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According to the regulations of the military academy, all those who have died in the war of the military university will be admitted to the Loyal Soul Shrine, and will receive incense from all over the world, and their names will be engraved into the Heroes Monument and worshiped by the world.

Any public activity of the military university is indispensable to pay tribute to the Loyal Soul Shrine and the Monument to the Heroes, and any festival, worshipping the ancestors first, and paying tribute to the robes who died fighting for the country, is also necessary, absolutely indispensable, and it is necessary for the students of the military academy who died in the war for the opening up of the country's territory and expanding the territory.

Of course, this move later aroused the opinion of the army, military academy students who died fighting for the country are heroes, so the rest of the ordinary soldiers who die fighting for the country are not heroes? The generals and soldiers of the military merit faction expressed strong indignation at this, so in order to appease their anger, Li Er ordered the construction of the Tang National Loyal Soul Shrine and the National Heroes Monument, which were set up on a larger scale and set up in Chang'an City, and everyone who entered Chang'an City had to bow three times and take off their hats to show respect.

In fact, the Loyal Soul Shrine and the Heroes Monument in the military academy were originally privately owned by the military academy and had nothing to do with the country, but ordinary soldiers and military meritorious generals thought that this was a contempt for them, so the Tang Dynasty set up a national Loyal Soul Shrine and Hero Monument, which made the vast Loyal Soul Shrine and the Hero Monument become the symbol of Chang'an City and the protector of Chang'an City.

It is generally believed that the wind and rain in Chang'an City are smooth and stable, and it is these loyal souls who are blessed, and the incense is becoming more and more vigorous. The commemorative significance is more concrete, which directly improves the status of soldiers, especially after the reform of the military system, the status of soldiers is higher, and their reputation among the people is quite superior.

These are all afterwords, under the order of Li Er's majesty, the Ministry of Rites established the entire funeral process, and then immediately began to arrange the funeral of the military academy students quite grandly, which is not only respect for the students. It is also a respect for the parents who sent them to the military school to fight for their country.

From the report obtained by Suning, Li Ermaxi learned that the four only sons died on the battlefield. The tragedy of four families cutting off their children and grandchildren, for this matter, Li Erma Xià said that he was very heavy, and the cutting off of children and grandchildren was the most tragic end of a family. Even if there are only three people in this family. It's also a family. After being defeated like this, he was an excellent student who could become a general, but he died in Shuzhong in this way.

When I learned the news that forty students had died in the war. Li Erma's heartache for a while, what does this thousand people represent, he understands, how much effort has been spent on this thousand people, he also knows that this thousand people are literate, what a valuable wealth for the army, he knows better, so the loss of one person is unacceptable, let alone forty, Li Erma Xià didn't eat that night, a person was sullen on the bed with his eyes closed, and said a word......

"If you want to say sad, I didn't get to that Cheng dù, but worry, there is absolutely there, many of these young people are only in their teens and twenties, it is the best years, so they lost their lives, among them there are four only children, there is only one child in the family, and his parents raised him with hard work, just waiting for him to retire and send him to the end, and as a result, the battlefield fell, a family was ruined, this is just a family, a not a big war.

If this is a national war, when the former Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, it was really white, every household had men who died in battle, and every family lost their relatives, how painful it was, especially for an only child family, who lost their children, what did the old couple do to live? What else to expect? It's my fault, it's all my fault......"

After saying these words, Li Erma didn't say anything, his eyes were closed, and the eldest grandson queen couldn't help it, just like that, there was nothing to say all night.

But sad is sad, sad is sad, the importance of talent is not less than any British lord who aspires to the world, but the days have to pass, and state affairs still have to be dealt with, for the affairs of the military academy, he has almost no time to deal with it, and it is already the limit to show his face once a month to declare his savings, and directly dealing with the affairs of the military academy will make him tired to death, so it is good to leave these things to others to deal with, but only the funeral, he has to personally ask.

Can't let those parents chill, can't let the military academy students chill, people's hearts can't fall, Emperor Yang of Sui knocked down the hearts of the Great Sui, the Great Sui will be finished, the Tang Dynasty can't follow the old road of the Great Sui, the people's hearts are the most important, so as the emperor, he came forward to participate in the funeral, which is the best remedy for the people's hearts.

On February 20 of the seventh year of Zhenguan, according to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, it was suitable for funerals, and Li Er Majesty ordered the senior officials above the third rank in the court to follow him to the military university to attend the funeral, which was a state funeral level, burying the future generals and marshals of the Tang Dynasty, and the etiquette must be thoughtful and grand, and it must not chill people's hearts.

After meeting all the couples who lost their children, the four old couples who lost their only children were received separately by Li Erma, which was the first time in the history of the Tang Empire, but it was definitely not the last, because this will become a tradition, basically every Tang emperor will concurrently serve as the principal of the military academy in the future, so to meet the parents of the students who died for the country in the military academy is the obligation of the emperor as the principal, starting from Li Erma, Whenever a student of a military university dies in battle and holds a funeral, he must be present.

Li Ermajesty saw the four old couples crying and crying, the huge pain of losing their children made them forget the etiquette and restraint in front of the emperor, but this made Li Ermajesty feel even more uncomfortable, the pain of losing the child was so profound, he could almost understand the feeling of his father after hearing that he had killed the eldest brother and the third brother, this feeling, may never be forgotten.

Li Er Majesty talked with the old couple with a heavy face, listening to their pain, Li Chengqian, as the crown prince, as the potential next military school principal, was taken by Li Er Majesty Xià, responsible for pouring water for the old couple, to be the highest status of the tea doctor, he did not have a trace of complaints, because this pain deeply infected him.

What a vicious curse this is, if it is used on people. That would really be a lifelong enemy, but now, because of a battle, these four old couples lost their only son, and this is just inside the military academy, outside the military academy?

In the end, Li Ermajesty said that Datang will not forget the contributions made by their children, and their future lives will be borne by Datang, and they definitely don't have to worry. Datang will support them. Do what they can no longer do for their children, and the children will also enter the Loyal Soul Temple, receive incense from all over the world, and their names will be engraved in the Heroes' Monument. Admired by all people. They are heroes. Heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country!

These families who have lost their children are exempt from paying taxes, and from now on they do not have to pay taxes, and they receive double condolence pensions every month from the imperial court and the military university. To ensure their lives, the local county government needs to send someone to ensure the living problems of the old couple until their deaths.

"You have to fight for the country, you want to expand the territory for the country, it is difficult to have time to support your parents, I have also taken this into account, therefore, the county officials will be responsible for this matter, and you must also limit your promises within the scope of your ability, in addition, a task that must be completed, that is, there must be at least two sons, one son must inherit your robes, so that they can have successors, and they must not break the inheritance of incense, do you understand?" Li Er said majestically.

The four students agreed with tears and took the order of Li Er's majesty, and their parents also helped up the four old couples with tears and retreated, everyone present was moved, sighing and crying, this is only forty people, just a military university, if a large army finishes the battle and loses tens of thousands of horses, then what kind of scene will it be?

As soon as they thought of this, the crazy main war faction couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts, war can bring a lot, bring a lot of wealth, a lot of treasures, a lot of land and prisoners of war, but it still wants to die, right? The enemy doesn't matter, but the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will also die, their parents will be sad, their families will be sad, and more will have no place to live and have nothing to rely on......

Li Er's majesty also issued a special order for this reason, ordering officials from all over the country to find families in the jurisdiction who have soldiers who fought to death for the Tang Dynasty, if there are still people in their families, they must see if their lives are good, and if they are doing well, they will send condolences to them, saying that Datang will not forget them, and if they are not good, they will report to the central government, and the central government will coordinate the jurisdiction, and the support of the upbringing, the tax exemption of the tax, and the compensation of the compensation, in a word, do not let the people be cold to the Tang Dynasty.

This move had unexpected benefits, the people of Datang received condolences and compensation from the emperor, and the families who fought to their deaths for Datang and finally got what they deserved...... The people's identification with the Tang Dynasty has been greatly improved, and their loyalty has also been greatly improved.

Of course, this problem also directly affects the formulation of the national policy of the Tang Dynasty in the next few decades, after this census, the imperial court suddenly discovered the problem that has been ignored by them, the soldiers who died in the war often can only get a small pension, and it is over, whether it is the future or the family, the court does not care, lost the strong labor, lost the pillars, how can the family survive? That's why the people are so disgusted and afraid of conscription......

This problem has been quite strict, strict to the point that it can not be ignored, Suning suddenly realized that the collapse of the government military system has the problem of the government's indifference to the aftermath of the soldiers who died in the war, resulting in the decline of the status of soldiers, Li Ermajesty Xià after seeing Suning's twists and turns also suddenly realized that it will be very unfavorable to let it develop, so he began to carry out the arrangement of the aftermath of the soldiers killed in the war, this arrangement, for the first time in the world.

After the implementation of these policies that benefited the lower-class ordinary people, the imperial court found that there were so many and so big problems in society that the "appearance of the literary scene" that they were proud of was simply vulnerable, and the Tang court fell into unprecedented silence and reflection......

At the funeral, Li Erma's Xià personally spoke as the emperor, Li Jing personally spoke as a sacrificial wine, and Niu Jinda personally spoke as the commander who led the army to the battle, admitting his mistake and expressing sincere apologies to the old couple who lost their children.

The funeral was carried out very solemnly, the conjuring flags were set up everywhere, all kinds of offerings and fruits were placed inside and outside the Loyal Soul Temple, and the surrounding area was also full of people wearing white clothes to see off the students, the scene was grand, but it was very quiet, the silence made people want to cry, the low sobs of the old couples intensified the sadness in people's hearts, and at this moment, it snowed heavily, this was the second snowfall in a short period of time, as if it was snowing for the students of the military academy......

Accompanied by the sound of the ritual of "the soul returns", the spiritual position of the students solemnly and solemnly settled in the Loyal Soul Temple, the first incense stick was lit by Li Erma, and then, everyone offered a stick of incense, and then, the name on the hero monument also got three bows from everyone......

During the whole process, only the sound of "the soul returns" could be heard, and no other voices could be heard, and everyone was quiet, for fear of waking up the sleeping students......

The Soul Returns...... (To be continued......)