some of them came for the second alliance negotiation, some came purely for assistance, and some wanted to improve the relationship.

Seriously speaking, in today's world, apart from the Han Dynasty, only Rome collects the bodies of soldiers who died in battle, and both sides also have the same high-level memorial ceremony. Other than that, no other country will do this again.

Of course, memorial ceremonies of this standard are rare, and they are usually held after important battles, and the king does not need to personally preside over them every time.

It's not about fairness or not. In fact, every encoffining ceremony needs to be presided over by the king. Then the king has no spare time to manage the country, so it depends on what level of ceremony is presided over by a special person.On the Roman side are the priests of the temple, and on the Han side is the sacrificial wine from the Hall of Valor.

The memorial ceremony lasted nine days. Liu Yan, who hadn't eaten or drank for three days and three nights, looked a little weak, but after the ceremony, he personally asked about the intentions of the envoys from various countries, and then he ate something and slept for a whole day and two night.

Liu Yan, who woke up from his sleep, opened his eyes and saw of course the silk on the top, which was a part of the bed. He reached out and turned his head to get the kettle beside the bed, but saw Tuobaxiu and a A woman who looks dignified but has never been seen before is sitting on one side of the room, and the two women are talking in a low voice.

This discovery made Liu Yan a little surprised, because under normal circumstances, strangers cannot enter the bedroom at all, especially at night.

Tuobaxiu, who was talking, saw Liu Yan wake up and immediately got up and approached. She saluted and asked first, "What would you like to eat, my husband?"

Liu Yan nodded more directly. He felt very hungry after waking up.After nodding, he looked at the unknown woman. His initial impression was that the woman was estimated to be only fourteen or fifteen years old. Judging from her temperament, she was well-educated and had an obvious scent of books on her body.

When the woman saw Liu Yan's gaze coming, she was a little embarrassed at first, and then calmed down after getting nervous. It was also a blessing, but she didn't speak.

Liu Yan asked in confusion, "You are?"

"The little girl is Cui's daughter, her name is Wan." Cui Wan didn't release her salute, and said in a low voice: "The king can call the girl Wan'er."

Liu Yanke reacted immediately.He remembered that Ji Chang kept talking about Cui's legitimate daughter, so Cui Wan was one of the results of the Han army's northward march to Jizhou?

Speaking of which, Liu Yan has always been aware that neither Tuobaxiu nor any Hu woman could possibly become the queen of Han after the founding of the country.

That is a politically determined matter, and has no direct relationship with Liu Yan's personal preferences.It can even be said that unless he wants to plant a huge hidden danger and forcefully choose a Hu woman as queen, he won't even mention it.

"My sister has been here for seven days. At that time, my husband was presiding over the memorial ceremony for the fallen soldiers." Tuobaxiu said a few words to the outside, to prepare food, which is what Liu Yan likes to eat.She is older than Cui Wan, but she calls her elder sister Cui Wan. It seems that she has a clear understanding of the upcoming results, but she doesn't know whether the mentality under the surface is the same as the one above.She smiled and asked Liu Yan: "Sir, do you want to wash up first?"

Liu Yan didn't have the habit of eating after rinsing his mouth and freshening up, so he got up and began to put on his clothes very naturally, without any intention of avoiding him because of Cui Wan's presence.It's not that he ignored others after he became king, it's because he knew that Cui Wan was one of the queen candidates sought by civil and military officials such as Ji Chang.

Not far from the outside, a group of people gathered in a side room to deal with government affairs, Sang Yu saw the maid passing by quickly, turned his head and said to Cai You: "It seems to be not bad."

Cai You said with a smile, "At least I wasn't rejected."

Which one in a high position is not a human being?What sounded endless, actually clarified Liu Yan's reaction to Cui Wan after waking up.

"A lot of people have come to discuss marriage recently." Sang Yu chattered while dealing with government affairs and still had time: "The royal families of the Ran family, the Zhang family, the Murong family, and the Sima family. It's all here."

"Isn't that how the pre-Qin came about?" Cai You didn't hide his pride: "In the past, the king of Qin didn't have a queen, and all countries in the world competed for marriage. The starting point may be different, but the expectation is the same."

Zhao's surname Yingzheng is a great figure. During his reign, in addition to dominating the world, he also made glorious deeds and made various countries eagerly send women.Not only the various warring states, but also the surrounding barbarians and alien races, no matter whether they are established as a country or not, or in a tribal state, anyway, the first thought of a beautiful woman is to send it to the Palace of the King of Qin.

Well, it must be said that there was no Goryeo in the pre-Qin period, so the mess between Meng Yi and Princess Goryeo did not exist.That "big brother" took very careless scenes when he got old. After "building" Korea in the pre-Qin period, he made an oolong in the follow-up. Little, what's more, they didn't even figure out whether the Western Regions were outside Yanmen Pass.

Liu Yan is now also facing the general situation of the Zhao family winning the surname of the government. Various countries and forces are scrambling to send beautiful women, but they don't know whether they are staring at the vacant queen position or using beauty to corrupt them.

"Fortunately, the current situation in Tuoba Daiguo is like that, or..." Sang Yu smiled mischievously, as if he felt that there was something wrong, but he didn't continue, and changed the topic: "The reward statistics will probably be available at dawn." Make it clear, do you want to submit it when you introduce it?"

Lu Yi, who had been buried in the desk all this time, finally raised his head and said, "The sooner it is dealt with, the better."

There must be rewards after the war. It is one thing to boost morale, but it is another thing to be strict with rewards and punishments. The main thing is not to let waiting become impatient. Procrastination will not only be chilling, but also drain the spirit.

There was no need for them to wait, Liu Yan appeared in this side room not long after, and the first time he came over was to ask about the credit statistics process.

"It's almost ready." Sang Yu looked at Liu Yan up and down, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's spirit is good!"

It wasn't the first time Liu Yan was teased by Sang Yu, and he didn't have any angry thoughts in his heart, but he thought Sang Yu was very interesting.

As a king, being respected has become a norm. When everyone is restrained facing himself, it is actually very good to have a courageous guy who can make jokes.

Naturally, Sang Yu didn't want to position himself as the role of Dongfang Shuo, he was purely due to his personality, and he also found that Liu Yan enjoyed this kind of joke, as long as he controlled it to a certain degree, it was actually conducive to the communication between the monarch and his ministers.

Cai You and Lu Yi had smiles on their faces. They actually envied Sang Yu in their hearts, but that was something they couldn't learn, and if they really did it, the consequences would be unpredictable.

"Are you rushing back?" Liu Yan was drinking the porridge brought by the maid, "hehe" said with a smile: "This is the first time I have given you a big reward."

"The founding of the country is just around the corner, my lord." Sang Yu held a small bowl and ate small bites with temperament and grace, but at an extremely fast speed.He asked the person serving next to him to add another bowl, with a face full of satisfaction from the delicious food, and then he said seriously: "The founding ceremony, you must be present at the presentation."

Yes, Jianguo can have several more times, even if the battle ahead is tight, the people who should be present must be there, and it is related to personal honor and political status after Jianguo.

In order to be able to catch up with the presence of the founding ceremony, the commanders on all fronts are working hard. The phenomenon that appears is that the recent Han army's offensive is extremely fierce. Huanwen Wenwen and Xie An collapsed, and Liu Kai and Lu Yong in Yuzhou had to retreat.

In the direction of Jizhou, when the Han army entered Zhangwu County, a great battle broke out. It was the Shijie Zhao army in the direction of Sizhou who went north for reinforcements. At the same time, Shi Bin also divided his troops to ensure his retreat.

The National Founding Ceremony is about to begin. Lu Tai and Ji Chang originally wanted to attack more violently, but later they received direct orders from Liu Yan to set up battle lines along the Zhangwu County. After the arrangements are made, the two will return to participate in the founding of the country ceremony.

Of course, Liu Yanhui's actions were not purely out of caring for the civil and military forces on the Jizhou battlefield, but Shijie Zhao Guo's reaction was very fierce, and Murong Yan's army seemed to have a tendency to take advantage of it, so what if the Han army temporarily stopped.

"Your Majesty." Sang Yu said with a smile: "Xiao~chao~ting and Yan Guo, both of them are going to marry the princess, shall we accept it or not?"

After hearing this, Liu Yan thought of other things, and asked, "Is Tuoba Daiguo very bad?"

For a while, it was difficult for anyone to answer. When they made eye contact, something bad happened in their hearts. Tuobaxiu's retreat should not make Liu Yan feel guilty.

……Dividing line……

Tragically, the scheduled release failed.

In addition, the honor is adjusted, and at least two chapters will be restored a day after the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar.

(End of this chapter)