I can't die

The destruction of Tianjing City seems to have happened overnight. Zeng Guofan led the army all the way, and before midnight, the Hunan Army had already approached the city. At this time, the city of Tianjing was full of fire, and people were panic-stricken. Everyone saw the death of the loyal king Li Xiucheng. , Shou Wang Miao Peilin rebelled, the morale of the army has long been unstable, and the defeat is only a matter of a moment.

In March 1862, Zeng Guofan led the Hunan Army to capture Tianjing. For a while, "Ten years of magnificent Tianwang Mansion turned into a barren village and wild pigeons flew", and the prosperous ancient capital Nanjing was reduced to rubble (three years faster than in history, which was 3.)

At the same time, the Hunan army entered the city and started killing. "Nineteen of the dead bodies along the street were old people, and their children under the age of two or three were also slaughtered for fun."Zeng Guofan reported to the imperial court and said: Zeng Guoquan led his troops to carry out "segmented search and killing in Nanjing City, killing more than [-] thieves in three days. The Qinhuai River is long, and the corpses are like hemp."In fact, more than [-] Nanjing residents were massacred in three days.

The Qing people recorded: "In the battle of Jinling, there were millions of dead bodies, and the Qinhuai River was completely red; the sound of crying shook the four fields."The Hunan army also took the name of "Dasuo". From top to bottom, everyone bought a big bamboo basket, and put money into the bamboo basket when they grabbed money.At the same time, brutal massacres were carried out inside and outside the city. (Nanjing is really miserable. The city is always massacred.)

Breaking through the city of Tianjing was originally an extremely good thing, but precisely because of this massacre of the city, it was inevitable that it would be tainted with a trace of blood.

The massacre of [-] civilians was such a big matter that even the Ministry of War could not suppress it. Sheng Bao got the news and went to Zai Chun early. He pleaded guilty and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zeng, this is also a helpless act. The Taiping traitor After occupying Nanjing City for more than ten years, the local people have already returned their hearts, if they are not killed to frighten the world, I am afraid it will be bad."

The largest number of people in mainland China is naturally the Han nationality. The Taiping Army fought under the banner of restoring the rule of the Han nationality, and the rulers were all born of ordinary people. Naturally, compared with the Manchu government, the people in Nanjing are more loyal.

According to the will of the people, water can carry a boat and capsize it.These are things that every king must learn.Long-term upbringing is naturally one aspect to make the people submit, but Zeng Guofan's "one size fits all" deterrence is not useless, just like the "keep your hair but not your head" that the Manchu Qing did when they first entered the customs.What's more, most of the people in Nanjing City have long regarded themselves as subjects of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In Zeng Guofan's eyes, these city people are no longer the people of the Qing Dynasty, but rebellious officials and thieves.

Zai Chun murmured about this matter in his heart, and knew that it was difficult to make up his mind at the moment, but he could only mention another matter: "It is said that Hong Xiuquan, a minister of the capital, and Zhu Niwang collected countless treasures in the world. It's a fortune."

Sheng Bao is a member of the military department, and he must protect the soldiers of his military department, but when he heard Zai Chun's words, he panicked.Indeed, there is no need to think about it, this war is decided for the Caixiang Army, but this kind of thing has always been acquiesced by many high-ranking people. Now that the emperor mentions it like this, does it mean that he has doubts about Zeng Guofan?

"I don't know about antiques and cultural relics, but there are a lot of silver and gold."

Katsuho gave an ambiguous answer.

"A lot?"

Zai Chun thought for a while, then glanced slowly at Shengbao who was standing below: "Ask the Hunan Army to hand over 1000 million taels of silver to the state treasury, and the others can figure it out themselves. I don't care about the military aircraft department."

Zai Chun didn't bother to care about how much money the Hunan Army could get from the Taiping Army. After all, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is also a country of China, at least tens of millions, right?As superiors, you can't let these frontline soldiers get nothing, take some yourself, and let them divide the rest, it's okay.

"Your Majesty is wise, the Hunan Army must be grateful for His kindness. And the military aircraft department really needs to move around, thank you for your reminder."

Shengbao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that there was no sense of blame in Zaichun's tone.He then thought about the ministers in the Military Aircraft Department again, and indeed, if he didn't manage it well, he would have to wait until the censor talked about the massacre of the city by the Hunan Army, and no one would help.

Sheng Bao understood Zai Chun's meaning, after all, he regarded the Zeng family as his own.

"By the way, how is the infantry battalion in the capital?"

The infantry commander's full name is Admiral Jiumen Infantry Patrol Commander of the Fifth Battalion, mainly in charge of nine gates in the inner city of Beijing (Zhengyangmen, Chongwenmen, Xuanwumen, Andingmen, Deshengmen, Dongzhimen, Xizhimen, Chaoyangmen, Fucheng Door) inside and outside guards and access control, also responsible for night patrol, fire fighting, compilation and inspection of Baojia, ban, arrest, and prison break.The responsibility is huge, almost all the safety issues of the entire palace have been choked, which is why Zai Chun reacted so strongly when he saw Ci Xi wanting to take over the position of infantry commander.

"If you go back to the emperor, it's okay. It's just that there are too many ministers now, and it's okay to take on them in a short time, but I'm afraid they will be exhausted for a long time."

Sheng Bao thought about it, and an idea popped up,

oh?Hearing this, Zai Chun's heart moved, and he found it interesting. It's not been a day or two since Sheng kept the infantry in the capital. Why did he suddenly say that he was exhausted today?

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

"I would like to recommend a person to enter the barracks as the deputy commander-in-chief."

"Who, let's hear it, can get you like this."

"Alut Chongqi."

This surname does not sound like a Manchu name, but a bit like a Mongolian.Since the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu and Mongolian families have been advocated. Speaking of which, the status of the Mongolian people in the Qing Dynasty is higher than that of the Han people.

"This surname sounds a little familiar, but it's rare for you to think about throwing your hands away. You have some skills when you think about it."

"Chongqi is a disciple of the Eight Banners of Mongolia, the son of Saishang'a. Now he is in charge of the Ministry of War. Not only is he good at riding and shooting, but he is also good at writing. He is an all-rounder in civil and military affairs."

"and many more."

Listening to Shengbao's words, Zaichun couldn't help tapping his fingers on the table: "Son of Saishang? I know that there are such talents in the Eight Banners. Why have I never heard of it?"

"Sai Shang'a used to be the Minister of Military Aircraft of Father Xianfeng, but he was demoted and expelled from the Military Aircraft Department because he suffered a defeat in the early days of suppressing the Taiping Army."

Speaking of this, Arut's surname Zai Chun finally remembered!No wonder this surname is so familiar!Isn't the official wife who was originally from Tongzhi also surnamed Arut?

"So I remembered, this Alut Chongqi seems to be Duanhua's son-in-law?"

When Zai Chun said this, he couldn't help laughing.

"Exactly!"

Hearing Zai Chun's laughter, Sheng Bao knew that the little emperor had understood what he meant, and smiled immediately.

"Success, I agree to this matter. But you still need to continue to take on the position of orthodox leader. Just ask Arut Chongqi to be the deputy commander-in-chief."