The Eight-Nation Coalition entered the China Gate
On the day of the fall of Beijing, citizens closed their doors and hung up white flags, and wolves rushed in the Forbidden City. The ministers of the main war faction hid at home to pack their luggage, always ready to listen to Cixi's order and slip away at any time. The logistics staff in the palace ran and scattered, and the people who were not afraid of death in the capital and the retreating Qing soldiers poured into the palace, picking valuable cultural relics and moving them home with a family. Of course, this is all after Cixi left.
The temple collapsed, the order was ruined, and the country was like this, and the people of the time couldn't help but sigh"The battle of Gengzi is a strange change that has not been seen since the establishment of a country. ”
In the early morning of August 15, Cixi was dressed in a blue cloth summer shirt, and her hairpin was not as good as her hairpin, and the peasant lady was full of style. Guangxu wore a black gauze gown, and the queen Longyu walked to the outside of Xihua Gate, accompanied by Yixuan, Zaiyi, Pu Jun, Shanqi, Zhao Shuqiao, Li Lianying and others. The old lady shed tears as she walked, and before leaving, she ordered someone to throw Guangxu's favorite concubine into the well.
Guangxu has always had opinions about Cixi, not only because of Concubine Zhen, but he didn't even have a trace of happiness in his heart to escape from Beijing, and it had nothing to do with the coalition army entering Beijing, on the contrary, what Cixi was afraid of was that he would rebuild a power center with the support of various countries, so that Cixi would completely lose power, and she could only really be her old lady in the countryside.
While escaping, Cixi once again ordered to stop cooperating with the Boxers and continue to suppress!
The birds are all gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked.
Cixi really can't stand her brothers.
Under the joint attack of the Qing court and the Eight-Nation Alliance, the Boxers, who were once in the limelight, suddenly dispersed"People from other places escaped overnight, and people in Beijing were modified and dressed. In one day and one night, hundreds of thousands of people were gone, and they were even faster than when they came."
The supreme Qianqing Palace was seriously desecrated
As early as the beginning of August, before the coalition forces took the city of Beijing, Zhang Xun under Yuan Shikai was eager to try, and he was bent on leading the army to the king. Lao Yuan saw that he was so stupid and loyal, except for saying in his heart that he was a second pole, of course he would not give him a slap in the face on the surface, not only did he not hit him, but also praised him for his loyalty and bravery. But as soon as the conversation changed, I still couldn't go, as I said, it was important to look at Shandong. After a while, Zhang Xun couldn't hold his breath again, and ran to Yuan and said, Boss, don't stop me this time, if you are afraid that I will affect your military discipline, I have to go under my own banner, and I will not tell you that I am ready to die on the battlefield and be shrouded in horse leather.
From Lao Zhang"May there be a single tree and a flag, and I want to be a horse leather shroud".Judging from his determination, he has been wearing braids and waiting for the ** restoration, not without reason. Not only that, but later the Qing family abdicated, and Lao Yuan became the **, and the respectable and lovely Comrade Zhang Xun said again:"The former master of the Qing Emperor, Yuan ** is also the teacher, now Yuan is **, Xuantong is still the emperor, Yu serves the people, justice and private kindness, and there is no hindrance. ”This is really righteous enough. Zhang Xun said so, and did so, on the third day after Lao Yuan died of illness, he established a military alliance of seven provinces in Xuzhou and proposed"Respect the preferential conditions of the Qing family, and protect the lives and property of Yuan Da**'s family and all the honors after his death"., and invited like-minded Kang Youwei to Xuzhou to discuss the restoration plan, and even Fu Puyi's reset. Such a subordinate goes to ** to find it?Yuan feels that although Lao Zhang has a simple personality, he is loyal and loyal, and he is exactly the person my Lao Yuan needs.
Yuan is a master of knowing people, and he is also a master of manipulating people, seeing that his subordinates want to act alone, he came to persuade this stupid and cute Zhang Xun again: Shao Xuan, I know you want to go, and I know that you are loyal, why shouldn't I?I'll tell you the truth, I dreamed of going into battle to kill the enemy, but I really couldn't leave, alas, there was a lot of blood, and the old lady wouldn't let me spill it. In this way, now is not the time, you just listen to me first, don't go, I will give you the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.
Zhang Xun agreed, but this kind of temperamental person, he was by no means full of joy to agree. Because of this incident, Zhang Xun had opinions about Yuan for a long time, and his boss did not let him be loyal, which he could not accept.
Zhang Xun is five years older than Yuan, but compared to him, his thoughts are still relatively simple. He didn't know that Lao Yuan just didn't want him to be foolish and reckless, and was looking for a better opportunity for him. As the boss, he did not draw cakes, nor did he fool, a year later, Cixi returned to Luan, and Yuan immediately called Zhang Xun. Don't you want to be faithful to the Lord?Now the opportunity has come, the Queen Mother and the Emperor are rushing back, from Baoding to Beijing, and you are responsible for escorting along the way. As for the soldiers and horses, just bring a little bit of that, there is no danger to life, and you can also get in touch with the high-level, how you behave depends on you. After Zhang Xun returned to Beijing after protecting the two palaces, he also served as the servant of Cixi and Guangxu many times. Since then, the two most important figures of the Great Qing Kingdom have remembered this face, and Zhang Xun has risen all the way.
Not only Zhang Xun, but also the veteran Jiang Gui did not fall behind. Before the two palaces arrived in Beijing, Yuan also gave an order to Lao Jiang, the task was to clean up the displaced people and suspects in the capital, and by the way, tidy up the city's appearance and welcome the two palaces back to Luan. The soldiers who fought on the battlefield did such trivial things, which was greater than the credit they received for their military exploits, and they were familiar with the high-level and had no worries about their careers, which was cheap and technical.
As for the other brothers, the interests are equally equal. This year, because of his meritorious service in stabilizing Shandong, Yuan applied for promotion and salary increase for his subordinates, and recommended more than 200 people in one go.
Foreign troops took a group photo in front of the gate of Cixi's dormitory, Chuxiu Palace
The two palaces hunted in the west, Cixi suffered all the hardships this time, not to mention the ups and downs along the way, forget about the fear, the danger can be avoided, the chase can be dodged, the key is that there is not even food, gnaw a corn, the nest is reluctant to eat a meal, is there still this kind of life in the world?
In fact, Cixi had this situation, and the Yuan family also had a relationship. At the beginning, the Beijing division was in danger, the two palaces fled in embarrassment, he had the right army of Wuwei in his hand, and the foreigners saw the words "this Shandong border" but took a detour, and the comparison between the two was really unfair. Mutual insurance in the southeast is certainly a good policy, but for the time being, it is necessary to eliminate the misunderstanding with the leadership.
Yuan has always been generous, but now that the money is used when it is used, he feels that it is indeed a disadvantage that he does not know how to manage money. At this time, the more than 200,000 taels raised by Jiangsu and Anhui were about to be sent to Beijing, and he intercepted themYuan used this batch of silver taels to add his own fund-raising, and made up enough **300,000 taels, plus 200 tribute cloths, and sent them to the northwest. Even more thoughtfully, he also ordered forty boxes of fruit to be brought.
The accompanying ministers should not be less, in case someone is not satisfied, slander is terrible. Yuan did not ignore this, and he united with Liu Kun.
1. Zhang Zhidong and several other partners collected more than 20,000 taels of silver and sent people to send them to the ministers who had been bumpy all the way. Yuan's charcoal delivery in the snow was effective, and the accompanying Minister of Military AircraftWang Wenshao said: "The money in the provinces has not arrived, and the mountain left is the first to solve it, which can be called an emergency, and the items brought are especially useful, and the two palaces are greatly praised." ”Through Lao Yuan's thoughtful rescue of thousands of miles, Wang Wenshao, who is in his old age, has a sense of brightness, and can't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart"At the beginning, Xiang Cheng (Yuan) was the ear of ordinary people, and now the five bodies are on the ground. ”
Cixi and his entourage went west to hunt and return to Luan
On the afternoon of the 15th, Huailai County ordered Wu Yong to receive an official letter, saying that it was an official document, but in fact it was "a ball of coarse paper, without a seal and no face, and it had been crepe folded like a broken floc", saying that the two palaces and adults had arrived in Chadao Village, Yanqing Prefecture, and were expected to enter Huailai County tomorrow, and asked the county magistrate Wu to do a good job in reception. The queen mother and the emperor, who were hungry all the way, specially instructed to have a table of "Manchu and Han full seats", and the prince, Beizi and the ministers of military aircraft asked to prepare "a pot".
Wu Yong, whose name is Yuchuan, is a native of Wuxing, Zhejiang, and is the grandson-in-law of Zeng Guofan. According to the regulations, the Beijing officials below the fourth grade, and the local officials below the third grade are not qualified to face the saint, and during the war, the Wu County Order was rare to take over, not only to see the face of the sky, but also to see the two at a time, and then had the intention to record what they saw and heard all the way, and became a legend that has been handed down to this day"Gengzi West Hunting Cong Talk".。After receiving the official letter from his superiors, Wu Yong immediately contacted the local officials and gentry to prepare silver taels and ingredients, and the meal was ready, but he was robbed by the rout on the way to pick up the driver. On the morning of the 16th, Wu Yong rushed to Yulinbao in the rain and met Zhao Shuqiao, the minister of military aircraft, who was fighting in the front. Before the greeting was finished, the family came to tell each other that the food was robbed, and the three-pot porridge that was temporarily prepared was also robbed by the rout, and now there is only a little pot bottom left.
In 2021, he purchased "Gengzi West Hunting Cong Talk".
Near noon, Wu Yong met Cixi and Guangxu at the post station. The haggard Cixi asked Wu Yong what his surname was, and how many hours the post station was still from Huailai County, but before the county magistrate Wu finished answering, Cixi burst into tears. Seeing the Queen Mother crying, Wu Yong was also busy crying. Cixi cried and complained, saying that her mother and mother had been running for days, sleeping in the open air, hungry and cold, and the two had sat back to back on the bench all night yesterday, and they didn't fall asleep at dawn. Let the eunuch go to fetch water, and there are human heads floating in the well, so I have to pick some sorghum straw"Chew with the emperor and get a little juice"., until now"I have not eaten for two days.", asked"Has there ever been any food here?"。Wu Yong was busy repaying the truth, saying that there were originally three pots of mung bean porridge, but now there is only one pot left"I'm afraid of being rough and don't dare to be motivated".。Hearing that there was porridge to drink, the old lady said it repeatedly"Very good".。Wu Yong presented the porridge"Hearing the competition for bean porridge inside, there is a chatter, and it seems to be a very happy person
After drinking the mung bean porridge, Cixi asked Wu Yong to find five more eggs, eat three for herself, and give the remaining two to Guangxu. The old lady wanted to smoke a hookah, but Wu Yong remembered that he still had a few pieces of hemp paper, so he personally rubbed five of them on the board and presented them to the door of the main room. After Cixi finished the "meal", she asked Wu Yong if there were any women's clothes in the office, Wu said"But the minister's mother still has several clothes".Cixi no longer pays attention to any standards, said"Just warm your body".。After that, the two palaces rushed to the county seat in a sedan chair, and Wu Yong knelt in the mud to send him off.
In the two days of Huailai, the spirit of the two palaces was slightly relieved. Wu Yongyin took over the meritorious service, first promoted to the front road grain station office, and then"The prefect will stay in the province as an alternate, and change the top first"., even the cook who made noodles for Cixi was exceptionally promoted and transferred to the imperial dining room. Later, Cixi recalled rice porridge and noodles many times, and lamented that she had never tasted such a delicacy again, and regarded them as delicacies.
When the two palaces traveled to Shanxi, the supply had been prepared in advance by the local **, and the lights were lit up along the way, and the extravagance was as usual. The marching procession is mighty,"Along the way, there is a lot of prestige", "the arrogance is so smoky that it cannot be approached".。Hu Sui has this "spiritual outlook", it is precisely because of one person, when Cixi and his entourage rushed to Changping Guan City, he led 2,000 infantry from Lanzhou day and night, north to King Qin, Cixi sighed"If the country is restored, no one will dare to forget morality.", this person is the political envoy of GansuCen Chunxuan