Chapter 407: Burning the Forbidden City
In all dynasties, the imperial city was a forbidden area, and it was difficult for ordinary people to enter it.
Although there are some, such as the Wanli period of the former Ming Dynasty, there was an incident of a madman breaking into the East Palace to beat the master.
But this is an isolated case, and there are several conspiracies involved.
Even at the end of the dynasty, it was still difficult for ordinary people to approach the imperial city.
However, the Qing Dynasty is an exception.
Because the Qing Dynasty divided Beijing into inner and outer cities, that is, Seoul and Manchuria.
The defense system of the city in Beijing is roughly equivalent to that of the imperial city of the Ming Dynasty to protect the palace city.
The children of the Eight Banners living in the city are not ordinary people, and the large and small yamen are all in this part of the imperial city, so the children of the Eight Banners can enter the imperial city at will.
The eunuchs and maids in the palace even set up stalls in the imperial city to sell things, and over time, those banner people with broken family roads also began to buy goods to the imperial city to sell, and the customers were not only the ladies in the palace, but also the officials of the six ministries and nine qing.
Not to mention, business was still very hot, so that many clans and ministers later began to participate in the imperial city trading.
The knowledgeable minister wrote that the imperial city was so scattered, if there was an adultererous person, it would definitely be able to go straight to the palace.
Qianlong hated this deeply, and repeatedly issued orders saying that the gate control had been abolished recently, and the officers and soldiers on duty everywhere did not take their jurisdiction seriously, so that idle people and others haunted at will, and there were no rules.
Since the 23rd year of Qianlong began to renovate the imperial city's "investment market" and "vegetable market", there have been about five times before and after, but each time it can only achieve results for a maximum of half a month, and then it is the same as before, the stalls are still arranged, the protection fee is still collected, the market is bustling, and it is very lively.
There are even banner people who live in the east city and go to the west to do errands, and go directly through the noon gate to save trouble and distance, and they come and go freely, and no one cares.
In this case, the defense system of the imperial city is actually zero in the eyes of the traitors.
The entire imperial palace, that is, the last checkpoint of the palace defense system, is actually the Qianqing Gate.
If a large group of people want to make trouble in Qianqingmen, it will really be a small guard and guard, but if a few people want to make trouble, the guards and guards may not be able to notice.
If the people who make trouble are the guards and guards, then it is even more impossible to prevent.
Dong Youliang, a native of the Yellow Banner of the Han Army, was the deputy general of Minghua Machi, the general of Shun Huaiqing, the commander of Daqing Huguang, and the first-class Dong Xueli of the National History Museum.
In the 38th year of Qianlong, he went out with Wenfu to conquer Jinchuan and accumulated meritorious service to the forward school. Houmu Guomu was defeated and absconded, was contained by Jia Jia Shikai, and was later recommended by Bo Qing, the deputy general of Dingxi Zuo, to join the Communist Association.
Two months ago, he was transferred back to Beijing and won the post of Qianqingmen with 6,000 taels.
The first person to set fire to Miyagi was Dong Youliang.
Dong Youliang was also very frightened when he received the arson order conveyed at the meeting, but he still gritted his teeth and accepted the order.
Because, he didn't have a choice.
Dong Youliang didn't dare to put it in a crowded place, but quietly ran to the Changyin Pavilion under construction in the northeast corner of Miyagi to set fire.
Due to the construction and the funeral of the Queen Mother, there is no one on duty in Changyin Pavilion.
Dong Youliang quietly entered the place where the wood was stacked, looked around, then squatted down and took out a book from his arms to light it, and pulled a pile of sawdust to help burn, and soon, the fire rose.
The first to burn were the broken wood sawn down by the carpenter, and soon the whole wood was ignited, and then thick smoke erupted, and the fire quickly rose in the unfinished Changyin Pavilion.
The first to discover the fire in Changyin Pavilion was an old eunuch, who was startled at the time, and when he shouted in a panic to put out the fire, he saw a guard walking out of the fire.
"Oh, there's a fire, my lord, put out the fire!"
The old eunuch thought that the other party had also discovered the fire and rushed here, so he didn't think much about it at all, but after the guard glanced at him, he suddenly drew his knife and slashed at him.
didn't have time to wail, and the old eunuch was slashed to the ground by Dong Youliang.
There was a sound of footsteps hidden in all directions, and Dong Youliang, who was afraid of being discovered, did not dare to delay, and hurriedly ran out from the other side over the wall.
Behind him were the exclamations of "walking water".
Dong Youliang, who escaped from Changyin Pavilion, was also shocked, and after a little respite, he pretended to be calm and walked towards Le Shoutang.
This place was specially built by the emperor for the 60th birthday of the Queen Mother, and has been idle since then.
The fire of Changyin Pavilion under construction alone is not enough to cause chaos in Miyagi, and Le Shou Tang is Dong Youliang's second target.
Similarly, there are not many guards in this building that is idle in the corner of the palace, and after the fire in the adjacent Changyin Pavilion, the people on duty at Le Shou Tang rushed to put out the fire.
Just in case, Dong Youliang did not dare to enter through the gate, but chose to climb the tree outside the wall, and then carefully climbed to the wall along the branches, and then turned over and jumped down.
After calming down, Dong Youliang tiptoed to the main hall, and saw that no one was paying attention here, and he quietly pushed the door in.
But as soon as he entered, Dong Youliang was taken aback, there were people in the hall.
It was the eighth elder brother Yongxuan and the two eunuchs.
On the order of Emperor Ama, he went to Le Shoutang to count the utensils of the Queen Mother, so that Yongxuan, the eighth elder brother who was used for the funeral, also heard the sound of firefighting outside, and he was surprised to let his guards go to help put out the fire, and he hurriedly counted the items.
The eighth elder brother didn't notice Dong Youliang who pushed the door in at first, but a eunuch on the side saw someone coming in.
Yong Xuan turned around and looked at Dong Youliang, who was a little strange, with a cloudy face: "Where are you a minion?" What are you doing here? ”
"Slaves are,"
Dong Youliang's face was anxious, and his heart was bitter, as if he was stealing and was bumped into by his master.
Seeing that Dong Youliang was silent, Eighth Brother couldn't help frowning slightly, and asked, "Who are you?" ”
"Slaves are, slaves are..."
Dong Youliang suddenly pulled out his knife and pounced on the eighth elder brother, and then stabbed the tip of the knife straight into the eighth elder brother's chest.
"You! ...”
The eighth elder brother was speechless in pain, his facial features seemed to be distorted, and his hands tightly grasped the long knife that pierced his chest.
"Murdered!"
The two eunuchs screamed in horror when they saw one, and the other was so frightened that he couldn't speak.
Between the lightning and firelight, Dong Youliang pulled out his knife violently, first slashed at the neck of the speechless eunuch, and then kicked the shouting eunuch to the ground with a side kick, and then pounced on him and stabbed him in the heart several times with a knife.
After finishing the incident, he exhaled and walked to his chest, blood kept gushing, and the person was already kneeling on the ground in pain in front of the eighth elder brother who was constantly twitching, and the long knife swung down at the other party's neck.
Dong Youliang, who killed four people in a row, also had red eyes at this time, he knew that he would never be able to turn back, so he walked to the edge of the hall tremblingly and immediately began to set fire.
Soon, a fire also broke out in the Le Shou Hall, and the wooden buildings "thunderbolt pulled" in the fire, and the sky-high fire light on the side of the Changyin Pavilion reflected the Forbidden City as if it were the day.
Inside and outside the imperial city, at the same time, countless fireworks exploded in the dark sky.
"Kill Qianlong, protect the Qing Dynasty!" The cries of the cries came and went.
.........
Chongwen Gate City Towers.
Seeing the fire all over the city, Jia Liu couldn't help but be happy, and secretly praised Fan Wei and Liu Heyi for being really good, and the spies of the Communist Association were also good.
This fire is so good, from hearing the news to going to the city in the blink of an eye, there are at least a dozen places in the city that have fires.
The prince's family, Baylor's family, and the emperor's family...
But how did the Yamen, the commander of the infantry army, who was going to be used as the headquarters for quelling the rebellion, also be burned?
Fan Wei gasped and found the Lord of the Ghost Family, and told the Lord that he had not sent someone to burn the infantry army to lead the yamen.
"!"
Jia Liuxin sighed, it is really a tiger that is harmless, and people have the intention of killing tigers.
Obviously, he Jia Jia Shikai was targeted.
The reason is, of course, because he is too capable of fighting, has great military achievements, and is also a close confidant of the old four devils, acting as the commander of the Nine Gates.
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