The fall of Tianjin Wei is undoubtedly a fatal blow to Cixi, and her ears have been echoing with the disguised threat of the Zeng brothers.

In the Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan was the only one who dared to threaten the imperial court like this, after all, he was an old minister selected by Emperor Daoguang and reused by Emperor Xianfeng, and his status was here.

When the high-level of the imperial court staged a coup d'état, Prince Yi Zaiyuan, Prince Zheng Duanhua, and scholar Sushun were executed, and the other five ministers were dismissed and exiled, Zeng Guofan did not react so strongly.

The reason is very simple, the Xinyou coup d'état back then was not so inkbloc, it was a quick knife to cut through the mess without dragging the mud and water, and when your local governor knew the news, the people who should have been killed were killed, and the exiled people were all on the road, and there was no way to change it at all.

What's more, the coup d'état did not lead to a military conflict, let alone the fact that both factions used firearms, and the country's capital was not shaken.

This time, Cixi's palace change was too miscalculated, and she wanted to fight a blitzkrieg, but as soon as Xiao Letian's forces were mixed, it turned into a protracted tug-of-war, and the French and Xiao Letian actually intervened deeper and deeper.

Cixi didn't know what she was wrong with thinking about it, shouldn't Ci'an use secret decrees to threaten her position be eradicated? Xiao Letian's full wings gradually grew up, shouldn't he be suppressed? What's more, that damn thing keeps propagating Western studies and keeps demagoguery, how can the Qing Dynasty establish a country in the long run?

"Damn, damn it......" Cixi was going back and forth in the palace like a trapped beast, and the news just now made her completely confused, not only Xiao Lotian was still alive, Mailer was defeated, and now even Tianjin Wei was lost.

Although Xiao Lotian only occupied it symbolically for a day, and then withdrew after grabbing a lot of silver taels, Tianjin Wei had become an empty city after all, and no troops dared to take over the defense now.

What's even worse is the symbolism of this incident, Xiao Letian used his practical actions to show the whole world that he already has the ability to conquer the city. On the list of those in power in the Qing Dynasty, he is going to take a position, damn it, he is the hearts of the people...

"It's all to blame for the foggy imp...... Yes, yes, it's just that damn Japanese woman...... Why did the mourning family believe this demonic nonsense for a while......"

"Anderhai... Why didn't you bring that evil obstacle with you? Even she has to rebel......

In the midst of the scolding, a woman in black slowly approached the hall surrounded by the vicious eyes of a group of eunuchs.

"The slave knocked on the Queen Mother, I don't know what the Queen Mother summoned to command?" Sister Wu seemed to not feel the anger in the hall, and her face was calm.

Cixi's chest was full of "you, you, you...... You scourge, the mourning family asks you, is Xiao Letian dead or alive?"

Looking at Cixi's angry expression, Sister Wu suddenly sneered, "Why is the Queen Mother angry? Before, the French told me that Xiao Lotian was dead, that is, he was dead, and now that he is back again, he is alive? Could it be that the Queen Mother wants to investigate me for the crime of lying about the military situation? But the slave only passed on the news of the French by word of mouth, and the slave never said that the information must be accurate......

"Be bold ......," An Dehai roared, and several eunuchs were like tricks, and a few stainless steel Emei thorns in their hands were aimed at the throat of the foggy imp.

The little ghost who was accustomed to seeing life and death did not move, and his eyes just looked at Cixi quietly. Perhaps it was this extremely confident gaze that shocked the Empress Dowager Xi, and Cixi raised her hand to stop the killers of the eunuchs.

"Are you provoking me? Or do you have something to say? Where did you get the guts from the small state? I'm really curious......

"Thank you to the Queen Mother for giving the slave a chance to speak before she died, the Queen Mother wants the slave to die is just a matter of one sentence, it doesn't matter if there is a sin or not, whether there is a fault or not......

The little ghost smiled lightly, "But if the Queen Mother is angry and kills the slave maid, it won't be worth it, because you are the Queen Mother who is high, and you don't have to be angry because of me......"

"I admit that the slave maid was fooled by the French, and the news of Xiao Letian's death is a false information released by the French in order to take revenge...... But what can this be? Is the Queen Mother really at a loss?"

"The secret decree of the first emperor has been burned by the slaves and maids, and the biggest reliance of the Empress Dowager is gone, and the Sijiu City is full of officers and soldiers of the Empress Dowager's cronies, and the power of the Empress Dowager has been swept away......"

"Look at the governors of various places, in addition to shouting two slogans on their lips in the past half month, have they done other things? And what about the foreigners in Dongjiaomin Lane? Even the Americans, who are the best friends with Xiao Letian, only protested a few sentences?"

"I really don't understand, Queen Mother, what have you lost? Is it worth being angry if you lose 10,000 troops from Meller?

Sister Wu smiled coldly, "Could it be that the Queen Mother is afraid of Xiao Letian? Are you afraid of that second devil? If that's the case, please take the head of the slave and maid and give it to Xiao Letian to see if he will calm down his anger and withdraw from the Daqing Realm?"

"Hehe, I'm afraid that when the time comes, he Xiao Letian will still pinch the Tanggu Special Economic Zone, and when the time comes, the posts will still be flying all over the sky, and rumors will run everywhere...... I wondered, what's wrong with strangling the enemy while he is weak and then cutting the roots?"

"Queen Mother, do you know what the slave maid has been busy with these days? Do you know that I have thrown myself into the net when I returned to Da Nei? Wrong, the slave and maid have been running around and have been passing information for Li Hongzhang and Master Li......

"Do you know that now the Huai army has assembled in Langfang, waiting for Xiao Letian's vanguard troops..."

"What?" Cixi was furious, "I asked him to bring troops into the capital, what is he going to do in Langfang?

The foggy imp suddenly raised his voice, "No, Queen Mother, you are wrong...... Li Dacai is a real wise general, and he told the slave maid that the only foreign aid for those who are besieged on Jingshan now is Xiao Letian, and even Zeng Dashuai will not interfere too much in the distribution of power within the Manchurians......"

Master Li also said that the Empress Dowager and those hundreds of guards could hold on for more than half a month, if there was no support from Xiao Letian, it would be impossible, Xiao Letian's torture hall was very deeply infiltrated in Beijing, and the Manchurian Eight Banners were all selfish and greedy for money. If there is no secret way for the enemy to communicate with the outside world in the Jingshan encirclement, he will lose his head to the Queen Mother..."

"The most terrible thing now is not the Hunan army, nor the Mongolian princes and ministers, nor the governors of the world...... What I'm most afraid of now is Ci'an's decree to give Xiao Letian a name... If Ci'an is determined to let Xiao Letian's new army enter the king of Jingqin, then the Han people will break through Sijiu City..."

The foggy imp slammed on the ground, "Queen Mother, Xiao Letian is the biggest threat, you would rather compromise with the Empress Dowager than let Xiao Letian come in...... If the Han people lead an army to attack the city of Beijing, the world will be in chaos..."

"Let the Huai army go up, let the Han people and the Han people fight to the death, no matter whether they win or lose, the time they snatched is enough for the Queen Mother to settle the chaos in the Beijing Division...... Ci'an is a person who understands, and now that she has no secret decree and no strong soldiers, what can she do but compromise?"

Speaking of this, Sister Wu raised her head, "Queen Mother, the right must be grasped little by little, and the rice must be eaten in one bite...... You can put your heart in your stomach, the slave firmly believes that after this incident, the queen mother, your position will not only not be shaken, but can go further, and you will be the one who takes advantage in the end..."

Cixi has listened stupidly, she is really a fan of the authorities, the battle of Jingshan during this period of time has exhausted all her patience, and her judgment of the current situation is not as good as before.

The atmosphere in the Dongnuan Pavilion gradually calmed down, An Dehai knew what to do as soon as he saw the face of the Queen Mother, he made a look, and those eunuchs who knew martial arts quietly withdrew.

Cixi didn't speak for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "Will she really bow her head? The mourning family has persecuted her to this point, and she will reconcile with me?"

"Yes, it will..."Sister Wu raised her head and said, "A gentleman can be bullied, Ci'an knows that the current Qing Dynasty is showing her anger everywhere, for the sake of the overall situation, she will agree, not only will she agree, but she will even give up some power......"

A sly light suddenly appeared in Sister Wu's eyes, "Queen Mother, don't forget, the secret decree in her hand is gone, and she has now been splashed with a ...... of dirty water from the palace."

"It doesn't matter if it's true or not, anyway, those ignorant people like to hear this kind of meat joke, even if they know it's a rumor, they will spread it...... A queen mother with an impure reputation, what face does she have to ask for power?"

Cixi laughed when she heard this, she really forgot about this stubble, in this world, things in the world always have to be face-saving people to suffer, shameless people take advantage, and Ci'an is a typical face-saving person.

"Hahaha...... I forgot about it, but you still offered this poisonous trick......"

At this moment, suddenly a low roar came from the inner hall of the East Warm Pavilion, "Shameless, you cheap maid is extremely shameless... Come on, drag it down and kill it with a cane..."It was the Tongzhi Emperor who came out with the voice, Aixinjue Luo Zaichun.

The little emperor ran in angrily, raised his foot and kicked on Sister Wu's shoulder, the Ninety-Five Emperor wanted to kick someone, but Sister Wu didn't dare to dodge at all, so she could only stand up.

Sister Wu, who was kicked down, hurriedly kowtowed like pounding garlic, "Your Majesty spares your life, Your Majesty spares your life..." Cixi also looked ashamed, grabbed Emperor Tongzhi's arm and persuaded bitterly, "It's so late that Your Majesty doesn't go to rest, what are you doing here?" Xiao Anzi, hurry up and take Your Majesty back to the palace......

Emperor Tongzhi's temper also came up, and he shouted at the queen mother, "You just believe in this cheap maid?" He can do whatever he wants, start a war if he wants, reconcile if he wants to reconcile, and be a fool when everyone else?"

"What else do you say about using the Huai army to defeat the new army, how sure are you that the Huai army will definitely be able to win? If the Huai army is defeated, who will you use to resist Xiao Letian? Answer me......

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