Endure!
I'll endure it!
A little forbearance will spoil a great plan!
Qin Xiongyi's angry attitude made the groom feel as if he had eaten sh * t. He wanted to flare up but did not dare to. He could only turn around and wave his hand to signal the official to hurry to the red carpet.
It had to be said that the Qing court officials were quite smart. They directly found the red carpet in the warehouse next to the railway station where the merchants rented goods and spent a lot of money to buy it.
The red carpet was laid out, and the guards of honor were in place. The special train painted in white appeared at the end of their line of sight. Na Qin and the others quickly tidied up their court clothes and straightened their backs to welcome Empress Catherine.
The train was getting closer and closer. Only then did everyone see what the train looked like.
It was very ordinary and not as magnificent as imagined. It was also not as high-end and magnificent as the Qianlong special train that cost tens of millions of silver dollars and was made of gold, silver, and gemstones. It was so luxurious that Westerners had to say that it was probably the most expensive train in the world.
The Qing soldiers and the onlookers had a question. Was Russia very poor?
Not poor!
The assets of the Russian royal family totaled more than five billion rubles, which was about one billion dollars.
The purchasing power of one billion dollars could buy hundreds of tons of gold.
In the past, the Russian royal family lived a luxurious life, including the foolish Queen Elizabeth Peter III.
After Catherine came to power, she advocated frugality and abolished the palace treasury system that had lasted for hundreds of years. The assets of the royal family were handed over to the cabinet finance, and together with the money saved, they were used to support the country's construction.
Not only that, but Catherine also reduced the number of palace servants, temporarily stopped the expansion of the palace, and reduced the number of imperial guards and other cumbersome imperial departments to save money as much as possible.
This move moved the Russians and made them support the Empress even more.
Unfortunately, Qianlong never understood how important the people's hearts were.
Whether a country was strong or not was related to the international status of the person in power.
Even if Qianlong built a pure gold train, would the western powers respect the Qing Kingdom?
If you think too much, Westerners will only laugh at you for being a stupid clown with a lot of money.
Catherine's special train slowly stopped at the side of the platform. The door opened, and the Queen's Guards got off in neat steps. They quickly unloaded bulletproof cars, armored vehicles, jeeps, and other vehicles from Moscow from the rear compartment.
The armored vehicles of Qin Jun's personal guards were only a part of it. Including Catherine's personal guards, there were a total of 40 to 50 armored vehicles. There were even warhorses.
Reporters from all over the world rushed over after hearing the news. They held up their cameras outside the cordon, and the spotlights kept flashing.
Empress Catherine of Russia had just been crowned last month. This was her first public appearance. The whole world was curious whether the empress who had changed the world in Russia was as beautiful as the rumors said.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the middle carriage door of the special train opened. Catherine, who was wearing a white military uniform with gold embroidery, had a ponytail and no makeup on her face, stretched out her long legs and stepped on the red carpet in her shiny high military boots.
Beautiful, so beautiful that it was suffocating.
Her aura was so strong that no one dared to look directly into her eyes that seemed to be able to pierce through people's hearts.
Can you imagine the little girl who was rolling around in a coquettish manner ten minutes ago, begging Qin Jun to hug her?
Qin Jun, who was walking at the back, couldn't help but sigh. This Hu Niu was too good at pretending.
Catherine led the group out of the carriage. The tall and handsome Qin Jun was also very eye-catching.
However, compared to Catherine, no one paid much attention to Qin Jun, who often appeared on the headlines of major newspapers.
Na Qin took a deep breath and went forward to kneel.
"This official represents the Qing Empire and welcomes Her Majesty. Long live the Emperor!”
The chief minister of military and political affairs knelt down, and the rest of the officials also knelt down in unison. The hundreds of Qing soldiers knelt down on one knee, performing a half-kneeling ceremony that only Qianlong would use.
A group of ministers and soldiers with money and rat tails on the back of their heads knelt on the ground and shouted three times, stunning Catherine and everyone present.
Qin Jun closed his eyes in pain. He was afraid that if he continued to watch, he would not be able to resist taking the submachine gun from the guard's hand and shooting at these useless people who could not stand up after kneeling down.
Embarrassing, too embarrassing.
This was the first time Catherine had encountered such a situation, and she was at a loss.
She subconsciously took a step back and leaned against Qin Jun.
"Ol…Earl, what are they doing?”
"Uh, this is the ceremony of kneeling."
Catherine's eyes widened."What era is this? There's actually a kneeling ceremony!”
It hurts my heart.
Qin Jun explained helplessly," The Nuzhen people are doing this to enslave their rule. That's why they have to kneel down. When the officials and people of the Flower Tribe see the Qing Emperor, they have to call themselves slaves and kneel down.”
Unheard of!
This was the first time Catherine had heard of such a rule, and she no longer had a good impression of the Qing court.
At this moment, she finally understood why Qin Jun hated the rulers of the Qing court. It was because the Qing court was not only barbaric and cruel, but also evil.
A normal emperor, who would rule his subjects as slaves?
While Catherine was criticizing Qin Jun, Na Qin and the others who were lying on the ground were puzzled.
Why didn't he ask her to stand up?
Well, it should be that the Western emperor did not understand this.
Na Qin took the lead and stood up. He bowed and said respectfully,"Your Majesty, our emperor is already waiting outside the palace. Please follow me to the palace.”
Yes.
Listening to the translation, Catherine nodded with a cold expression. She didn't even look at the bride.
But when he turned to look at Qin Jun, he was all smiles.
"Count, come with me in the car!”
"Alright, thank you, Your Majesty."
Under everyone's dumbfounded gazes, Qin Jun and Catherine walked side by side to the black bulletproof car.
This pair of top-notch golden boy and jade girl was so intimate that it made people's imaginations run wild.
Could it be that Qin Jun was Catherine's lover as the rumors said?
There was no concrete evidence.
So what if there was evidence?
In the open-minded West, this was very normal.
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The engines roared as 40 armored vehicles escorted the bulletproof sedan out of the station one after the other, slowly driving toward the Forbidden City.
What moved Qin Jun was that before they set off, Catherine ordered the Queen's Guards to give up all their warhorses for Qin Jun's Guards to ride on.
His motive was self-evident!
Because the convoy had to pass through half of the Urban area to reach the Forbidden City…
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