September 16, 1864 was a very ordinary day for most people, but for Li Yongji, who stayed in New Orleans, it was definitely a happy day.

The first joy is that after a long wait, Soho finally gave birth to a baby girl safely, the mother and daughter are safe, the whole process is not a little twists and turns, the production time is quite short, not only is it simpler and smoother than when Yin Susu gave birth, and even after giving birth, Soho can walk on the ground after a little rest, and her physical fitness can be called strong.

Although it was a baby girl, Soho was slightly disappointed, and even cried when he knew that it was a girl, but for Li Yongji, this little guy who was temporarily named Nan Nan made him very happy, and he felt even happier than when his first son was born.

The reason is very simple, unlike the patriarchal preference of the Chinese people in this era, Li Yongji actually prefers his daughter to boys, especially when he already has a boy, a daughter makes him love him even more, and the excitement is higher than when Yin Susu gave birth to a child.

Not only Li Yongji was very happy about this matter, but the insiders around him were also very happy, but they thought about it even more.

Because Soho is a side chamber of the emperor, but at the same time, people with a discerning eye can see that Soho's influence on the emperor is quite large, and even surpasses the queen mother who is far away in China in some aspects.

Then, in case Soho Su Niangniang gives birth to a son, they will definitely be classified as the new courtiers of the Su Party, and they will inevitably choose to take sides in the future, and there is no doubt that this kind of power struggle in the harem is quite dangerous, and Shi Dakai and others are not willing to be involved.

Now that Soho has given birth to a daughter, she will definitely not compete with the prince for inheritance, so at least in the short term, there will not be too much conflict between Soho and the queen. Everyone has more buffers and options, and they don't have to be forced to stand in line so early.

It's no wonder that Shi Dakai thinks too much about Sun Xiangbing and others, but once this kind of thing reaches the height of imperial power, many things are involuntarily, and it is not something that Li Yongji can control with his personal preferences.

is like Soho, although Li Yongji has never said anything, and he has not given Soho any official name for the time being, he has only given her a position in the army, and it seems that she is not particularly preferential on the surface.

But the ministers who followed him to the United States knew very well that Soho did not have the official name of the harem. But definitely a woman who can't be taken lightly!

There is only one reason, that is, Soho is Li Yongji's special favorite woman, which can be seen from Li Yongji's coming to the United States, except for Soho, he has never touched other women, it can be said that Soho is Li Yongji's only favorite during this time!

From the perspective of this era, if it is an ordinary person, a woman who spoils himself alone may be nothing, but an example of harmony between husband and wife. But if you rise to the royal level, then the situation is quite dangerous.

In the history of all dynasties, it is quite dangerous for the concubine to be the sole favorite, anyway, there are few good things. There are a lot of bad things, if this concubine who enjoys the sole favor is incapable, it is just that, if she has a little ability and ambition, it is really terrible.

But Soho doesn't look like a person who can be a good wife and mother at home. is a rather shrewd and capable person, which has been evident since she was Li Yongji's secretary. When doing things, even Sun Xiangbing and others admired it quite a lot.

If Soho is a man, this kind of admiration is really admiration, but when she is a woman, and she is a woman who has won the emperor's exclusive favor, it is undoubtedly quite dangerous, so in private, Sun Xiangbing and others regard Soho as a person like Wu Zetian, even if the other party does not have a too high status, and even has no official name, but he is still respectful and respectful, and he does not dare to slack off.

Among the people who were brought to the United States by Li Yongji to fight, whether it was Sun Xiangbing, who joined Hollywood, or Shi Dakai and others, who joined later, they have one of the biggest characteristics, that is, they have no deep roots in the domestic political system, and they are absolutely new recruits.

In this case, they naturally began to form a new small group, the Gang of Americas, and there is no doubt that they are all moving closer to Soho.

After all, Soho will definitely enter the harem as a mother in the future, belonging to the emperor's side, and everyone knows that if an official outside wants to be safe and secure and then soar, there must be someone in the court, if he can catch a favored concubine in the harem, it is a more reassuring existence than someone in the court.

On the other hand, for Soho, she was born as an orphan, did not know her parents, and was helpless, so she cherished it very much if she could get to this day, and she had the convenience of being the secretary of the army, and she could often contact the subordinates of the expeditionary force.

This is a matter of cooperation and mutual benefit, Suho accepted these people to plan for the future, so that there is a reliance outside, and Sun Xiangbing and these people also want to rely on Soho to consolidate the emperor's trust, and they are mutually beneficial and reciprocal relations, which belong to the alliance of interests.

Li Yongji is not unclear about these at all, but he is not disgusted by this, after all, he also knows that this kind of thing cannot be forcibly obstructed, but will produce other accidents, and it is difficult to define whether it is internal and external collusion, and it cannot be said that they know each other, it must be collusion, in the final analysis, it still depends on his attitude as a family member.

In other words, in Li Yongji's view, as long as the family is not confused, there will be no big problems, and if you are afraid that the family will be confused, then even if you forcibly cut off internal and external collusion before, you will not be able to stop it.

Looking at the history of all dynasties, many emperors have been cracking down on internal and external collusion, but the more ruthless the crackdown, the more serious the situation of internal and external collusion, which shows that it is impossible to really break off the internal and external collusion, and in the final analysis, it still depends on the emperor's decision.

In short, in the eyes of Sun Xiangbing and other new ministers, they are already an ironclad Soho party, or in other words, there is no other way to go for the time being. Then, as a new small group, they must work for the benefit of their group.

There is no doubt that although Soho is now the emperor's sole favor and her ability has been affirmed by everyone, she is alone and has no real identity, at least in the country. is definitely not the opponent of the queen mother.

You must know that the queen's mother, Yin Susu, was the first woman Li Yongji fell in love with, and before Soho, she was also the woman who was favored by the emperor, just for her, the emperor didn't even consult with others, and directly designated her as the queen, without considering the advice of the minister and her parents.

After that, Yin Susu not only gave birth to a prince to Li Yongji. It also controls the real power organ of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and many core royal industries are also controlled by Yin Susu, and even the Janissa, an absolutely powerful armed force, is also under Yin Susu's orders in some cases.

That's right, although this kind of thing has not been announced to the public, Sun Xiangbing knows that the Praetorian Guard is a very special existence, which is not under the control of the State Council, but directly under the control of the imperial family.

But. Although it is under the control of the royal family, there are few people who can command the Praetorian Guard. can't control the Praetorian Guard, only the emperor and the empress can command the Praetorian Guard, so to some extent. The Praetorian Guard is the private army of the husband and wife Li Yongji and Yin Susu.

Mastery of the Interior, mastery of the Praetorian Guard, plus the all-pervasive CIA. There is also Li Yongji's trust, even if Queen Yin Susu doesn't do anything, this huge force will make people desperate, at least it is definitely not something that Soho can resist.

Therefore, for Soho, the best way at present is not to fight, and to take the initiative to get closer to the queen mother and become a real family, otherwise, if the queen mother is provoked, if it is really cleaned up, it is estimated that His Majesty the emperor will not say anything, anyway, in the eyes of Sun Xiangbing and others.

In this way, Soho gave birth to a daughter, which is a great good thing, because the daughter has no right to inherit the throne and has no direct competition with the prince, which also does not have to be targeted between Soho and the queen in advance, and the relationship between them is still possible to ease and get close, and at this stage, this is quite necessary.

These scheming and other things were all thought up by Sun Xiangbing, and he took the opportunity of the visit to quietly tell Soho, the purpose is to let Soho be stable, and don't think about anything wrong.

According to Sun Xiangbing's private persuasion to Soho, only by keeping the loneliness can we wait for prosperity!

Of course, these things were carried out without Li Yongji's sight, and Li Yongji himself did not know. Li Yongji just knew that Soho had a good relationship with Sun Xiangbing and others, and Sun Xiangbing and others also praised Soho, but he didn't know that Sun Xiangbing and others had secretly fallen to Soho, gave each other a verbal promise, and formed a group that could not be made public.

In the final analysis, Li Yongji's position is too high, although his vision is wider, but the things he sees are farther and bigger things, but the things around him, he can't know everything, this is the so-called dark under the light.

Therefore, Li Yongji did not know the great significance of having a daughter to Soho, or rather, issues such as harem harmony, Li Yongji did not consider it for the time being, because he had too many things to care about now, and he didn't have time to think about these things at all.

But no matter what, Li Yongji adheres to a point of view, that is, the healthy growth of children is the most important thing, and caring for children is a kind of happiness for parents, as for other things, let's talk about it when they grow up.

In addition to the great joy of having a daughter, there was also a second joy that day, this so-called second joy, which is a news that has just been received, a news that can greatly change the situation in North America!

It turned out that in the early hours of September 16, 1864, the Pemberton Regiment suddenly attacked Joseph. Johnston's army attacked, in the name of clearing out the rebels!

Everybody knows, Joseph. Johnston was originally the commander-in-chief of the Western Theater of the Confederate States, however, he was also unlucky, when he first took office, he happened to face the continuous attacks of the Northern Army, and the Southern Army was defeated in the Western Theater one after another, and was at an absolute disadvantage overall.

Originally Joseph. Johnston also wanted to turn the tide and developed a series of effective strategic plans, hoping to reduce losses by shrinking his forces, and then concentrate his forces to wait for the right time to avoid being broken by the other side.

It's a pity that the commanders of the various legions under him didn't listen to him, especially Pemberton, who didn't pay attention to his orders at all, which eventually led to Grant's quick attack method to break each one, resulting in Joseph. Johnston's defeat at Jackson City put Vicksburg in jeopardy as well.

Fortunately, the Chinese intervened in time, which turned the situation around, but instead made Pemberton famous and a big hero, and he Joseph was stained with a disgraceful shadow because of his failure.

In the days that followed, Joseph. Johnston had been trying to reorganize his army and never launched an active attack on the Northern Army again, but the Chinese expeditionary force continued to attack and annihilate the Northern Army one after another. Johnston tried to fight with the Northern Army, but he couldn't find anyone.

Just when the entire Western Theater was almost cleared, the Davis administration abruptly dismissed Joseph. Johnston's position as Commander-in-Chief of the Western Theater was changed to that of John. Bel. General Hood assumed the post of commander-in-chief.

Obviously, this is an act of peach picking, and it is also an act of dismissing Joseph. Johnston Military District operations while at this time Joseph. Johnston is no longer what he used to be, but has become a power-seeking political animal, and has begun to form his own private army.

The Mississippi River Regiment was Joseph. Johnston's private army, which was also supported by the expeditionary force, was limited in combat effectiveness because of the short time of development.

To this end, Li Yongji deliberately left an infantry regiment in Memphis, led by Peng Yulin, and also left the Kunshan frigate and two clippers to protect Joseph in the vulnerable period. Johnston, help him watch the scene, so that he can train his army in peace.

It can be said that in that period, the Mississippi River Legion was quite numerous, but because of the new formation, the combat effectiveness was far worse than that of the Pemberton Legion, and the name was not justified, and it had been relieved of his position. Johnston is quite disadvantageous.

If it weren't for the face of the infantry regiment of the expeditionary force, the combined forces of Pemberton and General Hood would have started a long time ago, but because of the deterrence of that infantry regiment, they have not made a move, and they have been stalemate. Johnston became a rebel, only to urge him to return to Richmond and take up a new position.

However, after going on for so long, it seems that the Richmond government has finally run out of patience and finally announced that Joseph. When Johnston got the news of his rebellion, General Hood, who was in a hurry, immediately ordered Pemberton's army to move.

This move is directly a military-level attack scale, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a major battle, and the two sides immediately fought a big fight, and the veil of peace has been completely torn off.

At this point, Joseph. Johnston's side and Hood's side had no way out, so they had to finish the battle first and then talk about anything else.

As soon as the war broke out on the Memphis side, Peng Yulin's side immediately gathered troops, and while strengthening the defense of the barracks, he quickly called Li Yongji's side, not only explaining the matter here in detail, but also wanting to ask how to deal with it.

After all, Peng Yulin knows very well that such a matter of interfering with the war between the two sides is quite sensitive, and it is absolutely impossible to make decisions at will.

There is no doubt that although this matter is a trouble for Peng Yulin and needs to be cautious and cautious, it is a great joy for Li Yongji, because this war within the alliance is tantamount to giving Li Yongji an excuse to intervene, and it also allows Li Yongji to see an opportunity to resolve the current impasse in negotiations, and even if it is handled well, it can greatly speed up the armistice process between the north and the south! (To be continued......)