Chapter 529: Entering the Forbidden City
On September 10, 1902, the Wuwei Army controlled by the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Secret Bureau occupied the entire Beijing City, and the next day, that is, on September 11, the first field army of the Dingbei Army took over the defense of the entire Shanhaiguan without blood, and the first town of the Daqing Army stationed in Shanhaiguan, under the leadership of the command of Fengshan, unconditionally opened the gate of Shanhaiguan and surrendered to the Dingbei Army.
Subsequently, Wang Hongjun, the commander of the First Field Army of the Dingbei Army, left one brigade to garrison Shanhaiguan, and he led the large force of the First Field Army to continue southward and go straight to Beijing.
The four towns of the Wuwei Army were returned to the Dingbei Army, and the six towns of the Beiyang Army were also under the guarantee of Li Hongzhang, and they were about to be returned to the Dingbei Army, and the 13 towns directly under the new army directly under the imperial court that the Qing Dynasty had worked hard to build were left with only 3 towns of the Dingwu Army in Shanxi Province.
But can these three towns be loyal to the Qing Dynasty that is about to disappear into the long river of history? Obviously, their commander Yuan Shikai didn't seem to be ready to do this, after all, the situation was very obvious now, and no one wanted to be a martyr of the Qing Dynasty, and Yuan Shikai was even more unwilling.
In Taiyuan City, Shanxi, the headquarters of the Dingwu Army, Yuan Shikai gathered the command of the three towns under his command, Yuan Shikai said in a deep voice: "Everyone should know the news, Beijing City has now been occupied by the Wuwei Army, and now the actual leader of the Wuwei Army in Beijing City is my son-in-law Lin Daxin." β
Okay, Yuan Shikai put gold on his face, although Liu Xiumei is Yuan Shikai's adopted daughter, but the process of her being admitted to the house by Lin Daxin was not so romantic, but there were murderous intentions hidden everywhere. If Lin Daxin hadn't resisted Liu Xiumei's beauty, the final outcome of that incident would definitely not have been like this.
Lin Daxin has never recognized Yuan Shikai as a relative. Even Liu Xiumei said to Yuan Shikai that they would not owe each other in the future, and cut off all contact with Yuan Shikai. However, our Lord Yuan is still relatively thick-skinned, as long as Lin Daxin is mentioned, he will inevitably call him his son-in-law.
Wu Changchun, the commander of the 13th town of the Dingwu Army, said: "Marshal, what should we do with the Dingwu Army?" Seeing the situation of the Wuwei Army, in our Dingwu Army, Lin Daxin will definitely not have fewer people, and now the Wuwei Army, except for the first town, has all been returned to the Shunding Northern Army, as for Li Hongzhang of the Beiyang Army. Almost breathed out of the same nostril as Lin Daxin, the new army of the 6 towns basically belongs to the Dingbei Army, Dashuai, only our Dingwu Army is left, what should we plan? β
Yuan Shikai sighed and said: "The news just came that the first town of the Wuwei Army, under the leadership of the commander of Fengshan, has opened the gate of Shanhaiguan and returned to the Northern Army of Shunding. The 1st Field Army of the Dingbei Army had already entered the Guannai and advanced towards the city of Beijing. β
Meng Enyuan, the commander of the 12th town of the Dingwu Army, said with a wry smile: "Then the new army is left with our Dingwu Army itself, Dashuai." I see that the current situation has shown a general trend, why don't we also send someone to contact your son-in-law! Anyway, Dashuai and your son-in-law are family. β
Tang Tianxi, the commander of the 11th town of the Dingwu Army, also said: "Since the son-in-law of the marshal wants to deal with the imperial court, there is no suspense. After all, the strength of the Dingbei Army has far exceeded that of all the people in the imperial court combined, and I think it is better for us to understand the current affairs. β
Yuan Shikai actually had a plan in his heart, ready to lead the three towns of the Dingwu Army to submit directly to his good son-in-law. Otherwise, his good son-in-law would never leave him any affection, and wait for his good son-in-law to send the army of the Dingbei Army to Shanxi Province. He Yuan Shikai was passive.
Yuan Shikai said: "Everyone should understand that China will be in charge in the future." It must be my son-in-law, so I'm ready to follow the trend and lead the three towns of the Dingwu Army to join my son-in-law's command, I don't know what your opinions are? β
What else can I have at this time, and what I have is definitely the manifestation of the cerebral cortex without folds, so the commanders of the three Dingwu Army immediately nodded and praised Yuan Dashuai for his wisdom and might,
On September 12, Lin Daxin led the First Guards stationed on the outskirts of Shenyang City to leave Shenyang City and rush to Beijing City.
Lin Daxin looked at the telegram and smiled, this cheap father-in-law is still quite knowledgeable about current affairs, and his response is quite fast, Lin Daxin immediately sent a telegram to the General Staff of the Northern Army, asking Wu Peifu to transfer troops into Shanxi Province, receiving the troops of the Dingwu Army on the one hand, and the defense of the entire Shanxi Province on the other.
Lin Daxin and the First Guards did not rush to march, so it took three days to arrive in Beijing on September 15, when Beijing had been taken over by the First Field Army of the Dingbei Army.
Wang Hongjun, commander of the First Field Army of the Dingbei Army, took some officers of the First Field Army and some generals of the Wuwei Army to greet Lin Daxin outside Beijing.
Outside Beijing, Lin Daxin stepped down from his off-road vehicle, and Wang Hongjun immediately led a large group of officers to salute Lin Daxin, "Hello principal!" "Hello handsome!"
Lin Daxin saw at a glance that Wang Hongjun was standing next to two officers wearing Wuwei Army uniforms, and Lin Daxin asked Wang Hongjun, "Who are these two?" β
Before Wang Hongjun could speak, the two of them saluted and shouted to Lin Daxin emotionally: "Report to the principal, I am Lu Mingxin, a graduate of the fifth phase of the teaching team of Weihai Weishui Academy, joined the Northeast Military Intelligence Bureau after graduation, and was ordered to infiltrate the Manchurian New Army 8 years ago, changed his name to Lu Chengming, and became the assistant commander of the 3rd Town and 2nd Association of the Wuwei Army. β
"Report to the principal, I am Huang Yongxiang, a graduate of the fifth phase of the teaching team of Weihai Weishui Academy, who joined the Northeast Secret Bureau after graduation, and was also ordered to infiltrate the Manchurian New Army 8 years ago, changed his name to Huang Zimeng, and became the co-commander of the 3rd Association of the 4th Town of the Wuwei Army."
Wang Hongjun said at this time: "Headmaster, this time I controlled the Wuwei Army and occupied the entire Beijing City, thanks to these two juniors. β
Lin Daxin smiled and patted Lu Mingxin and Huang Yongxiang on the shoulders respectively, "You have worked hard all these years, your merits will be remembered by the principal, and you will stay in the army and continue to lead the troops in the future!" β
Lu Mingxin and Huang Yongxiang, the personnel who carried out the yellow robe plus body operation, did not know that it was Li Kun and others who gave the order behind Lin Daxin's back, so Lin Daxin did not know that the personnel of these operations. I still have to encourage it.
Lu Mingxin and Huang Yongxiang shouted at the same time: "Yes, principal!" β
Lin Daxin then waved his hand. "Into Beijing!"
After Lin Daxin entered the city of Beijing, he was accompanied by Wang Hongjun and others. All the way to the Forbidden City, standing outside Tiananmen Square, Lin Daxin looked at the majestic Forbidden City, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "This is the first time I have entered the Forbidden City. β
Wang Hongjun said with a smile next to him: "Principal, although you are here for the first time, you will be the master of this Forbidden City in the future, and we students should also change our words in the future." β
Lin Daxin said with a smile: "I never thought of it. I still have one day to become the master here, that is, I ascend the throne and become the emperor, I will always be your principal, and in the future, the name of our military academy will be added to the word royal, and I will always be the principal of the military academy! β
Wang Hongjun joked: "After that, aren't the cadets who come out of the military academy all protΓ©gΓ©s of the Son of Heaven!" β
Lin Daxin nodded and said, "In this way, I can rest assured about the army!" β
The name of the Forbidden City is derived from the Ziwei Star Altar, and ancient Chinese astronomers once divided the stars in the sky into three walls, twenty-eight constellations, and other constellations.
The three walls include Taiwei Yuan, Ziwei Yuan and Tianshi Yuan, and Ziwei Yuan is in the center of the three walls. The position is eternal and unchanging, so it has become a constellation representing the Emperor of Heaven and is the residence of the Emperor of Heaven. Therefore, the heavenly palace where the emperor lives is called the purple palace. The emperor claimed to be the son of the Emperor of Heaven, from which the name of the Forbidden City was derived.
As the palace city of the Manchu court, the Forbidden City is divided into two parts: the "outer court" and the "inner court". The outer court is composed of the central axis of Tiananmen Gate - Duanmen Gate - Wumen Gate - Taihe Hall - Zhonghe Hall - Baohe Palace, and the palace pavilion corridor on both sides of the central axis.
The outer dynasty is dominated by the three halls of Taihe, Zhonghe and Baohe. There is Taihe Gate in front, and there are two groups of palaces of Wenhua and Wuying on both sides. From the point of view of the function of the building. The Outer Dynasty is the place where the emperor handles government affairs and holds court meetings, and all major national activities and various ceremonies are held in the Outer Dynasty.
The inner court is the place where the emperor's concubines live, including the Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, Kunning Palace, Imperial Garden and the East and West Six Palaces on both sides of the palace group.
Accompanied by Wang Hongjun and others, Lin Daxin passed through the outer court of the Forbidden City, and came to the Xinuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Hall located on the west side of the Qianqing Palace in the inner court, where the Empress Dowager Cixi, the Guangxu Emperor and Prince Gong Yixin, the three rulers of the Manchu court, were placed under house arrest.
Lin Daxin saw this, shook his head and said to Wang Hongjun: "There is no need for such a posture, the imperial court has sunset, and we have come to a falling well, here are three people, Cixi, Guangxu and Prince Gong, and there are no big waves." β
Wang Hongjun nodded and said: "The students are also afraid that something will happen to these three people, and the students are going to move these three out of the Forbidden City to settle down, after all, this will become the principal's residence in the future." β
Lin Daxin hesitated, nodded and didn't say anything more.
After Lin Daxin entered the Xinuan Pavilion, the Empress Dowager Cixi, the Guangxu Emperor and Prince Gong Yixin had already received a notice, knowing that Lin Daxin was going to come to see them, the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor sat on the warm kang in front of the Xinuan Pavilion, and Prince Gong Yixin sat on the chair at the bottom, and when they saw Lin Daxin and others coming in, the three of them did not move, maintaining the last dignity of the Qing Dynasty.
Wang Hongjun saw the appearance of the three Cixi, and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Lin Daxin with a wave of his hand.
Lin Daxin said to the people around him: "Except for Wang Hongjun, Lu Mingxin, and Huang Yongxiang, everyone else should go out!" Don't crowd all over here! β
When the other officers who followed to the Xinuan Pavilion went out, Lin Daxin signaled to Lu Mingxin to close the door of the Xinuan Pavilion, and then Lin Daxin took 2 steps forward, hesitated, and gave a military salute to the Empress Dowager Cixi, Emperor Guangxu and Prince Gong Yixin and said: "Lin Daxin, the king of Dingbei in the Great Qing Dynasty, has seen the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and Prince Gong!" β
The Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor both saw Lin Daxin for the first time, and they looked at Lin Daxin, and Lin Daxin also saw the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor herself for the first time, and also looked at the two rulers of the Qing Dynasty.
The Empress Dowager Cixi said in a hoarse voice: "You are Lin Daxin?" I didn't expect you to be the opposite in the end! The person in front of him is Lin Daxin, who has been eager to cut the Empress Dowager Cixi in recent years, and the Empress Dowager Cixi did not expect that the first time they met, it turned out that in such an environment, she had become a prisoner.
Emperor Guangxu then said in a more hoarse voice: "It seems that the king of Dingbei given to you by the imperial court, you can't look at it, and you are directly aiming at my position." β
To tell the truth, Emperor Guangxu's hatred for Lin Daxin can be said to be higher than the sky, but unfortunately the reality is so cruel, how many times has Emperor Guangxu killed Lin Daxin in thousands of ways in his dreams, but now he is facing a situation where his own life is in the hands of Lin Daxin.
Lin Daxin said with a wry smile: "To be honest, I really haven't made up my mind to overthrow the imperial court, although the entire imperial court has become synonymous with corruption and incompetence, but after all, our Fuzhou Lin family has served the imperial court for generations, but some things are still unavoidable, and it is useless for me to say more, now it has become this situation, and the Qing Dynasty cannot exist." β
Listening to Lin Daxin's words, the faces of the Empress Dowager Cixi, Emperor Guangxu and Prince Gong Yixin couldn't help but be even darker, and Prince Gong Yixin sighed and said: "King Dingbei, how are you going to arrange the Queen Mother and the Emperor, I hope you will look at the feelings of the monarchs and ministers for many years, and don't hurt the lives of the Queen Mother and the Emperor." β
Prince Gong has actually been premoniting this day in his heart, after all, he is a person who has a relatively thorough understanding of the forces under Lin Daxin's command, with a force as big as the sky, and he doesn't want to be an emperor, he is definitely a saint, but is Lin Daxin a saint? Apparently not, not only is he not a saint, but he is a man who is known all over the world for his greed.
How long can such a person tolerate having a Manchu court above him? It will eventually take its place, and now it has fulfilled Prince Gong's hunch.
Lin Daxin immediately said: "Prince Gong rest assured, I have no intention of harming the Queen Mother and the Emperor at all, but the Queen Mother, the Emperor and Prince Gong may not be free in the future, I will arrange a comfortable place for the three in Beijing, and in addition, in terms of life, I will try to take care of the three of them, so that the three of them can spend the rest of their lives safely." β
Empress Dowager Cixi, Emperor Guangxu and Prince Gong Yixin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at this time, Lin Daxin is also the one who is about to ascend the throne and become emperor, and there is no need to lie to deceive the three of them, so that at least the lives of the three people are saved. (To be continued......)
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