C571 Sister Wu contribution (1/2)
TIANJIN Wei's fall was undoubtedly a fatal blow to Ci Xi, and the threatening voice of the Zeng Family brothers still reverberated in her ears. It's not impossible for the Manchu to close up and stir up trouble, but it can't shake the country, nor can it harm the River and the Nation.
In the entire Great Qing Province, only Ceng Guofan dared to threaten the Emperor of Yue. After all, he was an old subordinate of the Guang Ming Emperor of the Dao Guang Empire, and was highly regarded by the Emperor of Xian Feng.
Back then, when the imperial court's upper echelons were causing trouble for the Sin-uni coup d'état, Prince Yi, Cheng Yuan, Prince Zheng Xiang and Grand Scholar Su Shun were all executed. When the other five ministers were sent into exile, Ceng Guofan's reaction was not as strong as it was before.
The reason was simple, the Sin-uni coup d'état back then was not so simple, it was to cut through all obstacles without delay. When your local daoyin found out about this, all that needed to be killed had already been killed, and all that needed to be exiled had begun to move on, there was no way to change that.
More importantly, the coup d'état had not resulted in a military conflict, not to mention the fact that both sides had started a firearm fight.
This time, Ci Xi made a miscalculation. Originally, he wanted to fight a lightning-fast battle, but the moment Xiao Letian's power was involved, it turned into a prolonged battle. After fighting for a long time, Xiao Letian and the Frenchman had actually gotten more and more involved.
Ci Xi thought about it again and again, but still didn't know what he did wrong. Should he not eliminate Ci An when he threatened his position with the secret decree? Xiao Letian's wings were slowly growing bigger and bigger. Shouldn't they be suppressed? What's more, that damned thing was promoting Western Studies nonstop to beguile people. After all, how could the Great Qing Dynasty be established in the long run?
”Dammit, dammit …” Ci Xi was like a trapped beast walking back and forth in the palace, the news that he had just heard had completely thrown her in disarray. Not only was Xiao Letian still alive, Maylor had suffered a huge defeat, and now he had even lost his TIANJIN Wei.
Although Xiao Letian had only taken over for a day, robbed of a lot of silver, and then retreated. But the TIANJIN Wei had already become an empty city, so no one dared to send their troops to defend.
What was even worse was that Xiao Letian used his actual actions to show to the whole world that he already possessed the ability to attack anywhere. He was going to take a spot on the list of those in power in the Great Qing Dynasty. Damn it, he was going to take a spot in the hearts of the people!
”It's all Hidden Fog Kid's fault... Right, right, it's that damned Japanese woman's fault … How did I suddenly believe this demon's nonsense … ”
”An Dehai! Why hasn't he brought that evil creature of the Hidden Fog Kid with him? ”Even she's going to be rebelled …”
Amidst the curses, a black clothed female slowly walked into the hall under the fierce gaze of a group of eunuchs. This was the Hidden Fog Kid that Ci Xi did not like to eat meat.
”This servant greets the empress dowager. May I know what orders the empress dowager has summoned?” Sister Wu remained calm as if she could not feel the anger in the hall.
Ci Xi was so angry that his chest rose and fell, ”You, you, you … This scourge, I asked you, is Xiao Letian alive or dead? ”
Looking at Ci Xi's angry expression, Sister Wu suddenly burst out laughing, ”Why is the empress dowager angry? When the French told me that Xiao Letian was dead, it meant that he was dead. Is Her Majesty going to find me guilty of lying about my military affairs? ”But this servant was only able to hear the news of the French. This servant has never said that the information must be accurate …”
”How dare you …” An Dehai roared as he brought out a few steel thorns in his hands and aimed them at Hidden Fog Kid's throat as if he was performing a magic trick.
Hidden Fog Kid who was used to life and death situations did not move an inch as she quietly looked at Ci Xi. Maybe because of this extremely confident gaze that shocked Empress Dowager Xi, Ci Xi raised his hand and stopped the eunuchs' attacks.
”Are you provoking me? Or do you have something to say? Where did the courage come from? ”I'm really very curious …”
”Empress Dowager Xie gave this servant a chance to speak before she died. The empress dowager wanted this servant to die because of one sentence. Whether or not you've committed any sins or mistakes doesn't matter …”
The Hidden Fog Kid gave a shallow smile. ”But if the empress dowager was so angry that she killed her slave, then it wouldn't be worth it. Because you're the empress dowager of a great family, there's no need to get angry because of me …”
”I admit, this servant was fooled by the French. Xiao Letian's death was a false report from the French to avenge her … But what could he do? Has the empress dowager really suffered a loss? ”
”The late emperor's decree has already been burnt by this servant, the greatest reliance of the Empress Dowager of the East is gone, the Beijing is still filled with the trusted aides of the empress dowager, the power of the Empress Dowager of the East has been swept away …”
”Then look at the various daoyin s. Aside from shouting a few slogans, are there any other movements during this half a month? What about the foreigners from East Crossing Folk Lane? Even the Americans who had the best relationship with Xiao Letian had only protested a little. ”
”I really don't understand. What did you lose, Empress Dowager? Was the loss of Maylor's ten thousand strong army worthy of being angry? What is the use of an army that cannot win a war? ”