Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 418: Gui Liang's Death (Additional Chapter 1)

As the Empress Dowager, Borjigit naturally had her own confidants in the army.

His younger brother Qingxiang was assigned to the army to serve as Guiliang's deputy.

If Qingxiang, his deputy, suddenly attacks, Guiliang will most likely not be able to react.

It is only natural that he should be executed.

With a cold snort, Xingzhen signaled with a look to the soldiers around her to go forward and snatch her child from Guaerjia.

Guaerjia tried to resist, but how could a woman like her defeat several ferocious soldiers?

Before she could struggle much, the child was snatched away from her arms.

Xingzhen took the child, held him up high, and teased him with a smile on her face.

"Oh my, the baby is so cute!"

"Please touch my little face..."

The child had been taken from his mother and was still crying.

But after being teased by Xingzhen for a while, a smile appeared on his face.

But at this moment, the smile on Xingzhen's face suddenly turned ferocious. She used all her strength to throw the child she was holding high in her hands to the ground.

With a bang, the child uttered a short cry and then fell silent.

Xingzhen showed a comfortable expression on her face and looked at Guaerjia with a playful and teasing look.

"This is even cuter!"

"Are you right?"

When Guaerjia saw this, she went crazy and rushed over to scratch Xingzhen's face, yelling.

"My child, my child!"

"Give me back my child's life!"

"My father will never let you go, never!"

But as soon as she moved, she was held down by several soldiers waiting on the side.

Xingzhen glanced at Guaerjia with disdain, then nonchalantly gave instructions to several soldiers beside him.

"I'll leave the person to you."

"You can do whatever you want with it, as long as you deal with it cleanly in the end."

After saying this, Xingzhen turned around and left.

Several soldiers looked at each other and saw the lust in each other's eyes.

This is the Queen Mother...

The current empress dowager allows them to have whatever they want. Which man can resist such temptation?
A group of people immediately rushed towards Guarjia.

Xingzhen walked out, and behind her came a strange, lewd laugh and the sound of cloth tearing.

Guarjia’s screams were extremely shrill!

A genuine smile finally appeared on Xingzhen's face.

Ande Hai, who was waiting on the side, came forward and asked.

"My lady, where are we going next?"

Xingzhen snorted lightly, with a faint smile on her face, and spoke.

"Go back to the palace and see my child."

"The child must be hungry now..."

……

Chengde!

The sound of artillery fire rumbled.

Finally, a hole was blasted in the city wall of Chengde by heavy artillery.

Earth-shaking shouts of killing rang out, and under Gui Liang's command, the Eastern Qing army marched into Chengde city in a mighty force.

In Chengde City, the Qing troops defending the city almost all fled.

Dongqing successfully entered Chengde City!
The war in Chengde City was still going on. Gui Liang did not enter the city immediately, but asked the deputy general Qingxiang beside him.

"Qingxiang, are the Tang thieves making any moves now?"

During this Eastern Qing expedition to the West, the biggest threat was never the Western Qing itself.

But it’s the Tang army inside the pass!
Therefore, even though Chengde has been captured, Gui Liang is still somewhat concerned about the movements of the Tang army.

Hearing this, Qingxiang spoke up. "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The main force of the Tang army is still in Shanhaiguan and Yongping Prefecture and has not made any moves."

Chengde is not far from Shanhaiguan.

While the Eastern Qing was mobilizing troops against the Western Qing, it was also keeping a close eye on the movements of the Tang army in the direction of Shanhaiguan.

Afraid of being ambushed by the Tang army!

Gui Liang was obviously relieved when he heard this, and then said.

"Pass the order down, order our soldiers to speed up the offensive, end the battle in Chengde as soon as possible, and then retreat to Shengjing."

For some reason, Gui Liang suddenly felt uneasy.

It seems like something is about to happen!

Upon hearing this, Qingxiang immediately nodded in agreement and turned around to pass on the order.

However, when he lowered his head, some obscure emotions flowed in his eyes.

……

The Eastern Qing Dynasty controlled Chengde.

Gui Liang led his troops into the city and ordered the soldiers not to lay down their weapons for three days as a reward.

Dongqing was now too poor to pay rewards to the army. In order to appease the army, Gui Liang could only let the army rob after breaking into the city.

Although the people living in Chengde City are basically all bannermen, for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, Gui Liang could only say sorry to these bannermen.

While allowing the army to rob, Gui Liang also held a celebration banquet in Chengde City.

He and his generals drank heartily to celebrate this rare victory.

After the banquet, Guiliang returned to the military camp to rest.

He drank a lot of wine at the banquet and fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed.

In the middle of the night, Gui Liang was awakened by thirst and was about to get up to drink some water in a daze.

But just as Gui Liang sat up from the bed, he heard a clattering sound of footsteps outside his tent.

Gui Liang was about to yell, wondering who was outside.

Then the curtain of the military tent was lifted, and Qingxiang walked in from outside with several soldiers.

Gui Liang frowned, sat upright on the bed, not panicking, and asked in a calm manner.

"Qingxiang, why are you here?"

"Who told you to trespass into my tent? What are you planning to do?"

While asking the questions, he stared at Qingxiang with his eyes, as if waiting for Qingxiang to give him an answer.

Full of majesty!

Seeing this, Qingxiang subconsciously took a step back, but quickly reacted.

I'm here to kill people, how can I show my cowardice?
Taking a deep breath, Qingxiang took out a piece of bright yellow silk cloth from his arms.

He held the silk cloth in his hand and said expressionlessly.

"According to the Empress Dowager's order, Gui Liang committed treason and attempted rebellion. His crime is unforgivable. He is ordered to commit suicide."

"My Lord, please get going!"

"Don't make it difficult for me!"

Gui Liang's brows jumped when he heard this, and he said in a cold voice.

"The Queen Mother wants to kill me? Why?"

"Have I, Guiliang, ever done anything to offend the Qing Dynasty?"

"Also, Qingxiang, have you ever thought about the consequences of killing me?"

"Can you control the army? Can you deal with the Tang army?"

Guiliang kept asking questions, trying to force Qingxiang to change his mind.

But, how can things be that simple?
When it comes to a coup, what matters is speed, ruthlessness and accuracy. You have to find the problem in the shortest possible time, take ruthless action, solve the problem and get rid of the person who raised the problem.

How could I possibly give up halfway just because of a word from the other party?

A coup d'état ended halfway, isn't this ridiculous?

Qingxiang had no expression on his face and just waved without saying a word.

Then, several of his close associates stepped forward and slashed at Gui Liang with their swords.

Guiliang tried to resist, but was knocked to the ground in a few strokes, and then hacked into pieces.

(End of this chapter)