Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 243 Flirting with Empress Dowager Cixi! Massacre in Vladivostok! (Congratulations from the leader Mengdong Bansheng)

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Facing such a chaos in the world, it is really impossible to stop it with human power.

And this level of chaos has happened in history, and it has been delayed for several years.

In recent years in history, the rebellious Nian Army alone has hundreds of thousands of people, spreading across several provinces. It was really thanks to Senggelinqin who led the troops of several provinces and defeated hundreds of thousands of people and subdued hundreds of thousands of people in two or three years.

Of course, he eventually died on the battlefield of suppressing the Nian Army.

But compared with history, the current situation is more complicated and changeable.

First of all, there is the biggest enemy, the Russians.

In addition, because of the changes and confrontations in the central government, the Hunan Army, which has a strong military force, has entered a state of observation.

During this period, the urgent war reports of six hundred miles have never stopped.

One after another entered the palace.

The entire palace, the entire center, and even the entire capital, were plunged into violent turmoil and panic.

This situation was even more precarious than when the rebellion was at its strongest.

In a short period of time, half of the country was plunged into war and turmoil.

"Six hundred miles of urgent service!"

"Six hundred miles of urgent service!"

The messengers entered the palace one by one, making people numb, and they were numb with panic.

Many people even had a feeling that this... Is the Qing Dynasty going to perish?

However, another heavyweight bad news has not yet been heard.

The Northwest is in chaos.

This is a huge crisis concerning the Chinese nation.

But this state of war everywhere is enough to scare the people of the entire capital.

So, many people looked at Su Ye.

How could the situation in this world collapse so quickly?

When the previous emperor died last year, the situation was still good.

Why did it suddenly collapse?

Why did the armies of Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, Hubei, and Jiangsu suddenly become so vulnerable?

How did these rebels and the Nian Army suddenly become so powerful?

They captured one prefecture after another?

Is it because of Su Ye's reform?

Your military reforms have made people panic. The local Eight Banners and the local Green Camp have no intention of fighting. They worry every day that they will be disbanded. How can they have combat effectiveness?

And if you cut off the Eight Banners, you will shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.

The foundation of the country has been shaken, and the ancestors are furious, so retribution has come.

The world has suddenly fallen into turmoil.

"Su Ye cut off the Eight Banners, which is to shake the dragon vein of my Qing Dynasty, so the world is in chaos."

"Otherwise, it would not be chaotic earlier or later, but it happened at this time."

"The Qing Dynasty is going to end."

"With Su Ye, a traitor who has brought disaster to the country and the people, the Qing Dynasty is going to end."

For a time, public opinion was rife.

There is no need to spread rumors. Many people instinctively linked the two together.

Success is superstition, and destruction is also superstition.

At that time, Su Ye's resurrection was a good omen, and the heaven sent a double star of civil and military affairs to support the Qing Dynasty.

Many people believed it without a doubt.

Now Su Ye abolished the Eight Banners, disturbing the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, so the world was in chaos and the Qing Dynasty was in danger.

Many people still believed it without a doubt.

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"Absurd, ridiculous!" Zuo Zongtang sneered: "What does this chaos have to do with Su Xiang's reform?"

"This is obviously the sequelae of the British and French forces breaking through the capital, the former emperor fleeing north, and the central authority being greatly damaged."

Zuo Zongtang got to the root of the matter. Of course, the internal reasons are more complicated. And this new term for sequelae was learned from Su Ye.

The Qing court suffered a great defeat and needed to pay a large amount of compensation to the powers, so it increased its extortion.

Various reasons combined to lead to chaos in the world.

Even if there was no Su Ye, the world would still fall into chaos.

But others don't look at ifs, they will only make simple deductions.

It is a tradition to blame others.

Tian Yu said: "If it were not for the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone of the Marshal, if it were not for the relationship between the Marshal and the foreigners, the finances of the court would be even worse, and the people would be exploited even more severely."

Chong En said: "When the previous emperor passed away, Su Ye entered the central government. We all felt that we had inherited a mess, but we could not see how bad it was at the time. We were even surprised at the time. When the previous emperor passed away, we did not feel how bad the world was. Now we can see it clearly."

When Emperor Xianfeng died, it looked okay.

Although the Nian Army was still rampant, it did not attack the prefectures and prefectures, and the rebels seemed to be suppressed by the Hunan Army. At that time, the rebels' territory was almost the smallest in history.

The rebels' Western Expedition Army led by Lai Wenguang was not so powerful.

After a year of fermentation, the situation in the world exploded instantly.

"Zeng Guofan should be killed." Tian Yugong said hoarsely: "If he hadn't loosened the suppression of the rebels, how could it have collapsed like this? If the Hunan Army still held the rebels in Anqing, how could the whole of southern Jiangsu fall?"

"This raging flood was released by Zeng Guofan."

To some extent, this is also a blind spot for Tian Yugong.

Historically, the Hunan Army had already captured Anqing, but the world was still in chaos.

The Taiping Army and the Nian Army still merged and swept across thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

But one thing is certain, the Hunan Army's indulgence caused all this to explode ahead of time.

"But now, everyone in the imperial court has put this responsibility on Su Xiang." Tian Yugong said: "This kind of voice is not only in the imperial court, but also among the people."

Zuo Zongtang said: "I finally know why Prime Minister Su made the decisive decision to implement military reforms and abolish the Eight Banners a few months ago. There was really only a window period of a few months."

Isn't it?

After missing the window period of these few months, it will be at least several years before we want to abolish the Eight Banners.

Until then, it will be extremely difficult.

"Xiang Su, the Queen Mother has summoned you." Ande Hai's voice came from outside again.

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Inside Sanxi Hall.

Yehenala held the six hundred miles in his hand and hurriedly trembled.

A whole two servings.

"Fan City fell."

"Bozhou fell."

Then, there was another sound from outside.

"Six hundred miles to expedite, six hundred miles to expedite!"

Hearing this voice, Yehenala's face turned pale, and he finally realized the panic of Emperor Xianfeng at that time.

A moment later, the messenger rushed in.

"To report to the Queen Mother, the Heilongjiang General's Office has urgently reported that the Russian army has begun to attack Aihui City, and requests the imperial court to send troops for rescue."

In fact, for the center of the imperial court.

The other biggest bad news is still on the way. The Nian army has captured Jinan and is about to attack Yantai.

The fall of the capital of Shandong would be a fatal blow to the Qing court.

Historically, the Nien Army failed to attack Jinan and Yantai, and was defeated and driven away by the British and French forces.

However, in this world, because of the toughness of Su Yi, the prime minister, and the close relationship with the United Kingdom, the British and French forces not only withdrew from Guangzhou, disbanded the three-person committee, and did not even garrison large-scale troops in Yantai.

In this way, Su Yi certainly retained her sovereignty.

But...the Shandong local army could not stop the Nian army at all, which led to the fall of Jinan and Yantai was in danger.

Therefore, it can be regarded as a source of blessing and misfortune.

"Why did it collapse so suddenly? How come the world was in chaos all of a sudden." Yehenala said tremblingly: "Su Yi, is this what you call the world in chaos, with millions of armies fighting in chaos?"

Su Yi said: "Yes, the Queen Mother."

Yehenala said: "This is completely a state of collapse. Now both the government and the public want to put the responsibility for this chaos on you."

"No, not just pushing it on you, but also pushing it on me."

"Not only do they want to oust you, they also want to oust me."

"People say that the cause of the chaos in the world is that the two of us disobeyed the law of heaven and abolished the Eight Banners."

"They might be planning a coup now to oust us."

"And they may have accused me of some crime, saying that I messed up the palace and angered my ancestors."

Yehenala's cold face was full of fear and her eyes were red. It was obvious that she had trouble sleeping and eating these past few nights.

"Su Yi, what should we do now?" Yehenala asked.

Su Yi said: "Queen Mother, don't be impatient, it's not yet ready."

Yehenala said tremblingly: "It's already reached this time, and it's not yet ready? They are about to take action against us. The Queen Mother in the east has been completely shaken. Once the civil and military forces of the court and the East Palace join forces, we can Knocked us out completely.”

"The charges are all ready-made!"

"Let me ask you, if the Queen Mother of the East Palace really can't handle the current situation and is directly persuaded to issue an order to remove you from your post and put me in cold storage, what can you do? Will she launch a mutiny?"

"Now the world is in chaos and the country is shattered. If you launch a mutiny, you will be criticized by thousands of people."

"Don't look at me who usually has the final say. At critical moments, the East Palace has the final say. She is the Queen Mother of the main palace, and she has the imperial seal. Maybe the late emperor gave her a secret edict specifically to deal with me."

"As soon as she makes up her mind, we're doomed."

Su Yi hugged her gently and said softly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's almost over."

Yehenala asked: "When? What if she suddenly attacks and directly issues an order?"

Su Yi said: "No."

"Before she makes any decision, she will definitely summon me and have a thorough interview with me."

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For the Queen Mother of the two palaces and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty was really in turmoil.

When Su Yi just left Sanxitang, the young eunuch Gui'er stepped forward and said, "Master, Concubine Lian asked you to come over."

Concubine Lian, Bingbing.

Concubine Li was already an extremely rare beauty, and Concubine Lian was even recognized as the most beautiful in the harem for decades.

The two have never been in contact with each other since their romantic relationship.

Unexpectedly, at this time, she would actually ask Su Yi to see her.

Su Yi thought for a while, shook her head and said, "It's not very convenient at this time."

Guier said: "Then I understand."

Then, Guier went to Concubine Lian to explain the situation.

That afternoon, Concubine Lian asked for leave from the Empress Dowager of the East Palace and wanted to go home to visit her relatives.

Empress Dowager Ci'an felt that it was best not to wander around in such a troubled time, but she would definitely not refuse.

She even gave some gifts, and then Concubine Lian took a few people out of the palace and went home to see her mother.

It's the same old thing again.

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At night, Concubine Lian's mother secretly appeared at Su Yi's home again.

"Su Yi, she asked you to go home."

Su Ye hid in a black cloak again and entered Zhao Bu's house.

Concubine Lian's mother was watching carefully in the yard, and she was crying in her heart.

Just after entering the room.

A hot-tempered person rushed in.

"I'll beat you to death, you ungrateful ghost, I'll bite you to death, you bastard."

"Su Ye, you have no conscience, it's been so many years, and you never come to see us mother and daughter."

"It's okay if you look down on me, but you don't even look down on your own son?"

Then, Bing Bing threw herself into Su Ye's arms and cried, crying and beating.

"Our baby is three years old now. How many times have you seen him? Have you held him once?"

Su Ye gently held Bing Bing's jade-like body in his arms.

"You, why don't you wear clothes?" Su Ye asked.

"Don't you like to watch?" Bing Bing said, "How am I compared to three or four years ago?"

Then, Bing Bing took a step back and turned around.

After giving birth to the child, she became more beautiful.

The figure is more plump and mature.

Still white as jade, full of elasticity.

But that mature elasticity is simply indescribable.

When you bite into the peach, the juice splashes and your mouth is full of sweetness.

But it is not exactly the same, she is full of elasticity and trembling.

It is rare for an oriental woman to have a figure like hers.

"Whiter and fuller." Su Ye said.

"I also think that all my money has been spent on it." Bing Bing said: "For this body, do you know how much effort and money I have spent."

"I practice Ba Duan Jin for half an hour a day."

Su Ye said: "Really?"

"Don't underestimate me, or I will practice it for you." Bing Bing said.

Then, right in front of Su Ye, she practiced Ba Duan Jin.

Like a naked snow doll, with a mature and charming body, she practiced Ba Duan Jin in front of you. Just ask if you can bear it?

Moreover, she has improved the movements.

More bold, more presumptuous

As she practiced, Ba Duan Jin became 9966.

It became thunder and fire.

Yehenara was reluctant but willing, and liked to put on airs.

But Bingbing was different, she was passionate and bold from the inside out.

And she also liked to take the initiative to explore.

She also liked to shout.

Her mother outside was terrified.

My aunt, stop shouting, stop shouting.

You are afraid that others can't hear you, even though this place is very secretive and there is no one around.

But, if someone hears you, it will be fatal.

You were cold and arrogant before, how come you are so wild after you cheated on me?

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I don't know how long it has been.

"Just to fill this mouthful, do you want me to wait for three or four years?" Bingbing lay on Su Ye's chest.

Then, she suddenly said: "Su Ye, please send me back to the south, send me to Jiujiang."

"Let's go back to the south, back to Jiujiang."

Su Ye said: "Why? Are you scared?"

Bingbing nodded and said: "You don't know how many people want to harm you now. The Queen Mother in the East, there are countless people lobbying every day, saying that you have shaken the dragon vein and caused chaos in the world, asking the Queen Mother of the East Palace to support the country and directly issue an imperial decree to dismiss you, and even... deal with the Queen Mother in the West together."

Su Ye said: "How did you know?"

Bingbing said: "I have a good relationship with the Queen Mother of the East Palace, and those Eight Banners ministers are also on guard against me because of Zhaobu. But I often go to the Queen Mother of the East Palace, and when they chat, I hide in the back room."

Su Ye suddenly said: "Don't you want your son to sit in that position?"

Bingbing's beautiful face moved slightly, and then she shook her head desperately and said: "I don't want to, I don't want to, that is my sweetheart, I can't bear it!"

This woman was still ambitious at the time.

She still thought that her son would make her famous, but now, she has completely changed.

So her ambition was a fake ambition, just a simple unwillingness to accept and admiration for strength. Now that her son has finally returned to her side, her maternal instinct has overcome everything.

Even her biggest ideal now is that Su Ye will take them back to Jiujiang to live a peaceful life.

"You don't know how smart and lovable our little baby is." Bingbing snuggled in Su Ye's arms and said softly, "You cruel father, don't even go to see him."

Then, she suddenly got up and walked out naked.

"Enie, Enie... Go and bring the baby over, let his father see and hug him." Bingbing said.

When Bingbing's mother saw her coming out naked like this, she said, "Have some shame, you... put on a piece of clothing, and wipe it off, your legs are all..."

Bingbing looked down and spat.

Then she took the basin, which was already filled with clean water, and sat down.

Ruxue's big buttocks couldn't hold the water, so it overflowed from both sides of the basin.

She washed it while talking to Su Ye.

Then, she used a clean towel to wipe the middle and wiped it clean.

Then, she used the same towel to help Su Ye wipe it.

Both of them put on their clothes, and Bingbing's mother's cautious voice came from outside: "Are you done?"

"It's done."

Bingbing went out and brought in a baby about three years old.

Her eyes were all glued to the baby, like a treasure.

"Look, our baby is beautiful." Bingbing showed off: "Aisin Gioro hasn't had such a beautiful boy in hundreds of years."

Su Ye carefully held him in his arms.

The baby struggled slightly, and was about to open his eyes in a daze.

Bingbing hurried forward and patted him gently: "Baby, continue to sleep, continue to sleep..."

The baby heard his mother's voice and tried hard to open his eyes, but he couldn't open them and closed them again, falling asleep sweetly, with long eyelashes covering them.

Su Ye carefully held him in his arms and kissed the baby on the forehead.

"He is still young now, I am afraid that he will look more and more like you when he grows up." Bingbing said: "What should I do then?"

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The next day, in the court.

"Six hundred miles of urgent!"

"Six hundred miles of urgent!"

"The governor of Shandong reported that the Nian Army broke through Jinan and is attacking Yantai!"

"The morale of the Eight Banners and the Green Camp is low, and they are all unwilling to fight."

"The whole territory of Shandong is in danger, please send troops to support."

Why did this report add that the morale of the Eight Banners and the Green Camp was low and they were unwilling to fight?

Is it a veiled attack?

Then, there was another urgent report of 600 miles.

Li Hongzhang, the governor of Jiangsu, reported that Taicang had fallen.

The two rebel armies were attacking Songjiang Prefecture. Shanghai was in danger. Please support the court.

These places have not been discussed yet.

The 600-mile urgent war report of the Heilongjiang general entered the palace again.

Aihui City fell.

The Russian army officially captured Aihui.

The whole court was dead silent.

The two empress dowagers had no blood on their faces.

How long has it been since the death of the previous emperor? How long has the country collapsed to this extent?

Everyone said that the previous emperor was incompetent, but when he was in power, the world was more than this.

Is the country of the Qing Dynasty going to end?

Everyone in the audience stared at Su Ye.

Prime Minister Su, this is the result of your entry into the center.

This is the consequence of your abolition of the Eight Banners.

Since you massacred the Eight Banners, you have been the one who has the final say in diplomacy and government affairs, and we have not interfered.

What is the result?

The Qing Dynasty is about to end.

Empress Dowager Cixi said slowly: "Su Ye, what do you think now? Do you still think we can't negotiate with the Russians?"

Su Ye said: "Yes, Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Cixi continued to ask: "Then, what about the war in the south?"

Su Ye said: "I am willing to lead the army south to suppress the rebellion and recover the country."

Everyone in the audience pricked up their ears.

Su Ye, have you finally expressed your position?

The world has been in chaos for so long, and you are finally willing to express your position.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "How many troops are you going to take?"

This sentence asked the core.

Now Su Ye's army accounts for most of the entire capital. Are you going to take this part of the army with you? Are you going to go south to suppress the rebellion?

Su Ye said, "I will lead about 36,000 people."

Su Shun stepped out and said, "Excuse me, which 36,000 people are they?"

Su Ye said, "The new imperial army in Tianjin is training, 32,000 people, and 4,000 people are drawn from the first division of the new imperial army."

Everyone was shocked.

The three divisions in Tianjin?

They have only been training for less than half a year, and they have not yet been officially formed?

You want to take them all away, what is your intention?

Su Shun said, "Lord Su Ye, you still have more than 10,000 new troops in Jiujiang, right?"

Su Ye said, "Yes, the second division of the imperial army is guarding the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone."

Everyone fell into a conspiracy theory.

The three divisions in Tianjin have only been training for less than half a year, and there are about 14,000 bannermen and 18,000 Han people.

You took these 36,000 to the south, plus the more than 10,000 people you have in Jiujiang.

A total of more than 40,000 troops, of which only 14,000 are bannermen, and they have not yet been formed.

What if you, Su Ye, made a move on the battlefield and used all these 14,000 bannermen as cannon fodder?

What should we do then?

These 14,000 bannermen of the new imperial army are the core strength of the Eight Banners.

If you, Su Ye, took the opportunity to bury them all, then in the future in the center, wouldn't our Eight Banners be powerless?

Immediately, Senggelinqin stepped out and said, "Report to the Queen Mother, I am willing to lead the army south to quell the rebellion."

Shengbao stepped out and said, "Report to the Queen Mother, I am willing to lead the army south to quell the rebellion."

Prince Zheng Duanhua said, "Report to the Queen Mother, I am willing to negotiate with the Russians."

Suddenly!

Two different plans appeared in the court.

One plan, Su Ye led the army south to quell the rebellion, did not negotiate with the Russians, and remained strong.

The second plan, Senggelinqin and Shengbao led the army south to quell the rebellion, and Duanhua negotiated with the Russians.

Then, everyone looked at the two Empress Dowagers, waiting for their decision.

Before, Empress Dowager Cixi rarely spoke, and Empress Dowager Cixi made the decision.

Today, she was much more active, and she basically asked questions on her own initiative.

After all, she was the Empress Dowager, and once she opened her mouth, the Empress Dowager Cixi would shut up on her own initiative.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Su Ye, you led 36,000 troops to the south to quell the rebellion, most of which have not yet been formed. And how many enemies did you face?"

Su Ye said: "If it is just the battlefield in Jiangnan, there will be about 200,000 enemies."

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Including your Jiujiang army, about 40,000 people, you will face 200,000 or 300,000 enemy troops?"

Su Ye said: "Yes."

Empress Dowager Cixi said: "And the Nian Army in northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu may go south at any time, and the two enemies may merge at that time?"

Su Ye said: "Yes!"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "The enemies you will face by then may be four to five million?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

Next, many people did not say anything clearly.

If Su Yi led his army south to quell the rebellion, the Hunan army of more than ten or two hundred thousand might not be able to work hard.

But if Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao led their troops south to quell the rebellion, then the Hunan Army might do its best.

The gap is too big.

Everyone in the court believed that the Hunan Army was the main force in this battle south.

Only by giving full play to the initiative of the Hunan Army can we win this battle and regain the lost ground.

Immediately, Sushun came out and said: "I recommend Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao to fight south, regain the lost territory, and wipe out the rebellion."

Duan Hua stepped out: "I second the proposal."

Zaiyuan came out and said, "I second the proposal."

Mian Yu stepped out: "I second the proposal."

Many civil and military officials came out one after another: "I second the proposal!"

Tian Yugong came out and said: "I recommend Su Yi to lead the army south to quell the rebellion and regain the lost territory."

Chongen came out and said: "I recommend Su Yi to lead the army south to quell the rebellion and regain the lost territory."

Zuo Zongtang came out and said: "I recommend Su Yi."

In comparison, the number of people on Su Yi's side was much smaller.

Then, everyone looked at the two empress dowagers.

Yehenara suddenly said: "Su Yi has always been victorious in every battle. The Ai family sees no reason not to use him."

She actually didn't want Su Yi to leave the capital at all, let alone go south to fight the rebellion.

After Su Yi left Beijing, she had trouble sleeping and eating.

But Su Yi insisted on leading the army south to put down the rebellion, so she could only support it.

Ever since she endorsed Su Yi during the last massacre of Eight Banners soldiers, the two have been tied together. So at the critical moment, even if she didn't understand, she would still stand firmly on Su Yi's side.

This is also his courage as a political figure.

The Queen Mother of the West has expressed her stance, and then it depends on the Queen Mother of the Main Palace.

Last time, the Queen Mother of the East Palace had reservations, and there was a slight rift between the two Queen Mothers.

What about this time?

If Empress Dowager Ci'an directly denies Empress Dowager Xi's intention, then the rift will be open to the public.

Moreover, as the queen mother, she has arbitrary power to a certain extent.

The words in Empress Dowager Ci'an's heart seemed to come out of her mouth, but she finally said: "I, please weigh one or two more."

After all, she had a soft temper. Even if she had her own opinions, she was not willing to openly confront Cixi, let alone have a falling out on the spot.

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Inside Zhongcui Palace.

Sushun, Duanhua, Zaiyuan, Zailing and others all expressed their opinions to Empress Dowager Ci'an.

"The Queen Mother, you must not let Su Yi lead his army to the south. If he wants to go south, he can take his own troops, Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai's troops to go south. The three army divisions in Tianjin have not yet been trained. , Never let him take it away.”

"Half of the three divisions of the army are our bannermen, and they are our seeds. If Su Yi leads the army south, and they are all destroyed on the southern battlefield, the seeds of our Eight Banners Army will be completely gone."

"The best way is to let Seng Gelinqin lead his army southward to ensure victory, so that Zeng Guofan's Hunan army can cooperate desperately."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Seng Gelinqin and Shengbao led their troops south, but did they also lead Tianjin's more than 30,000 untrained troops?"

Duan Hua said: "Yes."

In their opinion, the army can be better mastered in battle.

Whoever leads Tianjin's more than 30,000 newly trained army members may decide who will own this armed force in the future.

"The Queen Mother, letting Su Yi lead his army south will do a lot of harm but no good."

"It is a safe move to let Monk King and Shengbao lead their troops south."

"As the Queen Mother of the Eastern Palace, you can directly issue an order to let Su Yi lead his own army to go north to resist the Russians. Isn't he tough to the end?"

Duan Hua came out and said: "The Queen Mother, negotiating with the Russians is the top priority now. Once they sweep across Liaodong, our Longxing land will be lost. By then, it will be too late to negotiate."

"The Queen Mother, you have a small surname there, you don't have the overall situation, and you don't care much about the country." Sushun said: "And you are Niu Hulu, and you have shared weal and woe with the country of the Qing Dynasty for hundreds of years. Now the country is in danger, this At this critical moment, you must stand firm. You must not disappoint the late emperor."

In fact, these words were a bit cynical, as he was talking to the Empress Dowager Ci'an completely as an uncle.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "I know, I know."

Then, she leaned back slightly and said, "You should step back first, and I will do the final thinking."

Sushun said: "The Queen Mother, the country and the country are in danger, and we really can't delay it for too long."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Tomorrow, before tomorrow's court meeting, I will definitely make up my mind."

Immediately, several clan ministers knelt down and said: "The Queen Mother is a wise lady, I will resign."

Faced with such a dangerous situation, Empress Dowager Ci'an felt that she could no longer hide.

She couldn't just watch the country and the country be destroyed in her own hands.

She finally had to make the final decision.

And it was probably a completely opposite decision to Empress Dowager Cixi and Su Yi.

After thinking for a long time, she suddenly said: "Here comes Su Yi."

Just as Su Ye said, she has a soft temperament and will not make sudden attacks. She will definitely communicate with Su Ye before making any major decisions.

Half an hour later, Su Yi's voice came: "Your Majesty Su Yi, please see the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Come in."

Su Yi walked in.

Yehenala has lost weight, but so has Empress Dowager Ci'an.

She has lost weight, but her face looks more delicate and charming.

"I am only 25 years old, why do you put such a big thing in my hands?" Empress Dowager Ci'an said with tears: "But, I have to take care of it. I can't destroy the country of my ancestors."

Su Ye was silent.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Su Ye, now people outside are saying that you abolished the Eight Banners and destroyed the dragon veins of the Qing Dynasty, which caused the chaos in the world. They said that all this is your responsibility, and asked me to issue an imperial decree to completely remove you from your position. They also said that when the late emperor was in power, even if you committed one tenth of this crime, you would be immediately removed."

"But I don't agree. The root cause of the chaos in the world is that the British and French allied forces entered Beijing and the late emperor went north to hunt, which damaged the majesty of the court."

"Your military reform has intensified this contradiction and bears secondary responsibility."

Su Ye did not speak, nor did he argue with her.

Empress Dowager Cixi continued: "They kept telling me that if I let you lead the army south to quell the rebellion, all the more than 10,000 bannermen in the Empire's new-style army would be sent to the battlefield as cannon fodder, completely destroying the seeds of bannermen in the army, so you must not lead the more than 30,000 new-style army south to quell the rebellion."

"But I don't believe it, you are definitely not such a person."

"Su Ye, I told you before that we don't play tricks on each other and we speak our minds." Empress Dowager Cixi said: "We have also had very pleasant experiences, right? So even if You slaughtered the Eight Banners soldiers, I was very upset, but I didn't say anything. "

Su Ye said: "The Empress Dowager is noble and upright, and I admire her very much."

Empress Dowager Ci'an was silent for a while, and suddenly said faintly: "Before, you were very opposed to her, and your relationship with me was closer. But after entering the center, you and her were on the same side, and you became more and more distant from me."

Su Ye was also silent for a long time and said: "The Empress Dowager is holy and unparalleled. Although I admire her very much, I... dare not blaspheme. I can only admire her in my heart and dare not speak. "

Ah?!

Empress Dowager Ci'an's face turned red instantly.

Su Ye, you...are you teasing me?

Or...or are you confessing to me?

How dare you say such a thing? I know clearly about the affair between you and my fourth sister.

"You, what nonsense are you talking about?" Empress Dowager Ci'an scolded in a low voice: "I, what I said, ha, that's not what I meant, don't think about it wrongly."

She is really simple-minded, without any messy thoughts.

Su Ye said: "Empress Dowager, you forced me to speak my mind, and now you blame me."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "I, how did I force you to speak your mind?"

"Okay, okay." Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Don't say these messy words."

Su Ye's words made people feel uneasy, but they were embarrassed to blame him.

Is it wrong for me to secretly admire you because you are holy?

Empress Dowager Cixi continued, "First of all, I have already decided to let Duanhua negotiate with the Russian envoy and make the Russians withdraw their troops. The place where our ancestors rose from the dragon's nest cannot be lost."

Su Ye said, "I obey your order, but I have something to say."

Empress Dowager Cixi said, "You say."

Su Ye said, "No matter what he and the Russian envoy have agreed to, I, the Prime Minister, will not recognize it. And I have other plans for the Russians. Please don't interfere, Empress Dowager."

As soon as these words came out, Empress Dowager Cixi's face turned pale.

You, Su Ye, this is the first time you have spoken to me so fiercely.

Just now you were still soft and said that you admired me and looked up to me.

Now you are fiercely telling me not to interfere?

Empress Dowager Ci'an's eyes turned red as she said, "I can't even say anything?"

Su Ye said, "Empress Dowager, diplomacy is my specialty. Please tell Duanhua and others not to be smart and make my efforts go to waste."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "You are telling me not to be smart."

Su Ye said, "I didn't say that."

"Okay, if you don't agree, leave." Empress Dowager Ci'an said.

Su Ye said, "I'll take my leave."

After he left, Empress Dowager Ci'an was still very angry. Su Ye's fierce words kept appearing in her mind, making her even more angry.

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That afternoon!

The Russian envoy entered the palace again and issued a greater threat of war to the two Empress Dowagers.

"Your Qing army is simply vulnerable. We have already captured Aihui City. If you still don't agree to our conditions, then our extremely brave army will continue to move south, occupy the entire Heilongjiang River, and even capture your Shengjing!"

"When that time comes, everything will be too late."

"And now if you want us to withdraw, the conditions have changed."

"Not only must you completely open the Yangtze River waterway, dismiss Su Ye, and fully recognize the Treaty of Aihui. In addition, you paid 8 million taels of silver to Britain and France respectively last time, and we, Russia, will also!"

"If you don't agree to these conditions, the war will never end."

After the threat of war, the Russian envoy left.

The two Empress Dowagers could no longer bear it, and Empress Dowager Ci'an directly issued an order to send Duanhua to negotiate with the Russian envoy.

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At the same time, Vladivostok.

After one or two years of construction, it has begun to take shape.

Several castles have been built halfway.

It is now not only a military base, but also a town.

There are about two to three thousand garrisons in Vladivostok, and tens of thousands of Russian people.

Most of these tens of thousands of people are stonemasons, lumberjacks, etc. who participated in the construction of the military base.

Of course, there are also a large number of prisoners who were transported here to do hard labor.

Now the large-scale massacre of Chinese in the Far East by the Tsarist Russia has not yet begun, but the expulsion and killing have never stopped.

A few decades later, the Hailanpao massacre and the Jiangdong Sixty-four Villages massacre.

Later, the Vladivostok massacre.

They committed numerous atrocities on this land.

In a temporary outpost.

A new recruit of the Tsarist Russia is complaining.

"We are so unlucky. We, the new recruits, are not even given the chance to attack the Qing Dynasty."

"Isn't it? The Qing army is as weak as ducks, but they have a huge amount of wealth, and their women have smooth skin like silk."

"After the old soldiers entered the Qing Dynasty, I don't know how much gold and silver they robbed and how many Qing women they enjoyed."

"I hope that after the war expands, it will be our turn to play. At that time, I will let the Qing women know that our big guns are invincible and how small and incompetent the Qing men are."

"Hahaha..."

At this moment, one of the soldiers glanced lazily at the sea.

It is basically always the same scenery, without any change. No ghosts come to this place.

Even fishing boats are rarely seen on the sea.

But it doesn't matter if you don't look at it. When you look at it, you will be terrified.

Is this an illusion?

He rubbed his eyes quickly.

It's not an illusion, not an illusion.

The entire sea is dark and there are countless warships.

And the flag was a skull flag. This... is this a pirate?

How could there be such a large pirate army?

Moreover, this pirate army actually had such a large warship and so many artillery?

Suddenly, the sentry blew the horn.

"Woo woo woo woo..." The horn sounded.

The Russian army at the Vladivostok base began to gather.

The pirate army was getting closer and closer.

After entering the range!

Fired fiercely.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Hundreds of artillery fired at the same time.

The coastal military camps and half-built castles were blown to pieces.

The ground that stretched for several miles was full of flames.

In this crazy bombing, Viscount Eugen began to lead the pirate army to land.

After countless ferocious pirates rushed to the land, they began a crazy massacre.

They rushed into any building.

Killed everyone they could see.

What's more terrifying is that they would ravage people who looked very beautiful, even men.

For example, this new recruit who regretted not going to the Qing Dynasty to plunder and kill.

He was too delicate and had blue eyes.

Then, he was spotted by seven or eight pirates at the same time, three of whom were black.

Suddenly, his extremely shrill screams came from the broken barracks.

It turned out that the real big gun he mentioned was like this.

It was really heartbreaking.

Kill, kill, kill, just keep killing.

The entire Vladivostok base was completely like hell.

There were corpses everywhere, dying on the ground in various postures.

Countless pirates continued to chase and kill frantically, because many people fled in all directions.

The remaining part of the pirates were tired of killing and began to pile up the slaughtered corpses.

"Pyramid, pile the corpses into a pyramid."

"No, I think it should be inserted on wooden stakes, and then stretch for dozens of kilometers, so that it is shocking and in line with our tradition"

The two pirates argued endlessly, so they decided to use half to pile up the Jingguan.

And the other half, nailed on wooden stakes, stretching for dozens of miles, to show deterrence.

………

Beijing, evening, Zhongcui Palace.

After being angry for most of the day, Empress Dowager Ci'an summoned Su Ye to see her again.

During the meeting, Su Ye found that her eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had been crying for a while.

"Su Ye, I have sent Duanhua to negotiate with the Russian envoy." Ci'an said: "Okay, let's not talk about this matter anymore."

"Next, I want to tell you something more important." Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "It is about going south to quell the rebellion."

"The princes and ministers of the bannermen are worried that you will use the bannermen in the new army as cannon fodder to die. I don't believe this." Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "But one thing is certain."

"There are 20,000 Russians in the north and about 400,000 to 500,000 rebels in the south."

"And now the local Eight Banners and the local Green Camp are very exhausted and their morale is low. The Hunan Army is working but not working hard."

" If the imperial court does not send troops south to suppress the rebellion, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang may all fall. "

"By that time, half of the country will be gone."

"If you are allowed to lead the army south, among the more than 30,000 troops, half of the bannermen will not obey you, and internal friction will occur. The Hunan Army will not cooperate and continue to work without effort. At that time, the country will be in danger."

"Let Senggelinqin and Shengbao go south to suppress the rebellion. The Hunan Army will do its best and is most likely to suppress the rebellion."

"Therefore, I want Senggelinqin and Shengbao to lead the new-style army in Tianjin, plus the Mongolian cavalry, plus the Green Camp in Zhili, a total of 100,000 people, to go south to suppress the rebellion."

"Su Ye, if you don't want to quell the rebellion, stay in the capital. If you want to quell the rebellion, lead your army south."

"Don't worry, even if Senggelinqin and Shengbao win, you will still have merits if you sit in the center."

"In the future, only your prime minister will be removed, and the remaining army ministers and ministers of the council will not be moved."

"Those bannermen ministers, even if they continue to criticize you, I will ignore them, and they will have no way."

"Okay?" Empress Dowager Ci'an said gently.

In the morning, she angrily drove Su Ye away.

In the evening, she called him in again, using a coaxing tone.

It can be seen that she is soft in nature.

Then, her beautiful big eyes, red and eagerly looked at Su Ye, waiting for his nod.

Su Ye took a deep breath and took a few steps forward.

"You, what are you going to do?" Empress Dowager Ci'an trembled.

Su Ye half squatted in front of her.

This posture immediately made Empress Dowager Ci'an relax.

But then, her whole body tensed up.

Because Su Ye directly held one of her snow-white hands.

"You, what are you doing? Let go, let go..." Empress Dowager Ci'an exclaimed: "If someone sees me, will I still be alive?"

When Yehenara said this, it was half true and half false, and she was reluctant to accept it.

But Empress Dowager Ci'an said this sincerely. She was pure in heart and really had no intention of going beyond the rules.

Su Ye said: "Empress Dowager, you are the most holy, noble and beautiful woman."

"Don't say such nonsense." Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Leave now, I will pretend that I didn't hear anything and nothing happened."

But Su Ye immediately said in a serious and cold voice: "But at the same time, you are the worst, most ignorant and most terrible politician!"

"If everyone governs the country like you, Empress Dowager, the Qing Dynasty will really perish."

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