C629 pro-people (1/2)
The Beijing of winter was cold, let alone dozens of meters in the air. The little emperor Tongzhi was wrapped in a double layer of bear fur clothing, but his little hands were still frozen and his face was flushed red.
For the first time, the young emperor outside the Supreme Harmony Hall felt the wonderful taste of power. To think that his decree to travel to the academy had actually been approved by a vote. Even those who had been teaching him a lesson had no choice but to lower their heads.
Only his mother was still crying, but in order to be free, he could only make her sad!
When the little emperor was preparing to board the hot air balloon and fly into the sky, almost all the officials in front of the Supreme Harmony Hall objected at the same time. What would happen if he fell down?
However, the little Emperor had already bravely taken the first step in his life, and would never shrink back again. Under the protection of the new army, Xiao Letian and the little emperor squeezed out of the encirclement of officials and stepped onto the rope ladder to the hot air balloon.
At this time, the Forbidden City collapsed with a loud bang. The hot air balloon floated with the west for over thirty meters in the sky. A group of eunuchs, guards, and ministers chased after it, their wails earth-shattering.
The hot air balloon flew through the Imperial City and into the city. The streets and alleys were filled with people kneeling and burning incense. Xiao Letian seemed to have already predicted this scene and even threw out a long banner.
The banner read: ”The Son of Heaven has left the Palace to roam the world!” These Beijing were stirred up, the people never thought that the one flying in the sky would actually be their Emperor.
”Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!” The entire city was filled with cheers. Wasn't it perfectly justified for the Son of Heaven to fly in the sky? For a time, the little emperor's reputation was extremely high.
”Your Majesty, did you see that? I am using this kind of Western technique to increase your prestige … ”Before, you hid in the palace. The commoners only vaguely knew that you were the emperor, but they didn't have any feelings for you …”
”But today, you have become the first emperor to truly fly in the sky for five thousand years. What do you think the citizens will think of you? How can you not raise your prestige? ”
”To put it bluntly, the emperor is hidden deep within the palace. The commoners shout 'Long live', but they don't necessarily think much of the emperor. Even if there's a change and you're overthrown, the commoners aren't dead. They should all eat and drink …”
Tongzhi had never seen his master speak the truth like that, his eyes shining as he said, ”Are you trying to teach me a lesson? Are you imparting to me the Art of Emperor? ”Then what should I do?”
Xiao Letian grabbed his hand and raised it up, ”Waving, waving to your subjects … Say whatever you want. As long as you can put up a show, the people will love you even more … To lower the height of the hot air balloon so that His Majesty can comfort the masses! ”
The hot air balloon started to descend slowly, and when it reached a height of twenty meters, the little red face of Tongzhi waved towards the commoners on the street, ”We … I am the emperor! I … This Emperor pays his respects to you all! ”
Pfft! Ye Qiu burst out into laughter. He thought to himself, this child is too cute. This was the first time in thousands of years.
Surprisingly, when the voice of the little emperor reached the streets, the entire crowd suddenly went deathly silent. Everyone couldn't believe their own ears.
”Is that person wearing a bright yellow robe in the sky really His Majesty? Your Majesty is actually paying New Year respects to us commoner? I am not dreaming right! ”
When people finally realized that this was not a dream, the entire city was in an uproar. People were cheering in the streets, ”Long live the dream!” Long live the Emperor! ”Oh lord, the emperor pays his respects to the commoners …”
After thousands of years of brainwashing, the citizens of the feudal society were completely obedient to the imperial power. In the hearts of ordinary citizens, the emperor was a good person.
Today, the emperor was actually flying in the sky to pay his respects to the people. If he wasn't the king, then what was he? Hi... Without saying anything else, Burning Incense could just kneel down and shout a few more times!
The news of Tongzhi standing in the sky and paying respects to the thousands of citizens of the Beijing was instantly spread throughout the entire capital. The entire Beijing was in an uproar, the roars of congratulations to the Emperor were everywhere, and all the citizens were about to go mad.
The eunuchs, guards, and ministers who were chasing after the hot air balloons had already fallen into the sea of people, unable to extricate themselves. The frenzied stream of people pushed them everywhere, and the normally obedient citizens only had their eyes set on the emperor in the sky.