According to the early warning regulations formulated by the Qing government, with the closure of the nine gates of the capital, the Eight Banners officers and soldiers and banner people in the city must assemble in formation according to their banners and follow the flag of their Niulu. The order of assembly of the banner people in each department is as follows:
Because the two yellow flags live in Andingmen and Deshengmen, the assembly point is Di'anmen; the two white flags live in Chaoyangmen and Dongzhimen, and the assembly point is Dong'anmen; the two red flags live in Fuchengmen and Xizhimen, and the assembly point is Xi'anmen
; The Two Blue Banners are located inside Xuanwu Gate and Chongwen Gate, so they have to pass through the Qianbu Corridor and assemble in front of the Jinshui Bridge; the Guard Battalion and Xiaoqi Battalion, which are affiliated with the Inner Government Counselor and Zuoling, go to the Shenwu Gate alone to assemble.
In addition, among the royal family members in Beijing, Prince Heshuo led 15 armored servants, Prince Duoluo led 10 people, Dorobeile led 8 people, and Gushan Beizi led 6 people. They went to the gathering place of the banner guard outside the Meridian Gate to stand by.
.The idle princes of the clan must lead the strong men in their palaces to assemble in front of their homes and stand ready. The five battalions of the nine-door infantry patrol responsible for maintaining public security in the capital must immediately rush to various city walls to set up guards.
When the above-mentioned banners are assembled at the designated place, the leader of the team should immediately go to the Meridian Gate to listen to orders. If the official is sent to Beijing or there is a vacancy, the deputy will take his place.
As soon as the cannon fired, the four gates of the imperial city were closed. Wang Yongxuan of Yijun, Wang Jie, and Qinggui, who were trapped in the military aircraft area, could only ask the Ouchi guards to pass information on the Meridian Gate wall in order to keep track of the outside world.
Case.
Yongxuan really regretted it at this moment. Why did he come to the military aircraft office when he had nothing to do? He couldn't get out now!
He entered the palace, and as soon as he arrived at the Longzong Gate, he heard the sound of cannons, and the four doors were immediately closed. As the Prince of the Military Aircraft Department, he had to go out and summon the general manager and deputy general manager eunuchs, asking them to stabilize the order in the palace.
At the same time, you must always pay attention to the situation outside.
What surprised Wang Jie and Qing Gui was that this "Prince of Weijiao" dealt with the situation vigorously and resolutely, and his methods were really unstoppable. More than a dozen panicked eunuchs were dealt with severely by him, and the eunuchs in charge were also involved.
Under his order, he led his men to patrol the palace in separate areas; all the imperial guards went to the top of the city to be on duty. In less than half an hour, the order in the Forbidden City was stabilized.
Don't look at the comment Qianlong once gave Yongxuan that he was "frivolous in behavior and ignorant of the general situation of things", but that was more than 20 years ago. Yongxuan, who is 48 years old, has become more and more calm in character in recent years. He is usually called "indulged in drinking, sex and
"Sexual behavior" is all for others to see, just keep a low profile and bide your time. What does a prince want to do if he has such a good relationship with the people around him? Do you want to be like Prince Lian back then?
Historically, the education received by the princes of the Qing Dynasty was very strict, even harsh. They had to study for 10 hours every day from morning to night, and only had five days of rest throughout the year. Regardless of whether they were princes or heirs, anyone who dared to mess around in class would be severely punished.
No. Under such a palace education, although there are mediocre talents, they are definitely not useless, let alone the ability to play tricks, which are first-rate.
Not long after, Yongxuan and the others received information about the gathering of various ministries outside the Meridian Gate. However, what surprised them was that neither Prince Yi Yonglang nor Prince Ding Mianen came, saying that they were called in before dawn.
In addition, the commander of the Zhenghuang Banner Guards, Fengshen Yinde, did not come, and his eldest brother-in-law Dorobele Yongjun was nowhere to be seen.
Yongxuan, who was sitting in the military aircraft office, raised his head and thought for a moment, his face gradually turned livid, and he said with certainty: "Dong Xingguo, Duke Shuzhai, I'm afraid something happened in the garden!"
Qinggui and Wang Jie were startled and hurriedly asked what was going on. Yongxuan immediately gave a brief summary of the situation.
After the city gates opened early this morning, Yongxuan went to the Old Summer Palace as usual to pay his respects. It is said that since Yongyan went to Xi'an and Qianlong went to the Old Summer Palace, many affairs in the capital were entrusted to him, especially since he also served as a clan member.
He had to go to the garden every day to ask for instructions and reports. Even if Qianlong's current situation was good and bad, he could not make his own decisions.
However, what surprised Yongxuan was that when he handed over the sign, it was He Shen who came out to see him. He Shen said that the emperor was in a bad mood today and did not want to see anyone. He would wait until tomorrow to talk about anything.
Even though this was Qianlong's biological son, he didn't dare to argue with He Shen and force his way into the Forbidden City. If the other party slandered him, he would inevitably be punished again. It would be frivolous to dwell on his faults behind closed doors. Today's court officials
Everyone understood that the relationship between the emperor and Heshen was not even comparable to that of his own son. So Yongxuan had to stand on the other side and knelt three times and kowtowed to Jiuzhou Qingyan's place before leaving angrily.
After hearing these words, Qing Gui and Wang Jie looked at each other, and they understood each other's meaning when their eyes intertwined. There was something fishy about this!
If Yong Lang was here, why didn't He Shen mention it? Could it be that his own son couldn't face the saint, but his nephew could? It doesn't make sense!
Just when the three of them were confused, a second-class guard delivered another letter from outside the Meridian Gate. Yongxuan took it without reading it first, opened it directly and spread it on the table, letting Qinggui and Wang Jie
Look. Unexpectedly, the content above shocked the three of them, and they broke out in cold sweat. The arrows that had been stored in the Yamen headquarters were actually gone!
According to the plan, when the cannon is fired, the infantry commander's Yamen should quickly dispatch three Zhang Jings, each with four officers and soldiers, armed with arrows ordered by the headquarters, and ride fast horses out of the city from Xizhimen. One of them rushed directly to the Old Summer Palace and notified the Eight Banners guard camp to enter.
They escorted him in the garden and strictly guarded the outer wall of the Old Summer Palace. The other two people rushed to the Indigo Factory and Xiangshan respectively, notifying the Outer Firearms Battalion and the Jianrui Battalion to quickly go to the Old Summer Palace to assemble, and together with the guard camp, escorted Qianlong back to the Forbidden City.
But now the arrows for troop deployment have mysteriously disappeared. What a joke!
"What do the people in the infantry commander's yamen do for food! Tell the outside world and immediately capture all the people in the yamen headquarters, take them into custody, and deliver them to the prince for strict interrogation!"
Yongxuan roared loudly, his face turned crimson, and the veins in his neck were stretched high, and he looked furious. The guard was frightened and stood still. Qinggui frowned and shouted: "What do you think of Prince Yi?"
Don’t understand? Go quickly!”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yongxuan gritted his teeth and hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and said to Qinggui and Wang Jie: "You two, the emperor's safety is more important than anything else now. Now that there is no command arrow, if you want to mobilize
The soldiers and horses outside the city can only forcefully use the seal of the Military Aircraft Department, and I and the two of you must sign it together."
Wang Jie said: "But the key to the seal box is in Hezhong Hall..."
Yongxuan said: "Smash it open!"
Wang Jie and Qing Gui were both startled by each other's tone. However, when the matter reached this point, the anxious two people had no other choice. The most important thing now was to quickly bring Qianlong back. So they stood up and handed over to Yongxuan. Said: "I respectfully obey Prince Jun's order!"
Since Yongzheng established the Military Aircraft Department, the seal management has been extremely strict. The Military Aircraft Department's seal is cast by the Ministry of Rites and kept by the eunuch. When it is needed, it must be reported to the emperor for approval, and then the military aircraft minister can open the seal with a card. It should be used under the supervision of a dedicated person to act as a restriction.
However, at this moment, the three of them could not care so much. Even if Qianlong punished him later, they would admit it. Just do it. Wang Jie pulled up the official paper, picked up a pen and wrote three orders to mobilize troops. After checking that everything was correct, First he signed his name. He ranked second only to Heshen in the Military Aircraft Department, and he also acted as the agent of the Ministry of War, so his name should come first. Later, Qinggui and Yongxuan also signed their names at the end of the troop transfer order. .
The three of them took the written troop deployment order and left the military aircraft office. They also called the several imperial guards standing guard outside the door and went straight to Maoqin Hall on the west side of Qianqing Palace. When they got there, they were responsible for managing the sealing ceremony. Eunuch Zhang Ming hurriedly knelt down.
Yongxuan said with a straight face: "Zhang Ming! This king is the king of Duoluo County conferred by the emperor, and the Zongling of the Zongren Mansion! Do you know these two people?"
"Oh, my lord! You have killed this slave. Master Qing and Master Wang see each other every day. How dare you not know each other?" Zhang Ming answered cautiously.
"Beihai pirates invaded Miyun, and cannons were fired and the flag was raised on Baita Mountain. The emperor is now in the Old Summer Palace. In order to prevent disturbing the Holy Emperor, he must immediately mobilize troops to escort him back to the city. Now I have given an order to call the Military Aircraft Department to seal it."
"This!" Zhang Ming looked at Yong Xuan in surprise and said to himself, "My lord, without the badge issued by the emperor, I would lose my head!"
Yongxuan saw what the other party was thinking, gritted his teeth and said with a ferocious look: "If you dare not listen, I will kill you now on the charge of 'disturbing the palace ban'!"
At this time, Qing Gui cupped his hands to Zhang Ming and said, "Zhang Ming, don't worry. Prince Yi, Lord Wang and I will definitely explain the incident to the emperor afterwards to ensure that nothing happens to you!"
How could Zhang Ming dare to say no? The man in front of him was the emperor's own son. From the time the cannons were fired to now, he had ordered the rods to kill more than a dozen eunuchs and suppressed the entire Forbidden City. So he said with a mournful face: "Since The prince and the two adults jointly guarantee that I will risk my life today! This will let the three of you know that as long as it is for the emperor, I will never be greedy for life or afraid of death."
Wang Jie immediately took off the gold medal from the military aircraft from his waist and showed it to the other party. Zhang Ming inspected it seriously before leading them into the hall. As soon as they entered, the three of them involuntarily threw their hands at the Xumi throne in the middle. Xiu knelt down and kowtowed while saying: "Your Majesty, I have no choice but to do this. For your safety, I have no choice but to take this step!"
After a while, Zhang Ming came out with the wooden box containing the seal, placed it on the desk under the west wall, and then stepped away. He only had the authority to take care of the box, but he had no authority to open the box.
Yongxuan walked outside the palace, borrowed the Yanling knife from the guard, turned around and walked to the case, saying in her mouth: "Your Majesty, Ama, please forgive me for being unfilial!"
After saying that, he raised his hands high and slashed hard, and a knife mark immediately appeared on the edge of the exquisite boxwood box. Wang Jie on the side saw that he was unable to chop, so he said: "Prince Yijun, let me also slash, we have
It’s hard to share the same responsibility!”
Although he is a scholar, he is a proper Shaanxi man. Although he is nearly seventy years old, he is still fierce at heart, otherwise he would not become the go-getter who brought down He Shen in history. As expected, Lao Jiang is still fierce, Wang Jie
With only two cuts, the box was completely split open, revealing the large square silver seal inside.
Qinggui immediately stepped forward, took out a large seal, dipped it in cinnabar, stamped the three troop deployment orders, and put it into an envelope prepared in advance. Yongxuan took the letter and walked to the door and said to a guard: "Take this
Go to the Meridian Gate quickly and hand it over to Prince Li and Prince Rui, who know what to do."
"Hey!" The guard was impressed by Yongxuan's performance today. He then knelt down on one knee, took the envelope, repeated it again, got up and ran towards the Meridian Gate without looking back.
Yongxuan returned to the palace and said to the eunuch Zhang Ming with a grimace: "Put the seal away! No one is allowed to use it except for the three of me who signed it before the emperor returns!"
The three people who returned to the military plane had not yet sat down and warmed up, when the guard who had delivered the letter came back and got another letter. Yongxuan took it and opened it before reading a few lines, and couldn't help but slap the case and said angrily: "He Zhizhai is indeed
There’s a ghost!”
Wang Jie and Qing Gui came up to take a look. They were all dumbfounded and their eyes were about to burst. Especially Wang Jie, he even spat out swear words in his hometown dialect: "Sun! He is going to surrender to a thief!"
The letter, co-signed by Prince Li Yong'en and Prince Rui Chunying, said that the people sent to the He Mansion came back to report that Fengshen Yin De and Princess He Xiao had gone out by car with their personal servants before noon.
No one knows where; in addition, He Shen's wife Feng, the concubine's second aunt, and other concubines are all gone. Liu Quan, Hushtu, Ma Baishan and other housekeepers and nurses are also gone.
Traces.
In addition, Mr. and Mrs. Dorobele Yongjun and the family manager were not there either. According to people in the house, Mr. and Mrs. Beile left in the morning and left in a hurry. They said they were going to visit the He Mansion and that they would have lunch and dinner.
There is no need to wait. Because Yongjun is the son-in-law of Hefu, the servants in the mansion do not doubt that he is there.
Now the two princes have sent people to question the gatekeepers at Deshengmen and Andingmen, but the news has not come back yet.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After Yongxuan and Wang Jie finished spreading their anger, they both sat in silence, feeling confused. Qinggui read the contents of the letter twice in silence.
, frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly twitched his brows and said in a shocking voice: "Your Majesty, Duke Xing, do you think the firing of cannons from the White Tower today was someone's false edict?"
"You mean?" Yongxuan raised his head in surprise, then nodded and said, "Yes, he has this ability."
Wang Jie suddenly stood up and stared at Qing Gui. When he saw Qing Gui nodded slightly, he walked a few steps back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. Suddenly he stamped his feet and said: "If he can do the right thing and fire the cannon... Your Majesty
It’s... terrible there!”
"Mr. Xingguo, it's useless for us to be anxious now. Without the emperor's will, none of us can get out. I'm thinking, he may have had this plan from the beginning. This man is really good at calculating. He has put the whole city under his control.
There are so many people playing around!" Qinggui helped Wang Jie sit down, sighed and said: "If the Holy Emperor is fine, then God bless me. If... I'm afraid it's better to make preparations in advance."
Wang Jie looked dejected and said, "It seems like we have to invite Master Fifteen back."
Qinggui's heart skipped a beat after hearing this, and he couldn't help but look at Yongxuan sitting on the left. He saw that the other person had his head lowered, and he didn't know what he was thinking. However, he keenly noticed that Yongxuan's left hand was holding the armrest of the chair hard.
The veins on the back of the hand are clearly exposed, and the joints are cracked...
Just as the entire city of Beijing was falling into chaos and turmoil, a mule cart guarded by more than thirty riders was driving quickly on the bluestone road outside Xizhimen. Due to the martial law in the city and the gloomy sky, the people outside the city at this moment
There are no pedestrians on the road anymore, and the stone road can be used by two cars in parallel.
This mule cart is painted with chestnut shell paint, clear tung oil noodles, and large mushroom-head iron nail wheels. At first glance, it is not something that ordinary people can afford. The front and rear windows of the car and the windows on both sides are tightly blocked by curtains.
, it was impossible to tell who was sitting inside. There were dozens of tall horses on both sides of the car, and a group of people who looked like bodyguards protecting the courtyard were all in short-distance attire, and they looked extremely tough and fierce.
Even though the two fat green mules were already running very fast, the handlebars kept waving their whips and floating them above the mules, trying to make them go faster.
In the bumpy carriage, an old man with gray hair asked the person sitting on the thick quilt opposite: "Master, do you think we can come back after we leave? As soon as we left, I felt a little reluctant to leave."
The middle-aged man opposite laughed and said, "What's the point of not being willing to part with it? I've done all the big things, and it's good that everyone in my family is fine."
"It's just a pity that the nanmu hall, after so much effort, let Khushtu... yes! And the monument with the word "Fu". Alas! What a pity!"
"Looking back at the prosperous dream of the Red Mansion, the fantasy of the Yujing Fairyland seemed real!"
The middle-aged man muttered, then closed his eyes and leaned against the carriage, muttering to himself: "Quan'er, don't think about it. It doesn't matter whether the clouds covering the city behind are named Aixinjueluo or Zhao.
It has nothing to do with us anymore. Where we can go in the future depends on our own abilities."