567 The question of the Empress Dowager
Later historians called the Jingshan offensive and defensive battle, purely a war between relatives, the Manchu Qing Dynasty in order to ensure the safety of the Gyeonggi stronghold, a large number of defensive forces were used by the children of the Eight Banners, the Han soldiers could only live in Shuntianfu and the Nine Gate Admiral, and the defensive strength of the Forbidden City was all concentrated in the hands of the Manchus.
Although this measure prevented the Han people from rebelling, it also caused a very bad phenomenon, the network of relations was too tightly intertwined, on the one hand, there was no secrecy, and on the other hand, as now, both sides refused to play with their lives.
In the first two days, the attacking side was encouraged by the promotion and fortune of the attacking side, but as soon as the three days passed, this group of relatives and soldiers began to release water.
"Hey...... Aren't you the second son of your uncle's family? I'm still your cousin by generation...... Bring back the meaning of the two shots, don't die in a row......"
"Wang's mustache... Why did you come over to join in the fun? Lao Tzu has invited you to two meals of roast duck from the bargain shop, and my subordinates will leave me some mercy......"
"Nonsense, Qing Sanye also taught me a bow and arrow for three days, if I hit the master, wouldn't that be a deception ......to the master and destroy the ancestors?
No one is a fool, everyone has selfish intentions, and everyone has experience in carrying out a coup d'état, knowing that this thing is victorious, it can really be promoted and rich... But if you are promoted to become rich, you have to have a life, right?
At the beginning, everyone beat hard, and the dead bodies were pulled out one by one, they were all a group of stupid pigs who wanted to be promoted and made a fortune and wanted to go crazy, their lives were to give the big guy a trip, and the only role was to let everyone know how powerful this group of people on Jingshan was.
Spencer shot foreign guns like a torrential rain, the surprise attack of the ancestors killed the elusive, the grenade that Ermao secretly hid exploded was called an earth-shattering, and the scolding battle of the Empress Dowager Dong, this Queen Mother, who is only 29 years old this year, is bold This is called a big, standing on the bluestone and scolding the name of the attacking general below.
Every officer, she can call out the name, and she can also tell the history of the eight generations of her ancestors who have been favored by the country.
Not only that, but this group of Eight Banners, who are extremely sensitive to gossip, have already learned the attitude of the local governors through various channels.
Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang all took a clear-cut stand to express their worries, and even tried to send troops to reconcile, and the governors of Liangguang, Lianghu, Sichuan, Gansu, and Shaanxi were also deeply worried.
Here I have to mention Cixi's viciousness, the old witch who broke the jar and broke the pot actually wantonly detained Ci'an with the sin of ** Gongfu, and the hero of the story is Fuqing.
This kind of shameless personal attack really shocked countless Hanchen, these Hanchen Confucian students, who loved their reputation incomparably, as soon as they heard that it was this kind of dirty water, they knew that it was a false excuse, and they didn't dare to intervene, which also gave Cixi time to shine.
To put it in layman's terms, Cixi just broke a circle of dung around the city of Beijing, so that those Hanchen who had a habit of moral cleanliness did not dare to rush in for a while and interfere inside.
But this kind of shameless strategy can be delayed for ten days and half a month, but it can't be dragged on for a long time, the empire needs a stable center, and the foreigners also need a stable imperial power.
Cixi's wishful thinking is almost unbearable, these Eight Banners disciples are all clear in their hearts, if they are really desperate at this time, it is purely their heads for the donkey to gnaw.
The fighting method of the queen mother of the two palaces, the victory or defeat is now unpredictable, so this battle has become a kind of battle, the two sides rush to kill twice a day, the shouting is earth-shattering, but it is not dead, and there are a few people who have broken their feet every day are considered seriously injured.
After the killing, everyone should eat and drink, even if someone secretly brings wine to satisfy their hunger, everyone will turn a blind eye, and no one will have the leisure time to go.
As soon as the army's heart was dispersed, it naturally brought a chance to the torture hall and Ermao, countless hidden works began to act, large sums of hidden funds were activated, and the shiny silver ocean flowed into the hands of officers and soldiers, and the besieged iron bucket-like military formation was finally pried open one by one.
Weapons and ammunition, medical medicines, rice and flour and dry food...... There are even a large number of canned military rations stored by the new army, if there is no such lifeline to send supplies to Jingshan, I am afraid that they will starve to death without fighting for half a month.
What Ermao brought with him today is something more valuable than weapons and ammunition, military intelligence.
Lights and candles were lit in the Qiwang Tower, and Ci'an, Qing Sanye, Fuhui, Ermao, Old Ancestor, Zhou Daoying and others gathered together, and in front of them was the black cloth package brought by Ermao.
When the package was opened, what was revealed inside was a thick roll of oilcloth, and inside the oilcloth was a large roll of ink newspapers, which were not in foreign but all in Chinese.
"What is this? The Times translated by the Lion City?What is the Lion City......" Ci'an's long nails tapped the ink on the newspaper.
Qing Sanye said, "The Lion City is in Nanyang, the southern end of the Malacca waterway, and is now a British colony, where many Chinese immigrants settled ......"
When the third master opened the newspaper while speaking, the photos and words in it frightened him and jumped up all of a sudden, "Too...... Queen Mother, look... This can't be, right? How can this ......?"
"Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea, expedition to Europa, three hundred tigers proudly overseas, bloody battle forced back the Austrian noble legion, defeated the French cavalry regiment with foot cavalry...... Oh, my God... Woowoo...... I said that the godfather will not die, and the godfather will definitely not die......" Ermao also just learned this information, and he cried excitedly.
Fu Hui was already stupid, too fingers touched Xiao Letian's emaciated face in the photo, looked at the words of safe return, and without saying a word, he suddenly fell to the ground as soon as his eyes were dark.
"Fu Hui... Save people...... Ci'an shouted, and the old ancestor next to him was quick with his hands, and when Fuhui's head didn't hit the ground, he reached out and held the back of his head.
The old ancestor used his hand to take the pulse, "It's okay, it's just that I am too excited, and I can't supply qi and blood for a while...... Just rest for a while..."As he spoke, the two eunuchs helped Fuhui and leaned on the bed.
Everyone in the entire watchtower was shocked, the incredible pictures and words in the newspaper made them completely speechless, and everyone felt like they were in a dream.
"In this case, it is very likely that the news of Xiao Letian's death was sent by the French, and the purpose was to make us kill each other... It's hateful, it's hateful..."Cixin is like a knife.
"Queen Mother, let's prepare early, Xiao Letian returned to China with the division of a hundred battles, once he learned the news that Tanggu was besieged, he would definitely go to the army in person, Mailer lost, Mailer had no chance......" Qing Sanye said anxiously.
Ermao sneered twice, "It's late, it's late...... Look at the information from this flying pigeon, the siege of Tanggu was solved by Xiao Letian yesterday, and the Melle army collapsed and fled with only a few horses, and now Xiao Letian is in Tanggu City..."
"How many soldiers does he have?" and how many soldiers did Xiao Letian bring?" Ci'an asked nervously.
"It is very clear in the intelligence that there are 1,000 and 3 new troops, 6,000 green battalion soldiers in the uprising, 300 foreign volunteers, and Xiao Lotian also brought three warships......"
Ermao's words made the entire Qiwanglou like an ice cave, everyone stopped talking, and even the ancestors who were above the top were stunned.
A strong army capable of sweeping across Europe actually brought 1,300 with them, and there were foreigners mixed in, and there were still warships? Unless the Hunan army or the Mongolian cavalry regiment were mobilized, the local garrison would not be an opponent at all.
"Iniquity... Cixi, you will do evil...... The Qing Dynasty has become like this, and you don't know how difficult it is for the imperial court to hold the land of Gyeonggi, this is to lure the wolf into the house...... "Ci'an's tears fell straight down.
How could Ci'an not cry? The rebellion of the Heavenly Kingdom and the rebellion of the Twisted Army were all in the south of the Qing Dynasty, and the military disaster encountered in Gyeonggi was actually a time when the Anglo-French army entered Beijing. However, the Anglo-French alliance wanted a treaty and silver, and was not interested in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty, so the war disaster did not shake the country's foundation.
Being able to stabilize the land of Gyeonggi has always been a bragging merit of the imperial court over the years, and this is also the root of a people's stable heart.
The common people and scholars will have other ideas: "If you Manchu can't even protect the city of Sijiu, can you still rule this country?" The foreigners are all barbarian bandits, and they can only make the people hate when they enter Beijing, but Xiao Letian is a Han Chinese? When the Han people break through the city of Beijing, what do the other Han people in the world think?"
"Tongzhi Zhongxing, is this going to be over? Is this going to be over...... Fuqing, Ermao, you two tell me the truth, will Xiao Letian rebel in the end..."
Ci'an said that she would ask Ermao and Fuqing, but her eyes were on Fuqing, it was already an open secret that Ermao was Xiao Letian's subordinate, and Ermao's interests would always be tied to Xiao Letian.
But Fuqing is not, the third master will always be a young Zhuang faction in the Manchurians, and a reformist known to everyone in Sijiu City, although he is close to Xiao Letian, but in the eyes of Ci'an, he is still trustworthy.
The third master sighed, "Queen Mother, just now your first question, now the facts have given you the answer, Mailer lost, lost a mess, and your second question is whether Xiao Letian will rebel......"
Fuqing pointed his finger at the text on the information, and said in a low voice, "Queen Mother, your heart is in turmoil, there is still a lot of Tanggu Tongzhi Zhou Mingkui's words behind this, why don't you take a look? Since ancient times, rebellion has meant killing officials, but this Xiao Lotian not only did not kill officials, but let Zhou Mingkui go to the countryside to stabilize people's hearts......"
"All the local officials in Tanggu registered in the imperial court, Xiao Letian didn't kill any of them..."
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