Next, Liu Hai respectfully invited Li Hongzhang back to the car, and then ordered the army to continue marching.
In this way, hundreds of thousands of troops arrived outside the capital in a mighty manner.
But now the capital is not closed as Liu Hai thought, but the gates are open, and people from all walks of life can come in and out freely.
As soon as Liu Hai saw this scene, he understood that Li Hongzhang knew that the situation was over, so he did not defend himself at all and left a good impression on himself.
Although Liu Hai knew that there should be no danger in Beijing now, for the sake of his own life, he still made arrangements.
"Where is Song Hu?"
And Song Hu, who had been following Liu Hai, heard Liu Hai's call and immediately came to Liu Hai in three steps and two steps, cupped his hands and said: "The last general Song Hu is here."
"Take your fifth army to take over the city defense of Beijing. At the same time, disarm all the troops in the capital and send them to Anzai outside the capital."
"The final general honors your order."
Song Husheng agreed and turned around to leave Liu Hai. After a while, tens of thousands of people crossed the line and quickly approached the capital, and then disappeared inside the gate of the capital.
Liu Hai is no longer in a hurry now, and is waiting there for Song Hu to send him the news.
Song Hu led his nearly 50,000 troops and quickly poured into the city from several gates of the capital.
What happened next was very simple. Since the guards in the city were all old, weak, sick and disabled, and they had received orders from Li Hongzhang, they handed over the defense of the capital to Song Hu without any resistance.
After Song Hu took over the defense of the capital, he immediately ordered the entire capital to implement a curfew, and everyone was driven back home.
Then they began to send soldiers to the main streets of Beijing to strictly guard against any unscrupulous assassins who would assassinate Liu Hai after he entered Beijing.
After Song Hu felt that things were almost done, he left Beijing in person.
By this time, Liu Hai had long been impatient. He had built a small shed on the roadside, had some food and wine prepared, and was sitting there drinking and chatting with Li Hongzhang.
It was at this time that Suffering Ah came to Liu Hai's side, then knelt down on one knee and raised his hands.
"Commander, the city of Beijing is already under our control. Please come to Beijing, Commander-in-Chief."
After hearing this, Liu Hai did not get up immediately, but asked Li Hongzhang on the side: "Is there any empty house in the capital? I must have a place to live when I enter the city."
After hearing Liu Hai's words, Li Hongzhang breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Li Liu Hai, who was young and ignorant, would live directly in the palace after entering the city with his soldiers.
Therefore, Li Hongzhang tried his best to satisfy Liu Hai's current request.
"There are many palaces in the capital that have been vacant. If my nephew needs it, he can choose a palace as a temporary residence."
Liu Hai nodded with satisfaction and then thought about it.
There are many royal palaces in the city of Beijing, and the best place is naturally Prince Gong’s Palace.
This Prince Gong's Mansion was originally the residence of the corrupt official He Shen. Later it became Prince Gong's palace and was renovated. It is naturally extremely luxurious. I am afraid that in addition to the imperial palace, the entire city of Beijing is Prince Gong's Mansion.
So Liu Hai asked tentatively: "I heard that Prince Gong's Mansion was He Shen's original residence. How about I live there temporarily."
When Li Hongzhang heard Liu Hai's words, he felt a little angry. Prince Gong Yixin had just passed away, and his body was still cold. You are going to take over his house. What do people in the world think of this?
"My good nephew, Prince Gong Yi Xin has just passed away. His house is currently occupied with official business. I'm afraid it would be unlucky for you to move in. I think it would be better for this good nephew to choose another place to live."
Liu Hai nodded after hearing this. He did not argue with Li Hongzhang, "In my uncle's opinion, where should I lay him?"
Li Hongzhang looked Liu Hai up and down. Seeing Liu Hai's bright eyes staring at him, he knew that he had made up his mind to find a comfortable place to live his life this time.
Li Hongzhang had no choice but to think about the prince's palace in the capital, and finally said: "I don't think it would be better for my nephew to temporarily live in Prince Qing's palace."
When Liu Hai heard this, a smile finally appeared on his face. Cixi's number one favorite now, besides Ronglu, was Prince Qing.
But this Prince Qing is not a good person. He accepts bribes, buys official positions, and does all kinds of bad things. I think his mansion must be the most luxurious in the capital.
"Okay, since uncle said so, I will reluctantly go to Prince Qing's Mansion and stay temporarily for a few days."
After Liu Hai said this, he said to the generals: "Your army will be stationed outside Beijing for the time being. The defense of Beijing will be left to Song Hu."
After Liu Hai ordered the generals to play, he said to Li Hongzhang beside him: "Now the army is ready, uncle will come to Beijing with me."
"I dare not obey my orders."
Next, Liu Hai and Li Hongzhang were chatting and laughing, and they went straight to the capital in their cars.
After Liu Hai got in the car, the smile on his face disappeared immediately, thinking that Li Hongzhang could really endure it this time.
When he attacked Tianjin, his daughter and son-in-law could be said to have died indirectly in his own hands, yet he was able to chat and laugh with him for such a long time.
It seems that Li Hongzhang is indeed a powerful man in the world. He cannot be kept in the future. Otherwise, who knows if he will suddenly stab himself in the back, and there will be no place for him to regret it.
Liu Hai entered the capital with the convoy and the guards, and then followed the royal road directly to Prince Qing's Mansion in the inner city.
This Prince Qing's Mansion is located near Shichahai in the capital city. This place is a place where the royal palaces gather together.
Taobele Mansion is across the street from Prince Gong's Mansion, and Prince Qing's Mansion is across the alley.
When Liu Hai went to Prince Qing's Mansion, he happened to pass by Prince Gong's Mansion, and saw that the current Prince Gong's Mansion had almost turned into a snow-white ocean.
The boys at the door were also wearing white clothes to show their respect for their master.
When Liu Hai led his army through Prince Gong's Mansion, the eunuchs and servants at the door saw this huge team and naturally knew that Liu Hai, the new master of the capital, had arrived.
However, these eunuchs and servants did not give in. Instead, they all stood there and glared at Liu Hai's carriage.
Liu Hai didn't know about this situation in the carriage, but Song Hu, who was guarding Liu Hai, saw that these people not only did not salute their master, but also refused to give way, but instead glared at each other, which was remarkable.
"Someone came and tied these people up for me. I think they must be spies."
Following Song Hu's order, the soldiers nearby swarmed forward, tied up the eunuchs and boys at the door, and then pushed them to the ground.
Naturally, there was a chaos at the door of Prince Gong's Mansion. This voice was immediately heard by Li Hongzhang in front. He ordered the carriage to stop and looked out along the curtain of the carriage. He only saw the door of Prince Gong's Mansion.
It's already a mess.
Several eunuchs and servants were pushed to the ground by Liu Hai's soldiers, and several rifles were pressed against their heads.
Li Hongzhang got out of the carriage without caring about anything else. He jogged to Li Liu Hai's car and asked, "Xiannephew, what's going on?"
Just at this time, Song Hu passed by and reported: "Commander, I saw the fierce looks in these people's eyes. I'm afraid it's not good for the commander, so I tied them up and asked him to punish them."
Liu Hai sat in the car, smiled softly, and then said to Li Hongzhang: "Uncle, you have also seen that there may be something wrong with these people."
"My dear nephew, this kind of thing will never happen. Prince Gong's mansion is without a person in charge. Now there is no one in charge. Where could there be anything untoward? Please be aware of it, my dear nephew."
After hearing this, Liu Hai nodded slightly and said to Song Hu beside him: "Let these people go for now. However, this place is too close to our Prince Qing's Mansion. We will send someone to guard here. Without my order, no one can do whatever they want."
In and out.”
"Yes, Commander, I'll do it right away."
After Liu Hai gave the order, he immediately lowered the door curtain. The coachman next to him immediately understood what Liu Hai meant and immediately drove the car forward.
At that time, Li Hongzhang was left hanging there.
By the time Liu Hai arrived at the gate of Prince Qing's Mansion, Prince Qingqing's Mansion had been completely sealed off by people arranged by Song Hu. All the maids and eunuchs inside had been driven out and replaced by Liu Hai's personal guards.
After Liu Hai got out of the car, he was immediately followed by more than a dozen guards, including a soldier guarding Prince Xin's palace at the door. Liu Hai immediately saluted with a military salute.
Liu Hai returned the greeting and entered Prince Qing's Mansion.
When he arrived here, Liu Hai felt like Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden. Originally, Liu Hai felt that the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion where he lived was luxurious enough, because it passed by the palace of Hong Xiuquan.
But now when I look at Prince Qing's Mansion, I immediately feel that it is a small dwarf.
Prince Qing's Mansion is divided into three roads, and each road has three small roads. The entire scale is simply breathtaking.
In addition to these, the carved beams and painted buildings in Prince Qing's Mansion are exceptionally exquisite, with red columns, green windows, painted buildings, carved beams, cornices and brackets. They are light and graceful. It can be said to be a rare artistic treasure.
After Liu Hai walked around the palace, he finally came to the main hall of Prince Qing's palace.
Liu Hai sat in the middle, smiled at Li Hongzhang who had been following him and said, "Uncle, please take a seat."
Li Hongzhang was indeed old. After following Liu Hai around the palace, he already felt that his legs were a little weak. Now that Liu Hai ordered him to sit next to him, he was panting a little.
After Liu Hai asked Li Hongzhang to sit down, he asked Song Hu next to him: "Can the money in the treasury of Prince Qing's Mansion be counted?"
Liu Hai knew that Prince Qing was a famous corrupt official in the late Qing Dynasty, and the money in his house was probably more than that in the Qing Dynasty's treasury.
"My lord, we have already counted it, and there are still more than 3,000 taels of silver in the entire palace."
When Liu Hai heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then became furious.