Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 205 Su Yi bombards the court! A fierce blow! (Happy Spring Festival)

"Call the imperial doctor, call the imperial doctor!"

Wang Chenggui’s screams resounded throughout Sanxi Hall.

But if you are the eunuch in charge of a mature emperor, you should quietly find the imperial doctor instead of causing a storm in the city.

But this emperor just likes this kind of superficial emotional care, as if not doing so is not enough to express his concern for the emperor.

This led to eunuchs and ministers acting excessively.

More than an hour later, after the imperial doctor administered acupuncture, the emperor woke up faintly.

At this time, Sushun and other important ministers were already surrounding the emperor.

"My lords, the emperor is fine. He is just suddenly very angry." The imperial doctor said.

The emperor waved his hand, and several imperial doctors retreated.

The eunuch Wang Chenggui brought the ginseng soup. The emperor took a sip and his face turned slightly rosy.

Su Yi is a meritorious official and a hero.

The most capable fighters in the south, Xu Youren, Wang Youling, and Zeng Guofan, are now among the Seven Provinces of the South.

send troops?

"At this time, conflicts cannot be intensified." Prince Zheng Duanhua said: "We must leave political room, otherwise we may really push the seven provinces completely to Su Yi's side. We must give them room for ambiguity, and then divide and rule."

At that time, your court once again declares to the world that all the governors of the seven southern provinces are rebellious?

The emperor said: "Then remove one or two governors and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys!"

Because none of that could subvert the imperial power, and this time, it really had a huge subversion of the power of the imperial court.

What should I do?

This is very possible because seven provinces have formed an alliance.

Is this crazy?

To put it seriously, this matter will split the imperial court. How dare you?

How to send troops?

But what if the seven southern provinces say directly that Mr. Su Yi is not a traitor, but a loyal minister and a meritorious official of the Qing Dynasty.

If at this time, the court directly told Su Yi to stop, saying that Su Yi was rebellious.

Of course it is easy to issue an edict.

The emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Tian Yugong, Wang Youling, Xu Youren, whatever."

Zaiyuan said: "Tian Yugong, he has just made great achievements in Xiamen's teaching plan and has been praised all over the world. It is difficult to remove him from his position at this time to stop the world's mouth."

Although the court and Su Yi had a falling out, they had not lost their dignity.

Can this happen?

Traitor, traitor! Rebellious minister!

Sushun said: "Who should be removed?"

Is there anything more terrifying than this?

How did Su Yi do it? Why did Wang Youling, Tian Yugong, Zeng Guofan, Xu Youren and others want to board his pirate ship?

The emperor was silent for a while and then said slowly: "Can the imperial court send troops to Jiangxi to directly capture Su Yi and destroy his factories?"

The emperor hated these three people extremely.

Kuang Yuan said: "Even if we send troops to attack Jiangxi, we must first label Su Yi as a traitor, but this requires a strong political name, otherwise we will be very passive."

It was too sudden.

At this time, if you dare to declare Su Yi a traitor, the seven southern provinces may shout that there are treacherous ministers in the court and deceive the emperor. We, the seven southern provinces, will punish the treacherous ministers and clear the emperor.

Du Han said: "In that case, what if we rebel and attack Suzhou again?"

Tian Yugong, you are my lonely minister, and you have also become involved with Su Yi.

The emperor said: "Then transfer Xu Youren to the capital for promotion."

All the important officials present were silent.

A new order was established in the seven southern provinces.

Then there is nothing to do, just wait for the split between the north and the south.

Kuang Yuan said it in a very conservative and polite manner.

You suddenly directly labeled Su Yi as a traitor. The people of the world cannot bear this impact.

On the surface, Su Yi still respected the imperial court and never openly resisted the decree. As for the imperial court, they kept saying that Su Yi's hard work was a great success.

Do you want Ronglu to send troops? Do you want Guiliang to send troops?

Even if you gather an army of 60,000 to 70,000 to attack Jiangxi, the court will declare Su Yi a traitor.

Now that Su Yi is surrounded by allies, who do you want to send troops?

Everyone knows that this is probably the biggest governance crisis in recent years.

Wang Youling, aren't you Su Yi's political enemy? Why did you go to Su Yi's side?

Everyone fell silent.

Even if they rebelled and captured Nanjing, even if the foreign barbarians tried to attack Tianjin, it would not be as good as this time.

Even if we want to deny him, it will take a long time for political preparation.

Of course it can, and it's very possible. By then it will not be a matter of whether Suzhou is in danger, but that Xu Youren has a hundred reasons not to go to Beijing.

And there is an even more frightening possibility, another robbery and murder of the imperial envoy.

The imperial court should depose Xu Youren or Wang Youling and send a new governor.

What if this new governor is rebellious and killed on the way?

This time, that time.

Before the Seven Southern Provinces Covenant, the imperial court dismissed Shen Baozhen and sent a new governor to Jiangxi. Su Yi must not kidnap and kill the imperial envoy, otherwise it would be an open rebellion.

Because everyone in the world can clearly see that it was you, Su Yi, who killed me.

As long as Su Yi openly rebels, his political reputation will be ruined.

The whole world gathered together to attack.

But if it was the governor of Zhejiang, or the governor of Jiangsu, the new governor was robbed and killed.

The crime fell on Wang Youling or Xu Youren.

Even scarier, the governors of the seven southern provinces protect each other.

No matter who the court sends, Su Yi will be responsible for killing them.

Moreover, all the consequences will be shared by the seven provinces. The seven provinces share the responsibility for all the rebellion.

Can the imperial court bear the consequences of Su Yi's rebellion? Can it bear the consequences of the seven provinces' rebellion?

That ending would still be the division of the North and the South.

Du Han said: "I'm afraid they have a secret agreement, and the governors of the seven provinces also protect each other. Whoever dares to seize the throne will be killed."

In fact, there is no such secret agreement.

But in the eyes of the court, it is entirely possible.

Kuang Yuan said: "And in the next more than a month, seven southern provinces will conduct joint military exercises, with 300 ships and 30,000 troops. This is the most dangerous moment."

Du Han said: "We need to think the worst of our enemies. If we send troops south at this time, if there is a military operation, then Su Yi will directly intensify the contradiction and turn into a civil war between the north and the south. He will directly pull the seven southern provinces onto the chariot and force them to completely resist the imperial court. "

The emperor hissed: "This won't work, and that won't work either? Are we just going to watch Su Yi's rebellion succeed?"

Du Han said: "Next, the matter of Qiling leading his troops to Jiangxi and the matter of transferring Shen Baozhen out of Jiangxi will be postponed."

At this time, Qiling really leads an army of 20,000 people southward and encounters a military drill in seven southern provinces. What should he do?

Once a direct military conflict breaks out.

That might directly push the seven southern provinces into Su Yi's arms.

Sushun said: "Emperor, the most important situation now is to determine the firmness of the covenant of these seven provinces."

Du Han said: "Yes! We originally only dealt with Su Yi. He couldn't bear the righteousness of the court, and he couldn't openly rebel. But now he treats the seven provinces as a moat and his city wall. We must make him a Tear down the wall and then deal with him.”

The emperor asked: "What's your plan?"

Du Han said: "Test and kill three soldiers with one peach!"

The emperor said: "Tell me about it."

Du Han said: "The emperor first issued a decree to remove Mr. Guiliang from the post of governor of Liangjiang and make this position vacant. Then use this position to test and divide the three southern provinces!"

Kuang Yuan said: "Yes, Zeng Guofan is determined to win this governor of Liangjiang. The imperial court can send envoys south to test Zeng Guofan, Xu Youren, and Wang Youling first. As long as they are loyal to the imperial court, they can take up this position."

Du Han said: "They don't even need to announce their withdrawal from the seven-province alliance. They just need to ask the imperial court to send an imperial minister to lead the Southern Economic Cooperation."

Sushun said: "Simply establish the Southern Trade and Commerce Office and send an imperial envoy. Change from passive to active. We will lead this southern economic cooperation and seize power."

Du Han said: "In this way, their promise to be loyal to the ministers of the imperial court is not considered a breach of trust. They have not betrayed the seven-province covenant, and they have no psychological burden."

It has to be said that the top politicians around the emperor are still very sophisticated in this regard.

In a short period of time, the most secure solution was immediately devised.

"Okay, let's do it like this." The emperor said.

Sushun said: "There is one more thing. There will be a court meeting tomorrow. How do you express your stance on the seven-province alliance in the south?"

Yes.

Is it negative? Still sure? Or is it handled in a low-key manner?

It's all difficult.

The best way, of course, is to secretly dismantle the seven-province alliance, and the imperial court sends imperial envoys to directly dominate the Southern Economic Cooperation, seize power, and disintegrate it from within.

But in that case, we cannot first deny the Southern Economic Cooperation.

Du Han said: "Moreover, their political righteousness is too high. If the court denies it, I'm afraid they will be attacked by the crowd."

The reason for the establishment of the Covenant of the Seven Southern Provinces was to protect the Yangtze River waterway, protect the people of the seven southern provinces from being persecuted by foreign missionaries, and prevent the Xiamen Mission Case from happening again.

What is the subtext?

The imperial court signed a treaty that was powerless and humiliating to the country, causing the interests of countless businessmen to be damaged and countless people to be persecuted.

Most of the contents involved in the Tianjin Treaty are related to the seven southern provinces.

If your court cannot protect the people in the south, why don't we form an alliance to protect ourselves?

Then the seven-province covenant will definitely not work. What if I want to deny it in the future? what to do?

Several important ministers sighed, Su Yi's move was too cruel and poisonous.

It hit the imperial court directly.

The Treaty of Tianjin must have been signed by someone from your court.

The source of the Xiamen tragedy may be the Treaty of Nanjing signed by the imperial court.

The court is incompetent and forces us to protect ourselves.

Moreover, it is conceivable that almost all southern businessmen will side with Su Yi.

Because they are the biggest beneficiaries.

Once the Tianjin Treaty officially comes into effect, countless foreign goods will flood in, and there will be no need to pay taxes. Who can beat it?

How many businessmen will go bankrupt by then?

Moreover, the Southern Economic Community has stipulated that a fixed tax rate among the seven provinces is more suitable for the circulation of goods.

Of course, if there are beneficiaries, there are also victims.

That is the middle and low-level bureaucrats, the bureaucrats who make money by collecting arbitrary fees.

However, their resistance was delayed.

Su Shun said: "Treat it coldly, don't agree, don't deny, don't discuss."

Du Han said: "Secretly ordering any official not to talk about anything about the seven southern provinces covenant, nor about the Southern Economic Cooperation."

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Next, the court issued a gag order.

However, the more we don’t allow discussion, the more intense the discussion becomes.

There was a lot of discussion between the government and the public.

And the vast majority of people’s opinions are complimentary.

"I think it's very good. I heard that the Xiamen missionary incident was very tragic. Those foreign missionaries abducted thousands of children and brought them to foreign churches to practice magic, make elixirs and so on. Dozens or hundreds of them died in a day. .”

"Isn't that right? Over in Xiamen, every household loses its children."

"That's not all. These foreign missionaries also practice harvesting yin and replenishing yang. I don't know how many women have been killed."

"Someone went to dig the ground next to the foreign church. When they put a hoe down, guess what? They were all filled with bones. They buried thousands of corpses."

"That's not all. People who are dozens of miles away from the foreign church have to dig a well. What comes out at first is water, but when it comes out later, it's all blood."

This is really not what Su Yi sent people to spread.

But this is how it is among the people. The more it is spread, the more outrageous it gets, and the more it gets spread, the more horrifying it gets.

"In short, if anyone dares to let missionaries enter the capital, I will directly pick up the knife and be the first to rush into the foreign church and fight."

"Count me in, count me in, I don't want my son and wife to be caught by foreigners and brought to the church to cause trouble."

"There are treacherous ministers in the imperial court. The Treaty of Tianjin was signed, allowing more and more foreigners to open churches on our land in the Qing Dynasty. This is a big deal."

"Well done, Marshal Su Yi!"

Of course, these public opinions did not dare to be reported to the emperor, but Sushun, Du Han and others knew it clearly, and they suddenly felt even worse.

Su Yi found this political righteousness very well, and the timing was too coincidental.

It was just after the Xiamen Mission Case and the Treaty of Tianjin.

The defeat at Dagukou really did great harm to the majesty of the imperial court.

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Next, the court quickly took action.

Guiliang, a cabinet scholar, served as the Minister of Rites and was responsible for foreign affairs. It is not appropriate to concurrently hold the post of Governor of Liangjiang, so he is temporarily dismissed.

Then, the imperial court sent a secret envoy south, first to Wuchang and paid a visit to Zeng Guofan.

Both the emperor and the court felt that the biggest breakthrough in the seven-province alliance was Zeng Guofan.

He represents three provinces.

As long as Zeng Guofan changes his stance, the seven-province alliance will be destroyed.

Moreover, Su Yi's Jiujiang was completely surrounded by the Hunan Army. As long as Zeng Guofan cooperated, it would be easy for the court to destroy Su Yi.

This time the imperial emissary was of a very high level, Emperor Shuhui and Prince Mianyu.

Mian Yu first praised Zeng Guofan greatly, saying that he was the imperial pillar in the south.

Next, let’s talk about how much the emperor valued Zeng Guofan.

Describe how brave Zeng Guofan's army was in the battle to regain Luzhou, etc.

In the middle of the conversation, Su Yi was not mentioned even a word.

Then, Mian Yu said: "Di Sheng, Guiliang became the Minister of Rites, so he took the initiative to resign as Governor of Liangjiang and Minister of Commerce of the Five Countries. However, this position is of vital importance and cannot be given up in one day. What do you think?"

Zeng Guofan said: "The imperial court has its own plans for this matter, and I don't dare to discuss it in vain."

Mian Yu said: "The imperial court wants you to be the governor of Liangjiang."

Zeng Guofan sneered inwardly, why did he go there so early?

After He Guiqing died at that time, this position should be given to me.

If it had been given to me at that time, how could I have followed Su Yi and joined the seven-province alliance because of the emperor's favor?

The result is good now. Your court was beaten badly by Su Yi. Now are you willing to give me the governor of Liangjiang?

late!

And what does your court think of me, Zeng Guofan? A prostitute in a brothel?

Give me a governor of Liangjiang and I will betray Su Yi right away?

It's so ridiculous.

After a while, Zeng Guofan declined repeatedly: "No, no, absolutely not. I have little talent and little knowledge, and I absolutely cannot take on such a big responsibility."

Mian Yu said: "You must never belittle yourself when you are born. In terms of qualifications, morality, and talent, you will do your best!"

According to the imperial court's intention, conditions were first put forward and then given to the governor of Liangjiang.

But Mianyu thinks this is completely unfeasible. What do you think of other people's dignity?

Therefore, first directly appoint an official and make a wish, and then negotiate the conditions.

As a result, they refused directly.

Zeng Guofan said categorically: "Prince Hui, this matter absolutely cannot be done. I really don't dare to accept the order."

Mian Yu felt unhappy and said, "Zeng Disheng, please recommend someone."

Zeng Guofan said: "This is a major matter for the imperial court. Please consider it by all the ministers in the imperial court."

Mian Yu said: "Xu Youren and Wang Youling, please recommend one."

Zeng Guofan was stunned. Is it possible to see such a poor idea?

However, his mood was also complicated.

His eagerness for the Governor of Liangjiang is indeed difficult to express. But at this time, he knew that he must not accept it, otherwise his reputation would be completely ruined.

So for him, the best result is to let Guiliang take over first, and then give him Zeng Guofan when the time is right.

But now that Mianyu said he wanted to give it to Xu Youren and Wang Youling, he felt uncomfortable.

He, Zeng Guofan, became the minister nearly ten years ago.

Not long ago, Xu Youren was just the chief envoy, but now he was suddenly promoted to the governor of Liangjiang.

Of course, Xu Youren's qualifications are also old enough, and he is also a Jinshi. He is also old enough, and he can barely be the governor of Liangjiang.

But Wang Youling was not even a scholar. He was an official, and he only really entered the officialdom a few years ago.

What if he was made governor of Liangjiang? That's really annoying.

Of course, Zeng Guofan's thoughts were just fleeting.

Mian Yu continued: "If you insist on recommending one of these two people, who would you recommend?"

Zeng Guofan said: "Prince Hui, please don't embarrass me. The talent and virtue of these two people are far beyond mine. No matter who they are, I will be sincerely convinced."

No matter what Zeng Guofan thought, he never let the court get what it wanted.

The court tried to open a gap for him, but to no avail.

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Next, Mianyu went to see Xu Youren.

During the whole process, Xu Youren was completely expressionless and kept smoking.

This attitude is much worse than Zeng Guofan.

In the midst of the smoke, Mian Yu finished speaking, and he spoke alone for a quarter of an hour.

From beginning to end, Xu Youren didn't answer a word.

"Let me recommend one between Zeng Guofan and Wang Youling to serve as governor of Liangjiang?" Xu Youren asked.

Mian Yu said: "Yes."

Xu Youren said: "Can I recommend anyone else?"

Mian Yu said: "It's okay to recommend yourself."

Xu Youren said: "I recommend Mr. Su Yi to serve as the governor of Liangjiang."

As soon as these words came out, Mianyu's expression immediately changed.

Does Xu Youren really want to fight the imperial court to the end? Don't you know the purpose of my coming?

Mian Yu said coldly: "Jun Qing, why are you doing this? Are you worthy of the imperial court? Are you worthy of the emperor?"

Xu Youren said slowly: "Prince Hui, do you know the situation of the Battle of Suzhou at that time?"

Mian Yu said: "Su Yi sent troops at the critical moment and saved the lives of your whole family. But does this also allow you to ignore public and private matters? Where are the sages' books you read?"

Xu Youren said: "No, that's not it. When I launched a counterattack on the city that day, I didn't think about winning, nor did I think about being able to defend it. The moment the city wall was blown open, Su Yi sent out troops. I also felt that he was trying to Looking for death. My son Xu Zhenyi was a scholar and didn't know how to fight. I forced him to go to the battlefield and eventually died at the hands of his rebellious people. Before the battle, I distributed arsenic and daggers to my wives and concubines, and committed suicide when the city was broken."

"Of course, in the end, Suzhou City was not destroyed, and our whole family survived. It's not because I want to remember anyone's kindness, but because I am ready to die at any time."

“An extra day of living feels like it’s earned.”

When Xu Youren said this, he was very calm.

But it shows everything. I, Xu Youren, am not even afraid of death, so what else am I afraid of?

In addition, my whole family is prepared to live and die with Suzhou City. What qualifications do you have to say that I am sorry to the court? Sorry, Your Majesty?

Mian Yu asked: "Aren't you worried about our reputation after death?" Xu Youren said: "After thinking about it, even if we are overturned and destroyed, our reputation in ten years may be bad. Thirty or fifty years later, we should still be It will have a good reputation.”

Next, there is no need to talk about it at all.

These words completely prove that he will go all the way to darkness. Even the consequences of failure and overturning have been thought out.

How can you talk to a person who is not afraid of death or having his name tarnished after his death?

Immediately, Mianyu left angrily.

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Hangzhou.

Prince Hui Mianyu met with Wang Youling, governor of Zhejiang.

"You are confused, you are confused!" At this time, Mian Yu stopped hiding and said, "The imperial court has been so kind to you, yet you have done such a thing. You are worthy of Lord He Guiqing, worthy of the court, and worthy of the emperor." ?"

To a certain extent, the imperial court was indeed very kind to Wang Youling.

You were not even admitted as a scholar, but the imperial court promoted you to be the governor of Zhejiang.

"I'm ashamed of myself!" Wang Youling bowed.

Mian Yu said: "But don't worry, the emperor still values ​​you. Although you were born as a donation official, your talents and virtues exceed those of those who have read poetry and books. Now there is a vacancy for the governor of Liangjiang, and the imperial court wants you to take on this important task. how?"

Wang Youling said: "Absolutely not, absolutely not!"

Mian Yu said: "You cannot refuse such a heavy responsibility at this time. This is the trust of the court, and it is also the responsibility of the minister."

Wang Youling knelt down towards the north and said, "I, the King Youling, will never dare to take up this position!"

Mian Yu became more and more encouraging, and Wang Youling kowtowed more and more, even in fear.

At this point, Prince Hui Mianyu completed the negotiation with the three people and returned to the capital.

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Beijing, Sanxitang!

"Your Majesty, this time I went to the south to negotiate with the three people, it can't be said that I gained nothing." Mian Yu said: "First of all, Zeng Guofan is not completely aligned with Su Yi. He longs for the Governor of Liangjiang in his heart, but at this time he definitely doesn't. I will take over this official position."

"Xu Youren is already focused on following Su Yi all the way to the dark side. He doesn't care even if he is shattered to pieces."

"Wang Youling is also very determined to follow Su Yi, but he is also frightened at this time, afraid that he will be the target of public criticism, because he was born as a donation official and has low self-esteem."

The emperor said: "So?"

Prince Hui Mianyu said: "So, I have a plan."

The emperor said: "How to say?"

Mian Yu said: "Canonize Wang Youling as the governor of Liangjiang."

As soon as these words came out, several important ministers were startled.

are you crazy?

Not to mention Wang Youling's background as an official, the key point is that he only officially entered officialdom a few years ago.

Even three years ago, he was just the prefect.

Kuang Yuan said: "If Wang Youling is appointed as the governor of Liangjiang, Zeng Guofan will be the most unhappy and angry. This will alienate the relationship between them."

Du Han said: "However, this will also completely anger Zeng Guofan. Among the seven-province alliance, Zeng Guofan is the most important. Although the canonization of Wang Youling as the governor of Liangjiang has the effect of alienating Zeng Guofan, it will also completely alienate Zeng Guofan and the court."

Sushun thought for a while and said, "There is nothing wrong with this matter."

The emperor immediately looked towards him.

Sushun said: "First let the court know that one of Zeng Guofan, Xu Youren and Wang Youling will be selected to serve as the governor of Liangjiang."

"However, Prince Hui said in public in the court that both Zeng Guofan and Xu Youren recommended Wang Youling. However, the hidden meaning revealed that Wang Youling did not recommend anyone."

"Then, the emperor said that since both Zeng Guofan and Xu Youren recommended Wang Youling, and Wang Youling did not refuse much, let him be the governor of Liangjiang."

"In this way, in the eyes of the world, Wang Youling has become a villain. Others recommend him, but he does not recommend others. Instead, he seeks a high position with the lowest qualifications and shamelessness."

"Then, the imperial court officially announced that Wang Youling would be the governor of Liangjiang. It also sent people to investigate Wang Youling and went to the officialdom of Liangjiang to ask the opinions of hundreds of officials. Wang Youling would definitely refuse at that time."

"So, Prince Hui said that when he was in Hangzhou, Wang Youling clearly did not refuse, and he was clearly willing to serve as the governor of Liangjiang. But now he came out to refuse. What does this mean? Is he treating the important task of the imperial court as a child's play? He scolded Wang Youling."

"So, while we slandered his name, we also made him the governor of Liangjiang and forced him into a desperate situation."

Du Han said: "What a wonder. At this time, in order to prove his innocence, Wang Youling had no choice but to resign from the post of governor of Zhejiang. So, Su Yi's followers must go!"

Kuang Yuan said: "Yes, the key is to force Wang Youling to resign voluntarily, not to remove him from the court."

Du Han said: "Among the seven provincial governors, Wang Youling has the shallowest foundation and can be used as the weakest point to attack. Of the seven pillars, tear down one first."

Su Shun said: "To be precise, Su Yi only has four pillars. Tian Yugong, Wang Youling, Xu Youren, and Shen Baozhen. Zeng Guofan's party and Su Yi are not of the same mind."

The emperor said: "Okay, then let's do it."

At this time, the princes of the imperial court still showed powerful political fighting skills.

After Prince Hui went south to do some research, he immediately found the weakest point of the Seven Provinces Alliance and dealt a fatal blow.

Moreover, this fatal blow is unsolvable.

When it comes to that point, Wang Youling can only keep his innocence and reputation by resigning as governor of Zhejiang.

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Jiujiang!

The governors of the seven provinces were having secret discussions, but of course only five people came.

The three governors of the Hunan Army sent Hu Linyi as their representative.

Su Yi said: "Next, the imperial court will launch a fierce attack on the weakest areas of our seven-province alliance!"

"If the imperial court canonize Lord Wang Youling as the governor of Liangjiang, what will be the result?"

Xu Youren said: "Then I would rather make mistakes and let Mr. Wang Youling take this key position."

However, the Hunan Army will be very unhappy.

Moreover, the key position of governor of Zhejiang will be lost.

For Su Yi, the governor of Zhejiang is now more important than the governor of Liangjiang.

Su Yi said: "What if the court says that both Zeng Guofan and Xu Youren recommended Wang Youling to be the governor of Liangjiang, but Wang Youling did not reject it?"

Wang Youling's expression changed.

He was born as a donation official. If the court really said this, then Wang Youling would be ruined.

What qualifications do you have to be the governor of Liangjiang? And Zeng Guofan and Xu Youren recommended you, but you didn’t recommend them?

At that time, in order to prove his innocence, he had no choice but to resign as governor of Zhejiang.

It can be said that it is completely unsolvable.

Tian Yugong said: "Sir Wang Youling is the weakest pillar among us. We must protect Mr. Wang."

Well? !

Mr. Tian, ​​you are too straightforward.

But at this time, Wang Youling wouldn't care too much because the other party was very serious about fisting.

Now this seven-province covenant is like a barrel.

Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army faction was the most powerful but not very firm.

But within a short period of time, he decided that he could not leave, otherwise he would be a traitor.

Wang Youling is the most vulnerable, but his Zhejiang Province is the most important. Once his board breaks, all the water in the bucket will flow out.

Tian Yugong said: "We cannot passively defend. Once the imperial court attacks Mr. Wang Youling, it will be unstoppable, so we must take the initiative!"

Hu Linyi's face twitched slightly. He was now afraid of hearing this initiative.

Once he takes the initiative, it means breaking with the imperial court and going further and further on Su Yi's chariot.

By then, it will be too late to turn back.

Su Yi said: "Yes, we must take the initiative."

"At that time, please invite Mr. Tian Yugong to lead the memorial!"

"It is said that Guiliang negotiated with foreigners and lost his power and humiliated the country. He said that Guiliang colluded with foreigners in the Xiamen religious case, harmed the people, looked down upon human life, treated a deer as a horse, and asked the emperor to kill Guiliang! In particular, it pointed out that Guiliang paid two hundred thousand taels of silver in compensation to several foreign murderers . These missionaries killed dozens of our citizens, and the court actually wants to pay them compensation."

"Impeach Heilongjiang General Yishan for signing the Aihui Treaty with Tsarist Russia and ceding thousands of miles of territory, equivalent to three Zhili provinces. Please kill Yishan!"

"While impeaching, spread these two things throughout the world!"

"It was clear that they were impeaching Guiliang and Yishan, but in fact they were secretly attacking and forcing the emperor."

"Lord Tian Yugong goes up first, followed by Lord Wang Youling, Lord Xu Youren, and Lord Shen Baozhen!"

Before Su Yi finished speaking, he asked the governors of the seven provinces to come together.

In a sense.

This is the first battle after the Seven Provinces Alliance!

This is also a fatal blow.

Moreover, it possesses absolute righteousness.

Moreover, the sword was thrust directly at the emperor, and he had no choice but to take it.

Because these things of losing power and humiliating the country were secretly authorized by the emperor, or at least allowed by you.

Hu Linyi was trembling all over.

He could not imagine how passive the imperial court would be once the governors of the seven provinces presented this memorial together.

By then, how could the imperial court have any spare power to deal with Wang Youling?

Moreover, Wang Youling also wrote a memorial, asking Guiliang and Yishan to be killed. Will your court make him governor of Liangjiang?

Isn't this nonsense?

Your plan to alienate me and kill me has completely collapsed.

But, the most crucial part.

The governors of the seven provinces will submit a memorial together and launch this fatal blow together.

If Zeng Guofan and other three Hunan army governors did not participate, then this political show would have been half a failure.

Isn’t it the Seven Provinces Alliance?

Why are there only four provinces?

You are not united at all.

Tian Yugong said: "I agree, and I am willing to lead the impeachment memorial."

Xu Youren said: "I am willing too."

Wang Youling said: "I am willing too."

Shen Baozhen said: "I am willing too."

Then, everyone's eyes turned to Hu Linyi.

Hu Linyi said tremblingly: "I, I need to report to Marshal Zeng. This matter is too big for me to make the decision."

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Then, Hu Linyi left Jiujiang by boat overnight, went to Wuchang, and reported to Zeng Guofan.

Zeng Guofan was furious.

Su Yi, what does this mean?

It was already very reluctant to enter this seven-province alliance, and now we want to further bombard the court?

Is this a further break, which will make it possible for the Hunan Army and the imperial court to relax again?

Can we only follow him, Su Yi, all the way to the dark side?

If you don’t agree, he will never agree!

Here, because Zeng Guofan disagreed.

Therefore, Su Yi's attack on the imperial court could only be postponed.

The first shot of the seven-province alliance faced the possibility of misfiring.

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The first attack of the Seven Provinces Alliance here has been postponed, and the attack from the imperial court will not end.

above the hall.

The emperor once again asked that the governor of Liangjiang had been vacant for a long time and could not stay for a long time.

Who can take on this important task?

Prince Hui came out and said: "Zeng Guofan and Xu Youren both recommended Wang Youling."

The emperor asked: "Wang Youling?"

When he said this, he frowned slightly.

Everyone in the court also discussed it one after another.

Wang Youling? This person was born in an official position and has little qualifications. How can he take on such a big responsibility?

Then, the emperor asked: "What did Wang Youling himself say?"

Prince Hui said: "He just said that he has little virtue and qualifications, but he didn't say anything else."

Everyone was shocked, are you, Wang Youling, so shameless?

Wouldn’t you recommend Zeng Guofan and Xu Youren?

The emperor said: "Otherwise, let Wang Youling give it a try?"

Prince Hui said: "When my servant talked about this matter with Wang Youling, he actually talked about his many dealings with foreigners in Shanghai. He seemed to have a lot of experience, as if he was quite confident about being the governor of Liangjiang!"

On the court's side, the attack on the Seven Provinces Alliance was extremely urgent and sharp.

Even two steps and one step at a time.

Following these steps, Wang Youling will have no choice but to resign for no more than a month and a half at most.

Otherwise, your reputation will be ruined.

At that time, the weakest pillar of the Seven Provinces Covenant was directly dismantled.

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Su Yi came to see Zeng Guofan again.

The first shot after the seven-province alliance must be fired.

"Lord Su Yi, isn't it good to do this again and again?" Zeng Guofan said: "What if the imperial court launches another attack in the future?"

"At that time, will you coerce a few of us and launch a more deadly attack on the court again?"

"This time, we grasp the righteousness and launch an attack on the court, which can shock the court and make it passive in an instant."

"What about next time? If we used our cards this time, will it be an open conspiracy next time? If we get to that point, our reputation will be ruined."

Zeng Guofan looked very angry.

Su Yi said slowly: "Master Zeng, if you withdraw now, will the emperor spare you? Can the court spare you?"

"Of course, this time our four provinces petitioned to kill Guiliang and Yishan. If you and the three provinces of the Hunan Army did not participate, it would immediately let the court see that we are not united, and they would immediately show favor and concession to you. But after the court kills us, will it be our turn? Is it your turn?"

Zeng Guofan said: "We have an army in hand, but we are rebellious and have not been wiped out. The imperial court cannot do anything to us."

Su Yi sneered and said: "The imperial court won't do anything to you openly? But what about using foreigners to deal with you? What about the imperial court using the same methods as Wang Youling to deal with you? Can you stop it?"

"Ask yourself, when the imperial court wanted to destroy my Yangtze River Fleet, and the same method was used on you, Zeng Guofan, could you stop it?"

Zeng Guofan was silent, and the Hunan army could not stop him.

Historically, the imperial court used soft knives to kill people, and finally completely disintegrated the Hunan Army.

Su Yi said: "Master Zeng, have you forgotten what I said? The emperor will die soon!"

"What's the meaning behind this sentence?"

"Unless the Emperor dies, there will be no way out for you and me."

"Unless there is open rebellion, he will always have supreme power."

"Is there any room for compromise between you and the emperor?"

Zeng Guofan fell into silence again.

After this period of dealing with each other, Su Yi finally had a clear understanding of Zeng Guofan.

"The only way out for you and me is the death of the Emperor!"

"But the emperor is only in his twenties. Under normal circumstances, how could he die?"

Su Yi said: "We are bombarding the imperial court this time. On the surface we are asking to kill Guiliang and Yishan, but secretly we are asking the emperor to lose his power and humiliate the country. What will he do with his character? What will the imperial court do in order to fight for justice with us?"

"Do you need me to explain it so clearly? Lord Zeng Guofan."

"The wall won't fall if you don't push it!"

"If you don't force yourself, you won't die!"

Suddenly, Zeng Guofan was shocked and looked at Su Yi.

He understood instantly.

Su Yi's step was not a passive counterattack at all, but was originally part of the plan.

This is the key step to oust the emperor.

The dead end road in Huashan Mountain is extremely dangerous. If you don't drive away, how can you walk on it?

Su Yi said: "When it comes to that point, when it comes to the day when the world falls apart, who will benefit the most? It may not be me, but you, Zeng Guofan!"

"Your Hunan Army owns nearly four provinces. When that day comes, you will be completely out of trouble."

"Even if you want to escape, it won't be at this time. It can be at any time in the future. But if you escape at this time, it would be extremely stupid."

Zeng Guofan fell into silence.

As soon as Su Yi figured it out, he understood immediately and began to deduce in his mind the reaction of the court and the emperor after this attack.

Then he discovered that it was so!

If this step is taken, the emperor and the court will basically be forced to a dead end.

Without taking this step, the imperial court would defeat the seven-province alliance one by one.

And once the court and the emperor embark on that dead end, then... the biggest beneficiary will really be the Hunan Army.

Su Yi said: "As for this attack, we have great righteousness. Will it cause any damage to your reputation, Zeng Guofan?"

"If they don't go to a dead end, we all have no way out."

"Zeng Guofan can't see such a clear thing clearly, and why are you still hesitating here?"

After a long while, Zeng Guofan said: "Okay!"

"We do it!"

At this point, the seven-province alliance united front!

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At this time, the attack on the other side of the court was halfway brewing!

It was necessary to send imperial envoys southward and ennoble Wang Youling as governor of Liangjiang. However, many officials were sent south to ask various prefects whether they agreed with Wang Youling to be the governor of Liangjiang.

On the one hand, he was slandered and on the other hand, he was canonized.

This is not killing with a soft knife, but killing with a saw.

It is to drive out Wang Youling and destroy the seven-province alliance to the greatest extent possible.

however……

At this moment, the Seven Provinces Alliance launched a fierce attack!

Bombard the court!

Promote the world.

General Yishan of Heilongjiang lost power and humiliated his country by ceding thousands of miles of land to Tsarist Russia, equivalent to three Zhili provinces.

In the Xiamen teaching plan, Guiliang, the cabinet scholar, called a deer a horse and persecuted the people. The murderers were obviously foreign missionaries, and they killed each other, but Guiliang personally tortured and extorted confessions to slander innocent people as murderers, and even paid two hundred thousand taels of silver to the foreign murderers, humiliating his ancestors.

The Treaty of Tianjin signed between Guiliang and foreigners was a loss of power and humiliation to the country.

The seven southern provinces asked the court to kill Guiliang and Yishan!

Not a single word mentions the emperor, but every word is inseparable from the emperor.

The governors of seven provinces exerted their efforts, and a storm of public opinion quickly swept the country.

Almost instantly, the attack that had been brewing in the imperial court was completely crushed!

Immediately afterwards, memorials signed by the governors of the seven provinces entered the court.

It's like a bloody battle!

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Note: I started writing this chapter of more than 10,000 words at noon, and I finally finished it! Tomorrow will still exceed 10,000 words, so try to update it earlier than today.

Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Ask for monthly tickets in a low voice, bow to everyone, and wish you a happy new year!

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