Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 256 Shunchang rebels! Sushun remonstrates with death!

When he was still thirty meters away from Su Yi.

The little emperor suddenly bowed to Su Yi.

The whole audience was stunned for a moment.

The hair on Seng Gelinqin's side stood up. Whose idea was this?

What's going to happen again?

After a moment, Su Yi immediately turned over and dismounted, and Seng Gelinqin next to him also dismounted.

Su Yi bowed and saluted: "I see you, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."

Seng Gelinqin's instinct was to kneel, but when he saw that Su Yi did not kneel, his knees that had just been bent immediately straightened up again.

The army returned victoriously, and the commander was wearing armor, so it was considered normal not to kneel.

But the Monk King has always knelt down, but if he knelt down now and Su Yi didn't, wouldn't it make Su Yi look unruly?

Therefore, he followed Su Yi and bent down to salute.

From this point of view alone, this person's character is also worthy of praise.

Su Yi was really not arrogant because he was wearing a military uniform and wanted to abolish the kneeling ceremony in the military.

The little emperor came forward with all the civil and military officials, and once again said to Su Yi: "Xiang Su has made unparalleled contributions. He is a meritorious official of the Qing Dynasty, and he is my benefactor. I hold the horse for Prime Minister Su."

Immediately, the civil and military officials behind him all bowed down.

Su Yi frowned and immediately glanced at Seng Gelinqin next to him.

The monk king also frowned.

Can't you just be more at ease at this time?

What does the little emperor know? Everything he does is taught by others.

Asking the emperor to lead his ministers' horses, is this putting people on fire?

Su Yi bowed and said, "I don't dare."

The little emperor stepped forward, grabbed the reins of Su Yi's horse, and pulled it forward.

Su Yi followed behind on foot.

Next, a grand triumphal ceremony was held on the high platform.

Prince Hui Mianyu read a gorgeous parallel prose under the scorching sun.

Then, the little emperor personally poured wine for Su Yi.

The first cup was dedicated to the ancestors of heaven and earth, the second cup was dedicated to the dead soldiers, and Su Yi drank the third cup.

Then, all the civil and military officials saluted Su Yi once again, expressing their gratitude to Su Yi for his meritorious service on behalf of the court.

Hundreds of civil and military officials and tens of thousands of troops shouted long live.

Finally, the little emperor will hold Su Yi's hand and enter the capital through Yongding Gate.

It wouldn't matter if he was an adult emperor. The important thing is that the emperor is so young, and it will be like Su Yi holding the little emperor's hand.

Therefore, Su Yi refused again.

But no matter what, this grand and grand triumphal ceremony ended.

To celebrate this huge victory.

Next, there will be an ancestor worship ceremony.

This ceremony is even more grand, with officials in Beijing, princes and ministers all participating.

The rebellion of rebels and the rebellion of Nian bandits, which had harmed the country and the country for so many years, have finally been completely put down. They must sacrifice their ancestors and inform their ancestors to show their achievements.

This ancestor worship ceremony will be held in the Ancestral Temple in three days.

Su Yi entered the capital and was greeted by countless people on both sides of the street.

Of course, this was also organized by the imperial court, and Su Yi was treated at the highest level.

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Every time before, Su Yi returned home first and then entered the palace.

But this time, Su Yi entered the palace first.

The empress dowagers of the two palaces met with Su Yi in Yangxin Hall and went through a formality.

After finishing.

Su Yi went to Changchun Palace alone and asked to see Yehenala.

Ande Hai stood at the entrance of the palace and said: "Xiang Su, the Queen Mother is not in good health and she said she has disappeared."

Is this anger?

First, Su Yi refused to comply with the order, and then Su Yi led his army north to rescue Seng Gelinqin, which was considered a slap in the face of the Yehenala clan.

At this moment, the eunuch next to him came over and said, "Xiang Su, the Queen Mother has invited me."

After that, Su Yi followed Cheng Shou to Zhongcui Palace.

Empress Dowager Ci'an's eyes were red, and her beautiful face was somewhat thinned.

"Su Yi, the Ai family wants to thank you." Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "If you hadn't led the army north to rescue the Senggelinqin tribe at the critical moment, the Ai family would have lost all face."

She ordered Ronglu and Jingshou to rescue him.

Both of them went, but they were slow on the road, unable to reach the Kaifeng battlefield.

If all the more than 10,000 elite bannermen under Seng Gelinqin were lost, how would the Empress Dowager Ci'an's face be saved?

Su Yi said: "This is what I should do."

Then, Empress Dowager Ci'an seemed to hesitate to speak.

Su Yi said: "The Queen Mother, please speak clearly."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "It's about Sushun and Duanhua."

Su Yi said: "Your Majesty, please speak."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "The Ai family knows that they have caused a lot of trouble for you some time ago. Even the Ai family has caused a lot of trouble for you. Don't blame me. I am a woman. I have long hair but short knowledge."

Su Yi said: "The Queen Mother is kind and noble. This is a temperament as good as gold."

Empress Dowager Ci'an's beautiful face turned slightly red. She now felt that any compliment from Su Yi seemed a little impure.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "The Ai family would like to ask a favor for Sushun and Duanhua. Can you please spare them this time?"

Su Yi said: "The Queen Mother has spoken harshly."

Empress Dowager Ci'an was slightly excited and said, "Do you agree?"

Su Yi said: "I really can't refuse the Queen Mother's words."

Say it, say it, do it.

Empress Dowager Ci'an blushed and couldn't help but thought to herself, don't be so ambiguous.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Nacheng, you must be tired after being out for half a year, so go back and rest."

"By the way, for your great contribution this time, we will definitely reward you. How about we wait until after the ancestor worship ceremony?"

Su Yi said: "Everything will be subject to the Queen Mother's arrangements."

After leaving Zhongcui Palace, Su Yi went to Changchun Palace again.

Ande Hai came in to report, and then said: "I'm really sorry. The Queen Mother just took a rest. How about you come back tomorrow?"

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At this time, Yehenara didn't really want anything, he just wanted to win face.

Su Yi resisted the order first, but then she made a mistake to Empress Dowager Ci'an, and lost a lot of face.

In addition, she is several months pregnant, and she is also your Su Yi's child.

Therefore, Su Yi must be softened.

Of course there are deeper reasons.

She had helped Su Yi solve problems every time before. In the relationship between the two, she was the weak one on the surface, but in fact she was the strong one.

Because every time Su Yi did something, her will was required to be authoritative.

Therefore, if Su Shun, Duan Hua and others want to remove Su Yi from power, they must first remove Yehenala from power and force her to become a monk.

But this time Su Yi has made such a great contribution, and his power and status will increase.

So what about the relationship between her and Su Yi?

Who is in charge?

Her temperament is naturally strong and she wants to dominate.

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Return to the Duke's Mansion in Fengen Town.

Zuo Zongtang, Tian Yugong and Chongen were all there.

"Xiang Su, the current situation is a bit strange." Zuo Zongtang said: "First of all, the relationship between the two queen mothers is a little awkward."

you do not say.

Of course, the most important thing is that next, Yehenara's belly will get bigger and bigger, and she will give birth, so she will disappear completely for a while.

Therefore, the next focus will be on Empress Dowager Ci'an.

Tian Yugong said: "Xiang Su, this victory is big enough to establish enough authority."

"So it is imperative to dismantle the local Eight Banners Army and train the new Imperial Army."

"Should the local green camps be abolished at the same time?"

Su Yi said: "What do you think?"

Zuo Zongtang said: "My subordinates feel that large-scale local rebellions are gone, but bandits are still rampant across the country. Therefore, the only way to abolish the local Eight Banners and the local Green Camp is to do one first."

Su Yi nodded in agreement.

Tian Yugong said: "But such a big victory will definitely require the implementation of a national policy reform."

Su Yi said: "Flag affairs reform."

Zuo Zongtang said tremblingly: "Isn't this too urgent?"

The so-called flag affairs reform is to abolish the privileges of the banner people, eliminate the hard-core crops, and let them make a living on their own.

Su Yi said: "This victory is too great. It would be a pity not to use this remaining advantage. In addition, the Queen Mother just asked me for mercy and let me spare Sushun, Duanhua and others."

"And for such a big thing as reforming flag affairs, a temporary government office must be set up."

"I plan to form a flag affairs yamen. I will lead the flag affairs minister. There will be four people in this temporary yamen."

"One for me and one for Master Chong'en. The other two, I want Duanhua and Sushun to come up."

Zuo Zongtang said: "In other words, if Duanhua and Sushun want to pass the test this time, they must help you withstand the thunder and become the pioneers of flag affairs reform?"

Su Yi said: "Yes, they are the princes of the Eight Banners themselves, so it is most appropriate for them to do this."

Zuo Zongtang said: "This matter is indeed possible. But these two people have been hostile to you for a long time, and they have to guard against it."

"If they are unwilling to submit, it would be better to eliminate them."

"It's just to let the world know that your reforms are imperative. Gods who stand in the way will kill gods, and Buddhas who stand in the way will kill Buddha."

"In the last military reform, Sushun, Duanhua and others jumped too high, as obvious opponents. They either chose to surrender, help you carry out flag service reform, and charge into battle for you, just like Seng Gelinqin."

"Either they must be destroyed."

"Shunchang Ni's demise, this signal must be clear."

Tian Yugong said: "Xiang Su, our Westernization Movement has not yet been fully launched. How to solve the survival and employment problems of these millions of bannermen?"

Zuo Zongtang next to him said: "Reforming flag affairs will have a greater impact, shake up more, and take longer than abolishing the Eight Banners soldiers. So it is indeed more reasonable to start spreading the word now and start formulating policies."

"According to Prime Minister Su's plan, we will use this huge victory to initiate the reform of flag affairs, start to promote the situation, and formulate relevant policies. After the war with the Russians, it will be just right to use the residual power of the victory to directly implement this national policy."

"Next, Prime Minister Su will definitely lead the center and will implement several major projects, which will require massive funds and massive labor force. The labor gap here cannot be filled by even the captives of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At this time, the reform of flag affairs will create a lot of vacancies. The Bannerman labor force can just fill this vacancy.”

"The next few major projects, whether it is the Kaiping coal mine, the Tianjin port, the railway from Tianjin to the capital, or the telegraph line from Shanghai to the capital, will require gold and silver and a lot of manpower. As long as these bannermen are not Anyone who likes leisure and hates work can find a way to survive.”

"And those borers who are unwilling to find a way to survive deserve to die even if they starve to death."

“So, I think it may seem too urgent to implement flag affairs reform at this time, but in fact it’s just right.”

"Xiang Su has just won a great victory. This is the time when we have the greatest power and all the opponents are dormant."

To a certain extent, Zuo Zongtang was indeed Su Yi's close friend.

He only thinks about doing great things and doesn't care about difficulties and obstacles at all.

"Alas..." Zuo Zongtang sighed and said, "It's a pity that I don't have the skills to do anything at the same time. I not only want to follow Prime Minister Su to carry out the great cause of reform in the capital, but also want to pacify the northwest for the country."

Su Yi said: "Sir, let me introduce you to some old acquaintances and friends."

Zuo Zongtang said: "It's not what I want."

After a while, Li Xiucheng, Chen Yucheng, Lin Qirong, and Lin Shaozhang walked in.

Li Xiucheng took the lead and bowed and said: "Greetings to all your lords."

Tian Yugong, Zuo Zongtang, Chongen and others stood up and returned the courtesy.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Because the two sides were mortal enemies before, and they also looked down upon each other.

But Su Yi is a very strong leader. With him in charge, both parties will endure the embarrassment and at least appear to be in harmony.

Zuo Zongtang said: "Prime Minister Su, regarding the reform of flag affairs, I think it is necessary for you to enter the palace now and report to the Queen Mother."

Su Yi had just left the palace and entered the palace again this night, which could indeed show her sincerity.

Empress Dowager Ci'an is different from Empress Dowager Cixi. She has a pure temperament, and she has just been emotionally hit by Yehenala and needs some kind of emotional comfort.

Su Yi admired Ruliu. After bathing and changing clothes, she entered the palace again.

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Inside Zhongcui Palace.

Empress Dowager Ci'an was reading a book and was slightly shocked when she heard the report.

Didn't Su Yi just leave the palace not long ago?

Is this the palace again?

It's so late at night, so embarrassing.

However, facing an important minister like Su Yi, she certainly couldn't refuse.

"Let him in."

A moment later, Su Yi came in and saluted, and said bluntly: "Empress Dowager, after you told me about the matter of Sushun and Duanhua, I have been thinking about this issue on my way home."

"Yes." Empress Dowager Ci'an breathed a sigh of relief.

Just talk about business, just talk about business.

It wasn't because of those weird things that came to the palace, otherwise the Ai family really wouldn't know how to deal with it.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "You say."

Su Yi said: "Next, there should be no resistance to military reform. I want to train six new divisions of the Empire's new army."

Empress Dowager Ci'an asked: "How many people and how much money do you need?"

Su Yi said: "Six divisions, a total of about 80,000 people. Including disarmament, weapons and equipment, military pay, and military expenses, it will cost about more than 30 million taels."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "So much? Do we have so much money? Do we need to borrow money from foreigners again?"

Last year, more than 100,000 people in the Eight Banners' Beijing Camp were abolished and three divisions of the Imperial New Army were trained. The direct cost was more than 20 million, of which nearly half was borrowed from foreign banks.

Su Yi said: "With just these more than 30 million taels, our finances are a bit more comfortable now. I killed the rebels and Nian bandits this time and captured a lot."

Empress Dowager Ci'an asked: "How many are there?"

At this time, her two big eyes were full of curiosity.

The 26-year-old Queen Mother looks like a little girl.

"About 26 million taels." Su Yi said.

"So much?" Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "You didn't repay me either."

Historically, the seizures reported to the Qing court after the fall of Tianjing were only a few hundred taels of silver, which is undoubtedly nonsense.

Rumor has it that the Hunan Army intercepted this amount of money, amounting to tens of millions of taels.

But it is estimated that there are not so many, because the top leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are completely extravagant, and they are also very generous in purchasing weapons and equipment from foreigners.

In this world, because of Su Yi's deliberate management, especially Hong Renfa and Hong Renda, they deliberately made money by buying and selling tobacco, silk and other items, and made a huge amount of money.

And another windfall came from Jiannian.

More than 10,000 of the most elite men under Seng Gelinqin suppressed and captured countless people along the way.

And all these millions of taels of silver were taken out by Su Yi.

In addition, the troops under Shengbao also made money and extorted money along the way.

After Su Yi beheaded Shengbao, he robbed him and his troops without any courtesy.

Of course, the tens of thousands of people under Shengbao's command hated Su Yi deeply and complained.

Moreover, I don’t know how many people got into the trap and impeached Su Yi for extortionate taxes and made a fortune.

After receiving these memorials, Empress Dowager Ci'an also turned a blind eye.

What can she do? Every time they fight, the coach will make a fortune.

Moreover, Su Yi is so powerful, can he still spit out the money he swallowed?

But unexpectedly, Su Yi would take the initiative to say it.

"This money will be turned over to the national treasury as military expenses." Su Yi wrote lightly.

Empress Dowager Ci'an stared at Su Yi in shock. After a long time, she instinctively said: "You...you are really different."

At this time, her heart was shocked.

There are more than 20 million taels of silver that no one can hold accountable. You have embezzled it and no one can do anything about it.

In the end, Su Yi handed it over.

Su Yi smiled and said, "Does the Queen Mother know about this money?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "I've heard a few things, but... I didn't expect..."

Su Yi said: "Didn't you expect that I would be willing to hand it over?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Okay, do you want me to praise you a second time?"

After she finished speaking, she felt that the taste was wrong, as if it was a coquettish tone.

So, she quickly added: "Well, where are the sources of the new Imperial Army's six divisions?"

Su Yi said: "One third of the bannermen, one third of the Changmao and Nian troops, and one third of the newly recruited good people."

In fact, according to Su Yi's plan, fully 30,000 of this new batch of Imperial Army troops were selected from Taiping Rebellion soldiers and Nian troops.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "If it were anyone else, it would definitely not work. Rebellion and twisting bandits account for only a small half, so that's okay. But...if you open your mouth, who can stop you? If anyone stops you, you will Falling out with someone."

When she said this, she was faint.

Su Yi said: "I have never fallen out with the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Ci'an was stunned. Looking back, it was really like this.

Su Yi is indeed very domineering, but he has never turned against her face to face.

Then, she said quietly: "Last time, you scolded me very harshly."

Su Yi said: "Afterwards, I couldn't bear to leave."

Empress Dowager Ci'an blushed and said, "Don't talk like that."

No matter how well you say it, it always moves in the direction of ambiguity.

Su Yi said: "It was the Queen Mother who raised the head first."

Then, she quickly said: "You're talking about business, didn't you just talk about Sushun and Duanhua?"

Su Yi said: "Empress Dowager, the biggest malpractice of the Qing Dynasty is the flag affairs. Millions of banner people are not engaged in production, but are worms in the national finance and eat the hard-core crops. This is the biggest burden of the Qing Dynasty."

"Therefore, my next step is to reform the flag affairs."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said in a trembling voice: "So... so urgent?"

Why are you in such a hurry?

Your military reforms shocked the world, and countless people died.

Now it has finally stopped, and we are about to succeed.

Why don't you wait until the military reform is completely successful before implementing the flag service reform.

Su Yi said: "Empress Dowager, it is imperative to reform the flag affairs. This time, my victory was more complete and bigger, so it has a huge residual power. Many opponents were frightened by me and did not dare to show their faces. It was just a matter of time to carry out this national policy." "Blow air."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "You are not afraid that I am also an opponent, I just don't show my face."

No, little Queen Mother.

You, the way you talk now, why can't you help yourself?

Su Yi asked: "Is the Queen Mother an opponent?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "I am a woman with long hair and short knowledge, so I don't know. So you always liked to go to the west to discuss politics, and you didn't like to come to me."

Su Yi said: "I was wrong. Is it possible to come to the Queen Mother often in the future?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an blushed and waved her hand: "Speak of business, speak of business."

Su Yi said: "This national policy is related to the livelihood of millions of people, so we need to slow down a little. I plan to set up a flag reform yamen first and form a team of four people, Chen, Sushun, Duanhua, and Chongen."

Empress Dowager Ci'an felt warm in her heart. Is this a response to everything?

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "I don't understand it very much, but I think it's pretty good."

Then, she said casually: "Are you going to report to the west?"

Su Yi said: "I will go and talk to Sushun Duanhua first."

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Su Yi went back to the Duke's Mansion first. Hei Gong, the head of the Secret Service, had been waiting for a long time.

Su Yi looked at the thick information on the table and asked, "What are these?"

Heigong said: "These are the information about Sushun, Duanhua, Zaiyuan, Zai Ling and others."

A thick stack of hundreds of pages.

Su Yi said: "There are so many?"

Hei Gong said: "According to our undercover report, these people are unwilling to fail and plan to make a final desperate fight. They are planning every night."

Su Yi asked: "Do you know their specific plan?"

Hei Gong said: "But I don't know yet, but according to my instinctive feeling, it may be related to the ancestor worship ceremony in three days."

Then Heigong stopped talking.

Su Yi said: "What's wrong?"

Hei Gong said: "There is one thing. Yesterday, Prince Yi, who was in charge of Fujin, went to see the Queen Mother of the West. When he left, he was in a daze. Zhu Sanniang reported everything to me in detail."

Su Yi's face changed slightly and said, "What is your judgment?"

Hei Gong said: "Zhu Sanniang said she didn't know if she was suspicious. During the visit, Zaiyuan Fujin looked at the Queen Mother's belly several times. Then we made a prompt decision and controlled all the doctors from the relevant imperial hospitals."

"Actually, Zhu Sanniang had been urging the Queen Mother of the West three months ago to go to Tantuo Temple to worship Buddha and avoid the public eye, but she just didn't want to. Now that she has a big belly, she has been refusing outsiders on the grounds that she is not feeling well. , and did not go to court, but it seems that Zaiyuan Fujin came to test the Queen Mother's surrender, so the Queen Mother summoned her, which might expose her flaws. "

Su Yi nodded and said, "I understand."

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Sushun Mansion.

Sushun, Zaiyuan, Duanhua and Zai Ling were all there, discussing matters until late at night.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

Now that Su Yi has won a great victory, what should the four of them do?

Suddenly, a confidant's voice came from outside: "Su Zhongtang, Su Yi is here to visit."

Sushun couldn't help but be surprised, coming to visit at this time?

This was in the middle of the night.

Sushun said: "You just stay here and don't go out. I'll go meet him."

After a while, Sushun and Su Yi were having an interview in the study.

"Brother Six, I need your help with something," Su Yi said.

Sushun said: "You say."

Su Yi said: "Sixth brother wanted to reform the flag affairs when he was the late emperor?"

Sushun said: "It's true that I have made a start, but I am also a paster and framer, not thorough."

Su Yi said: "I want to completely reform the flag affairs."

Sushun said: "How thorough?"

Su Yi said: "Canceling all the hard-core crops and allowing all the bannermen to make a living on their own will solve the biggest financial burden on this dynasty."

Sushun was shocked, this...is such a big deal?

So thorough?

Su Yi said: "Sixth brother has always been ambitious and talented, and he is determined to solve the biggest problem of this dynasty. I admire him very much. I wonder if we can work together?"

"I want to set up a flag affairs reform yamen. I, Sixth Brother, Duan Hua, and Chongen will serve as ministers of flag affairs reform."

Sushun thought for a while and said, "Can you let me think about it and get back to you in a few days?"

Su Yi said: "Of course."

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After Su Yi left.

Sushun returned to the secret room at the back and told the matter.

Duan Hua sneered: "Is this an ultimatum?"

Sushun said: "Yes, this is an ultimatum. If you agree to him, you will be loyal to him and fight for him to reform the flag affairs."

Duan Hua said: "What if you refuse?"

Sushun said: "Who knows?"

So, do you want to agree?

Duan Hua said: "How thorough will he be in reforming flag affairs?"

Sushun said: "It is the most thorough kind. From now on, there will be no bannermen and all privileges of the bannermen will be cancelled."

Duan Hua fell into silence.

Zaiyuan said: "Without the Eight Banners Army and the bannermen, there would be no Qing Dynasty."

Duan Hua said: "We can't think so far ahead. The question before us is whether we should fight to the death."

"Do you want to proceed with the previous plan of remonstrating?"

"All of us know that this time Su Yi has made an unparalleled contribution, and the next step is to completely dominate the center."

"Three days later, the ancestor worship ceremony is the best time to bring him down."

"Once you miss it, you'll never get another chance."

Sushun said: "Is your news absolutely correct?"

Zaiyuan said: "I'm not sure, but my Fujin Gang is very experienced in this area and should not be mistaken. Yehenala must be pregnant. If she is really pregnant, then the child should be Su Yi." of."

Sushun said: "We have no choice. Even if we take the risk, we have to give it a try. Three days later, the temple ceremony will be held in the Ancestral Temple."

"The tablets of our ancestors are all in the Ancestral Temple. In front of the tablets of our ancestors, we asked the Queen Mother of the West to verify whether she is pregnant."

"Once it is confirmed that she is pregnant, the late emperor has been dead for so long, then whose child is this?"

"Based on what we know about Su Yi, he must protect the Yehenala family to the death. When Qingqing Dagege was exposed to be pregnant, he immediately recognized it and was willing to bear all the consequences."

"Once it is proven that he has messed up the palace, he will step down even if he has made extraordinary achievements."

"So, as long as this matter is revealed, we will definitely be able to prevent him from entering the center."

Sushun said: "This is a strategy of mutual destruction. Now most of the army in the capital belongs to Su Yi. Anyone who exposes this matter in the Ancestral Temple will definitely die. Even if Su Yi steps down, he will definitely be killed."

The four of them were silent, there was no doubt that this was the case.

So, this is a situation of mutual destruction.

Anyone who takes the initiative to expose this matter will definitely face the slaughter of Su Yi.

"Does it have to be done in the Ancestral Temple? Isn't it possible to spread rumors among the people and ruin his reputation?"

Sushun said: "Is there any evidence for spreading rumors among the people? And Yehenala will definitely hide and never be seen again. The ancestor worship ceremony in three days is the only chance."

"The memorial tablets of our ancestors are here, the civil and military officials are here, the emperor is here, the queen mothers of the two palaces are here, and Su Yi is here."

"Any other time, letting people spread rumors has no effect."

"Even if you find an official in the court to publicly identify the Queen Mother of the West as pregnant, what's the use? She will be executed on the spot. Who dares to verify the truth?"

"Therefore, the person who is publicly identified must have a high status."

"And it can only work if the ancestors and ancestors are present."

"Or to put it more bluntly, one of the four of us has to choose one person to expose this matter, and Lasuyi will step down."

Duan Hua said: "How many people know about this matter now?"

Sushun said: "Including the four of us, there are five people in total."

Duan Hua said: "Then among the four of us, who will expose this matter at the ancestor worship ceremony three days later?"

This was a suicide attack. If this was revealed, even if Su Yi was pulled down, he would definitely die.

The four people looked at each other.

When it comes to military reform, the four people are the most hated.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Now that Su Yi has won a complete victory on the battlefield, they are the ones who should be unlucky.

Publicly identifying the Queen Mother of the West as pregnant was really a desperate act.

This is different from accusing Qingqing Dagege of being pregnant. This is the Queen Mother of the West.

It can even be called dying together.

Who does this?

After a long while, Sushun said: "Let's draw lots."

The four people nodded and expressed their willingness to draw lots.

Sushun took out four lots, three long and one short, shuffled them behind his back, then put them in front of him and let the three people draw lots.

Whoever draws the short lottery will launch the suicide attack.

The three people drew lots in turn.

Duanhua drew a long lot.

Zai Ling drew a long lot.

The two breathed a sigh of relief.

Zai Yuan, the leader of the military ministers, the iron-hatted Prince Yi, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began to pray.

Don't be me, don't be me.

Then, he reached out to draw lots.

The result was a short lot.

He was going to launch this suicidal attack.

After drawing, his whole body trembled slightly, like a lightning strike.

Su Shun said: "How?"

Zai Yuan trembled and said: "I am willing to accept the loss!"

Su Shun, Duan Hua, Zai Ling and others bowed deeply to Zai Yuan and said: "The country and people of the Qing Dynasty will be handed over to Prince Yi."

Zai Yuan grinned.

Sushun knelt down and said, "Prince Yi is righteous."

Duanhua and Zailing also knelt down and said, "Prince Yi is righteous."

Prince Yi Zaiyuan's face was livid, but he gritted his teeth and said, "For the country and society of our ancestors, I died for a good cause, a good cause!"

"Three days later, at the ancestral worship ceremony, Su Ye will be deposed."

Then, the four people dispersed.

Even if he tried his best to cover it up, Prince Yi Zaiyuan was completely absent-minded when he walked out of Sushun's house. When he crossed the threshold, he even stumbled and fell.

This scene was immediately captured by a pair of eyes in Sushun's mansion.

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Just like that, after an unknown amount of time, Prince Yi Zaiyuan returned to his palace in a daze.

He turned a deaf ear to the greetings from the people around him, and did not go into the room to sleep, but went directly into his study.

And he drove everyone out in advance.

Entering the dark study, he shivered and lit the candle.

But he found that there was one more person in the study.

Su Ye just sat there quietly.

"Zaiyuan, do you want to die or live?"

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Note: A lot of content has been deleted and modified to avoid dangerous plots, so I'm really sorry for the late update.

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