"I caught it, I caught it, not only Cixi and Guangxu, but also two princes by the way, this is good news to buy two get two free. ”

"That's great, how is Cixi and Guangxu's physical condition now?"

"The military doctors of the Quartet have been examined, and they are generally fine, but Cixi Bi Jing is an old man in his 70s, although he is usually well maintained, his physical function is certainly not as good as that of a young man, and he is a little frightened, but it is not serious, and it is good to recuperate for a period of time; Neither of them had good lungs, and there was also a relatively severe depression, which of course had not reached the point of being life-threatening, and now both of them are being treated in hospitals in the four directions. ”

"Well, tell the Quartet that these two people are treated with the best medical conditions, and if there is any need, you can apply to the Qingdao side, although they are captives, they are important captives, and the living ones are more useful to us than the dead ones, so now we need their health. In addition, in life, you can also try to take care of a little, and you can leave a few eunuchs and palace maids to serve by their side. ”

"But we can't hold them too far, now they are no longer the emperor and the queen mother, but our captives, take them back, but not to provide for them, otherwise what will the soldiers think. Basic care is OK, but not too special, Cixi is an old lady, just leave 1 palace maid, 1 eunuch to take care of; Guangxu is still young, just arrange a eunuch for him, the palace maid will be exempted, in addition, we must make it clear first, the person who arranges is only to take care of their lives, no longer their slaves, not to arrange them to do too much, let alone beat and scold. ”

"There is another point, even if the Qing Dynasty has been finished now, then the titles of Cixi, Guangxu, Queen Mother, and Emperor should all become history, so in the future, whether it is in documents or words, these titles should no longer exist, Cixi's correct title is Yehenara clan, and Guangxu's title is Zaiyan, or Aixinjue Luo Zaiyan, don't be mistaken. ”

"That's right, it's necessary to standardize the title. ”

It turned out that the special forces of the East China Government captured Cixi, Guangxu, Prince Yi of Qing, Prince Zaifeng of Alcohol and others, and withdrew to the military camp of Sifang Railway Station. Although Zaitao led the troops stationed at the Summer Palace to come to the rescue, they were met with stubborn resistance from the KPA blocking forces. Although the number of the Qing army was far greater than that of the people's army, the quality of the soldiers and the command ability of the officers were far inferior to the people's army, and because the Qing army came in a hurry, the soldiers only brought rifle weapons with them, and the firepower of the people's army was far stronger than that of the Qing army, because it was the 60 mortars equipped by the people's army, which posed a great threat to the Qing army。 Even Zaitao couldn't contain it.

Fortunately, the People's Army was not pressing, after all, now was not the time to fight and win with the Qing army, so it also broke away from the battle, withdrew from the battlefield, and pursued the troops in front.

The Qing army retreated 3 or 4 kilometers, but because the People's Army did not pursue, it also stopped retreating, after all, this Qing army was also trained by the new army, and it was still stronger than the ordinary Qing army. Seeing that the People's Army did not pursue, Zaitao collected the Long team on the one hand, and sent people back to inspect it on the other hand, and the result was that the People's Army had retreated from Dinghui Temple.

So Zaitao took the team back to Dinghui Temple to check, at this time, of course, there was no people's army, but found some Cixi, Guangxu's guards, eunuchs, and found Dai Hongci, Yin Chang's body in the temple, Dai Hongci was shot and died, and Yin Chang committed suicide. In addition, I learned from the mouths of the guards and eunuchs that Cixi and Guangxu had been captured by the People's Army.

After hearing this, although Zaitao was anxious, he did not dare to pursue, first, because the People's Army had already gone far, and it was difficult to catch up with him at this time; second, the battle just now also made Zaitao know the strength of the People's Army, and he did not have the courage to pursue.

So after thinking about it again, Zaitao could only lead the army, return to Beijing, and negotiate with the remaining ministers if they rescued Cixi and Guangxu.

The blocking troops caught up with the troops in front and successfully returned to the barracks at the Sifang Railway Station, and on the way back, they captured some eunuchs waiting for the guard. In addition to Cixi, Guangxu, Prince Qing Yixuan, Prince Alcohol Zaifeng, Cixi's personal female official Deling, Treat Nu Rong'er, Prince Qing Yixuan's daughter Sigege, Guangxu's queen Longyu, Concubine Sumire, and the chief eunuch Li Lianying, etc., are considered famous figures, there are also 12 eunuchs, 8 palace maids, 13 guards, and 9 soldiers. plus the eunuch Huang Jin, who took the initiative to surrender to the People's Army, there are 53 people in total.

The main reason for the small number of people arrested is that the KPA is a surprise operation, and it is impossible to capture too many prisoners, otherwise this battle can completely capture hundreds of people, but the people who should be captured have been caught, so it can also be regarded as a fairly successful special operation.

At this time, the 35th Division of the 11th Field Army of the People's Army, which was responsible for the eastern offensive, had all been stationed near the Sifang Railway Station and set up its headquarters at the Sifang Railway Station, while the 21st Division was stationed near Tongzhou to contain the Qing troops stationed in Tongzhou.

After the special forces returned to the barracks, the barracks housed the prisoners on the one hand, and on the other hand, immediately reported to the Qingdao side.

After receiving the report of the Quartet military camp, the Qingdao Executive Yuan was also very happy, because the capture of Cixi and Guangxu was of great significance to the East China government, because it was very politically beneficial, on the one hand, it could symbolize the complete demise of the old dynasty; on the other hand, it could also let the East China government replace the Qing court, which would be more legitimate. In the hands of the house, didn't he let him say anything?

So the five giants of the Executive Yuan also immediately gathered together and held a meeting to discuss the treatment of Cixi and Guangxu, of course, there was one thing that was first agreed upon, that is, to ensure the health of the two first.

Wang Yunpeng said: "Now that the people have been caught, how will we deal with them in the future and conduct a public trial on them?"

Qin Zheng said: " I don't think it's necessary, after all, they are different from the landlords, one is the queen mother of the previous dynasty, the other is the emperor of the previous dynasty, the imperial power still has considerable authority in this era, all in general, the Yehenala clan has done a lot of bad things, but the bad things she has done are mainly concentrated at the level of national politics, but few of them are directly to the surname of the hundred, and now the Yehenala clan is just an old lady; 。 So it's better to transform them, and in the old plane, there is a good precedent, why don't we learn. ”

Xu Jichao said: "But I doubt that the Yehenara clan and Zai Yan can be transformed well? I admit that the transformation of Pu Yi in the old time and space is indeed a successful example, but it is different from our current situation, first of all, Pu Yi has not been the emperor for a long time, not counting the period of the puppet Manchurian, it is only 3. 4 years, and he was just a child at that time; secondly, the Qing court in the old time and space was not destroyed by New China, so Pu Yi can't hate New China, and Pu Yi is a person who has taken refuge in Japan and has been a traitor, and he is no longer qualified to be an emperor, and it is easier to accept our transformation. Although Zai Xiang is a puppet emperor, after all, he has been in office for more than 30 years, and the concept of 'this country is mine' has been firmly rooted, and the Qing court was destroyed by us, and at the same time, Zai Xiang has never been a traitor, can he accept our transformation of him? Not to mention Yehenara, she is a person who values power more than life, and now she has become a prisoner of the ranks, will such a person be willing to be reformed by us in his heart!"

Xia Bohai said: "I agree with Lao Qin's opinion, because the public trial does not have much benefit to us, and the effect of directly killing them on the battlefield is almost the same, so transformation is the best choice, as for whether they can accept our transformation, and whether they can be transformed well, it is not up to them to have the final say, but we have the final say, only if we are sure that they are reformed, it can be regarded as a good transformation, if they can't be transformed well, then it will be locked up forever." There is nothing to lose to us, and in the meantime, we can still make statements and announcements in the name of the two of them. ”

Qin Zheng said: " I think these two people still have the possibility of being reformed, because they are not the kind of people who can die for the country, otherwise they would not have been captured by us this time, but took the initiative to commit suicide, and specifically, Zai Xiang is not a strong-willed, tenacious person, this kind of person is easy to be shaken, and secondly, he still hopes that China will become strong and not be bullied; 。 ”

Xu Jichao nodded and said, "That's right, so where is the location of the transformation, whether it is in Beijing or Qingdao." ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "Of course they are in Qingdao, we must put them under our noses." ”

Qin Zheng shook his head and said: "I think it's better to stay in Beijing, because the process of transformation must be combined with the actual situation, so it is indispensable to arrange for them to visit the people's situation and understand the people's suffering, because it is the suffering of the old era, but in Qingdao, the transformation has basically been completed, obviously there is no place for them to visit, there should be some in the suburbs of Beijing." ”

Wang Yunpeng said: "Then we can't just look at the suffering of the people, but also understand the development and progress of the society, and understand the achievements we have made, so that they can know the difference between the old and new society." ”

Qin Zheng said: "This is easy to do, first of all, in Tianjin, you can also learn about the development and progress of society, understand our achievements, and if necessary, you can arrange for them to visit Qingdao." ”