"Sixth brother... no, no, no... I'm giving you a discount for your majesty..."
When Yixin's dragon flag fluttered outside Donghua Gate, Prince Zheng, Prince Keqin, Prince Shuncheng and other royal dignitaries were so frightened that they all jumped off their horses and knelt down in the street to worship.
Yi Xin really had mixed feelings. When she just passed the Chongwen Gate, she saw the seventh child Yixuan and Yi Kuan. The three of them were holding their hands and eye sockets on horseback with soreness.
My heart was full of mixed feelings, and I couldn't explain it. After the troops were reunited, they started to march towards Donghua Gate. When I saw the familiar wall of the Forbidden City again, I couldn't stop the tears from flowing down.
"Hehehe... I never thought that I, Yixin, would have a chance to come back... I still have a chance! I have wasted most of my life on this journey, most of my life..."
Prince Zheng and others knelt on the ground and raised their heads flatteringly and said, "Your Majesty! Good things come hard, and your experiences in the first half of your life have destined you to be an emperor for eternity!"
"Zhongxing Mingjun is none other than you. Your Majesty, please wait for your ministers to open the city gate..."
After saying that, Prince Zheng jumped up from the ground, turned around and ran towards the palace gate. He and the soldiers actually raised the huge log to hit the palace door with his own hands. The palace door had long been knocked loose, and the fixed door bolt inside had cracked. The iron components have already merged with the wood.
Just this last blow was needed, and there was only a click inside. After this impact, the door did not bounce back but slowly opened backwards.
"It's open! The city gate is open... Your Majesty is welcome to enter the city..." Prince Zheng clapped his hands and rushed to Yi Xin to lead the horse.
This flattery was so impressive that everyone around him was dumbfounded. Even Guiziliu laughed helplessly, "You, you... you are really..."
At the moment when everyone was about to enter the city, a group of cavalry suddenly rushed from the north along the moat, led by the elderly Prince Shiduo of Laoli.
"Slow...slow...Your Majesty, you can't do that..." Prince Lao Li started shouting even though he was far away.
After seeing Yi Xin, Prince Lao Li dismounted out of breath and was about to kowtow. Yi Xin quickly asked someone to stop him, "Please stop saluting, and take a breath first... What do you mean by stopping me?" ?”
"Ahem... Your Majesty! Why have you forgotten Lao Li'er? Why do the people of Donghua Gate call it Ghost Gate? Why aren't there eighty-nine or eighty-nine doornails here? Eighty-nine and seventy-two?"
"Your Majesty... this is the gateway for funeral hearses to come in and out. How can you go through the Donghua Gate at such an important moment when the new monarch ascends the throne? How do you all run errands for His Majesty?"
The old prince reminded everyone that the Donghua Gate is still called the Ghost Gate among the people in the capital. The door has one less nail. The reason is because if someone dies in the palace, the funeral must go out through this door, so it is called For the ghost gate.
Of course, there is another theory that the prince often comes in and out from here to study in the Wenhua Palace. The prince is one level lower than the emperor, so he has one less trip to the door.
Anyway, the standard of this door is lower than other doors, so what Prince Lao Li said makes sense.
The people present were all old-time officials, and as soon as they heard it, they understood that Prince Li was a master of flattery!
This position is much better than yours, Prince Zheng. You, Prince Zheng, dismounted your horse and hit the city gate yourself. Everyone could see that it was an act. So Prince Li is not acting?
Of course, he was also acting to flatter people, but in his mind, it had something to do with which door the emperor entered through? What a ghost door, what a missing row of door nails, these are all excuses.
This is actually a clever way of flattering someone, called a remonstrating flattery!
He deliberately spoke in an angry tone, but he said things that were good for you, and he was still arguing about something vague and uncertain.
If you say there is such a thing as Feng Shui and Qi Luck, then it does exist. If you say there is no such thing, then it does not exist. If no one reminds me of this today, then everyone will not say anything when they go in.
But human beings are so interesting. Once someone points out the inappropriateness of Feng Shui and luck, a ghost will be buried in people's hearts, which will make them feel a little uncomfortable.
Today, Prince Li made it clear directly, "Your Majesty's change of dynasty is an open and upright thing. You have to enter the Forbidden City directly from the Wufeng Tower, and you have to enter from the Meridian Gate..."
"Go all the way through the main gate and go directly to the Hall of Supreme Harmony... This is the style an emperor should have. This is called governing a country!"
"Walking through this small ghost gate is completely inconsistent with His Majesty's status. It is absolutely not allowed!"
Ouch... This flattery is awesome, it's all for your sake, and it also deepens Yi Xin's impression. Will the emperor in the future remember you?
Since ancient times, whether in officialdom or in the workplace, as an employee, you must be able to get the attention of the leader. First, let the leader notice you and get to know you, and then tell you whether you have talent.
At the critical moment of the civil war in the Qing Dynasty and the change of dynasties, everything that happened today must be recorded in the annals of history and leave a strong mark in the annals of history. In the future, let alone Emperor Guangxu, even future generations will remember you. No matter whether I am Zaitu or not, I must remember your kindness.
Everyone secretly asked Brother Thumbs up: Why didn't I just think of saying something that impressed His Majesty so deeply? What a fool. Prince Lao Li is still awesome.
Yi Xin was stunned for a moment after hearing this. In fact, he didn't really care about entering the Forbidden City through that palace gate. What's the point of this thing?
But someone brought it up today, and he started to murmur in his heart. People are afraid that when they murmur, there will be ghosts in their hearts. Once this idea comes up, it will not be very auspicious to look at this door.
"Well... what the old prince said makes sense... let's move to the Meridian Gate... and go through the main entrance!"
The rebels who broke through the Donghua Gate were dumbfounded. Bodies were scattered all over the ground. It took more than two thousand lives to capture the Donghua Gate. The emperor said he would not leave?
If we had known this, why would we have fought? It would be great if the whole army attacked the Meridian Gate. So many people were left dead, but who dares to reason with the emperor at this time? Just follow the army!
From the Donghua Gate, along the base of the wall, which is also the inside of the moat, there is a small path that leads directly to the Meridian Gate. They did not encounter any major resistance along the way, only a few die-hards on the city wall were still firing cold guns.
These were all wounded soldiers left unattended on the city wall after the war. They were all die-hard loyalists of Emperor Tongzhi, and they wanted to show off their strength before they died. These lone gunmen often suppressed them with a row of bullets and stopped making any movement.
When the large group of people rushed to the square in front of Wufeng Tower, Yi Xin and the others were all dumbfounded. No one expected that all five gates of Wufeng Tower were blocked.
Layers of sandbags hid the city gates inside. Flags were still flying on top of the city and figures were flashing.
"Damn it... the entire Forbidden City has been emptied. Why is there still anyone in the Five Phoenix Tower?"
"Someone, go shout and ask the people on the wall to surrender..."
A cavalryman ran over quickly, "Those on the top of the city, listen up... When Emperor Guangxu enters the city, open the city gate quickly... Surrender without killing!"
Ta da da...ta da da...
He was answered by the sound of heavy machine gun fire. The shouting cavalryman was beaten into a sieve on the spot and fell off his horse.
