Because of the churning of the wings of a certain demon moth, the situation of the British and French negotiating delegations was even worse than in history. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoCorrespondingly, the Old Summer Palace is also more dangerous.

Many friends may not know that the most important reason why the British and French forces burned down the Old Summer Palace in history is because the wise and martial Emperor Xianfeng arrested the British and French negotiation delegations, and imprisoned the British and French delegations led by Pa Xiali and 39 people in the Old Summer Palace, and then when the British and French forces forced the Manchu court to release the negotiation delegation by force, 21 of the 39 delegation members had been killed, and the remaining representatives were all abused and beaten, including the British "Times" 's reporter Bao Bell still doesn't know who cut it into seven or eight pieces. (One says that 26 people were abused to death.) ）

The members of the Anglo-French delegation were killed and abused in the Old Summer Palace, and Bao Bell was also executed and dismembered in the Old Summer Palace, and in retaliation, the British and French forces burned down the Old Summer Palace.

"In the universe, no matter how noble an emperor is, if he commits the crime of hypocrisy, deception, and violation of humanity, he cannot escape his due responsibility and punishment! The barbarism of Oriental despotism is bound to fail, and we are acting now for the sake of fairness and justice. If the Chinese government's cruelty of disregard for public international law is not impressed for a long time, the British people will be dissatisfied. If peace is made with them now, and the Manchu government will consider the people of our country to be free to hunt and kill Wuji, and at this point it must be vigilant against its delusions!

In order to punish the Qing Emperor for not abiding by the previous covenant and violating the peace treaty, it was decided to burn the Old Summer Palace on the fifth day of the first month of September. All kinds of violations of the law, the people did not participate in them, and they will never be harmed, but the Qing autocratic government cannot go unpunished! ”

This is a joint proclamation issued by the British and French forces before they decided to burn the Old Summer Palace.

By the way, not all of them were burned down at that time, and thirteen scenic spots such as Penglai Yaotai, Wuling Chunse, Zangzhouwu and Zhengjue Temple survived. At the same time, the British and French forces also fulfilled the promise in the announcement, and did not harm the ordinary people around the Old Summer Palace, and acquiesced in the participation of these people in the robbery.

"Sift the soil, sift the soil, and live without suffering."

At this historical level changed by Wu Chaoyue's demon moth, it seems that the Old Summer Palace may not even be able to keep these thirteen buildings, and the wise and martial Emperor Xianfeng not only let the Qing army capture more British and French negotiators, but also arrested the veteran diplomat French Minister to China Bourblon! The soldiers of the Eight Banners, who did not understand what public international law was, did not restrain themselves a little because of Bourblon's important status, and decisively vented the defeat on the battlefield on the members of the British and French negotiating delegations, and tortured these negotiating team members with all kinds of torture.

"Let go of me! Let me go! I am the Minister of France in China, protected by public international law, and you cannot treat me like this! Can't treat me like this! Help me! Help me! ”

Burbulon's skillful Chinese shouting, which was almost indistinguishable from that of the Chinese, did not stop the Eight Banners warriors from punching and kicking him, on the contrary, he hit him harder and kicked harder, and the soldiers of the Yuanmingyuan Guard Battalion, which was composed of Manchu and Mongolian soldiers, also scolded while beating, "Foreign devils, dog mongrel!" Let you offend our Qing Dynasty Jingshi, and ask you to kill our Eight Banner brothers, if you don't beat you to death today, you won't be worthy of it! ”

Bourblon was relatively lucky, the Qing soldiers still had a little scruple that he and Pashali were the leaders of the British and French delegations, and did not dare to really kill him and Pashali. The other members of the delegation were really unlucky, they were tied with cow tendons, not to mention, they couldn't eat a single meal for three whole days, drank a sip of water, and could only pull their urine and urine directly in their pants, and were beaten and whipped by the Eight Banners warriors at every turn, and they were all tortured and bruised, and two British soldiers and one French soldier were directly killed by the Eight Banners warriors. Burbulon and Pashali, who were fluent in Chinese, constantly protested against it, but each time they were only met with a slap in the face and a fist in the face.

It was indeed angry, and the banner soldier who inherited it Salhafan simply drew his knife and prepared to slash Burbulon who was still protesting loudly, but the people next to him hurriedly stopped him, and reminded him in a low voice that Burbulon was the leader of the foreigners, and he would definitely not be able to explain to the top if he killed him directly. The flag soldier refused to give up, and grabbed Bourblon again and dragged him to the pool not far away, shouting: "Report to the above, and say that this foreign devil committed suicide by throwing himself into the water!" ”

"Help——!

"Stop! Stop! ”

Burbulon, who was about to be thrown directly into the pool, was screaming in a hurry, and a voice like a heavenly voice suddenly came, and the banner soldier and Bourblon hurriedly turned their heads to follow the sound, but saw that a team of imperial guards ran over in a hurry, and a man in regular clothes ran to the front, shouting in a vaguely familiar voice of Burbulon: "Stop! He is a French minister, protected by public international law, and cannot harm him! ”

"Huang ......, Sheng Huang?!"

Burbulon suddenly recognized the person who came, and immediately cried out, "Huang, you are finally here, I am about to be tortured to death by these barbarians!" Is Wu here? Is my dear friend Transcendence Wu here? ”

It was indeed Huang Sheng who rushed to the front, and when he rushed to the front and back, Huang Sheng grabbed the flag soldier and asked angrily, "Are you crazy?" Do you know what the consequences of killing a country's minister are? Do you know how many innocent people will suffer if the British and French forces retaliate for this?! ”

"Who are you?"

Although the banner soldier didn't know Huang Sheng, he also knew that it would not be an ordinary person who could enter the Old Summer Palace with the imperial guards, so he didn't dare to speak rudely to Huang Sheng, let alone do it directly. However, even so, a goshha jumped up, and without saying a word, he rewarded him with a big ear slap, and scolded: "Dog minion, blind your dog eyes!" The Seventh Master is here, why don't you kneel down and salute quickly? ”

Hurriedly turned his head to look, and saw that in front of the team of imperial guards was indeed the seventh brother of Emperor Xianfeng, Prince Yixun, the banner soldier quickly knelt down and kowtowed, and Yixun kicked him away like a dog, and then pointed to Burbulon and asked Huang Sheng: "Pingfu, this is my father-in-law's old friend?" ”

"Yes." Huang Sheng hurriedly nodded and said, "When I was in Shanghai, after Wu Futai's introduction, my lord, your old Taishan Hui, met with Mr. Bourblon and became friends. ”

After that, Huang Sheng hurriedly said to Bourbulon: "Dear Mr. Bourbulon, do you still remember the former Lord Hui Zhenghui of the Shanghai Soldiers' Dao? His second daughter, Miss Yehnara Wanzhen, is now the Zhengfujin of this alcohol prince, that is, his wife, I told the alcohol prince that you and Hui-sama are friends, and the alcohol prince came to visit you in person. ”

"Hui Zheng? Come to think of it. ”

De Huang Sheng reminded that Burbulon remembered that when he was in trouble with Wu Chaoyue in Shanghai, he had indeed seen a Manchu official named Hui Zheng, but he never expected to deal with his son-in-law again today. After nodding his head, Bourblon hurriedly shouted, "Yellow, tell them to release my entourage, many of them are about to go to God!" Also, untie me, my hands are already unconscious. ”

As he spoke, Burbulon showed his swollen hands that were strangled by the cow tendon rope, Huang Sheng was shocked when he saw it, and hurriedly went to untie Burbulon, and the deputy of the Yuanmingyuan Guard Battalion who was kneeling on the side was also shocked when he saw it, and hurriedly asked Yiyun: "Seventh Master, do you really agree to loosen the ties of this foreign devil?" He is an important figure among foreigners, and if he escapes by chance, the slave can't afford to be guilty. ”

In fact, Yi Xun, who is only nineteen years old at present, was a little hesitant, and Huang Sheng hurriedly said: "Lord Alcohol, please don't forget the foreigner convention that the villain told you on the road, and also, even for the sake of your old Taishan Hui's face, you should also loosen the ties of Mr. Burbulon, right?" ”

Forced by the affection of his relatives, Yi Xun could only reluctantly nod, and Huang Sheng successfully untied the rope on Burbullon's hand, and Burbulon moved his hands to dredge the blood, while asking Huang Sheng to save his companions and entourage, and by the way, the current situation of those entourage. As a result, Huang Sheng agreed, but Yiyun categorically refused, and said: "No, these foreigners are important criminals, and they can't be easily indulged, if they are allowed to take the opportunity to escape, how can this king explain to the imperial brother?" ”

Wu Chaoyue's accomplice lackey Huang Sheng played an important role in preserving the Old Summer Palace at this moment, and Huang Sheng, who knew how to deal with the so-called nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, did not support the diplomatic protest proposed by Burbulon, but just nodded to Yiyun and said: "Lord, the little one also knows that these foreigners are very important to the imperial court, but it is precisely because they are too important that the little one dares to remind you, if the emperor wants you to return these foreigners to the foreign army in order to appease the foreigners, The foreign army also wants you to return these people intact, what if you can't take them out when the time comes? ”

Yi Xun was a little shaken, and Huang Sheng said again: "Also, Lord Wang, this is the heavily guarded Old Summer Palace, and these foreigners are closely monitored by countless Qing Dynasty soldiers, not to mention that they will be locked up in the room after they are untied, even if they are really allowed to move freely, they may not be able to escape from this Old Summer Palace, right?" ”

After thinking about it again and again, he felt that Huang Sheng's words were reasonable, and considering that once the war was unfavorable and there would be requests for foreigners at the negotiation table, Yi Xun, who was actually very xenophobic in his bones, nodded reluctantly, and ordered all foreigners to be loosened and imprisoned in a solid room, and reluctantly agreed to Huang Sheng's request, promising to provide the foreigners with food and drink normally.

Huang Sheng's efforts were of course exchanged for the gratitude of the members of the British and French delegations, and after learning about Huang Sheng's identity and the role played by Huang Sheng during the period from the mouth of Bourblon, no member of the delegation did not regard Huang Sheng as a life-saving benefactor. After learning that Huang Sheng was specially sent by Wu Chaoyue from Hubei to help them communicate with the Manchu court, the British and French diplomatic envoys were even more moved, and Bao Bell, a reporter for the Times, also said on the spot that he must write an article on this matter and publish it in British newspapers, so that all British people would know that there is such a traitor as Wu Chaoyue in China.

"Dear Mr. Bao Bell, if you can really do this, then our Futai Wu will definitely thank you very much." Huang Sheng smiled in English and said: "We, Lord Wu, have a long-standing wish, which is to make the front page of the most famous "Times" in Britain, so that everyone in Britain knows that there is a person like him in distant China, who can understand and respect the West, and is willing to be friendly friends with Western countries. ”

"That's great." Bao Bell said happily: "Huang, if I am still alive after this incident is over, please take me to Hubei, I will interview Mr. Wu in person, take pictures of him with my own hands, and write an article about his deeds and friendship with the West, which will be published in The Times." ”

When Huang Sheng smiled and agreed, Prince Yiyun also appeared at the door of the cell, covered his nose and said, "Pingfu, it's time to get down to business, tell those foreign devils, what does this king want them to do?" ”

In desperation, Huang Sheng had no choice but to say in English to Burbulon and Pashali and others: "Honorable Mr. Bulbullon, Honorable Mr. Pashali, Lord Alcohol wants you to write a joint letter to the military commanders of your respective countries, asking them to stop launching military offensives and resume peace talks. ”

"I refuse!" Pashali was the first to speak, and said very angrily: "Huang, tell your lord that his army has rudely attacked diplomatic missions, beaten, tortured and killed diplomats, and grossly trampled on public international law, and I would like to issue a strong protest to him on behalf of my country and our army, demanding our immediate and unconditional release, otherwise we will never be able to reopen negotiations!" ”

"Huang, I can't promise either." "First of all, I am not the commander of the French army, and I have no right to order the army to stop using force, and secondly, as the French minister to China, I must not accept any intimidation and coercion," Bourblon said. ”

"Two honorable gentlemen, the eagle leaves its wings before it can fly over the mountains." Huang Sheng said in English: "Presumably you are very aware of the dictatorship of our imperial court, if this alcohol prince behind me really orders you to be executed, then it is a pity, let alone me, even our Wu Futai in Hubei is here, and there is no way to stop it." ”

"I also know that your letters will never be accepted by your army commanders, so what does it matter if you write a letter?" Huang Sheng said in English: "As long as you explain in your letter that you are doing this to protect the lives of the other members of the mission, not only will your reputation not be harmed, but on the contrary, your people, as well as the relatives of your entourage, will thank you and understand your heroic deeds." ”

Bourblon and Pashali began to waver, and Huang Sheng observed his words and said in English: "Also, you can also agree to write a letter in exchange for the improvement of your diet and lodging conditions, and less abuse and injury. ”

Bourblon and Pashali were finally tempted, and first whispered a few words, and then put forward three conditions to Yiyun in Chinese: first, they demanded that food and accommodation be improved, and all members of the delegation should be allowed to bathe and change their clothes; The second is to ask Yiyun to have doctors treat the injured and ensure the supply of medicines; The third is to restrain the soldiers of the Qing army from abusing and beating the members of the delegation at will, and to ensure the safety of the lives and property of all members of the negotiation team until the conclusion of the negotiations.

Yi Xun came to the Old Summer Palace to meet with Bur Bulon and others, in fact, it was the common idea of Mianyu, Seng Lingqin, Yi Cheng and Yi Xun to stay in the four capitals - the only purpose was to force Bur Bul and others to write a letter asking the British and French forces to stop the military offensive. Since Bourblon and Pashali and others had agreed to write the letter, Yiyun was also happy, and immediately agreed to these three conditions, and Bourbulon and Pashali wrote a joint letter and handed it to Yiyun. Yi Xun still didn't dare to feel at ease when he saw it, and handed it to Huang Sheng and instructed: "Translate it into Qing Mandarin, read it to me." ”

After listening to Huang Sheng's translation and thinking that there was no big problem, Yi Xun put the letter into his sleeve and shouted: "Let's go, tell the minions here that these foreign devils are still useful, take care of them, no one is allowed to kill them if they don't have a will, they will lose a single hair, and all the minions here will be buried with them!" ”

After bidding farewell to Bourblon and others, and promising to visit them often and protect the lives of the members of the negotiation team at any cost, Huang Sheng left the Old Summer Palace with Yiyun and returned to Beijing. Enjoying the beautiful scenery in the Old Summer Palace along the way, Huang Sheng couldn't help but think of Wu Chaoyue's separate explanation to himself when he was leaving.

"Pingfu, I have received secret information that once the Anglo-French forces reach the city of Beijing, it is very likely that they will choose a backup strategy to threaten the imperial court, which is to burn the Old Summer Palace to demonstrate to our imperial court and force the imperial court to make concessions at the negotiating table. Although this may not be the case, if possible, you must try to persuade the foreigners not to burn down the Old Summer Palace, which is the essence of our Chinese art. ”

Sighing quietly, looking at the spectacular water fountain in the distance, Huang Sheng secretly said in his heart: "Comfort Pavilion, I'll do my best, I hope to do this." (To be continued.) )