"Aixinjueluo Zaichun, as the emperor of the Qing Empire, you are able to give up the Forbidden City with favorable conditions and are willing to go abroad to endure hardships. This shows that you are a monarch who has the courage to explore. The gun given to you by my master is to let you Don’t forget this enterprising spirit, and always remember the dream of a powerful country in your heart.”
"Master teaches apprentices to never forget them throughout their lives." Zai Chunwen replied angrily, then took a step back and returned to the team.
The student army naturally has unique treatment. Every student here can get a lightweight Colt pistol, and the guns are all given by Xiao Letian himself.
"Liu Anchen came out and gave me a gun."
"Qiu Wei came out and gave me a gun."
"Jiang Yuheng came out and gave me a gun."
"Yan Xing came out and gave me a gun."
"Xiang Ying...Jin Sanshun...Cai Bixia...Lin Zhen..."
When the names of Lin Zhen and Jin Sanshun were called out, the Ryukyu people present were in an uproar. Only then did they realize that the prime minister had not lied to them, and that the sins of Jin Changsen and Lin Yuanmiao did not harm their children and grandchildren. Jin Sanshun and Lin Zhen’s right to study abroad has not been deprived.
The two second-generation Ryukyu officials were now crying with tears in their eyes. After receiving the gun from the prime minister, they even knelt down on one leg to express their family's regret to the prime minister.
Xiao Letian pulled the two of them up and said, "One code is another code. Family is family and you are you. Go and wait until you get to Prussia and finish your studies. I'm waiting for you to return home in an armored battleship. I'm waiting..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... Prime Minister, we will definitely fulfill our mission... Your navy is our life."
Groups of student soldiers completed their review in front of Xiao Letian. When the roar at the end of the final ceremony was heard, the audience burst into applause. The soldiers who formed an army hugged each other and cheered. Zai Chun was thrown into the air by the wave of people and was picked up again. Look, the little emperor has adapted to this game and burst into laughter in mid-air.
The three treasures were so frightened that if the emperor was broken, they would all be beheaded and buried with him. But looking at the emperor's happy posture, no one dared to speak.
After the formation of the army, there was a grand banquet. Today, the soldiers were allowed to drink. Everyone threw away the previous rules and drank to the point of blushing.
The people watching the ceremony had all left. The military camp playground was filled with long wooden tables, large pots of pork and beef, grilled golden lamb chops, and Ryukyuan-style stir-fry dishes that were constantly being moved up.
The rice wine, Huadiao, and Japanese sake sent by Jiangnan should be consumed as much as the sea water. The usually stern instructors were bragging with the students in their arms at this moment. Some of them even cried when they drank too much.
All the conflicts and resentments during training disappeared at this moment, leaving only a strong sense of comradeship. The only exception was the Japanese. Shimazu Dairo walked up to Zai Chun and knelt down in front of Zai Chun with a red face.
"Courtesy is indispensable. You were a student before and I was an instructor, so I must be strict. But after the training, you are Your Majesty and I am an ordinary foreign warrior, so I have to salute you solemnly and ask Your Majesty to forgive my previous arrogant behavior. .”
Zai Chun grabbed his hand and dragged him up from the ground. "I didn't say what crime you had. If I have to punish you, then I will punish you by drinking these three bowls of wine..."
Shimazu Dairo was just a samurai from a foreign domain of the Shimazu family, and his status was not high in Japan. Now he could actually receive wine from the Qing Emperor. This honor made him tremble all over.
After drinking three bowls of wine, Shimazu Dalang was already drunk. Ever since he met the Prime Minister, his life had immediately undergone earth-shaking changes. With these three bowls of wine, he could become a guest of the minister, even the Emperor, after he returned to Japan. Everyone will remember his name. Should he change his name to Shimazu Zensake? I think he can consider it.
There was a group of people who felt very lonely throughout the banquet. In the corner of the square, three hundred Qing guards occupied three long tables. Although the food and drinks were the same as those of the New Army, the atmosphere was completely different.
The strange equipment on the new soldiers blinded their eyes, and the high morale revealed from head to toe made them look up. Although there was only a three-foot distance between the group and the crowd, the atmosphere was like heaven and earth. Totally different.
Emperor Tongzhi finally came over. Although he was young, he drank a few sips of wine today. He wanted to drink strong liquor but his master gave him a strict order not to do so.
The blushing Zai Chun walked up to the three hundred guards, followed by the four red-faced guards and four eunuchs.
"I have been waiting for you for a long time, why did you come so late?" Zai Chun asked.
Three hundred people stood up collectively, then cuffed their sleeves and knelt down. "I send you greetings to your Majesty, may your Majesty be blessed." With such neat greeting movements and sounds, the entire military camp suddenly became quiet, and the new Ryukyu troops followed suit one by one. Look at them like monsters.
The Ryukyu Constitution drafted by the Prime Minister had already abolished the kneeling ceremony. That constitution confirmed King Shangtai's right to rule the Ryukyu Kingdom. However, the new army was recognized by the constitution as being given to Prime Minister Xiao. The kneeling ceremony was also included in this law. After being abolished, people now only need to bow when facing the monarch and high officials.
In such a short time, people have already forgotten what it is like to kneel down and pray. Today, everyone present felt very uncomfortable when they watched the disciples of the Eight Banners kneel down and pray.
Zai Chun sighed and shook his head, "Without any courtesy, please get up... From now on, please don't kneel down and salute me. It's not like the Qing Dynasty didn't use so many salutes. Just follow the example of the New Army and their military salutes."
"Starting from tomorrow, you will disrupt the organization and train with the next batch of recruits. You will be the first emperor's personal army that I, Emperor Tongzhi, have personally formed."
With the bang, the disciples of the Three Hundred and Eighth Banners were all talking. Although they had already guessed in their hearts, they still couldn't believe it when His Majesty personally admitted it.
Among them, the three treasures were bold. "Your Majesty... Do you want to abolish the Qing Dynasty's bow and horse tactics? We are all called Little Baturu in Sijiu City. Do we still need to train with the new army?" "
"You are so bold that you even dare to question His Majesty's orders." The four guards glared and held their hands on the handles of their guns.
Zai Chun waved his hand and asked the four guards to retreat, "Haha, I know you are dissatisfied, but facts speak louder than words. The Qing Dynasty did not return with a huge defeat when it fought against the Western army. You must forget all the lessons the Prime Minister's new army taught you. "
"Haha, I know you are a little unconvinced. It's good that I don't need imperial power to suppress you. Now everyone stand at attention and stand in a military position with me to bask in the sun. Let's see who can survive me."
The little emperor spoke to me one by one, which made the eyes of the three hundred guards twitch. The little emperor was really taught by Xiao Letian. How can you say me? Well, you have to say me, but no one dared to persuade me.
Xiao Letian had a table with Sima Yun, Luo Huo and others on the high platform, as well as Nobel and other important guests. They all drank two more drinks while watching the wonderful performance below.
"That's right, that's right. Everything is difficult at the beginning. Being able to bear the burden of it shows that he is a very practical child and has not been completely brainwashed by those rotten scholars..."
Nobel asked in confusion, "That is the emperor of the Qing Empire. What kind of iron-blooded emperor do you want to teach?"
"There is no way. The Qing Dynasty needs iron blood, and China's national destiny needs iron blood. Without iron blood, it is impossible to suppress the stubborn forces, and China's industrialization cannot be launched."
At this time, three hundred guards stood in two rows at the edge of the playground. The little emperor and the four guards looked at them face to face. "Everyone looks at me, with his heels close to his toes and his fingers like knives on the outside of his thighs. You are not allowed to shake your head or speak or make any noise." …When I can’t stand it any longer, you can disband.”
The little emperor and the four guards were as firmly nailed to the playground as five pine trees.
Isn't it just about standing up? The disciple of the Eight Banners hasn't practiced standing up yet. If he becomes a guard in the future, standing up will be a basic skill. Besides, the little emperor's body is famously weak. If he can't even compare with the little emperor, then it's really bad. It was a shame and was thrown to grandma's house.
The playground fell silent. At first, the new soldiers were interested in watching the fun, but after a while their patience disappeared and they started eating and drinking.
Time passed minute by minute, and they started to stand in military posture at half past twelve, until fourteen o'clock, fifteen o'clock, sixteen o'clock... Gradually the drunkards on the playground went back to sleep, and the soldiers on vacation walked out of the camp gate. To enjoy their vacation, even Xiao Letian went to handle official business.
The food and wine had been removed, and the military camp gradually returned to calm. After 16 o'clock, there were people in the team who couldn't stand it anymore. A guard with sore legs staggered forward.
The fourth eunuch had been staring at them for a long time. He rushed over and pulled him out of the team. "You were the first to die. You were bragging just now. Why are you so cowarded now? Challenge His Majesty. Just wait to be punished... "The loser was pushed into the corner and sat on the ground in frustration.
The chefs in the military camp were very humane. They actually made a big pot of mung bean soup with rock sugar in it. The master knocked on the side of the pot and said, "Are you all fools for competing? Even the Prime Minister praised His Majesty during his military training. You actually challenge His Majesty, haha... I'm going home, but some of you are boasting. His Majesty the Qing Dynasty has eaten up my craftsmanship for half a year, and I can brag about this honor for the rest of my life..."
The chef left, and then someone couldn't stand it anymore. The team began to be chaotic. One by one loser was found out, and the team became thinner and thinner.
The Sambo, Doro, and Ma Qun still persisted. They never thought that the standing rules were so terrible. Their legs began to tremble slightly, their knees always wanted to bend, and their eyes gradually became blurry.
But the little emperor in front of them kept laughing at them. Zai Chun didn't move at all. Ma Mingduncheng, one of the four guards, was stung by bees on his forehead and remained motionless with a big red and swollen bump on his head.
"I can't stand it anymore, I'm going to pee my pants..." Ma Qun ran to the toilet in the distance. As a result, fifty or sixty guards rushed forward at this reminder, and they were about to pee their pants.
There were more and more losers. When the sun set and the pocket watch pointed to seventeen o'clock, only Sambo, Doro and six other guards were present.
Zai Chun remained unmoved, and San Bao and Doluo knew they could not hold on any longer. They were already frightened by His Majesty, and their knees bent and they fell to the ground.
"This slave is defeated. Please rest, your majesty, and take care of your dragon body. This slave really can't stand it any longer..." This book was first published from. Be the first to read the original content!
