After the last conflict, Guangxu ordered the new army in the form of an imperial edict not to enter the inner city without incident, so as not to disturb the Holy Emperor, and then replaced all the guards of the Imperial City and Forbidden City with patrols, and in order to show his favor, almost all
Everyone was given yellow mandarin jackets, which made it look bright and aroused the new army's attention. Yikuang just smiled at this, but didn't take it seriously. Anyway, dozens of cannons were aimed at the palace outside, and there were more than 10,000 elite soldiers.
The old soldier was guarding the inner city, and he didn't believe that a ragtag group of just a few thousand people could think of doing anything.
But today it seems a little abnormal. He may have underestimated the courage or IQ of those people. Being a cunning man, he hesitated, called the guard captain and said: "Turn around and go back home!"
The team of hundreds of people turned around less than a hundred meters away from Xi'an Gate. Seeing this scene, Zhirui was dumbfounded. He had ambushed thousands of people inside Xi'an Gate, just waiting for this old thief to come to the door!
No one expected that the little eunuch sent by the emperor to boost their morale would actually turn against them.
What he didn't know was that there was more than one person in the palace who was fond of Yi Kuang. This old guy always bribed these eunuchs with small favors. He did this when Cixi was still there. After Guangxu came to power, the financial embarrassment made him even more wealthy.
Take advantage of the opportunity.
"Do it quickly. If you don't do it, this old thief will run away!" Liu Guangdi urged anxiously. Today is an excellent opportunity. Perhaps he underestimated them too much. Zai Zhen led a group of men out of the city and didn't know what to do.
The business was over, and he took this opportunity to order Yikuang to enter the palace, ambush the troops in the inner city, capture or kill them, and then Guangxu stepped forward to pacify the new army as quickly as possible, closed the city gate and guarded the Anding Gate, waiting for Zai Zhen to return.
There was nothing he could do. Besides, the two thousand people he brought out of the city were unlikely to be able to attack the city.
Zhirui was still a little hesitant and worried about gains and losses. He was not a decisive person in the first place. Seeing that Yikuang's team had walked two hundred meters away, the team of patrolmen who stayed outside to block the door could no longer bear it.
Tang Caichang drew out his pistol as quickly as possible and shouted: "I am here to punish the thieves!"
Almost at the same time, he aimed at the Yikuang carriage not far away and pulled the trigger. His marksmanship was a bit poor, and he was too excited. The bullets flew without knowing where. Both parties were confused by his actions at the same time.
After almost five seconds, his patrol officers remembered their missions and raised their rifles in panic one by one.
It's a pity that they didn't wait for them to open fire! Yikuang's guards opened fire first. These veterans who had been on the battlefield reacted much faster. In an instant, dense bullets came, and Tang Caichang at the front bore the brunt, and his whole body was beaten to pieces.
Sizi and his patrol officers fell immediately. Fortunately, there were more of them. There were more dead bodies in front of them and they formed a bunker. The smart ones lay down on the ground and started shooting at each other.
At this time, Zhirui on the tower finally woke up. Under his hasty order, the four machine guns that were originally reserved for shooting inside quickly turned around and opened fire on Yikuang's carriage. At the same time, the patrol police in the city also rushed out shouting to kill.
, the leader Liu Guangdi took the lead.
The addition of machine guns suddenly stunned the guards who only had pistols and rifles. Dead bodies fell into pieces on the street. An old soldier reached out and pulled Yikuang out of the carriage, pushed him to the ground and crawled into the side.
In the alley, the guards followed closely.
"Damn. They are a bunch of beasts, worse than animals!" Prince Qing, who had received a machine gun bullet in his arm, roared angrily. Of course, now was not the time to vent his anger. A fast patrolman in a yellow jacket had already appeared at the entrance of the alley.
The remaining guards lay on the ground, and almost every one of them was knocked down by the firepower of two automatic pistols.
At the same time, a guard carried Yi Kuang on his back, used a grenade to blow open an abandoned courtyard door nearby, and then ran in under the protection of more than a dozen guards. The guards outside immediately threw grenades in front of him.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the patrolman at the entrance of the alley was forced back, he quickly followed behind.
Thousands of patrol policemen led by Liu Guangdi hurriedly rushed over after the grenade exploded. Such official residences usually have front and back doors. Blocking the back door is basically equivalent to trapping Yi Kuang inside. Unfortunately,
He forgot that ordinary courtyard walls cannot stop grenades.
What Yi Kuang feared most was not the patrol police, but the empty streets. But there was no danger among these buildings. When Liu Guangdi blocked the front and back doors, he blew open the courtyard wall and entered his neighbor's house under the protection of the guards.
At this time, his second son Zaibo was also alerted by the gunshots in Prince Qing's palace. This guy was gambling with a group of officers. He was also a subordinate of Zai Zhen now, but he was not even as good as his eldest brother.
His eldest brother was notoriously a prodigal, and he was even worse.
"Fuck, what's going on?" The guy listened in astonishment to the chaotic gunshots from the direction of Xi'an Gate.
"No, those Han slaves have attacked the prince!" An officer reacted immediately, and the whole room exploded. It was said that these bannermen soldiers hated Kang Youwei and his gang with hatred. Those assassins who assassinated the upstarts basically
They were all changing their vests, otherwise they wouldn't be able to catch them. In fact, they all went directly into the military camp. Last time, they had a fight with the patrol team over this matter. Now that it seems that Kang Youwei wants to attack Yikuang, why not immediately?
Anxious.
A group of officers rushed out of the palace yelling at the traitors. Their military camp was nearby. Anyway, now that Beijing is full of empty houses, it is very convenient for troops to be stationed. Other officers who heard the gunshots had already rushed out with their men. They took a look at the two
My elder brother personally led it, and that was not to mention the excitement. Thousands of troops rushed towards Xi'an Gate. Zaibo led several hundred cavalry in the lead. As soon as they arrived at Fuchengmen Inner Street, they could already see the patrol team being mobilized in the distance.
, these guys had nothing to hesitate, they picked up their carbines and fired at them randomly.
As soon as he saw the new army appearing in the distance, Liu Guangdi knew that this was going to be troublesome. He waved his hand bitterly, and the patrol team that was searching for Yi Kuang quickly withdrew into Xi'an Gate. Zhi Rui was also stupid at this time, and they made a plan to punish him.
When the thief planned, there was no plan for failure. When things came to an end, even Kang Shengren, who claimed that Zhuge was still alive, was dumbfounded. His student Liang Qichao was a little quick-witted and quickly ordered all the gates of the imperial city to be closed.
All the patrolmen, including those loyal upstart officials, fired guns and went to the city to create a disturbance.
Fortunately, Zaibo and others did not have time to think too much. He was busy looking for his father first. A group of new troops immediately surrounded the house where Yikuang was hiding. At this time, Yikuang was taking dozens of his troops.
A guard was hiding in the back garden of a house. He didn't dare to go out because he didn't know what was going on outside. Even if he heard no gunshots outside, he didn't dare. Fortunately, after looking around and finding no one, Zaibo led someone to shout
stand up.
"It's the second elder brother!" His old family member said excitedly. After listening for a while, Yikuang also recognized the voice of his second son. At this time, he heard this voice that usually made him angry, so kind.
, and quickly took the people out.
Zaibo was startled when he saw his father covered in blood and shouted: "Amma, what's wrong with you?"
"Don't worry about this for now. Go back home quickly and send someone to call your brother back immediately. They forced us this time." Yi Kuang said with a sinister smile.
To be honest, he really wanted to be a loyal minister, but the problem was that Guangxu didn't give him a chance! After Yang Feng left, he sincerely gave Guangxu several suggestions. Unfortunately, those arrogant upstarts couldn't look down on this at all.
The rotten old guy, a notorious corrupt official under Cixi, was not only ignored but ridiculed. As time went by, the relationship between the two parties became worse and worse.
As for refusing to give up military power, this is just self-preservation. These days are in chaos, and the emperor is so young and energetic. Aren't there still two families of iron-hatted kings left? He is not his biological father, and he used to be
If you have a grudge, if you don't take some measures to protect yourself, isn't this big business just at the mercy of others?
But speaking in good conscience, he really didn't feel that he was sorry for Guangxu, nor did he have any bad intentions towards him. Even later, he didn't stop any new policies that the monarchs and ministers implemented. As for the assassination of the upstart, he couldn't do anything about it.
, these people provoked public outrage, and the army itself did not dare to stop the anger.
To put it bluntly, these people are just thinking about Prince Qing's family property. Because Yang Feng didn't search his house in the first place, they attracted the jealousy of countless people and exaggerated his property to the point where it was comparable to that of He Shen. What a pity, Prince Qing now has all his property
There are less than four million taels of silver, more than half of which is still in the bank, and the prince's government can only transfer it to one million taels.
The old guy returned to the palace with a livid face and became more and more angry. At this time, several ministers who were close to him also got wind of the news and came over. They were all filled with righteous indignation, especially his son-in-law Enming who said viciously.
: "Father-in-law, let's just replace him without any hesitation. You, the old man, will inherit the great treasure."
"Nonsense, what kind of words are you talking about?" Yikuang scolded him sternly.
"What's wrong with this? My father-in-law is the great-grandson of Emperor Qianlong. You already have a share in the Qing Dynasty. But now you behave surly, get close to villains, and make the world miserable. When the Qing Dynasty is about to survive,
Of course you have no shirk, if you continue to stick to small details, you will never see Taizu Taizong after the fall of the country!" Enming said in the same stern tone.
"Don't say such treacherous and dishonest words. Although I am unbearable today, there are others in Lord Daoguang's lineage, so even if I get my turn, it won't be my turn." Yi Kuang said righteously.
A group of cronies next to him wanted to continue to persuade him, but Enming understood what the old guy meant. Without saying anything, he winked at Zaibo and walked out. Yikuang glanced at them, with a hint of mystery on his face.
His smile, but he accidentally touched the wound and split his mouth in pain. (To be continued...)