Will the party pretend to be officers and soldiers? Yi Zhixiang was speechless for a while, there is really nothing they dare not say, how chaotic must the law and order in Guangzhou be, so that there will be such a big courage to meet the party? However, having said that, if you don't say so, you really can't cover up this matter, and after a little muttering, he said: "Brother Kunchen, as the governor of Guangdong, should know how much impact this matter has on the Xiguan Stock Exchange. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Ye Mingchen knew that what he said was the truth, and when this matter came out tonight, it would inevitably make people mistakenly think that the imperial court wanted to start eradicating Yuanqi, and the sharp fall in Yuanqi's silver stocks was inevitable, so he immediately tried to say: "Brother Guocheng has any requirements, but it doesn't matter." ”

"The attack on Lei Yuan is so loud, and yesterday was the Lantern Festival, just a sentence of bandits pretending to be officers and soldiers, I'm afraid no one will believe it." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "It's just right, we also killed more than 100 bandits, and also captured dozens of wounded and dead heads, and the living ones will be beheaded at noon tomorrow, so that people can be convinced." ”

Ye Mingchen gasped when he heard this, not to mention whether Yixiang would agree, just because he was content with this attitude, he didn't intend to let go of this matter at all, this was obviously a posture of fighting to the death with the garrison of the Eight Banners, he hurriedly smiled bitterly: "It is better to settle the grievances, they are also acting according to orders, so this grudge will be big." ”

"Humph!" Yi Zhixiang snorted coldly and said, "Yixiang openly led his troops to break in, doesn't Brother Kunchen think that this beam has not been settled?" After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "Limited to tomorrow's dusk, Xiguan, Huadi, Henan, Luoxi, Changzhou, Huangpu and other Yuanqi territories are not allowed to appear any Eight Banners Green Battalion soldiers. ”

Hearing this, Ye Mingchen's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and Bao Shichen hurriedly mediated: "This is also to avoid friction between the two sides, what is the status of Hou Ye in Yuanqi, Brother Kunchen should also know the truth of the matter, the officers of the Henan Battalion Huadi Battalion are all shouting to kill into the city, slaughtering the whole city, if it weren't for the Hou Ye to take care of the overall situation, I am afraid that Guangzhou City would have been bleeding a long time ago."

As for the beheading at noon tomorrow, it's just a matter of spreading soil inside the door to the eyes of outsiders, Brother Kunchen has been in the place for a long time, and he won't know how to cut the white duck, right? ”

The so-called beheading of the white duck is to buy people to die for their crimes, Ye Mingchen has been an official in the local government for many years, how can these disadvantages be unclear, this matter is not difficult, the problem is that the Eight Banners Green Camp will not be allowed to enter the Yuanqi territory in the future, if it is Yuanqi demarcation and autonomy, he will not dare to call the shots in this matter alone.

was muttering to himself, but Bao Shichen smiled and said: "Today, the Hou Ye suffered such a catastrophe, how can he not take precautions?" Moreover, the Eight Banners Green Camp rarely appears in Yuanqi's territory ........ ”

Ye Mingchen hurriedly said: "This matter is too much to do, and he can't be the governor of Guangdong, so he really doesn't dare to call the shots." ”

"I'm afraid Lord Futai has misunderstood." Yi Zhizhi said coldly: "I'm not discussing with you, but I'm just informing you, in addition, I also bother to ask the adults to fold, the Yuanqi family has a big business, as the treasurer of Yuanqi, I don't dare to take risks lightly, I don't dare to go to Beijing to take office, the emperor is kind to Yuanqi, you are gracious below, and you are remembered in the future."

Yuanqi is a merchant gang, a business group, not a party, and Yuanqi does not want the Qing Dynasty to fall into civil strife and be taken advantage of by Western countries, however, there is a sentence, you have to talk about it first, the new monarch is on the throne, the monarch is not a king, then the minister is not a minister! ”

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup and said, "Tell Yixiang again, Lei Yuan's loss, ten times the compensation, I won't see it tomorrow, and I will come to the door to ask for it the day after tomorrow!" ”

Coming out of Lei Garden, it was late at night, Ye Mingchen stepped out of the gate, looked back at the still brightly lit Lei Garden, and couldn't help but shudder, Yixiang was not enough to succeed and more than defeated, now it is not as simple as poking a hornet's nest, this is simply poking a hole in the sky, Yi Zhi's current attitude is very clear, for the sake of Daoguang's kindness over the years, Yuan Qi will not make trouble for trouble, the new monarch is on the throne, but there is no half of the kindness with Yuan Qi, if the new monarch is not interested, Yuan Qi will be undoubted!

If the king is not a king, then the minister is not a minister! He secretly muttered, if the fourth elder brother succeeds to the throne, I am afraid that it will be difficult to be good, I hope that the fourth elder brother can be sober, if he really wants to force against Yuan Qi, it will definitely be a big chaos in the world, and Yuan Qi is not comparable to those parties.

He walked all the way and thought about it, and had to think about transferring out of Guangzhou, the place of right and wrong, as soon as possible, Yi Zhizhi is not good at being with his peers, once he has made his words clear, he will definitely not compromise and forbear, whether the new monarch is the fourth elder brother or the sixth elder brother, he is the age of blood and strength, maybe the sixth elder brother will be better, if it is the fourth elder brother, I am afraid that he will not be able to swallow this breath.

In Changle Book House, Bao Shichen said with a smile: "The period of the big shopkeeper's system is over, if the new monarch is reinstated, what should he do?" ”

The original post was reinstated, that is, he was reappointed as the minister of Nanyang, the governor of Nanyang, this may not be nothing, but it depends on who succeeds to the throne, Yi Zhishu said with a slight groan: "The Nanyang Navy is actually under my control, and the position of Nanyang Admiral, whether to hold it or not, does not make much sense, but if you have this position for foreign expeditions, you can justifiably play the name of the imperial court."

In addition, Guangzhou and Shanghai are the foundation of Yuanqi, and it is much easier to deal with many things as the minister of Nanyang, such as immigrating to Nanyang, trade diplomacy with Western countries, adjusting customs tax rates, and dealing with Japanese and Nanyang countries.

In addition, as the treasurer of Yuanqi and accepting the official position of the imperial court, he can greatly stabilize the hearts of Yuanqi's people, stabilize Guangzhou and Shanghai, stabilize the southeastern provinces, and stabilize the hearts of Nanyang immigrants, which is conducive to the development and growth of Yuanqi. ”

Bao Shichen bowed slightly: "In this way, the big shopkeeper plans to build a high wall, accumulate grain, and slowly become the king?" ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "Don't hide it, Mr. I really don't have the ambition to fight for the world, it's easy to fight the world, it's difficult to govern the world, and I don't have the talent to govern the world." ”

"The time has not yet come." Bao Shichen shook his head disapprerovingly, "When Yuanqi's strength is accumulated to a certain extent, even if the big shopkeeper does not fight, the court will not tolerate Yuanqi, and Yuanqi's people will also force the big shopkeeper to fight, and his subordinates will force ordinary things, Song Taizu Chen Qiao mutinied, and the yellow robe is a model." ”

Subordinates forcibly push ordinary things? Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin is a model? Yi Zhizu was a little curious, he always thought that the Chenqiao Mutiny was played and directed by Zhao Kuangyin, and he said: "The Chenqiao Mutiny, wasn't it the instruction of Song Taizu?" ”

"Of course not." Bao Shichen said without thinking: "Since the An Lushan rebellion, it has become a common practice for subordinates to forcibly push Shangguan to the throne, when the Chenqiao mutiny, Song Taizu's family was in Kaifeng City, without any precautions, and at that time, Song Taizu was in power, and the entire Kaifeng City was under his control, it was easy to usurp the throne or force the Zen position of Emperor Zhou Xiao, why play a Chenqiao mutiny?" ”

As he spoke, he turned his head around, "Everything is foreseen, and everything that is not prepared is wasted." The big shopkeeper is now not a break with the court, it can also be said to be a showdown, for the court, the harm of Yuanqi is greater than the division of the feudal town, even if Yuanqi no longer develops, content with the status quo, the court is also categorically intolerable, if the big shopkeeper does not want Yuanqi to die, it is necessary to make a long-term plan as soon as possible. ”

In the end, is it a forced rebellion? Yi Zhizhi lit a cigarette and groaned, anyway, he was not in a hurry, even if he wanted to rebel, it would not be a matter of a short time, although Yuan Qi now looked at the wealth and strength, and there were tens of thousands of elites under his command, but if he really wanted to put up an anti-flag, God knows what the situation was?

Zeng Guofan exterminated the prestige of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom back then, how could his subordinates not have tens of thousands of soldiers, but he did not dare to rebel, he was not pedantic, but he did not want a large-scale civil war to fight the country to a pulp, this is not the result he wants to see, don't hurry, see how things develop, of course, what Bao Shichen said is also reasonable, he must have a long-term plan, he will definitely not let Yuan Qi die in his hands.

Guangzhou, Mancheng, General Bureau.

After Ye Mingchen entered the city, he did not return to the governor's yamen but went straight to the Jingjun Bureau, and now Huang Entong, the governor of Liangguang, is not there, and he can discuss with such a big thing, and he can discuss it with Guangzhou General Yixiang.

In the study, Ye Mingchen, who was listening, finished talking in detail about seeing Yi Zhi's contentment, Yixiang was shocked and angry, and was speechless for a long time, what did Yi Zhixiang plan to do? Separatist? Is there still a court in his eyes? He also beheaded dozens of wounded prisoners to show the public, even if it was a white duck, it would be tantamount to a slap in the face of the garrison Eight Banners, especially hateful, and he was actually asked to compensate for Lei Yuan's losses, ten times the compensation! Otherwise, come and ask for it!

Yixiang's face was blue and red for a while, Ye Mingchen saw it clearly in the candlelight, but he pretended not to see it, the old god was drinking tea, he was not worried about Yixiang's anger at all, Yuan Qi rebelled, Yixiang couldn't afford this responsibility, he believed that as a seasoned official, the other party still knew the severity of this.

Sure enough, Yixiang slowly calmed down and said in a muffled voice: "How big the loss of Lei Yuan is, there is a total number." ”

"I didn't say it." Ye Mingchen said simply: "Xia Guan wants to come, what Yi Zhixiang wants is just face, and Grandpa Guo estimates that it will be compensated, but Yi Zhizhi has big eyes, and I am afraid that three or five thousand taels will not be able to enter his eyes." ”

That is, at least tens of thousands of taels of silver? Yixiang had a pain in his flesh, but he had to swallow his anger, if he really wanted to provoke the rebellion of Yuan Qi, he would definitely not end well, so he nodded slowly and said, "This handsome man takes care of the overall situation, and he will be sent tomorrow." ”

Seeing that he was still stiff-mouthed, Ye Mingchen smiled secretly in his heart, but he said seriously: "Yi Zhi's words are content, the lower official and the grandfather of the country jointly bow to the fold, and send it to Jingshi urgently for eight hundred miles." ”

This is not a good thing, Yixiang subconsciously wanted to shirk, but, after thinking about it, this was his errand, and there was an explanation in general, when he nodded, he said: "More things are better than less, it's better not to mention the matter of the Eight Banners Green Camp not entering the Yuanqi territory, and besides, Yi Zhi's content tone is stiff, so you might as well be tactful." ”

Ye Mingchen didn't want to do much, so he immediately nodded and said: "According to what Grandpa Guo said, without further ado, I will borrow the four treasures of Grandpa Guo's study." ”

Jingshi, Old Summer Palace, Daoguang Dormitory - Shende Hall.

Outside the hall, a group of ministers of the guards, ministers of the imperial front, ministers of military aircraft, and all the ministers and scholars of the ministries and institutes all stood quietly outside the hall with heavy hearts, all with solemn expressions, all because of Daoguang's increasingly serious condition, now it is a little difficult to even breathe, and sometimes awake and sometimes comatose, anyone knows that Daoguang has been on the verge of dying, since ancient times, it has been a son of heaven and a courtier, and the alternation of imperial power must be a few happy and a few sad, and the hearts of all important ministers are heavy.

In the dormitory, Daoguang opened his eyes again, turned his head to look at the obviously empty dormitory, and then motioned to the eunuch to help him up and lie half-lying, and then spoke: "Xuan Zaiquan, Mu Zhang'a, Pan Shien, Lin Zexu ......." ”

The eunuch hurriedly bowed and retreated, he gasped a few breaths, leaned weakly on the soft pillow, he knew very well that his current situation was very bad, I was afraid that he couldn't wait for the news of Guangzhou, he had to take advantage of his own soberness, and explain the things behind him clearly, now, what he is most concerned about is Yi Zhicontent, at this moment, he is more sober than ever, if the Qing Dynasty wants to be prosperous, it must use Yuan Qi, whether it can control Yi Zhicontentment, is the key.

Outside the hall, the eunuchs who listened to the decree, Zaiquan, Mu Zhang'a, Pan Shien, and Lin Zexu came to see them, and all the ministers were nervous, could it be that it was not at the last moment? Zaiquan, Mu Zhang'a, Pan Shien, and Lin Zexu are the leaders of the four major factions in the DPRK and China, and Daoguang summoned the four at this time, obviously because he had important things to do.

The four of Zaiquan walked in lightly, and after kneeling at the door, they slipped in front of the kang and knelt down in turn, all of them looked at the haggard Daoguang with a worried face, and listened to the movement, Daoguang slowly opened his eyes, turned his head, and swept his eyes on the faces of the four people one by one, and said clearly: "I have secretly established a reserve several times, but I have changed it several times because of Yuanqi, because I understand very well that the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty is tied to Yuanqi, and the rise and fall of Yuanqi is tied to Yi Zhizhi. ”

After a few breaths, he forced himself to say: "I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for the news from Guangzhou, but I can have a hunch that I will be able to force Yi Zhixin to enter Beijing, but I am afraid that it may not be smooth...... The secretaries listened to the order ....... ”

Hearing this, Zaiquan and the other four people hurriedly kowtowed, and all of them pricked up their ears, for fear of missing a word, "After I died, I will not mourn, and when the news from Guangzhou is ......., Yi Zhizhi will enter Beijing with the sixth son of the emperor, and the fourth son of the emperor will be crowned the prince." If Yi Zhishu does not enter Beijing, the fourth son of the emperor will inherit the unification, and the sixth son of the emperor will be the prince of Feng.

Hearing this, the four of Zaiquan felt a little unbelievable, the Qing Dynasty set up the prince, and it was actually decided by Yi Zhixin whether to enter Beijing! But seeing Daoguang's clear eyes, he was obviously not confused at all, and it was not unreasonable to think about it, for the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Qi was indeed pivotal now, and the four of them hurriedly kowtowed at the moment, and said in unison: "Weichen and other honorable orders." ”

"Intentions, three ways." Daoguang commanded with difficulty.

The so-called three edicts, Mu Zhang'a naturally knew how to draft, because it was the four people who undertook the edict, he didn't dare to do the slightest trick, and honestly respected Daoguang's meaning to draw up the three edicts, and after Daoguang read it, he read the other three people one by one, and then ordered: "Use the seal." ”