Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

The emperor was shocked. The empress dowager wanted to see Su Ye?

Why?

Then he ordered: "Zenglu, go chase Su Ye and take him to the empress dowager's Cining Palace."

So Zenglu quickly walked out of the Qianqing Palace and chased him out.

The emperor said: "Chongen, you tell me."

Chongen said: "Your Majesty, I once acted as a matchmaker for Su Ye. The woman was Shen Baozhen's daughter. After Su Ye was dismissed and returned to Beijing this time, Shen Baozhen immediately broke off the engagement and betrothed his daughter to Zhang Yuzhao. Even if Su Ye is not competitive, he is still a member of the royal family. How can he be humiliated like this? Moreover, Zhang Yuzhao lost the last battle of Jiujiang and said in front of everyone that he would withdraw from the Shuntianfu provincial examination. Please understand your majesty."

The emperor's eyes turned cold and said: "In this case, Zhang Yuzhao's participation in the provincial examination will be discussed later!"

The emperor, who usually obeyed Du Han's words, directly rejected his face this time.

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Su Ye had just walked out of the palace gate when the eunuch Zenglu behind him caught up with him.

"Wait a minute, brother."

Su Ye stopped and said, "Eunuch Zeng, what's wrong? Slow down and take a breath!"

Zeng Lu said, "Good news, great news! The Queen Mother wants to see you, come with us."

"Okay!" Su Ye stepped forward and personally supported Zeng Lu.

The emperor had two trusted eunuchs, the chief eunuch Wang Chenggui and the deputy chief eunuch Zeng Lu.

Wang Chenggui was an enemy, but Zeng Lu showed him goodwill.

"Brother, the Queen Mother has been unwell for many years. Apart from the emperor and Prince Gong, she has hardly seen anyone else. You are almost the only one." Zeng Lu said, "So, there must be something good happening."

Su Ye said, "Thank you for your kind words, Eunuch."

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When Su Ye entered the Cining Palace, he smelled a strong smell of medicine and stone.

There was also a strong smell of spices, which must have been to suppress other smells.

The seriously ill Queen Mother lay on the couch and tried to stand up.

"Come, get closer." The Queen Mother tried hard.

Su Ye looked up and felt as graceful as a flying swan.

There were two women on the left and right of the empress dowager.

The one on the left should be the empress Niu Hulu.

That is, the future Empress Dowager Cixi, who is only 18 years old now.

She looks... so beautiful!

And she is the kind of dignified sweetness, and also noble.

She inexplicably gives people a feeling that she is easy to bully.

However, the empress's eyes looking at Su Ye at this time are not friendly, because Su Ye just killed her cousin's family.

But this look is not fierce at all, but very cute.

And the woman on the right of the empress dowager is even more beautiful!

It can be said to be exquisite and meticulously crafted.

This beauty is completely on par with Juelu Qingqing and sister-in-law Bai Feifei.

The two women behind are mature and have fatal temptations.

And the girl on the right of the empress dowager is simply unparalleled in appearance and beauty.

Su Ye respectfully saluted the empress dowager and the queen.

Seeing Su Ye coming in, the beautiful girl blushed, and immediately stood up, bowed to the Queen Mother, left the bed, and went to the back.

Appearing here? She should be the most beautiful princess in the legend, the youngest daughter of the late emperor.

"Come closer." The Queen Mother said.

Su Ye approached again, and of course approached the Queen.

The breath of vigor and vitality came towards him.

The Queen Mother looked at Su Ye's face and said, "What a great face. There are few such great people in our family for hundreds of years."

Then, the Queen Mother asked, "When were you born?"

Su Ye said, "The 14th year of Daoguang, November 9th."

The Queen Mother said, "Oh, 21 years old."

"You look so good, so good." The Queen Mother sighed again, full of envy for Su Ye's vigor and youth.

"There is one thing, tell me honestly." The Queen Mother said.

Su Ye said, "Yes."

The Queen Mother asked, "Did you really come back from the dead, or did Zeng Guofan let you go and spare your life?"

Su Ye said, "To answer the Queen Mother, I really came back from the dead."

When he said this, Su Ye stared directly into the Queen Mother's eyes, with great sincerity.

This is probably the most important reason why the Queen Mother summoned him.

"Good, good, that's really a good omen." The Queen Mother stretched out her hand to Su Ye.

She didn't have much time left, and she was so eager for Su Ye's auspicious sign to be real.

Su Ye was stunned, then stepped forward and lowered her head.

The Queen Mother reached out and touched Su Ye's head, as if she wanted to touch this auspicious sign.

"Good, good, good..." The Queen Mother said, "Have you married yet?"

Su Ye said, "Not yet!"

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Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity!

Prince Zheng Duanhua stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, speaking of the Shuntian Prefecture provincial examination, I want to join in the fun."

Xianfeng said, "Tell me about it."

Duanhua said, "I have been the commander of the infantry and the minister of military review, so there are often military men who come to serve. Recently, I found a genius with extraordinary talent. His strength and archery skills are unprecedented, and he is proficient in military tactics. Seeing his talent, I wanted to recruit him, but he refused. He said that he learned civil and martial arts and sold them to the emperor. He wanted to participate in the current military examination and be loyal to the emperor."

After hearing this, the emperor was a little uninterested.

Du Han immediately asked, "I want to know what kind of talent can be praised by Prince Zheng? My Qing Dynasty won the world on horseback, and his riding and archery skills are unparalleled in the world."

Prince Zheng Duanhua said: "Draw a seventeen-strength bow and pierce a poplar tree with a hundred steps; dance a one-hundred-and-fifty-jin sword and reach over the head easily; the front and back chest swords are like flowers; lift a three-hundred-eighty-jin stone and make seals appear again and again! Sun Tzu's Art of War , Sun Bin's Art of War, Liu Tao, Wei Liaozi and other military books can be memorized like a stream."

"impossible!"

Many generals present almost said the same thing.

Being able to achieve any of these four items is considered extremely remarkable.

To be able to achieve two of them is already one in a million.

Can it reach four? !

Then this is a talent of military commander that has not been seen for decades.

The martial arts champions in the past few subjects were far from this level.

The Eight Banners were once invincible in cavalry and archery, but only the ancestors of one or two hundred years ago could use the seventeen-power bow.

In today's Eight Banners, almost no one can draw the seventeen-power bow.

Sure enough, the emperor suddenly said with great interest: "Is there really such a great talent?"

Prince Zheng Duanhua said: "I will let someone find him right now to perform martial arts for the emperor!"

The emperor said: "Go and summon us!"

A quarter of an hour later, this great talent appeared in the palace.

This person is the one who ranked first in the provincial martial arts examination in history, the first in the martial arts examination next year, and the first in the palace examination next year.

Wu Zhuangyuan Wang Shiqing.

As expected, he looked heroic and his whole body was filled with an explosive sense of power.

However, he has a loyal face and is also brave.

The emperor's favor suddenly increased.

Duan Hua said: "Wang Shiqing, being able to perform martial arts for the emperor is a blessing that you have cultivated for several lifetimes. Please use up your energy, do you understand?"

Wang Shiqing knelt down and said tremblingly: "The grassroots will do their best!"

Next up!

The emperor and his ministers were truly eye-opening.

Saw a magnificent performance.

This Wang Shiqing can really fire a seventeen-power top heavy bow, it's so powerful!

Replaced with soft arrows, shot ten arrows in a row at a distance of 150 steps, and each arrow hit the bull's-eye.

A true success can be achieved with a hundred steps.

The one-hundred-and-fifty-pound sword can easily reach the top. The sword dances, whizzes and flashes, which is breathtaking.

Shi Shuo, which weighs 380 kilograms, cannot be lifted by two people.

But Wang Shiqing, with all his strength, lifted it up and easily revealed the stone seal.

Next, I memorized the art of war, and it was so smooth that I could recite it backwards and forwards without any mistakes.

This time, all the generals present were shocked.

The emperor was also surprised.

This is far more than all the top martial arts champions in previous decades.

A true genius descended from heaven!

He was given a ring on the spot and carried directly to the Han Army of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The ministers were surprised that they were given such great grace? Then the next step is to be promoted to the Eight Banners?

Wang Shiqing knelt down and burst into tears.

All the ministers present said one after another: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, for acquiring such a great talent."

The emperor couldn't help but think of that sentence again, "The country is in chaos and misses a good general."

Could it be that Wang Shiqing in front of me is this good general?

If Su Yi had such ability, that would be great. Even 60% of Wang Shiqing's would be enough.

The emperor said: "Wang Shiqing, take the next martial arts exam well and bring glory to your parents and me."

Wang Shiqing trembled all over and said: "Common people, thank you Lord for your kindness. Long live, long live, long live!"

Duanhua said: "Your Majesty, today's Shuntianfu Township Examination, regardless of the civil and military examinations, is destined to be unprecedentedly grand, which is a sign of great prosperity."

The emperor felt happy in his heart, as if half of the haze caused by the fall of Wuchang had been swept away.

But today the emperor seems destined to be strongly stimulated, and the big things don't stop there.

Just when it was time to disperse.

Someone outside shouted again: "Six hundred miles urgently, six hundred miles urgently."

Hearing this voice, Xianfeng's heart almost twitched and his face turned pale.

Now he is really afraid to hear that Six Hundred Miles hastened.

Because every time I hear these words, it is accompanied by miserable defeat.

But then, his eyes lit up.

Because the messenger has a red scarf tied on his arm.

This...is this good news?

The messenger knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, Hubei Governor Zeng Guofan reported victory. He defeated the rebel defenders and captured Puqi first and Xianning City later!"

There is a certain deviation from history here.

After Zeng Guofan was defeated in Jiujiang, he did not move to defend Nanchang, but returned to the north to regain the lost territory.

Of course this is logical.

Historically, Zeng Guofan did not get the post of governor of Hubei, but was snatched away by Tao Enpei, so the enthusiasm for regaining the lost land in Hubei was certainly not high.

And here, he got the post of governor of Hubei as he wished. After the defeat in the Battle of Jiujiang, most of Hubei fell. Zeng Guofan's top priority was to regain the lost territory.

Therefore, he chose to send his troops north to attack Xianning.

The Hunan Army won the battles of Puqi and Xianning a few months earlier than in history.

Shi Dakai's side captured Wuchang, and Zeng Guofan's side recaptured Xianning. It was almost a matter of sequence.

And the reward for defeat is to always try to walk slower and wait for the victory.

As a result, there was a situation where defeat was reported first and victory was reported later. This was also Zeng Guofan's plan.

The emperor looked at Zeng Guofan's memorial and apologized first, then expressed his determination.

After taking Xianning, Zeng Guofan continued to recruit soldiers and horses, joined forces with Hu Linyi non-stop, and then joined forces to attack Wuchang, which was bound to take back Wuchang City for the emperor.

After reading the memorial, the emperor took a long breath.

It seemed that I was lucky today because I discovered Su Yi's loyal and sincere heart first.

Then he discovered the amazing talent Wang Shiqing.

Next, came the great victory of Xianning.

The decree to dismiss Zeng Guofan from Hubei Province has been drafted, so it is difficult to change it.

So it will not be changed.

When Zeng Guofan recaptures Wuchang, he will return the governorship to him.

But now he and Hu Linyi have joined forces and are sharpening their knives to recapture Wuchang. This morale cannot be lost.

It is necessary to show encouragement, and Zeng Guofan has just won a victory. As an emperor, he cannot be silent.

So the emperor said: "Du Han, what did you say before?"

Du Han heard the string and understood the meaning, and said: "This Shuntian Prefecture Provincial Examination is destined to be unprecedented, so the emperor might as well show grace and let Zhang Yuzhao withdraw his previous oath and participate in this year's provincial examination."

The emperor said: "Let's do it this way, and give Zeng Guofan another decree to let him know his shame and take back Wuchang."

Du Han said: "I obey the order!"

So, this section of Shuntian Prefecture Civil and Military Provincial Examination is destined to be famous all over the world.

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Note: The second update is here.

The next chapter will be at 10:00.