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Ai Liguo is not wrong at all, one of the most important tricks of the Manchu Qing ruling China is the problem of face, Lizi can not be needed, but face is necessary. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

During the Second Opium War, the American minister Hua Ruohan was going to the Forbidden City to meet Xianfeng to adjust the war, but because of this kneeling issue, he could not be discussed, and in the end, Hua Ruohan did not meet Emperor Xianfeng.

In fact, during the entire war of the British and French alliance to attack the Qing Kingdom, Emperor Xianfeng did not personally meet any foreign envoys, and the fundamental reason was still in the kneeling ceremony.

It is difficult for later generations to understand the Manchu Dynasty's paranoid demand for kneeling, as if the sky fell apart if the kneeling ceremony was abolished, but in fact, this is not a joke, for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the abolition of the kneeling ceremony was the fall of the sky for them.

This is a very deep psychological problem! It is already a miracle that alien races, especially those with a sparse population like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, have been able to rule the Central Plains for more than 200 years.

To tell the truth, even the Manchus themselves considered their rule a miracle.

The minority rules the majority, not only by force, but also by cultural legitimacy and the constant brainwashing of the people to promote the legitimacy of his regime.

In the hearts of the Manchus, even subconsciously, there is a deep sense of insecurity, the culture of the Han people is too deep, the population is too large, as long as there is a chance to appear a few heroes, the rule of the Manchus can be overthrown in minutes.

It is precisely because of this extreme inner self-confidence that it causes a strong vanity on the outside!

Whether you kneel or not, this is a very important indicator for the Manchurians to verify whether you are loyal or not, they need you to kneel in front of you three times and knock your butt to the sky, and drag your big pigtails for a long time, so that he can feel that you are loyal to him.

What about Westerners? Kneeling is an important basis for proving that the Manchus are the kings of the world.

After a long period of brainwashing of the Chinese people, the Manchus have always preached that they are the masters of the world, and all the foreign countries in the world are vassal states, and they use this deception to paralyze the Han people in the world, so that the Han people believe that it is natural to accept the rule of the Manchus.

Now the Europeans are coming! The ships are coming with strong guns, and they can not only blow up your customs, but also resolutely refrain from bowing down, which makes it very difficult for the Manchurians to do it.

British, French, American...... Are these aliens the vassal states that you advertised as the Manchus? Aren't you the lord of the world, can you command these nations?

The answer is no, let alone an order, even if you beg for help, people will not bow to you.

How could the Manchus not be afraid, if the Europeans refused to bow down and fight you with cannons, they had already shredded the lies woven by the Manchus and the cynics?

Fortunately, the news of that era was relatively closed, and the people did not know what was happening in the court, and the strategy of the foolish people could barely work, which was able to maintain the face of the Manchu Dynasty.

Therefore, in the first and second Opium Wars, the emperor's envoy negotiated with the foreigners, and there was no problem with the compensation for land cession, and it was difficult for the people to know anyway, if they didn't talk about it to the outside world.

However, if foreigners want to see the emperor on an equal footing and negotiate with the emperor, it is absolutely impossible!

This is the fundamental reason why Xianfeng would rather die than see the Western envoys, in the final analysis, it is due to the fear in his heart.

This time, Xiao Lotian was forced to take Emperor Tongzhi out of Beijing, and has been promoting European civilization and wealth to him.

But Jae-chun didn't know that what his master gave him was an arsenic pill stained with honey, and as long as he visited Europe, the painting skin of the Manchu Dynasty would be completely torn apart.

Emperor Tongzhi was recognized by all countries as the legitimate emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and his ability to deign to visit Europe in person was actually a great breakthrough in the diplomacy of the entire European civilization.

Emperor Tongzhi's visit to Europe proves that the Qing Empire and European countries are actually on an equal footing, and there is no question of who belongs to whom, and there is no question of who is big and who is small.

Naturally, Europe raised its eyebrows, and once this relationship of equality was determined, they would be able to tear through the rotten and numb bureaucratic system of the Qing Dynasty, and they could win a lot of initiative in both commercial negotiations and diplomatic disputes.

Benjamin more than once listened to the reports of the governors and ministers of the East, saying that they would invite you to all kinds of banquets, including banquets with prostitutes, and that they would take you on a tour of the mountains and rivers and listen to opera and singing, but none of them would talk to you about the actual government affairs.

Whether you want to buy land, expand the marina, build a church, buy a school...... Whatever you do, you're going to have endless resistance.

In the final analysis, the entire bureaucratic class is immersed in the sweet dream of that false heavenly dynasty and does not want to wake up, in their eyes, Westerners are just Fanbang barbarians who covet some silver taels, and it is just a matter of earning some compensation, and they will not accept it when they really negotiate and do business on an equal footing.

Benjamin believed that the Tongzhi Emperor's visit to Europe this time was to completely shred the false lie of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and from then on the Qing monarch could no longer deceive his bureaucrats and subjects.

Benjamin's heart was very happy about this visit, he knew that the visit of Emperor Tongzhi would bring endless practical benefits to Europe, but why was his heart sour?

"Damn! Such a huge diplomatic breakthrough, such a historical opportunity that will go down in history, why didn't I single-handedly bring it through? Damn, why is it still that Xiao Letian?"

"Prime Minister? Prime Minister...... What are you talking about?" asked Minister Ai Liguo, puzzled, who found that the Prime Minister had been stunned for five minutes, and gritted his teeth and did not know what he was talking about.

"Oh, oh, oh...... I'm sorry, but I'm analyzing the pros and cons of this for the Empire...... Actually, I'm mainly thinking about Xiao Letian's problem......"

"Because...... Because of this breakthrough in diplomatic history, the biggest beneficiary is likely to be Xiao Letian, how should we deal with this person?"

"Your Majesty...... We must face up to Xiao Letian, everything he does is one step at a time, there will always be knives behind his smiling face, and there will always be poison in the honey, our British Empire can't be fooled!"

"Let's see how he dealt with the Qing Empire! This time he took Emperor Tongzhi to visit Europe, on the surface, it was for the good of the little emperor, but in fact, he also had a calculation to smash the legitimacy of the Qing Empire's ruling ...... in his heart."

"He just bullied the little emperor when he was young and forced him to drink honey mixed with poison, and this visit is definitely harmful to the rule of the Manchus!"

"Powerful character, I dare to assert that in the next twenty years, this person will be the henchman of our British Empire...... In my opinion, this person should ...... Kill it!"