Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 175 The final game! The Western Fleet is coming!

After the calm.

White turbidity dyed bright red.

From thick to light.

A trickle.

The two of them had complicated emotions and were silent.

I don’t know if it’s right or wrong.

But what is certain is that she felt something she had never felt before.

Just like a person who has been on a long journey in the desert and drank enough water.

No, that's not quite appropriate.

Because people who have traveled long distances in the desert at least know what it feels like to be thirsty.

Although Bingbing is coquettish and good at playing tricks, she has received long-term moral education after all, even if she is a Manchu.

But as a woman, there is nothing to say about pursuing that kind of happiness.

So it should be said that it is vague, swallowing jujube without knowing the joy.

And this time!

understood.

I also know that there are three types.

So it is like a poor person who suddenly eats delicious food and is full until he is full.

In happiness, there is uneasiness, and there is guilt.

"I know, you are worried that I will cause trouble for you." Bingbing said, "You are worried about me."

Su Yi shook his head and said, "No, I'm not worried that you will implicate me. Because no one can implicate me in the future. What I'm worried about is that this incident will bring disaster to you, and you won't be able to protect yourself."

In the next two or three years, Su Yi would be beyond his reach. If something happened to the capital, he would have no choice.

Even when he said that Bingbing couldn't harm him, that wasn't entirely right.

Once this matter breaks out, it will be a huge scandal.

It will also have a huge impact on his political future.

However, the next two years will be full of earth-shaking changes, and things like this will probably not come out.

"But at least we are happy at this moment, right?" Bingbing said: "If I don't get pregnant this time, forget it. If I really get pregnant, I will definitely study hard, even if I can't. He is extremely smart, but at least he can learn to behave himself. He bows to Concubine Yi and begs for mercy, and fawns over the Queen."

Su Yi said: "What if she is pregnant and the emperor's kidney water is thin, will it arouse suspicion?"

Bingbing said: "You are worrying too much. The concubine in the harem is pregnant. It is too late for the emperor to be happy, and it is too late for the people in the palace to please. Who would doubt it? Who dares to doubt it? And the emperor still thinks that he is very powerful? Which imperial doctor told the emperor that you have kidney disease The water is thin, so it is not easy to get pregnant, and it will not be recorded in the records. Besides, the emperor has a son and a daughter, which happened two years ago, so don't be guilty."

"In short, this is the least you need to worry about. I have been in the palace for several years, so I know this best."

This time, she taught Su Yi a lesson.

Then, she couldn't help but said: "Qingqing Dagege, me, or Shen Baoer, who is better?"

Su Yi said: "You."

The other party asked proudly: "Why?"

Su Yi said: "Strange, taboo!"

Bingbing pinched him and said, "You are not a good person either."

"We women are different from you men. You men can sleep with any of you. We women have made great determination to take this step." Bingbing said: "And after we sleep, we usually can't help but follow the wild men. Going out."

"However, it is useless to say all this. If you are not pregnant, then it is regarded as an unlucky fate."

"But if you are really pregnant, you must remember me and help me in the future."

At this time, the rain outside also lightened up.

Bingbing got closer and couldn't help but get emotional again, saying: "You, are you okay?"

Su Yi said: "Okay, okay, but are you so impatient?"

"I hate it." Bingbing said, "I understand now. I was probably greedy. I didn't feel it when I couldn't eat, but I understand now that I'm full."

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It was around three in the morning.

The rain is about to stop, and Su Yi is leaving.

"You should take a shower and change clothes before leaving, so as not to be discovered by Qingqing." Bingbing suddenly said.

Su Yi said: "You are more cautious now."

Then, Su Yi went to take a bath and change clothes.

After that, he went out in the night.

"Auntie, let's go." Su Yi said.

Mrs. Zhaolin nodded with great complexity.

Bingbing walked out naked, leaning against the door, watching him disappear into the night.

"My aunt, it's very cold outside." Mrs. Zhaolin said.

Bingbing said: "I don't feel cold either. I feel like I'm burning."

Mrs. Zhaolin looked at her daughter's infinitely beautiful figure, as white as fat as frost and snow, and knew that this was a man's death hole.

I sighed in my heart, I don't know if it was a blessing or a curse that my daughter was born with such beauty and disaster.

But it doesn't matter whether it's a moment of superiority or anger and revenge.

It all happened.

Next, things will be different. You really need to be extremely cautious.

"Daughter, things will be different next. You can't be as willful as before. You have to be sensible. Otherwise, if you are not careful, the sky will collapse and the earth will collapse." Mrs. Zhaolin said.

Bingbing said: "I know."

"However, don't feel like the sky is falling, otherwise your secret will be revealed and you will have a guilty conscience."

"After stealing someone, you have to be more calm, don't you know?"

Mrs. Zhaolin said: "Bah, bah, bah, what do I know? Of course I don't know."

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After Su Yi returned home, Qingqing was still waiting for him.

The baby was also taken away. After Su Yi entered the bed, Qingqing snuggled up.

He said softly: "Where are you going?"

She thought it was Princess Shou'an.

Then, she stretched out her hand to explore and said angrily: "You used it too hard."

Then, she asked softly: "Will you leave Beijing early tomorrow morning?"

Su Yi stroked her hair gently and said, "It's not that simple. The emperor probably had to go through a lot of trouble before letting me leave the capital. This is a political signal to the world."

Qingqing said: "How long has it been since we started engaging in this kind of power struggle that cannot be brought to the fore?"

Su Yi said: "It's okay, go to sleep, go to sleep!"

Then, he kissed Qingqing on her forehead.

"Yeah!" Qingqing closed her eyes and fell asleep sweetly.

But Su Yi didn't sleep, but had a lot of thoughts.

Since time traveling, he has always made decisions before taking action, and rarely acts irrationally.

But tonight, it was not very rational.

He couldn't tell the specific reason.

Perhaps it was because of the current situation that he worked very hard to keep his wits about him, and the situation was indeed not out of line.

But the overall situation itself is very variable.

It is indeed difficult to control by manpower.

Or maybe it was the anger in his heart.

Even though he had passed the test, whether he admitted it or not, at least during the days when he went to Beijing, Su Yi's fate was controlled by others.

He did indirectly control the emperor's future destiny.

But to be precise, it is the historical trend that controls the future destiny of the emperor. And Su Yi worked hard to grasp the general trend of history.

But these days, the emperor's control over his destiny was direct and sharp.

After leaving Beijing this time, it will no longer be like this.

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next day!

Su Yi packed her things and prepared to leave.

But as usual, we still have to wait until twelve o'clock.

Because the last time I left Beijing, I didn't wait for the emperor's inscription, so I had to pretend to wait this time. =

But this time, there was no inscription from the emperor, but an inquiry from the emperor.

A strange eunuch came to the house and asked: "Su Yi, the emperor wants to ask you. The former Jiujiang magistrate Shen Baozhen has been dismissed. Do you have any candidates for this position?"

Ordinarily, at this time, Su Yi should have said that there was no one to choose.

This answer will prevent you from falling into a trap.

But Su Yi didn't care whether he got into a trap or not.

He doesn't like the other party's power tactics.

However, Su Yi couldn't mention Li Si at this time, otherwise it would harm him.

Su Yi said: "I recommend Huitabu."

The eunuch said: "I understand."

Then, he returned directly to the palace.

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In the Qianqing Palace.

Today, I am still attending the court meeting.

The eunuch entered and said, "Your Majesty, Su Yi, the governor of Jiangxi, still hasn't left the capital. He is probably waiting for the Emperor's inscription."

The emperor asked: "Does he have any recommendations for the candidate for the prefect of Jiujiang?"

The eunuch said: "He recommended Waitabu."

The emperor nodded and said, "I understand."

At this time, Kuang Yuan, the Minister of Military Affairs and the Minister of Civil Affairs, said: "Your Majesty, I have something to do."

The emperor said: "Say."

Kuang Yuan said: "Su Yi serves as the governor of Jiangxi and is tired from government affairs, so his concurrent post as deputy capital of Manchuria under the Xianglan Banner is not suitable for the time. Please choose another important person."

The emperor thought for a while and said: "Now it seems that it is indeed not suitable."

"The decree is proposed to remove Su Yi from the post of deputy capital of Manchuria."

This is ridiculous, this is a part-time job.

In the court, both civil and military skills are the standard for powerful ministers.

Guiliang is a cabinet scholar and can be regarded as prime minister. He once served as the commander-in-chief of the Han army under the Xianghong Banner, and now he is also the commander-in-chief of the Mongolian army under the Zhenglan Banner. How could he still be in charge of the military affairs of the Eight Banners?

Then, the emperor asked: "Then who should be the deputy commander-in-chief of Manchuria with a blue flag?"

As he spoke, the emperor looked at Sushun and said, "As the banner leader, do you have anyone to choose?"

Sushun thought for a while and said: "I have no choice for the moment."

Du Han came out and said, "Your Majesty, I recommend Dexing."

Dexing'a, Su Yi's political enemy.

Last year, because he was an enemy of Su Yi, after the great victory in Yangzhou, he, Boyan and Weng Tongshu were beaten to the end.

As Su Yi's political opponent, Du Han was completely testing the situation like crazy at this time.

The emperor said: "Seng Gelinqin, Dexing'a is working under you now, right?"

Dexing'a was beaten to death because he wanted to stand up for Boyan, so of course Senggelinqin had to take care of his future. Therefore, although Dexing'a had no official position, he became Senggelinqin's core staff.

Although it is quite strange for a military general to become an aide.

Prince Horqin Seng Gelinqin said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor said: "Have you made any progress these days?"

Seng Gelinqin said: "Returning to the emperor, he is brave enough to serve in the shogunate. This time he built the Dagukou fort. He was at Dagukou day and night. He did a lot of things."

The emperor said: "It is good to be brave after knowing your shame."

Then, he was silent for a moment and said: "Draw up the decree to confer Dexing'a as the Vice-Capital of Manchuria under the Xianglan Banner."

Senggelinqin was immediately overjoyed, because in his opinion, this was a very obvious political signal.

Then the emperor asked: "As for sending people to negotiate with foreign barbarians, do you have any candidates?"

Du Han came out again and said: "Returning to the emperor, Su Yi once negotiated with the British and achieved extraordinary achievements."

The emperor said: "But he also explained the reason to me. Count Elgin, the commander-in-chief of the foreign barbarians, is now Bao Ling's political enemy, so he also regards Su Yi as a political enemy. If he goes to negotiate, it will be counterproductive."

Du Han said: "But in terms of understanding of the foreign barbarians, there is probably no one as good as Su Yi, so it is better to let him recommend someone to negotiate with the British barbarians."

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense."

Then, he issued an order: "Wang Deli, please go to Su Yi's home again and ask if there is anyone who can negotiate with the foreigners."

The eunuch said: "Hey."

Then, he rushed out of the palace and rushed towards Su Yi's house.

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Su Yi continued to sit at home, waiting quietly.

Sure enough, there was another sound soon.

"According to the imperial edict of Emperor Chengyun, Jiangxi Governor Su Yi concentrates on his duties and is relieved of his concurrent post as deputy capital of Manchuria with the Blue Banner. I appreciate this."

Su Yi said: "I accept the decree and thank you for your kindness. Long live, long live, long live."

Then, eunuch Wang Deli asked: "Su Ye, the emperor said that you are best at diplomacy with foreign barbarians. Do you have anyone to recommend for negotiating with foreign barbarians?" Regarding this question, Su Ye had already said it, and the emperor already knew the answer. .

Su Yi's original words can be said by anyone. He even almost said it. If you follow your court's bottom line and send a dog to negotiate, the deal will be successful.

This is not an angry comment.

The Qing court's diplomacy has been a joke for a long time.

For example, in the Tianjin Mission Case more than ten years later, Zeng Guofan, the governor of Zhili, was ruined in his negotiations with the French.

So the imperial court replaced Li Hongzhang to negotiate with France.

But it happened that the French encountered the Franco-Prussian War and had no intention of getting entangled in this trivial matter in the East, so the major matter was reduced to a minor matter.

Li Hongzhang inexplicably won, and then the Qing court felt that Li Hongzhang was awesome and that you could handle things that Zeng Guofan couldn't handle.

From then on, Li Hongzhang led the Qing court's diplomacy for decades.

But the emperor clearly knew the answer, but he still sent someone to ask, what does this mean?

This is the cleverness of the emperor. He is still very powerful in this kind of power.

Just to create a kind of political passivity for Su Yi.

At first, he sent someone to ask, do you have anyone to recommend for the prefect of Jiujiang?

Su Yi recommended Waitabu.

Now the emperor has sent someone to ask if you have anyone to recommend for negotiating with the foreign barbarians.

At this time, if Su Yi recommends someone, it will be involved in this negotiation. In the future, when a treaty of humiliating the country is signed, Su Yi's reputation will be damaged and he will be directly dragged into the water.

If Su Yi doesn't recommend it.

So you don't distinguish between public and private matters?

Jiujiang Magistrate, you recommended your own person.

Now the negotiations with foreign barbarians are about the country, the country, and the country, but you don't recommend anyone?

Aren’t you the best at diplomacy?

If co-authoring does good things, you recommend it.

If something bad happens, just avoid it, right?

You are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and you look like you are working for the country, the country, and the country, but you are not of high quality.

Su Yi, on the other hand, saw through this trick early on.

Even when the emperor sent someone to ask him if he would recommend the prefect of Jiujiang, he knew the emperor's next move.

But...he still said and did this.

The first is to maintain the personality.

The second is to allow the emperor to achieve some kind of nihilistic victory.

His meeting with the emperor the day before yesterday hurt the emperor's self-centeredness.

So the emperor thought for a day and came up with these tricks to deal with Su Yi.

As an emperor, he must maintain a sense of superiority and power that can be taken away by life or death.

To be more precise, he will only be satisfied if he sees your flaws and your mistakes.

After gaining a sufficient sense of victory, the emperor would end all this and let Su Yi leave the capital.

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Eunuch Wang Deli rushed back to the palace, entered Qianqing Palace and said: "Your Majesty, Su Yi said that he would negotiate with foreign barbarians, but he has no one to recommend."

Du Han said: "This is strange. Someone recommended him to the governor of Jiujiang. When negotiating with foreign barbarians, no one recommended him. Isn't he the most proficient in diplomacy?"

Kuang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, Su Yi seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages. He is not a wise minister and is not qualified to shoulder important responsibilities!"

The emperor sighed softly, but said nothing, as if to express his disappointment.

"What is Su Yi doing at home right now?" the emperor asked.

Eunuch Wang Deli said: "He has prepared all his luggage and the team is ready. He is probably waiting for the emperor's inscription."

As a sign of Su Yi's fall from grace, the last time he left Beijing, the emperor's inscription was late for an hour and a half.

As a sign of Su Yi's toughness, after waiting for an hour, Su Yi chose not to write an inscription and left Beijing directly.

It was this move that truly angered the emperor for the first time.

But at that time, Su Yi was not tough at all. He had no choice but to leave Beijing. Fortunately, he did not wait for the inscription. Otherwise, after going to Shanghai, the real important event would be delayed.

But this time, in the eyes of many people, Su Yi learned well and kept waiting at home for the emperor's inscription.

But is it too late to give in now?

When he was about to write the inscription, Du Han came out and said: "Your Majesty, there is a vacancy in the post of Jiujiang Magistrate. I recommend Weng Tongshu to take up this position."

As soon as these words came out, everyone clicked their tongues.

What kind of hatred and resentment is this?

We just recommended Dexing'a to be the deputy governor of Xianglan Banner, and now we are recommending Su Yi's political enemy Weng Tongshu to be the prefect of Jiujiang?

Sushun was silent for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of impeachment of Weng Tongshu, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has not been settled yet. Weng Tongshu has assumed the post of prefect of Jiujiang, so it is better to postpone it for a while."

Sushun, almost as a political instinct, stepped in to stop this.

To be precise, it is delaying the matter.

In his opinion, the emperor had done enough torturing Su Yi today. If he continued, he would really lose his dignity completely.

The emperor couldn't help but glance at Sushun in astonishment.

Then, the emperor said: "Let's discuss the matter of Jiujiang Magistrate again."

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate needs to speed up the investigation on Weng Xinchun."

Shi Wencai, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, said: "I obey the order."

Everyone heard the implicit meaning and investigated quickly, that is, it means to lift it high and put it down gently.

Otherwise, the investigation must be thorough and detailed, and it cannot be done quickly.

Then, the emperor said: "Prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

Then, Xianfeng wrote two words with a splash of ink: Beware of arrogance!

In fact, he originally wanted to write for himself.

But these four words were really too disgraceful, so I changed them to guard against arrogance!

But it was still a stern admonishment.

Moreover, these two words were written in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

Of course many people are gloating over the misfortune, but there are also many people who feel sad about it.

Su Yi was so favored in the past. After the great victory in Nanchang a few months ago, when he was appointed governor and deputy capital of Jiangxi, everyone was extremely jealous.

It feels like a generation of powerful officials is rising.

But I didn't expect that in just a few months, it would completely change.

The key is that Su Yi didn't take bribes or bend the law. He just focused on running factories and pursuing Westernization.

In order to stick to his own ideals and opinions, he actually fell into this situation, which makes people sigh.

This has also made many people wary. Since ancient times, the emperor's heart has been unpredictable, and many of his favorites have ended up like this.

If there is even a little bit of dissatisfaction between the monarch and his ministers, someone will immediately dig hard and turn the crack into a huge ravine.

After finishing writing, the emperor handed the calligraphy to the eunuch and said, "Wang Deli, please make another trip and give this calligraphy to Su Yi as an encouragement."

"Whoo!"

Eunuch Wang Deli held the calligraphy high and ran towards Su Yi's house again.

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At this time at home, Su Yi was discussing with Chong En about setting up a factory for Westernization.

Chongen asked, if Su Yi succeeds in setting up a factory here, can other governors follow suit, so that the Qing Dynasty will become rich and powerful.

“To set up factories and engage in foreign affairs, we can actually only do it from the top down, not from the bottom up.”

"In particular, we should not turn into local governors to engage in Westernization, but should do it from the center of the imperial court."

"The local governors are okay at the beginning, but when it reaches a certain level and it is necessary to integrate the resources of various provinces, there will not be enough local governors, and we will immediately encounter a bottleneck."

"Moreover, allowing local governors to engage in foreign affairs will further divide the country. On the surface, it looks stronger, but in fact it lays the foundation for disaster."

"The imperial court was unable to suppress rebellion, so it asked local officials to organize regiment training, which was to transfer military power to the local governments. The imperial court was unable to pay the regiment training officials, so it asked these regiment training ministers to raise their own salaries. But local regiment training also had no money, so it had to find other sources of income."

"This was the beginning of Lei Yicheng's career as a military affairs assistant in the Jiangbei camp. His aide Qian Jiang asked him to set up a private tax bureau to collect donations from merchants, that is, private taxes. He gained a lot, so he reported to the court to promote it. This actually laid the foundation for If the root of the problem is eliminated and local governors have financial and military power, de facto independence will be formed in the future."

"This foreign invasion has forced the imperial court to impose a tariff of not higher than 2.5% on foreign goods entering our country, while sales in the mainland will be completely tax-free. In this way, foreign goods will completely suppress domestic merchants, and the situation will become even more destabilizing."

After hearing Su Yi's analysis, Chongen was even more convinced.

My son Su Yi is a genius.

So far-sighted, what is the result? But when I encountered such a court, I didn’t understand anything.

Su Yi wanted to help Jiangshan Sheji, but instead of being able to help, this group of people tried their best to hold him back.

Suddenly, this idea came to Chongen's mind.

It would be great if Su Yi could control the central power.

Will the country be saved?

At this time, eunuch Wang Deli entered again and said: "Your Majesty's gift!"

Su Yi stepped forward and respectfully took the emperor's inscription.

Chongen stepped forward and looked at these two words, and his whole body almost exploded.

Guard against arrogance? !

How ridiculous?

What qualifications do you have to write these two words?

How ignorant? Why would he write these two words to Su Yi?

Eunuch Wang Deli said: "The emperor said that I hope Su Yi will guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and make new achievements so that he can do his best."

Su Yi bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your admonition."

Eunuch Wang Deli said: "Then you leave the capital!"

Finally the tossing is over.

Did the emperor finally feel that he had control over Su Yi again?

Su Yi formally bid farewell to all her family members.

Finally I can leave Beijing.

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A quarter of an hour later, Su Yi left the capital with several hundred guards and headed for Tongzhou.

This time, he did not go to Tianjin and take a sea ship to go south.

Because, according to his estimation, the British combined fleet will probably arrive soon.

It is no longer safe to take the sea route.

After leaving the capital, Hei Gong and others appeared in front of Su Yi.

"grown ups!"

Su Yi said: "Five things."

"The first thing is to send people to the sea surface of Tianjin. Once the foreign combined fleet is discovered, report it immediately."

"The second thing is to send someone to wait in the capital for two results. First, when will my eldest brother Su Quan resign or be dismissed from office. Second, whether the new Jiujiang magistrate appointee is Weng Tongshu."

"If the emperor really chooses Weng Tongshu as the prefect of Jiujiang, it will prove that he has made some determination."

"The third thing is to immediately arrange for the Taiping Army to attack my fleet on the Yangtze River, and then spread the news."

"The fourth thing is, once it is confirmed that the new Jiujiang magistrate is Weng Tongshu, immediately plan a plan to kill him on the way! No matter how many people he brings, whether it is dozens or hundreds of people, kill them all!"

"Either kill him in the name of the Taiping Army, or kill him in the name of foreigners!"

"If he is killed in the name of the Taiping Army, the heads of Weng Tongshu and all his members will be hung on the top of the city of Tianjing for the Jiangnan camp to see clearly."

"You don't have to worry about showing any flaws or suspicion on us, just do it as freely as you like."

"The fifth thing is that Tianjing's plan is launched to start the war!"

Hei Gong remembered every word Su Yi said and then repeated it.

"My servant has gone on an errand." Then he took the people away and disappeared.

Nowadays, Hei Gong basically calls himself a subordinate and rarely calls himself a slave.

This time, he rarely claimed to be himself.

Because we have big things to do, we show loyalty.

Then, Su Yi took several hundred people and boarded the ship at Tongzhou Pier.

Follow the canal, leaving Shuntianfu and heading south back to Jiujiang.

Standing on the bow of the boat, he took out the emperor's inscription, showed a disdainful smile, tore it into pieces, and threw it into the river.

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Three days later!

Dagukou Fort, Tianjin.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang..."

There were bursts of shrill bells.

The defenders at Dagukou looked up and felt horrified.

The entire river surface was densely packed with foreign fleets.

The number of dark artillery muzzles is hard to count.

All, darkly aiming at Dagokou and Tianjin City.

Directly under the Governor's Office.

The guerrilla generals of Tianjin Town rushed in and shouted: "Commander, Commander, big things are bad, big things are bad!"

"The foreign fleet is coming."

Tan Tingxiang was stunned and said: "How much? How much?"

The guerrilla general said: "There are countless of them and there is no end in sight!"

Tan Tingxiang fell down on the chair and said tremblingly: "It's over, it's over!"

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Note: This is the first update. Dear benefactor, do you still have your monthly pass? give to me?

I'm going to bed. See you tonight.

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