C782 Guide Emperor (1/2)
Fu Hui couldn't hold back her tears in the end. Ever since she stepped onto the Ryukyu, a place controlled by her own men, her heart had never been so at peace.
The two teams of recruits saluted in unison, the officials sent by the Prime Minister's Manor all bowed in greeting! As for the Ryukyu citizens who were watching outside, all of them bowed down, and even the Westerners dressed in suits took off their hats to pay their respects.
At the moment, there were more than a thousand onlookers at the dock. The girls had never been treated like this before, and they were all so excited that tears formed at the corners of their eyes.
But at this moment, the annoying Feng Fu spoke out again, ”How unreasonable is this!? This woman actually dares to accept the respect of tens of thousands of people.
Qing Wen and the purple cuckoo looked over as if they were killing people. This time, the purple cuckoo cursed under her breath, ”Damned thing, why didn't I kill you? ”Be careful these few days, don't eat until your stomach breaks …”
”You!” Feng Fu immediately understood what he meant. ”How dare you harm the Minister …” Just then, Weng Tonghe suddenly grabbed his hand and said while trembling.
”Your Majesty … Yes Yes Yes... It's his majesty! ” With a thump, the old man directly knelt on the ground, ”Long live the Emperor! Long live and long live the Emperor!”
Was the heroic youth who walked out of the crowd really the emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty? Was it really the 12 year old Tongzhi Emperor who had passed away after the new year? Even the ministers who walked in from the Beijing did not dare to believe them.
This was because in front of him was a small soldier wearing a special military uniform. The path of a tiger and the way it moved were completely different from the weak and delicate appearance he had back in the Forbidden City.
He was wearing a light blue military uniform, with his braids wrapped around his military cap. A pistol was protruding from his leather military belt, and his shiny leather shoes were plated with a thick iron palm. Cracking sounds could be heard as he walked along the stone road.
The mischievous Zai Chun walked over quickly and immediately helped Weng Tonghe, who was kneeling on the ground, up. At this time, Fu Hui and the other girls also knelt down on the red carpet to greet the king.
”Don't, don't kneel …” The Prime Minister had already given the order that unless there was a celebration ceremony at the Grand Commission, anyone who wasn't allowed to kneel or pay their respects was prohibited in the Ryukyu … Get up quickly! ”
”Rites must not be wasted!” Your majesty cannot listen to Xiao Letian's nonsense! ” In his eyes, the emperor was not only a representative of the authority of the country, he was also a close relative that was like a father. It was perfectly justified for him to kneel down.
The corner of his eyes swept across the crowd once again, causing Feng Fu to become even more angry. He noticed that only a quarter of the spectators chose to kneel down, while the others only bowed in greeting.
It was fine if they were foreigners, but it was obvious that many of them were Chinese. How dare they not kneel? The Japanese immigrants knew the rules more or less, and most of them knelt down.
Feng Fu wanted to flare up, but the old man tugged at his sleeves, not daring to speak. Zai Chun used all his strength to pull everyone up.
”Master Eunuch has worked hard all this time, working for our country. Actually, it should be because I, as the emperor, am giving you a salute …” Today, since I have put on my military uniform, I will give Master a military salute! ”
After saying that, he saluted with a ”pa” sound. A standard western style military salute coupled with his upright military posture made the old man feel as if he was looking at a pine tree that was slowly growing.