Gilhang'a already knew the results of the assassination there. The spies reported that Dong Shuheng's carriage and the bridge deck were blown to pieces.
I have to say that the gang at Niangan did a very good job in the assassination. After all, they were the people around the emperor.
Gilhang'a took Qishan's command seal to the original camp in the north of Yangzhou. What he saw was a lively scene, with freight carriages coming in and out of the gate of the camp in a grand manner.
After the original barracks were renovated, they were turned into warehouses, the original generals became shopkeepers, and the servants became clerks.
The entire old Jiangbei Camp was turned into the Jiangbei Market. It was already a temporary warehouse for the generals doing business in the canal market.
Gilhanga had also stayed in the Beida Camp before. At that time, the Beida Camp had about 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers.
"Asshole, where are the soldiers from the Beida camp?" asked a middle-aged man with fat head and big ears in Jierhangala. This man looked like a Mongolian, and he might be a soldier of the Eight Banners.
"Where's your grandson... Ouch!" The man actually spoke with a Beijing accent. Just as he was about to curse, he was punched in the stomach.
"You see clearly, I am an imperial envoy sent by the emperor." Gilhanga took out the governor's seal and the imperial edict.
Looking at the posture around Gilhanga, the man was convinced.
"The little one has eyes but cannot see Mount Tai. Please forgive me, sir." The man quickly covered his stomach and knelt down to beg for mercy.
"What's going on in this camp? Where are the soldiers inside?" Gilhanga asked.
"My lord, all the soldiers who can fight will go to the new camp in Pukou. The only ones left here now are the servants of each family, helping to take care of the business."
"You bastards, the imperial court keeps you here to dispatch bandits, not to do business and make money." Gilhanga kicked him away and kept cursing.
The Qing Dynasty was brought down by these moths. Everyone only had money in their eyes and did not care about the country of the Qing Dynasty. They didn’t know that when the big ship of the Qing Dynasty sank, they, the little pawns on the ship, would be able to get something out of it.
ok?
Looking at these slaves who were busy carrying goods, Gilhanga shook his head. These people were all subordinates of the generals. Logically speaking, he had no control over them. But look at them. They didn't look like soldiers at all.
If I drag them out now, I probably won't even be able to keep up the facade.
"Let's go!" Gilhanga said to the guards around him. He wanted soldiers who could help him fight, not these minions who could only do business.
"Sir, where are we going now? To Yangzhou?" A slave brought from home asked Gilhangadao.
"When we go to Pukou, we must first obtain military power. Otherwise, there is no use for a few of us to go to Yangzhou. Even if Dong Shuheng dies, the people under him may not listen to us."
So Gilhanga ordered a few trucks from the old camp, obtained a pass, and headed toward Pukou in the southwest.
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In a hospital in Yangzhou, Dong Shuheng's arm was tied with a bandage and hung around his neck.
Lying on the hospital bed next to her was Hui'er. Hui'er had been hit on the head and was still unconscious.
Wei Yuzhen was taking care of Hui'er, and Dong Shuheng's mother and sister came over. Mrs. Chen came over and couldn't help crying for a while.
Dong Shuheng asked his two younger sisters to take Chen back to rest first.
Thinking of the frightening moment yesterday, Dong Shuheng still feels scared in his heart.
He was in the third car yesterday, and he should have been in the first car according to his random rotation.
But this time he came out with Hui'er. Hui'er thought the white horses pulling the cart in the third carriage were cute and insisted on riding in this one, so they temporarily changed to the third carriage.
Unexpectedly, the girl's little hobby actually saved their lives.
The explosion lifted up the rocks on the bridge and directly shattered the first car. The second car was also affected and was seriously damaged by the impact.
The third car Dong Shuheng was in was better than the first two cars.
When the horse was frightened, it had a moment to react instinctively and pull the car towards the slope on the side of the road.
The inner guard who was driving gave up the opportunity to jump out of the car and stabilized his body using his body skills that he had practiced for many years.
He reluctantly controlled the horse and rushed all the way down the slope towards the river. At the same time, he controlled the brakes to slow down the car slowly.
However, he and the two horses pulling the cart were hit by the carriage and died on the spot.
This is the first time that the guard company has encountered such an unexpected situation after following Dong Shuheng for so long.
Pan Qiliang, who was following behind to hold the battle, immediately rushed to the river with his people and organized a rescue.
Li Yan asked the guards who were clearing the way to disperse and search for suspicious persons. With such an assassination, there would definitely be people staying around to observe the situation.
Sure enough, when he saw that the guards were coming, the little leader who had been secretly observing from a distance slipped away in advance.
This also prevented him from seeing the rescued Dong Shuheng. He thought his assassination mission was successful.
In this assassination, Huai Haijun suffered very serious losses.
Eight people from the guard company died, and five people from the inner guard died. In addition, more than a dozen people were injured.
Including Dong Shuheng and Hui'er. Dong Shuheng's arm was broken and Hui'er was hit with a concussion and has been in a coma for more than ten hours.
"Cun Xun, don't announce my news to the public for the time being, don't say anything, and let Premier Zeng, Minister Liu and Chief of General Yan come to the hospital secretly to see me."
Li Cunxun was sitting in the last car and survived the disaster this time.
"Yes, President, the doctor asked you to rest more. He said that you still have some internal injuries and need to be recuperated for a while. You can't move much now." Li Cunxun said with concern.
Dong Shuheng did not hold anyone accountable for this accident, but the security company and the internal guards all blamed themselves.
Especially Li Yan, who was responsible for conducting reconnaissance and leading the way, but failed to detect the danger. He felt that he had derelict in his duties. At this time, even if Dong Shuheng removed him from his post, he would feel better.
Then the assassination spies were not caught. This made him feel sorry for the president's trust and for the brothers who were killed and injured.
Ai Nengqi followed Dong Shuheng's car. When the car was hit, he jumped out of the way and saved his life, but he was also injured.
Dong Shuheng could not settle this account with his brothers, but with the Qing court.
After a while, several major high-level officials came over. Even Wei Yuan came without invitation.
"Shu Heng, it's great that you're okay. The Qing court is really crazy this time." Wei Yuan said excitedly as soon as he met him.
It was only after Wei Yuzhen told him that he knew Dong Shuheng was in the hospital now.
Even Wei Yuan did not expect that the Qing court would resort to such a third-rate trick as assassination.
"President, I think it is really possible that Xianfeng did what happened this time. The emperor has always held a secret power in his hands, and it appears and disappears. Everyone knows it, but no one has seen it, and everyone who has seen it has probably disappeared.
." Zeng Xianfeng said.
"Hmph! Xianfeng thinks highly of me and uses all his housekeeping power." Dong Shuheng snorted coldly.
He vaguely felt that he must have stabbed Xianfeng in a sore spot this time, causing Xianfeng to become like a mad dog, grabbing him and biting him.
"President, as for the troops, do you want to send someone down to inform them in case the morale of the troops is unstable?" Yan Shikun asked for instructions.
"If this bit of gossip makes the military morale unstable, then it means that our military construction has failed too. I don't want to inform you anymore. I want to see who is unstable."
The human heart is the hardest to withstand the test, but all the superiors like to test the human heart.
Even people from later generations like Dong Shuheng are like this. He has always been insecure in this era. This incident brought him once again from the edge of death and stimulated the hidden chord in his heart.
Li Cunxun hurried in and whispered a few words beside Dong Shuheng.
"Just let her in!" Dong Shuheng said.
After a while, a charming and enchanting woman walked in.
"My subordinate, Xiao Fengxian, joins the president!" The person who came was none other than the actor Xiao Fengxian who was placed next to Qi Shan.
Previously, Gilhang'a suddenly broke into Qishan's mansion. Xiao Fengxian made a sudden decision and prepared to control Gilhang'a. Unexpectedly, one of her own people was killed by the other party.
Fortunately, she did not come forward and escaped the disaster.
Jierhang'a saw that she was a weak woman and thought she was just Qishan's concubine, so he didn't make things difficult for her and still let her take care of Qishan.
When Gilhang'a left, he left four guards behind to guard Qishan's residence, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.
Xiao Fengxian found the right opportunity and killed four guards before escaping. As soon as she escaped, she immediately rushed to the Presidential Palace in Yangzhou.
Then we arrived at the hospital under the guidance of the guards.
Xiao Fengxian told the situation exactly as it was.
"President, it seems that Xianfeng is using a serial strategy. He will first use assassins to assassinate you, leaving the Huai Navy leaderless, and then let Gilhang'a take the imperial edict to subdue the soldiers of the Peking Camp. Then gradually conquer the Huai Navy." Zeng Xianfeng squinted his eyes.
analyzed.
"This emperor is not so incompetent, he still has some ability!" Yan Shikun said.
"Hmph...it's a pity that God is not on his side." Dong Shuheng snorted.
"President, do you want to send someone to Pukou to let you know?" Yan Shikun glanced at Liu Mingyuan beside him and asked in a low voice.
Liu Mingyuan on the side moved the corner of his mouth, but did not speak.
"No need, I believe Liu Qingnan will handle this matter well."
As he spoke, Dong Shuheng looked at Liu Mingyuan and said, "Uncle Liu, don't worry too much. Lao Yan is just worried that Brother Nan won't be able to handle this unexpected situation."
The Liu Mingyuan family has great power in the Huaihai Navy, occupying three important military, political and commercial positions. It is inevitable that some people will overthink it.
As the saying goes, there are no gangs and no factions, and there are all kinds of strange things. There are also factions in the Huaihai Navy.
Although the Huaihai Navy has not been established for a long time, there are already three major factions within it: the original Huaihai Company veterans, the Yangzhou gentry, and the Jiangsu Tiandihui.
Dong Shuheng was also aware of this, but he didn't want to interfere more.