Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 119 Nanjing Twelve Hours

At three o'clock in the morning, the sky was covered with dark clouds and the sky was dark.

Outside the examination hall, tens of thousands of scholars gathered.This year's Enke does not have a rural examination, but all scholars can participate, so scholars who come to Nanjing are like crucian carp crossing the river.

Because there were too many scholars taking the exam, several exam rooms were set up.But on the day when the exam started, all the scholars gathered outside the exam hall to sit quietly and stop the exam. There were so many people that the surrounding streets were blocked.

This is a long-planned demonstration. There are people in charge of order at the scene, distributing food and water, and cheering each other up.

Every once in a while, someone stood up, delivered a speech, and led everyone to shout slogans.

At this moment, it was Zheng Sen's turn to give a speech. He climbed onto the stone lion at the entrance of the examination house, waved his arms and shouted:

"If the tyrannical government is not eradicated, the people will not be able to live for a day. The scholars of my generation set up their minds for the heaven and the earth, for the livelihood of the people, for the success of the sages, and for the eternal peace. How can we just watch the country fail!"

"Since ancient times, the imperial court has ruled the world with the literati. They despise the gentry, ravage the officials and gentry, and all of them will perish! What is the greatest ideal of a scholar? It is to the king, Yao and Shun. If the emperor makes a mistake in his administration, our generation will You should try your best to persuade him, if you can persuade the emperor to change his mind, what is the fear of death?"

"Who has never died in life since ancient times, keep the heart and mind as history!"

Those words stirred up everyone's emotions.The scholars waved their arms, clenched their fists, and shouted in unison: "No one in life has died since ancient times, so keep your loyal heart to reflect the history!"

The sound wave was louder than wave after wave, attracting many ordinary people to watch.The officials in the examination house were sweating on their foreheads, and their faces were pale with fright.

Suddenly there was a noise of people and horses neighing, and the sound of footsteps was like rolling thunder, mixed with the clanging sound of armor rubbing, tens of thousands of soldiers surrounded the examination hall.

The scholars were in an uproar, and Zheng Sen shouted: "Okay, the court is going to use force! Scholars, although we are all frail scholars, with the righteousness in our chests, why should we be afraid? Never flinch!"

"Oh, what a tough guy!" Gong Yonggu walked over slowly, with a sneer on his face.

Zheng Sen said: "My lord, what do you want to do?"

"My official is Gong Yonggu, the commander of Jinyiwei. According to the imperial decree, I invite all scholars to move to the front of Hongwu Gate. The emperor said that I invite you to watch a big show. Are you going or not?"

The scholars were suspicious, Zheng Sen said: "We are not going anywhere, just sit quietly outside the examination hall. Scholars, don't be fooled, there must be fraud!"

Gong Yonggu looked at Zheng Sen squintingly, and said with a cold snort: "I just said it very impassionedly, are you afraid now? You sit quietly and stop taking the exam, don't you just want to get an explanation from the court? The emperor wants to meet you at Hongwumen, and you are so arrogant And dare not go, I see you are just paper tigers."

Zheng Sen was so overwhelmed with a few words that he was speechless, Qu Shixu, Lin Shidui, Mao Xiang and other leading figures gathered together, whispered for a while, and finally agreed to go to Hongwu's facade.

"That's right, don't push your nose. It's also because the emperor has a good temper and is willing to meet you. If you can make the decision, you people would have died hundreds of times!"

Gong Yonggu sneered a few times and walked away.

The scholars started to set off, and under the supervision of the soldiers, they lined up in a long queue and walked towards Hongwumen.

I thought that when I arrived at Hongwu Gate, I would be received by the emperor immediately.Unexpectedly, things turned out to be contrary to expectations, the front of Hongwu Gate was already full of people, it seemed that the people of the whole city gathered here, the scholars were left aside, and no one came to ask them a word.

Banners were fluttering in front of Hongwu Gate, and court musicians played majestic and mighty tunes.From a distance, many civil and military officials could be seen standing on the city tower, and the emperor's guard of honor was extremely conspicuous, exuding a bright yellow light.

"What are you going to do?" Zheng Sen turned his head and looked around.

Lin Shi said: "Looking at this posture, it seems that a grand ceremony will be held."

The citizen who came earlier said: "You don't know yet, the emperor is going to hold a grand military parade. Heh, there is a lot of excitement to watch. Usually, I only hear the great momentum in the Beijing camp, but I can't get close to take a look. Today I can see it." enjoy to the full!"

"A military parade?" Zheng Sen and the others looked at each other.

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At the beginning of noon, the military parade officially began.

First, nine rounds of salute were fired rumblingly, and the firecrackers crackled and exploded for a long time.Over the square in front of Hongwu Gate, there was a choking smell of gunpowder.

Then the musicians mustered their strength, and the sound of the music became more majestic and majestic.

Amidst the solemn music, people suddenly saw many hot air balloons floating in the sky, and looked up one after another.

There are at least [-] hot air balloons floating in from the east, forming a huge herringbone, stretching across the sky, which is spectacular.And these hot air balloons fly very steadily, and the formation is consistent.

When the hot air balloon floated over Hongwumen, overwhelming shouts erupted from the square.Someone said: "The soldiers of my Ming Dynasty can fly into the sky, how amazing!"

People's eyes followed the hot air balloon, and they couldn't get enough of it.While still immersed in shock, he heard the sound of horseshoes like a frenzied tide, and when he looked hurriedly, he saw thousands of cavalry galloping towards them.

The frontmost cavalrymen sat on their horsebacks, their backs straight, and their eyes fixed on each other.The horses walk side by side, with the same footsteps, and the distance between front, back, left, and right remains unchanged.

The remaining one hundred cavalrymen were doing all kinds of difficult juggling moves on horseback, or leaning over and galloping, or twisting their waists and bending their bows to set arrows, or rolling their bodies under the horse's belly, or standing on their feet. Stepping on the saddle and standing upright...

The people were dazzled, shouted and shouted, and the applause continued for a long time.

After the cavalry came the wagon battalion.The chariots are equipped with excellent artillery, the wooden boards of the carriages are covered with cowhide, and the huge tiger heads are painted in thick ink and heavy colors, which is really beautiful.

Then came the infantry, reconnaissance battalion, artillery battalion, archers, Modao team...

Teams of burly soldiers, sturdy and huge red cannons, gleaming muskets, shining knives, sharp feather arrows, and solid landmines...

The citizens were dazzled, exclaimed and cheered one after another.There were crystal tears in people's eyes, their faces were full of pride, and their palms were red and swollen.

The last one to appear is the [-] new army, and the grand finale is coming!

The recruits, with flintlock guns slung across their shoulders, marched in unison to the center of the square and stood still.

Li Cunming waved his arms and shouted: "Hello, soldiers!"

"Long live my emperor!" The new army shouted, and the sound shook the world.

"The soldiers have worked hard!"

"Defend the family and the country, and be loyal to the emperor!"

"You are loyal and brave soldiers of our court. For the sake of the country and the court, are you willing to go up the mountain of swords and go down into the sea of ​​fire?"

"Yes, yes!"

"Let's show everyone in Nanjing today, what is loyalty, what is bravery, and what is fearlessness!"

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, hundreds of eunuchs ran out from Hongwu Gate, all carrying a string of firecrackers in their hands.Firecrackers were lit and thrown into the new army continuously.

All of a sudden, sparks radiated, smoke evaporated, and firecrackers exploded and flew in the ranks of new troops.

After an unknown amount of time, the eunuchs finally finished throwing the firecrackers in their hands.The common people saw with their own eyes that the soldiers of the new army stood still from beginning to end, like pillars and statues, their faces were blackened, some had blood dripping from their hands, and some had holes in their cotton armor.

Many people came back to their senses, wiped their tears, knelt down and said: "Long live the new army, long live my emperor!"

This deeply moved emotion quickly spread, and all the people present wept.

The eyes of the common people are sharp, they can see that the emperor has forged a steel division, a rock-solid and powerful army, and the soldiers are loyal to the emperor and completely obey the emperor's orders.

With such an army in the Ming Dynasty, it will be invincible!
The heart is at ease, the heart is determined, the feeling of pride and pride is surging, and the heart of patriotism and loyalty is surging!

The scholars were also greatly shocked. Their emotions were complicated. They were shocked by the powerful military power of the court and felt proud and proud, but also suddenly realized the insignificance of their own strength and shuddered.

Now, no matter how stupid people are, the emperor asked the scholars to watch the military parade in front of Hongwu Gate, didn't he just want to tell the scholars how powerful the court is and how brave the army is?
Zheng Sen shuddered involuntarily, and secretly said: "The emperor has a deep heart. He is showing off the power of the court, and he is also warning me and other scholars not to hit a stone with a pebble! If you continue to resist, I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous..."

When he was thinking wildly, he saw many minions of Xichang suddenly appeared in the crowd, and Lin Shidui and Mao Xiang who were not far away were taken away.

Zheng Sen made a quick decision, without saying hello to anyone, turned around and got into the crowd, trying to squeeze out, smearing oil on the soles of his feet and slipping away.

(End of this chapter)