Chapter 381: Problems Relating to Women
In the negotiations, Goxinga put forward many new demands, such as building a railway in Mukden, garrisoning troops along the railway, raising the allocation to 10 million, and so on, and even got the exclusive right to supply arms to the Qing army into his own hands. And because the queen mother of the two palaces fooled Guo Xing'a, Guo Xing'a's attitude was extremely bad, like an ultimatum, as long as the court had any objections, Guo Xing'a immediately threatened to use force to solve the problem. The court did not agree, fight! The court bargains, fight! The court repented, or fought!
Guo Xing'a completely regarded himself as an outsider this time, and he was a bandit who was worse than foreign devils, and threatened to rob the Forbidden City at every turn, forcing Yixin and Su Shun to be embarrassed. If Guo Xing'a plays a scoundrel, they can't help it, the so-called barefoot ones are not afraid of wearing shoes, if the two sides fight, no one can get good. But Guoxing'a can at least loot some money and become Hong Xiuquan in the north, and the Aixin Jueluo family has nothing, and at most two unfilial children and grandchildren are left as puppets for others. So as long as Guoxing A doesn't dig the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, it's too much! Su Shun and Yi Xin stood on the same front, but they could only work together to retreat in front of Guoxing'a, and agreed to Goxing's unreasonable demands one after another.
Even so, Su Shun and Guo Xing'a are still good friends, Yi Xin still admires Guo Xing'a's ability very much, as long as Guo Xing'a still has the possibility of saving, they will not easily regard Guo Xing'a as their enemy. But Guo Xing'a put forward a more desperate request, Su Shun and Yixin and the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces reluctantly accepted this request, and Guo Xing'a completely lost the possibility of being saved. Guo Xing'a's last request was much less harmful to the Qing Empire than the previous demands, but it was the most difficult request for the imperial court to accept, Guo Xing'a asked for a woman. As long as the scourge can be eliminated, let alone a woman, the court is willing to give up 10,000 yellow flower girls, not to mention that Guo Xing'a wants just a little widow. However, the widow Guo Xing'a wants is a bit special, she is the little widow left by Xianfeng - Concubine Li.
Goxinga's psychology is very mature, and his body has reached the stage where he can study airplanes in various postures, so it is very normal to think about women. Concubine Li is indeed very beautiful, but Guo Xing'a doesn't have any special feelings except for liking her appearance. This time I was also angry with Cixi and Ci'an, and Guo Xing'a came up with this way to retaliate, you make me bitter and can't say it, and I will make you unable to get off the stage.
Su Shun has been restored to the status of the minister of Zanxiang and has mastered the military power of the infantry army to command the yamen, so he no longer has to worry about Yi Xin hacking him. Yixin is protected by the army of Monk Greenqin, and there is no need to worry about Su Shun rebelling again. Therefore, Yixin and Su Shun returned to Beijing together with Guoxing A's one-inch condition, and presented Guoxing's incomparable requirements to the queen mother of the two palaces.
The almost exhaustive conditions in front of Cixi made Cixi's heart tremble, and she secretly hated that Su Shun was not doing things well, why didn't she solve Guoxing'a in the first place. Ci'an didn't care, she didn't know much about the government, and she didn't know what the meaning of Guoxing's conditions was, but she felt that Guoxing'a was a little insatiable. Seeing the last one, the two queen mothers were all stupid, Guoxing asked Concubine Li, which meant a few things.
"Shameless fanatic!" Ci'an, who was born in a beautiful girl, was angry, and Guoxing's morally corrupt request shattered all the good impressions about Guoxing'a in Ci'an's heart.
"How can this be done?" Cixi was also a little annoyed, and at the same time a little jealous. When Xianfeng was alive, Concubine Li was more favored than her, but she didn't expect that this time even Guo Xing'a, a prodigal boy, fell in love with Concubine Li. Although they are all widows, they are only twenty-four or five years old after all, and the eldest Cixi is only twenty-six years old, so of course they have some strange thoughts.
"Goxinga has gone mad, completely unreasonable. He said that he only had to make requests, and as for how to do it, it was up to the court to find a way. If he can't, he'll attack the city! Yi Xin is not a person who likes women, although she also knows that there is a sister-in-law who is very beautiful, but she can't understand why Guo Xing'a would make such a meaningless request.
"If he corrupts his virtues like this, covets lustful pleasures, and intends to bully the widow of the first emperor, is he not afraid of becoming the public enemy of the world?" Ci'an trembled angrily.
However, in the face of Ci'an's roar, Cixi, Yixin and Su Shun did not react, and it was difficult for them to react. Before, Guoxing'a also blocked Su Shun in front of him, and Su Shun grasped it in the general direction, even if he entered the capital, the royal family would not have any major problems. Now that Guo Xing'a is simply on the opposite side of Sushun, his threat to Beijing is not a political intention, but an act of the bandit leader to vent his personal anger. The public enemy of the world or something, Guo Xing'a really doesn't care, who can afford to provoke him now? Even if Guo Xing'a wants to die, he can pull the entire Qing Empire as a backing, and Yixin, Sushun, and Cixi are reluctant to fight hard with Guoxing'a.
In fact, compared to the requirements of Guoxinga to build a railway and a garrison, a concubine is really nothing. After all, Xianfeng is gone, Concubine Li is a person who is useless to the Qing Dynasty, and the court does not want to have any harvest except for wasting food to support her. If Concubine Li didn't marry anyone, even if she was the first beauty in the Qing Dynasty, it would be enough to give it to Guoxing'a. But Concubine Li got married, and she married the emperor, Guo Xing'a wanted to get her away, and she simply forced the emperor's woman to remarry.
Although Guo Xing's behavior is hateful, but in the face of Guo Xing'a, who began to get mad after being tricked, Cixi and others were also at a loss, so they could only find a way to fool this matter over. Concubine Li secretly slept with Guo Xing'a, Cixi absolutely didn't care, but Guo Xing'a wanted to take people away openly, which would be embarrassing. Just like Xianfeng can't see foreigners, it's not a matter at all, but it's a huge problem involving etiquette. If they can't properly handle this problem, they will not only lose face in Xianfeng and the imperial court, but also the collapse of the ritual and religious system. Now that there are a group of foreign devils who do not kneel, if Concubine Li remarries another imperial concubine, the etiquette system of the Qing Dynasty will completely collapse.
Ci'an cried even more when she saw that Cixi was starting to study how to give Concubine Li to Guoxing'a, as if she saw the head of the dead ghost Xianfeng turn green. Su Shun saw Ci'an crying so miserably, and he also became angry, and began to advocate tangling various forces to fight with Guoxing. Su Shun didn't believe that Guo Xing'a would be completely reckless for a woman. Cixi and Yixin hurriedly held down Su Shun and began to comfort Ci'an again.
Guo Xing's request was simply to vent his anger, and he was angry that the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces had deceived him with a blank check. If at this time, the imperial court mobilizes troops to stimulate Guoxing'a, Guoxing'a will definitely fight with the imperial court. Guo Xinga has a great advantage, he also fights, and if he is lucky enough, he has the possibility of changing the dynasty. The imperial court is different, the best result that can be obtained under the protection of the ancestors is that after being beaten by Guo Xing'a, he will accept Guo Xing'a's more demanding requirements. So now you can't stimulate Guo Xing'a at all, you can only try to meet his requirements, and wait for Guo Xing'a to go to the northeast and then slowly think of a way.
Su Shun was angry when he saw Ci'an crying, and he knew in his heart that he couldn't stimulate Guoxing'a at this time, so naturally Cixi persuaded him to stop insisting. Although Ci'an couldn't bear it in his heart, he also knew that the situation was difficult, and after crying for a while, he could only nod his head and agree. Everyone unanimously agreed, and Yixin quickly came up with a solution. The imperial concubine's remarriage naturally can't happen, and the two palaces can only fake Xianfeng's will, and let Concubine Li go to Jilin Beishan Temple to pray for Xianfeng's soul, so that Concubine Li will be in the hands of Guoxing'a, and Guoxing's love will be as it is!
Concubine Li was Xianfeng's favorite concubine during her lifetime, and the new emperor had already been promoted to the title of Emperor Li's concubine when he ascended the throne, and suddenly letting her go to the bitter cold Jilin to pray for blessings was tantamount to distribution. But now it is a trivial matter to explain to the government and the opposition why Emperor Li's concubine was assigned, as well as to appease Concubine Li's family, and it is the real thing to send people to Guoxing'a quickly. But there is still a troublesome matter, how to tell Concubine Li about remarriage! In the social environment of the Qing Dynasty, it is not a good thing to look for a second spring, Concubine Li suddenly knew that she was going to remarry, and it was strange if she didn't hang herself.
Yixin and Su Shun couldn't say anything about it, so Ci'an and Cixi could only go out in person. Of course, they can't open their mouths a little, thinking about this kind of thing is a loss of women's way, but they have to persuade the sisters of a husband to remarry, of course, it is even more embarrassing. The result was no accident at all, Concubine Li, who was shocked to hear the good news, almost fainted, and then began to cry and wipe her tears, grabbing everything and preparing to hurt herself. Ci'an and Cixi persuaded for a long time, but there was no way, and in the end they could only say, "For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, for the court, and for the country left by the first emperor, I can only wronged you!" ”
Concubine Li cried all night, but this kind of high-level game, what could she, a woman in the deep palace, do, and was sent to the military camp in Guoxing'a early the next morning, and she was not even given a chance to say goodbye to the eldest princess. The one that Concubine Li entered the camp was full of jubilation, except for Bi Yuntao, who felt that Guoxing'a was too troublesome, almost everyone was cheering for this one. The Gu'an Army and Guoxing'a are already qualified to fight against the imperial court, and any behavior that despises the Gu'an Army and Guoxing'a will be punished and pay a heavy price. This time they were coming to the emperor's woman, and the emperor had already bowed to them, and this was the most glorious victory of the Gu'an army.
Guo Xing'a's military song "Elegy for the Roar of Hell" for the Gu'an army sounded outside Beijing, and this time they changed some taboo lyrics back, and more than 10,000 people sang loudly, shaking the city of Beijing, which had no industrial hustle and bustle.
"There has never been a savior, nor has it relied on the immortal emperor, and we can only rely on ourselves to create our happiness...... We're going to take back ......"
Yi Xin, Su Shun, and Seng Lingqin were at the head of Chaoyang Gate, listening to the presumptuous singing of the Gu'an Army, and they only felt that their breath was about to burst through their chests. They defy imperial power, despise the gods, and are simply a group of bandits who are more evil than Longhair.
"While he is complacent, this king will lead the army to cover the past, and there may not be no chance of victory!" Monk Lingqin's fist clenched loudly, and he finally couldn't help but want to make a move.
"If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, let him be rampant first!" The conflict between Sushun and Yixin stirred up chaos in Gyeonggi, and the government and the opposition were bound to be shaken. The two of them are now busy stabilizing the situation, especially appeasing Zeng Guofan and others in the south, and Guo Xing'a can only talk about it later.
The Gu'an army had already packed up their bags, prepared to evacuate Beijing, received Concubine Li, and sang and demonstrated, they immediately left the camp and began to return to Gu'an. However, they did not stop, and they sang the military song again, this time "Soviet March", but the name was changed, and the version was changed to "The General's Glory".
"The military song is loud and loud, and the military flag is fluttering. From the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River to the smoke in the north, the glory of the general guides me forward......"