Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Seeing the scene fall into a brief silence, Du He stepped on the shoulders of two soldiers and then shouted loudly.

"My fellow villagers, it's several miles from here to the altar, and it's already packed with people. No matter how hard you squeeze, you won't be able to get to the innermost part!"

"Besides, the sacrificial ceremony is about to end, there's no point in everyone squeezing in now!"

When they heard that the sacrificial ceremony was about to end, the onlookers suddenly burst into a noise.

Most of the elderly men and women looked very excited.

"Why did it end so soon?"

"Won't we be unable to see the last of our child?"

“Is there still a chance to squeeze in now?”

The purpose of their coming here was not just to join in the fun, but to see their children's bodies for the last time.

When Du He heard the excited words of these people, he understood their feelings very well.

The people were getting more and more excited as they spoke, and were trying to push their way inside.

Du He said to Xi Junmai, "Junmai, hand over the gong!"

After taking the gong, Du He struck it loudly and continuously.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

The sound of the gong once again made the excited people stop what they were doing.

Du He shouted in a serious tone: "Fellow villagers, the corpses have been covered with soil and buried. It is futile for you to squeeze in!"

"The Tang Heroes Monument is open to everyone every day. If you miss your descendants, you can come and burn incense whenever you have time!"

"If I see anyone pushing or shoving anyone inside again, they will be disqualified from worshipping the heroes in the future!"

After hearing Du He's last words, the excited people were instantly frightened.

Not only did people not dare to squeeze in, many also took a few steps back to avoid being implicated by others.

If I can't come here to burn incense in the future, it will be more painful than killing them.

Du He saw that the people had quieted down and knew that this sentence would work for them, so he lowered his head and made arrangements to Xi Junmai.

"Jun Mai, you should have the imperial guards inform the people in other places that if anyone pushes in, they should be arrested and registered immediately."

"Anyone who pushes or shoves and causes chaos will no longer be allowed to enter the 1,000-step radius of the Martyrs' Monument!"

Xi Junmai clasped his fists and said solemnly, "As you command!"

He quickly called over his personal guards and deputy generals, and passed on Du He's order.

As the imperial guards continued to remind people loudly, the restless people all stopped trying to squeeze in.

"Whoo~"

Du He sighed secretly.

Then he turned to Xi Junmai and said, "Junmai, arrange for Zuo Langjiang to guard here, and you will follow me back to the ceremony site to guard it."

The crown prince and all the civil and military officials are inside, and their safety must be protected.

If something goes wrong, it could be a fatal disaster.

Xi Junmai clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"

He gave some instructions to Zuo Lang Jiang, and then led the imperial guards to escort Du He to the sacrificial site.

When Du He walked up to the altar again, he glanced at the people below the stage and happened to see Yin Yushan wearing a veil not far away.

Although she was covered by a veil, Du He recognized her at a glance because of her tall figure and the familiar white robe she was wearing.

And around her stood a group of strong and muscular men.

Du He frowned and thought to himself, "Why is this woman here?"

"Are you trying to take advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble?"

Just as Du He was muttering, Yin Yushan suddenly lifted her veil and smiled sweetly at Du He.

After she did this, she quickly put her veil down.

Although the guards behind her could not see the expression on her face, Du He, who was standing on the high altar, could see it clearly.

"This woman is so brave!"

Du He curled his lips and muttered.

He then turned to Xi Junmai and whispered, "Junmai, you personally lead people to keep an eye on the group of people in front of the left. If they make any unusual movements, arrest them immediately!"

Xi Junmai replied without changing his gaze: "As you wish!"

When Du He walked towards the direction of the prince, Xi Junmai quickly gathered 50 imperial guards and went to the vicinity of Yin Yushan and others.

Yin Yushan and the commander of the guards both noticed the actions of the imperial guards.

Yin Yushan pouted and muttered, "This heartless man is really ruthless."

She had seen everything that Du He and a burly general did just now. The imperial guards that appeared now must have been ordered by Du He.

Unlike Yin Yushan's relaxed mood, the commander of the guards was a little nervous.

He quickly reported to Yin Yushan: "Miss Yin, we are being targeted by the imperial guards. Should we leave first?"

Yin Yushan said calmly, "We are not wanted criminals by the court, why should we leave?"

Forehead...

The commander of the guards choked.

He didn't know when it started, but when he saw the imperial guards, he felt like a rebel seeing government soldiers.

He quickly clasped his fists and said, "Miss Yin, I was too nervous."

After hearing his words, Yin Yushan did not move at all.

On the altar.

When Du He walked to the front of all the officials, he saw that the soldiers had already filled up the big pit, and hundreds of people were now tamping the soil.

All that is left is for Li Chengqian to lead all the officials in burning incense and offering sacrifices, and today's sacrificial ceremony will be completed.

Li Chengqian, who was sitting on the sedan chair, waved to Du He when he saw him coming back.

"Du He, come here for a moment."

When Du He came over, Li Chengqian asked in a low voice: "Du He, what were you doing just now?"

"Why do I hear the sound of a gong?"

Du He recounted the incident of the people pushing and shoving each other, and what the old man said.

Hearing that many people wanted to see the remains of their descendants, Li Chengqian said with emotion.

"Please do not talk about becoming a marquis. A general's success is built on the bones of thousands of soldiers!"

"War is really cruel!"

They had fought this battle so smoothly, but still more than ten thousand people were killed and more than ten thousand were injured.

Li Chengqian suddenly said, "Du He, do you think we should dig up the remains of the martyrs and let the people take a look before burying them?"

I go!

This unfortunate child's train of thought is really different.

Du He said unhappily, "Your Highness, disturbing the rest of the heroic spirits will easily affect the fate of the Tang Dynasty. Please don't do such a thing."

"If the people want to commemorate their descendants, let them burn incense and worship on their own."

Upon hearing that it would affect the destiny of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian touched his nose in dismay and did not say any more on this issue.

Just then, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites came over and respectfully saluted Li Chengqian with his fists clasped.

"Reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the auspicious time has arrived. You may lead all officials to pay tribute to the martyrs."

"Okay!" Li Chengqian nodded.

With the help of his personal guards, he stood up from the sedan chair, walked to the front of all the officials with the help of a cane, and then led them to complete the worship ceremony.

When the people surrounding the altar saw the crown prince leading the civil and military officials in worshiping with solemn expressions, they once again burst into shouts that resounded through heaven and earth.

"His Royal Highness the Prince is wise!"

Li Chengqian's reputation also reached a new height amid the shouts.