Li Tuo saw Emperor Tongzhi's determination. This civil war made Zai Chun abandon all illusions. The repeated betrayals made him know that the Eight Banners was rotten.
All the news coming together is betrayal, betrayal, betrayal!
Zai Chun stood on the high Tiananmen Gate Tower, where he could see part of the streets of the capital. Although he was separated from the imperial city by the isolation zone, he could faintly hear the noise and noise outside.
Only Er Mao stood quietly behind him, looking at the capital city. The two of them were speechless for a long time!
"Er Mao... Every time I stand here, I recall what happened after you and I landed here..."
"At that time, you and I were still very young, playing horseback riding and fighting games in the Forbidden City. The world outside the palace walls was very curious to me... At that time, with your encouragement, I ran up the tower and saw The scene outside..."
"The seed in my heart that yearns for the free world outside was planted by you!"
"But... I really regret it now. If I had not climbed up to this tower, ignored the outside world and lived a good life inside the palace wall..."
"Living in the memorials of the courtiers, living in the imagination of flattery... Maybe I am not so painful, or there will be no such civil war in the Qing Dynasty..."
"You said...did I do something wrong?"
Er Mao smiled, "Yes, His Majesty is right... As long as people don't open their eyes to the world and live in their own city, they will definitely be very happy..."
"Such a big Forbidden City, such a big imperial city... there are still un-destroyed royal gardens outside the city, which is enough for you to enjoy for a lifetime!"
"But are you willing? Come to this world and see nothing, try nothing... Although you are an emperor, you are like a bird in captivity. Are you willing to feel like this?"
"Haha, do you still remember that His Majesty returned to the capital from Europe? You wanted to go up to the city wall for a run, but you couldn't... The horse path of Donghua Gate is right there, and the imperial guards guarding the city actually refused to let you go up to the city tower..."
"Have you forgotten this? This is the kind of life you want..."
"Hmph! Of course I don't want it. I am the lord of the Qing Dynasty. I can go wherever I want and do whatever I want... No one can stop me!"
"But...but this journey has been so sad...it's all betrayal!" There were no outsiders here. Zai Chun looked at Er Mao as if he had returned to the stage of being a close friend in his childhood.
What unforgettable memories, breaking into the city tower, playing with the globe, learning Western learning secretly... Without Ermao's enlightenment, Emperor Tongzhi's Western enlightenment would have been impossible to realize.
"Haha, Ermao... I'm so tired... In exchange for this little gold, all the princes in the capital are resisting. They are trying every means to hide it, but they are not willing to share the difficulties with me!"
"Do you know how much grain those lunatics burned yesterday? More than twenty tons... They would rather burn it than leave any for me. I even promised to give them money..."
"There is rebellion everywhere, and there is craftsmanship everywhere... The entire Eight Banners are in rebellion. They even dare to betray the authenticity of the defense of Yongding River!"
"My Qing Dynasty...has been eaten away...I can't stand so many betrayals anymore. It's too difficult..." Zai Chun said with tears streaming down his face. He even wiped his face with the back of his hand against his sleeve. snot and tears.
At this moment, Er Mao looked at Zai Chun, and in a trance he saw the child from back then!
"If only...if only the late Emperor lived a few more years...it would be nice if the late Emperor could support His Majesty for a few more years. It would be nice if His Majesty could be in his twenties before inheriting the great treasure..." Er Mao didn't know why he said this. .
This touched Zai Chun's heart. This child lacked his father's love!
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...can I not think about it? Everyone in the world has a father...who can protect his son from the wind and rain...I don't have one, so I have to stand up for this... Wuuuuu..."
"Ah Ma... why did you leave so early... My son can't carry it anymore... Ahem... My son can't carry it anymore!"
Er Mao saw that the little emperor started to cough again and his face turned red. He quickly rushed over and helped him to go inside the tower to avoid the wind.
"Your Majesty, don't get excited... have a good rest and drink some cough syrup... the head of state will be back soon. The head of state can't always stay in the Indian Ocean!"
"It will be great if the head of state comes back...all the problems will be solved..."
Zai Chun smiled. Only Xiao Letian's name could bring him an infinite sense of security. "Yes...it will be great if the master comes back...I have to hold on until the master comes back!"
"Er Mao... keep the message going... Those who are ruthless and unwilling to share the crisis with me will no longer be able to eat hardcore crops in the future!"
"Handle them well!"
Li Tuo and others resolutely carried out Emperor Tongzhi's will. At noon, Da Sixi and Xiao Sixi took six to seven hundred eunuchs in the palace to join in the gold exchange operation.
The hard nut they gnawed on was the palace. Now Zai Chun has finally made up his mind after eating the weight. The key to the Eight Banners' troubles lies in the heads of these iron hat kings.
In the past, I was told to kill a chicken to show the monkeys, but now let alone kill a chicken, even if I kill a goose, the monkeys are not afraid anymore!
You have to kill the Monkey King and show it to the monkeys so that they can be afraid!
All the uncooperative iron hat kings forcibly ransacked their homes for exchange!
Da Sixi was the first to pry open Prince Zheng's palace, and the inner palace suddenly turned into a mess!
The inner treasury was pried open, and all the gold was confiscated. From room to room, especially the rooms of the women's families, the gold jewelry, gold ornaments and ornaments were registered and packed in boxes and transported to the palace.
The palace stewards have all cried out their tears, but no one can stop these wolf-like eunuchs, not to mention that there are new troops armed with live ammunition sitting outside the inner house. Xie Ting stares inside, as long as there is resistance, If you rush in, you will suppress it.
Throughout the afternoon, gold bars, gold ingots, gold jewelry, gold products... everything with gold was shipped out in a steady stream from Prince Zheng's palace.
In the evening, Da Sixi opened the account book and was shocked when he saw the numbers on it. "Ah! Thirty-four thousand taels of gold? Is Prince Zheng so rich?"
Da Sixi's eyes rolled wildly, and he whispered to his men, "Let's keep four thousand taels for ourselves and hand over thirty thousand to Long Live Lord... We are considered loyal enough!"
"More than 30,000, more than 30,000... How could Prince Zheng be so rich? It's beyond everyone's imagination... Damn, since everyone has done something dirty, don't show mercy..."
"Arrest all the housekeepers in Prince Zheng's palace to the Zajia family...and interrogate them carefully. The Zajia family must clarify this secret to Long Live Lord!"
Da Sixi was greedy for money but was really loyal to Emperor Tongzhi. He did whatever he thought of. That night, five housekeepers were pulled out of the palace and secretly tortured outside the Erlong Pit behind the Ministry of Punishment.
The vicious Da Sixi finally got a big secret at nine o'clock in the middle of the night!
"Fuck... hurry back to the palace and report to the Long Live Lord! You are so brave!"
