Ren Xiaodie flipped through the folded booklet, "Tenth sister, the day of your wedding is set on the first day of the ugly month of the second year......

"Speak human words!"

"Oh, this day is January 27, 1846 in the Western calendar, the first day of the first month of my Celestial Empire, that is, the Spring Festival, the best auspicious day of the zodiac. Ren Xiaodie stretched out her hands and gave a thumbs up, "Let's celebrate the New Year while getting married, it's the best of both worlds, and we're both happy." ”

Ji Aojian nodded, "This day is not bad." ”

Ji Lingxing asked, "Since it's the Chinese New Year, have you prepared fireworks?"

"Ninth sister, don't worry. Ren Xiaodie hurriedly said, "Fireworks and firecrackers have already been prepared in large quantities, and it is enough to put it from the first day of the new year to the Lantern Festival, and through diplomatic coordination, I also contacted two artillery regiments of the British Army to come and fire the salute on the wedding day." ”

"Is it necessary to prepare so much?"

"Yes, that's pomp. ”

Ren Xiaodie's eyebrows fluttered and she continued, "Ninth sister, the convoy on the wedding day is called spectacular. ”

"What a spectacular method?"

"Four hundred thoroughbred horses, pulling a hundred splendid wagons. Ren Xiaodie gestured, "This scene is exciting to think about, and the European royal family may not be able to put together such a huge convoy." ”

Ji Lingxing shook his head, "Is it necessary to use so many carriages?"

"Yes, that's pomp. Ren added, "The so-called pomp and circumstance is for people to see. ”

"If it's for people to see, it seems to have lost its meaning. ”

Ren was stunned, "Why is it meaningless?"

"If you look at the map, the third sister lives in the valley jungle. Little Sword's manor is also far away in the suburbs. Ji Lingxing said seriously, "This team is going to pick up the third sister." On the way back and forth, I am afraid that I will not meet a passerby, and no matter how big the pomp is. Who are you going to show it to?"

"Ninth sister, you have a good idea. Ren Xiaodie smiled and nodded, "So this team is not going to pick up the third sister." ”

"If you don't pick up the third sister, why are you going?"

"That's how our plan is arranged. "Wake up on the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, and the children of Guta go out with these 100 luxurious carriages, and a Mexican eagle in front of them makes a beeline for London. ”

"And then?"

"And then, it's going around the city, and it's all about going around. Round and round, round and round, round and round...... As long as the horse still has the strength, there is no need to stop. ”

"Is that all going around in circles?"

"yes, we managed to get so many thoroughbreds, and what a waste not to go around the streets of London. ”

Ji Lingxing said puzzledly, "Isn't this just pure showmanship?"

"Ninth sister, you want to. In my Heavenly Empire, wouldn't the person who was the top student in high school on the gold list be gifted to parade around the streets to praise officials, this is a show. Ren explains. "Therefore, showing off is also a kind of etiquette, and it is not a etiquette that ordinary people can enjoy. ”

"But. The wedding convoy is on display in London, so who will pick up the third sister?"

"Naturally, we'll send a lot of people. The light car Jane went to pick up the third sister from the ground. Ren patted her chest and said, "This is a real team of kisses." I'll lead the team. ”

"It turns out that you are the one who led the team to pick up the third sister?"

"Of course it's me. Ren Xiaodie said proudly, "Aren't we going to have a big wedding for the Son of Heaven? Although the convoy to London is huge, it is all European-style carriages, even if they go to pick up the third sister, it seems nondescript." And the convoy I brought was a special chariot for the Son of Heaven, which was the authentic Chinese etiquette. ”

"Then how many cars does your Son of Heaven honor guard have?"

"That's right, Ninth Sister. Ren Xiaodie said, "The people who go to greet the third sister must be Confucian scholars with meritorious reputations, so as to show the etiquette and religion of my great country." We have seventeen international students here, all of whom are students from Guozijian, and even I am a total of eighteen Shilin people, so we have a total of eighteen chariots to form a convoy. There's a name for it, it's called 'Eighteen Bachelors.'" ”

Ji Lingxing said in surprise, "You are all considered bachelors?"

"No matter what, we are all scholars, and one is worth a hundred Xiyi people. ”

"Even if you can all be regarded as bachelors, there are already so many universities in Xiyi, not to mention bachelors, even masters and doctorates have already been thousands, how can one of you be worth a hundred?"

"Hey, this depends on academic literacy. ”

"If the Celestial Empire is stronger than the West, is it necessary for you to study abroad?"

Ren Xiaodie said helplessly, "Ninth sister, can you stop slapping your face?"

"Okay, where did you just go, there are a total of eighteen of you, eighteen chariots to pick up the third sister?"

"yes. ”

"So how many people will there be when the Son of Heaven travels?"

"It's normal for all kinds of convoys, battles, plus escorts, thousands of people. ”

"So your eighteen convoy of vehicles is embarrassed to call it the Son of Heaven specification?" Ji Lingxing chuckled, "Moreover, I remember that the battle of the Son of Heaven to welcome his relatives was even more grand and grand than ordinary travel, and it would casually break through the scale of tens of thousands of people." ”

"That's why I said it's a light car. Ren Xiaodie muttered, "Ninth sister, you have to consider objective factors, in this wilderness...... A poky hold...... Well, in the land of the barbarian state, it is not easy to make eighteen taels of chariots and eighteen Confucian scholars. ”

"If you can't do it, you can't do it, why do you say so many excuses?" Ji Lingxing snorted, "Be a man, you have to do what you can, the Son of Heaven honor guard is not something you want to use, you can use it if you want to." ”

"You can't say that, if it's in China, with the tenth sister's manpower, material and financial resources, it will be easy to exceed the royal specifications. ”

"In China, is it necessary for Xiaojian to marry the third sister?"

"Well, that's not necessary. Ren Xiaodie had no choice but to nod, "It's a family, what kind of marriage do you have?"

"Actually," Ji Aojian waved his hand, "On the ground of a world power, even if you can arrange the etiquette of the Son of Heaven, it doesn't make any sense. ”

Ren Xiaodie asked, "What do you mean? If there is a Son of Heaven, at least it can give foreigners a glimpse of China's 5,000-year-old culture." ”

"Fluttershy, what is the battle of the Son of Heaven so big for?"

"Well, naturally in order to emphasize the majesty of the Son of Heaven, so that the people of the world are afraid of the prestige, so that the society is stable and the country is eternal. ”

"That's the reason. Ji Aojian smiled, "If Huaxia is the strongest or one of the strongest in the world, then holding a grand and grand ceremony can indeed make other countries feel awe." However, when China has been regarded as a weak country by some countries, how will these countries feel when they see China's etiquette?"

Ren said suspiciously, "How does that feel?"

"For example, if you go to Africa and see an indigenous tribe holding a grand ceremony, the number of people is very large, the items are very rich, the etiquette is very complicated, and it is also a custom that has been handed down from primitive society for tens of thousands of years, how would you feel?"

"This ......"

Ji Lingxing said, "If you put it nicely, it is called exotic and charming. If it's not good, it's called weird and bells and whistles. ”

A strong person looks at a weak country, no matter how solemn and sacred your etiquette is, and you only feel a little interesting when you die, but you can't have a little awe.

This is just like the Chinese people of later generations, watching the military parade of the third brother on TV, no matter how serious the expressions of those soldiers are and how sophisticated the weapons are, they just feel that they are watching juggling, especially after the stunt motorcycle team is out of the ranks, it is full of laughter.

Ren Xiaodie finally figured it out, and said dejectedly, "What kind of battle are we going to do, it's really meaningless." ”

"Yes, if those eighteen wheels become eighteen large-tonnage warships, it is still a little possible to shock the foreigners. Ji Aojian sighed, "It's a pity, it can only shock other powers, not the British." ”

"Why is that?"

"Because the strength of the fleet of the British, far exceeds this number. ”

Ji Ao Kendao, "The most spectacular scene in this era is the military parade of the British Navy, in front of the queen, there are hundreds of warships. ”

"That's right. Ji Lingxing nodded, "So your hundred ostentatious carriages, in front of the real national strength, are completely floating clouds." (To be continued.) )