Chapter 299

As she threw out her words one by one, those with shallow tear ducts had already begun to wipe their tears silently.

Of course, the ones crying the hardest were those who had not been selected.

Were the chosen ones not excited?

Naturally, they were excited. It was as if a massive pie had suddenly fallen from the sky and hit them; their brains had crashed, making their reactions a bit sluggish.

Instead, their faces were completely blank, leaving only a buzzing in their heads, as if hundreds of flies were buzzing around their ears.

They were gradually awakened by the quiet sobbing around them, and seeing the tears streaming down the faces of some of the people beside them, they finally felt a sense of reality.

The tears that had long welled up in their eyes also flowed out silently. Let alone everything, as long as even one of the aforementioned promises could be fulfilled, it would be enough for them to pledge their lives!

Yue Fuguang looked at the various reactions of the people below and continued, "I know what you are thinking, but you only need to remember my words today, and then watch my future actions.

Whether my words are false or not, everyone present can judge for themselves."

Saying this, she walked to the edge of the commanding platform, seemingly getting closer to the crowd below. She said, "Finally, I will give you all one last promise.

For all those who sacrifice their lives for the country, I will submit a memorial to the imperial court to erect a Monument of Heroes for them. With the heroes' names inscribed on the Monument of Heroes, even after thousands of years, people will still remember the soldiers who sacrificed themselves for the country.

Your names will be known to future generations, and your achievements will last forever!"

Your names will be known to future generations, and your achievements will last forever!

With Yue Fuguang's words falling, a greater commotion instantly erupted after a few seconds of silence, in a much more intense manner than before.

For some, their silent tears and quiet sobbing were replaced by loud wailing.

Another portion of the people just mechanically patted each other's shoulders, exchanging pats and thumps.

They stumbled backward one by one, seemingly pounding each other as if they were foreign enemies.

Some even wanted to die right then and there; looking at their companions' expressions, it was as if they were saying, 'Brother, see you on the Monument of Heroes!'

Yue Fuguang was quite satisfied with their final performance. It showed that the ideological education and the cultivation of a sense of honor she had given them earlier were quite effective.

Otherwise, her last sentence could not have struck such a chord with these people.

Throughout history, how many people have left their names in the annals of history?

Being able to be inscribed on the Monument of Heroes was the closest these grassroots folks would ever get to being passed down to future generations. Once people have enough to eat, read some books, and learn some words, their need for personal achievement naturally rises infinitely.

Let alone these ordinary soldiers from commoner backgrounds, even high-ranking officials like Wei Ping, Cai Xian, and Huo Ying felt their blood boiling upon hearing this.

To have a place to return to after death and be worshipped by descendants was particularly tempting for the ancients, who treated death as they did life.

Yue Fuguang thought, this was probably similar to the temptation for modern people to have a dedicated page in their family genealogy!

The ten thousand soldiers watched as Yue Fuguang, surrounded by the officials, completely disappeared from the drill ground before the scene truly exploded into an uproar.

The suppressed emotions from earlier finally burst forth completely.

With red eyes and clenched fists, they very tacitly divided into two large groups in silence.

At this moment, even blood brothers born of the same mother stood clearly divided, one in the south and one in the north.

Those on the same side, even if they usually didn't get along well, just silently glanced at each other, thinking in their hearts that these were the comrades who would be on the Monument of Heroes with them in the future.

They all gave each other a stiff, awkward, and ugly smile.

Wei Shouyi finally turned around and glanced at the soldiers on the drill ground. If it were normal times, he would truly be afraid of a mutiny.

However, with the carrot dangled in front of them by the Junior Preceptor, and having told everyone in advance that if they weren't selected this time, there would be another chance in the second half of the year.

Therefore, ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‍no matter how envious and jealous the unselected ones were in their hearts, they didn't dare to act out.

Otherwise, if they really started a fight, they would not only face military punishment but also directly lose their eligibility for selection in the second half of the year.

So Wei Shouyi was certain that not a single one of these people dared to take the gamble; anyone who caused trouble would be instantly dealt with!

The facts were exactly as he thought. The two sides gathered in groups, led by the first and second place winners of the competition respectively, and at most, they just engaged in verbal battles and exchanged harsh words.

As for actually fighting, they didn't dare in the slightest!

After everyone had walked quite a distance away, Wei Shouyi leaned close to Yue Fuguang and whispered, "Junior Preceptor, there are a few people among the five thousand soldiers you selected today who have some problems."

Yue Fuguang turned her head in confusion and asked, "General Wei, what kind of problems do you mean? Who are they?"

Wei Shouyi cupped his hands and said, "Replying to the Junior Preceptor, the problems I mentioned are suspicions that these individuals are spies planted by other factions.

You might not know, but ever since that assassination incident, we have felt uneasy.

With your selection approaching, we were afraid of any mishaps, so we conducted a screening of all the soldiers in the army.

We actually found eight officers and soldiers who were confirmed as spies, but there are another five who are suspected, yet we have no substantial evidence against them.

Therefore, we haven't taken action against them yet. These five people are Hu Wei, Tang Xiaoshan, Lin Daqing, Guan Tang, and Li Pi."

"I see!" Yue Fuguang waved her hand indifferently and said, "Since you have your suspicions, I will keep them, and you can just continue to track down clues."

She suddenly put on a serious face and said, "General Wei, you must already know the importance of the new army. So even if you ultimately cannot find any problems with those five people.

As long as the suspicion remains, for the sake of safety, they should be transferred away as soon as possible."

Wei Shouyi bowed and said, "I obey the Junior Preceptor's orders, I will handle this as soon as possible!"

Saying this, Wei Shouyi led everyone towards the dining hall.

Yue Fuguang asked the system, 'Little Zhu, do you know the backgrounds of those five people? Who sent them?'

[Master, these five people belong to three factions.]

'Three factions? This new army camp is truly a piece of fat meat in the eyes of some!' Everyone wants to stick a foot in!

[Because the new army camp is related to you, Master, it naturally attracts the attention of those with hidden agendas.

Among these five, Hu Wei, Lin Daqing, Guan Tang, and one of the eight people caught by Wei Shouyi are all informants for those aristocratic families.

Tang Xiaoshan comes from the Tang family in Jiangnan. Master should be able to guess whose man he is, right?]

'Sima Jing's man? If the Emperor knew that this Tang Xiaoshan was sand mixed in by his good cousin, what kind of expression do you think he would have?'

[He might cry!]

Emperor Mingxi: My tears could never flow for a person with the wild ambition of a wolf!

Silently turning around to wipe away the 'drool' from the corner of his eyes, crying was absolutely impossible!

The people behind him tried hard to suppress their turned-up mouths. When they went back to report this matter, they didn't know if His Majesty would cry, but he would definitely stomp his feet in anger!

[As for the last person, Li Pi's parents were originally from Beili. They only came to Dayan because they were affected by the war for the throne twenty years ago.

This time, when Bei Ye came to Dayan to contact the Beili people exiled in Dayan, he reactivated the Li family. Hearing that Li Pi had entered the new recruit camp was an unexpected pleasant surprise for them.]

'I thought that after the scandal between Bei Ye and Wei Qingyi, he would settle down for a bit, but I didn't expect him to be so busy.

He hasn't been staying indoors behind closed doors at all, as the outside world thought!'