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Most of these low-level officers entered the capital city for the first time in their lives. When I came all the way, my horizons were really opened.

It is a spacious and clean street with a wide variety of shops. Although they are not open, just looking at the storefronts is already very rare.

When they arrived at Tiananmen Square and looked at the bright yellow Forbidden City at the other end of the square, a sense of awe suddenly arose in their hearts. Some people who were originally looking around while walking immediately became more behaved.

At the same time, many people were thinking: Although King Qin did not make any achievements this time, he finally got to see the Forbidden City, where the emperor lived, and he could chat about it when he went back!

But they all remember what they came to do when they entered the city this time? Looking up, without anyone pointing me, I saw an unfinished temple near Tiananmen. No one introduced it, but they had already confirmed in their hearts that this was the Ming Dynasty Zhonglie Hall!

The Ming Dynasty Zhonglie Hall occupies a large area, and the gate of the hall has already taken shape. It seems to be similar to the gate of the Forbidden City. Not far from the door, there is a platform with a long pole fixed in the middle. I wonder what it is used for?

There is no palace gate at this time, so you can see that there is a screen wall when you enter the palace gate. Since the palace gate is very large, the screen wall is also very large. Those who are closer can see several large characters on the screen wall.

These days, not to mention these low-level officers, even the generals guarding one side such as the commander-in-chief are illiterate. Therefore, everyone is blind, wondering what the word is?

While they were sizing them up, their movements did not stop. Nearly six to seven thousand people were led by the imperial guards to line up in front of the Zhongmarty Hall, not far from the platform.

As a soldier, there is a minimum of discipline. In addition, there were many soldiers from the Beijing camp all around, so they all behaved and stood quietly. The only sound in Tiananmen Square was the howling of the cold wind.

Xu Wenbo was Ma Shilong's servant. He was in charge of about a hundred people. Although he was the general banner, he had no rank. In fact, as a servant, he did not have any official title, but Ma Shilong had more than 2,000 servants, so it was natural and logical to arrange them according to the military establishment, so he had the title of general banner officer Xu Wenbo.

This visit to the city to pay homage to the Ming Dynasty Loyalty Hall had nothing to do with him. After all, his flag was not registered with the Ministry of War. However, the imperial decree stated that the Ming Dynasty Loyalty Hall was not just for the military. Anyone who was from the Ming Dynasty and sacrificed for the Ming Dynasty could enter the Ming Dynasty Loyalty Hall. In this way, the leaders of the servants can also enter the city.

As far as Xu Wenbo's original intention was concerned, he really wanted to come in and take a look. After all, his servant is different from the servants of ordinary families. He has to go to the battlefield to fight. And when they are used, they are often in tough battles, and no one can guarantee whether they will survive after a battle. Now that he heard about the Ming Dynasty Zhonglie Hall, if he was indifferent, it would be a lie!

He stood there, looking around curiously, and suddenly found a group of people coming out of the screen wall of Zhonglie Hall. Judging from the military uniforms, they were members of the Jin Yiwei. The person currently surrounding them seemed to have a high rank.

"Commander Jin Yiwei is here!" With a shout, Xu Wenbo immediately knew the identity of the leader.

The Jinyiwei can be said to be the most prominent branch of the Ming Dynasty's army and the emperor's personal army. The commander of the royal guards cannot be appointed only by the emperor's confidants. Such people, let alone them, are their superiors. Those generals, deputy generals, and generals in chief are not people you can meet casually.

Now seeing such a big shot coming, everyone, including Xu Wenbo, straightened their chests in the cold wind and paid attention.

I saw Liu Xingzuo, surrounded by a group of subordinates, striding to the platform outside. Then he glanced at the low-level officers in front of him and suddenly said loudly: "My warriors died on the battlefield and returned wrapped in horse leather! But more people fought After death, the bones are not allowed to return home, and the family wants to pay tribute but has nowhere to go..."

Nowadays, there are frequent wars. If you win, it is easy to say. If you lose, for example, against Jianlu, your bones will not be able to return home, and you will become a lonely ghost. Therefore, Liu Xingzuo's opening remarks immediately attracted the attention of all the soldiers. Everyone abandoned their distracting thoughts and listened to him with rapt attention.

"Therefore, the emperor specially issued an order to build the Ming Dynasty Loyalty and Martyrs Hall. It will summon the souls of the soldiers who died in the battle and worship the heroes who died in the battle." At this point, Liu Xingzuo suddenly turned around, pointed at the screen wall and said, "As you can see, the above Are there any words written on it?"

The cold wind howled in the square, but no one responded, just listening intently.

"The Ming Dynasty's loyal and loyal people will live forever!" Liu Xingzuo did not pause in speaking, he immediately said it loudly, and then added seriously, "This is written by the emperor himself!"

Xu Wenbo listened, not quite sure what he meant. But he vaguely felt that these were words of praise for Ming Dynasty's loyalty. But when he heard that it was written by the emperor himself, he couldn't help but let out an "ah" in his heart, obviously very surprised!

When Liu Xingzuo said this, he recalled that when he heard the explanation of the emperor's inscription, he was still a little excited. When did an emperor value his subjects so much? Has it happened before? At least he didn't remember it.

He turned back and glanced at the low-ranking officers standing upright in front of him. After a slight pause, he explained loudly: "The meaning of this is that the deeds of Ming Zhonglie will be passed down forever and be remembered by the world!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Wenbo couldn't help but be shocked. He understood clearly that if one day he died in battle and could enter the Ming Dynasty Loyalty Hall, he would be known and admired by others throughout his life. When he thought of this, he could immediately think of how proud his descendants would be knowing about their ancestors' deeds!

"I'm afraid you don't know that the emperor has decreed that during the Qingming Festival, the prince will lead hundreds of officials to worship the loyal martyrs of the Ming Dynasty. At the end of the year, the emperor will personally lead the officials to worship. Moreover, as long as the Ming Dynasty is here, this rule cannot be broken!"

When Xu Wenbo heard this, his head buzzed, and he couldn't believe his ears. The prince and the emperor personally led the civil and military officials to worship. Is this... is this true? Can an ordinary person do it? How can you be so virtuous!

"It is a well-known fact that the imperial court has no money. The same is true for the inner treasury. Even the salaries of the emperor's relatives and nobles are in arrears. However, in order to accommodate the loyal martyrs in the Gyeonggi War, the emperor saved money and spent all the money in the palace. The gold and silver utensils were all melted down, and the ladies of the palaces also donated gold and silver jewelry, so that the cost of building the Zhonglie Hall was collected..."

The rumors turned out to be true! Everyone, including Xu Wenbo, was shocked. They had heard it before but thought it was an exaggeration. But if the commander of Jinyiwei said this in public, it must be true!

Thanks to dhb for riding horses all over the world, for climbing the mountain of books diligently, and for the reward of course!