C1436 Jiangnan Peoples Heart (2/2)

The appearance of Emperor Tongzhi caused the citizens of Jiangnan to forget about the pain of taxes, the evil of corrupt officials and the misery of war. At this moment, they only had one thought in their hearts, Your Majesty, long live your life, and you have come to visit us!

Seeing tens of thousands of people prostrating themselves in the dust, Zai Chun finally found the sweet taste of imperial power. He was a little dizzy, but Xiao Letian, who was holding his hand, squeezed his palm, telling him to calm down.

Zai Chun walked to the improvised viewing platform in the middle of the stairs, and used his young and tender voice to shout down below, ”Stand up!” With this order, the yamen runners and soldiers in the crowd who were maintaining order all shouted out in a low voice, ”The emperor wants you all to rise. Kowtow and shout 'Long live' before you rise again …”

It was impossible for the twenty thousand citizens to hear the emperor's voice all at once. He needed the countless voices in the crowd to spread back and forth. The scene on the stage was like an unimaginable wave.

Zai Chun watched as the twenty thousand citizens stood up one after another like the waves of the ocean.

”This... This feels great! ” Zai Chun started talking to himself, and his face started to turn red.

Xiao Letian was so excited that he couldn't control his emotions. He couldn't blame for speaking in front of tens of thousands of people for his first time, thinking back to when he was in his teens, during the beginner's reading competition, he was even scared of a hundred people, let alone tens of thousands of people.

He lowered his head and said in a low voice, ”Your Majesty is calm. If you speak less, you will show your dignity!”

Zai Chun nodded, he took a deep breath and suppressed his restless heart, and suddenly roared out loud. My people! ”I've come to visit you all …”

”Fur Cholera has been in the south for more than ten years. I am deeply regretful that I was not able to personally come to the battlefield when I was young!” I have not personally experienced your suffering, and I am even more ashamed … Jiang Nan, oh Jiang Nan! ”You've suffered!”

After saying that, Zai Chun cupped his hands together in a bow, and bowed deeply 90 degrees! None of them expected that the Emperor would use such an opening statement to meet the commoners in Jiangnan.

Only Kang Xi and the dryad had ever entered Jiangnan, so the people of Jiangnan had never seen the other emperors. Everything was according to the legends. However, Jiang Nan had to pay almost half of the tax. It would be a lie to say that he didn't have any grievances.

Compared to the land of wealth in Jiangnan, which was the main battlefield for many powers, the foreigners arrived, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also came, the Eight Flag Green Camp came, and the Xiang Army also came … After more than ten years of war, the population of Jiangnan had greatly decreased. This was a painful memory that the people of Jiangnan did not dare to recall.

But today, Emperor Tongzhi's bow had resolved most of the citizens' resentment, like a wave of spring wind.

Xiao Letian was also stunned, he had thought that Zai Chun would do as he was told last night.

Deception! Zai Chun suddenly awakened a completely new skill today, and that was bewitchment! He suddenly understood. He finally understood what the common people wanted, and what the higher ups were supposed to give them.

This move was originally Xiao Letian's unique skill, but today, this disciple had actually comprehended it himself. This made Xiao Letian look at him in a new light.