Baojun didn't know there was something in the prince's words, so he handed everything in silence and replied, "Don't worry, prince, we are all in the same boat, we are all in the same boat!"
As soon as the soldiers moved, the Sixth Department was completely busy. The Ministry of War suddenly sent countless messengers to go to various yamen with official documents. The troop deployment orders were issued one after another, and the materials in the arms warehouses began to be counted. Summarize it and send it to Prince Dun.
The news of the war could not be hidden from the common people, and the people in the capital were immediately shocked. The price of food, which had just stabilized and declined, suddenly returned to the previous high.
The streets were filled with ordinary people looking for news. The bannermen had cool expressions as if they were just watching the excitement, while the Han people looking for a living had frightened expressions on their faces.
At this time, the bannermen all showed off their power and showed off to the familiar small traders, "Did you see it? The imperial army is dispatched to suppress the rebellion! Those chickens and dogs still want to stop the heavenly soldiers and generals?"
"Don't be afraid... There are many capable people in the imperial court who can hold up the sky if it falls. You are lucky enough to be able to make a living in the capital. You were a very prosperous person in your last life!"
If a vendor selling fried enema dares to quarrel with an Eight Banners man, even if he is the most despicable Eight Banners dude, you still have to support him.
"Yes, yes... I'm right. All the people from high-ranking families are high-ranking officials and generals. What do we ordinary people know? We just hope that the disaster will pass soon and that the chaos will end soon... The price of food is too high It’s too expensive to survive!”
"Look at your virtue! Just such a little vision? I taught you to be a good boy. If you want to live well in the capital, you must be well-informed... The Forbidden City has issued an order in the morning. Li Hongzhang is stationed in Handan, Marshal Zuo is stationed in Baoding, and the capital Dun Your Majesty will lead one hundred thousand imperial troops south to look for an opportunity to fight the traitors!"
"Haha... Just wait and see, this rebellion will definitely be put down in a month or two! The Chinese have plenty of food, and they are pulling it to the capital one by one!"
"Food prices are just a little high during this period, and they will have to come down later..."
While I was bragging, I heard someone shouting at the entrance of the alley, "Fourth Brother...Don't eat Fourth Brother... Eunuch Manshun has activated it again and is preparing to go to Yixian County to welcome Prince Gong!"
"Didn't your family come from Eunuch Manshun's family? If you don't hurry up and serve him... this is a fat job!"
The Eight Banners men who were eating fried enema threw away their plates and stopped chatting, and walked out, "Hahaha... Eunuch Manshun has another errand! My good grandpa, I'm shaking again this time... Sorry. Go on an errand!"
The Han hawker selling fried enema licked his lips and tried to ask for the three copper coins for the fried enema, but he still timidly swallowed the words.
This was Manshun's first important errand after being injured. Emperor Tongzhi was still a bit clever. He wanted to beat up Guiziliu!
Manshun was injured by Guiziliu's son Zaicheng, and suffered a severe blow to the back of his head. This led to Dr. Huang's craniotomy for treatment, and finally the wonderful drama of Cixi's arrest and the rescue by the Chinese special forces.
Now that the Japanese army has resurrected, Zai Chun also wants to crack down, and letting Man Shun go is to warn Yi Xin, Zai Cheng and others not to forget the old accounts.
I will use you as Guiziliu, but I will not lose my old man. Manshun will be harmed by your family. I will let him come and declare the decree to you now.
When you should kneel down... you have to kneel down!
Manshun could understand the profound meaning of Emperor Tongzhi, so he brought enough people out of the capital this time. He brought twelve guards in the Forbidden City, and the rest were a large group of helpers who followed him to earn a living.
The eunuch in charge of the Forbidden City was so powerful that a little leakage from the cracks of his fingers was enough to feed many small families of the Eight Banners for a lifetime.
These people were attached to Manshun and had made a fortune before. However, when Manshun was recovering from illness, these people all fled and changed families one after another. No one had a conscience.
As a result, when the errand came today, all these flies swooped over again.
Man Shun refused to accept anyone who came, and his huge team out of Beijing included more than fifty people. He stayed at Yongdingmen Railway Station that evening, and he had to catch the first southbound train the next morning!
The Beijing-Hankow Railway has not yet been completed, but it has been opened to traffic in stages. From Beijing to Baoding, people no longer rely on carriages and horses to travel, and railways are the first choice for wealthy people.
As for the section of the line from Baoding to Handan, if it had not been for the disaster, it could have been repaired this year, but the sudden civil uprising only stimulated the court.
All the remaining construction sections were transferred to the Ministry of War for management. It was most efficient to seize the time to repair the railway and use the railway to suppress the rebellion.
Manshun is not stupid, he will not leave a safe train to ride a horse!
On the morning of the 8th, just as it was getting dark, the sound of the train's steam whistle woke up the group of people. People from the station came to welcome the steward onto the train, and a group of sleepy followers boarded the southbound train.
Manshun was an imperial envoy, so the imperial court naturally arranged a special train with one carriage, and the four carriages at the back were filled with businessmen and common people, and even officials from various ministries.
The train began to move forward with a roar, and soon the scenery of the Zhili Great Plains rolled on both sides of the window.
Train tickets are expensive enough in this era. Although these helpers brag every day in the capital, most of them are dandies who can't even pay for three pennies worth of fried enema.
Taking a train is also a new thing for them. A group of people are lying on the windows of the left and right carriages, their greasy faces are covered with marks!
"Oh... how fast! So fast... faster than a horse..."
"We've crossed the Marco Polo Bridge... Oops, is that the Marco Polo Bridge over there... We're going further to Liangxiang, Fangshan..."
"After we have passed Zhuozhou and arrived at Dingxing, let's get off the car and change carriages and horses to go to Yixian..."
Manshun looked at this group of ignorant people, curled his lips and shook his head helplessly. He leaned on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest. He felt a little motion sick due to the shaking of the train.
The train did not stay in Zhuozhou for too long, only a dozen passengers got on and off, and it drove on after five minutes, but no one thought that something big would happen after Zhuozhou.
Huchi Huchi... Huchi... Wuwuwu...
The train that was running normally suddenly sounded a shrill whistle, followed by a sharp sound of metal friction, and the train suddenly began to slow down.
A group of people failed to stand firm and suddenly fell to the ground. Manshun even fell asleep on the sofa and ended up sitting on the ground due to inertia.
"What's going on? Why did the train slow down...call the driver over..."
The conductor quickly ran over and said, "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy... the warning sign in front suddenly turned dangerous red. This is a warning from the road maintenance workers that there is a fault on the railway ahead!"
"It's being ruled out, please wait a moment!"
"The road is broken? How could a good railway be broken?" Manshun asked.
