At the main entrance of the palace and on the Xuandemen city wall, bells and drums were already ringing.
A team of royal honor guards appeared first, and then extended to both sides, displaying golden spears, silver axes, flags, etc., followed by imperial guards, wearing shining armor and standing with knives, guarding the surroundings.
Finally, Liu Xie appeared under a huge canopy and slowly climbed up the palace wall.
On the Xuandemen gate tower, a throne has been set up early.
When Liu Xie sat on the throne, Cao Cao led hundreds of officials, three officials and nine ministers, and all departments and departments stood up one after another, and all saluted Liu Xie. Liu Xie waved his sleeves, looking full of momentum, "
Everyone loves you!"
After all the officials had paid their respects and the canopy representing the emperor was raised high on the Xuande city gate, the soldiers of the imperial army at the top and bottom of the city gate half-knelt with their weapons and shouted: "Long live your Majesty, long live, long live your Majesty."
age!"
This shouting voice has obviously been contacted many times. It is not only neat and uniform, but also articulated clearly, and the sound is heard everywhere.
Liu Xie had a smile on his face and waved around. He thought that the people could see him. He was like the protagonist standing in the center of the stage, shining brightly.
But in fact, the places above the Imperial Street and those closer to him had been cleaned up by the Forbidden Army early on. Except for the officials' families and the children of the nobility, ordinary people could not even think of seeing Liu Xie up close.
These common people could not get close at all and could only watch from a distance. They looked at the emperor on Xuande Gate who was as big as an ant and the canopy umbrella swaying like a dog's tail grass.
Liu Xie looked around. The boredom on his face these days seemed to be completely gone. He smiled and said, "Is it time to start?"
It is said that they are left and right, but the one closest to Liu Xie is naturally Cao Cao. At that time, the prime minister was in charge of hundreds of officials, in charge of the chancellery, assisting the emperor at the top, and keeping the common people safe at the bottom. The ministers avoided the way and treated all officials with courtesy.
Cao Cao nodded slightly and said: "The imperial army's mountain call represents His Majesty's personal presence. It is also a signal to inform the armies outside the south gate that the victory celebration has begun and they should start entering the city now."
Xianjie, of course, represents Cao Chun's great victory in Youbei. At this point, Cao Cao is also glorious, and naturally he will not say that he deliberately made any tricks in this link.
The sound of the mountains calling for long live spread far away outside the south gate.
As for why the barracks are in the north, but they go around to the south gate to enter the city, the reason is actually very simple. Because the imperial palace is in the north of Xu County. If you go directly to the north gate, it will not be there in two steps. How can you show the power of Cao's army?
The courtesy officer who had been waiting in front of Xiahou Shang and other Youbei troops early rushed to Xiahou Shang and shouted loudly: "General Xiahou! Your Majesty has already ascended the stairs! Start quickly!"
Xia Houshang had already put on a suit of extremely shining Mingguang armor, with a solemn look on his face, he raised his arms and waved forward.
Flags fluttered and military drums sounded.
Carefully selected strong soldiers, dressed in military uniforms, holding high the newly made flags, marched forward, with armors on their bodies, swords, guns and shields, although there was no horizontal or vertical line like the military parades of later generations.
, but the team can be considered neat.
As soon as the military formation moved, the surrounding people who were watching the excitement naturally started cheering.
"Thank you for your victory, thank you for your victory!"
The people only knew about the victory because the government announced it in this way, but what did this victory represent or what kind of victory it was? Anyway, if others cheered, they would just cheer along with them.
Cheers rose up one after another, spreading from outside the south gate to inside.
The sound suddenly became louder and louder, like hooks, stretching the necks of the nobles who had reserved seats in the restaurants along the street one by one, and hanging them on the windows, like roast ducks
Birds on display in the window.
Ordinary people who could only stand on the ground were squeezing and surging forward. If there were not soldiers guarding both sides of the street, these people would not directly block the street. Those who like the excitement
The idle man screamed more and more strangely, pushing the person forward regardless, "Go forward, go forward!"
The imperial soldiers on both sides of the street were sweating profusely, their armors were tilted, and they held their spears horizontally, trying desperately to stop the surging people. The government officials who maintained order among the crowd also pulled their necks and cursed,
Try to keep these people in order as much as possible.
The children were squeezed into the crowd and cried loudly. Many people were pushed against the wall in the corner, and some young ladies were deliberately blocked by some idle men. Their hands were groped up and down, and the shy ones just swallowed their anger and tried to escape.
Just yelling, biting, and scratching...
Suddenly, it seemed that the entire Xu County was in a state of excitement, as if it was ushering in a festival that everyone could celebrate.
Wang Chang stood at the end of the table, smiling slightly and looking at everything around him.
He is probably considered a foreign minister, but not completely. After all, the Hussars General Fei Qian is still a Han official, and Wang Chang is also a Han official now, so he is a little embarrassed. But as the old saying goes, as long as
If you don't feel embarrassed yourself, then others will be embarrassed.
Wang Chang glanced at the Cao family's Youbei army, which was coming from afar and caused a huge sensation. He couldn't help but compare it with the soldiers of Zhao Yun's Northern Territory Protectorate, and then the smile on his face became thicker.
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Under the leadership of Xia Houshang, everyone in Cao's Youbei Army held their heads high and marched forward in an orderly manner. When they entered the south gate, they were in a neat queue, but when they walked to the North and South Streets, they were all in disarray.
Some are scattered, because when you walk to the street, there are some flowers and fruits being thrown out from time to time. If the accuracy is good, it is thrown in front of the military column, but what if the accuracy is not good?
As for why the common people can't afford white-flour steamed buns themselves, but they have spare money to buy all kinds of fragrant flowers and fruits to throw away in vain...
This is of course the high level of consciousness of the people in Xu County!
After all, even in later generations, aren't there still many highly-aware men who have no money and are trying to get some money to reward retired battlefield technicians?
The key is, if it’s just fragrant flowers and fruits, that’s it. After all, fragrant flowers and fruits are relatively soft, and it’s early winter now. There was no technology to preserve fresh fruits in the Han Dynasty. Where did so many fresh fruits come from, so what about dried fruits?
I had no choice but to join in. The dried fruit hit the armor and made a tinkling noise, but it didn’t matter. But how accurate was it to throw it around? If it wasn’t accurate, it would hit the face. If you are thick-skinned, you will be tough.
I resisted, but if it hit my nose or eyes...
If someone feels that he can resist forcefully, he can try it first by having someone hit his nose and eyes.
Of course, not all the things thrown out are hard, there are also fragrant and soft things...
For example, colorful and multi-colored fragrant silk scarves.
This seems to work just fine.
This seems to reflect the deep love that ordinary people in Xu County have for these Youbei Cao soldiers.
However, in this way, whether it was fragrant flowers, fresh fruits, dried fruits, or these fragrant towels that followed, Cao Jun's queue became somewhat scattered, and many soldiers stretched their heads to look at the discarded items around them. The girl wearing a fragrant silk scarf then held out her chest and belly in what she claimed was the most heroic posture.
The young ladies who were responsible for throwing the fragrant silk scarves didn't care at all about the fiery eyes of the soldiers. Instead, they swayed even more and even deliberately exposed their shoulders to seduce the soldiers who had not seen women for a long time. Everyone's eyes are green!
Among those young ladies, there must be some idle men with fancy arms, shouting loudly about the name of Taipingli Taikangli, offering discounts or big sales, and quickly got on the bus, which attracted everyone's attention.
Hearing these sounds from a distance, Wang Chang's smile became even stronger.
This land in Shandong is indeed...
Perhaps there was a time when there were no bloody men in Shandong who advocated the iron-blooded way. But now, in Wang Chang's opinion, this so-called victory show is more like a farce, or a sideshow.
Those so-called flowers and dried fruits are just that. Let those prostitutes throw scented scarves to the "triumph" soldiers. What kind of pig brain can come up with this idea? This is simply better than stopping a long-distance runner from presenting a flag. In fact, Is it to give the foreign masters a chance? Maybe it’s even more shameful?
Who among these noble ladies in Shandong would fall in love with ordinary soldiers? Let alone show off their beauty on the streets and throw their own silk scarves to these soldiers.
Regardless of how loud the slogans are, or how lively the gongs and drums are, specific problems depend on specific actions.
What you think about on weekdays will show up when you act like that. No matter how much cover-up you add, some flaws will inevitably be exposed. Just like the current officials who are preparing for celebrations and celebrations, they feel that such an arrangement It can show the people of Xu County's welcome and joy for the "hero's triumph", but in fact the effect is just the opposite.
How could these Shandong nobles, who lived in the center of the Han Dynasty and had enjoyed peace for a long time, experience the sadness of fighting on the border, with yellow sand filling the sky and corpses wrapped in horse leather? It was windy, frosty and cold in the Youbei, and countless Han people fought on the border for many years, and how many soldiers were stained with blood on the battlefield. , and in those days, how many gentry and common people in Yuzhou felt that these soldiers were real heroes and needed to be respected, instead of being treated like sideshow clowns as they are now?
Of course, Wang Chang just smiled. He was not stupid enough to publicize these issues in public. After all, what a fool doesn’t like to hear most is for others to call him a fool. Smart people always like to pretend to be confused.
In this lively and hilarious atmosphere, and even a bit abnormal, Cao Jun soldiers from Youbei finally walked through the North and South Streets and arrived in front of Gongmen Square.
The Royal Street before Palace Gate Square is naturally wider.
I don’t know how many laborers have cleaned this royal street early on, so that there is no dust at all. I wish I could lick it with my tongue to make it clean and tidy. On both sides of the street, whether it is the palace wall or the neighbors opposite, there are all the dust on the high eaves.
It is hung with colorful silk, which adds a lot of wealth and prosperity.
The flag-bearing soldiers who were walking at the front stepped aside one after another, revealing Xiahou Shanglai like stars holding the moon.
Xia Houshang was at the front, followed by the military academy sergeants.
Wearing a shining military uniform, the scales of the armor shone brightly in the sunlight, and the red tassels on the back of his head were also extremely bright red, fluttering in the wind.
The musicians above the palace gate also played the most upright elegant music at the right time. Amidst the sound of the chimes, the music was peaceful and majestic.
In the sound of such music, no matter whether they were on the palace walls or above, no matter whether they were the emperor or the common people, everyone looked solemn and followed the soldiers of the military academy as they marched in line.
At this moment, the hustle and bustle of the people on the north and south streets in the rear gradually quieted down, and the footsteps and scales of the soldiers from the military academy gradually became the accompaniment of the music.
Wang Chang squinted his eyes and watched.
These military academy soldiers seem to have eliminated the double armor, which is the kind of armor like a combat vest, and instead wear sleeve armor, which has stronger protection capabilities, which of course means more cost...
The armor of the military academy is even better, with additional battle skirts, and even some colors on the edges of the armor plates that are different from the iron plates. It seems to be the color of the lining fabric, or is it additional decoration?
Wang Chang didn't see the real thing up close, so it was hard to tell them apart for a while.
As for Xia Houshang at the front, he was covered in bright light armor that protected him from head to toe. The armor plates were specially polished to look like mirrors. They shone with colorful lights under the sunlight, which was very eye-catching.
The flags are obviously new. There are military recognition flags, general flags, command flags, position flags, and even colorful flags purely for decoration. These flags are all made of fine brocade and look good.
Arriving directly in front of Xuande Gate, Xiahou Shang dismounted his horse, bowed and walked ten steps forward, took off his helmet, hugged it to his side, then knelt down on one knee and shouted to see the Emperor.
Following Xia Houshang's move, other military academies also acted in the same way, kneeling and shouting. For a moment, the sound seemed like a tide, rushing on the Xuande Gate, and the long flags that hit the Emperor's canopy were also dancing non-stop.
Wang Chang lowered his head slightly and took half a step back, causing his body to deflect slightly. People around Wang Chang basically behaved in the same way. After all, at this moment, it should be the glory that belongs to the emperor, Chongde
Above the door, except for the Emperor Liu Xie, everyone else lowered their heads and bent slightly sideways to show respect for Liu Xie.
But then, Wang Chang discovered a very interesting situation, that is, after the soldiers under the palace wall paid homage, it seemed that Emperor Liu Xie said something, but whether it was the soldiers under the palace wall, or the generals under the palace wall,
The courtesy officers around Liu Xie who were responsible for delivering the message seemed to have no reaction. Then, after Cao Cao raised his hand and waved, the courtesy officer shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has a decree, all generals will be saved!"
Wang Chang, who was observing from the corner of his eye, couldn't help but be slightly startled.
This is somewhat interesting...
Normally, the ceremonial officer is responsible for the succession and opening of all aspects of the entire ceremony, and must always pay attention to various changes. Since the emperor has spoken, basically speaking, it must be something like "no ceremony", and
The entire process has basically reached this point, so basically, even a fool knows how to pay attention to the emperor's words and deeds at this time, and then pass on what the emperor said.
But the problem is that the ceremony officer was actually a little slow at this time.
This one was a little slow, but it was actually very short.
If Wang Chang hadn't been paying close attention all along, he might not even have been able to discover it.
Because it was just the skill of the front and back legs, after the emperor Liu Xie said something, Wang Chang, who was standing on the edge, really couldn't hear clearly what the emperor was saying, but he could hear the sound, which meant that the emperor did say something.
What, after the emperor said something, the courtesy officer who lived near the emperor did not react immediately, and then waited until Cao Cao waved his hand...
The difference between before and after is just one breath, or the time of one move.
After the soldiers shouted, the lingering sounds, and the people on the North and South Streets also cheered, this subtle beat was slow, as if it had been artificially inserted into the original continuous music.
There was an eighth of a pause.
Very subtle.
It is also very difficult to detect.
Of course, this may also be a coincidence.
For example, the ceremony officer was in a state of excitement, coupled with the lingering shouts and shouts from the military academy under the palace wall, or the emperor Liu Xie spoke too softly, so that the ceremony officer beside him failed to respond in time.
Heard...
Is this intentional or unintentional?
Xiahou Shang, who was under the palace wall, had already stood up and was reporting his achievements in the Battle of Youbei in a serious manner, but Wang Chang's mind was not at all on Xiahou Shang's words of merit.
While Wang Chang maintained a humble posture, he focused his attention on the surroundings of the emperor Liu Xie, especially Liu Xie and Cao Cao.
If it was unintentional, then that's fine. Anyway, the etiquette officer made a mistake, just like the news host in later generations mispronounced the name of the leader. Afterwards, he will deal with it as necessary and punish him as necessary. There is nothing to say about this, but if
It's not carelessness, but intentional?
Could it be that Prime Minister Cao Cao wanted to express something through this?
Absolute dominance over soldiers, generals and schools?
Wang Chang thought of this aspect quickly, but quickly rejected it. Because even if Cao Cao did not make such a move, would it be possible that Cao Cao would lose the command of the army led by the Xiahou family of the Cao family? This is obviously
impossible.
The bright words "Cao" and "Xiahou" on the general's flag under the palace wall are enough to illustrate this point. Unless the emperor arrests and dismisses Cao Cao on the spot now, otherwise under the palace wall,
And the army soldiers led by the generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family in Yuzhou, Jizhou and other places, did they listen to the old classmate Cao or the emperor Liu Xie?
It's almost a matter of not having a second option.
In this case, Cao Cao did not need to show his control over the soldiers led by the Cao family and the Xiahou family in front of the emperor, so there was no need to make such a suspicious move.
Or was it really an honest mistake?
But Wang Chang quickly rejected this idea. In such a large celebration, especially one that has been prepared for a long time and is not held in a hurry, it is almost impossible for such an omission to occur.
so……
What exactly does Prime Minister Cao want to express?
