The dignitaries in the capital were all in danger, thinking whether they had offended Huai Haijun.
Those who have ghosts in their hearts are secretly packing up their beds and preparing to find a nook and corner to hide.
Huai Haijun's combination of punches made Emperor Xianfeng dizzy. The infantry commander responsible for public security in the capital, the chief officers of the Wucheng Sifang and Shuntian Prefecture were all arrested and investigated.
Xianfeng immediately declared martial law in the capital, which made it even worse for the people in the capital who were already running out of rice to cook.
In Yangzhou, Dong Shuheng is working overtime like everyone else.
"Minister Liu, the recent ship to Nanyang has brought back all the grain. After the army arrives in Tianjin, the grain will be transferred to Tianjin City." Dong Shuheng said to Liu Mingyuan that Liu Mingyuan was still in charge of matters involving economics and trade.
"Let's arrange these two days. I will go down to express condolences. Although we don't have a holiday, the people still have to celebrate the New Year. I want to go down and see how the people are spending the New Year. I don't know if anything has changed after a year."
He said this to Li Cunxun in the attendant's room.
"President, a lot of news has come back from the capital in the past few days. Our early actions have achieved our goals. Now Emperor Xianfeng has no master, and some forces below are waiting and watching. They are probably waiting to see how Xianfeng will continue to make moves. This emperor is also
It's so sad that I'm almost alone." Zeng Xianfenghui reported at this time.
"President, do you think it is necessary for our troops to go there? I think the price alone will soon overwhelm the Qing government."
"According to the data we surveyed, the average household in the capital only has enough food reserves for half a month. Now that the capital is under martial law, it has blocked the way for many people to go to the countryside to tide over the difficulties. Therefore, the food shortage may be earlier.
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"At that time, if Xianfeng does not bow his head, there may be riots in the capital, and the Qing army's food reserves around Tianjin can basically only last until that time. When the army is in chaos, plus the tens of thousands of Taiping troops nearby,
Then the Qing government will really be out." Zeng Xianfeng added.
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Emperor Xianfeng is still struggling to support himself. Today Shengbao and Seng Gelinqin have sent people to the capital to urge for military rations. The army's food is only enough for 10 days. If you save some, it can only last for half a month.
In response to this, the Ministry of Hubu said that he wanted no food but his life, so the Minister of Hubu hung up the big seal.
"Hermione, how are you preparing for that matter?"
"Back to the emperor, the servants have already made arrangements. They are already around Yangzhou. Dong Shuheng's every move is under control. Fortunately, we made arrangements early. Huai Haijun has set up traps everywhere in Jiangsu. It's really hard to sneak in now.
It's very difficult." Hermione reported.
"Where is Gilhanga?"
"Having passed Henan, this time he went south secretly. I have arranged for some good soldiers to follow him. According to your plan, Gilhang'a will go to the Beida Camp first and take over Qishan's military power. With your Majesty,
I believe it is not difficult to fulfill the imperial edict. Most of the soldiers and generals from the Beida camp were transferred from the north, so they would not dare to resist the edict."
"When the Huaihai Navy is leaderless and all the elite troops from the Beida Battalion are deployed, I believe we will soon be able to consolidate the Huaihai Navy's military power. At that time, we will transport Jiangsu's grain back along the canal, and all problems will be solved."
What Hermione was talking about was the plan made by Xianfeng. Xianfeng didn't even tell the Military Aircraft Department about this plan. Now he doesn't trust the people around him at all.
It's that feeling of "there are always unscrupulous people trying to harm me".
He now only trusts Hermione and others around him. Xianfeng had always lacked confidence when facing his old ministers in the court. This time he wanted to accomplish something big through his own operation and prove himself to those old ministers.
It's like a child asking for credit for his performance in front of his elders.
The Canal Navy of the Huai Navy, the Nanyang Navy and the soldiers of the three regiments who secretly headed north along the coastal road are still floating on the road.
The two sides are now in a stalemate stage, both waiting for the final result.
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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Dong Shuheng has been spending time with his family. His two lovely twin sisters also returned to Yangzhou from Gaoyou to reunite with Dong Shuheng. The family was enjoying themselves together.
Wei Yuzhen was also invited to her home by her two younger sisters. The three girls had a lot of fun together, but Hui'er couldn't get along.
Maybe Hui'er still feels that she is just a maid and cannot be on an equal footing with these ladies.
In order to understand the little girl, Dong Shuheng decided to take her out for a walk.
Wei Yuzhen knew that Hui'er was Dong Shuheng's personal maid, so she had no objection to Hui'er following Dong Shuheng.
Although her thoughts are more advanced, she has grown up in this society and can still accept things like three wives and four concubines for men.
She never thought that Dong Shuheng could only love and marry her.
On the contrary, Dong Shuheng had a guilty conscience and was embarrassed to mention Hui'er in front of Wei Yuzhen, let alone Lu Feiyan.
There is no way, Dong Shuheng's emotional intelligence is too low.
Today Dong Shuheng is planning to go to express condolences. He plans to go all the way from Yangzhou to Gaoyou and then to Dongtai. On the way, he will visit several villages, farms, and two industrial zones.
Although the Huaihai Navy has entered a first-level alert state, the people still spend the New Year as usual.
In the past year, under the governance of Huai Haijun, the lives of the people in Yangzhou have been greatly improved.
Ordinary people, with fewer exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, will naturally have more surplus food and money in their hands. At the same time, when they are not farming, they can also work on the military government's projects to earn extra money.
Those who work in factories or farms will receive a bonus at the end of the year. Their lives are guaranteed to be profitable despite droughts and floods, and they are naturally willing to spend some money on their hands.
Therefore, the market in Yangzhou and surrounding small cities is extremely prosperous. People consume more, and handicraftsmen and small merchants also benefit.
There are a lot of pedestrians on the road, which brings certain troubles to Huaihai Haijun's inspections at various checkpoints.
Five four-wheeled carriages were driving on the road to Gaoyou.
Every carriage looks the same. This is a special arrangement by the presidential palace guard. Ai Nengqi's arrangements are very detailed, and he also racked his brains for Dong Shuheng's safety.
Although he doesn't talk much, he is not stupid.
Dong Shuheng always had to run around, so he worked hard on transportation. When Qin Shihuang traveled, he always had several identical carriages to go with him, so that the assassins could not tell which one it was.
So he arranged five identical carriages for Dong Shuheng.
The guard company was divided into three parts: front, middle and rear. Company commander Li Yan led the team at the front to explore the road, and Pan Qiliang led people to follow. There was also a team of guards guarding twice in the middle, and the guard company rode forward on horseback.
The inner guard usually sits in the car and follows Dong Shuheng.
At this time, in a bridge opening in front of the motorcade, two people were whispering to each other.
"Changshun, it's your turn to devote yourself to the emperor. Don't worry, the hereditary position of chief minister promised to your family by the general manager will not be missing. The brothers will help you keep an eye on it."
"You take the first step. Maybe one day there will be another mission, and the brothers will come down to accompany you."
This is a leader saying his final goodbyes to his men.
They are all die-hard warriors who stick to the pole. From the moment they enter the industry, they must be ready to die for the royal family at any time.
They had been planning this matter for a long time. They first took advantage of the large crowds during the New Year and sneaked into Yangzhou.
Then they began to study Dong Shuheng's travel patterns. They chose this place to ambush by analyzing Dong Shuheng's previous travel data.
These people have placed a large amount of black powder under the bridge. There was no remote control device in this era. One person must stay under the bridge to detonate the explosives.
If a fuze is used, there will be too many uncertain factors, which will increase the probability of failure.
So there was this scene.
"I'm leaving. The carriage will arrive in two kilometers. The people crossing the bridge in front are guards on horseback. After the guards pass, when the first car crosses the bridge, blow up the bridge. The fuse is very short. It will blow up when it hits. Brother
Go well and make sure there is no pain at all. Your brothers will take good care of your wife and children!"
After saying that, the little boss ran away along the river.
The river is about seven or eight meters wide. There is not much water in the river, and a large amount of river bed is exposed. The distance between the bridge deck and the river bed has accordingly increased to four or five meters.
The explosives were held under the bridge deck by wooden planks, supported by a stick under the wooden planks.
This is a new bridge, built of stone and cement. It is very strong and the bridge deck is very wide. It can accommodate three carriages in parallel, ensuring that there will be no danger when vehicles meet.
But this also made the assassin more hidden under the bridge.
Although Dong Shuheng's guards were very strict, they only considered some conventional assassinations. Even Dong Shuheng did not consider that the secret agents of the Qing government would use explosions, a novel assassination method, and it was also a "suicide" explosion!
The guards leading the way will pay attention to the surrounding situation and scan every living person they see. But no one realizes that the danger is at their feet.
"Da da da..." This is the sound of the cavalry guard passing by.
Finally, Changshun heard the "squeak" sound of the carriage running across the ground. Changshun opened his eyes and looked into the distance through the bridge hole. He wanted to take one last look, he didn't want to die. But thinking about the harsh punishment everywhere, he thought that he would have to die.
A pair of young children, Changshun still lit the lighter in his hand - a silver-shell lighter with the word "Huai" printed on it.
On the other hand, Gilhang'a also secretly arrived at Qishan's residence. What he didn't expect was that his group was actually attacked.
Fortunately, Hermione had many good people around him. If he had only relied on the guards around him, he might have been detained by the people around Qi Shan.
There are not many people left by the Intelligence Department around Qi Shan. They are mainly responsible for monitoring Qi Shan. Because Qi Shan lives in the north of Yangzhou, he does not need much defense force.
Originally, they had surrounded Gilhanga, but they didn't expect that there were masters from Sticky Rod hiding around Gilhanga. As a result, several intelligence agents were killed and caught off guard.
In the end, most of the intelligence agents were killed, except Xiao Fengxian who was not killed because she stayed by Qishan's side.
When Gilhang'a saw Qishan, Qishan was speechless. He didn't expect Qishan to be like this.
He asked people to send the news about Qishan back to the capital, then took Qishan's governor's seal and immediately left for the Jiangbei camp.