A mass killing took place in the palace, and everyone who had anything to do with Yi was killed.
The entire palace was filled with blood.
Cries, screams, and begging for mercy kept ringing out, one after another.
However, no voice could move Liu Jintang, and no begging for mercy could affect Liu Jintang. With a cold face, he cruelly ordered the soldiers to massacre the royal disciples in the imperial city. In half a day, all the royal disciples in the Forbidden City were killed, without a single one left. Left behind, Zuo Zongtang got the news after leading his army into the Forbidden City, and stamped his feet in anger.
This kid is so courageous.
Yi was killed, the queen was killed, and even the royal family was slaughtered.
How to explain this?
The royal children and eunuchs in the imperial city were massacred. Zuo Zongtang led his troops out of the Forbidden City and did not station themselves in the city. After returning to the city, Zuo Zongtang immediately ordered the soldiers to be restrained and not allowed to disturb the people and to behave themselves. stationed.
In the Chinese army tent, Zuo Zongtang looked solemn, stern, and very unhappy.
Liu Jintang stood in the tent with his back bowed, extremely respectful.
Zuo Zongtang looked at Liu Jintang who was standing in the tent and sneered: "Liu Da, Brigadier, your wings have grown so hard that you ordered the killing of Yi, the Queen and others without permission. Don't you know that the Queen belongs to Guiliang?" Daughter, and the queen is still the princess’s sister, and the royal family’s children have also been slaughtered by you. Hurry up and prepare yourself to explain to the prince.”
Liu Jintang cupped his fists and said, "Commander Zuo, I have thought carefully before doing this."
"Oh, tell me." Zuo Zongtang said.
Liu Jintang clasped his fists and said: "Based on the current situation of the prince, the young master of Nanjing has no ability, and the two empresses do not have the power to stop the prince. After the world is calmed down, the prince will definitely be in charge and replace the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Since the prince wants to ascend to the top , Keeping the Yi father and son is leaving trouble and causing trouble to the prince. Now I recklessly ordered the soldiers to kill them. They died in the war, which reduced the prince's problems and allowed the prince to avoid getting into difficulties because of Guiliang and the princess's request. situation."
Zuo Zongtang smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I think you are polite."
Liu Jintang chuckled and said: "Shuai Zuo clearly knows my intentions, but he still wants to take a special exam. You can't help me." After a pause, Liu Jintang said: "Shuai Zuo, actually I They also want to massacre the Eight Banners disciples in Beijing. These people are walking dogs and fighting cocks. They are uneducated and have no skills. They are the source of corruption in the Qing Dynasty. Executing them will truly clear the way for the prince."
"idiot."
Zuo Zongtang cursed, his expression serious.
Liu Jintang asked: "Commander Zuo, why was I wrong?"
Zuo Zongtang said solemnly: "Your starting point is good, it is for the sake of the prince, but you killed all the children of the Eight Banners, don't you know the disaster involved? After the Qing Dynasty replaced the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of years ago, the Eight Banners There are countless disciples, if you are really like this, you will push yourself out to confront the disciples of the Eight Banners, and you will not be able to sleep peacefully."
After a pause, Zuo Zongtang continued: "We eat your salary and share your worries, but you have to ensure your own safety. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall. You have to consider your own future and your own safety. After all, , once the children of the Eight Banners are massacred, it may cause a greater cholera epidemic, and the consequences will be immeasurable. I do not agree with your taking action, and I will not allow you to send troops to deal with these people without authorization. In the future, the prince will take action to solve it."
"yes."
Liu Jintang felt Zuo Zongtang's care and nodded.
…
Nanjing, Imperial Palace.
In the palace, two beautiful women were taking a walk with a child of about three years old.
One of these two women was Cixi, the biological mother of Emperor Tongzhi, and the other was Ci'an, the empress of Xianfeng. The two of them were holding the little emperor Tongzhi on the left and right, chatting while walking. Cixi looked a little serious, He said bitterly: "Sister, there is news from the north that Li Zhen has defeated the Russian governor and captured the ceded Vladivostok."
Ci'an sighed softly, and then said: "It's not just that, I also heard from the maid in the palace that Zuo Zongtang had captured Beijing, Yi and Yi's heirs were killed, and none of the royal children who stayed in Beijing were left. Now, only Shi Dakai from southwestern Sichuan can unify the country and restore the unity of the Qing Dynasty."
The two of them chatted and came to sit in the pavilion.
Cixi made a move and asked the palace maid to take the little emperor away, and whispered: "Sister, the more this happens, the more dangerous we are."
Ci'an looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he whispered: "Why don't I know that Li Zhen is so ambitious? Now that he has destroyed Empress Yi, he will have all the power in the world. Once Li Zhen sweeps the world, I'm afraid it's when the emperor abdicates. How can this traitor not be killed when he goes to the north?"
Cixi said: "Sister, we need to make some plans and make preparations."
Ci'an nodded, and the two of them whispered.
While the two were talking, Han Laiyu, who was in charge of all matters in the palace, got the news. He did not take Cixi and Ci'an seriously, because these two women could hardly achieve great things and could not pose a threat to Li Zhen.
…
Outside Khabarovsk, a team passed by.
This team is composed of capable Russian soldiers and protects Tsar Alexander II.
After he got the letter sent back by Shanapova, he was so angry that he trembled when he saw the content in the letter. He did not expect that his subordinate Muravyov, who was good at fighting, would become Li Zhen's prisoner. Alexander II did not want to He was going to Vladivostok, but the lives of Muravyov and tens of thousands of soldiers were in Li Zhen's hands, and he had to go, otherwise once word spread that he ignored the lives of soldiers, it would definitely cause turmoil.
Alexander II looked gloomy all the way and continued on his way.
…
In Vladivostok, winter turns to spring.
In a flash, March has arrived, and it has been nearly two months since Shanapova left. During this period, Li Zhen used troops continuously, using Vladivostok as his base, and continued to develop into the surrounding areas. The city of Khabarovsk, Muravyov's base, has also become Li Zhen's base. Heilongjiang also completely surrendered to Li Zhen.
In addition, Li Zhen has taken back the land ceded by Yi and swept away the Russian soldiers stationed there.
Vladivostok, in the city.
With a happy expression on his face, Peng Yulin came to Li Zhen's study and reported: "Your Majesty, there are two happy events today."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "What a happy event."
Peng Yulin replied: "The first thing is that Zuo Zongtang led troops to sweep away Yi and captured the city of Beijing. The second thing is that news came from the front that the Emperor of Tsarist Russia, Alexander II, was coming with his team. He had already passed To Khabarovsk."
"good."
Li Zhen stood up, extremely happy.
Ps: Second update, call it a day. The previous chapter changed Zuo Zongtang into Zeng Guofan. It has been revised. It broke out some time ago. I go to bed late every night. I can’t keep my energy up these days. I fall asleep at night. Please allow me a moment. Adjust.