"Your Highness! What you did just now was really unwise!”After the court meeting dispersed, Wen Xiang and Bao Yun walked to the Gong Prince's side and said bitterly.
Li Qing looked at the two old men sighing at him, but seeing that they had just helped him, Li Qing still smiled very politely and said,"That was an accident just now. I forgot about it a little, so I couldn't help it!”
Wen Xiang looked at the Gong Prince who was now smiling cheekily and compared to the strict and meticulous Xian Prince of the past, he was like a completely different person. If it wasn't for the two of them accompanying each other into the court this morning, Wen Xiang would have suspected that this was a fake.
Since it was him, there was only one possibility.
That was the Gong Prince suffering from the Soul-dissociating Syndrome.
Li Qing looked at the two little old men who were chattering away at the side. He looked at them as if they were idiots.
Li Qing couldn't take it anymore. Did he know them? The answer was definitely no. How could he be a person from more than a hundred years ago? He was not a thousand-year-old demon. The problem was that he was now in the Gong Prince's body. Logically speaking, they must know him. Forget it, he was an idiot! Hence, Li Qing mustered up his courage and cupped his hands."May I know the names of the two sirs?”
"Wangye, you don't recognize me and Wen Xiang?”
"Baoyun! I'm now certain that our wangye must have contracted Soul-dissociating Syndrome!”
"Then should we ask the shaman to cast a spell?”
"Treat your head!" Li Qing's head hurt when he thought about how he might be placed on a fire rack and roasted while listening to the priest's nonsense.
"Wangye, do you want to call a doctor?"
"No need, this king is very good. I just had a dream last night that the barbarians invaded the capital, raped and plundered, and even burned down the Old Summer Palace. Thinking of this, this king is a little emotional!”
Looking at Li Qing's sad expression when he said that the Old Summer Palace had been burned, Wen Xiang and Bao Yun also believed it and began to feel pain. Indeed, the Old Summer Palace had been built by the emperors over a hundred years. It had collected cultural relics, classics, calligraphy, painting, and jade articles from the past dynasties. If it was destroyed by a torch, it was expected that anyone would be in a daze.
Gong Prince Mansion
When Li Qing came in again, he was greatly impressed by the fortune of life. A moment ago, he was still sighing at the luxury of the Gong Prince's Mansion as a tourist, thinking that one day he would have thousands of mansions to shelter the poor people of the world.
But now, he had already become the master of this palace, and he was about to become one of the most influential decision-makers in this country.
Thinking of this, Li Qing, who had always been weak, felt a burning sensation in his chest. That's right, this was hot blood.
Every man was hot-blooded, but some were exploding and some were immersed.
Li Qing belonged to the latter. As a university student in the History Department, he was used to seeing the rise and fall of dynasties in history books. He knew the destiny of the world and decided the fate of the world. The cycle of cause and effect was exactly the same as the saying that the future generations would mourn for the future generations!
There were only two things that Li Qing had always felt deeply regretful about. One was the Epang Palace that had been burned to the ground by the Overlord, and the other was the Yuanmingyuan that had been burned to cover up the truth.
Thinking of this, Li Qing felt that he had to do something for this. Even if he couldn't persuade them to stay in the end, he would at least leave a mark in the history books and let future generations see that there was once a person who had worked hard for the existence of Yuanmingyuan.
But he couldn't do it now, because Xianfeng was still in the capital and he didn't have any power.
At noon, just as Li Qing was in a terrible state over the matter of Yuanmingyuan, news came from the palace that Xianfeng had gone for the autumn hunt, three days earlier than in history. This was also unexpected. He could make some changes during this period of time.
After some consideration, Li Qing finally decided that he had to personally go to Baliqiao to supervise the battle. In history, the reason why the Battle of Baliqiao was defeated was undoubtedly the key to the firepower advantage of the British and French. However, the most fatal reason was the strategic error and the conflict between the commander, Ge Linqin, and his deputy, Sheng Bao.
After figuring out the crux of the matter, Li Qing immediately took a firearm and prepared to head to the Eight Mile Bridge with a few personal guards to supervise the battle.
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baliqiao
In contrast to the scorching heat of the capital, the Eight Mile Bridge not far from the capital was now raining heavily.
In the commander's tent, the three of them were arguing about how to plan the next battle.
"Sheng Bao, do you think this king's opinion is wrong?”Monk Glinqin glared at Sheng Bao and said with dissatisfaction.
"Humph! Monk King, other people might be afraid of you, but I'm not. You have ten thousand Mongolian cavaliers, and I have twenty thousand soldiers from the capital. If you dare to go against the strategy that His Majesty had set in advance, I'll have to deal with you!”
"You! Muddle!"
"Alright, two marshals, stop arguing. In my opinion, this Eight Mile Bridge has no danger to defend. Why don't we retreat to the capital and defend it to the death?”
"Rui Lin, as the commander of the right wing, you have already retreated before the battle even started. Are you worthy of His Majesty's grace?”
Rui Lin saw that he was doing his best but not gaining anything, so he tactfully shut his mouth.
At this moment, a bodyguard rushed in from outside the tent and said,""Generals, according to the scouts, the Gong Prince has arrived five li outside the camp and is here to ask if you will come out to welcome him.”
"Why is Prince Gong here? Could it be that Your Majesty…" Monk Grinqin asked suspiciously.
"No matter what, since the Prince has come to the camp, we should go and pay our respects.”Rui Lin cupped his hands and said.
"Commander You is right!" With that, the three of them rode out of the camp to welcome him.
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"Your Highness, our camp at Eight Mile Bridge is just ahead!”
After Li Qing heard this, he lifted the curtain of the carriage and poked his head out. He saw that the camp entrance was covered with flags, and the person in the lead was abnormally strong and ferocious.
Could this person be Monk Ge Linqin? The last prince who dared to go into battle and kill the enemy in the Qing Dynasty.
When Li Qing arrived at the gate of the camp, he heard the leader clench his fist and shout,""I didn't know that the Gong Prince had come, and this Prince wasn't well prepared.”
Of course, Li Qing could hear the disdain in the monk's voice. The kings of the Qing Dynasty had the least sense of existence in all the dynasties. They had no fief and no position. They only received a stipend.
Without the emperor's decree, he could not leave Beijing for the rest of his life and could only wait for death.
Li Qing, who understood this, immediately took out the imperial edict that Xianfeng had issued to him in the morning.
Seeing this, Monk Gleen Qin, Sheng Bao, and the others immediately dismounted and knelt down."We accept the decree!"
"By the will of the heavens, the Emperor has decreed that the situation is difficult. After the Autumn Hunt, I have specially ordered the Gong Prince to be the official in charge of dealing with Britain and France.”
After the imperial edict was read, Monk Greenqin and the other two looked at each other.
"How dare you!" Li Qing shouted. Could it be that you suspect that this king is faking the imperial edict?”
"We dare not!" Rui Lin lay on the ground as he spoke in a submissive manner.
"Then why didn't you receive the edict to thank me?"
Seeing that Rui Lin had given in, Monk Ge Linqin and Sheng Bao could only pinch their noses and say,""This lowly subject receives the decree!"
"Very good! Now that the enemy has come, I don't know much about the layout, so I'll have to trouble the monk king to lead the way to the tent!”
Seeing this, the monk Ge Linqin immediately gave his subordinate, Ma Shan, a look.
Ma Shan immediately stood up and objected,"Gong Prince, the battle strategy has long been handed over to Jun Yi and has also been approved by His Majesty. Moreover, His Majesty only wants you to be fully responsible for the matters of Britain and France, so Gong Prince, please do not cross the line!”
After Li Qing heard this, he immediately clapped three times and said,"Good! Very good! What you said was reasonable. Oh right, what's your name?”
"This humble servant is the chief of the Chahar Mongol cavalry under the monk king, Namashan!”
"Oh! So it was that Ma Shan who led them. Very good! This king will remember you. This king will take care of your family for you!”
After saying that, Li Qing took out a musket and shot at Ma Shan.
"Bang!" Less than three meters away, Ma Shan fell to the ground, his brain mixed with blood.
Seeing this, Monk Gleen Qin shouted angrily,""Gong Prince, how dare you ignore the laws of the country and shoot an official of the Imperial Court on the spot without a trial? I want to impeach you to His Majesty!”
After Li Qing heard this, he smiled playfully." Sigh, I missed. This King originally only aimed at his chest. I didn't expect to hit his head!"”
"You…"
"What do you mean you? Did the monk king station his troops again to defend against Yingfa's invasion?”
"Yes, sir!"
"Then His Majesty has ordered me to be fully responsible for the matters between England and France. Does that include you?”
"This... Yes!" Monk Grinqin gritted his teeth and nodded helplessly.
"In that case, why don't you quickly bring this king to the commander's tent for a meeting? To be honest, the Anglo-French allied forces will arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest!”
"What is it? Scouts needed at least five days. If that was the case, then wouldn't the situation be bad?”The shocked monk Ge Linqin immediately led the Gong Prince and the others towards the commander's tent.
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