Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 215 Done! Bad news comes to the palace! What a shame

(It’s been reviewed again, I’m going to revise it, woo woo)
The economy depends on confidence, and finance depends even more on confidence.

After all the troubles of the imperial court, Su Yi's Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone was still barely within seven inches.

But, it's just barely.

Because those who can come to the investment conference are all medium and large businessmen, and many are even agents of powerful people.

They not only have a keen economic sense, but also a political sense.

They know many things well.

So even though they had long known that the imperial court was opposed to Su Yi's Westernization and factories, they still came in droves.

But now the imperial court has officially declared that foreign industries in Jiujiang are illegal, and even wants to unite the British and French fleets to come to Jiujiang to investigate and collect evidence. After the ban and confiscation, it still caused huge panic.

An attack by the imperial court alone would be enough to cause huge turmoil, let alone an attack together with the foreign fleet.

Bao Ling repeatedly emphasized that it was not the official fleet of Britain, France and the United States at all, but a hired pirate fleet.

But most businessmen still expressed strong doubts.

Therefore, because of the uproar caused by this incident, the Yangtze River waterway has been unprecedentedly busy.

Many big businessmen even sent people directly to Shanghai to inquire whether this was the official fleet of Britain, France and the United States.

As a result, the senior management of the concession in Shanghai, bank managers, managers of foreign banks, etc. neither admitted nor denied it, but gave some hints.

It means that they and the Qing court are indeed reviewing the contents of the Tianjin contract. Is this like an admission in some way?

Because there was no telegraph, it was still too slow to send news via the Yangtze River.

Therefore, the traditional homing pigeon has once again come in handy.

All homing pigeons end in Jiujiang and are brought to Shanghai, the Yangtze River estuary, and the Yangtze River coast.

Once the combined fleet of the Qing court and foreigners is discovered, they will be released immediately.

And with the same news, at least several homing pigeons should be released, because the loss rate at such a long distance is not too low. (It’s actually not that high. My father-in-law plays pigeon racing professionally).

Therefore, starting from November, many homing pigeons have been flying in continuously.

News also came one after another.

"The foreign fleet in the Shanghai Concession entered the port for maintenance, and the defensive bayonet at the Yangtze River Estuary was withdrawn."

The news reached Jiujiang and immediately caused a small sensation.

I don’t know how many people have interpreted it. The foreign fleet had been cruising at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Why was it withdrawn for maintenance at this time?
It was specially released for the British, French and American fleets and the Qing fleet, wasn't it?
However, isn’t this unnecessary?

Then, the imperial fleet and the foreign fleet merged.

This news caused a strong sensation, and dozens of homing pigeons flew back.

"The foreign combined fleet is very large, and all of them are white regular troops."

"The foreign fleets fly the flags of Britain, the United States, France and Russia."

"The three warships headed by it are all large British warships."

"Guiliang boarded the flagship of the foreign fleet and gave a speech. The commander of the foreign fleet also boarded the flagship of the imperial court and gave a speech."

This information was too detailed. These daring businessmen sent ships directly to the sea to investigate. Even if they could see this scene with a telescope, they would still be too close.

Finally, all the messages are summarized into one message.

"After the fleets of the imperial court and foreigners merged, they entered the Yangtze River estuary and entered the Yangtze River waterway!"

This news really spread throughout Jiujiang like a cold wind.

It directly knocked the enthusiasm of many businessmen to the freezing point.

Because of the next situation, it seems that no matter what happens, it is bad news.

The fleets of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance dare not stop them?
The imperial court and foreign law enforcement teams marched straight in, landed in Jiujiang, and began enforcing the law.

If the fleets of the seven southern provinces dare to stop them, they will start a war. Once a war starts, there will be no peace in the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone.

How can anyone spend money in an area full of war risks?

As a result, at this time, the Jiujiang prefecture's Yamen, as well as the Chinese and British senior officials of the Economic Experimental Zone, did not come out to refute the rumors.

Many businessmen went to ask Hu Xueyan and high-level representatives from the British side.

What will Jiujiang do? how to respond? Will there be a war?
And Hu Xueyan always has one sentence: No comment, please wait and see.

The British representative said the same thing here: No comment, please wait and see.

Just absolute composure.

Of course, these businessmen and powerful representatives will definitely not leave, and are even continuing to enter Jiujiang.

This point of determination is still there, but once the imperial court and foreign fleets actually land in Jiujiang, or a war breaks out on the Yangtze River, it basically means that the investment conference has failed.

By then, even if these businessmen do not leave Jiujiang, they will never dare to spend big money.

At this time, the entire Jiujiang seemed to be covered with dark clouds and a mountain rain was about to come.

At this critical moment, Su Yi barely showed up, completely immersed in the laboratory.

In his early days, he had to do everything himself.

But now, he fell into idleness.

Because there are the best talents in all positions.

He followed hundreds of engineers and scientists who were all soaking in the laboratory, finishing the scientific and technological achievements for the upcoming World Expo and making final improvements.

The World Expo is all about showing off your skills.

There is no need to consider mass production for the time being, as long as there are conceptual products, it is completely sufficient.

Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone has produced several killer technological products.

Using advanced technologies such as silver halide as a photosensitive emulsion and superimposing five layers of photosensitive film, color film was produced in the laboratory.

And miniaturize the camera regardless of cost.

A few decades ahead of schedule, color cameras were introduced.

Although it is a completely conceptual product and cannot be mass-produced, it is completely sufficient for display at the World Expo.

The second killer technological achievement is movies.

In fact, in a year or two, people in Europe will already start to study the original film, but it is too primitive.

Su Yi has the most advanced drawings, but due to limitations of technology and materials, he can only push the movie forward by about sixty or seventy years.

However, this is completely enough.

With the efforts of hundreds of engineers and investment regardless of cost, results have been achieved.

It can barely reach the level of around 1915.

This was shocking enough. When the results were shown for the first time, these scientists and engineers were extremely shocked.

Repeated sentence after sentence, we created miracles and we changed history.

At the same time, Su Yi was also feeling emotional.

This amazing salary is really worth it.

Su Yi's drawings, as well as these elite scientists and engineers, combined to form a strong chemical reaction, completely achieving the effect of one plus one being greater than two.

At first, it was difficult for Bao Ling and Basiali to understand why it cost so much to build various laboratories in Jiujiang.

Because everything in the laboratory has to be shipped from Europe, which is too expensive!

After seeing the results, they were also shocked.

After a long time, they sighed: Will a new technological revolution be born in Jiujiang?

So... isn't that ridiculous?
And these engineers and scientists hired from Europe with high salaries also expressed doubts?

Are we geniuses?

In Europe, we are only second- and third-rate at best, and top-notch talents are not willing to come to Jiujiang.

Moreover, European laboratories have experienced failures again and again. Why is the probability of success so high in the Jiujiang laboratory?
Can it be lower? Because they stand on the shoulders of giants.

The most difficult part has already been completed for them by someone. It is purely an open-book exam and feeding food into their mouths.

Every drawing is extremely precise and advanced.

During this period of time, Su Yi had been staying in the laboratory, mastering every step of the breakthrough.

Make sure to make Prince Albert's World's Fair a blockbuster.

We must make Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone a blockbuster.

At this moment, Shen Baoer walked in and whispered: "Commander, Hong Renfa is here and Hu Linyi is here."

Su Yi put down her work, nodded, and walked out.

When he arrived at a place where there were not many people, he gently held Shen Bao'er's hand while going down the steps.

The other party immediately snuggled up.

"When will you start taking a rest?" Su Yi asked.

She was six months pregnant and already showing signs of pregnancy.

Not only Shen Baoer, but also eldest sister Qingqing and Lin Changer are pregnant.

Su Yi's mother was immediately full of expectations. One baby was already extremely rare, but now there were three more babies.

"Let's give it another two months, so as not to give other vixens an advantage." Shen Baoer said softly, and couldn't help but come over and kiss Su Yi.

Entering the magistrate's yamen, Shen Baoer asked: "Who should I see first?"

Su Yi said: "Hong Renfa."

Shen Baoer said: "Then I will go to the other side to prepare."

Su Yi walked towards the study on the right. Another administrative secretary, Fu Shanxiang, came forward in a cheongsam and said, "Commander."

Su Yi nodded.

He could tell at a glance that Fu Shanxiang specially made the cheongsam smaller, so that the waist was tightened very tightly, making the curve of the buttocks more full and exaggerated.

And she also quietly raised the heels, making the curves of her body even more provocative.

Competition is everywhere.

After entering the study, Hong Ren stepped forward enthusiastically, cupped his hands and said, "Commander Su, you miss me so much."

After killing Hong Rengan, the happiest people were the two brothers Hong Renfa and Hong Renda. They came back again.

Although most of the political power is still in the hands of Lin Shaozhang, these two brothers have gained a lot of power to make a lot of money.

Next, is the pleasantries.

After a while, Fu Shanxiang came in and poured tea for the two of them.

Hong Renfa, who was a pervert in Tianjing, turned into a gentleman at this time. He didn't look sideways and said politely: "Thank you, Mr. Fu."

After Fu Shanxiang poured the tea, he whispered softly in Su Yi's ear: "Commander, I'm outside. If you need anything, please ring the bell on the table."

Su Yi nodded, and Fu Shanxiang walked out gracefully, closing the heavy door.

"Commander, I heard that the Qing court and foreign fleets are coming? Is there anything we need to do?" Hong Renfa asked.

Su Yi said: "Is it what the King of Heaven wants, or what you want?"

Hong Renfa said: "It is our own will. Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng were on the battlefield in Anqing. Now we still have the final say in Beijing. If necessary, it is okay to start a war with Qingyao in our name. It's just that we are water The division is too weak and may need your battleships. General Zeng Tianyang and the navy officers and men are already ready."

Su Yike had never asked the Taiping Army for help, but the other party couldn't wait to come.

There is no other reason than the huge benefits.

Because Su Yi promised to hand over the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's cigarette agency rights to two people.

Lin Qirong and Hong Yanfa.

Lin Qirong is not very interested in money, but he and Zeng Tianyang have many brothers to support and need money.

As for the brothers Hong Renfa and Hong Renda, they just wanted to get rich themselves.

The entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has hundreds of thousands of troops, a sphere of influence with tens of millions of people, and it can also radiate to Shandong, Henan, Anhui and other Nian Army areas. How big a benefit is this?

Therefore, the investment conference failed, and the most saddened ones were Hong Renfa, Hong Renda, and even Lin Shaozhang.

Because of the silk and cotton trade, Su Yi handed over to Lin Shaozhang.

In fact, in the areas occupied by the Taiping Rebellion, the main trade was tea, cotton and raw silk.

In the current situation, Lin Shaozhang found that there was no need to spin silk and cotton by himself, because after the female camp system was abolished, most of the female camp sisters were sold to Jiujiang by Tianjing.

Sell ​​people and Tianjing makes a fortune.

Then, the silkworm cocoons and cotton in the areas occupied by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were sold to Jiujiang to make another profit.

Finally, low-priced cotton and silk produced in Jiujiang were wholesaled in large quantities to the Lin Shaozhang Group, and then he sold them to the interior of the Kingdom of Heaven to make another fortune.

So much money.

Although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's largest trading partners may still be Britain and France, the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone's share is constantly rising.

Under this huge bundle of interests, many high-level officials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were naturally tied to Jiujiang.

Facing the attack of the imperial court and the coalition of foreign pirate fleets, it was certainly a way to let Zeng Tianyang's Taiping Army pilot the Su Yi fleet to fight the opponent.

But it’s not good enough because it’s basically unbeatable.

But the other party's initiative made Su Yi very happy.

"Thank you, but no need. I have a better way." Su Yi said.

Hong Renfa was immediately surprised and said: "The investment conference will not be affected?"

Su Yi said: "No, if there is, it's probably a good influence."

Hong Renfa said: "Okay, then I'm relieved. This time, the Kingdom of Heaven has sent more than thirty people to participate in the investment conference, and I will ask Marshal Su to take care of them."

"Of course, of course!"

After receiving Su Yi's assurance, Hong Renfa felt at ease.

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Next, Su Yi went to the left to meet Hu Linyi, the representative of the Hunan Army.

In the study here, Shen Baoer should have come to pour tea, but Su Yi still asked Fu Shanxiang to come forward.

Hu Linyi was slightly shocked when he saw it.

Of course it's not because of Fu Shanxiang's unique appearance and figure.

It was Su Yi's political signal for Fu Shanxiang to appear in front of him.

Of course Hu Linyi knew that many people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were under Su Yi, but they had a tacit understanding before. When entertaining the Hunan Army, it was either Li Qi or Shen Baoer who came forward.

And now having Fu Shanxiang from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom come forward to serve tea represents the alienation between Su Yi and the Hunan Army.

Hu Linyi said: "Master Zeng and Master Luo are very concerned about the situation here."

Su Yi said: "As for the joint fleet of the imperial court and foreigners entering the Yangtze River, will they come to Jiujiang to enforce the law?"

Hu Linyi said: "Yes."

Su Yi said: "Is Governor Zeng blaming me for not communicating with him?"

Hu Linyi said: "I don't dare to blame, but I am very concerned. I want to know how Master Su Yi will deal with it?"

This is blame.

Zeng Guofan was also a member of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance, and he was the one with the highest status.

Su Yi would discuss any major issues with him in advance and seek his opinions.

But since Zeng Guofan took over as the governor of Liangjiang, Su Yi has not communicated with him on key issues.

Because Zeng Guofan took over the imperial court as the governor of Liangjiang, it meant his position.

Although it didn't cross the bottom line that Su Yi took the initiative to draw, that was all.

Su Yi said: "No comment."

Hu Linyi's expression changed slightly, and after a long while, he said, "Master Su Yi, if you don't reveal your secret to me, it will be very difficult for us to make decisions in the future."

Su Yi said: "Decision? What decision? It has been agreed before. I will not stop Marshal Zeng from taking over as the governor of Liangjiang, but I will never allow you to dismantle the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance, so your decision-making space is almost unique. Is it possible that you still want to cross the bottom line?"

Yes!

What position can the Hunan Army take next?
It was completely impossible to stand entirely on Su Yi's side against the imperial court.

Agree with the imperial court and take the initiative to dismantle the seven-province alliance? That's impossible, then they will directly become mortal enemies.

Hu Linyi said: "Okay, no more attacking. We have three problems."

Su Yi said: "Please."

Hu Linyi said: "First question, we also sent many people to participate in the investment conference this time. Of course we are very eager for the success of the investment conference. But if the imperial court and the foreign fleet really land in Jiujiang to enforce law, will your new army be there? War in Jiujiang? Will there be a land war? To be more precise, will your new army attack the imperial army?"

This is very important for the Hunan Army.

Once a land war broke out in Jiujiang, it would mean that Su Yi was directly plotting rebellion.

That means the Hunan Army may need to completely adjust its stance.

Although asking such a question will hurt the relationship. But there can be no strategic ambiguity on this core issue.

Su Yi said: "There is no war in Jiujiang, there will be no ground conflicts, and my new army will not attack the imperial army."

Hu Linyi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Master Su Yi, for informing me."

"The second question is, will the fleet led by Alliance Leader Xu Youren attack the imperial envoy's fleet on the Yangtze River?" Hu Linyi continued to ask.

Su Yi said: "Why are you asking this question? If an attack is really launched, do you plan to withdraw from the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance?"

Hu Linyi said: "I didn't say that, but this matter is too important. Can I ask Marshal Su Yi to clarify my doubts? Considering our past friendship, please give me a clear answer, okay?"

Su Yi was silent for a while and said, "No!"

Hu Linyi breathed a long sigh of relief, lay down hard on his back, and finally got the answer.

Because once Xu Youren really attacked the imperial fleet on the Yangtze River, it would be regarded as armed rebellion regardless of the reason.

So where should the Hunan Army go? Are you going to withdraw from the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance?
No matter what choice you make, it will be very fatal.

"Thank you, Marshal Su, for informing me." Hu Linyi cupped his hands and said, "Then for the third question, Marshal, can you still answer my questions?"

Su Yi said: "Excuse me."

Hu Linyi said: "What I mean is that if the investment conference fails, the businessmen represented by our Hunan Army will also follow other businessmen and retreat. Then will Marshal Su Yi retaliate against us on the Anqing battlefield?"

Su Yi said: "No!"

Hu Linyi stood up, bowed to Su Yi and said, "Thank you, Marshal. I'll take my leave then."

Then he immediately left Jiujiang as quickly as possible and went to Yangzhou to report to Zeng Guofan.

The Governor-General's Office in Liangjiang is now very fluid. After the fall of Nanjing, the Governor-General of Liangjiang moved around, from Anqing to Suzhou, Changzhou, Shanghai, Yangzhou and so on.

Suzhou and Changzhou are now the territories of Su Yi and Xu Youren, and Shanghai is directly at the forefront of the conflict.

Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, could not stay, so he chose Yangzhou.

This place is most suitable for neutrality.

After Hu Linyi left, Fu Shanxiang went to clean up without saying a word.

However, the coffee table was relatively low. When she bent down, the curves of her waist and hips became shocking. The smaller cheongsam directly outlined the shape of her buttocks.

No trace of Nene was seen, so there is only one explanation.

She obeyed Hong Renli's words and wore a T-shirt.

Fortunately, the earth dragon here is very hot, otherwise the cold would be unbearable.

When a woman poses like this, it would be very unkind if you don't touch her.

Therefore, Su Yi naturally put his hand up and squeezed it gently. The feel was really first-class.

Fu Shanxiang blushed and said softly: "Next, you have another meeting. The Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang and the Governor of Zhejiang once again sent people to inquire. If necessary, they will come to Jiujiang immediately. In addition, Jiangnan Admiral Zhang Guoliang and Commander-in-Chief Feng Zicai Send someone to ask if it is necessary to send troops to reinforce Jiujiang?"

Her face was red, and she was shy but still reported her work seriously. This look was really adorable.

"Bring it over!" Su Yi said.

So, Fu Shanxiang squatted in front of Su Yi, opened the documents, took out a pen and asked him to review them one by one.

After doing this work, Fu Shanxiang actually lost his freedom and could not leave the Yamen for three years.

After Su Yi finished the approval, Fu Shanxiang gathered the documents. As if by accident, she rubbed Su Yi's arm with her chest.

Su Ye smiled and gently held her delicate chin.

She raised her delicate and beautiful face and looked at Su Yi with her big watery eyes.

Su Yi didn't speak, just smiled at her, and then kissed her red lips.

Fu Shanxiang's eyes were sweet, and he gently nestled his beautiful face on Su Yi's palm, rubbing it gently.

The power of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom became more and more important in the Su Yi Group. Hong Renli felt that Lin Chang'er was not enough, so he pushed Fu Shanxiang over.

Su Yi couldn't refuse, and to be honest, he couldn't refuse either.

How could it be so pretentious, how could it be so innocent?
People give you the best, what else do you want?
Interests, desires and emotions are mixed together and do not need to be separated so clearly.

After a moment of intimacy, Su Yi got up and went to the next meeting.

Participants were the Shanxi Ticket Account Alliance and the meeting of giant businessmen such as Dashengkui.

Because they are all indirect shareholders of Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone now, there is only one content of the meeting.

The fatal crisis brought by the imperial court and the foreign fleet!

When Su Yi entered the venue, the eyes of the representatives of these giant businessmen were full of uneasiness.

Because they invested too much in the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone, although they did not have shares in these factories, they invested heavily in banks and commercial roads.

Su Yi came to the conference room and didn't even sit down.

"Everyone, please rest assured, there is no war in Jiujiang!"

"There will be no war between us and the imperial court on the Yangtze River waterway!"

"Crisis does not exist!"

After saying that, Su Yi cupped his hands and said, "I still have something to do in the lab over there, so I'll take my leave now."

Next, Su Yi continued to return to the laboratory and immersed herself in the world of technological explosion.

And it is this attitude that gives all relevant stakeholders a little peace of mind, but only a little.

On the other side of the Yangtze River, the combined fleet of the imperial court and foreigners was getting closer and closer to Jiujiang.

The war clouds are still thick.

In the eyes of many people, the economic experimental zone is still in danger.

But Su Yi, the sea-fixing needle, was just strolling around.

Countless businessmen and representatives of powerful people in Jiujiang are still holding their breath.

They are all waiting for any news from the Yangtze River.

In the eyes of countless people, it is even impossible to imagine how this crisis can be solved.

Therefore, Wang Youling, Tian Yugong and others repeatedly sent people to ask if they were needed to come to Jiujiang to help.

The Hunan Army will also send Hu Linyi to explore the bottom. Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai even asked directly if they wanted to send troops to help?

In everyone's eyes, a terrifying battle will break out on the Yangtze River waterway.

Then, a single move affects the whole body.

The entire situation in the South was completely overturned.

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On the Yangtze River!
The royal imperial fleet and Count Jurgen's pirate fleet were majestic after entering the Yangtze River.

All ships in front of the entire Yangtze River channel gave way.

For fear of being affected by the flames of war.

But behind the two fleets, there were still ships following closely.

And every half hour, two homing pigeons are released.

On both sides of the Yangtze River, there were knights following in succession, watching every move on the river.

Also every two hours, two homing pigeons are released.

The deputy imperial envoy Qi Ling said: "Sir Guiliang, there are many people watching our every move. Do we want to eliminate them and expel them?"

Guiliang laughed loudly and said: "No, just let them keep sending messages to Jiujiang, making them feel fear little by little, and finally turn into despair."

At this time, Guiliang was full of energy and enthusiasm.

Count Jurgen's pirate fleet is too powerful, and Su Yi's Yangtze River fleet is no match at all.

The most important thing is that it looks too much like a regular navy.

The imperial court and the joint fleets of Britain, France and the United States went out to enforce the law. It was simply a genius idea.

It is completely fatal to Jiujiang and Su Yi. It is unimaginable how desperate Jiujiang is at this time. And this handwriting came from him, Guiliang. In an instant, Guiliang really felt like he was in the world and that the world was under his control.

At this moment, a small ship appeared in front, flying the official flag of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance.

"Sir, Su Yi's battleship, Su Yi's battleship!"

Guiliang immediately picked up the telescope.

The other party also held a telescope and looked towards this side.

"Sir, do you want to open fire?" Qiling asked.

Guiliang said: "No, we must let the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance take the initiative to open fire. Once they open fire, the foreign fleet will immediately counterattack fatally. If they don't open fire, we will march straight in, land in Jiujiang, and destroy everything."

A moment later, the warship from the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance turned around and fled.

Qi Ling, the deputy imperial envoy, said: "Sir, they ran away."

Next, they encountered another warship from the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance. They were far away and fled again.

Then, the third ship, the fourth ship, and the fifth ship.

Without exception, they all turned around and ran away after more than ten miles.

Suddenly, Guiliang and Qiling's self-confidence reached the extreme.

"Hahahaha, have you seen it? When the imperial court and the fleets of Britain, France and the United States were united, Su Yi's alliance of seven southern provinces didn't dare to attack me at all. They didn't even have the courage to get close. Without contact, their morale collapsed. .”

"The situation in front of me is as if heavenly soldiers and generals have descended on Jiujiang, and Su Yi has no power to resist."

Qiling cupped his hands and said, "Master Guiliang is really a genius. He came up with such a wonderful plan."

Guiliang smiled and said: "In Su Yi's own words, the alliance of seven southern provinces is nothing more than a paper tiger."

And at this time!
"Swish, swish, swish..."

Suddenly, a ball of fireworks rose above the river in front, shooting straight into the sky.

"alert!"

"alert!"

Guiliang's imperial fleet and the navy of the Qing Dynasty immediately felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Guiliang said: "Go tell Colonel Jurgen and ask his fleet to stand in front immediately to protect us."

The Qing fleet immediately waved flags to Count Jürgen's fleet.

In Count Jurgen's command room, Baxali was hiding in the clothes of an ordinary officer.

"The signal is coming!"

"Get ready to take action."

Immediately afterwards, Count Jurgen was shocked when he received the request from the Qing court.

He was originally trying to find a reasonable reason to surround the Qing court's fleet, but the other party actually asked for it.

So timid?
Next up!
Count Jurgen gave the order, and his pirate fleet immediately changed its formation and divided into three forces.

One rushed to the front of the Qing fleet, two dispersed to the two wings, and one was behind the Qing fleet.

The Qing fleet took the initiative to gather together.

In a short time, Count Jurgen's pirate fleet completed the siege of the Qing fleet.

The key is that this was actually requested by the other party.

Seeing this scene, the imperial ministers Gui Liang and Qi Ling felt an inexplicable sense of security.

Immediately afterwards, the harsh bells on the fleet rang.

"Dang-dang-dang!"

"On the river, a large fleet is spotted ahead, a large fleet is spotted ahead!"

Guiliang stood at a high place and found a fleet of astonishing size appearing about ten miles ahead.

Moreover, what was hanging was the flag of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance.

Dozens or hundreds of ships of various types were spread out on the river, giving it a feeling of darkness and boundlessness.

Xu Youren's Yangtze River fleet was just blocking the river.

Is this a fire? Xu Youren, who had lost his official position, was still so bold. Did he decide to fight with arms?
But it is a pity that you are facing a combined fleet of foreigners and it is impossible to defeat them.

And once a war breaks out, the Jiujiang Investment Promotion Conference will be over.

"Woooo!" This is the sound of conch, which pirates are very familiar with.

Far away, the horns of the seven-province alliance fleet in the south, accompanied by the river wind, also reached my ears.

"Get ready to fight, get ready to fight." the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Navy shouted.

"Prepare for war, prepare for war!" The foreign fleet also issued a series of orders.

Count Jurgen's fleet also sounded loud roars, followed by horns.

The imperial envoy team of the Qing court couldn't help but become nervous and excited.

Guiliang hesitated whether to withdraw the imperial fleet to the back and wait until the war was over before going there.

No matter how strong Su Yi's fleet is, it should not be able to defeat the foreign fleet.

At this time, Guiliang discovered that the foreign fleet began to change direction.

Front, two wings, rear fleet, the front turned around.

All the guns were completely aimed at the Qing court's fleet.

For a moment, Guiliang and Qi Ling still didn't react.

But the next moment, the foreign fleet made a move that made their hair stand on end.

Because all the flags on the foreign ships were lowered.

The flags of the British Empire, the French Empire, and the United States were all lowered.

What was raised instead was a murderous pirate flag.

"We are pirates, we are pirates!" Count Jurgen shouted: "Fire!"

"Fire at the corrupt officials of the Qing Dynasty!"

"fire!"

"fire!"

With an order.

All the artillery of Jurgen's pirate fleet fired fiercely at Imperial Envoy Guiliang's fleet.

Such a close distance.

It was completely caught off guard.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

One shell after another bombarded Guiliang's imperial ship.

There were violent explosions.

One wooden boat after another was torn to pieces.

One ship after another, fire broke out.

In a completely unprepared situation, this was a one-sided massacre.

Imperial Envoy Guiliang and Deputy Imperial Envoy Qi Ling stood on the deck, unable to believe what they were seeing.

The whole person felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

His eyes were all red.

why is that? why is that?
After a long while, Guiliang became angry and roared.

"why why why?"

"Count Jurgen, where is your credibility?"

During the whole process, the Yangtze River Fleet led by Xu Youren just watched quietly.

Under the crazy bombardment, some of the Qing navy officers and soldiers were very brave and fought back fiercely.

Others jumped into the water to escape.

But whether it is a brave counterattack or diving to escape.

After more than an hour, the battle ended.

Some of Guiliang's imperial fleet have sunk and some caught fire. Some of the navy officers and soldiers escaped, some were captured, and some were killed.

The Imperial Envoy's fleet, with a total of five large ships and more than 200 officials, was surrounded by the pirate fleet.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of pirates boarded these large ships and took over the Qing imperial fleet.

The great pirate Count Jurgen came to Guiliang and Qiling and said: "Two adults, you have been captured."

Guiliang was about to curse, but his mouth was immediately gagged.

Because the great pirate Major Jurgen was about to become a new noble and had a high sense of morality, he was still a little embarrassed about his betrayal.

that's it!
Hundreds of officials from the imperial team were all captured.

Guiliang and Qi Ling are full of uneasiness. Where is this going to take them?
In this short period of time, it was like falling from heaven to hell.

However, Guiliang would never have thought that there were eighteen levels of hell.

Because, just when Count Jurgen was about to leave with hundreds of prisoners, the Yangtze River Fleet led by Xu Youren was dispatched.

The huge fleet formed a battle formation and charged forward fiercely.

After a while, a ship came over. This was the messenger.

"We are the fleet of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance and are conducting military exercises."

"Any armed fleet, please evacuate the Yangtze River waterway immediately."

"There are officials and civilians of our Qing Dynasty on board your fleet. Please release them immediately and unconditionally."

"Otherwise, we will open fire on you!"

This messenger used this big metal trumpet to shout over and over again.

After Guiliang and Qi Ling heard this, they almost fainted.

He got it, totally got it.

This...this is Su Yi's conspiracy.

You, you are too cruel.

Killing someone, but also killing your heart!
The next scene made Guiliang and others' eyes burst with tears.

Faced with the threat of the Yangtze River Fleet, the pirate Count Jurgen was furious, and the two sides fought.

but……

Two powerful fleets opened fire on each other from a distance of more than ten miles.

It seemed that the fighting was extremely lively and earth-shattering, but all the shells hit the middle of the Yangtze River, killing countless fish and shrimps.

After fighting fiercely for half an hour!
The pirate Count Jurgen expressed his defeat and was willing to negotiate a truce.

Xu Youren said that the other party would hand over all prisoners unconditionally and withdraw from the Yangtze River immediately.

The pirate Count Jurgen agreed.

Then, both sides conducted a prisoner transfer.

Then, Xu Youren's Yangtze River fleet advanced at full speed, and Jurgen's pirate fleet carried out forceful expulsion.

They drove hundreds of miles all the way until they were driven out of the Yangtze River Estuary.

Count Jurgen's pirate fleet fled to the open sea and disappeared without a trace soon after.

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On the flagship!
Xu Youren, Guiliang and Qiling were sitting in the cabin.

Guiliang and Qiling were trembling all over.

"Don't scold, it's meaningless." Xu Youren said slowly: "Master Guiliang, do you know what we should do now that is most heart-wrenching?"

"Bring you to Jiujiang, not letting you say a word, and letting you appear in front of everyone from a distance."

"Then he shouted loudly to welcome Guiliang and Mr. Qiling to Jiujiang's investment conference."

"Find someone with a voice that sounds like Mr. Guiliang and shout loudly in support of Jiujiang's investment conference."

"It's so far apart that you can't tell the difference at all."

"The world will only think that Sir Guiliang came to Jiujiang on behalf of the imperial court and supported the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone on behalf of the emperor."

"At that time, what will Lord Guiliang do? What will the court do?"

As soon as these words came out, Guiliang and Qi Ling suddenly lost all color on their faces.

This is totally doable!
Once this happens, Guiliang will have only one way to commit suicide in the future.

"Many people have proposed this idea, but Su Yi said no, and I also said no." Xu Youren said slowly: "We all look down on such despicable means, and even the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone does not need it at all. Your support.”

"It's not enough to say nothing, don't say anything, let alone be incompetent and angry."

"Next, we will imprison you in Zhenjiang, and then send someone to report to the court, saying that Lord Guiliang and other hundreds of officials were captured by foreign pirates. Our seven-province alliance fleet in the south fought to the death and rescued hundreds of people. , please give instructions from the court, what should we do next?”

"Are you inviting Lord Guiliang to Jiujiang as a guest, or is the imperial court sending someone to pick you up?"

"But no matter what, Lord Guiliang, please bear with me for about a month."

Next, Xu Youren turned around and left without waiting for the other party's reply.

Afterwards, hundreds of officials, including Guiliang and Qiling, were transported directly to Zhenjiang and placed under complete house arrest.

Xu Youren went to Yangzhou and met with Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang.

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Zeng Guofan was also a big shot, and his appearance remained unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai.

But at this time, not only did his color change completely, but he was also trembling slightly.

Such a situation has arisen? !

It's so bizarre.

Su Yi...how did she do it?
Guiliang's majestic imperial team united with the foreign fleet to attack Jiujiang.

People throughout Jiujiang were panicking. Seeing that the entire investment conference was in danger, the result turned out to be such a huge reversal.

The foreign fleet turned into pirates, and all of Guiliang's imperial fleet were captured by pirates.

Xu Youren's Yangtze River Fleet fought bravely and rescued Guiliang and others.

This, how is this a slap in the face? This is completely murderous and heart-breaking.

Xu Youren said: "I have resigned as governor of Jiangsu. I have no official position and no position. I can no longer report to the court. Mr. Zeng is the governor of Liangjiang. I don't know if I would like to report to the court, tell the whole matter, and then invite the court. Come up with an idea, what should we do with Master Guiliang? Should we let them continue on their errands at their destination, or send them back to the capital? Or should the imperial court send someone to pick them up?"

Zeng Guofan was silent.

Of course he understood what the other party meant. Su Yi and Xu Youren won a complete victory in this battle. Are you, Zeng Guofan, willing to board our warship and continue to show the unity of the seven southern provinces?

If you wish, then you, the Governor of Liangjiang, will take the lead in the memorial. If you don't want to, we won't force you.

But if he takes the lead in the performance, the court's hatred will be poured into Zeng Guofan.

Although it cannot be said that the imperial court and the Hunan Army completely fell out with each other, in the eyes of the imperial court, Zeng Guofan was siding with Su Yi.

After a long while, Zeng Guofan said: "Sorry, I can't go to this memorial."

Xu Youren said: "I understand."

Then, without saying much, he turned around and left.

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Zhenjiang!

Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai stood in front of Xu Youren.

"Your Majesty, are you willing to submit this memorial?" Xu Youren asked.

Zhang Guoliang said: "Yes!"

Feng Zicai said, "I'll come with you."

Zhang Guoliang waved his hand and said: "No, it is enough for one person to submit this memorial."

Feng Zicai said: "If we say we'll go together, then we'll go together."

Then, Jiangnan Admiral Zhang Guoliang and Commander-in-Chief Feng Zicai jointly submitted a memorial.

After writing a few hundred eloquent words, the dispatch letter was expedited for six hundred miles and sent to the capital along the canal!

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Before the Yangtze River Fleet returned to Jiujiang, many businessmen and powerful people's carrier pigeons had already brought the news back to Jiujiang.

within a certain period of time.

Hundreds of homing pigeons flew over Jiujiang and flew back to their respective cages.

Dozens or hundreds of people took off the letter from the pigeon's feet.

Immediately afterwards...

This news completely detonated the entire Jiujiang.

Oh my God!
Oh my god!

The so-called foreign fleet turned out to be pirates pretending to be pirates. It also attacked the imperial fleet and captured Guiliang, Qiling and other imperial fleets.

Lord Xu Youren led the Yangtze River Fleet and desperately rescued the imperial envoys?

And the foreign pirates were expelled from the Yangtze River waterway.

What's even better is that from the beginning, the Yangtze River Fleet has blocked the Yangtze River waterway in the name of combating piracy.

Turns out, there really are pirates.

And it's also a big pirate team.

What this news means is clear to everyone.

Representing the Alliance of Seven Southern Provinces, they won a resounding victory.

The imperial court's final attack was thus disintegrated.

In fact, the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance still holds absolute justice, and we saved hundreds of officials from the imperial court with all our lives.

Are we wrong?
Then, another piece of news spread secretly.

Prince George of the British Empire will also represent the royal family at the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone investment conference.

This is another heavy weight weighing on the scale.

Suddenly, the dark clouds covering Jiujiang completely dissipated in an instant.

In the last few days of the investment conference, the entire Jiujiang pier and the entire Yangtze River waterway were extremely busy.

Many people came in droves at the last moment!

November 11th!
The investment promotion conference of Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone opened grandly.

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And at the same time!
After several days of running around, the messengers from the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance finally arrived at Tongzhou along the canal, and then entered the capital at full speed.

What a coincidence!

When I entered the palace, it happened to be November 11th.

It happened to be the opening of the Jiujiang Investment Promotion Conference.

However, there is no court meeting today.

Three days ago, the temperature in the capital suddenly dropped, and the emperor suffered from lung disease and became unwell.

Although there was no court meeting, the emperor still summoned a dozen important ministers to discuss matters in Sanxi Hall.

The emperor, Sushun, Du Han and others were also very anxious.

Because there is still no news from Guiliang.

The last memorial was six days ago.

The memorials of Guiliang, Qi Ling and others all read, "Everything goes well!"
The imperial fleet and the foreign combined fleet have entered the Yangtze River for more than 200 miles.

On the Yangtze River waterway, the ships of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance were frightened by what they saw. Even before the fleet arrived, the people in Jiujiang were already panicked and heartbroken.

This time the imperial court's royal attack will wipe out Su Yi's investment conference in one fell swoop.

Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone will be destroyed in one fell swoop.

All his efforts are accomplished in one battle!
These memorials gave the emperor and the court great confidence.

Then there was silence.

The emperor once again asked three times a day, has Guiliang's memorial arrived?
Today is the day of the investment conference.

Ordinarily, Guiliang had arrived in Jiujiang four days ago.

Then, take the canal from Jiujiang and use the fastest speed to enter the palace today.

Therefore, the emperor coughed while waiting for Guiliang's good news.

While waiting and discussing, what should we do next?
According to the plan, after ruining the investment conference, Su Yi cut off any money.

The next step is to incite tens of thousands of troops from the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance to run against the Southern Bank and Jiujiang Bank.

This is also a big move and even requires the cooperation of a large army.

"The key is Zeng Guofan and the Hunan Army. As long as the investment conference is destroyed, Zeng Guofan will be able to see that Su Yi is gone. When the court forces him to withdraw from the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance, he will have no choice."

"The Hunan Army accounts for the majority of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance, and Zeng Guofan is still the governor of Liangjiang. As long as he announces his withdrawal and withdraws on behalf of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, and Anhui, then the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance will immediately collapse."

"Then we incited tens of thousands of troops to run on the bank accounts!"

"At this point, Su Yi's power has completely disappeared."

The emperor said: "Who is willing to persuade Zeng Guofan by then?"

When the emperor said this, he looked at Du Han, because Prince Hui Mianyu had gone there before, and the effect was not particularly good.

Duhan may be better in this regard.

Du Han said: "After destroying the investment conference, I am willing to go to the south to lobby Zeng Guofan and let him lead four provinces to withdraw from the seven-province alliance in the south, giving Su Yi the most fatal blow!"

"Okay, okay..." The emperor coughed and praised.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from outside.

"Six hundred miles to expedite, six hundred miles to expedite!"

Everyone was shocked, it was finally here!

After waiting for several days, the wait is finally here.

The emperor tried his best to hold back his cough, stood up and said: "Let him in, let him in!"

After a while, the messenger rushed into Sanxi Hall.

"Your Majesty, six hundred miles away, urgent report from the south!"

Then, he raised the joint memorial of Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai high with both hands.

The great eunuch Wang Chenggui took the memorial, skillfully opened it and handed it directly to the emperor.

Because he knew that the emperor was eager, he did not dare to look at it.

The emperor took the memorial with great interest and took a look at it. He was stunned at first.

I just feel that the words above are unfamiliar.

Next, hold your cough and concentrate on looking down.

Then, I just felt the endless coldness coming over me.

Darkness, shame, pain!
These feelings even came to mind first.

Flowing to the brain.

The emperor's face turned pale at first, and then turned extremely red.

Finally, there was an extremely violent cough, and the vision went black and the world spun.

"It should be killed, it should be killed, it should be killed!"

"What a shame, what a shame! What a shame!"

After roaring, the emperor leaned back and collapsed on the throne.

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