Chapter 175: The emperor is in a hurry
The units of the 45th Division hung the Triangular Army thorns on the muzzles of their guns to prevent them from being attacked by the Qing army at close range, which they had never encountered before, and even when attacking other cities, the other side would resist a little. This is the first time that it has surrendered without a fight.
The Forbidden City surrendered suddenly, and the soldiers at all levels of the 45th Division were a little incomprehensible for a while, it stands to reason that this is their last battlefield, and they are going to fight to the death, after all, losing this place is equivalent to the destruction of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it can only appear in history textbooks from then on.
Liu Ziqiang walked in the middle of the team, followed the comrades in front of him step by step across the moat, crossed [***], and finally entered the palace. Although there is only this wall, there are two heavens between the inside and outside of the wall, which represents the power and majesty on the inside, and the poverty and lowliness on the outside.
The splendid appearance of the palace made all the soldiers who saw it stunned, so luxurious, so extravagant, these places that they had never dared to think of before, now stood here like this. On both sides of the road, the Qing soldiers who had laid down their weapons bowed their heads, as if to welcome their arrival.
'The Manchus are really too rich, enjoying such a heavenly life, but they don't know how to protect it! Liu Ziqiang slowly stopped, looking at the gorgeous buildings and decorations around him, and secretly felt some pity for the Manchu Qing in his heart.
"Brother Qiang, when I was a child, I heard my father say that there are immortals living in this palace, as long as they stomp their feet, there will be three shocks outside! Why did this all come in, and I didn't see the immortals? Tang Bao looked around, came to Liu Ziqiang's side and stopped, a pair of eyes staring at Liu Ziqiang, as if seeking the truth!
"Where did the gods come from? If one day you can live in it, others will also think of you as a god. If you don't believe it, you can take a look and see if they look like us? Liu Ziqiang was amused by Tang Bao's words, and hurriedly explained.
"Brother Qiang, my father won't lie to me! I still think there are immortals in it. Tang Bao scratched his head, still a little disbelieving.
Even if Tang Bao, who is already an elite, still can't get rid of the long-term depression and ideological imprint in his heart. Feudal society is like this, the foolish people govern the country, only the people have low education and little knowledge, can they help the rulers rule, no matter what kind of things they do wrong, as long as a lie can deceive the people. Sometimes you don't even need to lie, when will it be your turn to explain to you?
Wang Lin can solve many things that they can't solve, but about culture and thought, Wang Lin can't do anything, this is not a thing that can be completed in a short period of time, a year? Two years? Or maybe three or five years? None of this is good, now these people over the age of 20 are considered the first generation, Wang Lin is not very laborious about the education of the first generation, and he has not put much effort into it, mainly focusing on the problem of literacy. As for the second generation, that is, the current primary and secondary school students, from them began to pay attention to educational ideological issues and thoroughly improve their feudal thinking. There is not too much feudal thinking in the minds of children, and it is not very laborious to educate.
"What are you two doing? Hurry up, don't stand there stupid, let them see if you are handsome? Xiao Chengming came from behind and patted Liu Ziqiang and Tang Bao on the shoulders.
Xiao Chengming's words made the Qing soldiers on the other side feel a little funny, but because the other party was the Zhengnan Army and the one who controlled their future, even if some of them did something extremely funny, these Qing soldiers could only hold it in their stomachs. Looking at the Qing army with a hideous expression on their faces, they must have laughed in their hearts. And the 45th Division, which has always been the most elite, has to be in vain now.
When I entered the palace, my eyes were black, and I couldn't find where it was, it was like a labyrinth, and the roads were even more accessible in all directions. But fortunately, this road in front of them can go all the way to the front of the Taihe Palace, which also saves them the time they waste running around the world in this palace.
"Company commander, where are we going?" Tang Bao lifted the Chinese style in his hand and asked in a low voice.
Xiao Chengming pointed to the Taihe Hall in the distance in front of him, and walked straight forward, ignoring the two of them no longer.
"That palace doesn't look small, there should be immortals in it, right?" Tang Bao lowered his head and touched his head, muttering.
"Don't keep remembering your immortals, it's better for you to treat me as the immortal in your heart and offer me every day." Liu Ziqiang quipped.
This Tang Bao is good at everything, except that he is a little too superstitious, but he will never fail the mission because of superstition, which has something to do with the education problem in the army. Perhaps because of the different times, Wang Lin was afraid that the feudal ideas in the minds of these soldiers would be too serious, and sometimes it would lead to the failure of the mission, or delay the completion of the task, etc., so Wang Lin formulated a set of methods early on, he did not prevent the soldiers from having feudal thoughts, but if you can't control this kind of thinking, then please leave.
The treatment in the Zhengnan army can be said to be the first in the country, and it can even be ranked among the top in the world, and no soldier will leave the army because of that problem. Therefore, they will try to overcome themselves when they are on a task, not letting others know, or just simply talk about it in their leisure time, and when they have a task, they still focus on the task.
"Look at the two of you bears, Tang Bao has been in the army for a short time, and some problems can't be completely restrained, have you joined for so long? Can't you help your comrades? Xiao Chengming really couldn't stand the ridicule of the two of them, so he stopped in an instant, turned his head and said to the two.
Xiao Chengming suddenly stopped, turned around and lectured the two of them, Liu Ziqiang and Tang Bao's hearts suddenly trembled, not because Xiao Chengming's words made them unbearable, but because this action came too suddenly, so that the unprepared two were frightened.
"Company commander, why don't you just tell us what kind of place it is?" Liu Ziqiang is a veteran, and his reaction ability is better than Tang Bao, seeing Xiao Chengming turn around and lecture, he doesn't refute, the best solution to this kind of problem is to change the topic.
"Taihe Palace! It was there that the emperor ascended the throne, and at this time the emperor and some of the emperor's relatives were inside. Xiao Chengming said solemnly.
"Company commander, what are we going to do there?" Even if Liu Ziqiang, who is a little bold, is inevitably a little frightened, the other party has failed, this is a fact, but the majesty of the royal family is still there, at least there is still a trace of status in their hearts.
"What? Scared? Xiao Chengming looked at the two of them a little provocatively, in fact, how could he not be nervous? Sitting inside were the emperor, the emperor's relatives and many ministers who couldn't run out, even if they would be announced to end their era today, but facing the former lord of a country, Xiao Chengming also felt some pressure in his heart, but he couldn't show it in front of these soldiers.
"Afraid? Afraid of birds, we are the victors, why should we be afraid of them? Just treat them like ordinary prisoners. Tang Bao, who was still calling out where the immortals were, was shouting loudly at this time.
Xiao Chengming stretched out his thumb to Tang Bao with a little admiration in his heart, he didn't expect this sentence to come out of Tang Bao's mouth, because the source of feudal thinking is the emperor, and Tang Bao is a soldier with feudal thoughts.
Taihe Palace, one of the three major halls in the East, that is, the Jinluan Hall in the mouth of the outside world, was built in 1420 and has a history of nearly 500 years (1903), but that is only in this position, what they saw at this time is the Taihe Hall that was burned down many times and then rebuilt by Kangxi.
The Ming and Qing dynasties 24 emperors Yanjing held a grand ceremony in the Taihe Palace, the emperor ascended the throne, the emperor's wedding, the canonization of the queen, the fate of the general, in addition to the annual longevity festival, New Year's Day, winter solstice three major festivals, the emperor here to accept the civil and military officials of the court, and to the princes and ministers to give a banquet.
Emperor Guangxu only showed face when he ascended the throne, but he was not very old at that time, and then he was listened to by Cixi, and since then he has become a veritable puppet emperor. Since the Empress Dowager Cixi returned power to Guangxu, Guangxu left the place where the court was in place at that time, and raised the heart hall. Alone, he led the personal little eunuch to this place where the enthronement and major events would be held.
Taihedian not only endured too many expectations of Emperor Guangxu, but also gave him too many disappointments, after adulthood, Cixi still controlled the government, at that time Guangxu often asked himself in his heart, why let himself be the emperor? If you have done it, why is it just a puppet emperor? Even if there is a small eunuch by his side, the queen has to conclude that what is the use of such an emperor?
Later, Guangxu began to secretly accumulate strength, and he thought about doing what Emperor Kangxi did when he defeated Aobai, but in view of Cixi's kindness to himself, he was still unable to do it in the end. Later, there was a turmoil in the whole country, and Guangxu felt that the opportunity had come, and he happened to see Kang Youwei's bus on the book again, and it was not until this time that he knew how strong the voice of the outside world was calling for change. Emperor Guangxu, who thought he had mastered the hearts of the people, insisted on using Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao and others to try to change the law.
Unexpectedly, it was forcibly dismembered by the Empress Dowager Cixi in a short period of time, this sensation gathered the attention of tens of thousands of people across the country, and the change supported by the emperor himself was still dead in infancy, and Liang Qichao was killed afterwards, Kang Youwei went abroad, and Emperor Guangxu was placed under house arrest. After such turmoil, Emperor Guangxu finally entered the Taihe Hall again, he started here and ended here.
The commander of the 45th Division, Ping Cheng, and Han Sheng, the chief of staff, stood in front of the Taihe Palace, and here they could see the frightened looks of the ministers inside, hiding their bodies one by one, as if they didn't want the Zhengnan Army to see them.
"Let's go, the emperor has been waiting for us for a long time!"
(To be continued)