In the eyes of these people, Zai Chun is really just a damn little bastard. He is the food of the nobles and is under military control. No one knows what price he will be reimbursed for in the future.
But no matter how much he scolded, there was nothing he could do. Except for Prince Chun and Prince Qing, the royal nobles in the capital fled to the British Embassy area early.
Except for King Dun and Prince Yu who had serious errands, and some Beilebeizi who had taken refuge in Zaichun early, the rest were all 'imprisoned' in the imperial city.
The Imperial City is not the wall of the Forbidden City. It is called the palace wall surrounded by the Shenwu Gate, Meridian Gate, Donghua Gate, and Xihua Gate.
There is a red wall outside the palace wall, which is called the Imperial City Wall. The area is Tiananmen, Di'anmen, Dong'an Gate, Xi'an Gate... a huge area surrounded by these four city gates.
The entire Beihai, Zhonghai, Nanhai, Jingshan...are all within the area of the Imperial City, and ordinary people cannot enter this area.
Zai Chun was so cruel that he would not let these Eight Banners nobles mess around outside, so he invited Prince Zheng, Prince Li and others to the imperial city with a decree.
Anyway, there are plenty of empty houses, so go and live in them! Those princes were sent directly to the palaces around Haiyantang, so there would be no shortage of places for them to live.
These are the hostages one by one, but even with the hostages in hand, Emperor Tongzhi did not calm down the turmoil in the city!
The corruption of the Eight Banners is the corruption of a system as a whole. If you arrest Prince Beile and have tens of thousands or even more than a hundred thousand slaves under their command, you can still imprison him in the imperial city?
Even if these people don't get instructions from their master, they will still act on their own. They have already had their own ideas and even have secret channels to communicate with outside the city.
Li Tuo worked hard to set up a defensive position at Yongding River. Not all of the suspicious formations were leaked by these bastards. Only they have such energy!
In the imperial city, these royal nobles stayed up all night, cursing and slandering in distress, but they did not dare to curse out loud. Most of the guards, eunuchs and maids in the imperial city were the little emperor's spies!
Da Sixi and Xiao Sixi carried out white terror in the palace, purging the eunuchs and maids in the palace more than once or twice. How dare these people talk nonsense in the imperial city.
But things were in chaos outside the imperial city. That night, the unexposed granaries inside and outside the capital were in trouble. There were gunshots and fighting everywhere!
Er Mao stood on the top of the tall Jingshan Mountain, looking at the firelight coming out of the city and comparing it with the previous information, he sighed in his heart, "Hey... the property jointly owned by Prince Qing and Prince Zheng... will be burned down and not left to the court?"
"You guys! This is forcing His Majesty to become even more ruthless!"
"Godfather! When will you come back... Come back soon... Please come back soon!"
The situation has become so chaotic that even Er Mao has begged Xiao Letian to save his life. You can imagine how devastated the capital's people are.
Of course Emperor Tongzhi knew that there was such a killing outside. He was leaning on the bed, covered with a quilt, and his face looked much better than last night.
Several young eunuchs carried a huge map of the capital to show Zai Chun. Li Tuo held a huge European silver candlestick in his hand, with nine candles burning brightly. He was reporting to the young emperor the results of today's house raid.
Who cooperated, who hid, who resisted, who set fire... Li Tuo didn't hide anything, he made it clear to the little emperor!
Strangely enough, Emperor Tongzhi, who used to be able to light a fire, smiled calmly today, "If there is an evil fire, it can't be suppressed. It's much better to have a little rash and spread the poison..."
"Kill the one who is exposed and kill the one who comes out. It is much better than the one who is lurking...cough cough cough..." Zai Chun coughed a few times and scratched the itch on his leg. "Li Tuo, tomorrow's mission It's more important than today. They dare to fight for this little food..."
"It seems that exchanging gold is not easy... I allow you and Yang Zhi to search the palace at will! If they don't dig up the capital, they won't know how powerful I am!"
"Go on an errand! Let Fu Qing keep an eye on the Chinese arms... Damn it, when the master comes back, I will definitely sue them severely!"
What Li Tuo and Emperor Tongzhi were discussing was the Golden Tribulation of the Capital, which was very controversial in later generations. Every time this topic was discussed, although Li Tuo and others made suggestions, they were still frightened and sweating on their backs.
In the dead of night, Li Tuo left the Forbidden City under the escort of Xiao Sixi. The moment he left Emperor Tongzhi, Li Tuo's heart skipped a beat. He saw several small red rashes on Emperor Tongzhi's chin.
During the conversation, which lasted more than an hour, Emperor Tongzhi scratched his itch six times. He wanted to give Xiao Sixi a heads up, but he still didn't dare to speak.
When he was sent to Donghua Gate, Li Tuo touched his body and found that he had forgotten to bring money. He quickly smiled and said, "Don't blame me, father-in-law, I was really busy today... I came out in a hurry and didn't bring anything..."
"Hehehe... what did Mr. Li say? We are all close friends. Do you think I am that kind of villain who is greedy for money?"
"My lord, go and do your work, but don't ruin our fodder..."
When Li Tuo heard that something was wrong, Xiao Sixi's expression was kind, but the faces of some of the young eunuchs who followed him became gloomy. They were still waiting for the favor.
Li Tuo quickly laughed and said, "Father-in-law, you are scolding me... Of course we are close relatives, but brothers also have to make ends meet!"
"Why don't you send a brother to follow me tomorrow... How about we take my father-in-law and exchange some gold to make a fortune?"
"Think about it... Now fourteen and fifty taels of silver are exchanged for one tael of gold on the black market! Our court forces the exchange to be 10 taels... Father-in-law, if you take out some silver and exchange it for some, won't you be sure to make a profit without losing the gold?"
Xiao Sixi was waiting for this sentence. In fact, he had this idea during the meeting with Taihe Mennei just now, and Da Sixi also had this idea.
The two secretly looked at each other!
Upon hearing Li Tuo's words, Xiaosi's smiling eyes turned into crescent moons, "Oh my Lord Li, my Brother Li! What you said makes us feel embarrassed..."
"Then Da Sixi and I can thank you very much... If anything happens in the palace in the future, you can come to me directly, and I will work hard for you, brother!"
Li Tuo smiled and punched a few times, and finally asked more eloquently, "Eunuch, Long Live Master is still weak... Do you need any tonics? I will search for them from outside the palace..."
"Your Majesty seems to have a rash. Is it because he is weak and has a lot of moisture? I heard that the barley made in Annan is good, and it is specially used to remove moisture..."
Xiao Sixi didn't think much about it, "Well... there is everything in the palace. This is not the first time His Majesty has had a rash. It usually gets better in a few days. Thank you, Mr. Li, for thinking about it... You are really a loyal minister." !”
Li Tuo didn't even know how he got out of Donghua Gate. He felt like a pot was boiling in his heart. "Could it be smallpox? It's impossible. Didn't His Majesty get vaccinated against cowpox at Xiao Letian's place?"
"Ancestor Huangtian! You must tell King Dun about this matter immediately!"
