The 29th year of Daoguang is really a helpless and difficult year for the master of Fengtian Xing Palace.

In the past 28 years of Daoguang, the Qing Dynasty lost 200 years of ancestral business, and also lost the face and body of the ancestors and ancestors. If it was originally in this battle for the survival of the Qing Dynasty, there was still a king who died and could leave the last bit of dignity for the panicked Qing Dynasty. Then the exact news of Emperor Daoguang's capture reached Shengjing. Even if the sky of Fengtian Xinggong fell, the future king of the Qing Dynasty, General Sheng Jing, Prince Gong Yixin was completely dumbfounded.

His great emperor Ama actually did not become the first emperor after the fall of Beijing, and enjoyed the admiration and worship of future generations - before the news of Daoguang's capture came, the Fengtian Palace had already prepared a temple number for Emperor Daoguang, Emperor Yi Zonglie of the Great Qing Dynasty. What a temple number, what an inspiring Emperor Yi Zonglie!

These days, the loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty who are discussing in the Dazheng Hall of Fengtianxing Palace have all carried a handful of pepper noodles, and they are ready to cry and mourn when the news of the death of Emperor Yi Zonglie of the Great Qing Dynasty comes.

But who would have thought that the appearance of a black-and-white photo would turn the good Emperor Yi Zonglie into Emperor Huizong - this black-and-white photo was brought to Shengjing by the British minister Ali Guo, and the photo showed Emperor Daoguang who had lost his left arm and was wearing civilian clothes, and Emperor Daoguang was accompanied by two officials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom who looked fierce!

As soon as this photo came out, the whole Shengjing was dumbfounded. Emperor Daoguang is not dead, but he is the first army of the Qing Dynasty who ruled the world with filial piety. It also forced Prince Gong, who had just begun to be the master of the house in Shengjing, to a dilemma.

He's a dutiful son! How can you watch Huang Ama suffer at the hands of Cantonese bandits? Can a filial son be like this? I can't bear to watch my father suffer alive, so I naturally have to find a way to "invite back Daoguang", and there seems to be only one way to "invite back". It is to make peace with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Surrender all the customs territory. Be honest as a "Northern Qing", and don't expect anything to restore your ancestors.

In fact, this Qing Dynasty has fallen to the point where it is now, what kind of recovery can we talk about? The population under the three generals of Shengjing, Heilongjiang and Jilin is less than 1 million, and many of them are old and weak women and children and Han people who are exiled from the Guannei, and the troops that can be mobilized are only about 70,000 or 80,000.

As for the nomadic Eight Banners in the Mongolian steppe, I don't remember the kindness of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty for a long time. Being able to barely listen to the seal and not listen to the tune is already extremely face-saving. It is not necessary to expect them to send troops to fight the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

And even if these Mongols were willing to help, Prince Gong would not be able to send troops, because he had no military pay; Second, there is no military rations; If there is no ammunition, the whole thing is an empty shelf.

It is unbelievable to say that among the 1.2 million people under Prince Gong's command, less than 400,000 are obliged to pay taxes for the Qing Dynasty, while there are as many as 800,000 ancestral people who can enjoy tax exemption! This gang of Eight Banners Uncles is now willing to pay the flag, and it is already a big discovery of conscience, how can they still be expected to become the source of food and salary in the Qing Dynasty? Moreover, these sub-banner people are also the source of the Manchu army. Almost all the strong men were conscripted into the army, and most of the banner fields assigned to them showed no traces of reclamation - although the soil of Manchuria was fertile. However, it will take some effort to turn wasteland and woodland into arable land that can grow crops. But now that spring plowing is imminent, the cultivated land has not been reclaimed, so naturally we cannot expect the autumn harvest.

Fortunately, there is still some grain in the Three Generals' Mansions in the Northeast, and the palaces of various kings also have grain in the Zhuangzi in the Northeast, and they can still support it for a while. Prince Gong was moved by affection and reason, and persuaded the princes and nobles of the royal palaces who had retreated to the customs to donate the silver scavenged in the customs and buy grain at high prices everywhere. It's better to deal with the difficulties in front of you first, and then cheer yourself up.

But just when the hearts of the banner people gradually perked up, the bad news that Emperor Daoguang was captured was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and it happened to hit Prince Gong's head Yixin.

Fengtian Palace, Phoenix Tower.

The tallest building in Shenyang is the residence of Prince Gong Yixin, and compared to the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Fengtian Palace is like a big mess, and it is also crowded with the concubines and children of the Daoguang Emperor who have withdrawn from the city. When these people were in Beijing, they were all pampered, but now they are frugal and thrifty, of course, it is difficult to adapt, and they cry all day long. Prince Gong didn't have much to do with them, so he had to go up to the Phoenix Tower to hide.

It's just that this purity can be avoided, and the calamity that falls from the sky can't be avoided. As soon as the news of Emperor Daoguang's injury and capture reached Fengtianxing Palace, Yixin, Yixin, Yicheng, and Yiyun hugged their brothers and cried - the brothers are all filial sons, and Lao Tzu is dead, and now he is captured alive and humiliated alive, so how can his brothers be embarrassed?

"Sixth brother, sixth brother, fourth brother, please ask you, you have to invite Huang Ama back if you say anything...... Huang Ama usually hurts you the most, you can't ignore Huang Amma! ”

The one who cried the most fiercely was of course the fourth elder brother, and among the sons of Emperor Daoguang, he was the best at crying. But today's crying is not disguised, people are really filial sons. This Emperor of Light is a faint monarch in the court, but he is a loving father at home. There is no contradiction between the adultery of the lord and the filial piety of the father and the son.

"Fourth, sixth brother, I also want to invite Huang Ama back, but ...... But how to return the invitation? Do you really want to negotiate peace with the Cantonese bandits? The Cantonese bandits have just dug up the tombs of our ancestors and ancestors! ”

Prince Gong Yixin said to Yi Su with tears in his eyes: "Minister Ali Guo said that if we want to invite back Emperor Ama, we must give up all the territory in the pass to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the Great Wall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is the boundary......

"Sixth, that's not bad. We have reached the current point in the Qing Dynasty, and we still dare to expect to restore the ancestral industry? "The one who told the truth was the prince of Yi, who was only six days younger than Yisu - if in terms of the time of fertilization of the egg, he was older than Yisu, but Yisu was born prematurely, and Yicheng was born at term.

"Fifth brother...... Yi Xin looked at his brother who didn't keep the door open, and sighed, "Where else do we have in the Qing Dynasty?" The territory in the Guannai is Lin Zexu, Qi Liaozao, Xu Jishe and Zeng Guofan! They all regard the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom as enemies, how can they be willing to hand over their territory to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? ”

"Sixth brother, they refuse to return, we can't help but agree to the request of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and now it is our Ama who has been plundered by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!" Prince Yi said with tears in his eyes, "Sixth brother, we agreed to the request of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, even if we have fulfilled the filial piety of the Son of Man." The faceless one does not listen...... That's their infidelity! ”

Prince Gong Yixin was silent for a moment, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! According to the fifth brother, I will gather my ministers later, announce peace with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and invite the emperor back no matter what! ”

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"Your Majesty! The king...... News from Beijing, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom took Beijing, Emperor Daoguang was captured and became a prisoner! ”

At the same time, in the conference room where Shanghai's big tomorrow was walking, Luo Zenan received a report from Jinyiwei, and shouted after looking at it.

On a long Western-style table in the conference room, a map of the Central Plains is spreading, including the situation in Shandong, Henan, Huaibei and other three provinces. The situation is very grim, Kaifeng, the capital of Henan Province, Suiyang, an important town in eastern Henan, and Xuchang, an important town in central Henan, have all been seized by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the Taiping army's troops have been directed at Zhu Ming's Huaibei Province!

Zhu Ming's Huaibei governor and admiral, Fengtai Marquis Miao Peilin was standing respectfully beside the Great Tomorrow, introducing the latest situation in the Central Plains. He arrived in Shanghai by boat last night, and was summoned to arrive early this morning to meet Zhu Jishi.

"Daoguang captured?" Hearing Luo Zenan's words, Zhu Jishi was taken aback, "When did it happen?" ”

"It's the first day of the new year! Beijing was broken by the Taiping Army on the first day of the Lunar New Year! "Rozenando.

"It's been a month!" Zhu Jishi took a breath, "Yang Xiuqing has blocked this news for at least 20 days!" He...... What do you want to do? (To be continued......)