Chapter 778: Enthronement Ceremony
On the third day of the seventh month, the sun is shining and the weather is bright.
On this day, the doors of the palace were wide open.
Inside the palace gate, a group of soldiers lined up neatly on both sides. These soldiers were all neatly dressed, carrying guns on their backs, holding their heads high, exuding a high-spirited spirit, and their spirits were very good.
Outside the palace gate, major Japanese officials gathered.
Everybody, gathered here.
At this moment, all the officials waited for news from the palace, waiting for them to be passed in. Prior to this, Li Zhen and Princess Xingong had already entered the palace yesterday to prepare for today's accession to the throne.
The news of the enthronement has already come out.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have received news that Li Zhen, the king of Zhennan of the Great Qing Kingdom, wants to ascend to the throne of the emperor by virtue of his identity as a concubine. If this is the case, the Japanese ruler will soon change hands, and I believe that we must insist that even if we carry out a bloody admonition, we must let Li Zhenli be the emperor of the Japanese imperial family, and we must not let Li Zhenli succeed. It was a middle-aged man who spoke, and he said righteously.
Li Zhen did not spread the news that Shingu would take over as emperor, only the news of his ascension to the throne.
So much so that countless officials speculated that it was Li Zhen who ascended the throne.
"I agree with Inoue-sama's suggestion, this time we meet Li Zhen, we must deter Li Zhen, let Li Zhen see the toughness of our Japanese officials, and let him see the integrity of our Japanese soldiers. For the sake of Japan's national reunification and for the sake of its future development, we must do our best to fight for it. Then another man spoke.
"Soga, I agree with that." A third man spoke.
One after another, the officials agreed with Inoue's proposal.
"Step! Trample! Trample!!! ”
The sound of neat military boots came from afar. This voice attracted the attention of all the officials, and following the prestige, it was a group of foreign soldiers driving over, and it was the soldiers of the five countries.
In the army, Max rode a white horse and moved slowly.
He was wearing a military uniform, hanging a long sword, and a belt around his waist, full of energy, revealing the strong demeanor of a soldier. As the saying goes, the Buddha relies on gold clothes and people rely on clothes, and Michael is meticulously dressed, and his appearance immediately changes greatly. Similarly, Van Nilon, Cartel and others are also full of spirit, and the mental outlook shown by all of them gives people a kind of fierce and courageous momentum. As soon as they appeared, the officials outside the palace gate immediately exploded.
Everyone, extremely surprised.
"Look, look, Li Zhen actually turned the foreigner over. Wolf ambition, wolf ambition! For the sake of Japan's future and the continuation of Japan's bloodline, we must fight. We have to be steady, otherwise things will be bad. If you don't fight for it now, it will be even more impossible after Li Zhen takes office, everyone, please rise up! Inoue exclaimed.
"You must work hard!"
The Japanese officials were chattering, and the feeling of dying began to permeate.
Michael glanced at the officials present, and there was no disguised disdain in his eyes. This group of people is short and short, thin and thin, fat and fat, ugly and ugly, and there is no one of them who is well-proportioned, which is so disappointing.
This expression immediately stimulated the Japanese officials present.
"Baga, when I go back, I will definitely be a paper figure of a few foreigners, peel the skin and cramp, and toss them well."
"I'm going to do it too, I'm going to have to toss them."
Waiting for others to babble again, constantly comforting themselves mentally.
"Bell !!"
A loud bell rang out, and when the Japanese officials heard it, they all stopped talking. Max, Cartel, and the others retracted their expressions and looked at the palace gate with their eyes. In the eye, I saw that the soldiers in the palace gate were invigorated, and their mental outlook was greatly improved. Immediately, the soldiers under Li Zhen's command came out and said loudly: "Mr. Commander, please enter the palace." ”
Michael and the others nodded, strode forward, and entered the palace.
This change has once again irritated Japanese officials.
It was the foreigners who entered first, not them, this, this, this is clearly despising them! After Michaels, Cartel, Van Nilon and others all entered the palace gate, a Japanese samurai stood up and said loudly: "Officials enter the court!" At the sound of an order, the officials entered the palace and walked in the direction of the main hall.
Several of the officials thought that the foreigner was not far ahead, so they walked a little faster, and even trotted for a while, trying to overtake the foreigner. But when they were about to catch up with the foreigners, they were stopped by the soldiers, so they could only slow down and walk with the large army.
Michael entered the main hall, and Zuo Zongtang, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Yang Luchan and other civil and military officials had already arrived.
Both nodded in acknowledgment and said no more.
Immediately, Japanese officials walked in one by one. They are not in the front of the line, because the positions in front of them are already occupied, and they can only be in the back. This situation has further stimulated the fragile hearts of all Japanese officials, so that they have to constantly comfort themselves before they can recover.
Everyone has arrived, waiting for Li Zhen to arrive.
Max waited for a while and asked, "When will the King of Zhennan come?" He asked the translator to relay it, and after Zuo Zongtang heard it, he said very unceremoniously: "The prince will be here later, what are you in a hurry!" ”
Max hit the wall and waited.
"The prince has arrived!!"
A loud shout suddenly sounded.
Immediately, the translator was responsible for paraphrasing, both in English and in Japanese. Everyone's eyes looked out of the main hall, waiting for Li Zhen to appear. However, the person who first appeared in sight was not Li Zhen, but the princess of the heart palace of the royal family, this change made the people present stunned for a moment, they didn't expect it to be like this.
Immediately, Li Zhen appeared in everyone's sight wearing a military uniform, a military cap, and military boots. His strong and tough image, not to mention all the Japanese officials present, even Michaels, Cartel and others were also praised.
The Japanese officials in the hall discussed loudly.
The scene in front of them was obviously very different from what they expected.
The scene constructed by the Japanese officials was Li Zhen's domineering appearance, and the princess of the Heart Palace was only a vassal of Li Zhen. Now the princess of the Heart Palace is wearing the clothes that only an emperor can have, and she is clearly dressed as an emperor, while Li Zhen is just an ordinary soldier, which is obviously wrong. Such a change made the officials very uncomfortable.
Everything they prepared, because Li Zhen's arrangement was useless, and there was a feeling of punching the cotton. The officials looked at each other in astonishment.
Soon, Shinnomiya walked over to the emperor's seat and sat down. Li Zhen stepped forward and sat down on a chair next to him, the position was obviously not as important as the heart palace.
At this scene, Michael was also stunned.
They were thinking about Li Zhen supporting a small puppet, but now the person Li Zhen is supporting is the Heart Palace, which is beyond everyone's expectations. Li Zhen sat above, looking at everyone below with surprised expressions, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
What he needs is such an effect.
ps: the fourth shift, call it a day;