"Humph!" Emperor Xianfeng finished reading the battle report in his hand, and snorted coldly in annoyance, the minister of military aircraft and the six Shangshu who were kneeling on the ground raised their heads to peep at the emperor's face, there is no doubt that it is the state of Tieqing, this is after receiving the battle report from Guangzhou, Emperor Xianfeng called out as soon as possible, "No war, no peace, no keep, no death, no surrender, no leaving, hum, it is really unprecedented in ancient times, and it is rare today!" His right hand slapped fiercely on the imperial case, and Xianfeng's face flashed sharply, "What a good courtier of mine!" ”

Peng Yunzhang is still the chief foreman of the Minister of Military Aircraft, only to see Peng Yunzhang kowtow, "The emperor must not be angry, foreigners come from thousands of miles away, just for money, Weichen thought, it is better to," Peng Yunzhang quietly looked up at the emperor's face, and thought of a safe idea, "It is better for Xuanyi's capable person to go to Guangzhou and negotiate with foreigners, after all, the matter must be solved by the ministers." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"If money can solve the problem, then I will not hesitate to pay a thousand rewards! I'm afraid that foreigners not only want money, but also inch by inch! Emperor Xianfeng interrupted Peng Yunzhang's words impatiently, "I still want to enter Beijing to exchange contracts, it's ridiculous, Beijing is a big place, how can you let foreigners enter Beijing!" ”

"What the emperor said is very true," Su Shun continued, "Now Guangzhou is caught off guard and has been attacked by foreigners, but the people's will is available, and military affairs should be rectified immediately. ”

"That's right! People are good at being bullied, horses are good at being ridden, hum, don't give them color to see, really when we are paper tigers! Just do as you want, and kneel down. Emperor Xianfeng got up and entered the Dongnuan Pavilion, and Xingzhen had been waiting inside for a long time.

Xingzhen personally changed the emperor's clothes, and rubbed the emperor's temples, the emperor's original irritable mood gradually calmed down, Ruyi sent tea, drank a cup of ginseng tea, the emperor carefully discussed the decision with the military aircraft just now and Xingzhen said, although Xingzhen just listened to the warm pavilion with his head and ears, but also patiently listened to the emperor's relay, but his heart was like a windmill to turn his thoughts.

It is said that since the first Opium War of Emperor Daoguang. Every time the rulers of the war are tough on the outside world, but this is at the beginning, until they have suffered a few defeats. began to be a shrunken turtle, the color is fierce, it is really apt to describe, the most outstanding and famous is of course himself, declaring war on all nations. After instigating the Boxers to attack Dongjiaomin Lane, which finally led to the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance, and fled to Xi'an, he was overjoyed to learn that foreigners would not hold him accountable, and uttered the infamous sentence "Measure China's material resources and form a friendship with the country." And then nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever.

Not enough staying power, not being able to be tough to the end, this is the flaw. Xingzhen thought about it for a while, and the emperor just finished talking and asked Xingzhen. "What does the queen think?"

"What the emperor said is that we are too lenient to the outside world," Xingzhen flattered, "but if the foreigners leave Guangzhou and go all the way north to Bohai Bay, then what should we do?" ”

Emperor Xianfeng's eyes condensed slightly, "The Empress thinks they will come to the north?" When will it come? ”

"If the foreigners are willing to negotiate in Guangzhou, then they won't make a big deal against Ye Mingchen," Xingzhen analyzed calmly. Although Ye Mingchen is brainless, he stubbornly uses the identity of the Celestial Empire to not contact foreigners, which causes the British to be very angry. However, this is just an excuse and a reason, in fact, it is necessary to urgently open up China's huge market, break China's tributary diplomatic system since ancient times, and strive for equal diplomatic relations with China. If you can blackmail some money from the Chinese, it will be the icing on the cake.

"Forgive the concubine for bluntly saying that the British and French people are probably thinking the same as Daoguang Ye back then, and they are going north to threaten us!"

The Qing Dynasty and the British fought a war over the armed open trafficking of opium along the coast of Guangdong by merchants from Hong Kong with flying clippers. The direct trigger of the war was the Qing Qin minister's envoy Lin Zexu on June 3, 1839, at Humen, Guangdong, on June 3, 1839, when the British expeditionary fleet shelled Jiulong, Guangdong. The war ended with China's defeat and the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing. One of the reasons why Emperor Daoguang would compromise so quickly was that the British fleet shelled the Dagu Battery, and Emperor Daoguang, who originally advocated war, saw that the British ships were approaching, and he was intimidated by the might of the army, and began to waver.

"I'm not unprepared, the military aircraft ordered, I have already called Shengbao in Shandong to quickly pacify the civil unrest caused by the Yellow River break, and quickly deploy defenses in Shandong," Emperor Xianfeng drank the ginseng tea in the cup, "Monk Lingqin's soldiers and horses happened to pacify the twist thieves in Hehuai, originally said that they would go west to Shaanxi and Gansu to exterminate the remnants, but now I mean, let him go directly north and stick to the area of Tianjin, what does the queen think?" ”

Xingzhen nodded, "It's okay, the concubine originally thought that the first thing now was to exterminate the rebellion, and the second thing was to deal with the British, so she thought about talking to the emperor and letting the monk and the king go south to join Zeng Guofan Ronglu to surround him, and be sure to trap the rebellion in the Jiangning area - now he can only let Zeng Guofan go alone." ”

"Zeng Guofan is not incompetent," the Tongdao Hall was full of excerpts that the emperor thought was good news recently, and opened Zeng Guofan's recital, the emperor nodded, and then there was a hint of a smile, "First Ke Tongling, and then Wuhu, now it has been surrounded by Dangtu, and Jinling is close at hand!" Well done. ”

"Then Anhui is worry-free, Wang Jinxiu can also send troops from Anqing City, looking at the siege of Jinling! Although the Jiangnan battalion was still defeated, the rebellious army was also weakened a lot, by the way, the emperor, He Guiqing has been locked into Beijing? Xingzhen asked.

"Hmph, yes, I have already issued an order to remove him from the position of governor of Liangjiang, go to Beijing to pay for the guilt, and then order the governor of Jiangsu to act in charge of the affairs of Liangjiang, it is really useless! It's cheaper and Chun Na, eating opium and killing himself? Save the knife on the mouth of the vegetable market! The emperor threw away the fold in his hand, and his face was gloomy.

"You can't blame him entirely, there are no soldiers in his hands, there are ministers in the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps who supervise military affairs, and it is common for people to have soldiers in their hands and not obey your orders."

"This is extremely true, I look at Zeng Guofan's military merits are acceptable, and his qualifications are enough, the important thing is to be a scholar, queen, what do you think of letting Zeng Guofan take office in Liangjiang?" The emperor originally wanted Hu Linyi, but Su Shun suggested that Zeng Guofan try it, "Your Majesty, Zeng Guofan is good at military affairs, and now Liangjiang is the first priority in military affairs." ”

This is the result I want the most, "The emperor clearly sees thousands of miles, Zeng Guofan can afford it, but the concubine thinks about it, why was the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps broken twice, in addition to the erosion of the green camp of the eight banners in the south, and the combat effectiveness is useless, it is also a separate battle, only to be broken by the rebellion," Xingzhen stroked the non-existent folds on the cheongsam, "He Guiqing, the empty bucket governor, can't coordinate the people below, no matter who the emperor wants to be the governor of Liangjiang, he must speak in the army!" ”

"Well," the emperor was very happy to see that his most trusted courtiers outside and the most respected women in the inner court maintained the same point of view, "Then I appointed Zeng Guofan as the governor of Liangjiang to supervise the military affairs of the three provinces, and ordered Huguang and Zhejiang and Fujian to help line the military salaries." ”

"Yes," the two of them easily set the position of the first minister of Xinjiang, and then talked about the war with Britain and France, "It's ridiculous that Ye Mingchen, the governor of Liubu, has become the laughing stock of the world!" ”

"Don't be angry, Ye Mingchen is indeed confused, but in the end, it is our courtier of the Qing Dynasty, and it is naturally up to our Qing Dynasty to punish his crimes, and the newly appointed governor of Liangguang must negotiate with the British to bring Ye Mingchen back, and he can't lose the national body."

"Well, that's all." The emperor nodded, and then talked about Monk Greenqin, "If it weren't for the emptiness of Gyeonggi, I really wanted Monk Greenqin to calm down for me in the south and return to the dynasty again." ”

"It's good to come back first," Xingzhen comforted the emperor, "As usual, the prisoners will be sacrificed, and when the emperor will do it more vigorously, the military and civilian gentry will also be able to feel the majesty of the sky, and now that they are at war with Britain and France, morale is the most important." "After returning from the great victory, Xingzhen only hoped that Monk Greenqin would not be carried away by the great victory. (To be continued.) )