Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 201: Count Elgin steps down! National hero!

No one else present recognized that this was Prince Edward.

But it’s impossible for Count Elgin not to know him, and it’s impossible not to know Rear Admiral Simagoli.

For a moment, his mind fell into a brief pause.

Conspiracy, conspiracy...

This is a huge conspiracy.

Immediately afterwards, another young man came out and stood next to Crown Prince Edward.

Prince George.

Count Elgin was very familiar with his father, Prince George.

In an instant, a kind of fear surged into my heart.

How determined is Prince Albert? How determined is Her Majesty the Queen?

He actually sent the crown prince here?

The crown prince even left a long letter, entrusting his sister Princess Alice to deliver it, and he waited for several days before delivering it.

It’s chilling to think about.

The Crown Prince's performance just now was a bit exaggerated and full of stage drama, but he felt very good about it.

Especially after penicillin came out and syphilis was no longer a terminal disease, the crown prince became even more wanton.

Earl Elgin said: "Crown Prince Edward and Prince George visited Jiujiang secretly. Officials and people of the British Empire do not like this decadent country at all. They will never accept the Crown Prince's visit to the Qing Dynasty. Once word gets out, it will be a scandal."

"She actually used Crown Prince Edward as a bait to attract our attack. Does Her Majesty know about this? Does Her Majesty the Prince know about this?"

"You are crazy, you are completely crazy."

That's what it feels like.

It was the photo of him bleeding and injured.

"What are the consequences of this?"

Facing the extremely excited and angry Count Elgin, Basharli allowed him to vent his anger.

After a long while, he said: "Crown Prince Edward and Prince George came to Jiujiang secretly to express condolences to the gentlemen who are still fighting for the British Empire thousands of miles away."

At this time, additional photos are being taken.

"By doing this, you will create strong conflicts between Congress and the royal family."

Then, the extremely arrogant Count Elgin took a small boat and came directly to the Su Yi fleet.

But in the eyes of the British, the Qing Dynasty was corrupt and backward, and it was also an enemy country.

"Think about it, what kind of tsunami of public opinion this will cause?"

The British Empire's fleet would actually fire at me?

Basharli said: "What will happen once these photos appear in The Times? Count Elgin united with the Qing government to launch an armed attack on the British Empire's industries in Jiujiang, and even shelled the first crown prince."

"Albert endorsed the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone in his royal capacity and acknowledged that it is an investment industry of the British Empire. The British Empire's military has the responsibility to protect its security, but you actually want to send a fleet to attack it?"

When he took these photos, he was not posing, but determined, with disappointment, frustration, and disbelief.

At least in the eyes of the Queen and Prince Albert, Crown Prince Edward's secret visit to China is better than messing with the wives of ministers or picking up women who are more than twenty years older than him.

There are often various parties held with all kinds of women.

Two princes were actually sent?

"Ceasefire, ceasefire, ceasefire!" Count Elgin yelled crazily.

Why? God?

This is true.

Obviously, there is a need to negotiate.

"Now Prince Edward is taking another series of photos."

"This is with the consent of Prince Albert and Her Majesty the Queen."

Ba Xiali said: "Yes, you are very right. But Prince Edward has done many ridiculous things, and this is not the least of them, right?"

Although this is a lie, once the royal family discovers that Prince Edward has disappeared, they will probably guess it.

Members of the British royal family could visit India because it was a colony.

Members of the royal family of the British Empire are allowed to go on expeditions, but absolutely not allowed to visit.

"Baxiali, believe me, supporting Su Yi is definitely not a good choice. Japan is our best choice."

The entire fleet retreated several kilometers.

"Lord Earl, when you fired the cannon just now, we used three cameras to take pictures and record everything."

In the cabin, Sir Basiali and Count Elgin were negotiating.

The entire naval fleet didn't know what was going on, because most of them didn't know Prince Edward.

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"Retreat, retreat, retreat..."

"Are you trying to tear apart the British Empire?"

Also visit the Ottoman Empire since that was an ally.

"I believe that newspapers throughout Europe, including the United States, are extremely interested in these photos of ours. As long as we hand them over, they will instantly cause a sensation in the world's public opinion."

"At that time, officials and people of the British Empire will of course condemn the royal family and say that the crown prince should not be sent to visit China. But what about you? What will happen to you?"

"Can you still keep the earl title that your family has inherited for hundreds of years? Can you still keep your family's symbolic fiefdom?"

Earl Elgin fell silent.

Once it explodes, both sides will bear a huge price.

But the royal family has a lot of blood, so losing this little blood is nothing.

And he, Count Elgin, simply disappeared.

Count Elgin gritted his teeth and said, "What are your conditions?"

Basharli said: "You leave China, hand over all power in China, and give up your trip to visit Japan."

Earl Elgin was surprised: "How did you know that I was going to visit Japan?"

Basia said politely: "You don't need to worry about this."

Of course, he couldn't say that this was Su Yi's guess, but he wanted to deliberately make it mysterious, as if there was a high-level traitor in the opponent's camp.

Then, Basha said politely: "The second condition is to release Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and hand over the bodies of the five missionaries to Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, so that he can display them publicly and give an explanation to all the people."

As soon as these words came out.

Count Elgin roared: "Are you crazy? This will be a diplomatic accident, and it will make the Qing court think we are weak!"

Here, Ba Xiali had already seen Su Yi's extremely sinister intentions.

This will no doubt further inspire another of his plans.

This is the so-called plan to drive out the emperor.

Sir Basial took out a stack of newspapers and placed them in front of Count Elgin.

At the top is The Times.

Each one is shocking, they are all on key pages, and there are large pictures.

The women and children in the pictures died in miserable conditions.

At this time, photos could not be reprinted, so they needed to rely on superb engraving.

Count Elgin kept reading these newspapers, and the Archbishop's reputation for severity.

He could imagine the uproar this incident would cause in London.

What a scandal this would be.

"You have no bottom line." Count Elgin roared: "We all serve the interests of the British Empire, and your fighting methods are too inferior."

Obviously, the Xiamen Mission Case is also a conspiracy.

Otherwise, who would take photos specifically?

How expensive and inconvenient are cameras in this era?

Even the deaths of the five missionaries were a conspiracy.

Specifically to deal with his conspiracy of Count Elgin.

Bashar said politely: "My lord, is it noble for you to lead the British Empire's fleet to attack the British Empire's industries? Is it noble for you to join forces with the emperor of the Qing Dynasty to deal with us?"

Then, he said slowly: "Have we made a deal?"

Earl Elgin was silent.

Of course he wanted to stand up angrily, walk away, and refuse directly.

If he is an absolute idealist and is willing to sacrifice everything for his political line, he will do this.

But he is not. He values ​​his own interests, his own title, and his own power more.

After a long while, he slowly said: "Ba Xia Li, once I leave China, what will be the consequences?"

Of course Bashali knew.

Count Elgin said: "It means that the next war is not far away, because of this ridiculous Qing Dynasty, they can only understand the language of bullets and cannonballs, they have no spirit of contract."

"This means that the British Empire has to spend more troops and more military expenditures to really get the treaties we should have gotten."

After hearing this, Basharli said for half a minute, "This has nothing to do with us."

This sentence immediately stunned Earl Elgin, but he seemed to understand something.

Suddenly, he felt that there was an abyss behind Basia Li.

Ba Xiali continued: "None of this has anything to do with us, as long as you agree to our conditions. Then your resignation is entirely due to the scandal of the Xiamen religious case and this diplomatic accident."

"My current identity is just a law-abiding businessman."

Then he stopped talking.

When it comes to this point, the other party will either compromise or die.

In the cabin, it became quiet.

After a long while, Count Elgin said: "You will get what you want."

"But it's definitely not going to end like this."

Then, he turned around and left, returning to his fleet.

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Guiliang, who was in Shanghai, immediately showed a satisfied smile after seeing Count Elgin's fleet entering the Yangtze River.

Finally succeeded.

The emperor finally got the result he wanted.

Kill with a borrowed knife.

Su Yi's Yangtze River fleet was finished, and so was his Jiujiang industry.

This technique of killing people with a borrowed knife is indeed extremely useful.

At that time, you rebelled against the imperial fleet that killed Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu. This was probably Su Yi's plan to kill people with a borrowed knife.

Now, let me give you a taste of it.

It's just that my method of killing people with a borrowed knife is much more advanced than yours.

Then, contented and contented, he took the emperor's imperial edict and sailed to Fuzhou.

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Two days later.

Guiliang, a cabinet bachelor, imperial envoy and governor of Liangjiang, met with General Jueluo Qiling of Fuzhou.

This is also a red ribbon.

This person has cooperated with Zeng Guofan in history, and the relationship is not bad, and his ability is even not bad.

"The Emperor of Heaven has issued an edict: Fuzhou General Qiling has assumed the post of Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and has full authority to deal with the Xiamen religious case. I hereby express my gratitude."

The elder kowtowed: "I accept the order and thank you."

After receiving the imperial edict and bowing to the incense table.

Qiling said: "Guizhongtang, what is the Holy Will? How should I handle this errand?"

Guiliang was immediately delighted. Is this right? He is very sensible.

Guiliang said: "Lead the army to disperse the mob surrounding the Fuzhou consulate. Then you go to the consulate in person and submit an official document, saying that you are very sorry for this conflict and that you will definitely find the murderers of these five missionaries." "Then, you can arrest them at will. Several rebels from the Tiandihui were beheaded in public to give an explanation to the foreigners."

"Finally, two hundred thousand taels of silver were allocated to compensate the families of the five missionaries."

After hearing this, Qiling was stunned.

Such a shame?

It must be that Tian Yugong didn't agree, so he asked me to do it?

Seeing the drastic change in Qi Ling's face, Gui Liang said: "What? Is there something wrong with you, Mr. Qi?"

The elder took a few steps back, bowed down and said, "Slave, take the order."

Also as a member of the Jueluo family, he regarded himself as the emperor's domestic slave, and of course he would not disobey him in any way.

Running errands for the master and being wronged by the master are nothing.

The holy family is the most important.

Like Su Yi, destroying the Holy Family just to do something is the most stupid thing.

"Guizhongtang, this low-ranking official will go about his business."

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Next, Qiling acted vigorously and resolutely.

He immediately led his troops to the Fuzhou Consulate and forcibly expelled countless people.

Then, he went to meet the British consul in Fuzhou and handed over the official document.

Admit your mistake and apologize.

And submitted a compensation of 200,000 taels.

Finally, he said that the murderers of the five missionaries would be caught.

So far!

The people of Fuzhou were completely outraged.

The number of people gathered increased, but they all headed towards the Governor's Palace.

Moreover, someone used a trebuchet to remotely attack the Fuzhou Consulate.

They even started setting fires.

The conflicts are becoming more and more intense.

The whole people of Fuzhou are heartfelt to Tian Yugong.

Full of hostility towards senior citizens.

The situation in Fuzhou is getting worse and worse.

It was going to turn into a war.

The senior citizen in the Governor's Mansion looked out the window at the extremely angry people and the ubiquitous conflicts.

There was a sigh inside.

He doesn't want this either.

But this is the emperor's will, and he, a domestic slave, has no hesitation.

The next senior citizen acted extremely tough.

Continuously increasing troops to suppress the civil uprising forcefully.

More and more people were arrested, and then a dozen of them were selected, beaten and confessed that they had murdered five foreign missionaries.

Signed and stamped, the evidence is conclusive.

The elder immediately sentenced him to death.

He wanted to solve this problem as quickly as possible.

At this time, countless people had surrounded his execution ground outside the Governor's Mansion.

Thousands of soldiers are waiting for you.

The dark muzzle of the gun was aimed at these tens of thousands of angry people.

As long as the order is given, everyone will open fire and suppress it forcefully.

When Guiliang saw this scene, he felt extremely grateful.

This is the emperor's good servant. As long as the emperor gives the order, he will go through fire and water and act resolutely.

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Execution scene.

A dozen so-called criminals who murdered foreign missionaries knelt neatly on the ground.

As soon as the time comes, behead him immediately.

Tens of thousands of angry people outside shouted loudly: "The way of heaven is unfair, the way of heaven is unfair."

"Treacherous minister, traitorous minister!"

"Let them go, let them go..."

Qiling felt tremendous pressure, and he even vaguely felt that if this attack continued, tens of thousands of people would really rush in.

At that time, do you want to order the firing? How many people will die by then?

Once the fire is fired, the situation will collapse, and there may even be rebellion?

And he himself was really ruined.

Beside him, Guiliang stared at him coldly.

Do you want fame or loyalty to the emperor?

If you don't want to be this evil person, do you still want me, the imperial envoy, to be this evil person?

What is a loyal minister? Just doing good things is not a loyal minister.

Those who are willing to do bad things and commit evil deeds are truly loyal ministers.

Qiling trembled in her heart and said: "Your Majesty, my servant, all this is for you!"

"For the sake of the emperor and the country, I am not afraid of losing my reputation."

Zeng Guofan in history may have faced the same situation.

But even Zeng Guofan, a Han minister, chose to be beheaded on one order.

Qiling gritted his teeth and regained his strong will.

Holding the command arrow in his hand.

As soon as the time comes, behead him immediately.

At that time, no matter how fierce or big the incident is, he will suppress it to the end.

No matter how much blood is shed and how many people die, the emperor's errands must be done well.

But at this time.

Countless people outside suddenly burst into cheers.

"Master Tian is here, Master Tian is here!"

Then, countless people made way for a passage.

The thin Tian Yugong walked slowly.

Guiliang and Qiling couldn't help but be shocked, Tian Yugong? He, why did he come out?

At this time, Tian Yugong was still wearing the official robe of the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.

This was a big mistake, because Guiliang only announced to Qiling that he should act as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, but did not announce to Tian Yugong to remove him from his post.

This is of course not Guiliang's negligence, but his intention to remove Tian Yugong from the post of governor after the incident has been completely resolved.

Tian Yugong walked into the execution ground and said: "Come here, let these innocent people go."

The soldiers present were immediately at a loss.

Because after Tian Yugong was captured by foreigners, Qiling became the acting governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.

But now that Tian Yugong is back, he will be the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.

Next, whose orders should we listen to?

But these soldiers are also human beings, and they are willing to obey Tian Yugong's orders from the bottom of their hearts.

Qi Ling immediately looked towards Guiliang and asked him to come forward.

Guiliang didn't want to come forward at this time, but he had to come forward.

"Tian Yugong, don't stop me from doing my errands. You will have other plans later."

Tian Yugong said: "Excuse me, Sir, what crime did these dozen people commit?"

Qiling said: "The evidence for the murder of the British missionary is conclusive, and the crime deserves beheading."

Tian Yugong said: "That's ridiculous. The British all admit that these five missionaries died in civil strife and killed each other."

As soon as these words came out, Guiliang and Qiling were stunned?

How can this be?

How could the British admit it?

Moreover, hasn’t Tian Yugong been detained on a foreign warship? Why are you back?

Immediately afterwards, Tian Yugong waved his hand and said: "Bring it up."

Several people immediately carried up five corpses and threw them all into the wine. They were already deformed and swollen.

But it was still clear that these were the bodies of the five missionaries.

Tian Yugong bowed down to the countless people and said, "Dear fellow citizens, these five missionaries committed heinous crimes and harmed our people. It is not a pity to die."

"I was incompetent and failed to prevent these tragedies from happening."

"However, today I finally seek justice for these innocent people who died."

"Foreigners, plead guilty!"

As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused a shocking tsunami.

The foreigner confessed, how is this possible?

Guiliang and Qiling couldn't believe it at all.

Are you kidding me?

Will foreigners plead guilty?

Their battleships are on the Min River, and their marines are not far away.

If you want them to plead guilty, just you, Tian Yugong?

Have your spring and autumn dreams.

However, what happened next completely shattered their understanding.

The Fuzhou consul came forward in person and opened an official document.

"After investigation, it was found that these five missionaries committed suicide because of their repentance."

"The British Empire will thoroughly investigate the cases of abduction and trafficking of women and children in Xiamen, and the Archbishop will expel five people from all teaching positions!"

After reading it!

The Fuzhou consul of the British Empire left directly with a livid face. He could not understand at all why Count Elgin would give such an order. Doesn’t this make the Fuzhou Consulate lose face?

However, he had to obey this order.

While the Fuzhou consul read out the statement, the British warships on the Min River withdrew.

The Marine Corps also withdrew.

In an instant!

The people of Fuzhou cheered and cried with joy.

Countless people bowed their heads to Mr. Tian Yu: "May the Governor be blessed with good fortune, longevity, and good health."

"God bless Lord Tian Yu."

"Master Qingtian, our Master Qingtian!"

At this time, the senior citizen was completely despairing.

Guiliang felt cold all over and felt that he had become a complete clown.

Damn foreigners!

The imperial court is trying its best to suppress the chaos for you, mistaking the deer for a horse, harming the people, and confusing right and wrong.

The result is good for you.

You actually surrendered?

why?

What happened?

Tian Yugong became a national hero, so what does our court mean?

What's the face?

At this time, Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, looked coldly and said slowly: "Here, come, hurry up six hundred miles and go to Beijing to report the good news to the emperor!"

And at the same time!

Su Yi also issued an order at the same time: "Come here, hurry up for six hundred miles and report your victory to the court. We forced back the foreign fleet in the Yangtze River. This is a great victory for our Qing Dynasty diplomacy."

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