It had been three seasons since Xiao Letian left Ryukyu, two wars, rumors of life and death had gone back and forth several times, and there was a mountain of official documents waiting for him to deal with.
But no matter how busy Xiao Letian is, he cannot leave the people in the city today, because he knows that the people who have experienced so much are very sensitive and urgently need to go to them to comfort them.
Xiao Letian didn't have to do anything. He just had to go among the crowd, let the people see him, hear what he said, and even touch the corner of his clothes. People would feel great security and full of hope for the future.
It was the Prime Minister who led everyone to live a good life, and it was the Prime Minister's encouragement that allowed everyone to defeat the powerful enemy. Now that the Prime Minister is back safely, and is back with everyone, then what should we worry about?
"Prime Minister, just come back. Don't leave this time..."
"I'm not leaving. If I were to leave, I would just wander around East Asia. I would never go far away..."
"That's good, that's good... A gentleman doesn't build dangerous walls. You are our backbone."
"Prime Minister, when will the new army expand its recruitment? We want to join the army... we can no longer be passively beaten. It's really frustrating."
"You brat wants to be a soldier. Have you done your cultural classes? If you can promise to know 2,000 Chinese characters and can add, subtract, multiply and divide, I will send you to the military academy..."
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Xiao Letian walked among the crowd and answered people's questions. He was like a super scary mood stabilizer. As long as the neighborhoods he passed and the people he comforted could sweep away the gloom on their faces, the sunshine would return. onto them.
Behind Xiao Letian were members of the expeditionary officer corps, civil and military ministers of the Shang Dynasty, and more New Army soldiers responsible for public security.
Although everyone looked tired, they would not disappoint any of the people's expectations. The team passed through streets one after another, even if the soles of their shoes were worn out, Xiao Letian hoped to comfort more people.
"Eh... isn't that Boss Mi? Our Naha's rice bag, our big butler in the rice vat... Why are you hiding? Don't forget that I saved your life..."
Xiao Letian saw Boss Mi dodging in the crowd at a glance. When he greeted Boss Mi, he was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his face. He emerged from the crowd and knelt on the ground with a bang: "I have seen the Prime Minister, kowtow to the Prime Minister." Already..."
Xiao Letian picked him up and said, "Mi Fu, you and I are old acquaintances. Why is it like this? Why is it like this?"
Boss Mi was so anxious that he almost shed tears, "I'm sorry, Prime Minister, I was incompetent and failed to take good care of the New Army's rations. There was a rice riot before, but Boss Fan calmed it down, but then there were shellings and another The French soldiers set fire... two-thirds of the military rations were destroyed... Now the price of food in Ryukyu is more than double the usual..."
"I'm ashamed, I'm worthless, I'm sorry to the Prime Minister, I'm sorry to you guys... wu wu wu." After saying this, Boss Mi covered his face and cried.
Xiao Letian already knew the whole process about the rice riots on the ship. He sighed and pulled the boss Mi up, who had turned into mud. "Stop talking about it. I already know it. This is a sin in the war. I don't blame you." I blame you."
"Come, take me to the place where the trampling occurred. I heard that a mother was trampled to death while protecting her child."
Boss Mi wiped the tears on his face with his sleeve and led Xiao Letian to a street step. "It's right here. I was standing on the roof at the time. I saw the whole process. When the trampling happened, people were I was so panicked that I jumped on the roof and said that I would not be punished, so that everyone should not panic, but even though the words were trivial, the trampling still happened..."
"It's a pity that we didn't find out who the dead mother and child were in the end... I only remember that the woman and the child fell to the ground, surrounded by dark figures, and the mother bent over and stuffed the child into her arms. She wanted to trade her own life for the life of her child..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Here he was squatting on the ground with his face covered with his hands, whimpering.
There was deathly silence all around. All the people who had experienced the rice riots, no one could stand at this moment. They all knelt down as if the souls of the mother and son were looking down in the sky.
A wave of grief and anger surged in Xiao Letian's heart. This was a murder case for which the murderer could not be found. The poor mother and son died due to people's greed, fear and selfishness.
"Where is Xiang Ying?" Xiao Letian suddenly asked in a low voice. Xiang Shaolong quickly turned back and searched the crowd. It was impossible for Xiang Ying not to come to such a big event today. After a while, Xiang Ying came running all the way. Next to Xiao Letian.
Xiao Letian looked at the young man in front of him with joy. He never expected that in the Battle of Ryukyu, the student soldiers would suddenly appear in the entire battle and play as important a role as Cai Mao and Liang Kun.
It seems that talents still have to be cultivated by themselves, and at critical moments, they have to rely on their direct descendants to push forward. This is true thinking and working together.
"You have done well, and you have lived up to my teachings...I will give you a task. Go back and count the most outstanding meritorious service among the student soldiers, and make a list for me..."
"But let me tell you in advance, I don't have gold or silver. High officials will give you rewards. All I can give you is harder study, and I will give you more difficult tasks... and there is only one reward."
"You guys, you can call me principal from now on, and you have the privilege of not bowing to me even if you see me. This is my reward for you..."
Xiang Ying's face turned red all of a sudden, and the soldiers and civilians around him were also stunned. There was no reward. This was more valuable than any gold, silver, jewelry, and high-ranking officials in the world. This was revealing the identity of his direct descendants.
"Yes, principal." Xiang Ying blushed so hard that she almost bled.
Xiao Letian waved his hand, "Don't call me principal yet. Let me ask you. I heard that your student soldiers were donating money and said they wanted to build a bronze statue for me. Is this the case?"
"If you don't say anything, then you have it. Well, I'm not criticizing you... Now take out the money and build a bronze statue of a mother protecting her son right here based on the scene on the day of the rice riots..."
"I will hire Italy's top sculptor for you. If you don't have enough money, I, Xiao Letian, will pay for it personally... Not only here, but also for all the memorable events in normal battles, I will build bronze statues to commemorate them."
"The bronze statue of mother and child outside Midian, the water ghost in Kunigami Village who forgot his life, the dead soldiers who counterattacked the French in the middle of the night, and even the Japanese samurai who made great contributions, I want to give them a bronze statue..."
"Nani." Dairo Shimazu and his team members were dumbfounded at that time. If there is a nation in Asia that values honor the most, it is the Yamato nation of Japan. For the sake of honor, they can laugh at life and death and perform Caesarean section. It doesn't matter.
Now Xiao Letian wants to build bronze statues for them, the kind of bronze statues that will last for hundreds or thousands of years, so that countless future generations can admire their achievements and receive incense and enshrinement from future generations.
"Hai... please, Prime Minister, accept our loyalty." Shimazu Dairo and a group of others knelt on the ground and suddenly hit their heads on the stone slab. This was so hard that blood spurted out.
The golden-eyed snapper and his men in the crowd were all dumbfounded. "Look, look, how correct my judgment is. Xueying and the Japanese pirates are actually going to be commemorated by a bronze statue. Oh dear, this He is a man of great generosity and courage. If I work with such a master, I will be happy even if I pay him back..."
"When people pass by, they leave their names, and when geese pass by, they leave their voices. We are also good men born and raised by our parents. Why don't we try our best to leave a name forever? If we do it, I will not have second thoughts until I die..."
Xiao Letian looked back at King Shang Tai, Cai Mao, Lin Yuanmiao and other important Ryukyu ministers, and asked with a smile, "Your Majesty, I have erected this statue of mother and son here. May I ask why?"
King Shang Tai was sweating profusely, and his knees were weak in the face of Father Shang's invisible pressure.
"Shang...Father Shang, you are trying to destroy the people of the country. You want everyone to see every day the big mistakes they once made because of greed, selfishness, and stupidity...You want to remind those who come after you. , If you want a brand new country, if you want nationalism to rise, you must abandon your small self and achieve your big self..."
As King Shangtai spoke, he peeped at Xiao Letian's face, but he could not see the sadness or joy at all. Finally, King Shangtai gritted his teeth and stamped his feet cruelly and said, "The students have realized it, the students have really realized it. Shuri Castle has provided funds from the inner treasury, and we are also at the dock." Erect a statue to freeze the scenes of how we were deceived and how we broke through forever."
Hey... Xiao Letian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Not bad, King Shangtai is smart enough. I just want you to fix your mistakes in the hearts of the people forever. This is your confession to all the people. This is The black evidence in my hand.
Don’t think that you can win the hearts of all people by learning a few showmanship tricks from me. As long as I, Xiao Letian, am here, Ryukyu’s people’s hearts cannot be shared with you.
However, Xiao Letian’s ambition was not to seize King Shang Tai’s position. All he wanted was control. He smiled and supported King Shang Tai, “It will be good if your Majesty realizes it, it will be good if he realizes it... No one in the world is at fault. If so, change it, but your majesty is able to go out of the city to reward the people, risking his life and sharing the fate of all people. This is the virtue of benevolent kings in ancient times."
"Your Majesty is still benevolent. This is a blessing for all people. Please accept my bow." Xiao Letian bowed ninety degrees as he said this.
King Shangtai was so happy that he cried, and quickly returned the gift, "Prime Minister, you must not be too polite. The Prime Minister is the purple golden beam that bridges the Ryukyu Sea, and is the magic needle that anchors the East China Sea. In my eyes, you will always be Shangfu."
How could King Shangtai not cry? Xiao Letian only talked about his benevolence and did not mention his wiseness, decisiveness, intelligence and alertness in life. This was to set his own tone. This is an emperor with a good heart, but average ability. You can expect him to defend the country, but if you want to strengthen the country, it is just a dream.'
Masters often use only one or two words to make moves, but these two words can determine a person's life and destiny.
Xiao Letian now has the power to determine the fate of King Shangtai's life.
