Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 171 Su Yi’s last meeting with the emperor!

Su Yi's meaning is very obvious. You are not an imperial envoy. We all have no official business, so whether we want to see you or not depends entirely on our friendship.

You, the Minister of Military and Aircraft, are learning how to walk in Kuangyuan. We have already made mistakes before.

And you, the Governor of Liangjiang, are nominally my superior, but he has no power to issue orders to me, only the power of control.

If you want to talk to me, then say it nicely, don't put on airs, don't make fun of me.

At this time, Su Yi was really busy.

Kuang Yuan and He Guiqing, who had been rejected, were extremely angry.

But after getting angry, there was nothing he could do.

You came to Su Yi privately to ask for help. Do you have any orders from the emperor?

Besides, this is still Su Yi's territory.

After a long while, He Guiqing closed her eyes in the sedan chair and took a deep breath.

At this time, his face was full of anger.

But after he opened his eyes, his face was already smiling.

Then, he walked out of the official sedan and yelled at his staff: "How many times have I told you, why are you putting on airs? Brother Su Yi and I have a close relationship, so there is no need for these false courtesy."

Then, he walked directly towards the magistrate's Yamen.

He is the dignified governor of Liangjiang. If he wants to enter, of course no one can stop him.

Li Qi bent down and led the way.

Kuang Yuan, the minister of official affairs, was filled with anger and contempt. He Guiqing, the dignified governor of Liangjiang, really didn't have any face at all. You just spit in your face like this.

But He Guiqing went in, and he had to go in with him.

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Come outside the study room.

He Guiqing cupped his hands from a distance and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, brother Su Yi, I was too busy at your last wedding banquet and couldn't be there in person. I apologize to you."

This was a head start, giving Su Yi a step to climb down.

I made a sound from so far away. You, Su Yi, must give me some respect and come out of the study to greet me.

Su Yi stood up, walked out, greeted him and said with cupped hands: "Master He is coming here. It would be a crime to miss him from afar and to be dismissed from the official position."

He Guiqing said: "Where, where? It's my fault that I came uninvited."

Then, seeing the mountains of documents piled up in Su Yi's study, he sighed: "Master Su Yi, you really have a lot to do."

Su Yi said: "Sir, please sit down, please sit down!"

Next, Li Qi brought tea, and Su Yi poured tea for the two of them personally.

He Guiqing is working hard to organize his words and think about how to start the topic.

According to the original plan, the first step must be to intimidate, saying how angry and angry the emperor is towards you now. No matter how much we try to persuade you, the emperor will not allow you to go to negotiate with the British. For the sake of your future, Su Yi, we can only come to you privately. You should quickly make an excuse and then recommend yourself, and we will return to the capital. Let me give you a little drumbeat.

In this way, you go to negotiate with the British, make meritorious deeds, and everyone will be happy.

But Su Yi got straight to the point: "You two adults are here to negotiate with the British?"

He Guiqing said: "Sir Su Yi is really in tune with each other. You negotiated with the British before and asked them to withdraw their troops unconditionally. It really embarrassed Ye Mingchen and me. When it comes to diplomacy, Su Yi is second to none, and no one dares to say first. .”

"Now the British have sent out a large number of troops, captured the various prefectures in Guangzhou, and even have the momentum to expand the war. In such a critical moment, Su Yi's manpower is needed to turn the tide. I am not waiting for you, and I am willing to recommend Su Yi."

"Who would be better than Master Suyi for such an important task?"

The governor of Liangjiang still chose the high-hat tactic.

Su Yi was silent for a moment and said: "You two adults know me, Su Yi. I have always been upright and will never mince words."

This is true.

"Two adults, there is nothing I can do to negotiate with the British on this matter!" Su Yi said firmly.

Kuang Yuan, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said: "Master Su Yi, are you saying something negative?"

Su Yi said: "Master Kuangyuan, we have interacted with each other several times. Do I seem like someone who speaks in a negative manner?"

He Guiqing said: "Sir Su Yi, you negotiated with the British a few years ago to withdraw the troops unconditionally. This achievement is obvious to all."

Su Yi said: "This moment, that moment."

He Guiqing and Kuang Yuan were silent for a while.

He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, said: "Master Su Yi, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."

Su Yi said: "Your Excellency, please speak."

He Guiqing said: "Whether you can do it or not is one thing, whether you want to do it or not is another thing. For example, I, He Guiqing, am incompetent in diplomacy, but the emperor asked me to do it, I still had no choice but to resign in Guangzhou and talk to the British , even if I almost lost my life there.”

Kuang Yuan said: "Yes, sharing the worries of the king and running errands for the country, how can you be picky and picky? If you find it difficult or think you will fail, just don't do it. How can there be such a reason? Are you worthy of the emperor's favor?"

Su Yi said: "Not only that, it might be better for others to talk about it, but it might even be counterproductive for me to talk about it."

As soon as these words came out, Kuang Yuan snorted.

You are a liar.

Kuang Yuan immediately said: "Su Yi, we came to Jiujiang to find you. On the surface, it is Master Sushun's intention, but in fact, you should be very clear about whose intentions."

He Guiqing said: "Master Su Yi, since this is what we said, let's talk it out. Now you take the initiative to submit a memorial and recommend yourself. Regardless of whether the negotiation can be concluded, at least you have expressed your loyalty to the emperor. If you have this attitude, the emperor will How disappointed and angry will it be if you find out?"

Su Yi said: "Every word I say is from the bottom of my heart. I have said that if it is useful for me to talk, then it is my duty. Even if it is useless and will fail, it is my duty. But I will talk. , but it’s counterproductive, so you can’t go.”

Kuang Yuan said: "Master Su Yi, you have to think about it! You are sure this is the reply. You'd better make sure again, otherwise it will be too late by the time we leave this study."

Su Yi said: "I have never regretted what I said, and I will never change my words!"

Suddenly, Kuang Yuan stood up angrily and said: "Farewell!"

Then, he left the study directly.

He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, said: "Sir Su Yi, you gave up this great opportunity yourself. Say goodbye!"

Then, he also left angrily.

After the two left, Shen Baozhen came out of the cubicle and said with a worried look on his face: "Sir, these two people will definitely add fuel to the fire after they return to Beijing. Is it really... doesn't matter?"

Su Yi said: "It doesn't matter."

He has said before that the period between now and 1860 is the time that will most test his political and military skills.

Even the most extreme micro-manipulation.

It's not that he likes to play like this, but the situation must be like this.

Then, Su Yi smiled and said: "Mr. Youdan, believe me. The current situation can only be regarded as calm. The real critical moment will be in three or four months. We must start preparing for big things now. By that time, it can barely be considered a big storm.”

Shen Baozhen really couldn't relax. In his opinion, it was already thrilling now.

Su Yi said that big things will happen in three or four months, which is the real critical moment.

And he felt that now was the critical moment.

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He Guiqing and Kuang Yuan did not stop in Jiujiang, and left by boat without even having a meal.

Full of boundless anger.

Under the escort of Qing gunboats, the two arrived in Yangzhou.

Kuang Yuan once again summoned Wang Shiqing, the new coach of the New Army.

"Wang Shiqing, the emperor is very kind to you, so you must be able to bear it at the critical moment."

"What choice will you make if something happens in the future?"

Wang Shiqing said: "I, Wang Shiqing, swear to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty."

Kuang Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said: "Okay, okay, I did not misjudge you, and the emperor did not misjudge you either."

Wang Shiqing's face twitched.

Then, the two talked with Jiangbei Camp coach Tuoming Ami for several hours.

Tuoming, no matter what you say, I will just nod, and I will do well.

I, Tuo Ming, am loyal to the emperor and to the country and the country of the Qing Dynasty.

But after the two left, he couldn't help but spat hard, feeling extremely worried in his heart.

Worried about changes in the future, what should he do?

Then, He Guiqing and Kuang Yuan took a big boat, went north along the canal, and returned to the capital!

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Forbidden City, inside the harem!

"Paws!"

Following the order, an old lady slapped him hard several times.

The gorgeous face of Zhaobu's sister, Lian Bi (Bingbing), suddenly became red and swollen.

Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.

At the same time, bursts of screams came from outside.

The maid next to Concubine Lian was playing with a wooden board. Several eunuchs struck hard and beat the maid until her buttocks and legs were bloody.

Although Lianbi has not been so favored recently because of her outstanding appearance, she is still second to none.

Although I had been taught several lessons before, I had never been slapped like this.

She has been pampered since she was a child, and she has never been humiliated like this.

Suddenly, the whole person felt like he was going to explode with rage.

The reason was that the maid next to her said, that person is not a queen yet, so how can she become a queen if she is so domineering?

Concubine Lian couldn't help but reply, if the sky is mad, there will be rain, and if people are mad, there will be misfortune.

This was a private resentment. She never thought that she would be betrayed by someone, and the words reached Concubine Yi's ears.

So, he suffered this disaster.

Concubine Yi reported to the queen.

The queen didn't know what to do. She said that Concubine Lian was young and ignorant, so she gave her a few verbal lessons.

Then, Concubine Yi ordered someone to teach her a lesson orally.

He slapped Lianbi hard six times.

When the queen heard it, she shouldn't be angry for a moment, but was still amused.

But Concubine Yi's son was raised under her knees. She didn't want to cause any unpleasantness with him, so she could only acquiesce that this was her own intention.

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Inside Sanxi Hall!

After He Guiqing and Kuang Yuan returned to Beijing, they did not go to see Sushun, but directly met the saint.

Inform the emperor of everything that happened in Jiujiang.

The emperor said angrily: "Su Yi, is this really what you said?"

He Guiqing said: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely true."

Kuang Yuan said: "Su Yi is arrogant. He first made me and Mr. He Guiqing rejected. After we went to see him in person, we made it clear to him from the bottom of our hearts. For the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, you, Su Yi, have to recommend yourself. Regardless of whether you can or not. To complete this errand, you must at least show your loyalty, so that you can repay the emperor's kindness. But Su Yi flatly refused, saying that there was nothing he could do."

He Guiqing said from the side: "Your Majesty, I and the other two have all good things to say about him. I said that I am not capable, but I still have the duty to resign from Guangzhou and negotiate with foreign barbarians. You, Su Yi, are much more talented than me, He Guiqing, but you are Is it worthy of the Emperor's immense kindness to push back and block you? Could it be that you are resentful?"

The emperor trembled all over and said, "What did Su Yi say?"

He Guiqing said: "Su Yi gave me a ridiculous reason, saying that if he went to negotiate, it would be counterproductive."

"Hahahaha..." the emperor said angrily: "You don't even bother to find a reason anymore? Are you even so perfunctory about the reason for rejection?"

Then, the emperor pointed at He Guiqing and Kuang Yuan and cursed angrily: "Who asked you to go? Who asked you to find Su Yi? I have said before that you are not allowed to look for him. Is he the only talent in the entire Qing Dynasty? Is he a capable minister? A wise minister?"

"It's okay now. Not only are you embarrassed, but I am also embarrassed along with you?"

"Hahaha, okay, that's really good."

"I treat you so highly, trust me so much, and be so kind to me, that I actually raised a white-eyed wolf."

"That's great."

"Summon Sushun and others into the palace!"

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More than half an hour later, Sushun and others entered the palace again.

After hearing the replies from Kuang Yuan and He Guiqing, Sushun, Duan Hua and others seemed like they couldn't believe their ears.

"Did Su Yi really say that?" Sushun asked.

The emperor pointed at Sushun angrily and said, "Sushun, what a good thing you did? What a good thing you did."

After a while, Sushun quickly knelt on the ground to plead guilty.

"I keep saying, don't look for him, don't look for him. Have you turned a deaf ear to my words? Now it's better. People thought it was impossible for the Qing Dynasty to leave him. They even started to tremble. How can you let me save my face? "

Then, the emperor said: "Let's discuss what should be done?"

Kuang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, please punish Su Yi severely."

Du Han said: "Your Majesty, please punish Su Yi severely."

However, Sushun knew the emperor's innermost thoughts at this time.

At this time, the emperor was completely in disbelief. Not only did he feel that he had been fatally betrayed, but he also felt ridiculous and didn't even want to believe it in his heart.

He even angered Su Shun.

And this is completely inconsistent with Su Yi's character.

Sushun knew that the most important thing now was to appease the emperor. "Your Majesty, I have a few words from the bottom of my heart that I want to tell you." Sushun knelt down and said.

The emperor calmed down a little and said, "You all get out."

Suddenly, Sushun and the emperor were the only two people in the entire Sanxi Hall.

Su Shun said: "Your Majesty, I and Su Yi are political enemies, so I will never show any favoritism to Su Yi."

Of course the emperor knew this.

Sushun's party has always been at odds with Su Yi, especially Du Han, who regards Su Yi as his mortal enemy.

Su Shun said: "Su Yi is arrogant and even extreme. Even if he knows that the emperor does not like Westernization, it is true that he only wants to set up a factory. But if you say that this person despises the emperor, I will not believe it. If you say that he He was resentful, so he refused to negotiate with the British, and I didn’t believe it.”

"He Guiqing failed in his errand, so he wanted to step on Su Yi to get himself off the hook. It's logical."

"If you want to know if Su Yi despises the emperor, despises the court, and harbors resentment, it's very simple. Just issue an order to summon him to Beijing." Sushun said: "If he really has different intentions, at this moment, he will definitely do everything possible to shirk the blame. He refuses to enter the capital. If he is willing to enter the capital, it proves that what he said may really come from public motives."

"And after he enters the capital, no matter what the emperor wants to do, it will be easy."

The emperor gradually calmed down and said: "In this case, give him another chance. Send an imperial envoy to Jiujiang and order Su Yi to come to Beijing to face the saint."

Sushun said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

The emperor said: "If he doesn't come, no matter what the reason is, it means he has different intentions. Then don't blame me for being ruthless."

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After Sushun and others retreated.

The emperor, still full of anger and a mess, walked towards the harem.

Without any direction, he almost instinctively walked to Lianbi's palace.

"My concubine has come to see the emperor and pay his respects to the emperor." Bingbing knelt on the ground to greet her. Her face, which was originally beautiful and attractive, was now red and swollen.

The emperor frowned and said, "What's wrong?"

Bingbing cried: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."

Next, she reluctantly told the story.

The emperor suddenly frowned, Concubine Yi was too presumptuous, she slapped my beloved concubine as she was told.

"Wang Chenggui, go check it out!"

Wang Chenggui immediately ran to Concubine Yi to ask.

After a while, he came back and said in the emperor's ear: "Your Majesty, Master Lianbi was also implicated by the maid next to her. The maid was too talkative and said that Concubine Yi was not the queen yet, so she was so arrogant. In the future, she will become the queen and the queen mother. Then Still okay?"

These words were completely heartbreaking.

When the emperor heard the word "Queen Mother", his eyes became furious.

Immediately, he said coldly to Lian Bin: "You deserve it. I think you were beaten lightly."

Then, he said: "Where is that cheap maid who is gossiping? Pull her out and kill her with a stick, kill her with a stick!"

Bingbing suddenly felt as if she was struck by lightning, looking at the emperor in front of her in disbelief.

The previous favor seemed to have completely evaporated.

Wang Chenggui gave an order, and several eunuchs entered the Lianbi Palace like wolves and tigers, and dragged out the maid who was recovering from her injuries.

Punish hard.

Within two strokes, the palace maid let out a miserable howl and was beaten to death.

Lianbi was completely frightened.

Why is this happening? Why is this happening?

Of course she would not know that Wang Chenggui added an extra sentence in his report to the emperor.

The palace maid originally said that it would be okay if she became a queen in the future?

Added an extra sentence to become the Queen Mother?

That would be completely different, it would be cursing the emperor.

Then, the emperor looked at Lian Concubine coldly and left directly.

Full of indignation and fear, Bingbing knelt on the ground, motionless.

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A few days later!

The imperial envoy came to Jiujiang and entered the prefect's Yamen.

"The Emperor has a decree, and Jiangxi Governor Su Yi will accept it!"

Su Yi stepped forward and saluted.

"According to the emperor's edict, Jiangxi Governor Su Yi will come to Beijing immediately to see me. I admire this!"

Su Yi said: "I accept the decree, thank you!"

The eunuch who announced the decree said: "Master Su Yi, when will you come to Beijing?"

Su Yi said: "Wait until I get ready."

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Within the capital, undercurrents are surging.

Everyone was speculating whether Su Yi would come to Beijing.

Sushun and others even specially summoned their confidants to discuss matters.

Guess whether Su Yi will come to Beijing and whether he dares to come to Beijing.

Du Han said: "This person has different intentions and will definitely not dare to enter the capital."

Kuang Yuan said: "He doesn't dare to enter the capital, but he is convinced that he has different intentions. It's time to question him."

"I also don't think he will come to Beijing, and the reasons are too good. For example, he rebelled and came to attack Jiujiang. That is the best reason."

"As long as you don't want to go to Beijing, there are thousands of reasons."

Sushun said coldly from the side: "What do you mean? Do you really want Su Yi to rebel?"

After finishing speaking, he also felt ridiculous.

Rebellion is such a distant word.

At this time, Sushun's emotions towards Su Yi were extremely complicated.

Before, I looked down upon him and was a little hostile.

But recently, I have quite mixed feelings.

Sushun served the emperor these years and understood the Sacred Heart thoroughly, which made the emperor obey his words.

But everything he did was to cater to the Sacred Heart, and to a certain extent he lost himself, unable to realize many of his ambitions.

Su Yi, on the other hand, could ignore the Holy Family and fully display her inner ambitions.

Sushun didn't know whether to admire or despise Su Yi for such a big heart.

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Chongen’s home!

The family is worried.

Chongen said: "Now that things have happened, I am at a loss. Gong, I hope Su Yi can return to Beijing calmly. Privately, I absolutely don't want him to return to Beijing."

"But, how did things develop to this point?"

Qingqing said from the side: "Because Hunjun is incompetent."

When Chongen heard this, he immediately stopped talking and finally said nothing.

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Jiujiang!

"Sir, you must not return to Beijing." Shen Baozhen said.

"Sir, you must not return to Beijing." Waita preached.

Ting Ren, Shen Baoer, Hong Renli, Bai Feifei, Hu Xueyan, Bai Yan and others all advised Su Yi not to return to Beijing.

Hong Renli said: "I will immediately contact Tianjing and ask Lin Qirong to lead an army to pretend to attack Jiujiang. This will give me a good reason not to return to Beijing."

Shen Baozhen said: "If you want not to return to Beijing, you can find many reasons, and any reason is justified."

"And to put it bluntly, as long as the rebellious army is directed towards Jiangxi, many passive situations will be reversed in an instant. I believe that the Hunan Army will also be willing to cooperate. Now Mr. Zeng Guofan has a considerable relationship with us. tacit agreement."

Su Yi said: "Mr. Hong, Mr. Youdan, come into the study with me."

In the study room!

Shen Baozhen said: "Sir, is the storm coming?"

Su Yi shook his head and said: "No, it's still calm now."

Shen Baozhen said: "It's already like this, are you still calm and calm?"

Su Yi said: "Of course."

Then, he looked at Hong Renli and said: "Continue to advance over there, don't be anxious, everything will go according to the original plan."

Hong Renli said: "You, do you really want to go to Beijing?"

Su Yi said: "Of course."

Shen Baozhen said: "Sir, you must not do it. You are responsible for the entire great cause, how can you take risks?"

Su Yi said: "Where is the danger? There is no way to talk about it."

"I thought I would never see the emperor again, but in the end I still had to see him for the last time."

"Even now, things are slightly off track, which may cause the entire situation to stall, which is very detrimental to our great cause. I want to go to Beijing to correct it and bring the entire situation back to the original track."

"I need to make everything go according to my plan. The critical time is stuck, not early or late!"

Even Shen Baozhen couldn't understand Su Yi's words at this time.

In fact, no one can understand it.

Because Su Yi was promoting the whole thing from a very high latitude and trying to control the entire situation.

Su Yi said: "I'll be back soon."

"Everything goes as planned."

"Mr. Hong, especially on your side, don't be disrupted. Everything is going according to plan."

"Prepare for a big operation in three or four months."

Shen Baozhen bowed and said: "Yes!"

Hong Renli bowed and said: "Follow your orders!"

Then, Su Yi said: "Okay, let's go do the work."

After leaving, Shen Baozhen couldn't help but said: "Mr. Hong, don't you feel that this is a stormy sea?"

Hong Renli said: "I think it's a stormy sea, but Su Yi said it's not."

Then, Hong Renli said: "Master Shen, following Su Yi was so thrilling, have you ever regretted it now?"

Shen Baozhen said: "We are all on the same boat. All of us, our lives, our honor and our reputation are tied to you. We can only go through fire and water. No one can get off the boat."

Then, Shen Baozhen said: "I wonder if Mr. Hong still feels guilty. I wonder how Mr. Su Yi compares with King Hong Tian?"

Hong Renli said: "The difference between cloud and mud."

Shen Baozhen said: "I feel the same way."

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A few days later!

To the astonishment of many people, Su Yi, the governor of Jiangxi, officially entered Beijing.

Kuang Yuan and Du Han couldn't help but said, "Does he really dare to return to Beijing?"

Then, Du Han couldn't help but want to enter the palace.

As a result, Sushun stopped him.

"What to do? Why are you panicking?"

"It's already this time, why are you so impatient?"

The emperor in the palace thought of many possibilities.

Su Yi didn't go to Beijing and found an absolutely qualified reason.

Or perhaps Su Yi made various preparations and delayed for several days before entering Beijing.

But I really didn't expect it.

After receiving the imperial edict, Su Yi went to Beijing almost immediately without any delay.

Even before, every time Su Yi came to Beijing, he would go home first and then go to the palace to meet the saint.

And this time!

He didn't even return home and went directly to the palace.

"Your Majesty, Su Yi would like to see you." Eunuch Zenglu said.

So fast? The emperor was stunned for a while and said: "Let him come in."

After a while, Su Yi entered.

"Your Majesty, Su Yi, long live, long live, long live!"

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