Chapter 143: The English Envoy’s See (1)

It was dawn, and Jia Zhen entered the garden. He waited for a while in the Military Affairs Office outside the Second Palace Gate. He found someone to inquire about the situation. He reported that there were two cases in total. The first was a military aircraft, which was as usual; the second was him.

Jia Zhen is also a master of Neo-Confucianism. He focuses on maintaining his will and cultivating his energy, and teaches people to look like "the mountain of Tai collapses before his appearance remains unchanged." If he is too excited to enter the military opportunity, he will naturally be ridiculed by Qing dynasties. For example, the fox who has been practicing hard for many years will be reborn and unconsciously reveal his furry tail! In this moment, he knocked himself out of Taoism for five hundred years.

So since I saw Di Zhuan, I vowed to learn Zeng Guofan's three words "not moved" this time. Therefore, I am cautious in my words and actions, and always check my mind. A heart is as pretentious as a bowstring that is too tight, and I know I will be unable to control it.

The time when the Piansheng shouted today was much longer than usual. Jia Zhen also knew that in recent days, the emperor had been worried about the British coming to Beijing to see him. He had to make a decision. No wonder he was furious for Qi Junzao's words. As a minister, he could not share his worries for the king and father. In this way, how could he tolerate the superiors? Speaking of which, he was also considered to have caused his own humiliation!

Thinking randomly, Sura shouted outside the door: "Master Jia, I'm screaming."

"Oh." Jia Zhen agreed, put his robe and crown on his neck, lifted up the curtain and walked out of Zhilu, and came to Jifu Hall. He saw Prince Zheng Duanhua, the former minister, bowing to congratulate him with a smile. Jia Zhen did not dare to be negligent and bowed back: "Please pay tribute to the prince."

"No need to take the shift, please go in."

"Yes." Jia Zhen agreed, walked into the hall, knelt down first when entering the door, and performed the great ceremony of the monarch and ministers who knelt three times and nine times kowtowed: "Minist, Jia Zhen, please ask the emperor for a thousand blessings, long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long time ago." Then he stood up, walked forward a few steps, and knelt down again on the mat that had been prepared for a long time.

"Jia Zhen?"

"I'm here."

"You are the leader of the six ministries, and it is reasonable to join the military service this time, not to mention that you have been diligent since you entered the officialdom and are honest and honest. I know all of these."

"Yes! I know that I can do my best to repay you, but I am afraid that I will not be able to do my best to be unwilling to be kind to heaven."

"I know you are willing to do things honestly and have good ethics. As long as you can break the situation, you will not be bad."

"yes."

"You know about Qi Junzao, do you know?"

"I know this."

"In your opinion, is there any unfairness in my handling of Qi Junzao?"

"I dare not! I think that Qi Junzao's old ministers in the two dynasties were originally a talent for foreign affairs, but they also obstructed the emperor's saint's decision. Moreover, their words were greatly misconducted, which would increase the crimes of the person. The emperor had any punishment, and I think Qi Junzao should be willing to accept it as a minister."

"You can say such words, which shows that you have a clear understanding. But you only know one thing, not the other."

"I am stupid, please teach me."

The emperor smiled with satisfaction and said, "I dealt with Qi Junzao not to lose his etiquette or to obstruct his ministers in the Westernization Department, but to make government orders." He drank a sip of hot tea and said, "It is important for the British envoy to enter Beijing. It is not only important for the whole country to look at it, but also will cause heated discussions among the barbarians. If such a major event cannot be united and the barbarians know, and they will be divided and disintegrated from it, how can they resist the enemy outside the country in the future? Qi Junzao's old ministers of the two dynasties have been separated from their king and father, so I have to do it heavily!"

Jia Zhen sighed in his heart that after more than a year of ascending the throne, the emperor became more and more capable of handling political affairs! "Yes! The emperor is wise and enlightened, and the ministers are full of clues. I am extremely impressed."

"I told you that I can tolerate some mistakes from my ministers, but some things are not tolerated. You are the Grand Secretary of the Tiren Pavilion this time and are the chief ministers of the Tiren Pavilion. You are the chief minister and the inside and outside ministers are all watching everyone. If you have any mistakes, even if I am willing to protect them, I must take into account the words of the whole world. You must be careful and pay attention to it at all times."

"Yes! I understand."

"Whether it is you or Peng Yunzhang, entering the military plane, they are all close to me. There are many things that always come in front of me, so as not to be killed if someone says I don't teach you!" The emperor waved his hand warmly: "You kneel down and rest."

"twitter."

On the first day of the fifth month, the emperor enshrines the Qingyan Palace in Jiuzhou. The red and blue roofs at the foot of the mountain shine brightly. They gathered together. When the whip in Jingtang sounded, everyone knelt down: "I would like to ask the emperor for thousands of blessings and gold."

"Call it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Today, I call Daqi, for the purpose of the British envoy tomorrow." The emperor raised his eyes and said, "Is Prince Gong here?"

"My brother is here."

"Lao Liu, I have seen what the British envoys have done in the capital these days. You have done a good job. I am very satisfied."

"I am just a person who is just a little bit of offering to go around, and I have to rely on the emperor's guidance and strategy."

Birmingham stayed in Beijing for three days. During these three days, the Chinese representative led by Prince Gong Yixin led the British envoy to visit Beijing for a long time. After several days of the Qing Dynasty and enjoying all the famous scenic spots in Beijing, Birmingham asked if he could meet the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in early May according to the itinerary set in Tianjin?

China has already prepared almost all of its preparations, so at the court meeting on May 1st, Yi Xin raised the British request: "If the emperor is sure of the etiquette, I will immediately arrange for the visit to the court with the Ministry after going down."

"Okay, the British have been in Beijing for four days. This matter should not be delayed for a long time, so I will be on the third day of the junior high school. I also want to meet these special envoys from the island country. However, I don't need to be in the quiet place in the Kyushu, but I will change it to... the mountains and rivers are high. There was originally a place where the high temple introduced to foreign vassals."

"Zha. I received the order. On the third day of the fifth month, I led the British Minister to see Your Majesty."

The mountains are high and the rivers are long in the southwest corner of Wanfang Anhe. It faces west, and there are three floors. Each floor is nine. The back is surrounded by bridges and rivers in front. The central terrain is flat, with several hectares of open space. It is used for foreign vassals to pay feasts and serve as a place for fish and dragons to reach. Usually, the guards stationed in the garden gather here to sprint for fun. During the Lantern Festival, fire entertainment is also held here. Here, the British envoys were heard, so that the person could "see the ode".

There are too many rules in this. The first thing is to perform the ceremony is that the ceremony cannot be performed in the garden. There is no way. Yi Xin handed over the sign and asked the emperor to give him a message. Finally, he decided to perform the ceremony in Ziguang Pavilion. I became familiar with the ceremony here and waited until the third year of the junior high school to pay tribute to you.

Birmingham, Wenhan, Alitu, Maihuatu and others were all a little nervous when they received the notification from Yi Xin: they walked into the Forbidden City and saw the magnificent scene of the solemn and dignified Heavenly Dynasty everywhere, which made people feel insignificant. Even these people were Gentile envoys, and they saw the first time they saw this place, and their hearts were shocked.

An official from the Ministry of Rites guided several people to the Ziguang Pavilion in the West Garden of Zhonghai. The Ziguang Pavilion is on the west coast of Zhonghai. It is a narrow area with a sprint road in the middle, and can ride horses. Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty often read the arch and horses of the imperial guards here when he practices Taoism in the West Garden for immortality. Therefore, he built a high platform on the north side, with a small yellow-topped hall built on the front, which is a city wall. It is connected from the slanting corridors on both sides, and it is called the "platform", which was later renamed the Ziguang Pavilion. In the Chongzhen Dynasty, he fought against bandits and resisted the Qing soldiers. He ordered the generals to go out and summoned them on the platform and gave them a title and feast.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, it was still called Ziguang Pavilion, which was the place where the top scholars of martial arts were produced. Emperor Qianlong regarded it as the "Yuntai" of Emperor Ming of Han, and renovated the new Pavilion. From pacifying Yili Hui tribe to Jinchuan, he drew a picture of "fifty heroes in front and behind" in Ziguang Pavilion. He created an imperial compilation and set up a captive military weapon, and thus designated it as a place for vassals to meet with him. The purpose was to show off his martial arts and show his power and shock foreign vassals.

Although Birmingham and others have not been in China for a long time, they have seen it many times, and they can be seen as if they are moving around: in the open space in front of the Ziguang Pavilion, a red sandalwood Grand Master Chair was placed, and the famous priest of the Ministry of Rites sang: "His Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, Lord Birmingham Alder, Governor-General of the British Plenary In power in Hong Kong, Lord George Wenhan, Minister of Trade in the Five Ports, and Mr. Alitou, Minister of Great Britain to Shanghai, presented the letter of the Queen of the British Empire and sincerely wished His Majesty the Emperor Xianfeng of the Qing Empire!"
Chapter completed!