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625 The Battle of the Study Tour

"No..." A shrill roar shocked the ministers and the little emperor who was about to shake hands with Xiao Letian. People turned their heads and found that Cixi rushed over like a madman, hugging Emperor Tongzhi tightly. The look at Xiao Letian was like seeing a ghost.

"Go away, go away... Your Majesty is my child, no one can take him away." Cixi was already hysterical. Emperor Tongzhi was his son and the source of all his rights. Without Emperor Tongzhi, the sky would collapse.

Xiao Letian had long guessed Cixi's reaction, "Empress Dowager, no one will take away your son, and no one can take away His Majesty from the Qing Dynasty. I just hope His Majesty can go out to study and travel thousands of miles..."

"Knowledge never stays in books. If life is not traveling, it is incomplete... The Queen Mother also hopes that Your Majesty will become a hero of a generation. What future can the emperor who is good at the hands of women in the deep palace have?"

"No... I don't care. I don't want to listen to your nonsense. You are just a bewitching demon..." Cixi was already in tears. Only now did she realize Xiao Letian's horror. She was not afraid of Xiao Letian's revenge. She could give her as much as she could pay for compensation, or cede land. She would agree to the concession.

But Xiao Letian, the demon, got the money and land, was not enough, but finally reached her hand on her son. This was Cixi's fatal hole. Emperor Tongzhi was the last soft spot in her heart. Without her son, the sky completely collapsed.

When the empress dowager cried, the Qingliu made a fuss even more fierce. They rushed forward and cut Xiao Letian and the emperor with their bodies, and blocked Xiao Letian with their chests.

"Demon, you want to take His Majesty away unless we die... step on our bodies."

"The capital is connected, gathering all scholars and blocking the four gates of the Forbidden City. Xiao Letian must not succeed. Today is the time for us scholars to sacrifice their lives. Let us use our blood to sober up your Majesty."

"Evil Demon, get out of the capital and let your soldiers shoot. If you have the ability, you will kill all the scholars in the world."

The Great Dynasty Meeting has completely lost control until now. Xiao Letian was pushed from Sumeru throne and pushed to the gate of the hall by dozens of hands. He stopped until the new army showed the bayonet.

Xiao Letian did not fight back, and he still looked at the little emperor on the Sumeru throne in the distance with a smile. The reactions of these innocent people were also being cleaned up. To be fair, Xiao Letian still admire these scholars. They guard their own values ​​and what they insist on is the traditions of thousands of years. It’s a pity that what these people insist on has been eliminated by this era.

In any era of great social changes, there are always a group of tragic conservatives. They are either out of morality or interest, but they do not allow any change in society.

This is a group of pitiful and lamentable conservatives who don’t understand at all, or they deliberately pretend not to understand. Do they really don’t know that “change” is the eternal thing in the world?

Now Xiao Letian has been forced to the entrance of the hall by the Qingliu people, and there are high steps behind him. If a row of new recruits had not suddenly appeared behind Xiao Letian, he would have been thrown out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The Qingliu Hanlin people lined up in a row to block the entrance of the hall. They refused to let Xiao Letian go any further. Weng Tonghe stood in front of the Sumeru throne, protecting the Empress Dowager and the Little Emperor like a glaring Vajra. At that moment, he really dared to kill people.

The opposite of the anger of the Qingliu people was the governors and the royal princes and princes. At that moment, they were strangely silent. Only careful people discovered that Ci'an, who had not spoken, was warning them with his eyes.

When the chaos reached a certain level, Ci'an coughed gently, "Okay... there is no rule yet. The Great Court will only be like this once a year, what will it look like? Hum..."

After a snorkeling, the Taihe Palace suddenly became silent. Ci'an is the most powerful person in the empire. Before the emperor took power, the two empress dowagers ruled behind the curtain. The power was divided into two empires. All the empires must have two empress dowagers who share the treasures to take effect.

Now Cixi is foolishly instigated to make such a palace change, and her power is revealed to the world, especially her military power is stewed by Xiao Letian's new army. As one rises and another falls, Ci'an becomes the number one person with the greatest power in the Qing Dynasty.

"Since it's a court meeting, it's just a matter of gathering ideas. What's the matter with pushing and shoving? Is it impossible for the Taihe Palace to reason anymore? Isn't it back to the court class yet..."

"Empress Dowager..." Weng Tonghe was speechless for a moment, and he had already smelled the strange smell inside and outside the empress dowager's words.

The clear streams gradually dispersed, and Xiao Letian returned to the court. He stared at Emperor Tongzhi without caring about it. The other court officials didn't know how to speak, and the scene was actually a mess.

Cixi hugged the emperor tightly and looked at Ci'an begging, "Sister, please say something... The emperor cannot leave the palace. He is still young. It is too dangerous outside... There are rebellions everywhere, and the emperor is too dangerous."

"Sister, don't be impatient first. Listen to what the court officials say. There are so many ministers, and many people have not expressed their opinions. I think everyone's eyes are sharp, how can they harm Your Majesty? They are all foolish when they are done, and they all start to talk."

Qingliu's attitude was already very clear, so naturally they didn't need to ramble too much. The Qing Dynasty Reformationists had long been a lackey under the Western learning school. Fuqing gave a wink, and the eight ministers who had just been appointed as officials spoke one after another.

"Empress Dowager, all the sages, I think it is feasible for Your Majesty to go out to study in the palace. Who has never left the palace to investigate the sufferings of the people? Taizu, Saint, and Gaozu have not been to the people? Of course, Your Majesty's Dragon Son and Longsun cannot be behind..." The first one was Shi Shan, the newly-private Minister of Works.

"That's right, I have been talking about reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles since ancient times. Your Majesty is only ten years old this year. It is a good age to broaden your horizons. If you experience the sufferings of the people, at least you won't make a sound of eating meat..." Shi Shui, who had just taken office as the Commissioner of the Interior Department, also jumped out.

Master Qing San was even more unwilling to fall behind. "The Queen Mother, as for His Majesty's safety, there is no need to think too much about the new army's combat effectiveness is not as good as Europeans. How could there be a problem with His Majesty's protection? Not only that, if Your Majesty travels overseas and those people who have become exiled, how could it be detrimental to His Majesty?"

The reformists spoke, and then the local governors began to express their opinions. Some of the chaotic governors agreed and some opposed it, but most of them agreed were Han ministers, while those who opposed it were Manchu ministers.

At the end, the Nine Supervisor Zeng Guoquan suddenly spoke, "In my humble opinion, it is a good thing for Your Majesty to go out of the palace to travel. The emperor is the emperor of the world. When he comes to power, he will not only govern Confucian scholars but also children of Western students. Therefore, the knowledge on both sides should be understood..."

"The sky has changed. The world in the future can no longer be handled by Confucian scholars alone. It is really impossible not to contact Western learning. Needless to say, it is far away, just suppressing Changmao. If there is no foreign weapon and ammunition, God knows that it will take several years to fight... Didn't the court still want Zuo Zongtang to quell the rebellion in Gansu, Shaanxi and Xinjiang? I guess he still has to rely on the ability of Western learning at that time."

Jiushuai smiled and said, "I just said casually. I am not proficient in Western learning. However, there are foreign masters who are watching the ceremony today. Why don't we listen to their opinions?"

Jiu Shuai's words had already made a final conclusion to the Han governors and governors. Those Manchus and foreign governors were no longer the opponents of these Han people. When they saw Jiu Shuai's statement, they all retreated and stopped talking.

Ci'an nodded and turned his eyes to the big-nosed foreigners at the end. The Chinese group whispered to each other for a few words, and finally withdrew from the US Minister John Hua as the spokesperson.

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager... As a foreign minister, I feel very honored to be honored to participate in the imperial dynasty meeting. Since the court needs our advice, then let us express our opinions to you."

"We fully agree with the proposal of Ryukyu Prime Minister Xiao Letian and give 100% support to His Majesty's study tour, because study tour is a compulsory course for European royal families..."

"In Europa, all the royal children, not only the crown princes, but even ordinary nobles have to travel around the country frequently. They have to visit famous scholars from various countries. They have to travel to the strange world to increase their knowledge. When necessary, they have to go through the battlefield to learn how to be a commander..."

"In Europe, the royal family members are all versatile, some are proficient in fencing, some are proficient in archaeology, and of course most people are proficient in politics and military..."

"To give a simple example, the great Russian emperor Peter the Great was the first emperor who led the Russians into modern civilization. He once traveled to European countries when he was young. He even became an ordinary corporal in his incognito, led a tour group to secretly collect advanced experiences from other countries..."

"He was a captain of the Netherlands East India Company for a period of time, worked in the British shipyard, studied shooting in Prussia, and visited factories, schools, museums, arsenals, and even attended a session held by the British Parliament..."

"It's really because of this trip that he saw the huge gap between Russia and Britain and France. After he ascended the throne, he immediately started reforming, clearing all disadvantages, and forming a new army. In just a few decades, the backward Russia became one of the powerful countries in Europe..."

"And there is now Prussia. I think Mr. Xiao Lotte knows very well that the princes and grandsons of Prussia are actually educated from Britain. They have all been taught by Queen Victoria... including the son of Prince Carl, now he is based in London, and they have traveled to any European country..."

Speaking here, Hua Ruohan sighed, "The ruler of an empire must have a strong mind to swallow mountains and rivers. His heart must be so broad that it can carry the whole world. Only with a perspective like a god can he formulate the most correct national policy for a country... I strongly ask the court to agree to the study tour plan. We in the United States are willing to hold the greatest welcome ceremony to welcome the great Qing monarch to visit..."

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