"I very much agree with you, Count Elgin," although Gro did not show any expression on his face when he coveted his entry into the Privy Council of France, "our great Emperor of France, Napoleon I, once said, 'China is like a sleeping lion, and when he wakes up, it will shock the world, and all we can do is to make China never wake up.'" Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info'Once the whip of God! Printing, gunpowder! And those expensive tea, porcelain, silk! This is truly an astounding achievement! ”

"Haha, the Chinese invented gunpowder, but used it to set off fireworks, we used gunpowder, made shells, and now come back to teach China a lesson," Ergin clapped his hands, "Mr. Ambassador, do you think this is a very wonderful thing?" ”

"Of course, of course, the Orientals believe in reincarnation, and now they are turned around, not to mention that we don't only have artillery!"

"Quite right." Ergin turned his head and asked the attendant, "How many cavalry?" You ready? ”

"It's ready, just waiting for your orders, Count."

"Very good, very good," Ergin nodded and said to Gro: "The Chinese certainly did not expect that we still have cavalry transported by warships, Mr. Ambassador, we should surprise the Chinese!" ”

"The North African Sipahi Cavalry Regiment is already eager to try!" "Even though we have only 400 people, we can go forward for the country and for our Majesty Napoleon III!" ”

"Our Royal Guards Dragoon Regiment, Sikh Probi Cavalry Regiment, and two cavalry regiments recruited by India, a total of four cavalry, of course, are not to be outdone," Ergin smiled at Gro and said: "It's better to compare our two countries, who kills more Chinese?" Of course, we in the British Empire will not take advantage - on a per capita basis, how about it? ”

"Not a bet," said Gro, very happy, for it seemed to him that a one-sided slaughter would follow, and that there was no need to worry about the war, "I heard that Mr. Earl has brought the best whisky in Scotland, and I have brought a cask of fine brandy, and whoever loses will be the wine for dinner?" ”

"Deal!" Ergin readily agreed, and ordered the herald: "The artillery suppresses the line of fire, the muskets march in formation, and the cavalry is always on standby!" Ergin pinned one hand behind his waist, one hand playing with the white goat's whiskers under his chin, the vest on his body was lilac velvet, the white silk of the balloon sleeves was requisitioned by Tianjin Wei, and the thin gold chain of the pocket watch hung down on his chest, showing the graceful and unhurried style of the British gentleman, "I want the Chinese to always remember this war!" ”

……

Monk Greenqin rode on a horse in full armor with a solemn expression, and even the violent sound and white smoke from the British and French armies starting to fire cannonballs a few miles ahead could not make his expression change, and the scout not far away came to report: "Twenty artillery pieces have been fired in unison!" ”

"Good!" Monk Greenqin gave an indifferent order, "Tell the internal and external firearms battalions to bombard the cannons, and the military judges will stabilize the various departments, and if there is any fright, the escapees will be killed on the spot!" ”

"Wow!"

Bo Yan Nemo on the side said: "According to the spies, it seems that the foreigners also have cavalry, so we have to guard against the cavalry charge." ”

"Hmph, it's ridiculous to play with a big knife in front of Guan Gongmen!" Monk Greenqin snorted coldly, "It's ridiculous to talk about cavalry in front of us Mongols!" If they don't take out the cavalry, it's just that, if they take it out, they have to teach the rebels a good lesson! ”

"Horqin, Zhelimu, Zhuo Suotu, and Zhaowuda Mongol tribes have all cleaned up the profits for this king! Always be ready to kill! ”

"Wow!"

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On the seventh day of the ninth month, the first class of Cheng En Gong Hui asked for the Empress to pro-provincial, and on the day of the book, Zhu approved the performance: September 17, the Empress of Enzhun Provincial Pro-Prince. Huifu received this grace, and became more and more idle day and night, and the Double Ninth Festival was not good.

Since the eighth day of the first month of September, there are eunuchs who come out to see the direction first: where to change clothes, where to sit, where to receive gifts, where to have a banquet, and where to retire. There are also local prime ministers who inspect the eunuchs, etc., and bring many small eunuchs out, and they are everywhere to guard the house, instructing the people of the Hui Mansion where to retreat, where to kneel, where to eat, where to post, and all kinds of rituals are different. Outside, there were officials from the Ministry of Industry and soldiers from the five cities to clean the streets and chase away idlers. Everyone in the clan came to help, and Hui Zheng and others supervised the craftsmen to tie lanterns and fireworks, etc., and by the 16th, they had all stopped. This night, I never slept up and down.

Until the fifth drum on the 17th, those who have knights such as Huizheng and Fucha are all dressed according to the quality of the makeup. Everywhere in the house, the tent dances the dragon, the curtain flies and the phoenix, the gold and silver glow, the jewelry competes for brilliance, the incense of the lily is burned, the bottle is inserted into the essence of the periwinkle, and no one coughs quietly. Hui Zheng, Gui Xiang and others are outside the West Street Gate, and Fucha and others are outside the gate of Hui Mansion. The streets and alleys are surrounded by barriers.

At one time, the heirs carried in the candles one by one, and lit them everywhere. When the party was finished, I suddenly heard the sound of horses running outside. At one moment, a dozen or so eunuchs came panting and clapping their hands. These eunuchs knew that they were "coming, coming", and they all stood in the direction. Half a day quietly. Suddenly, a pair of red-clothed eunuchs came slowly on horseback, dismounted at the West Street Gate, drove the horse out of the fence, and stood with their hands down and facing west. Half a day is another couple, and the same is true. When I was young, I came to more than a dozen pairs, and I could hear the faint sound of music. A pair of dragon and phoenix flags, pheasant feathers, and a gold furnace burning incense, and then a crank seven phoenix golden umbrella over, is the crown robe with shoes. There are also eunuchs on duty holding incense beads, embroidered handkerchiefs, gargles, dusting and so on. After the team passed, there were eight eunuchs behind who carried a gold-topped golden embroidered phoenix version and walked slowly.

The female dependents of the Fucha clan and other clans hurriedly knelt down on the side of the road, calling the queen Chitose auspicious, and flew past a few eunuchs in the morning, headed by Tang Wufu, "Guotai is doing much, hurry up," and hurriedly helped up the Fucha clan, and the version was carried into the gate, and went east into the Yi Gate, and in front of a courtyard, there was a eunuch Xiao Xiazi kneeling and asking Xia Yu to change clothes. So the public opinion was raised, the eunuchs and others dispersed, and only the flowers and hugs led the apricot to the public opinion. I saw that all kinds of lanterns in the courtyard were burning, all of which were tied with yarn and silk, which was very exquisite. There is a plaque on it with the words 'Tiren Mude' written on it. Xingzhen looked at it, there was no extravagance in other places, and the house was also the same as in the old days, so she nodded with satisfaction, so she entered the room and came back after changing clothes.

Tang Wufu came to ask, "Master Niangniang, the time has come, please ascend to the seat." ”

"What the hell! It's going to be so troublesome to come out and go home," Xingzhen yawned indecently, just changed out of the bright yellow court clothes, and put on a crimson Danfeng Chaoyang folded branch peony mountain and sea pattern auspicious clothes, got up on the third watch day to prepare to go out of the garden, all the way to the drum and music, noisy to give herself a headache, and tossed and changed into a coat, so it was too tiring. (To be continued.) )