Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Plop, plop!

There were people kneeling on the ground in the hall. The two queen dowagers were showing their power, so the princes below naturally did not dare to rush in.

Yixi cried, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, Your Majesty the Holy Mother, we are wronged. It's been less than three days, and Liu Ye has beaten our three princes one after another. Now he is just a small general. In a few years, if he becomes a governor or governor-general, will he even beat the emperor? The two queens must stand up for us!"

The other princes also echoed this, with Yiyi even shouting, "Empress Dowager, this Liu Ye is pointing muskets at us! More than a dozen muskets! This is rebellion and arrogance due to his favor! If he is not severely punished, the people's anger will not be quenched!"

Cixi looked at Ci'an helplessly. Ci'an's face darkened and she shouted, "Enough! Tell me one by one, what's going on?"

Liu Ye, standing aside, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the matter is very simple. I was visiting the American Legation today. While I was away, a group of thieves attacked my residence, smashing it to pieces, the residence bestowed upon me by the late Emperor. They also beat my good friend, Lord Guo Songtao, until he passed out. When I received the news and rushed back, my home was in shambles, with broken bricks and tiles everywhere. My family and soldiers had been injured by the thieves. To think that I, the assistant secretary of the Zongli Yamen, could encounter such a thing, I could not tolerate it any more. I just ordered my men to draw their muskets in self-defense! Over two hundred thieves dared to directly attack my residence. Will they dare to lay siege to the Forbidden City with weapons someday?"

"Bullshit, the entire country belongs to our Aisin Gioro family. Would our own people besiege the Forbidden City? Are you crazy?" Yi Xi shouted angrily.

"How dare you! Yixi, in front of the two Empress Dowagers, you dare to speak foul language?"

Prince Gong shouted angrily, and Yixi shrank his neck and closed his mouth angrily.

Ci'an asked in a deep voice, "Renshou! What exactly is going on? After leaving the Forbidden City, why didn't you all go home? Instead, why did you lead the people to besiege the Liu Mansion? Do you really have no sense of law? This house was given by the late emperor, and you dare to destroy it wantonly. Where do you think the late emperor is?"

Renshou was startled and quickly knelt down to speak, "Her Majesty, please forgive me. Liu Ye is indeed too arrogant. Although we were wrong to order the siege of Guo's residence, and we are willing to accept the punishment, Liu Ye shot and injured people and assaulted the prince. His crimes are unforgivable! Please, Her Majesty, help us!"

Renshou is now the clan leader of the Imperial Clan Court. Even if it comes to dealing with these princes, it will be handed over to him. When the time comes, how to deal with them will be up to him. However, taking this opportunity, he must bring Liu Ye down no matter what, so that he will never be able to turn over!

"I shot and injured people?" Liu Ye sneered, "Then why do you all want to tell me why I shot and injured people? Your prince has really done something extraordinary. He actually dared to snatch the distinguished guest from my mansion to be his concubine. Hundreds of evil slaves came to grab her. So, why can't I defend myself? Not to mention injuring two slaves, even if they were all shot dead, they deserved it! Queen Mother, I demand that the court severely punish the main culprit and restore order to the capital!"

"Aren't you Han people just the dogs and slaves of us Manchus?"

Yi Yi couldn't bear it any longer, jumped up, pointed at Liu Ye's nose and shouted.

Yi Yi's words stirred up a hornet's nest. Liu Ye was not the only Han Chinese here. There were also Cao Yuying, Shen Zhaolin and others in the Grand Council, all of whom were real Han Chinese!

Cao Yuying was furious at Yiyi's words and reported, "Empress Dowager, I impeach Prince Zhong Yiyi for his disrespectful remarks in court and for sowing discord between the Manchus and the Han. The Manchus and the Han are one family, a rite established by our Emperor Kangxi. If he remains unpunished, he will serve as a warning to others!"

Prince Gong covered his forehead with his hands. Okay, that bastard Yiyi has finally escalated the situation, turning a small dispute into a fight between the Manchu and Han peoples. If the situation is not controlled, there will be big trouble!

"Yi Yi! Shut up!"

Yi Xin roared, "Do you still look like a prince? Where's your generosity? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll send you to the clan house!"

Yi Yi finally stopped talking in anger. No matter how stupid he was, he knew that it was his sixth brother who was protecting him. If he provoked the Han officials in the court to attack him, he would be finished. He was just a prince and could never withstand the criticism from the world!

Cixi said, "Sixth Master, how do you think we should deal with this matter?"

Yi Xin said in a deep voice, "Queen Dowager, I believe that the siege of the Liu Mansion by the princes and dukes is unreasonable. If we don't punish them severely, it will be difficult to quell the public anger. After all, the news has spread throughout the capital..."

Ci'an's expression changed, and she pondered, "But, Sixth Master, is this appropriate? This, this brings together almost all the relatives and nobles..."

Yi Xin smiled bitterly and said, "Queen Dowager, the situation is urgent now. If we don't take drastic measures, the situation will only get worse! We must put a dent in the prestige of these bastards..."

Ci'an nodded and said nothing more. Cixi replied, "Well, all the princes will be fined for three years' salary. The more than 200 servants who caused trouble will all be handed over to Shuntian Prefecture for investigation and exiled to Ningguta. They will never be allowed to return to the interior of the country!"

"As for Liu Ye," Cixi glanced at Liu Ye and felt really helpless. If she beat him too hard, she would feel bad, but if she didn't punish him, so many princes would make trouble, which would be a huge headache. Even if the bones were broken, the tendons would still be affected!

Yi Xin replied: "Forget about Liu Ye's title of governor. Transfer him to Shandong and make him a temporary admiral. We'll see later..."

Cixi nodded, that was the only way.

Yi Xin took a step back, intending to settle the matter peacefully. However, he didn't expect that this attempt to smooth things over didn't work out well. Not only were the princes and ministers dissatisfied, but even Liu Ye was dissatisfied. Damn, they smashed my house and beat me up, and you're just going to let me go like that? Even his position as Governor of Shandong was ruined. Without the position of Governor of Shandong, how could he realize his ambitions?

毛！

Don't do it, daddy!

Liu Ye said nothing, took off the hat on his head, and knelt on the ground: "Empress Dowager, Liu Ye is self-aware and has a straightforward temper. It is really not suitable for me to remain in the court as an official. I resign!"

What a lousy admiral! I don’t want him. I’m going home to farm!

Liu Ye stood up, turned around and walked out of the hall!

Everyone around was dumbfounded. Damn, this guy was so strong-willed. Not to mention an admiral, even a general was a second-rank military officer with great power, but he just said he would quit his job!

Yi Xin regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself in the face. Damn, the entire north can't do without Liu Ye now. Senggelinqin is already on his way to decline. Although Shengbao is capable, he is also unable to handle the heavy responsibility. I was still waiting for Liu Ye to pacify the country, but now, he has given up!