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Volume One: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 600: Martial Law in the Capital

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    The proposal to take a detour was quickly rejected because it would consume more time and materials, and the blow to morale would undoubtedly be huge.  Ronglu also knew that his ideas were too simple. Compared with the God of War of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he lacked the least bit of strategic and tactical vision. Apart from the conspiracy behind it and some advantages of foresight, Ronglu thought he was no better than those here.  Grant, Montauban or any of the senior Union generals were much better.

    Fortunately, Ronglu was lucky. In the evening after the military meeting, someone finally came to the coalition camp from the capital.  The person who came was a close confidant of Ronglu who was hiding in Shangyu's reserve. He first escaped from the palace by hiding in a cart transporting excrement, and then was able to leave the capital under the cover of several Manchu and Mongolian nobles. He gave Ronglu  It brought good news - General Wang and Huijun Wang Mianyu were ordered to lead 30,000 troops to reinforce Tianjin, but Mianyu had already turned to the East Queen Mother, but the West Queen Mother did not know it!

    This is indeed great news. Once Mian Yu leads his troops to Tianjin and makes a counter-attack, the coalition forces will be able to break through Tianjin. If they seize the opportunity well, they can even annihilate Seng Gelinqin's troops!  This way the road to the capital will be smooth!

    However, Rong Lu was a little surprised as to why Mian Yu suddenly turned against him. The visitor smiled slyly and explained in detail, and Rong Lu suddenly realized.  Mianyu's identity is somewhat special. He is the fifth son of Emperor Jiaqing, and his biological mother is Concubine Gongshun. The family name of Concubine Gongshun is Niu Colu, and she is of the same clan as Empress Dowager Ci'an!  Apart from this reason, Mian Yu's defection is also related to the recent coup and martial law in the capital

    The capital city in early spring should have been warm and peaceful, but it was so early this morning.  The old people of the Eight Banners and Mongolian nobles outside the Meridian Gate knelt down in darkness. The reason why they were here was simply to petition!  There are three contents in the petition. One is to request the imperial court to severely punish the peace negotiators, Prince Gong Yi? and others; the second is to request the imperial court to resolutely go to war with the foreigners; the third is to request the imperial court to re-confine the country!

    Their petition seems righteous.  In fact, the imperial court had already started a war with the foreigners, so why did they need to petition them?  In fact, their purpose is only the last one, the first two are just support. These people know that the imperial court will not confine the Northeast until Prince Gong's party falls!

    As soon as the petition started, the Meridian Gate Guards flew to report to the palace. After receiving the report, Xingzhen in the palace only said with a sneer: "Let them kneel, I want to see how many people will jump out!" At the same time,  .  Prince Gong's party, which controlled the military power in the capital, began to deploy secretly under the command of Prince Chun Yixuan.

    Those Manchu and Mongolian nobles were kneeling properly at first, but the scorching spring sun hit them.  These pampered nobles of the Eight Banners began to be unable to hold on any longer. A large group of people dressed in clothes and servants followed them and knelt beside them. Those holding umbrellas, delivering water, and wiping sweat were very lively.

    Zai Ling led a group of prostitutes and knelt upright in front of them, although there were soft cushions under their knees.  But an hour later.  I couldn't bear it anymore, the scorching sun was fierce, and Baoyi Aha beside me was holding an oil-paper umbrella and folding a fan to keep fanning, but I still couldn't bear it. I drank a few times of sweet tea, but my mouth became more and more thirsty.  After drinking too much, he peeed too much, and Zai Ling did not get up.  He asked the servant to take the toilet and knelt down before peeing.

    The onlookers watched the excitement across the Jinshui Bridge, and a few sharp-eyed people saw Zai Ling's movements.  He burst out laughing and said, "Look, it's rare for these gentlemen to urinate on their knees at the Meridian Gate." Everyone burst into laughter, and Old Man Zai Ling turned red and said angrily: "Where are you those blind people making fun of you?  I'll take it and give him dozens of whips!" A group of Zai Ling's guards in plainclothes shouted and rushed across the Jinshui Bridge to get him.

    Among the crowd of common people, there were Han Chinese and many Manchus who were carrying birdcages and playing with iron gallbladders. Seeing the guards of Fu Guogong's Mansion rushing towards them in a menacing manner, the people in front shouted and wanted to retreat, but the people behind them did not understand.  Inside, they were still pushing forward, and there were dozens of big men from different places in the crowd who were pushing and making noises, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

    A group of guards roared and rushed forward. At first, they grabbed people to ask questions and cursed a few times. Someone in the chaotic crowd suddenly fired a cold arrow. Several guards were punched in the face. The guards were shocked.  When he got angry, he whipped out his whip. He didn't ask whether he was a Manchu or a Han, or whether he had ever laughed or made a fuss.  Many Manchus in the crowd were also beaten, and started shouting: "Ouch, ouch, you are such a slave, how dare your grandpa do it? My ancestors were all dirty jokes for three generations, who the hell do you think you are? Ouch, ouch, ouch  ." "Ouch, we are not being troublesome, we are just watching the excitement. Ouch, ouch, why do you beat people?"

    The unidentified men in the crowd hid in the crowd and shouted: "The guards at Duke Fuguo's mansion are being aggressive, the guards are being aggressive, young and old, let's fight!" Then there was crowding and pushing, and the old man  Women and children were crying and screaming, and the young men became bolder when they saw that the guards were not wearing guard uniforms.Taking advantage of the chaos, a few old punches were thrown. This group of guards usually acted arrogantly and had already aroused the public's anger. Now they were showing off their violence. Many people in the crowd were unwilling to be beaten. From the beginning, they just blocked the whips coming at them.  Several people rushed up to fight with one of them, and the scene was in chaos as people deliberately added fuel to the flames.

    The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who were on duty in front of the Meridian Gate took a look, and one of them immediately reported the commander-in-chief to the commander-in-chief Qian. The commander-in-chief Qian looked at the chaotic Jinshui Bridge and smiled and said: "There is no order in the palace. If there is chaos, there will be chaos."  Fine, but whoever dares to rush into the Meridian Gate will be questioned on the spot!"

    Although there were many guards, they could not withstand the large number of people watching. They were beaten so hard that they ran back one after another. The crowd followed and chased them. Many old Eight Banners who were kneeling on the ground were knocked to the ground. Their domestic slaves  , the followers were eager to protect the Lord, and also drew out their old fists to protect the Lord, and the scene became increasingly chaotic.

    There are a lot of idle people in the Eight Banners in the capital. When they heard that there was a lively event, they all came to watch. When the fight started, many idle people seemed to have been given blood. Teahouses and restaurants in various places ran to shout "Eight Banners"  The old and young men are doing it by themselves at the Meridian Gate, everyone, come and see!"

    The Eight Banners disciples in the teahouse who did not join in the fun were also interested when they heard this. "Oh, this sounds new. If you go to petition, you will fight among yourself. We have to go and take a look to see if our enemy Rong Er has been beaten by anyone."  Beat him to death!" "Aha. What am I saying, will it cause chaos? Look at it!"

    In this way, more and more people gathered outside the Meridian Gate, and those behind them pushed forward with all their strength. There were those who were hecklers, those who helped with fists, and those who fished in troubled waters. Gradually, they all came to the front of the Meridian Gate.  Zai Ling was kneeling in front, but had long been snatched aside by the loyal servant who saw something was wrong.  The entire outside of the Meridian Gate does not look like the entrance to the imperial city, but a chaotic primitive Colosseum.  Zai Ling's eyes widened and he stammered: "W-how did this happen?"

    The scene was chaotic.  The soldiers and horses of the Shenji Battalion didn't care, which only fueled the crowd's arrogance. On weekdays, whoever had enmity with whomever had an enmity with whomever was in trouble.  At this time, they all started working together.

    Gradually the crowd approached the Meridian Gate.  Several military attach¨¦s from the Shenji Battalion who were sitting at the gate of the city drinking tea and watching a show saw the crowd approaching. The leader Qian Zong calmly shouted: "Come here, report it. This gun is going crazy. Ask the leaders if they can suppress it."  ?¡±

    After a while, the messenger flew to report: "The palace issued an order to suppress the rebellious people. Let's ask the chief culprit. Prince Chun will be interrogated in person soon!"

    Na Qian is always Prince Chun¡¯s confidant.  He knew early on who he was going to take, so he couldn't hold it any longer. He stood up, straightened his clothes, and shouted: "Here, I'll take whoever beats the hardest! Don't let anyone here get away!"

    The officers and soldiers of the Shenji Battalion shouted loudly and rushed over. There were not many officers and soldiers of the Shenji Battalion on duty at the Meridian Gate. There were many Manchus and Eight Banner nobles in the chaotic crowd, who were being beaten and brought with their domestic slaves.  When chasing for revenge, the officers and soldiers of the Shenji Battalion don't pay attention to this. As long as they take action, they will rush to get people.  The Manchu nobles were used to being domineering, and they were the only ones who took what others had, but now they were being questioned, so they naturally refused and shouted at their slaves to start fighting back: "I rebel against you, I am a relative of the emperor, how dare you  Take me?"

    For a time, the officers and soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were also deeply involved, and they were beaten many times. The General Manager Qian of the Shenji Battalion frowned and shouted angrily: "Rebellion, rebellion, dare to attack the emperor's personal soldiers? Musketeer, how many times can I throw into the sky?"  Gun, if anyone dares to move around, give me a gun!"

    When several gunshots were fired in succession in front of the Meridian Gate of the ancient Forbidden City, a group of crows pecking in the deep palace of the Forbidden City were frightened by the crisp gunshots and flew away, fluttering their wings and flying away.  It is a sacred bird cherished by the Manchu royal family. It is a capital offense to lose a feather when feeding eunuchs on weekdays. However, I did not expect that one day I would be frightened away by the sound of gunfire in front of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City. I don¡¯t know if they will come back again.  ?

    In front of the Meridian Gate, the chaotic crowd was also shaken by these gunshots. A moment ago, there were noisy voices and constant roars, but at this moment, it seemed as if someone was strangling their necks, and all the sounds were mute. Eight Banners dignitaries,  The servants, the disciples of the Eight Banners, and the people of the capital were all stunned on the spot.

    The chief officer of the Shenji Battalion was named Tai Bu Su. He had a yellow face and big eyes. He stepped forward and shouted loudly: "According to the Holy Order: Suppress the chaos and bring to justice the first culprit!"

    Zai Ling, who was hiding aside, saw this scene, called a servant to whisper a few words, followed by several servants to cover him, the guy changed his clothes and slipped away quietly under the cover of several servants.  At this moment, the crowd's attention was focused on Mr. Qian, and no one noticed that the instigator had fled.

    After hearing Taibusu's words, the crowd exploded. "Master, I'm just joining in the fun, not a rioter!" "It's unjust. I came to petition. I was beaten for no reason. I beg the emperor to make the decision."  !" followed by someone in the crowd who shouted: "Someone is going to be held accountable, everyone, run away!"

    The crowd started to get confused, and the officers and soldiers of the Shenji Battalion rushed into the crowd.?I wanted to question the person who fanned the flames in the crowd, but the scene was chaotic. Everyone was crowding and trampling on each other. Screams and screams came one after another. Many people were trampled to death, and many people were pushed off the Jinshui Bridge and fell to the ground.  In the moat, the scene was even more chaotic.

    Taibusu was so anxious that he shouted loudly: "Don't mess up! Don't mess up! Squat where you are!" But his voice could not cover the entire square outside the Meridian Gate. He quickly asked his men to fire a few more shots into the sky.  Gunshots rang out, and the crowd was not under control at all. Instead, they only heard a few gunshots from the crowd. Several officers and soldiers in the Shenji Battalion were shot and fell to the ground. It was not known who was hiding in the crowd and shooting coldly.

    The officers and soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were stunned. They all looked at Taibusu with questioning eyes, indicating what they should do?  Sweat broke out on Taibusu's forehead. It seemed that the scene was extremely chaotic. He turned around and shouted: "No shooting! Find a place to hide and carry the injured brother down!"

    There were several more gunshots. Taibusu's eyes widened and he looked down at his chest. A wound the size of a grape appeared, with gurgling red blood. He slowly fell down. The officers and soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were stunned.  After a while, I don¡¯t know who fired the first shot first, and the musketeers from the Shenji Battalion on the city gate joined in the firing. A river of blood suddenly flowed in front of the Meridian Gate. Dozens of Eight Banner nobles and their servants were mixed together.  The soldiers, the disciples of the Eight Banners, and the common people in the capital were shot one after another. The crowd cried and screamed even more and ran around, just wanting to get away from the Meridian Gate as soon as possible.

    In fact, there were not many musketeers in the Shenji camp. After firing a few shots, they were quickly stopped by the commander. Not many people were killed, only a hundred people, but the fear they brought to people was huge. The running crowd  Trampling on each other will result in more deaths.

    The entire Meridian Gate petition turned into a chaotic crowd, stampede, and shooting. When everything calmed down, Shanlu, the commander of the left camp of Shenji Camp, heard the gunshots and rushed over. When he arrived,  Most of the crowd had fled, leaving only a few hundred corpses and hundreds of injured people lying on the ground howling miserably. Shanlu was sweating profusely. With such a big mess under the emperor's feet, he was afraid that his official position would be lost.  .

    Unexpectedly, the leader of the Shenji Battalion, Prince Chun Yixuan, only said calmly after arriving: "These petitioners are remnants of the rebellious party and the submissive party. They openly dared to shoot at the emperor's soldiers and resist arrest.  It is a serious crime of treason. The Queen Mother has decreed that the capital is under martial law and the rebels are under lock and key!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!
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