C1858 False Painting
What Ai Liguo said was not wrong at all. The most important trick behind Manchu's rule was the face issue.
While Second Opium War was at it, United States Minister was preparing to go to the Forbidden City to see Second Opium Warson for war adjustment, but because of this kneeling issue, they never got to the point where Lili didn't see Emperor Xianfeng.
In fact