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外国公使驻北京,可以觐见中国皇帝而不用下跪,这是1860年北京中英中法条约就定下来的事。但是直到1873年,同治皇帝亲政,公使觐见不跪才得以实现。面见不肯下跪的人,对于当时的满人皇帝来说,是一件了不得的难堪事。皇帝很担心此例一开,天下臣民争相效法,天下就乱了。但是洋鬼子硬是不依不饶,为此不惜打上门来,门给打破了,也只能火烧眉毛顾眼前。在公使觐见的礼仪上,跪拜自然不能提了,
When the foreign minister was in Beijing, he could see the Chinese emperor without going to his knees. This is what the Beijing Sino-French Sino-French Treaty of 1860 set down. However, it was not until 1873 that pro-government Tongzhi Emperor was politically active that the minister did not kneel down to his knees. The face of people who refused to kneel down, for the then Manchu emperors, is an unforgettable thing. The emperor is very worried about this case opened, subjects of the world competing with others, the world chaos. However, the foreign devils are hard-pressed, so do not hesitate to hit the door, the door to break, it can only burn his eyebrows in sight. In the ceremonial reception of the minister, kneeling naturally can not be mentioned,