Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 86 The stubborn princess Su Yi shoots Hong Renli!

Princess Shouxi was so happy when she heard that the fourth sister was looking for her today, so she hurried over.

And she was very favored because she had the most beautiful appearance and was the apple of the eye of the entire royal family.

Xianfeng also loved this sister very much, which made her a little naughty.

When he arrived at Princess Shouan's Mansion, he didn't report anything and rushed directly to the room.

Then... I saw this scene in front of me.

Su Yi's hand was placed on her sister Shou'an's chest.

This...this...how is this okay?

The fourth sister is already married.

Moreover, this Su Yi... seems like he might be his future consort?

In the end, the two of them just stayed together like this?

Isn't this a mess?

Therefore, Princess Shouxi was stunned for a moment.

Su Yi and Princess Shou'an were also stunned.

Su Yi quickly retracted her hand.

Princess Shou'an said: "Eight Sister, things are not what you think."

Only then did Princess Shouxi react and exclaimed: "How could you do this?"

Then she ran away quickly.

Su Yi said: "Do you want me to chase her back?"

Princess Shou'an said: "No, she is very smart and won't talk nonsense. She will come back to me soon."

Then, she looked at Su Yi angrily and said, "Are you serious? You just have the banknote. Why are you pushing it around? Now it's okay. She misunderstood. How can I be a matchmaker?"

"Okay, you go back first, I will talk to her later."

Su Yi was also very embarrassed, took the banknote, and walked outside.

Sure enough, Princess Shouxi did not run away, but stood behind the rockery. When she saw Su Yi coming out, her exquisite face was filled with anger, and she gave Su Yi a fierce look.

Shameless bad man!

She actually met Su Yi once, when she was summoned by the Queen Mother.

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The next day!

Su Yi once again entered the palace to meet the saint.

"Su Yi, let me introduce to you. This is Yi Kuang. I have sent a specialist to assist you." The emperor said enthusiastically.

Su Yi stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Greetings to Master Bei."

Yi Kuang said: "I don't dare, I don't dare! Mr. Su, you are the superior and I am the subordinate."

The person in front of me is also a future celebrity, Yuan Shikai's backer, and has been in charge of the Prime Minister's Yamen for many years.

And this will be the one who will inherit the throne of King Qing in the future.

"This is Ronglu, Yikuang's deputy. He works in the Ministry of Industry. He will be responsible for the construction of your new army barracks this time." The emperor continued to introduce.

Okay?

Another big celebrity.

Moreover, for former time travellers, Ronglu is also an old acquaintance.

To a certain extent, he is still half of Su Yi's love rival.

Ronglu stepped forward and bowed: "Ronglu pays homage to your lord."

The emperor said: "Su Yi, the special funds from the Ministry of Revenue will be allocated soon, and Yikuang will go to receive it soon. He and Ronglu will go to Tianjin first, and while building the new barracks, they will talk to the Governor of Zhili The government, Tianjin General Soldier will contact you.”

"I'm still selecting your general recruiting officer. He will be your deputy in the future. I have to make a careful selection."

"According to your military register, half of the new army will be drawn from various armies, and this task will be left to the General Recruitment Office. The other half will be recruited from the private sector. After Waitabu and Tingren have finished their affairs in Beijing, they can go to Tianjin first. Put up a recruiting sign and recruit a group of people, waiting for you to come over and choose."

Su Yi said: "I obey your order."

"There is one more important thing now, which is to buy foreign guns and cannons." The emperor said, "What do you think?"

Su Yi said: "I will handle this matter personally. I will go to Shanghai to find the Chief Tax Officer, Weituma, and ask him to make connections to purchase foreign guns and cannons."

After the Taiping Rebellion, the Qing court lost control of Shanghai Customs and entrusted it to the British.

Witoma became the tax department of Shanghai Customs, but a few months ago, another British man, Li Taitai, took over his position.

Of course, a few years later, Li Taitai's successor would be the truly famous one, Hurd, who had been in charge of the Qing Customs for 48 years.

This Englishman became a first-rank official in the Qing court. After his death, he was posthumously named the crown prince and Taibao.

Of course, what is even more ironic is that after the British took control of the customs, they paid more customs duties to the Qing court, much more, even more every year.

The emperor said: "It is inconvenient for you to go all the way to Shanghai to bring money. The money to buy arms should go directly from the Customs and Taxation Department. I will give you a decree."

Su Yi said: "I obey your order."

For Su Yi, the top priority was to purchase arms and recruit foreign instructors.

Su Yi was certainly capable enough to train the army, but as the commander, he could not personally lead the soldiers in training.

The best way is to hire foreign instructors, and preferably Prussian instructors.

Li Hongzhang and Yuan Shikai directly hired German instructors.

And even better, Su Yi's military quality should be better than that of these instructors, and he should be able to conquer them and completely suppress them.

Under the current Qing court system, it would take at least two years for Su Yi to train qualified instructors.

Hiring foreign instructors to train troops while setting up schools in military camps can cultivate a large number of military talents in the shortest possible time.

Both of these things were crucial and needed to be done by him personally.

The emperor said: "When do you plan to go south to Shanghai?"

Su Ye said: "Let's go as soon as possible. I want to go to Tianjin in a few days, and then take a boat to Shanghai."

The emperor said: "Then I will immediately ask the Military Affairs Office to draft an imperial edict. After I use the seal, you will take it to Shanghai."

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In the following time, Su Ye, Huai Tabu, and Ting Ren were all very busy.

A new army was built from scratch, and there was no telling how many things to do.

At this time, Yi Xin was also very motivated. With the emperor's oral instructions, he soaked in the Ministry of Revenue every day.

Because of the emperor's will, the Ministry of Revenue did not dare to delay, and within a few days, the first military expenditure was paid.

A full 300,000 taels of silver.

As soon as this silver came, Huai Tabu immediately started to work and began to summon merchants from all walks of life to bid for various military supplies.

And Ting Ren also began to select talents as teachers to teach the new army to read and write.

Now the preparatory department of the entire new army has been roughly built.

The only thing missing is the most important recruiting director, the second-in-command of the future new army.

The entire capital is almost crazy about this position.

According to Su Ye's suggestion, this person must have experience in commanding troops and be young enough.

On the surface, Fu Qi seems to be a better candidate.

But he is actually not suitable because his rank is higher than Su Ye.

Secondly, in Su Ye's plan, Fu Qi is not suitable for this position.

Moreover, Su Ye cannot say too much about this position, because the emperor has been very kind and let Su Ye arrange two of his own people for the three core positions.

The emperor must arrange his own people for this deputy of the new army.

Although in the eyes of the emperor, Su Ye is also one of his own people, absolutely one of his own people.

But the emperor needs the chief and deputy of this new army to be in a competitive relationship, so that the emperor can have the power of decision.

From Su Ye's point of view, he hopes that Wang Shiqing will be his deputy.

But this is absolutely impossible, Wang Shiqing is not qualified.

Whether it is family background, qualifications, etc., they are not enough.

Although he is the future champion of martial arts, his foundation is too shallow.

According to Su Ye's judgment, this deputy of his new army should be a powerful person.

Just look at Yixin, a noble, to be a money bag for Su Ye.

It's just that the emperor's vision is not very good, Yixin is not a good candidate for managing money, but Ronglu is a smart man.

Of course, this personnel arrangement is the most powerful for Su Ye.

The beauty of it will be known in the future.

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At night!

Ronglu came to visit secretly.

"The subordinate greets the adults." Ronglu came up and knelt on one knee.

Su Ye stepped forward and helped him up and said: "Zhonghua, you and I have been friends for many years, there is no need to do this."

Not a good friend, but a half rival, but I do know him.

Ronglu said: "Back then, my father was the general, and Brother Su Ye's family was in trouble, and I was still arrogant. Now it's really ridiculous to think about it."

This is a smart person, exposing his own shortcomings and pulling the relationship closer.

Su Ye said, "Are you familiar with Yixin?"

Ronglu said, "Yes, I am familiar with him. Since my father and uncle passed away, I have no connections in the court. Yixin went through many channels and finally got this position. I was led by him."

Su Ye said, "I see."

It was the first time the two met, so they just talked briefly.

Su Ye said, "Have you heard anything about my deputy?"

Ronglu said, "I don't have many connections in the court, but Yixin has a deeper connection, so I can probably hear something."

Su Ye said, "Who is it?"

Ronglu said, "Second-class guard, Boyan Nemohu!"

It turned out to be a top dignitary.

Then, the two chatted for a few words, and Ronglu said goodbye and left.

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In the next few days, the news gradually became clear.

The candidate for the general recruitment director and the second-in-command of the new army gradually became clear.

It was the emperor's confidant, the second-class guard, Boyan Nemohu!

Of course, he had another identity, that is, the son of Prince Senggelinqin.

He was considered one of the top dignitaries of the dynasty.

Although the order had not been made clear, he had already started to work, and began to select candidates from various military camps to join the new army.

The emperor meant that he was responsible for half of the new army's soldiers, drawn from various armies.

And Su Ye was responsible for the other half of the soldiers, recruited from the people.

It is said that the eldest son of the prince should take the initiative to pay a visit to Su Ye, the chief, but it is obvious that he is very arrogant and went to recruit soldiers on his own, without any intention of paying a visit.

And Yixin was very sensible.

In just two days, he came to the house three times.

As a Beizi, he was very humble and very earnestly invited Su Ye to a secret dinner, and he wanted to treat him well.

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"Sir, this Nemohu is not right. You are the chief officer, but he didn't come to pay a visit." Huaita preached.

Ting Ren said: "These days, he has been traveling around the armies, selecting elite soldiers, and he is very active."

Li Qi said: "Master, he wants to compete with you for power."

Su Ye said: "It's okay, this prince's son doesn't know what the new army is, nor what system we will be in the future. What he does will only make things easier for us in the end."

Only Su Ye understands the new army system, so it is definitely a dimensionality reduction attack on competitors.

Waita preached: "After we finish our errands here, we must go to Tianjin quickly, put up the recruitment sign, and recruit the other half of the soldiers quickly."

"By the time your Excellency comes back from Shanghai, we will probably have recruited almost everyone and will be waiting for your final selection."

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Bai Feifei is talking to her husband Su Quan.

"My second brother is going to Shanghai to do business. One is to recruit instructors, and the other is to purchase arms."

"I'm very familiar with things on the sea, and I'm relatively familiar with that side."

Su Quandao: "Then you can go with my second brother."

Bai Feifei said: "But, I am his sister-in-law after all."

Su Quandao: "State affairs are the most important thing, regardless of trivial matters. And I still can't trust you?"

Then, Su Quan said: "My second brother is doing big things. Although I am not very capable, I can't hold him back."

Bai Feifei said: "I'm still worried that he doesn't have enough money, so I want to get some money from home. Moreover, the family has prepared a group of people, and I can just bring them along to help my second brother with his work."

Su Quandao: "Well, just go ahead and don't have any worries."

Bai Feifei looked at her husband with a lot of emotions in her heart.

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Two days later.

Su Yi once again entered the palace to meet the saint.

The imperial edict given to him by the emperor has been prepared.

"Su Yi, come quickly. This is the deputy I have prepared for you. Nemohu, come quickly and pay homage to your chief officer." The emperor said.

Nemohu, the son of the Monk King, the second-class bodyguard, and the second-in-command of the new army, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, sir."

The prince's son was tall and mighty, with a face as cold as frost and a serious smile.

Su Yi bent down and saluted, "I've seen Tai Ji."

Nemohu said: "Sir, I have recruited 1,300 people and will take them to Tianjin soon. Your Excellency will be invited to review them at that time."

Su Yi frowned slightly, this Nemohu was too arrogant.

Although it is your responsibility to recruit soldiers, you should also come and ask for instructions on who should be selected and who should not be selected.

But letting him recruit troops also has some advantages.

That is because he has a high status and a wide network of contacts, and he can indeed select the best physically fit ones from each army.

Su Yi doesn't have this kind of face anymore, and all the armies will ignore him.

Then, Nemohu said: "Your Majesty, that servant continues to go on errands."

The emperor waved his hand and said: "Go."

Su Yi and the emperor were the only two people left in Sanxi Hall.

"Su Yi, how about this deputy I chose for you?" the emperor smiled.

Su Yi said: "The Emperor's gaze is like a torch, and his sage is unparalleled."

"Hahaha..." the emperor said: "Although this Nemohu is a little arrogant, he is capable. In the battle to annihilate the rebel Lin Fengxiang, he took the lead and made great achievements. On the contrary, it was the Monk King who kept suppressing him in order to avoid suspicion. he."

"From now on, you will have to eat from the same pot. I hope you will unite and train the new army well together."

Su Yi said: "I will remember the emperor's teachings."

The emperor said: "When you go to Shanghai this time, leave early and come back early. The construction of the new army is in full swing. Nemohu is acting vigorously and resolutely. Half of the troops have been deployed in the new year and are waiting for you to return to Tianjin to receive them."

Su Yi said: "I obey your order!"

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The next day!

Su Yi took the imperial edict, said goodbye to his family, and headed to Tianjin.

Bai Feifei took the first step and waited for him at the Tianjin pier. After the two met, they took a boat to Shanghai.

"My lord, leave early and come back early. When you come back, more than two thousand recruits will be waiting for you to review."

Waitabu and Tingren came to see each other off.

Su Yi left the capital and headed east with six elite followers, one person and two riders.

The next day!

Su Yi appeared on the dock with Hei Gong and six others, waiting to board the ship.

This is a medium-sized steamship, probably bought from the West.

The route from Tianjin to Shanghai is a busy one, so there are such relatively advanced steamships.

Su Yi and his party booked four cabins.

Bai Feifei has already boarded the boat first.

After Su Yi and others got on the boat, he didn't feel anything, but Hei Gong and others were shocked.

Didn't you expect that there is such an advanced ship? There is even a restaurant.

However, soon Hei Gong and others had no time to marvel and sigh, because after setting off the boat, they just felt like the world was spinning.

Having been on horseback, they were completely unable to withstand the ravages of seasickness.

After Su Yi met Bai Feifei, she returned to her cabin to rest, and her meals were delivered to her cabin.

In fact, at home, Su Yi and Bai Feifei get along quite naturally.

At this time, when the two of them went out, they were more polite than at home.

Su Yi went to the Huolun Restaurant for dinner.

In the restaurant, there are six foreigners who are either rich or noble.

In addition, there are two people Su Yi didn't expect, who turned out to be Zhang Yuzhao and Shen Baoer?

These two people also took a boat to go south?

Su Yi stepped forward and said, "Brother Yuzhao."

Zhang Yuzhao cupped his hands and said, "Master Su."

Su Yi said: "Are Mr. and Mrs. Xian going to Shanghai, or taking a road to Wuchang?"

Zhang Yuzhao said: "Shanghai."

Su Yi said: "Brother Yuzhao won't stay in the capital to prepare for next year's examination?"

Zhang Yuzhao said: "It doesn't matter whether you take part in the test or not."

Originally, he planned to take part in the joint examination and palace examination, obtain a high ranking, and then go to the south to take up an official position to better serve the Hunan Army.

However, he lost to Su Yi in predicting the Battle of Jiujiang, and vowed not to take part in the imperial examinations or become an official.

Later, the emperor ordered him to take part in the provincial examination. If he could win first place, that would make sense.

In the end, he only finished second. Of course, that's okay, it's still very honorable.

But he lost to Su Yi and stayed in the capital, which only made him a laughing stock.

Therefore, he gave up the examination next year and returned to the Hunan Army to continue to be Zeng Guofan's staff.

Su Yi was silent for a while and said, "Brother Yuzhao, do you still remember what I said?"

Zhang Yuzhao said: "Which sentence?"

Su Yi said: "We are not enemies."

Zhang Yuzhao said: "I still remember it fresh."

Su Yi said: "Brother Yuzhao's return to the Hunan Army this time is like a dragon entering the sea, able to express his ambitions."

Zhang Yuzhao said: "Master Su is organizing and training the new army, which is the true golden scale facing the wind and rain!"

Su Yi said: "Then I have something very simple to say but I don't know if I should say it?"

Zhang Yuzhao said: "But it doesn't matter."

Su Yi said: "When Brother Yuzhao feels that the future is not good in the future, you will have a place beside me."

Zhang Yuzhao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Su Yi would actually extend an invitation to him?

Is this a joke?

Although you have to organize and train a new army, whether it can be successfully trained is another matter.

And even if you succeed, what will happen? Just two thousand people.

And under the constraints of all parties, it is not easy to develop and grow?

Even wanting to control the military alone is impossible.

Although the Hunan Army currently only has tens of thousands, it controls the financial resources of one or two provinces, and may have one hundred thousand or even more in the future.

So the stage in the Hunan Army is much bigger, but you still want to recruit me?

The capital belongs to the emperor, but in the future, the south may not completely belong to the emperor.

Suddenly, Zhang Yuzhao said: "Master Su is joking."

Su Yi bowed his hands and returned to his position.

From beginning to end, Shen Baoer didn't say a word or look at Su Yi.

Even though she was once Su Yi's fiancée, she was still pregnant as a young girl.

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at night!

The steamer traveled south quickly on the sea.

This speed is much faster than that of a horse-drawn carriage. It can reach Shanghai in three days.

It's just that the sound of the fire wheel is so noisy that it makes people unable to sleep.

My sister-in-law Bai Feifei is in the cabin next door.

Su Yi and Bai Feifei were both fine and didn't suffer from seasickness.

But Hei Gong and about ten others suffered. After boarding the boat, they kept vomiting and suffered from severe seasickness.

As soon as he opened his eyes, the world would spin and his whole body would feel weak from vomiting.

What a terrible crime.

Su Yi couldn't sleep, so she came to the window of the cabin and looked out.

As a result, he found that Bai Feifei was not sleeping either and stuck his head outside.

Feeling a little embarrassed, Bai Feifei asked: "Xiaoyi, which thing is more important when you go to Shanghai this time?"

Su Yi said: "It's more urgent to hire instructors. Buy arms, find the tax department to get in touch, and just follow the normal process."

In this era, the arms trade was very prosperous.

I don’t know how many brokers and foreign firms are engaged in this business.

"My sister-in-law is in Shanghai, do you know anyone?" Su Yi asked.

Bai Feifei said: "Yes, we have business in Shanghai and we have partners..."

This partner is obviously unusual. He must be engaged in smuggling or killing business.

"Now Shanghai and Hong Kong are adventure playgrounds for many wandering officers. There are many elite mercenaries and regular officers who come to the East to make money." Bai Feifei said: "It's just that some are really elite officers and some are just fake. Can you tell the difference? Come out?"

certainly!

Su Yi is probably the most elite modern soldier in the world.

Bai Feifei said: "The reason why I must follow is because I have connections and industry in Shanghai. Whether it is purchasing arms or hiring instructors, I can help complete it in the shortest time."

"I've also heard recently that your New Army side is a little complicated. You need to return to Tianjin as soon as possible to take charge of the situation."

Su Yi said: "I have to go back quickly, but I won't delay. By the time I return to Tianjin from Shanghai, my new army will have been recruited and waiting for my acceptance and selection."

Su Yi was still looking forward to that moment.

An army belonging to him is rapidly taking shape.

Of course, Su Yi was also looking forward to her trip to Shanghai.

He wants to select the most elite and outstanding professional officers.

"Okay, go to sleep!" Bai Feifei said, then she closed the window and returned to the cabin.

"Um!"

Su Yi also closed the window, returned to the cabin, and lay down on the bed.

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It's midnight!

Su Yi was sleeping soundly when she suddenly woke up.

Open your eyes immediately.

Suddenly he saw several gun barrels, all aimed at him.

In the next cabin, there was a sound of collision and fighting.

After a while!

Su Yi's cabin door was opened.

Bai Feifei was escorted in by several people, and several gun barrels were aimed at Bai Feifei's head.

"Go in and sit on the bed too!"

Bai Feifei raised his hands, came to Su Yi's bed, and sat down.

The narrow cabin was suddenly crowded with about ten people.

Su Yi and Bai Feifei were targeted by eight guns.

Then, a hot and sexy woman slowly walked in. She was wearing a tight suit specially prepared for swimming.

Su Yi had never seen such a hot figure and such explosive curves.

"Brother Su Ye, how are you?"

"You may not know me, but I would know you even if you turned into ashes." The woman's voice was also very sexy, but she was full of infinite hatred for Su Ye.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Hong Renli, the rebellious queen you all call her."

Su Ye said, "We have been friends for a long time."

Hong Renli said slowly, "If it weren't for you, I might have succeeded in assassinating the dog emperor that day, and I would have avenged countless brothers who died."

"And it doesn't matter that you saved Princess Shou'an, but you killed dozens of our brothers."

"How should I avenge this blood feud?" Hong Renli gritted his teeth.

Su Ye said, "How do you want to take revenge?"

Hong Renli said, "Aren't you the best archer? Aren't you the best in both civil and military examinations? Then I want to tell you that your Tartar archery is outdated. No matter how fast your bow and arrow are, can it be faster than a foreign gun?"

"Su Ye, your sister-in-law should be the person you value most. What price are you willing to pay for her?"

After that, Hong Renli raised the muzzle of his gun and aimed directly at Bai Feifei.

"Do you want your sister-in-law to die under my gun?" Hong Renli asked slowly.

Su Ye said, "Of course not."

"If you don't want to, cut off your right hand in front of me." Hong Renli said, "Tonight, I will torture you and make you regret reincarnating as a Tartar."

Suddenly, a knife was thrown directly at him, and Su Ye caught it.

"You are the hands that threw the emperor down and saved his life. You are the hands that pulled the strong bow and surpassed Wang Shiqing to win the first place in the martial arts exam." Hong Renli said, "Then cut off your hands and I will spare your sister-in-law's life. I, Hong Renli, will keep my word."

Su Ye glanced at his sister-in-law Bai Feifei.

Bai Feifei also glanced at him.

The two of them looked at each other.

Then, Su Ye raised the knife with his left hand and put his right hand on the bed.

"I'll count down to three. If you don't cut off your right hand, I will shoot your sister-in-law."

"Three!"

Su Ye raised the knife high with his left hand and began to breathe heavily.

"Two!"

"One!"

Su Ye aimed the knife in his hand at his right hand and chopped it down fiercely.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the knife chopped on the bed.

At the same time, Bai Feifei rushed to Su Ye at a fast speed, trying to use her body to block the bullet for him.

Su Ye's knife attracted everyone's attention.

But what caught him off guard was that Bai Feifei actually rushed over to block the bullet for him.

Su Ye quickly pulled out his pistol with his right hand and shot directly at Hong Renli.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two gunshots sounded almost at the same time.

Su Ye's shot directly hit Hong Renli.

But Hong Renli's shot did not hit Bai Feifei.

It was not that she could not hit, but at the last moment, she gave up and raised the muzzle. But she did not expect that she would be hit by Su Ye.

Hong Renli lowered his head and watched the blood gushing out of the wound on his chest in an instant.

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Note: The first update is here. This one took a long time to think about, and I wrote all night again.

The plot of Shanghai will be done soon.

My benefactor, the monthly ticket is really a bit weak, can you help me? I kowtow to you.