Episode 180 Seize the power vacuum

Until the sound of airplanes overhead disappeared for a long time, a group of officials and soldiers next to the train were still looking up in a daze, as if they were still very uncomfortable for a while.

It was a long time before an official said:

"Your Majesty...... Where did this go? ”

Mu Hu reacted immediately, beckoned a junior officer, and ordered:

"Debao, you lead your brothers to immediately run to the Jingshi Airport in the eastern suburbs of Changping County to see if it was the emperor who flew away just now! If so, ask the people at the airport, where is the emperor going! If not, stay on the spot! ”

"Huh!"

The company commander immediately summoned a company of soldiers, ran and disappeared into the darkness.

Then, Mu Hu turned around again and asked loudly to a cadre:

"Ladies and gentlemen, does anyone know which carriage has a radio?"

The officials were stunned for a moment, and one of them said:

"This ...... As far as this official knows, there is only a radio station in the emperor's armored compartment. ”

"Okay, come on!" Mu Hu slapped his palms twice and ordered, "Smash the door of the armored train open for me!" ”

Several officials shouted:

"Mu Hu, you are so bold!"

"You are presumptuous!"

"Do you want to rebel?"

Mu Hu sneered and continued:

"Now the emperor's safety is unknown, so many of our guards are trapped on this railway line and helpless, and we don't even have a communication tool! Ben was thinking that the safety of the saint was in danger, and he had to act as a last resort, but a few of you dared to stop it, and said that I wanted to rebel! I think you're trying to rebel! What kind of heart do you have! …… What's the matter, it doesn't work for the master to speak? Do it! ”

At the same time, his soldiers replied:

"Huh!"

Immediately rushed up, hammers, crowbars, bayonets, butts, "ping-pong" for a long time, and the armored door was still not moving.

Mu Hu was anxious. He needs a radio station so badly now. He was almost certain that Guangwu had fled, and now the Qing Dynasty was in a state of being in a state of dragons. And now is the "first time", Beijing and even the whole country do not know yet. In this first time, whoever can seize the opportunity to make arrangements according to his own ideas can be said to be able to write a stroke in history. Every second is now more precious than gold.

Now in the capital, some people want to support the restoration of the original Jiade Emperor, some people want to support the new emperor to ascend the throne, some people want to stand on their own, some people want to surrender to the Ming army, some people want to engage in secession, and some people want to build a republican ...... And Mu Hu belongs to the category of wanting to "surrender the Ming army conditionally". He must now hurry to get in touch with his own forces in the city, and then return to Beijing to control the situation. Next, let the Ming army re-guarantee the future national policy, and then welcome the Ming army into Beijing.

Mu Hu watched his subordinates banging on the armored door in vain, and his heart was furious. And he knew that most of the officials present were playing dumb. Except for a few people who really didn't understand, most of the rest should be the same as themselves, and they all guessed that they couldn't leave ten. It's just that they are still afraid of "what if", afraid that if the emperor comes back, then those who don't perform well now will suffer. The fear that has been hanging over for decades cannot be dissipated in this moment. There is also a considerable force of inertia.

Now he thought to himself, he had to take a gamble. Although this "just in case" also has a deterrent effect on him, wasn't he still preparing to assassinate Guangwu before? Now that the assassination has been successful, what should I do next? Now the chances of winning are much bigger.

At this moment, the Praetorian Guard of the company that had been sent out earlier ran back out of breath. The company commander said breathlessly:

"Big ...... My lord, the emperor is here...... Right on that plane...... Airports are ...... It's almost gone, and the rest of the few have all admitted it......"

Mu Hu suddenly felt his blood boiling. He jumped on the roadbed, drew his pistol, fired a shot into the sky, and shouted:

"Listen, brothers, the emperor has gone out into exile by plane! Now the Qing Dynasty has reached the most critical juncture! As the saying goes, 'There are no tigers in the mountains, monkeys are kings!' "Now many of the military leaders of the army and the princes of the clan are ready to move, and they are thinking about it! They all seem to have a few soldiers in their hands, either to stand on their own, or to bargain with the Ming army! If we are not careful, we will fall into troubled times!

"The troops that can control Beijing now are our Praetorian Guards! Prince Shun, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, also went into exile with the emperor, so as the deputy commander, I have an unshirkable responsibility at this critical moment! I declare that from this moment onwards, I will take over all the powers of the Commander of the Praetorian Guard, with full authority to command the Praetorian Guard! I declare that the city of Beijing is now under a state of emergency, and that a provisional military management committee has been established, with myself as its chairman! Anyone, whether he is a prince or a minister, whether he is a civil minister or a military general, from now on, must obey the arrangements of the Military Management Commission! Those who dare to support the army and stand on their own feet, and those who rob the army, will be killed!

"Brothers, we are all banner people, and we are very affectionate towards our Qing Dynasty. But now there is no need to deny that the Qing Dynasty can't hold on, although we are flag people, we have to touch our conscience and say that it is indeed time to change the sky! But the Qing Dynasty has disappeared, and our banner people will continue to live for generations! The imperial court in the south has made it clear that this war is not for the Qing Dynasty, and it will not be difficult for us in the future. But people say that we still have to work together, we have to hold Beijing firmly in our hands first, so that people can look down on us, and then we can negotiate conditions with others and fight more for our flag people! If people haven't come yet, we will fight ourselves first, and then we will have to be cleaned up by others, and people will look down on us at all, and we won't be able to fight for our fart!

"Okay, brothers, how do I Muhu usually take you, and the brothers are like mirrors in their hearts. Now, at this juncture, I will just say a few words, brothers, who is in favor of it? Who is against? ”

There was silence for a few seconds. The soldiers didn't seem to be able to accept such a big change for a while.

Mu Hu took a deep breath and said:

"Well, it seems that I didn't understand enough. Let's put it this way, now it is such a situation: the emperor has run away, the Qing Dynasty has died, and there are Ming troops in four circles and ten miles away. If you just want to be a Ming person, you can go home now, but then you will be a flat-headed person. Not only are they quite bright, but they also want to be masters in the future, but they all stay now and listen to my orders. We have to show our skills before people come, and I can bargain with others for you, and in the future, in addition to the Ming passport, you can also get an official and a half-job background. How's that, do you understand? Who is in favor? Who is against? ”

Hundreds of Janissaries burst into cheers, all shouting "Yes!" Approve! ”

Mu Hu's heart was beating wildly, and he turned around and said to the stunned officials:

"Ladies and gentlemen, how about you hearing what I just said? Who is in favor? Who is against? Are you willing to cooperate? ”

A large group of officials looked at each other, and no one dared to say anything, and suddenly, one of them had the audacity to reprimand angrily:

"Mu Hu! You deserve to be called a flag man! You eat and use the Qing Dynasty, but in the end you are a white-eyed wolf! You're a traitor ......."

Mu Hu raised his hand and shot it, and before the word "thief" in the official's mouth came out, he was planted with blood.

All the officials were immediately frightened.

Mu Hu smiled and asked again:

"Ladies and gentlemen, who is in favor of it? Who is against? ”

In an instant, all the officials also shouted loudly:

"We are in favor! We are in favor! ”

"Good!" Mu Hu ordered, "Blow open the door of the armored compartment!" ”

At the sound of an order, two soldiers went up to separate the connection between the armored car and the attachΓ© car, and then the locomotive at the end of the train moved backwards, leaving enough space between the armored car and the adjacent car.

One soldier hung a grenade on the lock of the armored door, and everyone retreated. The soldier pulled the string, and then rolled eighteen times to the bottom of the roadbed.

There was a loud bang, and smoke billowed out. By the time the smoke cleared, the door of the armored compartment had been blown open.

Mu Hu was the first to jump up and saw the radio station at first sight. This is a stationary station on an armored car, large in size and powerful. If it was a portable radio station, it is estimated that it was also taken away by Guangwu.

He was in ecstasy in his heart and commanded:

"The second battalion stays and guards the Jingshi Airport! Other brothers, come back to Beijing with me! Ladies and gentlemen, please get on the bus! ”

At the sound of an order, a battalion of Praetorian Guards carried guns and ran towards the Jingshi airfield. The remaining two battalions of the Praetorian Guards drove all the officials onto the train, and then, under the leadership of Mu Hu, re-hung the train and returned to Beijing.

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The train is going very fast. On the way, Mu Hu used the radio to constantly give orders to Beijing. Several of his henchmen knew about the situation, and now that the Muhu people had not returned to Beijing, the Praetorian Guards below had already begun to act.

First, one of Mu Hu's adjutant led people straight into the official residence of another deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard, and without saying a word, he was killed with one shot. In this way, Mu Hu became the only commander of the Praetorian Guard, and no one could come out and compete with him for control of the Praetorian Guard.

At the same time, several other Praetorian Guards stormed the "Daqing Radio" and the telephone and telegraph office, and took control of these two places. These two most critical places have always been the responsibility of the Sticky Pole agents, but they are guarded by the Praetorian Guard. Now the Janissaries defending it have also become occupiers, and some of the sticky agents of the radio station and the telegraph and telephone office have also been taken down on the spot.

At this time, it was already seven o'clock in the evening, and Mu Hu's train just returned to Beijing. He left a platoon of men and detained the officers on the train on the spot, ordering them to stay detained until tomorrow morning. Then he led the remaining more than 100 people to requisition several trucks from the railway station, galloped into the city, and returned to the Praetorian Guard headquarters.

Now, as soon as he returned to his troops, Mu Hu suddenly had a feeling of being in the sea. He immediately ordered all the gates of Beijing to be closed, not to allow a single person to enter or leave, and to double the number of troops on the city walls.

This is tantamount to keeping Beijing largely under control from the periphery. Now, it's time to get into the details.

Mu Hu ordered all officers above the battalion level of the Praetorian Guard to report to the headquarters immediately.

The Praetorian Guard had a total of five divisions, usually four garrisoned outside the city and one division stationed inside the city, which rotated regularly. Now, most of the officers and soldiers of this division in the city don't know what is going on, but they have already smelled an abnormal smell and are guessing what is going on. And the four divisions stationed outside the city haven't even smelled it.

Now, at the sound of an order, within half an hour, dozens of officers above the battalion level of the five divisions inside and outside the city have gathered in the courtyard of the headquarters in the city.

Mu Hu stood on the steps in front of the office building and said the previous words loudly. Moreover, his focus is: the emperor has run away, the Qing Dynasty is actually gone, and now it is in a short power vacuum. Now the princes and ministers don't know about this news, but we know it first. Therefore, now we must seize the opportunity to become the master of Beijing City, bargain with the Ming army, and find a way out for ourselves after the change of dynasty, so that we will not be poor and white at home for the rest of our lives. The most important thing now is that our brothers in the Praetorian Guard must be united and not become a plate of loose sand. Otherwise, those clan princes want to stand on their own feet a lot, so how can it be our turn.

After some lecture, it had an unexpected effect. Many young junior officers were immediately dizzy with excitement, and they were about to embrace Mu Hu as the emperor and wear a yellow robe. Several people wanted to shout "long live" to Mu Hu.

And those division commanders all seemed very worried. Mu Hu knew that they were mainly afraid that they would lie and wanted to carry out a coup d'Γ©tat, under the pretext that the emperor had run away and wanted to pull everyone into the water.

"Don't dare to ask for the opportunity to come to the door, okay!" Mu Hu waved his hand and immediately said, "If you are afraid, don't be the division commander." Take off your epaulettes, hand over your papers and guns, and I'll officially remove you now. ”

The five division commanders were still dumbfounded, and Mu Hu lightningly pointed out the five people who seemed the most active, excited, and gearing up from the dozen or so regiment commanders below. He promoted these five regiment commanders to division commanders on the spot.

Now, the entire Praetorian Guard has simply changed its blood, and it can be used with relative confidence.

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The Janissary Command is now the coup command ,β€”β€” or the Provisional Military Council. After Guangwu's "tiger" escaped, Mu Hu seized the opportunity and became the first "monkey king".

The officers and civilian personnel of the headquarters have all been recruited from their homes to work overtime urgently. Now it's a big beehive with a busy operation. The telephone bell rang one after another, the telegraph key "Dididi" was striking, and the communications soldier also grabbed the radio microphone and called for contact......

Mu Hu has become the heart and soul of all this. He paced triumphantly, dictating one command after another in the noise:

- Arrest all the officers of the Sticky Pole Division and seal up all the files of the headquarters of the Sticky Pole Division;

- Surround the palace, search for relatives that Emperor Guangwu may have left behind, and appease the concubines in the harem;

- Seal off the residences of all princes, clansmen, ministers and nobles, and do not allow anyone to enter or leave, and do not allow them to communicate with each other, including Prince Gong;

- Rescue the former emperor of Yingtai, welcome him to the headquarters of the Praetorian Guard (instead of the palace), and send heavy troops to defend it;

- In the name of the first emperor Jiade, he drafted a decree to control the Eight Banners Army on the outskirts of Beijing;

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