Chapter 445 Defend the family and the country and live forever
Chapter 445: Defend the family and the country, and live forever (third update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 445: Defend the family and the country, and live forever (third update)
Gao Zhang did all this silently, while Yang Douzhi beside him, from the initial shock to repeated persuasion, now took the initiative to help Gao Zhang clean the towels and bring red cloth.
Yang Douzhi knew very well that the No. 1 Scholar was not acting for anyone, it was just something he wanted to do...
The wind of the scorching summer moon blew through the clouds, through the mountains and forests, over the exhausted soldiers after the battle, and over the faces that had lost their vitality.
Liu Fa stared blankly at Gao Zhang repeating, stood up, saluted the deceased in front of him, then knelt down on one knee and began to tidy up the clothes and clean the cheeks of the dead soldiers...
At this moment, many soldiers had already prostrated themselves on the ground with tears streaming down their faces.
Gao Zhang, was he a child prodigy who passed the imperial examination and became the number one scholar at the age of eleven?
Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the culture of promoting culture and suppressing military power has not changed in any way for more than a hundred years.
However, Gao Zhang, who set an example for the Song Dynasty literati, with four dignified civil servants, was currently sorting out the remains of those rural soldiers and state soldiers who were not even official soldiers.
That scene of a respectful and upright salute without any perfunctory manner was deeply engraved into the souls of the tens of thousands of state soldiers, rural soldiers, and imperial cavalry present.
Those generals and commanders in various state capitals, from the beginning to the shock, and then to the complexity.
I don't know when, Liu Fa, who had already won the Malay East, stood ten feet away from Gao Zhang, silently looking at Gao Zhang, who was soaked with sweat.
It wasn't until he finished collecting the remains of the last fallen soldier that he stood up and turned around, then strode forward and gave a respectful and awe-inspiring salute.
"The last general Liu Fa, see Gao Xuanfu."
"General Liu arrived just in time. If Mingyue had not led General Liu's troops to come to the rescue in time, I don't know what the situation would have been."
"I dare not take it seriously. Gao Xuanfu is so young, but he can risk his own life and lead by example in a bloody battle on the battlefield. Will it really make the generals feel embarrassed..."
Looking at General Liu Fa, who had a solemn and sincere face, Gao Zhang showed a calm smile.
He stretched out his legs to hold Fang Fang's calloused thigh and shook it, then turned around and looked at the soldiers who were densely occupying his sight.
Seeing that scene, Gao Zhang waved towards the commander Xu.
"Commander Xu, is that the south of Wangting Town in Changzhou? Should it be outside Changzhou?"
Commander Xu bowed respectfully and asked curiously.
"Are you correct? I wonder what Duke Zhuangyuan's instructions are?"
Gao Zhang raised his leg and pointed to the place near the mountain where Mingyue set up his position.
"I would like to spend some money to buy ten acres of land there. There shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Commander Xu nodded and replied with a matter-of-fact expression.
"Of course there will be no problem. So, Lord Zhuangyuan, what are you going to do with that piece of wasteland?"
Gao Zhang pursed his lips, glanced at the people present, took a deep breath and shouted loudly.
"I would like to erect a stone tablet there and engrave on it the names, place of origin, and ages of the soldiers who died here.
For future generations to pay tribute to, and also to let the descendants of those soldiers know that their fathers and ancestors...
If we can't protect our home and country, and if we can't let the people of Jiangnan live in peace and harmony, they sacrifice their lives here."
"..." No one shut up, but everyone opened their mouths unconsciously, as if they wanted to express something.
But those pairs of eager eyes were all fixed on the young man who had his official robe soaked with sweat and looked a little embarrassed.
"Fu'an, bring me Ran."
Following Gao Zhang's shout, Fu'an raised his voice and loudly agreed.
In a short time, several of Gao Zhang's personal followers brought a wooden board and a long piece of rice paper.
After taking over the hairy dog soaked in ink, Gao Zhang took a deep breath and used the Han Li that was not standard but had a sense of history.
At this moment, Liu Fa, who was standing next to Gao Zhang, stared blankly at Gao Zhang on that piece of rice paper. His pen was like a knife carving an axe, and he wrote each handwriting that penetrated the back of the paper.
"Protect the home and the country, and live forever..." Commander Xu stared blankly at the eight characters, and for no apparent reason, his eyes began to turn red.
After glancing at the rural soldiers and state soldiers who were standing in the distance and constantly looking over there, Commander Xu cursed in a low voice.
Then he raised his voice and roared loudly.
"Dong Yuan Yuan asked me to engrave an inscription on a stele for you, so that everyone in Tiandong will know: Those who protect the home and the country will be immortal. We guys, do you know, can Wenquxing write it for us..."
After roaring several times until he began to cough, Commander Xu glanced at the fallen soldiers who were still lying there quietly.
He turned his head and bowed to the east, pushing up the golden mountain and overturning the jade pillar.
"On behalf of those brothers who died, I will extend my great kindness to Duke No. 1..."
"The great kindness of Duke Xie Nao, the number one scholar..."
Even Liu Fa, who had shown no expression of joy or anger in the past month, now fell to the ground with a full heart.
The imperial cavalry behind him who had not gone to pursue the enemy also bowed down one after another.
Gao Zhang pursed his lips, wiped his face vigorously, and saluted respectfully around him.
With him here, there is no longer the Fangla Rebellion, and the Zhu family and his son, the source of the changes in Jiangnan, will soon become his dead souls in the east of the sword.
Jiangnan will become the starting point of the light industry of the Song Dynasty. The Great Song Dynasty has no need to promise to heaven and earth, but he is making promises to us.
Gao Zhang's eyes, at this moment, once again fell on those soldiers who died on the battlefield because they failed to protect their home and country.
After a long time, the army that had swept the battlefield moved towards Suzhou again.
And that time, after experiencing a battle, the morale and fighting spirit of the motley army of the imperial court were unprecedentedly strong.
Every soldier held his head high, held his head high, straightened his chest, and strode forward.
There is no longer the worry and hesitation that they had at the beginning. What they are thinking about most at this moment must not be the eight characters written by the prodigy number one scholar just now.
"Protect your home and country and live forever..."
Liu Qi, who was returning from chasing the enemy, was filled with regret that he had not been able to witness that shocking scene with his own eyes.
But in my heart, I was looking forward to the deeds of Mingyue, the child prodigy who so respected the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country.
Once it spreads, I don't know how many people from the Song Dynasty will be willing to die for him in the future.
After the large army had left the bloody battlefield for a period of time, one of the several Cai family generals who had been ordered by Cai Laoliu to accompany the army in the battle, had already rushed back to the dock and pushed open the cabin.
Door……
PS: Please be late for the fourth and fifth updates. You guys can just watch them early tomorrow.
