Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 149 The powerful minister Su Yi! Stole the queen by mistake! Oh my god

First Class Marquis!

When the civil and military officials in the court heard about this title, they were in an uproar again.

It’s really hard to hide my jealousy.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, titles with different surnames were extremely rare and could not be awarded to high nobility except for military merit.

For normal civil servants, no matter how powerful they are, it is extremely difficult to get a title.

Many people even complained in their hearts that Su Yi had a red belt and the highest title was a duke.

You are now a marquis, and you are a first-class marquis.

What should I do if I make meritorious deeds again in the future?

However, in the emperor's view, the next greatest achievement would be to recapture Nanjing.

It is enough to be granted a public title.

Moreover, in the emperor's view, now that the Beijing Incident had occurred and all of Jiangxi had been recovered, the rebellion was over and would be subsided in less than two years.

But he never expected that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would have a second spring.

In fact, this second spring will be more powerful than in history.

Historically, Shi Dakai and Hong Xiuquan didn't get along. He couldn't get what he wanted from Hong Xiuquan, so he ran away in anger.

He had two capitals for leaving. First, he had many troops. Second, he occupied most of Jiangxi.

Today, he still has a lot of troops, but not as many as in history.

The most critical thing is that most of his territory in Jiangxi was taken away by Su Yi and the Hunan Army.

After Su Yi captured Nanchang and Jiujiang, Hu Linyi desperately swept through the next state capital.

In this way, if Shi Dakai loses his territory, he may not have the courage to leave.

And once he surrendered to Hong Xiuquan, the second spring of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would explode even more violently.

Hong Xiuquan's centralization of power could reach a peak.

Moreover, in the northwest, Hong Xiuquan was blocked by the Hunan Army.

To the southwest, he was blocked by Su Yi and the Hunan Army.

Therefore, there is only one way left for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and that is to go east and south.

Go to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai.

This was also the later policy of the Taiping Rebellion in history, but in this world, they would even start this policy in advance, and it would be more violent.

And say something heart-wrenching.

This is good for Su Yi.

It is even beneficial to the Hunan Army.

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Su Yi was granted the title of Marquis. Although everyone was unwilling to do so, they were unable to stop him.

Then, the emperor asked: "Where is Wei Jun?"

The eunuch said: "Summon Wei Jun."

After a while, Wei Jun, Wei Changhui's younger brother, entered the hall.

"The sinner Wei Jun, please see your Majesty, long live, long live, long live."

The thoughts of this group of people are very complicated. Although they are very anti-Qing, they have an inexplicable emotion towards the Qing emperor.

That is, they generally have a low self-esteem and feel that they are a member of the grass-roots team and inferior to others.

Therefore, throughout the Taiping Rebellion, not many generals surrendered, and the official positions they received after surrender were not high.

The Qing court showed a kind of arrogance in this regard, and this arrogance made the Taiping generals who surrendered to the Qing court often have a good death.

Of course, there are also those who do not die well, such as Miao Peilin, who surrendered but rebelled repeatedly, and was finally defeated and killed by Seng Gelinqin.

But strictly speaking, Miao Peilin was not a Taiping Army, but a local warlord who was made king by Hong Xiuquan.

At this time, Wei Jun couldn't conceal his excitement when he saw the emperor.

The emperor's expression was gentle but majestic, and he said calmly: "Wei Jun, your crime is unpardonable, but I hope you will find your way back at the critical moment. The key is that Su Yi promised you to recommend you, so I named you Ganzhen guerrilla general. From now on, you must change your mind and make contributions to the country."

Wei Jun cried and said: "My lord, I am scared. I thank you for your kindness. Long live my emperor."

The emperor waved his hand, and Wei Jun went down.

In fact, the emperor himself had no interest in recruiting and surrendering rebellious generals.

It's just that if Su Yi wants to surrender, it's up to him.

Then, the emperor said: "It is decreed that Wang Shiqing has made great contributions in this battle, and he will be awarded the title of deputy general of Ganzhen."

Another second grade.

The so-called deputy general refers to the deputy general.

Wang Shiqing passed the martial arts examination last year and was promoted to the second rank this year.

"Drawing up the decree, Zhaobu will be appointed as the general of Ganzhen."

"Draw up the decree, Wang Tianyang will be the guerrilla general of Ganzhen."

"Edict, Lin Li..." When the emperor mentioned this name, he instinctively paused.

He didn't like this person because he had led the New Army to mutiny, but Su Yi's meritorious service was reported.

"Drawing up the decree, Lin Li is the commander of Ganzhen!"

Next, there is a really long section of rewards.

Su Yi's group of officials were all promoted.

This canonization lasted exactly two quarters of an hour.

At this point, there are more than dozens of fifth-grade officials under Su Yi's command.

It is true that when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

Moreover, there is a secret decree, specially announced by Su Yi, which is the reward for Hei Gong, Leng Mu and others.

Therefore, military generals often like to fight the most because they receive the heaviest rewards.

The emperor didn't like fighting because it cost too much.

"The decree is drawn up. Hu Linyi has recovered Guangxin and other state capitals. He has made great contributions to Sheji. He will lead the Ministry of War with the title of Right Minister of the Ministry of War and be granted the title of Chief Envoy of Jiangxi."

Originally, Hu Linyi wanted to fight for the governor of Jiangxi, and Shen Baozhen wanted to fight for the chief envoy of Jiangxi. Now they all failed.

Hu Linyi was originally the Chief Envoy of Hubei, and he was not promoted this time. However, at the last moment, he led tens of thousands of troops into Jiangxi and recovered many state capitals. Therefore, it was rare for him to be given the right-hand position of the Ministry of War in the position of Chief Envoy. The title of Minister.

"Where is Shen Baozhen?" the emperor asked.

After a while, Shen Baozhen entered the hall.

"Sinful minister, please see the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."

The emperor said: "Shen Baozhen, you have been defeated repeatedly in battles, especially in Nanchang when you changed the banner and lost troops and generals, which deeply disappoints me."

Shen Baozhen kowtowed and said, "I know that I am guilty."

The emperor said: "But since you dare to take up the task, I will remove you from the post of governor of Jiangxi and keep you as the governor of Jiujiang. I hope you will be brave after realizing your shame and make meritorious service."

Shen Baozhen cried and said: "I thank the Lord for your kindness."

"Draft a decree to make Li Xubin the commander-in-chief of Ganzhen and receive the title of inspector!"

Since at the last moment, the Hunan Army sent troops to Jiangxi to regain the state capital, it was impossible to gain nothing.

Next, comes the main event.

Everyone cheers up.

After so many people had been canonized just now, it was finally Su Yi's turn.

First class marquis is just a title.

Real officials are the most important thing.

The emperor said before that whoever captures Nanchang and Jiujiang will be the governor of Jiangxi.

Now there is a suspense: is it a registered governor or an actual governor?

Su Yi was too young. It took only three years after his comeback to become the governor and the official of a province. It was too fast and too exaggerated.

Therefore, it should be a registered governor, or an acting governor to make a transition.

In fact, there is another best way, which is to let Chongen be the governor of Jiangxi.

The emperor said: "I said that whoever takes Nanchang and Jiujiang will be given the governor of Jiangxi. What I said will definitely count."

"Su Yi listens to the seal!"

Su Yi stepped forward.

"Draft a decree to designate Su Yi as governor of Jiangxi and concurrently deputy commander of the Xilan Banner."

The whole audience was speechless and sour.

finally come.

Such a young feudal official is only less than twenty-four years old.

Moreover, this time it was civil and military officers who came together.

The most expensive military attachés in the Qing court were the commanders of all banners and several generals (General Shengjing, General Xi'an, General Jiangning, etc.)

From then on, Su Yi was no longer a happy minister, but also had the air of a powerful minister.

The emperor asked: "Where is Ronglu?"

After a while, Ronglu entered the hall.

The emperor said: "Rong Lu, Su Yi is leading his troops outside, and you are training troops in the rear. Your contribution is not small."

"The decree is proposed, Ronglu will be the assistant minister of the New Army and concurrently a Taoist priest in Tianjin."

Ronglu stepped forward, kowtowed and said, "I thank you, Lord, for your kindness. Long live, long live, long live."

From then on, the leader of the new army was Ronglu.

This is normal, otherwise the new army would be trained in Tianjin and Su Yi would be the governor of Jiangxi. How would he be able to govern?

Unless Su Yi becomes the direct governor, then he can control the new army again.

At least at this stage, the court does not allow any army to become a private army.

However, it is already difficult to stop this trend.

The Hunan Army was a local warlord, and the emperor could not directly command it.

As for the army in Su Yi's hands, it is difficult to separate from Su Yi so far. Of course, the emperor did not want to separate at this time, and he still needed to contain the Hunan army.

At this point, today's court meeting ends.

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Su Yi's home was once again bustling with people.

The twenty-four-year-old governor of Jiangxi is a high-ranking official in the border area.

And he is also the deputy capital commander with a blue flag. How popular?

The power of a governor of a province is very huge. How many positions are there in his hands?

There are countless officials in the capital, desperately looking for opportunities.

I want to find a promotion with Su Yi.

Finally, the uncle's family, who had been very reserved before, and the mother-in-law's family came together.

At this time, he was no longer reserved and came to the house early to help Su Yi's family welcome guests.

This aunt finally stopped being so sinister, and she almost always used flattering words towards Su Yi's mother, Tong Jia.

Su Yi's biological uncle, Su Dong, the young minister of Guanglu Temple, also put down his previous arrogant attitude in front of his father Su He. He was a brother-in-law, and he also defended Su He in his words, although he did not rise to the level of fawning. the point.

But this already made Su He very happy.

He had no future before, but his elder brother Su Dong was prominent. Every time the brothers met, their nose was not their nose, and their eyes were not their eyes.

Without saying a few words, Su Dong wanted to teach him a lesson.

Now that this arrogant brother finally lowered his head, Su He felt great.

Ever since Su Yi became successful, he loved visiting her most. It was really refreshing to see other people's envious and fawning eyes.

I have been happier in the past few years than in the entire previous half of my life.

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At this time, Su Yi and Shen Baozhen were having a secret conversation in the study.

"Ten million taels?" Shen Baozhen whispered.

Su Yi said: "The current gap is about seven million taels."

Shen Baozhen said: "Sir, you are on the right track. Industry is the foundation of a strong country. And the locations of Jiangxi and Hubei are the best. They are close to the Yangtze River waterway and not on the coast. They are convenient for transportation and can protect themselves."

"But the amount of silver is too huge. Seven million taels, eleven days, it is really difficult."

Su Yi said: "Borrow from the national treasury, borrow from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then return it in five years. Do you think it is possible?"

Shen Baozhen said: "Actually, the emperor now has a special sum of money on hand, about two million taels, to expand and build the imperial mausoleum. But... don't speak directly. Once you speak, if the emperor does not agree, there will be a conflict between the monarch and his ministers. There was a rift."

"I suggest you go find Sushun." Shen Baozhen said: "Sushun is different from Duanhua and Zaiyuan. Although he is arrogant, he still has vision. You trained the new army and to some extent broke the Eight Banners. Others may have objections to Jun's roots, but Sushun has no objections."

"You want to set up a factory and you need a lot of money. It's best not to tell it from your own mouth. It's better to tell it indirectly from others. It's difficult for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Household Affairs to get around Sushun." Shen Baozhen said. : "In fact, there is no fundamental conflict between you and Sushun. Instead, you and Du Han have enmity, and Du Han is in the same party as Sushun, that's all."

"Even if there is no money from Sushun, let this information be released, let the emperor know, and let many interested people know."

Then, Shen Baozhen said: "Another point is that the relationship between you and the emperor is now a little subtle. Ordinary people may not be able to detect it, but the lower officials have already smelled it. Of course, it does not mean that the emperor does not trust you. The rift is not like this. It's just that the Emperor has discovered that your posture may be soft, but in fact you are also very tough, and you must do whatever you want."

Of course Su Yi understood.

Although Su Ye hid it well, the emperor also discovered that Su Ye was not a completely obedient minister.

But Sushun, Du Han and others were completely obedient ministers.

Sushun is very smart and has the courage to do things, but his first rule is to obey the emperor and make the emperor happy.

"Furthermore, we should all give this opportunity to the imperial court first." Shen Baozhen said, "As for whether the imperial court wants it or not, that is another matter."

Of course Su Yi understood the meaning behind this sentence.

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That night!

Su Yi sent a greeting note to Sushun's house.

Sushun opened the central gate and came to greet him personally.

"Well, Su Yi, you finally know where my door is open, right?" Sushun said: "No matter what, I am still your banner leader. Your Ama still comes to my house every three days. It's good for you. If you don't come to the door even once, if you are later, I will have a problem."

Su Yi cupped his hands and said, "I was wrong. I should have come to the door of Suzhong Hall a long time ago."

Sushun said: "What is it called Suzhongtang? It's called Sixth Brother."

The hierarchy among the Manchu nobles is very chaotic, and everyone has his own name.

Strictly speaking, Su Yi was higher in seniority, but Su Shun was older.

Entering the study, Sushun first called his family to meet with Su Yi.

Su Yi only called Sixth Brother once, and the rest of the time he called Su Zhongtang respectfully.

After all, Sushun is the most powerful official today, and Su Yi had a rift with him before.

Even if the relationship is restored, it will not be so fast.

Then, the two started talking.

"I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Tell me, why are you looking for me?" Sushun asked.

Su Yi said: "Su Zhongtang, how do you think the national strength of our country, the Qing Dynasty, compares with that of the great powers of Britain, France and the United States?"

Sushun said: "Of course it's far from that."

Su Yi said: "Where is the root cause?"

Sushun said: "I can't lose the Qing Dynasty. The British, American and French powers have strong ships and powerful guns. Of course, in the final analysis, they are strong in industry."

In fact, this person knows everything.

Sushun and Prince Gong Yi are political enemies, but they are both reformists.

The emperor, however, was the ultimate conservative.

Su Yi said: "We in the Qing Dynasty have ancestral family traditions. Why do we not dare to start industry and why we dare not carry out reforms? This has to do with national conditions."

It has its own national conditions.

Sushun knew it all too well.

Where is the resistance to Westernization and industrial development?

Su Yi said: "So we won't do anything big, and we will just do a pilot project in my Jiangxi province. Jiujiang happened to have been destroyed by the rebellion before, so it is completely blank and has the least resistance."

Sushun said: "Are you here to ask for money?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

Sushun said: "How much silver do you need?"

Su Yi said: "Seven million taels?"

Sushun was startled and trembled: "How much?"

Su Yi said: "Seven million taels."

Then, he continued: "This silver can be borrowed, with an interest of 15% per year, and returned in five years. It can also be an investment from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Treasury, seven million taels of silver, accounting for 25% of the shares, consisting of I will hold it on behalf of you."

Su Shun opened his eyes wide, looked at Su Yi, and said for a long time: "Su Yi, you are too courageous and your ambition is too high."

Seven million taels of silver, accounting for 25% of the shares?

This means that these factories are worth at least 30 million taels?

The treasury of the Qing Dynasty was only about 45 million taels a year.

Although Sushun has a broad vision and a desire for reform, his scale is only a few million taels at best.

And Su Yi kept talking about pilot projects, but the total investment was only 30 million taels?

This is because my heart is higher than the sky.

After a long while, he said solemnly: "Su Yi, I can't make the decision on such a big matter. I can only report it to the emperor."

"Do you have a memorial?"

Su Yi immediately handed over the memorial.

Sushun said: "You go home and wait, I will go into the palace to see the emperor soon."

Then, Sushun said: "No matter what, I am still happy that you can come to me, Su Yi."

Su Yi said: "Then I will take my leave."

Next, Su Yi left Sushun Mansion.

Sushun acted resolutely and went directly to the palace with Su Yi's memorial.

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Su Yi did not go home directly, but took several detours and secretly climbed over the wall into Princess Shou'an's Mansion under the cover of night.

If you don't go see her, I'm afraid she will really get angry.

Moreover, on the emperor's side, Su Yi also needed Princess Shou'an to make some subtle moves.

At this time, it was almost nine o'clock or almost ten o'clock at night.

There was silence in the entire princess mansion.

Su Ye silently entered Princess Shou'an's study.

At this time, it was dark inside.

Could it be that he was asleep?

The study room collapsed, and a graceful back figure was faintly seen in the darkness.

Just lie there on your side.

It's like waiting for someone and reading a book at the same time.

After waiting, I fell asleep.

Su Yi's heart was full of tenderness and apologies.

There are two women who devote everything to their careers, one is sister-in-law Bai Feifei, and the other is Princess Shou'an.

Su Yi cautiously stepped forward and lay gently behind her.

Hold her in your arms, face her graceful back, and gently press against her.

The other hand, with familiarity, slipped in along the skirt of the clothes.

Take a hold.

Qiongyao balsam, like bamboo shoots and mountains.

Then... Su Yi's hair stood on end.

Me, my day!

Isn't this Princess Shou'an?

This is not Princess Shouxi either. Who is this?

At this time, Princess Shou'an returned to the Princess Mansion angrily. She secretly went to find Su Yi, but in vain.

Just after returning home, the confidant maid whispered: "Princess, the Queen has come to see you again. She is waiting for you in the study. She has been waiting for a long time."

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Note: This is the second update. Do your benefactors still have monthly tickets? Can you give it to me? thank you all.

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