Two days later, in the Forbidden City, in the Yuxiu Palace, Jiaqing lazily leaned on the dragon chair, his expression was very relaxed, and a cadre of ministers such as Zhu Jue, Wang Jie and others stood below, although their expressions were solemn, but compared to three days ago, it was much lighter. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, Guangxing walked out of the ranks, bowed slightly, put his hands together, raised them above his head, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Forward Battalion, the Guard Battalion, the Infantry Battalion, the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, the Shenji Battalion, the Shanpu Battalion, and the Tiger Spear Battalion have entered the corresponding positions, secretly showing a flanking attack, strictly guarding against the armies of those henchmen, if they dare to make any changes, they can take them down with lightning speed." ”

Jiaqing nodded, the joy on his face became more and more intense, and then he set his eyes on Zhu Jue, who understood, stood up, and said respectfully while saluting: "Emperor Qiqi, all kinds of crimes and embezzlements about He Shen have been collected, and he can be taken down at any time." ”

Everything is ready and only owes Dongfeng, wait until tomorrow's court meeting, and win Heshen in one fell swoop, this is the true portrayal of Jiaqing's heart.

At this time, Jiaqing straightened his body, sat up straight, and said solemnly: "You all have to be ready, tomorrow's court meeting will gather all the friends of Heshen, especially those generals who control the troops in the city, once Yushi impeaches Heshen, you must also act quickly and take over the corresponding troops, so as not to..."

Boom Boom!

Bang bang bang!

Jiaqing's words were interrupted by a roaring gunshot, and immediately, Jiaqing stood up suddenly, stepped off the bookcase, and shouted outside as he walked, "What's the matter? Where did the cannon sound come from? ”

At this moment, although everyone was calm, it was difficult to hide the panic on their faces, and when they heard the emperor shouting loudly outside, while following out, they probably guessed something in their hearts, it seems that the anti-thieves have begun to attack the capital, and when they heard the sound of cannons coming from the south, they knew that the anti-thieves were the first to attack the outer city of the Beijing Division.

Soon, Jiaqing led everyone to the outside of Yuxiu Palace, and soon saw a eunuch leading a military general to come quickly, looking anxious and worried.

Before the two of them stood still, and just as they were about to salute, Jiaqing couldn't wait to ask: "Delentai, what is the outer city?" Is it that the thieves are attacking the outer city? ”

Repeated questions stopped Delentai from saluting, and then replied: "Your Majesty, according to the reports of the guards of Guang'anmen, Guangqumen, and Yongdingmen, the army of anti-thieves is attacking the outer city. ”

In an instant, Jiaqing's body trembled slightly, and his voice said hurriedly: "What?!" actually attacked Guang'anmen, Guangqumen and Yongdingmen at the same time, how many of them were thieves? ”

"Your Majesty, according to the news sent back by the city guards in the outer city, it is initially estimated that there are about 150,000 people, and the thieves in the east, north, and west directions of the inner city are also ready to move." Delentai replied without thinking.

Jiaqing's agitated mood eased a lot, but he was still a little flustered, muttered for a while, and then said: "Delentai, you must defend the outer city, and then I will transfer the Shenji Battalion, the Shanpu Battalion and the Tiger Spear Battalion to you, and defend the outer city together." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general will definitely defend the outer city!" Delentai agreed, the rumbling cannon, the urgency of the matter, made Delentai dare not delay more, and then walked away, in a hurry.

In the echo of the sound of gunfire, Emperor Jiaqing glanced at the south worriedly, and then led everyone back to Yuxiu Palace: "Let's go, follow me back to Yuxiu Palace." ”

The outer city of the Beijing Division, in the east, south, and west directions, the army led by Yang Lin flocked to the front, one after the other, and the firepower was mainly concentrated in five points, namely Guang'anmen in the west, You'anmen, Yongdingmen, and Zuo'anmen in the south, and Guangqumen in the east.

At this moment, although the firepower of the army was very fierce and the resistance of the Qing army was stubborn, these large armies led by Yang Lin were disorderly and orderly, and their actions were very fast, and the pace of the soldiers stopped at a distance of two hundred meters from the city wall, which was just not within the range of the birds.

Boom Boom!

Bang bang bang!

Da-da-da-da!

Mortar shells bombarded out one by one, machine guns were strafing, the target was directly aimed at the city wall, the firepower was so strong, the bullets were so dense that the Qing officers and soldiers of the city defense battalion could not raise their heads, so they could only hide behind the city wall, blindly fire indiscriminately, ignite the fuse of the red-coated cannon, and attack the anti-thieves outside the city.

Obviously, Yang Lin's three-way army is very organized, and the charging troops are scattered everywhere, just far away from the attack range of the red-coated cannon, which is bulky and not easy to move, which greatly reduces the power of the red-coated cannon, lacks a kind of mobility, and can only fix the attack within a certain range, so as to reduce the casualties of Yang Lin's troops.

In this way, the armies of the two sides were stalemate, firing at each other, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the two armies, constantly steaming and spreading, and the rumbling cannon sound was like a roaring lion, as if the earth was trembling!

At the same time, in the center of the Beijing Division, in the Forbidden City, in the Yuxiu Palace, Emperor Jiaqing stood there with a gloomy face, and Zhu Jue, Wang Jie and others stood there, in a semi-fan-shaped posture.

"Lord Zhu, didn't you say that within three or five days, the army of anti-thieves will not attack the capital?"

Jiaqing was angry, very angry, although the words were in a calm tone, but they contained reproach, all the people present were thoughtful people, how could they not hear it? The reaction was different, Guangxing secretly gloated, peeking in Zhu Jue's direction from time to time, however, at this time, Zhu Jue was speechless, didn't know how to answer, just opened his mouth and lowered his head again.

Wang Jie was different, his expression was correct, his words changed, and he suddenly said loudly: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to say this, it makes no sense to hold anyone responsible, for today's plan, the most important thing, in the face of the sudden attack on the outer city by the army of thieves, what should we do?" Also, is the matter of Heshen still going according to the original plan? ”

A word woke up the dreamer, and the sudden change made everyone forget another thing, that is, dealing with the big corrupt official He Shen, and he couldn't delay.

All of a sudden, everyone became nervous, and even their breathing slowed down a little unconsciously, and now at this time, especially Jiaqing, it is like putting it on a shelf and roasting it, and it can't go up or down.

If you continue to collect evidence and send Heshen to prison, you will face the fierce attack of the anti-thieves, the capital will be insufficient, and the outer city is likely to be lost.

What's more, He Shen is by no means a simple corrupt official, he is also a smart person, even if he talks about peace now and lets him go, how can He Shen not see the intention of this series of actions?

Knowing this, Wang Jie knew that Jiaqing was in a dilemma, but he still said: "Your Majesty, when you are constantly interrupted, you will suffer from it, so make a decision quickly~"

At this moment, all eyes were on Jiaqing, looking forward to the other party's decision.

The people present are all people trusted by Jiaqing, and most of them understand a truth, the courtiers may be able to surrender and seek a vacancy in the thief, but what about the emperor? As the king of the dead country, even if the thief does not kill, what face does he have to live? To live is a disgrace, life is better than death!

Just when everyone was secretly anxious, Jiaqing didn't know how to respond, Guangxing stood up, broke the calm, and said: "Emperor Qiqi, for the current situation is critical, compared to punishing He Shen, a world-famous corrupt official, the most important thing is to protect the Qing Dynasty, and everything else is secondary. ”

Why don't anyone else know this? However, after releasing Heshen, can you? Will the greedy He Shen ignore his past suspicions and expose it like this?

As if guessing what everyone was thinking, Guangxing paused, looked at Jiaqing's straight gaze, and motioned for himself to continue, so, then, very confidently, he said: "After letting go of Heshen, with Heshen's cunning and suspicious style, he will definitely make some kind of move, but we can't contain him." ”

Jiaqing seemed to understand something, and Zhu Jue came to his senses and interjected: "Yes, Your Majesty, you can put Fengshen Yinde under house arrest in the palace, in that case, even if He Shen has any different intentions, he will not dare to act rashly." ”

Wang Jie also reacted, his mind became active, and he added: "As a concubine, it is completely possible to let Feng Shen Yinde enter the palace together in the name of the princess returning to the palace to guard the spirit, and guard the spirit of the emperor. ”

Seeing that his idea was being answered by two high-ranking adults, Guangxing suddenly had a feeling of unhappiness in his heart, and when he saw that all the words were about to be finished, he forcibly interjected: "Also, Your Majesty, we can also divide the army controlled by He Shen into two parts and guard the north and south directions of the Beijing Division." ”

"At this time, the defenders of the outer city are facing the artillery attack of the anti-thieves, and they may not be able to support it at any time, and when they need reinforcements, in this case, it is better to directly recruit and transfer the army under Heshen and confront the army of anti-thieves, so as to not only weaken the military power in the hands of Heshen, but also temporarily resist the offensive of the anti-thieves, and win more time for waiting for reinforcements."

In a word, the pros and cons of releasing Heshen were vividly explained, especially the countermeasures, which were both offensive and defensive, which not only reduced the possibility of Heshen surrendering to the enemy, but also laid the groundwork for the future punishment of Heshen, a big corrupt official.

Power comes out of the barrel of a gun, not only in modern times, but also in ancient times! Otherwise, no matter which dynasty it is, why does the emperor defend more people with heavy troops?

As the Supreme Ruler of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, how can a supreme person of a country tolerate the initiative in the hands of others? Thinking about it this way, it is not difficult to understand that when a new empire begins, it is when the famous military generals wither.

In the entire capital, in addition to Heshen's Hefu, there is also a Hefu, that is, Helin's mansion, but because the former is prominent and notorious, it also covers up the existence of the latter Hefu.

At this time, He Lin and Liu Quan secretly gathered in the secret room to discuss things.

"Liu Quan, now Jiaqing is ready to move, he may act at any time, take down the eldest brother and me, and notify us tonight to bury the eyeliner in the palace, so that they can secretly transfer the eldest brother and Fukangan and hide them in a hidden place in the palace, as long as they survive these two days, they will be fine."

"Second master, can you believe the words of those anti-thieves? After all, we haven't been in contact with that Yang Lin before, if the other party unloads the mill and kills the donkey, then isn't all we doing to steal chickens and rice? ”

Hearing Liu Quan's worried words, He Lin also had a faint uneasiness in his heart, but it was fleeting, and then he said: "Dead horses should be treated as live horse doctors, if we surrender those thieves, we still have the possibility of living, if we don't do any resistance, Jiaqing's emperor Xiao'er will definitely be ruthless." ”

Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something, and Lin seemed to be talking to himself, and said: "In the past two days, according to the news from our people in the imperial history, Jiaqing has taken action and secretly collected all kinds of evidence, all about my brother, which shows that our emperor has made up his mind and is ready to take the eldest brother." ”

These words touched a certain string in Liu Quan's heart, and he also said: "In this way, the second master, tomorrow's court discussion will not be so simple, it is very possible to target the master, and those imperial histories will take the lead." ”

"Hmph~" He Lin smiled coldly and said in a cold voice: "How can it be so simple? If it was placed yesterday, Jiaqing might still move the big brother, but now it's different, even if you borrow a few guts from those people, you don't dare to embarrass the big brother easily~"

Liu Quan was taken aback, then he was happy, and then asked, "Second master, why?" Why don't Wang Jie and those people dare to move the master easily? ”

He Lin didn't answer immediately, but turned around and walked a few steps, came to the door of the secret room, pointed in the direction of the outer city, and said in a deep voice: "Did you hear that?" The rumbling cannon sound and the strong attack of the anti-thieves made those people in Jiaqing dare not act rashly. ”

Seeing that He Lin was very confident, and hearing the constantly echoing cannon sound, it was deafening, as if it was about to tear the sky, Liu Quan seemed to understand something, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed: "Second master, I understand, I finally understand, why after you agreed to those conditions, you had to act in advance against the thieves and attack the outer city today." ”

Seeing He Lin's look of deep understanding, Liu Quan boldly continued: "As long as there is a war in the outer city, the thieves launch a fierce attack, which is bound to break the temporary calm of the capital and disrupt all their plans in Jiaqing, so that Jiaqing will have to think about it if he wants to deal with the master." ”

"Yes, Liu Quan, that's right!" He Lin responded approvingly, at this time, He Lin was in a very good mood, and when the cannon sounded intensively, he only knew that Yang Lin kept his promise and proceeded according to the plan agreed by the two.

Liu Quan's mood also improved, and suddenly, Liu Quan's eyes rolled, and he suddenly said: "Second master, since the danger has been turned into a disaster, there is no need for us to cooperate with those anti-thieves now, and in the current situation, Jiaqing has to rely on the two masters to repel these anti-thieves." ”

However, He Lin shook his head lightly, and said earnestly: "It is necessary, the current imperial court is in turmoil, it is a broken ship, and it is only a matter of time before it perishes, and those thieves outside the city will definitely be able to capture the capital, in this case, why bother to defend this imperial court?" ”

"Hey..."Both of them sighed, stopped talking, listened to the rumbling cannons, and looked in the direction where the gunfire came from.