Seeing that the emperor was a little embarrassed to speak, Concubine Xin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, we are admiring the flowers in the Imperial Garden. Why don't we join us?"

The emperor was anxious and wanted to go to Tangli Palace to see Shen Meimei, but Concubine Xin invited him so kindly that he was too embarrassed to refuse directly. He could only bite the bullet and say to Su Peisheng:

"Go and see what's going on over there, and come back and tell me!"

"Yes, I'll go right away!" Su Peisheng took the order, left Xiao Xia Zi to serve the emperor, and went to Tangli Palace himself.

Shen Meimei was busy with the flag-raising ceremony on Monday. She held up a small microphone and shouted:

"Everyone, get ready. The flag-raising ceremony is about to begin. Today's flag bearers are Caixing and Caiyue. Xiao Yunzi, you also have to work hard. You will be in charge of the flag-raising ceremony next week!

Our flag-raiser is not fixed. In the weekly exam, the first and second place students will be the flag-raisers. Everyone should study hard and strive to be the red flag-raiser! "

The Qing Dynasty was divided into the Eight Banners system, which was officially established by Nurhaci, the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, in the 29th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty.

When it was first established, there were only four flags: red, yellow, white and blue.

Later, as "more and more people surrendered", the four flags were changed to pure yellow, pure white, pure red and pure blue, and four more flags were added: bordered yellow, bordered white, bordered red and bordered blue. Together they were called the Eight Banners, which commanded the Manchu, Mongolian and Han armies.

Among them, the Plain Yellow, Bordered Yellow and Plain White flags were commanded by the emperor himself, and the soldiers were all the emperor's personal soldiers, called the Upper Three Flags.

The Pure Red, Pure Blue, Bordered Red, Bordered White, and Bordered Blue are called the Lower Five Banners, which are commanded by the kings, beile, and beizi.

Shen Meimei thought that the colors of the Manchu Eight Banners system were different, and it was indeed difficult to find a flag to serve as the national flag of the Qing Dynasty. She could only choose a red flag with a golden "Qing" embroidered on it to use as the national flag.

When Su Peisheng just arrived at Tangli Palace, he happened to catch Caixing and Caiyue raising the flag. Amid the solemn dubbing, everyone looked up at the national flag, their faces serious and extremely earnest.

The national flag rose to the top of the flagpole just as the music reached its climax. Everyone saluted, and then Caixing delivered a speech under the national flag.

"Hello, students and teachers! I am Caixing, a citizen of the Qing Dynasty. I am honored to speak under the national flag today! I feel proud to be a citizen of the Qing Dynasty! I am always ready to sacrifice my life for my beloved motherland..."

Many eunuchs and palace maids listened to Caixing's speech, and they were so excited that tears filled their eyes, as if they had found their life goals.

If it was said that these eunuchs and palace maids in the harem lived in a muddle-headed way before, it would be better to say that under the leadership of Shen Meimei, they began to think about the meaning of their lives.

The flag-raising ceremony was solemn and aroused their patriotic enthusiasm.

Su Peisheng did not disturb the flag-raising ceremony. He came quietly and left quietly:

"Your Majesty, you don't know, the flag-raising ceremony held by the Royal Concubine in Tangli Palace made my blood boil!"

"Oh? Is that true? Then what flag did she raise?" the emperor asked casually.

Su Peisheng thought for a moment and said:

"Your Majesty, that is a red square flag with a big golden "Qing" character embroidered on it. It looks very beautiful! The flagpole is quite high. Your Majesty, why don't you go to the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation? You should be able to see the flag fluttering in the wind!"

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