"All the soldiers have been saved!" the generals shouted again.
The soldiers who had bowed slightly just now shouted "Long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live."
Yunxi stood on the valley, looking at the tens of thousands of Ming soldiers standing below. He coughed slightly and began his first lecture, or speech, directed at ordinary soldiers. Later generations praised it as "changing an era." "speech.
"Fellow soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, after a while, you will board the ship heading to Annan to fight with the Annan people. Before that, I have a few words to tell you."
"In the 29th year of Hongwu, Hu Jiyou, a minister of the Annan Kingdom, killed the king of the Chen Dynasty and attempted to usurp the government and proclaim himself king. In June of this year, he sent men to kill Chen Tianping, a clan member of the Annan Kingdom, in Guangxi Province of the Ming Dynasty. The world cannot tolerate bullying teachers and destroying ancestors and violating human relations. At the same time, since Hu Jiyou usurped the throne, he has exploited the people in the country to the point that the people have to chew tree bark and eat grass roots to survive. In order to uphold justice and justice, I therefore Decided to send troops to Annan."
"Furthermore, Hu Jisou not only exploited the remnants of the Chen Dynasty and the common people in his own country, but also coveted the population and land of the Ming Dynasty. Since June this year, he has continuously sent people to plunder and plunder in Yunnan Province, Guangxi, From June to October, there were hundreds of evil deeds reported to me by the Annan people, which were outraged by people and gods. There are also soldiers from Guangxi among you. You should know that what the Annan people did was not I create something out of nothing.”
"I am the emperor of all the people in the world, and all the people in the world, whether officials, soldiers, farmers, workers, or merchants, are my subjects. Now my people are being invaded by foreigners, and nothing I can do has happened. ?Even if Hu Jiyou hadn’t deceived his master, killed his ancestors and violated human relations, I would still send troops to Annan to seek justice for my people!"
Hu Jiya did send people to Guangxi and Yunnan after learning that the Ming Dynasty was going to send troops to Annan, but he did not do so because he coveted the Ming Dynasty's land; his purpose was to prevent the Ming Dynasty army from going south to fight in Annan. What the people sent did. The main purpose was to blow up the bridge and harass the soldiers at the guard station, and did not target ordinary people; because the number was too small, not many Ming soldiers were actually killed, which meant that it would be troublesome to blow up the bridge. Strictly speaking, it was allowed What you said is suspected of secretly changing the concept.
But it was precisely because of this that the people present felt the same. There were no ordinary people in the valley, they were all guardsmen. Most of them came from Guangxi and had been harassed by the Annan people. There were also people who were injured and had relatives and friends killed in the battle, so they listened to Yunxi's words. I was very touched: not only because I thought of my relatives and friends who died in the war, but also because His Majesty actually remembered them, ordinary soldiers who died in the war.
Suddenly, low sobbing sounded from the crowd. A soldier whose brother was killed in a sneak attack by the Annamites heard Yunxi's words and recalled his brother and couldn't help crying.
As he cried, many guardsmen from Guangxi could not help but have red eyes. Some thought of their relatives, some thought of their friends, and some thought of their 'lover'. Although most people did not He cried, but the atmosphere at the scene also became very solemn. Infected by the atmosphere, the guardsmen who were transferred from other places also felt resentment towards the Annan people in their hearts.
After a while, when the few people who cried stopped crying, Yunxi continued: "So, you are going to Annan to fight with Annan, not for me or for the Ming Dynasty, but for yourselves. To avenge those who fell under the sneak attacks of the despicable Annamites."
"To the officers and soldiers of the guard station from other places, I want to tell you: everyone in the world is my people. You and the soldiers of Guangxi have the same salary and salary. Today you avenge the soldiers of Guangxi. If something happens to you tomorrow, The same thing happened in Guangxi, the soldiers of Guangxi will also avenge your relatives."
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"The Ming Dynasty has the best weapons, the most complete logistics supplies, and the best soldiers in the world. Not only must you defeat the Annamites, you must also dig out the enemy's entrails and clean your horseshoes!"
"I also want you to know that although I want to avenge the innocent soldiers who died in vain, I don't want to hear bad news about you. You are all my people, and I don't want you to die on the battlefield. Let the Annan people die fighting. On the battlefield, let the Annan people defend the city. We must eliminate everything and keep advancing, kill the enemies in front of us who refuse to surrender, and conquer every city in front of us, until we capture the two capitals of the Annan people, capture Hu Jiya and his son alive, and Cut them into pieces to avenge the soldiers who died in vain."
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"The merits you have made in this battle will never be buried. After the battle, I will reward you based on your merits. Any soldier who has made even the smallest contribution will be rewarded. If I have If you violate these words, both heaven and earth will be abandoned."
"Waiting for the day to come, I will even go to Annan here to hold a celebration banquet to reward the soldiers who made the most contributions in this battle. Soldiers, we will see you tomorrow!"
As the hoarse Tongshisheren yelled out the last words, Yunxi ended today's speech.
The generals present were stunned after hearing this. They couldn't help but be stunned. After looking through the history books, they had never seen a similar speech, let alone a similar speech given by the emperor himself to ordinary soldiers.
Although there is a sentence in Yue Fei's "Man Jiang Hong" that "you drink the blood of the Huns when you are thirsty, and eat the meat of the Huns when you are hungry", many loyal ministers in the late dynasty also often said "I can't wait to eat their flesh" when facing traitors, but this It's just a sentence. There has never been such a speech.
"'Tear out the enemy's entrails and clean your horseshoes', 'Let the Annamites die on the battlefield, let the Annamites defend the city. We must eliminate everything and keep moving forward, kill the enemies in front of us who refuse to surrender, and conquer every city. They blocked the city in front until they captured the two capitals of the Annan people, captured Hu Jiya and his son alive, and chopped them alive to avenge the death of the soldiers. These two paragraphs are not at all like what an emperor should say, but they sound very encouraging. Ah! If I were an ordinary soldier, my blood would be boiling by now and I can't wait to fight the Annan people." He Rong, the leader of the left army, whispered to himself in a low voice, with a look of emotion on his face.
When Yunxi said the part about "innocent people who died in vain", he thought of those very close people who died in battle. He Rong was not the first generation general of the Ming Dynasty, and his father He Zhen was not from an ordinary commoner. He once served as an official in the Meng Yuan Dynasty; but He Zhen treated He Rong very harshly since he was a child. When he grew up, he made him start from a small corps commander. He also fought on the front line with various armies.
When he was a corps commander, he also had a group of soldiers who shared life and death. Those who survived are now well-fed and well-fed by him; but those who did not survive and did not even have heirs were left alone.
So dead. When he recalled these people, he couldn't help but get wet in his eyes.
Just as he was thinking about it, the soldiers present suddenly began to sing. The song was neither the "Triumphful Song", the military song of the Ming Dynasty, nor "Serving the Country with Loyalty", which is very popular among civil servants, nor "Qin Feng Wu Yi"
” is an old song that was sung by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty very early on. At the beginning, everyone’s voices were not uniform, and many people sang the wrong lyrics, but when they sang
The sound became neater the second time:
"The clouds follow the dragon, the wind follows the tiger, fame and fortune follow the dust and earth.
Looking at China, the people are suffering and the fertile land for thousands of miles is barren.
Look at the world, there are only barbarians, and what is missing in the way of heaven can only be mended by one man.
A good man, regardless of his parents, only cares for the common people and not for the Lord.
Holding a steel knife of ninety-nine, he will stop after killing all Hu'er.
Why am I, a man of honor, acting like a horse or an ox to the Tartars?
A strong man drinks all the wine in his bowl and never looks back on a journey of thousands of miles.
The golden drums are beating together and the crowd is roaring, and the yellow dragon will not stop until it is broken."
"Holding a ninety-nine steel knife, kill all the Hu'ers before we stop." Yunxi, who was about to walk down the valley, also heard this song. He turned to ask He Wenchang, the general who accompanied him, and said: "This
Is it the military song of the rebel army in the late Mongolian Yuan Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, this is the song sung by the Red Scarf Army when Han Shantong and Liu Futong rebelled in the late Yuan Dynasty BC. Emperor Taizu also asked his soldiers to sing this song when he first launched his army." He Wenchang replied.
Yunxi lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said: "Let this song be listed as one of the military songs of the Ming Dynasty."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Yunxi gave the order, he put the military song behind him and immersed himself in the speech he had just made.
Yunxi was very happy now. It can be seen from the performance of the soldiers and generals just now that his speech was very effective and achieved the goal he wanted to achieve.
Yunxi's speech is divided into four parts. The first part briefly describes Hu Jisha's evil deeds in Annan. This part is of little use to ordinary soldiers and people of the Ming Dynasty, but it must be said.
In order to silence civil servants, political correctness still needs to be emphasized.
The second part tells another reason why troops were sent to attack Annan: Hu Jishou sent people to Yunnan and Guangxi to sneak attack the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Guards. This fact is related to everyone present, coupled with the fact that many Guangxi soldiers were specially arranged to attack Annan.
The military guards came to listen to the speech, which made the soldiers present at the foreign guards also develop resentment towards the Annan people under the influence of the atmosphere.
The third part is to tell them to beat them hard, no matter how they deal with the Annan people, there is no need to have any worries. This part will definitely make the civil officials remonstrate or even impeach, and Yunxi also has more gentle words to avoid the twittering of the civil officials;
But after repeated thinking, he felt that this speech was for ordinary soldiers, and those gentle words would probably not arouse their emotions, so he finally adopted such fierce words despite the dissuasion of the general around him.
The fourth part is about the rewards after the war. This section is also indispensable. Although revenge for relatives and friends is important, his own merit is also important. He personally promised them as the emperor that
To make them feel at ease.
In fact, on the whole, Yunxi's speech was not particularly good, and the lyricism in many places was not very good; but first, his speech was the first of its kind in the world, and many soldiers had never heard of many extremely capable speeches in later generations.
A very inspiring speech; secondly, as an emperor, he actually expressed his condolences to ordinary soldiers who died in battle and cherished the lives of ordinary soldiers in a public speech. Just by this, ordinary soldiers were moved.
As he walked down the hill, he thought about his speech: "There are still some shortcomings, and they need to be improved in the future; but overall, the effect was good, and it successfully inspired the soldiers' enthusiasm to fight against the Annamites."
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'As for the biggest problem, I'm afraid it is the remonstrance of the civil servants. If I say this, the civil servants can pretend to be deaf and dumb, unless their collective hands are broken. No, even if their hands are broken, they still have to write memorials to others.
I am here to remonstrate. I am afraid that in two months my desk will be filled with memorials like this.'
However, when Yunxi decided to give such a speech, he had already expected that such a situation would definitely occur, and was already prepared to welcome the rain of memorials.
Soon, Yunxi had already walked down the valley, and the people guarding the bottom of the valley hurried forward to pay homage. Yunxi put aside the thoughts caused by the songs of the Red Scarf Army, smiled and said to the four people in front of him: "Fourth Uncle, Nineteen
Uncle, Uncle Twenty-one, Brother Xianyi, what do you think of my speech to the soldiers?"
The four people in front of him are the three vassal kings he canonized in Nanyang, and the father of the remaining vassal king: Zhu Di, Zhu Su, Zhu Mo, and Zhu Xianyang.
In this battle against Annan, Yunxi not only recruited the Han army and barbarian troops in the country, but also recruited all the Nanyang countries to attack Annan, including of course the four vassal kings he had conferred. However, Yunxi did not expect to include them.
The role of all the Nanyang troops, including the four vassal kings he had conferred, was just to mobilize them and let him know that there was still an emperor in charge of them.
Among them, the soldiers of other foreign countries were concentrated in Champa to attack Annan from the south; more than 10,000 soldiers from the four vassal states of Ming Dynasty were arranged to Haikangsuo to participate in the landing battle.
Yunxi came to Haikangsuo on the afternoon of November 12th. Before he got off the boat, he glanced at the shore and saw three people wearing prince's clothes standing on the shore waiting. There was also one person who was also wearing prince's clothes.
Just ordinary clothes, but standing with three princes.
Yunxi knew who these four people were as soon as he rolled his eyes, and immediately walked out of the boat quickly. Before Zhu Di and the others knelt down, he asked the guards to support them, and he walked over three steps at a time and said: "
Fourth uncle, nineteenth uncle, twenty-first uncle and brother Xian Yao, why do the whole family need to pay such a big gift? Get up quickly."
Of course, the four of them stood up after giving in and thanked Yunxi for his kindness.
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