"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's ......"

Wang Chenggui shouted and stepped forward to try his best to smooth the emperor.

The Emperor sat in his chair, staring blankly at the roof, and for a long time did not react, even forgetting to cough.

After a long while, the extremely intense cough came madly.

I just kept coughing desperately, coughing desperately.

After coughing for a few minutes, the emperor's entire face and whole person were flushed.

Even the eyes are red.

And the piece in his hand also fell directly to the ground.

He didn't say anything, he waved his hand directly, and several eunuchs stepped forward and left Sanxi Hall with the emperor on his shoulder.

Without saying anything, he just left.

Su Shun stepped forward and picked up the piece that was sent by 600 miles in an emergency, and was just about to see it.

Suddenly, the Emperor pointed to the messenger and said, "Kill him!" ”

The courtiers present were shocked, isn't it like this, he is just a messenger, and he wants to be killed?

Wang Chenggui said sharply: "Come on, take this fang away and kill it!" ”

Immediately, several guards stepped forward and dragged down the messenger sent by Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai.

Several eunuchs stepped forward and beat them to death with heavy sticks.

Blood splattered the walls of the palace.

Listening to the sound of the cane outside, Su Shun's face twitched for a while.

He finished reading the whole piece and his hands began to tremble.

Shame!

Su Yao's move is too poisonous.

The real murderous heart.

Prince Hui trembled and said, "What's the matter? ”

Su Shun handed it over, and after Prince Hui read it, he also trembled, and roared: "Su Yu should have a thousand cuts, a thousand cuts." ”

Next, the dozen or so ministers present read all of them.

No wonder the emperor was hit so hard.

This, this is simply a slap in the face of the imperial court a few times, and then pressed it to the ground and stepped on it a few times.

It's too ruthless, it's too poisonous.

The key is how Su Yu did it?

The imperial court has already paid so much money, and the Shanghai consul Mai Huatuo and the tax secretary Li Taitai are all tacitly promoted, and Wei Tuma is secretly promoted.

That pirate leader, Jurgen, has no reason to backstab him at all.

What kind of chips did Su Yu use to buy him?

Silver? Completely impossible.

Su Yu's silver root was about to break, and he couldn't take out much silver at all.

But now things have happened, and in this game, the court has completely failed miserably.

What's next? There's almost nothing to be done.

Su Shun said: "The investment conference is destined to be successful." ”

Du Han said: "Yes, the key depends on how successful it is. Su Yu got a huge amount of silver and survived the silver crisis. ”

Su Shun said: "This is not the most important thing, more importantly, many people spend money, which becomes a community of interests." If the imperial court wants to deal with the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone, they will also stand up against it. ”

Du Han said: "The middle and high-level officials in the entire south will be wet with rain and dew. ”

Conventional methods are completely unable to solve the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone.

The joint law enforcement of the imperial court and the foreign fleet is already the final general attack. After this move is dismantled, there is really no trick.

Su Shun suddenly said: "However, the emperor was also completely enraged. ”

His words were very tactful.

Su Shun knew the emperor very well, and he was not just provoked, but almost went berserk.

This emperor was bound by a lot of etiquette, so most of the time, he followed the rules.

Before making a decision, the consequences are taken into account.

But Su Shun knew that this time Su Yu's fatal blow had made the emperor's reason exceed that Ling Boundary.

Normal political tactics are ineffective, and the emperor may have a lot of crazy actions in the future.

Moreover, the ministers couldn't stop it.

…………………………………………

Night falls!

The investment promotion conference of Jiujiang Pilot Economic Zone was successfully concluded.

It was an unprecedented success.

Several sessions were a great success.

The share of 60,000 rickshaws was booked out, and the contract amount reached 7.2 million taels.

More than 12 provinces have also sold out cigarette deals, with a contract amount of more than 9 million taels.

Of course, this turnover is still only a fraction of the annual turnover of opium.

But Su Yu firmly believes that cigarette consumption will definitely surpass opium in the future.

Especially after he came to power, he would completely kill opium consumption.

The first batch of sound players, a total of only 1,500 units, each priced to the dealer 1,200 taels, containing 10 discs.

Absolute luxury, only the wealthy family, can be purchased.

The total amount of silk and cotton cloth was the highest, reaching 9.2 million taels.

Of course, this figure is still not as good as the Jiangnan consortium, and it is even far behind.

In the history of Hu Xueyan's raw silk war, the amount he used to buy raw silk reached nearly 10 million taels. (According to the wild history, Hu Xueyan used 20 million taels to buy raw silk and lost tens of millions, which should not be true after careful verification, and should not exceed 10 million.) ）

All in all, the total turnover of this investment conference reached an astonishing 27.2 million taels.

Of course, the silver did not receive so much, it was the contract amount, and the real deposit was only more than 30%.

The net profit cannot be accurately figured at this time, but it is certainly more than 12 million taels.

Because the profit margins of rickshaws, cigarettes, and sound machines are very high.

Of course, this is not a one-year profit.

Rather, it is a one-time cash out of the profits of last year, this year, and next year, which is an overdraft of next year's profits.

However, there was no breach of the contract at all, since according to the contract, the calculation of the first year's profits only began in 1860.

Therefore, the Jiujiang Pilot Economic Zone has completely exceeded the target.

"There are only 800 rickshaws in stock at present, and the 60,000 are scheduled for delivery on November 1, 1861."

"At present, we have received the spot payment for rickshaws, 960,000 taels, and the deposit is 2,131,200 taels."

"For all types of cigarettes, we have directly completed the delivery of 2.6 million taels, and the rest is all next year's production share, and we have received a deposit of 1.92 million taels."

"The number of records of the sound machine is now 100 units, the payment for the goods is 120,000 taels, and the deposit is 504,000 taels."

"Fifteen percent of the silk and cotton cloth delivered, a total of 1,380,000 taels were received, and a deposit of 2,346,000 taels was received."

"In summary, at this investment conference, the contract turnover was 27.2 million taels, and the actual income was 11.9612 million taels."

"Report complete!" After Hu Xueyan finished speaking.

The audience burst into warm applause.

In the entire conference room, there were twenty-nine people.

Fifteen from the Chinese side and 14 from the British side.

This is all the high-level of the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone.

Hu Xueyan said: "Although the figures related to net profit still need to be carefully calculated to get the results, there is no doubt that the net profit in 1860 must have exceeded six million taels, and the share to the British investors must have exceeded three million taels. ”

"Do you have any questions about this data?"

The representative of the British side, Bao Ling: "There is no doubt! ”

Hu Xueyan said: "So, is the VAM agreement signed in 1857 completed?" ”

Bao Ling looked at the dozen or so British shareholders present and said, "Gentlemen, do you have any objections?" ”

Everyone shook their heads and said they had no objections.

Hu Xueyan said: "Then we will next implement the relevant content of the VAM agreement. Next on the board, we will add one seat and you will decrease one seat, can you object? ”

Bao Ling said: "We are willing to gamble and lose, we have no objection!" ”

The board of directors of Jiujiang Pilot Economic Zone, a total of 19 board members.

Originally, there were 10 on the Chinese side and nine on the British side.

After the successful VAM agreement, there were 11 Chinese and 8 British.

Both parties sign the new agreement.

Sir Bao Ling said: "Sir Su Yu, did you expect today's result three years ago? ”

Su Yu said: "I expected it, but after doing my best, I found that the result was even better than I imagined." ”

Sir Bao Ling smiled: "Then I really want to thank you, my subordinates are merciful." Otherwise, we would have set more stringent terms in the VAM agreement at that time, and we would have suffered a big loss. ”

Su Yu said: "I have always believed that a win-win situation can last for a long time. ”

Sir Burke, the representative of the British consortium, said: "Gentlemen, is it time for this boring meeting to end?" ”

"Lord Su, please tell me that this meeting is over."

"Our party, our cocktail party, can't wait, please be gracious."

Then, very comically, he threw his hand towards Su Yu.

Su Yu got up and said, "I announce, the meeting is over!" ”

Suddenly, more than a dozen British shareholders present directly ripped off the outermost serious suit.

Revealing all sorts of bells and whistles inside.

Then, each person pulled out half of their masks from under the table and put them directly on their faces.

Then, colorful lights come on. (Apply the paint to the bulb)

Several bands walked in.

The music is on!

"Next, it's party time!"

"Ladies, you're getting tired of waiting, please shine."

Next, to the beat of music and snare drums.

One after another, fashionable foreign girls, dressed in all sorts of sexy dresses, entered the large conference room.

Dozens of waiters walked in, bringing all kinds of delicious dishes, directly on the huge table.

Sir Burke shouted loudly: "Tonight, don't get drunk!" ”

"Celebrate wildly!"

"We made it!"

"We've made a fortune!"

Suddenly, this huge conference room, as well as the banquet hall next to it, immediately turned into a gorgeous party ballroom.

Bai Yan was old, and after drinking two glasses of wine, he wanted to escape.

As a result, he was grabbed by a sexy girl and dragged him off the dance floor.

Su Yu was also dragged off the dance floor.

Some of the girls who attended the dance were courtesans hired from Shanghai, and some were managers who had already worked in Jiujiang and were in charge of contacting female workers.

Because of the cigarette factory in Suyu, there were a large number of female workers in the textile factory, which was a conservative era. So even if there are a lot of staff sent by the British side, there needs to be a large number of women.

While dancing cheerfully, the white woman rubbed Su Yu's whole body.

"Wow, Lord Su, it looks like I underestimated your cigar!"

Su Yu said: "No, no, no, there is not such a dark color. ”

The aristocratic woman smiled coquettishly, "Really? I haven't tasted it, how can I believe it? But please believe one thing, our white women are whiter than the women of your country, no matter where they are, do you want to verify it? ”

Su Yu said, "Doesn't your husband mind? ”

The aristocratic woman said, "He's thousands of miles away in London, I don't think he minds." I am very proud to tell you that I was a virgin when I came to China. ”

China's first? You're going to redefine the word virgin.

Tonight, the whole of Jiujiang fell into a carnival.

This was the smallest ball, with less than 100 people combined.

Outside, there was a ball of several hundred people, most of whom were still British.

Outside, it's the banquet.

Banquet for more than 1,000 people.

A banquet of 200 tables.

All the merchants, the officials of Jiangxi, were at this banquet.

Outside, there is a bigger flowing water seat.

Four hundred tables.

Representatives of the new army, cadets, workers, etc. in Jiujiang.

8,000 outstanding delegates were selected, divided into two groups, and came to the banquet.

Celebrate the complete success of the investment conference.

On the outermost street, there are 600 tables of flowing water seats, as long as they want, the elders and people in Jiujiang City can come to eat.

So, it's really a sea of carnivals.

A total of five floors of banquets.

Su Yu took Qingqing Dagege, from the banquet on the innermost floor, all the way out.

Accept everyone's celebration and accept all toasts.

Layer by layer.

Every time, it's enjoying the cheers.

And Shen Bao'er, Fu Shanxiang and others standing in the pavilion watched this scene.

Lin Xiang'er said to Shen Bao'er: "Are you envious? ”

Shen Bao'er said: "Envy, but this is what Sister Qingqing deserves." ”

Lin Xiang'er said: "Mother, is the princess of Shouxi in the north going to lose her position as lady?" ”

"I don't know." Hong Renli said: "I beg you, don't call me mother." ”

Shen Bao'er said: "Sister Qingqing is in the main room, which is also very good." ”

Suddenly, Lin Shang'er said, "Don't speak, don't speak." ”

Then, she took out a pocket watch and said, "Five, four, three, two, one!" ”

The countdown ends.

I saw Wang Shiqing standing up, bending his bow and arrow towards the sky, and a rocket shot out violently.

"Whoosh!"

A rocket flies into the sky.

As if it were a signal.

Immediately after, the fireworks display began.

"Whoosh ......"

Countless fireworks rose into the sky.

Burn it off!

The sky above the Jiujiang River is full of light.

Gorgeous fireworks burst into the night sky again and again.

Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of their homes and looked at the sky.

Watch this gorgeous fireworks display.

Everyone should enjoy the happiness of the success of the investment conference.

It's been three years!

It's been three years.

It's really a blue thread.

Brick by brick construction, word by word negotiation.

War after war.

Fight after fight.

Hundreds of thousands of people paid directly, millions of people paid indirectly.

thwarted the conspiracies of foreigners, the imperial court, and political enemies again and again.

Finally, there was the success of this investment conference.

Although five factories are still under construction, even the steel plant has not even completed a third of the progress.

The textile mill was not even half built.

But the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone has already become.

Countless struggles have finally brought today's results.

Industrialization, finally towards a solid step.

Nearly 10,000 new troops couldn't hold back their excitement and couldn't suppress their excitement.

Someone shouted: "Great handsome!" ”

Then, more and more people chanted.

"Handsome Wansheng, Dahandsome Wansheng!"

Tens of thousands of people chanted in unison.

Deafening.

…………………………………………

Inside the palace!

The emperor lay on the bed, coughing constantly.

I couldn't sleep at all, everyone held their breath and walked on their tiptoes, not daring to make a sound.

"Ahem, cough, cough, ......"

Yi Guifei said directly: "Medicine, medicine!" ”

The Imperial Doctor said, "Use that medicine?" The medicine left by Princess Shou'an? “

Concubine Yi said, "Yes." ”

Before Princess Shou'an disappeared with Princess Shouxi, she was worried about the emperor's body after all, and left a part of the precious penicillin to the emperor.

Because everything Su Yu was disgusted by the emperor, these penicillins were also sealed in the ice vault.

But seeing that the emperor's lung disease had deteriorated, Concubine Yi Guifei immediately decided to use medicine.

The principle of this medicine was known to the queen first, Princess Shou'an told the queen, and the queen told it to Concubine Yi.

The emperor did not speak.

After a while, the imperial physician took out the penicillin in the freezer, melted it with salt water, and took out the needle.

He couldn't help but be in a daze for a while, because this needle was also made by Su Yu himself and left behind.

Penicillin was injected into the emperor's body.

Of course, the effect of the medicine was not so fast, but the extremely sleepy emperor finally fell asleep.

Only two hours later, in the middle of the night, the emperor woke up violently.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he sat up abruptly and said in a cold voice: "Go, go, go and kill Chong'en." ”

Suddenly, everyone was shocked.

Chongen is the elder of the clan, and he is Su Yu's father-in-law.

And hundreds of officials such as Gui Liang and Qi Ling are still in Zhenjiang, you killed Chongen, aren't you afraid that Su Yu will kill Gui Liang?

The emperor said: "Go and kill him, strangle him with Bailing!" ”

Wang Chenggui said: "Huh! ”

Then, he rushed to the prison of the Zongren Mansion to announce the decree, and held the white silk in his own hand.

But when I got to the Zongrenfu Prison.

The place was already brightly lit, and dozens of corpses lay on the ground.

"Someone robbed the prison, it was very fierce and brutal, and he killed dozens of people in the Zongren Mansion, and he was caught off guard, and he couldn't stop it at all." Duanhua said: "But don't tell the emperor first, don't appear in front of the emperor for the next two days, wait until he is well." ”

Wang Chenggui said: "Yes! ”

…………………………

Next!

The emperor gradually stopped coughing.

Another day passed, and the emperor's lung disease seemed to be cured.

The whole person also recovered his spirits.

There is even a bizarre spirit.

Only the red eyes proved that he was in some kind of euphoria at this time.

"Wang Chenggui, Wang Chenggui ......"

Wang Chenggui, who finally couldn't hide, appeared in front of the emperor again.

"Is Chong'en dead? Dead? The Emperor asked.

The great eunuch Wang Chenggui said: "Your Majesty, no, not dead!" ”

"The Zongrenfu Prison has been robbed, and Chong'en is missing."

After finishing speaking, Wang Chenggui kowtowed desperately, panicking in his heart, fearing that the emperor would be angry.

As a result, the emperor turned out to be very calm and said: "Wanted, wanted, wanted Chong'en!" ”

"Search the whole city and post a wanted list!"

Wang Chenggui said: "Huh! “

"What about Kuang Yuan? Call Kuang Yuan. The Emperor said.

Half an hour later, Kuang Yuan, the Minister of Military Aircraft, appeared in front of the emperor.

"You go to Zhenjiang and bring Gui Liang and the others back." The Emperor said.

Kuang Yuan originally wanted to ask, what should he do if Su Yu didn't hand over there?

Or, what should I do if the other party puts forward various conditions?

Even, Kuang Yuan, the Qin Mission, can't even cross the Yangtze River, what should I do?

The emperor said coldly: "What are you waiting to do?" ”

Kuang Yuan said: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Then, Kuang Yuan immediately set off for Tongzhou and took a boat along the canal to the south.

A few days later!

Kuang Yuan successfully crossed the Yangtze River and came to Zhenjiang.

Zhenjiang Shou will officially Feng Zicai.

Kuang Yuan said coldly: "In the name of the emperor, I came to pick up Gui Liang, Qi Ling and others back to Beijing!" ”

When he said this, Kuang Yuan's heart was full of uneasiness, because he was worried that he would be rejected.

Once rejected, there is nothing he can do.

And he felt that Su Yu's side would definitely refuse, and would take Gui Liang, Qi Ling and others as hostages to force the imperial court to back down in all aspects.

However, nothing like this happened at all.

Feng Zicai said: "Okay! ”

Then, he gave an order and released him directly.

There is not the slightest prevarication, and there are no conditions.

In this way, Kuang Yuan successfully completed his mission and returned to Beijing with hundreds of officials such as Gui Liang and Qi Ling!

……………………

A few days later!

The emperor suddenly asked, "Where is Qiao Long'a, the leader of the new army in Tianjin?" ”

The son of Dexing'a, the murderer of Su Yu.

Wang Chenggui said: "Your Majesty, he, he is imprisoned in the prison of Dali Temple. ”

The emperor said: "In the battle of Dagukou, he made great contributions, what is he doing to imprison him?" Take him into the palace, and I will see him. ”

Wang Chenggui said: "Huh! ”

More than half an hour later, Qiao Long'a, the murderer of Su Yao, knelt down in front of the emperor and kowtowed: "Slave to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

The emperor said: "Qiao Long'a, in this battle of Dagukou, he has a meritorious service in eliminating Yangyi, and he is promoted to the rank of first-class light car captain!" ”

Jorona was incredulous at first, then into ecstasy.

"Slave Xie Emperor Longen, long live, long live, long live!"

When the news came out, everyone was shocked.

This suspect who assassinated Su Yu was not only executed, but knighted?

This, what is this?

……………………

But that's not the end of it.

A few more days passed, above the court.

The emperor suddenly said: "Governor of Jiangsu, there is still a vacancy, who can recommend?" ”

Du Han said: "Your Majesty, you can let Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, concurrently serve as the governor of Jiangsu. ”

The emperor said: "No, the governor of Liangjiang and the minister of trade and commerce of Wukou, there are many government affairs, how can he concurrently serve at the same time?" ”

After the dismissal of Xu Youren, the governor of Jiangsu, no one mentioned this position in the imperial court for a long time.

Because, almost no one dares to go.

I'm afraid that if I go, I'll never come back.

The emperor said: "Zhao Dezhe." ”

Zhao Dezhe's scalp was numb and said, "The minister is here." ”

The emperor said, "Are you willing to go to Jiangsu?" ”

Of course Zhao Dezhen was unwilling, and he was now a Shangshu, and he went to be the governor of Jiangsu, but he was demoted.

Su Shun said: "Your Majesty, the governor of Jiangsu can't do it without military power, and the minister recommended Li Hongzhang, the political envoy of Anhui, to serve as the governor of Jiangsu. ”

There's no way out.

Li Hongzhang himself has thousands of troops, and he is barely half of the Hunan army, he will be the governor of Jiangsu, and Xu Youren probably won't do it.

If Su Yu made a move on Li Hongzhang, it would be a turn against the Xiang army.

The emperor thought for a while and said, "Just do it, Zhao Dezhe, as a messenger, go to Li Hongzhang to pass the decree." ”

Zhao Dezhen kowtowed and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

…………………………

This time, Zhao Dezhen didn't go so fast, and it took more than half a month to arrive in Luzhou.

"Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and canonizes Li Hongzhang as the governor of Jiangsu, and he will take office immediately, and he will do this!"

Li Hongzhang was stunned, kowtowed, and said: "Minister, thank you, long live, long live, long live!" ”

After Qin sent Zhao Dezhen away, Li Hongzhang was full of uneasiness.

Li Xubin was not there, and was leading the army to attack Anqing.

And Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang are incompatible, so naturally they will not discuss with Zuo Zongtang.

So, he left Luzhou as fast as he could, went to Yangzhou, and consulted Zeng Guofan.

Yangzhou!

Zeng Guofan said: "Shaoquan, do you want to be the governor of Jiangsu?" ”

Li Hongzhang was silent, and it was difficult for him to even answer whether he wanted to do it or not.

He stayed very hard in Luzhou, Zuo Zongtang was too tough, and it was difficult for him, the political envoy, to show his strength under the command of the Hunan army.

So, of course, he wanted to be the governor of Jiangsu.

And in this world, he has never entered the shogunate of Zeng Guofan, and he is not completely a member of the Hunan army, and his backing is not hard.

The governor of Jiangsu, the first-class feudal territory, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

However, it is too risky to be the governor of Jiangsu.

"Yes!" Li Hongzhang said directly.

Zeng Guofan said: "Then are you willing to call me a teacher?" ”

Li Hongzhang immediately knelt down and said, "Student Li Hongzhang, meet the teacher." ”

Without the support of the Hunan army, Li Hongzhang would certainly not be able to sit still.

Li Hongzhang's worship is tantamount to treating himself as a member of the Hunan army.

Zeng Guofan said: "Okay, I'll take you to Jiujiang." ”

……………………

A few days later, Jiujiang!

Inside the study.

Zeng Guofan said: "Su Yu, the imperial court canonized Li Hongzhang as the governor of Jiangsu, what do you think?" ”

Of the seven southern provinces, the Hunan army has already taken Anhui, Hubei, and Hunan, and if it is in Jiangsu, it will directly take the four provinces.

What's more, Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, also has control over Jiangxi.

Of course, Su Yu knew that the emperor was going to forcibly dismantle the alliance of the seven southern provinces regardless of it.

He was not even willing to consult with his courtiers, and he did not pay attention to political decency anymore.

The previous steady pace is all abandoned.

He just wanted to use imperial power to directly suppress and carry out political violence dismantling.

And no matter what the consequences, it's a big deal that you rebel directly.

This time the shame he received was too great and drove him crazy.

Su Yu said: "Brother Shaoquan, has you already promised the court?" Do you want to quit three times? ”

Zeng Guofan said: "The will of the imperial court is very resolute, either accept or refuse, there is probably no room for resignation." ”

Su Yu thought for a while and said, "I still say the same thing, I don't stop people from progressing." ”

At this time, Su Yu did not have the slightest hypocrisy, and he didn't say anything at all, I was already in the opposition, and I didn't care about these political affairs.

"Therefore, Brother Shaoquan is the governor of Jiangsu, of course I have no objection, and I am willing to support it." Su Yu said: "I believe that Lord Xu Youren's side will not have any opinions." ”

Zeng Guofan said: "The will of the imperial court wants Shaoquan to take the army to Suzhou to take office. ”

Su Yu thought for a while and said, "Three thousand, you can't exceed three thousand." ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Okay, it's three thousand." ”

Su Yu said: "In addition, I still say that I can't dismantle the alliance of the seven southern provinces. ”

The words are still not finished, whoever is the governor of Jiangsu can do it.

However, after becoming the governor of Jiangsu, if he dares to directly announce his withdrawal from the alliance of the seven southern provinces, then don't blame Su Yu for being ruthless.

Direct human annihilation.

Zeng Guofan said: "Of course. ”

Next, Su Yu and Li Hongzhang met for half an hour.

The other party is very respectful, but also reserved, or very distant.

After the talk, Zeng Guofan left Jiujiang with Li Hongzhang.

A few days later, Li Hongzhang left Luzhou with 3,000 troops and went to Suzhou to take up his post.

At this point, the new governor of Jiangsu was born.

……………………

Shen Baozhen said: "My lord, the emperor has almost lost his mind, and he is going to use the imperial power to directly violently dismantle the seven southern provinces." ”

Su Yu said: "Yes." ”

Shen Baozhen said: "What should we do? ”

Su Yu said: "Don't do anything." ”

For him, the most important investment conference has been completed.

Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone, the most critical step has passed.

Next, it looked like he would completely die down and let the Emperor's side attack.

Shen Baozhen said: "Today is December 25, when will the British and French armies come?" ”

Su Yu didn't speak.

The basha next to him said: "Probably, in the middle of February." ”

Su Yu said: "Let's deduce the emperor's attack. ”

"All the next attacks on us will be the emperor's direct action, and he will not even listen to the advice of the military aircraft. Because of every previous political attack, Duhan and others were very cleverly arranged, but each time they failed. ”

"The emperor has completely lost his patience and his mind."

After Li Hongzhang successfully went to Suzhou and took office as the governor of Jiangsu. The emperor would dismiss Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai from all their official positions, and ordered Li Hongzhang to take over all military power in Jiangsu. ”

"According to the schedule, this is probably mid or late January."

"Next, the imperial court will probably pull Li Hongzhang and let him withdraw from the alliance of the seven southern provinces, but it may not be. But Li Hongzhang will abide by this bottom line. ”

"Therefore, after deposing Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai, the next step for the imperial court is to either remove Wang Youling, Tian Yugong, or you Shen Baozhen."

"Then, the emperor will send a courtier who is not afraid of death at all and absolutely obeys the emperor's orders to serve as this feudal official."

"And the mission of this feudal official after taking office is to announce the withdrawal of this province from the alliance of seven southern provinces."

"His only mission is to dismantle the alliance of the seven southern provinces."

Ba Xiali suddenly said on the side: "Lord Su Yu, I have a question that I want to ask." ”

Su Yu said, "Please speak." ”

"Now that the investment conference has been successful, we have built a community of interests with the powerful businessmen of many provinces. So this alliance of seven southern provinces is actually not that important. ”

Shen Baozhen said: "Sir Bashali, after Lord Su Yu enters the center in the future, he needs strong political help, and this alliance of the seven southern provinces is his biggest descendant, so this alliance must exist." ”

Su Yu said: "And in the future, we will fully industrialize, and the entire seven southern provinces will also take the lead." After Jiujiang succeeds, we may continue to replicate in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places. Therefore, the southern provinces will become the vanguard of my new policy. ”

Ba Xiali nodded and said: "I understand, in this way, this alliance of the seven southern provinces is indeed very important, and it must be kept." ”

Shen Baozhen said: "I understand where that line is." ”

………………………………

According to Su Yu's thoughts, he must have wanted Li Hongzhang to be a little slower, not so fast.

Help him hold back the rhythm of the court.

However, Li Hongzhang is neither fast nor slow.

On January 16, he led 3,000 men into Suzhou.

Officially inaugurated as the governor of Jiangsu.

Didn't he know Su Yu's thoughts? He must have known.

And he could have put it off until mid-February.

After all, the imperial court's will was for him to lead his army to Suzhou, and once a few thousand troops were involved, it was completely normal for time to be slower.

However, Li Hongzhang still completed his appointment within a month.

The imperial envoy met with Li Hongzhang again in Suzhou, meaning that he would publicly announce his withdrawal from the alliance of the seven southern provinces.

Li Hongzhang said that he is really powerless on this point.

Although it is not explicitly stated, the meaning expressed is very clear, once anyone publicly announces his withdrawal from the alliance of the seven southern provinces, it will be a dead date.

The secret envoy of the imperial court did not continue to persecute, but returned to Beijing to report as quickly as possible.

January 27.

In the court, the emperor publicly issued an order: "Remove Zhang Guoliang, the governor of Jiangnan, from all positions, and remove Feng Zicai, the commander-in-chief, from all positions. ”

Hearing this, the courtiers were terrified.

Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai are both born as thieves in the Heaven and Earth Society, and once they are forcibly removed from their positions, it is likely to cause a mutiny.

After all, Li Hongzhang only had 3,000 soldiers in his hands, while Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai had at least 20,000 in their hands.

Once the mutiny, directly into Suzhou.

The consequences are unimaginable.

The group of soldiers in the Jiangnan battalion was already unruly, and it was not unheard of before that they were forced to mutiny and hunt down the commander.

Once tens of thousands of troops mutinied, how should the imperial court clean up?

Send troops to suppress it?

Suddenly, someone cautiously said: "In case, if there is a mutiny among the soldiers and horses under the command of the two, what should I do?" ”

The emperor said angrily: "Monk Greenqin, Shengbao, Ronglu has more than 100,000 troops, what are you eating?" What did the army in Zeng Guofan's hands eat? In the event of a mutiny, it is enough to directly send a large army to suppress it. ”

The ministers' scalps were numb.

After the last great humiliation, the emperor really completely let himself go, and he wanted to use the most direct means to dismantle the alliance of the seven southern provinces.

Even if there is a mutiny, there will be a civil war.

Moreover, in the emperor's view, Li Hongzhang was a member of the Hunan army and a student of Zeng Guofan, and the army of Jiangsu mutiny and attacked Li Hongzhang, which was equivalent to an open break between the forces of Su and the Hunan army.

At this time, no one could persuade the emperor.

Even, he didn't discuss too much with Su Shun Duhan and others.

"Kuang Yuan, you go and issue an order to remove Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai from all their positions." The emperor ordered directly.

Kuang Yuan stepped forward and said, "Minister, obey the order!" ”

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Next, Kuang Yuan, the servant of the ministry, almost prepared to be robbed and killed, and went to Zhenjiang and Changzhou.

When entering the Yangzhou Canal, he was blocked more than once.

It's not an open blockage, it's a congestion of the canal.

Extraordinary congestion.

Each time, he remembered the picture of Dexing'a and Weng Tongshuqin's fleet being robbed and killed, although he had not experienced it, he could imagine it.

Of course, he knew that as long as the alliance of the seven southern provinces did not agree, he would not be able to enter the Yangtze River.

Therefore, he Kuang Yuan almost regarded death as home.

However, the imaginary robbery did not happen.

Despite the congestion, the fleet of Kuang Yuan, the minister of the Qin Mission, entered the Yangtze River smoothly, and crossed the Yangtze River into Zhenjiang City.

"The chief soldier of Susong Town, Feng Zicai, listen to the order!"

Feng Zicai stepped forward and knelt down.

"Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says that Feng Zicai will be removed from all military and political positions, and the army to which he belongs will be under the command of the governor of Jiangsu, and he will be here!"

After reciting the holy decree, Kuang Yuan, the minister of the Qin Mission, almost trembled slightly.

He was really afraid that after the holy decree was recited, he directly mutinied, and rushed out a few soldiers to slash him to death.

However, nothing happened.

Feng Zicai looked very quiet, and said directly: "Minister, thank you!" ”

Then, he took off his official hat, put it on the ground, and received the holy decree.

Kuang Yuan's face trembled slightly, he didn't know what to say, he was embarrassed to be quiet for a while, he left Zhenjiang directly, and under the protection of hundreds of Qin cha guards, he rushed to Changzhou, thinking that Zhang Guoliang, the governor of Jiangnan, would announce his decree.

As a result, Zhang Guoliang was not in Changzhou.

"I don't know, Lord Admiral should be in Danyang, after the Jiangnan camp was dispersed, the handsome tent was withdrawn to Danyang." The generals under his command said.

So, Kuang Yuan, the minister of the Qin Mission, rushed to Danyang again.

As a result, Zhang Guoliang was not in Danyang.

"It should be in Suzhou, the governor is in Suzhou, the admiral has important military affairs, and he wants to discuss with the governor, so he should go to Suzhou." Danyang guarded the road.

Kuang Yuan, the minister of the Qin Mission, suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Shouldn't he kick the ball next, Zhang Guoliang didn't appear at all, so he couldn't find a target for his decree, and dragged him to death?

But there was no way, Kuang Yuan could only leave Danyang again and go to Suzhou.

As a result, Zhang Guoliang was really in Suzhou.

Moreover, Li Hongzhang is also there.

Not only that, Li Hongzhang's 3,000 men and Zhang Guoliang's 7,000 troops were all in Suzhou City.

Even, Kuang Yuan heard that Xu Youren was also in Suzhou City.

Suddenly, Kuang Yuan's heart trembled.

He went to see Li Hongzhang in advance and asked, "Shaoquan, tell me honestly, once there is a mutiny, can your army defeat Zhang Guoliang's army?" ”

Li Hongzhang said: "It's difficult. ”

Kuang Yuan said: "Do you think there will be a mutiny once I read the decree to remove Zhang Guoliang?" ”

Li Hongzhang thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

He really can't be sure.

Because Xu Youren was originally on the Yangtze River, and Zhang Guoliang was also in Changzhou, suddenly the two of them returned to Suzhou, and they also came back with 7,000 people.

Zeng Guofan said that he and Su Yu had a tacit understanding.

In the city of Suzhou, there will be no mutiny. Even in the whole of the South, there will be no mutiny.

But now in this posture, Li Hongzhang doesn't dare to say it to death.

Even, in the event of a mutiny, where should he go?

In the event of a mutiny? Will Su Yu's army and the Hunan army go to war?

Or did the imperial court directly send a large army south to suppress it?

I don't know.

At this time, you can only gamble. If there was really a mutiny, Li Hongzhang decided to hide his traces directly and leave Suzhou to observe the incident.

Stretching out the head is a knife, and shrinking the head is also a knife.

The next day, Kuang Yuan, the minister of the Qin Mission, still decided to announce the decree.

In the yamen of the Suzhou prefect, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Jiangsu, was present, and Zhang Guoliang, the governor of Jiangnan, was also present.

Just when Kuang Yuan was about to read out his will, Xu Youren, the former governor of Jiangsu and the leader of the Seven Southern Provinces Alliance, also entered the yamen.

At this time, Kuang Yuan's heart twitched.

It's over, it's over.

The next step is definitely to mutiny.

However, he held back his fear and said loudly: "The emperor has a decree, and Zhang Guoliang, the governor of Jiangnan, accepts the decree." ”

Zhang Guoliang stepped forward and knelt down.

"Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and dismisses Zhang Guoliang from all positions such as the governor of Jiangnan, and his army belongs to the Jiangsu governor Li Hong's chapter system, Qin this!"

Then there was silence.

Kuang Yuan shuddered and closed his eyes, waiting for the rebels to come out.

As a result, nothing happened.

Zhang Guoliang, the governor of Jiangnan, said quietly: "Minister Zhang Guoliang, thank you." ”

Then, he also took off his official hat, placed it quietly on the ground, and raised his hands high, ready to receive the order.

Kuang Yuan was stunned for a while, and quickly put the holy decree in Zhang Guoliang's hands.

That's it, that's the end of it?

You don't rebel? No mutiny?

After being quiet for a while, Kuang Yuan, the minister of the Qin Mission, almost rushed out of the door, and then left Suzhou as fast as possible and returned to the capital!

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February 19.

Kuang Yuan, the minister of the Qin Mission, returned to Beijing to restore the decree.

Everyone was stunned, it went so well?

Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai, the two military leaders, were deposed like this?

Without any mutiny? There wasn't even a disturbance among the soldiers.

The emperor's series of attacks, Su Yu didn't even have any counterattack, and all of them accepted quietly.

This, is this a random punch to kill the master?

The strategies of Su Shun and Du Han and others before were so clever and ruthless.

Su Yu cracked them one by one, and directly counterattacked, causing the court to lose face.

Later, the emperor who was extremely angry took action in person, and he didn't talk about political routines, but he did it brutally.

Directly use the imperial power and smash it down.

As a result, it was all done. Su Yu's side didn't talk about counterattacking, and he didn't even make a call.

Not only Su Yu, but even Xu Youren, the leader of the Southern Seven Provinces Alliance, did not react.

Just let it be beaten?

The entire seven southern provinces were too quiet, and Su Yu didn't even have the slightest intention of fighting back.

What does that mean? Could it be that after the success of the investment conference, Su Yu was completely dormant and completely passively beaten?

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Inside the Sanxi Hall!

In the past two or three months, the emperor has attacked fiercely, and all of them have succeeded.

He himself was surprised, excited with a little trepidation.

So, he once again summoned his confidants to discuss the next affairs.

"What's next?"

Du Han said: "The emperor is wise, in the past few months, Su Yu has not fought back. In this way, we can go one step further and directly remove Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and let Zhao Dezhen serve as this governor. Once he successfully took over, Zhao Dezhen immediately announced his withdrawal from the alliance of the seven southern provinces, which could completely collapse. ”

Kuang Yuan said: "Then what if the south sends people to rob and kill?" Directly planted on the pirates. ”

What to do?

There is no way, there is no solution at all.

However, the previous attack was too smooth.

Especially this time to remove Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai, it is completely the best time for Su Yu to counterattack.

The two of them were originally from the Heaven and Earth Society, and many of the soldiers under them were also from bandits, so it was normal to take the opportunity to mutiny, and it could not implicate Su Yu.

After all, Su Yu doesn't have any official position now, and Suzhou is so far away from Jiujiang.

As long as the army of the two mutinies, the Hunan army is trapped in the Anqing battlefield, and there is a high probability that they will be bystanders.

Then the imperial court had only one way, to send a large army south from the north to suppress it.

When it really gets to that point, the sky is falling apart.

If the imperial court loses one or two battles, Su Yu will even need to mediate at that time.

So no matter how you look at it, this is Su Yu's best counterattack.

As a result, there was no action.

What kind of medicine is sold in Su Liu's gourd?

Once this opportunity is missed, it will never be again.

At this time, the emperor's red gaze suddenly became intense, and he said hoarsely: "No, it's not to remove Tian Yugong alone. ”

As soon as these words came out, Du Han and the others' hairs stood up.

They knew what the emperor was going to do.

"Tian Yugong, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Wang Youling, the governor of Zhejiang, and Shen Baozhen, the acting governor of Jiangsu, all three of them will be dismissed at the same time!"

"Let Zhao Dezhen be the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and lead the military department with the title of secretary."

"Let Luo Zundian serve as the governor of Zhejiang, and lead the rank of waiter."

"Let Qi Ling serve as the governor of Jiangxi and the general of Nanchang."

"If you want to disassemble, then disassemble it thoroughly,"

This was indeed completely dismantled, all of Su's allies were deposed, and then several provinces simultaneously announced the collapse of the alliance of the seven southern provinces.

The emperor gritted his teeth and said: "Three people, go to the post in three ways,"

"If Su Yu has the ability, he will rob and kill all the three people."

"Robbery and killing along the way, it may be accidental. All three ways are robbed, how to cover up? At that time, everyone in the world can clearly see that he Su Yu is a chaotic minister and thief. ”

This is right, and the three feudal officials went south to take office.

If they were all killed, what would ...... Then there is only one way, rebellion, rebellion!

The ministers present were terrified and did not dare to speak out at all.

This move is certainly ruthless, but it also directly drives the opponent to a dead end. It's really going to turn people back.

Once the armies of the southern provinces all rebel and really kill the side of the Qingjun in the capital, what should they do?

Why did you hire pirates to pretend to be a foreigner fleet before, isn't it because you are afraid that you will directly force the alliance of the seven southern provinces?

Du Han said: "I'm sure that Su Yu will never openly rebel." ”

"If he wants to rebel, the best chance is to make Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai mutiny. At that time, if you don't rebel and choose to rob and kill the officials of the three-way feudal territory, it will really be revealed. ”

"He has managed to maintain the political righteousness until now, and he will be completely lost."

"He won't rob and kill the officials of the three-way feudal territory, and he won't rebel, but what will he do? I don't know, I really don't know. ”

The emperor said in a cold voice: "I used to be a camp step by step, calculating step by step, but I failed repeatedly, fell into the trap of Su Yao, and lost face. ”

"I've decided, I'll do it!"

"Use the most direct means to directly dismantle the so-called seven-province alliance."

Su Shun, Du Han and the others bowed down and said, "Ministers...... Obey! ”

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Su Yu stood on the top of the building and looked out at the Yangtze River.

It was snowing.

In March, it snowed.

Looking at the goose feathers and heavy snow, the ocean is sprinkled and falls into the rolling Yangtze River.

Su Yu stretched out his hand, and the big snowflakes were in the palm of his hand, and it took a while to melt.

"Today, the army should have appeared, right?" Su Yu asked.

Shen Baozhen said: "Yes, according to the report on the sea all the way, it should appear!" ”

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At the same time, above the sea, the sun is setting.

Hundreds of ships led by Count Ergin, tens of thousands of troops.

Mighty and mighty, covering the sky and the sun.

Coming in the direction of Tianjin.

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Note: It's finally finished, and more than 12,000 are delivered! Whisper to me, is there still a monthly pass? Pastry grateful.

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