The conflict between Emperor Tongzhi and Prince Gong has reached its most intense moment. The three conservative princes refuse to admit their sins of rebellion!
Prince Chun Yixuan originally thought that he would use his own life to take the blame in exchange for the survival of his sixth brother, and he would not be afraid of leaving a green mountain without firewood!
But Prince Gong didn't accept this sentiment at all. He was determined to fight against Zai Chun today!
As for Prince Qing, he originally wanted to hide in the British Embassy for a few more days, but unexpectedly, the British handed him over with a personal letter from the Empress Dowager Ci'an!
The desperate Yi Kuang even made plans in his heart to be a tainted witness. He first begged hard at the court meeting, and then secretly contacted the little emperor after the court was over!
As long as he saves his own life, he can ignore anything, but he thinks that Guiziliu is crazy today and actually bumps into the executioner and kills him with the Chunfei tube!
For an emperor, the most hateful rebellion is not a conspiracy to seize the throne, but a complete denial of his own governance!
Because of the direct conspiracy to usurp the throne, the emperor always stands on the moral high ground with this kind of conspiracy. As long as he is not assassinated, it is very simple to make a comeback!
I am afraid that my governing philosophy will be overthrown by my opponents. Once the officials and people across the country discover that there is something wrong with the emperor's approach, this will be the fundamental issue that will affect the throne!
Prince Qing felt despair in his heart when he heard that the Japanese Army's Sixth Firepower was so fierce. He knelt on the ground limply and muttered, "It's over, it's over... This is going to be a death sentence..."
As he spoke, his nose started to flow, and Haqie stared at him for a long time before he started smoking again. In the end, he leaned on the white marble railing, stretched out his hand and shouted hollowly, "Here, give me a drink... Who will take the lead?" Here’s Pao’er, here’s one…”
"After all, I am also a prince... Even if I die... I have to burn enough cannons... Come on..."
This imperial meeting was in complete chaos. Fortunately, Hunchun was smart enough to invite all the foreign envoys away. Now that this scene was seen by outsiders, the Qing Dynasty would lose all face!
Prince Chun hugged the railing and cried that his own father was unfair, and that the Qing Dynasty had suffered a terrible fate!
Prince Qing was addicted to smoking and asked his colleagues for smoking cream like a beggar!
Prince Gong didn't care about anything, and used all his firepower to directly target Zai Chun!
After all, Emperor Tongzhi was young. In such a tit-for-tat conflict, he was no match for the battle-hardened Prince Gong!
"Zai Chun! You swear this in front of the ministers and the souls of your ancestors in heaven! Do you dare to say that this rebellion was not led by yourself?"
"You started your own rebellion and used the lives of 40,000 factory slaves as sacrifices. Isn't your purpose to completely trample me, Uncle Six, to death?"
"Haha... It's really ridiculous. They say I'm plotting to rebel. I've already plotted to rebel. Why do I still go to Prince Qing's Mansion to drink? I've already rebelled. How can I leave my wife and children alone in the Prince's Mansion?"
"Do you have common sense? Do you have a brain? The adults standing here today, use your brains to think about it. Is there such a rebellion in the world that does not cost the lives of family members?"
"Let me ask you one more question. I, Yi Xin, have gone through three dynasties and personally commanded the battle to annihilate the Chang Mao and Nian armies. Am I a waste with no military knowledge?"
"Using 40,000 unarmed factory slaves to attack Deshengmen and Xizhimen? Knowing that the capital's Guaizima and Yulin's new army are all here, I still use human flesh to attack the city? You can insult my character but don't insult my IQ!"
"I know what you want to say, Zaichun, isn't it just to talk about the hundreds of soldiers from the Xishan Battalion who attacked Xizhimen?"
"Haha, I, Guiziliu, am a fool! To create such a big rebellion, I am going to use hundreds of troops?"
"I trained my own troops and created such a new army to defend the capital. When I was about to die, hundreds of people came to save me out of kindness. Is this a rebellion?"
"Hahaha..." Yi Xin laughed with tears streaming down his face, "I'm so pitiful! There were tens of thousands of Xishan troops, but in the end there were only a few hundred people who thought of my kindness and knew how to rush to Xizhimen to save me!"
"Hahaha... just take a few hundred people!"
Amidst the sad laughter, Yi Xin burst into tears. At the bottom of the imperial steps, the officers of the Xishan Camp who were under the custody of Yi Pei all fell to their knees with a burst of unbearable emotion!
They didn't dare to say anything in the face of the imperial power, but they were ashamed in the face of Yi Xin's accusation!
Yi Xin threw himself down at the railing, leaned forward and pointed at the kowtowing and crying Xishan Camp troops and yelled, "You are just a bunch of ungrateful white-eyed wolves!"
"When have I ever treated you badly? From the moment Xishan Camp was established, I gave you food and clothes and wanted to give you blood to drink!"
"Without the reputation, I squeezed out money from various ministries in the imperial court to give you military pay, equipment, and good food and drink!"
"Have you ever been wronged for a day? But what about last night! There are more than 800 damn people who have a conscience and know how to rush to the city to save me. Are you all dead?"
"Ungrateful pigs and dogs, things worse than pigs and dogs!"
Yi Xin was crying and yelling. This scene was so frightening that Zai Chun didn't know what to say, but there were still smart people in the crowd. Li Hongzhang, who founded the Huai Army, sighed secretly.
"These old brothers from Xishan Camp! Can you understand the prince's painstaking efforts?"
"Prince Gong is not scolding you, he is protecting you! Only by scolding you as bastards and white-eyed wolves today will you be able to live in front of the emperor and continue to serve as officials!"
"No one who has ever led a soldier can understand such painstaking efforts!"
Li Hongzhang can understand, the deceased Zeng Guofan can also understand, Zuo Zongtang in the northwest, including Xiao Letian, can understand. Only those who have personally created a private army can understand the rich emotions in it!
After Yixin had scolded the generals of the Xishan Camp, he then directed his artillery fire at the nobles of the palace!
"And you! These iron-hatted princes of the Qing Dynasty, and these high-ranking princes, why are you all mute? Don't you dare to speak today?"
"Isn't it Shan Xiang that everyone brags about on weekdays? When you mention the merits of your ancestors, how showy are you?"
"Are you all kowtowing bugs now? Faced with this foolish king's perverse behavior, you can do nothing but kowtow and beg for mercy, right?"
Yi Xin squatted beside Prince Li and smiled and wiped his tears, "Shi Duo! Do you still remember how Prince Li got his iron hat?"
"You, Prince Li, are the head of the Twelve Iron Hats! What kind of person is our ancestor Daishan?"
"Unifying the Haixi Jurchens, the Battle of Saarhu, including the support of Emperor Shunzhi, the old prince Daishan are all famous heroes! How come it has reached you, and all you have to do is kowtow?"
"You don't even need a hat, right? Isn't it a shame..."
