Chapter 271: Bad News

After Huang Xu took Monk Lingqin out of the window, he shouted: "Dongfang, go", after speaking, he disappeared into the vast night after a few ups and downs.

Dongfang was not confused to see that Huang Xu had already succeeded, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, he also unfolded his body and followed Huang Xu.

The reason why Huang Xu did not leave quietly, but left with great fanfare, was to make his abduction of Monk Lingqin public, so that everyone in the camp would know that their boss had been lost again, so as to cause panic in the camp and achieve the purpose of attacking the heart.

And when these soldiers and guards of Monk Greenqin came to their senses, what happened, they were all shocked, and they immediately chased after each other, but how could they keep up with Huang Xu's pace, zuihou, could only watch Monk Greenqin being kidnapped by Huang Xu.

Seeing that there was no way to chase their monk back, the guards of Monk Lingqin could only go back in despair, and reported the matter to the court as quickly as possible, asking for a decision.

This Qing army is also considered to be unlucky, how long has it been, and the two commanders, Zeng Guofan and Seng Greenqin, were captured at the same time, which is really sad.

The relevant report was sent to Xianfeng's desk as quickly as possible, and when Xianfeng read this report, he didn't keep up with it for a while, and he fainted with anger.

When he woke up, he found himself lying in his bedroom, surrounded by a large group of people, including royal relatives, such as Prince Gong and others, wives and concubines, such as Cixi and others, and some important civil and military generals, others such as eunuchs. Palace maids, there are countless of them, in short, all those who should have arrived have arrived, and there have been a lot of those who should not come. It seems that as soon as he fainted, the entire palace was shaken.

"Quick, quick. Physician. The emperor woke up, come and see, Your Majesty, you are really scared to death. "Prince Gong saw Xianfeng wake up. Hurriedly shouted.

The imperial physician who was waiting in the back heard that the emperor had woken up. The body shook. Without thinking too much, he trotted a few steps and snapped. Kneeling down in front of Xianfeng's imperial couch, he grabbed Xianfeng's wrist and took his pulse attentively, Xianfeng could feel the imperial doctor's hand trembling very much. It's no wonder that if Xianfeng burps like this, then they, the imperial doctors, will not be able to escape the blame, and they will be sentenced to confiscation of family property and confiscation of family property and the crime of confiscating the army in Ningguta, and tension will be inevitable.

"How?" Prince Gong asked anxiously beside him.

"I'm fine, Prince Gong stays, and everyone else goes down." Before the imperial doctor could speak, Xianfeng spoke.

"Your Majesty, you have to take care of yourself, let the imperial doctor take a look first, if there is anything, it's not too late to talk about it later." Prince Gong is a piece of kindness.

"Ahem, ahem, Prince Gong, I have said it, let the others go out first, do you want to resist the decree?" Xianfeng coughed a few times dryly, and said very unhappily. The majesty of the emperor is not to be trampled on, even if he is sick.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister obeys the order." Hearing Xianfeng say this, Prince Gong didn't dare to persuade him again.

After he finished speaking, he stepped aside and respectfully waited for Emperor Xianfeng's summons again.

"The emperor takes care, and the ministers retire."

"The emperor takes care, and the concubine will retire."

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After saying goodbye, the people who should retire all retreated, and only Xianfeng who was lying on the bed and Prince Gong who was standing aside were left in the dormitory.

"I got a report this morning, the iron hat king monk Greenqin was kidnapped by unknown thieves, and his whereabouts are unknown, Prince Gong, what do you say?" After everyone retreated, Xianfeng turned his face to Prince Gong and said softly.

"What?" Prince Gong was so shocked that he sat on the ground, and he was stupid.

For a while, the entire dormitory was silent, and Prince Gong's eyes were blank, looking like a catastrophe was coming. Xianfeng simply closed his eyes.

Speaking of which, it is not difficult to explain that Weishenme Xianfeng suddenly fainted after reading the report.

"Your Majesty, this is impossible, this is impossible." After the shock, Prince Gong couldn't believe it.

"Tell me your reasoning." Xianfeng Emperor Road.

"Your Majesty, the monk brother is the first warrior of our Qing Dynasty, his strength is extraordinary, and his personal guards are all masters of one out of a thousand, plus there are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Hefei City, how could he be hijacked, could it be a mistake." Prince Gong felt that this could not be true.

"The report was sent by the guard general of Monk Grinqin, so there must be no mistake." Emperor Xianfeng, like Prince Gong, when he first saw the news, he didn't believe that the news was true, but there was really a reason for him to believe it, which was also the reason why Weishenme would faint.

"Then should we send another letter to Hefei and let Guo Wenbing and Li Hongzhang verify it again?" Prince Gong did not think that such a conclusion could be drawn based on the words of a guard general alone.

"No, there must be nothing wrong with that." Xianfeng has the strength to be authentic.

"The emperor is so sure." Prince Gong said.

"You don't have to ask, I have my own way to verify it, you just need to know that it's true." Emperor Xianfeng seemed unwilling to entangle Prince Gong in this matter anymore, and said a little impatiently.

The reason why Xianfeng has such a certainty that the guard general is telling the truth is because the guard general was placed by him by the side of Seng Lingqin and used to spy on Seng Lingqin, how can this matter be fake, the reason why he didn't let Prince Gong ask again, it was because he also installed his own people next to Prince Gong, how could he tell Prince Gong such a thing? The emperor's mind is so easy to figure out.

"Your Majesty, if the monk brother is robbed, then the matter will be in trouble." Prince Gong said worriedly.

"Yes, first Zeng Guofan was captured, and then the monk Greenqin was robbed, is the Qing Dynasty really exhausted?" Xianfeng's words revealed endless sadness.

"Your Majesty, the truth is not yet known, you don't have to be discouraged, the top priority now is to stabilize the situation on the front line, and once again select a person who can be a big responsibility, as the interim commander, in order to resist the attack of the Taiping thieves." After the shock, Prince Gong began to calm down, he knew it well. They can't afford to mess around and miss a big deal because of this.

"Yes, you have reminded me that Monk Greenqin was robbed alone, although it is not good for the army, but our army is still there, as long as there is a person with both talents and talents who can temporarily lead the army, then we can still stabilize the situation, you see, I also made Monk Greenqin be robbed and dizzy." Xianfeng listened to Prince Gong's words. Sit up from the couch. With excitement on his face, he said eagerly to Prince Gong.

"Your Majesty, that's exactly what the old minister meant." Prince Gong said.

"Okay, then you can talk to me. Who will be the interim manager? The melancholy on Emperor Xianfeng's face disappeared. I saw him sitting cross-legged on the couch. Stared at Prince Gong and said.

"Li Hongzhang." Prince Gong spat out three words.

"Li Hongzhang? I know him, didn't I have a decree to make him the governor of Jiangning, what? Hasn't he arrived yet? Although Xianfeng had a good impression of Li Hongzhang, it was all because of Zeng Guofan's face, and if he really wanted to appoint Li Hongjing as the commander of the three armies, he was still a little hesitant.

"The emperor, Li Hongzhang was originally ordered to go to Jiangning to take office, but unfortunately, it coincided with the great battle between the Hunan army and the Taiping army, so the matter was delayed, this person is in the Hefei army at this time, why didn't the emperor appoint this person to solve the current crisis." Prince Gong is well aware of Li Hongzhang's ability and strongly recommends it.

"But if he wants to be the commander of these three armies, will he be able to do it? I've heard that he's just a scholar. "Xianfeng didn't dare to easily hand over the hundreds of thousands of troops on this front line to a scholar.

"Your Majesty, Li Hongzhang is very familiar with this person, he is a student of Zeng Guofan. Although this person is a scholar, but he is knowledgeable, all-encompassing, and his intelligence is not inferior to his teacher Zeng Guofan, which is enough to take on heavy responsibilities, and although this person is not good at bravery, he has great prestige in the Hunan army, except for Zeng Guofan, only this person can pinch the Hunan army together, so the emperor, Li Hongzhang is really the best candidate for this commander. Prince Gong tried his best to persuade Emperor Xianfeng.

After hearing this, Xianfeng got up and went down, put on a coat, and lowered his head in the dormitory, as if it was difficult to make a decision. Prince Gong has been standing respectfully aside, waiting for Xianfeng to make a decision.

"Prince Gong, this is a big deal, if there is another accident this time, then we will be doomed." Emperor Xianfeng walked for a long time, maybe he was tired of walking, or maybe he made a decision, and only listened to him to Prince Gong.

"The minister is willing to guarantee his life with his net worth, and please let Li Hongzhang be the commander of this frontline." Li Hongzhang gritted his teeth and added another fire to Xianfeng.

"Okay, I'll trust you again." Xianfeng finally made up his mind.

"Your Majesty." Prince Gong said happily.

"Okay, no need to be polite, although this matter has been decided, I am still a little uneasy, in this way, you will go to the front line on behalf of me, understand everything in detail, and report back to me." Ham Fung Road.

"Yes, the emperor, the ministers will leave for the front line, but Li Hongzhang's appointment is urgent..."

"Prince Gong, don't worry, I will personally draft an order later, appoint Li Hongzhang as the commander, and send him to the front line in an expedited manner of eight hundred miles tonight." Ham Fung Road.

"The emperor is wise." Prince Gong said happily.

"It's not me who is wise, it's you who is wise." Xianfeng joked, it seemed, he was in a good mood.

"I don't dare." When Prince Gong heard Xianfeng suddenly come to such a sentence, he was so frightened that he hurriedly lay on the ground, and he didn't dare to come out.

"Okay, okay, Prince Gong, get up, look at what scares you, I'm just joking with you." Xianfeng glanced at Prince Gong who was lying on the ground, shook his head with a wry smile, and motioned for him to get up.

"Your Majesty." Prince Gong thanked him in his mouth, and kowtowed to Xianfeng respectfully, and then stood up according to his words.

"Prince Gong, I hope we don't lose our eyes this time." Ham Fung Road.

"The emperor can rest assured, Li Hongzhang will definitely be able to handle this trip." Prince Gong believes in his vision.

"Okay, let's do it, I was also tortured by this matter today, and now I want to rest and rest, if there is nothing else, you can kneel down." Xianfeng finished dealing with the big things and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister retires." Prince Gong said.

"By the way, you have to rush to the front as soon as possible, but don't forget." Xianfeng reminded again.

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare to forget, the minister will arrange it immediately, and the minister will retire." Prince Gong said.

Emperor Xianfeng waved his hand and signaled that Prince Gong could retreat. Prince Gong saluted Xianfeng again, and after that, he withdrew and hurried back to his house to arrange for him to rush to the front. (To be continued......)