I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 372 Throwing the Flag
"It seems that Duke Yansheng is a little biased. Why should we be lenient to the Mongols and not be tyrannical? It was clearly them who invaded our Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Houzhao said angrily.

Kong Wenshao's face darkened when he heard what Zhu Houzhao said. He wanted to argue, but Zhu Houzhao just waved his sleeves and turned away.
Kong Wenshao's face turned even darker, and Grand Secretary Liang Chu quickly pulled him aside.
This Duke Yansheng has stayed in Qufu for too long and has no political sensitivity at all. He actually talked about benevolence, righteousness and morality with the emperor on this occasion.
At this time, Zhang Yong came up and said, "Your Majesty, the crying of those Mongols is getting louder and louder. Do you want to?"

"Don't worry about them, let them cry." Zhu Houzhao said.

He looked at the Mongolians crying in the viewing platform below, and smiled: "The enemy's crying is indeed the best seasoning for victory."

Kong Wenshao's face changed when he heard this, and he regretted his actions just now.
In addition to this episode, as military flags were thrown onto the street, the mood of the people at the scene became fanatical. Every time a military flag was thrown down, people cheered loudly.
The cheers spread far and wide.
"It's so encouraging, so encouraging! There hasn't been such a proud moment for our country in a hundred years!" Yu Chengxun was a juren who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination this year. When he heard about this grand event, he and several friends got invitations. Young people just like this kind of scene. They were so excited that their faces turned red, as if they were drinking fine wine.

This part was specially added by Zhu Houxuan. After watching the surrender at the Meridian Gate, he felt that the ceremony of the old empire was too formal. Under the constraints of various etiquette, he could not let go at all and was not happy at all.
In Zhu Houxuan's conception, the Ming Dynasty would definitely become the world's largest imperialist country for a long time. Since it is an imperialist country, it must have an imperialist temperament, so he designed this link to show the pride and ruthlessness of Ming imperialism.
It is also to enhance the national pride of the people of the Ming Dynasty and to consolidate national consciousness.
This segment was inspired by the 1945 Red Square Victory Parade, in which 200 soldiers held the Nazi German flag upside down and threw it in front of Lenin's Mausoleum.
This was a naked humiliation, but Zhu Houxuan was going to go even further this time.
The flag-throwing ceremony has come to an end, and dozens of military flags have been thrown in front of Chengtian Gate Tower.
These military flags are the spoils of the battle of Yingzhou. The military flags that can enter the flag-throwing ceremony are at least a thousand-household flag.

It is very difficult to capture the Wanhu Banner of a large tribe like the Khorchin. It depends not only on strength, but also on luck.
However, even a thousand-household banner was extremely rare for the Ming Dynasty.
The flag-throwing ceremony soon came to an end, and the finale was the five knights marching out together, each holding a black spear upside down.
Just when everyone was puzzled, the five knights stopped and the leading knight shouted to the tower:
"The flag of the Mongolian Khan—four black banners!"

"Four black banners, it really is four black banners!" Duke Chengguo Zhu Fu suddenly stood up and said in shock.

Although the story of Zhu Houzhao seizing the four black banners has been circulated, it has never been officially recognized, so many people still do not believe this news is true.
And now the four black banners were displayed in front of everyone.
In this era when the Mongols put great military pressure on the Ming Dynasty, the Four Black Banners were very famous both in the court and among the people. But now the flag of the Mongolian Khan was actually captured by the Ming army.
Yu Chengxun stared blankly at the four black banners, his mind was blank, and then he cheered enthusiastically along with everyone else, not caring at all about the disgrace.
The 15,000-plus people on the viewing platform instantly turned into a sea of ​​joy, and in a corner of the viewing platform, Bu Chi clenched his fists tightly. The emotions he had been suppressing suddenly burst out the moment the four black banners appeared.
He still couldn't believe that his grandfather was killed by the Ming army, and he always thought that the Ming army was lying to him. But when he saw the four black banners, his heart was filled with grief and indignation.
"Grandpa. Grandpa," Bu Chi cried out in grief. He wanted to do something, but was controlled by the guards who were well prepared, and became an inconspicuous footnote of this grand event.
"Do we have to take out all four black banners? Do we?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Houxuan and asked. Zhu Houzhao had already guessed what was going to happen next.
"I really can't bear to use them for this purpose. The four black banners and those military flags are high-quality imitations. They will be placed in the military museum and exhibited regularly in the future," Zhu Houxuan explained immediately.

"That's good!" Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief and continued to focus on the military parade.

The five knights threw the four black banners onto the street like trash, then rode away.
The military band, which had been silent for half a day, suddenly began to play.
In the distance, the army began to move to the sound of music.
"Ready! March!" Shi Wanshan, the commander of the first infantry square, gave the order. Everyone in the square quickly got into shape. This was the result of more than a month of training.
The first formation is the flag guard team dressed in casual uniforms, and the flag they guard is a Sanchen flag.

The Three Stars Flag is the Sun, Moon and Stars Flag. The sun, moon and stars are called the Three Stars, and they are painted on the flag to represent the brightness of the sky. Of the nine flags, only the sun and moon are the regular ones. The reason why the stars are not mentioned is that there are stars painted on top of the regular ones.

"Zuo Zhuan, Spring and Autumn Annals, Duke Huan 2" says: "Three stars and flags are used to show their brightness."

Among China's traditional flags, the Sanchen Flag is the most suitable flag to represent the Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Houxuan planned to continuously elevate the status of the Sanchen Flag in the future, and this military parade was the beginning.

Every soldier in the flag guard team wears a red shirt and white trousers. This uniform is designed to be simple and capable, showing the strong bodies of the soldiers in the formation to the fullest.

Each soldier held a musket in his hand to demonstrate the importance the Guards attached to firearms. However, in order to make it look better, a bayonet was installed in the barrel of each musket.

There are a total of 25 people in the flag guard team, with 20 people in a row, and rows in total.

The movement of the square formation instantly attracted everyone's attention. Everyone stared at the moving army formation in the distance, and the Chengtian Gate Tower became quiet in a short time.

The music played by the military band was sonorous and powerful, with a brisk rhythm, while the footsteps of the parade formations had the same rhythm. The two rhythms were unified together, becoming extremely harmonious.
(End of this chapter)