When the dragon banner of the Ming Dynasty fluttered on the city of Xiangyang, the Duke of Xiangguo and the first-class mighty general of the Great Qing State had already fled all the way north with three or four thousand remnants of the defeated generals.

Zeng Guofan couldn't have imagined how he could lose like this, did Da Ming really have the blessing of God?

The sky is long, how thin is it to me.

The remnants of these three or four thousand defeated soldiers fled all the way north, and a gust of wind blew at dawn, causing the remnants of the soldiers to shout 'The Ming army is coming, the Ming army is coming', which instantly made Zeng Guofan panic, and hurriedly surrounded by many generals, with elite henchmen, broke away from the large army and ran towards the north.

I don't know how long I ran, but I saw a big river across the distance, Zeng Guofan was relieved, and the Qing soldiers who followed Zeng Guofan also cheered.

A lieutenant general said excitedly: "Grandpa Guo, there is the Tangbai River in front, after crossing the river, walk a little longer, and you will reach Xinye!" ”

Seeing Tang Baihe meant that their escape journey was about to stop, so there was no need to be afraid, so the defeated soldiers around them were very happy.

And Zeng Guofan himself was like ashes, he didn't say anything, he just sighed, as if he had made up some determination in his heart, he resolutely knelt down in the northeast direction, knocked his head three times, sobbed sideways, and shouted with blank eyes: "Your Majesty, Weichen Zeng Guofan is only shallow in learning and has no way to govern the army, this defeat in Xiangyang, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for the Qing Dynasty!" ”

After saying that, Zeng Guofan suddenly got up and rushed towards the rapidly flowing river, only to hear a 'plop', and he plunged into the Tangbai River.

Everything was so sudden that neither of the two guards on Zeng Guofan's left nor right reacted.

But after all, they were also guards, and then they hurriedly shouted: "Come on, the general has jumped into the river!" ”

The guards were impatient, although they couldn't swim, but they also took off their armor and went into the water with two plops, and among the Hunan army, many people were crawling in the river, so they also mastered the swimming method of 'dog planing'.

This Tangbai River is not a turbulent river, so these soldiers went into the water, struggled to shave Zeng Guofan's dog that was fluttering in the river, and soon swam to Zeng Guofan's side and grabbed Zeng Guofan's imperial yellow coat.

Zeng Guofan naturally didn't want to die.

After all, if he really wanted to die, he didn't even have to run, he just stayed in Xiangyang and died for the country.

The reason why he chose to throw himself into the river here was naturally to gain fame.

Of course, there is another side, because this is the Tangbai River, the Tangbai River is a tributary of the Yangtze River, and the river here is not deep, even if there is no one to save it, it will not drown after two plops.

After all, further north, to the north is the Han River.

How anxious is the Han River, after crossing the Tangbai River, only the Han River can be cast, instead of the Han River, it is better to vote for the Tangbai River.

At least not drowning.

And soon, under the rescue of the soldiers, Zeng Guofan was finally rescued from the Tang Bai River, wet all over, looking particularly depressed, without much spirit, it seemed that his spirit had died at the moment of throwing himself into the river.

"Alas, the princes mistook me, the princes misunderstood me!"

Zeng Guofan was angry, crying and mourning, shouting around, his expression was annoyed and discouraged, and he seemed to be extremely displeased: "Xiangyang was broken, and the blame lies with Zeng someone!" ”

After that, Zeng Guofan made a move to throw himself into the river.

Seeing this situation, the surrounding soldiers stopped again, and tried their best to cooperate with Zeng Guofan's performance.

"The fall of Xiangyang, in the final analysis, is the long-haired demon law!"

"Yes! The defeat in this battle is not in Xiangguogong, but in the long-haired demon law! General! ”

"The general still has a useful body, so as to serve the court in return!"

“……”

It can only be said that at this moment, Zeng Guofan was like an actor possessed, crying and crying, eager to die on the spot, martyrdom for the Qing Dynasty, and pay for the mistakes of Xiangyang City.

And the soldiers are also the best supporting actor at the Oscars, and they took turns to persuade Zeng Guofan, so they persuaded Zeng Guofan and ended this farce.

And just when Zeng Guofan felt that he had won a big victory in this performance, suddenly, puffs of smoke and dust rolled up in the distance.

"What's the situation?!"

Seeing the situation in the distance, Zeng Guofan panicked and subconsciously blurted out such a sentence.

After hearing Zeng Guofan's words, everyone was stunned, and then the panic continued to spread here.

"Oh no, the Ming army is chasing after you!"

Suddenly, someone shouted.

Everyone was already panicking enough, like a barrel of explosives about to be detonated.

And this sentence is the spark that detonated this barrel of dynamite.

In an instant, these remnants of the army, who were originally barely reluctantly formed, became defeated soldiers in an instant, and began to rush to the hospital in a hurry.

Some ran to the left and right, along the banks of the river.

Some relied on the water, did not wait for the ship, directly lost their armor, and swam towards the north shore alone.

And more of them are directly squatting on the spot, ready to surrender.

Of these three options, kneeling and surrendering is naturally the best option.

After all, this one survived 100 percent.

Seeing this situation, Zeng Guofan was also panicked, he was still performing, he immediately stood up with a carp, the six gods had no owner, and after looking around, he gritted his teeth and said: "This official is a first-class member of the imperial court, and he must not be obtained by a thief!" ”

"Let's go, cross the river!"

After saying that, Zeng Guofan jumped into the river again with a 'plop'.

Only this time, he swam fast.

I saw that Zeng Guofan used a 'two-handed downward dog planing style' swimming method, and swam towards the north shore in a sloppy manner.

The speed is so fast that it has even surpassed several armors that have already reacted to swim in the water.

All this is like a thunderbolt, and it is really a little unexpected.

Zeng Guofan, who was still worried about the country and the people one second and wanted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river, heard the shadow of the enemy and fled the next second, which really gave them a great sense of impact, so that some people were stunned and forgot to choose.

But not everyone is like this, and there are still a few clever ones who followed Zeng Guofan together.

But soon, the form was reversed.

Because it was the same group of routs that rolled up the smoke and dust, not the Ming army.

This group of routs originally wanted to come to find a large army to converge, who would have thought that their movements were a bit big, and directly scared the supreme commander Zeng Guofan away.

However, they also brought an accurate message.

After learning of the Xiangyang fiasco, Xinye has been under the leadership of the local gentry Haoqiang, decisively changed banners, and the Ming banner has been fluttering on the Xinye city wall, and the gentry and heroes of Xinye are carrying white silk, and the green battalion soldiers originally stationed in Xinye are also white helmets and white armor, saying that they want to wear linen and filial piety for Emperor Chongzhen and avenge it.

After learning the real situation, the high-ranking members of the Qing army couldn't help but feel a little crying and laughing.

The laugh is just a misunderstanding, but it turns them into the existence of frightened birds.

It was their dignified Hunan army that cried, and they were reduced to the point where they are today.

After they sighed at each other, someone suddenly realized something.

"Wait a minute, did the general go to Xinye after crossing the river?" Someone spotted a blind spot and immediately asked.

After hearing this, they fell silent for a moment, and the people who didn't have time to flee looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Someone stomped his foot directly and immediately said, "What are you waiting for?!" Quickly reorganize the army and catch up with the general! ”

"Huh? Brother Zhao, this Qing Dynasty is already in decline, and now the Ming Dynasty is the future, and the Ming Dynasty is the country of our Han people......"

"Brother Li's words are wrong! Now let's lead the army to catch up with Zeng Shuai, and after taking Zeng Shuai and dedicating it to the Ming Emperor, wouldn't it be a great achievement? ”

"Huh? Yes, yes! Quickly reorganize the army, take the Zeng State Domain, and dedicate it to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! ”

“……”

All of a sudden, the entire rout had a common goal.

Furthermore, the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, who were originally depressed, became highly interested in an instant, and their eyes gathered excitedly, intending to move towards their original old bosses, forward, forward.

I'm sorry Zeng Shuai, now you need to use your head to change your future.

……

Xiangyang was defeated, and the south can be said to have reached the point of passing on the slate.

Especially the cities around Xiangyang that have not yet been recovered by the Ming army, after getting the accurate battle report of Xiangyang, they basically did not hesitate to prepare to welcome the king.

And in the north, in the capital of the Qing Empire, something terrible also happened.

A group of Eight Banners uncles who don't know where they came from are extremely fierce, and they went on a rampage all the way, killing a lot of green battalion soldiers, and killing the clothed minions that were trembling, I don't know where they offended these old Beijing masters.

At the same time, hundreds of murderous Tartars have infiltrated Beijing, and every night patrol soldiers die unexpectedly, which is terrifying.

In addition, there are several rebellious little yellow books, for some reason, which have also been circulated in Beijing.

These include, but are not limited to, the story between the Empress Dowager and the First Emperor, the King of Guojun, the Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang, the Prince Regent and Emperor Taizong.

In between, there is a fourth person.

The former is Chen Gelao of Haining, and the latter is the traitor Hong Chengchou.

Of course, compared to the Empress Dowager of the current dynasty, the Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang is simply weak.

I heard that the current emperor is not Aixin Jueluo, he is Chen Gelao's species, and Qianlong's name should be Chen Jialuo!

This news spread quickly in the capital.

Because the Little Yellow Book spread relatively quickly, it spread by word of mouth in almost the entire city of Beijing.

No way, other spreads may be slow, but this one will definitely not be slow.

Therefore, all of a sudden, the city of Beijing was surging.

On the one hand, the soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty, who were proficient in Manchurian, were carrying out assassination operations in the city, and the people were panicking.

On the one hand, Tianjin fell, and thousands of troops Chen Bing outside Beijing, sharpened their knives, and planned to enter Beijing City, taking the life of Aixin Jueluo's family.

On the other hand, rumors are rife in the city, and people's hearts are fluctuating.

Of course, these three points are all strategies adopted by Zhu Houxi, which can divide the defense forces in Beijing to the greatest extent.

However, to Zhu Houxi's expectation, at the time of the three-pronged approach, a new rumor was born in Beijing, and it was also a related linkage series.

Because the emperor is a Han Chinese, he hates the Manchus in the city, so he specially contacted the Ming Dynasty soldiers, just to kill all the Manchus in Beijing, and at the same time sent the Ouchi guards to assassinate those dutiful officers and soldiers......

In addition to this, a large body of evidence has been pointed out.

For example, there are two plaques written by Qianlong in the old house of the Chen family in Haining, with the words "Love Day" and "Chunhui" written on them. These two words come from Meng Jiao's famous sentence: Whoever says an inch of grass will be rewarded with three springs.

Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River and lived in Chen's house in Haining many times, and was very respectful to Chen Ge and Mrs. Chen.

Since Qianlong succeeded to the throne, he has repeatedly shown his admiration for the Ming courtiers who were martyred in the late Ming Dynasty, felt disdain for many Ming traitors, including Hong Chengchou, and felt very angry at Qian Qianyi who was in the late Ming Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty.

It can be seen that this Qianlong is definitely a Han Chinese, and the evidence is conclusive!

Of course, there is a second version of Qianlong's life experience in Beijing, which is more accepted by the children of the Eight Banners.

The second version is that Qianlong is the child born of the affair between Huan Huan Lafayette and King Guojun in the past, which is why Lafayette was unwilling to be buried with the first emperor, and Lafayette took more care of Prince Guo.

And it just so happens that His Majesty doesn't seem to have very deep feelings for the first emperor.

Isn't that a coincidence!

So, no matter what, Qianlong doesn't seem to be Yongzheng's son anymore.

And in the Forbidden City, Qianlong was already so angry that his body trembled.

"Now that the enemy is outside, these bastards are calculating and calculating for the sake of a little bit of flies and dogs! The Qing Dynasty is gone, our Manchurians are gone, their wealth is gone, and their lives are gone! ”

Qianlong was angry.

He naturally knew what was going on in the city of Beijing.

But I didn't expect that if the enemy lied, there would be a group of guys who coveted the throne in Beijing!

Love Day? Chunhui?

It was left by the Holy Grandfather when he went down to Jiangnan! What does it have to do with him?!

Live in Chen Ge's hometown?

Joke, he loves Xinjueluo Hongli to go to Jiangnan all these years, and it's not whose family has the money to go to whom? It's not just Chen Ge Lao, what Zhao Qian, Sun Li, Zhou Wu, Zheng Wang, he has lived!

And the admiration for the martyrdom and the spurning of the Ming Dynasty.

Isn't this nonsense?

At that time, where did Qianlong think that the Ming Dynasty would make a comeback?

is all unified, of course he wants to promote this positive energy, and wants the courtiers of the Qing Dynasty to be like ministers of the dead festival, stick to the bottom line for the Qing Dynasty, and don't be a traitor like Hong Chengchou and serve the enemy.

At the same time, more importantly, it is possible to stink their reputation in this way, and then kick out a part of the Han military banner, which greatly reduces financial expenditure.

Don't all these people know?!

Qianlong's heart hurts.

However, there is one point, Qianlong is also a little hesitant in his heart.

His own emperor did have a good conversation with Uncle Seventeen back then, Qianlong didn't think it at the time, but now that he thinks about it, it seems that there is indeed some adultery.

The emperor is still unwilling to be buried with the first emperor, so she shouldn't be really the child of Uncle Seventeen, right?

(End of chapter)