Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 333 Protector’s Festival

The "sacrifice" of the Humin Temple is naturally the martyrs who sacrificed their lives to "protect the people", most of whom were soldiers who died in the army.

There are also some grassroots officials who died in accidents or died suddenly from overwork while working on various livelihood projects.

As an envoy from Xuzhou Prefecture, Jian Yong was also invited to watch the ceremony. If he hadn't mentioned it in advance, given the scale, Jian Yong would have even suspected that it was to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

What surprised Jian Yong even more, and even made him "uneasy" was...

Not only were countless Jinling people dressed and solemnly worshiping outside the city that day, but even some people from other counties and counties in Yangzhou came spontaneously!
Jian Yong also specifically inquired, and found out that it was really a spontaneous recruitment, not a forced recruitment...

When it was time to welcome back the heroes, Bai Tu walked barefoot at the forefront, chanted the sacrificial words of Chu Ci and Wu Yun, and led the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the families of the martyrs who held the tablets behind them, and sent their tablets to the guard. During the memorial ceremony, the surrounding people also sang the sacrificial words...

Feeling other people's emotions is Jian Yong's strength.

He could feel that the people and the families of the martyrs around him were not only grieving, but also respected the owners of these tablets. The families of these martyrs were also filled with pride...

And what makes Jian Yong most uneasy is the fighting spirit surging among the crowd!
Not only the staff and ministers of the General's Mansion, but also the people under their rule did not lose confidence in the General's Mansion because of the unfavorable outcome of the war, but instead became more motivated to fight.

This fighting spirit reflected in Jian Yong's heart and turned into worry.

The common people under the rule of the General's Mansion in front of them no longer look like "squeezed" tools in the battle between princes. On the contrary, some of them were united and young men who joined the army enthusiastically during the heyday of the Western Han Dynasty and Emperor Wu's Northern Expedition to the Huns. The people were happy to see the battle reports. Someone can die on the battlefield with their head held high.

This not only means that under the rule of the General Mansion, the people's hearts have not been dragged down by the unfavorable war, but also means that... there is no loss of people's power - no matter how much emphasis is placed on "feelings", if the people are already exhausted from work and the people's power is overstretched, it will not It’s hard to have such a reaction!

Just like in the later period of Emperor Wu, the national power was in decline, and it was useless to inject chicken blood to the people...

Bai Tu took the lead and led the way. After delivering the memorial tablets of heroes to the Shrine of Protectors, he began to speak on the high platform.

The surrounding walls of the entire square in front of the Humin Shrine were designed with sound amplification and sound concentration in mind. Dry shafts for sound transmission were also buried underground. In addition, Bai Tu used a giant copper sound barrel on the stage. And the armor's loudspeaker function... Even if there are tens of thousands of people around, Bai Tu's words can be heard in silence!
What also made Jian Yong feel emotional was that Bai Tu's speech was obviously for these people, there was no such thing as red tape, and the words and sentences were close to the vernacular of the people.

"This year is the fifth year of Jian'an. On the way to support the Han Dynasty and fight for the people of Jingzhou, 760 soldiers fell on the battlefield forever. There are more than 500 of them who still have their tombs. Haven’t been able to come back yet…

However, I believe that their heroic spirits will not be blocked by thousands of rivers and mountains. They have already returned to their hometown and watch us continue to fight for the support of the Han Dynasty and for the "benevolent people who love others"!
In the Ministry of Civil Affairs' water conservancy construction project in Haihun County, Poyang, there is still a group of people who get up early and stay up late every day to survey the local hydrological conditions. They even take the risk of going to Poyang on May [-]th to find out the specific conditions after heavy rains. After a heavy rain, we entered the high water section to measure the flow velocity. Zhang Pu, Xu Ding, and Lu Dong, officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Haihun County, fell into the water and died..."

Then Bai Tu told several examples of people who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. These people were also moved into the Protector's Shrine.

Jian Yong is almost certain that although these stories are true, the way they are told must be someone special to make them sound more appealing.

Moreover, in the General's Mansion, Jian Yong did see a different side from Xudu, Xuzhou, and other places in the world - feelings.

Nowadays, the princes in the world are divided, and nine out of ten are attacking each other for personal gain. The army can be gathered half by heavy profits after victory and half by coercion. The grassroots generals are almost used as expendables. Naturally, it is difficult to have any "feelings". ".

Although there are officials at other levels who are sincerely serving the people, they are very few...

Under the rule of the General's Mansion, even if the filter is removed, from officials to the people, the "feelings" are dazzling compared to other princes, and even compared to the Han Dynasty when it was strong!

Even though Jian Yong has always felt that his lord is a sentimental person who is sincerely serving the people and the Han Dynasty, he is much more sentimental than Baitu who has no idea of ​​his true purpose.

However, under the rule of Xuzhou, compared to the General's Mansion...it's far behind!
Is it just relying on those troupes?What kind of civilian newspaper do you rely on?Relying on the "performance" of that white picture?
Jian Yong was also thinking about the reason for the success of the General's Mansion, but unfortunately he couldn't figure it out.

He always felt that what he saw seemed to be helpful to this, but at the same time, he also felt that... it shouldn't have such a big effect!
"May the heroes who have fought and sacrificed for the well-being of the people in the world, sacrificed for grassroots construction, and sacrificed for exploring new routes and a new future this year to be immortal! May thousands of years ago and thousands of years later, we will serve as a benevolent person who loves others. "The heroes who sacrificed their lives will live forever!" Bai Tu ended his speech impassionedly.

When Jian Yong used his ability to observe people secretly to observe Bai Tu during his period, he originally wanted to see whether he was really serving the country and the people as he said, or whether he was a "big fake and seemingly real"...

However, because Bai Tu's mental power was too strong, Jian Yong couldn't tell the clues at all - it was the same when they were face to face before. The young man who could easily "coax" him to be happy when he was in Xuzhou has now made it difficult for him to see the clues. So thorough!

This time Bai Tu talked for a long time, and Jian Yong wanted to take a look at it slowly.

It just so happened that the rules of the General's Mansion were different from those of other places. Not only did they not require the people below to bow their heads, they even encouraged everyone to look at Bai Tu.

Unexpectedly, half an hour later, Jian Yong still couldn't figure it out at all, but at the end...

A dazzling seven-color rainbow light suddenly erupted from behind Bai Tu, making Jian Yong almost blind. He lowered his head and squeezed out a few tears!

Others went in without knowing it, especially Jian Yong who was surrounded by staff of the General's Mansion. Seeing the envoy of the Xuzhou Mansion at this time, they actually... "wept" after their lord's speech?
After a brief period of shock around him, Jian Yong found that looks of disdain, embarrassment and admiration were all directed towards him.

He is worthy of being the envoy of Xuzhou Mansion, and he can compete with Sima Lang from the Prime Minister's Mansion!
And it’s hard enough!

Even listening to other people's master's speech, he can actually pretend to be so moved...

After squeezing each other and realizing that they couldn't cry at all, they looked at Jian Yong even more resentfully.

Jian Yong: ...

Jian Yong, who is good at reading emotions, soon understood what everyone was complaining about, and he felt more and more aggrieved!
(End of this chapter)