From the capital to Rehe Palace, it is bounded by Gubeikou and is divided into two sections: the inner and outer sections.

There are two roads in the entrance, one is out of Dongzhimen, passes through Sanjiadian in Shunyi County, Niulan Mountain, enters Huairou, and then passes from Huairou through Miyun, Luojiaqiao, Bailongtan, Shixiacheng, Yaoting, Nantianmen, Liulinying to Gu Beikou. When Emperor Kangxi went on hunting tours outside the mouth, he mostly took this road.

One starts from the Old Summer Palace and passes through Lingou, Tangshan, Nanshicao, Yajishan, Hetao, and Miyun Luojiaqiao to Bailongtan. Like the previous road, it goes from Shixiacheng, Yaoting, Nantianmen, and Liulinying to Gubeikou. After exiting Gubeikou, we go outside the entrance, then pass through Baksh Camp Palace and other palaces, and finally arrive at Rehe. Emperors Qianlong and Jiaqing always took this route when they went hunting at the entrance.

Along the way, there are Lingou, Tangshan, Nanshicao, Zhuanyuan, Yajishan, Hetao, Liujiazhuang and other palaces, but most of them are in dilapidated condition due to disrepair, and several of them were even abandoned during the Daoguang Dynasty.

The place where he was stationed was not decent. Logically speaking, the emperor would not stop too much on the road, but there were too many officials, eunuchs, maids and servants accompanying him, and they brought so many carriages with them, so it was impossible to walk fast. He stopped and walked, but he actually used It took more than ten days to arrive at Gubeikou.

Han Xiufeng, who had stayed with the Holy Master for fifty miles, also kept going. After finally reaching Miyun, he ordered not to go any further, and ordered Wang Hedong, Xu Jiu, Zhang Xiaobao and others to take over Miyun City Defense. Qingxian and his son were stationed at the county government office, raising food for Heying just like the county magistrate.

Wang Hedong was a little puzzled. He walked around the city and then came back and asked: "Fourth Master, the holy driver should have left Gubeikou by now. Why don't we follow him? Even if he is stationed, he should be stationed at Gubeikou. Why? Here!"

"Do you know why I want to invite the queen?"

"The queen is the queen, why?" Wang Hedong asked puzzledly.

Han Xiufeng took a sip of the tea that Miyun County Magistrate had given him yesterday, put down the cup and explained: "If we want to accompany you, the emperor will definitely not object, but what will the three-banner guards in the guard department think? Prince Yi , what will Prince Zheng, Lord Sushun and other leading bodyguards and ministers think?"

"Are they going to be unhappy?"

"They were so frightened a few days ago that they naturally didn't think anything of it. After all, they were targeting us to deal with the foreigners. It's different now. The foreigners didn't chase us, and they didn't plan to chase them based on their posture. When they saw that we had robbed them of their job, they must have There will be ideas. Instead of making people jealous, it is better to stay away."

"Where are Ronglu and Yongxiang?"

"They are different from us. Not only are they Manchus, but their official positions are not very big. The Majiamen troops accompanying them are all Manchus. The ministers leading the bodyguards and the imperial ministers will not be jealous of them. Those bodyguards Even if you see them jealous, you can't say anything."

Han Xiufeng paused and then said: "If you don't accompany the driver or go to Gubeikou to garrison, it's also because of food and salary considerations. There is nothing outside the mouth, so what are the four hundred or so of us going to eat? Gubeikou is a little better, but the emperor has been here these days. With frequent orders, so many troops were mobilized from Jilin, Heilongjiang and Mongolia to garrison at Gubeikou. No matter how much food there was, it would not be enough to feed so many people.

What's more, if we go there, we should ask the commanders and deputy commanders who are leading troops from all over the country to listen to us, or let us listen to them. In short, when we go into battle and fight against the foreigners, each one will be better at hiding. When they are able to go up, one will compete with the other in running. Now that there is no war, one will compete with the other for power as before. After all, this is a escort, and the performance of the escort can be regarded as a huge achievement."

Wang Hedong reacted and couldn't help but laugh: "We stay far away and don't compete with them for power and gain, and we are indispensable for the great contribution of escorting them!"

"It's natural."

As soon as Han Xiufeng finished speaking, Qingxian hurried in with a stack of official documents. When he saw Han Xiufeng, he bowed and said, "Fourth Master, it's bad, something big has happened!"

"Are the foreigners chasing me?" Han Xiufeng asked subconsciously.

"The foreigners didn't catch up, but the messenger sent by Prince Gong to report to the emperor said that the foreigners burned the Old Summer Palace in anger, and Lord Wenfeng threw himself into the lake and died for his country. It is said that several concubines also threw themselves in because they were worried about being humiliated.

The lake is celebrating its festival!”

When he learned that Wenfeng had died for his country, Han Xiufeng was stunned.

Qingxian raised his head and looked at Wang Hedong, and then said: "Foreigners rob and then burn. I heard... I heard that the people near the Old Summer Palace, instead of saving them, instead rushed into the Yuanmingyuan and looted them. Most of them were Manchus."

."

"Go on." Han Xiufeng whispered.

"The people who were ordered by Prince Gong to report to the Emperor said that the foreigners have put forward a lot of conditions. If they don't agree, the imperial city will be burned down."

"Prince Gong and Lord Wen, are they okay?"

"They are fine for the time being," Qingxian paused, then said with a grimace: "I don't know who the hell has tipped off to the foreigners. Anyway, the foreigners know that Fourth Master, you have ambushed their people, and they can't be found by you.

So I sent troops to Nanyuan to burn, kill, loot and burn down the government office where you were temporarily stationed and the courtyard where Miss Yuer lived."

Han Xiufeng said coldly: "You can't find my people, but you take it out on the government office. What kind of skill is this!"

"Fourth Master, I told you not to be angry. The foreigners actually threatened to send troops to pursue them, intending to force the court to hand over the Monk King, the former Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Huang Zonghan, and you. Fortunately, the English missionary Baoer helped with a lot of talking.

They put the matter aside and threatened to burn the imperial city with fire to force the imperial court to agree to the conditions they proposed for trade, compensation for military expenses and sending envoys to Beijing."

"I didn't expect that I, Han Xiufeng, would be hated by them just like Seng Gelinqin and Huang Zonghan!"

"Fourth Master, Huang Zonghan is nothing, how can he be compared with you and the Monk King!" Wang Hedong said carelessly.

"What do you know? You can't disrupt the army by saying this. As far as I know, Huang Zonghan also killed several barbarian soldiers when he was in Guangdong, so he is qualified to be hated by foreigners." Han Xiufeng thought for a while and asked again: "Brother Qingxian

, is there any other news?”

"Yes, this is a letter sent by Han Chen's entrustment."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier and show it to you?"

I didn’t know it until I read the letter, but Han Xiufeng was stunned when he read the letter.

Wang Hedong couldn't help but ask: "Fourth Master, has something happened to Mr. Shi Zan Qing Shi?"

"He's fine, he's doing very well."

"Then why did you..."

Han Xiufeng sighed and said with a wry smile: "Didn't the Emperor issue several edicts these days, instructing the Tianjin officials and gentry to gather the people to attack the foreigners? He even offered a reward. As a result, Mr. Shi was worried about angering the foreigners, so he talked to the Tianjin magistrates Yao Xi and Zhang Jinwen

After the Tianjin gentry discussed it, they were not allowed to practice bravery to harass foreigners on the grounds that "going out would harm the county people", and no corresponding notices were posted.

Jiao Mazi spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the imperial court in the past two months to recruit so many warriors. The emperor issued secret orders every three days to urge him to take action. He felt that if he didn't make some noise and he couldn't explain to the emperor, he would be selected carefully.

We carefully selected dozens of brave men who were not afraid of death, disguised themselves as common people, and went to the canal area to harass foreigners."

"Did he succeed?"

"What's going on!" Han Xiufeng put down the letter and said dumbfounded: "Master Shi was worried about angering the foreigners. After receiving the news, he immediately summoned the government servants and shopkeepers to prevent blockage in the canal area. But it was not the foreigners he was guarding against, but the anxious people.

Mazi’s men.”

"How could Mr. Shi be so confused!" Wang Hedong couldn't believe this was true.

"He's not confused at all." Han Xiufeng picked up the tea cup and sighed: "He puts the overall situation first. He doesn't want to anger the foreigners, let alone Jiao Mazi's misbehavior and hinder the overall situation. But I didn't expect him to be attacked by the foreigners.

Even though we were captured only a few days ago, our attitude toward foreigners has changed so drastically."

"But in this case, wouldn't he make the emperor unhappy just by resisting the decree?"

Before Han Xiufeng could speak, Qingxian, who had no good impression of Xianfeng at all, couldn't help but said: "Is the current emperor still the emperor? To be disrespectful, the moment the emperor abandoned the country and the country and avoided Rehe,

He is no longer the emperor, at least he is no longer the emperor before!"

"What are you talking about!" Han Xiufeng glared at him and warned: "Don't say these complaints again in the future. If anyone dares to complain again, don't blame me for turning against you!"

"Fourth Master, please forgive me. I will never say it again because of my humble position."

"It's not that I don't talk nonsense anymore, but I can't even think about it!" Han Xiufeng knew that it was useless to warn him, so he immediately looked at the official document in his hand and asked, "What else is there?"

Qingxian calmed down and said hurriedly: "Fourth Master, the emperor said that he felt cold outside his mouth. All the guards and officers Zhang Jing and others were rewarded with five taels of silver each, and the soldiers were rewarded with three taels of silver for each masterpiece as a show of sympathy.

As for the daily necessities of all the guards, Zhang Jing and soldiers, the Prime Minister and the King will make arrangements as soon as possible."

Looking at Han Xiufeng's thoughtful look, Qingxian added: "Although we are not considered retinues, and we have not spoken out loud, the decree clearly states that we have a share."

"Any more?"

"Maybe he didn't bring much money with him when he left the capital, or maybe he was wary of the few princes who stayed in the capital to handle the bureaucracy. The emperor also issued an edict, saying that if the officers and soldiers accompanying him were not enough to be released, all provinces should liberate the capital.

The soldiers were paid and passed through Zhili. Wen Qian immediately informed the committee member that he was temporarily sent to Rehe to meet the needs."

Although he felt that Qingxian's conjecture was correct, Han Xiufeng still murmured: "Wherever the emperor is, the court will be there. The provinces should pay the troops to the capital, and naturally they should send them to where they are."

"What the Fourth Master said is true." Qingxian couldn't respect the emperor anymore, so he presented another official document and said, "Fourth Master, please take a look at this again."

Han Xiufeng took the official document and looked at it, and was stunned again for a moment.

"Fourth Master, what's wrong?" Wang Hedong couldn't help asking again.

"The emperor ordered our immediate superior when we were in Gu'an to come here to handle food supplies for various officers and soldiers, including our Heying camp."

"Ng Ting Tung!"

"Who else can be there besides him, but this is Miyun, not Gu'an. Wu Tingdong is just an inspector, and he can only take care of money and food, but he can't take care of me, Mr. Han!"

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Chapter completed!