Beijing is cold in winter, let alone at an altitude of tens of meters. The little emperor Tongzhi was wrapped in a double-layered bearskin coat, but his hands and face were still red from the cold.
Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the young emperor felt the wonderful taste of power for the first time. His plan to study abroad was unanimously approved. Even the Qingliu people who had been teaching him had to bow their heads.
Only his mother was still crying, but in order to be free, he could only make her sad.
When the little emperor was about to board the hot air balloon and want to go to the sky, almost all the courtiers in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony objected with one voice. What would happen if he fell down?
But the little emperor had bravely taken the first step in life and would never back down. Under the protection of the new army, Xiao Letian and the little emperor squeezed out from the encirclement of the officials and stepped onto the hot air balloon. Climb up the rope ladder.
Now the sky in the Forbidden City collapsed. The hot air balloon drifted to the west at an altitude of more than 30 meters. On the ground, a group of eunuchs, guards and ministers were chasing after them. Their cries were earth-shattering.
The hot air balloon flew through the imperial city and into the city. The streets and alleys were filled with people burning incense and kneeling in worship. Xiao Letian seemed to have expected this scene. He even threw out a long banner.
The banner read in large black letters, 'The Emperor left the palace to inspect the world.' These four-nine cities were completely shocked. The people never expected that it was their Emperor flying in the sky.
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor." The whole city was filled with cheers of long live. Isn't it natural for the Son of Heaven to fly in the sky? For a time, the little emperor's reputation was so high.
"Your Majesty, have you seen that I am using such Western skills to increase your reputation... In the past, you were hiding in the palace, and the people only vaguely knew that you were the emperor, but they had no regard for you. emotion……"
"But today, you have become the first emperor to truly fly in the sky in five thousand years. How can your reputation not rise if you think the people will think of you?"
"To put it bluntly, the emperor is hidden deep in the palace. The people shout long live but they may not take the emperor seriously in their hearts. Even if a palace coup overthrows you, the people will not die. They should still eat. Drink..."
Emperor Tongzhi had never seen a master who told the truth like this. He said with bright eyes, "Are you giving me a lesson? You are teaching me the emperor's skills, so what should I do?"
Xiao Letian grabbed his hand and raised it, "Wave, wave to your people... Say whatever you want, as long as you show your face, the people will love you even more... Lower the height of the hot air balloon and let Your Majesty comforts the people."
The hot air balloon began to descend slowly. When it reached a height of twenty meters, the blushing Emperor Tongzhi waved to the people on the street, "I... I am the emperor, I... I wish you New Year's greetings."
With a pop, Ye Qiu burst out laughing from behind, thinking that the child was so cute. This was the first time in thousands of years that the emperor actually paid New Year greetings to his people.
But unexpectedly, when the little emperor's voice reached the street, the entire crowd suddenly fell silent, and everyone couldn't believe their ears.
"The person wearing the bright yellow robe in the sky is really His Majesty. His Majesty actually paid New Year's greetings to us ordinary people. I wasn't dreaming."
When people finally knew that this was not a dream, the whole city was in a state of excitement. People cheered on the street, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, Mingjun, the emperor wishes the people a happy new year..."
After thousands of years of brainwashing, people in feudal society have become sincerely respectful to the imperial power. In the hearts of simple people, the emperor is good, and everything in the world is caused by bad ministers who deceived the sage. Anyway, this is what the play says. .
Today the emperor actually flies in the sky to pay New Year greetings to all the people. What is this if he is not an eternal Mingjun? Hey...I don’t want to say anything else. Just burn incense and kneel down and shout a few more long live.
The news that Emperor Tongzhi was flying in the sky to pay New Year's greetings to the people of the Forty-Nine Cities immediately spread throughout the capital. The city of Beijing completely exploded. There were shouts of congratulations to the emperor for long live everywhere, and all the people were going crazy.
Those eunuchs, guards and ministers who were chasing the hot air balloon were already trapped in the sea of people and could not extricate themselves. The fanatical flow of people pushed them staggering around. The people who used to be obedient now only have eyes for the emperor in heaven and these ministers in court uniforms. Then no one cares about it at all.
The Qingliu Hanlin who were staggering around were all frightened and could not control themselves. "What is going on? The people have become crazy. How can the court control these common people if this continues? Your Majesty, you are playing with fire."
In the eyes of Confucian ministers, the work of mobilizing people's emotions should be done by Confucian ministers. If the emperor directly aroused the emotions of the people, it would be detrimental to Confucian rule over China.
To put it simply, if the imperial power is combined with the fanatical power of the people, it will attack the inherent Confucian positions from the upper and lower levels. This is a scene that all Confucian officials do not want to see.
What the rotten literati hate is naturally what Xiao Letian and Zai Chun like. Now the little emperor understands how good Xiao Letian is to him. A master who is willing to fight for the hearts of the people is a truly good master. As for Weng Tonghe, Humanoids have no other ability except to control themselves with strict rules.
"Master... thank you." Zai Chun said in a low voice.
"Don't thank me yet. What you saw today is just a glimpse of power. In the future, you will see more powerful power. I hope you have the ability to control it... follow me and practice hard." Xiao Letian gently stroked Zai Chun's head.
The Great Court Meeting in 1866 ended with thunder in the city. From that day on, Emperor Tongzhi moved to Jingshan. Before the new army left the capital, the young emperor lived here.
There is no need to go into details about how the various forces in the capital secretly wrestled that night. The envoys in Dongjiaomin Lane all spent a sleepless night.
The Qing Empire was really too big. Although it had suffered several defeats in foreign wars, foreigners knew that the foundation of the empire was still there, and the small amount of compensation was not considered a thorn in the side.
In such a big empire, the young emperor actually wants to study abroad. The great powers of various countries do not want to get involved. The ten-year-old emperor is the age that is easy to brainwash. If we can win the little emperor's heart now, then the interests of the next few decades will be You can keep it.
Hua Ruohan wrote his secret letter to the president in beautiful cursive calligraphy on the stationery: "Your Excellency, the great changes in East Asia have been irreversible. Xiao Letian has successfully influenced the emperor of this empire. I suggest that your Excellency the President immediately Improve the level of cooperation with Xiao Letian, this man is worthy of America's investment..."
Not only was the American minister writing a secret letter, but the British minister Alley was also writing top-secret information to the mainland: "The changes in East Asia are faster than the imagination of the empire on which the sun never sets. Xiao Letian changed the politics of the Qing Empire with only thousands of troops. The pattern is unexpected. I hope that the country will analyze it immediately. I will do my best to allow His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to go to Britain. A pro-British monarch is conducive to the interests of Britain..."
The French envoy and the Russian envoy were also writing vigorously. On how to compete for Aisin Gioro Zaichun's favor, all countries had the same attitude, that is, they must let the little emperor come to their country to study.
No one sleeps in Dongjiaomin Lane, and the Manchu court forces have become a mess. After the little emperor leaves Beijing, how the behind-the-curtain government should be run and how power should be distributed are the focus of everyone's attention.
But all this has nothing to do with Xiao Letian. In his eyes, those who snatch food from the existing dog food bowls are useless guys. Now the Qing Dynasty has completely lost its pioneering and enterprising spirit, except in the existing dog food bowls. There is nothing left to do except fight for your job.
Now Xiao Letian has begun to consider the arrangements after leaving the capital. Since the new army has achieved its strategic goal, it can no longer stay. Although Xiao Letian seems to have all the upper hand now, but he knows his own affairs, he is still far away He doesn't have the strength to challenge the imperial court.
Government orders began to be issued one after another, the entire New Army began to mobilize, and numerous camps were ready to move out. The security of the city, including the city's security, began to be handed over to Shuntian Mansion and the Jiumen Admiral's Office.
In the following days, the number of New Army troops on the streets became less and less, but there were more and more soldiers in the barracks outside the city. The well-informed Eight Banners disciples all knew that the New Army was leaving, and time was at the end of the year. On the day of the next year.
Time passed day by day, and when the number of temporary grain stores occupying all the intersections in the capital began to decrease, and when the unscrupulous grain merchants in the past began to open again, the common people understood that Xiao Letian's new army was really leaving.
Xiao Nian is the last preview before the Chinese New Year. The fiery New Year atmosphere becomes more and more enthusiastic from this day on, especially this year due to the strong entry of Prime Minister Xiao of Donghai into Beijing, which brings not only low rice prices. There are also countless crafting opportunities.
In foreign terms, this is the employment rate. As long as you are not lazy, you can find something to do in the Longxugou construction site and the sweeping clean-up activities throughout the city.
Low prices and a high employment rate have revitalized the market in the capital. The citizens' sufficient purchasing power has made all businesses profitable.
The people finally had a good year, and the whole city was full of laughter and laughter. However, on the day of the small year, Xiao Letian's new army set off. They did not plan to celebrate the New Year in the capital, and they had to brave the cold wind. Left Sijiucheng.
Note: Xinjing has been talking a lot in the past few days, asking everyone to join the group and support the main website. To be honest, I feel quite annoyed, but those who can’t write online articles are actually the ones who have to talk. It's okay for you to think of me as a beggar.
In fact, I have said it in the inner words I wrote before, and I can guess the readers' reactions very well, which can be divided into three situations: those who ignore it and continue to ignore it, those who sneer at it and sarcastic abuses, and the real fans who join the group to support Xinjing.
Three different types of readers are actually three different mentality. True fans don’t need to say anything. Xinjing has nothing to say except thanks.
As for readers who are silent and indifferent, it doesn’t matter. You have read more than two million words and are still reading it, which means that you are at least a fan of this book. Although there is no such person as Fen Xinjing, it can only mean that the good relationship between us is not deep enough.
As for those who are sarcastic, I won’t say anything. You can continue to read the book. Maybe the author is a slave laborer in your eyes. Just subscribe and you can stand on the moral high ground and criticize at will.
In fact, most of the book friends in the group know why there is only one update recently. They know how tired Xinjing is, and they also know what Xinjing’s occupational diseases are. They also know that Xinjing is a living person, not a A coding machine.
Let me say one more thing, the first update situation will last for another month or two. The brothers in the group know the specific reasons, so I will not ramble in the book.
Sigh... Life is not easy in the first place, and writing a book is even more difficult. There is nothing I can do about Xinjing asking for help from my book friends. Just say "Three Winter Warms", even if Xinjing really begs for your help. It's in front of me. You don't need to be sarcastic if you don't help. If this were in real life, would you still have to beat me up for your bad temper?
If you feel that your heart is not clean and you have done something wrong, just show your arrogance and treat me like a fart, let it go...
Finally, I will continue to promote the book club group. The 116253076 group is very lively. Everyone chats about history, plots, etc. I am in it. It bubbles up basically every day. If you want to chat, just join the group.
Recently Xinjing has been a little willful. I sighed and said that I have been strict for more than two million words. Please allow me to be a little more willful during this period. At least in this way you can know that Xinjing is also a living person with seven emotions and six desires, not a machine. A coding machine, what do you think?
