Chapter 124: The Army

April 15th.

Beijing, Temple of Heaven.

Thousands of Defense Force officers and Royal Guard officers had white flowers on their chests, while those in white military dresses had black flowers on their chests, and they were arranged in square formations like swords, chopping and axes. Whether it was a rebel general who had become prisoners or a officer who had made contributions to suppress the rebellion, everyone looked solemn and sad.

Zheng Yu stood in the center of the Circular Mound Altar, scanning the soldiers below the stage, his voice majestic and loud.

"Emperors! What parked in the hall behind me was to establish this country, change the fate of this nation, and let this nation rise again in the great emperor in the East! This emperor liberated 450 million people from national oppression, allowing these people to live a life of full food and clothing! In the six thousand years of civilization history of mankind, there has never been a great man who made such a great contribution to so many people! His Majesty the First Emperor is worthy of the first great man in the history of human civilization!"

"But he was assassinated. At this moment when the country was about to fight and the country and nation were alive and died, he was assassinated by some self-righteous and shamelessly assassinated by the National Welfare officers who were mixed up with his most trusted personal soldiers. Before he died, he didn't even have time to say a word or take a look at the country he created! He had just died, and the officers he trained with his own hands started a mutiny, trying to force the palace to seize power, subvert the country established by the emperor himself, and seize power by himself."

"These soldiers betray their emperors, their country, their oaths, and themselves!"

The wind blew, and the golden dragon on the flag blew on the sun and the emperor's flag fluttered, and the white banners and wreaths around it also made whimpering sounds, as if infected by the soaring soaring into the sky. The soldiers' eyes were filled with tears, and they remembered the achievements of the emperor. Many people couldn't help but b; "I hate those soldiers because they not only took away my beloved father, but also took away the faith that brought this country together. These betrayers defiled our military flag, mocked our ideal of founding the country, and betrayed them.

We regard as sacred beliefs, they fabricated unrealistic lies for their own selfish thoughts or some radical ideas, and deceived the soldiers of the lower class. They made the war lose their charisma, let hundreds of brave soldiers fall under their own guns, and the various armed forces of the empire lose their trust. They shake our national trust in the army. Let our political prestige be ruined! They are the sinners of the nation!"

Zheng Yu's eyes were as cold as a knife, and his words were like sharp blades in the hearts of soldiers.

The sound of crying suddenly sounded, and several officers who were already pale finally couldn't help but sit down on the ground and hug their heads and cry, and let the guards beside them persuade them, but they just couldn't. Under this situation, many men with iron could not help sobbing. At the same time, many people bit their lips tightly and looked at Zheng Yu stubbornly, as if they refused to lower their heads.

"Many officers of the National Defense Forces Mutiny still think that they want to save the country and the nation. They think that this country has been corrupt and degenerate and have no cure. They think that only the National Defense Forces are pure, upright, and patriotic. But I want to say, they are wrong! Many such soldiers are actually just arrogant, shallow and ignorant bastards!"

Zheng Yu's words finally aroused the fierce reactions of some officers.

"We are for the country! We are deceived in the face!"

"We are trying to cleanse this dark and depraved society! We are actually doing nothing wrong!"

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Zheng Yu shook his head at them, and the attendants quickly forced them to control them.

"Let them go." Zheng Yu said coldly, "Let them listen obediently. If you want to shout again, you will be engaged in military law."

Zheng Yu glanced at everyone, his voice was filled with anger: "These soldiers, they shouted the slogan of saving the country and the people, held bayonet rifles and occupied various political departments, set up private courts for citizens according to their own judgment, and even publicly looted them. After succeeding, many people thought they were the heroes of saving the country, and collected money with peace of mind. Some even fled out of Beijing with their money and women, preparing to change their faces and go abroad to become rich!"

"These soldiers defeated the government and trampled on the rule of law, and lost their rationality. They harmed the citizens unscrupulously. In order to achieve the so-called victory, they forced themselves to conquer houses and bombard the capital, killing the people on the charge of so-called spy, and even burying landmines in residential areas!" Zheng Yu shouted angrily, "They are the shame of soldiers! It is the shame of the empire! They use the so-called ideals as excuses and the noble slogans as a guise, but they are just bullying the weak and disabled people to show off! Such arrogant and unvirtuous soldiers completely deviate from the seven virtues of soldiers, not soldiers, but bandits; not citizens, but traitors! For these people, I can only strictly enforce military discipline and deal with them decisively!"

The soldiers heard the previous public trial. When they recalled all this, many people's faces showed anger, shame, confusion, and regret. The firm hands of the officers' door of the mutiny began to tremble, and the darkness and unbearable night seemed to appear in front of them again!

"I don't deny that many rebellious officers have some simple ideas. They think that society has too much darkness and injustice and want to change according to their own ideas." Zheng Yu calmed down and continued to say that the voice seemed particularly loud due to the unique structure of the Temple of Heaven, echoing between the echo walls. "But they don't understand politics. In their vision, they are either black or white, and there are only two extremes. They think that what is inconsistent with them should be defeated and eliminated. Only what is completely consistent with them, completely pure, and completely pure can be preserved."

"This kind of battlefield logic is not allowed to appear in the political life of the empire!" Zheng Yu said firmly, "Your task is to defend the people of this country, rather than to wantonly interfere with their lives with your simple and crude behavioral logic! You have no responsibility to do this, and you have no right to do this!"

"Let's look at history. The Han and Tang dynasties have always been the peak period of our country's history and are remembered by people. But how did the Han Dynasty perish? Dong Zhuo entered Beijing! It was warlords entering Beijing, and soldiers interfered in politics! How did the Tang Dynasty decline? An Shizhi, warlords resisted the central government and entered Chang'an! Tell me, are you Dong Zhuo or An Lushan, Shi Siming?!" Zheng Yu roared, "Soldiers interfered in politics are the beginning of the world, and the beginning of the country's division of warlords! You claim to be pure, upright, and patriotism, just because you have no power, because you have a political fu on your head. If a soldier with a gun in his hand controls the regime, there will be no restraint and no scruples. At that time, the country will be really over!"

The National Defense Forces soldiers in the audience were already in an uproar, but they couldn't say anything to refute it. In fact, asking yourself, what did the soldiers do and what did this army have for a day when they went to Beijing? Many people thought about it and were sweating profusely.

"If anyone of you does not agree with my philosophy, please leave this army! If you want to influence this country with your own political philosophy, please take off your military uniform! As long as I am one day, soldiers will never be allowed to interfere in politics! Any soldier who dares to try such a rebellious act will be set up for you!"

Zheng Yu spread his legs apart, stood with his hands behind his back, looking around with awe. Under the scorching sun, the emperor's ribbon shone with golden light, like a god. Wherever his eyes went, the soldiers slowly lowered their proud heads.

"I will not disband the National Defense Force." After a while, Zheng Yu said slowly, "The National Defense Force is the founder of the empire and the force of this country. The force of this nation is also the force of the trust of my father, and the force I rely on. But this army has made a big mistake and he must accept the purging!"

"Some people think that the national war is imminent, and I must give the National Defense Force a generous treatment, even tolerate and condone it, and everything must be handled slowly after the national war." Zheng Yu said with a slight mocking, "But they were wrong! I am not threatened! Right is right, wrong is wrong. If the National Defense Force does something wrong, I must accept punishment! The National Defense Force does not have the qualifications to bargain with me! I am the emperor of the imperial world, the incarnation of the country. If you are loyal to the country, you must be loyal to me first! If anyone dares to resist, you can only punish me severely!"

The heads of the National Defense Forces soldiers present were slightly sagging, and many of them were trembling slightly, not knowing whether they were fear, anger, or sadness. However, the officers of the Imperial Guards, Navy 6 Teams and Gendarmeries were proud and looked at these comrades with a slight sarcastic look from the corner of their eyes.

"The glory of the National Defense Force will never be allowed to be defiled again!" Zheng Yu said coldly, "I will not use any weird means to the National Defense Force. I will send a training team to carry out the purgatory openness!"

"From now on, all officers and soldiers of the National Defense Forces must receive comprehensive political re-education every day. Before going to bed, they must conduct collective self-reflection! They must preach in companies every week to analyze why soldiers cannot interfere in politics! Everyone must write their experiences every week! All soldiers, every week to raise flags, must swear allegiance to the empire and be loyal to me!" Zheng Yu said, "I don't want you to be foolish and loyal, but to remind you to keep in mind the duties of your soldiers! I want you to ask yourself at all times and ask your conscience, whether you deserve this military uniform! As long as you have a little idea of ​​interfering in politics, it means that you must strengthen your reflection and completely reform yourself!"

"Report!"

A roar came.

Zheng Yu's eyes froze and he said slowly: "Say."

"Please retire from active service under the bidding."

A lieutenant colonel of the National Defense Forces said coldly.

"Accurate." Zheng Yu waved his hand, "Who else is going to retire?"

More than a dozen defense academy-level officers stood up in silence.

"Very good," Zheng Yu said calmly, "I approve your retirement, but this is a retirement without reputation! You are the deserters of the nation, and your resume will record this: He abandoned his duties before the national war and withdrew from the glorious National Wehrmacht! In addition, if the crime is not concluded, it will still be tried in a military court. Don't think that retirement can be written off."

He waved his hand, and the guards walked over with a stern face and tore off the stern straps and ribbons in public. The retired officers had a stern face, but tears in their eyes couldn't help but flow down. Several people looked pale and protected their stern straps and ribbons, and finally roared sadly: "Your Majesty, we only want to defend against insults for the country! Retirement after the war!"

Zheng Yu stared at them and shook his head: "This is a national life and death battle. As a soldier, what you want is absolute obedience. What do you think the army is? Come when you want, leave when you want, fight when you want! If you say it, you must be responsible!"

The military police cut the hands of these people and tore off the elliptical ribbons. The retired military officers saluted the last military salute to the emperor and the military flag, and turned around and left. A group of military police followed closely.

Zheng Yu watched the officers go away, and then glanced at everyone present: "Is there anyone else going to retire?"

The whole audience was in a state of solemnity.

"I won't force you." Zheng Yu said coldly, "As an emperor, I hold war on to defend my country, this is honor and responsibility! If you don't do it, there are more outstanding young people who are rushing to do it! I will never be threatened! The National Defense Army does not follow me, I have the imperial guards! Sacrifice is the responsibility of soldiers, and honor is the principle of soldiers! All sacrifices and honors come first from the loyalty of soldiers! In the empire, loyalty is first to be loyal to me!"

"If you still want to be imperialists and perform your duties, you can only follow me," Zheng Yu said loudly, "I will let you see what the emperor's duties are and what the great cause of the empire is! I will bring unprecedented glory to this country. I will lead you and millions of imperial athletes step by step, smash all internal and external enemies that threaten the empire, and let the name of the National Defense Force become this country, the most dazzling existence in the history of this nation!"

"Loyalty, honor, sacrifice, these are the duties of soldiers." Zheng Yu looked around with a stern look, "If you betray your duty, you will no longer be an imperialist, or a traitor who is arrogant! I will only have the word "destroy" for all traitors who want to harm the empire! For the sake of the empire, I will not be ruthless to anyone! In front of me, anyone with this idea will only end up ruining his reputation!"

The soldiers looked at the young man with a calm expression and felt the other person's tone revealing unquestionable authority. Many people felt not fear, but excitement, eagerness to try, and sincere convincing!

This empire and this army can only be mastered by such a strong man with a firm will and a strong wrist! Only such a person is worthy of all the loyalty of the soldiers!

"Remember it to me," Zheng Yu raised the Emperor's scepter in his left hand and pulled out the sword at his waist with his right hand. "I am the emperor of the empire and the incarnation of the country! Betrayal of me means betrayal of the country and the traitor! You must understand the creed of soldiers, that is, the seven virtues of soldiers, loyalty, righteousness, benevolence, courage, courtesy, wisdom and trustworthiness! Loyalty means being loyal to the country and loyal to me! You must remember that I, that is, the country!"

"Faced with me, say your oath!" Zheng Yu raised the scepter and saber in his hand and looked around with awe, "Will you always be loyal to me and to this empire?"

"Loyal to Your Majesty, to the Empire!"

"Loyal to Your Majesty, to the Empire!"

After a brief silence, a roar like a tsunami resounded throughout the Temple of Heaven. Xiao Lan and her colleagues around her, their roars were like thunder and their faces were like iron. The roar pierced the sky, as if it was about to spread throughout the eight desolates of this country and traveled through the boundaries of time and space.

In the earth-shaking roar, Zheng Yu looked around proudly. The golden dragon in the marshal's hat badge reflected a dazzling light under the scorching sun, as if he wanted to break through the constraints, fly into the sky, stir up the world, and change the color of the wind and clouds.

On April 15, the former crown prince of the Chinese Empire and the new emperor Zheng Yu made a speech at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, saying that he would purify the National Defense Forces and demanded that the National Defense Forces swear allegiance to the emperor personally, and then send a telegram to the whole country, and all major frontiers and senior army leaders to support them. At the same time, some middle and lower-level and even senior officers offered to retire and all were approved.

The training teams selected by the Imperial Guards, Gendarmerie and the Ministry of National Defense have already rushed to various troops, and even the mobilized local security forces are not spared. Some officers have been quarantined for review, while the Imperial Guards have also drawn a large number of grassroots officers to supplement them, and various military academies have provided a large number of senior students to strengthen their command.

Within the various units of the National Defense Force, starting from preaching the ideas of His Majesty the Emperor's new policy, starting from accusing the atrocities of the mutiny troops and the sufferings suffered by the people, a comprehensive reflection and re-education was started, and the army was established to establish absolute loyalty to the emperor and the center of the imperial guards. The training commissioners from the Royal Imperial Guard provided a complete ideological education system for the Imperial Guards, while the political instructors of the Ministry of National Defense improved the situation in combination with the troops and combined the significance of the purge with the upcoming national war.

There are very few opposition actions within the National Defense Forces.

Although many National Defense Forces officers have different views on the new emperor's military reorganization measures, as soldiers, they leave the army when the national war is approaching and retire without reputation, and they will never be able to escape some infamous reputation. In the future, they will inevitably have difficulty in society. At this time when the whole country is paying attention to the people, they can only persevere in this new emperor with increasing prestige.

More importantly, they have actually recognized the authority of the new emperor.

Worshiping the strong is the instinct of soldiers; and dissatisfaction with the dark side of society makes them instinctively stand on the side of the new emperor who has vigorously refreshed the new emperor. They already know the operation that this new emperor will be on the country. They look forward to all this life from the bottom of their hearts and long to see a different new era.

The National Defense Forces began a thorough purging in a burst of solemnity and death.
Chapter completed!