The people of Tongzhou were basically awakened by a thunderous sound of horse hooves. At about five in the morning, there was a sensation of cavalry mobilization coming from the direction of the pier!

The war horses neighed, the military horns were loud, and the commands were fluctuating one after another. If you know a little military system, you will know that among these noisy commands, there are those in the old camp of the Qing army, those in the new imperial army, and the Chinese military horns that made the Eight Banners frightened!

The people near the pier felt that the earth was shaking, and the horses and cavalry were flowing in the streets outside the gate, and they had tossed for an hour without stopping at all!

The people of Tongzhou all knew that the head of state was coming today. The dock had already cleared half of the steam warships yesterday to make room for steam warships, but these people who watched the fun had not seen the shadow of the warships until they were in the lights!

On the contrary, news of riots came from Qinghe, the northern suburb of the capital!

The people who didn't think of the excitement did not regret it for a long time. Unexpectedly, the warship came in the middle of the night! The people who were lying on the crack of the door and sneaking out all frightened and their chins dropped. The warships on the dock, which were taller than the house, stood on the water!

The streets were full of cavalry protecting the head of state. Emperor Tongzhi pieced together a total of 5,000 cavalry from various departments of the capital and the new imperial army. In addition, Xiao Letian's close guards, a total of 6,000 cavalry teams were crowded in the narrow Tongzhou!

I have never seen such a scene for many years. The common people are as excited as the New Year. Although they dare not go out on the street, they are brave enough to go to the house and the wall. If you can look at Xiao Letian from Donghai from a distance, that is luck!

"Notice... look at the notice..." The people riding on the wall were wearing braids and watching the Chinese soldiers posting notices at the intersection. Some of them were brave and asked, "What is this military man from the East China Sea... posting?"

The woman at home was watching the fun with her eyes exposed on the wall. When she saw that her man was desperate, she dared to harass Xiao Letian's guards at this time, the woman was so scared that her face turned pale!

Keep pulling the man's clothes, "Don't talk, come down quickly, be careful of the gun..."

The soldiers on the street looked up and saw the person asking questions. They were not angry but laughed, and their white teeth were clean and tidy!

"This fellow villager, this is a good thing! Have you seen the warships parked on the pier? The head of state would stop here before leaving the capital!"

"The Head of State has given mercy and allowed local scholars, farmers, industry and commerce to board the boat to see and open their eyes!"

"Three warships only receive 900 people every day! If you want to go, you have to register and make an appointment in advance, otherwise you won't be able to queue up!"

"The Head of State also said that if everyone is enthusiastic about visiting, live-fire exercises will be allowed! Then the cannons will be fired to shoot targets, so that everyone can be lively and lively!"

"Oh... Is there such a good thing? I have never seen the sea in my life, and I didn't expect to see it on a Shanghai boat..."

The soldiers' kindness made the people of Tongzhou really unbelievable. People lie on the walls and roofs to ask questions, and those soldiers will answer them one by one if they have time!

This kind of behavior made the people feel relieved. Before all 6,000 cavalrymen left Tongzhou, brave people had already gone to the dock to register for a visit!

It is just three small gunboats that are defensive in the coast, and the Chinese people laugh at it as mosquito ships, but in the eyes of these people, they are already as tall as a mountain!

The warship made of pure steel exudes a sense of power from the inside out. The people used their fists to pound the steel plates on the boat's hull and felt the heavy voice, "My aunt! It's really iron! It's made of iron from the inside out! It can really float on the water!"

"No wonder the court cannot defeat foreign devils, nor can it defeat the second Chinese devils! How can I fight this steel ship? Not to mention bows and arrows, bird guns cannot be penetrated!"

"Looking at this thick, the red-clothed cannon on the capital city walls were also hanging!"

Xiao Letian didn't know the sensation caused by Tongzhou Wharf. At this moment, the Chinese delegation led by him ran towards the capital under the protection of 6,000 cavalry!

Someone had already closed the road ahead of time. The servants of Shuntian Prefecture and the soldiers of the Nine Gate Admirals bombed the caravans and the people on the road. The spacious road allowed the cavalry regiment to advance quickly!

Xiao Letian glanced from the corner of his eyes, and the farmlands on both sides of the post road were filled with people who were kneeling down and dared not look up. He sighed helplessly in his heart as he looked at these servants!

Master Qing San and Xiao Letian stood side by side and said on the road, "I just got the news... The time period you went to Beijing this time is really too sensitive!"

"It is very likely that some people will throw dirty water on you! You'd better be a little mentally prepared. Those shameless people will definitely say that the Qinghe riot was inspired by your people..."

"Haha, mentally prepared! What are you preparing for? Are you going to run away? I have been so hard that I am afraid of dirty water in the pot? I won't itch if there are too many lice, and I won't worry if there are too many tents!"

"Just just take the blame for my apprentice, so I will relieve him of some pressure..."

At 8:30 in the morning, Xiao Letian and the others finally saw the tall arrow tower and the urn city of Chaoyangmen!

Urbanization in this era is still a non-existent word. Outside the city wall are vast farmland, low warehouses, and military buildings!

In such a clear plain, a four-story city wall suddenly emerged, and this visual conflict was absolutely shocking!

What everyone even more unexpected is that outside the Chaoyang Gate, there were actually a bright yellow flag-rock umbrella cover and two rows of new imperial army soldiers like javelins!

"Long live! Long live to welcome the head of state in person... Long live to come!" Fu Qing said excitedly.

Xiao Letian came to the capital in person to watch the wedding of Emperor Tongzhi. This was the master who gave his disciple enough face. Zaichun could show off in front of anyone, but in front of his master, he would always be that incomprehensible elementary school student!

All the etiquettes that Weng Tonghe and the others had taught before were thrown aside. Zaichun walked down from the imperial chariot and walked forward in two steps!

"Oh... Your Majesty must not lose his composure. There are envoys from various countries here!" Li Hongzao and Weng Tonghe quickly chased after him and persuaded him. The representatives of embassies of various countries on the south side of the city gate were also dumbfounded to look at Emperor Tongzhi's actions!

Zai Chun shook off the entanglement of the two civil officials and still walked towards Xiao Letian with great strides. The soldiers who were protecting Xiao Letian in front of the military formation immediately separated two rows and gave way!

Xiao Letian sat upright on the tall snow-white Arabic horse, watching the disciples he taught came step by step!

"Disciple Aisin Gioro Zaichun, I wish the master a victory in the battle of promoting the law! Please let the disciple lead the horse for the master..." Zaichun stood in front of Xiao Letian's horse's head, and after speaking loudly, he actually knelt on one knee on the ground!

This action shocked Li Hongzao, the Qing Dynasty official present, shouted in despair, "Your Majesty, what are you doing? I, the Qing Dynasty, is a Chinese vassal state? No...Your Majesty cannot kneel down!"

"Heaven, Earth, Lord, and Teacher, why not? I kneel down with the word "Master"! Please sit firmly, and the apprentice will lead the master into the city..."

Zaichun jumped up and reached out to hold the reins of the horse, and walked into the city with his head held high and his chest held high. At this moment, the Qing court officials all looked as if dead, and some old ministers were crying like rain!

"Say goodbye to the head of state!"

Some of the court officials knelt on both knees, some knelt on one knee, and some stubborn Qingliu elements like Weng Tong and others looked at Xiao Letian with hatred, standing in the crowd without kneeling!

Xiao Letian let Zai Chun pull the horse away. He whispered to his apprentice, "You... are you baking me on the fire! What benefits do you want to get from me?"
Chapter completed!