Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 211 Shocking change! Complete tear! The emperor struck by lightning!

In this battle, seven of the twenty-seven large warships of the foreigners were sunk, sixteen were damaged, and two steam warships were captured.

In terms of personnel, the Allied soldiers suffered more than 1,700 casualties.

In this battle in history, the foreigners sank four ships, seriously damaged six ships, captured two ships, and the Allied soldiers suffered 500 casualties.

On the Qing side, in this battle in history, only a few dozen casualties, but Zhili Admiral Shi Rongchun and Dagu Xie Deputy General Long Ruyuan were killed.

In this world, because the foreign troops were several times more than in history, especially at the last moment, the foreign marines still rushed to the land, causing huge casualties of more than 2,000 people.

Almost all of these 2,000 people were Ronglu's Tianjin New Army, which seemed to account for only one-third of the total. But this part of people was at the forefront, almost the most elite part.

The earliest batch of Tianjin New Army almost all fought to the end.

But no matter what, the Qing court won a huge victory.

Even a glorious victory.

Although it was not as smooth as in the historical plane, they didn't know that in everyone's eyes, this was the greatest victory of the Qing Dynasty's foreign wars in decades.

Senggelinqin also reached the peak of his reputation because he was the commander of this big battle.

At this time, the entire Dagukou camp was decorated with lights and colors to celebrate this great victory.

Although Su Ye's official position was only Jiangxi militia, he was also at the main table.

Ronglu, Yixin, Senggelinqin, and Boyan Nemohu were all at this table.

Senior generals toasted Su Ye one after another.

This posture was of course very clear, to get Su Ye drunk.

Because the emperor's decree had not come yet, but everyone knew that the emperor would definitely want to take Su Ye to Beijing.

Therefore, Zhili Governor Hengfu took the lead in pouring wine for Su Ye, and several people tacitly understood that Su Ye must be kept until the emperor's decree.

Su Ye also accepted everyone who came. He did not drink to the ground, but drank a bunch of people to the ground.

After drinking, they went directly to the seaside to release water.

Ronglu and Boyan Nemohu accompanied Su Ye to the seaside to release water.

At this time, they saw four gunboats parked on the sea, and dozens of warships of various kinds.

The 500 elite soldiers brought by Su Ye were already neatly lined up on the seaside.

Ronglu was stunned and said, "What does this mean?"

Su Ye said, "The war situation in the south is dangerous. One hundred thousand troops are attacking Changzhou. The military situation is urgent. I need to go south immediately."

Boyan Nemohu said, "But the emperor's order has not come yet."

At this time, Senggelinqin and Zhili Governor Hengfu also chased out.

His central army also rushed out directly.

"Lord Su Ye, are you in such a hurry to leave?" Zhili Governor Hengfu said.

Senggelinqin said: "Su Ye, wait until the emperor's order arrives before leaving, otherwise I can't explain to the emperor and the court."

"Soon, at most in a few hours, the emperor's order will arrive."

Su Ye said: "Monk King, you know the situation in the south. It's critical. On the battlefield in Changzhou, our main forces are all there, more than 150,000 troops, and the battlefield in Anqing is nearly 200,000."

"These two battles are related to the safety of the entire country. I must go south to support immediately."

"Monk King, everyone, see you later!"

Senggelinqin said: "Su Ye, you are leaving without the emperor's order? If this gets to some people's ears, they will say that you despise the court."

Then, he gave a look. Thousands of troops behind him slowly approached.

Su Ye said coldly: "Monk King, are you going to detain me by force?"

Senggelinqin said: "Su Ye, are you going to disobey the order?"

Su Ye said: "Disobey the order?!"

Su Ye roared: "The court dismissed me from the post of governor of Jiangxi, and I am just a militia. The southern battlefield is in danger, can I not come?"

"If I don't come, will the world blame me?"

"But I, Su Ye, still ignore the safety of the southern battlefield. As soon as the emperor ordered, I led the army north to support without any delay."

"I recovered Yantai and Dalian. In the final decisive battle, my army was at the most dangerous place. position."

"At the most critical moment, I bombarded the foreigner's flagship and injured the commander of the foreigner's army. Only then did the foreigners really retreat, and we won the battle."

"Now, the Changzhou battlefield is waiting for me to rescue, and the southern battlefield is in danger, and you won't let me go?"

"What? Are you going to use force to detain me?"

"I went north to support, and I supported the wrong one?"

"Am I, Su Ye, a rebel in the eyes of the court? Don't I even have the freedom to come and go?"

"You said I disobeyed the order? What about the emperor's order? What about the court's order? Where is it?"

Su Ye's voice resounded throughout Dagukou.

Then, he looked at the thousands of Tianjin New Army and the thousands of Zhili, and roared: "We were fighting side by side just now, are you going to fire at me now?"

Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, led 8,000 people and quietly stopped on the sea.

Su Ye patted his chest and said, "If you want to fire at your comrades, shoot here, shoot here!"

The Tianjin New Army and Zhili troops present all lowered their heads and dared not look at each other.

Su Ye gave an order, "Board the ship!"

Following his order, five hundred elite soldiers began to board the ship quickly.

Senggelinqin was really anxious at this time.

Why hasn't the emperor's edict come yet? Is it coming?

With the imperial edict, he could detain Su Yi.

But the round trip from the capital to Dagukou is a full six to seven hundred miles, and even flying is not that fast.

Even if he were that fast, the imperial envoy wouldn't be able to catch up.

He really wanted to directly order the army to surround Su Yi's army and forcibly detain them.

But... no one dares to do this.

Until now, the court has openly fallen out with Su Yi.

The imperial court ordered Su Yi to go to Shanghai to negotiate, so he went to negotiate.

Ask him to stop negotiating and leave Shanghai, and he will leave Shanghai.

At this critical moment, the imperial court ordered him to go north to support, so he led nearly 10,000 troops and went north to support.

What else? Isn't this a loyal minister?

At this time, you let the Tianjin New Army and the Zhili Army use force against Su Yi?

These people can never pass the psychological test.

However, if Su Yi was let go, the emperor and the court would definitely blame Seng Gelinqin.

"Master Su Yi, we won this battle. You have made such a great contribution, and the emperor will definitely reward you. If you just leave, the emperor will not let me wait." Seng Gelinqin shouted: "Here comes someone. , leave Master Su Yi here."

Seng Gelinqin decided to smile and play in a playful way to keep Su Yi.

"Su Yi, the military situation in the south is raging. Let your troops go back. You can stay here and wait until the emperor's decree of reward arrives before leaving."

After saying that, Seng Gelinqin waved his hand fiercely.

Boyanna Mohu, Rong Lu, and the dozens of soldiers around them were about to come directly and forcibly capture Su Yi as a guest.

He must not be allowed to leave!

We must take the opportunity to bring him back to the capital and hand him over to the emperor.

So as not to let the tiger return to the mountain.

Boyan and others had smiles on their faces, but their eyes were cold, and dozens of people rushed forward.

And at this time!

"Bang!"

There was a sudden gunshot!

I don’t know who fired the shot, but it must have been fired from the direction of the Qing army.

Everyone was horrified.

Su Yi lowered his head and saw a trace of blood on his chest.

Someone assassinated Su Yi? !

Suddenly, Su Yi's hundreds of new troops' eyes were filled with tears.

They all picked up their guns and aimed them in Senggelinqin's direction.

Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, was so angry that he directly ordered the guns to be turned around.

Terrible internal strife is about to break out.

Seng Gelinqin was stunned, Boyan was also stunned, and Ronglu was even more stunned.

Because this time is the closest to death.

At this time, if they are not careful, they will be beaten into pieces by Su Yi's army.

Su Yi looked at Seng Gelinqin and said hoarsely: "Monk King, why do you do this to me?"

"Am I, Su Yi, really a traitor and traitor in your eyes?"

After a while, Su Yi's new army shouted: "Fight them!"

The coalition forces behind the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang shouted: "Fight them!"

The two sides are really going to war.

Su Yi used up her last strength and said: "Go, go, go..."

"Don't fire, don't fire, don't fire..."

Dozens of soldiers rushed up, snatched Su Yi away, and carried him onto the warship.

At this time, no one dared to stop him.

Once blocked, tens of thousands of people from both sides would start fighting directly.

Once a war breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous.

In this way, Seng Gelinqin watched Su Yi and his party leave.

"Caught, caught the murderer!"

Seng Gelinqin was shocked, there was actually a murderer?

After a brief interrogation, it was discovered that the murderer was still the son of Dexing'a, the capital of the Blue Flag, and he was drunk and his eyes were red.

He had already launched an assassination attempt on Su Yi's family.

But this time, he actually took the opportunity to sneak into the army and assassinate Su Yi again.

"I stole the best foreign gun and found the best position. I want to kill Su Yi and avenge my father."

In an instant, Seng Gelinqin, Ronglu, and Governor Hengfu of Zhili were all silent.

This...this is actually an assassination?

No, Su Yi didn't direct and act?

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Of course I directed and acted.

It was just that it had been deployed a long time in advance, and even the hatred line of Dexing'a's son had been maintained for more than a year. Even several people around him were Su Yi's "enemies" in a sense, and everyone sympathized with him.

Planning half a year in advance and one year in advance, who can handle it? So everything looks real.

Boyan said: "Father, this... is this self-directed and self-acted?"

Ronglu said: "Dexing'a's son was recruited by you as an officer in the new army. He was recruited eight months ago."

"Half a year ago, who knew that this battle would break out? Who knew that this battle would be won? Who knew that Su Yi would appear here?"

"How can you direct and act in such a situation?"

Boyan was excited and slightly frightened: "Is Su Yi dead?"

Ronglu said: "The distance is too far, more than sixty feet. You may die, or you may not die!"

Seng Gelinqin said: "Immediately, report to Beijing immediately!"

This matter will definitely cause an uproar.

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On board!

The military doctor took out the warhead from Su Yi's body.

Everyone saw this scene.

If you want to act, you have to be extremely real.

There was nothing wrong with the state-of-the-art rifle stolen by Dehing Ah's son, but there was something wrong with the bullet, and it couldn't be detected.

Even when he was shooting, there were more than five undercover agents of Su Yi watching from the side.

The bullet can be fired successfully, but once it exits the barrel, the warhead will shatter directly in the air.

Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, roared: "The imperial court must give an explanation!"

"It's a huge shame that the imperial court treats its heroes like this!"

The whole army was furious!

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Righteousness is the most difficult.

Especially for those who seek power and usurp the throne, Su Yi must always stand at the highest moral level.

In this battle, foreign barbarians attacked.

The emperor has decreed that Su Yi will go north to support him.

Otherwise, in the eyes of all the people in the world, you will not be passionate and loyal enough to the country.

So Su Yi came. Even though the battlefield in the south was extremely urgent, he traveled thousands of miles north to support him and made great achievements in battle.

This is because Su Yi knows that he will win this battle.

What about the next battle?

After the defeat, Britain and France will next assemble tens of thousands of troops and enter the capital.

Su Yi had to sit back and watch the world turn upside down before trying to turn the tide at the last moment.

Su Yi would not be able to send troops to support the next battle for a long time.

And sending troops to support at that time would mean risking death. Who can defeat the 20,000 to 30,000 British and French allied troops?

During this period, Su Yi still had to grasp the moral high ground.

This one shot can solve 80% of political problems.

The key is that 99% of this assassination is true.

In fact, the other party had already assassinated Su Yi's family.

What's even more outrageous is that the court arrested them and later released them without charge.

So next!

Terrible public opinion will explode again.

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Changzhou battlefield!

Shi Dakai is really going out of style.

After several days and nights of crazy fighting.

On the Changzhou battlefield, Chen Yucheng fought against Xu Youren and Zuo Zongtang alone, and the fight ended in a draw.

Li Xiucheng was on the battlefield in Wuxi City. Even with the support of Su Yi's fleet on the canal, Zhang Guoliang was still no match, and Li Xiucheng gradually gained the upper hand.

Only in the Danyang battlefield, Shi Dakai gradually fell into a disadvantage.

His 30,000-strong army suffered more and more casualties.

And Su Yi's new army became more and more fierce as the war progressed.

Although no one said it, Shi Dakai seemed to feel that countless people were laughing at him behind his back.

Of the three coaches, he is the oldest, has the highest status, and has the most troops, but he plays the worst.

Shi Dakai could not lose this battle no matter what. The uglier it looked, the more anxious he became, and the more he tried to pile it up.

The Taiping Army was considered very brave, but faced with such casualties, they were still full of resentment.

With nothing to do, Shi Dakai asked Tianjing for help again and again.

At this time, Hong Xiuquan in Tianjing was also completely worried.

Because the battlefield in Changzhou was extremely anxious, nearly 100,000 troops were involved there.

Reports came from Anqing in the west, and Zeng Guofan's tens of thousands of troops attacked Anqing.

Suddenly, the entire Tianjing situation became precarious.

Lin Shaozhang took the opportunity to attack Hong Rengan and said: "King Qian, when you decided to launch the Eastern Expedition, did you think of today?"

Hong Rengan said: "Su Yi's main force was in Zhoushan at that time. Who would miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? As long as Suzhou is captured, troops can be sent to Zhejiang, and the whole chess game of the Kingdom of Heaven will be alive."

Lin Shaozhang said: "After Su Yi's army returned quickly, why did he insist on fighting when there was clearly a chance to cease the war?"

Hong Rengan said: "He sent troops to capture Changzhou, Wuxi, and Danyang without declaring war. Shouldn't he still fight?"

Lin Shaozhang said: "We broke the contract first."

Hong Rengan said: "Are you speaking for Su Yi?"

Lin Shaozhang said: "King Qian, why did you insist on the Eastern Expedition? Why did you believe that Su Yi would fight the foreigners in Zhoushan?"

Hong Rengan fell silent immediately.

Lin Shaozhang said angrily: "Because you were bewitched by foreigners!"

"You believe whatever the foreigners say. In the end, the foreigners did not fight Su Yi at all. You are trying to draw chestnuts from the fire for the foreigners. In these years, you have been dealing with foreigners in Hong Kong for a long time. What exactly did the foreigners promise you?"

As soon as these words came out, Hong Xiuquan's expression changed.

He didn't care about what he said before, but this sentence pierced Hong Xiuquan's back scale.

Hong Renda said: "King, the foreigners wanted to support you before. But they wanted to treat us like pigs and dogs, so the King refused. The foreigners thought that you, the King, were stubborn and could not be controlled. So they probably wanted to find someone who could. Up."

Hong Renfa said: "Hong Rengan, when will the foreigners promise to help you rise to power? When are you going to launch the next Tianjing Incident? I hope you will be merciful then. Just kill a few of us, but don't do anything to others." The king takes action."

Hong Renda said: "At that time, the so-called heavenly soldiers and generals of the foreigners will fight directly along the Yangtze River to Tianjing, and our life and death will be in the hands of King Qian."

Hong Renfa said: "King of Heaven, now there is a battle in Anqing and a battle in Changzhou. Hundreds of thousands of troops from our kingdom of heaven are outside, and Tianjing is empty. It is a perfect time to launch a mutiny."

These words made King Hong Xiuquan's face change and his eyes were frightened.

Hong Rengan was so angry that he was trembling all over and said: "You spit on others and spit on others."

Although Hong Xiuquan, the king of heaven, was afraid, he still had some trust in Hong Rengan.

A loud roar said: "Okay, don't say any more. The enemy is now, so there is no need for internal strife."

"Issue Shi Dakai, Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng and others to win the battle of Changzhou as soon as possible, and then lead the army north to support Anqing immediately."

At this time, Shi Dakai sent a messenger to arrive.

There was only one thing, asking for help!

And he asked for 20,000 people at once.

Hong Xiuquan shuddered in his heart, 20,000 people?

Are you kidding? How many defenders are left in Tianjing now? If you just take away 20,000 people, Tianjing will be empty.

Hong Xiuquan's biggest characteristic is that he is afraid of death, and he was very dissatisfied with Shi Dakai. He could suppress his emotions before, but now he is a little anxious.

"Don't you want to defend Tianjing?"

"Not 20,000 people, no!"

"Before the war, didn't you keep saying that my Heavenly Kingdom army was two or three times stronger than the Qing army? Isn't the only army that can fight on the Changzhou battlefield Su Ye's army, which is only more than 4,000 people?"

"It was because you boasted that I agreed to launch the Changzhou battle. How come it's like this now?"

King Hong Rengan knelt down and said: "Heavenly King, the reason why King Yi is the most passive in the Changzhou battlefield is because he is facing Su Ye's main force. Now the entire battlefield is in a balance. Once we lose Danyang, it will trigger a series of reactions, which will lead to the defeat of Changzhou and Wuxi. So at this critical moment, we have to help King Yi hold up the Changzhou battlefield."

"I know the situation is like fire and water now. In Anqing, the Hunan Army is aggressive. But we have been operating in Anqing for many years, and there are many fortifications and military deployments. Zeng Guofan has been trying to break through for a year or two. It is also impossible. "

"Now the Hunan Army, Su Ye Army, Zhejiang and Jiangsu armies are all involved. The only threat to Tianjing is Tuo Ming'a in Yangzhou. After Shengbao left Yangzhou a few months ago, the Jiangbei camp is no longer a threat to us."

"As for that waste Tuo Ming'a, it's lucky that we don't fight him. How dare he fight us?"

"Tianjing is safe and sound, and Anqing is also stable. Only the Changzhou battlefield is in danger. Please ask the Heavenly King to send reinforcements." Hong Rengan kowtowed and said, "We must hold on to the Yi Wang, otherwise it will collapse!"

Hong Xiuquan said, "He asked for 20,000 people as soon as he opened his mouth. Where can I squeeze out so many troops?"

Hong Rengan said, "If you don't have 20,000, 10,000 will do."

Hong Xiuquan gritted his teeth and said, "Not even 10,000, give him 7,000!"

In the end, Hong Xiuquan resisted the urge to send 7,000 reinforcements to support Shi Dakai's Danyang battlefield.

After the Tianwang Palace dispersed, on the streets of Tianjing, Hong Rengan said to Lin Qirong: "King Qin, are you just going to stand by and watch?"

Lin Qirong said: "I wanted to stop your Eastern Expedition that day, but I couldn't. What else can I do?"

Then Lin Qirong said: "I would like to ask King Gan, not to mention the possibility of losing the battle of Changzhou, what if we win? Changzhou, Danyang, and Wuxi were originally ours. If we hadn't broken the agreement, they wouldn't have come to take these three cities. Now even if we win and take back these three cities, how many people will die? Will we still have the energy to fight Suzhou next?"

"Why is it so futile and so costly?"

Hong Rengan said with embarrassment: "King Qin, you are talking after the fact. At that time, Who would be willing to let go of such a rare opportunity? "

Lin Qirong said: "No, on the contrary, experienced people at that time could see at a glance that it was impossible for the foreigners and Su Ye to fight in Zhoushan. Su Ye and Wang Youling and others deployed 30,000 to 40,000 troops in Zhoushan just to stop the war. How many troops did the foreigners have this time? Their main purpose was to defeat the Qing court and force the dog emperor to recognize and implement the Tianjin Treaty. Earl Elgin would be crazy to fight Su Ye in Zhoushan, and there is no benefit at all. "

Then, Lin Qirong sneered: "It just so happens that the foreigners came to talk to you and said that they would fight Su Ye in Zhoushan, and you believed it. Why do you believe what the foreigners say? Are the words of the foreigners to you an imperial edict? "

As soon as these words came out, Hong Rengan's face changed slightly.

Because Lin Qirong's words were really heartbreaking, they hit him deep in his heart.

But no matter what, the situation has developed to this point, and there is no retreat.

In Tianjing, with Hong Xiuquan's order, 7,000 reinforcements rushed to the Danyang battlefield to support Shi Dakai at the fastest speed.

However, after Wang Youling, the governor of Zhejiang, confirmed that the foreigners and the court were fighting fiercely, he immediately led more than 10,000 people to leave Zhoushan, along the Qiantang River, and headed north to the Jiangnan Canal to the Changzhou battlefield before the Battle of Dagukou was over.

Having a strong ally is so refreshing.

They don't need your orders at all, they look for opportunities and take the initiative to attack.

As long as they build a framework, they can do their best within their capabilities.

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Beijing!

During this period, not only the emperor, but also the entire court, were completely restless.

After the decision to go to war was made, the court and the public were indeed excited and righteousness was gained.

But after that, it was completely uneasy.

Afraid of losing!

Last year's Battle of Dagukou was also fought well at the beginning, but then it suddenly collapsed.

What if this time, the same mistake is repeated, what should I do?

Then, there was no news of a great victory from Dagukou, but Su Ye's victory.

Su Ye recaptured Yantai and Dalian.

In the court, the emperor would of course say it was a good thing, after all, it was a military achievement.

But privately, the emperor ridiculed Su Ye for being opportunistic and stealing two cities while Yantai and Dalian were empty.

If you have the guts, why don't you lead your army to Dagukou to fight against the main force of the foreigners?

The court also spread rumors to the people, saying that Su Ye's recovery of Yantai and Dalian was just speculation and a show for the world to see.

As a result, when Senggelinqin sent news again, saying that Su Ye really led his army to Dagukou.

And along with Senggelinqin's messenger to Beijing, there were also news from the people.

The people knew the news almost at the same time as the court. You should know that Senggelinqin's side was 600 miles away.

At that moment, the emperor and Du Han and others were a little confused.

Su Ye, you, you really dare to come?

While admiring in his heart, the emperor was ecstatic.

Su Ye, you are here this time, so don't think about leaving.

I went to give you an order, which was originally a political attack. I didn't expect you to really come.

Then don't blame me.

So, the emperor immediately sent an envoy to Senggelinqin, asking him to keep Su Ye at all costs.

He must not be allowed to leave.

So the emperor was absent-minded all day, waiting for news from Dagukou.

If God favors him, he will have double happiness.

Sure enough, not long after.

"Eight hundred miles of urgent delivery, eight hundred miles of urgent delivery!"

"The emperor is very happy, Dagukou has won a great victory!"

A team of messengers ran all the way, shouting all the way.

Suddenly, the whole capital was boiling.

Did they really win? !

It was really thanks to Su Ye and the court that they fought a battle for justice, so the court laid the groundwork for public opinion before the war.

Repeatedly explaining the significance of this battle to the people of the capital, this is the basis for public opinion.

As soon as the victory report entered the capital, many elite families spontaneously set off firecrackers.

"It's really not easy. After decades, the Qing Dynasty finally won this battle!"

"I told you that at the critical moment, our Eight Banners still have to take action."

"The monk king is mighty, and Marshal Rong is mighty!"

"Our Eight Banners have won glory for the Qing Dynasty and for our ancestors."

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In the court.

The emperor heard the shouts of the messenger from a distance.

A great victory at Dagukou!

Suddenly, he was excited, and even a sickly red appeared on his face.

He stood up suddenly.

The messenger rushed in, slid down from a distance, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is very happy, a great victory at Dagukou!"

Then, he handed over the report.

Eunuch Wang Chenggui took the report, checked it, and handed it to the emperor.

When the emperor opened it, he was trembling all over, as if he was drunk.

God bless you, and our ancestors bless you.

We really won, and it was a real victory.

Several foreign warships were sunk, more than a dozen were seriously damaged, and 1,600 to 1,700 foreigners were killed or injured.

This was an unprecedented victory in decades. Such a glorious victory was something the emperor could not imagine beforehand.

He seemed to be floating in the clouds.

After the victory, another voice sounded in his mind.

Su Ye, you shout for the righteousness of the world every day, shout to resist foreigners, oppose the Tianjin Treaty every day, and keep saying that the court has lost power and humiliated the country.

What happened now?

I won this battle.

You are just empty talkers, but I really won.

All the political attacks on the court by the seven southern provinces that you had made before were wiped out.

I slapped you back with this slap.

Isn’t the righteousness of the seven southern provinces to oppose the Tianjin Treaty, oppose the Aihui Treaty, and protect the Yangtze River waterway? To protect the people of the south from being harmed by foreign missionaries?

Isn't it because you despise the imperial court's inability to protect you that you want to establish a seven-province alliance to protect yourself?

Now, the imperial court has won.

Your Southern Seven Provinces Alliance, tear it up for me.

The extremely excited emperor wanted to issue an order immediately to dissolve the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance.

However, he soon found another secret memorial.

The secret memorials of Ronglu, Zhili Governor Hengfu, and Senggelinqin.

Su Ye performed bravely on the battlefield of Dagukou and stood at the most critical position.

Especially Su Ye, who faced countless foreign artillery fire, hit the foreigner's flagship, injured the highest commander of the foreign coalition forces, and made the foreigners retreat.

The three secret decrees all have the same content.

Of course, the three people are not noble and want to ask for credit for Su Ye.

In the real request for credit, they would not write a word of these things. But they had to report the truth to the emperor in secret to prevent the imperial court from being passive.

The key is that Su Ye also has his own public opinion mouthpiece.

There are more than 100,000 people in the capital who are bound by Su Ye's interests. At the critical moment, they will speak for Su Ye.

After seeing these three secret reports, the emperor's face suddenly changed.

What's going on? How could this happen?

Su Ye is actually the first to win this great victory?

Originally, Su Ye reported the recovery of Yantai and Dalian, and the court could still accuse him of opportunism. But now bombarding the foreign flagship and knocking down the foreign commander is the first merit for the Qing court.

According to instinctive thinking, the commander fell, so the troops retreated.

Of course, Su Ye was not the first to win this battle. But under his performance, in the eyes of the people of the world, that is the first merit.

Now the people of the world do not understand the new war at all, and their minds are still on the head of the enemy general among the millions of troops.

To capture the thief first, serve the king, and destroy the enemy commander, isn't this the first merit?

Next, the emperor forced a smile and accepted the congratulations of the civil and military officials.

All the officials of the court came out one after another.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Such a great victory, we should celebrate with the heavens."

"Such a great victory, Your Majesty should offer sacrifices to the heavens!"

"Your Majesty, the revival of the Qing Dynasty is just around the corner."

Facing the flattery of the ministers, the emperor was of course still flattered and felt extremely comfortable.

After the court meeting, the emperor immediately kept a few important ministers and held a small meeting.

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In the Sanxi Hall.

The emperor handed the secret report of Senggelinqin and the other three to Sushun and others.

Sushun, Duhan, Duanhua, Mianyu, Zaiyuan and others changed their colors after reading it.

This... Is Su Ye so awesome?

None of them understood military affairs. After seeing the secret report, they instinctively felt that Su Ye must have made great contributions in this battle.

The emperor said, "What should we do?"

Winning a battle is a good thing, but if the damn Su Ye made great contributions, that would be a bad thing.

Originally, they wanted to use this great victory to dismantle the alliance of the seven southern provinces.

With justice in hand, they had to follow.

As a result, Su Ye actually had a share in this great victory.

Alliance leader Su Ye and Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang Tian Yugong both led their troops to help.

The seven southern provinces also have justice.

Du Han said: "Your Majesty, this is not a conflict."

"Winning this battle means that the court has the ability to protect the people in the south, and the so-called self-protection of the seven southern provinces is no longer necessary."

"As for Su Ye's great contribution, we should suppress it first and prevent his contribution from bursting out."

"We just want to bury his contribution."

Kuang Yuan said: "Su Ye has many mouthpieces in the capital, and it is difficult to bury his contribution."

Du Han said: "At least in the court, he has no mouthpiece."

Kuang Yuan said: "Yes, he has a cannon in the court, and anyone dares to criticize him."

Du Han said: "No matter what, suppress his contribution first, and if it can't be suppressed, promote him."

"Su Ye, you are so good at fighting, the court has appointed you as the Minister of War, which is enough weight and reward for your contribution."

"Su Ye, whether you accept it or not is up to you. But the court now has enough righteousness to disintegrate the Seven Provinces Alliance, and the court also has enough righteousness to crack down on foreign industries."

"And the foreign industries are in Jiujiang!"

"And the most crucial point is that Senggelinqin will not miss this opportunity and will definitely detain Su Ye."

"Su Ye only brought 500 people, and Senggelinqin has more than 10,000 people. He can be surrounded and forced to stay by any means."

"As long as Su Ye enters Beijing, there will be no waves in the south. At that time, we will appoint him as the Minister of War and put him aside."

"After the fact, the Seven Provinces Alliance in the south has been disintegrated and the Jiujiang industry has been cleared, Su Ye can be dealt with slowly."

Everyone nodded, and the key point was Su Ye.

As long as he was detained, everything would be easy. The court appointed you as a high official and did not treat you unfairly.

Several important officials and the emperor immediately found the best solution during the discussion.

Force Su Ye to stay in Beijing, put him under house arrest with high positions and generous salaries, and promote Shen Baozhen to the court.

Continuing the previous plan, Qi Ling was sent to take charge of the Jiangxi governor, and led the army south to disintegrate Jiujiang's industry.

However, just a few hours later!

Another urgent message of 800 miles directly stunned the emperor.

Su Ye ran away!

The most important thing is that the court captured two foreign warships, and Su Ye took advantage of the chaos and snatched one.

That's not all.

There is also a shocking news.

Su Ye was assassinated!

After seeing it, the emperor roared: "There is a conspiracy, Su Ye's self-torture, there is a conspiracy here!"

But... Next, the information became more and more complete.

Even the confession was complete.

All the evidence shows that this was not Su Ye's self-torture.

The murderer has been caught, Su Ye's enemy, the son of former governor De Xing'a.

Moreover, this person has planned the murder of Su Ye's family once.

The emperor felt that a violent political storm would come.

"Send an order to send someone to keep an eye on Chong'en, put him under house arrest, and don't let him go to court tomorrow!"

The emperor reacted quickly.

Immediately, several guards led dozens of soldiers to Chong'en's home and put him under house arrest.

They kept an eye on him all the time, even when he went to the toilet, and he was not allowed to step out of the door.

Because this was Su Ye's only mouthpiece in the court.

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But, the court the next day!

Chong'en, the Right Censor of the Censorate, still appeared in the court.

The most important thing is that Chong'en hid among the officials, and he was among a group of third- and fourth-rank officials.

There were too many officials, and the emperor didn't find him.

Were the emperor's dozens of people useless? They couldn't even keep an old man?

In fact, these dozens of people tried their best.

From last night to the early morning, they didn't relax, staring at Chong'en closely, following him wherever he went, without leaving a step.

However, at three o'clock in the morning, a dozen dark shadows appeared and used the latest chemical drugs from Jiujiang Chemical Laboratory to directly knock them out.

The key point is that the emperor issued a secret order to put Chongen under house arrest, and did not tell the palace guards not to allow Chongen to enter.

Even if the order was not to allow Chongen to enter, there are countless ways to enter the palace. You know, there was once a businessman who swaggered into the palace and strolled around several times.

"The emperor has an order, and I have a memorial!" Eunuch Wang Chenggui shouted.

The emperor yawned. Today's court meeting is to dismantle the alliance of the seven southern provinces according to the plan.

"I have my foundation!" Chongen shouted loudly and came out of the queue.

Suddenly, the emperor was frightened.

What's going on? Didn’t I secretly send someone to put him under house arrest?

Hurry, drag him away quickly and tell him to shut up.

Chongen shouted: "Your Majesty, in the battle of Dagukou, Su Yi made a great contribution by defeating the foreign commander He Bo."

"Instead of awarding him a reward, the court actually shot him?"

"What does this mean?"

"If the emperor wants to kill a hero, he can just summon him to the capital with twelve gold medals. Why use such a despicable method to murder him?!"

"As soon as he has accomplished a great feat, he must be killed!"

"How to stop the mouth of the world?"

Wang Chenggui's speed was already very fast. With a wave of his hand, several guards immediately pounced on him.

"Stop his mouth, stop his mouth." But Wang Chenggui still screamed out instinctively.

So, is this okay?

They have already said it, and if you keep silent, it will only prove that they are right.

All the civil and military officials in the court looked at him sideways.

Because, except for the emperor and a few important ministers, almost everyone didn't know about it.

This...this is too sensational.

Did the imperial court go to such extreme measures?

We know we want to get rid of Su Yi quickly, but...but there's no need to be in such a hurry, right?

The south was in ruins, but with the emperor's decree, Su Yi immediately led tens of thousands of troops to support the northern battlefield and recaptured Yantai and Dalian.

This is all everyone knows, and they never thought of it.

On the battlefield of Dagukou, Su Yi actually achieved such great achievements?

Destroy the enemy's flagship and destroy the foreign commander He Bo.

Isn't this a first step?

Why don't we know about such a big thing? The good news came to the palace yesterday, why didn't you tell it then?

Someone recalled that after the emperor saw the good news, he read the secret report again, and his expression changed.

At that time, everyone thought it was because they thought the casualties were too high, but they didn't expect that the emperor saw the secret report and learned that Su Yi had made great achievements.

This all makes sense.

Is the imperial court so dark? Such a huge achievement, you actually plan to cover it up?

After that, they failed to forcibly detain Su Yi and started murdering him?

This...this...

It's so appalling.

Back then, Zhao Gou and Qin Hui didn't dare to go so far?

At first, everyone didn't believe it, but the emperor's reaction and Wang Chenggui sent someone to silence Chongen.

Since he is not allowed to say it, then... I'm afraid it's true.

The Minister of Rites, Wo Ren, looked livid and stepped out of the queue, trembling all over and saying, "Your Majesty, is this true?"

The emperor said angrily: "Wo Ren, are you dizzy?"

Woren said: "No matter what you say, Chong'en is also an elder of the royal family and the censor of the right capital of the Duchayuan. How is it appropriate to cover his mouth like this? Has this happened in our reign for hundreds of years?"

The emperor said angrily: "He talks nonsense and slanders your father, do you want to listen to him barking in the court?"

Du Han cried out in his heart, Your Majesty, you shouldn't have spoken.

These words should be put to us, why are you so anxious?

Now that you are speaking out, aren't you getting darker and darker?

He sent eunuchs to cover the mouths of ministers. If word spread, he would probably become a laughing stock in the world.

Stupid Wang Chenggui.

But neither Sushun nor Du Han dared to rebuke angrily, or even look at him to blame.

He is the emperor's confidant eunuch, the most narrow-minded, and must not be offended.

At this time, all civil and military officials in the court were staring at Chongen with extremely strange expressions.

Even at this time, all civil and military officials sympathized with Chongen.

When did the eunuchs of the Qing Dynasty become so arrogant that they dared to cover the mouths of ministers?

The emperor gritted his teeth and waved his hand, and several guards quickly let go of Chongen.

Mian Yu hurriedly said sternly: "Chongen, don't talk nonsense. What about murdering Su Yi? Is it true?"

Chongen said: "Prince Hui? Others don't know? Don't you know?"

"Do you dare to swear by the country of the Qing Dynasty, dare you swear by the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty?"

"The war situation in the south is raging. Hundreds of thousands of troops have been launched to attack Changzhou. After winning the Battle of Dagukou, Su Yi will lead his army south to support the Changzhou battlefield. What is wrong with him in doing so?"

"Isn't it because he is so eager for the sake of his ancestors' country and country?"

"Seng Gelinqin, why did you forcibly detain him? Even sent out troops to surround Su Yi's army?"

"They couldn't force Su Yi to stay, and even sent people to murder him."

"The murderer is Dexing'a's son. Doesn't the Emperor intend to give an explanation to the world?"

Mian Yu said angrily: "This happened just the evening before yesterday. How did you know about it? You even know who the murderer is. Did you collude with Su Yi? Directed and staged this painful scheme?"

idiot!

Sushun couldn't help but faint.

Your Prince Hui said that this happened the night before yesterday. Didn't you personally admit that it happened?

However, Chongen was an upright man and did not notice this flaw. Instead, he shouted: "It's really ridiculous. Thousands of troops in Dagukou could see it clearly. Even when Dexing'a's son fired, many people saw it. ”

"If the imperial court wants to hide it, it will not only cover my mouth, but also cover the mouths of thousands of people!"

This is the most terrible thing.

Chongen continued to roar: "Last year, Weng Tongshu's son and Dexing'a's son hired horse thieves to attack Su Yi's family. Even though the trial has revealed the truth, they still did not arrest these two people and allowed them to escape justice."

"A few months ago, Boyan Nemohu brought Dexing'a's son into the new army and made him the leader of the Tianjin new army!"

"This time he murdered Su Ye, will the court let him go unpunished again?"

"Your Majesty, what heavenly law did Su Ye break that made you want to kill him like this?"

"How can you be a king if you are so intolerant?"

"Your Majesty is so eager to kill a meritorious official who has just made great contributions. Aren't you afraid that your ancestors will be angry and send down heavenly punishment?"

Hearing this, the emperor's blood rushed to his head.

He was so angry that he almost lost his mind, and the words in his heart came out directly.

"Su Ye is a traitor, a traitor, and he should die..."

As soon as the emperor said the first word of the four words "deserve to die", he felt something was wrong and tried his best to stop.

And Su Shun shouted: "Your Majesty, please punish Chong En!"

Du Han, Duan Hua, and Zai Yuan also shouted loudly.

He wanted to stop the emperor from saying these words.

The emperor also stopped at the last moment.

But... it was too late.

In fact, the court had never publicly denied Su Ye.

The emperor had never torn his face in front of the officials.

No matter what Su Ye did, he was righteous.

The court praised him publicly, even if he dismissed him from the post of governor of Jiangxi and criticized him for taking concubines beyond the rules. Most of them were affirmative praises, and they did not directly dismiss him, but transferred him to Beijing to serve in another second-rank official position.

Su Ye was even more so. Except for resigning, he obeyed every order of the court.

The emperor said traitor and traitor countless times in his heart, but he had to acknowledge Su Ye's contribution in public.

Today, in front of the whole court, he was sprayed by Chong En, and his defense was broken. Traitor and traitor finally blurted out.

The face was torn.

Su Shun, Duan Hua, Zai Yuan, Mian Yu and others were cold all over.

Once the emperor said this, it was irreversible.

The whole place was dead silent.

Countless people were in a complicated mood. Although the emperor did not say the last word, everyone could guess that he wanted to say that he deserved to die.

Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at the emperor, afraid to reveal their inner emotions.

Chong'en said slowly: "The emperor wants to say that he deserves to die, right?"

The whole place was still silent.

Chong'en continued: "I don't know whether Su Ye deserves to die. But I, Chong'en, really deserve to die. Your Majesty, please execute me now."

He was not passionate, but seemed very calm.

To be honest, Chong'en also suspected at first whether this was Su Ye's self-torture trick.

But now looking at the emperor's reaction, it is clear that he wants to get rid of Su Ye as soon as possible.

The murderer is De Xing'a's son, and he has a criminal record.

The emperor said coldly: "Chong'en, you repeatedly insulted the emperor and father, do you think I dare not kill you?"

Chong'en said: "Why don't you dare? You killed a meritorious general in front of thousands of people, let alone an incompetent old man like me?"

The emperor was so angry that he was dizzy and was about to order Chong'en to be beheaded.

Duanhua stepped out and shouted loudly: "Bold Chong'en, barking like a dog in the court, you are unworthy of being an elder of the clan. Come on, take him down!"

As the clan leader, he had to speak out.

Otherwise, when the emperor said that Chong'en would be beheaded, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Several guards stepped forward and captured Chong'en.

Chong'en surrendered and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I am waiting for your imperial edict, I am waiting for you to kill me!"

Then, several guards took Chong'en away.

The civil and military officials in the whole audience were still as silent as death, but their eyes were full of fear and desolation.

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Note: Twelve thousand is given to me. I am going to eat! Benefactor, do you still have a monthly ticket in your pocket? Can you give it to me?