Chapter 266: The End of the Qing Dynasty (10)

Hearing this, Yang Rui also basically figured out the ins and outs of the matter, originally he looked down on Huang Jin, first of all, of course, he instinctively disliked the eunuchs, and Huang Jin's groveling in front of him was also deeply disgusted, and he was also quite disdainful of Huang Jin's betrayal of Cixi and Guangxu, after all, no one would like a traitor. However, after knowing the cause and effect, his opinion of Huang Jin has changed, at least this guy can still think about avenging his wife, and he can be regarded as a person.

In fact, Huang Jin and Ping'er have been married for 3 or 4 years, to say that the relationship is indeed there, but the decisive pair is not very deep, Bi Jing and the two are not real husband and wife, and the difference in status in the palace is not small. When Cixi ordered Ping'er to be killed, although Huang Jin felt a little sad in his heart, he didn't think about the idea of avenging Ping'er at that time, and he didn't dare to resent Cixi, and he could only sigh that Ping'er's fate was not good. Although Huang Jin had heard some news about the current situation at that time, chatted with others in private, and talked about how long the imperial court could hold on, Bi Jing was still Cixi in the palace at that time, and he held the power of life and death for everyone.

But after Dinghui Temple was broken by the People's Army, Huang Jin's mentality changed dramatically, first of all, Cixi's defeat was just around the corner, and he was no longer in control of the power of life and death, so Ping'er's tragic death was turned up from Huang Jin's heart again, and secondly, Huang Jin also had to think about himself, in the troubled times, save his life first. Although Huang Jin doesn't know much about national affairs, he pursues advantages and avoids disadvantages, steers the rudder when he sees the wind, and even steps on others to climb up, etc., all of which are eunuchs' forte, otherwise let alone mixing with high-level eunuchs like Huang Jin, I am afraid that he will not be able to survive a day in the palace.

Huang Jin has been in the palace for more than 30 years, from the lowest little eunuch to his current position, this set of skills can be described as pure, so when the People's Army broke through the side hall where he was hiding, Huang Jin immediately chose to surrender. When Zhu Yan asked who knew where Cixi and Guangxu were hiding, Huang Jin immediately thought that the People's Army had broken through Dinghui Temple, and sooner or later Cixi and Guangxu would be found. However, when confronting Cixi and Guangxu, Huang Jin was somewhat ashamed, and was scolded by Li Lianying for a few words, and he was also ashamed and angry, so he shook out Ping'er's death, which was regarded as adding some confidence to himself.

This trick really had some effect, after saying Ping'er, Cixi and Li Lianying were somewhat lacking in confidence, and the soldiers of the People's Army looked at themselves and showed some sympathy, so Huang Jin couldn't help but feel high, knowing that his vote was right. So he identified Yang Rui one by one, in addition to Cixi and Guangxu, there are two princes of Prince Qing Yixuan and Prince Alcohol Zaifeng, 4 guards, 5 eunuchs in addition to Li Lianying, and Cixi's personal female official Deling, Rong'er, Prince Qing's daughter Sigege, Guangxu's queen Longyu and Concubine Jian, etc., with a total of 26 people.

After listening to Huang Jin's identification, Yang Rui was also very happy, he didn't know anyone else, but he had seen the photos of Cixi and Guangxu, and indeed the two most important people were right, it seems that this net went down, and all the fish were fished, and this trip was not in vain, but at this time the battle outside was not over, so Yang Rui warned everyone a few words "stay honest", "don't play any tricks", "we will guarantee your safety" and so on.

At this moment, Guangxu suddenly spoke: "You are a pseudo...... The patriarch of the East China government!"

Yang Rui was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, I am the patriarch." ”

Guangxu sighed and said: "I have always not understood, you have returned from overseas, the court does not abandon you as the people of the first dynasty, and you are not thin on the land, with your talents, if you serve the court wholeheartedly, Zhongxing and I will be famous, but why did you rebel." ”

Yang Rui stared at Guangxu for a while, and said, "You are the current emperor, Aixin Jueluo * Zaiyan?"

Guangxu was stunned, in his memory, since he became an adult, no one has ever directly called him by name, and now when he heard Yang Rui call out, he still had a strange feeling, but he still nodded and said, "Yes, I am the emperor of the Qing Dynasty." ”

Yang Rui said: "I can't answer your question, I'm just a soldier who acts under orders." But one thing I can tell you is that when we returned from overseas, your court took refuge in Xi'an? We took Tianjin from the Eight-Nation Alliance, and we recaptured Qingdao from the Germans, so we can say that every inch of land we have now was won by ourselves, not by your court, so we don't owe you anything, let alone any rebellion, understand?"

After a pause, Yang Rui said again: "After we occupy Beijing, there will naturally be someone to answer other questions for you, but now that you are our prisoner, I hope you can be a prisoner honestly, don't have other wrong thoughts, and we will also ensure your safety and dignity within a reasonable range." ”

Guangxu nodded, smiled bitterly, and said, "Okay, I understand." ”

Although the successful capture of Cixi and Guangxu, but the current situation is not very favorable to the people's army, first of all, the battle in the Dinghui Temple has not been completely over, although the Qing army did not resist to the death, but the distribution is hidden in the Dinghui Temple, it will be difficult to clear them all for a while; secondly, the garrison of the Summer Palace led by Zaitao is also about to arrive, only more than 3 kilometers away from the Dinghui Temple, although the combat effectiveness of the Qing army is not strong, but now the People's Army has not even cleaned up the Dinghui Temple, how to resist the reinforcements of the Qing army?

Then now is the time to retreat from Dinghui Temple, after all, the purpose of this attack is not to occupy Dinghui Temple, and the siege of the city is not the strength of the special forces, but to prevent Cixi Guangxu from escaping, and now the people who should be arrested have been caught, and there is no point in staying in Dinghui Temple, so it is the most correct choice to evacuate from Dinghui Temple and retreat to the area controlled by the People's Army with Cixi and Guangxu.

However, it is not an easy thing to take Cixi and Guangxu away, the biggest trouble is that Cixi and Guangxu are not good at walking, Cixi is almost 70 years old, and she has wrapped her feet, and she will definitely not be able to walk, and although Guangxu is in the prime of life, after all, he grew up in the deep palace, although he was under house arrest by Cixi most of the time, he is still pampered in life, and it is estimated that he is not able to walk. Prince Alcohol Zaifeng and these people are no better there, if they take it away like this, I am afraid that before they reach the Sifang military camp, they will be tossed half to death on the way.

In addition, there are these eunuchs and palace maids, these people are not of great value, but Cixi and Guangxu are indispensable to serve them, in the old time and space, the last emperor Puyi has not been able to tie his shoes in the transformation camp until the founding of the People's Republic of China, so as long as the East China Government does not plan to execute the two, then around the two, a few people must be left to take care of them, otherwise they will not live for a few days. But this makes it more difficult for the KPA.

Fortunately, there are a lot of vehicles in Cixi and Guangxu, although in the artillery bombardment before the start of the battle, a lot of them were destroyed, but it should still be able to find a few vehicles that are still usable, the shelling of the Bijing People's Army is not violent, only a few cannons were fired, and the Qing army outside the temple was dispersed and stopped, and even if the horses that could not be found to pull the cart, but only manpower could be used to pull back to the military camp of the Sifang Railway Station, although there were bumps along the way, but it was better than walking back.

So Yang Rui immediately ordered, first withdraw the soldiers who blockaded Dinghui Temple, Bi Jing did not need to continue to blockade Dinghui Temple at this time, withdraw the soldiers, and also strengthen the strength in other directions; then ordered a brigade to intercept the reinforcements of the Qing army, at least to slow down the Qing army's march, and buy time for other troops to evacuate Dinghui Temple with Cixi and Guangxu; and finally ordered the remaining troops to prepare to evacuate, of course, to find a car first.

After the order was issued, all the troops also carried out the order, and after a short time, someone came to report to Yang Rui that three carriages were found at the gate of the temple that were still in good condition, and four horses were also found, and they were setting the carriages at this time; at the same time, the troops responsible for intercepting the Qing army also exchanged fire with the Qing army, so that the Qing army was temporarily dragged down.

Of course, this was good news, so Yang Rui immediately ordered to evacuate. However, there is still a distance from the withdrawal of this side hall, and they can't be allowed to go slowly, so Cixi and Guangxu, including Empress Longyu, Concubine Sumire, female officials, palace maids and others, are two People's Army soldiers, one left and one right, walking out with their arms crossed, and a few eunuchs still want to come over to stop them, but after each person received a few shots, they were all honest, and Prince Qing Yixuan and Prince Alcohol Zaifeng also understood the truth that the situation was stronger than people at this time, and they didn't need to be urged by the People's Army soldiers, and consciously followed the team to leave.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the People's Army immediately let go of the temple gate, and there was no superfluous action, and at this time, the guns and cannons of the troops responsible for intercepting the Qing reinforcements and the Qing army could be heard very clearly, showing that the Qing army's reinforcements were close at hand, but they were still one step late. Although they were still a little unwilling in their hearts, Cixi, Guangxu and other people still boarded three carriages under the arrangement of the People's Army, one by Cixi and Guangxu, and arranged for two palace maids to accompany them, two eunuchs to accompany them, and to take care of them along the way, and the other two, one for men and one for women.

Anyway, everyone was loaded, and it didn't matter if Shu was uncomfortable, the soldiers of the People's Army still relied on two walks. Then he drove the horses, pulled the vehicles, and quickly evacuated from the Dinghui Temple under the protection of other soldiers.