The weather in July changed faster than a woman's face.
In the Gong Prince's residence, Li Qing ran to the foot of a room in a hurry. Looking at the dark clouds rolling in the sky and the bean-sized raindrops, he thought about the little remaining travel funds and sighed. With such heavy rain, she would have to take a taxi back tonight.
As an undergraduate student who had just graduated from the Department of History, it was not easy to find a job. However, his parents still used the excuse that history majors should go out and see more. They sold the not-so-fat pig at home to earn 2,000 yuan as a fare for Li Qing. Along the way, Li Qing did not let down his parents 'expectations. Finally, he saw a recruitment notice at a museum and successfully passed the interview. He only had to wait for half a month to start working. In order to reward himself, Li Qing gritted his teeth and bought the only ticket for this budget tour. To be honest, he had been going to places that did not cost money along the way. The kind that would be persuaded to leave once he heard about the ticket.
Unfortunately, the heavens did not go as he wished. On this day, the heavens were crying. Moreover, looking at the rain, it was probably quite sad.
"It's really too luxurious! When would he be able to enjoy such a residence!”Li Qing, who was standing in the Langfang, looked at the carved jade walls and intertwined pavilions of Prince Gong's residence and couldn't help but feel envious.
This absurd idea had just appeared when it was ruthlessly killed by Li Qing. He should think about how to return to the youth hostel now.
Looking at the endless curtain of rain, he thought of his parents 'hands that were full of calluses from working all year round. Li Qing, who had finally made up his mind, bit his lip. He thought to himself, I'm a man, after all. Why would I be afraid of this little rain?
When Li Qing ran out of Langfang, it was already raining heavily outside. The white curtain of rain seemed to cover the entire Prince Gong's residence. Thunder sounded in the sky one after another, making Li Qing's scalp numb. The hair on his body stood up on its own, and even his skin was slightly stinging.
"F * ck! What's wrong with me? Why does it look like the reaction of a Lightning Strike in the Safety tips?”Just at this moment, a bolt of lightning suddenly tore through the air and struck the suspicious Li Qing.
Li Qing, who had been struck by lightning, only felt his vision brighten up before it turned black. His body seemed to have fallen into a vortex, falling endlessly. Before he fainted, he vaguely remembered the last thought in his mind.
If there was a next life, he must wear a lightning rod when he went out on a rainy day.
......
The sound of thunder was still echoing. The noise of the crowd could be heard, and the figures of the people were swaying in front of him. Everything was blurry, just like a black-and-white movie he had watched at the entrance of the brigade when he was young.
This place didn't look like the Gong Prince's residence, but it was still very luxurious. It looked like the main hall in the movie he watched about the last emperor.
It was as if the storm had never happened. The air was scorching hot. Not only that, but the people in the hall seemed to be even more panicked. They were like ants on a hot pan, jumping up and down, talking one after another. Li Qing, who had just regained consciousness, couldn't hear what they were saying clearly. He could only vaguely hear strange words such as "The Emperor, Rehe, the British Barbarians, Fayi".
"Are they filming?" They were all dressed in Qing Dynasty official robes and had long braids at the back of their heads.
Li Qing suddenly had an idea. Since he had mysteriously appeared on the set, perhaps he could find someone to build a relationship with. Perhaps he could become a walk-on and earn some extra money after work. Moreover, there would be free lunch boxes. Wouldn't it be nice to save on food expenses?
Li Qing, who had an idea, walked to a middle-aged man beside him and patted him gently." Brother, what are you filming? Do you still lack extras?"
What was unbelievable was that the middle-aged man seemed to be in awe of him. Before he could finish speaking, he knelt down and said something like this humble official pays his respects to the prince.
At first, Li Qing thought it was a prank, but after asking a few people in a row, not only did he not get the answer he wanted, but it made Li Qing even more confused. Everyone kneeling had a thick braid on the back of their heads. What was even worse was that everyone who was kneeling called him the Gong Prince.
The more Li Qing thought about it, the more suspicious he became. Suddenly, a terrifying thought appeared in his mind. He touched the back of his head." It's over, braids." Then, he tried his best to turn his head and looked to both sides. As expected, he saw that both sides of him were wearing official robes, old or young, and they were looking at him with strange eyes.
Then, Li Qing slowly raised his head and looked up at the top of the hall. He saw a similarly young man with a pale face and wearing a bright yellow five-clawed golden dragon robe looking at him angrily.
"Transmigrated?" His mind was in a mess. The lightning bolt, the golden splendor of the hall, the braids, and the official robes of the Qing Dynasty all seemed to confirm this point to him.
Just as Li Qing was panicking, he heard the man on the dragon throne shout in a sharp voice,""The Gong Prince! What do you think?"
"The Gong Prince? Are you calling me?" Li Qing looked around in confusion.
At this moment, a man in his fifties with a kind face and slightly white hair pushed Li Qing gently and said,"Your Highness, His Majesty is asking you a question.”
"Ask me?" Li Qing said as he gestured to himself with his hand.
Seeing the man nod, Li Qing walked out with a heavy heart. He didn't know what time it was now, but in the late Qing Dynasty, Cixi was the one who held power behind the curtain. However, there was no one else behind the dragon throne now. Combined with his current identity, if nothing went wrong, it should be the Xianfeng period now.
Just as Li Qing was worrying about how to answer, a middle-aged man with a hard face and a vicious aura stood up and said,"Your Majesty, the current situation is not optimistic. Ever since the Anglo-French allied forces broke through Dagu Pass on August 14th, they have been unstoppable. On the 24th, they captured Tianjin. Now, the allied forces are approaching the Eight Mile Bridge. Was the capital's current military strength enough to protect it?”
After Xian Feng heard this, he straightened his body and leaned forward to look at the officials. He saw that the officials who had enjoyed boundless glory in the past and were full of military strategies either shook their heads, sighed, or cried. No one dared to stand up and speak.
Only the Gong Prince remained silent, not crying or making a fuss. He only lowered his head in shock, thinking about something.
"Anglo-French Coalition Army, Baliqiao! In other words, it was 1860? If that was the case, then Beijing had not yet been captured by the Anglo-French coalition forces, which meant that Yuanmingyuan had not yet suffered. No, he had to find time to go and take a look. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of a precious opportunity?”
The more Li Qing thought about it, the more excited he became. For a moment, he forgot the environment he was in. He was so excited that he could not help but clap his hands.
" Pa, pa, pa!!!"
In this desolate environment, Li Qing's applause was extremely abrupt.
"Why did the Gong Prince clap his hands?" Xianfeng shouted angrily. Did he already have a plan to retreat?”
Li Qing only reacted after hearing this. He looked at the furious Xianfeng and thought, It seemed that he had caused trouble!
Hence, Li Qing stammered,""Your Majesty, I…"
Unfortunately, what Li Qing did not know was that Xianfeng was overjoyed. In fact, Xianfeng had already wanted to escape the capital when Dagu Pass fell, but before he could say it, the ministers expressed their disapproval of his Mulan Autumn Hunt. The most important thing was that Xianfeng did not want to bring their former biggest competitor, the Gong Prince, along with them, but they were afraid that the Gong Prince faction led by Gui Liang, Bao Yun, and Wen Xiang would firmly disagree, so they could only push it back.
Now that Xianfeng had finally caught hold of the Gong Prince's weakness and the capital was in danger, how could he give the Gong Prince a chance to explain? He shouted,"The Gong Prince has lost his manners in front of the palace and should be executed according to the law. However, on account of the fact that we are of the same bloodline, I order the Gong Prince to stay in the capital and negotiate peace with the British and French. If you betray the holy order, you will be punished for both crimes!" With that, Xian Feng left the hall.
At this moment, Li Qing was stunned. So the emperor was so willful!
//There will be a second update at 12 o'clock, and there will be another update in the afternoon and evening!
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