In fact, Su Yao's 20,000 troops had already been assembled and could set off at any time.

When he returned home, Xu Youren immediately greeted him.

"My lord, Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang have entered Beijing."

Su Yu frowned and said, "Did you lead the troops?"

Xu Youren said: "I don't know if it counts as leading troops, a total of 2,000 people, all of whom are the most elite of the Hunan army. But it can also be said that it is not a matter of leading troops, because the governor of Liangjiang and the governor of Jiangsu together can indeed have such pomp and circumstance."

Su Yu was silent, and it was really difficult for him to blame Zeng Guofan at this point.

Because you brought troops into Beijing without permission, it was still your Su Su's head.

Tian Yu said fairly: "My lord, the provinces controlled by the Hunan army are the alliance of the seven southern provinces. So in terms of key matters, they should be synchronized with us, what does it mean that they are now entering Beijing without permission?"

Chong'en said: "There is another point, the Chengde Palace issued an order for the governor of the world to pay homage to the emperor's remains, and other provinces were forced to come, which was no way. But the seven southern provinces could not come, and Shen Baozhen and Wang Youling directly refused. What does it mean that he was a vassal of the country? I actually came with Li Hongzhang."

Xu Youren said: "A saying that adults often say, support is not absolute, that is, absolutely not support. No matter what reason there is, to come in response to the call of the Chengde Palace, that is, to stand on their side, to say that the sky is broken, and it is also on the opposite side of us."

Tian Yu said fairly: "And in the eyes of the people of the world, isn't this the internal strife in the seven southern provinces?"

Xu Youren said: "And he chose to go to Beijing first, and then go to Chengde, which is quite the meaning of setting up a memorial arch."

Chong'en said: "The people in the world who most hope for the Qing Dynasty to have a civil war and a split in the Qing Dynasty are afraid that it is the Hunan Army Group."

Now the situation is clear.

Su Yu led the army and escorted the Empress Dowager Ci'an and the little emperor to the north.

It's just an attitude.

The country cannot be divided, and there must not be two centers.

Problems that cannot be solved by political struggle will be solved by outright violence.

In short, there can only be one hub in the end.

Just now, the Empress Dowager Ci'an cried directly in front of Su Yu, saying that she must not split.

There must be no civil war either.

Su Yu asked, is the Queen Mother willing to hand over the seal of the royal reward?

The Empress Dowager Ci'an asked, why did you hand over this imperial seal?

Su Yu said that it is not okay for the queen mother and the emperor not to go to the Chengde Palace.

If the civil war is completely avoided, then Su Yu will not be able to lead the army to escort him, so he will let Monk Lingqin escort him north.

Explain that once the Queen Mother and the Emperor fall into the hands of this group of people in the Chengde Palace, will the big seal in your hand still be kept?

In the eyes of Chengde Palace, you have once surrendered to the enemy.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an even wanted to say that even if the Great Seal was lost, as long as there was no split, as long as there was no civil war, then ...... That's not impossible.

Su Yu told him that only if he can fight can he stop the war.

You must show great determination before the other party compromises and retreats.

Su Yu coaxed and swore an oath, which made the Empress Dowager Ci'an strengthen her confidence and have that firm attitude in the court.

This is why Su Yu led the army to escort the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to Chengde in the north.

Otherwise, in order not to divide the country and not to fight civil war, the Empress Dowager Ci'an really had the idea of taking the little emperor directly north to Chengde.

Therefore, this little queen mother is kind and simple, which is sometimes a good thing.

But sometimes, it's not a good thing.

Cixi, on her side, is a qualified politician.

Chong'en said, "Will Zeng Guofan come?"

yes, will Zeng Guofan come?

If he would come to visit Su Yu, it would prove that there was still room for relaxation.

If he didn't come to visit Su Yu, it would prove that he had made up his mind.

Su Yu said, "Then I'll wait to see if he will visit."

…………………………

Inside the Royal Palace.

"Back to the Empress Dowager, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Liangjiang, and Li Hongzhang, the governor of Jiangsu, ask to see."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an was in turmoil, panicking the next situation, worried that a civil war would really break out.

When he was twenty-four years old, how could he afford such a big thing, so after returning to the palace, the whole person was about to collapse emotionally.

But when you see a foreign minister, you have to show a graceful posture.

After a long while, she said, "Let them go and wait in Sanxi Hall."

A quarter of an hour later.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an only entered the Sanxi Hall.

Through the screen, Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang saw the figure of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, knelt down and said, "The minister sees the Empress Dowager."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "You have entered Beijing, but is there anything going on?"

Zeng Guofan said: "Back to the Empress Dowager, the ministers received an order to let the ministers go to Chengde to pay respects to the remains of Emperor Daxing, and escort the coffin south back to Beijing."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an instinctively said, "Have you received the will of Chengde?"

Zeng Guofan's heart wrinkled slightly, the little queen mother in front of him was too unqualified, how could she ask so straightforwardly.

Zeng Guofan said: "The minister did receive the will of Chengde, so he went to Beijing to ask the queen mother about your will. This Chengde Palace, will the minister go or not?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "It's already here, how can you not go, go!"

Zeng Guofan said: "Obey."

Then, Zeng Guofan said: "The Queen Mother and the Emperor go north to Chengde, do you need the escort of the ministers?"

For a while, the Queen Mother didn't know how to answer, and no one next to her asked.

So, you can only answer by instinct.

"Not really."

Zeng Guofan said: "The minister obeys the order."

Next, after a few more pleasantries, Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang said goodbye and left.

Out of the palace.

Li Hongzhang suddenly asked, "Teacher, are you going to visit Su Yu?"

Zeng Guofan fell into thought.

He entered the palace openly, and now I don't know how many people are staring at him.

What time is it? It looks like the eve of a civil war that will break out in the Qing court.

At this most critical moment, if Zeng Guofan went to visit Su Yu, it would be interpreted as a result.

In this civil war, the Hunan army supported Su Yu.

This is a political signal.

It means that the Hunan army and Su Yu are tied together.

In addition, there is an ulterior thought, if Zeng Guofan goes to visit Su Yu, so that the people on the side of the Chengde Palace feel that the Xiang army is on Su Yu's side, this civil war may not break out, and Chengde's side may be cowardly.

The Hunan army was too powerful, with a territory of four or five provinces and countless troops.

Therefore, he couldn't visit Su Yu.

"During this time, the Chengde Palace sent an envoy to interview us, but did Su Yu send an envoy to contact us?" Zeng Guofan said: "He is now the nominal governor of Jiumen, and I, the governor of Liangjiang, have not been ordered, and there is no reason to go to see him."

Li Hongzhang breathed slightly, and said, "The student understands."

Neither of them spoke thoroughly.

The people in the world who don't want Su Yu to enter the center are Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang.

Others are in the center, and they can still tolerate the dominance of the Hunan army, but after Su Lu enters the center, they can't tolerate it.

…………………………

Su Yu waited at home for Zeng Guofan's visit, and waited until midnight and did not come.

"My lord, Zeng Guofan is out of the capital, and he didn't stay in the capital tonight." Li Qi came to report.

sat next to him and waited for Xu Youren and Tian Yugong, and sighed softly.

"It seems that at this critical moment, people are determined to draw a line with us."

Tian Yu said fairly: "Rest, you have to get up early tomorrow."

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Su Yu said, "I'm not in a hurry, maybe there is another person who will come."

Then, several people continued to sit and wait.

Sure enough, half an hour later, Li Qi walked in and whispered, "My lord, Rong Lu is here."

Tian Yugong and Xu Youren were slightly stunned, and then he arched his hand and retreated to the back room.

Su Yu said, "Let him in."

After a while, Rong Lu, who was dressed in a black cloak, stepped forward, bowed and saluted, "Rong Lu, meet the handsome!"

Now Rong Lu's official position is much higher than Su Lu's.

Su Yu said, "I didn't expect you to come in person."

Rong Lu said: "The stakes are very high, it is related to the society of the country, and the lower officials dare not entrust others."

Next, Rong Lu said, "Dashuai, the lower officials have a few things that they want adults to talk about."

Su Yu said, "No need."

Rong Lu was stunned and said, "What do you mean?"

Su Yu said: "I am just escorting the north to Chengde, completely obeying the will of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, there is no need to discuss in the dark."

Rong Lu's face changed slightly.

What does Su Yu mean by this?

Su Yu's meaning is obvious, he will not talk to Rong Lu.

Now what are the key terms of him and Rong Lu?

Is it self-dwarfing?

If you Ronglu represents the Empress Dowager Cixi, then what am I, Su Yu?

I and the Empress Dowager Cixi, still have a glory from you?

Rong Lu trembled and said, "Dashuai, think twice. The entire Chengde Palace is now shouting and shouting and killing, in addition to the original tens of thousands of troops, there are also soldiers brought by several generals in Liaodong, and soldiers from the Mongolian princes, the number far exceeds that of the marshal."

Su Yu said, "What do you mean? I'm just escorting north, do I still need a civil war?"

Rong Lu was silent for a while, and said, "Dashuai, how can I return to the Queen Mother."

Su Yu said, "Just return truthfully."

Rong Lu looked at Su Yu for a while, and said, "The handsome man has made up his mind in a few days, and the official will return truthfully."

"Resignation!"

Then, Rong Lu sat for less than a quarter of an hour before leaving the study.

Then he stood in the courtyard and looked at the sky for a long time.

In Rong Lu's opinion, Su Yu should be overjoyed by his arrival and greet him.

Because now in terms of momentum, the Chengde Palace is even bigger, how many governors, how many generals, how many palaces.

In terms of the army, there are more on the side of the Chengde Palace.

It's more than 60,000.

So Cixi sent him Rong Lu to discuss with Su Yao, not only to send charcoal in the snow, but even like a life-saving straw.

At the critical moment of the Queen Mother, she threw everything around, directly reversed the situation and saved the overall situation.

In this way, it is also a great kindness to Su Yao.

You see, you see.

At the critical moment, it was I, Yehnara, who rescued you.

As a result, I didn't expect Su Yu's posture to be so strong.

However, for Su Yu, this fruit of victory was taken by me, not a gift from anyone.

……………………

In the middle of the night, Rong Lu left the capital and returned to Chengde as fast as possible.

Moments later!

More than 10,000 cavalry of Seng Lingqin also turned around and headed north, returning to Chengde again.

This posture is clearly expressed.

It is necessary to gather all the soldiers and horses in the Chengde Palace and show the strongest troops and the strongest will.

Early the next morning!

Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang, under the protection of 2,000 guards, went north to Chengde.

In order to avoid embarrassment, he set off several hours in advance, so as not to mix with Su Yu's army.

Around nine o'clock in the morning the next day.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an and the Emperor's holy car slowly started.

Under the protection of Su Lu's 20,000-strong army

, Haohao left the capital and went north to Chengde.

Hundreds of officials went with them.

The atmosphere was solemn and the eyes were terrified.

It seems that every step closer to Chengde is one step closer to death.

……………………

Next!

Rong Lu, who was almost falling apart, appeared in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi again.

At this time, he couldn't stand at all.

His whole body was trembling, and his legs were already grinding into a blur of flesh and blood.

For the past few days, he has been on the road almost sleeplessly, and in order to be fast enough not to ride in a carriage, he has to ride his own horse.

The dignified minister is like a messenger.

"Sit down!" The Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't bear to say.

Rong Lu said: "In front of the Queen Mother, how can there be a seat for a minion."

The Queen Mother said, "When is it, let you sit and you will sit."

Rong Lu sat down tremblingly.

The Queen Mother said, "How are you talking?"

Rong Lu said, "Su Yu, I didn't talk to the minions, and directly let the ministers leave."

As soon as these words came out, Empress Dowager Cixi's cold face changed: "What does he mean by this? Don't you know what to do? I'm helping him, and I'm saving him."

"Could it be that he really thinks of himself as a rebel and a thief?"

"Could it be that he is really determined to lead the army north and enter Chengde?"

"Could it be that he really wants to break out into a civil war?"

Rong Lu was silent for a while and said, "Su Yu's thoughts, the slave understands."

The Queen Mother said, "You say."

Rong Lu said: "He feels that he has come to this day, all on his own, at this most critical moment, even if he wants to win, he must win more thoroughly, not the gift of others."

The Queen Mother said, "What do you mean? Do you want Motonomiya to bow down to him?"

Rong Lu said: "He was probably angry, he sent someone to talk to the Queen Mother before, but he was pushed by the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother said, "Is this palace pushing and shoving? Hongu is not refusing, he just wants to take the initiative."

Rong Lu said, "However, Su Yu also wants this initiative."

The Queen Mother said, "He is a minister, and I am a king. Even if he enters the center in the future, he will need my strong cooperation, can he still rely on the one in the East Palace?"

Rong Lu said: "This person has always been like this, and he is like this to the first emperor."

The Queen Mother said, "No wonder the first emperor was so angry with him."

After a long while, the Queen Mother said, "After Seng Lingqin returns to the division, plus your army, plus the soldiers and horses of the Mongolian princes, the three generals of Liaodong and others, there will be about 70,000 people."

Rong Lu said, "Yes."

The Queen Mother said, "How many people did Su Yu bring here?"

Rong Lu said, "Twenty thousand."

Seventy thousand against twenty thousand!

It looks like it's more than three times as much.

Rong Lu said: "There is also news that Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang are here, bringing two thousand people, and they should be the most elite Hunan army."

Cixi said, "Has he entered Beijing?"

Rong Lu said, "I've entered Beijing."

Cixi said, "Then did he visit Su Yu?"

Rong Lu said: "No, in fact, I have already arrived next door to Su Yu's house, and after learning that Zeng Guofan entered Beijing, I have been waiting to see if Zeng Guofan will visit Su Yu, and I will not officially visit Su Yu until he confirms that he will not visit and go out of the city to live with his guards."

Cixi said, "Hmph, ill-intentioned. Is he going to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, or is he going to add fuel to the fire?"

Rong Lu said: "Su Lu led the army to the north, Chen Bing Chengde in the north, the civil war was about to break out, the Hunan army was probably the one who most hoped for the outbreak of the civil war, and the most wanted the Qing Dynasty to split, he even stopped the battle of Anqing."

Cixi fell silent.

After a long while, Cixi said, "Ronglu, tell me honestly, once the fight starts, can you win?"

Rong Lu said, "Whether you can win or not, the slave doesn't know. But even if we win, we will not only lose both, but both of us. At that time, the Rakshasa Kingdom in the north was only afraid of being killed, and the Russian minister said again and again that he could send troops to help us eradicate the rebellion in Chengde."

"Not only that, once both of us are destroyed, then the Hunan army will be completely divided."

"Brothers fight, and then the country is cheaper than outsiders."

Actually, Rong Lu didn't say it too directly at this time, but the meaning he expressed was very clear, he couldn't win!

He can't say it too clearly, so he can only talk about it bigger, but to some extent it's also true.

Cixi couldn't help but say, "First Emperor, First Emperor, leave us such a mess."

Then, he asked, "Do you think Su Yu wants to fight?"

Rong Lu said: "He definitely doesn't want to fight, he has worked hard until now, and he has always firmly upheld the righteousness. Once the fight starts, it will really become Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo."

Cixi said, "If you don't fight, isn't he Cao Cao?"

Rong Lu said, "Even if you want to be Cao Cao, it's not time to be on fire now. Moreover, his Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone is in full swing, and once a civil war breaks out, even if he wins, the entire Qing Dynasty will be torn apart, and the economic development will be completely destroyed, and the great powers will only be afraid to seize the opportunity to divide our Qing Dynasty."

"In the past, the local rebellion was strong, and it did not affect the center, and when the rebellion was the largest, it did not shake the position of the center of the imperial court. But now it's a civil war between the two centers, and they're evenly matched in terms of name and strength."

"Once the war really starts, it's really going to be torn apart."

Cixi said, "So, he doesn't want to fight, he doesn't want to fight at all."

Rong Lu said, "Yes."

"But...... With the minions' understanding of him, he never wanted to fight. But if we don't back down, then ...... That might be a real fight."

"In other words, he prepared for the worst."

The Empress Dowager Cixi turned her head, her eyes were slightly red, and tears welled up slightly, but they did not slip.

How did this person become like this?

When we got along before, how thoughtful and sweet we were.

The love words in her ears are non-stop, and she is really obedient.

When I think about it now, it's all confusing.

But since returning from the battlefield in the south, it is as if he has changed as a different person.

finally met twice, but the tip of the needle was like Mai Mang, and he refused to give in to her at all.

The first time we met, she broke everyone apart, and they met in secret, what does that mean, don't you know?

No...... Isn't that what you want to steal?

It's just that women are reserved, where can they say so clearly.

What about your gentleness and thoughtfulness?

is not coaxing, nor sweet words, just ruthless words on top.

stripped people naked, and they didn't make love, but they went there and wiped them on people's faces.

What woman can stand such humiliation?

Now he doesn't care about it, he directly leads his troops north, and he still doesn't want to give in at all, is this to kill me?

Under the resentment, the Yehenara clan almost couldn't help but directly make an order, beat, and fight him to the end.

However, this sentence was not said after all.

When Rong Lu saw this scene, he couldn't guess what his dream lover was thinking.

Suddenly, his heart was extremely sour.

After a long while, Cixi said, "You should retreat first, and then think about it." But you also have to be careful that you can't be down-to-back on the outside, you have to be tough."

Rong Lu said, "The slave knows."

……………………

The news that Su Yu led an army of 20,000 to the north reached the Chengde Palace.

Suddenly, the crowd was furious.

Countless people shouted and shouted and killed.

"Hit, hit, hit!"

"Are you still afraid of him? We are seventy or eighty thousand

Man, can't you beat him with 20,000 people?"

"Of the 20,000 people in Su Yu, most of them are parallel goods, and only 4,000 new troops can really fight. There are more new troops in Tianjin on our side than him, and it is best to solve it by force."

"Just eradicate him once and for all, and kill the whole clan!"

Next, Du Han went to connect the governors of the provinces and seal the officials.

Each of them didn't have much, they were all Governor's Guards, Governor's Guards, and the like, but there were hundreds of them.

There are so many overseers, and there are a lot of them.

Du Han made a wish to the governors and governors and officials, asking them to stand on the side of the Chengde Palace at the most critical moment, kill Su Yao, eliminate the rebellion, and save the queen mother and the emperor from fire and water.

And Boyan Nemohu is to connect various Mongolian princes.

He himself is the prince of Mongolia, and he is a family with everyone.

Drank the spirits, then drank the blood wine and swore an oath.

The Mongol kings, united as one, are bound to eradicate the rebellion for the Qing Dynasty.

Immortal Heaven is the proof, and he must fight with Su Yu to the end.

Kill the rebel and save the queen mother and the emperor.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Cixi entered the Buddhist hall and worshiped the Buddha every day.

So, Du Han, the minister of Gu Ming, ran to ask Rong Lu.

"What does the Queen Mother mean by this? Do you want to back down?" Duhan Road.

Rong Lu said, "Retreat? How is it possible to back down? When the sword and soldiers meet each other and the blood flows like a river, of course the Queen Mother must eat fasting and recite the Buddha to wash away her sins for future killings."

Du Han said, "Lord Rong, others may have a way out of this struggle, but there is no way out for the two of us. I have been against Su Yu for a long time, and I have long made him hate him. And after Su Yu and the first emperor fell out, the first emperor promoted you and replaced Su Yu, so Su Yu has long hated you to the bone."

Rong Lu said, "Of course I know."

Du Han said, "What's more, the first emperor still has a secret intention to kill Su Yu for you."

Rong Lu said: "Now that the matter has come to an end, there is no way back."

Du Han said, "Yes, there is no way back. It's completely a life-and-death relationship, either Su Yu's entire family will be destroyed, or we will be punished by the whole clan."

Then, Du Han said, "Lord Rong, tell me honestly, your Tianjin New Army has so many more troops than Su Yu, can you defeat him?"

Rong Lu said: "The Tianjin New Army must be afraid of the foreigners. Because even if you defeat a foreigner, it will be completely useless, and we have not won the second battle of Dagukou. But the battle was won, and soon the foreigners sent more troops. The Yangyi army is more than one million, and it can't win at all, so the brothers have no heart. But Su Yu's army is different, as long as he wins this time, he will be completely finished."

As soon as these words came out, Du Han's morale was suddenly boosted.

"That's right, that's right, it's exactly this truth, as long as we win this battle, Su Yu will be completely finished, and we will be sure of this battle."

Then, Duhan left with peace of mind and continued to lobby the governors of the provinces.

Rong Lu looked at Du Han's departing back and couldn't help but sigh.

Two more days passed.

Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang came to Chengde, and his 2,000 troops were stationed at a distance from the palace, and then the two entered the palace to meet the Empress Dowager Cixi.

He came to meet the Empress Dowager Cixi this time, of course, for only one purpose.

It is to judge whether this civil war will break out.

This was very important to Zeng Guofan, and it was related to the fate of the Hunan army.

However, the Empress Dowager Cixi refused to receive her on the grounds that she was worshipping the Buddha and could not be interrupted, otherwise she would be insincere.

Eating fasting and chanting Buddha at this time?

What does that mean exactly? To fight or not to fight?

Because there are too many interpretations of chanting Buddha, and the only interpretation of the current palace is that the next big killing will be opened, and the blood will flow like a river, so the queen mother will eat fasting and chant Buddha to wash away all the sins that will happen in the future.

So, it's a very tough posture to fight to the end.

As a result, Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang left the palace and returned to the Chengde station.

However, Duhan's side came right after.

"Zeng Dashuai, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you want to hurt me." Duhan arched.

Before, Du Han was very reserved in front of Zeng Guofan, and even a sense of superiority, after all, he had been in the center for a long time, and he was the Minister of Military Aircraft and the emperor's confidant.

Zeng Guofan begged him for the sake of the Hunan army, and he didn't know how many times he bribed him.

But now, his posture has never been lower.

Zeng Guofan said, "Lord Du, don't come unharmed."

Next, the two entered into greetings, and Zeng Guofan seemed very patient and talked about the world.

Before, Du Han promised to be able to pull until dawn, because he knew astronomy and geography, but now he really didn't have that mind.

Before the Great War, he was determined to increase all the weights that could bring victory, and Zeng Guofan was the top priority.

"Zeng Dashuai, the first emperor is as kind to you."

Zeng Guofan immediately bowed his hand in the direction of Chengde Palace and said, "The first emperor's kindness to me Zeng Guofan will not be repaid in this life."

Hehe.

When Emperor Xianfeng was alive, you Zeng Guofan confronted him every day and repeatedly made him half angry.

That is, Su Yao's latecomers are on top, otherwise the courtiers hated by the first emperor the most are afraid that it will be you.

Now that people are dead, you keep saying that you are as kind as a mountain.

Du Han said: "When the first emperor was alive, he once publicly said in the court that Su Yu was a rebellious minister and thief, and he was innocent of death. And after that, he even publicly decreed that he was a rebel and a thief, and engraved a rebel and thief on the plaque of his mansion, and set up a stone tablet of rebels and thieves, which Zeng knew all about."

Zeng Guofan said: "Of course I know, but later, when the first emperor toured Jiujiang in the south, the relationship between the two sides seemed to have eased, and even let Su Yu and Princess Shouxi get married, and presided over the wedding."

Du Han said: "That's the first emperor Shengming, paralyzing Su Yao. Do you know that before the first emperor died, he made a secret decree to eradicate the traitor Su Yu?"

Zeng Guofan exclaimed, "There is such a thing?"

Du Han said: "Zeng Dashuai, the secret decree of the first emperor, do you obey the order or not?"

Zeng Guofan said, "If this secret decree is true, of course I will obey it."

Du Han said, "Am I still lying to you? Five days later, the governors, generals, and Mongolian palaces will pay homage to the relics of the former emperor, and at that time, the Queen Mother will come up with a secret decree and call on the world to eradicate the traitors."

"Of course, there is another possibility, Su Yu knew that the matter was about to be revealed, so he was frenzied and tried to jump off the wall in a hurry, and was leading his troops north, trying to make a final struggle, but it was just the cry of the defeated dog."

"The first emperor was kind to Zeng Dashuai, and Zeng Dashuai is an example of the world's ministers, in this major event, he will become the optimus jade pillar of the Qing Dynasty."

Zeng Guofan said: "Big deal? What's the big deal?"

Du Han said: "Of course, Su Lugou jumped over the wall in a hurry, acted perversely, and committed chaos, and he is likely to send troops to attack Chengde Palace."

Zeng Guofan said: "It's impossible, he just escorted the Queen Mother and the Emperor to Chengde in the north."

Du Han said: "Lord Zeng is confused, the Queen Mother and the Emperor have been imprisoned by him, and they are like puppets. As courtiers, of course, we must fight to the death to save the Queen Mother and the Emperor."

Zeng Guofan said: "Civil war? This is absolutely unacceptable, once there is a civil war, the country will be shattered, I will reconcile the contradictions between the two sides, and we must not let the civil war break out."

Du Han fell silent and stared at Zeng Guofan for a long time.

Then, he suddenly stood up suddenly, and arched his hand towards the Chengde Palace, "Our Lady of the Empress Dowager!"

Zeng Guofan was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up and arched his hand in the direction of Chengde, "Respectfully, please Saint Ann."

The Queen Mother is not good at calling Saint Ann, but she can't care about it at this time.

"Holy mercy bows

。」 Du Han said: "The mourning family has told the family, Su Yu is guilty of rebellion, Zeng Guofan should take Kuang Fu Sheji as his own responsibility, eradicate the rebellion, and mourn the family to be rewarded with the public."

Zeng Guofan was stunned, bowed down and said, "Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother."

Du Han said: "Zeng Dashuai, after the matter is completed, the imperial court will hand over all Jiangxi to you, half of Jiujiang will belong to the Internal Affairs Office, and half will belong to you, of course, the British share will remain the same. At that time, Zeng Dashuai will be crowned a duke, and he will really be the number one hero in the world."

Zeng Guofan said: "Don't dare, don't dare! Putting things right is the right thing to do, but the reward of the public is something that we never dare to accept."

Next, the two sides exchanged a few more pleasantries.

After getting Zeng Guofan's vague statement, Du Han got up and left.

After he left, Li Hongzhang came out and said, "The situation is a little bad, Du Han is such a wise person, he is actually overbearing."

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Su Yu's 20,000-strong army escorted the Empress Dowager Ci'an and the emperor north, neither fast nor slow.

Walking fifty miles a day, a distance of more than four hundred miles, that is, nine days.

His army is getting closer and closer to the Chengde Palace.

Someone is counting every day.

Su dragged the rebel army, 260 miles away from the Chengde Palace.

The distance is two hundred and ten miles.

One hundred and fifty miles away.

As his army got closer, the whole atmosphere became more and more suffocating.

The real mountain rain is coming.

The seventy or eighty thousand defenders of the Chengde Palace are practicing day and night.

Mobilization is taking place every day.

Defend the Queen Mother and defend the Chengde Palace.

If there is rebellion, fight to the death.

It looks like it's completely warlike.

And the Empress Dowager Cixi is still in the Buddhist hall, eating fast and reciting Buddha.

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Buddha Hall.

"Queen Mother, Su Yu's army is still a hundred miles away from Chengde Palace."

Yehenara's cold face looked a little haggard at this time, and her delicate body trembled slightly when she heard a hundred miles.

She was tempted to ask something, like had a messenger been sent?

But after all, there was no question.

Of course, she knew that whether a civil war broke out or not was basically entirely up to her.

Su Yu's army, fifty miles a day, did not slow down at all.

shows that he has no intention of compromising anything.

The pace of war is getting closer and closer.

Empress Dowager Cixi felt a pang in her heart.

Repeated suffocation.

"Queen Mother, do you have any intentions?" The people outside asked directly.

"Nope." Empress Dowager Cixi said.

Then, the man walked away with trepidation.

Everyone in the entire Chengde Palace was full of uneasiness.

Cixi continued to kneel before the Buddha and recite the scriptures in silence, as if seeking a moment of silence.

But the more I thought about it, the more irritable I became.

Immediately after, there was the sound of footsteps outside.

"What's wrong again?"

The eunuch An Dehai said: "Empress Dowager Qiqi, the Heilongjiang General's Mansion is six hundred miles in an emergency, and the Russian army has entered the territory of our Qing Dynasty."

General Heilongjiang was also in Chengde at this time, so it was an urgent report from the officials left behind.

As soon as these words came out, he was startled and stood up directly.

It can be described as surprising and delightful.

What surprised the Russians was that they really had wolf ambitions, so they couldn't wait to kill them.

Happily, there are finally steps.

Suddenly, she said directly: "Summoning the ministers into the palace, the court!"

It is said that the emperor is not there, and the queen mother has not yet lowered the curtain to listen to the government, so she is not qualified to attend the court.

But now is the time of 100,000 urgency, and there is no longer much to take care of.

It's just that this court meeting can't be held in the main hall after all, but in the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace.

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Above the main hall, there are nine ministers who take care of their lives, and the main ministers of the Chengde Palace are there.

"Empress Dowager Qi, the Russian governor said that the Qing Dynasty is our ally, and there are rebels who have imprisoned the queen mother and the emperor, so they are duty-bound to help."

"They are willing to lend us troops for free to eradicate the rebellion."

Du Han came out and said: "Empress Dowager, Su Yu went perverse and committed chaos, even the friendly countries couldn't stand it, and sent troops to help."

Bo Yan Nemo said: "The Empress Dowager Qi, Su Luo's thief, committed a rebellion, attracted foreign soldiers, such a heinous crime, people and gods are angry."

Kuang Yuan said: "Empress Dowager Qi, the minister is willing to go to Heilongjiang to appease the Russian *** team. The army of the imperial court can hang the thieves with peace of mind."

"Queen Mother, you must first settle inside!"

"Queen Mother, my 100,000 army is already waiting for the end, as long as the Queen Mother gives an order, you can eradicate the traitors and help the community."

Then, everyone found out.

There were only six or seven people clamoring in the court.

The rest, all silent.

Including Su Shun, Prince Gong Wang Yi, Duanhua, Zaiyuan and many others, they didn't show up for a long time and didn't speak.

The Empress Dowager Cixi hid in the Buddhist hall, and they also closed their doors.

Only Du Han, Kuang Yuan, and Bo Yan Nemohu were running desperately, connecting everywhere, shouting and shouting and killing.

Rong Lu is the confidant of the Queen Mother, and every time everyone asks him about his attitude, he seems to be resolute, and many people are at ease.

And now, everyone is looking at the Empress Dowager Cixi.

are waiting for his final decision.

"Queen Mother, eradicate the traitor, here!"

"Queen Mother, don't forget the last words of the first emperor."

"Queen Mother, the spirits of the ancestors and ancestors in the sky will also be eager to go down to the earth to crusade against Su Yao's rebels."

Several people continued to chant desperately, urging the Empress Dowager Cixi's decision.

At this time, Yehenara also felt that his mouth was dry and his heart was beating faster.

After a long while, she slowly spoke, "The invasion of foreign thieves has made the country and society in danger! How can there be chaos at such times? The mourning family decided to go to Su Yu's army in person to discuss with the Empress Dowager."

As soon as these words came out.

Many people in the audience breathed a long sigh of relief.

Finally no need to fight, finally no need to fight.

I'm so scared!

But there are also many people who tremble and tremble in their hearts.

Some people, covered in cold, only felt that the Queen Mother's words were like five thunderbolts.

After a long while, Du Han knelt down and kowtowed, "Queen Mother, don't do it!"

Kuang Yuan and Boyan also kowtowed desperately: "The Queen Mother must not go, if you go, I am afraid that you will also be imprisoned by Su Yu's rebels."

"The Queen Mother is about the country and the society, how can she go to danger with her golden and jade body."

Several people kowtowed desperately, like cuckoos crying blood.

Most of them didn't say a word.

After a long while, Yehenara said, "Ronglu, you prepare the army, accompany me to the south, and go to the army of Su Lu."

Rong Lu said, "The slave obeys!"

The Queen Mother said: "The mourning family has already made up its mind, and there is no need to say much, so it is decided."

Then, she left directly and resolutely, not giving others a chance to object.

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Next!

Under the protection of Ronglu's new army in Tianjin, the Empress Dowager Yehenara left the Chengde Palace and headed south, heading in the direction of Su's army.

In addition, Rong Lu also sent an envoy to the south as fast as possible, and reported to the Queen Mother and Su Yu.

After receiving the letter, the Su army also stopped advancing and stayed in place.

Camped.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an almost cried with joy.

Finally waited for this moment, she was finally not a sinner in the Qing Dynasty.

Although she seems to be very determined these days, she is terrified every day, and she can't sleep.

I can't even eat.

I don't know how many times I woke up from a nightmare and dreamed of a civil war between the two armies, and a river of blood flowed.

Immediately afterwards, the second wave of envoys from the Empress Dowager Cixi's side also came.

The two sides set a venue for negotiations.

This location cannot be in the Ronglu army, nor can it be in the Su Lu army.

At this time, the two armies were thirty miles apart.

I took out the map, and in the middle of the two armies, I found a post station.

So Su Yu said, "How about choosing to negotiate in this station?"

Cixi's envoy said, "The Empress Dowager also means this."

Su Yu said, "The Queen Mother's side, prepare a few people to enter the post station to negotiate."

Cixi's envoy said, "Only the Queen Mother alone."

Su Yu said, "Then I will wait outside after sending the Queen Mother and Queen Mother into the post station."

Cixi's envoy said, "The queen mother's meaning is that Lord Su Yu will talk about it."

Su Yu said, "I'm going to talk with the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother?"

The Cixi envoy said, "No, you are going to talk alone."

Su Yu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, how many troops will the two sides send to defend that post station?"

The envoy of Cixi said, "How about sending 2,000 men from each side?"

Su Yu said, "Yes!"

Cixi's envoy said, "Tomorrow the troops of both sides will arrive to check the safety of the entire post station, and at nine o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, how about entering the post station together?"

At this time, Western clocks and watches had already entered China on a large scale, so at such times, Western timekeeping was used.

Su Yu said, "Okay."

Cixi's messenger said, "The villain is going to return to the Empress Dowager."

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Next!

Su Yu sent two thousand troops to the post station.

Rong Lu also sent 2,000 men.

Both sides thoroughly inspected every corner of the entire post station to ensure that there were no potential safety hazards.

All the furniture and utensils inside have been replaced with new ones.

And it was thoroughly checked by people sent by both sides to ensure that there were no problems.

Next, 4,000 men surrounded the entire post station, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

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Next!

As a courtier, Su Yu must be one step ahead of the Queen Mother, enter the post station, and wait for the arrival of the other party.

Therefore, just after nine o'clock, Su Yu walked into the post station.

At this time, the two armies surrounded the station, but it was thirty meters away.

Make sure that the conversation between the two sides is not overheard by anyone.

It's the building in front of it, with the dragon flag hanging on it.

Su Yu took a deep breath and stepped up the steps.

Gently pushed the door open and walked in.

Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager Cixi had already come in advance and was sitting there quietly.

She was dressed in a gown at this time, gorgeous and solemn, cold and compelling.

At the age of twenty-six, she is the best moment for a woman.

Su Yu stepped forward and saluted: "Minister Su Yu, meet the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is blessed with longevity and Jin'an."

Yehnara sat there upright, and did not shout flat.

She looked at Su Yu quietly, and then her eyes turned a little red.

After a long while, she said to Su Yu, "Lord Su Yu, now you are satisfied!"

"The mourning family came to you to admit defeat, you are finally satisfied!"

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