C2364 Arrival of the Queen (1/2)
The Victorian era was the pride of the British people. The Queen was irreplaceable in their hearts, so looking at these citizens who came out to welcome them despite the dense rain, the feeling in the heart of the Emperor Tongzhi, who was sitting in the carriage, filled his heart.
That's right, the Tongzhi Emperor had also accompanied the Queen here today, it could be seen how much the Queen valued Zai Chun, even such a shameful debate in the House of Commons did not avoid him. Of course, the Queen also wanted to rope in the Tongzhi Emperor, in her heart, she had always placed great importance on the construction of that railway.
How to ensure that Benjamin could continue to work with the Tongzhi Emperor after he stepped down from the throne was a big problem. If there was no other way, they could only let the Queen step in as a cushion.
Zai Chun looked through the window at the excited crowd. Their clothes were all wet from the rain and he didn't care at all. No matter how cold the autumn wind was, it would not extinguish the fire in their hearts.
This was a completely different atmosphere from the atmosphere in the country. In Beijing, the officials of the cultural relics department and the commoners would always look at the emperor with fear and trepidation when they saw his expression. They were trembling in fear, as if they were afraid that the emperor would cut off their heads in the next second.
The Emperor also enjoyed the fear of others, as if only by making them fear would he realize how stable his world was.
But there was also the Ryukyu in Britain, so Zai Chun couldn't see that kind of expression on his face. He could only see the heartfelt love, a love that came from the soul.
What else could he think other than jealousy? Without a comparison, there would be no harm. Zai Chun suddenly felt gratitude towards his master in his heart. If not for his master bringing him out, how could he have felt such a completely different feeling?
Just as Zai Chun was thinking about all these, the Gold Carriage finally stopped at the entrance of the Capitol Building. The imperial guards quickly lined up into two rows, and then the servants in royal robes ran out from the back of the line, opening up black umbrellas, and opened up a corridor to protect themselves from the rain.
The reporters, who were stuck at the entrance, all dispersed. Dozens of cameras pressed down on the shutter, recording this moment in history.
When Tongzhi supported the grandmother down the carriage, the atmosphere became even more lively, and the thunderous applause became louder and louder.
The smiling queen walked up the stairs, and just as she was about to enter the Capitol Building, she turned around and waved to the crowd, the atmosphere became even more lively.
The reporters dared to snatch the prime minister, but they dared not ask the queen any questions. After taking off their hats, bowing and saluting, they would take photos without stopping and record every scene on the scene. They would rely on their own eyes to observe and analyze everything in the scene.
Who dared to stop the Queen from asking questions? No one dared to be so disrespectful, not even if there were no guards.
At this time, the Capitol Building already knew of the news, the people did not dare believe their own ears, and immediately swarmed out like a swarm of bees. The representatives from the House of Commons also let Benjamin go, all of them came out to welcome the Queen.
When they saw the Queen coming, they clapped excitedly and took off their hats to salute. Very quickly, even Prince Edward who was resting on the second floor ran down to greet his mother.
”Dear God, why did the Queen come to Congress on the spur of the moment? Could it be that the situation has changed? ”
”I don't know, but the queen's expression is still very relaxed. If I'm not wrong, the queen might be here to mediate the conflict. Who knows whose side the queen is on …”
”Why did you bring the Tongzhi Emperor? Is it really good to let the Emperor of Great Qing see this? ”
The crowd discussed quietly, but very quickly no one spoke, because Edward, Benjamin, together with Gladstone and the various speakers had already went up to welcome them.
”Your Majesty, your Majesty the Emperor of Great Qing Kingdom … I never thought that the two of you would be able to come to the National Assembly. It was too hasty. I didn't organize the welcoming ceremony. Please forgive me! ” The president said apologetically.