33 My heart is cold
Recommend "The Secret Story of the Martial Arts of the Republic of China" and "Youth Living on the Assembly Line" The next day, Xianfeng issued an edict to remove the ministers Zaiyuan and Mu Yin, who were not good at handling things, and awarded Prince Gong Yixun to act as a plenipotentiary minister who acted cheaply and supervised the peace bureau.
In the midst of danger, he finally saw the light of day again. Internal and external troubles are a great misfortune for the Qing Dynasty, but they are a great fortune for Prince Gong. Yixun, who has outstanding talents, should have made the best use of it, but only when the country was dying and everyone was powerless would people think of his existence. This is the sorrow of Yixun, and the sorrow of a dynasty.
In the early morning of the second day, Emperor Xianfeng, under the command of Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Sushun and other cronies and ministers, took the empress Niu Hulu, Yi Guifei and her five-year-old son Zaichun, and Concubine Li fled from the Old Summer Palace to Rehe in a hurry, handing over all the endgame to Yixun.
This was the first time in the history of the Qing Dynasty that an emperor fled the capital. On this day, the chariot and horse procession did not have the majesty of the past, and some were just wolves. The road to Rehe was dusty, there were few cars and horses, and it was bumpy, and Emperor Xianfeng was deeply ashamed of his ancestors and ancestors, and he was sad all the way.
He left in such a hurry that he hadn't even had time to take a few more glances at the imperial city he had never left, and he never thought that he would never be able to come back alive after leaving this time.
When Xianfeng fled in a hurry, the capital was in danger. Outside the city, the British and French forces were fierce and eyeing each other; In the city, the order was chaotic, the people were panicked, and the soldiers defending the city had no money and no food, and they were not enough to resist the enemy. Yixun took over in a hurry, everything was unprepared, and the shape was very grim.
He sent people to rectify the order in the city, calm the people's hearts, and pick up lamps and books, draft documents, and strictly ordered the troops of the Qin King from all over the country to go to Beijing to defend the city. Just after he received Xianfeng's edict, he immediately sent a note to Erjin and Ge Luo, preparing to send people to discuss the matter of the peace bureau, hoping to put an end to the war and make peace with Don.
At this time, his father-in-law, Gui Liang, brought a holy decree. Prince Gong opened it and looked at it, and his heart was cold.
Prince Heshuo Gong and his ministers in Beijing:
This northern tour, there was a reason, acted in a hurry, I failed to discuss the matter of defending the city with you and other details, and now I specially invented an edict, ordering Prince Yu Yidao, university scholar Guiliang, co-organizer university scholar, household department scholar Zhou Zupei, and Ministry of officials Shangshu Wenqing as the minister of staying in Beijing.
He ordered the Minister of Military Aircraft Wenxiang to act as the commander of the infantry army, Yidao, Wenqing, and Wenxiang to be stationed in the forbidden city, and Zhou Zupei, Chen Fuen, Fan Zuyin, and Song Jin were the ministers of regimental defense to guard the outer city. Yi sued in the Yuanmingyuan Shanlu Nunnery, specializing in the Fu Bureau, so you don't have to see the envoy in person, and you don't have to live in the city, so as not to be unexpected.
Gui Liang lamented: "The prince has worked hard to solve problems for the Qing Dynasty, and our emperor is still full of suspicion and scruples about the prince, neither has he been granted the right to control the civil and military ministers who defend the city, and he is not allowed to live in the city. ”
After seeing it, a sour feeling came to everyone's hearts.
Yixun soon received a reply from Ergin and Gro, who requested that the prisoners be released first, claiming that the offensive must not be stopped until the captured personnel returned safely. Three days later, an ultimatum was issued, announcing that if all prisoners of war were not released within three days, and agreeing to sign a treaty at Tongzhou, Beijing would be captured.
Yixin and others believe that the British coalition forces are cunning and use tricks, and even if they return Pashali and other negotiators, they may not be able to stop the army. Yixun quickly informed Xianfeng of this opinion, and Xianfeng agreed after reading it.
Thinking that what was done was very bad, and he was afraid that the back and forth briefings would delay the time, he issued an order and said: "In the future, it will be difficult to predict, and it is inconvenient for me to give instructions from afar, so you can only go with the camera." As a result, in his reply to the British and French forces, Yixun insisted on withdrawing troops first and then releasing the prisoners of war.
The fledgling Yixun thought too simply; If the enemy is strong and we are weak, will the other side accept the demand to withdraw troops? Sure enough, Ergin announced that he refused to negotiate and handed over the matter to the coalition command, and there was no progress in the peace talks.
Concubine Yi wandered in the car for half a night, and the four-year-old Zai Chunna suffered such a crime, and he couldn't eat well or sleep well; Finally, in the car, he whimpered and cried bitterly. Concubine Yi saw Tianming coaxing and asked, "What's going on with the car?" ”
An Dehai replied: "Master, the road is too bumpy, it seems that the car has broken down." Concubine Yi put her arms around Zaichun and shouted, "Then don't you hurry up and change it!" An Dehai whispered: "The slave has found Master Su, you can ······"
Concubine Yi shouted, "But what, say it quickly?" An Dehai hurriedly said: "Master Su said that he must hurry up, so the convoy can't stop halfway, and can only ······ when it arrives at the post station."
Concubine Yi shouted: "You just said that the eldest brother is weak and can't stand it······" An Dehai said: "The slave said the same thing, but, Lord Su, he ······ Ignore the minions at all. ”
At this time, I saw Su Shun riding a horse with a team of people and horses, inspecting the convoy. Walking past her car, Concubine Yi couldn't care about it at this time, so she opened the curtain with one hand, raised her voice, and said: "Lord Su, the car in this palace is too bumpy, the eldest brother can't stand it, change a car with a thin soft to this palace!" ”
Su Shun was about to catch up with the emperor's car, and after listening to Concubine Yi's words, he replied: "Where did you get a good car in this halfway?" Please also ask the nobles to be patient for a while, and wait until they arrive at the Chengde Palace. When he had said this, he immediately whipped up his whip and hurried forward; After stopping for a while, they arrived at a post station, and a group of carriages and horses stopped together to sharpen their heads.
When Concubine Yi looked around, she didn't see any solemnity; So he called Supervisor An Dehai next to him to inquire, and after a while, he learned that he was talking to the emperor about the prelude. An Dehai waited for Su Shun to come down after finishing the work, so he went up and said to him: "Lord Su, Concubine Yi wants to change a car, please make it convenient." ”
Su Shun listened, shook his head, and said angrily: "What time is it now, the emperor's errand is important, or your master's business is important." After saying that, he got on the horse and left.
An Dehai never thought that Su Shun, who is now in power, is the guard who took the initiative to make friends with him in the past. It's really a turn of face and doesn't recognize people!