Poor family mother and son

Chapter 1098 Ceremony ([-])

On the sixth day of April in the 16th year of Qingde, it was sunny and Xiaoman was today.

On the southernmost mountain of Yong'an Mansion, there are still traces of the "eight winds" raging - broken and fallen trees, and pits struck by lightning.

But the whole mountain is still standing tall and straight, and the mountain is still lush and green, as if it is declaring to the sea: Come on, let you be stormy, I will stand still!
On a hillside in the middle of the mountain, among the green cypresses, a six-foot-seven-foot-high granite stele stands on it, representing the [-] people who died.

The stele base is square and divided into two floors. The back of the lower floor is against the mountain, and six steps are built in the southeast, west, and east for visitors to visit.

The front of the monument is engraved with ten characters of "monument to the martyrs who resisted the eight storm surges" in bright red, facing the sea, symbolizing the indomitable spirit of the martyrs in the face of disasters.

The inscription on the back records the disaster caused by the "eight winds" when it landed, and the deeds of the people helping each other regardless of danger.

On the top of the martyr's stele, there are two clasped right hands made of bronze, which symbolizes "pull" in times of crisis.

The whole monument is square, upright, elegant and upright, several miles down the mountain, and you can look up.Climb to pay homage, look up, majestic, solemn and solemn.

Stone walls are built on three sides of the hillside, and the stone walls are engraved with reliefs, recreating scenes such as storm surges, showers, flash floods, landslides, distress, and rescue.

At this time, all these things were covered under the red silk, even the reliefs on the stone wall were covered by the red silk.

With his back to the stele of martyrs, Chu Qing looked down the mountain. At the foot of the mountain was Chu Qing's guard of honor, which was very eye-catching; many people carefully bypassed the guard of honor and walked up the mountain with solemn expressions.

Chu Qing turned around and looked, behind her was a group of officials headed by Qi Guiran, and the magistrates of all counties had arrived. Today, the magistrates of all the counties in Yong'an Prefecture are probably in charge.

Hehe, Chu Qing sneered in his heart, only those common people came here spontaneously, no one informed them, some of them were workers who built the monument, and more, they knew that the monument was built here, and they all secretly asked when it would be completed, they must participate of.

The disaster caused countless people who could not survive to leave their hometowns, but they also had longing for their deceased relatives and homesickness in their hearts. They needed such a place where they could express their condolences.

It's those officials who regard this matter as a political task to complete, heh, do I need you to complete any task?Chu Qing thought, you are just here to "show" that you care about the common people.

"The auspicious time has come!" Zhuo Yao reminded.

Chu Qing walked towards the monument with big strides, Zhuo Yao beat the big drum with "dong dong dong".

The sound of the drum resounded throughout the entire mountain, and the people at the bottom of the mountain also stopped and looked up.

Amidst the sound of drums, Chu Qing personally tore off the huge red silk that covered the monument; Chu Yuan and Gan Lai led people to remove the red silk from the stone wall separately, until the two got together, and the red silk gathered in their arms into a A huge red flower.

The ten bright red lacquered characters "Monument to the Martyrs Against the Eight Storms" shine brightly in the morning light.

No need for anyone to be the master of ceremonies, Chu Qing raised the iron horn and began to speak directly, with a loud voice: "On the fourth day of December in the 15th year of Qingde, the 'eight winds' swept across Haizhou Prefecture with devastating force, causing countless families to be flooded. Countless people were devoured;
In the face of violent winds and raging waves beyond the scope of human defense, countless heroes rushed into the waves time and time again in order to save the lives of the people and protect the property of the people, until they lost their precious lives;

With the heroic spirit of man conquering nature, they faced strong storms and built walls at the expense of human flesh. The tragic ending created a heroic epic!
Ben Yong'an, on behalf of the Chu family, paid tribute to these unsung heroes!

The heroes who sacrificed their lives for Haizhou Prefecture to resist the eight winds and resist the violent tide will be immortalized forever! "

The heroes who sacrificed their lives for the world's propaganda against the eight winds and storm tides are immortal!

The heroes who died in the process of resisting the eight winds and storm tides over the years will be immortal! "

After Zhuo Yao finished speaking, Zhuo Yao beat the drum again, the passionate drum sound shook the sky and the earth, and the drummers of the guard of honor at the foot of the mountain also beat the drum together, like a war drum or a tsunami.

The people sobbed and even wept bitterly to the sound of drums.

Although most of them are migrants from other places, they are all immersed in the grief of losing their loved ones.

Regardless of whether their origin is on the seashore or inland, they are all victims of the eight winds. Now that they have migrated here, it is likely that they will never return to their hometown in this life, but their grief for their relatives and homeland will never disappear.

At the end of the drumbeat, Chu Qing's voice sounded again: "Let us bow our heads and stand still, mourning the lost heroes!"

The people at the bottom of the mountain could not all hear the speech on the mountainside clearly, but they would do as the people in front did, so they all bowed their heads in silent mourning.

After a few breaths, a drum sounded, and Chu Qing ordered: "The ceremony is over!"

Afterwards, Chu Qing held the iron trumpet for the second event - the mobilization meeting: "Fathers, brothers and sisters!

The unfortunate days have passed, and we have to look forward to a better future. The former Haizhou Mansion has now become Yong'an Mansion, Yong'an, forever safe!
Folks, Yong'an Mansion will be the most beautiful home for you and me. We will build it and maintain it together. We will make sure that there are fields and grain here!
This is not empty talk, I, the Chu family, will lead you to reclaim this land and demand land from the sea!

Let's fill in the dams together, let the sediment deposit into land, and let the sediment in the estuary deposit naturally to form fertile fields!
Today is Xiaoman. At this time in previous years, the wheat in the north has been half filled, and the rice in the south should have finished transplanting;
We hope that next year, when we are in Xiaoman, there will be green rice seedlings under the stele of martyrs! "

Chu Qing's words brought hope to the people and made them cheer. Even the people at the foot of the mountain who couldn't hear clearly heard the content from the people in front of them. Immediately, half the mountain cheered and thundered.

Qi Guiran and other officials who came to "participate in political missions" were all speechless and drenched in cold sweat!

"On behalf of the Chu family, Mr. Yong'an pays tribute to these unsung heroes." This sentence alone separates the martyr's stele from the government, indicating that the stele has nothing to do with the government or the court.

Also, Chu Qing reminded him a few days ago that as the magistrate, it is his duty to persuade farmers and mulberry farmers. Today, Chu Qing said that he would lead the people to demand land from the sea!

Isn't this accusing them of malfeasance?
If Chu Qing really takes the lead in reclamation, the imperial court will definitely know, not only will the inaction of the government be exposed, but also the people of Yong'an Mansion will only listen to Yong'an Gong from now on, and have no government in their eyes!

At that time, he still wanted to transfer?I'm afraid it will be distributed in situ!
Thinking of this, Qi Guiran didn't care about offending, and directly snatched the trumpet from Chu Qing's hand, and announced loudly: "Mr. Yong'an's speech is very good!
This is the fiefdom of Lord Yong'an, how can I let Lord Yong'an worry about farming in person, I will personally lead the farmers to select land boundaries suitable for reclamation, so that the common people can grow land and harvest grain! "

A group of officials hurriedly responded, one by one louder than the other, for fear that Mr. Yong'an would not hear.

(End of this chapter)