Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 271 Su Ye's wedding! Kill the whole family!

Beijing, Prince Yi's Mansion.

After Ronglu entered Beijing, he came to the mansion to plead guilty.

"I ask the prince to punish me."

The attitude was very sincere, but he didn't say anything else, because he couldn't say anything, because he returned to Beijing at the order of the Empress Dowager Cixi.

But, what did Ronglu think in his heart?

It's hard to say.

At present, the Hunan Army has begun to deploy in Sichuan, especially in the direction of Chongqing.

If Ronglu doesn't leave, there is a high probability that some kind of conflict will break out with the Hunan Army.

So does Ronglu want to conflict with the Hunan Army? He probably doesn't want to.

Su Ye knows Ronglu's political line, which is to hide.

Even everyone else knows Ronglu's line, so almost all major events will not be found by him.

The Third Division, after repeated expansions, now has nearly 20,000 people.

This is already the largest armed force of the non-Su Ye faction.

Of course, this time when Zuo Zongtang's Western Expedition Army, Su Ye directly split a brigade of more than 3,000 people from the Third Division, and Ronglu's side could not resist.

"I'm back." Su Ye said, "Next, the country will face three major battles. The most dangerous and important one is the battle with the Russians in the north."

"The Russians are still increasing their troops, and now they have exceeded 50,000 or 60,000."

"After the continuous increase of troops during this period, there are already 40,000 people on the Heilongjiang defense line, but it is still not enough, far from enough."

"Your third division will transfer two brigades to the north of the Heilongjiang defense line."

Su Ye did not discuss, but gave the order directly.

Ronglu said, "I obey the order."

Seeing that Su Ye did not speak again, Ronglu bowed and said, "I'll take my leave."

During this period, Senggelinqin was completely devoted to the Heilongjiang defense line and had no intention of returning to Beijing.

Because he knew that the current undercurrent in the capital was surging, and there would be storms at any time.

Su Ye wanted to use the war to promote the reform of the banner affairs, and Senggelinqin was hailed as the leader of the Eight Banners. As long as he arrived in the capital, I don't know how many relatives and friends would come to him, and even hope that he would lead the army to resist Su Ye.

He was in Heilongjiang, staying away from the capital, a place of trouble.

"Your Highness, Woren wants to see you."

Su Ye nodded and said, "Please ask him in."

Su Ye would use Woren if he could, and would not force him.

After a while, Woren came in and bowed, saying, "Greetings to Prime Minister Su."

Su Ye said, "Master Woren, please sit down."

After serving tea, Su Ye asked, "Is your work in Shengjing going smoothly?"

Woren said, "It's not going smoothly. The resistance is the most intense."

Shengjing's guys are the most senior, and they think they are guarding the place where the dragon rises, and no one can move or provoke them.

And Woren is also a tough guy. If you discuss politely, I still have some room on my side. After all, I don't agree with Su Ye's abolition of the Eight Banners and the reform of the banner affairs.

Moreover, Shengjing is the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty and the former capital of the Qing Dynasty. It is particularly important. Su Ye sent Weiren to do his job. Although he did not agree with Su Ye's policy, he felt that he had to go to this critical point. If he was replaced by Su Ye's followers, he would destroy the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty.

As a result, this trip.

Well.

Weiren, a neutral party, was turned into a hardliner.

Those old bastards in Shengjing are really asking for more.

What these people said yesterday does not count today.

You must keep your promise. But what these old bastards of the bannermen promised may not be true.

They are old and have high status, and they look down on others.

When Weiren went to do his job, he was directly entangled in it and could not get out. It was simply endless trouble.

The traps of the treacherous people were one after another, and the chaos they caused was bigger and bigger.

In other words, if this continued, Weiren would not be able to dismiss the Eight Banners Army in Shengjing in three to five years. It was unknown how long it would take to solve the troubles at that time.

And there is a high probability that Weiren will fall again, a bigger fall than the King of Yeerqiang at that time.

It's just that Weiren could get up after falling down once. This time, he can't get up again.

Later, the brigade commander of the new army who followed Weiren to do the work couldn't help but said: "Master Wei, let's do it."

Weiren was very confused at the time and said: "I, can I still command your army?"

In his concept, these 3,000 people are Su Ye's army, and he can't command them.

The brigade commander said: "You are the imperial envoy, of course I will obey your orders completely."

Weiren said: "Then let's do it."

Directly suppress by force, and then the whole world will be quiet.

There are only more than 300 people selected from the entire Shengjing to join the new army of the empire.

Weiren gave them opportunities again and again, but they were disdainful to go.

Later, Weiren got angry and sent them all to the Heilongjiang front to do coolies and dig trenches every day.

Su Ye learned the whole story and said, "Master Wo, what is the situation in Shengjing now?"

Wo Ren said, "It's still chaotic."

How could it not be chaotic?

Su Ye used poison to fight poison, and had sent three batches of Taiping Army immigrants there, a total of 60,000 to 70,000 people.

They fought with the bannermen there every day.

They fought very hard.

The generals of Shengjing complained to the capital every day, and the memorials were scary, saying that the rebels had revived in the land of Longxing, and 100,000 rebels rebelled in Shengjing.

If someone else was in power, I'm afraid they would take it seriously, and they might really send troops to suppress it, or even cause a political accident.

But Su Yi would receive information from the intelligence office every few days.

It is true that Su Yi sent 70,000 to 80,000 Taiping troops to immigrate outside the Pass, but they were all dispersed. And veterans have been installed as the backbone.

Among the 70,000 to 80,000 immigrants, there are fully two to three thousand disabled veterans.

These veterans are the most loyal group of people to Su Yi. Their military methods, political consciousness, and fighting methods are all top-notch.

Outside the customs, they also enjoy the establishment and are low-level officials.

These 70,000 to 80,000 immigrants are half military and half civilians.

While cultivating and training at the same time.

The bannermen outside the pass were beaten until they screamed.

"But this kind of chaos is good." Wo Ren said: "The lifelessness before was really disgusting."

Su Yi said: "What do Master Japanese think of the immigration policy?"

"Very good, very necessary." Wo Ren said: "It's too desolate outside the pass. If this continues, the Russians will keep coming, and our army will not even have a foundation to fight there. All food supplies need to be transported thousands of miles. In the past, the cost was too high.”

Su Yi said: "At that time, Emperor Shunzhi also encouraged Han people to immigrate outside the customs. After all, it was the most fertile land. However, Emperor Kangxi, because of the rebellion of the Three Feudatories, began to be wary of Han people, and began to prohibit Han people from going outside the customs. Policy. Thinking that the Longxing Land of the Eight Banners cannot be occupied by the Han people, thinking that the banner people will have a pure rear and a way to retreat. "

"It's ridiculous. If waiting outside the Pass becomes Manchuria's retreat, it would be better to die."

Wo Ren would not understand the meaning of this sentence. Japan occupied the three eastern provinces, supported Puyi's puppet Manchuria regime, and harmed China for more than ten years.

Hearing Su Yi scolding the Holy Ancestor so rudely, he still couldn't accept it and frowned.

Su Yi continued: "Weng Xinchun has resigned, and Weng Tonghe made mistakes in the emperor's education and was exempted from his duties by the Queen Mother. The next step in the emperor's education will be the hard work of the Japanese master."

"In addition, I asked Mr. Tian Yu to enter the flag affairs reform yamen." Su Yi continued: "Ruilin, the Minister of Internal Affairs, will also fully cooperate. Master Japanese must also step into the role as soon as possible and formulate a comprehensive policy as soon as possible."

When Tian Yugong entered the flag affairs reform yamen, Wo Ren also disagreed.

What are you doing here as a Han Chinese?

But now it's been decided and he can't change it. He can't even resign.

Nowadays, there are Manchus, Mongols, and Han people in the entire Banner Reform Office. Once the Japanese are gone, who will speak for the Mongols?

Wo Ren did not have any differences between Manchu, Mongolia and Han, but at this time, he had to think about the interests of the Mongols.

"Okay." Woren said.

The conversation between the two people was neither salty nor cool.

Because the two people have common cognitions, and there are also divergent parts.

After a while, Su Yi will get married, and her marriage will be a real success.

Su Yi didn't take the initiative to invite him, and Wo Ren didn't ask, so he just pretended he didn't know.

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After Wo Ren left, it was already late at night.

Su Yi returned to the room to rest.

Shen Baoer was still working. When he saw Su Yi come in, he immediately put down his pen and smiled charmingly and sweetly at him.

The capital is a dangerous place, and Su Yi usually doesn't let his female relatives come, but Shen Baoer actively tried to come to the capital for a few days.

"From now on, the capital will belong to Zhenzhen's sister." Shen Baoer said.

Su Yi said: "Have you thought about that errand?"

The so-called new job is to run the newspaper "China News Weekly".

Shen Baoer was very hesitant. Her current job was very important. She was Su Yi's confidential secretary. She was responsible for summarizing many important matters, memorizing many key data, and was even responsible for part of the code book.

But, after all, it is secretarial work, and I am not responsible for it alone.

And running a newspaper is very important to Su Yi, and he can still do it alone.

But she can only be responsible for one of the two jobs, which is really embarrassing.

Moreover, she enjoyed being a confidential secretary and having secret feelings with Su Yi from time to time.

The thrill of hiding under your desk is too hard to resist.

"It's decided, I want to be in charge of the newspaper." Shen Baoer said, "Next, I will hand over my scope of work to sister Zhenzhen little by little."

Su Yi said: "Okay, how are you doing in your English studies recently?"

Shen Baoer said: "It's not bad. I am the fastest learner in the English class in Jiujiang. However, the foreign reporters we hired still require them to speak Chinese and learn Chinese."

Su Yi nodded in agreement. It was not a matter of national sentiment, but because this was a Chinese newspaper and its Chinese attributes must be strong.

Shen Baoer took Su Yi's clothes and suddenly chuckled: "Husband, do you know Miss Rose?"

Of course I know her. She is the daughter of the British chairman of the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone. She is currently an accountant and the daughter of an earl.

"She is very white underneath, which is different from Chang'er. Chang'er is plump, but she is the thin one, pink and white." Shen Baoer said.

Su Ye said speechlessly: "Are you women so crazy?"

Shen Baoer said: "I saw it in the bathroom."

Then, she said softly: "Husband, do you want me to arrange for her to serve you?"

Su Yi said: "Is this how you love me? Isn't love exclusive?"

Shen Baoer said: "But she is really beautiful, so white, like a porcelain doll."

While talking, Shen Baoer sat down.

Then, he just hummed and stopped talking.

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Wuchang!

The imperial envoy Saishang Aleng scolded: "Where is the imperial convict Zeng Guoquan?"

Peng Yulin, governor of Hubei, said: "Sir, Zeng Guoquan is really not in Wuchang."

Sai Shangadao said: "Peng Yulin, you have been in charge of the navy for a long time. Do you know about their smuggling, robbery and murder of merchant ships, and the robbery and murder of the imperial grain transport team and the silver transport team?"

Peng Yulin bowed and said, "If I go back to my superior, I really don't know."

As an imperial envoy, Saishang'a scolded Peng Yulin, and then he waved his hand.

Immediately, the other people in the study walked out, leaving only Peng Yulin and Sai Shang'a.

Sai Shang'a said: "Yu Lin, I don't know what you think of me?"

Peng Yulin said: "In terms of experience and qualifications, no one in the current dynasty can rival me."

Sai Shang'ada said: "But I am old and incompetent. At that time, I suffered a huge defeat in suppressing rebellion, which made me waste more than ten years."

Peng Yulin said: "It's not that the boss is incompetent, but that everyone underestimated the rebellion, and the late emperor had too high expectations for you."

Sai Shang'ada said: "No matter what, the success of the king and the defeat of the bandits, the old man fell from a high place, such ups and downs, also made the old man see many things clearly."

Peng Yulin said: "In terms of defeat in the war against rebellion, we suffered the most defeat."

Sai Shang'ada said: "Yes, your Hunan Army lost more at the beginning and won less. Only after accumulating little by little and practicing again and again did you achieve what you are today. So we are considered the same kind of people. But some people seem to know it from birth. I have never failed, so I can't help but follow. Because life is blind, the road ahead is long, and I don't know where the way out is, and I don't know where the direction is. There is a person leading the way, and he always leads the way. I haven’t missed it. Isn’t it a blessing to be a follower?”

Peng Yulin fell into silence. Of course he knew what Sai Shang'a meant.

He could even hear why Sai Shang'a, despite being in his seventies despite his qualifications, was still willing to work for Su Yi, and he had no previous friendship with Su Yi.

Sai Shangadao: "Speaking of which, Su Yi also told me about a past incident. When he was about to be executed by Zeng Guofan, Zeng Guofan was assassinated. Su Yi immediately sent the young eunuch Gui'er to Wuchang to find you, hoping to get you to come. Take charge of the Hunan Army, because that way, he might have a way to survive. When I came to Wuchang this time, Su Yi actually didn't have any expectations at all, and he didn't expect me to make any breakthroughs. There was only one biggest reason, and that was you. Peng Yulin.

Speaking of this, Saishan'a paused for a moment and said: "Su Yi has great expectations for you, Peng Yulin, so even at this moment, I still want to come forward to save you."

Peng Yulin bowed deeply and said: "I, Peng Yulin, am deeply touched that King Yijun values ​​​​so much. But... I am very ashamed. I have no choice."

At this moment, does Peng Yulin have exactly the same thoughts as Zeng Guofan?

not necessarily.

But as one of the core giants of the Hunan Army, he must be consistent with the entire Hunan Army.

Saishang'a nodded and said: "It's clear."

Then, he said no more and left directly.

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Next, Saishang'a summoned Guanwen, the governor of Huguang.

Because of the Hunan Army, the previous governors of Hunan and Guangdong did not last long, but after Guan Wen took office, he was worshiped by the Hunan Army like a Bodhisattva, but he did so steadily and for a long time.

Saishang Ahan said: "Guan Wen, if you want to die, you still have to live."

Guan Wen said tremblingly: "Of course I want to live."

Sai Shanga said: "If you want to live, just sign this memorial."

He was not polite and handed the written memorial directly to the official document and asked him to sign and seal it.

When I took the official document and read it, I trembled slightly.

This memorial was to impeach Hubei Governor Peng Yulin and Hunan Governor Li Hanzhang.

Because he, the governor of Huguang, happens to be the governor of Hunan and the immediate superior of the governor of Hubei, it is just appropriate for him to come forward to impeach.

Here is a little knowledge point. The Governor of Huguang does not include Guangdong or Guangxi, but the name of Huguang Province derived from the Yuan Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, the main jurisdictions were Hubei and Hunan.

After reading the impeachment memorial, Guan Wen's hands began to tremble.

Saishang Ahan said: "Can't you sign or seal?"

The official said: "Sai Weng, you are an old man, so I won't beat around the bush with you. I can't sign or seal it, because my life and death are all in the hands of the Hunan Army."

Not only the official documents, but even the life and death of his whole family were under the control of the Hunan Army.

Saishang'a said: "Then do you think the court can't kill you?"

Since the late Qing Dynasty, the Qing court was still somewhat wary of Han ministers, but Manchu ministers would be killed at will.

The official said: "If I don't sign, I may die in the future. But if I sign, I will die now."

Saishang'a looked at the official document with disdain. As a dignified governor, it was really a shame and humiliation to be kept in captivity by a subordinate official.

The official said: "Sir, in fact, there is no other way, we can only start fighting."

"For more than half a year, the Hunan Army has been expanding its troops. The defense lines of Anhui, Hunan, and Hubei are intertwined, with a total of 200,000 troops on display."

Saishan Aleng said: "You are greedy for life and afraid of death, so don't say so much."

Then Saishang'a turned around and left Wuchang with the imperial guards.

When he came to Wuchang, the governor of Hubei led a team to greet him.

When he left Wuchang, Peng Yulin, Guan Wen and others did not see him off.

At least the etiquette of the officialdom was gone, as if to show an attitude.

There was only one war in the future.

When Sai Shang'a rode away from Wuchang City, countless Hunan troops were entering Wuchang City continuously.

There were countless ships on the Yangtze River from Wuchang to Chongqing.

The Hunan Army was transporting supplies to Sichuan continuously, trying to build a large rear base in Sichuan.

Sai Shang'a looked back at Wuchang City and said coldly: "I will definitely come back again."

Then he left in anger.

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Next, Sai Shang'a returned to Beijing and reported to the court.

And wrote a long memorial, impeaching the Governor of Huguang, Guan Wen, for corruption and abuse of power, killing innocent people to claim credit, falsely reporting military merits, etc.

The court was furious and directly issued an order to dismiss the Governor of Huguang, Guan Wen, and then sent the imperial envoy Sai Shang'a to Wuchang.

At this time, Su Ye's Prince Yi's Mansion was decorated with lights and colors because the wedding was approaching.

Sai Shang'a said: "Your Majesty, you want to suppress the Hunan Army to the extreme, right?"

Su Ye said: "Yes."

Sai Shang'a said: "Then I will volunteer to lead an elite guard to Wuchang to arrest the Governor of Huguang, Guan Wen, and take out the secret order to behead him in public."

Su Ye was stunned. Is this old man so radical?

"Old man, if this happens, you will be in danger." Su Ye said.

Sai Shang'a said: "There is no risk. Do the Hunan Army dare to kill me?"

"Now the prince's idea is to politically surround and isolate the Hunan Army, right?"

Su Ye said: "Yes."

Sai Shang'a said: "This time when I went to Wuchang, I saw the cruelty and greed of the Hunan Army, but on the other hand, I also saw the weakness of the Hunan Army. The prince wants to use a key battle to completely defeat all the confidence of the Hunan Army, and before that, conduct political encirclement and suppression to subvert people's hearts. In this way, a direct battle will decide the outcome, and there will be no war that stretches across several provinces, so it is necessary to isolate and isolate the Hunan Army from other provinces."

Su Ye said: "There is another key, that is, the new army trained in Tianjin needs precious time, even a few months, and many armies are not mature yet."

Sai Shang'a said: "Then I understand."

Then, he bowed again and said: "I recommend myself again."

Su Ye thought for a while and said: "Thank you for your hard work, old man."

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A few days later, Sai Shang'a set out again with the imperial edict.

This time, he was the Minister of War, and he led several hundred imperial guards to the south.

And this imperial guard was all new bannermen.

It was the new imperial army, but they were all selected and trained from the Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp.

Crossing the sea from Tianjin to the south, entering the Yangtze River, and arriving at the gate of Wuchang City.

At this time, the Hunan Army faced a difficult choice.

Should Sai Shang'a enter the city again?

Hubei Governor Peng Yulin came to the outside of the city gate to meet with the imperial commissioner Sai Shang'a.

"Old man, tell me frankly, what are you going to do when you enter Wuchang this time?" Peng Yulin said.

Sai Shang'a said: "Arrest Guan Wen."

Peng Yulin said: "Then will you stay in Wuchang City and not leave?"

Sai Shang'a said: "No!"

Peng Yulin was caught in a difficult choice.

Sai Shang'a said: "I brought a thousand people with me, all of them are new bannermen. I can tell you directly that if you don't let me enter the city, I will definitely open fire, and your Hunan Army needs to rebel now."

Peng Yulin's face twitched.

Sai Shang'a said: "I'll give you three minutes. When the time is up, if you don't open the city gate to let me enter the city to arrest Guan Wen, I will open fire immediately!"

After that, he took out his pocket watch and sat cross-legged on the ground, staring at the time.

Peng Yulin's scalp tingled.

Rebellion now? Start a war now?

However, the Hunan Army is not ready yet, especially the rear area of ​​Sichuan, which has not been deployed at all.

The key is that the Russians have not officially opened fire.

Until now, the Hunan Army has been looking back and forth.

They are unwilling to surrender, and they dare not rebel completely, for fear of being a boon to others.

Sai Shang'a stared at the pocket watch, motionless.

Soon, three minutes will pass.

"Time's up!"

The thousand bannermen imperial guards behind him raised their rifles directly.

"Open the city gate." Peng Yulin gave an order, and the gate of Wuchang slowly opened.

Sai Shang'a said: "Peng Yulin, if I can catch Guan Wen, then I will leave Wuchang. But if I can't catch Guan Wen, then I will stay in Wuchang."

Peng Yulin said: "Got it."

At least the other party did not mention Zeng Guoquan, but only Guan Wen.

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In the Huguang Governor's Mansion, Guan Wen burst into tears.

He didn't even curse.

Damn Hunan Army, you sold me out like this.

At that time, Sai Shang'a asked me to sign the impeachment memorial, but I didn't sign it. As a result, you treat me like this?

More than half an hour later.

The imperial envoy Sai Shang'a led his troops to rush in and read the imperial edict.

Remove Huguang Governor Guan Wen and arrest him in Beijing.

Then, Huguang Governor Guan Wen, who had served for seven or eight years, became a prisoner.

The entire family of dozens of people were arrested.

At this time, thousands of Hunan troops were guarding every place in the Huguang Governor's Mansion.

They looked at Sai Shang'a's imperial guards with hostility and vigilance.

You can arrest Guan Wen, but you can’t do anything else in Wuchang.

In this way, Sai Shang’a arrested dozens of Guan Wen’s family members and came to the outside of the Governor’s Mansion of Huguang.

Peng Yulin brought officials from Hubei to watch outside, because according to the agreement, Sai Shang’a must leave Wuchang immediately and not stay.

As a result, he left the Governor’s Mansion and came to the parade ground outside.

In front of many officials from Hubei and thousands of Hunan troops, Sai Shang’a suddenly took out the secret decree.

“The Queen Mother’s secret decree, after arresting Guan Wen’s family, immediately execute them on the spot, no need to go to Beijing!”

Guan Wen was stunned when these words came out.

Hubei Governor Peng Yulin was also stunned.

At that moment, dozens of people from the family of Guan Wen, the Governor of Huguang, were directly pushed out.

“Kill!”

Sai Shang’a gave an order and the knife fell.

Dozens of people from the family of Guan Wen, the former Governor of Huguang, were killed cleanly.

The ground was stained with blood.

Peng Yulin's face changed drastically, and thousands of Hunan soldiers raised their guns almost instinctively.

"Sai Daren, are you... are you forcing us to rebel?"

"Are you forcing us into a desperate situation?"

...

At the same time, in the capital, Su Ye's Yijunwang Mansion was full of joy.

Today is a big day, Su Ye officially married Zhenzhen Gege as his concubine.

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Note: I came back very late today, so the update is less.

Twelve thousand words will be updated before eleven tomorrow to make up for today's.

I am very sorry, thank you all.