Two days later, Emperor Wen rushed to Weibian again.
At this time, the bridge on the tributary of Baishui River next to Weibian had been initially built.
Emperor Wen was so excited that he insisted on riding a horse to take a ride on the horse pasture, which made Dugu Ce and others very worried.
Fortunately, Emperor Wen did not waste time. He just went there for a while and then came back.
Upon learning that Du Guiyuan had died in battle, Emperor Wen made a special trip to sit in front of Du Guiyuan's tomb for a while, and posthumously awarded Du Guiyuan the rank of third-rank General of the Northern Frontier. He also gave Du Guiyuan the posthumous title of "Wu Lie" that was not given to Cheng Yunzheng to honor his achievements.
Afterwards, Emperor Wen went to the Martyrs' Cemetery to pay tribute to the soldiers who had shed blood and sacrificed their lives for the cause.
No one objected to this point.
Emperor Wen, a great emperor, personally went to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers, which was also an honor for them.
Even though they can no longer enjoy this honor.
Although Yun Zheng understood Emperor Wen's thoughts, he did not stop him.
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Emperor Wen led everyone on horseback to the Martyrs' Cemetery and his eyes fell on the big sign at the entrance.
"You made this rule?"
Emperor Wen pointed to the sign that stated the rules for entering the Martyrs' Cemetery and asked Yun Zheng.
"yes!"
Yun Zheng nodded.
"If I want to ride in on horseback, will you also kill me?"
Emperor Wen asked with a smile.
Listening to Emperor Wen's question, Shen Luoyan and others couldn't help but smile bitterly.
The question raised by Qin Qihu in the past has really come true.
This question is really difficult to answer!
"All under heaven belongs to the king."
Yun Zheng smiled and replied: "If your Majesty insists on riding into the Martyrs Cemetery, I will definitely not dare to kill you, but your Majesty will be killing yourself, and also severing my great military spirit!"
"You can talk."
Emperor Wen was quite satisfied with this answer. "They are all soldiers who shed blood and sacrificed their lives for our country. If I, as an emperor, don't respect these soldiers, who can I expect to fight on the battlefield for our country?"
After saying this, Emperor Wen dismounted from his horse.
When they saw Emperor Wen dismount from his horse, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Soon, everyone walked into the Martyrs' Cemetery.
At this time, the very few tombstones have been replaced with stone tablets.
But most people's tombstones are still wooden signs.
There is no way. There are too many soldiers who died in the battle, and it will take time to replace all the tombstones of the fallen soldiers with stone tablets.
Emperor Wen silently glanced at the numerous tombstones and small, withered graves.
“They are all good guys who work hard!”
Emperor Wen let out a long breath, pondered silently for a while, turned his head and looked at Yun Zheng, "Tell someone to bring me a pen and ink, and also bring a blank stone tablet over!"
"yes!"
Yun Zheng guessed what Emperor Wen was going to do and immediately asked people to prepare.
Emperor Wen glanced at the withered graves in front of him again and bowed to them three times.
Seeing this, everyone followed suit and bowed.
After that, there is a simple worship.
Emperor Wen lit a stick of incense himself, bowed again, and then stuck the incense into the ground.
Afterwards, Emperor Wen scattered and burned some paper money.
When the things Emperor Wen wanted were delivered, he ordered Yun Zheng to grind ink for him, and he began to write quickly on the stone tablet.
The noble spirit will last through the ages, and the loyal heart will shine for thousands of years.
Signed: Emperor Wen of Dagan, May 8th, the 21st year of Zhihe...
Looking at the elegiac couplet written by Emperor Wen, everyone was moved.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone saluted in unison.
"Alright, alright."
Emperor Wen stood up and waved his hands, saying, "I should thank the soldiers of the Northern Army! Without their desperate efforts, I would never have the chance to set foot in Sanbian City in my lifetime!"
"Your Majesty, you are too kind."
Dugu Ce bowed again.
Emperor Wen sighed softly, and suddenly shouted: "Sixth Brother!"
"Your son is here!"
Yun Zheng stepped forward.
Emperor Wen looked stern and shouted, "I will pay for the pensions of the fallen soldiers and the rewards for the meritorious men! Listen to me carefully, whoever dares to touch this money will be beheaded!"
Yun Zheng bowed: "I obey your orders! I thank you on behalf of the soldiers!"
have to!
This is both a memorial service and a elegiac couplet.
Still so generous now.
After this set of operations, the morale of the Northern Army will be on his side.
If I want to lead the Northern Army to rebel in a short period of time, forget it!
However, he had no intention of rebelling against Emperor Wen.
Therefore, even though he knew Emperor Wen's purpose from the beginning, he did not stop him.
I just don't know whether the pension and reward that my father mentioned can be fulfilled.
The expression on Emperor Wen's face gradually eased, and he pointed at the stone tablet and said, "Tell someone to carve the stone tablet and place it at the entrance of the Martyrs' Cemetery. Anyone who sees this stone tablet will see me! Anyone who dares to ride in will be killed!"
"yes!"
Yun Zheng accepted the order.
Emperor Wen: "In addition, I will personally fund it, and you will send people to build a martyrs' shrine nearby, so that these heroic souls can be worshipped by the people of our country for eternity!"
"I had this plan before."
Yun Zheng replied: "However, I plan to order people to build it after I pacify Beihuan!"
"Okay, then follow your plan!"
Since Yun Zheng already had a plan, Emperor Wen didn't say anything more.
Afterwards, everyone followed Emperor Wen and left the Martyrs' Cemetery.
When they were about to climb the city wall of Weibian, Emperor Wen asked everyone to leave and climbed the wall alone. Standing on the dilapidated wall of Weibian, no one knew what he was thinking.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Luoyan pulled Yun Zheng aside and asked in a low voice: "Is the emperor competing with you for the hearts and minds of the Northern Army?"
"Did you see that?" Yun Zheng asked with a smile.
"Can't you see that?" Shen Luoyan rolled her eyes at him.
This is already obvious, okay!
Anyone who is not too stupid should be able to see it.
"Let's fight for it!"
Yun Zheng smiled indifferently and said, "Anyway, he can't win against me! His move is more to stabilize the morale of the army and maintain his prestige as the emperor! However, we are not rebelling against our father, so we don't need to care about these."
The morale of the Northern Army was built up through battle after battle.
At this moment, the morale of the Northern Army must be more inclined towards my father.
After all, my father has spent so much money, so it should at least make a difference, right?
But as time went on, the army's morale returned to him.
The soldiers of the Northern Army will definitely remember the kindness of their father. If they want to rebel against their father, they will definitely encounter much greater resistance.
But as long as I don't rebel against my father, nothing will be affected.
He was not worried that Emperor Wen would compete with him for the hearts of the troops. He was only worried about whether Emperor Wen could fulfill his public promise.
The pension plus the rewards for those who have made contributions, not to mention much, is definitely six or seven million taels of silver.
If the emperor were to take so much silver from the national treasury to give to the Northern Army, he would definitely encounter considerable resistance.
After all, in the eyes of many people in the court, the Northern Army is now basically equivalent to rebels.
Isn't giving silver to the Northern Army the same as aiding the enemy?
Emperor Wen stood on the city wall for a long time before asking Yun Zheng to go up alone.
Emperor Wen said calmly, "I am too lazy to listen to the advice of those people in the court. The silver I promised you will be deducted from the share of your business with me."
Listening to Emperor Wen's words, Yun Zheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.
have to!
I knew this would be the result!
The business hasn't even started yet, but he has already advanced the money.
"Okay! I will listen to you, father!"
Yun Zheng stopped talking to Emperor Wen.
For him, it would be a good thing as long as Emperor Wen could open up the defense line of Fuzhou.
Anyway, even if my father doesn't use the share of the business to offset it, I still have to give the money out, right?
It's just a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other, there's no need to argue about it.
Seeing Yun Zheng agree, Emperor Wen couldn't help but nod and smile.
He thought the bastard was going to jump up and show its teeth at him!
Unexpectedly, he agreed so readily.
"Okay, it's time for us to set off."
Emperor Wen patted Yun Zheng on the shoulder and said, "After drinking your wedding wine, I should leave now!"
"Just focus on dealing with Beihuan and governing Shuobei, and I will help you remove the obstacles!"
"Some knives are for you to take, and some are for me to take!"
"With your ability, no matter which of your brothers succeeds to the throne, they will not be able to defeat you!"
"Rather than letting the country fall into chaos due to your internal strife, I would rather hand over this country to you..."
have to!
Start drawing cakes again!
Dad!
The pie you drew is too big, and my stomach is too small to fit it!
Yun Zheng secretly laughed in his heart and asked again: "Father, why don't you go to Qingbian to take a look?"
"No."
Emperor Wen shook his head, his eyes deep, "I have to leave some thoughts for myself. I will come back to see it after the restoration of Qingbian is completed!"
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