On the first day of October, the long-prepared parade finally officially began.
In the evening of the previous day, Li Tai and other government guards left Fangcheng and were busy preparing for the guard of honor to participate in the Grand Parade in the camp designated outside the city.
Although Gao Zhongmi lacked much power, he had a high official position. Therefore, the size of the honor guard in Taiwei's palace was also quite large. There were ten armored men in the front, thirty swordsmen in the squad, a large banner, and a group of drummers in the back, and left and right guards.
From fourteen people.
Li Tai, who joined the army as the official secretary of the Taiwei Mansion, was the leader of this honor guard team. It was the first time he participated in such a high-level ceremony in ancient times, and he was quite nervous. He counted the cultural relics and personnel over and over again.
When he first received these cultural relics, he was quite excited when he saw the beautifully crafted and powerful armor.
Previously, he had a small armor passed down from his family, but it was captured in front of Tongguan Pass. Although he received some benefits and protection, the original armor had long been confiscated by unknown soldiers to reward his merits, and he could not recover it.
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After the Battle of Mangshan, everyone in the Western Wei army was in dire straits, and no more compensation was given. After all, Li Tai did not go into battle to kill the enemy, so giving him a pair of armor was a waste.
This time, Daxingtai allocated the armored defense force to the Taiwei Mansion to participate in the Grand Parade. Li Tai wanted to try what it felt like to wear armor all over his body.
But when he touched the actual armor, he couldn't help but be disappointed. These armors looked mighty and handsome, but they were not iron armor at all, but simple lacquer armor, which made a clanging sound.
The protective ability is almost non-existent, and several can be picked up with one hand.
Although there was no practicality at all, these armors looked very powerful when worn on the upper body. With the help of his subordinates, Li Tai put the armor on his body and bound it. He suddenly felt that he was only one roaring dog away from Erlang Shen.
, even when walking, he is very energetic.
This is no joke. There are indeed dogs participating in the parade this time. There are hundreds of hounds. However, they do not belong to the princes' mansions, but to the Sixth Army directly under Daxingtai.
Without the important props of cosplaying Erlang Shen, Li Tai has an extra dog-beating stick. This wooden stick is more than ten feet long, with copper rings inlaid on both ends. Its real name is Shu.
The so-called Bo Ye Zhi Shu, who is the pioneer for the king, refers to this kind of weapon, which means that I will use the stick to clear the way, and you, the king, can walk behind with peace of mind.
When Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty was young, he lamented that the officials were regarded as Jinwu, and he lamented that the young men holding sticks to clear the way were so handsome. The Jinwu Guards were the emperor's guard of honor, but Li Tai is still almost useless as a public guard.
In addition to this sword and the armor on his body, he also has a Ban Sword and a Shao Bow. The Ban Sword is a piece of wood with a lacquered carving and is not even edged. The Shao Bow is not strung at all.
All are inserted into the leather bag around the waist.
In other words, none of the ritual utensils and cultural relics he was given were of practical use. Even if he wanted to take advantage of the ceremony to assassinate Yu Wentai or anyone else, he couldn't do it at all.
At dawn, the three drums sounded in the city. Li Tai and Chang Shi Nianhua quickly directed the honor guard team to set up at the prescribed place, and checked the honor guard display from beginning to end to see if there were any omissions.
After working nervously for half an hour, the sound of drums and horns sounded like thunder from inside and outside the city.
The majestic sound made people's eardrums itchy. Li Tai led the horse and stood in the honor guard. Although the equipment was a bit flashy and funny, his mood couldn't help but surge. This vigorous and solemn atmosphere was really contagious.
As the city gate opened, the six armies marched first, leading the advance with halberds and halberds, a team of a hundred people, each holding a banner. The night wind made the flags rustle, becoming a soul-stirring harmony to the sound of drums and horns.
After the Sixth Army's honor guard departed, a large cart drove out from the city gate, pulling a big drum on it. Drummers beat the drums, and the gaps between the drums were filled with long blasts, horizontal blows and other musical instruments. This is the king's ceremony.
There were more than 600 musicians of various types playing at the front of the car.
As the drums passed by, the soldiers of the Sixth Square came out from a cart. There was no one on the cart, except for a carved royal case, on which were placed the emperor's edict and the memorial inscriptions of the Ancestral Temple.
The empty carriage representing the emperor passed by, and two large carriages came out parallel from the rear, carrying the Western Wei Crown Prince Yuan Qin and the Prime Minister, Daxingtai Yu Wentai respectively. As the two carriages went out, the sound of drums from the front became louder and more exciting, and from all directions
The guards of the Forbidden Army also began to sing the honorary title loudly.
It's not like Li Tai has never seen big scenes, but seeing such a majestic ceremonial scene with his own eyes, his palms were still soaked with sweat unknowingly.
This kind of ceremony, which is full of ritual feeling, is indeed very powerful in shocking and infecting people's hearts, so much so that Li Tai repeatedly recited "I can take his place" silently in his heart, and the tension in his heart subsided.
Finally, when the buses were driving out, they heard the official chanting in front of the city gate and called out to Gao Zhongmi. Li Tai quickly got on his horse, looked back and ordered the honor guard to come in and take his place. He followed Gao Zhongmi's driver and walked slowly in the honor guard procession.
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The entire honor guard marched eastward for several miles and arrived at a plateau several feet above the ground, which was the main venue of the parade.
The imperial guard who arrived at the Tuyuan first, the Chinese army had already surrounded the Tuyuan, and the Tuyuan was also filled with various ceremonial cultural relics. Li Tai and other government honor guards were arrayed on the left side of the Piyuan, and on the south side were
The armies of various states have already been well organized.
In the morning light that is about to break, there are many flags, and the dark formations fill the space here, and it is almost impossible to see the end at a glance.
As the dawn broke through the clouds in the east, drums and horns sounded loudly around the square again. Lu Bian, Taichang Qing of the Western Wei Dynasty, and other ceremonial officials came to the stage one by one. They first offered a prayer, and then began to read out the edict of the Emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty.
Li Tai stood on the side of the high platform and listened carefully. He could only barely hear some words through the slight tones blown by the morning wind. He expected that the soldiers further away in the array could only see a high-ranking official station.
I was shouting at the top of my lungs on the high platform, but I didn’t know what I was shouting.
However, after the reading on the stage was completed, there were etiquette officers everywhere in the school who read out the contents of the edict again. When Li Tai saw this, he couldn't help but think about whether to get a loudspeaker. However, based on his physical and mechanical skills, he could only roll up a loudspeaker.
Call the microphone.
The content of the edict is classical and obscure. Although people can hear it, there are very few people who can interpret its meaning. Li Tai also seems to have a little understanding of it, and the general meaning should be "Brothers, I am too difficult", "There are always unruly people who want to harm me", "Everyone
Kill He Liuhun for me and divide the money, power, and women" and so on.
By the time the edict was read out, more than half an hour had passed, and the rest of the ceremony accelerated. Prince Yuan Qin of the Western Wei Dynasty came on stage and delivered the various axes representing power to Daxingtai Yuwentai one by one. This was done both internally and externally.
In front of the armies, Daxingtai's authority was once again reiterated as unshakable.
Li Tai and other government officials also dismounted and escorted the princes to watch the ceremony. However, they stood too close and were blocked by the high platform, so they couldn't really see anything. Originally, they wanted to take a closer look at Yuwen Tai's style and take a look at themselves.
I wanted to know what the person I wanted to conquer looked like, but all I saw was a row of soldiers' legs.
After Yu Wentai accepted the ritual utensils, Prince Yuan Qin was guided off the stage by the ceremony officer and sat down in the tent at the rear. His obedient appearance was like a puppet's, which made the audience feel even more deeply about the weakness of the imperial power of the Western Wei Dynasty.
After Yuwentai took over the main court, the etiquette officer once again called the roll call, and all the princes and Kaifu came on stage one by one and received the ritual vessels representing their respective authority and status from Yuwentai's hand.
Li Tai also took advantage of Gao Zhongmi's appearance on the stage and stood on the edge of the land to take a look at the powerful official of the Western Wei Dynasty from a distance. Yu Wentai was wearing a black armor cloak and sitting at the table holding a sword. His figure was taller than the real one. The general is only about average, but his arms are indeed quite long.
In addition to the honorary generals, the highest military level in the Western Wei Dynasty is now the Kaifu level. Most of the six-pillar states in later generations are also at the Kaifu level.
In addition to the solemn ceremony of the scene, this authorization and decentralization also reflected the nature of power of the Western Wei Dynasty: Although Yuwentai evaded the royal family and held hegemony, he could not be arbitrary and still needed to The power in their hands was delegated to the generals of Kaifu to jointly maintain the rule of the Western Wei Dynasty.
After the ceremony, the princes who were not responsible for commanding the army all retreated behind the scenes, sat beside Prince Yuan Qin, and watched the ensuing parade process in the tent.
However, after being given the power, the princes in charge of the imperial government led their troops back to their respective tribes, and drums were used to encourage them when advancing or retreating. The majesty displayed in front of the armies was far beyond the comparison of the princes sitting high in the curtains.
The sun was gradually rising, and Li Taichishu stood outside the tent, feeling that it was gradually getting hotter in the late autumn of October.
On the one hand, my heart is affected by this atmosphere, as if I am down there, and I don’t want to be on top. On the other hand, although the paint armor on my body is not heavy, it is also airtight. Especially the surface of the armor is dark and absorbs heat. The front and rear tents cover it, so that there is no sound of wind and no sunlight. You can imagine the feeling of being exposed to the sun.
The time soon reached noon, and all the Kaifus returned to their formations. After the lengthy etiquette, it was finally time for the exciting and exciting military parade.
Accompanied by the sound of vigorous drums, the first to appear were 3,000 armored cavalry. Several generals led the teams and rode out from the assembly area. Like a huge steel fortress, they slowly moved towards the center of the field.
Along with the rhythm of the drums, this heavy armor team is also changing its formation. Especially when the drums are beating loudly and the heavy armors charge, the majestic sound of horse hooves overwhelms all the noise in Jingyuan, and the only thing in the world is This sound echoed through the sky!
After the Battle of Mangshan, a pessimistic atmosphere permeated the entire Kansai region, both in officialdom and in public. However, with the appearance of this heavy armored cavalry, some negative shadows in the hearts of onlookers were gradually dispelled.
As the heavily armored knights walked to the high platform, Yu Wentai stood up directly from his seat, walked to the front of the plateau, looked down at these heavily armored elites, and suddenly raised his arms and shouted: "The righteousness is glorious, thieves have nothing to fear!"
This was obviously not an established etiquette. When Yu Wentai shouted this, there was some confusion on and off the stage. After a while, a general from the array below knocked on his armor and shouted in response: "Fight for Daxingtai!"
The sound was uneven at first, and it took a while before it became uniform.
Li Tai, who was standing in front of the tent at the rear, heard this shouting conversation and suddenly felt happy: Emperor Xiaowu was so awkward with Gao Huan, and Gao Huan even treated him as a little treasure, but you killed him when he came to Guanxi. Why do you have the nerve to shout like that?