Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 266 A huge move! Forcing the Hunan Army to revolt

At this moment, Prince Gong Yi suddenly stepped out and said, "Empress Dowager, does the appointment and dismissal of such frontier officials no longer need to be approved by the Political Affairs Hall?"

As soon as this was said, the whole audience was silent.

Empress Dowager Ci'an was stunned and said, "What about Sixth Master's idea?"

Prince Gong Yi said, "Li Hongzhang is indeed responsible for losing his position, and the central government does need to punish him, but the investment promotion conference for several southern provinces is imminent. This is a national policy and cannot be delayed. Should Li Hongzhang be allowed to make meritorious contributions first, and then Ma Xinyi will be allowed to take over after the investment promotion conference is over?"

But from a legal point of view, this seems to be appropriate.

But this is against Su Ye's Westernization policy.

Then, everyone looked at Empress Dowager Ci'an.

She was in trouble again.

She just looked at Prince Gong Yi for a long time and said, "Where are the other ministers of state?"

At this time, there were five ministers of state in the Political Affairs Hall.

Prince Gong Yi and Su Ye were somewhat tied for first place.

Next was Senggelinqin, and then the two Han Chinese, Jiao Youying and Zhou Zupei.

With the absence of the Prince of Seng, the two Han Chinese ministers could not help but tremble with fear.

They had wanted to hide all the time, and it would be best if everyone treated them as invisible people.

Unexpectedly, they still had to express their opinions at the critical moment.

After a long while, Zhou Zupei said, "I will obey the instructions of the Holy Spirit."

Jiao Youying also stepped out and said, "The Empress Dowager is wise, and I will obey the instructions of the Holy Spirit."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "Then it is settled. Ma Xinyi, you can take the imperial edict and leave Beijing to take office."

Ma Xinyi stepped forward and kowtowed, "I obey the order!"

Empress Dowager Ci'an instinctively wanted to continue the dispersal of the court, but Prince Gong Yi stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am unwell and cannot be reused. I want to resign from the position of Minister of State Affairs. Please grant me your permission."

It really came...

The judgments of Tian Yugong, Chong'en and others appeared.

Yi Yi's resignation was a sign.

Next, a large number of Manchu ministers resigned from the court.

This caused the central government to stop functioning.

Empress Dowager Cixi said directly: "Not allowed."

"Dismiss the court!"

Then, she took the little emperor away again.

Without waiting for other ministers to resign.

The whole court was already showing signs of a dagger.

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Prince Yi's Mansion.

"Gu Shan, do you know that your life will be in danger when you take office as the governor of Jiangsu this time?" Su Ye asked.

Ma Xinyi said: "I know, I am fully prepared."

In history, Ma Xinyi had been assassinated before he became the governor-general of Liangjiang, so he was very strict in defending his itinerary.

Moreover, when he went to serve as the governor-general of Liangjiang, he knew that he was going to resist thunder and that he was entering a dangerous place, so he was not without mental preparation.

However, in history, he served as the governor-general of Liangjiang six or seven years later, when the Hunan Army had a deeper control over Jiangnan.

At this time, the control of the Hunan Army over Jiangsu was far less than in history.

"Even if I die, I will remove the Hunan Army for my benefactor."

Su Ye said: "I have been planning to assassinate you for a long time."

Then, Su Ye handed over a photo.

"This man's name is Zhang Wenxiang. He used to be a Taiping Army. Many years ago, he was a general of Li Shixian. Later, during the war, he left the Taiping Army and joined your militia."

Ma Xinyi took the photo and was amazed.

The prince's side is really extreme in doing things. Most of the world is portraits, but the prince's side uses photos.

Ma Xinyi said, "Your subordinate, I have an impression of this person, and we have a good relationship."

Su Yi said, "When you were the governor of Anhui, you led the army south to support me, and this person followed in your army. After that, our army carried out a large-scale elimination, and this person behaved improperly, so he was expelled from the team."

Ma Xinyi said, "Your subordinate remembers that when this person was dismissed from the army, he was already a sixth-rank military general."

Su Yi said, "Yes, after being dismissed, his military pay and savings were squandered in a series of gambling. He began to spread dissatisfaction with you everywhere, saying that he had saved your life, and that when you were defeated that day, he brought his brothers to save you and let you make a comeback. As a result, he was expelled from the army because he knew about your scandal of occupying the wives and concubines of his subordinates."

Ma Xinyi nodded and remembered all this.

Su Ye said: "This man is a martial arts expert, and he owes a lot of gambling debts. He has a wife and children at home. In order to make money and pay off his debts, he has done a lot of dirty work in the underworld."

"In the past year and a half, he has done a lot of dirty work for several big bosses of the Hunan Army, including Huang Yisheng, the admiral of the Jiangnan Navy, Bao Chao, the admiral of Jiangsu, and Zeng Guoquan, the acting governor of Jiangxi."

"If nothing unexpected happens, he is the assassin who is about to assassinate you."

"Now the Jiangsu governor's office is still temporarily in Suzhou, and has not moved to Nanjing, so this Zhang Wenxiang will stop you on the way to the governor's office and cry out for justice, and you are an old friend, so you get off the sedan chair and come to meet him. Listen to his grievances, and he will pull out a dagger and assassinate you."

Su Ye said: "Of course, this man was instigated by my intelligence department more than a year ago."

Ma Xinyi was stunned and admired.

Su Ye said: "Although everything has been prepared, this assassination is likely to happen, but it is only a high probability. We still need to prevent accidents from happening on the way, so on your way south, the officials of the Intelligence Department will keep in touch with you, report on Zhang Wenxiang's movements, and whether this assassination will happen. "

Then, Su Ye clapped his hands and said: "Come in."

A moment later, a thin young man walked in. This was Li Liang, a lieutenant colonel officer of the Intelligence Department.

He was the first to follow Su Ye's new army. Because he was very smart, he transferred to the Intelligence Department.

In the past few years, he has made great contributions and planned many major events.

"Li Liang, this is Lord Ma Xinyi. From now on, you will be responsible for his safety in the south and intelligence work."

Lieutenant Colonel Li Liang said: "Yes."

Su Ye looked at the stern middle-aged man in front of him, and complained in his heart.

He was born in a peasant family, his family was poor, and he couldn't afford to marry a wife, but he was handsome and slick, so he cheated a widow in the village.

After joining the new army, he vowed that after he became rich, he would marry the widow.

He did become rich very quickly, but the woman he married was not this widow, but a woman from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's female camp, who was much younger and more beautiful.

After marrying her, he did not forget his original intention and sent someone back to his hometown to bring the widow over.

Unexpectedly, the widow had already married a farmer.

Then, his trick came. He spent a lot of money to buy a good woman from the county town and gave her to the farmer. Then he still took the widow home as a concubine. He really didn't change his original intention.

And this widow was actually nine years older than him, and now she has given birth to two children for him.

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The next day!

Ma Xinyi took the governor's guard and went directly south to Suzhou to take up his post.

At this time, his identity was not only the governor of Jiangsu, but also the imperial envoy of the court.

Also heading south was Prince Hui Mianyu, who represented the central government and was going to attend the Southern Provinces Business Promotion Conference on October 15.

Ma Xinyi went by sea, and Mianyu went by canal.

However, some people were faster, traveling south by boat without sleep to report to Suzhou.

Or in other words, the number of people from the capital in Jiangsu had never been interrupted during this period.

Almost every few hours, people and horses went south quickly.

Because everyone knew that Su Ye and the Hunan Army were ready to show their true colors.

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Three days later.

Suzhou received information from the court.

"The central government dismissed Li Hongzhang, the governor of Jiangsu, and appointed Ma Xinyi as the new governor of Jiangsu."

"Prince Gong Yi, the chief minister of the Political Affairs Hall, formally resigned."

"Prince Hui Mianyu has already gone south and will arrive in Suzhou soon to represent the central government in the Southern Provinces Business Promotion Conference."

Several Hunan Army giants looked at each other.

Li Hongzhang asked, "Did Ma Xinyi bring his troops?"

The messenger said, "It's just a few hundred imperial guards."

Li Xubin said, "But he came by sea and had to pass through Shanghai. At this time, Su Ye's First Division is in Shanghai, conducting military exercises with the British. In other words, Ma Xinyi can let the First Division enter Suzhou at any time."

"What if the First Division enters Suzhou? Should we still hold this investment promotion conference in Suzhou?"

Peng Yulin said, "Even if Su Ye has the courage of the sky, he dare not attack the foreign ministers."

Li Xubin said, "But they can use any name to block the entire venue and make the entire investment promotion conference impossible."

Jiangnan Admiral Bao Chao suddenly said, "Otherwise, just go all out and kill Ma Xinyi."

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience changed color.

Zeng Guoquan said: "When Su Ye was only acting as the governor of Jiangxi, he dared to send people to rob and kill the imperial envoy's fleet and kill Dexing A and Weng Tongshu. If he can do it on the first day, can't we do it on the fifteenth?"

Huang Yisheng, the admiral of the Jiangnan Navy, said: "I just want to ask you gentlemen, if we allow Ma Xinyi to sit firmly as the governor of Jiangsu, and then Su Ye, in the name of the central government, constantly dismisses all the governors and governors of our Xiang army faction and replaces them all, what should we do?"

Li Xubin said: "Don't forget, when Su Ye established the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance, the court also tried to replace the governor of Zhejiang, the governor-general of Fujian and Zhejiang, and the governor of Jiangxi several times, what was the result? Su Ye always fought back with fierce means. "

"If Ma Xinyi is allowed to gain a foothold in Jiangsu, then all the frontier officials of our department will be dismissed."

Zeng Guoquan said: "If Su Ye dares to do that, it will be the time for our Hunan Army to mutiny."

Li Xubin said: "He has already started to do it. He has dismissed Li Hongzhang. Should we mutiny or not? If we don't fight back, then wait until someone is dismissed before fighting back?"

Zeng Guofan held his forehead and said: "Haven't the Russians in the north declared war yet? Hasn't the Northwest Chaos broken out yet?"

Now, if the north and the northwest don't move, the Hunan Army will not dare to move.

Zeng Guoquan said: "Brother, Ma Xinyi will come to Suzhou soon, and time is very tight."

Historically, the Hunan Army dared to attack Ma Xinyi, and they were completely fearless, and the Qing court center could only let it go.

In this world, the Hunan Army is full of fear because it faces the threat of Su Ye's army.

However, in this world, their intention to attack Ma Xinyi is even more urgent.

There is even a posture of having to take action.

"Prepare two plans." Zeng Guofan said: "The first plan must wait for news from the north. Whether the Russians have declared war and whether there is chaos in the northwest, we must wait until these two news are confirmed."

"The second plan is to officially announce before October 10th that the investment promotion conferences of several southern provinces will be relocated to Wuchang."

According to Zeng Guofan's plan, an investment promotion conference will be held on October 15th.

The relocation will be officially announced on October 10th. By then, even if you, Su Yi, want to remove Peng Yulin, the governor of Hubei, it will be too late.

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September twenty-four.

Another court meeting.

As the chief political minister, Yi did not attend the court meeting and said he was ill at home.

Although his resignation memorial was not approved by Empress Dowager Ci'an.

When the Empress Dowager Ci'an appeared in the court holding the young emperor's hand, her mind was still shocked when she saw this scene in the palace.

Because, almost a third of it is empty.

The bannermen in the entire hall were all high-ranking officials, and one-third of them claimed to be sick at home.

Many banner ministers had very absurd reasons. The children at home were infected with smallpox, and they were afraid that the infection would spread to the court and affect the health of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, so they did not go to the court during this period.

These banner ministers are really ridiculous.

I dare not formally resign.

On the grounds that someone in the family was infected with smallpox, were so many bannermen teenagers infected with smallpox all of a sudden?

At this time, Su Yizhuo asked that all the family members of the old bannermen who participated in the forced palace should be exiled to Ninggu Pagoda. Empress Dowager Ci'an did not approve of this memorial.

She even dared not criticize it.

But even so, one-third of the hall is still vacant.

then!

The bad news, which had been brewing for who knows how long, finally reached the center of the imperial court.

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

"Shaanxi-Gansu revolted and massacred the Han people in Weiyuan, Hezhou, Huxian, Xingping, Sanyuan, Gaoling, Dali, Puzhou, Huazhou, Heyang, Chengcheng and other places. Riots broke out and were bloody for thousands of miles. ”

"There was a rebellion in the territory. Kuqa, Urumqi, Hotan, Kashgar, Ili and other places began to gather rebels, attack cities and seize territory, and ask the court to send troops for support."

This day has finally come.

Some are a little later than historically, and some are a little earlier than historically.

But, it finally came.

The entire northwest, more than one-third of the country, was instantly engulfed in flames of war.

More than hundreds of thousands of rebels began to carry out crazy killings on this land.

This is almost certain to happen, because the root cause is the rebellion of the Taiping Army and the Nian Army in the past few years, and the British and French allied forces captured the capital, which completely shaken the rule of the Qing court.

The area around Zhili is barely okay, and at least there are Han people training in the south.

As for the northwest frontier, the Qing court's dominance had weakened to the extreme.

Fortunately, Su Yi dismantled the Eight Banners a year in advance and organized and trained the new army.

Fortunately, Su Yi used the power of thunder to completely suppress the Nian Army and completely wipe out the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom last year, which gave the central court at least more than half a year to breathe.

Moreover, within a very precious window of time, the dismantling of all the Eight Banners Army was completed.

Otherwise, if everything is delayed until this year, the world will be in complete chaos and corruption.

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Inside Zhongcui Palace.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Why hasn't she come back yet?"

"Why doesn't she come back? I really can't bear it anymore."

In the court, one-third of the banner ministers claimed to be ill at home, and many key departments in the central government came to a standstill.

Their current request is to take a step back, that is, to reject Su Yi's memorial and the report that thousands of old people from the Eight Banners were exiled to Ning Guta.

As long as Su Yi's memorial was rejected, many banner ministers were willing to compromise.

Su Yi comforted: "Empress Dowager, don't panic, don't panic."

"The chaos in the northwest and the chaos in the territory are all the consequences of the decline of the imperial court in the past ten years and have nothing to do with the Queen Mother."

"Moreover, this time Zuo Zongtang led his army to Xi'an to preside over the abolition of the local Eight Banners. He had already brought thousands of troops and built a solid defense line in Xi'an City. Therefore, although chaos has also broken out in Shaanxi, as long as Xi'an does not fall, There will be no major events in Shaanxi."

"The rebellion in the northwest seems to be powerful, but their fighting power is not strong, and they cannot spread to the hinterland of the Qing Dynasty!"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "But this large piece of land accounts for almost one-third or one-quarter of our Qing Dynasty. We must not lose it."

At this moment, the voice of the great eunuch Zenglu sounded outside.

"The Queen Mother, Zuo Zongtang has returned to Beijing and asked to see the Queen Mother."

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A moment later, Zuo Zongtang entered Zhongcui Palace in a dusty state.

"I see the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "How is it? How is the situation in the northwest?"

Zuo Zongtang said: "It was very tragic. Shaanxi was guarded by thousands of troops, so the situation was not bad. Over in Gansu, they were killed with blood for thousands of miles, and their bones were like mountains. The Russians in the territory vigorously supported Rexiding Khan and Zhuo , Tuoming, Habibullah Khan, Jin Xiangyin and Si's Kebok, Taranqi Sultan and other rebels are in a precarious situation. If you are not careful, these thousands of miles of country will be lost. "

Historically, the Qing court was unable to quell rebellions in the territory. It could only sit back and watch the separatist regime there grow bigger, sit back and watch as Tsarist Russia and Britain annexed the territory, and watch as Agub continued to occupy the land.

It was not until after the rebellion in Shaanxi-Gansu was quelled, at Zuo Zongtang's strong request and with the help of borrowing military funds from foreigners, that he once again carried the coffin and went out to regain Xinjiang.

At that time, many places in the entire territory had been in ruins for more than ten years.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Su Yi, what are you going to do?"

Su Yi said: "First conquer Shaanxi and Gansu, and then conquer Xinjiang."

"I recommend Zuo Zongtang, Minister of Army, to lead the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Division, the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Division, the 4th Division, the 6th Division, the 1st Brigade of the Garrison Division, and the 7th Division with a total of 60,000 troops to Shaanxi and Gansu. Completely quell all rebellions and kill all rebels."

Hearing Su Yi's words, Empress Dowager Ci'an was slightly stunned.

Is this... such a big deal?

"If I remember correctly, the Seventh Division should be composed of Nian Army and Taiping Army cavalry. It has only been trained in Tianjin for less than four months." Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "This Seventh Division, How many people are there?”

Su Yi said: "Thirteen thousand people."

Empress Dowager Ci'an asked: "Are they all cavalry?"

Su Yi said: "Yes, to quell the chaos in Shaanxi and Gansu, a large number of cavalry will be needed."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "These people were rebels a few months ago. Isn't it too risky?"

Zuo Zongtang said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, the seventh division commander Li Xiucheng and deputy division commander Li Shixian are both Chinese people, and we will do our best in this battle."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Su Yi, I remember that you have never used so many troops in battles before."

Last year, when Su Yi went to regain Zhejiang, he faced hundreds of thousands of rebel troops, which means he dispatched more than 30,000 troops.

But this time, Zuo Zongtang was asked to bring 60,000 people.

This is much bigger than in history.

Historically, Zuo Zongtang led the Western Expedition Army, which was said to have 50,000 or 60,000 troops, but in fact it was only 20,000 people.

Historically, it took several years for the rebellion in the northwest to subside. Ten to twenty million Han people were killed, which was too tragic.

But this time, Su Yi gave Zuo Zongtang a stronger army and better weapons.

And there are nearly 20,000 cavalry alone.

I hope he can completely quell the rebellion in the shortest possible time.

In the whole of Shaanxi and Gansu, we will create a complete and lasting peace and stability.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "There is chaos in the northwest and the border areas. Are the Russians in the north about to move too?"

Su Yi said: "Yes."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Then what are you going to do?"

Su Yi said: "I plan to send three divisions and a brigade from Jingshou Department to go north to Heilongjiang to build a defense line."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Then... then you will have no army against the Hunan Army."

Su Yi said: "There are also my first division in Jiujiang, as well as the eighth and ninth divisions that Chen Yucheng and Lin Qirong are training."

"Don't be afraid, Queen Mother. According to our intelligence, although the Russians have assembled 50,000 troops in the Sino-Russian border army, their military supplies and food supplies are still far from enough. There may be a war this year, but it will definitely not be a major war."

"And some of our 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th divisions are already in training, and some are already on the way."

"There is potential for war next year and even the year after."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Where is the military expenditure?"

Su Yi said: "A total of 20 million taels of military expenditures have been allocated to Zuo Zongtang's western expedition, and about 7 million taels of military expenditures have been allocated to Heilongjiang."

"About one-third of the money was borrowed from foreigners, and all preparations have been made."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said in disbelief: "Has all this money been arranged properly?"

According to the concept of Empress Dowager Ci'an, Shandong and Henan were pacified not long ago, 100,000 local Eight Banners were abolished, and six new army divisions were organized and trained.

How can we get the two to thirty million taels of military expenditure?

At any other time, it would have been a huge deficit.

But Su Yi was different. He made a fortune by destroying the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and he also had the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone, a super profit maker.

"Twelve million taels of it were borrowed by the imperial court from the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone." Su Yi said, "Next, the imperial court center will have to pay it back."

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This time, the imperial decree was very fast.

Only on the third day after the news of the rebellion in the northwest entered the court, an order was issued to consecrate Army Minister Zuo Zongtang as the commander-in-chief of the Western Expeditionary Army and the Imperial Envoy.

Begin to assemble 60,000 troops for the Western Expedition, preparing to go to the northwest to quell the rebellion.

As for the 60,000 Western Expeditionary Army, it can be said that there are many famous generals, including Wang Shiqing, Li Xiucheng, Li Shixian, Zhang Zongyu, Du Xing'a, and Duolong'a.

From the direction of Tianjin, a steady stream of troops marched towards the capital.

From Zhili to Henan and then to Shaanxi, local governors have begun to take action, preparing to start recruiting a large number of civilians to transport grain and grass.

at the same time!

Although the Russians have not officially declared war.

However, Su Yi had already petitioned the imperial court to prepare for the formation of the Northern Expeditionary Army, focusing on the Heilongjiang battlefield.

For a time, the whole world was filled with clouds of war.

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The third day of October.

The senior leaders of the Hunan Army have received the latest news from the court.

Zuo Zongtang was the commander-in-chief and organized a 60,000-strong Western Expedition Army.

This handwriting surprised the entire Hunan Army's top brass.

Sixty thousand?

Sixty thousand troops were dispatched?

According to their prediction, it should be around 30,000.

If we fight steadily, 30,000 elite troops will be enough to quell the chaos in the northwest.

Moreover, Su Yi also wanted to form a Northern Expeditionary Army to defend Heilongjiang, although he did not explicitly say that he wanted to recover Aihui City and Hailanpao.

But the name is called Northern Expeditionary Army, which makes people think of it no matter what.

After hearing the news, Su Yi formed a Northern Expeditionary Army with 40,000 people, and there would be more in the future.

Then...this posture?

The army Su Yi used to deal with their Hunan Army only had about 30,000 people?

This...who are you looking down on?

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Jiangsu Governor Ma Xinyi walked slowly on purpose.

Even after arriving in Shanghai, we went to observe the joint drill between the First Division and the British Marine Corps.

But no matter how slow it is, it will take two or three days at most to enter Suzhou.

No matter what, the senior leaders of the Hunan Army must make up their minds.

Which option to choose?

This choice is really difficult to make.

So much so that Zeng Guofan asked Li Hongzhang many times: "When Su Yi robbed and killed the imperial fleet of Weng Tongshu and Dexing'a, he only had three to four thousand new troops in hand. How did he make this determination?"

"How did he dare to take this risk?"

Li Hongzhang said: "Teacher, it is meaningless to trace Su Yi's state of mind at that time."

"For us, there is only one question. Facing the chaos in the northwest and the Russian army pressing down on the border in the north, does Su Yi dare to push back our 200,000 Hunan troops?"

"Once we are forced to rebel, Jiangnan, which has finally calmed down, will be completely destroyed again."

"Su Yi's large number of troops have just begun training, and some are even on their way to Tianjin."

"If he doesn't dare to force us to rebel, then everything he does is just a bluff, and he is fierce in appearance but weak in heart."

Zeng Guofan fell into silence.

Li Hongzhang asked: "Teacher, you have been a member of the Seven Provinces Alliance in the South for a long time. When he used the Seven Provinces Alliance to fight against the late emperor's center, were there times when he was bluffing and arrogant?"

Zeng Guofan nodded and said: "Yes, and there are many. He likes to use four taels to move a thousand pounds."

And right now.

Someone rushed in.

"Commander, Xu Youren, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, led the Yangtze River Fleet to formally block all Yangtze River routes in Jiangsu and declared the entire Yangtze River waterway to be a military restricted zone."

"No boats are allowed to enter."

Hearing this, Zeng Guofan shuddered and said angrily: "It's too much to bully others!"

According to their plan, if the investment promotion conference cannot be held in Suzhou, it will be relocated to Wuchang.

Because Su Yi couldn't remove the governor of Hubei in the shortest time.

As a result, Su Yi has directly blocked the Yangtze River. If you want to take hundreds of businessmen and foreigners to Wuchang for an investment conference, it is already too late.

Zeng Guofan trembled and said, "Is he forcing us to fight to the death?"

"He was always so aggressive and left no room for anything."

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October 6th.

Ma Xinyi, governor of Jiangsu, finally came to Suzhou from Shanghai.

Under the protection of the imperial guards, he came in great force.

Li Hongzhang, the former governor of Jiangsu, would lead his crowd to greet him outside the city gate.

This was also the agenda requested by the imperial court center who rushed to Suzhou in advance.

Of course, the Hunan Army can choose to comply or not.

In addition to being the new governor of Jiangsu, Ma Xinyi was also the imperial envoy.

"The imperial edict has arrived!" followed by a loud shout: "Li Hongzhang has received the edict!"

Li Hongzhang, the former governor of Jiangsu, stepped forward and knelt down.

"According to the imperial edict of Emperor Chengyun, Li Hongzhang is relieved of his duties as governor of Jiangsu Province. He can go to Beijing and listen to the holy teachings. I admire this!"

Li Hongzhang kowtowed: "I accept the decree and thank you for your kindness. Long live, long live, long live!"

Then, Ma Xinyi gave the imperial edict to Li Hongzhang.

Li Hongzhang said to the many officials behind him: "Meet your new Lord Futai."

Officials at all levels bowed and said, "See Mr. Futai."

Ma Xinyi waved his hand and said: "Let's go into the city!"

Then, he sat back in the heavily guarded sedan chair.

"rise!"

"Enter the city!"

Amidst the playing and beating, a team of more than a few hundred people entered Suzhou City in a mighty manner.

Several hundred imperial guards escorted Ma Xinyi to the temporary governor's office.

Hundreds of officials followed on foot.

The whole atmosphere seemed very solemn.

Because these officials don’t know what will happen? Did the Hunan Army just let Ma Xinyi take over as governor of Jiangsu?

Capture Suzhou?

When there were still a few hundred meters away from the temporary government office.

Suddenly, a man appeared on the road ahead.

Holding high a big word of injustice.

"Master Futai, please redress my grievance for me!"

"Master Futai, I was wronged!"

The imperial guards were about to step forward and drive this man away.

As a result, the man shouted: "Master Futai, it's me, have you forgotten the old friend who once saved you?"

Jiangsu Governor Ma Xinyi opened the curtain and took a look and found that it was indeed a familiar face, Zhang Wenxiang.

He has seen this photo countless times.

Taking a deep breath, Ma Xinyi said: "Stop, get off the sedan!"

The imperial guard next to him said: "Sir, just send him away."

Ma Xinyi said: "Get off the sedan!"

Suddenly, the entire team stopped.

The huge sedan stopped. Jiangsu Governor Ma Xinyi stepped out of the sedan and walked towards the man on the ground, asking: "What grievance do you have?"

Zhang Wenxiang kowtowed and shouted: "Sir, I am wronged, I am so wronged."

Ma Xinyi stepped forward, stretched out his hands to help him up and said, "You can just say it, I will make the decision for you."

Suddenly, Zhang Wenxiang's face turned cold, and he shouted angrily: "You dog official, go to hell!"

Then, he suddenly pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it into Ma Xinyi's chest.

At the same time!

"Bang!" A gunshot rang out in the distance.

The new Jiangsu Governor Ma Xinyi fell slowly, and blood flowed all over the floor.

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Note: I have had otitis media for five days, and I couldn't sleep yesterday, so there are only 8,000 words today. I'm really sorry.