Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Just as the war in Europe was reaching its final stage, in the far east, it seemed that nothing would happen.

However, anything happened during the Jiaqing reign, such as the assassination of the emperor, the passionate fight between the prince and the unemployed cook, and the fact that the seal of the Ministry of War was lost somewhere and had to be re-engraved.

For example, right now, something big is probably going to happen soon.

Although the Qing Dynasty during the Jiaqing period was a period of decline, it was still a huge country, and it was always scary when it stood there.

But such a huge size, considering that there is no shortage of donkeys in Zhili, Hejian, Baoding and Renqiu, it is a huge donkey.

Although many people may have read Liu Hedong's The Donkey of Guizhou, the civil and military officials in the Qing Dynasty, as well as all the ministers, probably did not think of themselves as donkeys. They may even think that the Qing Dynasty was still the Celestial Empire.

It is true that one generation is worse than the next. When Emperor Qianlong, who loved to stamp his seal, saw the British coming to Beijing for an audience, he instinctively became wary. Probably with the exception of the deputy envoy's son, Little Staunton, who was smart and likable, he just rewarded the rest and sent them away.

Then, the old emperor did not take any nap and ordered the coastal areas to take some precautions.

As for Mr. He, who has a problem with money, he is also quite familiar with foreigners.

However, this place is now related to Mr. Jiaqing, because the Yandai Guozi and Luo Gou, who had quarreled with him in the TV series in the past few years, have died one after another. So Jiaqing himself is still a related character, but at that time, except for being an heir, he was insignificant.

Another problem with Jiaqing is that when Qianlong was alive, he was indeed very worried, given his level.
Facts have proved that as a natural political animal and a shrewd old man, his senses in this regard were indeed not wrong. During Jiaqing's rule, it can be said that when the Qing Dynasty was on the decline, it was just that no one was stepping on the accelerator all the way down the cliff.

Now, some people are preparing to start an uprising, not only in Zhili, but even in Shuntian Prefecture, the imperial city of the capital, to make a big news.

The organization that wanted to take this action was the Tianlijiao.

To be honest, the number of reactionary secret societies in Hebei Province reached an exaggerated level in the next century, so much so that they were deliberately cracked down after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

But that was later. Now, in addition to the various White Lotus organizations that had gone underground, the more popular organizations in Zhili included organizations like the Tianli Sect, which had even expanded into the palace.

The number of secret societies popular in the south was outrageous. Even among Qianlong's Ten Military Achievements, there were enough to match the Lin Shuangwen Rebellion in Taiwan. He also sent people like Fu Kang'an and Hailancha, who were capable of traveling long distances with the Qing army, to suppress the uprising.

But how did this thing come from? It looks like a branch of the White Lotus Sect. After all, the eight-character mantra "Mother of No Birth, Home of True Emptiness" is recited so authentically.

They were planning to do something, and the leaders Li Wencheng, Lin Qing and others started uprisings in some places in Zhili, Shandong and Henan.

If we talk about the most important place, it is probably the capital city.

However, this method did not even deviate from the scope of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the official military book designated by the Qing Dynasty.

Because Lin Qing was from Daxing in Shuntian Prefecture (today's Daxing, Beijing), he was able to expand his church to include followers inside the Forbidden City.

Although his original purpose was only to gather people and make money, he eventually developed to the point where he could become the leader of one of the eight trigrams of the Tianli Sect and command a large number of followers.

Therefore, when the Tianli Sect decided to start the rebellion, the task on his side was also very clear, which was to select 200 elite members, sneak into the Forbidden City with weapons, break down the palace gates, kill their way into the Golden Palace, and seize the throne.

Moreover, the time of the uprising was set for September 15th, and eunuchs who were believers in the palace were found to serve as internal supporters.

It seems that the underground secret church in Hebei area always likes to use this special method. They first establish contact with the eunuchs in the palace, and then choose the right opportunity to start an uprising.

Although this conforms to the complex matching mechanism of the Hebei region, we must also take into account that this method was used by General Tian Gong more than a thousand years ago. The organizational structure is even a division, which was used by Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. It is a mixture of the action goals of the Manichean rebel Fang La, and the White Lotus Sect's habit of being uncomfortable if they don't make trouble for any force. It looks quite abstract.

However, just such a plan can be regarded as an action plan, and compared with some weird characters in the future, the organization of the action was already very meticulous, and even sent out 200 heroes to prepare for a big move in Beijing.

However, Li Wencheng's whereabouts in Huaxian were soon exposed, and he was arrested and imprisoned on September 5th.

But Li Wencheng is also a good man. After he was caught by the government, he did not reveal a word even when he was tortured. He is a typical example of someone who would never tell a word even if he was beaten to death.

Under such circumstances, the followers of the Tianli Sect outside the capital decided to start the uprising in advance on September 7th, and to open up the government offices to rescue Li Wencheng.

However, this also alarmed Emperor Jiaqing who was staying at the summer resort in Rehe. After receiving the report, he quickly ordered the Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Na Yan, to become the imperial commissioner in charge of all suppression and pacification matters.

Then, with southern Zhili already in chaos, although the believers rescued Li Wencheng, there was a problem. They did not inform Lin Qing who was in Shuntian Prefecture at all, and they also forgot about sending a thousand elite believers to support him.

At this moment, Lin Qing also demonstrated the special matching mechanism of the Hebei region.

In the past, one of General Tiangong's subordinates, Tang Zhou, reported the matter, which led to the death of Ma Yuanyi who went to Luoyang to make contact.

Now it is the Qing Dynasty, and after who knows how many dynasties and generations have passed, this kind of thing can still happen here.

One of Lin Qing's followers was named Zhu Xian. His cousin worked in Prince Yu's palace and had almost found out everything. So he decided to report the matter to Prince Yu.

"Master, I have learned a secret from outside."

"Oh, what is it?"

The current Prince of Yu is Yufeng, the second son of the previous Prince of Yu. He has inherited the title for many years. It should be noted that the lineage of Prince of Yu made great contributions when the Qing Dynasty entered the Pass, and he was also an iron-hat prince.

However, the prince who arrived in this area looked like a mediocre person.

He didn't pay any attention to the servants in his house, who were now as anxious as ants on the hot pot.

But since Zhu Haiqing works for the prince, he must fulfill his duties as a servant. Besides, if his report is meritorious, he might be able to help his cousin.

After all, according to Dai Qing's method, although the secret societies were strictly controlled, the Tiandihui seemed to have no signs of being eliminated in Guangdong, and believers and followers of various sects emerged one after another. "Master, my brother heard that the rebels who started the uprising in Hua County the day before yesterday are also going to start an uprising in the capital, and the date is set for September 15th. More than 200 rebels are going to join them, and they are going to recruit rebels from outside to support them. They will use the slogan "Fengtian Kaidao" and have the followers chant "Wusheng Laomu, Zhenkong Hometown"."

Before he could finish, the prince became impatient.

"Oh, it's still early now. It's only the ninth day. It won't be too late to report it when the emperor returns."

Then, without waiting for the officer to explain, he cleared him out.

It can only be said that it was due to the strange matching mechanism that encountered these strange things in the Hebei region, and the clues of the informant were cut off here.

At the same time, other officials discovered the matter.

The inspector of Lugou Bridge discovered that there were frequent activities in Daxing and Fengtai areas these days, and their behavior was very suspicious, so he reported it to his superiors.

The reply he got was: "The capital is under the feet of the emperor, the best place, how could there be a rebel party? You are just making groundless accusations."

"Sir, but I did find something unusual."

Well, although the Wanping County Magistrate said this at the beginning, as a local official, he was still somewhat cautious, and even took the inspectors directly to the Infantry Commander's Office.

Then, after hearing what the county magistrate had said at the beginning, the commander of the infantry, Ji Lun, still ignored it.

He didn't care about the information these two people were trying to find out and drove them out.

This is the governor of the Infantry Command Office. He is in charge of the nine gates of the capital, and is also responsible for the defense of the inner city and the palace.

These officials were obviously not on guard at all, and the general even added a sentence.

"You are making irresponsible remarks in such a peaceful and prosperous time. It is really despicable. Come on, kick them all out."

The Lord was kind-hearted by not directly dismissing these two unfortunate guys from their posts and stripping them of their titles as county magistrates.

This also happened during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. If it had happened during the Qianlong period, people would have been highly alert and would have started a large-scale manhunt.

Then, this plan was full of loopholes and even leaked in advance. Lin Qing and others had no idea that the news had already leaked to the government, and they had to carry out the rebellion according to the original plan.

The news he received along the way was obviously not smooth. He had no idea that the situation on Li Wencheng's side had changed. The other seven trigrams who had agreed to provide the sect members had also disappeared. Only his group in Daxing took action.

Then, he didn't care how many soldiers the Infantry Commander's Office had, how many Qing troops were in the surrounding Fengtai Camp, Xishan Ruijian Camp, Shanpu Camp and other places, as well as those Eight Banners descendants who were like bird cages but were not as vulnerable as those in the Daoguang and Xianfeng dynasties and whose combat effectiveness had not been reduced to zero, and the Eight Banners elite transferred from outside the Great Wall.

Just go ahead and make big news in Beijing.

Moreover, the timing of the uprising was very coincidental. Although Emperor Jiaqing was alert, he could not have imagined that there would be a greater threat than the unemployed cook in the capital, and even hundreds of followers would gather there.

It always takes time to return to the capital from the Summer Resort. The emperor's carriage is still on the way, and there are already signs of unrest in the capital.

However, the people that Jiaqing left in Beijing were of no use and even had side effects.

The news was heard from both the government and the royal palace, but Prince Yu and the Infantry Commander Ji Lun regarded it as a rumor and did not take it seriously at all.

The defense situation of Beijing at that time was indeed far from the mark. Although there were many officers and soldiers, they were scattered in the camp, some looking for their own jobs, some strolling around with bird cages, some setting up stalls to do small business.
In short, do what you should do. Even if something happened in Hua County, what does it have to do with the emperor in the capital?

As for the actions of the Tianli Sect members, their intention to start a rebellion was different from that of Zhang Jue who had a goal in mind.

When they were still gathering people to preach, their practice was to collect money from every believer who joined the religion, and even promise land to those who donated a lot. At one time, the number of people gathering was quite large.

However, this practice looks like pyramid schemes and illegal fund-raising.

It seems that as for the Ponzi scheme, although the definition appeared relatively late in China, it was already known in the Qing Dynasty, which was considered to be at the forefront of the world and not far behind.

Moreover, after Lin Qing collected money from the believers, he was still generous and charitable. After he became the leader of the guild, it was natural that he could not step down from the platform.

It is this group of people who want to make big news in Beijing. To be honest, it is better to be careful of fraud and stay away from illegal fundraising.

In the Qing Dynasty, not only would it cost you money, but you might even lose your life in the end.

Even in the previous year, in the 1812th year of Jiaqing (), when the leaders of various routes "gathered together", Li Wencheng and others even determined their respective business scopes when they started the uprising. Lin Qing was the general agent in charge of the Zhili region, Li Wencheng was in charge of the Henan region, and Zhang Jingwen was in charge of the Shandong region. After the uprising was successful, each of them divided the land.
It does sound like a very tacky pyramid scheme, except that this product eventually became a plan to conquer the Qing emperor.

However, even their approach did not deviate from the practices of the Yellow Turban Army.

The Yellow Turban Army included General Tiangong, General Digong and General Rengong.

The Tianli Sect has the Emperor of Heaven, the Emperor of Earth, and the Emperor of Man. Lin Qing is the Emperor of Heaven. Although it sounds a bit awkward, this is indeed the title.

There was just a group of people, but the imperial city was completely unprepared. Perhaps their vigilance was not as high as that of Jiaqing who was on his way back from Rehe. After all, something big had happened in Zhili and other places.

He even did not trust the Governor-General of Zhili, and instead sent Agui's grandson Na Yancheng to do the job. Na Yancheng was one of the more capable bureaucrats among the Qing Dynasty.

He will even have a role in the future, when the confrontation between Northwest and Kokand occurs.

Among all the vassal states of the Qing Dynasty, Kokand was the worst hit. Na Yancheng directly demoted Kokand to a slave beg, which was unique to Scorpion Baba. (End of this chapter)