Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 292 Visiting London! Stunning everyone!

Within the palace.

Three beautiful women were whispering, laughing and discussing seriously.

Su Yi, on the other hand, had no choice but to become the focus of discussion among the three people.

Zhenzhen, Ci'an, and Basia Li's wife.

The three of them were choosing clothes for Su Yi to wear when visiting Europe.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Royal Clothing Bureau customized dozens of sets of clothes for Su Yi. The three women looked at them together and then selected them collectively. So Su Yi became a model, constantly changing into different clothes.

The first thing to wear was the Manchu prince's dragon robe.

Although strictly speaking, it is a python robe, but it already has five claws.

Before Zhenzhen and Basia Li's wife said anything, the little Empress Dowager Ci'an immediately said: "Yes, yes, yes, I don't want this dress."

Hahaha, you are the Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty, but you are so disgusted with it.

Su Yi quickly returned to the room to change.

Mrs. Basharli said: "The Queen Mother, the Princess, your men are so handsome."

Is it so direct?

However, the Queen Mother's attitude is very useful to Mrs. Basharli. You have no reservations about even such a personal relationship with me. You really treat me as a good friend.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Don't you all say that when you foreigners see us Chinese men, we all look the same?"

Mrs. Basharli said: "That's not the case. The aesthetics of the world are all the same. We Western men are more three-dimensional and have deeper outlines than Chinese men. But the Prince Regent also has three-dimensional and deep facial features, which is one point more than that of Western men. Noble and restrained, a jade-like temperament.”

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "He is a first-rate handsome man in our country. Is he the same in your country?"

Bashar said politely: "Of course, top-notch."

"That's good, that's good." The little Queen Mother said happily.

Next, Su Yi changed into another set of clothes and came out, which was a pure Xishi suit.

Very handsome, very tall.

This was formal attire for public occasions, and the three women were hesitant.

It looks very good, but...doesn’t it have Chinese elements?

"Let's put aside the alternatives first," Zhenzhen said.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Yes, alternative, alternative."

Next, he changed into a pure Chinese tunic suit.

"No, no..." Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "It's too old-fashioned."

All right!

Next up is the third set.

Stand collar, new Chinese style, similar to the length of a dress.

Made of black silk, with embroidery of a five-clawed golden dragon, it is a dark gold color, not the bright and eye-catching kind.

Noble, low-key.

After seeing it, the three women's eyes lit up.

"I want this, I want this!"

Is this a new style of dragon robe?

The Royal Clothing Bureau has prepared more than a dozen sets of this style. They may look the same, but in fact they are all different.

There are slight differences in color, some in slightly different styles, and even the relief of the dragon pattern is slightly different.

This is what matters.

It makes people feel as if you haven't changed clothes, but if you look closely, you will know that each outfit is different.

In addition to the formal robes, there are also dozens of casual attires.

At this time, Hanfu appeared.

There are elegant ones, gorgeous ones, and simple ones.

Next, is the hair style.

Braids are definitely out of the question, but neither is cutting your hair completely short.

This is very difficult, because the formal dress of dragon robe is not suitable for Chinese hairstyle.

But it doesn't matter, specialized designers have matched Su Yi with several hairstyles.

Not only designers in this world, but also modern designers have designed several hairstyles based on Su Yi's photos and long hair.

Mrs. Basharli said: "The Queen Mother, it's hard for me to understand why men in your country still have braids? It's very unsightly."

After saying that, she immediately regretted it.

Isn't it that I am too arrogant? Because I get along so well with the Queen Mother, I actually say words like best friends. You must know that the other party is the Queen Mother of a country after all.

As a result, Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "It won't take long before all the braids are cut off."

Then, she remembered something and couldn't help but chuckle.

Back then, Dorgon led the Qing Dynasty into the Pass and after seizing the world, he forced everyone in the world to shave their heads and change clothes.

After Su Yi led the country to rise, he asked all men in the country to cut off their whips. What these two people did was really similar.

Including sleeping with the Queen Mother, this matter is the same.

However, Dorgon is still not as good as Su Yi.

At least Dorgon did not get the Queen Mother pregnant and give birth to a child.

So after this matter really spread, it really didn't matter.

Su Yi even has a nickname now, called Chulong.

The Qing Dynasty liked to give people nicknames. For example, He Shen's nickname was Watou, and Sushun's nickname was Gong Lan.

The origin of the nickname Su Yi is "Touch the Dragon and Talk about the Empress Dowager Zhao" in the Warring States Period.

The word "talk" here has the same pronunciation as "sleep".

I don’t know who took it, but the result spread quickly, and even the Empress Dowager Ci’an knew about it.

When the two were making out, she would sometimes playfully call Su Yichulong.

In this way, while talking and laughing, the three women decided on all the clothes Su Yi would wear for the trip.

Even at night, after Mrs. Basiali left, Empress Dowager Ci'an was still unwilling to return to the palace, so she actually stayed in the palace.

Of course, it's not so blatant, it's still behind someone's back.

At night, Andehai came to Yehenala and whispered: "The Queen Mother, the one in the east has not returned to the palace."

"knew."

There is another thing that worries her now, and that is Jing Shou's matter.

Now in the capital, Jing Shou commanded a garrison division of 20,000 people, accounting for almost half of the capital's military strength.

Before, he had been clinging to the military power, and there was no urging from Su Yi.

In fact, Jingshou was almost not from the Yehenala clan. He was completely loyal to the Empress Dowager Ci'an at the beginning.

Later, Empress Dowager Ci'an became blind after following Su Yi. As a result, Jingshou began to get close to Yehenala.

In short, he represents the conservative force of the banner people.

Represents the military power of non-Su Yi.

It was fine before, but now Jing Shou is getting more and more panicked.

Because there were other people there before, Sushun, Duanhua, Mianyu, Yi and so on.

But now, he suddenly realized that all the people standing in front of him were gone, and only himself and Ronglu were left.

what to do? what to do?

Ronglu is still a member of the Queen Mother of the West, absolutely direct lineage, and safe.

He, Jing Shou, is not like anyone else. If something goes wrong, no one can save him.

Therefore, he wants to resign from the position of garrison commander.

However, you can't just resign like this. You must at least communicate with the Queen Mother.

So a few days ago, Jing Shou secretly met with the Queen Mother of the West and expressed his intention to resign.

As for the Queen Mother, there was no response for a long time.

Yehenala thought, if Jing Shou resigns, who will replace him?

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After the next day.

Fucha Jingshou went directly to Su Yi's palace.

"Your Majesty, I want to resign as commander of the second division of the capital's garrison." He knelt straight in front of Su Yi.

Su Yi instinctively wanted to ask, has the Queen Mother of the West agreed?

However, there was still no question.

"Have you thought about it?" Su Yi asked.

"Think about it." Jing Shou said: "This slave must resign from this position."

Su Yi thought for a while and said: "Okay, regarding your new position, how about the position of General Ulia Sutai? Of course, it will be renamed Commander in the future."

Jing Shou said: "I am willing."

Of course, this was a demotion. Jing Shou was once appointed by the late emperor as a minister of Gu Ming.

Although General Ulyasutai is considered a first-class general.

However, this person has not made any merit in Su Yi's new system, and his demotion is inevitable.

And although he has not actively hindered Su Yi's great cause, he has passively become the barrel of a gun for those bannermen opponents not once or twice.

Su Yi said: "Okay, then it's settled."

Jing Shou said: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I will resign."

Then he withdrew.

"Let Guangke come in." Su Yi said.

After a while, Niu Hulu Guangke walked in.

At this time, he was nominally a brigade commander, but in reality he was a regimental commander, but he was commanding Su Yi's guard regiment.

"For your humble position, please see the prince."

Su Yi stepped forward and helped him up.

After Ci'an became pregnant, Guangke, as the elder brother, and Su Yizhen became a family.

"Guang Ke, commander of the Second Capital Guard Division, how do you feel?" Su Yi asked.

At present, it seems that Guangke is indeed the most suitable.

He is from a large banner family and is the elder brother of the Empress Dowager.

Guangke thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, is this an order?"

Su Yi thought for a while and said, "Not really, I'm just asking for your opinion."

Guangke said: "If I have to choose from a humble position, I am not willing to be the commander of this garrison division. I want to follow you on your visit to the West."

Su Yi thought for a while and said, "Okay."

Guangke was about to speak but stopped.

Su Yi said: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly."

Guangke said: "Your Majesty, I know you are concerned about the Queen Mother in the west. But you will be away for several months on a trip to Europe, and your sister is happy. So for a long time in the future, the Queen Mother in the West will have the final say in the capital. Yue At times like this, we cannot give her any room for fantasy. Once she has power in her hands, she may have wild dreams. Therefore, the commander of the second garrison division should be handed over to your absolute direct lineage, and your army must be absolute. Take control of the capital."

"As for the one in the west, what do you think? According to my understanding of her, this person looks tough on the surface, but is still weak underneath."

Su Yi nodded, stepped forward and patted Guang Ke on the shoulder and said, "As expected of an uncle, he thinks thoroughly."

Guangke was a little embarrassed.

Su Yi said: "Then do you have anyone to recommend?"

Guang Ke said: "Xiao Wu."

Su Yi said, "Are you on such a good terms? You were beaten several times by him at Tianjin Army Academy."

The beatings here are of course not real beatings, but exercises close to actual combat.

Guang Ke said: "Xiao Wu definitely wants to follow you to Europe, but in my opinion, even if he follows you to Europe, he won't gain much experience. He has been leading the cavalry before, and what he lacks is the opportunity to be on his own."

The position of garrison commander was very complicated, and it was just an opportunity for him to gain experience.

Wang Zhengyi initially followed Zuo Zongtang to quell the chaos in the northwest. Later, because the fighting was too fierce, he was injured by a stray bullet and returned to Jiujiang for treatment.

Within two or three months, he went to Tianjin to train troops in full swing.

Originally, he wanted to return to the northwest battlefield immediately, but after fighting for a whole year and a half, the rebellion in Shaanxi and Gansu had almost been quelled. Now the Western Expedition Army is resting in place and will go to Xinjiang to quell the rebellion next year.

Taking advantage of these precious months, Zuo Zongtang handled government affairs and served as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, helping the two provinces to restore order and establish a new structure.

Therefore, Wang Zhengyi was not in a hurry to return to the northwest.

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The next day, Jingshou resigned directly in the court, and Yehenara was slightly stunned.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said directly: "Prince Regent, Jingshou resigns. Which position do you think is suitable for him now?"

Su Yi said: "General Uliyasutai."

Ci'an said: "Jingshou, are you willing?"

Jingshou said: "I am willing."

Ci'an said to Yehenara: "What do you think?"

Cixi said: "Very good."

So the decree was directly drafted. Jingshou resigned as the commander of the Second Division of the Beijing Garrison and served as General Uliyasutai, replacing Princess Shou'an who had been there for two years.

Ci'an said: "Prince Regent, who is suitable for the vacant division commander?"

Su Yi said: "Wang Zhengyi."

Ci'an looked at Cixi again and said: "What do you think?"

Cixi said: "Very good."

Ci'an said: "Then it's settled."

The civil and military officials in the court were slightly shocked. Before the regent went on a visit, Jingshou was indeed moved away.

And everyone has already felt an obvious change, that is, the empress dowager no longer asked what the ministers thought.

Such military and political affairs were completely left to Su Ye to decide, and no one's opinion was asked.

This seemed to be a prelude to the future.

Moreover, Su Ye no longer asked about the words "report to the Queen Mother" or "I recommend you", but directly said the name.

He used an affirmative tone, not an inquiry.

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After the court was dismissed, Su Ye entered Changchun Palace.

"You can just guard against me like this, you can just target me like this."

"It's better to just kill me with a cup of poisoned wine."

Su Ye gently embraced her in his arms, but she struggled desperately.

"Is it fun for you to target me like this?" Yehenara said angrily, "Is it fun to treat me like an outsider like this?"

"Have you discussed with me about letting Jingshou resign? Have you discussed with me about letting Wang Zhengyi be the commander of the Second Garrison Division?"

"Isn't it chilling that you are on guard against me and treat me like this? Have you forgotten how I helped you when she stood against you?"

Su Ye said slowly, "Before Jingshou resigned, he came to ask for your consent. It has been more than half a month. Have you replied to him?"

"I will visit Europe soon, and she will also have to take care of the baby soon. She will not show up often. The whole capital will be handed over to you. If my army does not suppress the capital, what will you do if someone wants to set you up again?"

"Do you really want this possibility to happen? Do you really want to be torn apart again?"

Su Ye's tone seemed to scare Yehenara.

She stopped talking and just cried.

Then, Su Ye whispered, "Why don't I tear your crack open?"

Yehenala punched Su Ye's chest and cried, "Rogue, you stinky rogue."

Then, her crack was really torn by Su Ye.

Don't scream.

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After arranging everything, half a month later, Su Ye boarded a luxury passenger ship at the Shanghai dock with his wife Princess Shouxi.

He went to London for a visit to Europe.

There were hundreds of officials in the entourage.

China's navy dispatched two-thirds of its forces to escort.

The British Empire also sent several warships to escort.

Given extremely high treatment.

Prince Gong, on behalf of the court officials, came to the dock to see them off in person.

After sailing on the vast ocean for more than a month, this huge fleet finally arrived in London.

The British Empire's Crown Prince Edward came to the dock to greet them in person.

Countless nobles, wealthy businessmen, and academic celebrities also came to the dock to greet them.

All the world's heavyweight newspapers were present.

When Su Ye and Princess Shouxi got off the boat, countless flashes lit up.

Countless people came forward to see Su Ye and his wife.

Even though Su Ye's portrait had appeared in newspapers many times, and even his image appeared at the World Expo. But most people still hadn't seen his real face, and many people thought the portrait in the newspaper was beautified.

In the minds of many people, they instinctively thought that the person who came out should be a ridiculous oriental man wearing strange clothes and dragging a braid.

Because during this period, many newspapers published portraits of Qing Dynasty men, which had created a strong stereotype.

Unexpectedly, the one who came out was... such a perfect couple.

It can definitely be said to be stunning.

This appearance, this temperament, even in the European royal family, is first-class.

And the clothes of the two people, restrained and luxurious, are also first-class in aesthetics and fashion.

Is this... is this still the head of the ancient and backward Qing Dynasty?

Even the limelight of Prince Edward and his wife was completely overshadowed.

Whether in height, appearance, or demeanor, they were not as good as the Chinese regent.

Faced with this scene, Crown Prince Edward joked: "Your Highness the Prince Regent, as my closest friend, I long for you to amaze the whole of Europe, but... you cannot be so magnificent."

"You make me jealous, my friend."

Then, the two hugged each other warmly, this time no longer so formal, but just like good friends in the past.

The Crown Prince's wife Alexandra and Princess Shouxi hugged each other next to her and said: "Your Royal Highness, your amazing beauty is far beyond my imagination. Has your husband ever saved the world? He is actually able to have such a peerless beauty like you." ?”

The whole atmosphere is very friendly and harmonious.

Next, Crown Prince Edward gave a welcome speech in front of thousands of celebrities on the pier.

After he finished speaking, it was Su Yi.

This was his first public lecture in Europe.

Su Yi once again stunned the audience.

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Note: These days, the Writers Association is very busy with activities, and we are outside all day long. This evening I went back to the hotel to take a shower and code. It was already nine o'clock. So it’s only five thousand words, sorry.