Beiyang new warlord

They seemed to be stunned for a while, but Shen Shikui didn't say anything, and silently stepped back. General Dong Jiang, who came to pay New Year's greetings in the morning, looked at this scene, and their eyes couldn't help but flashed a few times.

This young marshal of the Mao family, who has risen like a shooting star, has finally taken the position of the second in command of Dongjiang. In the future, once the old marshal retires, it is self-evident who the heir is, such as Li Jiuzheng, Chen Jisheng, and the five brothers of the Liu family. There are numbers.

However, for Mao Jue, such a brief transfer of power hadn't waited for the taste, even before taking two bites of a piece of pork head, Mao Wenlong put down his chopsticks again, got up and left the table, and he had to groan Put down the chopsticks with a sound.After all, Mao’s family is also a family of officials and eunuchs. On the eve of the New Year’s Eve, they have to abstain from full food to remind their children and grandchildren that starting a business is not easy, and you must concentrate on keeping your business! Don’t be arrogant and extravagant!

Today is destined to be hungry for a long time.

The New Year’s troubles are not limited to these, just like the existence of the Yalu Riverside City, now Yizhou has replaced Pidao and has become the most prosperous place in Dongjiang Town. This place of worship is also located in Yizhou. Within ten miles, tens of thousands of people gathered with their families to Yizhou. For several years, the Liaodong battlefield has not been so lively.

It is also in accordance with the tradition that the government organizes villages and villages to worship the emperor, the queen of the land, the god of the country, and bless the next year with good weather and a great harvest. The past few years have been spent in Phi Island. Mao Jue really didn't expect his own defense zone There will be such a grand scene, he can't sit still in the carriage, he frequently opens the window and looks out.

Not only him, but the two girls also poked out their brains. Later generations are used to seeing the crowds on the highway in October, but in this era, the land is sparsely populated, and survival is not easy. It is rare to be lively. It was a spectacle. In front of the whole gathered team, there were excited villagers with red silk around their waists, beating gongs and drums. Behind them were villagers wearing brocade robes and walking sticks. Behind them, walking with wooden sticks. On the stretcher that was built, a pig, a cow, and a sheep were carried one by one. The four legs of the three guys were firmly tied. They knelt on the stretcher and looked around in horror. Obviously, they couldn't understand these two things. Why is the monkey walking on two legs as excited as if it was in heat today?

The city gate of Yizhou had already been prepared. At about nine o'clock in the morning, when the mighty procession of the new year gathered under the city, two red lanterns were first hung on the east gate building by Liu Chong and the others with a big laugh. Immediately, a large string of firecrackers were thrown out, frightening groups of children near the gate of the city clutching their heads and fleeing, but they couldn't help looking back when they were far away. for fun.

At this time, Yizhou has also undergone Mao Jue's destruction and transformation. There are fewer houses, but they are all small two-story buildings. There are more people living in them, and the roads are much wider.Fortunately, the main road has been widened, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate so many people.

Beating gongs and drums, we walked all the way to the center of the city. The original Zhenglan Banner Yamen was now the office of the Yizhou Urban Management Brigade. The excited crowd finally stopped, men, women, old and young, and they were riding on their father’s neck, holding candied haws and wearing flowered jackets. All the dolls are looking up intently.At the gate of the yamen, the stage that had already been built and covered with a red cloth was also placed with the gods of valley, rain, and earth. All the villagers also walked up to the stage with their hands tied. The three unlucky ones, cows and sheep were also carried up.

Mao Wenlong had already got off the carriage in front, so Mao Jue couldn't stay on the carriage anymore, so he quickly led his two girls to jump off, and followed behind Mao Wenlong step by step, just watching the old man walk up with his hands behind his back, Mao Jue Always felt something was wrong.

Without allowing him to think too much, the gong was struck with a bang, and a strong man outside shouted high-spiritedly.

"Master Mao is here! Ask Governor Mao to preside over the Spring Festival!"

So unambiguous, under Mao Jue's gaze, his father flicked his sleeves chicly, and roared angrily as soon as he raised his voice.

"Open~Sacrifice~"

click~

It is said that before the Sarhu war, the coach Yang Gao ordered the slaughter of cattle to sacrifice to heaven, but Liaodong's military equipment was slack, and the general's sword was rusted. Tieyi, this problem is obviously not a problem. Near the river, a large iron workshop with thousands of people is producing day and night. There is no shortage of iron ore here. The steel knife edge is probably better than the one used by the Beijing [-]th Regiment. Three times With a crisp sound, all three heads flew out.

Regardless of the blood sprayed out, several strong men pounced off the stage, picked up their heads, and enshrined them on the altar. All men, women and children in a street also bowed down with Mao Wenlong, and the shaman shook his head and chanted Recite the sacrificial oration.

"Emperor Empress Dowager, the people of the Dongjiang River, worship with devotion, and the ceremony begins."

"The blood of the three animals, the ointment of the fertile field, tribute to the desk, begging for your help, the sky, how can it be endless? The vast and vast land, how can it be exhausted? In the world, why worry about everything? Famine, sickness, and sorrow haunt my heart!"

"Blessed by you, the wind and rain are fine, and the Dongjiang River is blessed with abundant grains and offerings at four seasons. Don't dare to forget! The people of the Dongjiang River!"

"Licheng!"

Before the wizard recited a paragraph, the crowd kowtowed once, and after reading three paragraphs, the crowd also kowtowed three times and got up.

Today he was kneeling, and Mao Jue's knees hurt a little, but when he stood up, he felt a sense of joy and relaxation in his heart.

Indeed, these rituals seem cumbersome and dull, but it is these wishes with good expectations that constitute the unique us and allow people to have a common sense of identity.Mao Jue came from a later generation of steel and concrete. The material things of life in that era were countless times better than today, but the spiritual culture was facing nothingness. Young people indulged in nightclubs, advocating various foreign festivals, old people The sense of identity left by the ancestors has been lost more and more.

Not only Mao Jue, but the common people below also seemed to be immersed in a sense of relaxation and excitement, whispering to each other, but at this moment, the gong rang again, and the strong man who supported him shouted again.

"Folks, please tell us something about our parent officer, Marshal Mao!"

It was only then that Mao Jue remembered why he felt something was wrong. In previous years, Mao Wenlong's speeches were indispensable to boost morale, so he always wrote a manuscript in advance and held it in his hand, but this year, he was empty-handed. , Mao Jue had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, turning to one side, Mao Wenlong smiled and gestured to Mao Jue.

"Parents are ashamed to be officials this year! To be honest, I didn't expect that this dog can create such a grand occasion for Dongjiang. I don't know how to say it. Today, let your General Mao give you a lecture. Come on!"

"Please, General!"

The young man who hosted was also a Tieyi villager, and even Mao Wenlong agreed so much. He immediately bowed and saluted excitedly, and the crowd below also shouted excitedly.

"General!"

After more than three years in Tieyi, it was really the first time for a big girl to get on the sedan chair when the leader gave a speech. Under such circumstances, it was impossible to get on the sedan chair, his scalp was numb, and he walked to the front stiffly.

"Fathers and Folks"

Chapter 163. Suspended without salary?

It is really the most ardent parental heart. Even if Mao Jue has a thick nerve, he can see that Mao Wenlong has been paving the way for him in a series of actions these days. Mao Jiang of Dongjiang Xingsheng pushed Master to the front, trying his best to give him a chance to show his face.

But Mao Jue still complained in his heart. For such a big matter, Lao Mao didn't communicate with him, this little Mao first. There are 2 people down there. Through their mouths, 10 people in Dongjiang will be able to hear his own words. Preaching, if the speech is not good, he will lose the face of General Mao to the Pacific Ocean.

But once the speech is finished, the effect it brings is extraordinary. Don’t underestimate the power of language. More than 2000 years ago, Chen Sheng made a small canopy and said that the prince and general Xiangning are kind! It sounded the death knell of Daqin! During World War II, General Patton also made a declaration, forging the iron-blooded US Third Army. Within a few months after the Normandy landing, he invaded the hinterland of Nazi Germany and made an indelible contribution to the end of World War II.

Especially the last paragraph of his speech: When 20 years later, you are sitting by the fireplace, and your grandson is sitting on your lap, asking you: "Grandpa, what did you do in World War II?" You don't have to cough embarrassingly With a sound, move your grandson to the other knee, and stammer, "Grandpa, I was shoveling manure in Louisiana." Instead, brothers, you can look him in the eye and say, "Grandson , Grandpa, I fought side by side with that son of a bitch George Patton in the Third Army!"

Whenever thinking of this passage, Mao Jue himself would feel his blood boil, but, speaking of it here, it is not appropriate for the occasion, is it?

One sentence, folks, there is no more text. Fortunately, he is still an idol now, and he is a high-ranking person. He has stopped talking, and no one has urged him. On the contrary, the crowd has gradually quieted down, and everyone is watching eagerly. With their general!

After two to three minutes of silence, Mao Jue finally opened his mouth.

"It's New Year's Eve, I shouldn't have said these things, but since my father made a point, then Mao can only vomit. You know, the two most impressive things that linger in my mind, What is it?"

Every time Mao Wenlong spoke, it was nothing more than killing the enemy and serving the country, serving the court, etc. It was the first time that he asked a rhetorical question like this. Not only the people below, but even Mao Wenlong was a little dazed.

He didn't want to make people really guess, just paused, and Mao Jue continued.

"The first thing that will haunt my mind is last night, when I met my father, my father looked down in a daze, shaking his head with emotion, our Baima River is like the scenery of Liaoyang in the past!"

"This second room is where the ancestors were worshipped this morning. There are more than 200 members of the Mao family and more than 300 members of the Wen family. They died not in their hometown, but in the Liaoyang battlefield!"

"General!"

Clearly showing anxiety, Kong Youde secretly tugged on Mao Jue's sleeve behind him, but Mao Jue ignored him at all, and roared even more angrily.

"We used to have everything! But now, we have lost even the last piece of our country, and we have to live in the narrow territory of Lee's North Korea, under the fence! But even so, the Houjin in the west, Jiannu is still coveting all the time Look at us! I can't see our goodness! At any time, I plan to jump the Yalu River with my whip, seize everything from us, and turn us all into Jurchens' coats! What is a coat? Slaves!"

At this time, there was no sound below, and the children showed strange expressions, but the adults showed sadness on their faces. Most of them escaped from the war, escaped from Houjin's pursuit, and escaped from their homeland!

"Sarhu, Liaoshen, Guangning, these old battles, I don't want to say anything more here, the troubles of the world are not up to us! But now in Tieyi, in Dongjiang, I, Mao, can To say categorically, no matter how vicious Donglu is, he will never give up his iron righteousness, even if it is blood-stained here, it is not for the righteousness of the court, nor for the distinction between barbarians and Han, it is purely for the purpose of defending this land. Homeland, my beloved, my brothers!"

"Ben will be willing to fight for Dongjiang to the last drop of blood, how about you!"

It was dead silent, the whole Yizhou city seemed to be dead, but immediately, it boiled like a pot of water.

Mao Jue abruptly announced a Spring Festival speech as a mobilization for war, and everyone raised their arms like crazy! They shouted with all their might, but all the villagers in the stands showed shock and immediately appeared With a pensive look.

The first slogan of all generals must be loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, but in Mao Jue's words, it is absolutely treasonous to fight only for ourselves, not for the court or for righteousness! The second thing in his slogan is that Our word Dongjiang! Inadvertently, Dongjiang is once again distinguished from Daming, as if Dongjiang is not a military region of Daming, but a country of its own. .

Not only a group of generals remained silent, even Mao Wenlong's face twitched slightly, but he still remained silent, still silently watching the son who had become a bit strange from behind.

The thundering roar lasted for several minutes, until the crowd was tired of shouting, and a bright smile finally appeared on Mao Jue's face.

"There will be a day of bloody battles, but not today! Today, you can still celebrate! Enjoy the sweetness of a year of hard work! Enjoy a peaceful day, precisely because we love life! That's why we are fearless!"