Eunuchs who traveled through the Qing Dynasty

"Witchcraft? Hehe, just treat it as witchcraft. By the way, don't you have a God in Great Britain? Find a way to get in touch with his old man and let him bless you." Xiao Ran laughed loudly, and suddenly his expression changed. Shen said in a word: "This is just the beginning. I heard that your backup fleet has crossed the Strait of Malacca and will appear on the waters of China soon. Hehe, I will definitely represent China. Welcome Every distinguished guest who came from afar!"

The cold gaze made Heriz shiver involuntarily.As a general who has spent most of his life at sea without a single defeat, he felt the fear from the bottom of his heart for the first time when facing this young and handsome young man from the East.He knew that Xiao Ran's words were definitely not alarmist, he had such capital!

After clearing the battlefield, the fleet headed for Hutou Reef.This sea area is one of the most dangerous sea areas in Bohai Bay, full of underwater reefs, and only one channel can pass through.At noon, when the fleet arrived at Hutou Reef, Lai Dingzhong had already packed up the battlefield and was ready to return.

The fleet led by Lai Dingzhong only has four three-masted fast cruisers, and the rest are two-masted medium-sized sailing ships.But such an inconspicuous fleet wiped out more than [-] heavy warships of the United Fleet in one fell swoop. This is of course the credit of sea mines and torpedoes.In fact, as early as the [-]th century, during the North American War of Independence, sea mines were used as cheap and effective weapons in naval warfare. By the middle of the [-]th century, their performance and lethality had been further improved.The reason why the sea mines were able to achieve such a feat this time is that the first reason is that the coalition fleet was terrified and panicked; The power of all high explosives is not comparable to that of ordinary black powder, and just one is enough to send the whole ship to the west.

Coupled with the auxiliary attack of torpedoes, not one of the more than twenty enemy ships was spared, and all sank to the bottom of the water to meet the Dragon King.At this point, the combined fleet of the three countries has been wiped out. Since the Opium War, China has defeated its opponent in a frontal naval battle for the first time, and it has carried out a beautiful wipe-out without losing a single ship!

The Dragon Banner of the Qing Dynasty fluttered in the wind, and it was the first time that it fluttered so indulgently on the sea of ​​China.Xiao Ran's heart was full of enthusiasm. If it was said that going to Russia and conquering the Japanese slave country changed the history, then from now on, he has begun to control the history!

What is history?When your strength is enough to defeat any powerful enemy, history is but a speck of dust under your feet!

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After winning the complete victory, Xiao Ran led the fleet directly to Dagukou, preparing to make a triumphant return. An unexpected thing happened. The defenders of Dagukou refused the fleet to land, and issued a warning that they were not allowed to approach the three nautical mile cordon, otherwise they would fire .

The Dagukou Fort was under the rule of Zhili, not under the jurisdiction of Lushun Kou Shui Division.But Xiao Ran's name is well known to everyone in the world. The general who guarded the fort had the guts of a leopard, and even Director Xiao dared to provoke him?Xu Shichang, Lai Dingzhong and others were shocked and angry.Xiao Ran's heart skipped a beat. Of course, such a big matter cannot be decided by the defending general himself. Of course, there is only one person who dares to issue such an order: Zhili Governor Zeng Guofan!

The foreign devils invaded and rebelled against Shengjing, and successfully forced Shengjia to tour the south. As long as Mei and his party arrive in Jiangning, it is imperative to move the capital.Faced with such a fait accompli, no matter how great Zeng Guofan's ability is, there is nothing he can do.Then mobilize the forces of the Jiangnan Han army, both inside and outside the court, to overthrow the monarchy and establish a democratic republic. The whole plan has been carefully planned by Xiao Ran, and it is closely linked, but he never expected that Zeng Guofan would come at such a critical moment. One hand!

Has he already seen through his plan?So, what does this guy who once shaved his head want to do next? ...

Xiao Ran frowned, thinking hard.Lai Dingzhong, Monk Hua and others were cursing loudly, clamoring to destroy the Dagukou Fort.Xiao Ran was dizzy from their quarrel, he slammed the table, and shouted angrily: "Shut up!"

It was the first time for everyone to see Xiao Ran getting so angry, and they all fell silent immediately.Xu Shichang hurriedly said: "My lord, the brothers are also anxious, and they all hope that you can come up with an idea quickly."

Xiao Ran pondered for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Zeng Guofan has always been very cautious in doing things. He will never move lightly until it is safe. Now that he has openly provoked us, I am worried that the other side of the capital will not let him go. What's going on!"

As soon as these words were said, everyone's hearts tightened.Because everyone understands.Although Shengjia has been on a southern tour.But the city of Beijing is still the political center of the country.It is the key to control the overall situation.Among them, the Prime Minister’s Yamen, the Military Aircraft Department, the Infantry Yamen, and the three divisions and six departments are still the political pivots that control the current situation. If the capital has not been officially moved for a day, Beijing, as the capital, still retains the supreme authority!

What's more terrible is that the Beijing city can't help being related to the overall situation, where there are still Xiao Ran's family members!Old lady, beautiful wife.There are also a pair of young children who are still in their infancy, it is impossible for anyone to ignore them, let alone Xiao Ran who has always put the safety of his family more important than his own life?

Everyone was silent for a moment.For a long time, Lai Dingzhong suddenly shouted: "What are you waiting for? Damn, give me a few fast boats, and I will go to flatten the Dagukou Fort right now! If you can't kill this bloody road, sir, you cut off the head of the third child!" !"

Xu Shichang hurriedly grabbed Lai Dingzhong's sleeve, and said: "My third son, don't be reckless! How many heavy shore guns are on the Dagukou. How can we head-on? The key is that we don't know the truth of the other party now, and we need to think long-term."

Cheng Tong saw that Xiao Ran's brows were deeply furrowed, and comforted him, "My lord. Brother Sheng, Liu Erfu, has led the Firearms Battalion back to Beijing. Brother Sheng is cautious, alert, and resourceful. Besides, the Firearms Battalion is extremely powerful. If there is any change, they will definitely find a way to stop it."

Xiao Ran sighed, and said: "Brother Sheng is resourceful and resourceful. This guy who once shaved his head has fought all his life, so why not? If he strikes first, the matter will be much more difficult!"

Xu Shichang thought for a moment, then suddenly said: "My lord, the most important thing right now is how to get back to the capital as soon as possible. The Dagu fort has been sealed off now, so I guess Zeng Guofan must have given orders to other ports to prevent us from landing. I used to work in the Dagu Navy back then, but I knew there was a dangerous road: Thirty miles north along Dagu, there was a dangerous shoal, because there were many hidden reefs under the water and the backflow of the sea, it was usually inaccessible, but every time When the tide is high, there will be about half an hour for the sea to overflow the reef, as long as you grasp the timing, you should be able to pass through!"

Xiao Ran suddenly jumped up, grabbed Xu Shichang's arm, and said, "Are you sure? Great! Order the fleet to turn around immediately, let's land right now, and catch that old fellow Zeng Guofan by surprise!"

The beach that Xu Shichang mentioned is the mouth of a river.To be precise, this place cannot be called a waterway, because there are many underwater reefs, and the ship will be destroyed if you are not careful, so even fishing boats do not want to come and go from here.Over time, this place became an abandoned wasteland, and there were no Qing army garrisons to guard it.

After all, he is an experienced old sailor, Xu Shichang calculated the time of high tide quite accurately.Taking advantage of the rising sea water, he led the fleet to dock quickly.Due to the strong wind and waves that day, although Xu Shichang and others were extremely careful, two boats crashed into the rocks. Fortunately, there were no major casualties.

Successfully landed, without time to rest, Xiao Ran led the troops straight into Beijing.Since there were only the old troops in the Daxing Mountains, the number of people was small and the targets were small, and the camouflage training uniforms were uniform, it was easy to escape the sight of the Qing army.After a continuous rapid march, the team arrived in Tongzhou four days later.

Surprisingly, here, I met Jing Shou and Sheng Zuo's firearm camp!When Jing Shou saw Xiao Ran, he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and cursed: "Reverse, rebellious! That bastard Zeng Guofan has already surrounded the capital!"

"what!……"

Although Xiao Ran had expected it, he was still extremely shocked.Unexpectedly, this Zeng shaved his head, but he actually came to the bottom of the pot!

Sheng Zuo explained what happened before he knew what happened.It turned out that when Xiao Ran led the army to fight fiercely with the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms in Nianzi Mountain, Zeng Guofan had quietly returned from Chengde and surrounded the capital like Tietong.The troops of Seng Gelinqin and Ruoanayan arrived later, but seeing that the capital was trapped, they all threw their hands at the rat.And Zeng Guofan didn't know what method he used. It seemed that he had reached a consensus with the two armies in private. Two days later, Joanayan led the Shanxi Eight Banners Army north to Chengde to resist Nayan Xin's forces.The change in the capital was obviously beyond Nayan Xinduo's expectations, and he didn't know how to deal with it, so he had to temporarily abandon Chengde and retreat to Jianchang.

The Firearms Battalion then rushed to the capital, but was blocked by Zeng Guofan's army on the grounds that they were protecting the capital. Although there was no exchange of fire, it could be seen from the Qing soldiers with live ammunition that Zeng Guofan was going to play for real this time.Although Sheng Zuo looked rough, but thoughtful, he didn't know what was going on inside the capital, so of course he didn't dare to move rashly, so he had to retreat to Tongzhou, while dispatching capable men to secretly sneak into the capital to spy on the situation.

The next day, the information sent back from the capital made Sheng Zuo lose even more.It turned out that after Zeng Guofan surrounded the capital, he immediately blocked the Military Aircraft Office, the Prime Minister's Office, and the Infantry Office, as well as the Forbidden City, Xiao's Mansion in Yuqian'er Hutong, and Tongrantang's factories.In this way, the entire capital city has completely fallen under his control!

This is a matter that affects the whole body, neither Sheng Zuo nor Jing Shou dare to make up their minds.At this time, Xiao Ran's mind was also in a mess. Zeng Guofan made such a big commotion, of course it would not be as simple as simply surrounding the city of Beijing, I'm afraid there will be other conspiracy in the future.The point is that the old mother, wife and children at home have also fallen into his hands, and I don't know if it will be dangerous if what happens now.He intends to send brothers to sneak into the city to rescue him, but he hesitates for a long time and dare not take the risk.You must know that it was a matter of pulling teeth out of a tiger's mouth. Once something went wrong, it would be too late to regret.

According to the estimated itinerary, Mei and his party should have passed Shandong by this time.Shengjia pays attention to ostentation when he goes on tour, and he walks as slowly as a bullock cart.I'm on the road now, and I can't get in touch with my eyes, what should I do?what to do?

Just when he was running around in a hurry, Lin Qinger and Nayan Ziqing proposed to go to the city to find out in person.Of course Xiao Ran disagreed, but Lin Qing'er said: "Don't worry, my husband, we two women should not arouse suspicion. Besides, Zi Qing and I are both good at martial arts. Even if people find out, we can get away unscathed."

Xiao Ran thought about it carefully, and what Lin Qing'er said made sense.There is no better way at the moment, so I have to agree, be careful what you are told, the first principle is to save your life.Lin Qing'er immediately took Nayan Ziqing with her, dressed up as a village woman, and rushed to Wangjing in disguise.

After seeing off his two wives, Xiao Ran was worried and couldn't sleep all night.On the one hand, he sent Pegasus Meteor to send a secret report to Nayan Xinduo, stating the news from the capital, so that he must not act rashly; on the other hand, he sent someone to send a telegram to the branch of Tongran Hall in Shanghai, ordering Liu Quan to temporarily manage Jiangnan Tongran Hall Things with semicolons.

It wasn't until the third day that Lin Qinger and Nayan Ziqing returned safely that they were relieved.But when they heard the other news they brought back, they were completely stunned as if they had fallen into an ice hole.

Yehena Lalan'er actually moved out of the Leng Palace and moved to the Changchun Palace, and began to handle government affairs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, as if she had regained her status as the Empress Dowager!Could it be that Lan'er really colluded with Zeng Guofan? ! ...

Er moved out of the Leng Palace because of Prince Hui Mianyu, the old fifth master who stayed behind in the capital. On the third day Zeng Guofan besieged the capital, he led Prince Su, Prince Chun, and a group of senior ministers to kneel outside the gate of Qianqing to beg Lan Er. He came forward to take charge of government affairs, and wrote a joint memorial in the tone of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, stating that Emperor Daxing's will is to rule the two palaces together and assist the emperor.The last emperor's edict denouncing Lan'er was also written to Concubine Li Yanlin, but he was just afraid that Lan'er would be at odds with her, and had no other intentions.

Concubine Li and Lan'er were always close and knew everything inside and outside the palace, so it was obviously against the will of Emperor Daxing to send Lan'er into the cold palace with just this will.Besides, Lan'er is the biological mother of the current emperor, and being thrown into the cold palace will damage the emperor's face.Therefore, Mian Yu came forward and led his group of officials to plead for orders, asking Lan'er to come back and move to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to temporarily handle the government affairs.

Here, Yan Lin did not go to the south of the Yangtze River with her eyebrows, she was always kind in her heart, she felt that Lan Er was alone and refused to move out of the cold palace, so she insisted on staying with her as a companion.This happened to allow Mian Yu and the others to find an excellent example. Although there were suspicions of picking a word, the petition of Mian Yu and the others suddenly became justified.

This change caught Yanlin by surprise.In fact, she had always hoped that Lan'er could move out of the cold palace, but not in such a way. Although she was not in touch with political affairs, she was not a fool. How could she not know the pros and cons of the relationship?But what she couldn't have imagined was that Lan'er, who seemed to have repented and was indifferent to everything, agreed to the request of the ministers.Xinran moved out of the cold palace and sat in the Hall of Mental Cultivation!

Blatantly violating the emperor's orders and privately participating in government affairs is a serious crime of treason, no different from stealing the emperor's job in the Ming Dynasty. Yan Lin was frightened for a while, but Mei and Xiao Ran were not by her side, she was so anxious but helpless.

This time, the holy car toured the south.King Yi, Prince Su, and Prince Chun negotiated and dealt with it, and they had the power to make decisions on the fly.And this time the petition was signed, not only the three princes, but also the great scholars Zhou Peizu, Jia, and Zuodu Yushi Woren, etc., all had their names.In this way, how dare the officials not to second the proposal?Mian Yu and the others have already telegraphed the situation to Mei and his party, but Sheng Jia was away.Even if Mei doesn't accept it, what else can I do?

Zeng Guofan's army had already surrounded the imperial city like an iron barrel, and he was the one who planned this.At this time, Xiao Ran vaguely understood Zeng Guofan's sinister intentions. The emperor toured the south, but the status of the capital was still there, and he played the card of Lan'er in order to restore her status as the Queen Mother of the West.To ensure that Zhili and even the entire large area of ​​Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi are full of the Qing regime.After all, in these provinces, the forces of the Manchu and Qing Eight Banners are still dominant, including Senggelinqin.Joanayan and other forces have no reason to oppose it.In fact, these people are also worried that if the imperial court really moves the capital to Jiangning, it may shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.

The alliance of several important provincial forces is equivalent to cutting off Nayan Xinduo in the northeast from the Han army in the south of the Yangtze River. At best, Nayan Xinduo is only tossing around in the northeast, so there is no need to pay attention to him for the time being.But once Mei really dares to propose moving the capital to Jiangning, it will inevitably cause hostility between the southern Han army and the northern Manchu forces, and a civil war in China will be unstoppable!

What a plan to borrow flowers to offer Buddha, what a plan to draw a salary from the bottom!

Xiao Ran's face was ashen, and he punched heavily on the pear wood table, blood oozed out immediately.Nayan Ziqing exclaimed, and hurriedly pulled out the silk to bandage him, but Lin Qing'er grabbed her and shook her head to signal her to keep quiet.

Xiao Ran's mind was already in a mess.It seems that this guy Zeng Guofan is determined to keep his life clear. How can he be reconciled when he thinks that he has lost to him in a game of chess that he has worked so hard to plan for N long time?What's even more hateful is that Lan'er, a key pawn in this, thought she was really weak in power and changed her past, but unexpectedly, she actually cheated the world!It's ridiculous that I thought she had fallen in love with me. If it wasn't for a moment of compassion, how could I make her turn around? !

Moreover, it was her idea to transfer Zeng Guofan to the Zhili post at the beginning, and to force the emperor to tour the south of the Yangtze River under the guise of foreign criminals.Presumably she had already figured out what kind of person Zeng Guofan would be, and was waiting hard for such an opportunity!Damn, this sinister and vicious woman! ! !

If Lan'er appeared in front of him at this time, Xiao Ran wished he could swallow her alive, he was already gnashing his teeth in anger.Ever since he traveled to the present, he has always relied on his foresight of history to play with others in his hands. How many times has he followed other people's ways?In fact, he is not the kind of character who can't afford to lose, but losing to such a woman, the more he thinks about it, the more he feels suffocated and reconciled!

After a long time, I finally calmed down a little, and said: "Qing'er, my mother

Are they all okay? "

Lin Qing'er hesitated for a moment, and said: "Yuqian'er Hutong and Tongran Hall are both secretly blocked, and many of them are guarded by shifts. Sister Ziqing and I were afraid of revealing our identities, so we didn't dare to force our way in. But I pretended to be The village woman who delivered the food managed to meet a cook in our mansion. Hearing from her that the mansion was safe and well, Zeng Guofan was not overly troubled, but no one was allowed in or out. In addition, the telegraph office has been taken over by the Prime Minister’s Office, and now the communication The telegrams are reviewed one by one by the people in the yamen."

Xiao Ran's heart sank again.Among the wives, it's fine for others to pay it back, but that little girl Ning Xin is a princess, she is not afraid of anything, she can be stopped in the mansion, it seems that the situation is more serious than what Lin Qing'er said.

Seeing Xiao Ran's worried face, Nayan Ziqing stomped her feet and said, "Master, don't worry, sister Qing'er and I will go back now, no matter what, we must take care of mother-in-law and sisters, as well as Bang'er and Shuang'er." Get out!"

While speaking, he grabbed Lin Qing'er's arm, turned around and left.Xiao Ran frowned and shouted: "When are you still messing around? Qing'er, show her to me!"

Duan Xingnian, Monk Hua and others were also there, and they were already gearing up, and they were about to rush into Beijing to save people as soon as Xiao Ran gave an order.After giving him this roar, he fell silent.After all, it has not yet reached the point where the fish will die and the net will be broken, so he must not act rashly, Xiao Ran waved his hand and said: "You all go out, I want to be alone for a while."