The most noble person in Ryukyu at present is of course the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, His Majesty Aisin Gioro Zaichun. In fact, it should be King Shangtai of Ryukyu, and then the Prime Minister Xiao Letian.
However, because Xiao Letian has the status of the emperor's master, his ranking is ahead of the two of them. When Zai Chun and Shang Tai walked into the Prime Minister's Mansion one after another to accept everyone's salutes, it took ten minutes for the singing officer to succeed. He shouted angrily.
"The Prime Minister of Ryukyu, Wang Shangfu, the Imperial Master of the Qing Dynasty... Xiao Letian has arrived!"
One sentence caused the entire Prime Minister's Mansion to fall into absolute silence. The Four Heavenly Kings took the lead and lined up to greet them at the gate. Wang Huaiyuan, Luo Huo, Xiao Hexin, and Sima Yun led all the ministers to greet them at the main entrance. This was for their direct ministers. glory.
The second team consisted of the Ryukyu King's ministers and guests attending the ceremony. They stood at the second gate waiting for Xiao Letian's arrival.
In the innermost hall, Zaichun and Shang Taize stood behind the crowd to show their high status.
Horseshoes trample on the bluestone road. Xiao Letian, dressed in military uniform, rides a tall Arabian horse. His body is as black as satin, with not a single hair on it. There are only four horseshoes with a ring of white. He is none other than Ryukyu's most precious war horse, Wuyun. Walking in the snow.
Behind Xiao Letian were eighteen knights in formal attire, each riding a pitch-black war horse of the same coat color. Their straight military uniforms had no wrinkles at all. Their leather boots, armed belts and patent leather big-brimmed hats were spotless, and their chins were raised proudly.
Wang Huaiyuan and others were just about to take a thousand steps to salute, when suddenly they saw an incredible scene out of the corner of their eyes. In the hands of the two flag bearers behind Xiao Letian, one side was an ordinary big flag with the character "Xiao", and the other side actually had a It is Ryukyu’s national treasure, the flag with broken blood.
Hiss... everyone present took a breath. Why did the Prime Minister take out this flag? Isn't this the bloody flag enshrined in the Temple of War?
The Bloody Flag is a myth in Ryukyu. It was the first time Xiao Letian came to Ryukyu with only more than 60 Heavenly Kingdom veterans, but these 60 people inspired a massive uprising of 100,000 Chinese.
In a night of blood and fire, they defeated the ruler of the Shimazu family, liberated the Ryukyu Kingdom, and laid Xiao Letian's first foundation.
That night, Yi Wang Shi Dakai personally wrote the three Chinese characters Xiao Letian on ten white flags. It was these ten battle flags with the Chinese character Xiao Letian that inspired hundreds of thousands of Chinese to fight bravely that night, soaked in blood and gunpowder smoke. In the end, every flag was stained red with the blood of the rebels.
Among them, the largest Xiao Letian flag is in the hands of Xiao Letian. In that bloody battle, Xiao Letian and his team made the greatest achievements, and the price they paid was heavy. Even Xiao Letian himself was injured and vomited blood. Because Xiao Letian's blood condensed into this flag, it was regarded as the ancestor of war flags by Ryukyu and enshrined in the War Temple.
What does the residual blood flag represent? For the new Ryukyu Army, it is a signal that they will fight to the death, and that they will die together. Once this flag is raised, the army will no longer receive any orders to retreat or make strategic detours, and will only fight forward to the death.
Either destroy the enemy or be destroyed by the enemy, there is no other choice.
The eyes of the four heavenly kings were twitching. They really didn't understand why the prime minister wanted to display the residual blood flag, which was the largest one enshrined in the Temple of War. Could it be that the prime minister had a premonition of some kind of danger in that plan?
All the warriors who had fought under the Residual Blood Flag stood as majestic as javelins at this moment. A smell of iron and blood began to permeate the air, and everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion felt that something was wrong.
King Shangtai and Zai Chun glanced at each other subconsciously, and they swallowed hard. They didn't know what was going to happen next, and each of them was as flustered as if they had caught a rabbit.
Xiao Letian jumped off his horse and returned the greeting with a smile, while the two flag bearers stood on the left and right at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, like two iron statues.
"Relax! There is no battle for you to fight today. This flag is actually for myself...I am cheering myself up. Don't be so nervous, okay?"
Xiao Letian shook this person's hand and patted that person's shoulder. He called each other's names one by one, blowing into the Prime Minister's Mansion like a spring breeze.
Xiao Letian, who was surrounded by stars, walked to the main hall, followed the command of the singer, and accepted the toast from Emperor Tongzhi and King Shangtai. Then Xiao Letian said a few words of opening remarks to congratulate the new year. The following is the awareness of the gifts from all parties.
This is the most important aspect for everyone. Everyone hopes that their gift will be favored by the prime minister.
Xiao Letian was full of praise for the engraving of Journey to the West presented by Shopkeeper Niu, and the fat man immediately became drunk after drinking three glasses of fine wine. Hu Xueyan's vulgar goods made Xiao Letian raise his thumb. Even the old shopkeeper Fan Lian behind him sighed and thanked Hu Xueyan for his help.
Lord Long also came back. The cold wind from the Far East left several patches of frostbite on his face. The whole audience was filled with admiration after the ginseng was brought out. Xiao Letian said distressedly, "You are in a bitter cold place and it is more difficult than me. You can keep this old ginseng! This is an order, don't disobey it!"
Mr. Long's eyes were red and he said, "I am a martial arts warrior, it doesn't matter... Since the Prime Minister insists on rewarding me, I will not refuse..."
Master Long turned to Wang Huaiyuan and said, "You're almost turning into a ghost... I'll give this old ginseng to you, don't keep it to boil some ginseng soup to replenish your vitality!"
True friends don't need to be fake. Lord Long gave it sincerely, and Wang Huaiyuan took it happily. He took the box and turned around and handed it to his personal guard. "Put it away. Make me some chicken soup tomorrow!"
The old ginseng head came with Mr. Long and said quickly, "No! This is the 400-year-old ginseng king. Don't overdo it at one time. Just add a little beard and it will be enough..."
Mr. Long smiled and said, "You old dog, you are still talking nonsense, and you are not giving the Prime Minister a gift... Prime Minister, this ginseng king was presented by the old ginseng head. He is also one of the local powerful people who supports us the most in the Far East!"
Lao Shen's head popped and he knelt on the ground, trembling and unable to speak clearly, "I've seen... I've seen the Prime Minister..."
Xiao Letian nodded, and there were soldiers around him who helped the old ginseng head up. "You are an elder, so don't kneel down. You can follow me sincerely. This is a great achievement... I heard that you can be said to be broke in the Far East." Support the cause of the Volunteer Army! Well done. Although I am not the commander of the Volunteer Army, I still want to reward you. What do you want?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare to ask for a reward... General Xiang takes us to take revenge. This is a great favor. If we continue to report, it will be too inhuman. If you don't want it, I don't want anything..."
"Hahaha... don't actually mean you want to. Your strategy of retreating in order to advance is a good one. I'm willing to fall for it! That's it. Just wait a moment. I'll definitely give you a surprise later. !”
Letting go of the confused Lao Shentou, Xiao Letian continued to accept gifts from all parties. He even accepted the imperial decree sent by the imperial court of Sijiucheng.
After being busy for more than two hours, it was finally the highlight of the show. King Shang Tai walked up quickly holding a big red lacquer plate with gifts covered with bright yellow satin.
"Father Shang, please congratulate me!" The bright yellow double dragon jade ring was revealed in front of everyone when the silk satin was lifted.
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