After enduring the unbearable midsummer, the mornings and evenings in Beijing are finally a bit cool. Watching the days getting shorter and the leaves turning slightly yellow, people realize that autumn is coming and thickened clothes are finally coming out.
There is harmony among the people in Beijing this year. The long-haired rebellion in the south has been completely subsided last year. Although there are still some remnants causing chaos here and there, it has no harm to the overall situation. Although the Nian army rebellion in Shandong and Henan was very loud, the imperial court and the Hunan army already had experience in pacifying the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so there should be no problem in dealing with these rogue bandits.
Not only did the end of the war bring a sense of security to the people, but the gradually falling prices in the market also proved to people that the economy was picking up. After a year of recovery in the south, food and various products could already be shipped in bulk along the canal to the north. After being transported, when the first shipment of new southern rice this year approached the dock in Beijing, the price of food in the city instantly dropped by 10%.
This was a matter of real concern to the common people. At that time, the streets and alleys were filled with shouts of shouting for "Long Live the Emperor," and the incense in major temples praying for the Emperor's long life was full.
This year's joyous events don't stop there. Not long ago, several foreign merchant ships arrived from Tanggu, carrying tens of thousands of stones of rice from Siam and Cochin. They also announced that this year's rice harvest in the two countries in South Asia will be bumper. The price is extremely low. When the overseas rice entered Beijing along the Haihe River system, the price of food was actually reduced by another 10%.
Since ancient times, China's food price has been stable, and the people are stable. When the world is full, the belly is the biggest. Faced with such good news, the old guys in the Hanlin Academy made a series of unnutritious memorials, blowing the queen mother of the two palaces and the emperor to the sky. went. However, the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the palace ministers all knew the details of the incident. The rice had a history. It was the Tanggu businessmen trying to flatter Fu Qing. They were giving Xiao Letian's sworn brother Fu Qing. Celebrate the momentum.
I have to say that Lotte Yangxing played this skill very well. After all, Fu Qing was a high-ranking nobleman of the Three Banners. Adding his achievements would also put gold on the faces of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and even the emperor would have more face. Update immediately. With the momentum of this group of businessmen, there will be fewer people who oppose Fu Qing's sudden rise to a high position.
But the joy only lasted for a few days. After a shocking rumor spread in Beijing, the heart of this big empire began to beat uncontrollably, which was a sign of coronary heart disease.
"Oh, that's right! Are you taking a morning walk? Looking at your calm face, you must not know the new things that were circulated last night... Come here, I'll tell you..."
"Ouch, you kid, don't make fun of me, can you? Who is fighting with whom? That Xiao Letian who wrote the book led his people to fight with Little Japan? Damn it, where is Ryukyu..."
"You are so ignorant and ignorant. Ryukyu is an island country on the sea. It has been our vassal country since ancient times. I heard that it came to pay tribute during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but it was secretly taken over by the Japanese naughty boys... oops Wait until I explain it clearly, things are complicated here..."
The leisurely people walking on the street gathered together, regardless of Xiaoqiu's blushing face, and excitedly spread all kinds of bizarre rumors. Update as soon as possible
"You don't understand. The so-called daimyo in Japan actually occupy an area smaller than ours. On weekdays, even daimyo seldom eat refined grains. Some families only eat one meal a day... Yes Ah! Just because they were poor, they secretly sent troops to control the King of Ryukyu, and used the King of Ryukyu’s seal to secretly trade with the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty..."
"Oh, these girls are so mean! Have they taken advantage of us for hundreds of years?"
"Isn't that right? These little naughty guys are all obsessed with money. It's pitiful to plunder the Ryukyu Kingdom. The king drinks porridge and eats sweet potatoes every day, and the Japanese took away all the money..."
"Hey, isn't this the king of subjugation? Tsk, tsk, tsk..." The crowd rushed forward, and the gossiper stopped on purpose, and took a sip of tea. He enjoyed the urging feeling, and it took him a long time to figure it out. Keep talking. Update as soon as possible
"To tell you the truth, the King of Ryukyu heard that a scholar came from the kingdom, and he didn't care whether he was an official or not. He actually wrote a blood letter to ask Xiao Letian for help... There were eighteen eunuch masters in the palace. The blockade of four Japanese ninja ronin almost killed everyone before sending the blood letter to Xiao Letian..."
"Do you know that that night, the battle at the Ryukyu Imperial Palace was bloody, foreigners from overseas even used their flying swords, and the colorful rays of light turned the whole city red..."
Okay, these gossips are really good at gossiping, and it will turn into a fairy tale in no time. The first update is not the end of the story. When the rumor reaches the tavern, it will be even more outrageous.
"Come on, come on, you guys have done this...ah! To say that this Xiao Letian is really a character, what happened is just like the play. When he received the blood letter from the King of Ryukyu, He couldn't help but became furious. He stood on the top of the mountain in Naha, behind him were hundreds of green forest experts from our Qing Dynasty, and even the Great Dragon Lord of the North was inside..."
"I saw Xiao Letian pointing his finger at Naha City and yelling, 'You small country untouchables, how can you dare the royal family? You must know that the Ryukyu Kingdom is a vassal vassal of the Qing Dynasty.' After saying this, he raised his arms and us, the top green forest masters of the Qing Dynasty, took advantage of the mountains. Just kill them, there are thousands of Japanese soldiers at the foot of the mountain..."
The drinkers in the mutton restaurant were dumbfounded. They forgot to put down the charcoal fire in the copper hot pot, and the flames shot up half a foot high, almost drying up the soup, but no one even thought of adding water and meat.
"Tell me quickly, what happened next..."
"Hahaha, then how could the small country of Japan be the opponent of the great Qing Dynasty? Even though they bullied the small country of Ryukyu, they came and went, but when our green forest masters made a move, half the city was killed... Xiao Holding a white feather fan, Lotte set up an eight-door golden lock array on the top of the mountain just like Zhuge Kongming..."
"Little Japan has never seen the power of going into battle. The Qimen Dunjia left by Zhuge Wuhou is simply not something they can crack. As soon as the Japanese army entered the formation, ghost soldiers suddenly appeared everywhere, and the sky and the earth changed color... In the end, only one person was alive. None!"
Well, in just half a day, Xiao Letian's image has changed from a Western scholar to a monster who can control the wind and rain and spread the beans into soldiers. But no matter what, there was a market for superstitious ideas at that time. Otherwise, during the Boxer Rebellion, there wouldn’t be so many people believing that drinking talisman water could stop bullets, or swallowing incense ashes would make them invulnerable.
Really afraid of what will come, Xiao Letian tried every means to suppress the news, but no matter how powerful he was, he could not control all the foreign merchant ships. This information was first sent to Shanghai by foreigners, and it spread to the interior of the Qing Dynasty from Shanghai.
Facts have proved that there are no secrets at the emperor's feet. When the information from foreigners was sent to the Forbidden City, the entire Forty-Nine City was already in a commotion within one night.
It was so encouraging that all the people in the entire Forty-Nine City, both Manchu and Han, jumped up excitedly. For three consecutive days, the sales of drinks in the capital increased by 30%. Please come to more and faster chapters. When people gathered together and opened their mouths, they would always talk about Xiao Letian. When they were excited, they even danced as if he had seen it with their own eyes.
Look, there are still capable people in our country. Although we have suffered several losses in front of foreigners, doesn't such a large empire still have a few white jade pillars that support the sky and purple gold beams that support the sea? When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rose, there was Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army. Now the Nian Army is in turmoil and Li Hongzhang is said to have put it down well.
Now I am even more angry. The master of Western learning actually brought down a country's capital with only a few dozen green forest heroes. Although the Japanese little devils cannot be compared with the Western giants, they are still foreigners after all, and I heard that foreigners all obey Xiao Letian obediently. dispatched and fired artillery to support the Han people.
The Qing Dynasty is indeed full of energy, and Xiao Letian is really good at it. In 1865, in the late autumn of the fourth year of Tongzhi, Xiao Letian once again stirred the hearts of the Qing Dynasty. It was like a storm hitting the capital, and everyone went crazy.
As the intelligence came to the capital one by one, the details of the Naha battle began to be gradually restored. When the common people heard that Little Japan actually dared to plot to massacre Chinese people in the city, they also dared to lead their troops to attack the Ryukyu Kingdom. , and finally dared to bombard the city. This time it can be regarded as a poke into the lungs of the officials and the people.
Scenes of the British and French forces entering Beijing are still lingering in front of the people, and the scene of being bullied has not been forgotten. Now the Ryukyu Domain has also suffered such a tragedy, and the perpetrator turned out to be Japan. Now the people's emotions suddenly changed. More fanatical.
The common people lived in teahouses, wine shops and even brothels, yelling at Japan's shamelessness. The Qingliu even jointly petitioned the court to strictly control Japan, as if the halal could control Japan.
In the midst of the frenzy that filled the city, Weng Tonghe, the leader of Qingliu, went away from his usual calmness and excitedly held a banquet for his disciples and old officials. During the banquet, the imperial master almost lifted Xiao Letian to the sky.
"This is the same achievement as Chen Tang and Ban Dingyuan. They conquered the capital of a country thousands of miles away. This is an achievement that requires the title of a marquis...I want to give credit to you, and you also have to give credit to Xiao Letian. Lotte Fenghou..."
"When Xiao Letian returns to the capital, I will personally apologize to him. Everything in the past was due to my short-sightedness. No matter what academic disputes I have with him, I absolutely cannot sit idly by when it comes to the achievements of the national war. Are you willing to join my signature?"
These Qingliu people, who are like monkeys with their tails inserted, have nothing to do all day long to study how to be a sinister person. When they heard the flattering meaning in Weng Tonghe's words, they were all excited and gearing up.
"Dare you disobey me! With Xiao Letian in our dynasty, Xiao Houye has suddenly emerged, and maybe he will be on an equal footing with Marshal Zeng in a few years..." A neutral remark from the crowd made the literati present burst into laughter. They all shouted that it was reasonable.
Xiao Letian, you are really looking for death. Do you deserve such a big credit? Did you know that there are four hundred ways to write the word fennel for fennel beans? Then you don’t even know the four hundred ways that literati kill people without using a knife? Hahaha, you, a commoner with no fame at all, can actually pacify a country? Just wait for the imperial power to cut you to pieces.
What we want to do now is to praise you, to lift you up to the sky, and to make you jealous of thousands of people. Not to mention the Emperor and Queen Mother, even if Marshal Zeng is unhappy, he can easily crush you to death.
This group of carnival clear people really felt as if their boats and oars were being wiped out in the middle of a joke, as if they could easily kill Xiao Letian if they just moved their minds.
But no scholar has ever been willing to study and study, what is Japan like now? What is the situation in Ryukyu Kingdom? Including how Xiao Letian inspired the movement of 100,000 Chinese people. In their eyes, those were despicable things done by an inferior vassal state and were not enough to stain his respect.
The Qing Dynasty was glorious, and all the nations came to court... Well, although the Western Yi were a bit disrespectful, in Asia, especially East Asia, the Qing Dynasty will always be the boss. A fight between two vassal states is probably like two villages fighting for water. What's the point? Seriously, men don't have the patience to study those barbarian countries that drink blood from their hair.
"Xiao Letian is really lucky to have encountered such a coincidence as the barbarian internal strife. If I had been there at that time, the refreshing feeling of a scholar giving guidance on the battlefield would have been something I will never forget... Come on, come on, let's drink this cup to the full!"
These literati were all drunk. In their drunken dreams, they all transformed into Marquis Zhuge Wu. Under the white-feathered feather fans, the crowds of wild people were wiped out. In their drunken dreams, the titles awarded by His Majesty reached the sky. This dream is so beautiful. I wish I could stay drunk and never wake up!
