In the palace of Prince Gong in the northwest corner of Beijing, Prince Gong Yixun was listening to a report from several cronies. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Lord Wang, it's not good! On the emperor's northern hunting road, he was attacked by Cantonese thieves at the Chawu Post fifteen miles southwest of Huairou, and the 5,000 Praetorian Guards suffered heavy casualties and fled in defeat......"

Before the spy finished speaking, Yixun had already stood up with a shocked face, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and then his face turned into a sad face, and he grabbed the spon's hand excitedly and said, "Then what?" Could it be that the emperor was also caught by thieves? ”

"Lord Wang, thanks to the Great Qing Hongfu, Long Live Lord is fine, he has fled to Miyun City, where there are 3,000 bannermen from the Miyun Battalion stationed there."

Yixun's excited heart cooled down suddenly, and he patted his chest quietly and said, "That's really lucky!" God bless me with the Qing Dynasty and bless the emperor with a safe journey! This damn thief! ”

What Yi Xun scolded was not the abomination of the thieves attacking Xianfeng, but the abomination of scolding them for not capturing Xianfeng.

Think about it, if Yi Su was captured by the thieves, how much would it be! He has no heirs, and the only ones left are his own brothers. Among the adult brothers, Lao Wuyi was succeeded by his father to Prince Miankai as a son when he was fifteen years old, and the rest are still underage, and only he is the most suitable to inherit the throne.

Why didn't this thief work harder?

Yi Xun thought about it maliciously, and also reported a trace of illusion, and asked, "Is the news reliable?" Where did the news come from? ”

The cronies and spies replied: "It was Prince Yi's family soldier who secretly returned to Beijing to report the news, and was intercepted by us." ”

Yi Xun was stunned for a moment and shouted: "So, now the rest of the people in the capital don't know about it?" Speaking of this, he suddenly had an idea, but the matter was too high, and he was still hesitating.

At this moment, there was a report from the eunuch who was a close confidant of the palace outside the door: "Lord, two personal guards from Gui Zhongtang have come to ask for a meeting." ”

When Yi Xun heard this, he was stunned: "What about Lord Yue?" Didn't he go to negotiate with Mu Yin and them in the camp of the Yue thieves, why did his guards come to ask for a meeting, could it be that something happened? ”

He was about to summon Gui Liang's two guards into the room, but he saw his Fujin Guerjia clan wiping his tears and crying and walking in. ”

Yixun looked at it and hurriedly asked the guards beside her, only to learn that her father-in-law, Guiliang, had been ordered by himself to go to the Cantonese thief camp to negotiate, but was detained. The guards hurried back to report, and later the military department Shangshu Mu Yin would also come to report.

As soon as the words fell, the door outside the palace came in through the inner eunuch to report that it was Prince Zheng Duanhua, Minister of Military Aircraft Mu Yin and Monk Lingqin, who was responsible for the defense of the capital, and they had an urgent matter to visit.

Invited all three of them to the reception hall, and eliminated the eunuchs and other idle people who served, and before Yixun could speak, Mu Yin cried: "Lord, the slave is not doing well, please punish the prince!" ”

His cheeks were blue and swollen, and he looked as pitiful as he could be shortly after being beaten.

"Lord Mu has suffered! The king already knows about it! I can't imagine that the thief is so treacherous and cruel! Yixun comforted a little, and then asked: "Prince Zheng, Monk King, Mu Shangshu, just when the three of you came, we will discuss how to deal with this matter together!" ”

For the mistakes made by his father-in-law, Yixun is also very troubled. Originally, Xianfeng's order was to let Prince Zheng Duanhua and Minister of Military Aircraft Mu Yin go to negotiate peace with the thieves, and they could agree to the plan of dividing the river and ruling the river. In the name of being the minister of Qincha, Yixin intervened to join the peace talks, and it happened that Duanhua's body was itchy, so he took a compromise plan, and his father-in-law Guiliang and Seng Lingqin's subordinate Ba Yang'a, plus Mu Yin, went together.

Of course, the most important thing is that Yixun still has important things to entrust to his father-in-law, but he didn't expect it......

Seeing the three of them coming, he hurriedly saw the ball kicked out and asked everyone to discuss how to deal with it.

Yixun didn't expect that his father-in-law, who had always been shrewd, would sign and seal it directly without reading all the content written by the thieves, and after being teased by the thieves, he tore up the agreement, like a shrew.

But he didn't expect that the thieves would use such indiscriminate methods, as if they were deliberately teasing. Moreover, he shamelessly beat up the important ministers of the Qing court who negotiated peace, and detained his father-in-law and Monk Greenqin's subordinate Ba Yang'a!

This, this is simply not a rule.

"Lord, according to the opinion of the servants, it is better to report this matter to the emperor first! As for the peace talks, they dragged them with the thieves. The thieves are not very many, and they are all southerners, and in another month or two, the weather will get colder and colder, by that time, the army of King Qin should also be able to arrive, and the Eight Banners Forbidden Army in the capital will be killed again, and the internal and external attacks will definitely be able to defeat the thieves. Mu Yin's face was blue and he said eloquently.

He is Xianfeng's confidant, so he naturally feels that he will report to the emperor if he has something.

Monk Lingqin said: "What about Gui Zhongtang and Bayan'a? They are in the hands of thieves, we have dragged on for a long time, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the two of them. He cared about his subordinates, and rushed to rescue his subordinates first.

Duanhua said: "Monk King, the thieves shouldn't do anything to them!" If you can't do it, use some money to redeem them first! ”

Yi Xun waved his hand and said, "No, the thieves are treacherous and impermanent, and they have no credibility." The ransom was sent to them, but the meat buns beat the dogs, but people couldn't redeem them. They were held hostage. Now I have to report to the emperor first and ask him to decide! At the same time, perfunctory thieves and soldiers, procrastination and resentment, monk king, you have to keep an eye on the forbidden army in the city, strictly defend it, and stick to the city of Beijing. ”

The three of them had no choice but to agree.

Mu Yin and Seng Lingqin glanced at each other, and the two nodded slightly.

Monk Greenqin said suddenly: "Lord Gong, yesterday there was a report from the Malay, saying that it was the thief head of the Cantonese thief, the Holy King, who led thousands of people and horses to enter the Old Summer Palace, and should have taken all the treasures in the garden as his own. Pity me for collecting the treasures of the world for 200 years in the Qing Dynasty, and I have cheapened the Cantonese thieves! As he spoke, he beat his chest and paused, and then lowered his voice and said, "Master Mu, you will go to the Sanbeizi Garden in the west of the city to hear an important piece of information from the prince!" ”

Mu Yin nodded, gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Wang, that's the case. The three of us went to negotiate in the Sanbeizi Garden in the west of the city, which was very close to the Old Summer Palace. Therefore, the monk king and the minions boldly guessed that the thief chief of the Cantonese thieves was probably there now! In addition, according to the temptation of Gui Zhongtang and the minions before the negotiation, there is a good chance that the thief chief is indeed in the thief camp in the Sanbeizi Garden. ”

Yi Xun listened carefully, he knew that Monk Lingqin and Mu Yin would have a good intention when they told Mu Yin about this situation to themselves. At this time, his mind flashed suddenly, and he said with shock: "Mo Fei, monk king, you want to ......"

"Not bad! Lord Wang, the minion has carefully analyzed. If it is really the Cantonese thief and thief chief in the Sanbeizi Garden in the west of the city, the slave wants to give it a go! Monk Lingqin became excited, and he was always thinking about avenging the defeat of the thieves.

"Lord Wang, there are only more than 10,000 thieves in the west of the city, although they are mainly arranged in Fucheng Gate and Xizhi Gate, but other city walls are also arranged. The minions sent someone to investigate, and there were less than 4,000 thieves near Xizhimen! Monk Lingqin simply dipped his hand in the teapot with tea, and drew it directly on the table: "The Sanbeizi Garden where the thief chief is located is only less than four miles away from Xizhimen. ”

"And the thieves don't have many cavalry, and even if they do, their riding skills are limited, so it is difficult for the thief chieftain to escape on horseback. As long as a team of troops is sent out of the city at the same time, dragging the thieves in the west of the city so that they cannot be rescued in time, they can kill the thief chief in one fell swoop! Monk Lingqin gritted his teeth and said: "As long as the thief chief dies, the thief soldiers will fall into chaos, and even infighting because of this!" Not to mention attacking Beijing again, it is difficult to say whether you can escape back to the south! We can take advantage of this battle to make immortal military achievements for the Qing Dynasty! ”

After Monk Lingqin finished speaking, he looked at Yixun with a flushed face, expecting his reaction.

And Mu Yin on the side was already excited, nodding vigorously, looking at Yixun with blank eyes, hoping that he would agree.

Before leaving, the emperor ordered that although the forbidden army of the eight banners in the capital was directly commanded by Monk Greenqin, Monk Greenqin was only responsible for the defense of the capital. And Xianfeng ordered Prince Feng Gong to be the minister of the Qin Mission, stay in Beijing and the Old Summer Palace, and preside over the affairs of the capital, so that he became the person with the highest status in Beijing, so even the monk Lingqin came to ask for the opinion of Xia Yixun.

"Isn't this too risky? There is still a shortage of soldiers to defend the city, and the Eight Banners Forbidden Army in the city is lax in armament and not strong in combat power. Moreover, if the thief chief is not there, it will not hurt the Qing soldiers in vain, but it will affect the defense of the city! Yixun actually wanted to agree, but he expressed his doubts.

"Lord Wang, this time the thief chieftain is fighting, and the slave personally leads the people there, and it doesn't take many people and horses, five or six thousand horsemen are enough! Moreover, these horsemen are not very useful for defending the city, so it is better to go out of the city and fight! But there is a loss, and the emperor blames it, and the servants bear it! Monk Greenqin patted his chest.

Seeing him say this, Yixun was overjoyed and said, "Since this is the case, it will be according to what the monk king said!" This king is waiting for the good news of the monk king! ”

Duanhua and Mu Yin were also overjoyed, and they wished Seng Lingqin a great success. As for Gui Liang and the others who were detained, they were selectively forgotten.

Sending the three of them away, Yi Xun ignored Fu Jin, who was still crying beside him, and entered the study alone, his face was cloudy and uncertain, and he thought about it.