Master Yuan, start!

After saying that, he scooped a large ladle of rice from the jar and poured it into Guan Zhengye's sack.

"Do you need more food?" Tamingan looked at Guan Zhengye with a smile.

"want!"

"Okay, bring it."

Tamingan extended his right hand and offered a dagger, clearly asking for something.

Seeing this, Guan Zhengye did not hesitate and took the dagger from Tamingan under the gaze of everyone in Caishikou.

"Sizzle~Sizzle"

Guan Zhengye slashed his braid with force, one cut after another.

After a moment, the braid was finally cut off.

He held the braid in his left hand and put it into Tamingan's hand, and held the rice bag with his right hand, watching Tamingan scoop out another ladle of grain from the granary.

"My fellow countrymen of the capital, did you hear that?"

Tamingan waved the wooden ladle in his hand and shouted:

"Change your surname to a Han surname and receive a free bowl of grain; cut off your braid to show your resolve and receive another bowl of grain.

Of course, if you have more money at home, you can also spend money to buy it. One liter of grain is 10 taels of silver. No cheating!"

Afraid that others would not believe him, Tamingan took off his military cap and pointed to his scattered short hair.

"My name is Guobuluota Ming'an. I used to be a member of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner and lived in Shigu Hutong. Now I have changed my Chinese name to Guo Ming'an and become a Han Chinese.

If you don't believe me, you can go to Shigu Hutong and ask around to see if what I said is true!"

"I believe it, I believe it!"

Seeing that the rumors about free food distribution seemed to be true, the people of Beijing in the audience became excited. They crowded forward to receive the free food.

"Take your time, don't rush!"

"Change your Chinese surname and get one, cut off your braid and get another!"

Seeing that the crowd was getting bigger and bigger, Tamingan quickly organized people to maintain order and tried his best to distribute food to everyone present in an orderly manner.

"General, how many copies can you give us Han people to break our braids?" someone came forward and asked.

Tamingan, who was maintaining order, didn't even turn around and said without hesitation, "There's only one copy of the broken braid."

But he soon regretted what he said.

In terms of the Chinese's unique ability to exploit loopholes, there is no difference between the Bannermen and the Han people.

There are 4-5 "grain purchasing points" in the capital. The place where Taming'an is located is Caishikou, which is an outer city where the majority of people are Han.

However, the six people who came up just now all said that they were Manchus. They asked to change their Chinese surnames and picked up daggers to cut their braids.

After receiving two portions of food, he turned around and left happily.

Tamingan immediately realized that someone was trying to take advantage of him and shouted:

"Han people should not pretend to be bannermen!"

"Give me your address, and wait aside after receiving it. The revolutionary army will naturally come to your house to check its authenticity!"

Tamingan shouted several times in a row, trying to scare the people pretending to be Han people. In fact, the revolutionary army simply could not spare the manpower to verify the authenticity of the people from house to house.

"What should I do? This is the task assigned by the Deputy Minister. We need to count the number of people who changed from Qi to Han. If he finds out that there is false information, he will blame me in the future. Isn't it..."

Obviously, Tamingan underestimated the enthusiasm of the food-scarce people in Beijing to pretend to be bannermen.

When he saw that more than a dozen people who came to collect food claimed to be bannermen, but even the Manchu clan was hesitant and could not give their names,

He knew that the rules had to remain unchanged.

"Han people who cut off their braids can receive two portions of food!"

Chapter 306 The Last Night of the Qing Dynasty

"Alas, the Qing Empire, how did it end up in this state today?"

As the sky grew darker, Li Hongzao, sitting in a rickshaw, stared at the grain purchasing point in the distance. He couldn't help sighing as he watched the Eight Banners vying to admit that they were Han people.

If the emperor had not been assassinated, Yi D would not have been invited by the Regent Yi X to preside over the court.

In this way, after the death of the Prince Regent, Prince Gong Yi D would not be entrusted with the important task of becoming the Prince Regent.

If he had not become the King of Councillors, he would not have been suspicious of Yuan Shikai and made a stupid move.

Perhaps, after taking Jiangning, the Qing Dynasty would be completely revived.

What a pity, what a pity!

It was too late. Now the National Defense Army was renamed the National Revolutionary Army and had surrounded the capital, determined to overthrow the court.

Although Li Hongzao was disheartened by Yi Xin's collusion with foreigners and his perverse actions, he still had some nostalgia for the Qing Dynasty.

In his opinion, Prince Gong Yi D really brought disaster upon himself and deserved to die.

When Emperor Xuanzong Daoguang passed the throne to Emperor Wenzong Xianfeng but not to Yi D, some people in Beijing felt injustice and believed that the sixth prince Yi D was far more talented than the fourth prince Yi.

Now it seems that it is fortunate that the throne was not passed to him Yi D.

Otherwise, the Qing Dynasty would probably have been destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion!

Ever since receiving the news of the encirclement by the army, this so-called Prince Regent has gone headfirst into the Forbidden City and has not come out.

From time to time, a few imperial edicts were issued to demonstrate their presence, as if the world was still ruled by the Eight Banners.

Humph, I don’t know how many people still listen to your orders!

Thinking of this, Li Hongzao looked at the letter of ultimatum in his hand that the National Revolutionary Army had asked him to bring to Yi D, and muttered to himself:

“Although I was born a Qing citizen, I am also a Han Chinese.

Now that the Qing dynasty has run its course, I have sent this letter and will retire to my hometown, refraining from worldly affairs."

"Stop, stop!"

A shout brought Li Hongzao back to reality.

Li Hongzao looked up and found that the moon was already high in the sky, and the rickshaw had stopped at the Meridian Gate.

Prince Li Shiduo poked his head out from the side door and looked around.

Since the National Revolutionary Army appeared in the capital, all rickshaws have been collected and used to transport food in and out of the city.

In the capital, only a very few people with permission have the privilege to travel by car.

And Li Hongzao is one of them.

"Lord Li Er," Shijiduo bowed and said, "I am sorry for the hardship I've endured entering the palace today."

"It's not hard." Li Hongzao answered briefly with a blank expression, and was not very friendly to Shiduo.

Since ancient times, when dynasties changed, the royal family of the previous generation would not only fight to the death, but also keep their identities secret and not serve the new dynasty.

But how could Shiduo look sad?

I'm afraid he has already been planning how to work for Yuan Shikai!

In his opinion, Shiduo, as a prince of the Eight Banners, colluded with others and was a traitor, which was a real disgrace, and he was ashamed to be associated with him.

"I am here to deliver a letter of condolence on behalf of Yuan Xiangcheng. Prince Li, please bring me to the palace immediately."

Li Hongzhang didn't want to waste time talking, and Shiduo didn't say anything more.

The two of them headed north, guided by the starlight, passing through one green tile and red wall after another, and finally arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

At this time, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was filled with candles, and many princes and ministers were standing inside and outside.

Even the eldest prince who was enthroned by the regent in front of all the ministers was there, and even the women in the inner court were there.

It's really rare.

The eldest prince was originally the regent's backup to ensure the continuous succession of the throne.

However, after Yi D took charge of the court, he intentionally or unintentionally ignored the eldest prince, using the excuse that the eldest prince was young and was unwilling to let him participate in political affairs.

You know, the eldest prince is already 14 years old, not young anymore.

There is no other reason for Yi D to do this except to seize power.

...

"Shiduo, what are you doing outside the palace? Are you going to change your Han surname and collect food?"

Li Hongzao was thinking as he walked, and just as he entered the hall, he heard a provocative voice.

Judging from the voice, it seems to be Prince Rui Kuibin.

Shi Duo's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he said seriously: "What nonsense are you talking about? I am a Manchu, and my surname is Aixinjueluo.

How could I be like them, changing my ancestors' names just for a little free food!"

It would have been fine if Shiduo hadn't explained, but once he did, he incurred public outrage. Someone immediately mocked him:

"Ha, yes, I forgot, you followed Yuan Xiangcheng around to make money, I'm afraid the amount of money deposited in the Tianjin Concession Bank is more than five million taels.

You don't need to go get it. You can buy food at 1 taels of silver per liter!"

"you...!"

Shi Duo was caught in a weak spot and could only turn his head away and say nothing.

It was an indisputable fact within and outside the court that Shiduo was in contact with Yuan Shikai. Seeing this traitor, they naturally couldn't help but ridicule him.

"Humph, as a Manchu, I shouldn't eat Han millet!"

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Prince Su's son, Shanqi, flicked his sleeves suddenly, extinguishing several candles beside him.

He said righteously: "Since the siege, I have been eating only the rice at home, and never let my servants go out to the streets to buy the rice brought in by the enemy army.

Shiduo, you are unworthy of being the Iron Hat King! "

Being scolded by his own nephew, Shiduo's face turned red. When he was about to speak out to refute, he was interrupted by a voice from the hall.