The acceptance of new things in the West by conservative defenders is not something that can be achieved overnight, but any change of attitude must start from contact and understanding, and you can't expect the old gentlemen to take the initiative to do this, you have to give them the conditions to "create zào", whether they want to or not, first pull it out of the sleeve and put it in the sun and air outside.

If they feel that the air outside is indeed fresh and the sun is indeed shining, their feelings will be transmitted to those who hold the same conservative position. If so, in addition to a change in their own attitudes, they can also expect a positive, positive ripple effect.

As it turned out, this trick did begin to show positive effects.

In addition, Du Lide is full of chaos in Beijing, and visiting this and that has the effect of expanding the influence of the new event of "foreigners being knighted".

Anyway, this matter must not be hidden, how to be high-profile, how to come, in this way, in order to maximize its "marginal effect". At the very least, the two gold pocket watches and the sixteen bottles of red wine were the ones that Guan Belle had prepared out of his own pocket.

The knighthood ceremony of Doolittle is scheduled to be held in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites.

On this day, the Dongjiang Rice Lane, where the Ministry of Rites is located, is full of traffic, the ceremony is from Xuanhe, and the crown is like a cloud.

Those who "watched the ceremony" in the hall today were the princes and nobles, scholars, military ministers, and the leaders of the six departments of Jiuqing and Han Zhan Kedao, all of whom were "invited to watch the ceremony"; Under the hall, there were still many middle and low-level officials from various yamen in the capital. The Military Aircraft Department issued a message: Officials above the sixth rank in Beijing, as long as they leave at that time, are invited to the Ministry of Rites to watch the ceremony. So. Who wouldn't want to see this Western scene?

Look down from the hall. Tops of various colors. Dense, ants gather and move. This situation reminded Guan Zhuofan of the time and space he traveled through, the scene of crowds in popular scenic spots during the New Year's holidays.

The situation is even more prosperous than the situation when the "railway meeting" was held not long ago at the Prime Minister's National Affairs Yamen in Dongtangzi Hutong.

And also. When the "railway meeting" was held, a certain prince who was not sick was also present today. The old gentleman really couldn't suppress his curiosity, and, to be honest, deep down, he was indeed faintly excited.

The number of people is large, and it is impossible to stand quietly like the court held a ceremony, so the hall of the Ministry of Rites is inevitably noisy. But it doesn't matter. That's what I want.

Doolittle's pride is beyond words: if it were in the United States. In addition to the presidential inauguration, what else can bring almost the entire capital's important officials over to "watch the ceremony"? Such a grand occasion, after retirement, written in memoirs, there are really a few lifetimes of cowhide that are easy to blow!

No, why wait until after retirement? This "memoir" will be written when you return home! The title is called "Oriental Manga"? Or, "The Celestial Empire - A Magical Nation"? Or, "I am an aristocrat in China"? No matter what the name is, it's inevitable to cause a sensation! Also, a large amount of remuneration can't be run!

Just when his heart was fluctuating and he was wandering outside the world, the knighthood ceremony began.

In the middle of the lobby, the incense table has been placed, and Du Little is waiting at the next stop. In the middle of the venue, a red felt strip has been laid. Next to Du Lide, stood Han Langzhong and Ding Ruchang from the Department of Etiquette and Etiquette, the two of them, who were responsible for mentioning Du Lide's actions and behaviors.

I saw King Gong and Guan Zhuofan "out of the queue" one after another, and slowly walked to the front of the incense case, King Gong was on the left, and Guan Zhuofan was on the right, both of them stood still with a smile.

In front of the incense case is the position of the proclamator, but how can there be two proclamators? Looking at the hands of King Gong and Guan Beile, one of them is holding a copy of the Yellow Silk Holy Decree - they are really two proclaimers!

This is unprecedented! There was a low voice of discussion in the hall.

At this time, Man Langzhong, who was in charge of the Qing Officials, stepped forward, gave King Gong and Guan Zhuofan a thousand children, stood up and said: "The person who received the decree has arrived, please declare the decree of the prince and Lord Belle!" ”

King Gong and Guan Zhuofan glanced at each other and nodded. The man turned around and beckoned, and a "messenger" walked up with a large silver tray in his hand and stood still on the side.

On the tray, there is a second-grade martial arts lion supplement - the first-class baron is the second-grade. However, careful people noticed that the top on the warm hat is a "bright red top", not a "dark red top" that "flowers", that is, this is a reward for the "head top".

What's even more eye-catching is that in the white jade feather tube, there is a tributary Jin Yicui's dazzling eyes, which is even more powerful than "wearing the top of the head".

In the hall, there was a low "tsk" exclamation.

King Gong first unfolded the holy decree in his hand, coughed lightly, and said, "There is a decree, Du Little listens to the announcement!" ”

I saw Doolittle walk into the middle of the field, take off his bowler hat, kneel down on the red felt strip, and land on his knees.

Up and down the hall, a large "buzzing" sound immediately sounded, and people faintly stirred.

King Gong smiled slightly and began to announce the decree.

This purpose is not easy to prepare. You can't go down the path of knighthood for your own ministers, and you can't pay too much attention to the character of the knighted person -- you can't say that people are "loyal to the country", right? After thinking about it, I decided to only talk about it, and not the rest.

When it comes to Doolittle's credit, there are mainly two, but neither of them can be too realistic.

The first of these was the Battle of Japan, which "made great contributions to the investigation of the rebellion" -- the real credit of Du Leader in the battle against Japan was the defeat of the Imperial Family and the Ministers under Emperor Meiji in the Battle of Wakasa Bay.

The second is that between China and the United States, "friendship is exemplary and exemplary" -- this sentence is not wrong, but there is a small joint in it: Doolittle is a public official in the United States, and according to the US Constitution, public officials must first obtain the approval of the US Congress to accept official titles from foreign monarchs. Although this is just a matter of formalities, after all, the cutscene is not finished, and the words in the will are not too public. Otherwise, the face of the US government will inevitably be a little embarrassed. This "credit" can only be passed in two vague sentences.

After King Gong pronounced the words "Qin this" clearly, Du Little said loudly: "Du Little received the decree and thanked him!" These words are actually Chinese. Although the four voices are not very correct, everyone understands them. After saying this, Doolittle kowtowed, and his head kept touching the ground.

There was another "buzzing" commotion in the hall.

Many people's hearts beat faster, and some people actually oozed tears in their eyes, and their knees also weakened, and they wanted to kneel down inexplicably, "thank God".

A few attentive people noticed that Doolittle was saying "Doolittle received the order and thanksgiving", not the usual "minister and so-and-so received the order and thanksgiving" -- "Dulittle did not have the word "minister" in front of it.

After Dulittle said this, he did not immediately stand up to "receive the order", but still knelt still. Some people wonder, did this foreign devil make a mistake in etiquette? The people from the Ministry of Rites don't go up to remind me? However, there are still many eye-catching people: Guan Beile still has a holy decree in his hand that has not been announced.

This was Guan Zhuofan's first time as an envoy to "declare the decree", and he also coughed lightly in a pretentious manner, and then read out the holy decree aloud.

The audience listened attentively, but they didn't understand!

What is Guan Belle talking about?

The holy decree was almost "announced" before someone reacted: Guan Beile read in foreign language!

Oh, this is a decree written in foreign language!

A decree written in foreign language! This, this, is the first since the founding of the Qing Dynasty!

In fact, writing a holy decree in English was not only the first since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, but also the first since the beginning of the world.

Copyright, of course, is Guan Baylor's.

This unprecedented decree was made at the request of Doolittle.

When the Holy Decree returns to the United States, of course, it must be carefully framed and hung high, and every guest who comes to the door must be brought to the front and solemnly admired. However, there are not too many people who want to know Chinese characters, and I don't know if there will be people who smile and suspect that I am selling dog meat with a sheep's head? As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel that there was a fly in the ointment, so Commander Du quietly asked Guan Beile for advice: Your Royal Highness, can you get me another English version of the "Holy Decree"?

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