Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 291 Great joy! Lion of the East!
Inside Zhongcui Palace.

Empress Dowager Ci'an fell into incredible ecstasy, and he almost gave up hope.

After working hard for more than half a year, everything was done according to the most standard, including date, posture, etc., but there was no good news.

She cried several times because of this matter.

He even thought that Yu Shang, the late emperor's seal, was cursed, so he gave the seal to Su Yi directly. Even though he was so superstitious and idealistic, the result still didn't work.

Later, I simply let go and had fun.

As a result, during routine pulse diagnosis, Hua pulse appeared instead.

The situation at that time was hilarious. The moment the 70-year-old doctor from Tai Hospital felt the slippery pulse, his body was shocked and then filled with fear.

Seeing his reaction, Ci'an immediately asked: "Is this palace pregnant? Is there any happiness?"

The imperial doctor quickly shook his head and said, "No, no."

Ci'an was full of disappointment and said: "It's really not true. Tell me honestly and don't deceive me."

The imperial doctor was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will never reveal anything."

In his opinion, he was definitely dead this time. If he accidentally broke into this huge secret, he would definitely be killed and silenced.

In the end, of course he was overthinking it.

Empress Dowager Ci'an asked again and again if she was happy?
The imperial doctor said: "Although the date is very short,... I still can't make mistakes in this regard."

Then, Empress Dowager Ci'an fell into ecstasy.

But the imperial doctor was still kowtowing desperately, begging the Queen Mother for mercy.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Don't worry, there is no way I could kill you. I am too late to be happy."

"The regent will make arrangements for you, don't worry."

"Do you think that I and the regent are both people who kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

The imperial doctor knelt on the ground and shook his head.

This is not against my will. The last time Yehenala was pregnant, it was obviously revealed by Zaiyuan Fujin. At that time, the whole hospital was panicked and felt that a killing spree was going to happen. They would rather kill by mistake than let go. of.

Who knows, not even a single imperial doctor was killed.

In this situation, what if someone knew about it?

Historically, Yehenala's pregnancy was not an absolute secret, and it did not affect her control of government affairs.

Ci'an even had a desire to know everything.

Therefore, he directly sent Zenglu to report the good news to Su Yi.

After hearing this, the eunuch Zenglu was confused at first, and then extremely moved.

I didn't expect that the Queen Mother would trust me so much and tell us such things without reservation. From now on, I will sacrifice my life and blood for the Queen Mother and the Regent.

After Su Yi entered Zhongcui Palace, a burst of fragrant wind from Ci'an fell into Su Yi's arms.

"I'm so happy. I finally have a child and I don't have to envy other people."

"I'm really giving up hope."

"Why do you think it's so strange? My menstrual period has obviously come this month, but it's just a lot less. Isn't it just... I'm happy for nothing?"

Su Yi said: "How can it be that the joy is empty?"

Then, the woman felt disgusted for a while, and she was so intimate that she looked more like an eighteen-year-old girl.

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The joy was indeed not in vain, because Empress Dowager Ci'an did not have her menstrual period next month, so she was definitely pregnant.

Moreover, it is indeed not completely confidential.

Yehenala kept the secret very well at that time, because she did not tell anyone, and she also hid herself from almost everyone.

But Ci'an was so full of joy that she no longer wore flower-bottomed shoes and kept covering her belly, so that was okay.

He also summoned many noble ladies into the palace at every turn, carrying their babies into the palace with them.

They are all babies under two or three years old, there are boys and girls too.

The person who reacted the most to Ci'an's pregnancy was Yehenala. After hearing this, she sat there quietly and motionless for a long time.

Ordinarily, it is a good thing for Ci'an that she is pregnant. This means that for a long time, the queen mother of the palace will not appear, and she will listen to politics alone behind the curtain.

Moreover, Ci'an made this matter known to everyone, which also ruined his noble status. If something happens in the future, this will be a huge sin. There are many things that can be done but cannot be said.

However, Yehenala also knew that Su Yi liked Ci'an's reaction the most.

She even clearly felt that Su Yi's feelings for Ci'an at this time exceeded her feelings for herself. She was obviously the one who came first, and Su Yi was very honest in this regard. He showed whatever he thought without any pretense.

Yehenara also once thought about whether he should imitate Ci'an and treat Su Yi with all his heart and soul, or even completely give up the power in his hands.

Moreover, she also knew that Ci'an had handed over the imperial reward seal to Su Yi, which was equivalent to directly handing over the highest power.

Yehenala also once asked herself whether to hand over the seal of Tongdaotang.

She asked herself this question many times and got the same answer.

unwilling.

Moreover, she told herself over and over again, how much trust did the late emperor give me when he gave me this power? How could I live up to it? Is it the personal relationship between a man and a woman that is more important, or the country, the country, and the country?

Late Emperor, you had taken every possible precaution against me, and you might have even left a secret order for Niu Hulu to deal with me. Now look at it, the person who completely betrayed you is Niu Hulu, not me.

You, you are really blind.

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Minister of Westernization Shen Baozhen officially entered Beijing. Hu Xueyan, Bai Yan, and his brother Su Quan also entered the court as Minister of Westernization and Minister of Military and Aircraft.

However, these people cannot stay for long.

Soon I will go to Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuchang and other places to preside over Westernization.

This time I went to Beijing to show my face and then form a complete team.

In addition, there is another matter, who should be sent to Japan as minister? Who should be sent to Vietnam as minister in Vietnam?

Su Yi thought about the post of Minister to Japan, and unexpectedly thought of Zeng Jize, the son of Zeng Guofan.

Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that he was originally a diplomat in history.

Moreover, the current position of Japanese Minister is not that important.

So, Su Yi found Zeng Jize and asked for his opinion.

"First of all, it was the Tokugawa shogunate who invited us to send the minister, but they will soon lose power."

Zeng Jize asked: "Your Majesty, what position do we take?"

Su Yi said: "The position of being close to the shogunate."

"So, you may be in danger because those who support the emperor will be very crazy and very violent."

"Even when necessary, we need them to take more extreme actions against our embassy. Do you understand what this means?"

What does this mean?
When necessary, the legation may be sacrificed in order to gain grounds for war with Japan.

"So, once you get this position, it will take several years to return to the country, and your life may be in danger." Su Yi said.

Zeng Jize knelt down and said, "My lord, I am willing."

"In fact, I can't wait to make contributions to the country and the prince."

"Now, I can only be extremely grateful that the prince can think of me at this critical moment."

Su Yi nodded and said: "Okay, then you can make some preparations and wait until you go to Japan to take up the post. In addition, you can recommend two places, one of which is a military attaché."

Zeng Jize said: "Yes, thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

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Two people who were clearly dead were kneeling in front of Su Yi, and their faces were already disfigured.

Huang Yisheng, the naval admiral of the Hunan Army, and Bao Chao, the Jiangnan admiral, gathered together.

"You've been playing for a year, have you learned Vietnamese yet?" Su Yi asked.

Bao Chao said: "I have learned it almost, but my speaking skills are not very good."

Huang Yisheng said: "Yes, I can communicate and understand, but my accent will definitely be recognized by others."

Su Yi said: "That's okay. In the past few years during the suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Tiandi Hui, and the Nian Army, I don't know how many pirates and rebels have fled to Vietnam."

"Do you know your mission?"

Bao Chao said: "I know, form a team in Vietnam and join the rebel army."

Huang Yisheng said: "Pull up a group of pirates and join the rebel army in Vietnam."

Su Yi said: "Yes, this is the only mission. This is also the mission you are best at, forming gangs, smuggling to make money, and doing evil."

Bao Chao said cautiously: "Your Majesty, how long should we stay there?"

Su Yi said: "I don't know. It might be a long time. You might even need to be stationed there for a long time in the future."

"However, the descendants of your children who remain in the country will be well cultivated."

"In addition, I want to make it clear to you that there will be many brothers from the intelligence service watching you in Vietnam, and at critical moments, there will be people who will contact you and become your superiors. You need to obey his orders."

Bao Chao kowtowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"We are not afraid of the prince's jokes. Now we are all going crazy. It feels like living like this is not as good as being cut with a knife. Now that the prince has entrusted us with the errand, we are only excited and ecstatic."

Huang Yisheng said: "Yes, we are so happy that we will explode. The next step is for the dragon to enter the sea. There will be a lot of achievements."

Can you tell me about the dragon entering the sea?

However, Su Yi was too lazy to argue with them.

Putting these two people in a place like Vietnam, they really used their talents according to their ability. How could they be more than just like a duck in water? It's like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

After the two men left through the secret passage.

The next one to come in was Bao Jun.

Although he had tipped off Su Yi, he was still demoted to the rank of fourth-grade official and assistant minister of the Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Yamen. Su Yi said: "I have an errand now, which is not easy to handle. Would you like to go?"

Baojun said: "I am willing to go."

Su Yi said: "I haven't even said what it is."

Baojun said: "Minister stationed in Vietnam."

Su Yi smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid of making Yang Xiuzhi's mistake again?"

Baojun said: "It's not that the slave is smart, but the prince did not hide this matter from the slave. He also let the slave participate in receiving the envoy of the King of Vietnam and participated in relevant negotiations."

Su Yi nodded and said, "Yes, then tell me, what should we do?"

Baojun thought for a while and said: "Cultivation of forces in Vietnam, giving hope, observing and cultivating the new king."

Su Yi said: "When the Vietnamese envoy came to see me, I was relatively polite and very approachable. After you go, you can act more domineering."

Baojun said: "Yes!"

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The top priority now is still the comprehensive Westernization Movement.

Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone has been in preparation for more than three years.

The relevant talent team has been established for more than half a year, with more than a few thousand people.

Many of these people have already gone to Hangzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou and other places.

Even the related workers, craftsmen, and supporting equipment have been completed a lot.

Just waiting for a big fight.

To fully carry out these projects, a comprehensive negotiation with the British Empire is required.

Very, very detailed negotiations.

What we need to talk about is not only commercial cooperation, but also political and military cooperation.

At least, there should be strategic partner treatment.

In addition, the Yangtze River waterway rights and inland waterway rights of Western powers in China will be completely cancelled.

No opium.

Eliminate the missionary rights of Western powers in the country, let alone church jurisdiction.

In fact, many domestic high-level officials have also put forward another condition, which is to increase tariffs.

This point is of course very important, but Su Yi hesitated again and again and still felt that this was impossible to pass.

Besides, it's not that important right now.

The most important thing is that the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone is still dumping on Europe. Because it contains British shares, the cost of entering the European market is very low.

Ba Xiali has been back to London for half a year. I don't know how the talks with the King and Prime Minister have gone.

Generally speaking, in negotiations of this level, both parties have already figured out their conditions and can basically reach an agreement before the head of state visits.

Whether it was Su Yi's victory over the Russian army in the Far East this time or the more comprehensive cooperation in the future, it was definitely not a contract that an envoy could sign.

The two heads of state need to sign a contract.

This time Basia returned to London and brought with him roughly Su Yi's relevant conditions.

In the past few months, relevant interest groups have been working hard.

This is a very large interest group, and it has already made a lot of money in the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone. He is also a potential collaborator for many major projects in the future, and he is a decisive force in the UK.

This group of people are working hard to facilitate Su Yi's visit to the British Empire and even to Europe.

Moreover, Su Yi also requested relevant political treatment.

More than a dozen details.

Including whom to send to the dock to greet them, how many gun salutes to ring, where to give speeches, and where to live.

Who to negotiate with, etc.

So, as long as Bashali returns.

That means there will be good news.

The two have worked together for so many years, and Su Yi knows him very well. Now that time is not very pressing, he will definitely try his best to do everything to the best of his ability.

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"Your Majesty, do you want Ronglu and Jing Shou?" Lin Shaozhang said suddenly.

At this time, Su Yi was in sole control.

Therefore, many people in the faction find Ronglu and Jingshou very annoying.

However, these two people still hold military power in their hands, and they are responsible for guarding the capital.

Su Yi thought for a while, shook her head and said, "Let them take the initiative."

Today, Ronglu is working hard to run errands. He has almost tried his best to dismantle the local green camp and offended countless people. The errand was done very, very well. Although he didn't say it, Su Yi knew that he was trying to sacrifice his merits.

Moreover, the new Imperial Army will expand by three divisions, and it will still be Su Yi's completely direct officers who will take over.

Ronglu is responsible for the abolition, and only offends people.

The selection of troops was entirely done by Su Yi's direct line generals.

In the future, Su Yi also plans to set up five theaters across the country and assign the Imperial CSKA to each theater.

Moreover, a small number of troops will also be deployed in each province in the future.

Even, an astonishing number of second-line garrison troops have to be trained.

However, it's still early days.

All these must be coordinated with the Westernization Movement and the construction of railways, especially telegraph lines.

It will take several years.

Lin Shaozhang said: "I feel that Jing Shou will soon be here. Now that he has the military power, it will become more and more dangerous. He will probably take the initiative to ask for release. What I mean is that it is best before the prince visits London." , settle this matter.”

"This is also for Jingshou's benefit."

Su Yi nodded.

Lin Shaozhang continued: "There is another matter that seems to involve the prince's personal affairs, but it is also a state matter, so I have the courage to speak out."

Su Yi said: "You tell me."

Lin Shaozhang said: "The Queen Mother of the East wants to give everything to the prince and wants to withdraw the curtain. According to my guess about her, she must have hinted to the Queen Mother of the West more than once, asking her to hand over the seal of the Tongdaotang, completely remove the curtain, and All power goes to the prince.”

Su Yi thought for a while and said, "Shaozhang, it may not be a good thing for us to remove the curtain now."

Lin Shaozhang said: "Of course I know that now is not a good time to withdraw the curtain. The Eastern Empress Dowager is simple-minded and has not thought about what will happen after the Emperor becomes an adult. However, the prince does not have to accept it, but the Western Empress Dowager has to give it."

"Hahaha..." Su Yi laughed and said, "Shaozhang, this means you have to look forward to Shu. You can't ask the Queen Mother of the West to meet the standards of the Queen Mother of the East."

Lin Shaozhang said: "Now, I must consider what happens after the emperor reaches adulthood. It won't be a few years, it will only be six years."

Su Yi said: "Don't worry, it won't turn the world upside down. Focus on doing things first, focus on doing things first."

"Don't be too demanding of her."

At this moment, Chongqi's extremely excited voice sounded outside.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Sir Basial is back and is heading towards the palace."

Su Yi was overjoyed. After more than half a year, he was finally back.

He didn't show any pomp and went straight out of the palace to greet him.

A long way away, Basia Li got off the carriage, rushed towards Su Yi, and hugged her warmly.

"Your Majesty, my friend, my brother, my greatest guide."

"Your friend, your most loyal ally, has fortunately returned from London."

Her wife caught up behind her, saluted Su Yi and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Then, he stretched out his hand towards Su Yi.

Su Yi was stunned and said, "Madam, I will not give Basia the same treatment."

Mrs. Basharli said: "Of course."

Su Yi kissed her hands like a gentleman, and then said to Mrs. Basia: "You can go in by yourself, or Zhenzhen is already on the way out."

Mrs. Basharli said: "Don't, her pregnancy is still short."

Then, without seeing anyone else, she walked directly into the palace.

Bashar said: "Your Majesty, our political allies and I are in London and Europe to complete the mission you assigned us."

"The Queen of the British Empire, Prince Albert, Prime Minister, formally invites you to visit London."

"We, and Europe as a whole, will receive you with the level of a head of state."

"My lord, are you ready to amaze the whole of Europe?"

"All Europe is waiting for your appearance."

"You can't even imagine how shocking this war was to Europe."

"When the news reached Europe, no one could believe it. After it was finally settled, newspapers across Europe were in a frenzy. Your photo once again appeared on the headlines of major newspapers. Do you know what kind of appearance you have in Europe? No.?"

Su Yi said: "Lion of the East?"

Basia said politely: "You, how do you know?"

Su Yi said: "Because your newspaper lacks imagination to a certain extent. The good words that mention our country are Napoleon's words."

Bashar said politely: "In short, my Majesty the Lion King, go and conquer Europe."

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Note: Due to work and rest reasons, I didn’t sleep enough for almost an hour yesterday. I got up at 6 o’clock this morning to participate in Writers Association activities. I ran all the way until 8:30 in the evening before returning to the hotel. After taking a shower, I immediately immersed myself in typing. The number of words is not that many, but it is really I tried my best, sorry guys.

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