Chapter 731: The people have not forgotten who protected them
The Ministry of War sent a chief officer and two clerks to the southern peninsula.
Because the content of the battle report is relatively concise, it only talks about a few important things; the tragic battle situation, the sacrifice of Zhou Shilang, and the number of battles, and the general situation of each battle.
Therefore, everyone in the capital did not know the specific situation of the war between the Nanlin Army and the Japanese country, and could only wait for the people from the Ministry of War to find out.
This matter is a major event on its own, but for the Ministry of War, which controls the entire world's military forces, it is just one of many major events.
To put it bluntly, the Qilin Kingdom is just a peaceful place on the surface. Only when Qi Baoer became Minister of the Ministry of War did he realize that there were actually wars going on in all directions.
It should be said that this is not only true for the Qilin Kingdom, but also for every country, big or small.
Disputes between families at the border and surrounding countries, bandits and bandits everywhere in the country, etc.
The general will be away, and the military orders will be somewhat compromised.
Therefore, Qi Baoer often received memorials about which army went to suppress certain bandits; where there was friction between the army and other armies; or where the army
One team had conflicts with imperial officials; some even caused trouble with the common people.
Anyone who bumps into her is not a trivial matter. Either the matter is out of control, or the person who caused the trouble has his back.
In short, the matter of approaching the peninsula to the south is just one of the many major issues at her disposal.
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The days slipped through my fingers like sand. It seemed like two months had passed in the blink of an eye.
Today is the day when the people from the Ministry of War who went to Nanlin Peninsula come back, and it is also the day when the body of Zhou Shilang returns to the capital.
Early in the morning, Qi Baoer and several chief officers from the Ministry of War waited at Bailiting outside Beijing.
Although she has never met Zhou Shilang, Qi Baoer has learned a lot about him in the past two months, and she sincerely admires him.
Zhou Shilang was born in the Zhou family in Beijing and was the eldest grandson of the Zhou family.
The ancestors of the Zhou family, like the Zhao family, were one of Emperor Qiming's right-hand men who followed him to conquer the country.
Similarly, the Zhou family has been fighting on the battlefield for generations, and it can be said that the whole family is loyal.
Still the same, the Zhou family is declining with each passing generation.
In today's Zhou family, the oldest one is Mrs. Zhou. The next four sons all died on the battlefield. When it comes to the generation of Zhou Shilang, there are only two grandsons. However, the two grandsons still adhere to the ancestor's legacy and calmly go to the battlefield.
Zhou Shilang retreated due to injury, but Zhou Shilang's cousin fell into the cliff and his life and death were unknown.
It can be said that apart from a group of women, the current Zhou family only has one male servant, Zhou Shilang.
The result is...
In his short life, Zhou Shilang had made numerous military exploits and had been in and out of enemy camps several times. After entering the Ministry of War, he never forgot that he was once a soldier, and everything he did was for the benefit of the soldiers of the world.
Whenever he left Beijing on official business and served as a supervisor, he was never the one hiding behind and chattering. Instead, he followed the soldiers and rushed to the battlefield.
He originally left the First Battalion of the Army because of an injury. During the years he served in the Ministry of War, his old injuries were not healed, and he also suffered many new injuries.
Qi Bao'er looked at the women over there crying and felt a sense of bitterness in her heart.
Although I am used to seeing life and death, I still feel sad at this moment... Maybe it's because the person who died was a good official who truly dedicated himself to the people.
Seeing the boy following a woman closely, Qi Baoer could only console herself in this way. At least there was still a single seedling left in the Zhou family.
She stepped over and walked to the boy's side. After looking at the boy, she then looked at the absent-minded woman beside him who had been crying silently.
He took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it over, "Sister-in-law, my condolences."
Mrs. Zhou turned her head to look at her with dull eyes. She did not pick up the handkerchief, but turned to look at the road again.
"Forgive me, my mother, she didn't mean it, she just..."
The little child didn't know how to express his mother's condition, and his eyes were red and swollen from crying and full of anxiety.
Qi Bao'er put away the handkerchief, squeezed out a smile, reached out and touched the little boy's head, then knelt down and hugged him.
She said softly: "I know."
The natural aura of her body made the little boy want to get closer, but he was not afraid because she was a stranger.
The little boy burst into tears and asked sobbingly: "Sir, my father is dead, right?"
Qi Bao'er was silent. Facing the child's sad and expectant eyes, she didn't know what to say for a moment.
I can only hug my child tightly and tell him, "Your dad is a hero."
His hope was shattered in an instant, and the little boy couldn't hold back anymore and hugged Qi Bao'er's neck and lay on her shoulder, crying.
The child's cry made the already sad people around him blush. Many military personnel turned aside silently and raised their hands to wipe away the tears in their eyes.
At this time, several small black dots appeared at the end of the road.
Mrs. Zhou, who was originally in a daze, immediately ran towards the road as if her soul suddenly came to her.
Several other women from the Zhou family hurriedly caught up with her, but did not stop her. Instead, they silently guarded her and accompanied her forward.
They all know this feeling of the sky falling all too well.
Qi Baoer held the child and did not move, but looked at the people from the Ministry of War; several principals also ran after him, staying close to the female members of the Zhou family.
Not long after, the small black dot in the distance gradually took on the shape of a human.
Immediately afterwards, everyone could see that at the front was a man wearing the clothes of the head of the Ministry of War on a horse; behind him was a carriage with a cart behind it, and a black coffin was placed on the cart; next to the carriage with the coffin,
On the left and right sides were soldiers holding long wooden warehouses; behind the carriage there was a group of soldiers following.
About a quarter of an hour later, Mrs. Zhou and the others finally met up with Yun Ling's team; Qi Bao'er and the others saw that Mrs. Zhou and others threw themselves on the coffin and howled loudly. Even though they were so far away, they could still hear the cries.
It was so heartbreaking to see.
The spirit luck team stopped, and many people passing by stopped to watch from a distance out of curiosity.
"Then who died?" It was such a grand gesture, and there were soldiers escorting it.
A man next to him wiped his face and knelt down towards the coffin, "It's good to go, Mr. Zhou."
Someone heard this surname and curiously asked the people around them, "Zhou? Is it the Zhou family in Beijing?"
People around him didn’t know whether it was true or not. They were ordinary people. The imperial court had not announced the death of Minister Zhou, so how could they know whether the people in the coffin were from the Zhou family in Beijing?
The man who was still kneeling said with tears: "Yes, it is the Zhou family in Beijing. I know the lady crying there. I met her when I sent firewood to the Zhou family."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then all the people around him knelt down.
"Mr. Zhou, have a good journey."
Currently, the only male member of the Zhou family is Zhou Shilang, who is in the Ministry of War, and Zhou Shilang has indeed been away from Beijing for quite some time.
At this moment, the coffin is being delivered to the capital from outside, and there will be no one else except Zhou Shilang.
Looking at this scene, Qi Baoer felt quite confused.
Perhaps after seeing this scene, Zhou Shilang could rest in peace.
The court has not forgotten his contribution.
The common people will not have someone who has protected them!
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