The previous edict has explained that this "military parade of the Queen Mother", the Xuan army from "brave and loyal to Dorobelle minister Guan Zhuofan", those who are "in armor", "meet with military salutes". However, except for the Xuan Army, in the Qing Dynasty army at that time, there was not only no military salute in the modern sense, but also no special military salute. Between comrades in the army, military attachés and civilian officials, it is still the court of officialdom. As for the courtiers to the monarch, it is even more needless to say.

What the Xuan army did internally, of course, is the standard etiquette of the modern army. But under the noon gate, before the hundred officials, it is too appalling to use this set for the emperors and the queen mother of the two palaces. The so-called step is too big, it is to pull the egg, this kind of thing, it is still necessary to come step by step, and there must be a proper transition.

This "appropriate transition" is Guan Zhuofan's current ancient military salute. This kind of etiquette was also used within a certain range in the old army at that time, and it was used on this occasion, so that it was not necessary to go back to the old way of prostrating a thousand heads, but it could also be accepted by conservatives.

After Guan Zhuofan got up, the emperor and the queen mother of the two palaces bowed, the emperor stood aside, and the queen mother of the two palaces was relatively slightly blessed, saying that they would break up, one "east patrol" and one "guarding the community", each performing its own duties.

Guan Zhuofan walked quickly to the front of the carriage and opened the door.

Immediately after that, someone came up and set up the footrest.

The Queen Mother put her hand on the arm of Li Lianying, the chief eunuch of Changchun Palace, and walked slowly towards the car, followed by her personal maid Yu'er.

Under the reflection of the "Qi Death Wind Lantern", Guan Zhuofan saw that the royal sister's pair of beautiful phoenix eyes were shining.

When I got to the car, the Queen Mother was intentional or not. He glanced obliquely at Guan Baylor. Guan Beile held his head high. The eyes intersect. They all saw a small flame jumping under each other's eyes.

Li Lianying served carefully, and the Queen Mother calmly boarded the car and sat down in the back seat of the car.

Oh, this seat-

The cushions and backrests are soft, but when people sit on them, they are faintly supported upward. The body doesn't sink down. The feeling of "wanting to refuse and welcome" is really amazing!

Li Lianying retreated, and Yu'er boarded the car, sitting on a small leather pestle on the side, facing the car door.

The pedal moved away, Guan Zhuofan closed the car door, turned around and got on the horse.

The famous praise officer shouted "up", the salute team took the lead, Guan Zhuofan followed, and the carriage started.

Except for the Queen Mother. The little emperor took the lead, the princes and nobles, and the civil and military officials. All "kneel and send".

On the upper floor of the noon gate, the third bell and drum are made.

The 1,000 cavalrymen of the Xuan Army Guards Regiment in the "outer square" turned their horses' heads, and the five horsemen lined up in a horizontal column, one after another, and followed.

The "Queen Mother's Military Parade" has finally come to fruition.

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Out of the imperial city, Beijing is as lively as the New Year.

The "Empress Dowager's Parade" is a grand event that has never been seen in the eternals, and the Xuan Army Guards Regiment has almost been rumored by word of mouth to become the god general of the heavenly soldiers -- the Xuan Army Guards Regiment "went out to parade" from the Queen Mother.

The sky has not yet dawned, Daqing Gate to Zhengyang Gate, Zhengyang Gate to Yongding Gate, the crowds on both sides of the road are already dense. The Shuntianfu and the infantry army led the yamen to go out to maintain order.

The team of the "Queen Mother's Eastern Tour" traveled from the Daqing Gate to the Zhengyang Gate in Beijing, and went out of the inner city from the Zhengyang Gate; From Zhengyang Gate to Yongding Gate, from Yongding Gate out of the outer city, and then to the south.

This team, in the imagination of Beijingers, should be the dragon flag covering the sun, the canopy is inherited, the flower clothes and python robes, and the top is brilliant; The eyes are full of gold, melons, axes, stirrups, gold, stone, silk, and bamboo. The queen mother and the emperor "went on patrol" - didn't the storyteller say so? Isn't that how the singers sing? Isn't that what the older generation said?

And the team in front of him, except for the two "Xuan" flags at the front, which hunted in the wind, there were no tricks.

It seems to be a little disappointed - but, wait, the people of Peking have never seen such a vigorous army!

The soldiers were all on their horses, and the wind was as cold as knives, and the men and horses all raised their heads and chests high. The morning sun was shining, every horse was shining with oil, and every soldier's face was like a sculpture.

Wow, it's really called "people are strong and horses are strong"!

Look sideways, the horse's head is in a line with the horse's head, the horse's tail is in a line with the horse's tail, and the person on horseback is - hey, it's still a line!

A straight foreign military uniform, a foreign gun shining with cold light!

Black-haired, yellow-skinned, dressed in a Western dress, hanging a foreign sword, carrying a foreign gun -- but more energetic than a foreign soldier!

This is "our soldiers"!

This qiē is intertwined into a picture full of strange magic, which makes people on both sides of the road feel like they are in a daze.

The salute team appeared in the field of vision of the crowd closest to the Daqing Gate, and until the last group of cavalry galloped out of the Yongding Gate, the cheers were like a boiling tide, always echoing in the sky above the city of Beijing. In the middle, there are also the sounds of countless firecrackers.

Many people also spontaneously placed incense tables at the door and worshipped to the sky.

What to worship? Salute the Queen Mother? It seems to be, and it doesn't seem to be.

This is a very complicated feeling, and for a while, the person concerned himself is not very clear.

Western clothes and guns, for the Chinese of this era, are not only branded with humiliation and fear, but also a symbol of deterrence and strength. For ordinary people, whether it is "foreign affairs" or "defending the road", they are too "metaphysical", and they will only instinctively focus on the interests and stakes when they look at things. When foreign clothes are worn on one's own people's bodies and foreign guns are held in the hands of one's own people, the people's subconscious will think that "deterrence and power" have been mastered for themselves.

The sense of security and self-confidence brought by this realization made them overjoyed and excited.

More importantly, what they heard yesterday and what they saw today convinced them that the mastery of this "deterrence and power" was not a showmanship, but a real one.

In the middle of the 19th century, there were no precision-guided, over-the-horizon strikes, and it can be said that the combat effectiveness of an army was 100 percent reflected in its mental outlook and foot drill level -- and vice versa: an army's mental outlook and foot drill level basically determined the level of its combat effectiveness.

To say the least, an army that looks like a fool is not necessarily ineffective; However, an army that is full of spirit and uniform will certainly have combat effectiveness.

The instinctive perception of ordinary people is actually very accurate.

In addition, countless historical facts have proved that the combination of straight uniforms, sharp weapons, and neat queues is the best weapon to arouse the enthusiasm, pride, and obedience of the audience in the shortest possible time.

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