Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2771
On the day of the celebration.

The main entrance of the palace, on the wall of Xuande Gate, was already ringing with bells and drums.

A team of royal guards of honor appeared first, and then extended to both sides, displaying golden guns, silver axes, banners, etc., followed by guards of the imperial guards, wearing shining armor, standing with knives, guarding the surroundings.

In the end, Liu Xie appeared under a huge canopy and slowly climbed up the palace wall.

On the gate tower of Xuandemen, the throne was set up early.

When Liu Xie sat on the throne, Cao Cao took all the officials, three lords and nine ministers, each department and department to stand up one after another, and saluted Liu Xie together.Liu Xie waved his sleeves, looking full of momentum, "Everyone loves you! 』

After all the officials paid their respects and the canopy representing the Son of Heaven was raised high above the Xuande City Gate, the soldiers of the Imperial Army near the city gate all knelt down with weapons and shouted: "Long live Your Majesty, Long live, Long live! age! 』

This voice of shouting had obviously been connected many times, not only was it uniform, but also clearly pronounced, and the sound shook the whole field.

With a smile on his face, Liu Xie waved his hands around.He thought that the common people could see him, and he was like the protagonist standing in the center of the stage, with brilliance.

But in fact, on the Royal Street, the places closer to it were cleared by the imperial army early on. Except for the officials' families and the children of the gentry, ordinary people don't even think about seeing Liu Xie's appearance at close range.These common people couldn't get close at all, they could only watch from a far distance, watching the emperor on the Xuande Gate as big as an ant, and the canopy umbrella swaying like a dog's tail grass.

Liu Xie looked around, the boredom on his face these days seemed to have completely disappeared, he smiled and said, "It's time to start?" 』

It is said to be left and right, but the closest to Liu Xie is naturally only Cao Cao.When the prime minister of the dynasty, he is in charge of hundreds of officials, he is in charge of the book table, he goes up to assist the king, and goes down to Anli Shu, all the officials avoid the way, and they are extremely courteous.

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and said, "Shanhu from the Forbidden Army means His Majesty's presence in person, and it is also a signal to inform the troops outside the South Gate that the victory celebration has begun, and they should start entering the city now." 』

The victory, of course, represented Cao Chun's victory in Youbei.At this point, Cao Cao is also honored, so naturally he would not say that he deliberately made some tricks in this link.

The sound of the mountain shouting long live spread far outside the south gate.

As for why the barracks were in the north, but they went around the south gate to enter the city, the reason is actually very simple.Because the imperial palace is in the north of Xu County, if you go directly to the north gate, you will be there in two steps. How can you show the might of Cao Jun?

The ceremonial officer who had been waiting in front of Xia Houshang and other Youbei Army rushed to Xiahoushang in a hurry and shouted: "General Xiahou!His Majesty has gone upstairs!Get started! 』

Xia Houshang put on a suit of shining Mingguang armor early on, with a solemn face, he raised his arms and waved them forward.

The banners fluttered and the military drums sounded loudly.

Carefully selected strong soldiers, dressed in military uniform, held high the banner of the new work, striding forward, with armor clattering, swords, guns and shields clattering, although there is no horizontal, vertical, and diagonal line like the military parades of later generations , but the team is also considered neat.

As soon as the army moved, the surrounding people who watched the excitement naturally cheered.

"Victory, victory! 』

The common people just know that they have won, because that's how the government announced it, but what does this victory represent, or what kind of victory it is, anyway, when others cheer, they just cheer along.

Cheers cascaded from outside the south gate to inside the south gate.

The sound suddenly became higher and higher, like hooks one by one, stretching the necks of the noble children who had reserved seats early in the restaurants along the street, and hanging them on the windows, like roast ducks The birds displayed in the window.

Ordinary people who could only stand on the ground were crowded and rushed forward.If it weren't for the soldiers on duty on both sides of the street, these people probably wouldn't have blocked the street directly.Those idlers who like to be lively screamed more and more strangely, pushing people forward regardless, "Go forward, go forward!" 』

The guard soldiers on both sides of the street were sweating profusely, their armors were crooked, and they held their spears sideways, desperately trying to stop these surging civilians.The yamen servants who maintained order among the crowd were also screaming at their necks, trying to make these people obey the order as much as possible.

The child was squeezed in the crowd, crying loudly.Many people were squeezed against the wall in the corner, and some girls were deliberately blocked by some idlers, and they fumbled with their hands up and down. The shy ones swallowed their anger and fled desperately, and the aggressive ones cursed, bitten and scratched...

All of a sudden, it seemed that the entire Xu County was in a state of restlessness, as if a festival was ushered in that everyone could celebrate.

Wang Changjing accompanied the last seat, smiling slightly, looking at everything around him.

He is probably considered a foreign minister, but not completely.After all, Hussar General Fei Qian was still a courtier of the Han Dynasty, and Wang Chang was also an official of the Han Dynasty now, so it was a little embarrassing.But it's like the old saying, as long as you don't feel embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.

Wang Chang stared at the Youbei Army of the Cao family who came from afar and caused a huge sensation. He couldn't help but compare it with the soldiers of Zhao Yun's Northern Territory Protectorate, and then the smile on his face became stronger. .

Under the leadership of Xia Houshang, Cao's Youbei Army, everyone raised their heads and chests up, and moved forward in an orderly manner. When they entered the south gate, they were still in a neat line, but when they reached the North-South Street A little scattered, because when they walked to the street, some flowers and fragrant fruits were thrown out from time to time. If the aim was good, they would be thrown in front of the army ranks, but what if the aim was not good?
As for why the common people can't eat white flour steamed buns by themselves, but have spare money to buy all kinds of fragrant flowers and fresh fruits for nothing...

This is of course the high awareness of the people in Xu County!

After all, even in the later generations, wouldn't there be a lot of people who have no money of their own, and have to try to get some money to reward those high-minded men who are retired technicians from the battlefield?

The point is, if it’s just fragrant flowers and fresh fruits, it’s fine. After all, fragrant flowers and fresh fruits are relatively soft, and it’s early winter now, and there is no technology to preserve fresh fruits in the Han Dynasty. Where did so many fresh fruits come from, so what about dried fruits? I also had to make up for it.The dried fruit hit the armor, and it was fine to jingle for a while, but the thrown ones were not accurate, and they hit the face if they were not sure.If you are thick-skinned, you will resist, but if you hit your nose and eyes...

If someone thinks they can resist it, they can try to get someone to hit their nose and eyes first.

Of course, not all the things thrown out are hard, there are also fragrant and soft things...

For example, colorful and colorful silk towels.

This seems to work just fine.

This seems to reflect the ordinary people in Xu County's heartfelt love for these Youbei Cao Jun.

It's just that in this way, whether it's fragrant flowers and fresh fruits, dried fruits, or the scented towels that came later, Cao Jun's queue became a little loose, and many soldiers even stretched their heads and brains to stare at the surrounding throwers. The girl in the fragrant silk scarf, then puffed out her chest and folded her belly in what she claimed to be the most heroic gesture.

The little ladies who were in charge of throwing the fragrant silk scarves didn't care about the hot eyes of the soldiers at all. On the contrary, they swayed even more, and some even showed their shoulders on purpose, luring those soldiers who hadn't seen a woman for a long time. All the Hans have green eyes!
Among those little ladies, there should be some idle men with stretched arms shouting the names of Taipingli Taikangli, what discounts and big discounts, and get on the car quickly, which attracted everyone's attention.

Hearing these sounds from a distance, Wang Chang's smile grew stronger.

This land in Shandong is indeed...

Perhaps at some point in the past, there might not have been bloody men in Shandong who advocated the way of iron and blood, but now, in Wang Chang's view, this so-called victory is more like a farce, or a juggling.

Those so-called flowers and dried fruits are nothing more than the idea of ​​letting those prostitutes throw incense towels to the "triumph" soldiers.This is simply more shameful than stopping long-distance runners from presenting flags, but actually giving foreigners a chance, isn't it?

One of these noble ladies in Shandong counts as one. Who would look at ordinary soldiers?Not to mention standing on the street to show off your beauty and throwing your own silk scarves to these soldiers.

Don't care how loud the slogans are, and don't care how lively the beating of gongs and drums is. The specific problems depend on the specific actions.

What you think in your daily life will be revealed when you do it. No matter how much you cover up, you will inevitably show some flaws, just like those little officials who are preparing for the celebration and presenting victory, feel that such an arrangement It can show the welcome and joy of the people of Xu County for the "Hero's Triumph", but in fact the effect is just the opposite.

How could these Shandong gentry who lived in the center of the Han Dynasty and had been in peace for a long time, feel the sorrow of fighting in the border, the sky filled with yellow sand, and the corpse shrouded in horse leather?The remote north was windy, frosty and bitterly cold. For many years, countless Han people fought to the death on the frontier, and how many soldiers stained the battlefield with blood. At that time, how many noble people in Yuzhou felt that these soldiers were real heroes, and they needed to be respected, not as they are now. In general, treated like a clown in a sideshow?

Of course, Wang Chang just smiled, he was not stupid enough to publicize these issues in public.After all, the last thing a fool likes to hear is when others call him a fool. Smart people always like to pretend to be confused.

In this hilariously lively and even deformed atmosphere, Cao Jun soldiers from Youbei finally walked through the North and South Streets and came to the Palace Gate Square.

The Royal Street in front of Gongmen Square is naturally more spacious.

I don't know how many laborers have cleaned this royal street early in the morning until there is no dust at all. I wish I had licked it with my tongue to make it clean and tidy.On both sides of the street, whether it is the palace wall or the neighbors on the opposite side, colorful silk silks are hung on the eaves, adding a lot of wealth and prosperity.

The flag-raising soldiers walking in the front moved aside one after another, exposing Xiahou Shanglai like stars holding the moon.

Xiahou was still at the front, followed by non-commissioned officers from the military academy.

Wearing a shiny military uniform, the scales of the armor glisten in the sun, and the red tassels on the hood are also extremely bright red, fluttering in the wind.

The musicians above the palace gate also played the most upright elegant music at the right time. Among the chimes, the music was peaceful and majestic.

In the sound of such music, no matter whether it is the palace wall or the people of the emperor, everyone has a solemn expression, and their eyes follow the soldiers of the military academy, and they line up.

At this moment, the hustle and bustle of the people on the North and South Streets in the rear gradually quieted down, and the footsteps and scales of these military academy soldiers gradually became the accompaniment to the music.

Wang Chang narrowed his eyes and watched.

It seems that these military academy soldiers have already eliminated the double armor, that is, the armor like a combat vest, and put on a sleeve armor similar to it, which has stronger protection ability, which of course means more cost...

The armor of the military academy is even better, with additional battle skirts, and there are even some colors different from the iron plates at the edge of the armor plate. It seems to be the color of the lining cloth, or is it an additional decoration?
Wang Chang didn't see the real thing up close, so it's hard to tell them apart for a while.

As for Xia Houshang at the front, he was covered in Mingguang armor from head to toe, and the armor plate was specially polished like a mirror, shining colorful light colors under the sunlight, which was very eye-catching.

The flags are also obviously new. There are military recognition flags, main flags, command flags, azimuth flags, and even colorful flags purely for decoration.

Arriving directly in front of Xuande Gate, Xia Houshang dismounted from his horse, bowed and walked ten steps forward, took off his helmet, hugged it by his side, then knelt down on one knee, and shouted to see the Son of Heaven.

Following Xia Houshang's actions, the rest of the military schools also acted in the same way, bowing and shouting, and the sound waves seemed to rush on the Xuande Gate like a tidal wave, causing the long flags of the emperor's canopy to dance non-stop.

Wang Chang lowered his head slightly, and took half a step back with one foot, causing his body to deflect slightly.People around Wang Chang basically behaved in the same way.After all, at this moment, it should belong to the glory of the emperor. On the Chongde Gate, except for the emperor Liu Xie, the rest of the people lowered their heads and bent slightly sideways to show their respect for Liu Xie.

But then, Wang Chang discovered a very interesting situation, that is, after the soldiers under the palace wall paid homage, it seemed that the emperor Liu Xie said something, but whether it was the soldiers and generals under the palace wall, or in The courtiers around Liu Xie, who were in charge of delivering the message, seemed to have no reaction, and after Cao Cao raised his hand and waved, the courteous officers cheered up and shouted: "Your Majesty has a decree, all generals will be flattened!" 』

Wang Chang, who was watching from the corner of his eye, couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

This makes some sense...

Normally speaking, the ceremony officer is responsible for the succession, opening and closing of all aspects of the entire ceremony, and must always pay attention to various changes. Since the emperor has spoken, it must basically be words such as exempting from courtesy, and The whole process basically reached this time, so basically, even a fool would know how to pay attention to the words and deeds of the emperor at this time, and then pass on what the emperor said.

But the problem is, the ritual officer was a little slow at this time.

This is a slow beat, but it is actually very short.

If it wasn't for Wang Chang's careful observation all the time, he might not even be able to find out.

Because it's just the work of the front and rear feet, after the emperor Liu Xie said something, Wang Chang, who was standing on the edge, really couldn't hear what the emperor was saying clearly, but he could hear the voice, which meant that the emperor did say something What, but after the emperor said something, the ceremonial officials living near the emperor did not respond immediately, and then waited until Cao Cao waved his hand...

The difference between before and after is just one breath, or the time of one movement.

After the shouts of the soldiers, the lingering sound, and the influence of the cheering waves of the people on the North and South Streets, this tiny beat was slow, as if it had been artificially inserted into the original continuous music. There was an eighth pause.

very subtle.

It's also hard to detect.

Of course, this could also be accidental.

For example, when the ceremonial officer was emotionally excited, coupled with the lingering sound of shouting from the military academy under the palace wall, or the voice of the emperor Liu Xie was too low, so that the ceremonial officer nearby could not respond in time. I heard...

Is this intentional, or unintentional?
Xia Houshang, who was under the palace wall, had already stood up, and was reporting his achievements in the battle of Youbei, but Wang Chang's thoughts were not on Xia Houshang's meritorious words at all.

While maintaining a humble posture, Wang Chang focused on the surroundings of the emperor Liu Xie, especially Liu Xie and Cao Cao.

If it's unintentional, then that's fine.Anyway, the ritual officer made a mistake, just like the news anchors of later generations who mispronounced the leader’s name, deal with it afterwards, and punish him if he should be punished. There is nothing to say, but if it is not negligence, but intentional ?
Could it be that Prime Minister Cao Cao wanted to use this to express something?
For the absolute dominance of soldiers and generals?

Wang Chang quickly thought of this aspect, but quickly rejected it.Because even if Cao Cao didn't do such a move, would it be possible that Cao Cao would lose command of the army led by the Cao family Xiahou?This is obviously impossible.

On the flag of the general under the palace wall, the flags with the words "Cao" and "Xiahou" are enough to illustrate this point. Unless the emperor arrests and removes Cao Cao on the spot now, otherwise under the palace wall, And in Yuzhou, Jizhou and other places, did the army soldiers led by General Xiahou of the Cao family in Yuzhou, Jizhou and other places listen to the old Cao classmate or the emperor Liu Xie?
It's almost a matter of not having a second option.

That being the case, Cao Cao didn't need to show his control over the soldiers of the Cao family Xiahou's army in front of the emperor at all, so naturally he didn't need to make such a suspicious move.

Or was it really an unintentional mistake?

But Wang Chang quickly vetoed this idea. In such a big celebration, especially a ceremony that has been prepared for a long time and is not held in a hurry, it is almost impossible for such an omission to occur.

and so……

What exactly is Prime Minister Cao trying to show?
(End of this chapter)