Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 265 Return to Beijing! Attack the Hunan Army! See you soon!
This is the third round of killing.

The entire inner city fell into a dead silence.

After mass executions, people were still dragged to the incarnation field and then washed over and over again.

After Prince Hui Mianyu returned to the palace, he sat motionless on his chair.

There was only one sentence that came to his mind, Du Xing'a's warning to them: Didn't you expect such a result if you did this?
Before you do it, can you afford the consequences?
Now the consequences appear!
In fact, Mianyu is not too old this year, only fifty years old, but he already feels that his body is not as good as before.

Historically, he died in 1864.

In his life, he often shouted loud slogans, but in fact he did not achieve anything. At that time, he followed Sushun to fight for power, which was just a few slogans.

Because there is no need, he has been extremely honored in this life, and no matter how hard he works, he can't achieve anything.

Therefore, this time the alternative Qian Sou forced the palace into the palace, it was the first time that he had done something big.

Of course, from the planner to the organizer of this major event, he was not actually the one.

He is the pushed leader and the one who calls the shots in critical moments.

result……

Even if Su Yi was not in the capital, this move was still violently broken.

How many people were killed? have no idea.

But then, I don’t know how many bannermen wore sackcloth and mourning.

He looked at the rafters and played with a piece of white silk in his hand.

Then, he gently threw Bai Ling up.

He was really not afraid, nor was he worried about being liquidated.

It's about being unable to face such consequences, unable to face such failure.

Just as he was pulling Bai Ling, someone rushed in, knelt and hugged his legs and said, "Amma, what are you doing? What are you doing?"

This is his son Yixiang, fifteen years old this year, Guiliang's grandson.

Immediately afterwards, Prince Gong, Prince Yi, and Bao Yun all rushed in.

"Prince Hui, you must never do this, you must never do this."

"The situation is not bad, the situation is not bad."

Prince Gong said: "Uncle, you are an elder of the royal family, are you just watching your ancestor's empire being usurped bit by bit?"

"The most difficult thing to die is."

"Prince Hui, you are not even afraid of death. Are you still afraid of fighting Su Yi to the end?"

Prince Hui Mianyu said slowly: "Yes, I am not even afraid of death, I am afraid of fighting to the end."

"I don't really want to die, I just want to feel this state of mind."

"I'm also thinking about why Sushun and Duanhua stepped forward at the critical moment." Mian Yu said slowly: "Because after the late emperor left, Sushun and Duanhua were the ones who stood up. They couldn't help but stand up."

"After Sushun and Duanhua died, they were superior to us, and we had to stand up."

"The country and country of our ancestors cannot be cut off like this."

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In the study room.

Mian Yu suddenly said: "What on earth does Su Yi want to do? He has killed three waves of bannermen in total. We bannermen are all relatives. We have broken bones and connected tendons. By killing these three waves of bannermen, he has already destroyed the world." The bannermen are all thoroughly offended.”

"On the Han side, apart from Xu Youren and Wang Youling, he also offended all the southern governors."

"What exactly does he want to do? His Amasukh, who likes to have fun and meet relatives the most, can't stay in the capital anymore."

"If he continues to kill like this, his family will no longer be able to stay in the capital?"

"Did he really go to Nanjing to establish a new business? If so, what is he doing in Beijing?"

"If he continues to kill like this, who will support him in the future in the entire capital? He can't kill all the millions of bannermen."

Baojun suddenly said: "Your Majesty, this is not the problem we want to think about."

"There are only two questions we have to think about now. If Su Yi continues like this, will the country and the country of his ancestors be destroyed? Or, to put it more bluntly, will this be the country and the country of the Qing Dynasty?"

Several people thought for a while and shook their heads.

Mian Yu said: "If this continues, all the privileges of the bannermen will be gone. The Eight Banners will also be completely disintegrated, and this country will have nothing to do with us."

Baojun said: "Then should we stop him completely?"

This is a very strange thing to say. Of course we have to stop him. Wasn't everything we did before trying to stop him?

Bao Jun said: "Everything I did before was indeed to stop him. But I always had illusions and compromises, and I didn't dare to completely confront him, and I didn't dare to fight to the end."

Mian Yu said: "The army is in human hands, how can we fight it to the end?"

Baojun said: "The goal of our previous struggle was to make Su Yi compromise and give in. Even the highest goal is to get him to step down from the center, so no matter what we do, it will not be thorough."

Mian Yu said: "How else can we be thorough?"

Baojun said: "Let him fail at all costs."

"The so-called "no matter what the cost" means even borrowing the enemy's power.

"Even if it is the power of the Russians, even if it is the power of the Han warlords, even if it is the power of the rebels in the northwest."

"Haven't you noticed? After every struggle, Su Yi's opponents die, and his strength becomes stronger."

"Last time, Senggelinqin, Dexing'a, Duolong'a and others were all on our side, but now? They are all unwilling to confront Su Yi."

"Looking at the abolition of the local Eight Banners this time, although there were some minor disturbances, on the whole, anyone who dared to oppose it on a large scale obeyed the abolition obediently."

"Every time Su Yi fights, he will eliminate some of his opponents, and some of his opponents will submit to him."

"If he really succeeds in this reform of flag affairs, do the princes know what the consequences will be?"

Prince Gong Yi said: "It means that many Eight Banners ministers will give up resistance. It means that many Han ministers in the center of the imperial court will also defect."

Baojun said: "Yes, don't think Su Yi is an independent man now. The north has completely offended the banner people, and the south has completely offended the Han governor."

"And in this game, he has to challenge the two opponents in the north and south alone. The north wants to defeat us, and the south wants to disintegrate the Hunan Army."

"If he succeeds this time, who else in the court will dare to confront him?"

"Now the civil and military forces of the entire court are staring at us and the Hunan Army, waiting for the outcome of this struggle."

"So, this is the last chance."

Several people were silent, expressing their agreement.

"If Su Yi did not propose radical flag affairs reforms after the deaths of Sushun, Duan Hua and others, it would prove that there is room for relaxation between him and us, and that he still has certain illusions about cooperation with us."

“However, the fact that he directly proposed drastic flag affairs reforms proved his determination.”

“For him, it’s either forward or backward.”

"So, we here can't have any illusions about him."

"Of course, it is okay to surrender to him. He is probably very eager for our surrender. But once we surrender to him, we must become his pawn, we must bear the thunder and fire for him, and we must fight for him. The reform of flag affairs is like charging into battle, just like Chongen and Zhaobu today. The key is, if this is the case, are you willing? "

Of course not.

Look at Zaiyuan, even though he was the foreman of the military aircraft, he surrendered to Su Yi at the critical moment, betrayed Duanhua and Sushun, and immediately died in the banner people's society.

Totally turned into stinky shit.

So what if you are a military aircraft foreman? Every time you go to court, all the Eight Banners ministers despise you and even spit on you in front of you.

In your Zaiyuan palace, there are bannermen throwing shit and urine every day.

I don’t even know how many bannermen and nobles have severed ties with you, Zaiyuan.

As for Zhaobu and Chongen, they were afraid that their ancestral graves would be dug up by the bannermen.

"Princes, this is your last chance, there is no room for retreat."

"And this is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There are currently more than 100,000 or 200,000 Hunan troops, 50,000 Russian troops in the north, and hundreds of thousands of rebels in the northwest."

"In Su Yi's hands, there are only two pot lids that are not covered, and he is still disarmament, but he has to face three places where the fire is coming out."

"We know the combat effectiveness of the foreign army. There were more than 10,000 people at that time, and they easily defeated our army of nearly 100,000 people."

"So this time, we must work together to completely destroy Su Yi."

"If we don't get tough here, Zeng Guofan in the south will soften up. Only if we get tough here, the Hunan Army will fight to the end."

"So this time, we must fight to the death, otherwise the country of our ancestors will be completely over, our future, and our descendants will also be completely over."

"Prince Hui, are you willing to take the lead publicly this time?"

Mian Yu said: "Am I not always taking the lead?"

Baojun said: "Not counting before, you did not confront Su Yi head-on or attack Su Yi head-on."

Mian Yu said: "But I have resigned from the position of minister of political affairs."

Baojun said: "You are still Da Zongzheng."

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That night, Mianyu lay on the bed.

The imperial doctor came to diagnose him.

"It's okay. Your Majesty's health is fine. As long as you take a good rest, it won't be a big problem."

Mian Yu said: "Don't lie to me, tell the truth."

The imperial doctor said: "It's just good, it's just good."

Mian Yu said: "Tell me honestly, how long will it take?"

The doctor asked, "Why do you say that? Why do you say that?"

Then, the imperial doctor left in a hurry, fearing that Mian Yu would drag him back and say something irreparable.

At this time, several sons were kneeling in front of him.

Mianyu suddenly said: "Chongqi, how's it going?"

Chongqi, Duanhua's son-in-law, was one of the few great talents of the Eight Banners.

Yi Xiang said: "I'm studying hard at home."

Mianyu sighed: "Oh."

Then he closed his eyes and began to think.

Under normal circumstances, these sons of mine will all become pillars of the imperial court in the future. There will definitely be a prince, several Baylors and the Duke of Zhen.

Entering the center is basically a certainty.

But if Su Yi did this, if he was allowed to do it, all his sons would have no future.

If this is the case, then his Ama must fight to the death.

Of course there is another way, which is to surrender to Su Yi.

But is that possible? Zaiyuan's current fate of ruin and disgrace, who would dare to repeat the same mistake?

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In the next few days, despite the Empress Dowager Ci'an's reluctance, she repeatedly said that she was not feeling well.

However, the meeting still had to go ahead.

Because the Qing Dynasty was different from the Ming Dynasty, it was unimaginable to not go to court for a long time.

After going to court, Prince Hui Mianyu came out and said: "I have a memorial to report."

Empress Dowager Ci'an frowned, "Didn't you resign?"

However, of course she knew that in addition to being the minister of political affairs, Prince Hui was also a great minister.

"Zhaobu, without any order, launched troops without authorization, massacred innocent people, and described it as treason. I ask the Queen Mother to issue an order to arrest Zhaobu and give him a proper punishment!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was shocked.

Prince Hui, haven't you been hiding before? If you don't understand, just close the palace and don't care about anything.

Why are you so tough now?

But from the perspective of bannermen, princes and ministers, it is quite tragic.

Sushun and Duanhua died, and Mianyu stepped in.

We have to resist. We can't let Su Yi kill all the princes of the Eight Banners on the ground.

Sure enough, after hearing Mian Yu's words, Empress Dowager Ci'an's beautiful face twitched.

Here we go again, here we go again.

Is it true that there is no peaceful life at all?

She glanced left and right, and couldn't help but want to announce that I was unwell and withdraw from the court.

However, this move has been used too many times.

Probably, it is no longer effective.

Chongen came out and said: "Prince Hui is ridiculous. Zhaobu is just doing the job according to the order. What's wrong?"

Mian Yu said: "What does it mean to carry out an errand according to an order? When Zhaobu sends troops, is there an order from the two palaces?"

Chong En said, "The two Empress Dowagers have made it clear before that no one is allowed to gather illegally to force the two Empress Dowagers. Once they violate the rules, they will be killed without mercy. In other words, this is a long-term effective order that is automatically triggered, so Zhaobu's dispatch of troops is naturally justified."

This is of course a strong argument, and no reason can hide the fact that Zhao Bu sent troops without purpose.

Next, one after another, the banner ministers stepped forward one after another.

"The Queen Mother, my slave, please capture Zhao Bu and explain the punishment."

"My slave seconded the proposal."

"My slave seconded the proposal."

"My slave seconded the motion!"

All the civil and military officials present, including bannermen and ministers, stood up one after another.

Half of the military ministers came forward.

Among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, 80% of the bannermen and ministers all stood up.

Last time, they launched a killing spree against the Eight Banners soldiers, and they were just the lowest level Eight Banners soldiers.

The last time they went on a killing spree against the Eight Banners rogues, it was only at the bottom level.

But this time, the more than a thousand Eight Banners old men were no longer at the bottom, and neither were their arrested descendants.

They have been counted and more than 1,600 people have been killed in total.

There are many bannermen officials among them, and there are more than 200 people working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs alone.

At this moment, the situation suddenly became one-sided.

Immediately afterwards, an old man came out of the queue tremblingly, bowed and said: "My lord, second your proposal!"

Everyone was shocked, it turned out to be Weng Xincun?

Historically, this male died last year and did not survive the winter.

In this world, perhaps it was the hatred of killing his son that allowed him to survive last winter.

However, his health is obviously not good either.

In fact, he was tolerant, and he firmly judged in his heart that his son Weng Tongshu was killed by Su Yi, and he was full of deep-seated hatred.

But he has never come forward to criticize Su Yi.

But now, he felt that it would be difficult for him to survive this winter, and he felt that if he didn't speak out, he would have no chance.

Moreover, historically, this person had a feud with Sushun and was dismissed from his post. He was not re-employed until after the Xinyou coup.

In this world, they have a common enemy, so they have not become enemies. Until now, this person is the co-organizer of the bachelor.

Moreover, he was still the teacher of Emperor Tongzhi, but because of his old age, Weng Tonghe often taught on his behalf.

Seeing Weng Xinchun coming out, Zhou Zupei and Jiao Youying, the two Han ministers who discussed politics, lowered their heads and said nothing.

For many Han ministers, the so-called flag affairs reform is a family matter of your Eight Banners. We Han people have no right to interfere, so we can just stay out of it.

There were two other people present, one was the former Jiangning general Toming'a, and the other was the former Guangzhou general Mukdene.

In front of Su Yi, these two people kept calling themselves slaves.

When Tuominga saw Su Yi's majesty in Nanjing, he had already made up his mind to seize the last opportunity to rejoin Su Yi's tent and gain important employment.

After entering Beijing, he discovered that this opportunity had always been there.

He is also a banner man, and a high-ranking official. As long as he announces in public that he supports Su Yi's banner reform, it will be a vote of approval.

Will definitely be reused.

Therefore, he has made up his mind that after returning to Beijing, he must find a good opportunity to make an impassioned speech in support of the reform of flag affairs and hand in this letter of nomination.

But after returning to Beijing, he found that the entire atmosphere was completely different.

In Nanjing, it was Su Yi's territory, and everyone respected and obeyed him.

When we arrived in the capital, it was as if we had entered enemy territory.

All the bannermen hated Su Yi to the core, shouting to beat him and kill him.

Especially for Zaiyuan, as the foreman of the military minister, his shit-like situation at this time was even more frightening.

The capital is a humane society, especially in the inner city. If someone supports you, you are the boss.

No one touches you, no matter how high your official position is, what's the use?

And the flash of swords and shadows in the court hall today made him even more afraid.

Can you afford the two hundred pounds? I'm afraid that as soon as I shouted out, before I had time to grasp the power, I would be smashed to death by spittle stars, and my body would be shattered to pieces.

So, Tomin'a mustered up his courage one last time, then gave up completely and gave up.

He couldn't help but look at the former Guangzhou general Mukdene, and found that the other party also bowed his head and remained silent.

Forget it.

If you don't have this ability, you wouldn't be considered a hero.

Today's court meeting originally had many things, but in the end it turned out to be just one thing.

Countless ministers of the Eight Banners collectively put pressure on the Queen Mother, forcing Zhaobu to be arrested and punished.

Empress Dowager Ci'an's delicate body was trembling and her eyes were red.

Suddenly, the little emperor said something: "Is this Zhaobu so bad?"

As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked.

The Minister of the Eight Banners was ecstatic.

Although the emperor is only eight years old, he is the emperor after all.

Suddenly, someone came out and said: "Yes, Your Majesty. This omen has no imperial decree. It sent troops to arrest banner officials without authorization, and carried out mass killings. It is tantamount to conspiracy. It is a heinous crime."

"Shut up!" Empress Dowager Ci'an couldn't help but said: "What do you know?"

Then, she shouted directly: "Sanchao."

Then, he took the little emperor directly and left Qianqing Palace.

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After returning to Zhongcui Palace.

Empress Dowager Ci'an trembled: "Who taught you to say that?"

The little emperor said: "No one can teach me, but Zhaobu did kill people randomly." Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "In the future, you are not allowed to say a word like this."

The little emperor asked: "Is Zhaobu one of Master Su's people? The Ministry of Internal Affairs is all my slaves. Does Master Su want to dissolve the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Shut up, shut up."

Then, she said with unprecedented severity: "Zaichun, you are still young and don't understand many things yet. From now on, don't say a word or mention a word about your Master Su."

The little emperor said: "My son, I know."

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Next, people continued to mourn throughout the capital.

The whole city was filled with grief and anger.

There was only one issue in the entire court, which was to capture Zhaobu and punish him according to law.

Empress Dowager Ci'an held two more court meetings.

But at every court meeting, countless ministers of the Eight Banners reported to the Empress Dowager to issue an order to capture Zhaobu.

Almost all other issues were shelved.

Each time, Empress Dowager Ci'an could only forcefully disperse the court.

She once again had trouble sleeping and eating, and continued to lose weight.

She really felt that every day was like a year.

And at this time.

Su Yi returns to Beijing!

This news was like a gust of wind, blowing across the entire capital in an instant.

All civil and military officials rushed to tell each other.

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After Su Yi returned to Beijing.

I saw Zhaobu kneeling on the ground.

"Your Majesty, you humbled yourself and joined the army without permission. Please punish me."

"In a humble position, death is not a pity."

Su Yi helped him up and said slowly: "No, not only are you not guilty, you are also guilty."

"Don't have any mental pressure and keep doing your thing."

"As long as I'm here, no one can do anything to you."

Zhaobu kowtowed heavily and said, "I thank my master for your kindness."

Su Yi's instinct was to refute, calling him a slave or a master.

"Go back to the military camp and do some errands," Su Yi said.

"Slave, please retire." Zhaobu kowtowed again and retreated.

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"Your Majesty, Mianyu is in poor health and feels that his time is running out, so he is not afraid of death and fights to the death." Tian Yugong said: "These Eight Banners princes are really stubborn. If Sushun and Duanhua die, they will immediately Someone rushed out again."

Lin Shaozhang said: "Based on our experience in fighting, the Eight Banners have no shortage of bloody courage."

Chongen next to him couldn't help but roll his eyes, I am also a Eight Banner.

Su Yi said: "What about Zaiyuan? As the Minister of Flag Affairs Reform, has he never spoken out?"

Tian Yugong said: "No, he has been claiming to be ill at home, and Master Chong'en has always been there to support him."

"The Queen Mother has a weak temperament. It is very difficult for her to be able to support her until now. When the prince returns to Beijing, the Queen Mother can breathe a sigh of relief."

Chongen said: "Your Majesty, as the Minister of Flag Affairs Reform and the Prince, Zaiyuan is the most suitable candidate. But now he has been hiding behind, and it seems that he is not willing to charge into the battle."

Su Yi said: "Originally, when the flag affairs reform was carried out by banner ministers, everyone had a sense of dignity. Since they don't want this dignity, then don't blame me for using Han people to preside over the flag affairs reform."

Chongen said: "Tomorrow's court meeting, all the artillery fire will probably be focused on the prince. He is forced to shed tears and kill Ma Su. If the prince does not kill him, he will probably completely break his face. All civil and military officials will excuse themselves from work and leave home, leaving the court Completely paralyzed."

"The northwest side has been suppressing it, and it probably can't be suppressed anymore." Tian Yugong said: "The chaos in the northwest, and the rebels massacring our Han people will probably still happen. What the prince said before Cypress invasion may even be ahead of schedule.”

Regarding the situation in the northwest, Su Yi has sent a large number of intelligence agents.

However, the situation there has been separated from the Qing court for too long. When intelligence agents go there, they can only inquire about information. It is extremely difficult to change the situation.

Shaanxi and Gansu were in chaos, and the territory rebelled against the Qing Dynasty. Nearly one-third of the Qing government's land was in danger.

In total, nearly 20 million Han people would be massacred, leaving huge hidden dangers for future generations.

Zuo Zongtang pacified the northwest and regained the territory. He was truly a national hero and will be remembered throughout the ages.

But this time, Su Yi would never let Zuo Zongtang be so embarrassed and helpless in his Western Expedition.

This time, we will definitely not let so many people die.

"And the Russians have assembled an army of 40,000 to 50,000 people, and a war may break out at any time."

"And the Hunan Army in the South."

Tian Yugong suddenly said: "The Hunan Army in the south is the top priority."

"The chaos in the northwest, with countless rebels, is a foregone conclusion, but to be honest, these rebels cannot enter the core area of ​​our country, and annihilating them will not be achieved overnight."

"The Russian minister keeps saying that he can launch a war at any time, but it is a long way from Moscow to Eastern Siberia. Without enough military supplies, they dare not start a war rashly."

"Only the Hunan Army is a serious concern and a top priority."

Su Yi said slowly: "Brother Tian is absolutely right."

The current situation seems to be ambushed on all sides.

But the core lies in the Hunan Army, and other parties only help the Hunan Army contain Su Yi's army.

Tian Yugong said: "Actually, Zeng Guofan's move this time was very unique and very clever. He has the same approach as the prince."

Chong'en said: "We rely on foreign countries to respect ourselves."

This word is not wrong.

Zeng Guofan and others knew that while the Russians were in the north and there was going to be chaos in the northwest, Su Yi's army was far from enough. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them.

Once the situation in the northwest is calmed down, the Russian crisis will be lifted.

Or maybe in two or three years, the empire's new army will be continuously trained, and then his more than 100 or 200,000 Hunan troops will be no match at all.

He must completely make the Hunan Army's territory independent and stable within one or two years.

The method used was the same as Su Yi used to rely on foreign countries to show his self-respect.

Why is it that in the past few years, not only has the struggle been fierce, Su Yi has often mobilized all the soldiers and horses in Jiujiang, but the entire Jiujiang has always been as stable as Mount Tai, and no one side dares to send troops to invade Jiujiang?

It is because there are huge interests of the British Empire.

Anyone who touches Jiujiang will attract British revenge.

This time, Zeng Guofan hurriedly held an investment conference to bring in capital from another British faction, American capital, French capital, and a small amount of Russian capital.

It was to copy Su Yi's method and spread the properties of these foreigners across the territory of the Hunan Army.

As a result, it would be very difficult for Su Yi to use military means to deal with the Hunan Army, which would trigger possible violent retaliation from several major powers.

If the opponent actually invests tens of millions of taels of silver, then the territory of the Hunan Army will become the territory of the great powers.

If you dare to send troops, it means going to war with the big powers.

It is precisely because of this that Zeng Guofan and other Hunan army leaders had the confidence to challenge Su Yi completely and fight to the death.

Tian Yugong said: "So, our top priority is to stop Zeng Guofan's investment conference, and we must not let him succeed."

Su Yi said: "No, it's much more than that."

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Inside Zhongcui Palace.

Su Yi met Empress Dowager Ci'an again.

She stared at Su Yi with tears in her eyes and cried, "Otherwise, you should call her back. I really can't hold it anymore."

Su Yi looked at her with red eyes and said, "How long has it been since you slept?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "I can't sleep at all. I can't sleep for several nights."

Su Yi held her in her arms distressedly.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Su Yi, can you please bring her back? I don't want to take care of anything anymore, please let me go."

"Whenever I close my eyes now, I will dream that the late emperor's eyes are bleeding and he blames me, saying that I ruined the country and the country of my ancestors."

Then, she raised her face and said, "Please spare me."

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There will be a meeting the next day.

Su Yi appeared in the court wearing a five-claw royal robe.

Maybe he really killed too many people. Just standing there was full of awe.

"Queen Mother, the Emperor has arrived."

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The great eunuch Zeng Lu said: "There is a memorial."

Suddenly, everyone looked at Su Yi, watching the prince return to Beijing and see if he had any big moves to make.

As a result, Su Yi stood motionless.

Prince Hui Mianyu once again came out and said: "I am reporting to the Queen Mother that Zhaobu sent out troops without permission without permission. He has committed a heinous crime. Please arrest him immediately and give him a proper punishment."

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

The situation of every previous court meeting was repeated again, forcing the Empress Dowager Ci'an to deal with Zhaobu.

But no matter how the little queen mother cried to Su Yi yesterday, she felt safe now. At least she was able to sleep last night.

She said in a clear voice: "General Zhaobu belongs to the Ministry of War. Su Yi, you are the Minister of the Ministry of War. What do you say?"

Su Yi said: "Back to the Queen Mother, Zhaobu sent troops, it was entirely under my command."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was shocked.

Then, Su Yi couldn't resist the other party's refutation at all, and said in a cold voice: "The Queen Mothers of the two palaces have already made a decree. Anyone who dares to illegally gather in front of the palace to force the palace will be tantamount to treason and will be killed without mercy. But I think this group of people have They are elderly people over 60 or 70 years old, so they are exempted from death, but their families will be punished!”

"The Queen Mother, I sincerely request that all the family members who participated in the forced forced imprisonment of the old man be exiled to Ning Guta!"

"Thinking to God will lead to a good life, and those over the age of sixteen can be exempted from the crime of exile. All remaining family members will be exiled!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire audience changed completely.

what?
Not only can we not deal with Zhaobu, but these thousands of bannermen will also be exiled to Ningguta?
You, Su Yi, are going too far to deceive others.

Immediately, Mian Yu came out and said: "To inform the Queen Mother, I am preparing to participate in the investment conference of the southern provinces on October 15th."

This is not a invitation.

Instead, announce it directly.

Representing the center of the imperial court, it is to recognize the legitimacy of Zeng Guofan's investment conference and to allow the Hunan Army to take away the power of Westernization.

Su Yihan said: "Prince Hui, Zeng Guofan's investment conference will most likely not be held."

Mian Yu said: "I would like to ask King Yijun to carry out Western affairs in an all-round way. It was obviously you who proposed it. Isn't it good for the local governor to share the worries of the imperial court? Only Jiujiang can handle Western affairs, but other places can't handle Western affairs?"

And the key is, is it useful for Su Yi to stop you?
Unless you directly declare the Hunan Army as a rebel army and directly mobilize tens of thousands of troops to go south.

Otherwise, you can't stop the investment conference, let alone the American minister, the Russian minister, and the French minister.

But now that troops are coming to the northwest, the Russians in the north are sharpening their swords.

Your troops are not enough to face these two places. How can you have the military strength to go south?

Moreover, Zeng Guofan and others did not openly rebel and were still subjects of the Qing Dynasty. Do you want to start a civil war just because you are going to hold an investment promotion conference?

The entire south has finally been pacified, but war is about to break out again and completely destroy the rich land in the south?
Su Yi said slowly: "In short, if it can't be done, it just can't be done!"

Immediately afterwards, a message came from outside: "The British Minister Sir Bruce asks for an audience."

A moment later, British Minister Bruce entered and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, in order to deal with the increasingly serious threat of pirates, the Marine Corps of the British Empire has officially invited the Army of the Qing Empire to conduct joint military exercises in Shanghai."

"The time is September 9th to October 20th!"

"In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, we kindly ask your country to agree to designate Shanghai as a military restricted area during this period."

"Prevent all non-essential political activities."

Empress Dowager Ci'an glanced at Su Yi and said, "Su Yi, you are the Minister of War. What do you think?"

Su Yi said: "I think this is feasible."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Then just do it."

"Declaration!"

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Following the instructions of Empress Dowager Ci'an.

A few days later, we arrived in Jiujiang.

Then, Wang Shiqing led the Army's First Division, with a total of 8,000 people, along the Yangtze River and entered Shanghai.

Immediately afterwards, Colonel Jurgen, the British Empire's military attache, led 2,000 marines to formally land in Shanghai.

A total of 10,000 people began joint military exercises.

Deny any outside forces entry.

Then, the American minister, the Russian minister, and even the French minister went to the British minister Sir Bruce to roar.

But it's no use.

The British Empire's first-in-command, second-in-command, and even senior military attachés in China at this time were all members of the Su Yi faction.

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In Suzhou, the top leaders of the Hunan Army held a secret meeting again.

It is already September 19th.

It’s only less than a month until the investment conference is announced on October 15th.

Su Yi directly sent troops to blockade Shanghai. It would definitely not be possible to hold an investment conference in Shanghai. What should we do next?
Peng Yulin said: "It's easy to control the center and grasp the great righteousness."

Zeng Guofan said slowly: "Everyone, Su Yi's first move was already so violent, but please know clearly that this is just the beginning."

"Next, his moves will become more and more fierce."

"If we compromise now, it's still too late. If we go further, it will be irreversible."

"Everyone, do you want to go further?"

Zeng Guoquan sneered: "At this point, how can there be any room for retreat?"

Li Xubin said: "Backing off now will really make people laugh."

Li Hongzhang said: "Teacher, haven't those Eight Banners princes and ministers in the northwest, the Russians in the north, and the capital mobilized yet? Are they just counting on our family?"

Zeng Guofan said: "It's almost time. It should be launched soon."

Zeng Guoquan said angrily: "Whether it's ambushing Su Yi on all sides or killing him from all sides, hurry up, hurry up. I won't give up if this person doesn't die for a day."

"Such venting of anger is meaningless." Zeng Guofan said: "Since you have decided to continue, then continue."

"Babaili urgently asks the court to report. Since the court is going to conduct military exercises in Shanghai, then our investment conference will be moved to another place."

"October 15th, the date remains unchanged, but it will be held in Suzhou."

Peng Yulin said: "Since the address has been changed, why did it change to Suzhou? Why not change it to Wuchang?"

Zeng Guofan said: "It is more appropriate to decide on Suzhou first!"

Then, his son set off again, took a boat northward, and entered Beijing as quickly as possible.

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A few days later!

Zeng Guofan's son, Zeng Jize, appeared in the court in a dusty state.

"To the Queen Mother, to the Emperor, the Governors of Liangjiang, the Governors of Jiangsu, the Governors of Anhui, the Governors of Hubei, and the Governors of Hunan, etc., jointly report that since the imperial court will conduct military exercises in Shanghai, the Westernization Movement is a national policy, so the date of the investment conference remains unchanged. It will be held in Suzhou instead, please allow the Empress Dowager and the Emperor."

The so-called permission here is of course only ceremonial.

Regardless of whether it is approved or not, this investment conference will still go ahead.

Back then, you, Su Yi, resisted the imperial court, held an investment conference in Jiujiang, and ignored the imperial court's wishes.

The one who first made the figurines has no descendants.

All the civil and military officials in the audience suddenly became inexplicably nervous.

As expected, the Hunan Army chose to fight to the end.

Zeng Jize said: "In addition, ministers from several countries and hundreds of foreign businessmen have arrived in Qing Dynasty and are on their way to Suzhou."

This means that when the arrow is on the string, it has to be fired.

How do you, Su Yi, respond?
Are you talking about defining Suzhou as a military restricted area and conducting joint military exercises?
Then you have lost your power and humiliated the country.

After all, Shanghai was a concession, and it was legal for British Marines to land.

But Suzhou is not a concession, and foreign troops are not allowed to enter.

At this time, Ma Xinyi suddenly came out. The Central Committee had dismissed him from the post of Anhui Chief Envoy. This time he followed Su Yi to Beijing to wait for the imperial court to confer a new official position.

"My minister, Ma Xinyi, impeached Li Hongzhang, the governor of Jiangsu. In the war last year, he lost Danyang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou and other places one after another, but the court did not punish him. How unfair is this?"

"I request the Queen Mother to remove Li Hongzhang from the post of governor of Jiangsu."

Tian Yugong came out and said: "I second the proposal."

Chongen came out and said: "I second the proposal."

Wen Xiang came out: "I second the proposal."

Su Yi stared at Prince Yi Zaiyuan and saw him tremblingly walking out of the queue and said: "Slave, second the proposal!"

This man always claimed to be ill at home, but after Su Yi returned to Beijing, he hurriedly went out and returned to the court, which showed that he was still full of fear of Su Yi.

The civil and military officials of the entire court were shocked. Is this... considered to be an unexpected sight?
Empress Dowager Ci'an said to Su Yi: "Su Yi, you are the minister of political affairs. How do you say this?"

Su Yi said: "I feel that Li Hongzhang is responsible for the loss of territory and should be removed from the post of governor of Jiangsu."

"In addition, when Ma Xinyi served as the chief envoy of Anhui, he actively prepared for war and made outstanding contributions. I asked the Queen Mother to appoint him as the new governor of Jiangsu."

Empress Dowager Ci'an looked at Su Yi.

When faced with the huge conflict between Bannerman and Su Yi, she would still hesitate.

But when faced with Su Yi and the Hunan Army, she would favor Su Yi without any obstacles.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Ci'an said loudly: "Draw up a decree to remove Li Hongzhang from the post of governor of Jiangsu. Ma Xinyi canonized as the new governor of Jiangsu!"

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