Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 183 The storm is coming! Shocking changes!

After a long while, the emperor's mind gradually regained consciousness.

Then, no words could describe the shock in his heart.

His first feeling was that it was ridiculous. Was he mistaken?

Or, maybe there was some accident and the boat capsized.

But Tomina's memorial made it clear that this was an attack, and a premeditated attack.

All the imperial guardsmen died cleanly and had their heads cut off.

And the bodies were burned to charcoal.

Although it is not entirely certain whether Dexing A and Weng Tongshu are dead, it is basically so.

Just this moment.

The emperor's mind was completely occupied by this matter.

Even the fact that the foreign army was less than three hundred miles away from the capital was forgotten.

Because he knew the extremely terrible consequences of this matter.

This most likely means that the imperial court lost control of the southern provinces.

If such attacks become normalized.

So who will dare to walk through the canal in the future?

Will future imperial envoys still dare to show their faces openly?

Has anything like this happened since this dynasty?

It was during the San Francisco Rebellion, right? But at that time, people were already preparing to rebel.

Could it be that there are people in the south who are preparing to rebel?

After a long while, the emperor said: "Summon Sushun and others to see you."

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More than half an hour later.

Sushun, Mianyu, Duhan, Duanhua, Zaiyuan and other important ministers were all present.

These senior officers of the Military Aircraft Department were impacted as much as the emperor.

Even for a while, no one dared to speak.

You Sushun was so shocked that he was immediately speechless.

Previously, Du Hankuangyuan and others had been exacerbating conflicts and worsening the situation.

First, Dexing was recommended to replace Su Yi and became the deputy capital of Xianglan Banner.

Then, he recommended Weng Tongshu to be the prefect of Jiujiang. In the end, Dexing'a was even asked to serve as the imperial envoy to transfer Su Yi's new army in Yangzhou.

The so-called exploratory attacks are becoming more and more intense.

At that time, Sushun was opposed in his heart because he already had a little understanding of Su Yi's inner world.

He had a vague feeling that Su Yi would not sit back and wait for death, but would react very strongly.

But... I didn't expect it to be so intense.

Suddenly, he glared hard at Du Han and then at Kuang Yuan.

Are you satisfied?

Are you satisfied with the result now?

How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan? Do you know how big a thing Su Yi is going to do?

Do you know how determined he is?

At this time, Du Han and Kuang Yuan both looked pale.

After a long while, the emperor said: "Who did it?!"

Nian Army? Rebellion? Hunan Army? Su Yi?

Everyone even has an answer vaguely in their hearts.

This is the section of the canal between Huai'an and Yangzhou, not the Yangtze River waterway that has long existed.

Those who sail against the water rarely enter the canal section.

Moreover, neither the rebellion nor the Nian army had enough reasons to rob and kill Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu.

The only one who has the motive to kill is Su Yi!

However, they couldn't believe it at all.

Su Yi was not a madman, he was extremely smart, how could he do such a thing.

This... is rebellion?

The emperor asked: "Did Su Yi do it?"

Next, no one answered.

Not even Du Han, who had been slandering Su Yi, dared to answer yes.

Once the answer is yes, it is political characterization.

If you say that Su Yi murdered Weng Tongshu and Dexing'a, that is treason.

Since it is a rebellion, the court must suppress it.

If you dare to directly announce that Su Yi murdered the imperial envoy, Su Yi over there will have no choice but to rebel.

Can the imperial court afford Su Yi's rebellion?

Can not bear!

Who do you want to destroy?

Toming A, He Chun, or Zeng Guofan?

Even after thinking about it very carefully, everyone didn't believe that this was Su Yi's doing.

This doesn't make sense.

Things didn't come to this at all.

How could someone as smart as Su Yi do such a stupid thing?

Is there someone who wants to frame him, completely alienate Su Yi and the court, or force Su Yi to rebel?

For example, the Hunan Army has this motivation and ability.

But at this time, there is no conclusion.

There can be no conclusion.

After a long while, Du Han said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to negotiate with the foreign barbarians to get the foreign barbarians to withdraw their troops. No matter what happens, let the foreign barbarians withdraw their troops before we talk about it."

"Someone caused this tragedy, probably because we were at war with the foreigners. Some people thought that the Qing Dynasty was going to be doomed, so they dared to be so bold and do such shocking things."

"The more this happens, the more we have to solve the problem of the foreigners. After the foreigners retreat, we will concentrate our efforts on dealing with this person and solving this matter."

Duhan didn't even dare to say who this person was.

The emperor said: "What if I must have an answer?"

Du Han said: "Look at two indicators. The first indicator is whether Su Yi's family members are still in the capital. The second indicator is to send a eunuch to Jiujiang to announce an edict to take away Su Yi's title or lower his title. Test.”

"If Su Yi accepts the order, it... will prove that he has no objection. Otherwise, he will react violently and stop all our temptations."

Another tentative attack?

However, at this time, even Sushun felt that this was a good idea.

After all, it was a eunuch who went to announce the decree, not the imperial envoy. If he was killed, he would be killed.

"But even if it's a test, it's best to wait until after negotiations with the foreign barbarians and the foreign barbarians retreat."

"Until then, block the news and do nothing."

After Du Han finished speaking, he said solemnly: "I second my opinion."

Duan Hua and others said one after another: "I second the proposal."

Next, we can’t decide on any flowers.

The emperor suddenly asked: "Should we send people to surround Su Yi's family and put his whole family under house arrest?"

For a moment, no one below dared to reply.

After a long while, someone said: "No."

If this is really done, wouldn’t it be a conclusion?

Mian Yu said: "Your Majesty, all of Su Yi's family are old and weak, and they are in the inner city. It doesn't matter whether they send troops or whether they are under house arrest. They can't escape. Just send someone to monitor them secretly."

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

The emperor nodded. He didn't want to let these ministers leave, but there was nothing to discuss.

"Let's disperse!" said the emperor.

After these ministers left, the emperor was still extremely upset.

It seems like there are thousands of words, like there is a ball of fire!

He wants an answer!

He even wanted to grab Su Yi's neck and yell, "Did you do it? Did you do it?"

In this mood he went to the harem.

Arrive at Concubine Yi's palace.

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Yi stepped forward to greet him.

Then, after seeing the emperor's face, Concubine Yi exclaimed that it was not good.

This, what happened again?

The emperor has never had such a look on his face.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Concubine Yi asked cautiously.

The emperor said: "The imperial ministers Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu were robbed and killed in the canal section. They are probably all dead."

"No one was left alive, all their heads were beheaded, and their bodies were burned."

When the emperor said this, his voice was hoarse.

For a moment, Concubine Yi was also shocked.

Of course she knew this was a big deal.

There will be an unprecedented blow to the majesty of the imperial court.

Who did it?

Is it Su Yi?

For a moment, she was even glad in her heart that she had a falling out with Su Yi at the last moment.

As for whether Su Yi did it, she vaguely felt that it was.

The emperor said: "Do you think Su Yi did it?"

Concubine Yi was silent for a long time and said in a trembling voice: "I don't know, my concubine!"

The emperor looked at Concubine Yi unexpectedly, because saying he didn't know at this time was also an attitude.

At this time, there seemed to be thousands of words he wanted to say, but he didn't know where to start.

So, he got up and left here, heading to the Queen's Kunning Palace.

He was supposed to ride on a chariot, but he didn't want to sit, he just wanted to walk.

Arriving at the Queen's Kunning Palace, Niu Hulu was coaxing the prince to sleep.

Seeing that the emperor's face was so ugly, the queen quickly came out and poured the emperor a cup of tea and said softly: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

The emperor repeated what Concubine Yi said.

The queen's reaction was not as intense as Concubine Yi's.

Because she didn't care that much about politics. She knew it was a big deal, a big deal, but she didn't really want to care.

The emperor asked again: "Do you think Su Yi did this?"

The queen was stunned and said: "It shouldn't be so."

The emperor said: "Why do you say that?"

The queen said: "Su Yi is so smart, how could he do such a thing?"

The emperor's face turned cold and he was immediately unhappy. He didn't like this answer.

Then, he got up angrily and walked away.

It wasn't that the emperor believed that Su Yi had done this, but that he was dissatisfied with the queen's attitude.

But...the queen didn't care too much about the emperor's anger.

This person is often angry and unhappy.

She doesn't care much about being favored or not, and she doesn't care much about the power in the harem.

And her position as queen cannot be threatened.

But she also has a shortcoming, that is, it is difficult to reject the enthusiasm of others.

Recently, Concubine Lian has been too enthusiastic towards her.

She was a little overwhelmed.

Concubine Yi is very powerful and scheming. The queen is not afraid of her because she doesn't care and is too lazy to fight. She is just so indifferent.

However, this kind of slightly socially fearful character meets a super E-person like Lian Bi.

That... is serious.

Refuse, but can’t refuse.

You can only let the other party invade your social world again and again.

And... after getting along with her, she felt that Lian Bi was quite cute.

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tonight!

Many people are destined to go through sleepless nights.

Among them were Prince Horqin and Seng Gelinqin.

There is also Boyannamohu.

Shengbao said: "Nephew, you and Su Yi have been fighting for so long. Do you think this is Su Yi's doing?"

Boyan trembled slightly and said, "I don't know."

He really doesn't know.

It seems that every sign points to Su Yi doing it, but in Boyan's view, Su Yi is very, very smart, and his fighting methods are very clever.

Look at the internal fighting in the New Army, Su Yi not only squeezed out Boyan, but also completely stood on the moral high ground.

The same goes for squeezing Zhaolin out. Not only did he not break his skin, but he also saved Zhaolin's life.

"But regardless of whether Su Yi did it or not, the result is the same." Boyan said: "Once the emperor has doubts about this kind of thing, he has already been convicted."

Shengbao said: "Yes, that's what happened. After the foreign troops retreated, the emperor was determined to deal with Su Yi."

Then, Shengbao said: "My dear nephew, in your opinion, is this Su Yi's doing? You don't have to worry about any conditions, just say it from the bottom of your heart."

Boyan shook his head and said, "I don't think so!"

"I even think that Zeng Guofan is more likely to do this than Su Yi."

"Su Yi is extremely smart and there is no reason to do such a thing where the risks and benefits are completely mismatched."

…………………………………………………… The next day, above the court.

The emperor's eyes were red and he stayed up almost all night.

Above the court, there were also many people with tired faces, obviously not sleeping.

The Minister of the Ministry of Finance did not want to go to court because he had fainted after hearing the bad news.

However, today's court.

No one talked about this matter, or even dared to mention it half a word.

Those towering censors were completely silent.

But the strange thing is that after a night of fermentation and thinking, many people feel that this...should not be done by Su Yi.

When they first heard the news, everyone's first reaction was: Su Yi must have done this.

Because only he has the motivation and ability.

But after thinking about it for a long time, I felt more and more that it was not his fault.

At this time, the American minister and the Russian minister entered the court again.

The two expressed their willingness to mediate the conflicts between the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire.

The emperor had previously refused to receive the two ministers.

Now he had to meet with him, but the emperor had not yet let go whether he would accept the mediation offered by the two ministers.

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At the same time, Aihui City in Heilongjiang Province.

After the Treaty of Nerchinsk, Tsarist Russia has been trying to obtain an ice-free port in the Far East.

Therefore, the continuous occupation of Heilongjiang began almost more than ten years ago. In the past few years, the Russian Navy has led the armed forces to continuously establish strongholds in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang. Under the command of the Governor of Eastern Siberia, it has actually completed the occupation of the upper reaches of Heilongjiang. De facto occupation was carried out on the north bank, the middle and lower reaches of the bank.

Now, all that is left is a treaty to legalize these illegally occupied lands.

After the British launched an invasion war against the Qing Dynasty, the Russian Empire immediately waited for this golden opportunity.

Muravyov, the governor of Eastern Siberia in Tsarist Russia, took the opportunity to lead the Cossack army and advanced to the city of Aihun.

This made Aihui City and even the whole Heilongjiang panic.

Over there, Britain and France are attacking Tianjin and threatening the capital.

The Tsarist Russian army here is making another move to attack Heilongjiang.

But the tactics were exactly the same as those of the British, which were to use war to threaten the Qing court to negotiate.

At this time, Heilongjiang General Yishan was a famous person.

During the First Opium War, the imperial court named him General Jingni and led armies from several provinces to Guangdong to fight the British.

At that time, Yishan was majestic and claimed to beat the British until they howled like ghosts. However, after arriving in Guangdong, there was almost no fighting before Yishan surrendered with a white flag and signed the "Guangzhou Peace Treaty".

After that, he was even more afraid of the British and agreed to all the British promises.

Afterwards, he was escorted to Beijing, where he was executed and imprisoned.

However, the following year, he was activated by the imperial court. Later, he made contributions in suppressing the Yarkand rebellion and has been promoted.

But it can be roughly seen from this that his various actions in Guangzhou were also the manifestation of Emperor Daoguang's will to a certain extent.

At this time, Muravyov, the governor of Eastern Siberia of Tsarist Russia, entered the city of Aihui by boat and negotiated with Yishan.

The governor-general kept saying that he came to help the Qing Dynasty resist the invasion of the British Empire and to defend his own territory.

Therefore, the Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia were required to use the Heilongjiang and Ussuri Rivers as natural boundaries.

Yishan immediately objected strongly and said that the two sides had already signed the "Treaty of Nerchinsk" and that there was already a legal boundary line that did not need to be changed.

The governor of Tsarist Russia expressed great regret and said that now the British Empire is invading the Qing Dynasty. Your Qing Dynasty is in danger and is likely to lose large areas of land, including the Northeast.

Therefore, in order to protect the territory of Tsarist Russia, we have to use military means when necessary.

This ridiculous reason is truly unprecedented.

Yishan once again expressed his opposition, saying that this was a matter between the Qing Dynasty and Britain and had nothing to do with Tsarist Russia.

As a result, the Tsarist Russian governor was furious and immediately issued a military threat.

Yishan is limited to reply within two days.

Or agree!

Or start a war!

According to the draft of the Governor-General of Tsarist Russia, China will lose all the land north of Heilongjiang.

Of course Yishan did not dare to agree, and could not agree.

After the two-day period ended, the Governor-General of Tsarist Russia came to negotiate again and issued an ultimatum, forcing Yishan to sign.

The Heilongjiang general was still unwilling to sign.

The governor of Tsarist Russia sneered: "It seems that the British made the right choice. For your Qing country, peace is of no use. You can only understand the sound of artillery and bullets. You asked for it yourself!"

"General Yishan, I must tell you that not long ago, we had a war of staggering scale with the British and French countries in Crimea. Both sides dispatched millions of troops. In this battle, the British and French soldiers died in our hands. , as many as hundreds of thousands!”

"So you should be very clear about the combat effectiveness of our army. Your Qing army is as fragile as paper in front of us."

"And you should know the outcome of the Battle of Guangzhou not long ago better than I do. In just half a day, the British and French armies captured your city of Guangzhou. General Yishan, do you think you can stop my Cossack army?"

"Once the war starts, you will only get an even more humiliating defeat. How did Ye Mingchen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, die? Don't you know?"

After threatening war, the Russian governor left in anger.

His last words made Yishan extremely frightened.

That night!

The Tsarist Russian army opened fire on Aihui City!

General Yishan of Heilongjiang was left in despair.

The next day, the Russian envoy came again and handed over the text of the treaty.

Yishan picked up his pen and signed.

Because he was really frightened by the Russian army and did not want to make the same mistake as Ye Mingchen.

If you want to be loyal to the court and the emperor, you must first have your destiny.

At this point, the largest unequal treaty in China's history has emerged.

The treaty stipulated that a total of 500,000 square kilometers of Chinese territory north of Heilongjiang and south of the Xing'an Mountains would be ceded to the Tsarist Russian Empire.

The land east of the Ussuri River is jointly managed by China and Russia. In China's inland rivers such as Heilongjiang, ships from the Tsarist Empire had the right of passage.

After signing the treaty, the Tsarist Empire was overjoyed. The envoy immediately went south and handed the text of the treaty to the Tsarist Russian envoy in the capital, asking him to formally submit it to Emperor Xianfeng and formally exchange the treaty.

The "Aihui Treaty" signed by Yishan cannot officially take effect yet. It needs the emperor's personal approval and the signature of the Qing Dynasty center for the treaty to officially take effect.

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And in Tianjin!

The British used the same tactics to constantly intimidate Guiliang and Huashana.

But looking at the contents of the treaty, Guiliang absolutely didn't want to sign it, and he didn't even dare to sign it.

He didn't dare to make the decision.

As a result, the British and French troops bombarded Tianjin City again.

The Marine Corps once again marched towards the capital.

The naval fleet once again sailed towards the Yongding River.

Guiliang was shocked, but still did not dare to make the decision. He quickly sent people back to Beijing to ask the emperor for instructions.

At this time in the capital.

The emperor's eyes were fixed on Su Yi's family almost all the time.

I don’t know how many spies were sent.

Almost every once in a while, someone would ask: "Have Su Yi's family gone out?"

"No, Your Majesty!"

"His family members all stayed at home, including Chongen's family. They only sent servants out to buy meat and vegetables."

Whether Su Yi's family leaves Beijing has almost become a weather vane.

In the emperor's view, if Su Yi's family left Beijing, it would be a guilty conscience.

But Shengbao was right.

No evidence is needed, the emperor can convict as long as he is suspicious.

When things got to this point, there was no room for turning between the emperor and Su Yi.

At this point, just waiting!

As long as the British and French forces retreated and peace returned to the capital, the emperor would take action against Su Yi.

Even if the debt of more than 10 million taels explodes, no matter how serious the consequences are, the emperor is determined to completely win over Su Yi, the governor of Jiangxi.

Duhan told him that suspicion is very scary.

At this time, it would be useless even if Su Yi did not kidnap and kill the imperial envoy.

Because Su Yi felt that the emperor would be suspicious of him, so in order to protect himself, he would do something.

So it can't be delayed.

If Su Yi continues to expand his army, it will be troublesome.

Therefore, he suggested to the emperor.

In addition to whether Su Yi's family has left Beijing, there are two other indicators for reference.

First, does Wang Shiqing's army in Yangzhou have the intention to leave Yangzhou and go to Jiujiang?

Second, did Su Yi openly expand his troops in Jiujiang?

But no matter what, we must capture him as soon as possible to avoid future troubles.

Even if Su Yi was unjustly accused, he should first be relieved of his position and coaxed into coming to Beijing.

At this time, Zenglu's footsteps outside sounded again.

The emperor frowned.

And, what’s the bad news?

Every time you hear Zenglu's footsteps, it's bound to be nothing good.

"What's the matter?" the emperor asked angrily.

Zenglu stepped forward and handed over a text and said: "Your Majesty, this is sent by Lord Guiliang. It is the text of the treaty that the foreign barbarians forced us to sign. Lord Gui did not dare to make the decision, so he sent it to the Emperor for his inspection! "

The emperor glanced briefly and suddenly felt frightened.

Then the text was thrown away as if it was on fire and would burn people.

He was angry in his heart. What did Guiliang mean? Does he want me to take the blame for him?

"I won't watch!" the emperor said angrily: "I have to decide everything. What do you want him as a cabinet minister to do? What do you want him as an imperial envoy to do?"

"Send someone to tell Guiliang that you must fight with Li and not harm the country's prestige!"

This is all nonsense.

The emperor's innermost thoughts were to finish the signing as soon as possible and let the foreign troops withdraw immediately.

First of all, regardless of whether the imperial envoy was robbed or killed, the emperor had the same idea and quickly signed a petition for the foreigners to withdraw their troops.

After signing, whether you acknowledge it or not is another matter.

Fooling the foreigners away first is a typical post-positioning of contradictions.

Not only can the contradiction not be resolved, but it is getting bigger and bigger.

Then, the emperor conceived the wording of the parliament and said gently: "I have passed on my oral instructions. I have not read the texts he handed over. But I believe that he is a cabinet scholar. I believe that he has the country, the country, and me as the emperor in his heart." "

"You don't trust those who are trustworthy, and you don't trust those who are suspicious. So since I have given him the task of negotiating, I will completely trust him and let him talk freely and argue with reason!"

Zeng Lu said: "嗻!"

Then, he immediately sent someone to deliver the emperor's oral instructions.

And he was smart enough not to retell.

Because the emperor's intention is very clear, you Guiliang hurry up and sign, no matter how embarrassing you are, I will not convict you.

Even if you are temporarily convicted, you are still taking the blame for me, and you will definitely retaliate in the future.

Just like Yishan during the First Opium War, in order to give an explanation to the world, he was sentenced to prison terms, but he was reinstated the next year. Why? It's because he took the blame for Emperor Daoguang.

Now, the eyes of the entire capital are staring in two directions.

One is in the direction of Tianjin.

One is in the direction of Su Yi's house.

The people at the top of the center held their breath and waited quietly.

Everyone knows that as soon as the negotiations in Tianjin end, the British will withdraw.

The emperor will take action.

And Su Yi's home is also a signal.

Are you going to run?

Once you run away, you will be considered a guilty thief.

But many people think so.

Even if Su Yi didn't do this, it's normal for his family to run away.

In the current atmosphere, there is always suspicion.

Even if Su Yi jumped into the Yellow River, she wouldn't be able to clean herself up.

The atmosphere in the entire capital seemed very scary.

All the officials were holding their breath and walking cautiously.

Impeachment and criticism in the court have completely disappeared.

Everyone felt the aura of impending mountain rain, and they were all quiet, waiting for the thunder to break out at that moment.

However, that is at this time!

This terrible silence was suddenly broken!

One day, dusk!

The setting sun is like blood!

A group of dozens of thugs stormed into Su Yi's mansion.

The flash of swords, the flash of blood, the murderous intent!

Suddenly, the capital was shocked.

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Note: Here is the first update. I am a little anxious to protect the fifty on the monthly ticket list. Please help me, sir! The pastry bowed deeply!

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