After a pause, Zhou Fu said: "However, although the discussion is lively, it seems that not many people really regard this as a big thing to do - after all, it is none of their business." ”

Li Hongzhang said strangely: "Yushan, what you just said, but it's the 'flag man in Beijing'?" This edict was specially awarded to the Eight Banners, how can it be said that 'it is none of your business'? ”

Zhou Fu smiled and said: "Jue Xiang understands after thinking about it - although the wind is coming, there are also women with bound feet among the banner people, but, first, there are very few official eunuchs in the family - if you tie your feet, you will not be qualified to participate in the draft, this is not only a 'violation of the will', it can be regarded as a 'resistance to the will', where do you dare?" ”

"Second, under the hub of Beijing, the imperial court is closely watched, even if there is no official body, there are very few ordinary people who bind their feet; The same is true for Shengjing and the Northeast - the wind is not as good as that! ”

Li Hongzhang realized something and said: "You mean, the more you go south, the more women under your banner will bind their feet?" Moreover, they are all children of small families who are excellent, excellent, small, say, more, new, fastest, WWW.UUXS.CC, and small? ”

"Exactly!" Zhou Fu said, "There is another point, there are few Manchurians, and there are many Han people - most of the banner people are bound by the Han army!" For example, there are not a few women with bound feet in the Han military banner stationed in Guangzhou. ”

Li Hongzhang smiled softly and said: "In this way, most of the women under the foot binding are from small families in other provinces, and most of them are Han soldiers - hey, it's really 'none of my business'!" ”

After a pause, he said: "No wonder you can't open your mouth to 'remove officials', shut up and 'raise the flag', without any scruples!" Hehe, soft persimmons are always easy to pinch! ”

Zhou Fu also smiled and said, "See you clearly!" ”

Li Hongzhang frowned, removed his smile, and shook his head. said: "Yushan, it's still not quite right." ”

Zhou Fu was slightly stunned and said, "Prime Minister, what do you say?" ”

"Do you remember the words of the edict? What is "great harmony in the sky", what is "destroying limbs and splitting bodies", "heartbreaking". What 'even a little heart' can't bear to be'...... It's really bloody! There are not many women who bind their feet, and there are many of them, and most of them are small families - or Han Army. You say, why is there such a big fight? Also 'dismissed' and 'flag-out' -- it's almost tied to the entrance of the vegetable market! ”

Zhou Fu thought about it carefully, what Li Hongzhang said did make sense, but-

"Students are stupid. Belch...... I don't know why. This, in the opinion of the lord...... What is it for? ”

"Yushan, don't you think that this edict is a little ...... What does it mean to scold Huai? ”

This sentence to Li Hongzhang. Zhou Fu didn't react immediately. After a while, his eyes suddenly widened slightly: "The lord said that this 'Sang' is a banner man, and this 'Huai'...... Is it Han? ”

Li Hongzhang groaned: "I don't say it's very good, but it may not be impossible - the two 'above' are the young queen mother!" ”

There was a pause. accentuated his tone and said, "It's all women, empathize." It's not impossible to see it! ”

Zhou Fu gasped lightly and said, "Shi Kangxi's three years of old wisdom? This...... Does it work? ”

After a pause, he said: "The Queen Mother is a woman...... Well, soft-hearted, that's fine. Xuan Wang ...... Would do such a thankless job? ”

Li Hongzhang said "hey" and said, "It may not be!" Jade Mountain. If nothing else, think about it. Does one of his women have bound her feet? ”

Zhou Fu was silent.

Li Hongzhang shook his head slightly and said, "Whether it is the wisdom of the teacher or the mistakes of the past, it is difficult to say now." As for our new prince, I can't see through it! Although he is said to be an 'old man', but looking ahead and suddenly behind, I can't see through him more and more! ”

For a moment, both men fell silent.

After a while, Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "If you can't think about it thoroughly, don't think about it for the time being." Yushan, tell me about the lively incident of 'Tianzi No. 1'? ”

The so-called "'Tianzi No. 1' lively event" refers to the arrival of the "American delegation to China" in Hong Kong and Beijing.

Zhou Fu's eyes lit up: "It's really 'Tianzi No. 1' - the whole city of Beijing is crazy!" Take the words of Guibao in the Hall of Internal Affairs: The foaming strength of the Beijing people can only be compared to the 'big wedding'! ”

The "big wedding" in the mouth of this internal affairs official specifically refers to: the emperor did not marry before practicing Zuo, and only married the queen after ascending the throne, which is called a "big wedding".

"When the Americans went ashore in Tianjin, King Xuan added the title of 'Minister of Plenipotentiary Mission' and personally went to Tianjin Gate to greet them. The day the delegation arrived at the port, the scene on the pier - "

After a pause, Zhou Fu said: "Not only is it lively, but it is also very interesting!" ”

Li Hongzhang looked interested: "How interesting? Talk about it, talk about it! ”

Zhou Fu smiled and said, "Yes." However, I didn't witness the scene of welcoming guests in Tianjin, and the following things were also relayed by others. ”

"It's okay, it's okay!"

"Dagukou Wharf, cleared a large open space, smooth and compacted, and set up a three-foot-high platform in the middle, which is the 'protocol desk'." The "head" of the American delegation to China is Andrew Johnson, vice president of the United States. King Xuan accompanied the vice president to the 'protocol platform', and after standing side by side, the Xuan Army Military Band played the 'national anthem' of the United States of America, saying 'The Star-Spangled Banner Never Falls', as a tribute. ”

"National anthem?"

"Yes. The 'national anthem' of the United States of America has been played, and according to the rituals of the nations, the 'national anthem' of the Great Qing Dynasty should be played -- but where do we have any 'national anthem'? So, the Xuanjun Military Band took a military song of the Xuanjun, called 'Singing the Motherland', which was temporarily filled as the 'national anthem' of the Qing Dynasty to complete the etiquette. ”

"Singing...... Fatherland? ”

"Yes, 'singing the motherland'," Zhou Fu smiled, "This name, when I first heard it, it was also quite abrupt." 'Motherland' naturally means 'country of ancestors' and 'country of ancestors', that is, 'country' and 'homeland'. Well, this statement, although it is obscure, is not unused. For example, Wei Moshen's book "The Legend of Shengwu" has the saying that "those who are in the Ba Society will return to the motherland". ”

Wei Moshen, that is, Wei Yuan.

"The name of this military song...... Interesting! Li Hongzhang said, "The word 'motherland' is so obscure, but the word 'singing' is so slang? Put it here, it's about ...... Song, chant, praise, praise...... What does that mean? ”

"That's right. Well, when it comes to slang, the lyrics of this 'singing the motherland' are even more slangy! However, there is something particular about this, it is said that King Xuan said: These songs are sung by the big-headed soldiers, if the lyrics are too elegant and tame, the big-headed soldiers can't understand it, no matter how well they are written, what's the use? ”

Li Hongzhang's heart was slightly shocked, and after a while, he nodded and said, "Makes sense!" ”

After a pause, he said, "Yushan, do you remember the lyrics of this song?" ”

"I don't remember it very clearly," Zhou Fu said, "However, there is a record in my notebook, and I will sort it out when I go back and understand it, so I will copy a copy and send it to the prime minister." ”

"Okay, it's overworked!"

There is a sentence that Li Hongzhang swallowed and did not take it out to "discuss" with Zhou Fu: Why is this military song called "Singing the Motherland" instead of ...... "Singing the Qing Dynasty"?

Motherland, the country of ancestors, the country of ancestors.

In the bottom of his heart, there was a faint trace of inexplicable strange feeling.

*(To be continued) R580