C517 Qing Dynasty Palace Change

At the grand occasion of Jin Changsen's execution, Xiao Letian did not reveal himself. Not only did he not reveal himself, not a single high ranking officer of the New Army showed themselves. This was not because they were ruthless, but because they had more important things to deal with.

This matter sounded very surprising, because the Tanggu Industrial Special Zone was currently surrounded by the Qing Dynasty. The three hundred new army, as well as more than five hundred foreign engineers, including more than three thousand labourers, were all protected in the unfinished Special Zone. By now, they had been in a stalemate for ten days.

The starting point of this whole matter was still to push back to the moment when the French warships had just begun bombarding the Ryukyu and the news had just reached the Beijing.

In the spring of 1866, Xiao Letian left the Heavy Ocean of East Asia to fight for Europa. This action of his was very difficult to understand in the eyes of the Asian at the time.

Even Ceng Guofan said regretfully, "Arrogant, you're truly too arrogant. How many years has your foundation in East Asia been? Just like the tree that had just taken root, how could he easily leave his career? Just by looking at them, one could imagine the calamity that was about to befall them in the blink of an eye! "

The facts proved that as soon as Xiao Letian left East Asia, the powerful nobles of the Manchu were ready to make a move. Not only did the construction of the Tanggu Industrial Special Zone encounter many constraints, even the business of the Letian Firm had spies trying to steal secrets. If not for the Torture Chamber in Wang Huaiyuan's hands, something big might really have happened.

The big change that followed was that when the news of Xiao Letian's death reached the capital, the conservative faction that represented Ci Xi was agitated. Under the orders of the Empress Dowager Xi, the capital city attacked with all their might, following the principle of not letting even a thousand people off the hook, to attack the torture chamber led by the Chun Sanshiniang.

In just a few short days, the Ministry of Justice's prison was already packed with people, and even the Chinese kite seed s, who were under the command of the Chun Sanshiniang, were caught. It was from that day onwards that the Discipline Hall began to leave Beijing on a large scale.

It was all thanks to the loyal Hairy East carrying out Ci An's work, that the Eastern Palace Empress Dowager had taken out her secret trump card, Xian Feng's secret edict, in order to suppress Ci Xi's anger.

In the following few days, the Discipline Hall used countless people and resources to carry out a huge rescue operation. In the end, they used money to buy the tormented and half crippled Chinese kite seed.

But the good news did not last long. Ci An used the secret decree to forcefully suppress Ci Xi and did not solve the problem. It was as if she was boiling over and pouring cold water on the fanatical Manchu.

Just as Ci An was struggling to stabilize the situation, an accident occurred. Within the torrential rain in the capital, a piece of intelligence from the Ryukyu shook the entire Beijing. The Frenchman started firing at the Ryukyu without any warning, and the sound of the cannons from the East Sea completely ignited the enthusiasm of Ci Xi's group.

After going through two Opium Wars, the foreigners could never be defeated in the eyes of the Qing Dynasty's government. In particular, the French were one of the main culprits that burned the entire Yuan Ming Yuan, so they could not be provoked.

Now that the French had attacked Xiao Letian, Qing Dynasty felt that she had obtained a strong external help. All of Xiao Letian's trump cards in the past had lost their deterrence effect at this moment.

Most importantly, Hidden Fog Kid deceived Ci Xi at the last moment. Although she had extracted accurate information on Xiao Letian's life and death situation, she had secretly kept it a secret. It was precisely her deceit that broke Ci Xi's last bit of worry, causing this notorious ruthless character to reveal her fangs ahead of time.

Under the Hidden Fog Kid's instigation, Ci Xi finally made up his mind. The ancestor of the Forbidden City and a few of his senior disciples were sent to the capital to carry out missions, and the Forbidden City was finally free for the Hidden Fog Kid to do as she pleased.

A few medicinal herbs that could make women fall into chaos were mysteriously missing from the dispensary. The Camping officer guarding the palace walls accidentally made a few 'small sums of money'. The bizarre events had already formed into a noose one after another, slowly wrapping themselves around Empress Dowager Ci An's neck.

Ci Xi and the Hidden Fog Kid were currently waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity that would ruin Ci An's reputation. "This slut, why aren't you going to look for the Foreign ministers? "As long as you dare to meet a man, the Ninja's aphrodisiac will make you lose all your rationality. You'll pounce on him like a bitch, and then someone will barge in and expose your true face …"

"Hehehehe …" Ci Xi and Hidden Fog Kid laughed in an extremely sinister manner. At that moment, the two of them actually had the heart to befriend each other.

The chance finally came. When the third day after the capital was filled with rumors, Ci An unexpectedly summoned Fu Hui and Fuqing. Wasn't Xiao Letian's first uncle, Qing San Ye, the perfect target to frame?

Ci Xi's subordinates had finally begun to act, and the culprit was even more vicious than ever before. In Xiao Letian's previous life, Ci An had only died from a violent illness, but in this life, Ci Xi wanted her to lose her reputation, which showed just how ruthless she was.

The reason why Ci An summoned the Qing San Ye was to listen to the analysis of the situation there. Yes, when they were in late Qing, not all of them were playboy with eight flags, and there was even a group of young talents who were willing to accept new things, but since Qing San Ye was close to Xiao Letian, he could naturally be considered an open-minded person within the noble family, so listening to his analysis of the situation was naturally not wrong.

Unfortunately, no one had expected that Ci Xi would secretly use medicine to ruin Ci An's reputation, and this gathering had instantly become the starting point for the calamity.

Just as Ci An was about to receive the fragrant tea from the palace maid, before he could even drink it, a group of people suddenly burst in from outside the hall. The one leading them was actually Er Mao and the Old Ancestor.

It turned out that the Hidden Fog Kid was extremely secretive and had forgotten that the biggest loophole in Mi Feng's movements was the French intelligence officer that she had tortured. The brothers from the Discipline Hall that were in the capital had finally unearthed this secret from the French. They had also obtained the important information that Xiao Letian was still alive.

After receiving the accurate information, upon hearing the outrageous rumours of the capital, coupled with the bizarre actions in the palace, it was naturally not difficult for Hairy # 2 to deduce Ci Xi's conspiracy.

Er Mao had already secretly allied with Ci An at this time, so this kind of information would definitely not be kept from the Eastern Palace Empress Dowager. What was even more gratifying was that the Old Ancestor was a very traditional loyal subject, in his heart, the Eastern Palace was naturally nobler than the Western Palace, and Ci An's orders were of course more important than Ci Xi's.

Er Mao took the poisoned tea from Ci An's hands, the Old Ancestor could immediately tell what was inside with a sniff. In an instant, the enraged Old Ancestor, together with his disciples and grandchildren, controlled all the palace maids and eunuchs. It was at this time that the Camping soldiers responsible for defending the walls of the Forbidden City, under the lead of An Dehai and the Ministry of Internal Affairs's Vice Supervisor, aggressively rushed in.

"Come, someone, I heard that there is a Foreign ministers in the palace! "How dare you …" The arrogant An Dehai had just rushed into the hall, and before he could finish shouting his piece, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Ci An did not seem to be in the least bit in heat, and why were the Old Ancestor and Er Mao here? An Dehai was so scared that white perspiration started to form all over his body. This brat was so smart that he immediately slapped the eunuch beside him.

"Little bastard, how dare you swindle me … "Pull it out and skin it …"

But just when An Dehai was about to find a way out, suddenly, a glass shattering sound came out of the back hall of Ci An's palace. Hidden Fog Kid who was disguised as a palace maid rushed up the roof with a bright yellow cloth in her hands.

"An Dehai is still not making his move … "The late emperor's decree is already in our hands …" After saying that, the Hidden Fog Kid ignited the fire piston in the wind, and the secret decree of Xian Feng, which she viewed as her life, turned into a torch in the wind.

"No …" Ci An screamed out miserably and rushed forward three steps. However, his vision suddenly turned dark and he lost consciousness right away. And this was the closest person to, Qing San Ye.

How could San Ye allow the empress dowager to smash onto the ground? He immediately used his hands to support the empress dowager, but when he withdrew his hands, he could not help but touch the empress dowager's chest. This time, An Dehai had gotten a hold of something.

"Hahaha …" Fuqing, how dare you touch the empress dowager! You brat, you are going to exterminate the Nine Clan... Everyone saw it. Step forward side by side … "

On the roof of the palace, the two eldest disciples of the old ancestor were fighting with the Hidden Fog Kid. This lunatic female ninja was holding onto a costal deviation in one hand and a burning torch in the other.

"You bunch of men without eggs are too useless. There are obviously more of you than them, so why don't you fight? "History is written by the victors, as long as you win …"

There were no eunuchs in Japan, so Hidden Fog Kid looked down on people like An Dehai from the bottom of her heart.

An Dehai was also enraged, this damned Japanese bitch, how dare he call me a man without an egg, he's too unlucky! "Grandma, wealth comes from danger, this grandpa will definitely win this round of wealth … Kill these traitors and save the empress! "

This fellow was simply too insidious. In the end, they had to face each other with swords and sabers, yet he was still spreading rumors.

"Killing traitors …" "Save the empress dowager …" There were more than two hundred soldiers of the Camping who had been brainwashed by the Silver and official positions. With a loud roar, it was as if thunder had struck the ground, causing the entire palace to shake three times.

"Let's see who dares to be rash!" "Disciples, protect …" The Old Ancestor led his more than ten disciples and rushed into the crowd. The sounds of weapons clashing could be heard outside the palace, mixed with the screams of the injured.

"Collection, Quick Collection..." "Back out of the palace …" At this critical moment, Hairy # 2 and the Qing San Ye, who were protecting the loyal eunuchs and maids beside Ci An, started to retreat.

The strong eunuchs formed a circle around them. Qing San Ye broke two purple sandalwood chairs, gave Er Mao a chair leg, and held onto one chair to protect everyone while they retreated.

Some of the eunuchs were holding chairs, while there were two other eunuchs holding tables. One of them was even holding a spittoon as a weapon, and the two groups of eunuchs were trembling uncontrollably.

It was all thanks to the high skills of the Qing San Ye, those who had slipped away from the Old Ancestor's side were not his match at all. Usually, they would only take two or three moves before their enemies would be knocked out. However, there were simply too many traitors in the Camping, and in a short while, even the Qing San Ye was a little unable to withstand them.

At the most critical moment, the sound of dense footsteps and the sound of weapons being drawn came from the north side of the palace. The Chief Eunuch, Zhou Daoying, had actually brought over sixty to seventy Knife guard s in the most critical of times.

"Send His Majesty's orders, the personal army will come to protect you …" "The emperor allowed us to protect the empress dowager …" Zhou Daoying brought the elite of the pro-military camp and rushed over like a tiger wolf. A wave of random swords and Camping people were fighting, and the situation immediately changed.

"Is the empress dowager safe? Her Majesty is well … "Wuwuwu, what's wrong with the empress dowager …" When Zhou Daoying saw the unconscious Ci An, he kneeled down on the ground and cried loudly.