C673 Unconvinced guards (1/2)
”Ai Xinjueluozaichun, as the emperor of the Great Qing Empire, for you to be willing to give up the Forbidden City with good conditions and walk out of the country to suffer, this shows that you are a king who has the courage to develop. Giving this spear to your master, is equivalent to not letting you forget your desire to advance, and will forever remember the dream of a powerful nation in your heart!”
”I will never forget Master's teachings for the rest of my life!” Zai Chun replied in a muffled voice, and then took a step back and returned to the group.
The student army naturally had their own special treatment. Every student here could get a light Colt handgun, and all of them were given to them by Xiao Letian himself.
”Liu Anchen steps forward... Give me your spear! ”
”Qiu Wei, appear...” Give me your spear! ”
”Jiang Yuheng steps forward... Give me your spear! ”
”Yan Xing has appeared... Give me your spear! ”
”Xiang Ying... Jin Sanshun... Cai Bixia... Lin Zhen... ”
Only then did they realize that the Prime Minister did not lie to them. As expected, it was not a sin worthy of a wife and children, Jin Changsen and Lin Yuanmiao's sins did not affect their children, Jin Sanshun and Lin Zhen's rights to study in the were not taken away.
The two second generations of Ryukyu officials were now crying hot tears. After receiving the spear from the Prime Minister, they even kneeled down on one knee to express their family's regret.
Xiao Letian pulled both of them, ”One yard for one yard, the family is one yard, the family is your family, you're the family, go ahead, wait until Prussia, then finish your studies properly. I will wait for you to bring the Iron-armored battleship back, I will wait … …”
”Wuwuwu …” Prime Minister! We must not fail... Your navy is our life! ”
Squadron after squadron of student soldier finished their review in front of Xiao Letian. When the final round of ceremony ended, the entire audience burst into applause, the soldiers that formed the army hugged together and cheered. Zai Chun was thrown into the air by the waves of people but was caught.
San Bao and the rest were so scared that their hearts clenched. If this were broken by the emperor, wouldn't they all be beheading themselves to die with him? However, when they saw how happy the emperor was, no one dared to speak.
After becoming an army, there would be a grand banquet. Today, the soldiers could drink alcohol. Everyone had lost their previous rules, and they drank until their faces and necks were red.
The spectators had all left. The military field was filled with long wooden tables, large basins of pork, beef, lamb chops that had been roasted golden, and small stir-fried dishes that were unique to Ryukyu.
The rice wine, flower carvings, and Japanese sake sent from Jiangnan were not to be emptied like the sea water. At this moment, the iron mask instructors were holding their students' hands and boasting, some of them even cried after drinking too much.
All of the grievances and conflict from training had disappeared at this moment, all remaining was the thick friendship from war, with the exception of Japanese. Taro Shimadzu walked in front of Zai Chun with a red face and kneeled on the ground.
”You were a student before, so I have to be strict. But after the training, I will be your majesty and you will be your ordinary warrior from another country, so I want to pay my respects to you. Please forgive me for my arrogant actions!”
Zai Chun grabbed his hand and dragged him up from the ground, ”I didn't say it, what crime are you committing now? ”If you really want me to punish you, then I'll punish you to drink these three bowls of wine …”
Taro Shimadzu was merely a Shimadzu Family Vassal Warrior, his position in Japan was not considered high, but now he could actually obtain the wine bestowed by the Emperor of Da Qing. This glory caused his entire body to tremble.
After drinking three bowls of wine, Taro Shimadzu was already drunk. Ever since he met the Prime Minister, his life had undergone a tremendous change. Just from these three bowls of wine, when he returned to Japan, he would be able to become a distinguished guest of the Public official. Even the Heavenly Emperor would remember his name. Should he change it to a wine gift? I think so.
At the banquet, there was a group of lonely people. At the corner of the plaza, the three hundred imperial guards took up three long tables. Although the food and wine were the same as the new army, the atmosphere was completely different.
The strange equipment worn by the new army blinded them. From head to toe, they exposed their high morale. Although they were only three feet apart from the crowd, the atmosphere was completely different from heaven and earth.
Tongzhi finally walked over. Although he was young, he had drunk a few mouthfuls of wine today and wanted to drink strong alcohol.
Zai Chun, whose face was flushing red, walked to the front of the three hundred guards. Behind him were the four guards and the four eunuchs, whose faces were flushed red.
”I've been waiting for you all for a long time. Why have you come so late?” Zai Chun asked.
Three hundred people stood up together, then kneeled down after opening their sleeves. ”Your servant pays his respects to the Emperor!” The emperor is blessed! ” It was a very orderly greeting to their movements and voices that caused the entire army camp to instantly quieten down. The new army of Ryukyu looked at them as if they were looking at a monster.
The Ryukyu's constitution, drafted by the Prime Minister, had long since abolished the kneeling ceremony. In that constitution, it confirmed the authority of the King Shang Tai over the Ryukyu Kingdom, but the new army was recognized by the Constitution as bestowing it upon the Prime Minister Xiao. The kneeling ceremony had also been abolished in this law, so the citizens now only needed to bow before the King and the other high officials.