Eight hundred and forty-eighth chapter Wufu Dangguo (1)
Two days later, Yin Zhixie's head was sent to Chang'an City.
Also sent to Chang'an with him were the heads of the Huns' nobles above the Guduhou level killed by the Han army in the Battle of Mayi.
There are a total of thirty-four heads.
They were put in wooden boxes one by one, carried by cavalry, and entered Chang'an from Baqiao.
Along with these heads, there were more than a thousand meritorious soldiers from the Northern and Southern armies, the Huben Guards and the Yulin Guards who returned to Chang'an.
These people are majestic and high-spirited, riding tall horses and wearing flowers on their chests.
Needless to say, this was Liu Che's instruction.
The purpose is to let the world see what kind of treatment and status a real man will receive.
He even imitated the Song Dynasty's gimmick of letting the Jinshi parade through the streets to wear hairpins to celebrate after the imperial examination, and ordered the Southern and Northern armies to form formations from Baqiao to the North Tower of Weiyang Palace to serve as guards for these meritorious soldiers.
And when they started to enter the city, the whole of Chang'an was in a sensation.
Hundreds of thousands of people crowded both sides of the street, and countless people stretched their necks, eager to see the grand return of the soldiers from the war.
Finally, at three quarters past noon, with a bell ringing from the tower of Weiyang Palace, the entry into the city began.
The first to enter the city were Zhang Feng, the breastplate captain of the Huben Guards, and Yang Gan, the breastplate captain of the Yulin Guards.
The two men wore their beloved breastplates, tied a bunch of flowers on the breastplates, and held up their trophies, the large eagle flag of the Zhelan tribe that symbolized the ace of the Xiongnu, and the large wolf-headed banner of the Xiongnu Youxian King.
Yi Zong, on the other hand, was holding the wooden box containing Yin Zhi's slanted head.
"The great Han will be victorious!" Yang Gan rode on his horse, looking at the Chang'an elders who crowded both sides of the road and even the city walls with crowds of people, and waved loudly: "Long live your Majesty!"
In their hands, they held the two large banners that had brought boundless fear to the entire world in the past. Then, they threw the two flags to the ground in unison.
Immediately, soldiers from the Southern Army came forward and spread the two large banners in the middle of the road.
Then Yang Gan took the lead and stepped on the two flags with his horse, trampling them into the mud.
Suddenly, the crowd burst into deafening cheers.
Once upon a time, the big eagle flag of Zhelan and the wolf-headed banner of King Youxian of the Xiongnu were the nightmare of the Han family.
In the fifty-six years after Pingcheng, these two flags, following their owners, participated in all the wars of southern invasion.
From Yunzhong County to Xiaoguan. From Yanmenguan to Taiyuan.
They once caused boundless killing and fear, destroyed countless people's families, scattered their wives and children, and turned countless villages and cities into ashes.
Now, they and their owners finally received justice.
"The great man is victorious!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
I don’t know who shouted first, and in an instant, there were only two voices left in the entire city.
Behind Yang Gan and Zhang Feng, the tall and mighty cuirass formation began to enter the city.
This time, the first to return to the court were the corps commanders and chief representatives of the cuirassiers.
There are not many of them, only about fifty or sixty people.
However, their mental state and appearance made everyone who saw them couldn't help but clasp their hands and praise them: "Good husbands, as men should be!"
There were even many girls screaming and cheering desperately at them.
After the army has won a victory, it has always been the best time for the army officers and meritorious soldiers to resolve major issues in their lives.
The wealthy businessmen, large households, officials, and nobles in Chang'an City are also gearing up to find their future "good son-in-law."
For the people of Chang'an, after every war, it is a reshuffle.
If you want to keep your status and wealth in this reshuffle, you can only catch a "virtuous son-in-law" who has made military achievements and come back to suppress your family's morale.
Otherwise, you can only wait to die.
Of course, there are also people who can’t even close their mouths when they smile.
"Good boy!" A man wearing a straight robe saw his own son among the cavalry entering the city. He was so happy that he immediately said, "Sure enough, he has lived up to his expectations. He has returned with meritorious service and brought glory to his ancestors!"
The future of those who can appear in this city entrance must be limitless.
At the very least, he could get a military position like Sima Lieutenant.
Sima, the captain, is the necessary foundation for a family to transform into a family of military generals.
Only generals who have been promoted to the level of Sima or Captain have the qualifications and ability to read military books, learn knowledge, and even enter the martial arts academy for further study!
But, as the saying goes, extreme happiness leads to sadness.
Before this person could say anything more, he was instantly overwhelmed by the businessmen around him.
Countless people immediately pounced on him like wild wolves who saw their prey.
"A certain Noda family has a daughter who is twenty-eight years old. She happens to be a good match for Lin'er of your family. Why don't we make a marriage arrangement for this girl?" The potbellied businessman waved countless money and shouted: "Dowry
Easy to discuss!”
There was even a wealthy businessman who eagerly made an offer: "Sir, I am willing to pay one million, twenty slaves, three carriages and horses, and two mansions as a dowry!"
However, these people's bids were quickly defeated by stronger people.
A man wearing a prince's hat directly led people into the crowd, bowed his hands to his father who had become a favorite, and said: "I, Alinghou Guo Shengke, pay homage to me. I heard that you have a son, and I agree.
Wen Yunwu can be called a hero, and he is willing to take his daughter as his wife..."
Suddenly, all the businessmen lowered their heads.
This time, the meritorious soldiers are a big piece of meat for all classes in Chang'an.
Even the princes must participate in the fight.
Especially for those powerful princes, capturing one or more potential future stars is the foundation for ensuring the continuation of their families and the existence of their feudal country.
They will do whatever it takes!
And meritorious soldiers born in Chang'an will be sought after by countless people because of their household registration.
Even princes with more than 3,000 households will be moved.
The reason is very simple. Even if he is a pawn with a Chang'an household registration, a meritorious soldier will most likely be absorbed by the Yulin Guards and the Huben Guards, or even become a knight accompanying the emperor.
The future prospects are immeasurable.
The best among them is at least a county governor.
As long as such a potential stock is discovered by the princes, they will definitely not let it go!
What's more, this man's son is obviously a meritorious soldier of the Yulin Guard and the Huben Guard!
This is almost like a sticker on my forehead: I am the future star.
As long as the princes find out, they won't be able to let it go.
Each of these talents is enough to support a family's prosperity for the next thirty years.
You can also support your children and nephews and pave the way for future recovery.
After weighing their own weight, the businessmen dispersed and continued to look for the next investment opportunity.
From Baqiao to Beique, there are hundreds of thousands of people. Among so many people, a blind cat can always catch a few dead mice.
Moreover, the merchants knew very well that they had an advantage that the princes did not have, that is, they did not care whether their daughters were concubines.
Anyway, let’s catch a son-in-law first.
As long as a person is married, there is always a chance to become a regular person.
But the princes are not like that. They rely on their status. They will not let their daughters be concubines. Even if they are concubines, they will not easily agree to be a concubine to a mud-legged person who is not even a noble.
The majority of the Han army was basically composed of soldiers with families.
Therefore, in fact, the opportunities for businessmen and wealthy households are far more than those for princes.
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The grand entrance into the city did not stop with the cheers and shouts of the crowd.
Behind the breastplate, the Confederate army entered the city.
The first thing to appear was Qin Mu and his comrades who were victorious after the Wuzhou fortress and fired the first shot for the Han army's victory.
Qin Mu held his chest high, holding the captured Xiongnu Guduhou battle flag in his hand, and led his comrades into the city gate with great pride.
Then, they received cheers that resounded from heaven to earth.
Compared to the Yulin Guard and the Tiger Guard.
The status of the Southern Army and the Northern Army in the hearts of Chang'an people has always been the highest.
Because these are their soldiers!
Most of the officers and soldiers in the Northern and Southern armies were from good families in Chang'an and Guanzhong.
The moment Qin Mu entered the city, there were soldiers on both sides of the street separating the crowd. Then, a dozen cute pink children wearing brand new clothes, holding flowers in their hands, stood in front of the army.
Under escort, he walked to both sides of the road.
"Father!" A little girl of five or six years old, holding a bunch of flowers, walked to Qin Mu's horse under the protection of two soldiers, and then she babblingly held up the flowers and sent them to
In front of his father: "Welcome home!"
These two lines were obviously lines that had been taught and rehearsed by others.
But Qin Mu didn't know why, and his eyes suddenly became moist. He jumped off his horse, threw the captured Huns Guduhou battle flag in front of his daughter, and then hugged her petite and cute body and let her
Step on it a few times.
He and his brothers and sisters fought hard on the front line and killed the enemy desperately.
Isn’t the reason for this is to prevent the Huns’ cavalry from trampling on and destroying their hometown?
"Gentlemen, please come and let our heirs step on this Xiongnu war flag!" Qin Mu greeted his brothers and sisters.
The next moment, an extremely heartwarming scene appeared.
A dozen Han generals with flowers on their chests hugged their children with happy faces and let their feet step on the Huns battle flag that they had captured with their own hands.
The children happily kissed their father on the cheek.
Suddenly, the entire street and inside and outside the city gate were filled with an atmosphere of pride, pride and warmth.
"On invitations to buy people's hearts and gather people's morale..." A Confucian scholar standing in the crowd saw this scene and whispered to the people around him: "Who can compare to Jin Shang?"
"Back then, when Wu Zi sucked the thick liquid for his soldiers, his mother cried when she heard about it: My son is dead! Now His Majesty has arranged such an event. From now on, the soldiers of the three armies will probably rush to the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the country!"
Hearing this, several people around him nodded.
Wu Qi's methods back then were simply weak compared to the tactics used by the emperor today!
Such a scene, not to mention the soldiers and civilians of Chang'an, even those who have never advocated blood for blood, tooth for tooth, or opposed war, were a little moved after seeing it.
"Gentlemen, it seems that we all need to reflect carefully..." Someone said: "In today's world, the general trend has changed. If it does not change, I am afraid that the Lu and Ru lineage will perish!"
These people are all close disciples of Lord Lu Shen.
They were invited by their senior brother Zhao Wan to come to Beijing from the State of Lu to discuss where the Lu Confucian faction should go.
Now, the general trend of the world has become increasingly unfavorable to the Lu-Ru sect.
Especially since this year, the Gongyang Sect has even penetrated into Qufu and Gucheng of the State of Lu, recruiting disciples and students.
What is even more frightening is that the children of landowners and official families in Lu State are eager to sign up.
The Lu Ru family suffered heavy losses because they were implicated in the cases involving the kings of Zichuan and Jinan.
Hundreds of core members were beheaded mercilessly by Lieutenant Zhidu.
What's even more frightening is that public opinion in the world has no sympathy for this.
Even the new heresy of Luoyang's Chongmin sect sang praises for this, thinking that the lieutenant and Tingwei were good at killing him!
These corrupt officials who bring harm to the country and the people should be deterred with severe punishment.
Along with this, the public's perception of the Lu-Ru family has also begun to become extremely bad.
The world-famous Confucian scholar Fugong of Jinan, who had been silent for several years, even privately criticized Lu Ru's actions, thinking that they were helping the emperor to do evil and not cultivating private virtues.
Fugong's evaluation became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
In today's world, Jinan Fugong's status in the ideological and public opinion circles is equivalent to Mencius, Xunzi and Han Feizi during the Warring States Period.
What he says, even in private, will attract the attention of the world.
Therefore, no matter how reluctant they were, everyone in Lu Ru knew that they had to change their methods and theories.
If we continue to hold on to the old ideas and methods of the past, we can only watch the Gongyang sect, the Guliang sect, and even the rising stars, the heavy-minist sect who was born out of the Simeng school, take over the dust and leave themselves far behind.
In less than twenty years, Lu Ru will be destroyed.
This is not alarmist, but reality.
After entering the customs, they became deeply aware of the malice of the entire world towards their faction.
When the people of Guanzhong heard that they were Confucian scholars from the state of Lu, their faces immediately changed.
Some people even don't bother to pay attention to them.
What's even more fatal is that according to legend, today's emperor does not like Lu Ru. Last year, more than 300 disciples of the Lu Ru sect took part in the examination. As a result... only two people entered the third round.
Losing the support of the people and not being favored by the king.
This is a harbinger of demise for any school of thought and thought.
So now, even the most stubborn and conservative people in Lu and Ru have to admit: they must change.
If it continues to remain unchanged, it will be eliminated and reduced to an insignificant faction. Then, it will either be annexed by others like the famous scholars, or it will die in obscurity like the Yang Zhu School. (To be continued.)
ps: I have to go out for something later and won’t be back until about 10 o’clock, um, so you know~
