When the news of the fall of Nanjing came, Emperor Xianfeng suddenly aged a lot, coughed more severely, and his condition worsened. His face was gray, his brows were deep, his chin was thin and pointed, and he was always sad, and he couldn't tell that he was a young man in his twenties, but like a frail old man.

To be fair, Xianfeng is still a diligent emperor, since he ascended the throne, he has worked hard to be a good emperor. It's a pity that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has always been with him, which shattered his dreams.

In order to exterminate the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he tried all kinds of methods, and he did everything that an emperor could do. He even did not hesitate to put all his military power in the hands of the Han Chinese, but it was not his personal fault. The general trend of the world has changed, and the torrent of history cannot be changed by one person, not even the emperor.

On the Jinluan Palace, this time the early dynasty Xianfeng did not sit on the dragon chair as usual and listen to the ministers. Instead, he kept standing, and finally he took out the "Guilty Edict" that he had been preparing for many days, and announced it to the world word by word. The gist of it is: because he can't check the officials and the people, which leads to banditry and chaos, he can't sleep comfortably, and he repeatedly blames himself, and hopes that everyone can work together to tide over the difficulties.

After Xianfeng finished reading, His Royal Highness cried very cooperatively. The ministers kowtowed again and again: "The ministers have the grace of the gods, but the ministers are incompetent." ”

An emperor issued an edict of guilt, indicating that there was a serious problem in the imperial court. Nanjing was lost, the southeast half of the wall was unstable, and the regime was already in crisis, Xianfeng had to issue an edict to blame himself, review his own mistakes, and give an explanation to the people of the world.

"The minister suggested that Lu Jianying's family property in Beijing be confiscated and his children and grandchildren dismissed from their official positions, but Lu Jianying mistook Your Majesty." Prince Zheng was very aware of the embarrassment of this moment, and knew that he should throw a target to let everyone vent their anger and divert their attention.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal, Lu Jianying is incompetent and has failed the emperor's grace!"

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Immediately, there were smart ministers who actively supported Prince Zheng's proposal, anyway, Lu Jianying's people were all dead, and everyone pushed the wall and beat the water dogs, which is really normal in officialdom, not to mention that Lu Jianying is indeed incompetent, and everyone is not wrong.

After listening to this, Xianfeng's mood really improved a lot. The edict is a helpless move, Nanjing has fallen, the capital is shaking, and everyone must be given an explanation. Xianfeng didn't think it was his fault in his heart, he was hurt by those incompetent ministers, and he himself felt so.

"There are thousands of civil servants and military generals who eat the Qing Dynasty, and on weekdays, they are loyal to the country and shout loudly, and there is really no one who solves problems for me. Lu Jianying, as the governor of Liangjiang, was also my minister and the prime minister of the defense of the cities in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. When Nanjing fell, he bore the brunt of it, all his family property was confiscated, and his descendants were removed from official positions. Xianfeng let out a long sigh.

"The emperor is wise!" His Highness cheered. This black pot Lu Jianying can be regarded as a backdrop.

"Su Shun, the Zeng Guofan you mentioned last time, how is his regimental training?" Xianfeng was worried that his subordinates had no generals and no soldiers, and remembered what Su Shun said last time.

"Back to Long Live Lord, Zeng Guofan has recruited a large number of soldiers in Hunan, but now the regimental training is still in the initial stage, and it will take a little time to form combat power. The minister proposed that the monk Grinqin, the king of Horqin County, lead the Mongol cavalry to help in the suppression. Su Shun proposed.

"This。。。。。。 Rong Zhen thought again. Xianfeng was a little hesitant, this monk Greenqin's horse team was the last trump card of the Qing court in the north, playing the role of guarding the Jingshi. As a last resort, Xianfeng did not dare to use this army, in case there was chaos in the north, there would really be no team in his hands.

"In this way, all the ministers are here now. I will announce one thing here, no matter who it is, whether it is a Han or a Manchu, whoever can break through Nanjing and exterminate the bandits, I will crown him king. "Xianfeng is really no one available, there will be brave men under the heavy reward, the temptation of the king is rare since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, especially for the Han people. After Wu Sangui's rebellion, there has never been such an example.

"Crowned king?" Ministers, look at me, I look at you, I didn't expect Xianfeng to spend such a big capital, and I didn't know what to say for a while.

Prince Yi is not satisfied as a Manchu nobleman, in case the Han people invade Nanjing in the future, won't this Han prince be on an equal footing with himself? How can that be? He immediately stopped and said: "Long live, this must not be, if you give the Han people the king, this is against the ancestral system." ”

"What's not to do? The rampant bandits have reached this point, and if you don't think of a way, it will shake our Qing Dynasty. Is this the importance of the ancestral system or the importance of the Qing Dynasty? Su Shun retorted that he was still relatively enlightened, regardless of the Manchu and Han people's advocacy of those who were able.

"I've made up my mind, don't say any more, this matter is settled. Issued an edict to the world, as long as I am here, the promise will be fulfilled. Xianfeng coughed and said loudly, the bandit rebellion had made it difficult for him to sleep, and he shuddered at the thought that the inheritance handed over to him by his ancestors might be destroyed in his own hands. The situation has forced him to no longer distinguish between Manchu and Han.

This can't be blamed for Xianfeng's anxiety, as soon as Nanjing is lost, the waterway of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal will be threatened. Most of the tax sources of the imperial court, grain and grass have to rely on the land south of the Yangtze River to collect, the imperial court has no money, and if the tax source is cut off, this day will not be able to live, and the minister's salary will not be able to be opened. The Taiping army hit the vital point of the Qing court with one punch, can Xianfeng not be in a hurry to get on fire and rush to exterminate the bandits?

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Compared with the wailing of the Qing court, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was full of joy. After seizing the whole of Nanjing, Yang Xiaoshan searched for and arrested the captured soldiers in the whole city, and at the same time, according to the usual practice, strictly ordered the heavenly soldiers not to break into people's houses and not to rob the people's money. At the same time, the Qing court confiscated the people's fat and ointment looted in Nanjing, confiscated the treasury silver and rice, and released the prisoners in the prison.

Everywhere in the city, they posted articles denouncing the sins of the Qing court, propagating the principles and policies of the kingdom of heaven, and urging everyone to return to the kingdom of heaven, fight the country together, and share the blessings of heaven.

Yang Xiaoshan also sent people to clean up the streets, scrub away the bloodstains, erase the scars of war, and restore order in the city.

The next day, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom finally arrived at the city of Nanjing by boat.

The king of heaven and the king of the east entered the city from the west gate of the water in a yellow sedan chair, accompanied by other officials on horseback, and ten thousand people greeted them, and the escort was very prosperous. In just two years, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom started from the small village of Jintian and has now captured the ancient capital of the southern kingdom and realized the ideal of a small paradise.

The Liangjiang Governor's Mansion was changed to the Tianwang Mansion, the Mancheng General's Mansion was changed to the Dongwang Mansion, and Nanjing was changed to Tianjing as the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At this time, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom finally ended its constant shifting footsteps and took root in Tianjing, using it as a base camp for overthrowing the Qing court.