If you don't come to the capital, you won't know the sweet taste of power. Sijiu City is a magical place. From all the people here, from the nobles in the palace to the traffickers and lackeys, there is no one who is not close to power.
Needless to say, high-ranking officials and dignitaries are all slaves of power. Even ordinary people will sit in the city gate hole after tea and dinner and brag to their neighbors that their family can establish a relationship with that adult.
Your uncle is the steward of the family of the Minister of Rites? My cousin is still a wrapper in Prince Li's palace!
Power has formed a culture in this capital city with a population of 700,000, and it is imprinted in the blood and cannot be washed away.
The emperor is undoubtedly the core top of this pyramid, and the breathing and destiny of the people in the city closely follow the emperor's every move.
Outside the city, Zai Chun could still see some of the simple eyes of the country people, but in the capital all he could see were slaves who had been thoroughly tamed by the imperial power!
Needless to say about the inner city, 90% of the population here are from the Eight Banners of Manchuria. They are all the emperor's slaves. These people have come up with rules that have been passed down for more than 200 years to welcome the Long Live Lord.
The slogan of "Long Live" was loud, the kowtow movements were as elegant as flowing clouds, and everyone's uniform movements revealed a religious piety!
Everyone looked at Emperor Tongzhi with eager eyes. They wished that Long Live would take one look at him and fall under the Dharma Eyes, and finally rise to the top!
These people are greedy, rogue, lazy, and bragging. I really can't find any advantages in them, but one thing is true, and that is loyalty to the emperor!
These people are loyal to the emperor and the Eight Banners system from the bottom of their hearts, because this is their hardcore crop that guarantees harvests despite droughts and floods. This is the guarantee that they can still have food to eat even if they are not producing!
Not only that, with the blessing of this platform, you may encounter adventures, and it is also possible to reach the sky in one step!
How was Heshen back then? He is just an ordinary imperial guard, but he just picked up the right words from Lord Qianlong. After getting the Sacred Heart, his life will be as fast as cheating.
He has such an adventure, can't I do the same? I don’t have to worry about anyone else!
The more you think like this, the harder you kowtow and the louder your voice of praise becomes, and the higher you raise your head when you stand up. In the final analysis, you still want Long Live Lord to see you.
Men have plans, but you have no intention of being a girl from a small family? The bannermen aunts in the inner city don't have the same rules as Han women. They can't show their faces and don't leave the house, so they just have fun!
The shrewd woman dressed herself up to be charming and charming, and was not afraid of being taken advantage of by the unscrupulous people in the crowd. She kept pushing forward and wanted to take a look at the holy face. In fact, she still hoped that the emperor could take a look at her face.
Even if there was a sensation in the capital, the Spring Festival was not so lively. The thunderous shouts of the people in the city scared the jackdaws in the city and no one dared to stand down.
Go south along Deshengmen Street, then go around the Xidan Archway, then go south out of Xuanwumen and enter Nancheng, which is dominated by Han people!
Most of the people who come here to kneel down and greet you are the Five Elements and Eight Operators, traffickers and lackeys who provide services to the capital!
These Han people were not as courageous as the bannermen. They just knelt on the ground and kowtowed. They were more afraid of the imperial power.
The long queue circled from Caishikou to Zhushikou and then headed north to the front gate. The emperor was almost at the front gate, but the tail of the queue had not yet entered Desheng Gate. This shows how big the queue was. Spectacular.
The emperor's chariot has gone away, and the bannermen near Desheng Gate have all watched the excitement. The remaining eunuchs and guards are tired of watching, and they are most satisfied with going home and having a bowl of fried noodles.
But when the crowd was about to disperse, a group of majestic soldiers suddenly walked out of Desheng Gate. Their light blue military uniforms reminded people of the painful memories of Xiao Letian's capture of Beijing five years ago.
"Here comes the one wearing the blue number! Grandma Huang Tian, the one wearing the blue number is here again. Why are Xiao Letian's soldiers following him into the city..."
The crowd was exclaimed and hid back, but someone shouted a throat without hiding a step, "No! No ... this is not Xiao Le Tian's soldiers. His soldiers have no braids. This is our soldier of the Qing Dynasty!"
When people took a closer look, they turned out to be soldiers from the Qing Dynasty, and they still had braids on their backs!
"Look, the guy on the horse... does he look familiar..."
"Oh... isn't that the guard Ma Sanye? Ma Ming Ma Sanye... I drank with him!"
Now the bannermen in the inner city are in a state of panic. If you still can't understand, then you are in vain. This is the emperor's new imperial army!
The general who rode into the city with a gold star on his hat was none other than Ma Ming, one of the four guards who went abroad with Emperor Tongzhi. He is now the commander of the first division!
After going out to practice for five years, Ma Ming also struggled in Xiao Letian's devil training camp and struggled in the mountains of Fujian for several years.
His current aura is completely different from when he first came out of Beijing. He is full of heroic spirit!
"Oh... Ma Ming, Mr. Ma... do you still recognize me? I am the sixth child... We stole watermelons to eat together that summer, and drank lotus white!"
"That's right, Mr. Ma San still remembers me... we bumped shoulders at the temple fair that year, and you threw me on my back and made me fall into a trap! I'm Hou San!"
Good guy, the bannerman's ability to build relationships is simply innate. The friendship he had when he stole watermelons and the relationship he got beaten in fights can be talked about in public without any shame.
Ma Ming had heard these voices a long time ago, and he was fed up with it. He really wanted to draw a clear line with these people, but Long Live Lord had a mission before, and he wanted everyone to be close to the people and not to raise their tails.
I had no choice but to agree casually! Ma Ming turned his head and nodded towards the six, Hou San and others, and casually made a military salute with his right hand wearing a pure white glove!
Not a word of praise was given, but the result made the people below flush with excitement. This was called a boast in the crowd!
"Have you seen it? Mr. Ma even knows us! That was a foreign military salute just now. It is the highest honor!"
"Haha... join in the fun and post later. Dongxing Tower is hosting a banquet for our Mr. Ma!"
"How majestic, how majestic! The stars on his body look like pure gold. I have become a general, I really have become a general!"
At that time, Emperor Tongzhi took away the four great guards from Sijiu City, and later selected 300 personal troops. These were the core foundation of Yulin's new army.
That Sanbao was the best among the three hundred soldiers in the later period. When he returned to the country, he was already a brigade commander, so of course he could ride a horse.
Those Sanbao, Duoluo, and Ma Qun are actually the common sons of the Banner family in the capital. They are the most unmotivated people who only know how to eat, drink and have fun every day.
Back then, Jiang Lie personally fished them out of the capital. Now, after five years of experience, they have become five to six.
Na Sanbao, who was riding a military horse and carrying a saber, walked into the Deshengmen gate in a mighty manner, flanked by two companies of troops that he had taken from the elite brigade.
So murderous and majestic!
