Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 953 Reflection

"That's true!" The rich businessman thought for a while and suddenly realized it. He put away the silver beans and apologized to Gui Lichi and others: "Since you are a hero in the army, you can't be regarded as an actor."

"If it weren't for soldiers like you who risked your lives, the young and old men in Kuancheng and even the whole world would have a hard time living."

"I really shouldn't have used money to humiliate you... I did something wrong, please forgive me, my lords..."

"That's not necessary." The general who came with Guilichi waved his hand. "We are all family. In this frontier, the army and the people should be united. There is no need to be so outspoken."

Then the atmosphere around became lively again.

After receiving guidance from Zhu Xiongying, the two talented scholars Fang Xiaoru and Xie Jin arranged a play that was already very directional. The "Cao Army" in this play was obviously based on the "Great Yuan" of the past.

It was still the early Ming Dynasty at that time, and most people had experienced the brutality and injustice of the previous Yuan Dynasty's rule. This sense of déjà vu made the audience more engaged in the play, and at the same time, they hated the "Cao Army" even more.

The "Shu Han" in the drama naturally reveals the shadow of the current Ming army in every detail.

This is the "sense of déjà vu" deliberately created by Zhu Xiongying under the guidance of Zhu Su. It is very easy to make the audience bring into the experience of living under the rule of the Mongols in his early years.

The discussion gradually shifted from the plot of the drama to the condemnation of the crimes of the Yuan Dynasty. Kuancheng was located in the northern part of the Great Wall, and the Han people there were particularly affected by the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Even the herdsmen who originally belonged to Mongolia often went hungry and had a bad life under the rule of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

During the reign of Genghis Khan, the Golden Family was granted a large number of "Ulus" (territories). The strength of Mongolia was also accompanied by an extremely rapid decline. These herdsmen outside the Great Wall were often exploited by the Yuan Dynasty kings for generations.

After the Ming Dynasty settled in the grasslands and traded wool, cattle and sheep, the herders here lived a life of plenty. Therefore, most of the herders here also realized the exploitation of them by the Yuan Dynasty in the past, and like the Han people, they also hated it.

Moreover, because the troops of Bayanchur, who claimed to be the successor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, had been wreaking havoc in recent days, Kuancheng had also been affected to some extent, so the herdsmen and common people here had become more intense in their condemnation of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Guilichi and the others stood on the stage in a daze, at a loss as to what to do. The people of Kuancheng did not know that they were Tatar captives, and they were loudly denouncing the Tatars' crimes, which made them sweat profusely... and the apology of the merchant just now, and the "respect" revealed by the people's words towards them, made them feel even more uncomfortable.

After the "tour" in Kuancheng, Guilichi and his companions, escorted by the Ming army of Kuancheng, began their journey back to Daning City. This time, for some unknown reason, Guilichi paid attention to the Mongolian herdsmen he saw on the road.

Even though he had not paid much attention to them before, as a Mongolian noble, he had seen the herdsmen of the grasslands under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. In his impression, those herdsmen were dirty, lowly, always had sad faces, and were not even worthy of being human beings. They were just tools for herding and production for the nobles.

However, most of these herdsmen under the Meiji era had cheerful and sunny smiles, which was completely different from the herdsmen and cattle and horses in his impression.

This experience of being a prisoner actually made this former arrogant playboy of the Northern Yuan Dynasty start to think about things that he would never have taken to heart in the past.

Because they were attacked by the Tatars on their way here, the Ming army was more alert than before when they returned to Daning City. However, they did not encounter any more attacks along the way, and the group returned to Daning City safely.

At this time, in Daning City, Zhu Xiongying, Chang Mao and others were interrogating the Mongolian cavalry prisoners captured in the previous raid.

"Those who were sent to kill Guilichi?" Chang Mao was somewhat puzzled. "Isn't Guilichi the noble leader of the Tatars? It would be fine if they didn't want to rescue him, but why did they want to kill them?"

"Could it be that they are worried that we will capture the Golden Family and do something with their reputation?" Zhu Xiongying guessed.

"Probably not." Chang Sheng shook his head and thought: "The number of members of the Golden Family that have surrendered and been captured by our Ming Dynasty is not small. If we want to do something, we should have done it long ago."

"...Could it be that Bayanchur and Arutai are planning to annex the tribes left behind by these people? If they are killed, their tribes will lose their leaders and will naturally have no choice but to rely on Bayanchur, the 'Great Khan'..."

This interpretation is also the most reasonable interpretation today.

"This Tartar is really vicious." Chang Mao spat. Now Guilichi and others have become the "stars" of the Ming army, and the Daning army has also tasted the benefits of the "art troupe": because of the art troupe's tour, the boredom and boredom of the soldiers guarding the border have been greatly reduced, and there are fewer disputes and fights in the army. And because of the ideological core of the drama "Seeing the Dragon Unarmored", the Daning army is now full of righteousness and the desire to beat the brutal "Cao's army", and the morale of the whole army has risen.

Chang Maoke was unwilling to do so. These precious treasures in the "Art Troupe" could not afford any mistakes.

"They have been badly wounded and can't cause much trouble." Chang Sheng said. "We will proceed cautiously and act according to circumstances, that's all."

"After a missed attack, Ben Yashiri will not dare to come again. Just ignore it."

Everyone nodded and decided to put the matter aside for the time being.

The art troupe composed of Mongolian captives is still touring the camps. What is different from the past is that this time, in addition to "Seeing the Dragon Unarmored", they have successfully staged other new plays. Among them, "Sealing the Wolf and Lair", which is based on the war between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, has a more déjà vu feeling than other previous plays.

The Huns were a nomadic people, and the Mongols were also a nomadic people. This play was basically aimed at Guilichi and others, asking them to show the brutality and lawlessness of the Mongols on the stage.

Zhu Xiongying, Xie Jin and others originally thought that this would provoke resistance from Guilichi, but unexpectedly, Guilichi and others did not protest at all and rehearsed the play to the end.

Although this play has a strong sense of déjà vu, it is not overly exaggerated. Almost all the evil deeds done by the "Huns" in the play were experienced by Guilichi and others.

They have done similar things in previous years. "I am playing myself", so what right do they have to protest?
(End of this chapter)