In the Le Shou Hall, all the palace people were sent out, and only Cixi, Emperor Tianyou and Han Rong were left in the room. The pearl curtain www.biquge.info pen & fun & pavilion was also removed, and the three of them were able to meet face to face.

Han Rong found that Cixi had aged very badly, and since the edict of declaring war was issued, this old woman seemed to have lost her past spirit and vitality overnight. In the past, a woman with great energy and a deep understanding of the emperor's mind has a dull luster in her eyes and loose skin, just like an old woman in the countryside, like a lonely lamp in the wind, which can be extinguished at any time.

Of course, his own situation is no better than Ci's liking. Days of hard work, the most important thing is worry and fear, so that his body has reached a precarious point. Asthma could take his life at any time, and the violent coughing and suffocating sensation made him think several times that he had reached the end of his life, but he was just lucky and came back to life.

Cixi looked at him, and obviously saw his sallow face, "Zhonghua, your body and bones have to be taken care of, and our Dajin country is still counting on you." Later, I will ask Lian Ying to find you some good ginseng and bring it back to replenish your body. ”

"Thank you Lafayette for the reward, the minister's body is already like this, I'm afraid that any elixir can't save it, those old ginseng still keep ......"

"It's also cheap for outsiders to keep it, I don't know what else we can leave this time." Cixi looked around, as if caught in a memory. "When I was hunting with the first emperor in the north, there were Shengbao, monks, and six masters in the court. Now, none of these people are left. At that time, it was only two countries of Capet and Albion, but now it is a whole eight countries. Back then, only one Old Summer Palace was burned, and I don't know what to burn this time, Ganglie and Chengyi these minions mistook me and the country! ”

In Cixi's eyes, there were some tears: "When he talks about it in the future, he will definitely say that I am bent on going my own way and forcing a war with foreigners, so that I can have today's crisis." But who knew at that time that Chengyi, a minion, would actually let someone make a fake telegram? The words on that fake telegram, everyone has seen, have driven us into a corner, and if we don't fight, it is equivalent to giving up the ancestral inheritance, what can I do? ”

By this time she had understood what an unwise act it was to declare war on the nations. Even the troops attacked the embassy and besieged the church, and what a big mistake they made, I don't know how to make up for it in order to calm the anger and save the overall situation. But with the emperor by her side, she will never admit her mistakes, so she can only shift the responsibility to others.

The matter of the fake telegram was investigated carefully, Han Rong was the culprit, and although Wang Jixun, a staff member beside him, took the initiative to report and explain the matter, the big mistake had been made and was irreparable. He only knelt on the ground, "Lafayette, this is all a slave and the unknown use of people, so there is today's catastrophe." The slave was willing to carry a brigade of divisions, go to Jinmen, and fight to the death with the foreigners, and apologize for his crimes with death. ”

"Then you don't have to." Cixi shook his head, "It's enough for Li Bingheng to do it alone, you have to stay, with you, we can negotiate peace with foreigners." If even you go, we orphans and widows may not even be able to save our lives. You give me a good life, the whole mess is all up to you to clean up, what I give you is a heavy burden and an errand that leaves an infamy, which is the same as Zhang Shaoquan and Yi Kuang. The three of you are all loyal ministers that I have trusted, so I can only let you suffer a little grievance, and I can't stand you anymore. ”

Han Rong's heart was as straight as a knife, knowing that the situation was critical, but he still tried to comfort him, "Lafayette, you don't dare to listen to what you say, thunder, rain and dew, all are Jun's grace." You want your slaves to be crushed to pieces, which is also a grace to the slaves, and it is natural to contribute to the country. It's just that you don't have to worry too much, it's good that Jinmen is still in our hands, and the divisions of King Qin from all provinces are coming one after another. Cen Chunxuan, the secretary of the Gansu domain, led four battalions of 2,000 soldiers on the road, and rushed to King Qin from Gansu, which showed his loyalty. The human heart is still in our hands. ”

Cixi shook his head, "Zhonghua, there are no outsiders here, so you don't have to be lenient for our mother and son." With only 2,000 soldiers, what can it be used for? The loss of Jinmen is a matter of time and time, and I am just wasting my days now, and one more day is a day. Li Bingheng slapped his chest very loudly in front of me, but I could see that he had no bottom in his heart. This is a fight against foreigners, not a fight for long hair, how can you win with thousands of temporary bravery? ”

Emperor Tianyou had been listening like a puppet, and at this time he spoke: "Father, in fact, my son thinks that he can release the five ministers in the cell and explain to the courtiers that we want to negotiate peace with foreigners." After receiving the authority of King Duan, and then find a way to maneuver......"

Before he finished speaking, Cixi's eyes had already glared, and in his originally dim eyes, two fierce rays of light shot out, suppressing the rest of Tianyou's words.

"This is what that minion from Yongxiang taught you, right? I have long known that she is not a safe master, don't look in Yongxiang, still trying to pass on books and deliver letters, bewitch you, and let you follow her path, isn't it? Now if you want to say a descending word, then we will really die without a place to be buried. There are more than 100,000 people in the Flying Tiger Regiment in the capital, and they are already big at the tail, and a group of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals in the rear army of the Wuwei Rear Army are unruly, and the Tiger God Battalion and the Shenji Battalion are the soldiers and horses brought out by Cheng Yi. All we can do is to maintain our dignity, relying on the prestige of heaven, according to your idea, the prestige will be lost, and if we don't wait for the foreigners to come, the city will immediately rebel, and even if we want to leave, we can't leave! You, have a long brain, maybe I'll go to see the first emperor one day when I'm old, you are like this, can you manage the country well? ”

Since the coup d'état, Tianyou has been scolded many times, and he has basically not been praised, and such reprimands have become commonplace, just keep his head down and say nothing, just wait for Cixi to spread enough fire. Cixi looked at Han Rong

"Look at it, this is the emperor of our Dajin, just such a wretch, where does he look like a personal master? It took me three times to start a war, but in the future, it will only be me, the old lady, who will bear the infamy. If the emperor could understand the hardships of the monarch, he would not have said what he had just said. I ask you, "How are the preparations, and are you still reliable?" ”

"Lafayette rest assured, Wang Dexian is a local guy, he is stupid, he will do whatever he wants, and he will not dare to disobey the slightest. The 200 carts asked them to load things, and they only carried about them, and as for what they were, they never dared to ask, and they never dared to look at them. Cao Zhongkun and Li Xiushan, the two generals, are Zhao Guanhou's sworn siblings, and he is a lifelong friendship, with these two people's soldiers and horses guarding the palace ban, even if the foreigners come, they can resist for a while, Duanwang and others are not enough. ”

Hearing Zhao Guanhou's name, Tianyou's face changed significantly, although this change in expression was only for a moment, it couldn't hide the joy. She snorted

"What? Still holding grudges? ”

"My son didn't think so!"

"None is best, and if there is, it is heinous. There was no self today, there is no you today, you should understand this truth, right? If I hadn't supported you in the palace, the eldest brother and his son would have poisoned you a long time ago. If there was no Zhao Guanhou to lead the troops to Qinwang, the bastards of the Flying Tiger Regiment would have to do things that the heavens and Buddhas would not allow, have you ever thought that Zhao Guanhou was rescued? ”

In the heart of Emperor Tianyou, he naturally disagreed with Cixi's statement, if it were not for Zhao Guanhou and Yuan Weiting who fought back that day, he might have been in charge of the government, and he would not have started a war with other countries, let alone the eldest brother bullying his uncle with his nephew in the palace. But these words can't be said on the table, he only nods

"My son understands. Zhao Guanhou is a hero, and the safety of the palace is guaranteed by the soldiers he brought, and his son also knows it. But the son really didn't understand why...... Why did you still ask him to follow Li Bingheng to fight foreigners, and agreed to Duan Wang's performance and beheaded the five ministers. ”

Duan Wang Shangben demanded that the foreigners be reconciled, and the five ministers who were the main of the Flying Tiger Regiment should be beheaded. Among these people, there are not only Yang Lishan, the favored minister of Cixi, but also Xu Jingcheng, Xu Xiaoyun and other ministers who are good at handling foreign affairs and can communicate with foreigners.

In Tianyou's view, since the wind direction has changed, the lives of these people should be preserved, so as to have a good relationship with foreigners in the future.

Cixi said: "Silly brother, what do you know? If King Duan knows about the shipment of the cart, I am afraid that something will happen, and he is now mad, maybe with this factor, he will do something rebellious. Therefore, we have to make a way to hide from the world and make those crazy people think that although I save the lives of foreigners, I also want to fight. The head of the five ministers is a reassuring pill for them. As long as they keep their eyes on this thing, we're good to go. As for those ministers, even if they are loyal to the country, when the wind and waves are calm in the future, I will have their own mercy and will not be disappointed. Zhao Guanhou's soldiers can fight, let him and the foreigners for a while, he has one more day, we have one more day of preparation, as for how long he can stand, it depends on his own ability, whether he can survive or not, it depends on creation. ”

Cixi looked at the furnishings in this room, "This room has to be moved quickly, they are my favorites." Change some times and come in little by little, stealing dragons for phoenixes. Two hundred cars, that's too little. But now, it is also very difficult to find a few more cars, and it is difficult to find people who are driving the car and ambulance, so I have to settle for it. ”

She looked at Emperor Tianyou again, "Emperor, there is something I have to tell you, if we want to leave, we can only let the two of us leave, and the less others will bring, the better." Even if it's a queen, you can't drive with it. ”

Tianyou and the queen are evil to each other, and they almost become enemies, and not taking the queen is a good thing for him. What Cixi said obviously did not refer to the queen, but to the concubine he really cared about. He knew in his heart that as soon as these words came out, there would be follow-ups. Sure enough, Cixi said again

"The foreign soldiers are unreasonable, if they attack the inner city, Concubine Zhen will inevitably be humiliated, if so, our Dajin will be disgraced. The only way to do this is to prepare early. ”

"Daddy Kaig...... She...... She's now wrong! ”

Tianyou never thought that Cixi had such a deep resentment against Concubine Zhen that he would kill her at this time. I think it is related to the letter card that Cui Yugui presented not long ago. On that, it was a suggestion that Concubine Zhen should stay in the capital by herself, negotiate with foreigners, and take the opportunity to restore the throne. But I don't want the words to fall into Cui Yugui's hands, and now I'm afraid it has become her life-threatening talisman.

Cixi's eyes were cold, like an eagle falcon, "Emperor, you mean that you want to save Concubine Zhen's life, that is, do you think what she said makes sense?" After all, you are the emperor, if you have to say so, then I will sell you the favor and take her with me. Whether to take her or not, I'll listen to you. ”

The tone was cold, without the slightest emotion, which made Emperor Tianyou break out in a layer of cold sweat, and the mother-son relationship that was finally repaired will fall to the freezing point again. He knew in his heart that if he wanted to protect Concubine Zhen, most of them would not be able to do so, and he might end up causing trouble to his body. It has become a habit to see Jiwei a lot, and after thinking about it, the words of protecting Concubine Zhen did not dare to come out of his mouth anyway.

"Ask for Father's grace...... Grace her a ......"

"What's the matter? You mean! ”

"Grace to her a...... Scenery funeral. ”

Only then did Cixi show a smile: "Don't worry, I will not only give her a beautiful funeral, but also let her family benefit from her." This time, let's go hunting in the west, and only bring one concubine, since she has done her best, let's bring her sister Concubine Jin. She is very virtuous, she is a virtuous concubine, you should listen to her more. Also, try to let her give birth to a dragon seed for you, don't forget, you are a two-room family, you always have to fight hard, and if you have a descendant, I will justifiably abolish the eldest brother! ”

People outside the palace didn't know that the Empress Dowager Cixi was ready to escape, on the contrary, with the execution of the five ministers, it seemed that the imperial court had once again released a strong signal, and Dajin swore to fight with the Yiren to the end.

Li Bingheng took a break in the capital for two days, and the troops of the king of Qin from all walks of life have been completely dispatched, with 1,000 soldiers and horses from Zhao Guanhou's department, 3,000 soldiers from Jiangxi, and 2,000 Hunan troops raised by himself, totaling 6,000 soldiers and horses. In addition, there are 3,000 people in the Flying Tiger Regiment, 3,000 soldiers from the two battalions of Shenji and Hushen, and an army composed of 12,000 men and horses, which marched to Jinmen. Before leaving, the Flying Tiger Regiment made a request and asked the palace for a sword that was as sharp as clay, and attached seven kinds of utensils, including flags, flags, bottles, fans, rings, hooks, and cards, a total of eight treasures, as the purpose of the array.

An old master in the Flying Tiger Troupe, who is known as having profound mana, can win a lot of color as usual after performing magic powers such as spewing fire in his mouth and probing boiling oil in front of the stage. Although similar spells have been defeated countless times by guns outside Beitang and Dongjiaomin Lane, there are always people who believe that these spells are really effective. After His Majesty's resignation, Li Bingheng led his troops and horses, held high the sword and the three armies of the governor, and marched in the direction of Jinmen.

His formation was advancing in the form of walnuts and grapes, with the Flying Tiger Regiment at the front, and the Wuwei Right Army in the middle, which was responsible for supervising the Flying Tiger Regiment. This was followed by the two battalions of Shenji and Hushen, and the Jiangxi army was responsible for supervising these two battalions, and the Hunan army battalion was listed last, apparently all the departments of the governor to prevent the rupture.

However, when they camped that night, there was a large-scale escape time in the barracks of the Flying Tigers, and by dawn, there were 3,000 members of the Flying Tigers, and there were less than 1,200 people left. When these 3,000 people were chosen, they were all the most fierce and daring people in Beijing, and they were known for their murderous and ferocious Flying Tiger people.

It is said that most of them have human lives on their hands, and they kill Ermaozi and Sanmaozi without blinking. Its influence in the capital is bad, and it cannot be tortured. The purpose of taking them out of Beijing is not only to return the capital to a peaceful world, but also to borrow their blood and courage to fight with foreigners.

The Flying Tiger Regiment, who didn't want to be in the capital with boundless mana and looked at the foreign as an enemy, when they really needed to fight to the death with the foreigners' troops, even the old master who spit fire was gone. Li Bingheng didn't have time to digest this information, and the second information arrived, Zhao Guanhou, the commander of the artillery standard of the Wuwei Right Army, was missing, and the artillery standard did not listen to the transfer, and he had already left the team on his own to find his own commander......

At the same time, inside the city of Jinmen. The once prosperous and lively Jinmen has become a world of blood and fire at this time. The Yellow Dragon Banner and the Bagua Flag of the Flying Tiger Regiment and the Fujin Extinguishing Flag all fell to the ground, and the flags of the Taixi countries with different colors and patterns fluttered on the head of the city. (To be continued.) )