Su Shun didn't expect that the situation in Beijing would be so difficult that he would be stirred up by a second devil!

Su Shun frowned and asked, "Is there no room for turnaround?" ”

Guo Ye replied: "Lord Zhongtang, I have done my best, either we agree to this condition, or give me 20,000 elite soldiers equipped with sophisticated firearms, I will send them all into the sea to feed the sharks, there is no other way to go, we have cut the other party's conditions from 30 million taels of silver to 6 million taels of silver, and also rejected their MFN treatment requirements, they have been pressed to the extreme by us, if we want to continue to stiffen, once the string is broken, the war will restart, Lord Zhongtang, I can't imagine what kind of situation our entire north will fall into, but I'm afraid that the entire Zhili, plus Shandong and Shanxi, will be in chaos, that is, Rehe and Henan will fall into the flames of war, and we can afford such a price? ”

Su Shun sighed and wiped his teeth, rub, don't say that the whole north is in war, as long as this situation persists for a period of time, the Qing Dynasty will be finished, the current situation is enough for the Zeng Guofan in the south to bear, the money and grain in the north can't be sent over at all, and the twist bandits are getting more and more fierce, and the house leak is even raining!

Su Shun gritted his teeth and said: "Guo Ye, you have always been proficient in foreign affairs and wise and brave, so in your opinion, what else can we do now?" ”

What to do?

Guo Ye thought about it, his heart was churning with anger, he had the ability and ideas, but he also had to have room to show it, specially, these bastard bosses in the court. And one more goodie. It's a treaty. I gave Lao Tzu two more levels!

Guo Ye replied: "Lord Zhongtang, the most important thing now is stability, we must do our best to kill the Taiping bandits and bandits, they burn, kill and loot wherever they go, do all kinds of evil, and the scope of activities is concentrated in the Central Plains and the rich places in the south of the Yangtze River, so that the whole country is greatly injured, and this continues." We will never have the strength to compete with the countries of the West. Next, we must concentrate on learning the Western way of governing the country, if other people's firearms are powerful, then we will learn it, and if other people's warships are strong, then we will learn it, and only by holding other people's advantages in our own hands is the royal road. Retreating and self-discipline is tantamount to being cocooned and self-bound. ”

Su Shun's heart sank, and he replied, "Guo Ye." You are right when you say that the country needs stability. His Majesty is safe and secure, but the Taiping bandits and bandits are too rampant, if the grass is not cut and eradicated, the country will never have peace, and the people's livelihood will be even more withered; But what about learning the West? We are the **** country, morality rules the world, can we learn from them? What to learn? Those iron ships and cannons are not on the right path after all, little Doyle! ”

Guo Ye was speechless for a while, now these powerful bigwigs all have such a mentality, governing the country with virtue, convincing the public with virtue, grandma! Who talks to you about morality? The law of nature is the law of nature prevailing in all countries of the world! Also, isn't the Iron Ship Cannon the right way? So what is the right path? Could it be that every day, with the help of the four books and five classics, can deter the tigers and wolves of the great powers? Isn't that a joke?

"Lord Zhongtang, governing the country by virtue is indeed the royal way, but governing the country is not only the royal road, but also domineering. How did the great martial arts come about, isn't it just that the soldiers are strong? Now that the iron ship cannon is infinitely powerful, it has become inevitable to replace swords, guns and halberds, and we have to hold on to our broadswords and spears, that is not the right way, that is the way to die! If we want not to be bullied by others, then we must have strong enough troops, and if we want to have strong enough troops, we must first have money? If you want to be rich, you have to open the sea ban, encourage industry and commerce, sell things, and earn back the money of foreigners, the right way, this is the right way! ”

There is another sentence, Guo Ye didn't dare to say it, that is the right way, the real right way, that is, you Manchu Tartars let go of the country, terminate the ****, and let the people be the masters of the country, but in this case, if you say it, you will definitely not survive tomorrow, and you will definitely be clicked! Let's bear with it for now.

"Confused!"

Even if Guo Ye didn't say that, Su Shun was already angry.

Su Shun shouted angrily: "Guo Ye, if you say it, you still want us to open the sea ban, or to open the commercial port, or we still want us to learn Western military weapons and encourage industry and commerce!" Since ancient times, the people have taken food as the sky, and emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business is the foundation! Wouldn't we be able to thrive without those things from the West? Foreigners are cunning, greedy, mercenary, and even rely on the advantages of soldiers and armor to bully the weak, and we have to deal with them deeply, that is to seek skin with tigers! I wonder if it will really wipe out the country and the species! This idea will never work! ”

I、Go!

Guo Ye was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and after talking for a long time, he said it in vain, this damn Su Shun, do you still want to be a minister of Zhongxing? I don't even have the vision and mind to look at the world, and I want to be a fart minister? It's a blessing not to be a slave to the country!

Su Shun then said hatefully: "Guo Ye, I advise you to dispel such thoughts, honestly train for the country, do what you should do, the country's etiquette and policy are all set by the ancestors, and they must not be changed, and the sea ban must not be opened, let alone industry and commerce, the telegram you proposed to build, someone has already begun to impeach, and the telegram is all over the place, destroying our underground dragon vein royal qi, which is a big crime to destroy the door!" You have to weigh this well, some things can be done, some things can never be done, you can't touch it, if it weren't for the fact that the middle hall cherishes the talent, the emperor loves the talent, I'm afraid you would have been dismantled a long time ago! ”

These words, in fact, there is no lack of Su Shun knocking Guo Ye, Guo Ye and Prince Gong and the monk are too close, this is not a good thing, the emperor's body is not as good as a day, the imperial doctor said, can it last for half a year, it is between the two, Gong Lao Liu and himself are mortal enemies, if Guo Ye really wants to stand on his side, then it is good to say, if you want to completely fall to Gong Lao Liu, then you can't blame yourself for being a killer!

After all, Guo Ye's ability is too strong, and there is no one under his hands who can restrain him, although Zeng Zuoli and others were also picked up by him, but these people and themselves are not sure that they are also of the same mind, and they are all in power, there is no need to listen to themselves completely, and Guo Ye is different, now he is just a general soldier, and under his nose, as long as he uses some wrists, he can master this tiger!

(To be continued.) )