Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 215 The mission is accomplished, but the bad news brings shame to the palace.

Chapter 215 Mission accomplished! Bad news reaches the palace! Shame

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Economy is about confidence, and finance is even more about confidence.

The court's tossing and turning still barely hit Su Ye's Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone.

But, it was just barely.

Because those who can come to participate in the investment promotion conference are all medium and large businessmen, and many of them are even agents of the powerful.

They not only have a keen economic sense, but also a political sense.

They know a lot of things.

So even though they knew that the court opposed Su Ye's foreign affairs and factories, they still flocked to it.

But now the court has officially announced that the foreigners' industries in Jiujiang are illegal, and even want to join the British and French fleets to come to Jiujiang for investigation and evidence collection. After the ban and confiscation, it still caused great panic.

The court's actions alone are enough to cause great turmoil, let alone acting together with the foreign fleet.

Bao Ling repeatedly emphasized that it was not the official fleet of Britain, France and the United States, but a hired pirate fleet.

However, most businessmen still expressed strong doubts.

Therefore, because of the uproar caused by this incident, the Yangtze River waterway was unprecedentedly busy.

Many big businessmen even sent people to Shanghai to inquire whether this was the official fleet of Britain, France and the United States.

As a result, the high-level officials of the Shanghai Concession, bank managers, foreign company managers, etc., neither admitted nor denied, but gave some hints.

Indicated that they and the Qing court were indeed reconsidering the contents of the Tianjin contract. This was like a kind of recognition?

Because there was no telegraph, it was still too slow to send messages along the Yangtze River.

Therefore, traditional carrier pigeons were once again put to great use.

All carrier pigeons took Jiujiang as the end point, and were taken to Shanghai, to the Yangtze River estuary, and to the Yangtze River coast.

Once the joint fleet of the Qing court and foreigners was discovered, they were released immediately.

Moreover, at least several carrier pigeons were released for the same message, because the loss rate was still not low at such a long distance. (Actually not high, my father-in-law is a professional carrier pigeon racer).

Therefore, starting from November, many carrier pigeons have been flying in continuously.

News came one after another.

"The foreign fleet in the Shanghai Concession entered the port for maintenance, and the defense checkpoints at the Yangtze River estuary were withdrawn."

This news spread to Jiujiang and immediately caused a small sensation.

I don't know how many people interpreted it. The foreign fleet had been cruising at the Yangtze River estuary, so why did it withdraw for maintenance at this time?

It was specifically released to the British, French, American fleets and the Qing Dynasty fleet, wasn't it?

However, isn't this a superfluous move?

Then, the court fleet and the foreign fleet joined forces.

This news caused a strong sensation, and dozens of carrier pigeons flew back.

"The foreigner's joint fleet is very large, and all of them are white regular troops."

"The foreigner's fleet flies the flags of Britain, the United States, France, and Russia."

"The three leading warships are all large British warships."

"Gui Liang boarded the flagship of the foreigner's fleet and delivered a speech. The commander of the foreigner's fleet also boarded the flagship of the court and delivered a speech."

This news is too detailed. This group of daring merchants directly sent ships to explore on the sea. Even if they saw this scene with a telescope, they were too close.

Finally, all the news was summarized into one.

"After the court and the foreigner's fleet merged, they entered the mouth of the Yangtze River and entered the Yangtze River waterway!"

This news really spread throughout Jiujiang like a gust of cold wind.

It directly hit the enthusiasm of many merchants to the lowest point.

Because the situation that follows seems to be bad news no matter what happens.

The fleet of the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance dare not stop it?

Then the court and the foreigner's law enforcement team will drive straight in, land in Jiujiang, and start law enforcement.

If the fleet of the seven southern provinces dared to stop it, it would mean war, and once the war started, Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone would not be at peace.

How can people spend money in a region full of war risks?

As a result, at this time, the Jiujiang prefectural government and the senior officials of both China and Britain in the economic experimental zone did not come out to refute the rumors.

Many businessmen went to ask Hu Xueyan and the senior representatives of the British side.

What will Jiujiang do? How to respond? Will there be a war?

And Hu Xueyan always said one sentence: No comment, please wait and see.

The British representatives also said the same words: No comment, please wait and see.

It is absolutely calm.

Of course, these businessmen and dignitaries will definitely not leave, and they are even entering Jiujiang in a steady stream.

There is still some determination, but once the court and the foreign fleets really land in Jiujiang, or a war breaks out on the Yangtze River, it basically means that the investment promotion conference has failed.

By then, even if these businessmen do not leave Jiujiang, they will definitely not dare to spend a lot of money.

At this time, the whole Jiujiang seemed to be covered with dark clouds and a storm was about to come.

At this critical moment, Su Ye hardly showed up and was completely immersed in the laboratory.

In the early days, he had to do everything himself.

But now, he is in a state of idleness.

Because all positions have the best talents.

He followed hundreds of engineers and scientists in the laboratory to finish the scientific and technological achievements of the upcoming World Expo and make the final improvements.

The World Expo is all about showing off skills.

There is no need to consider mass production for the time being. As long as there are conceptual products, it is completely sufficient.

Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone has come up with several killer technology products.

Using silver halide as a photosensitive emulsion, superimposing five layers of photosensitive film and other advanced technologies, color film is produced in the laboratory.

And the camera is miniaturized at all costs.

The color camera was launched decades ahead of schedule.

Although it is a completely conceptual product and cannot be mass-produced, it is completely sufficient as an exhibit at the World Expo.

The second killer technology achievement is film.

In fact, in a year or two, someone in Europe will start to study primitive film, but it is too primitive.

Su Ye has the most advanced drawings, but due to the limitations of technology and materials, he can only push the film forward by about 60 or 70 years.

However, this is completely sufficient.

With the efforts of hundreds of engineers and the investment regardless of cost, results have appeared.

It can barely reach the level of around 1915.

This was shocking enough. When the results were first presented, these scientists and engineers were shocked beyond compare.

Repeating one sentence after another, we created miracles and changed history.

At the same time, Su Ye was also sighing.

This amazing salary is really worth it.

Su Ye's drawings, as well as these elite scientists and engineers, together formed a strong chemical reaction, completely achieving the effect of one plus one greater than two.

At first, Bao Ling and Ba Xiali still found it difficult to understand why it cost so much to build various laboratories in Jiujiang?

Because everything in the laboratory had to be shipped from Europe, which was too expensive!

After seeing the results, they were also stunned.

After a long time, they sighed: Could it be that a new technological revolution will be born in Jiujiang?

That... isn't that too ridiculous?

And these engineers and scientists hired from Europe at high salaries also expressed doubts?

Are we geniuses?

In Europe, we are at most second- and third-rate, and first-rate talents are unwilling to come to Jiujiang.

And the European laboratories have experienced failures again and again, why is the probability of success so high in the Jiujiang laboratory?

How could it not be high? Because they stand on the shoulders of giants.

The most difficult part has already been completed for them by someone else, it is just an open-book exam, feeding them food.

Each drawing is extremely accurate and advanced.

During this period, Su Ye has been immersed in the laboratory, mastering the breakthrough of every link.

Make sure that Prince Albert's World Expo will be a blockbuster.

Make Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone a blockbuster.

At this time, Shen Baoer walked in and whispered: "Marshal, Hong Renfa is here, Hu Linyi is here."

Su Ye put down the work in his hands, nodded, and walked out.

When he arrived at a place where there were not many people, he gently held Shen Baoer's hand when he went down the stairs.

The other party immediately snuggled up to him.

"When will you start to rest?" Su Ye asked.

She has been pregnant for six months and has already shown her pregnancy.

Not only Shen Baoer, but also Sister Qingqing and Lin Shanger are pregnant.

Su Ye's mother was immediately full of expectations. One baby was already very rare, and now there are three more.

"Let's wait for another two months, so that other vixens don't get the upper hand." Shen Baoer said in a delicate voice, and couldn't help but come over and kiss Su Ye.

Entering the prefectural government office, Shen Baoer asked, "Who do you want to see first?"

Su Ye said, "Hong Renfa."

Shen Baoer said, "Then I'll go to the other side to prepare."

Su Ye walked towards the study on the right, and another administrative secretary, Fu Shanxiang, came forward in a cheongsam and said, "Marshal."

Su Ye nodded.

He could see at a glance that Fu Shanxiang had specially made the cheongsam smaller, so the waist was very tight, making the curve of the hips fuller and more exaggerated.

And she also secretly raised the heels, making the curves of the whole body more hot.

Competition is everywhere.

After entering the study, Hong Renfa came forward enthusiastically and bowed, saying, "Marshal Su, I miss you so much."

The happiest people after killing Hong Rengan were the brothers Hong Renfa and Hong Renda, who made a comeback again.

Although most of the political power was still in Lin Shaozhang's hands, the two brothers had specially gained a lot of power to make a lot of money.

Next, it was a greeting.

After a while, Fu Shanxiang came in and poured tea for the two.

Hong Renfa, who was a pervert in Tianjing, turned into a gentleman at this time. He looked straight ahead and said politely: "Thank you, Mr. Fu."

After Fu Shanxiang poured the tea, he whispered in Su Ye's ear: "Marshal, I'm outside. If you need anything, ring the bell on the table."

Su Ye nodded, and Fu Shanxiang walked out gracefully and closed the heavy door.

"Marshal, I heard that the fleet of the Qing court and the foreigners are coming? Is there anything we can do?" Hong Renfa said.

Su Ye said: "Is it the intention of the Heavenly King or your own intention?"

Hong Renfa said: "It is our own intention. Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng are on the battlefield in Anqing. Now we still have the final say in Tianjing. If necessary, it is also possible to go to war with the Qing demons in our name. It's just that our navy is too weak, and we may need your warships. General Zeng Tianyang and the navy soldiers are ready."

Su Yike had never asked the Taiping Army for help, but the other party couldn't wait to come.

There is no other reason than the huge benefits.

Because Su Yi promised to hand over the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's cigarette agency rights to two people.

Lin Qirong and Hong Yanfa.

Lin Qirong is not very interested in money, but he and Zeng Tianyang have many brothers to support and need money.

As for the brothers Hong Renfa and Hong Renda, they simply wanted to become prosperous themselves.

The entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has hundreds of thousands of troops, a sphere of influence with tens of millions of people, and it can also radiate to Shandong, Henan, Anhui and other Nian Army areas. How big a benefit is this?

Therefore, the investment conference failed, and the most saddened ones were Hong Renfa, Hong Renda, and even Lin Shaozhang.

Because of the silk and cotton trade, Su Yi handed over to Lin Shaozhang.

In fact, in the areas occupied by the Taiping Rebellion, the main trade was tea, cotton and raw silk.

In the current situation, Lin Shaozhang found that there was no need to spin silk and cotton by himself, because after the female camp system was abolished, most of the female camp sisters were sold to Jiujiang by Tianjing.

Sell people and Tianjing makes a fortune.

Then, the silkworm cocoons and cotton from the areas occupied by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were sold to Jiujiang to make another profit.

Finally, low-priced cotton and silk produced in Jiujiang were wholesaled in large quantities to the Lin Shaozhang Group, and then he sold them to the interior of the Kingdom of Heaven to make another fortune.

So much money.

Although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's largest trading partners may still be Britain and France, the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone's share is constantly rising.

Under this huge bundle of interests, many high-level officials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were naturally tied to Jiujiang.

Facing the attack of the imperial court and the coalition of foreign pirate fleets, it was certainly a way to let Zeng Tianyang's Taiping Army pilot the Su Yi fleet to fight the opponent.

But it’s not good enough because it’s basically unbeatable.

But the other party's initiative made Su Yi very happy.

"Thank you, but no need. I have a better way." Su Yi said.

Hong Renfa was immediately surprised and said: "The investment conference will not be affected?"

Su Yi said: "No, if there is, it's probably a good influence."

Hong Renfa said: "Okay, then I'm relieved. This time, the Kingdom of Heaven has sent more than thirty people to participate in the investment conference, and I will ask Marshal Su to take care of them."

"Of course, of course!"

After receiving Su Yi's assurance, Hong Renfa felt at ease.

……………………

Next, Su Yi went to the left to meet Hu Linyi, the representative of the Hunan Army.

In the study here, Shen Baoer should have come to pour tea, but Su Yi still asked Fu Shanxiang to come forward.

Hu Linyi was slightly shocked when he saw it.

Of course it's not because of Fu Shanxiang's unique appearance and figure.

It was Su Yi's political signal for Fu Shanxiang to appear in front of him.

Of course Hu Linyi knew that many people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were under Su Yi, but they had a tacit understanding before. When entertaining the Hunan Army, it was either Li Qi or Shen Baoer who came forward.

And now having Fu Shanxiang from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom come forward to serve tea represents the alienation between Su Yi and the Hunan Army.

Hu Linyi said: "Master Zeng and Master Luo are very concerned about the situation here."

Su Yi said: "As for the joint fleet of the imperial court and foreigners entering the Yangtze River, will they come to Jiujiang to enforce the law?"

Hu Linyi said: "Yes."

Su Yi asked: "Is Governor Zeng blaming me for not communicating with him?"

Hu Linyi said: "I don't dare to blame, but I am very concerned. I want to know how Master Su Yi will deal with it?"

This is blame.

Zeng Guofan was also a member of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance, and he was the one with the highest status.

Su Yi would discuss any major issues with him in advance and seek his opinions.

But since Zeng Guofan took over as the governor of Liangjiang, Su Yi has not communicated with him on key issues.

Because Zeng Guofan took over the imperial court as the governor of Liangjiang, it meant his position.

Although it did not cross the bottom line that Su Yi had actively drawn, that was all.

Su Yi said: "No comment."

Hu Linyi's expression changed slightly, and after a long while, he said, "Master Su Yi, if you don't reveal your secret to me, it will be very difficult for us to make decisions in the future."

Su Yi said: "Decision? What decision? It has been agreed before. I will not stop Marshal Zeng from taking over as the governor of Liangjiang, but I will never allow you to dismantle the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance, so your decision-making space is almost unique. Is it possible that you still want to cross the bottom line? "

yes!

What position can the Hunan Army take next?

It was completely impossible to stand entirely on Su Yi's side against the imperial court.

Agree with the imperial court and take the initiative to dismantle the seven-province alliance? That's impossible, then they will directly become mortal enemies.

Hu Linyi said: "Okay, no more attacking. We have three problems."

Su Yi said: "Please."

Hu Linyi said: "First question, we also sent many people to participate in the investment conference this time. Of course we are very eager for the success of the investment conference. But if the imperial court and the foreign fleet really land in Jiujiang to enforce law, will your new army be there? Will there be a war in Jiujiang? More precisely, will your new army attack the imperial army?"

This is very important for the Hunan Army.

Once a land war broke out in Jiujiang, it would mean that Su Yi was directly plotting rebellion.

That means the Hunan Army may need to completely adjust its stance.

Although such a question would hurt friendship. But there should be no strategic ambiguity on such a core issue.

Su Ye said: "There is no war in Jiujiang, there will be no ground conflict, and my new army will not attack the imperial army."

Hu Linyi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Thank you, Lord Su Ye for telling me."

"The second question, will the fleet led by leader Xu Youren attack the fleet of the imperial envoy on the Yangtze River?" Hu Linyi continued to ask.

Su Ye said: "Why do you ask this question? If the attack is really launched, do you plan to withdraw from the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance?"

Hu Linyi said: "I didn't say that, but this matter is too important. Can you please help me, Marshal Su Ye? For the sake of our past friendship, please give me a clear answer, okay?"

Su Ye was silent for a while and said: "No!"

Hu Linyi breathed a sigh of relief, lay hard on his back, and finally got this answer.

Because once Xu Youren really attacked the imperial fleet on the Yangtze River, no matter what the reason, it would be considered armed rebellion.

So what should the Hunan Army do? Should they withdraw from the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance?

No matter what choice they make, it will be very fatal.

"Thank you, Marshal Su, for telling me." Hu Linyi bowed and said, "Then can you still help me with the third question?"

Su Ye said, "Please ask."

Hu Linyi said, "I mean, if the investment promotion conference is unsuccessful, the merchants represented by our Hunan Army will also follow other merchants and retreat. Will Marshal Su Ye retaliate against us on the Anqing battlefield?"

Su Ye said, "No!"

Hu Linyi stood up, bowed to Su Ye and said, "Thank you, Marshal, then I'll take my leave."

Then he immediately left Jiujiang as quickly as possible and went to Yangzhou to report to Zeng Guofan.

The Governor-General's Office of Liangjiang is now very unstable. After the fall of Nanjing, the Governor-General of Liangjiang has been wandering around, from Anqing to Suzhou, Changzhou, Shanghai, Yangzhou, etc.

Suzhou and Changzhou are now the territories of Su Ye and Xu Youren, and Shanghai is directly at the forefront of the conflict.

Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, couldn't stay, so he chose Yangzhou.

This place is the most suitable for neutrality.

After Hu Linyi left, Fu Shanxiang went in to clean up without saying a word.

However, the coffee table was relatively low, and when she bent down, the curve of her waist and hips looked breathtaking. The smaller cheongsam directly outlined the shape of her buttocks.

There was no trace of underwear, so there was only one explanation.

She listened to Hong Renli's words and wore a T-back.

Fortunately, the ground heating here was burning hot, otherwise it would be too cold to bear.

When a woman poses like this, it would be very unkind if you don't touch her.

So, Su Ye's hand naturally put it on, and gently pinched it, and the touch was really first-class.

Fu Shanxiang blushed and said softly, "Next, you have another meeting. The Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang and the Governor of Zhejiang sent people to ask again. If necessary, they will rush to Jiujiang immediately. In addition, the Admiral of Jiangnan Zhang Guoliang and the General Feng Zicai sent people to ask if it is necessary to send troops to reinforce Jiujiang?"

Her face was red, shy but still reported her work seriously. This look is really lovable.

"Bring it here!" Su Ye said.

So, Fu Shanxiang squatted in front of Su Ye, opened the documents, took out a pen and asked him to review them one by one.

After doing this work, Fu Shanxiang actually lost her freedom. For three years, she could not leave the government office.

After Su Ye finished her review, Fu Shanxiang collected the documents, as if she accidentally rubbed Su Ye's arm with her chest.

Su Ye smiled and gently pinched her delicate chin.

She raised her delicate and beautiful face and looked at Su Ye with her big watery eyes.

Su Ye didn't say anything, just smiled at her, and then kissed her rosy lips.

Fu Shanxiang's eyes were sweet, and she gently leaned her beautiful face on Su Ye's palm and rubbed it gently.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's power in Su Ye's group was getting heavier and heavier. Hong Renli felt that Lin Shang'er, a silly girl, was not enough, so he pushed Fu Shanxiang over.

Su Ye couldn't refuse, and to be honest, he couldn't refuse.

How could you be so hypocritical, how could you be so innocent?

People have given you the best, what else do you want?

Interests, desires and emotions are mixed together, and there is no need to distinguish them so clearly.

After a moment of intimacy, Su Ye got up to attend the next meeting.

The participants were the Shanxi Piaohao Alliance, and the meeting of big businessmen such as Dashengkui.

Because they are now indirect shareholders of the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone, the content of the meeting is only one.

The fatal crisis brought by the court and the foreign fleet!

When Su Ye entered the venue, the eyes of these big business representatives were full of uneasiness.

Because they invested too much in the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone. Although they did not have shares in these factories, they invested heavily in banks and trade routes.

Su Ye came to the meeting room and did not even sit down.

"Please rest assured, there will be no war in Jiujiang!"

"There will be no war between us and the court on the Yangtze River waterway!"

"Crisis, there is no such thing!"

After that, Su Ye bowed and said, "I still have things to do in the laboratory over there, so I'll leave first."

Then Su Ye continued to return to the laboratory and immersed himself in the world of technological explosion.

And it was this attitude that made all stakeholders feel a little relieved, but only a little.

On the other side of the Yangtze River, the combined fleet of the imperial court and foreigners was getting closer and closer to Jiujiang.

The war clouds are still thick.

In the eyes of many people, the economic experimental zone is still in danger.

But Su Yi, the sea-fixing needle, was just strolling around.

Countless businessmen and representatives of powerful people in Jiujiang are still holding their breath.

They are all waiting for any news from the Yangtze River.

In the eyes of countless people, it is even impossible to imagine how this crisis can be resolved.

Therefore, Wang Youling, Tian Yugong and others repeatedly sent people to ask if they were needed to come to Jiujiang to help.

The Hunan Army will also send Hu Linyi to explore the bottom. Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai even asked directly if they wanted to send troops to help?

In everyone's eyes, a terrifying battle will break out on the Yangtze River waterway.

Then, a single move affects the whole body.

The entire situation in the South was completely overturned.

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On the Yangtze River!

The royal imperial fleet and Count Jurgen's pirate fleet were majestic after entering the Yangtze River.

All ships in front of the entire Yangtze River channel gave way.

For fear of being affected by the flames of war.

But behind the two fleets, there were still ships following closely.

And every half hour, two homing pigeons are released.

On both sides of the Yangtze River, there were knights following in succession, watching every move on the river.

Also every two hours, two homing pigeons are released.

The deputy imperial envoy Qi Ling said: "Sir Guiliang, there are many people watching our every move. Do we want to eliminate them and expel them?"

Guiliang laughed loudly and said: "No need, just let them continue to send messages to Jiujiang, let them feel fear little by little, and finally turn into despair."

At this time, Guiliang was full of energy and enthusiasm.

Count Jurgen's pirate fleet is too powerful, and Su Yi's Yangtze River fleet is no match at all.

The most important thing is that it looks too much like a regular navy.

The imperial court and the joint fleets of Britain, France and the United States went out to enforce the law. It was simply a genius idea.

It is completely fatal to Jiujiang and Su Yi. It is unimaginable how desperate Jiujiang is at this time.

And this handwriting came from him, Guiliang. In an instant, Guiliang really felt like he was in the world and that the world was under his control.

At this moment, a small ship appeared in front, flying the official flag of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance.

"Sir, Su Yi's battleship, Su Yi's battleship!"

Guiliang immediately picked up the telescope.

The other party also held a telescope and looked towards this side.

"Sir, do you want to open fire?" Qiling asked.

Guiliang said: "No, we must let the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance take the initiative to open fire. Once they open fire, the foreign fleet will immediately counterattack fatally. If they don't open fire, we will march straight in, land in Jiujiang, and destroy everything."

A moment later, the warship from the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance turned around and fled.

The deputy imperial envoy Qi Ling said: "Sir, they ran away."

Next, they encountered another warship from the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance. They were far away and fled again.

Then, the third ship, the fourth ship, and the fifth ship.

Without exception, they all turned around and ran away after more than ten miles.

Suddenly, Guiliang and Qiling's self-confidence reached the extreme.

"Hahahaha, have you seen it? When the imperial court and the fleets of Britain, France and the United States were united, Su Yi's alliance of seven southern provinces didn't dare to attack me at all. They didn't even have the courage to get close. Without contact, their morale collapsed. ”

"The situation in front of me is as if heavenly soldiers and generals have descended on Jiujiang, and Su Yi has no power to resist."

Qi Ling cupped his hands and said, "Master Guiliang is really a genius. He came up with such a wonderful plan."

Guiliang smiled and said: "In Su Yi's own words, the alliance of seven southern provinces is nothing more than a paper tiger."

And at this time!

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Suddenly, a ball of fireworks rose above the river in front, shooting straight into the sky.

"alert!"

Guiliang's imperial fleet and the navy of the Qing Dynasty immediately felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Guiliang said: "Go tell Colonel Jurgen and ask his fleet to stand in front immediately to protect us."

The Qing fleet immediately waved flags to Count Jurgen's fleet.

In Count Jurgen's command room, Baxali was hiding in the clothes of an ordinary officer.

"The signal is coming!"

"Get ready to take action."

Immediately afterwards, Count Jurgen received the request from the Qing court and was suddenly shocked.

He was originally trying to find a reasonable reason to surround the Qing court's fleet, but the other party actually asked for it.

So timid?

Next up!

Count Jurgen gave the order, and his pirate fleet immediately changed its formation and divided into three forces.

One rushed to the front of the Qing fleet, two dispersed to the two wings, and one was behind the Qing fleet.

The Qing fleet took the initiative to gather together.

In a short time, Count Jurgen's pirate fleet completed the siege of the Qing fleet.

The key is that this was actually requested by the other party.

Seeing this scene, the imperial ministers Gui Liang and Qi Ling felt an inexplicable sense of security.

Immediately afterwards, the harsh bells on the fleet rang.

"Dang-dang-dang!"

"On the river, a large fleet is spotted ahead, a large fleet is spotted ahead!"

Guiliang stood at a high place and found a fleet of astonishing size appearing about ten miles ahead.

Moreover, what was hanging was the flag of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance.

There were dozens or even hundreds of ships of all kinds, spread out on the river surface, and there was also a feeling of endless darkness.

Xu Youren's Yangtze River Fleet was just blocking the river surface.

Is this firing? Xu Youren, who lost his official position, is still so bold and decided to fight with arms?

But unfortunately, you are facing the foreigners' joint fleet, which is impossible to defeat.

And once the war starts, the Jiujiang Merchants Conference will be over.

"Woo woo woo!" This is the sound of the conch, which the pirates are very familiar with.

From a distance, the horn of the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance Fleet, accompanied by the river breeze, also entered the ears.

"Prepare for battle, prepare for battle." The officers and soldiers of the court navy shouted.

"Prepare for battle, prepare for battle!" The foreigner's fleet also issued a series of orders.

There were also bursts of roars from Count Eugen's fleet, followed by a series of horns.

The imperial envoy team of the Qing court couldn't help but become nervous and excited.

Gui Liang hesitated whether to withdraw the imperial fleet to the back and wait until the war was over before going over.

No matter how strong Su Ye's fleet was, it should not be able to defeat the foreign fleet.

And at this moment, Gui Liang found that the foreign fleet began to change direction.

The fleets in front, on both wings, and in the rear, turned around.

All the gun barrels were completely aimed at the Qing Dynasty's fleet.

Suddenly, Gui Liang and Qi Ling had not reacted yet.

But the next moment, a move by the foreign fleet made them shudder.

Because all the flags on the foreign ships were lowered.

The flags of the British Empire, the French Empire, and the United States were all lowered.

Instead, the murderous pirate flags were raised.

"We are pirates, we are pirates!" Count Eugen shouted loudly: "Fire!"

"Fire at the corrupt officials of the Qing Dynasty!"

"Fire!"

With an order.

All the guns of Eugen's pirate fleet fired fiercely at Gui Liang's fleet.

Such a close distance.

It was completely unexpected.

"Boom boom boom..."

One after another, the shells hit Gui Liang's imperial ship.

There were violent explosions.

One wooden boat after another was torn to pieces.

One ship after another caught fire.

In the absence of any defense, it was a completely one-sided massacre.

Imperial Envoy Gui Liang and Deputy Imperial Envoy Qi Ling stood on the deck, unable to believe what they saw.

The whole person was like being struck by lightning.

There was a red glow in front of his eyes.

Why? Why?

For a long while, Gui Liang roared in anger.

"Why? Why? Why?"

"Count Eugen, where is your credibility?"

During the whole process, the Yangtze River Fleet led by Xu Youren just watched quietly.

Under the crazy bombardment, some of the Qing Dynasty's naval officers and soldiers were very brave and fought back fiercely.

And some jumped into the water to escape.

But whether it was a brave counterattack or a jump to escape.

After more than an hour, the battle was over.

Some of Gui Liang's imperial fleet had sunk, and some caught fire. Some of the navy officers and soldiers fled, some were captured, and some were killed.

The imperial fleet, a total of five large ships, with more than 200 officials, was surrounded by the pirate fleet.

Then, hundreds of pirates boarded these large ships and took over the imperial fleet of the Qing court.

The great pirate Count Eugen came to Gui Liang and Qi Ling and said, "My lords, you are captured."

Gui Liang was about to curse, but was immediately gagged.

Because the great pirate Major Eugen was about to become a new noble, he had a high sense of morality, and he was still a little embarrassed about his betrayal.

That's it!

All the hundreds of officials in the imperial team were captured.

Gui Liang and Qi Ling were full of anxiety. Where were they going to be taken?

This short hour was like falling from heaven to hell.

However, Gui Liang would never have thought that there were eighteen levels of hell.

Because, just when Count Eugen was about to leave with hundreds of prisoners, the Yangtze River Fleet led by Xu Youren was dispatched.

The huge fleet was in battle formation and rushed up fiercely.

A moment later, a ship came over. This was the messenger.

"We are the fleet of the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance, and we are conducting military exercises."

"Any armed fleet, please evacuate the Yangtze River waterway immediately."

"There are officials and civilians of our Qing Dynasty on your fleet, please release them unconditionally immediately."

"Otherwise, we will open fire on you!"

The messenger shouted over and over again with this metal loudspeaker.

After listening to it, Gui Liang and Qi Ling almost fainted.

He understood, completely understood.

This... This is Su Ye's conspiracy.

You, you are too cruel.

Killing people, but also destroying their hearts!

The next scene made Gui Liang and others burst their eyes.

Faced with the threat of the Yangtze River Fleet, the pirate Count Eugen was furious, and then the two sides fought.

But...

The two powerful fleets opened fire on each other from a distance of more than ten miles.

It seemed that the battle was extremely lively and earth-shattering, but all the shells hit the middle of the Yangtze River, and I don’t know how many fish and shrimps were killed.

After half an hour of fierce fighting!

The pirate Count Eugen said that he was defeated and was willing to negotiate a ceasefire.

Xu Youren said that the other party would hand over all prisoners unconditionally and withdraw from the Yangtze River immediately.

The pirate Count Jurgen agreed.

Then, both sides conducted a prisoner transfer.

Then, Xu Youren's Yangtze River fleet advanced at full speed, and Jurgen's pirate fleet carried out forceful expulsion.

They drove hundreds of miles all the way until they were driven out of the Yangtze River Estuary.

Count Jurgen's pirate fleet fled to the open sea and disappeared without a trace soon after.

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On the flagship!

Xu Youren, Guiliang and Qiling were sitting in the cabin.

Guiliang and Qiling were trembling all over.

"Don't scold, it's meaningless." Xu Youren said slowly: "Master Guiliang, do you know what we should do now that is most heart-wrenching?"

"Bring you to Jiujiang, not letting you say a word, and letting you appear in front of everyone from a distance."

"Then he shouted loudly to welcome Guiliang and Mr. Qiling to Jiujiang's investment conference."

"Find someone with a voice that sounds like Lord Guiliang and shout loudly in support of Jiujiang's investment conference."

"It's so far apart that you can't tell the difference at all."

"The world will only think that Lord Guiliang came to Jiujiang on behalf of the imperial court and supported the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone on behalf of the emperor."

"At that time, what will Lord Guiliang do? What will the court do?"

As soon as these words came out, Guiliang and Qi Ling suddenly lost all color on their faces.

This is totally doable!

Once this happens, Guiliang will have only one way to commit suicide in the future.

"Many people have proposed this idea, but Su Yi said no, and I also said no." Xu Youren said slowly: "We all look down on such despicable means, and even the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone does not need it at all. Your support.”

"It's not enough to say nothing, don't say anything, let alone be incompetent and angry."

"Next, we will imprison you in Zhenjiang, and then send someone to report to the court, saying that Lord Guiliang and other hundreds of officials were captured by foreign pirates. Our seven-province alliance fleet in the south fought to the death and rescued hundreds of people. , please give instructions from the court, what should we do next?”

"Are you inviting Lord Guiliang to Jiujiang as a guest, or is the imperial court sending someone to pick you up?"

"But no matter what, Lord Guiliang, please bear with me for about a month."

Next, Xu Youren turned around and left without waiting for the other party's reply.

Afterwards, hundreds of officials, including Guiliang and Qiling, were transported directly to Zhenjiang and placed under complete house arrest.

Xu Youren went to Yangzhou and met with Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang.

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Zeng Guofan was also a big shot, and his appearance remained unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai.

But at this time, not only did his color change completely, but he was also trembling slightly.

Such a situation has arisen? !

It's so bizarre.

Su Yi...how did she do it?

Guiliang's majestic imperial team united with the foreign fleet to attack Jiujiang.

People throughout Jiujiang were panicking. Seeing that the entire investment conference was in danger, the result turned out to be such a huge reversal.

The foreign fleet turned into pirates, and all of Guiliang's imperial fleet were captured by pirates.

Xu Youren's Yangtze River Fleet fought bravely and rescued Guiliang and others.

This, how is this a slap in the face? This is completely murderous and heart-breaking.

Xu Youren said: "I have resigned as governor of Jiangsu. I have no official position and no position. I can no longer report to the court. Mr. Zeng is the governor of Liangjiang. I don't know if I would like to report to the court, tell the whole matter, and then invite the court. Let’s make an idea, what should we do with Mr. Guiliang, let them continue to go to their destination, or send them back to the capital, or should the imperial court send someone to pick them up?”

Zeng Guofan was silent.

Of course he understood what the other party meant. Su Yi and Xu Youren won a complete victory in this battle. Are you, Zeng Guofan, willing to board our warship and continue to show the unity of the seven southern provinces?

If you wish, then you, the Governor of Liangjiang, will take the lead in the memorial. If you don't want to, we won't force you.

But if he takes the lead in the performance, the court's hatred will be poured into Zeng Guofan.

Although it cannot be said that the imperial court and the Hunan Army completely fell out, in the eyes of the imperial court, Zeng Guofan was siding with Su Yi.

After a long while, Zeng Guofan said: "Sorry, I can't go to this memorial."

Xu Youren said: "I understand."

Then, without saying much, he turned around and left.

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Zhenjiang!

Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai stood in front of Xu Youren.

"Your Majesty, are you willing to submit this memorial?" Xu Youren asked.

Zhang Guoliang said: "Yes!"

Feng Zicai said: "I'll come with you."

Zhang Guoliang waved his hand and said: "No, it is enough for one person to submit this memorial."

Feng Zicai said: "If we say we'll go together, then we'll go together."

Then, Jiangnan Admiral Zhang Guoliang and Commander-in-Chief Feng Zicai jointly signed a memorial.

After writing a few hundred words eloquently, the dispatch letter was expedited for 600 miles and sent to the capital along the canal!

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Before the Yangtze River Fleet returned to Jiujiang, many businessmen and powerful people's carrier pigeons had already brought the news back to Jiujiang.

within a certain period of time.

Hundreds of homing pigeons flew over Jiujiang and flew back to their respective cages.

Dozens or hundreds of people removed the letter from the pigeon's feet.

Immediately afterwards...

This news completely detonated the entire Jiujiang.

Oh My God!

OMG!

The so-called foreign fleet was actually a pirate disguised as a pirate, and it also attacked the imperial fleet of the court, and captured all the imperial teams including Gui Liang and Qi Ling.

Lord Xu Youren led the Yangtze River Fleet and risked his life to rescue the imperial team of the court?

And drove the foreign pirates out of the Yangtze River waterway.

What's more interesting is that from the beginning, the Yangtze River Fleet blocked the Yangtze River waterway in the name of combating pirates.

As a result, there really were pirates.

And it was a big pirate.

Everyone knew what this news meant.

It represented the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance and won a great victory.

The court's last attack was disintegrated just like that.

Even the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance still held absolute justice, and we risked our lives to save hundreds of officials of the court.

Are we wrong?

Then, another piece of news was circulated in secret.

Prince George of the British Empire will also represent the royal family to attend the investment promotion conference of the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone.

This is another heavy weight on the scale.

Suddenly, the dark clouds covering Jiujiang completely dissipated.

In the last few days of the investment conference, the entire Jiujiang wharf and the entire Yangtze River waterway were extremely busy.

Many people flocked to the event at the last minute!

November 11!

The investment conference of Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone opened grandly.

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At the same time!

After several days of running around, the messenger of the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance finally arrived in Tongzhou along the canal and entered the capital at full speed.

What a coincidence!

It happened to be November 11 when he entered the palace.

It happened to be the opening of the Jiujiang Investment Conference.

However, there was no court meeting today.

Three days ago, the temperature in the capital suddenly dropped, and the emperor suffered from a lung disease and felt unwell.

Although there was no court meeting, the emperor still summoned more than ten important ministers to discuss matters in the Sanxi Hall.

The emperor, Sushun, Du Han and others were also very anxious.

Because there was still no news from Guiliang.

The last memorial was six days ago.

The memorials from Gui Liang, Qi Ling and others all said that everything went well!

The imperial fleet and the foreigner joint fleet had already entered the Yangtze River for more than 200 miles.

On the Yangtze River waterway, the ships of the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance were all terrified. Before the fleet arrived, the people in Jiujiang were already panicked and heartbroken.

This time, the imperial court's kingly attack will flatten Su Ye's investment promotion conference in one fell swoop.

It will destroy the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone in one fell swoop.

Achieve success in one battle!

These memorials gave the emperor and the court great confidence.

Then, there was silence.

The emperor asked three times a day again, whether Gui Liang's memorial had arrived?

Today is the day of the investment promotion conference.

In theory, Gui Liang had arrived in Jiujiang four days ago.

Then, starting from Jiujiang and taking the canal, with the fastest speed, the report can be entered into the palace today.

So, the emperor waited for Gui Liang's victory report while coughing.

While waiting, they discussed what to do next.

According to the plan, after destroying the investment conference, Su Ye's money supply was cut off.

Next, they would incite tens of thousands of troops from the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance to run a run on the Southern Bank and Jiujiang Bank.

This was also a big move, and even required the cooperation of a large army.

"The key is Zeng Guofan and the Hunan Army. As long as the Merchants Conference is destroyed, Zeng Guofan will also see that Su Ye is doomed. When the court forces him to withdraw from the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance, he will have no choice."

"The Hunan Army occupies most of the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance, and Zeng Guofan is still the Governor-General of Liangjiang. As long as he announces his withdrawal and withdraws on behalf of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, and Anhui, the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance will collapse directly."

"Then, we incite tens of thousands of troops to run on the silver bank!"

"So far, Su Ye's power has completely disappeared."

The emperor said: "Who is willing to persuade Zeng Guofan at that time?"

When the emperor said this, he looked at Du Han, because it was Prince Hui Mianyu who went before, and the effect was not particularly good.

Du Han may be more powerful in this regard.

Du Han said: "After destroying the Merchants Conference, I am willing to go to the south to lobby Zeng Guofan to lead four provinces to withdraw from the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance and give Su Ye the most fatal blow!"

"Good, good..." The emperor coughed and praised.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from outside.

"Six hundred miles of urgent, six hundred miles of urgent!"

Everyone was shocked, it finally came!

After waiting for several days, it finally came.

The emperor tried his best to hold back his cough, stood up and said: "Let him in, let him in!"

A moment later, the messenger rushed into the Sanxi Hall.

"Your Majesty, six hundred miles of urgent, urgent news from the south!"

Then, he raised the joint memorial of Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai with both hands.

The eunuch Wang Chenggui took the memorial, opened it skillfully, and handed it directly to the emperor.

Because he knew that the emperor was eager, he didn't dare to read it himself.

The emperor took the memorial with great interest and was stunned at first.