With the mutual vigilance and tacit cooperation of the Taiping army and the foreigners, they finally completed their respective predetermined goals.

The foreigners retreated safely.

The Taiping army broke out of the encirclement along the land.

For such a result, perhaps the most disappointed and saddest is Xianfeng, because his wishful thinking has failed.

Throughout this battle, the most severe losses were the Taiping Army, the entire light cavalry battalion was heavily damaged, and the casualties reached almost more than three-quarters, and the firearms battalion was not far behind, with more than half of the losses of personnel and firearms, and the soldiers led by Cui Min, Bao Ping'an and Cui Min were still uncertain, even if they were able to get away with it in the end, there should be few survivors left.

It can be seen that the losses of the Taiping army can only be described in two words, that is, heavy.

After Huang Xu led the main force of the Taiping Army to break out of the encirclement and join the special combat team, he did not stay for a moment, and the army retreated directly to Langfang, which stopped.

And Emperor Xianfeng after hearing the war report, almost fainted, he had high hopes for the foreigners, but he didn't expect the foreigners to be so uncompetitive, and let the Taiping army retreat calmly, they worked hard, but they didn't expect that the head was a bamboo basket to draw water, he was so disappointed, it was simply disappointed.

However, Xianfeng also heard that the Taiping army retreated to Langfang, which means that the danger of the capital is temporarily lifted, and the Qing court has also won a rare respite.

A few days after the battle, Hillary, the supreme envoy of the Eight-Nation Coalition in China, met with Emperor Xianfeng again in the palace of the Qing court, and she carefully explained the course of the war to Xianfeng, and said that the departure of the Taiping army was only a temporary expedient measure, and the purpose of this was to destroy the Taiping army more completely in the future.

From the position of foreigners, Hillary's remarks are also understandable, he can't say that the Taiping army broke through because of the incompetence of the foreigners, and they were unable to stop the Taiping army from escaping, so wouldn't their foreigners' face be lost, so she could only say such a face-saving excuse.

After listening to Hillary's words, Xianfeng was skeptical, he felt that with the habits of foreigners, they would not be able to let the tiger return to the mountain, but since Hillary said so, he could not question the foreigners no matter how doubtful he was, because he still had to count on them to destroy the Taiping army.

Hillary also said that the agreement between the Qing court and the foreigners is still valid, and the foreigners will also do their duty to ensure that the agreement can be fulfilled 100%, she asked Xianfeng to rest assured that the Taiping army could not escape from their palms, of course, if they exterminated the Taiping army according to the agreement, then the Qing government will also fulfill its responsibilities and deliver the promised remuneration to the foreigners on time.

Xianfeng also said that as long as the Taiping Army was dealt with, the remuneration would not be a problem.

After such a conversation, although the two sides still have their own hearts, but they finally reached an agreement on the surface, and then, Hillary hurriedly left the palace in Xianfeng, she wanted to hurry back to clean up the aftermath of the battle, in a sense, this battle with the Taiping army, their eight-nation alliance should be regarded as a loser.

After Hillary left, Xianfeng knew that he also had to clean up the aftermath, and he still had to clean up the mess in front of him, and he couldn't completely count on foreigners, he himself must also have the ability to protect himself, no matter what, he couldn't completely put his fate in the hands of foreigners, so he had to reorganize the armed forces of the Qing Dynasty in a short period of time, and reorganize the army that had been scattered, at least, the power to guard Shuntianfu and the imperial city still had to have.

However, Xianfeng can't do these things by himself, he must find someone to help him do these things.

So, he thought of Prince Gong and Seng Lingqin, the two royal nobles who had been imprisoned by him, and he believed that at all times, under all circumstances, these two people would be loyal to him and would never betray him, and he was sure of this.

At Xianfeng's behest, Prince Gong and Monk Lingqin were released from the prison and brought to Xianfeng.

Xianfeng met them in the south study.

"Sinner, Yixin, Monk Greenqin, see the emperor." When the two patriarchs saw Xianfeng, they didn't say a word, knelt on the ground, and said while saluting the monarch and ministers.

"Alright, get up and speak." Xianfeng is cold and authentic.

The more this time, the more Xianfeng has to face them coldly, he can't talk to them kindly because he wants to use them, so is he, the emperor, still the emperor, still the emperor's majesty?

"Your Majesty." The two of them stood up slightly trembling and thanked.

After thanking them, the two of them lowered their heads and stood aside respectfully, ready to listen to the emperor's instructions.

"Do you know why I let you be here?" Xianfeng asked.

"The ministers don't know, please ask the emperor to make it clear." The two of them seemed to be discussing, and they said in unison.

"You don't know, okay, don't talk nonsense, I asked you to come today, there is an errand that you need to do." Xianfeng Road.

"Errands? Let's do it? Your Majesty, do you mean that you want to reactivate us?" Prince Gong said in surprise.

"What, unwillingly? Hmm." Xianfeng said a little unhappily.

"No, no, the emperor, you are the emperor, you just let the minister go to the knife mountain and get off the oil pot, and the minister didn't dare to frown, but it was just ......" Prince Gong wanted to speak and stopped.

"You want to say that I use you out of helplessness, and now that I am exhausted in donkey skills, I have to beg you, beg you to run an errand for me, right?" Xianfeng didn't give Prince Gong face at all, and he didn't hide the mockery in his words.

Xianfeng apparently said this on purpose.

"No, no, the emperor misunderstood, the minister didn't mean that." Seeing that Xianfeng seemed to have misunderstood his meaning, Prince Gong hurriedly said.

"And what do you mean?" Xianfeng asked.

"The minister wants to say that the ministers and the others are already in the body of sin, and the emperor will not give up and entrust them with important tasks, and the ministers are really grateful in their hearts, but the emperor, if you want the ministers to do errands, the ministers must be clear and straightforward, but now ......" Prince Gong said this, so he stopped and did not say, but looked at Xianfeng.

Okay, you Prince Gong, you dare to generalize my army, it really makes sense, Xianfeng was furious in his heart.

"What do you think I should do?" Xianfeng was not annoyed on the surface, and said lightly.

"The ministers hope that the emperor can grant the ministers the right to make decisions on the spot, if not, the ministers will not dare to accept the order." Prince Gong doesn't beat around the bush and is straightforward.

"Prince Gong, you are so bold, you dare to negotiate terms with me?" Xianfeng pretended to be angry.

Xianfeng also thought that Prince Gong wanted him to forgive their sinful body, it turned out to be the right to make a decision on the spot, which shows that these two people really have no selfish intentions, regardless of whether he, the emperor, will return their innocence, but are bent on doing errands for him, which can be glimpsed from the words of this decision.

Xianfeng was very happy in his heart, but he couldn't show it, because he couldn't let these two guys kick their noses in front of him anymore, these two people were purely the kind of goods that would shine when a little sunshine was given, and he would never repeat the mistakes of the past.

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare, the minister just tells the truth, without this right to decide, it is difficult for the minister to do the errand assigned by the emperor." What Prince Gong said is not false, there is no right to do things these days.

"Do you know what I want you to do? You want the right to make decisions on the spur of the moment." Xianfeng's face softened a lot, and he said slowly.

"Forgive the ministers for being bold and blunt, if the ministers guess correctly, the emperor wants the ministers and the others to re-lead the army and fight against the Taiping thieves." Prince Gong said.

It seems that he is very confident.

"Yes, that's exactly what it means." Xianfeng nodded and said.

Prince Gong was able to guess this, and Xianfeng was not surprised at all, because Prince Gong was the first think tank of the Qing Dynasty.

"However, there is still something unclear about the minister, please make it clear to the emperor." Prince Gong said.

"You want to ask about repelling the Taiping thieves?" Xianfeng Road.

Xianfeng is also a smart person, so he can naturally estimate the meaning of Prince Gong's words.

"That's right." Prince Gong does not shy away from this question.

Prince Gong knew that before he was imprisoned, the situation was already precarious, according to the situation at that time, it was impossible for the Qing army to repel the Taiping army, but Xianfeng is now intact, standing in front of him unharmed and talking to him, that can only explain one point, the Taiping army retreated, and the Taiping army could not go by itself, then there can only be one answer, Xianfeng repelled the Taiping army, but how did Xianfeng repel the Taiping army?

Prince Gong was full of doubts in his heart.

"It's okay to sue you, anyway, there is nothing to hide between our monarchs and ministers, I am relying on the power of foreigners." Xianfeng Road.

It's been done, Xianfeng didn't think about hiding anything, besides, paper can't contain fire, sooner or later, everyone will know.

"Your Majesty, you still took this step." Prince Gong said dejectedly.

Although Prince Gong had expected it, he was still a little uncomfortable when he heard these words come out of Xianfeng's mouth.

"I can't help it, do you want me to send this country out like this?" Xianfeng said helplessly.

Prince Gong was silent for a moment.

Prince Gong has been constantly reflecting in prison these days, whether the emperor did something wrong, or he did something wrong, in the end, there is one point, he has figured it out, that is, Xianfeng is really difficult to do, if you don't ask foreigners to help, the Qing Dynasty will have to finish, ask foreigners to help, that is to lure wolves into the house, but also to leave a reputation for eternity, and these courtiers, not only can not worry about the monarch, but want to force their own emperor, there are indeed some undesirable.

Therefore, when Xianfeng mentioned the matter of foreigners, Prince Gong did not have such a big reaction as before, and he had made up his mind to take the matter of foreigners on himself, and said to outsiders that asking foreigners to help was his idea from Prince Gong, and it had nothing to do with Xianfeng.

In this way, even if future generations want to scold, they will only scold him Prince Gong, and there will be no damage to Xianfeng's reputation.

After thinking about this, Prince Gong was relieved about this matter.

"Your Majesty, the minister just has a feeling, you don't have to take it to heart, the minister just knows that only the emperor is looking forward, and the minister has something to ask for." Prince Gong said a little excitedly.

"Prince Gong, you..."Xianfeng said suspiciously.

In the matter of foreigners, Prince Gong, who has always been stubborn, suddenly thought about it, and Xianfeng's brain was a little bad.

"Your Majesty, please ask the emperor's ministers." Prince Gong said again.

"Then you have to tell me what you are asking for first." Xianfeng Road.

"The minister thinks that the emperor does not know about the contact with foreigners, and everything is the minister's idea." Prince Gong said.

"Prince Gong, what are you ......" Xianfeng somewhat understood what Prince Gong meant.

"Your Majesty, this eternal infamy will be memorized by the ministers." Prince Gong said categorically.

"Okay, Prince Gong, it's rare that you have this heart, I promise you." Xianfeng is relieved to be authentic.

Xianfeng was finally relieved that someone could take the initiative to help him carry this historical burden, of course he couldn't ask for it.

"Emperor Xie!" Prince Gong knelt down in the tunnel again.

Help people trample to death, and thank others, what a loyal minister.

"Get up, get up, I should thank you." Xianfeng dragged Prince Gong up from the ground and said happily.

"Don't dare, don't dare." Prince Gong said in a trembling tone.

Xianfeng thanked him, did he dare to take it.

"Monk Greenqin, you've been listening to it for so long, do you have anything to say?" Xianfeng turned his head and asked Monk Greenqin.

"No, the minister and Prince Gong have the same mind, but it depends on the emperor's arrangement." Monk Greenqin saw that the old stubborn Prince Gong bowed his head, of course he was happy to see it.

"Okay, very good, our monarchs and ministers are single-minded, I don't believe that I can't fight the Taiping anti-thief, after destroying this henchman's trouble, let's clean up the foreigners again, when the time comes, the internal and external troubles will be eliminated, why worry about the Qing Dynasty." Xianfeng is invigorating and authentic.

Looking at him like that, it seems that he really raised his eyebrows.

"The emperor is far-sighted, and he will be able to overcome the great cause, and the ministers are willing to do their best to assist the emperor, do their best, and die." Prince Gong and Monk Greenqin respectfully said.

"Okay, good, your reputation, your official position, I will immediately issue an order, restore it to its original state, and the right to arbitrariness you want, I also approve, go on a good errand." Xianfeng said loudly.

Xianfeng is happy, he has a feeling of keeping the clouds open and seeing the moon.

After Prince Gong and Monk Greenqin thanked Xianfeng, they went straight out to deal with the reorganization of the army and horses. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)