The Travelers of the Heavens

In mid-April of the sixth year of Chongning in the Great Zhou Empire (the sixth year of Jiaqing in Gongjilu, 1801 AD), the capital.

Chi Lian had just caused the"Duanmen Massacre". She was in a good mood and rode her war horse into the Forbidden City, wanting to see what the Qing palace was like.

The area of ​​the Forbidden City is slightly smaller than the Grand Master's Mansion in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Chi Lian looked around and felt that the Forbidden City is not bad, but the architectural style is not very good. It is not as luxurious and grand as the Grand Master's Mansion. There are no buildings such as high towers and platforms in the palace. It feels like Something less.

Arriving at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Chi Lian rode up the steps and then walked into the hall.

A dragon chair in the middle is very eye-catching. Emperor Jiaqing usually sat here to attend court. But Chi Lian felt that this dragon chair was just that. There was also a pure gold dragon chair in the Huangji Hall of the Great Zhou Empire. That dragon chair was wider than the one in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the various decorations on the chair were more complicated and luxurious.

There is also a plaque of"Uprightness" hanging on the wall behind the dragon chair. This plaque is exactly on the same line as the dragon chair and the gate in the middle of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"Is this the throne of the Qing emperor?"Chi Lian slowly walked up the steps and asked the officer accompanying him.

"It should be." The officers didn't know what the Jiaqing Emperor's Dragon Chair looked like, so they could only do whatever Chi Lian said.

""Okay." Chi Lian sat down on the dragon chair.

"How about it?" she asked the officers

"Good," the officers echoed.

"Call someone and move them away," Chi Lian stood up and ordered.

""Yes." The officers responded and asked a large group of soldiers to come in and move the dragon chair.

"Pass my order and transport all the gold and silverware from the palace," Chi Lian said.

"General, with all due respect, we don’t have enough horses, so I’m afraid we won’t be able to take much," said an officer.

"Then go to the city to collect horses and carriages," Chi Lian said.

""Yes." The officer stood at attention and responded.

Chi Lian's two orders brought great chaos to the capital. Many dignitaries' homes were ransacked, and gold and silverware in the Forbidden City were also looted. Some soldiers of the Kyushu Army were still looting. A small piece of gold and silver was hidden privately.

Chi Lian has not returned for a long time. Chu Bufan outside the city sent people to look for it, but found a large number of corpses at Duanmen. In addition, there were many soldiers looting everywhere in and outside the palace. The people sent there also When he didn’t see Chi Lian, he quickly left the city to report to Chu Bufan.

"Nonsense! Who allowed her to do this?! Does she lack these three melons and two dates? This stinky bitch! Also, who asked her to kill people randomly? Isn’t this ruining our reputation?"Chu Bufan heard this and cursed Chi Lian.

A dignified Korean princess actually did such a thing. It's too cheap. This is the image of Chi Lian in Chu Bufan's eyes who is conniving at his subordinates' robbery.

The two officers sent heard that Chu Bufan was there Angry, the two lowered their heads and said nothing to show that they heard nothing.

"Forget it, things have already happened, let her go; send another group to protect her, so as not to cause greater chaos." Chu Bufan sat down and supported his head with his arms.

""Yes." The officer stood at attention and responded, then went to deliver the order.

The looting of the Forbidden City lasted for seven days. When Chi Lian had enough fun, he led two regiments of troops out of the city, leaving a mess to the people of the capital.

"Did you get a lot of good things?" Chu Bufan asked

"There are a lot of things, but few good ones," Chi Lian said with a disappointed look on his face.

"I'm not telling you, are you really short of that thing? The King of Xining has repeatedly issued orders that you are not allowed to enter the city to rob treasures without his orders. You're welcome. I'll see how you explain it to him this time." Chu Bufan had to say. Practice a few sentences. After all, he is the commander-in-chief of this combat operation. In theory, Chi Lian can listen to Chu Bufan's orders.

"Just tell Wang Chengfeng, he won't care about such a trivial matter." Chi Lian responded to Chu Bufan nonchalantly.

"I think you have to tell him about this yourself. Besides, you have robbed so many things, can you hide it from him?" Chu Bufan spread his hands.

"Let’s wait until he comes," Chi Lian said.

"Okay, you can figure it out yourself." Chu Bufan shook his head.

"By the way, weren't you negotiating with them? How was the negotiation? Chi Lian asked.

Since the two armies surrounded the capital, Chi Lian has not participated in the negotiations.

"The one at the Summer Resort can’t stand it anymore, I think we can sign a treaty soon," Chu Bufan said

"I'm thinking about how to implement this treaty after it's signed. Are we really going to deploy troops and station them in such remote areas? If that's the case, then I won't come," Chi Lian asked.

"Haha, King Xining has his own reasons for this, but I think what he wants is not these ports or silver. The symbolic significance of this treaty should be greater than its practical significance," Chu Bufan said

"After working on it for a long time, you came here with an army of 200,000 just for that piece of paper? That’s ridiculous," Chi Lian said.

"Didn't you also come to play with us, and you also got so many benefits?" Chu Bufan joked

"Forget it, let’s not talk anymore, I’m going back to rest." Chi Lian waved his hand and went back to his den. In fact, the den was just a military tent, but the inside was relatively luxurious. At the end of April, Qinggui came to see him Chu Bufan continued to negotiate the armistice treaty.

On May 9, the two sides finally reached an agreement.

Emperor Jiaqing arrived in Miyun escorted by a large number of Xishan Ruijian Camp and Fengtai Camp as well as imperial guards. At the same time, Wang Yu also rushed to Miyun

""The foreign minister has met the Qing Emperor." Wang Yu and Emperor Jiaqing greeted each other with cupped hands.

At this time, Wang Yu's dress was very interesting. He was wearing the black nine-pin crown dress of the former Ming Dynasty king, giving people a feeling of being in another world.

"The prince is exempt from the gift." Emperor Jiaqing did not dare to make excuses, he responded

"The emperor came to sign the armistice and peace treaty despite his busy schedule, which is admirable. I think the people of your country will definitely wish you good health and hope you live long live," Wang Yu said. After hearing this,

Emperor Jiaqing did not respond.

On the negotiation table, two folders have been laid out, and the pen and ink seals are also ready. They are just waiting for both parties to sign and exchange documents.

"Your Majesty, please." Wang Yu made a gesture of invitation.

"Please," Emperor Jiaqing responded.

The two sat down separately, signed the treaty document in front of them, then used their seals, and finally exchanged documents with each other.

"Now that the treaty has been signed, can the prince withdraw his troops?" Qinggui, who came with Emperor Jiaqing, asked

"Of course, I will order the withdrawal immediately." After Wang Yu finished speaking, he ordered Chu Bufan behind him

"I wish you a happy journey, Your Majesty." Qinggui clasped his fists

"Thank you Qingzhongtang, Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, we will see you later." After saying that, Wang Yu turned and left.

This"Miyun Treaty" is the first and only unequal treaty signed during the period when Rooster Land is about to enter modern times. What follows The other treaties came after entering modern times (1840 AD). The reason why the"Miyun Treaty" is special is that it gave a resounding slap in the face to the Qianlong era that had just passed, and it also made it clear to Emperor Jiaqing that The"prosperous age" cannot change the decline of the Qing Empire

《The Treaty of Miyun stipulates: First, the Qing government gave up its status as a suzerain state over its overseas vassals, and these vassals would be handed over to the Zhou Empire for management.

Second, the Qing government opened all sea ports south of the Yangtze River to the Zhou Empire. The Qing government's Eight Banners Green Battalion or other troops were not allowed to enter the port area without permission.

Third, the Qing court's garrison south of the Yangtze River should not exceed 20,000 people.

Fourth, in order to ensure the safety of life and property of merchants and other expatriates in the Zhou Empire, the Zhou Empire could station at least one army in the area south of the Yangtze River of the Qing Dynasty.

Fifth, if Zhou people broke the law in the Qing Dynasty, they could only be dealt with by the Zhou Empire's official office in the Qing Dynasty, and the officials under the Qing court had no right to interfere.

This is the content of the Miyun Treaty.

As the new Kyushu troops gradually withdrew from the surrounding areas of the capital, Emperor Jiaqing also returned to the capital.

Looking at the messy streets of the capital and the slightly dilapidated Forbidden City that had been robbed, Emperor Jiaqing couldn't help but blame himself.

After returning to the palace, Emperor Jiaqing went straight to the ancestral temple where the tablets of his ancestors were enshrined, lamenting his incompetence and the increasingly decadent power of the Qing Empire, and vowed to restore the country's prestige.

But we know that all his efforts were in vain. After him, the Qing Empire would become more and more decadent until it entered the garbage heap of history and became the laughing stock of people after dinner.