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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 750: The Rise of the East

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    In fact, every dynasty and every generation is inseparable from the political struggle above the court. Li Kaifang was not the first, and he will not be the last. But starting from Li Kaifang, the military and political power of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has been stabilized to the maximum extent, and the military and political divisions have been separated.  The change in the concept of political leadership of the military has been sublimated, which is exactly what Xiao Yungui wants.

    As for the discordant voices against the former Qing royal family, it was just a tool used by Xiao Yungui. The voice of dissatisfaction in the military was suppressed, but Xiao Yungui ignored the voices of the people. He still needs to continue to use this voice to do something.

    For the old people, young people and banner people of the former Manchu Qing Dynasty, these people did not produce all year round. Although a large part of them are still able to support themselves, there are still many people hiding among the people who have sold out all their shares.  However, they still failed to become self-reliant people, and these people became unstable factors in society.  They are remnants of the former Qing Dynasty. They cannot support themselves, so they must be eliminated. Leading them to gather in groups to cause trouble is a good excuse.

    The second is that the remaining power of the former Qing royal family is still there. The reason for treating them well before was because Xiao Yungui needed to use them to recruit the former Qing forces in Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang, Guanwai and other places. Now these places have been recovered for several years, leaving behind  They were no longer of much use. Instead, some extreme people began to dream of using the former Qing royal family to make some fuss, and even these people created some kind of "anti-Han and restoration of the Qing" organization.  Therefore, people like the former Qing royal family and Prince Chun's palace became another unstable factor and therefore needed to be eliminated.  But Xiao Yungui didn't want to ruin his reputation by doing it himself. He was also worried that if he did it too obviously, there would be dissatisfaction in places like Mongolia, so killing someone with a borrowed knife was the best result.

    The last point is to use this incident to completely end the resentment of the people against the former Qing royal family. The resentment that the new dynasty treated the former Qing royal family too favorably has never stopped. People need an outlet to vent. Maybe it¡¯s time.  It's time to vent.  And what Prince Chun Yixuan did gave all parties a very good excuse, so Prince Chun's Mansion inevitably sat on the crater.

    On the morning of September 19, 1865, more than 30,000 people gathered outside Prince Chun¡¯s palace to demonstrate.  The three floors inside and outside were packed to the brim.  Just when the people were excited, people from Prince Chun's Palace did something stupid. It is said that a steward of the palace walked out of the door and wanted to go out to buy things, but was stopped by the people.  During the ensuing quarrel, the steward actually made the first move, which completely ignited the people's anger.  Thousands of people gathered in front and began to attack the palace gate. At this time, the police who maintained order quietly retreated, and the people rushed in.

    The people, who had completely lost control, began to vent their anger in the palace.  Murder and arson were certain. Yixuan was pulled out of the study and beaten to death, and then his body was burned on the spot.  The concubines of the former Qing Dynasty did not escape the bad luck. They were violently killed by the mob and their bodies were then burned.  Everything in the palace was robbed, the house was set on fire, and the entire palace was destroyed in one fell swoop.

    The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom officials in the capital arrived belatedly after receiving the report. They dispatched a large number of police forces and even mobilized thousands of regular troops from outside the city to completely quell the chaos.  The fire in the palace was put out only the next day, and more than a thousand unrecognizable corpses were cleared from the ruins.  Judging from the ornaments left on two of the corpses, one large and one small.  The Beijing Police Department identified the two corpses as those of the former Queen Mother of the Western Qing Dynasty and the young emperor Zai Chun. Others also identified the corpses of Prince Chun Yiyi and his family. The last bits of blood and bones of the former Qing Dynasty seemed to have been completely destroyed in the flames of the palace.  Disappeared.

    The impact of this incident was huge, but the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom officials in the capital also acted quickly. On the same day, they announced that they had arrested nearly 2,000 people, all of whom were directly involved in the atrocities committed by the palace.  This case was tried for three months, and then it was quickly learned that more than 800 people were shot to death, and more than 1,000 people were sentenced to different terms of imprisonment. In addition, the so-called former Qing restoration party was dug up.  Tens of thousands of people were forced into forced labor.

    Careful people may find that among the people who were punished for being involved in the Wangfu incident, there were very few Han people, just a few people.  Most of them were the old people and young people from the former Qing Dynasty, but no one would ask why, because their bad temper had already come out, and the evidence given by the government was quite sufficient, so the case was closed like this.

    Mongolia did not express much objection, and many murderers were punished.  At least on the surface, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom maintained Mongolia's face. The Mongolian princes focused their attention on the construction of the railway, so there were not too many disturbances.

    The Restoration Party of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was wiped out, and some fish may have slipped through the net, but without the former Qing royal family as a benchmark, it would be difficult for them to make any waves. On the contrary, they could only linger in a dark corner, and maybe they would be caught soon.  from.

    The disappearance of Prince Chun's palace satisfied all parties. Of course, the biggest winner was the emperor himself. Xiao Yungui delivered a stern speech a month after the incident. He reiterated the necessity of a common prosperity for the five ethnic groups and strongly criticized those among the people.  There is also a trend of thought that is resentful of the former Qing Dynasty and calls on everyone to focus on national production and construction.  As a result, the remaining influence of the former Qing Dynasty completely disappeared, and people of all ethnic groups across the country began to vigorously develop production, and an era ended completely.

    Half a year later, the railway from Shanghai to Guangzhou was opened to traffic. The emperor and the queen personally took the train from Shanghai to Guangzhou, starting the emperor's first southern tour after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The opening of the Shanghai-Guangdong Railway represented the advent of a new situation. The railway passed  Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces and cities, but thousands of kilometers of railway tracks are covered with the bones of bannermen. The rejuvenation of the Han people is based on these bones.

    Of course, the emperor's southern tour was very lively, which also represented the beginning of the recovery of a country's national strength. What's even more surprising is that this time, the emperor's southern tour brought the eldest prince Xiao Youhe, who is currently the staff officer of the Gyeonggi Garrison Command.  The young soldier who was the minister gradually appeared in front of people's eyes. From his rich military experience, people suddenly discovered that this prince had always been by people's side.

    The prince accompanied him on his southern tour. This was a very obvious political signal, indicating that the emperor began to gradually express his position as crown prince. At the same time, the dispute over the throne between the eldest prince and the second prince was completely ended. Whether it was among the people or the court, everyone would  Don¡¯t be afraid of being in the wrong team.

    The last stop of the emperor¡¯s southern tour was Hong Kong, and the railway was also built to the Kowloon Peninsula, which brought more business opportunities to Hong Kong, a free port in the Far East.  Standing on the shore of Victoria Bay, I watched the goods pulled out of the Kowloon Peninsula Railway Station piled up in Kowloon Port.  Then it is transported to Hong Kong and directly transferred to the sea. The entire Victoria Bay is a huge business gathering place.

    Xiao Yungui nodded and said: "This is a bit like Hong Kong in later generations." Hong Yun'er said: "In fact, very few goods actually go to Hong Kong for transshipment. Many goods are transferred directly from the Kowloon Peninsula. The development of Hong Kong's main island is not  It will be too big. The real business center in the future is actually in Kowloon." Xiao Yungui said with a smile: "We have changed history again."

    Xiao Yungui then said: "Those Jiulong soldiers are too ruthless. The mines they laid back then have not been cleared yet." Hong Yun'er sighed and said: "Demining is already very troublesome, so we can only clear it gradually. Anyway, now the main force is  There are no mines on the waterway anymore.¡±

    A siren sounded, and several women with their heads wrapped in white gauze walked over slowly.  Behind them is the largest passenger ship in the Far East, the "Xing of the East". This passenger ship was jointly built by China and Britain. It can carry 800 passengers and often travels between the Far East and Egypt. As the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom became more and more open,  The higher it is, the more civil sea routes have been established with many countries. This passenger ship represents the rise of the ancient East.

    The women boarded the passenger ship, but one of them stopped and then came to the emperor and queen under the leadership of the emperor's personal guard Tang Erniu.  When the woman arrived in front of the two of them, the others retreated consciously.  The woman slowly removed the white gauze from her lower body, revealing a beautiful face. This woman turned out to be the former Qingxi Empress Dowager Xingzhen who had long been rumored to be buried in a sea of ??fire!

    Xiao Yungui looked at her and smiled slightly and said, "Sorry, I have to wait until things calm down before I can go to Europe from you." Xingzhen smiled slightly and said, "It would be nice to follow the emperor like you on a southern tour."

    Hong Yun'er's eyes turned red and she took Xing Zhen's hand and said, "Qing Yun, I'm really reluctant to let you go."  Now that Zai Chun and others have new identities, we can go to Europe and start a new life, which is great."

    Xiao Yungui nodded and said, "It's just that Yixuan couldn't be rescued. It's a pity." Xingzhen rolled her eyes at him and said, "You did it on purpose. Don't think I don't know." Xiao Yungui laughed twice, Xingzhen  He added: "That's fine, Master Qi still can't let go of some things. Even if he gets to Europe, there's no guarantee he won't cause trouble."

    The three of them were silent for a while.  Xingzhen said: "I'm about to board the ship. If you want me, come to Europe to see me." Xiao Yungui stepped forward and held her hand and said: "Remember, France is about to go to war with Prussia, so don't go to those places.  The UK is the safest place. If you have any difficulties over there, just go to the Embassy in the UK to see Zeng Jize. He is a trustworthy person." Hong Yuner also stepped forward and took Xingzhen's hand: "Qingyun, you can give me  I'm the one who wrote the letter, so remember to write." The three hands held each other tightly, and the cherished farewell instructions warmed people's hearts. At this moment, the three of them seemed to have returned to their former student days.

    In the end, Xingzhen boarded the passenger ship and drove away. Xiao Yungui watched the passenger ship gradually disappear from sight. He couldn't help but hold Hong Yun'er's hand and said: "Yun'er, we did it. Look at our passenger??You can fly across the ocean with our flag.  "Hong Yun'er responded with a warm smile and said: "I think our greatest achievement is to be together"

    A few days later, an explosive news came from the South China Sea. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom¡¯s largest voyage passenger ship, the "Eastern Xing", crashed and sank in the South China Sea. It was said that it capsized after encountering huge waves. In the end, only eight sailors survived

    On the emperor's special train bound for Shanghai, a fierce conflict broke out between Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er.  "Tell me, did you send someone to do it?! I have told you more than 800 times that I did not do this! Can I create such a big wave?! Are you still afraid that their mother and son will do it?  Threatening your throne?! I swear to God, it¡¯s really not me, and I¡¯m not a crazy person! I look like you! You even killed Lu Sixuan, but you can still let their mother and son go?! You are crazy! What if?  I wanted to kill their mother and son, but they were killed in the capital! Look, the fox¡¯s tail is exposed! You have thought about killing their mother and son!"

    There are many speculations about this shipwreck by later generations of scholars. Decades later, this shipwreck was adapted into a movie based on the memoirs of survivors at the time and put on the screen. It is said that the box office was very good.  But there are also legends that several passengers left the passenger ship in small boats before the shipwreck, and they don¡¯t know where they ended up

    The whole book is finished!  (To be continued.)
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