"Boom, boom, boom" and three more cannon shots rang out, far away. Seeing the emperor leading the civil and military officials to stand facing the side of the military department, the people who watched the ceremony knew that those Ming martyrs were going to be sent over. Suddenly, they all turned to face that side and stood, looking at that side with curiosity.

The people standing on the side of the Yamen of the Ministry of War first saw the door of the Yamen of the Ministry of War open, and then slowly walked out of the rows of soldiers of the Beijing camp from inside.

There were ten of them in a row, seemingly about the same height, all wearing brand new military uniforms with solemn expressions. Everyone was holding a spirit card in their hands, which seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and it seemed to be extremely valuable, so they were extra cautious and walked side by side in unison.

As they took a few steps forward, the soldiers of the Five Cities under martial law saluted for their loyalty, while the people saluted with solemn eyes on their faces.

Some of these Ming martyrs were soldiers of the Beijing camp who died in the defense of the Beijing Division, so some of the people who watched the ceremony were relatives of those loyal martyrs, and they still had tears in their eyes, and their expressions were a little excited.

The soldiers holding the spirit card slowly came to the square, just in front of the Ming Martyrs' Hall, standing in the open space on the side of the civil and military officials, facing the emperor who was standing on the vertical pole.

By the time they were all in place, more than an hour had passed. In the middle of this process, Emperor Chongzhen basically did not move, let alone drink water and tea and sit down. However, there are some people in the ranks of civil and military officials who cannot stand.

There are so many people in Beijing, and there are always some people who are watching the emperor and those civil and military officials. After seeing the comparison, they had a new understanding of the emperor's attention and solemnity to this matter, and while secretly surprised, their favorability increased again.

Seeing that everyone was standing, Shoufu bowed to Emperor Chongzhen, and then said loudly: "Prepare to raise the national flag!" ”

As soon as I heard this, not to mention the people who watched the ceremony, even among the civil and military officials, many people were surprised. The matter of raising the national flag and singing the national anthem in the previous decree began with the Daming Martyrs' Hall? It's so new, but what's the use?

Under the curiosity of most people, a row of people came out of the Daming Martyrs' Hall. The leader was a brocade-clothed Wei Qianhu, holding a folded cloth in both hands, walking solemnly. There are also three Jinyi guards and three Dongchang soldiers, all holding knife handles, majestically protecting behind Jinyi Wei Qianhu.

Liu Laosan's position is better, just in front of the passage, behind the vigilant brocade army, looking at the cloth a little rarely, guessing in his heart that this is the national flag? The flag of the Ming Empire?

Although it had been announced by the imperial court before, and it was printed in banknotes. But most of the people still haven't seen it, one is that they are ordinary people, and the other is that paper money is only available to a small number of soldiers. As for the national flag and the national anthem, I have only heard of it.

Seeing that the brocade guard Qianhu walked to the platform where the emperor was, and stood under the vertical pole for a while, everyone suddenly realized that this was the flagpole, which was used to hang the national flag.

A Jinyi guard lieutenant and a Dongchang officer took a step forward to assist Jinyi Wei Qianhu to start tying the flag, and after everything was ready, Emperor Chongzhen gave an order: "Raise the national flag and sing the national anthem!" ”

Under the leadership of the emperor, those who were close to the emperor sang along with the emperor, and then the people in the vicinity also sang along with the tune, and finally, all the civil and military officials sang, and some soldiers and ordinary people sang along.

"If one side is in trouble, all sides will support!"

"All of them are united, and their profits are broken!"

"The south is flooded and the north is drought, what a way!"

“……”

In the gradually louder national anthem, a bright sun and moon glorious flag gradually rose.

At this moment, Liu Laosan stood up straight unconsciously, his eyes were fixed on the national flag, he opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't sing, he felt a breath in his chest and panicked, he had never had it, he would hate himself for not being able to sing!

This song, you must learn to sing it quickly, otherwise, it's really embarrassing!

When the national anthem is finished, the glorious flag of the sun and moon has also been raised to the top of the flagpole, fluttering stubbornly in the cold wind, showing the day, the moon, and the four rays of light!

Emperor Chongzhen retracted his gaze, turned around, faced the civil and military officials and the common people, slowly glanced at them, and then said loudly: "The national flag represents me and the Ming Empire!" Where the national flag is, is the territory of my Ming Dynasty! The national anthem is my heart's voice, my request to the people of the Ming Dynasty, and my request to the Ming Empire! As long as you are a Ming person, you must remember the Ming national anthem and remember the meaning of the lyrics! As long as the Ming Dynasty is not extinguished, the national flag of the Ming Dynasty will always flutter, and the national anthem of the Ming Dynasty will always be sung! ”

Liu Laosan listened to it, and suddenly felt unexpectedly impressed by the lyrics of the national anthem, and felt that the national anthem was too good! He doesn't understand the truth, but he knows that brothers are of the same heart, and their profits are golden, and the family can prosper. From this, I know that if this unity is raised to the height of the entire Ming Dynasty, everyone can be united, and there is no one like the damn Jin Shang to work together, and still have to be afraid of Jianyu and natural disasters? That's a joke!

He was thinking, but Emperor Chongzhen was talking again: "The loyal martyrs of the Ming Dynasty sacrificed their precious lives for the Ming Dynasty, I remember, the Ming Dynasty also remembers, as long as the Ming Dynasty exists for a day, the loyal martyrs of the Ming Dynasty will always receive incense!" ”

Those soldiers and the people of the Ming Dynasty have already heard this, and they know that the loyal martyrs of the Ming Dynasty will coexist with the country. But at this time, the emperor said it himself, which is absolutely extraordinary, absolutely solemn, and definitely greater than the legend. Suddenly, they were all excited. When the families of those loyal martyrs heard this, they couldn't help but secretly wipe away the tears that kept pouring out, and talked to their lost relatives in their hearts.

It's one thing to listen to someone say something, and it's another thing to say it in public on a grand occasion. It's like a movie, watching it at home and watching it in the cinema are completely different feelings. Emperor Chongzhen, as a person who passed through the soul of later generations, knew this very well, and therefore, he would definitely say it again in person on such an occasion.

After saying it at this time, he also saw that the effect was good, and he was also satisfied, so he said loudly: "Come on, kill the captives and sacrifice the flag, and send the Ming martyrs into the palace!" ”

As soon as this decree went, there were three more "boom, boom, boom" shots.

Not long after, I saw the soldiers of the White Pole Army coming with a pair of people dragging their hands tied behind their backs and a rat-tailed man. Whether these prisoners are fierce, or afraid, or what other expressions, they are all treated as one, and they are escorted to the fluttering Ming flag, and on the side of the loyal martyr's spirit card, two white-pole soldiers serve a prisoner, and kneel on the ground.

In addition, there was a group of white-pole soldiers, one of whom reached out and pulled the tail from the captive's head, and the other with a machete.