Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 227 Taking the Queen Mother and the Emperor to heaven! A miracle!
Empress Dowager Cixi had a secret conversation with Ronglu.

Ronglu, who usually talked endlessly, seemed very quiet at this time.

"Why don't you speak?" Cixi asked.

Ronglu said: "I am thinking, what will happen if the Queen Mother takes the Emperor back to the capital at this time?"

Cixi said: "Tell me about it."

Ronglu said: "Su Yi risked the disapproval of the world and sent troops to capture the capital. It is true that because the foreign troops are in Tanggu now, he has the righteousness to protect the capital. After all, he did save the Old Summer Palace and the Imperial Palace last time. But this righteousness will not last long. Yes, the foreign troops cannot stay in Tanggu forever."

Cixi said: "What then?"

Ronglu said: "So now he is full of infinite desire for the Queen Mother of the two palaces to return to Luan. As long as the Queen Mother returns to Luan with the Emperor, his righteousness will be completely saved."

"He acted too decisively and quickly this time, but it was also too risky."

"So, if the Queen Mother takes the Emperor back to Luan at this time, it can be regarded as saving him from the fire and water."

French Minister Grotto: "I need to tell you a huge secret. This is because we originally wanted to bring 300 people to Beijing from the four countries as stipulated in the treaty. And the reason why we brought 3,000 people to Beijing , was completely a personal act of British Minister Bruce, and his move was not approved by the London Congress. Nearly a thousand soldiers were brought by him from the Indian colonies, and the other two thousand were high-ranking officials Jurgen Mercenaries hired by the colonel.”

"The Queen Mother, Prince Gong would like to see you."

"Your envoy came to see you secretly. What's the matter?"

Ronglu did not finish.

Or, Ronglu would lead the new Tianjin army to break out of the siege and return to Beijing with the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

Cixi couldn't help being surprised and asked: "Is it a secret meeting or a public meeting?"

If such a huge ambition and such a difficult task can be accomplished, why should the world still belong to the emperor?

"Of course!" said the French minister.

Ronglu said: "In other words, the British Minister Bruce was completely cooperating with Su Yi, so he hired three thousand troops and made a gesture of offending the capital, so that Su Yi had the right to send troops to the capital."

Senggelinqin, Sushun and others did not allow it, and civil war broke out.

At that time, where will you be, Queen Mother?
"Even if the Queen Mother is willing to donate her body, will Su Yi feel comfortable becoming Dorgon?" Rong Lu said.

Cixi said: "What do you mean by this?"

French Minister Grotto said: "I am very sorry. When I see a woman who is too beautiful, I always lose my mind a little. You need to forgive me."

At this moment, Andehai's voice came from outside.

Su Yi's Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone does not have any cooperation agreements with other countries.

Prince Gong said: "We will meet in secret first, and then we will meet in public after the negotiation is completed."

To be precise, it is the peace line faction of the British Empire.

Immediately afterwards, a screen appeared in front of Cixi, blocking the eyes of the ministers of the Three Kingdoms.

As long as the Queen Mother decides to return to Beijing, she will be an enemy in Seng Gelinqin's eyes.

At that time, Cixi will either issue an edict and ask Su Yi to send troops to pick him up.

French Minister Groudo said: "I am not so sure. After all, Sir Bruce is the younger brother of Count Elgin."

Prince Gong said: "Aren't Count Elgin and Su Yi enemies?"

Before he finished speaking, Seng Gelinqin regarded Su Yi as an enemy, so his army would never allow the Queen Mother and the Emperor to return to Beijing.

Ronglu said: "Ministers of the Three Kingdoms, your ability to come here proves one thing. You don't want to see Su Yi rise in our Qing Dynasty and take charge of the central power, right?"

Cixi couldn't help but be stunned. What did Ronglu mean? Was he advising him to return to Beijing?
Ronglu said: "So, it is true that he said he would ask the Queen Mother to listen to politics behind the curtain."

Ronglu said: "Empress Dowager, this servant wants to tell you that if you want to take the emperor back to the capital, I will risk my life to take you out of the siege and help you return to the capital."

The same is true for the American and Russian ministers.

"Hahahaha..." Prince Gong said: "It's true, it's true..."

Prince Gong said: "In other words, these three thousand people are not regular troops at all. Moreover, the four countries of Britain, France, the United States and Russia have not said at all that they will lead three thousand troops into our capital?"

French Minister Grotto said: "Yes."

Ronglu said: "The affair between you and Su Yi has been spread all over the world. Of course, this is nothing. Next, you will follow Su Yi to do big things. He is not trying to change the law, but to completely reform and embark on a new path." The most difficult and thorough road. If you fail, you will be shattered to pieces. If you succeed..."

Because of Su Yi's rise, the only thing that was beneficial was the British Empire.

"The Queen Mother, the ministers of the United States, Russia and France request an audience."

Cixi said: "What about after I return to Beijing?"

After a while, Prince Gong walked in.

Prince Gong said: "Mr. Minister, please be careful. This is my most noble Queen Mother in the Qing Dynasty."

"The Queen Mother can get a relatively proactive stance."

Cixi said: "Then let them come in."

After a while, the envoys from the United States, Russia and France met.

French Minister Grotto said: "Yes."

"Oh my God? I had no idea that the Queen Mother would be such a noble and beautiful lady. I just can't take my eyes away." French Minister Grotto exclaimed.

Especially for Russia, Su Yi was even more of a mortal enemy because he had said on more than one occasion that he would completely negate the Aihun Treaty.

Prince Gong said: "I would like to ask the ministers of the three countries if you can create pressure on the British minister to force them to withdraw their troops."

"Of course, we are duty-bound at this point." The Russian Minister said: "However, I have another suggestion. Su Yi's move is obviously a treasonous act. If your military strength is not enough, we can send troops to help you eliminate Su Yi. Help you take back the capital."

When the Russian minister said these words, his eyes showed extremely greedy eyes.

Prince Gong and others trembled slightly and quickly shook their heads.

In the last Aihun Treaty, Russia directly cut off more than 500,000 square kilometers of land. If he were to send troops to help recapture the capital this time, he would know how much it would cost.

Cixi said: "Ministers of the Three Kingdoms, please tell me how long it will take for the British troops in Tanggu to retreat?"

French Minister Grotto said: "Queen Mother, first of all, please go to Shanghai to find Sir Wytoma. He is competing with Bruce for the position of Minister to China. As long as you are willing to agree to some appropriate conditions, I believe he will be very happy to help. If the three of us If the people succeed in directly putting pressure on Bruce, they will soon withdraw their troops. If the three of us fail to put pressure on London, it will take at least three or four months to get them to withdraw. .”

The Russian minister said: "Of course, there is actually another way."

Prince Gong said: "Please tell me."

The Russian minister said: "Then you will dispatch the most elite troops and directly fight this Tanggu army. There are two thousand mercenaries here, and their combat effectiveness is very weak."

As soon as these words came out, Ronglu and others fell silent.

They absolutely don't want to fight this battle.

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Empress Dowager Cixi summoned Zenglu again.

"Do you have an answer?" Zenglu asked.

Cixi said: "Please tell Su Yi that I am very grateful to him for leading the army north to rescue the capital. However, the foreigners are close at hand, and the emperor is still young, so it is inconvenient to return to the capital at this time."

Zenglu said: "I know this, so I will leave."

Then Zenglu left.

After a while.

The queen mothers of the two palaces and nine ministers who took care of their orders met to discuss.

Du Han said: "How about this? Doesn't Su Yi want to be righteous? Now we need to give him an order to send troops to Tanggu to attack the foreign troops there."

Suddenly, everyone fell into a brief silence.

As long as it involves war with foreigners, they are afraid.

With great difficulty, tens of thousands of British and French troops retreated, but this fight would provoke tens of thousands of foreign troops.

Du Han said: "According to the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, some people in the UK want to support Su Yi's rise to power, so this new envoy cooperated with Su Yi to send troops, and did not get the approval of the British capital. So Su Yi colluded with this foreign army. Together, then we simply let him fight."

"If you don't fight, or if you fake a fight, then your righteousness, Su Yi, will not stand."

Ronglu thought for a while and said, "Didn't Su Yi ask the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to return to the capital? Then pass the order to him. After he has defeated the foreigners, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor will consider returning to Luan."

Seng Gelinqin said: "The foreigners colluded with Su Yi. What if the foreigners really retreat by then?"

Ronglu said: "Then we will issue another decree, saying that since the foreigners have withdrawn, there is no need for Su Yi's army to occupy the capital. Let them lead their troops back to the south, and Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu's troops will directly enter the capital. . If he doesn’t agree, it’s disobedience.”

The nine ministers who took care of their lives fell into thinking.

After a long while, everyone nodded and agreed to the plan.

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It is only more than four hundred miles from Chengde to the capital.

The fastest courier will arrive in one day.

After Zenglu received Cixi's reply, he immediately went south as quickly as possible and reported the news to Su Yi.

Although Su Yi had people protecting the palace, others still lived in the old house.

Even the stone tablet and plaque on the door of the traitorous ministers and traitors were not removed.

Zenglu said: "She doesn't agree."

Su Yi thought for a while and nodded: "I understand."

Then, Su Yi said: "Thank you for your hard work, brother. Let's go back to the palace to rest."

He stopped talking about increasing his salary.

Su Yi said: "Brother, what do you want to say?"

Zenglu said: "Commander Su Yi, this situation really can't last long. Without getting justice, the longer you stay in this capital, the more you will feel like you are roasting on the fire. We really need to break this situation quickly. Procrastination The longer it lasts, the worse it will be.”

Su Yi said: "I know."

Zenglu said: "Furthermore, if you leave the capital this time without getting what you want, it will basically be impossible for you to enter the center again."

Su Yi said: "I know!"

A few hours later, the imperial envoy also arrived quickly.

"The Emperor has a decree, and Su Yi will take it."

Then, the imperial envoy looked at Su Yi quietly.

The previous Emperor Xianfeng decreed that you, Su Yi, would never take the job again, saying that you would never hold any position in the Xianfeng Dynasty.

Will you accept the new emperor Qixiang's decree?

Everyone stared at Su Yi.

Once you begin to receive this will, you must carry it from beginning to end.

If you accept it now but don't accept it later, it will become a political laughing stock.

Suddenly, Su Yi stepped forward and said, "Common people, take the order!"

"According to the imperial edict of Emperor Chengyun, the foreign barbarians invaded. He appointed Su Yi as the commander-in-chief of the anti-barbarian army. He immediately led his army to Tanggu to repel the foreign barbarians. I admire this!"

Tian Yugong, who was standing next to him, asked: "Excuse me, envoy, when will the Queen Mother and the Emperor of the two palaces return to Luan?"

The imperial envoy Kuang Yuan said: "The foreign barbarians are so close, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the emperor are frightened. How can they return home?"

Tian Yugong asked: "Is it true that as long as the foreigners are defeated, the Queen Mother and the Emperor will return?"

The imperial envoy Kuang Yuan said: "Let's wait and see when you have defeated the foreign barbarians."

Tian Yugong said coldly: "I have already announced to the world that there will be a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven on September 15th. What does it mean to offer sacrifices to ancestors and to heaven and earth? This represents the authority and righteousness of the new emperor. Not only is heaven and earth watching, but also the Our ancestors are watching, and so are all the people in the world.”

"If we delay the time, wouldn't we offend God and our ancestors? Then where is the majesty of the court? Where is the justice and authority of the new emperor?
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Xu Youren said: "Yes, this is a very serious matter. Please make sure the imperial court writes it clearly in the decree. As long as the foreign barbarians retreat, the two palaces and the emperor will return to the capital immediately, and the auspicious time must not be delayed!"

Kuang Yuan said: "What does this mean? It means that if the imperial court does not agree to return to Luan, you will not send troops to attack the foreign barbarians, right?"

Xu Youren said: "When we attack the foreign barbarians, we originally need to gather enough troops and weapons. We cannot rush to the battle, otherwise we will lose our troops. But if it is to bring the two palaces and the emperor back, then we will fight to the death. No matter how heavy the casualties are, we won’t hesitate.”

Kuang Yuan said: "I can't make the decision. I need to report back to the court."

Next, Kuang Yuan ran as fast as possible back to Chengde.

No matter how comfortable this carriage was, it was going to knock him apart.

After changing horses several times along the way, we finally arrived at the Chengde Palace after midnight.

Then, the Chengde Palace held discussions again.

"If the edict is really given to Su Yi, once he repels the foreign barbarians and the two palaces and the Queen Mother return, then with the edict, he will have some kind of righteousness."

"If he really repels the foreign barbarians by then, then if the two palaces and the emperor do not return to the capital, it will be regarded as a breach of the imperial court's promise."

Of course everyone knows this.

However, the top priority now is to get the foreign barbarians to retreat, isn't it?

In this way, Su Yi no longer had any reason to lead his army to garrison the capital.

Ronglu said: "Promise him and give him an order to lead the army to repel the foreign barbarians. He also said that as long as he is willing to lead the army to Tanggu to repel the foreign barbarians, and as long as the foreign barbarians retreat, the two palaces and the emperor will return to Luan." "

Du Han said: "What do you mean?"

Ronglu said: "Among the coalition forces of the seven southern provinces, only Su Yi's 4,000 troops can fight. If Su Yi leads the edict, he must lead the army to Tanggu. Even if it is a pretense, he must lead the army to leave the capital. By then, what is left in the capital The army is Xu Yourentian Yugong's regiment alliance, and its combat effectiveness is not strong."

Du Han said: "You mean that when the imperial army forces their way into Beijing, Xu Youren will not dare to stop them."

Ronglu said: "Actually, as long as the foreigners retreat, who dares to stop the imperial army from entering Beijing? Even if Su Yi is here, he can't stop it. Once he does, it will be rebellion."

"As long as the foreigners retreat, Su Yi's local army will have no reason to garrison the capital."

"Why didn't the imperial army dare to go directly south to Beijing? Su Yi's army certainly didn't dare to attack the imperial army directly, but if he really colluded with the British and barbarians, then the foreign army might really come to attack the imperial army. This is Our most dire situation.”

Du Han said: "So, according to this, Su Yi will not let the foreigners retreat under any circumstances."

Ronglu said: "Yes, so this imperial edict can be given to Su Yi. Our army is ready. Once we find an opportunity, we will immediately prepare to go south to Beijing."

"In my opinion, Su Yi's most likely plan is this."

Du Han said: "You say."

Ronglu said: "We sent an order to Su Yi and promised him that as long as he defeated the foreign barbarians, the two palaces and the emperor would return immediately. He accepted the order and then led a small half of his army to leave the capital and go to Tanggu, pretending to fight the foreign barbarians. At this time, our main force went south to Beijing. It happened that at this time, the foreign and barbarian troops suddenly changed direction and turned to attack our main force of the imperial court. When the foreigners defeated our imperial army, Su Yi's army appeared again under false pretenses and defeated the foreigners. , save the main force of the imperial court, once again achieve great justice, step on our heads and become the savior."

As soon as these words came out, several people present were horrified.

This situation is really likely to happen.

Su Yi likes this kind of borrowing a knife to kill people the most.

Ronglu said: "Once the main force of the imperial court is lost, the foreign barbarian army pretends to attack the Chengde Palace. By then the empress dowager and the emperor of the two palaces are in danger, Su Yi will have reason to lead the army north in the name of saving the two palaces and the emperor, then Where do we go from here?”

Du Han said: "There is no need to go to such trouble. As long as the foreign troops turn around and head north now to intimidate the two palaces and the emperor, Su Yi's army will have the name to serve the king."

Ronglu said: "Yes, the foreign army directly attacked Chengde. When both sides suffered losses, Su Yi showed up with his army."

Everyone felt chills, and this directly led to the most terrifying situation.

After a long while, Seng Gelinqin suddenly said: "Since this is the most beneficial thing for Su Yi, why doesn't he do it?"

Ronglu said: "He wants to carry out scheming and escalate step by step. In addition, maybe he and the foreigners are just colluding, and he can't order the British Minister Bruce. In the name of his own safety, this minister led 3,000 security teams into the capital. The reason is barely enough, but he does not have the power or the courage to lead an army to directly attack the Chengde Palace."

"In short, we must prevent this worst-case scenario."

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Beijing!

Basia said politely: "Lord Su Yi, this is the most direct way. Wouldn't it be more direct to just let the mercenaries attack the Chengde Palace, and then you lead the army to rescue them and take over the Chengde Palace?"

Su Yi said: "Minister Bruce, are you willing to take this risk? It is one thing to lead troops to Beijing. After all, Count Elgin has just been murdered. For the safety of the ministers from the four countries, there is still enough reason. But leading the troops to attack Chengde He doesn’t have the power to go to the palace, and he doesn’t dare to do this.”

Bashar said politely: "What about Viscount Jurgen? Don't tell Bruce and let him directly lead his army to threaten the Chengde Palace."

Su Yi said: "Will he? Is he willing?"

Bashali was silent.

Jurgen, who was a pirate before, was of course brave and fearless.

But he is now a nobleman and the senior British military attache in the Far East.

He is Su Yi's ally and is willing to help.

But he is definitely not willing to risk his future on this.

Ba Xiali said: "But if you don't do this, you will have no solution now."

"How long can this team stay in Tanggu, three months, five months?"

"At that time, Russia says that you will send troops to garrison the Qing capital, and we will do the same. What if he sends 5,000 or 8,000 troops?" Bashar said politely: "And there is a high probability that Bruce will withdraw his troops in London. of."

"Unless you take the initiative to ask Prince Albert to station troops from the British Empire in Tianjin, but will you?"

Of course Su Yi wouldn't.

Basia said politely: "So, once we withdraw our troops, you will have no reason to occupy the Qing capital. If you still can't scare the empress dowagers of the two palaces and explain the Qing court's decree and force you to withdraw, what will you do?"

Then, Basia said politely: "Otherwise, we won't be able to really attack the Chengde Palace, but we can still pretend to go north to attack the Chengde Palace, which can further intimidate the two empresses."

Su Yi was silent for a while, shook her head and said, "No need."

At the same time, in the wilderness hundreds of miles away.

Su Yi's intelligence office once again conducted an aerial experiment.

This is already the one hundred and ninety-sixth experiment.

"The one hundred and ninety-sixth aerial experiment, successful."

"The liftoff was successful and the landing was successful."

"The steam engine drives the propeller flight path, which is stable."

"Plan A, get ready!"

"Plan B, get ready!"

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The next day, another imperial envoy ran for more than 400 miles, changing horses six times, and finally arrived in the capital when night fell.

But this time, when the imperial envoy was about to announce the decree to Su Yi, Su Yi was not alone.

Instead, dozens or hundreds of civil and military officials from the capital were called and everyone was invited to witness.

"According to the imperial edict of Emperor Chengyun, Su Yi is ordered to lead an army to attack the foreign and barbarian troops in Tanggu, so that the empress dowagers and the emperor can return to Beijing with peace of mind. I admire this!"

Su Yi said: "May I ask the imperial envoy, will the two palaces and the emperor return to the Luan capital after the foreign barbarians retreat?"

The imperial envoy said: "Yes, so you immediately lead your army to Tanggu to repel the foreign barbarians."

Su Yi said: "The emperor has publicly issued an edict to sacrifice heaven and earth and ancestors on September 15th. Now time is extremely tight. Please make preparations immediately in Chengde."

The imperial envoy said: "There are only a few days left on September 15th. Can you still defeat the foreign barbarians before then?"

"Anyway, you should repel the foreigners first."

"The emperor is young, foreign barbarians are so close, he is frightened, and the country is unstable. Who can bear the responsibility?"

Su Yi bowed in front of all the civil and military officials and said: "I obey your order!"

Then, he said to the imperial envoy and the civil and military officials: "My lords, my army has been assembled, and I will send troops to Tanggu now."

Next, six thousand troops lined up neatly and walked past the eyes of civil and military officials and imperial envoys.

Su Yi got on his horse and led his army to leave the capital in front of everyone's eyes.

Depart overnight and head to Tanggu. ……………………

Not only that, Su Yi's Yangtze River Fleet also arrived at the sea off Tianjin at this time.

When acting, you have to act extremely realistically.

After three days of crazy rapid march, Su Yi's army arrived in Tanggu.

The war breaks out!

The Tianjin defenders heard the shocking sound of artillery fire from a long distance away.

There was also extremely dense gunfire.

At the same time, Su Yi's fleet also opened fire fiercely.

This is probably an exercise that is completely close to actual combat.

Even the kind with casualties.

On the Tianjin side, messengers one after another reported the battle situation to the Chengde Palace.

In short, the battle was extremely fierce.

Su Yi's 6,000 men cooperated with the Yangtze River Fleet to attack the 3,000 foreign troops.

But the Chengde Palace was completely in awe.

No matter how realistic the fight is, it's just an act.

The reason why you, Su Yi, were able to occupy the capital was entirely because the foreign troops were in Tanggu and provided you with a name.

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Inside the Chengde Palace!
Sushun and others were talking to Empress Dowager Ci'an.

Du Han said: "The Queen Mother, Su Yi and the foreigners must have colluded, so this battle will not be fruitful. The foreigners will not be repulsed, and they may even pretend to go north to attack the Chengde Palace."

Kuang Yuan said: "Yes, the Queen Mother. Su Yi is a wolf with ambition. In order to seek power, he will not hesitate to lead the wolf into the house."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "He, he doesn't look like him. If you say he is domineering, I believe it. But if you say he colludes with foreigners and lures wolves into the house, I find it hard to believe it."

Du Han said: "Empress Dowager, let the facts speak for themselves. After a fierce battle, the foreign barbarians will definitely not retreat. Instead, they will go north to threaten the Chengde Palace and create a pretext for Su Yi to enter Chengde."

Ci'an's beautiful face changed and she said: "This... this is impossible."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an has the closest relationship with Princess Shou'an, and she is instilled with an idea by Princess Shou'an every day.

Su Yi may be domineering, but everything is for the sake of the Qing Dynasty and the country.

Also!

After all, Ci'an has a halo effect on Su Yi.

Kuang Yuan said: "The Queen Mother, the relationship with Princess Shou'an is ambiguous. It is too dangerous for this person to stay with the Emperor and the Queen Mother."

Sushun said: "So I request that Princess Shouan be restrained a little or sent back to the capital."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "What nonsense are you talking about? Princess Shou'an is the sister of Emperor Daxing and his aunt."

During this time, everyone was busy fighting for power.

As a mascot, Empress Dowager Ci'an was not disturbed much.

As for the little emperor, no one from the ministers came close.

Therefore, it was Princess Shou'an, her biological aunt, who got along with the little emperor day and night every day.

Du Han discovered this recently, so he immediately wanted to put Princess Shou'an under house arrest to isolate her from the Empress Dowager Ci'an and the emperor.

But the Empress Dowager Ci'an and Princess Shouan are as close as sisters, how is this possible?

She directly said angrily: "I don't like to take care of things, and I don't care about other things. But if you want to take action against Princess Shou'an, don't blame me for being ruthless."

And at this time.

A messenger rushed in and said: "Su Zhong Hall, the foreign troops are retreating..."

As soon as these words came out, Sushun and Du Han's eyes immediately turned cold.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "What's the matter? Tell me."

The messenger glanced at Sushun hesitantly, but did not dare to speak any more.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "I am still not the Queen Mother. Is there any news that I cannot know?"

"Sushun, are you going to block the news about me like this?"

"Say, why are the foreigners retreating?"

When the Empress Dowager Ci'an was furious, the messenger immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Su Yi and Yang Yi fought fiercely in Tanggu for two days. The Yang Yi suffered heavy casualties and have officially withdrawn."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said angrily: "Sushun, what did you just say? Didn't you say that Su Yi colluded with Yang Yi?"

"Isn't it a fake attack? The foreign barbarians will definitely not retreat, and will they even go north to harass the Chengde Palace?"

Sushun and Du Han were suddenly embarrassed.

Du Han said: "The Queen Mother, Rong Chen will wait until we investigate clearly."

"I'm waiting to retire."

After all the ministers had retreated, Princess Shou'an came out, holding the little emperor in her arms.

The little emperor also hugged Princess Shou'an's neck affectionately.

Cixi was very strict with the young emperor. Although Empress Dowager Ci'an was gentle, she was very indifferent and typical of social fear.

Princess Shou'an doted on the little emperor without reservation.

She did this when she was in the capital before. Later, when she left the capital, she and Zai Chun became estranged. This time she came to Chengde for nearly two months, and the close relationship got closer.

"Xiaofen, we have issued an edict to go to the Temple of Heaven on September 15th to hold a ceremony to worship the heaven."

"There are only four days left, aren't you ready?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "The situation is too complicated."

Princess Shou'an said: "The fifteenth day of September is fixed. Not only the people of the world know it, but also heaven and earth, and all the ancestors. If the emperor is not present at that time, wouldn't he offend heaven and earth? Offend the ancestors? Our little How can Zaichun bear it?"

Ci'an looked at the little emperor and suddenly became worried.

Yes.

Zai Chun is not in good health to begin with. What should he do if he offends the world and his ancestors?

Princess Shou'an said: "You are all really ridiculous. In order to fight among yourself, you don't even care about the good or bad luck of our emperor?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Think of ideas again, think of ideas again."

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The next day, Su Yi's envoy came to Chengde, along with other court officials.

Moreover, this time it was in the Chengde Hall.

The queen mothers of the two palaces, the young emperor, and nine ministers who cared about life were also present.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, Lord Su Yi led his troops and fought fiercely with the foreign barbarians for two days and three nights. They suffered heavy casualties and finally repelled the foreign barbarians."

"Now it's too late for the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to return to the capital. Please prepare for the trip immediately. Don't delay the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony on September 15th."

Suddenly, all the ministers fell into a brief silence.

Du Han came out and said: "Mother Queen Mother, whether the foreign barbarians have really retreated needs further verification. After they are completely upright and worry-free, they will order Su Yi to withdraw from the capital and let the imperial army take over the defense of the capital. The Queen Mother and the Emperor will then It is more appropriate to return to Luan."

Envoy Su Yi said: "Then, what about the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony on September 15th?"

Du Han said: "Just reschedule."

At this time, many officials were in an uproar.

Envoy Su Yi said: "This... this is a sacrifice to God. This is announced to the world. Can it be delayed? In this way, if God is offended and the ancestors are offended, what should we do? ?”

Du Han said: "Empress Dowager, Su Yi is a foreign army, how can he control the defense of the capital? Once we are completely sure that the foreign troops have withdrawn, then Su Yi's army will have no reason to stay in the capital. Please issue an order to have Su Yi's army immediately Return to the South.”

Ci'an wanted to speak but stopped.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "First send someone to find out whether the foreign troops have really retreated."

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That night!

Relevant officials of the imperial court in Tianjin also came to Chengde Palace to report that the foreign troops had indeed evacuated.

Even Tianjin's navy had the courage to follow them a long way away.

It is absolutely certain that the foreign army has really left.

Moreover, the battle in Tanggu was very fierce, and the artillery fire never stopped.

Suddenly, several ministers who cared about their lives were confused.

Su Yi, what the hell is going on?

If the foreign barbarians do not retreat, then he will have a reason to continue to occupy the capital.

As soon as the foreign barbarians retreated, the imperial court ordered him to retreat. Could he resist the order?

"In this case, the imperial court directly issued an order for Su Yi's army to withdraw from the capital immediately and return to the south."

"In addition, our 20,000 troops immediately gathered south and waited to take over the defense of the capital."

Prince Gong said: "What if the foreign army comes back to kill us again?"

Ronglu said: "It's impossible. Dagukou is about five hundred miles away from the capital. It will take the foreign army to turn back, land again, and fight back. I don't know how many days it will take. And we are only more than four hundred miles away from the capital. If we go south at full speed, , which is only six or seven days."

"If it's the Monk King's cavalry, and all the cavalry goes south, it will only take four days!"

"There are countless supplies along the way, so it won't waste much time at all."

Prince Gong said: "What if Su Yi is guarding the capital and does not allow the Monk King's cavalry to enter the capital, and then foreigners come and kill him, what should we do?"

Ronglu said: "In that case, Su Yi is openly resisting the order, isn't it similar to treason? Moreover, as long as the foreign troops land again, the monk king is a cavalry, and they can return to Chengde again."

"Besides, looking at this situation, Yang Yi will not come back again."

"Quick, quick, make a decision immediately!"

Next, the nine ministers who took care of their lives discussed it again and again.

In the end, Ronglu's plan was agreed to.

Nine ministers who took care of life drafted a decree and asked the empress dowagers of the two palaces to seal it.

Su Yi's army was ordered to withdraw from the capital and let Seng Gelinqin's cavalry take over the defense.

When it was Empress Dowager Ci'an's turn to seal, she hesitated again and again.

She thought this was cruel.

Before Emperor Daxing died, he never told him that he wanted to eradicate Su Yi.

When the foreign barbarians were about to invade the capital, Su Yi sent troops north to resist the foreign barbarians.

Instead of sending troops, the people in Chengde only tried their best to slander him.

Now that Su Yi had defeated the foreign barbarians, Feifei did not want to be rewarded for his merits, but had a will to drive Su Yi away.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Su Yi defeated the foreign barbarians, shouldn't he be rewarded regardless of his merits?"

Sushun said: "The Queen Mother, wait until all his troops withdraw from the capital and return to the south, and then we will give him another reward."

Du Han said: "It won't be too late to recruit Su Yi into the center after we return to Beijing."

Empress Dowager Ci'an hesitated again and again, but under the pressure of everyone's gaze, she finally stamped the seal of imperial reward.

This imperial edict was handed directly to Seng Gelinqin.

An imperial edict for Su Yi to lead his army to leave the capital and return to the south.

Seng Gelinqin took the imperial edict and led a team of 18,000 horses to the south, leaving the Chengde Palace and heading to the capital.

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That night!

Dark clouds covered the moonlit sky, and it was so dark that I couldn't see my fingers.

Empress Dowager Ci'an was not interested in power, so she chose a quieter corner to remember.

The little emperor was always by his side.

Because she was worried that Princess Shou'an would be put under house arrest by Sushun and others as soon as she left her side.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Ci'an always takes Princess Shouan with her.

The two often sleep in the same bed.

At this time, the little emperor was already asleep.

Princess Shou'an suddenly said: "Xiaofen, are you still itchy there?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an pouted and said, "What are you talking nonsense about? I've never eaten mangoes before, how could I feel itchy?"

Princess Shou'an said: "How long has it been since you and Emperor Daxing were intimate?"

"You're crazy. It's shameless to talk about this at night." Empress Dowager Ci'an wanted to screw Princess Shou'an's face.

Princess Shou'an said: "Why, becoming the Queen Mother is so great? No one is allowed to speak."

Empress Dowager Ci'an whispered: "I hate it. What's there to say about this kind of thing?"

Princess Shou'an said: "Tell me, tell me."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "For a long, long, long time, he felt that I was too lonely and he liked the women outside."

Princess Shou'an said: "You are only twenty-four."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "What's the matter? I'm not interested in that kind of thing. I can live well alone. It's not like you. You can't bear the loneliness and steal people."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an knew very well about the adultery between Princess Shou'an and Su Yi.

However, she really didn't say a word to anyone.

"Oh, that's a debt from the previous life." Princess Shou'an sighed: "Xiaofen, actually... I committed suicide."

"Ah..." Empress Dowager Ci'an was shocked.

Princess Shou'an handed over her hand. There was a clear scar on her wrist.

"Emperor Daxing is my brother, he is my man. My man almost forced my brother to death. What can I do? I have no choice but to commit suicide." Princess Shou'an said: "But... in the end, none of this happened. , they both still have a decent ending."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said nothing.

Princess Shou'an stepped forward and hugged Empress Dowager Ci'an, and said softly: "If you say that I am the person who cares most about Zai Chun in the world, and I am also the person who cares about you the most in the world, do you believe it?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said softly: "Of course I believe it, I don't have any relatives in this world. Sushun and Duanhua are my uncles, but they only want to use me, use me as a tool for sealing, and use me as a sealing tool." Use it as a tool to fight for power with her."

"I only have two relatives in this world, one is you and the other is the little emperor."

Princess Shou'an said softly: "Xiaofen, at any time in this world, even if I am broken into pieces, I will not harm you, nor will I harm little Zaichun."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "What's wrong with you? Okay, why do you say such strange things?"

Princess Shou'an said: "I have thought about it many times and talked about it many times. Do you think I have been brainwashed or that my soul has been seduced by a wild man? But... I suddenly made this decision."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said anxiously: "Fourth sister, what exactly do you want to say? Are you trying to make me anxious to death? Are you in any trouble? Are you feeling unwell again?"

Princess Shou'an suddenly stood up, began to take off her clothes, and put on a brand new tights.

Then, she stepped forward and carried the little emperor Zai Chun out.

Empress Dowager Ci'an was stunned and said: "Fourth sister, what are you doing? Zaichun is a light sleeper. If you wake him up, he will play in the middle of the night. It will be difficult for you to coax him to sleep."

Princess Shou'an stepped forward, kissed Empress Dowager Ci'an's face, and said softly: "I, I really don't trust you. But I don't want to force you, I treat you as my own sister. I really don't I’m willing to force you!”

The Empress Dowager Ci'an became more and more horrified when she heard this.

I knew something was wrong.

"Fourth sister, what happened? What happened?"

at the same time!

"Swish, swish, swish..."

In the sky, one black shadow slid down one after another.

Directly entered the palace of Empress Dowager Ci'an.

The elite members of Su Yi's intelligence department dipped their handkerchiefs in the poison and knocked down all the few guards.

"We have captured a small position and can land!"

The elite intelligence officers immediately waved signals into the air.

Immediately afterwards, an airship landed.

Several dark figures walked towards Princess Shou'an and whispered: "Where is the Emperor?"

Princess Shou'an handed it over and said, "Be careful."

"Is it really safe?"

"We have conducted experiments more than a hundred times. It is very safe, very safe." Hei Gong said.

He directly picked up the emperor and walked out quickly.

At this time, Empress Dowager Ci'an finally understood and said tremblingly: "You, are you Su Yi's people?"

"You're crazy, you're crazy!"

Intelligence virgin elite Zhu Sanniang said: "The Queen Mother, I feel wronged."

She stepped forward directly and held the beautiful Queen Mother hostage.

"Hurry up……"

Zhu Sanniang held Empress Dowager Ci'an, Hei Gong held the young emperor, and Princess Shou'an followed behind.

Quickly rushed to the yard outside.

We boarded the large pod directly under the airship.

"Lift off, lift off, lift off!"

This epoch-making product was more than thirty years earlier than the historical Zeppelin airship, but it was much smaller and the design was much more advanced.

It took Jiujiang two and a half years and countless manpower and material resources to create this thing.

I have done countless experiments.

Initially, Su Yi wanted to make an appearance at the World Expo, but Su Yi hesitated and canceled it.

It slowly took the little emperor and the Empress Dowager Ci'an into the sky.

I didn't expect it to be used in the military. The first mission it performed was so earth-shattering.

Is that sentence printed? The high-end struggle is to grab the official seal.

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