Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 102: Gorgeous military parade performance! Princess proposal!

Before Xianfeng left home, he received huge bad news.

Jiangsu Governor Jierhang'a besieged Zhenjiang, which was officially defeated, and the official army withdrew to the Jiuhuashan camp.

"Incompetent! Incompetent! Incompetent!"

The emperor was furious again. He was about to go out immediately, but after receiving the bad news, he sat back again.

Sulking there.

Concubine Yi said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. You have already anticipated this day, haven't you?"

The emperor still said nothing.

What Concubine Yi said was true. News came out some time ago that the siege of Zhenjiang was not going well, and Qin Rigang and other rebellious leaders had attacked from behind. At that time, I felt that the battle was not going well.

Concubine Yi said: "Besides, after all, Gilhang'a's main force still exists, and he has withdrawn to the camp, hasn't he?"

"Your Majesty, today is a big day. Forget about this unpleasantness for now."

So the emperor calmed down and, under the service of the eunuch, put on the Gong uniform for the first time.

Normally, court attire is worn, but this robe is rarely worn twice throughout the year. It is usually worn at major ceremonies such as offering sacrifices to heaven.

Today's military parade and military performance ceremony can be considered a big day.

"Get started!"

With a burst of chanting, the emperor led thousands of people to leave the Forbidden City and headed for Nanyuan.

At this time, another crack-level news was already on the way.

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It took more than two hours for the emperor's chariot to arrive at Nanyuan.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"kneel!"

Tens of thousands of people in the audience knelt down in unison.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The emperor took his seat.

Then, the military parade minister, Prince Hui Mianyu, read the military parade parallel poem loudly.

Thousands of spectators were present, listening solemnly.

It is very difficult to enter this military parade ground to watch the ceremony. It is not right to describe it as either rich or noble. Only rich people are not qualified to come.

The capital is rich with high-ranking officials.

Senior bureaucrats from the surrounding provinces, three people in the top rank of imperial examinations, etc.

But the Suhe family was an exception. Although their level was far from enough, they were still able to watch the ceremony at the scene.

Because of this incident, Su He had already shown it off to every relative and friend.

"Actually, the most important highlight of today's military parade and martial arts ceremony is my son Su Yi." Su He said: "He has been really busy in the past six months and has not been home for a day. I can't believe it."

"It's a pity that I couldn't tell him a few words. Today's military parade and martial arts ceremony. First of all, I must win for the emperor, but we can't let our brother army lose too embarrassingly. We are all under the Eight Banners. We can see each other with our heads down but not our heads up."

Around him, there were first-grade and second-grade officials.

When meeting someone as familiar as Su He, I really didn't know how to respond, so I could only nod perfunctorily.

Su Quan wanted to hide his face and pretend not to know this father.

Chongen next to him finally couldn't help it anymore and said, "Brother, Prince Hui is talking."

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Finally, Prince Hui Mianyu finished reading his article.

Originally, the emperor needed to practice martial arts and archery at this time, but everyone knew Xianfeng's standard, so this link was canceled directly.

However, amidst the solemn and magnificent music, the emperor still led the majestic bodyguards on horseback, entered from the left side of the formation, and then rode a horse around the entire campus.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Tens of thousands of people were present and kept chanting.

Then, the emperor dismounted and, accompanied by the princes and ministers, climbed back to the Yingtai Palace and took his seat again.

At the same time, more than a dozen Chinese painters and more than a dozen Western painters came out and began to put up frames and start painting.

Today they have a very heavy task, they need to draw the emperor's military parade map.

Prince Hui Mianyu came to the imperial chariot and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, please give me your order!"

The emperor said: "Start!"

Military Parade Minister Mian Yu shouted loudly: "Start!"

Then, a melodious Mongolian chant sounded.

Then, the conch sounded.

The military parade officially begins!

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The first person to appear was the infantry commander's yamen square formation, with a total of 1,500 people.

Barely okay!

After all, this is not a front-line combat force, but a second-line force that maintains public security in the capital, guards the city gates, and apprehends criminals.

But the emperor still frowned.

Even though they have worked hard to cheer up, this team is still loose.

But Ruichang, the nine-door admiral, was also helpless. All the most elite cavalrymen in his cavalry were picked away.

And it was picked out a long time ago.

Immediately afterwards, the second group came on stage, the Green Camp Army from Zhili.

Worse!

Even the steps are off.

Suddenly, the emperor's face turned blue.

The third team to appear was the Mongolian cavalry.

Everyone was slightly excited.

They are not neat, but at least they are majestic and imposing.

There is a feeling of Qian Qijuan Hiraoka.

The fourth appearance is the guard camp!

At this time, the emperor's face had no smile at all.

The audience present also lost some interest.

Just...that's it!

The fifth appearance, forward camp!

that's all!

After the tenth phalanx passed by.

The emperor's face was completely livid, and the thousands of spectators present were completely drowsy.

I didn't expect that these armies would be so mediocre?

The eleventh square was the artillery battalion of the Eight Banners Han Army.

When they saw dozens of cannons being pulled by war horses and slowly appearing on the parade ground,

Finally, the crowd was excited.

Finally, there was something exciting.

Then, something even more exciting came.

Dozens of cannons arrived at the designated position, aimed at the target in the distance, and fired in unison.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

After the deafening sound.

The target in the distance suddenly exploded.

The flames shot up into the sky.

But this flame was obviously not fired by the shells, but by gunpowder hidden in the target.

Because this flame was too huge.

And not only that.

This flame finally turned into a sky-high firework.

Although it was fake, it was very beautiful after all.

Everyone was excited and shouted in unison.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

The emperor finally smiled.

After a full quarter of an hour of performance, the Eight Banners Han Army Artillery Battalion slowly withdrew.

Everyone fell silent.

Because the highlight of today's military parade and martial arts ceremony was about to begin.

The second to last to appear was the Zhenghuang Banner Cavalry Battalion.

Everyone knew that this time the Cavalry Battalion was not the original team, but the most elite cavalrymen were selected from the more than 100,000 people of the Eight Banners to form these 1,500 cavalrymen.

The real one in a hundred!

There was only one goal, to defeat Su Ye's new army and regain the glory of the Eight Banners.

Suddenly!

The whole music changed.

It became exciting.

Then, the whole ground was shaking.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

1,500 cavalrymen appeared.

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

So mighty!

So domineering!

It was indeed gorgeous, because these 1,500 horses were all tall and well-selected.

And these 1,500 cavalrymen were all wearing the cavalry armor of the Eight Banners.

The yellow armor, under the sunlight, makes people unable to open their eyes.

The momentum brought by the 1,500 heavy cavalrymen is still very shocking.

The planner is very smart. All the boring and dull military parades before are all foreshadowing.

It is to create a strong contrast.

All the previous foreshadowing is for the surprise of this moment.

The mediocrity of all the previous armies is to highlight this elite cavalry battalion.

These 1,500 cavalrymen came in an orderly manner.

They moved like a mountain.

Like a steel frenzy, they came in waves.

Everyone in the audience held their breath.

It was so beautiful.

Then, under the command of the leader of the cavalry battalion.

The music became more and more exciting.

The 1,500 cavalrymen began to gradually accelerate, forming a huge square formation, moving from everyone's sight.

From west to east.

The speed is getting faster and faster.

However, the entire camp is still not in chaos.

Faster and faster!

Finally, it was like a flash of lightning.

The whole ground seemed to be shaking violently.

When the speed reached the extreme, the whole cavalry suddenly dispersed.

From a square formation, it became three circles.

Then, the most gorgeous scene appeared.

One thousand five hundred cavalrymen drew circles on the spot.

Galloping quickly.

Moreover, the three circles rotated in different directions.

Suddenly, everyone present was fascinated.

The emperor was completely shocked.

This is my real Eight Banners!

In an instant, everyone felt as if they had returned to the most glorious moment of the Eight Banners one or two hundred years ago.

After turning several circles.

The one thousand five hundred cavalrymen dispersed again.

They formed a charging formation and accelerated to the extreme again.

Like a surging river, they swept in another direction.

Just when everyone thought that the performance of the Cavalry Battalion was about to end.

Suddenly, the more than one thousand cavalrymen gradually stopped and then turned back suddenly.

Then...

Hundreds of people pushed seven huge wooden boards to the middle of the parade ground.

Each wooden board was ten feet square, neatly arranged, facing the emperor.

Everyone was surprised. Is there still a performance?

Then, the climax of the performance of the Cavalry Battalion appeared.

The more than one thousand cavalrymen began to charge around the seven huge wooden boards.

Then, the entire cavalry rotated around the seven huge wooden boards.

They started shooting arrows!

Everyone suddenly realized.

Just now, I thought it was strange that the Eight Banners started with horseback archery, so why didn't they have an archery session?

As a result, it was here.

But just shoot like this?

But then, a more gorgeous scene appeared.

More than a thousand cavalrymen kept shooting arrows, kept shooting arrows.

Arrows like rainstorms!

The more than one thousand cavalrymen galloped around these huge wooden boards in circles while shooting arrows.

The speed of archery was extremely fast.

After a moment, everyone was shocked to find that.

On these seven wooden boards, several big words gradually took shape.

Long live, long live, long live!

This... This is completely nailed with sharp arrows.

These countless arrows spelled out seven big characters.

How did they do this?

Is it so accurate?

Is the level of archery on horseback so high?

At this time, thousands of people, all the princes, ministers, and nobles were completely stunned.

At this time, they were completely dazzled.

In this way, more than a thousand people shot more than a dozen arrows on average.

The shooting was finished!

On the seven large wooden boards, seven large characters were officially formed.

Long live, long live, long live!

This is not just a few large characters, but also the font of Emperor Xianfeng.

Everyone looked at this scene in disbelief.

How did they do this?

Of course, it is actually very simple to do this.

Each of these large wooden boards is spliced ​​together, with a layer of iron plate inside and a layer of wood veneer on the outside.

Only the place where these seven characters are is cork.

More than a thousand cavalrymen just kept shooting arrows, kept shooting arrows.

When the arrow hit the iron plate, it naturally bounced off and fell to the ground.

When the arrow hit the position of these characters, it was deeply nailed in.

So, there is no need to aim at all, just keep shooting wildly.

Moreover, these more than 1,000 cavalrymen were shooting while galloping, so people could hardly see the arrows being bounced and falling to the ground.

The tall cavalry team blocked most of the arrows from bouncing.

In everyone's eyes, it was as if these more than 1,000 people were accurate in riding and shooting, and wrote seven big characters with arrows.

And at this time, why would they consider so much?

This was already exciting enough to make people tremble.

After the performance!

These more than 1,000 cavalrymen knelt down in an orderly manner and shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

The leader took off his helmet and revealed his handsome face.

It was Boyan Nemohu, the son of Prince Khorchin, a first-class guard and concurrently the commander of the Cavalry Battalion!

Although he left the new army, his official rank was higher than Su Ye at this time.

Su Ye was a fourth-rank official, and Boyan was a third-rank official.

He knelt on one knee in front of the emperor and shouted loudly: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

He had been preparing for this day for a full six months.

After leaving the new army, he had only one thought in his mind.

No matter how much he spent, he had to win Su Ye.

Since he failed to seize power in the new army, he would completely trample the new army under his feet.

He wanted to prove to the emperor that the new army was shit.

The Eight Banners Cavalry was the ancestral law, which could sweep across the world and seize the country.

It can still do it now!

What new army? It's all a show-off.

So from the day he left the new army, he began to plan for this day.

He used countless connections to select the most elite cavalry from the Manchus and Mongols and trained them secretly.

To the outside world, he gave people the impression that he had only trained for half a month.

But in fact, he trained for a full six months. He used a huge amount of silver, a huge amount of connections, and he almost fought for it with his life.

If he didn't practice anything else, he would practice today's military parade.

The emperor was overjoyed and said, "Good, good, good!"

"Boyan Nemohu, you lead the soldiers well. This martial arts performance has opened my eyes."

"This scene reminds me of the invincible cavalry and archery of our ancestors a hundred years ago."

"Issue an order to award Boyan Nemohu the double-eyed peacock feather and confer the title of Baturu!"

Boyan knelt down and kowtowed: "Slave, thank you for your grace."

"Eight Banners win!" Boyan shouted.

More than a thousand cavalrymen behind him also shouted in unison: "Eight Banners win!"

Thousands of people in the audience shouted in unison: "Eight Banners win!"

Boyan stood up and held his head high.

The glory that was lost before was all back today.

Next, he will give Su Ye a double blow.

Su Ye wants to marry Princess Shouxi. This is a secret, but it is not a secret.

Boyan not only wants to take away Su Ye's future, but also his wife.

At this time, Su He couldn't laugh anymore. He was also stunned by the performance of the cavalry of the Cavalry Battalion led by Boyan.

It was so shocking, so amazing.

The faces of Su Quan, Chong En, and Rui Lin were also very bad.

I really didn't expect that Boyan would come up with such a big move.

It directly amazed everyone present, including the emperor.

Then what should Su Ye do next? How can he win in this situation?

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Some time ago!

The wife of Prince Khorchin entered the palace and asked to see the queen.

This wife is also a royal woman, the daughter of Duoluo Beile Wenhe.

After a brief greeting, the wife of Prince Khorchin asked about the marriage of Princess Shouxi.

The meaning was very clear, to propose for Boyan.

The queen Niuhulu was a little at a loss for a while, because she knew too well that Princess Shouan also wanted to be the matchmaker and wanted to marry Princess Shouxi to Su Ye.

But it was not easy to mention it now, because Su Ye's new army had not yet achieved decent credit.

Unexpectedly, the Prince Khorchin's mansion was going to get there first.

The other party's status is too high, and once he opens his mouth, it is almost impossible to refuse.

So, the queen couldn't help but look at Concubine Yi.

Concubine Yi has big ideas, and she has the intention of becoming the master of the harem.

Concubine Yi certainly knows about the matter between Su Ye and Princess Shouxi, but she seems to have other ideas.

So, she didn't speak.

In her heart, she didn't want to make this marriage come true.

Of course, the reasons are very complicated. The most important thing is that she hopes that Su Ye will only have her to rely on in the palace.

So, the queen Niuhulu looked at Princess Shouan again.

Princess Shouan was filled with hatred. What's the use of you as a queen? You can't make up your mind about anything?

Of course, she wanted the queen to refuse directly, but it was impossible.

Senggelinqin was now the pillar of heaven. As long as his wife spoke, it was impossible to refuse directly.

However, Princess Shouan had to consider Su Ye.

At this time, the importance of Su Ye's repeated teasing actually became apparent.

If he didn't tease, touch or hug her randomly, then Su Ye would be just an ordinary lifesaver for Princess Shouan.

Things like life-saving grace will fade away in a short time.

Moreover, Princess Shouan helped Su Ye more than once or twice. From the perspective of the royal family, it was considered a return of favor.

Once he touched and hugged her randomly, it would rise to a relationship between a man and a woman.

That would be completely different.

That dead ghost is annoying and annoying.

But at the critical moment, he must help.

If he didn't help, he would have no face to see him in the future.

So, Princess Shouan said, "Fujin, this is a coincidence. Not long ago, I was just going to be a matchmaker and wanted to marry my sixth sister to Su Ye."

Suddenly, the face of Prince Khorchin's wife changed.

If it were any other woman, Princess Shouan would have no say, after all, she was just a princess who married out.

But, she is not only the emperor's only sister with the same father and mother, but also the biological sister of Princess Shouxi.

Then, Princess Shouan said, "Of course, our say on this matter does not count, and the emperor still has to make the final decision."

Prince Khorchin's wife smiled and said, "Of course, then wait for the emperor's order."

She firmly believed that once the Khorchin Prince's Mansion spoke, the emperor would not refuse.

But she hated Princess Shouan in her heart. You are also a princess of the Mongolian vassal. Although I am not as noble as you, my husband's family is far superior to yours.

We are all Mongolian royals. How can you offend me, Prince Khorchin?

How can the Prince of Naiman compare with me, Prince Khorchin?

Besides, you are only marrying the Taiji of the Naiman King, who is not as noble as my son Boyan.

After a few more pleasantries, the wife of Prince Khorchin left the palace. She was going to find a more respected wife of the prince to act as a matchmaker.

Princess Shouan changed into a cavalry soft armor, took dozens of guards, and rushed to the Nanyuan parade ground.

Everything must be done quickly!

It must be stopped before anyone speaks to the emperor.

Otherwise, she still can't stop the Prince Khorchin's mansion.

The best way is to let Su Ye propose to the emperor in public. Even if it fails, it can stop the Prince Khorchin's mansion.

However, Su Ye needs a reason to propose.

And it is a very powerful reason.

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In the Nanyuan parade ground.

Hundreds of soldiers began to clean up the entire venue, moving several large wooden boards and picking up things on the ground.

At this time, the thousands of people in the audience seemed a little bored.

Because the martial arts performance of the Cavalry Battalion led by Boyan was so wonderful, he was a little full, so he was not very interested in the next martial arts performance.

"Don't yawn, it's Su Ye's new army next."

"Ah? Su Ye's new army, the finale?"

"Is it the new army that won both civil and military championships and claimed to be the strongest army in the world? The new army that has not been seen in a hundred years?"

"Yes, yes, yes, it's him!"

Suddenly, everyone was excited again, waiting for the next and last Su Ye's new army to appear.

And at this time!

Su Ye and more than a thousand new soldiers were waiting quietly in a huge barracks.

Wang Shiqing felt an enormous pressure.

Because he had also seen the martial arts performance of the Cavalry Battalion led by Boyan just now, it was so shocking and amazing.

Su Ye didn't expect that Boyan actually had such a big move.

This is definitely not something that can be practiced in half a month or a month.

Boyan must have prepared for this day for a long time.

Even for today's military parade, they have been planning for a long time.

Just for today, to give Su Ye a fatal blow.

Awesome!

Boyan is awesome.

And this Korchin Prince's Mansion is awesome.

With such great strength, they can plan so much.

And they can hide so deeply.

At the critical moment, they staged such a stunning scene.

Wang Shiqing said on the side: "General Yi, can we still win this game?"

Su Ye thought for a while and nodded: "To win, we need to win at a higher level, and we need to win more thoroughly and more stunningly."

And at this time!

Several horses galloped over.

One of the cavalrymen turned over and dismounted, galloping towards Su Ye.

Su Ye was stunned. Who is this? Come to him at this time?

"Come in with me." The cavalryman came to Su Ye and whispered.

Princess Shou'an?

Why did you come here dressed like this?

Women were not allowed to enter the military parade at this time, so she could only dress as a man and wear armor.

Although this soft armor is not as heavy as the armor, it still weighs dozens of kilograms, but for a woman, it is already very heavy.

Enter the next room and close the door.

Princess Shouan took off her helmet, revealing her beautiful and noble face.

"Prince Horqin Fujin just entered the palace to propose marriage to the queen and propose to Sixth Sister for Boyan." Princess Shou'an said: "I was temporarily blocked. She left the palace in anger. She will definitely go to a more respected royal elder to officially Propose to the Emperor."

"Once they wait until they speak to the emperor, it will be too late, and the emperor will not be able to refuse."

"It is very important for you to marry Sixth Sister, because she is the only Heshuo Princess who is suitable for marriage. You are only a red belt, and it will be difficult for you to have a higher title than a Duke in the future. But once you marry Sixth Sister, you are likely to exceed this limit. "

"The only way now is to strike first and propose to the emperor directly later."

"But this requires a very strong reason. Can you think of this reason?"

At this moment, Su Yi was really moved.

For his future, Princess Shou'an, the sister, really tried her best.

Maybe Su Yi was flirting with her and flirting with her, with a bit of hypocrisy.

And Princess Shou'an kept saying that she saw through Su Yi's tricks, and she really saw through it.

But even so, Princess Shou'an still fell in love with Su Yi, her savior and half-concubine.

Su Yi did not tease her this time, but looked at Princess Shou'an affectionately.

Princess Shou'an said: "Did you hear that?"

Then, she noticed Su Yi's fiery gaze.

For the first time, he didn't tease or touch her randomly, but burned her with his hot eyes.

"Don't do this. You usually act like a hooligan with your hands and feet. At critical moments, a humble gentleman shows his infatuation and performs mind-attacking techniques. I know these tricks of yours very well, but they are of no use to me." Princess Shou'an said: "These tricks of yours are useless to me. "Sixth Sister is going to go, she is young and ignorant and is easily deceived."

Then, she looked away and said, "Did you hear what I said?"

Su Yi said: "I heard it!"

Boyan was really good. He lay dormant for more than half a year and directly dealt a double fatal blow to Su Yi.

Military parades and military exercises cut off the future of Su Yi's new army.

Proposing to Princess Shouxi will ruin Su Yi's future of wealth.

Princess Shou'an said: "The only way is to strike first and propose to the emperor soon. Can you find a strong enough reason?"

"Okay." Su Yi said, "I can find enough reasons."

Princess Shou'an said: "The reason why you can surpass Prince Horqin's Palace?"

Su Yi said: "Yes, it is powerful enough to suppress the route of Prince Horqin's Palace."

Princess Shou'an stared at Su Ye for a long time, but did not ask Su Ye for the reason.

Because according to her understanding of Su Yi, as long as he solemnly said everything, he did it.

"Then I'll be relieved." Princess Shou'an breathed a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, Wang Shiqing outside said: "Shuai Yi, we are going to play soon!"

Princess Shou'an said: "You go ahead, I will watch your martial arts performance here."

Su Yi nodded and walked out.

"Wait a moment." Princess Shou'an said.

Then she stepped forward and stretched out her hands to straighten Su Yi's military uniform and his military cap.

Then, she said seriously: "Go and do your big thing and calm them all."

Su Yi walked out.

More than a thousand new troops gathered in the courtyard and lined up!

Wang Shiqing was trembling slightly with nervousness and asked again: "Shuai Yi, can we win?"

Su Yi said: "We can win, but the skill lies in poetry. We need to win against them at another latitude and at a higher altitude."

This is what later generations would call a dimensionality reduction attack!

At this time, Prince Hui's sweet voice sounded outside!

"Military Parade and Martial Arts Ceremony, last stage, the new army led by Su Yi!"

"Appear!"

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Note: I thought I could finish one chapter, but ended up not being able to finish it. I had been thinking about it for a long time, and I finished writing this chapter all night long. It was already eight o'clock in the morning.

Thank you benefactor for the monthly ticket. I will go to bed and code immediately after waking up! Can you continue to give me your monthly pass?