The Northern and Southern Dynasties were the longest period of chaos in China since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
In these troubled times, dynasties are changing and aristocratic families are seeking power. It can be said that chaos occurs frequently.
Therefore, for people in this era, even the concept of home has been blurred, let alone the concept of nation and country. For them, once war breaks out, it is good to be able to save their lives.
, not to mention saving the lives of the entire family or even fighting for the fate of the nation.
When people have gradually become numb and gradually lost the courage to fight, Li Xingchen came to this era with victory after victory, breaking everything, and even directly stretched out his hand to tear the darkness, telling people that peace and hope are not far away.
, it turns out that as long as you make sacrifices, everything can be changed.
This time the Northern Expedition allowed people to see the possibility of a complete end to the three hundred years of chaos.
To end all this, even if it means sacrificing oneself, so that future generations can live in peace and tranquility, this is the voice of people who have been tortured by war for a long time at this moment.
Originally, because there was no hope, they could only be numb and callous.
Now that hope is close at hand, they have the courage to fight for it.
Of course, people do not realize that they are fighting for the future of future generations and their own future. In fact, they are fighting for the future of the entire nation and country, because the survival or destruction of a nation and a country is closely related to
Everyone is closely related, and only by everyone working hard to survive can the entire situation be maintained.
What Li Xingchen is mobilizing is everyone's enthusiasm for pursuing peace and hope, but what he is actually cultivating is national consciousness and a sense of identity and belonging to the Han national collective. This is a slow process that may take several generations.
process, but Li Xingchen can afford to wait and is willing to wait.
Because this kind of self-awakening of national consciousness is better than waiting for the enemy to come knocking and then seeking a forced awakening of national consciousness!
The young people looked at the scene in front of them with excitement, wishing they could join in it now, raising swords and guns with these people of the same age, shouting long live the mountain; the older people looked at it with relief and emotion, and some were happy that their children finally had their lives.
After becoming successful, some regret that they could not have been born ten or twenty years later, otherwise they would have had the opportunity to stand under the stone city instead of on both sides of the road.
Different people have different thoughts, but that doesn't stop them from being devoted to the changes of the times and the prosperity of the new Han Dynasty. Although the troubled times are not over yet, they have already seen hope.
The drum beat changes again.
On the river, one naval warship adjusted its formation and began to change its formation.
Under the stone city, the army also stopped.
Li Xingchen had already descended from Stone City and was riding his horse.
In the wind, every big Han soldier raised his chest and raised his head.
They are very proud to be recognized by His Majesty and even the entire Han Dynasty through their hard work.
"Fighting with blood, outstanding achievements, shocking Xiaoxiao, cleaning up the homeland, recovering the mountains and rivers, and promoting the prestige of our country!" Li Xingchen's voice was so loud that even the wind could not blow it away, "My heart is very comforted to you all officers and men!"
"Long live my emperor!" the mountain shouted again.
Li Xingchen raised his hands in a chest-flat salute and said loudly: "Long live the great man!"
All the officers and men in the army raised their arms and leveled their chests.
This is a newly established military etiquette after the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty, and is used when soldiers are wearing armor.
When the armor is on the body, it is inconvenient to bend over or kneel down to salute. In addition, the army pays attention to cleanliness. If you blindly follow the previous red tape, it will only waste a lot of time. If you do not follow etiquette,
It would be difficult to show dignity, so Li Xingchen stepped in to preside over the ceremony and used a chest-high salute while holding a weapon.
The chest-high salute is a common etiquette after the emergence of muskets in later generations. The soldier holds the gun in his right hand and quickly raises his left hand with his arm level with his chest.
Although the muskets have not yet been fully installed, for situations where it is difficult to bow with both hands while holding a weapon and wearing armor, the chest-high salute is indeed a good choice. This military parade is also the first chest-high salute.
Officially made public once.
New every day, new again every day.
The army of the Han Dynasty is the face of the Han Dynasty and the backbone of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the morale and spiritual construction of the army are the focus of Li Xinchen. The Taiwei Mansion will also make timely adjustments to these issues and try its best to satisfy the officers and soldiers of the army.
needs, and at the same time try to maintain morale in all aspects.
In the same way, all officers and soldiers on the naval warships undergoing review also adopt the standing ceremony similar to that of later generations. The officers and soldiers line up along the side of the ship and stand with their hands behind their hands. This allows people to stand more steadily in the river wind.
At the same time, the emergence of the chest-raising salute of the land division and the standing ceremony of the naval division also shows that the imperial court gradually divided the naval division and the land division and placed both in the same important position.
It seems that some clues can be drawn about the direction of the Han Dynasty's future expansion of territory.
Seeing Li Xingchen riding his horse through the majestic military formation, King Gu Ye couldn't help but smile bitterly. With his political sensitivity, he certainly sensed the meaning of Li Xingchen's words.
To frighten Xiao Xiao, Yang Jian and Yu Wenxian cannot be called "Xiao Xiao" because they are both recognized heroes.
Then Xiaoxiao must be talking about those aristocratic families who are ready to make a move.
With the military's morale and the people's morale so high, what qualifications does the aristocratic family have to challenge Li Xingchen?
King Gu Ye no longer wanted to think about how Li Xingchen did it. In just a few years, he had completely shaken the foundation of the family's rule. What he wanted to think about was whether he should also tell those families in Wu County that in the end,
How to accept the court's arrangements honestly so as not to cause a bloody storm?
"Gu Gong, Your Majesty is about to enter the city." Shen Jungao next to him warned.
Only then did King Gu Ye come back to his senses. Li Xingchen had already reviewed the navy and land divisions, and was heading towards Jiankang Mansion surrounded by troops.
Naturally, these civil and military officials must keep up with them.
"This man is old and has lost his energy." King Gu Ye laughed.
Shen Jun said in a high and low voice: "Mr. Gu is worried a lot?"
"Who among you here is not worried?" King Gu Ye asked back.
What King Gu Ye said so straightforwardly made the surrounding officials who were watching nervously feel a little in their hearts, and the smiles on their faces were extremely forced.
But Shen Jungao smiled indifferently: "Gong Gu, since your majesty plans to use thunder to deal with the young people, then Gong Gu only needs to watch from above the clouds, but don't talk too much. Only when the thunder strikes down can we be with you."
It doesn’t matter if I take care of you.”
King Gu Ye was startled for a moment.
But Shen Jungao has already moved forward.
After he finally understood, Gu Yewang smiled to himself and shook his head.
His Majesty's thoughts are becoming increasingly unpredictable.