Now the Changping Marquis Mansion has become a "nest" of the "Imperial Party" outside the Forbidden City and Dongchang.
The commandos and the crew of the Grasshopper were all arranged to rest and prepare to wait for His Majesty's interview later today. At this time, in a waterside pavilion surrounded by water on three sides, Xiang Xiaoqiang learned from Zheng Gongyin and Jiang Meilu.
The whole story of the Nanjing Rebellion.
In front of Xiang Xiaoqiang were several major newspapers from Nanjing, all from the past few days. Ever since the royal family announced that Zhu Yourong had recovered from his illness and it was confirmed by the chief minister and several ministers, several major newspapers suddenly said with one voice that His Majesty was under the influence of the emperor.
Being deceived by treachery, he let a group of people from Dongchang take the imperial plane to create trouble in the territory of the puppet Qing Dynasty, and actively provided an interface for the Qing rebels to attack the Ming Dynasty, causing tens of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty to be trapped under the cloud of war, just for their own desire for power.
Therefore, although it is written in the Constitution, it does not count. State power cannot be handed over to such a group of people...
Moreover, a few days ago, the Qing Dynasty vigorously claimed that the Ming Dynasty commandos entered the Qing Dynasty to kill people, set fires and so on. The Ming government has always sternly denied it. Ever since it learned that Zhu Yourong had been in Nanjing, its tone changed and it admitted it all, and
All of them were attributed to the royal family and factory guards.
Soon, college students from major universities in Nanjing, led by Donglin University, were immediately organized and quickly began large-scale demonstrations against the war and factory guards.
"So fast? It can't be..."
Asked Xiaoqiang.
Jiang Meilu said:
"You guessed it right. This parade was carefully organized and coordinated by someone. College students used to parade often, but the scale was not so large and the organization was not so perfect. Judging from the level of organization of their previous parades, it is absolutely impossible to
We reached this level in one day. Even the slogans were so unified, there were only two: anti-war, abolition of factories and defense."
"Yeah, well, I know...and I didn't see any police on the street."
"Yes," Zheng Gongyin said angrily, "there is not a single policeman. Now the crime rate in Nanjing has risen sharply...just to give the green light for the parade."
Xiang Xiaoqiang thought to himself, just giving the green light to the parade does not require sending a single police officer. Obviously, it is not illegal to march in the Ming Dynasty. Not sending police is obviously to intensify the chaotic atmosphere. Those cabinet ministers thought that this way they could better provide support to the royal family.
Pressure: Look, this is all caused by you, how dissatisfied the people are with you...
He glanced at Zheng Gongyin and said these thoughts. Jiang Meilu stood behind Zheng Gongyin and nodded, implying that what he said was right.
"That's true, but there is nothing we can do." Zheng Gongyin stood up and walked around for a few times. "Now the police are on their side, and the blame lies on our side."
The police are not necessarily on the side of the government. Xiang Xiaoqiang understands that as a violent institution, the police should have a strong fence-sitting mentality like the army in this kind of matter.
The problem is very clear. The cabinet does not want to hand over power to the emperor, but according to the constitution, in the current situation of war, power should be handed over to the emperor. In fact, the so-called handing over power to the emperor does not mean that the emperor directly
To manage the country, the emperor only had the power to mobilize the army and the power to appoint and remove the cabinet. But the cabinet was definitely not willing to accept it and seized on the Qing Dynasty's excuse to make a big fuss. They themselves did not dare to openly rebel against the emperor, so they used their best weapons
: Public opinion also instigated college students to demonstrate in an attempt to put pressure on the royal family.
With Xiang Xiaoqiang's way of thinking, he couldn't think of anything to be afraid of in this way. What was there to be afraid of a group of college students taking to the streets shouting slogans? But it seemed that the royal family was quite willing to accept this trick. At least Zhu Yourong had not dared to do so for several days.
He showed up, and Zheng Gongyin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Dongchang was busy nearby and couldn't intervene.
Xiang Xiaoqiang said:
"Now your Dongchang is definitely on His Majesty's side."
He knew that the so-called "factory guard" actually refers to the East Factory. Jinyiwei has been changed to the Military Intelligence Bureau, which mainly collects pure military intelligence and is not very involved in political matters.
Jiang Meilu said categorically:
"Of course. We will always be on His Majesty's side."
"What about the army?"
The army Xiang Xiaoqiang refers to is the capital garrison of 100,000 people stationed near Nanjing.
Zheng Gongyin said angrily:
"Now the army is waiting and watching, refusing to stand on either side. The capital garrison commander has imposed martial law on the outskirts of Nanjing. No soldiers are allowed to be transferred out, and no soldiers are allowed to be transferred in. However, there is no martial law in the city.
Help the students make trouble."
Jiang Meilu looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang behind the marquis and smiled helplessly. Xiang Xiaoqiang understood that the marquis had said something stupid again. The garrison commander was not siding with the cabinet when he "let those students make trouble".
, but he did not dare to send troops into Nanjing to disperse those students. If the students did not accept his tactics, he had nothing to do.
The current situation is that the royal family wants it, but the cabinet does not want to give it. Not only does it not want to give it, but it also wants to refuse to give it with dignity, so it mobilized a group of students to build momentum and create a momentum that the people want. As for the royal family, it can't give orders.
The army cannot command the police and has no strength at all, so it is difficult to rob.
Now Dongchang is on the side of the royal family. But it’s useless. Now it’s Dongchang that people are rebelling against. You, Dongchang, can’t roll up your sleeves and attack the government, right? In that case, you will really become an enemy of the people.
The most frightening thing is that now the military has become a fence-sitting faction. Although it is recruiting, deploying, and responding to wars, a lot of its energy is focused on the power struggle between the cabinet and the royal family. The navy is okay, and it is unfolding.
Very quickly, several squadrons were dispatched at the beginning of mobilization. But the army is now almost leaderless. The Qing army is constantly gathering troops to the north of the Yangtze River defense line, ready to pounce at any time.
From the perspective of the interests of the country and the nation, this anarchy must be ended as soon as possible. Xiang Xiaoqiang almost wanted to suggest that Zheng Gongyin and others take a step back, temporarily recognize the leadership of the cabinet government, and unite to deal with the Beiqing. But he swallowed it back.
. Impossible, they can't be willing. As long as the royal family nods and retreats at this critical moment, it will no longer have any chance of national power, and the Ming Dynasty will become a true constitutional monarchy. And Xiang Xiaoqiang can be sure that his 500,000
Mingyang also gets into trouble.
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the two of them, knowing that they would not say these words to him for no reason. They must be trying to say something. Xiang Xiaoqiang had a very bad feeling.
When he asked clearly, Jiang Meilu and Zheng Gongyin looked at each other for a few times. Finally, Jiang Meilu hesitated and said that he might not be able to give him the reward he had promised.
Sure enough! Xiang Xiaoqiang was angry from the bottom of his heart: These guys only have so little to gain, and they talk so much to me in a roundabout way. They thought they were discussing countermeasures with me. It turns out they don’t want to give money! Seeing that they can’t get the power, they save so much.
It’s good to have some money! I took people there through life and death, rescued them, and even brought a fourteen-square box with me, but now I have nothing!
These two people talked a lot about how the cabinet is not doing well, which means, Xiang Xiaoqiang, look, it’s not that we don’t want to give you money, it’s that the cabinet is making things difficult for us. Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly felt like he was facing a contractor: Not a contractor
I want to delay the wages of migrant workers, but emphasize that the construction company will not pay for the project.
Jiang Meilu looked at him and said apologetically:
"Don't be too sad. In recognition of your bravery, His Majesty will still award you medals."
She looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang's livid face and said again:
"Also, when you met the factory supervisor last time, didn't you say you were interested in joining the Ming Dynasty East Factory? The factory supervisor considered it. Although you are a British Chinese, your two actions of wisdom and bravery proved your ability and enthusiasm for Ming Dynasty.
.Now as long as you are willing, we are colleagues. If there are any problems in the UK, we can also help you negotiate."
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang was walking in the garden waiting for Qiu Qiu, feeling as if he had knocked over the five-flavor bottle. When Zheng Gongyin showed off his cards and defaulted on the debt, he was really angry. But now he calms down and thinks about it, do he love Qiu Qiu more or not?
Love the half a million? If he didn't have the half a million, would he be willing to go to the Qing Dynasty to take risks just to save Qiu Qiu?
The answer is yes. If it was just to save Qiu Qiu, he would have ventured to the Qing Dynasty. Isn't Qiu Qiu already by his side now? After the queen's summons is completed, they can be together again. Yesterday in Zhoushan
When they were at the base, Qiu Qiu was tired of him and insisted that he take her to the Shunde Garden restaurant to eat and order soup dumplings. That was where they were separated last time. Qiu Qiu said that he must go back to
Make it up there.
But when Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the gloomy sky, a cold breeze blew by, and he shrank his neck slightly. A voice in his heart asked: Why? Qiu Qiu is Qiu Qiu, she is mine, and I rely on my ability.
What I got was not rewarded to me by you, Mr. Zheng and Director Jiang. What you promised to pay me was not something that a small medal or a small position in the East Factory could get away with. It belongs to me.
I must get it back. In order to get Qiu Qiu back, I did not hesitate to lead people into the dragon's pond and tiger's den. Now I will do anything to get back five hundred thousand Mingyang.
There is basically a power vacuum in Nanjing now, and there is not even a single policeman. The army has made it clear that they cannot help each other. The cabinet relies only on a group of college students on the street and the deep-rooted belief in the Ming Dynasty that "the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world together"
Tradition.
Now, any one person with hundreds of gangsters can take over the capital of the empire. As long as he moves fast enough and is ruthless enough, he'd better have an edict in his arms.
This is called a fait accompli. When those Ming armies standing on the wall see this fait accompli, they will find the side they are loyal to.
Obviously, the army can't do this kind of thing, the police can't do it, and the Dongchang and the Imperial Guard can't do it. Only the underworld can do it.
Xiang Xiaoqiang showed an evil smile: I am simply a genius.
…
He saw Zheng Yuqing walking by on the corridor and shouted:
"Miss Zheng, stay!"
Zheng Yucong was startled, and his chest was beating:
"Xiang...Mr. Xiang?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang quickly stepped forward and said with a smile: