After listening to Xiao Yungui's question, Hong Yun'er said: "The British and French fleets have arrived at Dagukou and are still in the midst of a confrontation. ”

Zuo Zongtang twisted his beard and interjected: "Your Highness, we'd better sabotage this negotiation, the Qing court is so abnormal this time, there must be a demon when things are impermanent." ”

Xiao Yungui touched his chin and said: "What Prime Minister Zuo said is reasonable, I originally thought that I would be able to fight in Guangzhou, but I didn't expect that the Qing court would let the British and French ministers go north to negotiate, which is really unexpected." ”

Privately, Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er discussed this incident, although Bai Zetang's provocation operations in Guangdong and Guangxi were very successful, they instigated the people in Guangxi to besiege two French missionaries, and stabbed the two missionaries to death without a trace; In Guangzhou, the officers and soldiers of the Qing Army Navy Division in disguise set fire to the British flag hanging on the Nissan, and quietly left afterwards, making the Guangdong Navy Division suffer this dumb loss; However, shortly after the British fleet bombarded the city of Guangzhou, the Qing court reacted quickly and invited the British and French envoys to go north to negotiate a settlement of the matter.

This is very different from the course of history, you must know that later, after the British threatened to no avail, under Ye Mingchen's strategy of not fighting, not making peace, not surrendering and not leaving, they captured Guangzhou and captured Governor Ye alive. And now that Britain and France have actually withdrawn their troops to the north, it is clear that someone has changed the course of history.

Although the two had guessed that it might be their old classmate's ghost, they soon found that Rong Lu didn't seem to have so much energy to change Emperor Xianfeng's decision-making, Rong Lu has always been just a commander-in-chief officer, although the intelligence learned that Rong Lu began to train the capital Manchu New Army, and served as the commander of the new army, but after all, he has a shallow foundation in the capital, far from being the opponent of those princes and important ministers in the capital, Xianfeng will not listen to him at all.

Who could have influenced Emperor Xianfeng's decision-making? The two of them carefully pulled all the princes and important ministers of the Qing court, but in the end they found nothing. Except for Prince Gong? Except for the somewhat strange behavior, the rest of the people and others acted in line with history and nothing special, and Prince Gong was just more reused than in history.

Hong Yun'er nodded and said: "If we can destroy it once, we can destroy it a second time, and I will send Bai Zetang's assassins to assassinate the British and French ministers who negotiated at Dagukou." ”

Zuo Zongtang said cautiously: "Bai Zetang and the Intelligence Department are weak in the north, especially near Beijing and Tianjin, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty and Britain and France must be tightly guarded for this negotiation. ”

Xiao Yungui has become very decisive now, and immediately took the case and said: "It's so decided, let Tong Qiangsheng choose a capable assassin and go north immediately." We must succeed in the assassination and sabotage the peace talks between the Manchus and Britain and France, and the more chaotic the situation, the more time we can gain for Dingding Tianjing! Zuo Zongtang received the order, and immediately exchanged Tong Qiangsheng to arrange this matter.

After Zuo Zongtang left, only Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er were left in the house. It was Hong Yun'er who spoke first: "Agui, I've been thinking about it for a few days. I found out that this should not have been done by Prince Gong. ”

Xiao Yungui sighed and said, "I don't think so." Abundant? Although this devil Zi Liu was the first Manchu aristocrat to start foreign affairs in history, it was only after the Second Opium War that he fully realized the fierceness of the foreign powers, and only then did he set up foreign affairs and make good friends with the foreign powers. Have you noticed that although the new army is presided over by the devil six this time, Xianfeng's order is even more resolute. And the negotiations with Britain and France in Dagukou are also Xianfeng's strict order to let the devil go six, I feel Yi? It's all about being pushed around, not on your own initiative. I suspect that there is someone behind the whole thing, and it is very likely that this person is as familiar with history as we are. ”

Hong Yun'er rubbed her temples and said, "Yes." It's a headache to fight against an invisible enemy, I'm going to go over and see Fuwa, are you going? Fuwa is Xiao Youfu, the son of Xiao Yungui and Hong Yuner, the two still named the child Xiao Youfu, they also hope that their child can have the blessing of Mianze, but Fuwa is the nickname that Hong Yuner gave the child funny.

Hearing Fuwa's name, Xiao Yungui also had a smile on his face, and he rarely showed a kind look on that vicious face, and then said: "Okay, I'll go too, it's okay if I wasn't in Suzhou before, but now I'm by the side of the child, and I still have to hug the child every day." Xiao Yungui was a little reluctant, Xiao Youfu was born and has now turned one year old, and he is busy with government affairs and has very little time to be close to his children.

At the moment, the husband and wife went to a separate courtyard in the Xiwang Mansion, which was the small courtyard where the couple and Xiao Youfu lived.

Xiao Yungui stepped forward and hugged Xiao Fuwa with a smile, but he tragically scared Xiao Fuwa into crying, Xiao Fuwa has never been used to Xiao Yungui's fierce face.

Seeing Xiao Fuwa crying, Hong Yun'er hugged the child and complained angrily: "How can you hold the child like this?" Look, it scared the kids out of their minds. followed Hong Yun'er's doting whisper.

Xiao Yungui was a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but say: "Loving mothers are many losers, we really have to learn like the Manchu Emperor in terms of educating children, those elder brothers have not been by their mother's side since they were young, and they began to receive education after the age of three. ”

Hong Yun'er glanced at him, and sneered at each other: "I don't think those so-called elder brothers can be so powerful, you look at Xianfeng, and the emperors who succeeded him later, which one is powerful?" Children who are not taught by their mothers are the most pitiful. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Yungui had a flash of inspiration in his mind, he suddenly thought of Xianfeng's eldest brother Zaichun, and then thought of Zaichun's biological mother, the powerful woman who has controlled China for more than half a century in history - Empress Dowager Cixi, and muttered in his mouth: "I thought I had no last resort, why didn't I think of her??" ”

Hong Yun'er finally coaxed Xiao Youfu to stop crying, and when she saw Xiao Yungui stunned a little distracted, she said angrily: "What are you thinking about?" ”

Xiao Yungui approached Hong Yun'er and whispered, "We forgot to count one person. ”

Hong Yun'er said strangely: "What person? ”

Xiao Yungui said slowly: "Cixi! ”

Hong Yun'er was stunned for a while before she reacted, and said in a lost voice: "Yes, why didn't we think of her?" ”

Xiao Yungui frowned and said, "If it is true that Cixi also crossed, it would be troublesome." After that, he walked up first, Hong Yun'er followed with Xiaofuwa in her arms, and the couple walked to the garden of Xiwangfu with their children.

Xiwangfu is the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, the garden here is very large, and each courtyard also has its own landscape, stone and water features, the couple discussed in a low voice while walking, although they followed the female officer and the guard, but they couldn't hear the two talking, as for Xiao Fuwa, she has been enjoying her mother's arms in Hong Yun'er's arms, and she can't understand what the two say.

"If Cixi is crossing, then it can be explained, in addition to those princes and important ministers who can influence Xianfeng, only the women in the palace can do this, the previous information said that Xianfeng took a group of people to Chengde for summer vacation, and left Concubine Yi in the palace, that is, Cixi presided over the affairs of the palace, I began to return that it was because Cixi's current grade was higher, it seems that this is entirely because Xianfeng trusts this woman." Xiao Yungui said as he walked.

Hong Yun'er had an ominous feeling in her heart, and she hesitated for a long time before she said cautiously: "Agui, do you say that, will that Cixi be possessed by Qingyun's soul?" Just like us? ”

Xiao Yungui's complexion changed greatly, and after he stopped, his face couldn't help twitching, Hong Yun'er also stopped, and said a little gloomily: "You see, the four of us were hit by lightning together on the Panda Stone of Jizu Mountain, Lu Sixuan and both of us are in this era, which means that Qingyun is also likely to be in this era, and we planned to look for her before, but there is no news of her." Now it seems that the person who changed the course of history could have traveled through the Qing Yun, right? ”

Xiao Yungui said with some irritability: "So what? I only know that Cixi is now a more dangerous figure than Lu Sixuan! With that, he walked briskly and walked alone into a kiosk by the side of the road.

Hong Yun'er handed Xiao Youfu to the female officials behind her, and told them to wait in the back, she walked into the pavilion quickly alone, sat down behind her, and saw Xiao Yungui's face solemn and a little dazed, Hong Yun'er gently stroked his big hand and said, "Are you worried that Cixi is really Qingyun?" ”

Xiao Yungui sighed lightly and said: "Yes, now it is very possible to analyze it, if Qingyun becomes Cixi, then we and Qingyun will become enemies, or the kind of enemies who never die." He smiled bitterly, and the kind of bitter laughter was more ugly than crying.

Hong Yun'er also felt that she didn't know how to persuade for a while, so she just said: "Now it's just our speculation, our underground forces in the Manchu capital are still very weak, and the palace is even weaker, it seems that we need to strengthen the forces in Beijing, and try our best to figure things out." ”

Xiao Yungui's fists were clenched very tightly, but he asked lightly in his mouth: "What can you do if you figure it out?" ”

Hong Yun'er was a little dumbfounded, and then said in a low voice: "Don't you think Qingyun is pitiful?" If it was really her, then she traveled to Cixi alone, still survived in a treacherous place like the imperial palace, and was forced to have a child with the Manchu emperor, and she suffered no less than us. ”

Xiao Yungui recalled that when he first crossed over, the husband and wife had experienced countless vicious battles, the hardships of marching and fighting, the vicious battles of birth and death, and the struggle of deceit, which were indeed very hard. If Qingyun is really Cixi, then she really suffers no less than the two of them.

Hong Yun'er hesitated for a moment, then said: "And, and Qingyun, she has always liked you, and she is still your fiancée......"

Xiao Yungui raised his hand to interrupt her words and said: "Even if I don't cross, she and I can't become husband and wife, I told you that I don't like to be arranged, including Qingyun's fiancée." I just think she's pitiful, if she were really Cixi, I would save her. But after a long sigh, Xiao Yungui looked at the gurgling stream outside the pavilion and said: "It's a pity that she is no longer the original Qingyun, will the Qingyun you know be willing to give birth to a child with a strange man?" Can the Qingyun you know climb to the position of the concubine in the intriguing palace? She is now Concubine Yi, which can show that Qingyun has changed her ......" (to be continued......)