Chapter 280: The Emperor's Assassination
Anqian left Beijing and Guangxu did not see her off, but Guangxu had someone secretly escort Anqian back to Guangzhou all the way. Not only that, but there have always been people in Guangxu in Guangzhou who protect and pay attention to Anqian's every move. Ancy knew about this but didn't say anything, the wanderers around her had been taught a lesson by the man in black, and some men who had shown their love for her were threatened by the man in black, which would be strange if she didn't understand what was going on.
This time the emperor toured south, and it was rumored in the market that the emperor was going south to meet his lover privately. Annsy understands that the rumored emperor's lover is her. The emperor arranged for people to protect himself and cut off his normal interactions with other men, that is, to treat her as his own woman. The relationship between himself and the emperor has long been known to the world since the emperor's southern tour. But has the relationship between himself and the emperor really reached that point?
The emperor wrote a letter to himself, and the letter clearly wrote: The reason why all the concubines of the palace were expelled from the palace was to wait for the real mistress of the palace. If he was just Young Master Li Ming, how could he bear not to see him, but he was the emperor......
The queen, the mother of a country, the mother of the world. But she also understands that the queen who seems to be high above is just a canary locked in a cage of gold wire. That kind of life is not what he wants, and besides, the emperor must be full of people and his own Han people, even if the emperor breaks through the etiquette and marries himself back to the palace, he will not be able to become the queen. The emperor still wants to marry the queen, although he is a little disappointed in his heart, but the emperor once favored Concubine Zhen is another example. When he enters the palace, can the emperor really spoil himself like a concubine? Besides, I really don't want to go into that golden wire cage, I really don't want to. But how did the emperor give it up? I can't help it. The corners of Anxi's eyes were wet.
Also entangled is An's father, who is sitting opposite Anqian. In Guangzhou, although the An family is not a famous family, it is also a solid and kind family on the ground in Guangzhou. A year ago, he had heard rumors that Anqian was in the capital and the current emperor under the pseudonym Li Ming. He didn't care at all. Biyi's daughter has grown up, and her daughter is excellent in appearance and knowledge, and it is common for some men to love her. But when Young Master Li Ming's true identity was revealed, An's father was always nervous, especially after the emperor's southern tour, Guangzhou City simply rumored that the emperor's southern tour was to marry An Qian.
While these are all rumors, sometimes rumors can be very powerful. Since the emperor's southern tour. Both the local gentry and the government have come to visit the government. In particular, the official visit of Tan Zhonglin, the governor of Liangguang, seemed to confirm the rumor that the emperor was going to formally propose marriage on the occasion of his southern tour.
There was silence in the room, and Father Ann and Ann Qian sat on chairs facing each other, watching their daughter bow her head and fiddle with the corners of her skirt. Father An didn't know what to say, just kept smoking a cigarette. The father and daughter didn't say a word, and sat quietly for more than half an hour.
An's father considered himself an open-minded father, and sent his daughter to study in the West when she was young. in the country. Open a factory to do business with foreigners. Buying a property in the concession...... Although I don't feel that I dare to be the first in the world, at least I am not lagging behind. But what I never imagined was that my daughter went to the capital to study and came back, but she could also make such a big deal by herself. Is this a good fortune or a curse? Although the old man has been through the ups and downs for a long time, he doesn't have the slightest idea in his heart? That's the emperor, the emperor is easy to mess with? But his daughter just got into trouble. In the face of the emperor, is he a little kinder or a little more faceless, or simply pose as a minion? How to deal with the priorities and proportions in this...... The ups and downs of settling down for decades have never been so difficult. I was stumped by my daughter.
The servants of the household were still cleaning the courtyard. In order to prepare for the emperor, but the back hall was quiet. Mother An could only quietly look at the closed door of the back hall and sigh. Although she can ask about this daughter's marriage, as a mother, this is related to the emperor, but it is not something that she can ask about as a woman. Mother An could only ask the servants in the house to calm their hands and feet, and not to affect the conversation between the father and daughter in the house.
The father and daughter sat like that. Finally, Father An put down the cigarette in his hand and sighed deeply: "Qian'er, you know me, my father is not so stubborn and old-fashioned. When you were young, you said that you wanted to go to the United States to study and practice, and your father sent you there. You said that you wanted to go to the capital to study, and by the way, you wanted to see and understand, but your mother disagreed, but my father and I didn't even refute it, so I still sent you there. It is said that children should listen to their parents' orders for marriage, and you say that you want to find your own wishful husband, and your father does not know how many people who have come to your relatives, and everything is for you to do according to your preferences. It is said that my daughter is as beautiful as a flower, and her knowledge is comparable to that of men. Originally, having a daughter like you should be a blessing for a father, which is enough for any son, but you just found the current emperor. You have been depressed for half a year since you came home from the capital, and your father can't bear it, but what can you say as a father. Father wants you to be happy, but he doesn't want you to be locked up in that golden wire cage one day. ”
Anqian, who was already in chaos, blurted out when she heard her father's last sentence: "My daughter will never enter the Forbidden City!" "That's a lot to say.
"If you don't enter the Forbidden City, then what are you doing with the emperor? As rumored in the market, is he the emperor's lover? If so, I'd rather strangle you now, as if I never gave birth to your daughter. As he spoke, Father An suddenly became stern: "How can my daughter follow others without a name or share, even if he is the emperor." ”
"Daddy—" Ancy cried, and could no longer hold back her cries on her father's lap. Father An kindly stroked his daughter's hair, again and again.
Finally waited for Anqian to stop crying, and An's father comforted him softly: "I'm just a daughter like you, as long as you're happy." You don't have to think too much, if you don't like the emperor's father, tell the emperor to stop beating my daughter's idea. Even if the emperor wants to kill my father, my father will fight for his life to ensure my daughter's safety. ”
"No, no......" Ancy crawled on her father's lap, but didn't know what to say.
"Then you really like the emperor." Father An sighed: "Bad fate, bad fate." This is the fate of my home. As the Son of Heaven. There are seventy-two concubines in three palaces, six courtyards, and three thousand beauties in the harem, and there are so many women in the emperor. Now the emperor may favor you for a while. When you are old and decrepit, what can you do except sit in the cold palace? What's more, the emperor must be Manchurian and we are Han, and this law that Manchu and Han do not intermarry cannot be broken even if the emperor can't break it. As he spoke, Father An also burst into tears, just stroked his daughter's hair over and over again and said, "My poor daughter—"
However, in Guangxu's view, these are not problems, and the ancestral system or anything can no longer restrict Guangxu. Doesn't the ancestral system also say that the Manchu ministers are greater than the Hanchens, there are few Manchu ministers in the Guangxu Dynasty today, and there are no prime ministers who have never been there. Or Han Chinese.
In the dense forest of Huanghuagang, Huang Xing quietly climbed on the gun and watched the Qing Emperor's guards impose martial law on both sides of the road. But he didn't go up the mountain to search, and then Emperor Qing's car slowly appeared in his field of vision. Huang Xing hugged the gun tightly, and it was difficult to calm down in his heart. This is a great opportunity, and the dream of expelling Dalu and republicizing China is about to come true.
Huang Xing deeply understood. He only had a chance to shoot. Just when he was still worried about the Qing Emperor's carriage being too big but not knowing where to hit. In his sight, the Qing Emperor actually poked his head out of the carriage, and seemed to be watching the surrounding scenery with great interest. It's not very real from a distance, but the dragon robe and dragon crown, and the face of the Qing Emperor who remembered it can't be wrong. Huang Xing took a deep breath and forcibly calmed down his excitement. Crawl gently on the muzzle of the gun and put his eyes on the sight, and then put the head of the captive chief in the sight.
A "pop" sound of a gunshot rang out, startling countless birds in the forest.
Huang Xing saw it very clearly, and he hit the head of the chieftain. He was sure that the chief had been knocked back into the carriage by the force of the bullet. At this moment, he couldn't help but cheer. It was as if he had seen a new republic.
The sound also alarmed the soldiers of the guard who were guarding the emperor. Some of the soldiers quickly gathered around the carriage with their guns in hand, and many more rushed towards the place where the gunfire and cheers were heard. The Gunslinger was a young Assassin, and his cheers made the soldiers confirm his correct position.
The chaotic footsteps and shouts of the soldiers woke up Huang Xing, who was still in a state of excitement, and Huang Xing took a look at it and realized that he had been exposed. Countless soldiers were surrounding him from all sides. Huang Xing picked up the gun in a panic and turned around and fled deeper into the dense forest.
Huang Xing is not the opponent of these veterans who have survived the life and death of the battlefield, he does not know how to hide, he will only flee in a panic, and he drives the shaking of the grass forest around him, so that the soldiers quickly surround him. Although Huang Xing is trained in gunfire, he only shoots fixed targets, and he has not yet had time to be trained to attack moving targets in fast motion. The last four bullets were all fired, but not even the other party was hit. Even though the opponent's marksmanship was accurate, he still shuttled through the dense jungle, but he was still shot in the thigh, and he was captured alive with a wound in the leg.
Huang Xing didn't feel the slightest frustration, so he stood up with a resolute face holding on to the tree. Facing the Qing soldiers who gathered around, they laughed: "The Qing Emperor is dead, and the Manchu Qing is about to fall." You and I are both Han Chinese, so why should we work hard for Dalu and join the revolution and the new republic. ”
Huang Xing's impassioned persuasion had no effect, except for the soldiers pausing slightly when they heard that the emperor was dead, and then returning to Huang Xing for more brutal revenge. The rude body search and tighter ropes didn't scare Huang Xing at all, but Huang Xing was laughing.
Finally, the soldier couldn't listen to it anymore, and the butt of the gun, his fists and feet were put together, and he finally stopped Huang Xing's laughter. Huang Xing's face was full of blood, showing such hideousness, but it still couldn't hide the perseverance on his face.
The soldiers searched the surrounding woodland, and after confirming that they found no trace of Ren He, they dragged Huang Xing, who was tied up, and quickly turned around, not caring about Huang Xing, who was being dragged to the ground, snorting and screaming when he was hit by the stones on the ground. The soldiers rushed into the woods as soon as the shots rang out, not knowing anything about the Emperor's situation, and when they rushed over to capture the Assassins, they wanted to capture the Assassins alive so that they could be tortured to find out how many Assassins there were. Now the only assassin claims to have killed the emperor, and if the emperor really has an accident, they as guards may be more than lucky.
At the same time, after receiving the information urgently delivered by Zheng Huan, the Central Guard Brigade and the soldiers of the Second Mountain Regiment quickly surrounded the assassins who tried to ambush the emperor, and for a time the entire city of Guangzhou was loud and loud. These four ambushes are not assassins like Huang Xing who are suddenly ready to be alone, the four ambushers are all well-prepared teams, they have six guns in one team, and they are far more well-trained than Huang Xing. However, as soldiers, the Qing soldiers not only had an absolute superiority in numbers, but also had more ferocious firepower. But even so, it took several people killed and many injured to kill all four assassins. There is no need to keep a living mouth, this is an order from the emperor himself, because Zheng Huan is here, and there is no need for these people's confessions.
The sound of gunfire in and around the city not only frightened every passer-by in Guangzhou, but also spread into Anfu. What's going on out there? Father An helped up An Qian, who had stopped crying, and was about to go out to have a look, but after a panic outside the door, Mother An pushed open the door and said with a panicked face: "When the gunshots rang out in the city, the housekeeper went out to check. He just came to report that the emperor was assassinated by an assassin on the way to the palace, and that is, Huanghuagang. ”
"What? The emperor was assassinated? Father An, who had just stood up, didn't have time to speak, and Ann Qian asked anxiously, "How is the emperor?" Is he hurt? I'm going to see him. ”
"Stop. Do you want the reserve of your daughter's family? Father An stopped An Qian, who was about to run out: "Since the emperor was assassinated on the way to his home, no matter what happened, someone would always bring a message." Akane sat down and waited. ”
An Qian's anxious face and flustered look when she heard that the emperor was assassinated could not deceive An's father and mother. They were also young, and now they can see from their daughter's face that her daughter really likes the emperor. They sighed at the same time, and could only shake their heads when they looked at their daughter's panicked expression.
What they didn't know was that Yang Dongzi, who was in the royal guard battalion, was stunned at the moment when he looked at the open carriage. In the carriage, the emperor in a dragon robe fell crookedly in the carriage, and the dragon crown fell aside. Although the emperor's backward head was invisible, the emperor lying inside was motionless, and blood had slowly flowed out of the carriage. Yang Dongzi seemed to hear the sound of blood seeping through the floor of the carriage and dripping on the ground.
It's over, it's all over. Yang Dongzi originally thought that this was just an ordinary trip, and all the assassins who were ambushed by the four routes had already been mastered, and the emperor's route to Huanghuagang was also temporarily decided by the emperor this morning. Someone leaked the emperor's whereabouts, and this person was hiding by the emperor's side. Who is he? How can we explain this situation now?
Huang Xing was escorted over, and he couldn't help but laugh when he saw the situation inside the carriage. The blood in his mouth couldn't stop laughing: "Chief Capture, I didn't expect you to have today." Hahahahahaha-" (To be continued......)