"Under the American Ground...... Got a big magnet? ”

This time it was the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother who spoke, but the faces of the two goddesses showed obvious suspicion.

Du Yide was not discouraged and said, "Your Majesty, how do you say it?" You see, when we jump, no matter how high we jump, we will fall back to the ground, and that's where the gravitational pull of the earth works. ”

There was no way to ask any more questions, Ci'an opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say; Cixi smiled slightly, didn't speak, just looked at Guan Zhuofan, and nodded slightly.

Because the meeting is a foreigner, it is difficult to say "kneel down", this nodding action means that the audience can be over.

Guan Zhuofan coughed lightly and said, "Baron Du, the audience is over, please salute the two queen mothers and say goodbye." ”

Doolittle was still reluctant to give up, but there was no way out, so he had to lift the corners of his robe and kneel down - still kneel on both knees!

It's not over, and there's another bowing gesture - but, will the amplitude of the action be a little too large? The forehead touched the ground all the way!

This is a prostration! And, there is no hindrance!

Damn, Doolittle, are you in charge of delivering surprises?

When exiting the Dongnuan Pavilion, Du Lide saw the hat he had dropped on the ground, and hurriedly picked it up and put it on—this was stronger than Zuo Zongtang. Otherwise, Li Lianying would have to send someone to run again, and Du Yide would have to spend a few taels of silver to reward the eunuch who came to deliver the hat.

This "historic meeting", the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces is "kind and happy", this foreign devil really knows things! Although about that "globe". He said something strange. But "take the big and leave it small". Small things, nothing to worry about!

Doolittle had two knees and a head, and he really didn't touch the ground in vain. He returned to Xianliang Temple on the front foot, and the rewards of the queen mother of the two palaces on the back foot followed: a handful of first-class barons Du Lide gold and jade Ruyi, a string of agarwood pearls, six pieces of Qixiu amber, a jasper wrench, and a small white jade gold knife. Twenty pieces of gold and twenty pieces of silver and silver.

Well, it's worth it.

Du Little was elated in front of his "prize" when he found that the palace servant called "eunuch" who had come to deliver the things was standing aside with a smile on his face, but he refused to leave. Doolittle was a little strange, but his mind was bright, and he quickly reacted: Ah, he's asking for a tip!

So he took out a few "Eagle Oceans" and handed them to the "eunuch". The man was stunned and hesitated to take the money. I looked over and over again, and suddenly something came to mind. Immediately smiled, bent down and lowered his hand, gave Du Bit a Chinese "beating a thousand children" salute, and went happily.

The specific situation of the Empress Dowager of the two palaces receiving Du Lide was leaked to the outside world, and the government and the opposition caused a sensation again.

The new school, the old school, generally dancing with their eyebrows, are equally triumphant; The most conservative and critical people cannot but express satisfaction.

Moreover, since the queen mother of the two palaces, they all thought that Guan Zhuofan was "well-trained", and Du Yide was so "oriented". But this, Guan Zhuofan must not admit it. He repeatedly emphasized that "such rituals do not conform to the public law of all nations and are not sufficient for training." However, people say that Guan Baylor is too humble.

Guan Zhuofan watched coldly, at the beginning of the audience, Du Yide knelt down on both knees, it should be the first time to enter the palace, the atmosphere of "respect and fear" was too heavy, and his legs were weak, and he couldn't help but kneel down on his two knees. But at the end of the audience, not only did he not change back to kneeling on one knee, but he added two to his feet and kowtowed, which was not an "involuntary" problem.

It was about this foreign devil, before the audience, he didn't expect that the queen mother of China was actually two stunning beauties! The two women who are the supreme of the ancient civilization in the East, are actually young and beautiful, and Du Little, who was born in a London working family and has a strong royal and aristocratic complex, is immediately confused. Whether it's kneeling or kowtowing, it's all goddesses to worship, isn't that willing?

Du Lide's "play on the spot" and "two kneels and one knock" have certainly strengthened the "blessing" of the "Queen Mother's Military Parade" and Guan Zhuofan himself, but at the same time, the risk of side effects that Guan Zhuofan wanted to avoid has also increased. It's really hard to say between the gains and losses.

However, in any case, the "entry into Beijing to receive the knighthood", which was originally only to reward Du Lide for his merits, finally evolved into a political incident with important significance after a series of operations by Guan Zhuofan. In this way, China has taken the most important step towards normal foreign exchanges.

The Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces left a good impression on the first foreigner she came into contact with, which was of great benefit to Guan Zhuofan's future implementation of reforms in the name of "Westernization".

After this battle, it will be even more difficult for some people to pull China back into the trap.

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The "Queen Mother's Parade" is finally going to happen.

Previously, through the Guò Military Aircraft Department, the palace has released news, and the Queen Mother of the two palaces decided to "divide the labor": the Queen Mother of the Virgin Mary went on a hunting tour in the east, Shijin Gate, and "parade labor army"; The queen mother and queen mother stayed in Beijing to "guard the community".

Everyone found a rule: the queen mother's Luan, as long as it is related to Guan Beile, will definitely not go together in the two palaces; In the past, it was used as a cover for "phoenix body slightly sick", but this time, a new trick has been played - "Shousheji".

This is a very strange thing. People naturally think: what is the knot between the two houses? Or the queen mother, what do you have to worry about Guan Baylor?

If you think about it for a while, it doesn't make sense.

It's all women, and it's not unusual for each other to have a little thought. But the two palaces are respected together, and the curtain is the country, even if there is really any mustard, it will never be placed on such a military event; And Guan Beile's curtain at the Queen Mother's Queen Mother will not be much worse than that at the Queen Mother's place. There is already vague news in the palace: the queen mother and the queen mother have hollowed out their minds and want to point out Princess Rong'an from Concubine Li to Guan Beile! If so, how can you do this?

It's a strange thing.

In private, someone opened his mind: "I said that the three of them are weird, don't believe it!" Along the way, two women and one man, how to deal with it? There is a saying, 'Thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger, and fifty is still sitting on the ground and sucking the earth'—the two little widows, the one on the west side, are thirty? The one in the east, hurry up, too! Think about it, the two are like wolves and tigers, no matter how hard Guan San's gun is, it has to be soft with one against two! I had to separate them and go on one by one! Hahahaha......"

Only Mr. Wu Ren, in the cabinet hall, said solemnly: "There is a cloud in "Zuo Chuan": 'If there are no residents, who will guard the society?' If there is no walker, who will shepherd? 'This is true for those who are ministers, and how is it not true for those who are kings?' The move of the queen mother of the two palaces is deeply in line with the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period. ”

The shepherd, the herd is an ox, and the prison is a horse, which refers to the sovereign's chariot.

After the edict came down, everyone saw that there was really "no resident, who guards the society?" If there is no walker, who will shepherd" this sentence!

The decree was drafted by the Military Aircraft Department, and the Cabinet only issued the decree, and it was impossible for the Woo Ren to know the content of the decree in advance. So everyone praised: Gen Lao is worthy of the leader of Confucianism, Shilin Zongjing!

*(To be continued......)