Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

The messenger did not wear a red belt on his arm, a detail that only a few people noticed.

At this time, countless people in the entire capital were affected by the battle of Jiujiang.

Seeing the loud shouts of the messenger, the city gate suddenly boiled.

Most people were still in the inertia of thinking, thinking that this time was the same as the previous two times, and it was also a victory report.

And the 600-li express must be a great victory report.

Either the fake king Shi Dakai’s navy was completely wiped out, or Jiujiang had been completely taken.

The last victory report said that Jiujiang was surrounded and water was blocked, the city had run out of food, and the morale of the rebels was extremely low.

"Jiujiang battle report is here?"

"Jiujiang victory report is here?"

Countless people immediately swarmed up, but soon the gatekeepers waved whips and drove the group away.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

The gate guards opened a smooth path for the messenger at the fastest speed.

The messenger rushed into the city gate without any delay.

Shouting "Six hundred miles to rush", he headed towards the Forbidden City.

Along the way, countless people were agitated.

After waiting for so long, did they finally get the victory news from Jiujiang?

At this time, Zhang Yuzhao was copying calligraphy, trying to calm himself down.

He was waiting for the victory news more eagerly than anyone else.

At this time, he heard the agitation outside.

"Six hundred miles to rush."

"Jiujiang battle report!"

Zhang Yuzhao's hand trembled, and the word was written wrong.

"Zhang Shun, go outside the palace and wait, and report the news as soon as you have it!"

"Yes, young master!" The servant ran out quickly.

When they entered the inner city, it was even more sensational, because compared with ordinary people, the bannermen were obviously more concerned about the victory or defeat of the Jiujiang battle.

If it weren't for the patrol soldiers driving them away, they would have wanted to stop the messenger, but many of the Eight Banners children also followed the messenger and headed towards the palace gate.

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In the court, Du Han stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, what is Su Ye's intention in cursing that the battle of Jiujiang will be lost? Just order someone to bring him in for questioning. Whether it was his idea alone or someone else's instigation, we must investigate it thoroughly."

"This battle concerns the safety of the country. Anyone with a little loyalty will not say anything that will lead to a defeat. It is sensational and disturbing." Du Han continued, "So Lord Chongen said that Su Ye is dedicated to the public, loyal to the emperor and patriotic, I dare not agree with it!"

"Su Ye's statement that the battle of Jiujiang will be lost is not only absurd, but also has wrong intentions."

"Your Majesty is kind, which is rare in ancient times, but the subordinates are arrogant and have lost their respect. So we should use both kindness and power to avoid shaking the central authority!"

"So I ask that Su Ye be severely punished to set an example and cut off future troubles!"

Du Han's words were very heavy, and they also touched the heart of Emperor Xianfeng.

He was Xianfeng's confidant and favorite, so of course he knew what to say.

Before, it was only the censor who attacked fiercely, but now the military minister actually went down directly.

For the final word!

To destroy Su Ye in one fell swoop, and overthrow the non-existent Prince Hui faction.

Xiang Zhuang danced with the sword to target Pei Gong!

"Six hundred miles of urgent!"

"Jiujiang battle report!"

"Jiujiang battle report!"

Suddenly, everyone was shocked.

Has the Jiujiang battle report finally come?

Has it finally come?

Everyone is also counting the days to impeach Su Ye, Chong En and others.

It is to cooperate with the timeliness of this battle report.

Killing Su Ye is not important at all, after all, he is just a small ant.

The key is to take the opportunity to get Hui Zheng and Chong En out of office. In this way, with Prince Hui's character, he will definitely hide at home for a long time without going out, so that Su Shun's party will have no opponents in the court.

Speaking of which, we have to thank Su Ye for going crazy, giving a perfect opportunity to attack Prince Hui's faction.

The emperor shouted, "Quick, call him!"

The palace door opened!

Several guards drove the messenger up the steps and into the palace.

Everyone stared at the messenger.

The messenger opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but found that he could not speak at all.

This was the messenger of the Huguang Governor's Office. He was exhausted after traveling all the way. In addition, he was very nervous when he entered the Golden Palace and saw the emperor. His whole body was shaking and his lips were completely cracked and bleeding.

"Quick, give him a cup of warm milk."

Soon, someone brought a cup of warm goat milk and gave it to the messenger.

Several guards took off the bamboo tube on the messenger's back and handed it to the emperor respectfully.

With the emperor's consent, the eunuch next to him removed the wax seal and took out the memorial inside.

At this time, almost everyone in the palace held their breath and looked at the messenger.

You, you speak.

Whether the battle of Jiujiang is lost or won, you speak.

The messenger seemed to have exhausted all his strength and shouted out.

"Your Majesty, the battle of Jiujiang was lost!"

"Zeng Guofan's navy was almost destroyed."

"Hubei Admiral Taqibu died in the battle, and the siege of Jiujiang was a great defeat."

After saying this, the messenger fainted.

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was dead silent!

How... how is this possible?

Before, they were so passive, with such a huge disparity in power, but they won all the time.

This time, they were several times stronger than the enemy, but they lost?

And, they lost so miserably?

After hearing this, the emperor trembled violently, as if he was struck by lightning, and there was a roar in his ears, and he could hardly hear anything.

Lost? !

Lost!

How could they lose?

Wasn't the situation very good?

Wasn't there continuous good news before?

Didn't they say that Jiujiang could be taken within a month?

How could they lose?

And... lost so miserably?

After a long while, Xianfeng trembled and took out the secret memorial from the bamboo tube.

There were two copies in total, one from Yang Pei, the governor of Huguang, and the other from Zeng Guofan's apology.

The whole process of the defeat was clearly written on it.

Zeng Guofan didn't write it, but Yang Pei, the governor of Huguang, would not not write it, and Zeng Guofan's mistakes were written in great detail.

Shi Dakai really pretended to be defeated in Hukou, and then lured the enemy deep into the country, so that Zeng Guofan's navy split up, resulting in the complete annihilation of Xiao Jieshan's speedboat troops at Gutang Customs. Then Shi Dakai's navy rushed out from Poyang Lake, and Zeng Guofan's main navy ship in the Yangtze River was too large to fight in close combat, and was completely annihilated by Shi Dakai.

Even Zeng Guofan's flagship was burned. The defeated Zeng Guofan once again committed suicide in the river and was rescued.

Now the surface of the Yangtze River is full of rebellious naval forces. Shi Dakai led tens of thousands of people and has entered Hubei. Guangji, Hankou, Wuchang and other important cities are already in danger.

In Jiujiang, although Lin Qirong has a low official position and is not well-known, he is extremely brave and good at fighting, and is not afraid of death.

Takibu, Luo Zenan and others led the army to fight for several days and nights, but failed to move Jiujiang City.

In the continuous fierce battles, Takibu led the troops and did not sleep for several days and nights. He suddenly died on the battlefield.

Because the situation has changed, this war has received much more attention than in history, and the desire for victory is also far greater than in history.

In order to cooperate with Zeng Guofan, Takibu fought more fiercely and fought more crazily.

Therefore, he died earlier than in history.

So far, the battle of Jiujiang has been a complete failure.

Xianfeng stared at the roar in his ears and watched it over and over again.

It was as if the words on the memorial would move.

I felt cold and shivering all over.

It was a battle that was sure to win, and the situation was obviously very good, but it ended up like this.

What was even more terrifying was that all this was exactly the same as Su Ye's calculations.

How did they lose this battle?

Su Ye's judgments on Shi Dakai and Lin Qirong were all correct!

After reading it several times, Xianfeng suddenly threw out the memorials of Yang Pei and Zeng Guofan.

Sushun and Prince Hui stepped forward, picked up the memorials, and looked at the emperor to ask.

The emperor closed his eyes and ignored them.

The two read the memorials.

Prince Hui was shocked, and Su Ye's three defeats rang in his ears again.

At this time, compared with reality and Zeng Guofan's confession, Su Ye's voice that night seemed so deafening.

The analysis was exactly the same.

Although Su Ye was not on the battlefield, the entire process of the war seemed to be carried out completely according to his analysis.

Is he so smart?

Is there such a remarkable person in the red belt?

You know, he was the shame of the Eight Banners for fleeing from the battle, buying heads, and buying merits.

Why did such a drastic change happen?

Especially after reading it, Chongen trembled all over.

Just now, when everyone impeached him and the emperor scolded him, Chongen did not tremble.

But now, he trembled.

It is hard to tell whether it is surprise or shock.

I... my Jueluo family actually has such a person? !

Is this the legendary strategizing in the tent and making decisions thousands of miles away?

Isn't that a character in the drama?

Lord Chongen couldn't wait to leave the court and talk with Su Ye all night.

If it is really so amazing, then Chongen will use all his abilities to push this child of the family to the top.

...

There was silence in the court.

This may be a huge victory for Su Ye. But for the emperor and the Qing court, it was a miserable defeat.

The war situation in the past year or so may have been too smooth. The elimination of the Northern Expedition Army of the rebels, the victory of Xiangtan, the victory of Wuchang, and the victory of Tianjiazhen made many people full of fantasies about the next situation. The victory of Jiujiang, the victory of Anqing, and then the Xiang Army and the Jiangbei Camp and the Jiangnan Camp completely surrounded and captured the rebels' old nest Tianjing, completely ending this rebellion and destroying the so-called Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The defeat in the Battle of Jiujiang undoubtedly crushed this fantasy.

Not only could they not advance eastward along the Yangtze River, but most of the cities in Hubei that had been recaptured before would be lost.

Just as Su Ye judged, almost everything they had gained from the previous three victories had to be vomited out.

What should I do next?

Emperor Xianfeng felt dizzy and exhausted.

He was asking God why he was treated like this?

Why did he leave him such a fragmented country, with rebels and bandits inside and foreigners staring covetously outside.

Lord Chong'en stepped forward, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to summon Su Ye to the palace to inquire about government affairs!"