Such a flashy event did not stop, which made Cixi quite disappointed.

If Cixi "reads history", she will understand Guan Zhuofan's obscure meaning, and she will also understand that in fact, the military plane is for Guan Zhuofan's good. But after all, Cixi "read less", so she thought of other paths. She thought that it was because of King Gong's hint that Guan Zhuofan was forced to make this expression of "humble retreat".

When I was alone with Sister Ci'an, when I talked about it, Ci'an also felt pity. Cixi finally said what she had been hiding for a few days: "This matter, the sixth brother is pushing back and obstructing, sister, you say, will he ......?"

Ci'an naturally asked, "Could it be anything?" ”

Cixi lowered her voice slightly: "Are you afraid that Guan Zhuofan's limelight will overshadow you?" ”

Ci'an was stunned: "Can't you?" But she wasn't sure, and said hesitantly: "Is the sixth child afraid of spending too much money?" ”

Cixi said: "We don't spend a tael of silver on the money that shouldn't be spent; You can't afford to spend money on it. For example, if you pay tribute to the temple, you naturally have to spend money, can you not report good news to your ancestors because of this? ”

Cixi's words, Ci'an thought so, and nodded again and again.

Cixi sneered slightly and said, "I see, the sixth child has been in power for too long, and some things have been done as he wants. ”

This is a serious accusation, and Ci'an can't just echo it, she hesitated and asked, "Is there such a thing?" ”

Cixi said, "Why not? In Hubei, Bao Chao and Liu Mingchuan competed for merit, you see what the sixth child did, how big a basket did he poke? ”

King Gong cannot be blamed for this matter. Ci'an was also unable to defend King Gong. sighed. said: "Yes." ”

Cixi said: "It's not good to go on like this, we have to think of a way to remind the sixth child." ”

Ci'an said, "That's what you said. But how do you remind him? ”

Cixi smiled slightly and said, "I haven't thought about it either. But we've got to take this as a thing - it's for the sake of the sixth! ”

Ci'an nodded again and again.

The "triumphant" of the Xuan army was "going north" and was temporarily stationed near Cangzhou and Tianjin. The tens of thousands of troops were divided into two parts, one part was stationed in Machang in Qingxian County, and the other part was stationed in Tanggu New Town.

The thirteenth year of Tongzhi in the original time and space. That is, in 1874, the "Maxin Avenue" was built between the horse factory and the new city, and post stations were set up along the way, with a large station in 40 miles and a small station in 10 miles. There are four large stations and eleven small stations.

Among them, the fifth post station west of Dagu is called Shuishuitao, and the sergeants stationed here are customarily called "small stations".

Guan Zhuofan himself brought the Guards Regiment into Beijing.

This time it was not an ordinary "Majesty's Opinion". Rather, it is "triumphant", so it is not like before. After entering the city, first go to the palace gate to ask for an excerpt, and then return to Xianliang Temple to wait for the summons; But after entering the city, go directly to the palace.

The Guards Regiment was stationed in the Fengtai Battalion, and Wu Jianying and the Admiral of the Fengtai Battalion came to see it. Guan Zhuofan rested in the Fengtai camp for one night, and early the next morning, he took 500 soldiers of the Guards Regiment who had changed into the Eight Banners and entered the city on horseback.

Originally, Guan Zhuofan didn't want to bring these 500 soldiers, but the edict was Huanghuang, specifying that he should "choose 500 elites and enter the city with his attendants to make a strong appearance." The matter involves the dignity of the imperial court and the prestige of the country, and the minister should not be neglected."

When it comes to this, there is no way.

Although no "outskirts" ceremony was arranged, the news of Grandpa Guan's "victorious return to the dynasty" leaked out early. Last time, the people of Beijing didn't catch Grandpa Guan, where can they let it go this time? Therefore, when the days came, many people got up before dawn, and as soon as the Xizhi Gate was opened, they poured out of the city.

From the Luhe Station outside the city to the Forbidden City in the city, on both sides of the road, the crowd began to come in twos and threes, and soon the number became more and more, and finally it was densely packed.

The infantry army commanded the Yamen and the Shuntianfu to dispatch the nest, and thousands of soldiers and soldiers were maintained along the road, which could not save much effort than really engaging in any "suburban welcome".

Many people spontaneously set up incense tables and light firecrackers. There are constantly people shouting "Grandpa Guan, Wanfu Ankang", "Grandpa Guan, Grandpa Hou, Wandai".

Thousands of heads are surging, and the sound of joy is like a tide.

This scene made Guan Zhuofan deeply uneasy. He rode all the way and did not "interact" with the enthusiastic people on both sides of the road. Five hundred iron horsemen rolled up the yellow dust, entered from the Xizhi Gate, and soon arrived at the Forbidden City.

Guan Zhuofan was about to sigh "The whole world is quiet", and he was suddenly startled: the main entrance of the noon gate was opened!

The main entrance of the noon gate is usually only accessible to the emperor; When the emperor is married, the queen enters once; The champion of the palace test, the list eye, and the flowers, enter the palace to thank him, and when he leaves the palace, he goes out once. There is no fourth case.

What's going on today?

King Gong came up with a large group of princes and civil warriors.

Guan Zhuofan immediately dismounted, and without waiting for King Gong and the others to walk in, he stepped forward and asked him to go down.

This is unseemly. Guan Zhuofan is now a "great general", and he must wait for King Gong, who is greeted by the emperor, to untie his cloak and "remove the armor" in the form before he can greet King Gong.

King Gong hurriedly walked a few steps, stepped forward to help him up, and wondered in his heart: These ritual notes, the officials of the Ministry of Rites who went to Fengtai Camp to fight the front station yesterday should have explained to him, how did he forget?

Then he took off Guan Zhuofan's cloak and completed the procedure of "removing armor". Guan Zhuofan immediately asked the other princes to say goodbye, and Prince Lao Hui, King Rui, King Xuan, King Alcohol, and Boyan did not pull down.

King Gong smiled and said: "Yixuan, last night, an edict was issued in the palace, telling him to open the main gate of the noon gate today, and the general is in Sheji, and enter the palace through the main gate of the noon gate!" ”

It turned out that Cixi checked the previous dynasty etiquette note, and when she returned to Beijing and entered the palace, she entered the palace from the main gate of the noon gate with Emperor Sejong. I thought that since I didn't do anything "suburban welcome", "sacrifice of prisoners" and "review", I couldn't be too aggrieved Guan Zhuofan, the grace of entering the palace from the main gate of the noon gate always had to be given, anyway, it was not costly, and the ministers should not be verbose. So he said that Ci'an was moved, and an edict came out overnight.

On the surface, there was nothing wrong with what Cixi did. Nian Qianyao was in a bad situation, but the ceremonies that greeted him at that time were all drawn up by the Ministry of Rites and approved by Sejong, and they were all in line with the "procedure". Of course, there are also Yongzheng's own special thoughts and tricks. But since the emperor greeted him personally, the "general" and the emperor entered the palace from the main gate of the noon gate, which logically makes sense.

The problem is that now the emperor is not present, and King Gong is only the emperor's representative.

Again, Cixi was born smart, but after all, "she reads less". She has been in the political apparatus for too short a time, and she can't be sure of everything. Also, the good news came too quickly, and it was a bit overwhelming.

A layer of fine sweat oozed from Guan Zhuofan's back, and he said in his heart: This royal sister is too freewheeling!

He shook his head and said, "This grace, Zhuo Fan never dares to receive. ”

King Gong smiled and said, "Yixuan, you don't have to push, you can afford it!" ”

Guan Zhuofan said: "The prince must be strong, Zhuo Fan had to kneel outside the noon gate and apologize to the queen mother and the emperor of the two palaces." ”

It froze.

Later, Cao Yuying proposed a solution: the "royal order banner" of the minister of the Qin mission entered through the main gate of the noon gate, and the minister himself and the princes and hundreds of officials entered through the side door.

The "King's Destiny Banner" represents "Ru I am coming", and it is barely reasonable to enter from the main gate of the noon gate.

This plan was immediately reported to the palace. After a while, the eunuch ran out panting and puffed, and passed the message of the queen mother of the two palaces: quasi-playing, and at the same time emphasized that Guan Zhuofan entered through the right side of the noon gate.

Qing system, civil and military officials enter the palace, take the left door of the noon gate; The prince of the clan entered the palace and walked through the door on the right.

This "royal flag" was installed in a car with the army, and it was a dragon pavilion, which contained a rectangular blue satin flag two feet six inches long, as well as a seven-inch and five-point vermilion lacquer round basswood plaque, and both the flag and the plaque had a golden "order" word in Manchu and Han styles, and the big seal of the military department was displayed on it.

So the four highest-ranking officers in the Xuan Army Guards Regiment, including Tulin, carried the dragon pavilion and the eunuch to lead, entered the main gate of the noon gate, and then came out through the side gate. This can be regarded as "Licheng", "received the grace of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces and the Emperor".

Then the prince of the clan went to the right, and the civil and military officials went to the left, and Yuguan entered the noon gate.

King Gong and Guan Zhuofan are at the forefront of the princes of the clan, and this Guan Zhuofan has no way to push back.

But although he is a banner man, he is not a clan, is this arrangement just a special show of honor, or is there any other reason?

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