Zhang Xiaowen shook his head, "You don't have to think so much. There is no conspiracy. The imperial court wants gold. As a semicolon in the Qing Dynasty, we must abide by the imperial court's rules..."
"Anyway, this gold is also used to pay for the purchase of arms from the Chinese. It's just for the left and right hands. What do we care? We might as well give you a step down, so as to calm the public anger in the capital!"
"Okay... hurry up and exchange it. The war is in chaos. The headquarters has repeatedly ordered us not to open the door during this period. If the situation is not good, let us evacuate quickly..."
"Old Liu, for the sake of our cooperation in Jiangnan, I will tell you the truth... Hurry up and exchange the gold. You will never imagine how powerful the opposition members of the Chinese community are. Those people really don't want to Sell a little bit of supplies to the Qing Dynasty!"
"Since ancient times, gold has charmed people's hearts. Without gold, you really wouldn't be able to survive this level!"
Zhang Xiaowen's words made Liu Peiqi's nervousness even more intense. After he clasped his fists and confessed, he ran all the way to Li Tuo and whispered.
Zhang Xiaowen looked at the backs of the two and sneered, thinking to himself, "Haha... If there is no Crown Prince, do you think I am willing to take care of you?"
"You still want to exchange for the gold of my Chinese family? Just dream... I really don't know what the prince is thinking. Why are you saving these bastards? You should kill them while he is sick!"
"Close the door... Warm the wine and stir-fry the vegetables. You can fight as much as you like outside. How can you stop us from eating? Who in the world is hungry, let alone us Chinese..."
Guangde Bank and other Chinese industries closed their doors one after another after delivering the gold to the Ministry of Accounts. They had already stored enough food. In addition to the shortage of fresh vegetables, they were left with chicken, duck, fish, and dried bacon of various colors. Sausages, canned wine and more are all available.
Li Tuo and the others didn't have time to guess what Zhang Xiaowen and the others had planned. Now the capital was in chaos, the situation in Nancheng on Dashilan had been suppressed, the Chinese were all cooperating in exchanging gold, and other Qing firms were really Can't resist the overwhelming force.
But after noon, Li Tuo received a shocking news: "Lord Qi Zhen... the fighting is starting... the fighting is starting... the fighting is starting at Prince Zheng's Mansion in Erlongkeng..."
"A conflict broke out between the palace guards and the capital police, and nine people were injured. The palace guards also rewarded more than a dozen people... At this moment, Captain Xie Ting of the First Division and his troops have rushed into the palace. Where is the confrontation at the Weeping Flower Gate in the back garden!"
Li Tuoxin didn't think so, so he hurriedly rode towards Erlongkeng. At the same time, he asked someone to send a message to the palace immediately. It was not something he could make the decision easily.
Prince Zheng's Mansion is just north of Xidan Archway, west of Ganshi Bridge, deep in Damucang Hutong!
By the time Li Tuo and the others arrived, the place was filled with murderous intent. The new army entered the Yin'an Palace in front, and the palace guards retreated to the back garden and Hui Garden.
The royal palace has strict rules. The back garden is part of the inner house and is where the female family members live. The hanging flower gate is an iron door between the female family members and the outside world.
Prince Zheng and Chengzhi have now moved into the imperial city with Fujin, Xiang Fujin, and their children, but more servants and stewards in the palace are still staying behind because they cannot leave.
There are hundreds of maids, maids, and eunuchs in the back garden!
At present, almost all the remaining personnel in the palace have retreated to the back garden. The red tassels of spears and the reflection of bayonets are faintly visible behind the wall.
Xie Ting of the New Army was arranging his troops, and more than a hundred New Army troops began to withdraw bullets!
"Listen carefully...mount the bayonet and withdraw the bullet...you must not fire when you rush in..."
"It would be better for us to take the first shot than to shoot first... Only when they shoot can we load bullets and fight back..."
"Don't hurt the female family members... Surrender and don't kill... If you resist stubbornly, stab him with a bayonet... Don't kill unless you have to..."
Li Tuocong rushed over and shouted, "Wait...Xie Ting, wait...what's going on?"
"Your Excellency... Prince Zheng's Mansion is too tyrannical. In the morning, a group of 12 people including Bi Tie Shi from the Ministry of Accounts and Zhang Jing from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came in and politely asked for an audit of the accounts and treasury of the Prince's Mansion..."
"These bastards didn't even give them accounts, and they didn't let Chaku... They smashed several people's heads with their teacups because of their disagreement..."
"The escorting Beijing police couldn't stand it and stepped forward to protect them. The dogs guarding the home came up and started attacking...injuring more than a dozen people!"
A hoarse voice shouted from inside the hanging flower door: "Masters outside, listen up... This is the palace of the Iron Hat King. This is the prince's palace of the Qing Dynasty. Not everyone can come in!"
"You forced your way into the palace with ulterior motives. Do you want to humiliate the women? Do you want to take the opportunity to steal money?"
"We took this lawsuit to Lord Long Live and won it! A group of low-life scoundrels dared to break into the back house of the prince's palace and disturb the women. You are going to commit the crime of annihilating the nine clans!"
Li Tuo bowed his hands and saluted, "Your Majesty... We are acting according to the emperor's will! As long as we check the accounts, check the internal and external warehouses, and exchange the gold, we will leave naturally. We will not disturb the female family members..."
I just listened to the whispering discussion inside for a while, "Okay...we will take you to the warehouse and you can check it as you please. There is no gold in our palace!"
"The inner treasury!" Li Tuo said loudly, "The inner treasury of the back house must also be checked!"
"Haha... Mr. Li, please keep a secret as a human being. I really want to see you in the future! This matter of exchanging gold is originally just a show for businessmen and ordinary people..."
"Since ancient times, when the imperial court is short of money, the Han people have paid for it. Do you really dare to attack the bannermen? You even exchanged it for the prince's palace?"
"That's alright, don't get yourself into trouble..."
Li Tuo's expression changed and he was about to speak when he suddenly heard a series of footsteps behind him, "There is a decree... The Grand Master of Sixi has arrived... to deliver His Majesty's instructions... open the door to accept the decree!"
Just when there was a stalemate, Zai Chun's oral instructions were finally delivered, and Da Sixi hurried over with a group of tall eunuchs.
He nodded to Li Tuo without saying a word, but raised his head and shouted at the hanging flower door, "Pass on His Majesty's decree... Men from outside cannot enter the inner house to disturb the female family members. This is indeed a truth..."
"Then let the eunuchs from the palace come...hehehe...we imperfect people are neither male nor female, neither yin nor yang! Naturally, there are no taboos..."
"Open the door... let's go in to check the accounts and the internal treasury! The prince who is at the forefront of the national crisis is no longer serving. What is this? Open the door..."
Da Sixi brought more than 300 eunuchs from the palace today. They were all carefully selected diehards. They rushed over and banged on the door, "Open the door... If you don't open the door, we will break it... How dare you disobey the order?" , but be careful of the prince in the imperial city!"
Prince Zheng's Mansion finally fell, and all his actions were like mantis trying to control the chariot!
