The assassinations of big figures in history were often caused by small figures, such as the gunfire in Sarajevo in World War I.
A politician must be extremely vigilant from the beginning of his political career, because such people have access to many secrets in history, and they know the conspiracies and conspiracies that countless people are not aware of at all.
The peaceful and prosperous times that many people talk about may have contained several assassinations. These things were hidden from the people, but they would never be hidden from the court.
People like Emperor Tongzhi, including the civil and military officials around him, who don't know the bloody history of the Manchu rule for more than two hundred years? So what about Kangxi and Qianlong? During their reign, there were countless secret assassination plots.
The life safety of the little emperor must not be relaxed at all. The three-meter distance between Emperor Tongzhi and the soldiers today has completely exceeded the bottom line of the alert system.
This is Mawei, Fujian, and this is the territory of the Yulin New Army. If this were in Sijiu City, even if Emperor Tongzhi threatened his ministers with his life, no one would let him get so close to dangerous elements.
Not to mention martial arts masters, even ordinary adults can easily rush over and assassinate the emperor with a dagger at a distance of three meters!
It was an extremely dangerous move, and the little emperor Zai Chun did it today. This was undoubtedly a huge breakthrough in his life!
In the past, when danger came, he would passively accept it and not be able to choose!
But today, he can actively embrace danger and gamble on his own destiny!
Emperor Tongzhi took a deep breath and looked at the faces of the soldiers in front of him. He suddenly found that all the soldiers surrounding him did not have any weapons in their hands.
"Ah...Xie Ting...I remember your name. I saw your notebook last night..."
Xie Ting, who was leading the troublemaker, stood at attention and gave a military salute: "Your Majesty! Yes, I am Xie Ting!"
"Okay! Very good! I am in front of you now... If you have anything to say, just say it boldly!"
It's a knife to raise one's head, and it's a knife to shrink one's head. Anyway, he can't escape from making a fuss about pay. As an emperor, he has already been embarrassed in front of 30,000 soldiers, so let's make a fuss!
Isn’t it just due to salary arrears? I just want to bet whether these soldiers can really rebel? At worst, I, as the emperor, will make a promise to the soldiers, guaranteeing that they will pay double the amount of money after arriving in Jiangnan!
As long as I go to Jiangnan, as long as I go to the land of wealth, I won't believe that so many pound promissory notes can't be exchanged for silver!
I don’t believe it anymore. Doesn’t the emperor of the Qing Dynasty even have such a little credibility in the hearts of the people?
Just when Emperor Tongzhi was full of thoughts, the leader Xie Ting said, "Your Majesty... we are not making trouble... we... we just want to ask if anyone wants to use waste paper like Nan Piao to top it up." Account?"
Zai Chun's heart trembled as soon as he heard this, and he denied it on the spot, "No! I know that Nanbao has not been popularized here at all. How could I give you unfamiliar banknotes?"
"Who spread this rumor? How brave!" Zai Chun's eyes stood up.
Unexpectedly, the expression on Xie Ting's face suddenly became much more relaxed after hearing these words. He took a long breath and shouted to the brothers around him, "Did you hear that? Long Live Lord denied it himself!"
Xie Ting turned his head and said to Emperor Tongzhi, "Long live the Lord... We also heard a little bit of the quarrel in the big tent just now. We can guess that there may be something wrong with the money..."
"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if we don't have enough money to turn around. It doesn't matter if we spend money later... Logistics funds are not enough for a day or two. Fujian is so poor and there is nothing we can do!"
"There is no need to eat fish for three meals a day. There is no need to be so wasteful and extravagant when living at home... Even though Long Live Lord has gold and silver, the family business he has to manage is really too big..."
"There is a war in the west, and factories are built in the east... If there is a famine in any province, relief will be needed. It is true that there is not enough money..."
Xie Ting seemed to be talking about common things at home. He didn't say anything about the big principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, just the small principles of living a peaceful life as a family.
"In a good year, we must leave food for a hungry year... If we don't have enough food and clothing, we will be poor if we don't calculate it... There will always be times in a person's life when the horse is too high and the stirrups are short, and everyone will get over it with just a little help..."
"Master Long Live, don't be anxious and don't get angry... Our 30,000 imperial guards will never force Master Long Live for a few dozen silver coins! You can give the money whenever you want..."
"No need for fish... It's also good to have sweet potato rice for lunch. In our mountains, this is the New Year's meal. No need for fish... We have accepted Lord Long Live's wishes, we have really accepted them..."
It’s not for the pay!
There was a bang in Zai Chun's head, like a thunderclap, which shocked him so much that he fainted!
They are not here to pay, these soldiers are here to rescue me. They see my difficulty, and they are willing to endure hardships and accompany me through this difficulty!
It’s not about paying! Damn it, they’re not making excuses for their pay!
An emotion suddenly burst out deep in Zai Chun's heart, and tears suddenly fell from the little emperor's eye sockets.
Are there any people in the world who are kinder than such people? I have traveled half the world and met so many ethnic groups. Have I ever seen such simple and kind people?
Look at those unruly people in France. They have already forced Napoleon III to step down. They dare to rebel just for bread, milk and sausages!
But what about my people? Even if you owe them money, they will not rebel. If you feed them sweet potato rice mixed with sand every day, they will not complain!
What do they want? In fact, the pitiful person just came here to ask the truth! What they want is just a comparison, just don’t lie to them!
Zai Chun really wanted to slap himself hard twice. He was really ashamed of himself. He really wanted to find out the villain in his stinky skin and give him a good beating. He really wanted to pull out the dirty foot binding in his heart and throw it away. Go to the Pacific Ocean.
Why am I so shameless and shameless? Why do I always think these soldiers are plotting to rebel?
Why do I refuse to believe in their kindness, and why do I insist that they are just trying to make money?
Zai Chun turned his head and looked at the civil and military officials behind him, pointing at their points one by one but unable to speak!
"You... you... you... okay, okay..."
Shen Baozhen and Ma Ming are so embarrassed! No one expected such a scene to happen!
Emperor Tongzhi looked at Xie Ting, looking at those simple faces, tears streaming down his face, "I...I can't help you!"
"I won't lie to you. I really prepared a meeting reward and arrears of military pay for you... It's just that there was some difficulty in exchanging it..."
Zai Chun also took the risk and explained all the difficulties he encountered today in front of many soldiers!
It's either that I don't have money, or Fuzhou City's business is underdeveloped and there are no modern banks. As a result, European cashier's checks cannot be exchanged.
Coupled with various reasons, Shen Baozhen's place happened to be in a difficult period of turnover, and his cash flow suddenly stopped!
It goes without saying that Nanqiao's credit has not been established. In fact, as long as these cashier's checks are taken to Jiangnan, there is no problem in issuing double to everyone.
Zai Chun said that he was so excited that he even clasped his fists and shouted to the thirty thousand brothers, "I didn't lie to you... Believe me, as long as you get to Jiangnan, I promise to double the reward!"
"You have suffered all these years...it's because of my incompetence...I apologize to you!"
At this point, Emperor Tongzhi actually clasped his hands and bent down to bow deeply to the thirty thousand soldiers, a full ninety degrees!
Note: Normal double updates will resume on the seventh day of the first lunar month, and I will add a few more chapters for you at that time!
