Once human beings fall into fanaticism, they will be completely unreasonable. In groupware, the more people there are, the crazier they become. The old people call people crazy if they care about this.
If the hot-blooded youths could meet a prince-level person on weekdays, they wouldn't know how to flatter him. But today, this group of angry young men had long forgotten their rationality and rushed forward to throw away the bastard's fist and hit Yi?'s head. beat.
At this time, the leader of the team, General Muge, was frightened. He jumped off his horse and led the soldiers to rush inside desperately. "Stop, are you crazy? If you dare to attack the prince... stop it all, push them away..."
The soldiers pointed their spears diagonally toward the sky and used ash wooden poles to push hard. Some of them were shouting slogans: "One, two, three, push... One, two, three, push... One, two, three, push!"
The crowd was pushed out of an alley, and the soldiers finally rescued the prince. At this time, Yi? There was a big bump on his forehead, his eyes were like pandas, and the corners of his mouth were broken.
"Madmen, they are all a group of madmen. I will give you a quarter of an hour to disperse...or else you will all be deprived of your qualifications to take the exam..."
Yi? Really wanted to send all these people to prison, but he didn't dare, because what he faced was not just one or two cases, but all the cases in the entire Qing Dynasty. If the imperial court dares to use violence today, they may fall into the arms of other forces tomorrow, especially the Zeng brothers. They have many civil and military talents under their command, and they cannot gain more support from them.
At this time, the Queen Mother and the Emperor who were standing on the tower were extremely anxious. Facing such a group of lunatics, you can neither be tough nor soft. Now you can only use dragging tactics to stabilize them.
"You are all the emperors of the Qing Dynasty and the mainstay of the future of the imperial court. The court has heard your voice. If you don't retreat quickly, how can you force the palace..." Just when Yi? was reprimanding these emperors, suddenly the city tower Emperor Tongzhi spoke.
The nine-year-old child shouted in his immature voice, "I am the emperor, I am the Lord of the Qing Dynasty. I only ask you one question... Do you listen to my words or not?"
It is strange to say that at the same time as this childish voice blew through the square, the noise just disappeared in an instant. Countless people knelt on the ground, and there was only one voice in their mouths: "Long live my emperor..."
Imperial power, this is the power that has controlled China for thousands of years and has been mythical. The concept of the Ninth Five-Year Emperor and the True Dragon Emperor has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even burned into the bone marrow. Even though the emperor is only nine years old, what he represents is justice.
Modern people probably don’t understand what righteousness is. In fact, to put it simply, the so-called righteousness is a scale and some lubricant that can override the forces of all parties and balance the forces of all parties.
There will always be different voices in a country or a society. Human nature is inherently difficult to convince, and conflicts will eventually turn into wars. At this time, the righteousness is a scale that can balance the forces, and it can also be said to be a lubricant.
Zhu Yuanzhang was under the command of King Ming when he raised his army, and Xiang Yu had to find a grandson of the last king of Chu to rebel. These things that are displayed above his head are actually righteousness. With this, the forces of all parties can be balanced to avoid serious conflicts. When you are strong enough, it will be easier to replace him.
In troubled times, righteousness and honor are very useful things, let alone the current Qing Dynasty. Although there is a bit of war, the country's structure has not collapsed. Although the pressure of the imperial power has weakened, it still controls people's hearts. . So this group of candidates dared to compete with the prince, but when they saw the emperor, they all calmed down.
Emperor Tongzhi looked at the dark back below the tower, and suddenly a surge of pride surged in his heart. It turned out that this was the majesty of the emperor, this was the imperial power!
"Since you still recognize me as the emperor and know that you are a good citizen of the Qing Dynasty, you should know the king's law... I have heard your petition. The court will consider your opinion, but no one can think of it. If you force me, I can open the Enco or shut down the Enco..."
Ci'an and Cixi were both dumbfounded. They never expected that the nine-year-old Huang'er could actually calm the situation at this moment. Was the aura that filled the child's body at that moment the aura of a true dragon?
No one noticed that after Emperor Tongzhi said these words, he secretly laughed at Ermao, and Ermao picked up his thumb in a sly manner and gave the emperor a smile of praise.
The imperial power ended the chaos. Just as everyone was kowtowing to apologize, a warm sedan rushed out from the Qing Gate. As soon as it reached the edge of the square, a figure ran out of it.
"Who asked you to come? Who asked you to force the palace? Is this what the saint taught? Why don't you disperse quickly..." It was Weng Tonghe who came running.
In his plan, it was enough for the princes to demonstrate and burn down the Xiao family's mansion, but he didn't expect that these princes would come to force him to go to the palace. Damn it, what I want is for the royal family to break up with Xiao Letian, not for us scholars to break up with the royal family. If you do this, aren't you ruining your own business?
"It's all gone, it's all gone. If you dare to stay any longer, do you really think that the court will not dare to strip you of your honor?" Under the pressure of the imperial power and Weng Tonghe's persuasion, the crowd finally dispersed. And Yi?, who was furious, walked to Weng Tonghe and said coldly.
"This is the last time. You have to take care of these young people. You have to remember clearly that this world belongs to the Qing Dynasty, and it is not yet to the point where you are trying to force me into the palace. Don't make the mistake..." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Weng Tonghe ignored Prince Gong's sarcastic remarks. He just straightened his clothes and knelt down to the emperor on the tower, solemnly performing three kneels and nine kowtows.
The little emperor on the tower looked at his teacher indifferently, and suddenly whispered, "I am the emperor with the cleanest inheritance in the Qing Dynasty. No one inside or outside the court is dissatisfied with my ascension to the throne. If the Qing Dynasty wants to revive, it must rely on Me. Teacher, teacher, please don’t make a mistake..."
The little emperor left, leaving Weng Tonghe blowing the cold wind in the square. At the same time, another wonderful drama had been staged in the palace.
Er Mao knelt in the Yangxin Hall. Above his head were the two empress dowagers of the East Palace and the West Palace. The palace was completely silent, and no one spoke for the duration of a cup of tea.
Ermao's forehead was on the floor, and beads of sweat were dripping down. After all, he was still a teenager. With two giant Buddhas on his head pressing down on him, how could he not be nervous and scared.
After a long time, Ci'an finally spoke, "So, when you were accompanying the emperor, you taught him a lot of things? It seems like you have a lot of ink in your belly..."
Erbao didn't say anything. He rang his head three times and said, "Go back to the Queen Mother and Lafayette. How dare you... how dare you come to the throne? When I was serving the emperor, I had a few words about Western learning... I want you to be old." Lord Buddha, please atone for your sins. This servant really didn’t do it on purpose. It was the emperor who forced me to ask..." After saying this, he kowtowed again.
The hall became dead silent again. Just when Er Mao was so depressed that he was about to collapse, Cixi sneered, "Western learning? Western learning again. The Ai family had a headache when they heard this word. Western learning has caused a lot of harm to the Qing Dynasty in recent years. , I didn’t expect that a spy from the Western School was called in today, and even the Forbidden City has a spy from the Western School..."
"Haha, so your backstage is Xiao Letian?"
Tu Qiong dagger saw, the conversation did not last more than three sentences and already Tu Qiong dagger saw. Er Mao's heart was beating nervously. He knew that he would die if he didn't handle it properly. It doesn't matter if you die yourself, you can't harm Mr. Xiao too.
Thinking of this, Ermao's heart skipped a beat, and he kowtowed fiercely, "The Queen Mother and Lafayette know clearly that slaves will always be the Emperor's people, and this heart will not change in this life. Of course, the slaves also admit that Mr. Xiao and I have a personal relationship, and he is still My godmother’s man also taught me some Western knowledge in private, but this can’t change my slave’s sincerity towards my master…”
"Mr. Xiao once wrote a letter asking me about my studies, and he also analyzed the current situation of the court... Mr. Xiao once said that although the emperor is young, he is one of the few people in China who ascended the throne without controversy in thousands of years. This He is the emperor’s greatest support. The late emperor has such a son, and no one can find fault with the inheritance..."
"The righteousness is so righteous, so pure that even foreigners nod their heads. You must know that the countries in Europe are all monarchies. There are also palace fights among them, and they often kill each other. Even foreigners envy the emperor. The bloodline is pure..."
Er Mao has finally let go. The little bit of Western learning that Xiao Letian secretly taught him, as well as the secret method of holding clean and smelly feet, were all used tonight.
"When the country is upright, the people will naturally abandon it. In today's forced palace, even Prince Gong can't speak. However, the emperor has resolved the crisis with just a few words. What does this mean? This shows that your majesty's righteousness is as strong as ever. The Great Wall, the people's support has been completely destroyed..."
"Although I talked about some principles of Western learning, which seemed a bit incompatible with Western learning, I sincerely wanted the Emperor to be well. When your Majesty governs such a large country, you can't just govern the countrymen. Those foreigners also have to govern. Do you want to govern the country? Let your majesty know something about the overseas affairs, so that you can save yourself from being deceived by foreigners..."
Having said this, Er Mao even took out a secret letter from his arms and presented it to him, "This is a private letter from Mr. Xiao to me. There is no disrespect at all in it!"
Xiao Letian's secret letter was quickly delivered to the hands of the two empress dowagers. After they read the letter at a glance, they looked at each other and fell silent.
The letter was written with a foreign pen. I don’t know why many words lacked the writing skills. It looked awkward but I could understand it.
"What does governing a country rely on? It's nothing more than having a right heart and right conduct. To have a right heart, we rely on Confucianism, a loving father, a filial son, and brotherly love... But our own right heart cannot guarantee that the hearts of other countries are also right, just like When a gentleman enters the wilderness, he must not only rely on the righteousness in his heart, but also have a protective sword in his hand..." "What is a sword? It's just a tool... China has been ahead of other countries in science and technology since ancient times. What does it rely on? What does it rely on? It’s just that the tools are advanced. We have the best farming tools, and we also have the best smelting technology, including the most advanced weapons and equipment in the world. This is the foundation for shaping the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties..."
"Foreign guns and cannons are not demons and sorcery. They are just weapons that are slightly more advanced than ours. People say that I, Xiao Letian, want to use evil ways to bring chaos to the world, but I just want to protect the vitality of this country and make my country bigger. The Qing Dynasty can also possess the best self-defense weapons, and Western learning is just the knife that Zhengxing has..."
After a while, the Queen Mother of the two palaces had read the secret letter. Both of them had incredible expressions on their faces. At this time, Ermao was kowtowing like garlic: "Queen Mother, Lafayette, I risk my life to tell the truth..." Mr. Xiao is not a rebel, he really does not want to rebel, he has not even thought about destroying Xianxue..." "Mr. Xiao just wants us to be able to produce foreign guns and cannons in the Qing Dynasty, so that we can also build warships ourselves. If we encounter foreign invasion, we can at least resist it..."
"Master, master... you are loyal, please forgive me, please forgive me!"
