Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 227 Taking the Queen Mother and the Emperor to heaven! A miracle!

Empress Dowager Cixi had a secret conversation with Ronglu.

Ronglu, who usually talked endlessly, seemed very quiet at this time.

"Why don't you speak?" Cixi asked.

Ronglu said: "I am thinking, what will happen if the Queen Mother takes the Emperor back to the capital at this time?"

Cixi said: "Tell me about it."

Ronglu said: "Su Yi risked the disapproval of the world and sent troops to capture the capital. It is true that because the foreign troops are in Tanggu now, he has the righteousness to protect the capital. After all, he did save the Old Summer Palace and the Imperial Palace last time. But this righteousness will not last long. Yes, the foreign troops cannot stay in Tanggu forever.”

Cixi said: "What then?"

Ronglu said: "So now he is full of infinite desire for the Queen Mother of the two palaces to return to Luan. As long as the Queen Mother returns to Luan with the Emperor, his righteousness will be completely saved."

"He acted too decisively and quickly this time, but it was also too risky."

"So, if the Queen Mother takes the Emperor back to Luan at this time, it can be regarded as saving him from the fire and water."

"The Queen Mother can get a relatively proactive stance."

Cixi couldn't help but be stunned. What did Ronglu mean? Was he advising him to return to Beijing?

Ronglu said: "So, it is true that he said he would ask the Queen Mother to listen to politics behind the curtain."

Cixi said: "What do you mean by this?"

Ronglu said: "Empress Dowager, this servant wants to tell you that if you want to take the emperor back to the capital, I will risk my life to take you out of the siege and help you return to the capital."

Before he finished speaking, Seng Gelinqin regarded Su Yi as an enemy, so his army would never allow the Queen Mother and the Emperor to return to Beijing.

As long as the Queen Mother decides to return to Beijing, she will be an enemy in Seng Gelinqin's eyes.

At that time, Cixi will either issue an edict and ask Su Yi to send troops to pick him up.

Senggelinqin, Sushun and others did not allow it, and civil war broke out.

Or, Ronglu would lead the new Tianjin army to break out of the siege and return to Beijing with the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

Cixi said: "What about after I return to Beijing?"

Ronglu said: "The affair between you and Su Yi has been spread all over the world. Of course, this is nothing. Next, you will follow Su Yi to do big things. He is not trying to change the law, but to completely reform and embark on a new path." The most difficult and thorough road. If you fail, you will be shattered. If you succeed..."

Ronglu did not finish.

If such a huge ambition and such a difficult task can be accomplished, why should the world still belong to the emperor?

At that time, where will you be, Queen Mother?

"Even if the Queen Mother is willing to donate her body, will Su Yi feel comfortable becoming Dorgon?" Ronglu said.

At this moment, Andehai's voice came from outside.

"The Queen Mother, Prince Gong would like to see you."

After a while, Prince Gong walked in.

"The Queen Mother, the ministers of the United States, Russia and France request an audience."

Cixi couldn't help being surprised and asked: "Is it a secret meeting or a public meeting?"

Prince Gong said: "We will meet in secret first, and then we will meet in public after the negotiation is completed."

Cixi said: "Then let them come in."

After a while, the envoys from the United States, Russia and France met.

"Oh my God? I had no idea that the Queen Mother would be such a noble and beautiful lady. I just can't take my eyes away." French Minister Grotto exclaimed.

Prince Gong said: "Mr. Minister, please be careful. This is my most noble Queen Mother in the Qing Dynasty."

French Minister Grotto said: "I'm very sorry. When I see women who are too beautiful, I always lose my mind a little. You need to forgive me."

Immediately afterwards, a screen appeared in front of Cixi, blocking the eyes of the ministers of the Three Kingdoms.

"Your envoy came to see you secretly. What's the matter?"

French Minister Grotto: "I need to tell you a huge secret. This is because we originally wanted to bring 300 people to Beijing from the four countries as stipulated in the treaty. And the reason why we brought 3,000 people to Beijing , was entirely a personal act of British Minister Bruce, and his move was not approved by the London Congress. Nearly a thousand soldiers were brought by him from the Indian colonies, and the other two thousand were high-ranking officials Jurgen. Mercenaries hired by the colonel."

Prince Gong said: "In other words, these three thousand people are not regular troops at all. Moreover, the four countries of Britain, France, the United States and Russia have not said at all that they will lead three thousand troops into our capital?"

French Minister Grotto said: "Yes."

"Hahahaha..." Prince Gong said: "It's true, it's true..."

Ronglu said: "In other words, the British Minister Bruce was completely cooperating with Su Yi, so he hired three thousand troops and made a gesture of offending the capital, so that Su Yi had the right to send troops to the capital."

French Minister Groudo said: "I am not so sure. After all, Sir Bruce is the younger brother of Count Elgin."

Prince Gong said: "Aren't Count Elgin and Su Yi enemies?"

French Minister Grotto said: "Yes."

Ronglu said: "Ministers of the Three Kingdoms, the fact that you are here proves one thing. You don't want to see Su Yi rise in our Qing Dynasty and take charge of the central power, right?"

"Of course!" said the French minister.

The same is true for the American and Russian ministers.

Because of Su Yi's rise, the only thing that was beneficial was the British Empire.

To be precise, it is the peace line faction of the British Empire.

Su Yi's Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone does not have any cooperation agreements with other countries.

Especially for Russia, Su Yi was even more of a mortal enemy because he had said on more than one occasion that he would completely negate the Aihun Treaty.

Prince Gong said: "I would like to ask the ministers of the three countries if you can create pressure on the British minister to force them to withdraw their troops."

"Of course, we are duty-bound at this point." The Russian Minister said: "However, I have another suggestion. Su Yi's move is obviously a rebellious act. If your military strength is not enough, we can send troops to help you eliminate Su Yi. Help you take back the capital."

When the Russian minister said these words, his eyes showed extremely greedy eyes.

Prince Gong and others trembled slightly and quickly shook their heads.

In the last Aihun Treaty, Russia directly cut off more than 500,000 square kilometers of land. If he were to send troops to help recapture the capital this time, he would know how much it would cost.

Cixi said: "Ministers of the Three Kingdoms, please tell me how long it will take for the British troops in Tanggu to retreat?"

French Minister Grotto said: "Queen Mother, first of all, please go to Shanghai to find Sir Wytoma. He is competing with Bruce for the position of Minister to China. As long as you are willing to agree to some conditions appropriately, I believe he will be very happy to help. If the three of us If the three of us succeed in directly putting pressure on Bruce, they will soon withdraw. If the three of us fail to put pressure on London, it will take at least three or four months to get them to withdraw. ”

The Russian minister said: "Of course, there is actually another way."

Prince Gong said: "Please tell me."

The Russian minister said: "Then you will dispatch the most elite troops and directly fight this Tanggu army. There are two thousand mercenaries here, and their combat effectiveness is very weak."

As soon as these words came out, Ronglu and others remained silent.

They absolutely do not want to fight this battle.

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Empress Dowager Cixi summoned Zenglu again.

"Do you have the answer?" Zenglu asked.

Cixi said: "Please tell Su Yi that I am very grateful to him for leading the army north to rescue the capital. However, the foreigners are close at hand, and the emperor is still young, so it is inconvenient to return to the capital at this time."

Zenglu said: "I know this, so I will leave."

Then Zenglu left.

After a while.

The queen mothers of the two palaces and nine ministers who took care of their orders met to discuss.

Du Han said: "How about this? Doesn't Su Yi want to be righteous? Now we need to give him an order to send troops to Tanggu to attack the foreign troops there."

Suddenly, everyone fell into a brief silence.

As long as it involves war with foreigners, they are afraid.

With great difficulty, tens of thousands of British and French troops retreated, but this fight would provoke tens of thousands of foreign troops.

Du Han said: "According to the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, some people in the UK want to support Su Yi's rise to power, so this new envoy cooperated with Su Yi to send troops, and did not get the approval of the British capital. So Su Yi colluded with this foreign army. Together, then we simply let him fight."

"If you don't fight, or if you fake a fight, then your righteousness, Su Yi, will not stand."

Ronglu thought for a while and said, "Didn't Su Yi ask the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to return to the capital? Then pass the order to him. After he has defeated the foreigners, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor will consider returning to Luan."

Seng Gelinqin said: "The foreigners colluded with Su Yi. What if the foreigners really retreat by then?"

Ronglu said: "Then we will issue another decree, saying that since the foreigners have withdrawn, there is no need for Su Yi's army to occupy the capital. Let them lead their troops back to the south, and Seng Gelinqin and Ronglu's troops will directly enter the capital. . If he doesn’t agree, it’s rebellion.”

The nine ministers who took care of their lives fell into thinking.

After a long while, everyone nodded and agreed to the plan.

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It is only more than four hundred miles from Chengde to the capital.

The fastest courier will arrive in one day.

After Zenglu received Cixi's reply, he immediately went south as quickly as possible and reported the news to Su Yi.

Although Su Yi had people protecting the palace, others still lived in the old house.

Even the stone tablet and plaque on the door of the traitorous ministers and traitors were not removed.

Zenglu said: "She doesn't agree."

Su Yi thought for a while and nodded: "I understand."

Then, Su Yi said: "Thank you for your hard work, brother. Let's go back to the palace to rest."

He stopped talking about increasing his salary.

Su Yi said: "Brother, what do you want to say?"

Zenglu said: "Commander Su Yi, this situation really cannot last long. Without getting justice, the longer you stay in this capital, the more you will feel like you are roasting on the fire. We really need to break this situation quickly. Procrastination The longer it takes, the worse it gets.”

Su Yi said: "I know."

Zenglu said: "Furthermore, if you leave the capital this time without getting what you want, it will basically be impossible for you to enter the center again."

Su Yi said: "I know!"

A few hours later, the imperial envoy also arrived quickly.

"The Emperor has a decree, and Su Yi will take it."

Then, the imperial envoy looked at Su Yi quietly.

The previous Emperor Xianfeng ordered that you, Su Yi, would never take the job again, saying that you would never hold any position in the Xianfeng Dynasty.

Will you accept the new emperor Qixiang's decree?

Everyone stared at Su Yi.

Once you begin to receive this will, you must carry it from beginning to end.

If you accept it now but don't accept it later, it will become a political laughing stock.

Suddenly, Su Yi stepped forward and said, "Common people, take the order!"

"According to the imperial edict of Emperor Chengyun, the foreign barbarians invaded. He appointed Su Yi as the commander-in-chief of the anti-barbarian army. He immediately led his army to Tanggu to repel the foreign barbarians. I admire this!"

Tian Yugong next to him said: "Excuse me, envoy, when will the Queen Mother and the Emperor of the two palaces return to Luan?"

The imperial envoy Kuang Yuan said: "The foreign barbarians are so close, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the emperor are frightened. How can they return home?"

Tian Yugong asked: "Is it true that as long as the foreigners are defeated, the Queen Mother and the Emperor will return?"

The imperial envoy Kuang Yuan said: "Let's wait and see when you have defeated the foreign barbarians."

Tian Yugong said coldly: "I have already announced to the world that there will be a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven on September 15th. What does it mean to offer sacrifices to ancestors and to heaven and earth? This represents the authority and righteousness of the new emperor. Not only is heaven and earth watching, but also the Our ancestors are watching, and so are all the people in the world.”

"If we delay the time, wouldn't we offend God and our ancestors? Then where is the majesty of the court? Where is the justice and authority of the new emperor?

"

Xu Youren said: "Yes, this is a very serious matter. Please make sure the imperial court writes it clearly in the decree. As long as the foreign barbarians retreat, the two palaces and the emperor will return to the capital immediately, and the auspicious time must not be delayed!"

Kuang Yuan said: "What does this mean? It means that if the imperial court does not agree to return to Luan, you will not send troops to attack the foreign barbarians, right?"

Xu Youren said: "When we attack the foreign barbarians, we originally need to gather enough troops and weapons. We cannot rush to the battle, otherwise we will lose our troops. But if it is to bring the two palaces and the emperor back, then we will fight to the death. No matter how heavy the casualties are, we won’t hesitate.”

Kuang Yuan said: "I can't make the decision. I need to report back to the court."

Next, Kuang Yuan ran as fast as possible back to Chengde.

No matter how comfortable this carriage was, it was going to knock him apart.

After changing horses several times along the way, we finally arrived at the Chengde Palace after midnight.

Then, the Chengde Palace held discussions again.

"If the edict is really given to Su Yi, once he repels the foreign barbarians and the two palaces and the Queen Mother return, then with the edict, he will have some kind of righteousness."

"If he really repels the foreign barbarians by then, then if the two palaces and the emperor do not return to the capital, it will be regarded as a breach of the imperial court's promise."

Of course everyone knows this.

However, the top priority now is to get the foreign barbarians to retreat, isn't it?

In this way, Su Yi no longer had any reason to lead his army to garrison the capital.

Ronglu said: "Promise him and give him an order to lead the army to repel the foreign barbarians. He also said that as long as he is willing to lead the army to Tanggu to repel the foreign barbarians, and as long as the foreign barbarians retreat, the two palaces and the emperor will return to Luan." "

Du Han said: "What do you mean?"

Ronglu said: "Among the coalition forces of the seven southern provinces, only Su Yi's 4,000 troops can fight. If Su Yi leads the edict, he must lead the army to Tanggu. Even if it is a pretense, he must lead the army to leave the capital. By then, what is left in the capital The army is Xu Yourentian Yugong's regiment alliance, and its combat effectiveness is not strong. "

Du Han said: "You mean that when the imperial army forces its way into Beijing, Xu Youren will not dare to stop them."

Ronglu said: "Actually, as long as the foreigners retreat, who dares to stop the imperial army from entering Beijing? Even if Su Yi is here, he can't stop it. Once he does, it will be rebellion."

"As long as the foreigners retreat, Su Yi's local army will have no reason to garrison the capital."

"Why didn't the imperial army dare to go directly south to Beijing? Su Yi's army certainly didn't dare to attack the imperial army directly, but if he really colluded with the British and barbarians, then the foreign army might really come to attack the imperial army. This is Our most terrible situation.”

Du Han said: "So, according to this, Su Yi will not let the foreigners retreat under any circumstances."

Ronglu said: "Yes, so this imperial edict can be given to Su Yi. Our army is ready. If we find an opportunity, we will immediately prepare to go south to Beijing."

"In my opinion, Su Yi's most likely plan is this."

Du Han said: "You say."

Ronglu said: "We sent an order to Su Yi and promised him that as long as he defeated the foreign barbarians, the two palaces and the emperor would return immediately. He accepted the order and then led a small half of his army to leave the capital and go to Tanggu, pretending to fight against the foreign barbarians. At this time, our main force went south to Beijing. At this time, the foreign army suddenly changed direction and turned to attack our main force. When the foreigners defeated our imperial army, Su Yi's army appeared again in disguise and defeated the foreigners. , save the main force of the imperial court, once again achieve justice, step on our heads and become the savior. "

As soon as these words came out, several people present were horrified.

This situation is really likely to happen.

Su Yi likes this kind of borrowing a knife to kill people the most.

Ronglu said: "Once the main force of the imperial court is lost, the foreign barbarian army pretends to attack the Chengde Palace. By then the empress dowager and the emperor of the two palaces are in danger, Su Yi will have reason to lead the army north in the name of saving the two palaces and the emperor, then Where do we go from here?”

Du Han said: "It doesn't even need to be so troublesome. As long as the foreign troops turn around and head north now to intimidate the two palaces and the emperor, Su Yi's army will have the name to serve the king."

Ronglu said: "Yes, the foreign army directly attacked Chengde. When both sides suffered losses, Su Yi showed up with his army."

Everyone felt chills, and this directly led to the most terrifying situation.

After a long while, Seng Gelinqin suddenly said: "Since this is the most beneficial thing for Su Yi, why doesn't he do it?"

Ronglu said: "He wants to carry out scheming and escalate step by step. In addition, maybe he and the foreigners are just colluding, and he can't order the British Minister Bruce. In the name of his own safety, this minister led 3,000 security teams into the capital. The reason is barely enough, but he does not have the power or the courage to lead the army to directly attack the Chengde Palace."

"In short, we must prevent this worst-case scenario."

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Capital City!

Basia said politely: "Lord Su Yi, this is the most direct way. Wouldn't it be more direct to just let the mercenaries attack the Chengde Palace, and then you lead the army to rescue them and take over the Chengde Palace?"

Su Yi said: "Minister Bruce, are you willing to take this risk? It is one thing to lead troops to Beijing. After all, Count Elgin has just been murdered. For the safety of the ministers from the four countries, there is still enough reason. But leading the troops to attack Chengde He doesn’t have the power to go to the palace, and he doesn’t dare to do this.”

Bashar said politely: "What about Viscount Jurgen? Don't tell Bruce and let him directly lead his army to threaten the Chengde Palace."

Su Yi said: "Will he? Is he willing?"

Bashali was silent.

Jurgen, who was a pirate before, was of course brave and fearless.

But he is now a nobleman and the senior British military attache in the Far East.

He is Su Yi's ally and is willing to help.

But he is definitely not willing to risk his future on this.

Ba Xiali said: "But if you don't do this, you will have no solution now."

"How long can this team stay in Tanggu, three months, five months?"

"At that time, Russia says that you will send troops to garrison the Qing capital, and we will do the same. What if he sends 5,000 or 8,000 troops?" Bashar said politely: "And there is a high probability that Bruce will withdraw his troops in London. of."

"Unless you take the initiative to ask Prince Albert to station troops from the British Empire in Tianjin, but will you?"

Of course Su Yi wouldn't.

Ba Xia said politely: "So, once we withdraw our troops, you will have no reason to occupy the Qing capital. If you still can't scare the empress dowagers of the two palaces and explain the Qing court's decree and force you to withdraw, what will you do?"

Then, Basia said politely: "Otherwise, we won't be able to really attack the Chengde Palace, but we can still pretend to go north to attack the Chengde Palace, which can further intimidate the queen mothers of the two palaces."

Su Yi was silent for a while, shook her head and said, "No need."

At the same time, in the wilderness hundreds of miles away.

Su Yi's intelligence office once again conducted an aerial experiment.

This is already the one hundred and ninety-sixth experiment.

"The one hundred and ninety-sixth aerial experiment, successful."

"The liftoff was successful and the landing was successful."

"The steam engine drives the propeller flight path, which is stable."

"Plan A, get ready!"

"Plan B, get ready!"

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The next day, another imperial envoy ran for more than 400 miles, changing horses six times, and finally arrived in the capital when night fell.

But this time, when the imperial envoy was about to announce the decree to Su Yi, Su Yi was not alone.

Instead, dozens or hundreds of civil and military officials from the capital were called and everyone was invited to witness.

"According to the imperial edict of Emperor Chengyun, Su Yi is ordered to lead an army to attack the foreign and barbarian troops in Tanggu, so that the empress dowagers and the emperor can return to Beijing with peace of mind. I admire this!"

Su Yi said: "May I ask the imperial envoy, will the two palaces and the emperor return to the Luan capital after the foreign troops retreat?"

The imperial envoy said: "Yes, so you immediately lead your army to Tanggu to repel the foreign barbarians."

Su Yi said: "The emperor has publicly issued an edict to sacrifice heaven and earth and ancestors on September 15th. Now time is extremely tight. Please make preparations immediately in Chengde."

The imperial envoy said: "There are only a few days left on September 15th. Can you still defeat the foreign barbarians before then?"

"Anyway, you should repel the foreigners first."

"The emperor is young, foreign barbarians are so close, he is frightened, and the country is unstable. Who can bear the responsibility?"

Su Yi bowed in front of all the civil and military officials and said: "I obey your order!"

Then, he said to the imperial envoy and the civil and military officials: "My lords, my army has been assembled, and I will send troops to Tanggu now."

Next, six thousand troops lined up neatly and walked past the eyes of civil and military officials and imperial envoys.

Su Yi got on his horse and led his army to leave the capital in front of everyone's eyes.

Depart overnight and head to Tanggu.

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Not only that, Su Yi's Yangtze River Fleet also arrived at the sea off Tianjin at this time.

When acting, you have to act extremely realistically.

After three days of crazy rapid march, Su Yi's army arrived in Tanggu.

The war breaks out!

The Tianjin defenders heard the shocking sound of artillery fire from a long distance away.

There was also extremely dense gunfire.

At the same time, Su Yi's fleet also opened fire fiercely.

This is probably an exercise that is completely close to actual combat.

Even the kind with casualties.

On the Tianjin side, messengers one after another reported the battle situation to the Chengde Palace.

In short, the battle was extremely fierce.

Su Yi's 6,000 men cooperated with the Yangtze River Fleet to attack the 3,000 foreign troops.

But Chengde Palace was completely disgusted.

No matter how realistic the fight is, it's just an act.

The reason why you, Su Yi, were able to occupy the capital was entirely because the foreign troops were in Tanggu and provided you with a name.

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Inside the Chengde Palace!

Sushun and others were talking to Empress Dowager Ci'an.

Du Han said: "The Queen Mother, Su Yi and the foreigners must have colluded, so this battle will not be fruitful. The foreigners will not be repulsed, and they may even pretend to go north to attack the Chengde Palace."

Kuang Yuan said: "Yes, the Queen Mother. Su Yi is a wolf with ambition. In order to seek power, he will not hesitate to lead the wolf into the house."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "He doesn't look like that. You said he was domineering, I believe it, but I find it hard to believe that he colluded with the foreigners and invited wolves into the house."

Du Han said: "Empress Dowager, let the facts speak for themselves. After a fierce battle, the foreigners will definitely not retreat. Instead, they will go north to threaten the Chengde Palace and create a pretext for Su Ye to enter Chengde."

Ci'an's beautiful face changed, and she said: "This... This is impossible."

Empress Dowager Ci'an has the closest relationship with Princess Shou'an, and she is instilled with the same idea by Princess Shou'an every day.

Su Ye may be domineering, but everything is for the Qing Dynasty and the country.

In addition!

In the final analysis, Ci'an has a halo effect on Su Ye.

Kuang Yuan said: "Empress Dowager, Princess Shouan has an ambiguous relationship with others. It is too dangerous for her to stay with the emperor and the empress dowager."

Su Shun said: "So I ask for your permission to restrain Princess Shouan a little, or send her back to the capital."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "What nonsense are you talking about? Princess Shou'an is the elder sister of the late emperor and the emperor's aunt."

During this period of time, everyone was busy fighting for power.

As a mascot, Empress Dowager Ci'an was not disturbed much.

As for the little emperor, no ministers approached her.

So, it has always been Princess Shou'an, the aunt, who has been with the little emperor day and night.

Recently, Du Han discovered this, so he immediately wanted to put Princess Shou'an under house arrest and separate her from Empress Dowager Ci'an and the emperor.

But how could it be possible that Empress Dowager Ci'an and Princess Shou'an were as close as sisters?

She was directly angry and said: "This palace doesn't like to meddle in things, and I don't care about other things. But if you want to do something to Princess Shou'an, don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless."

And at this time

A messenger rushed in and said, "Su Zhongtang, the foreigners have withdrawn..."

When these words came out, Sushun and Duhan's eyes immediately turned cold.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "What's the matter? Tell me."

The messenger looked at Sushun hesitantly, but dared not say anything more.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "Am I still the Empress Dowager? Is there any news that I can't know?"

"Sushun, are you going to block my news like this?"

"Tell me, what foreigners have withdrawn?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an was furious, and the messenger immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Su Ye and the foreigners fought fiercely in Tanggu for two days. The foreigners suffered heavy casualties and have officially withdrawn."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said angrily, "Sushun, what did you say just now? Didn't you say that Su Ye and the foreigners colluded?"

"Didn't you say that it was a fake fight, and the foreigners would definitely not withdraw, and would even go north to harass the Chengde Palace?"

Sushun and Duhan were suddenly a little embarrassed.

Du Han said: "Empress Dowager, please allow us to investigate it first."

"We will take our leave."

After all the ministers left, Princess Shou'an came out, holding the little emperor in her arms.

The little emperor also hugged Princess Shou'an's neck affectionately.

Cixi was very strict with the little emperor. Although Empress Dowager Ci'an was gentle, she was very indifferent and a typical social phobia.

Princess Shou'an doted on the little emperor without reservation.

She did this when she was in the capital before. Later, she left the capital and became estranged from Zaichun. This time, she came to Chengde for nearly two months, and the intimate relationship was closer.

"Xiao Fen, we have issued an edict that we will go to the Temple of Heaven to hold a ceremony to worship the heaven on September 15."

"Now there are only four days left, aren't you ready yet?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "The situation is too complicated."

Princess Shou'an said: "September 15 is set, not only the people of the world know it, but also the heaven and earth, and the ancestors know it. If the emperor is not present at that time, wouldn't it offend the heaven and earth? Offended the ancestors? How can our little Zaichun bear it?"

Ci'an looked at the little emperor and was immediately distressed.

Yes.

Zaichun's health was not very good to begin with. If he offended the heaven and earth and the ancestors, what should he do?

Princess Shou'an said: "You are all ridiculous. For the sake of internal fighting, you don't even care about the good and bad of our emperor?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Think of another way, think of another way."

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The next day, Su Ye's envoy came to Chengde, and other court officials came with him.

And this time it was in the Chengde Palace.

The two Empress Dowagers, the young emperor, and nine ministers were also present.

"Your Majesty, Lord Su Ye led his army to fight the foreign barbarians for two days and three nights, suffering heavy casualties, and finally repelled the foreign barbarians."

"It is still in time for the two Empress Dowagers and the emperor to return to the capital. Please prepare to leave immediately and do not delay the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven on September 15th."

Suddenly, all the ministers fell into a brief silence.

Du Han stepped out and said, "Empress Dowager, whether the foreign barbarians have really withdrawn their troops needs further verification. After everything is completely safe, it will be more appropriate to order Su Ye to withdraw from the capital, let the court army take over the defense of the capital, and then the Empress Dowager and the emperor will return to the palace."

The envoy Su Ye said, "Then, what about the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven on September 15th?"

Du Han said, "Just reschedule it."

This time, many officials were shocked.

Messenger Su Ye said: "This... this is a sacrifice to heaven, this is announced to the world, can it be delayed? If this offends heaven and our ancestors, what should we do?"

Du Han said: "Empress Dowager, Su Ye is a foreign army, how can he control the defense of the capital? When we are completely sure that the foreign barbarians have withdrawn, there will be no reason for Su Ye's army to stay in the capital. Please order the Empress Dowager to let Su Ye's army return to the south immediately."

Cian hesitated.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Let's send someone to find out whether the foreign barbarians have really withdrawn."

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That night!

The relevant officials of the court in Tianjin also came to Chengde Palace to report that the foreign barbarians had indeed withdrawn.

Even the navy of Tianjin bravely followed for a long distance.

It is completely certain that the foreign barbarians have really left.

In addition, the battle in Tanggu was very fierce, and the artillery fire never stopped.

Suddenly, several ministers of state were confused.

Su Ye, what the hell is this?

If the foreign barbarians do not withdraw, he will have a reason to continue to occupy the capital.

As soon as the foreign barbarians withdraw, the court will order him to withdraw. Is he disobeying the order?

"In this case, the court will directly issue an order to let Su Ye's army withdraw from the capital and return to the south."

"In addition, our 20,000 troops will immediately gather south and wait to take over the defense of the capital."

Prince Gong said: "What if the foreign army attacks again?"

Ronglu said: "Impossible, Dagukou is about 500 miles away from the capital. It is unknown how many days it will take for the foreign army to turn back, land again, and fight back. We are only more than 400 miles away from the capital. If we move south at full speed, it will only take six or seven days."

"If it is the monk king's cavalry, all the cavalry will move south in four days. We will be there soon!"

"There are countless supplies along the way, so it won't take much time at all."

Prince Gong said, "What if Su Ye just guards the capital and doesn't let the monk king's cavalry enter the capital, and then the foreigners come to kill us?"

Ronglu said, "In that case, Su Ye is openly disobeying the order, isn't it similar to treason? Moreover, as long as the foreign army lands again, the monk king is a cavalry, and he can return to Chengde again."

"And, looking at this situation, the foreigners will not come back."

"Quick, quick, make a decision immediately!"

Next, the nine ministers of state discussed it again and again.

In the end, they agreed to Ronglu's plan.

The nine ministers of state drafted the order and asked the two empress dowagers to stamp it.

Order Su Ye's army to withdraw from the capital and let Senggelinqin's cavalry take over the defense.

When it was Empress Dowager Ci'an's turn to stamp it, she hesitated again and again.

She felt that this was very cruel.

Before the late emperor died, he didn't tell him that he wanted to eliminate Su Ye.

When the foreign barbarians were about to invade the capital, Su Ye led his troops north to resist them.

The people of Chengde not only did not lead their troops, but only tried their best to slander him.

Now that Su Ye had repelled the foreign barbarians, there was no reward for his merits, but an imperial decree to drive Su Ye away directly.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Su Ye repelled the foreign barbarians, shouldn't he be rewarded for his merits?"

Su Shun said: "Empress Dowager, wait until all his troops withdraw from the capital and return to the south, and then reward him separately."

Du Han said: "After we return to the capital, it will not be too late to recruit Su Ye to the central government."

Empress Dowager Cixi hesitated again and again, and under the pressure of everyone's eyes, she finally stamped the imperial seal.

This imperial decree was directly handed over to Senggelinqin.

The imperial decree that Su Ye led his army to leave the capital and return to the south.

Senggelinqin took the imperial decree and led 18,000 cavalry to the south, leaving the Chengde Palace and heading to the capital.

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That night!

Dark clouds covered the moonlit sky, and the night was pitch dark.

Empress Dowager Ci'an was not interested in power, so she chose a quiet corner to remember.

The little emperor also stayed by his side.

Because she was worried that Princess Shou'an would be arrested by Sushun and others immediately if she left her side.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Ci'an always brought Princess Shou'an with her.

The two often slept in the same bed.

At this time, the little emperor was already asleep.

Princess Shou'an suddenly said: "Xiao Fen, do you still feel itchy there?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said with a puff: "What nonsense are you talking about? I have never eaten mango again, how could it be itchy?"

Princess Shou'an said: "How long have you and the late emperor not been intimate?"

"You are crazy, talking about these things in the middle of the night, you are shameless." Empress Dowager Ci'an was going to pinch Princess Shou'an's face.

Princess Shouan said, "Why, is being the Queen Mother so great? No one is allowed to talk."

Empress Dowager Ci'an whispered, "Hate it, what's there to say about this kind of thing."

Princess Shouan said, "Tell me, tell me."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "It's been a long, long time. He thinks I'm too cold and he likes those women outside."

Princess Shouan said, "You're only 24."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "So what? I'm not interested in that kind of thing. I can live well alone. Unlike you, you can't stand loneliness and go to cheat."

Empress Dowager Ci'an knew clearly about the affair between Princess Shouan and Su Ye.

But she really didn't mention it to anyone.

"Alas, that's the sin of the previous life." Princess Shouan sighed, "Xiao Fen, actually... I committed suicide."

"Ah..." Empress Dowager Ci'an was shocked.

Princess Shouan handed over her hand, with a clear scar on her wrist.

"Emperor Daxing is my brother, he is my man. My man almost forced my brother to death. What can I do? I have no choice but to commit suicide." Princess Shou'an said: "But... in the end, none of this happened. , they both still have a decent ending.”

Empress Dowager Ci'an said nothing.

Princess Shou'an stepped forward and hugged Empress Dowager Ci'an, and said softly: "If you say that I am the person who cares most about Zai Chun in the world, and I am also the person who cares about you the most in the world, do you believe it?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said softly: "Of course I believe it. I don't have any relatives in this world. Sushun and Duanhua are my uncles, but they only want to use me and use me as a tool to seal. Use it as a tool to fight for power with her."

"I only have two relatives in this world, one is you and the other is the little emperor."

Princess Shou'an said softly: "Xiaofen, at any time in this world, even if I am broken into pieces, I will not harm you, nor will I harm little Zaichun."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "What's wrong with you? Okay, why do you say such strange things?"

Princess Shou'an said: "I have thought about it many times and talked about it many times. Do you think I have been brainwashed or that my soul has been seduced by a wild man? But... I suddenly made this decision."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said anxiously: "Fourth Sister, what exactly do you want to say? Are you trying to make me anxious to death? Are you in any trouble? Are you feeling unwell again?"

Princess Shou'an suddenly stood up, began to take off her clothes, and put on a brand new tights.

Then, she stepped forward and carried the little emperor Zai Chun out.

Empress Dowager Ci'an was stunned and said: "Fourth sister, what are you doing? Zaichun is a light sleeper. If you wake him up, he will play in the middle of the night. It will be difficult for you to coax him to sleep."

Princess Shou'an stepped forward, kissed Empress Dowager Ci'an's face, and said softly: "I, I really don't trust you. But I don't want to force you, I treat you as my own sister. I really don't I’m willing to force you!”

The Empress Dowager Ci'an became more and more horrified when she heard this.

I knew something was wrong.

"Fourth sister, what happened? What happened?"

at the same time!

"Swish, swish, swish..."

In the sky, one black shadow slid down one after another.

Directly entered the palace of Empress Dowager Ci'an.

The elite members of Su Yi's intelligence department dipped their handkerchiefs in the poison and knocked down all the few guards.

"We have captured a small position and can land!"

The elite intelligence officers immediately waved signals into the air.

Immediately afterwards, an airship landed.

Several dark figures walked towards Princess Shou'an and whispered: "Where is the Emperor?"

Princess Shou'an handed it over and said, "Be careful."

"Is it really safe?"

"We have conducted experiments more than a hundred times. It is very safe, very safe." Hei Gong said.

He directly picked up the emperor and walked out quickly.

At this time, Empress Dowager Ci'an finally understood and said tremblingly: "You, are you Su Yi's people?"

"You're crazy, you're crazy!"

Intelligence virgin elite Zhu Sanniang said: "The Queen Mother, I feel wronged."

She stepped forward directly and held the beautiful Queen Mother hostage.

"Quick, quick, quick..."

Zhu Sanniang held Empress Dowager Ci'an, Hei Gong held the young emperor, and Princess Shou'an followed behind.

Quickly rushed to the yard outside.

We boarded the large pod directly under the airship.

"Lift off, lift off, lift off!"

This epoch-making product was more than thirty years earlier than the historical Zeppelin airship, but it was much smaller and the design was much more advanced.

It took Jiujiang two and a half years and countless manpower and material resources to create this thing.

I have done countless experiments.

Initially, Su Yi wanted to make an appearance at the World Expo, but Su Yi hesitated and canceled it.

It slowly took the little emperor and the Empress Dowager Ci'an into the sky.

I didn't expect it to be used in the military. The first mission it performed was so earth-shattering.

Is that sentence printed? The high-end struggle is to grab the official seal.

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