Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 100 Half a year later! The new army is formed! The moment of destiny
  The mutiny of the new army spread throughout Zhili and even the capital.

Everyone is waiting for the emperor's decree.

How would you deal with such a big commotion?

Su Yi was demoted? All those who participated in the mutiny were executed?

However, after ten days, the emperor still had no intention.

After half a month, the emperor still had no intention.

After nineteen days, the cholera in the New Army camp had basically subsided.

The emperor's decree has come.

"According to the emperor's summons, Boyana Mohu completed the recruitment mission as scheduled. I am very relieved and promoted to a first-class bodyguard. I will return to Beijing today. I admire you here!"

Boyan was stunned, with a hint of pain in his eyes, and then he bowed down and said, "I thank you for your kindness, my slave. Long live, long live, long live!"

The emperor finally transferred him away.

"Su Yi accepts the order!"

Su Yi stepped forward and knelt down to salute.

"According to the imperial edict of Emperor Chengyun, Su Yi is ordered to take full charge of the new army and add fourth-grade Taoist officials from Tianjin Road. In a few days, the military expenditure will be supplemented by [-] taels. I appreciate this!"

“I thank the Lord for your kindness, long live long live long live!”

Suddenly, the cheers of the new army came from behind.

"Yi Shuai is mighty!"

"Yi Shuai is victorious!"

"Long live the emperor!"

The arrival of these two imperial edicts represented the official end of the internal fighting in the New Army.

Su Yi won a great victory, Boyan was defeated, and the new army officers he recruited also made Su Yi's wedding dress.

This fight that lasted for several months is finally over.

More than [-] people from the New Army died, and hundreds of people from the Tianjin Green Camp died.

The defeat of a prince's son, the tragic death of a second-grade official.

The most important thing is the treatment of mutinous soldiers, which is not mentioned in the imperial edict.

Don't kill anyone.

Don't deal with anyone.

Even Lin Li, who led the mutiny, was not punished in any way.

Su Yi sighed inwardly. He knew in his heart that at least at this moment, his holy favor had been used up.

Moreover, this does not mean that the mutiny just passed away, absolutely not.

The emperor did not say that he would deal with it, but he also did not say that he would not deal with it.

In other words, put it on hold!

The Sword of Damos is always hanging above your head, ready to fall at any moment.

After the new army is trained, if it achieves great results, then this mutiny will be out of the question.

And if the new army is trained, the result will be the same. It will not be a strong army at all, but no different from other armies.

After actually going to the battlefield, he did not make any great achievements.

Then... settling the old and new accounts together will not be as simple as executing all the mutinous soldiers.

The emperor will feel that he has been cheated and that all his efforts have been fed to the dog.

Roughly refer to Yuan Chonghuan's Five Years of Ping Liao.

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Su Yi and Boyan said goodbye and had a simple drink.

"You win..." Boyan raised his glass to Su Yi.

Su Yi shook her head and raised her glass to drink.

The result of the internal fighting was too tragic.

Su Yi couldn't help but said: "Bo Yan, your means of seizing power should not be so drastic. If you had relaxed a little, you wouldn't have to go to this step."

Boyan said: "I am fierce, aren't you fierce?"

"Su Yi, I have indeed given you a stumbling block from the beginning, but this is extremely common in the military and officialdom." Boyan said: "Everyone has to swallow their anger, and it will be over after they endure it. Who like you directly draws a knife to kill someone?"

That's true.

In the officialdom, there were many instances of stumbling upon each other. What did Su Yi's anger on the first day when he entered the army camp count?
  As a result, Su Yi killed the housekeeper of the Governor of Zhili with one sword.

Suddenly, everything intensified in an instant.

The struggle turned from gentle to extremely fierce, and ended with hundreds of people dead and a second-grade official dead.

Su Yi said: "Boyan, of course I know that my slash with the sword will directly intensify the conflict, but will it be okay if I don't slash with the sword? Can the new army be trained without slashing? Without slashing, this new army and other Army, is there any difference?”

Some things can be tolerated, and some things cannot be tolerated.

Su Yi said: "The personal conflict between Zhang Yuzhao and me was so intense that I tolerated it without retaliating. It wasn't until he took away my guns and ammunition that I killed him."

"So, I can tolerate personal conflicts, but I can't tolerate official matters!"

"Time waits for us not. I don't have the energy to waste my time on such a meaningless fight."

Boyan said: "You have used the Holy Family all at once. Is it worth it?"

Su Yi didn't say anything anymore. Of course it was worth it.

He didn't do it to get promoted and get rich, everything he did was to seek power and usurp the throne and change the fate of the country.

Time is running out.

In a few months, the Jiangbei camp will be broken.

In a few months, the Tianjing Incident will break out.

At the end of the year, the Second Opium War will begin.

One link after another, every node is extremely important to Su Yi.

If you miss any step, the impact will be huge.

So, where does Su Yi have time to waste, and is he still fighting openly and secretly with you here?
  It's just that the other party doesn't know this, and he doesn't even say a word.

When the Holy Family is used up, just make more money.

Boyan said: "Do you know why the emperor put all his efforts into supporting you?"

This time, the emperor really made a desperate move.

Transfer Boyan away and let Su Yi take charge of the new army alone. For mutinous soldiers, put it aside for now.

Make up two hundred thousand taels of silver.

This is no longer just a holy family, the emperor at this time is more like a gambler.

We have already paid so much before, and the sunk costs are too high. We must win, so we can only pay more. Any interfering factors that affect winning must be removed.

The emperor must have thought about it for a long time before finally making this decision.

Boyan said: "So, you can't afford to lose."

Not only Su Yi couldn't afford to lose, the emperor also couldn't afford to lose.

The next day, Boyan left the New Army with only a few people and returned to the capital.

At this point, the entire New Army has only one leader.

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Zhaobu knelt in front of Su Yi and remained motionless.

"Shuai Yi, my father used all his courage and his life at the last moment to save the last glimmer of hope for our family."

"Father and we are on the other side of the Eight Banners. I can only follow you."

"Yishuai, is it too late for me to follow you now? Do you still want to accept me?"

Su Yi stretched out his hand towards Zhaobu and said, "Take it!"

Zhaobu kowtowed and said, "From now on, Zhaobu will look up to Commander Yi."

Su Yi said: "Then let's see you at work from now on!"

Zhaobu stood up and said, "That humble post is out."

After Zhaobu left, Su Yi stood there, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began to brew.

When he opened his eyes, Li Qi handed over the military cap.

Su Yi put it on, then pushed the door open and walked out!

Outside, [-] new troops were standing neatly.

There were originally about [-] new troops, but [-] were killed for violating military law, and another [-] died of cholera.

Today, there are only one thousand nineteen left.

But it's all worth it.

These [-] people are no longer divided between Manchu and Han. They are united and have a fire in their hearts.

When Su Yi appeared, all eyes turned to him.

Infinite awe, infinite love and admiration.

The marching method awes all the new troops. A cholera incident made Su Yi gain the love of everyone.

"A lot has happened and a lot of people have died in the past few months."

"The emperor has not dealt with anyone in this mutiny for the time being."

"Boyan, the eldest son of Prince Horqin, was transferred away."

"New Army co-organizer Zhaolin committed suicide."

"This is a huge favor, but it is also a huge pressure!"

"We're standing on a cliff!"

"In front of us is a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire, and behind us is an abyss."

"The Eight Banners are watching us, the Green Camp is watching us, and the Emperor is watching us!"

"We have no way out. If we step back even half a step, we will be shattered into pieces."

"Only move forward, move forward, move forward!"

"Only strong, strong, strong!"

"In a few months, we will officially become an army."

"By then, if we are not as strong as we imagined, we will die without a burial place."

"Or die!"

"Either win!"

"Gentlemen, it's time to fight!"

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It's time to work hard!

These are the only words in the minds of everyone in the New Army.

The military in this world has no faith.

And Su Yi's army already had initial faith.

win!
  This word is their current belief.

Win or die!
  Everyone has a fire hidden in their body.

It’s a struggle every day.

Almost crazy training.

The already high training intensity is still increasing.

Practice marksmanship, artillery practice, equestrian practice, and engineer skills.

Everyone performs his or her duties.

Training during the day and literacy at night.

Everyone is spinning.

The Western officer corps was also completely shocked by this scene.

This army is brewing a flame.

A powerful force is brewing.

I'm just waiting for one day to suddenly explode and officially become a blockbuster.

This amount of training has exceeded that of any army in the Qing court.

It has even surpassed the Western armies.

And the food every day is not skimped at all, and is supplied in large quantities.

Guns and bullets are not stingy either.

Every elite soldier is fed with bullets.

The money was spent like water.

Sir Henry's transport ship came one after another, bringing batch after batch of ammunition.

he exclaimed while getting rich.

Are you crazy? Are you trying to make a fortune by reselling arms?
  Otherwise, why is there such a high consumption?

The emperor allocated another sum of money.

Su Yi looked at the money spent, and her whole body was filled with fear.

Although the emperor has allocated a lot of money, it seems that it is still not enough.

You can no longer ask the emperor for money, he will definitely not give it.

Then, Sir Henry showed a devilish smile.

"Need a loan?"

"The interest rate is very low, not high at all."

"HSBC, okay?"

"In your name, Su Yi."

So Su Yi signed his name and borrowed the first loan from HSBC, which was equivalent to [-] taels of pounds.

As soon as the money was obtained, it immediately turned into ammunition and guns.

It turned into a lot of eggs, pork, and a small amount of beef.

Originally there was no food of this level, although the food of the new army was far superior to that of other armies.

However, under this terrible amount of training, the original food was still not enough, and the physical strength could not support it.

Modern troops tend to urinate blood during high-intensity training.

As for Su Yi's new army, within a certain period of time, the proportion of blood in urine was unprecedentedly high.

When the recruits ate such food, many of them cried on the spot.

When I was at home, I had never eaten such good food, not even during the holidays.

Not only them, even landlords in this era have a hard time eating meat.

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Colonel William ate beef and drank red wine.

"Sir Su Yi, you are making a desperate move. I suspect that one day, the British Empire will regret supporting you."

Su Yi said: "In front of the Empire on which the sun never sets, I am so weak that I am vulnerable. A strong army cannot only rely on training, but also needs to go through the test of blood and fire." Su Yi then said: " Colonel William, what are your plans after the contract expires?"

Colonel William said: "Will you give me a higher salary?"

Su Yi said: "Of course, a much higher salary."

Colonel William said: "Then I will consider it very seriously and continue to serve you."

"Sir Su Yi, I am really curious about what your new army will look like after it is fully trained."

"Is it amazing the world, or..."

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Crazy training day after day.

Time passed day by day.

Winter is over and spring is here!

Su Yi's new army soldiers did not look thick and strong, but instead became leaner each one.

Everyone is black and white.

Only two eyes, shining!
  Spring has begun!

The civil service examination begins, the martial arts examination begins!
  Wang Shiqing followed Guiliang to Shandong and Henan to suppress the rebellion, and made great military exploits, becoming famous in the north.

He returned to the capital three days before the martial arts examination.

Just like Su Yi said, he completely broke through himself.

In the entire martial arts competition, it was completely his own performance.

Almost all the results exceeded Su Yi's provincial martial arts examination at that time.

Then, in the martial arts palace examination.

He went one step further and achieved better and stronger results than ever before.

He is known as the number one martial arts champion in a century.

His bravery can even rival that of Yang Yuchun, the former crown prince's Taibao.

In the capital, he replaced Su Yi and became the new martial arts star.

After winning the first prize in martial arts, the emperor rewarded him greatly.

He had accumulated military exploits before, and as the number one scholar in the Chinese martial arts, the emperor directly carried him into the Eight Banners Han Army and made him a second-class bodyguard.

At this time, Su Yi submitted a recommendation and invited Wang Shiqing to become the deputy commander of the new army.

After a few days!

The emperor decreed that Wang Shiqing, the second-class bodyguard, became the deputy commander of the new army.

At this point, the deputy coach who has been vacant for several months finally has a candidate.

After Wang Shiqing joined the New Army, he kept a very low profile.

He obeyed Su Yi's orders and never interfered in military affairs. He just immersed himself in studying.

Moreover, he must attend every class Su Yi has.

He didn't seem to regard himself as a deputy commander, even though he had made great achievements in the battle of Suppression Ni.

But after coming to the New Army, he was retrained just like a new recruit.

Even, eager to learn new things.

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"Bang, bang, bang!"

Wang Shiqing and Su Yi ran wildly on horseback, raising their carbines and aiming at the seagulls in the sky.

He was very strong with the bow and arrow, and was quick with the carbine.

In other words, he practices everything very quickly.

Cavalry formations, saber tactics, carbine tactics, etc.

Almost in the shortest time, he became the strongest cavalry in the new army.

Su Yi said: "Brother Shiqing, you, the deputy commander of the new army, don't have any substantial position, so why don't you be the commander of the cavalry?"

Wang Shiqing immediately rolled off his horse, knelt down and said, "Thank you Commander Yi for the promotion."

Su Yi said: "If you were in the Eight Banners or the Green Camp, you would only be able to command one or two thousand cavalry. How can it be like here, where you can only command a few hundred cavalry?"

Wang Shiqing said: "The commander Yi Shuai commands a few hundred cavalry, which is far more than the two thousand cavalry commanded elsewhere."

Su Yi said: "Brother Shiqing, I took a fancy to you that day during the martial arts examination, and now I finally got what I wanted."

Wang Shiqing said: "When I took the Martial Arts Provincial Examination, I still didn't like Yi Shuai. But now, I feel very happy."

Su Yi stretched out his hand and said, "You and I are brothers, and our hearts are as sharp as metal."

Wang Shiqing first stretched out his hands to shake hands, and then bowed down again and said: "Shiqing Weiyi is always following his lead."

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History has undergone certain changes here.

A very important node that Su Yi was waiting for did not arrive.

Originally, in history, the Jiangbei camp should have been destroyed by the Taiping Army.

This was a huge blow to the Qing court.

But more than half a month has passed, and this thing still hasn't happened.

April twenty-fifth!
  Concubine Yi gave birth to a prince, and the emperor was overjoyed.

This is two days earlier than in history.

The emperor's eldest son was born, and everyone celebrated.

The emperor conferred the title of Concubine Yi.

At this time, Su Yi's new army had been training for about seven months.

In the past few months, the emperor did not summon Su Yi.

Su Yi still sent out memorials every three days, but most of them had no reply.

Reply occasionally, I already know!
  However, his support has not diminished. Half a month ago, he sent another sum of money.

The meaning is very clear. Stop gossiping and show your true skills.

Use your new army to prove yourself to me.

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After a few days!

A major event occurred in the capital. A pay mutiny broke out in the Eight Banners camp.

Hundreds of Eight Banners soldiers burned the camp, chased the general, and killed seven of his own soldiers.

Then, everyone's eyes turned to the emperor.

How will you handle it this time?

The last time Su Yi's new army mutinied, they kidnapped deputy commander Boyan and killed six of his soldiers.

As a result, the emperor did not punish Su Yi in any way. Not only did he give Su Yi the title of Tianjin Taoist priest, he also transferred Boyan away and did not kill him even if he participated in the mutiny.

Now the Eight Banners also mutinied.

If it is not dealt with, I don’t know how much trouble there will be.

But if the Eight Banners soldiers are dealt with, will the soldiers who mutinied by Su Yi's new army also be dealt with?

The emperor suddenly felt tremendous pressure.

I hesitated for three days!
  The emperor decrees severe punishment!
  As a result, hundreds of Eight Banners soldiers who participated in the mutiny, including more than a dozen leaders, were all beheaded.

There are hundreds of people left, all of them are fired and put out the flag!
  As soon as this punishment came out, the entire capital was in an uproar.

The entire Eight Banners was in an uproar.

Countless bannermen were in a rage and the sky was filled with anger.

There is no such cruelty to people. Su Yi's new army mutinied and you did not punish them.

Our Eight Banners barracks went on a mutiny, and instead went on a killing spree, expelling hundreds of people from the banner.

How is this convincing?

Your Majesty, our Eight Banners are your foundation.

Is this new army so valuable?
  What kind of ecstasy soup did Su Yi pour into the emperor?

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Yangxin Hall, Sanxi Hall!
  "Your Majesty, the troops of the Eight Banners are now in a state of excitement, which may lead to another drastic change."

"More than [-] people from the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing are all complaining."

"In order to quell public anger and treat everyone equally, we issued an order to deal with the dozens of people who led the mutiny in the New Army."

Ruilin said: "Your Majesty, you can't. The reason why the Tianjin New Army mutinied was because they encountered life and death, which is excusable."

"A mutiny is a mutiny, and there is no extenuating circumstance. If we cannot treat everyone equally, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the armies all over the world?"

"Don't you think the emperor thinks highly enough of Su Yi? He spent millions of taels of silver for his mere two thousand new troops."

"The new army is fighting internally. How noble is the eldest son of Prince Horqin? The emperor still ordered Boyan to be transferred away, leaving Su Yi to take sole control of the military."

"What kind of new army is worthy of such treatment by the emperor? In comparison, our Eight Banners Army is like a piece of grass."

"The Eight Banners are the foundation of our Qing Dynasty. If the hearts of the Eight Banners are chilled, the world will be unstable, Your Majesty."

Not only the camps of the Eight Banners, but also the court hall was turbulent.

In fact, the last time Boyan was transferred back, there had already been trouble.

This time, the Eight Banners were killed in a pay mutiny, and another riot occurred.

However, this time it was even more serious.

The emperor summoned Wang Shiqing.

"Wang Shiqing, do you think the group of people who caused the mutiny in the New Army should be killed?"

Wang Shiqing kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the mutiny of the New Army at that time was completely different from the mutiny of other armies, and this group of mutineers were the most elite and most loyal to the Emperor in the New Army."

"The emperor did not deal with them. Every time we talked about it, they were so grateful to the emperor that they burst into tears."

The emperor said: "In your opinion, is this new army elite? Is it really what Su Yi said?"

Wang Shiqing said: "I have only been in the New Army for a short time, but I have never seen such a desperate army, nor have I seen such a loyal army. Everyone is training hard, and almost every soldier has Blood in urine.”

"Your Majesty, because I have never actually fought a war, I am not sure whether the new army is a strong army in the world. But I firmly believe that given time, this new army will never disappoint the Emperor."

"Your Majesty, a scholar will die for his bosom friend. Since Your Majesty shows kindness to the new army, he should show his kindness to the end."

The emperor fell silent.

Why is he not putting all his efforts into this new army?
  Giving too much.

So, there are huge expectations.

Originally, the emperor had a certain amount of patience, waiting for the expiration of one year and the completion of the new army before entering the battlefield.

But now, the Eight Banners are almost unable to suppress them.

If the anger of the Eight Banners Jingying is not calmed, the consequences will be disastrous.

As a new army member that I have high hopes for, is it time to come out and help me share the burden?

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The next day in the hall.

Another discussion was on how to deal with the mutiny of the new army.

Military aircraft foreman Wen Qing said: "Your Majesty, I have an idea."

The emperor said: "You say."

Wen Qing said: "Su Yi keeps saying that he wants to build the strongest army in the world. He keeps saying that he wants to build an army that has not been seen in a hundred years of history."

"Then let him prove to everyone, what kind of army is worthy of such special treatment? What kind of army is worthy of such pampering?"

"If the performance is really amazing, as Su Yi said, then everyone will naturally be convinced. Then who dares to cause trouble in the Eight Banners Jingying camp? You are not as capable as others, how can you still have the nerve to cause trouble?"

"But if it turns out that the New Army is not as powerful as Su Ye said, then Su Ye is a waste of national funds and should be punished even more severely."

Ruilin said: "Sir Wenqing, the emperor and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty agreed to give Su Yi one year to train his troops. Now it has only been less than eight months."

Wen Qing said: "Is there much difference between eight months and one year?"

Ruilin said: "Of course there is a difference, there is still a difference of four months."

Wen Qing said: "Then how can we suppress the current situation? Su Yi's new army only has less than [-] people, while the Eight Banners' capital camp has more than [-] people."

The emperor said: "Wen Qing, tell me what you think."

Wen Qing said: "The birth of the emperor's eldest son is celebrated by the whole world. The emperor has decreed a military parade and martial arts ceremony, and ordered the Eight Banners Beijing Camp to select elites to participate, and ordered Su Yi's new army to participate."

"If the new army is really like what Su Yi said, it will surely amaze the whole audience and win the first place. The Eight Banners Jingying will be convinced and will be brave after knowing their shame."

"If the new army is not as strong as Su Yi said, and is not as elite as the Eight Banners and the Green Camp, then the Emperor will issue a severe punishment to quell the anger of the Eight Banners' capital camp."

“This way, you get the best of both worlds.”

As soon as this was said, everyone nodded, feeling that this was indeed an excellent method.

The emperor thought for a while and said: "Look!"

next day!

The emperor decreed that a military parade and martial arts ceremony be held.

The armies in the capital were ordered to select elites to participate, and the new army in Tianjin was ordered to participate.

Immediately, the agitation among the troops in the capital subsided.

Then start selecting the elite and start training hard.

At that time, let the emperor and the world take a good look at it.

What new army, what kind of army that hasn’t been seen in a century?

They are all bragging.

We have more than [-] people, but we still can’t pick out a few thousand elites, and can’t we defeat your mere [-] new troops?
  We must completely overwhelm your new army and make you disgraced.

How long have you been practicing? Only less than eight months.

Most of your soldiers were still mud-legged and peasants before.

And how many years have we been practicing? Training started when I was a child.

That is to say, the emperor was deceived by you, Su Yi, so he believed that you could train a powerful army in the world.

This time, let me show you the prototype.

Just poke your peep show.

The people in the capital were suddenly filled with infinite expectations.

It was fun to watch again.

Su Yi's new army is making a fuss. Now they are mules or horses, and they are being pulled out for a walk.

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New army camp!

The eunuch from the palace arrives again.

"According to the imperial edict of Emperor Chengyun, the new army led by Su Yi is sent to Beijing to participate in the military parade and martial arts ceremony. I appreciate this!"

"My minister, Su Yi, has received the edict to express my gratitude. Long live, long live, long live!"

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