In the Imperial Guards, Wang Changlin, the section chief of the Attendant Section, stood upright outside the closed carriage door after getting off the car, with his hands behind his back, just like the previous times.
But a pair of eyes kept scanning the crowd, and at the same time, they kept looking around.
Many civil and military officials and prestigious gentry who were waiting were a little nervous after being stared at by him, especially when Wang Changlin occasionally frowned, which made people even more nervous.
Because people have no doubt that as long as Wang Changlin shouts or gestures, the imperial special train will 100% restart and then rush away directly. Although the imperial special train has stopped, it has not turned off until now.
During these ten minutes, the imperial guards and the waiting civil and military officials stared with wide eyes until several officials from the Attendant Section who had been brought to search the train station and the surrounding situation ran back in small steps, and then whispered in Wang Changlin's ear
After saying a few words.
Wang Changlin nodded slightly!
Seeing this man nodding slightly, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then once again turned their attention to the car door behind Wang Changlin!
If nothing unexpected happens, it won't take long for them to see the Holy Emperor Li Xuan!
Soon, Wang Changlin returned to the royal train, and then, the huge door of the royal train was opened!
Immediately, the officials of the Ministry of Rites, who had been prepared, shouted: "Your Majesty has arrived, and all the ministers will kneel to welcome you!"
In such formal ceremonial occasions, it is natural to kneel down and bow down. Only in ordinary times, ministers can be exempted from the kneeling down ceremony when they visit Li Xuan. Immediately, the waiting civil and military officials and various famous gentry all knelt down!
As he knelt down, someone quietly looked up at the carriage door. All he saw at this time were two strong young men wearing ordinary official uniforms, but people simply ignored them. Everyone knew that the Holy Emperor always took his clothes with him wherever he went.
Personal bodyguards, and the personal bodyguards of the Holy Emperor will never just stand behind the Holy Emperor.
How can they take bullets for the Holy Emperor like that? It’s more like asking the Holy Emperor to take bullets for them!
Li Xuan brought all the personal guards this time. There were twenty-six people in total, eight of whom were female personal guards. They were mainly responsible for indoor guarding at night. So, whether inside or outside the palace, even if they were
When Li Xuan was having sex with his concubines, Li Xuan was always with his bodyguards. Those female personal guards were often the ones in the room watching Li Xuan and his concubines having sex...
Male personal guards are mainly responsible for guarding during the day and in public places.
Outside, Li Xuan usually brings six personal guards, two in the front, two in the back, and one on each side.
The personal guards walked in front and behind, and people habitually ignored them. Then people saw the Holy Emperor Li Xuan appearing at the door of the carriage.
At this time, the civil and military officials and distinguished gentry who had been prepared immediately took a deep breath according to the fixed procedure that had been rehearsed in private for who knows how long, and puffed up their air:
"The people kneel down to welcome my emperor, long live my emperor."
These are fixed procedures. When to shout, what words to use, and even how loud to shout are all determined in detail by the officials of the Ministry of Rites. If you get it wrong, it will be a breach of etiquette before the emperor, which is a serious crime!
Li Xuan wore a special double-breasted uniform with dragon patterns embroidered on it, a yellow-top military cap on his head, long leather boots on his feet, and white gloves on his hands. He held the Emperor's Sword hanging on his waist with one hand, lowered it with the other, and then stepped on
The special train stepped off the red carpet with gold embroidery.
He stood still and looked around, then raised his right hand slightly and said: Everyone loves me!
The sound was not loud, and in fact only a few courtiers kneeling in the front row could hear it. But it didn't matter, because the people in the front row who heard it stood up, and the people behind were not fools, so they would naturally stand up as well.
As the ministers stood up, the other important ministers who had been waiting for a long time in the royal class walked toward Wu Xi one by one from the doors on both sides, and then lined up next to Li Xuan according to their rank and position.
Several senior officials from Songjiang Prefecture and Shanghai Special County were able to welcome the Holy Emperor with their ministers at first, but now, they can no longer steal the limelight. After the reception, they consciously followed their own ranks.
Integrated into a large number of ministers.
At this time, there were only a few military and political officials who could accompany Li Xuan, such as Liu Bagou, Zhou Yiran, Hao Bainian and other ministers on duty in the imperial study room.
However, not long after, Xu Chenbing received a notice from the secretary of the Hanlin Academy Secretariat, asking him and his immediate boss, Songjiang Prefecture Governor Dong Chongshan, to go to the imperial court to listen to the dispatches!
Naturally, this is also being cleaned up. Xu Chenbing and Dong Chongshan, one is the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture, and the other is the county magistrate of a special county in Shanghai. The current Songjiang Prefecture Prefecture Yamen is already located in Shanghai. Both of them can be regarded as landlords.
, it is natural to be responsible for accompanying the driver in case of emergencies.
Xu Chenbing arrived at the imperial court with quick steps. Naturally, he did not dare to say anything. He followed a group of important ministers obediently. He was not far or near from the emperor. He could come forward at any time if he had anything to do, and he would not annoy the important ministers if he had nothing to do.
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After all, he is only a third-grade official, who can barely be regarded as a high-ranking official. However, compared with the large number of second-grade or higher officials around His Majesty, and even several senior officials with the titles of first-grade or first-grade officials, he is far inferior.
On today's occasion, all the ministers and governors who were from the second rank stood aside. Now he, a local official from the third rank, could stand a few meters away from the emperor and stand with the ministers who were from the second rank. It was a bit strange.
Feeling uneasy.
If you stand too close and steal the spotlight from the big bosses, it is not impossible to turn around and give him a small shoe to wear when you meet a petty boss.
However, in today's situation, he, Xu Chenbing, wanted to keep a low profile because he didn't believe it. It wasn't because his strength didn't allow him to do so. In fact, he didn't have much strength, but because he was the magistrate of a special county in Shanghai.
Although the Taoist priests of Jiangnan Province and the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture are already standing by His Majesty's side, many matters in Shanghai cannot be bypassed by him, the special county magistrate of Shanghai.
So, after walking for a while, before leaving the train station, he heard the Holy Emperor say Xu Aiqing.
At first, he didn't think he was calling him, because there were many important court officials named Xu. The Minister of Agriculture, the Left Minister, and the Minister of the Patrol Department were all named Xu. Moreover, among the senior military generals accompanying him, the Third Fleet of the Navy
The commander's surname is also Xu.
So he doesn’t think it’s called him!
However, he finally realized that the Holy Emperor was calling him after a senior minister next to him who really couldn't stand it secretly clapped his hands to remind him.
He immediately trotted over, bowed and saluted, "I'm here!"
Naturally, Li Xuan would not have any objection to Xu Chenbing's slow response. After all, he did not explain it too clearly. It was easy for people to misunderstand him by only saying his last name. Just now, Vice Admiral Xu Tianjin, commander of the Third Fleet, thought that he
Calling him was a step forward, which meant that he quickly recovered his thoughts and guessed that he was not calling him. Otherwise, he would have to take two steps forward to say "I'm here".
Seeing that Xu Chenbing seemed a little nervous, Li Xuan said with a smile: "Come forward and have a chat!"
Li Xuan's smiling and kind expression made Xu Chenbing's nervousness dissipate a lot, and then he said: "I obey the order!"
Then he took two steps forward and followed suitably behind Li Xuan!
At this time, he only heard the Holy Emperor say: "I remember that Xu Aiqing has been in Shanghai for a year and a half. How about it? I'm still used to living and working in Shanghai!"
Hearing this, Xu Chenbing was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that Emperor Du Sheng would ask him if he was used to his life and work. Emperor Sheng actually cared about whether he was used to his life and work. This was a rare honor.
How many people in the world can be asked such a question by the Holy Emperor?
Suddenly, Xu Chenbing's mind became a little empty. After being stunned for a second, he said: "I'm scared, I don't dare to let your majesty do anything for me. Shanghai is the most prosperous city in the Tang Dynasty. I am afraid."
After arriving in Shanghai, there are no shortcomings in life and work!"
Li Xuandao: "That's good. I saw your brochure a few days ago and it said you were going to build an urban train? Tell me, what do you think specifically?"
At this time, Xu Chenbing knew why the Holy Emperor called him here. It turned out to be because of the urban train.
This is actually an upgraded version of the urban freight railway he built last year. Shanghai already has complete rail transportation, but in the past it was only used for buses and carriages.
The freight railway he built before was actually just a dedicated freight line, which also used horse-drawn carriages.
However, the results were not great, and businessmen were not very enthusiastic about it.
In addition, as Shanghai's urban area becomes larger and larger, from the southernmost end of the Second Industrial Zone to the northernmost end of the North Bank Development Zone, even if you take the most direct road along the river, you still have to walk more than 30 kilometers.
As for the journey from the riverside to the westernmost end of Xicheng District, it is even further, and the rail carriage is already beyond its capabilities.
So he thought, since trains can run on long-distance railways, trains can also run on the railway tracks in this city.
However, it is not easy to run the train, because the tracks of the current railway carriages are built directly on the main road, and even directly pass through the busy commercial district.
If you send a train roaring directly through the business district, not to mention the noise and so on, you don't know how many people will be killed in this trip.
So he was thinking of building another set of urban railways and sealing them off along the route to prevent pedestrians from entering or exiting. The passenger trains would be specially designed to run long distances and a number of stations would be set up.
But the more important thing is freight transportation, because he is doing this mainly to develop the suburbs in the west of the city. Rail carriages cannot cover the west city area. Even if there are roads and carriages, the cost is too high, so entrepreneurs
I have always been unwilling to go to the suburbs in the west of the city to set up factories, even if the land cost of the factory area is low and the tax incentives are favorable.
It's because of the inconvenient transportation.
So he thought, just build a dedicated short-distance railway!
But this short-distance railway, in Li Xuan’s opinion, is a light rail!
Being able to come up with the idea of building a light rail in this year, even if he has not yet thought of building a subway, is enough to attract Li Xuan's attention.