Chapter 168: Su Ye's Reputation Is Slapped by the Emperor, and the Capital Is Shocked

Chapter 168 Su Ye's reputation! The emperor slapped his face! The capital was shocked

After hearing this imperial edict, Wang Shiqing was stunned.

Then, he instinctively looked towards Su Ye.

He did not respond, and immediately put the imperial envoy Kuang Yuan there.

Because this imperial edict was directed at Su Ye, but the recipient was Wang Shiqing.

Su Ye said on the side: "I accept the edict."

Then, he glanced at Wang Shiqing.

Wang Shiqing kowtowed and said: "I accept the edict."

Imperial envoy Kuang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Su Ye did not have any intense reaction, and did not put him down.

Then, he helped Wang Shiqing up and said: "General Wang, the military situation is urgent, please lead the troops to the Jiangbei camp as soon as possible."

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Su Ye and Wang Shiqing walked along the river embankment.

The Jiujiang Yangtze River embankment has been dilapidated due to the wars in recent years, and it was blown up once by Shen Baozhen, so it must be rebuilt.

Shen Baozhen blew it up himself at that time, and now he personally led people to rebuild it.

The Hunan Army was efficient, and 300,000 immigrants were sent in continuously.

The factory can only use tens of thousands of people at most, and it must try its best to take care of the immigrants from Beijing and Zhili, as well as the women that Hong Renli exchanged from Tianjing.

Most of these 300,000 immigrants came to farm.

The 6 million mu of land occupied by Su Ye cannot be cultivated by 300,000 people.

However, with the end of the war, many people who fled to the mountains will slowly come down the mountains.

By then, Su Ye will redistribute the farmland, and it should be able to barely finish the cultivation of the fields.

In addition to farming, factories must be built, mines must be dug, houses must be built, dams must be built, etc.

A large number of laborers must be requisitioned.

Food and accommodation are provided, and each person is paid one tael and five cents of silver per month.

This price is already very low, but there are still countless strong laborers rushing to do it.

Where can you find such a good thing? In the past, when you served corvée, you were not paid, and sometimes you even had to bring your own dry food.

So in the hearts of countless working people, Su Ye is the real upright master.

Even Hu Linyi secretly persuaded him, saying that it was very good to be able to provide food and accommodation, and he really shouldn't give silver. If the adults gave silver, it would be troublesome for other places to do things in the future, and it would be troublesome to launch corvée.

Su Ye smiled and said, "Just don't let other places know."

Su Ye came to this place as a test area and operated it as a base. The people's hearts are the most important.

What he wants to do is that even if he leaves, this place still belongs to him.

Sure enough, when Su Ye walked on the embankment, he heard constant greetings.

"Employer of the upright."

"Hello, Marshal."

"Hello, Governor."

Su Ye responded one by one, very enthusiastically.

When he met an old man in his fifties, he was carrying a heavy stone. Su Ye stepped forward and moved the stone off his shoulder, saying, "Old man, you are not allowed to carry such heavy stones."

The old man said, "My goodness, you are too strong."

Then he patted his chest and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I am very strong, 200 kilograms is no problem."

Su Ye called the official next to him and said, "Remember, the old man, the weight you carry at one time must not exceed 120 kilograms."

The official nodded quickly and said, "Yes, Marshal!"

After Su Ye left, the old man looked at Su Ye's back and said, "God, it's really a civil and military star sent from the sky. Where can I meet such a good official in my life."

Su Ye is doing a good job and winning people's hearts.

The officials, on the other hand, stared at the entire construction site and secretly recorded the account book. They remembered clearly who worked hard and who cheated.

Then they rewarded and punished according to this book, and even eliminated them secretly.

In this atmosphere, the progress was amazing.

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Walking to the unmanned embankment, Su Ye stopped and looked at the rolling Yangtze River.

"Shiqing, we were too busy some time ago, and we didn't talk properly." Su Ye said: "Now, we can finally open our hearts."

Wang Shiqing said: "My lord, I also want to say something."

Su Ye said: "Oh, go ahead."

Wang Shiqing said: "Shiqing has taken a fancy to a woman, and asked the Marshal to help matchmake."

Su Ye said: "Whose woman is it?"

Wang Shiqing said: "It's Bai Yan's second daughter, Bai Shuang."

Su Ye was silent for a while and said: "Have you thought about it? You will disappoint the emperor if you do this."

In the eyes of the emperor, Wang Shiqing is his own man, and he promoted him completely.

Wang Shiqing wants to marry Bai Shuang, which means he is further tied to Su Ye.

The emperor will be very angry.

Wang Shiqing said: "Facing the Yangtze River, Shiqing said some of his true feelings."

"The emperor has been very kind to Shiqing, raising his flag and conferring an official title. I am afraid that few people can compare to me except the commander-in-chief." Wang Shiqing said: "But... whether it is the commander-in-chief or Shiqing, for the emperor, they are actually like toys. If he likes them, he will be very good to them, and if he doesn't like them, he will be disgusted with them."

"Of course, we eat the emperor's salary, so of course we must be loyal to the emperor."

"But what is loyalty to the emperor? Not distinguishing right from wrong in everything and flattering the emperor is a treacherous minister, a lucky minister, not a true loyalty to the emperor. True loyalty to the emperor is to do things that are beneficial to the country."

"Shiqing has brute strength, and he was once conceited and arrogant. Commander Meng never gave up and took him with him wherever he went. Although Shiqing is dull, after seeing it for a long time, he can understand a little bit, and he can be regarded as opening up. See the world through a crack.”

"So, Shiqing plans to make a memorial and formally resign from the post of deputy general of Ganzhen. The commander-in-chief needs a militia to run a factory, so Shiqing will be the leader of the militia for the commander-in-chief."

The emperor asked Wang Shiqing to take two wings of new troops to Yangzhou. Of course Wang Shiqing knew what this meant, which was to seize Su Yi's military power.

Therefore, he chose to resign.

Su Yi did not speak, but patted Wang Shiqing on the shoulder and said, "No, you should go to Yangzhou with the two new armies."

Wang Shiqing suddenly became anxious and said: "Commander, why don't Shiqing cut his heart open and let you see what color it is?"

Su Yi said: "No, Shiqing. You and I, brothers, don't need to beat around the bush like this, let alone test each other. The situation this time is very complicated and will be delayed for two or three years. So for me, you need to bring these two new wings with you. Yangzhou is seemingly out of my control."

Wang Shiqing said: "Commander, I don't understand."

Su Yi said: "This matter is too complicated. I can't explain it to you directly, but if you look at it yourself, you can fully understand it."

"In the eyes of the imperial court, I only have more than 3,000 new troops. The part of General Lin Qirong who surrendered to us is no longer included in the imperial court." Su Yi said: "With the two or three thousand brothers in the original Taiping Army, it is more than enough to defend Jiujiang. Yes. Removing the two new troops from my side now will make me more proactive in the future."

"It's just that you, Wang Shiqing, may get a bit of a reputation for being ungrateful or something."

Wang Shiqing said: "Shiqing doesn't care about a little bit of fame."

Su Yi said: "Shiqing, in your opinion, what is the most important thing for us now?"

Wang Shiqing said: "Keep your head down, set up a factory, make a living, and set an example for the whole country."

Su Yi said: "What else?"

Wang Shiqing said: "I don't quite understand it myself, but when I am with you, you can also listen to others explain clearly that the British Empire is the most powerful now, and our Qing Dynasty is actually not a mainstream country in this world and is not recognized by the whole world. ”

Su Yi was stunned. She didn't expect Wang Shiqing to have such an understanding.

This reminded him of when he was playing the Victoria III game. In order to be recognized by the world's mainstream, he often had to fight a battle.

Wang Shiqing continued: "So now the commander-in-chief endures the humiliation and cooperates with the British because he wants to join the mainstream world order. And if he wants to industrialize and become stronger, he must also follow the British Empire."

This also reminded Su Yi of later generations, how much the country paid a huge price, even a humiliating price, in order to join the WTO system.

As a result, in just over 20 years, it has become a behemoth, making the United States wish to overthrow the entire WTO system. Instead, our own country shouts for free trade.

Su Yi said: "Yes, in the gambling agreement more than two years later, if we win, it will be equivalent to creating a miracle in front of the royal family of the British Empire. At that time, we will get a ticket to join the game. ”

Wang Shiqing asked: "At that time, will we be able to become a mainstream country in the world?"

Su Yi said: "Of course not, it's just to get a ticket. If you really want to become a mainstream country in this world and be recognized by the whole world, you can only fight once! Pick a great power, fight a war, and win Only then can we gain respect and become mainstream.”

Wang Shiqing's blood boiled immediately after hearing this, and he wished that day would come soon.

He followed Su Yi because of this wonderful feeling.

That kind of opening his eyes to see the world, that kind of big picture, will make him feel that his whole person has been sublimated.

Su Yi said: "So these two years are very, very important to us. On the one hand, we must immerse ourselves in construction and development, and perform a great miracle for those British guys to change their diplomatic route towards China. On the other hand, We still have to face a very complicated political situation in the country, and we will even face some criticism, both from you and me."

Wang Shiqing said: "Commander, I am not afraid of being criticized. If I can block the dirty water for the Commander, then Shiqing will be even more happy."

Su Yi said: "We are brothers, so there is nothing we can't do and no obstacle we can't overcome."

"So, you want to lead two new wings of the army to leave Jiujiang and go to Yangzhou. You also need to be able to appease the emotions of the brothers and stabilize their military morale. You want them to leave Jiujiang without leaving their hearts. Can you do it?" Su Yi? road.

Wang Shiqing said: "I'm very stupid, maybe I can't do it. But with Wang Tianyang, Zhaobu, Lin Li and others, I can definitely do it."

Su Yi said: "Well, tomorrow you will lead the two new armies to leave Jiujiang and take a boat to Yangzhou."

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The next day!

Su Yi's two new armies, totaling 3,000 people, dressed up and boarded the ship at the dock.

At night, we left Jiujiang and headed for Yangzhou along the Yangtze River.

After passing thousands of miles of the Yangtze River, we arrived at Yangzhou.

The new armies on both wings landed on the ground and stationed themselves in Yangzhou.

Imperial envoy Kuang Yuan found General Jiang Ning and the commander-in-chief of the Jiangbei camp, Tuoming'a, and read out the emperor's oral instructions.

Let the more than 20,000 troops from the Jiangbei Camp keep an eye on Su Yong's two-wing new army. At the critical moment, if this new army changes, the main force of the more than 20,000 Jiangbei Camp will be able to suppress it.

Tomin'a accepted the order.

But he was extremely depressed and even painful.

What is this?

The new army was his lifesaver, and now the court actually asked his Jiangbei camp to keep an eye on the new army to prevent mutiny.

Has it developed to this point?

From the perspective of the central government, Su Ye did something wrong. He repeatedly disobeyed the emperor's wishes, and even clearly disobeyed the emperor's order and said something nonsense about defending the capital.

But in Tuo Ming'a's opinion.

Brother Su Ye has made countless contributions, but he didn't do anything.

Is it wrong for him to focus on running a factory? It's not self-reliance?

The emperor is really moody, and it seems that we have to be careful in the future.

But Tuo Ming'a, as he said, is loyal.

But if you want him to oppose the emperor, that's impossible.

His future and official position are completely up to the emperor's whim, and he can be dismissed at will.

After instructing Tuo Ming'a, the imperial envoy Kuang Yuan finally felt relieved.

In front of the three thousand new troops, the emperor's decree was read out.

From then on, Wang Shiqing was the commander of the two wings of the new army, and the governor of Jiangxi, Su Ye, no longer controlled the two wings of the new army and focused on Jiangxi government affairs.

After reading this decree.

Wang Shiqing knelt down and said, "I accept the decree!"

And the three thousand new troops were silent.

The new army did not mutiny, nor was it angry, and did not even question.

As if completely obedient.

Kuang Yuan was relieved immediately, thinking in his heart that it seemed that the officials of the court were over-worried.

This new army was trained by the emperor with money, and it was the emperor's new army, so of course it would obey the decree.

No matter how influential Su Ye was on the new army, he could not compare with the emperor.

Next, the imperial envoy Kuang Yuan found Wang Shiqing and read the emperor's decree.

"Confer the title of First-class Viscount on Wang Shiqing, and make him the General of Langshan Town!"

Wang Shiqing knelt down: "I accept the order and thank you!"

The Imperial Envoy Kuang Yuan said very cordially: "General Wang, the emperor values ​​you so much that there are really few people in the world who value you so much."

This value is indeed extraordinary.

After winning the title of the top martial arts champion, he has become the General of a town in just over a year.

Next, the Imperial Envoy Kuang Yuan tried his best to win over Wang Shiqing and get close to him. The meaning behind his words was very clear.

These two wings of the new army must be firmly grasped in your hands. The emperor has shown great kindness to you, and you must repay him with all your heart. At the critical moment, it must be of great use.

At this time, Wang Shiqing should have pretended to be submissive, but he could not say these words, so he just kept silent.

But in Kuang Yuan's view, Wang Shiqing was an honest man and could be trusted.

He stayed in Yangzhou for a few more days and continued to observe the new army to see if they would rebel after leaving Su Ye, or if they would complain about making trouble.

As a result, there was nothing at all.

He still trained hard, and even trained harder.

So, the imperial envoy Kuang Yuan left without worry and returned to Jiujiang!

The two wings of the new army went from Jiujiang to Yangzhou, which caused great anxiety in Tianjing.

Lin Shaozhang immediately sent a secret envoy to ask Su Ye what this meant? Was the secret agreement of non-aggression invalid?

It was not convenient for Su Ye to let the envoy pass on such a high-level secret, so he invited Lin Shaozhang to meet in person.

Lin Shaozhang came.

Su Ye told the truth that he had set up a factory, which caused dissatisfaction with the emperor, so the new army was transferred away from him.

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And the capital at this time!

It was earth-shaking.

The news spread from the capital like wings.

It soon spread throughout the capital and the entire Zhili.

The foreigners really came!

Moreover, this time there were more than 10,000 people.

Guangzhou prepared tens of thousands of troops, but it was broken by the foreigners in less than half a day.

Now the foreigners not only occupied Guangzhou, but also continued to send troops to other prefectures in Guangdong.

It won't be long before half of Guangdong will fall.

What can we do about this?

The entire capital was first dead silent, and then swept like a tsunami.

Lord Su Ye is right!

What he said is right.

He repeatedly issued warnings, saying that it would be very dangerous for Ye Mingchen and others to be tough, and it might cause disaster.

And Lord Su Ye started saying this half a year ago.

He was also laughed at for being jealous of the virtuous and saying that he would not let go of the credit for negotiating with the British.

Only you can be tough on the British, and you are not allowed to be tough on the British. Only you, Su Ye, can promote our country's prestige, and you are not allowed to promote our country's prestige?

For this reason, Lord Su Ye did not hesitate to offend many court officials.

He offended the emperor.

What was the result?

The foreigners really came!

Lord Su Ye was right from the beginning to the end. The court did not listen to Lord Su Ye, which led to the disaster today!

There are treacherous ministers in the court.

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This time, the blow to the emperor was very big.

His choice was to shut himself up.

He didn't care about anything and did nothing.

He let the news ferment.

Even the court meeting was suspended.

Because it was too embarrassing.

Not long ago, Ye Mingchen was reporting victory every day.

You, the emperor, just conferred a title on him and awarded him a double-eyed peacock feather.

You forced Su Ye to send troops to Zhenjiang to attack the rebels, but Su Ye refused, arguing that the British might attack the Qing Dynasty and it would be difficult to start a war again.

What did your emperor do in the end?

He issued an edict to reprimand him.

To be frank, Su Yi was talking nonsense in order not to send troops.

He also said in front of everyone in the court that Su Yi was narrow-minded and could not see Ye Mingchen's diplomatic victory.

Moreover, he was extremely angry and said that he would never need Su Yi or his new army to defend him as the emperor.

Only a few days have passed.

I was completely slapped in the face.

As expected, the British sent troops, and they were much more ferocious than the previous battle, with tens of thousands of people coming.

Not only to occupy Guangzhou, but also to burn the flames of war to Guangdong and Guangxi.

After receiving the news, the emperor sat in silence for a whole night in Sanxi Hall, motionless.

But suddenly, he picked up the pen holder in his hand and smashed it to pieces.

"Ye Mingchen mistook me, Ye Mingchen deserves death!"

But when things have developed to this point, Ye Mingchen is responsible. Don't you, the emperor, have no responsibility?

In fact, many people are aware that foreigners are going to attack.

Zeng Guofan, Hu Linyi, and Ye Mingchen all felt it.

But who dares to say?

As an emperor, you only want to hear good news, not bad news.

Su Yi warned you several times that the foreigners might come, but you ended up bearing a grudge.

Moreover, the emperor sent letters to Ye Mingchen every three days. He had only one meaning in his words, you want to win.

Whenever Ye Mingchen's memorial was slightly disobedient, he would be reprimanded.

And as long as his memorial contains good news, the emperor will give him a reward.

As a result, Ye Mingchen had no choice but to keep reporting successes.

Are you saying that Liangjiang Governor He Guiqing knows nothing about it? How is it possible?

But people just don't say anything, they just want to be the messenger.

As a result, the emperor was deceived, and the entire imperial court was deceived. It was not until Guangzhou was captured that a bolt from the blue came.

In the past few days, everyone in the palace was cautious and walked on tiptoes, lest they make any noise and offend the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Ruilin and Chong'en would like to see you," Zenglu said.

The emperor frowned, what do you mean? You two Su Yi's henchmen, can't you wait to see my joke?

His instinct was to say no.

However, he still suppressed his anger and said: "Let them come in."

Ruilin and Chongen came in and were very cautious throughout the process.

They didn’t even dare to mention the fall of Guangzhou.

Finally, Ruilin said: "Your Majesty, if you don't bother the two masters, why don't you let Su Yi..."

"I don't want to hear this name." The emperor said coldly: "My dear friends, do you have anything else to do?"

When Chongen was angry, he raised his head and said that the emperor should not hide his illness and avoid medical treatment.

But Ruilin pulled gently and said, "I take my leave."

The emperor waved his hand and let the two leave.

After leaving the palace, Chongen said: "Lord Ruilin, why don't you let me speak? At this time, when one is hiding his illness and avoiding medical treatment, which one is more important, his face or the country and the country?"

Ruilin said: "The current situation is exactly the same as the Battle of Jiujiang at that time. Everyone made a mistake in their judgment, except Su Ye who was right. As a result, the emperor had a grudge against Su Ye. If it hadn't been for the Crazy Horse case, Su Ye would have been There is no chance of success in this life. But this time, the emperor’s hatred has only increased tenfold.”

Chong'en said: "Such a big-hearted attitude is not what a wise king would do."

Ruilin said: "Lord Chong'en, even a wise king will still hold grudges in his heart. Didn't Li Shimin still dig up Wei Zheng's grave?"

"And one more thing, if Su Yi wants to take action at this time, he will definitely send someone to inform us. The fact that he did not send someone to inform us represents his attitude."

Chongen said: "In that case, why did you bring me into the palace and recommend Su Yi?"

Ruilin said: "The key is to create a fact. We have recommended it, but the emperor rejected it. We don't have to do anything next, just stay dormant quietly. Lord Chongen, according to what Su Yi said, this time I'm afraid It is a moment of great change, and it is also the most dangerous moment. We should not say anything or do anything. It is best for you to stay home because of your illness, and I will even stay home because of your illness."

"As Su Yi's party members, we are in very danger now. If Su Yi has a plan, just wait for his plan, otherwise we will easily die before dawn."

Chongen couldn't help but be stunned. He really couldn't tell that Master Ruilin was so smart?

Before, Chongen had somewhat looked down upon Ruilin. Although he was the minister of military aircraft, he had little knowledge and could only fool him by writing.

Chongen said: "What about Jiangshan Sheji?"

Master Ruilin said: "It's enough to say such a heart-wrenching thing, and Jiangshan Sheji will no longer be here for a while."

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The next day!

The emperor still did not go to court.

However, this matter had to be faced.

We cannot allow it to ferment and deteriorate.

Wen Qing, the military aircraft foreman, failed to survive last winter and died of illness.

This time the emperor summoned Sushun, Duanhua, Zaiyuan, Duhan as before, and there was also an additional prince Hui, Mianyu.

"Ye Mingchen mistook the country, mistook me, and deceived me miserably!" The emperor gritted his teeth and said, "What should we do?"

No one spoke.

After a long while, he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, we still have to talk."

Mian Yu said: "Not only do we need to talk, but we also need to prepare for war. While preparing for war, we talk at the same time."

Preparing for war? !

Who does the South want to fight?

Zeng Guofan’s Hunan Army? Su Yi...oh no, Wang Shiqing's new army?

Or let local teams practice?

The tens of thousands of people under Ye Mingchen's command were already a strong force in the south. A few years ago, they defeated the combined forces of the Tiandihui and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, killing nearly 100,000 people.

As a result, these tens of thousands of people were still vulnerable to the foreign army.

"Talk? Who should be sent to talk?" the emperor asked.

Su Shun said: "There is one thing. The imperial envoy Kuang Yuan just sent someone to deliver a memorial saying that he had successfully transferred Su Ye's new army from Jiujiang, and asked Tuo Ming'a's main force in the Jiangbei camp to keep an eye on the two wings of the new army. There is no sign of rebound at present. Wang Shiqing has stayed in the new army for more time than Su Ye, so he can suppress the situation. This person is loyal and honest and can be used."

The emperor said: "Wang Shiqing was promoted by me personally. I have a great favor to him, so he is naturally loyal and can be used."

Su Shun said: "According to the plan, Kuang Yuan should have reprimanded Su Ye at this time..."

Several people were stunned and forgot about this.

Perhaps, Kuang Yuan was already on his way to reprimand Su Ye at this time.

If Su Ye is to be sent to negotiate with the British and make them withdraw their troops.

Then he must be rewarded.

How can you take away someone's military power, scold him, and then ask him to do things?

Su Shun said: "Your Majesty, if you want Su Ye to negotiate with the British, you must immediately send someone to stop Kuang Yuan, or send another imperial envoy to reward Su Ye."

The emperor immediately said in a cold voice: "Is Su Ye the only capable person in the world? Apart from him, is there no one else to negotiate with the British? Is there no other talent in this glorious Qing Dynasty?"

"In the future, I don't want to hear this proposal, do you understand?"

Su Shun and others immediately bowed and said: "Yes!"

Then, the emperor said: "Discuss another person and let him negotiate with the British. Make sure the British withdraw their troops, but don't damage the national system and don't humiliate the prestige of the Qing Dynasty."

Everyone immediately had a headache.

This young emperor is like this, he always wants both.

"Tell me, who should be sent to negotiate with the British? Find someone who often deals with foreigners. Su Ye was able to negotiate at that time, so it makes no sense that others can't. At most, we can relax some conditions." The emperor said.

Sushun glanced at Du Han. Don't you like recommendations the most? Why don't you speak up at this time?

Du Han lowered his head and said nothing.

Sushun said: "I recommend He Guiqing, the governor-general of Liangjiang. He has been dealing with foreigners for a long time and has a deep understanding of them."

The emperor said: "Then let He Guiqing go."

Then the emperor said: "Use the fastest speed to summon He Guiqing by water and let him come to Beijing to meet the emperor first. I want to personally give him instructions."

Sushun said: "Yes!"

Then, the court quickly sent an envoy to Tongzhou and went south along the Grand Canal.

Even so, when He Guiqing, the governor-general of Liangjiang, returned to Beijing and met the emperor, it was already more than ten days later.

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During this period, the entire capital was shocked and soon a wave of turmoil surged.

Didn't Brother Su Ye once ask the British to withdraw their troops unconditionally?

Now that Ye Mingchen has ruined the situation, only Brother Su Ye can turn the tide.

Let Brother Su Ye take on the heavy responsibility again and negotiate with the British?

Of course, this is just the voice of the people, and there are also many voices of scholars.

In the court, almost no one dared to recommend.

Because Ruilin and Chongen had recommended him, but they were reprimanded by the emperor.

Now, Lord Chongen has been sick at home.

Ruilin heard that he was also ill and might not be able to hold on and had to claim illness.

Finally, the word got out that the person who went to negotiate was He Guiqing, the governor-general of Liangjiang.

This person has been in contact with the British for a long time and is even an old friend of the British.

The court also took the opportunity to spread the word that He Guiqing is more suitable than Su Ye. He is not only more mature and steady, but also has deep connections with the British.

When He Guiqing entered the palace to meet the emperor, he was treated with great courtesy.

The emperor sent important officials to Tongzhou to welcome him.

After entering the palace, the emperor personally gave a banquet and even picked dishes for He Guiqing.

He Guiqing was so moved that he prostrated himself and burst into tears.

Finally, the emperor gave He Guiqing a personal instruction in Sanxi Hall.

"My dear, when you entered the capital, did you hear any rumors?" the emperor asked.

He Guiqing said, "The people are very popular with Lord Su Ye, and I think he should be the one to negotiate."

The emperor said, "But I value you alone. You have been in Liangjiang for a long time, have been to Shanghai many times, and have dealt with foreigners more. You understand diplomacy better than Su Ye. What Su Ye can do, you can naturally do."

He Guiqing said, "I am terrified."

The emperor said, "He Guiqing, you have impeached Su Ye in a secret memorial before, so you can see some things clearly, and there is no need to hammer a drum. This negotiation is about your dignity and my dignity. If If the people of the world feel that the world cannot do without Su Ye, how can I save my face? As the governor-general of Liangjiang, in charge of foreign diplomacy, how can you save your face? "

"This time, I allow you to have the initiative. Some conditions can be agreed to by the foreigners, even if they are not very tolerable, as long as they can make the foreigners withdraw their troops."

"The demands they made before can also be discussed a little."

"As long as you succeed in the negotiation and make the foreigners withdraw their troops, I will confer a title on you and reward you for your merits!"

He Guiqing kowtowed and said, "I will do my best to live up to the emperor's high expectations."

Next, the emperor personally wrote the inscription and gave him a jade ruyi.

He personally escorted He Guiqing out of the Yangxin Palace.

After leaving the palace, He Guiqing was so moved that he burst into tears, turned back to the palace, and kowtowed three times and nine times.

"Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your expectations and not embarrass you."

Then, carrying the expectations of the emperor and the whole court, He Guiqing, the governor-general of Liangjiang, sailed from Tianjin to the south and went to Guangzhou to negotiate with the British.

The emperor looked at the direction where He Guiqing left for a long time before returning to Sanxi Hall.

After returning, he found a piece of calligraphy hanging on the wall.

It was the essay that amazed the whole court when Su Ye took the make-up exam in the palace.

"Take it down!" The emperor pointed at the calligraphy and said coldly.

Several eunuchs came forward with ladders and took down Su Ye's essay from the wall.

"Su Ye, are you still thinking that I will compromise with you? I tell you, don't even think about it!"

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Note: The second update is here. I'm going to eat, then lie down for a while and continue writing.

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