The grandson Lin Chongwen led people to inspect the battlefield. He saw the shirtless eldest prince who was being put medicine on his back by a female guard, the second prince who was taking arrow clusters from his arms, and Yong who had both hands injured.
king.
Prince Han was directing people to clean up the battlefield, regardless of the enemy or friends, and would rescue anyone who was injured and still alive.
Tongtong's arm was wrapped with a bandage, obviously injured. But she was the busiest. The wounded soldiers passed by one by one, and the critical ones were saved. Minor injuries were treated with the medicine the female guard brought, and they were bandaged.
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And among the wounded soldiers lying beside the bonfire, he saw several familiar ones. They were all those who had asked for orders to quell the rebellion at that time: You are the only ones who are smart! Others are not smart? The family has been passed down for hundreds of years, you think those
People are raised like pigs? But what’s the result? The Holy One put him in a dangerous situation. It seemed dangerous, but it was not! Wouldn’t the two princes who have never returned the court return the court? That was what they planned in the first place.
, is it just to destroy the family? Isn't it that the return of aid from the two princes is of greater significance. This directly contributed to the peace contract between the ministers and the Liao Kingdom.
For example, what is the difference between now and then?
Compared with the disobedience of the young people in the northwest, which one is more serious?
In other words, there has never been a shortage of people with a disloyal heart in this world, but can one achieve anything with a disobedient heart? Without the foundation of the human heart, any disobedient heart is nothing more than wishful thinking.
Ma Chaogui came over and said, "Shisun, we are counting the number of people killed and wounded in the battle. These will be dealt with in the future. You'd better take a few nobles and leave first."
Leave? They won't leave.
Yes! How can you leave?
Every soldier of the Northwest Frontier Army carries a small tin pot with him! During the war, this tin pot was used to hold water and dry food. But after the war, the tin pot was used to hold the cremated bones.
If it was on someone else's property, it would have to be cremated and taken back.
But on your own territory, you have to bury them anywhere.
The living people were responsible for digging the pit, and then opening the felt blanket that the soldiers carried with them. This thing was used as a bedding when alive, and it was used as a wrapping after death.
After paving and covering it, placing it in, covering it with soil, taking wood on the spot, writing the label on the wood, and planting it in front of the tombstone. Later, someone will come to replace the tombstone and rearrange the tomb.
But now, it can only be buried here in such a careless manner.
Many female guards couldn't help crying. They were all alive when they came out, and they also had their parents, wives, and children at home. Now, they can't even take their ashes back. What should we say if their parents, wives, and children ask? Point to the distance.
Have you ever told them where to bury your relatives?
My heart aches, my heart is sad, and my heart is so suffocated. I want to burst into tears, but I can't! Funerals in the military are solemn, so we buried Paoze with our own hands, but we did not allow the sad atmosphere to spread.
It is drizzling during the Qingming Festival. In the drizzle, there is a large number of tombs on this empty high hill.
Cao Rongfa clenched his fists and knelt on the ground, and did not get up for a long time. The wounds on his body were opened again, and blood seeped out. His eyes were blurred: This should not be the result! This should not be the result!
What exactly went wrong? On the way back, everyone was silent. What else could be said except silence?
Seven days later, Yinzhou was already in sight.
Perhaps the medicine given to the wounded was good, and perhaps the slow march was conducive to recovery. The minor injuries had healed, and most of the seriously injured were able to move independently.
Tongtong specifically checked the eldest prince's injury. The injury was on the back, covered by armor. There was a long wound on the back that had scabbed over, so it was not a big problem. On the other hand, the second prince was injured by an arrow cluster, and the wound was somewhat
Deep. But new flesh has grown out, and it will definitely heal in just three to five days. As for Fourth Master’s hand, it’s better to wrap it! It’s not that it wasn’t heavy at the time! At that time, the fingernails of two fingers were completely covered
They are all peeled off, and there are only strangulation marks on the palms of the hands. However, a thin hard covering will grow on the nail caps in three or two days. Once it grows, it won't hurt anymore. Let's bandage it like this first to block it.
Fourth Master also knows what happened to Tongtong's injury. Damn it if she didn't do it carefully! Who could hurt her?
For one thing, it was a trick; for another thing, her growth was under everyone's eyes, and how powerful she must be to be able to walk back and forth on the battlefield in one piece.
Fourth Master whispered to Tongtong: "There will be a big drama when we go back, we need to act according to the situation. Don't be impatient!"
Got it! I'm not in a hurry.
According to the rules of the northwest, when a soldier returns in triumph, he must go to the general's platform.
On this day, the area around the Dianjiang Terrace was extremely lively. The Dianjiang Terrace was inaccessible, but the movement inside could be seen and heard from a distance.
Many of those who had family members going off to war were anxiously waiting around. At least they wanted to see if their relatives came back alive.
Therefore, even hawkers doing business have set up stalls around here.
All the generals are standing on the high platform, waiting for the sound of the war drums, which means that the soldiers who went on the expedition have returned.
All the generals on the stage wore white belts around their waists and knelt down on one knee. This was a military salute. In this posture, they welcomed the victorious soldiers and the spirits of those who died in battle.
In the distance, Tongtong also heard the sound of drums.
As soon as the drum beat came, no one was conducting, and everyone stopped.
I saw everyone pulling out a white cloth strip from the hidden pocket of their boots. The strip was one finger wide, and they tied the whole strip around their waists.
But someone was already here, it was Lin Wang.
He stood on the roadside, holding many white cloth strips in his hands.
If there was no white cloth strip, I raised my hand, took one from his hand, and tied it around my waist.
There were crowds of people around the Dianjiang Platform outside the city, but it was unexpectedly solemn and no one made any sound.
It seemed like men, women, and children from a whole city came out and knelt silently on both sides of the road.
The royal horse walked silently through the crowd, and then dismounted silently. Then a ceremonial officer shouted: "Bow down to the souls of the fallen heroes--"
Except for the wounded, who really couldn't kneel down, everyone else knelt down and touched their heads to the ground to worship the hero's soul.
"rise--"
Everyone stood up with a roar.
"Two salutes to the victorious warrior - salutes -"
Lin Yutong, together with other soldiers, stood upright and accepted the obeisances from the commander-in-chief and the people.
"rise--"
Seeing everyone standing up, the voice of the ceremonial officer came again, "Three thanks to the heroic family members - thanks -"
No one among the common people knelt anymore, but the soldiers on and off the stage all knelt down and kowtowed three times to show their respect.
Tongtong touched his forehead to the ground, and between kneeling and prostrating, hot emotions were flowing. From his own point of view, the actions of many people in the northwest deserved to be killed! But what if you think about it the other way around?
For example, I have been with the Royal Family for a long time, and they treat each other with sincerity. If anyone touches the Royal Family, it will be cutting flesh from myself. Because, I and the Royal Family have really grown up together.
In the same way, these people have put them together with the Lin family in these years. Just like Yao Changji, will he harm the Lin family? He won't! He regards him as part of the Lin family. Even if he is not smart,
Even if he did stupid things because of his self-righteousness, he was indeed born in the Lin family. He was a piece of flesh in the Lin family. If he moved the Lin family, it would hurt. If he moved him, the Yao family would feel pain. Could it be that the Lin family would
Doesn’t hurt?
After all, they have been fighting together and relying on each other for these decades.
Even these common people have grown up with the Lin family. If their interests are harmed, the Lin family will feel pain. If the Lin family is harmed, they will not obey.
This is not only an emotion created by time, but also a relationship established by mutual dependence in blood and fire.
This prayer lasted the longest, and it took a long time before the ceremony official shouted, "Get up!"
Get up, at this point on the stage, it’s time to make the decision.
How many people went, how many came back, how many died in battle, and how many were injured. Among them, how many were slightly injured and how many were seriously injured. Let the general of this expedition step forward and report to everyone!
Four thousand six hundred and seventy-five people died! This is the price of this time!
There were low sobbing sounds all around. This sound came from the people watching. This number of people meant that someone's relatives had died in the battle.
This is a discussion of merit!
Then, comes the punishment!
Why did this battle start?
Lin Keqin waved his hand, and many people rushed forward.
Lin Yutong looked up, and there were two of them dressed as monks, who were particularly conspicuous. The other one was Yao Shougu, who was pressed by the female guard and stood on the sin-condemnation platform not far away. There was also Uncle Cao, who was limping.
The crooked appearance is very conspicuous.
Lin Keqin asked loudly, "Who else, please come forward."
Cao Rongfa walked out of the team, then slowly walked out, went to the interrogation platform and slowly knelt down.
Lin Keqin's expression was cold: "Is there no one anymore? Is there no one anymore?"
Yao Changji lowered his head and walked out step by step. Yao Haiping frowned but remained speechless.
Meng Jingsheng was followed closely. He strode out. After he got up, he knelt silently. I took the blame for my crime.
Li Rendan hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked out and knelt in the corner.
These are all more or less people who are planning to harm others.
Lin Keqin glanced at Li Renyan, who was standing unmoving among the generals. He sneered in his heart but said nothing.
He only asked these juniors: "Tell me, explain clearly what you have done."
Yao Changji raised his head and said, "Prince Qi... I know that what I have committed is a capital crime, but now I just want to die quickly. I have nothing to say!"
Meng Jingsheng kowtowed, "I will finally admit my guilt! But I pray for a quick death."
The commander-in-chief on the right was shaking, and he knelt down, "Such an evil deed, with a disobedient heart, is really a crime that cannot be forgiven. Since he confessed, he should be executed according to military law! The last general... I pray to carry out the execution in person.
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Meng Jingsheng is the grandson of Youshuai, and he is a single seedling.
Yao Haiping knelt down shortly after, "The military law is as great as the sky. If you do such a rebellious act, you will be killed! Please personally supervise the execution of the last general!"
Yao Changji is also the only male in the younger generation of the Yao family.
Should he be killed? Should he be killed?
Can it be killed? Can’t be killed!
Can military law be violated? No!
How can the situation in front of me go downhill!
Unless the eldest prince stands up and speaks for him!
So, the eldest prince stood up and slowly walked up to the high platform, "The right commander followed Tai|zu and raised his troops to fight for Da Chen in the north and south. You have experienced 732 battles, big and small, in your life. You fought for Da Chen."
Chen, you have been bumpy on horseback for half your life, and you have seventy-eight injuries on your body. For every injury, your father asked all the royal children to remember it. In your life, you have two sons. The eldest son was guarding the border in Qucheng fifteen years ago, and the Turks
Knocking on the edge, the major general led two thousand men and horses to fight to the death for three days. When reinforcements arrived, no one of the two thousand men and horses survived. The major general tied himself to the flagpole and guarded the city gate with a long | gun, not letting anyone enter the city.
It was not until he saw the reinforcements arriving that he died of exhaustion. Each of these incidents will not be forgotten by the royal family, nor will the people in the northwest be forgotten."
As he said that, he looked at the soldiers below, "Although Meng Jing had the intention to rebel against the imperial court, he did not rebel against the northwest. To the imperial court, he was a sinner. To the northwest, his feelings were forgivable! However,
The northwest belongs to the imperial court and belongs to the northwest. He has never rebelled against the people of the northwest, he just has complaints against the royal family - that's all! Is his crime really unforgivable?"
No one spoke below, everyone looked at the eldest prince standing above.
The eldest prince walked to the interrogation platform and stood in front of Meng Jingsheng: "In consideration of your desire to do no harm to the people, I will pardon his death penalty!" After saying that, he took out the dagger from his sleeve and looked at Meng Jingsheng who raised his head in astonishment.
He smiled, then turned around and looked at the soldiers, "You can avoid the death penalty, but you can't escape the punishment of living! But considering that he killed the enemy bravely and was seriously injured, I, the prince, took the punishment for him!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and looked at the soldiers.
, the dagger was thrust straight into his shoulder blade, and blood spurted out.
Everyone couldn't help but exclaimed!
The right commander hurriedly said: "No!"
Cold sweat broke out on the eldest prince's head. He turned around and helped Meng Jingsheng: "Get up, you are forgiven. Let's return to the team!"
Meng Jingsheng looked at the blood falling drop by drop and kowtowed, "Your Highness - Your Highness -"
stand up!
The second prince sighed inwardly. He walked over and looked at Yao Changji, "The Yao family once helped Taizu raise the army, which is a noble honor for the founding of the country. In the past few years in the northwest, you have assisted the Duke of the country in governing the northwest, and you have made great achievements! You are the queen of meritorious service,
You are a close relative of the Lin family again. You have no intention of harming the people in the northwest, and you have no intention of harming the Duke's palace... You have the northwest in your heart, and you have merit! You have no intention, and you are guilty. But the fault is not entirely yours. It was Da Chen who first established the country and did not give enough to the northwest.
Grace, therefore, your sins are forgiven!”
He raised his hand to take the executioner's knife, rolled up his sleeves, took a piece of flesh from his left arm and handed it to the executioner, "With my flesh and blood, forgive his sin!"
Yao Haiping knelt down and said, "Your Highness—Your Highness—"
Yao Changji kept kowtowing, choked with sobs, but could not utter a word. Lin Chongwei burst into tears, and Lin Keqin's hands kept shaking.
What does Fourth Master feel like? Does it have to be done in this way? That thing really hurts, and this way of doing things is really annoying. But he can't hide it. Could it be that he can dig it on the eldest prince and the second prince?
There is a special person here, that is Cao Rongfa.
Cao Rongfa was deceived. He didn't know what kind of person his uncle was! When Uncle Cao came out in this incident, he realized that this man had taken advantage of his nephew. He went astray, and it was probably his father who died in the war.
He would be like this if he wasn't properly placed later.
So, can such a person be asked to die?
The fourth master had to go over, "Your father died fighting for the country, but you can't fully know that the person who raised you is your father-killing enemy. This caused you to go astray. This is not your fault, and you will naturally do the same."
There is no capital crime that needs to be forgiven! Your fault is that you were misled, and you should be punished with a rod of 100. And because you have a heart of repentance, a grateful mind, and your actions to save Ze Ze during the war, your guilt is halved, and you should be punished with a rod.
50. Since you are seriously injured, I will accept the punishment for you."
After saying that, he went to lie down on the walking stick stool.
The eldest prince shouted: "Execution——"
Snap—pop—pop—
One sound after another, fifty sticks!
Tongtong couldn't bear to look at it. How had he ever experienced this? Meeting such people, the fourth master must have been very upset! He couldn't do anything to himself, so he might as well ask others to beat him. The key is that in the military,
It couldn't have been a real beating! There was a loud sound, and the clothes were stained with blood, but in fact it was really a skin injury, and it wouldn't be much of a problem in three to five days.
But even if it is like this, it makes people feel sad.
Mr. Cao Wu sighed in his heart, slowly knelt down, and kowtowed to that side.
And Cao Rongfa is still covered. He killed his father and his enemy? What does that mean?
No matter what it means, those who were exempted from guilt were all carried down.
Han Siyuan was not injured in the battlefield, but Li Rendan was saved! Why? Because Li Renyan must be held accountable, and he is the culprit. But because Dangxiang is a minority, if they are exterminated, they will definitely be dissatisfied! The Li family will be dissatisfied!
They still have the army of Dingnan in their hands! How can they just ignore it?
Therefore, he walked over and helped Li Rendan up, "Your father and brothers all died in the war. You joined the army at the age of thirteen, took care of your younger brothers and sisters, and relied on the family. You had a lot of helplessness! You are only an insider, not a participant.
.Your sins will be punished with sixty sticks! I am a member of the opposite sex of the royal family, and I will be punished on your behalf!"
With that said, he lay down and went.
The eldest prince's nose felt sore, but he still shouted resolutely: "Execution——"
Snap——
This sound seemed to hit people's hearts, making them tremble.
Mrs. Zhou held her little daughter's hand tightly, and Zhang Yulu's hand was so painful! The old lady looked at the aunt who was being escorted and kneeling there. The old lady was so regretful that her intestines were blue, and she talked to the old nanny.
He said, "If you want to beat her, beat her and bring Tongtong back. She is not worthy of Tongtong's punishment!"
Yes! Yao Shougu is ungrateful and has evil thoughts. She can die tomorrow without knowing why, but she cannot die here today.
Therefore, Tongtong still had to walk over. She looked at Yao Shougu and said, "You have the intention to murder, and you also have the intention to murder! You not only betrayed the court, you also betrayed the northwest, the Lin family, and the relatives who love you.
I really don’t know the reason for your betrayal...but I think you have the intention to hurt others, but you are not capable of hurting others. You have the intention of evil, but you are not capable of doing evil. You have never caused any evil consequences, and I think
And your father died fighting for the country, after the Yao family's meritorious service... Because you are naturally weak and cannot bear the pain of flesh and blood..." After saying that, she raised her hand and made another cut on her arm with a dagger!
"No!"
"No!"
The old lady burst into tears, "My Tongtong——"
Lin Chongwen was about to rush down, but Link held him back, "Don't move!"
Second uncle!
"She is the royal princess!" Link was shaking all over, but he still held Lin Chongwen back to prevent him from moving.
Tongtong turned around, looked at the victorious soldiers, looked at the people of Wuyangyang, and then said: "Since the founding of the great Chen Dynasty, in order to pacify the northwest, there is no battle that has not killed my father and son soldiers in the northwest! Therefore, Your Majesty
It is said that those who care about the northwest are our loyal ministers and good generals! Those who do not abandon the northwest will have their sins forgiven! Our northwest frontier army, protecting the northwest, is protecting Dachen!"
"Guard the northwest! Guard Da Chen!"
"Guard the northwest! Guard Da Chen!"
"Guard the northwest! Guard Da Chen!"
The shouts were loud, and Lin Chongwei's tears fell again. He breathed a sigh of relief: Northwest and Dachen finally had a pulse connected together!
