What Li Hongzhang was waiting for was Zuo Zongtang's attitude. He grabbed the telegraph newspaper and read it several times. At first, his brows became more and more furrowed as he read them, but in the end he suddenly relaxed his brows.
"Hahaha... It turns out that this was the idea, and it can be considered a embarrassment to Zuo Jigao! Now that he has started to call the whole country to demand rebellion, we can't be left behind!"
"We also sent a call to the whole country, denounced Prince Gong for his rebellion, and we want to be incompatible with him!"
"Commander? How...how can this be done?" The faces of the generals of the Huai Army turned pale with fright.
"We only have 30,000 brothers! Why can we compete with Prince Gong? Look at the refugees outside the city. These are all Prince Gong's soldiers. With an army of hundreds of thousands, even if one of us can drown us with just a spit of spit!"
"You can't fight. This is courting death... The Manchus are going to bite the dogs. They are fighting a civil war. Why should we die?"
"That is, as long as there are soldiers in hand, when the emperor ascends the throne, we officials will have to do everything!"
Li Hongzhang listened to his subordinates talking and laughed but didn't answer. He waited until everyone stopped talking and then said, "You guys know nothing! I called the whole country and scolded him. It's just an attitude. Who said I would really beat him?"
"The lives of us old brothers are all precious. Why should we die in vain among the Manchus?"
"This is called scolding without hitting. Let's show a good attitude first... In fact, I guess Zuo Jigao also thinks the same way. He doesn't want to be a second minister anymore, so he has to show an attitude!"
"He is in more trouble than we are. All the veterans he can fight are in the Western Regions. The only ones he can use are the 10,000 defenders in Baoding Prefecture. What do you think they are enough for?"
"There are not many soldiers in the first place, but they are not trained by me, and their loyalty is not guaranteed at all. What do you think he will do to fight Prince Gong?"
"Let's wait and see... Guizi Liu has been obsessed with conspiracy in the court all his life, and his pettiness cannot deceive him! The more fierce we scold him, the more at ease he will feel!"
"On the contrary, if we don't scold us, he will send heavy troops to guard us!"
"Hey... things have really changed. If I'm not wrong, I'm afraid all the local officials in the world will use this trick... The scolding will be loud, but when it actually happens, it will rain a little! "
Li Hongzhang quickly got to know three of them, and that night he sent a righteous letter of protest to Yi County, condemning Prince Gong Yixin's wild and rebellious behavior, and also righteously demanded that Yixin surrender quickly and surrender to Tongzhi. The emperor repented.
Emperor Tongzhi may be thinking of flesh and blood and spare your life!
They were all farts. After reading them, Yi Xin laughed and felt an indescribable sense of relief all over his body!
"Hey... the Han people are so cunning, otherwise they could survive for thousands of years, living and dying, living and dying until now..."
"It's already half past nine in the evening. I'm afraid the capital has already taken action..."
In Forty-Nine City, there were two horse teams walking hurriedly under the dim gas light. One team came out of Prince Chun's Mansion, and the other came out of Prince Qing's Mansion.
Three carriages came out of Prince Chun's Mansion, and two carriages came out of Prince Qing's Mansion. The drivers and the surrounding guards were all masters with murderous aura and fierceness, their temples were bulging, and their eyes were shining.
Not only are these martial arts masters, there are also some guards with double guns on their waists. They are the fastest revolvers, full of bullets.
Prince Qing and Prince Chun had both been released and were recuperating in the palace during this period. Although Zai Chun said he would release them, he also sent eunuchs and guards to monitor them in the palace.
Your freedom is not restricted, but nothing you do can escape their eyes.
Prince Qing Yikuang and Prince Chun Yixuan knew that their status was sensitive and they did not dare to offend Emperor Tongzhi. During this period, they just stayed at home to take care of themselves.
The only two times I went out were to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings, and I even brought a few Buddhist scriptures home to read.
This attitude made Emperor Tongzhi very relieved. It seemed that the life in captivity had worn away the thorns in their bodies. They all knew that they had cultivated their moral character by reading Buddhist scriptures, and their ambitions must have become much weaker.
But what Zai Chun never expected was that everything was a cover-up. On the 9th, Emperor Guangxu raised his troops to worship the sky by the Yishui River and ascended the throne.
Emperor Tongzhi actually knew nothing in the capital. Even the telegram sent in the evening was not sent to him first, but to the governors and foreigners first. Yi Xin planned to be the last one to send the telegram to Emperor Tongzhi!
This was a time difference. At ten o'clock in the evening, Prince Qing's Mansion and Prince Chun's Mansion suddenly took action. The eunuchs and guards sent by Zaichun, and the spies who were watching, were all killed and silenced.
Many people were simply at a loss. Some were eating late-night snacks and had not finished two glasses of wine when the 'old friend' sitting across from them suddenly stabbed them through the throat with a knife.
Some eunuchs were soaking their feet and enjoying themselves. The little eunuch who was rubbing his shoulders suddenly strangled his throat with a hemp rope and strangled him to death!
More often than not, when they were on duty in the squad room, a group of men and horses suddenly rushed into it, with a low-pitched crossbow, a sharp dagger, and a quick attack, causing blood to flow in the room.
After killing all the spies of Emperor Tongzhi, the two princes and their families boarded the carriage and quickly left the palace.
They could only take Fujin, Fujin and their children with them. The remaining palace maids, eunuchs, and other concubines were all thrown away. No one cared about their lives.
The two teams of carriages and horses moved forward quickly on the dark street. The sound of the rubber wheels was very soft and would not wake up the sleeping people in the alley.
These are all carefully selected old skills. He is an expert in horsemanship. He is also familiar with all the night patrol routes of the Capital Police Headquarters. He takes safe paths through alleys.
Prince Qing's Mansion and Prince Chun's Mansion are both on the other side of Shichahai, which is north of the Forbidden City. They detoured all the way south, and their destination was the embassy area in Dongjiaomin Lane.
The British Embassy has made all preparations to provide them with political asylum.
"What are you doing! Stop...why are there still chariots and horses in the middle of the night?" No matter how careful the preparations are, there will always be oversights. After all, this is the stage when the wind is raging and everyone is in danger. King Yu has been dispatching troops and generals to maintain the capital. of security.
Xiao Huang led a group of people to stop the carriage and horses, and drew out his sword. The soldiers surrounded the convoy with spears and watched the convoy warily.
The driver was not afraid at all. Instead, he jumped out of the carriage and held a martial arts fist in his arms. "Sir! The mountains do not turn around and the water turns around. Don't look at the monk's face to look at the Buddha's face... You know the rules on the road better than me!"
"These carts are the best British and Indian goods... Where can we go without traveling at night? The old rule is, one big yellow croaker per cart, everyone will feel at ease..."
Mr. Huang has been patrolling the capital for several years. He has seen this kind of thing a lot. The British and Indian products are just horseshoe soil! Is this a black truck used by a group of gangsters to transport tobacco?
One large yellow croaker per cart is considered a fair price. There are five carts here, that’s five large yellow croakers!
"Hmm... The truth is correct, but you have to take a look. I can't tell you what if you bring someone else under your wing... These days, it's not a crime to sell horse hoof soil, but it is a crime to smuggle people..."
With that said, he was about to step forward and lift the door curtain. Prince Chun in the carriage tightened his grip on the revolver and stared at the door curtain with sharp eyes.
