Chapter 295: The Man Who Sets Up
Li Hongzhang was right, all this happened in the hands of Seng Lingqin, all of them were set by him, his purpose was to annihilate the entire Hunan army here, completely get rid of this great trouble, for this matter, he even did not hesitate to persuade Emperor Xianfeng to transfer half of the forbidden army from the capital to besiege and kill the Hunan army, which shows that he is really well-intentioned.
Judging from the current situation, the whole process of this operation is indeed developing according to the plot designed by Seng Lingqin, and not a single qiē is unexpected, and every qiē is in its calculation. Monk Greenqin saw this qiē in his eyes and was happy in his heart, yes, an old enemy for many years, finally about to disappear in front of his eyes, and his wish for many years finally had a perfect result, so it was strange that he was unhappy.
"Old monk, isn't it a pity?" Prince Gong on the side looked at the Hunan army that was surviving in the apocalypse, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Of course, his reluctance was that he was worried that after the Hunan army was destroyed, the Qing Dynasty would lose a usable blade, not because he sympathized with the life and death of the Hunan army. If he really sympathized with the Hunan army, at the beginning, he would not have acquiesced to Monk Greenqin to do such a cruel thing, to put it bluntly, they were all the same dog. Of course, from their standpoint, everything they did was for the long-term peace and stability of the Qing Dynasty and for the eternal foundation of the Qing Dynasty, which seemed to be excusable.
Therefore, in the final analysis, the most worthless is the Hunan army, the Hunan army was born and died for the Qing Dynasty, and in the end it was pitiful to end up with a rabbit who was not dead and cooked enough.
"Pity? Your word is not appropriate, if you do see the day they rebel. You won't think so, you will say, why didn't we do it sooner? So, Lao Gong, I'm doing this for your own good, cut through the mess quickly, so that you don't regret it when the time comes. Monk Lingqin pretended to be a knife in his friend's ribs.
"I didn't say you did something wrong, I just think it's a little pity, such a good chess piece. It's ruined. It's a bit of a shame indeed. Prince Gong sighed.
"Lao Gong, if you want me to say, there is nothing to be sorry for, if it is ruined, it will be ruined. Not destroying is the problem. When the interruption continues. Instead, it's chaotic. "Monk Greenqin is about to pull out a big thorn in his heart, and he is in a pretty good mood.
"Okay, the knife is all in the neck. It's useless to say anything, I'm just going to say it, but there's one more thing I have to ask. "The situation is already like this, and it is meaningless for Prince Gong to say anything, he only cares about what he really wants to care.
"Why be so polite, if you have anything to say, just say it." Monk Greenqin said with a smile.
"After the Hunan army is finished, what will we use to defend Hefei City, our soldiers are already nervous, and now they have gone to the end of the Hunan army, and the shape is worrying." Prince Gong's biggest concern was that there was no one to defend the city.
"Ha, ha, Lao Gong, you're thinking too much, I've already planned this qiē, you just sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and put your heart in your stomach." Monk Greenqin listened to Prince Gong's words, and couldn't help laughing, and after laughing, he took a big bag and said, it seemed that all the qi qi was in his control.
"What are you playing, making it mysterious, what the hell do you have ideas?" Prince Gong didn't know what medicine was being sold in this monk Lingqin's gourd.
"Okay, Lao Gong, you just believe me, what I said must be right." Monk Greenqin said confidently.
"Believe you? Yes, it's totally fine, but you'll have to reveal it to me so I can feel at ease. "If Prince Gong didn't know about Seng Lingqin's plan, he wouldn't be at ease.
"Okay, no problem, it's still your old gong, if it were someone else, I wouldn't say anything." If he was doing business, then listening to the meaning of Monk Lingqin, he seemed to have offered Prince Gong a friendly price.
"Okay, okay, then this king owes you a favor, okay?" Prince Gong knows that this guy always wants to take advantage of it.
"That's what you said, I didn't force you." Monk Lingqin heard Prince Gong say this, like a treasure. can make Prince Gong owe favors, and there can be a few people in this world.
"Yes, once the word is spoken, it is difficult to chase the fast horse." Prince Gong said cheerfully.
"Okay, happy, Lao Gong, look ahead, who are those people who are blocking the way out of the Hunan army?" Monk Lingqin pointed to the forbidden army road that was fighting fiercely with the Hunan army.
"Nonsense, you can ask this, although I am old and dizzy, but I can't even recognize the emperor's personal guards and forbidden troops." Prince Gong pouted.
"Okay, since you know that it is a forbidden army, then let me ask you, what do you think if these forbidden troops are left behind to assist us in defending the city?" Monk Greenqin squinted his eyes and said.
"Old monk, are you crazy, this is the emperor's personal guards, you can temporarily get them to help you deal with the Hunan army, presumably the emperor has already given you a lot of face, but you still want to inch in now, then I'm afraid it won't work, they still have to defend the Beijing Division." Besides, even if the emperor agrees, I don't agree, I think, the hundred officials of the court will not agree, that is a major matter related to the emperor's safety, no, no, if your method refers to this, I advise you to die early. Prince Gong's words were tantamount to blocking the back road of Seng Lingqin.
"Lao Gong, look at you, look at you, I haven't finished my words yet, when I finish talking first, you are in a hurry, okay, in fact, this is just my expedient measure." Monk Greenqin said.
"It's not an expedient measure, anyway, if you have the idea of fighting the forbidden army, you can't say anything." Prince Gong still didn't let go.
"Lao Gong, the current situation, you know, once the Hunan army is finished, only with 200,000 Shence Army, it is impossible to hold Hefei City, if Hefei is broken, the anti-thief will drive the president straight in, directly to the Beijing Division, then the trouble will be big, so, we are desperate to hold Hefei, and if you want to hold Hefei, in addition to the Shence Army, you can only fight the idea of the forbidden army." Monk Lingqin seems to have made up his mind a long time ago.
"Lao Gong, you, I knew this earlier, why did you rush to destroy the Hunan army in such a hurry, with them, do we still have to worry so much, you see, borrow a knife to kill people, drive the tiger devouring, what a good thing, but you want to cut off the Hunan army, this is good, after the cut, you can't find anyone to fill their vacancy, in my opinion, you just have nothing to do, you have nothing to do when you are full." Prince Gong said unceremoniously.
"These are two different things, Xiang Jun, that is a henchman's trouble, it must be solved as soon as possible, the sooner the better, but Hefei must also be defended, and using the forbidden army is the only feasible way, so, Lao Gong, you just order, are you willing to help this favor, okay, even if you don't help me, you have to help Daqing, if Hefei is really lost, you know the consequences." Monk Greenqin also relied on it.
"Old monk, you asked me to say what is good about you, your feelings are good, you turned out to drug me." Although what Monk Lingqin said was very reasonable, Prince Gong was very unhappy.
What he felt uncomfortable in his heart was that Monk Greenqin did not consult with him in advance before pulling him in, but cut him first and then played, and the nature was worse than that of the first cut and then play, and Monk Greenqin was now completely forcing him to comply, which was really unreasonable.
"I know, I didn't discuss this matter with you in advance, it's my fault, but I'm also for the good of the Qing Dynasty, so you better help me." Now Monk Lingqin was begging Prince Gong for help, so he kept his arrogance very low, and used a very humble tone as much as possible.
Prince Gong listened, lowered his head, and did not speak.
"Lao Gong, I beg you, okay, you owe me that favor before, I don't want it, can't I owe you a favor again?" Monk Greenqin has used all kinds of tricks.
"Okay, for the sake of you for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, I won't bother with you this time, you say, what do you want me to do?" After some consideration, Prince Gong finally compromised.
"You and I jointly wrote a letter asking the emperor to leave the forbidden army behind and assist us in defending the city." Monk Greenqin had already thought of his words.
"This is not a trivial matter, will the emperor agree? The forbidden army is used to defend the Jingshi" Prince Gong has no bottom in his heart.
"It's just a part of it, it shouldn't have much impact on the emperor's safety, the priority of the matter, the emperor is still clear, and, at this time of life and death, let these elite forbidden troops stay here to defend the city, compared with keeping them in Beijing, it is obvious that the former is more beneficial to the Qing Dynasty, so the emperor should not object." Monk Grinqin seemed to be sure.
"Are you so sure?" Prince Gong said.
"I'll go and say to the emperor by myself, of course not, but isn't there still you, if the two of us go together, it will be different" Monk Greenqin's confidence originally came from Prince Gong.
Listening to Monk Greenqin's words, Prince Gong stared at him with a very shocked expression, as if he was meeting Monk Greenqin for the first time.
"Old monk, you are really far-sighted." Prince Gong's words are definitely not insincere.
"Hey, hey, it's over, I've been on the table for a few times, in your Lao Gong's opinion, it's not a child's thing, it can't be on the table, it can't be on the table." Monk Greenqin said with a smile.
"No, today I just learned that I have always been blind, it turns out that a great political genius is around us, but we have been turning a blind eye, which is really unforgivable." Prince Gong sighed.
"Look, look, Lao Gong, you're going to be far away again." Monk Greenqin said.
"No, I'm serious." Prince Gong is colorful.
"Okay, okay, don't be complimenting me, I can't stand it." Monk Greenqin waved his hand again and again.
"Okay, I won't tease you, no matter what, this time, for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, I agree to make a joint statement to the emperor with you, but what the final result is, it can only be left to fate." Prince Gong is not as optimistic as Seng Lingqin.
"Don't worry, with you and me, the emperor will definitely agree with us, I promise" Monk Lingqin said. (To be continued......)