When the ministers heard Long Keduo's words, they were also very reasonable, not to mention that the prince entered the city, how could they deal with themselves? Once the crown prince takes control of the capital, the next step is to ascend the throne, will they be vassals or resist? Or run out of the city? All of these outcomes were unbearable for them.

Even if they are ministers, they are also the targets of the prince's purge, but sooner or later, resist, the end will be even worse, it is possible to be beheaded all over the house, and escape from the capital? Are the families and industries in the capital abandoned? As soon as they thought of the consequences, everyone immediately echoed and supported Roncodo.

Seeing the crowd of people, Li Guangdi glanced at Long Keduo quietly, and then looked at the two ministers who had never made a sound, and was very disdainful of this group of selfish and mediocre officials, but the expression on his face was unwavering, and when his voice was lowered, he said to Xiao Yongzao and Zhang Pengxi: "What do you two think?" ”

Zhang Pengxi groaned slightly, and said: "Judging from the prince's practice of holding the ministers and clan relatives hostage, he is very clear about the importance of these people to the Qing Dynasty to the throne, once he enters the city, the first step is naturally to control the soldiers and horses of the Beijing Division, and then he ascends the throne and occupies the righteous position, the country cannot be without a king for a day, the emperor falls into the water, and his whereabouts are unknown for several days.

Since it is justifiable and magnificent, how could the crown prince wantonly purge the Eighth Party and the Fourteenth Party before ascending the throne? This is tantamount to self-destructing the foundation. Even if it is to be purged, it will have to wait until the throne is consolidated, and it will never be the present!

After taking control of the capital, the crown prince will inevitably let go of the hostage ministers and clansmen in batches or in full, so that he will not hold a group of princes and ministers hostage to congratulate him on his accession to the throne, wouldn't that become a big joke?

As long as the crown prince relaxes his hostage to his ministers and clan relatives, he should have a chance to rescue him, and I agree with Li Zhongtang's proposal. ”

Li Guangdi and Zhang Pengxi are both standard-bearers of the 14th Party, and as soon as the two of them said this, Xiao Yongzao and Ninth Brother Yinyu couldn't help but be a little anxious, this good person can't let the 14th Party do it, and glanced at each other. Xiao Yongzao said loudly: "I also agree with Li Zhongtang's proposal, if we don't try to rescue the hosttive ministers and clan relatives, we can't stop the crown prince from ascending the throne."

The prince has a violent temperament, and the team and foundation established for decades have also been eradicated by the emperor, and most of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and the princes and clansmen are his old enemies. As you all know.

As for Lord Long's statement to prevent all the elder brothers from entering the city, the eighth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother can stop it. But there is no way to stop the prince from entering the city, so why not welcome the prince into the city cheerfully? ”

Long Keduo is really anxious now, don't use him as cannon fodder, right? He hurriedly said: "If the prince is welcomed into the city, how will the 20,000 soldiers of the Yamen, the commander of the infantry army, be placed?" You can't give it to the prince. Isn't the crown prince like a tiger? Where to start with the rescue of the hostage ministers and clansmen? ”

"Naturally, I won't give it to the prince." Li Guangdi said in a deep voice: "You lead these soldiers and horses with all the people present here to garrison the Fengtai camp. ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone was in one place, and they also wanted to feel the taste of being held hostage under house arrest? Long Keduo is ecstatic, with 20,000 horses in hand, why worry about not being valued by the Fourteenth Master?

Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu had a bitter face. This old thing is ruthless, one ring after another, today can be regarded as seeing the real chapter, and he pulled 20,000 soldiers and horses for the old fourteen. And it is glossy, and I can't find a reason to oppose it. It's a pity that the starling didn't try his best to pull this old guy into the Eighth Party.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Long Keduo was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, so he hurriedly and deliberately said: "The duty of the last general is to protect the Beijing Division, and this initiative to evacuate is not to leave his post without permission, in the future." If someone is held accountable, how will they defend themselves? ..., Roncodo asked so redundantly. Zhang Pengxi didn't know the reason, and immediately hammered it out. said: "This is a decision of the imperial court, you are just obeying orders, who dares to pursue you?" As he spoke, he looked at the fifth elder brother Yinqi, who had been silent, and said, "Fifth master, do you have any objections to this resolution?" ”

Although the fifth elder brother Yinqi is honest and cautious, his mind is very transparent, since Li Guangdi came, the situation suddenly changed greatly, and he can see it, this nine-door admiral Long Keduo is only afraid that he is also the old fourteen, and he can't help but sigh secretly, the old fourteen is powerful, although there are not many people in the fourteenth party, but they are all powerful characters, and every time there is a big change, they are all revealed, no wonder the old fourteen dared to enter Beijing with three thousand navies to grab the throne.

Hearing Zhang Pengxi's question, how could he be a wicked person, how could he leave room for himself, after a little silence, he said: "This king has no objection, but the family members of all of you here, as well as the ministers and heirs of the clan who were held hostage by the prince, it is best to take one out, in case of life changes, you can also save a little blood, this matter must be properly arranged." ”

"The fifth master is kind-hearted and far-reaching, which is really the blessing of the clan." Zhang Pengxi bowed down and said: "This matter, the lower official personally supervised and handled it. ”

Seeing that it was a foregone conclusion, Yinyu also said quite simply: "I have no objection, I don't know how to settle Li Zhongtang in the harem of the imperial city?" ”

"Temporarily move to Changchun Garden." Li Guangdi said without hesitation: "The Qing Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and the prince did not dare to risk the world's greatness and be openly rude to the emperor's concubines. ”

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The eighth elder brother Yinxi and Prince Yu Baotai led an army of 5,000 galloping all the way, twenty miles away from Beijing, and received a report that the inner and outer gates of the Beijing division were closed and heavily guarded.

After receiving the report, several people couldn't help muttering to themselves, what kind of fame did Lao Jiu make? Yesterday, he also scolded people and said that he would not make a mistake, but why is this the situation today, has there been a big change in the capital? After a little discussion, they set up camp five miles away from the city and sent people to inquire about the specific situation.

Fang set up camp, and the ninth elder brother Yinyu came with a few guards and horses, and as soon as they met, Yinyu said: "Starling, Jingshi, Tianjin has all moved. ”

Although he was anxious, Eighth Elder Brother Yinxi still said with a smile: "Go to the big tent of the Chinese army and tell me in detail, the prince's soldiers and horses are at least half a day away from us, and they should arrive tomorrow morning, so there is no need to worry." ”

When the group entered the big tent of the Chinese army, it was naturally inevitable to have some greetings, and after sitting down, Yinyu told the Chaoyangmen discussion as it was.

After Yinyu finished speaking, there was silence in the big tent, in the past two days, Yinyu thought most about how to buy people's hearts when he entered the city, and attracted soldiers and horses to control the capital, so as to prevent the prince from entering Beijing and ascending the throne.

Yin Yu couldn't help but secretly say ashamed, all along, he has been trying his best to win over the ministers and relatives, and he took the road of inviting people to buy people's hearts.

And the old fourteenth was safe and sound, and the move of leading three thousand navies into Beijing also surprised him, does the old fourteen's move mean that Kangxi has died? Or is Kangxi just seriously ill? Let the old fourteen lead troops into Beijing to stop the prince? After a little thought, it is impossible, if Kangxi is seriously ill, he will not let the old fourteen only take the navy, it is reasonable to let the old fourteen gather the battalions stranded in Tianjin, it seems that Kangxi is very likely to die.

After being silent for a long time, Ma Qi spoke: "Eighth Master, at this point, it is meaningless to enter Beijing, why don't you first station in the Fengtai camp, gather people and horses, and wait for the Fourteenth Master with peace of mind, and then it depends on the specific situation." ”

"That's all there is to it." Yin Yu nodded, and said in a deep voice: "In terms of rescuing the ministers and clansmen, we have lost the lead, let's take a break, plan well, and see how we can safely rescue the ministers and clansmen from the hands of the prince. "...," the eighth master said. Ma Qi bowed and said, "This is the old minister's negligence and thoughtlessness. ”

Yin Yu smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Why should Ma Zhongtang blame himself? Since the night change in Tianjin, you are tired day and night, how can you have room to worry? ”

"The eighth master is considerate, and it makes the old minister feel ashamed." Marzi replied.

Yinyu didn't want to say more about this, so he looked at Yinyu and asked, "How many soldiers and horses does Jingshi have now?" ”

When Yin Yu heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning, how many soldiers and horses are left in the Jingshi now? The pro-army battalion, the forward battalion, the tiger gun battalion, and the firearms battalion all went to Tianjin, and the three main battalions, the guard battalion and the Xiaocai battalion, also went to a part, and the infantry battalion must have returned to the old fourteenth, and after a moment of silence, he said: "There are more than 27,000 soldiers and horses left in the guard battalion and the Xiaocai battalion, and there are also three banners of the Internal Affairs Office, and the strength is about 8,000. ”

After a little hesitation, he continued: "I have tried all these generals of the army and horses, and there is almost no possibility of winning them over. I have ordered the Oro Dai to gather the servants in the mansions of the clans, and we can gather about 2,000 people. In addition, the officials of the Eight Parties, the family members of the clan, and the heirs of the clan, I also brought him out. ”

Hearing that the heirs of their respective families had been brought out, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the tenth elder brother smiled and said: "Brother Jiu's hand can be regarded as relieving everyone's worries. ”

Yin Yu also smiled: "It is not only to solve the worries, but also to accumulate people's hearts!" ”

Yin Yu continued: "Starling, the three banners of the military camp and the internal affairs office are all in the inner city, and the 16,000 people of the Xiaocai battalion are stationed in the Fengtai camp, the soldiers and horses in our hands are originally from the Xiaocai battalion, and they are stationed in the Fengtai camp, will they be taken back by several presidential ministers of the Xiaocai battalion?" ”

"Ninth brother doesn't need to worry." Prince Yu Baotai said disapprenously: "These 5,000 soldiers and horses are all Oro Dai's pro-confidants, and the emperor has not appointed a new presidential minister, and the four presidential ministers are also restrained by each other on weekdays, with Oro Dai here, in the short term, they dare not make up their minds, not to mention that it is an extraordinary period, who eats the bear's heart and leopard gall, and dares to take the tiger's mouth?" ”