In the mid-winter month of the 30th year of Qin Shihuang (the eleventh month of the lunar calendar), in the northern suburbs of Xianyang, Fengzhengyuan, a vast plain. Early in the morning, as soon as the snow last night stopped, tens of thousands of people swarmed in. They drank under the orders of the officials and covered the ground.
After cleaning, they started building altars and setting up banners. They were very busy.
"Really cold……"
Liu Ji couldn't help but shiver, and the hand holding the broom turned red from the cold. Although it snowed every year in Peixian County, I don't know if it was a psychological effect. The winter away from home was always extremely cold.
He couldn't sweep the snow anymore, so he threw away the broom, huddled behind a tree, and looked south. He could see the hazy Xianyang Palace several miles away...
"I really want to go under the palace wall to take shelter from the wind."
Liu Ji's good brother Lu Wan leaned beside him and looked at Xianyang Palace with envy. Although they were common people living like grass and grass, after returning to Guanzhong from Saibei, they lived not far from Xianyang Palace.
Excited, and especially likes to talk about the emperor:
How big is the emperor's palace, how many concubines does the emperor have, and what do they eat every day? Is it delicacies from the mountains and seas, or beef that ordinary people can't eat? All these are often on their lips.
Although, they couldn't get even half a step closer to it.
Liu Ji's fellow cattle breeder Zhou Xie (xiè) also came over, licked his chapped lips and said: "If the emperor sweeps snow, he will definitely use a golden broom."
Lu Wan was amused after hearing this: "I don't know. There are hundreds of thousands of servants of the emperor. There is no need to sweep the snow by myself! In this weather, why not be in a warm house with charcoal burning, drinking mutton soup and warming it up?"
The concubines warmed themselves with fine wine... But Brother Ji, do you think the emperor lives in such a large palace, how much firewood and charcoal must be burned to keep him warm?"
Liu Ji rolled his eyes: "This is the largest house that the public has ever lived in, which is the residence of the great hero Zhang in Waihuang. However, there are thousands of courtyard houses like this in Xianyang Palace. How could I know?"
"But, will we be able to see the emperor's carriage later?"
Lu Wan was still very excited. The reason why they wanted to clear this flat plateau was because today the military ceremony of the Northern Expedition Army's "Reform Division and Brigade" will be held here. It is said that Qin Shihuang will come in person!
Everyone started talking again. They were curious. Is the emperor really like you in the legend? He was two feet tall and had auspicious clouds above his head when he passed by. What would the emperor's car look like? Could it really be eight dragons?
Traveling with you?
While the corvettes in Peixian County were chatting happily, the supervisor's whip came over.
"How dare you, these Shandong captives, be lazy?"
The tip of the whip hurt the stiff winter clothes. Liu Ji and the others could only get up quickly and continue to clear the snow. After the supervisor left, Lu Wan couldn't help but curse a few times.
"I thought I could go back to Peixian County directly after the war, but who would have thought that we would be left to continue hard labor, building bridges and roads in the cold winter, snow and rain? Do these Qin people really think that we are subordinate ministers?"
"Okay, don't make the whole village sit down together just because you talk too much."
Liu Ji didn't want to do this hard work, but as the pavilion chief, he also knew that if something was done in the pass, the only thing that awaited everyone would be a disaster.
"Zhou Bo stayed in Saibei. Even though he was wearing wool clothes, he was definitely colder than us! It's better to say less, finish the work as soon as possible, and squat aside to watch the fun!"
Everyone agreed and sped up. By the time the sun fully rose, the entire snow in Fengzhengyuan had been cleared away. However, Liu Ji and others had no chance to see the emperor's arrival in his car. Thousands of fully armed soldiers filed in.
, set up a cordon within a radius of ten miles, and drove out all the corvettes without explanation.
After the clearance was completed, the nobles in Xianyang City arrived in the emperor's car, and the main hosts of this invigorating ceremony, soldiers from Shangjun, Yunzhong, Beidi, and Longxi, also entered the venue one after another...
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"After the army has defeated the enemy, it has achieved victory in the mountains and rivers, and in the ancestral temple. After the army has returned, it has been abandoned abroad, and it is the ceremony of reorganizing the army to invigorate the brigade..."
This is the invigorating ceremony that has been passed down since ancient times, and it is also a triumphal ceremony. It is an honor that only the army that has won a great victory is entitled to enjoy. However, after Qin Shihuang came to power, Xianyang held it almost every year.
When Ben defeated Wei, he all mobilized troops in the eastern suburbs. Among them, Wang Jian did it the most. He destroyed Yan, Zhao, and Chu, each time with great force.
But this time the Zhen Brigade was different. It was held specifically for the purpose of opening up borders and defeating the Hulu soldiers, so it was set up in the northern suburbs of Xianyang.
Three poles after sunrise, the soldiers from each county were neatly arranged in more than ten square formations on the plain. They were all strong and strong, wearing official uniforms and crimson robes, holding strong bows and crossbows, and carrying powerful crossbows on their waists.
The quiver, the black battle flag, the standard armor, and the sharp sword and halberd shined dazzlingly under the noon sun.
"On the contrary, the troops are in good order and have more energy than the lieutenant's army."
Among the accompanying officials, a Confucian scholar in his thirties was amazed. His name was Fu Sheng, a native of Qi. He was a newly recruited doctor and it was the first time he had seen such a scene.
"After all, he is a veteran who has fought in the northern part of the Great Wall! He already has a chilling aura, and these soldiers who participated in the ceremony of invigorating the brigade were all carefully selected, so they are naturally extraordinary."
Sun Tong, an old acquaintance of Heifu, was not surprised. These ancient military rituals were what Qin Shihuang used Confucian scholars. He also participated in the organization and was familiar with every process. He said to Fu Sheng:
"Just wait and see, the real excitement is yet to come. According to the rules, all armies are required to sing Kaige songs loudly in front of His Majesty, in order to boost the army's prestige, and then sacrifice prisoners and kill them. The generals
Follow your majesty into the city to drink and be rewarded."
Kai Yue is a kind of music dedicated to meritorious service. This is a tradition that became popular in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, Duke Wen of Jin defeated Chu in Chengpu and revived the army, and Kai Yu entered Jin. At this time, not only did the musicians perform Kai Yue, but also the teachers
The soldiers sang Kai's song.
Although it was just a formality, tens of thousands of people sang in unison, which was quite spectacular.
Fu Sheng nodded, looking forward to it, and then glanced into the distance. Qin Shihuang's imperial chariot had already sat down under the altar. The prime minister, the court lieutenant, the imperial censor, and the veteran Wang Jian were all accompanying him, waiting for the generals to come and declare victory.
It’s a memorial to Kai.
The soldiers from Shangjun came up first, but they did not defeat the defeated Feng Jie. The defeated generals were not eligible to participate in the ceremony of revitalizing the brigade, so only the veteran general Qiang Yu, who had gray hair and lost his former spirit.
"The military chariots are roaring (tān), and the rustling and crackling is like thunder. Show your support to Uncle Fang, and conquer the xiǎnyun (xiǎnyun). The wild bushes are coming to threaten you!"
The song of Kaifa sung by soldiers from Shangjun is "Xiaoya. Picking Coriander".
After listening to it, Shusun Tong laughed and said: "This Kai'an song is very meaningful. General Qiang is not familiar with poetry and calligraphy. It must not have been thought up by him, but it was written by Tingwei, who was in charge of the county soldiers. Fu Sheng, can you explain it?"
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Fu Sheng was also knowledgeable, so he said: "This poem talks about the officials of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty, and the general Uncle Fang performed a military revitalization to intimidate the Jing barbarians, which is quite satisfactory. But the old Qiang general's army of more than 100,000 people only
I beheaded 500 people and surrendered to Lou Fan. For two small feats, my Majesty still promoted me to a noble title and made me a concubine. It’s really embarrassing.”
"However, the poem first talks about 玁狁 and then about barbarian thorns. Although the Qiang generals did not make great achievements in conquering the Xiongnu, they did a lot to destroy Chu. Tingwei really had the intention. In addition, in the poem, 'Uncle Fang, the elder, defeated the Zhuang people' Qiu, I think this is a clear sign of saying goodbye to old age."
"Your Majesty makes good use of the newcomer..."
Shusun Tong nodded. In this Northern Expedition, the veterans had little merit, but the newcomers were brilliant. Since the emperor had given him the opportunity to step down, Qiang Yu had no other choice but to surrender to his elders.
Next came the Yunzhong soldiers under Meng Tian. They sang a song "Out of the Car" that everyone is familiar with.
"The king ordered Nanzhong to go to the city in Fangfang. He got out of the chariot Pengpeng and raised the flag to Yangyang. The emperor ordered me to go to Shuofang on the other side of the city!"
Fu Sheng was a little puzzled: "Although this Mongolian general beheaded a thousand people, took away tens of thousands of livestock, seized the entire Northern False Land, and rekindled the beacon fire at Zhao Changcheng, is he a little better than Nan Zhong?"
Shusun Tong shook his head: "You don't know something. When His Majesty visited the North, he once said personally, can Meng Tian be my Southern Commander? Meng Tian asked his soldiers to use this as a Kaifa song, which means that he has fulfilled his promise to Your Majesty. This newly built Shuofang County was basically conquered by Yunzhong soldiers. Now Shuofang City has been built seriously. Even if it does not have much credit, it is still hard work. Furthermore, the Meng brothers have forgotten their home for the sake of the country. For such a general, , the emperor will not be stingy with rewards."
When the Mengtian brothers, one as the coach and the other as the supervisor, went to the outside of the Great Wall, their father Meng Wu was seriously ill and had just passed away last month. The Meng brothers did not even have time to see their father for the last time...
"So what Meng Tian really wants to say when he chooses this poem is that he doesn't want to return home? He's afraid of this simple book!"
Fu Changsheng saw it: "I thought that the generals of Qin were all Han soldiers from Guanxi, and they were vulgar and ignorant of etiquette. I never thought that it was better than I thought."
"General Qiang has Lieutenant Li Ting supervising the army. Although the Meng family is a military sect, they also moved from Guandong. They are good at literature and martial arts. Meng Tian also made a new brush and can read poems and calligraphy. Is it any wonder?"
Shusun Tong exclaimed: "On the other hand, the two generals Wei and Li of the Longxi Army in the north are: one is a veteran of the old Qin Dynasty and does not like poetry and writing; the other is from a lowly background and does not know etiquette. He sings Kaige's songs. I’m afraid we can only rely on the young master to supervise the army to find a solution.”
While they were talking, the Beidi and Longxi armies also appeared together. The first to appear were the Longxi and Beidi cavalry, who were wearing red cherry blossoms and bright feather hats on their heads. They were wearing black soft leather armor. Wearing crimson war robes, they hold seven-foot-long spears, black-sheathed swords, and some are even equipped with crossbows.
The horses they all rode were all good horses, six and a half feet tall at the shoulders, handsome and majestic. And for today's scene, they also wore leather vests painted with tiger stripes, which looked very neat and majestic. During the Battle of Chengpu, they were The Jin army once used it.
Later, the infantry escorting the Huns prisoners, and the chariots of the two generals Li Xin and Heifu were surrounded in the middle.
The last person to appear is often the protagonist of the battle. Who has the greater credit and who has less credit will naturally be clear by looking at the emperor's promotion. Qin Shihuang also believed that in this battle, both Longxi and the North had great contributions. They fought the Xiongnu Chanyu together, and together they To drive away the enemy, we should unite as one army and jointly participate in the ceremony of invigorating the brigade.
When the two armies stood still, snowflakes began to float in the sky again, falling on their armor, swords, bows and arrows, horses, and the tips of the soldiers' noses...
But the military ceremony will not be delayed by this light snow. Unlike Shangjun, Yunzhongbing's difficult-to-pronounce ancient poem, the Beidi and Longxi armies sang a simple and novel tune loudly according to Heifu's instructions!
Not only did the three armies cheer up and the emperor's eyes lit up, but even the Confucian scholars who had nothing to do with it were shocked to the point of numbness by this poem!
"The wild geese fly high in the dark moon, and the Chan Yu flees at night. When I try to chase the Qingqi away, the heavy snow covers my bow and sword!"
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