Chapter 46 Bloody Night (2)
The imperial doctor Wang Youdao has been eating the doctor's bowl for decades. Wang Youdao, who was respected in the Imperial Hospital, has always been the object of respect for everyone. Even the former Emperor Xianfeng had to add the word "invitation" to see a doctor, which was like today. Wang Youdao was still sleeping and was kicked open by a group of soldiers. The old man was almost taken out by the soldiers and hurriedly hung up the medicine box and got on the carriage.
When he arrived on the carriage, Wang Youdao was scared to death when he asked. Lord Yang Yi was attacked by an assassin when he was visiting the Empress Dowager. His life and death are unknown now. Oh my God, the trouble is now. What if Yang Yi has a few things, and these vicious soldiers will not strip him alive? Yang Yi's position in the minds of the new army soldiers is known to everyone in the court, and it can be said that everyone in the world knows it.
With a nervous mood, the old imperial doctor rushed to the palace under the escort of the soldiers.
Yikuang Mansion, Yikuang and a group of old Manchu ministers were waiting anxiously. This evening was a critical moment for them. In recent years, as the Manchu nobles declined in the court, Yang Yi could be said to be arbitrary and arrogant, and they were so angry that they had already been holding back their anger. However, Yang Yi had a little sign of military power in the first few times, Yang Yi grabbed the handle, killed a group, and exiled a group, making it impossible for a few old ministers in the court. These Manchu nobles headed by Yikuang have been secretly accumulating strength. Yikuang was even secretly selling his property, buying foreign guns through various channels, and secretly training his own armed forces. Others can also be said to have money and strong efforts. Under Yang Yi's heavy pressure, these former rivals who were intrigued by him are now unexpectedly united.
The news that everyone had been looking forward to finally came. The thick curtain was opened. A man in black came in. The man walked to Yikuang and knelt down to salute. Yikuang asked first without waiting for the man to speak: "Wang Chunhe, is the matter done?"
"Your Majesty, I am lucky enough to be unfair to your fate." Wang Chunhe's voice was a little excited and a little sad.
"What's the situation? Tell me quickly." Yi Kuang, who was anxious, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The expressions of the people who had been anxious were much more relaxed. His face was filled with uncontrollable excitement, and he was waiting for the killer named Wang Chunhe to reply.
"My servants are waiting to enter the palace while the night is dark, Lord Yang..." Yikuang interrupted, "It's Yang thief."
"Yes, it's Yang thief." Wang Chunhe quickly changed his words and continued. "Yang thief came out of the empress dowager, and the slave took his brothers to kill the generals. Some of the fifty brothers blocked the door, some shot arrows, and some rushed over. Unexpectedly, Yang... Yang thief was so angry that he had a guard Zhao Ziping beside him, but the bow and arrow were ineffective."
"Stop talking nonsense, talk about Yang thief." Yikuang was anxious when he heard this.
"Yes, the Yang thief is actually a master. He took down all five brothers when he went up. Fortunately, the slave was prepared. Two foreign guns were fired together. The first shot hit Yang thief in the thigh and the second shot hit the chest. Yang thief actually flew out a dagger before falling down and knocked down another brother." Wang Chunhe said this, and he couldn't help but fight a cold war with lingering fear.
"How is Yang Pie?" Yi Kuang asked anxiously. This was what he cared about the most.
"The foreign gun is very powerful. As long as it hits the vital point, it is probably impossible to survive. Judging from the position where Yang Zhe covered his wound with his hand, even if it is not the heart, it is not much different. I guess that Yang Zhe will not live for a few days. It's just a pity for those brothers, fifty good players, only thirteen of them come back..."
Yikuang interrupted Wang Chunhe and said, "It's great. Once Yang thief dies, the new army has no leader. As for those slaves, it is their honor to die without a master." Yikuang was so happy that he was so proud that he laughed loudly. The others in the room also laughed, only Wang Chunhe looked sad.
Yikuang's opponents didn't care at all about life, which made Wang Chunhe feel helpless. These assassins were trained one by one. Now that he died like this, Yikuang didn't even have the minimum expression. Why didn't this make him feel heartbroken?
At this time, the room was already a lively and joyful scene. The remnants of the Qing Dynasty congratulated each other happily, and it took a while to calm down. At this time, Yikuang realized that Wang Chunhe was still standing there, and his expression on his face was not natural. Yikuang felt a move in his heart and came over to him and said, "Brothers have made contributions to killing thieves. Naturally, I will not treat everyone badly. Each brother will reward 100 taels of silver, and the dead brothers will give 300 taels of pension. What do you think?"
Wang Chunhe felt even colder when Yi Kuang said this. On weekdays, the princes had to say hundreds of taels to eat casually. These brothers who survived the disaster only got one hundred taels, and the dead life was only worth three hundred in Yi Kuang's eyes. Wang Chun suppressed his inner displeasure and said to Yi Kuang: "Let the prince's arrangements, the servant will leave." After that, he saluted Yi Kuang, and without waiting for Yi Kuang to speak, he left directly.
Although Yikuang felt unhappy with Wang Chunhe's attitude, it was time to use people now. In the future, he would still be able to use him, so he suppressed his anger. When the person left, it was unknown whether he had the idea of settle accounts after autumn.
"My dear lords, you should show your trump card, right? I secretly practiced a group of people in Miyun Villa, with all the foreign gun equipment in total. It turned out that Yikuang and these people had already conspired to collude. Everyone was forming people in the villa outside the city, and when the time came, they would rise up and respond, so Yikuang had this question.
"There are six hundred slaves in my farm, and the guys are all foreign guns. I've been waiting for this day for a long time, hahaha."
"I have five hundred."
"I'm three hundred."
"I'm two hundred and fifteen."
After a while of statistics, these dozens of people actually gathered up nearly 10,000 people. Yikuang did not expect that such strength also increased everyone's confidence.
"Everyone, Yang Piece was seriously injured. The Yulin Army went to Tianjin the day before yesterday to receive new equipment. Now there are only 3,000 troops from the Nine Gates Admirals in Beijing. It is really God who helped me to restore the Qing Dynasty. Let's discuss the next plan?" Yikuang and he consciously took the lead in this coup.
In the palace, Zhao Ziping saw Yang Yi suddenly open his eyes, and it seemed that there was no big problem. He felt relieved, but he still asked curiously: "Sir, aren't you shot? Why are you still fine?"
"Hehe, I was really a little careless. I didn't expect them to do this. I almost died today." As Yang Yi said that, he took out something from his arms. After Zhao Ziping looked at it, he couldn't help but gasp. The one who blocked Yang Yi's shot turned out to be a pocket watch. The bullet had penetrated most of the pocket watch. The pocket watch was deformed. The bullet had already protruded from part of the pocket watch, and there was still some blood on it.
"Hehe, if Hoffman knew that the pocket watch he gave saved my life, he would definitely boast that it was his ancestors' blessing." It turned out that this pocket watch was brought back from Prussia to Yang Yi. When he gave it, he said that it was a symbol of friendship and that it was his ancestral treasure. Of course, as a gift, Yang Yi's house in Shanghai belonged to Hoffman. This pocket watch still looks very delicate, not like a road goods bought on the roadside, and it looks a bit old. Maybe it was really a ancestral treasure from the Hoffman family.
"Du, duh." A knock on the door sounded outside the door, and Yang Yi signaled Zhao Ziping to speak. Zhao Ziping asked loudly: "What's the matter?"
"Mr. Yu and Mr. Zhao are here." Yang Yi quickly asked Zhao Ziping to invite them in.
Seeing Yang Yi sitting there safely, the anxiety on the faces of the two spy chiefs was calmed down, and they both spoke out loud at the same time.
"Sir, your legs are bleeding, why don't you call doctor?" Zhao Benchu soon discovered the wound on Yang Yi's body, and couldn't help but glar at Zhao Ziping with his eyes and said, "What are you doing?"
"Forget it, it's not his business. Haven't you seen any injuries on his back? The doctor has already gone to call, we are all waiting. It's not so fast at night." Yang Yi pointed at the arrow that was still stuck in Zhao Ziping's back. When Yang Yi reminded him, Zhao Ziping was anxious just now, but now he felt the pain, and he couldn't help but say "Ouch".
As he was talking, the imperial physician Wang Youdao and his assistant had already come in. Seeing that Yang Yi was fine, Wang Youdao was strange, but he didn't dare to ask too much. He quickly treated Yang Yi and Zhao Ziping's wounds. After the wounds were treated, Yang Yi and Wang Youdao said, "Mr. Wang, it seems that you will be wronged and you have been in this palace for a few days." Wang Youdao is the title of a fourth-rank official. Yang Yi's meaning is very obvious, that is, he doesn't want Wang Youdao to leave, so as not to reveal the news here. The old man is old, why don't he understand, just when his life is important, so he quickly agreed.
After the imperial doctor left, Yang Yi asked Yu Xin and the others: "What's going on outside?"
"Everything goes well, it's under the control of Lord Li. Lord Li's troops have been secretly arranged, just waiting for the jumping clowns to jump out by themselves." Zhao Benchu replied with a sneer.
"Okay, tomorrow, everything should be calculated clearly. It's not a big deal to keep going like this. There will always be someone secretly putting a condom for you and making trouble. This time I will make a settlement for them."
This night is destined to be uneasy, with various undercurrents surging, and ghosts and monsters coming out one after another. Beijing City looks calm on the surface, but who knows what will happen tomorrow? In the days to come, who will become a topic of everyone's dinner?
Chapter completed!