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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 525: Deposing Ronglu

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    Not long after Yiliang left, Shen Baozhen was brought to Nuange. Compared with Yiliang's enthusiasm and caution in becoming an official, Shen Baozhen seemed not so enthusiastic about becoming an official.

    Xingzhen knew the reasons why Shen Baozhen lost his official position. Firstly, he lost the important town of Guangxin Mansion. Secondly and most importantly, he offended his boss, and then someone in the court framed him. The most interesting thing is that the boss Shen Baozhen offended was the then Liangjiang  The Governor's Yiliang, and it was the Sushun party that was in trouble in the DPRK.  Shen Baozhen still relied on the reputation left by his father-in-law to save his life. After the investigation, the only punishment was to be dismissed from the official position. After being dismissed from the official position, he returned to his hometown. For a time, he was extremely disappointed with the Qing court, but later he actively organized team training and purchased ships in Fujian.  Supporting the imperial court in the war showed that he was determined to be an official. However, the arrogant nature of a scholar made him not as willing to put down his status as Yiliang.

    After asking about the situation of the Lin family and Shen family, Xingzhen changed the topic and said: "I heard that when Chang Mao invaded Fujian, Wang Yide and Li Tingyu asked you to become an official, but I don't know why you declined?"

    Shen Baozhen only said that his parents were old and was speaking politely. Xingzhen smiled lightly and said: "The country is facing a crisis and thieves are rampant. From princes and ministers to traffickers and pawns, who can be spared? Isn't there a family with parents and children?  ? If everyone is like you, who else will serve the court?"

    Shen Baozhen saw that although Xingzhen was talking with a smile, but the words contained a lot of weight, he hurriedly left and knelt down to apologize. Xingzhen waved her hands and said: "That's all, I just want to tell you that only a country has a family.  , I believe that when you followed Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin also taught you these principles. I am just giving you a few pointers. The reason why you were unwilling to serve as an official was because the Sushun Party in the DPRK was still there, and you did not want to be with these people.  We¡¯re in the company of others, right?¡±

    Although Shen Baozhen met the Empress Dowager Cixi for the first time.  But I have long heard of the shrewd and powerful heroine of this curtain curtain. She quietly brought down the Sushun party and killed two iron-hatted kings. She did such a major coup event smoothly from planning to implementation.  Generally freehand and freehand.  There was no disaster of war, which was really remarkable.  As soon as I saw her today, I understood the sharpness of her words, and hit the key point of her reluctance to become an official in one sentence. The next period, Ai Ai said: "The Queen Mother knows little things, and the common people admire her very much."

    Xingzhen pursed her lips and smiled, adding to her charm, "It's true that Mr. Lin has a good son-in-law. You act with a clear sense of love and hate, and you have a manly demeanor when you are quick to talk to others. It is very rare to be able to admit the important things frankly. Since you are calm, I, this palace  To put it bluntly, I summoned you this time because I want to entrust you with an errand. This is the charter for negotiations with foreign barbarians. Take a look at it first."

    Shen Baozhen took the charter and read it, then stood up with a loud bang after reading it halfway, knelt down again and said loudly: "The Queen Mother clearly knows that I am determined to perish the foreign barbarians, and it is okay to reopen negotiations with the foreign barbarians, but if we want to press the  Agreeing to the foreign barbarians' demands under the terms of this charter is an act of self-harm."

    Xingzhen said with a sigh: "Please tell me in detail." Shen Baozhen said bluntly: "Tianjin is close to the capital, and Yantai, Qingdao and other places are important towns in the north. Open Tianjin, Yantai, Qingdao and other places as treaty ports  , foreign warships and brave soldiers can take advantage of the situation. In such an important place, there are people sleeping on couches and snoring day and night. Isn¡¯t it a serious concern? There is also the matter of opium trade. This thing is harmful to people. The people are harmed by taking it, and the country¡¯s silver resources are drained. At that time, the grassroots people  The father-in-law's ban on smoking was the result of this harmful thing. Now if the imperial court agrees to the opium trade with the foreigners, it will be drinking poison to quench thirst. The same is true for the terms of allowing the foreigners to build railways and mines. The customs of the foreigners and ours are very different, and building roads and mining will inevitably lead to disputes with the people.  If it is profitable, there will definitely be constant quarrels between China and the Yangtze"

    After Xingzhen listened patiently with a celadon tea bowl, she said with a faint smile: "I remember that Mr. Lin was not depressed after he was sent to Xinjiang. Instead, he led the people to open up wasteland and plant trees at the frontier, and built a well to promote Mr. Lin.  He is a broad-minded person who made Xinjiang open up cultivated land and cultivated and guarded the frontiers. But remembering that Mr. Lin failed to ban smoking back then, I would also like to say that Mr. Lin also figured this out in Xinjiang. I will analyze it with you. No.  Come to think of it, you still don¡¯t understand.¡±

    Shen Baozhen blushed, knelt straight and clasped her fists, saying: "I beg the Queen Mother for advice."

    Xingzhen didn't take Shen Baozhen's rude behavior seriously and said slowly: "It's good for foreign barbarians to sell opium to our country to make money, but I heard that foreign barbarians don't sell opium in Japan. Have you ever thought about why?  ?¡±

    Shen Baozhen was stunned for a moment, then Xingzhen continued: "The Japanese country also opened up trade like the Western countries. Opium is also available in the Japanese country, but the people in the Japanese country are very poor, so there are very few smokers. If there are no smokers in our country,  "Look, even if the foreigners have thousands of opium ships coming here, who will buy it?"

    Shen Baozhen was a little speechless, Xingzhen said: "Banning smoking does not only ban the source, but domestic smokers must also ban it to be effective. But now that the country is in turmoil, as the saying goes, the outside must be settled first, and the hair cannot grow."  Jing, how can we ban this trend in China? Mining and road constructionChangmao has also done this. You must have heard about it in Fujian. Why can Changmao do it but we can't?  The country needs to mine and make iron and guns so that it can strengthen itself and not be afraid of Western barbarians.  In addition, Qingdao, Yantai, Tianjin and other places are indeed important towns, but how can we have a navy to protect the thousands of miles of coastal defense in the Qing Dynasty?  Qingdao, Yantai and other places don¡¯t allow Westerners to come and go as they please?  The day the Qing Dynasty did not have coastal defense, it would be bullied!  "

    Shen Baozhen was speechless when he heard this. Xingzhen smiled bitterly and said: "Why is it unfair that I don't know about these terms? But we still have to discuss these with foreign barbarians. Changmao is using foreign guns and cannons to bring trouble to the country. If we don't rise up,  If we pursue him directly, I'm afraid he will eventually be beaten to the capital by Changmao."

    Shen Baozhen remained silent, and Xingzhen said: "This job is for you to be the deputy envoy for this negotiation. In addition to negotiating the terms, you also shoulder another important task, which is to negotiate with the foreigners about the purchase of ships and shipbuilding.  , the Qing Dynasty must reopen the shipping administration and coastal defense. With coastal defense and long hair removed, we can ban smoking in the future!"

    After a while, Shen Baozhen kowtowed slowly and said: "The common people know, the common people are willing to handle this job."

    Xingzhen hummed and said: "This charter is the bottom line for the imperial court. You can ask for a lot of money during negotiations. The success of the negotiation depends on the abilities of you, Prince Gong, He Guiqing and Yiliang."

    Shen Baozhen's face flashed with embarrassment: "Master Yiliang is here too?"

    Xingzhen smiled slightly and said: "I know that you and Master Yiliang had a rift back then, but so what? You have agreed to deal with foreigners, are you still afraid of your own people? Shen Youdan, remember to put it above all foreign affairs. No.  A countryman is willing to be humiliated, and Yiliang is no exception."

    Shen Baozhen nodded in agreement, and Xingzhen ordered him to temporarily retire and wait for the order, and then Shen Baozhen resigned immediately.

    Not long after Shen Baozhen left, Li Lianying came in and reported: "Master, Master Rong has arrived." Xingzhen gently closed the memorial and said lightly: "He came quickly. Let him come in, and you all go out and wait."

    Li Lianying whimpered and turned around to greet all the maids and eunuchs to go out. After a while, Ronglu walked in with a dusty look, but he didn't salute when he saw no one in the room.  He walked forward eagerly and said, "Qingyun, why did you ask me to come back?"

    Xingzhen's sharp eyes were drawn to her as soon as she finished speaking. Ronglu was slightly startled and couldn't help but take two steps back. "This is the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart. You'd better know who you are!" Xingzhen's words were like a bucket of ice water.  Ronglu's fiery joy was extinguished immediately.

    Ronglu bowed slightly and said sadly, "See the Queen Mother."

    Xingzhen looked at him coldly and said solemnly: "You'd better remember the difference between superiority and inferiority. I can give you what you want, or I can take it back! Don't you know why half of your military power is cut off?  "

    Ronglu's face looked very ugly, "Qingyun, I" Before he spoke, Xingzhen glared at him coldly, opened the jade box, took out Xiao Yungui's letter, threw it in front of him and said sternly:  "What qualifications do you have to use the old title? Xiao Yungui's letter has made it clear that you met them a few years ago. I asked you if you knew their whereabouts, and you deceived them like this  For me?"

    Ronglu's face suddenly changed. He hurriedly picked up the letter and read it. After reading it, he hurriedly said: "Qingyun, listen to me, I have never seen them at all. They are trying to drive a wedge between us.  !¡±

    Xingzhen laughed angrily and said, "Do you know what women hate most? What they hate most is being deceived by someone they trust! So far, I have regarded you as someone I trust, but now you still take me seriously.  Lie!" After saying that, Xingzhen threw another letter in front of Ronglu and said sternly: "See for yourself, this is the confession of Ilgenjueluo Chengen. Your best brother has already said what you said back then.  I went to meet an important person with long hair! What else do you have to say?! Do you want to make up another lie to cover it up?!"

    Hearing this, Ronglu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He didn't expect that Xingzhen's methods were so powerful that Cheng'en even turned to him. So what secrets could he keep in front of her?  He didn't dare to read Cheng'en's confession at all. After a while, he whispered: "Just because I didn't tell you Xiao Yungui's whereabouts back then. Are you going to fall out with me now?"

    Xingzhen pointed at Ronglu and said sadly: "You only know yourself, you don't know what I want. The premise for us women to trust someone is that that person cannot deceive! Lu Sixuan, let me tell you, even if  When you told me Xiao Yungui's whereabouts, I couldn't leave the palace to find him. You were selfishly afraid that after I knew Xiao Yungui's whereabouts, you would desperately ask you to take me out of the palace, right? Haha.  ¡­¡±

    At this point, Xingzhen laughed, with tears rolling down her face. At this moment, her emotions were completely released, "You were just a small official at the time, even if you could lead me  I won¡¯t go out either??It will put you at risk, and I have no face at all to see Xiao Yungui. Lu Sixuan, Lu Sixuan, you are jealous of a gentleman with a villain's heart.  "

    Hearing this, Ronglu felt very remorseful. With an apologetic look on his face, he couldn't help but step forward and hug her. He said softly: "It's my fault, it's my fault, it's my fault. Qingyun, please forgive me. I won't do it again in the future."  What am I hiding from you"

    Ronglu said a lot of self-blame, but Xingzhen didn't listen to a word of it and still held him in his arms. It wasn't until Ronglu finished speaking that she said coldly: "Let me go!" This sentence was so cold.  Like the severe cold and ice, Rong Lu did not dare to disobey and slowly let go of her.

    After Xingzhen turned around and walked back to the imperial office, she calmly shouted to the door: "Little plum!" Li Lianying hurriedly walked in, and a group of eunuchs and maids also returned to the house.

    "You don't have to go back to Huaihe. The military affairs officer over there has ordered Cheng'en and Li Hongzhang to take over for the time being. Yuan Jiasan is in charge of the military affairs at Huaihei. You go home first and wait for the news!" Xingzhen's words were as cold as an ice pick.  He wanted to say something, but he was surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs. He didn't dare to say another word. In the end, he had to bow his head and say: "I obey the order!" He almost gritted his teeth.  I said it, and I didn¡¯t look back after I said it¡­
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