Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 243: Flirting with Empress Dowager Ci’an! Massacre of Vladivostok! (Congratulations to the leader who was ignorant for half his life)
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Faced with such chaos in the world, it is really impossible to stop it by human power.

Moreover, there has been a catastrophe of this level in history, and it has been delayed for several years.

Historically, the number of Nien troops who rebelled in recent years alone totaled hundreds of thousands, spreading across several provinces. Thanks to Senggelinqin's command of troops from several provinces, it took him two or three years to defeat hundreds of thousands. Conquered hundreds of thousands.

Of course, he eventually died on the battlefield.

But compared to history, the current situation is more complex and changeable.

First of all, we have the Russians as our biggest and most powerful enemy.

In addition, because of the changes and confrontations in the central government, the Hunan Army, which possesses powerful military force, entered a state of bystander.

During this period of time, Liubaili's expedited battle reports almost never stopped.

Entering the palace one after another.

Captured one state capital after another?
Is it because of the reforms of Su Yi Center?

"Six hundred miles urgent!"

"The Qing Dynasty is about to end."

This situation is actually even more precarious than when the rebellion was at its strongest.

There is no need to spread rumors about this. Many people instinctively connect the two.

Why did it suddenly collapse?

The entire palace, the entire center, and even the entire capital city were plunged into violent turmoil and panic.

Even without Su Yi, the world would still be in chaos.

Now that Su Yi has abolished the Eight Banners, the foundation of the Qing Dynasty has been shaken, so the world is in chaos and the Qing Dynasty is in danger.

"Su Yi cut off the Eight Banners, which touched the dragon vein of my Qing Dynasty, so the world was instantly in chaos."

But other people don't look at if, they just do simple derivation.

"Otherwise, it would have been chaotic sooner or later, but it happened to be chaotic at this time."

Why did the armies of Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, Hubei, and Jiangsu suddenly become so vulnerable?

Success is also superstitious, and destruction is also superstitious.

Chaos in the northwest.

"Absurd, ridiculous!" Zuo Zongtang sneered: "What does this world chaos have to do with Prime Minister Su's reforms?"

The world fell into turmoil instantly.

But this state of war everywhere is enough to completely frighten the entire capital.

Almost in a short period of time, half of the country was plunged into war and turmoil.

Why did the situation in this world collapse so quickly?
When the late emperor passed away last year, things were still going well.

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"Six hundred miles urgent!"

The foundation of the country was shaken, and the ancestors were furious, so retribution came.

Moreover, if you cut off the Eight Banners, you will shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.

Zuo Zongtang got to the bottom of it, but of course the underlying reasons are more complicated. Moreover, this new term for sequelae should be replaced by learning it from Su Yi.

This is a huge crisis concerning the Chinese nation.

The messengers entering the palace one after another made people numb, and numb with fear.

Many people even have a feeling that... is the Qing Dynasty going to die?
However, another heavyweight piece of bad news has yet to come.

As a result, many people looked at Su Yi.

"With Su Yi, a rebellious minister and traitor who has brought disaster to the country and the people, the Qing Dynasty is about to end."

For a time, public opinions abounded.

Your military reforms have made people panic. The local Eight Banners and the local Green Camp have no intention of fighting. They worry every day that they will be abolished. How can they have combat effectiveness?

"This is obviously the sequelae of the British and French coalition forces conquering the capital, the late emperor fleeing north, and the central authority being greatly damaged."

The Qing government suffered a major defeat and needed to pay large amounts of compensation to the foreign powers, so it intensified its extortionate levies and expropriations.

Why did these rebellions and these Nian troops suddenly become so powerful?

Various reasons combined together led to chaos in the world.

It is also traditional to blame others.

Tian Yugong said: "If it weren't for the Marshal's Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone, and if it weren't for the Marshal's relationship with foreigners, the imperial court's finances would be in even worse shape, and the people would only be further deprived."

At that time, Su Yi's resurrection from the dead was auspicious, and the civil and military double stars descended from the sky to help the Qing Dynasty.

Many people still believe it.

Many people believe it.

Chongen said: "The late emperor passed away and Su Yi entered the center. We all felt that we had inherited a mess, but we couldn't see how bad it was at the time. Even we were surprised at the time. When the late emperor passed away, we didn't feel it. How broken the world is, now we can see it clearly.”

Emperor Xianfeng did look okay when he died.

Although the Nian army was still rampant, they did not attack the state and plunder the government. Fa Ni seemed to be suppressed by the Hunan army. At that time, Fa Ni's territory was almost the smallest in history.

Lai Wenguang's troops who rebelled against the Western Expedition were not so powerful.

After a year of fermentation, the situation in the world suddenly exploded.

"Zeng Guofan deserves to be killed." Tian Yugong said hoarsely, "If he hadn't loosened his grip on the rebels, how could the country collapse like this? If the Hunan Army had still held the rebels in Anqing, how could the entire southern Jiangsu fall?"

"This monstrous flood was caused by Zeng Guofan."

To a certain extent, this is also a blinder for Tian Yugong.

Historically, the Hunan Army had captured Anqing, but the country was still in chaos.

The Taiping Army and the Nian Army still merged and swept across thousands of miles of land.

But one thing is certain, the Hunan Army's indulgence caused all this to explode in advance.

"But now, everyone in the imperial court has put this responsibility on Su Xiang." Tian Yugong said: "This kind of voice is not only in the imperial court, but also among the people."

Zuo Zongtang said: "I finally know why Prime Minister Su made the decisive decision to implement military reforms and abolish the Eight Banners a few months ago. There was really only a window period of a few months."

is not that right?

After missing the window period of these few months, it will be at least several years before we want to abolish the Eight Banners.

Until then, it will be extremely difficult.

"Xiang Su, the Queen Mother has summoned you." Ande Hai's voice came from outside again.

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Inside Sanxi Hall.

Yehenala held the six hundred miles in his hand and hurriedly trembled.

A whole two servings.

"Fan City fell."

"Bozhou fell."

Then, there was another sound from outside.

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

Hearing this voice, Yehenala's face turned pale, and he finally realized the panic of Emperor Xianfeng at that time.

A moment later, the messenger rushed in.

"To report to the Queen Mother, the Heilongjiang General's Office has urgently reported that the Russian army has begun to attack Aihui City and requests the imperial court to send troops for rescue."

In fact, for the center of the imperial court.

The other biggest bad news is still on the way. The Nian army has captured Jinan and is about to attack Yantai.

The fall of the capital of Shandong would be a fatal blow to the Qing court's center.

Historically, the Nien Army failed to attack Jinan and Yantai, and was defeated and driven away by the British and French forces.

However, in this world, because of the toughness of Su Yi, the prime minister, and the close relationship with the United Kingdom, the British and French forces not only withdrew from Guangzhou, disbanded the three-person committee, but did not even station large-scale troops in Yantai.

In this way, Su Yi certainly retained her sovereignty.

But...the Shandong local army could not stop the Nian army at all, which led to the fall of Jinan and Yantai was in danger.

Therefore, it can be regarded as a source of blessing and misfortune.

"Why did it collapse so suddenly? Why did the world fall into chaos all of a sudden?" Yehenala said tremblingly: "Su Yi, is this what you call a world of chaos, with millions of armies fighting in chaos?"

Su Yi said: "Yes, the Queen Mother."

Yehenala said: "This is completely a state of collapse. Now both the government and the public want to put the responsibility for this world chaos on you."

"No, not just pushing it on you, but also pushing it on me."

"Not only do they want to oust you, they also want to oust me."

"People say that the cause of the chaos in the world is that the two of us disobeyed the law of heaven and abolished the Eight Banners."

"They might be planning a coup now to oust us."

"And maybe they accused me of some crime, saying that I messed up the palace and angered my ancestors."

Yehenala's cold face was full of fear and her eyes were red. It was obvious that she had trouble sleeping and eating these past few nights.

"Su Yi, what should we do now?" Yehenala asked.

Su Yi said: "Queen Mother, don't be impatient, it's not yet ready."

Yehenala said tremblingly: "It's already reached this time, and it's not yet ready? They are about to take action against us. The Queen Mother in the east has been completely shaken. Once the civil and military forces of the court and the East Palace join forces, we can Knocked us out completely.”

"The charges are all ready-made!"

"Let me ask you, if the Queen Mother in the East Palace really can't handle the current situation and is directly persuaded to issue an order to remove you from your post and put me in cold storage, what can you do? Will she launch a mutiny?"

"Now the world is in chaos and the country is shattered. If you launch a mutiny, you will be criticized by thousands of people."

"Don't look at me who usually has the final say. At critical moments, it is the East Palace that has the final say. She is the queen mother of the main palace, and she has the imperial seal. Maybe the late emperor gave her a secret edict specifically to deal with me."

"As soon as she makes up her mind, we're doomed."

Su Yi hugged her gently and said softly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's almost over."

Yehenala asked: "When? What if she suddenly attacks and directly issues an order?"

Su Yi said: "No."

"Before she makes any decision, she will definitely summon me and have a thorough interview with me."

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For the Queen Mother of the two palaces and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty was really in turmoil.

When Su Yi just left Sanxitang, the young eunuch Gui'er stepped forward and said, "Master, Concubine Lian asked you to come over."

Concubine Lian, Bingbing.

Concubine Li was already an extremely rare beauty, and Concubine Lian was even recognized as the most beautiful in the harem for decades.

The two have never been in contact with each other since their romantic relationship.

Unexpectedly, at this time, she would actually ask Su Yi to see her.

Su Yi thought for a while, shook her head and said, "It's not very convenient at this time."

Guier said: "Then I understand."

Then, Guier went to Concubine Lian to explain the situation.

In the afternoon of that day, Concubine Lian asked for leave from the Empress Dowager of the East Palace and wanted to go home to visit her relatives.

Empress Dowager Ci'an felt that it was best not to wander around in such a troubled time, but she would definitely not refuse.

She even gave some gifts, and then Concubine Lian took a few people out of the palace and went home to see her mother.

It's the same old thing again.

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At night, Concubine Lian's mother secretly appeared at Su Yi's home again.

"Su Yi, she asked you to go home."

Su Yi hid herself in a black cloak again and entered Zhaobu's house.

Concubine Lian's mother watched the wind in the yard with extreme caution, crying in her heart that she had done something wrong.

Just entered the room.

A fiery person rushed in.

"I'll beat you to death, you bastard."

"Su Ye, you are such a heartless person. It's been so many years, and you never even come to see us."

"That's all you don't like me. Don't you even like your own son?"

Then, Bingbing threw herself into Su Yi's arms and cried loudly, crying and beating at the same time.

"Our baby is three years old now. How many times have you seen him? Have you ever held him once?"

Su Yi gently held the body as icy as jade and snow in her arms.

"Why aren't you wearing clothes?" Su Yi asked.

"Don't you like to watch?" Bingbing said: "How do I compare to three or four years ago?"

Then, Bingbing took a step back and turned around.

After giving birth to the child, she became even more beautiful.

The body looks plumper and mature.

Still as white as jade and full of elasticity.

But that kind of mature elasticity is simply beyond words.

As soon as you bite into the peach, juice splashes out, filling your mouth with sweetness.

But it's not exactly the same. She is elastic and trembling.

It is rare for an Oriental woman to have a figure like hers.

"It's whiter and plumper." Su Yi said.

"I also feel that all my money has been spent on it." Bingbing said: "Do you know how much effort and money I spent on this body?"

"I practice Baduanjin for half an hour a day."

Su Yi said: "Really?"

"Don't underestimate people, or I'll train for you." Bingbing said.

Then, right in front of Su Yi, he practiced Ba Duan Jin.

She is like a snow doll with no hair on her head, and has a mature and charming body. I practice Baduanjin in front of you, but I wonder if I can bear it?

Moreover, she also improved her movements.

More bold, more unbridled.

With practice, Ba Duan Jin became nine, nine, six and six.

It became thunder from the sky and fire from the earth.

Yehenala wanted to refuse but welcomed, and liked to put on airs.

But Bingbing is different. She is fiery and bold from the inside out.

And he also likes to take the initiative to explore.

Also likes to shout.

Outside her mother was terrified.

My aunt, stop shouting, stop shouting.

You are afraid that others will not hear you, even though this place is very secret, even though there is no one around.

However, it would be fatal if someone heard it.

You were cold and arrogant before. Why did you become so ruthless after stealing someone?
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I don’t know how long it took.

"Are you asking me to wait three or four years just to have a full meal?" Bingbing lay on Su Yi's chest.

Then, she suddenly said: "Su Yi, please send me back to the south. Send me to Jiujiang."

"Let's go back to the south and Jiujiang together."

Su Yi said: "What? Are you scared?"

Bingbing nodded and said: "You don't know how many people want to harm you now. That Queen Mother in the East, I don't know how many people lobby every day, saying that you have shaken the dragon vein and caused chaos in the world. Please ask the Queen Mother of the East Palace to help Sheji and directly issue an edict. Depose you, and even... deal with the Queen Mother in the west."

Su Yi said: "How did you know?"

Bingbing said: "I have a good relationship with the Queen Mother of the East Palace, and those Eight Banners ministers are also wary of me because of Zhaobu. But I often go to the Queen Mother of the East Palace, and when they chat, I hide in the back room."

Su Yi suddenly said: "Don't you want your son to sit in that position?"

Bing Bingjue's beautiful face moved slightly, then she shook her head desperately and said: "I don't want to, I don't want to, that is my sweetheart, and I can't let it go!"

This woman was still very ambitious at the time.

I still thought that mother is more valuable than son, but now, it has completely changed.

Therefore, her ambition is false ambition, she is simply unconvinced and strong. But now that her son has finally returned to her, motherhood has conquered everything.

Even her biggest ideal now is for Su Yi to take the two of them out of the capital and return to Jiujiang to live in Ansheng.

"You don't know how smart and lovable our little baby is." Bingbing snuggled into Su Yi's arms and said softly: "You cruel Ama, don't even go see him."

Then, she suddenly got up and walked outside naked.

"Enie, Enie... go and bring the baby over, let him see and hold him," Bingbing said.

When Bingbing's mother saw her naked like this, she said: "To save some face, you... put on a piece of clothing and wipe it off, it's all on your legs..."

Bingbing glanced down and spat.

Then she took the basin, which was filled with water, and sat down.

Ruxue's big buttocks couldn't be contained and overflowed directly from both sides of the basin.

While she was cleaning, she was talking to Su Yi.

Then, use a clean towel to pull it in the middle and wipe it clean.

Then, use the same towel to help Su Yi wipe it.

Both of them had put on their clothes, and Bingbing's mother's cautious voice came from outside: "Are you ready?"

"All right."

Bingbing went out and directly brought in a baby about three years old.

Her eyes were all glued to the baby, like a treasure.

"Look, our baby is beautiful." Bingbing showed off: "Aixinjueluo has not had such a beautiful boy in hundreds of years."

Su Yi hugged her carefully.

The baby's little hands struggled slightly, and he was about to open his eyes in a hazy moment.

Bingbing quickly stepped forward and patted her gently: "Baby, keep sleeping, keep sleeping..."

The baby heard his mother's voice and tried hard to open his eyes, but he couldn't open them and closed them again. He fell asleep sweetly, with long eyelashes covering them.

Su Yi carefully held the baby in her arms and kissed the baby on the forehead.

"He is still young now, and I'm afraid that he will look more and more like you when he grows up." Bingbing said, "What should I do then?"

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The next day, in the court hall.

"Six hundred miles urgent!"

"Six hundred miles urgent!"

"The governor of Shandong reported that the Nian army has conquered Jinan and is invading Yantai!"

"The Eight Banners and the Green Camp have low morale and no intention of fighting."

"The whole territory of Shandong is in danger. Please send troops to support us."

In this report, why is it added that the Eight Banners and the Green Camp are in low morale and have no intention of fighting?
Pointing at mulberry and scolding huai?
Immediately afterwards, there was another 600-mile express.

Jiangsu Governor Li Hongzhang urgently reported that Taicang had fallen.

Two armies have rebelled and are attacking Songjiang Prefecture. Shanghai is in danger. Please ask the court for support.

Discussions on these places have not yet been completed.

The Heilongjiang general's six-hundred-mile expedited battle report once again entered the palace.

The city of Aihui fell.

The Russian army officially captured Aihui.

The entire court was deathly silent.

The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces had no color on her face.

How long have you been listening to politics behind the curtain? How long has it been since the death of the late emperor that the country and the country have collapsed to this point?
It is said that the late emperor was fatuous, but when he was in power, the world was more than that.

Is the country of the Qing Dynasty coming to an end?
Everyone in the audience was staring at Su Yi.

Su Xiang, this is the result of your taking over the center.

This is the consequence of abolishing the Eight Banners.

Since you massacred the Eight Banners soldiers, you have the final say in foreign affairs and government affairs, and we have not interfered.

The results of it?
The Qing Dynasty is almost over.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said slowly: "Su Yi, what do you think now? Do you still think you can't negotiate with the Russians?"

Su Yi said: "Yes, Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Ci'an continued to ask: "What about the war situation in the south?"

Su Yi said: "I am willing to lead the army south to destroy the rebellion and recover the rivers and mountains."

Everyone in the audience pricked up their ears.

Su Yi, have you finally expressed your stance?
The world has been in chaos for so long, and you are finally willing to take a stand.

Empress Dowager Ci'an asked: "How many troops do you want to bring?"

This sentence gets to the core.

Su Yi's army now accounts for most of the entire capital. Do you want to take this part of the army away? Are you going south to suppress rebellion?
Su Yi said: "I lead about 36,000 people."

Sushun came out of the queue and said, "Excuse me, who are the thirty-six thousand people?"

Su Yi said: "The Imperial New Army trained at the Tianjin Military Station has 32,000 people, and another 4,000 people were taken from the First Division of the Imperial New Army."

Everyone was in an uproar. Those three divisions at Tianjin Military Station?
So you have only been practicing for less than half a year, and you haven't officially formed an army yet?

You want to take them all away. What is your intention?

Sushun said: "Master Su Yi, you still have more than 10,000 new troops in Jiujiang, right?"

Su Yi said: "Yes, the Imperial Army's Second Division guards the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone."

Everyone is caught up in a conspiracy theory.

The three divisions in Tianjin have only been training for less than half a year, and there are about 14,000 bannermen and 18,000 Han people in them.

You brought the thirty-six thousand to the south, plus your more than ten thousand in Jiujiang.

There are more than 40,000 troops in total, of which there are only 14,000 bannermen, and they have not yet formed an army.

What if you, Su Yi, manipulated the battlefield and turned all these 14,000 bannermen into cannon fodder?

What should I do?
The 14,000 bannermen of the Empire's new army are the core force of the Eight Banners.

If you, Su Yi, take the opportunity to bury them all, then in the future, our Eight Banners will be powerless in the center?

Immediately, Seng Gelinqin came out and said: "To inform the Queen Mother, I am willing to lead the army south to put down the rebellion."

Shengbao came out and said: "To inform the Queen Mother, I am willing to lead the army south to put down the rebellion."

Prince Zheng Duanhua said: "I would like to report to the Queen Mother that I am willing to negotiate with the Russians."

Time!
Two different plans appeared in the court.

One plan is for Su Yi to lead his troops south to quell the rebellion, not to negotiate with the Russians, and to remain strong.

The second plan, Seng Gelinqin, leads the army south to suppress the rebellion, and Duanhua negotiates with the Russians.

Then, everyone looked at the two queen mothers, waiting for their decision.

Before, Empress Dowager Ci'an rarely spoke, and Empress Dowager Cixi made all the decisions.

But today, she was much more active, and she basically took the initiative to ask questions.

After all, she was the Queen Mother, and once she opened her mouth, the Queen Mother would shut up on her own initiative.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Su Yi, you led 36,000 troops south to suppress the rebellion, most of which have not yet formed an army. And how many enemies do you face?"

Su Yi said: "If it were a simple battlefield in Jiangnan, there would be about 200,000 enemies."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Including your Jiujiang army, there are about 40,000 people. Do you have to face 200,000 to 300,000 enemy troops?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "And the Nian troops in northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu may move south at any time. At that time, the two groups of enemies may merge?"

Su Yi said: "Yes!"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "The enemies you will face by then may be four to five million?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

Next, many people did not say anything clearly.

If Su Yi led his army south to quell the rebellion, the Hunan army of more than ten or two hundred thousand might not be able to work hard.

But if Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao led their troops south to quell the rebellion, then the Hunan Army might do its best.

The gap is too big.

Everyone in the court believed that the Hunan Army was the main force in this battle south.

Only by giving full play to the initiative of the Hunan Army can we win this battle and regain the lost ground.

Immediately, Sushun came out and said: "I recommend Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao to fight south, regain the lost territory, and wipe out the rebellion."

Duan Hua stepped out: "I second the proposal."

Zaiyuan came out and said, "I second the proposal."

Mian Yu stepped out: "I second the proposal."

Many civil and military officials came out one after another: "I second the proposal!"

Tian Yugong came out and said: "I recommend Su Yi to lead the army south to quell the rebellion and regain the lost territory."

Chong En stepped out and said: "I recommend Su Ye to lead the army south to suppress the rebellion and recover the lost territory."

Zuo Zongtang came out and said: "I recommend Su Yi."

In comparison, the number of people on Su Yi's side was much smaller.

Then, everyone looked at the two empress dowagers.

Yehenara suddenly said, "Suye has always been victorious in every battle. I think there is no reason not to use him."

She actually didn't want Su Yi to leave the capital at all, let alone go south to fight the rebellion.

After Su Yi left Beijing, she had trouble sleeping and eating.

But Su Yi insisted on leading the army south to put down the rebellion, so she could only support it.

Ever since she endorsed Su Yi during the last massacre of Eight Banners soldiers, the two have been tied together. So at the critical moment, even if she didn't understand, she would still stand firmly on Su Yi's side.

This is also his courage as a political figure.

The Queen Mother of the West has expressed her stance, and then it depends on the Queen Mother of the Main Palace.

Last time, the Queen Mother of the East Palace had reservations, and there was a slight rift between the two Queen Mothers.

What about this time?

If Empress Dowager Ci'an directly denies Empress Dowager Xi's intention, then the rift will be open to the public.

Moreover, as the queen mother, she has arbitrary power to a certain extent.

The words in Empress Dowager Ci'an's heart seemed to come out of her mouth, but she finally said: "I, please weigh one or two more."

After all, she had a soft temper. Even if she had her own opinions, she was not willing to openly confront Cixi, let alone have a falling out on the spot.

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Inside Zhongcui Palace.

Sushun, Duanhua, Zaiyuan, Zailing and others all expressed their opinions to Empress Dowager Ci'an.

"Empress Dowager, you must not let Su Yi lead his army to the south. If he wants to go south, he can take his own troops, Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai's troops to go south. The three army divisions in Tianjin have not been trained yet. , Never let him take it away.”

"Half of the three divisions of the army are our bannermen. They are our seeds. If Su Yi leads the army south and they are all destroyed on the southern battlefield, the seeds of our Eight Banners Army will be completely gone."

"The best way is to let Seng Gelinqin lead his army southward to ensure victory, so that Zeng Guofan's Hunan army can cooperate desperately."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao led their troops south, but did they also lead Tianjin's more than 30,000 untrained troops?"

Duan Hua said: "Yes."

In their opinion, the army can be better mastered in battle.

Whoever leads Tianjin's more than 30,000 newly trained army members may decide who will own this armed force in the future.

"The Queen Mother, letting Su Yi lead his army south will do a lot of harm but no good."

"It is a safe move to let Monk King and Shengbao lead their troops south."

"As the Queen Mother of the Eastern Palace, you can directly issue an order to let Su Yi lead his own army to go north to resist the Russians. Isn't he tough to the end?"

Duan Hua came out and said: "The Queen Mother, negotiating with the Russians is the top priority now. Once they sweep across Liaodong, our Longxing land will be lost. By then, it will be too late to negotiate."

"The Queen Mother, you have a small surname there, you don't have the overall situation, and you don't care much about the country." Sushun said: "And you are Niu Hulu, and you have shared weal and woe with the country of the Qing Dynasty for hundreds of years. Now the country is in danger, this At this critical moment, you must stand firm. You must not disappoint the late emperor."

In fact, these words were a bit cynical, as he was talking to the Empress Dowager Ci'an completely as an uncle.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "I understand, I understand."

Then, she leaned back slightly and said, "You should step back first, and I will do the final thinking."

Sushun said: "The Queen Mother, the country and the country are in danger, and we really can't delay it for too long."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Tomorrow, before tomorrow's court meeting, I will definitely make up my mind."

Immediately, several clan ministers knelt down and said: "The Queen Mother is a wise lady, I will resign."

Faced with such a dangerous situation, Empress Dowager Ci'an felt that she could no longer hide.

She couldn't just watch the country and the country be destroyed in her own hands.

She finally had to make the final decision.

And it was probably a completely opposite decision to Empress Dowager Cixi and Su Yi.

After thinking for a long time, she suddenly said: "Here comes Su Yi."

Just as Su Ye said, she has a soft temperament and will not make sudden attacks. She will definitely communicate with Su Ye before making any major decisions.

Half an hour later, Su Yi's voice came: "Your Majesty Su Yi, please see the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Come in."

Su Yi walked in.

Yehenala's family has been reduced, but the Queen Mother Ci'an in front of her is no different.

The whole person has lost weight, but the whole face looks more delicate and charming.

"The Ai family is only twenty-five years old, why should such a big thing be left in my hands?" Empress Dowager Ci'an said with a sob: "But, I have to take care of it, the ancestor's country cannot be destroyed in my hands."

Su Yi was silent.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Su Yi, people outside are saying that you abolished the Eight Banners and destroyed the dragon vein of the Qing Dynasty. Now the world is in chaos. They say that all this is your responsibility. Let me directly issue an edict to completely exempt you. He also said that when the late emperor was in power, even if he committed one tenth of these crimes, he would be forgiven immediately. "

"But I don't agree. The root cause of this great chaos in the world is the British and French allied forces entering Beijing and the late Emperor's hunting in the north, which damaged the majesty of the imperial court."

"Your military reforms have intensified this contradiction, and you bear secondary responsibility."

Su Yi didn't speak or tell her anything.

Empress Dowager Ci'an continued: "They kept telling the Aijia that if you were allowed to lead the army south to suppress the rebellion, all the more than 10,000 bannermen in the empire's new army would be sent to the battlefield to be cannon fodder, completely ruining the bannermen's role in the army. Seeds, so you must not be allowed to lead the more than 30,000 new-style army south to suppress the rebellion. "

"But the Ai family doesn't believe it. You are definitely not such a person."

"Su Yi, the Ai family has told you before that we don't engage in political intrigues between us and speak directly when we have something to say." Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "We also had a very pleasant experience, right? So even if you start to massacre the Eight Banners Bing, I felt very unhappy and didn’t say anything.”

Su Yi said: "The Queen Mother has a noble temperament and is noble and dignified. I admire her very much."

Empress Dowager Ci'an was silent for a while, and suddenly said quietly: "Before, you and she were very opposite, and your relationship with me was closer than anything else. But after entering the center, you and her were of the same mind, and you became more and more alienated from me."

Su Yi was silent for a while and said: "The Queen Mother is unparalleled in her sanctity. Although I admire her immensely, I... dare not blaspheme her. I only admire her in my heart and dare not speak."

what? !

Empress Dowager Ci'an's face instantly turned red.

Su Yi, you...are you teasing me?
Or... or confess to the Ai family?
Do you have the nerve to say such a thing? I know very well about the adultery between you and Fourth Sister.

"You, what are you talking nonsense about?" Empress Dowager Ci'an scolded in a low voice: "I, those things I said are not what I meant. Don't get distracted."

She is really simple-minded and has no messy thoughts.

Su Yi said: "Empress Dowager, it was you who forced me to speak my mind, and now you come to blame me."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "I, how could I force you to say what is in your heart?"

"Okay, okay." Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "Stop talking about these nonsense words."

Su Yi's words made people feel uneasy and embarrassed to blame them.

Is it wrong to say that you are holy and I secretly admire you?

Empress Dowager Ci'an continued: "The first thing I have decided is to let Duan Hua negotiate with the Russian envoy and let the Russians withdraw their troops. The land of Longxing of our ancestors cannot be lost."

Su Yi said: "I obey the order, but I also have a word."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "You say."

Su Yi said: "No matter what he negotiated with the Russian minister, I, the Prime Minister, will not recognize it. And I have other plans for the Russians. Please stay calm, the Queen Mother."

As soon as these words came out, Empress Dowager Ci'an turned pale.

You, Su Yi, this is the first time you have spoken to me so fiercely.

Just now, you were softly talking about admiring me and admiring me.

Now you are viciously telling me to stay out of trouble?
Empress Dowager Ci'an's eyes were red and she said, "I, can't you even say it?"

Su Yi said: "Empress Dowager, diplomacy is my specialty. Please tell Duan Hua and others not to be smart and let my efforts go to waste."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "You are telling me not to be smart."

Su Yi said: "I didn't say that."

"Okay, if you don't want to talk too much, you can go." Empress Dowager Ci'an said.

Su Yi said: "I'm leaving."

After he left, Empress Dowager Ci'an was still very angry. Su Yi's fierce words kept coming to her mind, making her even more angry.

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That afternoon!

The Russian minister once again entered the palace and issued greater war threats to the two queen mothers.

"Your Qing court's army is simply vulnerable. We have captured Aihui City. If you still don't agree to our conditions, then our heroic army will continue to go south and occupy the entire Heilongjiang, and even capture your Shengjing! "

"By then, it will be too late."

"And now if we want to withdraw our troops, the conditions have changed."

"Not only must we completely open the Yangtze River waterway, oust Su Yi, and completely recognize the Treaty of Aihun. In addition, last time you paid eight million taels of silver in compensation to Britain and France respectively, we, Russia, want it too!"

"If these conditions are not agreed to, the war will never end."

After the threat of war, the Russian minister walked away.

The empress dowagers of the two palaces could no longer bear it, and the empress dowager Ci'an directly issued an order to send Duan Hua to negotiate with the Russian minister.

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Meanwhile, Vladivostok.

After one or two years of construction, it has begun to take shape.

Several castles are already half-built.

It is now not only a military base but also a town.

There are approximately two to three thousand troops stationed in Vladivostok as a whole, as well as tens of thousands of Russian citizens.

Most of these tens of thousands of people are masons, lumberjacks, etc. involved in the construction of military bases.

Of course, there were also a large number of prisoners who were transported here to do hard labor.

Tsarist Russia's large-scale massacre of Chinese people in the Far East has not yet begun, but the expulsions and killings have not stopped.

Decades later, the Hailanpao Massacre and the Jiangdong Sixty-Four Tun Massacre took place.

The Vladivostok massacre later.

They have committed numerous tragedies on this land.

Inside the temporary outpost.

A new recruit from Tsarist Russia was complaining.

"We are so unlucky that when we go to attack the Qing Dynasty, we recruits are not our turn."

"Isn't it true? The Qing army is as weak as a duck, but they have huge wealth, and their women's skin is as smooth as silk."

"After those veterans entered the Qing Dynasty, they robbed many gold and silver treasures and enjoyed many Qing women."

"I hope that after the war expands, it will be our turn to take the field. Then I will let the women of the Qing Dynasty know that our big guns are invincible and how small and incompetent the men of the Qing Dynasty are."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

At this moment, one of the soldiers glanced lazily towards the sea.

Basically, it is always the same scenery without any changes. No ghosts come to this place.

Even fishing boats are rarely seen on the sea.

But it doesn't matter if you don't look at it. If you look at it for a moment, your hair will stand on end.

Is this an illusion?
He quickly rubbed his eyes.

Not a hallucination, not a hallucination.

The entire sea was filled with darkness and countless warships.

And the flag is hanging with a skeleton. This... is this a pirate?
How could there be such a large pirate army?

Moreover, this pirate army actually has such a big warship and so many artillery?

Immediately, the sentry quickly blew his horn.

"Woooooooooo..." the horn sounded.

Russian troops at the Vladivostok base began to gather.

The pirate army is getting closer and closer.

After entering the shooting range!

Heavy fire.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Hundreds of artillery pieces fired simultaneously.

Military camps along the coast and half-built castles were blown to pieces.

There were flames everywhere on the ground that stretched for miles.

During this crazy bombing, Viscount Jurgen began to lead the pirate army to land.

After countless ferocious pirates rushed onto the land, they began a crazy massacre.

They rush into any building.

Kill everyone in sight.

What's even more terrifying is that they will ravage anyone who looks very good-looking, even a man.

For example, this new soldier regretted not going to the Qing Dynasty to plunder and kill.

He is too handsome and has blue eyes.

Then, he was spotted by seven or eight pirates at the same time, three of whom were black.

Suddenly, his extremely miserable screams came from the broken barracks.

It turns out that this is the real big gun in his mouth.

It really hurts my heart.

Kill, kill, kill, just keep killing.

The entire Vladivostok base has completely turned into hell.

There were corpses everywhere, lying dead on the ground in various postures.

Countless pirates continued their frenzied pursuit as many people fled in all directions.

The remaining pirates were tired of killing and began to pile up the slaughtered corpses.

"Pyramid, pile the bodies into a pyramid."

"No, I think it should be inserted on wooden stakes and then stretch for tens of kilometers. This will be shocking and in line with our tradition."

The two pirates argued endlessly, so they decided to use half of it to build the Jingguan.

The other half was nailed to wooden stakes and stretched for dozens of miles to express shock.

.........

Beijing, in the evening, Zhongcui Palace.

After being angry for a long time, Empress Dowager Ci'an summoned Su Yi to see her again.

When they met, Su Yi noticed that her eyes were red and she had obviously been crying for a while.

"Su Yi, I have sent Duan Hua to negotiate with the Russian minister." Ci'an said, "Okay, don't talk about this matter anymore."

"Next, I want to tell you something more important." Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "It's about going south to put down the rebellion."

"Those bannermen princes and ministers are worried that you will treat the bannermen in the new army as cannon fodder and send them to death. The Ai family does not believe this." Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "But one thing is for sure."

"There are 20,000 Russians in the north, and about four to five million rebels in the south."

"Now the local Eight Banners and the local Green Camp are very tired and their morale is low. The Hunan Army is working hard but not doing its best."

"If the imperial court does not send troops south to suppress the rebellion, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang may all fall."

"By that time, half of the country will be gone."

"If you are allowed to lead the army southward, and among the more than 30,000 troops, half-flag soldiers disobey you, there will be internal strife. The Hunan Army will not cooperate and continue to work without exerting its efforts. By then, the country will be in danger."

"Let Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao go south to quell the rebellion. The Hunan Army will do its best to quell the rebellion."

"So, I want Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao to lead Tianjin's new army, plus the Mongolian cavalry, plus the Zhili Green Camp, a total of 100,000 people, to go to the south to suppress the rebellion."

"Su Yi, if you don't want to fight the rebellion, just stay in the capital. If you want to fight the rebellion, lead your army south."

"Don't worry, even if Senggelinqin and Shengbao win, you still have credit for sitting in the center."

"In the future, only your prime minister will be removed, and the remaining ministers of war and political affairs will not be moved."

"Those bannermen ministers, even if they criticize you again, I will ignore them, and there will be nothing they can do."

"Okay?" Empress Dowager Ci'an said gently.

In the morning, she drove Su Yi away angrily.

In the evening, he called him in again, using a coaxing tone.

This shows the softness of her temperament.

Then, her beautiful big eyes looked at Su Yi with red and eager eyes, waiting for his nod.

Su Yi took a deep breath and took a few steps forward.

"What are you going to do?" Empress Dowager Ci'an asked tremblingly.

Su Yi squatted down in front of her.

This gesture immediately made Empress Dowager Ci'an relax.

But then, her whole body tensed up.

Because Su Yi directly held one of her tender little hands.

"You, what are you doing? Let go, let go..." Empress Dowager Ci'an exclaimed, "If someone sees me, will I still be alive?"

When Yehenala said this, it was half true and half false, and he wanted to refuse but welcomed him.

But when Empress Dowager Ci'an said this, she meant it sincerely. She had a pure heart and really had no intention of deviating from the law.

Su Yi said: "The Queen Mother, you are the most holy, noble and beautiful woman."

"Don't talk such nonsense." Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "You can leave now. I will pretend that I heard nothing and nothing happened."

But Su Yi then said in a serious voice: "But at the same time, you are the worst, most ignorant, and most terrifying politician!"

"If everyone rules the country like you, the Queen Mother, the Qing Dynasty will really fall."

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