Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 222 Wedding! Please kill Concubine Yi! Adultery

Hearing Su Yi's answer, the emperor couldn't help but be stunned.

Is it so direct?

Then, the emperor asked: "Do you feel that the official position is not big enough and the power is not strong enough?"

Su Yi said: "No."

The emperor said: "Why is that?"

Su Yi said: "Because I have expressed my position to the world before. I will never return to the throne and I will never hold any position."

The emperor's expression changed slightly, but he quickly recovered.

The meaning of Su Yi's words was very profound, and he was even very frank and did not hide his thoughts.

The emperor said: "When we had a close relationship as monarch and minister, what you said to me was 70% true and 30% false. But in the final analysis, you still fooled me. But now you are so candid, and you can tell me such a candid issue on such a crucial issue. "

Of course the emperor understood what Su Yi said.

Su Yi, as a minister, what can't you do to submit to the emperor?

If you don't give in, then you have other thoughts.

Now that it's broken, let's be completely clean and never accept any more favors.

If I don’t accept your kindness now, there will be no justice to hold me back in the future.

This kind of words, even if it were replaced by other frontier officials, would not be able to understand. Only the emperor understood it instantly.

It was quiet for a while.

Only the surging river outside was rushing.

"There is something I want to ask you." The emperor suddenly said.

Su Yi said: "Excuse me, Your Majesty."

The emperor said: "There were quite a few willful emperors in the former Ming Dynasty. They either did not go to court for decades, or they personally conquered and destroyed most of the country's army. Or they went to the army to fight against the Mongols themselves, leaving the court alone. And. Except for a few of our emperors, most of them are cautious and walk on thin ice, and rarely act in extremely foolish ways. Why is this?"

Su Yi said: "Your Majesty, your question is too big. I'm afraid I won't be able to answer it well."

The emperor said: "Just tell me."

Su Yi said: "There are roughly two reasons. The first reason is that the Ming Dynasty was too righteous and had an invincible reputation, so the emperor had the capital to be willful. But in the face of the powerful Han people, this dynasty had to walk on thin ice and always be wary of the Han people. Rebellion. The second reason is that the civil service group of the Ming Dynasty was mature, and the government could be maintained even if the emperor did nothing. However, the emperor of this dynasty had too much power and had to be the emperor's secretary, whether in the study or in the military department. If the emperor doesn't care about things, the court will not be able to run, so he has to be more diligent."

The emperor smiled softly. Of course he knew the answer. The reason why he said this was to lead to the next question.

The emperor said calmly: "What if the emperor is too young and unable to govern?"

Su Yi felt it instantly.

This was the emperor trying to test Su Yi's deepest thoughts, and then speculate on his next steps.

Su Yi was silent for a while and said, "This question is a bit difficult."

The emperor said: "There are precedents in this dynasty. Emperor Shunzhi was only six years old when he succeeded to the throne, and Emperor Kangxi was only eight years old when he succeeded to the throne. During the reign of Emperor Shunzhi, the regent Dorgon was in power to stabilize the government. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the four auxiliary ministers stabilized the government. "

At this point, the emperor paused for a moment, feeling a little sad in his heart.

Although I have been mentally prepared, how can I not feel desolate when this day actually comes?

He has not yet become the late emperor, but he is preparing to become the late emperor.

The emperor continued: "However, whether it was Emperor Shunzhi or Emperor Kangxi, the return to power was not smooth, and civil strife broke out. Dorgon was whipped to death, and Obai was imprisoned and died tragically."

"Su Yi, tell me how to avoid this situation?"

Su Yi thought for a while.

It wasn't that he didn't know how to answer, but he was thinking about what the emperor really wanted to ask behind each question.

Then, Su Yi replied: "Let the Queen Mother and the Assistant Ministers check and balance each other."

The emperor asked: "Should the Queen Mother be the main one, or the auxiliary ministers?"

Su Yi said: "The Queen Mother is the main one."

The emperor said: "You mean, let women do politics?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

The emperor said: "However, under the ancestral system of the Qing Dynasty, women are not allowed to participate in politics."

Su Yi said: "There is no way to have both in this world."

Su Yi still gave the most direct answer to this question.

But what the emperor wanted to hear was not only the answer, but also Su Yi's future path.

The emperor said: "Among Sushun, Yi, Duanhua, and Zaiyuan, will there be Obai or Dorgon?"

Su Yi said: "Yi cannot become Dorgon, but Sushun can become Aobai."

"Of course, he also has shortcomings. He can't fight, so he can't become a complete Obai."

The emperor hesitated to speak.

Of course he wanted to ask another question, what about you, Su Yi?

Is it Obai or Dorgon?

However, you cannot ask this.

The two of them were already so good at showing off their skills, and Su Yi was frighteningly frank.

When pressed further, the two of them were on the sharp top of the mountain and could not get down.

Therefore, the emperor stopped again on this issue.

"On the Yellow Crane Tower, Zeng Guofan read your poem, but he actually had ulterior motives." The emperor said: "He was reminding me, or letting me confirm some suspicion. After all, the pattern of the poem you wrote was too big. ”

Su Yi said: "I know."

The emperor asked again: "Then do you think Zeng Guofan will become a serious problem in the future? Will his Hunan army separatize the world?"

Su Yi thought for a while and said: "Zeng Guofan himself will become a serious problem. But he cannot overturn the situation, nor can he completely separate the regime."

The emperor was silent for a while and said: "What I mean is that without you, it is the normal operating environment of the court."

Su Yi said: "I'm talking about the court without me."

"Oh." The emperor said, "The imperial court still has some abilities and can deal with Zeng Guofan and his Hunan army."

"But it seemed like you didn't have enough of it just now."

Su Yi said: "The imperial court can deal with Zeng Guofan, but it cannot deal with his group of people."

The emperor said: "It's just a transfer of power. It can't be stopped, right?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

The emperor asked: "Is it because the court has no money?"

Su Yi said: "It's not that the imperial court has no money, the imperial court will become richer inexplicably."

The emperor asked: "Why?"

Su Yi said: "Because many of the treaties signed with foreign barbarians are humiliating and humiliating the country, a lot of money will enter the center and damage the place."

At this point, the emperor found it a little difficult to listen.

When it came to politics, the emperor could instantly understand Su Ye's casual words, and he could see through several layers of Su Ye's unspoken meaning.

But when it comes to economics, he has some difficulties.

The emperor said: "In other words, under a normal court, the trend of power shifting to the Han people cannot be stopped, but will intensify?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

The emperor said: "Even if the rebels are wiped out and the Nian bandits are wiped out, won't they be able to take back a lot of power?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

The emperor said: "To be precise, we can replace Han people with Han people. But we can't completely replace Manchus with Han people, and we can't replace Mongolians with Han people, right?"

Look, when it comes to political power, the emperor suddenly became sharp.

All the governors-general in the world were gradually Han.

Did the imperial court not want to use Manchus? No.

Historically, Cixi also appointed Ruilin from the same ethnic group as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. As a result, it was difficult to get a lot of power.

Ruilin simply didn't care much about anything except Guangdong Customs, which was only responsible for transporting money to the court.

Therefore, Ruilin's political reputation is also very polarized.

The emperor asked: "If you are asked to come, can you solve this problem?"

Su Yi said: "The solution you are talking about is to stop the transfer of power between Han and Han, or is it the confrontation between Manchu and Han?"

The emperor once again understood instantly.

After a long while, the emperor said: "That's right, then he treats it as a problem in general and simply solves this problem to prevent the situation from worsening and destroying the country and the country."

Su Yi said: "I have an idea, but... I don't know if it can be done."

Of course, he did not say it out loud. His method was to remove all the privileges of the Manchus and integrate the ethnic groups.

This is my own overthrow of my own stance.

We have gone too far into this.

Even when it came to Su Yi, it was a relatively unknown area.

The emperor did not continue to ask, but took a sip of tea.

The two of them faced Wuyan once again.

The emperor suddenly asked: "Do you think Liu Xiu is orthodox?"

Your Majesty, do you really want to ask so deeply?

After a long while, Su Yi said: "Liu Xiu is considered orthodox, but there is no Liu Xiu in the world."

I, Su Yi, am not Liu Xiu, and I cannot be Liu Xiu.

Then, he didn't speak again.

It seems that every sentence that follows is difficult to go deeper or advance even half a sentence.

The emperor asked: "Is this Jiujiang Pavilion newly built?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

The emperor said: "Compared to the Yellow Crane Tower and the Tengwang Pavilion, who is taller?"

Su Yi said: "Jiujiang Pavilion is the lowest."

The emperor said: "I heard that you are using a completely new construction method?"

Su Yi said: "Yes, it is poured with steel and cement."

The emperor said: "Is it more reliable?

Su Yi said: "Yes, it is much more reliable."

The emperor said: "Well, your new things are more advanced and more reliable. Can't they be built too high?"

Su Yi said: "No, if you want, you can build it several times higher than the Yellow Crane Tower."

The emperor said: "Then why not build it?"

Su Yi said: "I don't think so. It doesn't mean much to build it so high."

The emperor asked: "Isn't it cold at high places?"

Su Yi said: "That's not the case. It's not necessary. If necessary, build it very high. Just like we are planning to build a high-rise building in Jiujiang."

The emperor asked: "How high?"

Su Yi said: "About thirty feet, twice as high as the Yellow Crane Tower."

The emperor asked: "Do you live by yourself?"

Su Yi said: "No, it's an office building in Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone."

The emperor asked: "Is it for the people below?"

Su Yi said: "Yes, it's for the people below."

The emperor said: "Also for outsiders to see, for other Chinese people to see, for foreigners to see?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

The emperor fell silent again, because any conversation turned to politics.

Build the tallest building, not just to live in it, but to live in it for the people below?

Is this the future or is decentralization still needed?

The emperor sat motionless in his chair.

The entire Jiujiang Pavilion was deathly silent.

Below Jiujiang Pavilion, hundreds of officials looked up.

Officials from Su Ye's faction and officials from the emperor's faction were clearly divided.

Su Ye's army, the emperor's guard army.

The breath was almost frozen.

It was as if the sky might fall and the earth might split at any time.

Shen Baozhen could hardly breathe, loosened his collar, and looked at Xu Youren beside him.

He actually didn't know what to do if the sky really fell and the earth really split at this time.

No one knew.

The worst situation was that the emperor would explode.

Who could stop it?

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Su Ye sat quietly opposite the emperor.

Of course, he also knew that the emperor had an invincible BUFF before his death.

At this time, the emperor was playing with two small balls in his sleeves, each weighing more than half a pound.

It was a very deadly ball.

He leaned back gently, as if thinking and making a decision.

Su Ye also sat there quietly, waiting for the emperor's decision.

The emperor even wanted to ask, aren't you worried? Aren't you afraid?

If something happens to me, you will lose all your integrity in an instant.

The sky will collapse and the earth will split, and you can't wash it off even if you jump into the Yangtze River or the Yellow River.

For Su Ye, of course, he doesn't want such a situation to happen.

But he is powerless to stop it.

Once it happens.

Then, of course, the most violent situation will follow.

Regicide, treason.

This crime will accompany him throughout his life, even for generations.

But this most violent situation is difficult for Su Ye to bear, can the emperor bear it?

The emperor thought of the ancestral tablets and his children in his mind.

Of course, it's not just these, but also his own reputation after his death.

The emperor suddenly asked, "Who do you think is better, the former Ming Liehuang or Zhao Gou?"

Su Ye said, "Your Majesty, are you referring to ability?"

The emperor said, "Just say whatever you want."

Su Ye said, "In terms of ability, Zhao Gou is probably much stronger. But Zhao Gou can't be Chongzhen, and Chongzhen can't be Zhao Gou."

The emperor said, "Yes, everyone is himself, and no one can be someone else. The Liehuang was forced to that point by the current situation, and he could achieve the name of the Liehuang. If it were any other time, I'm afraid he would be ridiculed and become a dog."

"If I want to be the Liehuang, it will probably be when the British and French coalition forces enter Beijing. After that time, I can't be the Liehuang."

Su Ye would not respond to this, and he couldn't respond.

"Many things, if you don't experience them, you don't really understand them." The emperor said: "I brought Zhao Dezhe, Qiling, and Luo Zundian with me, thinking of personally issuing an order to promote Tian Yugong, Wang Youling, and Shen Baozhen, and let Zhao Dezhe and the other two take over. In this way, no one can stop it."

Indeed, no one can stop it. The most that Tian Yugong, Wang Youling, and Shen Baozhen can do is to resign.

Even at this time, no one can stop the emperor from forcibly dismantling the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance.

The emperor's southern tour, to a certain extent, is indeed like a stroke of genius, and no one expected it.

The emperor continued: "Later, I found that it was actually useless to forcibly replace them. Even forcibly dismantling the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance was useless."

Then, the emperor took out the two balls from his sleeves.

"Do you know what is in these two balls?" the emperor asked.

Su Ye said, "I don't know."

The emperor said, "One is poison, and the other is the most advanced explosives of the foreigners. It is said that it can kill everyone within a ten-foot range."

He was still playing with the two balls and sighed in his heart.

And Su Ye was still sitting opposite him, motionless, always concentrating on alert. It was difficult for the emperor to kill him. At most, he would be accused of regicide.

The emperor stood up from his chair, came to the window, looked at the surging river and said, "I can't be the fierce emperor, nor can I be this fierce emperor!"

"Do your best, do your best."

"Do your best, and leave it to fate!"

"Let it be blown by the wind and rain!"

After saying that, the emperor threw a ball in his hand fiercely and threw it towards the rolling Yangtze River.

Jiujiang Lord, everyone's heart suddenly lifted.

Countless soldiers instinctively held guns and knives in their hands.

Everyone watched a ball fall from the highest point of Jiujiang Pavilion into the river in a parabola.

Then.

"Boom!"

Exploded suddenly!

It directly set off a huge wave.

Suddenly, all the armies were facing a great enemy.

The army brought by the emperor suddenly raised their guns.

The army on Su Ye's side also raised their guns in unison.

The two armies immediately pointed their guns at each other.

The scene seemed to be about to explode.

And Shen Baozhen and others turned pale in an instant and suffocated.

However, a moment later, the emperor walked out of the door first, and Su Ye followed behind the emperor and walked out.

The emperor waved to the people below.

The army brought by the emperor directly put away their guns.

Su Ye's army also put away their guns.

Finally, the earth-shattering situation did not happen, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

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The emperor and Su Ye returned to Jiujiang Pavilion.

The emperor asked: "Shou An and Shou Xi Princess, are they on your side?"

Su Ye said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor said: "It's my fault. I always regard everything as a bargaining chip. Once you make a meritorious service, I will reward you once. You will be granted a marriage once, and getting married requires you to make new contributions, so the marriage has not been done. As a result Suddenly one day, you don’t need credit anymore, and this marriage doesn’t mean much to you.”

Su Yi said: "I don't dare to say that."

The emperor said: "It will definitely be impossible for you to come to the capital to get married again. Since I'm here, let's just take care of the wedding. How about it?"

Su Yi was silent for a while.

"According to the order."

The emperor smiled and said: "If you can't be a monarch or a minister, just be a relative."

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The emperor summoned Princess Shouxi.

"Your Majesty, can I say no to this marriage?" Princess Shouxi asked.

The emperor said: "Why are you unwilling?"

Princess Shouxi said: "I'm afraid that I will hold other people back, either the emperor or Su Yi."

The emperor said: "What you said is really heartbreaking."

Princess Shouxi said: "There's nothing wrong with it. If you don't want to face this step, don't start."

The emperor said: "Then don't think of yourself as Princess Heshuo, think of yourself as an ordinary noble daughter, and marry Su Yi to be his first wife. Just an ordinary first wife, you don't have to think about any position."

Princess Shouxi said: "Brother, are you here to negotiate with Su Yi?"

The emperor said: "So be it."

Princess Shouxi said: "Did the negotiation fail?"

The emperor said: "It was not successful."

Princess Shouxi said: "Since it failed, why do we still want to marry?"

"It's not a marriage." The emperor said, "I told you, just think of yourself as Su Yi's wife, and don't worry about the rest."

Princess Shouxi said: "How is this possible? I'm afraid I will be torn to pieces when the time comes, and it will be inevitable."

The emperor waved his hand and said: "No, let me say it again. This is not a marriage, but a guarantee. No matter what really happens in the future, everyone still has a trace of decency and a trace of warmth."

"Okay, that's it, I'm tired!"

The emperor waved his hand, and Princess Shouxi withdrew.

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A few days later!

Su Yi and Princess Shouxi get married.

There were not many people attending the wedding banquet, only a few hundred, but all of them were high-ranking officials.

The marriage, which had been delayed for so long, was finally completed.

However, the mission of this marriage has completely changed.

Moreover, this wedding was completely inconsistent with the ancestral tradition.

With Su Yi's insistence, this wedding was even more in line with Han Chinese etiquette.

But no matter what, this is one of the highest-profile weddings in the world.

Count Elgin has left, and the new minister has not yet arrived.

But the Shanghai Consul, the General Taxation Department, and Weitoma all came to attend the wedding.

Su Yi didn't even send them an invitation. The time was so short that she didn't even know how they knew about it and how they came from Shanghai in such a hurry.

Under normal circumstances, the emperor would not attend the wedding of Princess Heshuo.

But this time, the emperor not only participated, but also continued the entire wedding ceremony as the head of the bride's family.

After worshiping heaven and earth.

The warm and grand wedding is over.

Su Yi walked into the bridal chamber.

The bride, Princess Shouxi, sat there quietly in a daze.

Su Yi stepped forward and lifted the red hijab, and immediately saw an exquisite face, but also at a loss.

How carefree did Princess Shouxi look before?

The moment when the hijab was lifted, it seemed like the sudden glimpse of Su Yi in the harem when the Queen Mother summoned him a few years ago.

At that time, when Princess Shouxi saw a man coming in, she left immediately and instinctively turned her face to look at Su Yi.

Now six years have passed and she has grown up.

Seeing her like this, Su Yi stepped forward and lifted the quilt, as if looking for something.

"What are you looking for?" Princess Shouxi asked.

Su Yi said: "I'm looking for your fourth sister. Didn't you say that you want to make things happen for both of us? After we get married, you can let her and I commit adultery, and you can still look out for us."

"Bah!" Princess Shouxi said: "The fourth sister is the one who is being tortured the most now. She doesn't know whether she should regret it or what."

Su Yi said: "I will help her unblock it."

Then, Su Yi said: "You were carefree before, and you can be like this now."

Princess Shouxi said: "Being carefree is just heartless."

Su Yi said: "Isn't it good?"

Princess Shouxi said: "The eyes are empty, the mind is empty, and the whole person is lifeless, like a puppet."

"I watched your affairs from beginning to end and did not participate. I seemed to have a very happy life."

"Looking at my sister, she has been so deeply involved from the beginning, and now even though it's painful, it seems profound."

"Not as thin as me."

Su Yi said: "You are not weak at all."

At this moment, she was as flawless as white jade, standing in front of Su Yi.

Sparse, but very long.

Seeing where Su Yi's eyes fell, she instinctively covered her face and said, "I heard that Lu Pheasant is very long."

Su Yi said: "I don't know who is older between you and Lu Pheasant, but I am definitely older than Liu Bang."

"Bah! What's there to show off?" Princess Shouxi said, "I gave Fourth Sister a stomachache. Isn't that amazing?"

"Where do you want to be?"

"On this table?"

"Are you coming?"

"Ah! Fourth sister, you lied to someone to death and hurt me to death..."

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A few days later, the emperor left Jiujiang.

Everyone breathed a long sigh of relief.

However, the emperor did not rush back to Beijing, but headed east along the Yangtze River.

We even looked at Tianjing from the river.

At that time, Ronglu, Zeng Guofan and others were all stunned.

Although there is a powerful naval protection, but...it is so close, what if there is an artillery attack from Tianjing?

Next, the emperor said to go to Shanghai to see.

Everyone was extremely nervous again and tried their best to dissuade him.

However, there is no way to persuade him.

Ronglu said: "Your Majesty, we really can't go to Shanghai."

The emperor asked: "Why?"

Ronglu said: "The west wind there is too strong, and it is unknown whether it will go away."

The emperor was silent, and then said: "Then I won't go."

In the end, the emperor's fleet passed the Yangtze River estuary and never landed in Shanghai.

The British were very cooperative this time and withdrew the fleet to the open sea in advance without getting stuck at the mouth of the Yangtze River or within the emperor's sight.

The emperor proposed to go north by sea.

Everyone once again dissuaded me, saying that taking the sea route would cause seasickness and damage the dragon's body.

The emperor insisted that he give it a try, and if it didn't work, he would go overland.

So, give it a try.

The sea and canals are still different, much more intense.

Many people were severely seasick and vomited, but the emperor did not vomit or even felt much.

Whether you get seasick or not, it’s almost natural.

The emperor was relatively ordinary in other aspects, but after finally encountering a relatively special skill, he suddenly felt happy.

Standing on the bow of the boat, looking at the boundless sea, my vision is broad and my mind seems to be much broader.

For a time, poetry flourished.

Zhao Dezhe next to him saw it and couldn't help but said: "With this situation, the emperor might as well compose a poem."

The emperor instinctively wanted to compose poetry, but he remembered Su Yi's words. If the world is unfair, articles will not be popular.

Suddenly, I couldn't read this poem anymore.

There seemed to be some lack of interest.

But at this time, he didn't want to spoil the fun, so he smiled and said, "I won't do it. You guys will write poems, and I will be the judge."

Next, Zhao Dezhe, Luo Zundian, Ronglu and others wrote poems one after another.

The emperor also commented enthusiastically, feeling very happy for a while.

The sea route from Shanghai to Tianjin took three days.

The emperor was in high spirits, but everyone was worried about his health and repeatedly advised him not to stand on the deck and be careful of the wind.

But the emperor didn't listen to the advice very much. He often stood outside and looked at the sea.

Look at the distant land in the sky.

Watch the morning sun rise and watch the sunset set.

It's strange that the emperor, who used to cough frequently, has become less coughing recently.

The whole person's physical and mental state seems to have improved a lot.

Prince Gong, Prince Yi, Wen Xiang and others received the news in advance and led important officials to Tianjin Pier to greet him.

Everyone was actually worried because they would pass through the Dagukou Fort after all.

The Qing Dynasty experienced this humiliating defeat, which started from Dagokou.

However, they seemed to be overly worried. The emperor was still full of interest and even boarded the Dagukou fort with all the civil and military officials.

Looking at the cannon weighing more than 10,000 kilograms, the emperor fell into deep thought and couldn't help but ask: "Can't you defeat such a big cannon?"

For a moment, Ronglu and Seng Gelinqin beside them couldn't answer.

The emperor did not ask further questions but continued his tour.

We spent a whole day touring the Dagukou Fort, and then went to the military camp where Su Yi trained.

This military station is now abandoned and looks a bit desolate.

After leaving the military station, the emperor took the chariot back to Beijing.

However, I saw the huge capital city from a long distance away.

The emperor's whole spirit seemed to collapse instantly.

"I'm not going back to Beijing, I'm going to Chengde." The emperor said.

Prince Gong, Prince Yi, Seng Gelinqin and others kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, all the people in the world are eager for your return."

Then, hundreds of officials knelt on the ground and begged the emperor to return to Beijing.

The emperor did not get off the dragon chariot, but looked at the capital and the Forbidden City from a distance.

Because the three main halls are relatively high, standing outside, you can vaguely see the golden glazed tiles on the roof.

The sun was still setting in the west, shining on the three main halls, making them look even more majestic and luxurious.

"Your Majesty, come back to Luan!"

"Go back to Luan!"

The emperor did not speak, but still opened the curtain of the window, and just looked at the capital in the distance, as well as the golden roofs of the three main halls.

Suddenly, he directly lowered the curtain.

He said categorically: "Go back to Chengde!"

Then, the emperor once again bypassed the capital and headed north to Chengde.

Everyone discovered that the emperor's health was getting worse day by day.

The vitality is dwindling day by day.

In the south, when he was at the sea, he seemed to be full of energy. The moment he saw the capital again, his whole body seemed to be rickety.

When I arrived at Chengde Palace.

The queen, Imperial Concubine Yi, and the concubines, princes and princesses in the harem all knelt on the ground.

Sushun, Duanhua, and Zaiyuan, together with all the civil and military officials, knelt all over the place.

Thousands of people came to welcome the Holy Master.

Inside the dragon chariot, the emperor was hunched over. It was obviously summer, but he felt cold for no reason.

After taking a few deep breaths and trying to regain his strength, he stepped out of the dragon chariot and helped the prince up.

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In the study room!

The emperor was on a chaise longue, spread with tiger skin and covered with a blanket.

After being away for about half a year, Sushun clearly felt that the emperor seemed to have aged more than ten years.

"I originally wanted to take advantage of the southern tour to remove Tian Yugong, Wang Youling, and Shen Baozhen, and directly dismantle the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance."

"But after I went there, I found that it was useless to demolish it."

"Tian Yugong, Wang Youling, and Xu Youren are actually loyal ministers. Shen Baozhen is more cunning, but he can still be considered a loyal minister."

"The core is Su Yi. As long as he has this flag, it doesn't matter whether the Seven Provinces Alliance is dismantled or not."

"As long as Su Yi is eliminated, the remaining Tian Yugong, Wang Youling and others will be loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty."

"I was also thinking about the possibility of reconciling with him, so I decided to do it myself and let him join the Army and become Minister of Foreign Affairs."

"Of course he refused, and I also knew he would refuse."

"I have seen what he did in Jiujiang. What he wants to do cannot be controlled by a mere foreign minister, not even a cabinet bachelor."

"Zhang Juzheng wants to create a whip, be the chief minister for ten years, and hold all the power. In the end, the government will be destroyed and people will die. And what Su Yi wants to do is much bigger than Zhang Juzheng's reform."

“So sometimes, it’s not necessary to seek power, but if you want to do things, you must seek power.”

"Sushun, in a hundred years from now, no matter who is in charge of the court, he will definitely have to change the law."

Sushun's tears fell down, and he kowtowed and said nothing.

The emperor said: "If you are asked to preside over the New Deal, can you do it?"

Sushun said: "My body was shattered into pieces, and I died."

The emperor sighed deeply.

"For a moment, I had an idea, and I simply let Su Yi try it." The emperor said: "Don't he want to launch a new deal and change this country? Then let him do it..."

"But, only for a moment."

"He wants to do it too thoroughly. If he is allowed to do it, I will no longer love Xinjieluo in this country."

“It’s not even my Manchuria anymore.”

"I thought that even if the reform was half-way, even if it was 60% successful, our Qing Dynasty would be able to sustain it for more than a few decades."

"The country of our ancestors cannot be lost!"

"Reform actually has a standard. There is always a standard that can make Aisin Gioro very strong, even if the country is not that strong."

"I only feel this scale slightly, I don't know where it is specifically."

"Sushun, this scale is entrusted to you. You and Yi go and find this scale."

Sushun kowtowed and said, "I obey the order."

The emperor said: "I know that you and Yi Shi are in the same boat. It's my fault. I've always been wary of Lao Liu being too ruthless. But it's different now. Your biggest enemy is not Yi, but Su Yi."

"Next, you, Yi, Seng Gelinqin, Ronglu and others must unite as one and concentrate on dealing with Su Yi alone."

"Even if there is internal strife and power seizure, Su Yi must be dealt with first."

"Otherwise, even if I go underground, I will never be at peace."

Sushun and others cried loudly: "Your Majesty, why do you say such things? Are you going to let your slaves burn all their internal organs?"

The emperor did not care about Su Shun's words and continued: "Su Yi refused my canonization because he had sworn that as long as I was alive, he would never come back and would not accept any favors from me. He completely cut off the relationship between the monarch and his ministers. name."

"He wants the new emperor or the future queen mother to issue an order to let him enter the center."

"I had a deep talk with him. A hundred years from now, the prince will be only five or six years old. I'm afraid it will be either Dorgon or Obai."

Sushun kowtows desperately and bleeds, crying: "Your Majesty, let alone your eternal prosperity. Even...even if such a day comes, I will be loyal and serve His Highness the Crown Prince without any second thoughts. I am not Obei, even if I am in court. When Obai appeared in the hall, the servants tried their best to kill him."

The emperor ignored his words and continued: "I will appoint some of you as auxiliary ministers to assist the prince. When he comes of age, he will return to power. In addition, the queen, the prince's biological mother, Concubine Yi, will supervise the government as the queen mother."

Sushun, Duanhua, Zaiyuan and others were already kneeling on the ground and did not dare to move. They just kowtowed and cried.

"I'm just curious. When the two empress dowagers of the two palaces, plus you several auxiliary ministers, and at most one Yi are in the court, and you are united, how will Su Yi enter the center?"

"As long as you don't fight among yourself, there is no need to bring in foreign aid. Then Su Yi will never be able to enter the center."

Sushun straightened up suddenly, as if caught in a deep struggle.

The emperor said: "Sushun, do you have something to say?"

Sushun glanced left and right.

The emperor said: "Duanhua, go and take a look outside. No one is allowed to come within ten feet."

Prince Zheng Duanhua got up and came outside to arrange.

Make sure no one can hear anything said here.

After a moment, Duan Hua entered and said, "Your Majesty, everyone has been blocked."

The emperor said: "Say it, Sushun."

Sushun kowtowed vigorously and said: "Your Majesty, please kill Concubine Yi."

The emperor frowned and said: "The reason can no longer be the previous manipulation of power or ambition."

Sushun exhaled loudly and hesitated for a while, not knowing whether to say it.

The emperor said: "Say!"

Sushun said: "Your Majesty, there is an affair between Concubine Yi and Su Yi!"

As soon as these words came out, they struck like thunderbolts.

Duanhua, Zaiyuan and others lost all color in their faces instantly.

Of course, it was not because they were shocked to hear this secret, but because Sushun finally told it in front of the emperor.

The emperor's face also lost all color instantly.

Then, it turned red.

But...

After a moment, he became quiet again.

The emperor asked, "How did you know?"

Su Shun trembled and said, "I found out from the servants in Hui Zheng's family that before Concubine Yi entered the palace, Su Ye and her had a private affair and were very close. Even after the selection, Concubine Yi eloped with Su Ye. It was Su He and Hui Zheng who went to catch the two of them. Then Concubine Yi entered the palace and married the emperor."

"Concubine Yi is ambitious. After the crown prince ascends the throne, once she becomes the empress dowager, she will definitely find a way to seize power. I and Prince Gong and others will probably find a way to stop her, and at that time she will definitely look for external help, that is, Su Ye, who is powerful and famous."

"By then, the two will rekindle their old love, and it will not only be Zhang Juzheng. I'm afraid... it will really be a repeat of Dorgon's situation."

The whole study was dead silent.

The emperor closed his eyes slightly in pain.

"Your Majesty, in order to eliminate all future troubles and to completely block Su Ye's path to the center, I ask Your Majesty to make up your mind and kill Concubine Yi."

"Otherwise, when that day comes, she will ask Your Majesty to issue an order in the name of the Queen Mother to summon Su Ye to the center. Who can resist?"

The emperor still closed his eyes, trembling slightly, but did not speak.

Su Shun immediately looked at Duanhua and Zaiyuan.

Suddenly, Duanhua and Zaiyuan knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I ask you to kill Concubine Yi to eliminate future troubles!"

The emperor still said nothing.

Su Shun said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say. Perhaps you think that the Queen is too weak and you are afraid that she will not be able to suppress several regents by herself, but..."

The emperor said: "There is still Yi, right? You want to say that you and Yi are like water and fire, but you can still check and balance each other, right?"

Su Shun kowtowed a little painfully.

He has always regarded Yi as his biggest political enemy. After the emperor dies in the future, the prince will ascend the throne, and Sushun will have absolute power.

Once Yi enters the game, his reputation and status will not be lower than Sushun, or even higher.

At that time, it will be difficult for Sushun to monopolize power.

In history, the eight ministers appointed by Emperor Xianfeng before his death did not include Prince Gong Yi.

That is to say, before his death, he was afraid of his sixth brother.

But now everything has changed. In the emperor's mind, the biggest threat is no longer Yi.

Sushun said: "Your Majesty, what I said is all for the country."

At least at this moment, Sushun did not hesitate to introduce Yi for the sake of public interest and to kill Concubine Yi.

In addition, Sushun and the Queen Niuhulu are also close relatives.

The Queen's mother is the sister of Duanhua and Sushun.

So Sushun and others felt that they were not afraid even if Yi was introduced into the game, because the future Queen Mother was their niece.

As long as they kill Concubine Yi, they can still defeat Yi and seize power in the future.

Sushun said: "Your Majesty, if necessary, you can immediately summon Prince Gong Yi to Chengde Palace."

The emperor remained silent.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the country, please kill Concubine Yi."

"You may be worried that the prince will be sad, so you can let Concubine Yi die. Besides, His Royal Highness the Prince has always been with the Queen, and he is more afraid of Concubine Yi than close to her. Now he is still young and doesn't feel it deeply."

"Your Majesty has great righteousness and can suppress Su Ye. If Concubine Yi grasps the great righteousness in the future, she really can't suppress Su Ye."

"Your Majesty..."

Sushun and others kept kowtowed, and their foreheads were directly bruised.

Since such words have been spoken, they must achieve their goals.

At this time, the emperor's body stopped shaking.

He opened his eyes and lifted the towel covering his face.

He supported the chair with both hands and tried to stand up.

Sushun and Duanhua hurried forward and helped the emperor up.

After standing up, he felt dizzy and was about to fall down.

This time, the emperor did not close his eyes, but endured the pain and stood still.

After a while, the emperor said, "Let Wang Chenggui come in."

"Go to Concubine Yi's place."

Sushun and others heard it and looked delighted.

After a while, the emperor took the sedan chair and went to Concubine Yi's bedroom.

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Note: I finally finished writing. These two chapters are difficult to write and take a long time to write. It's the last three days of this month. If you are willing, can you give me the monthly ticket? Thank you.