The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 532 Emperor Xianfeng enters the palace to rob, Luo Yaoguo goes to Beijing to "torture" (ask for subscription, ticket)
Two quarters past midnight, Forbidden City.

When Zeng Jia Linshu helped Xianfeng put on the coarse cloth shorts stained with coal slag, flames had already burst out from the Shenwu Gate and bursts of noisy and chaotic sounds were heard.

"Your Majesty, from now on, we can no longer address each other as monarch and subject." While Lin Shu was speaking, he handed Xianfeng a precious sword that he had found from somewhere, "From now on, I will call you Fourth Brother, and you can use your surname."

"My surname is Zhao!" Xianfeng gave himself a Chinese surname, "You can call me Zhao Si, and I will call you Lao Zengtou!"

"Okay!" Zeng Jia Linshu pulled Xianfeng down the mountain, "We have to go into the Forbidden City again!"

"Enter the Forbidden City again? What for?" Xianfeng was a little reluctant.

"Seize the treasures!" Zeng Jia Linshu said, "Fourth brother, you must know where the treasures in the Forbidden City are hidden, right? We won't have any royal food to eat in the future. If we don't seize some now, how will we live outside in the future?"

"Enter the palace and rob." Xianfeng's hand was throbbing with veins as he gripped the dagger, and the dragon-carved pattern on the handle made his palm hurt - this was the precious sword bestowed by the previous emperor, but now he had to use it to pry open the door of his own palace.

"Fourth brother, what are you standing there for!" When the two were talking, they were already outside the Shenwu Gate. Xianfeng was a little confused for a moment, but Linshu pulled Xianfeng into the Shenwu Gate. The former Minister of the Imperial Guards' deerskin boots suddenly ran over a few scattered court beads, and the sound of gunshots like popping beans in the distance was mixed in with the clicks. When turning around Duixiu Mountain, Xianfeng suddenly stopped - the carved wooden windows of Yangxingzhai were wide open, and several blue-feathered guards were rushing out with enamel colored porcelain.

"Rebellion! They're all rebelling!" Xianfeng let out a beast-like roar from his throat, and the blade of his sword came out of its sheath three inches loudly. Linshu's strong hand grasped his wrist like an iron clamp: "My living ancestor! Those are all the possessions of the traitor Hong!"

"How come it belongs to Hong Ni?" Xianfeng was stunned, then his nose felt sore and tears came down. The whole city of Beijing seemed to belong to Hong Ni, and of course all the good things in the Forbidden City belonged to Hong Ni as well.

Therefore, Xianfeng and Linshu are now fighting for Hong Xiuquan’s treasure!

Thinking of this, Xianfeng stamped his feet and said, "Let's go to Yihexuan. The most valuable treasures in the entire Forbidden City are all there!"

"Okay, okay, Yihexuan, I know how to get there!" Lin Shu was delighted when he heard this. Although he had been the Minister of the Imperial Guard, he was no match for Emperor Xianfeng in terms of his familiarity with the Forbidden City. And he didn't know much about treasures.

When the two men reached the vicinity of the Yihe Pavilion, the Ningshou Palace area where the Yihe Pavilion was located had become a Shura field. Twenty or so defeated soldiers of the imperial guards were using battering rams to attack the palace door, and wisps of agarwood seeped out from the cracks in the door - that was the camphor used by Emperor Qianlong to hide his paintings. Xianfeng suddenly pushed the crowd away and slashed the copper door knocker with his knife: "This is me, what a bastard!"

"Fourth brother, you can't do that!" Linshu raised his fist and knocked out a Manchu soldier who rushed over, and then dragged Xianfeng into the side room. Suddenly, Cantonese curses broke out outside, and a red turban of the Taiping Army flashed past the window! Xianfeng panted against the damp brick wall, and his nose was full of the scent of old ink - this side room was actually piled with piles of "Shiqu Baoji".

After the commotion outside passed, Linshu dragged Xianfeng out of the side room again. Xianfeng suddenly pointed to another side room with a locked door and said, "There must be a treasure there!"

"Okay!" Linshu pulled Xianfeng upstairs, kicked open the door of the ear room, and Xianfeng rushed in.

"I want this!" Xianfeng searched around inside and suddenly found a Tianhuang stone sculpture that was as high as his calf. "I heard from Master Wang in the South Study that the Tianhuang jelly of Yan Song of the Ming Dynasty was worth 300,000 taels. This Tianhuang stone..." Before he finished speaking, there was a commotion outside. Xianfeng picked up the Tianhuang stone and rushed out, but ran into a cavalry captain holding a torch.

"Zhao Si, be careful!" Lin Shu yelled at the top of his lungs. The torch illuminated the surprised face of the cavalry captain - this was clearly Delentai, who was on duty at the Qianqing Gate! Xianfeng subconsciously straightened his back, and Delentai's sword had already chopped down in mid-air.
clang!
Another smaller jade stone flew over and hit the back of Delentang's knife. Linshu drew out his slashing knife and rushed over, still staring, shouting in Hunan dialect: "Rebel! This is the treasure that Hong Tianwang wants!" Delentang was stunned for a moment, and Xianfeng had already drawn out his slashing knife and stabbed him in the lower abdomen. The warm blood splashed on the Tianhuang stone, which actually glowed amber.

Lin Shu ran to Xianfeng with a small bag on his back and said, "There are a lot of stones in there. I also stole some small ones, which should be able to sell for some money. Let's go!"

When Xianfeng heard Linshu mention money, he unconsciously hugged the big and heavy Tianhuang stone sculpture - his second half of life depended on it!
At the hour of Hai, at the foot of the Imperial City, Cuihua Hutong.

Sushun, who had changed into ordinary merchant clothes, was limping on his way to escape, leaning on a wooden stick, with a bloodstained bag in his arms. De Ling was leading 17 or 18 soldiers from the Shanpu Camp to escort the former Grand Secretary and Grand Secretary through the alley at the foot of the imperial city. Everyone changed into civilian clothes and the weapons in their hands were turned into wooden sticks.

At this moment, Cuihua Hutong was quiet, but the nearby Chaoyangmennei Street was in chaos, with cries, shouts, gunshots, and the sound of horse hooves mixed together.

"Sir! This way!" De Ling dragged Su Shun into a small alley, and saw two dark shadows rushing out of the alley. The boy in front holding the Tianhuang stone stumbled over something, and the mask slipped off, and Su Shun's jade ring almost pinched into his palm - that was clearly the sallow face of Emperor Xianfeng!
"Your Majesty." Sushun swallowed the words as soon as he opened his mouth, and quickly changed his tone to a businessperson's: "Fourth Master! Where are you going?" Linshu suddenly protected Xianfeng behind him and drew his sword three inches from its sheath. After Xianfeng and Linshu hugged the treasures in the Forbidden City, they ran all the way out to Chaoyangmen Street - as long as they got out of Chaoyangmen, they could run to Tianjin Concession! But no one expected that Chaoyangmen Street was in chaos, with murder and arson everywhere. There was also a large group of Taiping troops with torches entering the city!
Xianfeng and Linshu had no choice but to go into the nearby Cuihua Hutong, where they unexpectedly met Sushun, who had also just come out of the Forbidden City.

"Let's go out of the city," Xianfeng stared at Sushun and said, "and then go to Zhengliu in Tianjin Concession. What about you?"

Of course Sushun’s surname was not Zheng, but he was the sixth son in the Prince Zheng’s Mansion, so Xianfeng called him Zheng Liu.

Sushun sighed and said, "I also went to the Tianjin Concession. I have a house in Tianjin, and I also deposited some money in the Bank of France in Tianjin."

Sushun had been abroad, had seen a lot, and knew to leave a way out. He had already deposited 300,000 silver dollars in the Bank of the Orient, which was enough for him to eat, drink and have fun for the rest of his life.

There are still a dozen or so good fighters in the Shanpu Camp who are willing to protect him, and it is also because he can give these people silver.

"Okay! Let's go together!" Xianfeng held the Tianhuang stone sculpture, "Once I get to Tianjin, I can sell it and go abroad!"

"Okay, let's go together!" Sushun glanced at De Ling, "Er Dezi, take these two with you and hide at your lover's house for two days, okay?"

De Ling nodded and said, "Okay, let's go through Chongwen Gate to the outer city first. The outer city is the Han city. Even if the Taiping rebels want to massacre the whole city, they won't massacre the outer city!"

Xianfeng nodded and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a burst of dense gunfire coming from the direction of Chongwenmen Street, followed by an incredibly loud voice: "The Prime Minister of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Five Thousand Years Old King Wu has arrived, the people quickly kneel to welcome him."

A look of fear flashed across Xianfeng's face. Luo Yaoguo was coming!
He was a man who could predict the future and see through the secrets of heaven. He could even predict when the Yellow River would burst! If he had predicted that I was still in Beijing, the consequences would be disastrous!
Thinking of this, Xianfeng's face turned pale and he said, "Quick, let's take the small road to Chongwenmen!"

When Xianfeng followed Sushun to Chongwenmen, the four-wheeled carriage that Luo Yaoguo was riding in was turning into the gate of Prince Yu's Mansion on Chaoyangmennei Street.

Martial law has been imposed on Chaoyangmen Street. Although the Taiping soldiers who had marched with Luo Yaoguo were almost exhausted, they became more energetic as soon as they thought about the fact that they had taken over Beijing!

After receiving Luo Yaoguo's order, without saying a word, they immediately divided their troops to occupy the Nine Gates, the Forbidden City, and imposed martial law on the main streets in the inner city of Beijing!

Beijing now belongs to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Hong Tianwang, and we cannot allow anyone to destroy it.

Su Sanniang, who had flown into the city on horseback before, heard that Luo Yaoguo had finally arrived, so she excitedly came out of the Forbidden City and went to Prince Yu's mansion to report to Luo Yaoguo.

"Your Highness, Beijing has been very busy these days!" Su Sanniang was laughing so hard that she could hardly close her mouth. "First, Xianfeng and Tongde killed each other, then Xianfeng and Nara Lan'er killed each other. In the end, Nara was rescued by Li Hongzhang's French lover and his cuirassiers. Xianfeng's whereabouts are unknown, and he is probably dead!"

"Estimated?" Luo Yaoguo didn't really care about Xianfeng, so he muttered and asked, "Where is the East King? Have his troops entered the city?"

"They are entering the city!" Su Sanniang said, "They are entering the city from Yongding Gate now, but they cannot enter the inner city for the time being because my people have already closed Zhengyang Gate, Chongwen Gate, and Xuanwu Gate. As for the other six gates in the inner city, we have more people now, so we can close them all!"

Luo Yaoguo nodded: "Then quickly close it, impose martial law in the inner city, let the bannermen and civilians stay at home first, and occupy the palaces of the princes, dukes, beile, and beizi in the imperial city and the inner city, as well as other respectable mansions. There are many good things in them, and they must all be taken into the imperial treasury!"

After hearing what Luo Yaoguo said, Su Sanniang felt something was wrong: "Your Highness, are you going to torture me?"

"Of course!" Luo Yaoguo smiled coldly, "If we don't collect the salary, how can we safely take over this territory in North China? And how can we share the money with King Yangdong?"

(End of this chapter)