It's really strange to say that the person in the upper position has a sense of power, and his words and deeds are full of aura. This may be the so-called official power!
Ronglu got mixed up in the officialdom of the capital. In the environment of the Eight Banners since he was a child, he dared to have an affair with Cixi after he became an official. How brave is this kind of person? How good is your psychological quality?
The aura of the superior person is so strong, just by this sneer, the hair on the person on the other side stood on end, and his words became a bit more humble.
Several lanterns were raised, and the patrolling officers and soldiers looked strange at first glance, but they did not dare to scold him because the thing hanging on Ronglu's waist was a very interesting thing.
The waist sword made by Ouchi is completely different from the ones in ordinary military camps. The mouthpiece is covered with gold, and the scabbard is covered with shark skin!
Is that piece of money dangling around a waist badge?
Of course the patrolling officers and soldiers knew that just two hours ago, the North Gate was opened and a group of high-ranking officials from the capital left the city. Are these high-ranking officials from the capital too?
"Well... please forgive me for being clumsy. What do you call me?"
"You don't deserve to know my name... This is the Ouchi guard waist badge, do you recognize it?" Rong Lu took off the waist badge and handed it over. The junior official saw that the waist badge was beautifully carved, but he didn't recognize it either.
Scratching his head and not knowing what to say, Cao Futian suddenly spoke, "Two hours ago, we opened the west gate with Master Chonghou's military order to inspect suspicious rebels!"
"If this officer doesn't believe me, you can ask the soldiers stationed at Ximen whether this is the case? We now have urgent military information to report to Lord Chonghou..."
"Can you afford to delay things?"
This harmonious person's mixed truths and lies can scare the other party, because everyone knows that a group of high-ranking officials from the imperial court are temporarily staying in Tianjin Wei tonight.
Moreover, these people really went out to the city in the middle of the night and didn't know what they were doing. Now, suddenly a guy with a big insider card pops up. No one knows whether it is true or false.
Coupled with the circumstantial evidence provided by the Boxer brothers stationed at Ximen, it becomes even more confusing.
"My lord, I have never seen such valuables as the Ouchi Waist Card...but it doesn't matter. I sent someone to escort a few adults to the inner city. When I see Lord Chonghou, I won't delay the matter. !”
Ronglu looked at the more than 100 soldiers behind the small school, and knew that even if he could capture them, he would have to alert more defenders. At this moment, he could only outmaneuver, not attack by force.
The only way is to leave the west gate first, away from the place where the heavy troops are stationed, and then take advantage of the few people to attack, kill these annoying people, and finally come back and open the city gate.
As long as the city gate is stormed and the 10,000 cavalry outside enter the city, the Tianjin Guard's 4,000 to 5,000 garrison troops are no match at all!
"Okay... I've got a few brothers to help, please lead the way!"
The group of people was about to get off the city wall and the horse trail, but no one expected that Ronglu's plan would encounter another setback. Behind this group of patrols, another wave of patrols came.
"What's going on? What are you doing in the traffic jam ahead at the west gate? What are you doing?"
"To tell you sir... the Ouchi guard who just left the city for patrol has returned, saying that he has important military information to report to your Majesty!"
"Cough cough cough... Who wants to see me?" After a cough, a middle-aged official wrapped in a cloak revealed his face under the light of two lanterns.
"Haha... I am really a big official in the capital. What kind of place do you think I am? Come in as soon as you come in, and leave as soon as you leave? Am I, Chonghou, such a soft persimmon..."
Chonghou, who had just taken three steps and raised his head, felt as if he had been struck by electricity. "Ah..." Before he could shout out, Ronglu smiled.
"Sir...it's been a long time! I gave you a gift when I was in the capital, but you forgot..."
The purpose of this sentence is to paralyze the officers and soldiers around Chonghou. After all, these people have not received real guard training, that is, bodyguard training. They are ordinary soldiers.
Fighting is no problem, but when it comes to protecting the safety of officials, it really falls short of guards.
Ronglu pretended to hold the waist badge with both hands and handed it over, and said a kind word in his mouth, "I have given you a generous gift." As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers around Chonghou relaxed a little.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Rong Lu suddenly took a step forward and grabbed Chonghou's wrist. "Haha... Sir Chonghou, how good is Madam Sister-in-law? My wife often plays cards with Madam Sister-in-law!"
"Do you still remember the Chinese New Year the year before last? My wife played leaf cards all afternoon and lost one thousand two hundred taels of silver to your family..."
On the surface, he was approaching with a smile on his face, but this body was getting closer, and Chonghou felt as if his wrist was trapped by an iron ring, and he couldn't move at all.
"You...you are...you are..."
"Haha... Sir, you are so forgetful. Am I not the bodyguard Yutang? Look at it..."
"Sir, could you please take a moment to talk... We haven't seen each other for many years, let's catch up on old times!"
What else could Chonghou say? He had already recognized that this was Ronglu, and what was that bulging thing on Ronglu's waist? Whether it's a pistol or a grenade, there's no chance to hide between your elbows and armpits.
Chonghou's face turned pale, "Ah! Yutang... Haha, I remember it. I remember we were still chatting in the Wenhua Hall that year..."
The two of them were like friends who had been friends for many years. They walked hand in hand to the dark corner of the city wall. Chonghou motioned to others not to come.
Here, through the crenels, you can see the dark fields and villages outside the city. The wind blows through the woods, making the sound of ghosts clapping their hands.
"You...you are...you are Ronglu...how did you come in...oh my god...how did you come here..." Chonghou was trembling as he spoke.
Ronglu smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous... I didn't expect that my brother is still thinking of me? Before I went to Xi'an, we guys drank a lot!"
"Don't worry, there's nothing in my waist, just two glory bombs... What? You don't know what glory bombs are? This is a popular name among the Chinese!"
"Glory bombs are suicide bombs that will kill you. Even if they are fired, they will not be thrown away. They will die with the enemy... Haha, I am living a life of licking the blood from the edge of a knife. My brother, a civil servant, has two different ways of getting rich!"
"Don't worry, brother, don't be nervous... I'm just here to borrow something. It's not difficult. Lend me Tianjin Wei!"
"Ah! You...are you determined to join the traitor? I...I swear to the death that I will never become a traitor!" Chonghou broke into a cold sweat.
Ronglu grabbed his wrist to escape and pointed at the dark night outside, "Haha... In this darkness, I have ambushed 20,000 fine knights!"
"As long as we cut off the suspension bridge and open the city gate, what can the thousands of defenders of Tianjin Guard do? By controlling Tianjin Guard, I will also cut off all the ways of survival in the east of the capital!"
"To tell you the truth! Yangcun has already taken action! Your Majesty's eldest brother, Zai Tu, has blown up the railway and ambushed Hunchun!"
"The Guanwai Army is leaderless and Hunchun is dead!"
"The situation is over. Emperor Tongzhi's empire has fallen. Why don't you quickly abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side?"
