Who dares to stand higher than the emperor? Banzai is lying on the ground, why don't those eunuchs and maids quickly get out of the way?
Those who were far away hid farther away, and those who were nearby and couldn't hide were all lying on the ground together. If they were not kneeling, they were all lying on their stomachs, because no one dared to be taller than the emperor!
"Long live master, what are you doing? Long live master, please get up, you scared the slaves to death..."
The eunuch who didn't know what was going on just tried to persuade the emperor not to be stupid, but Xiao Sixi knew that this was very common in the Chinese army and was a very common punishment!
Xiao Si smiled flatteringly and said to Cai Bixia, "General Cai... He is already a rare marksman at 4 out of 5, and Long Live Lord is no worse than that Chinese sniper!"
"You raise your hand and say something to avoid it!"
Cai Bixia burst into laughter, "Haha... Then let Long Live Master speak for himself. As long as he can say that he is no worse than a sniper, then I can avoid these push-ups!"
Zai Chun is such a shame, "Xiao Sixi, get out of here! No one is allowed to speak, so get out of here!"
I really don’t know how to flatter you, but I actually said such unprofessional words in front of an expert. Chinese snipers are the kings of special forces. They are the most powerful individual arms of the Chinese army, bar none!
One of the five bullets missed the target. At this level, is he still on par with a sniper? Zai Chun didn't have the shame to say such embarrassing words.
"Isn't it just fifty push-ups? I don't care!"
Ci'an looked at Zai Chun with a shocked expression, but she didn't say a word. Instead, she waved her hand to Cai Bixia, "Give General Cai a seat... The Yi family has something to ask the general!"
"Don't dare take it!" Cai Bixia respectfully gave the Queen Mother a military salute, then sat on the chair, and the two women looked at each other!
Ci'an was constantly looking at Cai Bixia's appearance, figure and temperament, and Cai Bixia was also looking at the most powerful woman in the empire!
Neither of them said anything, until after Zai Chun finished the fifty push-ups, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "I really don't know how that Xiao Letian did it?"
"Could it be that he knows how to make ecstasy soup? Long live this temperament, but he has been cured of it!"
"Look at how he fought with those old ministers in the court these days! But when I met you, General Cai, you asked him to do this...what kind of support...he did it obediently!"
"Why is this happening? Can it possibly help the Ai family solve their puzzles?"
Cai Bixia smiled slightly, "Actually, this question is not difficult at all, it's too simple... I thought that around the head of state, we all treat His Majesty as an ordinary person, not a god!"
"In this capital, Zai Chun is the emperor, the true dragon, and the saint that everyone forces him to be!"
"But among the Chinese, he is a human being, a person who can have his own emotions and ideals!"
"The joy of being a human being is something that even gods cannot experience!"
Ci'an was shocked by this simple truth. She was stunned for a long time before she regained her composure and said with a smile, "So, why should Xiao Letian be the head of state of the Chinese nation...so...so arbitrary?"
"I understand what the Queen Mother means. Do you not believe that people can govern so many people? That's right. Human nature is complicated. As long as there are more than three people, there will definitely be divisions into left, middle and right!"
"If millions of people gather together, their thoughts will become even more confused!"
"So from ancient times to the present, whenever a larger country is ruled, the ruler has to make a myth... Europe pays attention to the divine right of kings, and we in Asia also have the emperor theory!"
"More countries even directly govern the country through religion... The final analysis of all this is to create a higher class that transcends mortals, create a sense of distance, and make it easier for the people at the bottom to rule!"
"That's right! It's hard for people to be convinced by others, but it's a different attitude towards gods... So it's always much easier for a demigod or a demi-saint to govern the country!"
Cai Bixia shook her head, "But Queen Mother, times have changed... Just as Your Majesty said just now, times have changed and people's hearts have been shaken!"
"The old road will not work. You still want to use the old methods of governing the world by gods and saints to deal with people of the new era? Queen Mother, you should really study the Western Enlightenment and Renaissance!"
Seeing that the Queen Mother was confused, Zai Chun quickly explained in a low voice, "To put it simply, it is to liberate people from the control of gods and make people believe in science instead of gods!"
"In this way, it will not work if the rulers still want to govern the people through mythology... In the final analysis, the people do not believe in God!"
"Nonsense!" Ci'an was furious, "Can the gods and Buddhas deny it? It's so treasonous! It's so treasonous... This Xiao Letian is really looking for death!"
"There will be retribution! There will be retribution!"
"No, no, no... Queen Mother, you are wrong. The head of state has never denied gods and Buddhas, he has only denied people!"
Cai Bixia would not be angry, but would just calmly explain his reasoning, "The head of state does not deny the existence of gods and Buddhas. In the Chinese territory, every city, village and town has Buddhist temples, Taoist temples and even foreign monasteries can be built!"
"On the territory of the Chinese ethnic group, belief is free...but one thing is mandatory, and that is the people's right to choose!"
"People have the right to choose their own beliefs, and religious preaching must not use coercion or violence!"
"This is an iron rule. As long as this is guaranteed, the head of state will not deny anything!"
"Actually, the European Renaissance and the Rational Enlightenment... did not completely deny God! What they actually denied was man!"
"That's right, they are human beings!" Cai Bixia said with a smile, "All those who deny are just human beings. Why do you alone say that you are a god and you are a god?"
"You Manchus say that you are the emperor, so that means you are the emperor? During the Zhu Ming Dynasty, did Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants also say that they were real dragons?"
"Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song and Yuan... which dynasty didn't all say that they were the emperor, a real dragon, and the human manager chosen by the gods?"
"Why do you say yes? What's the truth? The rules of this game really should be questioned!"
Ci'an's face turned pale with anger, "The way of heaven circulates, and those who have the way live in it, and those who have no way lose it... The Ming Dynasty fell, that is because their energy has been exhausted..."
Before Ci'an could finish speaking, Zai Chun sighed and said quietly, "Queen Mother... do you know what the outside world says about us?"
"In the outside world, countless people are also saying that our Qing Dynasty...has also run out of power!"
"You..." Ci'an saw why even the emperor didn't believe in the same old tactics. His blood pressure soared and he suddenly became dizzy!
