Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 211 Shocking change! Completely torn apart! Emperor’s lightning strike!

In this battle, out of twenty-seven large foreign warships, seven were sunk, sixteen were damaged, and two steam warships were captured.

In terms of personnel, the coalition soldiers suffered more than 1,700 casualties.

In this battle in history, four foreign ships were sunk, six were seriously damaged, two were captured, and the coalition soldiers suffered 500 casualties.

On the Qing army's side, there were only a few dozen casualties in this battle in history, but Shi Rongchun, the governor of Zhili, and Long Ruyuan, the deputy general of Dagu Association, were killed.

In this world, because the foreign troops are several times more powerful than in history, especially at the last moment, the foreign marines still rushed to the land, causing huge casualties, reaching more than 2,000 people.

Almost all of the more than two thousand people were from Ronglu's Tianjin New Army, and they seemed to only account for one-third of the total. But this group of people are at the front, almost the most elite group.

The first batch of new Tianjin troops were almost all finished.

But no matter what, the Qing court achieved a huge victory.

Even a glorious victory.

Although it was not as smooth as it was in history, they didn't know that in everyone's eyes, this was the Qing court's greatest victory in foreign wars in decades.

"If I don't come, will anyone in the world blame me?"

Su Yihan said: "King Monk, are you going to detain me by force?"

"But I, Su Yi, still don't care about the safety of the battlefield in the south. With the emperor's decree, I led the army directly to the north to support without any delay."

"These two battles are related to the safety of the entire country. I must immediately go south to support them."

After drinking, I went directly to the beach to drink water.

At this time, Seng Gelinqin and Hengfu, the governor of Zhili, also chased him out.

Of course, this posture was very clear, and it wanted to get Su Yi drunk.

"What? Are you going to use force to detain me?"

Ronglu, Yikuang, Senggelinqin, Boyannamohu are all at this table.

"Now, the Changzhou battlefield is waiting for me to rescue, and the southern battlefield is in danger, and you don't allow me to leave?"

At this time, the entire Dagukou camp was decorated with lanterns and colors to celebrate this great victory.

Su Yi said: "The war situation in the south is dangerous. One hundred thousand troops are attacking Changzhou. The military situation is raging. I need to go south immediately."

Su Yi roared angrily: "The imperial court dismissed me from the post of governor of Jiangxi. I am just a regiment drill. The southern battlefield is in danger, can I not come?"

Boyannamohu said: "But the emperor's decree has not come yet."

The senior generals toasted to Su Yi one after another.

"Soon, in a few hours at most, the emperor's decree will be delivered."

Ronglu and Boyan Namohu accompanied Su Yi to the beach to release water.

"I recaptured Yantai and Dalian. In the final decisive battle, my army was in the most dangerous position."

Seng Gelinqin said: "Su Yi, do you want to resist the decree?"

Although Su Yi's official position was only as a member of the Jiangxi League, he was also on top of the main table.

"Master Su Yi, are you in such a hurry to leave?" Hengfu, the governor of Zhili, asked.

Su Yi said: "King Monk, it's not like you don't know the situation in the south. The crisis is like fire. On the Changzhou battlefield, the main forces of both sides are present, with more than 150,000 troops, and nearly 200,000 troops on the Anqing battlefield."

Because Seng Gelinqin was the coach of this big battle, his reputation reached its peak.

"King Monk, gentlemen, see you later!"

Therefore, Hengfu, the governor of Zhili, took the lead in pouring wine into Su Yi, and several people tacitly agreed to keep Su Yi until the emperor's decree.

Seng Gelinqin said: "Su Yi, wait until the emperor's order comes before leaving. Otherwise, I will not be able to explain to the emperor or the court."

His central army also rushed out directly.

Then, he looked at the thousands of people in the Tianjin New Army and the thousands in Zhili, and roared: "We were fighting side by side just now, are you going to open fire on me now?"

Su Yi's voice resounded throughout Dagokou.

Su Yi said: "Resist the decree?!"

At this time, they saw four gunboats parked on the sea, as well as dozens of various warships.

Seng Gelinqin said: "Su Yi, you are going to leave before the emperor's decree comes? If this reaches the ears of some people, they will say that you despise the imperial court."

"Am I, Su Yi, rebellious in the eyes of the court? Do I not even have the freedom to come and go?"

Because the emperor's decree has not yet come, but everyone knows that the emperor definitely wants to bring Su Yi to Beijing.

Ronglu was stunned and said: "What, what does this mean?"

"I went north to support, but what happened to support?"

Then, a look from him. Thousands of troops behind him slowly approached.

Su Yi also accepted everyone who came. Instead of drinking him down, he drank a bunch of people to the floor.

The five hundred elites brought by Su Yi were already lined up at the beach.

"At the most critical moment, I bombarded the foreign flagship, and I wounded the commander of the foreign army. Only then did the foreigners really retreat, and we won the battle."

"You said I resisted the decree? What about the emperor's decree? Where is the imperial decree? Where is it?"

Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, led eight thousand people and stopped quietly on the sea.

Su Yi slapped her chest and said, "If you guys want to open fire on your comrades, just shoot here, hit here!"

The Tianjin New Army and Zhili troops present all lowered their heads and did not dare to look at each other.

Su Yi gave an order: "Get aboard!"

Following his order, five hundred elite soldiers began to quickly board the ship.

Seng Gelinqin was really anxious at this time.

Why hasn't the emperor's decree come yet? Are you coming yet?

With the imperial edict, he could detain Su Yi.

But the round trip from the capital to Dagukou is a full six to seven hundred miles, and even flying is not that fast.

Even if he were that fast, the imperial envoy wouldn't be able to catch up.

He really wanted to directly order the army to surround Su Yi's army and forcibly detain them.

But... no one dares to do this.

Until now, the court has openly fallen out with Su Yi.

The imperial court ordered Su Yi to go to Shanghai to negotiate, so he went to negotiate.

Ask him to stop negotiating and leave Shanghai, and he will leave Shanghai.

At this critical moment, the imperial court ordered him to go north to support, so he led nearly 10,000 troops and went north to support.

What else? Isn't this a loyal minister?

At this time, you let the Tianjin New Army and the Zhili Army use force against Su Yi?

These people can never pass the psychological test.

However, if Su Yi was let go, the emperor and the court would definitely blame Seng Gelinqin.

"Master Su Yi, we won this battle. You have made such a great contribution, and the emperor will definitely reward you. If you just leave, the emperor will not let me wait." Seng Gelinqin shouted: "Here comes someone. , keep Master Su Yi."

Seng Gelinqin decided to smile and play in a playful way to keep Su Yi.

"Su Yi, the military situation in the south is raging. Let your troops go back. You can stay here and wait until the emperor's decree of reward arrives before leaving."

After saying that, Seng Gelinqin waved his hand fiercely.

Boyannamohu, Ronglu, and the dozens of soldiers around them were about to come directly and forcibly capture Su Yi as a guest.

He must not be allowed to leave!

We must take the opportunity to bring him back to the capital and hand him over to the emperor.

So as not to let the tiger return to the mountain.

Boyan and others had smiles on their faces, but their eyes were cold, and dozens of people rushed forward.

And at this time!

"boom!"

There was a sudden gunshot!

I don’t know who fired the shot, but it must have been fired from the direction of the Qing army.

Everyone was horrified.

Su Yi lowered his head and saw a trace of blood on his chest.

Someone assassinated Su Yi? !

Suddenly, Su Yi's hundreds of new troops' eyes were filled with tears.

They all picked up their guns and aimed them in Senggelinqin's direction.

Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, was so angry that he directly ordered the guns to be turned around.

Terrible internal strife is about to break out.

Seng Gelinqin was stunned, Boyan was also stunned, and Ronglu was even more stunned.

Because this time is the closest to death.

At this time, if they are not careful, they will be beaten into pieces by Su Yi's army.

Su Yi looked at Seng Gelinqin and said hoarsely: "Monk King, why do you do this to me?"

"Am I, Su Yi, really a traitor and traitor in your eyes?"

After a while, Su Yi's new army shouted: "Fight them!"

The coalition forces behind the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang shouted: "Fight them!"

The two sides are really going to war.

Su Yi used up her last strength and said: "Go, go, go..."

"Don't fire, don't fire, don't fire..."

Dozens of soldiers rushed up, snatched Su Yi away, and carried him onto the warship.

At this time, no one dared to stop him.

Once blocked, tens of thousands of people from both sides would start fighting directly.

Once a war breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous.

In this way, Seng Gelinqin watched Su Yi and his party leave.

"Caught, caught the murderer!"

Seng Gelinqin was shocked, there was actually a murderer?

After a brief interrogation, it was discovered that the murderer was still the son of Dexing'a, the capital of the Blue Flag, and was drunk at this time, with red eyes.

He had already launched an assassination attempt on Su Yi's family.

But this time, he actually took the opportunity to sneak into the army and assassinate Su Yi again.

"I stole the best foreign gun and found the best position. I want to kill Su Yi and avenge my father."

In an instant, Seng Gelinqin, Ronglu, and Governor Hengfu of Zhili were all as silent as cicadas.

This...this is actually an assassination?

No, Su Yi didn't direct and act?

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Of course I directed and acted.

It was just that it had been deployed a long time in advance, and even the line of hatred between Dexing'a's son had been maintained for more than a year. Even several people around him were Su Yi's "enemies" in a sense, and everyone sympathized with him.

Planning half a year in advance and one year in advance, who can handle it? So everything looks real.

Boyan said: "Father, this... is this self-directed and self-acted?"

Ronglu said: "Dexing'a's son was recruited by you as an officer in the new army. He was recruited eight months ago."

"Half a year ago, who knew that this battle would break out? Who knew that this battle would be won? Who knew that Su Yi would appear here?"

"How can you direct and act in such a situation?"

Boyan was excited and slightly frightened: "Is Su Yi dead?"

Ronglu said: "The distance is too far, more than sixty feet. You may die, or you may not die!"

Seng Gelinqin said: "Immediately, report to Beijing immediately!"

This matter will definitely cause an uproar.

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on board!

The military doctor took out the warhead from Su Yi's body.

Everyone saw this scene.

If you want to act, you have to be extremely real.

There was nothing wrong with the state-of-the-art rifle stolen by Dehing Ah's son, but there was something wrong with the bullet, and it couldn't be detected.

Even when he was shooting, there were more than five undercover agents of Su Yi watching from the side.

The bullet can be fired successfully, but once it exits the barrel, the warhead will shatter directly in the air.

Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, roared: "The imperial court must give an explanation!"

"It's a huge shame that the imperial court treats its heroes like this!"

The whole army was furious!

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Righteousness is the most difficult.

Especially for those who seek power and usurp the throne, Su Yi must always stand at the highest moral level.

In this battle, foreign barbarians attacked.

The emperor has decreed that Su Yi will go north to support him.

Otherwise, in the eyes of all the people in the world, you will not be passionate and loyal enough to the country.

So Su Yi came. Even though the battlefield in the south was extremely urgent, he traveled thousands of miles north to support him and made great achievements in battle.

This is because Su Yi knows that he will win this battle.

What about the next battle?

After the defeat, Britain and France will next assemble tens of thousands of troops and enter the capital.

Su Yi had to sit back and watch the world turn upside down before trying to turn the tide at the last moment.

Su Yi would not be able to send troops to support the next battle for a long time.

And sending troops to support at that time would mean risking death. Who can defeat the 20,000 to 30,000 British and French allied troops?

During this period, Su Yi still had to grasp the moral high ground.

This one shot can solve 80% of political problems.

The key is that 99% of this assassination is true.

In fact, the other party had already assassinated Su Yi's family.

What's even more outrageous is that the court arrested them and later released them without charge.

So next!

Terrible public opinion will explode again.

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Changzhou battlefield!

Shi Dakai is really going out of style.

After several days and nights of crazy fighting.

On the Changzhou battlefield, Chen Yucheng fought against Xu Youren and Zuo Zongtang alone, and the fight ended in a draw.

Li Xiucheng was on the battlefield in Wuxi City. Even with the support of Su Yi's fleet on the canal, Zhang Guoliang was still no match, and Li Xiucheng gradually gained the upper hand.

Only in the Danyang battlefield, Shi Dakai gradually fell into a disadvantage.

His 30,000-strong army suffered more and more casualties.

And Su Yi's new army became more and more fierce as they fought.

Although no one said it, Shi Dakai seemed to feel that countless people were laughing at him behind his back.

Of the three coaches, he is the oldest, has the highest status, and has the most troops, but he plays the worst.

Shi Dakai could not lose this battle no matter what. The uglier it looked, the more anxious he became, and the more he tried to pile it up.

The Taiping Army was considered very brave, but faced with such casualties, they were still full of resentment.

With nothing to do, Shi Dakai asked Tianjing for help again and again.

At this time, Hong Xiuquan in Tianjing was also completely worried.

Because the battlefield in Changzhou was extremely anxious, nearly 100,000 troops were involved there.

Reports came from Anqing in the west, and Zeng Guofan's tens of thousands of troops attacked Anqing.

Suddenly, the entire Tianjing situation became precarious.

Lin Shaozhang took the opportunity to attack Hong Rengan and said: "King Qian, when you decided to launch the Eastern Expedition, did you think of today?"

Hong Rengan said: "Su Yi's main force was in Zhoushan at that time. Who would miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? As long as Suzhou is captured, troops can be sent to Zhejiang, and the whole chess game of the Kingdom of Heaven will be alive."

Lin Shaozhang said: "After Su Yi's army returned quickly, why did he insist on fighting when there was clearly a chance to cease the war?"

Hong Rengan said: "He sent troops to capture Changzhou, Wuxi, and Danyang without declaring war. Shouldn't he still fight?"

Lin Shaozhang said: "We broke the contract first."

Hong Rengan said: "Are you speaking for Su Yi?"

Lin Shaozhang said: "King Qian, why did you insist on the Eastern Expedition? Why did you believe that Su Yi would fight the foreigners in Zhoushan?"

Hong Rengan fell silent immediately.

Lin Shaozhang said angrily: "Because you were bewitched by foreigners!"

"You believe whatever the foreigners say. In the end, the foreigners did not fight Su Yi at all. You are trying to save the foreigners from the fire. You have been dealing with foreigners in Hong Kong for a long time in these years. What exactly did the foreigners promise you?"

As soon as these words came out, Hong Xiuquan's expression changed.

He didn't care about what he said before, but this sentence pierced Hong Xiuquan's back scale.

Hong Renda said: "King, the foreigners wanted to support you before. But they wanted to treat us like pigs and dogs, so the king refused. The foreigners thought that you, the king, were stubborn and could not be controlled. So they probably wanted to find someone who could. Ascended."

Hong Renfa said: "Hong Rengan, when will the foreigners promise to help you rise to power? When are you going to launch the next Tianjing Incident? I hope you will be merciful when the time comes. Just kill a few of us, but don't do anything to others." The King of Heaven takes action."

Hong Renda said: "At that time, the so-called heavenly soldiers and generals of the foreigners will fight directly along the Yangtze River to Tianjing, and our life and death will be in the hands of King Qian."

Hong Renfa said: "King of Heaven, now there is a battle in Anqing and a battle in Changzhou. Hundreds of thousands of troops from our Kingdom of Heaven are outside, and Tianjing is empty. It is a perfect time to launch a mutiny."

These words made King Hong Xiuquan's face change and his eyes were frightened.

Hong Rengan was so angry that he was trembling all over and said: "You spit on others and spit on others."

Although Hong Xiuquan, the king of heaven, was afraid, he still had some trust in Hong Rengan.

A loud roar said: "Okay, don't talk anymore. The enemy is now, so there is no need for internal strife."

"I order Shi Dakai, Chen Yucheng, and Li Xiucheng to quickly win the battle of Changzhou, and then immediately lead their troops north to support Anqing."

At this time, Shi Dakai sent a messenger and arrived.

There is only one thing, please help!

And as soon as they opened their mouth, there were 20,000 people.

Hong Xiuquan's heart trembled, twenty thousand people?

Are you kidding me? How many defenders are left in Tianjing now? If you just want to leave 20,000 people, Tianjing will be empty.

Hong Xiuquan's biggest characteristic was that he was afraid of death, and he was already very dissatisfied with Shi Dakai. He could suppress his emotions before, but now he was a little worried and his defenses were broken.

"Don't you want to guard Tianjing anymore?"

"Not twenty thousand, no!"

"Before the war started, didn't you keep saying that our Heavenly Kingdom army was two or three times as powerful as Qing Yao? The only one who could fight on the battlefield in Changzhou was Su Yi's army, which was only more than 4,000 people?"

"It was because of your boasting that I agreed to launch the Changzhou War. Why is it now like this?"

Qian Wang Hong Rengan knelt down and said: "King of Heaven, on the Changzhou battlefield, King Yi is the most passive because he is facing Su Yi's main force. Now the entire battlefield is in balance. Once we are defeated in Danyang, a series of reactions will be triggered. As a result, Changzhou was defeated and Wuxi was defeated. Therefore, at this critical moment, we must help King Yi hold on to the Changzhou battlefield."

"I know that the current situation is like fire and water. Over in Anqing, the Hunan Army is aggressive. But we have been operating in Anqing for many years, and there are many fortifications and military deployments. It would be impossible for Zeng Guofan to break through it in a year and a half."

"Now the Hunan army, Su Yi's army, Zhejiang and Jiangsu armies are all involved. The only one that poses a threat to Tianjing is Yangzhou's Tuoming'a. After Shengbao left Yangzhou a few months ago, the Jiangbei camp There is no threat to us at all.”

"As for that loser Tominga, it's fine if we don't hit him. How dare he hit us?"

"Tianjing is safe and secure, and Anqing is also safe. Only the battlefield in Changzhou is in danger. Please ask the King of Heaven to send reinforcements." Hong Rengan kowtowed and said: "King Yi, you must hold on, otherwise the whole army will collapse!"

Hong Xiuquan said: "As soon as he opened his mouth, he wanted 20,000 people. How can I squeeze out so many troops?"

Hong Rengan said: "If I don't have 20,000, I can do 10,000."

Hong Xiuquan gritted his teeth and said: "I don't have ten thousand, give him seven thousand!"

In the end, Hong Xiuquan endured his reluctance and sent 7,000 reinforcements to support Shi Dakai's Danyang battlefield.

After the Tianwang Mansion dispersed, Hong Rengan said to Lin Qirong on the streets of Tianjing: "Prince Qin, are you just going to watch with cold eyes?"

Lin Qirong said: "I wanted to stop your Eastern Expedition that day, but it turned out that I couldn't stop it, so what can I do?"

Then, Lin Qirong said: "I would like to ask King Qian, not to mention the possibility of defeat in the battle of Changzhou, so what if we win? Changzhou, Danyang, and Wuxi are ours. If we had not broken the contract, they would not have done it at all. Come and capture these three cities. Even if we win now, how many people will die if we capture these three cities? Will we still have the energy to attack Suzhou next?"

"Why is it such a futile effort and loss of troops and generals?"

Hong Rengan looked embarrassed and said: "King Qin, this is an afterthought. Who was willing to let go of that once-in-a-lifetime fighter plane?"

Lin Qirong said: "No, on the contrary, experienced people at that time could see at a glance that it was impossible for foreigners and Su Yi to fight in Zhoushan. Su Yi, Wang Youling and others deployed 30,000 to 40,000 troops in Zhoushan just to stop the war. How many troops do the foreigners have in total this time? Their main purpose is to defeat the Qing court and force the Dog Emperor to recognize the implementation of the Tianjin Treaty. Count Elgin is crazy and would fight Su Yi in Zhoushan, and there is no benefit at all. "

Then, Lin Qirong sneered and said: "Fortunately, when the foreigners came to talk to you and said they would fight Su Yi in Zhoushan, you believed it. Why did you believe the foreigners when they said it? Are the foreigners' words an imperial edict to you? "

As soon as these words came out, Hong Rengan's expression changed slightly.

Because Lin Qirong's words were indeed very heart-wrenching, directly hitting the depths of his heart.

But no matter what, the situation has developed to this point and there is no way to retreat.

On the Tianjing side, following Hong Xiuquan's order, seven thousand reinforcements rushed to the Danyang battlefield to support Shi Dakai as quickly as possible.

However, after Wang Youling, the governor of Zhejiang, determined that the foreigners and the imperial court were fighting fiercely, he immediately led more than 10,000 people to leave Zhoushan and go north along the Qiantang River to the Jiangnan Canal before the Battle of Dagukou was over. Fighting towards the Changzhou battlefield.

It's so refreshing to have strong allies.

They don't need your orders at all, they are looking for fighters and take the initiative.

As long as they build a framework, they can do the best they can within their capabilities.

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Beijing!

During this period, not only the emperor, but also the entire court was completely unable to sleep or eat well.

After making the decision to go to war, the government and the public were indeed inspired and gained great righteousness.

But after that, it was just downright unsettling.

Afraid of losing!

Last year's Battle of Dagukou was fought very well at first, but then suddenly collapsed.

What should I do if I make the same mistake again this time?

Immediately afterwards, there was no news of a great victory from Dagokou. Instead, there was a news of great victory from Su Yi.

Su Yi recaptured Yantai and Dalian.

In the court, of course the emperor must say yes publicly, no matter what, it is a military achievement.

But privately, the emperor ridiculed that Su Yi was just opportunistic and took advantage of the emptiness of Yantai and Dalian to steal the two cities.

Are you brave enough to lead your army to Dagukou to fight the main force of the foreigners?

The imperial court also let the public know that Su Yi's recovery of Yantai and Dalian was just speculation and a show for the world to see.

As a result, news came from Seng Gelinqin that Su Yi had really led his army to Dagukou.

Moreover, following Seng Gelinqin's messenger to Beijing, there was also news from the people.

The people knew the news almost at the same time as the court. You must know that Senggelinqin's side was six hundred miles away.

At that moment, the emperor, Du Han and others were all a little confused. Su Yi, you, you really dare to come?

While admiring him, the emperor was ecstatic.

Su Yi, you are here this time, so don’t think about leaving.

When I went to give you an order, it was just a political attack. I didn't expect you to actually come.

Then don't blame me.

Therefore, the emperor immediately sent an envoy to Seng Gelinqin to keep Su Yi at all costs.

He must not be allowed to leave.

So the emperor spent the whole day in a state of mind, waiting for news from Dagukou.

If God is kind to him, he will be blessed with double happiness.

Sure enough, it didn't take long.

"Eight hundred miles is urgent, eight hundred miles is urgent!"

"Your Majesty is overjoyed, this is a great victory at Dagukou!"

A team of messengers ran wildly and shouted all the way.

Suddenly, the whole capital was boiling.

Really won? !

Fortunately, Su Yi and the imperial court fought for justice, so the imperial court prepared public opinion before the war began.

Only by repeatedly explaining the significance of this battle to the people in the capital can we have a basis for public opinion.

As soon as the good news arrived in Beijing, many elite families spontaneously set off firecrackers.

"It's really not easy. After decades of working in Qing Dynasty, I finally won this battle!"

"Let me just say, at the critical moment, we still have to take action at the Eight Banners."

"The Monk King is mighty, Marshal Rong is mighty!"

"My Eight Banners have won glory for the Qing Dynasty and our ancestors."

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in the hall.

The emperor heard the messenger's shouts from a distance.

Great victory at Dagukou!

Suddenly, his whole body became excited, and even a sickly red color appeared on his face.

The whole person stood up suddenly.

The messenger rushed in, knelt down from a long distance away, and shouted loudly: "The Emperor is very happy, the victory at Dagukou is great!"

Then, hand over the report.

Eunuch Wang Chenggui took the report, checked it, and handed it to the emperor.

When the emperor opened it, he was trembling all over, as if he was drunk.

God bless you, and your ancestors bless you.

I really won, and it was a real victory.

It really sank several foreign warships, seriously damaged more than a dozen, and killed and wounded 1,600 to 700 foreigners.

An unprecedented victory in decades. The emperor could not imagine such a glorious victory in advance.

His whole body seemed to be floating in the clouds.

After the victory, another voice sounded in his head.

Su Yi, you shout for world justice every day, shout for resistance to foreigners, oppose the Tianjin Treaty, and keep saying that the imperial court has lost power and humiliated the country.

What's the result now?

I won this battle.

You will only talk empty words, but I have truly won.

Your previous political attacks on the imperial court in the seven southern provinces have all been wiped out.

I slap you back.

Isn’t the righteousness of your seven southern provinces just to oppose the Tianjin Treaty, oppose the Aihun Treaty, and protect the Yangtze River waterway? To protect the people of the South from being harmed by foreign missionaries?

Isn't it because you dislike the imperial court's inability to protect you, so you decided to establish a seven-province alliance to protect yourself?

Now, the court has won.

I have torn down your alliance with the seven southern provinces.

The extremely excited emperor wanted to immediately issue an order to dissolve the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance.

However, he soon discovered that there was another secret.

Ronglu, the governor of Zhili, Hengfu, and Seng Gelinqin were secretly separated.

Su Yi performed bravely on the battlefield at Dagukou and held the most critical position.

Especially Su Yi, who withstood countless foreign artillery fire, hit the foreign flagship, wounded the top commander of the foreign coalition forces, and caused the foreign troops to retreat.

The three secret edicts all have the same content.

Of course, the three of them were not so upright and wanted to take credit for Su Yi.

In the real application form, they can't write a word about these things. But the truth must be reported to the emperor to prevent the court from being passive.

The key is that Su Yi also has his own mouthpiece for public opinion.

There are hundreds of thousands of people in the capital who are tied to Su Yi's interests, and they will all speak for Su Yi at critical moments.

After seeing these three secret reports, the emperor's expression suddenly changed.

what happened? how so?

Su Yi was the first to achieve this great victory?

Originally, Su Yi reported to recapture Yantai and Dalian, and the court could accuse him of opportunism. But now bombarding the foreign flagships and knocking down the foreign commanders was a first achievement for the Qing court.

According to instinctive thinking, the coach fell, so we retreated.

Of course, in fact, this battle was not Su Yi's first success. But in the eyes of all the people in the world, his performance was his first achievement.

Nowadays, all the people in the world do not understand the new type of warfare at all. In their minds, they still kill the enemy's generals out of a million soldiers.

Capturing the thieves first and destroying the enemy's commander, isn't this the first achievement?

Next, the emperor forced a smile and accepted the congratulations of the civil and military officials.

All the officials of the imperial court came out one after another.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

"Such a great victory should be celebrated with heaven."

"Such a great victory, the emperor will sacrifice it to heaven!"

"Your Majesty, the resurgence of the Qing Dynasty is right before our eyes."

Faced with the adulation of his ministers, the emperor was still in a state of elation and felt extremely comfortable.

After the court meeting, the emperor immediately left several important ministers behind and held a small meeting.

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Inside Sanxi Hall.

The emperor handed the secret notes of Seng Gelinqin and others to Sushun and others.

Sushun, Du Han, Duan Hua, Mian Yu, Zai Yuan and others changed their expressions after seeing it.

This...is this Su Yi so awesome?

None of these people knew anything about military affairs. After seeing the secret report, they instinctively felt that Su Yi must have made a great contribution in this battle.

The emperor asked: "What should I do?"

Winning a battle is a good thing, but damn, if Su Yi makes a great contribution, that's a bad thing.

Originally, they wanted to follow up this big victory and dismantle the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance.

With righteousness in hand, we have to obey.

As a result, Su Yi was responsible for this great victory.

The leader of the alliance, Su Yi, and the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Tian Yugong, all led their troops to help.

The seven southern provinces also have great righteousness.

Du Han said: "Your Majesty, this is not a conflict."

"Winning this battle means that the imperial court has the ability to protect the people of the south. The so-called self-protection of the seven southern provinces is no longer necessary."

"As for Su Yi's great achievements, let's suppress them first and prevent his achievements from exploding."

"Just to bury his merits."

Kuang Yuan said: "There are many mouthpieces for Su Yi in the capital. It would be difficult to bury his contribution."

Du Han said: "At least in the court, he has no mouthpiece."

Kuang Yuan said: "Yes, he has a cannon in the court, and anyone dares to spray it."

Du Han said: "No matter what, let's suppress his achievements first. If we can't suppress him anymore, then promote him."

"Su Yi, you are so good at fighting. The imperial court canonizes you as Minister of War. It is important enough and a reward for your merits."

"Su Yi, whether you accept it or not, that's your business. But the imperial court now has enough righteousness to disintegrate the alliance of seven provinces, and the imperial court also has enough righteousness to attack foreign industries."

"And the foreign industry is in Jiujiang!"

"And the most important thing is that Seng Gelinqin will not miss this opportunity and will definitely keep Su Yi."

"Su Yi only brought 500 people, and Seng Gelinqin had tens of thousands of people. They can surround him and force him to stay no matter what means he uses."

"As long as Su Yi comes to Beijing, there won't be any trouble in the south. At that time, we will appoint him as the Minister of War and put him on the shelf."

"After the facts disintegrate the alliance of the seven southern provinces and eliminate the Jiujiang industry, we can slowly pursue Su Yi."

Everyone nodded, their chess eyes were on Su Yi.

As long as you detain him, everything will be easy. The court will appoint you as a high official and will not treat you badly.

Several important ministers and the emperor immediately found the optimal solution during discussions.

Su Yi was forced to stay in Beijing, and a high-ranking official was generously placed under house arrest. Shen Baozhen was promoted to the imperial court.

Continuing the previous plan, he sent senior officials to take charge of Jiangxi governor and lead the army south to dismantle Jiujiang's industry.

But, only a few hours later!

Another eight-hundred-mile secret, which directly stunned the emperor.

Su Yi ran away!

The most important thing is that the imperial court captured two foreign warships, and Su Yi took advantage of the chaos and snatched one away.

It doesn't stop there.

There is also earth-shattering news.

Su Yi was assassinated!

After seeing it, the emperor roared: "There is a conspiracy, Su Yi's trick, there is a conspiracy in this!"

But...then the information becomes more and more complete.

Even the confession was complete.

All the evidence shows that this is not Su Yi's trick.

The murderers have been caught. Su Yi's enemy is the son of former capital Tong Dexing'a.

Moreover, this person had already planned a murder of Su Yi's family.

The emperor had a vague feeling that a violent political storm would follow.

"Pass an order to send someone to keep an eye on Chong'en and put him under house arrest. Don't let him go to court tomorrow!"

The emperor's response was swift.

Immediately, several guards led dozens of soldiers to Chongen's home and placed him under house arrest.

He was watched all the time, even when he went to the toilet, and he was not allowed to step out of the door.

Because this is Su Yi's only mouthpiece in the court.

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But, the court the next day!

Chongen, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, still appeared in the court.

The most important thing is that Chongen is hiding among hundreds of officials, and among a group of third and fourth grade officials.

There were too many officials, and the emperor did not find him.

Are these dozens of people sent by the emperor useless? Can't you even look down on an old man?

In fact, these dozens of people tried their best.

From last night to early morning, they did not relax, keeping a close eye on Chongen, following him wherever he went without leaving even a step.

However, at three o'clock in the morning, a dozen black figures appeared and used the latest chemical drugs from Jiujiang Chemical Laboratory to directly confuse them.

The key point is that the emperor issued a secret decree to place Chongen under house arrest, without telling the palace gate guards that Chongen was not allowed to enter.

Even if Chongen is not allowed to enter, there are countless ways to enter the palace. You must know that there were businessmen who swaggered into the palace and walked around several times.

"The emperor has a decree, and he has written it down!" eunuch Wang Chenggui shouted.

The emperor yawned. Today's court meeting is to dismantle the alliance of the seven southern provinces according to the plan.

"I have my foundation!" Chongen shouted loudly and came out of the queue.

Suddenly, the emperor was frightened.

what happened? Didn’t I secretly send someone to put him under house arrest?

Hurry, drag him away quickly and tell him to shut up.

Chongen shouted: "Your Majesty, in the battle of Dagukou, Su Yi made a great contribution by defeating the foreign commander He Bo."

"Instead of awarding him a reward, the court actually shot him?"

"What does this mean?"

"If the emperor wants to kill a hero, he can just summon him to the capital with twelve gold medals. Why use such a despicable method to murder him?!"

"As soon as he has accomplished a great feat, he must be killed!"

"How to stop the mouth of the world?"

Wang Chenggui's speed was already very fast. With a wave of his hand, several guards immediately pounced on him.

"Stop his mouth, stop his mouth." But Wang Chenggui still screamed out instinctively.

So, is this okay?

They have already said it, and if you keep silent, it will only prove that they are right.

All the civil and military officials in the court looked at him sideways.

Because, except for the emperor and a few important ministers, almost everyone didn't know about it.

This...this is too sensational.

Did the imperial court go to such extreme measures?

We know we want to get rid of Su Yi quickly, but...but there's no need to be in such a hurry, right?

The south was in ruins, but with the emperor's decree, Su Yi immediately led tens of thousands of troops to support the northern battlefield and recaptured Yantai and Dalian.

This is all everyone knows, and they never thought of it.

On the battlefield of Dagukou, Su Yi actually achieved such great achievements?

Destroy the enemy's flagship and destroy the foreign commander He Bo.

Isn't this a first step?

Why don't we know about such a big thing? The good news came to the palace yesterday, why didn't you tell it then?

Someone recalled that after the emperor saw the good news, he read the secret report again, and his expression changed.

At that time, everyone thought it was because they thought the casualties were too high, but they didn't expect that the emperor saw the secret report and learned that Su Yi had made great achievements.

This all makes sense.

Is the imperial court so dark? Such a huge achievement, you actually plan to cover it up?

After that, they failed to forcibly detain Su Yi and started murdering him?

This this……

It's so appalling.

Back then, Zhao Gou and Qin Hui didn't dare to go so far?

At first, everyone didn't believe it, but the emperor's reaction and Wang Chenggui sent someone to silence Chongen.

Since he is not allowed to say it, then... I'm afraid it's true.

The Minister of Rites, Wo Ren, looked livid and stepped out of the queue, trembling all over and saying, "Your Majesty, is this true?"

The emperor said angrily: "Wo Ren, are you dizzy?"

Woren said: "No matter what you say, Chong'en is also an elder of the royal family and the censor of the right capital of the Ducha Yuan. How can he cover his mouth like this? How can this be the case in our dynasty for hundreds of years?"

The emperor said angrily: "He talks nonsense and slanders your father, do you want to listen to him barking in the court?"

Du Han cried out in his heart, Your Majesty, you shouldn't have spoken.

These words should be put to us, why are you so anxious?

Now that you are speaking out, aren't you getting darker and darker?

Send eunuchs to cover the mouths of ministers. If this spreads out, I'm afraid it will become a laughing stock in the world.

Stupid Wang Chenggui.

But neither Sushun nor Du Han dared to rebuke angrily, or even look at him to blame.

He is the emperor's confidant eunuch, the most narrow-minded, and must not be offended.

At this time, all civil and military officials in the court were staring at Chongen with extremely strange expressions.

Even at this time, all civil and military officials sympathized with Chongen.

When did the eunuchs of the Qing Dynasty become so arrogant that they dared to cover the mouths of ministers?

The emperor gritted his teeth and waved his hand, and several guards quickly let go of Chongen.

Mian Yu hurriedly said sternly: "Chongen, don't talk nonsense. What about murdering Su Yi? Is it true?"

Chongen said: "Prince Hui? Others don't know? Don't you know?"

"Do you dare to swear by the country of the Qing Dynasty, dare you swear by the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty?"

"The war situation in the south is raging. Hundreds of thousands of troops have been launched to attack Changzhou. After winning the Battle of Dagukou, Su Yi will lead his army south to support the Changzhou battlefield. What is wrong with him in doing so?"

"Isn't it because he is so eager for the sake of his ancestors' country and country?"

"Seng Gelinqin, why did you forcibly detain him? Even sent out troops to surround Su Yi's army?"

"They couldn't force Su Yi to stay, and even sent people to murder him."

"The murderer is Dexing'a's son. Doesn't the Emperor intend to give an explanation to the world?"

Mian Yu said angrily: "This happened just the evening before yesterday. How did you know about it? You even know who the murderer is. Did you collude with Su Yi? Directed and staged this painful scheme?"

idiot!

Sushun couldn't help but fainted.

Your Prince Hui said that this happened the night before yesterday. Didn't you personally admit that it happened?

However, Chongen was an upright man and did not notice this flaw. Instead, he shouted: "It's really ridiculous. Thousands of troops in Dagukou could see it clearly. Even when Dexing'a's son fired, many people saw it. .”

"If the imperial court wants to hide it, it will not only cover my mouth, but also cover the mouths of thousands of people!"

This is the most terrible thing.

Chongen continued to roar: "Last year, Weng Tongshu's son and Dexing'a's son hired horse thieves to attack Su Yi's family. Even though the trial has revealed the truth, they still did not arrest these two people and allowed them to go free."

"A few months ago, Boyannamohu even brought Dexing'a's son into the new army and made him the leader of the new army in Tianjin!"

"This time he murdered Su Yi, will the court let him get away with it again?"

"Your Majesty, what kind of laws of heaven did Su Yi break? Do you want to kill him like this?"

"How can you be a king who has no tolerance for others?"

"The Emperor is so impatient to kill a hero who has just accomplished great achievements. Aren't you afraid that your ancestors will be angry and punish you with divine punishment?"

Hearing these words, the emperor's blood rushed to his head.

He was so angry that he almost lost his mind, and the words in his heart just blurted out.

"Su Yi is a rebellious minister and a traitor. He will die..."

As soon as the emperor said the first word of "you deserve to die", he felt something was wrong and tried to hold it back.

Sushun quickly shouted: "Your Majesty, please punish Chong'en!"

Du Han, Duan Hua, and Zai Yuan also shouted loudly.

Just want to stop the emperor from saying these words.

The emperor also took the initiative to stop at the last moment.

But...it's still too late.

In fact, the imperial court has never publicly denied Su Yi.

The emperor has never betrayed himself in front of officials.

Without him, no matter what Su Yi did, he would have righteousness.

The imperial court openly wanted to praise him. Even if he was dismissed from the post of governor of Jiangxi and he was allowed to take concubines beyond the limit, they would only slightly criticize him. Most of them would definitely praise him, and instead of directly dismissing him, they would transfer him to Beijing. , holding another second-grade official position.

This is especially true for Su Yi. Apart from resigning, he has obeyed every order of the court.

The emperor said countless times in his heart that he was a traitor and a traitor, but in public, he always wanted to acknowledge Su Yi's contribution.

Today, in front of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, he was criticized by Chong En, and he directly broke through the defense, and finally blurted out that he was a traitor and a traitor to his ministers.

The face was torn.

Sushun, Duanhua, Zaiyuan, Mianyu and others were all cold.

Once the emperor said these words, it could no longer be undone.

The whole place was deathly silent.

Countless people had complicated emotions. Although the emperor didn't say the last word, everyone could guess that what he wanted to say was that he deserved his death.

Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at the emperor for fear of revealing their inner emotions.

Chongen said slowly: "What the Emperor wants to say is that he deserves to die, right?"

The whole place was still silent.

Chongen continued: "I don't know whether Su Yi deserves to die. But I, Chongen, really deserve to die. Your Majesty, please execute me now."

Instead of being impassioned, he seemed very calm.

To be honest, Chongen also doubted at first whether this was Su Yi's trick.

But looking at the emperor's reaction now, it is clear that he wants to get rid of Su Yi and then quickly.

The murderer is the son of De Xing A and has a long criminal record.

The emperor said coldly: "Chongen, you have repeatedly insulted my father, do you think I dare not kill you?"

Chongen said: "Why don't you dare? You, a great general, let me be killed in front of thousands of people, let alone an incompetent old man like me?"

The emperor was so angry that he immediately ordered Chongen to be beheaded.

Duanhua came out of the queue and shouted loudly: "You are so bold and Chongen, barking like this in the court hall, you are in vain as an elder of the clan. Come on, come on, take it down for me!"

As a clan leader, he must speak out.

Otherwise, when the emperor says that Chongen will be beheaded, the consequences will be disastrous.

Several guards came forward and grabbed Chong En.

Chongen surrendered and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I'm waiting for your decree, I'm waiting for you to kill me!"

Then, several guards took Chong En away.

All the civil and military officials in the audience were still dead silent, but their eyes were filled with fear and desolation.

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Note: 12,000 is given, I’m going to eat! My benefactor, do you still have monthly passes in your pocket? Give it to me, please?

(End of this chapter)