The news that Monk Greenqin was defeated and lost under the city of Huai'an, and that all the 300,000 troops were annihilated in the process of rout and escape, spread all over the world as quickly as wings, not only scared Shengbao who was stationed in Linyi half to death, but also fled to Jinan with his troops overnight, but also plunged the Qing court into a panic.

Especially Emperor Xianfeng, who was originally still in high spirits, just waited for the good news from the front, and then exterminated the short hair, swept away the spear, and became the minister of Zhongxing in the Qing Dynasty again, who knew that it didn't take long to be happy, and immediately poured a basin of cold water, giving him such a bad news that couldn't be worse.

"Bastard, asshole!" After the ministers retreated, Emperor Xianfeng swept all the folds on the desk with one hand, "Monk Greenqin misunderstands the country, Monk Greenqin misunderstands the country!" I want it, I want to make a decree...... cough cough cough ...... Ahem, ahem, ahem! ”

"Majesty!" Seeing that Emperor Xianfeng was coughing non-stop, Concubine Yi, who had just been ordered to rush over, was shocked, and hurriedly ran over a few steps and patted Xianfeng's back gently, "Your Majesty is angry, you are angry, your body is still important!" ”

"I ...... Ahem. After coughing a few times again, Emperor Xianfeng took down the handkerchief that covered his mouth, and found that the handkerchief was actually stained with a trace of blood, and his face immediately turned white, so that his body was a little shaky.

"Majesty!" Concubine Yi shouted, immediately supported Emperor Xianfeng, and then shouted in a louder voice, "Quick, quickly pass on the imperial doctor, pass the imperial doctor!" ”

After some hecticism, the imperial doctor prescribed a pair of traditional Chinese medicine to Emperor Xianfeng, and then washed it with deer blood, and after drinking the traditional Chinese medicine taken with deer blood, Emperor Xianfeng, who was lying on the bed, finally had a little ruddy again.

After sitting up again, Emperor Xianfeng sighed and said in a weak tone: "Except for Concubine Yi, you all step down!" ”

After the eunuchs and palace maids all retreated according to the order, Emperor Xianfeng suddenly had tears in the corners of his eyes, and actually cried: "Regret not at the beginning, regret not at the beginning!" If I had listened to you, I would have taken it slowly. Not so much! It's all because I'm too anxious, too anxious! ”

"Your Majesty, don't blame yourself," Concubine Yi hurriedly comforted, "The matter has not yet reached the point of no return, and I am not without the power to fight back." ”

"It's gone, it's gone!" Emperor Xianfeng burst into tears, "The 300,000 troops of Seng Lingqin are our last elite, but they still can't withstand the blow of the short-haired Li Yi, and now the capital is empty, where can we still have soldiers and horses to stop them." Win the insurance? Hum. His ability to escape is top-notch, but he doesn't dare to fight Shorthair at all! ”

"Your Majesty, although Shengbao's attack is insufficient, after all, there are still 30,000 soldiers and horses, and he has confronted Shorthair no matter what he says, and he is familiar with Shorthair's reality and reality, if he is called back to defend with all his might, he still has some ability." Concubine Yi whispered, "And." It's not that we don't have any other soldiers and horses, not to mention the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, have you forgotten Wenxiang's new army? ”

"Wenxiang's new army?" Emperor Xianfeng frowned, "The new army is only five thousand people. And it's only been two months since the army was formed, how can it resist the army of shorthair? ”

"Your Majesty, it's true that the new army can't be used for the time being, but have you forgotten who helped us train the new army?" Concubine Yi reminded again.

"Who helped us...... You mean the Russians? Emperor Xianfeng's eyes immediately widened. You mean, let the Russians send troops to help us? No, how could the Russians send troops to help us. Besides, they may not be willing to agree. ”

"Hey, Your Majesty, the Russians may not send troops directly, but they just need to send envoys to Shorthair's place to mediate." When Concubine Yi said this, she lowered her voice and said, "If the Russians come forward, let's find the British and the French, and let them put pressure on Li Yongji, presumably it is okay to sue for peace temporarily." No matter what, Li Yongji also relied on the support of foreigners to have the arrogance he has now, if he let foreigners suppress him, he will not dare to persecute us too much. ”

"Let the foreigners put pressure on Li Yongji and make peace?" Emperor Xianfeng's eyelids jumped, and he suddenly said loudly, "I, how can I make peace with a gang of anti-thieves!" ”

"Your Majesty, the world changes in time, and endure him for a while." Concubine Yi continued to persuade, "When we recover our vitality, when the recruits have been trained, we can just fight them." Taizu also endured for many years back then, and this is the last world. Now that the short-haired new victory is arrogant, it is really not suitable to fight hard, so it is still important to be peaceful. ”

"Harmony is precious?" Emperor Xianfeng also calmed down at this time, "I'm afraid that we want to sue for peace, but the other party won't agree." Now we no longer have an army to stop them, and the governors of various places can't be counted on, they are in good shape, if it were me, I would not agree to the peace talks, and I will definitely fight all the way to the city of Beijing!

As for the foreigners, will the foreigners still care about us at this time? You must know that we have just offended the foreigners, the Russians are fine, the British and the French I don't think we can count on it, it is they who support the shorthair, and we have today's defeat!

Although the Russians have little friendship with Shorthair, it is impossible for the Russians to do their best for us, at least they cannot send troops for us, so I estimate that the Russians do not pose much of a threat to Shorthair, and even if they are willing to mediate for us, Shorthair may not listen to them. ”

"Your Majesty, things can't be seen that way." Yi Guifei said, "Now we are certainly suffering from great injuries, but the short hair is not all without obstacles, after this war, they must also consume a lot, otherwise, why are they still staying in Xuzhou and not continuing to take advantage of the victory?"

So if you want me to see it, the short hair should be too much consumption of foreign guns and cannons, and he is still waiting for foreigners to replenish him, and it is estimated that he will not come to fight us again in the short term. ”

"It's just your assumption." Xianfeng shook his head, "They didn't stop for long, maybe they just rested again, and when the rest is over, they still have to go north." ”

"Going north? I don't think so. Yi Guifei said, "You must know that short hair is not the only enemy of us, have you forgotten to grow hair?" ”

"Long hair? You mean the Flood Rebellion? ”

"That's right." Concubine Yi nodded, "Hong Wei and Li Wei are not of the same mind at all, their territory is so close, and the two have a deep grudge before...... According to the concubine's thoughts, the reason why Li Yongji stayed in Xuzhou must be also wait-and-see, because he didn't dare to fight us alone and deeply, in that case, if he fought with us fiercely, his Suzhou nest was beaten down by Long Hair, then he would fall short. ”

"That's true." Emperor Xianfeng nodded, "But even if his lair is gone, he can completely defeat us, and again, again...... No, this won't work! ”

Seeing Emperor Xianfeng's appearance, Concubine Yi secretly despised it in her heart, but said: "Your Majesty, how do you know if you can't do it if you don't give it a try?" Besides, even if it doesn't work, we will issue an edict to call on the king of Qin, and if it is the worst, we can also withdraw from Beijing City, take refuge in Rehe first, and then call on the local ......."

"Yes, go to Rehe!" I didn't hear anything else, but Emperor Xianfeng heard this, "We can also go to Rehe!" Yes, that's it! Gather your men now, and we'll leave for Rehe right away! ”

"This ......" Concubine Yi was stunned, "Your Majesty, are you going to Rehe now?" ”

"Yes, go to Chengde immediately!" Xianfeng said excitedly, "Don't they want this flower, just give it to them!" As long as Beijing is thrown out, Li Shun will inevitably ascend the throne and become emperor, and then he will fall out with Hong Shun, oh, and the twister, he must be unwilling, when the time comes, they will inevitably fight, and then we can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and when they are tired, they will come in and clean up the rivers and mountains again, it is not hopeless! ”

"Your Majesty, you can't help it, we haven't reached that point yet." Concubine Yi hurriedly persuaded.

"Alright, I got it." Xianfeng waved his hand, "I'm tired, you can step down." ”

Seeing him like this, Concubine Yi had no choice but to retreat, as for Xianfeng's previous remarks about going to Rehe, he only thought he was tired and confused.

Sure enough, on the second day, Emperor Xianfeng, like no one else, never brought up the matter of Beijing again, and still went to court as usual, and his spirit and complexion were much better, which made Yi Guifei's original worries also put down.

However, only in the past seven days, the bad news came again, the Jingwu army united with the local twist army, Lianke Zaozhuang and Qufu, and now the striker has begun to advance to Tai'an!

Obviously, the Jingwu army was not satisfied with Xuzhou, and Li Yongji was not satisfied with obtaining a place south of the Yangtze River, he really planned to enter the city of Beijing and overthrow the Manchu court!

Just when Concubine Yi was about to ask Emperor Xianfeng for verification again, she suddenly found that the entire palace was in a commotion, and after a little inquiry, she learned that Emperor Xianfeng was actually going to Chengde Summer Resort for autumn hunting!

Hearing this, Concubine Yi's mind was immediately stunned for a while, and she never imagined that Emperor Xianfeng would run away at this time.

That's right, it's to run away! Hunting in a summer resort at this time? What is that not an escape?

But the problem is that now the short hair is still far away from Beijing City, in the opinion of Yi Guifei, it is not that there is no way to resist, that is to say, this is the time when the emperor needs to be in charge, once the emperor runs away, the morale of the army will be completely dispersed, and the Qing Dynasty will have no hope!

Thinking of this, Concubine Yi hurriedly went to see the emperor, but she was closed again and again, and Emperor Xianfeng didn't see her at all.

This is another blow to Concubine Yi, because it means that she has fallen out of favor.

When Concubine Yi returned, a group of palace maids and eunuchs soon came, informing her to prepare and leave Beijing with her son on the same day and go to Chengde Summer Resort for autumn hunting with the emperor.

In this regard, Concubine Yi just calmly accepted the reality, never asked to see the emperor again, and refused to say half a word.

The emperor's departure from Beijing is a major event, especially at this juncture, so it immediately caused an uproar, but in this matter, Emperor Xianfeng insisted on going his own way, but he was busy preparing to go out of Beijing, and he did not see all the ministers who asked to see him, so that people had no chance to persuade at all.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor issued another holy edict, saying that during the autumn hunting period, let Prince Gong Yi? As the minister of peace, he has full authority to deal with peace matters with the elite army and foreigners, and at the same time, the government affairs of the capital are also temporarily handled by Yi? Dispose.

At this time, a discerning person knew at a glance that Emperor Xianfeng was scared and was going to run away, and then planned to let Yi? Go take over this mess! (To be continued......)