Chapter 39: Purging (13)
When the eunuch was going out with the edict written by Xianfeng to Zeng Guofan, someone rushed in directly from outside the Yangxin Palace. The man walked quickly and hurriedly, and collided with the eunuch. The heads of the two slammed together, and the eunuch couldn't stabilize his body and was knocked to the ground.
The status of eunuchs in the Manchu Dynasty was extremely low, and after being hit, the eunuchs not only did not dare to be angry, but also held back the pain and quickly looked up. But I saw that the person who rushed in was the Minister of Military Aircraft, Tuo Heluo? Mu Yin. This eunuch didn't dare to come out, offended the minister of military aircraft, even if it was inconvenient for the minister of military aircraft to kill this eunuch, the emperor must kill this eunuch. But to and the network? Mu Yin obviously didn't have any intention of caring about this, he didn't even look at who he had bumped into, and went straight to the imperial study of the Heart Cultivation Palace.
As soon as you enter the imperial study, do you want to do it? Mu Yin immediately knelt on the ground and shouted, "Long live the lord!" The Yellow River broke in Tongwaxiang in Lankao, Henan, and the river was diverted to the east! ”
Xianfeng had long been accustomed to the news of defeat, but for the first time in his life, he had heard the news of the diversion after the Yellow River breached. Like a toad struck by lightning, Xianfeng looked at the military minister who was kneeling on the ground and trembling. Mu Yin, the whole person was sluggish.
Since the Yellow River was dug by Du Chong, the bald predecessor of the Northern Song Dynasty, the river has become very complicated since then. It was not until the beginning of Wanli that Pan Ji tamed the river, and only then did he break off the Zhucheng Dao, and fixed the main stream of the Yellow River from Xuzhou to the east of Xuzhou since the Jin Yuan Dynasty and became the only river in the lower reaches. For hundreds of years, even if a levee bursts, it will be blocked back into the channel.
Now that the Taiping Army's ** seems to have slightly improved possibilities, the Yellow River has actually burst. What does this mean exactly? Could it be some hint from heaven? Xianfeng's mind was such a panic.
Minister of Military Aircraft Tuo and Luo? When Mu Yin entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, he was no better than Xianfeng, who had just heard the news. He was equally shocked and at a loss. However, after coming to report the news to Emperor Xianfeng, he walked for such a while, and his feelings were relieved, and he finally stabilized his mind. He began to report the latest news. In the past, after the Yellow River burst, go to the Daqing River (Beiqing River), but this time the embankment burst is not the same as the previous location, Henan enters the rainy season after the rain is very much, in Henan Lankao in the territory of Tongwaxiang execution. Over the past few hundred years, sediment deposits in the Yellow River have raised the riverbed of the Yellow River to a higher level than upstream. Heavy rains carry a large amount of sediment down the river, which greatly raises the bottom of the river in a short period of time, and the river channel in the past has now become a "river embankment". The surface of the water soon crossed the river and overflowed the embankment. The Manchu River was in a terrible situation, as the embankment collapsed completely after soaking in the rushing waters of the Yellow River for some time, and the river rushed out of the widening gap and headed straight east along the low-lying areas.
Despite the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Connection? Mu Yin knew that he didn't care about river affairs, and the breach of the Yellow River had nothing to do with him. But as the Minister of Military Aircraft, Tuo and Luo? Of course, Mu Yin knew very well that since the early years of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Shandong has not been without various anti-Qing activities for a year. According to the report, the rushing waters of the Yellow River rushed to the east and spread along the terrain. Washed away farmland and flooded villages and towns. Shandong, the hardest-hit province, is estimated to have hundreds of thousands of displaced people, and the number of people affected by the famine must be two to three million, at least. There was a rebellion of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the south, and if there was another large-scale rebellion in Shandong, which was close to Hebei, and there was any collusion between the two sides, the world would really have a tendency to end.
When reporting the news of the break, Tuo and Luo? Mu Yin had been kneeling on the ground with his head down, and at this time he finally raised his head and looked at Xianfeng, "Long live Lord!" At this time, it is necessary to immediately mobilize troops to return to Shandong, and the officers and troops of Gyeonggi must also be prepared......"
Just said this, Tuo and Luo? Mu Yin stopped his voice in fright, and saw Xianfeng's face pale, even if he was sitting on the dragon chair, he was crumbling. This is under the support and network? Mu Yin no longer dared to continue to report, but turned his head and shouted hysterically: "Pass the imperial doctor, go and pass the imperial doctor!" ”
Just when the Manchu court was in a panic about the diversion of the Yellow River and Xianfeng's physical condition, the news also spread to Shouzhou City. The three prime ministers of the Northern Expedition of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were all in Shouzhou City at this time, and the three of them walked a long way along the Yellow River during the Northern Expedition, passing through the Yellow River several times. As the old brothers of Liangguang, they are no longer so familiar with the duel. While listening to the news, he took out the map that Wei Ze gave to Lin Fengxiang, and immediately understood the problem.
"Qing Demon can't go to Shandong for the time being, but the road to Henan can still be walked." In the face of the attack of the Huai army, Li Kaifang was most worried about the enemy he was facing, and the enemy from Shandong was still a relatively distant thing for him. So Li Kaifang didn't have any joy.
Lin Fengxiang had a lot of joy on his face, and he said: "We also walked through the canal, King Qi said that a lot of the food and salary transportation of the Qing Demon depends on the canal. The canal is impassable, and the demons will stop for the time being. ”
"Humph!" Hearing Lin Fengxiang mention Wei Ze and use the honorific title of King Qi, Li Kaifang snorted, "That's the broom star!" followed the king of the south, the king of the west, and the king of the east, and as a result, the king of the south, the king, and the king of the east all ascended to heaven. Fortunately, he is gone, but he has taken away bad luck! ”
Lin Fengxiang waved his hand, "Brother Li, but you can't say that." King Qi is a man of friendship, and he must go. If he doesn't leave, the brothers of heaven will feel that he wants to avenge the king of the east. Even if the King of Qi says that he will not avenge the King of the East, who of us will believe it? If the king of heaven does not kill him, he is afraid that the king of heaven will not even be able to eat. He's gone, and this matter can have a result. If he doesn't leave, this matter will never be over! ”
Hearing this, Li Kaifang just snorted, but did not continue to answer.
Lin Fengxiang continued: "I withdrew from Huai'an this time, wanting to avoid the attack of the Qing army is only one thing, the most important thing is that I want to ask the two brothers what they think about the matter in Tianjing? ”
When Ji Wenyuan heard this, he immediately said anxiously: "Brother Lin, we can't let the Wing King continue to do this nonsense!" Look what he's done! When the king of the east was killed, he did not say that he immediately summoned his brothers from heaven to return to Beijing to reason. Instead, he ran back to Tianjing City. After going to Tianjing City, he ran out without doing anything. Who is he trying to fool? Think we don't know what's going on in Tianjing City? ”
Lin Fengxiang couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this, the news about Tianjing City was all Wei Ze told the other brothers, even so, Li Kaifang's opinion of Wei Ze still did not change.
Ji Wenyuan obviously misunderstood what Lin Fengxiang meant, and he said anxiously: "Brother Lin, now that the Wing King is clearly going to take over the power of the East King, but the Heavenly King has even killed the East King, how can he still let the Wing King continue to be the main military division." You and Brother Li are also our old brothers when we were in the Heavenly Kingdom Jintian, and the Wing King joined before you did. It's just that the Winged King has a tribe, and you are a naked one to join the kingdom of heaven. It's time for you to come out and talk! ”
Hearing what Ji Wenyuan said so clearly, Lin Fengxiang replied: "When I come back this time, I still want to tell my brothers that I want to go back to Tianjing City." ”
Hearing Lin Fengxiang say this, Li Kaifang's face immediately changed, "Hey! Brother Lin, the Heavenly King is only afraid that he has already killed the red eye at this time. The king of the east was killed by him, the king of the north was killed by him, and now the king of Yan and Zuo Tianhou were also killed by him. If you go back, will he do something to you? ”
Lin Fengxiang shook his head, "When our brothers talk at home, we will say something that only our brothers can say." Before the king of heaven killed the king of the east, some people said that the king of the east wanted to rebel. Do you believe it or not? Anyway, I'm kind of convinced. Even if the East King doesn't kill the Heavenly King, he will abolish the Heavenly King in the end, right? ”
Regarding this question, Li Kaifang and Ji Wenyuan just sighed, and this sigh fully expressed their attitudes.
Lin Fengxiang continued: "Now that I say go back to Tianjing City, the first thing that Brother Li thinks of is that I will be killed by the Heavenly King. Our brothers rebelled together, and it was not a situation where everyone was afraid of being killed by their brothers. If this situation doesn't change, we might as well break up! But I think things have come to such a point that neither the Heavenly King nor the Winged King dare to kill anymore. They also wanted the affairs of the East King to be stopped. But neither of them can trust each other, and we are the only ones who can stand up and speak at this time! ”
"Then Brother Lin, what are you going to do?" Ji Wenyuan asked.
Lin Fengxiang said: "This time the matter has come to such a point, if it doesn't end here, the kingdom of heaven will definitely fall apart." This time, I want to send a letter to the old brothers from all over the country, and I have made an appointment to go to Tianjing City for a meeting, and I will go back to Tianjing City this time, and let the matter of Dongwang be over first. After the end of the day, we have to make it clear with our brothers how the kingdom of heaven will go. ”
Li Kaifang saw that Lin Fengxiang had already made up his mind, and he couldn't help but persuade: "Let's not talk about whether the King of Heaven is willing or not, but I'm afraid that the Wing King may not be willing!" ”
Lin Fengxiang said loudly: "Do it or not, the King of Heaven is indeed the King of Heaven, but this Kingdom of Heaven is not the Kingdom of Heaven alone, and the Kingdom of Heaven is also the Kingdom of Heaven of our brothers." What do so many Heavenly Brothers think, I don't think they want things to go on like this! I definitely want to go back! ”
Seeing that Lin Fengxiang could not be persuaded, Li Kaifang said: "Then I will go back with you too!" ”
Lin Fengxiang nodded and said to Li Kaifang: "Originally, I only thought about going back by myself, and the two of you took my soldiers to resist the Qing Demon here." But I didn't expect that the Yellow River would be diverted at this time. The Qing Demon will definitely be in chaos at this time, so if you can give us a few months, the Ruji brothers will be here. As long as we take advantage of this time to take care of the internal affairs of the kingdom of heaven, we will not be afraid of anything at that time! ”
After speaking, Lin Fengxiang turned his head to look at Ji Wenyuan: "Brother Ji! It's up to you to do the work! ”
Hearing that Lin Fengxiang had entrusted him with an important task, Ji Wenyuan immediately replied: "Brother Lin, please rest assured, I will definitely guard the Huai River." Never let the demons go south! ”
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