After the city of Shenyang was broken, because the Qing army had blocked the city gates by itself, the puppet Manchurian magnates and civil and military officials who were headed by the pseudo-alcohol prince Yiyun and the pseudo-Rui prince Renshou were even difficult to escape from the city, so they could only fly white flags at home and surrender to the Wu army, and at the last moment joined the bright and great ranks of the Qing rebel army. Only Cao Yuying, the sworn friend of Devil Six, knew that she was guilty of a lot of sin, and chose to set herself on fire with her family and die.

At midnight, the commander of the Qing army, Chonghou, also contacted Cao Yanzhong, the commander of the Wu army, through the messenger he had preserved, and after obtaining Cao Yanzhong's promise to guarantee the safety of his family, property and life, he issued a surrender order, ordering all the Qing troops in Shenyang to lay down their arms and surrender to the Wu army.

The morale was originally low, there was no confidence in victory, this will be the general trend has gone, the commander is sublime and took the lead in surrendering, the vast majority of the remaining Qing soldiers naturally made a wise choice, a considerable number of them because of the deep hatred of the Russian army and the eagerness to show loyalty, but also after the surrender of the first time to take the initiative to request, take the initiative to participate in the siege of the remnants of the Russian army.

A big reason why the Wu army was able to successfully break through the city was that the elite main force of the Tsarist army had been annihilated by the Wu army in the Battle of Dashiqiao, and the remaining rabble lacked discipline and experience in large-scale combat, so they failed to play much role in the defense of the city. However, even so, with the pre-built street fighting fortifications, after retreating to the city with the Tsarist Russian legation as the core, the remnants of the Russian army still caused some casualties to the Wu army in the street fighting. At the same time, Russian Minister Rhymeny and Russian Acting Commander Baranov also sent people to contact the Wu army, asking the Wu army to temporarily stop the offensive and start armistice negotiations with them.

This is also an old trick on the Tsarist side, as early as the battle of Yaksa in the Kang Mazi period, the Tsarist army twice in the case of the unsustainable, under the pretext of agreeing to negotiate, deceived the Qing army to temporarily stop the offensive and take the opportunity to survive, the Qing army was also fooled twice, twice missed the opportunity to completely annihilate the invaders, which will be Rymeni and Baranov and others to repeat their old tricks, the purpose of which is not only to survive, but also to protect the remnants of the army and weapons to go north to rest, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback.

It's a pity that Cao Yanzhong, the commander of the Wu army, is not a cruel Kang Mazi inside and outside, Wu Chaoyue had previously issued the highest instructions to annihilate the Russian army as much as possible, so Cao Yanzhong categorically rejected all the demands of the Russian army, while ordering the Russian army to lay down its arms and surrender unconditionally, while transporting artillery into the city, and attacking the Russian camp with all its might, preferring to beat a small half of Shenyang into ruins than give in to the invaders. At the same time, he decisively accepted the initiative of some Qing troops to surrender to fight, and let the Qing soldiers who had just surrendered also join the battle of besieging the Russian camp.

The Tsarist camp thus ushered in a brutal fierce battle, the artillery fire of the Wu army almost razed all the neighborhoods near the Tsarist Russian Legation, the Qing army and the Wu army soldiers followed one after another, constantly hitting the stubborn resistance of the Tsarist army, during which the Tsarist army sent envoys to negotiate many times, Cao Yanzhong categorically refused, insisting on the unconditional surrender of the Tsarist army, otherwise it would be completely annihilated.

In the end, when the fierce battle reached the dawn of the sky, when the Wu army completely surrounded the Tsarist Russian legation, the Russian army, which had suffered seventy percent casualties, gave up its illusions, raised the white flag and laid down its arms to surrender to the Wu army.

As soon as Shenyang was broken, the surrounding Liaoyang, Niuzhuang and Haicheng and other places also chose to surrender to the Wu army, and Jing Chun, the Jilin general of the puppet Manchurian State, also accepted the edict issued by the Wu army under the persuasion of the Emperor Qixiang, and led the Jilin Qing army to surrender to the Wu army. The Heilongjiang general Tepuqin of the puppet Manchurian state was hesitant for a while, but the elite and destroyed Siberian Russian army could no longer provide him with any substantial help, and at the same time, a large number of Heilongjiang border militia groups also chose to accept the surrender of the Wu army because they hated the Russian army to the bone, and categorically refused to help the Qing army in Heilongjiang to fight against the Wu army.

When the good news of Tepuqin's surrender was transmitted back to the capital, the wild boar skin X, who happened to be renamed Qixiang Emperor, also returned to the capital under Wu Junli, and Wu Chaoyue, who was still brazen with the banner of the Qing Dynasty, personally led a hundred officials to kneel in the suburbs to greet him, crying and apologizing to the Emperor Qixiang who was just eight years old, and frankly admitted that he had raised troops to rebel against Emperor Qixiang without the permission of Emperor Qixiang, and had the crime of trespassing, and implored Emperor Qixiang to immediately surrender the edict and behead himself on the spot to set an example.

Wu Chaoyue's coquettish attitude of course won the praise of the audience, and also made all the civil and military officials kneel down to Emperor Qixiang together, crying bitterly for Wu Chaoyue to intercede and excuse him, and strongly implore Emperor Qixiang to open up the net and pardon Wu Chaoyue's crime of overstepping his authority. However, what Wu Chaoyue didn't expect was that in front of hundreds of officials and in front of the ministers of Western countries in Beijing, the eight-year-old Emperor Qixiang not only waved his hand again and again, but also said directly: "King Zhennan, your merit is too great, I have nothing to reward, I can only give you the throne, please be the emperor, please be the emperor!" ”

I didn't expect Emperor Qixiang to be so well-behaved and smart, Wu Chaoyue was really killed by surprise for a while, and when he subconsciously looked at Yan Jingming and Zhou Tenghu who were kneeling next to him, he was also surprised to see Yan Erren, obviously he didn't expect Emperor Qixiang to say it so directly. However, when Wu Chaoyue secretly went to see Li Hongzhang, who was next to Emperor Qixiang, just by the smile in Li Hongzhang's eyes, Wu Chaoyue knew who did this and who brainwashed Emperor Qixiang.

Then, because being the emperor was a drudger who was worse than moving bricks, Wu Chaoyue of course categorically refused, and kowtowed again and again and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, and the ministers dare not serve the edict if they die, and they dare not serve the edict if they die." The Qing Dynasty is the emperor's country, and the ministers dare not think about it, please take back the emperor's will, enter the palace, and swear allegiance to the emperor Long live. ”

"King Zhennan, you must be the emperor." Emperor Qixiang didn't know how he was brainwashed by Li Hongzhang on the road, so he took the initiative to step down from the pseudo-dragon chariot and said: "King Zhennan, your merits are high in the world, only you are qualified to sit on this dragon chariot, you come to sit." ”

Saying that, Emperor Qixiang really came to help Wu Chaoyue to sit on the dragon chariot, Wu Chaoyue was so frightened that he kowtowed again and again, and refused constantly, while the civil and military officials next to him rushed to implore Wu Chaoyue to accept the Zen position of Emperor Qixiang, and ascended the throne as emperor, and the sound of kowtowing and persuasion was endless. In the end, Wu Chaoyue had no choice but to look at Yan Jingming and Zhou Tenghu and other henchmen and accomplices, Yan Zhou and others understood, and hurriedly said that the matter was too big, and he had to ask Emperor Qixiang to think twice, so he insisted on inviting Emperor Qixiang back to Longyuan and entering the capital surrounded by hundreds of officials.

The farce is not over, after entering the city, Emperor Qixiang even refused to enter the palace, insisted on finding a place to live outside the palace, Wu Chaoyue begged for death to be useless, and had to be persuaded by hundreds of officials to agree to Emperor Qixiang temporarily live next to the Forbidden City Prince Xian, which barely ended this hypocritical farce to the extreme.

It was still in the evening that Wu Chaoyue seized the opportunity to call Li Hongzhang in front of him to talk, and asked with a slashed face: "Shaoquan, the emperor asked for the Zen position for me, you did it, right?" ”

"King Zhennan, you have unjustly killed your subordinates!" Li Hongzhang shouted loudly and said: "The emperor wants to give you the Zen throne, it is his own decision, what virtue can I have, can he make such an important decision?" ”

"Tell me the truth, how did you do that?"

Wu Chaoyue's tone was a little more serious, and Li Hongzhang also put away his hippie smile, and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, it's just to state the stakes to him, after all, he grew up in the palace, don't look at him is only eight years old, he knows a lot, I just said it once, he understands that if he still wants to be the emperor, it is just a dead end, only by giving the throne to you, can he enjoy glory and wealth forever and live a free life." ”

"You're roasting me on the stove!" Wu Chaoyue said in distress: "Don't you know that I have repeatedly sworn that I will never peep into the throne? Do you want me to lose my trust in the world? ”

"Weiting, I know that you love face and don't want to break your word and get fat, but have you thought about it, if you insist on refusing to be the emperor, what will be the end?"

Li Hongzhang's expression was extremely serious, and he said: "If you insist on continuing to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, then now that Emperor Qixiang is still young, it is possible to live in peace with you, but what about him when he grows up?" He's going to do this with you? Are there fewer examples of Chinese and foreign ministers being killed in ancient and modern times? Also, so many people follow you to fight the world, if you don't give them a reward from the emperor, can they be convinced? Let them continue to receive Emperor Qixiang's edict and accept Emperor Qixiang's reward, aren't you digging a pit to bury yourself? ”

Wu Chaoyue was silent, and Li Hongzhang continued: "Weiting, I know you still have a lot of big things to do, but no matter what big things you do, you must first monopolize power and follow the law!" If you have to install an emperor on your head for the sake of face, it is equivalent to shackling your own elbows and leaving hidden dangers for yourself, and you will only harm yourself in the future! ”

"Also, don't tell me anything about the republican president of the West, the West is the West, the West is the West, the China is the China, and the China is used to having only one emperor! If you insist on copying the Western set, you will only follow the example of the East and learn from Handan, not only will you not be able to save China, but you may also miss the country! ”

"Say no more!"

Wu Chaoyue interrupted Li Hongzhang's words, and said with a hesitant expression: "I understand what you said, but this matter is too big, I have to think about it carefully." ”

"You think carefully and make a decision as soon as possible." Li Hongzhang said in a deep voice: "If nothing else, within a day or two, the ministers will come to the table to beg you to ascend the throne, and I will also persuade Emperor Qixiang to make a formal edict, you have to make up your mind quickly, don't chill everyone's hearts." ”

was expected by Li Hongzhang, only the next day, all kinds of persuasion pieces flew in front of Wu Chaoyue like snowflakes, many of which were written in blood, and at the same time, under Li Hongzhang's secret persuasion, Emperor Qixiang really asked Li Hongzao, a puppet Manchurian scholar who accompanied him south, to write a formal Zen edict, covered with a jade seal and sent to Wu Chaoyue, formally imploring Wu Chaoyue to ascend the throne and become emperor. - By the way, kneeling in front of Wu Chaoyue with the edict of Zen Rang, Li Hongzao also said in tears that if Wu Chaoyue did not take this edict, he would never stand up.

Persuading hundreds of officials is by no means as speculative as Li Hongzao, and many of them really hope that they will become emperors, which Wu Chaoyue knows very well. Wu Chaoyue really understands all the stakes stated by Li Hongzhang. At the same time, as a traverser, Wu Chaoyue also knows very well that under the current situation, the democratic republic that rigidly copied the West will not only not save China, but will definitely only mislead the country and the people, and may even lead to the fragmentation of China like the Republic of China, warlord chaos, if you want to develop industry, popularize education and bring China into modernization, the only way is to continue the traditional centralized system in China! Let all parts of China not take detours under the leadership of their own traversers, and directly rush to industrialization and modernization, and even the top of the world!

Everything is clear, and everything is clear, but Wu Chaoyue still used the excuse that the ministers could not peep into the throne, and categorically refused to accept the Zen edict of Li Hongzao kneeling in front of him with both hands, and let his own soldiers put Li Hongzao out who was struggling and crying. There is no other reason, Wu Chaoyue said that he would never usurp the throne and claim the emperor before, and there are countless civil and military officials who choose to stand on the side of Wu Jun for Wu Chaoyue's promise, or pull down their subordinates to surrender to Wu Jun, if Wu Chaoyue repents of his word, he is really a little shameless to see the world, so even if he is extremely shaken in his heart, Wu Chaoyue still did not take the edict of Chan Rang.

Wu Chaoyue's careful thinking failed to hide Yan Jingming, Guo Songtao and Zhang Dejian and other cronies and accomplices, let alone Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong, who were insightful, but no matter how they enlightened and persuaded and pleaded for encouragement, Wu Chaoyue just couldn't pull down this face and make this determination, and in the end Li Hongzhang really had no trick, so he could only ask Wu Chaoyue: "Comfort Pavilion, what is it like then, you are willing to ascend the throne and become the emperor?" ”

"I need a step, a step that I can account for to the rest of the world." Wu Chaoyue replied in his heart, but he continued to remain silent, and at the same time, Wu Chaoyue's heart was also very confused, not knowing what kind of step Li Hongzhang and others should find for themselves, so that they could justifiably get off the donkey and accept the throne of Emperor Qixiang.

When Wu Chaoyue was confused and hesitated, a big accident suddenly happened - the following suddenly came to report, saying that Wu Chaoyue's grandfather, Wu Jianzhang, Wu Lao comprador had actually come to Tianjin by boat, and was rushing to the capital by horse-drawn carriage, and was about to arrive at Yongdingmen. Wu Chaoyue was taken aback when he heard the news, and hurriedly led some cronies to Yongdingmen to welcome the arrival of the comprador grandfather.

I don't know who leaked the news, after Wu Chaoyue rushed to Yongding Gate, many civil and military officials also hurried to Yongding Gate to meet Wu Lao comprador, Wu Chaoyue didn't care much at first, and when Wu Chaoyue found out that the situation was wrong, and was about to send someone to inquire about the reason, the carriage that Wu Lao comprador was riding had already appeared in the distance of the official road. Wu Chaoyue had no choice but to put this matter aside for the time being, greeted him on foot, and knelt down to the carriage of the old comprador Wu from a distance, shouting: "Grandpa! Grandfather! I'm here to pick you up! ”

The carriage stopped, and with the support of the entourage, the old comprador Wu, who was getting older and thinner, slowly got out of the carriage, just smiled at Wu Chaoyue, tears were already flowing in his cloudy eyes, Wu Chaoyue couldn't help but burst into tears when he saw it, and stepped forward to hug Wu Lao's legs, crying and said: "Grandpa, you are coming to the capital, why don't you tell me in advance?" You're going to let me pick you up! Grandpa, you are old and thin, your sand gonorrhea, is it better? ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just an occasional seizure." Old comprador Wu's voice was also choked, and he hugged Wu Chaoyue and said, "Hurry up, let grandpa see, see what my grandson, my precious grandson, looks like now." ”

In accordance with the requirements of Wu Lao compradors, Wu Chaoyue stood up straight and let Wu Lao comprador watch his appearance, while Wu Lao comprador Wu Lao, who had never seen his grandson since he took office in Hubei, was full of tears, looking his baby grandson up and down, while choking up and sighing, "Grow up, grow up, the old man can rest assured, the old man can rest assured." ”

"Grandpa, it's windy here, let's go to the city, let's go to the city to talk." Wu Chaoyue cried and said, and then reached out to help the old comprador Wu, and said, "Grandpa, I'll help you get into the car." ”

"No hurry, no hurry." It was rare that the old comprador Wu did not accept the filial piety of his precious grandson, pushed away Wu Chaoyue's hand, and ordered: "Chaoyue, stand up, grandpa has a very important thing to say to you." ”

Wu Chaoyue agreed, and quickly stood up straight and waited for Wu Lao comprador to hear his face, but what Wu Chaoyue never dreamed of was that after Wu Lao comprador wiped the tears from his face, he actually pounced - knelt down on his knees! Frightened, Wu Chaoyue also pounced, and hurriedly knelt down to the old comprador Wu to return the salute, and said nervously: "Grandpa, what are you doing here?" How can I accept such a gift from you? ”

"King Zhennan." Old comprador Wu suddenly changed his address to Wu Chaoyue, and said loudly: "Old minister Wu Jianzhang, dare to implore the king of Zhennan to be enthroned as emperor, and Long Deng Dabao!" Wanwang Zhennan Wang Enzhun! ”

After saying it loudly, the old comprador Wu kowtowed to Wu Chaoyue, and Wu Chaoyue hurriedly hugged him and said, "Grandpa, how can you be like this?" Also, how can you ......, to ......, to say that to me? ”

"Beyond, grandpa has long wanted to say such things to you." Old comprador Wu shed tears again, choked up and said: "Grandpa came to the capital this time for two purposes, the first is to see you again, and the second is to say this to you." When I was in Tianjin, I heard that the emperor had issued an edict to let you ascend the throne and become the emperor, and countless civil and military officials also begged you to ascend the throne, but you refused. Grandpa, I don't know why you refused, but Grandpa, I think you should be the emperor. ”

"Grandpa, why do you think I should be the emperor?" Wu Chaoyue cried and asked a stupid word.

"Because I'm a grandfather, I hope that my grandson will be promising, more promising, more successful than anyone else."

Wu Lao, a comprador who was born as a chicken dealer, replied very directly, crying and saying: "So, grandson, if you become the emperor and become the supreme of the Ninth Five, your grandfather and I will be blind to death, and the sin of suffering that your grandfather has endured for so many years will not be wasted." ”

"Baby grandson, filial piety grandson, what can you not do, just for me, for the sake of your grandfather, I can close my eyes even if I kick my legs, listen to my grandfather, and be the emperor."

The civil and military officials in the back had already knelt on the ground under the leadership of Zhou Tenghu, a close confidant of Wu Lao comprador, and begged Wu Chaoyue to accept the edict of Emperor Qixiang and ascend the throne as emperor. And when things got to this point, Wu Chaoyue didn't have any reason to excuse himself, so he could only cry and bow down in front of Old Comprador Wu, kowtow again and again, sobbing and saying......

"Grandpa, I listen to you, listen to you."