4866 Night Escape
Li Hongzhang was waiting for Zuo Zongtang's attitude. He snatched the telegram and read it several times. At first, the more he looked, the more his brows became, the more he frowned. At the end, he suddenly let go of his brows.
"Hahaha... It turns out that this idea was made, and it was difficult for Zuo Jigao! Since he started to call on the country to challenge the rebellion, we can't leave it behind!"
"We also call the whole country to denounce Prince Gong's rebellion, and we must be incompatible with him!"
"Master General? How can this be done?" The generals of the Huai Army were all scared to death.
"We only have 30,000 brothers! What can we do to fight with Prince Gong? Look at the refugees outside the city, these are Prince Gong's troops, hundreds of thousands of troops, even if one person spits, he drowned us!"
"You can't fight, this is asking for death... Everyone is biting dogs, they are fighting a civil war, why should we die?"
"That is, as long as there are soldiers in your hands, the emperor will have to be the one who will be the one who will ascend the throne at that time!"
Li Hongzhang listened to his subordinates' discussions and laughed without answering. He stopped talking until everyone stopped talking, "You know what's the point! I called him all over the country to scold him? It's just an attitude. Who said I'm going to really beat him?"
"The lives of these old brothers are precious. Why do we die in the internal strife of the Manchus in vain?"
"This is called scolding without beating. Let's do a full attitude first... Actually, I guess Zuo Jigao has the same thoughts. He doesn't want to be a traitor anymore, so he has to show his attitude!"
"He is even more embarrassed than us. The veterans under his command are all in the Western Regions. He can only use the 10,000 defenders of Baoding Prefecture. What do you think are enough?"
"There are not many soldiers at first, and I didn't train myself when I look back. I have no guarantee of loyalty at all. What do you think he will fight with Prince Gong?"
"Look at it... the Japanese have been immersed in the court conspiracy for 61 years. This little bit of care cannot deceive him! The more fierce we scold, the more peace of mind he feels!"
"On the contrary, if we stop scolding, he will send heavy troops to guard us!"
"Oh... it's really a change. If I'm not wrong, the local governors and governors in the world may use this trick... The scolding sounded loud, but it was a little rain when it really took action!"
Li Hongzhang quickly understood three of them. That night, he sent a righteous protest letter to Yi County, condemning Prince Gong Yi's crazy and perverse actions, and also demanded that Yi's surrender quickly and repent to Emperor Tongzhi.
Emperor Tongzhi may think of the affection of flesh and blood, and your life will be around you!
It's all farts, Yi? After reading it, he smiled and felt a sense of ease that he couldn't speak out!
"Hey... Han people are just cunning. Otherwise, they can survive for thousands of years, live and die, and live until now..."
"It's already nine-thirty at night, and the capital probably has already taken action..."
In Sijiu City, two horse teams were walking in a hurry under the dim gas lights. One team came out of the Prince Chun Mansion and the other team came out of the Prince Qing Mansion.
Three carriages came out of the Prince Chun Mansion, two carriages came out of the Prince Qing Mansion. The chasers and the guards around were all masters with extremely murderous aura. The temples were bulging and the eyes were full of shiny light.
Not only these martial arts masters, but also some guards with double guns on their waists, they are all the fastest revolver guns, and they are full of bullets.
Prince Qing and Prince Chun have been released and have been recuperating in the palace for some time. Although Zaichun said he had let them out, he also sent eunuchs and guards to monitor the two palaces.
It does not restrict your freedom, but you can't escape their eyes no matter what you do.
Prince Qing Yili and Prince Chun Yihuan knew that they were sensitive to their identities and did not dare to provoke Emperor Tongzhi. During this period, they were just staying at home to take care of themselves.
The only way to go out two times was to burn incense and pray for blessings in the temple, and even invited a few Buddhist scriptures to go home to read them.
This attitude made Emperor Tongzhi very relieved. It seemed that the life of the circle had worn away the thorns on their bodies. Everyone knew that reading Buddhist scriptures had cultivated their self-cultivation, and their ambitions must have been much weaker.
But what Zaichun never expected was that everything was a trick. On the day of the Ninth, Emperor Guangxu was worshipping the sky and ascending the throne on the banks of the Yishui River.
Emperor Tongzhi knew nothing in the capital, and even the telegram sent in the evening was not the first to him, but to the governors and foreigners in the world, Yi? Plan to send the last one to Emperor Tongzhi!
This is a time difference. At 10 o'clock in the evening, Prince Qing's Mansion and Prince Chun's Mansion suddenly took action. The eunuchs and guards sent by Zaichun, and all of the spies who were surveillance, were killed and silenced.
Many people were at a loss. Some were having midnight snacks and had not finished their two glasses of wine. The "old friend" sitting opposite suddenly went up and stabbed her throat.
Some eunuchs were soaking their feet and enjoying themselves. The little eunuch who was serving him to rub his shoulders suddenly strangled his throat with a hemp rope and strangled to death!
More often, when the shift room was on duty, he suddenly rushed into a group of people, with a low voice, a sharp short knife, and a rapid assault, and blood flowed in the room.
After killing all the spies of Emperor Tongzhi, the two princes and their families boarded the carriage and quickly left the palace.
I could only take the concubine with me, and my side concubine had children. The remaining palace maids and eunuchs, who promised concubines and so on, were abandoned, and no one would care about their lives or death.
The two teams of carriages and horses quickly moved forward on the dark streets, and the rubber wheels were very light and did not wake up the people sleeping in the alley.
These are all carefully selected old-fashioned styles, and they are very good at controlling equestrians. They are familiar with all the routes of the Beijing Police General Administration's night patrols, and they walk safe paths through the alleys.
The Qing Palace and the Chun Palace are all in Shichahai, which is north of the Forbidden City. They go around the south, and their destination is the Embassy District of Dongjiaomin Lane.
The British Embassy is ready to provide them with political refuge.
"What are you doing! Stop... Why are there cars and horses in the middle of the night?" No matter how detailed the preparations are, there will always be negligence. After all, it is the stage of war and the wind is full of war. King Yu has always dispatched troops to maintain the public order in the capital.
Xiao Huang led a group of people to stop the carriage and horses, pulled out his waist knife, and the soldiers surrounded him with spears, and looked at the convoy with vigilance.
The guy who drove the car was not afraid at all, but jumped out of the carriage and hugged a martial fist, "Sir! The mountains do not turn, the water does not turn, the monks do not look at the Buddha's face... You know the rules on the Tao more than me!"
"These cars are the best British and Indian goods... Where can I go if I don't walk at night? The old rules are always safe, every car is one big yellow croaker, everyone is at ease..."
Xiao Huang has been patrolling the city in the capital for several years. I have seen such things many times. British and Indian goods are horseshoe soil! Is this a group of black cars that transport opium to the underworld?
One car with one big yellow croaker, which is fairly priced. There are five cars here, and that is five big yellow croaker!
"Well... the reason is not wrong, but I have to look at it. If you snatch someone, I can't explain it clearly... I have not been guilty of selling horse hoof soil these days, but smugglers are guilty of..."
As he said that, he was about to go forward and activate the door curtain. Prince Chun in the carriage squeezed the revolver tightly and stared at the door curtain with bright eyes.
Chapter completed!