Forty-eight years of Qianlong

According to the early warning regulations formulated by the Qing court, with the closure of the nine gates of the capital, the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners and Ding Zhuang, a bannerman in the city, must gather in formations based on their banners and follow the banners of Niulu.The order of assembly of bannermen from each department is as follows:

Because the two yellow flags live in Andingmen and Deshengmen, the gathering place is Di'anmen; the two white flags live in Chaoyangmen and Dongzhimen, and the gathering place is Dong'anmen; the two red flags live in Fuchengmen and Xizhimen, and the gathering place is Xi'anmen The two blue flags live in Xuanwumen and Chongwenmen, so they have to go through the Qianbu corridor and gather in front of Jinshui Bridge; the guard camp and Xiaoqi battalion affiliated to Canling and Zuoling of the inner government go to gather outside Shenwumen alone.

In addition, among the clan and princes in Beijing, Prince Heshuo led 15 people in armor, King Duoluo led 10 people, Dorobeile led 8 people, and Gushan Beizi led 6 people. .The princes and princes of the idle clan must lead the strong men in the mansion to gather in front of their own houses and wait for orders.The Nine Gates Infantry, which is responsible for maintaining law and order in the capital, patrolled the Fifth Battalion, and they had to immediately rush to various places to surround the city walls for guards.

When the above-mentioned banners are assembled at the designated place, the leader of the team should immediately go to the Meridian Gate to listen to the order. If the official is sent out of Beijing or there is a shortage of staff, the deputy will replace it.

As soon as the cannon rang, the four gates of the imperial city were closed. Wang Yongxuan of Yi County, Wang Jie, and Qing Gui, who were trapped in the military plane, could only let the guards in the inner circle hang on the wall of the Meridian Gate to pass information, so as to keep abreast of the outside world. Case.

Yongxuan really regretted it at this moment, why did she come to the military aircraft department when she had nothing to do, now she can't get out!

He entered the palace with his front feet, and when he arrived at Longzong Gate, he heard the sound of cannons, and the four gates were closed immediately.As the Prince Zuo of the Military Aircraft Department, he had no choice but to summon the chief managers and deputy chief eunuchs, and asked them to stabilize the order in the palace, and at the same time keep an eye on the situation outside.

What surprised Wang Jie and Qing Gui was that this "Waiped Prince" really dealt with things vigorously and resolutely, and his methods were really not covered up.When more than a dozen panic-stricken eunuchs were dealt with severely by him, the eunuchs in charge also led their men to patrol the palace in sections under his orders;In less than half an hour, the order in the Forbidden City stabilized.

Don't look at what Qianlong once said to Yongxuan as "frivolous behavior and ignorance of the general situation", but that was more than 20 years ago.The 48-year-old Yongxuan's personality has become more and more stable over the years. His so-called "addiction to alcohol and sex and surly sex" are all for others to see, just keeping a low profile.What does a prince want to do if he has such a good relationship with the people around him?Do you want to learn from Prince Lian back then?
In history, the education received by the princes of the Qing Dynasty was very strict, even harsh; they had to study 10 hours a day from morning to night, and had five days off throughout the year.Regardless of whether it is the prince or the eldest son, whoever dares to mess around in class will be severely punished.Under this kind of court education, although there are mediocre talents, there are absolutely no waste snacks, let alone scheming skills, which are all first-class.

Not long after, the three of Yongxuan received information about the assembly of various ministries outside the Meridian Gate.However, to their surprise, Prince Yi Yonglang and Prince Ding Mian En did not come, saying that they were called into the garden before dawn; Eldest brother-in-law Dorobelle Yongjun also disappeared.

Yongxuan, who was sitting in the military aircraft office, raised his head and thought for a while, his face gradually turned livid, and he said with certainty: "Mr. Xingguo, Mr. Shuzhai, I'm afraid something happened in the garden!"

Qing Gui and Wang Jie were taken aback, and hurriedly asked what was going on, and Yong Xuan then briefly explained the situation.

Ganqing, after the city gate opened early this morning, Yongxuan went to the Old Summer Palace to pay his respects as usual.It is said that ever since Yongyan went to Xi'an and Qianlong went to the Old Summer Palace, he was in charge of many affairs in the capital, especially he was also the Zongling of the clan's mansion—that is, "Da Zongzheng", so he had to go in every day. Yuanzi asked for instructions and reported.Even if the current state of Qianlong is ups and downs, he can't make his own claims.

But to Yongxuan's surprise, when he handed over the sign, it was He Shen who came out to meet him. The other party said that the emperor was in a bad mood today, and he didn't want to see anyone, so we can wait until tomorrow to talk about anything.

Even though this is Qianlong's own son, he would not dare to argue with He Shen and force his way into the Forbidden Garden.In case the other party slanders him, he will inevitably be punished again, and it is light to think about mistakes behind closed doors.Everyone in the court today understands that the relationship between the emperor and He Shen is incomparable even with his own son.So Yongxuan had no choice but to stand on the opposite bank, kowtowed three times to Qingyan of Jiuzhou, and left angrily.

After hearing these words, Qing Gui and Wang Jie glanced at each other, and they understood each other's meaning in the intertwined eyes, there is something wrong with this matter!

If Yong Lang was here, why didn't He Shen mention it?Could it be that a son can't meet a saint, but a nephew can face a saint instead?There is no such reason!
Just when the three of them were puzzled, a second-class guard sent another letter from outside the Meridian Gate.Yongxuan took it without looking at it first, just opened it and spread it on the table for Qinggui and Wang Jie to watch together.Unexpectedly, the content above surprised the three of them, breaking out in cold sweat.The Lingjian that Ganqing has been storing in the headquarters of the yamen has disappeared!

According to the system, when the letter cannon was fired, the infantry commanding yamen should quickly dispatch three Zhang Jing, each leading four officers and soldiers, holding the headquarters command arrow, and riding a fast horse out of the city from Xizhimen.One of them rushed directly to the Old Summer Palace, notified the Eight Banners guards to enter the garden to escort them, and strictly guarded the outer wall of the Old Summer Palace.The other two rushed to the Indigo Factory and Xiangshan respectively, notified the Foreign Firearms Battalion and the Jianrui Battalion to quickly gather in the Old Summer Palace, and escorted Qianlong back to the Forbidden City with the Hujun Battalion.

But right now, the arrows of the dispatching orders are strangely gone, what the hell is this!
"What are the people in the yamen who are in command of the infantry doing? Tell the outsiders, immediately take down all the people in the yamen headquarters, put them in custody, and have the Prince of Rites interrogate them strictly!"

Yongxuan roared loudly, her face was flushed red, the veins in her neck were stretched high, she looked furious.The guard was frightened and stood still. Qing Gui frowned and shouted, "Didn't you understand what Prince Yi said? Go!"

Yongxuan gritted his teeth and hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said to Qing Gui and Wang Jie: "You two, the safety of the emperor is more important than anything else now. Now that there is no command arrow, if you want to mobilize the troops outside the city, you can only use military aircraft to deal with it by force." The seal letter, and this king and the two will sign it together."

Wang Jie said: "But the key of the printing box is in Hezhong Hall."

Yongxuan said: "Smash it open!"

Both Wang Jie and Qing Gui were taken aback by the other's tone.However, when things got to this point, the anxious two had no other choice, and the most important thing was to bring Qianlong back as soon as possible.So he got up and cupped his hands to Yongxuan and said, "I would like to obey the order of the prince!"

Since Yongzheng established the Military Aircraft Department, the management of Yinxin has been extremely strict.The seal of the Military Aircraft Department is cast by the Ministry of Rites and is specially kept by the eunuch.When it needs to be used, it must be reported to the emperor for approval, and then the minister of military aircraft can open the seal with a card and use it under the supervision of a special person to play a restrictive role.

However, at this moment, the three of them couldn't care less about it. Even if Qianlong committed the crime afterwards, they would admit it.Immediately doing what he said, Wang Jie tore through the official paper, picked up a pen and wrote three orders for dispatching troops. After checking that they were correct, he first signed his name.His ranking in the Military Aircraft Department is second only to He Shen, and he also acts as an agent for the Ministry of War. His name should be assigned first.Afterwards, both Qinggui and Yongxuan also signed their names at the end of the troop transfer order.

The three of them went out of the military aircraft office with the written order for dispatching troops, and called several big internal guards who stood guard outside the door, and went straight to the Maoqin Hall on the west side of Qianqing Palace.When they got to the place, Zhang Ming, the eunuch who was in charge of managing the seals, hurriedly knelt down.

Yongxuan said with a straight face: "Zhang Ming! This king is the King of Duoluo County and the Zongling of the Clan Mansion conferred by the Emperor! Do you know these two?"

"Oh, my lord! I killed the servant. Master Qing and Lord Wang see each other every day. How dare the servant not know each other." Zhang Ming replied cautiously.

"The bandits from the North Sea invaded Miyun, Baita Mountain fired guns and raised the flag. The emperor is now in the Old Summer Palace. In order not to disturb the emperor, he must immediately dispatch troops to escort him back to the city. Now this king has ordered a military plane to seal the letter."

"This!" Zhang Ming looked at Yongxuan in surprise, and said to himself, my lord, without the waist card issued by the emperor, I would lose my head!

Yongxuan saw what the other party was thinking, gritted her teeth, and said with a ferocious face: "If you dare not listen, this king will now kill you for the crime of 'disturbing the palace ban'!"

At this time, Qing Gui cupped his hands at Zhang Mingyi and said, "Zhang Ming, don't worry, afterwards, Prince Yi, Lord Wang and I will explain the situation to the emperor and keep you safe!"

How dare Zhang Ming say no, the person in front of him is the emperor's own son.From the sound of the cannon to the present, he has ordered the staff to kill more than a dozen eunuchs, and the entire Forbidden City has been suppressed.So he cried and said with a sad face: "Since the prince and the two lords jointly signed the guarantee, this servant will fight it out today! Let the three know that as long as it is for the emperor, this servant is definitely not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death."

Wang Jie immediately took the gold medal from the military plane from his waist and showed it to the other party. Zhang Ming inspected it seriously, and then led them into the hall.As soon as they entered, the three of them threw their sleeves to the Xumi throne in the middle and knelt down, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, I really have no other choice. For your safety, we can only do this!"

After a while, Zhang Ming came out with the wooden box containing the seal, put it on the table under the west wall, and then backed away.He only has the right to guard, but has no right to open the box.

Yongxuan walked outside the hall, borrowed the Yanling knife from the guards, turned around and walked to the case, and said in his mouth: "Huang Ama, forgive me for being unfilial!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his hands high and slashed down hard, a knife mark immediately appeared on the edge of the exquisite boxwood box.Wang Jie, who was on the side, saw that he was powerless to chop, so he said, "Young Master Yi, let the old man also come for a knife, we will share the difficulties!"

Although this is a scholar, he is a proper Shaanxi man.Although he is nearly [-] years old, he is still fierce in his bones, otherwise he would not become the general who brought down Heshen in history.Sure enough, Lao Jiang was still fierce, and Wang Jie only slashed twice before splitting the box completely, revealing the big square silver seal inside.

Qing Gui immediately stepped forward, took out the big seal, dipped it in cinnabar, stamped it on the three troop dispatch orders, and put it into the envelope prepared in advance.Yongxuan took the letter and walked to the door, said to a guard: "Take it and go to the Meridian Gate quickly, let Prince Li and Prince Rui receive it, they know what to do."

"Hey!" The guard fell in admiration for Yongxuan's performance today, then knelt down on one knee, took the envelope, repeated it, got up and ran towards the Meridian Gate without looking back.

Yongxuan returned to the palace again, and said to Zhang Ming, the eunuch with a bitter face: "Put away the seal! Before the emperor returns to Luan, no one is allowed to use it except the three of us who signed it together!"

Before the three of them returned to the military plane, the guards who delivered the letter came back and brought back another letter before their butts warmed up.Yongxuan took it and opened it and only read a few lines, and couldn't help but angrily said: "Hezhizhai really has ghosts!"

Wang Jie and Qing Gui came up to take a look, they were all dumbfounded and their eyes were tearing apart.Especially Wang Jie, even spat out the foul language in his native dialect: "Sun! He is going to cast a thief!"

In this letter jointly signed by Prince Li Yongen and Prince Rui Chunying, it is stated that the people sent to the Hefu came back to report that Fengshen Yinde and Princess Hexiao took their personal servants and went out by car before noon. No one knew; in addition, Heshen's wife, Feng Shi, and his concubine, the second aunt, were all absent from home, and Liu Quan, Hu Shitu, Ma 83 and other housekeepers and nurses were all gone.

In addition, Doro Belle, Yongjun, and the family steward were not there. According to people in the house, Baylor and his wife left the house in the morning, and they left in a hurry. No need to wait.Because Yong Jun is the son-in-law of He Mansion, the servants in the mansion do not suspect him.

Now the two princes have sent people to inquire about the gatekeepers at Deshengmen and Andingmen, but the news has not come back yet.

After Yongxuan and Wang Jie finished throwing the flames, they both sat in silence, their hearts were in a mess.Qing Gui read the content of the letter twice in silence, frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly twitched his brows, and said in a startling way: "My lord, Duke Xing, tell me, will the firing of the white tower's cannon be possible today?" Is someone correcting me?"

"You mean?" Yong Xuan raised his head in surprise, then nodded and said: "Yes, he has this ability."

Wang Jie got up abruptly, staring at Qing Gui, seeing the other party nodding slightly, he walked back and forth in the room for a few steps with his hands behind his back, and suddenly stomped his feet and said, "If he can do the trick and fire the cannon, the emperor will be in trouble!"

"Mr. Xingguo, it's useless for us to be in a hurry right now. Without the emperor's will, none of us can get out. I thought, this is probably what he planned from the beginning. This man is really good at calculating. People play around!" Qing Gui helped Wang Jie to sit down, sighed and said: "If Shengjia is safe, then God will bless me, if it is... I'm afraid it's better to make preparations early."

Wang Jie looked dejected, and said: "It seems that the fifteenth master must be invited back."

Qing Gui's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he couldn't help looking at Yong Xuan who was sitting on the left.I saw the other party lowered his head, and he didn't know what he was thinking.However, he keenly noticed that Yongxuan's left hand was tightly gripping the armrest of the chair, the veins on the back of his hand were exposed, and the knuckles were pinching loudly.
Just when the whole city of Beijing fell into chaos and turmoil, a mule cart escorted by more than 30 riders was driving quickly on the bluestone road outside Xizhimen.Due to the martial law in the city and the gloomy sky, there are no pedestrians on the road outside the city at this moment, and the stone road that can parallel two cars is free to gallop.

This mule cart is made of chestnut shell paint, clear tung oil vermicelli, and big mushroom heads with iron nails on the wheel surface. At first glance, it is not an item that ordinary people can afford.The windows at the front, back and both sides of the car were tightly blocked by curtains, and it was impossible to see who was sitting inside.Dozens of tall horses on both sides of the car, and a group of people who looked like bodyguards were all dressed in bunts, and they looked extremely sturdy and fierce.

Even though the two fat and strong green mules were already running very fast, the handlebars kept waving their whips and floating above the mules, trying to make them go faster.

In the bumpy carriage, an old man with gray hair asked the person sitting opposite on the thick quilt: "Master, do you think we can come back after we leave? I feel a little bit reluctant to leave."

The middle-aged man on the opposite side said with a smile: "There is nothing to be reluctant to do. I have done all the important things in the sky, as long as the family is fine."

"It's just a pity that the Nanmu Hall, the master spent so much time to let Hushitu. That's right! There is also the stele with the word "Fu". Alas! What a pity!"

"Looking back at the prosperous dream of the Red Mansion, Yujing's fairy universe seems real!"

The middle-aged man muttered, then leaned against the carriage with his eyes closed, and said to himself: "Quan'er, don't think about it. It doesn't matter whether the cloud covering the city is named Aixinjueluo or Zhao. It has nothing to do with us. Where we can go in the future depends on our own ability."