Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

While Europe was in turmoil and hundreds of thousands of troops were fighting each other, something was happening in China.
It is somewhat outrageous. After all, two hundred people are going to the Forbidden City to show off their skills.

This Lin Qing is really brave.

The reason why it is now written as "Lin Qing" is because three water drops were added when recording the case files.

This is not just him. Even Mr. Sun from the Tongmenghui was named Sun Wen. As for this strange custom, it did not start in the Qing Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the angry Wu Zetian changed the names of the leaders of the ethnic minorities who started the rebellion. The names of the Mongolians in the Ming Dynasty were even more illogical with the previous and next dynasties. There were names like Chao Hua, Dong Hu Li, etc.
This is really outrageous. If he is caught and the executioner is found to have a similar name to the country's name Qing, something big will definitely happen to the petty-minded Emperor Gai Zhang.

After all, when the Russians caught cross-border robbers in Kyakhta, they did not behead them as Qianlong wished, but beat them to death with whips. Qianlong was not satisfied with this from the beginning, and during the border negotiations, he often gave them trouble and even tortured the imperial envoys he sent.

But there are also advantages. Although Qianlong treated foreigners with the arrogance of the Celestial Empire, he also followed the constraints of a country of etiquette. In short, if you understand the rules, you will be greatly rewarded.

During the Jiaqing dynasty, people simply lived from day to day. Even after his son Daoguang came to power, he still knew how to be frugal.

The result was also black humor. In addition to the big things happening outside, there was also trouble at home. There was a problem in building a mausoleum, and he was heartbroken. So he built a mausoleum in the Western Qing Tombs that was more expensive than his imperial grandfather Yuling, to accompany the man who said "I am such a man" to lie down.

So whenever a foreign delegation came, there would be some problems.

Then, the person mentioned was Daoguang, now the second son of the emperor, Mian Ning. The emperor's father was not at home early in the morning, nor was he wandering around. He was in the study room at this moment. Before he started reading, he heard some noise outside.

At this moment, he heard that there were actually more than seventy members of the Tianli Sect under Lin Qing, who came from Daxing, Xiongxian, Gu'an and other places. They sneaked in from outside the city gate and bravely attacked Xihua Gate. By the way, members also appeared on the side of Donghua Gate.

This level, according to Tongliao Haozi's description of Colonel Gaddafi.
Maybe this is not even the level of Hebei region, it is probably the level of Africa region.

But when these seventy-odd people rushed over, they frightened Ce Ling, the commander of the guards who was in charge of guarding the palace gate that day.

Although his name sounds like Chaoyong, his level is really not good enough. When he saw dozens of bandits coming towards him, he panicked and ran away.

If it was the golden rat tail from the early Qing Dynasty, it might be more suitable, but now it is the middle and late Qing Dynasty, so naturally the long braid appeared.

By the first few years of the Republic of China, the yin-yang hair style might be considered a throwback to the past, and might not even be considered progressive.

But this matter was also outrageous. The leader of the guards ran away, but he did not turn into Rufeng on his own, nor did he live in despair. He also took the brothers around him and ran away together.

As for the reason for running away, although the opponents were carrying cold weapons, many guards on duty in front of the palace actually thought the swords were too heavy, so they did not bring them out, and only left the scabbards.

Ah, that's the situation. It would be strange if they didn't run away.

Even though the author is often described as a scholar by people around him, he does not feel that the Han sword is that heavy, it is just more difficult to wield.

The Han sword is probably heavier than the knives carried by the Qing guards.

This weight is too heavy for them. The level of these palace guards is indeed worrying.

Knowing that you have to run at this time, you are already responsible for your own life.

But they are obviously irresponsible in doing this job.

The goal of these believers at this time is to rush into the palace, capture the emperor, and seize the throne - but the emperor is not at home today.

At the same time, the chaos and noise outside had already spread to the palace.

Most of the concubines, princes, eunuchs and palace maids in the palace were in chaos.

Even in the Queen's bedroom, Jiaqing's Queen, Niohuru, was a little panicked at first when she heard the noise outside.

Although there were some outrageous things in the past, they were just hearsay. Even when the emperor was chased and chopped by an unemployed cook, a palace guard took three blows to stop the cook. In the end, it was the emperor's Mongolian brother-in-law who held the guy, and a prince and a beile came to take him down. But such a horrifying thing was not known to the harem until after the incident.

This was the first time I had such a personal experience.

However, probably the greatest advantage of this queen is that every time she encounters a major event, she can quickly calm down and make calm judgments, and this is not the first time.

Later, when the edict of succession was mysteriously lost, it was directly decided that Daoguang, who was not his son, would inherit the throne.

Also, after learning about the cession of territory and payment of indemnities, he called Daoguang and scolded him, saying that he had no face to see his ancestors.

Well, she was still a good queen and future queen mother after all. After she calmed down, she immediately sent a trusted eunuch to find the princes to see what they were doing in the study.

So, a eunuch ran hurriedly to the upper study. At this moment, except for Mian Ning and the emperor's nephew Mian Zhi, everyone else was in chaos. The queen's own son Mian Kai was able to take care of himself and his fourth brother Mian Xin at this moment, which was much better than the others.

"Second Master, the Queen wants me to come here to find out what's going on outside."

"I'm afraid that there are thieves coming, but the shouting and killing are only from dozens of people. Please tell the Queen Mother that Mian Ning and the brothers are here, so she should not worry."

As for what to do next, he found a few eunuchs in the upper study who were familiar with the routes within the palace and asked them to fetch swords, muskets and scatter bags.

Apparently, this prince, who had gone hunting with Emperor Qianlong, who had personally stamped the document, was still relatively calm at this time, and he also made some arrangements.

"Third brother, go to the palace to guard mother, and keep an eye on fourth brother. The rest of you, follow me up the stairs to meet the enemy."

However, the eunuch who went to fetch the musket also discovered that something was wrong.

Emperor Jiaqing collected many fine guns in the palace, some of which were made by the palace supervisors and some of which were tributes from Western countries. Although there was some gap between them and the most advanced weapons, there were still a large number of good guns.

However, after the eunuchs worked hard to find the gunpowder, they had no bullets left.

These servants were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

They didn't know that the bullets from these muskets had been given to the eunuchs who believed in Tianlijiao in the palace, and no one knew where they had been moved to.

The eunuchs didn't care about that. They just carried the guns, knives and belts on their backs. They didn't mind the weight. If there was a chief eunuch leading a few eunuchs to guard the palace gate, the heroes of the Tianli Sect might not be able to get in, because they didn't mind the weight of these things. A big eunuch who was pampered on weekdays, in order to protect his master, he now carried two shotguns and hung a lot of knives on his waist.

But having no bullets was not a big deal. A sharp-eyed eunuch saw a long box with beautiful decorations. According to the old rules of the palace, there should be good guns for foreign attacks in it.

"Eunuch Li, look at that box."

This eunuch Li was also a clever man. After he saw the box, he also remembered that the chief eunuch beside Jiaqing, Er Luoli, reminded the eunuchs in charge that there were treasures here that were tributes from France, England, and Russia, especially Russia and England, which had made some contributions in recent years.
It’s just that when Russia came to “pay tribute” in recent years, Chinese characters were written on the gift boxes. Although the literacy rate of the eunuchs in the palace has declined compared to the Ming Dynasty, they can still recognize such large characters.

It's just that the words written in Russia, "Russia presents the most precious treasure to the Great Emperor of China for his own viewing", the words look like silver hooks and iron strokes, and have some style of Weibei font.

"My dear, go get that box."

"Eunuch Li, don't you want to open it and take a look?"

"Oh, don't worry about that! The situation is urgent now. If the thieves break in, none of us will be able to escape."

Well, he is very clear about his own position.

Besides, there is a lock on it. Although there are signs that it has been tampered with, it is probably because the emperor enjoyed it a few times after it was presented as a tribute.

If it were any other time, Eunuch Li would definitely order his eunuchs to do it.

This time, he simply carried a bunch of weapons on his back like a knife rack, and at the same time he helped the young eunuchs to carry the boxes.

Mian Ning, who had been waiting in front for a long time, became a little anxious. He sent his third brother away because he was afraid that there were too many thieves outside and all his brothers would be caught here.

He had thought it through thoroughly. The Emperor had tested his brothers' martial arts, and his own abilities had also been certified by his grandfather, Emperor Qianlong, when he was a child.

Although the third brother is not as good as himself, he can still wield a sword or a gun. At least he knew to protect the fourth brother just now. He is much more reliable than those cousins ​​who are in a mess, and the ministers and guards in the study.

If something unexpected really happened, he could probably guard the harem with a few loyal eunuchs and guards and wait for the imperial guards and troops from the capital to arrive.

Then, he saw several eunuchs coming over panting, carrying several rifles, swords on their belts, and holding two boxes.

"Eunuch Li, what's going on with you?"

"Second Master, all the shotguns we could find are here. But I don't know where the bullets are!"

"what?"

Mian Ning also felt unlucky. He touched the copper button on his clothes and found that the button was just the right size to fit inside.

Although it is not a standard projectile, it is enough.

However, looking at the two boxes held by the eunuchs, he also remembered what Eunuch E had mentioned before.

A few years ago, merchants from the Rakshasa Kingdom presented treasures as tribute on behalf of their "Great King". In addition to some rare curios and clocks, the most peculiar ones were two new-style muskets.

In the past, all muskets used by the Qing Dynasty had to be loaded with gunpowder, regardless of whether they were flintlock or matchlock.

The "treasure spear" of the Rakshasa Kingdom is directly loaded with gunpowder using copper cartridges, and can be loaded directly by opening the valve at the back.

Compared with the hunting rifles used by Paul and Alexander themselves before, this is an improved version used as a state gift in Europe.

Mian Ning didn't care about that and used the butt of a shotgun to break the lock. There was a brand new shotgun in each of the two boxes. One of the shotguns seemed to have never been touched, and there was an instruction manual and bullets in a leather bullet box next to it.

Each of them had sixty rounds. Even when Jiaqing saw the precious gun, he just played with it for a while and didn't even take it out to fire a few shots.

As for the weapons themselves, they are also fully equipped, with a saddlebag and a belt included.

Mian Ning armed himself and called his cousin Mian Zhi, who had been relatively calm just now, and then led a group of eunuchs to the Yangxin Palace.

The gate of Yangxin Gate was closed, but although there were only a few dozen Tianlijiao believers who had entered the palace, they were still well organized.

Since they are already here, these people still want to climb the palace walls.

Seeing this situation, Mian Ning ordered the eunuchs to block the door with whatever weapons they could pick up. There were also several guards with weapons in the palace, and they followed. After all, the prince was here, and they couldn't run away.

Although it was unheard of that the cook chased the emperor and chopped him off, after investigation, there were some clues. At most, it was at the level of the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty.

This time it was different. No matter how merciful the emperor was, the punishment he imposed on his subordinates was never severe. After the death of the retired emperor, even the literary inquisition was reset to zero.

Someone broke into your house. If you encounter such a thing, why don't you use your skills to fight back? What's more, it's in front of the prince?

Under Mian Ning's command, they managed to block the gate of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

He himself climbed up to a high place to look around, probably because he was not afraid that the other party had any flying props. If he could not break in through the gate, he would only be able to see the situation on the roof by climbing the wall.

As for Sun Jinzhong, another eunuch in charge of the palace, when he saw Mian Ning running up to the beam, he was even more anxious than Eunuch Li just now, and his voice was almost breaking into dolphin sounds.

"Second Master, it's dangerous up there, please take care of yourself. I'll follow you right here. If anything happens, how will I explain to the Emperor?"

"Eunuch Sun, you'd better come with me. The situation is critical now, and this 'gentleman on the beam' can also be done. The thief is outside the wall, and where he moves is clear from a high place."

These eunuchs today were like they had practiced the Sunflower Manual. The big eunuchs who came out of the Queen's place ran very fast, and Eunuch Li turned into a weapon rack. When Eunuch Sun saw the Second Master like this, he also risked his life and climbed up with two young eunuchs behind him. (End of this chapter)