Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 730

He Shen fled with his family members and trusted minions.

Although the incident happened in a hurry, he was very proud of the progress so far.Of course, as long as they did not reach Anping Port, the entire escape plan would not be considered a success.His first goal now is to go to Zhangjiawan, Tongzhou. His family, He Lin's family, and his cronies are all there, and he will set sail when he arrives.

In addition, Ma 83 has already set off with several guards. He will go to Kunming and report a letter to He Lin so that he can prepare in advance.

He Shen concluded that even if the princes and ministers in the capital sensed something different, out of fear of Zhao Xin and Bei Haijun, they would never dare to send troops out of the city tonight. Jianrui Camp) took Qianlong back to the Forbidden City, who was still half-breathed.And when the imperial court confirms that Beihai's entry into the customs is just a farce directed by him, at least it will be tomorrow morning.By then, he had already arrived in Tianjin by boat.

The fact is just as he expected.Even though Yongxuan, Wang Jie, and Qinggui broke the rules and jointly issued an order to transfer troops, the "outer three battalions" who received the order did not dare to gather troops immediately, because the prince Ding who had the palm print was not there, and He Shen was also there. Not here, there is no command arrow from the nine admirals, and none of them dare to make decisions.Don't look at the fact that the military plane is very powerful in the eyes of outsiders, but in fact everyone knows it well, it is just the emperor's mouthpiece.

Not long after the messenger set off, Yongxuan, who was worried, contacted Prince Li Yongen and Prince Rui Chunying, and asked them to lead five hundred horsemen to escort them to the Old Summer Palace.When the two princes learned about the situation of the "Three Outer Battalions", they decided to take a risky approach and led their men to forcefully enter the Old Summer Palace with torches.After a lot of flirting, finally found Qianlong in a coma and the chief eunuch tied into rice dumplings in the East Nuan Pavilion of Qingyan Palace in Kyushu.

Anxious Yong En called the on-duty imperial physician to give Qianlong a diagnosis. After administering acupuncture and pouring medicine, Qianlong finally woke up.But because he missed the best time for treatment, the 83-year-old was unable to speak, and soon fell into a coma.To put it bluntly, it is the damage to the language center of the brain that leads to aphasia.Just when Yongen and Chunying were hesitating whether to report the truth to Qianlong, their subordinates came to report and found Prince Yi and Prince Ding; along with them, the eunuch Hu Shijie was also found.

When the four He Shuo princes met, the two princes who had been tied up for a day and a night gave a general account of their experiences, and Prince Li and Prince Rui were in cold sweat.And when Prince Yi and Prince Ding learned that a cannon had been fired in the city, they were also shocked.

Yong Lang gulped down the water, and said with lingering fear: "It's thanks to you that you came, otherwise our uncle and nephew would die of thirst. He Shen, a bastard, doesn't even give him his saliva!"

After complaining and drinking enough water, Prince Ding Mian En, who was relieved, said, "I'm thinking, the Northern Sea Pirate's entry into the customs is probably also caused by He Shen."

Prince Li Yong En comforted: "Don't worry! The Ministry of War has sent people to Miyun. Whether it is true or not, there will be news tomorrow morning."

Mian En said bitterly: "We must catch He Shen, I must cut him alive!"

Prince Rui Chunying said: "The most important thing right now is for you two to quickly gather the soldiers and horses of the third outer battalion to escort the holy car back to Luan. This garden is not a place to stay forever."

Yong Lang was surprised and said: "Isn't there a command arrow? Why bother me?"

Chunying said sadly: "Don't mention it, Lingjian can't be found. If it wasn't for this, we wouldn't have made the trip."

Mian En said angrily: "Stop talking, He Shen must have done this too! I'm going now!"

The two princes who were in charge appeared on the stage, and the governors of the third outer battalion no longer had any scruples. They beat drums and fired cannons to notify the battalion leaders to assemble.In an instant, countless torches lit up around the Yuanmingyuan in the night, shining like day; nearly 20 soldiers and horses were divided into more than [-] teams, and the entire Yuanmingyuan was surrounded by water from all directions.

In the middle of the night, Qianlong Fajia, who was escorted by heavy soldiers, finally returned to the Forbidden City.At this time, the army gathered inside and outside the capital, counting the mobilized bannermen in the city, the total strength of the internal and external troops was nearly 7.

Although the emperor came back, he couldn't manage the affairs.People from Tai Hospital were summoned into the palace overnight, and prescribed a prescription after diagnosis and pulse. They only said that they needed three to five days of recuperation and could not be stimulated again. As for when they could speak, no one dared to guarantee.

Yongxuan knew well that the imperial hospital's prescriptions were always inconsistent with their names, and they were listed among the "Top Ten Ridiculous" in the capital. After repeated questioning, several terrified imperial physicians could only keep kowtow, blood oozing from their foreheads .He was finally convinced that Qianlong's body might not be able to recover, and it seemed that preparations had to be made early.

It was at this moment that Wang Yongxuan of Yijun had countless thoughts in his heart, like a raging fire, he couldn't stop it.However, perhaps because of his disabled feet, coupled with his poor popularity, he always felt a little inferior, so the ambition that had just risen soon died down.

Although the current situation is in his favour, and he himself covets the throne of the emperor, but the Beihai Navy is like a sharp sword hanging over his head, and the days he stays in the Forbidden City have to be counted according to the number of days.Yongxuan asked himself that he didn't have the ability to turn the tide of Kangxi and Yongzheng, and he didn't want to sit in that position and be tortured every day, and finally become a subjugated king.

"Forget it! Since Old Fifteen is willing to carry the blame, let him carry it! Huang Ama is gone, this is the Qing Dynasty. Alas!" Yong Xuan who walked out of the Qianqing Gate sighed deeply, then looked up To the dark night sky.

"Ok?"

At this moment, the time is approaching the end of the day, and there are countless stars in the sky, and a bright red star quickly attracted Yongxuan's attention.It's just that he was surprised to find that the star that was supposed to move from bottom to top turned downward as if it had reached the apex of a parabola when it reached the middle of the Antares.

"Yinghuo keep your heart! God!" Yongxuan's heart skipped a beat, he felt a palpitation, the starlight in the whole sky was like countless sharp swords, pressing down on the Forbidden City and Qianqing Palace.Yongxuan squatted on the ground in fear, holding her head and not daring to look any more.

You must know that in ancient Chinese astrology, the middle star of the five stars in the heart mansion represents the emperor, representing Mingtang; and Mars staying retrograde on the heart mansion is the most ominous sign, indicating that the emperor is about to finish his game and the world will change hands.

"Historical Records" said that the heart is a bright hall, and the Yinghuo Temple is also.In the "Ganshi Star Book", it is recorded: "(Fire) meets the heart star, and the plain linen clothes, in the south and in the north, are all dead." In addition, it also indicates that "ministers change, seek the master" argument.

The point is, the above explanations all correspond to what happened in the capital yesterday and the precarious status quo of the Qing Dynasty today. How can Yongxuan not be afraid?
Well, if Qianlong happened to be there, he would definitely kick this stupid son's ass hard.Nonsense Yinghuo guards the heart!The Frenchman Jiang Youren once introduced Copernicus's "heliocentric theory" to Qianlong, and specifically talked about the principle of "keeping the heart in the shadows", and Qianlong deeply believed it after hearing it.

It is said that the ancient Chinese emperors feared the most feared "Yinghuokexin", in fact, the reason is very simple.Because Earth is closer to the sun than Mars, it orbits faster.When the fast-rotating Earth surpasses Mars in the outer circle, observing the trajectory of Mars from the ground is like retrograde; as the distance between the two is extended to a certain position, the trajectory of Mars will return to "normal" .

Of course, the phenomenon of Mars retrograde will occur regularly, and the situation of "keeping the heart" will only happen when the trajectory of Mars is exactly in the fifth heart house of Qinglong Qisu.

However, it is a pity that the Jesuit missionary Jiang Youren who traveled thousands of miles to China and was proficient in astronomy, geography, and architecture, and who designed the world-famous "Yuanmingyuan Great Water Method", passed away 20 years ago. , and the next generation of royal families in the Qing Dynasty were no longer interested in learning those "barbarian techniques".

"My lord, what's the matter with you? This servant will call you the imperial physician."

Seeing this, the eunuch who accompanied him with the lantern was startled, and hurriedly asked.Not far away, the Ouchi guard on duty saw that something was wrong, so he also came over with a lantern.

"No, no need. The king is fine, help me up." Yongxuan got up slowly with the help of the eunuch, leaned against the white marble railing, panting heavily.Seeing his pale face, the guard who rushed over hurried to the room to bring him a cup of hot tea and a cushion.After Yongxuan sat on the ground, drank hot water and rested for a while, she finally felt relieved.

"The king is fine." Yongxuan was about to take a step with a sullen face, but stopped again, took out two bank notes that are cashable at sight from his sleeve, handed them to the guard and eunuch respectively, and said in a deep voice: "Just now You can't tell anyone about it, or you should be careful!"

"Slaves (slaves) dare not!"

Yongxuan who returned to the military plane did not dare to tell anyone about the celestial phenomenon he had just seen. After urgent discussions with the iron hat kings who were guarding the guards outside the Longzong Gate, they unanimously decided that before Prince Jia returned to the capital, In terms of military affairs, Prince Ding Mian'en, Minister of Military Aircraft Wang Jie, and Qing Gui are in charge, while government affairs are in charge of government affairs by Wang Yongxuan of Yi County and Prince Li, Prince Mian'en.In order to prevent changes in the elbow and armpit, everyone decided to take advantage of the curfew in the city, and Prince Ding Mianen and Prince Yi Yonglang each led a thousand troops to search the Hefu overnight and arrest their party members, and tortured them severely.

Following Qianlong back to the Forbidden City, there was also the emergency memorial sent by General Shu Liang of Shengjing, which could be called the source of the trouble.It's just that everyone's minds were focused on Qianlong's illness and the arrest of the Heshen Yu Party that night, and no one noticed its existence.

The city of Beijing is destined to be restless that night, and Dong Xinchen and his companions trapped in the city are even more anxious.Since the city gate was closed in the afternoon, the two of them knew that they could not leave the city, so they could only return to Yiwang Mansion. Later, because of the clean street, they couldn't even get out of the gate.

The first reaction of Dong Xinchen and his companions was that Qianlong was dead, but there was another thing, what happened to the gunshots outside Chongwenmen?The companion from the Intelligence Bureau is very familiar with the various standard weapons of the Beihai Navy. From the sound of gunfire, he heard that it was the standard revolver of the Beihai Navy.

Could it be that his own people launched it outside the city?impossible!Dong Xinchen knew very well that the higher authorities had provided several batches of arms to the Manchus, so it was normal for the Manchus to have a standard revolver in their hands.As for people in Prince Yi's mansion saying that the Beihai Navy attacked Miyun, that is even more a fantasy; the intelligence bureau will notify in advance of such a big event as the Beihai Navy's entry into the customs.

What he didn't know was that the North Navy Intelligence Bureau, which was thousands of miles away, was also shocked by the strange situation in the capital, and telegrams from the four intelligence stations poured in like a snowflake.

The first one to send the telegram was the "Fangutang" located in Liulichang outside Xuanwumen, followed by the restaurant located in Qingfengzha outside Dongbianmen.You must know that the fire set by He Shen almost burned the entire Huashi Street to nothingness; when the fire was at its peak, half of the sky was dyed red and black smoke billowed.

If it was just a fire, it would be fine. The key was the firing of guns in the city and the spread of rumors in the outer city. Families panicked and rushed to buy rice noodles, saying that the Beihai Navy was coming.

Director Wang Changsheng received a report from his subordinates and felt that things were a little strange.Who is spreading rumors?What is the purpose?
At night, the pharmacy in Haidian sent a telegram, saying that the soldiers and horses of the third battalion outside the Qing court had made a big move, and the Yuanmingyuan was brightly lit, which could be seen from several miles away.

At this moment, Wang Changsheng felt that something was wrong.Right now, the Eastern Front of the Northern Navy is about to launch a battle against the entire Liaodong, and Zhao Xin is also on the front line in person.In order to prevent any changes, he immediately sent a telegram to the Eastern Front Command.

Zhao Xin was also at a loss when he saw the telegram.He had heard that the Qing court had a system of "firing cannons and gathering generals", but he didn't know exactly what happened.The problem is that he hasn't planned to enter the customs yet. What is Manqing doing?He asked the staff to find the report of the frontier reconnaissance team in the past week and read it again. There was nothing unusual!

After thinking about it for a while, he quickly gave up; the information is not smooth, and it is useless to think too much.He telegraphed Wang Changsheng overnight that he should report to him as soon as possible if there is any new situation in the capital.

Two days passed like this, and on the afternoon of the third day, the Intelligence Bureau sent a long telegram with up to [-] characters, which included both the news Li Qiucheng heard from the palace and the news from Ruan Yuan.At this point, Zhao Xin finally understood what happened in the capital these days.

Good guy!This is a major event that has never happened since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing court has already turned the sky upside down.

Zhao Xin read the contents of the telegram twice, and felt unbelievable. He thought that it was good enough for Zhongtang, but he did it like this!As he was thinking about it, Deng Fei came back from the front line inspection, and when he entered the room, he saw Zhao Xin Ning thinking hard, and teased: "Hehe, who are you planning to cheat here?"

"How is the preparation of the troops?"

"Even the first-level mobilization meeting has been held, and the morale is high. What the soldiers ask most is when to enter the customs."

Zhao Xinyi pointed to the telegram on the table and said, "Look at this first."

"What's the matter?" Deng Fei asked casually, walked over and picked up the telegram, who would have thought that just after reading the first few lines, he couldn't help saying "Damn".After he finished reading all the above content, he couldn't help sighing: "It's unbelievable that a loyal dog has turned into a traitor! By the way, what did you say to him when you went to find him years ago, did you get stimulated?"

"I didn't say anything. I just asked him to hand over the land deed and house deed, otherwise" Zhao Xin suddenly covered his forehead, and the expression on his face was clearly "Oh, buy it!"
Deng Fei couldn't help laughing and said: "Let me just say, there is no one else who can hurt He Shen's soul except you."

"Well, maybe maybe maybe."

Zhao Xin had already thought a lot when Deng Fei was reading the telegram, so he asked, "Old Deng, if you were He Shen, where would you go?"

Deng Fei touched the beard stubble on his chin, thought for a moment and said, "It's hard to say. Hey, will he go to Yungui to join Helin?"

"How to get there?" Zhao Xin went to the map hanging on the wall, pointed to the capital and Kunming, and continued to ask: "The two places are separated by five or six thousand miles. If you take a big family, whether it is going to the Yangtze River into Sichuan , or take the sea route to Guangxi, it is impossible not to show their whereabouts. Do you believe it or not? The Qing court must have sent six hundred miles to the governors of various places to chase and intercept them."

Deng Fei said: "Then what do you mean?"

Zhao Xin said firmly: "I don't think He Shen would let his family take such a big risk, otherwise he wouldn't need to take everyone away. Unless He Lin can lead the army to Nanning Prefecture, Guangxi, or go north, take Xuzhou, Luzhou and Chongqing were taken down, and it is still possible to go to the Yangtze River like this. The problem is that if you do this, you are already raising the flag to rebel. He is not that stupid."

"You mean?" Deng Fei got up and walked to the map to look up and down for a while, then suddenly his eyes lit up, and he asked, "Anping Port?"

"Yes! This is the fastest route for him to escape from the manhunt and arrest." Zhao Xin pointed to the north section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal on the map and said: "Get on the boat from Zhangjiawan, leave Tongzhou and enter Tianjin, and walk at the mouth of the Sancha River. Mainstream of the Haihe River, go to Zhigu Wharf to change boats and go out to sea. Ma 83, the steward of Hefu, and Wang Ping have been to Anping Port many times, so they should be familiar with this route."

Deng Fei looked at the map, and said after a while: "How to deal with him? I have greedy so many people's fat and people's anointing, I must not let him take it away!"

Zhao Xindao: "He Shen dared to do this, he must have been planning for more than a day or two. Qiaotu still has three caves. In terms of scheming skills, you and I are no match for him."

"Hehe, you are proficient at driving tigers and wolves to play, and Qianlong has to hold his nose to swallow bitter fruit. Why are you so self-effacing?" After Deng Fei teased, he asked curiously: "What's the matter, you still plan to go to Anping Port Will you meet him?"

"I don't have that free time, let the Intelligence Bureau come forward."

On the second day after the two talked, the North Navy's summer offensive finally kicked off.

On July 1794, 7, it rained heavily.At 11 o'clock in the evening, Pan Xiucheng's troops stationed at Bul Tukumen dispatched two regiments, crossed the wicker wall, and launched an attack on Kaiyuan City, killing the Qing army by surprise.The defenders in the city did not expect that the Beihai Navy would attack the city in the rain, and they were scared out of their wits.

The Qing army's defenders in Kaiyuan were only 500 people, which is already double the original number.Facing the overwhelming shells falling on the city wall, Manchuria, who served as the guard, was ashamed.Although the Beihai Navy adopted the strategy of encircling three ques and one, leaving the south, but because of the heavy rain, the Yehe River swelled sharply, and there was no way to escape.At nine o'clock in the evening, Kaiyuan county magistrate sent people out of the city to surrender to the Northern Navy.

That night, taking advantage of the light rain, the two battalions of the Northern Navy, led by the reconnaissance team, headed west along the north bank of the Yehe River, heading straight for Julanghe City on the right bank of the Juliu River.In the early morning of the next day, another regiment took a large assault boat that had been prepared earlier, headed west along the Yehe River, and then turned into the Juliu River to head south.Their goal was Tieling on the south bank of the Liaohe River.

That is, on the same day, the Beihai Navy in Shandong mobilized three regiments. Under the command of Sheng Haizhou, it also launched an attack on Huangxian, Zhaoyuan, and Laiyang.Kong Shaoan worked hard in Jiaodong for two years, punishing rape and eliminating evil and dividing the land, which won the hearts of the people. Therefore, when the people along the way heard the arrival of the Beihai Navy, they all set up incense tables and ate pots of pulp.

When the urgent memorial from Shandong flew to the capital like snowflakes, at noon on July 1794, 7, a Cantonese-style motor sailboat from Beihai Town entered Anping Port and stopped at a military berth.

Xu Dayong, the intelligence leader of Beihai Town, who was registered in the Manchu and Qing courts, was wearing a neat military uniform, a military cap with a large brim, and the rank of lieutenant colonel. He walked off the springboard with a few of his subordinates.After exchanging salutes with the head of the local intelligence bureau who came to greet him, he asked, "How is the situation?"

The person in charge said: "They arrived three days ago. There are too many people. They have booked the two largest yards of the guest house. There are still many people living on the boat. The meals are all ordered from the counter. The staff can only give Delivered to the gate of the courtyard. All the people on the boat bought vegetables and cooked by themselves, and some of them even went to the brothel run by the Koreans, creating a mess. The female relatives basically didn’t show up much, but the one took a few of his men around every day. .”

"Where did he go?"

The person in charge said: "The market, the warehouse, and the ship. I spend the most time in the warehouse."

"When they registered, did they say how many days they would stay?"

"No. An elderly butler-like person said that they have to wait for someone."

"Hehe, it seems that they are waiting for me." Xu Dayong said to the subordinates he brought without looking back: "Let's go! Let's meet that 'Master Zhongtang'."

(End of this chapter)