Outside Shenyang Academy, the next day.
Early in the morning, countless commoners gathered outside.
Not only the people of Shenyang city, but also countless people from Pyongyang, Jincheng, and Tianying Commandery.
These commoners, without exception, stood outside the academy with their children, waiting.
The Emperor and Empress have arrived!
With a loud shout from the Baiqi Guard's Melon King, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, holding Chang Le's hands on either side, appeared in everyone's sight.
Fang Er, Chai Shao, Fang Xuanling, and others followed behind.
Your humble subjects greet the Emperor and Empress!
The dense crowd instantly bowed, and the commoners simultaneously bent down to salute the couple.
You are dismissed!
Li Shimin nodded to the commoners with a smile, then walked directly towards the main entrance of the academy.
Outside the main gate of the academy, there was a twenty-meter wide screen wall. This wall was originally inside the gate.
As a result, after Li Shimin declared himself the Headmaster two days ago, Fang Er ordered it to be moved from inside to outside.
The Book of Rites states: Rites dictate that the Emperor has an outer screen, feudal lords an inner screen, officials use curtains, and scholars use veils.
At this moment, the entire screen wall was covered with red silk. The Emperor and Empress, on either side, grabbed a corner of the red silk and pulled forcefully.
Hualala~~~
The entire piece of red silk was pulled down, revealing the screen wall to everyone. kAnshuFive.ξà
The six golden characters "The Great Tang's First Academy" shone brilliantly under the morning sun.
A line of smaller characters below also attracted attention.
To establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, to secure life for the people, to revive the lost learning of past sages, and to bring peace to all generations!
Hahahaha! Fellow villagers, follow me inside for a look!
Li Shimin laughed heartily, because Fang Er had changed the characters "Shenyang" to "Great Tang," which made him very satisfied.
Everyone followed his footsteps and poured into the academy.
Along the main path of the academy, they walked all the way to the sports field.
The sports field, covering thirty mu and nearly twenty thousand square meters, was filled with commoners in less than half an hour.
This was a major event, a tremendously significant event!
The academy was beginning to recruit students publicly, which at this time was called opening the mountain gate!
The Headmaster was the current Emperor, and enrolling meant becoming a disciple of the Son of Heaven!
For this reason, Shenyang city today was almost deserted, even the markets had ceased operations.
It was just that the time was tight, and only Liaodong knew the news. If they had dared to delay for ten days or half a month, it was estimated that the entire Shenyang would have been overcrowded.
Standing under the flagpole, Li Shimin cleared his throat a few times. Just as he was about to speak, Fang Er handed him a black stick.
Your Majesty, speak into this.
Li Shimin took it curiously, and upon seeing the object in his hand, he exclaimed without thinking.
Zhen Cao!
Immediately, an endless echo followed.
Zhen Cao!
en Cao~
Cao~
ao~
All the commoners were stunned. The sound was rough and wild, like heavenly thunder exploding in their ears, startling the birds on the trees within the academy into flight.
Empress Changsun looked at him with a flushed face, inwardly chiding why her husband was so rude today.
Li Shimin was instantly filled with embarrassment. He hadn't expected that his casual exclamation would cause such a commotion.
That sound was earth-shattering, heaven-shattering, earth-shaking, shaking~~~
Well, he couldn't think of how to finish it.
Looking at the small object in his hand, he wanted to exclaim again, but he no longer dared.
This thing, long and round, with a mushroom head at one end, looked like something the palace consorts played with when they were bored.
In broad daylight, Fang Anzhi, that boy, had actually stuffed this thing into his hands, which was why he had exclaimed in surprise just now.
However, after that incident, he understood that this thing could transmit his voice to everyone's ears.
Fang Er was only stunned for a moment, then he began to complain about Li Shimin's unprecedented speech. Others would say "Hey," but it became "Zhen Cao" when he said it.
Indeed, the Emperor is the Emperor; even his ice-breaking gesture is different!
He walked to the side and turned a knob on the amplifier halfway.
Hmm, the echo was a bit too loud just now. It should be better this time.
Hahahaha, I was just expressing my emotions just now. Don't spread it around when you get back!
I want to express my admiration for this academy. Such a large academy was built in just two years, which was simply impossible before!
This is thanks to~~~~
He rambled on for a long time, like a modern leader's speech, lasting a full two hours.
Fang Er was very curious, how could this guy speak for four hours without drinking water and not get a sore throat?
Ahem, after all this talk, it can be summarized in one sentence!
I hope that the children can learn true skills here and find a way to make a living, no matter what they do in the future!
As Old Li spoke, he kept glancing at Fang Er, mentally cursing him profusely.
This brat, didn't even prepare two bottles of sports drink for me. My throat is so dry from talking.
Seeing that Fang Er didn't even look at him, but faithfully carried out his previous orders, taking pictures all over the venue with his phone, he merely accelerated the pace of his speech.
Next, under everyone's joint witness, we will raise the national flag!
From now on, this flag will be the symbol of the Great Tang. No matter when or where you are, as long as you stand under the national flag, the entire Great Tang will be your backing!
Anyone who dares to desecrate the national flag will be considered a declaration of war against the Great Tang. Even if they are at the ends of the earth, the Great Tang will dispatch troops to punish them. We will pursue them even if they are far away!
After saying these few sentences, he left the flagpole with the microphone.
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!
The neat sound of footsteps came from the periphery of the crowd. Wang Xuance, holding a folded national flag, walked in the middle, flanked by six special forces guards on each side.
Thirteen people, with synchronized movements, walked towards the flagpole.
All the commoners consciously made way for them.
As they reached the flagpole and began to arrange the national flag, Changsun Ling'er and twelve other daughters of dukes also arrived with musical instruments.
Each with a microphone, fixed in front of them with a stand.
Salute!
Wang Xuance unfurled the national flag and shouted loudly at the same time.
The flag bearer slowly pulled the rope, and the Sun and Moon Five-Star Flag began to slowly ascend into the sky, displaying itself perfectly to the world in the gentle breeze.
Upon hearing the command, the special forces soldiers immediately stood at attention and saluted, their gazes following the rising national flag.
As the national flag rose, Changsun Ling'er and the others began to play.
The melodious sound of the zither and flute filled the air.
Little Chang Le broke free from Empress Changsun's hand, took a microphone, and stepped forward, singing the prelude with a celestial voice.
The red sun rises in the east, its great path filled with the glow of the sunset~
How fortunate I am to be born in your embrace, inheriting a lineage of flowing blood~
Not to share joys and burdens equally, but to stand tall with strength~
Our nation's myriad territories, with benevolence, an unextinguishable faith for a thousand years~
After singing these few lines, Chang Le quietly stepped back two steps.
Next, Ma Zhou, the new head of teaching at the academy, walked out with a microphone.
Writing of the azure sky, only a corner of the sun and moon's long journey, painting the vast earth, only a part of the mountains and rivers unharmed.
Observing all eras, from ancient times to the present, the heavens and earth are admired, only the Yanhuang people, with open hearts, venturing to all directions.
Supporting the flowing light, brick by brick, the years soak the red walls, sighing at prosperity and decline, flower by flower, tree by tree, sorrow and joy through vicissitudes.
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After four hours of brainwashing, although the singing was gentle, it made all the commoners present feel a surge of passion.
As the song ended, everyone gazed at the Sun and Moon Five-Star Flag fluttering high in the sky, and it took them a long time to recover.