Torrents emerged in the streets and alleys of the capital, and the new armies scattered and garrisoned in the capital began to get ready. Under the neat slogans and the complicated eyes of countless people, one army after another took to the streets to form a larger torrent, wanting to Guangzhou. Head outside the canal gate.
At that moment, the air in the capital suddenly became stagnant. Everyone knew that this day had come, and people's hearts were very complicated. They were a bit cruel to the New Army. After all, the Eight Banners soldiers who lost their thumbs all over the streets were the fault of the New Army.
Moreover, the people of this era have not completely abandoned the Manchu Qing Dynasty. They feel that the new army is a foreign army. They captured the Four-Nine City and made everyone lose face.
But the changes brought about by the new army are real. The price of rice has returned to the heyday of Kangxi and Qianlong. Longxugou has become a tourist area. All the hutongs and streets have been given a new look. The common people have never seen such a clean Beijing city.
What's more, Xiao Letian also kidnapped their Holy Lord, which made everyone feel uncomfortable and always felt weird.
In the end, it was the women with long hair and short-sighted children who couldn't hold it in any longer. The women with red sleeve bands and the children who had eaten New Army candy were the first to rush forward.
"Are you really leaving? Are you coming back? Will the Prime Minister ignore us in the future?"
"Uncle Bing, will you still give us sweets and tell us stories?"
There were no answers to all the questions, and all they received was silence. Soon the children began to cry, and the ladies with red sleeves also wiped away their tears. The Iron Army, which had never been seen since ancient times, a new army with strict disciplines that never disturbed the people, was really leaving today.
Once the emotional floodgates are opened, it will be contagious. The sadness of women and children also affects men. Thinking about the few months of good life the prime minister has brought to everyone, they also know how to be grateful.
More and more people were bidding farewell to the new army in Sijiu City. They were crying and whispering greetings. Everyone was in a depressed mood. They saw the figures of the Shuntian Mansion officials in the crowd, and the hateful eyes of the soldiers of the Nine Gate Admirals. , the people did not dare to express their emotions excessively. They knew that if they said something wrong today, what awaited them might be retaliation later in the year.
The imperial court did not do anything good in the entire five years of Tongzhi, especially the Manchu and Qing imperial courts, which were humiliated. They could not afford to offend Xiao Letian, but they could take it out on the people, especially this group of people who were raised by Xiao Letian. Fat people.
The rice shop along the street has finally opened again. The owner, full of hatred, is holding a wooden board with a rice price of 100 cents in his hand, waiting for the new army to get out and put up the shop.
"These untouchables have been eating hundreds of meters for several months and have become fat enough. I will help you lose weight!"
There are also those officials in civilian clothes hiding in the crowd who have long planned to increase the new military tax. The little favor Xiao Letian spreads to the common people will all return to the hands of the court in less than half a year.
Just when the foreign clock pointed to nine in the morning, the Daqing Gate in the south of *** Square suddenly opened its central gate. Emperor Tongzhi and Xiao Letian, dressed in yellow robes, finally walked onto the streets of Beijing surrounded by a group of new troops. Appeared in front of the people.
All the people in Sijiu City were shocked. They knelt down on both sides of the street and shouted long live. Many people were even moved to tears.
"Long live the emperor! Long live! Long live!"
"Your Majesty, have a safe journey and your study tour goes well!"
The late Qing Dynasty was the end of Manchu rule. At this time, the hearts of the rulers became more and more closed-minded. The people of Sijiu City had not seen the emperor for a long time. On the contrary, during the heyday of Kangxi and Qianlong, the emperor often appeared among the people. of.
Sometimes decline begins with a closed mentality. When the rulers of an empire were raised by women in deep palaces and never left the capital their entire lives, such emperors would only bring endless decline to the empire.
Emperor Tongzhi's whole temperament was completely renewed during this period. When he lived in Jingshan, he could play with muskets openly. The most elite sharpshooters of the new army served as the emperor's instructors, and the little emperor played with various rifles from all over the world. One is enough.
There are also Westerners such as Matthew and Leo who brought stacks of exotic photos. Whenever Xiao Letian was free, he took the little emperor to skate on the North Sea, held barbecue parties, and ate and listened. Xiao Letian boasted about the beautiful scenery overseas.
He could pick up a random photo and tell it to the little emperor for a long time, laughing and joking without looking like an emperor's teacher.
Xiao Letian knows the psychology of children very well. If you set so many rules for a ten-year-old child every day, what will he do if he doesn't disobey? Only by following his emotions and establishing rules on the big issues can we get twice the result with half the effort, not just by scratching the surface.
In just a few days, Emperor Tongzhi had fallen in love with Xiao Letian, and Xiao Letian had become the number one master around the young emperor.
"Your Majesty, you can wave to the people now. Remember the method I taught you. Don't be afraid. You are the emperor and everything you do is justified," Xiao Letian reminded in a low voice.
The little emperor blushed, nodded and raised his hand to stop the honor guard. He turned over and dismounted and walked to an old man kneeling by the roadside.
"Old man, you are getting older. Please don't kneel down in the cold. Please get up! Please get up!" After saying this, the little emperor went to help the old man.
The old man kneeling on the ground was just an ordinary Eight Banner idler who had never done anything promising in his life. When he saw that the emperor was actually helping him, he burst into tears and his knees became weak.
"Your Majesty, you have broken this old slave. I am the Emperor's slave. I should kneel, I should kneel!"
"Get up as soon as I tell you. You must be old now. I'm still young. You should respect your elders! Come here." The little emperor waved his hand, and Er Mao held a large tray with Ying Yang on it.
"It's Chinese New Year. I'm going on a study tour. I can't protect you anymore. I'll reward you with a few silver coins. I'm showing respect to you. Come and take it." After that, he stuffed five Yingyang coins into the old man's hand.
The old man was so moved that he burst into tears. Isn't this the holy king in the play? I'm such a bad old man, why don't you just kneel down and give me back the money?
Emperor Tongzhi walked slowly along the kneeling crowd. He personally supported and comforted all the elderly people, and rewarded them with five silver coins.
The little emperors also received rewards. The little emperor touched their heads and said a few auspicious words, and then gave them a silver coin as lucky money.
"Grow up well and be healthy. I will definitely be a good student in the future. I'll give you one, and I'll give you one too!"
"Elders, I am going on a study tour. Please don't forget me, Aixinjueluo Zaichun, and I, Emperor Tongzhi!"
The Qingliu Confucian officials who followed Emperor Tongzhi knelt on the ground one by one and cried bitterly for the Holy Lord. Even they were moved by the little emperor.
This was a show, a show that Xiao Letian had rehearsed in advance. People in ancient China had seen this kind of show that was like a folk show. Everyone was moved to tears in pain.
Leo and Matthew recorded everything in the crowd. I believe that it won't be long before the photos of the emperor's closeness to the people will spread throughout the Qing Dynasty, and the prestige of Emperor Tongzhi will be greatly enhanced.
This was Xiao Letian's plan for a rainy day. He knew that when the emperor left the center of power, many careerists would naturally jump out. Not to mention others, Prince Gong Yi? could not guarantee his loyalty.
The only thing that can help the little emperor now is his reputation among the people. As long as the reputation of the Holy King is raised high, the power of the people will be the biggest help to the little emperor.
Don't say a kind word is useless, a kind word warms you for three winters, and a bad word hurts you for six months! The power of word of mouth is extremely powerful, especially in the feudal dynasty. The emperor has long been a myth. The emperor can love the people so much. It is conceivable that the people who have witnessed it with their own eyes will become die loyal to the emperor.
Walking all the way, comforting the people all the way, the Sijiu City of the Qing Dynasty was far less big than that of later generations. After the small 80,000 silver coins were distributed, Guangqumen was already in sight.
Now all the people know that the young emperor is a sage who respects the old and loves the young. In the simple values of the people, an emperor who respects the old and loves the young is not only a sage but also a benevolent king, and is a wise king that is hard to find throughout the ages.
There were cries everywhere on the long street. The little emperor's personality charm infected everyone. Now there is only one roar in the city: "Long live a safe journey! Have a safe journey!"
There are crying people everywhere, shouts of long live everywhere, and people on the long street are kowtowing like crazy!
Xiao Letian was also moved. He rubbed the tears from the corners of his eyes and thought to himself, "Damn it, how could I, a shabby iron man who was infected by film, television and news shows in my previous life, be moved today? Hey, people in this era are too You’re honest, it’s really a crime to deceive honest people!”
That's right, people in this era have never seen news, film and television works, or even experienced public opinion guidance in newspapers. People are simple, kind and somewhat pedantic. As long as you show off a little, they will be easily moved.
Just when Xiao Letian was thinking wildly, a group of Confucian scholars with white scarves on their heads suddenly rushed out from the crowd. The leader was Weng Tonghe who was recuperating at home.
The old man was also conquered by the little emperor's show. He cried so much that snot bubbles came out of his nose, and he stood in front of the honor guard and yelled at Xiao Letian.
"Wow, wow, Xiao Letian! Your Majesty is the eternal sage. If you cause His Majesty any harm, I will eat your flesh and drink your blood."
Weng Tonghe's face was deformed. He knelt in front of Emperor Tongzhi and slammed his forehead on the ground. "Your Majesty, you must take good care of yourself. I am so cruel to myself! I am cruel to my incompetence. I am cruel to me. How can I be so cruel?" I can’t protect the emperor!”
At this point, Weng Tonghe suddenly led a group of Qingliu Hanlin and rushed in front of Xiao Letian. He was so frightened that Lord Long almost blocked the prime minister. But this time the old man didn't come to fight. They actually pushed the golden mountain and knocked down the jade pillar in front of everyone, and knelt down to Xiao Letian.
"Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea, we are not your opponents. We kneel down here for the sake of the emperor who has traveled thousands of miles to study, endured countless wind, frost, rain and snow. Please do this for the sake of the hundreds of millions of people in the Qing Dynasty and for the sake of the imperial court." You take good care of His Majesty, he is still young."
Wuwuwu, a group of Confucian officials burst into tears, and everyone knelt down in front of Xiao Letian.
The ministers in front of Guangqu Gate who were preparing to see the emperor off, including Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, Prince Gong and Prince Chun, could not suppress their emotions any longer and knelt on the ground one by one.
"His Majesty Xiao Letian entrusts it to you. Please be kind to Your Majesty!"
In the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866), Aixinjueluo Zaichun followed Xiao Letian out of Beijing in Guangqumen and embarked on a long journey of study.
Note: A big stage has finally come to an end, and the following stories will be more exciting. Will the historical assassination of Sakamoto Ryoma succeed this time? Japan’s Meiji Restoration is about to begin. How will Xiao Letian respond? How to form a new fleet? What kind of big events will students studying in Prussia and the United States encounter?
And what kind of bizarre experiences will Emperor Tongzhi encounter during his study tour? Everything is in the subsequent plot.
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