Chapter 399: The Last Destination of the Xianfengs
Since the two sides are unwilling to cooperate, the final result can only be to go to war, and the final battle between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty will inevitably happen.
Although Huang Xu has a trace of regret in his heart, after all, he still has to focus on the overall situation, and since he has to do it, he must do it neatly and neatly, without the slightest drag, he must cut through the mess quickly, and he must not delay it for a long time, so as to waste too much energy.
It is precisely because of this that Zeng Guofan began to attack the Qing army with a death order.
From the very beginning of the attack, the Taiping army did not leave any room, the tide of the offensive was better than Mount Tai's pressure, like mercury rushing to the Qing army that was still breathing, in the face of such a violent attack, the Qing army did not even have a chance to resist, let alone others.
Under the instruction of Huang Xu, Zeng Guofan's attack on the Qing army this time was a thunderous method, as long as the Qing army dared to resist, all of them would be killed, under such a crazy fight of the Taiping army, the Qing army was killed and wounded, and was frightened by the behavior of the Taiping army beasts, even if the forbidden army was the elite of the Qing army, even if they were more courageous and bold than the ordinary army, but in the face of death, they would be afraid, and this fear would be contagious, with the deepening of the war, the Qing army has signs of complete collapse.
Monk Lingqin and the commander of the forbidden army led a part of the personal guards to escort Xianfeng to retreat deeper into the inner palace.
From time to time, there were bursts of creepy howls behind them, which made Xianfeng and the others even more uneasy.
When they retreated to the dormitory where Cixi had previously lived, Xianfeng ordered everyone to stop, he was tired and didn't want to retreat anymore.
The dormitory is still there, and the glory of the past can be vaguely seen, but the Si people have left, leaving a sigh in the air, Xianfeng walked slowly around the dormitory, his heart fluctuated, he recalled the days he had spent here with Cixi, laughter and happiness have been with them for many days and nights. They are extremely nostalgic, but this qiē is a thing of the past, and this good time is like his Qing Dynasty, which has passed away with the wind and will never come back.
Xianfeng has mixed feelings.
All the concubines in the palace, including Cixi, had been safely evacuated by the time the Taiping army broke through the gates of Shuntianfu, and they would retreat to Shengjing, the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty, where they would wait for their emperor Xianfeng.
However, they may not have expected that Xianfeng, their emperor may never come back.
And about the fate of these surviving people in Xianfeng, in the end it is not known, but I know that after the fall of the Qing court, when the Taiping army captured Shengjing, they have long disappeared, Huang Xu will not care too much about their life and death, and he does not have too much energy to understand their whereabouts, so the information about these people is gone, maybe many of them will spend their lives ordinarily, and finally die peacefully, maybe some of them have already died in the war, in short, Since the withdrawal of these women from Suncheon, there has been no news of them.
"Your Majesty, it's still not safe here, let's move back a little further." Monk Lingqin guarded Xianfeng's side, looking at his surroundings vigilantly, and he said to Xianfeng with concern.
"I'm not leaving, I'm tired and don't want to go." Xianfeng shook his head and said in a low voice.
Xianfeng is tired, he is indeed tired, since he took over the Qing Dynasty from his father, he has not stopped for a day, he has thought about exciting, he has thought about reorganizing the rivers and mountains of the Qing Dynasty, but he is powerless, all he can do is to run around this mess, now it's okay, it's about to end, he can finally stop, take a quiet breath, he doesn't need to be busy anymore.
For a moment, he felt that nothing was important, and the whole person relaxed.
Xianfeng has a sense of relief in his heart that he has never felt before.
"Your Majesty, you ......" may be because he saw that Xianfeng's condition was not good, Monk Greenqin wanted to speak and stopped, and the melancholy on his face lingered.
"It's okay, I'm just a little tired, it's okay, you don't have to be too nervous, inform everyone, take a break." Xianfeng said to Monk Greenqin in a soft voice that he had never had before.
This is a group of soldiers who followed him from birth to death, even if they reached this end of the road, they still did not abandon him, at this moment, in the face of these soldiers who were loyal to him, Xianfeng's heart was full of gratitude.
"Your Majesty, don't be discouraged." Monk Grinqin finally voiced the worries in his heart.
Monk Lingqin was very worried about Xianfeng's state, not at all, he had been serving by Xianfeng's side for so many years, and he had never seen Xianfeng show such sadness.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid." Xianfeng smiled and said.
How he didn't understand Monk Grinqin's thoughts.
"Your Majesty, that's not what the minister meant." Monk Grinqin argued.
"It's okay, it's nothing that means, there is no need to shy away from it, according to the generation, you are my imperial uncle, according to the official rank, you are a super-grade prince, from now on, no matter what you want to say, what you want to do, I will support it, I will definitely not blame you." Xianfeng Road.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your trust, thank you for your trust, thank you for your favor, and please rest easy, your ministers will definitely swear to protect your emperor." Monk Grinqin's heart has never been so strong.
He felt that the time had come for him to repay the emperor's kindness.
Xianfeng smiled and didn't say anything, just quietly looked at a corner, and after a while, he sighed again and said faintly: "I don't know where Prince Gong is now?"
"Yes, it would be nice if Lao Gong was here." Monk Greenqin heard Xianfeng talk about Prince Gong, only to feel that his heart was hot, and he said with a little excitement.
He hadn't seen this old friend in a few days, and he wondered if he was safe now.
Thinking of the friendship with Prince Gong, Monk Greenqin only felt warm in his heart.
"I'm afraid we won't have a chance to see Prince Gong again." Xianfeng sighed.
"Your Majesty, don't say that, it's a long time to come." Monk Greenqin said in a panic.
"It's a long time, yes, it's a long time." Xianfeng looked ahead with demented eyes and muttered.
Is there a coming day, they are deceiving themselves, Xianfeng smiled bitterly in his heart.
As for where the hell is Prince Gong. No one knew that since he went out to contact foreigners, no one had seen him again, even if Huang Xu led Greater China later, there was no such person as Prince Gong, he seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.
Just when Xianfeng had endless emotion, suddenly a personal guard came to report that the chasing soldiers had arrived, and asked the emperor to evacuate as soon as possible.
"Protect the emperor's retreat." When Monk Lingqin heard this, he immediately tensed up and shouted.
The guards immediately became nervous and immediately gathered around Xianfeng, preparing to protect him from retreating.
"No, no withdrawal." Xianfeng said suddenly.
"What? Your Majesty, you... No, Your Majesty, the ministers will swear to protect you, please evacuate immediately." Monk Grinqin knelt on the ground and wept.
"I have made up my mind, you don't need to persuade me anymore." Xianfeng waved and said.
"The emperor's ......" monk Greenqin was already crying.
"Okay, Monk Greenqin, you are the first brave general of the Qing Dynasty, how can you be so unbearable, and you are not afraid of losing the face of the Qing Dynasty, get up, I still have a will for you." Xianfeng said to the monk Greenqin.
'Your Majesty, Your Majesty...' Monk Grinqin was still kneeling on the ground, without the slightest intention of getting up.
"Monk Greenqin, get up and listen to the order!" Xianfeng shouted.
"Minister, Monk Grinqin kneels down to listen to the holy decree." Monk Lingqin did not get up, but still stubbornly knelt on the ground to receive the order.
"Monk Greenqin, I order you to lead your troops to surrender to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom." Xianfeng had no choice but to let him go, and then. Xianfeng said calmly.
"Your Majesty..."Monk Greenqin's face changed drastically, and he stood on the spot for a while, at a loss.
Monk Greenqin's mind was a mess of paste at this time, he couldn't figure out what was wrong with Xianfeng, and he couldn't understand why Xianfeng would give him such a will, besides, could he Monk Greenqin accept such a will?
"Monk Greenqin, take the order!" Xianfeng repeated again.
Monk Lingqin didn't answer, but lay on his stomach again, bang, bang, and kowtowed to Xianfeng three times, and then said: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare to accept the order."
"Monk Greenqin, you are so bold, you dare to disobey the order." Xianfeng's face changed and he shouted.
Xianfeng didn't know what Monk Greenqin thought in his heart, but he also had no way, if he didn't do this, these followers would die without a place to be buried, which was the most reluctant thing he wanted to see, so no matter what, he had to find a way to save their lives now, which was also the only thing Xianfeng could do for them now, as much as he could.
Monk Lingqin fell back to the ground, pressed his head to the ground, and did not speak.
"Uncle Huang, do you want me to kneel down and beg you?" Xianfeng sighed again.
Monk Grinqin was still silent.
"Okay, then, then I'll kneel down and beg you, please have a lot of them, and then take the order." Xianfeng is very strict sù authentic.
Moreover, after Xianfeng finished speaking, he really knelt down towards Monk Greenqin.
Seeing this, Seng Lingqin immediately panicked, he quickly got up from the ground, supported Xianfeng, and when he raised his head, he was already in tears.
Xianfeng also felt his nose sour, he rubbed his eyes, patted Seng Lingqin's arm vigorously, and then opened a pair of eyes wide, staring intently at Seng Lingqin, waiting for his reply.
"Alas, Your Majesty, why are you doing this, the minister just agrees." Monk Greenqin said bitterly.
"Okay, then we'll make a decision." Xianfeng said with a smile.
It's just that Xianfeng's smile is mixed with a hint of desolation.
"Your Majesty, you..."
"The great husband can bend and stretch, and I will return to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with you." Xianfeng said solemnly. He knew that Monk Grinqin was not at ease with himself.
When Seng Lingqin saw Xianfeng say this, he could only accept such a reality, this was the only way to save his life. They can only save their lives first, and then think about restoring the country of the Qing Dynasty.
Xianfeng reached an agreement with Monk Lingqin, and then waited for the arrival of the Taiping army.
In a short time, the Taiping army surrounded the dormitory.
Monk Lingqin didn't wait for the Taiping Army to speak, and had already spoken first. The emperor of the Qing Dynasty is here, and they want to ask Zeng Guofan to speak.
When the soldiers of the Taiping Army heard that Xianfeng was here, they all cheered loudly. Hurry up and ask the coach Zeng Guofan.
After Zeng Guofan heard about the situation, he also hurried over.
As soon as the two sides met, Monk Grinqin bluntly said that he wanted to surrender.
Zeng Guofan was relieved when he heard that Xianfeng was going to lead the people to surrender, to be honest, emotionally speaking, he also hoped that Xianfeng could lead the people to surrender, and he didn't want to solve his former emperor by himself.
Such a result was something Zeng Guofan was very happy to see.
With Xianfeng's will, the surrender process of the remnants of the Qing army was very smooth.
And the surrender of the Qing army was carried out under the auspices of Seng Lingqin, because Xianfeng was the emperor after all. It is unlikely that he would personally preside over the surrender.
After the surrender, Zeng Guofan and the monk Greenqin went to see Xianfeng, Zeng Guofan wanted to invite Xianfeng to meet Huang Xu to discuss the future.
But the moment they stepped into the dormitory, they froze.
Xianfeng fell to the ground, holding the sword in his hand, and the blood had stained the ground red.
Xianfeng committed suicide!
A generation of emperors has fallen.
"Your Majesty..."Monk Greenqin's mournful cry suddenly sounded, and he threw himself on Xianfeng's corpse like crazy, and tears fell like rain.
It was only at this time that Monk Greenqin truly realized Xianfeng's good intentions.
Monk Lingqin hugged Xianfeng's corpse and cried for a while, then he raised his head, glanced to the left and right with a blank gaze, and found the sword that Xianfeng used to kill himself not far from him, and he did not hesitate to pick it up and wipe it to his neck.
The sword fell to the ground again, and Monk Greenqin fell to the ground, and the blood that flowed from his body was mixed with the blood on Xianfeng's body, and it was no longer possible to distinguish which was Xianfeng's and which was Monk Greenqin's.
This is just what happened between the calcium carbide sparks, Zeng Guofan couldn't save it, and in the end he could only let out a light sigh.
As soon as Xianfeng and Monk Greenqin died, the Qing Dynasty disappeared. (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. That's what motivates me the most......)