Chapter three hundred and thirty second protector of the people
The "sacrifice" of the Humin Temple is naturally the martyrs who sacrificed their lives to "protect the people", most of whom were soldiers who died in the army.
There are also some grassroots officials who died in accidents or died suddenly from overwork while working on various livelihood projects.
As an envoy from the Xuzhou Prefecture, Jian Yong was also invited to watch the ceremony. If he hadn't mentioned it in advance, given the scale, Jian Yong would have even suspected that it was to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.
What makes Jian Yong even more surprised and even "uneasy" is...
Not only were countless Jinling people dressed in solemn clothes that day to worship outside the city, but even some people from other counties and counties in Yangzhou came spontaneously!
Jian Yong also specifically inquired, and found out that it was really spontaneous and not forcibly recruited...
During the ceremony to welcome back the heroes, Bai Tu himself was at the front, walking barefoot, chanting the Songs of Chu and Wu Yun's sacrificial words, and accompanied by the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the families of the martyrs who were holding the tablets, they sent their tablets to the guard.
During the memorial ceremony, the surrounding people also sang the sacrificial words...
Feeling other people's emotions is Jian Yong's strength.
He could feel that the people and the families of the martyrs around him were not only grieving, but also respected the owners of these tablets. The families of these martyrs were also filled with pride...
And what makes Jian Yong most uneasy is the fighting spirit surging among the crowd!
Not only the staff and ministers of the General's Mansion, but also the people under his rule did not lose confidence in the General's Mansion because of the unfavorable outcome of the war, but instead became more motivated to fight.
This fighting spirit reflected in Jian Yong's heart and turned into worry.
The common people under the rule of the General's Mansion in front of me no longer look like the "squeezed" tools in the war between princes. Instead, they look like some of the people who were in the heyday of the Western Han Dynasty. When Emperor Wu invaded the Huns in the north, they were united and young men joined the army enthusiastically. The people were happy to see the battle reports. At home,
Even when someone dies on the battlefield, he can hold his head high and his chest high.
This not only means that under the rule of the General's Mansion, the people's hearts have not been dragged down by the unfavorable war, but also means that... there is no loss of people's power - no matter how much emphasis is placed on "feelings", if the people are already exhausted from work and the people's power is overdrawn, it will not
It’s hard to have such a reaction!
Just like in the later period of Emperor Wu, the national power was in decline, and it was useless to inject chicken blood to the people...
Bai Tu took the lead and led the way. After delivering the memorial tablets of heroes to the Shrine of Protectors, he began to speak on the high platform.
The entire square in front of the Humin Shrine and the surrounding walls were designed with sound amplification and sound concentration issues in mind. Dry shafts for sound transmission were also buried underground. In addition, Bai Tu used a giant copper sound barrel on the stage.
And the armor’s loudspeaker function... Even if there are tens of thousands of people around, Bai Tu’s words can be heard in silence!
Moreover, what made Jian Yong sigh was that Bai Tu's speech was obviously for these people, without any extraneous red tape, and the words and sentences were close to folk vernacular.
"This year is the fifth year of Jian'an. In Kuangfu Hanshi, on the way to fight for the people of Jingzhou, 1,762 soldiers fell on the battlefield forever. There were more than 500 of them,
So far, I haven’t even been able to come back to the tomb...
However, I believe that their heroic spirits will not be blocked by thousands of rivers and mountains. They have already returned to their hometown and watch us continue to fight for the support of the Han Dynasty and for the "benevolent people who love others"!
In the Ministry of Civil Affairs' water conservancy construction project in Haihun County, Poyang, there is still a group of people who wake up early and stay up late every day to survey the local hydrological conditions. They even risked going to Poyang on May 17th in order to find out the specific conditions after heavy rains.
After a heavy rain, we entered the high water section to measure the flow velocity. County officials Zhang Pu, Xu Ding, and Lu Dong of Haihun County fell into the water and died..."
Then Bai Tu talked about several examples of people who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. These people were also moved into the Protector's Shrine.
Jian Yong was almost certain that although these stories were true, the way they were told must have been crafted by someone special to make them sound more appealing.
Moreover, in the general's mansion, Jian Yong did see a side that was different from Xudu, Xuzhou, and other places in the world - feelings.
Nowadays, the princes in the world are divided, and nine out of ten are attacking each other for personal gain. The army can be gathered half by huge profits after victory and half by coercion. The grassroots generals are almost used as consumables. Naturally, it is difficult to have any "feelings".
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Although there are officials at other levels who are sincerely serving the people, they are very few...
Under the rule of the General's Mansion, even if the filter is removed, from officials to the people, the "feelings" are dazzling compared to other princes, and even compared to the Han Dynasty when it was strong!
Even though Jian Yong always felt that his lord was a sentimental person who was truly serving the people and the Han Dynasty, he was much more sentimental than Bai Tu who could not see his true purpose at all.
However, under the rule of Xuzhou, compared with the general's mansion...it's far behind!
Could it be that it relies on those theater troupes? What kind of civilian newspapers? Does it rely on the "performances" of the white pictures?
Jian Yong was also thinking about the reason for the success of the General's Mansion, but unfortunately he couldn't figure it out.
He always felt that what he saw seemed to be helpful to this, but at the same time, he also felt that... it shouldn't have such a big effect!
"May the heroes who have fought and sacrificed for the well-being of the people in the world, sacrificed for grassroots construction, and sacrificed for exploring new routes and a new future over the past year to be immortal forever! May thousands of years ago and thousands of years later, for the 'Benevolent Lovers'
"The heroes who sacrificed their lives will live forever!" Bai Tu ended his speech impassionedly.
When Jian Yong used his ability to observe people secretly to observe Bai Tu during his period, he originally wanted to see whether he was really serving the country and the people as he said, or whether he was a "big fake and seemingly real"...
However, because Bai Tu's mental power was so strong, Jian Yong couldn't see the clues at all - it was the same when they were face to face before. The young man who could easily "coax" him to be happy in Xuzhou was now so difficult for him to see.
So thorough!
This time Bai Tu talked for a long time, and Jian Yong wanted to take a look at it slowly.
It just so happened that the rules of the General's Mansion were different from those of other places. Not only did they not require the people below to bow their heads, they even encouraged everyone to look at Bai Tu.
Unexpectedly, half an hour later, Jian Yong still couldn't figure it out at all, but at the end...
A dazzling seven-color rainbow light suddenly erupted from behind Bai Tu, making Jian Yong almost blind. He lowered his head and squeezed out a few tears!
Others didn't know what was going on, especially those around Jian Yong who were still aides of the General's Mansion. When they saw the envoy from the Xuzhou Mansion, they actually... "shed tears" after their lord's speech?
After a brief period of shock around him, Jian Yong found that looks of disdain, embarrassment and admiration were all directed towards him.
He is worthy of being the envoy of Xuzhou Mansion, and he can compete with Sima Lang from the Prime Minister's Mansion!
And it’s hard enough!
Even listening to other people's master's speech, he can actually pretend to be so moved...
After squeezing each other and realizing that they couldn't cry at all, they looked at Jian Yong even more resentfully.
Jian Yong:……
Jian Yong, who is good at reading emotions, soon understood what everyone was complaining about, and he felt more and more aggrieved!