Chapter 878: Liu Jintang's ruthlessness
Yi is different from the dead Xianfeng, Xianfeng is timid, indecisive, and has no courage to deal with things. But Yi is different, Yi has a tiger in his heart, and he has the ambition of Zhongxing Daqing. Although Yi ceded the area north of Heilongjiang to Tsarist Russia, Yi did not forget the shame and always wanted to recover this area.
In the short few years since Yi took office, the atmosphere of the Qing Dynasty has changed, the national strength has also improved, and there has been a great progress. It's a pity that the Qing Dynasty under Yi's control has rotted to the roots, and even if Yi diligently tinkers, he is just an ordinary tinker who can't make the Qing Dynasty shine with the brightest brilliance.
Now, the main ministers of the DPRK and China proposed to break through, and Yi felt uncomfortable.
The lord of a country is going to flee!
How ridiculous is this!
Yi advocates the prosperity of the Kangxi and Qianlong periods, and advocates the prosperity of that time. Moreover, Yi knew that if he escaped this time, it would be more difficult to fight back to Beijing in the future than to ascend to the sky, and it would be very difficult to defeat Li Zhen.
Yi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I will not retreat, I will never surrender, and I will never escape." Immediately sent an edict ordering the governors of the northern provinces to recruit the army of King Qin and go to Beijing to rescue. I firmly believe that as long as we persevere, we will be able to wait until the day when the crisis will be resolved. ”
Du Han shook his head lightly and said loudly: "Zeng Guofan's encirclement of Beijing and his choice of encirclement but not attack is extremely cunning. Although he did not send troops, he did not have the means to attack, but it was better to attack. Zeng Guofan's troops were outside, and the news spread all over the city of Beijing. In addition, Zeng Guofan also asked people to pass on the battle reports on the front line every day, all of which were news about the defeat of our soldiers, which made the army's morale unstable and people's hearts panicked. If this goes on for a long time, can you hold on? Please think twice! ”
Immediately afterwards, Duanhua spoke again: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, you are not afraid of no firewood if you stay in the green mountains. As long as the emperor lives, we have a chance to counterattack. Your Majesty, give the order to break through. ”
Yi's gaze swept over the three of them, and his expression became more and more solemn.
"Report!"
When Yi hesitated, the eunuch beside him hurriedly ran in.
"Ouch!"
The eunuch ran too fast, and suddenly his foot stumbled, and one of them fell to the ground. The eunuch couldn't care about the pain coming from his feet, endured the pain, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the city, the city gate is open." ”
The eunuch had a sad face, looking like a mourner.
Duanhua, Zaiyuan and the others were stunned and panicked.
Yi was also stunned, but quickly returned to normal, and said in a deep voice: "The walls of Beijing City are strong, even if Zeng Guofan attacks it, it is impossible to conquer the city gate, what happened?" ”
The eunuch said: "Back to the emperor, it was Guiliang, the secretary of the military department, who opened the city gate and let the army under Li Zhen enter the city. ”
Yi's hand on the dragon chair clenched into a fist, and a look of unwillingness appeared on his face.
Li Zhen is Gui Liang's son-in-law, isn't he? However, why did Gui Liang favor Li Zhen? Especially he is not thin on Gui Liang, he appointed Gui Liang as the secretary of the military department, in charge of military power, and is a powerful minister in the court, plus Gui Liang has the identity of the national abbot, walking sideways in the capital, no one dares to say bad things about Gui Liang.
However, this is not enough to satisfy Gui Liang, and Yi is very unhappy in his heart.
"Hahaha......"
Immediately, Yi Lang burst out laughing.
He stood up suddenly, his tone was high-pitched, and he said loudly: "Okay, good Guiliang." Since Zeng Guofan led his troops into the city, he also saved me from breaking through. After a pause, Yi looked at Duanhua, Zaiyuan and Du Han, and said, "You go down, do what you want, do whatever you want, and be quiet by myself." ”
Duanhua, Zaiyuan, and Du Han looked at each other, saluted, and left the hall.
Yi sat alone in the main hall, silent for a long time, and shouted: "Come, call the prince and the queen." ”
"Wow!"
The eunuch gave an order, and someone immediately went to meet the queen. After a short time, the queen of Yi walked in with a boy in tow. This woman is the queen of Yi and the daughter of Gui Liang. She pulled Yi's son and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty! ”
The prince was only four years old, and he knelt down and saluted with a milky voice.
After Yi picked up the crown prince, he looked at the queen and said, "Queen, Gui Liang opened the city gate and surrendered. ”
"Ahh
The queen exclaimed, knelt on the ground with a thud, and kowtowed again and again begging for mercy.
Yi stared at the queen who was kneeling on the ground, sighed lightly, and said, "Get up!" ”
After the queen stood up, Yi continued: "I will not kill you, I will leave you to save my son. You are Gui Liang's daughter, Zhilan's sister, and Li Zhen has a relationship. After Li Zhen's army invades the Forbidden City, you use this layer of identity to protect yourself and your son. I can die, but the bloodline can't be severed, I must keep the prince, understand? ”
"Yes!"
The queen nodded, her eyes full of trepidation.
In a blink of an eye, the city was broken!
Immediately, the queen said: "Your Majesty, you and Li Zhen are also related, you are Zhilan's brother-in-law!" As long as the emperor is willing to surrender, he can save his life. ”
Yi said in a deep voice: "You can surrender, but I can't." He waved his hand and said with a smile, "Come, sit next to me." Alas, it's not been long! The army in the city couldn't stop Zeng Guofan's army, and they were about to come. ”
The queen took the crown prince to sit next to Yi, and about an hour later, there was a shout of killing outside the palace. The Imperial Forest Army in the Forbidden City kept retreating, unable to stop Zeng Guofan's army, and retreated to the main hall. Liu Jintang, who led the troops to kill, is the chief general of the vanguard army. After Gui Liang opened the city gate, Liu Jintang drove straight into the city with a large army.
Liu Jintang led the troops into the main hall, and a touch of mockery appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Is this emperor still an emperor? I have been an emperor for a few years, and now I am ruined all at once, which is really bad.
Yi wanted to save his son, so he shouted: "Stop! With a loud shout, the soldiers of the Royal Guards suddenly stopped. Liu Jintang looked at Yi with interest, and waved his hand to stop the soldier temporarily.
Yi shouted: "Call Zeng Guofan and Gui Liang, I have something to say." ”
"What a! You are a dying man, what is there to say. Liu Jintang drank unscrupulously, his face was full of contempt, and he waved his hand and said: "I thought you had any bold words, but I didn't expect it to be so ordinary." Come, kill me, and leave no one behind. ”
Yi suddenly panicked, he didn't expect Liu Jintang to be so fierce.
In less than fifteen minutes, the Imperial Forest Army was killed, and Yi, the Empress and the Crown Prince were also killed.
"Brigade commander, the emperor was killed, and the crown prince and empress were also killed. The Forbidden City has been captured, what do we do next? A soldier came to Liu Jintang's side and asked.
Liu Jintang's eyes were cold, and he said in a deep voice: "In order to eradicate future troubles, kill all the heirs of Guangyi, and leave no one." He gave the order, and his soldiers returned to carry out the order.
ps: first update; I wanted to detail the war between Li Zhen and Yi, but after thinking about it, it was better to save the civil war. Slightly over!