Chapter 264: Back to Beijing! Fight the Hunan army! Show one’s true colors in the end!
Chapter 265: Back to Beijing! Fight the Hunan army! Show one’s true colors in the end!
This is the third round of killings.
The entire inner city fell into a dead silence.
After the large-scale shooting, the people are still dragged to the human field, and then the floor is washed over and over again.
And after Prince Hui Mianyu returned to the palace, he sat motionless on his chair.
There was only one sentence in his mind, Du Xing's warning to them: Didn't you think of such a result when you did this?
Can you afford this before you do it?
Now the consequences are there!
In fact, Mianyu is not very old this year, only fifty years old, but she already feels that her body is not as good as before.
Historically, he died in 1864.
In his life, many times the slogans were shouted loudly, but in fact he didn't accomplish anything, and at that time, he followed Su Shun to fight for power, that is, he just shouted two slogans.
Because there is no need, he has been extremely glorified in his life, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't get anything.
Therefore, this time, the alternative Qiansu forced the palace, which was the first time he made a big move.
Of course, from the planner to the organizer of this major event, it is not him.
He is the leader who is pushed out and the one who orders the moment of truth.
Outcome......
Even if Su Yu was not in the capital, this trick was still cracked by brute force.
How many people were killed? I don't know.
But then, I don't know how many flag people wear linen and filial piety.
He looked at the beams of the room, playing with a piece of white silk in his hand.
Then, gently shake the white silk up.
He wasn't really afraid, nor was he worried about being reckoned.
It's that you can't face such consequences, you can't face such failures.
Just as he was pulling Bai Aya, someone rushed in, knelt and hugged his legs and said, "Amma, what are you doing here?" What are you doing? ”
This is his son Yixiang, fifteen years old this year, Gui Liang's grandson.
Immediately afterwards, Prince Gong and Bao Jun all rushed in.
"Prince Hui, you must not be like this, you must not be like this."
"It's okay, it's okay."
Prince Gong said: "Uncle Huang, you are an elder of the royal family, can you just watch your ancestors' rivers and mountains being usurped little by little?" ”
"It's the hardest thing to die in the ages."
"Prince Hui, you are not even afraid of death, are you still afraid of fighting with Su Yu to the end?"
Prince Hui Mianyu said slowly: "Yes, I'm not even afraid of death, I'm afraid of fighting to the end." ”
"I didn't really want to die, I just wanted to feel the state of mind."
"I'm also wondering why Su Shun and Duanhua stood up at a critical moment at that time." Mianyu said slowly: "Because after the first emperor left, he belonged to Su Shun and Duanhua, and they couldn't stand up." ”
"After Su Shun and Duanhua died, they belonged to us as tall, and we had to stand up."
"The ancestors of the country and the society can't just be cut off like this."
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Inside the study.
Mianyu suddenly said: "What does Su Yu want to do?" He killed a total of three waves of banner people, we are all relatives between the banner people, broken bones and tendons, he killed these three waves of banner people, he has already offended all the flag people in the world. ”
"On the Han side, except for Xu Youren and Wang Youling, he also offended all the southern governors."
"What exactly does he want to do? His Amasukh, who likes to climb relatives the most, can't stay in the capital anymore. ”
"If he continues to kill like this, his family won't be able to stay in the capital anymore?"
"Did he really go to Nanjing and set up another foundation? If that's the case, what is he tossing in Beijing? ”
"If he continues to kill like this, who will support him in the future in the entire capital? He can't kill all the millions of bannermen. ”
Bao Jun suddenly said: "Lord Wang, this is not a problem for us to think about. ”
"There are only two questions we have to think about now, if Su Yu continues to do this, will the ancestors' Jiangshan Sheji be finished, or to put it more bluntly, this is still not the Jiangshan Sheji of the Qing Dynasty."
Several people thought for a moment and shook their heads.
Mianyu said: "If you continue like this, all the privileges of the banner people will be gone." The Eight Banners have also been completely dismantled, and this Jiangshan Sheji has nothing to do with us. ”
Bao Jun said: "Then do you want to stop him completely?" ”
This is very strange, of course you have to stop him, isn't everything you did before stop him?
Bao Jun said: "Everything I did before was indeed to stop him. But there are always illusions, with compromises, and they dare not completely oppose each other, and they dare not fight to the end completely. ”
Mianyu said: "The army is in the hands of people, how to fight to the end thoroughly?" ”
Bao Jun said: "The goal of our previous struggle was to make Su Yu compromise and back down. Even if the highest goal is to let him go into the field from the center, no matter what he does, he will not be thorough. ”
Mianyu said: "How can you be thorough? ”
Bao Jun said: "Let him fail at all costs." ”
"The so-called reckless at all costs means even borrowing the enemy's strength."
"Even if it's the power of the Russians, even if it's the power of those Han warlords, even if it's the power of those traitors in the northwest."
"Didn't you notice? After each struggle, Su Yu's opponents died, and his strength became stronger. ”
"Last time, Seng Lingqin, Dexinga, Duolonga and others were still on our side, and now? All of them were unwilling to oppose Su Yu. ”
"Look at the abolition of the local Eight Banners this time, although there have been some small chaos, but on the whole, whoever dares to come out to oppose it on a large scale will all obediently obey the repeal."
"Every time Su Yu fights, he will eliminate some opponents, and some opponents will submit to him."
"If this flag reform really makes him completely complete, what will it mean, do you know how many princes know?"
Prince Gong said: "It means that many ministers of the Eight Banners will give up resistance." It means that many Han ministers in the center of the imperial court will also defect one after another. ”
Bao Jun said: "Yes, don't look at Su Yu is now a single husband." The north completely offended the banner people, and the south completely offended the Han governors. ”
And in this game, he has to single-handedly take on two opponents, the north and the south. The north will defeat us, and the south will disintegrate the Hunan army. ”
"If he is allowed to do it this time, who else in the DPRK will dare to confront him?"
"Now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are staring at us and the Hunan army, waiting for the results of this struggle."
"So, this is the last chance."
Several people were silent, agreeing.
"If, after Su Shun, Duanhua and others died, Su Yu did not propose radical flag reforms, it would prove that he and we have room for relaxation, and he still has a certain illusion of cooperation."
"However, the fact that he directly proposed a drastic flag reform proves his determination."
"For him, it's either advance or retreat."
"So, we can't have any illusions about him on our side."
"Of course, it is okay to surrender to him, and he is probably very desperate for our surrender. But once you surrender to him, you have to become his pawn, you have to stand up to the thunder and fire for him, and you have to charge forward for his flag reform, just like Chong'en and Zhaobu today, the key is this, are you willing? ”
Of course not.
Look at Zaiyuan, although he is the minister of the military aircraft foreman, he surrendered Su Yu at the critical moment, betrayed Duanhua and Su Shun, and immediately died in the banner society.
Totally turned into stinky shit.
What if you're a military aircraft foreman? Every time you go to court, all the ministers of the Eight Banners despise you and even slap you in your face.
In your palace, there are banner people who go to splash and urine every day.
I don't even know how many bannermen and nobles have severed ties with you.
And Zhaobu and Chong'en, they are afraid that the ancestral graves will be dug up by the banner people.
"Princes, this is the last chance, there is no room to retreat."
"And this is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, at the moment, the Hunan army is more than 100,000 or 200,000, the Russians in the north are 50,000 troops, and the rebels in the northwest are hundreds of thousands."
"In Su Yu's hands, there are only two pot lids, and he is still wantonly disarming, but he has to face three places where there are fires."
"We know the combat effectiveness of the foreigner army, and more than 10,000 people at that time easily defeated our nearly 100,000 army."
"So this time, we have to work together to completely destroy Su Yu."
"If our side doesn't harden, they will soften the Zeng Guofan in the south. If our side is tough, the Hunan army will completely fight to the end. ”
"So this time, we must fight to the death, otherwise the ancestors' rivers and mountains will be completely finished, and our future and our children and grandchildren will also be completely finished."
"Prince Hui, are you willing to take the lead openly this time?"
Mianyu said: "Haven't I been taking the lead? ”
Bao Jun said: "It didn't count before, you didn't confront Su Yu head-on before, and you didn't attack Su Yu head-on." ”
Mianyu said: "But I have resigned as the Minister of Parliament. ”
Bao Jun said: "You are still a big dealer. ”
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That night, Mianyu lay on the bed.
The Imperial Physician came to see him.
"It's okay, the prince's health is fine, as long as you recuperate well, it's not a big problem."
Mianyu said: "Don't lie to me, tell the truth." ”
The doctor said: "It's good, it's good." ”
Mianyu said: "Tell me honestly, how long is it left?" ”
The imperial doctor said: "Why did you say this, why did you say this." ”
Then, the imperial doctor left in a hurry, lest he be dragged by Mianyu again and say something irreparable.
At this time, the sons were kneeling in front of them.
Mianyu suddenly said, "Chongqi, how is it?" ”
Chongqi, Duanhua's son-in-law, is a very rare talent in the Eight Banners.
Yixiang said: "Study hard at home." ”
Mianyu sighed, "Oh. ”
Then, he closed his eyes and began to think.
Under normal circumstances, his sons will become pillars of the court in the future, a prince, a few Baylors and Zhenguo Gong.
Entering the center is also basically a certainty.
But if Su Yu is done like this, if he is allowed to do it, his sons will have no future.
In that case, then he, Amma, will have to fight to the death.
Of course, there is another way, that is, to surrender Su Yao.
But is that possible? Jae-won's current disgrace, who would dare to repeat the mistakes of the past?
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In the next few days, despite the reluctance of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, despite repeatedly saying that she was not feeling well.
However, the pilgrimage had to be carried out.
Because the Qing Dynasty is different from the Ming Dynasty, it is unimaginable that there will be no long-term absence from the court.
After the last dynasty, Prince Hui Mianyu came out and said: "The old minister has a book to play. ”
The Empress Dowager Ci'an frowned, didn't you resign?
However, of course, she knew that Prince Hui was not only the Minister of Parliament, but also the Great Zongzheng.
"Zhaobu, there is no will, he used troops without authorization, slaughtered innocents, described as a rebellion, and asked the Queen Mother to issue an order, arrest Zhaobu, and punish him!"
As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked.
Prince Hui, didn't you keep hiding before? If you don't understand it, close the palace and don't care about anything.
Why is it so rigid now?
And standing in terms of the banner man and the princes and ministers, it is quite tragic.
Su Shun and Duanhua died, and Mianyu came up.
You can't help but resist, you can't let Su Yu alone crush all the Eight Banner princes to the ground.
Sure enough, after hearing Mianyu's words, the Empress Dowager Ci'an's beautiful face twitched.
Here we go again, here we go again.
Is there really no peace at all?
She glanced left and right, and couldn't help but want to announce that Bengong was unwell and retreated.
However, this move has been used too many times.
Probably, it is no longer effective.
Chong'en said: "Prince Hui is ridiculous, Zhaobu is completely on an errand, what's wrong?" ”
Mianyu said: "What do you mean by being on an errand?" Zhaobu sent troops, can there be two palaces? ”
Chongen said: "The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces said clearly before, no one or others are allowed to gather illegally and persecute the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces. In other words, this is a long-term effective will, and it is automatically triggered, so Zhaobu sent troops, which is naturally justified. ”
Of course, this is a strong rhetoric, and no matter what the reason, it can't hide that Zhaobu sent troops without a will.
Next, one after another, the banner ministers stood up one after another.
"Queen Mother, slave, please arrest Zhaobu and punish him in the Ming Dynasty."
"The minion seconded."
"The minion seconded."
"The minions seconded!"
The civil and military officials present, and the ministers of the banner people stood up one after another.
Half of the ministers of military aircraft came forward.
In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, eighty percent of the banner ministers all stood up.
Last time, the Eight Banners were killed, and it was only the Eight Banners at the bottom.
The last time I went on a killing spree against the Eight Banners scoundrels, it was only the bottom.
But this time, more than 1,000 Eight Banner veterans are not at the bottom, and their arrested children and grandchildren are not at the bottom.
It has been counted, and more than 1,600 people have been killed in total.
Among them, there are many banner officials, and there are more than 200 people who work in the internal affairs office alone.
Right now, suddenly a one-sided posture.
Immediately afterwards, an old man trembled and stood out, bowed down and said, "Minister, second!" ”
Everyone was stunned, it turned out to be Weng Xincun?
Historically, this duke died last year and did not survive the winter.
And in this world, perhaps it was because of the revenge of killing his son that he survived last winter.
However, the body is obviously not good.
In fact, he was forbearing, and he resolutely judged in his heart that his son Weng Tongshu was killed by Su Yu, and he was full of bitter hatred.
But all this time, he has never come forward to attack Su Yu.
And now, he feels that it is difficult for him to survive this winter, and he feels that if he does not speak out, he will have no chance.
And historically, this person was dismissed from his post and was not reused until after the Xinyou coup.
In this world, they have a common enemy, so they have no enemies, and until now this person has been a co-organizer of the university.
Moreover, he is also the teacher of Emperor Tongzhi, but because of his old age, many times Weng Tonggong takes classes on his behalf.
Seeing Weng Xincun's appearance, Zhou Zupei and Jiao Youying, the two Han ministers, lowered their heads and said nothing.
For many Han ministers, the so-called reform of flag affairs is a family affair of your Eight Banners, and we Han people have no right to intervene, so we can stay out of it.
There were two other people present, one was the former Jiangning general Tomin'a, and the other was the former Guangzhou general Mukdenne.
In front of Su Yu, these two people kept calling themselves slaves.
When Tomin saw Su Yao's majesty in Nanjing, he had already made up his mind that he must seize the last opportunity to rejoin Su Yu's account and be reused.
After entering Beijing, he found that this opportunity was always there.
He is also a flag man, and he is a high-ranking official, as long as he announces in public that he supports Su Yao's flag reform, it is a vote.
It's sure to get reused.
Therefore, he has made up his mind that after returning to Beijing, he must find a good opportunity to make a generous statement, support the reform of flag affairs, and hand in this letter of submission.
But after returning to Beijing, he found that the whole atmosphere was completely different.
In Nanjing, it is completely Su Yao's territory, and everyone admires and obeys him.
And when I arrived in the capital, it was as if I had entered enemy territory.
All the flag people hated Su Yu to the core, shouting and shouting to kill.
Especially Zaiyuan, as the foreman of the Minister of Military Aircraft, the situation of stinky shit at this time is even more terrifying.
The capital is a humane society, especially the inner city, someone holds you, you are the master.
No one touches you, no matter how high your official position is, what's the use?
And the sword light and sword shadow in the court today made him even more afraid.
Can you afford the two hundred pounds yourself? I'm afraid that as soon as I shouted, before I had time to grasp power, I would have been stoned to death by the spitting stars, and I would already be crushed.
So, Tomina finally plucked up a little more courage, and then gave up completely.
He couldn't help but look at the former Guangzhou general Mukedenne, and found that the other party was also bowing his head and saying nothing.
Forget it, forget it.
If you don't have this ability, you won't be a hero.
Today's court meeting, which originally had a lot of things, turned out to be only one thing.
Countless ministers of the Eight Banners collectively put pressure on the Queen Mother, forcing Zhaobu to arrest and punish him.
Empress Dowager Ci'an's delicate body trembled, and her eyes were red.
Suddenly, the little emperor said: "This Zhaobu, is it so bad?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked.
The Minister of the Eight Banners was ecstatic.
Although the emperor is only eight years old, he is the emperor after all.
Suddenly, someone came out and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." This Zhaobu did not have a holy decree, and sent troops to arrest the banner officials without authorization, and opened a killing spree, which was a conspiracy against him, and the crime was extremely evil. ”
"Shut up!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an couldn't help but say, "What do you know? ”
Then, she shouted directly: "Scatter the dynasty." ”
Then, he directly led the little emperor out of the Qianqing Palace.
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After returning to the Zhongcui Palace.
The Empress Dowager Ci'an trembled and said, "Who taught you to say that?" ”
The little emperor said: "No one teaches his sons, but Zhaobu did kill people indiscriminately." ”
Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "In the future, you are not allowed to say a word of such words." ”
The little emperor said: "Is Zhaobu Master Su's person?" The Internal Affairs Office is all my house slaves, is Master Su going to dissolve the Internal Affairs Office? ”
Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Shut up, shut up." ”
Then, she said sternly as never before: "Jae-chun, you are still young, and you still don't understand many things. From now on, don't say a word about your Master Su, don't mention a word. ”
The little emperor said: "Erchen knows. ”
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Next, in the entire capital, there were people mourning.
The city was filled with grief and indignation.
There is only one topic in the entire imperial court, arresting Zhaobu and punishing him.
The Empress Dowager Ci'an held two more court meetings.
But every time there is a court meeting, there are countless ministers of the Eight Banners who play, asking the Queen Mother to issue an order to arrest Zhaobu.
All other issues have been put on hold.
Every time, the Empress Dowager Ci'an could only forcibly disperse the court.
Once again, she went to sleep and couldn't eat, and kept reducing.
She really feels that every day is like a year.
And at this very time.
Su Yu returns to Beijing!
This news instantly swept through the entire capital like a gust of wind.
All civil and military officials rushed to tell each other.
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After Su Yu returned to Beijing.
I saw Zhaobu kneeling on the ground.
"Lord Wang, it was a lowly duty to move the army without authorization, please ask the prince to surrender."
"It's not a pity to die."
Su Yu helped him up and said slowly: "No, you are not only innocent, but meritorious." ”
"Don't have any thought pressure and keep doing your thing."
"With me here, no one can think about you."
Zhaobu kowtowed heavily and said, "Slave thanks master Longen." ”
Su Yu instinctively wants to refute, what a slave, what a master.
"Let's go back to the barracks on an errand." Su Yu said.
"The minions are gone." Zhaobu kowtowed again and retreated.
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"Lord Wang, this Mianyu is not in good health, and he feels that time is running out, so he is not afraid of death and fights to the death." Tian Yu said fairly: "These Eight Banner princes are really stubborn, Su Shun and Duanhua died, and someone rushed out immediately." ”
Lin Shaozhang said: "According to our combat experience, there is no lack of blood and courage in the Eight Banners. ”
Chongen next to him couldn't help but glance at him, I am also Eight Banners.
Su Yu said: "How is Zaiyuan?" As the Minister of Flag Reform, has he not spoken out? ”
Tian Yu said fairly: "No, he has always said that he is sick at home, and Lord Chongen has always been outside." ”
"The Queen Mother has a weak temperament, and it is not easy to support it until now, and when the prince returns to Beijing, the Queen Mother can breathe a sigh of relief."
Chong'en said: "Lord, Zaiyuan, as the minister of flag reform and the prince, is the most suitable candidate. But now that he has been hiding behind, it seems that he is unwilling to charge. ”
Su Yu said: "Originally, the reform of flag affairs, let the flag minister preside, everyone is still decent." Since they don't want this decency, then don't blame me for using Han people to preside over the flag reform. ”
Chong'en said: "Tomorrow's court meeting, all the artillery fire will probably be concentrated on the prince." forced the prince to tear and behead the horse, if the prince did not behead, it would probably be a complete tear of his face, and hundreds of civil and military officials resigned at home after a large number of illnesses, so that the court was completely paralyzed. ”
"The northwest side, it's been pressing, it's been pressing, and now it's probably not going to be able to hold it down." Tian Yu said fairly: "The Northwest Rebellion, the rebels slaughtering my Han people, probably will still happen, and the invasion of Agubai that the prince said before may even be advanced." ”
For the situation in the northwest, Su Yu has sent a large number of intelligence spies.
However, the situation there has been out of the Qing court for too long, and the spies of the intelligence department can only inquire about the news when they go there, and it is really difficult to change the situation.
Shaanxi and Gansu returned to turmoil, the territory was against the Qing Dynasty, and nearly one-third of the land of the Qing court was in danger.
Together, nearly 20 million Han Chinese will be slaughtered, leaving a huge hidden danger for future generations.
Zuo Zongtang pacified the northwest and recovered the territory, he was really a national hero, and he has been loved for eternity.
But this time, Su Yu will definitely not let Zuo Zongtang's westward expedition be so embarrassed and powerless.
This time, it will definitely not let so many people die.
"And on the side of the Russians, there are forty or fifty thousand troops gathered, and war may break out at any time."
"And the Southern Hunan Army."
Tian Yugong suddenly said: "The Hunan army in the south is the most important thing. ”
"The chaos in the northwest and countless rebels are a foregone conclusion, but to put it bluntly, these rebels cannot enter the core area of our country, and it is not an overnight achievement to exterminate them."
"The Russian envoys kept saying that they could start a war at any time, but they did not dare to go to war rashly because they had traveled thousands of miles from Moscow to Eastern Siberia and did not have enough military supplies."
"Only the Hunan army is a big problem and a top priority."
Su Yu said slowly: "What Brother Tian said is extremely right. ”
The current situation seems to be ambushed on all sides.
But the core lies in the Hunan army, and the other parties only helped the Hunan army contain Su Yu's army.
Tian Yu said fairly: "Actually, Zeng Guofan's move this time is very good, very smart, and he has the same trick as the prince. ”
Chong'en said: "Carry the foreign self-respect." ”
This word, there is no mistake.
Zeng Guofan and others knew that now that the Russians were about to be in chaos in the north and northwest, Su Yu's army was far from enough, and this was a golden opportunity for them.
Once the situation in the northwest calms down, the crisis of the Russians is resolved.
Or in another two or three years, the empire's new army will continue to be trained, then his ten or two hundred thousand Hunan army will not be an opponent at all.
He must completely establish himself and stabilize the territory of the Hunan army within the next two years.
And the method used is Su Yu's former self-respect.
Why in the past few years, not only has the struggle been fierce, Su Yu has often transferred all the soldiers and horses in Jiujiang, but the entire Jiujiang has always been as stable as Mount Tai, and no matter which side dares to send troops to get involved in Jiujiang?
It is because there are huge interests of the British Empire in it.
Whoever moves Jiujiang will attract British retaliation.
This time, Zeng Guofan hurriedly convened an investment conference to bring in the capital of the other faction of Britain, American capital, French capital, and a small part of Russian capital.
It is a means to copy Su Yao, so that the industries of these foreigners are all over the territory of the Hunan army.
In this way, it will be very difficult for Su Yu to solve the Hunan army by military means, and it will cause possible violent retaliation from several powers.
When the other party's tens of millions of taels of silver are really invested, the territory of the Hunan army is the territory of the great powers.
If you dare to send troops, it means going to war with the great powers.
It is precisely because of this that Zeng Guofan and other Hunan army bigwigs have the confidence to fight to the death with Su Yu completely.
Tian Yu said fairly: "Therefore, our top priority is to stop Zeng Guofan's investment conference, and we must not let him succeed." ”
Su Yu said: "No, it's much more than that. ”
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Inside the Chung Cui Palace.
Su Yu met the Empress Dowager Ci'an again.
She stared at Su Yu with tears in her eyes and cried, "Otherwise, you should call her back, I really can't hold it." ”
Su Yu looked at her with red eyes and said, "How long have you not slept?" ”
Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "I can't sleep at all, I can't sleep for a few nights." ”
Su Yu took her into his arms distressedly.
Empress Dowager Ci'an said, "Su Yu, will you call her back?" I don't want to care about anything, you can let me go. ”
"As soon as I close my eyes now, I will dream that the first emperor's eyes bleed and blamed me, saying that I buried my ancestors' country."
Then, she raised her face and said, "You can spare me." ”
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The next day's meeting.
Su Yu was dressed in a five-clawed royal robe and appeared above the court.
Maybe it's really that people have killed too much, and just standing there is full of shock.
"Queen Mother, the emperor has arrived."
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
The great eunuch Zenglu said: "There is a play." ”
Suddenly, everyone looked at Su Yu, watching this prince return to Beijing, what big move was going to be made.
As a result, Su Yu stood motionless.
Prince Hui Mianyu once again came out and said: "Empress Dowager Qi, Zhaobu has no will, he sent the army without authorization, the crime is extremely heinous, please arrest him immediately, and he will be punished." ”
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
"The ministers seconded it!"
"The ministers seconded it!"
repeated the situation of every previous court meeting, forcing the Empress Dowager Ci'an to dispose of Zhaobu.
But no matter how the little queen mother cried to Su Yu yesterday, she felt safe at this time, at least she could fall asleep last night.
She said crisply: "General Zhaobu, you belong to the War Department, Su Yu is the Minister of the War Department, how do you say it?" ”
Su Yu said: "Back to the Queen Mother, Zhaobu sent troops, which was completely instructed by the ministers. ”
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience shook.
Then, Su Yu couldn't refute the other party at all, and said coldly: "The queen mother of the two palaces has already made a will, and whoever dares to illegally gather in front of the palace to force the palace will be complicit in rebellion, and it will be killed." But the people in this group are all old people over sixty or seventy years old, so they are not allowed to die. But they can avoid death, but their families will be punished! ”
"Queen Mother, I implore you to exile all the family members who participated in this forced palace to Ningguta!"
"If you read that God has the virtue of a good life, you can be exempted from the sin of exile if you are over sixteen years old. All the rest of the family, all exile! ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience completely changed.
What?
Not only can we not dispose of Zhaobu, but these thousands of bannermen will also be exiled to Ningguta?
You are Su Yu, and you deceive people too much.
Suddenly, Mianyu came out and said: "Empress Dowager, the old minister is ready to participate in the investment promotion conference of the southern provinces on October 15. ”
It's not a please.
Rather, it was announced directly.
On behalf of the center of the imperial court, it is necessary to recognize the legitimacy of the Zeng Guofan Investment Conference, and it is to let the Hunan army take away the power of foreign affairs.
Su Yu said coldly: "Prince Hui, Zeng Guofan's investment promotion conference will most likely not be held. ”
Mianyu said: "May I ask King Yijun, to do foreign affairs in an all-round way, it is obvious that you proposed it, isn't it good for the local governor to share the worries of the court?" Only Jiujiang can do foreign affairs, and other places can't do foreign affairs? ”
And the point is that is it useful for you to block it?
Unless you directly declare the Hunan army a rebel, you can directly mobilize tens of thousands of troops to the south.
Otherwise, you will not be able to stop the investment conference, and you will not be able to stop the American ministers, the Russian ministers, and the French ministers.
But now that the Northwest is about to use troops, the Russians in the North are sharpening their knives.
Those armies of yours are not enough in the face of these two places, how can they have the strength to go south?
Moreover, Zeng Guofan and others did not openly rebel, and they were still courtiers of the Qing Dynasty, just because they wanted to hold an investment conference, did you want to start a civil war?
The whole south has finally been pacified, and then there will be another war, and the rich land in the south will be completely destroyed?
Su Yu said slowly: "In short, if you can't do it, you can't do it!" ”
Immediately afterward, there was a message from outside: "The British Minister, Sir Bruce, has asked to see him." ”
After a while, the British Minister Bruce entered and said: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty the Emperor, in order to deal with the increasingly serious threat of piracy, the Marines of the British Empire have officially invited the army of the Qing Empire to conduct joint military exercises in Shanghai. ”
"It's from September 20th to October 20th!"
"In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I kindly ask your country to agree to designate Shanghai as a military restricted area during this time."
"Stop all non-essential political activities."
Empress Dowager Ci'an glanced at Su Yu and said, "Su Yu, you are the Minister of War, what do you think?" ”
Su Yu said: "The minister thinks this matter is feasible. ”
Empress Dowager Ci'an said: "Then do it." ”
"Intended!"
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With the decree of the Empress Dowager Ci'an.
A few days later, we had arrived in Jiujiang.
Then, Wang Shiqing led the First Division of the Army, a total of 8,000 people, along the Yangtze River, into Shanghai.
Immediately afterwards, Colonel Jurgen, the military attache of the British Empire, led 2,000 marines and officially landed in Shanghai.
A total of 10,000 people, joint military exercises began.
Deny entry to any outside forces.
Then the American Minister, the Russian Minister, and even the French Minister went to the British Minister, Sir Bruss, to bark at him.
But it didn't work.
The British Empire's first-in-command, second-in-command, and even high-ranking military attachés in China at this time were all people of the Su Yu faction.
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In Suzhou, the top level of the Hunan army once again held a secret meeting.
It's September 19th.
It is less than a month since the announcement of the investment conference, October 15.
Su Yu directly sent troops to blockade Shanghai, and it is definitely not possible to hold an investment conference in Shanghai, what should I do next?
Peng Yulin said: "It is easy to use the center and grasp the righteousness." ”
Zeng Guofan said slowly: "Everyone, Su Yu's first move is already so violent, but please know clearly that this is just the beginning." ”
"Next, his moves will become more and more ferocious."
"It's barely too late to compromise now. If you go any further, you can't get it back. ”
"Guys, do you want to go any further?"
Zeng Guoquan sneered: "Now, how can there be room for retreat? ”
Li Xubin said: "Only by retreating now can we really smile and be generous." ”
Li Hongzhang said: "Teacher, the northwest side, the north side of the Russians, those Eight Banner princes and ministers in the capital, haven't they been launched yet?" Is it just counting on our family? ”
Zeng Guofan said: "It's soon, it should be launched immediately." ”
Zeng Guoquan said angrily: "Whether it's an ambush on all sides of Su Yao, or a kill on ten sides, hurry up, hurry up." If this person does not die for a day, I will not be willing for a day. ”
"Such angry words are meaningless." Zeng Guofan said: "Since you have decided to continue, then continue." ”
"Eight hundred miles to urgently invite the imperial court, since the imperial court is going to conduct military exercises in Shanghai, then our investment conference will change places."
"October 15, the date remains the same, but it will be held in Suzhou."
Peng Yulin said: "Since you have changed your address, why did you change it to Suzhou, why not change it to Wuchang?" ”
Zeng Guofan said: "It is more appropriate to set Suzhou first!" ”
After that, his son set out again and sailed north to Beijing as fast as he could.
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A few days later!
The son of Zeng Guofan, Zeng Jize appeared in the court.
"The Empress Dowager, the Emperor, the Governor of Liangjiang, the Governor of Jiangsu, the Governor of Anhui, the Governor of Hubei, the Governor of Hunan, etc., since the imperial court is going to conduct military exercises in Shanghai, but the Westernization Movement is a national policy, so the date of the investment conference remains unchanged, and it will be held in Suzhou instead, please allow the Queen Mother and the Emperor."
The so-called grace here, of course, is only ceremonial.
Regardless of whether it is approved or not, this investment conference will still be held.
At the beginning, you resisted the imperial court, held an investment conference in Jiujiang, and ignored the will of the imperial court.
The initiator has no aftermath.
The civil and military officials in the audience suddenly became inexplicably nervous.
The Hunan army really chose to fight to the end.
Zeng Jize said: "In addition, the ministers of several countries, as well as hundreds of foreign businessmen, have already arrived in my Qing Dynasty and are on their way to Suzhou. ”
That is to say, the arrow is on the string, and it has to be sent.
How do you Su Yu deal with it?
Do you say that Suzhou will be designated as a military restricted area to conduct joint military exercises?
Then you are a loss of power and humiliation of the country.
After all, Shanghai is a concession, and the landing of British marines is still legal.
However, Suzhou is not a concession, and foreign troops are not allowed to enter.
At this time, Ma Xinyi suddenly came out of the ranks, and the center had already removed him from his post as a political envoy in Anhui, and this time he followed Su Yu into Beijing and waited for the imperial court to canonize a new official position.
"Minister Ma Xinyi, impeached Li Hongzhang, the governor of Jiangsu, in the first war last year, he lost Danyang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou and other places one after another, and the imperial court did not punish him, how unfair is this?"
"Please ask the Queen Mother to remove Li Hongzhang from the post of governor of Jiangsu."
Tian Yugong came out and said: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”
Chong'en listed: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”
Wen Xiang listed: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”
Su Yu stared at Prince Yi Zaiyuan, only to see him trembling out of the ranks, and said, "Slave, second!" ”
This person has always said that he is sick at home, but after Su Yu returned to Beijing, he hurried out and returned to the court, which shows that he is still full of fear of Su Yao.
The Manchu Dynasty was shocked by the civil and military, this ...... Is it a poor dagger?
The Empress Dowager Ci'an said to Su Yu: "Su Yu, you are the Minister of Parliament, what do you say?" ”
Su Yu said: "The minister feels that Li Hongzhang is responsible for losing his land, and he should be removed from the post of governor of Jiangsu." ”
"In addition, during Ma Xinyi's tenure as the political envoy of Anhui, he actively prepared for war and made outstanding contributions, and the minister asked the Queen Mother to canonize him as the new governor of Jiangsu."
Empress Dowager Ci'an looked at Su Yu.
In the face of the huge contradiction between the flag man and Su Yao, she will hesitate.
But when facing between Su Yu and Xiang Jun, she will favor Su Yu without any obstacles.
So, the Empress Dowager Ci'an said loudly: "I will draft a decree to remove Li Hongzhang from the post of governor of Jiangsu." Canonized Ma Xinyi as the new governor of Jiangsu! ”
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Note: It's more than 10,000 words, and I beg you for a monthly pass, please everyone.
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