C968 Who was the number one enemy?

Who is the first enemy?

Ci Xi was really angry, she suddenly realised that Xiao Letian was like a reef on a waterway, unable to dodge no matter how much he tried, and unable to be shattered or destroyed.

To be honest, a strong woman like Ci Xi was not afraid of any enemies at all. Even if he fought with the entire imperial power, she could find his weak spot to attack. But she was most afraid of things that she could not understand. First, there were foreigners and then there was Xiao Letian.

It was precisely because she did not understand that she could not cope with the debt crisis that Yang Zhi had caused her.

At that time, Ci Xi said, "To measure the strength of a country's property, it must be extremely pleasing to the nation …" "Also, Ning and Friend States are not friends with slaves. They would rather sell their country to borrow foreign soldiers than to fight Xiao Letian to the end!" At that time, she was just like a mad dog that had been forced into a corner with no way out.

Because she had no way out and because all the men in the court were helpless, she didn't want to wait for death and bite like a mad dog, saying whatever she wanted to say. In the end, by chance, it actually hit Xiao Letian's fatal point, and in fact, all of the elite Chinese Officer's fatal points.

Since ancient times, there had been no luck for hundreds of years. This was what most of the Han people believed in, whether the Great Qing would be finished or not? All the Chinese Officer s would give a definite answer in their hearts. But when would the Great Qing be finished? At this time, no one could say.

But before the Great Qing was done for, he could not throw away the inheritance left behind by the Great Qing, otherwise, wouldn't all these two hundred years of suffering have been for nothing?

Therefore, in the end, Ceng Guofan, Xiao Letian and the rest still decided to back off. This was the core reason why the bond negotiations with the Beijing government benefited.

Ci Xi had the upper hand for the time being, she had once again become the center of attention, at least the conservative faction had already completely fallen to her, and Ci Xi's power instantly swelled.

But because she knew that she had accidentally passed the test, it did not mean that she would always be able to pass the trial easily. Facing this monster called Xiao Letian, she would always have a feeling of helplessness.

It was precisely this kind of annoying feeling that made Ci Xi feel extremely uneasy. She could still hold himself back in front of the group of officials, but now that there were only these few core members in the hall, she no longer needed to hide it anymore.

The pearl curtain had already been pulled open, causing Ci Xi to be unable to sit still as he paced back and forth in the hall. Yi Xiao and Yi Xuan did not dare to sit carelessly, and quickly stood up to accompany him.

He could sense the uneasiness Ci Xi was feeling, so he hurriedly tried to find a way to persuade the empress dowager.

"Esteemed empress dowager, there's no need to worry. We might not have the absolute advantage in the battlefield, but in terms of strategy, we still have the advantage …"

"Firstly, what the various officials said was right, that Xiao Letian does not have much manpower, that is his absolute weakness. Furthermore, he does not have cavalry, which is a roundabout way of fighting, which means that Xiao Letian's army cannot sustain its attack for long …"

"In addition, our detailed investigation in Ryukyu and Yang Zhi's confession all proved this point. Xiao Letian had now spent a large amount of his military expenses on purchasing warships, and only two ships were built at Ryukyu's bare shipyard and shipbuilding factory. Furthermore, Tanggu is also building a shipyard …"

"In the end, what Xiao Letian wants is money. His goal in building the navy is to protect his fleet at sea, because no matter how prosperous the Special Zone is, it requires the sale of goods in order to make money …"

Yi Xuan thought for a while and asked: "So you mean that this Xiao Letian doesn't have any intention of fighting us? Does he really want to become the official of the Qing Dynasty? "

Seventh brother's words are also not right, according to my analysis, Xiao Letian probably does not have any intentions of taking action, from the moment he became a Imperial Advisor for His Majesty, he never had the intention of becoming the emperor. Even since ancient times, he has never heard of Master creating a disciple against him! "

"But you said he wanted to be a courtier in the Qing Dynasty? This is also unlikely, because this rebellious Sun monkey always acts with an attitude that is on par with the imperial government. In the end, I even feel that Xiao Letian's final dream is to become independent from the Ryukyu and earn more money from it … "

"To sum it up, I think that the conflict between us and Xiao Letian might seem to be serious, but it's actually not fatal. Xiao Letian's danger level is even below Xiang Army's.

At this time, Ci Xi also recovered and relaxed a bit, "Xiao Letian is the third enemy? Ceng Guofan was the second threat? Then who was first? The foreigners or the East Palace side? "

At this moment, the muscles on his face were trembling. He glared at Li Lianying with her murderous gaze, scaring the Yangxin Palace who was rushing away with her eunuchs and maids.

"Right now, our biggest threat is not the foreigners, nor is it the one from the east! Instead … but his Majesty! "

"Hmm? What did you say? What are you thinking? "You want to do something to my son …" When Ci Xi heard this, he was about to get angry, but in the end, he kneeled down.

"Empress Dowager, please listen to me. There is nothing wrong with the Chendi. Zai Chun's position is unbreakable, I would rather die than take his place … The enemies I speak of are the wrong ideas that His Majesty accepts! "

His eyes were red and swollen as he said, "His Majesty has already let Xiao Letian completely brainwash him. We all know what the purpose of Zai Chun bringing the 300 guards away from Beijing is. His Majesty has already completely given up on us …"

"If three hundred guards were to train according to Ryukyu's method, as long as you have enough money, you could easily expand your army by ten thousand or even more. What is Your Majesty trying to do? This humble subject can't use the Xishan Camp trained by His Majesty? "

Ci Xi was immediately displeased when he heard it. "Since the Ancient Emperor taking control of the army is also a matter of course. Did my son do anything wrong?"

Yi Xiang kowtowed painfully and said, "Empress Dowager, I didn't mean that. I meant that His Majesty has already divorced us …" If His Majesty truly wants to control the army, this subject will immediately hand over the Xishan Camp to His Majesty. This subject has always kept those useless trash who only know how to corrupt people from interfering with the Xishan Camp, and my goal is to leave His Majesty a pure new army. "

"But what did His Majesty do? This spring, Xiao Letian secretly brought His Majesty on a trip to Jiangnan, and they even met secretly. What exactly did Zai Chun want to do? Do you want to ally with Ceng Guofan without permission? And after that, Hu Xueyan also changed his plans. His Silver Cock Fu Kang had started to have a large-scale transfer of silver taels, are they collecting funds for Zai Chun's army? "

"Your Majesty!" It's not that Chendi wants to do something, I'm just afraid that His Majesty will do something wrong if you get hot-headed! In the end, His Majesty should be the Emperor of the Manchu first, and then the Emperor of the Great Qing. If His Majesty abandons the eight flags and the other seniors, it would be destined to be a civil war.