Chapter 271 The Emperor’s Favor is Great and the “Queen Mother” Favors (Please vote, please order)
After a lot of trouble, Xianfeng, who had consumed a lot of "Essence", was resting on a large Western-style mahogany bed while enjoying the massage service from Concubine Yi.
Although Xianfeng was "ok", it was not "very good". It only worked "for a short while" and it was over before Concubine Yi had a taste of it. However, Concubine Yi did not dare to complain about Xianfeng's failure. That’s the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty!
Moreover, Xianfeng had just "promised" the next emperor of the Qing Dynasty to Concubine Yi! According to Xianfeng's wishes, he had to have more sons with Concubine Yi. Even if the eldest brother died in infancy, there would still be other sons born to Concubine Yi. Brother can go up there.
Considering that Xianfeng was of such a small stature, he was still drinking and taking drugs, and now he was sexually promiscuous. It was as if he had booked a virgin queen mother for Concubine Yi.
Concubine Yi was thinking wildly when suddenly Ande Hai's voice came from outside the bedroom: "Your Majesty, Prince Gong, Guiliang and Shengbao came to the garden together."
Concubine Yi looked down and saw that Xianfeng had his eyes closed, as if he was asleep, so she took her own initiative and said: "Xiao Anzi, go and tell Mr. Liu that the emperor is a little tired today and has rested. Let him come back tomorrow. "
Upon hearing Yi Guiren's words, Xianfeng hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, I'm awake. Let's ask them to come to Haiyantang."
"twitter!"
Andhei responded and left.
Xianfeng then opened his eyes, glanced at Concubine Yi who was wearing a bellyband, smiled numbly, and said: "Lan'er, a person who holds the power of the world has to open one eye even when sleeping. What's more, now It’s not time to go to bed yet. The sixth man is a military aircraft, a prince, and has a lot of things to do. He won’t come to the garden for no reason. If I don’t see him, I’m afraid someone will think something has happened to my body. The problem is that people's hearts will wander!"
"I will remember the emperor's lesson." Concubine Yi nodded gently and wrote down this experience in governing the country.
Seeing Concubine Yi's humility and eagerness to learn, Xianfeng gave Concubine Yi some advice: "Lan'er, those who hold the power in the world must not only be diligent themselves, but also have loyal ministers and good generals to rely on. If there are a few people in the court who can do things honestly. With talent, the owner can save effort."
"Your Majesty, are there such loyal ministers and good generals in the court today?" Concubine Yi asked.
"There is one!" Xianfeng said.
"Who is it?" Concubine Yi asked.
"Luo Xueyan, the Governor of Shanghai and the Minister of Commerce of the Five Countries!" Xianfeng said with a smile, "He is my lucky star just like you!"
Concubine Yi remembered it again, and she thought to herself: "If I really become the Queen Mother, I will transfer this Luo Xueyan to Beijing to be the Minister of Guan Ming. But can he really help me?"
Thinking of this, Concubine Yi said to Xianfeng again: "Your Majesty, since you value this Luo Xueyan so much, shouldn't you find a way to make him one of your own?"
"Become one of our own?" Xianfeng was stunned, "How to change? Do you also want to raise a flag for him?"
Concubine Yi smiled and said, "That's not necessary. I wonder if this Luo Xueyan is married? I heard from the emperor that he is very young."
"It seems that there is no match," Xianfeng thought for a while, "I will ask someone later. By the way, who do you want to point out to him?"
Yigui asked: "What do you think of my sister Wanzhen?"
"What does your sister look like?" Xianfeng asked.
Yigui said: "She's so beautiful. She's small, exquisite, and round. She's much prettier than I am."
"That's good." Xianfeng nodded.
"Slave Yi?, Guiliang, Shengbao, respectfully send your greetings to Your Majesty."
In a Western-style decorated hall in Haiyan Hall, Xianfeng, who was sitting on the throne, looked at the three people kneeling and kowtowing below, and suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Hey, Shengbao, why are you here? Aren't you working as the Minister of Military Affairs in Suzhou?"
"Your Majesty, this servant was ordered by Yiliang to accompany Sushun and others to Shanghai to purchase foreign guns and cannons from foreign merchants."
Shengbao immediately told Xianfeng what happened after he left Suzhou and arrived in Shanghai. Of course, he did not dare to tell Xianfeng that Luo Xueyan was "transformed" by a demon. He just said that Suzhou was besieged and he could not return. The reason for his return to Beijing.
After Shengbao finished speaking, Xianfeng did not blame him for returning to Beijing on his own. Instead, he nodded and said, "It's okay to come back." This was considered as letting the matter go. Then he asked Shengbao again. : "What does Luo Xueyan think of the siege of Suzhou?"
Shengbao's eyes rolled around and he immediately said to Xianfeng: "Your Majesty, Luo Xueyan once told his servants in private that Suzhou City cannot be defended and it will be difficult to save it."
"Oh?" Xianfeng frowned slightly, "continue."
"Hey!" Shengbao paused, and then said, "Luo Xueyan said that there are 20,000 to 30,000 Changmaos currently besieging Suzhou, and the army is led by the pseudo-angel Luo Yaoguo. This thief is suspected of being a demon and has the ability to predict the unknown. Luo Xueyan last time Although he was better than him, he only took advantage of the new army of foreign guns and the thieves Luo Yaoguo had hastily recruited in Shanghai were mostly a gangster.
But even so, Luo Yaoguo still evacuated Shanghai and captured Kunshan, Zhenyang, Qingpu, Huating and most of Jiading. He also controlled the east, south and north sides of Suzhou City. He is currently encircling but not attacking. Mostly because he wants to Siege the city and call for reinforcements. Luo Xueyan only has 6,000 new troops, and at least 3,000 must be left to guard Shanghai and Baoshan. If we fight against 3,000 new troops and 30,000 old Changmao, we will definitely lose!"
In fact, these words were all made up by Shengbao himself, but Xianfeng nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Luo Xueyan's analysis is right. His few people who saved Suzhou will indeed die. Did he say anything else?"
"Your Majesty, he also said that the situation in Sunan is not uncontrollable." Shengbao then blamed Luo Xueyan for what Guiliang said in Prince Gong's palace.
This was also the strategy that Prince Gong, Guiliang, Shengbao and the others discussed on the way to the Old Summer Palace. Now that Xianfeng believed in Luo Xueyan, he might as well dig a hole in Luo Xueyan's name to bury himself!
"What a capable minister!" Xianfeng nodded and praised.
"Your Majesty," said Prince Gong, feeling that the time had come, "why not let Luo Xueyan be the Assistant Minister of the Jiangnan Camp, and have him go to Yangzhou to discuss with Qi Shan how to open the Jiangnan Camp and how to deal with all the people under Yiliang's command. Get people out of Suzhou City."
Xianfeng glanced at Yi? "The only soldiers and horses that can move in Sunan now are the three thousand new troops under Luo Xueyan. Even if a Jiangnan camp is set up, what can this small number of soldiers do?"
"Your Majesty," Prince Gong said, "the regiment training in Hunan has become quite popular now. Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Jiang Zhongyuan, and Huang Shijie have a total of hundreds of battalions under their command, with nearly 50,000 people! Luo Xueyan's 6,000 new army actually It is also the foundation of the Hunan Army. The slave thinks that it is enough to transfer two of Zeng, Zuo and Jiang Zhong from Hunan and leave one to guard Hunan. As long as forty battalions of the Hunan Army arrive at the Jiangsu, Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps, it will be sufficient. .”
Xianfeng nodded: "Then transfer Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang out of Hunan! Zeng Guofan is a bannerman now, so don't worry. Zuo Zongtang is familiar with Luo Xueyan, so there will be no problem in their cooperation. But let Qi Shan go It seems a bit inappropriate to command Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Luo Xueyan and Huang Shijie from Anhui."
Xianfeng actually looked down upon Qishan very much and felt that the Opium War was defeated because of him.
And Luo Xueyan is a master who can defeat the Yingyi in Shanghai. Qi Shan has to command Luo Xueyan badly!
However, it was a little early to let Luo Xueyan command the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps. After all, he had not married Wanzhen yet, and was not Concubine Yi's brother-in-law or his brother-in-law.
"Lao Liu, why don't you go there yourself and become a general king!" Xianfeng smiled at Yi? and said, "Didn't you always want to go on an expedition to conquer Changmao? Now is the time!"
Before, Xianfeng had been stuck with Yi? It was because he was "incompetent" and had no son. Yi? was the de facto crown prince. The prince had made meritorious deeds, which posed a great threat to Xianfeng, the current emperor who was "incompetent". If he was beheaded by Changmao, then It also shakes the foundation of the country, so Xianfeng cannot let Yi? go out and become a general king.
But now the situation is different. Xianfeng is "ok" and has a son! Yi? If you want to go out and lead troops, go ahead. If you win, you can get rid of long hair, and if you kill, you can get rid of internal troubles.
"This slave takes the order!"
Yi? He never thought that Luo Xueyan would trick him into getting involved, but he had asked for a fight twice before, and now that Xianfeng had approved it, he couldn't say no, so he had to bite the bullet and accept the order.
"One more thing," Xianfeng said with a smile, "You see Luo Xueyan and ask him if he has a wife?"
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Xianfeng smiled and said: "I want to find a match for him. Concubine Yi's sister is Wanzhen, the daughter of Huizheng, Guangtai Road, Huiningchi. But she is only 12 years old this year. If Luo Xueyan wants to be my brother-in-law, he has to wait a little longer." A few years. But with his status, there must be no shortage of women around him, and I don't care, as long as he doesn't have a wife who is married to an official."
Chapter completed!