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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 619: Outside Tianning Temple

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    On the west bank of the moat outside Guang'an Gate in the west of the capital, and outside the mountain gate of Tianning Temple, it was already midnight, and there was silence inside and outside Tianning Temple.  More than a hundred men in red suits were holding torches and guarding the mountain gate. Not far away, more than a hundred men in black suits were also lined up. The two sides were facing each other across the square in front of the mountain gate, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

    The two old locust trees in front of the mountain gate are still vigorous. The leading man in the black suit touched the trunk of one of the old locust trees and was filled with emotion.  This man is none other than Prince Chun Yiyi, who has the most military power among the princes of the Qing Dynasty today. He is only twenty years old, but he is already a nobleman who commands the capital's elite troops.  But tonight, he personally brought more than a hundred elite guards to guard outside Tianning Temple. Facing him was the Qing court's mortal enemy, Chang Mao of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

    Yiyi didn't know that he would be facing Changmao this time. He just followed orders. Two hours ago, Yiyi was secretly summoned to the palace. The Queen Mother of the West, the actual ruler of the Qing Dynasty, asked him to order a hundred confidants.  When accompanying her out of the palace, the guards were also arranged to wear only black attire.  At first, Yiyi thought it was because the Queen Mother was homesick, so he left the palace overnight to visit. Yiyi married the Queen Mother's sister, so he was naturally close to the Queen Mother's family.  Sure enough, the Queen Mother's carriage was not very grand, just a warm sedan chair. The Queen Mother only took Li Lianying to accompany her.

    Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother's warm sedan chair walked farther and farther out of the Forbidden City until it left Guang'an Gate.  Yiyi asked several times on the way, but the queen mother just said to just go, so Yiyi had no choice but to obey the order and move forward.

    Because he is married to the Queen Mother¡¯s sister, Yiyi is regarded by outsiders as a royal prince who is closer to the Queen Mother than Prince Gong. Sometimes people even think that Yiyi is more trusted by the Queen Mother than Prince Gong.  Yiyi thought so too.  At only twenty years old, he was able to control most of the military power in the capital.  In particular, the elite new army was under his control, which was given by the Queen Mother.  otherwise.  Although Yiyi is the seventh son of Daoguang, it is not his turn to have such great power in terms of seniority.  Therefore, Yiyi valued this trust very much, and he was firmly tied to the Queen Mother's ship. If the ship capsized, he would be the first to be unlucky, so he always obeyed the Queen Mother's orders.

    After arriving at the gate of Tianning Temple, the Queen Mother ordered Yiyi and her people to wait where they were. At this time, more than a hundred men in red attire came across from the opposite side. As soon as Yiyi saw those people, he knew that those people were from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!

    The atmosphere became tense for a moment.  The Taiping Army besieged the capital on three sides. Although no camp was set up on the west side, there were Taiping Army scouts coming to look out from time to time, so it was a bit dangerous outside the west gate. At this time, seeing Changmao really appear, Yiyi and the others  The guards inevitably became nervous.

    But the Queen Mother remained unhurried. She just lightly ordered to stay where she was. If the other party didn't take the initiative to provoke, don't conflict with him.  After saying this, the Queen Mother took only Li Lianying into Tianning Temple.  Yiyi's mind was full of questions. Before leaving, the Queen Mother glanced at him and said, "I will tell you everything in detail when I come back." After that, the Queen Mother walked into Tianning Temple.

    So, Yiyi waited here for more than an hour. For more than an hour.  Yiyi thought about it carefully and found out that the Queen Mother most likely had an appointment with some important person from the Taiping Army at Tianning Temple, and the only long-haired person who could be matched by the Queen Mother to meet in person seemed to be the famous Long-haired King of the West.  .  At the beginning.  Yiyi had the urge to order people to go back and summon a large group of troops to capture the important figures in the temple in one fell swoop.  But Yiyi saw that the group of men in red uniforms on the opposite side were also looking at him eagerly, presumably if there was any rash action on his side.  They will also call in soldiers and horses.  Thinking of this, Yiyi couldn't help but worry. The moat had already been crossed here, and Changmao didn't know how many soldiers and horses were arranged outside the west city gate. If both sides really summoned soldiers and horses to fight to the death, the Queen Mother and herself would be in danger, and then  Yiyi gave up the idea.

    Seeing that both parties did not dare to act rashly, Yiyi simply stopped planning anything. He stopped under the old locust tree and stroked the tree trunk. Tianning Temple remembered that he had been here when he was a child, and he mostly passed by it the rest of the time.  At this time, things and people had changed, and Yiyi was filled with emotion for a while.

    Two hours later, the gate of Tianning Temple opened, and a man in red attire walked out alone with a laugh. Yiyi was slightly startled when he saw this man striding down the mountain gate and walking past him.  It's too late but I don't even look at myself.  I saw that this man's face was full of flesh, and there were several ferocious scars on his face. He looked so vicious that Yiyi couldn't help but be frightened.  The man walked straight to the group of men in red clothes, climbed onto a tall horse, waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Go back!" After that, the group of men in red clothes surrounded the man and turned around and left. In an instant  He walked away cleanly without saying a single unnecessary word.

    When Yiyi saw the man walking away, he came back to his senses. This big man was so vicious. There were only the Queen Mother and the eunuch Li Lianying in the temple. He was afraid that something bad might happen to them. He hurriedly said hello, and several close guards followed him.  People walked quickly into the temple??.  Kankan came to the front yard of the temple and saw Li Lianying supporting the Queen Mother and walking out slowly. Yiyi breathed a sigh of relief. Under the firelight, he saw that the Queen Mother's cheeks were slightly pale and her face was very gloomy. She just ordered  Go back to the palace and talk about anything later.

    Yiyi nodded and immediately ordered people to protect the queen mother and return to the city immediately. He was also worried that after the group of long-haired people left first, they suddenly had evil intentions and mobilized a large number of people to round them up.  Fortunately, everyone returned to the city soon. The guards guarding the city were all deployed by Yiyi, so they naturally did not dare to ask any questions.

    After sending the Queen Mother back to the Qianqing Palace, it was almost the fourth watch and the sky was already getting bright. Yiyi summoned more than a hundred guards who had followed him out of the city and strictly ordered them not to leak any information about tonight's events.  Order them to go back and rest.

    The guards were all Yi Yi¡¯s confidants and knew what to say and what not to say. They immediately retired and Yi Yi changed into the prince¡¯s python robe and then hurried to Qianqing Palace.

    Arriving outside the Palace of Qianqing, Li Lianying had been waiting here early in the morning. Without wasting much words, Li Lianying said: "Your Majesty, please come in. The Queen Mother is waiting for you." Yiyi nodded slightly, straightened his clothes, and walked away quickly.  Go in.

    Arriving at Dongnuan Pavilion, I saw a bowl of white fungus and snow pear porridge in front of the Queen Mother. A silver spoon kept stirring in the bowl, but the person was in a daze.  Yiyi stepped forward and bowed: "Queen Mother, my brother is here."

    The Queen Mother came back to her senses, made a sound, pointed to a piece of tea next to her and said, "Sit down and talk."

    Yiyi sat down next to the emperor. Before Yiyi could speak, the Queen Mother said: "Tonight, I am going to see the King of Taiping West!"

    Although Yiyi had vaguely guessed it before, he was still a little shocked when he heard the Queen Mother say it herself. Before he could finish the sentence, he heard the Queen Mother follow up: "You must be wondering why I want to keep this secret."  Go and see Changmao, the Western King. In fact, I have been in contact with Changmao, the Western King, through Ronglu."

    After hearing this, Yiyi felt very incredible, and his face was even more horrified, but the Queen Mother continued very calmly: "Seventh Master, to be honest, you think that according to the current situation, our Qing Dynasty and the Changmao Taiping Army  What are your chances of winning if you continue to fight?"

    Yiyi slowly shook his head and said honestly: "The Changmao soldiers are fierce and have already reached the capital. I think the chance of winning in the future is less than 30%."

    The Queen Mother smiled slightly and said: "You have overestimated the 30% chance of winning. From my point of view, if there is no time to turn things around, there is no chance of 10%." At this point, Yiyi was speechless, and the Queen Mother then sighed softly.  Said: "The burden handed down by the late emperor is really too heavy and too heavy. There are long hairs on the inside and foreigners on the outside. I have tried my best to maintain the current situation. You don't have to be surprised. I passed the  Ronglu and Changmao contacted each other just to see if they could negotiate peace with Changmao. We would cross the river and rule, so that the Qing Dynasty could have a few years to recover. Unfortunately, Ronglu repeatedly did bad things for his own selfish desires.  That's why I punished him."

    Yiyi suddenly realized that Ronglu had many connections in the south. This was an undisclosed secret. The long-haired forces were rampant in the south. It would be abnormal if Ronglu didn't have contact with long-haired people.  Yiyi also believed what the Queen Mother said. Indeed, judging from the current situation, it would be very good to be able to rule across the river with Changmao. As long as the Qing Dynasty could suspend its troops for a few years, carry out foreign affairs, change new laws, and work hard to govern.  In a few years, she might still be able to compete with Changmao. It's not surprising that the Queen Mother has this idea. Sometimes Yiyi herself also has the idea of ????peace talks, but there are too many people in the court clamoring never to negotiate with Changmao, so  I didn¡¯t even dare to mention it.  At this time, Yiyi also understood why the Queen Mother wanted to contact Changmao secretly without telling anyone. There were actually many people in the court who opposed it. If the court took the initiative to propose peace talks and Changmao refused, it would be bad for the court to lose face.

    Yiyi¡¯s long-term trust in the Queen Mother and the fact that he had had such thoughts made Yiyi ignore a question, that is, was the relationship between the Queen Mother and Changmao really a peace negotiation to demarcate the river?  Ronglu was not in the capital, so it was impossible for Yiyi to go to him for confirmation.

    So Yiyi believed the Queen Mother's words, and the Queen Mother continued: "Now that Changmao's army is approaching the city, and King Changmao Xi comes to meet again, I have no choice but to leave the palace to meet in person. I am really worried that if I appoint someone else to go, I will do something bad like Ronglu."  . If Ronglu hadn¡¯t done something bad, our peace talks across the river would have been successful long ago."

    The crime was pinned on Ronglu, who was far away from the capital. Yiyi had no doubt at all. After scolding the dog slave twice, Yiyi asked: "Sister-in-law, what did the long-haired Western King say when we go tonight?"  ?¡±

    Hearing this, the Queen Mother's face turned slightly red, then turned pale again, with a slightly disappointed look on her face. Finally, she sighed softly and said: "The Long-haired Western King hopes to join forces with us to fight against the foreign barbarians"

    Yiyi let out a cry of astonishment, then lowered his head and began to think about this shocking suggestion put forward by the King of the West, thinking about the consequences for the Qing Dynasty.What's the benefit, but she didn't expect that the Queen Mother opposite also had a dull look on her face. In her mind, she recalled the scene when she met that person in Tianning Temple just now (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, novels are better  Update faster!
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