"His Royal Highness the Prince is ordering people to find a geomantic treasure to build a martyrs garden for the brothers who died. He is also planning to build a hero monument here to commemorate the brothers who died in this battle."
The scholar hurried to the military camp and said to the people who were doing nothing.
"Martyrs Garden?"
"Monument to Heroes?"
Wang Daniu, Chen Mazi, Li Fugui and others were immediately confused when they heard this.
This was the first time they heard these things, and they didn't know what they were used for.
“What is the Martyrs Garden?”
Wang Daniu thought for a while and asked.
"This Martyrs Garden is a place specially built to bury the brothers who sacrificed this time. From now on, the government will send people to offer sacrifices every year, and fellow practitioners with the country will send people to offer sacrifices every year as long as the Ming Dynasty is still there."
"I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince asked the Heavenly Master of Qin Tianjian to find a geomantic treasure land to build this martyrs' garden. If he can enter this place after his death, the descendants of this generation will do great things. They will definitely be able to achieve great things.
people."
What the scholar said was clear-cut. Of course, he also heard what others said. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived here, and the reward money has also been in everyone's hands. However, the superiors have not ordered the army to return to their respective stations. Obviously, there are still things to do.
over.
"My dear, this is really serious."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
The ancients were quite superstitious and believed in Feng Shui. Of course, it was not just the ancients. Even in later generations, there were countless people who believed in Feng Shui. There were even dedicated Feng Shui masters who were very successful.
In ancient times, this was even more true. Almost everyone believed this. The reason why the royal family could gain power was because some of the emperor's ancestors were buried in the dragon's veins, so the emperor could be born.
The prime minister was naturally buried in various geomantic treasures by his ancestors, so he was able to produce an outstanding person.
The theory of Feng Shui has almost run through the entire history of China, and countless people believe in it from ancient times to the present.
The most awesome Feng Shui masters of this era are undoubtedly the Celestial Masters of Qin Tian Jian. These Celestial Masters of Qin Tian Jian know astronomy from above and geography from below. They can observe the stars at night, know the major events in the world, see the rise and fall of dynasties, and the tombs of emperors.
They were all chosen by the heavenly masters from Qintian Prison.
From here we can see how awesome these Qin Tianjian people are, and they are undoubtedly the most awesome Feng Shui masters of this era.
Now, in order to build this Martyrs Garden, Zhu Houzhao actually invited the Heavenly Master of Qin Tianjian to select a place. This place selected by the Heavenly Master is undoubtedly a geomantic treasure.
After death, being buried in such a place will naturally benefit future generations and make outstanding people appear among your descendants.
"true or false?"
Chen Mazi said with some disbelief: "His Royal Highness the Prince will ask the Heavenly Master from Qin Tianjian to find Feng Shui treasure land for everyone to build a Martyrs Garden?"
"That's right. The Celestial Master from Qin Tian Jian specializes in feng shui and star reading for the royal family. How could he show feng shui to people like us?"
Li Fugui also said with some disbelief.
"It's true. Not only do we need to see the Martyrs' Garden, but we also need to build a monument to commemorate our dead brothers. We all have the money, so why haven't we ordered everyone to return to where they were before? Isn't it just to wait?
After the monument and the Martyrs Garden are built, a commemorative ceremony will be held together."
The scholar said very definitely, and he looked very excited.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has nothing to say to us shabby military households."
"Give him a generous reward. Even if he is dead, he also attaches great importance to it. The country treats its soldiers with sincerity, and the soldiers will die to repay the country!"
"If it were in the past, who would pay attention to us shabby military households?"
"We are just like these humble weeds. When we die, we can just wrap ourselves in a straw mat, throw ourselves into a pit, and bury ourselves in it. Who cares about our lives?"
"No, never."
The scholar seems to be inspired by this. He has been reading for several years, is more sentimental, and can also speak better.
When he said this, others also nodded. These military households have never felt any respect, and no one has ever cared about their life, death and living conditions.
They are as humble as weeds.
When the imperial court needed them, with just a piece of paper, they had to immediately change from farmers to warriors and go to the battlefield to fight. Wrapping their corpses in horse leather was nothing, but their deaths were like dung, without any value and without any value.
People care and care about something.
Even hundreds or thousands of households would not care about it, let alone His Highness the Crown Prince.
But it's different now. His Highness the Crown Prince gives rewards to everyone. There are many rewards for killing enemies, and generous pensions for those who die. In addition, martyrs' gardens and monuments are specially built to commemorate their great achievements.
At this moment, everyone felt that the prince valued them and respected them.
They feel that even if they die on the battlefield now, their death will be worthy and worthwhile.
With a generous pension, the family's life can be guaranteed, and there is no need to worry at all. After death, you can enter the Martyrs Garden selected by the Imperial Master and practice with the country, and enjoy sacrifices forever.
For them, this is the highest honor!
In this era, being able to hide in the emperor's imperial mausoleum after death is absolutely the highest honor. Even people who are ranked among the three nobles find it difficult to enjoy this honor.
They, who were as humble as weeds from run-down military households, were now able to be buried in the Martyrs Garden after they died in battle. Such an honor made them truly feel the respect and care from His Highness the Crown Prince at this moment.
"Your Highness is still kind to us. It's a pity that I didn't die under the knife of the Tatars. Otherwise, I would have been buried in this martyr garden."
An older man next to him sighed with a little pity.
"It's better to keep your useful body. Maybe you can help His Highness conquer the world in the future."
Wang Daniu smiled and said.
"Okay, I'll wait at any time. If I get old and die, I'll let my son go. If my son dies, I'll let my grandson go. Your Highness treats us military households so well, how can we not?"
To die?"
This one smiled and said.
When the people around him heard this, they all nodded. At this moment, everyone had this idea.
"Uh~uh~"
At this time, a horn sounded, and when everyone heard it, they quickly gathered in the direction of the playground.
"My fellow soldiers, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has asked the Imperial Master of Qin Tianjian to select a geomantic treasure land for the deceased brothers to build a Martyrs Garden."
"Everyone knows that building the Martyrs Garden is a huge project, and the brothers who died need to be laid to rest as soon as possible, so the higher-ups have also given orders. Next, all of us must participate in the Martyrs Garden and Heroes Garden.
The construction of the monument.”
"When the Martyrs Garden and Heroes Monument are completed, we will all hold a state funeral ceremony together, and then we can all return to where we were."
On the general point platform, the general of the vanguard camp also explained the reason for calling everyone together this time.
Soon, the Pioneer Battalion, like other battalions, and more than 200,000 people from the three armies participated in the construction of the Martyrs Garden.
Two hundred thousand troops participated in the construction of the Martyrs' Garden, and with the continuous transportation of cement, the construction of the Martyrs' Garden and the Heroes' Monument progressed very quickly.
The Heroes Monument is made of granite and then concrete. It is more than 30 meters high. There are five characters of Heroes Monument written in super large characters on it. Then there are many small characters that record in detail the greatness of the counterattack against the Tatars going south.
The deeds and the names and birthplaces of the fallen soldiers are engraved on them so that people will always remember them.
The construction progress of the Martyrs Garden is also very fast, there are 200,000 people, and there is concrete. And because it is building the Martyrs Garden for the dead brothers, everyone is working very hard.
What's more important is that everyone can feel His Highness the Crown Prince's care and respect for them. It is definitely the highest honor for them to be buried in such a geomantic treasure place after death.
The Martyrs Garden was chosen in a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters. A huge mountain was directly enclosed. Starting from the foot of the mountain, concrete was used to build it one step at a time, one step at a time.
When you reach a certain location, tombs extend from both sides of the spacious staircase, arranged very neatly, like rows of military formations, very strict, and very consistent with the status of these soldiers.
The overall construction of the Martyrs Garden is very grand, the stairs going up the mountain are very spacious, and there are a pair of stone lions guarding it at regular intervals.
Although each tomb is built very simply, it is just a simple tombstone with the name and place of origin written on it, and the surrounding area is reinforced and hardened with concrete.
In addition, many trees are planted in the Martyrs Garden. There are trees planted on both sides of the stairs and next to each tomb.
The entire Martyrs Garden needs to bury the 100,000 soldiers who died in this war, so the scale of the entire Martyrs Garden is very large, extending from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, one layer after another, one after another, neatly planned.
Square and square, dotted with stars.
When looking at it from a distance, the whole mountain is majestic, like a huge military formation, and there seems to be faint sounds of war horses roaring continuously.
There is a huge flat land at the foot of the mountain. The flat ground is also hardened with cement. In the middle of the flat ground is the Monument to Heroes. The two are in a straight line. The monument is located due south and in the middle of the mountain.
Such a huge martyrs' garden and huge monument to heroes were built in less than seven days with the combined efforts of 200,000 troops and the infrastructure artifact cement.
This day is an auspicious day and the most suitable day for burial.
On the huge flat land at the foot of the Martyrs' Garden Mountain, all 200,000 troops gathered.
The crown prince Zhu Houzhao was wearing a golden python robe and a golden crown. He led many ministers to stand under the Heroes Monument with a serious face.
Behind Zhu Houzhao on the right are Dingbian Hou Wang Yue, Polu Hou, commander of the West Route Army, Yang Yun, Polu Hou, Jingbian Bo Liu Yu, commander of the East Route Army, Lan Tianbo, Li Gao, commander of the South Route Army and other commanders and generals of the three armies.
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On the left is Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites who just came from the capital. He heard that Zhu Houzhao built a martyrs garden and a monument to heroes here. Emperor Hongzhi thought it was very good, so he sent Xu Qiong here to represent these sacrifices on behalf of the court.
soldiers paid tribute.
Next to Xu Qiong is Wang Hua, who is from the Prince's Palace. Starting from the third-rank officials, then the chief envoys of Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia. These people are also civil servants, and they are the officials of the border area.
When Zhu Houzhao came here, they naturally ran over and followed him.
Then there were Liu Jin, a sixth-rank Hanlin Academy member, and some officials from the Prince's Palace, who formed the civil service representatives.
At this time, the scene was silent, and everyone looked very heavy, mourning for the dead hero.
It took almost half a stick of incense, and the silence ended. Then Xu Qiong, the Minister of Personnel, began to read the memorial text. This memorial text had been written by the Ministry of Rites a long time ago, and the main content was very simple.
They brag about the great achievements of these heroes, and then express their deep condolences. At the same time, they also express the deep condolences of the current emperor, the current prince, and the current court for them.
After the memorial text was read out, it was time to light the incense. This step was done by Zhu Houzhao himself. The incense was not an ordinary incense, but a special incense. Of course, the main features are its length and thickness, which is more than one meter long.
It's as thick as a thumb, and the color is bright yellow.
After the incense is burned, the cattle and sheep are slaughtered, which is called a blood sacrifice.
The ancients were very superstitious about this and believed that after someone died, there must be a blood sacrifice, so during every festival, some animals must be slaughtered to sacrifice to the ancestors.
After the blood sacrifice was completed, it was time to carry the coffin into the soil. This step was proposed by Liu Jin. It mainly referred to a custom of later generations' funerals, and performed the final farewell through a shrouded ceremony.
"Heroes rest in peace!"
Accompanied by a shout from Xu Qiong, the Minister of Civil Service, every four sergeants slowly walked towards the Martyrs Garden carrying a coffin. The whole process was very serious and solemn.
"Hmm~"
As the coffins were slowly carried towards the Martyrs Garden, waves of horns sounded at the scene, as the final farewell was given to the dead comrades.
At the same time, some people began to cry loudly. These were the family members of the fallen soldiers. They came to receive pensions and were invited to participate in this commemorative event.
Countless cries continued to sound, and the scene was solemn. At this moment, countless eyes became moist, especially these soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. At this moment, they straightened their backs, raised their chests, and felt in their hearts