Chapter 1168 Caishikou

Su Shun joined hands with the monk to launch a mutiny, put Gong Wang Yi under house arrest, and controlled the news of the entire Beijing division is shocking, and what is even more shocking is that the Qing Dynasty **** Prince Shiduo and Prince Su Longqin were shot on the spot by the rebel army, and a large number of clan princes and nobles such as Prince Zhuang Zaixun, Huijun Wang Yixian, Ruibeile Zaiyi, Bei Zi Yimo, etc. were arrested by the siege.

For the people of Pingtou in Beijing, whether the prime minister of the cabinet is replaced or not, and who will do it, it has little to do with them, anyway, it is still the world of the Qing Dynasty, and life is still going on as usual anyway, what they want is nothing more than peace.

However, for officials large and small in Beijing, these are the two states of mind of a thunderbolt on a sunny day and a thunderbolt from the clouds.

As the saying goes, once a son of heaven is a courtier, and the cabinet is even more so, and the first major event for the new prime minister is to form a new cabinet.

Su Shun is not only a constitutionalist but also has a close relationship with Yi Zhifen, and has a close relationship with Yuan Qi.

Su Shun replaced Yi as the prime minister of the cabinet, and the cabinet will inevitably be dissolved and reorganized, which is secondary, the important thing is that Prince Li Shiduo and Prince Su Longqin were killed, and many princes and nobles of the clan were arrested, what does this mean?

These princes and nobles of the clan who have been in the limelight recently are not only important members of the royalist faction, but also those who strongly approve of and firmly support the war between the north and the south, and the purpose of Sushun's mutiny is very clear, to prevent the war between the north and the south and suppress the royalists!

This means that the Qing officialdom will face a major reshuffle!

For the royalist lineage, the princes and officials of the clan were tantamount to a bolt from the blue. For the constitutionalists and the Yuanqi faction, it is tantamount to seeing the sun through the clouds.

The mutiny did not seem to have had much impact on the Beijing Daily, and just after seven o'clock, the shouts of the newspaper boys were heard, but the shouts of the newspaper sellers soon stopped abruptly, and the newspapers in hand were snatched up.

The newspaper did not report on the mutiny, but only an editorial entitled "Peace Not Civil War," which took the American Civil War as an example, citing the huge casualties and incalculable losses caused by the large-scale civil war, calling on both the government and the opposition to do their utmost to safeguard the overall situation of peaceful reunification, and clearly pointed out that war is not the only means to resolve conflicts and contradictions, and that compromise, concession, tolerance, and reconciliation are the most practical and economical means.

This editorial undoubtedly shows the purpose of the mutiny, and also shows the attitude of Su Shun towards the current situation, which is to compromise and compromise in order to ease the tension that is on the verge of erupting in the country.

For this editorial, the Jingshi can be said to have praised each other, as the saying goes, 'Rather be a peaceful dog than a troubled world.' With the exception of a very small number of people, no one likes war, let alone a war with little chance of winning.

Of course, it's not for nothing that scoffs, but the situation is stronger than people, and I haven't seen those princes and nobles of the clan who were clamoring for a war between the north and the south before all been killed, caught, who dares to jump out at this time to make a war horse neigh.

Dongjiang Rice Lane, English Legation.

Bloodshot eyes of the Qing envoy Wei Tuma sat on the large sofa in the office and sipped coffee to refresh himself, he almost didn't sleep all night last night, located in the inner city of Dongjiang Mixiang not far from Xuanwu Gate, the sudden gunfire explosion made his heart tremble.

Dongjiang Mixiang brings together the embassies of Western countries in the Qing Dynasty, in order to avoid unnecessary diplomatic disputes, Sushun deliberately dispatched troops to blockade in advance, and the blockade was lifted after dawn, although it was not affected by the war, but the ministers of Dongjiang Mixiang were still worried about the situation all night.

Counselor Fu Dingsi took a copy of "Beijing Daily" and knocked lightly at the door, and then quickly stepped forward and handed over the newspaper, "The Qing civil war may not be able to start." ”

After taking the newspaper and reading it for a while, Wei Tu Mamo thought for a while with his chin in his hands, and then said: "It's not possible, but it's certain, this civil war in the Qing Kingdom will not break out, call London, and ask them to seriously consider the problems of Central Asia." ”

Fu Dingsi said slowly: "For our country and Russia, the importance of Central Asia is incomparable, even if the Qing State does not break out into a civil war, they will not give up, even if there is only a slight possibility, they will try their best, not to mention that the Qing State has officially recognized the independence of Central Asia, I think, there is no need to make suggestions, this will only make London feel disappointed." ”

In his opinion, the ancient and huge Qing Empire is rising at an astonishing speed, which is unstoppable, and the British Empire should find ways to have a close relationship with it, and it will be more in line with the long-term interests of the empire to join forces, and it is extremely unwise to contain, weaken and suppress the Qing Dynasty.

After a slight groan, he said sullenly: "It's just ....... to do your duty." ”

Before he finished speaking, there was another knock at the door, and Deputy Counselor Ogena saw the two people who looked over, and then walked into the room and reported: "Just now, at the execution ground outside Xuanwumen, more than a dozen prisoners were killed, all of whom were princes and nobles of the Qing clan who were arrested in the early morning, and were accused of conspiracy to split the country. ”

Xuanwumen, Caishikou Execution Ground.

Outside the Xuanwu Gate is the Caishikou Execution Ground, because the prisoner car often enters and exits from this gate, the Xuanwu Gate is also known as the "Death Gate". This place has long been a famous place to kill, the most famous of the people who were killed was Wen Tianxiang, one of the three heroes of the late Song Dynasty, at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty who was imprisoned for four years, was finally beheaded at the entrance of the vegetable market because he refused to give in.

And this time, the Caishikou Execution Ground is destined to be famous again, and one of the **** Prince Zhuang Zaixun, Huijun Wang Yishen, Ruibeile Zaiyi, Bei Ziyi, and other twelve princes and nobles of the Qing Dynasty were beheaded here.

Hearing the news, the onlookers surrounded the Caishikou Execution Ground with three layers inside and three layers outside, the bloody and headless corpses had been collected, and the blood on the ground was also being washed, leaving only the heads that were hung on the wooden pillars neatly.

A teahouse near the execution ground was also overcrowded, and in a box near the window, a young man dressed in luxury was full of grief and indignation, "In the more than 200 years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, there has never been a day ........ such humiliation as today." ”

The middle-aged man beside him hurriedly stretched out his hand and pressed it twice, "Be cautious, do you know what the crime of conspiracy to split the country is?" ”

"The confrontation between the north and the south is also forced by Yuanqi!"

"The confrontation between the north and the south, after all, has not started a war, and the crime is not punishable by death, let alone the crime that can be used to stimulate the contradictions between the north and the south." The middle-aged man pondered and said: "The two northwestern provinces are independent, how can the planning be overnight, and it is not the ability of Zhu Shanhai alone, the princes of the clan involved in the Jingshi are a lot of nobles, and today's move is intended not to implicate or expand." ”