Seeing Li Yongji walking into the house alone, Sun Xiangbing immediately knelt down on one knee, pinched his waist with one hand, supported the ground with the other, and lowered his head deeply until his chin touched his chest.

At the same time, Sun Xiangbing also shouted loudly: "My emperor wins, wins, wins!" ”

Sun Xiangbing's current set of one-knee kneeling etiquette is a set of standard bowing etiquette after the establishment of the Chinese Empire, that is, bowing on one knee. The reason is that Emperor Li Yongji ordered that in the future, except on major festivals, such as the Qingming Festival and the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the Chinese people are not allowed to kneel on both knees.

In other words, in the future, only the dead will be allowed to bow on special days, and in other cases, even if they are kneeling to His Majesty the Emperor, they are only allowed to bow or kneel on one knee.

If someone kneels down on his knees to worship a living person, even if it is an emperor, the first time he must persuade and educate, the second time he will use a fine to punish a small punishment and a big admonition, and if he does not change his teaching the third time, then according to the situation, if it is determined that the other party is mentally fine, he should be sentenced from the simplest double the fine to the punishment of up to three years of imprisonment.

The reason for this is to legally force the common people to no longer kneel on both knees, and the highest to kneel on one knee, so that the behavior can force the Chinese to change the past kneeling habits, theoretically speaking, can increase the self-confidence of the Chinese people, and make the Chinese empire appear more civilized and easier to integrate into the international community.

After all, from Li Yongji's point of view, no matter what, kneeling on his knees is a bit too much, and he personally can't accept it. And since he is the founding emperor, everything is naturally up to him, and he can forcibly change the concepts and habits of the people by means of administrative orders and punishments.

In Li Yongji's opinion. The traditional custom of kneeling on the knees is subtly changing the habits and character of the Chinese, making the Chinese humble and obedient, although from the perspective of feudal rule, this is a good method, but for Li Yongji, or for the more confident Chinese Empire. This is a complete dross and should be abolished altogether.

I think that at the beginning, Li Yongji planned to completely abolish the ritual of bowing on both knees. But it was opposed by many people, thinking that it would be unacceptable to many people of the older generation.

In the end, everyone compromised, and Li Yongji stipulated. The etiquette of kneeling and prostrating can be preserved. It is also regarded as a kind of traditional Chinese custom, but the living cannot enjoy this kind of treatment of kneeling and kowtowing, even the emperor, only the dead ancestors can accept this kind of kneeling salute.

In addition, kneeling on the knees of the ancestors can only be ordinary people, soldiers and officials during their tenure. Under no circumstances are you allowed to get down on your knees. Once discovered, no matter how big or small the military rank is and how much it has contributed, it will be fired immediately and never hired!

To put it bluntly, Li Yongji is going to use the forced method of executive orders to forcibly change this custom of kneeling down to worship the living, perhaps in the eyes of many people, this is redundant, and even a little incomprehensible, but Li Yongji thinks that this is quite necessary, because he knows that some daily behaviors can affect the subconscious, if you kneel on your knees at every turn, this person's backbone is quite limited.

Maybe a single person kneeling on both knees is nothing, but when the number of people reaches a certain level, even in the case of the whole country, the power of this kneeling can be reflected, so whether it is necessary or not, Li Yongji feels that the kneeling salute should be canceled and replaced by bowing and kneeling on one knee.

According to the new national etiquette formulated by the empire, under normal circumstances, the younger generation only needs to bow to show respect to the elders, or when they see their superiors, and there are many kinds of bowing, such as nodding slightly, bending at 90 degrees, etc., all of which are considered bowing, but because of the different strengths, the degree of respect expressed by themselves is also different.

Under normal circumstances, even if ordinary people see the emperor, they only need to put their hands on their legs and bow at 90 degrees, which is the highest etiquette for commoners to meet Shangguan.

Although there is also a one-knee etiquette, this etiquette is only for officials or officers, that is, you can only perform the one-knee etiquette on the emperor if you are a political official or an officer in the army, and ordinary civilians are not qualified to perform this one-knee etiquette.

In other words, the one-knee ritual is a special etiquette for the emperor himself, and no one else can withstand this kind of one-knee worship.

In addition, only the so-called military and political officials who eat the emperor's grain can perform this one-knee salute to the emperor, and civilians are not allowed to perform this salute, at most they can only bow down, so the one-knee salute can also be regarded as a special etiquette for courtiers to the monarch.

Therefore, Sun Xiangbing's current one-knee salute is the standard courtier's courtesy, and it is the highest level of etiquette, and in terms of etiquette standards, it can be said to be meticulous, even if the etiquette officer comes, he can't find a trace of mistakes.

However, under normal circumstances, Li Yongji asked his acquaintances to bow to him, so that it was convenient for both sides, and only a few people such as Sun Xiangbing would abide by the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, and they would kneel on one knee every time.

In addition, the slogan shouted by Sun Xiangbing was also the standard slogan for the subjects of the empire to meet the emperor, because Li Yongji thought that long live was not good, and he didn't see a long-lived hundred-year-old all day long, so he simply changed it to Wan Sheng.

That is to say, in the new slogan, the face of the emperor is only allowed to call Wan Sheng, which means that the emperor will always win, and it also has the meaning of martial arts, but when the contemporary name becomes an empire, it can be shouted long live.

For example, when you see the emperor, you have to shout slogans, yes, you can only shout Wansheng, or Yongkang, which means that the emperor has always been victorious and always healthy. Generally speaking, when soldiers see the emperor, most of them shout the slogan of Wansheng, and when the administrative officials see the emperor, most of them shout the word Yongkang.

But if the subjects want to shout slogans in the name of the empire, they can shout long live or long live, usually speaking, they shout long live, after all, everyone thinks that shouting long live is more emotional.

Therefore, in many cases, especially when the army charges or cheers for victory, it will shout long live the collective, which shows that it is to fight for the country and win glory for the country. It means that the emperor is wise and leads everyone to victory.

Therefore, Sun Xiangbing's current etiquette and slogans. It's all standard, and it can't be standard, for his meticulous habits, Li Yongji is actually a little helpless, knowing that persuasion can't be persuaded, maybe people will enjoy it, and maybe they think this is a very face-saving thing.

In fact, not to mention Sun Xiangbing, almost all of his subordinate officials. As long as you know Li Yongji's identity, almost all of them will not change in this regard, no matter how polite Li Yongji is. How to say everything is simple, after meeting, you must shout slogans in a proper manner, and then talk about business.

However, during the North American war. Li Yongji has been hiding his identity. In the name of Li Yuanzheng, the commander of the expeditionary force, he gave orders, so even those who knew his identity were in the way of outsiders, they all bowed normally, did not engage in this kind of one-knee salute, and did not shout slogans.

Therefore, seeing Sun Xiangbing suddenly come to this style, Li Yongji was also stunned. After all, it's been a long time since I've been saluted and shouted slogans like this.

However, Li Yongji quickly reacted. walked to his seat and sat down, then nodded and said, "Okay, let's be polite." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Sun Xiangbing hugged his fist in a proper manner, which was regarded as accepting the order to flatten his body, and then he stood up in a proper manner.

After standing up, Sun Xiangbing immediately raised his chest and raised his head, with his hands behind his back, using a standard military standing posture, which was also meticulous in terms of military posture.

This posture of holding up the chest and raising the head and behind the hands was brought by Li Yongji, which belongs to the unique standing posture of soldiers, which can be regarded as learning the standing posture of the US military in another time and space, because Li Yongji feels that this kind of standing with his chest up and his hands behind his hands is particularly handsome, and it is also very easy to cultivate the pride of soldiers, and this kind of standing posture is not very tiring.

Li Yongji believes that a soldier must have a spirit of arrogance against everything, and if he still bows his head obscenely at every turn, then he will not be able to get on the stage.

In short, although they have just met, what Sun Xiangbing did made Li Yongji feel very satisfied, just this set of standing postures, as well as the previous one-knee bowing, I am afraid that this Sun Xiangbing has made a lot of hard work, otherwise it is impossible to be so standard and neat.

"Okay, let's stop gossiping." Li Yongji looked at Sun Xiangbing, who was standing in a standard posture, "How is the matter that asked you to investigate?" ”

"Your Majesty, the person has already been arrested, and the interrogation has some eyebrows, and all the transcripts are here!"

After speaking, Sun Xiangbing took out a small black cloth bag and offered it with both hands: "In this package, there are not only the transcripts of previous interrogations, but also the on-site video records taken during the interrogation, all of which are stored in a USB flash drive for His Majesty to read at any time." ”

"Well, let's put it aside for now, and I'll look at it later." Li Yongji pouted at the table next to him.

After Sun Xiangbing did so, carefully put the cloth bag on the table, and stood up again, Li Yongji said: "Xiangbing, there are no outsiders here, you can briefly tell me the conclusion, I want to know, who is so bold and dares to use my brain...... Don't have any scruples, say anything, but don't lie to me. ”

"Yes, Wechen understands." Sun Xiangbing bowed and clenched his fists again, then raised his head again and began to carefully state his investigation and the results of the investigation.

It turned out that when Sun Xiangbing was sent by Li Yongji, it can be said that he traveled all the way, first by land in a vehicle equipped with triangular tracks, and after arriving in Cairo, he changed to a clipper boat and rushed to Memphis day and night.

In this non-stop situation, Sun Xiangbing finally arrived in Memphis five days after his departure, which can be said to be a god's speed in the ice and snow environment at that time.

After arriving in Memphis, Sun Xiangbing did not rest, in order to prevent accidents, he did not contact Shi Dakai first, but first notified Zhang Long, the commander of the Third Regiment of the First Motorized Division who stayed in Memphis, and after obtaining the full cooperation of Zhang Long and the Third Regiment, he began to give orders to Li Hezhang and Peng Yulin of the Second Division of the Expeditionary Force.

That is to say, at that time, Sun Xiangbing's method was to first notify the most reliable Zhang Long regiment, obtain the support of the third regiment of the most powerful motorized first division, and then notify the second division of the Central African troops from the Taiping Army, and wait for the commanders of these troops to obey the order and fully support Sun Xiangbing's work, and finally began to contact Shi Dakai.

At this time, the military power of the entire Memphis was actually in the hands of Sun Xiangbing, and Sun Xiangbing's safety had been fully guaranteed.

first collect the military power below, and then open a showdown with Shi Da, which itself has the meaning of demonstration and vigilance, and is to tell the other party clearly. Don't think about it unnecessarily, the above can control you at any time, you just need to be obedient. Just be safe, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable.

In short, although this kind of behavior is a necessary action for security reasons, it can be regarded as a kind of side beating, and it is not only Shi Dakai who is deterred, but also for all officers and soldiers of the army. Especially those who were born in the Taiping Army, tell them not to have the intention of rebellion.

For this kind of action, Shi Dakai was a little sudden. But he was very calm, because he knew Sun Xiangbing and knew Li Yongji's true identity, and Sun Xiangbing was escorted by special forces. Even if there is no handwritten letter from Li Yongji. It also explains the identity of his envoy Qincha.

You know, not to mention anything else, the Qianlong Special Forces are the emperor's real pro-army, and they only serve the emperor in peacetime, and now this unit is sent out to protect Sun Xiangbing, which in itself means that Sun Xiangbing's mission is special, and it has a little bit of Shang Fang's sword.

The reason is simple, although the empire does not have such a thing as a Shang Fang sword. However, a unit like the Qianlong Special Forces can directly arrest or kill local officials and military officials without trial. It is very much the style of the Ming Dynasty brocade guard.

Compared with the blatant nature of the Qianlong Special Forces, the mysterious CIA, although it is said to have the power to arrest people without trial, can only act secretly and cannot be made public, unlike the Qianlong Special Forces, which represent the emperor's will when they go out to act.

In addition, everything Sun Xiangbing said was also very in line with Shi Dakai's thoughts, he really didn't want to wade into this troubled water, so he simply handed over power, no, it should be said that he took the initiative to cooperate.

Perhaps it was because Sun Xiangbing's actions were so quick and decisive that he controlled the entire Memphis up and down, and the lobbyist who came to lobby was too late.

Since there were not many Chinese who came to Memphis from Hollywood, even if there were, they were basically acquaintances, so one more outsider, it was quite obvious, so as soon as the guy named Situ Fang arrived, he was targeted by someone with a heart.

It's just that although he was targeted, he didn't act immediately, and it wasn't until this Situ Fang began to go to Shi Dakai's temporary mansion and came to the door as a guest of the Yiwang Sect to ask for a meeting, so that the ambushed Qianlong special forces swarmed up and arrested this guy.

After that, Sun Xiangbing personally came forward and conducted a surprise interrogation of this Situ Fang, and this guy didn't have much backbone, and he hadn't been punished much, so he quickly confided everything he knew.

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"In other words, that guy named Situ Fang really thinks he is serving the righteous king?" Li Yongji, who listened to the statement, asked.

"That's right." Sun Xiangbing said, "According to Situ Fang's explanation, he is indeed serving the righteous king, and he is indeed the disciple of the righteous king, at least he himself insists on it." Wechen believes that the other party is not lying, and in that case, it is impossible for him to lie. ”

"Then has he seen the righteous king with his own eyes?"

"That's the problem." Sun Xiangbing said, "I also asked, he didn't meet King Yi with his own eyes, at least he didn't meet His Royal Highness King King in person, he just followed the orders of his boss, and his boss said that he was the person of King Yi, and he thought so." ”

"Since he hadn't seen it, why would he believe that man, that is, his superior, was the one of the righteous kings?"

"After asking, he said that the other party showed the golden trump card of His Royal Highness the Righteous King, so he thought it was the person of the Righteous King."

"Golden trump card? What's that? Li Yongji was surprised, "Why didn't I know there was such a thing?" I haven't posted this stuff before. ”

"It is said to be a gold medal carved in gold, with a righteous character written on it, and the golden plum blossom mark of the royal family." Sun Xiangbing shook his head, "Weichen also knows that this is obviously too child's play, but that Situ Fang believes it, he really thinks that this brand is the personal trump card of the righteous king, representing the identity of the righteous king, so he believes it is true, and everything he does is to serve the righteous king."

In addition, that person also coerced and enticed, telling him that if he did not obey the order, his family would suffer, so he was willing to serve the people of this so-called 'righteous king's mansion'.

By the way, this Situ Fang used to be a maritime businessman who traveled back and forth between Shanghai and Hollywood, California, so it was very convenient for him to come here to do things, and normally there would be no suspicions, if it weren't for his accomplices' frivolous behavior, hastily dissociating with Lord Wu Tingfang, and then being arrested quickly, his identity would not have been exposed so quickly. ”

In other words, from this Situ Fang's body, it is impossible to know exactly who it is? I can't be sure if it's the righteous king? ”

"That's right." Sun Xiangbing said, "But from the perspective of Weichen, the other party should want to frame King Yi, so he did this, but deliberately exposing this flaw, I'm afraid it is also a different plan." ”

"That's right." Li Yongji nodded, "But no matter what, being able to know my true identity here, even until my situation in Smithland, shows that the identity of this mastermind behind the scenes is not low." ”

"That's right." Sun Xiangbing said, "But for now, Situ Fang is just a pawn, and his knowledge is very limited, and the behavior of coming here to lobby Lord Shi is not so much to put His Majesty and death, but to deliberately send him as a victim."

Obviously, relying on this kind of child's play, it is impossible to touch the safety of His Majesty, and it is clear that he wants to deliberately expose these dead soldiers, and then let His Majesty know this information. ”

"You're saying they want me to know that the righteous king is unreliable? Do you want me to doubt and alienate the righteous king because of this? Li Yongji frowned, "But who will benefit from this?" ”

"Well, Weichen doesn't know." Sun Xiangbing shook his head, "The other party is very careful, at present, except for these two dead soldiers who were caught by us, no other news has been revealed, and even these two dead soldiers are also deceived guys, they have limited knowledge, and they are not credible at all, plus they are all directly from the country across the sea, there is no other involvement, and even the situation of the so-called boss is not clear, only the person who knows the righteous king, so it is difficult to find out the real mastermind behind it."

Therefore, the available evidence is limited, and we don't know who the other party really is, so we can only guess out of thin air.

Wechen suspects that the other party just wants us to be suspicious, so he came up with such a trick, but why he did this, Wechen is not clear.

The only thing Wei Chen could think of was that the other party was using this to make His Majesty doubt the loyalty of King Yi, and then continue to doubt the loyalty of the ministers close to him inside and outside the court. If His Majesty can be suspicious and hastily let those ministers step down, which will lead to turmoil in the court, maybe they will follow their wishes, after all, the old man will go down, and the new person will always come to power. ”

"It's kind of interesting." Li Yongji suddenly smiled, "You want to rely on this to make me suspicious?" Hehe, it's also a good move.

Okay, I can't catch the tail either, you have some skills, but the ghost is the ghost, unless you don't move in the future, the fox's tail will be exposed sooner or later. (To be continued......)