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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 703: Abdicating the Throne and Giving Up the Country

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    When Qingfeng and Yikuang returned to Qianqing Palace anxiously, it was already nightfall. For some reason, the civil and military ministers who were waiting for news in Qianqing Palace had been sent home by the Queen Mother for some reason. In the huge Qianqing Palace  Only Prince Chun Yixuan and Prince Dingjun Zaiquan were left with them.  ¡Ë

    Qingfeng and Qingfeng tremblingly explained the conditions offered by the King of the West, and planned to persuade them again, but the Queen Mother sighed softly and said: "Well, the national crisis is at hand, and the situation is over. No matter how strong the people who subjugated the country are, they will not ask for any conditions.  It's just wishful thinking. I just hope that Taiping can keep its promise and let everyone save their lives." Then the Queen Mother said to Yi Xuan and Zai Quan: "Qing Feng and Yi Kuang hold the titles of Admiral of the Nine Gates and Governor of the Infantry. Zai Quan  He holds the title of minister of bodyguard. Qi Ye, you take charge of Shang Yu¡¯s reserve department and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Since Taiping has made conditions and promised to protect us, let¡¯s prepare to surrender according to these conditions. Let¡¯s make preparations tonight. These people  I'm afraid some clan members may not be happy with the conditions, and there's no guarantee that there won't be complications if they object. Once you're ready, contact Taiping tonight. First hand over several gates in the outer city and let the Taiping army enter the city. Even if someone wants to  If you want to object, there is nothing you can do.¡±

    Qingfeng and Yikuang looked at each other, took a breath, and thought to themselves: Originally, they were anxious to save their lives and surrender, but they didn't expect that the Queen Mother was even more afraid of death. Even the matter of surrender had to be done.  If you plot against others, it seems that this will definitely happen.

    Yixuan and Zaiquan bowed to accept the order. Fortunately for Zaiquan, he and Qingfeng were wearing the same pants, but Yixuan's attitude made Qingfeng a little confused.  After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Qingfeng thought about Yixuan taking on the errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Shang Yu.  The Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of important people and things such as royal property, palace eunuchs, maids, and clan documents. Shang Yu's backup office is also the royal spy's eyes and ears.  If something goes wrong during the delivery of these two places, I'm afraid King Naxi will blame it.  So Qingfeng stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Master Qi, if the Ministry of Internal Affairs Monk Yu's office can be successfully delivered, it will be a great contribution to Taiping. The King of the West has personally promised that as long as it is a clan that has made great contributions,  , not only can you save your life and avoid guilt, but you can also protect your family and property. We must work together to complete this errand."

    Yi Xuan glanced at Qingfeng and others with disdain, and said coldly: "There are no intact eggs under the overturned nest. After Changmao enters the city, it is up to you to kill or kill me as you please. As long as I protect the Queen Mother and the Emperor,  Don't care about others! Prince Qing, the Queen Mother has already made a decree, and I will handle the errands with care, so I don't need you to remind me!" After that, he left alone.

    Yi Kuang spat thick phlegm at Yixuan's back, snorted and said: "This Lao Qi is just like Guizi Liu, he doesn't know how to praise him. Your Majesty, let's ignore him and go out of the city to contact the King of the West first. This will persuade the Queen Mother  The credit for the surrender will be divided between the three of us, not counting Yixuan. When Taiping enters the city, I'm afraid he will be the first to raid his home. Will he still be able to do so?"

    Qingfeng hummed, but then said: "Let's do this. I, the king, and Zaiquan will sit in the city and summon the banner leaders, commanders, commanders, general soldiers and palace guards of all ministries. They will announce to them the Queen Mother's will and arrange the dedication of the city.  You go out of the city to contact the King of the West with the Queen Mother's orders. As long as everything is arranged, after we open the city gate, the Taiping Army can enter Beijing City, and then the overall situation will be decided."

    Yi Kuang nodded and said: "Okay, I will leave the city now, but the prince needs to be careful. The conditions offered by Taiping are quite harsh for others. Don't let the news leak, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with the chaos."  .¡±

    After Qingfeng and Zaiquan smiled sinisterly, Qingfeng said: "Don't I understand the importance of this? Naturally, I will tell others according to the eight points mentioned by the Queen Mother earlier." After the three people discussed and settled, they each summoned their subordinates to separate.  Went on errands.

    At the third watch of the day, lights were lit above the city gates outside Beijing. The city gates were all opened. The Qing troops guarding the city lit torches and lined up at the city gate. The Taiping troops outside the city also lit torches. Each Taiping army followed the instructions.  According to the plan agreed upon in advance, they entered the city of Beijing separately and occupied various city walls and gates. According to the agreement, the Qing troops in the city laid down their weapons and then left the city in separate formations and temporarily settled outside the city to wait for the final disposal.

    Many Qing troops were relieved that they didn't have to fight. In the past few days, they had seen countless Changmao digging fortifications outside the city and preparing artillery. The cannons were many and big. Rumors said that after the foreigners were defeated by Changmao,  All the cannons were captured by Changmao. These cannons are the magic weapons of the foreigners. One shot can destroy more than ten miles.  The morale of the Qing army was even lower due to the spread of lies. Later, Changmao's message for the Northern Expedition came, saying that the five ethnic groups would prosper together in a republic and that the Taiping Army would not kill all the Manchus. This made the ordinary soldiers of the Qing army even more desperate to survive.  Finally, it was reported that the imperial court had sent several princes out of the city to discuss abdicating the throne and surrendering the country. This completely eliminated the Qing army's desire to fight to the death, and everyone just wanted to surrender and survive.

    Therefore, when the superior officer gives an order, let everyoneWhen they laid down their weapons and surrendered to Kaicheng, no one objected. Even the imperial court surrendered. What else were they trying to do?  End the war early so that you can go home and enjoy peace and happiness.  The ordinary generals of the Qing army thought the same as Qingfeng and others. They only wanted to surrender and donate the city in exchange for preserving their property. Some ambitious people thought that even after the change of dynasty, the new court would not be able to survive.  Someone is needed to take charge of the troops, and even if you are good at it, you don't have to worry about losing your official position.

    However, there were a very small number of die-hard elements who refused to surrender. However, after Qingfeng and others presented the Queen Mother's decree, they became desperate. Some of them were killed on the spot, and some of them committed suicide to show their loyalty. In short, when the dynasty changed,  , there are always the second ministers who will appear, there are also loyal ministers who are loyal, there are also those who are die-hard and commit suicide, there are everything that should be there

    More than two hundred years ago, Wu Sangui, the second minister of the Ming Dynasty, opened the Shanhaiguan Pass to let the Qing troops enter the customs. Now, however, several Qing princes opened the city of Beijing to allow peace to enter the capital. In this time and space, the Manchu Qing Dynasty's demise was advanced by decades.  So without the subsequent Tongzhi ZTE, perhaps there would be no more painful Sino-Japanese War defeat and the tragedy of the Eight-Power Allied Forces entering Beijing.

    On April 25, 1860 AD, the sixth day of March in the Gengshen year, several princes of the Qing court opened the city gates of Beijing and led the Qing troops in the city to surrender to the Taiping Army outside the city. This was the last morning of the Qing court's morning court.  The Western Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty and Emperor Tongzhi issued an edict to abdicate and give up the country, and the Qing Dynasty was declared to be destroyed. It has been 224 years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty in 1636 when Huang Taiji established the Qing Dynasty.

    The next day, the King of the West led the senior generals of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the north to enter Beijing from the Yongding Gate under the protection of a large army of horses and honor guards, and then accepted the Zen ceremony of the Qing Emperor at the Temple of Heaven. Under the leadership of the Queen Mother of the West, the young emperor Tongzhi  The emperor's jade seal and other objects of the Qing Dynasty were handed over to the Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and then the Western King entered the Forbidden City directly from Zhengyang Gate.

    In the Forbidden City, the Western King Xiao Yungui led a group of civil and military officers of the Taiping Army to walk on the avenue of the Royal Palace in high spirits. Xiao Yungui smiled and said loudly to his subordinates: "Two hundred years ago, we Han people lost this Forbidden City country.  Now we finally have it back.¡±

    Qian Jiang, Yuan Jiasan and others naturally sang their praises. After Qian Jiang, Yuan Jiasan, Li Hongzhang and others winked at each other, they all prostrated themselves on the jade steps outside Qianqing Palace. Qian Jiang and others said in unison: "The King of the West  Your Highness, you lead the kingdom of heaven and revive the Han Dynasty. You are destined to return to heaven and receive orders from heaven. Today you have won the country. You should change the name of the Yuan Dynasty and be named emperor by the decree of heaven. I respectfully invite His Highness the King of the West to ascend the throne of the emperor. I will obey the destiny of heaven and bring peace to the people.  !¡±

    After such a long paragraph, everyone actually read it in unison. The other Manchu civil and military officials who followed were not prepared in advance, so they were startled and panicked. However, the generals who saw Taiping all knelt down, and they also knelt down, but they didn't.  We memorized this passage together and recited the words in a nonchalant way.

    Qingfeng and others who were kneeling on the ground secretly cursed themselves for being dizzy. After the Taiping Western King entered the capital, the first thing he did was of course to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. However, to become emperor, someone had to persuade him to join. It was a pity that he did not have time in advance.  I communicated with officials like Taiping, but I didn't expect that they would persuade him to come in together at this moment, and let go of Conglong's credit for nothing.

    Xiao Yungui also didn't expect that he would speak loudly for the first time after entering the Forbidden City. The response from everyone was to persuade him to come in. But thinking that they must have been preparing for a long time, he looked back at the large group of people kneeling in front of him.  , the pride of having the world under my control and the earth under my feet arose spontaneously. I ignored those pretentious gifts of three concessions and concessions, and said loudly: "Okay! Okay! Okay! Since I, Xiao Chaogui, am destined to be destined by heaven.  , I have been entrusted by the people, so I will take on this important task, comply with the destiny of heaven, and care for the people. From today on, I will ascend to the throne of the emperor and change the name of the country to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of China!"

    Everyone was slightly astonished. They were thinking of persuading people to join. Most of the founding emperors of the past dynasties, except for special figures such as Zhao Kuangyin who wore a yellow robe, had to give in three times to show humility and virtue. But they didn't expect the King of the West.  So he agreed. According to etiquette, since the superior has agreed to take the throne, he should wear the royal robe and help him to sit on the dragon chair. But now there is neither the dragon chair nor the royal robe here, which makes all the officials panic for a moment.  Hands and feet.

    The old Manchu officials who were kneeling below all laughed secretly, cursing in their hearts that the King of the West was indeed a vulgar and ignorant village boy. How could he enter the throne of the emperor like this?  It was like child's play, and it was a joke to everyone. He really didn't look like a prince even if he put on a dragon robe.  Moreover, the country name is quite boring. How can there be such a long country name?  Moreover, the title of the country, Jianyuan, etc. should also be determined separately after discussion with the ministers of the Ministry of Rites.

    After Qian Jiang and Yuan Jiasan were stunned for a while, they were secretly worried. Qian Jiang kindly stepped forward and whispered: "Your Highness, according to etiquette, you should give in three times, and then wait for the ministers to prepare the emperor's ceremonial guard and other things before ascending the throne."  The gift of a grand ceremony.¡±

    After hearing this, Xiao Yungui smiled and said loudly to the civil and military officials kneeling below: "There was no emperor before our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.Emperor, although it has been ten years since the founding of the country, I only have the throne. Now that I have established the throne of the world, it is natural for me to ascend to the throne of emperor. I, Xiao Yungui, hereby swear that when I take the throne of emperor, I will make our country  Standing tall in the Far East, we will once again make our country the most powerful country in the world. The soldiers and civilians in the country can enjoy a stable life with a prosperous country and a strong people!  I don¡¯t want the false etiquette of three words and three concessions. I only want a new dynasty and a new atmosphere. From now on, we should talk less about useless false etiquette and focus on handling practical matters.  The enthronement ceremony will be held at another date, but from now on, I will begin to perform what an emperor should do!  "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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