The first four children of the Jinluan Hall sit, year by year, year by year, it is the turn of the world to change, and the New Year is turned upside down......

Recently, there is a song and ballad circulating in Beijing, the peddlers and pawns, young children and children love to hum a few words, the thing is to blame, the song and rumor have spread widely, no one has pursued the official money, Hanchen is busy finding a way, Manchen is busy searching for money and running away, and there is an atmosphere of heavy rain coming and winding all over the city.

At the military aircraft department, Xianfeng sat at the top exhausted, and all the Manchu ministers below were all frowning and silent.

Xianfeng said: "I know that many of you have already transferred your family property to the Northeast, do you really want to give up this great river and mountain?" Back then, the first emperor was full of blood, and the country was stable, how did it become fragmented when it reached my hands, and now it is like a lost dog, driven out of the city, is this my fault? ”

"The ministers are guilty!" The ministers fell to their knees in unison.

Xianfeng laughed at himself: "When the Eight Banners entered the customs, the Han people said that we were not educated, we were very polite, the Han people said that we did not know poetry and books, we respected Confucius and Meng, and now it is good, the ancestors of Wufeng were thrown clean, so that the Eight Banners were defeated again and again, and now the short hair has reached Hebei, you descendants actually want to escape, are you worthy of the ancestors and ancestors?" ”

Su Shun quietly glanced left and right, and saw that they were all kneeling on the ground, closing their eyes and saying nothing, feeling sad, he raised his head and said to Xianfeng: "The emperor is wise, the short-haired expedition will not last, and the slave asks the emperor to stick to Beijing and gather the army of the king of Qin, and he will definitely be able to relieve the crisis." ”

Looking at Su Shun's impassioned appearance, Xianfeng was relieved and waited for a long time. There was always no one who agreed, and the heart that was just mentioned fell to the bottom in an instant. I finally understood that these slaves were determined to run away.

When Mu Yin saw a guard coming in at the door, he immediately glared at the guard. Question: "Didn't you tell no one to go in or out!" Why are you lingering outside the door? ”

Rong Lu knelt on the ground and replied loudly: "Your Majesty, Tianjin is urgent!" The slave did not dare to slack off, and asked the emperor to atone for his sins. ”

Xianfeng said: "Present it, you go down." ”

Su Shun got up, took the fold, and presented it to Xianfeng with both hands.

Xianfeng took a cursory look, panicked, and scolded: "Bastard! The general army of Tianjin Town came to report. The thieves came by boat from the sea to raid the Dagu Fort, the defenders were completely annihilated, and now Tianjin has been surrounded by the thieves, what do you think? ”

Su Shun was taken aback and immediately replied: "Tianjin is only less than 300 miles away from Beijing, and the army can reach Beijing in less than three days, and the emperor needs to take precautions as soon as possible." ”

Xianfeng nodded slowly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Order the military camp to go to Tongzhou to garrison." As for Tianjin, forget it, Beijing has no reinforcements to send. ”

Ruihua was so frightened that he no longer had any scruples in his heart, and he pretended to be sick when he went home after the dispersal. Secretly returning to the Northeast at night, thinking of this, it was all a burst of relief. Said to Xianfeng: "Your Majesty, the thieves are attacking from all sides." It is clearly to cut off our retreat and have ill intentions. ”

Su Shun's heart also sank to the bottom. The Qing Dynasty has no chance of winning, the thieves surrounded Beijing, how can the front-line soldiers fight with peace of mind, when the army collapses, it is too late to regret, listening to waves of ministers to persuade Xianfeng to escape, he no longer opposes.

Xianfeng had a gloomy face and did not answer.

Prince Zheng Ruihua whispered: "Emperor Qi, it's not that the slaves are incompetent, it's really that the Han people in the world are rebelling together, that is, the ministers of the court and the central government have two hearts, what about the people, the officials of the Han army everywhere they go are looking at the wind and surrendering, the day before yesterday, the governor of Shanxi has surrendered to the Han rebel Chen Yucheng, Taiyuan, Datong City surrendered without a fight, after a while, our retreat will be blocked, and then we can't retreat if we want to, the emperor thinks twice." ”

Xianfeng said angrily: "Descend! Fall! It's down again! This gang of bastards, the Qing Dynasty took them a lot, why did they surrender, when the Eight Banners entered the customs, it was their ancestors who also surrendered, and the Han people had no bones, and they were all unreliable. ”

Mu Yin and others were anxious, the battle on the front line was not going well, the Han army had slowly approached Beijing, the vanguard was less than two hundred miles away from Beijing, the purpose of their coming today was to persuade Xianfeng to abandon the city and escape, flee to the northeast to continue to live happily, how could Xianfeng still think of holding on.

Mu Yin glanced at Su Shun and said to Xianfeng: "The emperor thinks twice, the Qing Dynasty can't die!" If the main force of the Eight Banners is annihilated, what can we do if we flee to Mukden, not to be captured by the thieves, while the main force of the Eight Banners is still there, let's quickly retreat to the northeast to recuperate, and within a hundred years, we can restore the glory of our ancestors. ”

Ruihua echoed: "The emperor is aware that Beijing has gathered 300,000 Manchurians, if you don't evacuate as soon as possible, you are afraid that you will be wiped out by the Han people, this is a shame to the ancestors and ancestors, and the slave asks the emperor to move to Fengtian." ”

Xianfeng was still reluctant to Beijing, his eyes were blank, and he asked: "Do you want to give up Beijing to the thieves?" The Northeast is not as prosperous as Beijing, how can I live comfortably? ”

As soon as Mu Yin heard that there was a door, he bewitched: "Of course you can't be so cheap to fight against thieves, the emperor can order the clan to stay behind, not only Beijing, but also Xi'an, Wuchang, Hunan, Kunming and other cities must send Manchu people to manage, so that the anti-thief forces can be dragged in the pass, and they are unable to attack the northeast." ”

Xianfeng's eyes lit up, this is a good way, in the past, just thinking about abandoning the city and escaping, the country must be lost, and sending the minister to stay behind, not only can save his life, but also save the country, if the Han army retreats, he can also return to this flower world to continue to enjoy the blessings, the best of both worlds!

Xianfeng stared at the ministers below, these are all officials above the first grade, either the prince or Baylor, and choosing to stay is the best candidate.

Su Shun kowtowed to Xianfeng and replied: "The slave is willing to stay in Beijing and coexist with the city!" Please allow the emperor. ”

Xianfeng was embarrassed, he valued Su Shun very much, this person dealt with political affairs without dragging his feet, the difficulty was to be loyal to him, the Manchu Dynasty only Su Shun was the most intimate, Xianfeng really didn't want him to stay in Beijing to die, and gradually turned his attention to Ruihua.

Ruihua's heart was furious, he had already sent his family to Fengtian, the current Prince Zheng's mansion was just an empty shelf, except for a few subordinates, only one concubine was left at home to serve, and he was lonely at night, how could he be willing to stay in Beijing to die, his eyes rolled around, looked left and right, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks it's inappropriate!" ”

Xianfeng smiled, thought of the moment of national disaster, became sad again, and asked, "What's wrong there?" ”

Ruihua said: "Su Shun's qualifications are too shallow to convince the public, and Beijing is the capital of the country, so the clan should be sent to stay behind, so as to convince the people." ”

Xianfeng pretended to nod and inadvertently looked at Prince Gong? One glance, he asked, "Who do you think is suitable?" ”

Ruihua's stunt has been practiced to the point of perfection, Xianfeng subconsciously looked at him, he came to his senses, and replied: "Prince Gong is the son of the first emperor, the emperor's brother, with Prince Gong here, he will be able to appease people's hearts and keep Beijing solid." ”

The moment of life and death, Prince Gong? The head is unprecedentedly clear, he doesn't want to be Xianfeng's substitute ghost, it's good to say elsewhere, the Han army's thousand-mile Northern Expedition is aimed at Beijing, and there is a dead land under his feet.

Abundant? Secretly thought: How can I make the emperor dispel his doubts?

Xianfeng has been staring at Yi?, seeing that his face is unpredictable, and he shows excitement after the most lush, but he is suspicious in his heart, what if this little sixth son plots to usurp the throne? There is a way that the city head changes the king's flag, I ran away, he repelled the anti-thieves, one rose and one fell, what would the clansmen think?

Su Shun saw that Xianfeng was silent for a long time, looked up carefully, saw Xianfeng's face, and said, "It's better to send Prince Gong to stay in Xi'an!" ”

Xianfeng praised that Xi'an is located on the border, which is suitable for the ambitious Yi, and immediately agreed.

Slap the horse's ass on the horse's leg! Ruihua was afraid that the emperor would be angry with him, so he hurriedly said: "Prince Diqin is the emperor's brother, but he passed on to the old prince Miankai, and staying in Beijing is the best candidate." ”

Xianfeng has no suspicion of this younger brother, just because Yi Cheng has been succeeded to the side branch, and it is not right to inherit the throne, and he has always been not liked by the first emperor Daoguang, and he has no power in the court.

Next, everyone right-handed out the left-behind envoys of Wuchang, Hunan, and Kunming, all of whom were Xianfeng's brothers. (To be continued......)

PS: I'm tired of writing this chapter, it took me two hours.