Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 296 Ci’an gives birth! A few years later!
More than a month later, Su Yi returned to Shanghai.

More than hundreds of officials came to Wusong Pier to greet him, and Prince Gong Yi led him again.

Su Yi couldn't help but be slightly surprised. Is there a telegraph between London and Shanghai at this time? How do you know when I will come back?
After asking later, I found out that someone had been waiting at the pier more than a month ago.

Su Yi's trip lasted too long, and she came back nearly two months later than planned.

Of course, no one can make any waves during this period of time.

It is impossible to take the opportunity to rebel and subvert the political situation.

But when it was time to come back and he still hadn't come back, it was inevitable that some rumors would spread.

There are two rumors that are making the most noise. One is that Su Yi is being detained in London and will not be able to come back.

Second, there was a shipwreck. The luxury liner Su Yi was on sank, so she couldn't come back.

These two rumors spread more and more widely, and eventually caused a series of reactions.

For example, many bannermen are still rioting.

Yes, it's just a commotion, but I don't dare to come out to cause trouble.

Yi and Zaiyuan, in order to prove themselves to Su Yi, carried out vigorous reform of the flag affairs, and they were very ruthless and thorough.

The purpose is to restore one's status and power.

When Su Yi was around, they didn't dare to resist when faced with such ruthless tactics.

But Su Yi didn't come back two months late, so many Renban people began to rebel against the new reform policy.

Moreover, Yijia was once again burned on the fire.

There were even rumors about Su Yi's ship encountering a shipwreck and Su Yi not being able to come back. The final source was found to be from Prince Gong's Palace and Prince Yi's Palace.

Prince Gong Yi and Prince Yi Zaiyuan hurriedly went to the Queen Mother and even went to Prince Su Yi's palace to curse and swear.

These rumors really have nothing to do with me.

It was entirely the bannermen who wanted to resist the New Deal and tried to frame Yi and Zaiyuan.

In fact, these rumors really have nothing to do with Yi and Zaiyuan.

It was during this period that Yi and Zaiyuan were too harsh when they reformed the flag affairs and offended too many people. They wanted to frame the situation and make the reform of the flag affairs go unresolved.

After that, in order to prove himself, Prince Gong Yi left the capital directly and came to Shanghai Wusong Wharf to wait.

Just like that, I have been waiting for more than half a month.

"See Prince Regent!"

"Congratulations to the Prince Regent on his honorable return!"

Hundreds of officials knelt on the ground.

Even Prince Gong Yi felt like crying with joy the moment he saw Su Yi.

Finally, I finally have you back.

I...I made the right choice this time.

Su Yi was actually very dissatisfied. What are you doing here? If you are not in the capital to reorganize flag affairs, you have come to Wusong Pier to wait for me for more than half a month. You are wasting your time.

At this time, if you want to prove yourself, the best way is to start to straighten things out.

You should be doing things instead of waiting for me at the dock.

but……

Don't have too high demands on others.

There is really a fixed upper limit for each person. For example, Yi is only a capable minister at best, and this is not even considered.

Although he almost became the emperor, he was weak at heart.

Xianfeng was in power and could suppress him.

Now that Yehenala is in power, he can be suppressed.

Now that Su Yi is in power, she can still suppress him.

With a helpless sigh, Su Yi stepped forward and said, "Sixth brother, it doesn't have to be like this. How dare I accept such a great gift from you."

Hearing Su Yi's gentle words, Yi finally relaxed in his heart and said with trembling enthusiasm: "Prince Regent, I have been waiting for you for so long, and finally you are here."

"This country cannot live without you even a day."

Su Yi said: "During this period, Brother Six has also worked hard."

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He did not return to Beijing first, but returned to his villa in Shanghai.

Start reviewing important documents and start reading relevant information.

Princess Shouxi arranged for dinner, and Fu Shanxiang remained as the confidential secretary.

Su Yi's face was cold.

This group of bannermen really can't stand up to the wall.

Some time ago, the flag affairs reform was vigorously carried out and the progress was very fast. But in the past few months, it has obviously slowed down.

And the reason was just rumors that Su Yi would not be able to come back.

As a result, many people stopped cooperating, began to wait and see, and began to procrastinate. He began to act against his will, he began to obstruct, he began to sabotage, and he continued to spread all kinds of rumors.

I have the heart of a Bodhisattva, and I want to find a way for you to survive in the future, and I want you to make progress.

I don't want to cause more killings at all.

I've killed you three times, and I'm not a fucking butcher.

result……

The memory is not long at all.

Su Yi raised her eyes and saw Fu Shanxiang's bulging belly.

Suddenly, his cold expression immediately softened and became gentle.

"Has it been hard during this time?" Su Yi asked softly, gently holding her in his arms and letting her sit on his lap.

"It's not hard at all. I just miss the prince." Fu Shanxiang said, "Besides, I'm pregnant and need to move around more. It's not good to be completely idle."

What she meant was that she wanted to keep doing this job until delivery, and Shen Baoer might need to take over during the delivery period.

"Okay." Su Yi said.

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after a while!

Before Su Yi returned to the capital, all his diplomatic achievements in Europe had already spread like snow flakes.

"China News Weekly" distributes relevant content to every province as quickly as possible.

It set off a storm among many people.

This... this is simply China's most glorious victory in a century.

The Prince Regent went to England and not only negotiated three major matters.

Opium was banned, the Yangtze River waterway was recovered, and foreigners were banned from missionary rights.

Moreover, a conference of four kings was held to mediate the conflicts between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire and prevent the war between the two European powers.

so amazing.

It has only been a few years, only five years.

From losing power and humiliating the country to being proud and proud.

The Prince Regent is truly a wise king and a British king.

But... only some people think so.

There are also some people who think this is nothing special. Because of the Yangtze River navigation rights, the ban on opium, and the ban on the right of foreigners to preach, they had no idea how significant these achievements were.

As for the Conference of the Four Kings and the mediation between Prussia and the Austrian Empire, they felt that it was nothing great.

Prussia, Austria?
Never heard of it at all, just barbarians.

We, the Qing Dynasty, are the kingdom of heaven and the center of the world. There is nothing to be proud of with some achievements.

During the reign of Saint Patriarch and Emperor Gaozong, we were called majestic.

There is no way around it, it is too difficult to open up wisdom.

However, many elites still know the value of this diplomacy.

But no matter what, Su Yi's newspaper still brainwashed him over and over again, and in the end there was only one core content.

Su Yi's trip has brought China into the ranks of the world's mainstream countries.

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A few days later, Su Yi officially returned to Beijing after handling the affairs in Shanghai and Jiujiang.

The first time after returning to Beijing, Su Yi went to see Ci'an in his private residence.

At this time, her belly was already very big and she would give birth soon.

"Wan'er, will you go to Jiujiang in a few days?" Su Yi said softly.

Ci'an nodded and said, "Okay."

Su Yi was stunned and said, "Don't you ask why?"

Because she kept saying before that she would not go to Jiujiang, she would stay in a private house in the capital and give birth to the child.

Su Yi also agreed, but now she was asked to go to Jiujiang.

Ci'an said: "I only know that you must be doing this for me and the child."

Su Yi nodded and said, "Yes."

Because there will be another killing next, and another group of bannermen will be killed to shock them, so that many policies can be implemented smoothly.

He wanted to kill people in the capital, so he asked Ci'an to return to Jiujiang to give birth.

Ci'an lay happily in Su Yi's arms and said softly: "After having this little thing, I really feel that we are a family, we are husband and wife, we are relatives, and we will never be apart from each other for the rest of our lives. opened."

Su Yi said softly: "Isn't it?"

Ci'an suddenly said: "You let her have a child because you want the child to bring you and her together, to use the child to connect the two of you, and not to go to opposite sides."

"And you asked me to have a child, just...just I want a child, just want the two of us to have a child, right?"

Su Yi said: "Yes, why is Wan'er so smart today?"

Ci'an said: "After doing nirvana, many emotions can be sensed sharply."

"I'm so happy that you favor me so much."

Then, she asked: "Where is our precious little girl? She is two years old now."

Su Yi said: "In Jiujiang, she is raised in the name of my sister-in-law. My mother is taking care of her."

Ci'an wanted to speak but stopped.

Su Yi said: "What do you want to say?"

Ci'an said: "There is no problem if you let her be in Bai Feifei's name. But isn't Bai Feifei always running around outside?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

Ci'an said: "Then... then, how about the little girl also follows me from now on? I will take my two babies together so that the siblings can have companionship. That is your child. I will definitely treat it as a treasure. I am sure. I will love you in my heart."

Su Yi was moved and nodded: "Okay."

In comparison, Yehenara was a little ruthless towards his biological daughter.

Not long after he was born, Su Yi's mother, Tong Jia, raised her. After something happened in the capital, she couldn't wait to return to the capital.

So to a certain extent, Su Ye's attempt to tie her down with a child was not considered successful.

On the contrary, the Niu Hulu family in front of her fell in love with Su Yi's other child because of the child in her belly, and couldn't wait to be her mother.

Then, she looked at her with watery eyes.

The lips were red and full of desire.

Seeing how affectionate and adorable she was, Su Ye couldn't help but kiss her gently.

The little queen mother couldn't wait to kiss back.

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At court the next day.

Empress Dowager Ci'an, who had not been in court for a long time, went to court again.

Her belly is really big.

But she didn't change her clothes, so the bulge of her belly couldn't be concealed.

And she didn't seem to worry about being seen out at all.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also pretended not to see anything and looked down to the ground.

The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, has not appeared in the court for a long time. I don’t know why she appeared this time.

"I will see the Queen Mother, Your Majesty."

"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor."

After the ceremony, Empress Dowager Ci'an went straight to the point: "Yi, do you think there is anything wrong with this situation right now?"

Prince Gong Yichu said: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, the regent has worked hard and has made great achievements. He alone supports the sky of our Qing Dynasty. Therefore, it is no longer appropriate to stand in the court hall, so I must add a seat for the regent in the court hall." "

As soon as these words came out, Su Yi was stunned.

All civil and military officials were also shocked.

Su Yi really didn't know that Empress Dowager Ci'an would act like this, and she really had no other thoughts. She just saw Su Yi standing uncomfortable.

Moreover, she is going back to Jiujiang to give birth to a baby soon, so she must resolve this matter.

After Yi finished speaking, Prince Yi Zaiyuan also came out and said: "I also think that the regent should be given an extra seat in the court."

"My slave seconded the proposal."

"My slave seconded the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

All civil and military officials came out one after another.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Come and give the regent a seat."

After a while, several eunuchs brought in a chair and placed it under the steps of the main hall.

However, the seats are facing outside the hall.

In other words, Su Yi will face the officials from now on.

This... this is very subtle.

Prince Dun, Prince Chun and others twitched their faces slightly.

This woman is just not good at being in charge of the family, she is too partial, and the whole country will be given away.

After settling this matter, Empress Dowager Ci'an left directly, leaving Yehenala alone to listen to politics behind the curtain once again.

But the little emperor still sat there, saying nothing. Su Yi sat in his seat and scanned the officials with lightning eyes.

This face was really completely different. The expressions of every minister in the palace could be seen clearly.

Of course, many people could see Su Yi's expression clearly.

"Killing is never the purpose, but the means." Su Yi spoke slowly.

"Regarding the reform of flag affairs, there have been several waves of killings. I have been thinking that it should be almost done, and I should have a sense of awe."

"Hundreds of debates have been completed on the rights and wrongs of flag affairs reform."

"Whether it is right or wrong, it has already been decided."

"So, let me ask again here, is the reform of flag affairs right or wrong?"

Su Yi's voice was very low, but the murderous intent contained in it was completely frightening.

"Yi Pei, you answer, is it right or wrong?"

Prince Dun's eyes resisted slightly, but he still said: "That's right."

"Yixuan, you answer, is it right or wrong?"

Prince Chun Yixuan said: "That's right."

"Should the flag affairs reform be implemented?" Su Yi asked in a high-pitched voice, "My lords, should it be implemented?"

Immediately, all the civil and military officials said in unison: "It should be implemented."

Su Yi said: "Now that we know it should be implemented, how has the implementation been in the past few months? Instead of advancing, we have retreated. A group of people secretly sabotaged and obstructed, and even assassinated officials of the flag office."

"Are you so out of your mind?"

"Is it so unbearable?"

Then, Su Yi paused, and the court fell into silence.

"Yi..."

"Zaiyuan..."

"Tian Yugong..."

"Chongen..."

"Japanese Ren..."

All five people from the Banner Reform Yamen came out.

"I'm here..."

As soon as this claim came out, many people felt weird.

Of course I am calling myself this way in front of the emperor and the queen mother, but now it sounds like I am calling myself this way in front of Su Yi.

Su Yi said slowly: "Draw up a list of one thousand people."

"Find out the culprit who obstructed the reform of flag affairs!"

"Kill those who deserve to be killed, and exile those who deserve to be exiled."

"I'm going to let it out here. The reform of flag affairs must be completely completed."

“It must be done no matter what the cost.”

"I will get rid of as many people as they obstruct, until it is completed."

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of many Han ministers present twitched slightly.

Su Yi sneered in his heart, you Han ministers are so happy and detached watching the fire from the other side.

It will be your turn soon.

After taking care of the bannermen, I’ll start taking care of you.

"One thousand people, this list must be accurate, because I already have a list here, don't make too many mistakes."

"In addition, for those who are watching with cold eyes, I advise you not to be too cold-eyed, so as not to regret it in the future."

When he said this, Su Yi's eyes were like lightning, sweeping over Prince Dun Yipei and Prince Chun Yixuan.

The five ministers of the flag affairs reform bowed and said: "嗻!"

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After today's court meeting, the entire capital once again fell into turmoil and fear.

Many people are in panic all day long.

That long-lost feeling came again.

I knew that nothing good would happen to Su Yi once she came back.

The entire flag reform office was also mobilized, working overtime day and night to draw up a list.

Even consider every name on this list carefully.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to seek revenge?

That's something you absolutely don't dare to do.

Because Su Yi's intelligence department already has a list, if the list handed over by the flag office is too wrong.

Then no one can run away.

Especially Yi, Zaiyuan, and even Wo Ren didn't want to test whether Su Yi's butcher knife was sharp.

Just five days later.

The list was handed over. Su Yi deleted a few names and added a few more.

Then, no one was immediately arrested according to this list.

Because he wanted to send Ci'an south to Jiujiang.

He went to Tongzhou Pier in person and helped the little queen mother get on the ship.

The boat was completely remodeled and is very comfortable.

"When you're about to give birth, I'll rush to Jiujiang as soon as possible, okay?" Su Yi kissed her gently on her forehead, the tip of her nose, and her lips.

Then, return to the dock.

The fleet went south to Jiujiang in a mighty manner.

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Just after sending Ci'an away, the capital began to arrest people.

Countless people began to cry and howl.

Begin to regret.

"Spare us."

"Prince Regent, please have mercy. We know we were wrong. We know we were wrong..."

"We promise to be obedient and we promise to support flag affairs reform..."

"Regent, please have mercy."

But it was no use. The menacing officers and soldiers of the garrison went from house to house to get people.

Next up!
Start the trial as quickly as possible.

Of these 1,000 people, 300 were beheaded.

Seven hundred people were exiled to Hailanpao to work as coolies.

Once again, there were a lot of killings.

As a result, the flag affairs reform that had been stalled was once again smoothly implemented.

And it is being implemented at an accelerated pace.

Not only the flag affairs reform, but also various other reforms are being accelerated.

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half a month later.

Crown Prince Edward of the British Empire and Foreign Secretary brought a large team for an official visit.

This is more than just a return visit.

It is a major signing ceremony.

There was a signing ceremony in London.

On the Chinese side, a signing is also required.

Not only the signing of changes in major terms, but also cooperation related to the comprehensive Westernization Movement, shipyards, commissioned warship manufacturing, etc.

Hundreds of contracts need to be signed.

Many people in China still underestimate the importance of this matter.

Many people still feel that this... seems to be nothing special.

Only other countries in the world were once again shocked.

Because the combined digital amounts of these contracts are really scary.

I knew that Prince Regent Su Yi was very generous, but I didn't expect it to be so big.

In the next eight years, the total investment will exceed 460 million taels of silver.

This number may not seem very impressive, after all, the subsequent Boxer compensation was more than 400 million taels of silver.

But now, this number is still very scary.

Among them, the imperial center accounts for 51% of the shares, foreign capital accounts for 29%, and domestic private capital accounts for 20%.

Today, the imperial court's fiscal revenue has doubled compared to the Xianfeng Dynasty, but it does not exceed 100 million.

Even if this number is placed in the whole world, it is still very huge.

Crown Prince Edward and other envoys from the British Empire stayed for about a month.

Among them, they even tried to mediate the conflicts between China and Tsarist Russia.

In other words, it is to force Tsarist Russia to recognize the status quo, sign a treaty, and return all the territory that was cut off after the Treaty of Nerchinsk.

However, the Russian minister directly refused.

It is impossible to reach this treaty. How can such a large territory be spit out soon after it has been eaten?

No one, not even the Tsar, could afford such a price.

Tsarist Russia is a country where victory is paramount. Once it encounters defeat, it will be a nightmare.

Therefore, the problem is destined to be solved only by a larger war.

In St. Petersburg, mobilization has begun.

Next, they will recruit more troops and transport them to the Far East.

The last time an army of over 60,000 was defeated so miserably.

Now that it has lost bases such as Hailanpao and Vladivostok, Tsarist Russia can only become more passive.

If we start a war again, we will need at least 150,000 or even 200,000 troops.

It takes a long, long time to transport so many troops and so many supplies.

Building new war defense lines will also take a long time.

Therefore, there will be a period of peace for at least two or three years.

Su Yi's side is also expanding its army.

Regardless of whether we want to fight this war with Tsarist Russia, we need to expand our military.

At present, Su Yi's main army totals only about 160,000, which is far from enough.

It needs to be at least doubled, if not even enough.

Therefore, in the next two to three years, at least ten more divisions need to be expanded.

Next, the great cause of reform, the Westernization Movement, military expansion, and preparations for war were all carried out in an orderly manner.

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Soon after!

Su Yi left the capital and headed south, returning to Jiujiang.

However, she still didn't catch up. By the time she arrived, Ci'an had already given birth.

A boy was born.

A baby girl with pink makeup was clapping her hands happily outside.

"Brother, brother..."

This is the daughter of Yehenala, named Su Jue.

Not long after Ci'an arrived in Jiujiang, he couldn't wait to take her to his side and became her mother.

At this time, in the villa at the foot of the mountain.

A baby lay quietly in the cradle, sleeping soundly.

Ci Jing leaned on the bed quietly, looking at her baby lovingly.

And Su Yi was washing her hair inch by inch.

According to tradition, it is difficult to wash your hair directly during confinement, so you use a more detailed method to wash your hair.

Because the baby was sleeping, neither of them spoke, enjoying the silence and happiness.

However, the baby at this time will not be woken up and will sleep completely.

Moreover, if there was sound, he might sleep more peacefully.

Suddenly, Ci'an said: "Husband, I have something to say to you."

Su Yi said: "You tell me."

Ci'an said: "For our flesh and blood, and the future... we can't back down, no matter what happens, we can't back down."

"Protect me, protect our children, protect our family."

"No matter what you do, you should do it."

"I may not belong to the Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty."

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Time is like water, years are like a shuttle.

About four years have passed.

Although it has only been four years, the entire country has undergone earth-shaking changes.

This year, the little emperor was almost fifteen years old.

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Note: 6,500 is given, which is still a bit less. There will be more tomorrow. Thank you all.

(End of this chapter)