Compared with Zhu Ming's "anti-imperialist and anti-feudal" approach, the Taiping army's attitude towards the bannermen and Manchu officials was much more violent, usually killing them when caught, saving waste of food. However, there are exceptions, such as Li Xiucheng's army will not kill and surrender, but will concentrate the prisoners - of course, this matter is agreed by Yang Xiuqing, otherwise Li Xiucheng would not dare to act without permission, after all, Yang Xiuqing had already ordered to kill all the demons in Beijing.

Therefore, Li Xiucheng had a lot of prisoners in his hands, hundreds of them, escorted by a thousand Taiping soldiers wrapped in red cloth, and sent to Yang Xiuqing's Chinese army in the Temple of Heaven.

Several eunuchs from the Old Summer Palace had been summoned to the Temple of Heaven, and Yang Xiuqing ordered them to inspect the prisoners one by one to verify their identity. But before the eunuchs could confirm the identity of the captives, they introduced themselves first.

"Traitor, just come and kill, the master is Guerjia. Wenzhong! ”

"Your grandfather and I don't change his name, he doesn't change his surname, it's Hesheri. Engcheng! ”

"Traitor, this official is Guerjia. Live a long life, and I won't let you go if I am a ghost......"

"Reverse ...... Traitor! I, Lu Zhaoqi, was born as a Qing minister, died as a Qing ghost, my Lu family is a loyal martyr, and I will leave a name in history! ”

It's not bad, I didn't kneel and beg for mercy! It seems that these Qing servants under the feet of the Son of Heaven are still a little iron-clad. Although he said beautiful words, his legs and stomachs were trembling.

Hearing these loyal ministers scolding, the generals around Yang Xiuqing were all angry, and they waited for the king of the east to give an order, and dragged them out one by one to unload them.

"Quick, untie them!" Yang Xiuqing smiled and waved his hand, "Let's put them all back in the inner city." ”

"His Royal Highness the King of the East......"

Generally, the East Hall Wenwu immediately changed color. They all looked at Yang Xiuqing with surprised eyes. Those are the leaders of the Qing Demons. How can you let it go? Isn't this a return to the mountains!

Yang Xiuqing said with a smile: "My Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is now the 18 provinces of the Han people. It's not to kill the Qing demon, the British envoy Ali Guo has come forward to mediate...... Maybe tomorrow Daoguang Lao'er will be able to think about it and take the flag people in Beijing out of the customs. In the future, we and the Qing Dynasty, one will live inside the pass and the other will live outside the pass, and the well water will not interfere with the river water. Why kill so many people now and make such mortal enemies? ”

His words were all spoken in the official dialect of Guangxi, and most of the prisoners present could barely understand it.

"His Royal Highness the King of the East. If you don't kill a little more now, I'm afraid that the Qing Demon will make a comeback in the future! The surrounding officials of the East Temple persuaded again.

"Comeback?" Yang Xiuqing said with a smile, "The Russians are in their north, the Ming is in our south, the Qing Dynasty will be our northern barrier in the future, and we are the Great Wall in the south of the Qing Dynasty. This is not only the meaning of the king, but also the meaning of the British Empire. ”

The officials in the east hall wanted to persuade again, but Yang Xiuqing ordered the release again. Of course, Li Xiucheng didn't dare to slack off, so he could only have people send all the captives to be tied up and then escorted out of Lu and released.

……

"That's what Yang Zhixiu really said?"

"Go back to the emperor. That's what Yang Wei really said. ”

The Forbidden City, inside the Palace of Nourishing the Heart. Guerjia who was put back by Yang Xiuqing. Changshou was kneeling on the ground, crying and reporting to Emperor Daoguang about his capture and release.

Mu Zhang'a knelt in Guerja. Longevity is beside him, waiting for Longevity to finish talking. Mu Zhang'a hurriedly enlightened Emperor Daoguang, who was bent on martyrdom in Beijing.

"Your Majesty, the slave thinks that what Yang Rey said is true. The land of the Central Plains has been divided for a long time since ancient times, although now Zhu is in the south and the Guangdong bandits are in the north, but in the end it will be unified. As long as I retreat outside the customs of the Qing Dynasty, I will not belong to the Central Plains, and I can sit and watch the two thieves fight. The so-called two tigers compete, one dead and one injured, my Qing Dynasty may not have a comeback. ”

Mu Zhang'a's words are true. In China, the idea of great unification has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and neither Zhu Ming nor the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will consider sharing the world equally with their opponents. Therefore, once the Manchu Qing withdrew from the Central Plains, Zhu Ming and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would be mortal rivals in the struggle for the world. The Manchu Qing Dynasty had its roots beyond the Great Wall, and although it was also a land of China, it was not a core territory. Historically, it is not unheard of when China was separated and a separate country was established. And before the Central Plains heroes fight a great unification by themselves, no one will transfer the main force to the land outside the Saiwai, and miss the great cause of chasing the Central Plains. Therefore, it is reasonable that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did not want to fight with the Manchus outside the customs after taking Beijing......

"Is the ancestral foundation of the Qing Dynasty just lost? The Chongzhen Emperor of the Han people all knew that the king of the Dao Dynasty was dead, could I be worse than that Chongzhen? ”

Emperor Daoguang's fluttering tone when he said this was undoubtedly a death sentence to Mu Zhang'a's ears. Daoguang is already in his last years, and his health is not good, and he can't live for a few days when he goes to Guanwai, and when he dies, he asks for a posthumous name. But there are still more than 100,000 people in the inner city of Beijing! Do you want to bury Daoguang with you? Most of them are flag people! How many flag people are together? From the chaos in Daoguang 27 years to the present, there are almost 200,000 gone, and the tens of thousands of remnants in the hands of King Hui and Seng Lingqin are isolated in Henan, and I don't know if there is any hope for Lu Dao to return to the outside of the customs, if nearly 70,000 or 80,000 banner people in Beijing die again, more than 300,000 people will be gone!

And most of these 300,000 people are young and strong, and they are going to be thrown in the pass, how many soldiers are available to Prince Gong? How good is that?

"Your Majesty, the minions think that the situation in the customs of the Qing Dynasty has not yet reached a time of complete despair, and there is still a chance to turn the tide."

The one who spoke was Guerjia, who had just been released back by Yang Xiuqing. Longevity, in his forties, with a white face and beard, a pair of squinted eyes, a little scheming when he looks at it.

"Still have a chance to turn the tide?" Emperor Daoguang stayed in Beijing, first, he wanted to fight for Prince Gong Yixin, so that he could gain a firm foothold outside the Guan; The second is to leave a posthumous name of the Son of Heaven who died in Sheji. I don't really believe that Beijing Jiancheng can turn the defeat around.

But Gualca. Longevity has another good strategy: "Does the emperor remember the battle between Shangdang County Shoufeng Ting and Changping in Korea during the Warring States Period?" ”

How Daoguang didn't know about the battle between Dao Feng Ting and Changping. If it weren't for Feng Ting leading Shangdang County to surrender to Zhao, the historical Battle of Qin and Zhao Changping might not have happened. The meaning of longevity is to re-enact a scene of Feng Ting's throwing Zhao according to the gourd painting. regarded half of Henan as a party and lured Zhu Ming to fight with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. This Henan is the confidant of the Central Plains, and those who have won the Central Plains since ancient times have the world, how can Zhu Ming resist the temptation to take Henan? And the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has only come to this day after a hundred difficult battles, how can Zhu Ming be allowed to snatch the fruits of victory again and again?

If Zhu Ming and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom started a war in Henan, it would not be a matter of deciding the outcome for a while. Maybe it will last for several years, and the Manchus are still afraid that they won't be able to breathe?

"Feng Ting, the Battle of Changping ......" Emperor Daoguang thought for a moment, and suddenly slapped the table and shouted. Coup! Coup! Longevity, if you are the pillar of my Qing Dynasty, I will order you to go to Kaifeng to spread my will as the minister of the Qin. Mu Zhang'a, let's make a move, let King Hui and Seng Greenqin lead their troops to retreat to Shandong, and give Henan to Zhu Ming. ”

"Your Majesty, there is no way for Changshou to go out of the city now, unless we and the Cantonese bandits ...... Peace. Seeing the opportunity, Mu Zhang'a hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, the servant suggested pretending to negotiate peace with the Cantonese bandits, and promised to retreat to the outside of the pass. Not only the soldiers and civilians in Beijing had to retreat, but also the soldiers and horses in Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places had to retreat to the outside of the city. With this reason, our Qin mission was able to go out of Beijing to Kaifeng to see King Hui and Monk Beile. ”

Now the inner city of Beijing has been defended by the Taiping army, without the consent of the Taiping army, Emperor Daoguang's Qincha will not be able to take half a step in Beijing, and no matter how good the plan is, it will be in vain.

"Then ...... Make peace with the Cantonese bandits! Mu Zhang'a, you are the minister of the council and the minister, and you are fully responsible for this matter! Emperor Daoguang finally relented and handed over the matter of peace to Mu Zhang'a.

Of course, the peace negotiations were fake, and even if the negotiations were really completed, Emperor Daoguang would not dare to leave the inner city of Beijing with more than 100,000 Qing soldiers and bannermen. These people are based on a strong city, and they can hold out for a while, and if they want to get out of the city, once the Taiping army breaks the contract, more than 100,000 people will be wiped out! (To be continued......)